UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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This combined Form 10-Q represents separate filings by FPL Group, Inc. and Florida Power & Light Company. Information contained herein relating to an individual registrant is filed by that registrant on its own behalf. Florida Power & Light Company makes no representations as to the information relating to FPL Group, Inc.'s other operations.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page No.
Cautionary Statements and Risk Factors that May Affect Future Results
3
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
Financial Statements
5
Item 2.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
24
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
36
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Legal Proceedings
37
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
38
Item 5.
Other Information
Item 6.
Exhibits
40
Signatures
42
CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS AND RISK FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS
In connection with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (Reform Act), FPL Group, Inc. (FPL Group) and Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) are hereby filing cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause FPL Group's or FPL's actual results to differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in the Reform Act) made by or on behalf of FPL Group and FPL in this combined Form 10-Q, in presentations, in response to questions or otherwise. Any statements that express, or involve discussions as to, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, through the use of words or phrases such as will likely result, are expected to, will continue, is anticipated, believe, could, estimated, may, plan, potential, projection, target, outlook) are not statements of historical facts and may be forward-looking. Forward-looking state ments involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties. Accordingly, any such statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to, and are accompanied by, the following important factors (in addition to any assumptions and other factors referred to specifically in connection with such forward-looking statements) that could cause FPL Group's or FPL's actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of FPL Group and FPL.
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and FPL Group and FPL undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made, including the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all of such factors, nor can it assess the impact of each such factor on the business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.
The following are some important factors that could have a significant impact on FPL Group's and FPL's operations and financial results, and could cause FPL Group's and FPL's actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements:
The issues and associated risks and uncertainties described above are not the only ones FPL Group and FPL may face. Additional issues may arise or become material as the energy industry evolves. The risks and uncertainties associated with these additional issues could impair FPL Group's and FPL's businesses and financial results in the future.
PART I
Item 1. Financial Statements
FPL GROUP, INC.CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME(millions, except per share amounts)(unaudited)
Three Months EndedJune 30,
Six Months EndedJune 30,
2005
2004
OPERATING REVENUES
$
2,741
2,619
5,178
4,950
OPERATING EXPENSES
Fuel, purchased power and interchange
1,393
1,243
2,631
2,401
Other operations and maintenance
437
430
852
827
Amortization of storm reserve deficiency
44
-
63
Depreciation and amortization
314
298
621
599
Taxes other than income taxes
233
214
458
428
Total operating expenses
2,421
2,185
4,625
4,255
OPERATING INCOME
320
434
553
695
OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS)
Interest charges
(140
)
(124
(278
(246
Equity in earnings of equity method investees
26
23
46
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
12
9
22
16
Other - net
39
10
73
15
Total other deductions - net
(63
(82
(137
(177
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
257
352
416
518
INCOME TAXES
54
95
76
123
NET INCOME
203
340
395
Earnings per share of common stock:
Basic
0.53
0.72
0.90
1.11
Assuming dilution
0.52
0.71
0.89
1.10
Dividends per share of common stock
0.355
0.31
0.62
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
381.4
358.1
376.1
357.5
386.3
359.8
381.5
359.5
This report should be read in conjunction with the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Notes) herein and the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements appearing in the combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 (2004 Form 10-K) for FPL Group and FPL.
FPL GROUP, INC.
