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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

☒ Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022
or
☐ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from ______ to _______
CommissionExact name of registrant as specified in its charter;IRS Employer
File NumberState or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organizationIdentification No.
001-14881BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY94-2213782
(An Iowa Corporation)
666 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2580
515-242-4300
001-05152 PACIFICORP 93-0246090
  
(An Oregon Corporation)
  
  
825 N.E. Multnomah Street, Suite 1900
  
  
Portland, Oregon 97232
  
  
888-221-7070
  
333-90553MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC47-0819200
(An Iowa Limited Liability Company)
666 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2580
515-242-4300
333-15387MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY42-1425214
(An Iowa Corporation)
666 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2580
515-242-4300
000-52378
NEVADA POWER COMPANY
88-0420104
(A Nevada Corporation)
6226 West Sahara Avenue
Las Vegas, Nevada 89146
702-402-5000
000-00508SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY88-0044418
(A Nevada Corporation)
6100 Neil Road
Reno, Nevada 89511
775-834-4011
001-37591EASTERN ENERGY GAS HOLDINGS, LLC46-3639580
(A Virginia Limited Liability Company)
6603 West Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23230
804-613-5100
333-266049EASTERN GAS TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE, INC.55-0629203
(A Delaware Corporation)
6603 West Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23230
804-613-5100



RegistrantSecurities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANYNone
PACIFICORPNone
MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLCNone
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANYNone
NEVADA POWER COMPANYNone
SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANYNone
EASTERN ENERGY GAS HOLDINGS, LLCNone
EASTERN GAS TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE, INC.None
RegistrantName of exchange on which registered:
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANYNone
PACIFICORPNone
MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLCNone
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANYNone
NEVADA POWER COMPANYNone
SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANYNone
EASTERN ENERGY GAS HOLDINGS, LLCNone
EASTERN GAS TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE, INC.None
RegistrantSecurities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANYNone
PACIFICORPNone
MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLCNone
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANYNone
NEVADA POWER COMPANYCommon Stock, $1.00 stated value
SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANYCommon Stock, $3.75 par value
EASTERN ENERGY GAS HOLDINGS, LLCNone
EASTERN GAS TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE, INC.None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
RegistrantYesNo
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY
PACIFICORP
MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
NEVADA POWER COMPANY
SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY
EASTERN ENERGY GAS HOLDINGS, LLC
EASTERN GAS TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE, INC.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
RegistrantYesNo
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY
PACIFICORP
MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
NEVADA POWER COMPANY
SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY
EASTERN ENERGY GAS HOLDINGS, LLC
EASTERN GAS TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE, INC.




Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
RegistrantYesNo
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY
PACIFICORP
MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
NEVADA POWER COMPANY
SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY
EASTERN ENERGY GAS HOLDINGS, LLC
EASTERN GAS TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE, INC.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrants have submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrants were required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrants' knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
RegistrantLarge accelerated filerAccelerated filerNon-accelerated filerSmaller reporting companyEmerging growth company
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY
PACIFICORP
MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
NEVADA POWER COMPANY
SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY
EASTERN ENERGY GAS HOLDINGS, LLC
EASTERN GAS TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE, INC.
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrants have elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

All shares of outstanding common stock of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company are privately held by a limited group of investors. As of January 31, 2023, 75,627,913 shares of common stock, no par value, were outstanding.

All shares of outstanding common stock of PacifiCorp are indirectly owned by Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company. As of January 31, 2023, 357,060,915 shares of common stock, no par value, were outstanding.

All of the member's equity of MidAmerican Funding, LLC is held by its parent company, Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company, as of January 31, 2023.




All shares of outstanding common stock of MidAmerican Energy Company are owned by its parent company, MHC Inc., which is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of MidAmerican Funding, LLC. As of January 31, 2023, 70,980,203 shares of common stock, no par value, were outstanding.

All shares of outstanding common stock of Nevada Power Company are owned by its parent company, NV Energy, Inc., which is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company. As of January 31, 2023, 1,000 shares of common stock, $1.00 stated value, were outstanding.

All shares of outstanding common stock of Sierra Pacific Power Company are owned by its parent company, NV Energy, Inc. As of January 31, 2023, 1,000 shares of common stock, $3.75 par value, were outstanding.

All of the member's equity of Eastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLC is held indirectly by its parent company, Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company, as of January 31, 2023.

All shares of outstanding common stock of Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc. are owned by its parent company, Eastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLC, which is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company. As of January 31, 2023, 60,101 shares of common stock, $10,000 par value, were outstanding.

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company, MidAmerican Funding, LLC, MidAmerican Energy Company, Nevada Power Company, Sierra Pacific Power Company, Eastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLC and Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc. meet the conditions set forth in General Instruction I(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-K and are therefore filing portions of this Form 10-K with the reduced disclosure format specified in General Instruction I(2) of Form 10‑K.

This combined Form 10-K is separately filed by Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company, PacifiCorp, MidAmerican Funding, LLC, MidAmerican Energy Company, Nevada Power Company, Sierra Pacific Power Company, Eastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLC and Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc. Information contained herein relating to any individual company is filed by such company on its own behalf. Each company makes no representation as to information relating to the other companies.




TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
PART I
   
   
PART II
   
[Reserved]
   
PART III
   
   
PART IV
   
 

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Definition of Abbreviations and Industry Terms

When used in Forward-Looking Statements, Part I - Items 1 through 4, Part II - Items 5 through 7A, and Part III - Items 10 through 14, the following terms have the definitions indicated.
Entity Definitions
BHEBerkshire Hathaway Energy Company
Berkshire HathawayBerkshire Hathaway Inc.
Berkshire Hathaway Energy or the CompanyBerkshire Hathaway Energy Company and its subsidiaries
PacifiCorpPacifiCorp and its subsidiaries
MidAmerican FundingMidAmerican Funding, LLC and its subsidiaries
MidAmerican EnergyMidAmerican Energy Company
NV EnergyNV Energy, Inc. and its subsidiaries
Nevada PowerNevada Power Company and its subsidiaries
Sierra PacificSierra Pacific Power Company and its subsidiaries
Nevada UtilitiesNevada Power Company and its subsidiaries and Sierra Pacific Power Company and its subsidiaries
Eastern Energy GasEastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries
EGTSEastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc. and its subsidiaries
RegistrantsBerkshire Hathaway Energy Company, PacifiCorp and its subsidiaries, MidAmerican Funding, LLC and its subsidiaries, MidAmerican Energy Company, Nevada Power Company and its subsidiaries, Sierra Pacific Power Company and its subsidiaries, Eastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries and Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc. and its subsidiaries
Subsidiary RegistrantsPacifiCorp and its subsidiaries, MidAmerican Funding, LLC and its subsidiaries, MidAmerican Energy Company, Nevada Power Company and its subsidiaries, Sierra Pacific Power Company and its subsidiaries, Eastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries and Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc. and its subsidiaries
Northern PowergridNorthern Powergrid Holdings Company and its subsidiaries
BHE GT&SBHE GT&S, LLC and its subsidiaries
Northern Natural GasNorthern Natural Gas Company
Kern RiverKern River Gas Transmission Company
BHE CanadaBHE Canada Holdings Corporation and its subsidiaries
AltaLinkAltaLink, L.P.
BHE U.S. TransmissionBHE U.S. Transmission, LLC and its subsidiaries
HomeServicesHomeServices of America, Inc. and its subsidiaries
BHE Pipeline Group or Pipeline CompaniesBHE GT&S, LLC, Northern Natural Gas Company and Kern River Gas Transmission Company
BHE TransmissionBHE Canada Holdings Corporation and BHE U.S. Transmission, LLC
BHE RenewablesBHE Renewables, LLC and its subsidiaries
ETTElectric Transmission Texas, LLC
Domestic Regulated BusinessesPacifiCorp and its subsidiaries, MidAmerican Energy Company, Nevada Power Company and its subsidiaries, Sierra Pacific Power Company and its subsidiaries, BHE GT&S, LLC and its subsidiaries, Northern Natural Gas Company and Kern River Gas Transmission Company
Regulated BusinessesPacifiCorp and its subsidiaries, MidAmerican Energy Company, Nevada Power Company and its subsidiaries, Sierra Pacific Power Company and its subsidiaries, BHE GT&S, LLC and its subsidiaries, Northern Natural Gas Company, Kern River Gas Transmission Company and AltaLink, L.P.
UtilitiesPacifiCorp and its subsidiaries, MidAmerican Energy Company, Nevada Power Company and its subsidiaries and Sierra Pacific Power Company and its subsidiaries
Northern Powergrid Distribution CompaniesNorthern Powergrid (Northeast) plc and Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc
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TopazTopaz Solar Farms LLC
Topaz Project550-megawatt solar project in California
Agua CalienteAgua Caliente Solar, LLC
Agua Caliente Project290-megawatt solar project in Arizona
Bishop Hill IIBishop Hill Energy II LLC
Bishop Hill Project81-megawatt wind-powered generating facility in Illinois
Pinyon Pines IPinyon Pines Wind I, LLC
Pinyon Pines IIPinyon Pines Wind II, LLC
Pinyon Pines Projects
168-megawatt and 132-megawatt wind-powered generating facilities in California
Jumbo RoadJumbo Road Holdings, LLC
Jumbo Road Project300-megawatt wind-powered generating facility in Texas
Solar Star FundingSolar Star Funding, LLC
Solar Star Projects
A combined 586-megawatt solar project in California
Solar Star I
Solar Star California XIX, LLC
Solar Star II
Solar Star California XX, LLC
Cove PointCove Point LNG, LP
GT&S TransactionThe acquisition of substantially all of the natural gas transmission and storage business of Dominion Energy, Inc. and Dominion Energy Questar Corporation, exclusive of Dominion Energy Questar Pipeline, LLC and related entities on November 1, 2020
DEIDominion Energy, Inc.
Dominion QuestarDominion Energy Questar Corporation
Questar Pipeline GroupDominion Energy Questar Pipeline, LLC and related entities
Liquefaction FacilityA natural gas export/liquefaction facility
Atlantic Coast PipelineAtlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC
Certain Industry Terms
2017 Tax ReformThe Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted on December 22, 2017, effective January 1, 2018
AESOAlberta Electric System Operator
AFUDCAllowance for Funds Used During Construction
AOCIAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
AROAsset Retirement Obligation
ASCAccounting Standards Codification
AUCAlberta Utilities Commission
BARTBest Available Retrofit Technology
BcfBillion cubic feet
BTERBase Tariff Energy Rate
California ISOCalifornia Independent System Operator Corporation
CCRCoal Combustion Residuals
COVID-19Coronavirus Disease 2019
CPUCCalifornia Public Utilities Commission
CSAPRCross-State Air Pollution Rule
D.C. CircuitU.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
DEAADeferred Energy Accounting Adjustment
DOEU.S. Department of Energy
Dodd-Frank Reform ActDodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
DOTU.S. Department of Transportation
DthDecatherm
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DSMDemand-side Management
EACEnergy Adjustment Clause
EBAEnergy Balancing Account
ECACEnergy Cost Adjustment Clause
ECAMEnergy Cost Adjustment Mechanism
EEIREnergy Efficiency Implementation Rate
EEPREnergy Efficiency Program Rate
EIMEnergy Imbalance Market
EPAU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ERCOTElectric Reliability Council of Texas
FERCFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
FIPFederal Implementation Plan
GAAPAccounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
GEMAGas and Electricity Markets Authority
GHGGreenhouse Gases
GWhGigawatt Hour
ICCIllinois Commerce Commission
IPUCIdaho Public Utilities Commission
IRPIntegrated Resource Plan
IUBIowa Utilities Board
kVKilovolt
LNGLiquefied Natural Gas
LDCLocal Distribution Company
MATSMercury and Air Toxics Standards
MISOMidcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
MWMegawatt
MWhMegawatt Hour
NAAQSNational Ambient Air Quality Standards
NERCNorth American Electric Reliability Corporation
NOx
Nitrogen Oxides
NRCNuclear Regulatory Commission
OATTOpen Access Transmission Tariff
OCIOther Comprehensive Income (Loss)
OfgemOffice of Gas and Electric Markets
OPUCOregon Public Utility Commission
PCAMPower Cost Adjustment Mechanism
PGAPurchased Gas Adjustment Clause
PTAMPost Test-year Adjustment Mechanism
PTCProduction Tax Credit
PUCNPublic Utilities Commission of Nevada
RCRAResource Conservation and Recovery Act
RACRenewable Adjustment Clause
RECRenewable Energy Credit
RFPRequest for Proposals
RPSRenewable Portfolio Standards
RRARenewable Energy Credit and Sulfur Dioxide Revenue Adjustment Mechanism
RTORegional Transmission Organization
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SCRSelective Catalytic Reduction
SECU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
SIPState Implementation Plan
SO2
Sulfur Dioxide
TAMTransition Adjustment Mechanism
UPSCUtah Public Service Commission
VIEVariable Interest Entity
WECCWestern Electricity Coordinating Council
WPSCWyoming Public Service Commission
WUTCWashington Utilities and Transportation Commission
ZECZero Emission Credit
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Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains statements that do not directly or exclusively relate to historical facts. These statements are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements can typically be identified by the use of forward-looking words, such as "will," "may," "could," "project," "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "estimate," "continue," "intend," "potential," "plan," "forecast" and similar terms. These statements are based upon the relevant Registrant's current intentions, assumptions, expectations and beliefs and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other important factors. Many of these factors are outside the control of each Registrant and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, among others:
general economic, political and business conditions, as well as changes in, and compliance with, laws and regulations, including income tax reform, initiatives regarding deregulation and restructuring of the utility industry and reliability and safety standards, affecting the respective Registrant's operations or related industries;
changes in, and compliance with, environmental laws, regulations, decisions and policies that could, among other items, increase operating and capital costs, reduce facility output, accelerate facility retirements or delay facility construction or acquisition;
the outcome of regulatory rate reviews and other proceedings conducted by regulatory agencies or other governmental and legal bodies and the respective Registrant's ability to recover costs through rates in a timely manner;
changes in economic, industry, competition or weather conditions, as well as demographic trends, new technologies and various conservation, energy efficiency and private generation measures and programs, that could affect customer growth and usage, electricity and natural gas supply or the respective Registrant's ability to obtain long-term contracts with customers and suppliers;
performance, availability and ongoing operation of the respective Registrant's facilities, including facilities not operated by the Registrants, due to the impacts of market conditions, outages and associated repairs, transmission constraints, weather, including wind, solar and hydroelectric conditions, and operating conditions;
the effects of catastrophic and other unforeseen events, which may be caused by factors beyond the control of each respective Registrant or by a breakdown or failure of the Registrants' operating assets, including severe storms, floods, fires, extreme temperature events, wind events, earthquakes, explosions, landslides, an electromagnetic pulse, mining incidents, costly litigation, wars (including, for example, Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022), terrorism, pandemics, embargoes, and cyber security attacks, data security breaches, disruptions, or other malicious acts;
the risks and uncertainties associated with wildfires that have occurred, are occurring or may occur in the respective Registrant's service territory for which the cause has yet to be determined; the damage caused by such wildfires; the extent of the respective Registrant's liability in connection with such wildfires (including the risk that the respective Registrant may be found liable for damages regardless of fault); investigations into such wildfires; the outcome of any legal proceedings initiated against the respective Registrant; the risk that the respective Registrant is not able to recover costs from insurance or through rates; and the effect on the respective Registrant's reputation of such wildfires, investigations and proceedings;
the respective Registrant's ability to reduce wildfire threats and improve safety, including the ability to comply with the targets and metrics set forth in its wildfire mitigation plans; to retain or contract for the workforce necessary to execute its wildfire mitigation plans; the effectiveness of its system hardening; ability to achieve vegetation management targets; and the cost of these programs and the timing and outcome of any proceeding to recover such costs through rates;
the ability to economically obtain insurance coverage, or any insurance coverage at all, sufficient to cover losses arising from catastrophic events, such as wildfires;
a high degree of variance between actual and forecasted load or generation that could impact a Registrant's hedging strategy and the cost of balancing its generation resources with its retail load obligations;
changes in prices, availability and demand for wholesale electricity, coal, natural gas, other fuel sources and fuel transportation that could have a significant impact on generating capacity and energy costs;
the financial condition, creditworthiness and operational stability of the respective Registrant's significant customers and suppliers;
changes in business strategy or development plans;
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availability, terms and deployment of capital, including reductions in demand for investment-grade commercial paper, debt securities and other sources of debt financing and volatility in interest rates;
changes in the respective Registrant's credit ratings;
risks relating to nuclear generation, including unique operational, closure and decommissioning risks;
hydroelectric conditions and the cost, feasibility and eventual outcome of hydroelectric relicensing proceedings;
the impact of certain contracts used to mitigate or manage volume, price and interest rate risk, including increased collateral requirements, and changes in commodity prices, interest rates and other conditions that affect the fair value of certain contracts;
the impact of inflation on costs and the ability of the respective Registrants to recover such costs in regulated rates;
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, primarily the British pound and the Canadian dollar;
increases in employee healthcare costs;
the impact of investment performance, certain participant elections such as lump sum distributions and changes in interest rates, legislation, healthcare cost trends, mortality, morbidity on pension and other postretirement benefits expense and funding requirements;
changes in the residential real estate brokerage, mortgage and franchising industries and regulations that could affect brokerage, mortgage and franchising transactions;
the ability to successfully integrate future acquired operations into a Registrant's business;
the impact of supply chain disruptions and workforce availability on the respective Registrant's ongoing operations and its ability to timely complete construction projects;
unanticipated construction delays, changes in costs, receipt of required permits and authorizations, ability to fund capital projects and other factors that could affect future facilities and infrastructure additions;
the availability and price of natural gas in applicable geographic regions and demand for natural gas supply;
the impact of new accounting guidance or changes in current accounting estimates and assumptions on the financial results of the respective Registrants; and
other business or investment considerations that may be disclosed from time to time in the Registrants' filings with the SEC or in other publicly disseminated written documents.

Further details of the potential risks and uncertainties affecting the Registrants are described in the Registrants' filings with the SEC, including Item 1A and other discussions contained in this Form 10-K. Each Registrant undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The foregoing factors should not be construed as exclusive.

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PART I

Item 1.    Business

GENERAL

BHE is a holding company that owns a highly diversified portfolio of locally managed and operated businesses principally engaged in the energy industry and is a consolidated subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. As of January 31, 2023, Berkshire Hathaway and family members and related or affiliated entities of the late Mr. Walter Scott, Jr., a former member of BHE's Board of Directors, owned 92% and 8%, respectively, of BHE's voting common stock.

Berkshire Hathaway Energy's operations are organized as eight business segments: PacifiCorp, MidAmerican Funding (which primarily consists of MidAmerican Energy), NV Energy (which primarily consists of Nevada Power and Sierra Pacific), Northern Powergrid (which primarily consists of Northern Powergrid (Northeast) plc and Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc), BHE Pipeline Group (which primarily consists of BHE GT&S, Northern Natural Gas and Kern River), BHE Transmission (which consists of BHE Canada (which primarily consists of AltaLink) and BHE U.S. Transmission), BHE Renewables and HomeServices. BHE, through these locally managed and operated businesses, owns four utility companies in the U.S. serving customers in 11 states, two electricity distribution companies in Great Britain, five interstate natural gas pipeline companies in the U.S., one of which owns an LNG export, import and storage facility, an electric transmission business in Canada, interests in electric transmission businesses in the U.S., a renewable energy business primarily investing in wind, solar, geothermal and hydroelectric projects, one of the largest residential real estate brokerage firms and residential real estate brokerage franchise networks in the U.S.

BHE owns a highly diversified portfolio of primarily regulated businesses that generate, transmit, store, distribute and supply energy and serve customers and end-users across geographically diverse service territories, including 28 states located throughout the U.S. and in Great Britain and Canada.
Approximately 80% of Berkshire Hathaway Energy's consolidated adjusted earnings on common shares during 2022 was generated from rate-regulated businesses.
The Utilities serve 5.2 million electric and natural gas customers in 11 states in the U.S., Northern Powergrid serves 4.0 million end-users in northern England and AltaLink serves approximately 85% of Alberta, Canada's population.
As of December 31, 2022, the Company owns approximately 35,500 MWs of generation capacity in operation and under construction:
Approximately 29,500 MWs of generation capacity is owned by its regulated electric utility businesses;
Approximately 6,000 MWs of generation capacity is owned by its nonregulated subsidiaries, the majority of which provides power to utilities under long-term contracts;
Owned generation capacity in operation and under construction consists of 41% wind and solar, 31% natural gas, 23% coal, 4% hydroelectric and geothermal and 1% nuclear and other; and,
Cumulative investments in (i) owned wind, solar and geothermal generation facilities of $31.6 billion and (ii) wind projects sponsored by third parties, commonly referred to as tax equity investments, of $5.8 billion.
The Company owns approximately 36,300 miles of electric transmission lines, a 50% interest in ETT that has approximately 1,900 miles of electric transmission lines, approximately 174,700 miles of electric distribution lines and approximately 2,800 substations.
The BHE Pipeline Group operates approximately 21,200 miles of pipeline with a design capacity of approximately 21.1 Bcf of natural gas per day, transported approximately 15% of the total natural gas consumed in the U.S. during 2022 and owns assets in 27 states. The BHE Pipeline Group also operates 22 natural gas storage facilities with a total working gas capacity of 515.6 Bcf and an LNG export, import and storage facility.
HomeServices closed over $168.3 billion of home sales in 2022 and has brokerage, mortgage and franchise services in all 50 states. HomeServices' franchise business has approximately 300 franchisees primarily in the U.S.

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Human Capital

The Registrants are committed to attracting, retaining and developing the highest quality of employees; maintaining a safe, diverse and inclusive work environment; offering competitive compensation and benefit programs; and providing employees with opportunities for growth and development.

Employees

As of December 31, 2022, BHE had approximately 24,000 employees, consisting of approximately 13,600 (57%) electric and natural gas operations employees, approximately 6,800 (28%) real estate services employees and approximately 3,600 (15%) corporate services employees. HomeServices has approximately 45,000 real estate agents who are independent contractors. As of December 31, 2022, approximately 8,600 BHE employees were covered by union contracts. The majority of the union employees are employed by the Utilities and are represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the Utility Workers Union of America, the United Utility Workers Association and the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers.

Safety and Security

Safety and security are integral to the Registrants' culture and will always be a part of the Registrants' top priorities. The Registrants' safety, cyber and physical security programs are built on personal ownership, compliance with standards, accountability for performance, and continuous improvement. The Registrants provide best-in-class training to ensure that all employees understand the risks and have thorough and specific knowledge to protect themselves, as well as the Registrants' assets, information and operations.

The Registrants use the recordable incident rate to measure employee safety. The recordable incident rate is defined as the number of work-related injuries per 100 full-time workers during a one-year period. The recordable incident rates for each of the Registrants are included below:

Year Ended
December 31, 2022
Recordable Incident Rate:
PacifiCorp0.81 
MidAmerican Energy0.52 
Nevada Power0.36 
Sierra Pacific0.79 
Eastern Energy Gas0.19 
EGTS0.15 
BHE Overall0.38 

Compensation and Benefits

The Registrants' commitment to employees is further demonstrated through competitive compensation and benefits and by providing opportunities for personal growth and career development. In addition to market-based salary, the Registrants' compensation packages include incentive programs to recognize and reward outstanding performance. The Registrants' benefits programs are designed to meet the diverse needs of employees and their families and include among other benefits:

A comprehensive and flexible benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage; employee assistance programs; pre-tax flexible spending accounts; and adoption assistance;
Income protection that includes options for short- and long-term disability coverage and life insurance;
Retirement planning that includes a retirement savings plan 401(k) and a variety of employee and employer contribution and matching options;
Family Medical Leave as well as paid time off, bereavement leave and holiday benefits; and
Career development opportunities that provide access to a variety of learning programs and career development support, including tuition reimbursement or assistance.
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BHE was incorporated under the laws of the state of Iowa in 1999 and its principal executive offices are located at 666 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2580, its telephone number is (515) 242-4300 and its internet address is www.brkenergy.com.

PACIFICORP

General

PacifiCorp, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of BHE, is a U.S. regulated electric utility company headquartered in Oregon that serves approximately 2.0 million retail electric customers in portions of Utah, Oregon, Wyoming, Washington, Idaho and California. PacifiCorp is principally engaged in the business of generating, transmitting, distributing and selling electricity. PacifiCorp's combined service territory covers approximately 141,500 square miles and includes diverse regional economies across six states. No single segment of the economy dominates the combined service territory, which helps mitigate PacifiCorp's exposure to economic fluctuations. In the eastern portion of the service territory, consisting of Utah, Wyoming and southeastern Idaho, the principal industries are manufacturing, mining or extraction of natural resources, agriculture, technology, recreation and government. In the western portion of the service territory, consisting of Oregon, southern Washington and northern California, the principal industries are agriculture, manufacturing, forest products, food processing, technology, government and primary metals. In addition to retail sales, PacifiCorp buys and sells electricity on the wholesale market with other utilities, energy marketing companies, financial institutions and other market participants to balance and optimize the economic benefits of electricity generation, retail customer loads and existing wholesale transactions. Certain PacifiCorp subsidiaries support its electric utility operations by providing coal mining services.

PacifiCorp's operations are conducted under numerous franchise agreements, certificates, permits and licenses obtained from federal, state and local authorities. The average term of the franchise agreements is approximately 22 years. Several of these franchise agreements allow the municipality the right to seek amendment to the franchise agreement at a specified time during the term. PacifiCorp generally has an exclusive right to serve electric customers within its service territories and, in turn, has an obligation to provide electric service to those customers. In return, the state utility commissions have established rates on a cost-of-service basis, which are designed to allow PacifiCorp an opportunity to recover its costs of providing services and to earn a reasonable return on its investments.

PacifiCorp was incorporated under the laws of the state of Oregon in 1989 and its principal executive offices are located at 825 N.E. Multnomah Street, Suite 1900 Portland, Oregon 97232, its telephone number is (888) 221-7070 and its internet address is www.pacificorp.com. PacifiCorp delivers electricity to customers in Utah, Wyoming and Idaho under the trade name Rocky Mountain Power and to customers in Oregon, Washington and California under the trade name Pacific Power.

All shares of PacifiCorp's common stock are indirectly owned by BHE. PacifiCorp also has shares of preferred stock outstanding that are subject to voting rights in certain limited circumstances.

Regulated Electric Operations

Customers

The GWhs and percentages of electricity sold to PacifiCorp's retail customers by jurisdiction for the years ended December 31 were as follows:
202220212020
Utah26,110 46 %25,657 46 %24,851 46 %
Oregon13,701 24 13,510 24 12,993 24 
Wyoming8,666 15 8,557 15 8,358 15 
Washington4,181 4,199 4,065 
Idaho3,707 3,553 3,534 
California799 798 759 
Total57,164 100 %56,274 100 %54,560 100 %

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Electricity sold to PacifiCorp's retail and wholesale customers by class of customer and the average number of retail customers for the years ended December 31 were as follows:
202220212020
GWhs sold:
Residential18,425 30 %17,905 29 %17,150 29 %
Commercial19,570 32 18,839 31 17,727 29 
Industrial17,622 28 17,909 29 18,039 30 
Other1,547 1,621 1,644 
Total retail57,164 92 56,274 92 54,560 91 
Wholesale4,836 5,113 5,249 
Total GWhs sold62,000 100 %61,387 100 %59,809 100 %
Average number of retail customers (in thousands):
Residential1,775 87 %1,745 87 %1,713 87 %
Commercial225 11 222 11 217 11 
Industrial
Other28 27 28 
Total2,037 100 %2,003 100 %1,967 100 %

Variations in weather, economic conditions and various conservation, energy efficiency and private generation measures and programs can impact customer energy requirements. Wholesale sales are impacted by market prices for energy relative to the incremental cost of generating power.

The annual hourly peak customer demand, which represents the highest demand on a given day and at a given hour, occurs in the summer when air conditioning and irrigation systems are heavily used. Peak demand in the winter occurs due to heating requirements. During 2022, PacifiCorp's peak demand was 11,017 MWs in the summer and 9,026 MWs in the winter.

Generating Facilities and Fuel Supply

PacifiCorp has ownership interest in a diverse portfolio of generating facilities. The following table presents certain information regarding PacifiCorp's owned generating facilities as of December 31, 2022:
FacilityNet Owned
Installed /Net CapacityCapacity
Generating FacilityLocationEnergy Source
Repowered(1)
(MWs)(2)
(MWs)(2)
COAL:
Jim Bridger Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 (3)
Rock Springs, WYCoal1974-19792,119 1,413 
Hunter Nos. 1, 2 and 3Castle Dale, UTCoal1978-19831,363 1,158 
Huntington Nos. 1 and 2Huntington, UTCoal1974-1977909 909 
Dave Johnston Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4Glenrock, WYCoal1959-1972745 745 
Naughton Nos. 1 and 2Kemmerer, WYCoal1963-1968357 357 
Wyodak No. 1Gillette, WYCoal1978332 266 
Craig Nos. 1 and 2Craig, COCoal1979-1980837 161 
Colstrip Nos. 3 and 4Colstrip, MTCoal1984-19861,480 148 
Hayden Nos. 1 and 2Hayden, COCoal1965-1976441 77 
8,583 5,234 
NATURAL GAS:
Lake Side 2Vineyard, UTNatural gas/steam2014631 631 
Lake SideVineyard, UTNatural gas/steam2007546 546 
Currant CreekMona, UTNatural gas/steam2005-2006524 524 
ChehalisChehalis, WANatural gas/steam2003477 477 
Naughton No. 3 (4)
Kemmerer, WYNatural gas1971247 247 
Gadsby SteamSalt Lake City, UTNatural gas1951-1955238 238 
HermistonHermiston, ORNatural gas/steam1996461 231 
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FacilityNet Owned
Installed /Net CapacityCapacity
Generating FacilityLocationEnergy Source
Repowered(1)
(MWs)(2)
(MWs)(2)
Gadsby PeakersSalt Lake City, UTNatural gas2002119 119 
3,243 3,013 
WIND:
TB FlatsMedicine Bow, WYWind2020-2021500 500 
Ekola FlatsMedicine Bow, WYWind2020250 250 
Pryor MountainBridger, MTWind2020-2021240 240 
MarengoDayton, WAWind2007-2008 / 2020234 234 
Cedar Springs IIDouglas, WYWind2020199 199 
GlenrockGlenrock, WYWind2008-2009 / 2019139 139 
Seven Mile HillMedicine Bow, WYWind2008 / 2019119 119 
Dunlap RanchMedicine Bow, WYWind2010 / 2020111 111 
Leaning JuniperArlington, ORWind2006 / 2019100 100 
Rolling HillsGlenrock, WYWind2009 / 2019100 100 
High PlainsMcFadden, WYWind2009 / 201999 99 
Goodnoe HillsGoldendale, WAWind2008 / 201994 94 
Foote CreekArlington, WYWind1999 / 202141 41 
McFadden RidgeMcFadden, WYWind2009 / 201928 28 
2,254 2,254 
HYDROELECTRIC:
Lewis River SystemWAHydroelectric1931-1958578 578 
North Umpqua River SystemORHydroelectric1950-1956204 204 
Bear River SystemID, UTHydroelectric1908-1984105 105 
Rogue River SystemORHydroelectric1912-195752 52 
Minor hydroelectric facilities (5)
VariousHydroelectric1895-198632 32 
971 971 
OTHER:
BlundellMilford, UTGeothermal1984, 200732 32 
32 32 
Total Available Generating Capacity 15,083 11,504 
PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION:
Various projects93 93 
15,176 11,597 

(1)Repowered dates are associated with component replacements on existing wind-powered generating facilities commonly referred to by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") as repowering. IRS rules provide for re-establishment of the PTCs for an existing wind-powered generating facility upon the replacement of a significant portion of its components. If the degree of component replacement in such projects meets IRS guidelines, PTCs are re-established for 10 years at rates that depend upon the date on which construction begins.
(2)Facility Net Capacity represents the lesser of nominal ratings or any limitations under applicable interconnection, power purchase, or other agreements for intermittent resources and the total net dependable capability available during summer conditions for all other units. An intermittent resource's nominal rating is the manufacturer's contractually specified capability (in MWs) under specified conditions. Net Owned Capacity indicates PacifiCorp's ownership of Facility Net Capacity.
(3)Jim Bridger Units 1 and 2 are currently operating under a consent decree as described in "Environmental Laws and Regulations" in Item 1 of this Form 10-K.
(4)Naughton No. 3 was converted from a coal-fueled to a natural gas-fueled generating facility in 2020.
(5)In November 2022, the FERC issued a license surrender order for the four mainstem Klamath hydroelectric dams. The remaining three hydroelectric facilities owned by PacifiCorp on the Klamath River are now included in minor hydroelectric facilities. Refer to Note 16 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of Berkshire Hathaway Energy in Item 8 of this Form 10-K and Note 14 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of PacifiCorp in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for further discussion.


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The following table shows the percentages of PacifiCorp's total energy supplied by energy source for the years ended December 31:
2022
2021
2020
Coal43 %48 %48 %
Natural gas21 20 19 
Wind(1)
11 10 
Hydroelectric and other(1)
Total energy generated80 83 78 
Energy purchased - long-term contracts (renewable)(1)
15 15 12 
Energy purchased - short-term contracts and other10 
100 %100 %100 %

(1)All or some of the renewable energy attributes associated with generation from these sources may be: (a) used in future years to comply with RPS or other regulatory requirements, (b) sold to third parties in the form of RECs or other environmental commodities, or (c) excluded from energy purchased.

PacifiCorp is required to have resources available to continuously meet its customer needs and reliably operate its electric system. The percentage of PacifiCorp's energy supplied by energy source varies from year to year and is subject to numerous operational, economic and environmental factors such as planned and unplanned outages, fuel commodity prices, fuel transportation costs, weather, legislative considerations, transmission constraints and wholesale market prices of electricity. PacifiCorp evaluates these factors continuously in order to facilitate economic dispatch of its generating facilities. When factors for one energy source are less favorable, PacifiCorp places more reliance on other energy sources. For example, PacifiCorp can generate more electricity using its low-cost wind-powered and hydroelectric generating facilities when factors associated with these facilities are favorable. In addition to meeting its customers' energy needs, PacifiCorp is required to maintain operating reserves on its system to mitigate the impacts of unplanned outages or other disruption in supply, and to meet intra-hour changes in load and resource balance. This operating reserve requirement is dispersed across PacifiCorp's generation portfolio on a least-cost basis based on the operating characteristics of the portfolio. Operating reserves may be held on hydroelectric, coal-fueled, natural gas-fueled or certain types of interruptible load. PacifiCorp manages certain risks relating to its supply of electricity and fuel requirements by entering into various contracts, which may be accounted for as derivatives and may include forwards, options, swaps and other agreements. Refer to "General Regulation" in Item 1 of this Form 10-K for a discussion of energy cost recovery by jurisdiction and to PacifiCorp's Item 7A in this Form 10-K for a discussion of commodity price risk and derivative contracts.

    Coal

PacifiCorp has interests in coal mines that support its coal-fueled generating facilities and jointly operates the Bridger surface coal mine. The Bridger underground mine ceased coal production in November 2021. These mines supplied 21%, 21% and 16% of PacifiCorp's total coal requirements during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The remaining coal requirements for PacifiCorp's coal-fueled generating facilities are acquired through long- and short-term third-party contracts.

Most of PacifiCorp's coal reserves are held through agreements with the federal Bureau of Land Management and from certain states and private parties. The agreements generally have multi-year terms that may be renewed or extended and require payment of rents and royalties. In addition, federal and state regulations require that comprehensive environmental protection and reclamation standards be met during the course of mining operations and upon completion of mining activities.

Coal reserve estimates are subject to adjustment as a result of the development of additional engineering and geological data, new mining technology and changes in regulation and economic factors affecting the utilization of such reserves.

Recoverability by surface mining methods typically ranges from 90% to 95%. To meet applicable standards, PacifiCorp blends its coal with contracted coal and utilizes emissions reduction technologies for controlling SO2 and other emissions. For fuel needs at PacifiCorp's coal-fueled generating facilities in excess of coal reserves available, PacifiCorp believes it will be able to purchase coal under both long- and short-term contracts to supply its generating facilities over their currently expected remaining useful lives.

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    Natural Gas

PacifiCorp uses natural gas as fuel for its generating facilities that use combined-cycle, simple-cycle and steam turbines. Oil and natural gas are also used for igniter fuel and standby purposes. These sources are presently in adequate supply and available to meet PacifiCorp's needs.

PacifiCorp enters into forward natural gas purchases at fixed or indexed market prices. PacifiCorp purchases natural gas in the spot market with both fixed and indexed market prices for physical delivery to fulfill any fuel requirements not already satisfied through forward purchases of natural gas and sells natural gas in the spot market for the disposition of any excess supply if the forecasted requirements of its natural gas-fueled generating facilities decrease. PacifiCorp also utilizes financial swap contracts to mitigate price risk associated with its forecasted fuel requirements.

Wind

PacifiCorp has pursued renewable resources as a viable, economical and environmentally prudent means of supplying electricity and complying with laws and regulations. Renewable resources have low to no emissions and require little or no fossil fuel. The generation from PacifiCorp's wind-powered generating fleet, comprised of newly constructed and recently repowered wind-powered generating facilities, qualifies for 100% of the federal PTCs available for 10 years from the date the equipment is placed in-service. In addition to the discussion contained herein regarding repowering activities, refer to "Regulatory Matters" in Item 1 of this Form 10-K.

    Hydroelectric and Other Renewable Resources

The amount of electricity PacifiCorp is able to generate from its hydroelectric generating facilities depends on a number of factors, including snowpack in the mountains upstream of its hydroelectric generating facilities, reservoir storage, precipitation in its watersheds, generating unit availability and restrictions imposed by oversight bodies due to competing water management objectives.

PacifiCorp operates the majority of its hydroelectric generating portfolio under long-term licenses. The FERC regulates 98% of the net capacity of this portfolio through 14 individual licenses, which have terms of 30 to 50 years. The licenses for these hydroelectric generating facilities expire at various dates through 2061. A portion of this portfolio is licensed under the Oregon Hydroelectric Act. For discussion of PacifiCorp's hydroelectric relicensing activities, including updated information regarding the Klamath River hydroelectric system, refer to Note 16 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of Berkshire Hathaway Energy in Item 8 of this Form 10-K and Note 14 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of PacifiCorp in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

    Wholesale Activities

PacifiCorp purchases and sells electricity in the wholesale markets as needed to balance its generation with its retail load obligations. PacifiCorp may also purchase electricity in the wholesale markets when it is more economical than generating electricity from its own facilities and may sell surplus electricity in the wholesale markets when it can do so economically. When prudent, PacifiCorp enters into financial swap contracts and forward electricity sales and purchases for physical delivery at fixed prices to reduce its exposure to electricity price volatility.

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    Energy Imbalance Market

PacifiCorp and the California ISO implemented an EIM in November 2014, which reduces costs to serve customers through more efficient dispatch of a larger and more diverse pool of resources, more effectively integrates renewables and enhances reliability through improved situational awareness and responsiveness. The EIM expands the real-time component of the California ISO's market technology to optimize and balance electricity supply and demand every five minutes across the EIM footprint. The EIM is voluntary and available to all balancing authorities in the western U.S. EIM market participants submit bids to the California ISO market operator before each hour for each generating resource they choose to be dispatched by the market. Each bid is comprised of a dispatchable operating range, ramp rate and prices across the operating range. The California ISO market operator uses sophisticated technology to select the least-cost resources to meet demand and send simultaneous dispatch signals to every participating generator across the EIM footprint every five minutes. In addition to generation resource bids, the California ISO market operator also receives continuous real-time updates of the transmission grid network, meteorological and load forecast information that it uses to optimize dispatch instructions. Outside the EIM footprint, utilities in the western U.S. do not utilize comparable technology and are largely limited to transactions within the borders of their balancing authority area to balance supply and demand intra-hour using a combination of manual and automated dispatch. The EIM delivers customer benefits by leveraging automation and resource diversity to result in more efficient dispatch, more effective integration of renewables and improved situational awareness. Benefits are expected to increase further with renewable resource expansion and as more entities join the EIM, bringing incremental resource diversity. In December 2022, PacifiCorp announced its intention to join the California ISO Extended Day-Ahead Market in 2024.

Transmission and Distribution

PacifiCorp operates one balancing authority area in the western portion of its service territory ("PacifiCorp-West") and one balancing authority area in the eastern portion of its service territory ("PacifiCorp-East"). A balancing authority area is a geographic area with transmission systems that control generation to maintain schedules with other balancing authority areas and ensure reliable operations. In operating the balancing authority areas, PacifiCorp is responsible for continuously balancing electricity supply and demand by dispatching generating resources and interchange transactions so that generation internal to the balancing authority area, plus net imported power, matches customer loads. Deliveries of energy over PacifiCorp's transmission system are managed and scheduled in accordance with the FERC's requirements.

PacifiCorp's transmission system is part of the Western Interconnection, which includes the interconnected transmission systems of 14 western states, two Canadian provinces and parts of Mexico. PacifiCorp's transmission system, together with contractual rights on other transmission systems, enables PacifiCorp to integrate and access generation resources to meet its customer load requirements. PacifiCorp's transmission and distribution systems included approximately 17,100 miles of transmission lines in 10 states, 65,300 miles of distribution lines and 900 substations as of December 31, 2022.

PacifiCorp's transmission and distribution system is managed on a coordinated basis to obtain maximum load-carrying capability and efficiency. Portions of PacifiCorp's transmission and distribution systems are located:
On property owned or used through agreements by PacifiCorp;
Under or over streets, alleys, highways and other public places, the public domain and national forests and state and federal lands under franchises, easements or other rights that are generally subject to termination;
Under or over private property as a result of easements obtained primarily from the title holder of record; or
Under or over Native American reservations through agreements with the U.S. Secretary of Interior or Native American tribes.

It is possible that some of the easements and the property over which the easements were granted may have title defects or may be subject to mortgages or liens existing at the time the easements were acquired.

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PacifiCorp's Energy Gateway Transmission Expansion Program represents plans to build over 2,000 miles of new high-voltage transmission lines, with an estimated cost of approximately $11 billion, primarily in Wyoming, Utah, Idaho and Oregon. The approximately $11 billion estimated cost includes: (a) the 135-mile, 345-kV transmission line between the Terminal substation near the Salt Lake City Airport and the Populus substation in Downey, Idaho, placed in-service in 2010; (b) the 100-mile, 345/500-kV transmission line between the Mona substation in central Utah and the Oquirrh substation in the Salt Lake Valley, placed in-service in 2013; (c) the 170-mile, 345-kV transmission line between the Sigurd substation in central Utah and the Red Butte substation in southwest Utah, placed in-service in 2015; (d) the 140-mile, 500-kV transmission line between the Aeolus substation near Medicine Bow, Wyoming and the Jim Bridger generating facility, placed in-service in 2020; (e) the 416-mile, 500-kV high-voltage transmission line between the Aeolus substation and the Clover substation near Mona, Utah, expected to be placed in-service in 2024; (f) the 59-mile, 230-kV high-voltage transmission line between the Windstar substation near Glenrock, Wyoming and the Aeolus substation, expected to be placed in-service in 2024; (g) the 290-mile, 500-kV high-voltage transmission line from the Longhorn substation near Boardman, Oregon to the Hemingway substation near Boise, Idaho (a joint project), expected to be placed in-service in 2026; (h) the 14-mile, 345-kV high-voltage transmission line between the Oquirrh substation and the Terminal substation, expected to be placed in-service in 2024; and (i) remaining segments that are expected to be placed in-service in future years, depending on load growth, economic analysis, IRP results, siting, permitting and construction schedules. The transmission line segments are intended to: (a) address customer load growth; (b) improve system reliability; (c) reduce transmission system constraints; (d) provide access to diverse generation resources, including renewable and zero carbon resources; and (e) improve the flow of electricity throughout PacifiCorp's six-state service area. Proposed transmission line segments are evaluated to ensure optimal benefits and timing before committing to move forward with permitting and construction. Through December 31, 2022, $3.8 billion had been spent and $2.3 billion, including AFUDC, had been placed in-service.

Future Generation, Conservation and Energy Efficiency

Energy Supply Planning

As required by certain state regulations, PacifiCorp uses an IRP to develop a long-term resource plan to ensure that PacifiCorp can continue to provide reliable and cost-effective electric service to its customers while maintaining compliance with existing and evolving environmental laws and regulations. The IRP process identifies the amount and timing of PacifiCorp's expected future resource needs, accounting for planning uncertainty, risks, reliability, state energy policies and other factors. The IRP is prepared following a public process, which provides an opportunity for stakeholders to participate in PacifiCorp's resource planning process. PacifiCorp files its IRP biennially with the state commissions in each of the six states where PacifiCorp operates. Five states indicate whether the IRP meets the state commission's IRP standards and guidelines, a process referred to as "acknowledgment" in some states. Acknowledgment by a state commission does not address recovery or prudency of resources ultimately selected.

In September 2021, PacifiCorp filed its 2021 IRP with its state commissions and subsequently filed its 2021 IRP Update in March and April 2022. In March 2022, the OPUC acknowledged PacifiCorp's 2021 IRP and its preferred portfolio. In June 2022, the UPSC issued an order declining to acknowledge the 2021 IRP due to its determination that PacifiCorp did not meet the commission's IRP guidelines by excluding new natural gas-fueled resources in its modeling of the 2021 IRP's preferred portfolio, as well as the commission's view that PacifiCorp did not provide ample time for public input and information exchange during the development of the IRP. The UPSC did approve the 2022 All Source RFP ("2022AS RFP") to procure resources identified in the 2021 IRP. In August 2022, the IPUC acknowledged PacifiCorp's 2021 IRP and its preferred portfolio. Reviews of the 2021 IRP by the WPSC and the WUTC are ongoing.

The 2021 IRP includes investments in new renewable energy resources, new battery storage resources, expanded transmission investments and advanced nuclear resources. New renewable energy resources in the IRP include more than 1,800 MWs of new wind-powered generation, over 2,100 MWs of new solar-powered generation and nearly 700 MWs of new battery storage capacity by 2025. The IRP also outlines PacifiCorp's plan to retire or convert to natural gas all coal-fueled resources by 2042.

Requests for Proposals

PacifiCorp issues individual RFPs, each of which typically focuses on a specific category of generation resources consistent with the IRP or other customer-driven demands. The IRP and the RFPs provide for the identification and staged procurement of resources to meet load and state specific compliance obligations. Depending upon the specific RFP, applicable laws and regulations may require PacifiCorp to file draft RFPs with the UPSC, the OPUC and the WUTC. Approval by the UPSC, the OPUC or the WUTC may be required depending on the nature of the RFPs.

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A draft of PacifiCorp's 2022AS RFP was approved by the WUTC in March 2022 and by the UPSC and the OPUC in April 2022. The 2022AS RFP was issued to market in April 2022. PacifiCorp-owned bids were due late November 2022 and market bids are due February 2023. PacifiCorp expects to provide a recommended final shortlist for state commission and independent evaluator consideration by late June 2023.

Energy Efficiency Programs

PacifiCorp has provided its customers with a comprehensive set of DSM programs since the 1970s. The programs are designed to reduce energy consumption and more effectively manage when energy is used, including management of seasonal peak loads. PacifiCorp offers services to customers such as energy engineering audits and information on how to improve the efficiency of their homes and businesses. To assist customers in investing in energy efficiency, PacifiCorp offers rebates or incentives encouraging the purchase and installation of high-efficiency equipment such as lighting, heating and cooling equipment, weatherization, motors, process equipment and systems, as well as incentives for energy project management, efficient building operations and efficient construction. Incentives are also paid to solicit participation in load management programs by residential, business and agricultural customers through programs such as PacifiCorp's residential and small commercial air conditioner load control program, battery control program and irrigation equipment load control programs. Although subject to prudence reviews, state regulations allow for recovery of costs incurred for the DSM programs through state-specific energy efficiency surcharges to retail customers or for recovery of costs through rates. During 2022, PacifiCorp spent $167 million on these DSM programs, resulting in an estimated 514,928 MWhs of first-year energy savings and an estimated 432 MWs of peak load management. In addition to these DSM programs, PacifiCorp has load curtailment contracts with a number of large industrial customers that deliver up to 372 MWs of load reduction when needed, depending on the customers' actual operations. Costs associated with the large industrial load curtailment program are captured in the respective customers' retail special contracts. The corresponding recovery of costs was approved by the respective state commissions or through PacifiCorp's general rate case process.

Human Capital

Employees

As of December 31, 2022, PacifiCorp had approximately 4,800 employees, of which approximately 57% were covered by union contracts, principally with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the Utility Workers Union of America and the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers. For more information regarding PacifiCorp's human capital disclosures, refer to Item 1. Business - General section of this Form 10-K.

MIDAMERICAN FUNDING AND MIDAMERICAN ENERGY

General

MidAmerican Funding and MHC

MidAmerican Funding, a wholly owned subsidiary of BHE, is a holding company headquartered in Iowa that owns all of the outstanding common stock of MHC Inc. ("MHC"), which is a holding company owning all of the common stock of MidAmerican Energy and Midwest Capital Group, Inc. ("Midwest Capital"). MidAmerican Funding and MidAmerican Energy are indirect consolidated subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway. MidAmerican Funding conducts no business other than activities related to its debt securities and the ownership of MHC. MHC conducts no business other than the ownership of its subsidiaries. MidAmerican Energy is a substantial portion of MidAmerican Funding's and MHC's assets, revenue and earnings.

MidAmerican Funding was formed as a limited liability company under the laws of the state of Iowa in 1999 and its principal executive offices are located at 666 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2580 and its telephone number is (515) 242-4300.

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MidAmerican Energy

MidAmerican Energy, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of BHE, is a U.S. regulated electric and natural gas utility company headquartered in Iowa that serves 0.8 million retail electric customers in portions of Iowa, Illinois and South Dakota and 0.8 million retail and transportation natural gas customers in portions of Iowa, South Dakota, Illinois and Nebraska. MidAmerican Energy is principally engaged in the business of generating, transmitting, distributing and selling electricity and in distributing, selling and transporting natural gas. MidAmerican Energy's service territory covers approximately 11,000 square miles. MidAmerican Energy has a diverse customer base consisting of urban and rural residential customers and a variety of commercial and industrial customers. Principal industries served by MidAmerican Energy include electronic data storage; processing and sales of food products; manufacturing, processing and fabrication of primary metals, farm and other non-electrical machinery; cement and gypsum products; and government. In addition to retail sales and natural gas transportation, MidAmerican Energy sells electricity principally to markets operated by RTOs and natural gas to other utilities and market participants on a wholesale basis. MidAmerican Energy is a transmission-owning member of the MISO and participates in its capacity, energy and ancillary services markets.

MidAmerican Energy's regulated electric and natural gas operations are conducted under numerous franchise agreements, certificates, permits and licenses obtained from federal, state and local authorities. The franchise agreements, with various expiration dates, are typically for 20- to 25-year terms. Several of these franchise agreements give either party the right to seek amendment to the franchise agreement at one or two specified times during the term. MidAmerican Energy generally has an exclusive right to serve electric customers within its service territories and, in turn, has an obligation to provide electricity service to those customers. In return, the state utility commissions have established rates on a cost-of-service basis, which are designed to allow MidAmerican Energy an opportunity to recover its costs of providing services and to earn a reasonable return on its investment. In Illinois, MidAmerican Energy's regulated retail electric customers may choose their energy supplier.

MidAmerican Energy's operating revenue and operating income derived from the following business activities for the years ended December 31 were as follows (dollars in millions):

202220212020
Operating revenue:
Regulated electric$2,988 74 %$2,529 71 %$2,139 79 %
Regulated gas1,030 26 1,003 28 573 21 
Other— 15 — 
Total operating revenue$4,025 100 %$3,547 100 %$2,720 100 %
Operating income:
Regulated electric$372 85 %$358 86 %$384 86 %
Regulated gas66 15 58 14 64 14 
Total operating income$438 100 %$416 100 %$448 100 %

MidAmerican Energy was incorporated under the laws of the state of Iowa in 1995 and its principal executive offices are located at 666 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2580, its telephone number is (515) 242-4300 and its internet address is www.midamericanenergy.com.

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Regulated Electric Operations

Customers

The GWhs and percentages of electricity sold to MidAmerican Energy's retail customers by jurisdiction for the years ended December 31 were as follows:
202220212020
Iowa27,024 92 %25,909 92 %24,425 92 %
Illinois1,970 1,895 1,847 
South Dakota296 270 251 
29,290 100 %28,074 100 %26,523 100 %

Electricity sold to MidAmerican Energy's retail and wholesale customers by class of customer and the average number of retail customers for the years ended December 31 were as follows:
202220212020
GWhs sold:
Residential7,006 15 %6,718 15 %6,687 18 %
Commercial4,017 3,841 3,707 10 
Industrial16,646 35 15,944 36 14,645 39 
Other1,621 1,571 1,484 
Total retail29,290 62 28,074 64 26,523 71 
Wholesale17,964 38 16,011 36 11,219 29 
Total GWhs sold47,254 100 %44,085 100 %37,742 100 %
Average number of retail customers (in thousands):
Residential697 86 %690 86 %682 86 %
Commercial99 12 98 12 97 12 
Industrial— — — 
Other15 14 14 
Total813 100 %804 100 %795 100 %

Variations in weather, economic conditions and various conservation and energy efficiency measures and programs can impact customer energy requirements. Wholesale sales are primarily impacted by market prices for energy.

There are seasonal variations in MidAmerican Energy's electricity sales that are principally related to weather and the related use of electricity for air conditioning. Additionally, electricity sales are priced higher in the summer months compared to the remaining months of the year. As a result, 40% to 50% of MidAmerican Energy's regulated electric retail revenue is reported in the months of June, July, August and September.

A degree of concentration of sales exists with certain large electric retail customers. Sales to the 10 largest customers, from a variety of industries, comprised 25%, 24% and 23% of total retail electric sales in 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Sales to electronic data storage customers included in the 10 largest customers comprised 18%, 16% and 16% of total retail electric sales in 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The annual hourly peak demand on MidAmerican Energy's electric system usually occurs as a result of air conditioning use during the cooling season. Peak demand represents the highest demand on a given day and at a given hour. On August 2, 2022, retail customer usage of electricity caused a new record hourly peak demand of 5,386 MWs on MidAmerican Energy's electric distribution system, which is 150 MWs greater than the previous record hourly peak demand of 5,236 MWs set June 17, 2021.

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Generating Facilities and Fuel Supply

MidAmerican Energy has ownership interest in a diverse portfolio of generating facilities. The following table presents certain information regarding MidAmerican Energy's owned generating facilities as of December 31, 2022:
FacilityNet
Year Installed /Net CapacityOwned Capacity
Generating FacilityLocationEnergy Source
Repowered(1)
(MWs)(2)
(MWs)(2)
WIND:
Ida GroveIda Grove, IAWind2016-2019500 500 
OrientGreenfield, IAWind2018-2019500 500 
HighlandPrimghar, IAWind2015475 475 
Rolling HillsMassena, IAWind2011 / 2022443 443 
Beaver CreekOgden, IAWind2017-2018340 340 
North EnglishMontezuma, IAWind2018-2019340 340 
Palo AltoPalo Alto, IAWind2019-2020340 340 
Arbor HillGreenfield, IAWind2018-2020316 316 
PomeroyPomeroy, IAWind2007-2011 / 2018-2019, 2021286 286 
Diamond TrailLadora, IAWind2020250 250 
LundgrenOtho, IAWind2014250 250 
O'BrienPrimghar, IAWind2016250 250 
Southern HillsOrient, IAWind2020-2021250 250 
CenturyBlairsburg, IAWind2005-2008 / 2017-2018200 200 
EclipseAdair, IAWind2012 / 2022200 200 
PlymouthRemsen, IAWind2021200 200 
IntrepidSchaller, IAWind2004-2005 / 2017176 176 
AdairAdair, IAWind2008 / 2019-2020175 175 
PrairieMontezuma, IAWind2017-2018169 169 
CarrollCarroll, IAWind2008 / 2019150 150 
WalnutWalnut, IAWind2008 / 2019150 150 
ViennaGladbrook, IAWind2012-2013150 150 
AdamsLennox, IAWind2015150 150 
WellsburgWellsburg, IAWind2014139 139 
LaurelLaurel, IAWind2011 / 2022120 120 
MacksburgMacksburg, IAWind2014119 119 
ContrailBraddyville, IAWind2020110 110 
Morning LightAdair, IAWind2012 / 2022100 100 
VictoryWestside, IAWind2006 / 2017-201899 99 
IvesterWellsburg, IAWind201890 90 
Pocahontas PrairiePomeroy, IAWind2020 / 202180 80 
Charles CityCharles City, IAWind2008 / 201875 75 
7,192 7,192 
COAL:
LouisaMuscatine, IACoal1983747 657 
Walter Scott, Jr. Unit No. 3Council Bluffs, IACoal1978702 555 
Walter Scott, Jr. Unit No. 4Council Bluffs, IACoal2007806 481 
OttumwaOttumwa, IACoal1981706 367 
George Neal Unit No. 3Sergeant Bluff, IACoal1975504 363 
George Neal Unit No. 4Salix, IACoal1979640 260 
4,105 2,683 
NATURAL GAS AND OTHER:
Greater Des MoinesPleasant Hill, IAGas2003-2004511 511 
ElectrifarmWaterloo, IAGas or Oil1975-1978178 178 
Pleasant HillPleasant Hill, IAGas or Oil1990-1994155 155 
SycamoreJohnston, IAGas or Oil1974149 149 
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FacilityNet
Year Installed /Net CapacityOwned Capacity
Generating FacilityLocationEnergy Source
Repowered(1)
(MWs)(2)
(MWs)(2)
River HillsDes Moines, IAGas1966-1967118 118 
CoralvilleCoralville, IAGas197062 62 
MolineMoline, ILGas197060 60 
27 portable power modulesVariousOil200054 54 
ParrCharles City, IAGas196933 33 
1,320 1,320 
NUCLEAR:
Quad Cities Unit Nos. 1 and 2Cordova, ILUranium19721,822 455 
SOLAR:
Holliday CreekFort Dodge, IASolar2022100 100 
Arbor HillAdair, IASolar202224 24 
FranklinHampton, IASolar2022
NealSalix, IASolar2022
WaterlooWaterloo, IASolar2022
HillsHills, IASolar2022
141 141 
HYDROELECTRIC:
Moline Unit Nos. 1-4Moline, ILHydroelectric1941
Total Available Generating Capacity14,584 11,795 
(1)Repowered dates are associated with component replacements on existing wind-powered generating facilities commonly referred to by the IRS as repowering. IRS rules provide for re-establishment of the PTCs for an existing wind-powered generating facility upon the replacement of a significant portion of its components. If the degree of component replacement in such projects meets IRS guidelines, PTCs are re-established for 10 years at rates that depend upon the date on which construction begins.
(2)Facility Net Capacity represents the lesser of nominal ratings or any limitations under applicable interconnection, power purchase, or other agreements for intermittent resources and the total net dependable capability available during summer conditions for all other units. An intermittent resource's nominal rating is the manufacturer's contractually specified capability (in MWs) under specified conditions. Net Owned Capacity indicates MidAmerican Energy's ownership of Facility Net Capacity.
The following table shows the percentages of MidAmerican Energy's total energy supplied by energy source for the years ended December 31:
202220212020
Wind and other renewable(1)
58 %52 %54 %
Coal21 27 19 
Nuclear10 
Natural gas
Total energy generated90 91 85 
Energy purchased - short-term contracts and other14 
Energy purchased - long-term contracts (renewable)(1)
100 %100 %100 %
(1)All or some of the renewable energy attributes associated with generation from these sources may be: (a) used in future years to comply with RPS or other regulatory requirements, (b) sold to third parties in the form of RECs or other environmental commodities, or (c) excluded from energy purchased.

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MidAmerican Energy is required to have accredited resources available for dispatch by MISO to continuously meet its customer's needs and reliably operate its electric system. The percentage of MidAmerican Energy's energy supplied by energy source varies from year to year and is subject to numerous operational and economic factors such as planned and unplanned outages, fuel commodity prices, fuel transportation costs, weather, environmental considerations, transmission constraints, and wholesale market prices of electricity. MidAmerican Energy evaluates these factors continuously in order to facilitate economic dispatch of its generating facilities by MISO. When factors for one energy source are less favorable, MidAmerican Energy places more reliance on other energy sources. For example, MidAmerican Energy can generate more electricity using its low cost wind-powered generating facilities when factors associated with these facilities are favorable. When factors associated with wind resources are less favorable, MidAmerican Energy must increase its reliance on more expensive generation or purchased electricity. Refer to "General Regulation" in Item 1 of this Form 10-K for a discussion of energy cost recovery by jurisdiction.

Wind

MidAmerican Energy owns more wind-powered generating capacity than any other U.S. rate-regulated electric utility and believes wind-powered generation offers a viable, economical and environmentally prudent means of supplying electricity and complying with laws and regulations. Pursuant to ratemaking principles approved by the IUB, facilities accounting for 92% of MidAmerican Energy's wind-powered generating capacity in-service at December 31, 2022, are authorized to earn over their regulatory lives a fixed rate of return on equity ranging from 11.0% to 12.2% on the depreciated cost of their original construction, which excludes the cost of later replacements, in any future Iowa rate proceeding. MidAmerican Energy's wind-powered generating facilities, including those facilities where a significant portion of the equipment was replaced, commonly referred to as repowered facilities, are eligible for federal renewable electricity PTCs for 10 years from the date the facilities are placed in-service. PTCs are earned as energy from qualifying wind-powered generating facilities is produced and sold. PTCs for MidAmerican Energy's wind-powered generating facilities currently in-service began expiring in 2014, with final expiration in 2032. Since 2014, MidAmerican Energy has repowered, or plans to repower, 2,204 MWs of wind-powered generating facilities for which PTCs had expired by the end of 2022.

Of the 7,414 MWs (nameplate capacity) of wind-powered generating facilities in-service as of December 31, 2022, 7,249 MWs were generating PTCs, including 2,310 MWs of repowered facilities. PTCs earned by MidAmerican Energy's wind-powered generating facilities placed in-service prior to 2013, except for repowered facilities, were included in MidAmerican Energy's Iowa EAC, through which MidAmerican Energy is allowed to recover fluctuations in its electric retail energy costs. All of the eligibility of those facilities to earn PTCs had expired by the end of 2022. MidAmerican Energy earned PTCs totaling $710 million, $574 million and $510 million in 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively, of which 4%, 12% and 15%, respectively, were included in the Iowa EAC.

Coal

All of the coal-fueled generating facilities operated by MidAmerican Energy are fueled by low-sulfur, western coal from the Powder River Basin in northeast Wyoming. MidAmerican Energy's coal supply portfolio includes multiple suppliers and mines under short-term and multi-year agreements of varying terms and quantities through 2027. MidAmerican Energy believes supplies from these sources are presently adequate and available to meet MidAmerican Energy's needs. MidAmerican Energy's coal supply portfolio has substantially all of its expected 2023 and a majority of 2024 requirements under fixed-price contracts. MidAmerican Energy regularly monitors the western coal market for opportunities to enhance its coal supply portfolio.

MidAmerican Energy has a multi-year long-haul coal transportation agreement with BNSF Railway Company ("BNSF"), an affiliate company, for the delivery of coal to all of the MidAmerican Energy-operated coal-fueled generating facilities other than the George Neal Energy Center. Under this agreement, BNSF delivers coal directly to MidAmerican Energy's Walter Scott, Jr. Energy Center and to an interchange point with Canadian Pacific Railway Company for short-haul delivery to the Louisa Energy Center. MidAmerican Energy has a multi-year long-haul coal transportation agreement with Union Pacific Railroad Company for the delivery of coal to the George Neal Energy Center.

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Nuclear

MidAmerican Energy is a 25% joint owner of Quad Cities Generating Station Units 1 and 2 ("Quad Cities Station"), a nuclear generating facility, which is currently licensed by the NRC for operation until December 14, 2032. Constellation Energy Generation, LLC ("Constellation Energy"), is the 75% joint owner and the operator of Quad Cities Station. Approximately one-third of the nuclear fuel assemblies in each reactor core at Quad Cities Station is replaced every 24 months. MidAmerican Energy has been advised by Constellation Energy that it does not anticipate it will have difficulty in obtaining the necessary uranium concentrates or conversion, enrichment or fabrication services to meet the nuclear fuel requirements of Quad Cities Station. In reaction to concerns about the profitability of Quad Cities Station and Constellation Energy's ability to continue its operation, in December 2016, Illinois passed legislation creating a zero emission standard, which went into effect June 1, 2017. The zero emission standard requires the Illinois Power Agency to purchase ZECs and recover the costs from certain ratepayers in Illinois, subject to certain limitations. Currently, Quad Cities is operating under agreements to provide Illinois load serving entities ZECs through June 1, 2027.
        
Natural Gas and Other

MidAmerican Energy uses natural gas and oil as fuel for intermediate and peak demand electric generation, igniter fuel, transmission support and standby purposes. These sources are presently in adequate supply and available to meet MidAmerican Energy's needs.

Regional Transmission Organizations

MidAmerican Energy sells and purchases electricity and ancillary services related to its generation and load in wholesale markets pursuant to the tariffs in those markets. MidAmerican Energy participates predominantly in the MISO energy and ancillary service markets, which provide MidAmerican Energy with wholesale opportunities over a large market area. MidAmerican Energy can enter into wholesale bilateral transactions in addition to market activity related to its assets. MidAmerican Energy is also authorized to participate in the Southwest Power Pool, Inc. and PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. markets and can contract with several other utilities in the region. MidAmerican Energy utilizes financial swaps and physical fixed-price electricity sales and purchases contracts to reduce its exposure to electricity price volatility.

MidAmerican Energy's decisions regarding additions to or reductions of its generation portfolio may be impacted by the MISO's minimum reserve margin requirement. The MISO requires each member to maintain a minimum reserve margin of its accredited generating capacity over its peak demand obligation based on the member's load forecast filed with the MISO each year. The MISO's reserve requirement was 8.7% for the summer of 2022. MidAmerican Energy's owned and contracted capacity accredited for the 2022-2023 MISO capacity auction was 5,591 MWs compared to a peak demand obligation of 5,078 MWs, or a reserve margin of 10.1%. Beginning with the 2023-2024 planning year, the MISO will implement a seasonal construct requiring each member to maintain a minimum seasonal reserve margin of its accredited generating capacity over its seasonal peak demand obligation based on the member's seasonal load forecast filed with the MISO each year. The reserve requirements for the 2023-2024 planning year will be 7.4% for summer 2023, 14.9% for fall 2023, 25.5% for winter 2023-2024 and 24.5% for spring 2024. Accredited capacity represents the amount of generation available to meet the requirements of MidAmerican Energy's retail customers and consists of MidAmerican Energy-owned generation, interruptible retail customer load, certain customer private generation that MidAmerican Energy is contractually allowed to dispatch and the net amount of capacity purchases and sales, excluding sales into the MISO annual capacity auction. Accredited capacity may vary significantly from the nominal capacity ratings, particularly for wind or solar facilities whose output is dependent upon energy resource availability at any given time. Additionally, the actual amount of generating capacity available at any time may be less than the accredited capacity due to regulatory restrictions, transmission constraints, fuel restrictions and generating units being temporarily out of service for inspection, maintenance, refueling, modifications or other reasons.

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Transmission and Distribution

MidAmerican Energy's transmission and distribution systems included 4,600 circuit miles of transmission lines in four states, 25,400 circuit miles of distribution lines and 345 substations as of December 31, 2022. Electricity from MidAmerican Energy's generating facilities and purchased electricity is delivered to wholesale markets and its retail customers via the transmission facilities of MidAmerican Energy and others. MidAmerican Energy participates in the MISO capacity, energy and ancillary services markets as a transmission-owning member and, accordingly, operates its transmission assets at the direction of the MISO. The MISO manages its energy and ancillary service markets using reliability-constrained economic dispatch of the region's generation. For both the day-ahead and real-time (every five minutes) markets, the MISO analyzes generation commitments to provide market liquidity and transparent pricing while maintaining transmission system reliability by minimizing congestion and maximizing efficient energy transmission. Additionally, through its FERC-approved OATT, the MISO performs the role of transmission service provider throughout the MISO footprint and administers the long-term planning function. The MISO costs of the participants are shared among the participants through a number of mechanisms in accordance with the MISO tariff.

Regulated Natural Gas Operations

MidAmerican Energy is engaged in the distribution of natural gas to customers in its service territory and the related procurement, transportation and storage of natural gas for the benefit of those customers. MidAmerican Energy purchases natural gas from various suppliers and contracts with interstate natural gas pipelines for transportation of the gas to MidAmerican Energy's service territory and for storage and balancing services. MidAmerican Energy sells natural gas and delivery services to end-use customers on its distribution system; sells natural gas to other utilities, municipalities and energy marketing companies; and transports natural gas through its distribution system for end-use customers who have independently secured their supply of natural gas. During 2022, 54% of the total natural gas delivered through MidAmerican Energy's distribution system was associated with transportation service.

Natural gas property consists primarily of natural gas mains and service lines, meters, and related distribution equipment, including feeder lines to communities served from natural gas pipelines owned by others. The natural gas distribution facilities of MidAmerican Energy included 24,600 miles of natural gas main and service lines as of December 31, 2022.

Customer Usage and Seasonality

The percentages of natural gas sold to MidAmerican Energy's retail customers by jurisdiction for the years ended December 31 were as follows:
202220212020
Iowa76 %76 %76 %
South Dakota14 13 13 
Illinois10 10 
Nebraska
100 %100 %100 %

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The percentages of natural gas sold to MidAmerican Energy's retail and wholesale customers by class of customer, total Dths of natural gas sold, total Dths of transportation service and the average number of retail customers for the years ended December 31 were as follows:
202220212020
Residential47 %44 %45 %
Commercial(1)
22 20 20 
Industrial(1)
Total retail74 69 70 
Wholesale(2)
26 31 30 
100 %100 %100 %
Total Dths of natural gas sold (in thousands)119,508111,916114,399
Total Dths of transportation service (in thousands)102,827112,631110,263
Total average number of retail customers (in thousands)789781774
(1)Commercial and industrial customers are classified primarily based on the nature of their business and natural gas usage. Commercial customers are non-residential customers that use natural gas principally for heating. Industrial customers are non-residential customers that use natural gas principally for their manufacturing processes.
(2)Wholesale sales are generally made to other utilities, municipalities and energy marketing companies for eventual resale to end-use customers.

There are seasonal variations in MidAmerican Energy's regulated natural gas business that are principally due to the use of natural gas for heating. Typically, 50-60% of MidAmerican Energy's regulated retail natural gas revenue is reported in the months of January, February, March and December.

On January 29, 2019, MidAmerican Energy recorded its all-time highest peak-day delivery through its distribution system of 1,319,361 Dths. This peak-day delivery consisted of 68% traditional retail sales service and 32% transportation service. MidAmerican Energy's 2022/2023 winter heating season preliminary peak-day delivery as of February 2, 2023, was 1,311,920 Dths, reached on December 22, 2022. This preliminary peak-day delivery consisted of 71% traditional retail sales service and 29% transportation service.

Natural Gas Supply and Capacity

MidAmerican Energy uses several strategies designed to maintain a reliable natural gas supply and reduce the impact of volatility in natural gas prices on its regulated retail natural gas customers. These strategies include the purchase of a geographically diverse supply portfolio from producers and third-party energy marketing companies, the use of interstate pipeline storage services and MidAmerican Energy's LNG peaking facilities, and the use of financial derivatives to fix the price on a portion of the anticipated natural gas requirements of MidAmerican Energy's customers. Refer to "General Regulation" in Item 1 of this Form 10-K for a discussion of the PGAs.

MidAmerican Energy contracts for firm natural gas pipeline capacity to transport natural gas from key production areas and liquid market centers to its service territory through direct interconnects to the pipeline systems of several interstate natural gas pipeline systems, including Northern Natural Gas, an affiliate company. MidAmerican Energy has multiple pipeline interconnections into several larger markets within its distribution system. Multiple pipeline interconnections create competition among pipeline suppliers for transportation capacity to serve those markets, thus reducing costs. In addition, multiple pipeline interconnections increase delivery reliability and give MidAmerican Energy the ability to optimize delivery of the lowest cost supply from the various production areas and liquid market centers into these markets. Benefits to MidAmerican Energy's distribution system customers are shared among all jurisdictions through a consolidated PGA.

At times, the natural gas pipeline capacity available through MidAmerican Energy's firm capacity portfolio may exceed the requirements of retail customers on MidAmerican Energy's distribution system. Firm capacity in excess of MidAmerican Energy's system needs can be released to other companies to achieve optimum use of the available capacity. Past IUB and South Dakota Public Utilities Commission ("SDPUC") rulings have allowed MidAmerican Energy to retain 30% of the revenue on the resold capacity, with the remaining 70% being returned to customers through the PGAs.

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MidAmerican Energy utilizes interstate pipeline natural gas storage services to meet retail customer requirements, manage fluctuations in demand due to changes in weather and other usage factors and manage variation in seasonal natural gas pricing. MidAmerican Energy typically withdraws natural gas from storage during the heating season when customer demand is historically at its peak and injects natural gas into storage during off-peak months when customer demand is historically lower. MidAmerican Energy also utilizes its three LNG facilities to meet peak day demands during the winter heating season. Interstate pipeline storage services and MidAmerican Energy's LNG facilities reduce dependence on natural gas purchases during the volatile winter heating season and can deliver a significant portion of MidAmerican Energy's anticipated retail sales requirements on a peak winter day. For MidAmerican Energy's 2022/2023 winter heating season preliminary peak-day of December 22, 2022, supply sources used to meet deliveries to traditional retail sales service customers included 54% from purchases delivered on interstate pipelines, 35% from interstate pipeline storage services and 11% from MidAmerican Energy's LNG facilities.

MidAmerican Energy attempts to optimize the value of its regulated transportation capacity, natural gas supply and interstate pipeline storage services by engaging in wholesale transactions. IUB and SDPUC rulings have allowed MidAmerican Energy to retain 50% of the respective jurisdictional margins earned on certain wholesale sales of natural gas, with the remaining 50% being returned to customers through the PGAs.

MidAmerican Energy is not aware of any factors that would cause material difficulties in meeting its anticipated retail customer demand under normal operating conditions for the foreseeable future.

Energy Efficiency Programs

MidAmerican Energy has provided a comprehensive set of demand- and energy-reduction programs to its Iowa electric and natural gas customers since 1990. The programs, collectively referred to as energy efficiency programs, are designed to reduce energy consumption and more effectively manage when energy is used, including management of seasonal peak loads. Current programs offer services to customers such as energy engineering audits and information on how to improve the efficiency of their homes and businesses. To assist customers in investing in energy efficiency, MidAmerican Energy offers rebates or incentives encouraging the purchase and installation of high-efficiency equipment such as lighting, heating and cooling equipment, weatherization, motors, process equipment and systems, as well as incentives for efficient construction. Incentives are also paid to residential customers who participate in the air conditioner load control program and nonresidential customers who participate in the nonresidential load management program. In Iowa, legislation passed in 2018 provides that projected cumulative average annual costs for a natural gas energy efficiency plan cannot exceed 1.5% of expected Iowa natural gas retail revenue and, for an electric demand response plan and separately for an electric energy efficiency plan other than demand response, cannot exceed 2.0% of expected annual Iowa electric retail revenue. Although subject to prudence reviews, state regulations allow for contemporaneous recovery of costs incurred for energy efficiency programs through state-specific energy efficiency service charges paid by all retail electric and natural gas customers. In 2022, $43 million was expensed for MidAmerican Energy's energy efficiency programs, which resulted in estimated first-year energy savings of 133,000 MWhs of electricity and 174,000 Dths of natural gas and an estimated peak load reduction of 384 MWs of electricity and 2,444 Dths per day of natural gas.

Human Capital

Employees

All of MidAmerican Funding's employees are employed by MidAmerican Energy. As of December 31, 2022, MidAmerican Energy had approximately 3,400 employees, of which approximately 1,400 were covered by union contracts. MidAmerican Energy has three separate contracts with locals of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union. A contract with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers covering substantially all of the union employees expires April 30, 2027. For more information regarding MidAmerican Funding's and MidAmerican Energy's human capital disclosures, refer to Item 1. Business - General section of this Form 10-K.

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NV ENERGY (NEVADA POWER AND SIERRA PACIFIC)

General

NV Energy, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of BHE, is an energy holding company headquartered in Nevada whose principal subsidiaries are Nevada Power and Sierra Pacific. Nevada Power and Sierra Pacific are indirect consolidated subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway. Nevada Power is a U.S. regulated electric utility company serving 1.0 million retail customers primarily in the Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson and adjoining areas. Sierra Pacific is a U.S. regulated electric and natural gas utility company serving 0.4 million retail electric customers and 0.2 million retail and transportation natural gas customers in northern Nevada. The Nevada Utilities are principally engaged in the business of generating, transmitting, distributing and selling electricity and, in the case of Sierra Pacific, in distributing, selling and transporting natural gas. Nevada Power and Sierra Pacific have electric service territories covering approximately 4,500 square miles and 41,400 square miles, respectively. Sierra Pacific has a natural gas service territory covering approximately 900 square miles in Reno and Sparks. Principal industries served by the Nevada Utilities include gaming, recreation, warehousing, manufacturing and governmental services. Sierra Pacific also serves the mining industry. The Nevada Utilities buy and sell electricity on the wholesale market with other utilities, energy marketing companies, financial institutions and other market participants to balance and optimize economic benefits of electricity generation, retail customer loads and wholesale transactions.

The Nevada Utilities' electric and natural gas operations are conducted under numerous nonexclusive franchise agreements, revocable permits and licenses obtained from federal, state and local authorities. The franchise agreements, with various expiration dates, are typically for 20- to 25-year terms. The Nevada Utilities operate under certificates of public convenience and necessity as regulated by the PUCN, and as such the Nevada Utilities have an obligation to provide electricity service to those customers within their service territory. In return, the PUCN has established rates on a cost-of-service basis, which are designed to allow the Nevada Utilities an opportunity to recover all prudently incurred costs of providing services and an opportunity to earn a reasonable return on their investment.

NV Energy's monthly net income is affected by the seasonal impact of weather on electricity and natural gas sales and seasonal retail electricity prices from the Nevada Utilities'. For 2022, 78% of NV Energy annual net income was recorded in the months of June through September.

Regulated electric utility operations is Nevada Power's only segment while regulated electric utility operations and regulated natural gas operations are the two segments of Sierra Pacific.

Sierra Pacific's operating revenue and operating income derived from the following business activities for the years ended December 31 were as follows (dollars in millions):
202220212020
Operating revenue:
Electric$1,025 86 %$848 88 %$738 86 %
Gas168 14 117 12 116 14 
Total operating revenue$1,193 100 %$965 100 %$854 100 %
Operating income:
Electric$146 88 %$148 89 %$147 89 %
Gas19 12 19 11 18 11 
Total operating income$165 100 %$167 100 %$165 100 %

Nevada Power was incorporated under the laws of the state of Nevada in 1929 and its principal executive offices are located at 6226 West Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada 89146, its telephone number is (702) 402-5000 and its internet address is www.nvenergy.com.

Sierra Pacific was incorporated under the laws of the state of Nevada in 1912 and its principal executive offices are located at 6100 Neil Road, Reno, Nevada 89511, its telephone number is (775) 834-4011 and its internet address is www.nvenergy.com.

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Regulated Electric Operations

Customers

The Nevada Utilities' sell electricity to retail customers in a single state jurisdiction. Electricity sold to the Nevada Utilities' retail and wholesale customers by class of customer and the average number of retail customers for the years ended December 31 were as follows:
202220212020
Nevada Power:
GWhs sold:
Residential10,299 42 %10,415 44 %10,477 46 %
Commercial4,904 21 4,838 21 4,591 20 
Industrial5,630 23 5,270 22 4,881 21 
Other191 198 195 
Total fully bundled21,024 87 20,721 88 20,144 88 
Distribution only service2,786 11 2,646 11 2,425 11 
Total retail 23,810 98 23,367 99 22,569 99 
Wholesale586 356 374 
Total GWhs sold24,396 100 %23,723 100 %22,943 100 %
Average number of retail customers (in thousands):
Residential886 89 %871 88 %856 88 %
Commercial113 11 112 12 110 12 
Industrial— — — 
Total1,001 100 %985 100 %968 100 %
Sierra Pacific:
GWhs sold:
Residential2,747 22 %2,769 23 %2,672 23 %
Commercial3,124 26 3,056 26 2,977 26 
Industrial2,867 23 3,716 31 3,544 31 
Other13 — 15 — 15 — 
Total fully bundled8,751 71 9,556 80 9,208 80 
Distribution only service2,757 23 1,639 14 1,670 15 
Total retail11,508 94 11,195 94 10,878 95 
Wholesale741 656 548 
Total GWhs sold12,249 100 %11,851 100 %11,426 100 %
Average number of retail customers (in thousands):
Residential322 87 %316 87 %310 86 %
Commercial49 13 49 13 49 14 
Total371 100 %365 100 %359 100 %

Variations in weather, economic conditions, particularly for gaming, mining and wholesale customers and various conservation, energy efficiency and private generation measures and programs can impact customer energy requirements. Wholesale sales are impacted by market prices for energy relative to the incremental cost to generate power.

There are seasonal variations in the Nevada Utilities' electric business that are principally related to weather and the related use of electricity for air conditioning. Typically, 48-52% of Nevada Power's and 37-40% of Sierra Pacific's regulated electric revenue is reported in the months of June through September.

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The annual hourly peak customer demand on the Nevada Utilities' electric systems occurs as a result of air conditioning use during the cooling season. Peak demand represents the highest demand on a given day and at a given hour. On July 11, 2022, customer usage of electricity caused an hourly peak demand of 6,033 MWs on Nevada Power's electric system, which is 267 MWs less than the record hourly peak demand of 6,300 MWs set July 9, 2021. On July 27, 2022, customer usage of electricity caused an hourly peak demand of 1,962 MWs on Sierra Pacific's electric system, which is 144 MWs less than the record hourly peak demand of 2,106 MWs set July 12, 2021.

Generating Facilities and Fuel Supply

The Nevada Utilities have ownership interest in a diverse portfolio of generating facilities. The following table presents certain information regarding the Nevada Utilities' owned generating facilities as of December 31, 2022:
FacilityNet Owned
Net CapacityCapacity
Generating FacilityLocationEnergy SourceInstalled
(MWs)(1)
(MWs)(1)
Nevada Power:
NATURAL GAS:
LenzieLas Vegas, NVNatural gas20061,185 1,185 
ClarkLas Vegas, NVNatural gas1973-20081,102 1,102 
Harry AllenLas Vegas, NVNatural gas1995-2011628 628 
HigginsPrimm, NVNatural gas2004589 589 
SilverhawkLas Vegas, NVNatural gas2004590 590 
Las VegasLas Vegas, NVNatural gas1994-2003272 272 
Sun PeakLas Vegas, NVNatural gas/oil1991210 210 
4,576 4,576 
RENEWABLES:
NellisLas Vegas, NVSolar201515 15 
GoodspringsGoodsprings, NVWaste heat2010
20 20 
Total Available Generating Capacity4,596 4,596 
Sierra Pacific:
NATURAL GAS:
TracySparks, NVNatural gas1974-2008773 773 
Ft. ChurchillYerington, NVNatural gas1968-1971196 196 
Clark MountainSparks, NVNatural gas1994132 132 
1,101 1,101 
COAL:
Valmy Unit Nos. 1 and 2Valmy, NVCoal1981-1985522 261 
RENEWABLES:
Ft. ChurchillYerington, NVSolar201520 20 
Total Available Generating Capacity1,643 1,382 
Total NV Energy Available Generating Capacity6,239 5,978 
PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION:
Dry LakeDry Lake, NVSolarEst. 2023150 150 
6,389 6,128 
(1)Facility Net Capacity represents the lesser of nominal ratings or any limitations under applicable interconnection, power purchase, or other agreements for intermittent resources and the total net dependable capability available during summer conditions for all other units. An intermittent resource's nominal rating is the manufacturer's contractually specified capability (in MWs) under specified conditions. Net Owned Capacity indicates Nevada Power or Sierra Pacific's ownership of Facility Net Capacity.

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The following table shows the percentages of the Nevada Utilities' total energy supplied by energy source for the years ended December 31:
202220212020
Nevada Power:
Total energy generated - natural gas60 %64 %66 %
Energy purchased - long-term contracts (renewable)(1)
23 19 15 
Energy purchased - long-term contracts (non-renewable) 10 13 
Energy purchased - short-term contracts and other
100 %100 %100 %
Sierra Pacific:
Natural gas41 %43 %48 %
Coal11 11 
Total energy generated52 54 56 
Energy purchased - long-term contracts (renewable)(1)
28 17 15 
Energy purchased - long-term contracts (non-renewable)11 14 24 
Energy purchased - short-term contracts and other15 
100 %100 %100 %
(1)     All or some of the renewable energy attributes associated with generation from these sources may be: (a) used in future years to comply with RPS or other regulatory requirements, (b) sold to third parties in the form of RECs or other environmental commodities, or (c) excluded from energy purchased.

The Nevada Utilities are required to have resources available to continuously meet their customer needs and reliably operate their electric systems. The percentage of the Nevada Utilities' energy supplied by energy source varies from year-to-year and is subject to numerous operational and economic factors such as planned and unplanned outages; fuel commodity prices; fuel transportation costs; weather; environmental considerations; transmission constraints; and wholesale market prices of electricity. The Nevada Utilities evaluate these factors continuously in order to facilitate economic dispatch of their generating facilities. When factors for one energy source are less favorable, the Nevada Utilities place more reliance on other energy sources. As long as the Nevada Utilities' purchases are deemed prudent by the PUCN, through their annual prudency review, the Nevada Utilities are permitted to recover the cost of fuel and purchased power. The Nevada Utilities also have the ability to reset quarterly the BTERs, with PUCN approval, based on the last 12 months fuel costs and purchased power and to reset quarterly DEAA.

The Nevada Utilities have adopted an approach to managing the energy supply function that has three primary elements. The first element is a set of management guidelines for procuring and optimizing the supply portfolio that is consistent with the requirements of a load serving entity with a full requirements obligation, and with the growth of private generation serving a small but growing group of customers with partial requirements. The second element is an energy risk management and control approach that ensures clear separation of roles between the day-to-day management of risks and compliance monitoring and control and ensures clear distinction between policy setting (or planning) and execution. Lastly, the Nevada Utilities pursue a process of ongoing regulatory involvement and acknowledgment of the resource portfolio management plans.

The Nevada Utilities have entered into multiple long-term power purchase contracts (three or more years) with suppliers that generate electricity utilizing renewable resources and natural gas. Nevada Power has entered into contracts with a total capacity of 3,522 MWs with contract termination dates ranging from 2023 to 2067. Included in these contracts are 3,352 MWs of capacity from renewable energy, of which 1,818 MWs of capacity are under development or construction and not currently available. Sierra Pacific has entered into contracts with a total capacity of 985 MWs with contract termination dates ranging from 2023 to 2049. Included in these contracts are 973 MWs of capacity from renewable energy, of which 25 MWs of capacity are under development or construction and not currently available.

The Nevada Utilities manage certain risks relating to their supply of electricity and fuel requirements by entering into various contracts, which may be accounted for as derivatives, including forwards, futures, options, swaps and other agreements. Refer to NV Energy's "General Regulation" section in Item 1 of this Form 10-K for a discussion of energy cost recovery by jurisdiction and Nevada Power's Item 7A and Sierra Pacific's Item 7A in this Form 10-K for a discussion of commodity price risk and derivative contracts.

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Natural Gas

The Nevada Utilities rely on indexed physical gas purchases for the majority of natural gas needed to operate their generating facilities. To secure natural gas supplies for the generating facilities, the Nevada Utilities execute purchases pursuant to a PUCN approved four season laddering strategy. In 2022, natural gas supply net purchases averaged 299,831 and 149,418 Dths per day with the winter period contracts averaging 256,039 and 120,985 Dths per day and the summer period contracts averaging 330,731 and 189,714 Dths per day for Nevada Power and Sierra Pacific, respectively. The Nevada Utilities believe supplies from these sources are presently adequate and available to meet its needs.

The Nevada Utilities contract for firm natural gas pipeline capacity to transport natural gas from production areas to their service territory through direct interconnects to the pipeline systems of several interstate natural gas pipeline systems, including Nevada Power who contracts with Kern River, an affiliated company. Sierra Pacific utilizes natural gas storage contracted from interstate pipelines to meet retail customer requirements and to manage the daily changes in demand due to changes in weather and other usage factors. The stored natural gas is typically replaced during off-peak months when the demand for natural gas is historically lower than during the heating season.

Coal

Sierra Pacific relies on spot market solicitations for coal supplies and will regularly monitor the western coal market for opportunities to meet these needs. Sierra Pacific has a transportation services contract with Union Pacific Railroad Company to ship coal from various origins in central Utah, western Colorado and Wyoming that expires December 31, 2025. Sierra Pacific has a coal purchase agreement that extends through December 2023. The Valmy generating facility, Sierra Pacific's remaining facility requiring coal, has an approved retirement date of December 2025. Nevada Power has no coal requirements.

Energy Imbalance Market

The Nevada Utilities participate in the EIM operated by the California ISO, which reduces costs to serve customers through more efficient dispatch of a larger and more diverse pool of resources, more effectively integrates renewables and enhances reliability through improved situational awareness and responsiveness. The EIM expands the real-time component of the California ISO's market technology to optimize and balance electricity supply and demand every five minutes across the EIM footprint. The EIM is voluntary and available to all balancing authorities in the western U.S. EIM market participants submit bids to the California ISO market operator before each hour for each generating resource they choose to be dispatched by the market. Each bid is comprised of a dispatchable operating range, ramp rate and prices across the operating range. The California ISO market operator uses sophisticated technology to select the least-cost resources to meet demand and send simultaneous dispatch signals to every participating generator across the EIM footprint every five minutes. In addition to generation resource bids, the California ISO market operator also receives continuous real-time updates of the transmission grid network, meteorological and load forecast information that it uses to optimize dispatch instructions. Outside the EIM footprint, utilities in the western U.S. do not utilize comparable technology and are largely limited to transactions within the borders of their balancing authority area to balance supply and demand intra-hour using a combination of manual and automated dispatch. The EIM delivers customer benefits by leveraging automation and resource diversity to result in more efficient dispatch, more effective integration of renewables and improved situational awareness. Benefits are expected to increase further with renewable resource expansion and as more entities join the EIM bringing incremental diversity.

Transmission and Distribution

The Nevada Utilities' transmission system is part of the Western Interconnection, a regional grid in the U.S. The Western Interconnection includes the interconnected transmission systems of 14 western states, two Canadian provinces and parts of Mexico. The Nevada Utilities' transmission system, together with contractual rights on other transmission systems, enables the Nevada Utilities to integrate and access generation resources to meet their customer load requirements. Nevada Power's transmission and distribution systems included approximately 1,900 miles of transmission lines, 14,000 miles of distribution lines and 220 substations as of December 31, 2022. Sierra Pacific's transmission and distribution systems included approximately 4,200 miles of transmission lines, 9,600 miles of distribution lines and 210 substations as of December 31, 2022.

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ON Line is a 231-mile, 500-kV transmission line connecting Nevada Power's and Sierra Pacific's service territories. ON Line provides the ability to jointly dispatch energy throughout Nevada and provide access to renewable energy resources in parts of northern and eastern Nevada, which enhances the Nevada Utilities' ability to manage and optimize their generating facilities. ON Line provides between 600 MWs northbound and 900 MWs southbound of transfer capability with interconnection between the Robinson Summit substation on the Sierra Pacific system and the Harry Allen substation on the Nevada Power system. ON Line was a joint project between the Nevada Utilities and Great Basin Transmission, LLC. The Nevada Utilities own a 25% interest in ON Line and have entered into a long-term transmission use agreement with Great Basin Transmission, LLC for its 75% interest in ON Line until 2054. The Nevada Utilities share of its 25% interest in ON Line and the long-term transmission use agreement is split 75% for Nevada Power and 25% for Sierra Pacific.

The PUCN has approved the Nevada Utilities' Greenlink Nevada transmission expansion program, with an estimated cost of approximately $2.6 billion, which builds a foundation for the Nevada Utilities to accommodate existing and future transmission network customers, increase transmission system reliability, create access to diversified renewable resources, facilitate development of existing designated solar energy zones, facilitate conventional generation retirement and achieve Nevada's carbon reduction and eventual net-zero objectives. The Greenlink program consists of a 350-mile, 525-kV transmission line, known as Greenlink West, connecting the Ft. Churchill substation to the Northwest substation to the Harry Allen substation; a 235-mile, 525-kV transmission line, known as Greenlink North, connecting the new Ft. Churchill substation to the Robinson Summit substation; a 46-mile, 345-kV transmission line from the new Ft. Churchill substation to the Mira Loma substations; and a 38-mile, 345-kV transmission line from the new Ft. Churchill substation to the Robinson Summit substations. The Greenlink program will be constructed in stages that are estimated to be placed in-service between December 2026 and December 2028. The Nevada Utilities will jointly own and operate the Greenlink transmission lines. Through December 31, 2022, $51 million had been spent.

Future Generation, Conservation and Energy Efficiency

Energy Supply Planning

Within the energy supply planning process, there are four key components covering different time frames:

IRPs are filed by the Nevada Utilities for approval by the PUCN every three years and the Nevada Utilities may, as necessary, file amendments to their IRPs. IRPs are prepared in compliance with Nevada laws and regulations and cover a 20-year period. Nevada law governing the IRP process was modified in 2017 and now requires joint filings by Nevada Power and Sierra Pacific. IRPs develop a comprehensive, integrated plan that considers customer energy requirements and propose the resources to meet those requirements in a manner that is consistent with prevailing market fundamentals. The ultimate goal of the IRPs is to balance the objectives of minimizing costs and reducing volatility while reliably meeting the electric needs of the Nevada Utilities' customers. Costs incurred to complete projects approved through the IRP process still remain subject to review for reasonableness by the PUCN.
Energy Supply Plans ("ESP") are filed with the PUCN for approval and operate in conjunction with the PUCN-approved 20-year IRP. The ESP has a one- to three-year planning horizon and is an intermediate-term resource procurement and risk management plan that establishes the supply portfolio strategies within which intermediate-term resource requirements will be met with PUCN approval required for executing contracts of longer than three years.
Distributed Resource Plans ("DRP") are filed with the PUCN for approval and operate in conjunction with the PUCN-approved 20-year IRP. The DRP establishes a formal process to aid in the cost-effective integration of distributed resources into the Nevada Utilities' distribution and transmission process and ultimately the NV Energy utilities' electricity grid.
Action plans are filed with the PUCN for approval and operate in conjunction with the PUCN-approved 20-year IRP and PUCN-approved ESP. The action plan establishes tactical execution activities with a three-year focus.

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In June 2021, the Nevada Utilities filed a joint application for approval of their 2022-2041 Triennial IRP, 2022-2024 ESP and 2022-2024 Action Plan. As part of the filing, the Nevada Utilities requested approval of 600 MWs of solar photovoltaic generating resources with 480 MWs of battery energy storage capacity, three battery energy storage projects with 66 MWs of capacity, the acquisition of one existing solar photovoltaic generating facility with 19.5 MWs of capacity that is currently leased to Sierra Pacific, and network upgrades associated with the new renewable energy projects. In September 2021, a hearing was held for the generation upgrades portion of the application, which resulted in an order approving that portion of the joint IRP. The Nevada Utilities filed a partial party stipulation resolving all issues related to the ESP, load forecast and fuel and purchased power price portions of the joint IRP. In October 2021, the Nevada Utilities filed a corrected stipulation, which was approved by the PUCN. In November 2021, a hearing was conducted for the remaining portions of the joint IRP and in December 2021, the PUCN issued an order granting in part and denying in part. The PUCN approved the construction of the 600 MWs of solar photovoltaic generating resources with 480 MWs of battery energy storage capacity, the acquisition of the existing solar photovoltaic generating facility and the network upgrade, among other items. However, the three additional battery energy storage projects were deferred for approval in future plans and the PUCN declined to retire Valmy 1 early and made adjustments to the approved budget for developing and conducting the distributed resource energy trial.

In September 2021, in compliance with Senate Bill ("SB") 448, the Nevada Utilities filed an amendment to the 2021 joint IRP for approval of their Transmission Infrastructure for a Clean Energy Economy Plan that sets forth a plan for the construction of certain high-voltage transmission infrastructure which includes a 235-mile, 525-kV transmission line known as Greenlink North and a 32-mile, 525-kV transmission segment of Greenlink West. In January 2022, the Nevada Utilities reached a settlement with all the intervening parties and presented a stipulation before the PUCN related to the Greenlink transmission project. The settlement allows for the Nevada Utilities to receive approval to construct the Greenlink North project and the remaining segment of the Greenlink West project. The settlement allows the Nevada Utilities to designate these projects as critical facilities that will allow the Nevada Utilities to propose financial incentives in future proceedings. Potential financial incentives include construction work in process included in rate base and the ability to use regulatory asset accounting treatment. The Nevada Utilities agreed not to seek an enhanced return on investment at the state level as part of the settlement. The stipulation was approved by the PUCN in January 2022.

In March 2022, the Nevada Utilities filed the first amendment to the 2021 joint IRP for approval of the battery energy storage system with 220 MWs of capacity; a $3.5 million funding request to further study and perform due diligence on the pumped storage hydro project with a capacity of 1,000 MW, an addition of the geothermal facility purchase power agreement for 25 MW of renewable energy, peak firing project upgrades at the existing generating units to yield 48 MW of additional on-peak generation thermal energy storage project to increase the generating station's peak capacity by 18 MW, and network upgrades associated with the battery energy storage system. In April 2022, a partial stipulation was filed to remedy the redaction of the purchase power agreement pricing and in June 2022, the Nevada Utilities filed a settlement stipulation resolving all remaining issues. The PUCN approved the stipulation in July 2022.

In compliance with SB 448, the Nevada Utilities filed their second and third amendments to the 2021 joint IRP in July and September 2022, respectively. The Nevada Utilities requested an approval to amend the Demand Side Plan for the action period for 2022-2024 in July's filing and requested in September an approval of a DRP amendment to implement the state's first Transportation Electrification Plan ("TEP") and approve proposed tariffs and schedules to implement the TEP. In November 2022, the Nevada Utilities filed an all-party settlement stipulation of the second amendment to the IRP, resolving all issues. A hearing related to the application for approval of the third amendment was held in February 2023.

In November 2022, the Nevada Utilities filed their fourth amendment to the 2021 joint IRP requesting an approval of a generation update to the Supply Plan, an addition of 400 MW of peaking combustion turbines, a 120 MW geothermal portfolio long-term power purchase agreement, a 20 MW new geothermal technology long-term purchase power agreement, and a 200 MW grid-tied battery energy storage system at the Valmy generating facility as well as necessary transmission upgrades. An order is expected in the first half of 2023.

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Energy Efficiency Programs

The Nevada Utilities have provided a comprehensive set of energy efficiency, demand response and conservation programs to their Nevada electric customers. The programs are designed to reduce energy consumption and more effectively manage when energy is used, including management of seasonal peak loads. Current programs offer services to customers such as energy audits and customer education and awareness efforts that provide information on how to improve the efficiency of their homes and businesses. To assist customers in investing in energy efficiency, the Nevada Utilities have offered rebates or incentives encouraging the purchase and installation of high-efficiency equipment such as lighting, heating and cooling equipment, weatherization, motors, process equipment and systems, as well as incentives for efficient construction. Incentives are also paid to residential customers who participate in the air conditioner load control program and nonresidential customers who participate in the nonresidential load management program. Energy efficiency program costs are recovered through annual rates set by the PUCN and adjusted based on the Nevada Utilities' annual filing to recover current program costs and any over or under collections from the prior filing, subject to prudence review. During 2022, Nevada Power spent $34 million on energy efficiency programs, resulting in an estimated 205,974 MWhs of electric energy savings and an estimated 179 MWs of electric peak load management. During 2022, Sierra Pacific spent $8 million on energy efficiency programs, resulting in an estimated 40,539 MWhs of electric energy savings and an estimated 23 MWs of electric peak load management.

Regulated Natural Gas Operations

Sierra Pacific is engaged in the distribution of natural gas to customers in its service territory and the related procurement, transportation and storage of natural gas for the benefit of those customers. Sierra Pacific purchases natural gas from various suppliers and contracts with interstate natural gas pipelines for transportation of the natural gas from the production areas to Sierra Pacific's service territory and for storage services to manage fluctuations in system demand and seasonal pricing. Sierra Pacific sells natural gas and delivery services to end-use customers on its distribution system; sells natural gas to other utilities, municipalities and energy marketing companies; and transports natural gas through its distribution system for a number of end-use customers who have independently secured their supply of natural gas. During 2022, 7% of the total natural gas delivered through Sierra Pacific's distribution system was for transportation service.

Natural gas property consists primarily of natural gas mains and service lines, meters, and related distribution equipment, including feeder lines to communities served from natural gas pipelines owned by others. The natural gas distribution facilities of Sierra Pacific included 3,600 miles of natural gas mains and service lines as of December 31, 2022.

Customer Usage and Seasonality

The percentages of natural gas sold to Sierra Pacific's retail and wholesale customers by class of customer, total Dths of natural gas sold, total Dths of transportation service and the average number of retail customers for the years ended December 31 were as follows:
202220212020
Residential55 %53 %56 %
Commercial(1)
28 28 28 
Industrial(1)
11 10 10 
Total retail94 91 94 
Wholesale(2)
100 %100 %100 %
Total Dths of natural gas sold (in thousands)20,62220,05018,622
Total Dths of transportation service (in thousands)1,5761,8502,217
Total average number of retail customers (in thousands)180177174

(1)Commercial and industrial customers are classified primarily based on the nature of their business and natural gas usage. Commercial customers are non-residential customers with monthly gas usage less than 12,000 therms during five consecutive winter months. Industrial customers are non-residential customers that use natural gas in excess of 12,000 therms during one or more winter months.

(2)Wholesale sales are generally made to other utilities, municipalities and energy marketing companies for eventual resale to end-use customers.

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There are seasonal variations in Sierra Pacific's regulated natural gas business that are principally due to the use of natural gas for heating. Typically, 47-56% of Sierra Pacific's regulated natural gas revenue is reported in the months of December through March.

On December 18, 2022, Sierra Pacific recorded its highest peak-day natural gas delivery of 152,157 Dths, which is 11,417 Dths less than the record peak-day delivery of 163,574 Dths set on December 9, 2013. This peak-day delivery consisted of 96% traditional retail sales service and 4% transportation service.

Fuel Supply and Capacity

The purchase of natural gas for Sierra Pacific's regulated natural gas operations is done in combination with the purchase of natural gas for Sierra Pacific's regulated electric operations. In response to energy supply challenges, Sierra Pacific has adopted an approach to managing the energy supply function that has three primary elements, as discussed earlier under Generating Facilities and Fuel Supply. Similar to Sierra Pacific's regulated electric operations, as long as Sierra Pacific's purchases of natural gas are deemed prudent by the PUCN, through its annual prudency review, Sierra Pacific is permitted to recover the cost of natural gas. Sierra Pacific also has the ability, with PUCN approval, to reset quarterly the BTERs, based on the last 12 months fuel costs, and to reset quarterly DEAA.

Human Capital

Employees

As of December 31, 2022, Nevada Power had approximately 1,400 employees, of which approximately 700 were covered by a union contract with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

As of December 31, 2022, Sierra Pacific had approximately 1,000 employees, of which approximately 500 were covered by a union contract with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

For more information regarding Nevada Power's and Sierra Pacific's human capital disclosures, refer to Item 1. Business - General section of this Form 10-K.

NORTHERN POWERGRID

Northern Powergrid, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of BHE, is a holding company which owns two companies that distribute electricity in Great Britain, Northern Powergrid (Northeast) plc and Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc. In addition to the Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies, Northern Powergrid also owns a meter asset rental business that leases meters to energy suppliers in the United Kingdom, an engineering contracting business that provides electrical infrastructure contracting services primarily to third parties, a hydrocarbon exploration and development business that is focused on developing integrated upstream gas projects in Europe and Australia and ownership interests in two solar generation facilities in Australia having a total net owned capacity of 260 MWs.

The Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies serve 4.0 million end-users and operate in the north-east of England from North Northumberland through Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Yorkshire to North Lincolnshire, an area covering 10,000 square miles. The principal function of the Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies is to build, maintain and operate the electricity distribution network through which the end-user receives a supply of electricity.

The Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies receive electricity from the national grid transmission system and from generators that are directly connected to the distribution network and distribute it to end-users' premises using their networks of transformers, switchgear and distribution lines and cables. Substantially all of the end-users in the Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies' distribution service areas are directly or indirectly connected to the Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies' networks and electricity can only be delivered to these end-users through their distribution systems, thus providing the Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies with distribution volumes that are relatively stable from year to year. The Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies charge fees for the use of their distribution systems to the suppliers of electricity.

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The suppliers purchase electricity from generators, sell the electricity to end-user customers and use the Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies' distribution networks pursuant to an industry standard "Distribution Connection and Use of System Agreement." During 2022, E.ON and certain of its affiliates and British Gas Trading Limited represented 22% and 14%, respectively, of the total combined distribution revenue of the Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies. Variations in demand from end-users can affect the revenues that are received by the Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies in any year, but such variations have no effect on the total revenue that the Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies are allowed to recover in a price control period. Under- or over-recoveries against price-controlled revenues are carried forward into prices for future years.

During 2021, 28 suppliers went bankrupt due to rising wholesale prices, particularly for natural gas. This resulted in energy supply costs being higher than the Ofgem set variable tariff price cap that can be charged to customers. Any distribution use of system bad debts suffered by Northern Powergrid is recoverable in future distribution use of systems revenue.

The Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies' combined service territory features a diverse economy with no dominant sector. The mix of rural, agricultural, urban and industrial areas covers a broad customer base ranging from domestic usage through farming and retail to major industry including automotives, chemicals, mining, steelmaking and offshore marine construction. The industry within the area is concentrated around the principal centers of Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Sheffield and Leeds.

The price-controlled revenue of the Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies is set out in the special conditions of the licenses of those companies. The licenses are enforced by the regulator, GEMA, through Ofgem, and limit increases to allowed revenues (or may require decreases) based upon the rate of inflation, other specified factors and other regulatory action. The current electricity distribution price control became effective April 1, 2015 and will continue through March 31, 2023. Ofgem has set the next price control for the five-year period from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2028. The Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies published and filed their business plans for the next price control period with Ofgem in December 2021 with final determinations published in November 2022. The remaining necessary step for this price control to be effective is the statutory modification of the license, which was published by Ofgem on February 3, 2023 and will become effective on April 1, 2023.

GWhs and percentages of electricity distributed to the Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies' end-users and the total number of end-users as of and for the years ended December 31 were as follows:
202220212020
GWhs distributed:
Residential11,880 37 %13,334 39 %12,946 40 %
Commercial3,737 12 3,643 11 3,459 10 
Industrial16,239 50 16,424 49 15,917 49 
Other301 318 359 
32,157 100 %33,719 100 %32,681 100 %
Number of end-users (in thousands):3,953 3,941 3,934 

As of December 31, 2022, the combined electricity distribution network of the Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies included approximately 17,000 miles of overhead lines, 43,400 miles of underground cables and 810 major substations.

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BHE PIPELINE GROUP (EASTERN ENERGY GAS AND EGTS)

The BHE Pipeline Group consists of BHE GT&S, Northern Natural Gas and Kern River, each an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of BHE. The BHE Pipeline Group operates approximately 21,200 miles of pipeline with a design capacity of approximately 21.1 Bcf of natural gas per day, transported approximately 15% of the total natural gas consumed in the U.S. during 2022 and owns assets in 27 states. The BHE Pipeline Group also operates 22 natural gas storage facilities with a total working gas capacity of 515.6 Bcf and an LNG export, import and storage facility.

The Pipeline Companies compete with other pipelines on the basis of cost, flexibility, reliability of service and overall customer service, with the customer's decision being made primarily on the basis of delivered price, which includes both the natural gas commodity cost and transportation costs. The Pipeline Companies also compete with midstream operators and gas marketers seeking to provide or arrange transportation, storage and other services to meet customer needs. Natural gas competes with alternative energy sources, including coal, nuclear energy, wind, geothermal, solar and fuel oil and the electricity generated from these alternative energy sources. The Pipeline Companies generate a substantial portion of their revenue from long-term firm contracts for transportation and storage services and are therefore insulated from competitive factors during the terms of the contracts. When these long-term contracts expire, the Pipeline Companies face competitive pressures from other natural gas pipeline facilities.

Subject to regulatory requirements, the Pipeline Companies attempt to recontract or remarket capacity at the maximum rates allowed under their tariffs, although at times the Pipeline Companies discount these rates to remain competitive. Historically, the Pipeline Companies have been able to provide competitively priced services because of access to a variety of relatively low cost supply basins, cost control measures and the relatively high level of firm entitlement that is sold on a seasonal and annual basis, which lowers the per unit cost of transportation. To date, the Pipeline Companies have avoided significant pipeline system bypasses.

BHE GT&S

BHE GT&S' operations, through its ownership of Eastern Energy Gas, includes three interstate natural gas pipeline systems, one of the nation's largest underground natural gas storage systems and one LNG export, import and storage facility. BHE GT&S' operations also include smaller LNG facilities, a field service company, and a gathering and processing company.

Eastern Energy Gas' principal subsidiaries are EGTS and Carolina Gas Transmission, LLC ("CGT"). EGTS' operations include natural gas transmission and storage pipelines located in Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. EGTS also operates one of the nation's largest underground natural gas storage systems located in New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. CGT's operations include an interstate natural gas pipeline system located in South Carolina and southeastern Georgia. Eastern Energy Gas also owns a 50% equity interest in Iroquois Gas Transmission System L.P. ("Iroquois"). Iroquois owns and operates an interstate natural gas pipeline located in the states of New York and Connecticut.

Eastern Energy Gas' LNG operations involve the export, import and storage of LNG at the Cove Point LNG Facility that is owned by Cove Point, located in Maryland, as well as the transmission of regasified LNG to the interstate pipeline grid and mid-Atlantic markets and the liquefaction of natural gas for export as LNG. Cove Point's LNG Facility has an operational peak regasification daily send-out capacity of approximately 1.8 million Dth and an aggregate LNG storage capacity of approximately 14.6 billions of cubic feet equivalent ("Bcfe"). In addition, Cove Point has a small liquefier that has the potential to produce approximately 15,000 Dth/day. The Liquefaction Facility consists of one LNG train with a nameplate outlet capacity of 5.25 million tonnes per annum ("Mtpa"). Cove Point has authorization from the DOE to export up to 0.77 Bcfe/day (approximately 5.75 Mtpa) should the Liquefaction Facility perform better than expected. Cove Point's 36-inch diameter underground interstate natural gas pipelines are approximately 139 miles, with interconnections to Transcontinental Gas Pipeline, LLC in Fairfax County, Virginia, and with Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC and EGTS in Loudoun County, Virginia. Eastern Energy Gas operates, as the general partner, and owns a 25% limited partnership interest in the Cove Point LNG export, import and storage facility. BHE GT&S also operates and has ownership interests in three smaller LNG facilities in Alabama, Florida and Pennsylvania.

In total, Eastern Energy Gas operates approximately 5,400 miles of natural gas transmission, gathering and storage pipelines, of which approximately 5,200 miles are owned by Eastern Energy Gas, with a design capacity of 12.6 Bcf per day as well as approximately 100 miles of natural gas liquids pipelines operated by BHE GT&S. EGTS operates approximately 3,900 miles of natural gas transmission and storage pipelines with a design capacity of 9.9 Bcf per day. EGTS also operates 17 underground storage fields with a total working gas capacity of approximately 420 Bcf, of which approximately 307 Bcf relates to natural gas storage field capacity that EGTS owns. BHE GT&S' pipeline system is configured with approximately 365 active receipt and delivery points. In 2022, BHE GT&S delivered over 2.0 trillion cubic feet ("Tcf") of natural gas to its customers.
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BHE GT&S' natural gas transmission and storage earnings primarily result from rates established by FERC. Revenues derived from BHE GT&S' pipeline operations are primarily from reservation charges for firm transmission and storage services as provided for in their FERC-approved tariffs. Reservation charges are required to be paid regardless of volumes transported or stored. The profitability of these businesses is dependent on their ability, through the rates they are permitted to charge, to recover costs and earn a reasonable return on their capital investments. As of December 31, 2022, approximately 86% of BHE GT&S' transmission capacity is subscribed, including 81% under long-term contracts and 5% on a year-to-year basis, and approximately 97% of EGTS' storage capacity is subscribed with long-term contracts. As of December 31, 2022, the weighted average remaining contract term for Eastern Energy Gas' and EGTS' firm transmission contracts is seven years and six years, respectively, and EGTS' storage contracts is four years. Additionally, BHE GT&S receives revenue from firm fee-based contractual arrangements, including negotiated rates, for certain pipeline transmission and LNG storage and terminal services. Variability in BHE GT&S' earnings results from changes in operating and maintenance expenditures, as well as changes in rates and the demand for services, which are dependent on weather, changes in commodity prices and the economy.

BHE GT&S' operating revenue for the year ended December 31 was as follows (in millions):
20222021
Transmission$849 35 %$772 36 %
LNG790 33 704 32 
Storage316 13 251 12 
Gas, liquids and other sales447 19 433 20 
Total operating revenue$2,402 100 %$2,160 100 %

Except for quantities of natural gas owned and managed for operational and system balancing purposes, BHE GT&S does not own the natural gas that is transported through its system.

During 2022, BHE GT&S had two customers that each accounted for greater than 10% of its operating revenue and its 10 largest customers accounted for 45% of its total operating revenue. BHE GT&S has agreements with terms through 2038 to retain the majority of its two largest customers' volumes. The loss of any of these significant customers, if not replaced, could have a material adverse effect on BHE GT&S.

Human Capital

As of December 31, 2022, Eastern Energy Gas had approximately 1,500 employees, consisting of approximately 1,200 natural gas operations employees and 300 corporate services employees. As of December 31, 2022, approximately 600 employees were covered by a union contract with the Utility Workers Union of America.

As of December 31, 2022, EGTS had approximately 1,300 employees, consisting of approximately 1,000 natural gas operations employees and 300 corporate services employees. As of December 31, 2022, approximately 600 employees were covered by a union contract with the Utility Workers Union of America.

For more information regarding Eastern Energy Gas' and EGTS' human capital disclosures, refer to Item 1. Business - General section of this Form 10-K.

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Northern Natural Gas

Northern Natural Gas owns the largest interstate natural gas pipeline system in the U.S., as measured by pipeline miles, which reaches from west Texas to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Northern Natural Gas primarily transports and stores natural gas for utilities, municipalities, gas marketing companies and industrial and commercial users. Northern Natural Gas' pipeline system consists of two commercial segments. Its traditional end-use and distribution market area in the northern part of its system, referred to as the Market Area, includes points in Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Michigan and Illinois. Its natural gas supply and delivery service area in the southern part of its system, referred to as the Field Area, includes points in Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. The Market Area and Field Area are separated at a Demarcation Point ("Demarc"). Northern Natural Gas' pipeline system consists of 14,400 miles of natural gas pipelines, including 5,900 miles of mainline transmission pipelines and 8,500 miles of branch and lateral pipelines, with a Market Area design capacity of 6.3 Bcf per day, a Field Area delivery capacity of 1.7 Bcf per day to the Market Area and 1.4 Bcf per day to the West Texas area and 95.6 Bcf of working gas capacity in five storage facilities. Northern Natural Gas' pipeline system is configured with approximately 2,215 active receipt and delivery points which are integrated with the facilities of LDCs. Many of Northern Natural Gas' LDC customers are part of combined utilities that also use natural gas as a fuel source for electric generation. Northern Natural Gas delivered over 1.4 Tcf of natural gas to its customers in 2022.

Northern Natural Gas' transportation rates and most of its storage rates are cost-based. These rates are designed to provide Northern Natural Gas with an opportunity to recover its costs of providing services and earn a reasonable return on its investments. Substantially all of Northern Natural Gas' Market Area transportation revenue is generated from reservation charges, with the balance from usage charges. Most of Northern Natural Gas' transportation capacity in the Market Area is committed to customers under firm transportation contracts, where customers pay Northern Natural Gas a monthly reservation charge for the right to transport natural gas through Northern Natural Gas' system. Reservation charges are required to be paid regardless of volumes transported or stored. As of December 31, 2022, approximately 74% of Northern Natural Gas' customers' entitlement in the Market Area have terms beyond 2024 and approximately 61% beyond 2026. As of December 31, 2022, the weighted average remaining contract term for Northern Natural Gas' Market Area firm transportation contracts is six years. Northern Natural Gas' Field Area customers consist primarily of energy marketing companies, midstream companies and power generators that are connected to Northern Natural Gas' system in Texas and New Mexico that are contracted on a long-term basis with a weighted average remaining contract term of five years. Northern Natural Gas' storage services are provided through the operation of one underground natural gas storage field in Iowa and two underground natural gas storage facilities in Kansas. Additionally, Northern Natural Gas has two LNG storage peaking units, one in Iowa and one in Minnesota, that support its transportation service. The three underground natural gas storage facilities and two LNG storage peaking units have a total working gas capacity of over 95.6 Bcf and over 2.2 Bcf per day of peak delivery capability. The average remaining contract term for firm storage contracts is five years.

Northern Natural Gas' operating revenue for the years ended December 31 was as follows (in millions):
202220212020
Transportation:
Market Area$688 66 %$658 61 %$633 65 %
Field Area210 22 177 17 226 24 
Total transportation898 88 835 78 859 89 
Storage97 94 91 
Total transportation and storage revenue995 97 929 87 950 98 
Gas, liquids and other sales28 143 13 18 
Total operating revenue$1,023 100 %$1,072 100 %$968 100 %

Except for quantities of natural gas owned and managed for operational and system balancing purposes, Northern Natural Gas does not own the natural gas that is transported through its system. The sale of natural gas for operational and system balancing purposes accounts for the majority of the remaining operating revenue.

During 2022, Northern Natural Gas had two customers that each accounted for greater than 10% of its transportation and storage revenue and its 10 largest customers accounted for 63% of its system-wide transportation and storage revenue. Northern Natural Gas has agreements with terms through 2027 and 2034 to retain the majority of its two largest customers' volumes. The loss of either of these significant customers, if not replaced, could have a material adverse effect on Northern Natural Gas.

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Kern River

Kern River owns an interstate natural gas pipeline system that extends from supply areas in the Rocky Mountains to consuming markets in Utah, Nevada and California. Kern River operates 1,400 miles of mainline natural gas pipelines, with a year-round design capacity of 2,166,575 Dths, or 2.2 Bcf, per day. Additional seasonal design capacity (Bell-Curve) is contracted in all months except July, August and September. The mainline pipeline extends from the system's point of origination near Opal, Wyoming, through the Central Rocky Mountains to Daggett, California. The mainline section consists of 1,300 miles of 36-inch diameter pipeline and 100 miles of various laterals that connect to the mainline. Kern River primarily transports and stores natural gas for utilities, municipalities, gas marketing companies, industrial and commercial users.

Kern River's rates are designed to provide Kern River with an opportunity to recover its costs of providing services and earn a reasonable return on its investments and are based on a levelized rate design with recovery of 70% of the original investment during the initial long-term contracts ("Period One rates"). After expiration of the initial term, eligible customers have the option to elect service at rates ("Period Two rates") that are lower than Period One rates because they are designed to recover the remaining 30% of the original investment. To the extent that eligible customers do not contract for service at Period Two rates, the volumes are turned back to Kern River, and it resells capacity at market rates for varying terms. As of December 31, 2022, approximately 87% of Kern River's design capacity, including seasonal bell curve, totaled 2,345,381 Dths per day and is contracted pursuant to long-term firm natural gas transportation service agreements, whereby Kern River receives natural gas on behalf of customers at designated receipt points and transports the natural gas on a firm basis to designated delivery points. In return for this service, each customer pays Kern River a fixed monthly reservation fee based on each customer's maximum daily quantity, which represents nearly 81% of total operating revenue, and a commodity charge based on the actual amount of natural gas transported pursuant to its long-term firm natural gas transportation service agreements and Kern River's tariff. These long-term firm natural gas transportation service agreements expire between February 2023 and October 2036 and have a weighted-average remaining contract term of over eight years. As of December 31, 2022, 74% of the year-round design capacity of 2,166,575 Dths under firm contract has primary delivery points in California, with the flexibility to access secondary delivery points in Nevada and Utah.

Except for quantities of natural gas owned for operational purposes, Kern River does not own the natural gas that is transported through its system. Kern River's transportation rates are cost-based.

During 2022, Kern River had two customers, including Nevada Power Company, an affiliated company, that each accounted for greater than 10% of its revenue. The loss of these significant customers, if not replaced, could have a material adverse effect on Kern River.

BHE TRANSMISSION

BHE Transmission consists of BHE Canada, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of BHE, BHE U.S. Transmission, a wholly owned subsidiary of BHE, ownership interests in generating facilities and 300 MWs of long-term northbound transmission rights on the Montana Alberta Tie Line (commencing April 30, 2026). BHE Canada and BHE U.S. Transmission together own and operate the Montana Alberta Tie Line, which is a 214-mile, 230-kV transmission line that runs from Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada to Great Falls, Montana, U.S. and connects power grids in the two jurisdictions.

BHE Canada

BHE Canada primarily owns AltaLink, a regulated electric transmission utility company headquartered in Alberta, Canada serving approximately 85% of Alberta's population. AltaLink's high voltage transmission lines and related facilities transmit electricity from generating facilities to major load centers, cities and large industrial plants throughout its 87,000 square mile service territory, which covers a diverse geographic area including most major urban centers in central and southern Alberta. AltaLink's transmission facilities, consisting of approximately 8,300 miles of transmission lines and approximately 310 substations as of December 31, 2022, are an integral part of the Alberta Interconnected Electric System ("AIES").

The AIES is a network or grid of transmission facilities operating at high voltages ranging from 69 kV to 500 kV. The grid delivers electricity from generating units across Alberta, Canada through approximately 16,000 miles of transmission lines. The AIES is interconnected to British Columbia's transmission system that links Alberta with the North American western interconnected system, interconnection with Saskatchewan's transmission system and interconnection with Montana's transmission system.

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AltaLink is a transmission facility owner within the electricity industry in Alberta and is permitted to charge a tariff rate for the use of its transmission facilities. Such tariff rates are established on a cost-of-service regulatory model, which is designed to allow AltaLink an opportunity to recover its costs of providing services and to earn a reasonable return on its investments. Transmission tariff rates are approved by the AUC and are collected from the AESO.

The electricity industry in Alberta consists of four principal segments. Generators sell wholesale power into the power pool operated by the AESO and through direct contractual arrangements. Alberta's transmission system or grid is composed of high voltage power lines and related facilities that transmit electricity from generating facilities to distribution networks and directly connected end-users. Distribution facility owners are regulated by the AUC and are responsible for arranging for, or providing, regulated rate and regulated default supply services to convey electricity from transmission systems and distribution-connected generators to end-use customers. Retailers can procure energy through the power pool, through direct contractual arrangements with energy suppliers or ownership of generation facilities and arrange for its distribution to end-use customers.

The AESO mandate is defined in the Electric Utilities Act (Alberta) and its regulations and requires the AESO to assess both current and future needs of Alberta's interconnected electrical system. In January 2022, the AESO released the 2022 Long-term Transmission Plan. Updated every two years, the Long-Term Transmission Plan seeks to optimize the use of the existing transmission system and plan the development of new transmission to ensure a safe and reliable electricity system that enables a fair, efficient and openly competitive electricity market. The 2022 Long-Term Transmission Plan identifies C$1.3 billion in transmission projects over a 10 year period, which results in C$150 million to C$200 million per year on average over that 10 year period. This results in a cumulative transmission rate impact of C$2 per MWh for the first five to eight years, increasing to C$3 per MWh after 15 years. The Long-Term Transmission Plan identifies approximately C$900 million of projects in AltaLink's service territory with in-service dates before 2030.
    
BHE U.S. Transmission

BHE U.S. Transmission is engaged in various joint ventures to develop, own and operate transmission assets and is pursuing additional investment opportunities in the U.S. Currently, BHE U.S. Transmission has two joint ventures with transmission assets that are operational, ETT, a 50% owned joint venture with subsidiaries of American Electric Power Company, Inc. ("AEP"), and Prairie Wind Transmission, LLC, a 25% owned joint venture with AEP and Evergy, Inc. ETT owns and operates electric transmission assets in the ERCOT and, as of December 31, 2022, had total assets of $3.5 billion. ETT's transmission system includes approximately 1,900 miles of transmission lines and 42 substations as of December 31, 2022. Prairie Wind Transmission, LLC, owns and operates a 108-mile, 345-kV transmission project in Kansas having total assets of $133 million as of December 31, 2022.

Generating Facilities

BHE Transmission has ownership interests in the following generating facilities as of December 31, 2022:

PowerFacilityNet
PurchaseNetOwned
EnergyYearAgreementPowerCapacityCapacity
Generating FacilityLocationSourceInstalledExpirationPurchaser
(MWs)(1)
(MWs)(1)
WIND:
RattlesnakeAlbertaWind20222042/2032Telus, RBC, Bullfrog, Shopify130 130 
Rim RockMontanaWind20122026Morgan Stanley189 189 
Glacier 1MontanaWind2008N/AN/A107 107 
Glacier 2MontanaWind2009N/AN/A103 103 
529 529 
NATURAL GAS:
Nat-1AlbertaNatural gas2015N/AN/A20 20 
20 20 
Total Available Generating Capacity549 549 
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(1)    Facility Net Capacity represents the lesser of nominal ratings or any limitations under applicable interconnection, power purchase, or other     agreements for intermittent resources and the total net dependable capability available during summer conditions for all other units. An intermittent resource's nominal rating is the manufacturer's contractually specified capability (in MWs) under specified conditions. Net Owned Capacity indicates BHE Transmission' ownership of Facility Net Capacity.

BHE RENEWABLES

The subsidiaries comprising the BHE Renewables reportable segment own interests in several independent power projects in the U.S. The following table presents certain information concerning these independent power projects as of December 31, 2022:
PowerFacilityNet
PurchaseNetOwned
EnergyYearAgreementPowerCapacityCapacity
Generating FacilityLocationSourceInstalledExpiration
Purchaser(1)
(MWs)(2)
(MWs)(2)
WIND:
Grande PrairieNebraskaWind20162036OPPD400 400 
Jumbo RoadTexasWind20152033AE300 300 
Santa RitaTexasWind20182025-2038KC, CODTX, MES300 300 
Mariah Del NorteTexasWind2016N/AN/A230 230 
Walnut RidgeIllinoisWind20182028USGSA212 212 
Flat TopTexasWind20192031Citi Commodities200 200 
Pinyon Pines ICaliforniaWind20122035SCE168 168 
Fluvanna IITexasWind20192024JP Morgan158 158 
Pinyon Pines IICaliforniaWind20122035SCE132 132 
Bishop Hill IIIllinoisWind20122032Ameren81 81 
MarshallKansasWind20162036MJMEC, KPP, KMEA & COIMO72 72 
IndependenceIowaWind20212041CIPCO54 54 
2,307 2,307 
SOLAR:
TopazCaliforniaSolar2013-20142039PG&E550 550 
Solar Star 1CaliforniaSolar2013-20152035SCE310 310 
Solar Star 2CaliforniaSolar2013-20152035SCE276 276 
Agua CalienteArizonaSolar2012-20132039PG&E290 142 
Alamo 6TexasSolar20172042CPS110 110 
Community Solar Gardens(5)
MinnesotaSolar2016-20182041-2043(4)98 98 
PearlTexasSolar20172042CPS50 50 
1,684 1,536 
NATURAL GAS:
CordovaIllinoisNatural Gas2001N/AN/A512 512 
Power ResourcesTexasNatural Gas1988N/AN/A212 212 
SaranacNew YorkNatural Gas1994N/AN/A245 196 
YumaArizonaNatural Gas19942024SDG&E50 50 
1,019 970 
GEOTHERMAL:
Imperial Valley ProjectsCaliforniaGeothermal1982-2000(3)(3)345 345 
345 345 
HYDROELECTRIC:
WailukuHawaiiHydroelectric19932023HELCO10 10 
10 10 
Total Available Generating Capacity5,365 5,168 

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(1)San Diego Gas & Electric Company ("SDG&E"); Pacific Gas and Electric Company ("PG&E"), Ameren Illinois Company ("Ameren"), Southern California Edison ("SCE"), Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc. ("HELCO"); Austin Energy ("AE"); Omaha Public Power District ("OPPD"); Kimberly-Clark Corporation ("KC"); City of Denton, TX ("CODTX"); MidAmerican Energy Services, LLC ("MES"); U.S. General Services Administration ("USGSA"); Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Commission ("MJMEC"); Kansas Power Pool ("KPP"); Kansas Municipal Energy Agency ("KMEA"); City of Independence, MO ("COIMO"); CPS Energy ("CPS"); and Central Iowa Power Cooperative ("CIPCO").
(2)Facility Net Capacity represents the lesser of nominal ratings or any limitations under applicable interconnection, power purchase, or other agreements for intermittent resources and the total net dependable capability available during summer conditions for all other units. An intermittent resource's nominal rating is the manufacturer's contractually specified capability (in MWs) under specified conditions. Net Owned Capacity indicates BHE Renewables' ownership of Facility Net Capacity.
(3)Approximately 12% of the Company's interests in the Imperial Valley Projects' Contract Capacity are currently sold to Southern California Edison Company under a long-term power purchase agreement expiring in 2026. Certain long-term power purchase agreement renewals for 252 MWs have been entered into with other parties at fixed prices that expire from 2028 to 2039, of which 202 MWs mature in 2039.
(4)The power purchasers are commercial, industrial and not-for-profit organizations.
(5)The community solar gardens project is consolidated in the table above for convenience as it consists of 98 distinct entities that each own an approximately 1-MW solar garden with independent but substantially similar terms and conditions.

BHE Renewables' operating revenue derived from the following business activities for the years ended December 31 were as follows (dollars in millions):
202220212020
Solar$477 48 %$468 48 %$455 48 %
Wind228 23 160 16 183 20 
Geothermal212 21 178 18 173 18 
Hydro32 26 
Natural gas71 143 15 99 11 
Total operating revenue$993 100 %$981 100 %$936 100 %

HOMESERVICES

HomeServices, a wholly owned subsidiary of BHE, is one of the largest residential real estate brokerage firms in the U.S. In addition to providing traditional residential real estate brokerage services, HomeServices offers other integrated real estate services, including mortgage originations and mortgage banking; title and closing services; property and casualty insurance; home warranties; relocation services; and other home-related services. HomeServices' real estate brokerage business is subject to seasonal fluctuations because more home sale transactions tend to close during the second and third quarters of the year. As a result, HomeServices' operating results and profitability are typically higher in the second and third quarters relative to the remainder of the year. HomeServices' owned brokerages currently operate in nearly 930 offices in 33 states and the District of Columbia with approximately 45,000 real estate agents under 55 brand names. The U.S. residential real estate brokerage business is subject to the general real estate market conditions, is highly competitive and consists of numerous local brokers and agents in each market seeking to represent sellers and buyers in residential real estate transactions.

HomeServices' franchise network currently includes approximately 300 franchisees and over 1,500 brokerage offices with nearly 51,000 real estate agents under two brand names, primarily in the U.S. In exchange for certain fees, HomeServices provides the right to use the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices or Real Living brand names and other related service marks, as well as providing orientation programs, training and consultation services, advertising programs and other services.

GENERAL REGULATION

BHE's regulated subsidiaries and certain affiliates are subject to comprehensive governmental regulation, which significantly influences their operating environment, prices charged to customers, capital structure, costs and, ultimately, their ability to recover costs and earn a reasonable return on invested capital. In addition to the discussion contained herein regarding general regulation, refer to "Regulatory Matters" in Item 1 of this Form 10-K for further discussion regarding certain regulatory matters.

Domestic Regulated Public Utility Subsidiaries

The Utilities are subject to comprehensive regulation by various state, federal and local agencies. The more significant aspects of this regulatory framework are described below.

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State Regulation

Historically, state regulatory commissions have established retail electric and natural gas rates on a cost-of-service basis, which are designed to allow a utility the opportunity to recover what each state regulatory commission deems to be the utility's reasonable costs of providing services, including a fair opportunity to earn a reasonable return on its investments based on its cost of debt and equity. In addition to return on investment, a utility's cost of service generally reflects a representative level of prudent expenses, including cost of sales, operating expense, depreciation and amortization and income and other tax expense, reduced by wholesale electricity and other revenue. The allowed operating expenses are typically based on actual historical costs adjusted for known and measurable or forecasted changes. State regulatory commissions may adjust cost of service for various reasons, including pursuant to a review of: (a) the utility's revenue and expenses during a defined test period, (b) the utility's level of investment and (c) changes in income tax laws. State regulatory commissions typically have the authority to review and change rates on their own initiative; however, they may also initiate reviews at the request of a utility, utility customers or organizations representing groups of customers. In certain jurisdictions, the utility and such parties, however, may agree with one another not to request a review of or changes to rates for a specified period of time.

The retail electric rates of the Utilities are generally based on the cost of providing traditional bundled services, including generation, transmission and distribution services. The Utilities have established ECAMs and other cost recovery mechanisms in certain states, which help mitigate their exposure to changes in costs from those assumed in establishing base rates.

With certain limited exceptions, the Utilities have an exclusive right to serve retail customers within their service territories and, in turn, have an obligation to provide service to those customers. In some jurisdictions, certain classes of customers may choose to purchase all or a portion of their energy from alternative energy suppliers, and in some jurisdictions retail customers can generate all or a portion of their own energy. Under Oregon law, PacifiCorp has the exclusive right and obligation to provide electricity distribution services to all residential and nonresidential customers within its allocated service territory; however, nonresidential customers have the right to choose an alternative provider of energy supply. The impact of this right on PacifiCorp's consolidated financial results has not been material. In Washington, state law does not provide for exclusive service territory allocation. PacifiCorp's service territory in Washington is surrounded by other public utilities with whom PacifiCorp has from time to time entered into service area agreements under the jurisdiction of the WUTC. Under California law, PacifiCorp has the exclusive right and obligation to provide electricity distribution services to all residential and nonresidential customers within its allocated service territory; however, cities, counties and certain other public agencies have the right to choose to generate energy supply or elect an alternative provider of energy supply through the formation of a Community Choice Aggregator ("CCA"). To date, no CCA activity has occurred in PacifiCorp's California service territory. If a CCA is formed, PacifiCorp would continue to provide CCA customers transmission, distribution, metering and billing services and the CCA would provide generation supply. In addition, PacifiCorp would likely be able to collect costs from CCA customers for the generation-related costs that PacifiCorp incurred while they were customers of PacifiCorp. PacifiCorp would remain the electricity provider of last resort for these customers. In Illinois, state law has established a competitive environment so that all Illinois customers are free to choose their retail service supplier. For customers that choose an alternative retail energy supplier, MidAmerican Energy continues to have an ongoing obligation to deliver the supplier's energy to the retail customer. MidAmerican Energy bills the retail customer for such delivery services. MidAmerican Energy also has an obligation to serve customers at regulated cost-based rates and has a continuing obligation to serve customers who have not selected a competitive electricity provider. The impact of this right on MidAmerican Energy's financial results has not been material. In Nevada, Chapter 704B of the Nevada Revised Statutes allows retail electric customers with an average annual load of one MW or more to file a letter of intent and application with the PUCN to acquire electric energy and ancillary services from another energy supplier. The law requires customers wishing to choose a new supplier to receive the approval of the PUCN to meet public interest standards. In particular, departing customers must secure new energy resources that are not under contract to the Nevada Utilities, the departure must not burden the Nevada Utilities with increased costs or cause any remaining customers to pay increased costs and the departing customers must pay their portion of any deferred energy balances, all as determined by the PUCN. SB 547 revised Chapter 704B to establish limits on the amount of load eligible to take service under Chapter 704B and to set those limits as a part of the IRP filed by the Nevada Utilities. Also, the Utilities and the state regulatory commissions are individually evaluating how best to integrate private generation resources into their service and rate design, including considering such factors as maintaining high levels of customer safety and service reliability, minimizing adverse cost impacts and fairly allocating costs among all customers.

In Nevada, large natural gas customers using 12,000 therms per month with fuel switching capability are allowed to participate in the incentive natural gas rate tariff. Once a service agreement has been executed, a customer can compare natural gas prices under this tariff to alternative energy sources and choose its source of natural gas. In addition, natural gas customers using greater than 1,000 therms per day have the ability to secure their own natural gas supplies under the gas transportation tariff.

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PacifiCorp

            Rate Filings

Under Utah law, the UPSC must issue a written order within 240 days of a public utility's application for a general rate change. Absent an order, the proposed rates go into effect as filed and are not subject to refund, the UPSC may allow interim rates to take effect within 45 days of an application, subject to refund or surcharge, if an adequate prima facie showing is established in hearing that the interim rate change is justified.

In Oregon, the OPUC has the authority to suspend proposed new rates for a period not to exceed more than six months, with an additional three-month extension, beyond the 30-day time period when the new rates would otherwise go into effect. Absent suspension or other action from the OPUC, new rates automatically go into effect 30 days from filing by the utility. Upon suspension by the OPUC, the OPUC is authorized to allow the collection of an interim rate, subject to refund, during the pendency of the OPUC's review of the rate request.

In Wyoming, the WPSC can allow interim rates to go into effect 30 days after the initial application but may require a bond to secure a refund for the amount. The WPSC may suspend the rates for final approval for a period not to exceed 10 months.

In Washington, the WUTC has the authority to suspend proposed new rates, subject to hearing, for a period not to exceed 10 months beyond the 30-day time period when the new rate would otherwise go into effect.
Under Idaho law, the IPUC can suspend a filing for an initial period not to exceed five months and an additional extension of 60 days with a showing of good cause.

In California, the CPUC has the authority to suspend proposed new rates, subject to hearing, for a period not to exceed 18 months. The CPUC may extend the suspension period on a case-by-case basis.

            Adjustment Mechanisms

In addition to recovery through base rates, PacifiCorp also achieves recovery of certain costs through various adjustment mechanisms as summarized below.
State RegulatorBase Rate Test PeriodAdjustment Mechanism
UPSC
Forecasted or historical with known and measurable changes(1)
EBA under which 100% of the difference between base net power costs set during a general rate case and actual net power costs is deferred and reflected in future rates. Wheeling revenue is also included in the mechanism. Beginning in 2021, the mechanism includes a true-up of PTCs at 100%.
Balancing account to provide for 100% recovery or refund of the difference between the level of REC revenues included in base rates and actual REC revenues after adjusting for a REC incentive authorized by the UPSC.
Recovery mechanism for single capital investments that in total exceed 1% of existing rate base when a general rate case has occurred within the preceding 18 months.
Effective January 1, 2021, Wildland Fire Mitigation Balancing Account to recover operating expenses and capital expenditures incurred to implement PacifiCorp's Utah Wildland Fire Protection Plan incremental to those included in base rates.
OPUCForecasted PCAM under which 90% of the difference between forecasted net variable power costs and PTCs established under the annual TAM and actual net variable power costs and PTCs is deferred and reflected in future rates. The difference between the forecasted and actual net variable power costs and PTCs must fall outside of an established asymmetrical deadband, with a negative annual power cost variance deadband of $15 million; and a positive annual power cost variance deadband of $30 million and is subject to an earnings test of +/- 1% on PacifiCorp's allowed return on equity.
Annual TAM based on forecasted net variable power costs and PTCs.
RAC to recover the revenue requirement of new renewable resources and associated transmission costs that are not reflected in general rates.
Balancing account for recovery of costs associated with the purchase of RECs necessary to meet Oregon's RPS requirements.
Effective January 1, 2021, Annual Wildfire Mitigation and Vegetation Management Cost Recovery Mechanism approved through 2024 to recover vegetation management and wildfire mitigation operations and maintenance costs and wildfire mitigation capital costs, incremental to those included in base rates. Recovery is subject to performance metrics and earnings tests. After 2024, the mechanism will be assessed to determine whether continued use is warranted.
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WPSC
Forecasted or historical with known and measurable changes(1)
ECAM under which 80% of the difference between base net power costs set during a general rate case and actual net power costs is deferred and reflected in future rates. Within the mechanism, chemical costs and start-up fuel costs are also included at the 80% symmetrical sharing band and PTCs are included at 100% symmetrical sharing.
REC and SO2 revenue adjustment mechanism to provide for recovery or refund of 100% of any difference between actual REC and SO2 revenues and the level in rates.
WUTCHistorical with known and measurable changesPCAM under which the difference between base net power costs set during a general rate case and actual net power costs is deferred and reflected in future rates after applying a $4 million deadband for positive or negative net power cost variances. For net power cost variances between $4 million and $10 million, amounts to be recovered from customers are allocated 50/50 and amounts to be credited to customers are allocated 75/25 (customers/PacifiCorp). Positive or negative net power cost variances in excess of $10 million are allocated 90/10 (customers/PacifiCorp). Beginning in 2021, the mechanism includes a true-up of PTCs at 100%.
Deferral mechanism of costs for up to 24 months of new base load generation resources and eligible renewable resources and related transmission that qualify under the state's emissions performance standard and are not reflected in base rates.
REC revenue tracking mechanism to provide credit of 100% of REC revenues to customers.
Decoupling mechanism under which the difference between actual annual revenues and authorized revenues per customer per specified rate schedules is deferred and reflected in future rates, subject to an earnings test. Under the earnings test, 50% of any proportional excess earnings over PacifiCorp's authorized return on equity is returned to customers in addition to any surcharge or surcredit related to the revenue variance. The earnings test is asymmetrical, and adjustments are not made when PacifiCorp earns at or below authorized returns on equity. To trigger a rate adjustment, the deferral balance must exceed plus or minus 2.5% of the authorized revenue at the end of each deferral period by rate class. Rate adjustments must not exceed a surcharge of 5% of the actual normalized revenue by class.
IPUCHistorical with known and measurable changesECAM under which 90% of the difference between base net power costs set during a general rate case and actual net power costs is deferred and reflected in future rates. Also provides for recovery or refund of 100% of the difference between the level of REC revenues included in base rates and actual REC revenues and differences in actual PTCs compared to the amount in base rates.
CPUCForecasted PTAM for major capital additions that allows for rate adjustments outside of the context of a traditional general rate case for the revenue requirement associated with capital additions exceeding $50 million on a total-company basis. Filed as eligible capital additions are placed into service.
ECAC that allows for an annual update to actual and forecasted net power costs.
PTAM for attrition, a mechanism that allows for an annual adjustment to costs other than net power costs.
Catastrophic Events Memorandum Account for catastrophic events, allows for deferral and cost recovery of reasonable costs incurred as the result of catastrophic events, which are events for which a state or federal agency has declared a state of emergency.
Fire Risk Mitigation Memorandum Account to track costs related to wildfire mitigation activities incremental to what is in base rates and Wildfire Mitigation Plan Memorandum Account to track costs associated with the implementation of PacifiCorp's approved wildfire mitigation plan.

(1)PacifiCorp has relied on both historical test periods with known and measurable adjustments, as well as forecasted test periods.

MidAmerican Energy

            Rate Filings

Under Iowa law, a utility may implement temporary rates, without IUB review and subject to refund, on or after 10 days of filing a request for higher base rates. If the IUB has not issued a final order within 10 months after the filing date, the temporary rates become final. Under Illinois law, new base rates may become effective 45 days after the filing of a request with the ICC, or earlier with ICC approval. The ICC has authority to suspend the proposed new rates, subject to hearing, for a period not to exceed approximately 11 months after filing. South Dakota law authorizes the SDPUC to suspend new base rates for up to six months during the pendency of rate proceedings; however, a utility may implement all or a portion of the proposed new rates six months after the filing of a request for a rate increase subject to refund pending a final order in the proceeding.

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Iowa law also permits rate-regulated utilities to seek ratemaking principles with the IUB prior to the construction of certain types of new generating facilities. Pursuant to this law, MidAmerican Energy has applied for and obtained IUB ratemaking principles orders for a 484-MW (MidAmerican Energy's share) coal-fueled generating facility, a 495-MW combined cycle natural gas-fueled generating facility and 6,639 MWs (nominal ratings) of wind-powered generating facilities as of December 31, 2022. These ratemaking principles established cost caps for the projects, below which such costs are deemed prudent by the IUB and authorized a fixed rate of return on equity for the respective generating facilities over the regulatory life of the facilities in any future Iowa rate proceeding. As of December 31, 2022, the generating facilities in-service totaled $7.6 billion, or 36%, of MidAmerican Energy's regulated property, plant and equipment, net and were subject to these ratemaking principles at a weighted average return on equity of 11.4% with a weighted average remaining life of 32 years.

Ratemaking principles for several wind-powered generation projects have established mechanisms in Iowa where electric rate base may be reduced. The current revenue sharing mechanism is in accordance with Wind XII ratemaking principles and reduces rate base for Iowa electric returns on equity exceeding an established benchmark. Sharing is triggered by MidAmerican Energy's actual equity return being above a threshold calculated annually. The threshold, not to exceed 11%, is the weighted average equity return of rate base with returns authorized via ratemaking principles proceedings and all other rate base. For all other rate base, the return is based on interest rates on 30-year A-rated utility bond yields plus 400 basis points, with a minimum return of 9.5%. MidAmerican Energy shares with customers 90% of the revenue in excess of the trigger. A second mechanism, the retail customer benefit mechanism, reduces electric rate base for the value of higher cost retail energy displaced by covered wind-powered production and applies to the wind-powered generating facilities placed in-service in 2016 under the Wind X project and facilities constructed under the Wind XII project approved by the IUB in 2018. Rate base reductions under these mechanisms are applied to coal and other generation facilities in specified orders.

            Adjustment Mechanisms

Under its current Iowa, Illinois and South Dakota electric tariffs, MidAmerican Energy is allowed to recover fluctuations in electric energy costs for its retail electric sales through fuel, or energy, cost adjustment mechanisms. Additionally, MidAmerican Energy has transmission adjustment clauses to recover certain transmission charges related to retail customers in all jurisdictions. The transmission adjustment mechanisms recover costs billed by the MISO for regional transmission service. The Illinois adjustment mechanism additionally recovers MidAmerican Energy's entire transmission revenue requirement attributable to Illinois. The adjustment mechanisms reduce the regulatory lag for the recovery of energy and transmission costs related to retail electric customers in these jurisdictions and accomplish, with limited timing differences, a pass-through of the related costs to these customers. Recoveries through these adjustment mechanisms are reflected in operating revenue, and the related costs are reflected in cost of fuel and energy or operations and maintenance expense, as applicable.

Of the wind-powered generating facilities placed in-service as of December 31, 2022, 5,022 MWs (nominal ratings) have not been included in the determination of MidAmerican Energy's Iowa retail electric base rates. In accordance with related ratemaking principles, until such time as these generation assets are reflected in base rates and ceasing thereafter, MidAmerican Energy will continue to reduce its revenue from Iowa EAC recoveries by $12 million each calendar year.

MidAmerican Energy's cost of natural gas purchased for resale is collected for each jurisdiction through a uniform PGA, which is updated monthly to reflect changes in actual costs. Subject to prudence reviews, the PGA accomplishes a pass-through of MidAmerican Energy's cost of natural gas purchased for resale to its customers and, accordingly, has no direct effect on net income.

MidAmerican Energy's electric and natural gas energy efficiency program costs are collected through bill riders that are adjusted annually based on actual and expected costs in accordance with the energy efficiency plans filed with and approved by the respective state regulatory commission. As such, the energy efficiency program costs, which are reflected in operations and maintenance expense, and related recoveries, which are reflected in operating revenue, have no direct impact on net income.

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MidAmerican Energy has income tax rider mechanisms in Iowa and Illinois that were established in response to 2017 Tax Reform, which enacted significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code, including, among other things, a reduction in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%. South Dakota implemented changes to base rates in response to 2017 Tax Reform. As a result of 2017 Tax Reform, MidAmerican Energy re-measured its accumulated deferred income tax balances at the 21% rate and increased regulatory liabilities pursuant to the approved mechanisms. In December 2018, the IUB approved in final form a tax expense revision mechanism that reduces customer electric rates for the impact of the lower income tax rate on current operations, as calculated annually, and defers the amortization of excess accumulated deferred income taxes created by their re-measurement at the 21% income tax rate to a regulatory liability, the disposition of which will be determined in MidAmerican Energy's next rate case. In 2018, Iowa Senate File 2417 was signed into law, which, among other items, reduced the state of Iowa corporate tax rate from 12% to 9.8% effective in 2021, at which time, the impacts of Iowa Senate File 2417 began to be included in the Iowa tax expense revision mechanism.

NV Energy (Nevada Power and Sierra Pacific)

            Rate Filings

Nevada statutes require the Nevada Utilities to file electric general rate cases once every three years with the PUCN. Sierra Pacific may also file natural gas general rate cases with the PUCN. The Nevada Utilities are also subject to a two-part fuel and purchased power adjustment mechanism. The Nevada Utilities make quarterly filings to reset the BTERs, based on the last 12 months of fuel and purchased power costs. The difference between actual fuel and purchased power costs and the revenue collected in the BTERs is deferred into a balancing account. The DEAA rate clears amounts deferred into the balancing account. Nevada regulations allow an electric or natural gas utility that adjusts its BTERs on a quarterly basis to request PUCN approval to make quarterly changes to its DEAA rate if the request is in the public interest. During required annual DEAA proceedings, the prudence of fuel and purchased power costs is reviewed, and if any costs are disallowed on such grounds, the disallowances will be incorporated into the next quarterly BTERs change. Also, on an annual basis, the Nevada Utilities (a) seek a determination that energy efficiency program expenditures were reasonable, (b) request that the PUCN reset base and amortization EEPR, and (c) request that the PUCN reset base and amortization EEIR.

            EEPR and EEIR

EEPR was established to allow the Nevada Utilities to recover the costs of implementing energy efficiency programs and EEIR was established to offset the negative impacts on revenue associated with the successful implementation of energy efficiency programs. These rates change once a year in the utility's annual DEAA application based on energy efficiency program budgets prepared by the Nevada Utilities and approved by the PUCN in the IRP proceedings. When the Nevada Utilities' regulatory earned rate of return for a calendar year exceeds the regulatory rate of return used to set base tariff general rates, they are obligated to refund energy efficiency implementation revenue previously collected for that year.

            Net Metering

Nevada enacted Assembly Bill 405 ("AB 405") on June 15, 2017. The legislation, among other things, established net metering crediting rates for private generation customers with installed net metering systems less than 25 kilowatts. Under AB 405, private generation customers will be compensated for excess energy on a monthly basis at 95% of the rate the customer would have paid for a kilowatt-hour of electricity supplied by the Nevada Utilities for the first 80 MWs of cumulative installed capacity of all net metering systems in Nevada, 88% of the rate for the next 80 MWs, 81% of the rate for the next 80 MWs and 75% of the rate for any additional private generation capacity. As of December 31, 2022, the cumulative installed and applied-for capacity of net metering systems under AB 405 in Nevada was 583 MWs.

            Natural Disaster Protection Plan ("NDPP")

SB 329, Natural Disaster Mitigation Measures, was signed into law on May 22, 2019. The legislation requires the Nevada Utilities to submit a NDPP to the PUCN. The PUCN adopted NDPP regulations on January 29, 2020, that require the Nevada Utilities to file their NDPP for approval on or before March 1 of every third year. The regulations also require annual updates to be filed on or before September 1 of the second and third years of the plan. The plan must include procedures, protocols and other certain information as it relates to the efforts of the Nevada Utilities to prevent or respond to a fire or other natural disaster. The expenditures incurred by the Nevada Utilities in developing and implementing the NDPP are required to be held in a regulatory asset account, with the Nevada Utilities filing an application for recovery on or before March 1 of each year. The PUCN reopened its investigation and rulemaking on SB 329 and the comment period for the reopened investigation ended in early February 2021. Final regulations are pending.

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Federal Regulation

The FERC is an independent agency with broad authority to implement provisions of the Federal Power Act, the Natural Gas Act ("NGA"), the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ("Energy Policy Act") and other federal statutes. The FERC regulates rates for wholesale sales of electricity; transmission of electricity, including pricing and regional planning for the expansion of transmission systems; electric system reliability; utility holding companies; accounting and records retention; securities issuances; construction and operation of hydroelectric facilities; and other matters. The FERC also has the enforcement authority to assess civil penalties of up to $1.5 million per day per violation of rules, regulations and orders issued under the Federal Power Act. The Utilities have implemented programs and procedures that facilitate and monitor compliance with the FERC's regulations described below. MidAmerican Energy is also subject to regulation by the NRC pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended ("Atomic Energy Act"), with respect to its ownership interest in the Quad Cities Station.

Wholesale Electricity and Capacity

The FERC regulates the Utilities' rates charged to wholesale customers for electricity and transmission capacity and related services. Much of the Utilities' wholesale electricity sales and purchases occur under market-based pricing allowed by the FERC and are therefore subject to market volatility. The Utilities are precluded from selling at market-based rates in the PacifiCorp-East, PacifiCorp-West, Nevada Utilities, Idaho Power Company and NorthWestern Energy balancing authority areas. Wholesale electricity sales in those specific balancing authority areas are permitted at cost-based rates. PacifiCorp and the Nevada Utilities have been granted the authority to bid into the California EIM at market-based rates.

The Utilities' authority to sell electricity in wholesale electricity markets at market-based rates is subject to triennial reviews conducted by the FERC. Accordingly, the Utilities are required to submit triennial filings to the FERC that demonstrate a lack of market power over sales of wholesale electricity and electric generation capacity in their respective market areas. PacifiCorp, the Nevada Utilities and certain affiliates, representing the BHE Northwest Companies, file together for market power study purposes. The BHE Northwest Companies' most recent triennial filing was made in June 2022 and is under review by the FERC. MidAmerican Energy and certain affiliates file together for market power study purposes of the FERC-defined Northeast Region. The most recent triennial filing for the Northeast Region was made in June 2020 and an order accepting it was issued in December 2020. MidAmerican Energy and certain affiliates file together for market power study purposes of the FERC-defined Central Region. The most recent triennial filing for the Central Region was made in December 2020 and an order accepting it was issued in March 2022. Under the FERC's market-based rules, the Utilities must also file with the FERC a notice of change in status when there is a change in the conditions that the FERC relied upon in granting market-based rate authority. MidAmerican Energy most recently filed a notice of non-material change in status in July 2022, and the filing is currently under review by the FERC.

Transmission

PacifiCorp's and the Nevada Utilities' wholesale transmission services are regulated by the FERC under cost-based regulation subject to PacifiCorp's and the Nevada Utilities' OATTs. These services are offered on a non-discriminatory basis, which means that all potential customers are provided an equal opportunity to access the transmission system. PacifiCorp's and the Nevada Utilities' transmission business is managed and operated independently from its wholesale marketing business in accordance with the FERC's Standards of Conduct. PacifiCorp and the Nevada Utilities have made several required compliance filings in accordance with these rules.

In December 2011, PacifiCorp adopted a cost-based formula rate under its OATT for its transmission services. Cost-based formula rates are intended to be an effective means of recovering PacifiCorp's investments and associated costs of its transmission system without the need to file rate cases with the FERC, although the formula rate results are subject to discovery and challenges by the FERC and intervenors. A significant portion of these services are provided to PacifiCorp's energy supply management function.

MidAmerican Energy participates in the MISO as a transmission-owning member. Accordingly, the MISO is the transmission provider under its FERC-approved OATT. While the MISO is responsible for directing the operation of MidAmerican Energy's transmission system, MidAmerican Energy retains ownership of its transmission assets and, therefore, is subject to the FERC's reliability standards discussed below. MidAmerican Energy's transmission business is managed and operated independently from its wholesale marketing business in accordance with the FERC's Standards of Conduct.

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MidAmerican Energy constructed and owns four Multi-Value Projects ("MVPs") located in Iowa and Illinois that added approximately 250 miles of 345-kV transmission line to MidAmerican Energy's transmission system since 2012. The MISO's OATT allows for broad cost allocation for MidAmerican Energy's MVPs, including similar MVPs of other MISO participants. Accordingly, a significant portion of the revenue requirement associated with MidAmerican Energy's MVP investments is shared with other MISO participants based on the MISO's cost allocation methodology, and a portion of the revenue requirement of the other participants' MVPs is allocated to MidAmerican Energy, which MidAmerican Energy recovers from customers via a rider mechanism. The transmission assets and financial results of MidAmerican Energy's MVPs are excluded from the determination of its base retail electric rates.

The FERC has established an extensive number of mandatory reliability standards developed by the NERC and the WECC, including planning and operations, critical infrastructure protection and regional standards. Compliance, enforcement and monitoring oversight of these standards is carried out by the FERC; the NERC; and the WECC for PacifiCorp, Nevada Power, and Sierra Pacific; and the Midwest Reliability Organization for MidAmerican Energy.

Hydroelectric

The FERC licenses and regulates the operation of hydroelectric systems, including license compliance and dam safety programs. Most of PacifiCorp's hydroelectric generating facilities are licensed by the FERC as major systems under the Federal Power Act, and certain of these systems are licensed under the Oregon Hydroelectric Act. Under the Federal Power Act, 16 of PacifiCorp's hydroelectric developments are classified as "high hazard potential," meaning it is probable in the event of a dam failure that loss of human life in the downstream population could occur. PacifiCorp uses the FERC's guidelines to develop public safety programs consisting of a dam safety program and emergency action plans.

For an update regarding PacifiCorp's Klamath River hydroelectric system, refer to Note 16 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of Berkshire Hathaway Energy in Item 8 of this Form 10-K and Note 14 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of PacifiCorp in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

    General

MidAmerican Energy is subject to the jurisdiction of the NRC with respect to its license and 25% ownership interest in Quad Cities Station. Constellation Energy, the operator and 75% owner of Quad Cities Station, is under contract with MidAmerican Energy to secure and keep in effect all necessary NRC licenses and authorizations.

The NRC regulates the granting of permits and licenses for the construction and operation of nuclear generating stations and regularly inspects such stations for compliance with applicable laws, regulations and license terms. Current licenses for Quad Cities Station provide for operation until December 14, 2032. The NRC review and regulatory process covers, among other things, operations, maintenance, environmental and radiological aspects of such stations. The NRC may modify, suspend or revoke licenses and impose civil penalties for failure to comply with the Atomic Energy Act, the regulations under such Act or the terms of such licenses.

Federal regulations provide that any nuclear operating facility may be required to cease operation if the NRC determines there are deficiencies in state, local or utility emergency preparedness plans relating to such facility, and the deficiencies are not corrected. Constellation Energy has advised MidAmerican Energy that an emergency preparedness plan for Quad Cities Station has been approved by the NRC. Constellation Energy has also advised MidAmerican Energy that state and local plans relating to Quad Cities Station have been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The NRC also regulates the decommissioning of nuclear-powered generating facilities, including the planning and funding for the eventual decommissioning of the facilities. In accordance with these regulations, MidAmerican Energy submits a biennial report to the NRC providing reasonable assurance that funds will be available to pay its share of the costs of decommissioning Quad Cities Station. MidAmerican Energy has established a trust for the investment of funds collected for nuclear decommissioning of Quad Cities Station.

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Under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ("NWPA"), the DOE is responsible for the selection and development of repositories for, and the permanent disposal of, spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive wastes. Constellation Energy, as required by the NWPA, signed a contract with the DOE under which the DOE was to receive spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste for disposal beginning not later than January 1998. The DOE did not begin receiving spent nuclear fuel on the scheduled date and remains unable to receive such fuel and waste. The costs to be incurred by the DOE for disposal activities were previously being financed by fees charged to owners and generators of the waste. In accordance with a 2013 ruling by the D.C. Circuit, the DOE, in May 2014, provided notice that, effective May 16, 2014, the spent nuclear fuel disposal fee would be zero. In 2004, Constellation Energy, reached a settlement with the DOE concerning the DOE's failure to begin accepting spent nuclear fuel in 1998. As a result, Quad Cities Station has been billing the DOE, and the DOE is obligated to reimburse the station for all station costs incurred due to the DOE's delay. Constellation Energy has constructed an interim spent fuel storage installation ("ISFSI") at Quad Cities Station consisting of two pads to store spent nuclear fuel in dry casks in order to free space in the storage pool. The first dry cask was placed in-service in 2005. As of December 31, 2021, the first pad at the ISFSI is full, and the second pad is in operation. The first and second pads at the ISFSI are expected to facilitate storage of casks to support operations at Quad Cities Station through the end of its operating licenses.    
    
Nuclear Insurance

MidAmerican Energy maintains financial protection against catastrophic loss associated with its interest in Quad Cities Station through a combination of insurance purchased by Constellation Energy, insurance purchased directly by MidAmerican Energy, and the mandatory industry-wide loss funding mechanism afforded under the Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 1988 ("Price-Anderson"), which was amended and extended by the Energy Policy Act. The general types of coverage maintained are: nuclear liability, property damage or loss and nuclear worker liability, as discussed below.

Constellation Energy purchases private market nuclear liability insurance for Quad Cities Station in the maximum available amount of $450 million, which includes coverage for MidAmerican Energy's ownership. In accordance with Price-Anderson, excess liability protection above that amount is provided by a mandatory industry-wide Secondary Financial Protection program under which the licensees of nuclear generating facilities could be assessed for liability incurred due to a serious nuclear incident at any commercial nuclear reactor in the U.S. Currently, MidAmerican Energy's aggregate maximum potential share of an assessment for Quad Cities Station is approximately $69 million per incident, payable in installments not to exceed $10 million annually.

The insurance for nuclear property damage losses covers property damage, stabilization and decontamination of the facility, disposal of the decontaminated material and premature decommissioning arising out of a covered loss. For Quad Cities Station, Constellation Energy purchases primary property insurance protection for the combined interests in Quad Cities Station, with coverage limits for nuclear damage losses up to $1.5 billion for nuclear perils and $500 million for non-nuclear perils. MidAmerican Energy also directly purchases extra expense coverage for its share of replacement power and other extra expenses in the event of a covered accidental outage at Quad Cities Station. The property and related coverages purchased directly by MidAmerican Energy and by Constellation Energy, which includes the interests of MidAmerican Energy, are underwritten by an industry mutual insurance company and contain provisions for retrospective premium assessments to be called upon based on the industry mutual board of directors' discretion for adverse loss experience. Currently, the maximum retrospective amounts that could be assessed against MidAmerican Energy from industry mutual policies for its obligations associated with Quad Cities Station total $8 million.

The master nuclear worker liability coverage, which is purchased by Constellation Energy for Quad Cities Station, is an industry-wide guaranteed-cost policy with an aggregate limit of $450 million for the nuclear industry as a whole, which is in effect to cover tort claims of workers in nuclear-related industries.

U.S. Mine Safety

PacifiCorp's surface mining operations are regulated by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration, which administers federal mine safety and health laws and regulations, and state regulatory agencies. The Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has the statutory authority to institute a civil action for relief, including a temporary or permanent injunction, restraining order or other appropriate order against a mine operator who fails to pay penalties or fines for violations of federal mine safety standards. Information regarding PacifiCorp's mine safety violations and other legal matters disclosed in accordance with Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Reform Act is included in Exhibit 95 to this Form 10-K.

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Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline Subsidiaries

The Pipeline Companies are regulated by the FERC, pursuant to the NGA and the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978. Under this authority, the FERC regulates, among other items, (a) rates, charges, terms and conditions of service, (b) the construction and operation of interstate pipelines, storage and related facilities, including the extension, expansion or abandonment of such facilities and (c) the construction and operation of LNG export/import facilities. The Pipeline Companies hold certificates of public convenience and necessity and LNG facility authorizations issued by the FERC, which authorize them to construct, operate and maintain their pipeline and related facilities and services.

In February 2022, the FERC updated its certificate policy that guides the authorization of natural gas projects and issued an interim policy providing guidance on how the FERC will review a natural gas project for its impact on climate change. The policies apply to pending and future natural gas projects. On March 24, 2022, the FERC revoked application of the policies and sought further comments.

FERC regulations and the Pipeline Companies' tariffs allow each of the Pipeline Companies to charge approved rates for the services set forth in their respective tariffs. Generally, these rates are a function of the cost of providing services to customers, including prudently incurred operations and maintenance expenses, taxes, depreciation and amortization and a reasonable return on invested capital. Tariff rates for each of the Pipeline Companies have been developed under a rate design methodology whereby substantially all fixed costs, including a return on invested capital and income taxes, are collected through reservation charges, which are paid by firm transportation and storage customers regardless of volumes shipped. Commodity charges, which are paid only with respect to volumes actually shipped, are designed to recover the remaining, primarily variable, costs. Kern River's reservation rates have historically been approved using a "levelized" cost-of-service methodology so that the rate remains constant over the levelization period. This levelized cost of service has been achieved by using a FERC-approved depreciation schedule in which depreciation increases as the cost of capital decreases on declining rate base. Each of the Pipeline Companies also hold authority to negotiate rates for their services, subject to requirements to offer cost-based rate alternatives, and to publish such negotiated rates. In addition, for services that are not subject to FERC rate jurisdiction pursuant to Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, Cove Point charges rates that are established by contract.

The Pipeline Companies' rates are subject to change in future general rate proceedings. Rates for natural gas pipelines are changed by filings under either Section 5 or Section 4 of the Natural Gas Act. Section 5 proceedings are initiated by the FERC or the pipeline's customers for a potential reduction to rates that the FERC finds are no longer just and reasonable. In a Section 5 proceeding, the initiating party has the burden of demonstrating that the currently effective rates of the pipeline are no longer just and reasonable, and of demonstrating alternative just and reasonable rates. Any rate decrease as a result of a Section 5 proceeding is implemented prospectively upon the issuance of a final FERC order adopting the new just and reasonable rates. Section 4 rate proceedings are initiated by the natural gas pipeline, who must demonstrate that the new proposed rates are just and reasonable. The new rates as a result of a Section 4 proceeding are typically implemented six months after the Section 4 filing if higher than prior rates and are subject to refund upon issuance of a final order by the FERC.

The FERC-regulated natural gas companies may not grant undue preference to any customer. FERC regulations require that certain information be made public for market access, through standardized internet websites. These regulations also restrict each pipeline's marketing affiliates' access to certain non-public information that could affect price or availability of service.