June 30,2005
December 31,2004
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Electric utility plant in service and other property
31,403
29,721
Nuclear fuel
513
504
Construction work in progress
703
1,495
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
(10,815
(10,494
Total property, plant and equipment - net
21,804
21,226
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
154
225
Customer receivables, net of allowances of $26 and $37, respectively
1,077
785
Other receivables, net of allowances of $9 and $1, respectively
578
259
Materials, supplies and fossil fuel inventory - at average cost
475
394
Regulatory assets:
Deferred clause and franchise expenses
289
230
Storm reserve deficiency
191
163
Derivatives
331
110
Other
295
Total current assets
3,390
2,527
OTHER ASSETS
Special use funds
2,339
2,271
Other investments
684
740
373
Unamortized loss on reacquired debt
45
Litigation settlement
62
1,337
1,068
Total other assets
4,777
4,580
TOTAL ASSETS
29,971
28,333
CAPITALIZATION
Common stock
4
2
Additional paid-in capital
4,127
3,416
Retained earnings
4,235
4,165
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(113
(46
Total common shareholders' equity
8,253
7,537
Long-term debt
8,108
8,027
Total capitalization
16,361
15,564
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Commercial paper
471
492
Current maturities of long-term debt and preferred stock
1,272
1,225
Accounts payable
1,074
762
Customers' deposits
415
400
Accrued interest and taxes
338
227
Regulatory liabilities:
Deferred clause and franchise revenues
31
30
192
118
594
994
Total current liabilities
4,612
4,248
OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED CREDITS
Asset retirement obligations
2,273
2,207
Accumulated deferred income taxes
2,799
2,685
Accrued asset removal costs
2,058
2,012
Asset retirement obligation regulatory expense difference
264
266
Unamortized investment tax credits
71
81
Storm and property insurance reserve
106
1,405
1,164
Total other liabilities and deferred credits
8,998
8,521
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
TOTAL CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES
FPL GROUP, INC.CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS(millions)(unaudited)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
600
577
Nuclear fuel amortization
47
Storm-related costs
Storm-related recoveries
Unrealized losses on marked to market energy contracts
126
Deferred income taxes and related regulatory credit
164
121
Cost recovery clauses and franchise fees
(35
(38
Distribution of earnings from equity method investees
27
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Customer receivables
(237
(59
Other receivables
Material, supplies and fossil fuel inventory
(81
48
Other current assets
(36
(37
Deferred pension cost
(61
253
248
8
Income taxes
(76
133
Interest and other taxes
114
85
Other current liabilities
(101
(16
Other liabilities
(8
19
Net cash provided by operating activities
794
1,731
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures of FPL
(808
(754
Independent power investments
(434
(230
Nuclear fuel purchases
(48
Sale of independent power investments
93
Capital expenditures of FPL FiberNet, LLC
(5
(3
Contributions to special use funds
(78
(75
Sale of Olympus note receivable
Funding of secured loan
(33
Proceeds from termination of leveraged lease
43
13
Net cash used in investing activities
(1,324
(963
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Issuances of long-term debt
799
535
Retirements of long-term debt
(675
(328
Retirements of preferred stock - FPL
Net change in short-term debt
(21
(714
Issuances of common stock
610
Dividends on common stock
(271
(222
7
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
459
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(71
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
129
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
222
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Issuance of common stock and conversion of options and warrants in connection with
the acquisition of Gexa Corp. (Gexa)
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANYCONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME(millions)(unaudited)
2,298
2,172
4,338
4,114
1,149
1,070
2,226
2,094
316
319
626
615
232
462
199
418
390
1,955
1,815
3,795
3,558
343
357
543
556
(50
(45
(99
(91
1
(39
(72
(80
306
318
476
105
113
158
165
201
205
313
311
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO FPL GROUP
310
This report should be read in conjunction with the Notes herein and the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements appearing in the 2004 Form 10-K for FPL Group and FPL.
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANYCONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS(millions)(unaudited)
ELECTRIC UTILITY PLANT
Plant in service
23,173
21,860
378
370
539
1,285
(9,629
(9,467
Electric utility plant - net
14,461
14,048
65
Customer receivables, net of allowances of $14 and $18, respectively
686
585
Other receivables, net of allowances of $1 and $1, respectively
216
391
315
213
139
146
2,105
1,755
2,034
1,971
962
831
3,421
3,311
19,987
19,114
1,373
4,318
705
Total common shareholder's equity
6,396
6,150
2,974
2,813
9,370
8,963
633
523
767
606
396
388
274
497
826
3,227
3,023
2,070
2,015
2,022
1,949
777
699
7,390
7,128
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANYCONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS(millions)(unaudited)
441
436
35
34
(102
(27
(42
(49
160
229
25
101
116
98
(47
29
(18
776
1,367
Capital expenditures
(69
(67
(2
(916
(869
294
236
Issuances of preferred stock
20
Retirements of preferred stock
(25
(55
(460
Dividends
(66
(229
148
(433
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
69
FPL GROUP, INC. AND FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANYNOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(unaudited)
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the 2004 Form 10-K for FPL Group and FPL. In the opinion of FPL Group and FPL management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for fair financial statement presentation have been made. All share information and per share amounts reflect the effect of the two-for-one stock split of FPL Group's common stock effective March 15, 2005 (2005 stock split). Certain other amounts included in the prior year's consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation. The results of operations for an interim period generally will not give a true indication of results for the year.