Interstate natural gas pipelines are also subject to regulations administered by the Office of Pipeline Safety within the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, an agency of the DOT. Federal pipeline safety regulations are issued pursuant to the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, as amended ("NGPSA"), which establishes safety requirements in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of interstate natural gas facilities, and requires an entity that owns or operates pipeline facilities to comply with such plans. Major amendments to the NGPSA include the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 ("2002 Act"), the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement and Safety Act of 2006 ("2006 Act"), the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 ("2011 Act") the Protecting Our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2016 ("2016 Act") and the Protecting Our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2020 ("2020 Act").

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The 2002 Act established additional safety and pipeline integrity regulations for all natural gas pipelines in high-consequence areas. The 2002 Act imposed major new requirements in the areas of operator qualifications, risk analysis and integrity management. The 2002 Act mandated more frequent periodic inspection or testing of natural gas pipelines in high-consequence areas, which are locations where the potential consequences of a natural gas pipeline accident may be significant or may do considerable harm to persons or property. Pursuant to the 2002 Act, the DOT promulgated regulations that require natural gas pipeline operators to develop comprehensive integrity management programs, to identify applicable threats to natural gas pipeline segments that could impact high-consequence areas, to assess these segments and to provide ongoing mitigation and monitoring. The regulations require recurring inspections of high-consequence area segments every seven years after the initial baseline assessment.

The 2006 Act required pipeline operators to institute human factors management plans for personnel employed in pipeline control centers. DOT regulations published pursuant to the 2006 Act required development and implementation of written control room management procedures.

The 2011 Act was a response to natural gas pipeline incidents, most notably the San Bruno natural gas pipeline explosion that occurred in September 2010 in California. The 2011 Act increased the maximum allowable civil penalties for violations, directs operator assistance for Federal authorities conducting investigations and authorized the DOT to hire additional inspection and enforcement personnel. The 2011 Act also directed the DOT to study several topics, including the definition of high-consequence areas, the use of automatic shutoff valves in high-consequence areas, expansion of integrity management requirements beyond high-consequence areas and cast iron pipe replacement. The studies are complete, and a number of notices of proposed rulemaking have been issued. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration ("PHMSA") issued the Safety of Gas Transmission Pipelines: MAOP Reconfirmation, Expansion of Assessment Requirements and Other Related Amendments final rule in October 2019. The primary change was the expansion of the pipeline integrity assessment requirements to cover moderate-consequence areas and reconfirming maximum allowable operating pressures. Pipeline operators were required to develop procedures to address assessment requirements by July 2021 and complete 50% of the required MAOP reconfirmation actions by 2028 and the remaining by 2035. The BHE Pipeline Group has updated procedures, identified pipeline segments subject to the rule and has planned projects to complete required assessments. PHMSA sent Part 2 of the rule to the Federal Register for publishing August 4, 2022, and it was published in the Federal Register August 24, 2022. The rule initially had an effective date of May 2023, but has been extended to February 2024. The third part of the rule, the gas gathering rule, has also been issued, but has minimal impact on the BHE Pipeline Group.

The 2016 Act required the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to set federal minimum safety standards for underground natural gas storage facilities and authorized emergency order authority. In February 2020, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued a final rule regarding underground natural gas storage facilities that incorporates by reference the American Petroleum Institute's Recommended Practice 1171, "Functional Integrity of Natural Gas Storage in Depleted Hydrocarbon Reservoirs and Aquifer Reservoirs," clarifies certain aspects of the mandatory nature of the standard and defines regulatory completion dates for underground storage facility risk assessments. The BHE Pipeline Group has 20 total underground natural gas storage fields at EGTS and Northern Natural Gas that fall under this regulation and is complying with the final rule. The BHE Pipeline Group underground storage fields have had several audits under the Final Rule with no notices of probable violations issued. Kern River, Carolina Gas and Cove Point do not have underground natural gas storage facilities.

The 2020 Act required operations to review and update their inspection and maintenance plans to address how the plans contribute to eliminate hazardous leaks of natural gas, reduction of fugitive emissions and replacement or remediation of pipelines that are known to leak based on the material, design or past operating maintenance history. BHE Pipeline Group has completed the review and update of its inspection and maintenance plans. To assist in this effort, Kern River participated in a non-punitive pilot inspection with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

The DOT and related state agencies routinely audit and inspect the pipeline facilities for compliance with their regulations. The Pipeline Companies conduct periodic internal audits of their facilities with more frequent reviews of those deemed higher risk. The Pipeline Companies also conduct preliminary audits in advance of agency audits. Compliance issues that arise during these audits or during the normal course of business are addressed on a timely basis. The Pipeline Companies believe their pipeline systems comply in all material respects with the NGPSA and with DOT regulations issued pursuant to the NGPSA.

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Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies

The Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies, as holders of electricity distribution licenses, are subject to regulation by GEMA. GEMA regulates distribution network operators ("DNOs") within the terms of the Electricity Act 1989 and the terms of DNO licenses, which are revocable with 25 years notice. Under the Electricity Act 1989, GEMA has a duty to ensure that DNOs can finance their regulated activities and DNOs have a duty to maintain an investment grade credit rating. GEMA discharges certain of its duties through its staff within Ofgem. Each of fourteen licensed DNOs distributes electricity from the national grid transmission system and distribution-connected generators to end users within its respective distribution services area.

DNOs are subject to price controls, enforced by Ofgem, that limit the revenue that may be recovered and retained from their electricity distribution activities. The regulatory regime that has been applied to electricity distributors in Great Britain encourages companies to look for efficiency gains in order to improve profits. The distribution price control formula also adjusts the revenue received by DNOs to reflect a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the rate of inflation (as measured by the United Kingdom's Retail Prices Index) and the quality of service delivered by the licensee's distribution system. The next price control, Electricity Distribution 2 ("ED2"), will be set for a period of five years, starting April 1, 2023, although the formula has been, and may be, reviewed by the regulator following public consultation. The procedure and methodology adopted at a price control review are at the reasonable discretion of Ofgem. Ofgem's judgment of the future allowed revenue of licensees is likely to take into account, among other things:
the actual operating and capital costs of each of the licensees;
the operating and capital costs that each of the licensees would incur if it were as efficient as, in Ofgem's judgment, the more efficient licensees;
the actual value of certain costs which are judged to be beyond the control of the licensees;
the taxes that each licensee is expected to pay;
the regulatory value ascribed to the expenditures that have been incurred in the past and the efficient expenditures that are to be incurred in the forthcoming regulatory period;
the rate of return to be allowed on expenditures that make up the regulatory asset value;
the financial ratios of each of the licensees and the license requirement for each licensee to maintain investment grade status;
an allowance in respect of the repair of the pension deficits in the defined benefit pension schemes sponsored by each of the licensees; and
any under- or over-recoveries of revenues, relative to allowed revenues, in the previous price control period.

A number of incentive schemes also operate within the current price control period to encourage DNOs to provide an appropriate quality of service to end users. This includes specified payments to be made for failures to meet prescribed standards of service. The aggregate of these guaranteed standards payments is uncapped but may be excused in certain prescribed circumstances that are generally beyond the control of the DNOs.

The current electricity distribution price control became effective April 1, 2015 and is due to terminate on March 31, 2023, and will be immediately replaced with a new price control. Although it has been the convention in Great Britain for regulators to conduct periodic regulatory reviews before making proposals for any changes to the price controls, a new price control can be implemented by GEMA without the consent of the DNOs. If a licensee disagrees with a change to its license, it can appeal the matter to the United Kingdom's CMA, as can certain other parties. Any appeals must be notified within 20 working days of the license modification by GEMA. If the CMA determines that the appellant has relevant standing, then the statute requires that the CMA complete its process within six months, or in some exceptional circumstances seven months. The Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies appealed Ofgem's proposals for the resetting of the formula that commenced April 1, 2015, as did one other party, and the CMA subsequently revised GEMA's decision.

The current price control was the first to be set for electricity distribution in Great Britain since Ofgem completed its review of network regulation (known as the RPI-X @ 20 project). The key changes to the price control calculations, compared to those used in previous price controls are that:
the period over which new regulatory assets are depreciated is being gradually lengthened, from 20 years to 45 years, with the change being phased over eight years;
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allowed revenues will be adjusted during the price control period, rather than at the next price control review, to partially reflect cost variances relative to cost allowances;
the allowed cost of debt will be updated within the price control period by reference to a long-run trailing average based on external benchmarks of utility debt costs;
allowed revenues will be adjusted in relation to some new service standard incentives, principally relating to speed and service standards for new connections to the network; and
there was scope for a mid-period review and adjustment to revenues in the latter half of the period for any changes in the outputs required of licensees for certain specified reasons, although GEMA made no adjustments under this provision.

Under the current price control, as revised by the CMA, and excluding the effects of incentive schemes and any deferred revenues from the prior price control, the opening base allowed revenue of Northern Powergrid (Northeast) plc and Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc remains constant in all subsequent years within the price control period (ED1) through 2022-23, before the addition of inflation. Nominal opening base allowed revenues will increase in line with inflation. Adjustments are made annually to recognize the effect of factors such as changes in the allowed cost of debt, performance on incentive schemes and catch up of prior year under- or over- recoveries.

Ofgem has completed the price control review that will result in a new price control effective April 1, 2023. The license modifications that give effect to the price control were published by Ofgem on February 3, 2023 and may be subject to appeal to the CMA if an appeal is filed by March 3, 2023. Many aspects of the current price control were maintained and the changes made generally follow the template that was set by the price controls implemented in April 2021 for transmission and gas distribution in Great Britain. Specific changes include new service standard incentives and mechanisms to adjust cost allowances in specific circumstances, particularly related to investment required to support decarbonization efforts, and partially updating the allowed return on equity within the period for changes in the interest rate on government bonds. Ofgem's final determinations also included an allowed cost of equity of 5.23% plus inflation (calculated using the United Kingdom's consumer prices index including owner occupiers' housing costs) and cost allowances representing a 20% real-term increase compared to the current regulatory period annual average. The base allowed revenue, excluding the effects of incentive schemes, pass-through costs and any deferred revenues from the prior price control, will decrease approximately 4.0% at Northern Powergrid (Northeast) plc and will increase approximately 2.5% at Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc, respectively, in 2023-24 before the addition of inflation.

Ofgem also monitors DNO compliance with license conditions and enforces the remedies resulting from any breach of condition. License conditions include the prices and terms of service, financial strength of the DNO, the provision of information to Ofgem and the public, as well as maintaining transparency, non-discrimination and avoidance of cross-subsidy in the provision of such services. Ofgem also monitors and enforces certain duties of a DNO set out in the Electricity Act 1989, including the duty to develop and maintain an efficient, coordinated and economical system of electricity distribution. Under changes to the Electricity Act 1989 introduced by the Utilities Act 2000, GEMA is able to impose financial penalties on DNOs that contravene any of their license duties or certain of their duties under the Electricity Act 1989, as amended, or that are failing to achieve a satisfactory performance in relation to the individual standards prescribed by GEMA. Any penalty imposed must be reasonable and may not exceed 10% of the licensee's revenue.

AltaLink

AltaLink is regulated by the AUC, pursuant to the Electric Utilities Act (Alberta), the Public Utilities Act (Alberta), the Alberta Utilities Commission Act (Alberta) and the Hydro and Electric Energy Act (Alberta). The AUC is an independent, quasi-judicial agency established by the province of Alberta, Canada, which is responsible for, among other things, approving the tariffs of transmission facility owners, including AltaLink, and distribution utilities, acquisitions of such transmission facility owners or utilities, and construction and operation of new transmission projects in Alberta. The AUC also investigates and rules on regulated rate disputes and system access problems. The AUC regulates and oversees Alberta's electricity transmission sector with broad authority that may impact many of AltaLink's activities, including its tariffs, rates, construction, operations and financing.

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The AUC has various core functions in regulating the Alberta electricity transmission sector, including the following:
regulating and adjudicating issues related to the operation of electric utilities within Alberta;
processing and approving general tariff applications relating to revenue requirements, capital expenditure prudency and rates of return including deemed capital structure for regulated utilities while ensuring that utility rates are just and reasonable, and approval of the transmission tariff rates of regulated transmission providers paid by the AESO, which is the independent transmission system operator in Alberta, Canada that controls the operation of AltaLink's transmission system;
approving the need for new electricity transmission facilities and permits to build and licenses to operate electricity transmission facilities;
reviewing operations and accounts from electric utilities and conducting on-site inspections to ensure compliance with industry regulation and standards;
adjudicating enforcement issues including the imposition of administrative penalties that arise when market participants violate the rules of the AESO; and
collecting, storing, analyzing, appraising and disseminating information to effectively fulfill its duties as an industry regulator.

In addition, AUC approval is required in connection with new energy and regulated utility initiatives in Alberta, amendments to existing approvals and financing proposals by designated utilities.

AltaLink's tariffs are regulated by the AUC under the provisions of the Electric Utilities Act (Alberta) in respect of rates and terms and conditions of service. The Electric Utilities Act (Alberta) and related regulations require the AUC to consider that it is in the public interest to provide consumers the benefit of unconstrained transmission access to competitive generation and the wholesale electricity market. In regulating transmission tariffs, the AUC must facilitate sufficient investment to ensure the timely upgrade, enhancement or expansion of transmission facilities, and foster a stable investment climate and a continued stream of capital investment for the transmission system.

Under the Electric Utilities Act (Alberta), AltaLink prepares and files applications with the AUC for approval of tariffs to be paid by the AESO for the use of its transmission facilities, and the terms and conditions governing the use of those facilities. The AUC reviews and approves such tariff applications based on a cost-of-service regulatory model under a forward test year basis. Under this model, the AUC provides AltaLink with a reasonable opportunity to (i) earn a fair return on equity; and (ii) recover its forecast costs, including operating expenses, depreciation, borrowing costs and taxes (including deemed income taxes) associated with its regulated transmission business. The AUC must approve tariffs that are just, reasonable and not unduly preferential, arbitrary or unjustly discriminatory. AltaLink's transmission tariffs are not dependent on the price or volume of electricity transported through its transmission system.

The AESO is an independent system operator in Alberta, Canada that oversees the Alberta Interconnected Electric System ("AIES") and wholesale electricity market. The AESO is responsible for directing the safe, reliable and economic operation of the AIES, including long-term transmission system planning. AltaLink and the other transmission facility owners receive substantially all of their transmission tariff revenues from the AESO. The AESO, in turn, charges wholesale tariffs, approved by the AUC, in a manner that promotes fair and open access to the AIES and facilitates a competitive market for the purchase and sale of electricity. The AESO monitors compliance with approved reliability standards, which are enforced by the Market Surveillance Administrator, which may impose penalties on transmission facility owners for non-compliance with the approved reliability standards.

The AESO determines the need and plans for the expansion and enhancement of the transmission system in Alberta in accordance with applicable law and reliability standards. The AESO's responsibilities include long-term transmission planning and management, including assessing the current and future transmission system capacity needs of market participants. When the AESO determines an expansion or enhancement of the transmission system is needed, with limited exceptions, it submits an application to the AUC for approval of the proposed expansion or enhancement. The AESO then determines which transmission provider should submit an application to the AUC for a permit and license to construct and operate the designated transmission facilities. Generally, the transmission provider operating in the geographic area where the transmission facilities expansion or enhancement is to be located is selected by the AESO to build, own and operate the transmission facilities. In addition, Alberta law provides that certain transmission projects may be subject to a competitive process open to qualified bidders.

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Independent Power Projects

The Yuma, Cordova, Saranac, Power Resources, Topaz, Agua Caliente, Solar Star 1, Solar Star 2, Bishop Hill II, Jumbo Road, Marshall, Grande Prairie, Walnut Ridge, Pinyon Pines I, Pinyon Pines II, Santa Rita, Independence, Fluvanna II, Flat Top, Mariah del Norte, Alamo 6 and Pearl independent power projects are Exempt Wholesale Generators ("EWG") under the Energy Policy Act, while the Community Solar Gardens, Imperial Valley and Wailuku independent power projects are currently certified as Qualifying Facilities ("QF") under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978. Both EWGs and QFs generally are exempt from compliance with extensive federal and state regulations that control the financial structure of an electric generating plant and the prices and terms at which electricity may be sold by the facilities.

The Yuma, Cordova, Saranac, Imperial Valley, Topaz, Agua Caliente, Solar Star 1, Solar Star 2, Bishop Hill II, Marshall, Grande Prairie, Walnut Ridge, Independence, Pinyon Pines I and Pinyon Pines II independent power projects have obtained authority from the FERC to sell their power at market-based rates. This authority to sell electricity in wholesale electricity markets at market-based rates is subject to triennial reviews conducted by the FERC. Accordingly, the respective independent power projects are required to submit triennial filings to the FERC that demonstrate a lack of market power over sales of wholesale electricity and electric generation capacity in their respective market areas. The Pinyon Pines I, Pinyon Pines II, Solar Star 1, Solar Star 2, Topaz and Yuma independent power projects and power marketers CalEnergy, LLC and BHER Market Operations, LLC file together for market power study purposes of the FERC-defined Southwest Region. The most recent triennial filing for the Southwest Region was made in June 2022 and is awaiting FERC action. The Cordova and Saranac independent power projects and power marketer CalEnergy, LLC file together with MidAmerican Energy and certain affiliates for market power study purposes of the FERC-defined Northeast Region. The most recent triennial filing for the Northeast Region was made in June 2020 and an order accepting it was issued in December 2020. The Bishop Hill II and Walnut Ridge independent power projects and power marketer CalEnergy, LLC file together with MidAmerican Energy and certain affiliates for market power study purposes of the FERC-defined Central Region. The most recent triennial filing for the Central Region was made in December 2020 and an order accepting it was issued in March 2021. The Marshall and Grande Prairie independent power projects and power marketer CalEnergy, LLC file together for market power study purposes in the FERC-defined Southwest Power Pool Region. The most recent triennial filing for the Southwest Power Pool Region was made in December 2021, was supplemented in July 2022 and an order accepting it was issued in January 2023. Power marketers CalEnergy LLC and BHER Market Operations, LLC also file for market power study purposes in the FERC-defined Northwest Region together with PacifiCorp, Nevada Power Company, Sierra Power Company and certain affiliates. The most recent triennial filing for the Northwest Region was made in June 2022, and is awaiting FERC action.

The entire output of Jumbo Road, Santa Rita, Fluvanna II, Flat Top, Mariah del Norte, Alamo 6, Pearl and Power Resources is within the ERCOT and market-based authority is not required for such sales solely within ERCOT as the ERCOT market is not a FERC-jurisdictional market. Similarly, Wailuku sells its output solely to the Hawaii Electric Light Company within the Hawaii electric grid, which is not a FERC-jurisdictional market and therefore, Wailuku does not require market-based rate authority.

EWGs are permitted to sell capacity and electricity only in the wholesale markets, not to end users. Additionally, utilities are required to purchase electricity produced by QFs at a price that does not exceed the purchasing utility's "avoided cost" and to sell back-up power to the QFs on a non-discriminatory basis, unless they have successfully petitioned the FERC for an exemption from this purchase requirement. Avoided cost is defined generally as the price at which the utility could purchase or produce the same amount of power from sources other than the QF on a long-term basis. The Energy Policy Act eliminated the purchase requirement for utilities with respect to new contracts under certain conditions. New QF contracts are also subject to FERC rate filing requirements, unlike QF contracts entered into prior to the Energy Policy Act. FERC regulations also permit QFs and utilities to negotiate agreements for utility purchases of power at rates other than the utility's avoided cost.

Residential Real Estate Brokerage Company

HomeServices and its operating subsidiaries are regulated by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau which enforces the Truth In Lending Act ("TILA"), the Equal Credit Opportunity Act ("ECOA") and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act ("RESPA"); by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission with respect to certain franchising activities; by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which enforces the Fair Housing Act ("FHA"); and by state agencies where its subsidiaries operate. TILA and ECOA regulate lending practices. FHA prohibits housing-related discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability. RESPA regulates real estate settlement services including real estate closing practices, lender servicing and escrow account practices and business relationships among settlement service providers and third parties to the transaction.

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REGULATORY MATTERS

In addition to the discussion contained herein regarding regulatory matters, refer to "General Regulation" in Item 1 of this Form 10-K for further information regarding the general regulatory framework.

PacifiCorp

Oregon

In July 2021, in accordance with the OPUC's December 2020 general rate case order, PacifiCorp filed an application with the OPUC to initiate the review of PacifiCorp's estimated decommissioning and other closure costs per third-party studies associated with its coal-fueled generating facilities. The application requested an initial rate increase of $35 million, or 2.8%, to become effective January 1, 2022, to recover the incremental costs from those approved in the last general rate case. In November 2023, an independent evaluator was selected. Until the independent evaluator completes its work reviewing the third party studies that contain the estimated decommissioning and other closure costs and the OPUC issues an order, there will be no change to rates related to this filing.

In March 2022, PacifiCorp filed a general rate case requesting an overall rate change of $82 million, or 6.6%, to become effective January 1, 2023, that includes cost increases associated with the implementation of PacifiCorp's wildfire mitigation and vegetation management plans. Parties to the case filed testimony in June 2022. PacifiCorp filed reply testimony in July 2022 supporting an overall rate increase of $94 million but proposing that the request be capped at PacifiCorp's original request. PacifiCorp and parties to the case settled various aspects of the general rate case in multiple settlement stipulations. In August 2022, the first partial stipulation was filed resolving issues related to wildfire mitigation and vegetation management, including addressing the associated costs increases. Also in August 2022, a second partial stipulation was filed representing the settlement of certain revenue requirement issues among the stipulating parties, including the extension of Oregon's recovery period for Jim Bridger Units 1 and 2 that will be converted to natural gas-fueled units and certain other issues. In September 2022, a third stipulation was filed resolving most of the remaining issues in the general rate case following the first and second partial stipulations. The stipulations together result in a total rate increase of $49 million, or 3.9%, effective January 1, 2023. The stipulating parties also agreed to amortize certain deferrals totaling approximately $10 million, or 0.8 %, in the first year of amortization, effective April 1, 2023. Further, in the third stipulation, PacifiCorp agreed to a general rate case stay-out provision under which it agreed not to file a general rate case with rates effective any earlier than January 1, 2025. In September 2022, the fourth and final partial stipulation was filed resolving technical issues related to a voluntary renewable energy tariff that will allow non-residential customers to purchase energy from renewable resources not currently in PacifiCorp's rates. In December 2022, the OPUC approved the first, second and third stipulations. The fourth stipulation was approved by the OPUC in February 2023.

In May 2022, PacifiCorp filed its 2021 PCAM, which is the first time since the mechanism has been in place that a rate change has been warranted. After consideration of the mechanism's deadband, sharing band and earnings test, PacifiCorp requested recovery of $52 million, or a 4.2% increase, to become effective January 1, 2023. This request is incremental to the rate change sought in the general rate case. In September 2022, a settlement stipulation was filed agreeing to the recovery of the requested $52 million over a four-year period beginning April 1, 2023. In December 2022, the OPUC approved the settlement stipulation.

In July 2022, PacifiCorp filed an application requesting approval of an automatic adjustment clause with a balancing account to recover costs associated with implementing PacifiCorp's wildfire protection plan in Oregon. Oregon Senate Bill 762 provides for utilities to timely recover these costs through an automatic adjustment clause. The filing requests a rate increase of $20 million, or 1.6%, to recover incremental costs in 2022 and is incremental to costs addressed in PacifiCorp's wildfire mitigation and vegetation management mechanism through the general rate case stipulation described above. While PacifiCorp requested an effective date of August 24, 2022, the OPUC has suspended the filing for further review. In December 2022, a stipulation with certain parties was filed agreeing to the establishment of an automatic adjustment clause. A decision on the stipulation is expected in 2023.

Washington

In June 2021, PacifiCorp filed a power cost only rate case to update baseline net power costs for 2022. PacifiCorp requested a $13 million, or 3.7%, rate increase with an effective date of January 1, 2022. In November 2021, PacifiCorp reached a proposed settlement with most of the parties, which includes an agreement to adjust the PTC rate in base rates and apply a production factor and include a net power cost update as part of the compliance filing. A hearing was held in January 2022 and the WUTC issued an order approving the settlement in March 2022. A compliance filing reflecting a $43 million, or 12.2%, increase was filed in April 2022 and was approved by the WUTC the same month with rates effective May 1, 2022.
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In June 2022, PacifiCorp filed its 2021 PCAM and the new tracking mechanism for PTCs approved in the 2021 general rate case. For the 2021 PCAM, PacifiCorp is requesting a recovery of $26 million, or a 6.5% increase. PacifiCorp proposed that the 2021 PCAM be amortized over two years, rather than the one-year period required under the current terms of the PCAM. For the new 2021 PTC tracker, PacifiCorp is seeking recovery of $3 million, or an 0.8% increase. In November 2022, the WUTC approved PacifiCorp's proposal resulting in a combined annual increase of $16 million, or 4.0%, effective January 1, 2023.

Idaho

In October 2022, PacifiCorp filed an application for authority to implement the residential rate modernization plan. The plan proposes a five-year transition to increase the monthly customer service charge from $8.00 to $29.25 per month with a corresponding reduction to the energy rate, eliminates the tiered rates, and adjusts the on-peak off-peak period for time-of-day customers.

California

In August 2021, PacifiCorp filed an application with the CPUC to address California energy costs and GHG allowance costs, and in January 2022, an amended application was filed, per CPUC direction, to reflect ECAC rates which had been approved since the original filing was made. The amended application included an over $3 million rate increase associated with higher energy costs, and the previously sought increase of $3 million to recover GHG allowances. In March 2022, the CPUC approved the increase of $3 million to recover costs for purchasing GHG allowances as required by the state's Cap-and-Trade program. In November 2022, the CPUC approved and made effective the over $3 million rate increase associated with higher energy costs, for a combined rate increase of $7 million, or 6.6%.

In May 2022, PacifiCorp filed a general rate case requesting an overall rate change of $28 million, or 25.7%, to become effective January 1, 2023. In November 2022, the CPUC granted the requested rate effective date and directed PacifiCorp to establish a memorandum account to track the change in rates beginning January 1, 2023 until the new rates become effective, upon the issuance of a decision in late 2023. PacifiCorp filed rebuttal testimony in February 2023 with a slight adjustment of an overall rate increase of $27 million, or 25.0%. Also in February 2023, the CPUC issued a ruling requesting additional information on PacifiCorp's wildfire and risk analyses, and requested additional information regarding wildfire memorandum accounts.

In August 2022, PacifiCorp filed its 2023 combined ECAC and GHG application requesting an overall rate increase of $15 million, or 13.6%, effective January 1, 2023. Approximately $4 million of the increase, or 3.6%, is attributed to the ECAC rate and $11 million of the increase, or 10.0%, to the GHG rate. In February 2023, PacifiCorp filed an amended application, per CPUC direction, to reflect ECAC rates which had been approved since the original filing was made in August 2022. The amended application would result in an overall rate increase of $11 million, or 10.1%. PacifiCorp anticipates interim approval of its GHG rates in March 2023 based on settlement discussions with parties.

FERC Show Cause Order

On April 15, 2021, the FERC issued an order to show cause and notice of proposed penalty related to allegations made by FERC Office of Enforcement staff that PacifiCorp failed to comply with certain NERC reliability standards associated with facility ratings on PacifiCorp's bulk electric system. The order directs PacifiCorp to show cause as to why it should not be assessed a civil penalty of $42 million as a result of the alleged violations. The allegations are related to PacifiCorp's response to a 2010 industry-wide effort directed by the NERC to identify and remediate certain discrepancies resulting from transmission facility design and actual field conditions, including transmission line clearances. In July 2021, PacifiCorp filed its answer to the FERC's show cause order denying the alleged violation of certain NERC reliability standards. The FERC Office of Enforcement staff replied in September 2021. In December 2022, the FERC issued a final order approving a stipulation and consent agreement between the FERC Office of Enforcement and PacifiCorp whereby PacifiCorp agreed to pay a $1.9 million cash penalty and committed to invest $2.5 million in reliability enhancements. The final order concludes the matter.

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MidAmerican Energy

South Dakota

In May 2022, MidAmerican Energy filed a request with the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission ("SDPUC") for an increase in its South Dakota retail natural gas rates, which would increase revenue by $7 million annually. If approved, the requested rates would increase retail customers' bills by an average of 6.4%.

Wind PRIME

In January 2022, MidAmerican Energy filed an application with the IUB for advance ratemaking principles for Wind PRIME. If approved, MidAmerican Energy expects to proceed with Wind PRIME, which consists of up to 2,042 MWs of new wind generation and up to 50 MWs of solar generation. If all of Wind PRIME generation is constructed, MidAmerican Energy will own over 9,300 MWs of wind generation and nearly 200 MWs of solar generation. Wind PRIME is projected to allow MidAmerican Energy to generate renewable energy greater than or equal to all of its Iowa retail customers' annual energy needs. MidAmerican Energy secured sufficient safe harbor equipment necessary to remain eligible for 100% PTCs under current tax law. Procedural hearings with the IUB began in February 2023.

Iowa Transmission Legislation

In June 2020, Iowa enacted legislation that grants incumbent electric transmission owners the right to construct, own and maintain electric transmission lines that have been approved for construction in a federally registered planning authority's transmission plan and that connect to the incumbent electric transmission owner's facility. Also known as the Right of First Refusal, the law ensures MidAmerican Energy, as an incumbent electric transmission owner, has the legal right to construct, own and maintain transmission lines that have been approved by the MISO (or another federally registered planning authority) in MidAmerican Energy's service territory. To exercise the legal right, MidAmerican Energy must notify the IUB within 90 days of any such approval for construction that it intends to construct, own and maintain the electric transmission line. The law still requires an incumbent electric transmission owner to obtain a state franchise from the IUB to construct, erect, maintain or operate an electric transmission line and, upon issuance of a franchise, the incumbent electric transmission owner must provide the IUB an estimate of the cost to construct the electric transmission line and, until the construction is complete, a quarterly report updating the estimated cost to construct the electric transmission line. Legal challenges have been brought against similar laws in other states, but courts that have ruled on such cases have upheld the states' laws. In October 2020, a lawsuit challenging the law was filed in Iowa by national transmission interests. The suit raised issues specific to Iowa law, and the State of Iowa defended the law in the suit. MidAmerican Energy intervened and defended the law as well. The Iowa district court dismissed the lawsuit in March 2021 for lack of standing, and the national transmission interests appealed. In June 2022, the Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the district court's decision, after which the national transmission interests asked the Iowa Supreme Court to reconsider. In November 2022, the Iowa Supreme Court granted the motion to reconsider and accepted the case on the briefs already submitted; it is expected that oral arguments will be held in spring 2023. No stay of the law has been granted, and the law remains in effect pending appeal.

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NV Energy (Nevada Power and Sierra Pacific)

Senate Bill 448 ("SB 448")

SB 448 was signed into law on June 10, 2021. The legislation is intended to accelerate transmission development, renewable energy and storage, and accelerate transportation electrification within the state of Nevada. In September 2021, the Nevada Utilities filed an amendment to the 2021 Joint IRP for the approval of their Transmission Infrastructure for a Clean Energy Economy Plan that sets forth a plan for the construction of high-voltage transmission infrastructure, Greenlink North among others, that will be placed into service no later than December 31, 2028, and requires the IRP to include at least one scenario that uses sources of supply that will achieve certain reductions in carbon dioxide emissions. In September 2021, the Nevada Utilities filed an application for the approval of their Economic Recovery Transportation Electrification Plan to accelerate transportation electrification in the state of Nevada. The plan establishes requirements for the contents of the transportation electrification investment as well as requirements for review, cost recovery and monitoring. The plan covers an initial period beginning January 1, 2022 and ending on December 31, 2024. In November 2021, the PUCN issued an order granting the application and accepting the Economic Recovery Transportation Electrification Plan with some modifications. The PUCN opened rulemakings to address other regulations that resulted from SB 448. In February 2022, the PUCN adopted regulations regarding the Economic Development Electric Rate Rider Program to revise the discounted electric rates to ease the economic burden on small businesses who take advantage of the discounted rates under the tariff. In September 2022, the PUCN adopted regulations regarding resource planning, which incorporates a plan to accelerate transportation electrification into the distributed resources plan pursuant to SB 448.

Transportation Electrification Plan ("TEP")

In September 2022, the Nevada Utilities filed an amendment to the 2021 joint IRP for the approval of a Distributed Resource Plan amendment to implement the state's first TEP pursuant to Section 51 of SB 448 and approve proposed tariffs and schedules to implement the TEP. The 2022 TEP outlines programs, investments and incentives to accelerate transportation electrification across Nevada. The Nevada Utilities proposed a budget of $348 million, which represents the maximum cost over the depreciable life of the TEP's programs and assets, to deploy the TEP in 2023 through 2024. A hearing related to the application for approval of the TEP was held in February 2023.

ON Line Temporary Rider ("ONTR")

In October 2021, Sierra Pacific filed an application with the PUCN for approval of the ONTR with corresponding updates to its electric rate tariffs to authorize recovery of the One Nevada Transmission Line ("ON Line") regulatory asset being accumulated as a result of the ON Line cost reallocation as well as the related on-going reallocated revenue requirement. Sierra Pacific's application would have, if approved by the PUCN as filed, resulted in a one-time rate increase of $28 million to be collected over a nine-month period starting on April 1, 2022. In March 2022, the PUCN issued an order directing Sierra Pacific to recover $14 million of the ON Line regulatory asset as a one-time rate increase collectable over a nine-month period effective April 1, 2022, with the expected remaining balance at December 31, 2022 to be included in rate base in the 2022 regulatory rate review for inclusion in the rates set in that case. In December 2022, the PUCN issued an order in the general rate review proceeding allowing for recovery of the remaining regulatory asset balance and directed Sierra Pacific to establish a regulatory liability for any over-collection of revenues from the ONTR rate rider which shall accrue carry charges.

Merger Application

In March 2022, the Nevada Utilities filed a joint application with the PUCN for authorization to merge Sierra Pacific with and into Nevada Power, with Nevada Power being the surviving entity. If approved by the PUCN as filed, Nevada Power will have two distinct electric service territories in northern and southern Nevada each with their own rates and one natural gas service territory in the Reno and Sparks area. In October 2022, all parties to the proceedings relating to the joint application entered into a Stipulation to delay the procedural schedule. The Nevada Utilities made a supplemental filing on December 30, 2022. An order is expected in the first half of 2023.

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Regulatory Rate Review

In June 2022, Sierra Pacific filed a regulatory rate review with the PUCN that requested an annual revenue increase of $88 million, or 9.7%. In addition, a filing was made to revise depreciation rates based on a study, the results of which are reflected in the proposed revenue requirement. In August 2022, Sierra Pacific filed an updated certification filing that updated the requested annual revenue increase to $77 million, or 8.5%. Parties to the docket filed testimony and supporting documentation in August and September 2022 while rebuttal testimony was filed in September and October 2022. Hearings in the cost of capital, revenue requirement, and rate design phases were held in September, October, and November 2022, respectively. In December 2022, the PUCN issued an order approving an increase in base rates of $58 million, effective January 1, 2023, reflecting a reduction in Sierra Pacific's requested rate of return, updated depreciation and amortization rates for its electric operations and updated time of use periods to reflect the changes in system costs due to the increased solar generation on the system.

BHE Pipeline Group

BHE GT&S

In September 2021, EGTS filed a general rate case for its FERC-jurisdictional services, with proposed rates to be effective November 1, 2021. EGTS' previous general rate case was settled in 1998. EGTS proposed an annual cost-of-service of approximately $1.1 billion, and requested increases in various rates, including general system storage rates by 85% and general system transmission rates by 60%. In October 2021, the FERC issued an order that accepted the November 1, 2021 effective date for certain changes in rates, while suspending the other changes for five months following the proposed effective date, until April 1, 2022, subject to refund. In September 2022, a settlement agreement was filed with the FERC, resolving EGTS' general rate case for its FERC-jurisdictional services and providing for increased service rates and decreased depreciation rates. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, EGTS' rates result in an increase to annual firm transmission and storage revenues of approximately $160 million and a decrease in annual depreciation expense of approximately $30 million, compared to the rates in effect prior to April 1, 2022. As of December 31, 2022, EGTS' provision for rate refund for April 2022 through December 2022 totaled $90 million and was included in other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. In November 2022, the FERC approved the settlement agreement.

In January 2020, pursuant to the terms of a previous settlement, Cove Point filed a general rate case for its FERC-jurisdictional services, with proposed rates to be effective March 1, 2020. Cove Point proposed an annual cost-of-service of approximately $182 million. In February 2020, the FERC approved suspending the changes in rates for five months following the proposed effective date, until August 1, 2020, subject to refund. In November 2020, Cove Point reached an agreement in principle with the active participants in the general rate case proceeding. Under the terms of the agreement in principle, Cove Point's rates effective August 1, 2020 resulted in an increase to annual revenues of approximately $4 million and a decrease in annual depreciation expense of approximately $1 million, compared to the rates in effect prior to August 1, 2020. The interim settlement rates were implemented November 1, 2020, and Cove Point's provision for rate refunds for August 2020 through October 2020 totaled $7 million. The agreement in principle was reflected in a stipulation and agreement filed with the FERC in January 2021. In March 2021, the FERC approved the stipulation and agreement and the rate refunds to customers were processed in late April 2021.

Northern Natural Gas

In July 2022, Northern Natural Gas filed a general rate case that proposed an overall annual cost-of-service of $1.3 billion. This is an increase of $323 million above the cost of service filed in its 2019 rate case of $1.0 billion. Depreciation on increased rate base and an increase in depreciation and negative salvage rates account for $115 million of the $323 million increase in the filed cost of service. Northern Natural Gas has requested increases in various rates, including transportation and storage reservation rates. In January 2023, the FERC approved Northern Natural Gas filing to implement its interim rates effective January 1, 2023, subject to refund and the outcome of hearing procedures.

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BHE Transmission

AltaLink

2022-2023 General Tariff Application

In April 2021, AltaLink filed its 2022-2023 GTA delivering on the last two years of its commitment to keep rates flat for customers at or below the 2018 level of C$904 million for the five-year period from 2019 to 2023. The two-year application achieves flat tariffs by continuing to transition to the AUC-approved salvage recovery method and continuing the use of the flow-through income tax method, with an overall year-over-year increase of approximately 2% in 2022 and 2023 revenue requirements. AltaLink's 2022-2023 GTA reflected its continued commitment to provide rate stability to customers by maintaining flat tariffs and providing additional tariff relief measures, including a proposed tariff refund of C$60 million of accumulated depreciation in each of 2022 and 2023. The application requested the approval of transmission tariffs of C$824 million and C$847 million for 2022 and 2023, respectively after proposed refunds. In September 2021, AltaLink provided responses to information requests from the AUC and filed an amended application to reflect certain adjustments and forecast updates.

In January 2022, the AUC issued its decision with respect to AltaLink's 2022-2023 GTA. The AUC did not approve AltaLink's proposed refund due to an anticipated improvement in general economic conditions in Alberta. In March 2022, AltaLink filed a review and variance application requesting the AUC to review and vary its decision to deny AltaLink's proposed C$120 million refund of accumulated depreciation surplus, given material changes in circumstances since the decision was issued in January 2022. In May 2022, the AUC issued a decision with respect to AltaLink's application to review and vary its proposed $120 million refund of accumulated depreciation surplus. The AUC did not agree that the Alberta economy had materially deteriorated and determined that the long-term costs outweigh the short-term benefits of the refund.

In July 2022, AltaLink submitted its second compliance filing application with total 2022 and 2023 revenue requirements at C$879 million and C$883 million, respectively. In August 2022, the AUC approved the revised revenue requirements as filed, allowing AltaLink to fully deliver on its flat-for-five commitment to customers.

Generic Cost of Capital Proceeding

In January 2022, the AUC initiated the 2023 generic cost of capital proceeding. The proceeding will be conducted in two stages. The first stage will determine the cost of capital parameters for 2023 and the second stage will consider returning to a formula-based approach to establish cost of capital adjustments, commencing in 2024. In March 2022, the AUC issued its decision with respect to the first stage of the 2023 GCOC proceeding by approving the extension of the 2022 return on equity of 8.5% and deemed equity ratio of 37% for 2023, recognizing lingering uncertainty and continued volatility of financial markets due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In June 2022, the AUC initiated the second stage to explore a formula-based approach to determine the return on equity for 2024 and future test periods.

    BHE U.S. Transmission

A significant portion of ETT's revenues are based on interim rate changes that can be filed twice annually and are subject to review and possible true-up in the next filed base regulatory rate review scheduled for no later than February 1, 2025. In February 2023, the Public Utilities Commission of Texas ("PUCT") approved ETT's request to suspend a base regulatory rate review filing scheduled for February 2023. Results of a base regulatory rate review would be prospective except for any deemed disallowance by the PUCT of the transmission investment since the initial base regulatory rate review in 2007. In June 2018, the PUCT approved ETT's application to reduce its transmission revenue by $28 million to reflect the lower federal income tax rate due to 2017 Tax Reform with the amortization of excess accumulated deferred federal income taxes expected to be addressed in the next base rate case.

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ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS

Each Registrant is subject to federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations regarding air quality, climate change, emissions performance standards, water quality, coal ash disposal and other environmental matters that have the potential to impact each Registrant's current and future operations. In addition to imposing continuing compliance obligations, these laws and regulations provide regulators with the authority to levy substantial penalties for noncompliance, including fines, injunctive relief and other sanctions. These laws and regulations are administered by various federal, state, local and international agencies. Each Registrant believes it is in material compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, although many laws and regulations are subject to interpretation that may ultimately be resolved by the courts.

The Company has cumulative investments in (i) owned wind, solar and geothermal generating facilities of $31.6 billion and (ii) wind tax equity investments of $5.8 billion and has retired 16 coal-fueled generation facilities. As a result, as of December 31 2022, the Company reduced its annual GHG emissions by more than 27% as compared to 2005 levels. The Company plans to continue investing in wind, solar and other low-carbon generation and storage in the future, including (i) $6.4 billion on the construction of renewable generating facilities and repowering certain existing wind-powered generating facilities through 2025 and (ii) $1.3 billion on the construction of electric battery and pumped hydro storage facilities through 2025, and to retire an additional 16 coal-fueled generation facilities between 2023 and 2030 in a reliable and cost-effective manner, thereby achieving a 50% reduction in GHG emissions from 2005 levels in 2030. Refer to "Liquidity and Capital Resources" of each respective Registrant in Item 7 of this Form 10-K for discussion of each Registrant's renewable generation-related capital expenditures.

On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the "2022 Act") was signed into law. The 2022 Act contains numerous provisions, including expanded tax credits for clean energy incentives and a 15% corporate alternative minimum income tax on "adjusted financial statement income". The provisions of the 2022 Act become effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2022. The Company currently does not expect a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. However, the Company expects future guidance from the Treasury Department and will continue to evaluate the impact of the 2022 Act as more guidance becomes available.

Air Quality Regulations

The Clean Air Act, as well as state laws and regulations impacting air emissions, provides a framework for protecting and improving the nation's air quality and controlling sources of air emissions. These laws and regulations continue to be promulgated and implemented and will impact the operation of BHE's generating facilities and require them to reduce emissions at those facilities to comply with the requirements. In addition, the potential adoption of state or federal clean energy standards, which include low-carbon, non-carbon and renewable electricity generating resources, may also impact electricity generators and natural gas providers.

National Ambient Air Quality Standards

Under the authority of the Clean Air Act, the EPA sets minimum NAAQS for six principal pollutants, consisting of carbon monoxide, lead, NOx, particulate matter, ozone and SO2, considered harmful to public health and the environment. Areas that achieve the standards, as determined by ambient air quality monitoring, are characterized as being in attainment, while those that fail to meet the standards are designated as being nonattainment areas. Generally, sources of emissions in a nonattainment area that are determined to contribute to the nonattainment are required to reduce emissions. Currently, with the exceptions described in the following paragraphs, air quality monitoring data indicates that all counties where the relevant Registrant's major emission sources are located are in attainment of the current NAAQS.

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On June 4, 2018, the EPA published final ozone designations for much of the U.S. Relevant to the Registrants, these designations include classifying Yuma County, Arizona; Clark County, Nevada; and the Northern Wasatch Front, Southern Wasatch Front and Duchesne and Uintah counties in Utah as nonattainment-marginal with the 2015 ozone standard. These areas were required to meet the 2015 standard three years from the August 3, 2018, effective date. All other areas relevant to the Registrants were designated attainment/unclassifiable with this same action. However, on January 29, 2021, the D.C. Circuit vacated several provisions of the 2018 implementing rules for the 2015 ozone standards for contravening the Clean Air Act. The EPA and environmental groups finalized a consent decree in January 2022 that sets deadlines for the agency to approve or disapprove the "good neighbor" provisions of interstate ozone plans of dozens of states. Relevant to the Registrants, the EPA must, by April 30, 2022, propose to approve or disapprove the interstate ozone SIPs of Alabama, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin. On February 22, 2022, the EPA published a series of proposed decisions to disapprove the SIPs for interstate ozone transport of 19 states. Relevant to the Registrants, these states include Alabama, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin. The EPA also proposed to approve Iowa's SIP after re-analyzing the state's data. In addition, the EPA must approve or disapprove the interstate plans of Arizona, California, Nevada and Wyoming. On April 15, 2022 the EPA issued its final rule approving Iowa's SIP as meeting the good neighbor provisions for the 2015 ozone standard. On May 24, 2022 the EPA disapproved the Utah and Wyoming interstate ozone SIPs. On January 30, 2023, the EPA entered into a stipulated extension to the deadline for action on the Wyoming SIP, setting a new deadline of December 15, 2023. The EPA explained that the extra time is needed to fully consider updated air quality information and public comments. The EPA is also reevaluating SIPs for Tennessee and Arizona. On January 31, 2023, the EPA issued final disapproval of the 19 SIPs proposed in April 2022, setting the stage to include those states in the federal implementation plan described under the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule. Separately, on March 28, 2022, the EPA proposed determinations as to whether certain areas have achieved levels of ground-level ozone pollution that meet the 2008 and 2015 ozone NAAQS. Relevant to Registrants, the Southern Wasatch Front in Utah and Yuma, Arizona are proposed to have met the 2015 ozone standard; and the Cincinnati area of Ohio and Kentucky and the Northern Wasatch Front in Utah are proposed to have not met the 2015 ozone, will be reclassified as Moderate Non-Attainment, and will have until August 3, 2024 to meet the standard. Until the EPA takes final action on the proposal and the affected states submit any required SIPs, the relevant Registrants cannot determine the impacts of the proposed rule.

Cross-State Air Pollution Rule

The EPA promulgated an initial rule in March 2005 to reduce emissions of NOx and SO2, precursors of ozone and particulate matter, from down-wind sources in the eastern U.S. to reduce emissions by implementing a plan based on a market-based cap-and-trade system, emissions reductions, or both. After numerous appeals, the CSAPR was promulgated to address interstate transport of SO2 and NOx emissions in 27 Eastern and Midwestern states. In March 2022, the EPA released its Good Neighbor Rule, which contains proposed revisions to the CSAPR framework and is intended to address ozone transport for the 2015 ozone NAAQS. The rule focuses on reductions of NOx and covers 26 states. Relevant to the Registrants, four states are included in the cross-state program for the first time - California, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming. The EPA proposes to retain emissions allowance trading for generating facilities. Beginning in 2023, emissions budgets would be set at the level of reductions achievable through immediately available measures such as consistently operating existing emissions controls. Starting in 2026, emissions budgets would be set at levels achievable by the installation of SCR controls at certain generating facilities. The proposal also includes additional industries beyond the power sector for the first time, with a focus on the top NOx emitting stationary source categories. These include natural gas pipeline compressor stations, among others. These sources will not have access to trading and will instead be subject to rate-based limits that are assigned for each source category. The EPA accepted comments on the proposal through June 21, 2022. On February 1, 2023, the EPA released updated air transport modeling that indicates two states, Delaware and Wyoming, do not significantly contribute to downwind maintenance receptors; and that four states, Arizona, Iowa, Kansas and New Mexico, in fact do significantly contribute to downwind maintenance receptors. It is anticipated that the EPA will rely on this updated modeling in the final good neighbor rule, which it intends to finalize in March 2023. Additional notice and comment rulemaking, such as a supplemental rule, would be required to rescind Iowa's approved SIP and incorporate additional states into the program. Until the EPA takes final action consistent with this decree, impacts to the relevant Registrants cannot be determined.

Regional Haze

The EPA's Regional Haze Rule, finalized in 1999, requires states to develop and implement plans to improve visibility in designated federally protected areas ("Class I areas"). Some of PacifiCorp's coal-fueled generating facilities in Utah, Wyoming, Arizona and Colorado and certain of Nevada Power's and Sierra Pacific's fossil-fueled generating facilities are subject to the Clean Air Visibility Rules. In accordance with the federal requirements, states are required to submit SIPs that address emissions from sources subject to BART requirements and demonstrate progress towards achieving natural visibility requirements in Class I areas by 2064.

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In June 2019, the state of Utah incorporated a BART alternative into its SIP for regional haze planning period one. The BART alternative makes the shutdown of PacifiCorp's Carbon generating facility enforceable under the SIP and removes the requirement to install SCR equipment on Hunter Units 1 and 2 and Huntington Units 1 and 2. The EPA approved the SIP revision with the BART alternative in October 2020. The EPA's actions also withdrew a prior FIP that required installation of SCR equipment on Hunter Units 1 and 2 and Huntington Units 1 and 2. On January 19, 2021, Heal Utah, National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club and Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment filed a petition for review of the Utah Regional Haze SIP Alternative in the Tenth Circuit. PacifiCorp and the state of Utah moved to intervene in the litigation. After review of the rule by the Biden administration, the EPA determined it would defend the rule and briefing has been completed. A date for oral arguments has not been scheduled. The Utah Air Quality Board approved the Utah Division of Air Quality's SIP for the regional haze second planning period on June 6, 2022. The SIP sets mass-based NOx emissions limits and rate-based SO2 limits for PacifiCorp's Hunter and Huntington generating facilities to ensure reasonable visibility progress for the second planning period.

The state of Wyoming issued two regional haze SIPs requiring the installation of SO2, NOx and particulate matter controls on certain PacifiCorp coal-fueled generating facilities in Wyoming. The EPA approved the SO2 SIP in December 2012 and the EPA's approval was upheld on appeal by the Tenth Circuit in October 2014. The EPA's final action on the Wyoming SIP in 2014 approved the state's plan to have PacifiCorp install low-NOx burners at Naughton Units 1 and 2, SCR controls at Naughton Unit 3 by December 2014, SCR controls at Jim Bridger Units 1 through 4 between 2015 and 2022, and low-NOx burners at Dave Johnston Unit 4. The EPA disapproved a portion of the Wyoming SIP and issued a FIP for Dave Johnston Unit 3, where it required the installation of SCR controls by 2019 or, in lieu of installing SCR controls, a commitment to shut down Dave Johnston Unit 3 by 2027, its currently approved depreciable life. The EPA also disapproved a portion of the Wyoming SIP and issued a FIP for the Wyodak coal-fueled generating facility, requiring the installation of SCR controls by 2019. PacifiCorp filed an appeal of the EPA's final action on Wyodak in March 2014. The state of Wyoming and several environmental groups also filed an appeal of the EPA's final action. In September 2014, the Tenth Circuit issued a stay of the March 2019 compliance deadline for Wyodak, pending further action by the Tenth Circuit in the appeal. The abatement on litigation was lifted September 28, 2022, and opening briefs were submitted in October 2022. PacifiCorp objects to the EPA's FIP requiring SCR on the Wyodak Unit. That requirement in the agency's plan remains stayed by the court. PacifiCorp has also intervened on behalf of the EPA against claims that Naughton Units 1 and 2 should have been subject to a SCR requirement. Separately, on February 14, 2022, the First Judicial District Court for the State of Wyoming entered a consent decree reached between the state of Wyoming and PacifiCorp resolving claims of threatened violations of the Clean Air Act, the Wyoming Environmental Quality Act and the Wyoming Air Quality Standards and Regulations at the Jim Bridger facility. No penalties were imposed under the consent decree. Consistent with the terms and conditions of the consent decree, PacifiCorp must convert both units to natural gas and begin meeting emissions limits consistent with that conversion by January 1, 2024. The EPA and PacifiCorp executed an administrative order on consent June 9, 2022, covering compliance for Jim Bridger Units 1 and 2 under the regional haze rule. The federal order contains the same emission and operating limits as the Wyoming consent decree and adds federal approval of the compliance pathway outlined in the state consent decree, including revision of the SIP to include conversion of Jim Bridger Units 1 and 2 to natural gas. The order includes a one-year deadline to complete the SIP revision. On December 30, 2022, the Wyoming Air Quality Division submitted the state-approved revised regional haze state implementation plan requiring natural gas conversion of Jim Bridger units 1 and 2 to the EPA for approval. The plan revision replaces a previous requirement for selective catalytic reduction at the units. The Wyoming Air Quality Division also issued an air permit for the natural gas conversion of Jim Bridger units 1 and 2 on December 28, 2022. The EPA is expected to conduct a separate federal public comment process on the plan. For the second round of regional haze planning, Wyoming determined that no controls will be necessary on any Wyoming resources to make reasonable progress.

The state of Colorado regional haze SIP requires SCR equipment at Craig Unit 2 and Hayden Units 1 and 2, in which PacifiCorp has ownership interests. Each of those regional haze compliance projects are in-service. In addition, in February 2015, the state of Colorado finalized an amendment to its regional haze SIP relating to Craig Unit 1, in which PacifiCorp has an ownership interest, to require the installation of SCR controls by 2021. In September 2016, the owners of Craig Units 1 and 2 reached an agreement with state and federal agencies and certain environmental groups that were parties to the previous settlement requiring SCR to retire Unit 1 by December 31, 2025, in lieu of SCR installation, or alternatively to remove the unit from coal-fueled service by August 31, 2021 with an option to convert the unit to natural gas by August 31, 2023, in lieu of SCR installation. The terms of the agreement were approved by the Colorado Air Quality Board in December 2016, incorporated into an amended Colorado regional haze SIP in 2017 and approved by the EPA in August 2018. PacifiCorp identified a December 31, 2025, retirement date for Craig Unit 1 in its 2017 and 2019 IRPs.

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Nevada, Utah and Wyoming each submitted regional haze SIPs for the regional haze second planning period to the EPA in August 2022. The EPA has 18 months to approve or disapprove all or parts of the states' plans. On August 25, 2022, the EPA promulgated a finding of failure to submit a SIP for the regional haze second planning period for 15 states, including Iowa. The finding establishes a two-year deadline for the agency to promulgate FIPs to address the requirements, unless prior to promulgating a FIP, the state submits, and the agency approves, a SIP meeting the requirements. The finding says the agency intends to continue to work with states in developing approvable SIP submittals in a timely manner. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources continues to work with the EPA on development of its SIP. On February 13, 2023, Iowa issued a draft SIP and will accept comment on the draft plan through March 16, 2023. Iowa proposes to require operational improvements to existing control equipment at MidAmerican Energy Company's Louisa Generation Station and Walter Scott Jr. Energy Center - Unit 3. Iowa anticipates submitting a final plan to the EPA in spring 2023.

Climate Change

In December 2015, an international agreement was negotiated by 195 nations to create a universal framework for coordinated action on climate change in what is referred to as the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement reaffirms the goal of limiting global temperature increase well below 2 degrees Celsius, while urging efforts to limit the increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius and reaching a global peak of GHG emissions as soon as possible to achieve climate neutrality by mid-century; establishes commitments by all parties to make nationally determined contributions and pursue domestic measures aimed at achieving the commitments; commits all countries to submit emissions inventories and report regularly on their emissions and progress made in implementing and achieving their nationally determined commitments; and commits all countries to submit new commitments every five years, with the expectation that the commitments will get more aggressive. In the context of the Paris Agreement, the U.S. agreed to reduce GHG emissions 26% to 28% by 2025 from 2005 levels. After more than 55 countries representing more than 55% of global GHG emissions submitted their ratification documents, the Paris Agreement became effective November 4, 2016; however, the U.S. completed its withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on November 4, 2020. President Biden accepted the terms of the climate agreement on January 20, 2021, and the U.S. completed its reentry February 19, 2021. New commitments to the Paris Agreement were announced in April 2021, with the U.S. pledging to cut its overall GHG emissions 50% to 52% from 2005 levels by 2030 and to reach 100% carbon pollution-free electricity by 2035. Increasingly, states are adopting legislation and regulations to reduce GHG emissions, and local governments and consumers are seeking increasing amounts of clean and renewable energy.

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GHG Performance Standards

Affordable Clean Energy Rule

In June 2014, the EPA released proposed regulations to address GHG emissions from existing fossil-fueled generating facilities, referred to as the Clean Power Plan, under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. The EPA's proposal calculated state-specific emission rate targets to be achieved based on the "best system of emission reduction." In August 2015, the final Clean Power Plan was released, which established the best system of emission reduction as including: (a) heat rate improvements; (b) increased utilization of existing combined-cycle natural gas-fueled generating facilities; and (c) increased deployment of new and incremental non-carbon generation placed in-service after 2012. The Clean Power Plan was stayed by the U.S. Supreme Court in February 2016 while litigation proceeded. On June 19, 2019, the EPA repealed the Clean Power Plan and issued the Affordable Clean Energy rule. In the Affordable Clean Energy rule, the EPA determined that the best system of emission reduction for existing coal-fueled generating facilities is limited to actions that can be taken at a point source facility, specifically heat rate improvements and identified a set of candidate technologies and measures that could improve heat rates. Measures taken to meet the standards of performance must be achieved at the source itself. The Affordable Clean Energy rule was challenged by environmental and health groups in the D.C. Circuit. On January 19, 2021, the D.C. Circuit vacated and remanded the Affordable Clean Energy rule to the EPA, finding that the rule "rested critically on a mistaken reading of the Clean Air Act" that limited the best system of emission reduction to actions taken at a facility. In October 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal of that decision. Arguments in the case were held February 28, 2022, and on June 30, 2022 the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision regarding the scope of the EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. The U.S. Supreme Court held that the "generation shifting" approach in the Clean Power Plan exceeded the powers granted to the EPA by Congress, although the court did not address whether the EPA may only adopt measures applied at the individual source as it did in the Affordable Clean Energy rule. A key area where the EPA went astray was using the Clean Power Plan to give states the option to promulgate regulations that would encourage "generation shifting," or moving away from higher-polluting power sources like coal to lower-polluting sources like natural gas or renewables. The U.S. Supreme Court found that type of regulation, which would impact larger economic forces beyond the fence lines of individual generating facilities, is not permitted under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the D.C. Circuit's vacatur of the Affordable Clean Energy rule and remanded the case for further proceedings. The ruling has no immediate impact on the Registrants, as there is no Section 111(d) rule currently in effect. The Biden administration plans to propose by March 2023 its own rule to replace the Clean Power Plan and Affordable Clean Energy rule.

New Source Performance Standards for Methane Emissions

In August 2020, the EPA finalized regulations to rescind standards for methane emissions from the oil and gas sector. The changes eliminate requirements to regulate methane emissions from the production, processing, transmission and storage of oil and gas. The rule was immediately challenged by environmental and tribal groups, as well as numerous states. In January 2021, the D.C. Circuit lifted an administrative stay and allowed the rule to take effect, finding that groups challenging the rule had not met the standard for a long-term stay. On June 30, 2021, President Biden signed into law a joint resolution of Congress, adopted under the Congressional Review Act, disapproving the August 2020 rule. The resolution reinstated the 2012 volatile organic compounds standards and the 2016 volatile organic compounds and methane standards for the oil and natural gas transmission and storage segments, as well as the methane standards for the production and processing segments of the oil and gas sector. On November 2, 2021, the EPA proposed rules that would reduce methane emissions from both new and existing sources in the oil and natural gas industry. The proposals would expand and strengthen emission reduction requirements for new, modified and reconstructed oil and natural gas sources and would require states to reduce methane emissions from existing sources nationwide. The EPA took comment on the proposed rules through January 31, 2022. The EPA issued a supplemental proposal in November 2022 to further strengthen emission reduction requirements and intends to finalize the rules by fall 2023. Until the rules are finalized, the relevant Registrants cannot determine the full impacts of the proposed rule.

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Water Quality Standards

The Clean Water Act establishes the framework for maintaining and improving water quality in the U.S. through a program that regulates, among other things, discharges to and withdrawals from waterways. The Clean Water Act requires that cooling water intake structures reflect the "best technology available for minimizing adverse environmental impact" to aquatic organisms. After significant litigation, the EPA released a proposed rule under §316(b) of the Clean Water Act to regulate cooling water intakes at existing facilities. The final rule was released in May 2014 and became effective in October 2014. Under the final rule, existing facilities that withdraw at least 25% of their water exclusively for cooling purposes and have a design intake flow of greater than two million gallons per day are required to reduce fish impingement (i.e., when fish and other aquatic organisms are trapped against screens when water is drawn into a facility's cooling system) by choosing one of seven options. Facilities that withdraw at least 125 million gallons of water per day from waters of the U.S. must also conduct studies to help their permitting authority determine what site-specific controls, if any, would be required to reduce entrainment of aquatic organisms (i.e., when organisms are drawn into the facility). PacifiCorp's Dave Johnston generating facility and all of MidAmerican Energy's coal-fueled generating facilities, except Louisa, Ottumwa and Walter Scott, Jr. Unit 4, which have water cooling towers, withdraw more than 125 million gallons per day of water from waters of the U.S. for once-through cooling applications. PacifiCorp's Jim Bridger, Naughton, Gadsby, Hunter and Huntington generating facilities currently utilize closed cycle cooling towers but are designed to withdraw more than two million gallons of water per day. If PacifiCorp's or MidAmerican Energy's existing intake structures require modification, the costs are not anticipated to be significant to the consolidated financial statements. Nevada Power and Sierra Pacific are not impacted by the §316(b) final rule since they do not utilize once-through cooling water intake or discharge structures at any of their generating facilities.

In November 2015, the EPA published final effluent limitation guidelines and standards for the steam electric power generating sector which, among other things, regulate the discharge of bottom ash transport water, fly ash transport water, combustion residual leachate and non-chemical metal cleaning wastes. In November 2019, the EPA proposed updates to the 2015 rule, specifically addressing flue gas desulfurization wastewater and bottom ash transport water. The rule took effect in December 2020. The final rule changes the technology-basis for treatment of flue gas desulfurization wastewater and bottom ash transport water, revises the voluntary incentives program for flue gas desulfurization wastewater, and adds subcategories for high-flow units, low utilization units, and those that will transition away from coal combustion by 2028. While most of the issues raised by this rule are already being addressed through the CCR rule and are not expected to impose significant additional requirements, the Dave Johnston generating facility is impacted by the rule's bottom ash handling requirements at Units 1 and 2. The generating facility submitted notice to the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality that it will either achieve a cessation of coal combustion at Units 1 and 2 by December 31, 2028, or install bottom ash transport treatment technology by December 31, 2025. The EPA anticipates proposing additional changes to the rule in spring 2023 to resolve outstanding issues from litigation.

In April 2014, the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ("Corps of Engineers") issued a joint proposal to address "waters of the United States" to clarify protection under the Clean Water Act for streams and wetlands. The proposed rule comes as a result of U.S. Supreme Court decisions in 2001 and 2006 that created confusion regarding jurisdictional waters that were subject to permitting under either nationwide or individual permitting requirements. The final rule was released in May 2015 but was appealed in multiple courts and a nationwide stay on the implementation of the rule was issued in October 2015. On June 9, 2021, the EPA and the Corps of Engineers announced their intention to again revise the definition of "waters of the United States." In December 2022, the agencies released a final rule updating the definition of "waters of the United States." The final rule generally restores and is broader than the pre-2015 "waters of the United States" definition and incorporates both the "relatively permanent" and "significant nexus" standards from U.S. Supreme Court decisions.

Coal Ash Disposal

In April 2015, the EPA released a final rule to regulate the management and disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR) under the RCRA. The rule regulates coal combustion byproducts as non-hazardous waste under RCRA Subtitle D and establishes minimum nationwide standards for the disposal of CCR. Under the final rule, surface impoundments and landfills utilized for coal combustion byproducts will need to be closed unless they can meet the more stringent regulatory requirements.

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At the time the rule was published in April 2015, PacifiCorp operated 18 surface impoundments and seven landfills that contained coal combustion byproducts. Prior to the effective date of the rule in October 2015, nine surface impoundments and three landfills were either closed or repurposed to no longer receive coal combustion byproducts and hence are not subject to the final rule. As PacifiCorp proceeded to implement the final coal combustion rule, it was determined that two surface impoundments located at the Dave Johnston generating facility were hydraulically connected and effectively constitute a single impoundment. In November 2017, a new surface impoundment was placed into service at the Naughton Generating Station. At the time the rule was published in April 2015, MidAmerican Energy owned or operated nine surface impoundments and four landfills that contain coal combustion byproducts. Prior to the effective date of the rule in October 2015, MidAmerican Energy closed or repurposed six surface impoundments to no longer receive coal combustion byproducts. Five of these surface impoundments were closed on or before December 21, 2017, and the sixth is undergoing closure. At the time the rule was published in April 2015, the Nevada Utilities operated 10 evaporative surface impoundments and two landfills that contained coal combustion byproducts. Prior to the effective date of the rule in October 2015, the Nevada Utilities closed four of the surface impoundments, four impoundments discontinued receipt of coal combustion byproducts making them inactive and two surface impoundments remain active and subject to the final rule. The two landfills remain active and subject to the final rule.

Multiple parties filed challenges over various aspects of the final rule in the D.C. Circuit, resulting in settlement of some of the issues and subsequent regulatory action by the EPA. The EPA finalized the first phase of the CCR rule amendments in July 2018 (the "Phase 1, Part 1 rule"). In addition to adopting alternative performance standards and revising groundwater performance standards for certain constituents, the EPA extended the deadline by which facilities must initiate closure of unlined ash ponds exceeding a groundwater protection standard and impoundments that do not meet the rule's aquifer location restrictions to October 31, 2020. Following submittal of competing motions from environmental groups and the EPA to stay or remand this deadline extension, on March 13, 2019, the D.C. Circuit granted the EPA's request to remand the rule and left the October 31, 2020 deadline in place while the agency undertakes a new rulemaking establishing a new deadline for initiating closure. On August 14, 2019, the EPA released its "Phase 2" proposal, which contains targeted amendments to the CCR rule in response to court remands and EPA settlement agreements, as well as issues raised in a rulemaking petition. The Phase 2 rule has not been finalized. In February 2020, the EPA proposed a federal CCR permit program as required by the WIIN Act of 2016. The federal permit rule has not been finalized. In October 2020, the EPA released an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on legacy CCR surface impoundments, seeking comment on and information related to issues relevant to development of regulations for legacy impoundments. The EPA has not undertaken additional rulemaking related to the advanced notice. Until the proposals are finalized and fully litigated, the Registrants cannot determine whether additional action may be required.

In August 2020, the EPA finalized its Holistic Approach to Closure: Part A rule ("Part A rule"). This proposal addressed the D.C. Circuit's revocation of the provisions that allow unlined impoundments to continue receiving ash. The Part A rule established a new deadline of April 11, 2021, by which all unlined surface impoundments must initiate closure. The Part A rule also identifies two extensions to that date: (1) a site-specific extension to develop alternate disposal capacity and initiate closure by October 15, 2023; and (2) a site-specific extension for facilities that agree to shut down the coal-fueled unit and complete ash pond closure activities by October 17, 2028. PacifiCorp developed a demonstration for the development of alternative capacity for the Jim Bridger facility's FGD Pond 2 and a demonstration for closure of the Naughton facility and ash pond and submitted them to the EPA in November 2020. On January 11, 2022, the EPA deemed these submittals complete but has not taken additional action on them. No other Registrants used the provisions of the Part A rule.

Notwithstanding the status of the final CCR rule, citizens' suits have been filed against regulated entities seeking judicial relief for contamination alleged to have been caused by releases of coal combustion byproducts. Some of these cases have been successful in imposing liability upon companies if coal combustion byproducts contaminate groundwater that is ultimately released or connected to surface water. In addition, actions have been filed against regulated entities seeking to require that surface impoundments containing CCR be subject to closure by removal rather than being allowed to effectuate closure in place as provided under the final rule. The Registrants are not a party to these lawsuits and until they are resolved, the Registrants cannot predict the impact on overall compliance obligations.

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Other

Other laws, regulations and agencies to which the relevant Registrants are subject include, but are not limited to:
The federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and similar state laws may require any current or former owners or operators of a disposal site, as well as transporters or generators of hazardous substances sent to such disposal site, to share in environmental remediation costs. Certain Registrants have been identified as potentially responsible parties in connection with certain disposal sites. The relevant Registrants have completed several cleanup actions and are participating in ongoing investigations and remedial actions. Costs associated with these actions are not expected to be material and are expected to be found prudent and included in rates.
The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, under which the DOE is responsible for the selection and development of repositories for, and the permanent disposal of, spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive wastes. Refer to Note 14 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of Berkshire Hathaway Energy in Item 8 of this Form 10-K and Note 11 of the Notes to Financial Statements of MidAmerican Energy in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information regarding MidAmerican Energy's nuclear decommissioning obligations.
The federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 and similar state statutes establish operational, reclamation and closure standards that must be met during and upon completion of PacifiCorp's mining activities.
The FERC evaluates hydroelectric systems to ensure environmental impacts are minimized, including the issuance of environmental impact statements for licensed projects both initially and upon relicensing. The FERC monitors the hydroelectric facilities for compliance with the license terms and conditions, which include environmental provisions. Refer to Note 16 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of Berkshire Hathaway Energy in Item 8 of this Form 10-K and Note 14 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of PacifiCorp in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for information regarding PacifiCorp's Klamath River hydroelectric system.

The Registrants expect they will be allowed to recover their respective prudently incurred costs to comply with the environmental laws and regulations discussed above. The Registrants' planning efforts take into consideration the complexity of balancing factors such as: (a) pending environmental regulations and requirements to reduce emissions, address waste disposal, ensure water quality and protect wildlife; (b) avoidance of excessive reliance on any one generation technology; (c) costs and trade-offs of various resource options including energy efficiency, demand response programs and renewable generation; (d) state-specific energy policies, resource preferences and economic development efforts; (e) additional transmission investment to reduce power costs and increase efficiency and reliability of the integrated transmission system; and (f) keeping rates affordable. Due to the number of generating units impacted by environmental regulations, deferring installation of compliance-related projects is often not feasible or cost effective and places the Registrants at risk of not having access to necessary capital, material, and labor while attempting to perform major equipment installations in a compressed timeframe concurrent with other utilities across the country. Therefore, the Registrants have established installation schedules with permitting agencies that coordinate compliance timeframes with construction and tie-in of major environmental compliance projects as units are scheduled off-line for planned maintenance outages; these coordinated efforts help reduce costs associated with replacement power and maintain system reliability.

Item 1A.    Risk Factors

Each Registrant is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described below. Careful consideration of these risks, together with all of the other information included in this Form 10-K and the other public information filed by the relevant Registrant, should be made before making an investment decision. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known or which each Registrant currently deems immaterial may also impair its business operations. Unless stated otherwise, the risks described below generally relate to each Registrant.

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Corporate and Financial Structure Risks

BHE is a holding company and depends on distributions from subsidiaries, including joint ventures, to meet its obligations.

BHE is a holding company with no material assets other than the ownership interests in its subsidiaries and joint ventures, collectively referred to as its subsidiaries. Accordingly, cash flows and the ability to meet BHE's obligations are largely dependent upon the earnings of its subsidiaries and the payment of such earnings to BHE in the form of dividends or other distributions. BHE's subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities and have no obligation, contingent or otherwise, to pay amounts due pursuant to BHE's senior debt, junior subordinated debt or its other obligations, or to make funds available, whether by dividends or other payments, for the payment of amounts due pursuant to BHE's senior debt, junior subordinated debt or its other obligations, and do not guarantee the payment of any of its obligations. Distributions from subsidiaries may also be limited by:
their respective earnings, capital requirements, and required debt and preferred stock payments;
the satisfaction of certain terms contained in financing, ring-fencing or organizational documents; and
regulatory restrictions that limit the ability of BHE's regulated utility subsidiaries to distribute profits.

BHE is substantially leveraged, the terms of its existing senior and junior subordinated debt do not restrict the incurrence of additional debt by BHE or its subsidiaries, and BHE's senior debt is structurally subordinated to the debt of its subsidiaries, and each of such factors could adversely affect BHE's consolidated financial results.

A significant portion of BHE's capital structure is comprised of debt, and BHE expects to incur additional debt in the future to fund items such as, among others, acquisitions, capital investments and the development and construction of new or expanded facilities. As of December 31, 2022, BHE had the following outstanding obligations:
senior unsecured debt of $14.0 billion;
junior subordinated debentures of $100 million;
guarantees and letters of credit in respect of subsidiaries, equity method investments and other related parties aggregating $1.6 billion; and

BHE's consolidated subsidiaries also have significant amounts of outstanding debt, which totaled $38.4 billion as of December 31, 2022. These amounts exclude (a) trade debt, (b) preferred stock obligations, (c) letters of credit in respect of subsidiary debt, and (d) BHE's share of the outstanding debt of its own or its subsidiaries' equity method investments.

Given BHE's substantial leverage, it may not have sufficient cash to service its debt, which could limit its ability to finance future acquisitions, develop and construct additional projects, or operate successfully under difficult conditions, including those brought on by adverse national and global economies, unfavorable financial markets or growth conditions where its capital needs may exceed its ability to fund them. BHE's leverage could also impair its credit quality or the credit quality of its subsidiaries, making it more difficult to finance operations or issue future debt on favorable terms, and could result in a downgrade in debt ratings by credit rating agencies.

The terms of BHE's and its subsidiaries' debt do not limit BHE's ability or the ability of its subsidiaries to incur additional debt or issue preferred stock. Accordingly, BHE or its subsidiaries could enter into acquisitions, new financings, refinancings, recapitalizations, leases or other highly leveraged transactions that could significantly increase BHE's or its subsidiaries' total amount of outstanding debt. The interest payments needed to service this increased level of debt could adversely affect BHE's or its subsidiaries' financial results. Many of BHE's subsidiaries' debt agreements contain covenants, or may in the future contain covenants, that restrict or limit, among other things, such subsidiaries' ability to create liens, sell assets, make certain distributions, incur additional debt or miss contractual deadlines or requirements, and BHE's ability to comply with these covenants may be affected by events beyond its control. Further, if an event of default accelerates a repayment obligation and such acceleration results in an event of default under some or all of BHE's other debt, BHE may not have sufficient funds to repay all of the accelerated debt simultaneously, and the other risks described under "Corporate and Financial Structure Risks" may be magnified as well.

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Because BHE is a holding company, the claims of its senior debt holders are structurally subordinated with respect to the assets and earnings of its subsidiaries. Therefore, the rights of its creditors to participate in the assets of any subsidiary in the event of a liquidation or reorganization are subject to the prior claims of the subsidiary's creditors and preferred shareholders, if any. In addition, pursuant to separate financing agreements, substantially all of PacifiCorp's electric utility properties, MidAmerican Energy's electric utility properties in the state of Iowa, Nevada Power's and Sierra Pacific's properties in the state of Nevada, AltaLink's transmission properties, the equity interest of MidAmerican Funding's subsidiary and substantially all of the assets of the subsidiaries of BHE Renewables that are direct or indirect owners of solar and wind generation projects, are directly or indirectly pledged to secure their financings and, therefore, may be unavailable as potential sources of repayment of BHE's debt.

A downgrade in BHE's credit ratings or the credit ratings of its subsidiaries, including the Subsidiary Registrants, could negatively affect BHE's or its subsidiaries' access to capital, increase the cost of borrowing or raise energy transaction credit support requirements.

BHE's senior unsecured debt and its subsidiaries' long-term debt, including the Subsidiary Registrants, are rated by various rating agencies. BHE cannot give assurance that its senior unsecured debt rating or any of its subsidiaries' long-term debt ratings will not be reduced in the future. Although none of the Registrants' outstanding debt has rating-downgrade triggers that would accelerate a repayment obligation, a credit rating downgrade would increase any such Registrant's borrowing costs and commitment fees on its revolving credit agreements and other financing arrangements, perhaps significantly. In addition, such Registrant would likely be required to pay a higher interest rate in future financings, and the potential pool of investors and funding sources would likely decrease. Further, access to the commercial paper market could be significantly limited, resulting in higher interest costs.

Similarly, any downgrade or other event negatively affecting the credit ratings of BHE's subsidiaries could make their costs of borrowing higher or access to funding sources more limited, which in turn could cause BHE to provide liquidity in the form of capital contributions or loans to such subsidiaries, thus reducing its and its subsidiaries' liquidity and borrowing capacity.

Most of the Registrants' large wholesale customers, suppliers and counterparties require such Registrant to have sufficient creditworthiness in order to enter into transactions, particularly in the wholesale energy markets. If the credit ratings of a Registrant were to decline, especially below investment grade, the relevant Registrant's financing costs and borrowings would likely increase because certain counterparties may require collateral in the form of cash, a letter of credit or some other form of security for existing transactions and as a condition to entering into future transactions with such Registrant. Amounts could be material and could adversely affect such Registrant's liquidity and cash flows.

BHE's majority shareholder, Berkshire Hathaway, could exercise control over BHE in a manner that would benefit Berkshire Hathaway to the detriment of BHE's creditors and BHE could exercise control over the Subsidiary Registrants in a manner that would benefit BHE to the detriment of the Subsidiary Registrants' creditors and PacifiCorp's preferred stockholders.

Berkshire Hathaway is majority owner of BHE and has control over all decisions requiring shareholder approval. In circumstances involving a conflict of interest between Berkshire Hathaway and BHE's creditors, Berkshire Hathaway could exercise its control in a manner that would benefit Berkshire Hathaway to the detriment of BHE's creditors.

BHE indirectly owns all of the common stock of PacifiCorp, Nevada Power, Sierra Pacific and EGTS and the membership interest in Eastern Energy Gas. BHE is also the sole member of MidAmerican Funding and, accordingly, indirectly owns all of MidAmerican Energy's common stock. As a result, BHE has control over all decisions requiring shareholder approval, including the election of directors. In circumstances involving a conflict of interest between BHE and the creditors of the Subsidiary Registrants, BHE could exercise its control in a manner that would benefit BHE to the detriment of the Subsidiary Registrants' creditors.

Business Risks

Much of BHE's growth has been achieved through acquisitions, and any such acquisition may not be successful.

Much of BHE's growth has been achieved through acquisitions. Future acquisitions may range from buying individual assets to the purchase of entire businesses. BHE will continue to investigate and pursue opportunities for future acquisitions that it believes, but cannot assure, may increase value and expand or complement existing businesses. BHE may participate in bidding or other negotiations at any time for such acquisition opportunities which may or may not be successful.

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An acquisition could cause an interruption of, or a loss of momentum in, the activities of one or more of BHE's subsidiaries. In addition, the final orders of regulatory authorities approving acquisitions may be subject to appeal by third parties. The diversion of BHE management's attention and any delays or difficulties encountered in connection with the approval and integration of the acquired operations could adversely affect BHE's combined businesses and financial results and could impair its ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisition.

BHE cannot assure that future acquisitions, if any, or any integration efforts will be successful, or that BHE's ability to repay its obligations will not be adversely affected by any future acquisitions.

The Registrants are subject to operating uncertainties and events beyond each respective Registrant's control that impact the costs to operate, maintain, repair and replace utility and interstate natural gas pipeline systems and the ability to self-insure many risks, which could adversely affect each respective Registrant's financial results.

The operation of complex utility systems or interstate natural gas pipeline and storage systems that are spread over large geographic areas involves many operating uncertainties and events beyond each respective Registrant's control. These potential events include the breakdown or failure of the Registrants' thermal, nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, wind and other electricity generating facilities and related equipment, compressors, pipelines, transmission and distribution lines and associated electric operations equipment or other equipment or processes, which could lead to catastrophic events; unscheduled outages; strikes, lockouts, other labor-related actions or shortages of qualified labor, including with respect to the Registrants' suppliers and vendors; transmission and distribution system constraints; failure to obtain, renew or maintain rights-of-way, easements and leases on U.S. federal, Native American, First Nations or tribal lands; terrorist activities or military or other actions, including cyber attacks; fuel shortages or interruptions; unavailability of critical equipment, materials and supplies; low water flows and other weather-related impacts; performance below expected levels of output, capacity or efficiency; operator error; third-party excavation errors; unexpected degradation of pipeline systems; design, construction or manufacturing defects; and catastrophic events such as severe storms, floods, fires, extreme temperature events, wind events, earthquakes, explosions, landslides, an electromagnetic pulse, mining incidents, costly litigation, wars, terrorism, pandemics and embargoes. A catastrophic event might result in injury or loss of life, extensive property damage, environmental or natural resource damages or excessive economic loss. For example, in the event of an uncontrolled release of water at one of PacifiCorp's high hazard potential hydroelectric dams, it is probable that loss of human life, disruption of lifeline facilities and property damage could occur in the downstream population and civil or other penalties could be imposed by the FERC. The extent of that liability would be determined by the applicable state law where any such damage occurred. Any of these events or other operational events could significantly reduce or eliminate the relevant Registrant's revenue or significantly increase its expenses, thereby reducing the availability of distributions to BHE. For example, if the relevant Registrant cannot operate its electricity or natural gas facilities at full capacity due to damage caused by a catastrophic event, its revenue could decrease and its expenses could increase due to the need to obtain energy from more expensive sources.

Further, the Registrants self-insure many risks, and current and future insurance coverage may not be sufficient to replace lost revenue or cover repair and replacement costs or other damages. The scope, cost and availability of each Registrant's insurance coverage may change, including the portion that is self-insured.

Any reduction of each Registrant's revenue or increase in its expenses resulting from the risks described above, could adversely affect the relevant Registrant's financial results.

The Registrants are subject to increasing risks from catastrophic wildfires and may be unable to obtain enough insurance coverage at a reasonable cost or at all and insurance coverage on existing wildfire claims could be insufficient to cover all losses should current estimates of those losses materially differ from the ultimate outcomes of the claims, all of which could materially affect the Registrants financial results and liquidity.

The risk of catastrophic and severe wildfires has increased in the western U.S. giving rise to the potential for large damage claims against utilities for fire-related losses. Catastrophic and severe wildfires can occur in PacifiCorp, Nevada Power and Sierra Pacific's ("Western Domestic Utilities") service territories even when the Western Domestic Utilities effectively implement their wildfire mitigation plans and prudently manage their systems.

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In California, for example, where PacifiCorp operates, "inverse condemnation" currently exposes utilities to potential liability for property damages where the utility's electrical equipment was a substantial cause of the wildfire. California courts have held that utilities can be held liable under inverse condemnation without being found negligent and regardless of fault. California law also permits inverse condemnation plaintiffs to recover attorney's fees. As a result of inverse condemnation being applied to utilities and wildfire damages, recent losses recorded by insurance companies, and the risk of an increase in the frequency, duration and size of wildfires, insurance for wildfire liabilities may not be available or may be available only at rates that are prohibitively expensive. In addition, even if insurance for wildfire liabilities is available, it may not be available in amounts necessary to cover potential losses. Uninsured losses and increases in the cost of insurance may be challenged when PacifiCorp seeks cost recovery and may not be recoverable in customer rates.

The Western Domestic Utilities monitor weather conditions with specific thresholds for designated high fire consequence areas to help ensure the safe and reliable operation of their systems during periods of elevated wildfire ignition risk. Should weather conditions become extreme, the Western Domestic Utilities may de-energize certain sections of their transmission and distribution facilities as a last resort to minimize risk to the public. These "public safety power shutoffs" could be subject to increased scrutiny by regulators and policy makers. And, although "public safety power shutoffs" are intended to minimize risk of wildfire ignition, de-energization may cause other damages for which the Western Domestic Utilities could be held liable.

Damage claims against PacifiCorp for wildfires may materially affect its financial condition and results of operations.

In September 2020, a severe weather event resulting in high winds, low humidity and warm temperatures contributed to several major wildfires, private and public property damages, personal injuries and loss of life and widespread power outages in Oregon and Northern California (the "2020 Wildfires"). Additionally, a major wildfire began in PacifiCorp's service territory in July 2022 causing private and public property damage, personal injuries, loss of life and power outages in Northern California (the "2022 McKinney Fire"). The wildfires spread across certain parts of PacifiCorp's service territory and surrounding areas across multiple counties in Oregon and California. Investigations into the cause and origin of each wildfire are complex and ongoing. Several lawsuits and complaints have been filed in Oregon and California associated with the wildfires, and it is possible that additional lawsuits and complaints against PacifiCorp may be filed. If PacifiCorp is found liable for damages related to the 2020 Wildfires or the 2022 McKinney Fire and is unable to, or believes that it will be unable to, recover those damages through insurance or customer rates, or access the bank and capital markets on reasonable terms, PacifiCorp's financial results could be adversely affected. Refer to Item 3. Legal Proceedings, BHE's Note 16 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K and PacifiCorp's Note 14 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information on the 2020 Wildfires and the 2022 McKinney Fire.

Each Registrant's business could be adversely affected by epidemics, pandemics or other outbreaks.

Each Registrant's business could be adversely affected by epidemics, pandemics or other outbreaks generally and more specifically in the markets in which we operate, including, without limitation, if each Registrant's utility customers experience decreases in demand for their products and services or otherwise reduce their consumption of electricity or natural gas that the respective Registrant supplies, or if such Registrant experiences material payment defaults by its customers. In addition, each Registrant's results and financial condition may be adversely affected by federal, state or local and foreign legislation related to such epidemics, pandemics or other outbreaks (or other similar laws, regulations, orders or other governmental or regulatory actions) that would impose a moratorium on terminating electric or natural gas utility services, including related assessment of late fees, due to non-payment or other circumstances. Additionally, HomeServices' real estate businesses could experience a decline (which could be significant) in real estate transactions if potential customers elect to defer purchases in reaction to any epidemic, pandemic or other outbreak or due to general economic uncertainty such as high unemployment levels, in some or all of the real estate markets in which HomeServices operates. The government and regulators could impose other requirements on each Registrant's business that could have an adverse impact on such Registrant's financial results.

Further, epidemics, pandemics or other outbreaks could disrupt supply chains (including supply chains for energy generation, steel or transmission wire) relating to the markets each Registrant serves, which could adversely impact such Registrant's ability to generate or supply power. In addition, such disruptions to the supply chain could delay certain construction and other capital expenditure projects, including construction and repowering of the Registrants' renewable generation projects. Such disruptions could adversely affect the impacted Registrant's future financial results.

Such declines in demand, any inability to generate or supply power or delays in capital projects could also significantly reduce cash flows at BHE's subsidiaries, thereby reducing the availability of distributions to BHE, which could adversely affect its financial results.

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Each Registrant is subject to extensive federal, state, local and foreign legislation and regulation, including numerous environmental, health, safety, reliability, data privacy and other laws and regulations that affect its operations and costs. These laws and regulations are complex, dynamic and subject to new interpretations or change. In addition, new laws and regulations, including initiatives regarding deregulation and restructuring of the utility industry, are continually being proposed and enacted that impose new or revised requirements or standards on each Registrant.

Each Registrant is required to comply with numerous federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations as described in "General Regulation" and "Environmental Laws and Regulations" in Item 1 of this Form 10-K that have broad application to each Registrant and limits the respective Registrant's ability to independently make and implement management decisions regarding, among other items, acquiring businesses; constructing, acquiring, disposing or retiring operating assets; operating and maintaining generating facilities and transmission and distribution system assets; complying with pipeline safety and integrity and environmental requirements; setting rates charged to customers; establishing capital structures and issuing debt or equity securities; managing and reporting transactions between subsidiaries and affiliates; and paying dividends or similar distributions. These laws and regulations, which are followed in developing the Registrants' safety and compliance programs and procedures, are implemented and enforced by federal, state and local regulatory agencies, such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the FERC, the EPA, the DOT, the NRC, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration and various state regulatory commissions in the U.S., and by foreign regulatory agencies, such as GEMA, which discharges certain of its powers through its staff within Ofgem, in Great Britain and the AUC in Alberta, Canada.

Compliance with applicable laws and regulations generally requires each Registrant to obtain and comply with a wide variety of licenses, permits, inspections, audits and other approvals. Further, compliance with laws and regulations can require significant capital and operating expenditures, including expenditures for new equipment, inspection, cleanup costs, removal and remediation costs and damages arising out of contaminated properties. Compliance activities pursuant to existing or new laws and regulations could be prohibitively expensive or otherwise uneconomical. As a result, each Registrant could be required to shut down some facilities or materially alter its operations. Further, each Registrant may not be able to obtain or maintain all required environmental or other regulatory approvals and permits for its operating assets or development projects. Delays in, or active opposition by third parties to, obtaining any required environmental or regulatory authorizations or failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the authorizations may increase costs or prevent or delay each Registrant from operating its facilities, developing or favorably locating new facilities or expanding existing facilities. If any Registrant fails to comply with any environmental or other regulatory requirements, such Registrant may be subject to penalties and fines or other sanctions, including changes to the way its electricity generating facilities are operated that may adversely impact generation or how the Pipeline Companies are permitted to operate their systems that may adversely impact throughput. The costs of complying with laws and regulations could adversely affect each Registrant's financial results. Not being able to operate existing facilities or develop new generating facilities to meet customer electricity needs could require such Registrant to increase its purchases of electricity on the wholesale market, which could increase market and price risks and adversely affect such Registrant's financial results.

Existing laws and regulations, while comprehensive, are subject to changes and revisions from ongoing policy initiatives by legislators and regulators and to interpretations that may ultimately be resolved by the courts. For example, changes in laws and regulations could result in, but are not limited to, increased competition and decreased revenue within each Registrant's service territories; new environmental requirements, including the implementation of or changes to the Affordable Clean Energy rule, RPS and GHG emissions reduction goals; the issuance of new or stricter air quality standards; the implementation of energy efficiency mandates; the issuance of regulations governing the management and disposal of coal combustion byproducts; changes in forecasting requirements; changes to each Registrant's service territories as a result of condemnation or takeover by municipalities or other governmental entities, particularly where it lacks the exclusive right to serve its customers; the inability of each Registrant to recover its costs on a timely basis, if at all; new pipeline safety requirements; or a negative impact on each Registrant's current cost recovery arrangements. In addition to changes in existing legislation and regulation, new laws and regulations are likely to be enacted from time to time that impose additional or new requirements or standards on each Registrant. For example, in April 2022, the EPA proposed the "Cross-State Ozone Transport Rule", which contains requirements intended to address ozone transport between states through federally required nitrogen oxide reductions from fossil-fuel generating facilities. The rule included Wyoming, Utah and Nevada for the first time. If finalized as proposed, the rule will have impacts on PacifiCorp's coal-fueled generating facilities in both Utah and Wyoming that do not have an SCR as early as 2026 and threatens early coal-fueled unit retirements and reliability impacts. PacifiCorp has engaged with state and federal agencies to make adjustments to the rule and mitigate potential reliability impacts. Adverse rulings in GHG-related cases could result in increased or changed regulations and could increase costs for GHG emitters, including the Registrants' generating facilities. The GHG rules, changes to those rules, and the Registrants' compliance requirements are subject to potential outcomes from proceedings and litigation challenging the rules.

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New federal, regional, state and international accords, legislation, regulation, or judicial proceedings limiting GHG emissions could have a material adverse impact on the Registrants, the U.S. and the global economy. Companies and industries with higher GHG emissions, such as utilities with significant coal-fueled generating facilities, will be subject to more direct impacts and greater financial and regulatory risks. The impact is dependent on numerous factors, none of which can be meaningfully quantified at this time. These factors include, but are not limited to, the magnitude and timing of GHG emissions reduction requirements; the design of the requirements; the cost, availability and effectiveness of emissions control technology; the price, distribution method and availability of offsets and allowances used for compliance; government-imposed compliance costs; and the existence and nature of incremental cost recovery mechanisms. Examples of how new requirements may impact the Registrants include:

Additional costs may be incurred to purchase required emissions allowances under any market-based cap-and-trade system in excess of allocations that are received at no cost. These purchases would be necessary until new technologies could be developed and deployed to reduce emissions or lower carbon generation is available;
Acquiring and renewing construction and operating permits for new and existing generating facilities may be costly and difficult;
Additional costs may be incurred to purchase and deploy new generating technologies;
Costs may be incurred to retire existing coal-fueled generating facilities before the end of their otherwise useful lives or to convert them to burn fuels, such as natural gas or biomass, that result in lower emissions;
Operating costs may be higher and generating unit outputs may be lower;
Higher interest and financing costs and reduced access to capital markets may result to the extent that financial markets view climate change and GHG emissions as a greater business risk; and
The relevant Registrant's natural gas pipeline operations and capacity sales, electric transmission and retail sales may be impacted in response to changes in customer demand and requirements to reduce GHG emissions.

The impact of events or conditions caused by climate change, whether from natural processes or human activities, are uncertain and could vary widely, from highly localized to worldwide, and the extent to which a utility's operations may be affected is uncertain. Climate change may cause physical and financial risks through, among other things, sea level rise, changes in precipitation and extreme weather events. Consumer demand for energy may increase or decrease, based on overall changes in weather and as customers promote lower energy consumption through the continued use of energy efficiency programs or other means. Availability of resources to generate electricity, such as water for hydroelectric production and cooling purposes, may also be impacted by climate change and could influence the Registrants' existing and future electricity generating portfolio. These issues may have a direct impact on the costs of electricity production and increase the price customers pay or their demand for electricity.

Implementing actions required under, and otherwise complying with, new federal and state laws and regulations and changes in existing ones are among the most challenging aspects of managing utility operations. The Registrants cannot accurately predict the type or scope of future laws and regulations that may be enacted, changes in existing ones or new interpretations by agency orders or court decisions, nor can each Registrant determine their impact on it at this time; however, any one of these could adversely affect each Registrant's financial results through higher capital expenditures and operating costs, early closure of generating facilities or lower tax benefits or restrict or otherwise cause an adverse change in how each Registrant operates its business. To the extent that each Registrant is not allowed by its regulators to recover or cannot otherwise recover the costs to comply with new laws and regulations or changes in existing ones, the costs of complying with such additional requirements could have a material adverse effect on the relevant Registrant's financial results. Additionally, even if such costs are recoverable in rates, if they are substantial and result in rates increasing to levels that substantially reduce customer demand, this could have a material adverse effect on the relevant Registrant's financial results.

Recovery of costs and certain activities by each Registrant is subject to regulatory review and approval, and the inability to recover costs or undertake certain activities may adversely affect each Registrant's financial results.

State Regulatory Rate Review Proceedings

The Utilities establish rates for their regulated retail service through state regulatory proceedings. These proceedings typically involve multiple parties, including government bodies and officials, consumer advocacy groups and various consumers of energy, who have differing concerns but generally have the common objective of limiting rate increases or requesting rate decreases while also requiring the Utilities to ensure system reliability. Decisions are subject to judicial appeal, potentially leading to further uncertainty associated with the approval proceedings.
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States set retail rates based in part upon the state regulatory commission's acceptance of an allocated share of total utility costs. When states adopt different methods to calculate interjurisdictional cost allocations, some costs may not be incorporated into rates of any state or other jurisdiction. Ratemaking is also generally done on the basis of estimates of normalized costs, so if a given year's realized costs are higher than normalized costs, rates may not be sufficient to cover those costs. In some cases, actual costs are lower than the normalized or estimated costs recovered through rates and from time-to-time may result in a state regulator requiring refunds to customers. Each state regulatory commission generally sets rates based on a test year established in accordance with that commission's policies. The test year data adopted by each state regulatory commission may create a lag between the incurrence of a cost and its recovery in rates. Each state regulatory commission also decides the allowed levels of expense, investment and capital structure that it deems are prudently incurred in providing the service and may disallow recovery in rates for any costs that it believes do not meet such standard. Additionally, each state regulatory commission establishes the allowed rate of return the Utilities will be given an opportunity to earn on their sources of capital. While rate regulation is premised on providing a fair opportunity to earn a reasonable rate of return on invested capital, the state regulatory commissions do not guarantee that each Registrant will be able to realize the allowed rate of return or recover all of its costs even if it believes such costs to be prudently incurred.

Some state regulatory commissions have authorized recovery of certain costs above the level assumed in establishing base rates through adjustment mechanisms, which may be subject to customer sharing. Any significant increase in fuel costs for electricity generation or purchased electricity costs could have a negative impact on the Utilities, despite efforts to minimize this impact through the use of hedging contracts and adjustment mechanisms or through future general regulatory rate reviews. Any of these consequences could adversely affect each Registrant's financial results.

FERC Jurisdiction

The FERC authorizes cost-based rates associated with transmission services provided by the Utilities' transmission facilities. Under the Federal Power Act, the Utilities, or MISO as it relates to MidAmerican Energy, may voluntarily file, or may be obligated to file, for changes, including general rate changes, to their system-wide transmission service rates. General rate changes implemented may be subject to refund. The FERC also has responsibility for approving both cost- and market-based rates under which the Utilities sell electricity in the wholesale market, has jurisdiction over most of PacifiCorp's hydroelectric generating facilities and has broad jurisdiction over energy markets. The FERC may impose price limitations, bidding rules and other mechanisms to address some of the volatility of these markets or could revoke or restrict the ability of the Utilities to sell electricity at market-based rates, which could adversely affect each Registrant's financial results. The FERC also maintains rules concerning standards of conduct, affiliate restrictions, interlocking directorates and cross-subsidization. As a transmission owning member of MISO, MidAmerican Energy is also subject to MISO-directed modifications of market rules, which are subject to FERC approval and operational procedures. As participants in EIM, PacifiCorp, Nevada Power and Sierra Pacific are also subject to applicable California ISO rules, which are subject to FERC approval and operational procedures. The FERC may also impose substantial civil penalties for any non-compliance with the Federal Power Act and the FERC's rules and orders.

The NERC has standards in place to ensure the reliability of the electric generation system and transmission grid. The Utilities are subject to the NERC's regulations and periodic audits to ensure compliance with those regulations. The NERC may carry out enforcement actions for non-compliance and administer significant financial penalties, subject to the FERC's review.

The FERC has jurisdiction over, among other things, the construction, abandonment, modification and operation of natural gas pipelines and related facilities used in the transportation, storage and sale of natural gas in interstate commerce, including all rates, charges and terms and conditions of service. The FERC also has market transparency authority and has adopted additional reporting and internet posting requirements for natural gas pipelines and buyers and sellers of natural gas.

Rates for the interstate natural gas transmission and storage operations at the Pipeline Companies, which include reservation, commodity, surcharges, fuel and gas lost and unaccounted for charges, are authorized by the FERC. In accordance with the FERC's ratemaking principles, the Pipeline Companies' current maximum tariff rates are designed to recover prudently incurred costs included in their pipeline system's regulatory cost of service that are associated with the construction, operation and maintenance of their pipeline system and to afford the Pipeline Companies an opportunity to earn a reasonable rate of return. Nevertheless, the rates the FERC authorizes the Pipeline Companies to charge their customers may not be sufficient to recover the costs incurred to provide services in any given period. Moreover, from time to time, the FERC may change, alter or refine its policies or methodologies for establishing pipeline rates and terms and conditions of service. In addition, the FERC has the authority under Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act of 1938 ("NGA") to investigate whether a pipeline may be earning more than its allowed rate of return and, when appropriate, to institute proceedings against such pipeline to prospectively reduce rates. Any such proceedings, if instituted, could result in significantly adverse rate decreases.

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Under FERC policy, interstate pipelines and their customers may execute contracts at negotiated rates, which may be above or below the maximum tariff rate for that service or the pipeline may agree to provide a discounted rate, which would be a rate between the maximum and minimum tariff rates. In a rate proceeding, rates in these contracts are generally not subject to adjustment. It is possible that the cost to perform services under negotiated or discounted rate contracts will exceed the cost used in the determination of the negotiated or discounted rates, which could result either in losses or lower rates of return for providing such services. Under certain circumstances, FERC policy allows interstate natural gas pipelines to design new maximum tariff rates to recover such costs in regulatory rate reviews. However, with respect to discounts granted to affiliates, the interstate natural gas pipeline must demonstrate that the discounted rate was necessary in order to meet competition.

GEMA Jurisdiction

The Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies, as DNOs and holders of electricity distribution licenses, are subject to regulation by GEMA. Most of the revenue of a DNO is controlled by a distribution price control formula set out in the electricity distribution license. The price control formula does not directly constrain profits from year-to-year but is a control on revenue that operates independent of a significant portion of the DNO's actual costs. A resetting of the formula does not require the consent of the DNO, but if a licensee disagrees with a change to its license, it can appeal the matter to the United Kingdom's CMA. GEMA is able to impose financial penalties on DNOs that contravene any of their electricity distribution license duties or certain of their duties under British law or fail to achieve satisfactory performance of individual standards prescribed by GEMA. Any penalty imposed must be reasonable and may not exceed 10% of the DNO's revenue. During the term of any price control, additional costs have a direct impact on the financial results of the Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies.

AUC Jurisdiction

The AUC is an independent, quasi-judicial agency established by the province of Alberta, Canada, which is responsible for, among other things, approving the tariffs of transmission facility owners, including AltaLink, and distribution utilities, acquisitions of such transmission facility owners or utilities, and construction and operation of new transmission projects in Alberta. The AUC also investigates and rules on regulated rate disputes and system access problems.

The AUC regulates and oversees Alberta's electricity transmission sector with broad authority that may impact many of AltaLink's activities, including its tariffs, rates, construction, operations and financing. The AUC has various core functions in regulating the Alberta electricity transmission sector, including the following:
regulating and adjudicating issues related to the operation of electric utilities within Alberta;
processing and approving general tariff applications relating to revenue requirements, capital expenditure prudency and rates of return including deemed capital structure for regulated utilities while ensuring that utility rates are just and reasonable and approval of the transmission tariff rates of regulated transmission providers paid by the AESO, which is the independent transmission system operator in Alberta, Canada that controls the operation of AltaLink's transmission system;
approving the need for new electricity transmission facilities and permits to build and licenses to operate electricity transmission facilities;
reviewing operations and accounts from electric utilities and conducting on-site inspections to ensure compliance with industry regulations and standards;
adjudicating enforcement issues including the imposition of administrative penalties that arise when market participants violate the rules of the AESO; and
collecting, storing, analyzing, appraising and disseminating information to effectively fulfill its duties as an industry regulator.

In addition, AUC approval is required in connection with new energy and regulated utility initiatives in Alberta, amendments to existing approvals and financing proposals by designated utilities.

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Physical or cyber attacks, both threatened and actual, could impact each Registrant's operations and could adversely affect its financial results.

Each Registrant relies on technology in virtually all aspects of its business. Like those of many large businesses, certain of the Registrant's technology systems have been subject to computer viruses, malicious codes, unauthorized access, phishing efforts, denial-of-service attacks and other cyber attacks and each Registrant expects to be subject to similar attacks in the future as such attacks become more sophisticated and frequent. A significant disruption or failure of its technology systems by physical or cyber attack could result in service interruptions, safety failures, security events, regulatory compliance failures, an inability to protect information and assets against unauthorized users, and other operational difficulties. Attacks perpetrated against each Registrant's systems could result in loss of assets and critical information and expose it to remediation costs and reputational damage.

Although the Registrants have taken steps intended to mitigate these risks, a significant disruption or cyber intrusion at one or more of each Registrant's operations could adversely affect the impacted Registrant's financial results. Cyber attacks could further adversely affect each Registrant's ability to operate facilities, information technology and business systems, or compromise sensitive customer and employee information. In addition, physical or cyber attacks against key suppliers or service providers could have a similar effect on each Registrant. Additionally, if each Registrant is unable to acquire, develop, implement, adopt or protect rights around new technology, it may suffer a competitive disadvantage.

Each Registrant is actively pursuing, developing and constructing new or expanded facilities, the completion and expected costs of which are subject to significant risk, and each Registrant has significant funding needs related to its planned capital expenditures.

Each Registrant actively pursues, develops and constructs new or expanded facilities. Each Registrant expects to incur significant annual capital expenditures over the next several years. Such expenditures may include construction and other costs for new electricity generating facilities, electric transmission or distribution projects, environmental control and compliance systems, natural gas storage facilities, new or expanded pipeline systems, and continued maintenance and upgrades of existing assets.

Development and construction of major facilities are subject to substantial risks, including fluctuations in the price and availability of commodities, manufactured goods, equipment, and the imposition of tariffs thereon when sourced by foreign providers, labor, siting and permitting and changes in environmental and operational compliance matters, load forecasts and other items over a multi-year construction period, as well as counterparty risk and the economic viability of the Registrants' suppliers, customers and contractors. Certain of the Registrants' construction projects are substantially dependent upon a single supplier or contractor and replacement of such supplier or contractor may be difficult and cannot be assured. These risks may result in the inability to timely complete a project or higher than expected costs to complete an asset and place it in-service and, in extreme cases, the loss of the power purchase agreements or other long-term off-take contracts underlying such projects. Such costs may not be recoverable in the regulated rates or market or contract prices each Registrant is able to charge its customers. Delays in construction of renewable projects may result in delayed in-service dates which may result in the loss of anticipated revenue or income tax benefits. It is also possible that additional generation needs may be obtained through power purchase agreements, which could increase long-term purchase obligations and force reliance on the operating performance of a third party. The inability to successfully and timely complete a project, avoid unexpected costs or recover any such costs could adversely affect such Registrant's financial results.

Furthermore, each Registrant depends upon both internal and external sources of liquidity to provide working capital and to fund capital requirements. If BHE does not provide needed funding to its subsidiaries and the subsidiaries are unable to obtain funding from external sources, they may need to postpone or cancel planned capital expenditures.

A significant sustained decrease in demand for electricity or natural gas in the markets served by each Registrant would decrease its operating revenue, could impact its planned capital expenditures and could adversely affect its financial results.

A significant sustained decrease in demand for electricity or natural gas in the markets served by each Registrant would decrease its operating revenue, could impact its planned capital expenditures and could adversely affect its financial results. Factors that could lead to a decrease in market demand include, among others:
a depression, recession or other adverse economic condition that results in a lower level of economic activity or reduced spending by consumers on electricity or natural gas;
an increase in the market price of electricity or natural gas or a decrease in the price of other competing forms of energy;
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shifts in competitively priced natural gas supply sources away from the sources connected to the Pipeline Companies' systems, including shale gas sources;
efforts by customers, legislators and regulators to reduce the consumption of electricity generated or distributed by each Registrant through various existing laws and regulations, as well as, deregulation, conservation, energy efficiency and private generation measures and programs;
laws mandating or encouraging renewable energy sources, which may decrease the demand for electricity and natural gas or change the market prices of these commodities;
higher fuel taxes or other governmental or regulatory actions that increase, directly or indirectly, the cost of natural gas or other fuel sources for electricity generation or that limit the use of natural gas or the generation of electricity from fossil fuels;
a shift to more energy-efficient or alternative fuel machinery or an improvement in fuel economy, whether as a result of technological advances by manufacturers, legislation mandating higher fuel economy or lower emissions, price differentials, incentives or otherwise;
a reduction in the state or federal subsidies or tax incentives that are provided to agricultural, industrial or other customers, or a significant sustained change in prices for commodities such as ethanol or corn for ethanol manufacturers; and
sustained mild weather that reduces heating or cooling needs.

Each Registrant's operating results may fluctuate on a seasonal and quarterly basis and may be adversely affected by weather.

In most parts of the U.S. and other markets in which each Registrant operates, demand for electricity peaks during the summer months when irrigation and cooling needs are higher. Market prices for electricity also generally peak at that time. In other areas, including the western portion of PacifiCorp's service territory, demand for electricity peaks during the winter when heating needs are higher. In addition, demand for natural gas and other fuels generally peaks during the winter. This is especially true in MidAmerican Energy's and Sierra Pacific's retail natural gas businesses. Further, extreme weather conditions, such as heat waves, winter storms or floods could cause these seasonal fluctuations to be more pronounced. Periods of low rainfall or snowpack may negatively impact electricity generation at PacifiCorp's hydroelectric generating facilities, which may result in greater purchases of electricity from the wholesale market or from other sources at market prices. Additionally, PacifiCorp and MidAmerican Energy have added substantial wind-powered generating capacity, and BHE's unregulated subsidiaries are adding solar-powered and wind-powered generating capacity, each of which is also a climate-dependent resource.

As a result, the overall financial results of each Registrant may fluctuate substantially on a seasonal and quarterly basis. Each Registrant has historically provided less service, and consequently earned less income, when weather conditions are mild. Unusually mild weather in the future may adversely affect each Registrant's financial results through lower revenue or margins. Conversely, unusually extreme weather conditions could increase each Registrant's costs to provide services and could adversely affect its financial results. The extent of fluctuation in each Registrant's financial results may change depending on a number of factors related to its regulatory environment and contractual agreements, including its ability to recover energy costs, the existence of revenue sharing provisions as it relates to MidAmerican Energy, Nevada Power and Sierra Pacific, and terms of its wholesale sale contracts.

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Each Registrant is subject to market risk associated with the wholesale energy markets, which could adversely affect its financial results.

In general, each Registrant's primary market risk is adverse fluctuations in the market price of wholesale electricity and fuel, including natural gas, coal and fuel oil, which is compounded by volumetric changes affecting the availability of or demand for electricity and fuel. The market price of wholesale electricity may be influenced by several factors, such as the adequacy or type of generating capacity, scheduled and unscheduled outages of generating facilities, prices and availability of fuel sources for generation, disruptions or constraints to transmission and distribution facilities, weather conditions, demand for electricity, economic growth and changes in technology. Volumetric changes are caused by fluctuations in generation or changes in customer needs that can be due to the weather, electricity and fuel prices, the economy, regulations or customer behavior. For example, the Utilities purchase electricity and fuel in the open market as part of their normal operating businesses. If market prices rise, especially in a time when larger than expected volumes must be purchased at market prices, the Utilities may incur significantly greater expenses than anticipated. Likewise, if electricity market prices decline in a period when the Utilities are a net seller of electricity in the wholesale market, the Utilities could earn less revenue. Although the Utilities have ECAMs, the risks associated with changes in market prices may not be fully mitigated due to customer sharing bands as it relates to PacifiCorp and other factors.

Potential terrorist activities and the impact of military or other actions, including sanctions, export controls and similar measures, could adversely affect each Registrant's financial results.

The ongoing threat of terrorism and the impact of military or other actions by nations or politically, ethnically or religiously motivated organizations regionally or globally may create increased political, economic, social and financial market instability, which could subject each Registrant's operations to increased risks. Additionally, the U.S. government has issued warnings that energy assets, specifically pipeline, nuclear generation, transmission and other electric utility infrastructure, are potential targets for terrorist attacks. Further, the potential or actual outbreak of war or other hostilities, such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and the resulting economic sanctions on Russia and the sale of Russian natural gas and petroleum, as well as the existing and potential further responses from Russia or other countries to such sanctions and military actions, could adversely affect global and regional economies and financial markets. For instance, the current ban on imports of Russian oil, liquefied natural gas and coal to the U.S. could contribute to increases in prices for such commodities in the U.S. and elsewhere which could adversely affect each Registrant's business. Further, each Registrant's business must be conducted in compliance with applicable economic and trade sanctions laws and regulations, including those administered and enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the United Nations Security Council and other relevant governmental authorities in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom and European Union, which include sanctions that could potentially restrict or prohibit each Registrant's relationships with certain suppliers and customers. Political, economic, social or financial market instability or damage to or interference with the operating assets of the Registrants, customers or suppliers, or continued increases in the price of natural gas and other petroleum commodities may result in business interruptions, lost revenue, higher costs, disruption in fuel supplies, lower energy consumption and unstable markets, particularly with respect to electricity and natural gas, and increased security, repair or other costs, any of which may materially adversely affect each Registrant in ways that cannot be predicted at this time. Any of these risks could materially affect BHE's consolidated financial results. Furthermore, instability in the financial markets as a result of terrorism or war could also materially adversely affect each Registrant's ability to raise capital.

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Certain Registrants are subject to the unique risks associated with nuclear generation.

The ownership and operation of nuclear generating facilities, such as MidAmerican Energy's 25% ownership interest in Quad Cities Station, involves certain risks. These risks include, among other items, mechanical or structural problems, inadequacy or lapses in maintenance protocols, the impairment of reactor operation and safety systems due to human error, the costs of storage, handling and disposal of nuclear materials, compliance with and changes in regulation of nuclear generating facilities, limitations on the amounts and types of insurance coverage commercially available, and uncertainties with respect to the technological and financial aspects of decommissioning nuclear facilities at the end of their useful lives. Additionally, Constellation Energy, the 75% owner and operator of the facility, may respond to the occurrence of any of these or other risks in a manner that negatively impacts MidAmerican Energy, including closure of Quad Cities Station prior to the expiration of its operating license. The prolonged unavailability, or early closure, of Quad Cities Station due to operational or economic factors could have a materially adverse effect on the relevant Registrant's financial results, particularly when the cost to produce power at the generating facility is significantly less than market wholesale prices. The following are among the more significant of these risks:
Operational Risk - Operations at any nuclear generating facility could degrade to the point where the generating facility would have to be shut down. If such degradations were to occur, the process of identifying and correcting the causes of the operational downgrade to return the generating facility to operation could require significant time and expenses, resulting in both lost revenue and increased fuel and purchased electricity costs to meet supply commitments. Rather than incurring substantial costs to restart the generating facility, the generating facility could be shut down. Furthermore, a shut-down or failure at any other nuclear generating facility could cause regulators to require a shut-down or reduced availability at Quad Cities Station.
In addition, issues relating to the disposal of nuclear waste material, including the availability, unavailability and expenses of a permanent repository for spent nuclear fuel could adversely impact operations as well as the cost and ability to decommission nuclear generating facilities, including Quad Cities Station, in the future.

Regulatory Risk - The NRC may modify, suspend or revoke licenses and impose civil penalties for failure to comply with applicable Atomic Energy Act regulations or the terms of the licenses of nuclear facilities. Unless extended, the NRC operating licenses for Quad Cities Station will expire in 2032. Changes in regulations by the NRC could require a substantial increase in capital expenditures or result in increased operating or decommissioning costs.

Nuclear Accident and Catastrophic Risks - Accidents and other unforeseen catastrophic events have occurred at nuclear facilities other than Quad Cities Station, both in the U.S. and elsewhere, such as at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear generating facility in Japan as a result of the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. The consequences of an accident or catastrophic event can be severe and include loss of life and property damage. Any resulting liability from a nuclear accident or catastrophic event could exceed the relevant Registrant's resources, including insurance coverage.

Certain of BHE's subsidiaries are subject to the risk that customers will not renew their contracts or that BHE's subsidiaries will be unable to obtain new customers for expanded capacity, each of which could adversely affect its financial results.

If BHE's subsidiaries are unable to renew, remarket, or find replacements for their customer agreements on favorable terms, BHE's subsidiaries' sales volumes and operating revenue would be exposed to reduction and increased volatility. For example, without the benefit of long-term transportation agreements, BHE cannot assure that the Pipeline Companies will be able to transport natural gas at efficient capacity levels. Substantially all of the Pipeline Companies' revenue is generated under transportation, storage and LNG contracts that periodically must be renegotiated and extended or replaced, and the Pipeline Companies are dependent upon relatively few customers for a substantial portion of their revenue. Similarly, without long-term power purchase agreements, BHE cannot assure that its unregulated power generators will be able to operate profitably. Failure to maintain existing long-term agreements or secure new long-term agreements, or being required to discount rates significantly upon renewal or replacement, could adversely affect BHE's consolidated financial results. The replacement of any existing long-term agreements depends on market conditions and other factors that may be beyond BHE's subsidiaries' control.

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Each Registrant is subject to counterparty risk, which could adversely affect its financial results.

Each Registrant is subject to counterparty credit risk related to contractual payment obligations with wholesale suppliers and customers. Adverse economic conditions or other events affecting counterparties with whom each Registrant conducts business could impair the ability of these counterparties to meet their payment obligations. Each Registrant depends on these counterparties to remit payments on a timely basis. Each Registrant continues to monitor the creditworthiness of its wholesale suppliers and customers in an attempt to reduce the impact of any potential counterparty default. If strategies used to minimize these risk exposures are ineffective or if any Registrant's wholesale suppliers' or customers' financial condition deteriorates or they otherwise become unable to pay, it could have a significant adverse impact on each Registrant's liquidity and its financial results.

Each Registrant is subject to counterparty performance risk related to performance of contractual obligations by wholesale suppliers, customers and contractors. Each Registrant relies on wholesale suppliers to deliver commodities, primarily natural gas, coal and electricity, in accordance with short- and long-term contracts. Failure or delay by suppliers to provide these commodities pursuant to existing contracts could disrupt the delivery of electricity and require the Utilities to incur additional expenses to meet customer needs. In addition, when these contracts terminate, the Utilities may be unable to purchase the commodities on terms equivalent to the terms of current contracts.

Each Registrant relies on wholesale customers to take delivery of the energy they have committed to purchase. Failure of customers to take delivery may require the relevant Registrant to find other customers to take the energy at lower prices than the original customers committed to pay. If each Registrant's wholesale customers are unable to fulfill their obligations, there may be a significant adverse impact on its financial results.

The Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies' customers are concentrated in a small number of electricity supply businesses with E.ON and British Gas Trading Limited accounting for approximately 22% and 14%, respectively, of distribution revenue in 2022. AltaLink's primary source of operating revenue is the AESO. Generally, a single customer purchases the energy from BHE's independent power projects in the U.S. pursuant to long-term power purchase agreements. For example, certain of BHE Renewables' solar and wind independent power projects sell all of their electrical production to either PG&E or SCE, respectively. Any material payment or other performance failure by the counterparties in these arrangements could have a significant adverse impact on BHE's consolidated financial results.

BHE owns investments in foreign countries that are exposed to risks related to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and increased economic, regulatory and political risks.

BHE's business operations and investments outside the U.S. increase its risk related to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, primarily the British pound and the Canadian dollar. BHE's principal reporting currency is the U.S. dollar, and the value of the assets and liabilities, earnings, cash flows and potential distributions from its foreign operations changes with the fluctuations of the currency in which they transact. BHE may selectively reduce some foreign currency exchange rate risk by, among other things, requiring contracted amounts be settled in, or indexed to, U.S. dollars or a currency freely convertible into U.S. dollars, or hedging through foreign currency derivatives. These efforts, however, may not be effective and could negatively affect BHE's consolidated financial results.

In addition to any disruption in the global financial markets, the economic, regulatory and political conditions in some of the countries where BHE has operations or is pursuing investment opportunities may present increased risks related to, among others, inflation, foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, currency repatriation restrictions, nationalization, renegotiation, privatization, availability of financing on suitable terms, customer creditworthiness, construction delays, business interruption, political instability, civil unrest, guerilla activity, terrorism, pandemics (including potentially in relation to COVID-19 variants), expropriation, trade sanctions, contract nullification and changes in law, regulations or tax policy. BHE may not choose to or be capable of either fully insuring against or effectively hedging these risks.

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Poor performance of plan and fund investments and other factors impacting the pension and other postretirement benefit plans and nuclear decommissioning and mine reclamation trust funds could unfavorably impact each Registrant's cash flows, liquidity and financial results.

Costs of providing each Registrant's defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans and costs associated with the joint trustee plan to which PacifiCorp contributes depend upon a number of factors, including the rates of return on plan assets, the level and nature of benefits provided, discount rates, mortality assumptions, the interest rates used to measure required minimum funding levels, the funded status of the plans, changes in benefit design, tax deductibility and funding limits, changes in laws and government regulation and each Registrant's required or voluntary contributions made to the plans. Furthermore, the timing of recognition of unrecognized gains and losses associated with the Registrants' defined benefit pension plans is subject to volatility due to events that may give rise to settlement accounting. Settlement events resulting from lump sum distributions offered by certain of the Registrants' defined benefit pension plans are influenced by the interest rates used to discount a participant's lump sum distribution. When the applicable interest rates are low, lump sum distributions in a given year tend to increase resulting in a higher likelihood of triggering settlement accounting.

If the Registrant's pension and other postretirement benefit plans are in underfunded positions, the respective Registrant may be required to make cash contributions to fund such underfunded plans in the future. Additionally, each Registrant's plans have investments in domestic and foreign equity and debt securities and other investments that are subject to loss. Losses from investments could add to the volatility, size and timing of future contributions.

Furthermore, the funded status of the UMWA 1974 Pension Plan multiemployer plan to which PacifiCorp's subsidiary previously contributed is considered critical and declining. PacifiCorp's subsidiary involuntarily withdrew from the UMWA 1974 Pension Plan in June 2015 when the UMWA employees ceased performing work for the subsidiary. PacifiCorp has recorded its best estimate of the withdrawal obligation.

In addition, MidAmerican Energy is required to fund over time the projected costs of decommissioning Quad Cities Station, a nuclear generating facility, and Bridger Coal Company, a joint venture of PacifiCorp's subsidiary, Pacific Minerals, Inc., is required to fund projected mine reclamation costs. The funds that MidAmerican Energy has invested in a nuclear decommissioning trust and a subsidiary of PacifiCorp has invested in a mine reclamation trust are invested in debt and equity securities and poor performance of these investments will reduce the amount of funds available for their intended purpose, which could require MidAmerican Energy or PacifiCorp's subsidiary to make additional cash contributions. As contributions to the trust are being made over the operating life of the respective facility, reductions in the expected operating life of the facility could also require MidAmerican Energy and PacifiCorp's subsidiary to make additional contributions to the related trust. Such cash funding obligations, which are also impacted by the other factors described above, could have a material impact on MidAmerican Energy's or PacifiCorp's liquidity by reducing their available cash.

Inflation and changes in commodity prices and fuel transportation costs may adversely affect each Registrant's financial results.

Inflation and increases in commodity prices and fuel transportation costs may affect each Registrant by increasing both operating and capital costs. As a result of existing rate agreements, contractual arrangements or competitive price pressures, each Registrant may not be able to pass the costs of inflation on to its customers. If each Registrant is unable to manage cost increases or pass them on to its customers, its financial results could be adversely affected.

Cyclical fluctuations and competition in the residential real estate brokerage and mortgage businesses could adversely affect HomeServices.

The residential real estate brokerage and mortgage industries tend to experience cycles of greater and lesser activity and profitability and are typically affected by changes in economic conditions, which are beyond HomeServices' control. Any of the following, among others, are examples of items that could have a material adverse effect on HomeServices' businesses by causing a general decline in the number of home sales, sale prices or the number of home financings which, in turn, would adversely affect its financial results:
rising interest rates or unemployment rates, including a sustained high unemployment rate in the U.S.;
periods of economic slowdown or recession in the markets served or the adverse effects on market actions as a result of epidemics, pandemics or other outbreaks;
decreasing home affordability;
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lack of available mortgage credit for potential homebuyers, such as the reduced availability of credit, which may continue into future periods;
inadequate home inventory levels;
sources of new competition; and
changes in applicable tax law.

Disruptions in the financial markets could affect each Registrant's ability to obtain debt financing or to draw upon or renew existing credit facilities and have other adverse effects on each Registrant.

Disruptions in the financial markets could affect each Registrant's ability to obtain debt financing or to draw upon or renew existing credit facilities and have other adverse effects on each Registrant. Significant dislocations and liquidity disruptions in the U.S., Great Britain, Canada and global credit markets, such as those that occurred in 2008, 2009 and 2020, may materially impact liquidity in the bank and debt capital markets, making financing terms less attractive for borrowers that are able to find financing and, in other cases, may cause certain types of debt financing, or any financing, to be unavailable. Additionally, economic uncertainty in the U.S. or globally may adversely affect the U.S. credit markets and could negatively impact each Registrant's ability to access funds on favorable terms or at all. If a Registrant is unable to access the bank and debt markets to meet liquidity and capital expenditure needs, it may adversely affect the timing and amount of its capital expenditures, acquisition financing and its financial results.

Each Registrant is involved in a variety of legal proceedings, the outcomes of which are uncertain and could adversely affect its financial results.

Each Registrant is, and in the future may become, a party to a variety of legal proceedings. Litigation is subject to many uncertainties, and the Registrants cannot predict the outcome of individual matters with certainty. It is possible that the final resolution of some of the matters in which each Registrant is involved could result in additional material payments substantially in excess of established liabilities or in terms that could require each Registrant to change business practices and procedures or divest ownership of assets. Further, litigation could result in the imposition of financial penalties or injunctions and adverse regulatory consequences, any of which could limit each Registrant's ability to take certain desired actions or the denial of needed permits, licenses or regulatory authority to conduct its business, including the siting or permitting of facilities. Any of these outcomes could have a material adverse effect on such Registrant's financial results.

Item 1B.    Unresolved Staff Comments

Not applicable.

Item 2.    Properties

Each Registrant's energy properties consist of the physical assets necessary to support its electricity and natural gas businesses. Properties of the relevant Registrant's electricity businesses include electric generation, transmission and distribution facilities, as well as coal mining assets that support certain of PacifiCorp's electric generating facilities. Properties of the relevant Registrant's natural gas businesses include natural gas distribution facilities, interstate pipelines, storage facilities, LNG facilities, compressor stations and meter stations. The transmission and distribution assets are primarily within each Registrant's service territories. In addition to these physical assets, the Registrants have rights-of-way, mineral rights and water rights that enable each Registrant to utilize its facilities. It is the opinion of each Registrant's management that the principal depreciable properties owned by it are in good operating condition and are well maintained. Pursuant to separate financing agreements, substantially all of PacifiCorp's electric utility properties, MidAmerican Energy's electric utility properties in the state of Iowa, Nevada Power's and Sierra Pacific's properties in the state of Nevada, AltaLink's transmission properties and substantially all of the assets of the subsidiaries of BHE Renewables that are direct or indirect owners of generation projects are pledged or encumbered to support or otherwise provide the security for the related subsidiary debt. For additional information regarding each Registrant's energy properties, refer to Item 1 of this Form 10-K and Notes 4, 5 and 22 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of Berkshire Hathaway Energy in Item 8 of this Form 10-K, Notes 3 and 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of PacifiCorp in Item 8 of this Form 10-K, Notes 3 and 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements of MidAmerican Energy in Item 8 of this Form 10-K, Notes 3 and 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of Nevada Power in Item 8 of this Form 10-K, Notes 3 and 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of Sierra Pacific in Item 8 of this Form 10-K and Notes 4 and 5 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of Eastern Energy Gas in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

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The following table summarizes Berkshire Hathaway Energy's operating electric generating facilities as of December 31, 2022:
Facility NetNet Owned
EnergyCapacityCapacity
SourceEntityLocation by Significance(MWs)(MWs)
WindPacifiCorp, MidAmerican Energy, BHE Canada, BHE Montana and BHE RenewablesIowa, Wyoming, Texas, Montana, Nebraska, Washington, California, Illinois, Canada, Oregon and Kansas12,282 12,282 
Natural gasPacifiCorp, MidAmerican Energy, NV Energy, BHE Canada and BHE RenewablesNevada, Utah, Iowa, Illinois, Washington, Wyoming, Oregon, Texas, New York, Arizona and Canada11,284 11,005 
CoalPacifiCorp, MidAmerican Energy and NV EnergyWyoming, Iowa, Utah, Nevada, Colorado and Montana 13,210 8,178 
SolarMidAmerican Energy, NV Energy, Northern Powergrid and BHE RenewablesCalifornia, Australia, Texas, Arizona, Iowa, Minnesota and Nevada2,120 1,972 
HydroelectricPacifiCorp, MidAmerican Energy and BHE RenewablesWashington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Hawaii, Montana, Illinois, California and Wyoming985 985 
NuclearMidAmerican EnergyIllinois1,822 455 
GeothermalPacifiCorp and BHE RenewablesCalifornia and Utah377 377 
Total42,080 35,254 

Additionally, as of December 31, 2022, the Company has electric generating facilities that are under construction in Nevada and Wyoming having total Facility Net Capacity and Net Owned Capacity of 243 MWs.

The right to construct and operate each Registrant's electric transmission and distribution facilities and interstate natural gas pipelines across certain property was obtained in most circumstances through negotiations and, where necessary, through prescription, eminent domain or similar rights. PacifiCorp, MidAmerican Energy, Nevada Power, Sierra Pacific, BHE GT&S, Northern Natural Gas and Kern River in the U.S.; Northern Powergrid (Northeast) plc and Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc in Great Britain; and AltaLink in Alberta, Canada continue to have the power of eminent domain or similar rights in each of the jurisdictions in which they operate their respective facilities, but the U.S. and Canadian utilities do not have the power of eminent domain with respect to governmental, Native American or Canadian First Nations' tribal lands. Although the main Kern River pipeline crosses the Moapa Indian Reservation, all facilities in the Moapa Indian Reservation are located within a utility corridor that is reserved to the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management.

With respect to real property, each of the electric transmission and distribution facilities and interstate natural gas pipelines fall into two basic categories: (1) parcels that are owned in fee, such as certain of the electric generating facilities, electric substations, natural gas compressor stations, natural gas meter stations and office sites; and (2) parcels where the interest derives from leases, easements (including prescriptive easements), rights-of-way, permits or licenses from landowners or governmental authorities permitting the use of such land for the construction, operation and maintenance of the electric transmission and distribution facilities and interstate natural gas pipelines. Each Registrant believes it has satisfactory title or interest to all of the real property making up their respective facilities in all material respects.

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Item 3.    Legal Proceedings

Berkshire Hathaway Energy and PacifiCorp

On September 30, 2020, a putative class action complaint against PacifiCorp was filed, captioned Jeanyne James et al. v. PacifiCorp et al., Case No. 20CV33885, Circuit Court, Multnomah County, Oregon. The complaint was filed by Oregon residents and businesses who seek to represent a class of all Oregon citizens and entities whose real or personal property was harmed beginning on September 7, 2020, by wildfires in Oregon allegedly caused by PacifiCorp. On November 3, 2021, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint to limit the class to include Oregon citizens allegedly impacted by the Echo Mountain Complex, South Obenchain, Two Four Two and Santiam Canyon fires, as well as to add claims for noneconomic damages. The amended complaint alleges that PacifiCorp's assets contributed to the Oregon wildfires occurring on or after September 7, 2020 and that PacifiCorp acted with gross negligence, among other things. The amended complaint seeks the following damages for the plaintiffs and the putative class: (i) noneconomic damages, including mental suffering, emotional distress, inconvenience and interference with normal and usual activities, in excess of $1 billion; (ii) damages for real and personal property and other economic losses of not less than $600 million; (iii) double the amount of property and economic damages; (iv) treble damages for specific costs associated with loss of timber, trees and shrubbery; (v) double the damages for the costs of litigation and reforestation; (vi) prejudgment interest; and (vii) reasonable attorney fees, investigation costs and expert witness fees. The plaintiffs demand a trial by jury and have reserved their right to further amend the complaint to allege claims for punitive damages. In May 2022, the Multnomah Circuit Court granted issue class certification and consolidated this case with others as described below. PacifiCorp requested an immediate appeal of the issue class certification before the Oregon Court of Appeals. In January 2023, the Oregon Court of Appeals denied PacifiCorp's request for appeal. In February 2023, the plaintiffs filed a motion to amend the complaint to add punitive damages in an unspecified amount.

On August 20, 2021, a complaint against PacifiCorp was filed, captioned Shylo Salter et al. v. PacifiCorp, Case No. 21CV33595, Multnomah County, Oregon, in which two complaints, Case No. 21CV09339 and Case No. 21CV09520, previously filed in Circuit Court, Marion County, Oregon, were combined. The plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed the previously filed complaints in Marion County, Oregon. The refiled complaint was filed by Oregon residents and businesses who allege that they were injured by the Beachie Creek fire, which the plaintiffs allege began on or around September 7, 2020, but which government reports indicate began on or around August 16, 2020. The complaint alleges that PacifiCorp's assets contributed to the Beachie Creek fire and that PacifiCorp acted with gross negligence, among other things. The complaint seeks the following damages: (i) damages related to real and personal property in an amount determined by the jury to be fair and reasonable, estimated not to exceed $75 million; (ii) other economic losses in an amount determined by the jury to be fair and reasonable, but not to exceed $75 million; (iii) noneconomic damages in the amount determined by the jury to be fair and reasonable, but not to exceed $500 million; (iv) double the damages for economic and property damages under specified Oregon statutes; (v) alternatively, treble the damages under specified Oregon statutes; (vi) attorneys' fees and other costs; and (vii) pre- and post-judgment interest. The plaintiffs demand a trial by jury and have reserved their right to amend the complaint with an intent to add a claim for punitive damages. In May 2022, this case was consolidated with others as described below.

In May 2022, the Multnomah County Circuit Court granted plaintiffs' motion to consolidate Shylo Salter et al. v. PacifiCorp, Case No. 21CV33595 (described above) and Amy Allen, et al. v. PacifiCorp, Case No. 20CV37430 ("Allen") into Jeanyne James et al. v. PacifiCorp et al., Case No. 20CV33885 (described above). Plaintiffs' motion to bifurcate issues for trial between class-wide liability and individual damages was also granted. The Allen case was filed by five individuals as amended in September 2021 claiming in excess of $32 million in economic and noneconomic damages, as well as claims for statutory doubling or trebling of damages, attorneys' fees and other costs and pre- and post-judgment interest.

In June 2022, an amended complaint against PacifiCorp was filed, captioned Tim Goforth et al. v. PacifiCorp, Case No. 20CV37637, Douglas County, Oregon, in which a previously filed complaint associated with the Archie Creek, Susan Creek and Smith Springs Road fires in Douglas County in September 2020 was amended to add punitive damages. The complaint alleges (i) PacifiCorp's conduct not only constituted common law negligence but gross negligence and contributed to or was the cause of ignition and spread of the aforementioned fires; (ii) PacifiCorp violated certain Oregon rules and regulations; and (iii) as an alternative to negligence, inverse condemnation. The complaint seeks the following damages: (i) economic and property damages of $11 million under a determination of negligence or inverse condemnation and subject to doubling under Oregon statute if applicable; (ii) doubling of those economic and property damages to $22 million under a determination of gross negligence; (iii) damages for injuries in excess of $47 million; (iv) punitive damages not to exceed 10 times the amount of non-economic damages awarded; (v) all costs of the lawsuit; (vi) pre- and post-judgment interest as allowed by law; and (vii) attorneys' fees and other costs. Pursuant to a settlement stipulation agreed to in November 2022, the Douglas County Circuit Court issued an order dismissing the case with prejudice and without costs, disbursements or attorney fees to any of the parties.

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On August 26, 2022, a putative class action complaint seeking declaratory and equitable relief against PacifiCorp was filed, captioned Margaret Dietrich et al. v. PacifiCorp, Case No. 22CV29187, Circuit Court, Multnomah County, Oregon. The complaint was filed by two Oregon residents individually and on behalf of a class initially defined to include residents of, business owners in, real or personal property owners in and any other individuals physically present in specified Oregon counties as of September 7, 2020 who experienced any harm, damage or loss as a result of the Santiam, Beachie Creek, Lionshead, Echo Mountain Complex, Two Four Two or South Obenchain fires in September 2020. The complaint was amended on September 6, 2022, to seek damages of over $900 million that were originally demanded on August 4, 2022, pursuant to Oregon Rule of Civil Procedure 32 H. The amended complaint alleges: (i) negligence due to alleged failure to comply with certain Oregon statutes and administrative rules; (ii) gross negligence due to alleged conscious indifference to or reckless disregard for the probable consequences of defendant's actions or inactions; (iii) private nuisance; (iv) public nuisance; (v) trespass; (vi) inverse condemnation; (vii) accounting/injunction; (viii) negligent infliction of emotional distress. The amended complaint seeks the following: (i) an order certifying the matter as a class action; (ii) economic damages not less than $400 million; (iii) double the amount of economic and property damages to the extent applicable under Oregon statute; (iv) reasonable costs of reforestation activities; (v) doubling and trebling of certain other damages to the extent applicable under certain Oregon statutes; (vi) noneconomic damages not less than $500 million; (vii) prejudgment interest; (viii) an order requiring an accounting with respect to the amount of damages; (ix) an order enjoining PacifiCorp from leaving power lines energized in areas of Oregon experiencing extremely critical fire conditions; (x) an award of reasonable attorney fees, costs, investigation costs, disbursements and expert witness fees; and (xi) other relief the court finds appropriate. The plaintiffs and proposed class demand a trial by jury. On December 19, 2022, the Dietrich case was consolidated into Jeanyne James et al. v. PacifiCorp et al., Case No. 20CV33885 (described above) and is currently stayed.

On September 1, 2022, a complaint against PacifiCorp was filed, captioned Martin Klinger et al. v. PacifiCorp, Case No. 22CV29674, Multnomah County, Oregon ("Klinger"). The complaint was filed by Oregon residents or Oregon property owners who allege damages resulting from the September 2020 Echo Mountain Complex fires. The allegations made and damages sought are described below.

On September 1, 2022, a complaint against PacifiCorp was filed, captioned Jeremiah E. Bowen et al. v. PacifiCorp, Case No. 22CV29681, Multnomah County, Oregon ("Bowen"). The complaint was filed by Oregon residents, occupants and real and personal property owners who allege injuries and damages resulting from the September 2020 Echo Mountain Complex fires. The allegations made and damages sought are described below.

On September 1, 2022, a complaint against PacifiCorp was filed, captioned James Weathers et al. v. PacifiCorp, Case No. 22CV29683, Multnomah County, Oregon ("Weathers"). The complaint was filed by Oregon residents, occupants and real and personal property owners who allege injuries and damages resulting from the September 2020 Echo Mountain Complex fires. The allegations made and damages sought are described below.

On September 6, 2022, a complaint against PacifiCorp was filed, captioned Blair Barnholdt et al. v. PacifiCorp, Case No. 22CV30097, Multnomah County, Oregon ("Barnholdt"). The complaint was filed by Oregon residents or Oregon property owners who allege damages resulting from the September 2020 Echo Mountain Complex fires. The allegations made and damages sought are described below.

On September 7, 2022, a complaint against PacifiCorp was filed, captioned Estate of Nancy Darlene Hunter, et al. v. PacifiCorp, Case No. 22CV30214, Multnomah County, Oregon ("Hunter"). The complaint was filed by Oregon residents, occupants and real and personal property owners who allege injuries and damages resulting from the September 2020 Echo Mountain Complex fires. The allegations made and damages sought are described below.

On September 7, 2022, a complaint against PacifiCorp was filed, captioned Willard K. Pratt et al. v. PacifiCorp, Case No. 22CV30217, Multnomah County, Oregon ("Pratt"). The complaint was filed by Oregon residents, occupants and real and personal property owners who allege injuries and damages resulting from the September 2020 Echo Mountain Complex fires. The allegations made and damages sought are described below.

On September 7, 2022, a complaint against PacifiCorp was filed, captioned April Thompson et al. v. PacifiCorp, Case No. 22CV30451, Multnomah County, Oregon ("Thompson"). The complaint was filed by Oregon residents, occupants and real and personal property owners who allege injuries and damages resulting from the September 2020 Echo Mountain Complex fires. The allegations made and damages sought are described below.


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The Klinger, Bowen, Weathers, Barnholdt, Hunter, Pratt and Thompson cases are in the process of being consolidated with Sparks et al. v. PacifiCorp, Case No. 21CV48022 ("Sparks") and Russie et al. v. PacifiCorp, Case No. 22CV15840 ("Russie") into Ashley Andersen et al. v. PacifiCorp, Case No. 21CV36567 ("Andersen"). The Klinger, Bowen, Weathers, Barnholdt, Pratt and Thompson complaints each allege: (i) negligence due in part to alleged failure to comply with certain Oregon statutes and administrative rules, including those issued by the OPUC; (ii) gross negligence alleged in the form of willful, wanton and reckless disregard of known risks to the public; (iii) trespass; (iv) nuisance; and (v) inverse condemnation. The Klinger, Bowen, Weathers, Barnholdt, Pratt and Thompson complaints each seek the following damages: (i) economic and property related damages of $83 million; (ii) doubling of those economic and property related damages to $167 million to the extent eligible for doubling of damages under the specified Oregon statute; (iii) non-economic damages to the plaintiffs' persons in an amount not less than $83 million for physical injury, mental suffering, emotional distress and other damages; (iv) loss of wages, loss of earnings capacity, evacuation expenses, displacement expenses and similar damages; (v) attorneys' fees and other costs; and (vii) pre-judgment interest. The plaintiffs for each Klinger, Bowen, Weathers, Barnholdt, Pratt and Thompson request a trial by jury and have reserved their right to amend the complaint to add a claim for punitive damages. The Hunter complaint seeks $50 million in damages and alleges claims for: (i) negligence, (ii) trespass, (iii), nuisance, (iv) inverse condemnation, and (v) wrongful death. The Andersen case was filed by 50 individuals as amended in August 2022 seeking $250 million in economic and noneconomic damages, as well as claims for statutory doubling or trebling of damages, attorneys' fees and other costs and pre-judgment interest. The Sparks case was filed by 17 individuals in December 2021 claiming $125 million in economic and noneconomic damages, as well as claims for statutory doubling or trebling of damages, attorneys' fees and other costs and pre- judgment interest. The Russie case was filed by 45 individuals as amended in September 2022 seeking $250 million in economic and noneconomic damages, as well as claims for statutory doubling or trebling of damages, attorneys' fees and other costs and pre-judgment interest.

On September 1, 2022, a complaint against PacifiCorp was filed, captioned Aaron Macy-Wyngarden et al. v. PacifiCorp, Case No. 22CV29684, Multnomah County, Oregon ("Macy-Wyngarden"). The complaint was filed by Oregon residents or Oregon property owners who allege injuries and damages resulting from the September 2020 Beachie Creek, Santiam Canyon, Lionshead and Riverside fires. The allegations made and damages sought are described below.

On September 22, 2022, a complaint against PacifiCorp was filed, captioned Zachary Bogle et al. v. PacifiCorp, Case No. 22CV29717, Multnomah County, Oregon ("Bogle"). The complaint was filed by Oregon residents who allege injuries and damages resulting from the September 2020 Beachie Creek, Santiam Canyon, Lionshead and Riverside fires. The allegations made and damages sought are described below.

The Macy-Wyngarden and Bogle complaints each allege: (i) negligence due in part to alleged failure to comply with certain Oregon statutes and administrative rules, including those issued by the OPUC; (ii) gross negligence alleged in the form of willful, wanton and reckless disregard of known risks to the public; (iii) trespass; (iv) nuisance; and (v) inverse condemnation. The Macy-Wyngarden and Bogle complaints each seek the following damages: (i) economic and property related damages of $83 million; (ii) doubling of those economic and property related damages to $167 million to the extent eligible for doubling of damages under the specified Oregon statute; (iii) non-economic damages to the plaintiffs' persons in an amount not less than $83 million for physical injury, mental suffering, emotional distress and other damages; (iv) loss of wages, loss of earnings capacity, evacuation expenses, displacement expenses and similar damages; (v) attorneys' fees and other costs; and (vii) pre-judgment interest. The plaintiffs for each Macy-Wyngarden and Bogle request a trial by jury and have reserved their right to amend the complaint to add a claim for punitive damages.

On September 2, 2022, a complaint against PacifiCorp was filed, captioned Logan et al. v. PacifiCorp, Case No. 22CV29859, Multnomah County, Oregon ("Logan"). The Logan complaint was filed by Oregon residents or Oregon property owners who allege injuries and damages resulting from the September 2020 Echo Mountain Complex fires. The Logan case is in the process of being consolidated with Cady et al. v. PacifiCorp, Case No. 22CV13946 ("Cady") into Jeanyne James et al. v. PacifiCorp et al., Case No. 20CV33885 (described above). The Logan and Cady complaints each allege: (i) negligence; (ii) trespass; (iii) nuisance, and (iv) inverse condemnation. The Logan case was filed by five individuals claiming $10 million in economic and noneconomic damages, as well as claims for statutory doubling or trebling of damages, attorneys' fees and other costs and pre- and post-judgment interest. The Cady case was filed by 21 individuals as amended in April 2022 claiming $10 million in economic and noneconomic damages, as well as claims for statutory doubling or trebling of damages, attorneys' fees and other costs and pre-judgment interest.

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On October 14, 2022, the Multnomah County Circuit Court consolidated 21st Century Centennial Insurance Company, et al. v. PacifiCorp, Case No. 22CV26326 ("21st Century") and Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Company, et al. v. PacifiCorp, Case No. 22CV29976 into Jeanyne James et al. v. PacifiCorp et al., Case No. 20CV33885 (described above). The 21st Century and Allstate complaints were each filed by subrogated insurance carriers alleging claims of (i) negligence, (ii) gross negligence, and (iii) inverse condemnation resulting from the September 2020 Santiam Canyon, Echo Mountain Complex, 242, and South Obenchain fires. The 21st Century case was filed in August 2022 by 177 insurance carriers seeking $20 million in damages. The Allstate case was filed in September 2022 by 11 insurance carriers seeking $40 million in damages.

On October 17, 2022, the Multnomah County Circuit Court consolidated Michael Bell, et al. v. PacifiCorp, Case No. 22CV30450 ("Bell") into Jeanyne James et al. v. PacifiCorp et al., Case No. 20CV33885 (described above). The Bell case was filed in Oregon Circuit Court in Multnomah County, Oregon on September 7, 2022, by 59 plaintiffs seeking $35 million in damages for claims of (i) negligence, (ii) trespass, (iii) nuisance, and (iv) inverse condemnation.

On October 19, 2022, the Multnomah County Circuit Court consolidated Freres Timber, Inc. v. PacifiCorp, Case No. 22CV29694 ("Freres") into Jeanyne James et al. v. PacifiCorp et al., Case No. 20CV33885 (described above). The Freres case was filed in Oregon Circuit Court in Multnomah County, Oregon on September 1, 2022, by one plaintiff and seeks $40m for claims of (i) negligence, (ii) gross negligence, and (iii) inverse condemnation.

On December 6, 2022, CW Specialty Lumber, Inc., et al. v. PacifiCorp, Case No. 22CV41640 ("CW Specialty") was filed in Oregon Circuit Court in Multnomah County, Oregon by two plaintiffs seeking $28.6 million in damages for claims of (i) negligence, (ii) gross negligence, (iii) trespass, and (iv) inverse condemnation. The CW Specialty case is in the process of being consolidated into Jeanyne James et al. v. PacifiCorp et al., Case No. 20CV33885 (described above).

Other individual lawsuits alleging similar claims have been filed in Oregon and California related to the 2020 Wildfires, including multiple complaints filed in California for the September 2020 Slater Fire. Multiple complaints have also been filed in California for the 2022 McKinney fire. The complaints filed in California do not specify damages sought. Investigations into the causes and origins of those wildfires are ongoing. For more information regarding certain legal proceedings affecting Berkshire Hathaway Energy, refer to Note 16 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of Berkshire Hathaway Energy in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K, and PacifiCorp, refer to Note 14 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of PacifiCorp in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

PacifiCorp

On March 17, 2022, a complaint against PacifiCorp was filed, captioned Roseburg Resources Co et al. v. PacifiCorp, Case No. 22CV09346, Circuit Court, Douglas County, Oregon. The complaint was filed by nine businesses and public pension plans that own and/or operate timberlands or possess property in Douglas County who allege damages, losses and injuries associated with their timberlands as a result of the French Creek, Archie Creek, Susan Creek and Smith Springs Road fires in Douglas County in September 2020. The complaint alleges (i) PacifiCorp's conduct constituted not only common law negligence but also gross negligence and that such conduct contributed to or caused the ignition and spread of the aforementioned fires; (ii) PacifiCorp violated certain Oregon rules and regulations; and (iii) as an alternative to negligence, inverse condemnation. The complaint seeks the following damages as amended: (i) economic and property damages in excess of $195 million under a determination of negligence or inverse condemnation; (ii) doubling of those economic damages to in excess of $390 million under a determination of gross negligence pursuant to Oregon statutes; (iii) all costs of the lawsuit; (iv) prejudgment and post-judgment interest as allowed by law; and (v) attorneys' fees and other costs.

Item 4.    Mine Safety Disclosures

Information regarding Berkshire Hathaway Energy's and PacifiCorp's mine safety violations and other legal matters disclosed in accordance with Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Reform Act is included in Exhibit 95 to this Form 10-K.

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PART II

Item 5.    Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY

BHE's common stock is beneficially owned by Berkshire Hathaway and family members and related or affiliated entities of the late Mr. Walter Scott, Jr., a former member of BHE's Board of Directors, and has not been registered with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, listed on a stock exchange or otherwise publicly held or traded. BHE has not declared or paid any cash dividends to its common shareholders since Berkshire Hathaway acquired an equity ownership interest in BHE in March 2000 and does not presently anticipate that it will declare any dividends on its common stock in the foreseeable future.

PACIFICORP

All common stock of PacifiCorp is held by its parent company, PPW Holdings LLC, which is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of BHE. PacifiCorp declared and paid dividends to PPW Holdings LLC of $300 million in 2023, $100 million in 2022 and $150 million in 2021.

MIDAMERICAN FUNDING AND MIDAMERICAN ENERGY

All common stock of MidAmerican Energy is held by its parent company, MHC, which is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of MidAmerican Funding. MidAmerican Funding is an Iowa limited liability company whose membership interest is held solely by BHE. MidAmerican Funding declared and paid cash distributions to BHE of $100 million in 2023, $69 million in 2022 and $— million in 2021. MidAmerican Energy declared and paid cash dividends to MHC totaling $100 million in 2023, $275 million in 2022 and $— million in 2021.

NEVADA POWER

All common stock of Nevada Power is held by its parent company, NV Energy, which is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BHE. Nevada Power declared and paid dividends to NV Energy of $— million in 2022 and $213 million in 2021.

SIERRA PACIFIC

All common stock of Sierra Pacific is held by its parent company, NV Energy, which is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BHE. Sierra Pacific declared and paid dividends to NV Energy of $70 million in 2022 and $— million in 2021.

EASTERN ENERGY GAS

Eastern Energy Gas is a Virginia limited liability corporation whose membership interest is held solely by its parent company, BHE GT&S, which is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BHE. Eastern Energy Gas declared and paid dividends to BHE GT&S of $— million in 2022 and 2021.

EGTS

All common stock of EGTS is held by its parent company, Eastern Energy Gas, which is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BHE. EGTS declared and paid dividends to Eastern Energy Gas of $215 million in 2022 and $18 million in 2021.
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Item 6.    [Reserved]

Item 7.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company and its subsidiaries
PacifiCorp and its subsidiaries
MidAmerican Funding, LLC and its subsidiaries and MidAmerican Energy Company
Nevada Power Company and its subsidiaries
Sierra Pacific Power Company and its subsidiaries
Eastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries
Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc. and its subsidiaries

Item 7A.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company and its subsidiaries
PacifiCorp and its subsidiaries
MidAmerican Funding, LLC and its subsidiaries and MidAmerican Energy Company
Nevada Power Company and its subsidiaries
Sierra Pacific Power Company and its subsidiaries
Eastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries
Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc. and its subsidiaries

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Item 8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company and its subsidiaries
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
PacifiCorp and its subsidiaries
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
MidAmerican Energy Company
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Balance Sheets
Statements of Operations
Statements of Changes in Shareholder's Equity
Statements of Cash Flows
Notes to Financial Statements
MidAmerican Funding, LLC and its subsidiaries
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Member's Equity
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Nevada Power Company and its subsidiaries
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholder's Equity
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Sierra Pacific Power Company and its subsidiaries
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholder's Equity
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Eastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc. and its subsidiaries
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholder's Equity
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company and its subsidiaries
Consolidated Financial Section
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Item 7.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following is management's discussion and analysis of certain significant factors that have affected the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of the Company during the periods included herein. Explanations include management's best estimate of the impact of weather, customer growth, usage trends and other factors. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company's historical Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K. The Company's actual results in the future could differ significantly from the historical results.

The reportable segment financial information includes all necessary adjustments and eliminations needed to conform to the Company's significant accounting policies. The differences between the reportable segment amounts and the consolidated amounts, described as BHE and Other, relate principally to other entities, including MES, corporate functions and intersegment eliminations.

Results of Operations

Overview

Operating revenue and earnings on common shares for the Company's reportable segments for the years ended December 31 are summarized as follows (in millions):

20222021Change20212020Change
Operating revenue:
PacifiCorp$5,679 $5,296 $383 %$5,296 $5,341 $(45)(1)%
MidAmerican Funding4,025 3,547 478 13 3,547 2,728 819 30 
NV Energy3,824 3,107 717 23 3,107 2,854 253 
Northern Powergrid1,365 1,188 177 15 1,188 1,022 166 16 
BHE Pipeline Group3,844 3,544 300 3,544 1,578 1,966 *
BHE Transmission732 731 — 731 659 72 11 
BHE Renewables994 981 13 981 936 45 
HomeServices5,268 6,215 (947)(15)6,215 5,396 819 15 
BHE and Other606 541 65 12 541 438 103 24 
Total operating revenue$26,337 $25,150 $1,187 %$25,150 $20,952 $4,198 20 %
Earnings on common shares:
PacifiCorp$921 $889 $32 %$889 $741 $148 20 %
MidAmerican Funding947 883 64 883 818 65 
NV Energy427 439 (12)(3)439 410 29 
Northern Powergrid385 247 138 56 247 201 46 23 
BHE Pipeline Group1,040 807 233 29 807 528 279 53 
BHE Transmission247 247 — — 247 231 16 
BHE Renewables(1)
625 451 174 39 451 521 (70)(13)
HomeServices100 387 (287)(74)387 375 12 
BHE and Other(2,017)1,319 (3,336)*1,319 3,092 (1,773)(57)
Total earnings on common shares$2,675 $5,669 $(2,994)(53)%$5,669 $6,917 $(1,248)(18)%

(1)Includes the tax attributes of disregarded entities that are not required to pay income taxes and the earnings of which are taxable directly to BHE.

*    Not meaningful.

Earnings on common shares decreased $2,994 million for 2022 compared to 2021. Included in these results was a pre-tax loss in 2022 of $1,950 million ($1,540 million after-tax) compared to a pre-tax gain in 2021 of $1,796 million ($1,777 million after-tax) related to the Company's investment in BYD Company Limited. Excluding the impact of this item, adjusted earnings on common shares in 2022 was $4,215 million, an increase of $323 million, or 8%, compared to adjusted earnings on common shares in 2021 of $3,892 million.
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The decrease in net income attributable to BHE shareholders for 2022 compared to 2021 was primarily due to:
The Utilities' earnings increased $84 million reflecting higher electric utility margin and favorable income tax expense, primarily from higher PTCs recognized of $157 million, partially offset by higher operations and maintenance expense and higher depreciation and amortization expense. Electric retail customer volumes increased 2.4% for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to higher customer usage, an increase in the average number of customers and the favorable impact of weather;
Northern Powergrid's earnings increased $138 million for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to a deferred income tax charge of $109 million related to a June 2021 enacted increase in the United Kingdom corporate income tax rate from 19% to 25% effective April 1, 2023 and favorable earnings from new gas and solar projects, partially offset by $41 million from the stronger U.S. dollar;
BHE Pipeline Group's earnings increased $233 million due to higher earnings at BHE GT&S from the impacts of the EGTS general rate case, favorable income tax adjustments, lower operations and maintenance expense and higher margin from non-regulated activities;
BHE Renewables' earnings increased $174 million, primarily due to higher operating revenue from owned renewable energy projects and higher earnings from tax equity investments, mainly due to the unfavorable impacts from the February 2021 polar vortex weather event;
HomeServices' earnings decreased $287 million, reflecting lower earnings from brokerage and settlement services largely attributable to a decrease in closed units at existing companies and lower earnings from mortgage services mainly from a decrease in funded volumes; and
BHE and Other's earnings decreased $3,336 million, primarily due to the $3,317 million unfavorable comparative change related to the Company's investment in BYD Company Limited.
Earnings on common shares decreased $1,248 million for 2021 compared to 2020. Included in these results was a pre-tax gain in 2021 of $1,796 million ($1,777 million after-tax) compared to a pre-tax gain in 2020 of $4,774 million ($3,470 million after-tax) related to the Company's investment in BYD Company Limited. Excluding the impact of this item, adjusted earnings on common shares in 2021 was $3,892 million, an increase of $445 million, or 13%, compared to adjusted earnings on common shares in 2020 of $3,447 million.

The decrease in net income attributable to BHE shareholders for 2021 compared to 2020 was primarily due to:
The Utilities' earnings increased $242 million reflecting higher electric utility margin, favorable income tax expense, from higher PTCs recognized of $139 million and the impacts of ratemaking, and lower operations and maintenance expense, partially offset by higher depreciation and amortization expense. Electric retail customer volumes increased 3.8% for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to higher customer usage, an increase in the average number of customers and the favorable impact of weather;
Northern Powergrid's earnings increased $46 million, primarily due to higher distribution performance, lower write-offs of gas exploration costs and $16 million from the weaker U.S. dollar, partially offset by the comparative unfavorable impact of deferred income tax charges ($109 million in second quarter 2021 and $35 million in third quarter 2020) related to enacted increases in the United Kingdom corporate income tax rate;
BHE Pipeline Group's earnings increased $279 million, primarily due to $244 million of incremental earnings at BHE GT&S;
BHE Renewables' earnings decreased $70 million, primarily due to lower tax equity investment earnings from the February 2021 polar vortex weather event, partially offset by earnings from tax equity investment projects reaching commercial operation and higher operating performance from owned renewable energy projects; and
BHE and Other's earnings decreased $1,773 million, primarily due to the $1,693 million unfavorable comparative change related to the Company's investment in BYD Company Limited and $95 million of higher dividends on BHE's 4.00% Perpetual Preferred Stock issued in October 2020, partially offset by favorable comparative consolidated state income tax benefits.

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Reportable Segment Results

PacifiCorp

Operating revenue increased $383 million for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to higher retail revenue of $263 million and higher wholesale and other revenue of $120 million, largely from higher average wholesale prices. Retail revenue increased primarily due to price impacts of $166 million from higher average retail rates largely due to product mix and tariff changes and $97 million from higher retail volumes. Retail customer volumes increased 1.6%, primarily due to the favorable impact of weather and an increase in the average number of customers, partially offset by lower customer usage.

Earnings increased $32 million for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to higher utility margin of $235 million and higher allowances for equity and borrowed funds used during construction of $28 million, partially offset by higher operations and maintenance expense of $196 million, higher depreciation and amortization expense of $32 million, mainly from additional assets placed in-service, unfavorable changes in the cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance policies and an unfavorable income tax benefit. Utility margin increased primarily due to favorable deferred net power costs, higher retail rates and volumes and higher average wholesale prices, partially offset by higher purchased power and thermal generation costs. Operations and maintenance expense increased mainly due to an increase in loss accruals and other costs associated with the September 2020 wildfires, net of estimated insurance recoveries, and higher general and plant maintenance costs. The unfavorable income tax benefit was largely due to state income tax impacts, partially offset by higher PTCs recognized of $21 million.

Operating revenue decreased $45 million for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to lower retail revenue of $98 million, partially offset by higher wholesale and other revenue of $53 million. Retail revenue decreased mainly due to $234 million from the Utah and Oregon general rate case orders issued in 2020 (fully offset in expense, primarily depreciation) and price impacts of $41 million from lower rates primarily due to certain general rate case orders, partially offset by higher customer volumes of $177 million. Retail customer volumes increased 3.1%, primarily due to higher customer usage, an increase in the average number of customers and the favorable impact of weather. Wholesale and other revenue increased mainly due to higher wheeling revenue, average wholesale prices and REC sales, partially offset by $34 million from the Oregon RAC settlement (fully offset in depreciation expense) recognized in 2020.

Earnings increased $148 million for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to favorable income tax expense from higher PTCs recognized of $75 million from new wind-powered generating facilities placed in-service, and the impacts of ratemaking, lower operations and maintenance expense of $178 million and higher utility margin of $145 million, partially offset by higher depreciation and amortization expense of $255 million and lower allowances for equity and borrowed funds used during construction of $72 million. Operations and maintenance expense decreased primarily due to lower costs associated with wildfires and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement and lower thermal plant maintenance expense, partially offset by higher costs associated with additional wind-powered generating facilities placed in-service as well as higher distribution maintenance costs. Utility margin increased primarily due to the higher retail customer volumes, higher wheeling and wholesale revenue and higher deferred net power costs in accordance with established adjustment mechanisms, partially offset by higher purchased power and thermal generation costs, the price impacts from lower retail rates and higher wheeling expenses. The increase in depreciation and amortization expense was primarily due to the impacts of a depreciation study effective January 1, 2021, as well as additional assets placed in-service.

MidAmerican Funding

Operating revenue increased $478 million for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to higher electric operating revenue of $459 million and higher natural gas operating revenue of $27 million. Electric operating revenue increased due to higher wholesale and other revenue of $261 million and higher retail revenue of $198 million. Electric wholesale and other revenue increased mainly due to higher average wholesale per-unit prices of $229 million and higher wholesale volumes of $36 million. Electric retail revenue increased primarily due to higher recoveries through adjustment clauses of $134 million (fully offset in expense, primarily cost of sales) and higher customer volumes of $62 million. Electric retail customer volumes increased 4.3%, primarily due to higher customer usage and the favorable impact of weather. Natural gas operating revenue increased due to higher customer usage of $9 million, the favorable impact of weather of $9 million and the impacts of tax reform of $5 million.

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Earnings increased $64 million for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to higher electric utility margin of $319 million, a favorable income tax benefit and higher natural gas utility margin of $25 million, partially offset by higher depreciation and amortization expense of $254 million, higher operations and maintenance expense of $53 million, unfavorable changes in the cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance policies and higher non-service benefit plan costs of $17 million. Electric utility margin increased primarily due to higher wholesale and retail revenues, partially offset by higher purchased power and thermal generation costs. The favorable income tax benefit was mainly due to higher PTCs recognized of $136 million, partially offset by state income tax impacts. Depreciation and amortization expense increased primarily from the impacts of certain regulatory mechanisms and additional assets placed in-service. Operations and maintenance expense increased due to higher general and plant maintenance costs.

Operating revenue increased $819 million for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to higher natural gas operating revenue of $430 million and higher electric operating revenue of $390 million. Natural gas operating revenue increased due to a higher average per-unit cost of natural gas sold resulting in higher purchased gas adjustment recoveries of $440 million (fully offset in cost of sales), largely due to the February 2021 polar vortex weather event. Electric operating revenue increased due to higher retail revenue of $198 million and higher wholesale and other revenue of $192 million. Electric retail revenue increased primarily due to higher recoveries through adjustment clauses of $116 million (fully offset in expense, primarily cost of sales), higher customer volumes of $63 million and price impacts of $19 million from changes in sales mix. Electric retail customer volumes increased 5.8% due to increased usage of certain industrial customers and the favorable impact of weather. Electric wholesale and other revenue increased primarily due to higher average wholesale prices of $116 million and higher wholesale volumes of $71 million.

Earnings increased $65 million for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to higher electric utility margin of $190 million and a favorable income tax benefit, partially offset by higher depreciation and amortization expense of $198 million, higher operations and maintenance expense of $20 million and lower allowances for equity and borrowed funds of $8 million. Electric utility margin increased primarily due to the higher retail and wholesale revenues, partially offset by higher thermal generation and purchased power costs. The favorable income tax benefit was largely due to higher PTCs recognized of $64 million, from new wind-powered generating facilities placed in-service, partially offset by state income tax impacts. The increase in depreciation and amortization expense was primarily due to the impacts of certain regulatory mechanisms and additional assets placed in-service. Operations and maintenance expense increased primarily due to higher costs associated with additional wind-powered generating facilities placed in-service and higher natural gas distribution costs, partially offset by 2020 costs associated with storm restoration activities.

NV Energy

Operating revenue increased $717 million for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to higher electric operating revenue of $668 million and higher natural gas operating revenue of $51 million from a higher average per-unit cost of natural gas sold (fully offset in cost of sales). Electric operating revenue increased primarily due to higher fully-bundled energy rates (fully offset in cost of sales) of $636 million, higher regulatory-related revenue deferrals of $15 million and higher customer volumes of $6 million. Electric retail customer volumes increased 2.2%, primarily due to an increase in the average number of customers, partially offset by the unfavorable impact of weather.

Earnings decreased $12 million for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to higher operations and maintenance expense of $24 million, higher depreciation and amortization expense of $17 million, higher interest expense of $15 million, unfavorable changes in the cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance policies and higher non-service benefit plan costs of $11 million, partially offset by higher interest and dividend income of $36 million from carrying charges on regulatory balances and higher electric utility margin of $32 million. Operations and maintenance expense increased mainly due to higher general and plant maintenance costs and an unfavorable change in earnings sharing at the Nevada Utilities. Depreciation and amortization expense increased mainly from additional assets placed in-service. Electric utility margin increased mainly due to higher regulatory-related revenue deferrals of $15 million and higher electric retail customer volumes.

Operating revenue increased $253 million for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to higher electric operating revenue of $252 million. Electric operating revenue increased primarily due to higher fully-bundled energy rates (fully offset in cost of sales) of $229 million, a $120 million one-time bill credit in the fourth quarter of 2020 resulting from a regulatory rate review decision (fully offset in operations and maintenance and income tax expenses) and higher retail customer volumes of $10 million, partially offset by lower base tariff general rates of $71 million at Nevada Power and a favorable regulatory decision in 2020. Electric retail customer volumes increased 3.3%, primarily due to an increase in the average number of customers, higher customer usage and the favorable impact of weather.

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Earnings increased $29 million for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to lower operations and maintenance expense of $90 million, lower income tax expense mainly from the impacts of ratemaking, lower interest expense of $21 million, higher interest and dividend income of $16 million and lower pension expense of $10 million, partially offset by lower electric utility margin of $97 million and higher depreciation and amortization expense of $47 million. Operations and maintenance expense decreased primarily due to lower regulatory deferrals and amortizations and lower earnings sharing at the Nevada Utilities. Electric utility margin decreased primarily due to lower base tariff general rates at Nevada Power and a favorable regulatory decision in 2020, partially offset by higher retail customer volumes. The increase in depreciation and amortization expense was mainly due to the regulatory amortization of decommissioning costs and additional assets placed in-service.

Northern Powergrid

Operating revenue increased $177 million for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to higher distribution revenue of $167 million and higher revenue of $158 million, due to a gas project that commenced commercial operation in March 2022 and a solar project that commenced commercial operation in July 2022, partially offset by $155 million from the stronger U.S. dollar. Distribution revenue increased primarily due to the recovery of Supplier of Last Resort payments of $135 million (fully offset in cost of sales) and higher tariff rates of $78 million, partially offset by a 4.6% decline in units distributed of $36 million.

Earnings increased $138 million for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to a deferred income tax charge of $109 million related to a June 2021 enacted increase in the United Kingdom corporate income tax rate from 19% to 25% effective April 1, 2023, the higher distribution tariff rates and improved earnings of $47 million from the new gas and solar projects, partially offset by $41 million from the stronger U.S. dollar, the decline in units distributed and higher distribution-related operating and depreciation expenses of $25 million.

Operating revenue increased $166 million for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to higher distribution revenue of $80 million, mainly from increased tariff rates of $40 million and a 3.2% increase in units distributed totaling $26 million, and $77 million from the weaker U.S. dollar.

Earnings increased $46 million for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to the higher distribution revenue, lower write-offs of gas exploration costs of $36 million, $16 million from the weaker U.S. dollar, favorable pension expense of $14 million and lower interest expense of $8 million, partially offset by higher income tax expense and higher distribution-related operating and depreciation expenses of $29 million. Earnings in 2021 included a deferred income tax charge of $109 million related to a June 2021 enacted increase in the United Kingdom corporate income tax rate from 19% to 25% effective April 1, 2023, while earnings in 2020 included a deferred income tax charge of $35 million related to a July 2020 enacted increase in the United Kingdom corporate income tax rate from 17% to 19% effective April 1, 2020.

BHE Pipeline Group

Operating revenue increased $300 million for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to higher operating revenue of $242 million at BHE GT&S and $47 million at Northern Natural Gas. The increase in operating revenue at BHE GT&S was primarily due to higher nonregulated revenue of $109 million (largely offset in cost of sales) from favorable commodity prices, an increase in regulated gas transportation and storage services rates due to the settlement of EGTS' general rate case of $101 million and higher LNG revenue of $56 million at Cove Point, largely from favorable variable revenue, partially offset by lower gas sales of $49 million at EGTS from operational and system balancing activities. The increase in operating revenue at Northern Natural Gas was mainly due to higher transportation revenue of $63 million offset by lower gas sales of $14 million from system balancing activities. The variances in transportation revenue and gas sales included favorable impacts recognized of $49 million and $77 million, respectively, from the February 2021 polar vortex weather event. Excluding this item, transportation revenue increased $112 million due to higher volumes and rates and gas sales increased $63 million (largely offset in cost of sales).

Earnings increased $233 million for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to higher earnings of $232 million at BHE GT&S. Earnings at BHE GT&S increased mainly due to the impacts of the EGTS general rate case of $124 million, favorable income tax adjustments, lower operations and maintenance and property and other tax expense of $30 million, higher margin of $26 million from nonregulated activities and increased earnings at Cove Point of $16 million.

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Operating revenue increased $1,966 million for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to $1,828 million of incremental revenue at BHE GT&S, acquired in November 2020, higher gas sales of $115 million ($38 million largely offset in costs of sales) at Northern Natural Gas and higher transportation revenue of $29 million at Kern River largely due to higher rates and volumes, partially offset by lower transportation revenue of $24 million at Northern Natural Gas primarily due to lower volumes. The variances in gas sales and transportation revenue at Northern Natural Gas included favorable impacts of $77 million and $49 million, respectively, from the February 2021 polar vortex weather event.

Earnings increased $279 million for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to $244 million of incremental earnings at BHE GT&S, favorable earnings of $19 million at Kern River from the higher transportation revenue and higher earnings of $15 million at Northern Natural Gas, primarily due to higher gross margin on gas sales and higher transportation revenue, each due to the favorable impacts of the February 2021 polar vortex weather event, offset by the lower transportation revenue.

BHE Transmission

Operating revenue increased $1 million for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to higher nonregulated revenue from wind-powered generating facilities, partially offset by $27 million from the stronger U.S. dollar.

Earnings for 2022 were equal to 2021, primarily due to improved equity earnings from ETT offset by $7 million from the stronger U.S. dollar.

Operating revenue increased $72 million for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to $47 million from the weaker U.S. dollar, a regulatory decision received in November 2020 at AltaLink and higher revenue from the Montana-Alberta Tie Line of $11 million.

Earnings increased $16 million for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to $12 million from the weaker U.S. dollar, higher earnings from the Montana-Alberta Tie Line and lower nonregulated interest expense at BHE Canada, partially offset by the impact of a regulatory decision received in April 2020 at AltaLink.

BHE Renewables

Operating revenue increased $13 million for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to higher wind, geothermal, and solar revenues of $140 million from higher generation and pricing, partially offset by lower natural gas revenues of $72 million from lower generation and hedge losses, lower hydro revenues of $28 million due to the transfer of the Casecnan generating facility to the Philippine government in December 2021 and $27 million from unfavorable changes in the valuation of certain derivative contracts.

Earnings increased $174 million for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to higher wind earnings of $214 million, higher geothermal earnings of $16 million and higher solar earnings of $14 million, partially offset by lower natural gas earnings of $44 million and lower hydro earnings of $18 million due to the Casecnan generating facility transfer. Wind earnings increased due to higher earnings from tax equity investments of $153 million, largely as a result of the unfavorable impacts recognized in 2021 from the February 2021 polar vortex weather event and higher production tax credits, and higher earnings from owned projects of $61 million.

Operating revenue increased $45 million for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to higher natural gas, solar, wind and hydro revenues from favorable market conditions and higher generation, partially offset by an unfavorable change in the valuation of a power purchase agreement of $30 million.

Earnings decreased $70 million for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to lower wind earnings of $83 million, largely from lower tax equity investment earnings of $90 million, and lower hydro earnings of $10 million, mainly due to lower income from a declining financial asset balance, partially offset by higher solar earnings of $22 million, mainly due to the higher operating revenue and lower depreciation expense. Tax equity investment earnings decreased due to unfavorable results from existing tax equity investments of $165 million, primarily due to the February 2021 polar vortex weather event, and lower commitment fee income, partially offset by $87 million of earnings from projects reaching commercial operation.

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HomeServices

Operating revenue decreased $947 million for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to lower brokerage and settlement services revenue of $637 million and lower mortgage revenue of $305 million. The decrease in brokerage and settlement services revenue resulted from an 11% decrease in closed transaction volume driven by 23% fewer closed units at existing companies resulting from rising interest rates and a corresponding slowdown in home sales offset by acquisitions and a 7% increase in average sales price. The lower mortgage revenue was due to a 40% decrease in funded volume, primarily due to a decline in refinance activity resulting from rising interest rates.

Earnings decreased $287 million for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to lower earnings from brokerage and settlement services of $142 million and mortgage services of $126 million, largely from the decrease in funded volumes from rising interest rates. Earnings at brokerage and settlement services declined due to the decrease in closed units at existing companies, partially offset by favorable operating expense variances.

Operating revenue increased $819 million for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to higher brokerage revenue of $951 million, partially offset by lower mortgage revenue of $169 million from an 8% decrease in funded volume due to a decrease in refinance activity. The increase in brokerage revenue was due to a 21% increase in closed transaction volume at existing companies resulting from increases in average sales price and closed units.

Earnings increased $12 million for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to higher earnings from brokerage and franchise services of $81 million, largely attributable to the increase in closed transaction volume at existing companies, partially offset by lower earnings from mortgage services of $68 million from the decrease in refinance activity.

BHE and Other

Operating revenue increased $65 million for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to higher electric and natural gas sales revenue at MES, from favorable electric volumes and natural gas pricing, including changes in unrealized positions on derivative contracts, offset by lower electric pricing and natural gas volumes.

Earnings decreased $3,336 million for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to the $3,317 million unfavorable comparative change related to the Company's investment in BYD Company Limited, unfavorable comparative consolidated state income tax benefits, higher BHE corporate interest expense from an April 2022 debt issuance and unfavorable changes in the cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance policies, partially offset by $75 million of lower dividends on BHE's 4.00% Perpetual Preferred Stock issued to certain subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway and lower corporate costs.

Operating revenue increased $103 million for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to higher electricity and natural gas sales revenue at MES, from favorable pricing offset by lower volumes.

Earnings decreased $1,773 million for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to the $1,693 million unfavorable comparative change related to the Company's investment in BYD Company Limited, $95 million of higher dividends on BHE's 4.00% Perpetual Preferred Stock issued in October 2020 to certain subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway, higher corporate costs and higher BHE corporate interest expense from debt issuances in March and October 2020, partially offset by favorable comparative consolidated state income tax benefits and higher earnings of $17 million at MES.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Each of BHE's direct and indirect subsidiaries is organized as a legal entity separate and apart from BHE and its other subsidiaries. It should not be assumed that the assets of any subsidiary will be available to satisfy BHE's obligations or the obligations of its other subsidiaries. However, unrestricted cash or other assets that are available for distribution may, subject to applicable law, regulatory commitments and the terms of financing and ring-fencing arrangements for such parties, be advanced, loaned, paid as dividends or otherwise distributed or contributed to BHE or affiliates thereof. The Company's long-term debt may include provisions that allow BHE or its subsidiaries to redeem such debt in whole or in part at any time. These provisions generally include make-whole premiums. Refer to Note 18 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for further discussion regarding the limitation of distributions from BHE's subsidiaries.

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As of December 31, 2022, the Company's total net liquidity was as follows (in millions):
BHE Pipeline
MidAmericanNVNorthernBHEGroup and
 BHEPacifiCorpFundingEnergyPowergridCanadaHomeServicesOtherTotal
 
Cash and cash equivalents$32$641$261$108$37$56$239 $217$1,591 
   
Credit facilities(1)
3,5001,2001,5096502967932,925 10,873 
Less: 
Short-term debt(245)(120)(197)(557)(1,119)
Tax-exempt bond support and letters of credit(249)(370)(1)— (620)
Net credit facilities3,2559511,1396501765952,368 9,134 
Total net liquidity$3,287$1,592$1,400$758$213$651$2,607 $217$10,725 
Credit facilities:      
Maturity dates202520252023, 202520252025, 20262023, 2026, 20272023, 2026 

(1)    Includes $55 million drawn on capital expenditure and other uncommitted credit facilities at Northern Powergrid.

Refer to Note 9 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for further discussion regarding the Company's credit facilities, letters of credit, equity commitments and other related items.

Operating Activities

Net cash flows from operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $9.4 billion and $8.7 billion, respectively. The increase was primarily due to an increase in income tax receipts and improved operating results, partially offset by changes in regulatory assets and working capital.

Net cash flows from operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were $8.7 billion and $6.2 billion, respectively. The increase was primarily due to $970 million of incremental net cash flows from operating activities at BHE GT&S, improved operating results and changes in working capital.

The timing of the Company's income tax cash flows from period to period can be significantly affected by the estimated federal income tax payment methods selected and assumptions made for each payment date.

Investing Activities

Net cash flows from investing activities for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $(7.8) billion and $(5.8) billion, respectively. The change was primarily due to the July 2021 receipt of $1.3 billion due to the termination of the second Purchase and Sale Agreement (the "Q-Pipe Purchase Agreement" with Dominion Questar, higher capital expenditures of $894 million and higher cash paid for acquisitions, partially offset by lower funding of tax equity investments. Refer to "Future Uses of Cash" for further discussion of capital expenditures.

Net cash flows from investing activities for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were $(5.8) billion and $(13.2) billion, respectively. The change was primarily due to lower funding of tax equity investments, lower cash paid for acquisitions and the July 2021 receipt of $1.3 billion due to the termination of the Q-Pipe Purchase Agreement. Refer to "Future Uses of Cash" for further discussion of capital expenditures.

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Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Business Acquisition

On November 1, 2020, BHE completed its acquisition of substantially all of the natural gas transmission and storage business of DEI and Dominion Questar, exclusive of the Questar Pipeline Group. Under the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated July 3, 2020, BHE paid approximately $2.5 billion in cash, after post-closing adjustments (the "GT&S Cash Consideration").

On October 5, 2020, BHE entered into the "Q-Pipe Purchase Agreement") with Dominion Questar providing for BHE's purchase of the Questar Pipeline Group from Dominion Questar after receipt of HSR Approval for a cash purchase price of approximately $1.3 billion (the "Q-Pipe Cash Consideration"), subject to adjustment for cash and indebtedness as of the closing. Under the Q-Pipe Purchase Agreement, BHE delivered the Q-Pipe Cash Consideration of approximately $1.3 billion to Dominion Questar on November 2, 2020.

On July 9, 2021, Dominion Questar and DEI delivered a written notice to BHE stating that BHE and Dominion Questar have mutually elected to terminate the Q-Pipe Purchase Agreement. On July 14, 2021, BHE received the Purchase Price Repayment Amount of approximately $1.3 billion in cash.

Financing Activities

Net cash flows from financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2022 were $(1.0) billion. Sources of cash totaled $3.9 billion and consisted of proceeds from subsidiary debt issuances of $2.9 billion and proceeds from BHE senior debt issuances of $1.0 billion. Uses of cash totaled $4.9 billion and consisted mainly of repayments of subsidiary debt totaling $1.5 billion, purchases of common stock of $870 million, net repayments of short-term debt totaling $867 million, preferred stock redemptions totaling $800 million and distributions to noncontrolling interests of $524 million.

Net cash flows from financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2021 were $(3.1) billion. Sources of cash totaled $2.4 billion and consisted of proceeds from subsidiary debt issuances. Uses of cash totaled $5.5 billion and consisted mainly of preferred stock redemptions totaling $2.1 billion, repayments of subsidiary debt totaling $2.0 billion, distributions to noncontrolling interests of $488 million, repayments of BHE senior debt totaling $450 million and net repayments of short-term debt totaling $276 million.

Net cash flows from financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2020 were $7.1 billion. Sources of cash totaled $11.7 billion and consisted of proceeds from BHE senior debt issuances of $5.2 billion, proceeds from preferred stock issuances of $3.8 billion and proceeds from subsidiary debt issuances totaling $2.7 billion. Uses of cash totaled $4.5 billion and consisted mainly of $2.8 billion for repayments of subsidiary debt, net repayments of short-term debt of $939 million and $350 million for repayments of BHE senior debt.

Debt Repurchases

The Company may from time to time seek to acquire its outstanding debt securities through cash purchases in the open market, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Any debt securities repurchased by the Company may be reissued or resold by the Company from time to time and will depend on prevailing market conditions, the Company's liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved may be material.

Preferred Stock Issuance

On October 29, 2020, BHE issued $3.75 billion of its 4.00% Perpetual Preferred Stock to certain subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. in order to fund the GT&S Cash Consideration and the Q-Pipe Cash Consideration.

Preferred Stock Redemptions

For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, BHE redeemed at par 800,006 and 2,100,012 shares of its 4.00% Perpetual Preferred Stock from certain subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. for $800 million and $2.1 billion.

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Common Stock Transactions

For the year ended December 31, 2022, BHE purchased 740,961 shares of its common stock held by Mr. Gregory E. Abel, BHE's Chair, for $870 million. The purchase was pursuant to the terms of BHE's Shareholders Agreement.

For the year ended December 31, 2020, BHE repurchased 180,358 shares of its common stock for $126 million.

There were no common stock repurchases for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Future Uses of Cash

The Company has available a variety of sources of liquidity and capital resources, both internal and external, including net cash flows from operating activities, public and private debt offerings, the issuance of commercial paper, the use of unsecured revolving credit facilities, the issuance of equity and other sources. These sources are expected to provide funds required for current operations, capital expenditures, acquisitions, investments, debt retirements and other capital requirements. The availability and terms under which BHE and each subsidiary has access to external financing depends on a variety of factors, including regulatory approvals, its credit ratings, investors' judgment of risk and conditions in the overall capital markets, including the condition of the utility industry and project finance markets, among other items.

Capital Expenditures

The Company has significant future capital requirements. Capital expenditure needs are reviewed regularly by management and may change significantly as a result of these reviews, which may consider, among other factors, impacts to customers' rates; changes in environmental and other rules and regulations; outcomes of regulatory proceedings; changes in income tax laws; general business conditions; load projections; system reliability standards; the cost and efficiency of construction labor, equipment and materials; commodity prices; and the cost and availability of capital. Expenditures for certain assets may ultimately include acquisitions of existing assets.

The Company's historical and forecast capital expenditures, each of which exclude amounts for non-cash equity AFUDC and other non-cash items, by reportable segment for the years ended December 31 are as follows (in millions):
HistoricalForecast
202020212022202320242025
PacifiCorp$2,540 $1,513 $2,166 $3,579 $3,069 $3,986 
MidAmerican Funding1,836 1,912 1,869 2,451 2,149 1,791 
NV Energy675 749 1,113 1,614 1,729 1,622 
Northern Powergrid682 742 768 569 632 659 
BHE Pipeline Group659 1,128 1,157 1,001 855 926 
BHE Transmission372 279 200 203 300 433 
BHE Renewables95 225 138 251 399 316 
HomeServices36 42 48 54 57 57 
BHE and Other(1)
(130)21 46 — 
Total$6,765 $6,611 $7,505 $9,726 $9,192 $9,790 
(1)BHE and Other includes intersegment eliminations.

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HistoricalForecast
202020212022202320242025
Wind generation$2,125 $1,339 $774 $2,201 $1,710 $1,197 
Electric distribution1,705 1,679 1,806 1,860 1,732 2,337 
Electric transmission968 823 1,725 1,973 2,154 2,837 
Natural gas transmission and storage6401,068945 824 617 843 
Solar generation16157422 248 630 450 
Electric battery and pumped hydro storage— 23 16 317 392 575 
Other1,311 1,522 1,817 2,303 1,957 1,551 
Total$6,765 $6,611 $7,505 $9,726 $9,192 $9,790 

The Company's historical and forecast capital expenditures consisted mainly of the following:
Wind generation includes both growth and operating expenditures. Growth expenditures include spending for the following:
Construction and acquisition of wind-powered generating facilities at MidAmerican Energy totaling $72 million for 2022, $540 million for 2021 and $848 million for 2020. MidAmerican Energy placed in-service 294 MWs during 2021 and 729 MWs during 2020. All of these wind-powered generating facilities placed in-service in 2021 and 2020 qualify for 100% of PTCs available. PTCs from these projects are excluded from MidAmerican Energy's Iowa EAC until these generation assets are reflected in base rates. Planned spending for the construction of wind-powered generating facilities totals $1,232 million in 2023, $1,032 million in 2024 and $740 million in 2025.
Repowering of wind-powered generating facilities at MidAmerican Energy totaling $500 million for 2022, $354 million for 2021 and $37 million for 2020. Planned spending for repowering totals $20 million in 2023, $179 million in 2024 and $84 million in 2025. MidAmerican Energy expects its repowered facilities to meet IRS guidelines for the re-establishment of PTCs for 10 years from the date the facilities are placed in-service.
Construction of new wind-powered generating facilities and construction at existing wind-powered generating facility sites acquired from third parties at PacifiCorp totaling $23 million for 2022, $118 million for 2021 and $1,148 million for 2020. PacifiCorp placed in-service 516 MWs of new wind-powered generating facilities in 2021 and 674 MWs in 2020. Planned spending for the construction of additional new wind-powered generating facilities and those at acquired sites totals $771 million in 2023, $385 million in 2024 and $251 million in 2025 and is primarily for projects totaling approximately 683 MWs that are expected to be placed in-service in 2023 through 2025.
Construction of wind-powered generating facilities at BHE Renewables totaling $155 million for 2021. In May 2021, BHE Renewables completed the asset acquisition of a 54-MW wind-powered generating facility located in Iowa. In December 2021, BHE Renewables completed asset acquisitions of 158-MW and 200-MW wind-powered generating facilities located in Texas.
Repowering of wind-powered generating facilities at BHE Renewables totaling $45 million for 2022. Planned spending for repowering totals $50 million in 2023.
Electric distribution includes both growth and operating expenditures. Growth expenditures include spending for new customer connections and enhancements to existing customer connections. Operating expenditures include spending for ongoing distribution systems infrastructure needed at the Utilities and Northern Powergrid, wildfire mitigation, storm damage restoration and repairs and investments in routine expenditures for distribution needed to serve existing and expected demand.
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Electric transmission includes both growth and operating expenditures. Growth expenditures include spending for the following:
PacifiCorp's transmission investment primarily reflects planned costs for the following Energy Gateway Transmission segments: the 416-mile, 500-kV high-voltage transmission line between the Aeolus substation near Medicine Bow, Wyoming and the Clover substation near Mona, Utah; the 59-mile, 230-kV high-voltage transmission line between the Windstar substation near Glenrock, Wyoming and the Aeolus substation; the 290-mile, 500-kV high-voltage transmission line from the Longhorn substation near Boardman, Oregon to the Hemingway substation near Boise, Idaho; the 14-mile, 345-kV high-voltage transmission line between the Oquirrh substation in the Salt Lake Valley and the Terminal substation near the Salt Lake City Airport; the 40-mile, 500-kV high-voltage transmission line between the Limber substation in central Utah and the Terminal substation; and the 195-mile, 500-kV high-voltage transmission line between the Anticline substation near Point of Rocks, Wyoming and the Populus substation in Downey, Idaho. Planned spending for these Energy Gateway Transmission segments that are expected to be placed in-service in 2024 through 2028 totals $1,005 million in 2023, $661 million in 2024 and $763 million in 2025.
Nevada Utilities' Greenlink Nevada transmission expansion program. In this project, the company has received approval from the PUCN to build a 350-mile, 525-kV transmission line, known as Greenlink West, connecting the Ft. Churchill substation to the Northwest substation to the Harry Allen substation; a 235-mile, 525-kV transmission line, known as Greenlink North, connecting the new Ft. Churchill substation to the Robinson Summit substation; a 46-mile, 345-kV transmission line from the new Ft. Churchill substation to the Mira Loma substations; and a 38-mile, 345-kV transmission line from the new Ft. Churchill substation to the Robinson Summit substations. Planned spending for the expansion programs estimated to be placed in-service in 2026-2028 totals $46 million in 2023, $380 million in 2024 and $502 million in 2025.
Operating expenditures include spending for system reinforcement, upgrades and replacements of facilities to maintain system reliability and investments in routine expenditures for transmission needed to serve existing and expected demand.
Natural gas transmission and storage includes both growth and operating expenditures. Growth expenditures include, among other items, spending for asset modernization and the Northern Natural Gas Twin Cities Area Expansion and Spraberry Compression projects. Operating expenditures include, among other items, spending for pipeline integrity projects, automation and controls upgrades, corrosion control, unit exchanges, compressor modifications, projects related to Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration natural gas storage rules and natural gas transmission, storage and LNG terminalling infrastructure needs to serve existing and expected demand.
Solar generation includes growth expenditures, including spending for the following:
Construction of solar-powered generating facilities at PacifiCorp totaling 377 MWs of new generation and are expected to be placed in-service in 2026. Planned spending totals $381 million from 2023 through 2025.
Construction of solar-powered generating facilities at MidAmerican Energy totaling 141 MWs of small- and utility-scale solar generation, all of which were placed in-service in 2022, with total spend of $119 million in 2022 and $132 million in 2021.
Construction of solar-powered generating facility at the Nevada Utilities includes expenditures for a 150-MW solar photovoltaic facility with an additional 100 MWs of co-located battery storage that will be developed in Clark County, Nevada, with commercial operation expected by the end of 2023.
Construction of solar-powered generating facilities at BHE Renewables' includes expenditures for a 48-MW solar photovoltaic facility with an additional 52 MWs of capacity of co-located battery storage in Kern County, California, with commercial operation expected by November 30, 2024. Planned spending totals $174 million in 2024.
Electric battery and pumped hydro storage includes growth expenditures, including spending for the following:
Construction of 38 MWs of new pumped hydro storage on the North Umpqua River system expected to be placed in-service in 2024 and 2026 as well as other battery storage projects providing approximately 419 MWs of storage that are expected to be placed in-service in 2026 at PacifiCorp. Planned spending for these project totals $398 million from 2023 through 2025. Planned spending for other pumped hydro storage projects that are expected to be placed in-service beyond 2026 totals $95 million from 2023 through 2025
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Construction at the Nevada Utilities of a 100-MW battery energy storage system co-located with a 150-MW solar photovoltaic facility that will be developed in Clark County, Nevada and a 220-MW grid-tied battery energy storage system that will be developed on the site of the retired Reid Gardner generating station in Clark County, Nevada, both with commercial operation expected by the end of 2023. Also, a 200-MW battery energy storage system that will be developed on the site of the Valmy generating station in Humboldt County, Nevada with commercial operation expected by the end of 2025.
Other capital expenditures includes both growth and operating expenditures, including spending for routine expenditures for generation and other infrastructure needed to serve existing and expected demand, natural gas distribution, technology, and environmental spending relating to emissions control equipment and the management of CCR.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company has certain investments that are accounted for under the equity method in accordance with GAAP. Accordingly, an amount is recorded on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets as an equity investment and is increased or decreased for the Company's pro-rata share of earnings or losses, respectively, less any dividends from such investments. Certain equity investments are presented on the Consolidated Balance Sheets net of investment tax credits.

As of December 31, 2022, the Company's investments that are accounted for under the equity method had short- and long-term debt of $2.7 billion, unused revolving credit facilities of $122 million and letters of credit outstanding of $88 million. As of December 31, 2022, the Company's pro-rata share of such short- and long-term debt was $1.3 billion, unused revolving credit facilities was $61 million and outstanding letters of credit was $43 million. The entire amount of the Company's pro-rata share of the outstanding short- and long-term debt and unused revolving credit facilities is non-recourse to the Company. The entire amount of the Company's pro-rata share of the outstanding letters of credit is recourse to the Company. Although the Company is generally not required to support debt service obligations of its equity investees, default with respect to this non-recourse short- and long-term debt could result in a loss of invested equity.

Material Cash Requirements
The Company has cash requirements that may affect its consolidated financial condition that arise primarily from long- and short-term debt (refer to Note 9, 10 and 11), operating and financing leases (refer to Note 6), firm commitments (refer to Note 16), letters of credit (refer to Note 9), construction and other development costs (refer to Liquidity and Capital Resources included within this Item 7), uncertain tax positions (refer to Note 12) and AROs (refer to Note 14). Refer, where applicable, to the respective referenced note in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information.

The Company has cash requirements relating to interest payments of $35.1 billion on long-term debt, including $2.2 billion due in 2023.

Regulatory Matters

The Company is subject to comprehensive regulation. Refer to the discussion contained in Item 1 of this Form 10-K for further information regarding the Company's general regulatory framework and current regulatory matters.

Quad Cities Generating Station Operating Status

Constellation Energy Generation, LLC ("Constellation Energy"), the operator of Quad Cities Generating Station Units 1 and 2 ("Quad Cities Station") of which MidAmerican Energy has a 25% ownership interest, receives financial support for continued operation of Quad Cities Station from the zero emission standard enacted by the Illinois legislature in December 2016. The zero emission standard requires the Illinois Power Agency to purchase ZECs and recover the costs from certain ratepayers in Illinois, subject to certain limitations. The proceeds from the ZECs provide Constellation Energy additional revenue through 2027 as an incentive for continued operation of Quad Cities Station. MidAmerican Energy does not receive additional revenue from the subsidy.

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The PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. ("PJM") capacity market includes a Minimum Offer Price Rule ("MOPR"). If a generation resource is subjected to a MOPR, its offer price in the market is adjusted to effectively remove the revenues it receives through a state government-provided financial support program like the Illinois zero emission standard, resulting in a higher offer that may not clear the capacity market. Prior to December 19, 2019, the PJM MOPR applied only to certain new gas-fueled resources.

On December 19, 2019, the FERC issued an order requiring the PJM to broadly apply the MOPR to all new and existing resources, including nuclear. This greatly expanded the breadth and scope of the PJM's MOPR, which became effective as of the PJM's capacity auction for the 2022-2023 planning year. While the FERC included some limited exemptions, no exemptions were available to state-supported nuclear resources, such as Quad Cities Station. The FERC denied rehearing of that order on April 16, 2020. A number of parties, including Constellation Energy, have filed petitions for review of the FERC's orders in this proceeding, which remain pending before the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. MidAmerican Energy cannot predict the outcome of this proceeding.

While this litigation is pending, the MOPR applied to Quad Cities Station in the capacity auction for the 2022-2023 planning year in May 2021, which prevented Quad Cities Station from clearing in that capacity auction.

At the direction of the PJM Board of Managers, the PJM and its stakeholders developed further MOPR reforms to ensure that the capacity market rules respect and accommodate state resource preferences such as the ZEC programs. The PJM filed related tariff revisions with the FERC on July 30, 2021, and, on September 29, 2021, the PJM's proposed MOPR reforms became effective by operation of law. Under the new tariff provisions, the MOPR applied in the capacity auction for the 2023-2024 delivery year but did not restrict the offers of Quad Cities Station, which cleared in the capacity auction. Requests for rehearing of the FERC's notice establishing the effective date for the PJM's proposed market reforms were filed in October 2021 and denied by operation of law on November 4, 2021. Several parties have filed petitions for review of the FERC's orders in this proceeding, which remain pending before the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Assuming the continued effectiveness of the Illinois zero emission standard, Constellation Energy no longer considers Quad Cities Station to be at heightened risk for early retirement. However, to the extent the Illinois zero emission standard does not operate as expected over its full term, Quad Cities Station would be at heightened risk for early retirement. The FERC provided no new mechanism for accommodating state-supported resources like Quad Cities Station other than the existing Fixed Resource Requirement ("FRR") mechanism under which an entire utility zone would be removed from PJM's capacity auction along with sufficient resources to support the load in such zone. Depending on the outcome of the proceedings related to the PJM MOPR, the continued effectiveness of the Illinois zero emission standard may be undermined unless the PJM adopts further changes to the MOPR or Illinois implements an FRR mechanism, under which Quad Cities Station would be removed from the PJM's capacity auction.

Environmental Laws and Regulations

The Company is subject to federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations regarding air quality, climate change, emissions performance standards, water quality, coal ash disposal and other environmental matters that have the potential to impact its current and future operations. In addition to imposing continuing compliance obligations, these laws and regulations provide regulators with the authority to levy substantial penalties for noncompliance, including fines, injunctive relief and other sanctions. These laws and regulations are administered by various federal, state, local and international agencies. The Company believes it is in material compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, although many are subject to interpretation that may ultimately be resolved by the courts. Environmental laws and regulations continue to evolve, and the Company is unable to predict the impact of the changing laws and regulations on its operations and financial results.

Refer to "Environmental Laws and Regulations" in Item 1 of this Form 10-K for further discussion regarding environmental laws and regulations.

Collateral and Contingent Features

Debt of BHE and debt and preferred securities of certain of its subsidiaries are rated by credit rating agencies. Assigned credit ratings are based on each rating agency's assessment of the rated company's ability to, in general, meet the obligations of its issued debt or preferred securities. The credit ratings are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities, and there is no assurance that a particular credit rating will continue for any given period of time.

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BHE and its subsidiaries have no credit rating downgrade triggers that would accelerate the maturity dates of outstanding debt, and a change in ratings is not an event of default under the applicable debt instruments. The Company's unsecured revolving credit facilities do not require the maintenance of a minimum credit rating level in order to draw upon their availability. However, commitment fees and interest rates under the credit facilities are tied to credit ratings and increase or decrease when the ratings change. A ratings downgrade could also increase the future cost of commercial paper, short- and long-term debt issuances or new credit facilities.

In accordance with industry practice, certain wholesale agreements, including derivative contracts, contain credit support provisions that in part base certain collateral requirements on credit ratings for senior unsecured debt as reported by one or more of the recognized credit rating agencies. These agreements may either specifically provide bilateral rights to demand cash or other security if credit exposures on a net basis exceed specified rating-dependent threshold levels ("credit-risk-related contingent features") or provide the right for counterparties to demand "adequate assurance," or in some cases terminate the contract, in the event of a material adverse change in creditworthiness. These rights can vary by contract and by counterparty. As of December 31, 2022, the applicable entities' credit ratings from the recognized credit rating agencies were investment grade. If all credit-risk-related contingent features or adequate assurance provisions for these agreements had been triggered as of December 31, 2022, the Company would have been required to post $704 million of additional collateral. The Company's collateral requirements could fluctuate considerably due to market price volatility, changes in credit ratings, changes in legislation or regulation, or other factors.

Inflation

Historically, overall inflation and changing prices in the economies where BHE's subsidiaries operate have not had a significant impact on the Company's consolidated financial results. In the U.S. and Canada, the Regulated Businesses operate under cost-of-service based rate-setting structures administered by various state and provincial commissions and the FERC. Under these rate-setting structures, the Regulated Businesses are allowed to include prudent costs in their rates, including the impact of inflation. The price control formula used by the Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies incorporates the rate of inflation in determining rates charged to customers. BHE's subsidiaries attempt to minimize the potential impact of inflation on their operations through the use of fuel, energy and other cost adjustment clauses and bill riders, by employing prudent risk management and hedging strategies and by considering, among other areas, its impact on purchases of energy, operating expenses, materials and equipment costs, contract negotiations, future capital spending programs and long-term debt issuances. There can be no assurance that such actions will be successful.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Certain accounting measurements require management to make estimates and judgments concerning transactions that will be settled several years in the future. Amounts recognized on the Consolidated Financial Statements based on such estimates involve numerous assumptions subject to varying and potentially significant degrees of judgment and uncertainty and will likely change in the future as additional information becomes available. The following critical accounting estimates are impacted significantly by the Company's methods, judgments and assumptions used in the preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company's Summary of Significant Accounting Policies included in Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation

The Regulated Businesses prepare their financial statements in accordance with authoritative guidance for regulated operations, which recognizes the economic effects of regulation. Accordingly, the Regulated Businesses defer the recognition of certain costs or income if it is probable that, through the ratemaking process, there will be a corresponding increase or decrease in future regulated rates. Regulatory assets and liabilities are established to reflect the impacts of these deferrals, which will be recognized in earnings in the periods the corresponding changes in regulated rates occur.

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The Company continually evaluates the applicability of the guidance for regulated operations and whether its regulatory assets and liabilities are probable of inclusion in future regulated rates by considering factors such as a change in the regulator's approach to setting rates from cost-based ratemaking to another form of regulation, other regulatory actions or the impact of competition that could limit the Regulated Businesses' ability to recover their costs. The Company believes its application of the guidance for regulated operations is appropriate and its existing regulatory assets and liabilities are probable of inclusion in future regulated rates. The evaluation reflects the current political and regulatory climate at the federal, state and provincial levels. If it becomes no longer probable that the deferred costs or income will be included in future regulated rates, the related regulatory assets and liabilities will be recognized in net income, returned to customers or re-established as AOCI. Total regulatory assets were $5.1 billion and total regulatory liabilities were $7.4 billion as of December 31, 2022. Refer to Note 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information regarding the Regulated Businesses' regulatory assets and liabilities.

Impairment of Goodwill and Long-Lived Assets

The Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2022 includes goodwill of acquired businesses of $11.5 billion. The Company evaluates goodwill for impairment at least annually and completed its annual review as of October 31, 2022. Additionally, no indicators of impairment were identified as of December 31, 2022. Significant judgment is required in estimating the fair value of the reporting unit and performing goodwill impairment tests. The Company uses a variety of methods to estimate a reporting unit's fair value, principally discounted projected future net cash flows. Key assumptions used include, but are not limited to, the use of estimated future cash flows; multiples of earnings or rate base; and an appropriate discount rate. Estimated future cash flows are impacted by, among other factors, growth rates, changes in regulations and rates, ability to renew contracts and estimates of future commodity prices. In estimating future cash flows, the Company incorporates current market information, as well as historical factors.

The Company evaluates long-lived assets for impairment, including property, plant and equipment, when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable or when the assets are being held for sale. Upon the occurrence of a triggering event, the asset is reviewed to assess whether the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected from the use of the asset plus the residual value from the ultimate disposal exceeds the carrying value of the asset. If the carrying value exceeds the estimated recoverable amounts, the asset is written down to the estimated fair value and any resulting impairment loss is reflected on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As a majority of all property, plant and equipment is used in regulated businesses, the impacts of regulation are considered when evaluating the carrying value of regulated assets.

The estimate of cash flows arising from the future use of an asset, for the purposes of impairment analysis, requires the exercise of judgment. Circumstances that could significantly alter the calculation of fair value or the recoverable amount of an asset may include significant changes in the regulatory environment, the business climate, management's plans, legal factors, market price of the asset, the use of the asset, the physical condition of the asset, future market prices, load growth, competition and many other factors over the life of the asset. Any resulting impairment loss is highly dependent on the underlying assumptions and could significantly affect the Company's results of operations.

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

Certain of the Company's subsidiaries sponsor defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans that cover the majority of employees. The Company recognizes the funded status of the defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Funded status is the fair value of plan assets minus the benefit obligation as of the measurement date. As of December 31, 2022, the Company recognized a net asset totaling $206 million for the funded status of the defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans. As of December 31, 2022, amounts not yet recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost that were included in net regulatory assets totaled $376 million and in AOCI totaled $527 million.

The expense and benefit obligations relating to these defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans are based on actuarial valuations. Inherent in these valuations are key assumptions, including, but not limited to, discount rates, expected long-term rate of return on plan assets and healthcare cost trend rates. These key assumptions are reviewed annually and modified as appropriate. The Company believes that the key assumptions utilized in recording obligations under the plans are reasonable based on prior plan experience and current market and economic conditions. Refer to Note 13 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for disclosures about the defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans, including the key assumptions used to calculate the funded status and net periodic benefit cost for these plans as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022.

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The Company chooses a discount rate based upon high quality debt security investment yields in effect as of the measurement date that corresponds to the expected benefit period. The pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities increase as the discount rate is reduced.

In establishing its assumption as to the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets, the Company utilizes the expected asset allocation and return assumptions for each asset class based on historical performance and forward-looking views of the financial markets. Pension and other postretirement benefits expense increases as the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets decreases. The Company regularly reviews its actual asset allocations and rebalances its investments to its targeted allocations when considered appropriate.

The Company chooses a healthcare cost trend rate that reflects the near and long-term expectations of increases in medical costs and corresponds to the expected benefit payment periods. The healthcare cost trend rate is assumed to gradually decline to 5.00% by 2028, at which point the rate of increase is assumed to remain constant.

The key assumptions used may differ materially from period to period due to changing market and economic conditions. These differences may result in a significant impact to pension and other postretirement benefits expense and funded status. If changes were to occur for the following key assumptions, the approximate effect on the Consolidated Financial Statements would be as follows (dollars in millions):
Domestic Plans
Other PostretirementUnited Kingdom
Pension PlansBenefit PlansPension Plan
+0.5%-0.5%+0.5%-0.5%+0.5%-0.5%
Effect on December 31, 2022
Benefit Obligations:
Discount rate$(76)$82 $(21)$23 $(75)$86 
Effect on 2022 Periodic Cost:
Discount rate$$(3)$$(1)$(4)$
Expected rate of return on plan assets(13)13 (4)(7)

A variety of factors affect the funded status of the plans, including asset returns, discount rates, mortality assumptions, plan changes and the Company's funding policy for each plan.

Income Taxes

In determining the Company's income taxes, management is required to interpret complex income tax laws and regulations, which includes consideration of regulatory implications imposed by the Company's various regulatory commissions. The Company's income tax returns are subject to continuous examinations by federal, state, local and foreign income tax authorities that may give rise to different interpretations of these complex laws and regulations. Due to the nature of the examination process, it generally takes years before these examinations are completed and these matters are resolved. The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more-likely-than-not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that is more-likely-than-not to be realized upon ultimate settlement. Although the ultimate resolution of the Company's federal, state, local and foreign income tax examinations is uncertain, the Company believes it has made adequate provisions for these income tax positions. The aggregate amount of any additional income tax liabilities that may result from these examinations is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial results. Refer to Note 12 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information regarding the Company's income taxes.

It is probable the Company's regulated businesses will pass income tax benefit and expense related to the federal tax rate change from 35% to 21% as a result of 2017 Tax Reform, certain property-related basis differences and other various differences on to their customers. As of December 31, 2022, these amounts were recognized as a net regulatory liability of $2.5 billion and will be included in regulated rates when the temporary differences reverse.

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The Company has not established deferred income taxes on its undistributed foreign earnings that have been determined by management to be reinvested indefinitely; however, the Company periodically evaluates its capital requirements. If circumstances change in the future and a portion of the Company's undistributed foreign earnings were repatriated, the dividends may be subject to taxation in the U.S. but the tax is not expected to be material.

Revenue Recognition - Unbilled Revenue

Revenue recognized is equal to what the Company has the right to invoice as it corresponds directly with the value to the customer of the Company's performance to date and includes billed and unbilled amounts. The determination of customer invoices is based on a systematic reading of meters, fixed reservation charges based on contractual quantities and rates or, in the case of the Great Britain distribution businesses, when information is received from the national settlement system. At the end of each month, energy provided to customers since the date of the last meter reading is estimated, and the corresponding unbilled revenue is recorded. Unbilled revenue was $828 million as of December 31, 2022. Factors that can impact the estimate of unbilled energy include, but are not limited to, seasonal weather patterns, total volumes supplied to the system, line losses, economic impacts and composition of sales among customer classes. Unbilled revenue is reversed in the following month and billed revenue is recorded based on the subsequent meter readings.

Wildfire Loss Contingencies

As a result of several wildfires that have occurred in the Company's service territory and surrounding areas in Oregon and California, the Company is required to evaluate its exposure to potential loss contingencies arising from claims associated with the wildfires. In determining this exposure, the Company is required to assess whether the likelihood of loss for each of the wildfires and lawsuits is remote, reasonably possible or probable, which involves complex judgments based on several variables including available information regarding the cause and origin of the wildfires, investigations, discovery associated with lawsuits and negotiations with various parties. If deemed reasonably possible, the Company is required to estimate the potential loss or range of potential loss and disclose any material amounts. If deemed probable, the Company is required to accrue a loss if reasonably estimable based on the bottom end of the range if no amount within the range of estimated loss is any better than another amount. Many assumptions and variables are involved in determining these estimates, including identifying the various categories of potential loss such as fire suppression costs, real and personal property damages, natural resource damages for certain areas and noneconomic damages such as personal injury damages and loss of life damages. Within the categories of potential loss, further assumptions are made regarding items such as the types of structures damaged, estimated replacement values associated with those structures, value of personal property, the types of natural resource damage such as timber, the value of that timber, the nature of noneconomic damages such as those arising from personal injuries, other damages the Company may be responsible for if found negligent such as punitive damages, and the amount of any penalties or fines that may be imposed by governmental entities. Refer to Note 16 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information regarding the Company's loss contingencies associated with the 2020 Wildfires and the 2022 McKinney fire.

Item 7A.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets include assets and liabilities with fair values that are subject to market risks. The Company's significant market risks are primarily associated with commodity prices, interest rates, equity prices, foreign currency exchange rates and the extension of credit to counterparties with which the Company transacts. The following discussion addresses the significant market risks associated with the Company's business activities. Each of the Company's business platforms has established guidelines for credit risk management.

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Commodity Price Risk

The Company is principally exposed to electricity, natural gas, coal and fuel oil commodity price risk primarily through BHE's ownership of the Utilities as they have an obligation to serve retail customer load in their regulated service territories. The Company also provides nonregulated retail electricity and natural gas services in competitive markets. The Utilities' load and generating facilities represent substantial underlying commodity positions. Exposures to commodity prices consist mainly of variations in the price of fuel required to generate electricity, wholesale electricity that is purchased and sold and natural gas supply for retail customers. Commodity prices are subject to wide price swings as supply and demand are impacted by, among many other unpredictable items, weather, market liquidity, generating facility availability, customer usage, storage and transmission and transportation constraints. The Company does not engage in a material amount of proprietary trading activities. To manage a portion of its commodity price risk, the Company uses commodity derivative contracts, which may include forwards, futures, options, swaps and other agreements, to effectively secure future supply or sell future production generally at fixed prices. The Company does not hedge all of its commodity price risk, thereby exposing the unhedged portion to changes in market prices. The Company's exposure to commodity price risk is generally limited by its ability to include commodity costs in regulated rates, which is subject to regulatory lag that occurs between the time the costs are incurred and when the costs are included in regulated rates, as well as the impact of any customer sharing resulting from cost adjustment mechanisms.

The table that follows summarizes the Company's price risk on commodity contracts accounted for as derivatives, excluding collateral netting of $(88) million and $26 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and shows the effects of a hypothetical 10% increase and 10% decrease in forward market prices with the contracted or expected volumes. The selected hypothetical change does not reflect what could be considered the best or worst case scenarios (dollars in millions).
Fair Value -Estimated Fair Value after
Net AssetHypothetical Change in Price
(Liability)10% increase10% decrease
As of December 31, 2022:
Not designated as hedging contracts$335 $520 $150 
Designated as hedging contracts12 40 (16)
Total commodity derivative contracts$347 $560 $134 
As of December 31, 2021:
Not designated as hedging contracts$20 $116 $(76)
Designated as hedging contracts(10)(5)(15)
Total commodity derivative contracts$10 $111 $(91)

The settled cost of certain of the Company's commodity derivative contracts not designated as hedging contracts is included in regulated rates and, therefore, net unrealized gains and losses associated with interim price movements on commodity derivative contracts do not expose the Company to earnings volatility. Consolidated financial results would be negatively impacted if the costs of wholesale electricity, wholesale natural gas or fuel are higher than what is included in regulated rates, including the impacts of adjustment mechanisms. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, a net regulatory liability of $231 million and a net regulatory asset of $71 million, respectively, was recorded related to the net derivative asset of $335 million and $20 million, respectively. For the Company's commodity derivative contracts designated as hedging contracts, net unrealized gains and losses associated with interim price movements on commodity derivative contracts, to the extent the hedge is considered effective, generally do not expose the Company to earnings volatility.

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Interest Rate Risk

The Company is exposed to interest rate risk on its outstanding variable-rate short- and long-term debt, future debt issuances and mortgage commitments. The Company manages its interest rate risk by limiting its exposure to variable interest rates primarily through the issuance of fixed-rate long-term debt and by monitoring market changes in interest rates. As a result of the fixed interest rates, the Company's fixed-rate long-term debt does not expose the Company to the risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates. Additionally, because fixed-rate long-term debt is not carried at fair value on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, changes in fair value would impact earnings and cash flows only if the Company were to reacquire all or a portion of these instruments prior to their maturity. The nature and amount of the Company's short- and long-term debt can be expected to vary from period to period as a result of future business requirements, market conditions and other factors. Refer to Notes 9, 10, 11, and 15 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional discussion of the Company's short and long-term debt.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had short- and long-term variable-rate obligations totaling $3.2 billion and $3.7 billion, respectively, that expose the Company to the risk of increased interest expense in the event of increases in short-term interest rates. If variable interest rates were to increase by 10% from December 31 levels, it would not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated annual interest expense. The carrying value of the variable-rate obligations approximates fair value as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

The Company may from time to time enter into interest rate derivative contracts, such as interest rate swaps or locks, forward sale commitments or mortgage interest rate lock commitments, to mitigate the Company's exposure to interest rate risk. Changes in fair value of agreements designated as cash flow hedges are reported in AOCI to the extent the hedge is effective until the forecasted transaction occurs. Changes in fair value of agreements not designated as hedging contracts are recognized in earnings. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had variable-to-fixed interest rate swaps with notional amounts of $481 million and $533 million, respectively, and £272 million and £174 million, respectively, to protect the Company against an increase in interest rates. Additionally, as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had mortgage commitments, net, with notional amounts of $438 million and $1,512 million, respectively, to protect the Company against an increase in interest rates. The fair value of the Company's interest rate derivative contracts was a net derivative asset of $108 million and $16 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. A hypothetical 10 basis point increase and a 10 basis point decrease in interest rates would not have a material impact on the Company.

The Company holds foreign currency swaps with the purpose of hedging the foreign currency exchange rate associated with Euro denominated debt. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had €250 million in aggregate notional amounts of these foreign currency swaps outstanding. A hypothetical 10% decrease in market interest rates would not have resulted in a material decrease in fair value of the Company's foreign currency swaps as of December 31.

Equity Price Risk

Market prices for equity securities are subject to fluctuation and consequently the amount realized in the subsequent sale of an investment may significantly differ from the reported market value. Fluctuation in the market price of a security may result from perceived changes in the underlying economic characteristics of the investee, the relative price of alternative investments and general market conditions.

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As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company's investment in BYD Company Limited common stock represented approximately 86% and 92%, respectively, of the total fair value of the Company's equity securities. The majority of the Company's remaining equity securities are held in a trust related to the decommissioning of nuclear generation assets and the realized and unrealized gains and losses are recorded as a net regulatory liability since the Company expects to recover costs for these activities through regulated rates. The following table summarizes the Company's investment in BYD Company Limited as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and the effects of a hypothetical 30% increase and a 30% decrease in market price as of those dates. The selected hypothetical change does not reflect what could be considered the best or worst case scenarios (dollars in millions).
EstimatedHypothetical
HypotheticalFair Value afterPercentage Increase
FairPriceHypothetical(Decrease) in BHE
ValueChangeChange in PricesShareholders' Equity
As of December 31, 2022$3,763 30% increase$4,892 %
30% decrease2,634 (1)
As of December 31, 2021$7,693 30% increase$10,001 %
30% decrease5,385 (3)

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

BHE's business operations and investments outside of the U.S. increase its risk related to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates primarily in relation to the British pound and the Canadian dollar. BHE's reporting currency is the U.S. dollar, and the value of the assets and liabilities, earnings, cash flows and potential distributions from BHE's foreign operations changes with the fluctuations of the currency in which they transact.

Northern Powergrid's functional currency is the British pound. As of December 31, 2022, a 10% devaluation in the British pound to the U.S. dollar would result in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet being negatively impacted by a $491 million cumulative translation adjustment in AOCI. A 10% devaluation in the average currency exchange rate would have resulted in lower reported earnings for Northern Powergrid of $39 million in 2022.

BHE Canada's functional currency is the Canadian dollar. As of December 31, 2022, a 10% devaluation in the Canadian dollar to the U.S. dollar would result in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet being negatively impacted by a $387 million cumulative translation adjustment in AOCI. A 10% devaluation in the average currency exchange rate would have resulted in lower reported earnings for BHE Canada of $18 million in 2022.

Credit Risk

Domestic Regulated Operations

The Utilities are exposed to counterparty credit risk associated with wholesale energy supply and marketing activities with other utilities, energy marketing companies, financial institutions and other market participants. Credit risk may be concentrated to the extent the Utilities' counterparties have similar economic, industry or other characteristics and due to direct or indirect relationships among the counterparties. Before entering into a transaction, the Utilities analyze the financial condition of each significant wholesale counterparty, establish limits on the amount of unsecured credit to be extended to each counterparty and evaluate the appropriateness of unsecured credit limits on an ongoing basis. To further mitigate wholesale counterparty credit risk, the Utilities enter into netting and collateral arrangements that may include margining and cross-product netting agreements and obtain third-party guarantees, letters of credit and cash deposits. If required, the Utilities exercise rights under these arrangements, including calling on the counterparty's credit support arrangement.

As of December 31, 2022, PacifiCorp's aggregate credit exposure with wholesale energy supply and marketing counterparties included counterparties having non-investment grade, internally rated credit ratings. Substantially all of these non-investment grade, internally rated counterparties are associated with long-duration solar and wind power purchase agreements, some of which are from facilities that have not yet achieved commercial operation and for which PacifiCorp has no obligation should the facilities not achieve commercial operation.

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Substantially all of MidAmerican Energy's electric wholesale sales revenue results from participation in RTOs, including the MISO and the PJM. MidAmerican Energy's share of historical losses from defaults by other RTO market participants has not been material. Additionally, as of December 31, 2022, MidAmerican Energy's aggregate direct credit exposure from electric wholesale marketing counterparties was not material.

As of December 31, 2022, NV Energy's aggregate credit exposure from energy related transactions, based on settlement and mark-to-market exposures, net of collateral, was not material.

BHE GT&S primary customers include electric and natural gas distribution utilities and LNG export, import and storage customers. Northern Natural Gas' primary customers include utilities in the upper Midwest. Kern River's primary customers are electric and natural gas distribution utilities, major oil and natural gas companies or affiliates of such companies, electric generating companies, energy marketing and trading companies and financial institutions. As a general policy, collateral is not required for receivables from creditworthy customers. Customers' financial condition and creditworthiness, as defined by the tariff, are regularly evaluated and historical losses have been minimal. In order to provide protection against credit risk, and as permitted by the separate terms of each of BHE GT&S, Northern Natural Gas' and Kern River's tariffs, the companies have required customers that lack creditworthiness to provide cash deposits, letters of credit or other security until they meet the creditworthiness requirements of the respective tariff.

Northern Powergrid

The Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies charge fees for the use of their distribution systems to supply companies. The supply companies purchase electricity from generators and traders, sell the electricity to end-use customers and use the Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies' distribution networks pursuant to the multilateral "Distribution Connection and Use of System Agreement." The Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies' customers are concentrated in a small number of electricity supply businesses. During 2022, E.ON and certain of its affiliates and British Gas Trading Limited represented approximately 22% and 14%, respectively, of the total combined distribution revenue of the Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies. The industry operates in accordance with a framework which sets credit limits for each supply business based on its credit rating or payment history and requires them to provide credit cover if their value at risk (measured as being equivalent to 45 days usage) exceeds the credit limit. Acceptable credit typically is provided in the form of a parent company guarantee, letter of credit or an escrow account. Ofgem has indicated that, provided the Northern Powergrid Distribution Companies have implemented credit control, billing and collection in line with best practice guidelines and can demonstrate compliance with the guidelines or are able to satisfactorily explain departure from the guidelines, any bad debt losses arising from supplier default will be recovered through an increase in future allowed income. Losses incurred to date have not been material.

BHE Canada

AltaLink's primary source of operating revenue is the AESO, an entity rated AA- by Standard and Poor's. Because of the dependence on a single customer, any material failure of the customer to fulfill its obligations would significantly impair AltaLink's ability to meet its existing and future obligations. Total operating revenue for AltaLink was $681 million for the year ended December 31, 2022.

BHE Renewables

BHE Renewables owns independent power projects that generally have separate project financing agreements. These projects source of operating revenue is derived primarily from long-term power purchase agreements with single customers, primarily utilities, which expire between 2023 and 2043. Because of the dependence generally from a single customer at each project, any material failure of the customer to fulfill its obligations would significantly impair that project's ability to meet its existing and future obligations. Total operating revenue for BHE Renewables was $994 million for the year ended December 31, 2022.

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Item 8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


To the Board of Directors and the Shareholders of
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company
Des Moines, Iowa

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, the related notes and the schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a)(2) (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing a separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.


Regulatory Matters — Effects of Rate Regulation on the Financial Statements — Refer to Notes 2 and 7 to the financial statements

Critical Audit Matter Description

The Company is subject to rate regulation by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as well as certain other regulatory commissions (collectively, the "Commissions"), which have jurisdiction with respect to the electric and natural gas rates of the Company's regulated businesses in the respective service territories where the Company operates. Management has determined its regulated operations meet the requirements under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America to prepare its financial statements applying the specialized rules to account for the effects of cost-based rate regulation. Accounting for the economic effects of rate regulation has a pervasive effect on the financial statements.
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Regulated rates are subject to regulatory rate-setting processes. Rates are determined, approved, and established based on a cost-of-service basis, which is designed to allow the Company an opportunity to recover its prudently incurred costs of providing services and to earn a reasonable return on its invested capital. Regulatory decisions can have an effect on the recovery of costs, the rate of return earned on investment, and the timing and amount of assets to be recovered by rates. While the Company has indicated it expects to recover costs from customers through regulated rates, there is a risk that changes to the Commissions' approach to setting rates or other regulatory actions could limit the Company's ability to recover their costs.

We identified the effects of rate regulation on the financial statements as a critical audit matter due to the significant judgments made by management to support its assertions about affected account balances and disclosures and the high degree of subjectivity involved in assessing the impact of regulatory orders on the financial statements. Management judgments include assessing the likelihood of (1) recovery in future rates of incurred costs, (2) a disallowance of part of the cost of recently completed plant or plant under construction, and (3) refunds to customers. Given that management's accounting judgments are based on assumptions about the future outcome of decisions by the Commissions, auditing these judgments required specialized knowledge of accounting for rate regulation and the rate setting process due to its inherent complexities.

How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

Our audit procedures related to the uncertainty of decisions by the Commissions included the following, among others:
We evaluated the Company's disclosures related to the effects of rate regulation, including the balances recorded and regulatory developments.
We read relevant regulatory orders issued by the Commissions, regulatory statutes, interpretations, procedural memorandums, filings made by interveners, and other external information. We evaluated the external information and compared to management's recorded regulatory asset and liability balances for completeness.
For regulatory matters in process, we inspected the Company's filings with the Commissions and the filings with the Commissions by intervenors to assess the likelihood of recovery in future rates or of a future reduction in rates based on precedents of the Commissions' treatment of similar costs under similar circumstances.
We inquired of management about property, plant, and equipment that may be abandoned. We inquired of management to identify projects that are designed to replace assets that may be retired prior to the end of the useful life. We inspected minutes of the board of directors and regulatory orders and other filings with the Commissions to identify any evidence that may contradict management's assertion regarding probability of an abandonment.

Wildfires — Contingencies — See Note 16 to the financial statements

Critical Audit Matter Description

As a result of several wildfires that have occurred in the Company's service territory and surrounding areas in Oregon and California, the Company is required to evaluate its exposure to potential loss contingencies arising from claims associated with the 2020 Wildfires and the 2022 McKinney Fire (the "Wildfires"). In determining this exposure, the Company is required to determine whether the likelihood of loss for each of the Wildfires is remote, reasonably possible or probable, which involves complex judgments based on several variables including available information regarding the cause and origin of the Wildfires, investigations, discovery associated with lawsuits and negotiations with claimants.

A provision for a loss contingency is recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. If deemed reasonably possible, the Company is required to estimate the potential loss or range of potential loss and disclose any material amounts.

Management has recorded estimated liabilities of $424 million and receivables of $246 million, which represent its best estimate of probable losses and expected insurance recoveries associated with the 2020 Wildfires. During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized probable losses, net of expected insurance recoveries associated with the 2020 Wildfires of $64 million, $— million and $136 million, respectively. Management has disclosed reasonably possible estimated losses of $31 million, net of potential insurance recoveries of $103 million, associated with the 2022 McKinney Fire.

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We identified wildfire-related contingencies and the related disclosures as a critical audit matter because of the significant judgments made by management to determine the probability of loss and estimate the probable or reasonably possible losses and insurance recoveries. This required the application of a high degree of judgment and extensive effort when performing audit procedures to evaluate the reasonableness of management's judgments, estimates and disclosures related to wildfire-related loss contingencies.

How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

Our audit procedures related to management's judgments regarding the probability of loss, estimated losses and insurance recoveries, and related disclosures for wildfire-related contingencies included the following, among others:
We evaluated management's judgments related to whether a loss was probable or reasonably possible for the Wildfires by inquiring of management and the Company's external and internal legal counsel regarding the likelihood and amounts of probable and reasonably possible losses, including the potential impact of information gained through investigations into the cause of the fires, information from claimants, the advice of legal counsel, and reading external information for any evidence that might contradict management's assertions.
We evaluated the estimation methodology for determining the amount of probable and reasonably possible losses through inquiries with management and external and internal legal counsel and we tested the significant assumptions used in the estimates of probable and reasonably possible losses.
We read legal letters from the Company's external and internal legal counsel regarding known information and evaluated whether the information therein was consistent with the information obtained in our procedures.
We evaluated management's judgments related to whether related insurance recoveries were probable of collection by inquiring of management and the Company's external and internal legal counsel regarding the amounts of insurance recoveries recorded or disclosed. With the assistance of our insurance specialists, we tested the significant assumptions used in the determination of collectability, including obtaining and reading related policies to determine whether the types of insurance claims are included or excluded from coverage.
We evaluated whether the Company's disclosures were appropriate and consistent with the information obtained in our procedures.

/s/    Deloitte & Touche LLP

Des Moines, Iowa
February 24, 2023

We have served as the Company's auditor since 1991.


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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in millions)
As of December 31,
20222021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$1,591 $1,096 
Investments and restricted cash and cash equivalents2,141 172 
Trade receivables, net2,876 2,468 
Inventories1,256 1,122 
Mortgage loans held for sale474 1,263 
Regulatory assets1,319 544 
Other current assets1,345 1,583 
Total current assets11,002 8,248 
  
Property, plant and equipment, net93,043 89,816 
Goodwill11,489 11,650 
Regulatory assets3,743 3,419 
Investments and restricted cash and cash equivalents and investments11,273 15,788 
Other assets3,290 3,144 
  
Total assets$133,840 $132,065 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (continued)
(Amounts in millions)
As of December 31,
20222021
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$2,679 $2,136 
Accrued interest558 537 
Accrued property, income and other taxes746 606 
Accrued employee expenses333 372 
Short-term debt1,119 2,009 
Current portion of long-term debt3,201 1,265 
Other current liabilities1,677 1,837 
Total current liabilities10,313 8,762 
  
BHE senior debt13,096 13,003 
BHE junior subordinated debentures100 100 
Subsidiary debt35,238 35,394 
Regulatory liabilities7,070 6,960 
Deferred income taxes12,678 12,938 
Other long-term liabilities4,706 4,319 
Total liabilities83,201 81,476 
  
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)
  
Equity:  
BHE shareholders' equity:  
Preferred stock - 100 shares authorized, $0.01 par value, 1 and 2 shares issued and outstanding
850 1,650 
Common stock - 115 shares authorized, no par value, 76 shares issued and outstanding
— — 
Additional paid-in capital6,298 6,374 
Long-term income tax receivable— (744)
Retained earnings41,833 40,754 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net(2,149)(1,340)
Total BHE shareholders' equity46,832 46,694 
Noncontrolling interests3,807 3,895 
Total equity50,639 50,589 
  
Total liabilities and equity$133,840 $132,065 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in millions)
Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Operating revenue:
Energy$21,069 $18,935 $15,556 
Real estate5,268 6,215 5,396 
Total operating revenue26,337 25,150 20,952 
 
Operating expenses: 
Energy: 
Cost of sales6,757 5,504 4,187 
Operations and maintenance4,217 3,991 3,545 
Depreciation and amortization4,230 3,829 3,410 
Property and other taxes775 789 634 
Real estate5,117 5,710 4,885 
Total operating expenses21,096 19,823 16,661 
  
Operating income5,241 5,327 4,291 
 
Other income (expense): 
Interest expense(2,216)(2,118)(2,021)
Capitalized interest76 64 80 
Allowance for equity funds167 126 165 
Interest and dividend income154 89 71 
(Losses) gains on marketable securities, net(2,002)1,823 4,797 
Other, net(7)(17)88 
Total other income (expense)(3,828)(33)3,180 
  
Income before income tax (benefit) expense and equity loss1,413 5,294 7,471 
Income tax (benefit) expense(1,916)(1,132)308 
Equity loss(185)(237)(149)
Net income3,144 6,189 7,014 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests423 399 71 
Net income attributable to BHE shareholders2,721 5,790 6,943 
Preferred dividends46 121 26 
Earnings on common shares$2,675 $5,669 $6,917 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Amounts in millions)
Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Net income$3,144 $6,189 $7,014 
 
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
Unrecognized amounts on retirement benefits, net of tax of $(23), $55 and $(19)
(72)174 (65)
Foreign currency translation adjustment(810)(24)234 
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of tax of $20, $10 and $(3)
76 67 (15)
Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax(806)217 154 
    
Comprehensive income2,338 6,406 7,168 
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests426 404 71 
Comprehensive income attributable to BHE shareholders$1,912 $6,002 $7,097 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(Amounts in millions)
BHE Shareholders' Equity
Long-termAccumulated
AdditionalIncomeOther
PreferredCommonPaid-inTaxRetainedComprehensiveNoncontrollingTotal
StockStockCapitalReceivableEarningsLoss, NetInterestsEquity
Balance, December 31, 2019$— $— $6,389 $(530)$28,296 $(1,706)$129 $32,578 
Net income— — — — 6,943 — 70 7,013 
Other comprehensive income— — — — — 154 — 154 
Long-term income tax
   receivable adjustments
— — — (128)— — — (128)
Issuance of preferred stock3,750 — — — — — — 3,750 
Preferred stock dividend— — — — (26)— — (26)
Common stock purchases— (6)— (120)— — (126)
Distributions— — — — — — (121)(121)
Purchase of noncontrolling
   interest
— — (5)— — — (28)(33)
BHE GT&S acquisition -
   noncontrolling interest
— — — — — — 3,916 3,916 
Other equity transactions— — (1)— — — — 
Balance, December 31, 20203,750 — 6,377 (658)35,093 (1,552)3,967 46,977 
Net income— — — — 5,790 — 397 6,187 
Other comprehensive income— — — — — 212 217 
Long-term income tax
   receivable adjustments
— — — (86)(8)— — (94)
Preferred stock redemptions(2,100)— — — — — — (2,100)
Preferred stock dividend— — — — (121)— — (121)
Distributions— — — — — (478)(478)
Contributions— — — — — — 
Purchase of noncontrolling
   interest
— — (3)— — — (4)(7)
Other equity transactions— — — — — — (1)(1)
Balance, December 31, 20211,650 — 6,374 (744)40,754 (1,340)3,895 50,589 
Net income— — — — 2,721 — 421 3,142 
Other comprehensive (loss) income— — — — — (809)(806)
Long-term income tax
   receivable adjustments
— — — 744 (791)— — (47)
Preferred stock redemptions(800)— — — — — — (800)
Preferred stock dividend— — — — (46)— — (46)
Common stock purchases— — (77)— (793)— — (870)
Distributions— — — — — (522)(522)
Contributions— — — — — — 
Purchase of noncontrolling
   interest
— — — — — — 
Other equity transactions— — — (12)— (1)(12)
Balance, December 31, 2022$850 $— $6,298 $— $41,833 $(2,149)$3,807 $50,639 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in millions)
Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income$3,144 $6,189 $7,014 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Losses (gains) on marketable securities, net2,002 (1,823)(4,797)
Depreciation and amortization4,286 3,881 3,455 
Allowance for equity funds(167)(126)(165)
Equity loss, net of distributions319 380 248 
Net power cost deferrals(1,290)(520)(62)
Amortization of net power cost deferrals357 107 (5)
Other changes in regulatory assets and liabilities(146)(255)(348)
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net(467)646 1,880 
Other, net59 (57)(23)
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:
Trade receivables and other assets20 553 (1,318)
Derivative collateral, net121 82 43 
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans(27)(39)(65)
Accrued property, income and other taxes, net397 (489)(134)
Accounts payable and other liabilities751 163 501 
Net cash flows from operating activities9,359 8,692 6,224 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures(7,505)(6,611)(6,765)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired(314)(122)(2,397)
Purchases of marketable securities(574)(297)(370)
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities2,464 273 325 
Purchases of other investments(1,958)(20)(1,323)
Proceeds from other investments1,300 13 
Equity method investments119 (212)(2,724)
Other, net12 (74)76 
Net cash flows from investing activities(7,750)(5,763)(13,165)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock— — 3,750 
Preferred stock redemptions(800)(2,100)— 
Preferred dividends(50)(132)(7)
Common stock purchases(870)— (126)
Proceeds from BHE senior debt986 — 5,212 
Repayments of BHE senior debt— (450)(350)
Proceeds from subsidiary debt2,887 2,409 2,688 
Repayments of subsidiary debt(1,494)(2,024)(2,841)
Net repayments of short-term debt(867)(276)(939)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests(524)(488)(122)
Other, net(274)(70)(162)
Net cash flows from financing activities(1,006)(3,131)7,103 
Effect of exchange rate changes(30)15 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents573 (201)177 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period1,244 1,445 1,268 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period$1,817 $1,244 $1,445 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(1)    Organization and Operations

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company ("BHE") is a holding company that owns a highly diversified portfolio of locally managed and operated businesses principally engaged in the energy industry (collectively with its subsidiaries, the "Company") and is a consolidated subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire Hathaway").

The Company's operations are organized as eight business segments: PacifiCorp and its subsidiaries ("PacifiCorp"), MidAmerican Funding, LLC and its subsidiaries ("MidAmerican Funding") (which primarily consists of MidAmerican Energy Company ("MidAmerican Energy")), NV Energy, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("NV Energy") (which primarily consists of Nevada Power Company and its subsidiaries ("Nevada Power") and Sierra Pacific Power Company and its subsidiaries ("Sierra Pacific")), Northern Powergrid Holdings Company and its subsidiaries ("Northern Powergrid") (which primarily consists of Northern Powergrid (Northeast) plc and Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc), BHE Pipeline Group, LLC and its subsidiaries (which primarily consists of BHE GT&S, LLC and its subsidiaries ("BHE GT&S"), Northern Natural Gas Company ("Northern Natural Gas") and Kern River Gas Transmission Company ("Kern River")), BHE Transmission (which consists of BHE Canada Holdings Corporation and its subsidiaries ("BHE Canada") (which primarily consists of AltaLink, L.P. ("AltaLink")) and BHE U.S. Transmission, LLC and its subsidiaries), BHE Renewables, LLC and its subsidiaries ("BHE Renewables") and HomeServices of America, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("HomeServices"). The Company, through these locally managed and operated businesses, owns four utility companies in the U.S. serving customers in 11 states, two electricity distribution companies in Great Britain, five interstate natural gas pipeline companies and interests in a liquefied natural gas ("LNG") export, import and storage facility in the U.S., an electric transmission business in Canada, interests in electric transmission businesses in the U.S., a renewable energy business primarily investing in wind, solar, geothermal and hydroelectric projects, the largest residential real estate brokerage firm in the U.S. and one of the largest residential real estate brokerage franchise networks in the U.S.

(2)    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Consolidation and Presentation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of BHE and its subsidiaries in which it holds a controlling financial interest as of the financial statement date. The Consolidated Statements of Operations include the revenue and expenses of any acquired entities from the date of acquisition. The Company consolidates variable interest entities ("VIE") in which it possesses both (i) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity's economic performance and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses or receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the VIE. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Use of Estimates in Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. These estimates include, but are not limited to, the effects of regulation; impairment of goodwill; recovery of long-lived assets; certain assumptions made in accounting for pension and other postretirement benefits; asset retirement obligations ("AROs"); income taxes; unbilled revenue; fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations; valuation of certain financial assets and liabilities, including derivative contracts; and accounting for contingencies. Actual results may differ from the estimates used in preparing the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation

PacifiCorp, MidAmerican Energy, Nevada Power, Sierra Pacific, BHE GT&S, Northern Natural Gas, Kern River and AltaLink (the "Regulated Businesses") prepare their financial statements in accordance with authoritative guidance for regulated operations, which recognizes the economic effects of regulation. Accordingly, the Regulated Businesses defer the recognition of certain costs or income if it is probable that, through the ratemaking process, there will be a corresponding increase or decrease in future regulated rates. Regulatory assets and liabilities are established to reflect the impacts of these deferrals, which will be recognized in earnings in the periods the corresponding changes in regulated rates occur. If it becomes no longer probable that the deferred costs or income will be included in future regulated rates, the related regulatory assets and liabilities will be recognized in net income, returned to customers or re-established as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ("AOCI").

Fair Value Measurements

As defined under GAAP, fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability between market participants in the principal market or in the most advantageous market when no principal market exists. Adjustments to transaction prices or quoted market prices may be required in illiquid or disorderly markets in order to estimate fair value. Alternative valuation techniques may be appropriate under the circumstances to determine the value that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction. Market participants are assumed to be independent, knowledgeable, able and willing to transact an exchange and not under duress. Nonperformance or credit risk is considered when determining fair value. Considerable judgment may be required in interpreting market data used to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, estimates of fair value presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in a current or future market exchange.

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents consist of funds invested in money market mutual funds, U.S. Treasury Bills and other investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased. Cash and cash equivalents exclude amounts where availability is restricted by legal requirements, loan agreements or other contractual provisions. Restricted cash and cash equivalents consist substantially of funds restricted for debt service obligations for certain of the Company's nonregulated renewable energy projects. A reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, as presented in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows is outlined below and disaggregated by the line items in which they appear on the Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):

As of December 31,
20222021
Cash and cash equivalents$1,591 $1,096 
Investments and restricted cash and cash equivalents173 127 
Investments and restricted cash and cash equivalents and investments53 21 
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents$1,817 $1,244 

Investments

Fixed Maturity Securities

The Company's management determines the appropriate classification of investments in fixed maturity securities at the acquisition date and reevaluates the classification at each balance sheet date. Investments and restricted cash and cash equivalents and investments that management does not intend to use or is restricted from using in current operations are presented as noncurrent on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Available-for-sale investments are carried at fair value with realized gains and losses, as determined on a specific identification basis, recognized in earnings and unrealized gains and losses recognized in AOCI, net of tax. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturity securities in a trust related to the decommissioning of nuclear generation assets are recorded as a net regulatory liability since the Company expects to recover costs for these activities through regulated rates. Trading investments are carried at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. Held-to-maturity investments are carried at amortized cost, reflecting the ability and intent to hold the securities to maturity. The difference between the original cost and maturity value of a fixed maturity security is amortized to earnings using the interest method.
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Investment gains and losses arise when investments are sold (as determined on a specific identification basis) or are other-than-temporarily impaired with respect to securities classified as available-for-sale. If the value of a fixed maturity investment declines to below amortized cost and the decline is deemed other than temporary, the amortized cost of the investment is reduced to fair value, with a corresponding charge to earnings. Any resulting impairment loss is recognized in earnings if the Company intends to sell, or expects to be required to sell, the debt security before its amortized cost is recovered. If the Company does not expect to ultimately recover the amortized cost basis even if it does not intend to sell the security, the credit loss component is recognized in earnings and any difference between fair value and the amortized cost basis, net of the credit loss, is reflected in other comprehensive income (loss) ("OCI"). For regulated fixed maturity investments, any impairment charge is offset by the establishment of a regulatory asset to the extent recovery in regulated rates is probable.

Equity Securities

Investments in equity securities are carried at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in earnings as a component of gains (losses) on marketable securities, net. All changes in fair value of equity securities in a trust related to the decommissioning of nuclear generation assets are recorded as a net regulatory liability since the Company expects to recover costs for these activities through regulated rates.

Equity Method Investments

The Company utilizes the equity method of accounting with respect to investments when it possesses the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over the operating and financial policies of the investee. The ability to exercise significant influence is presumed when the investor possesses more than 20% of the voting interests of the investee. This presumption may be overcome based on specific facts and circumstances that demonstrate that the ability to exercise significant influence is restricted. In applying the equity method, the Company records the investment at cost and subsequently increases or decreases the carrying value of the investment by the Company's share of the net earnings or losses and OCI of the investee. The Company records dividends or other equity distributions as reductions in the carrying value of the investment. Certain equity investments are presented on the Consolidated Balance Sheets net of related investment tax credits.

Allowance for Credit Losses

Trade receivables are primarily short-term in nature with stated collection terms of less than one year from the date of origination and are stated at the outstanding principal amount, net of an estimated allowance for credit losses. The allowance for credit losses is based on the Company's assessment of the collectability of amounts owed to the Company by its customers. This assessment requires judgment regarding the ability of customers to pay or the outcome of any pending disputes. In measuring the allowance for credit losses for trade receivables, the Company primarily utilizes credit loss history. However, the Company may adjust the allowance for credit losses to reflect current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts that deviate from historical experience. The change in the balance of the allowance for credit losses, which is included in trade receivables, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, is summarized as follows for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
202220212020
Beginning balance$108 $77 $44 
Charged to operating costs and expenses, net43 81 56 
Acquisitions— — 
Write-offs, net(45)(50)(28)
Ending balance$106 $108 $77 

Derivatives

The Company employs a number of different derivative contracts, which may include forwards, futures, options, swaps and other agreements, to manage its commodity price, interest rate, and foreign currency exchange rate risk. Derivative contracts are recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as either assets or liabilities and are stated at estimated fair value unless they are designated as normal purchases or normal sales and qualify for the exception afforded by GAAP. Derivative balances reflect offsetting permitted under master netting agreements with counterparties and cash collateral paid or received under such agreements. Cash collateral received from or paid to counterparties to secure derivative contract assets or liabilities in excess of amounts offset is included in other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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Commodity derivatives used in normal business operations that are settled by physical delivery, among other criteria, are eligible for and may be designated as normal purchases or normal sales. Normal purchases or normal sales contracts are not marked-to-market and settled amounts are recognized as operating revenue or cost of sales on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

For the Company's derivatives not designated as hedging contracts, the settled amount is generally included in regulated rates. Accordingly, the net unrealized gains and losses associated with interim price movements on contracts that are accounted for as derivatives and probable of inclusion in regulated rates are recorded as regulatory assets and liabilities. For the Company's derivatives not designated as hedging contracts and for which changes in fair value are not recorded as regulatory assets and liabilities, unrealized gains and losses are recognized on the Consolidated Statements of Operations as operating revenue for sales contracts; cost of sales and operating expense for purchase contracts and electricity, natural gas and fuel swap contracts; and other, net for interest rate swap derivatives.

For the Company's derivatives designated as hedging contracts, the Company formally assesses, at inception and thereafter, whether the hedging contract is highly effective in offsetting changes in the hedged item. The Company formally documents hedging activity by transaction type and risk management strategy.

Changes in the estimated fair value of a derivative contract designated and qualified as a cash flow hedge, to the extent effective, are included on the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity as AOCI, net of tax, until the contract settles and the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The Company discontinues hedge accounting prospectively when it has determined that a derivative contract no longer qualifies as an effective hedge, or when it is no longer probable that the hedged forecasted transaction will occur. When hedge accounting is discontinued because the derivative contract no longer qualifies as an effective hedge, future changes in the estimated fair value of the derivative contract are charged to earnings. Gains and losses related to discontinued hedges that were previously recorded in AOCI will remain in AOCI until the contract settles and the hedged item is recognized in earnings, unless it becomes probable that the hedged forecasted transaction will not occur at which time associated deferred amounts in AOCI are immediately recognized in earnings.

Inventories

Inventories consist mainly of fuel, which includes coal stocks, stored gas and fuel oil, totaling $248 million and $296 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and materials and supplies totaling $1,008 million and $826 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The cost of materials and supplies, coal stocks and fuel oil is determined primarily using the average cost method. The cost of stored gas is determined using either the last-in-first-out ("LIFO") method or the lower of average cost or market. With respect to inventories carried at LIFO cost, the replacement cost would be $22 million and $27 million higher as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

General

Additions to property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost. The Company capitalizes all construction-related materials, direct labor and contract services, as well as indirect construction costs. Indirect construction costs include capitalized interest, including debt allowance for funds used during construction ("AFUDC"), and equity AFUDC, as applicable to the Regulated Businesses. The cost of additions and betterments are capitalized, while costs incurred that do not improve or extend the useful lives of the related assets are generally expensed. Additionally, MidAmerican Energy has regulatory arrangements in Iowa in which the carrying cost of certain utility plant has been reduced for amounts associated with electric returns on equity exceeding specified thresholds.

Depreciation and amortization are generally computed by applying the composite or straight-line method based on either estimated useful lives or mandated recovery periods as prescribed by the Company's various regulatory authorities. Depreciation studies are completed by the Regulated Businesses to determine the appropriate group lives, net salvage and group depreciation rates. These studies are reviewed and rates are ultimately approved by the applicable regulatory commission. Net salvage includes the estimated future residual values of the assets and any estimated removal costs recovered through approved depreciation rates. Estimated removal costs are recorded as either a cost of removal regulatory liability or an ARO liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, depending on whether the obligation meets the requirements of an ARO. As actual removal costs are incurred, the associated liability is reduced.

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Generally when the Company retires or sells a component of regulated property, plant and equipment, it charges the original cost, net of any proceeds from the disposition, to accumulated depreciation. Any gain or loss on disposals of all other assets is recorded through earnings.

Debt and equity AFUDC, which represent the estimated costs of debt and equity funds necessary to finance the construction of regulated facilities, is capitalized by the Regulated Businesses as a component of property, plant and equipment, with offsetting credits to the Consolidated Statements of Operations. AFUDC is computed based on guidelines set forth by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") and the Alberta Utilities Commission ("AUC"). After construction is completed, the Company is permitted to earn a return on these costs as a component of the related assets, as well as recover these costs through depreciation expense over the useful lives of the related assets.

Asset Retirement Obligations

The Company recognizes AROs when it has a legal obligation to perform decommissioning, reclamation or removal activities upon retirement of an asset. The Company's AROs are primarily related to the decommissioning of nuclear generating facilities and obligations associated with its other generating facilities and offshore natural gas pipelines. The fair value of an ARO liability is recognized in the period in which it is incurred, if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made, and is added to the carrying amount of the associated asset, which is then depreciated over the remaining useful life of the asset. Subsequent to the initial recognition, the ARO liability is adjusted for any revisions to the original estimate of undiscounted cash flows (with corresponding adjustments to property, plant and equipment, net) and for accretion of the ARO liability due to the passage of time. For the Regulated Businesses, the difference between the ARO liability, the corresponding ARO asset included in property, plant and equipment, net and amounts recovered in rates to satisfy such liabilities is recorded as a regulatory asset or liability.

Impairment

The Company evaluates long-lived assets for impairment, including property, plant and equipment, when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable or when the assets are being held for sale. Upon the occurrence of a triggering event, the asset is reviewed to assess whether the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected from the use of the asset plus the residual value from the ultimate disposal exceeds the carrying value of the asset. If the carrying value exceeds the estimated recoverable amounts, the asset is written down to the estimated fair value and any resulting impairment loss is reflected on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As a majority of all property, plant and equipment is used in regulated businesses, the impacts of regulation are considered when evaluating the carrying value of regulated assets.

Leases

The Company has non-cancelable operating leases primarily for office space, office equipment, generating facilities, land and rail cars and finance leases consisting primarily of transmission assets, generating facilities and vehicles. These leases generally require the Company to pay for insurance, taxes and maintenance applicable to the leased property. Given the capital intensive nature of the utility industry, it is common for a portion of lease costs to be capitalized when used during construction or maintenance of assets, in which the associated costs will be capitalized with the corresponding asset and depreciated over the remaining life of that asset. Certain leases contain renewal options for varying periods and escalation clauses for adjusting rent to reflect changes in price indices. The Company does not include options in its lease calculations unless there is a triggering event indicating the Company is reasonably certain to exercise the option. The Company's accounting policy is to not recognize right-of-use assets and lease obligations for leases with contract terms of one year or less and not separate lease components from non-lease components and instead account for each separate lease component and the non-lease components associated with a lease as a single lease component. Leases will be evaluated for impairment in line with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 360, "Property, Plant and Equipment" when a triggering event has occurred that might affect the value and use of the assets being leased.

The Company's leases of generating facilities generally are for the long-term purchase of electric energy, also known as power purchase agreements ("PPA"). PPAs are generally signed before or during the early stages of project construction and can yield a lease that has not yet commenced. These agreements are primarily for renewable energy and the payments are considered variable lease payments as they are based on the amount of output.

The Company's operating and finance right-of-use assets are recorded in other assets and the operating and finance lease liabilities are recorded in current and long-term other liabilities accordingly.

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Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired in business combinations. The Company evaluates goodwill for impairment at least annually and completed its annual review as of October 31, 2022. When evaluating goodwill for impairment, the Company estimates the fair value of its reporting units. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit, including goodwill, exceeds the estimated fair value, then the excess is charged to earnings as an impairment loss. Significant judgment is required in estimating the fair value of the reporting unit and performing goodwill impairment tests. The determination of fair value incorporates significant unobservable inputs. During 2022, 2021 and 2020, the Company did not record any material goodwill impairments.

The Company records goodwill adjustments for changes to the purchase price allocation prior to the end of the measurement period, which is not to exceed one year from the acquisition date.

Revenue Recognition

    Customer Revenue

The Company uses a single five-step model to identify and recognize revenue from contracts with customers ("Customer Revenue") upon transfer of control of promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The Company records sales, franchise and excise taxes collected directly from customers and remitted directly to the taxing authorities on a net basis on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. In the event one of the parties to a contract has performed before the other, the Company would recognize a contract asset or contract liability depending on the relationship between the Company's performance and the customer's payment.

        Energy Products and Services

A majority of the Company's energy revenue is derived from tariff-based sales arrangements approved by various regulatory commissions. These tariff-based revenues are mainly comprised of energy, transmission, distribution and natural gas and have performance obligations to deliver energy products and services to customers which are satisfied over time as energy is delivered or services are provided. The Company's energy revenue that is nonregulated primarily relates to the Company's renewable energy business.

Revenue recognized is equal to what the Company has the right to invoice as it corresponds directly with the value to the customer of the Company's performance to date and includes billed and unbilled amounts. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, trade receivables, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets relate substantially to Customer Revenue, including unbilled revenue of $828 million and $718 million, respectively. Payments for amounts billed are generally due from the customer within 30 days of billing. Rates charged for energy products and services are established by regulators or contractual arrangements that establish the transaction price as well as the allocation of price amongst the separate performance obligations. When preliminary regulated rates are permitted to be billed prior to final approval by the applicable regulator, certain revenue collected may be subject to refund and a liability for estimated refunds is accrued.

        Real Estate Services

The Company's HomeServices reportable segment consists of separate brokerage, mortgage and franchise businesses. Rates charged for brokerage, mortgage and franchise real estate services are established through contractual arrangements that establish the transaction price and the allocation of the price amongst the separate performance obligations.

The full-service residential real estate brokerage business has performance obligations to deliver integrated real estate services including brokerage services, title and closing services, property and casualty insurance, home warranties, relocation services, and other home-related services to customers. All performance obligations related to the full-service residential real estate brokerage business are satisfied in less than one year at the point in time when a real estate transaction is closed or when services are provided. Commission revenue from real estate brokerage transactions and related amounts due to agents are recognized when a real estate transaction is closed. Title and escrow closing fee revenue from real estate transactions and related amounts due to the title insurer are recognized at closing. Payments for amounts billed are generally due from the customer at closing.

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The franchise business operates a network that has performance obligations to provide the right to use certain brand names and other related service marks as well as to provide orientation programs, training and consultation services, advertising programs and other services to its franchisees. The performance obligations related to the franchise business are satisfied over time or when the services are provided. Franchise royalty fees are sales-based variable consideration and are based on a percentage of commissions earned by franchisees on real estate sales, which are recognized when the sale closes. Meetings and training revenue, referral fees, late fees, service fees and franchise termination fees are earned when services have been completed. Payments for amounts billed are generally due from the franchisee within 30 days of billing.

    Other Revenue

        Energy Products and Services

Other revenue consists primarily of revenue related to power purchase agreements not considered Customer Revenue as they are recognized in accordance with ASC 815, "Derivatives and Hedging" and ASC 842, "Leases" and certain non-tariff-based revenue approved by the regulator that is not considered Customer Revenue within ASC 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers."

        Real Estate Service

Mortgage and other revenue consists primarily of revenue related to the mortgage business. Mortgage fee revenue consists of amounts earned related to application and underwriting fees and fees on canceled loans. Fees associated with the origination of mortgage loans are recognized as earned. These amounts are not considered Customer Revenue as they are recognized in accordance with ASC 815, "Derivatives and Hedging," ASC 825, "Financial Instruments" and ASC 860, "Transfers and Servicing."

Unamortized Debt Premiums, Discounts and Debt Issuance Costs

Premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs incurred for the issuance of long-term debt are amortized over the term of the related financing using the effective interest method.

Foreign Currency

The accounts of foreign-based subsidiaries are measured in most instances using the local currency of the subsidiary as the functional currency. Revenue and expenses of these businesses are translated into U.S. dollars at the average exchange rate for the period. Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate as of the end of the reporting period. Gains or losses from translating the financial statements of foreign-based operations are included in equity as a component of AOCI. Gains or losses arising from transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the entity that is party to the transaction are included in earnings.

Income Taxes

The Company's provision for income taxes has been computed on a stand-alone basis. Berkshire Hathaway includes the Company in its consolidated U.S. federal and Iowa state income tax returns and the majority of the Company's U.S. federal income tax is remitted to or received from Berkshire Hathaway.

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Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are based on differences between the financial statement and income tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted income tax rates expected to be in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities associated with components of OCI are charged or credited directly to OCI. Changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities associated with income tax benefits and expense for certain property-related basis differences and other various differences that the Company's regulated businesses deems probable to be passed on to their customers are charged or credited directly to a regulatory asset or liability and will be included in regulated rates when the temporary differences reverse. Other changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities are included as a component of income tax expense. Changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities attributable to changes in enacted income tax rates are charged or credited to income tax expense or a regulatory asset or liability in the period of enactment. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred income tax assets to the amount that is more-likely-than-not to be realized.

Investment tax credits are deferred and amortized over the estimated useful lives of the related properties or as prescribed by various regulatory commissions. The Company has not established deferred income taxes on its undistributed foreign earnings that have been determined by management to be reinvested indefinitely.

The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more-likely-than-not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that is more-likely-than-not to be realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company's unrecognized tax benefits are primarily included in accrued property, income and other taxes and other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Estimated interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions are included as a component of income tax expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(3)    Business Acquisitions

BHE GT&S Acquisition

Transaction Description

On November 1, 2020, BHE completed its acquisition of substantially all of the natural gas transmission and storage business of Dominion Energy, Inc. ("DEI") and Dominion Energy Questar Corporation ("Dominion Questar"), exclusive of Dominion Energy Questar Pipeline, LLC and related entities (the "Questar Pipeline Group") (the "GT&S Transaction"). Under the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated July 3, 2020 (the "GT&S Purchase Agreement"), BHE paid approximately $2.5 billion in cash, after post-closing adjustments (the "GT&S Cash Consideration") for 100% of the equity interests of Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc. ("EGTS") and Carolina Gas Transmission, LLC; 50% of the equity interests of Iroquois Gas Transmission System L.P. ("Iroquois"); and a 25% economic interest in Cove Point LNG, LP ("Cove Point"), consisting of 100% of the general partnership interest and 25% of the total limited partnership interests. BHE became the operator of Cove Point after the GT&S Transaction.

On October 5, 2020, DEI and Dominion Questar, as permitted under the terms of the GT&S Purchase Agreement, delivered notice to BHE of their election to terminate the GT&S Transaction with respect to the Questar Pipeline Group and, in connection with the execution of the Q-Pipe Purchase Agreement referenced below, to waive the related termination fee under the GT&S Purchase Agreement. Also on October 5, 2020, BHE entered into a second Purchase and Sale Agreement (the "Q-Pipe Purchase Agreement") with Dominion Questar providing for BHE's purchase of the Questar Pipeline Group from Dominion Questar (the "Q-Pipe Transaction") for a cash purchase price of approximately $1.3 billion (the "Q-Pipe Cash Consideration"), subject to adjustment for cash and indebtedness as of the closing.

Under the Q-Pipe Purchase Agreement, BHE delivered the Q-Pipe Cash Consideration of approximately $1.3 billion to Dominion Questar on November 2, 2020. Pursuant to the Q-Pipe Purchase Agreement, Dominion Questar agreed that, if the Q-Pipe Transaction did not close, it would repay all or (depending upon the repayment date) substantially all of the Q-Pipe Cash Consideration (the "Purchase Price Repayment Amount") to BHE on or prior to December 31, 2021.

On July 9, 2021, Dominion Questar and DEI delivered a written notice to BHE stating that BHE and Dominion Questar have mutually elected to terminate the Q-Pipe Purchase Agreement and on July 14, 2021, BHE received the Purchase Price Repayment Amount of approximately $1.3 billion in cash, which was included in proceeds from other investments on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2021.

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Included in BHE's Consolidated Statement of Operations within the BHE Pipeline Group reportable segment for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, is operating revenue of $2,402 million, $2,159 million and $331 million, respectively, and net income attributable to BHE shareholders of $549 million, $316 million and $73 million, respectively, as a result of including BHE GT&S from November 1, 2020. Additionally, BHE incurred $9 million of direct transaction costs associated with the GT&S Transaction that are included in operating expense on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Pro Forma Financial Information

The following unaudited pro forma financial information reflects the consolidated results of operations of BHE and the amortization of the purchase price adjustments assuming the acquisition had taken place on January 1, 2019, excluding non-recurring transaction costs incurred by BHE during 2020 (in millions):
2020
Operating revenue$22,581 
Net income attributable to BHE shareholders$6,800 

Other

In 2022, the Company completed various acquisitions totaling $314 million, net of cash acquired. The purchase price for each acquisition was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, which related to residential real estate brokerage businesses, 300 MWs of long-term transmission rights and 399 MWs of wind-powered generating facilities. As a result of the various acquisitions, the Company acquired assets of $363 million, assumed liabilities of $65 million and recognized goodwill of $16 million.

In 2021, the Company completed various acquisitions totaling $122 million, net of cash acquired. The purchase price for each acquisition was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, which related to residential real estate brokerage businesses. As a result of the various acquisitions, the Company acquired assets of $54 million, assumed liabilities of $61 million and recognized goodwill of $129 million.
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(4)    Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
Depreciable Life20222021
Regulated assets:
Utility generation, transmission and distribution systems
5-80 years
$92,759 $90,223 
Interstate natural gas pipeline assets
3-80 years
18,328 17,423 
111,087 107,646 
Accumulated depreciation and amortization(34,599)(32,680)
Regulated assets, net76,488 74,966 
Nonregulated assets:
Independent power plants
2-50 years
8,545 7,665 
Cove Point LNG facility
40 years
3,412 3,364 
Other assets
2-30 years
2,693 2,666 
14,650 13,695 
Accumulated depreciation and amortization(3,452)(3,041)
Nonregulated assets, net11,198 10,654 
87,686 85,620 
Construction work-in-progress5,357 4,196 
Property, plant and equipment, net$93,043 $89,816 

Construction work-in-progress includes $4.9 billion and $3.8 billion as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, related to the construction of regulated assets.

(5)    Jointly Owned Utility Facilities

Under joint facility ownership agreements, the Domestic Regulated Businesses, as tenants in common, have undivided interests in jointly owned generation, transmission, distribution and pipeline common facilities. The Company accounts for its proportionate share of each facility and each joint owner has provided financing for its share of each facility. Operating costs of each facility are assigned to joint owners based on their percentage of ownership or energy production, depending on the nature of the cost. Operating costs and expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations include the Company's share of the expenses of these facilities.


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The amounts shown in the table below represent the Company's share in each jointly owned facility included in property, plant and equipment, net as of December 31, 2022 (dollars in millions):
AccumulatedConstruction
CompanyFacility InDepreciation andWork-in-
ShareServiceAmortizationProgress
PacifiCorp:
Jim Bridger Nos. 1-467 %$1,529 $914 $39 
Hunter No. 194 517 227 
Hunter No. 260 305 148 
Wyodak80 491 273 
Colstrip Nos. 3 and 410 262 178 — 
Hermiston50 189 106 — 
Craig Nos. 1 and 219 372 331 — 
Hayden No. 125 77 52 — 
Hayden No. 213 44 31 — 
Transmission and distribution facilitiesVarious916 274 129 
Total PacifiCorp4,702 2,534 178 
MidAmerican Energy:
Louisa No. 188 %976 511 
Quad Cities Nos. 1 and 2(1)
25 730 482 11 
Walter Scott, Jr. No. 379 964 624 13 
Walter Scott, Jr. No. 4(2)
60 171 127 
George Neal No. 441 321 184 
Ottumwa No. 1(2)
52 569 280 19 
George Neal No. 372 535 312 20 
Transmission facilitiesVarious267 101 
Total MidAmerican Energy4,533 2,621 82 
NV Energy:
Navajo11 %— 
Valmy50 399 327 
On Line Transmission Line25 161 34 
Transmission facilitiesVarious60 29 
Total NV Energy621 394 
BHE Pipeline Group:
Ellisburg Pool39 %32 11 — 
Ellisburg Station50 26 
Harrison50 53 18 — 
Leidy50 143 47 
Oakford50 202 70 
Common FacilitiesVarious275 176 — 
Total BHE Pipeline Group731 330 
Total$10,587 $5,879 $272 
(1)Includes amounts related to nuclear fuel.
(2)Facility in-service and accumulated depreciation and amortization amounts are net of credits applied under Iowa regulatory arrangements totaling $733 million and $150 million, respectively.

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(6)    Leases

The following table summarizes the Company's leases recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Right-of-use assets:
Operating leases$545 $524 
Finance leases418 448 
Total right-of-use assets$963 $972 
Lease liabilities:
Operating leases$605 $577 
Finance leases432 463 
Total lease liabilities$1,037 $1,040 

The following table summarizes the Company's lease costs for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
202220212020
Variable$552 $611$592
Operating136 161151
Finance:
Amortization20 2318
Interest36 3840
Short-term44 1520
Total lease costs$788 $848$821
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years):
Operating leases7.47.67.4
Finance leases28.128.127.5
Weighted-average discount rate:
Operating leases 4.1 %4.3 %4.5 %
Finance leases8.6 %8.6 %8.5 %

The following table summarizes the Company's supplemental cash flow information relating to leases for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
202220212020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases$(141)$(163)$(152)
Operating cash flows from finance leases(36)(38)(40)
Financing cash flows from finance leases(25)(28)(24)
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities:
Operating leases$131 $119 $83 
Finance leases19 

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The Company has the following remaining lease commitments as of December 31, 2022 (in millions):
OperatingFinanceTotal
2023$158 $63 $221 
2024126 62 188 
2025101 61 162 
202678 60 138 
202753 56 109 
Thereafter189 559 748 
Total undiscounted lease payments705 861 1,566 
Less - amounts representing interest(100)(429)(529)
Lease liabilities$605 $432 $1,037 

(7)    Regulatory Matters

Regulatory Assets

Regulatory assets represent costs that are expected to be recovered in future regulated rates. The Company's regulatory assets reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
Weighted
Average
Remaining Life20222021
Deferred net power costs1 year$1,478 $531 
Asset retirement obligations15 years835 742 
Employee benefit plans(1)
14 years490 472 
Deferred income taxes(2)
Various373 342 
Asset disposition costsVarious231 285 
Demand side management10 years224 211 
Levelized depreciation28 years151 135 
Unrealized losses on regulated derivative contracts1 year112 157 
Environmental costs30 years111 108 
Wildfire mitigation and vegetation management costsVarious111 21 
Deferred operating costs10 years83 103 
OtherVarious863 856 
Total regulatory assets$5,062 $3,963 
Reflected as:
Current assets$1,319 $544 
Noncurrent assets3,743 3,419 
Total regulatory assets$5,062 $3,963 
(1)Includes amounts not yet recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost that are expected to be included in regulated rates when recognized.
(2)Amounts primarily represent income tax benefits related to certain property-related basis differences and other various differences that were previously passed on to customers and will be included in regulated rates when the temporary differences reverse.

The Company had regulatory assets not earning a return on investment of $2.3 billion and $1.8 billion as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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Regulatory Liabilities

Regulatory liabilities represent income to be recognized or amounts to be returned to customers in future periods. The Company's regulatory liabilities reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
Weighted
Average
Remaining Life20222021
Deferred income taxes(1)
Various$2,901 $3,185 
Cost of removal(2)
27 years2,578 2,424 
Revenue sharing mechanisms2 years426 188 
Unrealized gains on regulated derivative contracts1 year343 86 
Asset retirement obligations31 years250 345 
Levelized depreciation28 years245 259 
Employee benefit plans(3)
Various180 243 
OtherVarious446 484 
Total regulatory liabilities$7,369 $7,214 
Reflected as:
Current liabilities$299 $254 
Noncurrent liabilities7,070 6,960 
Total regulatory liabilities$7,369 $7,214 
(1)Amounts primarily represent income tax liabilities related to the federal tax rate change from 35% to 21% that are probable to be passed on to customers, offset by income tax benefits related to certain property-related basis differences and other various differences that were previously passed on to customers and will be included in regulated rates when the temporary differences reverse.
(2)Amounts represent estimated costs, as accrued through depreciation rates and exclusive of ARO liabilities, of removing regulated property, plant and equipment in accordance with accepted regulatory practices. Amounts are deducted from rate base or otherwise accrue a carrying cost.
(3)Includes amounts not yet recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost that are expected to be returned to customers in future periods when recognized.
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(8)    Investments and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents and Investments

Investments and restricted cash and cash equivalents and investments consists of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Investments:
BYD Company Limited common stock$3,763 $7,693 
U.S. Treasury Bills1,931 — 
Rabbi trusts433 492 
Other335 305 
Total investments6,462 8,490 
  
Equity method investments:
BHE Renewables tax equity investments4,535 4,931 
Electric Transmission Texas, LLC623 595 
Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.600 735 
Other304 293 
Total equity method investments6,062 6,554 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents and investments:  
Quad Cities Station nuclear decommissioning trust funds664 768 
Other restricted cash and cash equivalents226 148 
Total restricted cash and cash equivalents and investments890 916 
  
Total investments and restricted cash and cash equivalents and investments$13,414 $15,960 
Reflected as:
Other current assets$2,141 $172 
Noncurrent assets11,273 15,788 
Total investments and restricted cash and cash equivalents and investments$13,414 $15,960 

Investments

BHE's investment in BYD Company Limited common stock is accounted for as a marketable security with changes in fair value recognized in net income.

Rabbi trusts primarily hold corporate-owned life insurance on certain current and former key executives and directors. The Rabbi trusts were established to hold investments used to fund the obligations of various nonqualified executive and director compensation plans and to pay the costs of the trusts. The amount represents the cash surrender value of all of the policies included in the Rabbi trusts, net of amounts borrowed against the cash surrender value.

(Losses) gains on marketable securities, net recognized during the period consists of the following for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
202220212020
Unrealized (losses) gains recognized on marketable securities held at the reporting date$(1,487)$1,819 $4,791 
Net (losses) gains recognized on marketable securities sold during the period(515)
(Losses) gains on marketable securities, net$(2,002)$1,823 $4,797 

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Equity Method Investments

The Company has invested in wind projects sponsored by third parties, commonly referred to as tax equity investments. Under the terms of these tax equity investments, the Company has entered into equity capital contribution agreements with the project sponsors that require contributions. The Company made no contributions in 2022 and 2021 and $2,736 million in 2020. Once a project achieves commercial operation, the Company enters into a partnership agreement with the project sponsor that directs and allocates the operating profits and tax benefits from the project.

BHE, through separate subsidiaries, owns (i) 50% of Iroquois, which owns and operates an interstate natural gas pipeline located in the states of New York and Connecticut; (ii) 50% of Electric Transmission Texas, LLC, which owns and operates electric transmission assets in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas footprint; (iii) 50% of JAX LNG, LLC, which is an LNG supplier in Florida serving the growing marine and truck LNG markets; and (iv) 66.67% of Bridger Coal Company ("Bridger Coal"), which is a coal mining joint venture that supplies coal to PacifiCorp's Jim Bridger Nos. 1-4 generating facility. Bridger Coal is being accounted for under the equity method of accounting as the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact Bridger Coal's economic performance are shared with the joint venture partner. Coal purchases from Bridger Coal for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 totaled $100 million, $132 million and $128 million, respectively.

Restricted Investments

MidAmerican Energy has established a trust for the investment of funds for decommissioning the Quad Cities Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2 ("Quad Cities Station"). The debt and equity securities in the trust are reported at fair value. Funds are invested in the trust in accordance with applicable federal and state investment guidelines and are restricted for use as reimbursement for costs of decommissioning the Quad Cities Station, which are currently licensed for operation until December 2032.

(9)    Short-term Debt and Credit Facilities

The following table summarizes BHE's and its subsidiaries' availability under their credit facilities as of December 31 (in millions):
MidAmericanNVNorthernBHE
BHEPacifiCorpFundingEnergyPowergridCanadaHomeServices
Total(1)
2022:
Credit facilities(2)
$3,500 $1,200 $1,509 $650 $296 $793 $2,925 $10,873 
Less: 
Short-term debt(245)— — — (120)(197)(557)(1,119)
Tax-exempt bond support and letters of credit
— (249)(370)— — (1)— (620)
Net credit facilities$3,255 $951 $1,139 $650 $176 $595 $2,368 $9,134 
2021:
Credit facilities(2)
$3,500 $1,200 $1,509 $650 $271 $851 $3,300 $11,281 
Less: 
Short-term debt— — — (339)(1)(245)(1,424)(2,009)
Tax-exempt bond support and letters of credit
— (218)(370)— — (1)— (589)
Net credit facilities$3,500 $982 $1,139 $311 $270 $605 $1,876 $8,683 
(1)The table does not include unused credit facilities and letters of credit for investments that are accounted for under the equity method.
(2)Includes $55 million and $1 million, respectively, drawn on capital expenditure and other uncommitted credit facilities at Northern Powergrid as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

As of December 31, 2022, the Company was in compliance with the covenants of its credit facilities and letter of credit arrangements.

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BHE

BHE has a $3.5 billion unsecured credit facility expiring in June 2025 with an unlimited number of maturity extension options subject to lender consent. This credit facility, which is for general corporate purposes, supports BHE's commercial paper program and provides for the issuance of letters of credit, has a variable interest rate based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") or a base rate, at BHE's option, plus a spread that varies based on BHE's credit ratings for its senior unsecured long-term debt securities.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, BHE had $245 million and $— million of commercial paper borrowings outstanding at a weighted average interest rate of 4.55% and —%, respectively. The credit facility requires that BHE's ratio of consolidated debt, including current maturities, to total capitalization not exceed 0.70 to 1.0 as of the last day of each quarter.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, BHE had $101 million of letters of credit outstanding outside of its credit facility. These letters of credit primarily support power purchase agreements and debt service requirements at certain subsidiaries of BHE Renewables, LLC expiring through January 2024 and have provisions that automatically extend the annual expiration dates for an additional year unless the issuing bank elects not to renew a letter of credit prior to the expiration date.

PacifiCorp

PacifiCorp has a $1.2 billion unsecured credit facility expiring in June 2025 with an unlimited number of maturity extension options, subject to lender consent. The credit facility, which supports PacifiCorp's commercial paper program and certain series of its tax-exempt bond obligations and provides for the issuance of letters of credit, has a variable interest rate based on SOFR or a base rate, at PacifiCorp's option, plus a spread that varies based on PacifiCorp's credit ratings for its senior unsecured long-term debt securities.

In January 2023, PacifiCorp entered into an additional $800 million 364-day unsecured credit facility expiring in January 2024.No amounts are currently outstanding against this new credit facility.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, PacifiCorp did not have any commercial paper borrowings outstanding. The credit facility requires that PacifiCorp's ratio of consolidated debt, including current maturities, to total capitalization not exceed 0.65 to 1.0 as of the last day of each quarter.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, PacifiCorp had $38 million and $19 million, respectively, of fully available letters of credit issued under committed arrangements outside of its credit facility in support of certain transactions required by third parties that generally have provisions that automatically extend the annual expiration dates for an additional year unless the issuing bank elects not to renew a letter of credit prior to the expiration date.

MidAmerican Funding

As of December 31, 2022, MidAmerican Energy has a $1.5 billion unsecured credit facility expiring in June 2025 with an unlimited number of maturity extension options, subject to lender consent. The credit facility, which supports MidAmerican Energy's commercial paper program and its variable-rate tax-exempt bond obligations and provides for the issuance of letters of credit, has a variable interest rate based on SOFR or a base rate, at MidAmerican Energy's option, plus a spread that varies based on MidAmerican Energy's credit ratings for senior unsecured long-term debt securities.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, MidAmerican Energy had no commercial paper borrowings outstanding. The $1.5 billion credit facility requires that MidAmerican Energy's ratio of consolidated debt, including current maturities, to total capitalization not exceed 0.65 to 1.0 as of the last day of any quarter.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, MidAmerican Energy had $34 million and $42 million, respectively, of fully available letters of credit issued under committed arrangements outside of its credit facility in support of certain transactions required by third parties that generally have provisions that automatically extend the annual expiration dates for an additional year unless the issuing bank elects not to renew a letter of credit prior to the expiration date.

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NV Energy

Nevada Power has a $400 million secured credit facility expiring in June 2025 and Sierra Pacific has a $250 million secured credit facility expiring in June 2025 each with an unlimited number of maturity extension options, subject to lender consent. These credit facilities, which are for general corporate purposes and provide for the issuance of letters of credit, have a variable interest rate based on SOFR or a base rate, at each of the Nevada Utilities' option, plus a spread that varies based on each of the Nevada Utilities' credit ratings for its senior secured long‑term debt securities. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Nevada Utilities had borrowings of $— million and $339 million outstanding under these credit facilities at a weighted average interest rate of —% and 0.86%, respectively. Amounts due under each credit facility are collateralized by each of the Nevada Utilities' general and refunding mortgage bonds. These credit facilities require that each of the Nevada Utilities' ratio of consolidated debt, including current maturities, to total capitalization not exceed 0.65 to 1.0 as of the last day of each quarter.

Northern Powergrid

Northern Powergrid has a £200 million unsecured credit facility expiring in December 2025 with a one-year maturity extension option remaining. The credit facility has a variable interest rate based on Sterling Overnight Index Average plus a spread that varies based on Northern Powergrid's credit ratings and a credit adjustment spread that varies based on the tenor of any borrowings. The credit facility requires that the ratio of consolidated senior total net debt, including current maturities, to regulated asset value not exceed 0.8 to 1.0 at Northern Powergrid and 0.65 to 1.0 at each of Northern Powergrid (Northeast) plc and Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc as of June 30 and December 31. Northern Powergrid's interest coverage ratio shall not be less than 2.5 to 1.0.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, Northern Powergrid had $65 million and $— million outstanding under this facility at a weighted average interest rate of 3.56% and —%, respectively.

AltaLink

AltaLink has a C$500 million secured revolving term credit facility expiring in December 2027 with a recurring one-year extension option subject to lender consent. The credit facility, which supports AltaLink's commercial paper program and may also be used for general corporate purposes, has a variable interest rate based on the Canadian bank prime lending rate or a spread above the Bankers' Acceptance rate, at AltaLink's option, based on AltaLink's credit ratings for its senior secured long-term debt securities. In addition, AltaLink has a C$75 million secured revolving term credit facility expiring in December 2027 with a recurring one-year extension option subject to lender consent. The credit facility, which may be used for general corporate purposes and letters of credit, has a variable interest rate based on the Canadian bank prime lending rate, U.S. base rate, or a spread above the Bankers' Acceptance rate, at AltaLink's option, based on AltaLink's credit ratings for its senior secured long-term debt securities.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, AltaLink had $89 million and $108 million outstanding under these facilities at a weighted average interest rate of 4.59% and 0.35%, respectively. The credit facilities require the ratio of consolidated indebtedness to total capitalization not exceed 0.75 to 1.0 measured as of the last day of each quarter.

AltaLink Investments, L.P. has a C$300 million unsecured revolving term credit facility expiring in December 2026 with a recurring one-year extension option subject to lender consent. The credit facility, which may be used for general corporate purposes and letters of credit to a maximum of C$10 million, has a variable interest rate based on the Canadian bank prime lending rate, U.S. base rate, or a spread above the Bankers' Acceptance rate, at AltaLink Investments, L.P.'s option, based on AltaLink Investments, L.P.'s credit ratings for its senior unsecured long-term debt securities. 

AltaLink Investments, L.P. also has a C$200 million revolving term credit facility expiring in April 2023 with a recurring one-year extension option subject to lender consent. The credit facility, which may be used for general corporate purposes and letters of credit to a maximum of C$10 million, has a variable interest rate based on the Canadian bank prime lending rate, U.S. base rate, or a spread above the Bankers' Acceptance rate, at AltaLink Investments, L.P.'s option, based on AltaLink Investments, L.P.'s credit ratings for its senior unsecured long-term debt securities. On an annual basis, with the consent of the lenders, AltaLink Investments, L.P. can request that the maturity date of the credit facility be extended for a further 365 days.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, AltaLink Investments, L.P. had $108 million and $137 million outstanding under this facility at a weighted average interest rate of 5.71% and 1.46%, respectively. The credit facilities require the ratio of consolidated total debt to capitalization not exceed 0.8 to 1.0 and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization to interest expense for the four fiscal quarters ended not be less than 2.25 to 1.0 measured as of the last day of each quarter.

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HomeServices

HomeServices has an $700 million unsecured credit facility expiring in September 2026. The credit facility, which is for general corporate purposes and provides for the issuance of letters of credit, has a variable interest rate based on the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") or a base rate, at HomeServices' option, plus a spread that varies based on HomeServices' total net leverage ratio as of the last day of each quarter. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, HomeServices had $115 million and $250 million, respectively, outstanding under its credit facility with a weighted average interest rate of 5.17% and 0.95%, respectively.

Through its subsidiaries, HomeServices maintains mortgage lines of credit totaling $2.2 billion and $2.6 billion as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, used for mortgage banking activities that expire beginning in March 2023 through September 2023. The mortgage lines of credit have variable rates based on the Bloomberg Short-term Bank Yield Index or SOFR, plus a spread. Collateral for these credit facilities is comprised of residential property being financed and is equal to the loans funded with the facilities. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, HomeServices had $442 million and $1.2 billion, respectively, outstanding under these mortgage lines of credit at a weighted average interest rate of 6.09% and 1.91%, respectively.

BHE Renewables Letters of Credit

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, certain renewable projects collectively have letters of credit outstanding of $309 million and $311 million, respectively, primarily in support of the power purchase agreements and large generator interconnection agreements associated with the projects.

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(10)    BHE Debt

Senior Debt

BHE senior debt represents unsecured senior obligations of BHE that are redeemable in whole or in part at any time generally with make whole premiums. BHE senior debt consists of the following, including fair value adjustments and unamortized premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs, as of December 31 (in millions):
Par Value20222021
2.80% Senior Notes, due 2023
$400 $400 $398 
3.75% Senior Notes, due 2023
500 500 499 
3.50% Senior Notes, due 2025
400 398 398 
4.05% Senior Notes, due 2025
1,250 1,245 1,246 
3.25% Senior Notes, due 2028
600 594 594 
8.48% Senior Notes, due 2028
256 266 260 
3.70% Senior Notes, due 2030
1,100 1,095 1,096 
1.65% Senior Notes, due 2031
500 497 497 
6.125% Senior Bonds, due 2036
1,670 1,661 1,661 
5.95% Senior Bonds, due 2037
550 548 548 
6.50% Senior Bonds, due 2037
225 223 223 
5.15% Senior Notes, due 2043
750 740 740 
4.50% Senior Notes, due 2045
750 738 738 
3.80% Senior Notes, due 2048
750 738 738 
4.45% Senior Notes, due 2049
1,000 990 990 
4.25% Senior Notes, due 2050
900 889 889 
2.85% Senior Notes, due 2051
1,500 1,487 1,488 
4.60% Senior Notes, due 2053
1,000 987 — 
Total BHE Senior Debt$14,101 $13,996 $13,003 
Reflected as:
Current liabilities$900 $— 
Noncurrent liabilities13,096 13,003 
Total BHE Senior Debt$13,996 $13,003 

Junior Subordinated Debentures

BHE junior subordinated debentures consists of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
Par Value20222021
5.00% Junior subordinated debentures, due 2057
100 100 100 
Total BHE junior subordinated debentures - noncurrent
$100 $100 $100 

The junior subordinated debentures are held by a minority shareholder and are redeemable at BHE's option at any time from and after June 15, 2037, at par plus accrued and unpaid interest. Interest expense to the minority shareholder was $5 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020.

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(11)    Subsidiary Debt

BHE's direct and indirect subsidiaries are organized as legal entities separate and apart from BHE and its other subsidiaries. Pursuant to separate financing agreements, substantially all of PacifiCorp's electric utility properties; the equity interest of MidAmerican Funding's subsidiary; MidAmerican Energy's electric utility properties in the state of Iowa; substantially all of Nevada Power's and Sierra Pacific's properties in the state of Nevada; AltaLink's transmission properties; and substantially all of the assets of the subsidiaries of BHE Renewables that are direct or indirect owners of wind and solar generation projects are pledged or encumbered to support or otherwise provide the security for their related subsidiary debt. It should not be assumed that the assets of any subsidiary will be available to satisfy BHE's obligations or the obligations of its other subsidiaries. However, unrestricted cash or other assets which are available for distribution may, subject to applicable law, regulatory commitments and the terms of financing and ring-fencing arrangements for such parties, be advanced, loaned, paid as dividends or otherwise distributed or contributed to BHE or affiliates thereof. The long-term debt of BHE's subsidiaries may include provisions that allow BHE's subsidiaries to redeem such debt in whole or in part at any time. These provisions generally include make-whole premiums.

Distributions at these separate legal entities are limited by various covenants including, among others, leverage ratios, interest coverage ratios and debt service coverage ratios. As of December 31, 2022, all subsidiaries were in compliance with their long-term debt covenants.

Long-term debt of subsidiaries consists of the following, including fair value adjustments and unamortized premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs, as of December 31 (in millions):
Par Value20222021
PacifiCorp$9,742 $9,666 $8,730 
MidAmerican Funding8,057 7,954 7,946 
NV Energy4,386 4,354 3,675 
Northern Powergrid3,085 3,054 3,287 
BHE Pipeline Group5,518 5,849 5,924 
BHE Transmission3,509 3,495 3,906 
BHE Renewables3,064 3,027 3,043 
HomeServices140 140 148 
Total subsidiary debt$37,501 $37,539 $36,659 
Reflected as:
Current liabilities$2,301 $1,265 
Noncurrent liabilities35,238 35,394 
Total subsidiary debt$37,539 $36,659 

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PacifiCorp

PacifiCorp's long-term debt consists of the following, including unamortized premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs as of December 31 (dollars in millions):
Par Value20222021
First mortgage bonds:
2.95% to 8.23%, due through 2026
$1,224 $1,223 $1,377 
2.70% to 7.70%, due 2029 to 2031
1,100 1,095 1,094 
5.25% to 6.25%, due 2034 to 2037
2,050 2,042 2,042 
4.10% to 6.35%, due 2038 to 2042
1,250 1,239 1,238 
2.90% to 5.35%, due 2049 to 2053
3,900 3,849 2,761 
Variable-rate series, tax-exempt bond obligations (2022-3.75% to 4.10%; 2021-0.12% to 0.14%):
Due 2025
25 25 25 
Due 2024 to 2025(1)
193 193 193 
Total PacifiCorp$9,742 $9,666 $8,730 

(1)Secured by pledged first mortgage bonds registered to and held by the tax-exempt bond trustee generally with the same interest rates, maturity dates and redemption provisions as the tax-exempt bond obligations.

The issuance of PacifiCorp's first mortgage bonds is limited by available property, earnings tests and other provisions of PacifiCorp's mortgage. Approximately $33 billion of PacifiCorp's eligible property (based on original cost) was subject to the lien of the mortgage as of December 31, 2022.

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MidAmerican Funding

MidAmerican Funding's long-term debt consists of the following, including fair value adjustments and unamortized premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs, as of December 31 (dollars in millions):
Par Value20222021
MidAmerican Funding:
6.927% Senior Bonds, due 2029
$239 $240 $240 
Fair value adjustment— (15)(15)
MidAmerican Funding, net of fair value adjustments239 225 225 
MidAmerican Energy:
First Mortgage Bonds:
3.70%, due 2023
250 250 250 
3.50%, due 2024
500 500 501 
3.10%, due 2027
375 374 373 
3.65%, due 2029
850 859 860 
4.80%, due 2043
350 347 346 
4.40%, due 2044
400 395 395 
4.25%, due 2046
450 446 446 
3.95%, due 2047
475 471 470 
3.65%, due 2048
700 689 689 
4.25%, due 2049
900 875 874 
3.15%, due 2050
600 592 592 
2.70%, due 2052
500 492 492 
Notes:
6.75% Series, due 2031
400 397 397 
5.75% Series, due 2035
300 298 298 
5.80% Series, due 2036
350 348 348 
Transmission upgrade obligation, 3.20% to 7.81%, due 2036 to 2042
48 27 22 
Tax-exempt bond obligations -
Variable-rate tax-exempt bond obligation series: (weighted average interest rate - 2022-3.83%, 2021-0.13%), due 2023-2047
370 369 368 
Total MidAmerican Energy7,818 7,729 7,721 
Total MidAmerican Funding$8,057 $7,954 $7,946 

Pursuant to MidAmerican Energy's mortgage dated September 9, 2013, MidAmerican Energy's first mortgage bonds, currently and from time to time outstanding, are secured by a first mortgage lien on substantially all of its electric generating, transmission and distribution property within the state of Iowa, subject to certain exceptions and permitted encumbrances. Approximately $24 billion of MidAmerican Energy's eligible property, based on original cost, was subject to the lien of the mortgage as of December 31, 2022. Additionally, MidAmerican Energy's senior notes outstanding are equally and ratably secured with the first mortgage bonds as required by the indentures under which the senior notes were issued.

MidAmerican Energy's variable-rate tax-exempt obligations bear interest at rates that are periodically established through remarketing of the bonds in the short-term tax-exempt market. MidAmerican Energy, at its option, may change the mode of interest calculation for these bonds by selecting from among several floating or fixed rate alternatives. The interest rates shown in the table above are the weighted average interest rates as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. MidAmerican Energy maintains revolving credit facility agreements to provide liquidity for holders of these issues. Additionally, MidAmerican Energy's obligations associated with $180 million of the variable rate, tax-exempt bond obligations are secured by an equal amount of first mortgage bonds pursuant to MidAmerican Energy's mortgage dated September 9, 2013, as supplemented and amended.

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NV Energy

NV Energy's long-term debt consists of the following, including fair value adjustments and unamortized premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs, as of December 31 (dollars in millions):
Par Value20222021
Nevada Power:
General and refunding mortgage securities:
3.700% Series CC, due 2029
$500 $497 $497 
2.400% Series DD, due 2030
425 422 422 
6.650% Series N, due 2036
367 360 359 
6.750% Series R, due 2037
349 346 346 
5.375% Series X, due 2040
250 248 248 
5.450% Series Y, due 2041
250 239 239 
3.125% Series EE, due 2050
300 298 297 
5.900% Series GG, due 2053
400 394 — 
Tax-exempt refunding revenue bond obligations:
Fixed-rate series:
1.875% Pollution Control Bonds Series 2017A, due 2032(1)
40 39 39 
1.650% Pollution Control Bonds Series 2017, due 2036(1)
40 39 39 
1.650% Pollution Control Bonds Series 2017B, due 2039(1)
13 13 13 
Variable-rate 4.821% Term Loan, due 2024(2)
300 300 — 
Total Nevada Power3,234 3,195 2,499 
Fair value adjustments — 10 11
Total Nevada Power, net of fair value adjustments3,234 3,205 2,510 
Sierra Pacific:
General and refunding mortgage securities:
3.375% Series T, due 2023
250 249 249 
2.600% Series U, due 2026
400 397 397 
6.750% Series P, due 2037
252 254 253 
 4.710% Series W, due 2052
250 248 — 
Tax-exempt refunding revenue bond obligations:
Fixed-rate series:
1.850% Pollution Control Series 2016B, due 2029
— — 30 
3.000% Gas and Water Series 2016B, due 2036
— — 60 
0.625% Water Facilities Series 2016C, due 2036
— — 30 
2.050% Water Facilities Series 2016D, due 2036
— — 25 
2.050% Water Facilities Series 2016E, due 2036
— — 25 
2.050% Water Facilities Series 2016F, due 2036
— — 75 
1.850% Water Facilities Series 2016G, due 2036
— — 20 
Total Sierra Pacific1,152 1,148 1,164 
Fair value adjustments— 
Total Sierra Pacific, net of fair value adjustment1,152 1,149 1,165 
Total NV Energy$4,386 $4,354 $3,675 

(1)    Subject to mandatory purchase by Nevada Power in March 2023 at which date the interest rate may be adjusted.
(2)    Amounts borrowed under the facility bear interest at variable rates based on SOFR or a base rate, at Nevada Power's option, plus a pricing margin.

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The issuance of General and Refunding Mortgage Securities by the Nevada Utilities are subject to PUCN approval and are limited by available property and other provisions of the mortgage indentures for each of Nevada Power and Sierra Pacific. As of December 31, 2022, approximately $9.8 billion of Nevada Power's and $4.9 billion of Sierra Pacific's (based on original cost) property was subject to the liens of the mortgages.

Northern Powergrid

Northern Powergrid and its subsidiaries' long-term debt consists of the following, including fair value adjustments and unamortized premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs, as of December 31 (dollars in millions):
Par Value(1)
20222021
4.133% European Investment Bank loans, due 2022
$— $— $204 
7.25% Bonds, due 2022
— — 269 
2.50% Bonds, due 2025
182 181 202 
2.073% European Investment Bank loan, due 2025
60 62 69 
2.564% European Investment Bank loans, due 2027
302 301 337 
7.25% Bonds, due 2028
224 227 254 
4.375% Bonds, due 2032
182 179 200 
5.125% Bonds, due 2035
242 240 268 
5.125% Bonds, due 2035
182 180 201 
2.750% Bonds, due 2049
182 178 200 
3.250% Bonds, due 2052
423 419 — 
2.250% Bonds, due 2059
363 355 398 
1.875% Bonds, due 2062
363 356 398 
Variable-rate loan, due 2025(2)
163 164 — 
Variable-rate loan, due 2026(3)
217 212 287 
Total Northern Powergrid$3,085 $3,054 $3,287 

(1)The par values for these debt instruments are denominated in sterling.
(2)Amortizes quarterly and the loan is 70% floating and 30% fixed. The Company has entered into an interest rate swap that fixes the interest rate on 100% of the floating rate portion. The variable interest rate as of December 31, 2022, was 5.20% (including 2.00% margin) and the average fixed interest rate was 3.09% (including 2.00% margin).

(3)Amortizes semiannually and the Company has entered into an interest rate swap that fixes the interest rate on 80% of the outstanding debt. The variable interest rate as of December 31, 2022 was 4.98% (including 1.55% margin) and the fixed interest rate was 2.45% (including 1.55% margin), resulting in a blended rate of 2.95%.

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BHE Pipeline Group

BHE Pipeline Group's long-term debt consists of the following, including fair value adjustments and unamortized premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs, as of December 31 (dollars in millions):
Par Value20222021
Eastern Energy Gas:
2.875% Senior Notes, due 2023
$250 $250 $250 
3.55% Senior Notes, due 2023
400 399 399 
2.50% Senior Notes, due 2024
600 598 597 
3.60% Senior Notes, due 2024
339 338 338 
3.32% Senior Notes, due 2026 (€250)(1)
268 267 283 
3.00% Senior Notes, due 2029
174 173 173 
3.80% Senior Notes, due 2031
150 150 150 
4.80% Senior Notes, due 2043
54 53 53 
4.60% Senior Notes, due 2044
56 56 56 
3.90% Senior Notes, due 2049
27 26 26 
EGTS:
3.60% Senior Notes, due 2024
111 110 110 
3.00% Senior Notes, due 2029
426 422 422 
4.80% Senior Notes, due 2043
346 342 341 
4.60% Senior Notes, due 2044
444 437 437 
3.90% Senior Notes, due 2049
273 271 271 
Total Eastern Energy Gas3,918 3,892 3,906 
Fair value adjustments— 368 430 
Total Eastern Energy Gas, net of fair value adjustments3,918 4,260 4,336 
Northern Natural Gas:
5.80% Senior Bonds, due 2037
150 149 149 
4.10% Senior Bonds, due 2042
250 248 248 
4.30% Senior Bonds, due 2049
650 652 651 
3.40% Senior Bonds, due 2051
550 540 540 
Total Northern Natural Gas1,600 1,589 1,588 
Total BHE Pipeline Group$5,518 $5,849 $5,924 

(1)    The senior notes are denominated in Euros with an outstanding principal balance of €250 million and a fixed interest rate of 1.45%. Eastern Energy Gas has entered into cross currency swaps that fix USD payments for 100% of the notes. The fixed USD outstanding principal when combined with the swaps is $280 million, with fixed interest rates at both December 31, 2022 and 2021 that averaged 3.32%.
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BHE Transmission

BHE Transmission's long-term debt consists of the following, including fair value adjustments and unamortized premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs, as of December 31 (dollars in millions):
Par Value(1)
20222021
AltaLink Investments, L.P.:
Series 15-1 Senior Bonds, 2.244%, due 2022
$— $— $158 
Total AltaLink Investments, L.P.— — 158 
AltaLink, L.P.:
Series 2012-2 Notes, 2.978%, due 2022
— — 218 
Series 2013-4 Notes, 3.668%, due 2023
369 369 395 
Series 2014-1 Notes, 3.399%, due 2024
258 258 277 
Series 2016-1 Notes, 2.747%, due 2026
258 258 276 
Series 2020-1 Notes, 1.509%, due 2030
166 165 177 
Series 2022-1 Notes, 4.692%, due 2032
203 202 — 
Series 2006-1 Notes, 5.249%, due 2036
111 111 118 
Series 2010-1 Notes, 5.381%, due 2040
92 92 99 
Series 2010-2 Notes, 4.872%, due 2040
111 110 118 
Series 2011-1 Notes, 4.462%, due 2041
203 202 217 
Series 2012-1 Notes, 3.990%, due 2042
387 383 410 
Series 2013-3 Notes, 4.922%, due 2043
258 258 276 
Series 2014-3 Notes, 4.054%, due 2044
218 216 232 
Series 2015-1 Notes, 4.090%, due 2045
258 257 275 
Series 2016-2 Notes, 3.717%, due 2046
332 330 354 
Series 2013-1 Notes, 4.446%, due 2053
184 184 197 
Series 2014-2 Notes, 4.274%, due 2064
96 95 103 
Total AltaLink, L.P.3,504 3,490 3,742 
Other:
Construction Loan, 5.620%, due 2024
Total BHE Transmission$3,509 $3,495 $3,906 

(1)The par values for these debt instruments are denominated in Canadian dollars.

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BHE Renewables

BHE Renewables' long-term debt consists of the following, including unamortized premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs, as of December 31 (dollars in millions):
Par Value20222021
Fixed-rate(1):
Bishop Hill Holdings Senior Notes, 5.125%, due 2032
$57 $56 $62 
Solar Star Funding Senior Notes, 3.950%, due 2035
244 242 256 
Solar Star Funding Senior Notes, 5.375%, due 2035
787 781 819 
Grande Prairie Wind Senior Notes, 3.860%, due 2037
269 267 297 
Topaz Solar Farms Senior Notes, 5.750%, due 2039
573 568 600 
Topaz Solar Farms Senior Notes, 4.875%, due 2039
162 160 170 
Alamo 6 Senior Notes, 4.170%, due 2042
190 188 197 
Other— — 
Variable-rate(1):
TX Jumbo Road Term Loan, due 2025(2)
97 96 117 
Marshall Wind Term Loan, due 2026(2)
57 56 63 
Flat Top Wind I Term Loan, due 2028(2)
102 99 113 
Mariah Del Norte Term Loan, due 2028(2)
56 54 — 
Mariah Del Norte Term Loan, due 2032(2)
142 138 — 
Pinyon Pines I and II Term Loans, due 2034(2)
328 322 344 
Total BHE Renewables$3,064 $3,027 $3,043 

(1)Amortizes quarterly or semiannually.
(2)The term loans have variable interest rates based on LIBOR or SOFR plus a margin that varies during the terms of the agreements. The Company has entered into interest rate swaps that fix the interest rate on 100% of the TX Jumbo Road, Marshall Wind and Pinyon Pines outstanding debt. The fixed interest rates as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 ranged from 3.23% to 3.88%. The variable interest rate on the Flat Top Wind I and Mariah Del Norte outstanding debt was 9.82% as of December 31, 2022.

HomeServices

HomeServices' long-term debt consists of the following, including unamortized premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs, as of December 31 (dollars in millions):
Par Value20222021
Variable-rate:
Variable-rate term loan (2022 - 5.242%, 2021 - 0.950%), due 2026(1)
$140 $140 $148 

(1)Term loan amortizes quarterly and variable-rate resets monthly.

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Annual Repayments of Long-Term Debt

The annual repayments of BHE and subsidiary debt for the years beginning January 1, 2023 and thereafter, excluding fair value adjustments and unamortized premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs, are as follows (in millions):
2028 and
20232024202520262027ThereafterTotal
BHE senior notes$900 $— $1,650 $— $— $11,551 $14,101 
BHE junior subordinated debentures— — — — — 100 100 
PacifiCorp449 591 302 100 — 8,300 9,742 
MidAmerican Funding317 538 15 378 6,806 8,057 
NV Energy250 300 — 400 — 3,436 4,386 
Northern Powergrid56 57 435 75 302 2,160 3,085 
BHE Pipeline Group650 1,050 — 268 — 3,550 5,518 
BHE Transmission368 263 — 258 — 2,620 3,509 
BHE Renewables203 210 241 218 235 1,957 3,064 
HomeServices15 108 — — 140 
Totals $3,201 $3,018 $2,658 $1,430 $915 $40,480 $51,702 

(12)    Income Taxes

The Company's provision for income taxes has been computed on a stand-alone basis. Berkshire Hathaway includes the Company in its consolidated U.S. federal and Iowa state income tax returns and the majority of the Company's U.S. federal income tax is remitted to or received from Berkshire Hathaway. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had a current income tax payable to Berkshire Hathaway for federal income tax of $113 million. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had a current income tax receivable from Berkshire Hathaway for federal income tax of $324 million and a long-term income tax receivable from Berkshire Hathaway, reflected as a component of BHE's shareholders' equity, of $744 million for Iowa state income tax. Additionally, for the year ended December 31, 2021 the Company generated $100 million of Iowa state net operating losses which were carried forward and increased the long-term income tax receivable from Berkshire Hathaway. In July 2022, the Company amended its tax allocation agreement with Berkshire Hathaway, which changed how state tax attributes will be settled with respect to state income tax returns that Berkshire Hathaway includes the Company. As a result, the Company no longer expects to receive the cash benefits from the state of Iowa net operating loss carryforward previously recorded as a long-term income tax receivable from Berkshire Hathaway as a component of BHE's shareholders' equity, and recognized a noncash distribution of $744 million to retained earnings.

Income tax (benefit) expense consists of the following for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
202220212020
Current:
Federal$(1,463)$(1,701)$(1,537)
State(65)(177)(121)
Foreign79 100 86 
(1,449)(1,778)(1,572)
Deferred:
Federal(408)1,037 1,438 
State(49)(476)424 
Foreign(5)89 21 
(462)650 1,883 
Investment tax credits(5)(4)(3)
Total$(1,916)$(1,132)$308 

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A reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to the effective income tax rate applicable to income before income tax (benefit) expense is as follows for the years ended December 31:
202220212020
Federal statutory income tax rate21 %21 %21 %
Income tax credits(124)(27)(16)
Effects of ratemaking(16)(4)(3)
State income tax, net of federal income tax benefit(6)(10)
Non-controlling interest(6)(2)— 
Income tax effect of foreign income(4)— 
Equity loss(3)(1)— 
Other, net(1)
Effective income tax rate(136)%(21)%%

Income tax credits relate primarily to production tax credits ("PTC") from wind- and solar-powered generating facilities owned by MidAmerican Energy, PacifiCorp and BHE Renewables. Federal renewable electricity PTCs are earned as energy from qualifying wind- and solar-powered generating facilities is produced and sold and are based on a per-kilowatt hour rate pursuant to the applicable federal income tax law. Wind- and solar-powered generating facilities are eligible for the credits for 10 years from the date the qualifying generating facilities are placed in-service. PTCs recognized for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 totaled $1.7 billion, $1.4 billion, and $1.2 billion, respectively.

Income tax effect on foreign income includes, among other items, a deferred income tax charge of $105 million in 2021, related to the United Kingdom's corporate income tax rate. The United Kingdom's rate is scheduled to increase from 19% to 25%, effective April 1, 2023, through legislation enacted in June 2021. The United Kingdom's rate was scheduled to decrease from 19% to 17% effective April 1, 2020; however, the rate was maintained at 19% through amended legislation enacted in July 2020.

The net deferred income tax liability consists of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Deferred income tax assets:
Regulatory liabilities$1,323 $1,349 
Federal, state and foreign carryforwards812 820 
AROs283 304 
Other741 686 
Total deferred income tax assets3,159 3,159 
Valuation allowances(187)(164)
Total deferred income tax assets, net2,972 2,995 
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Property-related items(12,244)(11,814)
Investments(1,998)(2,877)
Regulatory assets(898)(764)
Other(510)(478)
Total deferred income tax liabilities(15,650)(15,933)
Net deferred income tax liability$(12,678)$(12,938)

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The following table provides, without regard to valuation allowances, the Company's net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards and expiration dates as of December 31, 2022 (in millions):
FederalStateForeignTotal
Net operating loss carryforwards(1)
$192 $9,653 $725 $10,570 
Deferred income taxes on net operating loss carryforwards41 562 166 769 
Expiration dates
2023 - indefinite
2023 - indefinite
2028 - 2042
Tax credits$15 $28 $— $43 
Expiration dates
2023 - 2034
2023 - indefinite

(1)The federal net operating loss carryforwards relate principally to net operating loss carryforwards of subsidiaries that are tax residents in both the U.S. and the United Kingdom. The federal net operating loss carryforwards were generated prior to Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s ownership and began to expire in 2022.

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has closed or effectively settled its examination of the Company's income tax returns through December 31, 2013. The statute of limitations for the Company's income tax returns have expired for certain states through December 31, 2011, and for other states through December 31, 2018, except for the impact of any federal audit adjustments. The closure of examinations, or the expiration of the statute of limitations, for state filings may not preclude the state from adjusting the state net operating loss carryforward utilized in a year for which the statute of limitations is not closed.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the Company's net unrecognized tax benefits is as follows for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Beginning balance$97 $153 
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year15 24 
Additions for tax positions of prior years— 13 
Reductions based on tax positions related to the current year(12)(19)
Reductions for tax positions of prior years(23)(83)
Settlements— (1)
Interest and penalties(9)10 
Ending balance$68 $97 

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had unrecognized tax benefits totaling $79 million and $100 million, respectively, that if recognized, would have an impact on the effective tax rate. The remaining unrecognized tax benefits relate to tax positions for which ultimate deductibility is highly certain but for which there is uncertainty as to the timing of such deductibility. Recognition of these tax benefits, other than applicable interest and penalties, would not affect the Company's effective income tax rate.

(13)    Employee Benefit Plans

Defined Benefit Plans

Domestic Operations

PacifiCorp, MidAmerican Energy and NV Energy sponsor defined benefit pension plans that cover a majority of all employees of BHE and its domestic energy subsidiaries. These pension plans include noncontributory defined benefit pension plans, supplemental executive retirement plans ("SERP") and restoration plans. PacifiCorp, MidAmerican Energy and NV Energy also provide certain postretirement healthcare and life insurance benefits through various plans to eligible retirees.

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Net Periodic Benefit Cost

For purposes of calculating the expected return on plan assets, a market-related value is used. The market-related value of plan assets is generally calculated by spreading the difference between expected and actual investment returns over a five-year period beginning after the first year in which they occur.

Net periodic benefit cost (credit) for the plans included the following components for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
PensionOther Postretirement
202220212020202220212020
Service cost$22 $30 $17 $11 $12 $
Interest cost83 78 93 20 19 21 
Expected return on plan assets(108)(134)(140)(29)(22)(34)
Curtailment(10)— — — — — 
Settlement17 — — — — 
Net amortization19 25 32 (1)(3)(4)
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)$23 $$$$$(10)

Funded Status

The following table is a reconciliation of the fair value of plan assets for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
PensionOther Postretirement
2022202120222021
Plan assets at fair value, beginning of year$2,795 $2,824 $769 $744 
Employer contributions14 13 14 
Participant contributions— — 
Actual return on plan assets(491)234 (122)53 
Settlement(164)(134)— — 
Benefits paid (141)(142)(49)(51)
Plan assets at fair value, end of year$2,013 $2,795 $614 $769 

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The following table is a reconciliation of the benefit obligations for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
PensionOther Postretirement
2022202120222021
Benefit obligation, beginning of year$2,777 $3,077 $714 $758 
Service cost22 30 11 12 
Interest cost83 78 20 19 
Participant contributions— — 
Actuarial (gain) loss(524)(132)(155)(35)
Amendment(3)— 20 
Curtailment(10)— — — 
Settlement(164)(134)— — 
Benefits paid(141)(142)(49)(51)
Benefit obligation, end of year$2,040 $2,777 $569 $714 
Accumulated benefit obligation, end of year$2,003 $2,713 

The funded status of the plans and the amounts recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31 are as follows (in millions):
PensionOther Postretirement
2022202120222021
Plan assets at fair value, end of year$2,013 $2,795 $614 $769 
Benefit obligation, end of year2,040 2,777 569 714 
Funded status$(27)$18 $45 $55 
Amounts recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Other assets$125 $204 $52 $60 
Other current liabilities(13)(13)— — 
Other long-term liabilities(139)(173)(7)(5)
Amounts recognized$(27)$18 $45 $55 

The SERPs and restoration plan have no plan assets; however, the Company has Rabbi trusts that hold corporate-owned life insurance and other investments to provide funding for the future cash requirements of the SERPs and restoration plan. The cash surrender value of all of the policies included in the Rabbi trusts, net of amounts borrowed against the cash surrender value, plus the fair market value of other Rabbi trust investments, was $300 million and $343 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. These assets are not included in the plan assets in the above table, but are reflected in noncurrent investments and restricted cash and investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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The fair value of plan assets, projected benefit obligation and accumulated benefit obligation for (1) pension and other postretirement benefit plans with a projected benefit obligation in excess of the fair value of plan assets and (2) pension plans with an accumulated benefit obligation in excess of the fair value of plan assets as of December 31 are as follows (in millions):
PensionOther Postretirement
2022202120222021
Fair value of plan assets$490 $— $240 $137 
Projected benefit obligation$643 $186 $247 $142 
Fair value of plan assets$— $— 
Accumulated benefit obligation$142 $185 

Unrecognized Amounts

The portion of the funded status of the plans not yet recognized in net periodic benefit cost as of December 31 is as follows (in millions):
PensionOther Postretirement
2022202120222021
Net loss (gain)$365 $343 $(38)$(34)
Prior service (credit) cost(4)(1)21 (1)
Regulatory deferrals29 11 
Total$390 $353 $(16)$(33)

A reconciliation of the amounts not yet recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 is as follows (in millions):
Accumulated
Other
RegulatoryRegulatoryComprehensive
AssetLiabilityLossTotal
Pension
Balance, December 31, 2020$600 $(20)$33 $613 
Net gain arising during the year(177)(44)(10)(231)
Settlement(9)— (4)
Net amortization(24)— (1)(25)
Total(210)(39)(11)(260)
Balance, December 31, 2021390 (59)22 353 
Net loss (gain) arising during the year58 38 (20)76 
Net prior service credit arising during the year— (3)— (3)
Settlement(13)(4)— (17)
Net amortization(17)— (2)(19)
Total28 31 (22)37 
Balance, December 31, 2022$418 $(28)$— $390 

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Accumulated
Other
RegulatoryRegulatoryComprehensive
AssetLiabilityLossTotal
Other Postretirement
Balance, December 31, 2020$47 $(23)$$28 
Net gain arising during the year(40)(22)(3)(65)
Net prior service cost arising during the year— — 
Net amortization— — 
Total(36)(22)(3)(61)
Balance, December 31, 202111 (45)(33)
Net loss (gain) arising during the year20 (20)(4)(4)
Net prior service cost arising during the year11 20 
Net amortization(2)— 
Total34 (14)(3)17 
Balance, December 31, 2022$45 $(59)$(2)$(16)

Plan Assumptions

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations and net periodic benefit cost were as follows:

PensionOther Postretirement
202220212020202220212020
Benefit obligations as of December 31:
Discount rate5.65 %2.98 %2.60 %4.54 %2.95 %2.59 %
Rate of compensation increase3.00 %2.75 %2.75 %N/AN/AN/A
Interest crediting rates for cash balance plan
2020N/AN/A2.44 %N/AN/AN/A
2021N/A2.45 %2.25 %N/AN/AN/A
20223.25 %2.56 %2.25 %N/AN/AN/A
20234.25 %2.56 %2.65 %N/AN/AN/A
20244.25 %2.83 %2.65 %N/AN/AN/A
2025 and beyond
3.65 %2.83 %2.65 %N/AN/AN/A
Net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31:
Discount rate2.98 %2.60 %3.32 %2.95 %2.59 %3.24 %
Expected return on plan assets4.30 %5.39 %5.94 %4.20 %3.35 %5.42 %
Rate of compensation increase2.75 %2.75 %2.75 %N/AN/AN/A
Interest crediting rate for cash balance plan3.25 %2.45 %2.44 %N/AN/AN/A

In establishing its assumption as to the expected return on plan assets, the Company utilizes the asset allocation and return assumptions for each asset class based on historical performance and forward-looking views of the financial markets.
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20222021
Assumed healthcare cost trend rates as of December 31:
Healthcare cost trend rate assumed for next year6.50 %6.00 %
Rate that the cost trend rate gradually declines to 5.00 %5.00 %
Year that the rate reaches the rate it is assumed to remain at20282025

Contributions and Benefit Payments

Employer contributions to the pension and other postretirement benefit plans are expected to be $13 million and $7 million, respectively, during 2023. Funding to the established pension trusts is based upon the actuarially determined costs of the plans and the requirements of the IRC, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Pension Protection Act of 2006, as amended. The Company considers contributing additional amounts from time to time in order to achieve certain funding levels specified under the Pension Protection Act of 2006, as amended. The Company evaluates a variety of factors, including funded status, income tax laws and regulatory requirements, in determining contributions to its other postretirement benefit plans.

The expected benefit payments to participants in the Company's pension and other postretirement benefit plans for 2023 through 2027 and for the five years thereafter are summarized below (in millions):
Projected Benefit
Payments
Other
PensionPostretirement
2023$192 $53 
2024184 53 
2025180 53 
2026177 52 
2027172 52 
2028-2032782 235 

Plan Assets

Investment Policy and Asset Allocations

The Company's investment policy for its pension and other postretirement benefit plans is to balance risk and return through a diversified portfolio of debt securities, equity securities and other alternative investments. Maturities for debt securities are managed to targets consistent with prudent risk tolerances. The plans retain outside investment consultants to advise on plan investments within the parameters outlined by the Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company Investment Committee. The investment portfolio is managed in line with the investment policy with sufficient liquidity to meet near-term benefit payments.

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The target allocations (percentage of plan assets) for the Company's pension and other postretirement benefit plan assets are as follows as of December 31, 2022:
Other
PensionPostretirement
%%
PacifiCorp:
Debt securities(1)
73
77
Equity securities(1)
22
23
Limited partnership interests
5
0
MidAmerican Energy:
Debt securities(1)
40-70
20-40
Equity securities(1)
35-60
60-80
Other
0-15
0-5
NV Energy:
Debt securities(1)
65-80
68-89
Equity securities(1)
20-35
11-32

(1)For purposes of target allocation percentages and consistent with the plans' investment policy, investment funds are allocated based on the underlying investments in debt and equity securities.

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Fair Value Measurements

The following table presents the fair value of plan assets, by major category, for the Company's defined benefit pension plans (in millions):
Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements(1)
Level 1Level 2Total
As of December 31, 2022:
Cash equivalents$— $51 $51 
Debt securities:
U.S. government obligations109 — 109 
Corporate obligations— 613 613 
Municipal obligations— 43 43 
Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations— 81 81 
Equity securities:
U.S. companies198 — 198 
International companies— 
Total assets in the fair value hierarchy$308 $788 1,096 
Investment funds(2) measured at net asset value
885 
Limited partnership interests(3) measured at net asset value
32 
Total assets measured at fair value$2,013 
As of December 31, 2021:
Cash equivalents$— $64 $64 
Debt securities:
U.S. government obligations142 — 142 
Corporate obligations— 912 912 
Municipal obligations— 66 66 
Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations— 93 93 
Equity securities:
U.S. companies135 — 135 
Total assets in the fair value hierarchy$277 $1,135 1,412 
Investment funds(2) measured at net asset value
1,349 
Limited partnership interests(3) measured at net asset value
34 
Total assets measured at fair value$2,795 

(1)Refer to Note 15 for additional discussion regarding the three levels of the fair value hierarchy.
(2)Investment funds are comprised of mutual funds and collective trust funds. These funds consist of equity and debt securities of approximately 53% and 47%, respectively, for 2022 and 54% and 46%, respectively, for 2021. Additionally, these funds are invested in U.S. and international securities of approximately 95% and 5%, respectively, for 2022 and 89% and 11%, respectively, for 2021.
(3)Limited partnership interests include several funds that invest primarily in real estate, buyout, growth equity and venture capital.
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The following table presents the fair value of plan assets, by major category, for the Company's defined benefit other postretirement plans (in millions):
Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements(1)
Level 1Level 2Total
As of December 31, 2022:
Cash equivalents$15 $$24 
Debt securities:
U.S. government obligations— 
Corporate obligations— 52 52 
Municipal obligations— 35 35 
Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations— 49 49 
Equity securities:
U.S. companies— 
Investment funds(2)
307 — 307 
Total assets in the fair value hierarchy$337 $145 482 
Investment funds(2) measured at net asset value
132 
Limited partnership interests(3) measured at net asset value
— 
Total assets measured at fair value$614 
As of December 31, 2021:
Cash equivalents$12 $$16 
Debt securities:
U.S. government obligations27 — 27 
Corporate obligations— 85 85 
Municipal obligations— 43 43 
Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations— 38 38 
Equity securities:
U.S. companies— 
Investment funds(2)
394 — 394 
Total assets in the fair value hierarchy$437 $170 607 
Investment funds(2) measured at net asset value
161 
Limited partnership interests(3) measured at net asset value
Total assets measured at fair value$769 

(1)Refer to Note 15 for additional discussion regarding the three levels of the fair value hierarchy.
(2)Investment funds are comprised of mutual funds and collective trust funds. These funds consist of equity and debt securities of approximately 55% and 45%, respectively, for 2022 and 55% and 45%, respectively, for 2021. Additionally, these funds are invested in U.S. and international securities of approximately 88% and 12%, respectively, for 2022 and 88% and 12%, respectively, for 2021.
(3)Limited partnership interests include several funds that invest primarily in real estate, buyout, growth equity and venture capital.

For level 1 investments, a readily observable quoted market price or net asset value of an identical security in an active market is used to record the fair value. For level 2 investments, the fair value is determined using pricing models based on observable market inputs. Shares of mutual funds not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, private equity limited partnership interests, common and commingled trust funds and investment entities are reported at fair value based on the net asset value per unit, which is used for expedience purposes. A fund's net asset value is based on the fair value of the underlying assets held by the fund less its liabilities.

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Foreign Operations

Certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of Northern Powergrid participate in the Northern Powergrid group of the United Kingdom industry-wide Electricity Supply Pension Scheme (the "UK Plan"), which provides pension and other related defined benefits, based on final pensionable pay, to the employees of Northern Powergrid. The UK Plan is closed to employees hired after July 23, 1997. Employees hired after that date are covered by a defined contribution plan sponsored by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northern Powergrid.

Net Periodic Benefit Cost

For purposes of calculating the expected return on pension plan assets, a market-related value is used. The market-related value of plan assets is calculated by including the difference between expected and actual investment returns after the first year in which they occur.

Net periodic benefit (credit) cost for the UK Plan included the following components for the years ended December 31 (in millions):

202220212020
Service cost$14 $16 $16 
Interest cost35 31 40 
Expected return on plan assets(92)(111)(101)
Settlement— 10 17 
Net amortization24 55 43 
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost$(19)$$15 
    
Funded Status

The following table is a reconciliation of the fair value of plan assets for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Plan assets at fair value, beginning of year$2,363 $2,334 
Employer contributions15 28 
Participant contributions
Actual return on plan assets(671)148 
Settlement— (51)
Benefits paid(109)(72)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes(236)(25)
Plan assets at fair value, end of year$1,363 $2,363 

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The following table is a reconciliation of the benefit obligation for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Benefit obligation, beginning of year$2,003 $2,205 
Service cost14 16 
Interest cost35 31 
Participant contributions
Actuarial gain(596)(105)
Settlement— (51)
Amendment27 — 
Benefits paid(109)(72)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes(200)(22)
Benefit obligation, end of year$1,175 $2,003 
Accumulated benefit obligation, end of year$1,060 $1,778 

The funded status of the UK Plan and the amounts recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31 are as follows (in millions):
20222021
Plan assets at fair value, end of year$1,363 $2,363 
Benefit obligation, end of year1,175 2,003 
Funded status$188 $360 
Amounts recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Other assets$188 $360 

Unrecognized Amounts

The portion of the funded status of the UK Plan not yet recognized in net periodic benefit cost as of December 31 is as follows (in millions):
20222021
Net loss$499 $400 
Prior service cost30 
Total$529 $405 

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A reconciliation of the amounts not yet recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost, which are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, for the years ended December 31 is as follows (in millions):
20222021
Balance, beginning of year$405 $618 
Net loss (gain) arising during the year167 (143)
Net prior service cost arising during the year27 — 
Settlement— (10)
Net amortization(24)(55)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes(46)(5)
Total 124 (213)
Balance, end of year$529 $405 

Plan Assumptions

Assumptions used to determine benefit obligations and net periodic benefit cost were as follows:
202220212020
Benefit obligations as of December 31:
Discount rate4.80 %1.95 %1.40 %
Rate of compensation increase3.20 %3.45 %3.05 %
Rate of future price inflation2.95 %2.95 %2.55 %
Net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31:
Discount rate1.95 %1.40 %2.10 %
Expected return on plan assets4.40 %4.85 %5.00 %
Rate of compensation increase3.45 %3.05 %3.30 %
Rate of future price inflation2.95 %2.55 %2.80 %
    
Contributions and Benefit Payments

Employer contributions to the UK Plan are expected to be £11 million during 2023. The expected benefit payments to participants in the UK Plan for 2023 through 2027 and for the five years thereafter, excluding lump sum settlement elections and using the foreign currency exchange rate as of December 31, 2022, are summarized below (in millions):
2023$67 
202469 
202570 
202672 
202774 
2028-2032398 
    
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Investment Policy and Asset Allocations

The investment policy for the UK Plan is to balance risk and return through a diversified portfolio of debt securities, equity securities, real estate and other asset classes. Maturities for debt securities are managed to targets consistent with prudent risk tolerances. The UK Plan retains outside investment advisors to manage plan investments within the parameters set by the trustees of the UK Plan in consultation with Northern Powergrid. The investment portfolio is managed in line with the investment policy with sufficient liquidity to meet near-term benefit payments. The return on assets assumption is based on a weighted-average of the expected historical performance for the types of assets in which the UK Plan invests.

The target allocations (percentage of plan assets) for the UK Plan assets are as follows as of December 31, 2022:
%
Debt securities(1)
60-70
Equity securities(1)
10-20
Real estate funds and other
15-25

(1)For purposes of target allocation percentages and consistent with the plans' investment policy, investment funds have been allocated based on the underlying investments in debt and equity securities.

Fair Value Measurements

The following table presents the fair value of the UK Plan assets, by major category (in millions):
Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements(1)
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
As of December 31, 2022:
Cash equivalents$$29 $— $30 
Debt securities:
United Kingdom government obligations711 — — 711 
Equity securities:
Investment funds(2)
— 312 — 312 
Real estate funds— — 214 214 
Total$712 $341 $214 1,267 
Investment funds(2) measured at net asset value
96 
Total assets measured at fair value$1,363 
As of December 31, 2021:
Cash equivalents$$27 $— $32 
Debt securities:
United Kingdom government obligations1,308 — — 1,308 
Equity securities:
Investment funds(2)
— 646 — 646 
Real estate funds— — 269 269 
Total$1,313 $673 $269 2,255 
Investment funds(2) measured at net asset value
108 
Total assets measured at fair value$2,363 

(1)Refer to Note 15 for additional discussion regarding the three levels of the fair value hierarchy.
(2)Investment funds are comprised of mutual funds and collective trust funds. These funds consist of equity and debt securities of approximately 25% and 75%, respectively, for 2022 and 23% and 77%, respectively, for 2021.

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The fair value of the UK Plan's assets are determined similar to the plan assets of the domestic plans as previously discussed.

The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balances of the UK Plan assets measured at fair value using significant Level 3 inputs for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
Real Estate Funds
202220212020
Beginning balance$269 $237 $243 
Actual return on plan assets still held at period end (27)35 (13)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes(28)(3)
Ending balance$214 $269 $237 

Defined Contribution Plans

The Company sponsors various defined contribution plans covering substantially all employees. The Company's contributions vary depending on the plan, but matching contributions are based on each participant's level of contribution, and certain participants receive contributions based on eligible pre-tax annual compensation. Contributions cannot exceed the maximum allowable for tax purposes. The Company's contributions to these plans were $159 million, $137 million and $127 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

(14)    Asset Retirement Obligations

The Company estimates its ARO liabilities based upon detailed engineering calculations of the amount and timing of the future cash spending for a third party to perform the required work. Spending estimates are escalated for inflation and then discounted at a credit-adjusted, risk-free rate. Changes in estimates could occur for a number of reasons, including changes in laws and regulations, plan revisions, inflation and changes in the amount and timing of the expected work.

The Company does not recognize liabilities for AROs for which the fair value cannot be reasonably estimated. Due to the indeterminate removal date, the fair value of the associated liabilities on certain generation, transmission, distribution and other assets cannot currently be estimated, and no amounts are recognized on the Consolidated Financial Statements other than those included in the cost of removal regulatory liability established via approved depreciation rates in accordance with accepted regulatory practices. These accruals totaled $2.6 billion and $2.4 billion as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

The following table presents the Company's ARO liabilities by asset type as of December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Quad Cities Station$417 $427 
Fossil-fueled generating facilities396 466 
Wind-powered generating facilities353 299 
Solar-powered generating facilities30 25 
Offshore pipeline facilities14 14 
Other118 109 
Total asset retirement obligations$1,328 $1,340 
Quad Cities Station nuclear decommissioning trust funds$664 $768 

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The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balances of the Company's ARO liabilities for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Beginning balance$1,340 $1,341 
Change in estimated costs81 
Acquisitions29 — 
Additions32 15 
Retirements(122)(144)
Accretion47 47 
Ending balance$1,328 $1,340 
Reflected as:
Other current liabilities $76 $130 
Other long-term liabilities1,252 1,210 
Total ARO liability$1,328 $1,340 

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulates the decommissioning of nuclear generating facilities, which includes the planning and funding for the decommissioning. In accordance with these regulations, MidAmerican Energy submits a biennial report to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission providing reasonable assurance that funds will be available to pay for its share of the Quad Cities Station decommissioning.

Certain of the Company's decommissioning and reclamation obligations relate to jointly owned facilities and mine sites, and as such, each subsidiary is committed to pay a proportionate share of the decommissioning or reclamation costs. In the event of a default by any of the other joint participants, the respective subsidiary may be obligated to absorb, directly or by paying additional sums to the entity, a proportionate share of the defaulting party's liability. The Company's estimated share of the decommissioning and reclamation obligations are primarily recorded as ARO liabilities.

(15)    Fair Value Measurements

The carrying value of the Company's cash, certain cash equivalents, receivables, payables, accrued liabilities and short-term borrowings approximates fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. The Company has various financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on the Consolidated Financial Statements using inputs from the three levels of the fair value hierarchy. A financial asset or liability classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels are as follows:

Level 1 - Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.
Level 2 - Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market corroborated inputs).
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs reflect the Company's judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability since limited market data exists. The Company develops these inputs based on the best information available, including its own data.

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The following table presents the Company's financial assets and liabilities recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in millions):
Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements
Level 1Level 2Level 3
Other(1)
Total
As of December 31, 2022:
Assets:
Commodity derivatives$$614 $51 $(194)$477 
Interest rate derivatives50 54 — 112 
Mortgage loans held for sale— 474 — — 474 
Money market mutual funds1,178 — — — 1,178 
Debt securities:
U.S. government obligations2,146 — — — 2,146 
International government obligations
— — — 
Corporate obligations
— 70 — — 70 
Municipal obligations
— — — 
Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations
— — — 
Equity securities:
U.S. companies360 — — — 360 
International companies
3,771 — — — 3,771 
Investment funds
231 — — — 231 
$7,742 $1,217 $59 $(194)$8,824 
Liabilities:
Commodity derivatives$(8)$(206)$(110)$106 $(218)
Foreign currency exchange rate derivatives— (21)— — (21)
Interest rate derivatives— (2)(2)(3)
$(8)$(229)$(112)$107 $(242)

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Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements
Level 1Level 2Level 3
Other(1)
Total
As of December 31, 2021:
Assets:
Commodity derivatives$$271 $73 $(47)$302 
Foreign currency exchange rate derivatives— — — 
Interest rate derivatives20 — 24 
Mortgage loans held for sale— 1,263 — — 1,263 
Money market mutual funds554 — — — 554 
Debt securities:
U.S. government obligations232 — — — 232 
International government obligations— — — 
Corporate obligations— 90 — — 90 
Municipal obligations— — — 
Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations— — — 
Equity securities:
U.S. companies428 — — — 428 
International companies7,703 — — — 7,703 
Investment funds
237 — — — 237 
$9,160 $1,637 $93 $(47)$10,843 
Liabilities:
Commodity derivatives$(2)$(113)$(224)$73 $(266)
Foreign currency exchange rate derivatives— (3)— — (3)
Interest rate derivatives— (7)(1)— (8)
$(2)$(123)$(225)$73 $(277)
(1)Represents netting under master netting arrangements and a net cash collateral payable of $87 million and receivable of $26 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Derivative contracts are recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as either assets or liabilities and are stated at estimated fair value unless they are designated as normal purchases or normal sales and qualify for the exception afforded by GAAP. When available, the fair value of derivative contracts is estimated using unadjusted quoted prices for identical contracts in the market in which the Company transacts. When quoted prices for identical contracts are not available, the Company uses forward price curves. Forward price curves represent the Company's estimates of the prices at which a buyer or seller could contract today for delivery or settlement at future dates. The Company bases its forward price curves upon market price quotations, when available, or internally developed and commercial models, with internal and external fundamental data inputs. Market price quotations are obtained from independent brokers, exchanges, direct communication with market participants and actual transactions executed by the Company. Market price quotations are generally readily obtainable for the applicable term of the Company's outstanding derivative contracts; therefore, the Company's forward price curves reflect observable market quotes. Market price quotations for certain electricity and natural gas trading hubs are not as readily obtainable due to the length of the contract. Given that limited market data exists for these contracts, as well as for those contracts that are not actively traded, the Company uses forward price curves derived from internal models based on perceived pricing relationships to major trading hubs that are based on unobservable inputs. The estimated fair value of these derivative contracts is a function of underlying forward commodity prices, interest rates, currency rates, related volatility, counterparty creditworthiness and duration of contracts.

The Company's mortgage loans held for sale are valued based on independent quoted market prices, where available, or the prices of other mortgage whole loans with similar characteristics. As necessary, these prices are adjusted for typical securitization activities, including servicing value, portfolio composition, market conditions and liquidity.

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The Company's investments in money market mutual funds and debt and equity securities are stated at fair value. When available, a readily observable quoted market price or net asset value of an identical security in an active market is used to record the fair value. In the absence of a quoted market price or net asset value of an identical security, the fair value is determined using pricing models or net asset values based on observable market inputs and quoted market prices of securities with similar characteristics.

The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balances of the Company's financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant Level 3 inputs for the years ended December 31 (in millions). Transfers out of Level 3 occur primarily due to increased price observability.
Commodity DerivativesInterest Rate Derivatives
202220212020202220212020
Beginning balance$(151)$116 $97 $19 $62 $14 
Changes included in earnings(1)
(85)(43)(10)(13)(43)48 
Changes in fair value recognized in OCI
(13)— — — — 
Changes in fair value recognized in net regulatory assets
(52)(118)(17)— — — 
Purchases(76)— — — 
Settlements171 (34)41 — — — 
Transfers out of Level 3 into Level 246 17 — — — — 
Ending balance$(59)$(151)$116 $$19 $62 

(1)Changes included in earnings for interest rate derivatives are reported net of amounts related to the satisfaction of the associated loan commitment.

The Company's long-term debt is carried at cost, including fair value adjustments and unamortized premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs as applicable, on the Consolidated Financial Statements. The fair value of the Company's long-term debt is a Level 2 fair value measurement and has been estimated based upon quoted market prices, where available, or at the present value of future cash flows discounted at rates consistent with comparable maturities with similar credit risks. The carrying value of the Company's variable-rate long-term debt approximates fair value because of the frequent repricing of these instruments at market rates. The following table presents the carrying value and estimated fair value of the Company's long-term debt as of December 31 (in millions):
20222021
CarryingFairCarryingFair
ValueValueValueValue
Long-term debt$51,635 $46,906 $49,762 $57,189 

(16)    Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

The Company has the following firm commitments that are not reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Minimum payments as of December 31, 2022 are as follows (in millions):
2028 and
20232024202520262027ThereafterTotal
Contract type:
Fuel, capacity and transmission contract commitments
$3,431 $1,879 $1,381 $1,286 $1,234 $11,862 $21,073 
Construction commitments2,434 1,088 144 294 10 — 3,970 
Easements88 86 85 86 87 3,049 3,481 
Maintenance, service and other contracts
461 350 297 283 256 1,472 3,119 
$6,414 $3,403 $1,907 $1,949 $1,587 $16,383 $31,643 
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Fuel, Capacity and Transmission Contract Commitments

The Utilities have fuel supply and related transportation and lime contracts for their coal- and natural gas-fueled generating facilities. The Utilities expect to supplement these contracts with additional contracts and spot market purchases to fulfill their future fossil fuel needs. The Utilities acquire a portion of their electricity through long-term purchases and exchange agreements. The Utilities have several power purchase agreements with renewable generating facilities that are not included in the table above as the payments are based on the amount of energy generated and there are no minimum payments. The Utilities also have contracts for the right to transmit electricity over other entities' transmission lines to facilitate delivery to their customers.

MidAmerican Energy has long-term rail transportation contracts with BNSF Railway Company ("BNSF"), an affiliate company, and Union Pacific Railroad Company for the transportation of coal to all of the MidAmerican Energy-operated coal-fueled generating facilities. For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, $100 million, $76 million and $90 million, respectively, were incurred for coal transportation services, the majority of which was related to the BNSF agreement.