Employee Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Plan - FPL Group sponsors a qualified noncontributory defined benefit pension plan for substantially all employees of FPL Group and its subsidiaries. FPL Group also has a non-qualified supplemental defined benefit pension plan that provides benefits to higher-level employees. See Supplemental Retirement Plan below. In addition to pension benefits, FPL Group sponsors a substantially contributory postretirement plan for health care and life insurance benefits (other benefits) for retirees of FPL Group and its subsidiaries meeting certain eligibility requirements.
The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit (income) cost for the plans:
Pension Benefits
Other Benefits
Three MonthsEnded June 30,
Six MonthsEnded June 30,
(millions)
Service cost
Interest cost
21
6
Expected return on plan assets
(53
(52
(1
(105
(103
Amortization of transition (asset) obligation
(6
(12
Amortization of prior service benefit
Amortization of (gains) losses
(4
(11
Net periodic benefit (income) cost at FPL Group
(23
(30
(60
18
Net periodic benefit (income) cost at FPL
17
During the six months ended June 30, 2005, FPL Group contributed approximately $11 million to the other benefits plan, with a total of approximately $21 million anticipated in calendar year 2005.
In December 2003, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (Act) was signed into law. The Act introduces a voluntary prescription drug benefit under Medicare (Part D), starting in 2006, as well as a federal subsidy to sponsors of retiree health care plans that provide at least an actuarially equivalent prescription drug benefit. As a result of this Act, in May 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Staff Position FAS 106-2, "Accounting and Disclosure Requirements Related to the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003." Under Staff Position FAS 106-2, benefit obligations are required to be remeasured and reported as an actuarial gain if enactment of the Act is determined to be a "significant event" pursuant to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards No. (FAS) 106, "Employers' Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions." FPL Group considered the effects of th e Act on a subset of the retiree population that FPL Group believed was certain to meet the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) actuarial equivalence definition, when established, and determined that those effects were not a significant event. Therefore, the accumulated benefit obligation for the other benefits was remeasured at the scheduled September 30, 2004 measurement date to reflect the effects of the Act on this subset of the retiree population. This resulted in a reduction to accumulated benefit obligation of approximately $10 million. No effect from the Act is in the accumulated benefits obligation at September 30, 2004 for the remaining population. Subsequently, in January 2005 and April 2005, the CMS issued regulations that defined actuarial equivalency. FPL Group considered the effects of the regulations on the remaining population and determined that those effects were not a significant event. Consequently, a rem easurement of the other benefits obligation will not be performed until the scheduled September 30, 2005 measurement date.
Supplemental Retirement Plan - FPL Group has a non-qualified supplemental defined benefit pension plan that provides benefits to higher-level employees. The cost of this plan is included in the determination of net periodic benefit income for pension benefits in the preceding table and, for FPL Group, amounted to approximately $1 million and $1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, and approximately $1 million and $1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Three Months Ended June 30,
Six Months Ended June 30,
Consolidated subsidiaries
(126
Equity method investees
Net income of FPL Group
Net unrealized gains (losses) on commodity cash flow hedges:
Effective portion of net unrealized losses
(net of $12 and $8 tax benefit, respectively)
(13
Reclassification from OCI to net income
(net of $5 and $0.4 tax expense, respectively)
Net unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate cash flow hedges:
Effective portion of net unrealized gains (losses)
(net of $2 tax benefit and $5 tax expense, respectively)
(net of $0.4 and $2 tax expense, respectively)
Net unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale securities
(net of $1 tax expense and $2 tax benefit, respectively)
Comprehensive income of FPL Group
252
(net of $56 and $21 tax benefit, respectively)
(32
(net of $10 tax expense and $1 tax benefit, respectively)
(net of $0.4 tax benefit and $1 tax expense, respectively)
(net of $1 and $3 tax expense, respectively)
Net unrealized losses on available for sale securities
(net of $2 and $0.3 tax benefit, respectively)
273
367
At June 30, 2005, FPL Group had cash flow hedges with expiration dates through December 2010 for energy commodity derivative instruments and interest rate cash flow hedges with expiration dates through December 2017. Approximately $41 million of losses included in FPL Group's accumulated other comprehensive loss at June 30, 2005 will be reclassified into earnings within the next twelve months as either the hedged fuel is consumed, electricity is sold or interest payments are made. Such amount assumes no change in fuel prices, power prices or interest rates. Accumulated other comprehensive loss is separately displayed on the condensed consolidated balance sheets of FPL Group.