Construction Commitments

The Company's firm construction commitments reflected in the table above include the following major construction projects:
PacifiCorp's costs associated with certain generating plant, transmission, and distribution projects.
MidAmerican Energy's firm construction commitments primarily consisting of contracts for the repowering and construction of wind- and solar-powered generating facilities and the settlement of AROs.
Nevada Utilities' firm construction commitments consisting of costs associated with a planned 150-MW solar photovoltaic facility with an additional 100 MWs of co-located battery storage that will be developed in Clark County, Nevada, a planned 220-MW grid-tied battery energy storage system that will be developed on the site of the retired Reid Gardner generating station in Clark County, Nevada and certain other generating plant projects and costs associated with two additional solar photovoltaic facility projects. The first project is a 250-MW solar photovoltaic facility with an additional 200 MWs of co-located battery storage that will be developed in Humboldt County, Nevada. The second project is a 350-MW solar photovoltaic facility with an additional 280 MWs of co-located battery storage that will be developed in Humboldt County, Nevada. Commercial operation has been delayed for both projects to an undetermined date. Both facilities will be jointly owned and operated by Nevada Power and Sierra Pacific.
AltaLink's investments in directly assigned transmission projects from the AESO.

Easements

The Company has non-cancelable easements for land on which certain of its assets, primarily wind- and solar-powered generating facilities, are located.

Maintenance, Service and Other Contracts

The Company has entered into service agreements related to its nonregulated wind-powered and solar-powered projects with third parties to operate and maintain the projects under fixed-fee operating and maintenance agreements. Additionally, the Company has various non-cancelable maintenance, service and other contracts primarily related to turbine and equipment maintenance and various other service agreements.

Environmental Laws and Regulations

The Company is subject to federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations regarding air quality, climate change, emissions performance standards, water quality, coal ash disposal and other environmental matters that have the potential to impact the its current and future operations. The Company believes it is in material compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.


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Hydroelectric Relicensing

PacifiCorp is a party to the 2016 amended Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement ("KHSA"), which is intended to resolve disputes surrounding PacifiCorp's efforts to relicense the Klamath Hydroelectric Project. The KHSA establishes a process for PacifiCorp, the states of Oregon and California ("States") and other stakeholders to assess whether dam removal can occur consistent with the settlement's terms. For PacifiCorp, the key elements of the settlement include: (1) a contribution from PacifiCorp's Oregon and California customers capped at $200 million plus $250 million in California bond funds; (2) complete indemnification from harms associated with dam removal; (3) transfer of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") license to a third-party dam removal entity, the Klamath River Renewal Corporation ("KRRC"), who would conduct dam removal; and (4) ability for PacifiCorp to operate the facilities for the benefit of customers until dam removal commences.

In September 2016, the KRRC and PacifiCorp filed a joint application with the FERC to transfer the license for the four mainstem Klamath hydroelectric dams comprising the Lower Klamath Project (FERC Project No. 14803) from PacifiCorp to the KRRC. The FERC approved the partial transfer of the Klamath license in a July 2020 order, subject to the condition that PacifiCorp remains co-licensee. Under the amended KHSA, PacifiCorp did not agree to remain co-licensee during the surrender and removal process given concerns about liability protections for PacifiCorp and its customers. In November 2020, PacifiCorp entered a memorandum of agreement (the "MOA") with the KRRC, the Karuk Tribe, the Yurok Tribe and the States to continue implementation of the KHSA. The agreement required the States, PacifiCorp and KRRC to file a new license transfer application to remove PacifiCorp from the license for the Lower Klamath Project and add the States and KRRC as co-licensees for the purposes of surrender. In addition, the MOA provides for additional contingency funding of $45 million, equally split between PacifiCorp and the States, and for PacifiCorp and the States to equally share in any additional cost overruns in the unlikely event that dam removal costs exceed the $450 million in funding to ensure dam removal is complete. The MOA also requires PacifiCorp to cover the costs associated with certain pre-existing environmental conditions. In June 2021, the FERC approved the transfer of the Lower Klamath Project dams from PacifiCorp to the KRRC and the States as co-licensees. In July 2021, the Oregon, Wyoming, Idaho and California state public utility commissions conditionally approved the required property transfer applications. In August 2021, PacifiCorp notified the Public Service Commission of Utah of the property transfer, however no formal approval is required in Utah. In August 2022, the FERC staff issued a final environmental impact statement for the project, concluding that dam removal is the preferred action. In November 2022, the FERC issued a license surrender order for the project, which was accepted by the KRRC and the States in December 2022, along with the transfer of the Lower Klamath Project dams. Although PacifiCorp no longer owns the Lower Klamath Project, PacifiCorp will continue to operate the facilities under an operation and maintenance agreement with the KRRC until each facility is ready for removal. Removal of the Copco No. 2 facility is anticipated to begin in 2023, and removal of the remaining three dams (J.C. Boyle, Copco No. 1, and Iron Gate) is anticipated to begin in 2024.

Hydroelectric Commitments

Certain of PacifiCorp's hydroelectric licenses and settlement agreements contain requirements for PacifiCorp to make certain capital and operating expenditures related to its hydroelectric facilities, which are estimated to be approximately $282 million over the next 10 years.

Legal Matters

The Company is party to a variety of legal actions arising out of the normal course of business. Plaintiffs occasionally seek punitive or exemplary damages. The Company does not believe that such normal and routine litigation will have a material impact on its consolidated financial results. The Company is also involved in other kinds of legal actions, some of which assert or may assert claims or seek to impose fines, penalties and other costs in substantial amounts and are described below.

Wildfires Overview - PacifiCorp

A provision for a loss contingency is recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. PacifiCorp evaluates the related range of reasonably estimated losses and records a loss based on its best estimate within that range or the lower end of the range if there is no better estimate.


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In California, under inverse condemnation, courts have held that investor-owned utilities can be liable for real and personal property damages from wildfires without the utility being found negligent and regardless of fault. California law also permits inverse condemnation plaintiffs to recover reasonable attorney fees and costs. In both Oregon and California, PacifiCorp has equipment in areas accessed through special use permits, easements or similar agreements that may contain provisions requiring it to pay for damages caused by its equipment regardless of fault. Even if inverse condemnation or other provisions do not apply, PacifiCorp could be found liable for all damages proximately caused by negligence, including real and personal property and natural resource damages; fire suppression costs; personal injury and loss of life damages; and interest.

2020 Wildfires

In September 2020, a severe weather event resulting in high winds, low humidity and warm temperatures contributed to several major wildfires, which resulted in real and personal property and natural resource damage, personal injuries and loss of life and widespread power outages in Oregon and Northern California (the "2020 Wildfires"). The wildfires spread across certain parts of PacifiCorp's service territory and surrounding areas across multiple counties in Oregon and California, including Siskiyou County, California; Jackson County, Oregon; Douglas County, Oregon; Marion County, Oregon; Lincoln County, Oregon; and Klamath County, Oregon burning over 500,000 acres in aggregate. Third party reports for these wildfires indicate over 2,000 structures destroyed, including residences; several structures damaged; multiple individuals injured; and several fatalities. Fire suppression costs estimated by various agencies total approximately $150 million.

Investigations into the cause and origin of each wildfire are complex and ongoing and being conducted by various entities, including the U.S. Forest Service, the California Public Utilities Commission, the Oregon Department of Forestry, the Oregon Department of Justice, PacifiCorp and various experts engaged by PacifiCorp.

As of the date of this filing, numerous lawsuits have been filed in Oregon and California, including a class action complaint in Oregon, on behalf of plaintiffs related to the 2020 Wildfires. The plaintiffs seek damages that include property damages, economic losses, punitive damages, exemplary damages, attorneys' fees and other damages. Additionally, several insurance carriers have filed subrogation complaints in Oregon and California with allegations similar to those made in the aforementioned lawsuits. The final determinations of liability, however, will only be made following the completion of comprehensive investigations and litigation processes.

PacifiCorp has accrued cumulative estimated probable losses associated with the 2020 Wildfires of $477 million through December 31, 2022. The accrual includes PacifiCorp's estimate of losses for fire suppression costs, real and personal property damages, natural resource damages for certain areas and noneconomic damages such as personal injury damages and loss of life damages that are considered probable of being incurred and that it is reasonably able to estimate at this time. For certain aspects of the 2020 Wildfires for which loss is considered probable, information necessary to reasonably estimate the potential losses, such as those related to certain areas of natural resource damages, is not currently available.

It is reasonably possible PacifiCorp will incur additional losses beyond the amounts accrued; however, PacifiCorp is currently unable to estimate the range of possible additional losses that could be incurred due to the number of properties and parties involved and the variation in those types of properties and lack of available details. To the extent losses beyond the amounts accrued are incurred, additional insurance coverage is expected to be available to cover a portion of the losses.

The following table presents changes in PacifiCorp's liability for estimated losses associated with the 2020 Wildfires for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
202220212020
Beginning balance$252 $252 $— 
Accrued losses225 — 252 
Payments(53)— — 
Ending balance$424 $252 $252 

PacifiCorp's receivable for expected insurance recoveries associated with the probable losses was $246 million and $116 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, PacifiCorp recognized probable losses net of expected insurance recoveries associated with the 2020 Wildfires of $64 million, $— million and $136 million, respectively.

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2022 McKinney Fire

According to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, on July 29, 2022, at approximately 2:16 p.m. Pacific Time, a wildfire began in the Oak Knoll Ranger District of the Klamath National Forest in Siskiyou County, California (the "2022 McKinney Fire") located in PacifiCorp's service territory. Third party reports indicate that the 2022 McKinney Fire resulted in 11 structures damaged, 185 structures destroyed, 12 injuries and four fatalities and consumed 60,000 acres. The cause of the 2022 McKinney Fire is undetermined and remains under investigation by the U.S. Forest Service.

Due to the preliminary nature of the investigation PacifiCorp does not believe a loss is probable and therefore has not accrued any loss as of the date of this filing. While the loss is not probable, PacifiCorp estimates the potential loss, excluding losses for natural resource damages, to be $31 million, net of expected insurance recoveries. The loss estimate includes PacifiCorp's estimate of losses for fire suppression costs; real and personal property damages; and noneconomic damages such as personal injury damages and loss of life damages. PacifiCorp is unable to estimate the total potential loss, including losses for natural resource damages, because there are a number of unknown facts and legal considerations that may impact the amount of any potential liability, including the total scope and nature of claims that may be asserted against PacifiCorp. PacifiCorp has insurance available and estimates the potential insurance recoveries to be $103 million, to cover potential losses.

As of the date of this filing, multiple lawsuits have been filed in California on behalf of plaintiffs related to the 2022 McKinney Fire. The plaintiffs seek damages that include property damages, economic losses, punitive damages, exemplary damages, attorneys' fees and other damages but the amount of damages sought are not specified. The final determinations of liability, however, will only be made following the completion of comprehensive investigations and litigation processes.

Guarantees

The Company has entered into guarantees as part of the normal course of business and the sale of certain assets. These guarantees are not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial results.

(17)    Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Energy Products and Services

The following table summarizes the Company's energy products and services Customer Revenue by regulated energy and nonregulated energy, with further disaggregation of regulated energy by line of business, including a reconciliation to the Company's reportable segment information included in Note 22, for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
2022
PacifiCorpMidAmerican FundingNV EnergyNorthern PowergridBHE Pipeline GroupBHE TransmissionBHE Renewables
BHE and
Other(1)
Total
Customer Revenue:
Regulated:
Retail Electric$5,099 $2,320 $3,465 $— $— $— $— $— $10,884 
Retail Gas— 855 167 — — — — — 1,022 
Wholesale260 668 92 — — — (4)1,024 
Transmission and
   distribution
166 61 76 1,081 — 683 — — 2,067 
Interstate pipeline— — — — 2,603 — — (127)2,476 
Other102 — — — — (2)105 
Total Regulated5,627 3,904 3,802 1,081 2,614 683 — (133)17,578 
Nonregulated— — 169 1,076 70 866 597 2,785 
Total Customer Revenue5,627 3,911 3,802 1,250 3,690 753 866 464 20,363 
Other revenue52 114 22 115 154 (21)128 142 706 
Total$5,679 $4,025 $3,824 $1,365 $3,844 $732 $994 $606 $21,069 
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2021
PacifiCorpMidAmerican FundingNV EnergyNorthern PowergridBHE Pipeline GroupBHE TransmissionBHE Renewables
BHE and
Other(1)
Total
Customer Revenue:
Regulated:
Retail Electric$4,847 $2,128 $2,828 $— $— $— $— $(2)$9,801 
Retail Gas— 859 115 — — — — — 974 
Wholesale157 454 62 — 57 — — (3)727 
Transmission and
   distribution
143 58 74 1,023 — 702 — — 2,000 
Interstate pipeline— — — — 2,404 — — (131)2,273 
Other108 — — (1)— — 109 
Total Regulated5,255 3,499 3,080 1,023 2,460 702 — (135)15,884 
Nonregulated— 15 43 956 35 796 576 2,424 
Total Customer Revenue5,255 3,514 3,083 1,066 3,416 737 796 441 18,308 
Other revenue41 33 24 122 128 (6)185 100 627 
Total$5,296 $3,547 $3,107 $1,188 $3,544 $731 $981 $541 $18,935 
2020
PacifiCorpMidAmerican FundingNV EnergyNorthern PowergridBHE Pipeline GroupBHE TransmissionBHE Renewables
BHE and
Other(1)
Total
Customer Revenue:
Regulated:
Retail Electric$4,932 $1,924 $2,566 $— $— $— $— $(1)$9,421 
Retail Gas— 505 114 — — — — — 619 
Wholesale107 199 45 — 17 — — (2)366 
Transmission and
   distribution
96 60 95 887 — 641 — — 1,779 
Interstate pipeline— — — — 1,397 — — (139)1,258 
Other108 — — — — — — 110 
Total Regulated5,243 2,688 2,822 887 1,414 641 — (142)13,553 
Nonregulated— 16 26 134 18 817 515 1,528 
Total Customer Revenue5,243 2,704 2,824 913 1,548 659 817 373 15,081 
Other revenue98 24 30 109 30 — 119 65 475 
Total$5,341 $2,728 $2,854 $1,022 $1,578 $659 $936 $438 $15,556 
(1)The BHE and Other reportable segment represents amounts related principally to other entities, including MidAmerican Energy Services, LLC, corporate functions and intersegment eliminations.

Real Estate Services

The following table summarizes the Company's real estate services Customer Revenue by line of business for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
HomeServices
202220212020
Customer Revenue:
Brokerage$4,867 $5,498 $4,520 
Franchise66 85 76 
Total Customer Revenue4,933 5,583 4,596 
Mortgage and other revenue335 632 800 
Total$5,268 $6,215 $5,396 
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Remaining Performance Obligations

The following table summarizes the Company's revenue it expects to recognize in future periods related to significant unsatisfied remaining performance obligations for fixed contracts with expected durations in excess of one year as of December 31, 2022, by reportable segment (in millions):
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied
Less than 12 monthsMore than 12 monthsTotal
BHE Pipeline Group$2,835 $20,619 $23,454 
BHE Transmission679 — 679 
Total$3,514 $20,619 $24,133 

(18)    BHE Shareholders' Equity

Preferred Stock

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, BHE had 849,982 and 1,649,988 shares outstanding of its Perpetual Preferred Stock (the "4% Perpetual Preferred Stock") issued to certain subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. The 4% Perpetual Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share and currently pays a 4.00% dividend per share on the liquidation preference. Dividends shall accrue and accumulate daily, be cumulative, compound semi-annually and, if declared, be payable in cash semi-annually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year. If dividends are not declared and paid, any accumulating dividends shall continue to accumulate and compound. BHE may not make any dividends on shares of any other class or series of its capital stock (other than for dividends on shares of common stock payable in shares of common stock, unless the holders of the then outstanding 4% Perpetual Preferred Stock shall first receive, or simultaneously receive, a dividend in an amount at least equivalent to the amount accumulated and not previously paid. BHE may not declare or pay any dividends on shares of the 4% Perpetual Preferred Stock if such declaration or payment would constitute an event of default on BHE's senior indebtedness (as defined). BHE may, at its option, redeem the 4% Perpetual Preferred Stock in whole or in part at any time at a price per share equal to the liquidation preference.

Common Stock

On March 14, 2000, and as amended on December 7, 2005, BHE's shareholders entered into a Shareholder Agreement that provides specific rights to certain shareholders. One of these rights allows certain shareholders the ability to put their common shares to BHE at the then-current fair value dependent on certain circumstances controlled by BHE.

In June 2022, BHE purchased 740,961 shares of its common stock held by Mr. Gregory E. Abel, BHE's Chair, for $870 million. The purchase was pursuant to the terms of BHE's Shareholders Agreement.

Restricted Net Assets

BHE has maximum debt-to-total capitalization percentage restrictions imposed by its senior unsecured credit facilities expiring in June 2025 which, in certain circumstances, limit BHE's ability to make cash dividends or distributions. As a result of this restriction, BHE has restricted net assets of $18.8 billion as of December 31, 2022.

Certain of BHE's subsidiaries have restrictions on their ability to dividend, loan or advance funds to BHE due to specific legal or regulatory restrictions, including, but not limited to, maximum debt-to-total capitalization percentages and commitments made to state commissions. As a result of these restrictions, BHE's subsidiaries had restricted net assets of $20.4 billion as of December 31, 2022.


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(19)    Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net

The following table shows the change in accumulated other comprehensive loss attributable to BHE shareholders by each component of other comprehensive income (loss), net of applicable income taxes, for the year ended December 31 (in millions):
UnrecognizedForeignUnrealizedAOCI
Amounts onCurrencyGains (Losses)Attributable
RetirementTranslationon Cash FlowNoncontrollingTo BHE
BenefitsAdjustmentHedgesInterestsShareholders, Net
Balance, December 31, 2019$(417)$(1,296)$$— $(1,706)
Other comprehensive (loss) income(65)234 (15)— 154 
BHE GT&S acquisition(10)— — 10 — 
Balance, December 31, 2020(492)(1,062)(8)10 (1,552)
Other comprehensive income (loss)174 (24)67 (5)212 
Balance, December 31, 2021(318)(1,086)59 (1,340)
Other comprehensive (loss) income(72)(810)76 (3)(809)
Balance, December 31, 2022$(390)$(1,896)$135 $$(2,149)

Reclassifications from AOCI to net income for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 were insignificant. Additionally, refer to the "Foreign Operations" discussion in Note 13 for information about unrecognized amounts on retirement benefits reclassifications from AOCI that do not impact net income in their entirety.

(20)    Variable Interest Entities and Noncontrolling Interests

The primary beneficiary of a VIE is required to consolidate the VIE and to disclose certain information about its significant variable interests in the VIE. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is the entity that has both (i) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity's economic performance and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses or receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the VIE.

As part of the GT&S Transaction, BHE acquired an indirect 25% economic interest in Cove Point, consisting of 100% of the general partnership interest and 25% of the total limited partnership interests. BHE concluded that Cove Point is a VIE due to the limited partners lacking the characteristics of a controlling financial interest. BHE is the primary beneficiary of Cove Point as it has the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact its economic performance as well as the obligation to absorb losses and benefits which could be significant to it.

Included in noncontrolling interests on the Consolidated Balance Sheets are (i) Dominion Energy's 50% interest in Cove Point and Brookfield Super-Core Infrastructure Partner's 25% interest in Cove Point and (ii) preferred securities of subsidiaries of $58 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, consisting of $56 million of 8.061% cumulative preferred securities of Northern Electric plc, a subsidiary of Northern Powergrid, which are redeemable in the event of the revocation of Northern Electric plc's electricity distribution license by the Secretary of State, and $2 million of nonredeemable preferred stock of PacifiCorp.

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(21)    Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures

The summary of supplemental cash flow disclosures as of and for the years ended December 31 is as follows (in millions):
202220212020
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized$2,071 $2,041 $1,855 
Income taxes received, net(1)
$1,863 $1,309 $1,361 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing transactions:
Accruals related to property, plant and equipment additions$1,049 $834 $801 

(1)Includes $1,961 million, $1,441 million and $1,504 million of income taxes received from Berkshire Hathaway in 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

(22)    Segment Information

The Company's reportable segments with foreign operations include Northern Powergrid, whose business is principally in the United Kingdom, and BHE Transmission, whose business includes operations in Canada. Intersegment eliminations and adjustments, including the allocation of goodwill, have been made. Information related to the Company's reportable segments is shown below (in millions):
Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Operating revenue:
PacifiCorp$5,679 $5,296 $5,341 
MidAmerican Funding4,025 3,547 2,728 
NV Energy3,824 3,107 2,854 
Northern Powergrid1,365 1,188 1,022 
BHE Pipeline Group3,844 3,544 1,578 
BHE Transmission732 731 659 
BHE Renewables994 981 936 
HomeServices5,268 6,215 5,396 
BHE and Other(1)
606 541 438 
Total operating revenue$26,337 $25,150 $20,952 
   
Depreciation and amortization:   
PacifiCorp$1,120 $1,088 $1,209 
MidAmerican Funding1,168 914 716 
NV Energy566 549 502 
Northern Powergrid361 305 266 
BHE Pipeline Group508 492 231 
BHE Transmission239 238 201 
BHE Renewables264 241 284 
HomeServices56 52 45 
BHE and Other(1)
Total depreciation and amortization$4,286 $3,881 $3,455 
   
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Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Operating income:
PacifiCorp$1,158 $1,133 $924 
MidAmerican Funding438 416 454 
NV Energy606 621 649 
Northern Powergrid551 543 421 
BHE Pipeline Group1,720 1,516 779 
BHE Transmission333 339 316 
BHE Renewables300 329 291 
HomeServices151 505 511 
BHE and Other(1)
(16)(75)(54)
Total operating income5,241 5,327 4,291 
Interest expense(2,216)(2,118)(2,021)
Capitalized interest76 64 80 
Allowance for equity funds167 126 165 
Interest and dividend income154 89 71 
(Losses) gains on marketable securities, net(2,002)1,823 4,797 
Other, net(7)(17)88 
Total income before income tax (benefit) expense and equity loss$1,413 $5,294 $7,471 
Interest expense:
PacifiCorp$431 $430 $426 
MidAmerican Funding333 319 322 
NV Energy221 206 227 
Northern Powergrid133 130 130 
BHE Pipeline Group148 143 74 
BHE Transmission153 155 148 
BHE Renewables175 158 166 
HomeServices11 
BHE and Other(1)
615 573 517 
Total interest expense$2,216 $2,118 $2,021 
Income tax (benefit) expense:
PacifiCorp$(61)$(78)$(75)
MidAmerican Funding(776)(680)(574)
NV Energy56 56 61 
Northern Powergrid75 192 96 
BHE Pipeline Group276 269 162 
BHE Transmission14 10 13 
BHE Renewables(2)
(887)(753)(602)
HomeServices47 138 138 
BHE and Other(1)
(660)(286)1,089 
Total income tax (benefit) expense$(1,916)$(1,132)$308 
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Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Earnings on common shares:
PacifiCorp$921 $889 $741 
MidAmerican Funding947 883 818 
NV Energy427 439 410 
Northern Powergrid385 247 201 
BHE Pipeline Group1,040 807 528 
BHE Transmission247 247 231 
BHE Renewables(2)
625 451 521 
HomeServices100 387 375 
BHE and Other(1)
(2,017)1,319 3,092 
Total earnings on common shares$2,675 $5,669 $6,917 
Capital expenditures:
PacifiCorp$2,166 $1,513 $2,540 
MidAmerican Funding1,869 1,912 1,836 
NV Energy1,113 749 675 
Northern Powergrid768 742 682 
BHE Pipeline Group1,157 1,128 659 
BHE Transmission200 279 372 
BHE Renewables138 225 95 
HomeServices48 42 36 
BHE and Other46 21 (130)
Total capital expenditures$7,505 $6,611 $6,765 
As of December 31,
202220212020
Property, plant and equipment, net:
PacifiCorp$24,430 $22,914 $22,430 
MidAmerican Funding21,092 20,302 19,279 
NV Energy10,993 10,231 9,865 
Northern Powergrid7,445 7,572 7,230 
BHE Pipeline Group16,216 15,692 15,097 
BHE Transmission6,209 6,590 6,445 
BHE Renewables6,231 6,103 5,645 
HomeServices188 169 159 
BHE and Other239 243 (22)
Total property, plant and equipment, net$93,043 $89,816 $86,128 
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As of December 31,
202220212020
Total assets:
PacifiCorp$30,559 $27,615 $26,862 
MidAmerican Funding26,077 25,352 23,530 
NV Energy16,676 15,239 14,501 
Northern Powergrid9,005 9,326 8,782 
BHE Pipeline Group21,005 20,434 19,541 
BHE Transmission9,334 9,476 9,208 
BHE Renewables11,458 11,829 12,004 
HomeServices3,436 4,574 4,955 
BHE and Other6,290 8,220 7,933 
Total assets$133,840 $132,065 $127,316 
Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Operating revenue by country:
U.S.$24,263 $23,215 $19,254 
United Kingdom1,345 1,188 1,022 
Canada709 719 653 
Australia20 — — 
Other— 28 23 
Total operating revenue by country$26,337 $25,150 $20,952 
Income before income tax (benefit) expense and equity loss by country:
U.S.$771 $4,650 $6,954 
United Kingdom447 454 338 
Canada181 181 173 
Australia15 (8)— 
Other(1)17 
Total income before income tax (benefit) expense and equity loss by country$1,413 $5,294 $7,471 
As of December 31,
202220212020
Property, plant and equipment, net by country:
U.S.$79,578 $75,774 $72,583 
United Kingdom6,959 7,487 7,134 
Canada6,091 6,547 6,401 
Australia415 10 
Total property, plant and equipment, net by country$93,043 $89,816 $86,128 

(1)The differences between the reportable segment amounts and the consolidated amounts, described as BHE and Other, relate to other corporate entities, including MidAmerican Energy Services, LLC, corporate functions and intersegment eliminations.

(2)Income tax (benefit) expense includes the tax attributes of disregarded entities that are not required to pay income taxes and the earnings of which are taxable directly to BHE.

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The following table shows the change in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 (in millions):
BHE
MidAmericanNVNorthernPipelineBHEBHE
PacifiCorpFundingEnergyPowergridGroupTransmissionRenewablesHomeServicesTotal
December 31, 2020$1,129 $2,102 $2,369 $1,000 $1,803 $1,551 $95 $1,457 $11,506 
Acquisitions— — — — 11 — — 129 140 
Foreign currency translation
— — — (8)— 12 — — 
December 31, 20211,129 2,102 2,369 992 1,814 1,563 95 1,586 11,650 
Acquisitions— — — — — — — 16 16 
Foreign currency translation
— — — (75)— (102)— — (177)
December 31, 2022$1,129 $2,102 $2,369 $917 $1,814 $1,461 $95 $1,602 $11,489 

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PacifiCorp and its subsidiaries
Consolidated Financial Section

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Item 7.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following is management's discussion and analysis of certain significant factors that have affected the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of PacifiCorp during the periods included herein. Explanations include management's best estimate of the impact of weather, customer growth, usage trends and other factors. This discussion should be read in conjunction with PacifiCorp's historical Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K. PacifiCorp's actual results in the future could differ significantly from the historical results.

Results of Operations

Overview

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2022, was $920 million, an increase of $32 million, or 4%, compared to 2021, primarily due to higher utility margin, lower other expense, including higher allowance for equity and borrowed funds used during construction and lower property and other taxes, partially offset by higher operations and maintenance expense, largely due to higher general and plant maintenance costs and an increase to the wildfire damage provision, higher depreciation and amortization expense, and lower income tax benefit. Utility margin increased primarily due to higher net power cost deferrals, higher retail prices and volumes, higher average wholesale market prices, lower coal-fueled generation volumes and higher net wheeling revenues, partially offset by higher natural gas-fueled generation prices and volumes, higher purchased electricity costs from higher volumes and prices, higher coal-fueled generation prices, lower wind-based ancillary revenues, and lower wholesale volumes. Retail customer volumes increased 1.6% primarily due to an increase in the average number of customers, favorable impacts of weather and an increase in commercial customer usage, partially offset by a decrease in residential and industrial customer usage. Energy generated decreased 4% for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due lower coal-fueled generation, partially offset by higher wind-powered, natural gas-fueled and hydroelectric-powered generation. Wholesale electricity sales volumes decreased 5% and purchased electricity volumes increased 20%.

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2021, was $888 million, an increase of $149 million, or 20%, compared to 2020, primarily due to higher utility gross margin (excluding $231 million of decreases fully offset in depreciation, operating, other income/expense and income tax expense due to prior year regulatory adjustments); lower operations and maintenance expense primarily due to prior year costs associated with the 2020 Wildfires and changes in how obligations associated with the implementation of the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement will be met; and favorable income tax expense from higher PTCs recognized due to new wind-powered generating facilities placed in-service and the impacts of ratemaking; partially offset by higher depreciation and amortization expense (excluding $376 million of decreases offset in operating revenue and income tax expense due to prior year regulatory adjustments) from the impacts of the depreciation study for which rates became effective January 2021 and higher plant in-service; and lower allowances for equity and borrowed funds used during construction. Utility margin increased $145 million (excluding the $231 million of fully offsetting decreases) primarily due to the higher retail, wheeling and wholesale revenue; higher deferred net power costs; and lower purchased electricity volumes; partially offset by higher purchased electricity prices; and higher natural gas- and coal-fueled generation costs. Retail customer volumes increased 3.1% due to increase in customer usage, increase in the average number of customers and favorable impacts of weather. Energy generated increased 10% for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due higher wind-powered, natural gas-fueled and coal-fueled generation, partially offset by lower hydroelectric-powered generation. Wholesale electricity sales volumes decreased 3% and purchased electricity volumes decreased 17%.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measure

Management utilizes various key financial measures that are prepared in accordance with GAAP, as well as non-GAAP financial measures such as, utility margin, to help evaluate results of operations. Utility margin is calculated as operating revenue less cost of fuel and energy, which are captions presented on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

PacifiCorp's cost of fuel and energy is generally recovered from its retail customers through regulatory recovery mechanisms and, as a result, changes in PacifiCorp's expenses included in regulatory recovery mechanisms result in comparable changes to revenue. As such, management believes utility margin more appropriately and concisely explains profitability rather than a discussion of revenue and cost of fuel and energy separately. Management believes the presentation of utility margin provides meaningful and valuable insight into the information management considers important to running the business and a measure of comparability to others in the industry.
Utility margin is not a measure calculated in accordance with GAAP and should be viewed as a supplement to, and not a substitute for, operating income, which is the most directly comparable financial measure prepared in accordance with GAAP. The following table provides a reconciliation of utility margin to operating income for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
20222021Change20212020Change
Utility margin:
Operating revenue$5,679 $5,296 $383 %$5,296 $5,341 $(45)(1)%
Cost of fuel and energy1,979 1,831 148 1,831 1,790 41 
Utility margin3,700 3,465 235 3,465 3,551 (86)(2)
Operations and maintenance1,227 1,031 196 19 1,031 1,209 (178)(15)
Depreciation and amortization1,120 1,088 32 1,088 1,209 (121)(10)
Property and other taxes195 213 (18)(8)213 209 
Operating income$1,158 $1,133 $25 %$1,133 $924 $209 23 %

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Utility Margin

A comparison of key operating results related to utility margin is as follows for the years ended December 31:
20222021Change20212020Change
Utility margin (in millions):
Operating revenue$5,679 $5,296 $383 %$5,296 $5,341 $(45)(1)%
Cost of fuel and energy1,979 1,831 148 1,831 1,790 41 
Utility margin$3,700 $3,465 $235 %$3,465 $3,551 $(86)(2)%
Sales (GWhs):
Residential18,425 17,905 520 %17,905 17,150 755 %
Commercial(1)
19,570 18,839 731 18,839 17,727 1,112 
Industrial(1)
17,622 17,909 (287)(2)17,909 18,039 (130)(1)
Other(1)
1,547 1,621 (74)(5)1,621 1,644 (23)(1)
Total retail57,164 56,274 890 56,274 54,560 1,714 
Wholesale4,836 5,113 (277)(5)5,113 5,249 (136)(3)
Total sales62,000 61,387 613 %61,387 59,809 1,578 %
Average number of retail customers
(in thousands)2,037 2,003 34 %2,003 1,967 36 %
Average revenue per MWh:
Retail$89.33 $86.08 $3.25 %$86.08 $90.59 $(4.51)(5)%
Wholesale$61.39 $37.90 $23.49 62 %$37.90 $35.56 $2.34 %
Heating degree days10,767 9,914 853 %9,914 10,155 (241)(2)%
Cooling degree days2,451 2,431 20 %2,431 2,111 320 15 %
Sources of energy (GWhs)(1):
Coal28,390 31,566 (3,176)(10)%31,566 30,636 930 %
Natural gas13,686 13,323 363 13,323 12,045 1,278 11 
Wind(2)
7,238 6,686 552 6,686 3,769 2,917 77 
Hydroelectric and other(2)
3,206 3,010 196 3,010 3,223 (213)(7)
Total energy generated52,520 54,585 (2,065)(4)54,585 49,673 4,912 10 
Energy purchased13,968 11,601 2,367 20 11,601 14,054 (2,453)(17)
Total66,488 66,186 302 — %66,186 63,727 2,459 %
Average cost of energy per MWh:
Energy generated(3)
$22.86 $18.05 $4.81 27 %$18.05 $18.74 $(0.69)(4)%
Energy purchased$71.15 $66.93 $4.22 %$66.93 $47.60 $19.33 41 %

(1)    GWh amounts are net of energy used by the related generating facilities.
(2)    All or some of the renewable energy attributes associated with generation from these sources may be: (a) used in future years to comply with RPS or other regulatory requirements or (b) sold to third parties in the form of RECs or other environmental commodities.
(3)    The average cost per MWh of energy generated includes only the cost of fuel associated with the generating facilities.


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Year Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2021

Utility margin increased $235 million, or 7% for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to:
$290 million from higher deferred net power costs in accordance with established adjustment mechanisms;
$263 million of higher retail revenue primarily due to higher average prices and higher volumes. Retail customer volumes increased 1.6% primarily due to an increase in the average number of customers, favorable impacts of weather and an increase in commercial customer usage, partially offset by a decrease in residential and industrial customer usage;
$103 million of higher wholesale revenue primarily due to higher average market prices, partially offset by lower volumes;
$44 million of lower coal-fueled generation costs due to lower volumes, partially offset by higher average prices; and
$19 million of favorable wheeling activities.
The increases above were partially offset by:
$259 million of higher natural gas-fueled generation costs primarily due to higher average market prices and higher volumes;
$217 million of higher purchased electricity costs from higher volumes and higher average market prices; and
$10 million of lower wind-based ancillary revenue.

Operations and maintenance increased $196 million, or 19%, for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to a $64 million increase in the loss accruals associated with the September 2020 wildfires net of estimated insurance recoveries, $38 million of higher plant maintenance costs, $27 million of higher DSM amortization expense (offset in retail revenue), $25 million of changes in the prior year in how obligations associated with the implementation of the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement will be met, $17 million of higher insurance premiums due to cost increases related to wildfire coverage, $37 million of higher consumption of materials, chemical and start-up fuel costs, partially offset by $22 million of deferrals of vegetation management costs in Oregon and Utah, net of higher vegetation management costs.

Depreciation and amortization increased $32 million, or 3%, for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to higher plant-in-service balances in the current year and prior year deferral of the 2018 depreciation study in Idaho compared to current year amortization, partially offset by current year allocation adjustment for Oregon incremental depreciation of certain coal units and Oregon deferral associated with the depreciation of certain wind-powered generating facilities.

Property and other taxes decreased $18 million, or 8%, for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to lower property tax rates in Utah.

Allowance for borrowed and equity funds increased $28 million, or 38%, for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to higher qualified construction work-in-progress balances and higher rates.

Interest and dividend income increased $20 million, or 83%, for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to the recording of interest on the 2021 Oregon PCAM deferral and higher investment income due to higher average interest rates.

Other, net decreased $23 million for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to lower cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance policies driven by market declines, unfavorable change in deferred compensation and long-term incentive plan primarily due to market movements (offset in operations and maintenance expense) and higher pension costs primarily due to lower expected return on net assets.

Income tax benefit decreased $17 million, or 22%, for 2022 compared to 2021. The effective tax rate was (7)% and (10)% for 2022 and 2021, respectively. The effective tax rate increased primarily as a result of lower effects of ratemaking associated with excess deferred income tax amortization and an increase to the valuation allowance for state net operating losses, partially offset by increased PTCs from PacifiCorp's wind-powered generating facilities in the current year.

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Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2020

Utility margin decreased $86 million (including the $231 million of fully offsetting decreases) for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to:
$111 million of higher purchased electricity costs due to higher average prices, partially offset by lower volumes;
$99 million of lower retail revenue primarily due to $234 million fully offset in depreciation expense, income tax expense, fuel expense, and other income (expense) due to accelerated depreciation of certain coal-fueled units in Utah and Oregon and recognition of certain Utah regulatory balances in the prior year, and lower average retail prices, partially offset by higher retail customer volumes. Retail customer volumes increased 3.1% due to an increase in residential and commercial customer usage, increase in the average number of customers and favorable impacts of weather, primarily in Oregon, Washington and Idaho;
$88 million of higher natural gas-fueled generation costs primarily due to higher average prices and higher volumes; and
$34 million of lower other revenue due to prior year recognition of previously deferred other revenue in Oregon that was used to accelerate the depreciation of certain retired wind equipment as a result of the 2020 Oregon RAC settlement (offset in depreciation expense).
The decreases above were partially offset by:
$141 million primarily from higher deferred net power costs in accordance with established adjustment mechanisms;
$43 million of favorable wheeling activities;
$33 million of lower coal-fueled generation costs primarily due to $37 million of accelerated recognition of certain Utah regulatory balances associated with the 2015 Utah mine disposition and certain Cholla Unit 4 related closure costs in Oregon and Idaho (offset in income tax expense) in the prior year and lower prices, partially offset by higher volumes;
$19 million of higher other revenue primarily due to higher REC, fly ash and by-product revenues; and
$7 million of higher wholesale revenue due to higher average wholesale market prices, partially offset by lower wholesale volumes.

Operations and maintenance decreased $178 million, or 15%, for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to prior year estimated losses associated with the 2020 Wildfires of $136 million, net of expected insurance recoveries, changes in how obligations associated with the implementation of the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement will be met, lower thermal plant maintenance expense and lower labor expenses, partially offset by higher wind plant and distribution maintenance and higher legal and insurance expenses associated with the 2020 Wildfires.

Depreciation and amortization decreased $121 million, or 10%, for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to prior year accelerated depreciation of $376 million as a result of regulatory adjustments ordered by the UPSC, the OPUC and the IPUC (fully offset in retail revenue, other revenue, and income tax expense), including accelerated depreciation of certain coal-fueled units and Oregon's share of certain retired wind equipment as a result the 2020 Oregon RAC settlement, partially offset by the impacts of the depreciation study for which rates became effective January 1, 2021 of approximately $158 million and higher plant in-service balances.

Property and other taxes increased $4 million, or 2%, for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to higher property taxes in Oregon and Wyoming, partially offset by lower property taxes in Utah and Washington.

Interest expense increased $4 million, or 1%, for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to higher average long-term debt balances, partially offset by a lower weighted average long-term debt interest rate.

Allowance for borrowed and equity funds decreased $72 million, or 49%, for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to lower qualified construction work-in-progress balances.

Interest and dividend income increased $14 million, or 140%, for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to higher carrying charges on DSM regulatory assets in the current year.

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Income tax benefit increased $4 million, or 5% for 2021 compared to 2020. The effective tax rate was (10)% and (11)% for 2021 and 2020, respectively. The effective tax rate increased primarily as a result of lower effects of ratemaking associated with excess deferred income tax amortization, offset by increased PTCs from PacifiCorp's new wind-powered generating facilities in the current year. In 2020, $118 million of excess deferred income taxes was amortized pursuant to regulatory orders from Utah, Oregon and Idaho, whereby portions of excess deferred income taxes were used to accelerate depreciation of certain coal-fueled units and Oregon's share of certain retired wind equipment or offset other regulatory balances for these jurisdictions.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of December 31, 2022, PacifiCorp's total net liquidity was as follows (in millions):
Cash and cash equivalents$641 
Credit facility(1)
1,200 
Less:
Tax-exempt bond support and letters of credit(249)
Net credit facility951 
Total net liquidity$1,592 
Credit facility:
Maturity date2025

(1)Refer to Note 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K and "Credit Facilities" below for further discussion regarding PacifiCorp's credit facilities.

Operating Activities

Net cash flows from operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $1.82 billion and $1.80 billion, respectively. The increase is primarily due to higher collections from retail customers, collateral received from counterparties, transmission deposits and cash received for income taxes, partially offset by higher fuel, wholesale and material and supplies purchases.

Net cash flows from operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were $1.8 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively. The increase is primarily due to higher cash received for income taxes and higher collections from retail customers, partially offset by higher wholesale purchases and timing of operating payables.

The timing of PacifiCorp's income tax cash flows from period to period can be significantly affected by the estimated federal income tax payment methods selected and assumptions made for each payment date.

Investing Activities

Net cash flows from investing activities for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $(2.2) billion and $(1.5) billion, respectively. The increase in net cash outflows from investing activities is mainly due to an increase in capital expenditures of $653 million.

Net cash flows from investing activities for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were $(1.5) billion and $(2.5) billion, respectively. The decrease in net cash outflows from investing activities is mainly due to a decrease in capital expenditures of $1.0 billion.

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Financing Activities

Short-term Debt

As of December 31, 2022, regulatory authorities limited PacifiCorp to $1.5 billion of short-term debt. In January 2023, updated regulatory authorization provided PacifiCorp with an increased limit to $2.0 billion of short-term debt. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, PacifiCorp had no short-term debt outstanding. For further discussion, refer to Note 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Long-term Debt

In December 2022, PacifiCorp issued $1.1 billion of its 5.350% First Mortgage Bonds due December 2053. PacifiCorp intends within 24 months of the issuance date to allocate an amount equal to the net proceeds to finance or refinance, in whole or in part, new or existing investments or expenditures made in one or more eligible projects in alignment with BHE's Green Financing Framework. Proceeds will not knowingly be allocated to the same portion of a project that received allocation of proceeds under any other Green Financing Instrument; activities related to the exploration, production, transportation, or consumption of fossil fuels; or activities related to nuclear energy.

PacifiCorp made repayments on long-term debt totaling $155 million and $870 million during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

PacifiCorp's Mortgage and Deed of Trust creates a lien on most of PacifiCorp's electric utility property, allowing the issuance of bonds based on a percentage of utility property additions, bond credits arising from retirement of previously outstanding bonds or deposits of cash. The amount of bonds that PacifiCorp may issue generally is also subject to a net earnings test. As of December 31, 2022, PacifiCorp estimated it would be able to issue up to $8.5 billion of new first mortgage bonds under the most restrictive issuance test in the mortgage. Any issuances are subject to market conditions and amounts are further limited by regulatory authorizations or commitments or by covenants and tests contained in other financing agreements. PacifiCorp also has the ability to release property from the lien of the mortgage on the basis of property additions, bond credits or deposits of cash.

Credit Facilities

In June 2022, PacifiCorp amended and restated its existing $1.2 billion unsecured credit facility expiring in June 2024. The amendment extended the expiration date to June 2025 and amended pricing from the London Interbank Offered Rate to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate.

In January 2023, PacifiCorp entered into an additional $800 million 364-day unsecured credit facility expiring in January 2024.

Debt Authorizations

PacifiCorp currently has regulatory authority from the OPUC and the IPUC to issue an additional $900 million of long-term debt. PacifiCorp must make a notice filing with the WUTC prior to any future issuance. PacifiCorp currently has an effective shelf registration statement with the SEC to issue an indeterminate amount of first mortgage bonds through September 2023.

Preferred Stock

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, PacifiCorp had non-redeemable preferred stock outstanding with an aggregate stated value of $2 million.

Common Shareholder's Equity

In 2022 and 2021, PacifiCorp declared and paid dividends of $100 million and $150 million, respectively, to PPW Holdings LLC.

In January 2023, PacifiCorp declared dividends of $300 million payable to PPW Holdings LLC in February 2023.

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Capitalization

PacifiCorp manages its capitalization and liquidity position to maintain a prudent capital structure with the objective of retaining strong investment grade credit ratings, which is expected to facilitate continuing access to flexible borrowing arrangements at favorable costs and rates. This objective, subject to periodic review and revision, attempts to balance the interests of all shareholders, customers and creditors and provide a competitive cost of capital and predictable capital market access.

Under existing or prospective authoritative accounting guidance, such as guidance pertaining to consolidations and leases, it is possible that new purchase power and gas agreements, transmission arrangements or amendments to existing arrangements may be accounted for as lease obligations on PacifiCorp's financial statements. While PacifiCorp has successfully amended covenants in financing arrangements that may be impacted, it may be more difficult for PacifiCorp to comply with its capitalization targets or regulatory commitments concerning minimum levels of common equity as a percentage of capitalization. This may lead PacifiCorp to seek amendments or waivers under financing agreements and from regulators, delay or reduce dividends or spending programs, seek additional new equity contributions from its indirect parent company, BHE, or take other actions.

Future Uses of Cash

PacifiCorp has available a variety of sources of liquidity and capital resources, both internal and external, including net cash flows from operating activities, public and private debt offerings, the issuance of commercial paper, the use of unsecured revolving credit facilities, capital contributions and other sources. These sources are expected to provide funds required for current operations, capital expenditures, debt retirements and other capital requirements. The availability and terms under which PacifiCorp has access to external financing depends on a variety of factors, including PacifiCorp's credit ratings, investors' judgment of risk associated with PacifiCorp and conditions in the overall capital markets, including the condition of the utility industry.

Capital Expenditures

PacifiCorp has significant future capital requirements. Capital expenditure needs are reviewed regularly by management and may change significantly as a result of these reviews, which may consider, among other factors, impacts to customer rates; changes in environmental and other rules and regulations; outcomes of regulatory proceedings, including regulatory filings for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity; changes in income tax laws; general business conditions; new customer requests; load projections; system reliability standards; the cost and efficiency of construction labor, equipment and materials; commodity prices; and the cost and availability of capital.

Historical and forecast capital expenditures, each of which exclude amounts for non-cash equity AFUDC and other non-cash items, for the years ended December 31 are as follows (in millions):
HistoricalForecast
202020212022202320242025
Wind generation$1,278 $131 $37 $797 $422 $302 
Electric distribution603 608 678 658 536 894 
Electric transmission415 325 1,208 1,431 1,120 1,586 
Solar generation— — — 24 93 286 
Electric battery and pumped hydro storage— 32 105 361 
Other244 444 235 637 793 557 
Total$2,540 $1,513 $2,166 $3,579 $3,069 $3,986 

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PacifiCorp's 2021 IRP identified a roadmap for a significant increase in renewable and carbon free generation resources, coal-to-natural gas conversion of certain coal-fueled units, energy storage and associated transmission. PacifiCorp's 2021 IRP identified over 1,800 MWs of new wind-powered generation, over 2,100 MWs of new solar-powered generation and nearly 700 MWs of new battery storage capacity that are expected to be online by 2025. PacifiCorp anticipates that the additional new wind-powered generation will be a mixture of owned and contracted resources. PacifiCorp has included an estimate for these new generation resources and associated transmission in its forecast capital expenditures for 2023 through 2025. These estimates are likely to change as a result of the RFP process. PacifiCorp's historical and forecast capital expenditures include the following:

Wind generation includes both growth projects and operating expenditures. Growth projects include construction of new wind-powered generating facilities and construction at existing wind-powered generating facility sites acquired from third parties totaling $23 million for 2022, $118 million for 2021 and $1,148 million for 2020. PacifiCorp placed in-service 516 MWs of new wind-powered generating facilities in 2021 and 674 MWs in 2020. Planned spending for the construction of additional new wind-powered generating facilities and those at acquired sites totals $771 million in 2023, $385 million in 2024 and $251 million in 2025 and is primarily for projects totaling approximately 683 MWs that are expected to be placed in-service in 2023 through 2025.
Electric distribution includes both growth projects and operating expenditures. Operating expenditures includes spend on wildfire mitigation. Expenditures for these items totaled $135 million in 2022, $54 million in 2021 and $28 million in 2020, and planned spending totals $90 million in 2023, $124 million in 2024 and $127 million in 2025. The remaining investments primarily relate to expenditures for new connections and distribution operations.
Electric transmission includes both growth projects and operating expenditures. Transmission growth investments primarily reflects costs associated with Energy Gateway Transmission projects. Expenditures for these projects totaled $944 million for 2022, $94 million for 2021 and $56 million for 2020. Forecast expenditures for Energy Gateway projects include planned costs for the following Energy Gateway Transmission segments:
416-mile, 500-kV high-voltage transmission line between the Aeolus substation near Medicine Bow, Wyoming and the Clover substation near Mona, Utah;
59-mile, 230-kV high-voltage transmission line between the Windstar substation near Glenrock, Wyoming and the Aeolus substation;
290-mile, 500-kV high-voltage transmission line from the Longhorn substation near Boardman, Oregon to the Hemingway substation near Boise, Idaho;
14-mile, 345-kV high-voltage transmission line between the Oquirrh substation in the Salt Lake Valley and the Terminal substation near the Salt Lake City Airport;
40-mile, 500-kV high-voltage transmission line between the Limber substation in central Utah and the Terminal substation; and
195-mile, 500-kV high-voltage transmission line between the Anticline substation near Point of Rocks, Wyoming and the Populus substation in Downey, Idaho.
Planned spending for these Energy Gateway Transmission segments that are expected to be placed in-service in 2024 through 2028 totals $1,005 million in 2023, $661 million in 2024 and $763 million in 2025. The remaining investments primarily relate to expenditures for transmission operations, including wildfire mitigation, generation interconnection requests and other Energy Gateway Transmission segments.
Solar generation includes growth projects. Planned spending for the construction of new solar projects will add approximately 377 MWs of new generation and are expected to be placed in-service in 2026.
Electric battery and pumped hydro storage includes growth projects. Planned spending for the construction of storage projects from 2023 through 2025 includes $319 million for battery storage projects providing approximately 419 MWs of storage that are expected to be placed in-service in 2026 and $79 million for the construction of 38 MWs of new pumped hydro storage on the North Umpqua River system expected to be placed in-service in 2024 and 2026. The remaining investments relate to planned spending on projects that are expected to be placed in-service beyond 2026.
Other includes both growth projects and operating expenditures. Expenditures for information technology totaled $155 million in 2022, $108 million in 2021 and $75 million for 2020. Planned information technology spending totals $224 million in 2023, $181 million in 2024 and $232 million in 2025. The remaining investments relate to operating projects that consist of routine expenditures for generation and other infrastructure needed to serve existing and expected demand.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

From time to time, PacifiCorp enters into arrangements in the normal course of business to facilitate commercial transactions with third parties that involve guarantees or similar arrangements. PacifiCorp currently has indemnification obligations in connection with the sale or transfer of certain assets. In addition, PacifiCorp evaluates potential obligations that arise out of variable interests in unconsolidated entities, determined in accordance with authoritative accounting guidance. PacifiCorp believes that the likelihood that it would be required to perform or otherwise incur any significant losses associated with any of these obligations is remote. Refer to Notes 11 and 19 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for more information on these obligations and arrangements.

Material Cash Requirements

PacifiCorp has cash requirements that may affect its consolidated financial condition that arise primarily from long-term debt (refer to Note 8), certain commitments and contingencies (refer to Note 14), cost of removal and AROs (refer to Notes 6 and 11). Refer to the respective referenced note in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information.

PacifiCorp has cash requirements relating to interest payments of $8.0 billion on long-term debt, including $449 million due in 2023.

Regulatory Matters

PacifiCorp is subject to comprehensive regulation. Refer to the discussion contained in Item 1 of this Form 10-K for further information regarding PacifiCorp's general regulatory framework and current regulatory matters.

Environmental Laws and Regulations

PacifiCorp is subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding air quality, climate change, water quality, emissions performance standards, coal ash disposal, wildfire prevention and mitigation and other environmental matters that have the potential to impact PacifiCorp's current and future operations. In addition to imposing continuing compliance obligations, these laws and regulations provide regulators with the authority to levy substantial penalties for noncompliance including fines, injunctive relief and other sanctions. These laws and regulations are administered by various federal, state and local agencies. PacifiCorp believes it is in material compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, although many are subject to interpretation that may ultimately be resolved by the courts. Environmental laws and regulations continue to evolve, and PacifiCorp is unable to predict the impact of the changing laws and regulations on its operations and financial results.

Refer to "Environmental Laws and Regulations" in Item 1 of this Form 10-K for further discussion regarding environmental laws and regulations.

Collateral and Contingent Features

Debt and preferred securities of PacifiCorp are rated by credit rating agencies. Assigned credit ratings are based on each rating agency's assessment of PacifiCorp's ability to, in general, meet the obligations of its issued debt or preferred securities. The credit ratings are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities, and there is no assurance that a particular credit rating will continue for any given period of time. As of December 31, 2022, PacifiCorp's credit ratings for its senior secured debt and its issuer credit ratings for senior unsecured debt from the recognized credit rating agencies were investment grade.

PacifiCorp has no credit rating downgrade triggers that would accelerate the maturity dates of outstanding debt and a change in ratings is not an event of default under the applicable debt instruments. PacifiCorp's unsecured revolving credit facilities do not require the maintenance of a minimum credit rating level to draw upon their availability. However, commitment fees and interest rates under the credit facilities are tied to credit ratings and increase or decrease when the ratings change. A ratings downgrade could also increase the future cost of commercial paper, short- and long-term debt issuances or new credit facilities. Certain authorizations or exemptions by regulatory commissions for the issuance of securities are valid as long as PacifiCorp maintains investment grade ratings on senior secured debt. A downgrade below that level would necessitate new regulatory applications and approvals.

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In accordance with industry practice, certain wholesale agreements, including derivative contracts, contain credit support provisions that in part base certain collateral requirements on credit ratings for senior unsecured debt as reported by one or more of the recognized credit rating agencies. These agreements may either specifically provide bilateral rights to demand cash or other security if credit exposures on a net basis exceed specified rating-dependent threshold levels ("credit-risk-related contingent features") or provide the right for counterparties to demand "adequate assurance" if there is a material adverse change in PacifiCorp's creditworthiness. These rights can vary by contract and by counterparty. If all credit-risk-related contingent features or adequate assurance provisions for these agreements had been triggered as of December 31, 2022, PacifiCorp would have been required to post $433 million of additional collateral. PacifiCorp's collateral requirements could fluctuate considerably due to market price volatility, changes in credit ratings, changes in legislation or regulation, outstanding accounts payable and receivable or other factors. Refer to Note 12 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for a discussion of PacifiCorp's collateral requirements specific to PacifiCorp's derivative contracts.

Inflation

PacifiCorp operates under a cost-of-service based rate-setting structure administered by various state commissions and the FERC. Under this rate-setting structure, PacifiCorp is allowed to include prudent costs in its rates, including the impact of inflation. PacifiCorp seeks to minimize the potential impact of inflation on its operations through the use of energy and other cost adjustment clauses and tariff riders, by employing prudent risk management and hedging strategies and entering into contracts with fixed pricing where possible by considering, among other areas, its impact on purchases of energy, operating expenses, materials and equipment costs, contract negotiations, future capital spending programs and long-term debt issuances. There can be no assurance that such actions will be successful.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Certain accounting measurements require management to make estimates and judgments concerning transactions that will be settled several years in the future. Amounts recognized on the Consolidated Financial Statements based on such estimates involve numerous assumptions subject to varying and potentially significant degrees of judgment and uncertainty and will likely change in the future as additional information becomes available. The following critical accounting estimates are impacted significantly by PacifiCorp's methods, judgments and assumptions used in the preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements and should be read in conjunction with PacifiCorp's Summary of Significant Accounting Policies included in Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation

PacifiCorp prepares its financial statements in accordance with authoritative guidance for regulated operations, which recognizes the economic effects of regulation. Accordingly, PacifiCorp defers the recognition of certain costs or income if it is probable that, through the ratemaking process, there will be a corresponding increase or decrease in future rates. Regulatory assets and liabilities are established to reflect the impacts of these deferrals, which will be recognized in earnings in the periods the corresponding changes in rates occur.

PacifiCorp continually evaluates the applicability of the guidance for regulated operations and whether its regulatory assets and liabilities are probable of inclusion in future rates by considering factors such as a change in the regulator's approach to setting rates from cost-based ratemaking to another form of regulation, other regulatory actions or the impact of competition that could limit PacifiCorp's ability to recover its costs. PacifiCorp believes its application of the guidance for regulated operations is appropriate and its existing regulatory assets and liabilities are probable of inclusion in future rates. The evaluation reflects the current political and regulatory climate at both the federal and state levels. If it becomes no longer probable that the deferred costs or income will be included in future rates, the related regulatory assets and liabilities will be recognized in net income, returned to customers or re-established as AOCI. Total regulatory assets were $1.9 billion and total regulatory liabilities were $2.9 billion as of December 31, 2022. Refer to Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information regarding PacifiCorp's regulatory assets and liabilities.

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

PacifiCorp sponsors defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans as described in Note 10. PacifiCorp recognizes the funded status of these defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Funded status is the fair value of plan assets minus the benefit obligation as of the measurement date. As of December 31, 2022, PacifiCorp recognized a net asset totaling $57 million for the funded status of its defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans. As of December 31, 2022, amounts not yet recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost included in net regulatory assets and accumulated other comprehensive loss totaled $255 million and $12 million, respectively.

The expense and benefit obligations relating to these defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans are based on actuarial valuations. Inherent in these valuations are key assumptions, including, but not limited to, discount rate and expected long-term rate of return on plan assets. These key assumptions are reviewed annually and modified as appropriate. PacifiCorp believes that the key assumptions utilized in recording obligations under the plans are reasonable based on prior plan experience and current market and economic conditions. Refer to Note 10 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for disclosures about PacifiCorp's defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans, including the key assumptions used to calculate the funded status and net periodic benefit cost for these plans as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022.

PacifiCorp chooses a discount rate based upon high quality debt security investment yields in effect as of the measurement date with cash flows aligning to the expected timing and amount of plan liabilities.

In establishing its assumption as to the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets, PacifiCorp evaluates the investment allocation between return-seeking investment and fixed income securities based on the funded status of the plan and utilizes the asset allocation and return assumptions for each asset class based on forward-looking views of the financial markets and historical performance. Pension and other postretirement benefits expense increases as the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets decreases. PacifiCorp regularly reviews its actual asset allocations and rebalances its investments to its targeted allocations when considered appropriate.

The key assumptions used may differ materially from period to period due to changing market and economic conditions. These differences may result in a significant impact to pension and other postretirement benefits expense and funded status. If changes were to occur for the following key assumptions, the approximate effect on the Consolidated Financial Statements would be as follows (in millions):
Other Postretirement
Pension PlansBenefit Plan
+0.5%-0.5%+0.5%-0.5%
Effect on December 31, 2022 Benefit Obligations:
Discount rate$(25)$26 $(8)$
Effect on 2022 Periodic Cost:
Discount rate$$(1)$$(1)
Expected rate of return on plan assets(5)(2)

A variety of factors affect the funded status of the plans, including asset returns, discount rates, mortality assumptions, plan changes and PacifiCorp's funding policy for each plan.

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Income Taxes

In determining PacifiCorp's income taxes, management is required to interpret complex income tax laws and regulations, which includes consideration of regulatory implications imposed by PacifiCorp's various regulatory commissions. PacifiCorp's income tax returns are subject to continuous examinations by federal, state and local income tax authorities that may give rise to different interpretations of these complex laws and regulations. Due to the nature of the examination process, it generally takes years before these examinations are completed and these matters are resolved. PacifiCorp recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more-likely-than-not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that is more-likely-than-not to be realized upon ultimate settlement. Although the ultimate resolution of PacifiCorp's federal, state and local income tax examinations is uncertain, PacifiCorp believes it has made adequate provisions for these income tax positions. The aggregate amount of any additional income tax liabilities that may result from these examinations is not expected to have a material impact on PacifiCorp's consolidated financial results. Refer to Note 9 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information regarding PacifiCorp's income taxes.

It is probable that PacifiCorp will pass income tax benefit and expense related to the federal tax rate change from 35% to 21% as a result of 2017 Tax Reform, certain property-related basis differences and other various differences on to customers in certain state jurisdictions. As of December 31, 2022, these amounts were recognized as a net regulatory liability of $1.2 billion and will primarily be included in regulated rates over the estimated useful lives of the related properties.

Revenue Recognition - Unbilled Revenue

Revenue is recognized as electricity is delivered or services are provided. The determination of customer billings is based on a systematic reading of meters. At the end of each month, energy provided to customers since the date of the last meter reading is estimated, and the corresponding unbilled revenue is recorded. Unbilled revenue was $301 million as of December 31, 2022. Factors that can impact the estimate of unbilled energy include, but are not limited to, seasonal weather patterns, total volumes supplied to the system, line losses, economic impacts and composition of sales among customer classes. Estimates are reversed in the following month and actual revenue is recorded based on subsequent meter readings.

Wildfire Loss Contingencies

As a result of several wildfires that have occurred in PacifiCorp's service territory and surrounding areas in Oregon and California, PacifiCorp is required to evaluate its exposure to potential loss contingencies arising from claims associated with the wildfires. In determining this exposure, PacifiCorp is required to assess whether the likelihood of loss for each of the wildfires and lawsuits is remote, reasonably possible or probable, which involves complex judgments based on several variables including available information regarding the cause and origin of the wildfires, investigations, discovery associated with lawsuits and negotiations with various parties. If deemed reasonably possible, PacifiCorp is required to estimate the potential loss or range of potential loss and disclose any material amounts. If deemed probable, PacifiCorp is required to accrue a loss if reasonably estimable based on the bottom end of the range if no amount within the range of estimated loss is any better than another amount. Many assumptions and variables are involved in determining these estimates, including identifying the various categories of potential loss such as fire suppression costs, real and personal property damages, natural resource damages for certain areas and noneconomic damages such as personal injury damages and loss of life damages. Within the categories of potential loss, further assumptions are made regarding items such as the types of structures damaged, estimated replacement values associated with those structures, value of personal property, the types of natural resource damage such as timber, the value of that timber, the nature of noneconomic damages such as those arising from personal injuries, other damages PacifiCorp may be responsible for if found negligent such as punitive damages, and the amount of any penalties or fines that may be imposed by governmental entities. Refer to Note 14 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information regarding PacifiCorp's loss contingencies associated with the 2020 Wildfires and the 2022 McKinney fire.

Item 7A.     Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

PacifiCorp's Consolidated Balance Sheets include assets and liabilities with fair values that are subject to market risks. PacifiCorp's significant market risks are primarily associated with commodity prices, interest rates and the extension of credit to counterparties with which PacifiCorp transacts. The following discussion addresses the significant market risks associated with PacifiCorp's business activities. PacifiCorp has established guidelines for credit risk management. Refer to Notes 2 and 12 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information regarding PacifiCorp's contracts accounted for as derivatives.
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PacifiCorp has a risk management committee that is responsible for the oversight of market and credit risk relating to the commodity transactions of PacifiCorp. To limit PacifiCorp's exposure to market and credit risk, the risk management committee recommends, and executive management establishes, policies, limits and approved products, which are reviewed frequently to respond to changing market conditions.

Risk is an inherent part of PacifiCorp's business and activities. PacifiCorp has established a risk management process that is designed to identify, assess, manage and report on each of the various types of risk involved in PacifiCorp's business. The risk management policy governs energy transactions and is designed for hedging PacifiCorp's existing energy and asset exposures, and to a limited extent, the policy permits arbitrage and trading activities to take advantage of market inefficiencies. The policy also governs the types of transactions authorized for use and establishes guidelines for credit risk management and management information systems required to effectively monitor such transactions. PacifiCorp's risk management policy provides for the use of only those contracts that have a similar volume or price relationship to its portfolio of assets, liabilities or anticipated transactions.

Commodity Price Risk

PacifiCorp is principally exposed to electricity, natural gas, coal and fuel oil commodity price risk as PacifiCorp has an obligation to serve retail customer load in its service territories. PacifiCorp's load and generating facilities represent substantial underlying commodity positions. Exposures to commodity prices consist mainly of variations in the price of fuel required to generate electricity and wholesale electricity that is purchased and sold. Commodity prices are subject to wide price swings as supply and demand are impacted by, among many other unpredictable items, weather, market liquidity, generating facility availability, customer usage, storage, and transmission and transportation constraints. PacifiCorp does not engage in a material amount of proprietary trading activities. To mitigate a portion of its commodity price risk, PacifiCorp uses commodity derivative contracts, which may include forwards, futures, options, swaps and other agreements, to effectively secure future supply or sell future production generally at fixed prices. PacifiCorp does not hedge all of its commodity price risk, thereby exposing the unhedged portion to changes in market prices. PacifiCorp's exposure to commodity price risk is generally limited by its ability to include commodity costs in rates, which is subject to regulatory lag that occurs between the time the costs are incurred and when the costs are included in rates, as well as the impact of any customer sharing resulting from cost adjustment mechanisms.
PacifiCorp measures, monitors and manages the market risk in its electricity and natural gas portfolio in comparison to established thresholds and measures its open positions subject to price risk in terms of quantity at each delivery location for each forward time period. PacifiCorp has a risk management policy that requires increasing volumes of hedge transactions over a three-year position management and hedging horizon to reduce market risk of its electricity and natural gas portfolio.

PacifiCorp maintained compliance with its risk management policy and limit procedures during the year ended December 31, 2022.

The table that follows summarizes PacifiCorp's price risk on commodity contracts accounted for as derivatives, excluding collateral netting of $(78) million and $5 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and shows the effects of a hypothetical 10% increase and 10% decrease in forward market prices by the expected volumes for these contracts as of that date. The selected hypothetical change does not reflect what could be considered the best or worst case scenarios (dollars in millions):
Fair Value -Estimated Fair Value after
 Net AssetHypothetical Change in Price
(Liability)10% increase10% decrease
As of December 31, 2022:
Total commodity derivative contracts$270 $381 $159 
As of December 31, 2021:
Total commodity derivative contracts$53 $104 $

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PacifiCorp's commodity derivative contracts are generally recoverable from customers in rates; therefore, net unrealized gains and losses associated with interim price movements on commodity derivative contracts do not expose PacifiCorp to earnings volatility. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, a regulatory liability of $270 million and $53 million, respectively, was recorded related to the net derivative asset of $270 million and $53 million, respectively. Consolidated financial results would be negatively impacted if the costs of wholesale electricity, natural gas or fuel are higher or the level of wholesale electricity sales are lower than what is included in rates, including the impacts of adjustment mechanisms.

Interest Rate Risk

PacifiCorp is exposed to interest rate risk on its outstanding variable-rate short- and long-term debt and future debt issuances. PacifiCorp manages its interest rate risk by limiting its exposure to variable interest rates primarily through the issuance of fixed-rate long-term debt and by monitoring market changes in interest rates. As a result of the fixed interest rates, PacifiCorp's fixed-rate long-term debt does not expose PacifiCorp to the risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates. Additionally, because fixed-rate long-term debt is not carried at fair value on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, changes in fair value would impact earnings and cash flows only if PacifiCorp were to reacquire all or a portion of these instruments prior to their maturity. PacifiCorp has the ability to enter into interest rate derivative contracts, such as interest rate swaps or locks, to mitigate PacifiCorp's exposure to interest rate risk. The nature and amount of PacifiCorp's short- and long-term debt can be expected to vary from period to period as a result of future business requirements, market conditions and other factors. Refer to Notes 7, 8 and 13 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional discussion of PacifiCorp's short- and long-term debt.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, PacifiCorp had long-term variable-rate obligations totaling $218 million that expose PacifiCorp to the risk of increased interest expense in the event of increases in short-term interest rates. The market risk related to PacifiCorp's variable-rate debt as of December 31, 2022 is not hedged. If variable interest rates were to increase by 10% from December 31 levels, it would not have a material effect on PacifiCorp's consolidated annual interest expense. The carrying value of the variable-rate obligations approximates fair value as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Credit Risk

PacifiCorp is exposed to counterparty credit risk associated with wholesale energy supply and marketing activities with other utilities, energy marketing companies, financial institutions and other market participants. Credit risk may be concentrated to the extent PacifiCorp's counterparties have similar economic, industry or other characteristics and due to direct or indirect relationships among the counterparties. Before entering into a transaction, PacifiCorp analyzes the financial condition of each significant wholesale counterparty, establishes limits on the amount of unsecured credit to be extended to each counterparty and evaluates the appropriateness of unsecured credit limits on an ongoing basis. To further mitigate wholesale counterparty credit risk, PacifiCorp enters into netting and collateral arrangements that may include margining and cross-product netting agreements and obtains third-party guarantees, letters of credit and cash deposits. If required, PacifiCorp exercises rights under these arrangements, including calling on the counterparty's credit support arrangement.

As of December 31, 2022, PacifiCorp's aggregate credit exposure with wholesale energy supply and marketing counterparties included counterparties having non-investment grade, internally rated credit ratings. Substantially all of these non-investment grade, internally rated counterparties are associated with long-duration solar and wind power purchase agreements, some of which are from facilities that have not yet achieved commercial operation and for which PacifiCorp has no obligation should the facilities not achieve commercial operation.

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Item 8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of PacifiCorp

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of PacifiCorp and subsidiaries ("PacifiCorp") as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders' equity, and cash flows, for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of PacifiCorp as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of PacifiCorp's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on PacifiCorp's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to PacifiCorp in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. PacifiCorp is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of PacifiCorp's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

Regulatory Matters — Effects of Rate Regulation on the Financial Statements — Refer to Notes 2 and 6 to the financial statements

Critical Audit Matter Description

PacifiCorp is subject to rate regulation by state public service commissions as well as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (collectively the "Commissions"), which have jurisdiction with respect to the rates of electric and natural gas companies in the respective service territories where PacifiCorp operates. Management has determined it meets the requirements under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America to prepare its financial statements applying the specialized rules to account for the effects of cost-based rate regulation. Accounting for the economic effects of rate regulation has a pervasive effect on the financial statements.

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Regulated rates are subject to regulatory rate-setting processes. Rates are determined, approved, and established based on a cost-of-service basis, which is designed to allow PacifiCorp an opportunity to recover its prudently incurred costs of providing services and to earn a reasonable return on its invested capital. Regulatory decisions can have an effect on the recovery of costs, the rate of return earned on investment, and the timing and amount of assets to be recovered by rates. While PacifiCorp has indicated it expects to recover costs from customers through regulated rates, there is a risk that changes to the Commissions' approach to setting rates or other regulatory actions could limit PacifiCorp's ability to recover its costs.

We identified the effects of rate regulation on the financial statements as a critical audit matter due to the significant judgments made by management to support its assertions about affected account balances and disclosures and the high degree of subjectivity involved in assessing the impact of regulatory orders on the financial statements. Management judgments include assessing the likelihood of (1) recovery in future rates of incurred costs, (2) a disallowance of part of the cost of recently completed plant or plant under construction, and (3) a refund to customers. Given that management's accounting judgments are based on assumptions about the outcome of future decisions by the Commissions, auditing these judgments required specialized knowledge of accounting for rate regulation and the rate setting process due to its inherent complexities.

How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

Our audit procedures related to the uncertainty of future decisions by the Commissions included the following, among others:
We evaluated PacifiCorp's disclosures related to the effects of rate regulation, including the balances recorded and regulatory developments.
We read relevant regulatory orders issued by the Commissions, regulatory statutes, interpretations, procedural memorandums, filings made by interveners, and other external information. We evaluated the external information and compared to management's recorded regulatory asset and liability balances for completeness.
For regulatory matters in process, we inspected PacifiCorp's filings with the Commissions and the filings with the Commissions by intervenors to assess the likelihood of recovery in future rates or of a future reduction in rates based on precedents of the Commissions' treatment of similar costs under similar circumstances.
We inquired of management about property, plant, and equipment that may be abandoned. We inquired of management to identify projects that are designed to replace assets that may be retired prior to the end of the useful life. We inspected minutes of the board of directors and regulatory orders and other filings with the Commissions to identify any evidence that may contradict management's assertion regarding probability of an abandonment.

Wildfires – Contingencies – Refer to Note 14 to the financial statements

Critical Audit Matter Description

As a result of several wildfires that have occurred in PacifiCorp's service territory and surrounding areas in Oregon and California, PacifiCorp is required to evaluate its exposure to potential loss contingencies arising from claims associated with the 2020 Wildfires and the 2022 McKinney Fire (the "Wildfires"). In determining this exposure, PacifiCorp is required to determine whether the likelihood of loss for each of the Wildfires is remote, reasonably possible or probable, which involves complex judgments based on several variables including available information regarding the cause and origin of the Wildfires, investigations, discovery associated with lawsuits and negotiations with claimants.

A provision for a loss contingency is recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. If deemed reasonably possible, PacifiCorp is required to estimate the potential loss or range of potential loss and disclose any material amounts.

Management has recorded estimated liabilities of $424 million and receivables of $246 million, which represent its best estimate of probable losses and expected insurance recoveries associated with the 2020 Wildfires. During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, PacifiCorp recognized probable losses net of expected insurance recoveries associated with the 2020 Wildfires of $64 million, $— million and $136 million, respectively. Management has disclosed reasonably possible estimated losses of $31 million, net of potential insurance recoveries of $103 million, associated with the 2022 McKinney Fire.

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We identified wildfire-related contingencies and the related disclosures as a critical audit matter because of the significant judgments made by management to determine the probability of loss and estimate the probable or reasonably possible losses and insurance recoveries. This required the application of a high degree of judgment and extensive effort when performing audit procedures to evaluate the reasonableness of management's judgments, estimates and disclosures related to wildfire-related loss contingencies.

How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

Our audit procedures related to management's judgments regarding the probability of loss, estimated losses and insurance recoveries, and related disclosures for wildfire-related contingencies included the following, among others:
We evaluated management's judgments related to whether a loss was probable or reasonably possible for the Wildfires by inquiring of management and PacifiCorp's external and internal legal counsel regarding the likelihood and amounts of probable and reasonably possible losses, including the potential impact of information gained through investigations into the cause of the fires, information from claimants, the advice of legal counsel, and reading external information for any evidence that might contradict management's assertions.
We evaluated the estimation methodology for determining the amount of probable and reasonably possible losses through inquiries with management and external and internal legal counsel, and we tested the significant assumptions used in the estimates of probable and reasonably possible losses.
We read legal letters from PacifiCorp's external and internal legal counsel regarding known information and evaluated whether the information therein was consistent with the information obtained in our procedures.
We evaluated management's judgments related to whether related insurance recoveries were probable of collection by inquiring of management and PacifiCorp's external and internal legal counsel regarding the amounts of insurance recoveries recorded or disclosed. With the assistance of our insurance specialists, we tested the significant assumptions used in the determination of collectability, including obtaining and reading related policies to determine whether the types of insurance claims are included or excluded from coverage.
We evaluated whether PacifiCorp's disclosures were appropriate and consistent with the information obtained in our procedures.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Portland, Oregon
February 24, 2023

We have served as PacifiCorp's auditor since 2006.

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PACIFICORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in millions)
As of December 31,
20222021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$641 $179 
Trade receivables, net825 725 
Other receivables, net72 52 
Inventories474 474 
Derivative contracts184 76 
Regulatory assets275 65 
Other current assets213 150 
Total current assets2,684 1,721 
Property, plant and equipment, net24,430 22,914 
Regulatory assets1,605 1,287 
Other assets686 534 
Total assets$29,405 $26,456 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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PACIFICORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (continued)
(Amounts in millions)
As of December 31,
20222021
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$1,049 $680 
Accrued interest128 121 
Accrued property, income and other taxes67 78 
Accrued employee expenses86 89 
Current portion of long-term debt449 155 
Regulatory liabilities96 118 
Other current liabilities271 219 
Total current liabilities2,146 1,460 
Long-term debt9,217 8,575 
Regulatory liabilities2,843 2,650 
Deferred income taxes3,152 2,847 
Other long-term liabilities1,306 1,011 
Total liabilities18,664 16,543 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock
Common stock - 750 shares authorized, no par value, 357 shares issued and outstanding
— — 
Additional paid-in capital4,479 4,479 
Retained earnings6,269 5,449 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net(9)(17)
Total shareholders' equity10,741 9,913 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity$29,405 $26,456 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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PACIFICORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in millions)
Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Operating revenue$5,679 $5,296 $5,341 
Operating expenses:
Cost of fuel and energy1,979 1,831 1,790 
Operations and maintenance1,227 1,031 1,209 
Depreciation and amortization1,120 1,088 1,209 
Property and other taxes195 213 209 
Total operating expenses4,521 4,163 4,417 
Operating income1,158 1,133 924 
Other income (expense):
Interest expense(431)(430)(426)
Allowance for borrowed funds31 24 48 
Allowance for equity funds71 50 98 
Interest and dividend income44 24 10 
Other, net(15)10 
Total other income (expense)(300)(324)(260)
Income before income tax benefit858 809 664 
Income tax benefit(62)(79)(75)
Net income$920 $888 $739 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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PACIFICORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Amounts in millions)
Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Net income$920 $888 $739 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax —
Unrecognized amounts on retirement benefits, net of tax of $3, $1 and $(1)
(3)
Comprehensive income$928 $890 $736 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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PACIFICORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Amounts in millions)
Accumulated
AdditionalOtherTotal
PreferredCommonPaid-inRetainedComprehensiveShareholders'
StockStockCapitalEarningsLoss, NetEquity
Balance, December 31, 2019$$— $4,479 $3,972 $(16)$8,437 
Net income— — — 739 — 739 
Other comprehensive loss— — — — (3)(3)
Balance, December 31, 2020— 4,479 4,711 (19)9,173 
Net income— — — 888 — 888 
Other comprehensive income— — — — 
Common stock dividends declared— — — (150)— (150)
Balance, December 31, 2021— 4,479 5,449 (17)9,913 
Net income— — — 920 — 920 
Other comprehensive income— — — — 
Common stock dividends declared— — — (100)— (100)
Balance, December 31, 2022$$— $4,479 $6,269 $(9)$10,741 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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PACIFICORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in millions)
Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income$920 $888 $739 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating
activities:
Depreciation and amortization1,120 1,088 1,209 
Allowance for equity funds(71)(50)(98)
Net power cost deferrals(482)(159)(1)
Amortization of net power cost deferrals100 67 50 
Other changes in regulatory assets and liabilities(162)(97)(278)
Deferred income taxes and amortization of investment tax credits157 64 (124)
Other, net13 (5)
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables, other receivables and other assets(264)17 (169)
Inventories— (88)
Derivative collateral, net95 19 23 
Accrued property, income and other taxes, net(46)(37)(53)
Accounts payable and other liabilities439 372 
Net cash flows from operating activities1,819 1,804 1,583 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures(2,166)(1,513)(2,540)
Other, net12 30 
Net cash flows from investing activities(2,161)(1,501)(2,510)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt1,087 984 987 
Repayments of long-term debt(155)(870)(38)
(Repayments of) net proceeds from short-term debt— (93)(37)
Dividends paid(100)(150)— 
Other, net(2)(7)(2)
Net cash flows from financing activities830 (136)910 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents488 167 (17)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period186 19 36 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period$674 $186 $19 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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PACIFICORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(1)    Organization and Operations

PacifiCorp, which includes PacifiCorp and its subsidiaries, is a U.S. regulated electric utility company serving retail customers, including residential, commercial, industrial, irrigation and other customers in portions of Utah, Oregon, Wyoming, Washington, Idaho and California. PacifiCorp owns, or has interests in, a number of thermal, hydroelectric, wind-powered and geothermal generating facilities, as well as electric transmission and distribution assets. PacifiCorp also buys and sells electricity on the wholesale market with other utilities, energy marketing companies, financial institutions and other market participants. PacifiCorp is subject to comprehensive state and federal regulation. PacifiCorp's subsidiaries support its electric utility operations by providing coal mining services. PacifiCorp is an indirect subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company ("BHE"), a holding company based in Des Moines, Iowa that owns subsidiaries principally engaged in energy businesses. BHE is a consolidated subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire Hathaway").

(2)    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Consolidation and Presentation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of PacifiCorp and its subsidiaries in which it holds a controlling financial interest as of the financial statement date. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Use of Estimates in Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. These estimates include, but are not limited to, the effects of regulation; certain assumptions made in accounting for pension and other postretirement benefits; asset retirement obligations ("AROs"); income taxes; unbilled revenue; valuation of certain financial assets and liabilities, including derivative contracts; and accounting for loss contingencies and applicable insurance recoveries, including those related to the Oregon and Northern California 2020 wildfires (the "2020 Wildfires") and the 2022 McKinney fire described in Note 14. Actual results may differ from the estimates used in preparing the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation

PacifiCorp prepares its financial statements in accordance with authoritative guidance for regulated operations, which recognizes the economic effects of regulation. Accordingly, PacifiCorp defers the recognition of certain costs or income if it is probable that, through the ratemaking process, there will be a corresponding increase or decrease in future rates. Regulatory assets and liabilities are established to reflect the impacts of these deferrals, which will be recognized in earnings in the periods the corresponding changes in rates occur.

If it becomes no longer probable that the deferred costs or income will be included in future rates, the related regulatory assets and liabilities will be recognized in net income, returned to customers or re-established as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ("AOCI").

Fair Value Measurements

As defined under GAAP, fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability between market participants in the principal market or in the most advantageous market when no principal market exists. Adjustments to transaction prices or quoted market prices may be required in illiquid or disorderly markets in order to estimate fair value. Different valuation techniques may be appropriate under the circumstances to determine the value that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction. Market participants are assumed to be independent, knowledgeable, able and willing to transact an exchange and not under duress. Nonperformance or credit risk is considered when determining fair value. Considerable judgment may be required in interpreting market data used to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, estimates of fair value presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in a current or future market exchange.

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Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents consist of funds invested in money market mutual funds, U.S. Treasury Bills and other investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased. Cash and cash equivalents exclude amounts where availability is restricted by legal requirements, loan agreements or other contractual provisions. Restricted cash and cash equivalents consist substantially of funds representing vendor retention, custodial and nuclear decommissioning funds. A reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 as presented in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows is outlined below and disaggregated by the line items in which they appear on the Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):
As of December 31,
20222021
Cash and cash equivalents$641 $179 
Restricted cash included in other current assets
Restricted cash included in other assets26 
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents$674 $186 

Investments

Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value with realized gains and losses, as determined on a specific identification basis, recognized in earnings and unrealized gains and losses recognized in AOCI, net of tax. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, PacifiCorp had no unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities. Trading securities are carried at fair value with realized and unrealized gains and losses recognized in earnings.

Equity Method Investments

PacifiCorp utilizes the equity method of accounting with respect to investments when it possesses the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over the operating and financial policies of the investee. The ability to exercise significant influence is presumed when an investor possesses more than 20% of the voting interests of the investee. This presumption may be overcome based on specific facts and circumstances that demonstrate that the ability to exercise significant influence is restricted. In applying the equity method, PacifiCorp records the investment at cost and subsequently increases or decreases the carrying value of the investment by PacifiCorp's proportionate share of the net earnings or losses and other comprehensive income (loss) ("OCI") of the investee. PacifiCorp records dividends or other equity distributions as reductions in the carrying value of the investment.

Allowance for Credit Losses

Trade receivables are primarily short-term in nature with stated collection terms of less than one year from the date of origination, and are stated at the outstanding principal amount, net of an estimated allowance for credit losses. The allowance for credit losses is based on PacifiCorp's assessment of the collectability of amounts owed to PacifiCorp by its customers. This assessment requires judgment regarding the ability of customers to pay or the outcome of any pending disputes. In measuring the allowance for credit losses for trade receivables, PacifiCorp primarily utilizes credit loss history. However, PacifiCorp may adjust the allowance for credit losses to reflect current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts that deviate from historical experience. The change in the balance of the allowance for credit losses, which is included in trade receivables, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, is summarized as follows for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
202220212020
Beginning balance$18 $17 $
Charged to operating costs and expenses, net18 13 18 
Write-offs, net(17)(12)(9)
Ending balance$19 $18 $17 

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Derivatives

PacifiCorp employs a number of different derivative contracts, which may include forwards, options, swaps and other agreements, to manage price risk for electricity, natural gas and other commodities and interest rate risk. Derivative contracts are recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as either assets or liabilities and are stated at estimated fair value unless they are designated as normal purchases or normal sales and qualify for the exception afforded by GAAP. Derivative balances reflect offsetting permitted under master netting agreements with counterparties and cash collateral paid or received under such agreements.

Commodity derivatives used in normal business operations that are settled by physical delivery, among other criteria, are eligible for and may be designated as normal purchases or normal sales. Normal purchases or normal sales contracts are not marked-to-market and settled amounts are recognized as operating revenue or cost of fuel and energy on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

For PacifiCorp's derivative contracts, the settled amount is generally included in rates. Accordingly, the net unrealized gains and losses associated with interim price movements on contracts that are accounted for as derivatives and probable of inclusion in rates are recorded as regulatory liabilities or assets. For a derivative contract not probable of inclusion in rates, changes in the fair value are recognized in earnings.

Inventories

Inventories consist mainly of materials, supplies and fuel stocks and are stated at the lower of average cost or net realizable value.

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

General

Additions to property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost. PacifiCorp capitalizes all construction-related material, direct labor and contract services, as well as indirect construction costs, which include debt and equity allowance for funds used during construction ("AFUDC"). The cost of additions and betterments are capitalized, while costs incurred that do not improve or extend the useful lives of the related assets are generally expensed.

Depreciation and amortization are generally computed on the straight-line method based on composite asset class lives prescribed by PacifiCorp's various regulatory authorities or over the assets' estimated useful lives. Depreciation studies are completed periodically to determine the appropriate composite asset class lives, net salvage and depreciation rates. These studies are reviewed and rates are ultimately approved by the various regulatory authorities. Net salvage includes the estimated future residual values of the assets and any estimated removal costs recovered through approved depreciation rates. Estimated removal costs are recorded as either a cost of removal regulatory liability or an ARO liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, depending on whether the obligation meets the requirements of an ARO. As actual removal costs are incurred, the associated liability is reduced.

Generally when PacifiCorp retires or sells a component of regulated property, plant and equipment, it charges the original cost, net of any proceeds from the disposition, to accumulated depreciation. Any gain or loss on disposals of all other assets is recorded through earnings.

Debt and equity AFUDC, which represents the estimated costs of debt and equity funds necessary to finance the construction of property, plant and equipment, is capitalized as a component of property, plant and equipment, with offsetting credits to the Consolidated Statements of Operations. AFUDC is computed based on guidelines set forth by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC"). After construction is completed, PacifiCorp is permitted to earn a return on these costs as a component of the related assets, as well as recover these costs through depreciation expense over the useful lives of the related assets.

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Asset Retirement Obligations

PacifiCorp recognizes AROs when it has a legal obligation to perform decommissioning, reclamation or removal activities upon retirement of an asset. PacifiCorp's AROs are primarily associated with its generating facilities. The fair value of an ARO liability is recognized in the period in which it is incurred, if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made, and is added to the carrying amount of the associated asset, which is then depreciated over the remaining useful life of the asset. Subsequent to the initial recognition, the ARO liability is adjusted for any revisions to the original estimate of undiscounted cash flows (with corresponding adjustments to property, plant and equipment, net) and for accretion of the ARO liability due to the passage of time. The difference between the ARO liability, the corresponding ARO asset included in property, plant and equipment, net and amounts recovered in rates to satisfy such liabilities is recorded as a regulatory asset or liability.

Impairment

PacifiCorp evaluates long-lived assets for impairment, including property, plant and equipment, when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable or when the assets are being held for sale. Upon the occurrence of a triggering event, the asset is reviewed to assess whether the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected from the use of the asset plus the residual value from the ultimate disposal exceeds the carrying value of the asset. If the carrying value exceeds the estimated recoverable amounts, the asset is written down to the estimated fair value and any resulting impairment loss is reflected on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Substantially all property, plant and equipment supports PacifiCorp's regulated operations, the impacts of regulation are considered when evaluating the carrying value of regulated assets.

Leases

PacifiCorp has non-cancelable operating leases primarily for land, office space, office equipment, and generating facilities and finance leases consisting primarily of office buildings, natural gas pipeline facilities, and generating facilities. These leases generally require PacifiCorp to pay for insurance, taxes and maintenance applicable to the leased property. Given the capital intensive nature of the utility industry, it is common for a portion of lease costs to be capitalized when used during construction or maintenance of assets, in which the associated costs will be capitalized with the corresponding asset and depreciated over the remaining life of that asset. Certain leases contain renewal options for varying periods and escalation clauses for adjusting rent to reflect changes in price indices. PacifiCorp does not include options in its lease calculations unless there is a triggering event indicating PacifiCorp is reasonably certain to exercise the option. PacifiCorp's accounting policy is to not recognize right-of-use assets and lease obligations for leases with contract terms of one year or less and not separate lease components from non-lease components and instead account for each separate lease component and the non-lease components associated with a lease as a single lease component. Right-of-use assets will be evaluated for impairment in line with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 360, "Property, Plant and Equipment" when a triggering event has occurred that might affect the value and use of the assets being leased.

PacifiCorp's leases of generating facilities generally are in the form of long-term purchases of electricity, also known as power purchase agreements ("PPA"). PPAs are generally signed before or during the early stages of project construction and can yield a lease that has not yet commenced. These agreements are primarily for renewable energy and the payments are considered variable lease payments as they are based on the amount of output.

PacifiCorp's operating and finance right-of-use assets are recorded in other assets and the operating and finance lease liabilities are recorded in current and long-term other liabilities accordingly.

Revenue Recognition

PacifiCorp uses a single five-step model to identify and recognize revenue from contracts with customers ("Customer Revenue") upon transfer of control of promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration to which PacifiCorp expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. PacifiCorp records sales, franchise and excise taxes collected directly from customers and remitted directly to the taxing authorities on a net basis on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Substantially all of PacifiCorp's Customer Revenue is derived from tariff-based sales arrangements approved by various regulatory commissions. These tariff-based revenues are mainly comprised of energy, transmission and distribution and have performance obligations to deliver energy products and services to customers which are satisfied over time as energy is delivered or services are provided. Other revenue consists primarily of revenue recognized in accordance with ASC 815, "Derivatives and Hedging."
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Revenue recognized is equal to what PacifiCorp has the right to invoice as it corresponds directly with the value to the customer of PacifiCorp's performance to date and includes billed and unbilled amounts. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, trade receivables, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets relate substantially to Customer Revenue, including unbilled revenue of $301 million and $264 million, respectively. Payments for amounts billed are generally due from the customer within 30 days of billing. Rates charged for energy products and services are established by regulators or contractual arrangements that establish the transaction price as well as the allocation of price amongst the separate performance obligations. When preliminary regulated rates are permitted to be billed prior to final approval by the applicable regulator, certain revenue collected may be subject to refund and a liability for estimated refunds is accrued.

Unamortized Debt Premiums, Discounts and Debt Issuance Costs

Premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs incurred for the issuance of long-term debt are amortized over the term of the related financing using the effective interest method.

Income Taxes

Berkshire Hathaway includes PacifiCorp in its consolidated U.S. federal income tax return. Consistent with established regulatory practice, PacifiCorp's provision for income taxes has been computed on a stand-alone basis.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are based on differences between the financial statement and income tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted income tax rates expected to be in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities associated with components of OCI are charged or credited directly to OCI. Changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities associated with certain property-related basis differences and other various differences that PacifiCorp deems probable to be passed on to its customers in most state jurisdictions are charged or credited directly to a regulatory asset or liability and will be included in regulated rates when the temporary differences reverse or as otherwise approved by PacifiCorp's various regulatory commissions. Other changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities are included as a component of income tax expense. Changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities attributable to changes in enacted income tax rates are charged or credited to income tax expense or a regulatory asset or liability in the period of enactment. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred income tax assets to the amount that is more-likely-than-not to be realized.

Investment tax credits are deferred and amortized over the estimated useful lives of the related properties or as prescribed by various regulatory commissions.

PacifiCorp recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more-likely-than-not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that is more-likely-than-not to be realized upon ultimate settlement. PacifiCorp's unrecognized tax benefits are primarily included in other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Estimated interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions are included as a component of income tax expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Segment Information

PacifiCorp currently has one segment, which includes its regulated electric utility operations.

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(3)    Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
Depreciable Life20222021
Utility Plant:
Generation
15 - 59 years
$13,726 $13,679 
Transmission
60 - 90 years
8,051 7,894 
Distribution
20 - 75 years
8,477 8,044 
Intangible plant(1) and other
5 - 75 years
2,755 2,645 
Utility plant in-service33,009 32,262 
Accumulated depreciation and amortization(11,093)(10,507)
Utility plant in-service, net21,916 21,755 
Nonregulated, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization
14 - 95 years
18 18 
21,934 21,773 
Construction work-in-progress2,496 1,141 
Property, plant and equipment, net$24,430 $22,914 

(1)Computer software costs included in intangible plant are initially assigned a depreciable life of 5 to 10 years.

The average depreciation and amortization rate applied to depreciable property, plant and equipment was 3.5%, 3.5% and 4.1% for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Unallocated Acquisition Adjustments

PacifiCorp has unallocated acquisition adjustments that represent the excess of costs of the acquired interests in property, plant and equipment purchased from the entity that first dedicated the assets to utility service over their net book value in those assets. These unallocated acquisition adjustments included in other property, plant and equipment had an original cost of $156 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and accumulated depreciation of $144 million and $143 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

(4)    Jointly Owned Utility Facilities

Under joint facility ownership agreements with other utilities, PacifiCorp, as a tenant in common, has undivided interests in jointly owned generation, transmission and distribution facilities. PacifiCorp accounts for its proportionate share of each facility, and each joint owner has provided financing for its share of each facility. Operating costs of each facility are assigned to joint owners based on their percentage of ownership or energy production, depending on the nature of the cost. Operating costs and expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations include PacifiCorp's share of the expenses of these facilities.

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The amounts shown in the table below represent PacifiCorp's share in each jointly owned facility included in property, plant and equipment, net as of December 31, 2022 (dollars in millions):
FacilityAccumulatedConstruction
PacifiCorpinDepreciation andWork-in-
ShareServiceAmortizationProgress
Jim Bridger Nos. 1 - 4
67 %$1,529 $914 $39 
Hunter No. 194 517 227 
Hunter No. 2
60 305 148 
Wyodak
80 491 273 
Colstrip Nos. 3 and 4
10 262 178 — 
Hermiston
50 189 106 — 
Craig Nos. 1 and 219 372 331 — 
Hayden No. 125 77 52 — 
Hayden No. 213 44 31 — 
Transmission and distribution facilitiesVarious916 274 129 
Total$4,702 $2,534 $178 

(5)    Leases

The following table summarizes PacifiCorp's leases recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Right-of-use assets:
Operating leases$11 $11 
Finance leases11 
Total right-of-use assets$20 $22 
Lease liabilities:
Operating leases$11 $11 
Finance leases11 12 
Total lease liabilities$22 $23 

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The following table summarizes PacifiCorp's lease costs for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
202220212020
Variable$61 $56 $60 
Operating
Finance:
Amortization
Interest
Short-term
Total lease costs$71 $69 $68 
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years):
Operating leases11.412.713.9
Finance leases9.710.18.4
Weighted-average discount rate:
Operating leases 3.9 %3.7 %3.8 %
Finance leases11.4 %11.1 %10.5 %

Cash payments associated with operating and finance lease liabilities approximated lease cost for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020.

PacifiCorp has the following remaining lease commitments as of December 31, 2022 (in millions):
OperatingFinanceTotal
2023$$$
2024
2025
2026
2027
Thereafter13 
Total undiscounted lease payments14 18 32 
Less - amounts representing interest(3)(7)(10)
Lease liabilities$11 $11 $22 

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(6)    Regulatory Matters

Regulatory Assets

Regulatory assets represent costs that are expected to be recovered in future rates. PacifiCorp's regulatory assets reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life20222021
Employee benefit plans(1)
16 years$290 $286 
Utah mine disposition(2)
Various115 116 
Unamortized contract values1 year18 36 
Deferred net power costs2 years546 151 
Environmental costs30 years111 108 
Asset retirement obligation29 years275 241 
Demand side management (DSM)10 years224 211 
Wildfire mitigation and vegetation management costsVarious111 21 
OtherVarious190 182 
Total regulatory assets$1,880 $1,352 
Reflected as:
Current assets$275 $65 
Noncurrent assets1,605 1,287 
Total regulatory assets$1,880 $1,352 

(1)Represents amounts not yet recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost that are expected to be included in rates when recognized.
(2)Amounts represent regulatory assets established as a result of the Utah mine disposition in 2015 for the United Mine Workers of America ("UMWA") 1974 Pension Plan withdrawal and closure costs incurred to date considered probable of recovery.

PacifiCorp had regulatory assets not earning a return on investment of $1,200 million and $723 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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Regulatory Liabilities

Regulatory liabilities represent income to be recognized or amounts to be returned to customers in future periods. PacifiCorp's regulatory liabilities reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life20222021
Cost of removal(1)
26 years$1,332 $1,187 
Deferred income taxes(2)
Various1,164 1,307 
Unrealized gain on regulated derivatives1 year270 53 
OtherVarious173 221 
Total regulatory liabilities$2,939 $2,768 
Reflected as:
Current liabilities$96 $118 
Noncurrent liabilities2,843 2,650 
Total regulatory liabilities$2,939 $2,768 

(1)Amounts represent estimated costs, as generally accrued through depreciation rates, of removing property, plant and equipment in accordance with accepted regulatory practices. Amounts are deducted from rate base or otherwise accrue a carrying cost.
(2)Amounts primarily represent income tax liabilities related to the federal tax rate change from 35% to 21% that are probable of being passed on to customers, partially offset by income tax benefits related to certain property-related basis differences and other various differences that were previously passed on to customers and will be included in regulated rates when the temporary differences reverse.

(7)    Short-term Debt and Credit Facilities

The following table summarizes PacifiCorp's availability under its unsecured credit facility as of December 31 (in millions):
2022:
Credit facility$1,200 
Less:
Tax-exempt bond support and letters of credit(249)
Net credit facility$951 
2021:
Credit facility$1,200 
Less:
Tax-exempt bond support(218)
Net credit facility$982 

As of December 31, 2022, PacifiCorp was in compliance with the covenants of its credit facility and letter of credit arrangements.

PacifiCorp has a $1.2 billion unsecured credit facility expiring in June 2025 with an unlimited number of maturity extension options, subject to lender consent. The credit facility, which supports PacifiCorp's commercial paper program and certain series of its tax-exempt bond obligations and provides for the issuance of letters of credit, has a variable interest rate based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate or a base rate, at PacifiCorp's option, plus a spread that varies based on PacifiCorp's credit ratings for its senior unsecured long-term debt securities. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, PacifiCorp did not have any commercial paper borrowings outstanding.

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The credit facility requires that PacifiCorp's ratio of consolidated debt, including current maturities, to total capitalization not exceed 0.65 to 1.0 as of the last day of each quarter.

In January 2023, PacifiCorp entered into an additional $800 million 364-day unsecured credit facility expiring in January 2024. No amounts are currently outstanding against this new credit facility.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, PacifiCorp had $38 million and $19 million, respectively, of fully available letters of credit issued under committed arrangements outside of its credit facility in support of certain transactions required by third parties that generally have provisions that automatically extend the annual expiration dates for an additional year unless the issuing bank elects not to renew a letter of credit prior to the expiration date.

(8)    Long-term Debt

PacifiCorp's long-term debt was as follows as of December 31 (dollars in millions):
20222021
AverageAverage
PrincipalCarryingInterestCarryingInterest
AmountValueRateValueRate
First mortgage bonds:
2.95% to 8.23%, due through 2026
$1,224 $1,223 4.07 %$1,377 4.41 %
2.70% to 7.70%, due 2029 to 2031
1,100 1,095 4.35 1,094 4.35 
5.25% to 6.25%, due 2034 to 2037
2,050 2,042 5.90 2,042 5.90 
4.10% to 6.35%, due 2038 to 2042
1,250 1,239 5.63 1,238 5.63 
2.90% to 5.35%, due 2049 to 2053
3,900 3,849 4.03 2,761 3.52 
Variable-rate series, tax-exempt bond obligations (2022-3.75% to 4.10%; 2021-0.12% to 0.14%):
Due 202525 25 4.10 25 0.12 
Due 2024 to 2025(1)
193 193 3.81 193 0.13 
Total long-term debt$9,742 $9,666 $8,730 
Reflected as:
20222021
Current portion of long-term debt$449 $155 
Long-term debt9,217 8,575 
Total long-term debt$9,666 $8,730 

(1)Secured by pledged first mortgage bonds registered to and held by the tax-exempt bond trustee generally with the same interest rates, maturity dates and redemption provisions as the tax-exempt bond obligations.

In December 2022, PacifiCorp issued $1.1 billion of its 5.35% First Mortgage Bonds due December 2053. PacifiCorp intends within 24 months of the issuance date to allocate an amount equal to the net proceeds to finance or refinance, in whole or in part, new or existing investments or expenditures made in one or more eligible projects in alignment with BHE's Green Financing Framework. Proceeds will not knowingly be allocated to the same portion of a project that received allocation of proceeds under any other Green Financing Instrument; activities related to the exploration, production, transportation, or consumption of fossil fuels; or activities related to nuclear energy.

PacifiCorp's long-term debt generally includes provisions that allow PacifiCorp to redeem the first mortgage bonds in whole or in part at any time through the payment of a make-whole premium. Variable-rate tax-exempt bond obligations are generally redeemable at par value.

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PacifiCorp currently has regulatory authority from the Oregon Public Utility Commission and the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to issue an additional $900 million of long-term debt. PacifiCorp must make a notice filing with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission prior to any future issuance. PacifiCorp currently has an effective shelf registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to issue an indeterminate amount of first mortgage bonds through September 2023.

The issuance of PacifiCorp's first mortgage bonds is limited by available property, earnings tests and other provisions of PacifiCorp's mortgage. Approximately $33 billion of PacifiCorp's eligible property (based on original cost) was subject to the lien of the mortgage as of December 31, 2022.

As of December 31, 2022, the annual principal maturities of long-term debt for 2023 and thereafter are as follows (in millions):
Long-term
Debt
2023$449 
2024591 
2025302 
2026100 
2027— 
Thereafter8,300 
Total9,742 
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs(76)
Total$9,666 

(9)    Income Taxes

Income tax (benefit) expense consists of the following for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
2022 20212020
Current:
Federal$(216)$(150)$19 
State(3)30 
Total(219)(143)49 
Deferred:
Federal90 26 (124)
State71 40 
Total161 66 (123)
Investment tax credits(4)(2)(1)
Total income tax (benefit) expense$(62)$(79)$(75)

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A reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to the effective income tax rate applicable to income before income tax expense is as follows for the years ended December 31:
202220212020
Federal statutory income tax rate21 %21 %21 %
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit
Effects of ratemaking
(12)(14)(22)
Federal income tax credits
(22)(20)(13)
Valuation allowance— — 
Other— — 
Effective income tax rate(7)%(10)%(11)%

Income tax credits relate primarily to production tax credits ("PTC") earned by PacifiCorp's wind-powered generating facilities. Federal renewable electricity PTCs are earned as energy from qualifying wind-powered generating facilities is produced and sold and are based on a per-kilowatt hour rate pursuant to the applicable federal income tax law. Wind-powered generating facilities are eligible for the credits for 10 years from the date the qualifying generating facilities are placed in-service. PTCs for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 totaled $185 million, $164 million and $89 million, respectively.

Effects of ratemaking is primarily attributable to activity associated with excess deferred income taxes. Excess deferred income tax amortization, net of deferrals, was $102 million for 2022. Excess deferred income tax amortization, net of deferrals, was $112 million for 2021, including the use of $4 million to amortize certain regulatory balances in Wyoming and Idaho. Excess deferred income tax amortization, net of deferrals, was $132 million for 2020, including the use of $118 million to accelerate depreciation of certain retired equipment and to amortize certain regulatory balances in Idaho, Oregon and Utah.

The net deferred income tax liability consists of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Deferred income tax assets:
Regulatory liabilities$724 $682 
Employee benefits59 68 
State carryforwards73 73 
Loss contingencies107 63 
Asset retirement obligations79 73 
Other80 88 
  Total deferred income tax assets1,122 1,047 
Valuation allowances(35)(15)
Total deferred income tax assets, net1,087 1,032 
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment(3,612)(3,468)
Regulatory assets(462)(332)
Other(165)(79)
Total deferred income tax liabilities(4,239)(3,879)
Net deferred income tax liability$(3,152)$(2,847)

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The following table provides, without regard to valuation allowances, PacifiCorp's net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards and expiration dates as of December 31, 2022 (in millions):
State
Net operating loss carryforwards$1,159 
Deferred income taxes on net operating loss carryforwards$53 
Expiration dates
2023 - indefinite
Tax credit carryforwards$20 
Expiration dates
2023 - indefinite

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has closed or effectively settled its examination of PacifiCorp's income tax returns through December 31, 2013. The statute of limitations for PacifiCorp's income tax returns have expired for certain states through December 31, 2011, and for Idaho through December 31, 2018, except for the impact of any federal audit adjustments. The closure of examinations, or the expiration of the statute of limitations, for state filings may not preclude the state from adjusting the state net operating loss carryforward utilized in a year for which the statute of limitations is not closed.

(10)    Employee Benefit Plans

PacifiCorp sponsors defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans that cover certain of its employees, as well as a defined contribution 401(k) employee savings plan ("401(k) Plan"). In addition, PacifiCorp contributes to a joint trustee pension plan and a subsidiary previously contributed to a multiemployer pension plan for benefits offered to certain bargaining units.

Defined Benefit Plans

PacifiCorp's pension plans include non-contributory defined benefit pension plans, collectively the PacifiCorp Retirement Plan ("Retirement Plan"), and the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan ("SERP"). The Retirement Plan is closed to all non-union employees hired after January 1, 2008. All non-union Retirement Plan participants hired prior to January 1, 2008 that did not elect to receive equivalent fixed contributions to the 401(k) Plan effective January 1, 2009 earned benefits based on a cash balance formula through December 31, 2016. Effective January 1, 2017, non-union employee participants with a cash balance benefit in the Retirement Plan are no longer eligible to receive pay credits in their cash balance formula. In general for union employees, benefits under the Retirement Plan were frozen at various dates from December 31, 2007 through December 31, 2011 as they are now being provided with enhanced 401(k) Plan benefits. However, certain limited union Retirement Plan participants continue to earn benefits under the Retirement Plan based on the employee's years of service and a final average pay formula. The SERP was closed to new participants as of March 21, 2006 and froze future accruals for active participants as of December 31, 2014.

PacifiCorp's other postretirement benefit plan provides healthcare and life insurance benefits to eligible retirees.

Pension Settlement

Pension settlement accounting was triggered in 2022 and 2021 as a result of the amount of lump sum distributions in the Retirement Plan exceeding the service and interest cost threshold. The 2021 pension settlement accounting included an interim July 31, 2021 remeasurement of the pension plan assets and projected benefit obligation. As a result of the settlement accounting, PacifiCorp recognized settlement losses of $6 million, net of regulatory deferrals during each of the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Net Periodic Benefit Cost

For purposes of calculating the expected return on plan assets, a market-related value is used. The market-related value of plan assets is calculated by spreading the difference between expected and actual investment returns over a five-year period beginning after the first year in which they occur.

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Net periodic benefit cost (credit) for the plans included the following components for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
PensionOther Postretirement
202220212020202220212020
Service cost$— $— $— $$$
Interest cost29 29 36 
Expected return on plan assets(42)(51)(56)(11)(9)(14)
Settlement(1)
— — — — 
Net amortization16 21 18 
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)$$$(2)$— $$— 

(1)Pension amounts represent settlement losses of $24 million and $15 million net of deferrals of $18 million and $9 million during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Funded Status

The following table is a reconciliation of the fair value of plan assets for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
PensionOther Postretirement
2022202120222021
Plan assets at fair value, beginning of year$1,058 $1,064 $324 $327 
Employer contributions(1)
— 
Participant contributions— — 
Actual (loss) return on plan assets(172)109 (42)14 
Settlement(2)
(67)(52)— — 
Benefits paid(65)(68)(23)(24)
Plan assets at fair value, end of year$758 $1,058 $264 $324 

(1)Pension amounts represent employer contributions to the SERP.
(2)Benefits paid in the form of lump sum distributions that gave rise to the settlement accounting described above.

The following table is a reconciliation of the benefit obligations for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
PensionOther Postretirement
2022202120222021
Benefit obligation, beginning of year$1,048 $1,202 $288 $307 
Service cost
— — 
Interest cost
29 29 
Participant contributions— — 
Actuarial gain(199)(63)(61)(10)
Settlement(1)
(67)(52)— — 
Benefits paid(65)(68)(23)(24)
Benefit obligation, end of year$746 $1,048 $219 $288 
Accumulated benefit obligation, end of year$746 $1,048 

(1)Benefits paid in the form of lump sum distributions that gave rise to the settlement accounting described above.

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The funded status of the plans and the amounts recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31 are as follows (in millions):
PensionOther Postretirement
2022202120222021
Plan assets at fair value, end of year$758 $1,058 $264 $324 
Less - Benefit obligation, end of year
746 1,048 219 288 
Funded status$12 $10 $45 $36 
Amounts recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Other assets$53 $63 $45 $36 
Accrued employee expenses(4)(4)— — 
Other long-term liabilities(37)(49)— — 
Amounts recognized$12 $10 $45 $36 

The SERP has no plan assets; however, PacifiCorp has a Rabbi trust that holds corporate-owned life insurance and other investments to provide funding for the future cash requirements of the SERP. The cash surrender value of all of the policies included in the Rabbi trust, net of amounts borrowed against the cash surrender value, plus the fair market value of other Rabbi trust investments, was $61 million and $69 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. These assets are not included in the plan assets in the above table, but are reflected in noncurrent other assets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The projected and accumulated benefit obligations for the SERP were $42 million and $54 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

As of December 31, 2022, the fair value of the plan assets for the Retirement Plan was in excess of both the projected benefit obligation and the accumulated benefit obligation.

Unrecognized Amounts

The portion of the funded status of the plans not yet recognized in net periodic benefit cost as of December 31 is as follows (in millions):
PensionOther Postretirement
2022202120222021
Net loss (gain)$273 $298 $(36)$(28)
Regulatory deferrals(1)
29 11 
Total$302 $309 $(35)$(26)

(1)Pension amounts represent the unamortized portion of deferred settlement losses.

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A reconciliation of the amounts not yet recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 is as follows (in millions):
Accumulated
Other
RegulatoryComprehensive
AssetLossTotal
Pension
Balance, December 31, 2020$432 $25 $457 
Net gain arising during the year(120)(1)(121)
Net amortization(20)(1)(21)
Settlement(6)— (6)
Total(146)(2)(148)
Balance, December 31, 2021286 23 309 
Net loss (gain) arising during the year24 (9)15 
Net amortization(14)(2)(16)
Settlement(6)— (6)
Total(11)(7)
Balance, December 31, 2022$290 $12 $302 

Regulatory
Liability
Other Postretirement
Balance, December 31, 2020$(10)
Net gain arising during the year(15)
Net amortization(1)
Total(16)
Balance, December 31, 2021(26)
Net gain arising during the year(8)
Net amortization(1)
Total(9)
Balance, December 31, 2022$(35)

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Plan Assumptions

Assumptions used to determine benefit obligations and net periodic benefit cost were as follows:
PensionOther Postretirement
202220212020202220212020
Benefit obligations as of December 31:
Discount rate5.55 %2.90 %2.50 %5.50 %2.90 %2.50 %
Rate of compensation increaseN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Interest crediting rates for cash balance plan - non-union
2020N/AN/A2.27 %N/AN/AN/A
2021N/A0.82 %0.82 %N/AN/AN/A
20220.88 %0.88 %0.82 %N/AN/AN/A
20234.73 %0.88 %2.00 %N/AN/AN/A
20244.73 %1.90 %2.00 %N/AN/AN/A
2025 and beyond2.60 %1.90 %2.00 %N/AN/AN/A
Interest crediting rates for cash balance plan - union
2020N/AN/A2.16 %N/AN/AN/A
2021N/A1.42 %1.42 %N/AN/AN/A
20221.94 %1.94 %1.42 %N/AN/AN/A
20233.55 %1.94 %2.40 %N/AN/AN/A
20243.55 %2.30 %2.40 %N/AN/AN/A
2025 and beyond2.40 %2.30 %2.40 %N/AN/AN/A
Net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31:
Discount rate2.90 %2.50 %3.25 %2.90 %2.50 %3.20 %
Expected return on plan assets4.70 6.00 6.50 3.44 2.90 4.92 

In establishing its assumption as to the expected return on plan assets, PacifiCorp utilizes the asset allocation and return assumptions for each asset class based on historical performance and forward-looking views of the financial markets.

As a result of a plan amendment effective on January 1, 2017, the benefit obligation for the Retirement Plan is no longer affected by future increases in compensation. As a result of a labor settlement reached with UMWA in December 2014, the benefit obligation for the other postretirement plan is no longer affected by healthcare cost trends.

Contributions and Benefit Payments

Employer contributions to the pension and other postretirement benefit plans are expected to be $4 million and $— million, respectively, during 2023. Funding to PacifiCorp's Retirement Plan trust is based upon the actuarially determined costs of the plan and the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") and the Pension Protection Act of 2006, as amended ("PPA of 2006"). PacifiCorp considers contributing additional amounts from time to time in order to achieve certain funding levels specified under the PPA of 2006. PacifiCorp evaluates a variety of factors, including funded status, income tax laws and regulatory requirements, in determining contributions to its other postretirement benefit plan.

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The expected benefit payments to participants in PacifiCorp's pension and other postretirement benefit plans for 2023 through 2027 and for the five years thereafter are summarized below (in millions):
Projected Benefit Payments
PensionOther Postretirement
2023$76 $23 
202473 22 
202570 21 
202667 20 
202764 20 
2028-2032277 87 

Plan Assets

Investment Policy and Asset Allocations

PacifiCorp's investment policy for its pension and other postretirement benefit plans is to balance risk and return through a diversified portfolio of debt securities, equity securities and other alternative investments. Maturities for debt securities are managed to targets consistent with prudent risk tolerances. The plans retain outside investment consultants to advise on plan investments within the parameters outlined by the Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company Investment Committee. The investment portfolio is managed in line with the investment policy with sufficient liquidity to meet near-term benefit payments.

In 2020, the assets of the PacifiCorp Master Retirement Trust were transferred into the BHE Master Retirement Trust.

The target allocations (percentage of plan assets) for PacifiCorp's pension and other postretirement benefit plan assets are as follows as of December 31, 2022:
Pension(1)
Other Postretirement(1)
%%
Debt securities(2)
73
77
Equity securities(2)
22
23
Other
5
0

(1)The trust in which the PacifiCorp Retirement Plan is invested includes a separate account that is used to fund benefits for the other postretirement benefit plan. In addition to this separate account, the assets for the other postretirement benefit plan are held in Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association ("VEBA") trusts, each of which has its own investment allocation strategies. Target allocations for the other postretirement benefit plan include the separate account of the Retirement Plan trust and the VEBA trusts.
(2)For purposes of target allocation percentages and consistent with the plans' investment policy, investment funds are allocated based on the underlying investments in debt and equity securities.

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Fair Value Measurements

The following table presents the fair value of plan assets, by major category, for PacifiCorp's defined benefit pension plan (in millions):
Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements
Level 1(1)
Level 2(1)
Level 3(1)
Total
As of December 31, 2022:
Cash equivalents$— $10 $— $10 
Debt securities:
U.S. government obligations41 — — 41 
Corporate obligations— 211 — 211 
Municipal obligations— 15 — 15 
Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations— 34 — 34 
Equity securities:
U.S. companies69 — — 69 
Total assets in the fair value hierarchy$110 $270 $— $380 
Investment funds(2) measured at net asset value
346 
Limited partnership interests(3) measured at net asset value
32 
Investments at fair value$758 
As of December 31, 2021:
Cash equivalents$— $15 $— $15 
Debt securities:
U.S. government obligations51 — — 51 
Corporate obligations— 299 — 299 
Municipal obligations— 22 — 22 
Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations— 38 — 38 
Equity securities:
U.S. companies61 — — 61 
Total assets in the fair value hierarchy$112 $374 $— $486 
Investment funds(2) measured at net asset value
538 
Limited partnership interests(3) measured at net asset value
34 
Investments at fair value$1,058 

(1)Refer to Note 13 for additional discussion regarding the three levels of the fair value hierarchy.
(2)Investment funds are substantially comprised of mutual funds and collective trust funds. These funds consist of equity and debt securities of approximately 50% and 50%, respectively, for 2022 and 59% and 41%, respectively, for 2021, and are invested in U.S. and international securities of approximately 90% and 10%, respectively, for 2022 and 84% and 16%, respectively, for 2021.
(3)Limited partnership interests include several funds that invest primarily in real estate.

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The following table presents the fair value of plan assets, by major category, for PacifiCorp's defined benefit other postretirement plan (in millions):
Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements
Level 1(1)
Level 2(1)
Level 3(1)
Total
As of December 31, 2022:
Cash and cash equivalents$$$— $10 
Debt securities:
U.S. government obligations— — 
Corporate obligations— 49 — 49 
Municipal obligations— 13 — 13 
Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations— 47 — 47 
Equity securities:
U.S. companies— — 
Total assets in the fair value hierarchy$18 $114 $— 132 
Investment funds(2) measured at net asset value
132 
Limited partnership interests(3) measured at net asset value
— 
Investments at fair value$264 
As of December 31, 2021:
Cash and cash equivalents$$$— $
Debt securities:
U.S. government obligations24 — — 24 
Corporate obligations— 79 — 79 
Municipal obligations— 15 — 15 
Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations— 35 — 35 
Equity securities:
U.S. companies— — 
Total assets in the fair value hierarchy$32 $130 $— 162 
Investment funds(2) measured at net asset value
161 
Limited partnership interests(3) measured at net asset value
Investments at fair value$324 

(1)Refer to Note 13 for additional discussion regarding the three levels of the fair value hierarchy.
(2)Investment funds are substantially comprised of mutual funds and collective trust funds. These funds consist of equity and debt securities of approximately 41% and 59%, respectively, for 2022 and 39% and 61%, respectively, for 2021, and are invested in U.S. and international securities of approximately 91% and 9%, respectively, for 2022 and 90% and 10%, respectively, for 2021.
(3)Limited partnership interests include several funds that invest primarily in real estate, buyout, growth equity and venture capital.

For level 1 investments, a readily observable quoted market price or net asset value of an identical security in an active market is used to record the fair value. For level 2 investments, the fair value is determined using pricing models based on observable market inputs. Shares of mutual funds not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, private equity limited partnership interests, common and commingled trust funds and investment entities are reported at fair value based on the net asset value per unit, which is used for expedience purposes. A fund's net asset value is based on the fair value of the underlying assets held by the fund less its liabilities.

Multiemployer and Joint Trustee Pension Plans

PacifiCorp contributes to the PacifiCorp/IBEW Local 57 Retirement Trust Fund ("Local 57 Trust Fund") (plan number 001) and its subsidiary, Energy West Mining Company, previously contributed to the UMWA 1974 Pension Plan (plan number 002). Contributions to these pension plans are based on the terms of collective bargaining agreements.

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As a result of the Utah Mine Disposition and UMWA labor settlement, PacifiCorp's subsidiary, Energy West Mining Company, triggered involuntary withdrawal from the UMWA 1974 Pension Plan in June 2015 when the UMWA employees ceased performing work for the subsidiary. PacifiCorp recorded its estimate of the withdrawal obligation in December 2014 when withdrawal was considered probable and deferred the portion of the obligation considered probable of recovery to a regulatory asset. PacifiCorp has subsequently revised its estimate due to changes in facts and circumstances for a withdrawal occurring by July 2015. As communicated in a letter received in August 2016, the plan trustees determined a withdrawal liability of $115 million. Energy West Mining Company began making installment payments in November 2016 and has the option to elect a lump sum payment to settle the withdrawal obligation. The ultimate amount paid by Energy West Mining Company to settle the obligation is dependent on a variety of factors, including the results of ongoing negotiations with the plan trustees.

The Local 57 Trust Fund is a joint trustee plan such that the board of trustees is represented by an equal number of trustees from PacifiCorp and the union. The Local 57 Trust Fund was established pursuant to the provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act and although formed with the ability for other employers to participate in the plan, there are no other employers that participate in this plan.

The risk of participating in multiemployer pension plans generally differs from single-employer plans in that assets are pooled such that contributions by one employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers and plan assets cannot revert to employers. If an employer ceases participation in the plan, the employer may be obligated to pay a withdrawal liability based on the participants' unfunded, vested benefits in the plan. This occurred as a result of Energy West Mining Company's withdrawal from the UMWA 1974 Pension Plan. If participating employers withdraw from a multiemployer plan, the unfunded obligations of the plan may be borne by the remaining participating employers.

The following table presents PacifiCorp's participation in individually significant joint trustee and multiemployer pension plans for the years ended December 31 (dollars in millions):
PPA of 2006 zone status or
plan funded status percentage for
plan years beginning July 1,
Contributions
Plan nameEmployer Identification Number202220212020Funding improvement planSurcharge imposed under PPA of 2006202220212020Year contributions to plan exceeded more than 5% of total contributions
Local 57 Trust Fund87-0640888
At least
80%
At least 80%
At least 80%
NoneNone$$$2022, 2021, 2020

PacifiCorp's minimum contributions to the Local 57 Trust Fund are based on the amount of wages paid to employees covered by the Local 57 Trust Fund collective bargaining agreements, subject to ERISA minimum funding requirements. The collective bargaining agreements governing the Local 57 Trust Fund that were due to expire in 2023 were extended to 2028 in December 2022.

Defined Contribution Plan

PacifiCorp's 401(k) Plan covers substantially all employees. PacifiCorp's matching contributions are based on each participant's level of contribution and, as of January 1, 2022, all participants receive contributions based on eligible pre-tax annual compensation. Contributions cannot exceed the maximum allowable for tax purposes. PacifiCorp's contributions to the 401(k) Plan were $44 million, $40 million and $41 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

(11)    Asset Retirement Obligations

PacifiCorp estimates its ARO liabilities based upon detailed engineering calculations of the amount and timing of the future cash spending for a third party to perform the required work. Spending estimates are escalated for inflation and then discounted at a credit-adjusted, risk-free rate. Changes in estimates could occur for a number of reasons, including changes in laws and regulations, plan revisions, inflation and changes in the amount and timing of the expected work.

PacifiCorp does not recognize liabilities for AROs for which the fair value cannot be reasonably estimated. Due to the indeterminate removal date, the fair value of the associated liabilities on certain transmission, distribution and other assets cannot currently be estimated, and no amounts are recognized on the Consolidated Financial Statements other than those included in the cost of removal regulatory liability established via approved depreciation rates in accordance with accepted regulatory practices. Cost of removal regulatory liabilities totaled $1,332 million and $1,187 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balances of PacifiCorp's ARO liabilities for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Beginning balance$304 $270 
Change in estimated costs20 40 
Additions— 
Retirements(6)(15)
Accretion10 
Ending balance$331 $304 
Reflected as:
Other current liabilities$11 $
Other long-term liabilities320 299 
$331 $304 

Certain of PacifiCorp's decommissioning and reclamation obligations relate to jointly owned facilities and mine sites. PacifiCorp is committed to pay a proportionate share of the decommissioning or reclamation costs. In the event of a default by any of the other joint participants, PacifiCorp may be obligated to absorb, directly or by paying additional sums to the entity, a proportionate share of the defaulting party's liability. PacifiCorp's estimated share of the decommissioning and reclamation obligations are primarily recorded as ARO liabilities.

(12)    Risk Management and Hedging Activities

PacifiCorp is exposed to the impact of market fluctuations in commodity prices and interest rates. PacifiCorp is principally exposed to electricity, natural gas, coal and fuel oil commodity price risk as it has an obligation to serve retail customer load in its service territories. PacifiCorp's load and generating facilities represent substantial underlying commodity positions. Exposures to commodity prices consist mainly of variations in the price of fuel required to generate electricity and wholesale electricity that is purchased and sold. Commodity prices are subject to wide price swings as supply and demand are impacted by, among many other unpredictable items, weather, market liquidity, generating facility availability, customer usage, storage, and transmission and transportation constraints. Interest rate risk exists on variable-rate debt and future debt issuances. PacifiCorp does not engage in a material amount of proprietary trading activities.

PacifiCorp has established a risk management process that is designed to identify, assess, manage and report on each of the various types of risk involved in its business. To mitigate a portion of its commodity price risk, PacifiCorp uses commodity derivative contracts, which may include forwards, futures, options, swaps and other agreements, to effectively secure future supply or sell future production generally at fixed prices. PacifiCorp manages its interest rate risk by limiting its exposure to variable interest rates primarily through the issuance of fixed-rate long-term debt and by monitoring market changes in interest rates. Additionally, PacifiCorp may from time to time enter into interest rate derivative contracts, such as interest rate swaps or locks, to mitigate PacifiCorp's exposure to interest rate risk. No interest rate derivatives were in place during the periods presented. PacifiCorp does not hedge all of its commodity price and interest rate risks, thereby exposing the unhedged portion to changes in market prices.

There have been no significant changes in PacifiCorp's accounting policies related to derivatives. Refer to Notes 2 and 13 for additional information on derivative contracts.

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The following table, which reflects master netting arrangements and excludes contracts that have been designated as normal under the normal purchases or normal sales exception afforded by GAAP, summarizes the fair value of PacifiCorp's derivative contracts, on a gross basis, and reconciles those amounts to the amounts presented on a net basis on the Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):
OtherOtherOther
CurrentOtherCurrentLong-term
AssetsAssetsLiabilitiesLiabilitiesTotal
As of December 31, 2022:
Not designated as hedging contracts(1):
Commodity assets$279 $27 $$$318 
Commodity liabilities(22)(7)(14)(5)(48)
Total257 20 (5)(2)270 
Total derivatives257 20 (5)(2)270 
Cash collateral payable (2)
(73)(5)— — (78)
Total derivatives - net basis$184 $15 $(5)$(2)$192 
As of December 31, 2021:
Not designated as hedging contracts(1):
Commodity assets$81 $21 $$— $104 
Commodity liabilities(5)(1)(38)(7)(51)
Total76 20 (36)(7)53 
Total derivatives76 20 (36)(7)53 
Cash collateral receivable— — — 
Total derivatives - net basis$76 $20 $(31)$(7)$58 

(1)PacifiCorp's commodity derivatives are generally included in rates. As of December 31, 2022 a regulatory liability of $270 million was recorded related to the net derivative asset of $270 million. As of December 31, 2021 regulatory liability of $53 million was recorded related to the net derivative asset of $53 million.

(2)As December 31, 2022, PacifiCorp had an additional $12 million cash collateral payable that was not required to be netted against total derivatives.

The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balances of PacifiCorp's net regulatory (liabilities) assets and summarizes the pre-tax gains and losses on commodity derivative contracts recognized in net regulatory (liabilities) assets, as well as amounts reclassified to earnings for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
202220212020
Beginning balance$(53)$17 $62 
Changes in fair value recognized in regulatory (liabilities) assets(513)(171)(11)
Net (losses) gains reclassified to operating revenue(13)(23)
Net gains (losses) reclassified to cost of fuel and energy309 124 (37)
Ending balance$(270)$(53)$17 

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Derivative Contract Volumes

The following table summarizes the net notional amounts of outstanding commodity derivative contracts with fixed price terms that comprise the mark-to-market values as of December 31 (in millions):
Unit of
Measure20222021
Electricity purchases, netMegawatt hours
Natural gas purchasesDecatherms127 106 

Credit Risk

PacifiCorp is exposed to counterparty credit risk associated with wholesale energy supply and marketing activities with other utilities, energy marketing companies, financial institutions and other market participants. Credit risk may be concentrated to the extent PacifiCorp's counterparties have similar economic, industry or other characteristics and due to direct or indirect relationships among the counterparties. Before entering into a transaction, PacifiCorp analyzes the financial condition of each significant wholesale counterparty, establishes limits on the amount of unsecured credit to be extended to each counterparty and evaluates the appropriateness of unsecured credit limits on an ongoing basis. To further mitigate wholesale counterparty credit risk, PacifiCorp enters into netting and collateral arrangements that may include margining and cross-product netting agreements and obtains third-party guarantees, letters of credit and cash deposits. If required, PacifiCorp exercises rights under these arrangements, including calling on the counterparty's credit support arrangement.

Collateral and Contingent Features

In accordance with industry practice, certain wholesale agreements, including derivative contracts, contain credit support provisions that in part base certain collateral requirements on credit ratings for senior unsecured debt as reported by one or more of the recognized credit rating agencies. These agreements may either specifically provide bilateral rights to demand cash or other security if credit exposures on a net basis exceed specified rating-dependent threshold levels ("credit-risk-related contingent features") or provide the right for counterparties to demand "adequate assurance" if there is a material adverse change in PacifiCorp's creditworthiness. These rights can vary by contract and by counterparty. As of December 31, 2022, PacifiCorp's credit ratings for its senior secured debt and its issuer credit ratings for senior unsecured debt from the recognized credit rating agencies were investment grade.

The aggregate fair value of PacifiCorp's derivative contracts in liability positions with specific credit-risk-related contingent features totaled $48 million and $37 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, for which PacifiCorp had posted collateral of $— million and $5 million, respectively, in the form of cash deposits. If all credit-risk-related contingent features for derivative contracts in liability positions had been triggered as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, PacifiCorp would have been required to post $3 million and $23 million, respectively, of additional collateral. PacifiCorp's collateral requirements could fluctuate considerably due to market price volatility, changes in credit ratings, changes in legislation or regulation or other factors.

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(13)    Fair Value Measurements

The carrying value of PacifiCorp's cash, certain cash equivalents, receivables, payables, accrued liabilities and short-term borrowings approximates fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. PacifiCorp has various financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on the Consolidated Financial Statements using inputs from the three levels of the fair value hierarchy. A financial asset or liability classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels are as follows:

Level 1 - Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that PacifiCorp has the ability to access at the measurement date.
Level 2 - Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market corroborated inputs).
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs reflect PacifiCorp's judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability since limited market data exists. PacifiCorp develops these inputs based on the best information available, including its own data.

The following table presents PacifiCorp's financial assets and liabilities recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in millions):
Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements
Level 1Level 2Level 3
Other(1)
Total
As of December 31, 2022:
Assets:
Commodity derivatives$— $318 $— $(119)$199 
Money market mutual funds649 — — — 649 
Investment funds23 — — — 23 
$672 $318 $— $(119)$871 
Liabilities - Commodity derivatives$— $(48)$— $41 $(7)
As of December 31, 2021:
Assets:
Commodity derivatives$— $104 $— $(8)$96 
Money market mutual funds181 — — — 181 
Investment funds27 — — — 27 
$208 $104 $— $(8)$304 
Liabilities - Commodity derivatives$— $(51)$— $13 $(38)

(1)Represents netting under master netting arrangements and a net cash collateral payable of $78 million and a net cash collateral receivable of $5 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. As December 31, 2022, PacifiCorp had an additional $12 million cash collateral payable that was not required to be netted against total derivatives.

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Derivative contracts are recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as either assets or liabilities and are stated at estimated fair value unless they are designated as normal purchases or normal sales and qualify for the exception afforded by GAAP. A discounted cash flow valuation method was used to estimate fair value. When available, the fair value of derivative contracts is estimated using unadjusted quoted prices for identical contracts in the market in which PacifiCorp transacts. When quoted prices for identical contracts are not available, PacifiCorp uses forward price curves. Forward price curves represent PacifiCorp's estimates of the prices at which a buyer or seller could contract today for delivery or settlement at future dates. PacifiCorp bases its forward price curves upon market price quotations, when available, or internally developed and commercial models, with internal and external fundamental data inputs. Market price quotations are obtained from independent energy brokers, exchanges, direct communication with market participants and actual transactions executed by PacifiCorp. Market price quotations for certain major electricity and natural gas trading hubs are generally readily obtainable for the first three years; therefore, PacifiCorp's forward price curves for those locations and periods reflect observable market quotes. Market price quotations for other electricity and natural gas trading hubs are not as readily obtainable for the first three years. Given that limited market data exists for these contracts, as well as for those contracts that are not actively traded, PacifiCorp uses forward price curves derived from internal models based on perceived pricing relationships to major trading hubs that are based on unobservable inputs. The estimated fair value of these derivative contracts is a function of underlying forward commodity prices, interest rates, currency rates, related volatility, counterparty creditworthiness and duration of contracts. Refer to Note 12 for further discussion regarding PacifiCorp's risk management and hedging activities.

PacifiCorp's investments in money market mutual funds and investment funds are stated at fair value. When available, PacifiCorp uses a readily observable quoted market price or net asset value of an identical security in an active market to record the fair value. In the absence of a quoted market price or net asset value of an identical security, the fair value is determined using pricing models or net asset values based on observable market inputs and quoted market prices of securities with similar characteristics.

PacifiCorp's long-term debt is carried at cost on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of PacifiCorp's long-term debt is a Level 2 fair value measurement and has been estimated based upon quoted market prices, where available, or at the present value of future cash flows discounted at rates consistent with comparable maturities with similar credit risks. The carrying value of PacifiCorp's variable-rate long-term debt approximates fair value because of the frequent repricing of these instruments at market rates. The following table presents the carrying value and estimated fair value of PacifiCorp's long-term debt as of December 31 (in millions):
20222021
CarryingFairCarryingFair
ValueValueValueValue
Long-term debt$9,666 $9,045 $8,730 $10,374 

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(14)    Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

PacifiCorp has the following firm commitments that are not reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Certain commitments are with related parties. Refer to Note 21 for transactions associated with these related party contracts. Minimum payments as of December 31, 2022 are as follows (in millions):
202320242025202620272028 and ThereafterTotal
Contract type:
Purchased electricity contracts -
commercially operable$547 $241 $199 $197 $197 $2,162 $3,543 
Purchased electricity contracts -
non-commercially operable— — 12 12 208 238 
Fuel contracts784 398 148 146 153 401 2,030 
Construction commitments535 210 14 — — 760 
Transmission108 100 74 65 55 418 820 
Easements21 20 20 21 21 720 823 
Maintenance, service and
other contracts101 54 55 53 53 197 513 
Total commitments$2,096 $1,023 $516 $495 $491 $4,106 $8,727 

Purchased Electricity Contracts - Commercially Operable

As part of its energy resource portfolio, PacifiCorp acquires a portion of its electricity through long-term purchases and exchange agreements. PacifiCorp has many long-term PPAs primarily with solar-powered or wind-powered generating facilities that are not included in the table above due to there being no minimum payments generally due to being dependent on wind and solar conditions. The PPAs generally range from 7 to 30 years in duration, with certain of the PPAs extending through 2054. Future payments associated with these PPAs are expected to be material. Certain of these PPAs qualify as leases as described in Note 2. Refer to Note 5 for variable lease costs associated with these lease commitments.

Included in the minimum fixed annual payments for purchased electricity above are commitments to purchase electricity from several hydroelectric systems under long-term arrangements with public utility districts. These purchases are made on a "cost-of-service" basis for a stated percentage of system output and for a like percentage of system operating expenses and debt service. These costs are included in energy costs on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. PacifiCorp is required to pay its portion of operating costs and its portion of the debt service, whether or not any electricity is produced. These arrangements accounted for less than 5% of PacifiCorp's 2022, 2021 and 2020 energy sources.

Purchased Electricity Contracts - Non-Commercially Operable

PacifiCorp has many long-term PPAs with facilities that have not yet achieved commercial operation, primarily related to wind-powered and solar-powered generated facilities and including with facilities that are not included in the table above due to there being no minimum payments generally due to being dependent on wind and solar conditions. The PPAs generally range from 7 to 30 years in duration with certain of the PPAs extending through 2054.

In September 2022, PacifiCorp entered into a purchased electricity contract for a 400 MW solar generating facility including a 200 MW battery storage unit. Minimum obligations associated with the battery storage unit are included in the table above. In January 2023, PacifiCorp entered into a PPA for a 525 MW solar generating facility with a corresponding agreement for a 150 MW battery storage unit for which the minimum obligations are being evaluated.

Future payments associated with these arrangements are expected to be material. However, to the extent these facilities do not achieve commercial obligation, PacifiCorp has no obligation to the counterparties.

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Fuel Contracts

PacifiCorp has "take or pay" coal and natural gas contracts that require minimum payments.

Construction Commitments

PacifiCorp's construction commitments included in the table above relate to firm commitments and include costs associated with certain generating plant, transmission, and distribution projects.

Transmission

PacifiCorp has contracts for the right to transmit electricity over other entities' transmission lines to facilitate delivery to PacifiCorp's customers.

Easements

PacifiCorp has non-cancelable easements for land on which certain of its assets, primarily wind-powered generating facilities, are located.

Environmental Laws and Regulations

PacifiCorp is subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding air quality, climate change, emissions performance standards, water quality, coal ash disposal, wildfire prevention and mitigation and other environmental matters that have the potential to impact its current and future operations. PacifiCorp believes it is in material compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

Lower Klamath Hydroelectric Project

PacifiCorp is a party to the 2016 amended Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement ("KHSA"), which is intended to resolve disputes surrounding PacifiCorp's efforts to relicense the Klamath Hydroelectric Project. The KHSA establishes a process for PacifiCorp, the states of Oregon and California ("States") and other stakeholders to assess whether dam removal can occur consistent with the settlement's terms. For PacifiCorp, the key elements of the settlement include: (1) a contribution from PacifiCorp's Oregon and California customers capped at $200 million plus $250 million in California bond funds; (2) complete indemnification from harms associated with dam removal; (3) transfer of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") license to a third-party dam removal entity, the Klamath River Renewal Corporation ("KRRC"), who would conduct dam removal; and (4) ability for PacifiCorp to operate the facilities for the benefit of customers until dam removal commences.

In September 2016, the KRRC and PacifiCorp filed a joint application with the FERC to transfer the license for the four mainstem Klamath hydroelectric dams comprising the Lower Klamath Project (FERC Project No. 14803) from PacifiCorp to the KRRC. The FERC approved the partial transfer of the Klamath license in a July 2020 order, subject to the condition that PacifiCorp remains co-licensee. Under the amended KHSA, PacifiCorp did not agree to remain co-licensee during the surrender and removal process given concerns about liability protections for PacifiCorp and its customers. In November 2020, PacifiCorp entered a memorandum of agreement (the "MOA") with the KRRC, the Karuk Tribe, the Yurok Tribe and the States to continue implementation of the KHSA. The agreement required the States, PacifiCorp and KRRC to file a new license transfer application to remove PacifiCorp from the license for the Lower Klamath Project and add the States and KRRC as co-licensees for the purposes of surrender. In addition, the MOA provides for additional contingency funding of $45 million, equally split between PacifiCorp and the States, and for PacifiCorp and the States to equally share in any additional cost overruns in the unlikely event that dam removal costs exceed the $450 million in funding to ensure dam removal is complete. The MOA also requires PacifiCorp to cover the costs associated with certain pre-existing environmental conditions. In June 2021, the FERC approved the transfer of the Lower Klamath Project dams from PacifiCorp to the KRRC and the States as co-licensees. In July 2021, the Oregon, Wyoming, Idaho and California state public utility commissions conditionally approved the required property transfer applications. In August 2021, PacifiCorp notified the Public Service Commission of Utah of the property transfer, however no formal approval is required in Utah. In August 2022, the FERC staff issued a final environmental impact statement for the project, concluding that dam removal is the preferred action. In November 2022, the FERC issued a license surrender order for the project, which was accepted by the KRRC and the States in December 2022, along with the transfer of the Lower Klamath Project dams. Although PacifiCorp no longer owns the Lower Klamath Project, PacifiCorp will continue to operate the facilities under an operation and maintenance agreement with the KRRC until each facility is ready for removal. Removal of the Copco No. 2 facility is anticipated to begin in 2023, and removal of the remaining three dams (J.C. Boyle, Copco No. 1, and Iron Gate) is anticipated to begin in 2024.

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Hydroelectric Commitments

Certain of PacifiCorp's hydroelectric licenses and settlement agreements contain requirements for PacifiCorp to make certain capital and operating expenditures related to its hydroelectric facilities, which are estimated to be approximately $282 million over the next 10 years.

Legal Matters

PacifiCorp is party to a variety of legal actions arising out of the normal course of business. Plaintiffs occasionally seek punitive or exemplary damages. PacifiCorp does not believe that such normal and routine litigation will have a material impact on its consolidated financial results. PacifiCorp is also involved in other kinds of legal actions, some of which assert or may assert claims or seek to impose fines, penalties and other costs in substantial amounts and are described below.

Wildfires Overview

A provision for a loss contingency is recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. PacifiCorp evaluates the related range of reasonably estimated losses and records a loss based on its best estimate within that range or the lower end of the range if there is no better estimate.

In California, under inverse condemnation, courts have held that investor-owned utilities can be liable for real and personal property damages from wildfires without the utility being found negligent and regardless of fault. California law also permits inverse condemnation plaintiffs to recover reasonable attorney fees and costs. In both Oregon and California, PacifiCorp has equipment in areas accessed through special use permits, easements or similar agreements that may contain provisions requiring it to pay for damages caused by its equipment regardless of fault. Even if inverse condemnation or other provisions do not apply, PacifiCorp could be found liable for all damages proximately caused by negligence, including real and personal property and natural resource damages; fire suppression costs; personal injury and loss of life damages; and interest.

2020 Wildfires

In September 2020, a severe weather event resulting in high winds, low humidity and warm temperatures contributed to several major wildfires, which resulted in real and personal property and natural resource damage, personal injuries and loss of life and widespread power outages in Oregon and Northern California. The wildfires spread across certain parts of PacifiCorp's service territory and surrounding areas across multiple counties in Oregon and California, including Siskiyou County, California; Jackson County, Oregon; Douglas County, Oregon; Marion County, Oregon; Lincoln County, Oregon; and Klamath County, Oregon burning over 500,000 acres in aggregate. Third party reports for these wildfires indicate over 2,000 structures destroyed, including residences; several structures damaged; multiple individuals injured; and several fatalities. Fire suppression costs estimated by various agencies total approximately $150 million.

Investigations into the cause and origin of each wildfire are complex and ongoing and being conducted by various entities, including the U.S. Forest Service, the California Public Utilities Commission, the Oregon Department of Forestry, the Oregon Department of Justice, PacifiCorp and various experts engaged by PacifiCorp.

As of the date of this filing, numerous lawsuits have been filed in Oregon and California, including a class action complaint in Oregon, on behalf of plaintiffs related to the 2020 Wildfires. The plaintiffs seek damages that include property damages, economic losses, punitive damages, exemplary damages, attorneys' fees and other damages. Additionally, several insurance carriers have filed subrogation complaints in Oregon and California with allegations similar to those made in the aforementioned lawsuits. The final determinations of liability, however, will only be made following the completion of comprehensive investigations and litigation processes.

PacifiCorp has accrued cumulative estimated probable losses associated with the 2020 Wildfires of $477 million, through December 31, 2022. The accrual includes PacifiCorp's estimate of losses for fire suppression costs, real and personal property damages, natural resource damages for certain areas and noneconomic damages such as personal injury damages and loss of life damages that are considered probable of being incurred and that it is reasonably able to estimate at this time. For certain aspects of the 2020 Wildfires for which loss is considered probable, information necessary to reasonably estimate the potential losses, such as those related to certain areas of natural resource damages, is not currently available.

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It is reasonably possible PacifiCorp will incur additional losses beyond the amounts accrued; however, PacifiCorp is currently unable to estimate the range of possible additional losses that could be incurred due to the number of properties and parties involved and the variation in those types of properties and lack of available details. To the extent losses beyond the amounts accrued are incurred, additional insurance coverage is expected to be available to cover a portion of the losses.

The following table presents changes in PacifiCorp's liability for estimated losses associated with the 2020 Wildfires for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
202220212020
Beginning balance$252 $252 $— 
Accrued losses225 — 252 
Payments(53)— — 
Ending balance$424 $252 $252 

PacifiCorp's receivable for expected insurance recoveries associated with the probable losses was $246 million and $116 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, PacifiCorp recognized probable losses net of expected insurance recoveries associated with the 2020 Wildfires of $64 million, $— million and $136 million, respectively.

2022 McKinney Fire

According to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, on July 29, 2022, at approximately 2:16 p.m. Pacific Time, a wildfire began in the Oak Knoll Ranger District of the Klamath National Forest in Siskiyou County, California (the "2022 McKinney Fire") located in PacifiCorp's service territory. Third party reports indicate that the 2022 McKinney Fire resulted in 11 structures damaged, 185 structures destroyed, 12 injuries and four fatalities and consumed 60,000 acres. The cause of the 2022 McKinney Fire is undetermined and remains under investigation by the U.S. Forest Service.

Due to the preliminary nature of the investigation PacifiCorp does not believe a loss is probable and therefore has not accrued any loss as of the date of this filing. While the loss is not probable, PacifiCorp estimates the potential loss, excluding losses for natural resource damages, to be $31 million, net of expected insurance recoveries. The loss estimate includes PacifiCorp's estimate of losses for fire suppression costs; real and personal property damages; and noneconomic damages such as personal injury damages and loss of life damages. PacifiCorp is unable to estimate the total potential loss, including losses for natural resource damages, because there are a number of unknown facts and legal considerations that may impact the amount of any potential liability, including the total scope and nature of claims that may be asserted against PacifiCorp. PacifiCorp has insurance available and estimates the potential insurance recoveries to be $103 million, to cover potential losses.

As of the date of this filing, multiple lawsuits have been filed in California on behalf of plaintiffs related to the 2022 McKinney Fire. The plaintiffs seek damages that include property damages, economic losses, punitive damages, exemplary damages, attorneys' fees and other damages but the amount of damages sought are not specified. The final determinations of liability, however, will only be made following the completion of comprehensive investigations and litigation processes.

Guarantees

PacifiCorp has entered into guarantees as part of the normal course of business and the sale or transfer of certain assets. These guarantees are not expected to have a material impact on PacifiCorp's consolidated financial results.

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(15)    Revenue from Contracts with Customers

The following table summarizes PacifiCorp's Customer Revenue by line of business, with further disaggregation of retail by customer class, for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
202220212020
Customer Revenue:
Retail:
Residential$2,013 $1,914 $1,910 
Commercial1,645 1,559 1,578 
Industrial1,163 1,125 1,185 
Other retail278 249 259 
Total retail5,099 4,847 4,932 
Wholesale260 157 107 
Transmission166 143 96 
Other Customer Revenue102 108 108 
Total Customer Revenue5,627 5,255 5,243 
Other revenue52 41 98 
Total operating revenue$5,679 $5,296 $5,341 

(16)    Preferred Stock

PacifiCorp has 3,500 thousand shares of Serial Preferred Stock authorized at the stated value of $100 per share. PacifiCorp had 24 thousand shares of Serial Preferred Stock issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. The outstanding preferred stock series are non-redeemable and have annual dividend rates of 6.00% and 7.00%.

In the event of voluntary liquidation, all preferred stock is entitled to stated value or a specified preference amount per share plus accrued dividends. Upon involuntary liquidation, all preferred stock is entitled to stated value plus accrued dividends. Dividends on all preferred stock are cumulative. Holders also have the right to elect members to the PacifiCorp Board of Directors in the event dividends payable are in default in an amount equal to four full quarterly payments.

PacifiCorp also has 16 million shares of No Par Serial Preferred Stock and 127 thousand shares of 5% Preferred Stock authorized, but no shares were issued or outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

(17)    Common Shareholder's Equity

Through PPW Holdings, BHE is the sole shareholder of PacifiCorp's common stock. The state regulatory orders that authorized BHE's acquisition of PacifiCorp contain restrictions on PacifiCorp's ability to pay dividends to the extent that they would reduce PacifiCorp's common equity below specified percentages of defined capitalization. As of December 31, 2022, the most restrictive of these commitments prohibits PacifiCorp from making any distribution to PPW Holdings or BHE without prior state regulatory approval to the extent that it would reduce PacifiCorp's common equity below 44% of its total capitalization, excluding short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt. As of December 31, 2022, PacifiCorp's actual common equity percentage, as calculated under this measure, was 54%, and PacifiCorp would have been permitted to dividend $3.5 billion under this commitment.

These commitments also restrict PacifiCorp from making any distributions to either PPW Holdings or BHE if PacifiCorp's senior unsecured debt rating is BBB- or lower by Standard & Poor's Rating Services or Fitch Ratings, or Baa3 or lower by Moody's Investor Service, as indicated by two of the three rating services. As of December 31, 2022, PacifiCorp met the minimum required senior unsecured debt ratings for making distributions.

PacifiCorp is also subject to a maximum debt-to-total capitalization percentage under various financing agreements as further discussed in Note 7.

In January 2023, PacifiCorp declared dividends of $300 million payable to PPW Holdings LLC in February 2023.

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(18)    Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net consists of unrecognized amounts on retirement benefits, net of tax, of $9 million and $17 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

(19)    Variable Interest Entities

PacifiCorp holds a 66.67% interest in Bridger Coal Company ("Bridger Coal"), which supplies coal to the Jim Bridger generating facility that is owned 66.67% by PacifiCorp and 33.33% by PacifiCorp's joint venture partner in Bridger Coal. PacifiCorp purchases 66.67% of the coal produced by Bridger Coal, while the joint venture partner purchases the remaining 33.33% of the coal produced. The power to direct the activities that most significantly impact Bridger Coal's economic performance are shared with the joint venture partner. Each joint venture partner is jointly and severally liable for the obligations of Bridger Coal. Bridger Coal's necessary working capital to carry out its mining operations is financed by contributions from PacifiCorp and its joint venture partner. PacifiCorp's equity investment in Bridger Coal was $28 million and $45 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Refer to Note 21 for information regarding related party transactions with Bridger Coal.

(20)    Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures

The summary of supplemental cash flow disclosures as of and for the years ended December 31 is as follows (in millions):
202220212020
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized$380 $395 $348 
Income taxes (received) paid, net$(185)$(120)$107 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Accruals related to property, plant and equipment additions
$558 $254 $344 

(21)    Related Party Transactions

PacifiCorp has an intercompany administrative services agreement and a mutual assistance agreement with BHE and its subsidiaries. Amounts charged to PacifiCorp by BHE and its subsidiaries under these agreements totaled $123 million, $70 million and $14 million during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Amounts charged to PacifiCorp in 2022 and 2021 were primarily reflected in construction work in progress on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. Payables associated with the charges were $16 million and $9 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Amounts charged by PacifiCorp to BHE and its subsidiaries under these agreements totaled $23 million, $8 million and $5 million during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Such amounts primarily relate to information technology projects and other costs managed at a consolidated level and allocated or passed through to affiliates.

PacifiCorp also engages in various transactions with several subsidiaries of BHE in the ordinary course of business. Services provided by these subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and charged to PacifiCorp primarily relate to wholesale electricity purchases and transmission of electricity, transportation of natural gas and employee relocation services. These expenses totaled $8 million, $6 million and $6 million during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

PacifiCorp has long-term transportation contracts with BNSF Railway Company, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, PacifiCorp's ultimate parent company. Transportation costs under these contracts were $21 million, $19 million and $29 million during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

PacifiCorp has a long-term master materials supply contract with Marmon Utility, LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of a holding company in which Berkshire Hathaway holds a majority interest. Materials and supplies purchased under this contract were $8 million, $2 million and $3 million during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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PacifiCorp is party to a tax-sharing agreement and is part of the Berkshire Hathaway consolidated U.S. federal income tax return. Federal and state income taxes receivable from BHE were $84 million and $48 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, cash refunded from BHE for federal and state income taxes totaled $185 million and $120 million, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2020, cash paid to BHE for federal and state income taxes totaled $107 million.

PacifiCorp transacts with its equity investees, Bridger Coal and Trapper Mining Inc. Services provided by equity investees to PacifiCorp primarily relate to coal purchases. During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, coal purchases from PacifiCorp's equity investees totaled $119 million, $148 million and $145 million, respectively. Payables to PacifiCorp's equity investees were $10 million and $7 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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MidAmerican Funding, LLC and its subsidiaries and MidAmerican Energy Company
Consolidated Financial Section
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Item 7.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following is management's discussion and analysis of certain significant factors that have affected the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of MidAmerican Funding and its subsidiaries and MidAmerican Energy during the periods included herein. Information in Management's Discussion and Analysis related to MidAmerican Energy, whether or not segregated, also relates to MidAmerican Funding. Information related to other subsidiaries of MidAmerican Funding pertains only to the discussion of the financial condition and results of operations of MidAmerican Funding. Where necessary, discussions have been segregated under the heading "MidAmerican Funding" to allow the reader to identify information applicable only to MidAmerican Funding. Explanations include management's best estimate of the impact of weather, customer growth, usage trends and other factors. This discussion should be read in conjunction with MidAmerican Funding's historical Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and MidAmerican Energy's historical Financial Statements and Notes to Financial Statements each in Item 8 of this Form 10-K. MidAmerican Funding's and MidAmerican Energy's actual results in the future could differ significantly from the historical results.

Results of Operations

Overview

MidAmerican Energy -

MidAmerican Energy's net income for 2022 was $961 million, an increase of $67 million, or 7%, compared to 2021 primarily due to higher electric utility margin, a favorable income tax benefit, higher natural gas utility margin and higher AFUDC, partially offset by higher depreciation and amortization expense, higher operations and maintenance expense, unfavorable changes in the cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance policies, higher non-service benefit plan costs, higher interest expense and lower nonregulated utility margin. Electric utility margin increased due to higher wholesale utility margin from higher margins per unit and higher wholesale customer volumes of 12.2% and higher retail utility margin, largely from higher retail customer volumes. Retail customer volumes increased 4.3% due to higher customer usage, reflecting the favorable impact of weather and an increase in certain industrial customer usage. Energy generated increased 6% primarily due to higher wind-powered generation, partially offset by lower coal-fueled generation, and energy purchased increased 19%. The favorable income tax benefit was mainly due to higher PTCs recognized from higher wind- and solar-powered generation, partially offset by the timing of state income tax benefits. Depreciation and amortization expense increased primarily from the impacts of certain regulatory mechanisms and additional assets placed in-service.

MidAmerican Energy's net income for 2021 was $894 million, an increase of $68 million, or 8%, compared to 2020 primarily due to higher electric utility margin and a favorable income tax benefit, partially offset by higher depreciation and amortization expense, higher operations and maintenance expense and lower allowances for equity and borrowed funds. Electric utility margin increased primarily due to a higher retail utility margin, largely from higher customer volumes and price impacts from changes in sales mix, and higher wholesale utility margin from higher margins per unit and higher wholesale customer volumes of 42.7%. Electric retail customer volumes increased 5.8% primarily due to higher customer usage for certain industrial customers. Energy generated increased 26% primarily due to higher coal-fueled generation and higher wind-powered generation, and energy purchased decreased 35%. Operations and maintenance expense increased primarily due to higher costs associated with additional wind-powered generating facilities placed in-service as well as higher natural gas distribution costs, partially offset by 2020 costs associated with storm restoration activities. The increase in depreciation and amortization expense was primarily due to higher regulatory mechanisms and additional assets placed in-service. The favorable income tax benefit was from higher PTCs recognized due to new wind-powered generating facilities placed in-service in late 2020 and 2021, state income tax impacts and lower pretax income.

MidAmerican Funding -

MidAmerican Funding's net income for 2022 was $947 million, an increase of $64 million, or 7%, compared to 2021. MidAmerican Funding's net income for 2021 was $883 million, an increase of $65 million, or 8%, compared to 2020. The increases were primarily due to the changes in MidAmerican Energy's earnings discussed above.


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Non-GAAP Financial Measure

Management utilizes various key financial measures that are prepared in accordance with GAAP, as well as non-GAAP financial measures such as, electric utility margin and natural gas utility margin, to help evaluate results of operations. Electric utility margin is calculated as regulated electric operating revenue less cost of fuel and energy, which are captions presented on the Statements of Operations. Natural gas utility margin is calculated as regulated natural gas operating revenue less cost of natural gas purchased for resale, which are included in regulated natural gas and other and cost of natural gas purchased for resale and other, respectively, on the Statements of Operations.

MidAmerican Energy's cost of fuel and energy and cost of natural gas purchased for resale are generally recovered from its retail customers through regulatory recovery mechanisms and, as a result, changes in MidAmerican Energy's expenses included in regulatory recovery mechanisms result in comparable changes to revenue. As such, management believes electric utility margin and natural gas utility margin more appropriately and concisely explain profitability rather than a discussion of revenue and cost of sales separately. Management believes the presentation of electric utility margin and natural gas utility margin provides meaningful and valuable insight into the information management considers important to managing the business and a measure of comparability to others in the industry.

Electric utility margin and natural gas utility margin are not measures calculated in accordance with GAAP and should be viewed as a supplement to, and not a substitute for, operating income, which is the most directly comparable financial measure prepared in accordance with GAAP. The following table provides a reconciliation of utility margin to operating income for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
20222021Change20212020Change
Electric utility margin:
Operating revenue$2,988 $2,529 $459 18 %$2,529 $2,139 $390 18 %
Cost of fuel and energy679 539 140 26 539 339 200 59 
Electric utility margin2,309 1,990 319 16 %1,990 1,800 190 11 %
Natural gas utility margin:
Operating revenue1,030 1,003 27 %1,003 573 430 75 %
Natural gas purchased for resale762 760 — 760 327 433 *
Natural gas utility margin268 243 25 10 %243 246 (3)(1)%
Utility margin$2,577 $2,233 $344 15 %$2,233 $2,046 $187 %
Other operating revenue15 (8)(53)%15 88 %
Other cost of sales— — — — 
Operations and maintenance828 775 53 775 754 21 
Depreciation and amortization1,168 914 254 28 914 716 198 28 
Property and other taxes149 142 142 135 
Operating income$438 $416 $22 %$416 $448 $(32)(7)%
*    Not meaningful.

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Electric Utility Margin

A comparison of key operating results related to electric utility margin is as follows for the years ended December 31:
20222021Change20212020Change
Utility margin (in millions):
Operating revenue$2,988 $2,529 $459 18 %$2,529 $2,139 $390 18 %
Cost of fuel and energy679 539 140 26 539 339 200 59 
Utility margin$2,309 $1,990 $319 16 %$1,990 $1,800 $190 11 %
Sales (GWhs):
Residential7,006 6,718 288 %6,718 6,687 31 — %
Commercial4,017 3,841 176 3,841 3,707 134 
Industrial16,646 15,944 702 15,944 14,645 1,299 
Other1,621 1,571 50 1,571 1,484 87 
Total retail29,290 28,074 1,216 28,074 26,523 1,551 
Wholesale17,964 16,011 1,953 12 16,011 11,219 4,792 43 
Total sales47,254 44,085 3,169 %44,085 37,742 6,343 17 %
Average number of retail customers (in thousands)
8138049%8047959%
Average revenue per MWh:
Retail$79.23 $75.84 $3.39 %$75.84 $72.57 $3.27 %
Wholesale$31.07 $18.92 $12.15 64 %$18.92 $11.08 $7.84 71 %
Heating degree days6,449 5,704 745 13 %5,704 5,932 (228)(4)%
Cooling degree days1,274 1,331 (57)(4)%1,331 1,172 159 14 %
Sources of energy (GWhs)(1):
Wind and other(2)
28,129 23,374 4,755 20 %23,374 20,668 2,706 13 %
Coal10,078 12,313 (2,235)(18)12,313 7,217 5,096 71 
Nuclear3,782 3,934 (152)(4)3,934 3,927 — 
Natural gas1,504 1,398 106 1,398 675 723 *
Total energy generated43,493 41,019 2,474 41,019 32,487 8,532 26 
Energy purchased4,594 3,865 729 19 3,865 5,979 (2,114)(35)
Total48,087 44,884 3,203 %44,884 38,466 6,418 17 %
Average cost of energy per MWh:
Energy generated(3)
$7.42 $7.12 $0.30 %$7.12 $4.74 $2.38 50 %
Energy purchased$77.59 $64.04 $13.55 21 %$64.04 $30.94 $33.10 *
*    Not meaningful.
(1)    GWh amounts are net of energy used by the related generating facilities.
(2)    All or some of the renewable energy attributes associated with generation from these sources may be: (a) used in future years to comply with RPS or other regulatory requirements or (b) sold to third parties in the form of RECs or other environmental commodities.
(3)    The average cost per MWh of energy generated includes only the cost of fuel associated with the generating facilities.

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Natural Gas Utility Margin

A comparison of key operating results related to natural gas utility margin is as follows for the years ended December 31:
20222021Change20212020Change
Utility margin (in millions):
Operating revenue$1,030 $1,003 $27 %$1,003 $573 $430 75 %
Natural gas purchased for resale762 760 — 760 327 433 *
Utility margin$268 $243 $25 10 %$243 $246 $(3)(1)%
Throughput (000's Dths):
Residential56,100 48,984 7,116 15 %48,984 51,023 (2,039)(4)%
Commercial26,298 23,240 3,058 13 23,240 23,336 (96)— 
Industrial6,039 5,287 752 14 5,287 5,275 12 — 
Other75 68 10 68 74 (6)(8)
Total retail sales88,512 77,579 10,933 14 77,579 79,708 (2,129)(3)
Wholesale sales30,996 34,337 (3,341)(10)34,337 34,691 (354)(1)
Total sales119,508 111,916 7,592 111,916 114,399 (2,483)(2)
Natural gas transportation service102,827 112,631 (9,804)(9)112,631 110,263 2,368 
Total throughput222,335 224,547 (2,212)(1)%224,547 224,662 (115)— %
Average number of retail customers (in thousands)
789 781 %781 774 %
Average revenue per retail Dth sold$9.19 $10.59 $(1.40)(13)%$10.59 $5.91 $4.68 79 %
Heating degree days6,810 6,000 810 14 %6,000 6,253 (253)(4)%
Average cost of natural gas per retail Dth sold
$6.66 $7.95 $(1.29)(16)%$7.95 $3.29 $4.66 *
Combined retail and wholesale average cost of natural gas per Dth sold
$6.38 $6.79 $(0.41)(6)%$6.79 $2.86 $3.93 *
*    Not meaningful.

Year Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2021

MidAmerican Energy -

Electric utility margin increased $319 million, or 16%, for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to:
a $250 million increase in wholesale utility margin due to higher margins per unit of $237 million, reflecting higher market prices and lower energy costs, and higher volumes of 12.2%;
a $66 million increase in retail utility margin primarily due to $62 million from higher customer usage, including $7 million from the favorable impact of weather; and $9 million, net of energy costs, from higher recoveries through bill riders (offset in operations and maintenance expense and income tax benefit); partially offset by $6 million in 2021 from liquidated damages related to a wind-powered generation project. Retail customer volumes increased 4.3%; and
a $3 million increase in Multi-Value Projects ("MVP") transmission revenue.
Natural gas utility margin increased $25 million, or 10%, for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to:
an $18 million increase in customer usage, including $9 million from the favorable impact of weather;
a $5 million increase from higher refunds related to amortization of excess accumulated deferred income taxes arising from in 2017 Tax Reform (offset in income tax benefit); and
a $3 million increase in natural gas transportation margin, reflecting higher prices.
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Operations and maintenance increased $53 million, or 7%, for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to higher other power generation costs of $21 million from additional wind turbines and easements, higher electric distribution costs of $17 million reflecting greater tree-trimming efforts, higher steam generation costs of $13 million and higher transmission costs from MISO of $6 million, partially offset by lower gas distribution costs of $6 million.

Depreciation and amortization increased $254 million, or 28%, for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to $181 million from higher Iowa revenue sharing accruals, $40 million related to new and repowered wind-powered generating facilities and other plant placed in-service and $31 million from a regulatory mechanism that provides customers the retail energy benefits of certain wind-powered generation projects.

Property and other taxes increased $7 million, or 5%, for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to higher wind turbine property taxes.

Interest expense increased $11 million, or 4%, for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to a higher average long-term debt balance and higher variable interest rates.

Allowance for borrowed and equity funds increased $14 million, or 27%, for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to higher construction work-in-progress balances related to wind- and solar-powered generation projects.

Other, net decreased $53 million, or 100%, for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to lower cash surrender values of corporate-owned life insurance policies of $37 million, higher non-service costs of postretirement employee benefit plans of $17 million and lower other investment values, partially offset by higher interest income.

Income tax benefit increased $95 million, or 14%, for 2022 compared to 2021, and the effective tax rate was (403)% for 2022 and (308)% for 2021. The change in the effective tax rate was substantially due to an increase of $136 million in PTCs, partially offset by state income tax impacts.

Federal renewable electricity PTCs are earned as energy from qualifying wind- and solar-powered generating facilities is produced and sold and are based on a prescribed per-kilowatt rate pursuant to the applicable federal income tax law. Qualifying generating facilities are eligible for the credits for 10 years from the date the facilities are placed in-service. Beginning in late 2014, some of MidAmerican Energy's wind-powered generating facilities surpassed the 10-year eligibility period for earning the credits. Most of those facilities have since been repowered, and under IRS rules, qualifying repowered facilities are eligible for the available credits, for 10 years from the date they are returned to service. Refer to "Capital Expenditures" in Liquidity and Capital Resources for additional information about repowering and new wind- and solar-powered generation placed in-service. PTC's totaled $710 million, $574 million and $510 million in 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

MidAmerican Funding -

Income tax benefit for MidAmerican Funding increased $96 million, or 14%, for 2022 compared to 2021, and the effective tax rate was (454)% for 2022 and (335)% for 2021. The change in effective tax rates was due principally to the factors discussed for MidAmerican Energy.


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Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2020

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Electric utility margin decreased $190 million, or 11%, for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to:
a $99 million increase in retail utility margin primarily due to $50 million from higher usage for certain industrial customers; $13 million from the favorable impact of weather; $19 million due to price impacts from changes in sales mix; $10 million, net of energy costs, from higher recoveries through bill riders (offset in operations and maintenance expense and income tax benefit) and $6 million from liquidated damages related to a wind-powered generation project. Retail customer volumes increased 5.8%; and
a $93 million increase in wholesale utility margin due to higher margins per unit of $52 million, reflecting higher market prices, net of higher energy costs, and higher volumes of 42.7%; partially offset by
a $2 million decrease in Multi-Value Projects ("MVP") transmission revenue.
Natural gas utility margin decreased $3 million, or 1%, for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to:
a $6 million decrease from higher refunds related to amortization of excess accumulated deferred income taxes arising from 2017 Tax Reform (offset in income tax benefit);
a $3 million decrease due to the unfavorable impact of weather, partially offset by price impacts from changes in sales mix; partially offset by
a $4 million increase in natural gas energy efficiency program revenue (offset in operations and maintenance expense); and
a $2 million increase in natural gas transportation margin, reflecting higher volumes.
Operations and maintenance increased $21 million, or 3%, for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due higher other generation operations and maintenance expenses of $7 million due to additional wind turbines and easements, higher energy efficiency program expense of $7 million (offset in operating revenue), higher natural gas distribution costs of $6 million and higher transmission operations costs from MISO of $3 million, partially offset by lower electric distribution costs of $11 million due to storm restoration costs in 2020.

Depreciation and amortization increased $198 million, or 28%, for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to $114 million from higher Iowa revenue sharing accruals, $25 million from a regulatory mechanism that provides customers the retail energy benefits of certain wind-powered generation projects and $59 million related to new and repowered wind-powered generating facilities and other plant placed in-service.

Property and other taxes increased $7 million, or 5%, for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to higher wind turbine property taxes.

Interest expense decreased $2 million, or 1%, for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to a decrease in a regulatory carrying charge and lower variable interest rates, partially offset by a higher average long-term debt balance.

Allowance for borrowed and equity funds decreased $8 million, or 13%, for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to lower construction work-in-progress balances related to wind-powered generation projects.

Other, net increased $1 million, or 2%, for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to higher cash surrender values of corporate-owned life insurance policies and lower non-service costs of postretirement employee benefit plans, partially offset by a gain from the contribution of land to a joint venture in 2020.

Income tax benefit increased $105 million, or 18%, for 2021 compared to 2020, and the effective tax rate was (308)% for 2021 and (223)% for 2020. The change in the effective tax rate was substantially due to an increase of $64 million in PTCs, state income tax impacts and lower pretax income in 2021.

MidAmerican Funding -

Income tax benefit for MidAmerican Funding increased $106 million, or 18%, for 2021 compared to 2020, and the effective tax rate was (335)% for 2021 and (235)% for 2020. The change in effective tax rates was due principally to the factors discussed for MidAmerican Energy.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of December 31, 2022, MidAmerican Energy's and MidAmerican Funding's total net liquidity were as follows (in millions):
MidAmerican Energy:
Cash and cash equivalents$258 
 
Credit facilities, maturing 2023 and 20251,505 
Less:
Tax-exempt bond support(370)
Net credit facilities1,135 
MidAmerican Energy total net liquidity$1,393 
 
MidAmerican Funding:
MidAmerican Energy total net liquidity$1,393 
Cash and cash equivalents
MHC, Inc. credit facility, maturing 2023
MidAmerican Funding total net liquidity$1,400 

Operating Activities

MidAmerican Energy's net cash flows from operating activities were $2,174 million, $1,617 million and $1,543 million for 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. MidAmerican Funding's net cash flows from operating activities were $2,161 million, $1,605 million and $1,536 million for 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Cash flows from operating activities increased for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to higher utility margins for MidAmerican Energy's regulated electric and natural gas businesses, higher income tax receipts and lower payments to vendors. Higher utility margins are partially attributable to timing of the recovery of higher natural gas costs caused by the February 2021 polar vortex weather event. Cash flows from operating activities increased for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to higher income tax receipts, lower payments for the settlement of AROs and lower interest payments.

The timing of MidAmerican Energy's income tax cash flows from period to period can be significantly affected by the estimated federal income tax payment methods selected and assumptions made for each payment date.

Investing Activities

MidAmerican Energy's net cash flows from investing activities were $(1,867) million, $(1,911) million and $(1,826) million for 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. MidAmerican Funding's net cash flows from investing activities were $(1,868) million, $(1,912) million and $(1,825) million for 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Net cash flows from investing activities consist almost entirely of capital expenditures. Refer to "Future Uses of Cash" for further discussion of capital expenditures. Purchases and proceeds related to marketable securities primarily consist of activity within the Quad Cities Generating Station nuclear decommissioning trust, and other investment proceeds relates primarily to company-owned life insurance policies.

Financing Activities

MidAmerican Energy's net cash flows from financing activities were $(278) million, $488 million and $(2) million for 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. MidAmerican Funding's net cash flows from financing activities were $(262) million, $501 million and $4 million for 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. In 2022 MidAmerican Energy paid $275 million in dividends to its parent company, MHC, Inc. In July 2021, MidAmerican Energy issued $500 million of its 2.70% First Mortgage Bonds due August 2052. In 2022, MidAmerican Funding made a $69 million distribution to its sole member, BHE. MidAmerican Funding paid $189 million in 2022 and received $12 million and $5 million in 2021 and 2020, respectively, through its note payable with BHE.

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Debt Authorizations and Related Matters

Short-term Debt

MidAmerican Energy has authority from the FERC to issue, through April 2, 2024, commercial paper and bank notes aggregating $1.5 billion. MidAmerican Energy has a $1.5 billion unsecured credit facility expiring in June 2025. The credit facility, which supports MidAmerican Energy's commercial paper program and its variable-rate tax-exempt bond obligations and provides for the issuance of letters of credit, has a variable interest rate based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, plus a spread that varies based on MidAmerican Energy's credit ratings for senior unsecured long-term debt securities. Additionally, MidAmerican Energy has a $5 million unsecured credit facility for general corporate purposes.

Long-term Debt and Preferred Stock

MidAmerican Energy currently has an effective shelf registration statement with the SEC to issue up to $3.25 billion of long-term debt securities and preferred stock through June 13, 2024. MidAmerican Energy has authorization from the FERC to issue, through June 30, 2023, long-term debt securities up to an aggregate of $2.0 billion and preferred stock up to an aggregate of $500 million. MidAmerican Energy has authorization from the ICC through May 25, 2025, to issue long-term debt securities up to an aggregate of $2.2 billion and preferred stock up to an aggregate of $500 million; through October 15, 2024, to issue $750 million of long-term debt securities for the purpose of refinancing $250 million of its 3.70% Senior notes due September 2023 and $500 million of its 2.40% Senior notes due October 2024; and through January 1, 2025, to issue $105 million of long-term debt securities for the purpose of refinancing three of its variable-rate tax-exempt bond series, including $57 million due in May 2023, $35 million due in October 2024 and $13 million due in January 2025.

MidAmerican Energy's mortgage dated September 9, 2013, creates a lien on most of MidAmerican Energy's electric utility property within the state of Iowa, allowing the issuance of bonds based on a percentage of eligible utility property additions, bond credits arising from retirement of previously outstanding bonds or deposits of cash. As of December 31, 2022, MidAmerican Energy estimated it would be able to issue up to $9.3 billion of new first mortgage bonds under the mortgage. Any issuances are subject to market conditions, and amounts are further limited by regulatory authorizations and commitments, as well as any more restrictive requirements of covenants and tests contained in other financing agreements. MidAmerican Energy also has the ability to release property from the lien of the mortgage on the basis of property additions, bond credits or deposits of cash.

MidAmerican Funding or one of its subsidiaries, including MidAmerican Energy, may from time to time seek to acquire its outstanding debt securities through cash purchases in the open market, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Any debt securities repurchased by MidAmerican Funding or one of its subsidiaries may be reissued or resold by MidAmerican Funding or one of its subsidiaries from time to time and will depend on prevailing market conditions, the issuing company's liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved may be material.

Future Uses of Cash

MidAmerican Energy and MidAmerican Funding have available a variety of sources of liquidity and capital resources, both internal and external, including net cash flows from operating activities, public and private debt offerings, the issuance of commercial paper, the use of unsecured revolving credit facilities, and other sources. These sources are expected to provide funds required for current operations, capital expenditures, debt retirements and other capital requirements. The availability and terms under which MidAmerican Energy and MidAmerican Funding have access to external financing depends on a variety of factors, including their credit ratings, investors' judgment of risk and conditions in the overall capital markets, including the condition of the utility industry.

Capital Expenditures

MidAmerican Energy has significant future capital requirements. Capital expenditure needs are reviewed regularly by management and may change significantly as a result of these reviews, which may consider, among other factors, impacts to customers' rates; changes in environmental and other rules and regulations; outcomes of regulatory proceedings; changes in income tax laws; general business conditions; load projections; system reliability standards; the cost and efficiency of construction labor, equipment and materials; commodity prices; and the cost and availability of capital.

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MidAmerican Energy's historical and forecast capital expenditures, each of which exclude amounts for non-cash equity AFUDC and other non-cash items, for the years ended December 31 are as follows (in millions):
HistoricalForecast
202020212022202320242025
Wind generation$911 $964 $685 $1,353 $1,288 $895 
Electric distribution273 257 311 296 250 259 
Electric transmission160 199 145 186 159 211 
Solar generation16 132 119 10 48 74 
Other476 360 609 606 404 352 
Total$1,836 $1,912 $1,869 $2,451 $2,149 $1,791 

MidAmerican Energy's capital expenditures provided above consist of the following:
Wind generation includes the construction, acquisition, repowering and operation of wind-powered generating facilities in Iowa.
Construction and acquisition of wind-powered generating facilities totaled $72 million for 2022, $540 million for 2021 and $848 million for 2020. The timing and amount of forecast wind generation capital expenditures may be impacted by the outcome of MidAmerican Energy's Wind PRIME filing currently before the IUB. MidAmerican Energy placed in-service 294 MWs during 2021 and 729 MWs during 2020. All of these wind-powered generating facilities placed in-service in 2021 and 2020 qualify for 100% of PTCs available. PTCs from these projects are excluded from MidAmerican Energy's Iowa EAC until these generation assets are reflected in base rates.
Repowering of wind-powered generating facilities totaled $500 million for 2022, $354 million for 2021 and $37 million for 2020. Planned spending for repowering totals $20 million in 2023. MidAmerican Energy expects its repowered facilities to meet IRS guidelines for the re-establishment of PTCs for 10 years from the date the facilities are placed in-service.
Electric distribution includes expenditures for new facilities to meet retail demand growth and for replacement of existing facilities to maintain system reliability.
Electric transmission includes expenditures to meet retail demand growth, upgrades to accommodate third-party generator requirements and replacement of existing facilities to maintain system reliability.
Solar generation includes the construction of solar-powered generating facilities totaling 141 MWs of small- and utility-scale solar generation, all of which were placed in-service in 2022, with total spend of $119 million in 2022 and $132 million in 2021. MidAmerican Energy is pursuing additional opportunities for solar generation, including those in MidAmerican Energy's Wind PRIME filing currently before the IUB.
Remaining expenditures primarily relate to routine projects for other generation, natural gas distribution, technology, facilities and other operational needs to serve existing and expected demand.

Material Cash Requirements

MidAmerican Energy and MidAmerican Funding have cash requirements that may affect their financial condition that arise primarily from long- and short-term debt (refer to Notes 7 and 8), firm commitments (refer to Note 13) and construction and other development costs (refer to Liquidity and Capital Resources included within this Item 7) and AROs (refer to Note 11). Refer, where applicable, to the respective referenced note in Notes to Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information.

MidAmerican Energy has cash requirements relating to interest payments of $5.6 billion on long-term debt, including $316 million due in 2023. Additionally, MidAmerican Funding has cash requirements relating to interest payments on its long-term debt of $109 million, including $17 million due in 2023.

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Regulatory Matters

MidAmerican Energy is subject to comprehensive regulation. Refer to the discussion contained in Item 1 of this Form 10-K for further information regarding MidAmerican Energy's general regulatory framework and current regulatory matters.

Quad Cities Generating Station Operating Status

Constellation Energy Generation, LLC ("Constellation Energy"), the operator of Quad Cities Generating Station Units 1 and 2 ("Quad Cities Station") of which MidAmerican Energy has a 25% ownership interest, receives financial support for continued operation of Quad Cities Station from the zero emission standard enacted by the Illinois legislature in December 2016. The zero emission standard requires the Illinois Power Agency to purchase ZECs and recover the costs from certain ratepayers in Illinois, subject to certain limitations. The proceeds from the ZECs provide Constellation Energy additional revenue through 2027 as an incentive for continued operation of Quad Cities Station. MidAmerican Energy does not receive additional revenue from the subsidy.

The PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. ("PJM") capacity market includes a Minimum Offer Price Rule ("MOPR"). If a generation resource is subjected to a MOPR, its offer price in the market is adjusted to effectively remove the revenues it receives through a state government-provided financial support program like the Illinois zero emission standard, resulting in a higher offer that may not clear the capacity market. Prior to December 19, 2019, the PJM MOPR applied only to certain new gas-fueled resources.

On December 19, 2019, the FERC issued an order requiring the PJM to broadly apply the MOPR to all new and existing resources, including nuclear. This greatly expanded the breadth and scope of the PJM's MOPR, which became effective as of the PJM's capacity auction for the 2022-2023 planning year. While the FERC included some limited exemptions, no exemptions were available to state-supported nuclear resources, such as Quad Cities Station. The FERC denied rehearing of that order on April 16, 2020. A number of parties, including Constellation Energy, have filed petitions for review of the FERC's orders in this proceeding, which remain pending before the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. MidAmerican Energy cannot predict the outcome of this proceeding.

While this litigation is pending, the MOPR applied to Quad Cities Station in the capacity auction for the 2022-2023 planning year in May 2021, which prevented Quad Cities Station from clearing in that capacity auction.

At the direction of the PJM Board of Managers, the PJM and its stakeholders developed further MOPR reforms to ensure that the capacity market rules respect and accommodate state resource preferences such as the ZEC programs. The PJM filed related tariff revisions with the FERC on July 30, 2021, and, on September 29, 2021, the PJM's proposed MOPR reforms became effective by operation of law. Under the new tariff provisions, the MOPR applied in the capacity auction for the 2023-2024 delivery year but did not restrict the offers of Quad Cities Station, which cleared in the capacity auction. Requests for rehearing of the FERC's notice establishing the effective date for the PJM's proposed market reforms were filed in October 2021 and denied by operation of law on November 4, 2021. Several parties have filed petitions for review of the FERC's orders in this proceeding, which remain pending before the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Assuming the continued effectiveness of the Illinois zero emission standard, Constellation Energy no longer considers Quad Cities Station to be at heightened risk for early retirement. However, to the extent the Illinois zero emission standard does not operate as expected over its full term, Quad Cities Station would be at heightened risk for early retirement. The FERC provided no new mechanism for accommodating state-supported resources like Quad Cities Station other than the existing Fixed Resource Requirement ("FRR") mechanism under which an entire utility zone would be removed from PJM's capacity auction along with sufficient resources to support the load in such zone. Depending on the outcome of the proceedings related to the PJM MOPR, the continued effectiveness of the Illinois zero emission standard may be undermined unless the PJM adopts further changes to the MOPR or Illinois implements an FRR mechanism, under which Quad Cities Station would be removed from the PJM's capacity auction.

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Environmental Laws and Regulations

MidAmerican Energy is subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding air quality, climate change, emissions performance standards, water quality, coal ash disposal and other environmental matters that have the potential to impact MidAmerican Energy's current and future operations. In addition to imposing continuing compliance obligations, these laws and regulations provide regulators with the authority to levy substantial penalties for noncompliance including fines, injunctive relief and other sanctions. These laws and regulations are administered by various federal, state and local agencies. MidAmerican Energy believes it is in material compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, although many are subject to interpretation that may ultimately be resolved by the courts. Environmental laws and regulations continue to evolve, and MidAmerican Energy is unable to predict the impact of the changing laws and regulations on its operations and financial results.

Refer to "Environmental Laws and Regulations" in Item 1 of this Form 10-K for further discussion regarding environmental laws and regulations.

Collateral and Contingent Features

Debt securities of MidAmerican Energy are rated by credit rating agencies. Assigned credit ratings are based on each rating agency's assessment of MidAmerican Energy's ability to, in general, meet the obligations of its issued debt securities. The credit ratings are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities, and there is no assurance that a particular credit rating will continue for any given period of time. As of December 31, 2022, MidAmerican Energy's credit ratings for its senior secured debt and its issuer credit ratings for senior unsecured debt from the recognized credit rating agencies were investment grade. As a result of the issuance of first mortgage bonds by MidAmerican Energy in September 2013, its then outstanding senior unsecured debt was equally and ratably secured with such first mortgage bonds. Refer to Note 8 of MidAmerican Energy's Notes to Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for a discussion of MidAmerican Energy's first mortgage bonds.

MidAmerican Funding and MidAmerican Energy have no credit rating downgrade triggers that would accelerate the maturity dates of its outstanding debt, and a change in ratings is not an event of default under the applicable debt instruments. MidAmerican Energy's unsecured revolving credit facilities do not require the maintenance of a minimum credit rating level in order to draw upon their availability. However, commitment fees and interest rates under the credit facilities are tied to credit ratings and increase or decrease when the ratings change. A ratings downgrade could also increase the future cost of commercial paper, short- and long-term debt issuances or new credit facilities.

In accordance with industry practice, certain wholesale agreements, including derivative contracts, contain credit support provisions that in part base MidAmerican Energy's collateral requirements on its credit ratings for senior unsecured debt as reported by one or more of the recognized credit rating agencies. These agreements may either specifically provide bilateral rights to demand cash or other security if credit exposures on a net basis exceed specified rating-dependent threshold levels ("credit-risk-related contingent features") or provide the right for counterparties to demand "adequate assurance," or in some cases terminate the contract, in the event of a material adverse change in MidAmerican Energy's creditworthiness. These rights can vary by contract and by counterparty. If all credit-risk-related contingent features or adequate assurance provisions for these agreements had been triggered as of December 31, 2022, MidAmerican Energy would have been required to post $128 million of additional collateral. MidAmerican Energy's collateral requirements could fluctuate considerably due to market price volatility, changes in credit ratings, changes in legislation or regulation, or other factors.

Inflation

Historically, overall inflation and changing prices in the economies where MidAmerican Energy operates have not had a significant impact on its financial results. MidAmerican Energy operates under cost-of-service based rate-setting structures administered by various state commissions and the FERC. Under these rate-setting structures, MidAmerican Energy is allowed to include prudent costs in its rates, including the impact of inflation. MidAmerican Energy attempts to minimize the potential impact of inflation on its operations through the use of fuel, energy and other cost adjustment clauses and bill riders, by employing prudent risk management and hedging strategies and by considering, among other areas, inflation's impact on purchases of energy, operating expenses, materials and equipment costs, contract negotiations, future capital spending programs, and long-term debt issuances. There can be no assurance that such actions will be successful.

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Critical Accounting Estimates

Certain accounting measurements require management to make estimates and judgments concerning transactions that will be settled several years in the future. Amounts recognized on the Financial Statements based on such estimates involve numerous assumptions subject to varying and potentially significant degrees of judgment and uncertainty and will likely change in the future as additional information becomes available. The following critical accounting estimates are impacted significantly by MidAmerican Energy's methods, judgments and assumptions used in the preparation of the Financial Statements and should be read in conjunction with MidAmerican Energy's Summary of Significant Accounting Policies included in Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation

MidAmerican Energy prepares its financial statements in accordance with authoritative guidance for regulated operations, which recognizes the economic effects of regulation. Accordingly, MidAmerican Energy defers the recognition of certain costs or income if it is probable that, through the ratemaking process, there will be a corresponding increase or decrease in future regulated rates. Regulatory assets and liabilities are established to reflect the impacts of these deferrals, which will be recognized in earnings in the periods the corresponding changes in regulated rates occur.

MidAmerican Energy continually evaluates the applicability of the guidance for regulated operations and whether its regulatory assets and liabilities are probable of inclusion in future regulated rates by considering factors such as a change in the regulator's approach to setting rates from cost-based ratemaking to another form of regulation, other regulatory actions or the impact of competition, that could limit MidAmerican Energy's ability to recover its costs. MidAmerican Energy believes its application of the guidance for regulated operations is appropriate, and its existing regulatory assets and liabilities are probable of inclusion in future regulated rates. The evaluation reflects the current political and regulatory climate at both the federal and state levels. If it becomes no longer probable that the deferred costs or income will be included in future regulated rates, the related regulatory assets and liabilities will be written off to net income, returned to customers or re-established as AOCI. Total regulatory assets were $550 million and total regulatory liabilities were $1,119 million as of December 31, 2022. Refer to Note 5 of Notes to Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information regarding regulatory assets and liabilities.

Impairment of Goodwill

MidAmerican Funding's Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2022, includes goodwill from the acquisition of MHC totaling $1.3 billion. Goodwill is allocated to each reporting unit. MidAmerican Funding evaluates goodwill for impairment at least annually and completed its annual review as of October 31, 2022. Additionally, no indicators of impairment were identified as of December 31, 2022. Significant judgment is required in estimating the fair value of the reporting unit and performing goodwill impairment tests. MidAmerican Funding uses a variety of methods to estimate a reporting unit's fair value, principally discounted projected future net cash flows. Key assumptions used include, but are not limited to, the use of estimated future cash flows; multiples of earnings; and an appropriate discount rate. Estimated future cash flows are impacted by, among other factors, growth rates, changes in regulations and rates, ability to renew contracts and estimates of future commodity prices. In estimating future cash flows, MidAmerican Funding incorporates current market information, as well as historical factors.

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

MidAmerican Energy sponsors defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans that cover the majority of the employees of BHE and its domestic energy subsidiaries other than PacifiCorp and NV Energy Inc. MidAmerican Energy recognizes the funded status of its defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans on the Balance Sheets. Funded status is the fair value of plan assets minus the benefit obligation as of the measurement date. As of December 31, 2022, MidAmerican Energy recognized a net liability totaling $99 million for the funded status of its defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans. As of December 31, 2022, amounts not yet recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost that were included in regulatory assets totaled $47 million.

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The expense and benefit obligations relating to these defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans are based on actuarial valuations. Inherent in these valuations are key assumptions, including, but not limited to, discount rates, expected long-term rate of return on plan assets and healthcare cost trend rates. These key assumptions are reviewed annually and modified as appropriate. MidAmerican Energy believes that the key assumptions utilized in recording obligations under the plans are reasonable based on prior plan experience and current market and economic conditions. Refer to Note 10 of Notes to Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for disclosures about MidAmerican Energy's defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans, including the key assumptions used to calculate the funded status and net periodic benefit cost for these plans as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022.

MidAmerican Energy chooses a discount rate based upon high quality debt security investment yields in effect as of the measurement date that corresponds to cash flows over the expected benefit period. The pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities increase as the discount rate is reduced.

In establishing its assumption as to the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets, MidAmerican Energy utilizes the expected asset allocation and return assumptions for each asset class based on historical performance and forward-looking views of the financial markets. Pension and other postretirement benefits expense increases as the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets decreases. MidAmerican Energy regularly reviews its actual asset allocations and rebalances its investments to its targeted allocations when considered appropriate.

MidAmerican Energy chooses a healthcare cost trend rate that reflects the near and long-term expectations of increases in medical costs and corresponds to the expected benefit payment periods. The healthcare cost trend rate is assumed to gradually decline to 5.00% by 2028 at which point the rate of increase is assumed to remain constant.

The key assumptions used may differ materially from period to period due to changing market and economic conditions. These differences may result in a significant impact to pension and other postretirement benefits expense and funded status. If changes were to occur for the following key assumptions, the approximate effect on the Financial Statements of the total plan before allocations to affiliates would be as follows (in millions):
Other Postretirement
Pension PlansBenefit Plans
+0.5%-0.5%+0.5%-0.5%
Effect on December 31, 2022 Benefit Obligations:
Discount rate$(22)$24 $(9)$10 
Effect on 2022 Periodic Cost:
Discount rate(1)— — 
Expected rate of return on plan assets(3)(1)

A variety of factors affect the funded status of the plans, including asset returns, discount rates, plan changes and MidAmerican Energy's funding policy for each plan.

Income Taxes

In determining MidAmerican Funding's and MidAmerican Energy's income taxes, management is required to interpret complex income tax laws and regulations, which includes consideration of regulatory implications imposed by MidAmerican Energy's various regulatory commissions. MidAmerican Funding's and MidAmerican Energy's income tax returns are subject to continuous examinations by federal, state and local tax authorities that may give rise to different interpretations of these complex laws and regulations. Due to the nature of the examination process, it generally takes years before these examinations are completed and these matters are resolved. MidAmerican Funding and MidAmerican Energy recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more-likely-than-not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that is more-likely-than-not to be realized upon ultimate settlement. Although the ultimate resolution of their federal, state and local tax examinations is uncertain, each company believes it has made adequate provisions for its income tax positions. The aggregate amount of any additional income tax liabilities that may result from these examinations is not expected to have a material impact on its consolidated financial results. Refer to Note 9 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information regarding income taxes.

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It is probable that MidAmerican Energy will either refund to, or recover from its customers in certain state jurisdiction income tax benefits and expense related to the federal tax rate change from 35% to 21% as a result of 2017 Tax Reform, certain property-related basis differences, and other various differences. As of December 31, 2022, these amounts were recognized as a net regulatory liability of $72 million and will be included in regulated rates when the temporary differences reverse.

Revenue Recognition - Unbilled Revenue

Revenue from electric and natural gas customers is recognized as electricity or natural gas is delivered or services are provided. The determination of customer billings is based on a systematic reading of customer meters and applicable rates. At the end of each month, energy provided to customers since the date of the last meter reading is estimated, and the corresponding unbilled revenue is recorded. Unbilled revenue was $102 million as of December 31, 2022. Factors that can impact the estimate of unbilled revenue include, but are not limited to, seasonal weather patterns, total volumes supplied to the system, line losses and composition of sales among customer classes. Unbilled revenue is reversed in the following month, and billed revenue is recorded based on the subsequent meter readings.

Item 7A.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

MidAmerican Energy's Balance Sheets include assets and liabilities with fair values that are subject to market risks. MidAmerican Energy's significant market risks are primarily associated with commodity prices, interest rates and the extension of credit to counterparties with which it transacts. The following discussion addresses the significant market risks associated with MidAmerican Energy's business activities. MidAmerican Energy has established guidelines for credit risk management. Refer to Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information regarding MidAmerican Energy's contracts accounted for as derivatives.

Commodity Price Risk

MidAmerican Energy is exposed to the impact of market fluctuations in commodity prices and interest rates. MidAmerican Energy is principally exposed to electricity, natural gas, coal and fuel oil commodity price risk as it has an obligation to serve retail customer load in its regulated service territory. Commodity prices are subject to wide price swings as supply and demand are impacted by, among many other unpredictable items, weather; market liquidity; generating facility availability; customer usage; storage; and transmission and transportation constraints. Commodity price risk for MidAmerican Energy's regulated retail electricity and natural gas operations is significantly mitigated by the inclusion of energy costs in energy cost rider mechanisms, which permit the current recovery of such costs from its retail customers. MidAmerican Energy uses commodity derivative contracts, which may include forwards, futures, options, swaps and other agreements to mitigate price volatility on behalf of its customers. MidAmerican Energy does not engage in a material amount of proprietary trading activities.

Interest Rate Risk

MidAmerican Energy and MidAmerican Funding are exposed to interest rate risk on their outstanding variable-rate short- and long-term debt and future debt issuances. MidAmerican Energy and MidAmerican Funding manage interest rate risk by limiting their exposure to variable interest rates primarily through the issuance of fixed-rate long-term debt and by monitoring market changes in interest rates. As a result of the fixed interest rates, the fixed-rate long-term debt does not expose MidAmerican Energy or MidAmerican Funding to the risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates. Additionally, because fixed-rate long-term debt is not carried at fair value on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, changes in fair value would impact earnings and cash flows only if MidAmerican Energy or MidAmerican Funding were to reacquire all or a portion of these instruments prior to their maturity. MidAmerican Energy or MidAmerican Funding may from time to time enter into interest rate derivative contracts, such as interest rate swaps or locks, to mitigate their exposure to interest rate risk. The nature and amount of their short- and long-term debt can be expected to vary from period to period as a result of future business requirements, market conditions and other factors. Refer to Notes 7, 8 and 12 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of this Form 10-K for additional discussion of MidAmerican Energy's and MidAmerican Funding's short- and long-term debt.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, MidAmerican Energy had short- and long-term variable-rate obligations totaling $370 million that expose MidAmerican Energy to the risk of increased interest expense in the event of increases in short-term interest rates. The market risk related to MidAmerican Energy's variable-rate debt as of December 31, 2022, is not hedged. If variable interest rates were to increase by 10% from December 31 levels, it would not have a material effect on MidAmerican Energy's annual interest expense. The carrying value of the variable-rate obligations approximates fair value as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

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Credit Risk

MidAmerican Energy is exposed to counterparty credit risk associated with wholesale energy supply and marketing activities with other utilities, energy marketing companies, financial institutions and other market participants. Additionally, MidAmerican Energy participates in the RTO markets and has indirect credit exposure related to other participants, although RTO credit policies are designed to limit exposure to credit losses from individual participants. Credit risk may be concentrated to the extent MidAmerican Energy's counterparties have similar economic, industry or other characteristics and due to direct or indirect relationships among the counterparties. Before entering into a transaction, MidAmerican Energy analyzes the financial condition of each significant wholesale counterparty, establishes limits on the amount of unsecured credit to be extended to each counterparty, and evaluates the appropriateness of unsecured credit limits on an ongoing basis. To further mitigate wholesale counterparty credit risk, MidAmerican Energy enters into netting and collateral arrangements that may include margining and cross-product netting agreements and obtains third-party guarantees, letters of credit and cash deposits. If required, MidAmerican Energy exercises rights under these arrangements, including calling on the counterparty's credit support arrangement.

Substantially all of MidAmerican Energy's electric wholesale sales revenue results from participation in RTOs, including the MISO and the PJM. MidAmerican Energy's share of historical losses from defaults by other RTO market participants has not been material. Additionally, as of December 31, 2022, MidAmerican Energy's aggregate direct credit exposure from electric wholesale marketing counterparties was not material.

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Item 8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

MidAmerican Energy Company

MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholder of
MidAmerican Energy Company
Des Moines, Iowa

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of MidAmerican Energy Company ("MidAmerican Energy") as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related statements of operations, changes in shareholder's equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of MidAmerican Energy as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of MidAmerican Energy's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on MidAmerican Energy's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to MidAmerican Energy in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. MidAmerican Energy is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of MidAmerican Energy's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

Regulatory Matters — Effects of Rate Regulation on the Financial Statements — Refer to Notes 2 and 5 to the financial statements

Critical Audit Matter Description

MidAmerican Energy is subject to rate regulation by state public service commissions as well as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (collectively, the "Commissions"), which have jurisdiction with respect to the rates of electric and natural gas companies in the respective service territories where MidAmerican Energy operates. Management has determined it meets the requirements under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America to prepare its financial statements applying the specialized rules to account for the effects of cost-based rate regulation. Accounting for the economic effects of rate regulation has a pervasive effect on the financial statements.

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Regulated rates are subject to regulatory rate-setting processes. Rates are determined, approved, and established based on a cost-of-service basis, which is designed to allow MidAmerican Energy an opportunity to recover its prudently incurred costs of providing services and to earn a reasonable return on its invested capital. Regulatory decisions can have an effect on the recovery of costs, the rate of return earned on investment, and the timing and amount of assets to be recovered by rates. While MidAmerican Energy has indicated it expects to recover costs from customers through regulated rates, there is a risk that changes to the Commissions' approach to setting rates or other regulatory actions could limit MidAmerican Energy's ability to recover their costs.

We identified the effects of rate regulation on the financial statements as a critical audit matter due to the significant judgments made by management to support its assertions about affected account balances and disclosures and the high degree of subjectivity involved in assessing the impact of regulatory orders on the financial statements. Management judgments include assessing the likelihood of (1) recovery in future rates of incurred costs, (2) a disallowance of part of the cost of recently completed plant or plant under construction, and (3) a refund to customers. Given that management's accounting judgments are based on assumptions about the outcome of future decisions by the Commissions, auditing these judgments required specialized knowledge of accounting for rate regulation and the rate setting process due to its inherent complexities.

How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

Our audit procedures related to the uncertainty of future decisions by the Commissions included the following, among others:
We evaluated MidAmerican Energy's disclosures related to the effects of rate regulation, including the balances recorded and regulatory developments.
We read relevant regulatory orders issued by the Commissions, regulatory statutes, interpretations, procedural memorandums, filings made by interveners, and other external information. We evaluated the external information and compared to management's recorded regulatory asset and liability balances for completeness.
For regulatory matters in process, we inspected MidAmerican Energy's filings with the Commissions and the filings with the Commissions by intervenors to assess the likelihood of recovery in future rates or of a future reduction in rates based on precedents of the Commissions' treatment of similar costs under similar circumstances.
We inquired of management about property, plant, and equipment that may be abandoned. We inquired of management to identify projects that are designed to replace assets that may be retired prior to the end of the useful life. We inspected minutes of the board of directors and regulatory orders and other filings with the Commissions to identify any evidence that may contradict management's assertion regarding probability of an abandonment.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Des Moines, Iowa
February 24, 2023

We have served as MidAmerican Energy's auditor since 1999.

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MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in millions)
As of December 31,
20222021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$258 $232 
Trade receivables, net536 526 
Income tax receivable42 79 
Inventories277 234 
Prepayments91 71 
Other current assets66 52 
Total current assets1,270 1,194 
Property, plant and equipment, net21,091 20,301 
Regulatory assets550 473 
Investments and restricted investments902 1,026 
Other assets165 263 
Total assets$23,978 $23,257 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
BALANCE SHEETS (continued)
(Amounts in millions)
As of December 31,
20222021
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$536 $531 
Accrued interest85 84 
Accrued property, income and other taxes170 158 
Current portion of long-term debt317 — 
Other current liabilities93 145 
Total current liabilities1,201 918 
Long-term debt7,412 7,721 
Regulatory liabilities1,119 1,080 
Deferred income taxes3,433 3,389 
Asset retirement obligations683 714 
Other long-term liabilities485 475 
Total liabilities14,333 14,297 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
Shareholder's equity:
Common stock - 350 shares authorized, no par value, 71 shares issued and outstanding
— — 
Additional paid-in capital561 561 
Retained earnings9,084 8,399 
Total shareholder's equity9,645 8,960 
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity$23,978 $23,257 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in millions)
Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Operating revenue:
Regulated electric$2,988 $2,529 $2,139 
Regulated natural gas and other1,037 1,018 581 
Total operating revenue4,025 3,547 2,720 
Operating expenses:
Cost of fuel and energy679 539 339 
Cost of natural gas purchased for resale and other763 761 328 
Operations and maintenance828 775 754 
Depreciation and amortization1,168 914 716 
Property and other taxes149 142 135 
Total operating expenses3,587 3,131 2,272 
Operating income438 416 448 
Other income (expense):
Interest expense(313)(302)(304)
Allowance for borrowed funds15 13 15 
Allowance for equity funds51 39 45 
Other, net— 53 52 
Total other income (expense)(247)(197)(192)
Income before income tax benefit191 219 256 
Income tax benefit(770)(675)(570)
Net income$961 $894 $826 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
(Amounts in millions)
AdditionalTotal
Common
Paid-in
Retained
Shareholder's
StockCapitalEarningsEquity
Balance, December 31, 2019$— $561 $6,679 $7,240 
Net income— — 826 826 
Other equity transactions— — (1)(1)
Balance, December 31, 2020— 561 7,504 8,065 
Net income— — 894 894 
Other equity transactions— — 
Balance, December 31, 2021— 561 8,399 8,960 
Net income— — 961 961 
Common stock dividends— — (275)(275)
Other equity transactions— — (1)(1)
Balance, December 31, 2022$— $561 $9,084 $9,645 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in millions)
Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income$961 $894 $826 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization1,168 914 716 
Amortization of utility plant to other operating expenses35 34 34 
Allowance for equity funds(51)(39)(45)
Deferred income taxes and amortization of investment tax credits33 153 208 
Settlements of asset retirement obligations(85)(103)(124)
Other, net51 21 (18)
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables and other assets(11)(293)48 
Inventories(43)44 (52)
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans, net(4)(19)
Accrued property, income and other taxes, net40 (71)(64)
Accounts payable and other liabilities68 67 33 
Net cash flows from operating activities2,174 1,617 1,543 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures(1,869)(1,912)(1,836)
Purchases of marketable securities(499)(213)(281)
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities492 207 269 
Proceeds from sales of other investments— — 
Other investment proceeds
Other, net11 
Net cash flows from investing activities(1,867)(1,911)(1,826)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Common stock dividends(275)— — 
Proceeds from long-term debt— 492 — 
Repayments of long-term debt(2)(1)— 
Other, net(1)(3)(2)
Net cash flows from financing activities(278)488 (2)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents29 194 (285)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year239 45 330 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of year$268 $239 $45 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(1)    Organization and Operations

MidAmerican Energy Company ("MidAmerican Energy") is a public utility with electric and natural gas operations and is the principal subsidiary of MHC Inc. ("MHC"). MHC is a holding company that conducts no business other than the ownership of its subsidiaries. MHC's nonregulated subsidiary is Midwest Capital Group, Inc. MHC is the direct wholly owned subsidiary of MidAmerican Funding, LLC ("MidAmerican Funding"), which is an Iowa limited liability company with Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company ("BHE") as its sole member. BHE is a holding company based in Des Moines, Iowa, that owns subsidiaries principally engaged in energy businesses. BHE is a consolidated subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire Hathaway").

(2)    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The Statements of Comprehensive Income have been omitted as net income equals comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020.

Use of Estimates in Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of the Financial Statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. These estimates include, but are not limited to, the effects of regulation; certain assumptions made in accounting for pension and other postretirement benefits; asset retirement obligations ("AROs"); income taxes; unbilled revenue; valuation of certain financial assets and liabilities, including derivative contracts; and accounting for contingencies. Actual results may differ from the estimates used in preparing the Financial Statements.

Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation

MidAmerican Energy's utility operations are subject to the regulation of the Iowa Utilities Board ("IUB"), the Illinois Commerce Commission ("ICC"), the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC"). MidAmerican Energy's accounting policies and the accompanying Financial Statements conform to GAAP applicable to rate-regulated enterprises and reflect the effects of the ratemaking process.

MidAmerican Energy prepares its financial statements in accordance with authoritative guidance for regulated operations, which recognizes the economic effects of regulation. Accordingly, MidAmerican Energy defers the recognition of certain costs or income if it is probable that, through the ratemaking process, there will be a corresponding increase or decrease in future regulated rates. Regulatory assets and liabilities are established to reflect the impacts of these deferrals, which will be recognized in earnings in the periods the corresponding changes in regulated rates occur. If it becomes no longer probable that the deferred costs or income will be included in future regulated rates, the related regulatory assets and liabilities will be written off to net income, returned to customers or re-established as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ("AOCI").

Fair Value Measurements

As defined under GAAP, fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability between market participants in the principal market or in the most advantageous market when no principal market exists. Adjustments to transaction prices or quoted market prices may be required in illiquid or disorderly markets in order to estimate fair value. Different valuation techniques may be appropriate under the circumstances to determine the value that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction. Market participants are assumed to be independent, knowledgeable, able and willing to transact an exchange and not under duress. Nonperformance or credit risk is considered when determining fair value. Considerable judgment may be required in interpreting market data used to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, estimates of fair value presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in a current or future market exchange.

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Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents consist of funds invested in money market mutual funds, U.S. Treasury Bills and other investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased. Cash and cash equivalents exclude amounts where availability is restricted by legal requirements, loan agreements or other contractual provisions. Restricted cash and cash equivalents consist substantially of funds restricted for wildlife preservation. A reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 as presented in the Statements of Cash Flows is outlined below and disaggregated by the line items in which they appear on the Balance Sheets (in millions):
As of December 31,
20222021
Cash and cash equivalents$258 $232 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents in other current assets10 
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents$268 $239 

Investments

Fixed Maturity Securities

MidAmerican Energy's management determines the appropriate classification of investments in fixed maturity securities at the acquisition date and reevaluates the classification at each balance sheet date. Investments that management does not intend to use or is restricted from using in current operations are presented as noncurrent on the Balance Sheets.

Available-for-sale investments are carried at fair value with realized gains and losses, as determined on a specific identification basis, recognized in earnings and unrealized gains and losses recognized in AOCI, net of tax. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturity securities in a trust related to the decommissioning of the Quad Cities Generating Station Units 1 and 2 ("Quad Cities Station") are recorded as a net regulatory liability because MidAmerican Energy expects to refund to customers any decommissioning funds in excess of costs for these activities through regulated rates. Trading investments are carried at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. Held-to-maturity securities are carried at amortized cost, reflecting the ability and intent to hold the securities to maturity. The difference between the original cost and maturity value of a fixed maturity security is amortized to earnings using the interest method.

Investments gains and losses arise when investments are sold (as determined on a specific identification basis) or are other-than-temporarily impaired with respect to securities classified as available-for-sale. If the value of a fixed maturity investment declines to below amortized cost and the decline is deemed other than temporary, the amortized cost of the investment is reduced to fair value, with a corresponding charge to earnings. Any resulting impairment loss is recognized in earnings if MidAmerican Energy intends to sell, or expects to be required to sell, the debt security before its amortized cost is recovered. If MidAmerican Energy does not expect to ultimately recover the amortized cost basis even if it does not intend to sell the security, the credit loss component is recognized in earnings and any difference between fair value and the amortized cost basis, net of the credit loss, is reflected in other comprehensive income (loss) ("OCI"). For regulated investments, any impairment charge is offset by the establishment of a regulatory asset to the extent recovery in regulated rates is probable.

Equity Securities

All changes in fair value of equity securities in a trust related to the decommissioning of nuclear generation assets are recorded as a net regulatory liability since MidAmerican Energy expects to refund to customers any decommissioning funds in excess of costs for these activities through regulated rates.

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Allowance for Credit Losses

Trade receivables are primarily short-term in nature with stated collection terms of less than one year from the date of origination and are stated at the outstanding principal amount, net of an estimated allowance for credit losses. The allowance for credit losses is based on MidAmerican Energy's assessment of the collectability of amounts owed to it by its customers. This assessment requires judgment regarding the ability of customers to pay or the outcome of any pending disputes. In measuring the allowance for credit losses for trade receivables, MidAmerican Energy primarily utilizes credit loss history. However, it may adjust the allowance for credit losses to reflect current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts that deviate from historical experience. The change in the balance of the allowance for credit losses, which is included in trade receivables, net on the Balance Sheets, is summarized as follows for the years ended December 31 (in millions):

202220212020
Beginning balance$12 $12 $
Charged to operating costs and expenses, net11 10 12 
Write-offs, net(9)(10)(5)
Ending balance$14 $12 $12 

Derivatives

MidAmerican Energy employs a number of different derivative contracts, including forwards, futures, options, swaps and other agreements, to manage price risk for electricity, natural gas and other commodities, and interest rate risk. Derivative contracts are recorded on the Balance Sheets as either assets or liabilities and are stated at estimated fair value unless they are designated as normal purchases or normal sales and qualify for the exception afforded by GAAP. Derivative balances reflect offsetting permitted under master netting agreements with counterparties and cash collateral paid or received under such agreements. Cash collateral received from or paid to counterparties to secure derivative contract assets or liabilities in excess of amounts offset is included in other current assets on the Balance Sheets.

Commodity derivatives used in normal business operations that are settled by physical delivery, among other criteria, are eligible for and may be designated as normal purchases or normal sales. Normal purchases or normal sales contracts are not marked to market, and settled amounts are recognized as operating revenue or cost of sales on the Statements of Operations.

For MidAmerican Energy's derivatives not designated as hedging contracts, the settled amount is generally included in regulated rates. Accordingly, the net unrealized gains and losses associated with interim price movements on contracts that are accounted for as derivatives and probable of inclusion in regulated rates are recorded as regulatory assets and liabilities.

Inventories

Inventories consist mainly of materials and supplies, totaling $175 million and $135 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, coal stocks, totaling $68 million and $63 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and natural gas in storage, totaling $27 million and $30 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The cost of materials and supplies, coal stocks and fuel oil is determined using the average cost method. The cost of stored natural gas is determined using the last-in-first-out method. With respect to stored natural gas, the replacement cost would be $22 million and $27 million higher as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

General

Additions to utility plant are recorded at cost. MidAmerican Energy capitalizes all construction-related material, direct labor and contract services, as well as indirect construction costs. Indirect construction costs include debt allowance for funds used during construction ("AFUDC") and equity AFUDC. The cost of additions and betterments are capitalized, while costs incurred that do not improve or extend the useful lives of the related assets are generally expensed. Additionally, MidAmerican Energy has regulatory arrangements in Iowa in which the carrying cost of certain utility plant has been reduced for amounts associated with electric returns on equity exceeding specified thresholds and retail energy benefits associated with certain wind-powered generation. Amounts expensed under these arrangements are included as a component of depreciation and amortization.

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Depreciation and amortization for MidAmerican Energy's utility operations are computed by applying the composite or straight-line method based on either estimated useful lives or mandated recovery periods as prescribed by its various regulatory authorities. Depreciation studies are completed by MidAmerican Energy to determine the appropriate group lives, net salvage and group depreciation rates. These studies are reviewed and rates are ultimately approved by the applicable regulatory commission. Net salvage includes the estimated future residual values of the assets and any estimated removal costs recovered through approved depreciation rates. Estimated removal costs are recorded as either a cost of removal regulatory liability or an ARO liability on the Balance Sheets, depending on whether the obligation meets the requirements of an ARO. As actual removal costs are incurred, the associated liability is reduced.

Generally, when MidAmerican Energy retires or sells a component of utility plant, it charges the original cost, net of any proceeds from the disposition to accumulated depreciation. Any gain or loss on disposals of nonregulated assets is recorded through earnings.

Debt and equity AFUDC, which represent the estimated costs of debt and equity funds necessary to finance the construction of its regulated facilities, is capitalized by MidAmerican Energy as a component of utility plant, with offsetting credits to the Statements of Operations. AFUDC is computed based on guidelines set forth by the FERC. After construction is completed, MidAmerican Energy is permitted to earn a return on these costs as a component of the related assets, as well as recover these costs through depreciation expense over the useful lives of the related assets.

Asset Retirement Obligations

MidAmerican Energy recognizes AROs when it has a legal obligation to perform decommissioning or removal activities upon retirement of an asset. MidAmerican Energy's AROs are primarily related to decommissioning of the Quad Cities Station and obligations associated with its other generating facilities. The fair value of an ARO liability is recognized in the period in which it is incurred, if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made, and is added to the carrying amount of the associated asset, which is then depreciated over the remaining useful life of the asset. Subsequent to the initial recognition, the ARO liability is adjusted for any revisions to the original estimate of undiscounted cash flows (with corresponding adjustments to utility plant) and for accretion of the ARO liability due to the passage of time. The difference between the ARO liability, the corresponding ARO asset included in utility plant, net and amounts recovered in rates to satisfy such liabilities is recorded as a regulatory asset or liability.

Impairment

MidAmerican Energy evaluates long-lived assets for impairment, including property, plant and equipment, when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable or when the assets are being held for sale. Upon the occurrence of a triggering event, the asset is reviewed to assess whether the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected from the use of the asset plus the residual value from the ultimate disposal exceeds the carrying value of the asset. Additionally, when evaluating the carrying value of regulated assets, MidAmerican Energy considers the impact of regulation on recoverability. If the carrying value exceeds the estimated recoverable amounts, the asset is written down to the estimated fair value and any resulting impairment loss is reflected on the Statements of Operations.

Revenue Recognition

MidAmerican Energy uses a single five-step model to identify and recognize revenue from contracts with customers ("Customer Revenue") upon transfer of control of promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration to which MidAmerican Energy expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. MidAmerican Energy records sales, franchise and excise taxes collected directly from customers and remitted directly to the taxing authorities on a net basis on the Statements of Operations.

A majority of MidAmerican Energy's energy revenue is derived from tariff-based sales arrangements approved by various regulatory commissions. These tariff-based revenues are mainly comprised of energy, transmission, distribution and natural gas and have performance obligations to deliver energy products and services to customers which are satisfied over time as energy is delivered or services are provided.

Revenue from electric and natural gas customers is recognized as electricity or natural gas is delivered or services are provided. Revenue recognized includes billed and unbilled amounts. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, unbilled revenue was $102 million and $85 million, respectively, and is included in trade receivables, net on the Balance Sheets.

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The determination of customer billings is based on a systematic reading of customer meters and applicable rates. At the end of each month, amounts of energy provided to customers since the date of the last meter reading are estimated, and the corresponding unbilled revenue is recorded. Factors that can impact the estimate of unbilled revenue include, but are not limited to, seasonal weather patterns, total volumes supplied to the system, line losses and composition of customer classes. Unbilled revenue is reversed in the following month and billed revenue is recorded based on the subsequent meter readings.

All of MidAmerican Energy's regulated retail electric and natural gas sales are subject to energy adjustment clauses. MidAmerican Energy also has costs that are recovered, at least in part, through bill riders, including demand-side management and certain transmission costs. The clauses and riders allow MidAmerican Energy to adjust the amounts charged for electric and natural gas service as the related costs change. The costs recovered in revenue through use of the adjustment clauses and bill riders are charged to expense in the same year the related revenue is recognized. At any given time, these costs may be over or under collected from customers. The total under collection included in trade receivables, net at December 31, 2022 and 2021, was $156 million and $230 million, respectively.

Unamortized Debt Premiums, Discounts and Issuance Costs

Premiums, discounts and issuance costs incurred for the issuance of long-term debt are amortized over the term of the related financing using the effective interest method.

Income Taxes

Berkshire Hathaway includes MidAmerican Funding and MidAmerican Energy in its consolidated U.S. federal and Iowa state income tax returns. MidAmerican Funding's and MidAmerican Energy's provisions for income taxes have been computed on a stand-alone basis.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are based on differences between the financial statement and income tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted income tax rates expected to be in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities associated with certain property-related basis differences and other various differences that MidAmerican Energy deems probable to be passed on to its customers in most state jurisdictions are charged or credited directly to a regulatory asset or liability and will be included in regulated rates when the temporary differences reverse. Other changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities are included as a component of income tax expense. Changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities attributable to changes in enacted income tax rates are charged or credited to income tax expense or a regulatory asset or liability in the period of enactment. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred income tax assets to the amount that is more-likely-than-not to be realized.

Investment tax credits are deferred and amortized over the estimated useful lives of the related properties or as prescribed by various regulatory commissions.

MidAmerican Funding and MidAmerican Energy recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more-likely-than-not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that is more-likely-than-not to be realized upon ultimate settlement. MidAmerican Funding's and MidAmerican Energy's unrecognized tax benefits are primarily included in taxes accrued and other long-term liabilities on their respective Consolidated Balance Sheets. Estimated interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions are included as a component of income tax expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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(3)    Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
Depreciable Life20222021
Utility plant:
Generation
20-62 years
$18,582 $17,397 
Transmission
55-80 years
2,662 2,474 
Electric distribution
15-80 years
4,931 4,661 
Natural gas distribution
30-75 years
2,144 2,039 
Utility plant in-service28,319 26,571 
Accumulated depreciation and amortization(8,024)(7,376)
Utility plant in-service, net20,295 19,195 
Nonregulated property, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization
20-50 years
20,301 19,201 
Construction work-in-progress790 1,100 
Property, plant and equipment, net$21,091 $20,301 

Nonregulated property, net consists primarily of land not recoverable for regulated utility purposes.

The average depreciation and amortization rates applied to depreciable utility plant for the years ended December 31 were as follows:
202220212020
Electric3.2 %3.3 %3.2 %
Natural gas2.9 %2.8 %2.8 %
Under a revenue sharing arrangement in Iowa, MidAmerican Energy accrues throughout the year a regulatory liability based on the extent to which its anticipated annual equity return exceeds specified thresholds, with an equal amount recorded in depreciation and amortization expense. For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, $296 million, $115 million, and $— million, respectively, is reflected in depreciation and amortization expense on the Statements of Operations.

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(4)    Jointly Owned Utility Facilities

Under joint facility ownership agreements with other utilities, MidAmerican Energy, as a tenant in common, has undivided interests in jointly owned generation and transmission facilities. MidAmerican Energy accounts for its proportionate share of each facility, and each joint owner has provided financing for its share of each facility. Operating costs of each facility are assigned to joint owners based on their percentage of ownership or energy production, depending on the nature of the cost. Operating expenses on the Statements of Operations include MidAmerican Energy's share of the expenses of these facilities.

The amounts shown in the table below represent MidAmerican Energy's share in each jointly owned facility included in property, plant and equipment, net as of December 31, 2022 (dollars in millions):
AccumulatedConstruction
CompanyPlant inDepreciation andWork-in-
Share
Service
AmortizationProgress
Louisa Unit No. 188 %$976 $511 $
Quad Cities Unit Nos. 1 & 2(1)
25 730 482 11 
Walter Scott, Jr. Unit No. 379 964 624 13 
Walter Scott, Jr. Unit No. 4(2)
60 171 127 
George Neal Unit No. 441 321 184 
Ottumwa Unit No. 1(2)
52 569 280 19 
George Neal Unit No. 372 535 312 20 
Transmission facilities
Various267 101 
Total$4,533 $2,621 $82 
(1)Includes amounts related to nuclear fuel.
(2)Plant in-service and accumulated depreciation and amortization amounts are net of credits applied under Iowa regulatory arrangements totaling $733 million and $150 million, respectively.

(5)    Regulatory Matters

Regulatory Assets

Regulatory assets represent costs that are expected to be recovered in future regulated rates. MidAmerican Energy's regulatory assets reflected on the Balance Sheets consist of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
Weighted
Average
Remaining Life20222021
Asset retirement obligations(1)
9 years$469 $393 
Employee benefit plans(2)
15 years47 42 
OtherVarious34 38 
Total$550 $473 
(1)Amount predominantly relates to AROs for fossil-fueled and wind-powered generating facilities. Refer to Note 11 for a discussion of AROs.
(2)Represents amounts not yet recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost that are expected to be included in regulated rates when recognized.

MidAmerican Energy had regulatory assets not earning a return on investment of $548 million and $470 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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Regulatory Liabilities

Regulatory liabilities represent amounts expected to be returned to customers in future periods. MidAmerican Energy's regulatory liabilities reflected on the Balance Sheets consist of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
Weighted
Average
Remaining Life20222021
Cost of removal(1)
29 years$392 $394 
Iowa electric revenue sharing(2)
1 year312 115 
Asset retirement obligations(3)
31 years247 341 
Deferred income taxes(4)
Various72 83 
Pre-funded AFUDC on transmission MVPs(5)
57 years34 34 
Unrealized gain on regulated derivative contracts1 year31 26 
Employee benefit plans(6)
N/A— 55 
OtherVarious31 32 
Total$1,119 $1,080 
(1)Amounts represent estimated costs, as accrued through depreciation rates and exclusive of ARO liabilities, of removing utility plant in accordance with accepted regulatory practices. Amounts are deducted from rate base or otherwise accrue a carrying cost.
(2)Represents current-year accruals under a regulatory arrangement in Iowa in which equity returns exceeding specified thresholds reduce utility plant upon final determination.
(3)Amount represents the excess of nuclear decommission trust assets over the related ARO. Refer to Note 11 for a discussion of AROs.
(4)Amounts primarily represent income tax liabilities primarily related to the federal tax rate change from 35% to 21% that are probable to be passed on to customers, offset by income tax benefits related to state accelerated tax depreciation and certain property-related basis differences that were previously passed on to customers and will be included in regulated rates when the temporary differences reverse.
(5)Represents AFUDC accrued on transmission MVPs that is deducted from rate base as a result of the inclusion of related construction work-in-progress in rate base.
(6)Represents amounts not yet recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost that are to be returned to customers in future periods when recognized.

Natural Gas Purchased for Resale

In February 2021, severe cold weather over the central U.S. caused disruptions in natural gas supply from the southern part of the U.S. These disruptions, combined with increased demand, resulted in historically high prices for natural gas purchased for resale to MidAmerican Energy's retail customers and caused an approximate $245 million increase in natural gas costs above those normally expected. These increased costs are reflected in cost of natural gas purchased for resale and other on the Statement of Operations and their recovery through the Purchased Gas Adjustment Clause is reflected in regulated natural gas and other revenue.

To mitigate the impact to MidAmerican Energy's customers, the IUB ordered the recovery of these higher costs to be applied to customer bills over the period April 2021 through April 2022 based on a customer's monthly natural gas usage. The unbilled portion of these costs as of December 31, 2021, is reflected in trade receivables, net on the Balance Sheet.

(6)    Investments and Restricted Investments

Investments and restricted investments consists of the following amounts as of December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Nuclear decommissioning trust$664 $768 
Rabbi trusts215 233 
Other23 25 
Total$902 $1,026 

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MidAmerican Energy has established a trust for the investment of funds for decommissioning the Quad Cities Station. The debt and equity securities in the trust are reported at fair value. Funds are invested in the trust in accordance with applicable federal and state investment guidelines and are restricted for use as reimbursement for costs of decommissioning the Quad Cities Station, which is currently licensed for operation until December 2032. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the fair value of the trust's funds was invested as follows: 54% and 56%, respectively, in domestic common equity securities, 32% and 30%, respectively, in U.S. government securities, 11% and 12%, respectively, in domestic corporate debt securities and 3% and 2%, respectively, in other securities.

Rabbi trusts primarily hold corporate-owned life insurance on certain current and former key executives and directors. The Rabbi trusts were established to hold investments used to fund the obligations of various nonqualified executive and director compensation plans and to pay the costs of the trusts. The amount represents the cash surrender value of all of the policies included in the Rabbi trusts, net of amounts borrowed against the cash surrender value. Changes in the cash surrender value of the policies are reflected in other income (expense) - other, net on the Statements of Operation.

(7)    Short-term Debt and Credit Facilities

Interim financing of working capital needs and the construction program is obtained from unaffiliated parties through the sale of commercial paper or short-term borrowing from banks. The following table summarizes MidAmerican Energy's availability under its unsecured revolving credit facilities as of December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Credit facilities$1,505 $1,505 
Less:
Variable-rate tax-exempt bond support(370)(370)
Net credit facilities$1,135 $1,135 

As of December 31, 2022, MidAmerican Energy has a $1.5 billion unsecured credit facility expiring in June 2025 with an unlimited number of maturity extension options, subject to lender consent. The credit facility, which supports MidAmerican Energy's commercial paper program and its variable-rate tax-exempt bond obligations and provides for the issuance of letters of credit, has a variable interest rate based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") or a base rate, at MidAmerican Energy's option, plus a spread that varies based on MidAmerican Energy's credit ratings for senior unsecured long-term debt securities. Additionally, MidAmerican Energy has a $5 million unsecured credit facility, which expires June 2023 and has a variable interest rate based on SOFR, plus a spread.

MidAmerican Energy had no commercial paper borrowings outstanding of as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. The $1.5 billion credit facility requires that MidAmerican Energy's ratio of consolidated debt, including current maturities, to total capitalization not exceed 0.65 to 1.0 as of the last day of any quarter.

As of December 31, 2022, MidAmerican Energy was in compliance with the covenants of its credit facilities. MidAmerican Energy has authority from the FERC to issue commercial paper and bank notes aggregating $1.5 billion through April 2, 2024.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, MidAmerican Energy had $34 million and $42 million, respectively, of fully available letters of credit issued under committed arrangements outside of its credit facility in support of certain transactions required by third parties that generally have provisions that automatically extend the annual expiration dates for an additional year unless the issuing bank elects not to renew a letter of credit prior to the expiration date.

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(8)    Long-term Debt

MidAmerican Energy's long-term debt consists of the following, including amounts maturing within one year and unamortized premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs, as of December 31 (dollars in millions):
Par Value20222021
First mortgage bonds:
3.70%, due 2023
$250 $250 $250 
3.50%, due 2024
500 500 501 
3.10%, due 2027
375 374 373 
3.65%, due 2029
850 859 860 
4.80%, due 2043
350 347 346 
4.40%, due 2044
400 395 395 
4.25%, due 2046
450 446 446 
3.95%, due 2047
475 471 470 
3.65%, due 2048
700 689 689 
4.25%, due 2049
900 875 874 
3.15%, due 2050
600 592 592 
2.70%, due 2052
500 492 492 
Notes:
6.75% Series, due 2031
400 397 397 
5.75% Series, due 2035
300 298 298 
5.80% Series, due 2036
350 348 348 
Transmission upgrade obligations, 3.20% to 7.81%, due 2036 to 2042
48 27 22 
Variable-rate tax-exempt bond obligation series: (weighted average interest rate- 2022-3.83%, 2021-0.13%):
Due 2023, issued in 1993
Due 2023, issued in 2008
57 57 57 
Due 202435 35 35 
Due 202513 13 13 
Due 203633 33 33 
Due 203845 45 45 
Due 204630 30 29 
Due 2047150 149 149 
Total long-term debt$7,818 $7,729 $7,721 
Reflected as:
20222021
Current portion of long-term debt$317 $— 
Long-term debt7,412 7,721 
Total long-term debt$7,729 $7,721 

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The annual repayments of MidAmerican Energy's long-term debt for the years beginning January 1, 2023, and thereafter, excluding unamortized premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs, are as follows (in millions):
2023$317 
2024538 
202515 
2026
2027378 
2028 and thereafter6,567 

Pursuant to MidAmerican Energy's mortgage dated September 9, 2013, MidAmerican Energy's first mortgage bonds, currently and from time to time outstanding, are secured by a first mortgage lien on substantially all of its electric generating, transmission and distribution property within the state of Iowa, subject to certain exceptions and permitted encumbrances. Approximately $24 billion of MidAmerican Energy's eligible property, based on original cost, was subject to the lien of the mortgage as of December 31, 2022. Additionally, MidAmerican Energy's senior notes outstanding are equally and ratably secured with the first mortgage bonds as required by the indentures under which the senior notes were issued.

MidAmerican Energy's variable-rate tax-exempt bond obligations bear interest at rates that are periodically established through remarketing of the bonds in the short-term tax-exempt market. MidAmerican Energy, at its option, may change the mode of interest calculation for these bonds by selecting from among several floating or fixed rate alternatives. The interest rates shown in the table above are the weighted average interest rates as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. MidAmerican Energy maintains revolving credit facility agreements to provide liquidity for holders of these issues. Additionally, MidAmerican Energy's obligations associated with the $30 million and $150 million variable rate, tax-exempt bond obligations due 2046 and 2047, respectively, are secured by an equal amount of first mortgage bonds pursuant to MidAmerican Energy's mortgage dated September 9, 2013, as supplemented and amended.

As of December 31, 2022, MidAmerican Energy was in compliance with all of its applicable long-term debt covenants.

In March 1999, MidAmerican Energy committed to the IUB to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain an investment grade rating on its long-term debt and to maintain its common equity level above 42% of total capitalization unless circumstances beyond its control result in the common equity level decreasing to below 39% of total capitalization. MidAmerican Energy must seek the approval from the IUB of a reasonable utility capital structure if MidAmerican Energy's common equity level decreases below 42% of total capitalization, unless the decrease is beyond the control of MidAmerican Energy. MidAmerican Energy is also required to seek the approval of the IUB if MidAmerican Energy's equity level decreases to below 39%, even if the decrease is due to circumstances beyond the control of MidAmerican Energy. As of December 31, 2022, MidAmerican Energy's common equity ratio was 55% computed on a basis consistent with its commitment. As a result of its regulatory commitment to maintain its common equity level above certain thresholds, MidAmerican Energy could dividend $4.2 billion as of December 31, 2022, without falling below 42%.

(9)    Income Taxes

MidAmerican Energy's income tax benefit consists of the following for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
202220212020
Current:
Federal$(769)$(736)$(684)
State(34)(92)(94)
(803)(828)(778)
Deferred:
Federal77 189 201 
State(43)(35)
34 154 209 
Investment tax credits(1)(1)(1)
Total$(770)$(675)$(570)

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A reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to MidAmerican Energy's effective income tax rate applicable to income before income tax benefit is as follows for the years ended December 31:
202220212020
Federal statutory income tax rate21 %21 %21 %
Income tax credits(372)(262)(199)
State income tax, net of federal income tax benefit(32)(46)(27)
Effects of ratemaking(23)(20)(17)
Other, net(1)(1)
Effective income tax rate(403)%(308)%(223)%

Income tax credits relate primarily to production tax credits ("PTC") earned by MidAmerican Energy's wind- and solar-powered generating facilities. Federal renewable electricity PTCs are earned as energy from qualifying wind- and solar-powered generating facilities is produced and sold and are based on a per-kilowatt hour rate pursuant to the applicable federal income tax law. Wind- and solar-powered generating facilities are eligible for the credits for 10 years from the date the qualifying generating facilities are placed in-service. PTCs recognized for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 totaled $710 million, $574 million and $510 million, respectively.

MidAmerican Energy's net deferred income tax liability consists of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Deferred income tax assets:
Regulatory liabilities$194 $240 
Asset retirement obligations191 220 
Revenue sharing87 33 
State carryforwards61 55 
Employee benefits37 26 
Other24 (3)
Total deferred income tax assets594 571 
Valuation allowances(2)(1)
Total deferred income tax assets, net592 570 
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Depreciable property(3,895)(3,843)
Regulatory assets(128)(112)
Other(2)(4)
Total deferred income tax liabilities(4,025)(3,959)
Net deferred income tax liability$(3,433)$(3,389)

As of December 31, 2022, MidAmerican Energy's state tax carryforwards, principally related to $921 million of net operating losses, expire at various intervals between 2023 and 2041.

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has closed or effectively settled its examination of MidAmerican Energy's income tax returns through December 31, 2013. The statute of limitations for MidAmerican Energy's income tax returns have expired for certain states through December 31, 2011, and for other states through December 31, 2018, except for the impact of any federal audit adjustments. The closure of examinations, or the expiration of the statute of limitations, for state filings may not preclude the state from adjusting the state net operating loss carryforward utilized in a year for which the statute of limitations is not closed.

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A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of MidAmerican Energy's net unrecognized tax benefits is as follows for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Beginning balance$13 $
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year15 16 
Reductions based on tax positions related to the current year(12)(11)
Ending balance$16 $13 

As of December 31, 2022, MidAmerican Energy had unrecognized tax benefits totaling $39 million that, if recognized, would have an impact on the effective tax rate. The remaining unrecognized tax benefits relate to tax positions for which ultimate deductibility is highly certain but for which there is uncertainty as to the timing of such deductibility. Recognition of these tax benefits, other than applicable interest and penalties, would not affect MidAmerican Energy's effective income tax rate.

(10)    Employee Benefit Plans

Defined Benefit Plan

MidAmerican Energy sponsors a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan covering a majority of all employees of BHE and its domestic energy subsidiaries other than PacifiCorp and NV Energy, Inc. Benefit obligations under the plan are based on a cash balance arrangement for salaried employees and most union employees and final average pay formulas for other union employees. MidAmerican Energy also maintains noncontributory, nonqualified defined benefit supplemental executive retirement plans ("SERP") for certain active and retired participants. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the defined benefit pension plan recorded a settlement loss of $4 million and a settlement gain of $5 million, respectively, for previously unrecognized losses and gains as a result of excess lump sum distributions over the defined threshold. In 2022, the defined benefit pension plan recorded a curtailment gain of $10 million as a result of certain plan amendments.

MidAmerican Energy also sponsors certain postretirement healthcare and life insurance benefits covering substantially all retired employees of BHE and its domestic energy subsidiaries other than PacifiCorp and NV Energy, Inc. Under the plans, a majority of all employees of the participating companies may become eligible for these benefits if they reach retirement age. New employees are not eligible for benefits under the plans. MidAmerican Energy has been allowed to recover accrued pension and other postretirement benefit costs in its electric and gas service rates.

Net Periodic Benefit Cost

For purposes of calculating the expected return on pension plan assets, a market-related value is used. The market-related value of plan assets is calculated by spreading the difference between expected and actual investment returns on equity investments over a five-year period beginning after the first year in which they occur.

MidAmerican Energy bills to and is reimbursed currently for affiliates' share of the net periodic benefit costs from all plans in which such affiliates participate. In 2022, 2021 and 2020, MidAmerican Energy's share of the pension net periodic benefit (credit) cost was $(2) million, $(20) million and $(13) million, respectively. MidAmerican Energy's share of the other postretirement net periodic benefit (credit) cost in 2022, 2021 and 2020 totaled $(2) million, $1 million and $(5) million, respectively.

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Net periodic benefit cost (credit) for the plans of MidAmerican Energy and the aforementioned affiliates included the following components for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
PensionOther Postretirement
202220212020202220212020
Service cost$15 $20 $$$$
Interest cost23 22 25 
Expected return on plan assets(27)(37)(40)(14)(10)(14)
Curtailment(10)— — — — — 
Settlement(5)— — — — 
Net amortization(2)(4)(5)
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)$$$(6)$— $$(8)

Funded Status

The following table is a reconciliation of the fair value of plan assets for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
PensionOther Postretirement
2022202120222021
Plan assets at fair value, beginning of year$704 $718 $308 $278 
Employer contributions10 
Participant contributions— — 
Actual return on plan assets(130)58 (58)34 
Settlement(57)(46)— — 
Benefits paid(34)(34)(14)(15)
Plan assets at fair value, end of year$490 $704 $240 $308 

The following table is a reconciliation of the benefit obligations for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
PensionOther Postretirement
2022202120222021
Benefit obligation, beginning of year$781 $845 $285 $304 
Service cost15 20 
Interest cost23 22 
Participant contributions— — 
Actuarial (gain) loss(129)(25)(64)(18)
Amendment(3)— 19 
Curtailment(10)— — — 
Settlement(57)(46)— — 
Acquisition— (1)— (5)
Benefits paid(34)(34)(14)(15)
Benefit obligation, end of year$586 $781 $243 $285 
Accumulated benefit obligation, end of year$551 $721 

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The funded status of the plans and the amounts recognized on the Balance Sheets as of December 31 are as follows (in millions):
PensionOther Postretirement
2022202120222021
Plan assets at fair value, end of year$490 $704 $240 $308 
Less - Benefit obligation, end of year586 781 243 285 
Funded status$(96)$(77)$(3)$23 
Amounts recognized on the Balance Sheets:
Other assets$— $34 $— $23 
Other current liabilities(8)(7)— — 
Other long-term liabilities(88)(104)(3)— 
Amounts recognized$(96)$(77)$(3)$23 

The SERP has no plan assets; however, MidAmerican Energy and BHE have Rabbi trusts that hold corporate-owned life insurance and other investments to provide funding for the future cash requirements of the SERP. The cash surrender value of all of the policies included in MidAmerican Energy's Rabbi trusts, net of amounts borrowed against the cash surrender value, plus the fair market value of other Rabbi trust investments, was $134 million and $143 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. These assets are not included in the plan assets in the above table, but are reflected in investments and restricted investments on the Balance Sheets. The accumulated benefit obligation and projected benefit obligation for the SERP was $85 million and $85 million for 2022 and $111 million and $111 million for 2021, respectively.

Unrecognized Amounts

The portion of the funded status of the plans not yet recognized in net periodic benefit cost as of December 31 is as follows (in millions):
PensionOther Postretirement
2022202120222021
Net loss (gain)$(4)$(25)$11 $
Prior service cost (credit)(3)— 19 (3)
Total$(7)$(25)$30 $(1)

MidAmerican Energy sponsors pension and other postretirement benefit plans on behalf of certain of its affiliates in addition to itself, and therefore, the portion of the funded status of the respective plans that has not yet been recognized in net periodic benefit cost is attributable to multiple entities. Additionally, substantially all of MidAmerican Energy's portion of such amounts is either refundable to or recoverable from its customers and is reflected as regulatory liabilities and regulatory assets.

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A reconciliation of the amounts not yet recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 is as follows (in millions):
Regulatory
Asset
Regulatory
Liability
Receivables
(Payables)
with Affiliates
Total
Pension
Balance, December 31, 2020$21 $(20)$17 $18 
Net loss (gain) arising during the year(40)(9)(47)
Settlement— — 
Net amortization(1)— — (1)
Total(35)(9)(43)
Balance, December 31, 202122 (55)(25)
Net loss (gain) arising during the year(7)58 (25)26 
Net prior service cost (credit) arising during the year— — (3)(3)
Settlement— (4)— (4)
Net amortization(1)— — (1)
Total(8)54 (28)18 
Balance, December 31, 2022$14 $(1)$(20)$(7)


Regulatory
Asset
Receivables
(Payables)
with Affiliates
Total
Other Postretirement
Balance, December 31, 2020$45 $(9)$36 
Net loss (gain) arising during the year(29)(13)(42)
Net prior service cost (credit) arising during the year— 
Net amortization
Total(25)(12)(37)
Balance, December 31, 202120 (21)(1)
Net loss (gain) arising during the year10 (1)
Net prior service cost (credit) arising during the year— 19 19 
Net amortization— 
Total13 18 31 
Balance, December 31, 2022$33 $(3)$30 
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Plan Assumptions

Assumptions used to determine benefit obligations and net periodic benefit cost were as follows:
PensionOther Postretirement
202220212020202220212020
Benefit obligations as of December 31:
Discount rate5.70 %3.05 %2.75 %5.60 %2.95 %2.65 %
Rate of compensation increase3.00 %2.75 %2.75 %N/AN/AN/A
Interest crediting rates for cash balance plan
2020N/AN/A2.27 %N/AN/AN/A
2021N/A1.19 %0.99 %N/AN/AN/A
20223.74 %1.19 %0.99 %N/AN/AN/A
20233.74 %1.19 %0.99 %N/AN/AN/A
20243.74 %1.19 %0.99 %N/AN/AN/A
2025 and beyond3.74 %1.19 %0.99 %N/AN/AN/A
Net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31:
Discount rate3.05 %2.75 %3.40 %2.95 %2.65 %3.20 %
Expected return on plan assets(1)
4.30 %5.60 %6.25 %5.30 %4.00 %6.00 %
Rate of compensation increase2.75 %2.75 %2.75 %N/AN/AN/A
Interest crediting rates for cash balance plan3.74 %1.19 %2.27 %N/AN/AN/A
(1)Amounts reflected are pretax values. Assumed after-tax returns for a taxable, non-union other postretirement plan were 4.21% for 2022, 2.39% for 2021 and 4.62% for 2020.

In establishing its assumption as to the expected return on plan assets, MidAmerican Energy utilizes the asset allocation and return assumptions for each asset class based on historical performance and forward-looking views of the financial markets.
20222021
Assumed healthcare cost trend rates as of December 31:
Healthcare cost trend rate assumed for next year6.50 %5.90 %
Rate that the cost trend rate gradually declines to5.00 %5.00 %
Year that the rate reaches the rate it is assumed to remain at20282025


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Contributions and Benefit Payments

Employer contributions to the pension and other postretirement benefit plans are expected to be $7 million and $2 million, respectively, during 2022. Funding to MidAmerican Energy's qualified pension benefit plan trust is based upon the actuarially determined costs of the plan and the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Pension Protection Act of 2006, as amended. MidAmerican Energy considers contributing additional amounts from time to time in order to achieve certain funding levels specified under the Pension Protection Act of 2006, as amended. MidAmerican Energy evaluates a variety of factors, including funded status, income tax laws and regulatory requirements, in determining contributions to its other postretirement benefit plans.

Net periodic benefit costs assigned to MidAmerican Energy affiliates are reimbursed currently in accordance with its intercompany administrative services agreement. The expected benefit payments to participants in MidAmerican Energy's pension and other postretirement benefit plans for 2023 through 2027 and for the five years thereafter are summarized below (in millions):
Projected Benefit Payments
PensionOther Postretirement
2023$59 $21 
202454 22 
202553 23 
202653 23 
202751 23 
2028-2032231 105 

Plan Assets

Investment Policy and Asset Allocations

MidAmerican Energy's investment policy for its pension and other postretirement benefit plans is to balance risk and return through a diversified portfolio of debt securities, equity securities and other alternative investments. Maturities for debt securities are managed to targets consistent with prudent risk tolerances. The plans retain outside investment consultants to advise on plan investments within the parameters outlined by the Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company Investment Committee. The investment portfolio is managed in line with the investment policy with sufficient liquidity to meet near-term benefit payments.

The target allocations (percentage of plan assets) for MidAmerican Energy's pension and other postretirement benefit plan assets are as follows as of December 31, 2022:
Pension
Other
Postretirement
%%
Debt securities(1)
40-70
20-40
Equity securities(1)
35-60
60-80
Other
0-15
0-5
(1)For purposes of target allocation percentages and consistent with the plans' investment policy, investment funds are allocated based on the underlying investments in debt and equity securities.
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Fair Value Measurements

The following table presents the fair value of plan assets, by major category, for MidAmerican Energy's defined benefit pension plan (in millions):
Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements(1)
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
As of December 31, 2022:
Cash equivalents$— $15 $— $15 
Debt securities:
U.S. government obligations22 — — 22 
Corporate obligations— 135 — 135 
Municipal obligations— 10 — 10 
Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations— 13 — 13 
Equity securities:
U.S. companies71 — — 71 
International companies— — 
Total assets in the fair value hierarchy$94 $173 $— 267 
Investment funds(2) measured at net asset value
223 
Total assets measured at fair value$490 
As of December 31, 2021:
Cash equivalents$— $27 $— $27 
Debt securities:
U.S. government obligations33 — — 33 
Corporate obligations— 242 — 242 
Municipal obligations— 18 — 18 
Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations— 17 — 17 
Equity securities:
U.S. companies35 — — 35 
Total assets in the fair value hierarchy$68 $304 $— 372 
Investment funds(2) measured at net asset value
332 
Total assets measured at fair value$704 
(1)Refer to Note 12 for additional discussion regarding the three levels of the fair value hierarchy.
(2)Investment funds are comprised of mutual funds and collective trust funds. These funds consist of equity and debt securities of approximately 55% and 45%, respectively, for 2022 and 56% and 44%, respectively, for 2021. Additionally, these funds are invested in U.S. and international securities of approximately 97% and 3%, respectively, for 2022 and 90% and 10%, respectively, for 2021.
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The following table presents the fair value of plan assets, by major category, for MidAmerican Energy's defined benefit other postretirement plans (in millions):
Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements(1)
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
As of December 31, 2022:
Cash equivalents$10 $— $— $10 
Debt securities:
U.S. government obligations— — 
Corporate obligations— — 
Municipal obligations— 22 — 22 
Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations— — 
Equity securities:
Investment funds(2)
201 — — 201 
Total assets measured at fair value$213 $27 $— $240 
As of December 31, 2021:
Cash equivalents$$— $— $
Debt securities:
U.S. government obligations— — 
Corporate obligations— — 
Municipal obligations— 28 — 28 
Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations— — 
Equity securities:
Investment funds(2)
260 — — 260 
Total assets measured at fair value$271 $37 $— $308 
(1)Refer to Note 12 for additional discussion regarding the three levels of the fair value hierarchy.
(2)Investment funds are comprised of mutual funds and collective trust funds. These funds consist of equity and debt securities of approximately 82% and 18%, respectively, for 2022 and 2021. Additionally, these funds are invested in U.S. and international securities of approximately 82% and 18%, respectively, for 2022 and for 2021.

For level 1 investments, a readily observable quoted market price or net asset value of an identical security in an active market is used to record the fair value. For level 2 investments, the fair value is determined using pricing models based on observable market inputs. Shares of mutual funds not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, private equity limited partnership interests, common and commingled trust funds and investment entities are reported at fair value based on the net asset value per unit, which is used for expedience purposes. A fund's net asset value is based on the fair value of the underlying assets held by the fund less its liabilities.

Defined Contribution Plan

MidAmerican Energy sponsors a defined contribution plan ("401(k) plan") covering substantially all employees. MidAmerican Energy's matching contributions are based on each participant's level of contribution, and certain participants receive contributions based on eligible pretax annual compensation. Contributions cannot exceed the maximum allowable for tax purposes. Certain participants now receive enhanced benefits in the 401(k) plan and no longer accrue benefits in the noncontributory defined benefit pension plans. MidAmerican Energy's contributions to the plan were $33 million, $27 million, and $26 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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(11)    Asset Retirement Obligations

MidAmerican Energy estimates its ARO liabilities based upon detailed engineering calculations of the amount and timing of the future cash spending for a third party to perform the required work. Spending estimates are escalated for inflation and then discounted at a credit-adjusted, risk-free rate. Changes in estimates could occur for a number of reasons, including changes in laws and regulations, plan revisions, inflation and changes in the amount and timing of the expected work.

MidAmerican Energy does not recognize liabilities for AROs for which the fair value cannot be reasonably estimated. Due to the indeterminate removal date, the fair value of the associated liabilities on certain generation, transmission, distribution and other assets cannot currently be estimated, and no amounts are recognized on the Financial Statements other than those included in the cost of removal regulatory liability established via approved depreciation rates in accordance with accepted regulatory practices. These accruals totaled $392 million and $394 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

The following table presents MidAmerican Energy's ARO liabilities by asset type as of December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Quad Cities Station$417 $427 
Fossil-fueled generating facilities76 161 
Wind-powered generating facilities210 197 
Solar-powered generating facilities and other
Total asset retirement obligations$707 $787 
Quad Cities Station nuclear decommissioning trust funds(1)
$664 $768 
(1)Refer to Note 6 for a discussion of the Quad Cities Station nuclear decommissioning trust funds.

The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balances of MidAmerican Energy's ARO liabilities for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Beginning balance$787 $818 
Change in estimated costs(27)35 
Additions
Retirements(85)(103)
Accretion30 31 
Ending balance$707 $787 
Reflected as:
Other current liabilities$24 $73 
Asset retirement obligations683 714 
$707 $787 

Retirements in 2022 and 2021 relate to settlements of MidAmerican Energy's coal combustion residuals ARO liabilities.

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(12)    Fair Value Measurements

The carrying value of MidAmerican Energy's cash, certain cash equivalents, receivables, payables, accrued liabilities and short-term borrowings approximates fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. MidAmerican Energy has various financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on the Financial Statements using inputs from the three levels of the fair value hierarchy. A financial asset or liability classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels are as follows:

Level 1 - Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that MidAmerican Energy has the ability to access at the measurement date.
Level 2 - Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market corroborated inputs).
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs reflect MidAmerican Energy's judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability since limited market data exists. MidAmerican Energy develops these inputs based on the best information available, including its own data.
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The following table presents MidAmerican Energy's financial assets and liabilities recognized on the Balance Sheets and measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in millions):
Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements
Level 1Level 2Level 3
Other(1)
Total
As of December 31, 2022:
Assets:
Commodity derivatives$$37 $$(10)$34 
Money market mutual funds225 — — — 225 
Debt securities:
U.S. government obligations215 — — — 215 
International government obligations— — — 
Corporate obligations— 70 — — 70 
Municipal obligations— — — 
Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations— — — 
Equity securities:
U.S. companies360 — — — 360 
International companies— — — 
Investment funds16 — — — 16 
$825 $112 $$(10)$933 
Liabilities - commodity derivatives$— $(12)$(1)$10 $(3)
As of December 31, 2021:
Assets:
Commodity derivatives$— $32 $$(7)$28 
Money market mutual funds228 — — — 228 
Debt securities:
U.S. government obligations232 — — — 232 
International government obligations— — — 
Corporate obligations— 90 — — 90 
Municipal obligations— — — 
Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations— — — 
Equity securities:
U.S. companies428 — — — 428 
International companies10 — — — 10 
Investment funds18 — — — 18 
$916 $129 $$(7)$1,041 
Liabilities - commodity derivatives$— $(6)$(8)$12 $(2)
(1)Represents netting under master netting arrangements and a net cash collateral receivable of $— million and $5 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

MidAmerican Energy's investments in money market mutual funds and debt and equity securities are stated at fair value, with debt securities accounted for as available-for-sale securities. When available, a readily observable quoted market price or net asset value of an identical security in an active market is used to record the fair value. In the absence of a quoted market price or net asset value of an identical security, the fair value is determined using pricing models or net asset values based on observable market inputs and quoted market prices of securities with similar characteristics.

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The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balances of MidAmerican Energy's commodity derivative assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant Level 3 inputs (in millions):

202220212020
Beginning balance$(5)$$
Changes in fair value recognized in net regulatory assets37 (2)
Settlements(27)(5)(1)
Ending balance$$(5)$
MidAmerican Energy's long-term debt is carried at cost on the Financial Statements. The fair value of MidAmerican Energy's long-term debt is a Level 2 fair value measurement and has been estimated based upon quoted market prices, where available, or at the present value of future cash flows discounted at rates consistent with comparable maturities with similar credit risks. The carrying value of MidAmerican Energy's variable-rate long-term debt approximates fair value because of the frequent repricing of these instruments at market rates. The following table presents the carrying value and estimated fair value of MidAmerican Energy's long-term debt as of December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Carrying
Value
Fair Value
Carrying
Value
Fair Value
Long-term debt$7,729 $6,964 $7,721 $9,037 

(13)    Commitments and Contingencies    

Commitments

MidAmerican Energy had the following firm commitments that are not reflected on the Balance Sheet. Minimum payments as of December 31, 2022, are as follows (in millions):
2028 and
20232024202520262027ThereafterTotal
Contract type:
Coal and natural gas for generation$139 $81 $60 $29 $30 $— $339 
Electric capacity and transmission33 32 33 33 17 155 
Natural gas contracts for gas operations172 78 70 60 47 33 460 
Construction commitments699 60 24 — — 787 
Easements42 43 44 44 45 1,536 1,754 
Maintenance, services and other165 129 98 102 99 163 756 
$1,250 $423 $329 $272 $238 $1,739 $4,251 

Coal, Natural Gas, Electric Capacity and Transmission Commitments

MidAmerican Energy has coal supply and related transportation and lime contracts for its coal-fueled generating facilities. MidAmerican Energy expects to supplement the coal contracts with additional contracts and spot market purchases to fulfill its future coal supply needs. Additionally, MidAmerican Energy has a natural gas transportation contract for a natural gas-fueled generating facility. The contracts have minimum payment commitments ranging through 2027.

MidAmerican Energy has various natural gas supply and transportation contracts for its regulated natural gas operations that have minimum payment commitments ranging through 2037.

MidAmerican Energy has contracts to purchase electric capacity that have minimum payment commitments ranging through 2028. MidAmerican Energy also has contracts for the right to transmit electricity over other entities' transmission lines with minimum payment commitments ranging through 2027.

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Construction Commitments

MidAmerican Energy's firm construction commitments reflected in the table above consist primarily of contracts for the repowering and construction of wind- and solar-powered generating facilities and the settlement of AROs.

Easements

MidAmerican Energy has non-cancelable easements with minimum payment commitments ranging through 2061 for land in Iowa on which certain of its assets, primarily wind- and solar-powered generating facilities, are located.

Maintenance, Services and Other Contracts

MidAmerican Energy has other non-cancelable contracts primarily related to maintenance and services for various generating facilities with minimum payment commitments ranging through 2030.

Environmental Laws and Regulations

MidAmerican Energy is subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding air quality, climate change, emissions performance standards, water quality, coal ash disposal and other environmental matters that have the potential to impact its current and future operations. MidAmerican Energy believes it is in material compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

Legal Matters

MidAmerican Energy is party to a variety of legal actions arising out of the normal course of business. Plaintiffs occasionally seek punitive or exemplary damages. MidAmerican Energy does not believe that such normal and routine litigation will have a material impact on its financial results.

Transmission Rates

MidAmerican Energy's wholesale transmission rates are set annually using FERC-approved formula rates subject to true-up for actual cost of service. In November 2013 and February 2015, a coalition of intervenors filed successive complaints with the FERC requesting that the base return on equity ("ROE") used to determine rates in effect prior to September 2016 no longer be found just and reasonable and sought to reduce the base ROE. In August 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an opinion vacating all orders related to the complaints and remanding them back to the FERC. MidAmerican Energy cannot predict the ultimate outcome of these matters or the amount of refunds, if any, and accordingly, has reversed its previously accrued liability for potential refunds of amounts collected under the higher ROE during the periods covered by the complaints.

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(14)    Revenue from Contracts with Customers

MidAmerican Energy uses a single five-step model to identify and recognize Customer Revenue upon transfer of control of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which it expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The following table summarizes MidAmerican Energy's revenue by line of business and customer class, including a reconciliation to MidAmerican Energy's reportable segment information included in Note 19, (in millions):
For the Year Ended December 31, 2022
ElectricNatural GasOtherTotal
Customer Revenue:
Retail:
Residential$765 $555 $— $1,320 
Commercial354 216 — 570 
Industrial1,047 38 — 1,085 
Natural gas transportation services— 44 — 44 
Other retail154 — 156 
Total retail2,320 855 — 3,175 
Wholesale495 173 — 668 
Multi-value transmission projects61 — — 61 
Other Customer Revenue— — 
Total Customer Revenue2,876 1,028 3,911 
Other revenue112 — 114 
Total operating revenue$2,988 $1,030 $$4,025 
For the Year Ended December 31, 2021
ElectricNatural GasOtherTotal
Customer Revenue:
Retail:
Residential$718 $564 $— $1,282 
Commercial327 223 — 550 
Industrial934 30 — 964 
Natural gas transportation services— 39 — 39 
Other retail149 — 152 
Total retail2,128 859 — 2,987 
Wholesale312 142 — 454 
Multi-value transmission projects58 — — 58 
Other Customer Revenue— — 15 15 
Total Customer Revenue2,498 1,001 15 3,514 
Other revenue31 — 33 
Total operating revenue$2,529 $1,003 $15 $3,547 
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For the Year Ended December 31, 2020
ElectricNatural GasOtherTotal
Customer Revenue:
Retail:
Residential$685 $342 $— $1,027 
Commercial304 111 — 415 
Industrial804 14 — 818 
Natural gas transportation services— 36 — 36 
Other retail131 — 133 
Total retail1,924 505 — 2,429 
Wholesale133 66 — 199 
Multi-value transmission projects60 — — 60 
Other Customer Revenue— — 
Total Customer Revenue2,117 571 2,696 
Other revenue22 — 24 
Total operating revenue$2,139 $573 $$2,720 

(15)    Shareholder's Equity

In 2022, MidAmerican Energy paid $275 million in cash dividends to its parent company, MHC. In January 2023, MidAmerican Energy paid $100 million in cash dividends to its parent company, MHC.

(16)    Other Income (Expense)

Other, net, as shown on the Statements of Operations, includes the following other income (expense) items for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
202220212020
Non-service cost components of postretirement employee benefit plans$$26 $24 
Corporate-owned life insurance (loss) income(16)21 16 
Gains on disposition of assets— — 
Interest income and other, net
Total$— $53 $52 

(17)    Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures

The summary of supplemental cash flow disclosures as of and for the years ending December 31 is as follows (in millions):
202220212020
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized$292 $279 $286 
Income taxes received, net
$840 $746 $709 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing transactions:
Accruals related to property, plant and equipment additions
$168 $257 $227 

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(18)    Related Party Transactions

The companies identified as affiliates of MidAmerican Energy are Berkshire Hathaway and its subsidiaries, including BHE and its subsidiaries. The basis for the following transactions is provided for in service agreements between MidAmerican Energy and the affiliates.

MidAmerican Energy is reimbursed for charges incurred on behalf of its affiliates. The majority of these reimbursed expenses are for general costs, such as insurance and building rent, and for employee wages, benefits and costs related to corporate functions such as information technology, human resources, treasury, legal and accounting. The amount of such reimbursements was $78 million, $66 million and $47 million for 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

MidAmerican Energy reimbursed BHE in the amount of $79 million, $72 million and $15 million in 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively, for its share of corporate expenses and other costs. Amounts charged to MidAmerican Energy in 2022 and 2021 were primarily reflected in construction work-in-progress on the Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

MidAmerican Energy purchases, in the normal course of business at either tariffed or market prices, natural gas transportation and storage capacity services from Northern Natural Gas Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of BHE, and coal transportation services from BNSF Railway Company, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. These purchases totaled $141 million, $132 million and $129 million in 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Additionally, in 2020, MidAmerican Energy paid $7 million to BHE Renewables, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of BHE, for the purchase of wind turbine components.

MidAmerican Energy had accounts receivable from affiliates of $9 million and $10 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, that are included in other current assets on the Balance Sheets. MidAmerican Energy also had accounts payable to affiliates of $22 million and $17 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, that are included in accounts payable on the Balance Sheets.

MidAmerican Energy is party to a tax-sharing agreement and is part of the Berkshire Hathaway consolidated U.S. federal income tax return. For current federal and state income taxes, MidAmerican Energy had a receivable from BHE of $42 million and $79 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. MidAmerican Energy received net cash payments for federal and state income taxes from BHE totaling $840 million, $746 million and $709 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

MidAmerican Energy recognizes the full amount of the funded status for its pension and postretirement plans, and amounts attributable to MidAmerican Energy's affiliates that have not previously been recognized through income are recognized as an intercompany balance with such affiliates. MidAmerican Energy adjusts these balances when changes to the funded status of the respective plans are recognized and does not intend to settle the balances currently. Amounts receivable from affiliates attributable to the funded status of employee benefit plans totaled $79 million and $124 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and are included in other assets on the Balance Sheets. Similar amounts payable to affiliates totaled $40 million and $63 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and are included in other long-term liabilities on the Balance Sheets. See Note 10 for further information pertaining to pension and postretirement accounting.

(19)    Segment Information

MidAmerican Energy has identified two reportable operating segments: regulated electric and regulated natural gas. The regulated electric segment derives most of its revenue from regulated retail sales of electricity to residential, commercial, and industrial customers and from wholesale sales. The regulated natural gas segment derives most of its revenue from regulated retail sales of natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers and also obtains revenue by transporting natural gas owned by others through its distribution system. Pricing for regulated electric and regulated natural gas sales are established separately by regulatory agencies; therefore, management also reviews each segment separately to make decisions regarding allocation of resources and in evaluating performance. Common operating costs, interest income, interest expense and income tax expense are allocated to each segment based on certain factors, which primarily relate to the nature of the cost. Refer to Note 9 for a discussion of items affecting income tax (benefit) expense for the regulated electric and natural gas operating segments.


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The following tables provide information on a reportable segment basis (in millions):
Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Operating revenue:
Regulated electric$2,988 $2,529 $2,139 
Regulated natural gas1,030 1,003 573 
Other15 
Total operating revenue$4,025 $3,547 $2,720 
Depreciation and amortization:
Regulated electric$1,112 $861 $667 
Regulated natural gas56 53 49 
Total depreciation and amortization$1,168 $914 $716 
Operating income:
Regulated electric$372 $358 $384 
Regulated natural gas66 58 64 
Total operating income$438 $416 $448 
Interest expense:
Regulated electric$290 $279 $281 
Regulated natural gas23 23 23 
Total interest expense$313 $302 $304 
Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Income tax (benefit) expense:
Regulated electric$(779)$(677)$(584)
Regulated natural gas14 
Other— (1)— 
Total income tax (benefit) expense$(770)$(675)$(570)
Net income:
Regulated electric$931 $844 $780 
Regulated natural gas30 50 45 
Other— — 
Net income$961 $894 $826 
Capital expenditures:
Regulated electric$1,742 $1,806 $1,704 
Regulated natural gas127 106 132 
Total capital expenditures$1,869 $1,912 $1,836 
As of December 31,
202220212020
Total assets:
Regulated electric$22,092 $21,385 $19,892 
Regulated natural gas1,885 1,871 1,544 
Other
Total assets$23,978 $23,257 $21,437 
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


To the Board of Managers and Member of
MidAmerican Funding, LLC
Des Moines, Iowa

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of MidAmerican Funding, LLC and subsidiaries ("MidAmerican Funding") as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in member's equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, the related notes and the schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a)(2) (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of MidAmerican Funding as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of MidAmerican Funding's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on MidAmerican Funding's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to MidAmerican Funding in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. MidAmerican Funding is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of MidAmerican Funding's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

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Regulatory Matters — Effects of Rate Regulation on the Financial Statements — Refer to Notes 2 and 5 to the financial statements

Critical Audit Matter Description

MidAmerican Funding is subject to rate regulation by state public service commissions as well as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (collectively, the "Commissions"), which have jurisdiction with respect to the rates of electric and natural gas companies in the respective service territories where MidAmerican Funding operates. Management has determined it meets the requirements under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America to prepare its financial statements applying the specialized rules to account for the effects of cost-based rate regulation. Accounting for the economic effects of rate regulation has a pervasive effect on the financial statements.

Regulated rates are subject to regulatory rate-setting processes. Rates are determined, approved, and established based on a cost-of-service basis, which is designed to allow MidAmerican Funding an opportunity to recover its prudently incurred costs of providing services and to earn a reasonable return on its invested capital. Regulatory decisions can have an effect on the recovery of costs, the rate of return earned on investment, and the timing and amount of assets to be recovered by rates. While MidAmerican Funding has indicated it expects to recover costs from customers through regulated rates, there is a risk that changes to the Commissions' approach to setting rates or other regulatory actions could limit MidAmerican Funding's ability to recover their costs.

We identified the effects of rate regulation on the financial statements as a critical audit matter due to the significant judgments made by management to support its assertions about affected account balances and disclosures and the high degree of subjectivity involved in assessing the impact of regulatory orders on the financial statements. Management judgments include assessing the likelihood of (1) recovery in future rates of incurred costs, (2) a disallowance of part of the cost of recently completed plant or plant under construction, and (3) a refund to customers. Given that management's accounting judgments are based on assumptions about the outcome of future decisions by the Commissions, auditing these judgments required specialized knowledge of accounting for rate regulation and the rate setting process due to its inherent complexities.

How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

Our audit procedures related to the uncertainty of future decisions by the Commissions included the following, among others:
We evaluated MidAmerican Funding's disclosures related to the effects of rate regulation, including the balances recorded and regulatory developments.
We read relevant regulatory orders issued by the Commissions, regulatory statutes, interpretations, procedural memorandums, filings made by interveners, and other external information. We evaluated the external information and compared to management's recorded regulatory asset and liability balances for completeness.
For regulatory matters in process, we inspected MidAmerican Funding's filings with the Commissions and the filings with the Commissions by intervenors to assess the likelihood of recovery in future rates or of a future reduction in rates based on precedents of the Commissions' treatment of similar costs under similar circumstances.
We inquired of management about property, plant, and equipment that may be abandoned. We inquired of management to identify projects that are designed to replace assets that may be retired prior to the end of the useful life. We inspected minutes of the board of directors and regulatory orders and other filings with the Commissions to identify any evidence that may contradict management's assertion regarding probability of an abandonment.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Des Moines, Iowa
February 24, 2023

We have served as MidAmerican Funding's auditor since 1999.

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MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in millions)
As of December 31,
20222021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$261 $233 
Trade receivables, net536 526 
Income tax receivable43 80 
Inventories277 234 
Prepayments91 71 
Other current assets66 52 
Total current assets1,274 1,196 
Property, plant and equipment, net21,092 20,302 
Goodwill1,270 1,270 
Regulatory assets550 473 
Investments and restricted investments904 1,028 
Other assets164 262 
Total assets$25,254 $24,531 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (continued)
(Amounts in millions)
As of December 31,
20222021
LIABILITIES AND MEMBER'S EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$536 $531 
Accrued interest90 89 
Accrued property, income and other taxes170 158 
Note payable to affiliate— 189 
Current portion of long-term debt317 — 
Other current liabilities93 146 
Total current liabilities1,206 1,113 
Long-term debt7,652 7,961 
Regulatory liabilities1,119 1,080 
Deferred income taxes3,431 3,387 
Asset retirement obligations683 714 
Other long-term liabilities484 475 
Total liabilities14,575 14,730 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
Member's equity:
Paid-in capital1,679 1,679 
Retained earnings9,000 8,122 
Total member's equity10,679 9,801 
Total liabilities and member's equity$25,254 $24,531 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in millions)
Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Operating revenue:
Regulated electric$2,988 $2,529 $2,139 
Regulated natural gas and other1,037 1,018 589 
Total operating revenue4,025 3,547 2,728 
Operating expenses:
Cost of fuel and energy679 539 339 
Cost of natural gas purchased for resale and other763 761 329 
Operations and maintenance828 775 755 
Depreciation and amortization1,168 914 716 
Property and other taxes149 142 135 
Total operating expenses3,587 3,131 2,274 
Operating income438 416 454 
Other income (expense):
Interest expense(333)(319)(322)
Allowance for borrowed funds15 13 15 
Allowance for equity funds51 39 45 
Other, net— 54 52 
Total other income (expense)(267)(213)(210)
Income before income tax benefit171 203 244 
Income tax benefit(776)(680)(574)
Net income$947 $883 $818 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN MEMBER'S EQUITY
(Amounts in millions)
Paid-in
Capital
Retained
Earnings
Total Member's Equity
Balance, December 31, 2019$1,679 $6,422 $8,101 
Net income— 818 818 
Balance, December 31, 20201,679 7,240 8,919 
Net income— 883 883 
Other equity transactions— (1)(1)
Balance, December 31, 20211,679 8,122 9,801 
Net income— 947 947 
Distribution to member— (69)(69)
Balance, December 31, 2022$1,679 $9,000 $10,679 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in millions)
Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income$947 $883 $818 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization1,168 914 716 
Amortization of utility plant to other operating expenses35 34 34 
Allowance for equity funds(51)(39)(45)
Deferred income taxes and amortization of investment tax credits33 153 211 
Settlements of asset retirement obligations(85)(103)(124)
Other, net52 21 (17)
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables and other assets(11)(293)48 
Inventories(43)44 (52)
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans, net(4)(19)
Accrued property, income and other taxes, net40 (71)(66)
Accounts payable and other liabilities68 66 32 
Net cash flows from operating activities2,161 1,605 1,536 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures(1,869)(1,912)(1,836)
Purchases of marketable securities(499)(213)(281)
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities492 207 269 
Proceeds from sales of other investments— — 
Other investment proceeds
Other, net11 
Net cash flows from investing activities(1,868)(1,912)(1,825)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Distribution to member(69)— — 
Proceeds from long-term debt— 492 — 
Repayments of long-term debt(2)(1)— 
Net change in note payable to affiliate(189)12 
Other, net(2)(2)(1)
Net cash flows from financing activities(262)501 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents31 194 (285)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year240 46 331 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of year$271 $240 $46 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(1)    Organization and Operations

MidAmerican Funding, LLC ("MidAmerican Funding") is an Iowa limited liability company with Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company ("BHE") as its sole member. BHE is a holding company based in Des Moines, Iowa that owns subsidiaries principally engaged in energy businesses. BHE is a consolidated subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire Hathaway"). MidAmerican Funding's direct wholly owned subsidiary is MHC Inc. ("MHC"), which constitutes substantially all of MidAmerican Funding's assets, liabilities and business activities except those related to MidAmerican Funding's long-term debt securities. MHC conducts no business other than the ownership of its subsidiaries. MHC's principal subsidiary is MidAmerican Energy Company ("MidAmerican Energy"), a public utility with electric and natural gas operations, and its direct, wholly owned nonregulated subsidiary is Midwest Capital Group, Inc. ("Midwest Capital Group").

(2)    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

In addition to the following significant accounting policies, refer to Note 2 of MidAmerican Energy's Notes to Financial Statements for significant accounting policies of MidAmerican Funding.

Basis of Consolidation and Presentation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of MidAmerican Funding and its subsidiaries in which it held a controlling financial interest as of the financial statement date. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated, other than those between rate-regulated operations. The Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income have been omitted as net income equals comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020.

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents consist of funds invested in money market mutual funds, U.S. Treasury Bills and other investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased. Cash and cash equivalents exclude amounts where availability is restricted by legal requirements, loan agreements or other contractual provisions. Restricted cash and cash equivalents consist substantially of funds restricted for wildlife preservation. A reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 as presented in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows is outlined below and disaggregated by the line items in which they appear on the Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):
As of December 31,
20222021
Cash and cash equivalents$261 $233 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents in other current assets10 
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents$271 $240 

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired when MidAmerican Funding purchased MHC. MidAmerican Funding evaluates goodwill for impairment at least annually and completed its annual review as of October 31, 2022. When evaluating goodwill for impairment, MidAmerican Funding estimates the fair value of its reporting units. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit, including goodwill, exceeds the estimated fair value, then the identifiable assets, including identifiable intangible assets, and liabilities of the reporting unit are estimated at fair value as of the current testing date. The excess of the estimated fair value of the reporting unit over the current estimated fair value of net assets establishes the implied value of goodwill. The excess of the recorded goodwill over the implied goodwill value is charged to earnings as an impairment loss. Significant judgment is required in estimating the fair value of the reporting unit and performing goodwill impairment tests. The determination of fair value incorporates significant unobservable inputs. During 2022, 2021 and 2020, MidAmerican Funding did not record any goodwill impairments.

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(3)    Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Refer to Note 3 of MidAmerican Energy's Notes to Financial Statements. In addition to MidAmerican Energy's property, plant and equipment, net, MidAmerican Funding had nonregulated property gross of $1 million and $1 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

(4)    Jointly Owned Utility Facilities

Refer to Note 4 of MidAmerican Energy's Notes to Financial Statements.

(5)    Regulatory Matters

Refer to Note 5 of MidAmerican Energy's Notes to Financial Statements.

(6)    Investments and Restricted Investments

Refer to Note 6 of MidAmerican Energy's Notes to Financial Statements. In addition to MidAmerican Energy's investments and restricted investments, MHC had corporate-owned life insurance policies in a Rabbi trust owned by MHC with a total cash surrender value of $2 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

(7)    Short-term Debt and Credit Facilities

Refer to Note 7 of MidAmerican Energy's Notes to Financial Statements. In addition to MidAmerican Energy's credit facilities, MHC has a $4 million unsecured credit facility, which expires in June 2023 and has a variable interest rate based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, plus a spread. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were no borrowings outstanding under this credit facility. As of December 31, 2022, MHC was in compliance with the covenants of its credit facility.

(8)    Long-term Debt

Refer to Note 8 of MidAmerican Energy's Notes to Financial Statements for detail and a discussion of its long-term debt. In addition to MidAmerican Energy's annual repayments of long-term debt, MidAmerican Funding parent company has $239 million of 6.927% Senior Bonds due in 2029, with a carrying value of $240 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

The MidAmerican Funding parent company bonds are the direct senior secured obligations of MidAmerican Funding and effectively rank junior to all indebtedness and other liabilities of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of MidAmerican Funding, to the extent of the assets of these subsidiaries. MidAmerican Funding may redeem the bonds in whole or in part at any time at a redemption price equal to the sum of any accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption and the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the bonds or (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the bonds, discounted to the date of redemption on a semiannual basis at the treasury yield plus 25 basis points.

MidAmerican Funding parent company long-term debt is secured by a pledge of the common stock of MHC, which is not publicly traded. In the event of any triggering event under the related debt indenture, the common stock of MHC would be available to satisfy the applicable debt obligations. Triggering events include, among other specified circumstances, (1) default on the payment of interest for 30 days or principal for three days; (2) a material default in the performance of any material covenants or obligations in the indenture continuing for a period of 90 days after written notice in accordance with the indenture; or (3) the failure generally of MidAmerican Funding or any significant subsidiary to pay its debts when due.

Subsidiaries of MidAmerican Funding must make payments on their own indebtedness before making distributions to MidAmerican Funding. Refer to Note 8 of MidAmerican Energy's Notes to Financial Statements for a discussion of utility regulatory restrictions affecting distributions from MidAmerican Energy. As a result of the utility regulatory restrictions agreed to by MidAmerican Energy in March 1999, MidAmerican Funding had restricted net assets of $5.4 billion as of December 31, 2022.

As of December 31, 2022, MidAmerican Funding was in compliance with all of its applicable long-term debt covenants.

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Each of MidAmerican Funding's direct or indirect subsidiaries is organized as a legal entity separate and apart from MidAmerican Funding and its other subsidiaries. It should not be assumed that any asset of any subsidiary of MidAmerican Funding will be available to satisfy the obligations of MidAmerican Funding or any of its other subsidiaries; provided, however, that unrestricted cash or other assets which are available for distribution may, subject to applicable law and the terms of financing arrangements of such parties, be advanced, loaned, paid as dividends or otherwise distributed or contributed to MidAmerican Funding, one of its subsidiaries or affiliates thereof.

(9)    Income Taxes

MidAmerican Funding's income tax benefit consists of the following for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
202220212020
Current:
Federal$(773)$(739)$(689)
State(36)(94)(96)
(809)(833)(785)
Deferred:
Federal77 189 204 
State(43)(35)
34 154 212 
Investment tax credits(1)(1)(1)
Total$(776)$(680)$(574)

A reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to MidAmerican Funding's effective income tax rate applicable to income before income tax benefit is as follows for the years ended December 31:
202220212020
Federal statutory income tax rate21 %21 %21 %
Income tax credits(416)(283)(209)
State income tax, net of federal income tax benefit(36)(50)(29)
Effects of ratemaking(26)(21)(17)
Other, net(2)(1)
Effective income tax rate(454)%(335)%(235)%

Income tax credits relate primarily to production tax credits ("PTC") earned by MidAmerican Energy's wind- and solar-powered generating facilities. Federal renewable electricity PTCs are earned as energy from qualifying wind- and solar-powered generating facilities is produced and sold and are based on a per-kilowatt hour rate pursuant to the applicable federal income tax law. Wind- and solar-powered generating facilities are eligible for the credits for 10 years from the date the qualifying generating facilities are placed in-service. PTCs recognized for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 totaled $710 million, $574 million and $510 million, respectively.

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MidAmerican Funding's net deferred income tax liability consists of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Deferred income tax assets:
Regulatory liabilities$194 $240 
Asset retirement obligations192 220 
Revenue sharing87 33 
State carryforwards61 55 
Employee benefits37 26 
Other24 (3)
Total deferred income tax assets595 571 
Valuation allowances(2)(1)
Total deferred income tax assets, net593 570 
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Depreciable property(3,895)(3,843)
Regulatory assets(128)(112)
Other(1)(2)
Total deferred income tax liabilities(4,024)(3,957)
Net deferred income tax liability$(3,431)$(3,387)

As of December 31, 2022, MidAmerican Funding's state tax carryforwards, principally related to $921 million of net operating losses, expire at various intervals between 2023 and 2041.

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has closed or effectively settled its examination MidAmerican Funding's income tax returns through December 31, 2013. The statute of limitations for MidAmerican Funding's income tax returns have expired for certain states through December 31, 2011, and for other states through December 31, 2018, except for the impact of any federal audit adjustments. The closure of examinations, or the expiration of the statute of limitations, for state filings may not preclude the state from adjusting the state net operating loss carryforward utilized in a year for which the statute of limitations is not closed.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of MidAmerican Funding's net unrecognized tax benefits is as follows for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Beginning balance$13 $
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year15 16 
Reductions based on tax positions related to the current year(12)(11)
Ending balance$16 $13 

As of December 31, 2022, MidAmerican Funding had unrecognized tax benefits totaling $39 million that, if recognized, would have an impact on the effective tax rate. The remaining unrecognized tax benefits relate to tax positions for which ultimate deductibility is highly certain but for which there is uncertainty as to the timing of such deductibility. Recognition of these tax benefits, other than applicable interest and penalties, would not affect MidAmerican Funding's effective income tax rate.

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(10)    Employee Benefit Plans

Refer to Note 10 of MidAmerican Energy's Notes to Financial Statements for additional information regarding MidAmerican Funding's pension, supplemental retirement and postretirement benefit plans.

Pension and postretirement costs allocated by MidAmerican Funding to its parent and other affiliates in each of the years ended December 31, were as follows (in millions):
202220212020
Pension costs$$21 $
Other postretirement costs(3)

(11)    Asset Retirement Obligations

Refer to Note 11 of MidAmerican Energy's Notes to Financial Statements.

(12)    Fair Value Measurements

Refer to Note 12 of MidAmerican Energy's Notes to Financial Statements.

MidAmerican Funding's long-term debt is carried at cost on the Consolidated Financial Statements. The fair value of MidAmerican Funding's long-term debt is a Level 2 fair value measurement and has been estimated based upon quoted market prices, where available, or at the present value of future cash flows discounted at rates consistent with comparable maturities with similar credit risks. The carrying value of MidAmerican Funding's variable-rate long-term debt approximates fair value because of the frequent repricing of these instruments at market rates. The following table presents the carrying value and estimated fair value of MidAmerican Funding's long-term debt as of December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Carrying
Value
Fair Value
Carrying
Value
Fair Value
Long-term debt$7,969 $7,219 $7,961 $9,350 

(13)    Commitments and Contingencies

Refer to Note 13 of MidAmerican Energy's Notes to Financial Statements.

Legal Matters

MidAmerican Funding is party to a variety of legal actions arising out of the normal course of business. Plaintiffs occasionally seek punitive or exemplary damages. MidAmerican Funding does not believe that such normal and routine litigation will have a material impact on its consolidated financial results.

(14)    Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Refer to Note 14 of MidAmerican Energy's Notes to Financial Statements. Additionally, MidAmerican Funding had $— million, $— million and $8 million of other revenue from contracts with customers for the year ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
(15)    Member's Equity

In 2022, MidAmerican Funding paid a $69 million cash distribution to its parent company, BHE. In January 2023, MidAmerican Funding paid a $100 million cash distribution to its parent company, BHE.

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(16)    Other Income (Expense)

Other, net, as shown on the Consolidated Statements of Operations, includes the following other income (expense) items for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
202220212020
Non-service cost components of postretirement employee benefit plans$$26 $24 
Corporate-owned life insurance (loss) income(16)21 16 
Gains on disposition of assets— — 
Interest income and other, net
Total$— $54 $52 
(17)    Supplemental Cash Flow Information

The summary of supplemental cash flow information as of and for the years ending December 31 is as follows (in millions):
202220212020
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized$309 $296 $302 
Income taxes received, net
$845 $751 $715 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing transactions:
Accruals related to property, plant and equipment additions
$168 $257 $227 

(18)    Related Party Transactions

The companies identified as affiliates of MidAmerican Funding are Berkshire Hathaway and its subsidiaries, including BHE and its subsidiaries. The basis for the following transactions is provided for in-service agreements between MidAmerican Funding and the affiliates.

MidAmerican Funding is reimbursed for charges incurred on behalf of its affiliates. The majority of these reimbursed expenses are for allocated general costs, such as insurance and building rent, and for employee wages, benefits and costs for corporate functions, such as information technology, human resources, treasury, legal and accounting. The amount of such reimbursements was $77 million, $65 million and $46 million for 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

MidAmerican Funding reimbursed BHE in the amount of $79 million, $72 million and $15 million in 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively, for its share of corporate expenses and other costs. Amounts charged to MidAmerican Funding in 2022 and 2021 were primarily reflected in construction work-in-progress on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

MidAmerican Energy purchases, in the normal course of business at either tariffed or market prices. natural gas transportation and storage capacity services from Northern Natural Gas Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of BHE and coal transportation services from BNSF Railway Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. These purchases totaled $141 million, $132 million and $129 million in 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Additionally, in 2020, MidAmerican Energy paid $7 million to BHE Renewables, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of BHE, for the purchase of wind turbine components.

MHC has a $300 million revolving credit arrangement carrying interest at SOFR, plus a spread to borrow from BHE. Outstanding balances are unsecured and due on demand. The outstanding balance was $— million as of December 31, 2022, and $189 million at an interest rate of 0.353% as of December 31, 2021, and is reflected as note payable to affiliate on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. During 2022, MHC received $275 million in the form of a dividend from MidAmerican Energy that was used to pay off the note payable to BHE.

BHE has a $100 million revolving credit arrangement, carrying interest at SOFR, plus a spread to borrow from MHC. Outstanding balances are unsecured and due on demand. There were no borrowings outstanding throughout 2022 and 2021.

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MidAmerican Funding had accounts receivable from affiliates of $10 million and $11 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, that are included in other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. MidAmerican Funding also had accounts payable to affiliates of $22 million and $17 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, that are included in accounts payable on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

MidAmerican Funding is party to a tax-sharing agreement and is part of the Berkshire Hathaway consolidated U.S. federal income tax return. For current federal and state income taxes, MidAmerican Funding had a receivable from BHE of $43 million and $80 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. MidAmerican Funding received net cash payments for federal and state income taxes from BHE totaling $845 million, $751 million and $715 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

MidAmerican Funding recognizes the full amount of the funded status for its pension and postretirement plans, and amounts attributable to MidAmerican Funding's affiliates that have not previously been recognized through income are recognized as an intercompany balance with such affiliates. MidAmerican Funding adjusts these balances when changes to the funded status of the respective plans are recognized and does not intend to settle the balances currently. Amounts receivable from affiliates attributable to the funded status of employee benefit plans totaled $79 million and $124 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and are included in other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Similar amounts payable to affiliates totaled $40 million and $63 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and are included in other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 10 for further information pertaining to pension and postretirement accounting.

The indenture pertaining to MidAmerican Funding's long-term debt restricts MidAmerican Funding from paying a distribution on its equity securities, unless after making such distribution either its debt to total capital ratio does not exceed 0.67:1.0 and its interest coverage ratio is not less than 2.2:1.0 or its senior secured long-term debt rating is at least BBB or its equivalent. MidAmerican Funding may seek a release from this restriction upon delivery to the indenture trustee of written confirmation from the ratings agencies that without this restriction MidAmerican Funding's senior secured long-term debt would be rated at least BBB+.

(19)    Segment Information

MidAmerican Funding has identified two reportable operating segments: regulated electric and regulated natural gas. The regulated electric segment derives most of its revenue from regulated retail sales of electricity to residential, commercial, and industrial customers and from wholesale sales. The regulated natural gas segment derives most of its revenue from regulated retail sales of natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers and also obtains revenue by transporting natural gas owned by others through its distribution system. Pricing for regulated electric and regulated natural gas sales are established separately by regulatory agencies; therefore, management also reviews each segment separately to make decisions regarding allocation of resources and in evaluating performance. Common operating costs, interest income, interest expense and income tax expense are allocated to each segment based on certain factors, which primarily relate to the nature of the cost. "Other" in the tables below consists of the nonregulated subsidiaries of MidAmerican Funding not engaged in the energy business and parent company interest expense. Refer to Note 9 for a discussion of items affecting income tax (benefit) expense for the regulated electric and natural gas operating segments.

The following tables provide information on a reportable segment basis (in millions):
Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Operating revenue:
Regulated electric$2,988 $2,529 $2,139 
Regulated natural gas1,030 1,003 573 
Other15 16 
Total operating revenue$4,025 $3,547 $2,728 
Depreciation and amortization:
Regulated electric$1,112 $861 $667 
Regulated natural gas56 53 49 
Total depreciation and amortization$1,168 $914 $716 
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Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Operating income:
Regulated electric$372 $358 $384 
Regulated natural gas66 58 64 
Other— — 
Total operating income$438 $416 $454 
Interest expense:
Regulated electric$290 $279 $281 
Regulated natural gas23 23 23 
Other20 17 18 
Total interest expense$333 $319 $322 
Income tax (benefit) expense:
Regulated electric$(779)$(677)$(584)
Regulated natural gas14 
Other(6)(6)(4)
Total income tax (benefit) expense$(776)$(680)$(574)
Net income:
Regulated electric$931 $844 $780 
Regulated natural gas30 50 45 
Other(14)(11)(7)
Net income$947 $883 $818 
Capital expenditures:
Regulated electric$1,742 $1,806 $1,704 
Regulated natural gas127 106 132 
Total capital expenditures$1,869 $1,912 $1,836 
As of December 31,
202220212020
Total assets:
Regulated electric$23,283 $22,576 $21,083 
Regulated natural gas1,963 1,950 1,623 
Other
Total assets$25,254 $24,531 $22,711 

Goodwill by reportable segment as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, was as follows (in millions):
Regulated electric$1,191 
Regulated natural gas79 
Total$1,270 

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Nevada Power Company and its subsidiaries
Consolidated Financial Section

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Item 7.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 

The following is management's discussion and analysis of certain significant factors that have affected the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of Nevada Power during the periods included herein. Explanations include management's best estimate of the impact of weather, customer growth, usage trends and other factors. This discussion should be read in conjunction with Nevada Power's historical Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10‑K. Nevada Power's actual results in the future could differ significantly from the historical results.

Results of Operations

Overview

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $298 million, a decrease of $5 million, or 2%, compared to 2021, primarily due to lower cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance policies and higher pension expense, higher interest expense, primarily due to higher long-term debt, higher depreciation and amortization, mainly due to higher plant placed in-service, higher property and other taxes, mainly due to a decrease in the amount of abatements available, higher operations and maintenance expenses, mainly due to higher earnings sharing and higher plant operations and maintenance expenses, partially offset by higher interest and dividend income, primarily from carrying charges on regulatory balances, higher capitalized interest and allowance for funds used during construction from higher construction work-in-progress and higher utility margin. Utility margin increased primarily due to higher regulatory-related revenue deferrals and higher retail customer volumes, partially offset by unfavorable price impacts from changes in sales mix, lower transmission and wholesale revenue and lower other retail revenue. Retail customer volumes, including distribution only service customers, increased 1.9% primarily due to an increase in the average number of customers and favorable changes in customer usage, offset by the unfavorable impact of weather. Energy generated decreased 4% for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to lower natural gas-fueled generation. Wholesale electricity sales volumes increased 65% and purchased electricity volumes increased 14%.

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $303 million, an increase of $8 million, or 3%, compared to 2020, primarily due to lower operations and maintenance expenses, primarily due to lower net regulatory instructed deferrals and amortizations, lower earnings sharing and lower plant operations and maintenance expenses, lower income tax expense primarily due to the recognition of amortization of excess deferred income taxes following regulatory approval effective January 2021, $10 million of higher interest and dividend income, mainly from carrying charges on regulatory balances, lower interest expense and higher other, net. These increases are offset by lower utility margin, primarily due to lower retail rates from the 2020 regulatory rate review with new rates effective January 2021, lower revenue recognized due to a favorable regulatory decision in 2020 and an adjustment to regulatory-related revenue deferrals, partially offset by an increase in the average number of customers and higher transmission revenue, and higher depreciation and amortization, mainly due to regulatory amortizations approved in the 2020 regulatory rate review effective January 2021 and higher plant placed in-service. Retail customer volumes, including distribution only service customers, increased 3.5% primarily due to an increase in the average number of customers and favorable changes in customer usage patterns, offset by the unfavorable impact of weather. Energy generated increased 1% for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to higher natural gas-fueled generation. Wholesale electricity sales volumes decreased 5% and purchased electricity volumes increased 10%.

Non-GAAP Financial Measure

Management utilizes various key financial measures that are prepared in accordance with GAAP, as well as non-GAAP financial measures such as, utility margin, to help evaluate results of operations. Utility margin is calculated as operating revenue less cost of fuel and energy, which are captions presented on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Nevada Power's cost of fuel and energy is generally recovered from its retail customers through regulatory recovery mechanisms and, as a result, changes in Nevada Power's expenses included in regulatory recovery mechanisms result in comparable changes to revenue. As such, management believes utility margin more appropriately and concisely explains profitability rather than a discussion of revenue and cost of fuel and energy separately. Management believes the presentation of utility margin provides meaningful and valuable insight into the information management considers important to running the business and a measure of comparability to others in the industry.

Utility margin is not a measure calculated in accordance with GAAP and should be viewed as a supplement to, and not a substitute for, operating income, which is the most directly comparable financial measure prepared in accordance with GAAP.
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The following table provides a reconciliation of utility margin to operating income for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
20222021Change20212020Change
Utility margin:
Operating revenue$2,630 $2,139 $491 23 %$2,139 $1,998 $141 %
Cost of fuel and energy1,427 939 488 52 939 816 123 15 
Utility margin1,203 1,200 — 1,200 1,182 18 
Operations and maintenance303 301 301 299 
Depreciation and amortization417 406 11 406 361 45 12 
Property and other taxes53 48 10 48 47 
Operating income$430 $445 $(15)(3)%$445 $475 $(30)(6)%






























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Utility Margin

A comparison of key operating results related to utility margin is as follows for the years ended December 31:

20222021Change20212020Change
Utility margin (in millions):
Operating revenue$2,630 $2,139 $491 23 %$2,139 $1,998 $141 %
Cost of fuel and energy 1,427 939 488 52 939 816 123 15 
Utility margin$1,203 $1,200 $— %$1,200 $1,182 $18 %
Sales (GWhs):
Residential10,299 10,415 (116)(1)%10,415 10,477 (62)(1)%
Commercial4,904 4,838 66 4,838 4,591 247 
Industrial5,630 5,270 360 5,270 4,881 389 
Other191 198 (7)(4)198 195 
Total fully bundled(1)
21,024 20,721 303 20,721 20,144 577 
Distribution only service2,786 2,646 140 2,646 2,425 221 
Total retail23,810 23,367 443 23,367 22,569 798 
Wholesale586 356 230 65 356 374 (18)(5)
Total GWhs sold24,396 23,723 673 %23,723 22,943 780 %
Average number of retail customers (in thousands)1,001 985 16 %985 968 17 %
Average revenue per MWh:
Retail - fully bundled(1)
$120.21 $98.62 $21.59 22 %$98.62 $94.83 $3.79 %
Wholesale$61.83 $60.69 $1.14 %$60.69 $42.83 $17.86 42 %
Heating degree days
1,904 1,613 291 18 %1,613 1,753 (140)(8)%
Cooling degree days
4,016 4,109 (93)(2)%4,109 4,236 (127)(3)%
Sources of energy (GWhs)(2)(3):
Natural gas13,068 13,655 (587)(4)%13,655 13,545 110 %
Renewables69 65 65 66 (1)(2)
Total energy generated13,137 13,720 (583)(4)13,720 13,611 109 
Energy purchased8,830 7,778 1,052 14 7,778 7,044 734 10 
Total21,967 21,498 469 %21,498 20,655 843 %
Average cost of energy per MWh(4):
Energy generated$49.82 $24.41 $25.42 104 %$24.41 $16.58 $7.83 47 %
Energy purchased$87.49 $77.64 $9.85 13 %$77.64 $83.74 $(6.10)(7)%

(1)    Fully bundled includes sales to customers for combined energy, transmission and distribution services.
(2)    The average cost of energy per MWh and sources of energy excludes 1,113, 1,389 and 1,614 GWhs of natural gas generated energy that is purchased at cost by related parties for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
(3)    GWh amounts are net of energy used by the related generating facilities.
(4)    The average cost of energy per MWh includes only the cost of fuel associated with the generating facilities, purchased power and deferrals.
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Year Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2021

Utility margin increased $3 million for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to:
$11 million of higher regulatory-related revenue deferrals and
$4 million of higher electric retail utility margin due to higher retail customer volumes, offset by unfavorable price impacts from changes in sales mix. Retail customer volumes, including distribution only service customers, increased 1.9% primarily due to an increase in the average number of customers and favorable changes in customer usage, offset by the unfavorable impact of weather.
The increase in utility margin was partially offset by:
$6 million of lower energy efficiency program rates (offset in operations and maintenance expense);
$3 million of lower transmission and wholesale revenue; and
$3 million due to lower other retail revenue.

Operations and maintenance increased $2 million, or 1%, for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to higher earnings sharing and higher plant operations and maintenance expenses, partially offset by lower energy efficiency program costs (offset in operating revenue).

Depreciation and amortization increased $11 million, or 3%, for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to higher plant placed in-service.

Property and other taxes increased $5 million, or 10%, for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to a decrease in the amount of abatements available.

Interest expense increased $12 million, or 8%, for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to higher long-term debt.

Capitalized interest increased $5 million for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to higher construction work-in-progress.

Allowance for equity funds increased $4 million, or 57%, for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to higher construction work-in-progress.

Interest and dividend income increased $27 million for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to higher interest income, mainly from carrying charges on regulatory balances.

Other, net decreased $15 million, or 83%, for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to lower cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance policies and higher pension expense.

Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2020

Utility margin increased $18 million for 2021 compared to 2020 due to:
the $120 million one-time bill credit returned to customers in 2020 as a result of the Nevada Power regulatory rate review stipulation ("$120 million bill credit") (offset in operations and maintenance expense and income tax expense) and
$5 million of higher transmission revenue.
The increase in utility margin was partially offset by:
$66 million of lower retail electric utility margin primarily due to lower retail rates due to the 2020 regulatory rate review with new rates effective January 2021, offset by higher retail customer volumes. Retail customer volumes, including distribution only service customers, increased 3.5% primarily due to an increase in the average number of customers and favorable changes in customer usage patterns, offset by the unfavorable impact of weather;
$21 million of lower revenue recognized due to a favorable regulatory decision in 2020;
$10 million due to lower energy efficiency program rates (offset in operations and maintenance expense);
$6 million due to an adjustment to regulatory-related revenue deferrals; and
$4 million due to a regulatory amortization of an impact fee that ended December 2020.
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Operations and maintenance increased $2 million, or 1%, for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to regulatory liability amortization in 2020 to satisfy a portion of the $120 million bill credit of $94 million (offset in operating revenue), partially offset by lower net regulatory instructed deferrals and amortizations of $46 million, mainly relating to deferrals in 2020 of the non-labor cost savings from the Navajo generating station retirement which was approved for amortization in the 2020 regulatory rate review with new rates effective January 2021, and timing of the regulatory impacts for the ON Line lease cost reallocation, lower earnings sharing, lower energy efficiency program costs (offset in operating revenue) and lower plant operations and maintenance expenses.

Depreciation and amortization increased $45 million, or 12%, for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to regulatory amortizations approved in the 2020 regulatory rate review effective January 2021 and higher plant placed in-service.

Interest expense decreased $9 million, or 6% for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to lower carrying charges on regulatory balances of $6 million and lower interest expense on long-term debt.

Interest and dividend income increased $10 million for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to higher interest income, mainly
from carrying charges on regulatory balances.

Other, net increased $9 million for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to lower pension expense of $6 million and higher cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance policies.

Income tax expense decreased $10 million, or 21%, for 2021 compared to 2020. The effective tax rate was 11% in 2021 and 14% in 2020 and decreased primarily due to the recognition of amortization of excess deferred income taxes following regulatory approval effective January 2021, partially offset by the one-time recognition in 2020 of amortization of excess deferred income taxes to satisfy a portion of the $120 million bill credit (offset in operating revenue).

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of December 31, 2022, Nevada Power's total net liquidity was $443 million as follows (in millions):
Cash and cash equivalents$43 
Credit facilities(1)
400 
Total net liquidity$443 
Credit facilities:
Maturity dates2025

(1)Refer to Note 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for further discussion regarding Nevada Power's credit facility.

Operating Activities

Net cash flows from operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $355 million and $505 million, respectively. The change was primarily due to higher payments related to fuel and energy costs and the timing of payments for operating costs, partially offset by higher collections from customers and lower payments for income taxes.

Net cash flows from operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were $505 million and $467 million, respectively. The change was primarily due to higher collections from customers, timing of payments for operating costs, increased collections of customer advances and lower inventory purchases, partially offset by the timing of payments for fuel and energy costs and higher payments for income taxes.

The timing of Nevada Power's income tax cash flows from period to period can be significantly affected by the estimated federal income tax payment methods selected and assumptions made for each payment date.

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Investing Activities

Net cash flows from investing activities for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $(862) million and $(447) million, respectively. The change was primarily due to increased capital expenditures and the issuance of an affiliate note receivable. Refer to "Future Uses of Cash" for further discussion of capital expenditures.

Net cash flows from investing activities for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were $(447) million and $(429) million, respectively. The change was primarily due to increased capital expenditures. Refer to "Future Uses of Cash" for further discussion of capital expenditures.

Financing Activities

Net cash flows from financing activities for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $522 million and $(49) million, respectively. The change was primarily due to higher proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt, lower dividends paid to NV Energy, Inc. and higher contributions from NV Energy, Inc., partially offset by higher repayments of short-term debt.

Net cash flows from financing activities for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were $(49) million and $(27) million, respectively. The change was primarily due to lower proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt and higher dividends paid to NV Energy, Inc., partially offset by lower repayments of long-term debt and higher net proceeds from short-term debt.

Ability to Issue Debt

Nevada Power currently has an effective shelf registration statement with the SEC to issue up to $2.6 billion of general and refunding mortgage securities through November 1, 2025. Additionally, Nevada Power's ability to issue debt is primarily impacted by its financing authority from the PUCN. As of December 31, 2022, Nevada Power has financing authority from the PUCN consisting of the ability to issue long-term and short-term debt securities so long as the total amount of debt outstanding (excluding borrowings under Nevada Power's $400 million secured credit facility) does not exceed $3.8 billion and to issue common and preferred stock so long as the total amounts outstanding do not exceed $4.1 billion and $800 million, respectively, as measured at the end of each calendar quarter. Nevada Power's revolving credit facility contains a financial maintenance covenant which Nevada Power was in compliance with as of December 31, 2022. In addition, certain financing agreements contain covenants which are currently suspended as Nevada Power's senior secured debt is rated investment grade. However, if Nevada Power's senior secured debt ratings fall below investment grade by either Moody's Investor Service or Standard & Poor's, Nevada Power would be subject to limitations under these covenants.

Ability to Issue General and Refunding Mortgage Securities

To the extent Nevada Power has the ability to issue debt under the most restrictive covenants in its financing agreements and has financing authority to do so from the PUCN, Nevada Power's ability to issue secured debt is limited by the amount of bondable property or retired bonds that can be used to issue debt under Nevada Power's indenture.

Nevada Power's indenture creates a lien on substantially all of Nevada Power's properties in Nevada. As of December 31, 2022, $9.8 billion of Nevada Power's assets were pledged. Nevada Power had the capacity to issue $3.3 billion of additional general and refunding mortgage securities as of December 31, 2022, determined on the basis of 70% of net utility property additions. Property additions include plant-in-service and specific assets in construction work-in-progress. The amount of bond capacity listed above does not include eligible property in construction work-in-progress. Nevada Power also has the ability to release property from the lien of Nevada Power's indenture on the basis of net property additions, cash or retired bonds. To the extent Nevada Power releases property from the lien of Nevada Power's indenture, it will reduce the amount of securities issuable under the indenture.

Long-Term Debt

In October 2022, Nevada Power issued $400 million of 5.90% General and Refunding Mortgage bonds, Series GG, due 2053. The net proceeds were used to repay amounts outstanding under its existing revolving credit facility, to fund capital expenditures and for general corporate purposes.

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In January 2022, Nevada Power entered into a $300 million secured delayed draw term loan facility maturing in January 2024. Amounts borrowed under the facility bear interest at variable rates based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate or a base rate, at Nevada Power's option, plus a pricing margin. In January 2022, Nevada Power borrowed $200 million under the facility at an initial interest rate of 0.55%. In May 2022, Nevada Power drew the remaining $100 million available under the facility at an initial interest rate of 1.24%. Nevada Power used the proceeds to repay amounts outstanding under its existing secured credit facility and for general corporate purposes.

Future Uses of Cash

Nevada Power has available a variety of sources of liquidity and capital resources, both internal and external, including net cash flows from operating activities, public and private debt offerings, the use of secured revolving credit facilities, capital contributions and other sources. These sources are expected to provide funds required for current operations, capital expenditures, debt retirements and other capital requirements. The availability and terms under which Nevada Power has access to external financing depends on a variety of factors, including Nevada Power's credit ratings, investors' judgment of risk associated with Nevada Power and conditions in the overall capital markets, including the condition of the utility industry.

Capital Expenditures

Capital expenditure needs are reviewed regularly by management and may change significantly as a result of these reviews, which may consider, among other factors, changes in environmental and other rules and regulations; impacts to customers' rates; outcomes of regulatory proceedings; changes in income tax laws; general business conditions; load projections; system reliability standards; the cost and efficiency of construction labor, equipment and materials; commodity prices; and the cost and availability of capital. Prudently incurred expenditures for compliance-related items such as pollution control technologies, replacement generation and associated operating costs are generally incorporated into Nevada Power's regulated retail rates. Expenditures for certain assets may ultimately include acquisition of existing assets.

Historical and forecasted capital expenditures, each of which exclude amounts for non-cash equity AFUDC and other non-cash items, for the years ending December 31 are as follows (in millions):
HistoricalForecast
202020212022202320242025
Electric distribution$232 $184 $236 $276 $276 $275 
Electric transmission35 57 110 100 333 427 
Solar generation— 85 144 
Electric battery storage— — 271 — — 
Other188 200 323 512 342 150 
Total$455 $449 $762 $1,303 $953 $853 

Nevada Power received PUCN approval through its recent IRP filings for an increase in solar generation and electric transmission and has included estimates from its IRP filings in its forecast capital expenditures for 2023 through 2025. These estimates are likely to change as a result of the RFP process. Nevada Power's historical and forecast capital expenditures include the following:

Electric distribution includes both growth projects and operating expenditures consisting of routine expenditures for distribution needed to serve existing and expected demand.
Electric transmission includes both growth projects and operating expenditures. Growth projects primarily relate to the Nevada Utilities' Greenlink Nevada transmission expansion program. In this project, the company has received approval from the PUCN to build a 350-mile, 525-kV transmission line, known as Greenlink West, connecting the Ft. Churchill substation to the Northwest substation to the Harry Allen substation; a 235-mile, 525-kV transmission line, known as Greenlink North, connecting the new Ft. Churchill substation to the Robinson Summit substation; a 46-mile, 345-kV transmission line from the new Ft. Churchill substation to the Mira Loma substations; and a 38-mile, 345-kV transmission line from the new Ft. Churchill substation to the Robinson Summit substations. Operating expenditures consist of routine expenditures for transmission and other infrastructure needed to serve existing and expected demand.
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Solar generation includes a growth project consisting of a 150-MW solar photovoltaic facility with an additional 100 MWs of co-located battery storage that will be developed in Clark County, Nevada. Commercial operation is expected by the end of 2023.
Electric battery storage includes two growth projects consisting of a 100-MW battery energy storage system co-located with a 150-MW solar photovoltaic facility that will be developed in Clark County, Nevada. Commercial operation is expected by the end of 2023. The second project is a 220-MW grid-tied battery energy storage system that will be developed on the site of the retired Reid Gardner generating station in Clark County, Nevada. Commercial operation is expected by the end of 2023.
Other includes both growth projects and operating expenditures consisting of turbine upgrades at several generating facilities, routine expenditures for generation, other operating projects and other infrastructure needed to serve existing and expected demand.

Material Cash Requirements

Nevada Power has cash requirements that may affect its consolidated financial condition that arise primarily from long- and short-term debt (refer to Notes 7 and 8), operating and financing leases (refer to Note 5), purchased electricity contracts (refer to Note 14), fuel contracts (refer to Note 14), construction and other development costs (refer to Liquidity and Capital Resources included within this Item 7 and Note 14) and AROs (refer to Note 11). Refer to the respective referenced note in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information.

Nevada Power has cash requirements relating to interest payments of $2.4 billion on long-term debt, including $152 million due in 2023.

Regulatory Matters

Nevada Power is subject to comprehensive regulation. Refer to the discussion contained in Item 1 of this Form 10-K for further information regarding Nevada Power's general regulatory framework and current regulatory matters.

Environmental Laws and Regulations

Nevada Power is subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding air quality, climate change, emissions performance standards, water quality, coal ash disposal and other environmental matters that have the potential to impact Nevada Power's current and future operations. In addition to imposing continuing compliance obligations, these laws and regulations provide regulators with the authority to levy substantial penalties for noncompliance including fines, injunctive relief and other sanctions. These laws and regulations are administered by various federal, state and local agencies. Nevada Power believes it is in material compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, although many are subject to interpretation that may ultimately be resolved by the courts. Environmental laws and regulations continue to evolve, and Nevada Power is unable to predict the impact of the changing laws and regulations on its operations and financial results.

Refer to "Environmental Laws and Regulations" in Item 1 of this Form 10-K for further discussion regarding environmental laws and regulations.

Collateral and Contingent Features

Debt of Nevada Power is rated by credit rating agencies. Assigned credit ratings are based on each rating agency's assessment of Nevada Power's ability to, in general, meet the obligations of its issued debt. The credit ratings are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities, and there is no assurance that a particular credit rating will continue for any given period of time.

Nevada Power has no credit rating downgrade triggers that would accelerate the maturity dates of outstanding debt, and a change in ratings is not an event of default under the applicable debt instruments. Nevada Power's secured revolving credit facility does not require the maintenance of a minimum credit rating level in order to draw upon its availability. However, commitment fees and interest rates under the credit facility are tied to credit ratings and increase or decrease when the ratings change. A ratings downgrade could also increase the future cost of commercial paper, short- and long-term debt issuances or new credit facilities.

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In accordance with industry practice, certain wholesale agreements, including derivative contracts, contain credit support provisions that in part base certain collateral requirements on credit ratings for unsecured debt as reported by one or more of the recognized credit rating agencies. These agreements may either specifically provide bilateral rights to demand cash or other security if credit exposures on a net basis exceed specified rating-dependent threshold levels ("credit-risk-related contingent features") or provide the right for counterparties to demand "adequate assurance," or in some cases terminate the contract, in the event of a material adverse change in creditworthiness. These rights can vary by contract and by counterparty. As of December 31, 2022, the applicable credit ratings obtained from recognized credit rating agencies were investment grade. If all credit-risk-related contingent features or adequate assurance provisions for these agreements had been triggered as of December 31, 2022, Nevada Power would have been required to post $51 million of additional collateral. Nevada Power's collateral requirements could fluctuate considerably due to market price volatility, changes in credit ratings, changes in legislation or regulation, or other factors.

Inflation

Historically, overall inflation and changing prices in the economies where Nevada Power operates has not had a significant impact on Nevada Power's consolidated financial results. Nevada Power operates under a cost-of-service based rate-setting structure administered by the PUCN and the FERC. Under this rate-setting structure, Nevada Power is allowed to include prudent costs in its rates, including the impact of inflation after Nevada Power experiences cost increases. Fuel and purchase power costs are recovered through a balancing account, minimizing the impact of inflation related to these costs. Nevada Power attempts to minimize the potential impact of inflation on its operations through the use of periodic rate adjustments for fuel and energy costs, by employing prudent risk management and hedging strategies and by considering, among other areas, its impact on purchases of energy, operating expenses, materials and equipment costs, contract negotiations, future capital spending programs and long-term debt issuances. There can be no assurance that such actions will be successful.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Certain accounting measurements require management to make estimates and judgments concerning transactions that will be settled several years in the future. Amounts recognized on the Consolidated Financial Statements based on such estimates involve numerous assumptions subject to varying and potentially significant degrees of judgment and uncertainty and will likely change in the future as additional information becomes available. The following critical accounting estimates are impacted significantly by Nevada Power's methods, judgments and assumptions used in the preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements and should be read in conjunction with Nevada Power's Summary of Significant Accounting Policies included in Nevada Power's Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation

Nevada Power prepares its Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with authoritative guidance for regulated operations, which recognizes the economic effects of regulation. Accordingly, Nevada Power defers the recognition of certain costs or income if it is probable that, through the ratemaking process, there will be a corresponding increase or decrease in future regulated rates. Regulatory assets and liabilities are established to reflect the impacts of these deferrals, which will be recognized in earnings in the periods the corresponding changes in regulated rates occur.

Nevada Power continually evaluates the applicability of the guidance for regulated operations and whether its regulatory assets and liabilities are probable of inclusion in future regulated rates by considering factors such as a change in the regulator's approach to setting rates from cost-based ratemaking to another form of regulation, other regulatory actions or the impact of competition that could limit Nevada Power's ability to recover its costs. Nevada Power believes its application of the guidance for regulated operations is appropriate and its existing regulatory assets and liabilities are probable of inclusion in future regulated rates. The evaluation reflects the current political and regulatory climate at both the federal and state levels. If it becomes no longer probable that the deferred costs or income will be included in future regulated rates, the related regulatory assets and liabilities will be written off to net income, returned to customers or re-established as AOCI. Total regulatory assets were $1.3 billion and total regulatory liabilities were $1.1 billion as of December 31, 2022. Refer to Nevada Power's Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information regarding Nevada Power's regulatory assets and liabilities.

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Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Nevada Power evaluates long-lived assets for impairment, including property, plant and equipment, when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable or when the assets are being held for sale. Upon the occurrence of a triggering event, the asset is reviewed to assess whether the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected from the use of the asset plus the residual value from the ultimate disposal exceeds the carrying value of the asset. If the carrying value exceeds the estimated recoverable amounts, the asset is written down to the estimated fair value and any resulting impairment loss is reflected on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As substantially all property, plant and equipment was used in regulated businesses, the impacts of regulation are considered when evaluating the carrying value of regulated assets.

The estimate of cash flows arising from the future use of an asset, for the purposes of impairment analysis, requires the exercise of judgment. Circumstances that could significantly alter the calculation of fair value or the recoverable amount of an asset may include significant changes in the regulatory environment, the business climate, management's plans, legal factors, market price of the asset, the use of the asset, the physical condition of the asset, future market prices, load growth, competition and many other factors over the life of the asset. Any resulting impairment loss is highly dependent on the underlying assumptions and could significantly affect Nevada Power's results of operations.

Income Taxes

In determining Nevada Power's income taxes, management is required to interpret complex income tax laws and regulations, which includes consideration of regulatory implications imposed by Nevada Power's various regulatory commissions. Nevada Power's income tax returns are subject to continuous examinations by federal, state and local income tax authorities that may give rise to different interpretations of these complex laws and regulations. Due to the nature of the examination process, it generally takes years before these examinations are completed and these matters are resolved. Nevada Power recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more-likely-than-not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that is more-likely-than-not to be realized upon ultimate settlement. Although the ultimate resolution of Nevada Power's federal, state and local income tax examinations is uncertain, Nevada Power believes it has made adequate provisions for these income tax positions. The aggregate amount of any additional income tax liabilities that may result from these examinations is not expected to have a material impact on Nevada Power's consolidated financial results. Refer to Nevada Power's Note 9 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information regarding Nevada Power's income taxes.

It is probable that Nevada Power will pass income tax benefit and expense related to the federal tax rate change from 35% to 21% as a result of 2017 Tax Reform, certain property related basis differences and other various differences on to its customers. As of December 31, 2022, these amounts were recognized as a net regulatory liability of $560 million and will be included in regulated rates when the temporary differences reverse.

Revenue Recognition - Unbilled Revenue

Revenue is recognized as electricity is delivered or services are provided. The determination of customer billings is based on a systematic reading of meters. At the end of each month, energy provided to customers since their last billing is estimated, and the corresponding unbilled revenue is recorded. Unbilled revenue was $143 million as of December 31, 2022. Factors that can impact the estimate of unbilled energy include, but are not limited to, seasonal weather patterns, total volumes supplied to the system, line losses, economic impacts and composition of sales among customer classes. Estimates are reversed in the following month when actual revenue is recorded.

Item 7A.     Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Nevada Power's Consolidated Balance Sheets include assets and liabilities with fair values that are subject to market risks. Nevada Power's significant market risks are primarily associated with commodity prices, interest rates and the extension of credit to counterparties with which Nevada Power transacts. The following discussion addresses the significant market risks associated with Nevada Power's business activities. Nevada Power has established guidelines for credit risk management. Refer to Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information regarding Nevada Power's contracts accounted for as derivatives.

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Commodity Price Risk

Nevada Power is exposed to the impact of market fluctuations in commodity prices and interest rates. Nevada Power is principally exposed to electricity and natural gas market fluctuations primarily through Nevada Power's obligation to serve retail customer load in its regulated service territory. Nevada Power's load and generating facilities represent substantial underlying commodity positions. Exposures to commodity prices consist mainly of variations in the price of fuel required to generate electricity and wholesale electricity that is purchased and sold. Commodity prices are subject to wide price swings as supply and demand are impacted by, among many other unpredictable items, weather, market liquidity, generating facility availability, customer usage, storage, and transmission and transportation constraints. The actual cost of fuel and purchased power is recoverable through the deferred energy mechanism. Interest rate risk exists on variable-rate debt and future debt issuances. Nevada Power does not engage in proprietary trading activities. To mitigate a portion of its commodity price risk, Nevada Power uses commodity derivative contracts, which may include forwards, futures, options, swaps and other agreements, to effectively secure future supply or sell future production generally at fixed prices. Nevada Power does not hedge all of its commodity price risk, thereby exposing the unhedged portion to changes in market prices. Nevada Power's exposure to commodity price risk is generally limited by its ability to include commodity costs in regulated rates through its deferred energy mechanism, which is subject to disallowance and regulatory lag that occurs between the time the costs are incurred and when the costs are included in regulated rates, as well as the impact of any customer sharing resulting from cost adjustment mechanisms.

The table that follows summarizes Nevada Power's price risk on commodity contracts accounted for as derivatives and shows the effects of a hypothetical 10% increase and 10% decrease in forward market prices by the expected volumes for these contracts as of that date. The selected hypothetical change does not reflect what could be considered the best or worse case scenarios (dollars in millions).

Fair Value -Estimated Fair Value after
Net AssetHypothetical Change in Price
(Liability)10% increase10% decrease
As of December 31, 2022:
Total commodity derivative contracts$(52)$(23)$(81)
As of December 31, 2021:
Total commodity derivative contracts$(113)$(93)$(133)

Nevada Power's commodity derivative contracts not designated as hedging contracts are recoverable from customers in regulated rates and therefore, net unrealized gains and losses associated with interim price movements on commodity derivative contracts do not expose Nevada Power to earnings volatility. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, a net regulatory asset of $52 million and $113 million, respectively, was recorded related to the net derivative liability of $52 million and $113 million, respectively. The settled cost of these commodity derivative contracts is generally included in regulated rates.

Interest Rate Risk

Nevada Power is exposed to interest rate risk on its outstanding variable-rate short- and long-term debt and future debt issuances. Nevada Power manages its interest rate risk by limiting its exposure to variable interest rates primarily through the issuance of fixed-rate long-term debt and by monitoring market changes in interest rates. As a result of the fixed interest rates, Nevada Power's fixed-rate long-term debt does not expose Nevada Power to the risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates. Additionally, because fixed-rate long-term debt is not carried at fair value on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, changes in fair value would impact earnings and cash flows only if Nevada Power were to reacquire all or a portion of these instruments prior to their maturity. The nature and amount of Nevada Power's short- and long-term debt can be expected to vary from period to period as a result of future business requirements, market conditions and other factors. Refer to Notes 7 and 8 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional discussion of Nevada Power's short- and long-term debt.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, Nevada Power had short- and long-term variable-rate obligations totaling $300 million and $180 million, respectively, that expose Nevada Power to the risk of increased interest expense in the event of increases in short-term interest rates. If variable interest rates were to increase by 10% from December 31 levels, it would not have a material effect on Nevada Power's annual interest expense. The carrying value of the variable-rate obligations approximates fair value as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.
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Credit Risk

Nevada Power is exposed to counterparty credit risk associated with wholesale energy supply and marketing activities with other utilities, energy marketing companies, financial institutions and other market participants. Credit risk may be concentrated to the extent Nevada Power's counterparties have similar economic, industry or other characteristics and due to direct and indirect relationships among the counterparties. Before entering into a transaction, Nevada Power analyzes the financial condition of each significant wholesale counterparty, establishes limits on the amount of unsecured credit to be extended to each counterparty and evaluates the appropriateness of unsecured credit limits on an ongoing basis. To further mitigate wholesale counterparty credit risk, Nevada Power enters into netting and collateral arrangements that may include margining and cross-product netting agreements and obtain third-party guarantees, letters of credit and cash deposits. If required, Nevada Power exercises rights under these arrangements, including calling on the counterparty's credit support arrangement.

As of December 31, 2022, Nevada Power's aggregate credit exposure from energy related transactions were not material, based on settlement and mark-to-market exposures, net of collateral.

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Item 8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


To the Board of Directors and Shareholder of
Nevada Power Company

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Nevada Power Company and subsidiaries ("Nevada Power") as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholder's equity, and cash flows, for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Nevada Power as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of Nevada Power's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on Nevada Power's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to Nevada Power in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Nevada Power is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of Nevada Power's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

Regulatory Matters — Effects of Rate Regulation on the Financial Statements — Refer to Notes 2 and 6 to the financial statements

Critical Audit Matter Description

Nevada Power is subject to rate regulation by a state public service commission as well as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (collectively, the "Commissions"), which have jurisdiction with respect to the rates of electric and natural gas companies in the respective service territories where Nevada Power operates. Management has determined it meets the requirements under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America to prepare its financial statements applying the specialized rules to account for the effects of cost-based rate regulation. Accounting for the economic effects of rate regulation has a pervasive effect on the financial statements.

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Regulated rates are subject to regulatory rate-setting processes. Rates are determined, approved, and established based on a cost-of-service basis, which is designed to allow Nevada Power an opportunity to recover its prudently incurred costs of providing services and to earn a reasonable return on its invested capital. Regulatory decisions can have an effect on the recovery of costs, the rate of return earned on investment, and the timing and amount of assets to be recovered by rates. While Nevada Power Company has indicated it expects to recover costs from customers through regulated rates, there is a risk that changes to the Commissions' approach to setting rates or other regulatory actions could limit Nevada Power's ability to recover its costs.

We identified the effects of rate regulation on the financial statements as a critical audit matter due to the significant judgments made by management to support its assertions about affected account balances and disclosures and the high degree of subjectivity involved in assessing the impact of regulatory orders on the financial statements. Management judgments include assessing the likelihood of (1) recovery in future rates of incurred costs and (2) a refund to customers. Given that management's accounting judgments are based on assumptions about the outcome of future decisions by the Commissions, auditing these judgments required specialized knowledge of accounting for rate regulation and the rate setting process due to its inherent complexities.

How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

Our audit procedures related to the uncertainty of future decisions by the Commissions included the following, among others:
We evaluated Nevada Power's disclosures related to the effects of rate regulation, including the balances recorded and regulatory developments.
We read relevant regulatory orders issued by the Commissions, regulatory statutes, interpretations, procedural memorandums, filings made by interveners, and other external information. We evaluated the external information and compared to management's recorded regulatory asset and liability balances for completeness.
For regulatory matters in process, we inspected Nevada Power's filings with the Commissions and the filings with the Commissions by intervenors to assess the likelihood of recovery in future rates or of a future reduction in rates based on precedents of the Commissions' treatment of similar costs under similar circumstances.
We inquired of management about property, plant, and equipment that may be abandoned. We inquired of management to identify projects that are designed to replace assets that may be retired prior to the end of the useful life. We inspected minutes of the board of directors and regulatory orders and other filings with the Commissions to identify any evidence that may contradict management's assertion regarding probability of an abandonment.


/s/    Deloitte & Touche LLP

Las Vegas, Nevada
February 24, 2023

We have served as Nevada Power's auditor since 1987.

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NEVADA POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in millions, except share data)
As of December 31,
20222021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$43 $33 
Trade receivables, net388 227 
Note receivable from affiliate100 — 
Inventories93 64 
Regulatory assets666 291 
Other current assets89 86 
Total current assets1,379 701 
Property, plant and equipment, net7,406 6,891 
Regulatory assets628 728 
Other assets388 432 
Total assets$9,801 $8,752 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$422 $242 
Accrued interest40 32 
Accrued property, income and other taxes32 29 
Short-term debt— 180 
Regulatory liabilities45 49 
Customer deposits51 44 
Derivative contracts51 55 
Other current liabilities49 62 
Total current liabilities690 693 
Long-term debt 3,195 2,499 
Finance lease obligations295 310 
Regulatory liabilities1,093 1,100 
Deferred income taxes875 782 
Other long-term liabilities299 338 
Total liabilities6,447 5,722 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Shareholder's equity:
Common stock - $1.00 stated value, 1,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding
— — 
Additional paid-in capital2,333 2,308 
Retained earnings1,022 724 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net(1)(2)
Total shareholder's equity3,354 3,030 
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity$9,801 $8,752 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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NEVADA POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in millions)
Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Operating revenue$2,630 $2,139 $1,998 
Operating expenses:
Cost of fuel and energy1,427 939 816 
Operations and maintenance303 301 299 
Depreciation and amortization417 406 361 
Property and other taxes53 48 47 
Total operating expenses2,200 1,694 1,523 
Operating income430 445 475 
Other income (expense):
Interest expense(165)(153)(162)
Capitalized interest
Allowance for equity funds11 
Interest and dividend income47 20 10 
Other, net18 
Total other income (expense)(96)(105)(133)
Income before income tax expense334 340 342 
Income tax expense36 37 47 
Net income$298 $303 $295 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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NEVADA POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
(Amounts in millions, except shares)
Accumulated
OtherOtherTotal
Common StockPaid-inRetainedComprehensiveShareholder's
SharesAmountCapitalEarningsLoss, NetEquity
Balance, December 31, 20191,000 $— $2,308 $493 $(4)$2,797 
Net income— — — 295 — 295 
Dividends declared— — — (155)— (155)
Other equity transactions— — — 
Balance, December 31, 20201,000 — 2,308 634 (3)2,939 
Net income— — — 303 — 303 
Dividends declared— — — (213)— (213)
Other equity transactions— — — — 
Balance, December 31, 20211,000 — 2,308 724 (2)3,030 
Net income— — — 298 — 298 
Contributions— — 25 — — 25 
Other equity transactions— — — — 
Balance, December 31, 20221,000 $— $2,333 $1,022 $(1)$3,354 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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NEVADA POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in millions)
Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income$298 $303 $295 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization417 406 361 
Allowance for equity funds(11)(7)(7)
Deferred energy(541)(245)(44)
Amortization of deferred energy160 11 (41)
Other changes in regulatory assets and liabilities(15)(19)(42)
Deferred income taxes and amortization of investment tax credits49 — (10)
Other, net— 
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables and other assets(178)45 
Inventories(29)(7)
Accrued property, income and other taxes21 (18)
Accounts payable and other liabilities176 63 (90)
Net cash flows from operating activities355 505 467 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures(762)(449)(455)
Proceeds from sale of assets— — 26 
Issuance of affiliate note receivable(100)— — 
Other, net— — 
Net cash flows from investing activities(862)(447)(429)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt694 — 718 
Repayments of long-term debt— — (575)
Net (repayments of) proceeds from short-term debt(180)180 — 
Dividends paid— (213)(155)
Contributions from parent25 — — 
Other, net(17)(16)(15)
Net cash flows from financing activities522 (49)(27)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents15 11 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period45 36 25 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period$60 $45 $36 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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NEVADA POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(1)    Organization and Operations

Nevada Power Company and its subsidiaries ("Nevada Power"), is a wholly owned subsidiary of NV Energy, Inc. ("NV Energy"), a holding company that also owns Sierra Pacific Power Company and its subsidiaries ("Sierra Pacific") and certain other subsidiaries. Nevada Power is a U.S. regulated electric utility company serving retail customers, including residential, commercial and industrial customers primarily in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson and adjoining areas. NV Energy is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company ("BHE"). BHE is a holding company based in Des Moines, Iowa that owns subsidiaries principally engaged in energy businesses. BHE is a consolidated subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire Hathaway").

(2)    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Consolidation and Presentation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Nevada Power and its subsidiaries in which it holds a controlling financial interest as of the financial statement date. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income have been omitted as net income equals comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020.

Use of Estimates in Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. These estimates include, but are not limited to, the effects of regulation; recovery of long-lived assets; certain assumptions made in accounting for pension and other postretirement benefits; asset retirement obligations ("AROs"); income taxes; unbilled revenue; valuation of certain financial assets and liabilities, including derivative contracts; and accounting for contingencies. Actual results may differ from the estimates used in preparing the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation

Nevada Power prepares its Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with authoritative guidance for regulated operations, which recognizes the economic effects of regulation. Accordingly, Nevada Power defers the recognition of certain costs or income if it is probable that, through the ratemaking process, there will be a corresponding increase or decrease in future regulated rates. Regulatory assets and liabilities are established to reflect the impacts of these deferrals, which will be recognized in earnings in the periods the corresponding changes in regulated rates occur. If it becomes no longer probable that the deferred costs or income will be included in future regulated rates, the related regulatory assets and liabilities will be written off to net income, returned to customers or re-established as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ("AOCI").

Fair Value Measurements

As defined under GAAP, fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability between market participants in the principal market or in the most advantageous market when no principal market exists. Adjustments to transaction prices or quoted market prices may be required in illiquid or disorderly markets in order to estimate fair value. Different valuation techniques may be appropriate under the circumstances to determine the value that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction. Market participants are assumed to be independent, knowledgeable, able and willing to transact an exchange and not under duress. Nonperformance or credit risk is considered when determining fair value. Considerable judgment may be required in interpreting market data used to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, estimates of fair value presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in a current or future market exchange.

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Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

Cash equivalents consist of funds invested in money market mutual funds, U.S. Treasury Bills and other investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased. Cash and cash equivalents exclude amounts where availability is restricted by legal requirements, loan agreements or other contractual provisions. Restricted cash and cash equivalents consist of funds restricted by the PUCN for a certain renewable energy contract. A reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, as presented in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows is outlined below and disaggregated by the line items in which they appear on the Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):
As of December 31,
20222021
Cash and cash equivalents$43 $33 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents included in other current assets17 12 
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents$60 $45 

Allowance for Credit Losses

Trade receivables are primarily short-term in nature with stated collection terms of less than one year from the date of origination and are stated at the outstanding principal amount, net of an estimated allowance for credit losses. The allowance for credit losses is based on Nevada Power's assessment of the collectability of amounts owed to Nevada Power by its customers. This assessment requires judgment regarding the ability of customers to pay or the outcome of any pending disputes. In measuring the allowance for credit losses for trade receivables, Nevada Power primarily utilizes credit loss history. However, Nevada Power may adjust the allowance for credit losses to reflect current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts that deviate from historical experience. Nevada Power also has the ability to assess deposits on customers who have delayed payments or who are deemed to be a credit risk. The changes in the balance of the allowance for credit losses, which is included in trade receivables, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, is summarized as follows for the years ended December 31, (in millions):

202220212020
Beginning balance$18 $19 $15 
Charged to operating costs and expenses, net14 13 13 
Write-offs, net(12)(14)(9)
Ending balance$20 $18 $19 

Derivatives

Nevada Power employs a number of different derivative contracts, which may include forwards, futures, options, swaps and other agreements, to manage its commodity price and interest rate risk. Derivative contracts are recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as either assets or liabilities and are stated at estimated fair value unless they are designated as normal purchases or normal sales and qualify for the exception afforded by GAAP. Derivative balances reflect offsetting permitted under master netting agreements with counterparties and cash collateral paid or received under such agreements.

Commodity derivatives used in normal business operations that are settled by physical delivery, among other criteria, are eligible for and may be designated as normal purchases or normal sales. Normal purchases or normal sales contracts are not marked‑to‑market and settled amounts are recognized as cost of fuel, energy and capacity on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

For Nevada Power's derivative contracts, the settled amount is generally included in regulated rates. Accordingly, the net unrealized gains and losses associated with interim price movements on contracts that are accounted for as derivatives and probable of inclusion in regulated rates are recorded as regulatory assets and liabilities. For a derivative contract not probable of inclusion in rates, changes in the fair value are recognized in earnings.

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Inventories

Inventories consist mainly of materials and supplies totaling $93 million and $64 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. The cost is determined using the average cost method. Materials are charged to inventory when purchased and are expensed or capitalized to construction work in process, as appropriate, when used.

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

General

Additions to property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost. Nevada Power capitalizes all construction-related material, direct labor and contract services, as well as indirect construction costs. Indirect construction costs include debt allowance for funds used during construction ("AFUDC"), and equity AFUDC, as applicable. The cost of additions and betterments are capitalized, while costs incurred that do not improve or extend the useful lives of the related assets are generally expensed. The cost of repairs and minor replacements are charged to expense when incurred with the exception of costs for generation plant maintenance under certain long-term service agreements. Costs under these agreements are expensed straight-line over the term of the agreements as approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada ("PUCN").

Depreciation and amortization are generally computed by applying the composite or straight-line method based on either estimated useful lives or mandated recovery periods as prescribed by Nevada Power's various regulatory authorities. Depreciation studies are completed by Nevada Power to determine the appropriate group lives, net salvage and group depreciation rates. These studies are reviewed and rates are ultimately approved by the applicable regulatory commission. Net salvage includes the estimated future residual values of the assets and any estimated removal costs recovered through approved depreciation rates. Estimated removal costs are recorded as a non-current regulatory liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As actual removal costs are incurred, the associated liability is reduced.

Generally when Nevada Power retires or sells a component of regulated property, plant and equipment depreciated using the composite method, it charges the original cost, net of any proceeds from the disposition, to accumulated depreciation. Any gain or loss on disposals of all other assets is recorded through earnings with the exception of material gains or losses on regulated property, plant and equipment depreciated on a straight-line basis, which is then recorded to a regulatory asset or liability.

Debt and equity AFUDC, which represent the estimated costs of debt and equity funds necessary to finance the construction of regulated facilities, are capitalized as a component of property, plant and equipment, with offsetting credits to the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The rate applied to construction costs is the lower of the PUCN allowed rate of return and rates computed based on guidelines set forth by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC"). After construction is completed, Nevada Power is permitted to earn a return on these costs as a component of the related assets, as well as recover these costs through depreciation expense over the useful lives of the related assets. Nevada Power's AFUDC rate used during 2022 and 2021 was 6.55% and 7.14%, respectively.

Asset Retirement Obligations

Nevada Power recognizes AROs when it has a legal obligation to perform decommissioning, reclamation or removal activities upon retirement of an asset. Nevada Power's AROs are primarily associated with its generating facilities. The fair value of an ARO liability is recognized in the period in which it is incurred, if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made, and is added to the carrying amount of the associated asset, which is then depreciated over the remaining useful life of the asset. Subsequent to the initial recognition, the ARO liability is adjusted for any revisions to the original estimate of undiscounted cash flows (with corresponding adjustments to property, plant and equipment, net) and for accretion of the ARO liability due to the passage of time. The difference between the ARO liability, the corresponding ARO asset included in property, plant and equipment, net and amounts recovered in rates to satisfy such liabilities is recorded as a regulatory asset or liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The costs are not recovered in rates until the work has been completed.

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Impairment

Nevada Power evaluates long-lived assets for impairment, including property, plant and equipment, when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable or when the assets are being held for sale. Upon the occurrence of a triggering event, the asset is reviewed to assess whether the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected from the use of the asset plus the residual value from the ultimate disposal exceeds the carrying value of the asset. If the carrying value exceeds the estimated recoverable amounts, the asset is written down to the estimated fair value and any resulting impairment loss is reflected on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As substantially all property, plant and equipment was used in regulated businesses, the impacts of regulation are considered when evaluating the carrying value of regulated assets.

Leases

Nevada Power has non-cancelable operating leases primarily for land, generating facilities, vehicles and office equipment and finance leases consisting primarily of transmission assets, generating facilities, office space and vehicles. These leases generally require Nevada Power to pay for insurance, taxes and maintenance applicable to the leased property. Given the capital intensive nature of the utility industry, it is common for a portion of lease costs to be capitalized when used during construction or maintenance of assets, in which the associated costs will be capitalized with the corresponding asset and depreciated over the remaining life of that asset. Certain leases contain renewal options for varying periods and escalation clauses for adjusting rent to reflect changes in price indices. Nevada Power does not include options in its lease calculations unless there is a triggering event indicating Nevada Power is reasonably certain to exercise the option. Nevada Power's accounting policy is to not recognize right-of-use assets and lease obligations for leases with contract terms of one year or less and not separate lease components from non-lease components and instead account for each separate lease component and the non-lease components associated with a lease as a single lease component. Leases will be evaluated for impairment in line with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 360, "Property, Plant and Equipment" when a triggering event has occurred that might affect the value and use of the assets being leased.