The reconciliation of FPL Group's basic and diluted earnings per share of common stock is shown below:
(millions, except per share amounts)
Numerator - net income
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of common shares
outstanding - basic
Restricted stock, performance share and shareholder
value awards, options and equity units (a)
4.9
1.7
5.4
2.0
outstanding - assuming dilution
_____________________
(a)
Performance share awards and shareholder value awards are included in diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding based upon what would be issued if the end of the reporting period was the end of the term of the award. Restricted stock, performance share awards, shareholder value awards, options and equity units (known as Corporate Units) are included in diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding by applying the treasury stock method.
Common shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options and common shares related to the achievement of certain performance criteria, which were not included in the denominator above due to their antidilutive effect, were approximately 0.4 million and 2.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, and 0.4 million and 0.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
FPL entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with a 330 megawatt (mw) coal-fired cogeneration facility (the facility) in 1995 to purchase substantially all of the facility's electrical output through 2025. The facility is considered a qualifying facility as defined by PURPA, which requires FPL to purchase the electricity output of the facility. At December 31, 2004, FPL determined that (a) the facility was a variable interest entity (VIE) and (b) the PPA represented a variable interest in the facility. However, FPL determined that it was not the facility's primary beneficiary. During the first quarter of 2005, a change in ownership of the facility occurred, triggering the need to reevaluate whether FPL is the facility's primary beneficiary. After making exhaustive efforts, FPL was unable to obtain the information necessary to perform this reevaluation. The PPA with the facility contains no provisions which legally obligate the facility to release this information to FPL. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, FPL purchased 494,011 megawatt hours (mwh) and 1,095,135 mwh, respectively, from the facility at a total cost of approximately $44 million and $91 million, respectively. This compared to 534,428 mwh and 1,161,223 mwh at a total cost of approximately $44 million and $91 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, respectively. Additionally, the PPA does not expose FPL to losses since the energy payments made by FPL to the facility are passed on to FPL's customers through the fuel clause as approved by the FPSC. FPL will continue to make exhaustive efforts to obtain the necessary information from the facility in order to determine if FPL is the facility's primary beneficiary.
Storm Reserve Deficiency - At December 31, 2004, storm restoration costs associated with the three hurricanes that struck FPL's service territory in the third quarter of 2004 exceeded the balance of the storm and property insurance reserve (storm reserve) by approximately $536 million. This storm reserve deficiency
In July 2005, the FPSC voted to allow recovery of all but $92 million of the storm restoration costs through the storm reserve deficiency surcharge. The FPSC also voted to allow FPL to charge approximately $70 million to net electric utility plant in service and recover it through retail base rates, and deferred action on the remaining $22 million. These amounts are included in the storm reserve deficiency on FPL Group's and FPL's condensed consolidated balance sheets at June 30, 2005 pending a final order by the FPSC.
Rate Case - In March 2005, FPL filed a petition with the FPSC requesting, among other things, a permanent increase in rates and charges sufficient to generate additional total annual revenues of approximately $430 million beginning January 1, 2006. The requested increase provides for a net shift from base rates to the capacity clause of approximately $46 million and a net base rate increase of approximately $384 million, with a ROE range of 11.3% to 13.3% and a midpoint of 12.3%. In addition, FPL is requesting an annual base rate increase of approximately $123 million beginning 30 days following the in-service date of the 1,150 mw natural gas-fired plant at Turkey Point, which is expected to be placed in service in June 2007. The petition also requests certain changes to existing rate schedules, as well as the adoption of new rate schedules. Testimony of FPL witnesses and minimum filing requirements were also filed with the FPSC in March 2005 supporting the increase in rates and charges requested in the petition. The State of Florida Office of Public Counsel and other interested parties have intervened in the rate case. Hearings are scheduled to begin in late August 2005 and the FPSC's ruling is expected in November 2005.