Nevada Power's leases of generating facilities generally are for the long-term purchase of electric energy, also known as power purchase agreements ("PPA"). PPAs are generally signed before or during the early stages of project construction and can yield a lease that has not yet commenced. These agreements are primarily for renewable energy and the payments are considered variable lease payments as they are based on the amount of output.

Nevada Power's operating and right-of-use assets are recorded in other assets and the operating lease liabilities are recorded in current and long-term other liabilities accordingly.

Revenue Recognition

Nevada Power uses a single five-step model to identify and recognize revenue from contracts with customers ("Customer Revenue") upon transfer of control of promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration to which Nevada Power expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Nevada Power records sales, franchise and excise taxes collected directly from customers and remitted directly to the taxing authorities on a net basis on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Substantially all of Nevada Power's Customer Revenue is derived from tariff-based sales arrangements approved by various regulatory commissions. These tariff-based revenues are mainly comprised of energy, transmission and distribution and have performance obligations to deliver energy products and services to customers which are satisfied over time as energy is delivered or services are provided. Other revenue consists primarily of amounts not considered Customer Revenue within ASC 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" and revenue recognized in accordance with ASC 842, "Leases."

Revenue recognized is equal to what Nevada Power has the right to invoice as it corresponds directly with the value to the customer of Nevada Power's performance to date and includes billed and unbilled amounts. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, trade receivables, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets relate substantially to Customer Revenue, including unbilled revenue of $143 million and $107 million, respectively. Payments for amounts billed are generally due from the customer within 30 days of billing. Rates charged for energy products and services are established by regulators or contractual arrangements that establish the transaction price as well as the allocation of price amongst the separate performance obligations. When preliminary regulated rates are permitted to be billed prior to final approval by the applicable regulator, certain revenue collected may be subject to refund and a liability for estimated refunds is accrued. In addition, Nevada Power has recognized contract assets of $4 million and $6 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, due to Nevada Power's performance on certain contracts.
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Unamortized Debt Premiums, Discounts and Issuance Costs

Premiums, discounts and financing costs incurred for the issuance of long-term debt are amortized over the term of the related financing using the effective interest method.

Income Taxes

Berkshire Hathaway includes Nevada Power in its consolidated U.S. federal income tax return. Consistent with established regulatory practice, Nevada Power's provision for income taxes has been computed on a separate return basis.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are based on differences between the financial statement and income tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted income tax rates expected to be in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities associated with components of other comprehensive income ("OCI") are charged or credited directly to OCI. Changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities associated with certain property‑related basis differences and other various differences that Nevada Power deems probable to be passed on to its customers are charged or credited directly to a regulatory asset or liability and will be included in regulated rates when the temporary differences reverse. Other changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities are included as a component of income tax expense. Changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities attributable to changes in enacted income tax rates are charged or credited to income tax expense or a regulatory asset or liability in the period of enactment. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred income tax assets to the amount that is more-likely-than-not to be realized.

Investment tax credits are deferred and amortized over the estimated useful lives of the related properties.

Nevada Power recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more-likely-than-not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that is more-likely-than-not to be realized upon ultimate settlement. Nevada Power's unrecognized tax benefits are primarily included in other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Estimated interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions are included as a component of income tax expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Segment Information

Nevada Power currently has one segment, which includes its regulated electric utility operations.

(3)    Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
Depreciable Life20222021
Utility plant:
Generation
30 - 55 years
$3,977 $3,793 
Transmission
45 - 70 years
1,562 1,503 
Distribution
20 - 65 years
4,134 3,920 
General and intangible plant
5 - 65 years
871 836 
Utility plant10,544 10,052 
Accumulated depreciation and amortization(3,624)(3,406)
Utility plant, net6,920 6,646 
Nonregulated, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization
45 years
6,921 6,647 
Construction work-in-progress485 244 
Property, plant and equipment, net$7,406 $6,891 

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Almost all of Nevada Power's plant is subject to the ratemaking jurisdiction of the PUCN and the FERC. Nevada Power's depreciation and amortization expense, as authorized by the PUCN, stated as a percentage of the depreciable property balances as of December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 was 3.1%, 3.2%, and 3.1%, respectively. Nevada Power is required to file a utility plant depreciation study every six years as a companion filing with the triennial general rate review filings. The most recent study was filed in 2017.

Construction work-in-progress is primarily related to the construction of regulated assets.

(4)    Jointly Owned Utility Facilities

Under joint facility ownership agreements, Nevada Power, as tenants in common, has undivided interests in jointly owned generation and transmission facilities. Nevada Power accounts for its proportionate share of each facility and each joint owner has provided financing for its share of each facility. Operating costs of each facility are assigned to joint owners based on their percentage of ownership or energy production, depending on the nature of the cost. Operating costs and expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations include Nevada Power's share of the expenses of these facilities.

The amounts shown in the table below represent Nevada Power's share in each jointly owned facility included in property, plant and equipment, net as of December 31, 2022 (dollars in millions):
NevadaConstruction
Power'sUtilityAccumulatedWork-in-
SharePlantDepreciationProgress
Navajo Generating Station(1)
11 %$$$— 
ON Line Transmission Line19 121 26 
Other transmission facilitiesVarious56 27 — 
Total$178 $57 $

(1)Represents Nevada Power's proportionate share of capitalized asset retirement costs to retire the Navajo Generating Station, which was shut down in November 2019.

(5)    Leases

The following table summarizes Nevada Power's leases recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Right-of-use assets:
Operating leases$$10 
Finance leases303 326 
Total right-of-use assets$312 $336 
Lease liabilities:
Operating leases$11 $13 
Finance leases313 336 
Total lease liabilities$324 $349 

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The following table summarizes Nevada Power's lease costs for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
202220212020
Variable$369 $449 $434 
Operating
Finance:
Amortization14 13 12 
Interest27 28 29 
Total lease costs$412 $492 $478 
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years):
Operating leases4.85.76.5
Finance leases29.128.728.7
Weighted-average discount rate:
Operating leases 4.5 %4.5 %4.5 %
Finance leases8.6 %8.6 %8.6 %

The following table summarizes Nevada Power's supplemental cash flow information relating to leases for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
202220212020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases$(3)$(3)$(3)
Operating cash flows from finance leases(28)(29)(34)
Financing cash flows from finance leases(17)(16)(15)
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities:
Operating leases$— $— $
Finance leases

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Nevada Power has the following remaining lease commitments as of December 31, 2022 (in millions):
OperatingFinanceTotal
2023$$44 $46 
202444 47 
202543 46 
202644 47 
202742 44 
Thereafter— 414 414 
Total undiscounted lease payments13 631 644 
Less - amounts representing interest(2)(318)(320)
Lease liabilities$11 $313 $324 

Operating and Finance Lease Obligations

Nevada Power's lease obligation primarily consists of a transmission line, One Nevada Transmission Line ("ON Line"), which was placed in-service on December 31, 2013. Nevada Power and Sierra Pacific, collectively the ("Nevada Utilities"), entered into a long-term transmission use agreement, in which the Nevada Utilities have a 25% interest and Great Basin Transmission South, LLC has a 75% interest. The Nevada Utilities' share of the long-term transmission use agreement and ownership interest is split at 75% for Nevada Power and 25% for Sierra Pacific, previously split 95% for Nevada Power and 5% for Sierra Pacific. In December 2019, the PUCN ordered the Nevada Utilities to complete the necessary procedures to change the ownership split to 75% for Nevada Power and 25% for Sierra Pacific, effective January 1, 2020. In August 2020, the FERC approved the amended agreement between the Nevada Utilities and Great Basin Transmission, LLC that reallocated the PUCN-approved ownership percentage change from Nevada Power to Sierra Pacific. The term of the lease is 41 years with the agreement ending December 31, 2054. Total ON Line finance lease obligations of $276 million and $286 million were included on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. See Note 2 for further discussion of Nevada Power's other lease obligations.

(6)    Regulatory Matters

Regulatory Assets

Regulatory assets represent costs that are expected to be recovered in future rates. Nevada Power's regulatory assets reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
Weighted
Average
Remaining Life20222021
Deferred energy costs1 year654 273 
Decommissioning costs3 years116 169 
Merger costs from 1999 merger22 years105 110 
Unrealized loss on regulated derivative contracts1 year75 117 
Asset retirement obligations5 years69 73 
Deferred operating costs13 years67 93 
OtherVarious208 184 
Total regulatory assets$1,294 $1,019 
Reflected as:
Current assets$666 $291 
Noncurrent assets628 728 
Total regulatory assets$1,294 $1,019 

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Nevada Power had regulatory assets not earning a return on investment of $320 million and $371 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The regulatory assets not earning a return on investment primarily consist of merger costs from the 1999 merger, AROs, deferred operating costs, a portion of the employee benefit plans, losses on reacquired debt and deferred energy costs.

Regulatory Liabilities

Regulatory liabilities represent amounts that are expected to be returned to customers in future periods. Nevada Power's regulatory liabilities reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
Weighted
Average
Remaining Life20222021
Deferred income taxes(1)
Various$560 $603 
Cost of removal(2)
31 years358 348 
Earning sharing mechanism4 years114 73 
OtherVarious106 125 
Total regulatory liabilities$1,138 $1,149 
Reflected as:
Current liabilities$45 $49 
Noncurrent liabilities1,093 1,100 
Total regulatory liabilities$1,138 $1,149 

(1)Amounts primarily represent income tax liabilities related to the federal tax rate change from 35% to 21% that are probable to be passed on to customers, offset by income tax benefits related to accelerated tax depreciation and certain property-related basis differences that were previously passed on to customers and will be included in regulated rates when the temporary differences reverse.
(2)Amounts represent estimated costs, as accrued through depreciation rates and exclusive of ARO liabilities, of removing regulated property, plant and equipment in accordance with accepted regulatory practices.

Deferred Energy

Nevada statutes permit regulated utilities to adopt deferred energy accounting procedures. The intent of these procedures is to ease the effect on customers of fluctuations in the cost of purchased natural gas, fuel and electricity and are subject to annual prudency review by the PUCN. Under deferred energy accounting, to the extent actual fuel and purchased power costs exceed fuel and purchased power costs recoverable through current rates that excess is not recorded as a current expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations but rather is deferred and recorded as a regulatory asset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and would be included in the table above as deferred energy costs. Conversely, a regulatory liability is recorded to the extent fuel and purchased power costs recoverable through current rates exceed actual fuel and purchased power costs and is included in the table above as deferred energy costs. These excess amounts are reflected in quarterly adjustments to rates and recorded as cost of fuel, energy and capacity in future time periods.


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(7)    Short-term Debt and Credit Facilities

The following table summarizes Nevada Power's availability under its credit facilities as of December 31 (in millions):

20222021
Credit facilities$400 $400 
Short-term debt— (180)
Net credit facilities$400 $220 

Nevada Power has a $400 million secured credit facility expiring in June 2025 with an unlimited number of maturity extension options, subject to lender consent. The credit facility, which is for general corporate purposes and provide for the issuance of letters of credit, has a variable interest rate based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") or a base rate, at Nevada Power's option, plus a spread that varies based on Nevada Power's credit ratings for its senior secured long‑term debt securities. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, Nevada Power had borrowings of $— million and $180 million, respectively, outstanding under the credit facility. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the weighted average interest rate on borrowings outstanding was —% and 0.86%, respectively. Amounts due under Nevada Power's credit facility are collateralized by Nevada Power's general and refunding mortgage bonds. The credit facility requires Nevada Power's ratio of consolidated debt, including current maturities, to total capitalization not exceed 0.65 to 1.0 as of the last day of each quarter.


As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, Nevada Power had $— million and $15 million, respectively, of a fully available letter of credit issued under committed arrangements in support of certain transactions required by a third party and has provisions that automatically extend the annual expiration date for an additional year unless the issuing bank elects not to renew the letter of credit prior to the expiration date.

(8)    Long-term Debt

Nevada Power's long-term debt consists of the following, including unamortized premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs, as of December 31 (dollars in millions):
Par Value20222021
General and refunding mortgage securities:
3.700% Series CC, due 2029
$500 $497 $497 
2.400% Series DD, due 2030
425 422 422 
6.650% Series N, due 2036
367 360 359 
6.750% Series R, due 2037
349 346 346 
5.375% Series X, due 2040
250 248 248 
5.450% Series Y, due 2041
250 239 239 
3.125% Series EE, due 2050
300 298 297 
5.900% Series GG, due 2053
400 394 — 
Tax-exempt refunding revenue bond obligations:
Fixed-rate series:
1.875% Pollution Control Bonds Series 2017A, due 2032(1)
40 39 39 
1.650% Pollution Control Bonds Series 2017, due 2036(1)
40 39 39 
1.650% Pollution Control Bonds Series 2017B, due 2039(1)
13 13 13 
Variable-rate 4.821% Term Loan, due 2024(2)
300 300 — 
Total long-term debt $3,234 $3,195 $2,499 
Reflected as:
Total long-term debt $3,195 $2,499 

(1)Subject to mandatory purchase by Nevada Power in March 2023 at which date the interest rate may be adjusted.
(2)Amounts borrowed under the facility bear interest at variable rates based on SOFR or a base rate, at Nevada Power's option, plus a pricing margin.

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Annual Payment on Long-Term Debt

The annual repayments of long-term debt for the years beginning January 1, 2023 and thereafter, are as follows (in millions):
2024$300 
2028 and thereafter2,934 
Total3,234 
Unamortized premium, discount and debt issuance cost(39)
Total$3,195 

The issuance of General and Refunding Mortgage Securities by Nevada Power is subject to PUCN approval and is limited by available property and other provisions of the mortgage indentures. As of December 31, 2022, approximately $9.8 billion (based on original cost) of Nevada Power's property was subject to the liens of the mortgages.

(9)    Income Taxes

Income tax expense consists of the following for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
202220212020
Current – Federal$(13)$37 $57 
Deferred – Federal49 — (10)
Total income tax expense$36 $37 $47 

A reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to the effective income tax rate applicable to income before income tax expense is as follows for the years ended December 31:
 202220212020
Federal statutory income tax rate21 %21 %21 %
Effects of ratemaking(11)(11)(8)
Other
Effective income tax rate11 %11 %14 %

The net deferred income tax liability consists of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
 20222021
Deferred income tax assets:  
Regulatory liabilities$186 $195 
Operating and finance leases68 73 
Customer advances27 25 
Unamortized contract value20 25 
Other
Total deferred income tax assets310 326 
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Property related items(821)(800)
Regulatory assets(273)(204)
Operating and finance leases(65)(70)
Other(26)(34)
Total deferred income tax liabilities(1,185)(1,108)
Net deferred income tax liability$(875)$(782)

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The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has closed or effectively settled its examination of Nevada Power's income tax return through the short year ended December 31, 2013. The closure of examinations, or the expiration of the statute of limitations, may not preclude the U.S. Internal Revenue Service from adjusting the federal net operating loss carryforward utilized in a year for which the statute of limitations is not closed.

(10)    Employee Benefit Plans

Nevada Power is a participant in benefit plans sponsored by NV Energy. The NV Energy Retirement Plan includes a qualified pension plan ("Qualified Pension Plan") and a supplemental executive retirement plan and a restoration plan (collectively, "Non‑Qualified Pension Plans") that provide pension benefits for eligible employees. The NV Energy Comprehensive Welfare Benefit and Cafeteria Plan provides certain postretirement health care and life insurance benefits for eligible retirees ("Other Postretirement Plans") on behalf of Nevada Power. Nevada Power did not make any contributions to the Qualified Pension Plan for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020. Nevada Power contributed $1 million to the Non-Qualified Pension Plans for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020. Nevada Power did not make any contributions to the Other Postretirement Plans for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020. Amounts attributable to Nevada Power were allocated from NV Energy based upon the current, or in the case of retirees, previous, employment location. Offsetting regulatory assets and liabilities have been recorded related to the amounts not yet recognized as a component of net periodic benefit costs that will be included in regulated rates. Net periodic benefit costs not included in regulated rates are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net.

Amounts receivable from (payable to) NV Energy are included on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and consist of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Qualified Pension Plan -
Other non-current assets$27 $42 
Non-Qualified Pension Plans:
Other current liabilities(1)(1)
Other long-term liabilities(6)(8)
Other Postretirement Plans -
Other non-current assets

(11)    Asset Retirement Obligations

Nevada Power estimates its ARO liabilities based upon detailed engineering calculations of the amount and timing of the future cash spending for a third party to perform the required work. Spending estimates are escalated for inflation and then discounted at a credit-adjusted, risk-free rate. Changes in estimates could occur for a number of reasons, including changes in laws and regulations, plan revisions, inflation and changes in the amount and timing of the expected work.

Nevada Power does not recognize liabilities for AROs for which the fair value cannot be reasonably estimated. Due to the indeterminate removal date, the fair value of the associated liabilities on certain generation, transmission, distribution and other assets cannot currently be estimated, and no amounts are recognized on the Consolidated Financial Statements other than those included in the cost of removal regulatory liability established via approved depreciation rates in accordance with accepted regulatory practices. These accruals totaled $358 million and $348 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

The following table presents Nevada Power's ARO liabilities by asset type as of December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Waste water remediation$31 $37 
Evaporative ponds and dry ash landfills14 13 
Solar-powered generating facilities
Other11 15 
Total asset retirement obligations$59 $68 

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The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balances of Nevada Power's ARO liabilities for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Beginning balance$68 $72 
Change in estimated costs— 
Retirements(16)(6)
Accretion
Ending balance$59 $68 
Reflected as:
Other current liabilities$16 $19 
Other long-term liabilities43 49 
$59 $68 

In 2008, Nevada Power signed an administrative order of consent as owner and operator of Reid Gardner Generating Station Unit Nos. 1, 2 and 3 and as co-owner and operating agent of Unit No. 4. Based on the administrative order of consent, Nevada Power recorded estimated AROs and capital remediation costs. However, actual costs of work under the administrative order of consent may vary significantly once the scope of work is defined and additional site characterization has been completed. In connection with the termination of the co-ownership arrangement, effective October 22, 2013, between Nevada Power and California Department of Water Resources ("CDWR") for the Reid Gardner Generating Station Unit No. 4, Nevada Power and CDWR entered into a cost-sharing agreement that sets forth how the parties will jointly share in costs associated with all investigation, characterization and, if necessary, remedial activities as required under the administrative order of consent.

Certain of Nevada Power's decommissioning and reclamation obligations relate to jointly-owned facilities, and as such, Nevada Power is committed to pay a proportionate share of the decommissioning or reclamation costs. In the event of a default by any of the other joint participants, the respective subsidiary may be obligated to absorb, directly or by paying additional sums to the entity, a proportionate share of the defaulting party's liability. Management has identified legal obligations to retire generation plant assets specified in land leases for Nevada Power's jointly-owned Navajo Generating Station, retired in November 2019, and the Higgins Generating Station. Provisions of the lease require the lessees to remove the facilities upon request of the lessors at the expiration of the leases. Nevada Power's estimated share of the decommissioning and reclamation obligations are primarily recorded as ARO liabilities in other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(12)    Risk Management and Hedging Activities

Nevada Power is exposed to the impact of market fluctuations in commodity prices and interest rates. Nevada Power is principally exposed to electricity and natural gas market fluctuations primarily through Nevada Power's obligation to serve retail customer load in its regulated service territory. Nevada Power's load and generating facilities represent substantial underlying commodity positions. Exposures to commodity prices consist mainly of variations in the price of fuel required to generate electricity and wholesale electricity that is purchased and sold. Commodity prices are subject to wide price swings as supply and demand are impacted by, among many other unpredictable items, weather, market liquidity, generating facility availability, customer usage, storage, and transmission and transportation constraints. The actual cost of fuel and purchased power is recoverable through the deferred energy mechanism. Interest rate risk exists on variable-rate debt and future debt issuances. Nevada Power does not engage in proprietary trading activities.

Nevada Power has established a risk management process that is designed to identify, assess, manage and report on each of the various types of risk involved in its business. To mitigate a portion of its commodity price risk, Nevada Power uses commodity derivative contracts, which may include forwards, futures, options, swaps and other agreements, to effectively secure future supply or sell future production generally at fixed prices. Nevada Power manages its interest rate risk by limiting its exposure to variable interest rates primarily through the issuance of fixed-rate long-term debt and by monitoring market changes in interest rates. Additionally, Nevada Power may from time to time enter into interest rate derivative contracts, such as interest rate swaps or locks, to mitigate Nevada Power's exposure to interest rate risk. Nevada Power does not hedge all of its commodity price and interest rate risks, thereby exposing the unhedged portion to changes in market prices.

There have been no significant changes in Nevada Power's accounting policies related to derivatives. Refer to Notes 2 and 13 for additional information on derivative contracts.

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The following table, which excludes contracts that have been designated as normal under the normal purchases and normal sales exception afforded by GAAP, summarizes the fair value of Nevada Power's derivative contracts, on a gross basis, and reconciles those amounts presented on a net basis on the Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):

Derivative
OtherContracts -Other
CurrentCurrentLong-term
AssetsLiabilitiesLiabilitiesTotal
As of December 31, 2022:
Not designated as hedging contracts (1):
Commodity assets$23 $— $— $23 
Commodity liabilities— (51)(24)(75)
Total derivative - net basis$23 $(51)$(24)$(52)
As of December 31, 2021:
Not designated as hedging contracts(1):
Commodity assets$$— $— $
Commodity liabilities— (55)(62)(117)
Total derivative - net basis$$(55)$(62)$(113)

(1)Nevada Power's commodity derivatives not designated as hedging contracts are included in regulated rates. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, a regulatory asset of $52 million and $113 million, respectively, was recorded related to the net derivative liability of $52 million and $113 million, respectively.

Derivative Contract Volumes

The following table summarizes the net notional amounts of outstanding commodity derivative contracts with fixed price terms that comprise the mark-to-market values as of December 31 (in millions):
Unit of
Measure20222021
Electricity purchasesMegawatt hours
Natural gas purchasesDecatherms109 119 

Credit Risk

Nevada Power is exposed to counterparty credit risk associated with wholesale energy supply and marketing activities with other utilities, energy marketing companies, financial institutions and other market participants. Credit risk may be concentrated to the extent Nevada Power's counterparties have similar economic, industry or other characteristics and due to direct and indirect relationships among the counterparties. Before entering into a transaction, Nevada Power analyzes the financial condition of each significant wholesale counterparty, establishes limits on the amount of unsecured credit to be extended to each counterparty and evaluates the appropriateness of unsecured credit limits on an ongoing basis. To further mitigate wholesale counterparty credit risk, Nevada Power enters into netting and collateral arrangements that may include margining and cross-product netting agreements and obtain third-party guarantees, letters of credit and cash deposits. If required, Nevada Power exercises rights under these arrangements, including calling on the counterparty's credit support arrangement.

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Collateral and Contingent Features

In accordance with industry practice, certain wholesale agreements, including derivative contracts, contain credit support provisions that in part base certain collateral requirements on credit ratings for senior unsecured debt as reported by one or more of the recognized credit rating agencies. These agreements may either specifically provide bilateral rights to demand cash or other security if credit exposures on a net basis exceed specified rating-dependent threshold levels "credit-risk-related contingent features") or provide the right for counterparties to demand "adequate assurance" if there is a material adverse change in Nevada Power's creditworthiness. These rights can vary by contract and by counterparty. As of December 31, 2022, Nevada Power's credit ratings for its senior secured debt and its issuer credit ratings for senior unsecured debt from the recognized credit rating agencies were investment grade.

The aggregate fair value of Nevada Power's derivative contracts in liability positions with specific credit-risk-related contingent features totaled $5 million and $6 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which represents the amount of collateral to be posted if all credit risk related contingent features for derivative contracts in liability positions had been triggered. Nevada Power's collateral requirements could fluctuate considerably due to market price volatility, changes in credit ratings, changes in legislation or regulation or other factors.

(13)    Fair Value Measurements

The carrying value of Nevada Power's cash, certain cash equivalents, receivables, payables, accrued liabilities and short-term borrowings approximates fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. Nevada Power has various financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on the Consolidated Balance Sheets using inputs from the three levels of the fair value hierarchy. A financial asset or liability classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels are as follows:

Level 1 - Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that Nevada Power has the ability to access at the measurement date.
Level 2 - Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market corroborated inputs).
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs reflect Nevada Power's judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability since limited market data exists. Nevada Power develops these inputs based on the best information available, including its own data.

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The following table presents Nevada Power's financial assets and liabilities recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in millions):
Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
As of December 31, 2022:
Assets:
Commodity derivatives$— $— $23 $23 
Money market mutual funds34 — — 34 
Investment funds— — 
$37 $— $23 $60 
Liabilities - commodity derivatives$— $— $(75)$(75)
As of December 31, 2021:
Assets:
Commodity derivatives$— $— $$
Money market mutual funds34 — — 34 
Investment funds— — 
$37 $— $$41 
Liabilities - commodity derivatives$— $— $(117)$(117)

Nevada Power's investments in money market mutual funds and investment funds are accounted for as available-for-sale securities and are stated at fair value. When available, a readily observable quoted market price or net asset value of an identical security in an active market is used to record the fair value.

Derivative contracts are recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as either assets or liabilities and are stated at estimated fair value unless they are designated as normal purchases or normal sales and qualify for the exception afforded by GAAP. When available, the fair value of derivative contracts is estimated using unadjusted quoted prices for identical contracts in the market in which Nevada Power transacts. When quoted prices for identical contracts are not available, Nevada Power uses forward price curves. Forward price curves represent Nevada Power's estimates of the prices at which a buyer or seller could contract today for delivery or settlement at future dates. Nevada Power bases its forward price curves upon internally developed models, with internal and external fundamental data inputs. Market price quotations for certain electricity and natural gas trading hubs are not as readily obtainable due to markets that are not active. Given that limited market data exists for these contracts, Nevada Power uses forward price curves derived from internal models based on perceived pricing relationships to major trading hubs that are based on unobservable inputs. The model incorporates a mid-market pricing convention (the mid‑point price between bid and ask prices) as a practical expedient for valuing its assets and liabilities measured and reported at fair value. The determination of the fair value for derivative contracts not only includes counterparty risk, but also the impact of Nevada Power's nonperformance risk on its liabilities, which as of December 31, 2022, had an immaterial impact to the fair value of its derivative contracts. As such, Nevada Power considers its derivative contracts to be valued using Level 3 inputs.

Nevada Power's investments in money market mutual funds and equity securities are accounted for as available-for-sale securities and are stated at fair value. When available, a readily observable quoted market price or net asset value of an identical security in an active market is used to record the fair value.

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The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balances of Nevada Power's net commodity derivative assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant Level 3 inputs for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
202220212020
Beginning balance$(113)$15 $(8)
Changes in fair value recognized in regulatory assets or liabilities(68)(90)(17)
Settlements129 (38)40 
Ending balance$(52)$(113)$15 

Nevada Power's long-term debt is carried at cost on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of Nevada Power's long-term debt is a Level 2 fair value measurement and has been estimated based upon quoted market prices, where available, or at the present value of future cash flows discounted at rates consistent with comparable maturities with similar credit risks. The following table presents the carrying value and estimated fair value of Nevada Power's long-term debt as of December 31 (in millions):
20222021
CarryingFairCarryingFair
ValueValueValueValue
Long-term debt$3,195 $3,114 $2,499 $3,067 

(14)    Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

Nevada Power has the following firm commitments that are not reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Minimum payments as of December 31, 2022 are as follows (in millions):
202320242025202620272028 and ThereafterTotal
Contract type:
Fuel, capacity and transmission contract commitments
$1,149 $485 $357 $360 $349 $2,871 $5,571 
Fuel and capacity contract commitments (not commercially operable)
60 181 211 211 211 4,148 5,022 
Construction commitments525 77 20 21 10 — 653 
Easements50 64 
Maintenance, service and other contracts30 24 24 19 11 38 146 
Total commitments$1,769 $770 $614 $613 $583 $7,107 $11,456 

Fuel and Capacity Contract Commitments

Purchased Power

Nevada Power has several contracts for long-term purchase of electric energy which have been approved by the PUCN. The expiration of these contracts range from 2023 to 2067. Purchased power includes estimated payments for contracts which meet the definition of a lease and payments are based on the amount of energy expected to be generated. See Note 5 for further discussion of Nevada Power's lease commitments.

Natural Gas

Nevada Power's gas transportation contracts expire from 2027 to 2039 and the gas supply contracts expires from 2023 to 2024.

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Fuel and Capacity Contract Commitments - Not Commercially Operable

Nevada Power has several contracts for long-term purchase of electric energy in which the facility remains under development. Amounts represent the estimated payments under renewable energy power purchase contracts, which have been approved by the PUCN and are contingent upon the developers obtaining commercial operation and their ability to deliver power.

Construction Commitments

Nevada Power's construction commitments included in the table above relate to firm commitments and include costs associated with a planned 150-MW solar photovoltaic facility with an additional 100 MWs of co-located battery storage that will be developed in Clark County, Nevada, a planned 220-MW grid-tied battery energy storage system that will be developed on the site of the retired Reid Gardner generating station in Clark County, Nevada and certain other generating plant projects.

Easements

Nevada Power has non-cancelable easements for land. Operations and maintenance expense on non-cancelable easements totaled $4 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020.

Maintenance, Service and Other Contracts

Nevada Power has long-term service agreements for the performance of maintenance on generation units. Obligation amounts are based on estimated usage. The estimated expiration of these service agreements range from 2023 to 2031.

Environmental Laws and Regulations

Nevada Power is subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding air quality, climate change, emissions performance standards, water quality, coal ash disposal and other environmental matters that have the potential to impact its current and future operations. Nevada Power believes it is in material compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

Senate Bill 123

In June 2013, the Nevada State Legislature passed Senate Bill 123 ("SB 123"), which included the retirement of coal plants and replacing the capacity with renewable facilities and other generating facilities. In May 2014, Nevada Power filed its Emissions Reduction and Capacity Replacement Plan ("ERCR Plan") in compliance with SB 123. In July 2015, Nevada Power filed an amendment to its ERCR Plan with the PUCN which was approved in September 2015. In June 2015, the Nevada State Legislature passed Assembly Bill No. 498, which modified the capacity replacement components of SB 123.

In compliance with SB 123, Nevada Power retired 255 MWs of coal-fueled generation in 2019 in addition to the 557 MWs of coal-fueled generation retired in 2017. Consistent with the ERCR Plan, between 2014 and 2016, Nevada Power acquired 536 MWs of natural gas generating resources, executed long-term power purchase agreements for 200 MWs of nameplate renewable energy capacity and constructed a 15-MW solar photovoltaic facility. Nevada Power has the option to acquire 35 MWs of nameplate renewable energy capacity in the future under the ERCR Plan, subject to PUCN approval.

Legal Matters

Nevada Power is party to a variety of legal actions arising out of the normal course of business. Plaintiffs occasionally seek punitive or exemplary damages. Nevada Power does not believe that such normal and routine litigation will have a material impact on its consolidated financial results. Nevada Power is also involved in other kinds of legal actions, some of which assert or may assert claims or seek to impose fines, penalties and other costs in substantial amounts.

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(15)    Revenues from Contracts with Customers

The following table summarizes Nevada Power's Customer Revenue by customer class for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
202220212020
Customer Revenue:
Retail:
Residential$1,440 $1,207 $1,145 
Commercial525 414 384 
Industrial528 386 345 
Other14 14 12 
Total fully bundled2,507 2,021 1,886 
Distribution-only service20 22 24 
Total retail2,527 2,043 1,910 
Wholesale, transmission and other82 74 62 
Total Customer Revenue2,609 2,117 1,972 
Other revenue21 22 26 
Total operating revenue$2,630 $2,139 $1,998 

(16)    Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures

The summary of supplemental cash flow disclosures as of and for the years ended December 31 is as follows (in millions):
202220212020
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized$121 $115 $115 
Income taxes (refunded) paid$(29)$63 $50 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing transactions:
Accruals related to property, plant and equipment additions$98 $53 $32 

(17)    Related Party Transactions

Nevada Power has an intercompany administrative services agreement with BHE and its subsidiaries. Amounts charged to Nevada Power under this agreement, either directly or through NV Energy, totaled $46 million, $30 million and $6 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Amounts charged to Nevada Power in 2022 and 2021 primarily relate to information technology projects billed at a consolidated level and passed through to affiliates.

Kern River Gas Transmission Company, an indirect subsidiary of BHE, provided natural gas transportation and other services to Nevada Power of $49 million, $52 million, $52 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, Nevada Power's Consolidated Balance Sheets included amounts due to Kern River Gas Transmission Company of $3 million and $4 million, respectively.

Nevada Power provided electricity and other services to PacifiCorp, an indirect subsidiary of BHE, of $4 million, $3 million and $3 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. There were no receivables associated with these services as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. PacifiCorp provided electricity and the sale of renewable energy credits to Nevada Power of $— million, $— million and $1 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, respectively. There were no payables associated with these transactions as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

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Nevada Power provided electricity to Sierra Pacific of $362 million, $179 million and $106 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Receivables associated with these transactions were $41 million and $13 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Nevada Power purchased electricity from Sierra Pacific of $86 million, $43 million and $34 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Payables associated with these transactions were $5 million and $— million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Nevada Power incurs intercompany administrative and shared facility costs with NV Energy and Sierra Pacific. These transactions are governed by an intercompany service agreement and are priced at cost. Nevada Power provided services to NV Energy of $3 million, $1 million and $— million for each of the years ending December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. NV Energy provided services to Nevada Power of $9 million for the years ending December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020. Nevada Power provided services to Sierra Pacific of $25 million, $25 million and $26 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Sierra Pacific provided services to Nevada Power of $16 million, $15 million and $15 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, Nevada Power's Consolidated Balance Sheets included amounts due to NV Energy of $51 million and $33 million, respectively. There were no receivables due from NV Energy as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. In November 2022, Nevada Power entered into a $100 million unsecured note with NV Energy receivable upon demand and $100 million was outstanding as of December 31, 2022. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, Nevada Power's Consolidated Balance Sheets included receivables due from Sierra Pacific of $33 million and $2 million, respectively. There were no payables due to Sierra Pacific as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Nevada Power is party to a tax-sharing agreement with NV Energy and NV Energy is part of the Berkshire Hathaway consolidated U.S. federal income tax return. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021 federal income taxes receivable from NV Energy were $12 million and $27 million, respectively. Nevada Power received cash refunds of $29 million for federal income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2022 and made cash payments of $63 million and $50 million for federal income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Certain disbursements for accounts payable and payroll are made by NV Energy on behalf of Nevada Power and reimbursed automatically when settled by the bank. These amounts are recorded as accounts payable at the time of disbursement.

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Item 7.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 

The following is management's discussion and analysis of certain significant factors that have affected the financial condition and results of operations of Sierra Pacific during the periods included herein. Explanations include management's best estimate of the impact of weather, customer growth, usage trends and other factors. This discussion should be read in conjunction with Sierra Pacific's historical Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10‑K. Sierra Pacific's actual results in the future could differ significantly from the historical results.

Results of Operations

Overview

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $118 million, a decrease of $6 million, or 5%, compared to 2021, primarily due to higher operations and maintenance expenses, mainly due to higher plant operations and maintenance expenses, lower other, net, mainly due to higher pension expense and lower cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance policies, higher depreciation and amortization, primarily due to higher plant in-service, higher interest expense mainly due to higher long-term debt, partially offset by higher electric utility margin and higher interest and dividend income, mainly from carrying charges on regulatory balances. Electric utility margin increased primarily due to higher transmission and wholesale revenue, higher customer volumes and higher regulatory-related revenue deferrals, partially offset by unfavorable price impacts from changes in sales mix. Electric retail customer volumes, including distribution only service customers, increased 2.8% primarily due to an increase in the average number of customers, offset by the unfavorable impact of weather and unfavorable changes in customer usage. Energy generated decreased 13% for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to lower natural gas- and coal-fueled generation. Wholesale electricity sales volumes increased 13% and purchased electricity volumes decreased 5%.

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $124 million, an increase of $13 million, or 12%, compared to 2020, primarily due to higher interest and dividend income, mainly from carrying charges on regulatory balances, higher electric utility margin, mainly from price impacts from changes in sales mix and an increase in the average number of customer, primarily from the residential customer class, partially offset by lower revenue recognized due to a favorable regulatory decision and an adjustment to regulatory-related revenue deferrals, higher other, net, mainly due to lower pension expense and higher cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance policies, higher allowance for equity funds, mainly due to higher construction work-in-progress, higher natural gas utility margin, mainly due to higher commercial usage, and lower interest expense, mainly due to lower carrying charges on regulatory balances, partially offset by higher income tax expense primarily due to higher pretax income, higher depreciation and amortization, mainly from regulatory amortizations and higher plant in-service, and higher operations and maintenance expenses, mainly due to higher plant operations and maintenance expenses and higher legal expenses, offset by lower earnings sharing. Electric retail customer volumes, including distribution only service customers, increased 2.9% primarily due to an increase in the average number of customers, favorable changes in customer usage patterns and the favorable impact of weather. Energy generated decreased 2% for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to lower natural gas-fueled generation, partially offset by higher coal-fueled generation. Wholesale electricity sales volumes increased 20% and purchased electricity volumes increased 4%.

Non-GAAP Financial Measure

Management utilizes various key financial measures that are prepared in accordance with GAAP, as well as non-GAAP financial measures such as, electric utility margin and natural gas utility margin, to help evaluate results of operations. Electric utility margin is calculated as electric operating revenue less cost of fuel and energy while natural gas utility margin is calculated as natural gas operating revenue less cost of natural gas purchased for resale, which are captions presented on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Sierra Pacific's cost of fuel and energy and cost of natural gas purchased for resale are generally recovered from its retail customers through regulatory recovery mechanisms and, as a result, changes in Sierra Pacific's expenses included in regulatory recovery mechanisms result in comparable changes to revenue. As such, management believes electric utility margin and natural gas utility margin more appropriately and concisely explains profitability rather than a discussion of revenue and cost of sales separately. Management believes the presentation of electric utility margin and natural gas utility margin provides meaningful and valuable insight into the information management considers important to running the business and a measure of comparability to others in the industry.
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Electric utility margin and natural gas utility margin are not measures calculated in accordance with GAAP and should be viewed as a supplement to, and not a substitute for, operating income, which is the most directly comparable financial measure prepared in accordance with GAAP. The following table provides a reconciliation of utility margin to operating income for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
20222021Change20212020Change
Electric utility margin:
Operating revenue$1,025 $848 $177 21 %$848 $738 $110 15 %
Cost of fuel and energy555 407 148 36 407 301 106 35 
Electric utility margin470 441 29 %441 437 %
Natural gas utility margin:
Operating revenue168 117 51 44 %117 116 %
Natural gas purchased for resale111 61 50 82 61 62 (1)(2)
Natural gas utility margin57 56 %56 54 %
Utility margin527 497 30 %497 491 %
Operations and maintenance189 163 26 16 %163 162 %
Depreciation and amortization149 143 143 141 
Property and other taxes24 24 — — 24 23 
Operating income$165 $167 $(2)(1)%$167 $165 $%

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Electric Utility Margin

A comparison of key operating results related to electric utility margin is as follows for the years ended December 31:
20222021Change20212020Change
Utility margin (in millions):
Operating revenue$1,025 $848 $177 21 %$848 $738 $110 15 %
Cost of fuel and energy555 407 148 36 407 301 106 35 
Utility margin$470 $441 $29 %$441 $437 $%
Sales (GWhs):
Residential2,747 2,769 (22)(1)%2,769 2,672 97 %
Commercial3,124 3,056 68 3,056 2,977 79 
Industrial2,867 3,716 (849)(23)3,716 3,544 172 
Other13 15 (2)(13)15 15 — — 
Total fully bundled(1)
8,751 9,556 (805)(8)9,556 9,208 348 
Distribution only service2,757 1,639 1,118 68 1,639 1,670 (31)(2)
Total retail11,508 11,195 313 11,195 10,878 317 
Wholesale741 656 85 13 656 548 108 20 
Total GWhs sold12,249 11,851 398 %11,851 11,426 425 %
Average number of retail customers (in thousands)371 365 %365 359 %
Average revenue per MWh:
Retail - fully bundled(1)
$106.57 $81.77 $24.80 30 %$81.77 $73.89 $7.88 11 %
Wholesale$75.48 $58.14 $17.34 30 %$58.14 $52.52 $5.62 11 %
Heating degree days4,631 4,494 137 %4,494 4,477 17 — %
Cooling degree days1,353 1,366 (13)(1)%1,366 1,176 190 16 %
Sources of energy (GWhs)(2)(3):
Natural gas4,075 4,712 (637)(14)%4,712 5,219 (507)(10)%
Coal1,077 1,220 (143)(12)1,220 855 365 43 
Renewables(4)
26 31 (5)(16)31 37 (6)(16)
Total energy generated5,178 5,963 (785)(13)5,963 6,111 (148)(2)
Energy purchased4,691 4,960 (269)(5)4,960 4,753 207 
Total9,869 10,923 (1,054)(10)%10,923 10,864 59 %
Average cost of energy per MWh(5):
Energy generated$46.05 $28.84 $17.21 60 %$28.84 $20.12 $8.72 43 %
Energy purchased$67.49 $47.39 $20.10 42 %$47.39 $37.46 $9.93 27 %

(1)    Fully bundled includes sales to customers for combined energy, transmission and distribution services.
(2)    The average cost of energy per MWh and sources of energy excludes -, 2 and 10 GWhs of coal and -, 6 and 31 GWhs of natural gas generated energy that is purchased at cost by related parties for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
(3)    GWh amounts are net of energy used by the related generating facilities.
(4)    Includes the Fort Churchill Solar Array which was under lease by Sierra Pacific until it was acquired in December 2021.
(5)    The average cost of energy per MWh includes only the cost of fuel associated with the generating facilities, purchased power and deferrals.
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Natural Gas Utility Margin

A comparison of key operating results related to natural gas utility margin is as follows for the years ended December 31:
20222021Change20212020Change
Utility margin (in millions):
Operating revenue$168 $117 $51 44 %$117 $116 $%
Natural gas purchased for resale111 61 50 82 61 62 (1)(2)
Utility margin$57 $56 $%$56 $54 $%
Sold (000's Dths):
Residential11,269 10,662 607 %10,662 10,452 210 %
Commercial5,897 5,524 373 5,524 5,148 376 
Industrial2,211 1,981 230 12 1,981 1,826 155 
Total retail19,377 18,167 1,210 %18,167 17,426 741 %
Average number of retail customers (in thousands)
180 177 %177 174 %
Average revenue per retail Dth sold$8.67 $6.44 $2.23 35 %$6.44 $6.66 $(0.22)(3)%
Heating degree days4,631 4,494 137 %4,494 4,477 17 — %
Average cost of natural gas per retail Dth sold
$5.73 $3.36 $2.37 71 %$3.36 $3.56 $(0.20)(6)%

Year Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2021

Electric utility margin increased $29 million, or 7%, for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to:
$15 million of higher ON Line temporary rider (offset in operations and maintenance expense) for the recovery of deferred costs for ON Line due to the regulatory-directed reallocation of costs between Nevada Power and Sierra Pacific;
$9 million of higher transmission and wholesale revenue;
$4 million of higher regulatory-related revenue deferrals; and
$1 million of higher electric retail utility margin due to higher customer volumes, offset by unfavorable price impacts from changes in sales mix. Retail customer volumes, including distribution only service customers, increased 2.8% primarily due to an increase in the average number of customers, offset by the unfavorable impact of weather and unfavorable changes in customer usage.
The increase in electric utility margin was offset by:
$2 million in lower energy efficiency program rates (offset in operations and maintenance expense).

Operations and maintenance increased $26 million, or 16%, for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to higher regulatory-approved cost recovery for the ON Line reallocation of $15 million (offset in operating revenue) and higher plant operations and maintenance expenses, partially offset by lower energy efficiency program costs (offset in operating revenue).

Depreciation and amortization increased $6 million, or 4%, for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to higher plant in-service.

Interest expense increased $4 million, or 7%, for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to higher interest rates and debt.

Interest and dividend income increased $9 million for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to higher interest income, mainly from carrying charges on regulatory balances.

Other, net decreased $9 million, or 82%, for 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to higher pension expense and lower cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance policies.
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Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2020

Electric utility margin increased $4 million, or 1%, for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to:
$10 million of higher electric retail utility margin primarily due to higher retail customer volumes. Retail customer volumes, including distribution only service customers, increased 2.9% primarily due to an increase in the average number of customers, favorable changes in customer usage patterns and the favorable impact of weather, and
$3 million of higher transmission and wholesale revenue.
The increase in electric utility margin was offset by:
$3 million in lower revenue recognized due to a favorable regulatory decision in 2020;
$3 million due to an adjustment to regulatory-related revenue deferrals; and
$2 million due to lower energy efficiency program rates (offset in operations and maintenance expense).

Natural gas utility margin increased $2 million, or 4%, for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to favorable changes in customer usage patterns.

Operations and maintenance increased $1 million, or 1%, for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to higher plant operations and maintenance expenses and higher legal expenses, offset by lower earnings sharing and lower energy efficiency program costs (offset in operating revenue).
Depreciation and amortization increased $2 million, or 1%, for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to regulatory amortizations and higher plant in-service.

Interest expense decreased $2 million, or 4%, for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to lower carrying charges on regulatory
balances.

Allowance for equity funds increased $3 million, or 75%, for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to higher construction work-in-progress.

Interest and dividend income increased $5 million for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to higher interest income, mainly from carrying charges on regulatory balances.

Other, net increased $4 million, or 57%, for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to lower pension expense and higher cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance policies.

Income tax expense increased $3 million, or 20%, for 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to higher pretax income. The effective tax rate was 13% in 2021 and 12% in 2020.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of December 31, 2022, Sierra Pacific's total net liquidity was $299 million as follows (in millions):
Cash and cash equivalents$49 
Credit facilities(1)
250 
Total net liquidity$299 
Credit facilities:
Maturity dates2025

(1)Refer to Note 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for further discussion regarding Sierra Pacific's credit facility.
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Operating Activities

Net cash flows from operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $109 million and $183 million, respectively. The change was primarily due to higher payments related to fuel and energy costs and the timing of payments for operating costs, partially offset by higher collections from customers.

Net cash flows from operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were $183 million and $190 million, respectively. The change was primarily due to the timing of payments for fuel and energy costs, partially offset by higher collections from customers, the timing of payments for operating costs, lower inventory purchases and increased collections of customer advances.

The timing of Sierra Pacific's income tax cash flows from period to period can be significantly affected by the estimated federal income tax payment methods selected and assumptions made for each payment date.

Investing Activities

Net cash flows from investing activities for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $(351) million and $(300) million, respectively. The change was primarily due to increased capital expenditures. Refer to "Future Uses of Cash" for further discussion of capital expenditures.

Net cash flows from investing activities for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were $(300) million and $(246) million, respectively. The change was primarily due to increased capital expenditures. Refer to "Future Uses of Cash" for further discussion of capital expenditures.

Financing Activities

Net cash flows from financing activities for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $282 million and $107 million, respectively. The change was primarily due to higher contributions from NV Energy, Inc. and greater proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt, partially offset by higher long-term debt reacquired, higher repayments of short-term debt and higher dividends paid to NV Energy, Inc.

Net cash flows from financing activities for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were $107 million and $50 million, respectively. The change was primarily due to higher proceeds from short-term debt and lower dividends paid to NV Energy, Inc., partially offset by lower proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt.

Ability to Issue Debt

Sierra Pacific's ability to issue debt is primarily impacted by its financing authority from the PUCN. As of December 31, 2022, Sierra Pacific has financing authority from the PUCN consisting of the ability to issue long-term and short-term debt securities so long as the total amount of debt outstanding (excluding borrowings under Sierra Pacific's $250 million secured credit facility) does not exceed $1.9 billion and to issue common and preferred stock so long as the total amounts outstanding do not exceed $2.2 billion and $500 million, respectively, as measured at the end of each calendar quarter. Sierra Pacific's revolving credit facility contains a financial maintenance covenant which Sierra Pacific was in compliance with as of December 31, 2022. In addition, certain financing agreements contain covenants which are currently suspended as Sierra Pacific's senior secured debt is rated investment grade. However, if Sierra Pacific's senior secured debt ratings fall below investment grade by either Moody's Investor Service or Standard & Poor's, Sierra Pacific would be subject to limitations under these covenants.

Ability to Issue General and Refunding Mortgage Securities

To the extent Sierra Pacific has the ability to issue debt under the most restrictive covenants in its financing agreements and has financing authority to do so from the PUCN, Sierra Pacific's ability to issue secured debt is limited by the amount of bondable property or retired bonds that can be used to issue debt under Sierra Pacific's indenture.

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Sierra Pacific's indenture creates a lien on substantially all of Sierra Pacific's properties in Nevada. As of December 31, 2022, $4.9 billion of Sierra Pacific's assets were pledged. Sierra Pacific had the capacity to issue $2.0 billion of additional general and refunding mortgage securities as of December 31, 2022 determined on the basis of 70% of net utility property additions. Property additions include plant-in-service and specific assets in construction work-in-progress. The amount of bond capacity listed above does not include eligible property in construction work-in-progress. Sierra Pacific also has the ability to release property from the lien of Sierra Pacific's indenture on the basis of net property additions, cash or retired bonds. To the extent Sierra Pacific releases property from the lien of Sierra Pacific's indenture, it will reduce the amount of securities issuable under the indenture.

Long-Term Debt

In June 2022, Sierra Pacific purchased $60 million of its variable-rate tax-exempt Gas & Water Facilities Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2016B, due 2036, as required by the bond indenture. Sierra Pacific is holding these bonds and can re-offer them at a future date.

In May 2022, Sierra Pacific issued $250 million of 4.71% General and Refunding Mortgage bonds, Series W, due 2052. The net proceeds were used to repay the outstanding $200 million unsecured loan with NV Energy, Inc., repay amounts outstanding under its existing revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes.

In April 2022, Sierra Pacific entered into a $200 million unsecured loan with NV Energy payable upon demand. The net proceeds were used to purchase certain tax-exempt refunding revenue bond obligations that were subject to mandatory purchase by Sierra Pacific in April 2022. The loan has an underlying variable interest rate based on 30-day U.S. dollar deposits offered on the London Interbank Offered Rate market plus a spread of 0.75%.

In April 2022, Sierra Pacific purchased the following series of bonds that were held by the public: $30 million of its variable-rate tax-exempt Water Facilities Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2016C, due 2036; $25 million of its variable-rate tax-exempt Water Facilities Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2016D, due 2036; $25 million of its variable-rate tax-exempt Water Facilities Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2016E, due 2036; $75 million of its variable-rate tax-exempt Water Facilities Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2016F, due 2036; $20 million of its variable-rate tax-exempt Water Facilities Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2016G, due 2036; and $30 million of its variable-rate tax-exempt Pollution Control Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2016B, due 2029. Sierra Pacific purchased these bonds as required by the bond indentures. Sierra Pacific is holding these bonds and can re-offer them at a future date.

Future Uses of Cash

Sierra Pacific has available a variety of sources of liquidity and capital resources, both internal and external, including net cash flows from operating activities, public and private debt offerings, the use of secured revolving credit facilities, capital contributions and other sources. These sources are expected to provide funds required for current operations, capital expenditures, debt retirements and other capital requirements. The availability and terms under which Sierra Pacific has access to external financing depends on a variety of factors, including Sierra Pacific's credit ratings, investors' judgment of risk associated with Sierra Pacific and conditions in the overall capital markets, including the condition of the utility industry.

Capital Expenditures

Capital expenditure needs are reviewed regularly by management and may change significantly as a result of these reviews, which may consider, among other factors, changes in environmental and other rules and regulations; impacts to customers' rates; outcomes of regulatory proceedings; changes in income tax laws; general business conditions; load projections; system reliability standards; the cost and efficiency of construction labor, equipment and materials; commodity prices; and the cost and availability of capital. Prudently incurred expenditures for compliance-related items such as pollution-control technologies, replacement generation and associated operating costs are generally incorporated into Sierra Pacific's regulated retail rates. Expenditures for certain assets may ultimately include acquisition of existing assets.

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Historical and forecasted capital expenditures, each of which exclude amounts for non-cash equity AFUDC and other non-cash items, for the years ending December 31 are as follows (in millions):
HistoricalForecast
202020212022202320242025
Electric distribution$128 $96 $113 $125 $112 $269 
Electric transmission60 77 75 45 247 188 
Solar generation— 17 36 — — — 
Electric battery storage— 18 — — 270 196 
Other58 92 127 141 147 116 
Total$246 $300 $351 $311 $776 $769 

Sierra Pacific received PUCN approval through its recent IRP filings for an increase in solar generation and electric transmission and has included estimates from its latest IRP filing in its forecast capital expenditures for 2022 through 2024. These estimates are likely to change as a result of the RFP process. Sierra Pacific's historical and forecast capital expenditures include the following:
Electric distribution includes both growth projects and operating expenditures consisting of routine expenditures for distribution needed to serve existing and expected demand.
Electric transmission includes both growth projects and operating expenditures. Growth projects primarily relate to the Nevada Utilities' Greenlink Nevada transmission expansion program. In this project, the company has received approval from the PUCN to build a 350-mile, 525-kV transmission line, known as Greenlink West, connecting the Ft. Churchill substation to the Northwest substation to the Harry Allen substation; a 235-mile, 525-kV transmission line, known as Greenlink North, connecting the new Ft. Churchill substation to the Robinson Summit substation; a 46-mile, 345-kV transmission line from the new Ft. Churchill substation to the Mira Loma substations; and a 38-mile, 345-kV transmission line from the new Ft. Churchill substation to the Robinson Summit substations. Operating expenditures consist of routine expenditures for transmission and other infrastructure needed to serve existing and expected demand.
Solar generation includes solar photovoltaic panels procured for future growth projects.
Electric battery storage includes a growth projects consisting of a 200-MW battery energy storage system that will be developed on the site of the Valmy generating station in Humboldt County, Nevada. Commercial operation is expected by the end of 2025.
Other includes both growth projects and operating expenditures consisting of turbine upgrades at the Tracy generating facility, routine expenditures for generation, other operating projects and other infrastructure needed to serve existing and expected demand.

Material Cash Requirements

Sierra Pacific has cash requirements that may affect its consolidated financial condition that arise primarily from long- and short-term debt (refer to Notes 7 and 8), operating and financing leases (refer to Note 5), purchased electricity contracts (refer to Note 14), fuel contracts (refer to Note 14), construction and other development costs (refer to Liquidity and Capital Resources included within this Item 7 and Note 14) and AROs (refer to Note 11). Refer to the respective referenced note in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information.

Sierra Pacific has cash requirements relating to interest payments of $647 million on long-term debt, including $48 million due in 2023.

Regulatory Matters

Sierra Pacific is subject to comprehensive regulation. Refer to the discussion contained in Item 1 of this Form 10-K for further information regarding Sierra Pacific's general regulatory framework and current regulatory matters.

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Environmental Laws and Regulations

Sierra Pacific is subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding air quality, climate change, emissions performance standards, water quality, coal ash disposal and other environmental matters that have the potential to impact Sierra Pacific's current and future operations. In addition to imposing continuing compliance obligations, these laws and regulations provide regulators with the authority to levy substantial penalties for noncompliance including fines, injunctive relief and other sanctions. These laws and regulations are administered by various federal, state and local agencies. Sierra Pacific believes it is in material compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, although many are subject to interpretation that may ultimately be resolved by the courts. Environmental laws and regulations continue to evolve, and Sierra Pacific is unable to predict the impact of the changing laws and regulations on its operations and financial results.

Refer to "Environmental Laws and Regulations" in Item 1 of this Form 10-K for further discussion regarding environmental laws and regulations.

Collateral and Contingent Features

Debt of Sierra Pacific is rated by credit rating agencies. Assigned credit ratings are based on each rating agency's assessment of Sierra Pacific's ability to, in general, meet the obligations of its issued debt. The credit ratings are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities, and there is no assurance that a particular credit rating will continue for any given period of time.

Sierra Pacific has no credit rating downgrade triggers that would accelerate the maturity dates of outstanding debt, and a change in ratings is not an event of default under the applicable debt instruments. Sierra Pacific's secured revolving credit facility does not require the maintenance of a minimum credit rating level in order to draw upon its availability. However, commitment fees and interest rates under the credit facility are tied to credit ratings and increase or decrease when the ratings change. A ratings downgrade could also increase the future cost of commercial paper, short- and long-term debt issuances or new credit facilities.

In accordance with industry practice, certain wholesale agreements, including derivative contracts, contain credit support provisions that in part base certain collateral requirements on credit ratings for unsecured debt as reported by one or more of the recognized credit rating agencies. These agreements may either specifically provide bilateral rights to demand cash or other security if credit exposures on a net basis exceed specified rating-dependent threshold levels ("credit-risk-related contingent features") or provide the right for counterparties to demand "adequate assurance," or in some cases terminate the contract, in the event of a material adverse change in creditworthiness. These rights can vary by contract and by counterparty. As of December 31, 2022, the applicable credit ratings obtained from recognized credit rating agencies were investment grade. If all credit-risk-related contingent features or adequate assurance provisions for these agreements had been triggered as of December 31, 2022, Sierra Pacific would not have been required to post additional collateral. Sierra Pacific's collateral requirements could fluctuate considerably due to market price volatility, changes in credit ratings, changes in legislation or regulation, or other factors.

Inflation

Historically, overall inflation and changing prices in the economies where Sierra Pacific operates has not had a significant impact on Sierra Pacific's financial results. Sierra Pacific operates under a cost-of-service based rate-setting structure administered by the PUCN and the FERC. Under this rate-setting structure, Sierra Pacific is allowed to include prudent costs in its rates, including the impact of inflation after Sierra Pacific experiences cost increases. Fuel and purchase power costs are recovered through a balancing account, minimizing the impact of inflation related to these costs. Sierra Pacific attempts to minimize the potential impact of inflation on its operations through the use of periodic rate adjustments for fuel and energy costs, by employing prudent risk management and hedging strategies and by considering, among other areas, its impact on purchases of energy, operating expenses, materials and equipment costs, contract negotiations, future capital spending programs and long-term debt issuances. There can be no assurance that such actions will be successful.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Certain accounting measurements require management to make estimates and judgments concerning transactions that will be settled several years in the future. Amounts recognized on the Consolidated Financial Statements based on such estimates involve numerous assumptions subject to varying and potentially significant degrees of judgment and uncertainty and will likely change in the future as additional information becomes available. The following critical accounting estimates are impacted significantly by Sierra Pacific's methods, judgments and assumptions used in the preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements and should be read in conjunction with Sierra Pacific's Summary of Significant Accounting Policies included in Sierra Pacific's Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
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Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation

Sierra Pacific prepares its Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with authoritative guidance for regulated operations, which recognizes the economic effects of regulation. Accordingly, Sierra Pacific defers the recognition of certain costs or income if it is probable that, through the ratemaking process, there will be a corresponding increase or decrease in future regulated rates. Regulatory assets and liabilities are established to reflect the impacts of these deferrals, which will be recognized in earnings in the periods the corresponding changes in regulated rates occur.

Sierra Pacific continually evaluates the applicability of the guidance for regulated operations and whether its regulatory assets and liabilities are probable of inclusion in future regulated rates by considering factors such as a change in the regulator's approach to setting rates from cost-based ratemaking to another form of regulation, other regulatory actions or the impact of competition that could limit Sierra Pacific's ability to recover its costs. Sierra Pacific believes its application of the guidance for regulated operations is appropriate and its existing regulatory assets and liabilities are probable of inclusion in future regulated rates. The evaluation reflects the current political and regulatory climate at both the federal and state levels. If it becomes no longer probable that the deferred costs or income will be included in future regulated rates, the related regulatory assets and liabilities will be written off to net income, returned to customers or re-established as AOCI. Total regulatory assets were $611 million and total regulatory liabilities were $455 million as of December 31, 2022. Refer to Sierra Pacific's Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information regarding Sierra Pacific's regulatory assets and liabilities.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Sierra Pacific evaluates long-lived assets for impairment, including property, plant and equipment, when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable or when the assets are being held for sale. Upon the occurrence of a triggering event, the asset is reviewed to assess whether the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected from the use of the asset plus the residual value from the ultimate disposal exceeds the carrying value of the asset. If the carrying value exceeds the estimated recoverable amounts, the asset is written down to the estimated fair value and any resulting impairment loss is reflected on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As substantially all property, plant and equipment was used in regulated businesses, the impacts of regulation are considered when evaluating the carrying value of regulated assets.

The estimate of cash flows arising from the future use of an asset, for the purposes of impairment analysis, requires the exercise of judgment. Circumstances that could significantly alter the calculation of fair value or the recoverable amount of an asset may include significant changes in the regulatory environment, the business climate, management's plans, legal factors, market price of the asset, the use of the asset, the physical condition of the asset, future market prices, load growth, competition and many other factors over the life of the asset. Any resulting impairment loss is highly dependent on the underlying assumptions and could significantly affect Sierra Pacific's results of operations.

Income Taxes

In determining Sierra Pacific's income taxes, management is required to interpret complex income tax laws and regulations, which includes consideration of regulatory implications imposed by Sierra Pacific's various regulatory commissions. Sierra Pacific's income tax returns are subject to continuous examinations by federal, state and local income tax authorities that may give rise to different interpretations of these complex laws and regulations. Due to the nature of the examination process, it generally takes years before these examinations are completed and these matters are resolved. Sierra Pacific recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more-likely-than-not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that is more-likely-than-not to be realized upon ultimate settlement. Although the ultimate resolution of Sierra Pacific's federal, state and local income tax examinations is uncertain, Sierra Pacific believes it has made adequate provisions for these income tax positions. The aggregate amount of any additional income tax liabilities that may result from these examinations is not expected to have a material impact on Sierra Pacific's financial results. Refer to Sierra Pacific's Note 9 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information regarding Sierra Pacific's income taxes.

It is probable that Sierra Pacific will pass income tax benefit and expense related to the federal tax rate change from 35% to 21% as a result of 2017 Tax Reform, certain property-related basis differences and other various differences on to its customers. As of December 31, 2022, these amounts were recognized as a net regulatory liability of $223 million and will be included in regulated rates when the temporary differences reverse.

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Revenue Recognition - Unbilled Revenue

Revenue is recognized as electricity or natural gas is delivered or services are provided. The determination of customer billings is based on a systematic reading of meters. At the end of each month, energy provided to customers since their last billing is estimated, and the corresponding unbilled revenue is recorded. Unbilled revenue was $94 million as of December 31, 2022. Factors that can impact the estimate of unbilled energy include, but are not limited to, seasonal weather patterns, total volumes supplied to the system, line losses, economic impacts and composition of sales among customer classes. Estimates are reversed in the following month when actual revenue is recorded.

Item 7A.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Sierra Pacific's Consolidated Balance Sheets include assets and liabilities with fair values that are subject to market risks. Sierra Pacific's significant market risks are primarily associated with commodity prices, interest rates and the extension of credit to counterparties with which Sierra Pacific transacts. The following discussion addresses the significant market risks associated with Sierra Pacific's business activities. Sierra Pacific has established guidelines for credit risk management. Refer to Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information regarding Sierra Pacific's contracts accounted for as derivatives.

Commodity Price Risk

Sierra Pacific is exposed to the impact of market fluctuations in commodity prices and interest rates. Sierra Pacific is principally exposed to electricity, natural gas and coal market fluctuations primarily through Sierra Pacific's obligation to serve retail customer load in its regulated service territory. Sierra Pacific's load and generating facilities represent substantial underlying commodity positions. Exposures to commodity prices consist mainly of variations in the price of fuel required to generate electricity, wholesale electricity that is purchased and sold, and natural gas supply for retail customers. Commodity prices are subject to wide price swings as supply and demand are impacted by, among many other unpredictable items, weather, market liquidity, generating facility availability, customer usage, storage, and transmission and transportation constraints. The actual cost of fuel and purchased power is recoverable through the deferred energy mechanism. Interest rate risk exists on variable-rate debt and future debt issuances. Sierra Pacific does not engage in proprietary trading activities. To mitigate a portion of its commodity price risk, Sierra Pacific uses commodity derivative contracts, which may include forwards, futures, options, swaps and other agreements, to effectively secure future supply or sell future production generally at fixed prices. Sierra Pacific does not hedge all of its commodity price risk, thereby exposing the unhedged portion to changes in market prices. Sierra Pacific's exposure to commodity price risk is generally limited by its ability to include commodity costs in regulated rates through its deferred energy mechanism, which is subject to disallowance and regulatory lag that occurs between the time the costs are incurred and when the costs are included in regulated rates, as well as the impact of any customer sharing resulting from cost adjustment mechanisms.

The table that follows summarizes Sierra Pacific's price risk on commodity contracts accounted for as derivatives and shows the effects of a hypothetical 10% increase and 10% decrease in forward market prices by the expected volumes for these contracts as of that date. The selected hypothetical change does not reflect what could be considered the best or worse case scenarios (dollars in millions).

Fair Value -Estimated Fair Value after
Net AssetHypothetical Change in Price
(Liability)10% increase10% decrease
As of December 31, 2022:
Total commodity derivative contracts$(13)$(3)$(23)
As of December 31, 2021:
Total commodity derivative contracts$(33)$(26)$(40)

Sierra Pacific's commodity derivative contracts not designated as hedging contracts are recoverable from customers in regulated rates and therefore, net unrealized gains and losses associated with interim price movements on commodity derivative contracts do not expose Sierra Pacific to earnings volatility. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, a net regulatory asset of $13 million and $33 million, respectively, was recorded related to the net derivative liability of $13 million and $33 million, respectively. The settled cost of these commodity derivative contracts is generally included in regulated rates.

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Interest Rate Risk

Sierra Pacific is exposed to interest rate risk on its outstanding variable-rate short- and long-term debt and future debt issuances. Sierra Pacific manages its interest rate risk by limiting its exposure to variable interest rates primarily through the issuance of fixed-rate long-term debt and by monitoring market changes in interest rates. As a result of the fixed interest rates, Sierra Pacific's fixed-rate long-term debt does not expose Sierra Pacific to the risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates. Additionally, because fixed-rate long-term debt is not carried at fair value on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, changes in fair value would impact earnings and cash flows only if Sierra Pacific were to reacquire all or a portion of these instruments prior to their maturity. The nature and amount of Sierra Pacific's short- and long-term debt can be expected to vary from period to period as a result of future business requirements, market conditions and other factors. Refer to Notes 7 and 8 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional discussion of Sierra Pacific's short- and long-term debt.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, Sierra Pacific had short-term variable-rate obligations totaling $— million and $159 million, respectively, that expose Sierra Pacific to the risk of increased interest expense in the event of increases in short-term interest rates. If variable interest rates were to increase by 10% from December 31 levels, it would not have a material effect on Sierra Pacific's annual interest expense. The carrying value of the variable-rate obligations approximates fair value as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Credit Risk

Sierra Pacific is exposed to counterparty credit risk associated with wholesale energy supply and marketing activities with other utilities, energy marketing companies, financial institutions and other market participants. Credit risk may be concentrated to the extent Sierra Pacific's counterparties have similar economic, industry or other characteristics and due to direct and indirect relationships among the counterparties. Before entering into a transaction, Sierra Pacific analyzes the financial condition of each significant wholesale counterparty, establishes limits on the amount of unsecured credit to be extended to each counterparty and evaluates the appropriateness of unsecured credit limits on an ongoing basis. To further mitigate wholesale counterparty credit risk, Sierra Pacific enters into netting and collateral arrangements that may include margining and cross-product netting agreements and obtain third-party guarantees, letters of credit and cash deposits. If required, Sierra Pacific exercises rights under these arrangements, including calling on the counterparty's credit support arrangement.

As of December 31, 2022, Sierra Pacific's aggregate credit exposure from energy related transactions were not material, based on settlement and mark-to-market exposures, net of collateral.

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Item 8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


To the Board of Directors and Shareholder of
Sierra Pacific Power Company

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Sierra Pacific Power Company and subsidiaries ("Sierra Pacific") as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholder's equity, and cash flows, for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Sierra Pacific as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of Sierra Pacific's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on Sierra Pacific's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to Sierra Pacific in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Sierra Pacific is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of Sierra Pacific's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

Regulatory Matters — Effects of Rate Regulation on the Financial Statements — Refer to Notes 2 and 6 to the financial statements

Critical Audit Matter Description

Sierra Pacific is subject to rate regulation by a state public service commission as well as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (collectively, the "Commissions"), which have jurisdiction with respect to the rates of electric and natural gas companies in the respective service territories where Sierra Pacific operates. Management has determined it meets the requirements under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America to prepare its financial statements applying the specialized rules to account for the effects of cost-based rate regulation. Accounting for the economic effects of rate regulation has a pervasive effect on the financial statements.

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Regulated rates are subject to regulatory rate-setting processes. Rates are determined, approved, and established based on a cost-of-service basis, which is designed to allow Sierra Pacific an opportunity to recover its prudently incurred costs of providing services and to earn a reasonable return on its invested capital. Regulatory decisions can have an effect on the recovery of costs, the rate of return earned on investment, and the timing and amount of assets to be recovered by rates. While Sierra Pacific Power Company has indicated it expects to recover costs from customers through regulated rates, there is a risk that changes to the Commissions' approach to setting rates or other regulatory actions could limit Sierra Pacific's ability to recover its costs.

We identified the effects of rate regulation on the financial statements as a critical audit matter due to the significant judgments made by management to support its assertions about affected account balances and disclosures and the high degree of subjectivity involved in assessing the impact of regulatory orders on the financial statements. Management judgments include assessing the likelihood of (1) recovery in future rates of incurred costs and (2) a refund to customers. Given that management's accounting judgments are based on assumptions about the outcome of future decisions by the Commissions, auditing these judgments required specialized knowledge of accounting for rate regulation and the rate setting process due to its inherent complexities.

How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

Our audit procedures related to the uncertainty of future decisions by the Commissions included the following, among others:
We evaluated Sierra Pacific's disclosures related to the effects of rate regulation, including the balances recorded and regulatory developments.
We read relevant regulatory orders issued by the Commissions, regulatory statutes, interpretations, procedural memorandums, filings made by interveners, and other external information. We evaluated the external information and compared to management's recorded regulatory asset and liability balances for completeness.
For regulatory matters in process, we inspected Sierra Pacific's filings with the Commissions and the filings with the Commissions by intervenors to assess the likelihood of recovery in future rates or of a future reduction in rates based on precedents of the Commissions' treatment of similar costs under similar circumstances.
We inquired of management about property, plant, and equipment that may be abandoned. We inquired of management to identify projects that are designed to replace assets that may be retired prior to the end of the useful life. We inspected minutes of the board of directors and regulatory orders and other filings with the Commissions to identify any evidence that may contradict management's assertion regarding probability of an abandonment.


/s/    Deloitte & Touche LLP

Las Vegas, Nevada
February 24, 2023

We have served as Sierra Pacific's auditor since 1996.

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SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in millions, except share data)
As of December 31,
20222021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$49 $10 
Trade receivables, net175 128 
Inventories79 65 
Regulatory assets357 177 
Other current assets50 35 
Total current assets710 415 
Property, plant and equipment, net3,587 3,340 
Regulatory assets254 263 
Other assets181 205 
Total assets$4,732 $4,223 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$224 $147 
Note payable to affiliate70 — 
Short-term debt— 159 
Current portion of long-term debt250 — 
Other current liabilities108 108 
Total current liabilities652 414 
Long-term debt 898 1,164 
Finance lease obligations100 106 
Regulatory liabilities436 444 
Deferred income taxes445 402 
Other long-term liabilities153 158 
Total liabilities2,684 2,688 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Shareholder's equity:
Common stock - $3.75 stated value, 20,000,000 shares authorized and 1,000 issued and outstanding
— — 
Additional paid-in capital1,576 1,111 
Retained earnings473 425 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net(1)(1)
Total shareholder's equity2,048 1,535 
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity$4,732 $4,223 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.



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SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in millions)
Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Operating revenue:
Regulated electric$1,025 $848 $738 
Regulated natural gas168 117 116 
Total operating revenue1,193 965 854 
Operating expenses:
Cost of fuel and energy555 407 301 
Cost of natural gas purchased for resale111 61 62 
Operations and maintenance189 163 162 
Depreciation and amortization149 143 141 
Property and other taxes24 24 23 
Total operating expenses1,028 798 689 
Operating income165 167 165 
Other income (expense):
Interest expense(58)(54)(56)
Allowance for borrowed funds
Allowance for equity funds
Interest and dividend income18 
Other, net11 
Total other income (expense)(28)(25)(39)
Income before income tax expense137 142 126 
Income tax expense19 18 15 
Net income$118 $124 $111 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
(Amounts in millions, except shares)
RetainedAccumulated
OtherEarningsOtherTotal
Common StockPaid-in(AccumulatedComprehensiveShareholder's
SharesAmountCapitalDeficit)Loss, NetEquity
Balance, December 31, 20191,000 $— $1,111 $210 $(1)$1,320 
Net income— — — 111 — 111 
Dividends declared— — — (20)— (20)
Balance, December 31, 20201,000 — 1,111 301 (1)1,411 
Net income— — — 124 — 124 
Balance, December 31, 20211,000 — 1,111 425 (1)1,535 
Net income— — — 118 — 118 
Dividends declared— — — (70)— (70)
Contributions— — 465 — — 465 
Balance, December 31, 20221,000 $— $1,576 $473 $(1)$2,048 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in millions)
Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income$118 $124 $111 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization149 143 141 
Allowance for equity funds(7)(7)(4)
Deferred energy(267)(116)(17)
Amortization of deferred energy97 29 (14)
Other changes in regulatory assets and liabilities(1)(39)(33)
Deferred income taxes and amortization of investment tax credits31 13 12 
Other, net(1)(2)
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables and other assets(52)(27)(81)
Inventories(14)12 (19)
Accrued property, income and other taxes(13)
Accounts payable and other liabilities65 43 87 
Net cash flows from operating activities109 183 190 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures(351)(300)(246)
Net cash flows from investing activities(351)(300)(246)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt248 — 30 
Long-term debt reacquired(265)— — 
Net (repayments of) proceeds from short-term debt(159)114 45 
Net proceeds from affiliate note payable70 — — 
Dividends paid(70)— (20)
Contributions from parent465 — — 
Other, net(7)(7)(5)
Net cash flows from financing activities282 107 50 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents40 (10)(6)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period16 26 32 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period$56 $16 $26 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(1)    Organization and Operations

Sierra Pacific Power Company and its subsidiaries ("Sierra Pacific") is a wholly owned subsidiary of NV Energy, Inc. ("NV Energy"), a holding company that also owns Nevada Power Company and its subsidiaries ("Nevada Power") and certain other subsidiaries. Sierra Pacific is a U.S. regulated electric utility company serving retail customers, including residential, commercial and industrial customers and regulated retail natural gas customers primarily in northern Nevada. NV Energy is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company ("BHE"). BHE is a holding company based in Des Moines, Iowa that owns subsidiaries principally engaged in energy businesses. BHE is a consolidated subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire Hathaway").

(2)    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Consolidation and Presentation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Sierra Pacific and its subsidiaries in which it holds a controlling financial interest as of the financial statement date. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income have been omitted as net income equals comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020.

Use of Estimates in Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. These estimates include, but are not limited to, the effects of regulation; recovery of long-lived assets; certain assumptions made in accounting for pension and other postretirement benefits; asset retirement obligations ("AROs"); income taxes; unbilled revenue; valuation of certain financial assets and liabilities, including derivative contracts; and accounting for contingencies. Actual results may differ from the estimates used in preparing the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation

Sierra Pacific prepares its Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with authoritative guidance for regulated operations, which recognizes the economic effects of regulation. Accordingly, Sierra Pacific defers the recognition of certain costs or income if it is probable that, through the ratemaking process, there will be a corresponding increase or decrease in future regulated rates. Regulatory assets and liabilities are established to reflect the impacts of these deferrals, which will be recognized in earnings in the periods the corresponding changes in regulated rates occur. If it becomes no longer probable that the deferred costs or income will be included in future regulated rates, the related regulatory assets and liabilities will be written off to net income, returned to customers or re-established as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ("AOCI").

Fair Value Measurements

As defined under GAAP, fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability between market participants in the principal market or in the most advantageous market when no principal market exists. Adjustments to transaction prices or quoted market prices may be required in illiquid or disorderly markets in order to estimate fair value. Different valuation techniques may be appropriate under the circumstances to determine the value that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction. Market participants are assumed to be independent, knowledgeable, able and willing to transact an exchange and not under duress. Nonperformance or credit risk is considered when determining fair value. Considerable judgment may be required in interpreting market data used to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, estimates of fair value presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in a current or future market exchange.

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Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

Cash equivalents consist of funds invested in money market mutual funds, U.S. Treasury Bills and other investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased. Cash and cash equivalents exclude amounts where availability is restricted by legal requirements, loan agreements or other contractual provisions. Restricted cash and cash equivalents consist of funds restricted by the PUCN for a certain renewable energy contract. A reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, as presented in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows is outlined below and disaggregated by the line items in which they appear on the Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):
As of December 31,
20222021
Cash and cash equivalents$49 $10 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents included in other current assets
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents$56 $16 

Allowance for Credit Losses

Trade receivables are primarily short-term in nature with stated collection terms of less than one year from the date of origination and are stated at the outstanding principal amount, net of an estimated allowance for credit losses. The allowance for credit losses is based on Sierra Pacific's assessment of the collectability of amounts owed to Sierra Pacific by its customers. This assessment requires judgment regarding the ability of customers to pay or the outcome of any pending disputes. In measuring the allowance for credit losses for trade receivables, Sierra Pacific primarily utilizes credit loss history. However, Sierra Pacific may adjust the allowance for credit losses to reflect current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts that deviate from historical experience. Sierra Pacific also has the ability to assess deposits on customers who have delayed payments or who are deemed to be a credit risk. The changes in the balance of the allowance for credit losses, which is included in trade receivables, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, is summarized as follows for the years ended December 31, (in millions):

202220212020
Beginning balance$$$
Charged to operating costs and expenses, net
Write-offs, net(1)(3)(2)
Ending balance$$$

Derivatives

Sierra Pacific employs a number of different derivative contracts, which may include forwards, futures, options, swaps and other agreements, to manage its commodity price and interest rate risk. Derivative contracts are recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as either assets or liabilities and are stated at estimated fair value unless they are designated as normal purchases or normal sales and qualify for the exception afforded by GAAP. Derivative balances reflect offsetting permitted under master netting agreements with counterparties and cash collateral paid or received under such agreements.

Commodity derivatives used in normal business operations that are settled by physical delivery, among other criteria, are eligible for and may be designated as normal purchases or normal sales. Normal purchases or normal sales contracts are not marked‑to‑market and settled amounts are recognized as cost of fuel, energy and capacity or natural gas purchased for resale on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

For Sierra Pacific's derivative contracts, the settled amount is generally included in regulated rates. Accordingly, the net unrealized gains and losses associated with interim price movements on contracts that are accounted for as derivatives and probable of inclusion in regulated rates are recorded as regulatory assets and liabilities. For a derivative contract not probable of inclusion in rates, changes in the fair value are recognized in earnings.

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Inventories

Inventories consist mainly of materials and supplies totaling $69 million and $62 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and fuel, which includes coal stock, stored natural gas and fuel oil, totaling $10 million and $3 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The cost is determined using the average cost method. Materials are charged to inventory when purchased and are expensed or capitalized to construction work in process, as appropriate, when used. Fuel costs are recovered from retail customers through the base tariff energy rates and deferred energy accounting adjustment charges approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada ("PUCN").

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

General

Additions to property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost. Sierra Pacific capitalizes all construction-related material, direct labor and contract services, as well as indirect construction costs. Indirect construction costs include debt allowance for funds used during construction ("AFUDC"), and equity AFUDC, as applicable. The cost of additions and betterments are capitalized, while costs incurred that do not improve or extend the useful lives of the related assets are generally expensed. The cost of repairs and minor replacements are charged to expense when incurred with the exception of costs for generation plant maintenance under certain long-term service agreements. Costs under these agreements are expensed straight-line over the term of the agreements as approved by the PUCN.

Depreciation and amortization are generally computed by applying the composite or straight-line method based on either estimated useful lives or mandated recovery periods as prescribed by Sierra Pacific's various regulatory authorities. Depreciation studies are completed by Sierra Pacific to determine the appropriate group lives, net salvage and group depreciation rates. These studies are reviewed and rates are ultimately approved by the applicable regulatory commission. Net salvage includes the estimated future residual values of the assets and any estimated removal costs recovered through approved depreciation rates. Estimated removal costs are recorded as a non-current regulatory liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As actual removal costs are incurred, the associated liability is reduced.

Generally when Sierra Pacific retires or sells a component of regulated property, plant and equipment depreciated using the composite method, it charges the original cost, net of any proceeds from the disposition, to accumulated depreciation. Any gain or loss on disposals of all other assets is recorded through earnings with the exception of material gains or losses on regulated property, plant and equipment depreciated on a straight-line basis, which is then recorded to a regulatory asset or liability.

Debt and equity AFUDC, which represent the estimated costs of debt and equity funds necessary to finance the construction of regulated facilities, are capitalized as a component of property, plant and equipment, with offsetting credits to the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The rate applied to construction costs is the lower of the PUCN allowed rate of return and rates computed based on guidelines set forth by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC"). After construction is completed, Sierra Pacific is permitted to earn a return on these costs as a component of the related assets, as well as recover these costs through depreciation expense over the useful lives of the related assets. Sierra Pacific's AFUDC rate used during 2022 and 2021 was 5.52% and 6.75%, respectively, for electric, 5.09% and 5.75%, respectively, for natural gas and 5.23% and 6.65%, respectively, for common facilities.

Asset Retirement Obligations

Sierra Pacific recognizes AROs when it has a legal obligation to perform decommissioning, reclamation or removal activities upon retirement of an asset. Sierra Pacific's AROs are primarily associated with its generating facilities. The fair value of an ARO liability is recognized in the period in which it is incurred, if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made, and is added to the carrying amount of the associated asset, which is then depreciated over the remaining useful life of the asset. Subsequent to the initial recognition, the ARO liability is adjusted for any revisions to the original estimate of undiscounted cash flows (with corresponding adjustments to property, plant and equipment, net) and for accretion of the ARO liability due to the passage of time. The difference between the ARO liability, the corresponding ARO asset included in property, plant and equipment, net and amounts recovered in rates to satisfy such liabilities is recorded as a regulatory asset or liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The costs are not recovered in rates until the work has been completed.

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Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Sierra Pacific evaluates long-lived assets for impairment, including property, plant and equipment, when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable or when the assets are being held for sale. Upon the occurrence of a triggering event, the asset is reviewed to assess whether the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected from the use of the asset plus the residual value from the ultimate disposal exceeds the carrying value of the asset. If the carrying value exceeds the estimated recoverable amounts, the asset is written down to the estimated fair value and any resulting impairment loss is reflected on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As substantially all property, plant and equipment was used in regulated businesses, the impacts of regulation are considered when evaluating the carrying value of regulated assets.

Leases

Sierra Pacific has non-cancelable operating leases primarily for transmission and delivery assets, generating facilities, vehicles and office equipment and finance leases consisting primarily of transmission assets, generating facilities and vehicles. These leases generally require Sierra Pacific to pay for insurance, taxes and maintenance applicable to the leased property. Given the capital intensive nature of the utility industry, it is common for a portion of lease costs to be capitalized when used during construction or maintenance of assets, in which the associated costs will be capitalized with the corresponding asset and depreciated over the remaining life of that asset. Certain leases contain renewal options for varying periods and escalation clauses for adjusting rent to reflect changes in price indices. Sierra Pacific does not include options in its lease calculations unless there is a triggering event indicating Sierra Pacific is reasonably certain to exercise the option. Sierra Pacific's accounting policy is to not recognize right-of-use assets and lease obligations for leases with contract terms of one year or less and not separate lease components from non-lease components and instead account for each separate lease component and the non-lease components associated with a lease as a single lease component. Leases will be evaluated for impairment in line with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 360, "Property, Plant and Equipment" when a triggering event has occurred that might affect the value and use of the assets being leased.

Sierra Pacific's leases of generating facilities generally are for the long-term purchase of electric energy, also known as power purchase agreements ("PPA"). PPAs are generally signed before or during the early stages of project construction and can yield a lease that has not yet commenced. These agreements are primarily for renewable energy and the payments are considered variable lease payments as they are based on the amount of output.

Sierra Pacific's operating and finance right-of-use assets are recorded in other assets and the operating and current finance lease liabilities are recorded in current and long-term other liabilities accordingly.

Revenue Recognition

Sierra Pacific uses a single five-step model to identify and recognize revenue from contracts with customers ("Customer Revenue") upon transfer of control of promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration to which Sierra Pacific expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Sierra Pacific records sales, franchise and excise taxes collected directly from customers and remitted directly to the taxing authorities on a net basis on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Substantially all of Sierra Pacific's Customer Revenue is derived from tariff-based sales arrangements approved by various regulatory commissions. These tariff-based revenues are mainly comprised of energy, transmission, distribution and natural gas and have performance obligations to deliver energy products and services to customers which are satisfied over time as energy is delivered or services are provided. Other revenue consists primarily of revenue recognized in accordance with ASC 842, "Leases" and amounts not considered Customer Revenue within ASC 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers."

Revenue recognized is equal to what Sierra Pacific has the right to invoice as it corresponds directly with the value to the customer of Sierra Pacific's performance to date and includes billed and unbilled amounts. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, trade receivables, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets relate substantially to Customer Revenue, including unbilled revenue of $94 million and $78 million, respectively. Payments for amounts billed are generally due from the customer within 30 days of billing. Rates charged for energy products and services are established by regulators or contractual arrangements that establish the transaction price as well as the allocation of price amongst the separate performance obligations. When preliminary regulated rates are permitted to be billed prior to final approval by the applicable regulator, certain revenue collected may be subject to refund and a liability for estimated refunds is accrued.

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Unamortized Debt Premiums, Discounts and Issuance Costs

Premiums, discounts and financing costs incurred for the issuance of long-term debt are amortized over the term of the related financing using the effective interest method.

Income Taxes

Berkshire Hathaway includes Sierra Pacific in its consolidated U.S. federal income tax return. Consistent with established regulatory practice, Sierra Pacific's provision for income taxes has been computed on a separate return basis.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are based on differences between the financial statement and income tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted income tax rates expected to be in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities associated with components of other comprehensive income ("OCI") are charged or credited directly to OCI. Changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities associated with certain property-related basis differences and other various differences that Sierra Pacific deems probable to be passed on to its customers are charged or credited directly to a regulatory asset or liability and will be included in regulated rates when the temporary differences reverse. Other changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities are included as a component of income tax expense. Changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities attributable to changes in enacted income tax rates are charged or credited to income tax expense or a regulatory asset or liability in the period of enactment. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred income tax assets to the amount that is more-likely-than-not to be realized.

Investment tax credits are deferred and amortized over the estimated useful lives of the related properties.

Sierra Pacific recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more-likely-than-not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that is more-likely-than-not to be realized upon ultimate settlement. Sierra Pacific's unrecognized tax benefits are primarily included in other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Estimated interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions are included as a component of income tax expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(3)    Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
Depreciable Life20222021
Utility plant:
Electric generation
25 - 60 years
$1,298 $1,163 
Electric transmission
50 - 100 years
993 940 
Electric distribution
20 - 100 years
1,983 1,846 
Electric general and intangible plant
5 - 70 years
219 204 
Natural gas distribution
35 - 70 years
455 438 
Natural gas general and intangible plant
5 - 70 years
15 14 
Common general
5 - 70 years
380 370 
Utility plant5,343 4,975 
Accumulated depreciation and amortization(1,992)(1,854)
Utility plant, net3,351 3,121 
Construction work-in-progress236 219 
Property, plant and equipment, net$3,587 $3,340 

All of Sierra Pacific's plant is subject to the ratemaking jurisdiction of the PUCN and the FERC. Sierra Pacific's depreciation and amortization expense, as authorized by the PUCN, stated as a percentage of the depreciable property balances as of December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 was 3.0%, 3.1% and 3.2%, respectively. Sierra Pacific is required to file a utility plant depreciation study every six years as a companion filing with the triennial general rate review filings. The most recent study was filed in 2022.

Construction work-in-progress is primarily related to the construction of regulated assets.
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(4)    Jointly Owned Utility Facilities

Under joint facility ownership agreements, Sierra Pacific, as tenants in common, has undivided interests in jointly owned generation and transmission facilities. Sierra Pacific accounts for its proportionate share of each facility and each joint owner has provided financing for its share of each facility. Operating costs of each facility are assigned to joint owners based on their percentage of ownership or energy production, depending on the nature of the cost. Operating costs and expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations include Sierra Pacific's share of the expenses of these facilities.

The amounts shown in the table below represent Sierra Pacific's share in each jointly owned facility included in property, plant and equipment, net as of December 31, 2022 (dollars in millions):
SierraConstruction
Pacific'sUtilityAccumulatedWork-in-
SharePlantDepreciationProgress
Valmy Generating Station50 %$399 $327 $
ON Line Transmission Line40 — 
Valmy Transmission50 
Total$443 $337 $

(5)    Leases

The following table summarizes Sierra Pacific's leases recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Right-of-use assets:
Operating leases$16 $15 
Finance leases105 111 
Total right-of-use assets$121 $126 
Lease liabilities:
Operating leases$15 $15 
Finance leases108 115 
Total lease liabilities$123 $130 

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The following table summarizes Sierra Pacific's lease costs for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
202220212020
Variable$103 $86 $78 
Operating
Finance:
Amortization
Interest
Total lease costs$117 $101 $93 
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years):
Operating leases26.027.427.2
Finance leases28.228.427.8
Weighted-average discount rate:
Operating leases 5.0 %5.0 %5.0 %
Finance leases8.4 %8.2 %8.1 %

The following table summarizes Sierra Pacific's supplemental cash flow information relating to leases for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
202220212020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases$(1)$(1)$(2)
Operating cash flows from finance leases(9)(9)(6)
Financing cash flows from finance leases(7)(7)(5)
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities:
Operating leases$$— $— 
Finance leases89 

Sierra Pacific has the following remaining lease commitments as of December 31, 2022 (in millions):
OperatingFinanceTotal
2023$$16 $17 
202415 16 
202516 17 
202615 16 
202713 14 
Thereafter23 137 160 
Total undiscounted lease payments28 212 240 
Less - amounts representing interest(13)(104)(117)
Lease liabilities$15 $108 $123 

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Operating and Finance Lease Obligations

Sierra Pacific's operating and finance lease obligations consist mainly of ON Line and Truckee-Carson Irrigation District ("TCID"). ON Line was placed in-service on December 31, 2013. Sierra Pacific and Nevada Power, collectively the ("Nevada Utilities"), entered into a long-term transmission use agreement, in which the Nevada Utilities have a 25% interest and Great Basin Transmission South, LLC has a 75% interest. The Nevada Utilities' share of the long-term transmission use agreement and ownership interest is split at 75% for Nevada Power and 25% for Sierra Pacific, previously split 95% for Nevada Power and 5% for Sierra Pacific. In December 2019, the PUCN ordered the Nevada Utilities to complete the necessary procedures to change the ownership split to 75% for Nevada Power and 25% for Sierra Pacific, effective January 1, 2020. In August 2020, the FERC approved the amended agreement between the Nevada Utilities and Great Basin Transmission, LLC that reallocated the PUCN-approved ownership percentage change from Nevada Power to Sierra Pacific. The term of the lease is 41 years with the agreement ending December 31, 2054. In 1999, Sierra Pacific entered into a 50-year agreement with TCID to lease electric distribution facilities. Total finance lease obligations of $107 million and $110 million were included on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, for these leases. See Note 2 for further discussion of Sierra Pacific's remaining lease obligations.

(6)    Regulatory Matters

Regulatory Assets

Regulatory assets represent costs that are expected to be recovered in future rates. Sierra Pacific's regulatory assets reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
Weighted
Average
Remaining Life20222021
Deferred energy costs1 year$277 $107 
Natural disaster protection plan1 year69 62 
Merger costs from 1999 merger24 years63 66 
Employee benefit plans(1)
8 years57 46 
Deferred operating costs7 years35 31 
Unrealized loss on regulated derivative contracts1 year21 35 
OtherVarious89 93 
Total regulatory assets$611 $440 
Reflected as:
Current assets$357 $177 
Noncurrent assets254 263 
Total regulatory assets$611 $440 
(1)Represents amounts not yet recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost that are expected to be included in regulated rates when recognized.

Sierra Pacific had regulatory assets not earning a return on investment of $143 million and $158 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The regulatory assets not earning a return on investment primarily consist of merger costs from the 1999 merger, a portion of the employee benefit plans, losses on reacquired debt, AROs and legacy meters.

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Regulatory Liabilities

Regulatory liabilities represent amounts that are expected to be returned to customers in future periods. Sierra Pacific's regulatory liabilities reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
Weighted
Average
Remaining Life20222021
Deferred income taxes(1)
Various$223 $234 
Cost of removal(2)
35 years200 201 
OtherVarious32 28 
Total regulatory liabilities$455 $463 
Reflected as:
Current liabilities$19 $19 
Noncurrent liabilities436 444 
Total regulatory liabilities$455 $463 

(1)Amounts primarily represent income tax liabilities related to the federal tax rate change from 35% to 21% that are probable to be passed on to customers, offset by income tax benefits related to accelerated tax depreciation and certain property-related basis differences and other various differences that were previously passed on to customers and will be included in regulated rates when the temporary differences reverse.
(2)Amounts represent estimated costs, as accrued through depreciation rates and exclusive of ARO liabilities, of removing regulated property, plant and equipment in accordance with accepted regulatory practices.

Deferred Energy

Nevada statutes permit regulated utilities to adopt deferred energy accounting procedures. The intent of these procedures is to ease the effect on customers of fluctuations in the cost of purchased natural gas, fuel and electricity and are subject to annual prudency review by the PUCN. Under deferred energy accounting, to the extent actual fuel and purchased power costs exceed fuel and purchased power costs recoverable through current rates that excess is not recorded as a current expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations but rather is deferred and recorded as a regulatory asset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and would be included in the table above as deferred energy costs. Conversely, a regulatory liability is recorded to the extent fuel and purchased power costs recoverable through current rates exceed actual fuel and purchased power costs and is included in the table above as deferred energy costs. These excess amounts are reflected in quarterly adjustments to rates and recorded as cost of fuel, energy and capacity in future time periods.

Regulatory Rate Review

In June 2022, Sierra Pacific filed a regulatory rate review with the PUCN that requested an annual revenue increase of $88 million, or 9.7%. In addition, a filing was made to revise depreciation rates based on a study, the results of which are reflected in the proposed revenue requirement. In August 2022, Sierra Pacific filed an updated certification filing that requested an annual revenue increase of $77 million, or 8.5%. Parties to the review filed testimony and evidence in August and September 2022. Hearings in the cost of capital, revenue requirement, and rate design phases were held in September, October, and November 2022, respectively. In December 2022, the PUCN issued an order approving an increase in base rates of $58 million, effective January 1, 2023, reflecting a reduction in Sierra Pacific's requested rate of return, updated depreciation and amortization rates for its electric operations and updated time of use periods to reflect the changes in system costs due to the increased solar generation on the system.


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(7)    Short-term Debt and Credit Facilities

The following table summarizes Sierra Pacific's availability under its credit facilities as of December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Credit facilities$250 $250 
Short-term debt— (159)
Net credit facilities$250 $91 

Sierra Pacific has a $250 million secured credit facility expiring in June 2025 with an unlimited number of maturity extension options, subject to lender consent. The credit facility, which is for general corporate purposes and provides for the issuance of letters of credit, has a variable interest rate based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate or a base rate, at Sierra Pacific's option, plus a spread that varies based on Sierra Pacific's credit ratings for its senior secured long‑term debt securities. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, Sierra Pacific had borrowings of $— million and $159 million, respectively, outstanding under the credit facility. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the weighted average interest rate on borrowings outstanding was —% and 0.86%, respectively. Amounts due under Sierra Pacific's credit facility are collateralized by Sierra Pacific's general and refunding mortgage bonds. The credit facility requires Sierra Pacific's ratio of debt, including current maturities, to total capitalization not exceed 0.65 to 1.0 as of the last day of each quarter.

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(8)    Long-term Debt

Sierra Pacific's long-term debt consists of the following, including unamortized premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs, as of December 31 (dollars in millions):
Par Value20222021
General and refunding mortgage securities:
3.375% Series T, due 2023
$250 $249 $249 
2.600% Series U, due 2026
400 397 397 
6.750% Series P, due 2037
252 254 253 
4.710% Series W, due 2052
250 248 — 
Tax-exempt refunding revenue bond obligations:
Fixed-rate series:
1.850% Pollution Control Series 2016B, due 2029
— — 30 
3.000% Gas and Water Series 2016B, due 2036
— — 60 
0.625% Water Facilities Series 2016C, due 2036
— — 30 
2.050% Water Facilities Series 2016D, due 2036
— — 25 
2.050% Water Facilities Series 2016E, due 2036
— — 25 
2.050% Water Facilities Series 2016F, due 2036
— — 75 
1.850% Water Facilities Series 2016G, due 2036
— — 20 
Total long-term debt $1,152 $1,148 $1,164 
Reflected as:
Current portion of long-term debt$250 $— 
Long-term debt 898 1,164 
Total long-term debt $1,148 $1,164 
Annual Payment on Long-Term Debt
The annual repayments of long-term debt for the years beginning January 1, 2023 and thereafter, are as follows (in millions):
2023$250 
2026400 
2028 and thereafter502 
Total1,152 
Unamortized premium, discount and debt issuance cost(4)
Total$1,148 

The issuance of General and Refunding Mortgage Securities by Sierra Pacific is subject to PUCN approval and is limited by available property and other provisions of the mortgage indentures. As of December 31, 2022, approximately $4.9 billion (based on original cost) of Sierra Pacific's property was subject to the liens of the mortgages.

(9)    Income Taxes

Income tax expense consists of the following for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
202220212020
Current – Federal$(12)$$
Deferred – Federal31 13 12 
Total income tax expense$19 $18 $15 

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A reconciliation of the federal statutory income rate to the effective income tax rate applicable to income before income tax expense is as follows for the years ended December 31:
 202220212020
Federal statutory income tax rate21 %21 %21 %
Effects of ratemaking(7)(8)(9)
Effective income tax rate14 %13 %12 %

The net deferred income tax liability consists of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
 20222021
Deferred income tax assets:  
Regulatory liabilities$63 $64 
Operating and finance leases26 27 
Customer advances17 14 
Unamortized contract value
Other
Total deferred income tax assets118 119 
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Property related items(387)(379)
Regulatory assets(135)(94)
Operating and finance leases(25)(27)
Other(16)(21)
Total deferred income tax liabilities(563)(521)
Net deferred income tax liability$(445)$(402)

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has closed or effectively settled its examination of Sierra Pacific's income tax return through the short year ended December 31, 2013. The closure of examinations, or the expiration of the statute of limitations, may not preclude the U.S. Internal Revenue Service from adjusting the federal net operating loss carryforward utilized in a year for which the statute of limitations is not closed.

(10)    Employee Benefit Plans

Sierra Pacific is a participant in benefit plans sponsored by NV Energy. The NV Energy Retirement Plan includes a qualified pension plan ("Qualified Pension Plan") and a supplemental executive retirement plan and a restoration plan (collectively, "Non‑Qualified Pension Plans") that provide pension benefits for eligible employees. The NV Energy Comprehensive Welfare Benefit and Cafeteria Plan provides certain postretirement health care and life insurance benefits for eligible retirees ("Other Postretirement Plans") on behalf of Sierra Pacific. Sierra Pacific did not make any contributions to the Qualified Pension Plan for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020. Sierra Pacific contributed $1 million to the Non-Qualified Pension Plans for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020. Sierra Pacific contributed $5 million and $1 million to the Other Post Retirement Plans for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Sierra Pacific did not make any contributions to the Other Post Retirement Plans for the year ended December 31, 2020. Amounts attributable to Sierra Pacific were allocated from NV Energy based upon the current, or in the case of retirees, previous, employment location. Offsetting regulatory assets and liabilities have been recorded related to the amounts not yet recognized as a component of net periodic benefit costs that will be included in regulated rates. Net periodic benefit costs not included in regulated rates are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net.

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Amounts receivable from (payable to) NV Energy are included on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and consist of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Qualified Pension Plan -
Other non-current assets$43 $62 
Non-Qualified Pension Plans:
Other current liabilities(1)(1)
Other long-term liabilities(5)(7)
Other Postretirement Plans -
Other long-term liabilities(2)(10)

(11)    Asset Retirement Obligations

Sierra Pacific estimates its ARO liabilities based upon detailed engineering calculations of the amount and timing of the future cash spending for a third party to perform the required work. Spending estimates are escalated for inflation and then discounted at a credit-adjusted, risk-free rate. Changes in estimates could occur for a number of reasons, including changes in laws and regulations, plan revisions, inflation and changes in the amount and timing of the expected work.

Sierra Pacific does not recognize liabilities for AROs for which the fair value cannot be reasonably estimated. Due to the indeterminate removal date, the fair value of the associated liabilities on certain generation, transmission, distribution and other assets cannot currently be estimated, and no amounts are recognized on the Consolidated Financial Statements other than those included in the cost of removal regulatory liability established via approved depreciation rates in accordance with accepted regulatory practices. These accruals totaled $200 million and $201 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

The following table presents Sierra Pacific's ARO liabilities by asset type as of December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Asbestos$$
Evaporative ponds and dry ash landfills
Other
Total asset retirement obligations$11 $11 

Sierra Pacific's ARO liabilities beginning and ending balances totaled $11 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. These balances are reflected as other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Certain of Sierra Pacific's decommissioning and reclamation obligations relate to jointly-owned facilities, and as such, Sierra Pacific is committed to pay a proportionate share of the decommissioning or reclamation costs. In the event of a default by any of the other joint participants, the respective subsidiary may be obligated to absorb, directly or by paying additional sums to the entity, a proportionate share of the defaulting party's liability. Sierra Pacific's estimated share of the decommissioning and reclamation obligations are primarily recorded as ARO liabilities in other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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(12)    Risk Management and Hedging Activities

Sierra Pacific is exposed to the impact of market fluctuations in commodity prices and interest rates. Sierra Pacific is principally exposed to electricity, natural gas and coal market fluctuations primarily through Sierra Pacific's obligation to serve retail customer load in its regulated service territory. Sierra Pacific's load and generating facilities represent substantial underlying commodity positions. Exposures to commodity prices consist mainly of variations in the price of fuel required to generate electricity and wholesale electricity that is purchased and sold. Commodity prices are subject to wide price swings as supply and demand are impacted by, among many other unpredictable items, weather, market liquidity, generating facility availability, customer usage, storage, and transmission and transportation constraints. The actual cost of fuel and purchased power is recoverable through the deferred energy mechanism. Interest rate risk exists on variable-rate debt and future debt issuances. Sierra Pacific does not engage in proprietary trading activities.

Sierra Pacific has established a risk management process that is designed to identify, assess, manage and report on each of the various types of risk involved in its business. To mitigate a portion of its commodity price risk, Sierra Pacific uses commodity derivative contracts, which may include forwards, futures, options, swaps and other agreements, to effectively secure future supply or sell future production generally at fixed prices. Sierra Pacific manages its interest rate risk by limiting its exposure to variable interest rates primarily through the issuance of fixed-rate long-term debt and by monitoring market changes in interest rates. Additionally, Sierra Pacific may from time to time enter into interest rate derivative contracts, such as interest rate swaps or locks, to mitigate Sierra Pacific's exposure to interest rate risk. Sierra Pacific does not hedge all of its commodity price and interest rate risks, thereby exposing the unhedged portion to changes in market prices.

There have been no significant changes in Sierra Pacific's accounting policies related to derivatives. Refer to Notes 2 and 13 for additional information on derivative contracts.

The following table, which excludes contracts that have been designated as normal under the normal purchases and normal sales exception afforded by GAAP, summarizes the fair value of Sierra Pacific's derivative contracts, on a gross basis, and reconciles those amounts presented on a net basis on the Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):

OtherOtherOther
CurrentCurrentLong-term
AssetsLiabilitiesLiabilitiesTotal
As of December 31, 2022:
Not designated as hedging contracts (1):
Commodity assets$$— $— $
Commodity liabilities— (14)(7)(21)
Total derivative - net basis$$(14)$(7)$(13)
As of December 31, 2021:
Not designated as hedging contracts(1):
Commodity assets$$— $— $
Commodity liabilities— (16)(19)(35)
Total derivative - net basis$$(16)$(19)$(33)

(1)Sierra Pacific's commodity derivatives not designated as hedging contracts are included in regulated rates. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, a regulatory asset of $13 million and $33 million, respectively, was recorded related to the net derivative liability of $13 million and $33 million, respectively.

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Derivative Contract Volumes

The following table summarizes the net notional amounts of outstanding commodity derivative contracts with fixed price terms that comprise the mark-to-market values as of December 31 (in millions):
Unit of
Measure20222021
Electricity purchasesMegawatt hours
Natural gas purchasesDecatherms52 53 

Credit Risk

Sierra Pacific is exposed to counterparty credit risk associated with wholesale energy supply and marketing activities with other utilities, energy marketing companies, financial institutions and other market participants. Credit risk may be concentrated to the extent Sierra Pacific's counterparties have similar economic, industry or other characteristics and due to direct and indirect relationships among the counterparties. Before entering into a transaction, Sierra Pacific analyzes the financial condition of each significant wholesale counterparty, establishes limits on the amount of unsecured credit to be extended to each counterparty and evaluates the appropriateness of unsecured credit limits on an ongoing basis. To further mitigate wholesale counterparty credit risk, Sierra Pacific enters into netting and collateral arrangements that may include margining and cross-product netting agreements and obtain third-party guarantees, letters of credit and cash deposits. If required, Sierra Pacific exercises rights under these arrangements, including calling on the counterparty's credit support arrangement.

Collateral and Contingent Features

In accordance with industry practice, certain wholesale agreements, including derivative contracts, contain credit support provisions that in part base certain collateral requirements on credit ratings for senior unsecured debt as reported by one or more of the recognized credit rating agencies. These agreements may either specifically provide bilateral rights to demand cash or other security if credit exposures on a net basis exceed specified rating-dependent threshold levels ("credit-risk-related contingent features") or provide the right for counterparties to demand "adequate assurance" if there is a material adverse change in Sierra Pacific's creditworthiness. These rights can vary by contract and by counterparty. As of December 31, 2022, Sierra Pacific's credit ratings for its senior secured debt and its issuer credit ratings for senior unsecured debt from the recognized credit rating agencies were investment grade.

The aggregate fair value of Sierra Pacific's derivative contracts in liability positions with specific credit-risk-related contingent features totaled $— million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which represents the amount of collateral to be posted if all credit risk related contingent features for derivative contracts in liability positions had been triggered. Sierra Pacific's collateral requirements could fluctuate considerably due to market price volatility, changes in credit ratings, changes in legislation or regulation or other factors.

(13)    Fair Value Measurements

The carrying value of Sierra Pacific's cash, certain cash equivalents, receivables, payables, accrued liabilities and short-term borrowings approximates fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. Sierra Pacific has various financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on the Consolidated Balance Sheets using inputs from the three levels of the fair value hierarchy. A financial asset or liability classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels are as follows:

Level 1 - Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that Sierra Pacific has the ability to access at the measurement date.
Level 2 - Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market corroborated inputs).
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs reflect Sierra Pacific's judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability since limited market data exists. Sierra Pacific develops these inputs based on the best information available, including its own data.
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The following table presents Sierra Pacific's financial assets and liabilities recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in millions):
Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
As of December 31, 2022:
Assets:
Commodity derivatives$— $— $$
Money market mutual funds49 — — 49 
Investment funds— — 
$50 $— $$58 
Liabilities - commodity derivatives$— $— $(21)$(21)
As of December 31, 2021:
Assets:
Commodity derivatives$— $— $$
Money market mutual funds10 — — 10 
Investment funds— — 
$11 $— $$13 
Liabilities - commodity derivatives$— $— $(35)$(35)

Sierra Pacific's investments in money market mutual funds and investment funds are accounted for as available-for-sale securities and are stated at fair value. When available, a readily observable quoted market price or net asset value of an identical security in an active market is used to record the fair value.

Derivative contracts are recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as either assets or liabilities and are stated at estimated fair value unless they are designated as normal purchases or normal sales and qualify for the exception afforded by GAAP. When available, the fair value of derivative contracts is estimated using unadjusted quoted prices for identical contracts in the market in which Sierra Pacific transacts. When quoted prices for identical contracts are not available, Sierra Pacific uses forward price curves. Forward price curves represent Sierra Pacific's estimates of the prices at which a buyer or seller could contract today for delivery or settlement at future dates. Sierra Pacific bases its forward price curves upon internally developed models, with internal and external fundamental data inputs. Market price quotations for certain electricity and natural gas trading hubs are not as readily obtainable due to markets that are not active. Given that limited market data exists for these contracts, Sierra Pacific uses forward price curves derived from internal models based on perceived pricing relationships to major trading hubs that are based on unobservable inputs. The model incorporates a mid-market pricing convention (the mid‑point price between bid and ask prices) as a practical expedient for valuing its assets and liabilities measured and reported at fair value. The determination of the fair value for derivative contracts not only includes counterparty risk, but also the impact of Sierra Pacific's nonperformance risk on its liabilities, which as of December 31, 2022, had an immaterial impact to the fair value of its derivative contracts. As such, Sierra Pacific considers its derivative contracts to be valued using Level 3 inputs.

Sierra Pacific's investments in money market mutual funds and equity securities are accounted for as available-for-sale securities and are stated at fair value. When available, a readily observable quoted market price or net asset value of an identical security in an active market is used to record the fair value.

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The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balances of Sierra Pacific's net commodity derivative assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant Level 3 inputs for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
202220212020
Beginning balance$(33)$$(1)
Changes in fair value recognized in regulatory assets or liabilities(21)(25)(2)
Settlements41 (15)10 
Ending balance$(13)$(33)$

Sierra Pacific's long-term debt is carried at cost on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of Sierra Pacific's long-term debt is a Level 2 fair value measurement and has been estimated based upon quoted market prices, where available, or at the present value of future cash flows discounted at rates consistent with comparable maturities with similar credit risks. The following table presents the carrying value and estimated fair value of Sierra Pacific's long-term debt as of December 31 (in millions):
20222021
CarryingFairCarryingFair
ValueValueValueValue
Long-term debt$1,148 $1,111 $1,164 $1,316 

(14)    Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

Sierra Pacific has the following firm commitments that are not reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Minimum payments as of December 31, 2022 are as follows (in millions):
2028 and
20232024202520262027ThereafterTotal
Contract type:
Fuel, capacity and transmission contract commitments
$413 $244 $184 $134 $127 $1,447 $2,549 
Fuel and capacity contract commitments (not commercially operable)
11 12 12 11 236 290 
Construction commitments500 741 86 268 — — 1,595 
Easements33 43 
Maintenance, service and other contracts— 25 
Total commitments$930 $1,003 $289 $419 $140 $1,721 $4,502 

Fuel and Capacity Contract Commitments

Purchased Power

Sierra Pacific has several contracts for long-term purchase of electric energy which have been approved by the PUCN. The expiration of these contracts range from 2025 to 2047. Purchased power includes estimated payments for contracts which meet the definition of a lease and payments are based on the amount of energy expected to be generated. See Note 5 for further discussion of Sierra Pacific's lease commitments.

Coal and Natural Gas
    
Sierra Pacific has a long-term contract for the transport of coal that expires in 2024. Additionally, gas transportation contracts expire from 2023 to 2046 and the gas supply contracts expire from 2023 to 2024.

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Fuel and Capacity Contract Commitments - Not Commercially Operable

Sierra Pacific has several contracts for long-term purchase of electric energy in which the facility remains under development. Amounts represent the estimated payments under renewable energy power purchase contracts, which have been approved by the PUCN and are contingent upon the developers obtaining commercial operation and their ability to deliver power.

Construction Commitments

Sierra Pacific's construction commitments included in the table above relate to firm commitments and include costs associated with two solar photovoltaic facility projects and solar photovoltaic panels for future projects. The first project is a 250-MW solar photovoltaic facility with an additional 200 MWs of co-located battery storage that will be developed in Humboldt County, Nevada. The second project is a 350-MW solar photovoltaic facility with an additional 280 MWs of co-located battery storage that will be developed in Humboldt County, Nevada. Commercial operation has been delayed for both projects to an undetermined date. Both facilities will be jointly owned and operated by Nevada Power and Sierra Pacific.

Easements

Sierra Pacific has non-cancelable easements for land. Operating and maintenance expense on non-cancelable easements totaled $2 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020.

Maintenance, Service and Other Contracts

Sierra Pacific has long-term service agreements for the performance of maintenance on generation units. Obligation amounts are based on estimated usage. The estimated expiration of these service agreements range from 2026 to 2046.

Environmental Laws and Regulations

Sierra Pacific is subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding air quality, climate change, emissions performance standards, water quality, coal ash disposal and other environmental matters that have the potential to impact its current and future operations. Sierra Pacific believes it is in material compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

Legal Matters

Sierra Pacific is party to a variety of legal actions arising out of the normal course of business. Plaintiffs occasionally seek punitive or exemplary damages. Sierra Pacific does not believe that such normal and routine litigation will have a material impact on its financial results. Sierra Pacific is also involved in other kinds of legal actions, some of which assert or may assert claims or seek to impose fines, penalties and other costs in substantial amounts.

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(15)    Revenues from Contracts with Customers

The following table summarizes Sierra Pacific's Customer Revenue by customer class, including a reconciliation to Sierra Pacific's reportable segment information included in Note 18, for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
202220212020
ElectricNatural GasTotalElectricNatural GasTotalElectricNatural GasTotal
Customer Revenue:
Retail:
Residential$365 $105 $470 $307 $76 $383 $273 $76 $349 
Commercial333 45 378 267 29 296 233 29 262 
Industrial229 16 245 202 10 212 170 179 
Other— — 
Total fully bundled933 167 1,100 781 115 896 681 114 795 
Distribution only service— — — 
Total retail938 167 1,105 784 115 899 685 114 799 
Wholesale, transmission and other86 — 86 62 — 62 50 — 50 
Total Customer Revenue1,024 167 1,191 846 115 961 735 114 849 
Other revenue
Total operating revenue$1,025 $168 $1,193 $848 $117 $965 $738 $116 $854 

(16)    Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures

The summary of supplemental cash flow disclosures as of and for the years ended December 31 is as follows (in millions):
202220212020
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized$45 $41 $42 
Income taxes (refunded) paid$(1)$(3)$
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing transactions:
Accruals related to property, plant and equipment additions$57 $27 $17 

(17)    Related Party Transactions

Sierra Pacific has an intercompany administrative services agreement with BHE and its subsidiaries. Amounts charged to Sierra Pacific under this agreement, either directly or through NV Energy, totaled $23 million, $14 million and $4 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020. Amounts charged to Sierra Pacific in 2022 and 2021 primarily relate to information technology projects billed at a consolidated level and passed through to affiliates.

Sierra Pacific provided electricity to Nevada Power of $86 million, $43 million and $34 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Receivables associated with these transactions were $5 million and $— million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Sierra Pacific purchased electricity from Nevada Power of $362 million, $179 million and $106 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Payables associated with these transactions were $41 million and $13 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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Sierra Pacific incurs intercompany administrative and shared facility costs with NV Energy and Nevada Power. These transactions are governed by an intercompany service agreement and are priced at cost. NV Energy provided services to Sierra Pacific of $5 million for the years ending December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Sierra Pacific provided services to Nevada Power of $16 million, $15 million, and $15 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Nevada Power provided services to Sierra Pacific of $25 million, $25 million, and $26 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Sierra Pacific provided services to NV Energy of $1 million, $— million, and $— million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, Sierra Pacific's Consolidated Balance Sheets included amounts due to NV Energy of $47 million and $19 million, respectively. There were no receivables due from NV Energy as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. In November 2022, Sierra Pacific entered into a $100 million unsecured note with NV Energy payable upon demand and $70 million was outstanding as of December 31, 2022. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, Sierra Pacific's Consolidated Balance Sheets included payables due to Nevada Power of $33 million and $2 million, respectively. There were no receivables due from Nevada Power as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Sierra Pacific is party to a tax-sharing agreement with NV Energy and NV Energy is part of the Berkshire Hathaway consolidated U.S. federal income tax return. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021 federal income taxes receivable from NV Energy were $11 million and $— million, respectively. Sierra Pacific received cash refunds of $1 million and $3 million for federal income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and made cash payments of $2 million for federal income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Certain disbursements for accounts payable and payroll are made by NV Energy on behalf of Sierra Pacific and reimbursed automatically when settled by the bank. These amounts are recorded as accounts payable at the time of disbursement.

(18)    Segment Information

Sierra Pacific has identified two reportable operating segments: regulated electric and regulated natural gas. The regulated electric segment derives most of its revenue from regulated retail sales of electricity to residential, commercial, and industrial customers and from wholesale sales. The regulated natural gas segment derives most of its revenue from regulated retail sales of natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers and also obtains revenue by transporting natural gas owned by others through its distribution system. Pricing for regulated electric and regulated natural gas sales are established separately by the PUCN; therefore, management also reviews each segment separately to make decisions regarding allocation of resources and in evaluating performance.

The following tables provide information on a reportable segment basis (in millions):
Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Operating revenue:
Regulated electric$1,025 $848 $738 
Regulated natural gas168 117 116 
Total operating revenue$1,193 $965 $854 
Operating income:
Regulated electric$146 $148 $147 
Regulated natural gas19 19 18 
Total operating income165 167 165 
Interest expense(58)(54)(56)
Allowance for borrowed funds
Allowance for equity funds
Interest and dividend income18 
Other, net11 
Income before income tax expense$137 $142 $126 
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As of December 31,
202220212020
Assets
Regulated electric$4,224 $3,829 $3,540 
Regulated natural gas441 365 342 
Regulated common assets(1)
67 29 37 
Total assets$4,732 $4,223 $3,919 

(1)    Consists principally of cash and cash equivalents not included in either the regulated electric or regulated natural gas segments.

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Item 7.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following is management's discussion and analysis of certain significant factors that have affected the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of Eastern Energy Gas during the periods included herein. This discussion should be read in conjunction with Eastern Energy Gas' historical Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K. Eastern Energy Gas' actual results in the future could differ significantly from the historical results.

Results of Operations

Overview

Net income attributable to Eastern Energy Gas for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $426 million, an increase of $164 million, or 63%, compared to 2021, primarily due to higher margin from EGTS' regulated gas transmission and storage operations of $128 million, a benefit from the settlement of regulated tax matters in the Iroquois rate case and a decrease due to the settlement of depreciation rates in EGTS' general rate case, partially offset by an increase in income tax expense primarily due to higher pre-tax income.

Net income attributable to Eastern Energy Gas for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $262 million, an increase of $153 million, or 140%, compared to 2020, primarily due to a 2020 charge associated with the abandonment of a significant portion of a project in connection with the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project ("Supply Header Project") and a 2020 charge for cash flow hedges of debt-related items that were probable of not occurring as a result of the GT&S Transaction. These increases were partially offset by an increase in net income attributable to DEI's 50% noncontrolling interest in Cove Point and the November 2020 disposition of Questar Pipeline Group of $75 million, both of which were a result of the GT&S Transaction, and an increase in income tax expense primarily due to higher pre-tax income.

Year Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2021

Operating revenue increased $136 million, or 7%, for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to an increase in regulated gas transmission and storage services revenues due to the settlement of EGTS' general rate case of $101 million, an increase in Cove Point LNG variable revenue of $69 million and an increase in variable revenue related to park and loan activity of $24 million, partially offset by a decrease in regulated gas sales for operational and system balancing purposes primarily due to decreased volumes of $49 million and decreased LNG service as a result of increased scheduled maintenance days of $13 million.

(Excess) cost of gas was a credit of $30 million for 2022 compared to an expense of $12 million for 2021. The change is primarily due to a decrease in volumes sold of $62 million, partially offset by an unfavorable change to operational and system balancing volumes of $20 million.

Operations and maintenance increased $15 million, or 3%, for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to a 2021 benefit from the finalization of entries for the disallowance of capitalized AFUDC of $11 million and higher corporate charges of $11 million, partially offset by lower long-term incentive plan expenses of $8 million.

Depreciation and amortization decreased $7 million, or 2%, for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to the settlement of depreciation rates in EGTS' general rate case of $23 million, partially offset by higher plant placed in-service of $16 million.

Property and other taxes decreased $10 million, or 7%, for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to lower than estimated 2021 tax assessments.

Interest expense decreased $4 million, or 3%, for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to the repayment of $500 million of long-term debt in the second quarter of 2021.

Interest and dividend income increased $7 million for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to interest income from BHE GT&S' intercompany revolving credit agreement with Eastern Energy Gas.

Other, net was an expense of $1 million for 2022 compared to a credit of $1 million for 2021. The change is primarily due to losses on marketable securities.

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Income tax expense (benefit) increased $50 million, or 43%, for 2022 compared to 2021 and the effective tax rate was 18% for 2022 and 16% for 2021. The effective tax rate increased primarily due to the revaluation of deferred taxes from changes in various state income tax rates.

Equity income increased $59 million for 2022 compared 2021, primarily due to a benefit from the settlement of regulated tax matters in the Iroquois rate case of $45 million and higher operating revenues at Iroquois due to favorable fixed negotiated rate agreements and hedges of $15 million.

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests increased $33 million for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to an increase in Cove Point LNG variable revenue, partially offset by decreased LNG service as a result of increased scheduled maintenance days.

Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2020

Operating revenue decreased $220 million, or 11%, for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to the November 2020 disposition of Questar Pipeline Group of $197 million and a decrease in services performed for Atlantic Coast Pipeline of $43 million, which is offset in operations and maintenance expense, partially offset by an increase in regulated gas revenues for operational and system balancing purposes primarily due to increased prices of $15 million.

Cost of gas decreased $12 million, or 50%, for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to a favorable change in natural gas prices of $55 million and the November 2020 disposition of Questar Pipeline Group of $3 million, partially offset by an increase in prices of natural gas sold of $49 million.

Operations and maintenance decreased $627 million, or 55%, for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to a 2020 charge associated with the abandonment of the Supply Header Project of $463 million, a decrease in services performed for Atlantic Coast Pipeline of $45 million, the November 2020 disposition of Questar Pipeline Group of $43 million, a 2020 charge for disallowance of capitalized AFUDC due to the resolution of EGTS' 2015 FERC audit of $43 million, the 2020 write-off of certain items in connection with the GT&S Transaction of $17 million and a 2021 benefit from the finalization of entries for the disallowance of capitalized AFUDC of $11 million.

Depreciation and amortization decreased $38 million, or 10%, for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due the November 2020 disposition of Questar Pipeline Group.

Property and other taxes increased $9 million, or 6%, for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to higher tax assessments.

Interest expense decreased $188 million, or 55%, for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to a charge in 2020 for cash flow hedges of $141 million of debt-related items that were probable of not occurring as a result of the GT&S Transaction, the November 2020 disposition of Questar Pipeline Group of $16 million and lower interest expense of $17 million from the repayment of $700 million of long-term debt in the fourth quarter of 2020 and $5 million from the repayment of $500 million of long-term debt in the second quarter of 2021.

Allowance for borrowed funds decreased $4 million, or 67%, for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to the 2020 abandonment of the Supply Header Project.

Allowance for equity funds decreased $6 million, or 46%, for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to the 2020 abandonment of the Supply Header Project.

Interest and dividend income decreased $67 million for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to interest income from the East Ohio Gas Company of $33 million and DEI of $32 million recognized in 2020.

Other, net decreased $41 million, or 98%, for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to non-service cost credits recognized in 2020 related to certain Eastern Energy Gas benefit plans that were retained by DEI as a result of the GT&S Transaction.

Income tax expense (benefit) was an expense of $117 million for 2021 compared to a benefit of $24 million for 2020. The effective tax rate was 16% in 2021 and (12)% in 2020. The effective tax rate increased primarily due to the change in the noncontrolling interest of Cove Point as a result of the GT&S Transaction, lower pre-tax income driven by charges associated with the Supply Header Project in 2020 and the finalization of the effects from the change in tax status of certain Eastern Energy Gas subsidiaries in 2020.

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Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests increased $226 million for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to DEI's 50% noncontrolling interest in Cove Point effective with the GT&S Transaction.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of December 31, 2022, Eastern Energy Gas' total net liquidity was as follows (in millions):
Cash and cash equivalents$65 
Intercompany revolving credit agreement(1)
400 
Total net liquidity$465 
Intercompany credit agreement:
Maturity date2023

(1)Refer to Note 19 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for further discussion regarding Eastern Energy Gas' intercompany revolving credit agreement.
Operating Activities

Net cash flows from operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $1.3 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively. The change was primarily due to the impacts from the proposed rate increase in effect April 1, 2022 for the EGTS general rate case, timing of income tax payments and other changes in working capital, partially offset by lower collections from customers.

Net cash flows from operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were $1.1 billion and $1.3 billion, respectively. The change was primarily due to lower collections from affiliates, the November 2020 disposition of Questar Pipeline Group and the timing of payments of operating costs, partially offset by the settlement of interest rate swaps in 2020 and higher income tax receipts.

The timing of Eastern Energy Gas' income tax cash flows from period to period can be significantly affected by the estimated federal income tax payment methods elected and assumptions made for each payment date.

Investing Activities

Net cash flows from investing activities for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $(778) million and $(486) million, respectively. The change was primarily due to higher loans to affiliates of $381 million and lower repayments of loans by affiliates of $266 million, partially offset by equity method distribution of $150 million in 2022, equity method contributions of $154 million in 2021 and a decrease in capital expenditures of $55 million.

Net cash flows from investing activities for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were $(486) million and $3.1 billion, respectively. The change was primarily due to lower repayments of loans by affiliates of $3.1 billion, loans to affiliates of $183 million and higher funding of equity method investments of $152 million.

Financing Activities

Net cash flows from financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2022 were $(515) million and consisted of distributions to noncontrolling interests from Cove Point.

Net cash flows from financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2021 were $(615) million. Sources of cash totaled $346 million and consisted of proceeds from equity contributions, that included a contribution from its indirect parent, BHE, to Eastern Energy Gas to assist in the repayment of $500 million of debt. Uses of cash totaled $961 million and consisted mainly of repayments of long-term debt of $500 million, distributions to noncontrolling interests from Cove Point of $450 million and repayment of notes to affiliates of $9 million.

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Net cash flows from financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2020 were $(4.3) billion. Sources of cash totaled $1.2 billion and consisted of proceeds from equity contributions, that included a contribution from its indirect parent BHE to Eastern Energy Gas to repay its $700 million of debt. Uses of cash totaled $5.5 billion and consisted mainly of distributions of $4.5 billion, repayments of long-term debt of $700 million and net repayments of affiliated current borrowings of $251 million as required by the GT&S Transaction.

Future Uses of Cash

Capital Expenditures

Capital expenditure needs are reviewed regularly by management and may change significantly as a result of these reviews, which may consider, among other factors, new growth projects and the timing of growth projects; changes in environmental and other rules and regulations; impacts to customers' rates; outcomes of regulatory proceedings; changes in income tax laws; general business conditions; system reliability standards; the cost and efficiency of construction labor, equipment and materials; commodity prices; and the cost and availability of capital.

Eastern Energy Gas' historical and forecasted capital expenditures, each of which exclude amounts for non-cash equity AFUDC and other non-cash items, for the years ending December 31 are as follows (in millions):
HistoricalForecast
202020212022202320242025
Natural gas transmission and storage$112 $16 $43 $15 $46 $147 
Other262 426 344 336 285 245 
Total$374 $442 $387 $351 $331 $392 

Eastern Energy Gas' natural gas transmission and storage capital expenditures primarily include growth capital expenditures related to planned regulated projects. Eastern Energy Gas' other capital expenditures consist primarily of nonregulated and routine capital expenditures for natural gas transmission, storage and LNG terminalling infrastructure needed to serve existing and expected demand.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Eastern Energy Gas has certain investments that are accounted for under the equity method in accordance with GAAP. Accordingly, an amount is recorded on Eastern Energy Gas' Consolidated Balance Sheets as an equity investment and is increased or decreased for Eastern Energy Gas' pro-rata share of earnings or losses, respectively, less any dividends from such investments.

As of December 31, 2022, Eastern Energy Gas' investments that are accounted for under the equity method had short- and long-term debt of $307 million and an unused revolving credit facility of $10 million. As of December 31, 2022, Eastern Energy Gas' pro-rata share of such short- and long-term debt was $154 million and unused revolving credit facility was $5 million. The entire amount of Eastern Energy Gas' pro-rata share of the outstanding short- and long-term debt and unused revolving credit facility is non-recourse to Eastern Energy Gas. Although Eastern Energy Gas is generally not required to support debt service obligations of its equity investees, default with respect to this non-recourse short- and long-term debt could result in a loss of invested equity.

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Material Cash Requirements

The following table summarizes Eastern Energy Gas' material cash requirements as of December 31, 2022 (in millions):

Payments Due by Periods
20232024-20252026-20272028 and thereafterTotal
Interest payments on long-term debt(1)
$136 $205 $164 $1,012 $1,517 
Natural gas supply and transmission(1)
49 98 98 — 245 
Total cash requirements$185 $303 $262 $1,012 $1,762 
(1)Not reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

In addition, Eastern Energy Gas also has cash requirements that may affect its consolidated financial condition that arise from long-term debt (refer to Note 8), construction and other development costs (refer to Liquidity and Capital Resources included within this Item 7), uncertain tax positions (refer to Note 9) and AROs (refer to Note 11). Refer, where applicable, to the respective referenced note in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10‑K for additional information.

Regulatory Matters

Eastern Energy Gas is subject to comprehensive regulation. Refer to the discussion contained in Item 1 of this Form 10-K for further information regarding Eastern Energy Gas' general regulatory framework and current regulatory matters.

Environmental Laws and Regulations

Eastern Energy Gas is subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding air quality, climate change, emissions performance standards, water quality and other environmental matters that have the potential to impact its current and future operations. In addition to imposing continuing compliance obligations, these laws and regulations provide regulators with the authority to levy substantial penalties for noncompliance, including fines, injunctive relief and other sanctions. These laws and regulations are administered by various federal, state and local agencies. Eastern Energy Gas believes it is in material compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, although many are subject to interpretation that may ultimately be resolved by the courts. Environmental laws and regulations continue to evolve, and Eastern Energy Gas is unable to predict the impact of the changing laws and regulations on its operations and financial results.

Refer to "Environmental Laws and Regulations" in Item 1 of this Form 10-K for further discussion regarding environmental laws and regulations.

Collateral and Contingent Features

Debt of Eastern Energy Gas is rated by credit rating agencies. Assigned credit ratings are based on each rating agency's assessment of Eastern Energy Gas' ability to, in general, meet the obligations of its issued debt. The credit ratings are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities, and there is no assurance that a particular credit rating will continue for any given period of time.

Eastern Energy Gas has no credit rating downgrade triggers that would accelerate the maturity dates of outstanding debt, and a change in ratings is not an event of default under the applicable debt instruments.

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Inflation

Historically, overall inflation and changing prices in the economies where Eastern Energy Gas operates have not had a significant impact on Eastern Energy Gas' consolidated financial results. Eastern Energy Gas and its subsidiaries primarily operate under cost-of-service based rate-setting structures administered by the FERC. Under these rate-setting structures, Eastern Energy Gas is allowed to include prudent costs in its rates, including the impact of inflation. Eastern Energy Gas attempts to minimize the potential impact of inflation on its operations by employing prudent risk management and hedging strategies and by considering, among other areas, its impact on purchases of energy, operating expenses, materials and equipment costs, contract negotiations, future capital spending programs and long-term debt issuances. There can be no assurance that such actions will be successful.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Certain accounting measurements require management to make estimates and judgments concerning transactions that will be settled several years in the future. Amounts recognized on the Consolidated Financial Statements based on such estimates involve numerous assumptions subject to varying and potentially significant degrees of judgment and uncertainty and will likely change in the future as additional information becomes available. The following critical accounting estimates are impacted significantly by Eastern Energy Gas' methods, judgments and assumptions used in the preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements and should be read in conjunction with Eastern Energy Gas' Summary of Significant Accounting Policies included in Eastern Energy Gas' Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation

Eastern Energy Gas prepares its Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with authoritative guidance for regulated operations, which recognizes the economic effects of regulation. Accordingly, Eastern Energy Gas defers the recognition of certain costs or income if it is probable that, through the ratemaking process, there will be a corresponding increase or decrease in future regulated rates. Regulatory assets and liabilities are established to reflect the impacts of these deferrals, which will be recognized in earnings in the periods the corresponding changes in regulated rates occur.

Eastern Energy Gas continually evaluates the applicability of the guidance for regulated operations and whether its regulatory assets and liabilities are probable of inclusion in future regulated rates by considering factors such as a change in the regulator's approach to setting rates from cost-based ratemaking to another form of regulation, other regulatory actions or the impact of competition that could limit Eastern Energy Gas' ability to recover its costs. Eastern Energy Gas believes its application of the guidance for regulated operations is appropriate and its existing regulatory assets and liabilities are probable of inclusion in future regulated rates. The evaluation reflects the current political and regulatory climate at the federal level. If it becomes no longer probable that the deferred costs or income will be included in future regulated rates, the related regulatory assets and liabilities will be recognized in net income, returned to customers or re-established as AOCI. Total regulatory assets were $48 million and total regulatory liabilities were $722 million as of December 31, 2022. Refer to Eastern Energy Gas' Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information regarding Eastern Energy Gas' regulatory assets and liabilities.

Impairment of Goodwill and Long-Lived Assets

Eastern Energy Gas' Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2022 includes goodwill of acquired businesses of $1.3 billion. Eastern Energy Gas evaluates goodwill for impairment at least annually and completed its annual review as of October 31, 2022. Additionally, no indicators of impairment were identified as of December 31, 2022. Significant judgment is required in estimating the fair value of the reporting unit and performing goodwill impairment tests. Eastern Energy Gas uses a variety of methods to estimate a reporting unit's fair value, principally discounted projected future net cash flows. Key assumptions used include, but are not limited to, the use of estimated future cash flows; multiples of earnings; and an appropriate discount rate. Estimated future cash flows are impacted by, among other factors, growth rates, changes in regulations and rates, ability to renew contracts and estimates of future commodity prices. In estimating future cash flows, Eastern Energy Gas incorporates current market information, as well as historical factors.

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Eastern Energy Gas evaluates long-lived assets for impairment, including property, plant and equipment, when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable or when the assets are being held for sale. Upon the occurrence of a triggering event, the asset is reviewed to assess whether the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected from the use of the asset plus the residual value from the ultimate disposal exceeds the carrying value of the asset. If the carrying value exceeds the estimated recoverable amounts, the asset is written down to the estimated fair value and any resulting impairment loss is reflected on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The impacts of regulation are considered when evaluating the carrying value of regulated assets.

The estimate of cash flows arising from the future use of an asset, for the purposes of impairment analysis, requires the exercise of judgment. Circumstances that could significantly alter the calculation of fair value or the recoverable amount of an asset may include significant changes in the regulatory environment, the business climate, management's plans, legal factors, market price of the asset, the use of the asset, the physical condition of the asset, future market prices, competition and many other factors over the life of the asset. Any resulting impairment loss is highly dependent on the underlying assumptions and could significantly affect Eastern Energy Gas' results of operations.

Income Taxes

In determining Eastern Energy Gas' income taxes, management is required to interpret complex income tax laws and regulations, which includes consideration of regulatory implications imposed by the FERC. Eastern Energy Gas' income tax returns are subject to continuous examinations by federal, state and local income tax authorities that may give rise to different interpretations of these complex laws and regulations. Due to the nature of the examination process, it generally takes years before these examinations are completed and these matters are resolved. Eastern Energy Gas recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more-likely-than-not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that is more-likely-than-not to be realized upon ultimate settlement. Although the ultimate resolution of Eastern Energy Gas' federal, state and local income tax examinations is uncertain, Eastern Energy Gas believes it has made adequate provisions for these income tax positions. The aggregate amount of any additional income tax liabilities that may result from these examinations is not expected to have a material impact on Eastern Energy Gas' consolidated financial results. Refer to Eastern Energy Gas' Note 9 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information regarding Eastern Energy Gas' income taxes.

It is probable that Eastern Energy Gas will pass income tax benefit and expense related to the federal tax rate change from 35% to 21% as a result of 2017 Tax Reform, certain property-related basis differences and other various differences on to their customers. As of December 31, 2022, these amounts were recognized as a net regulatory liability of $406 million and will be included in regulated rates when the temporary differences reverse.

Item 7A.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Eastern Energy Gas' Consolidated Balance Sheets include assets and liabilities with fair values that are subject to market risks. Eastern Energy Gas' significant market risks are primarily associated with commodity prices, interest rates, foreign currency and the extension of credit to counterparties with which Eastern Energy Gas transacts. The following discussion addresses the significant market risks associated with Eastern Energy Gas' business activities. Eastern Energy Gas has established guidelines for credit risk management. Refer to Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information regarding Eastern Energy Gas' contracts accounted for as derivatives.

Commodity Price Risk

Eastern Energy Gas is exposed to the impact of market fluctuations in commodity prices. Eastern Energy Gas is principally exposed to natural gas market fluctuations primarily through fuel retained and used during the operation of the pipeline system as well as lost and unaccounted for gas. Eastern Energy Gas is exposed to the risk of fuel retention, meaning customers have a fixed fuel retention percentage assessed on transmission and storage quantities, and the pipeline bears the risk of under-recovery and benefits from any over-recovery of volumes. Commodity prices are subject to wide price swings as supply and demand are impacted by, among many other unpredictable items, weather, market liquidity, facility availability, customer usage, storage and transmission constraints. Eastern Energy Gas does not engage in proprietary trading activities. To mitigate a portion of its commodity price risk, Eastern Energy Gas uses commodity derivative contracts, which may include forwards, futures, options, swaps and other agreements, to effectively secure future supply quantities or sell future supply quantities generally at fixed prices. Eastern Energy Gas does not hedge all of its commodity price risk, thereby exposing the unhedged portion to changes in market prices. As of February 2023, all of Eastern Energy Gas' regulated operations recover their cost of gas through fuel trackers and are no longer subject to significant commodity price risk.
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Interest Rate Risk

Eastern Energy Gas is exposed to interest rate risk on its outstanding variable-rate short- and long-term debt and future debt issuances. Eastern Energy Gas manages its interest rate risk by limiting its exposure to variable interest rates primarily through the issuance of fixed-rate long-term debt and by monitoring market changes in interest rates. As a result of the fixed interest rates, Eastern Energy Gas' fixed-rate long-term debt does not expose Eastern Energy Gas to the risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates. Additionally, because fixed-rate long-term debt is not carried at fair value on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, changes in fair value would impact earnings and cash flows only if Eastern Energy Gas were to reacquire all or a portion of these instruments prior to their maturity. The nature and amount of Eastern Energy Gas' short- and long-term debt can be expected to vary from period to period as a result of future business requirements, market conditions and other factors. Refer to Note 8 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional discussion of Eastern Energy Gas' long-term debt.

Eastern Energy Gas holds foreign currency swaps with the purpose of hedging the foreign currency exchange risk associated with Euro denominated debt. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, Eastern Energy Gas had €250 million in aggregate notional amounts of these foreign currency swaps outstanding. A hypothetical 10% decrease in market interest rates would not have resulted in a material decrease in fair value of Eastern Energy Gas' foreign currency swaps as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

The impact of a change in interest rates on the Eastern Energy Gas' interest rate-based financial derivative instruments at a point in time is not necessarily representative of the results that will be realized when the contracts are ultimately settled. Net gains and/or losses from interest rate derivative instruments used for hedging purposes, to the extent realized, will generally be offset by recognition of the hedged transaction.

Credit Risk

Eastern Energy Gas is exposed to counterparty credit risk associated with natural gas transmission and storage service contracts with utilities, natural gas producers, power generators, industrials, energy marketing companies, financial institutions and other market participants. Credit risk may be concentrated to the extent Eastern Energy Gas' counterparties have similar economic, industry or other characteristics and due to direct and indirect relationships among the counterparties. Before entering into a transaction, Eastern Energy Gas analyzes the financial condition of each wholesale counterparty, establishes limits on the amount of unsecured credit to be extended to each counterparty and evaluates the appropriateness of unsecured credit limits on an ongoing basis. To further mitigate counterparty credit risk, Eastern Energy Gas obtains third-party guarantees, letters of credit, financial guarantee bonds and cash deposits. If required, Eastern Energy Gas exercises rights under these arrangements, including calling on the counterparty's credit support arrangement.

Eastern Energy Gas' gross credit exposure for each counterparty is calculated as outstanding receivables plus any unrealized on- or off-balance sheet exposure, taking into account contractual netting rights. Gross credit exposure is calculated prior to the application of collateral. As of December 31, 2022, Eastern Energy Gas' credit exposure totaled $90 million. Of this amount, investment grade counterparties, including those internally rated, represented 98%, with three investment grade counterparties representing 57%.
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Item 8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors of Eastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLC

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Eastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLC and subsidiaries ("Eastern Energy Gas") as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, changes in equity, and cash flows, for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Eastern Energy Gas as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of Eastern Energy Gas' management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on Eastern Energy Gas' financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to Eastern Energy Gas in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Eastern Energy Gas is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of Eastern Energy Gas' internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

Regulatory Matters — Effects of Rate Regulation on the Financial Statements — Refer to Notes 2 and 6 to the Financial Statements

Critical Audit Matter Description

Eastern Energy Gas, through its subsidiaries, is subject to rate regulation by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the "FERC"), which has jurisdiction with respect to the rates of interstate natural gas transmission companies. Management has determined its rate regulated subsidiaries meet the requirements under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America to prepare its financial statements applying the specialized rules to account for the effects of cost-based rate regulation. Accounting for the economics of rate regulation has a pervasive effect on the financial statements.

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Revenue provided by the Eastern Energy Gas interstate natural gas transmission operations is based primarily on rates approved by the FERC. Eastern Energy Gas defers the recognition of certain costs or income if it is probable that, through the ratemaking process, there will be a corresponding increase or decrease in future regulated rates. Regulatory assets and liabilities are established to reflect the impacts of these deferrals, which will be recognized in earnings in the periods the corresponding changes in regulated rates occur. Eastern Energy Gas continually evaluates the applicability of the guidance for regulated operations and whether its regulatory assets and liabilities are probable of inclusion in future rates by considering factors such as a change in the regulator's approach to setting rates from cost-based ratemaking to another form of regulation, other regulatory actions or the impact of competition that could limit Eastern Energy Gas' ability to recover its costs. The evaluation reflects the current political and regulatory climate. If it becomes no longer probable that the deferred costs or income will be included in future regulated rates, the regulatory assets and liabilities will be recognized in net income, returned to customers or re-established as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

We identified the effects of rate regulation on the financial statements as a critical audit matter due to the significant judgments made by management to support its assertions about affected account balances and disclosures and the high degree of subjectivity involved in assessing the impact of future regulatory orders on the financial statements. Management judgments include assessing the likelihood of (1) recovery in future rates of incurred costs and (2) a refund to customers. Given that management's accounting judgments are based on assumptions about the outcome of future decisions by the FERC, auditing these judgments required specialized knowledge of the accounting for rate regulation and the rate setting process due to its inherent complexities.

How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our audit procedures related to the uncertainty of future decisions by the FERC included the following, among others:
We evaluated the Eastern Energy Gas disclosures related to the effects of rate regulation, including the balances recorded and regulatory developments.
We read relevant regulatory orders issued by the FERC, regulatory statutes, interpretations, procedural memorandums, filings made by interveners, and other external information. We evaluated the external information and compared to management's recorded regulatory asset and liability balances for completeness.
For regulatory matters in process, we inspected Eastern Energy Gas' filings with the FERC, and the filings with the FERC by intervenors to assess the likelihood of recovery in future rates or of a future reduction in rates based on precedents of the FERC's treatment of similar costs under similar circumstances.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Richmond, Virginia
February 24, 2023

We have served as Eastern Energy Gas' auditor since 2012.
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EASTERN ENERGY GAS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in millions)
As of December 31,
20222021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$65 $22 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents30 17 
Trade receivables, net202 183 
Receivables from affiliates30 47 
Notes receivable from affiliates536 
Inventories127 122 
Prepayments78 76 
Natural gas imbalances193 100 
Other current assets42 47 
Total current assets1,303 621 
Property, plant and equipment, net10,202 10,200 
Goodwill1,286 1,286 
Investments278 412 
Other assets95 129 
Total assets$13,164 $12,648 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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EASTERN ENERGY GAS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (continued)
(Amounts in millions)

As of December 31,
20222021
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$86 $79 
Accounts payable to affiliates10 38 
Accrued interest19 19 
Accrued property, income and other taxes77 89 
Accrued employee expenses14 13 
Regulatory liabilities126 40 
Asset retirement obligations25 33 
Current portion of long-term debt649 — 
Other current liabilities107 54 
Total current liabilities1,113 365 
Long-term debt3,243 3,906 
Regulatory liabilities596 645 
Other long-term liabilities324 238 
Total liabilities5,276 5,154 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Equity:
Member's equity:
Membership interests3,983 3,501 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net(42)(43)
Total member's equity3,941 3,458 
Noncontrolling interests3,947 4,036 
Total equity7,888 7,494 
  
Total liabilities and equity$13,164 $12,648 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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EASTERN ENERGY GAS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in millions)

Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Operating revenue$2,006 $1,870 $2,090 
  
Operating expenses: 
(Excess) cost of gas(30)12 24 
Operations and maintenance530 515 1,142 
Depreciation and amortization321 328 366 
Property and other taxes139 149 140 
Total operating expenses960 1,004 1,672 
   
Operating income1,046 866 418 
  
Other income (expense): 
Interest expense(147)(151)(339)
Allowance for borrowed funds
Allowance for equity funds13 
Interest and dividend income— 67 
Other, net(1)42 
Total other income (expense)(133)(141)(211)
   
Income before income tax expense (benefit) and equity income913 725 207 
Income tax expense (benefit)167 117 (24)
Equity income103 44 42 
Net income849 652 273 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests423 390 164 
Net income attributable to Eastern Energy Gas$426 $262 $109 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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EASTERN ENERGY GAS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Amounts in millions)

Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Net income$849 $652 $273 
 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Unrecognized amounts on retirement benefits, net of tax of $—, $— and $40
94 
Unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges, net of tax of $—, $1 and $10
(1)30 
Total other comprehensive income, net of tax15 124 
    
Comprehensive income853 667 397 
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests426 395 154 
Comprehensive income attributable to Eastern Energy Gas$427 $272 $243 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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EASTERN ENERGY GAS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(Amounts in millions)

Accumulated
Other
MembershipComprehensiveNoncontrollingTotal
InterestsLoss, NetInterestsEquity
Balance, December 31, 2019$9,031 $(187)$1,385 $10,229 
Net income109 — 164 273 
Other comprehensive income (loss)— 134 (10)124 
Distributions(4,282)— (216)(4,498)
Contributions1,223 — — 1,223 
Distribution of Questar Pipeline Group(699)— — (699)
Distribution of 50% interest in Cove Point
(2,765)— 2,765 — 
Acquisition of Eastern Energy Gas by BHE343 — — 343 
Other equity transactions(3)— — 
Balance, December 31, 20202,957 (53)4,091 6,995 
Net income262 — 390 652 
Other comprehensive income— 10 15 
Distributions(137)— (450)(587)
Contributions419 — — 419 
Balance, December 31, 20213,501 (43)4,036 7,494 
Net income426 — 423 849 
Other comprehensive income— 
Distributions(42)— (515)(557)
Contributions98 — — 98 
Balance, December 31, 2022$3,983 $(42)$3,947 $7,888 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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EASTERN ENERGY GAS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in millions)

Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income$849 $652 $273 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Losses (gains) on other items, net(3)531 
Depreciation and amortization321 328 366 
Allowance for equity funds(6)(7)(13)
Equity (income) loss, net of distributions(58)— 35 
Changes in regulatory assets and liabilities56 (20)(37)
Deferred income taxes 126 186 (5)
Other, net(19)23 
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables and other assets(77)346 
Derivative collateral, net(1)10 (140)
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans— — (88)
Accrued property, income and other taxes27 (30)23 
Accounts payable and other liabilities99 (12)(40)
Net cash flows from operating activities1,349 1,092 1,274 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures(387)(442)(374)
Loans to affiliates(564)(183)— 
Repayment of loans by affiliates39 305 3,422 
Equity method investments150 (154)(2)
Other, net(16)(12)18 
Net cash flows from investing activities(778)(486)3,064 
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of long-term debt— (500)(700)
Net (repayments of) proceeds from short-term debt— — (62)
Repayment of affiliated current borrowings, net— (9)(251)
Proceeds from equity contributions— 346 1,223 
Distributions to parent— — (4,323)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests(515)(450)(216)
Other, net— (2)— 
Net cash flows from financing activities(515)(615)(4,329)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents56 (9)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period39 48 39 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period$95 $39 $48 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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EASTERN ENERGY GAS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(1)    Organization and Operations

Eastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLC is a holding company, and together with its subsidiaries ("Eastern Energy Gas") conducts business activities consisting of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC")-regulated interstate natural gas transmission pipeline and underground storage operations in the eastern region of the U.S. and operates Cove Point LNG, LP ("Cove Point"), a liquefied natural gas ("LNG") export, import and storage facility. Eastern Energy Gas owns 100% of the general partner interest and 25% of the limited partnership interest in Cove Point. In addition, Eastern Energy Gas owns a 50% noncontrolling interest in Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P. ("Iroquois"), a 416-mile FERC-regulated interstate natural gas transmission pipeline. On November 1, 2020, Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company ("BHE") completed its acquisition of substantially all of the natural gas transmission and storage business of Dominion Energy, Inc. ("DEI") (the "GT&S Transaction"). As a result of the GT&S Transaction, Eastern Energy Gas became an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of BHE. BHE is a holding company based in Des Moines, Iowa that owns subsidiaries principally engaged in the energy industry. BHE is a consolidated subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire Hathaway"). See Note 3 for more information regarding the GT&S Transaction.

(2)    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Consolidation and Presentation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Eastern Energy Gas and its subsidiaries in which it holds a controlling financial interest as of the financial statement date. Eastern Energy Gas consolidates variable interest entities ("VIE") in which it possesses both (i) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity's economic performance and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses or receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the VIE. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Use of Estimates in Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. These estimates include, but are not limited to, the effects of regulation; impairment of goodwill; recovery of long-lived assets; certain assumptions made in accounting for pension and other postretirement benefits; asset retirement obligations ("AROs"); income taxes; unbilled revenue; valuation of certain financial assets and liabilities, including derivative contracts; and accounting for contingencies. Actual results may differ from the estimates used in preparing the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation

Eastern Energy Gas prepares its Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with authoritative guidance for regulated operations, which recognizes the economic effects of regulation. Accordingly, Eastern Energy Gas defers the recognition of certain costs or income if it is probable that, through the ratemaking process, there will be a corresponding increase or decrease in future regulated rates. Regulatory assets and liabilities are established to reflect the impacts of these deferrals, which will be recognized in earnings in the periods the corresponding changes in regulated rates occur.

If it becomes no longer probable that the deferred costs or income will be included in future regulated rates, the related regulatory assets and liabilities will be recognized in net income, returned to customers or re-established as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ("AOCI").

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Fair Value Measurements

As defined under GAAP, fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability between market participants in the principal market or in the most advantageous market when no principal market exists. Adjustments to transaction prices or quoted market prices may be required in illiquid or disorderly markets in order to estimate fair value. Alternative valuation techniques may be appropriate under the circumstances to determine the value that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction. Market participants are assumed to be independent, knowledgeable, able and willing to transact an exchange and not under duress. Nonperformance or credit risk is considered when determining fair value. Considerable judgment may be required in interpreting market data used to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, estimates of fair value presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in a current or future market exchange.

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents consist of funds invested in money market mutual funds, U.S. Treasury Bills and other investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased. Cash and cash equivalents exclude amounts where availability is restricted by legal requirements, loan agreements or other contractual provisions. Restricted cash and cash equivalents consist of customer deposits as allowed under the FERC gas tariffs. A reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, as presented in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows is outlined below and disaggregated by the line items in which they appear on the Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):

As of December 31,
20222021
Cash and cash equivalents$65 $22 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents30 17 
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents$95 $39 

Investments

Eastern Energy Gas utilizes the equity method of accounting with respect to investments when it possesses the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over the operating and financial policies of the investee. The ability to exercise significant influence is presumed when the investor possesses more than 20% of the voting interests of the investee. This presumption may be overcome based on specific facts and circumstances that demonstrate that the ability to exercise significant influence is restricted. In applying the equity method, Eastern Energy Gas records the investment at cost and subsequently increases or decreases the carrying value of the investment by Eastern Energy Gas' share of the net earnings or losses and other comprehensive income ("OCI") of the investee. Eastern Energy Gas records dividends or other equity distributions as reductions in the carrying value of the investment.

Allowance for Credit Losses

Trade receivables are primarily short-term in nature and are stated at the outstanding principal amount, net of an estimated allowance for credit losses. The allowance for credit losses is based on Eastern Energy Gas' assessment of the collectability of amounts owed to Eastern Energy Gas by its customers. This assessment requires judgment regarding the ability of customers to pay or the outcome of any pending disputes. In measuring the allowance for credit losses for trade receivables, Eastern Energy Gas primarily evaluates the financial condition of the individual customer and the nature of any disputed amount.

The changes in the balance of the allowance for credit losses, which is included in trades receivables, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, is summarized as follows for the years ended December 31, (in millions):

202220212020
Beginning balance$$$
Charged to operating costs and expenses, net— 
Write-offs, net(3)— (1)
Ending balance$$$

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Derivatives

Eastern Energy Gas employs a number of different derivative contracts, which may include forwards, futures, options, swaps and other agreements, to manage its commodity price, interest rate, and foreign currency exchange rate risk. Derivative contracts are recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as either assets or liabilities and are stated at estimated fair value unless they are designated as normal purchases or normal sales and qualify for the exception afforded by GAAP. Derivative balances reflect offsetting permitted under master netting agreements with counterparties and cash collateral paid or received under such agreements. Cash collateral received from or paid to counterparties to secure derivative contract assets or liabilities in excess of amounts offset is included in other current assets or other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Commodity derivatives used in normal business operations that are settled by physical delivery, among other criteria, are eligible for and may be designated as normal purchases or normal sales. Normal purchases or normal sales contracts are not marked-to-market and settled amounts are recognized as operating revenue or cost of gas on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

For Eastern Energy Gas' derivatives not designated as hedging contracts, unrealized gains and losses are recognized on the Consolidated Statements of Operations as operating revenue for derivatives related to natural gas sales contracts.

For Eastern Energy Gas' derivatives designated as hedging contracts, Eastern Energy Gas formally assesses, at inception and thereafter, whether the hedging contract is highly effective in offsetting changes in the hedged item. Eastern Energy Gas formally documents hedging activity by transaction type and risk management strategy. For derivative instruments that are accounted for as cash flow hedges or fair value hedges, the cash flows from the derivatives and from the related hedged items are classified in operating cash flows.

Changes in the estimated fair value of a derivative contract designated and qualified as a cash flow hedge, to the extent effective, are included on the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity as AOCI, net of tax, until the contract settles and the hedged item is recognized in earnings. Eastern Energy Gas discontinues hedge accounting prospectively when it has determined that a derivative contract no longer qualifies as an effective hedge, or when it is no longer probable that the hedged forecasted transaction will occur. When hedge accounting is discontinued because the derivative contract no longer qualifies as an effective hedge, future changes in the estimated fair value of the derivative contract are charged to earnings. Gains and losses related to discontinued hedges that were previously recorded in AOCI will remain in AOCI until the contract settles and the hedged item is recognized in earnings, unless it becomes probable that the hedged forecasted transaction will not occur at which time associated deferred amounts in AOCI are immediately recognized in earnings.

Inventories

Inventories consist mainly of materials and supplies and are determined using the average cost method.

Natural Gas Imbalances

Natural gas imbalances occur when the physical amount of natural gas delivered from, or received by, a pipeline system or storage facility differs from the contractual amount of natural gas delivered or received. Eastern Energy Gas values these imbalances due to, or from, shippers and operators at an appropriate index price at period end, subject to the terms of its tariff for regulated entities. Imbalances are primarily settled in-kind. Imbalances due to Eastern Energy Gas from other parties are reported in natural gas imbalances and imbalances that Eastern Energy Gas owes to other parties are reported in other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

General

Additions to property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost. Eastern Energy Gas capitalizes all construction-related materials, direct labor and contract services, as well as indirect construction costs. Indirect construction costs include capitalized interest, including debt allowance for funds used during construction ("AFUDC"), and equity AFUDC, as applicable. The cost of additions and betterments are capitalized, while costs incurred that do not improve or extend the useful lives of the related assets are generally expensed.

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Depreciation and amortization are generally computed by applying the composite or straight-line method based on estimated useful lives. Depreciation studies are completed by Eastern Energy Gas to determine the appropriate group lives, net salvage and group depreciation rates. These studies are reviewed and rates are ultimately approved by the FERC. See Note 6 for the prospective impacts related to changes in depreciation rates. Net salvage includes the estimated future residual values of the assets and any estimated removal costs recovered through approved depreciation rates. Estimated removal costs are recorded as either a cost of removal regulatory liability or an ARO liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, depending on whether the obligation meets the requirements of an ARO. As actual removal costs are incurred, the associated liability is reduced.

Generally when Eastern Energy Gas retires or sells a component of regulated property, plant and equipment, it charges the original cost, net of any proceeds from the disposition, to accumulated depreciation. Any gain or loss on disposals of all other assets is recorded through earnings.

Debt and equity AFUDC, which represent the estimated costs of debt and equity funds necessary to finance the construction of regulated facilities, is capitalized by Eastern Energy Gas as a component of property, plant and equipment, with offsetting credits to the Consolidated Statements of Operations. AFUDC is computed based on guidelines set forth by the FERC. After construction is completed, Eastern Energy Gas is permitted to earn a return on these costs as a component of the related assets, as well as recover these costs through depreciation expense over the useful lives of the related assets.

Asset Retirement Obligations

Eastern Energy Gas recognizes AROs when it has a legal obligation to perform decommissioning, reclamation or removal activities upon retirement of an asset. Eastern Energy Gas' AROs are primarily related to the obligations associated with its natural gas pipeline and storage well assets. The fair value of an ARO liability is recognized in the period in which it is incurred, if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made, and is added to the carrying amount of the associated asset, which is then depreciated over the remaining useful life of the asset. Subsequent to the initial recognition, the ARO liability is adjusted for any revisions to the original estimate of undiscounted cash flows (with corresponding adjustments to property, plant and equipment, net) and for accretion of the ARO liability due to the passage of time. For Eastern Energy Gas, the difference between the ARO liability, the corresponding ARO asset included in property, plant and equipment, net and amounts recovered in rates to satisfy such liabilities is recorded as a regulatory asset or liability.

Impairment

Eastern Energy Gas evaluates long-lived assets for impairment, including property, plant and equipment, when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable or when the assets are being held for sale. Upon the occurrence of a triggering event, the asset is reviewed to assess whether the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected from the use of the asset plus the residual value from the ultimate disposal exceeds the carrying value of the asset. If the carrying value exceeds the estimated recoverable amounts, the asset is written down to the estimated fair value and any resulting impairment loss is reflected on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The impacts of regulation are considered when evaluating the carrying value of regulated assets. See Note 6 for more information.

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired in business combinations. Eastern Energy Gas evaluates goodwill for impairment at least annually and completed its annual review as of October 31, 2022. When evaluating goodwill for impairment, Eastern Energy Gas estimates the fair value of its reporting unit. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit, including goodwill, exceeds the estimated fair value, then the excess is charged to earnings as an impairment loss. Significant judgment is required in estimating the fair value of the reporting unit and performing goodwill impairment tests. The determination of fair value incorporates significant unobservable inputs. During 2022, 2021 and 2020, Eastern Energy Gas did not record any goodwill impairments.

Eastern Energy Gas records goodwill adjustments for changes to the purchase price allocation prior to the end of the measurement period, which is not to exceed one year from the acquisition date.

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Revenue Recognition

Eastern Energy Gas uses a single five-step model to identify and recognize revenue from contracts with customers ("Customer Revenue") upon transfer of control of promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration to which Eastern Energy Gas expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Eastern Energy Gas records sales and excise taxes collected directly from customers and remitted directly to the taxing authorities on a net basis on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

A majority of Eastern Energy Gas' Customer Revenue is derived from tariff-based sales arrangements approved by the FERC. These tariff-based revenues are mainly comprised of natural gas transmission and storage services and have performance obligations which are satisfied over time as services are provided. Eastern Energy Gas' revenue that is nonregulated primarily relates to LNG terminalling services.

Revenue recognized is equal to the value to the customer of Eastern Energy Gas' performance to date and includes billed and unbilled amounts. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, trade receivables, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets relate substantially to Customer Revenue, including unbilled revenue of $18 million and $36 million, respectively. Payments for amounts billed are generally due from the customer within 30 days of billing. Rates charged for energy products and services are established by regulators or contractual arrangements that establish the transaction price as well as the allocation of price amongst the separate performance obligations. When preliminary regulated rates are permitted to be billed prior to final approval by the applicable regulator, certain revenue collected may be subject to refund and a liability for estimated refunds is accrued. See Note 6 for discussion surrounding the Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc. ("EGTS") provision for rate refund. In the event one of the parties to a contract has performed before the other, Eastern Energy Gas would recognize a contract asset or contract liability depending on the relationship between Eastern Energy Gas' performance and the customer's payment. Eastern Energy Gas has recognized contract assets of $10 million and $19 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $80 million and $18 million of contract liabilities as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, due to Eastern Energy Gas' performance on certain contracts.

Unamortized Debt Premiums, Discounts and Debt Issuance Costs

Premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs incurred for the issuance of long-term debt are amortized over the term of the related financing using the effective interest method.

Income Taxes

Prior to the GT&S Transaction, DEI included Eastern Energy Gas in its consolidated U.S. federal income tax return. Subsequent to the GT&S Transaction, Berkshire Hathaway includes Eastern Energy Gas in its consolidated U.S. federal income tax return. Consistent with established regulatory practice, Eastern Energy Gas' provision for income taxes has been computed on a stand-alone basis.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are based on differences between the financial statement and income tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted income tax rates expected to be in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities associated with components of OCI are charged or credited directly to OCI. Changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities associated with certain property-related basis differences and other various differences that Eastern Energy Gas' regulated businesses deems probable to be passed on to its customers are charged or credited directly to a regulatory asset or liability and will be included in regulated rates when the temporary differences reverse. Other changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities are included as a component of income tax expense. Changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities attributable to changes in enacted income tax rates are charged or credited to income tax expense or a regulatory asset or liability in the period of enactment. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred income tax assets to the amount that is more-likely-than-not to be realized.

Eastern Energy Gas recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more-likely-than-not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that is more-likely-than-not to be realized upon ultimate settlement. Estimated interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions are included as a component of income tax expense (benefit) on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Segment Information

Eastern Energy Gas currently has one segment, which includes its natural gas pipeline, storage and LNG operations.
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(3)    Business Acquisitions and Dispositions

Acquisition of Eastern Energy Gas by BHE

In July 2020, DEI entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of its natural gas transmission and storage operations, including Eastern Energy Gas and a 25% limited partnership interest in Cove Point, to BHE. Approval of the transaction under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act was not obtained within 75 days and DEI and BHE mutually agreed to a dual-phase closing consisting of two separate disposal groups identified as the GT&S Transaction and the proposed sale of Dominion Energy Questar Pipeline, LLC and related entities ("the Questar Pipeline Group") by DEI to BHE pursuant to a purchase and sale agreement entered into on October 5, 2020 ("Q-Pipe Transaction"). In July 2021, Dominion Energy Questar Corporation ("Dominion Questar") and DEI delivered a written notice to BHE stating that BHE and Dominion Questar mutually elected to terminate the Q-Pipe Transaction. Prior to the completion of the GT&S Transaction, Eastern Energy Gas finalized a restructuring whereby Eastern Energy Gas distributed the Questar Pipeline Group and a 50% noncontrolling interest in Cove Point to DEI. This restructuring was accounted for by Eastern Energy Gas as a reorganization of entities under common control and the disposition was reflected as an equity transaction. The disposition was not reported as a discontinued operation as the disposal did not represent a strategic shift in the way management had intended to run the business.

In November 2020, the GT&S Transaction was completed and Eastern Energy Gas, with the exception of the Questar Pipeline Group as discussed above, became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of BHE. DEI retained a 50% noncontrolling interest in Cove Point as well as the assets and obligations of the pension and other postretirement employee benefit plans associated with the operations sold and relating to services provided before closing. The GT&S Transaction was treated as a deemed asset sale for federal and state income tax purposes and all deferred taxes at Eastern Energy Gas were reset to reflect financial and tax basis differences as of November 1, 2020. See Notes 9 and 16 for more information on the GT&S Transaction.

Eastern Energy Gas recorded a distribution of net assets of $699 million, including goodwill of $185 million and $41 million of cash, for the distribution of the Questar Pipeline Group to DEI and recorded an approximately $2.8 billion increase in noncontrolling interests for DEI's retained 50% noncontrolling interest in Cove Point. Additionally, in accordance with the terms of the GT&S Transaction, DEI retained certain assets and liabilities associated with Eastern Energy Gas and settled all affiliated balances. As a result, Eastern Energy Gas recorded a contribution for the reset of deferred taxes of $1.3 billion, net of distributions of $895 million related to the pension and other postretirement employee benefit plans retained by DEI and $107 million related to the settlement of affiliated balances.
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(4)    Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
Depreciable Life20222021
Utility Plant:
Interstate natural gas pipeline and storage assets
21 - 52 years
$8,922 $8,675 
Intangible plant
5 - 18 years
113 110 
Utility plant in-service9,035 8,785 
Accumulated depreciation and amortization(3,039)(2,901)
Utility plant in-service, net5,996 5,884 
Nonutility Plant:
LNG facility40 years4,522 4,475 
Intangible plant14 years25 25 
Nonutility plant4,547 4,500 
Accumulated depreciation and amortization(542)(423)
Nonutility plant, net4,005 4,077 
10,001 9,961 
Construction work- in-progress201 239 
Property, plant and equipment, net$10,202 $10,200 

Construction work-in-progress includes $181 million and $209 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, related to the construction of utility plant.

(5)    Jointly Owned Utility Facilities

Under joint facility ownership agreements with other utilities, Eastern Energy Gas, as a tenant in common, has undivided interests in jointly owned transmission and storage facilities. Eastern Energy Gas accounts for its proportionate share of each facility, and each joint owner has provided financing for its share of each facility. Operating costs of each facility are assigned to joint owners primarily based on their percentage of ownership. Operating costs and expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations include Eastern Energy Gas' share of the expenses of these facilities.

The amounts shown in the table below represent Eastern Energy Gas' share in each jointly owned facility included in property, plant and equipment, net as of December 31, 2022 (dollars in millions):

AccumulatedConstruction
Eastern Energy Gas'Facility in Depreciation andWork-in-
ShareServiceAmortizationProgress
Ellisburg Pool39 %$32 $11 $— 
Ellisburg Station50 26 
Harrison50 53 18 — 
Leidy50 143 47 
Oakford50 202 70 
Tioga56 69 30 
Total$456 $154 $

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(6)    Regulatory Matters

Regulatory Assets

Regulatory assets represent costs that are expected to be recovered in future regulated rates. Eastern Energy Gas' regulatory assets reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
Weighted Average Remaining Life20222021
Employee benefit plans(1)
11 years$32 $62 
OtherVarious16 12 
Total regulatory assets$48 $74 
Reflected as:
Other current assets$$
Other assets40 68 
Total regulatory assets$48 $74 

(1)Represents costs expected to be recovered through future rates generally over the expected remaining service period of plan participants by certain rate-regulated subsidiaries.

Eastern Energy Gas had regulatory assets not earning a return on investment of $44 million and $8 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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Regulatory Liabilities

Regulatory liabilities represent income to be recognized or amounts expected to be returned to customers in future periods. Eastern Energy Gas' regulatory liabilities reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
Weighted Average Remaining Life20222021
Income taxes refundable through future rates(1)
Various$406 $468 
Other postretirement benefit costs(2)
Various123 116 
Provision for rate refunds(3)
90 — 
Cost of removal(4)
53 years82 73 
OtherVarious21 28 
Total regulatory liabilities$722 $685 
Reflected as:
Current liabilities$126 $40 
Noncurrent liabilities596 645 
Total regulatory liabilities$722 $685 

(1)Amounts primarily represent income tax liabilities related to the federal tax rate change from 35% to 21% that are probable to be passed on to customers, offset by income tax benefits related to certain property-related basis differences and other various differences that were previously passed on to customers and will be included in regulated rates when the temporary differences reverse.
(2)Reflects a regulatory liability for the collection of postretirement benefit costs allowed in rates in excess of expense incurred.
(3)Reflects amounts expected to be refunded to customers in late February 2023 in connection with the EGTS rate case. See below for more information.
(4)Amounts represent estimated costs, as accrued through depreciation rates and exclusive of ARO liabilities, of removing regulated property, plant and equipment in accordance with accepted regulatory practices. Refer to Note 11 for more information.

Regulatory Matters

Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc.

In September 2021, EGTS filed a general rate case for its FERC-jurisdictional services, with proposed rates to be effective November 1, 2021. EGTS' previous general rate case was settled in 1998. EGTS proposed an annual cost-of-service of approximately $1.1 billion, and requested increases in various rates, including general system storage rates by 85% and general system transmission rates by 60%. In October 2021, the FERC issued an order that accepted the November 1, 2021 effective date for certain changes in rates, while suspending the other changes for five months following the proposed effective date, until April 1, 2022, subject to refund. In September 2022, a settlement agreement was filed with the FERC, resolving EGTS' general rate case for its FERC-jurisdictional services and providing for increased service rates and decreased depreciation rates. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, EGTS' rates result in an increase to annual firm transmission and storage revenues of approximately $160 million and a decrease in annual depreciation expense of approximately $30 million, compared to the rates in effect prior to April 1, 2022. As of December 31, 2022, EGTS' provision for rate refund for April 2022 through December 2022 totaled $90 million and was included in current regulatory liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. In November 2022, the FERC approved the settlement agreement.

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In July 2017, the FERC audit staff communicated to EGTS that it had substantially completed an audit of EGTS' compliance with the accounting and reporting requirements of the FERC's Uniform System of Accounts and provided a description of matters and preliminary recommendations. In November 2017, the FERC audit staff issued its audit report. In December 2017, EGTS provided its response to the audit report. EGTS requested FERC review of the contested findings and submitted its plan for compliance with the uncontested portions of the report. EGTS reached resolution of certain matters with the FERC in the fourth quarter of 2018. EGTS recognized a charge for a disallowance of plant, originally established beginning in 2012, for the resolution of one matter with the FERC. In December 2020, the FERC issued a final ruling on the remaining matter, which resulted in a $43 million ($31 million after-tax) estimated charge for disallowance of capitalized AFUDC, recorded within operations and maintenance expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. As a condition of the December 2020 ruling, EGTS filed its proposed accounting entries and supporting documentation with the FERC during the second quarter of 2021. During the finalization of these entries, EGTS refined the estimated charge for disallowance of capitalized AFUDC, which resulted in a reduction to the estimated charge of $11 million ($8 million after-tax) that was recorded in operations and maintenance expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations in the second quarter of 2021. In September 2021, the FERC approved EGTS' accounting entries and supporting documentation.

In December 2014, EGTS entered into a precedent agreement with Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC ("Atlantic Cost Pipeline") for the project previously intended for EGTS to provide approximately 1,500,000 decatherms ("Dth") of firm transmission service to various customers in connection with the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project ("Supply Header Project"). As a result of the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project, in the second quarter of 2020 Eastern Energy Gas recorded a charge of $482 million ($359 million after-tax) in operations and maintenance expense in its Consolidated Statement of Operations associated with the probable abandonment of a significant portion of the project as well as the establishment of a $75 million ARO. In the third quarter of 2020, Eastern Energy Gas recorded an additional charge of $10 million ($7 million after-tax) associated with the probable abandonment of a significant portion of the project and a $29 million ($20 million after-tax) benefit from a revision to the previously established ARO, both of which were recorded in operations and maintenance expense in Eastern Energy Gas' Consolidated Statement of Operations. As EGTS evaluates its future use, approximately $40 million remains within property, plant and equipment for a potential modified project.

Cove Point

In January 2020, pursuant to the terms of a previous settlement, Cove Point filed a general rate case for its FERC-jurisdictional services, with proposed rates to be effective March 1, 2020. Cove Point proposed an annual cost-of-service of $182 million. In February 2020, FERC approved suspending the changes in rates for five months following the proposed effective date, until August 1, 2020, subject to refund. In November 2020, Cove Point reached an agreement in principle with the active participants in the general rate case proceeding. Under the terms of the agreement in principle, Cove Point's rates effective August 1, 2020 resulted in an increase to annual revenues of $4 million and a decrease in annual depreciation expense of $1 million, compared to the rates in effect prior to August 1, 2020. The interim settlement rates were implemented November 1, 2020, and Cove Point's provision for rate refunds for August 2020 through October 2020 totaled $7 million. The agreement in principle was reflected in a stipulation and agreement filed with the FERC in January 2021. In March 2021, the FERC approved the stipulation and agreement and the rate refunds to customers were processed in late April 2021.

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(7)    Investments and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

Investments and restricted cash and cash equivalents consists of the following as of December 31 (in millions):

20222021
Investments:
Investment funds$14 $13 
Equity method investments:
Iroquois264 399 
Total investments278 412 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents:
Customer deposits30 17 
Total restricted cash and cash equivalents30 17 
Total investments and restricted cash and cash equivalents$308 $429 
Reflected as:
Current assets$30 $17 
Noncurrent assets278 412 
Total investments and restricted cash and cash equivalents$308 $429 

Equity Method Investments

Eastern Energy Gas, through subsidiaries, owns 50% of Iroquois, which owns and operates an interstate natural gas pipeline located in the states of New York and Connecticut. Prior to the GT&S Transaction, Eastern Energy Gas, through the Questar Pipeline Group, owned 50% of White River Hub, which owns and operates a natural gas pipeline in northwest Colorado.

As of both December 31, 2022 and 2021, the carrying amount of Eastern Energy Gas' investments exceeded its share of underlying equity in net assets by $130 million. The difference reflects equity method goodwill and is not being amortized. Eastern Energy Gas made contributions of $154 million in 2021. Eastern Energy Gas received distributions from its investments of $195 million, $44 million and $77 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. In the third quarter of 2022, in connection with the settlement of regulated tax matters in the Iroquois rate case, Eastern Energy Gas released a long-term regulatory liability and recognized a $45 million benefit that was recorded in equity income in its Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(8)    Long-term Debt

On June 30, 2021, as part of an intercompany transaction with its wholly owned subsidiary EGTS, Eastern Energy Gas exchanged a total of $1.6 billion of its issued and outstanding third party notes, making EGTS the primary obligor of the exchanged notes. The intercompany debt exchange was a common control transaction accounted for as a debt modification with no gain or loss recognized on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Eastern Energy Gas' long-term debt consists of the following, including unamortized premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs, as of December 31 (dollars and euros in millions):
Par Value20222021
Eastern Energy Gas:
2.875% Senior Notes, due 2023
$250 $250 $250 
3.55% Senior Notes, due 2023
400 399 399 
2.50% Senior Notes, due 2024
600 598 597 
3.60% Senior Notes, due 2024
339 338 338 
3.32% Senior Notes, due 2026 (€250)(1)
268 267 283 
3.00% Senior Notes, due 2029
174 173 173 
3.80% Senior Notes, due 2031
150 150 150 
4.80% Senior Notes, due 2043
54 53 53 
4.60% Senior Notes, due 2044
56 56 56 
3.90% Senior Notes, due 2049
27 26 26 
EGTS:
3.60% Senior Notes, due 2024
111 110 110 
3.00% Senior Notes, due 2029
426 422 422 
4.80% Senior Notes, due 2043
346 342 341 
4.60% Senior Notes, due 2044
444 437 437 
3.90% Senior Notes, due 2049
273 271 271 
Total long-term debt $3,918 $3,892 $3,906 
Reflected as:
Current portion of long-term debt$649 $— 
Long-term debt3,243 3,906 
Total long-term debt$3,892 $3,906 
(1)The senior notes are denominated in Euros with an outstanding principal balance of €250 million and a fixed interest rate of 1.45%. Eastern Energy Gas has entered into cross currency swaps that fix USD payments for 100% of the notes. The fixed USD outstanding principal when combined with the swaps is $280 million, with fixed interest rates as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021 that averaged 3.32%.
Annual Payment on Long-Term Debt

The annual repayments of long-term debt for the years beginning January 1, 2023 and thereafter, are as follows (in millions):

2023$650 
20241,050 
2025— 
2026268 
2027— 
2028 and thereafter1,950 
Total3,918 
Unamortized premium, discount and debt issuance cost(26)
Total$3,892 

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(9)    Income Taxes

Income tax expense (benefit) consists of the following for the years ended December 31 (in millions):

202220212020
Current:
Federal$12 $(47)$(20)
State29 (21)
41 (68)(19)
Deferred:
Federal88 129 23 
State38 56 (28)
126 185 (5)
Total$167 $117 $(24)

A reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to the effective income tax rate applicable to income before income tax expense (benefit) is as follows for the years ended December 31:

202220212020
Federal statutory income tax rate21 %21 %21 %
State income tax, net of federal income tax benefit(13)
Equity interest
Effects of ratemaking(1)(2)
Change in tax status— — (9)
AFUDC-equity— — (1)
Noncontrolling interest(10)(11)(16)
Write-off of regulatory assets— — 
Other, net— 
Effective income tax rate18 %16 %(12)%

For the year ended December 31, 2022, Eastern Energy Gas' reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to the effective income tax rate is driven primarily by the absence of tax on noncontrolling interest.

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The net deferred income tax liability consists of the following as of December 31 (in millions):

20222021
Deferred income tax assets:
Federal and state carryforwards$23 $
Employee benefits22 33 
Intangibles112 150 
Derivatives and hedges16 16 
Other
Total deferred income tax assets180 215 
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Property related items(214)(129)
Partnership investments(51)(49)
Debt exchange(53)(60)
Deferred state income taxes(4)(16)
Other(12)(16)
Total deferred income tax liabilities(334)(270)
Net deferred income tax liability(1)
$(154)$(55)

(1)Net deferred income tax liability, as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021, is presented in other assets and other long-term liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

As of December 31, 2022, Eastern Energy Gas' state tax carryforwards, entirely related to $23 million of net operating losses, expire at various intervals between 2036 and indefinite.

Through October 31, 2020, Eastern Energy Gas was included in DEI's consolidated federal income tax return and, where applicable, combined state income tax returns. As a result of the GT&S Transaction, DEI retained the rights and obligations of Eastern Energy Gas' federal and state income tax returns through October 31, 2020. The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has not closed or effectively settled an examination of Eastern Energy Gas' income tax returns for any tax years beginning on or after November 1, 2020. The statute of limitations for Eastern Energy Gas' states remains open for periods beginning on or after November 1, 2020. The closure of examinations, or the expiration of the statute of limitations, for state filings may not preclude the state from adjusting the state net operating loss carryforward utilized in a year for which the statute of limitations is not closed.

(10)    Employee Benefit Plans

As discussed in Note 3, in November 2020, the GT&S Transaction was completed and the assets and obligations of the pension and other postretirement employee benefit plans associated with the operations sold and relating to services provided before closing were retained by DEI. As a result, just prior to completing the sale, net benefit plan assets of $895 million were distributed through an equity transaction with DEI.

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Subsequent to the GT&S Transaction

Subsequent to the GT&S Transaction, Eastern Energy Gas is a participant in benefit plans sponsored by MidAmerican Energy Company ("MidAmerican Energy"), an affiliate. The MidAmerican Energy Company Retirement Plan includes a qualified pension plan ("Qualified Pension Plan") that provides pension benefits for eligible employees. The MidAmerican Energy Company Welfare Benefit Plan provides certain postretirement health care and life insurance benefits for eligible retirees ("Other Postretirement Plans") on behalf of Eastern Energy Gas. Eastern Energy Gas made $14 million, $18 million and $3 million of contributions to the MidAmerican Energy Company Retirement Plan for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Eastern Energy Gas made $2 million, $10 million and $2 million of contributions to the MidAmerican Energy Company Welfare Benefit Plan for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Contributions related to these plans are reflected as net periodic benefit cost in operations and maintenance expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Amounts attributable to Eastern Energy Gas were allocated from MidAmerican Energy in accordance with the intercompany administrative service agreement. Offsetting regulatory assets and liabilities have been recorded related to the amounts not yet recognized as a component of net periodic benefit costs that will be included in regulated rates. Net periodic benefit costs not included in regulated rates are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net.

Eastern Energy Gas participates in the BHE GT&S, LLC ("BHE GT&S") defined contribution employee savings plan subsequent to the GT&S Transaction. Eastern Energy Gas' matching contributions are based on each participant's level of contribution. Contributions cannot exceed the maximum allowable for tax purposes. Eastern Energy Gas' contributions to the 401(k) plan were $6 million, $5 million and $1 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Prior to the GT&S Transaction

Defined Benefit Plans

Prior to the GT&S Transaction, certain Eastern Energy Gas employees not represented by collective bargaining units were covered by the Dominion Energy Pension Plan, a defined benefit pension plan sponsored by DEI that provides benefits to multiple DEI subsidiaries. As participating employers, Eastern Energy Gas was subject to DEI's funding policy, which was to contribute annually an amount that is in accordance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Eastern Energy Gas' net periodic pension credit related to this plan was $14 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. Net periodic pension credit is reflected in other operations and maintenance expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The funded status of various DEI subsidiary groups and employee compensation are the basis for determining the share of total pension costs for participating DEI subsidiaries.

Prior to the GT&S Transaction, certain retiree healthcare and life insurance benefits for Eastern Energy Gas employees not represented by collective bargaining units were covered by the Dominion Energy Retiree Health and Welfare Plan, a plan sponsored by DEI that provides certain retiree healthcare and life insurance benefits to multiple DEI subsidiaries. Eastern Energy Gas' net periodic benefit credit related to this plan was $5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. Net periodic benefit credit is reflected in other operations and maintenance expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Employee headcount is the basis for determining the share of total other postretirement benefit costs for participating DEI subsidiaries.

Pension benefits for Eastern Energy Gas employees represented by collective bargaining units were covered by a separate pension plan that provides benefits to employees of both EGTS and Hope Gas, Inc. ("Hope"). Employee compensation was the basis for allocating pension costs and obligations between EGTS and Hope. Retiree healthcare and life insurance benefits for Eastern Energy Gas employees represented by collective bargaining units were covered by a separate other postretirement benefit plan that provides benefits to both EGTS and Hope. Employee headcount was the basis for allocating other postretirement benefit costs and obligations between EGTS and Hope.

Pension Remeasurement

In the third quarter of 2020, Eastern Energy Gas remeasured a pension plan due to a curtailment resulting from the agreement for DEI to retain the assets and obligations of the pension benefit plan associated with the GT&S Transaction. The remeasurement resulted in an increase in the pension benefit obligation of $3 million and a decrease in the fair value of the pension plan assets of $7 million for Eastern Energy Gas. The impact of the remeasurement on net periodic pension benefit credit was recognized prospectively from the remeasurement date and was not material. The discount rate used for the remeasurement was 3.16%. All other assumptions used for the remeasurement were consistent with the measurement as of December 31, 2019.

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Net Periodic Benefit Credit

Net periodic benefit credit for the plans included the following components for the year ended December 31, 2020 (in millions):

PensionOther Postretirement
Service cost$$
Interest cost
Expected return on plan assets(47)(16)
Net amortization(3)
Net periodic benefit credit$(29)$(14)

Significant assumptions used to determine periodic credits for the year ended December 31, 2020:

PensionOther Postretirement
Discount rate
3.16% - 3.63%
3.44 %
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets8.60 %8.50 %
Weighted average rate of increase for compensation4.73 %N/A
Healthcare cost trend rate6.50 %
Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (the ultimate trend rate)5.00 %
Year that the rate reached the ultimate trend rate2026

Defined Contribution Plans

Eastern Energy Gas participated in the DEI defined contribution employee savings plans prior to the GT&S Transaction. Eastern Energy Gas' matching contributions were based on each participant's level of contribution. Contributions could not exceed the maximum allowable for tax purposes. Eastern Energy Gas' contributions to the 401(k) plan were $3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.

(11)    Asset Retirement Obligations

Eastern Energy Gas estimates its ARO liabilities based upon detailed engineering calculations of the amount and timing of the future cash spending for a third party to perform the required work. Spending estimates are escalated for inflation and then discounted at a credit-adjusted, risk-free rate. Changes in estimates could occur for a number of reasons, including changes in laws and regulations, plan revisions, inflation and changes in the amount and timing of the expected work.

Eastern Energy Gas does not recognize liabilities for AROs for which the fair value cannot be reasonably estimated. Due to the indeterminate removal date, the fair value of the associated liabilities on the Cove Point LNG facility, interim removal of natural gas pipelines and certain storage wells in EGTS' underground natural gas storage network cannot currently be estimated, and no amounts are recognized on the Consolidated Financial Statements other than those included in the cost of removal regulatory liability established via approved depreciation rates in accordance with accepted regulatory practices. Cost of removal regulatory liabilities totaled $82 million and $73 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Eastern Energy Gas will continue to monitor operational and strategic developments to identify if sufficient information exists to reasonably estimate a retirement date for these assets.

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The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balances of Eastern Energy Gas' ARO liabilities for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
20222021
Beginning balance$55 $71 
Additions— 
Retirements(12)(17)
Accretion
Ending balance$48 $55 
Reflected as:
Current liabilities$25 $33 
Other long-term liabilities23 22 
Total ARO liability$48 $55 

(12)    Risk Management and Hedging Activities

Eastern Energy Gas is exposed to the impact of market fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates, and foreign currency exchange rates. Eastern Energy Gas is principally exposed to natural gas market fluctuations primarily through fuel retained and used during the operation of the pipeline system as well as lost and unaccounted for gas, to interest rate risk on its outstanding variable-rate short- and long-term debt and future debt issuances, and to foreign currency exchange risk associated with Euro denominated debt. Eastern Energy Gas has established a risk management process that is designed to identify, assess, manage and report on each of the various types of risk involved in its business. To mitigate a portion of its commodity price risk, Eastern Energy Gas uses commodity derivative contracts, which may include forwards, futures, options, swaps and other agreements, to effectively secure future supply or sell future production generally at fixed prices. Eastern Energy Gas also uses interest rate swaps to hedge its exposure to variable interest rates on long-term debt as well as foreign currency swaps to hedge its exposure to principal and interest payments denominated in Euros. Eastern Energy Gas does not hedge all of its commodity price and interest rate risks, thereby exposing the unhedged portion to changes in market prices.

There have been no significant changes in Eastern Energy Gas' accounting policies related to derivatives. Refer to Notes 2 and 13 for additional information on derivative contracts.

Derivative Contract Volumes

The following table summarizes the net notional amounts of outstanding commodity and foreign currency derivative contracts with fixed price terms that comprise the mark-to-market values as of December 31 (in millions):

Unit of
Measure20222021
Foreign currencyEuro €250 250 
Natural gasDth

Credit Risk

Eastern Energy Gas is exposed to counterparty credit risk associated with wholesale energy supply and marketing activities with other utilities, energy marketing companies, financial institutions and other market participants. Credit risk may be concentrated to the extent Eastern Energy Gas' counterparties have similar economic, industry or other characteristics and due to direct or indirect relationships among the counterparties. Before entering into a transaction, Eastern Energy Gas analyzes the financial condition of each significant wholesale counterparty, establishes limits on the amount of unsecured credit to be extended to each counterparty and evaluates the appropriateness of unsecured credit limits on an ongoing basis. To further mitigate wholesale counterparty credit risk, Eastern Energy Gas enters into netting and collateral arrangements that may include margining and cross-product netting agreements and obtains third-party guarantees, letters of credit and cash deposits. If required, Eastern Energy Gas exercises rights under these arrangements, including calling on the counterparty's credit support arrangement.
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Upon the Cove Point LNG export/liquefaction facility commencing commercial operations, the majority of Cove Point's revenue and earnings are from annual reservation payments under certain terminalling, storage and transmission contracts with ST Cove Point, LLC, a joint venture of Sumitomo Corporation and Tokyo Gas Co., LTD., and GAIL Global (USA) LNG, LLC (the "Export Customers"). If such agreements were terminated and Cove Point was unable to replace such agreements on comparable terms, there could be a material impact on results of operations, financial condition and/or cash flows.

The Export Customers comprised approximately 38% and 40% of Eastern Energy Gas' operating revenues for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, with Eastern Energy Gas' largest customer representing approximately 20% of such amounts.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, EGTS provided service to 266 customers with approximately 95% of its storage and transmission revenue being provided through firm services. The 10 largest customers provided approximately 38% of the total storage and transmission revenue and the thirty largest provided approximately 71% of the total storage and transmission revenue.

(13)    Fair Value Measurements

The carrying value of Eastern Energy Gas' cash, certain cash equivalents, receivables, payables, accrued liabilities and short-term borrowings approximates fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. Eastern Energy Gas has various financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on the Consolidated Financial Statements using inputs from the three levels of the fair value hierarchy. A financial asset or liability classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels are as follows:

Level 1 - Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that Eastern Energy Gas has the ability to access at the measurement date.
Level 2 - Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market corroborated inputs).
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs reflect Eastern Energy Gas' judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability since limited market data exists. Eastern Energy Gas develops these inputs based on the best information available, including its own data.

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The following table presents Eastern Energy Gas' financial assets and liabilities recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in millions):

Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
As of December 31, 2022
Assets:
Commodity derivative$— $$— $
Money market mutual funds42 — — 42 
Equity securities:
Investment funds14 — — 14 
$56 $$— $57 
Liabilities:
Foreign currency exchange rate derivatives$— $(20)$— $(20)
$— $(20)$— $(20)
As of December 31, 2021
Assets:
Foreign currency exchange rate derivatives$— $$— $
Equity securities:
Investment funds13 — — 13 
$13 $$— $16 
Liabilities:
Foreign currency exchange rate derivatives$— $(3)$— $(3)
$— $(3)$— $(3)

Eastern Energy Gas' investments in money market mutual funds and investment funds are stated at fair value. When available, a readily observable quoted market price or net asset value of an identical security in an active market is used to record the fair value.

Derivative contracts are recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as either assets or liabilities and are stated at estimated fair value unless they are designated as normal purchase or normal sales and qualify for the exception afforded by GAAP. When available, the fair value of derivative contracts is estimated using unadjusted quoted prices for identical contracts in the market in which Eastern Energy Gas transacts. When quoted prices for identical contracts are not available, Eastern Energy Gas uses forward price curves. Forward price curves represent Eastern Energy Gas' estimates of the prices at which a buyer or seller could contract today for delivery or settlement at future dates. Eastern Energy Gas bases its forward price curves upon market price quotations, when available, or internally developed and commercial models, with internal and external fundamental data inputs. Market price quotations are obtained from independent brokers, exchanges, direct communication with market participants and actual transactions executed by Eastern Energy Gas. Market price quotations are generally readily obtainable for the applicable term of Eastern Energy Gas' outstanding derivative contracts; therefore, Eastern Energy Gas' forward price curves reflect observable market quotes. Market price quotations for certain natural gas trading hubs are not as readily obtainable due to the length of the contracts. Given that limited market data exists for these contracts, as well as for those contracts that are not actively traded, Eastern Energy Gas uses forward price curves derived from internal models based on perceived pricing relationships to major trading hubs that are based on unobservable inputs. The estimated fair value of these derivative contracts is a function of underlying forward commodity prices, interest rates, currency rates, related volatility, counterparty creditworthiness and duration of contracts.

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Eastern Energy Gas' long-term debt is carried at cost, including unamortized premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs as applicable, on the Consolidated Financial Statements. The fair value of Eastern Energy Gas' long-term debt is a Level 2 fair value measurement and has been estimated based upon quoted market prices, where available, or at the present value of future cash flows discounted at rates consistent with comparable maturities with similar credit risks. The carrying value of Eastern Energy Gas' variable-rate long-term debt approximates fair value because of the frequent repricing of these instruments at market rates. The following table presents the carrying value and estimated fair value of Eastern Energy Gas' long-term debt as of December 31 (in millions):
20222021
CarryingFairCarryingFair
ValueValueValueValue
Long-term debt$3,892 $3,510 $3,906 $4,266 

(14)    Commitments and Contingencies

Environmental Laws and Regulations

Eastern Energy Gas is subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding air quality, climate change, emissions performance standards, water quality and other environmental matters that have the potential to impact its current and future operations. Eastern Energy Gas believes it is in material compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

Carbon Regulations

In August 2016, the EPA issued a draft rule proposing to reaffirm that a source's obligation to obtain a prevention of significant deterioration or Title V permit for greenhouse gases ("GHG") is triggered only if such permitting requirements are first triggered by non-GHG, or conventional, pollutants that are regulated by the New Source Review program, and to set a significant emissions rate at 75,000 tons per year of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions under which a source would not be required to apply best available control technology for its GHG emissions. Until the EPA ultimately takes final action on this rulemaking, Eastern Energy Gas cannot predict the impact to its results of operations, financial condition and/or cash flows.

Legal Matters

Eastern Energy Gas is party to a variety of legal actions arising out of the normal course of business. Plaintiffs occasionally seek punitive or exemplary damages. Eastern Energy Gas does not believe that such normal and routine litigation will have a material impact on its consolidated financial results.

Surety Bonds

As of December 31, 2022, Eastern Energy Gas had purchased $19 million of surety bonds. Under the terms of the surety bonds, Eastern Energy Gas is obligated to indemnify the respective surety bond company for any amounts paid.

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(15)    Revenue from Contracts with Customers

The following table summarizes Eastern Energy Gas' Customer Revenue by regulated and nonregulated, with further disaggregation of regulated by line of business, for the years ended December 31 (in millions):

202220212020
Customer Revenue:
Regulated:
Gas transmission and storage$1,179 $1,044 $1,242 
Wholesale57 43 
Other(2)
Total regulated1,188 1,099 1,289 
Nonregulated821 767 798 
Total Customer Revenue2,009 1,866 2,087 
Other revenue(1)
(3)
Total operating revenue$2,006 $1,870 $2,090 

(1)Other revenue consists primarily of revenue recognized in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 815, "Derivative and Hedging" and includes unrealized gains and losses for derivatives not designated as hedges related to natural gas sales contracts.

Remaining Performance Obligations

The following table summarizes Eastern Energy Gas' revenue it expects to recognize in future periods related to significant unsatisfied remaining performance obligations for fixed contracts with expected durations in excess of one year as of December 31, 2022 (in millions):

Performance obligations expected to be satisfied
Less than 12 monthsMore than 12 monthsTotal
Eastern Energy Gas$1,694 $15,598 $17,292 

(16)    Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net

The following table shows the change in accumulated other comprehensive loss by each component of other comprehensive income (loss), net of applicable income taxes, for the year ended December 31 (in millions):

UnrecognizedUnrealizedAccumulated
Amounts OnLosses OnOther
RetirementCash FlowNoncontrollingComprehensive
BenefitsHedgesInterestsLoss, Net
Balance, December 31, 2019$(106)$(81)$— $(187)
Other comprehensive income94 30 10 134 
Balance, December 31, 2020(12)(51)10 (53)
Other comprehensive income (loss)(5)10 
Balance, December 31, 2021(6)(42)(43)
Other comprehensive income (loss)(1)(3)
Balance, December 31, 2022$(1)$(43)$$(42)

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The following table shows the reclassifications from AOCI to net income for the year ended December 31 (in millions):

AmountsAffected Line Item In The
ReclassifiedConsolidated Statements
From AOCIof Operations
2022
Deferred (gains) and losses on derivatives-hedging activities:
Interest rate contracts$Interest expense
Foreign currency contractsOther, net
Total
Tax(1)Income tax expense (benefit)
Total, net of tax$
2021
Deferred (gains) and losses on derivatives-hedging activities:
Interest rate contracts$Interest expense
Foreign currency contracts21 Other, net
Total27 
Tax(7)Income tax expense (benefit)
Total, net of tax$20 
2020
Deferred (gains) and losses on derivatives-hedging activities:
Interest rate contracts$157 Interest expense
Foreign currency contracts(25)Other, net
Total132 
Tax(34)Income tax expense (benefit)
Total, net of tax$98 
Unrecognized pension costs:
Actuarial losses$Other, net
Total
Tax(2)Income tax expense (benefit)
Total, net of tax$

The following table presents selected information related to losses on cash flow hedges included in AOCI in Eastern Energy Gas' Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2022 (in millions):

AOCI After-TaxAmounts Expected to be Reclassified to Earnings During the Next 12 Months After-TaxMaximum Term
Interest rate$(37)$(3)264 months
Foreign currency(6)(4)42 months
Total$(43)$(7)

The amounts that will be reclassified from AOCI to earnings will generally be offset by the recognition of the hedged transactions (e.g., interest payments) in earnings, thereby achieving the realization of prices contemplated by the underlying risk management strategies and will vary from the expected amounts presented above as a result of changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates.
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In July 2020, Eastern Energy Gas recorded a loss of $141 million ($105 million after-tax) in interest expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations, for cash flow hedges of debt-related items that are probable of not occurring as a result of the GT&S Transaction. The derivatives related to these hedges were settled in October 2020 for a cash payment of $165 million.

(17)    Variable Interest Entities and Noncontrolling Interests

The primary beneficiary of a VIE is required to consolidate the VIE and to disclose certain information about its significant variable interests in the VIE. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is the entity that has both 1) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity's economic performance and 2) the obligation to absorb losses or receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the VIE.

In November 2019, DEI contributed to Eastern Energy Gas a 75% controlling limited partner interest in Cove Point. In December 2019, DEI sold its retained 25% noncontrolling limited partner interest in Cove Point. As discussed in Note 3, as part of the GT&S Transaction, Eastern Energy Gas finalized a restructuring which included the disposition of a 50% noncontrolling interest in Cove Point to DEI, which resulted in Eastern Energy Gas owning 100% of the general partner interest and 25% of the limited partnership interest in Cove Point. Eastern Energy Gas concluded that Cove Point is a VIE due to the limited partners lacking the characteristics of a controlling financial interest. Eastern Energy Gas is the primary beneficiary of Cove Point as it has the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact its economic performance as well as the obligation to absorb losses and benefits which could be significant to it.

Eastern Energy Gas purchased shared services from Carolina Gas Services, Inc. ("Carolina Gas Services") an affiliated VIE, of $12 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020. Eastern Energy Gas' Consolidated Balance Sheets included amounts due to Carolina Gas Services of $1 million and $7 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Eastern Energy Gas determined that neither it nor any of its consolidated entities is the primary beneficiary of Carolina Gas Services as neither it nor any of its consolidated entities has both the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact its economic performance as well as the obligation to absorb losses and benefits which could be significant to them. Carolina Gas Services provides marketing and operational services. Neither Eastern Energy Gas nor any of its consolidated entities has any obligation to absorb more than its allocated share of Carolina Gas Services costs.

Prior to the GT&S Transaction, Eastern Energy Gas purchased shared services from Dominion Energy Questar Pipeline Services, Inc. ("DEQPS"), an affiliated VIE, of $23 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. Eastern Energy Gas determined that neither it nor any of its consolidated entities was the primary beneficiary of DEQPS, as neither it nor any of its consolidated entities has both the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact their economic performance as well as the obligation to absorb losses and benefits which could be significant to them. DEQPS provided marketing and operational services. Neither Eastern Energy Gas nor any of its consolidated entities had any obligation to absorb more than its allocated share of DEQPS costs.

Prior to the GT&S Transaction, Eastern Energy Gas purchased shared services from Dominion Energy Services, Inc. ("DES"), an affiliated VIE, of $90 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. Eastern Energy Gas determined that neither it nor any of its consolidated entities was the primary beneficiary of DES as neither it nor any of its consolidated entities had both the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact their economic performance as well as the obligation to absorb losses and benefits which could be significant to them. DES provided accounting, legal, finance and certain administrative and technical services. Neither Eastern Energy Gas nor any of its consolidated entities had any obligation to absorb more than its allocated share of DES costs.

Included in noncontrolling interests in the Consolidated Financial Statements are DEI's 50% interest in Cove Point (effective November 2020) and Brookfield Super-Core Infrastructure Partner's 25% interest in Cove Point.

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(18)    Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures

The summary of supplemental cash flow disclosures as of and for the years ended December 31 is as follows (in millions):

202220212020
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized$143 $144 $317 
Income taxes paid (received), net$$(60)$31 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing transactions:
Accruals related to property, plant and equipment additions$29 $42 $30 
Equity distributions(1)
$(42)$(137)$— 
Equity contributions(1)
$98 $73 $— 
Distribution of Questar Pipeline Group$— $— $(699)
Distribution of 50% interest in Cove Point
$— $— $(2,765)
Acquisition of Eastern Energy Gas by BHE$— $— $343 
(1)Amounts primarily represent the forgiveness of affiliated receivables/payables.

(19)    Related Party Transactions

Transactions Prior to the GT&S Transaction

Prior to the GT&S Transaction, Eastern Energy Gas engaged in related party transactions primarily with other DEI subsidiaries (affiliates). Eastern Energy Gas' receivable and payable balances with affiliates were settled based on contractual terms or on a monthly basis, depending on the nature of the underlying transactions. Through October 31, 2020, Eastern Energy Gas was included in DEI's consolidated federal income tax return and, where applicable, combined state income tax returns. All affiliate payables or receivables were settled with DEI prior to the closing date of the GT&S Transaction.

Eastern Energy Gas transacted with affiliates for certain quantities of natural gas and other commodities at market prices in the ordinary course of business. Additionally, Eastern Energy Gas provided transmission and storage services to affiliates. Eastern Energy Gas also entered into certain other contracts with affiliates, and related parties, including construction services, which were presented separately from contracts involving commodities or services. Eastern Energy Gas participated in certain DEI benefit plans as described in Note 10.

DES, Carolina Gas Services, DEQPS and other affiliates provided accounting, legal, finance and certain administrative and technical services to Eastern Energy Gas. Eastern Energy Gas provided certain services to related parties, including technical services.

The financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 include costs for certain general, administrative and corporate expenses assigned by DES, Carolina Gas Services and DEQPS to Eastern Energy Gas on the basis of direct and allocated methods in accordance with Eastern Energy Gas' services agreements with DES, Carolina Gas Services and DEQPS. Where costs incurred cannot be determined by specific identification, the costs were allocated based on the proportional level of effort devoted by DES, Carolina Gas Services and DEQPS resources that is attributable to the entity, determined by reference to number of employees, salaries and wages and other similar measures for the relevant DES service. Management believes the assumptions and methodologies underlying the allocation of general corporate overhead expenses are reasonable.

Subsequent to the GT&S Transaction, and with the exception of Cove Point, Eastern Energy Gas' transactions with other DEI subsidiaries are no longer related party transactions.

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Presented below are Eastern Energy Gas' significant transactions with DES, Carolina Gas Services, DEQPS and other affiliated and related parties for the year ended December 31 (in millions):
2020
Sales of natural gas and transmission and storage services$207 
Purchases of natural gas and transmission and storage services10 
Services provided by related parties(1)
129 
Services provided to related parties(2)
83 
(1)Includes capitalized expenditures of $14 million.
(2)Includes amounts attributable to Atlantic Coast Pipeline, a related party VIE prior to the GT&S Transaction. See below for more information.


EGTS provided services to Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which totaled $46 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, included in operating revenue in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Interest income related to the affiliated notes receivable under the DEI money pool was $3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Eastern Energy Gas' affiliated notes receivable from DEI totaled $1.8 billion as of December 31, 2019. In August 2020, DEI repaid the remaining principal balance outstanding. Interest income on the promissory notes was $32 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.

As of December 31, 2019, Eastern Energy Gas' affiliated notes receivable from the East Ohio Gas Company totaled $1.7 billion. In June 2020, the East Ohio Gas Company repaid the remaining principal balance outstanding. Interest income on these promissory notes was $33 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Interest charges related to Eastern Energy Gas' total borrowings under an intercompany revolving credit agreement with DEI were $3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Interest charges related to CPMLP Holdings Company LLC's total borrowings from DES were $3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.

For the year ended December 31, 2020, Eastern Energy Gas distributed $4.3 billion to DEI.

Transactions Subsequent to the GT&S Transaction

Eastern Energy Gas is party to a tax-sharing agreement and is part of the Berkshire Hathaway consolidated U.S. federal income tax return. For current federal and state income taxes, Eastern Energy Gas had a receivable from BHE of $16 million and $8 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Eastern Energy Gas received net cash receipts for federal and state income taxes from BHE totaling $47 million and $76 million for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Other assets included amounts due from an affiliate of $3 million as of December 31, 2021.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, Eastern Energy Gas had $1 million and $5 million, respectively, of natural gas imbalances payable to affiliates, presented in other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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Presented below are Eastern Energy Gas' significant transactions with affiliated and related parties for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
202220212020
Sales of natural gas and transmission and storage services$27 $32 $
Purchases of natural gas and transmission and storage services— 
Services provided by related parties(1)
83 51 
Services provided to related parties38 32 
(1)Includes capitalized expenditures.

Eastern Energy Gas participates in certain MidAmerican Energy benefit plans as described in Note 10. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, Eastern Energy Gas' amount due to MidAmerican Energy associated with these plans and reflected in other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets was $51 million and $95 million, respectively.

Borrowings with BHE GT&S

Eastern Energy Gas has a $400 million intercompany revolving credit agreement from its parent, BHE GT&S, expiring in November 2023. The credit facility, which is for general corporate purposes and provides for the issuance of letters of credit, has a variable interest rate based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus a fixed spread. There were no amounts outstanding under the credit agreement as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021.

BHE GT&S has an intercompany revolving credit agreement from Eastern Energy Gas expiring in November 2023. In March 2021, BHE GT&S increased its credit facility limit from $200 million to $400 million and to $650 million in November 2022. The credit agreement has a variable interest rate based on SOFR plus a fixed spread. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, $536 million and $7 million, respectively, was outstanding under the credit agreement. Interest income related to this borrowing totaled $7 million for the year ended December 31, 2022.
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Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc. and its subsidiaries
Consolidated Financial Section
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Item 7.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following is management's discussion and analysis of certain significant factors that have affected the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of EGTS during the periods included herein. This discussion should be read in conjunction with EGTS' historical Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K. EGTS' actual results in the future could differ significantly from the historical results.

Results of Operations

Overview

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $261 million, an increase of $105 million, or 67%, compared to 2021, primarily due to higher margin from regulated gas transmission and storage operations of $128 million and a decrease due to the settlement of depreciation rates in EGTS' general rate case, partially offset by an increase in income tax expense primarily due to higher pre-tax income.

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $156 million compared to a net loss of $181 million for 2020, primarily due to a 2020 charge associated with the abandonment of a significant portion of a project in connection with the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project ("Supply Header Project") and a 2020 charge for disallowance of capitalized AFUDC due to the resolution of EGTS' 2015 FERC audit, partially offset by a decrease of $50 million due to non-service cost credits recognized in 2020 related to certain Eastern Energy Gas over-funded benefit plans that were retained DEI as a result of the GT&S Transaction and an increase in income tax expense primarily due to higher pre-tax income.

Year Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2021

Operating revenue increased $82 million, or 9%, for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to an increase in regulated gas transmission and storage services revenues due to the settlement of EGTS' general rate case of $101 million and an increase in variable revenue related to park and loan activity of $24 million, partially offset by a decrease in regulated gas sales for operational and system balancing purposes primarily due to decreased volumes of $49 million.

(Excess) cost of gas was a credit of $33 million for 2022 compared to an expense of $13 million for 2021. The change is primarily due to a decrease in volumes sold of $62 million, partially offset by unfavorable change to operational and system balancing volumes of $20 million.

Operations and maintenance decreased $12 million, or 3%, for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to a decrease in post-retirement benefit related costs.

Depreciation and amortization decreased $14 million, or 8%, for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to the settlement of depreciation rates in EGTS' general rate case of $23 million, partially offset by higher plant placed in-service of $9 million.

Property and other taxes decreased $8 million, or 13%, for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to lower than estimated 2021 tax assessments.

Disallowance and abandonment of utility plant was a credit of $11 million for 2021. The change is due to a 2021 benefit from the finalization of entries for the disallowance of capitalized AFUDC.

Interest expense decreased $9 million, or 12%, for 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due to lower expense of $44 million related to the elimination of long-term indebtedness to Eastern Energy Gas following the Debt Exchange Transaction in June 2021. These decreases were partially offset by $32 million of interest expense incurred under the senior notes issued in connection with that transaction, which bear lower interest rates than the original long-term indebtedness to Eastern Energy Gas.

Other, net was an expense of $2 million for 2022 compared to a credit of $2 million in 2021. The change is primarily due to losses on marketable securities.

Income tax expense (benefit) increased $48 million, or 79%, for 2022 compared to 2021 and the effective tax rate was 29% in 2022 and 28% in 2021. The effective tax rate increased primarily due to the revaluation of deferred taxes from changes in various state income tax rates.

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Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2020

Operating revenue decreased $25 million, or 3%, for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to $43 million of lower fees earned for services performed for Atlantic Coast Pipeline, partially offset by an increase in regulated natural gas sales of $15 million for operational and system balancing purposes primarily due to higher natural gas prices.

Cost of gas decreased $8 million, or 38%, for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to favorable valuations of system gas of $55 million, partially offset by an increase in prices of natural gas sold of $49 million.

Operations and maintenance decreased $16 million, or 4%, for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to lower expenses incurred in connection with services performed for Atlantic Coast Pipeline in connection with the cancelled Atlantic Coast Pipeline project of $45 million, partially offset by a $27 million increase in salaries, wages and benefits and general administrative expenses.
Depreciation and amortization increased $3 million, or 2%, for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to higher plant placed in-service during 2021.

Property and other taxes increased $9 million, or 17%, for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to higher property tax assessments.

Disallowance and abandonment of utility plant was a credit of $11 million for 2021 compared to an expense of $525 million for 2020. The change is primarily due to a 2020 charge associated with the abandonment of the Supply Header Project of $463 million, a 2020 charge for disallowance of capitalized AFUDC due to the resolution of EGTS' 2015 FERC audit of $43 million, the 2020 write-off of certain items in connection with the GT&S Transaction of $18 million and a 2021 benefit from the finalization of entries for the disallowance of capitalized AFUDC of $11 million.

Interest expense decreased $11 million, or 12%, for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to lower expense of $44 million related to the elimination of long-term indebtedness to Eastern Energy Gas following the Debt Exchange Transaction in June 2021. These decreases were partially offset by $32 million of interest expense incurred under the senior notes issued in connection with that transaction, which bear lower interest rates than the original long-term indebtedness to Eastern Energy Gas.

Allowance for equity funds decreased $6 million, or 50%, for 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to lower capital expenditures related to the Supply Header Project as a result of the abandonment of the project.

Other, net decreased $60 million, or 97%, for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to non-service cost credits recognized in 2020 related to the overfunded status of certain DEI benefit plans in which EGTS' employees participated prior to the GT&S Transaction.

Income tax expense (benefit) was an expense of $61 million for 2021 compared to a benefit of $67 million for 2020. The effective tax rate was 28% in 2021 and 27% in 2020.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of December 31, 2022, EGTS' total net liquidity was as follows (in millions):
Cash and cash equivalents$16 
Intercompany revolving credit agreement(1)
400 
Less:
Notes payable to affiliates36 
Net intercompany revolving credit agreement364 
Total net liquidity$380 
Intercompany credit agreement:
Maturity date2023

(1)Refer to Note 19 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for further discussion regarding EGTS' intercompany revolving credit agreement.
Operating Activities

Net cash flows from operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $552 million and $367 million, respectively. The change was primarily due to the impacts from the proposed rate increase in effect April 1, 2022 for the EGTS general rate case, timing of income tax payments, higher collections of receivables from affiliates and other working capital adjustments.

Net cash flows from operating activities for each of the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were $367 million. Higher collections of non-trade receivables and lower payments on outstanding accounts payable balances were offset by lower collections from affiliates and other changes in working capital amounts.

The timing of EGTS' income tax cash flows from period to period can be significantly affected by the estimated federal income tax payment methods selected and assumptions made for each payment date.

Investing Activities

Net cash flows from investing activities for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $(286) million and $(357) million, respectively. The change was primarily due to a decrease in capital expenditures of $83 million and lower loans to affiliates of $6 million, partially offset by lower repayments of loans by affiliates of $8 million.

Net cash flows from investing activities for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were $(357) million and $(265) million, respectively. The change was primarily due to increases in capital expenditures of $95 million related to increased pipeline integrity work.

Financing Activities

Net cash flows from financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2022 were $(247) million and consisted of dividends paid to Eastern Energy Gas of $215 million and net repayment of notes payable to Eastern Energy Gas of $32 million.

Net cash flows from financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2021 were $(7) million, primarily reflecting dividends paid of $18 million and the net repayment of notes payable to Eastern Energy Gas of $13 million, partially offset by a $20 million equity contribution from Eastern Energy Gas.

Net cash flows from financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2020 were $(91) million, reflecting dividends paid of $125 million, partially offset by the issuance of notes payable from Eastern Energy Gas of $34 million.

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Short-term Debt

As of December 31, 2022, EGTS had $36 million of an outstanding note payable to an affiliate at a weighted average interest rate of 1.43%. As of December 31, 2021, EGTS had $68 million of an outstanding note payable to an affiliate at a weighted average interest rate of 0.51%. For further discussion, refer to Note 19 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Future Uses of Cash

Capital Expenditures

Capital expenditure needs are reviewed regularly by management and may change significantly as a result of these reviews, which may consider, among other factors, new growth projects and the timing of growth projects; changes in environmental and other rules and regulations; impacts to customers' rates; outcomes of regulatory proceedings; changes in income tax laws; general business conditions; system reliability standards; the cost and efficiency of construction labor, equipment and materials; commodity prices; and the cost and availability of capital.

EGTS' historical and forecasted capital expenditures, each of which exclude amounts for non-cash equity AFUDC and other non-cash items, for the years ending December 31 are as follows (in millions):
HistoricalForecast
202020212022202320242025
Natural gas transmission and storage$110 $10 $35 $$40 $107 
Other153 348 240 191 173 173 
Total$263 $358 $275 $200 $213 $280 

EGTS' natural gas transmission and storage capital expenditures primarily include growth capital expenditures related to planned regulated projects. EGTS' other capital expenditures consist primarily of pipeline integrity work, automation and controls upgrades, underground storage, corrosion control, unit exchanges, compressor modifications and projects related to Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration natural gas storage rules. The amounts also include EGTS' asset modernization program, which includes projects for vintage pipeline replacement, compression replacement, pipeline assessment and underground storage integrity.

Material Cash Requirements

The following table summarizes EGTS' material cash requirements as of December 31, 2022 (in millions):

Payments Due by Periods
20232024-20252026-20272028 and thereafterTotal
Interest payments on long-term debt(1)
$64 $125 $121 $873 $1,183 
Natural gas supply and transmission(1)
49 98 98 — 245 
Total cash requirements$113 $223 $219 $873 $1,428 
(1)Not reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

In addition, EGTS also has cash requirements that may affect its consolidated financial condition that arise from operating leases (refer to Note 6), long-term debt (refer to Note 9), construction and other development costs (refer to Liquidity and Capital Resources included within this Item 7), uncertain tax positions (refer to Note 10) and AROs (refer to Note 12). Refer, where applicable, to the respective referenced note in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10‑K for additional information.

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Regulatory Matters

EGTS is subject to comprehensive regulation. Refer to the discussion contained in Item 1 of this Form 10-K for further information regarding EGTS' general regulatory framework and current regulatory matters.

Environmental Laws and Regulations

EGTS is subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding air quality, climate change, emissions performance standards, water quality and other environmental matters that have the potential to impact its current and future operations. In addition to imposing continuing compliance obligations and capital expenditure requirements, these laws and regulations provide regulators with the authority to levy substantial penalties for noncompliance, including fines, injunctive relief and other sanctions. These laws and regulations are administered by various federal, state and local agencies. EGTS believes it is in material compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, although many laws and regulations are subject to interpretation that may ultimately be resolved by the courts. Environmental laws and regulations continue to evolve, and EGTS is unable to predict the impact of the changing laws and regulations on its operations and financial results.

Refer to "Environmental Laws and Regulations" in Item 1 of this Form 10-K for further discussion regarding environmental laws and regulations.

Collateral and Contingent Features

Debt of EGTS is rated by credit rating agencies. Assigned credit ratings are based on each rating agency's assessment of EGTS' ability to, in general, meet the obligations of its issued debt. The credit ratings are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities, and there is no assurance that a particular credit rating will continue for any given period of time.

EGTS has no credit rating downgrade triggers that would accelerate the maturity dates of outstanding debt, and a change in ratings is not an event of default under the applicable debt instruments.

Inflation

Historically, overall inflation and changing prices in the economies where EGTS operates have not had a significant impact on EGTS' consolidated financial results. EGTS operates under cost-of-service based rate-setting structures administered by the FERC. Under these rate-setting structures, EGTS is allowed to include prudent costs in its rates, including the impact of inflation. EGTS attempts to minimize the potential impact of inflation on its operations by employing prudent risk management and hedging strategies and by considering, among other areas, its impact on purchases of energy, operating expenses, materials and equipment costs, contract negotiations, future capital spending programs and long-term debt issuances. There can be no assurance that such actions will be successful.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Certain accounting measurements require management to make estimates and judgments concerning transactions that will be settled several years in the future. Amounts recognized on the Consolidated Financial Statements based on such estimates involve numerous assumptions subject to varying and potentially significant degrees of judgment and uncertainty and will likely change in the future as additional information becomes available. The following critical accounting estimates are impacted significantly by EGTS' methods, judgments and assumptions used in the preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements and should be read in conjunction with EGTS' Summary of Significant Accounting Policies included in EGTS' Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation

EGTS prepares its Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with authoritative guidance for regulated operations, which recognizes the economic effects of regulation. Accordingly, EGTS defers the recognition of certain costs or income if it is probable that, through the ratemaking process, there will be a corresponding increase or decrease in future regulated rates. Regulatory assets and liabilities are established to reflect the impacts of these deferrals, which will be recognized in earnings in the periods the corresponding changes in regulated rates occur.
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EGTS continually evaluates the applicability of the guidance for regulated operations and whether its regulatory assets and liabilities are probable of inclusion in future regulated rates by considering factors such as a change in the regulator's approach to setting rates from cost-based ratemaking to another form of regulation, other regulatory actions or the impact of competition that could limit EGTS' ability to recover its costs. EGTS believes its application of the guidance for regulated operations is appropriate and its existing regulatory assets and liabilities are probable of inclusion in future regulated rates. The evaluation reflects the current political and regulatory climate at the federal level. If it becomes no longer probable that the deferred costs or income will be included in future regulated rates, the related regulatory assets and liabilities will be recognized in net income, returned to customers or re-established as AOCI. Total regulatory assets were $39 million and total regulatory liabilities were $627 million as of December 31, 2022. Refer to EGTS' Note 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information regarding EGTS' regulatory assets and liabilities.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

EGTS evaluates long-lived assets for impairment, including property, plant and equipment, when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable or when the assets are being held for sale. Upon the occurrence of a triggering event, the asset is reviewed to assess whether the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected from the use of the asset plus the residual value from the ultimate disposal exceeds the carrying value of the asset. If the carrying value exceeds the estimated recoverable amounts, the asset is written down to the estimated fair value and any resulting impairment loss is reflected on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As substantially all property, plant and equipment supports EGTS' regulated businesses, the impacts of regulation are considered when evaluating the carrying value of regulated assets.

The estimate of cash flows arising from the future use of an asset, for the purposes of impairment analysis, requires the exercise of judgment. Circumstances that could significantly alter the calculation of fair value or the recoverable amount of an asset may include significant changes in the regulatory environment, the business climate, management's plans, legal factors, market price of the asset, the use of the asset, the physical condition of the asset, future market prices, competition and many other factors over the life of the asset. Any resulting impairment loss is highly dependent on the underlying assumptions and could significantly affect EGTS' results of operations.

Income Taxes

In determining EGTS' income taxes, management is required to interpret complex income tax laws and regulations, which includes consideration of regulatory implications imposed by the FERC. EGTS' income tax returns are subject to continuous examinations by federal, state and local income tax authorities that may give rise to different interpretations of these complex laws and regulations. Due to the nature of the examination process, it generally takes years before these examinations are completed and these matters are resolved. EGTS recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more-likely-than-not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that is more-likely-than-not to be realized upon ultimate settlement. Although the ultimate resolution of EGTS' federal, state and local income tax examinations is uncertain, EGTS believes it has made adequate provisions for these income tax positions. The aggregate amount of any additional income tax liabilities that may result from these examinations is not expected to have a material impact on EGTS' consolidated financial results. Refer to EGTS' Note 10 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information regarding EGTS' income taxes.

It is probable that EGTS will pass income tax benefit and expense related to the federal tax rate change from 35% to 21% as a result of 2017 Tax Reform, certain property-related basis differences and other various differences on to their customers. As of December 31, 2022, these amounts were recognized as a net regulatory liability of $382 million and will be included in regulated rates when the temporary differences reverse.

Item 7A.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

EGTS' Consolidated Balance Sheets include assets and liabilities with fair values that are subject to market risks. EGTS' significant market risks are primarily associated with commodity prices, interest rates and the extension of credit to counterparties with which EGTS transacts. The following discussion addresses the significant market risks associated with EGTS' business activities. EGTS has established guidelines for credit risk management. Refer to Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information regarding EGTS' contracts accounted for as derivatives.

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Commodity Price Risk

EGTS is exposed to the impact of market fluctuations in commodity prices. EGTS is principally exposed to natural gas market fluctuations primarily through fuel retained and used during the operation of the pipeline system as well as lost and unaccounted for gas. EGTS is exposed to the risk of fuel retention, meaning customers have a fixed fuel retention percentage assessed on transmission and storage quantities, and the pipeline bears the risk of under-recovery and benefits from any over-recovery of volumes. Commodity prices are subject to wide price swings as supply and demand are impacted by, among many other unpredictable items, weather, market liquidity, facility availability, customer usage, storage and transmission constraints. EGTS does not engage in proprietary trading activities. To mitigate a portion of its commodity price risk, EGTS uses commodity derivative contracts, which may include forwards, futures, options, swaps and other agreements, to effectively secure future supply quantities or sell future supply quantities generally at fixed prices. EGTS does not hedge all of its commodity price risk, thereby exposing the unhedged portion to changes in market prices. As of February 2023, EGTS recovers its cost of gas through a fuel tracker and is no longer subject to significant commodity price risk.

Interest Rate Risk

EGTS is exposed to interest rate risk on its outstanding variable-rate short- and long-term debt and future debt issuances. EGTS manages its interest rate risk by limiting its exposure to variable interest rates primarily through the issuance of fixed-rate long-term debt and by monitoring market changes in interest rates. As a result of the fixed interest rates, EGTS' fixed-rate long-term debt does not expose EGTS to the risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates. Additionally, because fixed-rate long-term debt is not carried at fair value on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, changes in fair value would impact earnings and cash flows only if EGTS were to reacquire all or a portion of these instruments prior to their maturity. The nature and amount of EGTS' short- and long-term debt can be expected to vary from period to period as a result of future business requirements, market conditions and other factors. Refer to Note 9 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional discussion of EGTS' long-term debt.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, EGTS had short- and long-term variable-rate obligations totaling $36 million and $68 million, respectively, that expose EGTS to the risk of increased interest expense in the event of increases in short-term interest rates. If variable interest rates were to increase by 10% from December 31 levels, it would not have a material effect on EGTS' annual interest expense. The carrying value of the variable-rate obligations approximates fair value as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Credit Risk

EGTS is exposed to counterparty credit risk associated with natural gas transmission and storage service contracts with utilities, natural gas producers, power generators, industrials, energy marketing companies, financial institutions and other market participants. Credit risk may be concentrated to the extent EGTS' counterparties have similar economic, industry or other characteristics and due to direct and indirect relationships among the counterparties. Before entering into a transaction, EGTS analyzes the financial condition of each wholesale counterparty, establishes limits on the amount of unsecured credit to be extended to each counterparty and evaluates the appropriateness of unsecured credit limits on an ongoing basis. To further mitigate counterparty credit risk, EGTS obtains third-party guarantees, letters of credit, financial guarantee bonds and cash deposits. If required, EGTS exercises rights under these arrangements, including calling on the counterparty's credit support arrangement.

EGTS' gross credit exposure for each counterparty is calculated as outstanding receivables plus any unrealized on- or off-balance sheet exposure, taking into account contractual netting rights. Gross credit exposure is calculated prior to the application of collateral. As of December 31, 2022, EGTS credit exposure totaled $90 million. Of this amount, investment grade counterparties, including those internally rated, represented 98%, with three investment grade counterparties representing 57%.
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Item 8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors of Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc., and subsidiaries ("EGTS") as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, changes in shareholder's equity, and cash flows, for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of EGTS as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of EGTS' management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on EGTS' financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to EGTS in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. EGTS is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of EGTS' internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

Regulatory Matters — Effects of Rate Regulation on the Financial Statements — Refer to Notes 2 and 7 to the Financial Statements

Critical Audit Matter Description

EGTS prepares its Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with authoritative guidance for regulated operations, which recognizes the economic effects of regulation. Management has determined EGTS meets the requirements under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America to prepare its financial statements applying the specialized rules to account for the effects of cost-based rate regulation. Accordingly, EGTS defers the recognition of certain costs or income if it is probable that, through the ratemaking process, there will be a corresponding increase or decrease in future regulated rates. Regulatory assets and liabilities are established to reflect the impacts of these deferrals, which will be recognized in earnings in the periods the corresponding changes in regulated rates occur. Furthermore, revenue provided by EGTS' interstate natural gas transmission operations is based primarily on rates approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC").

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EGTS continually evaluates the applicability of the guidance for regulated operations and whether its regulatory assets and liabilities are probable of inclusion in future regulated rates by considering factors such as a change in the regulator's approach to setting rates from cost-based ratemaking to another form of regulation, other regulatory actions or the impact of competition that could limit EGTS' ability to recover its costs. The evaluation reflects the current political and regulatory climate. If it becomes no longer probable that the deferred costs or income will be included in future regulated rates, the related regulatory assets and liabilities will be recognized in net income, returned to customers, or re-established as accumulated comprehensive income (loss). Accounting for the economics of rate regulation has a pervasive effect on the financial statements.

We identified the effects of rate regulation as a critical audit matter due to the significant judgments made by management to support its assertions about affected account balances and disclosures and the high degree of subjectivity involved in assessing the impact of future regulatory orders on the financial statements. Management judgments include assessing the likelihood of (1) recovery in future rates of incurred costs and (2) a refund to customers. Given that management's accounting judgments are based on assumptions about the outcome of future decisions by the FERC, auditing these judgments required specialized knowledge of the accounting for rate regulation and the rate setting process due to its inherent complexities.

How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our audit procedures related to the assessment of whether recovery of regulatory assets through future rates or a regulatory liability due to customers is probable included the following, among others:
We evaluated EGTS' disclosures related to the effects of rate regulation, including the balances recorded and regulatory developments.
We read relevant regulatory orders issued by the FERC, as well as relevant regulatory statutes, interpretations, procedural memorandums, filings made by interveners, and other external information. We evaluated the external information and compared to management's recorded regulatory assets and liability balances for completeness and to assess whether this external information was properly considered by management in concluding upon the financial statement impacts of rate regulation.
For regulatory matters in process, we inspected EGTS' filings with the FERC, and the filings with the FERC by intervenors to assess the likelihood of recovery in future rates or of refunds due to customers based on precedents of the FERC's treatment of similar costs under similar circumstances.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Richmond, Virginia
February 24, 2023

We have served as EGTS' auditor since 2000.
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EASTERN GAS TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in millions)
As of December 31,
20222021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$16 $11 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents29 15 
Trade receivables, net113 98 
Receivables from affiliates13 
Inventories50 48 
Income taxes receivable21 19 
Prepayments36 35 
Natural gas imbalances193 94 
Other current assets10 
Total current assets480 339 
Property, plant and equipment, net4,504 4,440 
Notes receivable from affiliates— 
Other assets190 319 
Total assets$5,174 $5,101 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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EASTERN GAS TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (continued)
(Amounts in millions, except share data)

As of December 31,
20222021
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$46 $54 
Accounts payable to affiliates13 
Accrued property, income and other taxes71 71 
Accrued employee expenses13 12 
Notes payable to affiliates36 68 
Regulatory liabilities109 25 
Customer and security deposits29 15 
Asset retirement obligations25 33 
Other current liabilities39 37 
Total current liabilities373 328 
Long-term debt1,582 1,581 
Regulatory liabilities518 507 
Other long-term liabilities101 145 
Total liabilities2,574 2,561 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Shareholder's equity:
Common stock - 75,000 shares authorized, $10,000 par value, 60,101 issued and outstanding
609 609 
Additional paid-in capital1,275 1,241 
Retained earnings746 721 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net(30)(31)
Total shareholder's equity2,600 2,540 
  
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity$5,174 $5,101 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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EASTERN GAS TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in millions)

Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Operating revenue$973 $891 $916 
Operating expenses:
(Excess) cost of gas(33)13 21 
Operations and maintenance364 376 392 
Depreciation and amortization152 166 163 
Property and other taxes54 62 53 
Disallowance and abandonment of utility plant— (11)525 
Total operating expenses537 606 1,154 
Operating income (loss)436 285 (238)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense(69)(78)(89)
Allowance for borrowed funds
Allowance for equity funds12 
Other, net(2)62 
Total other income (expense)(66)(68)(10)
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)370 217 (248)
Income tax expense (benefit)109 61 (67)
Net income (loss)$261 $156 $(181)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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EASTERN GAS TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Amounts in millions)

Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Net income (loss)$261 $156 $(181)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of tax of $1, $(12) and $—
(31)— 
Unrecognized amounts on retirement benefits, net of tax of $—, $— and $30
— — 77 
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax(31)77 
Comprehensive income (loss)$262 $125 $(104)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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EASTERN GAS TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
(Amounts in millions, except shares)

Accumulated
Additional OtherTotal
Common StockPaid-inRetainedComprehensiveShareholder's
SharesAmountCapitalEarningsLoss, NetEquity
Balance, December 31, 201960,101 $609 $889 $947 $(77)$2,368 
Net loss— — — (181)— (181)
Other comprehensive income— — — — 77 77 
Dividends declared— — — (125)— (125)
Acquisition of EGTS by BHE— — 40 — — 40 
Balance, December 31, 202060,101 609 929 641 — 2,179 
Net income— — — 156 — 156 
Other comprehensive loss— — — — (31)(31)
Dividends declared— — (76)— (76)
Contributions— — 312 — — 312 
Balance, December 31, 202160,101 609 1,241 721 (31)2,540 
Net income— — — 261 — 261 
Other comprehensive income— — — — 
Dividends declared— — — (236)— (236)
Contributions— — 34 — — 34 
Balance, December 31, 202260,101 $609 $1,275 $746 $(30)$2,600 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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EASTERN GAS TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in millions)

Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)$261 $156 $(181)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Losses (gains) on other items, net(8)517 
Depreciation and amortization152 166 163 
Allowance for equity funds(4)(6)(12)
Changes in regulatory assets and liabilities61 — 24 
Deferred income taxes92 93 (121)
Other, net(7)26 
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables and other assets(48)48 49 
Receivables from affiliates(4)(46)
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans— (17)(85)
Accrued property, income and other taxes18 (23)10 
Accounts payable and other liabilities25 — 
Accounts payable to affiliates(8)11 (32)
Net cash flows from operating activities552 367 367 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures(275)(358)(263)
Loans to affiliates(8)(14)— 
Repayment of loans by affiliates11 19 — 
Other, net(14)(4)(2)
Net cash flows from investing activities(286)(357)(265)
Cash flows from financing activities:
(Repayment) issuance of notes payable, net(32)(13)34 
Proceeds from equity contributions— 20 — 
Dividends paid(215)(18)(125)
Other, net— — 
Net cash flows from financing activities(247)(7)(91)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents19 11 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period26 23 12 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period$45 $26 $23 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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EASTERN GAS TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(1)    Organization and Operations

Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("EGTS") conduct business activities consisting of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC")-regulated interstate natural gas transmission pipeline and underground storage. EGTS' operations include transmission pipelines in Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. EGTS also operates one of the nation's largest underground natural gas storage systems located in New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. EGTS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLC ("Eastern Energy Gas"). On November 1, 2020, Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company ("BHE") completed its acquisition of substantially all of the natural gas transmission and storage business of Dominion Energy, Inc. ("DEI") (the "GT&S Transaction"). As a result of the GT&S Transaction, EGTS became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of BHE. BHE is a holding company based in Des Moines, Iowa that owns subsidiaries principally engaged in the energy industry. BHE is a consolidated subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire Hathaway"). See Note 3 for more information regarding the GT&S Transaction.

(2)    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Consolidation and Presentation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of EGTS and its subsidiaries in which it holds a controlling financial interest as of the financial statement date. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Use of Estimates in Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. These estimates include, but are not limited to, the effects of regulation; recovery of long-lived assets; certain assumptions made in accounting for pension and other postretirement benefits; asset retirement obligations ("AROs"); income taxes; unbilled revenue; valuation of certain financial assets and liabilities, including derivative contracts; and accounting for contingencies. Actual results may differ from the estimates used in preparing the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation

EGTS prepares its Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with authoritative guidance for regulated operations, which recognizes the economic effects of regulation. Accordingly, EGTS defers the recognition of certain costs or income if it is probable that, through the ratemaking process, there will be a corresponding increase or decrease in future regulated rates. Regulatory assets and liabilities are established to reflect the impacts of these deferrals, which will be recognized in earnings in the periods the corresponding changes in regulated rates occur.

If it becomes no longer probable that the deferred costs or income will be included in future regulated rates, the related regulatory assets and liabilities will be recognized in net income, returned to customers or re-established as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ("AOCI").

Fair Value Measurements

As defined under GAAP, fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability between market participants in the principal market or in the most advantageous market when no principal market exists. Adjustments to transaction prices or quoted market prices may be required in illiquid or disorderly markets in order to estimate fair value. Alternative valuation techniques may be appropriate under the circumstances to determine the value that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction. Market participants are assumed to be independent, knowledgeable, able and willing to transact an exchange and not under duress. Nonperformance or credit risk is considered when determining fair value. Considerable judgment may be required in interpreting market data used to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, estimates of fair value presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in a current or future market exchange.

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Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents consist of funds invested in money market mutual funds, U.S. Treasury Bills and other investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased. Cash and cash equivalents exclude amounts where availability is restricted by legal requirements, loan agreements or other contractual provisions. Restricted cash and cash equivalents consist of customer deposits as allowed under the FERC gas tariff. A reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, as presented in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows is outlined below and disaggregated by the line items in which they appear on the Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):

As of December 31,
20222021
Cash and cash equivalents$16 $11 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents29 15 
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents$45 $26 

Allowance for Credit Losses

Trade receivables are primarily short-term in nature and are stated at the outstanding principal amount, net of an estimated allowance for credit losses. The allowance for credit losses is based on EGTS' assessment of the collectability of amounts owed to EGTS by its customers. This assessment requires judgment regarding the ability of customers to pay or the outcome of any pending disputes. In measuring the allowance for credit losses for trade receivables, EGTS primarily evaluates the financial condition of the individual customer and the nature of any disputed amount.

The changes in the balance of the allowance for credit losses, which is included in trades receivables, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, is summarized as follows for the years ended December 31, (in millions):

202220212020
Beginning balance$$$
Charged to operating costs and expenses, net— 
Write-offs, net(3)— — 
Ending balance$— $$

Derivatives

EGTS employs a number of different derivative contracts, which may include forwards, futures, options, swaps and other agreements, to manage its commodity price and interest rate risks. Derivative contracts are recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as either assets or liabilities and are stated at estimated fair value unless they are designated as normal purchases or normal sales and qualify for the exception afforded by GAAP. Derivative balances reflect offsetting permitted under master netting agreements with counterparties and cash collateral paid or received under such agreements. Cash collateral received from or paid to counterparties to secure derivative contract assets or liabilities in excess of amounts offset is included in other current assets or other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Commodity derivatives used in normal business operations that are settled by physical delivery, among other criteria, are eligible for and may be designated as normal purchases or normal sales. Normal purchases or normal sales contracts are not marked-to-market and settled amounts are recognized as operating revenue or cost of gas on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

For EGTS' derivatives not designated as hedging contracts, unrealized gains and losses are recognized on the Consolidated Statements of Operations as operating revenue for derivatives related to natural gas sales contracts.

For EGTS' derivatives designated as hedging contracts, EGTS formally assesses, at inception and thereafter, whether the hedging contract is highly effective in offsetting changes in the hedged item. EGTS formally documents hedging activity by transaction type and risk management strategy. For derivative instruments that are accounted for as cash flow hedges or fair value hedges, the cash flows from the derivatives and from the related hedged items are classified in operating cash flows.

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Changes in the estimated fair value of a derivative contract designated and qualified as a cash flow hedge, to the extent effective, are included on the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity as AOCI, net of tax, until the contract settles and the hedged item is recognized in earnings. EGTS discontinues hedge accounting prospectively when it has determined that a derivative contract no longer qualifies as an effective hedge, or when it is no longer probable that the hedged forecasted transaction will occur. When hedge accounting is discontinued because the derivative contract no longer qualifies as an effective hedge, future changes in the estimated fair value of the derivative contract are charged to earnings. Gains and losses related to discontinued hedges that were previously recorded in AOCI will remain in AOCI until the contract settles and the hedged item is recognized in earnings, unless it becomes probable that the hedged forecasted transaction will not occur at which time associated deferred amounts in AOCI are immediately recognized in earnings.

Inventories

Inventories consist mainly of materials and supplies and are determined using the average cost method.

Natural Gas Imbalances

Natural gas imbalances occur when the physical amount of natural gas delivered from, or received by, a pipeline system or storage facility differs from the contractual amount of natural gas delivered or received. EGTS values these imbalances due to, or from, shippers and operators at an appropriate index price at period end, subject to the terms of its tariff for regulated entities. Imbalances are primarily settled in-kind. Imbalances due to EGTS from other parties are reported in natural gas imbalances and imbalances that EGTS owes to other parties are reported in other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

General

Additions to property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost. EGTS capitalizes all construction-related materials, direct labor and contract services, as well as indirect construction costs. Indirect construction costs include debt and equity allowance for funds used during construction ("AFUDC"), as applicable. The cost of additions and betterments are capitalized, while costs incurred that do not improve or extend the useful lives of the related assets are generally expensed.

Depreciation and amortization are generally computed by applying the composite or straight-line method based on estimated useful lives. Depreciation studies are completed by EGTS to determine the appropriate group lives, net salvage and group depreciation rates. These studies are reviewed and rates are ultimately approved by the FERC. See Note 7 for the prospective impacts related to changes in depreciation rates. Net salvage includes the estimated future residual values of the assets and any estimated removal costs recovered through approved depreciation rates. Estimated removal costs are recorded as either a cost of removal regulatory liability or an ARO liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, depending on whether the obligation meets the requirements of an ARO. As actual removal costs are incurred, the associated liability is reduced.

Generally when EGTS retires or sells a component of regulated property, plant and equipment, it charges the original cost, net of any proceeds from the disposition, to accumulated depreciation. Any gain or loss on disposals of all other assets is recorded through earnings.

Debt and equity AFUDC, which represent the estimated costs of debt and equity funds necessary to finance the construction of regulated facilities, is capitalized by EGTS as a component of property, plant and equipment, with offsetting credits to the Consolidated Statements of Operations. AFUDC is computed based on guidelines set forth by the FERC. After construction is completed, EGTS is permitted to earn a return on these costs as a component of the related assets, as well as recover these costs through depreciation expense over the useful lives of the related assets.

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Asset Retirement Obligations

EGTS recognizes AROs when it has a legal obligation to perform decommissioning, reclamation or removal activities upon retirement of an asset. EGTS' AROs are primarily related to the obligations associated with its natural gas pipeline and storage well assets. The fair value of an ARO liability is recognized in the period in which it is incurred, if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made, and is added to the carrying amount of the associated asset, which is then depreciated over the remaining useful life of the asset. Subsequent to the initial recognition, the ARO liability is adjusted for any revisions to the original estimate of undiscounted cash flows (with corresponding adjustments to property, plant and equipment, net) and for accretion of the ARO liability due to the passage of time. For EGTS, the difference between the ARO liability, the corresponding ARO asset included in property, plant and equipment, net and amounts recovered in rates to satisfy such liabilities is recorded as a regulatory asset or liability.

Impairment

EGTS evaluates long-lived assets for impairment, including property, plant and equipment, when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable or when the assets are being held for sale. Upon the occurrence of a triggering event, the asset is reviewed to assess whether the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected from the use of the asset plus the residual value from the ultimate disposal exceeds the carrying value of the asset. If the carrying value exceeds the estimated recoverable amounts, the asset is written down to the estimated fair value and any resulting impairment loss is reflected on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As substantially all property, plant and equipment supports EGTS' regulated businesses, the impacts of regulation are considered when evaluating the carrying value of regulated assets. See Note 7 for more information.

Leases

EGTS has non-cancelable operating leases primarily for office space, office equipment and land and finance leases consisting primarily of natural gas pipeline facilities and vehicles. These leases generally require EGTS to pay for insurance, taxes and maintenance applicable to the leased property. Given the capital intensive nature of the utility industry, it is common for a portion of lease costs to be capitalized when used during construction or maintenance of assets, in which the associated costs will be capitalized with the corresponding asset and depreciated over the remaining life of that asset. Certain leases contain renewal options for varying periods and escalation clauses for adjusting rent to reflect changes in price indices. EGTS does not include options in its lease calculations unless there is a triggering event indicating EGTS is reasonably certain to exercise the option. EGTS' accounting policy is to not recognize right-of-use assets and lease obligations for leases with contract terms of one year or less and not separate lease components from non-lease components and instead account for each separate lease component and the non-lease components associated with a lease as a single lease component. Leases will be evaluated for impairment in line with Accounting Standards Codification 360, "Property, Plant and Equipment" when a triggering event has occurred that might affect the value and use of the assets being leased.

EGTS' operating and finance right-of-use assets are recorded in other assets and the operating and finance lease liabilities are recorded in current and long-term other liabilities accordingly.

Revenue Recognition

EGTS uses a single five-step model to identify and recognize revenue from contracts with customers ("Customer Revenue") upon transfer of control of promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration to which EGTS expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. EGTS records sales and excise taxes collected directly from customers and remitted directly to the taxing authorities on a net basis on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

A majority of EGTS' Customer Revenue is derived from tariff-based sales arrangements approved by the FERC. These tariff-based revenues are mainly comprised of natural gas transmission and storage services and have performance obligations which are satisfied over time as services are provided.

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Revenue recognized is equal to what EGTS has the right to invoice as it corresponds directly with the value to the customer of EGTS' performance to date and includes billed and unbilled amounts. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, trade receivables, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets relate substantially to Customer Revenue, including unbilled revenue of $9 million and $28 million, respectively. Payments for amounts billed are generally due from the customer within 30 days of billing. Rates charged for energy products and services are established by regulators or contractual arrangements that establish the transaction price as well as the allocation of price amongst the separate performance obligations. When preliminary regulated rates are permitted to be billed prior to final approval by the applicable regulator, certain revenue collected may be subject to refund and a liability for estimated refunds is accrued. See Note 7 for discussion surrounding EGTS' provision for rate refund. In the event one of the parties to a contract has performed before the other, EGTS would recognize a contract asset or contract liability depending on the relationship between EGTS' performance and the customer's payment. EGTS has recognized contract assets of $10 million and $19 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $9 million and $3 million of contract liabilities as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, due to EGTS' performance on certain contracts.

Unamortized Debt Premiums, Discounts and Debt Issuance Costs

Premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs incurred for the issuance of long-term debt are amortized over the term of the related financing using the effective interest method.

Income Taxes

Prior to the GT&S Transaction, DEI included EGTS in its consolidated U.S. federal income tax return. Subsequent to the GT&S Transaction, Berkshire Hathaway includes EGTS in its consolidated U.S. federal income tax return. Consistent with established regulatory practice, EGTS' provision for income taxes has been computed on a stand-alone basis.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are based on differences between the financial statement and income tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted income tax rates expected to be in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities associated with components of OCI are charged or credited directly to OCI. Changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities associated with certain property-related basis differences and other various differences that EGTS' regulated businesses deems probable to be passed on to its customers are charged or credited directly to a regulatory asset or liability and will be included in regulated rates when the temporary differences reverse. Other changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities are included as a component of income tax expense. Changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities attributable to changes in enacted income tax rates are charged or credited to income tax expense or a regulatory asset or liability in the period of enactment. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred income tax assets to the amount that is more-likely-than-not to be realized.

EGTS recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more-likely-than-not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that is more-likely-than-not to be realized upon ultimate settlement. Estimated interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions are included as a component of income tax expense (benefit) on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Segment Information

EGTS currently has one segment, which includes its natural gas pipeline and storage operations.

(3)    Business Acquisitions and Dispositions

Acquisition of EGTS by BHE

In July 2020, DEI entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of its natural gas transmission and storage operations, including EGTS, to BHE. In November 2020, the GT&S Transaction was completed and EGTS became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of BHE. DEI retained the assets and obligations of the pension and other postretirement employee benefit plans associated with the operations sold and relating to services provided before closing. The GT&S Transaction was treated as a deemed asset sale for federal and state income tax purposes and all deferred taxes at EGTS were reset to reflect financial and tax basis differences as of November 1, 2020. See Notes 10 and 11 for more information on the GT&S Transaction.

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In accordance with the terms of the GT&S Transaction, DEI retained certain assets and liabilities associated with EGTS and settled all affiliated balances. As a result, EGTS recorded a contribution for the reset of deferred taxes of $1.0 billion and $34 million for retained tax liabilities payable to EGTS by DEI, net of distributions of $904 million related to the pension and other postretirement employee benefit plans retained by DEI and $107 million of other pension related amounts. In addition, EGTS decided to forgo recovery of $18 million of certain property, plant and equipment as a result of the GT&S Transaction, included in disallowance and abandonment of utility plant on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

(4)    Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
Depreciable Life20222021
Interstate natural gas pipeline and storage assets
28 - 50 years
$6,724 $6,517 
Intangible plant
12 - 20 years
79 74 
Plant in-service6,803 6,591 
Accumulated depreciation and amortization(2,440)(2,339)
4,363 4,252 
Construction work-in-progress141 188 
Property, plant and equipment, net$4,504 $4,440 

(5)    Jointly Owned Utility Facilities

Under joint facility ownership agreements with other utilities, EGTS, as a tenant in common, has undivided interests in jointly owned transmission and storage facilities. EGTS accounts for its proportionate share of each facility, and each joint owner has provided financing for its share of each facility. Operating costs of each facility are assigned to joint owners primarily based on their percentage of ownership. Operating costs and expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations include EGTS' share of the expenses of these facilities.

The amounts shown in the table below represent EGTS' share in each jointly owned facility included in property, plant and equipment, net as of December 31, 2022 (dollars in millions):

AccumulatedConstruction
EGTS'
Facility in Depreciation andWork-in-
ShareServiceAmortizationProgress
Ellisburg Pool39 %$32 $11 $— 
Ellisburg Station50 26 
Harrison50 53 18 — 
Leidy50 143 47 
Oakford50 202 70 
Total$456 $154 $

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(6)    Leases

The following table summarizes EGTS' leases recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31 (in millions):

20222021
Right-of-use assets:
Operating leases$19 $20 
Total right-of-use assets$19 $20 
Lease liabilities:
Operating leases$18 $18 
Total lease liabilities$18 $18 

The following table summarizes EGTS' lease costs for the years ended December 31 (in millions):

202220212020
Operating$$$
Short-term— — 
Total lease costs$$$
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years):
Operating leases13.714.711.7
Finance leases0.00.04.6
Weighted-average discount rate:
Operating leases4.3 %4.3 %4.4 %
Finance leases— %— %2.6 %

The following table summarizes EGTS' supplemental cash flow information relating to leases for the years ended December 31 (in millions):

202220212020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases$$$
Operating cash flows from finance leases— — 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities:
Finance leases$— $— $












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EGTS has the following remaining operating lease commitments as of December 31, 2022 (in millions):

2023$
2024
2025
2026
2027
Thereafter14 
Total undiscounted lease payments24 
Less - amounts representing interest(6)
Lease liabilities$18 

(7)    Regulatory Matters

Regulatory Assets

Regulatory assets represent costs that are expected to be recovered in future regulated rates. EGTS' regulatory assets reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
Weighted Average Remaining Life20222021
Employee benefit plans(1)
11 years$31 $58 
OtherVarious
Total regulatory assets$39 $64 
Reflected as:
Current assets$$
Noncurrent assets34 62 
Total regulatory assets$39 $64 
(1)Represents costs expected to be recovered through future rates generally over the expected remaining service period of plan participants.


EGTS had regulatory assets not earning a return on investment of $39 million and $64 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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Regulatory Liabilities

Regulatory liabilities represent income to be recognized or amounts expected to be returned to customers in future periods. EGTS' regulatory liabilities reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of the following as of December 31 (in millions):
Weighted Average Remaining Life20222021
Income taxes refundable through future rates(1)
Various$382 $391 
Other postretirement benefit costs(2)
Various123 116 
Provision for rate refunds(3)
90 — 
Cost of removal(4)
53 years24 16 
OtherVarious
Total regulatory liabilities$627 $532 
Reflected as:
Current liabilities$109 $25 
Noncurrent liabilities518 507 
Total regulatory liabilities$627 $532 

(1)Amounts primarily represent income tax liabilities related to the federal tax rate change from 35% to 21% that are probable to be passed on to customers, offset by income tax benefits related to certain property-related basis differences and other various differences that were previously passed on to customers and will be included in regulated rates when the temporary differences reverse.
(2)Reflects a regulatory liability for the collection of postretirement benefit costs allowed in rates in excess of expense incurred.
(3)Reflects amounts expected to be refunded to customers in late February 2023 in connection with the EGTS rate case. See below for more information.
(4)Amounts represent estimated costs, as accrued through depreciation rates and exclusive of ARO liabilities, of removing regulated property, plant and equipment in accordance with accepted regulatory practices. Refer to Note 12 for more information.


Regulatory Matters

In September 2021, EGTS filed a general rate case for its FERC-jurisdictional services, with proposed rates to be effective November 1, 2021. EGTS' previous general rate case was settled in 1998. EGTS proposed an annual cost-of-service of approximately $1.1 billion, and requested increases in various rates, including general system storage rates by 85% and general system transmission rates by 60%. In October 2021, the FERC issued an order that accepted the November 1, 2021 effective date for certain changes in rates, while suspending the other changes for five months following the proposed effective date, until April 1, 2022, subject to refund. In September 2022, a settlement agreement was filed with the FERC, resolving EGTS' general rate case for its FERC-jurisdictional services and providing for increased service rates and decreased depreciation rates. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, EGTS' rates result in an increase to annual firm transmission and storage revenues of approximately $160 million and a decrease in annual depreciation expense of approximately $30 million, compared to the rates in effect prior to April 1, 2022. As of December 31, 2022, EGTS' provision for rate refund for April 2022 through December 2022 totaled $90 million and was included in current regulatory liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. In November 2022, the FERC approved the settlement agreement.

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In July 2017, the FERC audit staff communicated to EGTS that it had substantially completed an audit of EGTS' compliance with the accounting and reporting requirements of the FERC's Uniform System of Accounts and provided a description of matters and preliminary recommendations. In November 2017, the FERC audit staff issued its audit report. In December 2017, EGTS provided its response to the audit report. EGTS requested FERC review of the contested findings and submitted its plan for compliance with the uncontested portions of the report. EGTS reached resolution of certain matters with the FERC in the fourth quarter of 2018. EGTS recognized a charge for a disallowance of plant, originally established beginning in 2012, for the resolution of one matter with the FERC. In December 2020, the FERC issued a final ruling on the remaining matter, which resulted in a $43 million ($31 million after-tax) estimated charge for disallowance of capitalized AFUDC, recorded in disallowance and abandonment of utility plant on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. As a condition of the December 2020 ruling, EGTS filed its proposed accounting entries and supporting documentation with the FERC during the second quarter of 2021. During the finalization of these entries, EGTS refined the estimated charge for disallowance of capitalized AFUDC, which resulted in a reduction to the estimated charge of $11 million ($8 million after-tax) that was recorded in disallowance and abandonment of utility plant on the Consolidated Statement of Operations in the second quarter of 2021. In September 2021, the FERC approved EGTS' accounting entries and supporting documentation.

In December 2014, EGTS entered into a precedent agreement with Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC ("Atlantic Cost Pipeline") for the project previously intended for EGTS to provide approximately 1,500,000 decatherms ("Dth") of firm transmission service to various customers in connection with the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project ("Supply Header Project"). As a result of the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project, in the second quarter of 2020 EGTS recorded a charge of $482 million ($359 million after-tax) in disallowance and abandonment of utility plant on the Consolidated Statement of Operations associated with the probable abandonment of a significant portion of the project as well as the establishment of a $75 million ARO. In the third quarter of 2020, EGTS recorded an additional charge of $10 million ($7 million after-tax) associated with the probable abandonment of a significant portion of the project and a $29 million ($20 million after-tax) benefit from a revision to the previously established ARO, both of which were recorded in disallowance and abandonment of utility plant on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. As EGTS evaluates its future use, approximately $40 million remains within property, plant and equipment for a potential modified project.

(8)    Investments and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

Investments and restricted cash and cash equivalents consists of the following as of December 31 (in millions):

20222021
Investments:
Investment funds$14 $13 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents:
Customer deposits29 15 
Total restricted cash and cash equivalents29 15 
Total investments and restricted cash and cash equivalents$43 $28 
Reflected as:
Current assets$29 $15 
Noncurrent assets14 13 
Total investments and restricted cash and cash equivalents$43 $28 

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(9)    Long-term Debt

On June 30, 2021, Eastern Energy Gas exchanged a total of $1.6 billion of its issued and outstanding third-party notes for new notes, making EGTS the primary obligor of the new notes. The terms of the new notes are substantially similar to the terms of the original Eastern Energy Gas notes. The debt exchange was a common control transaction accounted for as a debt modification. As such, no gain or loss was recognized on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and approximately $17 million of unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs and $32 million of deferred losses on previously settled interest rate swaps remaining in AOCI were contributed to EGTS by Eastern Energy Gas in connection with the transaction. In addition, new fees of $2 million paid directly to note holders in connection with the exchange were deferred as additional debt issuance costs that will be amortized over the lives of the respective notes. As a result of the transaction, EGTS' $1.9 billion of long-term indebtedness to Eastern Energy Gas was cancelled in full and the remaining balance was satisfied through a capital contribution.

EGTS' long-term debt consists of the following, including unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs, as of December 31 (dollars in millions):

Par Value20222021
3.60% Senior Notes, due 2024
$111 $110 $110 
3.00% Senior Notes, due 2029
426 422 422 
4.80% Senior Notes, due 2043
346 342 341 
4.60% Senior Notes, due 2044
444 437 437 
3.90% Senior Notes, due 2049
273 271 271 
Total long-term debt$1,600 $1,582 $1,581 
Annual Payment on Long-Term Debt

The annual repayments of long-term debt for the years beginning January 1, 2023 and thereafter, are as follows (in millions):

2023$— 
2024111 
2025— 
2026— 
2027— 
2028 and thereafter1,489 
Total1,600 
Unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs(18)
Total$1,582 

AOCI

The following table presents selected information related to losses on interest rate cash flow hedges included in AOCI in EGTS' Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2022 (in millions):

AOCI After-TaxAmounts Expected to be Reclassified to Earnings During the Next 12 Months After-TaxMaximum Term
Interest rate$(30)$(2)264 months

EGTS reclassified $2 million and $1 million from AOCI to interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.


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(10)    Income Taxes

Income tax expense (benefit) consists of the following for the years ended December 31 (in millions):

202220212020
Current:
Federal$$(22)$48 
State12 (10)
17 (32)54 
Deferred:
Federal64 67 (93)
State28 26 (28)
92 93 (121)
Total$109 $61 $(67)

A reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to the effective income tax rate applicable to income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit) is as follows for the years ended December 31:

202220212020
Federal statutory income tax rate21 %21 %21 %
State income tax, net of federal income tax benefit
Effects of ratemaking— — 
AFUDC-equity— — 
Write-off of regulatory assets— — (3)
Other, net(1)(1)(1)
Effective income tax rate29 %28 %27 %

The net deferred income tax asset consists of the following as of December 31 (in millions):

20222021
Deferred income tax assets:
Federal and state carryforwards$$— 
Employee benefits22 31 
Intangibles and goodwill265 298 
Derivatives and hedges11 12 
Other
Total deferred income tax assets308 345 
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Property related items(146)(77)
Debt exchange(53)(60)
Employee benefits(4)(9)
Total deferred income tax liabilities(203)(146)
Net deferred income tax asset(1)
$105 $199 
(1)Net deferred income tax asset, as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021, is presented in other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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As of December 31, 2022, EGTS' state tax carryforwards, entirely related to $6 million of net operating losses, expire at various intervals between 2036 and indefinite.

Through October 31, 2020, EGTS was included in DEI's consolidated federal income tax return and, where applicable, combined state income tax returns. As a result of the GT&S Transaction, DEI retained the rights and obligations of EGTS' federal and state income tax returns through October 31, 2020. The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has not closed or effectively settled an examination of EGTS' income tax returns for any tax years beginning on or after November 1, 2020. The statute of limitations for EGTS' states remains open for periods beginning on or after November 1, 2020. The closure of examinations, or the expiration of the statute of limitations, for state filings may not preclude the state from adjusting the state net operating loss carryforward utilized in a year for which the statute of limitations is not closed.

(11)    Employee Benefit Plans

As discussed in Note 3, in November 2020, the GT&S Transaction was completed and the assets and obligations of the pension and other postretirement employee benefit plans associated with the operations sold and relating to services provided before closing were retained by DEI. As a result, just prior to completing the sale, net benefit plan assets of $904 million were distributed through an equity transaction with DEI.

Subsequent to the GT&S Transaction

Defined Benefit Plans

Subsequent to the GT&S Transaction, EGTS is a participant in benefit plans sponsored by MidAmerican Energy, an affiliate. The MidAmerican Energy Company Retirement Plan includes a qualified pension plan that provides pension benefits for eligible employees. The MidAmerican Energy Company Welfare Benefit Plan provides certain postretirement health care and life insurance benefits for eligible retirees on behalf of EGTS. EGTS made $12 million, $16 million and $2 million of contributions to the MidAmerican Energy Company Retirement Plan for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. EGTS made $2 million, $9 million and $2 million of contributions to the MidAmerican Energy Company Welfare Benefit Plan for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Contributions related to these plans are reflected as net periodic benefit cost in operations and maintenance expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Amounts attributable to EGTS were allocated from MidAmerican Energy in accordance with the intercompany administrative service agreement. Offsetting regulatory assets and liabilities have been recorded related to the amounts not yet recognized as a component of net periodic benefit costs that will be included in regulated rates.

Defined Contribution Plan

EGTS participates in the BHE GT&S defined contribution employee savings plan subsequent to the GT&S Transaction. EGTS' matching contributions are based on each participant's level of contribution. Contributions cannot exceed the maximum allowable for tax purposes. EGTS' contributions to the 401(k) plan were $5 million and $4 million and $1 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively

Prior to the GT&S Transaction

Defined Benefit Plans

Prior to the GT&S Transaction, certain EGTS employees not represented by collective bargaining units were covered by the Dominion Energy Pension Plan, a defined benefit pension plan sponsored by DEI that provides benefits to multiple DEI subsidiaries. As participating employers, EGTS was subject to DEI's funding policy, which was to contribute annually an amount that is in accordance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. EGTS' net periodic pension credit related to this plan was $17 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, reflected in operations and maintenance expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The funded status of various DEI subsidiary groups and employee compensation are the basis for determining the share of total pension costs for participating DEI subsidiaries.

Prior to the GT&S Transaction, certain retiree healthcare and life insurance benefits for EGTS employees not represented by collective bargaining units were covered by the Dominion Energy Retiree Health and Welfare Plan, a plan sponsored by DEI that provides certain retiree healthcare and life insurance benefits to multiple DEI subsidiaries. EGTS' net periodic benefit credit related to this plan was $5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, reflected in operations and maintenance expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Employee headcount is the basis for determining the share of total other postretirement benefit costs for participating DEI subsidiaries.

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Pension benefits for EGTS employees represented by collective bargaining units were covered by a separate pension plan that provides benefits to employees of both EGTS and Hope Gas, Inc. ("Hope"). Employee compensation was the basis for allocating pension costs and obligations between EGTS and Hope. Retiree healthcare and life insurance benefits, for EGTS employees represented by a collective bargaining unit, were covered by a separate other postretirement benefit plan that provides benefits to both EGTS and Hope. Employee headcount was the basis for allocating other postretirement benefit costs and obligations between EGTS and Hope.

Pension Remeasurement

In the third quarter of 2020, EGTS remeasured a pension plan due to a curtailment resulting from the agreement for DEI to retain the assets and obligations of the pension benefit plan associated with the GT&S Transaction. The remeasurement resulted in an increase in the pension benefit obligation of $3 million and a decrease in the fair value of the pension plan assets of $7 million for EGTS. The impact of the remeasurement on net periodic pension benefit credit was recognized prospectively from the remeasurement date and was not material. The discount rate used for the remeasurement was 3.16%. All other assumptions used for the remeasurement were consistent with the measurement as of December 31, 2019.

Net Periodic Benefit Credit

Net periodic benefit credit for the plans included the following components for the year ended December 31, 2020 (in millions):

PensionOther Postretirement
Service cost$$
Interest cost
Expected return on plan assets(47)(16)
Net amortization(3)
Net periodic benefit credit$(31)$(14)

Significant assumptions used to determine periodic credits for the year ended December 31, 2020:

PensionOther Postretirement
Discount rate
3.16% - 3.63%
3.44 %
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets8.60 %8.50 %
Weighted average rate of increase for compensation4.73 %N/A
Healthcare cost trend rate6.50 %
Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (the ultimate trend rate)5.00 %
Year that the rate reached the ultimate trend rate2026

Defined Contribution Plans

EGTS participated in the DEI defined contribution employee savings plans prior to the GT&S Transaction. EGTS' matching contributions were based on each participant's level of contribution. Contributions could not exceed the maximum allowable for tax purposes. EGTS' contributions to the 401(k) plan were $2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.

(12)    Asset Retirement Obligations

EGTS estimates its ARO liabilities based upon detailed engineering calculations of the amount and timing of the future cash spending for a third party to perform the required work. Spending estimates are escalated for inflation and then discounted at a credit-adjusted, risk-free rate. Changes in estimates could occur for a number of reasons, including changes in laws and regulations, plan revisions, inflation and changes in the amount and timing of the expected work.

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EGTS does not recognize liabilities for AROs for which the fair value cannot be reasonably estimated. Due to the indeterminate removal date, the fair value of the interim removal of natural gas pipelines and certain storage wells in EGTS' underground natural gas storage network cannot currently be estimated, and no amounts are recognized on the Consolidated Financial Statements other than those included in the cost of removal regulatory liability established via approved depreciation rates in accordance with accepted regulatory practices. Cost of removal regulatory liabilities totaled $24 million and $16 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. EGTS will continue to monitor operational and strategic developments to identify if sufficient information exists to reasonably estimate a retirement date for these assets.

The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balances of EGTS' ARO liabilities for the years ended December 31 (in millions):

20222021
Beginning balance$55 $71 
Additions— 
Retirements(12)(17)
Accretion
Ending balance$48 $55 
Reflected as:
Current liabilities$25 $33 
Other long-term liabilities23 22 
Total ARO liability$48 $55 

(13)    Risk Management and Hedging Activities

EGTS is exposed to the impact of market fluctuations in commodity prices, principally, to natural gas market fluctuations primarily related to fuel retained and used during the operation of the pipeline system as well as lost and unaccounted for gas. EGTS has established a risk management process that is designed to identify, assess, manage, mitigate, monitor and report, each of the various types of risk involved in its business. To mitigate a portion of its commodity price risk, EGTS uses commodity derivative contracts, which may include forwards, futures, options, swaps and other agreements, to effectively secure future supply or sell future production generally at fixed prices. EGTS does not hedge all of its commodity price risk, thereby exposing the unhedged portion to changes in market prices. See Note 14 for further information about fair value measurements and associated valuation methods for derivatives.

There have been no significant changes in EGTS' accounting policies related to derivatives. Refer to Notes 2 and 14 for additional information on derivative contracts.

Credit Risk

EGTS is exposed to counterparty credit risk associated with wholesale energy supply and marketing activities with other utilities, energy marketing companies, financial institutions and other market participants. Credit risk may be concentrated to the extent EGTS' counterparties have similar economic, industry or other characteristics and due to direct or indirect relationships among the counterparties. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the ten largest customers provided 38% of the total storage and transmission revenues. Before entering into a transaction, EGTS analyzes the financial condition of each significant wholesale counterparty, establishes limits on the amount of unsecured credit to be extended to each counterparty and evaluates the appropriateness of unsecured credit limits on an ongoing basis. To further mitigate wholesale counterparty credit risk, EGTS enters into netting and collateral arrangements that may include margining and cross-product netting agreements and obtains third-party guarantees, letters of credit and cash deposits. If required, EGTS exercises rights under these arrangements, including calling on the counterparty's credit support arrangement.

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(14)    Fair Value Measurements

The carrying value of EGTS' cash, certain cash equivalents, receivables, payables, accrued liabilities and short-term borrowings approximates fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. EGTS has various financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on the Consolidated Financial Statements using inputs from the three levels of the fair value hierarchy. A financial asset or liability classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels are as follows:

Level 1 - Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that EGTS has the ability to access at the measurement date.
Level 2 - Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market corroborated inputs).
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs reflect EGTS' judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability since limited market data exists. EGTS develops these inputs based on the best information available, including its own data.

The following table presents EGTS' financial assets and liabilities recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in millions):

Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
As of December 31, 2022
Assets:
Commodity derivatives$— $$— $
Money market mutual funds— — 
Equity securities:
Investment funds14 — — 14 
$22 $$— $23 
As of December 31, 2021
Assets:
Equity securities:
Investment funds$13 $— $— $13 
$13 $— $— $13 

EGTS' investments in money market mutual funds and investment funds are stated at fair value. When available, a readily observable quoted market price or net asset value of an identical security in an active market is used to record the fair value.

Derivative contracts are recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as either assets or liabilities and are stated at estimated fair value unless they are designated as normal purchase or normal sales and qualify for the exception afforded by GAAP. When available, the fair value of derivative contracts is estimated using unadjusted quoted prices for identical contracts in the market in which EGTS transacts. When quoted prices for identical contracts are not available, EGTS uses forward price curves. Forward price curves represent EGTS' estimates of the prices at which a buyer or seller could contract today for delivery or settlement at future dates. EGTS bases its forward price curves upon market price quotations, when available, or internally developed and commercial models, with internal and external fundamental data inputs. Market price quotations are obtained from independent brokers, exchanges, direct communication with market participants and actual transactions executed by EGTS. Market price quotations are generally readily obtainable for the applicable term of EGTS' outstanding derivative contracts; therefore, EGTS' forward price curves reflect observable market quotes. Market price quotations for certain natural gas trading hubs are not as readily obtainable due to the length of the contracts. Given that limited market data exists for these contracts, as well as for those contracts that are not actively traded, EGTS uses forward price curves derived from internal models based on perceived pricing relationships to major trading hubs that are based on unobservable inputs. The estimated fair value of these derivative contracts is a function of underlying forward commodity prices, related volatility, counterparty creditworthiness and duration of contracts.
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EGTS' long-term debt is carried at cost, including unamortized premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs as applicable, on the Consolidated Financial Statements. The fair value of EGTS' long-term debt is a Level 2 fair value measurement and has been estimated based upon quoted market prices, where available, or at the present value of future cash flows discounted at rates consistent with comparable maturities with similar credit risks. The following table presents the carrying value and estimated fair value of EGTS' long-term debt as of December 31 (in millions):
20222021
CarryingFairCarryingFair
ValueValueValueValue
Long-term debt$1,582 $1,337 $1,581 $1,812 

(15)    Commitments and Contingencies

Environmental Laws and Regulations

EGTS is subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding air quality, climate change, emissions performance standards, water quality and other environmental matters that have the potential to impact its current and future operations. EGTS believes it is in material compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

Carbon Regulations

In August 2016, the EPA issued a draft rule proposing to reaffirm that a source's obligation to obtain a prevention of significant deterioration or Title V permit for greenhouse gases ("GHG") is triggered only if such permitting requirements are first triggered by non-GHG, or conventional, pollutants that are regulated by the New Source Review program, and to set a significant emissions rate at 75,000 tons per year of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions under which a source would not be required to apply best available control technology for its GHG emissions. Until the EPA ultimately takes final action on this rulemaking, EGTS cannot predict the impact to its results of operations, financial condition and/or cash flows.

Legal Matters

EGTS is party to a variety of legal actions arising out of the normal course of business. Plaintiffs occasionally seek punitive or exemplary damages. EGTS does not believe that such normal and routine litigation will have a material impact on its consolidated financial results.

Surety Bonds

As of December 31, 2022, EGTS had purchased $16 million of surety bonds. Under the terms of the surety bonds, Eastern Energy Gas is obligated to indemnify the respective surety bond company for any amounts paid.

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(16)    Revenue from Contracts with Customers

The following table summarizes EGTS' Customer Revenue by regulated and other, with further disaggregation of regulated by line of business, for the years ended December 31 (in millions):

202220212020
Customer Revenue:
Regulated:
Gas transmission$644 $574 $583 
Gas storage248 188 191 
Wholesale57 41 
Total regulated900 819 815 
Management services and other revenues79 73 100 
Total Customer Revenue979 892 915 
Other revenue(1)
(6)(1)
Total operating revenue$973 $891 $916 

(1)Other revenue consists primarily of revenue recognized in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 815, "Derivative and Hedging" and includes unrealized gains and losses for derivatives not designated as hedges related to natural gas sales contracts.

Remaining Performance Obligations

The following table summarizes EGTS' revenue it expects to recognize in future periods related to significant unsatisfied remaining performance obligations for fixed contracts with expected durations in excess of one year as of December 31, 2022 (in millions):

Performance obligations expected to be satisfied
Less than 12 monthsMore than 12 monthsTotal
EGTS$766 $3,431 $4,197 

(17)    Variable Interest Entities

The primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity ("VIE") is required to consolidate the VIE and to disclose certain information about its significant variable interests in the VIE. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is the entity that has both: (1) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity's economic performance and (2) the obligation to absorb losses or receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the VIE.

EGTS had been engaged to oversee the construction of, and to subsequently operate and maintain, the projects undertaken by Atlantic Coast Pipeline based on the overall direction and oversight of Atlantic Coast Pipeline's members. Prior to the GT&S Transaction, an affiliate of EGTS held a membership interest in Atlantic Coast Pipeline; therefore, EGTS was considered to have a variable interest in Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Prior to the cancellation of the project in 2020, the members of Atlantic Coast Pipeline held the power to direct the construction, operations and maintenance activities of the entity. EGTS concluded it was not the primary beneficiary of Atlantic Coast Pipeline as it did not have the power to direct the activities of Atlantic Coast Pipeline that most significantly impacted its economic performance. EGTS had no obligation to absorb any losses of the VIE.

Prior to the GT&S Transaction, EGTS purchased shared services from Dominion Energy Services, Inc. ("DES"), an affiliated VIE, of $53 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. EGTS determined that neither it nor any of its consolidated entities was the primary beneficiary of DES as neither it nor any of its consolidated entities had both the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact their economic performance as well as the obligation to absorb losses and benefits which could be significant to them. DES provided accounting, legal, finance and certain administrative and technical services. Neither EGTS nor any of its consolidated entities had any obligation to absorb more than its allocated share of DES costs.

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(18)    Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures

The summary of supplemental cash flow disclosures as of and for the years ended December 31 is as follows (in millions):

202220212020
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized$67 $71 $82 
Income taxes paid (received), net$$(12)$58 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing transactions:
Accruals related to property, plant and equipment additions$15 $29 $25 
Equity dividends(1)
$(21)$(58)$— 
Equity contributions(2)
$34 $292 $— 
Acquisition of EGTS by BHE$— $— $40 

(1)Equity dividends represents the forgiveness of affiliated receivables.
(2)Equity contributions for the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily reflect the impacts from the intercompany debt exchange with Eastern Energy Gas. See Note 9 for more information regarding the intercompany debt exchange with Eastern Energy Gas.

(19)    Related Party Transactions

Transactions Prior to the GT&S Transaction

Prior to the GT&S Transaction, EGTS engaged in related party transactions primarily with other DEI subsidiaries (affiliates). EGTS' receivable and payable balances with affiliates were settled based on contractual terms or on a monthly basis, depending on the nature of the underlying transactions. Through October 31, 2020, EGTS was included in DEI's consolidated federal income tax return and, where applicable, combined state income tax returns. All affiliate payables or receivables were settled with DEI prior to the closing date of the GT&S Transaction.

EGTS transacted with affiliates for certain quantities of natural gas and other commodities at market prices in the ordinary course of business. Additionally, EGTS provided transmission and storage services to affiliates. EGTS also entered into certain other contracts with affiliates, and related parties, including construction services, which were presented separately from contracts involving commodities or services. EGTS participated in certain DEI benefit plans as described in Note 11.

DES and other affiliates provided accounting, legal, finance and certain administrative and technical services to EGTS. EGTS provided certain services to related parties, including technical services.

The financial statements for the year ended 2020 includes costs for certain general, administrative and corporate expenses assigned by DES to EGTS on the basis of direct and allocated methods in accordance with EGTS' services agreements with DES. Where costs incurred cannot be determined by specific identification, the costs were allocated based on the proportional level of effort devoted by DES resources that is attributable to the entity, determined by reference to number of employees, salaries and wages and other similar measures for the relevant DES service. Management believes the assumptions and methodologies underlying the allocation of general corporate overhead expenses are reasonable.

Subsequent to the GT&S Transaction EGTS' transactions with other DEI subsidiaries are no longer related party transactions.

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Presented below are EGTS' significant transactions with DES and other affiliated and related parties for the year ended December 31 (in millions):
2020
Sales of natural gas and transmission and storage services$71 
Purchases of natural gas and transmission and storage services
Services provided by related parties(1)
67 
Services provided to related parties(2)
86 
(1)Includes capitalized expenditures of $14 million.
(2)Includes amounts attributable to Atlantic Coast Pipeline, a related party VIE prior to the GT&S Transaction. See below for more information.


EGTS provided services to Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which totaled $46 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, included in operating revenue in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Transactions Subsequent to the GT&S Transaction

EGTS is party to a tax-sharing agreement and is part of the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. consolidated U.S. federal income tax return. For current federal and state income taxes, EGTS had a receivable from BHE of $21 million and $11 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. EGTS received net cash receipts for federal and state income taxes from BHE totaling $10 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, and paid net cash payments for federal and state income taxes to BHE totaling $7 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Trade receivables, net as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021 included $2 million of accrued unbilled revenue. This revenue is based on estimated amounts of services provided but not yet billed to an affiliate.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, EGTS had $10 million and $8 million, respectively, of natural gas imbalances payable to affiliates, presented in other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

EGTS participates in certain MidAmerican Energy benefit plans as described in Note 11. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, EGTS' amount due to MidAmerican Energy associated with these plans and reflected in other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets was $47 million and $85 million, respectively.

Presented below are EGTS' significant transactions with related parties for the years ended December 31 (in millions):

202220212020
Sales of natural gas and transmission and storage services$26 $28 $
Purchases of natural gas and transmission and storage services— 
Services provided by related parties46 26 
Services provided to related parties62 57 10 

Borrowings With Eastern Energy Gas

EGTS has a $400 million intercompany revolving credit agreement from its parent, Eastern Energy Gas, expiring in November 2023. The credit agreement, which is for general corporate purposes, has a variable interest rate based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus a fixed spread. Net outstanding borrowings totaled $36 million with a weighted-average interest rate of 1.43% as of December 31, 2022 and $68 million with a weighted-average interest rate of 0.51% as of December 31, 2021. Interest expense related to these borrowings totaled $1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.

In March 2021, Eastern Energy Gas entered into a $400 million intercompany revolving credit agreement from EGTS that currently expires in March 2024. The credit agreement, which is for general corporate purposes, has a variable interest rate based on SOFR plus a fixed spread. Net outstanding borrowings totaled $2,071 as of December 31, 2021. Interest income related to this borrowing totaled $2,071 for the year ended December 31, 2021.

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EGTS had also borrowed from Eastern Energy Gas pursuant to a series of long-term notes with fixed interest rates ranging from 3.6% to 5.0%, due 2024 to 2047. EGTS incurred interest charges related to these borrowings of $44 million and $88 million for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Refer to Note 9 for more information.
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Item 9.    Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.

Item 9A.    Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

At the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, each of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company, PacifiCorp, MidAmerican Funding, LLC, MidAmerican Energy Company, Nevada Power Company, Sierra Pacific Power Company, Eastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLC and Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc. carried out separate evaluations, under the supervision and with the participation of each such entity's management, including its Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and its Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer), or persons performing similar functions, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Based upon these evaluations, management of each such entity, including its Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and its Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer), or persons performing similar functions, in each case, concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures for such entity were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by such entity in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to its management, including its Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and its Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer), or persons performing similar functions, in each case, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure by it. Each such entity hereby states that there has been no change in its internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2022 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.

Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management of each of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company, PacifiCorp, MidAmerican Funding, LLC, MidAmerican Energy Company, Nevada Power Company, Sierra Pacific Power Company and Eastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLC, respectively, is responsible for establishing and maintaining, for such entity, adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rule 13a-15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation of management for each such entity, including its Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and its Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer), or persons performing similar functions, in each case, such management conducted an evaluation for the relevant entity of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, as required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rule 13a-15(c). In making this assessment, management for each such respective entity used the criteria set forth in the framework in "Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)" issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on the evaluation conducted under the framework in "Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)," management for each such respective entity concluded that internal control over financial reporting for such entity was effective as of December 31, 2022.

This first Annual Report on Form 10-K for Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc. does not include a report of management's assessment regarding internal control over financial reporting due to a transition period established by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules applicable to new registrants. Management will be required to provide an assessment of the effectiveness of Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc.'s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023.

Berkshire Hathaway Energy CompanyPacifiCorpMidAmerican Funding, LLC
February 24, 2023February 24, 2023February 24, 2023
MidAmerican Energy CompanyNevada Power CompanySierra Pacific Power Company
February 24, 2023February 24, 2023February 24, 2023
Eastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLCEastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc.
February 24, 2023February 24, 2023

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Item 9B.    Other Information

None.

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PART III

Item 10.    Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY, MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, MIDAMERICAN ENERGY, NEVADA POWER, SIERRA PACIFIC, EASTERN ENERGY GAS AND EGTS

Information required by Item 10 is omitted pursuant to General Instruction I(2)(c) to Form 10-K.

PACIFICORP

PacifiCorp is an indirect subsidiary of BHE, and its directors consist of executive management from both BHE and PacifiCorp. Each director was elected based on individual responsibilities, experience in the energy industry and functional expertise. There are no family relationships among the executive officers, nor any arrangements or understandings between any executive officer and any other person pursuant to which the executive officer was appointed. Set forth below is certain information, as of January 31, 2023, with respect to the current directors and executive officers of PacifiCorp:

SCOTT W. THON, 59, Chair of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer since April 2022. Mr. Thon has been President of Operations for Berkshire Hathaway Energy since April 2022. Mr. Thon previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BHE Canada since 2014 and the Chief Executive Officer of its largest Canadian subsidiary, AltaLink, since 2002. Mr. Thon has led the investment and construction of significant energy infrastructure developments in Alberta, Canada and globally.

STEFAN A. BIRD, 56, Director since 2015. President and Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Power since 2015. Mr. Bird was Senior Vice President, Commercial and Trading, of PacifiCorp from 2007 to 2014. Mr. Bird joined BHE in 1998 and has significant operational, public policy and leadership experience in the energy industry, including expertise in energy supply management, resource acquisition and federal and state regulatory matters.

GARY W. HOOGEVEEN, 54, Director since November 2018, President since June 2018 and Chief Executive Officer since November 2018 of Rocky Mountain Power. Prior to his current positions, Mr. Hoogeveen served as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Rocky Mountain Power since November 2014 and President and CEO of Kern River Gas Transmission Company from 2010 to 2014. He joined Kern River after serving as Vice President of Customer Service and Business Development for Northern Natural Gas Company. Prior to joining Northern Natural Gas Company, Mr. Hoogeveen held various management positions at Berkshire Hathaway Energy, joining BHE in 2000. He has significant operational, public policy and leadership experience in both the electricity and natural gas industries, including customer, regulatory and government relations.

NIKKI L. KOBLIHA, 50, Director since 2017. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2015 and Treasurer since 2017. Ms. Kobliha joined PacifiCorp in 1997 and has significant financial, accounting and leadership experience in the energy industry, including expertise in financial reporting to the SEC and FERC.

CALVIN D. HAACK, 54, Director since May 2020. Mr. Haack has been Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of BHE since March 2020 and was Vice President and Treasurer of BHE from 2010 to 2020. Mr. Haack joined BHE in 1997 and has significant financial experience, including expertise in mergers and acquisitions, accounting, treasury and tax functions. Mr. Haack is also a manager of MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Eastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLC.

NATALIE L. HOCKEN, 53, Director since 2007. Ms. Hocken has been Senior Vice President and General Counsel of BHE since 2015 and Corporate Secretary since 2017. Ms. Hocken was Senior Vice President, Transmission and System Operations of PacifiCorp from 2012 to 2015 and Vice President and General Counsel of Pacific Power from 2007 to 2012. Ms. Hocken joined PacifiCorp in 2002 and has significant experience in the utility industry, including expertise in transmission, legal matters and federal and state regulatory matters. Ms. Hocken is also a manager of MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Eastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLC.

Board's Role in the Risk Oversight Process

PacifiCorp's Board of Directors is comprised of a combination of BHE senior executives and PacifiCorp senior management who have direct and indirect responsibility for the management and oversight of risk. PacifiCorp's Board of Directors has not established a separate risk management and oversight committee.

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Audit Committee and Audit Committee Financial Expert

During the year ended December 31, 2022, and as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, PacifiCorp's Board of Directors did not have an audit committee. PacifiCorp is not required to have an audit committee as its common stock is indirectly and wholly owned by BHE. However, the audit committee of BHE acts as the audit committee for PacifiCorp.

Code of Ethics

PacifiCorp has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, its principal financial and accounting officer, or persons acting in such capacities, and certain other covered officers. The code of ethics is incorporated by reference in the exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 11.    Executive Compensation

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY, MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, MIDAMERICAN ENERGY, NEVADA POWER, SIERRA PACIFIC, EASTERN ENERGY GAS AND EGTS

Information required by Item 11 is omitted pursuant to General Instruction I(2)(c) to Form 10-K.

PACIFICORP

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Compensation Philosophy and Overall Objectives

On April 13, 2022, Mr. William J. Fehrman resigned as PacifiCorp's Chair of the Board of Directors ("Chair") and Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and Mr. Scott W. Thon was elected as PacifiCorp's Chair and CEO. Neither Mr. Fehrman nor Mr. Thon received any direct compensation from PacifiCorp in 2022. PacifiCorp reimbursed its indirect parent company, BHE, for the cost of Mr. Fehrman's and Mr. Thon's time spent on matters supporting PacifiCorp, including compensation paid to them by BHE, pursuant to an intercompany administrative services agreement among BHE and its subsidiaries.

PacifiCorp believes that the compensation paid to each of its Chief Financial Officer, or CFO, and its other most highly compensated executive officers, to whom PacifiCorp refers collectively as its Named Executive Officers, or NEOs, should be closely aligned with PacifiCorp's overall performance, and each NEO's contribution to that performance, on both a short- and long-term basis, and that such compensation should be sufficient to attract and retain highly qualified leaders who can create significant value for the organization. PacifiCorp's compensation programs are designed to provide its NEOs meaningful incentives for superior corporate and individual performance. Performance is evaluated on a subjective basis within the context of both financial and non-financial objectives, among which are customer service, employee commitment, environmental respect, regulatory integrity, operational excellence and financial strength, which PacifiCorp believes contribute to its long-term success.

How Compensation is Determined

PacifiCorp's compensation committee consists solely of the Chair and CEO. The Chair and CEO is responsible for the establishment and oversight of PacifiCorp's compensation policy and for approving compensation decisions for its NEOs, such as approving base pay increases, incentive and performance awards, off-cycle pay changes, and participation in other employee benefit plans and programs.

PacifiCorp's criteria for assessing executive performance and determining compensation in any year is inherently subjective and is not based upon specific formulas or weighting of factors. PacifiCorp does not specifically use other companies as benchmarks when establishing its NEOs' compensation.

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Discussion and Analysis of Specific Compensation Elements

Base Salary

PacifiCorp determines base salaries for all of its NEOs, other than the Chair and CEO, by reviewing its overall performance, and each NEO's performance, the value each NEO brings to PacifiCorp and general labor market conditions. Base salary is intended to compensate NEOs for services rendered during the fiscal year and to provide sufficient cash income for retention and recruitment purposes. While base salary provides a base level of compensation intended to be competitive with the external market, the annual base salary adjustment for each NEO, other than the Chair and CEO, is determined on a subjective basis after consideration of these factors and is not based on target percentiles or other formal criteria. All merit increases are approved by the Chair and CEO and take effect in the last payroll period of the year. An increase or decrease in base salary may also result from a promotion or other significant change in an NEO's responsibilities during the year. For 2022, base salaries for all NEOs, other than the Chair and CEO, increased on average by 2.27% effective December 26, 2021, reflecting merit increases.

Short-Term Incentive Compensation

The objective of short-term incentive compensation is to reward the achievement of significant annual corporate and business unit goals while also providing NEOs with competitive total cash compensation.

Annual Incentive Plan

Under PacifiCorp's Annual Incentive Plan, or AIP, all NEOs, other than the Chair and CEO, are eligible to earn an annual discretionary cash incentive award, which is determined on a subjective basis at the Chair and CEO's sole discretion and is not based on a specific formula or cap. The Chair and CEO considers a variety of factors in determining each NEO's annual incentive award including the NEO's performance, PacifiCorp's overall performance and each NEO's contribution to that overall performance. The Chair and CEO evaluates performance using financial and non-financial objectives, including customer service, employee commitment, environmental respect, regulatory integrity, operational excellence and financial strength, as well as the NEO's response to issues and opportunities that arise during the year. No factor was individually material to the Chair and CEO's determination regarding the amounts paid to each NEO under the AIP for 2022. Approved awards are paid prior to year-end.

Performance Awards

In addition to the annual awards under the AIP, PacifiCorp may grant cash performance awards periodically during the year to one or more NEOs, other than the Chair and CEO, to reward the accomplishment of significant non-recurring tasks or projects. These awards are discretionary and are approved by the Chair and CEO. In 2022, a cash performance award was granted to Ms. Kobliha in recognition of her outstanding efforts.

Long-Term Incentive Compensation

The objective of long-term incentive compensation is to retain NEOs, reward their exceptional performance and motivate them to create long-term, sustainable value. PacifiCorp's current long-term incentive compensation program is cash-based. PacifiCorp does not utilize stock options or other forms of equity-based awards.

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Long-Term Incentive Partnership Plan

The PacifiCorp Long-Term Incentive Partnership Plan, or LTIP, is designed to retain key employees and to align PacifiCorp's interests and the interests of the participating employees. All of PacifiCorp's NEOs, other than the Chair and CEO, participate in the LTIP. The LTIP provides for annual discretionary awards based upon significant accomplishments by the individual participants and the achievement of the financial and non-financial objectives previously described. The goals are developed with the objective of being attainable with a sustained, focused and concerted effort and are determined and communicated by January of each plan year. The BHE Chair and PacifiCorp's Presidents approve eligibility to participate in the LTIP and the amount of the incentive award. Awards are finalized in the first quarter of the following year. PacifiCorp's Presidents may participate in the LTIP but only the BHE Chair shall make determinations regarding their participation and the value of their incentive award. These cash-based awards are subject to mandatory deferral and equal annual vesting over a four-year period starting in the performance year. Participants allocate the value of their deferral accounts among various investment alternatives. Gains or losses may be incurred based on investment performance. Participating NEOs may elect to defer all or a part of the award or receive payment in cash after the four-year mandatory deferral and vesting period. Vested balances (including any investment gains or losses thereon) of terminating participants are paid at the time of termination.

Deferred Compensation Plan

PacifiCorp's Executive Voluntary Deferred Compensation Plan, or DCP, provides a means for all NEOs, other than the Chair and CEO, to make voluntary deferrals of up to 50% of base salary and 100% of short-term incentive compensation awards. PacifiCorp includes the DCP as part of the participating NEO's overall compensation in order to provide a comprehensive, competitive package. The deferrals and any investment returns grow on a tax-deferred basis. Amounts deferred under the DCP receive a rate of return based on the returns of any combination of various investment alternatives offered under the DCP and selected by the participant. The plan allows participants to choose from three forms of distribution. The plan permits PacifiCorp to make discretionary contributions on behalf of participants.

Potential Payments Upon Termination
PacifiCorp's NEOs are generally not entitled to severance or enhanced benefits upon termination of employment or change in control. None of PacifiCorp's NEOs have an employment agreement; therefore, payments upon termination are determined by the applicable plan documents and our general employment policies and practices as discussed below.

Compensation Committee Report

Mr. Thon, PacifiCorp's current Chair and CEO and sole member of PacifiCorp's compensation committee, has reviewed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and, based on his review, has recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Scott W. Thon

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Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth information regarding compensation earned by each of PacifiCorp's NEOs during the years indicated:
Change in
Pension
Value and
Nonqualified
Deferred
CompensationAll Other
Name and Principal PositionYearSalary
Bonus (1)
Earnings(2)
Compensation (3)
Total (4)
Scott W. Thon(6)(7)
2022$— $— $— $— $— 
Chair of the Board of Directors2021— — — — — 
and Chief Executive Officer2020— — — — — 
William J. Fehrman(5)(6)
2022— — — — — 
Chair of the Board of Directors2021— — — — — 
and Chief Executive Officer2020— — — — — 
Stefan A. Bird2022510,000 1,134,275 — 41,525 1,685,800 
President and Chief Executive2021473,011 1,142,660 — 33,010 1,648,681 
Officer, Pacific Power2020375,000 1,327,839 17,723 33,479 1,754,041 
Gary W. Hoogeveen2022510,000 881,112 — 41,979 1,433,091 
President and Chief Executive2021473,011 1,066,924 — 33,010 1,572,945 
Officer, Rocky Mountain Power2020361,080 1,109,713 — 32,690 1,503,483 
Nikki L. Kobliha2022282,182 259,110 — 37,131 578,423 
Vice President, Chief Financial 2021262,260 396,880 — 32,651 691,791 
Officer and Treasurer2020262,260 330,510 37,438 32,286 662,494 

(1)Consists of annual cash incentive awards earned pursuant to the AIP for PacifiCorp's NEOs, performance awards, and the vesting of LTIP awards and associated vested earnings. The breakout for 2022 is as follows:
LTIP
PerformanceVestedVested
AIPAwardAwardsEarnings (Losses)Total
Stefan A. Bird$450,000 $— $661,250 $23,025 $684,275 
Gary W. Hoogeveen450,000 — 530,000 (98,888)431,112 
Nikki L. Kobliha106,026 50,000 162,250 (59,166)103,084 

The ultimate payouts of LTIP awards are undeterminable as the amounts to be paid out may increase or decrease depending on investment performance. BHE's Chair and PacifiCorp's Presidents establish the award categories for determining LTIP awards based on net income target goals or other criteria. In 2022, the gross award was subjectively determined at the discretion of the BHE Chair and PacifiCorp's Presidents based on the overall achievement of PacifiCorp's financial and non-financial objectives including customer service, employee commitment and safety, environmental respect, regulatory integrity, operational excellence and financial strength.
(2)Amounts are based upon the aggregate change in the actuarial present value of all qualified and nonqualified defined benefit plans, which includes the Retirement Plan. For Mr. Bird and Ms. Kobliha, such change was negative ($(23,432) and $(69,705), respectively). Refer to the Pension Benefits table below for a discussion of the assumptions used in calculating these amounts. No participant in PacifiCorp's nonqualified deferred compensation plans earned "above market" or "preferential" earnings on amounts deferred.
(3)Amounts consist of PacifiCorp K Plus Employee Savings Plan, or 401(k) Plan, contributions PacifiCorp paid on behalf of the NEOs, except for Mr. Hoogeveen for whom PacifiCorp also includes an amount paid for a tax gross-up with respect to a personal benefit with a value less than $10,000.
(4)Any amounts voluntarily deferred by the NEO, if applicable, are included in the appropriate column in the Summary Compensation Table.
(5)In 2022, PacifiCorp reimbursed BHE $118,237 for the cost of Mr. Fehrman's time spent on matters supporting PacifiCorp pursuant to the intercompany administrative services agreement.
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(6)On April 13, 2022, Mr. William J. Fehrman resigned as PacifiCorp's Chair of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Scott W. Thon was elected as PacifiCorp's Chair of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer.
(7)In 2022, PacifiCorp reimbursed BHE $145,283 for the cost of Mr. Thon's time spent on matters supporting PacifiCorp pursuant to the intercompany administrative services agreement.
Pension Benefits
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the defined benefit pension plan accounts held by each of PacifiCorp's NEOs as of December 31, 2022:
Number of years ofPresent value of
NamePlan namecredited service
accumulated benefits (1)
Scott W. Thonn/an/an/a
William J. Fehrmann/an/an/a
Stefan A. Bird Retirement10 years$200,512 
Gary W. Hoogeveenn/an/an/a
Nikki L. Kobliha Retirement12 years98,895 


(1)Amounts are computed using assumptions, other than the expected retirement age, consistent with those used in preparing the related pension disclosures in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of PacifiCorp in Item 8 of this Form 10-K and are as of December 31, 2022, which is the measurement date for the plans. The expected retirement age assumption has been determined in accordance with Instruction 2 to Item 402(h)(2) of Regulation S-K. For the Retirement Plan calculations of the present value of accumulated benefits, the following assumptions were used: 60% lump sum payment; 40% joint and 100% survivor annuity if participant is married and 40% single life annuity if participant is single. The present value assumptions used in calculating the present value of accumulated benefits for the Retirement Plan were as follows: a discount rate of 5.55%; an expected retirement age of 65; cash balance interest crediting assumption of 5.43% for 2023 and 2024, and 2.60% thereafter; postretirement mortality using the Pri-2012 gender specific tables; generational mortality improvements from 2012 forward based on MP-2021; and the applicable lump sum interest and mortality rates set forth in IRC 417(e)(3) for the upcoming fiscal year.
Historically, the majority of PacifiCorp's employees were entitled to participate in PacifiCorp's Retirement Plan, other than employees subject to collective bargaining agreements that do not provide for coverage under the Retirement Plan. Through May 31, 2007, participants earned benefits at retirement payable for life based on length of service through May 31, 2007 and average pay in the 60 consecutive months of highest pay out of the 120 months prior to May 31, 2007. Pay for this purpose included base salary and annual incentive plan payments up to 10% of base salary, but was limited to the amounts specified in Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(17). Benefits were based on 1.3% of final average pay plus 0.65% of final average pay in excess of covered compensation (as defined in Internal Revenue Code Section 401(1)(5)(E)) multiplied by years of service.

The Retirement Plan was amended effective June 1, 2007 to change from a traditional final average pay formula as described above to a cash balance formula for non-union participants. Benefits under the final average pay formula were frozen as of May 31, 2007, and no future benefits will accrue under that formula for non-union participants. Under the cash balance formula, benefits are based on pay credits to each participant's account of 6.5% (5.0% for employees hired after June 30, 2006 and before January 1, 2008) of eligible compensation. In addition, through August 1, 2009, there was a pay credit of 4% of eligible compensation in excess of the Social Security Wage Base. Interest is also credited to each participant's account. Employees who were age 40 or older as of May 31, 2007 received certain additional transition pay credits for five years from the effective date of the Retirement Plan restatement.

Participants in the Retirement Plan are entitled to receive full benefits upon retirement on or after age 65. Such participants are also entitled to receive reduced benefits upon early retirement after age 55 with at least five years of service or when age plus years of service equals 75.

The Retirement Plan was closed to non-union employees hired after December 31, 2007 (which includes Mr. Hoogeveen, Mr. Fehrman and Mr. Thon). In 2008, non-union employee participants in the Retirement Plan were offered the option to continue to receive pay credits in the Retirement Plan or receive equivalent fixed contributions to the 401(k) Plan with any such election becoming effective January 1, 2009. Ms. Kobliha elected the equivalent fixed 401(k) contribution option and, therefore, no longer receives pay credits in the Retirement Plan. In 2017, the Retirement Plan was frozen for the remainder of the non-union employees who had participated (which includes Mr. Bird) with pay credits equivalent to those received in the Retirement Plan allocated into the 401(k) Plan. Mr. Bird and Ms. Kobliha continue to receive interest credits in the Retirement Plan.



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Nonqualified Deferred Compensation

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the nonqualified deferred compensation plan accounts held by each of PacifiCorp's NEOs as of December 31, 2022:
ExecutiveRegistrantAggregateAggregateAggregate
contributionscontributionsearnings/(losses)withdrawals/balance as of
Name
in 2022(1)(2)
in 2022in 2022distributions
12/31/2022(3)
Scott W. Thon$— $— $— $— $— 
William J. Fehrman— — — — — 
Stefan A. Bird— — — — — 
Gary W. Hoogeveen330,330 — (589,981)— 3,607,102 
Nikki L. Kobliha333,707 — (65,034)— 805,545 

(1)The executive contribution amount shown for Mr. Hoogeveen represents a deferral of $330,330 of his 2019 LTIP award which was deferred in 2022. $74,389 of the deferred 2019 LTIP award is included in the 2022 total compensation reported for him in the Summary Compensation Table and is not additional compensation. The remaining LTIP award was earned prior to 2022.
(2)The executive contribution amount shown for Ms. Kobliha represents a deferral of $140,093 of her 2022 compensation and a deferral of $193,614 of her 2019 LTIP award which was deferred in 2022. $12,895 of the deferred 2019 LTIP award is included in the 2022 total compensation reported for her in the Summary Compensation Table and is not additional compensation. The remaining LTIP award was earned prior to 2022.
(3)The aggregate balance as of December 31, 2022, shown for Mr. Hoogeveen and Ms. Kobliha includes $567,702 and $136,703, respectively, of compensation previously reported in the Summary Compensation Table.
Eligibility for PacifiCorp's DCP is restricted to select management and highly compensated employees. The plan provides tax benefits to eligible participants by allowing them to defer compensation on a pretax basis, thus reducing their current taxable income. Deferrals and any investment returns grow on a tax-deferred basis, thus participants pay no income tax until they receive distributions. The DCP permits participants to make a voluntary deferral of up to 50% of base salary and 100% of short-term incentive compensation awards. All deferrals are net of social security taxes. Amounts deferred under the DCP receive a rate of return based on the returns of any combination of various investment alternatives offered by the plan and selected by the participant. Gains or losses are calculated daily, and returns are posted to accounts based on participants' fund allocation elections. Participants can change their fund allocations as of the end of any day on which the market is open.

The DCP allows participants to maintain three accounts based upon when they want to receive payments: retirement account, in-service account and education account. Both the retirement and in-service accounts can be distributed as lump sums or in up to 10 annual installments, except in the case of the four DCP transition accounts that allow for a grandfathered payout based on the previous deferred compensation plan distribution elections of lump sum, 5, 10 or 15 annual installments. Effective December 31, 2006, no new money may be deferred into the DCP transition accounts. The education account is distributed in four annual installments. If a participant leaves employment prior to retirement (age 55), all amounts in the participant's account will be paid out in a lump sum as soon as administratively practicable. Participants are 100% vested in their deferrals and any investment gains or losses recorded in their accounts.

Participants in PacifiCorp's LTIP also have the option of deferring all or a part of those awards after the four-year mandatory deferral and vesting period. The provisions governing the deferral of LTIP awards are similar to those described for the DCP above.

Potential Payments Upon Termination

PacifiCorp's NEOs are not generally entitled to severance or enhanced benefits upon termination of employment or change in control. None of PacifiCorp's NEOs have an employment agreement; therefore, payments upon termination are determined by the applicable plan documents and our general employment policies and practices as discussed below.

The following table sets forth the estimated increase in the present value of benefits pursuant to the termination scenarios indicated for PacifiCorp's NEOs, other than Mr. Thon. Payments or benefits that are not enhanced in form or amount upon the occurrence of a particular termination scenario, which include 401(k) and nonqualified deferred compensation account balances and those portions of long-term incentive payments that would have otherwise been paid, are not included herein. All estimated payments reflected in the table below assume termination on December 31, 2022 and are payable as lump sums unless otherwise noted.
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Termination Scenario
Incentive (1)
Pension (2)
Stefan A. Bird:
Retirement, Voluntary and Involuntary With or Without Cause$— $43,590 
Death and Disability944,233 43,950 
Gary W. Hoogeveen:
Retirement, Voluntary and Involuntary With or Without Cause— n/a
Death and Disability838,153 n/a
Nikki L. Kobliha:
Retirement, Voluntary and Involuntary With or Without Cause— — 
Death and Disability228,678 — 

(1)Amounts represent the unvested portion of each NEO's LTIP account, which becomes 100% vested under certain circumstances.
(2)Pension values represent the excess of the present value of benefits payable under each termination scenario over the amount already reflected in the Pension Benefits table.
Chief Executive Officer Pay Ratio

PacifiCorp's CEO receives no direct compensation from PacifiCorp, and no amounts are reported for the CEO in the Summary Compensation Table. Accordingly, PacifiCorp has determined that the CEO pay ratio is not calculable.

Director Compensation

PacifiCorp's directors do not receive additional compensation for service as directors of PacifiCorp. Compensation information for Messrs. Thon, Fehrman, Bird, Hoogeveen, and Ms. Kobliha for their services as executive officers of PacifiCorp is described above.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

Mr. Thon is PacifiCorp's Chair and CEO. None of PacifiCorp's executive officers serves as a member of the compensation committee of any company that has an executive officer serving as a member of PacifiCorp's Board of Directors. None of PacifiCorp's executive officers serves as a member of the board of directors of any company (other than BHE) that has an executive officer serving as a member of PacifiCorp's compensation committee. See also PacifiCorp's Item 13 in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Item 12.     Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY, MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, MIDAMERICAN ENERGY, NEVADA POWER, SIERRA PACIFIC, EASTERN ENERGY GAS AND EGTS

Information required by Item 12 is omitted pursuant to General Instruction I(2)(c) to Form 10-K.

PACIFICORP

Beneficial Ownership

PacifiCorp is a consolidated subsidiary of BHE. PacifiCorp's common stock is indirectly owned by BHE, 666 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2580. BHE is a consolidated subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway that, as of January 31, 2023, owns 92% of BHE's common stock. The balance of BHE's common stock is beneficially owned by family members and related or affiliated entities of the late Mr. Walter Scott, Jr., a former member of BHE's Board of Directors.

None of PacifiCorp's executive officers or directors owns shares of its preferred stock. The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of BHE's common stock and the Class A and Class B shares of Berkshire Hathaway common stock held by each of PacifiCorp's directors, executive officers and all of its directors and executive officers as a group as of January 31, 2023:
BHEBerkshire Hathaway
Common StockClass A Common StockClass B Common Stock
Beneficial Owner
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned(1)
Percentage of Class(1)
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned(1)
Percentage of Class(1)
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned(1)
Percentage of Class(1)
Scott W. Thon— — — — 1,042 *
Stefan A. Bird— — — — — — 
Calvin D. Haack— — — — — — 
Natalie L. Hocken— — — — — — 
Nikki L. Kobliha— — — — — — 
Gary W. Hoogeveen— — — — 521 *
All executive officers and directors as a group (6 persons)— — — — 1,563 *

*    Indicates beneficial ownership of less than one percent of all outstanding shares.
(1)Includes shares of which the listed beneficial owner is deemed to have the right to acquire beneficial ownership under Rule 13d-3(d) under the Securities Exchange Act, including, among other things, shares which the listed beneficial owner has the right to acquire within 60 days.

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Item 13.    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY, MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, MIDAMERICAN ENERGY, NEVADA POWER, SIERRA PACIFIC, EASTERN ENERGY GAS AND EGTS

Information required by Item 13 is omitted pursuant to General Instruction I(2)(c) to Form 10-K.

PACIFICORP

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

The Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and the BHE Code of Business Conduct, or the Codes, which apply to all of PacifiCorp's directors, officers and employees and those of its subsidiaries, generally govern the review, approval or ratification of any related-person transaction. A related-person transaction is one in which PacifiCorp or any of its subsidiaries participate and in which one or more of PacifiCorp's directors, executive officers, holders of more than five percent of its voting securities or any of such persons' immediate family members have a direct or indirect material interest.

Under the Codes, all of PacifiCorp's directors and executive officers (including those of its subsidiaries) must disclose to PacifiCorp's legal department any material transaction or relationship that reasonably could be expected to give rise to a conflict with its interests. No action may be taken with respect to such transaction or relationship until approved by the legal department. For PacifiCorp's chief executive officer and chief financial officer, prior approval for any such transaction or relationship must be given by Berkshire Hathaway's audit committee. In addition, prior legal department approval must be obtained before a director or executive officer can accept employment, offices or board positions in other for-profit businesses, or engage in his or her own business that raises a potential conflict or appearance of conflict with PacifiCorp's interests.

Under an intercompany administrative services agreement PacifiCorp has entered into with BHE and its other subsidiaries, the costs of certain administrative services provided by BHE to PacifiCorp or by PacifiCorp to BHE, or shared with BHE and other subsidiaries, are directly charged or allocated to the entity receiving such services. This agreement has been filed with the regulatory commissions in the states where PacifiCorp serves retail customers. PacifiCorp also provides an annual report of all transactions with its affiliates to its state regulatory commissions, who have the authority to refuse recovery in rates for payments PacifiCorp makes to its affiliates deemed to have the effect of subsidizing the separate business activities of BHE or its other subsidiaries.

Refer to Note 21 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of PacifiCorp in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information regarding related party transactions.

Director Independence

Because PacifiCorp's common stock is indirectly, wholly owned by BHE and its Board of Directors consists of BHE and PacifiCorp employees, PacifiCorp is not required to have independent directors or audit, nominating or compensation committees consisting of independent directors.

Based on the standards of the New York Stock Exchange LLC, on which the common stock of PacifiCorp's ultimate parent company, Berkshire Hathaway, is listed, PacifiCorp's Board of Directors has determined that none of its directors are considered independent because of their employment by BHE or PacifiCorp.

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Item 14.    Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The following table shows the fees paid or accrued by each Registrant for audit and audit-related services and fees paid for tax and all other services rendered by Deloitte & Touche LLP (PCAOB ID No. 34), the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, and their respective affiliates (collectively, the "Deloitte Entities") for each of the last two years (in millions):
BerkshireEastern
HathawayMidAmericanMidAmericanNevadaSierraEnergy
Energy(1)
PacifiCorp
Funding(1)
EnergyPowerPacific
Gas(1)
EGTS
2022
Audit fees(2)
$12.6 $1.7 $1.3 $1.2 $1.0 $0.9 $1.7 $1.3 
Audit-related fees(3)
0.8 — — — — — 0.2 0.1 
Tax fees(4)
— — — — — — — — 
Other0.6 — — — — — — — 
Total$14.0 $1.7 $1.3 $1.2 $1.0 $0.9 $1.9 $1.4 
2021
Audit fees(2)
$11.3 $1.7 $1.3 $1.2 $0.9 $0.9 $1.2 $— 
Audit-related fees(3)
0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 — — 0.2 — 
Tax fees(4)
0.1 — — — — — — — 
Total$12.2 $1.8 $1.4 $1.3 $0.9 $0.9 $1.4 $— 

(1)The reported fees for Berkshire Hathaway Energy include those fees reported for PacifiCorp, MidAmerican Funding, Nevada Power, Sierra Pacific and Eastern Energy Gas while the reported fees for MidAmerican Funding include those fees reported for MidAmerican Energy and the reported fees for Eastern Energy Gas include those fees reported for EGTS, which became an SEC registrant on July 28, 2022.
(2)Audit fees include fees for the audit of the consolidated financial statements and interim reviews of the quarterly financial statements for each Registrant, audit services provided in connection with required statutory audits of certain of BHE's subsidiaries and comfort letters, consents and other services related to SEC matters for each Registrant.
(3)Audit-related fees primarily include fees for assurance and related services for any other statutory or regulatory requirements, audits of certain employee benefit plans and consultations on various accounting and reporting matters.
(4)Tax fees include fees for services relating to tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice. These services include assistance regarding federal, state and international tax compliance, tax return preparation and tax audits.

The audit committee has considered whether the non-audit services provided to the Registrants by the Deloitte Entities impaired the independence of the Deloitte Entities and concluded that they did not. All of the services performed by the Deloitte Entities were pre-approved in accordance with the pre-approval policy adopted by the audit committee. The policy provides guidelines for the audit, audit-related, tax and other non-audit services that may be provided by the Deloitte Entities to the Registrants. The policy (a) identifies the guiding principles that must be considered by the audit committee in approving services to ensure that the Deloitte Entities' independence is not impaired; (b) describes the audit, audit-related and tax services that may be provided and the non-audit services that are prohibited; and (c) sets forth pre-approval requirements for all permitted services. Under the policy, requests to provide services that require specific approval by the audit committee will be submitted to the audit committee by both the Registrants' independent auditor and BHE's Chief Financial Officer. All requests for services to be provided by the independent auditor that do not require specific approval by the audit committee will be submitted to BHE's Chief Financial Officer and must include a detailed description of the services to be rendered. BHE's Chief Financial Officer will determine whether such services are included within the list of services that have received the general pre-approval of the audit committee. The audit committee will be informed on a timely basis of any such services rendered by the independent auditor.
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PART IV

Item 15.    Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a)Financial Statements and Schedules
(1)Financial Statements
The financial statements of all Registrants are included in their respective Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
(2)Financial Statement Schedules
Schedules not listed above have been omitted because they are either not applicable, not required or the information required to be set forth therein is included on the Consolidated Financial Statements or notes thereto.
(3)
(b)Exhibits

Item 16.    Form 10-K Summary

None.

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Schedule I
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY
PARENT COMPANY ONLY
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in millions)
As of December 31,
20222021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$32 $18 
Accounts receivable— 
Accounts receivable - affiliate263 117 
Notes receivable - affiliate10 189 
Income tax receivable28 23 
Other current assets12 13 
Total current assets349 360 
Investments in subsidiaries59,944 58,190 
Other investments205 237 
Goodwill1,221 1,221 
Other assets1,152 1,101 
Total assets$62,871 $61,109 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and other current liabilities$429 $397 
Notes payable - affiliate287 353 
Short-term debt245 — 
Current portion of BHE senior debt900 — 
Total current liabilities1,861 750 
BHE senior debt13,096 13,003 
BHE junior subordinated debentures100 100 
Notes payable - affiliate477 
Other long-term liabilities505 560 
Total liabilities16,039 14,415 
Equity:
BHE shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock - 100 shares authorized, $0.01 par value, 1 and 2 shares issued and outstanding
850 1,650 
Common stock - 115 shares authorized, no par value, 76 shares issued and outstanding
— — 
Additional paid-in capital6,298 6,374 
Long-term income tax receivable— (744)
Retained earnings41,833 40,754 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net(2,149)(1,340)
Total BHE shareholders' equity46,832 46,694 
Noncontrolling interest— — 
Total equity46,832 46,694 
Total liabilities and equity$62,871 $61,109 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement schedule.
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Schedule I
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY
PARENT COMPANY ONLY
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in millions)
Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Operating expenses:
General and administration$31 $83 $57 
Depreciation and amortization
Total operating expenses39 89 61 
Operating loss(39)(89)(61)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense(629)(580)(527)
Other, net(45)1,846 4,789 
Total other income (expense)(674)1,266 4,262 
(Loss) income before income tax (benefit) expense and equity income(713)1,177 4,201 
Income tax (benefit) expense(259)194 1,089 
Equity income3,175 4,807 3,832 
Net income2,721 5,790 6,944 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest— — 
Net income attributable to BHE shareholders2,721 5,790 6,943 
Preferred dividends46 121 26 
Earnings on common shares$2,675 $5,669 $6,917 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement schedule.

487


Schedule I
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY
PARENT COMPANY ONLY
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Amounts in millions)
Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Net income$2,721 $5,790 $6,944 
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax(809)212 154 
Comprehensive income1,912 6,002 7,098 
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests— — 
Comprehensive income attributable to BHE shareholders$1,912 $6,002 $7,097 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement schedule.


488


Schedule I
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY
PARENT COMPANY ONLY
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Cash flows from operating activities$1,252 $1,819 $1,639 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investments in subsidiaries(1,085)(1,206)(6,422)
Purchases of marketable securities(20)(29)(55)
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities11 28 22 
Purchases of other investments— — (1,290)
Proceeds from other investments— 1,290 — 
Notes receivable from affiliate, net390 200 (121)
Other, net(44)(20)(20)
Net cash flows from investing activities(748)263 (7,886)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock— — 3,750 
Preferred stock redemptions(800)(2,100)— 
Preferred dividends(50)(132)(7)
Common stock purchases(870)— (126)
Proceeds from BHE senior debt986 — 5,212 
Repayments of BHE senior debt— (450)(350)
Net proceeds from (repayments of) short-term debt245 — (1,590)
Other, net(1)(5)(32)
Net cash flows from financing activities(490)(2,687)6,857 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents14 (605)610 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year18 623 13 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year$32 $18 $623 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement schedule.


489


Schedule I
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY
PARENT COMPANY ONLY
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Basis of Presentation - The condensed financial information of BHE investments in subsidiaries are presented under the equity method of accounting. Under this method, the assets and liabilities of subsidiaries are not consolidated. The investments in subsidiaries are recorded in the Condensed Balance Sheets. The income from operations of subsidiaries is reported on a net basis as equity income in the Condensed Statements of Operations.

Dividends and distributions from subsidiaries - Cash dividends paid to BHE by its subsidiaries for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 were $1.9 billion, $2.4 billion and $2.0 billion, respectively. In January and February 2023, BHE received cash dividends from its subsidiaries totaling $495 million.

Guarantees and commitments - BHE has issued guarantees and letters of credit in respect of subsidiaries, equity method investments and other related parties aggregating $1.6 billion and commitments.

See the notes to the consolidated BHE financial statements in Part II, Item 8 for other disclosures regarding long-term obligations (Notes 9, 10 and 11) and shareholders' equity (Note 18).

490


Schedule I
MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC
PARENT COMPANY ONLY
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in millions)
As of December 31,
20222021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Receivables from affiliates$$
Investments in and advances to subsidiaries10,959 10,070 
Total assets$10,960 $10,071 
LIABILITIES AND MEMBER'S EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Interest accrued and other current liabilities$$
Payable to affiliate36 25 
Long-term debt240 240 
Total liabilities281 270 
Member's equity:
Paid-in capital1,679 1,679 
Retained earnings9,000 8,122 
Total member's equity10,679 9,801 
Total liabilities and member's equity$10,960 $10,071 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement schedule.
491


Schedule I
MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC
PARENT COMPANY ONLY
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in millions)
Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Other income (expense):
Interest expense$(17)$(16)$(16)
Loss before income taxes(17)(16)(16)
Income tax benefit(5)(5)(5)
Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries959 894 829 
Net income$947 $883 $818 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement schedule.



MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC
PARENT COMPANY ONLY
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Net cash flows from operating activities$(12)$(12)$(12)
Net cash flows from investing activities:
Dividend from subsidiary69 — — 
Net cash flows from investing activities69 — — 
Net cash flows from financing activities:
Distribution to member(69)— — 
Net change in amounts payable to subsidiary12 12 12 
Net cash flows from financing activities(57)12 12 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents— — — 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year— — — 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year$— $— $— 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement schedule.
492


Schedule I
MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC
PARENT COMPANY ONLY
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Incorporated by reference are MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Changes in Member's Equity for the three years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 in Part II, Item 8.

Basis of Presentation - The condensed financial information of MidAmerican Funding, LLC's ("MidAmerican Funding's") investments in subsidiaries is presented under the equity method of accounting. Under this method, the assets and liabilities of subsidiaries are not consolidated. The investments in and advances to subsidiaries are recorded on the Condensed Balance Sheets. The income from operations of the subsidiaries is reported on a net basis as equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiary companies on the Condensed Statements of Operations. The Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income have been omitted as net income equals comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020.

Income Taxes - MidAmerican Funding is not subject to income tax and is disregarded by the taxing authorities. However, a portion of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s consolidated income tax expense has been allocated to MidAmerican Funding for presentation in its separate financial statements commensurate with computing MidAmerican Funding's provision on a stand-alone basis.

Payable to Affiliate - MHC, Inc. ("MHC") settles all obligations of MidAmerican Funding including interest costs on, and repayments of, MidAmerican Funding's long-term debt, income taxes and distributions to parent. MHC paid $81 million,$12 million and $12 million in 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively, on behalf of MidAmerican Funding.

Distribution to Parent - In 2022, MidAmerican Funding declared and paid, via MHC, a cash dividend of $69 million. In January 2023, MidAmerican Funding declared and paid, via MHC, a cash dividend of $100 million.

See the notes to the consolidated MidAmerican Funding financial statements in Part II, Item 8 for other disclosures.


493


EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.Description

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
4.10
494


Exhibit No.Description


4.11
4.12
4.13
4.14
4.15
4.16
4.17
4.18
4.19
4.20
4.21
4.22
4.23
4.24
495


Exhibit No.Description


4.25
4.26
4.27
4.28
4.29
4.30
4.31
4.32
4.33
4.34
4.35
4.36
4.37
4.38
496


Exhibit No.Description


4.39
4.40
4.41
4.42
4.43
4.44
4.45
4.46
4.47
4.48
4.49
4.50
4.51
4.52
497


Exhibit No.Description


4.53
4.54
4.55
4.56
4.57
4.58
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5
10.6
10.7
498


Exhibit No.Description


10.8
10.9
10.10
10.11
10.12
10.13
14.1
21.1
23.1
24.1
31.1
31.2
32.1
32.2

PACIFICORP
3.5
3.6
10.14*
10.15*
10.16*
10.17*
10.18*
499


Exhibit No.Description


10.19*
10.20*
10.21*
14.2
23.2
31.3
31.4
32.3
32.4

500


Exhibit No.Description


BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY AND PACIFICORP
4.59Mortgage and Deed of Trust dated as of January 9, 1989, between PacifiCorp and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor Trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4-E to the PacifiCorp Form 8-B, as supplemented and modified by 33 Supplemental Indentures, each incorporated by reference, as follows:
Exhibit NumberPacifiCorp File TypeFile Date
(4)(b)(a)
SENovember 2, 1989
(4)(a)(a)
8-KJanuary 9, 1990
(4)(a)(a)
8-KSeptember 11, 1991
(4)(a)(a)
8-KJanuary 7, 1992
(4)(a)(a)
10-QQuarter ended March 31, 1992
(4)(a)(a)
10-QQuarter ended September 30, 1992
(4)(a)(a)
8-KApril 1, 1993
(4)(a)(a)
10-QQuarter ended September 30, 1993
10-QQuarter ended June 30, 1994
10-KYear ended December 31, 1994
10-KYear ended December 31, 1995
10-KYear ended December 31, 1996
10-KYear ended December 31, 1998
8-KNovember 21, 2001
10-QQuarter ended June 30, 2003
8-KSeptember 9, 2003
8-KAugust 26, 2004
8-KJune 14, 2005
8-KAugust 14, 2006
8-KMarch 14, 2007
8-KOctober 3, 2007
8-KJuly 17, 2008
8-KJanuary 8, 2009
8-KMay 12, 2011
8-KJanuary 6, 2012
8-KJune 6, 2013
8-KMarch 13, 2014
8-KJune 19, 2015
8-KJuly 13, 2018
8-KMarch 1, 2019
8-KApril 8, 2020
8-KJuly 9, 2021
8-KDecember 1, 2022
10.22
10.23
95
501


Exhibit No.Description



MIDAMERICAN ENERGY
3.7
3.8
14.3
23.3
31.5
31.6
32.5
32.6

MIDAMERICAN FUNDING
3.9
3.10
3.11
14.4
31.7
31.8
32.7
32.8

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY, MIDAMERICAN ENERGY AND MIDAMERICAN FUNDING
4.60
4.61
4.62
4.63
4.64
502


Exhibit No.Description


4.65
4.66
4.67
4.68
4.69
4.70
4.71
4.72
4.73
4.74
4.75
4.76
4.77
4.78
4.79
4.80
4.81
4.82
503


Exhibit No.Description


4.83
4.84
4.85
4.86
4.87
4.88
4.89
4.90
4.91
4.92
4.93
4.94
4.95
10.24
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY AND MIDAMERICAN FUNDING
4.96

504


Exhibit No.Description



NEVADA POWER
3.12
3.13
4.97
4.98
10.25
10.26
14.5
23.4
31.9
31.10
32.9
32.10

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY AND NEVADA POWER
4.99
4.100
4.101
4.102
4.103
4.104
505


Exhibit No.Description


4.105
4.106
4.107
4.108
4.109
10.27

SIERRA PACIFIC
3.14
3.15
4.110
4.111
4.112
10.28
10.29
14.6
31.11
31.12
32.11
506


Exhibit No.Description


32.12

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY AND SIERRA PACIFIC
4.113
4.114
4.115
4.116
4.117
4.118
4.119
4.120
4.121
10.30

EASTERN ENERGY GAS
3.16
3.17
3.18
10.31
10.32
31.13
507


Exhibit No.Description


31.14
32.13
32.14

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY AND EASTERN ENERGY GAS
4.122
4.123
4.124
4.125
4.126
4.127
4.128
4.129
4.130
4.131
4.132
4.133
4.134
508


Exhibit No.Description


4.135
10.33

EASTERN GAS TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE
3.19
3.20
10.34
10.35
31.15
31.16
32.15
32.16

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY AND EASTERN GAS TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE
4.136
4.137
4.138
4.139
4.140
4.141

509


Exhibit No.Description


ALL REGISTRANTS
101
The following financial information from each respective Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 is formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language) and included herein: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged in summary and detail.
104Cover Page Interactive Data File formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language) and contained in Exhibit 101.
(a)    Not available electronically on the SEC website as it was filed in paper previous to the electronic system currently in place.

*    Management contract or compensatory plan.

Pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K, each Registrant has not filed as an exhibit to this Form 10-K certain instruments with respect to long-term debt not registered in which the total amount of securities authorized thereunder does not exceed 10% of the total assets of the respective Registrant. Each Registrant hereby agrees to furnish a copy of any such instrument to the Commission upon request.
510



SIGNATURES

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized on this 24th day of February 2023.
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY
/s/ William J. Fehrman*
William J. Fehrman
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SignatureTitleDate
/s/ William J. Fehrman*Director, President and Chief Executive OfficerFebruary 24, 2023
William J. Fehrman(principal executive officer)
/s/ Calvin D. Haack*Senior Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerFebruary 24, 2023
Calvin D. Haack(principal financial and accounting officer)
/s/ Gregory E. Abel*Chair of the Board of DirectorsFebruary 24, 2023
Gregory E. Abel
/s/ Warren E. Buffett*DirectorFebruary 24, 2023
Warren E. Buffett
/s/ Marc D. Hamburg*DirectorFebruary 24, 2023
Marc D. Hamburg
*By: /s/ Natalie L. HockenAttorney-in-FactFebruary 24, 2023
Natalie L. Hocken


511



SIGNATURES

PACIFICORP

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized on this 24th day of February 2023.
PACIFICORP
/s/ Nikki L. Kobliha
Nikki L. Kobliha
Director, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer
(principal financial and accounting officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SignatureTitleDate
/s/ Scott W. ThonChair of the Board of Directors and Chief ExecutiveFebruary 24, 2023
Scott W. ThonOfficer
(principal executive officer)
/s/ Nikki L. KoblihaDirector, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and February 24, 2023
Nikki L. KoblihaTreasurer
(principal financial and accounting officer)
/s/ Stefan A. BirdDirectorFebruary 24, 2023
Stefan A. Bird
/s/ Calvin D. HaackDirectorFebruary 24, 2023
Calvin D. Haack
/s/ Natalie L. HockenDirectorFebruary 24, 2023
Natalie L. Hocken
/s/ Gary W. HoogeveenDirectorFebruary 24, 2023
Gary W. Hoogeveen

512



SIGNATURES

MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized on this 24th day of February 2023.
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
/s/ Kelcey A. Brown
Kelcey A. Brown
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated:
SignatureTitleDate
/s/ Kelcey A. BrownDirector, President and Chief Executive OfficerFebruary 24, 2023
Kelcey A. Brown(principal executive officer)
/s/ Thomas B. SpecketerDirector, Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerFebruary 24, 2023
Thomas B. Specketer(principal financial and accounting officer)

513



SIGNATURES

MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized on this 24th day of February 2023.
MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC
/s/ Kelcey A. Brown
Kelcey A. Brown
Manager and President
(principal executive officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated:
SignatureTitleDate
/s/ Kelcey A. BrownManager and PresidentFebruary 24, 2023
Kelcey A. Brown(principal executive officer)
/s/ Thomas B. SpecketerVice President and ControllerFebruary 24, 2023
Thomas B. Specketer(principal financial and accounting officer)
/s/ Daniel S. FickManagerFebruary 24, 2023
Daniel S. Fick
/s/ Calvin D. HaackManagerFebruary 24, 2023
Calvin D. Haack
/s/ Natalie L. HockenManagerFebruary 24, 2023
Natalie L. Hocken

514



SIGNATURES

NEVADA POWER COMPANY

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized on this 24th day of February 2023.
 NEVADA POWER COMPANY
  
/s/ Douglas A. Cannon
 Douglas A. Cannon
 Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
 (principal executive officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated:
SignatureTitleDate
/s/ Douglas A. CannonDirector, President and Chief Executive OfficerFebruary 24, 2023
Douglas A. Cannon(principal executive officer)
/s/ Michael J. BehrensInterim Chief Financial OfficerFebruary 24, 2023
Michael J. Behrens(principal financial and accounting officer)
/s/ Brandon M. BarkhuffDirectorFebruary 24, 2023
Brandon M. Barkhuff
/s/ Jennifer L. OswaldDirectorFebruary 24, 2023
Jennifer L. Oswald
/s/ Anthony F. Sanchez, IIIDirectorFebruary 24, 2023
Anthony F. Sanchez, III

515



SIGNATURES

SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized on this 24th day of February 2023.
 SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY
  
/s/ Douglas A. Cannon
 Douglas A. Cannon
 Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
 (principal executive officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated:
SignatureTitleDate
/s/ Douglas A. CannonDirector, President and Chief Executive OfficerFebruary 24, 2023
Douglas A. Cannon(principal executive officer)
/s/ Michael J. BehrensInterim Chief Financial OfficerFebruary 24, 2023
Michael J. Behrens(principal financial and accounting officer)
/s/ Brandon M. BarkhuffDirectorFebruary 24, 2023
Brandon M. Barkhuff
/s/ Jennifer L. OswaldDirectorFebruary 24, 2023
Jennifer L. Oswald
/s/ Anthony F. Sanchez, IIIDirectorFebruary 24, 2023
Anthony F. Sanchez, III

516



SIGNATURES

EASTERN ENERGY GAS HOLDINGS, LLC

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized on this 24th day of February 2023.
 EASTERN ENERGY GAS HOLDINGS, LLC
  
/s/ Paul E. Ruppert
 Paul E. Ruppert
 President and Chief Executive Officer
 (principal executive officer)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated:
SignatureTitleDate
/s/ Paul E. RuppertPresident and Chief Executive OfficerFebruary 24, 2023
Paul E. Ruppert(principal executive officer)
/s/ Scott C. MillerVice President, Chief Financial Officer and TreasurerFebruary 24, 2023
Scott C. Miller(principal financial and accounting officer)
/s/ Mark A. HewettManagerFebruary 24, 2023
Mark A. Hewett
/s/ Calvin D. HaackManagerFebruary 24, 2023
Calvin D. Haack
/s/ Natalie L. HockenManagerFebruary 24, 2023
Natalie L. Hocken
517



SIGNATURES

EASTERN GAS TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE, INC.

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized on this 24th day of February 2023.
 EASTERN GAS TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE, INC.
  
/s/ Paul E. Ruppert
 Paul E. Ruppert
 President and Chair of the Board of Directors
 (principal executive officer)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated:
SignatureTitleDate
/s/ Paul E. RuppertPresident and Chair of the Board of DirectorsFebruary 24, 2023
Paul E. Ruppert(principal executive officer)
/s/ Scott C. MillerVice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer andFebruary 24, 2023
Scott C. MillerDirector
(principal financial and accounting officer)
/s/ Anne E. BomarSenior Vice President, General Counsel and DirectorFebruary 24, 2023
Anne E. Bomar
518


SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED WITH REPORTS FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(D) OF THE ACT BY REGISTRANTS WHICH HAVE NOT REGISTERED SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE ACT

No annual report to security holders covering each respective Registrant's last fiscal year or proxy material has been sent to security holders.


519


EXHIBIT 4.54


ALTALINK, L.P.

CAPITAL MARKETS PLATFORM



TWENTY-FOURTH

SUPPLEMENTAL

INDENTURE





TWENTY-FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE


Dated as of November 28, 2022







ALTALINK, L.P.
TWENTY-FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

THIS TWENTY-FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of the 28th day of November, 2022

BETWEEN:

ALTALINK MANAGEMENT LTD., as general partner of AltaLink, L.P., a limited partnership created pursuant to the laws of the Province of Alberta (the "Issuer")

AND:
ALTALINK MANAGEMENT LTD., a company incorporated under the laws of the Province of Alberta (the "General Partner")

AND:
BNY TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA, a trust company incorporated under the laws of Canada (the "Trustee”)

WHEREAS:

(A)by an amended and restated master trust indenture dated as of April 28, 2003 between the Issuer, the General Partner and the Trustee (the "Master Trust Indenture") provision was made for the issuance and securing of Bonds of the Issuer in one or more Series, unlimited as to aggregate principal amount but issuable only upon the terms and subject to the conditions therein provided;

(B)the Issuer has issued 23 supplemental indentures pursuant to the Master Trust Indenture;

(C)the Issuer has duly authorized the creation and issue of Obligation Bonds, in the form of senior secured notes, Series 2022-1 (the "Series 2022-1 Notes"), pursuant to the provisions of the Master Trust Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture;

(D)this Supplemental Indenture is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture";

(E)the Issuer wishes to apply the net proceeds of the issue of Series 2022-1 Notes in accordance with the terms of Section 2.8 hereof;

(F)this Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture is executed pursuant to all necessary authorizations and resolutions of the Issuer to authorize the creation, issuance and delivery of the Series 2022-1 Notes and to establish the terms, provisions and conditions thereof; and

(G)the foregoing recitals are made as representations and statements of fact by the Issuer and not the Trustee;





NOW THEREFORE THIS INDENTURE WITNESSES that in consideration of the premises, the covenants and agreements herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each party, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1
INTERPRETATION

1.1    Interpretation

This Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture is supplemental to the Master Trust Indenture and is to be read in conjunction therewith. Except only insofar as the Master Trust Indenture is inconsistent with the express provisions of this Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture, in which case the terms of this Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture govern and supersede those contained in the Master Trust Indenture only to the extent of such inconsistency, this Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture henceforth has effect so far as practicable as if all of the provisions of the Master Trust Indenture and this Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture were contained in one instrument. The expressions used in this Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture and in the Series 2022-1 Notes which are defined in the Master Trust Indenture, except as otherwise provided herein, have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Master Trust Indenture. Unless otherwise stated, any reference in this Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture to an Article, Section, Subsection, Paragraph or Schedule is interpreted as a reference to the stated Article, Section of or Schedule to, this Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture.