Electric Plant, Depreciation and Amortization - In March 2005, FPL filed comprehensive depreciation studies with the FPSC, which were subsequently updated in July 2005. The comprehensive depreciation studies reflect the license extensions received from the NRC for Turkey Point Units Nos. 3 and 4 and St. Lucie Units Nos. 1 and 2, as well as other changes since FPL's last approved depreciation studies. In April 2005, the FPSC voted to consolidate its consideration of the comprehensive depreciation studies with FPL's rate case.
FPL Group's effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 was approximately 21.0% and 27.0%, respectively. The reduction from the statutory rate mainly reflects the benefit of production tax credits (PTCs) of approximately $37 million and $32 million, respectively, related to FPL Energy's wind projects. The corresponding rates and amounts for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 were approximately 18.3% and 23.7%, respectively, and approximately $63 million and $59 million, respectively.
FPL Group recognizes PTCs as wind energy is generated based on a per kilowatt-hour rate prescribed in applicable federal and state statutes, which may differ significantly from amounts computed, on a quarterly basis, using an overall effective tax rate anticipated for the full year. FPL Group utilizes this method of recognizing PTCs for specific reasons including that they are an integral part of the financial viability of most wind projects and a fundamental component of their results of operations.
Common Stock - On June 17, 2005, in connection with the acquisition of Gexa, a retail electric provider in Texas, FPL Group issued approximately 1.7 million shares of common stock. In addition, options and warrants to purchase Gexa common stock were converted into options and warrants to purchase FPL Group common stock resulting in up to an additional 0.6 million shares of FPL Group common stock issuable at the time these options and warrants are exercised. The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting and resulted in approximately $83 million of goodwill being recorded at the date of purchase, which is included in other assets on FPL Group's condensed consolidated balance sheets. Goodwill will be assessed for impairment at least annually by applying a fair value based test in accordance with FAS 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets."
Long-term Debt - In February 2005, subsidiaries of FPL Energy sold $365 million of 5.608% limited-recourse senior secured bonds maturing in March 2024 and $100 million of 6.125% limited-recourse senior secured bonds maturing in March 2019. Semi-annual principal payments are due beginning September 2005. The majority of the proceeds were used to return to FPL Energy a portion of the investment it made in the development, acquisition and/or construction of nine wind power projects. FPL Group Capital has guaranteed certain obligations under the debt agreements.
In February 2002, FPL Group sold a total of 11.5 million publicly-traded equity units known as Corporate Units, and in connection with that financing, FPL Group Capital issued $575 million principal amount of 4.75% debentures due February 16, 2007. During 2004, FPL Group Capital remarketed $554 million of these debentures and the annual interest rate on all the debentures was reset to 4.086%. Payment of FPL Group Capital debentures is absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed by FPL Group. Each Corporate Unit initially consisted of a $50 FPL Group Capital debenture and a purchase contract pursuant to which the holder agreed to purchase $50 of FPL Group common shares on or before February 16, 2005, and FPL Group agreed to make payments of 3.75% of the unit's $50 stated value until the shares were purchased. On February 16, 2005, FPL Group received approximately $575 million for settlement of these purchase contracts and issued 18,540,180 shares of FPL G roup common stock.
In February 2005, in accordance with its variable rate construction term facility agreement, an FPL Energy subsidiary entered into an interest rate swap to receive London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and pay a fixed rate of 4.255% to hedge specified notional amounts ranging from approximately $4 million to $6 million through November 2007 and approximately $163 million to $173 million from November 2007 until the related debt matures in June 2008.
Preferred Stock - In January 2005, FPL redeemed all 250,000 shares of its $100 par value 4 1/2% (Series A and Series V) preferred stock outstanding at December 31, 2004.
In March 2005, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. (FIN) 47, "Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations," an interpretation of FAS 143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations." The interpretation addresses diverse practices which have developed with respect to the recognition of asset retirement obligations when the timing and/or method of settlement of an obligation are conditional on a future event. It requires recognition of a liability for the fair value of a conditional asset retirement obligation when incurred if the liability's fair value can be reasonably estimated. This guidance must be implemented by the fourth quarter of 2005 and the cumulative effect of initially applying the interpretation, if any, would be recorded as a change in accounting principle. FPL Group and FPL are in the process of evaluating the impact of implementing FIN 47 and are currently unable to estimate the effects on their financial statements.