1.2    Definitions

For purposes of this Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture and the Recitals hereof, and any Global Series 2022-1 Note or any Certificated Series 2022-1 Note, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise provides:

(a)    The definition of "Business Day" in section 1.1 of the Master Trust Indenture is replaced by the following definition:

"Business Day" means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or executive order to close in the city of Toronto, Ontario.

(b)    The following additional words and phrases have the following meanings:

"Addendum" means an addendum attached to and forming part of a Series 2022-1 Note.

"Beneficial Owner" means any person holding a beneficial interest in a Series 2022-1 Note.





"Canada Yield Price" means, for the purposes of redemption of any Series 2022-1 Note, the price that provides a yield to August 28, 2032 equal to the average of the mid-market yields to maturity calculated by two Investment Dealers selected by the Issuer on the Business Day preceding the day on which the notice of redemption of such Series 2022-1 Notes is given, of a Government of Canada bond if issued with a term to August 28, 2032 (calculated from the Redemption Date), plus 0.37%.

"CDS" means CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. and its successors in interest.

"Certificated Series 2022-1 Notes" has the meaning specified in Section 2.2.

"Date Count Convention" means the convention for counting days specified in a Series 2022-1 Note for the purpose of computing interest payments for such note in accordance with Section 2.4.

"Depository" means, with respect to Series 2022-1 Notes issued as and represented by, in whole or in part, a Global Series 2022-1 Note, CDS or such other clearing agency (recognized or registered, if required, as a clearing agency under the Securities Act (Alberta) or other applicable Canadian securities legislation) that is designated to act as depository for such Series 2022-1 Notes pursuant to the provisions of this Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture.

"Global Series 2022-1 Note" has the meaning specified in Section 2.2.

"Holder" means the Person in whose name a Series 2022-1 Note is registered.

"Interest Payment Date" has the meaning set forth in Subsection 2.1(b)(i).

"Interest Rate" has the meaning set forth in Subsection 2.1(b)(i).

"Master Trust Indenture" has the meaning specified in Recital (A) above.

"Maturity Date" has the meaning specified in Subsection 2.4(a).

"Original Issue Date" means, in respect of a Series 2022-1 Note, the date on which the Series 2022-1 Note is originally issued, unless the Series 2022-1 Note is issued in replacement of another Series 2022-1 Note (the "old Note"), on a transfer, exchange or otherwise, in which case it means the date on which the old Note was issued.

"Paying Agent" means, for the purposes of the Master Trust Indenture or this Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture and the Series 2022-1 Notes, the Person specified in Section 4.3.

"Record Date" has the meaning specified in Section 4.2.

"Redemption Date" means, with respect to a Series 2022-1 Note to be redeemed, the date fixed for redemption of that Series 2022-1 Note as set forth in the relevant notice of redemption given pursuant to section 3.18 of the Master Trust Indenture.




"Redemption Price" means, with respect to a Series 2022-1 Note to be redeemed pursuant to Subsection 5.1(a), the greater of (i) the principal amount of the Series 2022-1 Note to be redeemed or (ii) the Canada Yield Price, together with, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but excluding the applicable Redemption Date.

"Series 2022-1 Notes" has the meaning specified in Recital (C) above.

"Specified Currency" means Canadian dollars.

"Stated Maturity" means, when used with respect to any Series 2022-1 Note or instalment of interest thereon, in the case of principal, the date specified in Subsection 2.1(b)(ii) as the fixed date on which the principal of such Series 2022-1 Note is due and payable, which date shall, in the case of interest, coincide with the date on which such instalment of interest is due and payable.

ARTICLE 2
SERIES 2022-1 NOTES

2.1    The Series 2022-1 Notes

The Issuer hereby creates and authorizes for immediate issue a Series of Senior Bonds pursuant to the Master Trust Indenture and this Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture designated and referred to as "Series 2022-1 Notes", which Series 2022-1 Notes:

(a)consist of an unlimited aggregate principal amount; and
(b)have the following terms and conditions:
(i)Date & Interest. The Series 2022-1 Notes are to be dated as of the date of issue and bear interest from and including the date of issue at 4.692% per annum (for the Series 2022-1 Notes, such annual interest rate is the "Interest Rate"), payable semi-annually on May 28 and November 28 of each year (for the Series 2022-1 Notes, each such date is an "Interest Payment Date"), commencing on May 28, 2023 after as well as before maturity and after as well as before default and judgment, with interest on amounts in default at the same rate;

(ii)Maturity. The Series 2022-1 Notes mature on November 28, 2032 (the "Stated Maturity");

(iii)Denomination & Currency. The Series 2022-1 Notes are to be issued in denominations of CD$1,000 or more in Canadian currency.

The aggregate amount of the Series 2022-1 Notes is to be calculated on the basis of the principal amount of such Series 2022-1 Notes issued.

2.2    Form of the Series 2022-1 Notes

The Issuer shall issue, subject to the Trustee's authentication, the Series 2022-1 Notes, initially as a fully registered Global Bond in the form appended as Schedule A hereto registered in the name of, and held by, a Depository (being, initially, CDS & Co. as nominee of CDS) ("Global Series




2022-1 Note"), except in the circumstances set forth in Section 3.2 or unless the Issuer determines to issue such Series 2022-1 Notes in definitive, certificated form at the time of issue, in which case Series 2022-1 Notes are to be issued in the form of definitive certificates registered in the names of and held by the Holder(s) thereof or as directed by such Holder(s) (the "Certificated Series 2022-1 Notes") and in either case the applicable certificate(s) is to:

(a)specify its principal amount, its issue price, its Original Issue Date, its Stated Maturity, the Redemption Date and the redemption price for the Series 2022-1 Notes including the Redemption Price (if applicable), its Interest Payment Date or Dates, the Interest Rate, the Specified Currency, whether it is to be issued in the form of Certificated Series 2022-1 Notes or a Global Series 2022-1 Note, and denomination;

(b)specify such other provisions as are to govern the Series 2022-1 Notes represented thereby; and

(c)be substantially in the form of Schedule A, in all cases with such appropriate additions and variations as are deemed necessary or advisable to the Issuer and shall bear such distinguishing letters and numbers as the Trustee approves, or in such other form or forms as may, from time to time, be approved by the Issuer.

Beneficial interests in a Global Series 2022-1 Note are to be represented through book-entry accounts, to be established and maintained by CDS for financial institutions acting on behalf of Beneficial Owners as direct and indirect participants in CDS. Global Series 2022-1 Notes and Certificated Series 2022-1 Notes are payable as to principal and interest thereon at the principal office in Toronto of the Paying Agent.

2.3    Authentication and Delivery of Notes

The Issuer may, from time to time, execute and deliver Series 2022-1 Notes to the Trustee for authentication, and the Trustee shall thereupon certify the authenticity thereof and deliver the certified Series 2022-1 Notes, whether as a Global Series 2022-1 Note or Certificated Series 2022-1 Notes, as directed by a Written Order of the Issuer, after initial receipt by the Trustee of the documents set forth in section 2.4 of the Master Trust Indenture, each of which Certificated Series 2022-1 Notes or a Global Series 2022-1 Note, as the case may be, shall also set out: (a) its principal amount; (b) its issue price; (c) its Original Issue Date; (d) its Stated Maturity; (e) if it is redeemable at the option of the Issuer, the Redemption Date and the redemption price for the Series 2022-1 Notes including the Redemption Price (if applicable); (f) its Interest Payment Date or Dates; (g) the Interest Rate; (h) the Specified Currency; (i) whether it is to be issued in the form of Certificated Series 2022-1 Notes or a Global Series 2022-1 Note; and (j) the terms of any other special provisions relating to such Series 2022-1 Notes.

2.4    Interest on the Series 2022-1 Notes

The following terms and conditions apply to the determination and payment of interest on Series 2022-1 Notes, unless otherwise provided in the Series 2022-1 Note (or an Addendum thereto):

(a)The Issuer will pay interest on a Series 2022-1 Note on each Interest Payment Date, commencing on the first Interest Payment Date next succeeding the Original Issue Date,




and on the Stated Maturity or any prior date on which the principal, or an instalment of principal, of such Series 2022-1 Note becomes due or payable (the Stated Maturity or such prior date, as the case may be, is herein referred to as the "Maturity Date"); provided, however, that if the Original Issue Date falls between a Record Date and the related Interest Payment Date or on an Interest Payment Date, interest payments will commence on the second Interest Payment Date succeeding the Original Issue Date. Interest on such Series 2022-1 Note will accrue from and including the immediately preceding Interest Payment Date in respect of which interest has been paid or duly made available for payment or, if no interest has been paid, from and including the Original Issue Date, to but excluding such Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date, as the case may be. If any Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the required payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest will be made on the next succeeding Business Day as if made on the date such payment was due, and no interest shall accrue on such payment for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date, as the case may be, to the date of such payment on the next succeeding Business Day. The interest so payable on any Interest Payment Date will be paid to the Holder of such Series 2022-1 Note at the close of business on the Record Date for such Interest Payment Date. The Issuer and the Trustee shall pay or cause to be paid any Interest due at the Maturity Date to the Person to whom the principal thereof is paid.

(b)Payments of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, a Series 2022-1 Note will be made to the Holder thereof in the Specified Currency, being Canadian dollars.

(c)Interest payments for a Series 2022-1 Note shall be computed and paid on the basis of: (i) a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months if the Day Count Convention specified therein is "30/360" for the relevant period, (ii) the actual number of days in the related month and a 360-day year if the Day Count Convention specified therein is "Actual/360" for the relevant period, (iii) the actual number of days in the related year and month if the Day Count Convention specified therein is "Actual/Actual" for the relevant period, or (iv) such other basis as may be specified in a Series 2022-1 Note.

(d)For the purpose only of disclosure required by the Interest Act (Canada) and without affecting the interest payable on a Series 2022-1 Note, the yearly rate of interest which is equivalent to the rate of interest payable on a Series 2022-1 Note where the Day Count Convention specified above is other than "Actual/Actual" is the rate of interest payable with respect to the Series 2022-1 Note multiplied by the number of days in the year for which such calculation is made and divided by 360.

2.5    Conversion

If so determined by the Issuer at the time of issue, the Holder of a Series 2022-1 Note may, but only upon notice from the Issuer, convert all but not less than all of such Holder's notes into an equal aggregate principal amount of a new Series of Notes issued by the Issuer. If given, such notice from the Issuer shall be given not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days prior to the date of conversion.





2.6    Global Bond Legend and Certification

As required by section 3.4 of the Master Trust Indenture, the Global Bond legend on any Global Series 2022-1 Note is to be as set out on the forms of Global Series 2022-1 Notes attached hereto as Schedule A and the Trustee's certificate of authentication is to be in the form annexed to that Schedule. The Global Series 2022-1 Notes are to be typewritten and not lithographed or printed with steel engraved borders.

2.7    Obligation Bonds & Senior Bonds

The Series 2022-1 Notes (whether issued as and represented by a Global Series 2022-1 Note or Certificated Series 2022-1 Note) are Obligation Bonds and Senior Bonds of the Issuer and are secured.

2.8    Purposes of the Series 2022-1 Notes

The Issuer shall utilize proceeds of the issue of the Series 2022-1 Notes for the following purposes:

(a)to pay the Cost of Issuance of the Series 2022-1 Notes;

(b)to repay or refinance, in whole or in part, outstanding debt securities of the Issuer previously issued under the Master Trust Indenture, including without limitation: (i) outstanding medium term notes or other Bonds of the Issuer through payments of principal, interest and premiums, if any, to, or through redemptions or open-market purchases from, holders of such medium term notes or other Bonds of the Issuer; or (ii) short-term Indebtedness outstanding under the Issuer's Commercial Paper Program;

(c)to fund, directly or indirectly, the growth and expansion of AltaLink's electricity transmission network in Alberta through capital development projects and acquisitions;

(d)to repay or refinance bank indebtedness, if any, under the Issuer's credit facilities;

(e)to fund certain Funds (including without limitation any Sinking Funds) and Reserve Funds maintained by the Issuer pursuant to the Master Trust Indenture and this Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture;

(f)to fund other capital projects related to the operation and maintenance of the Business; or

(g)for general corporate purposes.

ARTICLE 3
CERTIFICATED NOTES

3.1    Limitation on Certificated Series 2022-1 Notes

Except in the circumstances referred to in Section 2.2, owners of beneficial interests in any Series 2022-1 Notes shall not be entitled to have Notes registered in their names, shall not




receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of Notes and shall not be considered registered Holders of any Series 2022-1 Notes under this Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture or for the purposes of the Master Trust Indenture. Neither the Issuer nor the Trustee shall have any responsibility or liability for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records of CDS relating to beneficial interests in any Series 2022-1 Notes or for any aspect of the records of CDS relating to payments made by CDS on account of such beneficial interests.

3.2    Certificated Series 2022-1 Notes

(a)A Global Series 2022-1 Note is exchangeable, in whole but not in part, for Certificated Series 2022-1 Notes registered in the names of, or as directed by, one or more Holders other than CDS (or other Depository) or its nominee if: (i) CDS notifies the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depository of that Global Series 2022-1 Note or ceases to be a recognized clearing agency under the Securities Act (Alberta) or other applicable Canadian securities legislation and a successor Depository is not appointed by the Issuer within 90 days after receiving such notice or becoming aware that CDS is no longer so recognized, or (ii) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or (iii) the Issuer in its sole discretion determines to issue Certificated Series 2022-1 Notes in definitive form in exchange for a Global Series 2022-1 Note.

(b)If Certificated Series 2022-1 Notes are to be registered in the name of a person other than the Depository, or its nominee, in exchange for the Global Series 2022-1 Note in accordance with the terms of the Master Trust Indenture, the Issuer shall supply the Trustee with a sufficient number of certificates substantially in the form determined by the Issuer, which to be valid for the purposes hereof, must be substantially the same as the Global Series 2022-1 Note or otherwise contain the appropriate conditions of such Series 2022-1 Notes as described herein, with the signatures of two Authorized Officers printed, engraved, lithographed or otherwise mechanically reproduced thereon, to facilitate all subsequent exchanges, transfers and replacement of Series 2022-1 Notes.

3.3    Cancellation of a Global Series 2022-1 Note

Upon the exchange of a Global Series 2022-1 Note for Certificated Series 2022-1 Notes, the Trustee shall receive and cancel the Global Series 2022-1 Note, shall reduce to nil the holdings of CDS or its nominee, as applicable, on the register for the Series 2022-1 Notes represented by that Global Series 2022-1 Note, and shall authenticate Certificated Series 2022-1 Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the CDS participants' beneficial interests in that Global Series 2022-1 Note as of the Record Date for such exchange, as directed in writing by CDS. On or after any such exchange, but only to the extent reasonably practicable in the circumstances, the Trustee shall make all payments in respect of such Certificated Series 2022-1 Notes to the registered Holders thereof, notwithstanding such exchange occurred after the Record Date for any payment and prior to such payment date.





ARTICLE 4
OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE BONDS

4.1    No Notice of Trusts or Equities

Neither the Issuer nor the Trustee nor any of their respective officers or employees shall be bound to see to the execution of any trust affecting the ownership of any Series 2022-1 Note or be affected by notice of any equity that may be subsisting in respect thereof.

4.2    Record Date

The record date ("Record Date") for purposes of payment of principal, interest, if any, and the redemption price for the Series 2022-1 Notes including the Redemption Price (if applicable), if any, on the Series 2022-1 Notes is as of 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the 10th Business Day preceding the Maturity Date, any Interest Payment Date or any Redemption Date, as applicable, for such Series 2022-1 Notes. Principal of, interest, if any, and the redemption price for the Series 2022-1 Notes including the Redemption Price (if applicable), if any, on such Series 2022-1 Notes are payable to the Holder(s) registered in the register on the relevant Record Date as the holder of such Series 2022-1 Notes. The Trustee is not required to register any transfer or exchange of such Series 2022-1 Notes during the period from any Record Date to the corresponding payment date.

4.3    Paying Agent

The Paying Agent for the Series 2022-1 Notes is the Trustee at its principal office in Toronto.

ARTICLE 5
REDEMPTION

5.1    Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee

(a)Prior to August 28, 2032 (three months prior to the Maturity Date), the Issuer may, at its option, redeem the Series 2022-1 Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, in accordance with this Article 5 and sections 3.16 to 3.22 of the Master Trust Indenture and upon:

(i)notice to the Holder(s) of the Series 2022-1 Notes to be redeemed (or to the Depository in the case of Series 2022-1 Notes represented by a Global Series 2022-1 Note) and the Trustee, given not less than 10 days and not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date specified in the applicable notice of redemption;

(ii)such conditions as may be specified in the applicable notice of redemption; and

(iii)deposit or payment, in accordance with the Master Trust Indenture, of an amount equal to the Redemption Price for the Series 2022-1 Notes to be redeemed.





(b)    On or after August 28, 2032 (three months prior to the Maturity Date), the Issuer may, at its option, redeem the Series 2022-1 Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, in accordance with this Article 5 and sections 3.16 to 3.22 of the Master Trust Indenture and upon:
(i)notice to the Holder(s) of the Series 2022-1 Notes to be redeemed (or to the Depository in the case of Series 2022-1 Notes represented by a Global Series 2022-1 Note) and the Trustee, given not less than 10 days and not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date specified in the applicable notice of redemption (which notice may be given prior to August 28, 2032);
(ii)such conditions as may be specified in the applicable notice of redemption; and
(iii)the deposit or payment, in accordance with the Master Trust Indenture, of an amount equal to the principal amount of the Series 2022-1 Notes to be redeemed together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but excluding the applicable Redemption Date, as the redemption price for such Series 2022-1 Notes.

(c)    If the Issuer elects to redeem less than all the Series 2022-1 Notes, the Issuer shall, at least 10 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Issuer (unless a shorter notice is satisfactory to the Trustee and CDS), notify the Trustee and CDS of such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of the Series 2022-1 Notes to be redeemed and shall deliver to the Trustee and CDS such documentation and records as reasonably enable the Trustee and CDS to select the Series 2022-1 Notes to be redeemed pursuant to Section 5.2.

5.2    Selection by Trustee of Notes to be Redeemed

If less than all the Series 2022-1 Notes are to be redeemed, the Series 2022-1 Notes to be redeemed are to be redeemed on a pro rata basis based on the principal amount of Series 2022-1 Notes held by each Holder. The Trustee shall determine the Series 2022-1 Notes to be redeemed in accordance with section 3.17 of the Master Trust Indenture and shall notify the Issuer in writing of the Series 2022-1 Notes to be redeemed as soon as practicable and, in the case of Notes which shall only be partially redeemed, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. For all purposes of this Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Series 2022-1 Notes shall relate, in the case of any Series 2022-1 Notes redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Series 2022-1 Notes which has been or is to be redeemed.

5.3    Place of Redemption

The place where the Series 2022-1 Notes to be redeemed are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price for the Series 2022-1 Notes including the Redemption Price (if applicable) is at the principal office in Toronto of the Paying Agent.





5.4    Applicable Provisions

Save as set out in this Article 5 to the contrary, the redemption of any Series 2022-1 Notes under the optional redemption feature in this Supplemental Indenture is to be conducted in accordance with Sections 3.15 to 3.22 of the Master Trust Indenture.

ARTICLE 6
CONFIRMATION OF PRINCIPAL INDENTURE

6.1    Confirmation of Master Trust Indenture

The Master Trust Indenture, as supplemented by this Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture, is and continues in full force and effect and is hereby confirmed.

ARTICLE 7
TAX COVENANTS

7.1    Withholding Tax

If the Issuer is required to make any payment to the relevant Government Authorities in connection with or due to the application of any withholding tax or similar tax or rate to any payment made or due to be made pursuant to this Indenture (the "Required Amount"), then the Issuer:

(a)shall deduct and withhold the Required Amount, if any, from payments made or due under this Indenture;

(b)shall remit the Required Amount, if any, to the relevant Government Authorities within the time required by applicable law;

(c)shall promptly forward to a Holder or the Trustee on behalf of a Holder a certified copy of the official receipt or other documentation satisfactory to the Trustee evidencing the payment of the Required Amount, if any, to such Government Authorities; and

(d)is not responsible to increase or "gross up" any payment to any Holder or to the Trustee on behalf of any Holder and is entitled to reduce the amount of each such payment by the Required Amount, if any, and the payment made to any Holder or Trustee on behalf of any Holder shall be deemed to have been made in full.

ARTICLE 8
FOR BENEFIT OF THE SERIES 2022-1 NOTES

8.1    Benefit of Master Trust Indenture

The Issuer and the Trustee confirm that all of the provisions of this Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture are for the benefit of the Holders of the Series 2022-1 Notes so long as any Series 2022-1 Notes remain outstanding.





ARTICLE 9
ACCEPTANCE OF TRUST BY TRUSTEE

9.1    Acceptance of Trust

The Trustee hereby accepts the trusts in this Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture declared and provided and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions contained herein.

ARTICLE 10
EXECUTION

10.1    Counterparts

This Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture and any certificate representing Series 2022-1 Notes (including any Global Series 2022-1 Note) may be executed or authenticated and delivered in any number of counterparts (including electronically by way of portable document format ("pdf")), each of which when so executed and delivered is deemed to be an original (including without limitation a pdf version delivered electronically), and all such counterparts together constitute one and the same instrument and have the same effect as if an original signature had been delivered in all cases.

10.2    Formal Date

For purposes of convenience, this Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture may be referred to as bearing a formal date of November 28, 2022 irrespective of the actual date of the execution thereof.

10.3    Acknowledgement

The Issuer is a limited partnership formed under the Partnership Act (Alberta), a limited partner of which is only liable for any of its liabilities or any of its losses to the extent of the amount that such limited partner has contributed or agreed to contribute to its capital and such limited partner’s pro rata share of any undistributed income.

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10.4    Governing Law

This Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Alberta and the laws of Canada applicable therein.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have duly executed this Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture under their respective corporate seals and the hands of their proper
officers in that behalf.
ALTALINK MANAGEMENT LTD., as general partner of ALTALINK, L.P.
By:/s/ David Koch
Name:David Koch
Title:Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
By:/s/ Christopher J. Lomore
Name:Christopher J. Lomore
Title:Vice President, Treasurer
I/We have authority to bind the Issuer ALTALINK MANAGEMENT LTD.
By:/s/ David Koch
Name:David Koch
Title:Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
By:/s/ Christopher J. Lomore
Name:Christopher J. Lomore
Title:Vice President, Treasurer
BNY TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA
By:/s/ Bhawna Dhayal
Name: Bhawna Dhayal
Title: Vice President








SCHEDULE A
Form of Global SERIES 2022-1 Note

UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY MUST NOT TRADE THE SECURITY BEFORE [FOUR MONTHS + 1 DAY FROM CLOSING].

THIS GLOBAL SERIES 2022-1 NOTE IS A GLOBAL BOND WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE (DEFINED BELOW) AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CDS & CO. AS NOMINEE OF CDS CLEARING AND DEPOSITORY SERVICES INC. ("CDS"). UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF CDS TO ALTALINK, L.P. (THE "ISSUER") OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IN RESPECT THEREOF IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CDS & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF CDS (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CDS & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF CDS), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CDS & CO., HAS A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND IT IS A VIOLATION OF ITS RIGHTS FOR ANOTHER PERSON TO HOLD, TRANSFER OR DEAL WITH THIS CERTIFICATE.

REGISTERED
ALTALINK, L.P.
SERIES 2022-1 NOTES
No. CFX ____________ISIN No. CA021374AD50
CUSIP No. 021374AD5
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: $____________________DENOMINATIONS (if other than Cdn. dollars or Cdn. dollar denominations of Cdn.$1,000.00):
ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE: ___________________
SPECIFIED CURRENCY:
Canadian Dollars:
[x] Yes
[ ] No
Foreign Currency: __________________

STATED MATURITY: November 28, 2032INTEREST RATE: ___________________%
INTEREST PAYMENT DATE(S): May 28 and November 28, commencing May 28, 2023
PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL AND ANY PREMIUM AND INTEREST:
[x] Canadian Dollars
[ ] Specified Currency
RECORD DATE(S): 10th Business Day preceding the Maturity Date, any Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date
DAY COUNT CONVENTION:
[ ] 30/360 for the period from _____ to ____
[ ] Actual/360 for the period from _____ to ____
[ ] Actual/Actual for the period from_____ to ____
[ ] Other




OTHER PROVISIONS: See “Redemption” below
ADDENDUM ATTACHED:
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
REDEMPTION:
Prior to August 28, 2032 (three months prior to the Maturity Date), the Issuer may, at its option, redeem the Series 2022-1 Notes represented by this Global Series 2022-1 Note, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, in accordance with the Twenty-Fourth Series Supplement (defined below) and the Indenture (defined below), upon: (i) notice to the Depository and the Trustee given not less than 10 days and not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date specified in the applicable notice of redemption; (ii) such conditions as may be specified in the applicable notice of redemption; and (iii) the payment of the Redemption Price the Series 2022-1 Notes to be redeemed to the Depositary in accordance with the book entry only system of the Depositary and written notice to the Trustee that such payment has been mad

"Redemption Price" means, with respect to a Series 2022-1 Note to be redeemed prior to August 28, 2032, the greater of (i) the principal amount of the Series 2022-1 Note to be redeemed or (ii) the Canada Yield Price, together with, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but excluding the applicable Redemption Date.

"Canada Yield Price" means, for the purposes of redemption of any Series 2022-1 Note represented by this Global Series 2 Note, the price which will provide a yield to August 28, 2032 on such Series 2022-1 Note equal to the average of the mid-market yields to maturity calculated by two Investment Dealers selected by the Issuer on the Business Day preceding the day on which the notice of redemption of such Series 2022-1 Note is given, of a Government of Canada bond if issued with a term to August 28, 2032 (calculated from the Redemption Date), plus 0.37%
On and after August 28, 2032, the Issuer may, at its option, redeem the Series 2022-1 Notes represented by this Global Series 2022-1 Note, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, in accordance with the Twenty-Fourth Series Supplement and the Indenture, upon: (i) notice to the Depository and the Trustee given not less than 10 days and not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date specified in the applicable notice of redemption; (ii) such conditions as may be specified in the applicable notice of redemption; and (iii) the payment to the Depositary in accordance with the book entry only system of the Depositary, of an amount equal to the principal amount of the Series 2022-1 Note together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but excluding the applicable Redemption Date, as the redemption price for the Series 2022-1 Notes being redeemed, and written notice to the Trustee that such payment has been made.






ALTALINK, L.P. (the "Issuer"), for value received, hereby promises to pay to

, or registered assigns, the principal sum of
(the "Principal Amount") on the Stated Maturity specified above (except to the extent redeemed or repaid prior to the Stated Maturity), and to pay interest thereon on the Interest Payment Dates specified above at the Interest Rate per annum specified above from the Original Issue Date to but excluding the date on which the principal hereof is paid or duly made available for payment. Reference herein to "this Global Series 2022-1 Note", "hereof", "herein" and comparable terms shall include an Addendum hereto if an Addendum is specified above.

This note is one of a duly authorized series of Senior Bonds of the Issuer (hereinafter called the "Series 2022-1 Notes") issued and to be issued under an amended and restated master trust indenture dated as of the 28th day of April, 2003 as amended or supplemented from time to time (herein called the "Indenture") between the Issuer, AltaLink Management Ltd. and BNY Trust Company of Canada (herein called the "Trustee", which term includes any additional successor trustee under the Indenture with respect to the series of which this Global Series 2022-1 Note is a part) to which Indenture reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights thereunder of the Issuer, the Trustee and the Holder(s) of the Series 2022-1 Notes and the terms upon which the Series 2022-1 Notes are to be authenticated and delivered, all to the same effect as if the provision of the Indenture were herein set forth, to all of which provisions the Holder of this Series 2022-1 Note assents by acceptance hereof. The Series 2022-1 Notes are direct obligations of the Issuer secured in the manner provided for under the Indenture. The Series 2022-1 Notes will generally rank pari passu with all present and future senior secured Indebtedness of the Issuer issued pursuant to the Indenture, subject to any Sinking Fund Reserves established for any Series of Bonds. This Series 2022-1 Note is one of the series of notes designated above, to be issued from time to time in an unlimited aggregate principal amount.

All terms used in this Global Series 2022-1 Note that are defined in the Indenture, unless otherwise defined in this Global Series 2022-1 Note, have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture or the Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture dated November 28, 2022 between the Issuer, AltaLink Management Ltd. and the Trustee (the "Twenty-Fourth Series Supplement").

Unless otherwise provided above or in an Addendum hereto, this Global Series 2022-1 Note is not subject to any sinking fund.

The Issuer may at any time purchase Series 2022-1 Notes at any price or prices in the open market or otherwise. Series 2022-1 Notes so purchased by the Issuer may be held or resold or, at the discretion of the Issuer, may be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation.

If so specified above or in an Addendum hereto, the Holder of this Series 2022-1 Note may, but only upon notice from the Issuer, convert all but not less than all of such Holder's Series 2022-1 Notes into an equal aggregate principal amount of a new series of notes issued by the Issuer. If given, such notice from the Issuer shall be given not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days prior to the date of conversion and in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.

Any provisions contained or incorporated by reference herein with respect to the calculation of the interest rate applicable to this Series 2022-1 Note, its Interest Payment Dates, the Maturity Date or any other matter relating hereto may be modified as specified in an Addendum relating hereto if so specified above.

The Indenture contains provisions making binding upon all holders of Bonds (as defined in the Indenture and including without limitation the Series 2022-1 Notes) issued thereunder resolutions passed at meetings of such holders held in accordance with such provisions and instruments signed by the holders of a specified majority of Bonds outstanding, which resolutions or instruments may have the effect of amending the terms of this Series 2022-1 Note or the Indenture.





As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Series 2022-1 Note may be registered on the security register of the Issuer, upon surrender of this Series 2022-1 Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Trustee in the City of Toronto, duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the security registrar, duly executed by the Holder hereof or by its attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes of this series of authorized denominations, and for the same aggregate principal amount and tenor, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

Prior to due presentment of this Series 2022-1 Note for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee may treat the Holder in whose name this Series 2022-1 Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Series 2022-1 Note is overdue, and neither the Issuer, the Trustee nor any such agent is affected by notice to the contrary.

This Note is governed by and is to be construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Alberta.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by or on behalf of the Trustee by manual signature, this Series 2022-1 Note is not entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or valid or obligatory for any purpose.







IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly executed, manually or in facsimile, and an imprint or facsimile of its corporate seal to be imprinted hereon.
DATED:
ALTALINK MANAGEMENT LTD., as general partner of ALTALINK, L.P.
By:
Name: David Koch
Title: Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Office
By:
Name: Christopher J. Lomor
Title: Vice President, Treasure
I/We have authority to bind the Issuer
TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Series 2022-1 Notes designated and referred to in the within mentioned Indenture.

BNY TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA, as Trustee
By:
Authorized Signature








ASSIGNMENT/TRANSFER FORM
FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned registered Holder hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
(Please print or type assignee's name and address including postal code)

the within Series 2022-1 Note and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing
_____________________________________________________________ attorney to transfer said Series 2022-1 Note on the books of the Issuer with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:
Signature of transferring registered Holder*
Signature of transferring registered Holder guaranteed by:**

Signature of Guarantor*


* NOTICE: The signature of the registered Holder to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the within instrument in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.
** Signature must be guaranteed by an authorized officer of a Canadian chartered bank or a major Canadian trust issuer or by a medallion signature guarantee from a member of a recognized Medallion Signature Guarantee Program.



EXHIBIT 10.7
Execution version











THIRD AMENDING AGREEMENT TO
FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT


dated as of December 15, 2022

ALTALINK, L.P.

as Borrower

- and -

ALTALINK MANAGEMENT LTD.

as General Partner

- and -

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

as Agent of the Lenders, and as Lender





EXHIBIT 10.7
THIRD AMENDING AGREEMENT TO THE FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of December 15, 2022 among AltaLink, L.P., as Borrower, AltaLink Management Ltd., as General Partner, The Bank of Nova Scotia as Agent of the Lenders (the “Agent”) and as a lender and all other lenders which become party thereto.

RECITALS

WHEREAS AltaLink Management Ltd., in its capacity as general partner of AltaLink, L.P., as Borrower, the Agent and the other parties hereto are parties to a Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement made as of January 24, 2020, as amended by a first amending agreement dated as of May 17, 2021 and a second amending agreement dated as of December 15, 2021 (the “Credit Agreement”);

AND WHEREAS the Borrower, the General Partner, the Agent and the Lenders have agreed to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement in the manner and on the terms and conditions provided for herein.

NOW THEREFORE for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS

1.1    Definitions

All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement.

ARTICLE 2
AMENDMENTS

2.1    Amendments to Credit Agreement

The Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

(a)    The definition of “Maturity Date” contained in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

Maturity Date means December 15, 2027, as may be extended pursuant to Subsection 5.2(b).

ARTICLE 3
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

3.1    Conditions Precedent

This Third Amending Agreement shall become effective if and when:




EXHIBIT 10.7
(a)    the Agent shall have received this Third Amending Agreement duly executed and delivered by the Agent, the Lenders, the Borrower and the General Partner;

(b)    no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

(c)    the Borrower shall have paid all fees and expenses in connection with this Third Amending Agreement including an extension fee of Cdn.$22,500 payable to the Agent.

The conditions set forth above are inserted for the sole benefit of the Lenders and may be waived by the Lenders in whole or in part, with or without terms or conditions.

ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

4.1    Representations and Warranties True and Correct; No Default or Event of Default

The Borrower and General Partner each hereby represents and warrants to the Agent and the Lenders that after giving effect to this Third Amending Agreement, (i) each of the representations and warranties of the Borrower and the General Partner, as the case may be, contained in the Credit Agreement and each of the other Credit Documents is true and correct on, and as of the date hereof as if made on such date (except to the extent that such representation or warranty expressly relates to an earlier date and except for changes therein expressly permitted or expressly contemplated by the Credit Agreement) and (ii) no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes or would constitute a Default or an Event of Default.

ARTICLE 5
MISCELLANEOUS

5.1    No Other Amendments, Waivers or Consents

Except as expressly set forth herein, the Credit Agreement and all Credit Documents shall be unmodified and shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of the waiver and amendments in this Third Amending Agreement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of compliance in the future or a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach of any covenant or provision of the Credit Agreement.

5.2    Time

Time is of the essence in the performance of the parties’ respective obligations in this Third Amending Agreement.

5.3    Governing Law

This Third Amending Agreement is a contract made under and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Alberta and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.





EXHIBIT 10.7
5.4    Successors and Assigns

This Third Amending Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and any assigns, transferees and endorsees of the Agent or any Lender. Nothing in this Third Amending Agreement, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Third Amending Agreement.

5.5    Counterparts

This Third Amending Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in counterparts and may be executed and delivered by facsimile or other electronic means and all such counterparts and facsimiles shall together constitute one and the same agreement.


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EXHIBIT 10.7
IN WITNESS OF WHICH the parties hereto have duly executed this Third Amending Agreement as of the date set forth on the first page of this Agreement.
ALTALINK MANAGEMENT LTD.,
in its capacity as General Partner of ALTALINK, L.P.

By:/s/ David Koch
Name: David Koch
Title: Executive Vice President and CFO
By:/s/ Christopher J. Lomore
Name: Christopher J. Lomore
Title: Vice President, Treasurer

ALTALINK MANAGEMENT LTD.
By:/s/ David Koch
Name: David Koch
Title: Executive Vice President and CFO
By:/s/ Christopher J. Lomore
Name: Christopher J. Lomore
Title: Vice President, Treasurer



EXHIBIT 10.7


THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Agent

By:/s/ Clement Yu
Name: Clement Yu
Title: Director
By:/s/ Venita Ramjattan
Name: Venita Ramjattan
Title: Associate


THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Lender

By:/s/ Kirt Millwood
Name: Kirt Millwood
Title: Managing Director & Head
By:/s/ Mathieu Leroux
Name: Mathieu Leroux
Title: Director


EXHIBIT 10.10
Execution version


THIRD AMENDING AGREEMENT TO
FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT



dated as of December 15, 2022


ALTALINK, L.P.

as Borrower

- and -

ALTALINK MANAGEMENT LTD.

as General Partner

- and -

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

as Administrative Agent of the Lenders, Co-Lead Arranger and Co-Bookrunner

- and -

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA

as Syndication Agent, Co-Lead Arranger and Co-Bookrunner

- and -

BANK OF MONTREAL AND NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA

as Co-Documentation Agents

- and -

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, BANK OF MONTREAL, NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA, THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK AND ATB FINANCIAL,

as Lenders






THIRD AMENDING AGREEMENT TO THE FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of December 15, 2022 among AltaLink, L.P., as Borrower, AltaLink Management Ltd., as General Partner, The Bank of Nova Scotia as Administrative Agent of the Lenders (the “Administrative Agent”), Co-Lead Arranger and Co-Bookrunner, Royal Bank of Canada as Syndication Agent, Co-Lead Arranger and Co-Bookrunner, Bank of Montreal and National Bank of Canada as Co-Documentation Agents and each of The Bank of Nova Scotia, Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of Montreal, National Bank of Canada, The Toronto-Dominion Bank and ATB Financial, as Lenders.

RECITALS

WHEREAS AltaLink Management Ltd., in its capacity as general partner of AltaLink, L.P., as Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the other parties hereto are parties to a Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement made as of January 24, 2020, as amended by a first amending agreement dated as of May 17, 2021 and a second amending agreement dated as of December 15, 2021 (the “Credit Agreement”);

AND WHEREAS the Borrower, the General Partner, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have agreed to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement in the manner and on the terms and conditions provided for herein.

NOW THEREFORE for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS

1.1    Definitions

All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement.
ARTICLE 2
AMENDMENTS

2.1    Amendments to Credit Agreement

The Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

(a)The definition of “Fee Letter” contained in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

Fee Letter” means the eighth amended and restated fee letter entered into between BNS, the Borrower and the General Partner dated December 15, 2022, as such fee letter may be amended, restated supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.




(b)    The definition of “Maturity Date” contained in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“Maturity Date” means December 15, 2027, as may be extended pursuant to Subsection 5.2(b).

ARTICLE 3
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

3.1    Conditions Precedent

This Third Amending Agreement shall become effective if and when:

(a)the Administrative Agent shall have received this Third Amending Agreement duly executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Borrower and the General Partner;

(b)no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

(c)the Borrower shall have paid all fees and expenses in connection with this Third Amending Agreement including those set out in the Fee Letter.

The conditions set forth above are inserted for the sole benefit of the Lenders and may be waived by the Lenders in whole or in part, with or without terms or conditions.

ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

4.1    Representations and Warranties True and Correct; No Default or Event of Default

The Borrower and General Partner each hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that after giving effect to this Third Amending Agreement, (i) each of the representations and warranties of the Borrower and the General Partner, as the case may be, contained in the Credit Agreement and each of the other Credit Documents is true and correct on, and as of the date hereof as if made on such date (except to the extent that such representation or warranty expressly relates to an earlier date and except for changes therein expressly permitted or expressly contemplated by the Credit Agreement) and (ii) no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes or would constitute a Default or an Event of Default.

ARTICLE 5
MISCELLANEOUS

5.1    No Other Amendments, Waivers or Consents

Except as expressly set forth herein, the Credit Agreement and all Credit Documents shall be unmodified and shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of the waiver and amendments in this Third Amending



Agreement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of compliance in the future or a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach of any covenant or provision of the Credit Agreement.




5.2    Time

Time is of the essence in the performance of the parties’ respective obligations in this Third Amending Agreement.

5.3    Governing Law

This Third Amending Agreement is a contract made under and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Alberta and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.

5.4    Successors and Assigns

This Third Amending Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and any assigns, transferees and endorsees of the Administrative Agent or any Lender. Nothing in this Third Amending Agreement, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Third Amending Agreement.

5.5    Counterparts

This Third Amending Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in counterparts and may be executed and delivered by facsimile or other electronic means and all such counterparts and facsimiles shall together constitute one and the same agreement.

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IN WITNESS OF WHICH the parties hereto have duly executed this Third Amending Agreement as of the date set forth on the first page of this Agreement.



ALTALINK MANAGEMENT LTD.,
in its capacity as General Partner of ALTALINK, L.P.

By:/s/ David Koch
Name: David Koch
Title: Executive Vice President
   and CFO
By:/s/ Christopher J. Lomore
Name: Christopher J. Lomore
Title: Vice President, Treasurer
ALTALINK MANAGEMENT LTD.
By:/s/ David Koch
Name: David Koch
Title: Executive Vice President
   and CFO
By:/s/ Christopher J. Lomore
Name: Christopher J. Lomore
Title: Vice President, Treasurer






THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Administrative Agent, Co-Lead Arranger and Co-Bookrunner

By:/s/ Clement Yu
Name: Clement Yu
Title: Director
By:/s/ Venita Ramjattan
Name: Venita Ramjattan
Title: Associate
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Lender

By:/s/ Kirt Millwood
Name: Kirt Millwood
Title: Managing Director & Head
By:/s/ Mathieu Leroux
Name: Mathieu Leroux
Title: Director





ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as Syndication Agent, Co-Lead Arranger, and Co-Bookrunner

By:/s/ David Gazley
Name: David Gazley
Title: Authorized Signatory
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as Lender

By:/s/ David Gazley
Name: David Gazley
Title: Authorized Signatory




BANK OF MONTREAL, as Co-Documentation Agent

By:/s/ Steven Patchet
Name: Steven Patchet
Title: Director
By:
Name:
Title:
BANK OF MONTREAL,
as Lender

By:/s/ Steven Patchet
Name: Steven Patchet
Title: Director
By:
Name:
Title:




NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA, as Co-Documentation Agent

By:/s/ James Dexter
Name: James Dexter
Title: Authorized Signatory
By:/s/ Tara Yates
Name: Tara Yates
Title: Authorized Signatory
NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA,
as Lender

By:/s/ James Dexter
Name: James Dexter
Title: Authorized Signatory
By:/s/ Tara Yates
Name: Tara Yates
Title: Authorized Signatory




THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, as Lender

By:/s/ Andrew Rytel
Name: Andrew Rytel
Title: Director
By:/s/ David Manii
Name: David Manii
Title: Managing Director




ATB FINANCIAL, as Lender

By:/s/ Trevor Guinard
Name: Trevor Guinard
Title: Director
By:/s/ Amber Busby
Name: Amber Busby
Title: Associate Director



EXHIBIT 10.14

SUMMARY OF KEY TERMS OF COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS
WITH PACIFICORP NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

PacifiCorp's named executive officers (other than its Chair of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, Scott W. Thon) each receive an annual salary and participate in health insurance and other benefit plans on the same basis as other employees, as well as certain other compensation and benefit plans described in PacifiCorp's Annual Report on Form 10-K. Mr. Thon is employed by PacifiCorp's parent company, Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company ("BHE") and is not directly compensated by PacifiCorp. PacifiCorp reimburses BHE for the cost of Mr. Thon's time spent on PacifiCorp matters, including compensation paid to him by BHE, pursuant to an intercompany administrative services agreement among BHE and its subsidiaries.

The named executive officers are also eligible to receive a cash incentive award under PacifiCorp's Annual Incentive Plan ("AIP"). The AIP provides for a discretionary annual cash award that is determined on a subjective basis and paid in December. In addition to the AIP, the named executive officers are eligible to receive discretionary cash performance awards periodically during the year to reward the accomplishment of significant non-recurring tasks or projects. The named executive officers are participants in PacifiCorp's Long-Term Incentive Partnership Plan ("LTIP"). A copy of the LTIP is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to PacifiCorp's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Base salary for named executive officers for PacifiCorp's fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 (excluding Mr. Thon) is shown in the following table:
Name and TitleBase Salary
Stefan A. Bird$525,500 
President and Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Power
Gary W. Hoogeveen525,500 
President and Chief Executive Officer, Rocky Mountain Power
Nikki L. Kobliha301,446 
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Mr. Bird, Mr. Hoogeveen and Ms. Kobliha are also directors of PacifiCorp, but do not receive additional compensation for their service as directors other than what they receive as employees of PacifiCorp. Mr. Thon, Mr. Calvin D. Haack and Ms. Natalie L. Hocken are directors of PacifiCorp as well as employees of BHE, but do not receive additional compensation for their service as directors of PacifiCorp other than what they receive as employees of BHE.






EXHIBIT 10.23

Execution Version

PUBLISHED CUSIP NUMBERS:     69511YAS1
                        
______________________________________________________________________________
U.S. $800,000,000
CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of January 3, 2023
Among
PACIFICORP
as the Borrower
THE INITIAL LENDERS NAMED HEREIN
as Initial Lenders
and
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Administrative Agent



PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION
T.D. BANK, N.A.
BANK OF MONTREAL
Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners


WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION
T.D. BANK, N.A.
BANK OF MONTREAL
Syndication Agents





TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Article I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
1
SECTION 1.01. Certain Defined Terms.
1
SECTION 1.02. Computation of Time Periods.
22
SECTION 1.03. Accounting Terms.
22
SECTION 1.04. Classification of Loans and Borrowings.
23
SECTION 1.05. Other Interpretive Provisions.
23
SECTION 1.06. Interest Rates; Benchmark Notification.
23
Article II AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE EXTENSIONS OF CREDIT
24
SECTION 2.01. The Revolving Loans.
24
SECTION 2.02. Making the Revolving Loans.
24
SECTION 2.03. [Reserved].
25
SECTION 2.04. [Reserved].
25
SECTION 2.05. Fees.
25
SECTION 2.06. [Reserved].
26
SECTION 2.07. [Reserved].
26
SECTION 2.08. Termination or Reduction of the Commitments.
26
SECTION 2.09. Repayment of Loans.
27
SECTION 2.10. Evidence of Indebtedness.
27
SECTION 2.11. Interest on Loans.
27
SECTION 2.12. Interest Rate Determination.
28
SECTION 2.13. Conversion of Revolving Loans.
30
SECTION 2.14. Optional Prepayments of Loans.
31
SECTION 2.15. Increased Costs.
31
SECTION 2.16. Illegality.
32
SECTION 2.17. Payments and Computations.
33
SECTION 2.18. Taxes.
34
SECTION 2.19. Sharing of Payments, Etc.
37
SECTION 2.20. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
38
SECTION 2.21. Defaulting Lenders.
39
Article III CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
40
SECTION 3.01. Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness.
40
SECTION 3.02. Conditions Precedent to each Extension of Credit.
41
Article IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
42
SECTION 4.01. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower.
42
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Article V COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER
45
SECTION 5.01. Affirmative Covenants.
45
SECTION 5.02. Negative Covenants.
48
SECTION 5.03. Financial Covenant.
48
Article VI EVENTS OF DEFAULT
49
SECTION 6.01. Events of Default.
49
Article VII THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
51
SECTION 7.01. Appointment and Authority.
51
SECTION 7.02. Rights as a Lender.
51
SECTION 7.03. Exculpatory Provisions.
51
SECTION 7.04. Reliance by Administrative Agent.
52
SECTION 7.05. Resignation of Administrative Agent.
53
SECTION 7.06. Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders.
54
SECTION 7.07. Indemnification.
54
SECTION 7.08. No Other Duties, etc.
55
SECTION 7.09. Erroneous Payments.
55
Article VIII MISCELLANEOUS
58
SECTION 8.01. Amendments, Etc.
58
SECTION 8.02. Notices, Etc.
58
SECTION 8.03. No Waiver; Remedies.
60
SECTION 8.04. Costs and Expenses; Indemnification.
60
SECTION 8.05. Right of Set-off.
62
SECTION 8.06. Binding Effect.
62
SECTION 8.07. Assignments and Participations.
63
SECTION 8.08. Confidentiality.
66
SECTION 8.09. Governing Law.
67
SECTION 8.10. Severability.
67
SECTION 8.11. Execution in Counterparts.
67
SECTION 8.12. Jurisdiction, Etc.
67
SECTION 8.13. Waiver of Jury Trial.
68
SECTION 8.14. USA PATRIOT Act.
68
SECTION 8.15. No Fiduciary Duty.
68
SECTION 8.16. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial
                        Institutions.
69
SECTION 8.17. Certain ERISA Matters.
69


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EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

EXHIBIT A     ---------------    Form of Notice of Borrowing
EXHIBIT B     ---------------    Form of Assignment and Assumption
EXHIBIT C-1 ---------------    Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Lenders                      That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
EXHIBIT C-2 ---------------    Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Participants                 That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
EXHIBIT C-3 ---------------    Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Participants                 That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
EXHIBIT C-4 ---------------    Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Lenders                     That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

SCHEDULE I     ---------------    List of Commitment Amounts and Lending Offices
SCHEDULE II---------------    List of Material Subsidiaries



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CREDIT AGREEMENT
CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of January 3, 2023 (as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), among PACIFICORP, an Oregon corporation (the “Borrower”), the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders listed on the signatures pages hereof (the “Initial Lenders”), and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“PNC”), as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders (as hereinafter defined).
In consideration of the premises and of the mutual agreements herein contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
SECTION 1.01.Certain Defined Terms.

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
Administrative Agent” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
Administrative Questionnaire” means an administrative questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with the Person specified. For purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) of a Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.
Agent Fee Letter” means the letter agreement dated November 21, 2022 between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Agent Parties” has the meaning specified in Section 8.02(d)(ii).
Agent’s Account” means the account of the Administrative Agent designated from time to time in a written notice to the Lenders and the Borrower as the account to which the Lenders are to fund Borrowings and the Borrower is to make payments under this Agreement.
Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or their respective activities from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or


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corruption, including, without limitation, (i) the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended from time to time, and the applicable regulations thereunder, and (ii) to the extent applicable, the United Kingdom’s Bribery Act 2010, as amended from time to time.
Applicable Law” means (i) all applicable common law and principles of equity and (ii) all applicable provisions of all (A) constitutions, statutes, rules, regulations and orders of all Governmental Authorities, (B) Governmental Approvals and (C) orders, decisions, judgments and decrees of all courts (whether at law or in equity or admiralty) and arbitrators.
Applicable Margin” means, with respect to any Base Rate Loan, 0.000% per annum, and any SOFR Rate Revolving Loan, 0.875% per annum.
Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (i) a Lender, (ii) an Affiliate of a Lender or (iii) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 8.07), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit B or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
Available Commitments” means, on any day, the aggregate unused Commitments, computed after giving effect to all Extensions of Credit made or to be made on such day, the application of proceeds therefrom and all prepayments and repayments of Revolving Loans made on such day.
Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, if such Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor of such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to clause (d) of Section 2.12.
Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.

Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).

Bankruptcy Event” means, with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver,


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conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets (including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other Governmental Authority acting in a similar capacity) appointed for it, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person or a direct or indirect parent company of such Person by a Governmental Authority if and for so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.
Base Rate means, for any day, a fluctuating per annum rate of interest equal to the highest of (i) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate, plus 0.50%, (ii) the Prime Rate, and (iii) the Term SOFR Rate for a one-month Interest Period, plus 1.00%, so long as the Term SOFR Rate is offered, ascertainable and not unlawful; provided, however, if the Base Rate as determined above would be less than zero (0), then such rate shall be deemed to be zero (0). Any change in the Base Rate (or any component thereof) shall take effect at the opening of business on the day such change occurs. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the case of any event specified in Section 2.15 or Section 2.16, to the extent any such determination affects the calculation of the Base Rate, the definition hereof shall be calculated without reference to clause (iii) until the circumstances giving rise to such event no longer exist.
Base Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest as provided in Section 2.11(a).
Benchmark” means, initially, SOFR and the Term SOFR Reference Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 2.12.
Benchmark Replacement” means, with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:
(1)    the sum of: (a) Daily Simple SOFR and (b) the SOFR Adjustment;
(2)    the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement to the then-current Benchmark for dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
provided that if the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (2) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; and


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provided further, that any Benchmark Replacement shall be administratively feasible as determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement , the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero (0)) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time.
Benchmark Replacement Date” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the earlier to occur of the following events with respect to such then-current Benchmark:
(1)     in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate or is based on a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(2)     in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the first date on which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be no longer representative; provided, that such non-representativeness will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (3) and even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date;
For the avoidance of doubt, if such Benchmark is a term rate or is based on a term rate, the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
Benchmark Transition Event” means, the occurrence of one or more of the following events, with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(1)    a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate or is based on a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such


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statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(2)    a public statement or publication of information by a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent, the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate or is based on a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate or is based on a term rate, any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(3)    a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent announcing that such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate or is based on a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are not, or as of a specified future date will not be, representative.
For the avoidance of doubt, if such Benchmark is a term rate or is based on a term rate, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
Benchmark Unavailability Period means the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.12 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.12.
Beneficial Ownership Certificate” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.


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Berkshire Hathaway” means Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Bonds” means pollution control revenue bonds or industrial development revenue bonds (or similar obligations, however designated) issued pursuant to an Indenture between the Trustee and the Issuer named therein.
Borrower” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
Borrowing” means a borrowing by the Borrower consisting of simultaneous Revolving Loans of the same Type, having the same Interest Period and ratably made or Converted on the same day by each of the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.02 or 2.13, as the case may be. All Revolving Loans to the Borrower of the same Type, having the same Interest Period and made or Converted on the same day shall be deemed a single Borrowing hereunder until repaid or next Converted.
Borrowing Date” means the date of any Borrowing.
Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a legal holiday on which commercial banks are authorized or required to be closed, or are in fact closed, for business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (or, if otherwise, the Lending Office of the Administrative Agent); provided that, when used in connection with an amount that bears interest at a rate based on SOFR or any direct or indirect calculation or determination of SOFR, the term “Business Day” means any such day that is also a U.S. Government Securities Business Day.
Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (i) the adoption of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (ii) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (iii) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives (whether or not having the force of law) thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives (whether or not having the force of law) promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
Change of Control” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01(h).
Closing Date” means January 3, 2023.
Commitment” means, for each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower hereunder in an aggregate amount no greater than the amount set forth on Schedule I hereto or, if such Lender has entered into any Assignment and Assumption, set forth for such Lender in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.07(c), in each such case as such amount may be reduced pursuant to Section 2.08.
Commitment Fee Rate” means, at any time, 0.05% per annum.


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Commitment Percentage” means, as to any Lender as of any date of determination, the percentage describing such Lender’s pro rata share of the Commitments set forth initially on Schedule I hereto or in the Register from time to time; provided that in the case of Section 2.21 when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, “Commitment Percentage” means the percentage of the total Commitments (disregarding any Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) represented by such Lender’s Commitment. If the Commitments have terminated or expired, the Commitment Percentages shall be determined based upon the Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments and to any Lender’s status as a Defaulting Lender at the time of determination.
Commitments” means the aggregate of each Lender’s Commitment hereunder.
Communications” has the meaning specified in Section 8.02(d)(ii).
Confidential Information” means information that the Borrower furnishes to the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers or any Lender in a writing designated as confidential, but does not include any such information that is or becomes generally available to the public or that is or becomes available to the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers or such Lender from a source other than the Borrower that has no obligation to maintain the confidentiality of such information.
Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the Term SOFR Rate or any Benchmark Replacement in relation thereto, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of the Term SOFR Rate or such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of the Term SOFR Rate or the Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
Consolidated Assets” means, on any date of determination, the total of all assets (including revaluations thereof as a result of commercial appraisals, price level restatement or otherwise) appearing on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries most recently delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 5.01(h) as of such date of determination.
Consolidated Capital” means the sum (without duplication) of (i) Consolidated Debt of the Borrower (without giving effect to the proviso in the definition of Consolidated Debt) and (ii) consolidated equity of all classes (whether common, preferred, mandatorily convertible preferred or preference) of the Borrower.


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Consolidated Debt” of the Borrower means the total principal amount of all Debt of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries; provided that Guaranties of Debt shall not be included in such total principal amount.
Consolidated Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person at any time, any Subsidiary or other Person the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of such first Person in its consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
Convert,” “Conversion” and “Converted” each refers to a conversion of Revolving Loans of one Type into Revolving Loans of the other Type, or the selection of a new, or the renewal of the same, Interest Period for SOFR Rate Revolving Loans, pursuant to Section 2.13 or 2.16.
Credit Party” means the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
Custodian” means, for any series of Bonds, any Person acting as bailee and agent for the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) under any Pledge Agreement relating to such Bonds.
Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day (a “SOFR Rate Day”), the interest rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent by dividing (the resulting quotient rounded upwards, at the Administrative Agent’s discretion, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) (A) SOFR for the day (the “SOFR Determination Date”) that is two (2) Business Days prior to (i) such SOFR Rate Day if such SOFR Rate Day is a Business Day or (ii) the Business Day immediately preceding such SOFR Rate Day if such SOFR Rate Day is not a Business Day, by (B) a number equal to 1.00 minus the SOFR Reserve Percentage, in each case, as such SOFR is published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate) on the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source identified by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or its successor administrator for the secured overnight financing rate from time to time. If Daily Simple SOFR as determined above would be less than the SOFR Floor, then Daily Simple SOFR shall be deemed to be the SOFR Floor. If SOFR for any SOFR Determination Date has not been published or replaced with a Benchmark Replacement by 5:00 P.M. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time) on the second Business Day immediately following such SOFR Determination Date, then SOFR for such SOFR Determination Date will be SOFR for the first Business Day preceding such SOFR Determination Date for which SOFR was published in accordance with the definition of “SOFR”; provided that SOFR determined pursuant to this sentence shall be used for purposes of calculating Daily Simple SOFR for no more than three (3) consecutive SOFR Rate Days. If and when Daily Simple SOFR as determined above changes, any applicable rate of interest based on Daily Simple SOFR will change automatically without notice to the Borrower, effective on the date of any such change.
Debt” of any Person means, at any date, without duplication, (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business), (iii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (iv) all obligations of such Person as lessee under leases that have been, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capital leases, (v) all obligations of such Person in respect of reimbursement agreements with respect to acceptances, letters of credit (other


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than trade letters of credit) or similar extensions of credit, and (vi) all Guaranties. Solely for the purpose of calculating compliance with the covenant in Section 5.03, Debt shall not include Debt of the Borrower or its Consolidated Subsidiaries arising from the qualification of an arrangement as a lease due to that arrangement conveying the right to use or to control the use of property, plant or equipment under the application of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification Topic 840 – Leases paragraph 840-10-15-6 (or the Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842 – Leases paragraphs 842-10-15-3 through 5), nor shall Debt include Debt of any variable interest entity consolidated by PacifiCorp under the requirements of Topic 810 – Consolidation.
Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
Declining Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.06(b).
Default” means any Event of Default or any event that would constitute an Event of Default but for the requirement that notice be given or time elapse or both.
Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.21(b), any Lender that (i) has failed, within two Business Days after the date required to be funded or paid, to (A) fund all or any portion of its Loans or (B) pay over to any Credit Party any other amount required to be paid by it under this Agreement, unless, in the case of clause (A) above, such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in writing) has not been satisfied, as notified by such Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in such writing, (ii) has notified the Borrower or any Credit Party in writing that it does not intend to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement or has made a public statement to the effect that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) to funding a Loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied), (iii) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, acting in good faith, to confirm in writing to such requesting party that it will comply with its obligations to fund prospective Loans, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iii) upon such requesting party’s receipt of such written confirmation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent, or (iv) has become the subject of a (A) Bankruptcy Event or (B) Bail-In Action. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (i) through (iv) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.21(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower and each Lender.
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EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clause (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 8.07(b)(iii), (v) and (vi) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 8.07(b)(iii)).
Environmental Law” means any federal, state, local or foreign statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation, code, order, judgment, decree or judicial or agency interpretation, policy or guidance relating to pollution or protection of the environment, health, safety or natural resources, including, without limitation, those relating to the use, handling, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, release or discharge of Hazardous Materials.
ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, each trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is considered to be a single employer with such entity within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Internal Revenue Code.
ERISA Event” means (i) any “reportable event,” as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA with respect to a Pension Plan (other than an event as to which the PBGC has waived the requirement of Section 4043(a) of ERISA that it be notified of such event); (ii) the failure to make a required contribution to any Pension Plan that would result in the imposition of a lien or other encumbrance or the provision of security under Section 430 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 303 or 4068 of ERISA, or there being or arising any “unpaid minimum required contribution” or “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined or otherwise set forth in Section 4971 of the Internal Revenue Code or Part 3 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA), whether or not waived, or the filing of any request for or receipt of a minimum funding waiver under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan, or a determination that any Pension Plan is, or is reasonably expected to be, in at-risk status under Title IV of ERISA; (iii) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate any Pension Plan, if such termination would require material additional contributions in order to be considered a standard termination within the meaning of Section 4041(b) of ERISA, the filing under Section 4041(c) of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate any Pension Plan, or the termination of any Pension Plan under Section 4041(c) of ERISA; (iv) the institution of proceedings, or the


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occurrence of an event or condition that would reasonably be expected to constitute grounds for the institution of proceedings by the PBGC, under Section 4042 of ERISA, for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (v) the complete or partial withdrawal of the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates from a Multiemployer Plan, the reorganization or insolvency under Title IV of ERISA of any Multiemployer Plan, or the receipt by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any notice that a Multiemployer Plan is in endangered or critical status under Section 305 of ERISA; (vi) the failure by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates to comply with ERISA or the related provisions of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to any Pension Plan; (vii) the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates incurring any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); or (viii) the failure by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to comply with Applicable Law with respect to any Foreign Plan.
Erroneous Payment” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 7.09(a).
Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 7.09(d).
Erroneous Payment Impacted Class” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 7.09(d).
Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 7.09(d).
Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 7.09(d).
EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.
Events of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.
Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (i) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (A) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (B) that are Other Connection Taxes, (ii) in the case of a Lender, withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (A) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.20(b)) or (B) such Lender changes its Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.18, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender's assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its Lending Office, (iii) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.18(g) and (iv) any Taxes imposed under FATCA.


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Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning specified in the second paragraph
Extension of Credit” means the making of a Borrowing. For purposes of this Agreement, a Conversion shall not constitute an Extension of Credit.
FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Internal Revenue Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement.
Federal Funds Effective Rate” means for any day the rate per annum (based on a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed and rounded upward to the nearest 1/100 of 1% announced by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or any successor) on such day as being the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions arranged by federal funds brokers on the previous trading day, as computed and announced by such Federal Reserve Bank (or any successor) in substantially the same manner as such Federal Reserve Bank computes and announces the weighted average it refers to as the “Federal Funds Effective Rate” as of the date of this Agreement; provided that if such Federal Reserve Bank (or its successor) does not announce such rate on any day, the “Federal Funds Effective Rate” for such day shall be the Federal Funds Effective Rate for the last day on which such rate was announced. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Federal Funds Effective Rate as determined under any method above would be less than zero percent (0.00%), such rate shall be deemed to be zero percent (0.00%) for purposes of this Agreement.
Federal Reserve Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
FERC means the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to the Term SOFR Rate or, if no floor is specified, zero (0).
Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
Foreign Plan” means any pension, profit-sharing, deferred compensation, or other employee benefit plan, program or arrangement (other than a Pension Plan or a Multiemployer Plan) maintained by any Subsidiary of the Borrower that, under applicable local foreign law, is required to be funded through a trust or other funding vehicle.
Fund” means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.
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Governmental Approval” means any authorization, consent, approval, license or exemption of, registration or filing with, or report or notice to, any Governmental Authority.
Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
Guaranty” of any Person means (i) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person to pay any Debt of any other Person and (ii) all reasonably quantifiable obligations of such Person under indemnities or under support or capital contribution agreements, and other reasonably quantifiable obligations (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss in respect of, or to assure an obligee against loss in respect of, any Debt of any other Person guaranteed directly or indirectly in any manner by such Person, or in effect guaranteed directly or indirectly by such Person through an agreement (A) to pay or purchase such Debt or to advance or supply funds for the payment or purchase of such Debt, (B) to purchase, sell or lease (as lessee or lessor) property, or to purchase or sell services, primarily for the purpose of enabling the debtor to make payment of such Debt or to assure the holder of such Debt against loss, (C) to supply funds to or in any other manner invest in the debtor (including any agreement to pay for property or services irrespective of whether such property is received or such services are rendered) or (D) otherwise to assure a creditor against loss; provided that the term “Guaranty” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business or the grant of a Lien in connection with Project Finance Debt.
Hazardous Materials” means (i) petroleum and petroleum products, byproducts or breakdown products, radioactive materials, asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls and radon gas and (ii) any other chemicals, materials or substances designated, classified or regulated as hazardous or toxic or as a pollutant or contaminant under any Environmental Law.
Indemnified Party” has the meaning specified in Section 8.04(b).
Indemnified Taxes” means (i) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document and (ii) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (i), Other Taxes.
Indenture” means, for any series of Bonds, the indenture pursuant to which such Bonds are issued and any supplement thereto relating to such Bonds.
Initial Lenders” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
Interest Period” means the period of time selected by the Borrower in connection with (and to apply to) any election permitted hereunder by the Borrower to SOFR Rate Revolving Loans. Subject to the last sentence of this definition, such period shall be, in each case, subject to the availability thereof, one month, three months, or six months. Such Interest Period shall commence on the effective date of


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such SOFR Rate Revolving Loan, which shall be (i) the Borrowing Date if the Borrower is requesting new Loans, or (ii) the date of renewal of or conversion to a SOFR Rate Revolving Loan if the Borrower is renewing or converting to a SOFR Rate Revolving Loan. Notwithstanding the second sentence hereof: (A) any Interest Period which would otherwise end on a date which is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (B) the Borrower shall not select, convert to or renew an Interest Period for any portion of the Loans that would end after the Termination Date, and (C) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period.
Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
IRS” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
Issuer” means, for any series of Bonds, the issuer of such Bonds under the applicable Indenture.
Issuer Agreement” means, for any series of Bonds, the agreement between the applicable Issuer and the Borrower pursuant to which (i) the proceeds of such Bonds are loaned by such Issuer to the Borrower, together with any promissory note or other instrument evidencing the Debt of the Borrower under such agreement, or (ii) the Borrower agrees to pay the purchase price of, or rent with respect to, the facilities financed or refinanced with the proceeds of such Bonds.
Joint Lead Arrangers” means PNC Bank, National Association, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, T.D. Bank, National Association and Bank of Montreal.
Lenders” means the Initial Lenders and each Person that shall become party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.
Lending Office” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its “Lending Office” opposite its name on Schedule I hereto or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which it became a Lender, or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify in writing to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
Lien” means any lien, security interest or other charge or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of preferential arrangement, including, without limitation, the lien or retained security title of a conditional vendor and any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property.
Loan Documents” means, collectively, (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Agent Fee Letter and (iii) any promissory note issued pursuant to Section 2.10(d).
Loans” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.


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Margin Regulations” means Regulations T, U and X of the Federal Reserve Board, as in effect from time to time.
Margin Stock” has the meaning specified in the Margin Regulations.
Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (i) on the business, operations, properties, financial condition, assets or liabilities (including, without limitation, contingent liabilities) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents or (iii) the ability of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to enforce its rights under the Loan Documents.
Material Subsidiaries” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower with respect to which (x) the Borrower’s percentage ownership interest in such Subsidiary multiplied by (y) the book value of the Consolidated Assets of such Subsidiary represents at least 15% of the Consolidated Assets of the Borrower as reflected in the latest financial statements of the Borrower delivered pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) of Section 5.01(h).
Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
Moody’s Rating” means, on any date of determination, the rating most recently announced by Moody’s with respect to any senior unsecured, non-credit enhanced Debt of the Borrower or, if such rating is not available, the corporate credit rating of the Borrower most recently announced by Moody’s.
Multiemployer Plan” means any “multiemployer plan” (as such term is defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA), which is contributed to by (or to which there is or may be an obligation to contribute of) the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates or with respect to which the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates has, or could reasonably be expected to have, any liability.
New York City Time” means the time in New York, New York.
Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (i) requires the approval of all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 8.01 and (ii) has been approved by the Required Lenders.
Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at the time of determination, a Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender.
Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a).
OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Official Statement” means, for any series of Bonds, the official statement, reoffering circular or similar disclosure document (however designated) relating to such Bonds, as amended and supplemented from time to time, and all documents incorporated therein (or in any such supplement or amendment) by reference.
Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and


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the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising solely from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document).
Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.20).
Outstanding Credits” means, on any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of all Loans outstanding on such date. The Outstanding Credits with respect to any Lender at any time shall be its Commitment Percentage of the total Outstanding Credits at such time.
Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight eurocurrency borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as set forth on its public website from time to time, and as published on the next succeeding Business Day as the overnight bank funding rate by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or by such other recognized electronic source (such as Bloomberg) selected by the Administrative Agent for the purpose of displaying such rate); provided, that if such day is not a Business Day, the Overnight Bank Funding Rate for such day shall be such rate on the immediately preceding Business Day; provided, further, that if such rate shall at any time, for any reason, no longer exist, a comparable replacement rate determined by the Administrative Agent at such time (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error). If the Overnight Bank Funding Rate determined as above would be less than zero (0), then such rate shall be deemed to be zero (0). The rate of interest charged shall be adjusted as of each Business Day based on changes in the Overnight Bank Funding Rate without notice to the Borrower.
Participant” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.07(d).
Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 8.07(d).
Patriot Act” has the meaning specified in Section 8.14.
Payment Recipient” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 7.09(a).
PBGC” means the U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (or any successor).
Pension Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) (other than a Multiemployer Plan), subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 302 of ERISA, maintained or contributed to by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates or to which the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates has or may have an obligation to contribute (or is deemed under Section 4069 of ERISA to have maintained or contributed to or to have had an obligation to contribute to, or otherwise to have liability with respect to) such plan.


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Permitted Liens” means such of the following as to which no enforcement, collection, execution, levy or foreclosure proceeding shall have been commenced: (i) Liens for taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies to the extent not required to be paid under Section 5.01(a) hereof; (ii) Liens imposed by law, such as materialmen’s, mechanics’, carriers’, workmen’s and repairmen’s Liens, and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business; (iii) Liens incurred or deposits made to secure obligations under workers’ compensation laws or similar legislation or to secure public or statutory obligations; (iv) easements, rights of way and other encumbrances on title to real property that do not render title to the property encumbered thereby unmarketable, including zoning and landmarking restrictions; (v) any judgment Lien, unless an Event of Default under Section 6.01(e) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect thereto; (vi) any Lien on any asset of any Person existing at the time such Person is acquired by or merged or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower and not created in contemplation of such event; (vii) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for Debt), operating leases and surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business; (viii) Liens upon or in any real property or equipment acquired, constructed, improved or held by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business to secure the purchase price of such property or equipment or to secure Debt incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construction or improvement of such property or equipment, or Liens existing on such property or equipment at the time of its acquisition (other than any such Liens created in contemplation of such acquisition that were not incurred to finance the acquisition of such property), (ix) Liens securing Project Finance Debt, (x) any Lien on the Borrower’s or any Material Subsidiary’s interest in Bonds or cash or cash equivalents securing (A) the obligation of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary to reimburse the issuer of a letter of credit supporting payments to be made in respect of such Bonds for a drawing on such letter of credit for the purpose of purchasing Bonds or (B) the obligation of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary to reimburse or repay amounts advanced under any facility entered into to provide liquidity or credit support for any issue of Bonds; and (xi) extensions, renewals or replacements of any Lien described in clause (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix) or (x) for the same or a lesser amount, provided, however, that no such Lien shall extend to or cover any properties (other than after-acquired property already within the scope of the relevant Lien grant) not theretofore subject to the Lien being extended, renewed or replaced.
Person” means any natural Person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 8.02(d)(i).
Pledge Agreement” means, for any series of Bonds, the pledge agreement or custodian agreement (or similar agreement, however designated), among the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the applicable Custodian with respect to such Bonds, setting forth certain terms relating to the pledge and/or ownership of any such Bonds pending the remarketing thereof pursuant to the applicable Remarketing Agreement.
PNC” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties to this Agreement.


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Prime Rate” means the interest rate per annum announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent at its Principal Office as its then prime rate, which rate may not be the lowest or most favorable rate then being charged to commercial borrowers or others by the Administrative Agent and may not be tied to any external rate of interest or index. Any change in the Prime Rate shall take effect at the opening of business on the day such change is announced.
Principal Office” means the main banking office of the Administrative Agent in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Project Finance Debt” means Debt of any Subsidiary of the Borrower (i) that is (A) not recourse to the Borrower other than with respect to Liens granted by the Borrower on direct or indirect equity interests in such Subsidiary to secure such Debt and limited Guaranties of, or equity commitments with respect to, such Debt by the Borrower, which Liens, limited Guaranties and equity commitments are of a type consistent with other limited recourse project financings, and other than customary contractual carve-outs to the non-recourse nature of such Debt consistent with other limited recourse project financings, and (B) incurred in connection with the acquisition, development, construction or improvement of any project, single purpose or other fixed assets of such Subsidiary, including Debt assumed in connection with the acquisition of such assets, or (ii) that represents an extension, renewal, replacement or refinancing of the foregoing, provided that, in the case of a replacement or refinancing, the principal amount of such new Debt shall not exceed the principal amount of the Debt being replaced or refinanced plus 10% of such principal amount.
PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
Rating Decline” means the occurrence of the following on, or within 90 days after, the earlier of (i) the occurrence of a Change of Control and (ii) the earlier of (x) the date of public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control and (y) the date of the public notice of the Borrower’s (or its direct or indirect parent company’s) intention to effect a Change of Control, which 90-day period will be extended so long as the S&P Rating or Moody’s Rating is under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrading by S&P or Moody’s, as applicable: the S&P Rating is reduced to any rating level below BBB+ or the Moody’s Rating is reduced to any rating level below Baa1 (or both the S&P Rating and the Moody’s Rating become unavailable).
Recipient” means (i) the Administrative Agent and (ii) any Lender, as applicable.
Register” has the meaning specified in Section 8.07(c).
Related Documents” means, for any series of Bonds, such Bonds and the Indenture, the Issuer Agreement, any Remarketing Agreement and any Pledge Agreement relating to such Bonds.
Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.


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Relevant Governmental Body” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.
Remarketing Agent” means, for any series of Bonds, any Person acting in the capacity of remarketing agent for such Bonds pursuant to a Remarketing Agreement relating to such Bonds.
Remarketing Agreement” means, for any series of Bonds, any agreement or other arrangement pursuant to which the applicable Remarketing Agent has agreed to act in such capacity with respect to such Bonds tendered for purchase pursuant to the applicable Indenture.
Removal Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05(b).
Reportable Compliance Event” means that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries becomes a Sanctioned Person, or is charged by indictment, criminal complaint or similar charging instrument, arraigned, or custodially detained in connection with any Anti-Corruption Law or any predicate crime to any Anti-Corruption Law.
Required Lenders” means at any time Lenders owed in excess of 50% of the then aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Loans or, if there are no Outstanding Credits, Lenders having in excess of 50% in interest of the Commitments (without giving effect to any termination in whole of the Commitments pursuant to Section 6.01).
Resignation Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05(a).
Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
Revolving Loan” means a Loan by a Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02 as part of a Borrowing and refers to a Base Rate Loan or a SOFR Rate Revolving Loan.
Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of comprehensive Sanctions (at the time of this Agreement, the so - called Donetsk People’s Republic, the so- called Luhansk People’s Republic, the Crimea Region of Ukraine, Russia, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).
Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of the Treasury, or maintained by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, or His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, as may be amended, supplemented or substituted from time to time, (b) any Person organized or ordinarily resident or located in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person controlled by, or acting on behalf of, any such Person described in clause (a) or (b). For purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person shall mean the direct or indirect (x) ownership of, or power to vote, 25% or more of the issued and outstanding equity interests having ordinary voting power for the


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election of directors of such Person or other Persons performing similar functions for such Person, or (y) power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by ownership of equity interests, contract or otherwise.
Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Treasury, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.
S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a business unit of S&P Global, Inc.
S&P Rating” means, on any date of determination, the rating most recently announced by S&P with respect to any senior unsecured, non-credit enhanced Debt of the Borrower or, if such rating is not available, the corporate credit rating of the Borrower most recently announced by S&P.
SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
SOFR” means, for any day, a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
SOFR Adjustment” means 0.10%.
SOFR Determination Date” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Daily Simple SOFR”.
SOFR Floor” means a rate of interest per annum equal to 0.00 basis points (0.00%).
SOFR Rate Day” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Daily Simple SOFR”.
SOFR Rate Revolving Loan” means a Revolving Loan that bears interest as provided in Section 2.11(b).
SOFR Reserve Percentage” shall mean, for any day, the maximum effective percentage in effect on such day, if any, as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the reserve requirements (including, without limitation, supplemental, marginal and emergency reserve requirements) with respect to SOFR funding.
Subsidiary” of any Person means any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or estate of which (or in which) more than 50% of (i) the issued and outstanding capital stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether at the time capital stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency), (ii) the interest in the capital or profits of such limited liability company, partnership or joint venture or (iii) the beneficial interest in such trust or estate is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person, by such Person and one or more of its other Subsidiaries or by one or more of such Person’s other Subsidiaries.


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Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).
Term SOFR Determination Date” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Term SOFR Rate”.
Term SOFR Rate” means, with respect to any SOFR Rate Revolving Loan, for any Interest Period, the interest rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent by dividing (the resulting quotient rounded upwards, at the Administrative Agent’s discretion, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) (i) the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the day (the “Term SOFR Determination Date”) that is two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, by (ii) a number equal to 1.00 minus the SOFR Reserve Percentage. If the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published or replaced with a Benchmark Replacement by 5:00 P.M. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time) on the Term SOFR Determination Date, then the Term SOFR Reference Rate, for purposes of clause (i) in the preceding sentence, shall be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor on the first Business Day preceding such Term SOFR Determination Date for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published in accordance herewith, so long as such first preceding Business Day is not more than three (3) Business Days prior to such Term SOFR Determination Date. If the Term SOFR Rate, determined as provided above, would be less than the SOFR Floor, then the Term SOFR Rate shall be deemed to be the SOFR Floor. The Term SOFR Rate shall be adjusted automatically without notice to the Borrower on and as of (x) the first day of each Interest Period, and (y) the effective date of any change in the SOFR Reserve Percentage.
Term SOFR Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on Term SOFR Rate.
Term SOFR Reference Rate” shall mean the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.
Termination Date” means the earlier to occur of (i) January 2, 2024, or such later date that may be established for any Lender from time to time pursuant to Section 2.06 hereof, and (ii) the date of termination in whole of the Commitments available to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.08 or 6.01.
Trustee” means, for any series of Bonds, the Person acting in the capacity of trustee for the holders of such Bonds under the Indenture pursuant to which such Bonds were issued.
Type” refers to the distinction between Loans bearing interest at the Base Rate and Loans bearing interest at the Term SOFR Rate.
U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial


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Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.
U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code.
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.18(g)(ii).
UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
Withholding Agent” means the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
SECTION 1.02.Computation of Time Periods.
In this Agreement in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding”.
SECTION 1.03.Accounting Terms.
All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time (“GAAP”). If any “Accounting Change” (as defined below) shall occur and such change results in a change in the calculation of financial covenants, standards or terms in this Agreement, and either the Borrower or the Required Lenders (through the Administrative Agent) shall request the same to the other parties hereto in writing, the Borrower and the Administrative


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Agent shall enter into negotiations to amend the affected provisions of this Agreement with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating the Borrower’s consolidated financial condition and results of operations shall be substantially the same after such Accounting Change as if such Accounting Change had not been made. Once such request has been made, until such time as such an amendment shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, all financial covenants, standards and terms in this Agreement shall continue to be calculated or construed as if such Accounting Change had not occurred. “Accounting Change” means a change in accounting principles required by the promulgation of any final rule, regulation, pronouncement or opinion by the Financial Accounting Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or, if applicable, the SEC (or successors thereto or agencies with similar functions).
SECTION 1.04.Classification of Loans and Borrowings.
For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., a “Term SOFR Rate Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., a “Term SOFR Rate Borrowing”).
SECTION 1.05.Other Interpretive Provisions.
As used herein, except as otherwise specified herein, (i) references to any Person include its successors and assigns and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any Person succeeding to its functions and capacities; (ii) references to any Applicable Law include amendments, supplements and successors thereto; (iii) references to specific sections, articles, annexes, schedules and exhibits are to this Agreement; (iv) words importing any gender include the other gender; (v) the singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular; (vi) the words “including”, “include” and “includes” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (vii) captions and headings are for ease of reference only and shall not affect the construction hereof; and (viii) references to any time of day shall be to New York City Time unless otherwise specified.
SECTION 1.06.Interest Rates; Benchmark Notification.
The interest rate on a Loan denominated in dollars may be derived from an interest rate benchmark that may be discontinued or is, or may in the future become, the subject of regulatory reform. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, Section 2.12(b) provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission, performance or any other matter related to any interest rate used in this Agreement, or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof, including without limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, the existing interest rate being replaced or have the same volume or liquidity as did any existing interest rate prior to its discontinuance or unavailability. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates and/or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of any interest rate used in this Agreement or any alternative, successor or alternative rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) and/or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any interest rate used in this Agreement, any component thereof, or rates referenced in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or


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consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.
ARTICLE II
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE EXTENSIONS OF CREDIT
SECTION 2.01.The Revolving Loans.
(a)    Each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the date hereof until the Termination Date applicable to such Lender in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed at any time such Lender’s Available Commitment at such time. Within the limits of each Lender’s Commitment and as hereinabove and hereinafter provided, including without limitation Section 2.01(b), the Borrower may request a Borrowing hereunder, and repay or prepay Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.14 and utilize the resulting increase in the Available Commitments for further Extensions of Credit in accordance with the terms hereof.
(b)    In no event shall the Borrower be entitled to request or receive any Borrowing that (i) would exceed the Available Commitments or (ii) would cause the Outstanding Credits to exceed the Commitments.
SECTION 2.02.Making the Revolving Loans.
(a)    Each Borrowing shall be in an amount not less than $1,000,000 (or, if less, the Available Commitments at such time) or an integral multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof and shall consist of Revolving Loans of the same Type made on the same day by the Lenders ratably according to their respective Commitment Percentages. Each Borrowing shall be made on notice, given not later than 1:00 P.M. (New York City Time) on (x) the third Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Borrowing in the case of a Borrowing consisting of SOFR Rate Revolving Loans, or (y) on the date of the proposed Borrowing in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Base Rate Loans, by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, which shall give to each Lender prompt written notice thereof. Each such notice of a Borrowing (a “Notice of Borrowing”) shall be delivered in writing in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto (or by telephone immediately confirmed in writing by letter, facsimile or email written in such form, it being understood that the Administrative Agent may rely on the authority of any individual making such a telephonic request without the necessity of receipt of such written confirmation), specifying therein the requested (i) Borrowing Date for such Borrowing, (ii) Type of Revolving Loans comprising such Borrowing, (iii) aggregate amount of such Borrowing, and (iv) in the case of a Borrowing consisting of SOFR Rate Revolving Loans, the initial Interest Period for each such Revolving Loan. Each Lender shall, before 2:00 P.M. (New York City Time) (or, for Borrowings consisting of Base Rate Loans for which notice was provided to the Lenders after 12:00 noon (New York City Time) but no later than 1:00 P.M. (New York City Time), before 3:00 P.M. (New York City Time) on the applicable Borrowing Date, make available for the account of its Lending Office to the Administrative Agent at the Agent’s Account, in same day funds, such Lender’s ratable portion of the Borrowing to be made on such Borrowing Date. After the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such funds and upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Article III, the Administrative Agent will make such funds available to the Borrower no later than 3:30 P.M. (New York City Time) in such manner as the Borrower shall have specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing.


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(b)    Anything in subsection (a) above to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) the Borrower may not select SOFR Rate Revolving Loans for any Borrowing if the aggregate amount of such Borrowing is less than $1,000,000 or if the obligation of the Lenders to make SOFR Rate Revolving Loans shall then be suspended pursuant to Section 2.12(b), 2.13 or 2.16, and (ii) Borrowings of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same time; provided, however, there shall be not more than 10 Borrowings at any one time outstanding.
(c)    Each Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower. In the case of any Borrowing that the related Notice of Borrowing specifies is to comprise SOFR Rate Revolving Loans, the Borrower shall indemnify each Lender against any loss, cost or expense incurred by such Lender as a result of any failure to fulfill on or before the date specified in such Notice of Borrowing for such Borrowing the applicable conditions set forth in Article III, including, without limitation, any loss (including loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender to fund the Revolving Loan to be made by such Lender as part of such Borrowing when such Revolving Loan, as a result of such failure, is not made on such date.
(d)    Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender prior to any Borrowing Date or, in the case of a Base Rate Loan, prior to the time of Borrowing, that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s Loan as part of the Borrowing to be made on such Borrowing Date, the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be required to, assume that such Lender has made such portion available to the Administrative Agent on such Borrowing Date in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section 2.02, and the Administrative Agent may (but it shall not be required to), in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent that such Lender shall not have so made such Loan available to the Administrative Agent, such Lender and the Borrower severally agree to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount, together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable at the time to Loans comprising such Borrowing and (ii) in the case of such Lender, the Federal Funds Effective Rate. If such Lender shall repay to the Administrative Agent such corresponding amount, such amount so repaid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan as part of such Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement.
(e)    The failure of any Lender to make the Loan to be made by it as part of any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Loan on the date of such Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Loan to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Borrowing.
SECTION 2.03.[Reserved].
SECTION 2.04.[Reserved].
SECTION 2.05.Fees.
(a)    The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee on the aggregate unused amount of such Lender’s Commitment (i) from the date hereof in the case of each Initial Lender and (ii) from the effective date specified in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which it became a


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Lender in the case of each other Lender, in each case, until the latest Termination Date applicable to such Lender, payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each March, June, September and December, commencing March 31, 2023, and ending on such Termination Date. The commitment fee for any period will be equal to the Commitment Fee Rate times an amount equal to the Commitments in effect at such time minus the aggregate principal amount of Loans outstanding during such period.
(b)    [reserved].
(c)    [reserved].
(d)    [reserved].
(e)    The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, the annual administrative fee at the times and in the amount set forth in the Agent Fee Letter.

SECTION 2.06.[Reserved].
SECTION 2.07.[Reserved].
SECTION 2.08.Termination or Reduction of the Commitments.
(a)    The Borrower shall have the right, upon at least three Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, to terminate in whole or reduce ratably in part the Available Commitments, provided that (i) each partial reduction shall be in the aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or an integral multiple of $5,000,000 in excess thereof and (ii) no such termination or reduction shall be made that would reduce the aggregate Commitments to an amount less than the Outstanding Credits on the date of such termination or reduction. Each such notice of termination or reduction shall be irrevocable; provided, however, that a notice of termination delivered pursuant to this Section 2.08 may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the effective date specified in the notice of termination) if such condition is not satisfied.
(b)    The Borrower may terminate the unused amount of the Commitment of any Lender that is a Defaulting Lender upon not less than three Business Days’ prior notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders thereof), and in such event the provisions of Section 2.21(a)(ii) will apply to all amounts thereafter paid by the Borrower for the account of such Defaulting Lender under this Agreement (whether on account of principal, interest, fees, indemnity or other amounts); provided that (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (ii) such termination shall not be deemed to be a waiver or release of any claim the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender.
(c)    The Commitment of each Lender shall automatically terminate on the Termination Date applicable to such Lender as provided in Section 2.06.
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SECTION 2.09.Repayment of Loans.
(a)    The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender on the Termination Date applicable to such Lender the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans made to the Borrower by such Lender then outstanding. Without limiting the foregoing, the Borrower shall also repay (to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders) Revolving Loans, in each ease, to the extent and at the time required pursuant to the terms of any applicable Governmental Approval relating to the Borrower’s ability to incur Debt.
(b)    If at any time the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Credits exceeds the Commitments, the Borrower shall pay or prepay so much of the Borrowings as shall be necessary in order that the Outstanding Credits will not exceed the Commitments.
SECTION 2.10.Evidence of Indebtedness.
(a)    Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time under this Agreement.
(b)    The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it will record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Type of each Loan made and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower and each Lender’s share thereof.
(c)    The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 2.10 shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations therein recorded; provided, however, that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligations of the Borrower to repay the Loans and interest thereon in accordance with their terms.
(d)    Any Lender may request that any Loans made by it be evidenced by one or more promissory notes. In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender one or more promissory notes payable to such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its assignees) and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory notes and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 8.07) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the payee named therein.
SECTION 2.11.Interest on Loans.
The Borrower shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan from the date of such Loan until such principal amount shall be paid in full, at the following rates per annum:
(a)    Base Rate Loans. During such periods as such Loan is a Base Rate Loan, a rate per annum equal at all times to the sum of (x) the Base Rate plus (y) the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans in effect from time to time, payable in arrears quarterly on the


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last day of each March, June, September and December during such periods and on the date such Base Rate Loan shall be Converted or paid in full.
(b)    SOFR Rate Revolving Loans. During such periods as such Revolving Loan is a SOFR Rate Revolving Loan, a rate per annum equal at all times during each Interest Period for such Revolving Loan to the sum of (x) Term SOFR Rate for such Interest Period for such Revolving Loan plus (y) the SOFR Adjustment plus (z) the Applicable Margin for SOFR Rate Revolving Loans in effect from time to time, payable in arrears on the last day of such Interest Period and, if such Interest Period has a duration of more than three months, on each day that occurs during such Interest Period every three months from the first day of such Interest Period and on the date such SOFR Rate Revolving Loan shall be Converted or paid in full.
SECTION 2.12.Interest Rate Determination.
(a) Subject to clauses (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of this Section 2.12, if:

(i)the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term Benchmark Borrowing, that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining Adjusted Term SOFR or Term SOFR (including because the Term SOFR Reference Rate is not available or published on a current basis), for such Interest Period; or

(ii)the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term Benchmark Borrowing, Adjusted Term SOFR for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;

then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telephone, telecopy or electronic mail as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until (x) the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist with respect to the relevant Benchmark and (y) the Borrower delivers a new Notice of Borrowing in accordance with the terms of Section 2.02, any Notice of Borrowing that requests a Term Benchmark Revolving Borrowing shall instead be deemed to be a Notice of Borrowing for a Base Rate Borrowing; provided that if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of Borrowings, then all other Types of Borrowings shall be permitted. Furthermore, if any Term Benchmark Loan is outstanding on the date of the Borrower’s receipt of the notice from the Administrative Agent referred to in this Section 2.12(a), then until (x) the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist with respect to the relevant Benchmark and (y) the Borrower delivers a new Notice of Borrowing in accordance with the terms of Section 2.02, any Term Benchmark Loan shall on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day), be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute, a Base Rate Loan.

(b)    Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (1) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under


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any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.
(c)    Conforming Changes. In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(d)    Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (i) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, and (ii) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement. The Administrative Agent will notify the Borrower of (x) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to clause (e) below and (y) the commencement of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.12, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.12.
(e)    Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate or based on a term rate and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will not be representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor; and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will not be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.


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(f)    Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period with respect to the Term SOFR Rate, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Loan bearing interest based on such rate or conversion to or continuation of Loans bearing interest based on such rate to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Base Rate Loan or conversion to a Base Rate Loan. During a Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of the Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of the Base Rate.
SECTION 2.13.Conversion of Revolving Loans.
(a)    Voluntary. The Borrower may on any Business Day, upon notice given to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon (New York City Time) on the third U.S. Government Securities Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Conversion and subject to the provisions of Sections 2.12 and 2.16, Convert all or any part of Revolving Loans of one Type comprising the same Borrowing into Revolving Loans of the other Type or of the same Type but having a new Interest Period; provided, however, that any Conversion of SOFR Rate Revolving Loans into Base Rate Loans shall be made only on the last day of an Interest Period for such SOFR Rate Revolving Loans, any Conversion of Base Rate Loans into SOFR Rate Revolving Loans shall be in an amount not less than the minimum amount specified in Section 2.02(b) and no Conversion of any Revolving Loans shall result in more separate Borrowings than permitted under Section 2.02(b). Each such notice of a Conversion shall, within the restrictions specified above, specify (i) the date of such Conversion, (ii) the Revolving Loans to be Converted, and (iii) if such Conversion is into SOFR Rate Revolving Loans, the duration of the initial Interest Period for each such Revolving Loan. Each notice of Conversion shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower.
(b)    Mandatory.
(i)    If the Borrower shall fail to select the Type of any Revolving Loan or the duration of any Interest Period for any Borrowing comprising SOFR Rate Revolving Loans in accordance with the provisions contained in the definition of “Interest Period” in Section 1.01 and Section 2.13(a), or if any proposed Conversion of a Borrowing that is to comprise SOFR Rate Revolving Loans upon Conversion shall not occur as a result of the circumstances described in subsection (c) below, or if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and SOFR Rate Revolving Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent will forthwith so notify the Borrower and the Lenders, and (i) such Revolving Loans will automatically, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor, Convert into Base Rate Loans and (ii) the obligation of the Lenders to make, or to Convert Revolving Loans into, SOFR Rate Revolving Loans shall be suspended.
(ii)    On the date on which the aggregate unpaid principal amount of SOFR Rate Revolving Loans comprising any Borrowing shall be reduced, by payment or prepayment or otherwise, to less than $10,000,000, such Revolving Loans shall automatically Convert into Base Rate Loans.
(c)    Failure to Convert. Each notice of Conversion given pursuant to subsection (a) above shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower. In the case of any Borrowing that is to comprise SOFR Rate Revolving Loans upon Conversion, the Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender against any loss, cost or expense incurred by such Lender if, as a


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result of the failure of the Borrower to satisfy any condition to such Conversion (including, without limitation, the occurrence of any Default), such Conversion does not occur. The Borrower’s obligations under this subsection (c) shall survive the repayment of all other amounts owing to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the termination of the Commitments.
(d)    Limitation on Certain Conversions. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Borrower may not borrow Revolving Loans at the Term SOFR Rate or Convert Revolving Loans resulting in SOFR Rate Revolving Loans at any time an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
SECTION 2.14.Optional Prepayments of Loans.
The Borrower may prepay Loans, (i) upon notice not later than 1:00 P.M. (New York City Time) (i) at least two U.S. Government Securities Business Days’ prior to the date of prepayment, in the case of SOFR Rate Revolving Loans, and (ii) upon notice not later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the date of prepayment, in the case of Base Rate Loans, to the Administrative Agent stating the proposed date and aggregate principal amount of the prepayment, and, if such notice is given, the Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Loans comprising part of the same Borrowing in whole or ratably in part, without penalty, together with accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the principal amount prepaid; provided, however, that (x) each partial prepayment shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 or an integral multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof and (y) in the event of any such prepayment of a Term SOFR Rate Loan, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the Lenders in respect thereof pursuant to Section 8.04(c).
SECTION 2.15.Increased Costs.
(a)    Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:
(i)    impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any reserve requirement reflected in the Term SOFR Rate);
(ii)    other than (A) Indemnified Taxes and (B) Excluded Taxes, subject any Recipient to any Taxes on, or change the basis of taxation of payments to any Recipient in respect of, its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or
(iii)    impose on any Lender or the relevant market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Recipient of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan, or to increase the cost to such Lender, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon the good faith request of such Lender or other Recipient, the Borrower will pay to such Lender or other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such


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Lender or other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b)    Capital Requirements. If any Lender determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by such Lender to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c)    Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender promptly upon demand the amount shown as due on any such certificate.
(d)    Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation, provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).
SECTION 2.16.Illegality.
If due to any Change in Law it shall become unlawful or impossible for any Lender (or its Lending Office) to make, maintain or fund its SOFR Rate Revolving Loans, and such Lender shall so notify the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall forthwith give notice thereof to the other Lenders and the Borrower, whereupon, until such Lender notifies the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, the obligation of such Lender to make SOFR Rate Revolving Loans, or to Convert outstanding Revolving Loans into SOFR Rate Revolving Loans, shall be suspended. Before giving any notice to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.16, such Lender shall use reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions applicable to such Lender) to designate a different Lending Office if such designation would avoid the need for giving such notice and would not, in the judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender. If such notice is given, each SOFR Rate Revolving Loan of such Lender then outstanding shall be converted to a Base Rate Revolving Loan either (i) on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such SOFR Rate Revolving Loan if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain and fund such Revolving Loan to such day or (ii) immediately if such Lender shall determine that it may not lawfully continue to maintain and fund such Revolving Loan to such day.


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SECTION 2.17.Payments and Computations.
(a)    The Borrower shall make each payment to be made by it hereunder not later than 1:00 P.M. (New York City Time) on the day when due in Dollars to the Administrative Agent at the Agent’s Account in same day funds without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. The Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be distributed like funds relating to the payment of principal or interest or commitment fees ratably (other than amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.02(c), 2.06, 2.11(c), 2.13(c), 2.15, 2.18, 2.21 or 8.04(c)) to the Lenders for the account of its Lending Office to be applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon its acceptance of an Assignment and Assumption and recording of the information contained therein in the Register pursuant to Section 8.07(c), from and after the effective date specified in such Assignment and Assumption, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments hereunder in respect of the interest assigned thereby to the Lender assignee thereunder, and the parties to such Assignment and Assumption shall make all appropriate adjustments in such payments for periods prior to such effective date directly between themselves.
(b)    The Borrower hereby authorizes each Lender, if and to the extent payment owed to such Lender is not made when due hereunder, after any applicable grace period, to charge from time to time against any or all of the Borrower’s accounts with such Lender any amount so due.
(c)    All computations of interest based on the rate referred to in clause (i) or (ii) of the definition of the “Base Rate” contained in Section 1.01 shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and all computations of interest based on the Term SOFR Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the rate referred to in clause (iii) of the definition of the “Base Rate” and of commitment fees shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of 360 days, in each case for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest, commitment fees are payable. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(d)    Whenever any payment hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of payment of interest or commitment fees, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of SOFR Rate Revolving Loans to be made in the next following calendar month, such payment shall be made on the next preceding Business Day. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Termination Date shall occur on a date other than a Business Day, the Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender on the next preceding Business Day prior to the Termination Date the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans made to the Borrower by the Lenders then outstanding.
(e)    Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to a Lender hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment in full, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment in full to the Administrative Agent on such date, and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, cause to be distributed to each Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender. If and to the extent that the Borrower shall not have so made such payment in full to the Administrative Agent, each Lender shall repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such amount distributed to such Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from the date


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such amount is distributed to such Lender until the date such Lender repays such amount to the Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds Effective Rate.
SECTION 2.18.Taxes.
(a)    Defined Terms. For purposes of this Section 2.18 and for the avoidance of doubt, the term “Applicable Law” includes FATCA.
(b)    Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by Applicable Law. If any Applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
(c)    Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. The Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.
(d)    Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify each Recipient, within 30 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(e)    Indemnification by the Lenders. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 30 days after demand therefor, for any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so). Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, within 30 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 8.07(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (ii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent or the Borrower to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent or the Borrower under this subsection (e).


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(f)    Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.18, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(g)    Status of Lenders. (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.18(g)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(ii)    Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
(A)    any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), an executed IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

(B)    any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

(i)    in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, an executed IRS Form W-8BEN-E or IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, an executed IRS Form W-8BEN-E or IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

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(iii)    in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) an executed IRS Form W-8BEN-E or IRS Form W-8BEN; or

(iv)    to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, an executed IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by an executed IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN-E or IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C-2 or Exhibit C-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

(C)    any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by Applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by Applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

(D)    if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by Applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.


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Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

(h)    Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.18 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.18), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this subsection (h) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection (h), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this subsection (h) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This subsection shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
(i)    Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.18 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.
SECTION 2.19.Sharing of Payments, Etc.
If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or other obligations hereunder resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued interest thereon or other such obligations greater than its Commitment Percentage thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (i) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (ii) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and such other obligations of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and other amounts owing them; provided that:
(A)    if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and

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express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender and any payment made pursuant to Section 2.02(c), 2.06, 2.11(c), 2.13(c), 2.15, 2.18, 2.21 or 8.04(c) or, in respect of SOFR Rate Revolving Loans converted into Base Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.16), or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply).

The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under Applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.
SECTION 2.20.Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
(a)    Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.18, then such Lender shall (at the request of the Borrower) use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.18, as the case may be, in the future, and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.
(b)    Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.18 and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different Lending Office in accordance with subsection (a) above, or if any Lender is a Declining Lender, a Defaulting Lender or a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 8.07), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Section 2.15 or Section 2.18) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if such Lender accepts such assignment); provided that:
(i)    the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in Section 8.07(b)(iv);
(ii)    such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, together with all applicable accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 8.04(c)) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal amounts and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);


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(iii)    in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.15 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.18, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;
(iv)    such assignment shall not conflict with Applicable Law;
(v)    in the case of any assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Declining Lender or a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable extension, amendment, waiver or consent; and
(vi)    No Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
SECTION 2.21.Defaulting Lenders.
(a)    Defaulting Lender Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law:
(i)    Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Required Lenders and in Section 8.01.
(ii)    Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article 6.01 or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 8.05 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement; and fourth, , to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 3.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this


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Section 2.21(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
(iii)    Certain Fees. No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any commitment fee for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).
(iv)    [Reserved].
(v)    Reduction of Available Commitments. The Borrower may terminate the Available Commitment of any Lender that is a Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.08(b).
(b)    Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein, that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with the Commitments), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed in writing by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
SECTION 3.01 Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness.
The obligation of each Lender to make the initial Extension of Credit to be made by it hereunder shall become effective on and as of the first date on which the following conditions precedent have been satisfied:
(a)    The Administrative Agent shall have received on or before such date of effectiveness the following, each dated such day (except as noted otherwise below), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and, to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, in sufficient copies (except with respect to the promissory notes described in paragraph (ii) below) for each Lender:
(i)    A fully executed version of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
(ii)    Promissory notes payable to each Lender that has requested the same prior to such date pursuant to Section 2.10(d), duly executed by the Borrower.
(iii)    (A) A copy of the articles of incorporation or other organizational documents of the Borrower and each amendment thereto, certified by the Secretary of State of Oregon as being a true and correct copy thereof, and (B) a certificate from the Secretary of State of Oregon (dated not more than 10 days prior to the date hereof) attesting to the continued existence and good standing of the Borrower in that State.


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(iv)    Certified copies of the resolutions of the board of directors of the Borrower approving this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and of all documents evidencing other necessary corporate action and Governmental Approvals required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(v)    A certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Borrower certifying (A) the names and true signatures of the officers of the Borrower authorized to sign this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered by the Borrower hereunder, and (B) that attached thereto are true and correct copies of the bylaws of the Borrower as in effect on such date.
(vi)    A favorable opinion of in-house counsel for the Borrower, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
(vii)    A favorable opinion of special New York counsel for the Borrower, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
(b)    On such date, the following statements shall be true and the Administrative Agent shall have received for the account of each Lender a certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower, dated such date, stating that:
(i)    The representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in this Agreement are true and correct on and as of the date of such effectiveness as though made on and as of such date, and
(ii)    No event has occurred and is continuing that constitutes a Default.
(c)    The Borrower shall have paid all accrued fees and expenses under the Existing Credit Agreement payable on the date hereof and all accrued fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Lenders payable on the date hereof (including the accrued fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent to the extent then due and payable).
(d)    The Administrative Agent shall have received all documentation and information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the Patriot Act, to the extent such documentation or information is requested by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders reasonably in advance of the date hereof.
(e)    The Administrative Agent shall have received such other approvals or documents as the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall have reasonably requested through the Administrative Agent reasonably in advance of the date hereof.
SECTION 3.02. Conditions Precedent to each Extension of Credit.
The obligation of each Lender to make each Extension of Credit to be made by it hereunder (other than in connection with any Borrowing that would not increase the aggregate principal amount of Loans outstanding immediately prior to the making of such Borrowing) shall be subject to the following statements being true on the date of such Borrowing (and each of the giving of the applicable Notice of Borrowing and the acceptance by the Borrower of the proceeds of any such Extension of Credit shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower that on the date of such Extension of Credit such statements are true):


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(i)    The representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Section 4.01 (other than the representations and warranties in the first sentence of Section 4.01(g), in Section 4.01(i) and in the first sentence of Section 4.01(n)) are true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifiers) on and as of the date of such Extension of Credit, before and after giving effect to such Extension of Credit and to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date, and
(ii)    No event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Extension of Credit or from the application of the proceeds therefrom, that constitutes a Default.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
SECTION 4.01.Representations and Warranties of the Borrower.
The Borrower represents and warrants as follows:
(a)    The Borrower is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Oregon and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation under the laws of each state in which the ownership of its properties or the conduct of its business makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and each Material Subsidiary is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or otherwise organized.
(b)    The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of each Loan Document, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, are within the Borrower’s corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action. Each Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower.
(c)    No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other third party is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of any Loan Document, other than such Governmental Approvals that have been duly obtained and are in full force and effect, which as of the date hereof include: Decision 88-04-062 of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California dated April 27, 1988; Order No. 35630 of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission issued December 15, 2022, in Case No. PAC-E-22-17; Order No. 22-472 of the Public Utility of Commission of Oregon issued December 13, 2022, in Docket No. UF 4335; Notice of Planned Securities Issuance in accordance with WAC 480-100-242, filed October 28, 2022, in Docket UE-220795, with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission; Order Approving Securities Exemption and Accepting the Substance and Format of the Quarterly Financing Activity Report To Be Filed Thereunder issued November 1, 2010, in Docket No. 20000-372-EA-10 (Record No. 12519), by the Public Service Commission of Wyoming; Report and Order issued May 10, 2007, in Docket No. 07-035-16, by the Public Service Commission of Utah; and Letter Order issued December 23, 2022, in Docket No. ES23-3-000, by the FERC.
(d)    The execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of the Loan Documents will not (i) violate (A) the articles of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable documents) of Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries or (B) any Applicable Law, (ii)


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be in conflict with, or result in a breach of or constitute a default under, any contract, agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of its or their respective properties is bound or (iii) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on the property of Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries other than Permitted Liens and Liens required under this Agreement, except to the extent such conflict, breach or default referred to in the preceding clause (ii), individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(e)    Each Loan Document is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as limited by bankruptcy and similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by the application of general equitable principles.
(f)    The Borrower and each Material Subsidiary are in compliance with all Applicable Laws (including Environmental Laws), except to the extent that failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(g)    There is no action, suit, proceeding, claim or dispute pending or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective properties or assets, before any Governmental Authority that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no injunction, writ, preliminary restraining order or any other order of any nature issued by any Governmental Authority directing that any material aspect of the transactions expressly provided for in any of the Loan Documents not be consummated as herein or therein provided.
(h)    The consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at December 31, 2021, and the related consolidated statements of income, cash flows and stockholders’ equity for the fiscal year ended on such date, certified by Deloitte & Touche LLP, copies of which have heretofore been furnished to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, present fairly in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date, and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the fiscal year then ended. All such financial statements, including the related schedules and notes thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods involved (except as may be disclosed therein).
(i)    Since December 31, 2021, no event has occurred that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(j)    The Borrower and each Material Subsidiary have filed or caused to be filed all U.S. Federal and other material tax returns that are required by Applicable Law to be filed, and have paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on said returns or on any assessments made against it or any of its property; other than (i) with respect to taxes the amount or validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of the Borrower or the applicable Material Subsidiary, as the case may be, or (ii) to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(k)    No ERISA Event has occurred other than as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no actions, suits or claims pending against or involving a Pension Plan (other than routine


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claims for benefits) or, to the knowledge of the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates, threatened, that would reasonably be expected to be asserted successfully against any Pension Plan and, if so asserted successfully, would reasonably be expected either singly or in the aggregate to have a Material Adverse Effect. No lien imposed under the Internal Revenue Code or ERISA on the assets of the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates exists or is likely to arise with respect to any Pension Plan. The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries have complied with foreign law applicable to its Foreign Plans, except to the extent that failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(l)    The Borrower is not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of buying or carrying Margin Stock, and no proceeds of any Loan will be used to extend credit to others for the purpose of buying or carrying any Margin Stock. Following the application of the proceeds of any Extension of Credit, not more than 25% of the value of the assets of the Borrower and the Material Subsidiaries that are subject to the restrictions of Section 5.02(a) or (c) constitute Margin Stock.
(m)    Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(n)    There are no claims, liabilities, investigations, litigation, notices of violation or liability, administrative proceedings, judgments or orders, whether asserted, pending or threatened, relating to any liability under or compliance with any applicable Environmental Law, against the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or relating to any real property currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary, that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Hazardous Materials have been or are present or are being spilled, discharged or released on, in, under or from property (real, personal or mixed) currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary in any quantity or manner violating, or resulting in liability under, any applicable Environmental Law, which violation or liability would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(o)    No written statement or information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the syndication or negotiation of this Agreement or delivered pursuant hereto, in each case as of the date such statement or information is made or delivered, as applicable, contained or contains, any material misstatement of fact or intentionally omitted or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were, are, or will be made, not misleading.
(p)    Each Material Subsidiary as of the date hereof is set forth on Schedule II.
(q)    The Borrower has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to promote compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers and employees with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, their respective officers, directors and employees and their respective agents that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects. None of the Borrower or any Subsidiary is a Sanctioned Person. No Borrowing, use of proceeds or other transaction contemplated by this Agreement will violate any Anti-Corruption Law or applicable Sanctions.


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ARTICLE V
COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER
SECTION 5.01 Affirmative Covenants.
So long as any Loan or any other amount payable hereunder shall remain unpaid or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, the Borrower will:
(a)    Payment of Taxes, Etc. Pay and discharge, and cause each Material Subsidiary to pay and discharge, before the same shall become delinquent, (i) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or its property, and (ii) all lawful claims that, if unpaid, would by Applicable Law become a Lien upon its property, in each case, except to the extent that the failure to pay and discharge such amounts, either singly or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that neither the Borrower nor any Material Subsidiary shall be required to pay or discharge any such tax, assessment, charge or claim that is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and as to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP.
(b)    Preservation of Existence, Etc. Preserve and maintain, and cause each Material Subsidiary to preserve and maintain, its corporate, partnership or limited liability company (as the case may be) existence and all rights (charter and statutory) and franchises, except to the extent the failure to maintain such rights and franchises would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that the Borrower and any Material Subsidiary may consummate any merger or consolidation permitted under Section 5.02(b).
(c)    Compliance with Laws, Etc. Comply, and cause each Material Subsidiary to comply with Applicable Law (with such compliance to include, without limitation, compliance with Environmental Laws, the Patriot Act, Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions), except to the extent the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d)    Inspection Rights. At any reasonable time and from time to time, permit the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any designated agents or representatives thereof, at all reasonable times and to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, to examine and make copies of and abstracts from the records and books of account of, and visit the properties of, the Borrower and any Material Subsidiary and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrower and any Material Subsidiary with any of their officers or directors and with their independent certified public accountants (at which discussion, if the Borrower or such Material Subsidiary so requests, a representative of the Borrower or such Material Subsidiary shall be permitted to be present, and if such accountants should require that a representative of the Borrower be present, the Borrower agrees to provide a representative to attend such discussion); provided that (i) such designated agents or representatives shall agree to any reasonable confidentiality obligations proposed by the Borrower and shall follow the guidelines and procedures generally imposed upon like visitors to the Borrower’s facilities, and (ii) unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, such visits and inspections shall occur not more than once in any fiscal quarter.
(e)    Keeping of Books. Keep, and cause each Material Subsidiary to keep, proper books of record and account, in which full and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets and business of the Borrower and each such Material Subsidiary in accordance with GAAP.


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(f)    Maintenance of Properties, Etc. Maintain and preserve, and cause each Material Subsidiary to maintain and preserve, all of its properties that are material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.
(g)    Maintenance of Insurance. Maintain, and cause each Material Subsidiary to maintain, insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations in such amounts and covering such risks as is usually carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in the same general areas in which Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries operates to the extent available on commercially reasonable terms (the “Industry Standard”); provided, however, that the Borrower and each Material Subsidiary may self-insure to the same extent as other companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties and to the extent consistent with prudent business practice; and provided, further, that if the Industry Standard is such that the insurance coverage then being maintained by Borrower and its Material Subsidiaries is below the Industry Standard, Borrower shall only be required to use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the necessary insurance coverage such that its and its Material Subsidiaries’ insurance coverage equals or is greater than the Industry Standard.
(h)    Reporting Requirements. Furnish to the Lenders:
(i)    within 60 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy of the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of such quarter and consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the period commencing at the end of the previous fiscal year and ending with the end of such quarter, duly certified (subject to year-end audit adjustments) by the chief financial officer, chief accounting officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer of the Borrower as having been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and a certificate of the chief financial officer, chief accounting officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer of the Borrower as to compliance with the terms of this Agreement and setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations necessary to demonstrate compliance with Section 5.03, provided that in the event of any change in GAAP used in the preparation of such financial statements, the Borrower shall also provide, if necessary for the determination of compliance with Section 5.03, a statement of reconciliation conforming such financial statements to GAAP in effect on the date hereof;
(ii)    within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy of the annual audit report for such year for the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, containing a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year and consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such fiscal year, in each case accompanied by an opinion by Deloitte & Touche LLP or other independent public accountants of nationally recognized standing, and a certificate of the chief financial officer, chief accounting officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer of the Borrower as to compliance with the terms of this Agreement and setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations necessary to demonstrate compliance with Section 5.03, provided that in the event of any change in GAAP used in the preparation of such financial statements, the Borrower shall also provide, if necessary for the determination of compliance with Section 5.03, a statement of reconciliation conforming such financial statements to GAAP in effect on the date hereof;


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(iii)    within five days after the chief financial officer or treasurer of the Borrower obtains knowledge of the occurrence of any Default, a statement of the chief financial officer or treasurer of the Borrower setting forth details of such Default and the action that the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto;
(iv)    within ten Business Days after the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates knows or has reason to know that (A) the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates has failed to comply with ERISA or the related provisions of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to any Pension Plan, and such noncompliance will, or could reasonably be expected to, result in material liability to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, and/or (B) any ERISA Event (other than an ERISA Event as defined in clause (vi) of the definition of “ERISA Event”) has occurred, a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Borrower describing such ERISA Event and the action, if any, proposed to be taken with respect to such ERISA Event and a copy of any notice filed with the PBGC or the IRS pertaining to such ERISA Event and all notices received by the Borrower or such ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or any other governmental agency with respect thereto;
(v)    promptly after the commencement thereof, notice of all actions and proceedings before, and orders by, any Governmental Authority affecting the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary of the type described in Section 4.01(g);
(vi)    together with the financial statements delivered in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section 5.01(h), if Schedule II shall no longer set forth a complete and correct list of all Material Subsidiaries as of the last date of the period for which such financial statements were prepared, an updated Schedule II setting forth all Material Subsidiaries as of the last date of such period for which such financial statements have been prepared;
(vii)    if requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, an updated Beneficial Ownership Certification to the extent the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, reflecting any change in the information provided in any Beneficial Ownership Certification delivered to the Administrative Agent or any Lender that would result in a change to the list of beneficial owners of the Borrower;
(viii)    promptly upon the occurrence of a Reportable Compliance Event, notice of such occurrence; and
(ix)    such other information respecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as any Lender through the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request.
If the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(h)(i) or 5.01(h)(ii) are included in any Form 10-K or 10-Q filed by the Borrower, the Borrower’s obligation to deliver such documents or information to the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to be satisfied upon (x) delivery of a copy of the relevant form to the Administrative Agent within the time period required by such Section or (y) the relevant form being available on EDGAR and the delivery of a notice to the Administrative Agent (which notice may be delivered by electronic mail and/or included in the applicable compliance certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(h)(i) or 5.01(h)(ii)) that such form is so available, in each case within the time period required by such Section.



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(i)    Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Borrowings for working capital and other general corporate purposes.
SECTION 5.02. Negative Covenants.
So long as any Loan or any other amount payable hereunder shall remain unpaid or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, the Borrower agrees that it will not:
(a)    Liens, Etc. Create or suffer to exist, or cause or permit any Material Subsidiary to create or suffer to exist, any Lien on or with respect to any of its properties, including, without limitation, equity interests held by such Person in any Subsidiary of such Person, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than (i) Permitted Liens, (ii) [reserved], (iii) Liens created by or pursuant to (x) the Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of January 9, 1989, as amended, modified or supplemented, of PacifiCorp, entered into with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor trustee to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.) or (y) any other first mortgage indenture or similar agreement or instrument pursuant to which the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries may issue bonds, notes or similar instruments secured by a lien on all or a substantial portion of its fixed assets, so long as under the terms of such other indenture or similar agreement or instrument no “cross-default” or similar “event of default” (howsoever designated) in respect of any bonds, notes or other instruments issued thereunder will be triggered by reference to a Default, and (iv) Liens, in addition to the foregoing, securing obligations not greater than the greater of (A) 7.5% of consolidated shareholders’ equity of all classes (whether common, preferred, mandatorily convertible preferred or preference) of the Borrower and (B) $100,000,000.
(b)    Mergers, Etc. Merge or consolidate with or into any Person, unless (i) the successor entity (if other than the Borrower) (A) assumes, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, all of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement, (B) is a corporation or limited liability company formed under the laws of the United States of America, one of the states thereof or the District of Columbia, (C) is in pro forma compliance with the covenant in Section 5.03 both before and after giving effect to such proposed transaction (determined as if such proposed transaction had occurred on the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter period preceding the date of such proposed transaction for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(h)) and (D) has long-term senior unsecured debt ratings issued (and confirmed after giving effect to such merger) by S&P or Moody’s of at least BBB- and Baa3, respectively (or if no such ratings have been issued, commercial paper ratings issued (and confirmed after giving effect to such merger) by S&P and Moody’s of at least A-3 and P-3, respectively), and (ii) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such proposed transaction or would result therefrom, and provided, in each case of clause (i) where the successor entity is other than the Borrower, that the Administrative Agent shall have received, and be reasonably satisfied with, all documentation and information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the Patriot Act, to the extent such documentation or information is requested by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders prior to the date of such proposed transaction.
(c)    Sales, Etc. of Assets. Sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to any Person, or grant any option or other right to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire such assets, except that the Borrower may sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to any Person so long as the requirements set forth in Section 5.02(b) are satisfied as if such disposition were a merger or consolidation in which the Borrower is not the surviving entity.


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(d)    Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of any Extension of Credit to buy or carry Margin Stock in violation of the Margin Regulations.
(e)    [Reserved].
(f)    [Reserved].
(g)    [Reserved].
(h)    [Reserved].
(i)    Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. The Borrower will not, directly or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly, use the proceeds of any Borrowing, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person (i) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (ii) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, or (iii) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any other party (including each Credit Party) to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
SECTION 5.03 Financial Covenant.
So long as any Loan shall remain unpaid or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, the Borrower will maintain a ratio of Consolidated Debt to Consolidated Capital of not greater than 0.65 to 1.00 as of the last day of each fiscal quarter.
ARTICLE VI
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
SECTION 6.01.Events of Default.
If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur and be continuing:
(a)    The Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan when the same becomes due and payable, or shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or make any other payment of fees or other amounts payable under this Agreement within five days after the same becomes due and payable; or
(b)    Any representation or warranty made by the Borrower herein or by the Borrower (or any of its officers) in connection with this Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made; or
(c)    (i) The Borrower shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 5.01(b), 5.02 or 5.03, or (ii) the Borrower shall fail to perform or observe any other term, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document if such failure shall remain unremedied for 30 days after written notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent or any Lender; or
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in a principal amount in excess of $100,000,000 in the aggregate when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Debt; or any other event shall occur or condition shall exist under any agreement or instrument relating to any such Debt and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate, or to permit the acceleration of, the maturity of such Debt; or any such Debt shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid or redeemed (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment or redemption), prior to the stated maturity thereof; or
(e)    Any judgment or order for the payment of money in excess of $100,000,000 to the extent not paid or insured shall be rendered against the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary and either (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order or (ii) there shall be any period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; or
(f)    The Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall generally not pay its debts as such debts become due, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any proceeding shall be instituted by or against the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its property and, in the case of any such proceeding instituted against it (but not instituted by it), either such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days, or any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including, without limitation, the entry of an order for relief against, or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for, it or for any substantial part of its property) shall occur; or the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall take any corporate action to authorize any of the actions set forth above in this subsection (f); or
(g)    An ERISA Event shall have occurred that, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, has resulted in, or is reasonably likely to result in, a Material Adverse Effect; or
(h)    (i) Berkshire Hathaway shall fail to own, directly or indirectly, at least 50% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Borrower, calculated on a fully diluted basis or (ii) Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company shall fail to own, directly or indirectly, at least 80% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Borrower, calculated on a fully diluted basis (each, a “Change of Control”); provided that, in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), such failure shall not constitute an Event of Default unless and until a Rating Decline has occurred;
then, and in any such event, the Administrative Agent (i) shall at the request, or may with the consent, of the Required Lenders, by notice to the Borrower, declare the obligation of each Lender to make Extensions of Credit to be terminated, whereupon the same shall forthwith terminate; and (ii) shall at the request, or may with the consent, of the Required Lenders, by notice to the Borrower, declare the outstanding Borrowings, all interest thereon and all other amounts payable under this Agreement to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the outstanding Borrowings, all such interest and all such amounts shall become


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and be forthwith due and payable by the Borrower, without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower; provided, however, that in the event of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, (A) the obligation of each Lender to make Extensions of Credit shall automatically be terminated and (B) the outstanding Borrowings, all such interest and all such amounts shall automatically become and be due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower.     
ARTICLE VII
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
SECTION 7.01. Appointment and Authority.
Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints PNC to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder, under the other Loan Documents and the Related Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and the Borrower shall not have rights as a third-party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein, in any other Loan Document or any Related Document (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any Applicable Law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.

SECTION 7.02. Rights as a Lender.
The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for, and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

SECTION 7.03. Exculpatory Provisions.
(a)    The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein, in the other Loan Documents and in the Related Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:
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(ii)    shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby, by the other Loan Documents or by the Related Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein, in the other Loan Documents or in the Related Documents); provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document, any Related Document or Applicable Law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law; and
(iii)    shall not, except as expressly set forth herein, in the other Loan Documents or in the Related Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
(b)    The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 6.01 and 8.01), or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Borrower or a Lender.
(c)    The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Related Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document, any Related Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article III or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 7.04.Reliance by Administrative Agent.
The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan that by its terms must be


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fulfilled to the satisfaction of any Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such prior to the making of such Loan. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

SECTION 7.05.Resignation of Administrative Agent.
(a)    The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be (i) a commercial bank with an office in the United States having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States and (ii) subject to the approval of the Borrower so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.
(b)    If the Person serving as Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, by notice in writing to the Borrower and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent and, in consultation with the Borrower, appoint a successor, which shall be (i) a commercial bank with an office in the United States having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States and (ii) subject to the approval of the Borrower so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Removal Effective Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.
(c)    With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable) (1) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (2) except for any indemnity payments owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Administrative Agent (other than any rights to indemnity payments owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder, under the other Loan Documents or under the Related Documents. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as


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those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder, under the other Loan Documents and under the Related Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 8.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.
(d)    Notwithstanding anything in this Section 7.05 to the contrary, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall continue to hold any collateral (including cash collateral and collateral held under any Pledge Agreement) as bailee for the benefit of the Lenders until a successor Administrative Agent has been appointed in accordance with this Section 7.05.
SECTION 7.06.Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders.
Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document, any Related Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

SECTION 7.07.Indemnification.
Each Lender severally agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent not promptly reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting its obligation to do so) from and against such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Related Document or any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Related Document; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, as proven in a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent promptly upon demand for its Commitment Percentage of any costs and expenses (including, without limitation, fees and reasonable expenses of counsel) payable by the Borrower under Section 8.04, to the extent that the Administrative Agent is not promptly reimbursed for such costs and expenses by the Borrower (and without limiting its obligation to do so) after request therefor. The failure of any Lender to reimburse the Administrative Agent promptly upon demand for its Commitment Percentage of any amount required to be paid by the Lender to the Administrative Agent as provided herein shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its Commitment Percentage of such amount, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to reimburse the Administrative Agent for such other Lender’s Commitment Percentage of such amount. Without prejudice to the survival of any other


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agreement of any Lender hereunder, the agreement and obligations of each Lender contained in this Section 7.07 shall survive the payment in full of principal, interest and all other amounts payable hereunder.
SECTION 7.08.No Other Duties, etc.
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Joint Lead Arrangers, the “Joint Bookrunners”, the “Syndication Agents” or the Documentation Agents listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Related Document, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent or a Lender hereunder or thereunder.

SECTION 7.09.Erroneous Payments.
(a)If the Administrative Agent notifies a Lender or Credit Party, or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender or Credit Party (any such Lender, Credit Party or other recipient, a “Payment Recipient”) that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion (whether or not after receipt of any notice under immediately succeeding clause (b)) that any funds received by such Payment Recipient from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates were erroneously transmitted to, or otherwise erroneously or mistakenly received by, such Payment Recipient (whether or not known to such Lender, Credit Party or other Payment Recipient on its behalf) (any such funds, whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise, individually and collectively, an “Erroneous Payment”) and demands the return of such Erroneous Payment (or a portion thereof), such Erroneous Payment shall at all times remain the property of the Administrative Agent and shall be segregated by the Payment Recipient and held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, and such Lender or Credit Party shall (or, with respect to any Payment Recipient who received such funds on its behalf, shall cause such Payment Recipient to) promptly, but in no event later than two Business Days thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made, in same day funds (in the currency so received), together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Payment Recipient to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in same day funds at the greater of the Overnight Bank Funding Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Payment Recipient under this clause (a) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

(b)Without limiting the immediately preceding clause (a), each Lender or Credit Party, or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender or Credit Party, hereby further agrees that if it receives a payment, prepayment or repayment (whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise) from the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) (x) that is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in a


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notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment, (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates), or (z) that such Lender or Credit Party, or other such recipient, otherwise becomes aware was transmitted, or received, in error or by mistake (in whole or in part) in each case:

(i)(A) in the case of immediately preceding clauses (x) or (y), an error shall be presumed to have been made (absent written confirmation from the Administrative Agent to the contrary) or (B) an error has been made (in the case of immediately preceding clause (z)), in each case, with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment; and

(ii)such Lender or Credit Party shall (and shall cause any other recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf to) promptly (and, in all events, within one Business Day of its knowledge of such error) notify the Administrative Agent of its receipt of such payment, prepayment or repayment, the details thereof (in reasonable detail) and that it is so notifying the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 7.09(b).

(c)Each Lender or Credit Party hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off, net and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender or Credit Party under any Loan Document, or otherwise payable or distributable by the Administrative Agent to such Lender or Credit Party from any source, against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under immediately preceding clause (a) or under the indemnification provisions of this Agreement.

(d)In the event that an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered by the Administrative Agent for any reason, after demand therefor by the Administrative Agent in accordance with immediately preceding clause (a), from any Lender that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) (and/or from any Payment Recipient who received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) on its respective behalf) (such unrecovered amount, an “Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency”), upon the Administrative Agent’s notice to such Lender at any time, (i) such Lender shall be deemed to have assigned its Loans (but not its Commitments) of the relevant class with respect to which such Erroneous Payment was made (the “Erroneous Payment Impacted Class”) in an amount equal to the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency (or such lesser amount as the Administrative Agent may specify) (such assignment of the Loans (but not Commitments) of the Erroneous Payment Impacted Class, the “Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment”) at par plus any accrued and unpaid interest (with the assignment fee to be waived by the Administrative Agent in such instance), and is hereby (together with the Borrower) deemed to execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption (or, to the extent applicable, an agreement incorporating an Assignment and Assumption by reference pursuant to a Platform as to which the Administrative Agent and such parties are participants) with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, and


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such Lender shall deliver any Notes evidencing such Loans to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, (ii) the Administrative Agent as the assignee Lender shall be deemed to acquire the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, (iii) upon such deemed acquisition, the Administrative Agent as the assignee Lender shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and the assigning Lender shall cease to be a Lender hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, its obligations under the indemnification provisions of this Agreement and its applicable Commitments which shall survive as to such assigning Lender and (iv) the Administrative Agent may reflect in the Register its ownership interest in the Loans subject to the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment. The Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, sell any Loans acquired pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and upon receipt of the proceeds of such sale, the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender shall be reduced by the net proceeds of the sale of such Loan (or portion thereof), and the Administrative Agent shall retain all other rights, remedies and claims against such Lender (and/or against any recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf). For the avoidance of doubt, no Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment will reduce the Commitments of any Lender and such Commitments shall remain available in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. In addition, each party hereto agrees that, except to the extent that the Administrative Agent has sold a Loan (or portion thereof) acquired pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent may be equitably subrogated, the Administrative Agent shall be contractually subrogated to all the rights and interests of the applicable Lender or Credit Party under the Loan Documents with respect to each Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency (the “Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights”).

(e)The parties hereto agree that an Erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any obligations owed by the Borrower or any other Loan Party, except, in each case, to the extent such Erroneous Payment is, and solely with respect to the amount of such Erroneous Payment that is, comprised of funds received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower or any other Loan Party for the purpose of making a payment or prepayment of the obligations.

(f)To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, no Payment Recipient shall assert any right or claim to an Erroneous Payment, and hereby waives, and is deemed to waive, any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by the Administrative Agent for the return of any Erroneous Payment received, including without limitation waiver of any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine

(g)Each party’s obligations, agreements and waivers under this Section 7.09 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and/or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations (or any portion thereof) under any Loan Document.


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ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 8.01.Amendments, Etc.
Subject to Section 2.12(c) and Section 2.21(a)(i), no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Required Lenders and the Borrower, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that, no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by each Lender directly affected thereby (other than, in the case of clause (i) or (v) below, any Defaulting Lender), do any of the following: (i) amend Section 3.01 or 3.02 or waive any of the conditions specified therein, (ii) increase the Commitment of any Lender or extend the Commitments (except pursuant to Section 2.06 or 2.07), (iii) reduce the principal of, or interest on, or rate of interest applicable to, the outstanding Loans or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, (iv) postpone any date fixed for any payment of principal of, or interest on, the outstanding Loans, reimbursement obligations or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, (v) change the definition of Required Lenders or change the percentage of the Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the outstanding Borrowings, or the number or the percentage of Lenders, that shall be required for the Lenders or any of them to take any action hereunder, or (vi) amend or waive this Section 8.01 or any provision of this Agreement that requires pro rata treatment of the Lenders; and provided further that (x) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above to take such action, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement and (y) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, amend or waive Section 2.21. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any provision of this Agreement may be amended by an agreement in writing entered into by the Borrower, the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent if by the terms of such agreement the Commitment of each Non-Consenting Lender not consenting to the amendment provided for therein shall terminate (but such Non-Consenting Lender shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.18 and 8.04) upon the effectiveness of such amendment, and such Non-Consenting Lender shall have received or shall at the time of such termination receive payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, together with all applicable accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts then payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.
SECTION 8.02.Notices, Etc.
(a)    Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile as follows:
(i)    if to the Borrower, to it at 825 N.E. Multnomah Street, Suite 1900, Portland, Oregon 97232-4116, Attention: Nikki L. Kobliha, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Facsimile: (503) 813-5625; Telephone No. (503) 813-5645);


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(ii)    if to the Administrative Agent, to PNC Bank, National Association at PNC Firstside Center, 500 First Ave., 4th Floor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219, Attention: Brian Hays; Telephone: (412) 762-0915; Email: brian.hays@pnc.com; for Credit matters: a copy to Ryan Rookwood (Telephone: (412) 762-9504; Email: ryan.rockwood@pnc.com);
(iii)    [reserved];
(iv)    if to any Initial Lender, at its Lending Office specified opposite its name on Schedule I hereto, and if to any other Lender at its Lending Office specified in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which it became a Lender.
Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices delivered through electronic communications, to the extent provided in subsection (b) below, shall be effective as provided in said subsection (b).

(b)    Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Section 2.02 if such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Section by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient, at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i), of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.
(c)    Change of Address, etc. Any party hereto may change its address or facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.
(d)    Platform.
(i)     The Borrower agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make the Communications (as defined below) available to the Lenders by posting the Communications on Debt Domain, Intralinks, Syndtrak or a substantially similar electronic transmission system (the “Platform”).


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(ii)    The Platform is provided “as is” and “as available.” The Agent Parties (as defined below) do not warrant the adequacy of the Platform and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Communications. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third-party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by any Agent Party in connection with the Communications or the Platform. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other Person or entity for damages of any kind, including, without limitation, direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of communications through the Platform except to the extent that such damages are found in a judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from such Agent Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. “Communications” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed to the Administrative Agent or any Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section, including through the Platform.
SECTION 8.03.No Waiver; Remedies.
No failure on the part of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
SECTION 8.04.Costs and Expenses; Indemnification.
Article VIIIThe Borrower agrees to pay promptly upon demand all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers and their respective Affiliates in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery, administration, modification and amendment of this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered hereunder, including, without limitation, (i) all due diligence, syndication (including printing, distribution and bank meetings), transportation, computer, duplication, appraisal, consultant, and audit expenses and (ii) the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Administrative Agent with respect thereto and with respect to advising the Administrative Agent as to its rights and responsibilities under this Agreement. The Borrower further agrees to pay promptly upon demand all reasonable costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (A) in connection with the enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or (B) in connection with the Loans made, including all such reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans, including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of one outside counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders taken as a whole in connection with the enforcement of rights under this Section 8.04(a) (and, with respect to matters referred to in clause (A) of this sentence only, separate counsel for the Administrative Agent and any Lender to the extent needed to avoid an actual or potential conflict of interest).
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Persons (each, an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all claims, damages, losses and liabilities, joint or several, to which any such Indemnified Party may become subject, in each case arising out of or in connection with or relating to (including, without limitation, in connection with any investigation, litigation or proceeding or preparation of a defense in connection therewith) this Agreement, any of the transactions contemplated herein or the actual or proposed use of the proceeds of the Extensions of Credit, and shall reimburse any Indemnified Party for any and all reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) as they are incurred in connection with the investigation of or preparation for or defense of any pending or threatened claim or any action or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party (but if not a party thereto, then only with respect to such proceedings where such Indemnified Party (i) is subject to legal process or other compulsion of law, (ii) believes in good faith that it will be so subject, or (iii) believes in good faith that it is necessary or appropriate for it to resist any legal process or other compulsion of law which is purported to be asserted against it) and whether or not such claim, action or proceeding is initiated or brought by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates and whether or not any of the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, except to the extent such claim, damage, loss, liability or expense is found in a judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from such Indemnified Party’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. In the case of an investigation, litigation or other proceeding to which the indemnity in this Section 8.04(b) applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by the Borrower, its directors, shareholders or creditors or an Indemnified Party or any other Person or any Indemnified Party is otherwise a party thereto and whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated. The Borrower agrees not to assert any claim against the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any of their respective Affiliates, or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, attorneys and agents, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages arising out of or otherwise relating to this Agreement, any of the transactions contemplated herein or the actual or proposed use of the proceeds of the Extensions of Credit. This Section 8.04(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes that are Indemnified Taxes, Excluded Taxes or Taxes that are covered by Section 2.15(a)(ii).
(b)If any payment of principal of, or Conversion of, any SOFR Rate Revolving Loan is made by the Borrower to or for the account of a Lender other than on the last day of the Interest Period for such Revolving Loan, as a result of a payment or Conversion pursuant to Section 2.06(c), 2.07(c), 2.09, 2.12(b), 2.13, 2.14, 2.15 or 2.16, acceleration of the maturity of the outstanding Borrowings pursuant to Section 6.01, assignment to another Lender upon demand of the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.20(b) or for any other reason (in the case of any such payment or Conversion), the Borrower shall, promptly upon demand by such Lender (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent), pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender any amounts required to compensate such Lender for any additional losses, costs or expenses that it may reasonably incur as a result of such payment or Conversion, including, without limitation, any loss (other than loss of Applicable Margin), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by any Lender to fund or maintain such Loan.
(c)Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the Borrower hereunder, the agreements and obligations of the Borrower contained in Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.19 and 8.04 shall survive the payment in full of principal, interest and all other amounts payable hereunder.
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holders or creditors related to or arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, the Extensions of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds thereof, any of the transactions contemplated by any of the foregoing or in the loan documentation and the performance by an Indemnified Party by any of the foregoing except to the extent that any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense is found in a judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from such Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(e)In the event that an Indemnified Party is requested or required to appear as a witness in any action brought by or on behalf of or against the Borrower or any of its Affiliates in which such Indemnified Party is not named as a defendant, the Borrower agrees to reimburse such Indemnified Party for all reasonable expenses incurred by it in connection with such Indemnified Party’s appearing and preparing to appear as such a witness, including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements of its legal counsel.
SECTION 8.05.Right of Set-off.
Upon (i) the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default and (ii) the making of the request or the granting of the consent specified by Section 6.01 to authorize the Administrative Agent to declare the outstanding Borrowings due and payable pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.01, each Lender and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held, and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing, by such Lender or any such Affiliate, to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or their respective Affiliates, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or such Affiliate shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of the Borrower may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch, office or Affiliate of such Lender different from the branch, office or Affiliate holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.21 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the obligations of the Borrower owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender or their respective Affiliates may have. Each Lender agrees to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
SECTION 8.06.Binding Effect.
This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by each Initial Lender that such Initial Lender has executed it and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower shall not have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of all of the Lenders.


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SECTION 8.07.Assignments and Participations.
(f)Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section, or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of subsection (e) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(g)Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:
(i)Minimum Amounts.
(A)    in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and/or the Loans at the time owing to it or contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds that equal at least the amount specified in subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section in the aggregate or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

(B)    in any case not described in subsection (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $5,000,000, or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

(ii)Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loan or the Commitment assigned.
(iii)Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:
(A)     the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of


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Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment, or (y) such assignment is to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender; provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten Business Days after having received written notice thereof; and

(B)     the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender with a Commitment or an Affiliate of such Lender.

(iv)Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; provided that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.
(v)No Assignment to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made to (A) the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates (except for any Affiliate of Berkshire Hathaway not controlled directly or indirectly by the Borrower that is a commercial lender acquiring rights and obligations under this Agreement in the ordinary course of its business) or Subsidiaries or (B) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B).
(vi)No Assignment to Natural Persons. No such assignment shall be made to a natural Person.
(vii)Certain Additional Payments. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent, and each other Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon), and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans in accordance with its Commitment Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under Applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this subsection, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.
Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption


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covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.18 and 8.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment; provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section.

(h)Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at its address referred to in Section 8.02 a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments and Termination Date of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(i)Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural Person or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates (except for any Affiliate of Berkshire Hathaway not controlled directly or indirectly by the Borrower that is a commercial lender acquiring participations under this Agreement in the ordinary course of its business) or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be responsible for the indemnity under Section 7.07 with respect to any payments made by such Lender to its Participant(s).
Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in Section 8.01 requiring the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby that directly affects such Participant. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.18 and 8.04(c) (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.18(g) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.18(g) shall be delivered to the participating Lender or the applicable Withholding Agent to the extent required by Applicable Law)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 2.20 as if it were an assignee under subsection (b) of this Section; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.15 or 2.18, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to


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receive. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 2.20(b) with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 8.05 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.19 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations or to comply with other requirements under applicable tax law. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
(j)Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or any other central banking authority; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
SECTION 8.08.Confidentiality.
Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall disclose any Confidential Information to any other Person without the consent of the Borrower, other than (i) to the Administrative Agent’s or such Lender’s Affiliates and their officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors, to the Administrative Agent or a Lender and, as contemplated by Section 8.07, to actual or prospective assignees and participants, and then only on a confidential basis, (ii) as required by any law, rule or regulation or judicial process, (iii) to any rating agency when required by it, provided, that, prior to any such disclosure, such rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider shall undertake to preserve the confidentiality of any Confidential Information received by it from such Lender, (iv) as requested or required by any state, federal or foreign authority or examiner regulating banks, banking or other financial institutions, (v) to any direct, indirect, actual or prospective counterparty (and its advisor) to any swap, derivative or securitization transaction related to the obligations under this Agreement on a confidential basis, (vi) to any credit insurance provider relating to the Borrower and its obligations on a confidential basis and (vii) pursuant to a request or requirement from a regulatory authority (governmental or non-governmental self-regulatory authority) having jurisdiction over a Lender; provided that unless prohibited by Applicable Law, each Lender and the Administrative Agent agree, prior to disclosure thereof, to notify the Borrower of any request for disclosure of any such Confidential Information (x) by any Governmental Authority or representative thereof (other than any such request in connection with an examination of such Lender or the Administrative Agent by such Governmental Authority) or (y) pursuant to legal process.


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SECTON 8.09.Governing Law.
EACH LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK), WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THAT WOULD REQUIRE APPLICATION OF ANOTHER LAW.
SECTION 8.10Severability.
In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired hereby.
SECTION 8.11.Execution in Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by telecopier or other electronic transmission (including by e-mail with a PDF attachment of an executed counterpart) shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement.
SECTION 8.12.Jurisdiction, Etc.
(k)Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that it will not commence any action, litigation or proceeding of any kind or description, whether in law or equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, against the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Related Party of the foregoing in any way relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions relating hereto or thereto, in any forum other than the courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City, and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City, and any appellate court from any thereof, and each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of such  courts and agrees that all claims in respect of any such action, litigation or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in such federal court.  Each party hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action, litigation or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. 
(l)The Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (a) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(m)Each party hereto irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 8.02. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by Applicable Law.


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SETCTION 8.13Waiver of Jury Trial.
EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY) OR THE ACTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE BORROWER OR ANY LENDER IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT THEREOF. TO THE EXTENT THEY MAY LEGALLY DO SO, BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY AGREE THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION, CAUSE OF ACTION, OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE DECIDED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT ANY PARTY HERETO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE OTHER PARTY OR PARTIES HERETO TO WAIVER OF ITS OR THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY HERETO (i) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
SECTON 8.14.USA PATRIOT Act.
Each Lender that is subject to the Patriot Act and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law as of October 26, 2001)) (as amended, restated, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time, the “Patriot Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, provide to the extent commercially reasonable, such information and take such actions as are reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in order to assist the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in maintaining compliance with the Patriot Act, including, without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Regulation for the Borrower to the extent the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation..
SECTION 8.15.No Fiduciary Duty.
The Credit Parties and their respective Affiliates (collectively, solely for purposes of this Section, the “Lender Parties”), may have economic interests that conflict with those of the Borrower, its securities holders and/or their Affiliates. The Borrower agrees that nothing in the Loan Documents or the Related Documents will be deemed to create an advisory, fiduciary or agency relationship or fiduciary or other implied duty between any Lender Party, on the one hand, and the Borrower, its securities holders or its Affiliates, on the other hand. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that (i) the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents and the Related Documents (including the exercise of rights and remedies hereunder and thereunder) are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Lender


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Parties, on the one hand, and the Borrower, on the other, and (ii) in connection therewith and with the process leading thereto, (x) no Lender Party has assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Borrower, its securities holders or its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby (or the exercise of rights or remedies with respect thereto) or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether any Lender Party has advised, is currently advising or will advise the Borrower, its securities holders or its Affiliates on other matters), and (y) each Lender Party is acting solely as principal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and the Related Documents and not as the agent or fiduciary of the Borrower, its management, securities holders or creditors. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that it has consulted its own legal and financial advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate and that it is responsible for making its own independent judgment with respect to such transactions and the process leading thereto. The Borrower agrees that it will not claim that any Lender Party has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owes a fiduciary or similar duty to the Borrower, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or the Related Documents or the process leading thereto.
SECTION 8.16.Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a)the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and
(b)the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i)a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii)a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent entity, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(iii)the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.
SECTION 8.17Certain ERISA Matters.
(a)Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower, that at least one of the following is and will be true:


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(i)    such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR §2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments or this Agreement,
(ii)    the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement,
(iii)    (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, or
(iv)    such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.
(b)In addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower, that the Administrative Agent is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).
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PACIFICORP,
as Borrower


By     /s/ Ryan Weems        
Ryan Weems
Vice President, Controller and Assistant Treasurer
By     /s/ Nikki L. Kobliha        
Nikki L. Kobliha
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


Signature Page to PacifiCorp Credit Agreement


PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent and Lender



By     /s/ Ryan Rockwood        
Name: Ryan Rockwood
Title: Vice President
Signature Page to PacifiCorp Credit Agreement


LENDERS:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Lender


By /s/ Gregory R. Gredvig        
    Name: Gregory R. Gredvig
    Title: Director
Signature Page to PacifiCorp Credit Agreement


SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, as Lender


By /s/ Suela Von Bargen        
    Name: Suela Von Bargen
    Title: Director
Signature Page to PacifiCorp Credit Agreement


BANK OF MONTREAL, as Lender


By /s/ Michael Cummings        
    Name: Michael Cummings
    Title: Managing Director
Signature Page to PacifiCorp Credit Agreement


TD BANK, N.A., as Lender


By /s/ Bernadette Collins        
    Name: Bernadette Collins
    Title: Senior Vice President
Signature Page to PacifiCorp Credit Agreement

    
EXHIBIT A
(to the Credit Agreement)
FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING
PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent
    for the Lenders party
    to the Credit Agreement
    referred to below
Attention: Agency Group
[Date]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, PacifiCorp, refers to the Credit Agreement, dated as of January 3, 2023 (as further amended or modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement,” the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among the undersigned, certain Lenders party thereto, and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and hereby gives you notice, irrevocably, pursuant to Section 2.02(a) of the Credit Agreement that the undersigned hereby requests a Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets forth below the information relating to such Borrowing (the “Proposed Borrowing”) as required by Section 2.02(a) of the Credit Agreement:
(i)The Business Day of the Proposed Borrowing is __________________, 20__.
(ii)The Type of Loans comprising the Proposed Borrowing is [Base Rate Loans][SOFR Rate Revolving Loans].
(iii)The aggregate amount of the Proposed Borrowing is $___________________.
[(iv)    The initial Interest Period for each SOFR Rate Revolving Loan made as part of the Proposed Borrowing is _____ month[s].]
The undersigned hereby certifies that the following statements are true on the date hereof, and will be true on the date of the Proposed Borrowing:
(A)    the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.01 of the Credit Agreement (other than the representations and warranties in the first sentence of Section 4.01(g), in Section 4.01(i) and in the first sentence of Section 4.01(n)) are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof, before and after giving effect to the Proposed Borrowing and to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on the date hereof; and
(B)    no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from the Proposed Borrowing or from the application of the proceeds therefrom, that constitutes a Default.
Very truly yours,
PACIFICORP


A-2
By    
                         Name:
                         Title:
                        


    
EXHIBIT B
(to the Credit Agreement)
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
This Assignment and Assumption (the “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [the][each]1 Assignor identified in item 1 below ([the][each, an] “Assignor”) and [the][each]2 Assignee identified in item 2 below ([the][each, an] “Assignee”). [It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of [the Assignors][the Assignees]3 hereunder are several and not joint.]4 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by [the][each] Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, [the][each] Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to [the Assignee][the respective Assignees], and [the][each] Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from [the Assignor][the respective Assignors], subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of [the Assignor’s][the respective Assignors’] rights and obligations in [its capacity as a Lender][their respective capacities as Lenders] under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of [the Assignor][the respective Assignors] under the respective facilities identified below (including without limitation any letters of credit and guarantees included in such facilities), and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of [the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender)][the respective Assignors (in their respective capacities as Lenders)] against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by [the][any] Assignor to [the][any] Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as [the][an] “Assigned Interest”). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to [the][any] Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by [the][any] Assignor.

1.    Assignor[s]:        ________________________________

                ______________________________
    [Assignor [is] [is not] a Defaulting Lender]

1 For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignor(s), if the assignment is from a single Assignor, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is from multiple Assignors, choose the second bracketed language.
2 For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignee(s), if the assignment is to a single Assignee, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is to multiple Assignees, choose the second bracketed language.
3 Select as appropriate.
4 Include bracketed language if there are either multiple Assignors or multiple Assignees.


    B-2
2.    Assignee[s]:        ______________________________

                ______________________________
    [for each Assignee, indicate [Affiliate][Approved Fund] of [identify Lender]]

3.    Borrower(s):        PacifiCorp

4.    Administrative Agent: PNC Bank, National Association, as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement

5.    Credit Agreement:    The $800,000,000 Credit Agreement dated as of January 3, 2023 among PacifiCorp, the Lenders parties thereto and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent

6.     Assigned Interest[s]:

Assignor[s]5Assignee[s]6Facility Assigned7Aggregate Amount of Commitment/Loans for all Lenders8
Amount of Commitment/Loans Assigned8
Percentage Assigned of Commitment/
Loans9
CUSIP Number
$$%
$$%
$$%

[7.    Trade Date:        ______________]10

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5 List each Assignor, as appropriate.
6 List each Assignee, as appropriate.
7 Fill in the appropriate terminology for the types of facilities under the Credit Agreement that are being assigned under this Assignment and Assumption (e.g., “Revolving Credit Commitment,” etc.)
8 Amount to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date.
9 Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.
10 To be completed if the Assignor(s) and the Assignee(s) intend that the minimum assignment amount is to be determined as of the Trade Date.


    B-3
Effective Date: _____________ ___, 20___ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]

The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:

ASSIGNOR[S]11
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]


By______________________________
Title:

[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]


By______________________________
Title:

ASSIGNEE[S]12
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]


By______________________________
Title:

[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]


By______________________________
Title:

11 Add additional signature blocks as needed. Include both Fund/Pension Plan and manager making the trade (if applicable).
12 Add additional signature blocks as needed. Include both Fund/Pension Plan and manager making the trade (if applicable).


    B-4
[Consented to and]13 Accepted:
PNC Bank, National Association, as
Administrative Agent


By _________________________________
Title:

[Consented to:]14
[NAME OF RELEVANT PARTY]


By ________________________________
Title:


13 To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.
14 To be added only if the consent of the Borrower and/or other parties is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.


    
ANNEX 1
$800,000,000 Credit Agreement, dated as of January 3, 2023, among PacifiCorp, the Lenders parties thereto and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
1.    Representations and Warranties.
1.1    Assignor[s]. [The][Each] Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, (ii) [the][such] Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (iv) it is [not] a Defaulting Lender; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document, or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.
1.2.    Assignee[s]. [The][Each] Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements to be an assignee under Section 8.07(b)(iii), (v) and (vi) of the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 8.07(b)(iii) of the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 5.01(h) thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, and (vii) attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by [the][such] Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, [the][any] Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in



accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of [the][each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to [the][the relevant] Assignee whether such amounts have accrued prior to, on or after the Effective Date. The Assignor[s] and the Assignee[s] shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments by the Administrative Agent for periods prior to the Effective Date or with respect to the making of this assignment directly between themselves. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments of interest, fees or other amounts paid or payable in kind from and after the Effective Date to [the][the relevant] Assignee.
3. General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.



EXHIBIT C-1
(to the Credit Agreement)
[FORM OF]
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of January 3, 2023 (as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among PacifiCorp (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto from time to time and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.18 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any promissory note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN-E or IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.



[NAME OF LENDER]
By:
Name:
Title:
Date: ________ __, 20[ ]





EXHIBIT C-2
(to the Credit Agreement)
[FORM OF]
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of January 3, 2023 (as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among PacifiCorp (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto from time to time and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.18 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN-E or IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.


[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:
Name:
Title:
Date: ________ __, 20[ ]



EXHIBIT C-3
(to the Credit Agreement)
[FORM OF]
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of January 3, 2023 (as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among PacifiCorp (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto from time to time and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.18 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN-E or IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN-E or IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:
Name:
Title:
Date: ________ __, 20[ ]



EXHIBIT C-4
(to the Credit Agreement)
[FORM OF]
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of January 3, 2023 (as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among PacifiCorp (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto from time to time and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.18 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any promissory note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any promissory note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN-E or IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN-E or IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.




Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
[NAME OF LENDER]
By:
Name:
Title:
Date: ________ __, 20[ ]





SCHEDULE I

LIST OF COMMITMENT AMOUNTS AND LENDING OFFICES

PACIFICORP

U.S. $800,000,000 Credit Agreement



I-2
Name of Bank
Commitment AmountLending Office
PNC Bank, National Association$160,000,000
PNC Firstside Center
500 First Ave., 4th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Attn: Agency Services

Contact: Brian Hays
Phone: (412) 762-0915
Email: brian.hays@pnc.com
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association$160,000,000
90 S. 7th Street
MAC: N9305-156
Minneapolis, MN 55402

Contact: Greg Gredvig
Phone: (612) 667-4832
Fax : (612) 316-0506
Email: gregory.r.gredvig@wellsfargo.com
Group Email: RKELCLNSVPayments@wellsfargo.com
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation$160,000,000
277 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10172

Contact: Emily Estevez
Phone: (212) 224-4177  
Fax : (212) 224-4384
Email: eestevez@smbclf.com
Bank of Montreal$160,000,000
115 S. LaSalle St., 17th Floor West
Chicago, IL 60603

Contact: Michael Cummings
Phone: (929) 837-9074
Email: michael.cummings@bmo.com
TD Bank, N.A.$160,000,000
1 Vanderbilt Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10017

Contact: Paul Yoon
Email: paul.yoon@tdsecurities.com
Group Email: TDBNANotices@tdsecurities.com
TOTAL$800,000,000



SCHEDULE II

LIST OF MATERIAL SUBSIDIARIES

PACIFICORP

U.S. $800,000,000 Credit Agreement
None.


EXHIBIT 21.1

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY
SUBSIDIARIES AND JOINT VENTURES

Pursuant to Item 601(b)(21)(ii) of Regulation S-K, we have omitted certain subsidiaries (all of which, when considered in the aggregate as a single subsidiary, would not constitute a significant subsidiary as of the end of our last fiscal year).
PPW Holdings LLCDelaware
PacifiCorpOregon
MidAmerican Funding, LLCIowa
MHC Inc.Iowa
MidAmerican Energy CompanyIowa
NVE Holdings, LLCDelaware
NV Energy, Inc.Nevada
Nevada Power CompanyNevada
Sierra Pacific Power CompanyNevada
Northern Powergrid Holdings CompanyUnited Kingdom
BHE Pipeline Group, LLCDelaware
BHE GT&S, LLCDelaware
Eastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLCVirginia
Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc.Delaware
BHE Canada Holdings CorporationCanada
BHE U.S. Transmission, LLCDelaware
BHE Renewables, LLCDelaware
HomeServices of America, Inc.Delaware


EXHIBIT 23.1




CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-228511 on Form S-8 of our report dated February 24, 2023, relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Des Moines, Iowa
February 24, 2023



EXHIBIT 23.2




CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-249044 on Form S-3 of our report dated February 24, 2023, relating to the financial statements of PacifiCorp appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP


Portland, Oregon
February 24, 2023



EXHIBIT 23.3




CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-257069 on Form S-3 of our report dated February 24, 2023, relating to the financial statements of MidAmerican Energy Company appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Des Moines, Iowa
February 24, 2023



EXHIBIT 23.4




CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-267865 on Form S-3 of our report dated February 24, 2023 relating to the financial statements of Nevada Power Company appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Las Vegas, Nevada
February 24, 2023



EXHIBIT 24.1




POWER OF ATTORNEY


The undersigned, a member of the Board of Directors or an officer of BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY, an Iowa corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Natalie L. Hocken and Jeffery B. Erb and each of them, as his/her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for and in his/her stead, in any and all capacities, to sign on his/her behalf the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 and to execute any amendments thereto and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and applicable stock exchanges, with the full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or advisable to all intents and purposes as he/she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his/her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Executed as of February 24, 2023
/s/ William J. Fehrman/s/ Calvin D. Haack
WILLIAM J. FEHRMANCALVIN D. HAACK
/s/ Gregory E. Abel/s/ Warren E. Buffett
GREGORY E. ABELWARREN E. BUFFETT
/s/ Marc D. Hamburg
MARC D. HAMBURG



EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, William J. Fehrman, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ William J. Fehrman
William J. Fehrman
President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)


EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Calvin D. Haack, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Calvin D. Haack
Calvin D. Haack
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)


EXHIBIT 31.3
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Scott W. Thon, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of PacifiCorp;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Scott W. Thon
Scott W. Thon
Chair of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)



EXHIBIT 31.4
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Nikki L. Kobliha, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of PacifiCorp;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Nikki L. Kobliha
Nikki L. Kobliha
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(principal financial officer)



EXHIBIT 31.5
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Kelcey A. Brown, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of MidAmerican Energy Company;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Kelcey A. Brown
Kelcey A. Brown
President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)


EXHIBIT 31.6
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Thomas B. Specketer, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of MidAmerican Energy Company;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Thomas B. Specketer
Thomas B. Specketer
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)


EXHIBIT 31.7
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Kelcey A. Brown, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of MidAmerican Funding, LLC;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Kelcey A. Brown
Kelcey A. Brown
President
(principal executive officer)


EXHIBIT 31.8
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Thomas B. Specketer, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of MidAmerican Funding, LLC;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Thomas B. Specketer
Thomas B. Specketer
Vice President and Controller
(principal financial officer)


EXHIBIT 31.9
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Douglas A. Cannon, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Nevada Power Company and its subsidiaries (dba NV Energy);
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Douglas A. Cannon
Douglas A. Cannon
President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)



EXHIBIT 31.10
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Michael J. Behrens, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Nevada Power Company and its subsidiaries (dba NV Energy);
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Michael J. Behrens
Michael J. Behrens
Interim Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
 


EXHIBIT 31.11
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Douglas A. Cannon, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Sierra Pacific Power Company and its subsidiaries (dba NV Energy);
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Douglas A. Cannon
Douglas A. Cannon
President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)




EXHIBIT 31.12
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Michael J. Behrens, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Sierra Pacific Power Company and its subsidiaries (dba NV Energy);
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Michael J. Behrens
Michael J. Behrens
Interim Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)




EXHIBIT 31.13
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Paul E. Ruppert, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Eastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLC;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Paul E. Ruppert
Paul E. Ruppert
President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)



EXHIBIT 31.14
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Scott C. Miller, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Eastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLC;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Scott C. Miller
Scott C. Miller
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(principal financial officer)



EXHIBIT 31.15
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Paul E. Ruppert, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc.;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)[Reserved];
(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Paul E. Ruppert
Paul E. Ruppert
President and Chair of the Board of Directors
(principal executive officer)



EXHIBIT 31.16
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Scott C. Miller, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc.;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)[Reserved];
(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Scott C. Miller
Scott C. Miller
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director
(principal financial officer)



EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, William J. Fehrman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company (the "Company"), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to the best of my knowledge:
(1)the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the annual period ended December 31, 2022 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
(2)the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ William J. Fehrman
William J. Fehrman
President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)




EXHIBIT 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Calvin D. Haack, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company (the "Company"), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to the best of my knowledge:
(1)the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the annual period ended December 31, 2022 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
(2)the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Calvin D. Haack
Calvin D. Haack
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)





EXHIBIT 32.3
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Scott W. Thon, Chair of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of PacifiCorp, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to the best of my knowledge:
(1)the Annual Report on Form 10-K of PacifiCorp for the annual period ended December 31, 2022 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
(2)the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of PacifiCorp.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Scott W. Thon
Scott W. Thon
Chair of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)



EXHIBIT 32.4
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Nikki L. Kobliha, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of PacifiCorp, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to the best of my knowledge:
(1)the Annual Report on Form 10-K of PacifiCorp for the annual period ended December 31, 2022 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
(2)the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of PacifiCorp.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Nikki L. Kobliha
Nikki L. Kobliha
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(principal financial officer)



EXHIBIT 32.5
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Kelcey A. Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer of MidAmerican Energy Company , certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to the best of my knowledge:
(1)    the Annual Report on Form 10-K of MidAmerican Energy Company for the annual period ended December 31, 2022 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
(2)    the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of MidAmerican Energy Company.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Kelcey A. Brown
Kelcey A. Brown
President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)



EXHIBIT 32.6
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Thomas B. Specketer, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MidAmerican Energy Company, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to the best of my knowledge:
(1)    the Annual Report on Form 10-K of MidAmerican Energy Company for the annual period ended December 31, 2022 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
(2)    the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of MidAmerican Energy Company.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Thomas B. Specketer
Thomas B. Specketer
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)



EXHIBIT 32.7
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Kelcey A. Brown, President of MidAmerican Funding, LLC, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to the best of my knowledge:
(1)    the Annual Report on Form 10-K of MidAmerican Funding, LLC for the annual period ended December 31, 2022 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
(2)    the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of MidAmerican Funding, LLC.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Kelcey A. Brown
Kelcey A. Brown
President
(principal executive officer)



EXHIBIT 32.8
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Thomas B. Specketer, Vice President and Controller of MidAmerican Funding, LLC, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to the best of my knowledge:
(1)    the Annual Report on Form 10-K of MidAmerican Funding, LLC for the annual period ended December 31, 2022 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
(2)    the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of MidAmerican Funding, LLC.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Thomas B. Specketer
Thomas B. Specketer
Vice President and Controller
(principal financial officer)



EXHIBIT 32.9
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
I, Douglas A. Cannon, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nevada Power Company and its subsidiaries (dba NV Energy), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to the best of my knowledge:
(1)    the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Nevada Power Company and its subsidiaries for the annual period ended December 31, 2022 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
(2)    the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Nevada Power Company and its subsidiaries.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Douglas A. Cannon
Douglas A. Cannon
President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)

 

 



EXHIBIT 32.10
 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
I, Michael J. Behrens, Interim Chief Financial Officer of Nevada Power Company and its subsidiaries (dba NV Energy), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to the best of my knowledge:
(1)    the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Nevada Power Company and its subsidiaries for the annual period ended December 31, 2022 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
(2)    the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Nevada Power Company and its subsidiaries.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Michael J. Behrens
Michael J. Behrens
Interim Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)



EXHIBIT 32.11
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
I, Douglas A. Cannon, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sierra Pacific Power Company and its subsidiaries (dba NV Energy), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to the best of my knowledge:
(1)    the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Sierra Pacific Power Company and its subsidiaries for the annual period ended December 31, 2022 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
(2)    the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Sierra Pacific Power Company and its subsidiaries.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Douglas A. Cannon
Douglas A. Cannon
President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)



EXHIBIT 32.12 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
I, Michael J. Behrens, Interim Chief Financial Officer of Sierra Pacific Power Company and its subsidiaries (dba NV Energy), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to the best of my knowledge: 
(1)    the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Sierra Pacific Power Company and its subsidiaries for the annual period ended December 31, 2022 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
(2)    the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Sierra Pacific Power Company and its subsidiaries.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Michael J. Behrens
Michael J. Behrens
Interim Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)



EXHIBIT 32.13
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Paul E. Ruppert, President and Chief Executive Officer of Eastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLC, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to the best of my knowledge:
(1)the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Eastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLC for the annual period ended December 31, 2022 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and
(2)the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of Eastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLC.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Paul E. Ruppert
Paul E. Ruppert
President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)




EXHIBIT 32.14
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Scott C. Miller, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Eastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLC, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to the best of my knowledge:
(1)the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Eastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLC for the annual period ended December 31, 2022 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and
(2)the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of Eastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLC.
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Scott C. Miller
Scott C. Miller
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(principal financial officer)




EXHIBIT 32.15
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Paul E. Ruppert, President and Chair of the Board of Directors of Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc., certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to the best of my knowledge:
(1)the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc. for the annual period ended December 31, 2022 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and
(2)the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc..
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Paul E. Ruppert
Paul E. Ruppert
President and Chair of the Board of Directors
(principal executive officer)




EXHIBIT 32.16
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Scott C. Miller, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc., certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to the best of my knowledge:
(1)the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc. for the annual period ended December 31, 2022 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and
(2)the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc..
Date: February 24, 2023/s/ Scott C. Miller
Scott C. Miller
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director
(principal financial officer)




EXHIBIT 95


MINE SAFETY VIOLATIONS AND OTHER LEGAL MATTER DISCLOSURES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 1503(a) OF THE DODD-FRANK WALL STREET
REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT

PacifiCorp and its subsidiaries operate certain coal mines and coal processing facilities (collectively, the "mining facilities") that are regulated by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration ("MSHA") under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (the "Mine Safety Act"). MSHA inspects PacifiCorp's mining facilities on a regular basis. The total number of reportable Mine Safety Act citations, orders, assessments and legal actions for the year ended December 31, 2022 are summarized in the table below and are subject to contest and appeal. The severity and assessment of penalties may be reduced or, in some cases, dismissed through the contest and appeal process. Amounts are reported regardless of whether PacifiCorp has challenged or appealed the matter. Mines that are closed or idled that had no reportable events occurring at those locations during the year ended December 31, 2022 are not included in the information below. There were no mining-related fatalities during the year ended December 31, 2022. PacifiCorp has not received any notice of a pattern, or notice of the potential to have a pattern, of violations of mandatory health or safety standards that are of such nature as could have significantly and substantially contributed to the cause and effect of coal or other mine health or safety hazards under Section 104(e) of the Mine Safety Act during the year ended December 31, 2022.
Mine Safety ActLegal Actions
Total
Section 104SectionValue of
SignificantSection107(a)ProposedPending
andSection104(d)SectionImminentMSHAas of LastInstitutedResolved
Substantial104(b)Citations/110(b)(2)DangerAssessmentsDay ofDuringDuring
Mining Facilities
Citations(1)
Orders(2)
Orders(3)
Violations(4)
Orders(5)
(in thousands)
Period(6)
PeriodPeriod
Bridger (surface)— — — — — $— — 
Bridger (underground)
— — — — — — 
Wyodak Coal Crushing Facility
— — — — — — — — — 


(1)Citations for alleged violations of mandatory health and safety standards that could significantly or substantially contribute to the cause and effect of a safety or health hazard under Section 104 of the Mine Safety Act.
(2)For alleged failure to totally abate the subject matter of a Mine Safety Act Section 104(a) citation within the period specified in the citation.
(3)For alleged unwarrantable failure (i.e., aggravated conduct constituting more than ordinary negligence) to comply with a mandatory health or safety standard.
(4)For alleged flagrant violations (i.e., reckless or repeated failure to make reasonable efforts to eliminate a known violation of a mandatory health or safety standard that substantially and proximately caused, or reasonably could have been expected to cause, death or serious bodily injury).
(5)For the existence of any condition or practice in a coal or other mine which could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm before such condition or practice can be abated.
(6)Includes one labor-related complaint under Subpart E of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission's procedural rules. The pending legal actions are not exclusive to citations, notices, orders and penalties assessed by MSHA during the reporting period.