Commitments - FPL Group and its subsidiaries have made commitments in connection with a portion of their projected capital expenditures. Capital expenditures at FPL include, among other things, the cost for construction or acquisition of additional facilities and equipment to meet customer demand, as well as capital improvements to and maintenance of existing facilities. At FPL Energy, capital expenditures include, among other things, the cost, including capitalized interest, for construction of wind projects and the procurement of nuclear fuel, as well as announced acquisitions. FPL FiberNet, LLC's (FPL FiberNet) capital expenditures primarily include costs to meet customer specific requirements and sustain its fiber-optic network. At June 30, 2005, planned capital expenditures for the remainder of 2005 through 2009 are estimated to be as follows:
2006
2007
2008
2009
Total
FPL:
Generation:
New
170
245
525
280
80
1,300
Existing
350
460
480
325
2,010
Transmission and distribution
330
730
715
3,230
100
75
General and other
120
135
990
1,670
2,020
1,555
1,460
7,695
FPL Energy:
Wind
275
300
Gas
55
145
Nuclear fuel and other
(d)
50
750
515
140
1,195
FPL FiberNet
Includes allowance for funds used during construction (AFUDC) of approximately $18 million, $40 million, $46 million, $42 million and $22 million in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, respectively.
(b)
Includes generating structures, transmission interconnection and integration, licensing and AFUDC.
(c)
FPL Energy's capital expenditures for new wind projects are estimated through 2005, when eligibility for PTCs for new wind projects is scheduled to expire. The 2005 amount reflects expenditures associated with approximately 251 mw of wind generation which have been announced and are expected to be in operation by the end of 2005, as well as committed expenditures for other expected wind generation additions in 2005.
Includes amounts associated with the pending acquisition of a 70% interest in the Duane Arnold Energy Center, a nuclear power plant in Iowa.
In addition to estimated capital expenditures listed above, FPL and FPL Energy have long-term contracts related to purchased power and/or fuel (see Contracts below). At June 30, 2005, FPL Energy had approximately $1.3 billion in firm commitments primarily for natural gas transportation, supply and storage, firm transmission service, nuclear fuel and a portion of its capital expenditures. In addition, on July 2, 2005, FPL Energy entered into an agreement to buy a 70% interest in the Duane Arnold Energy Center for a total of approximately $387 million. This transaction is subject to, among other things, the receipt of approvals from various federal and state regulatory agencies. Additionally, during 2003, a subsidiary of FPL Group Capital committed to lend up to $250 million under a secured loan to a third party, which matures no later than June 30, 2006. At June 30, 2005, $209 million had been drawn under the loan and is included in other receivables on F PL Group's condensed consolidated balance sheets. FPL Group has guaranteed certain payment obligations of FPL Group Capital, including most payment obligations under FPL Group Capital's debt.
FPL Group and FPL each account for payment guarantees and related contracts, for which it or a subsidiary is the guarantor, under FIN 45, "Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others," which requires that the fair value of guarantees provided to unconsolidated entities entered into after December 31, 2002, be recorded on the balance sheet. At June 30, 2005, subsidiaries of FPL Group, other than FPL, have guaranteed debt service payments relating to agreements that existed at December 31, 2002. The term of the guarantees is equal to the term of the related debt, with remaining terms ranging from 1 year to 14 years. The maximum potential amount of future payments that could be required under these guarantees at June 30, 2005 was approximately $13 million. At June 30, 2005, FPL Group did not have any liabilities recorded for these guarantees. In certain instances, FPL Gr oup can seek recourse from third parties for 50% of any amount paid under the guarantees. Guarantees provided to unconsolidated entities entered into subsequent to December 31, 2002, and the related fair value, were not material as of June 30, 2005.
FPL Energy has guaranteed certain performance obligations of a power plant owned by a wholly-owned subsidiary as part of a power purchase agreement that expires in 2027. Under this agreement, the subsidiary could incur market-based liquidated damages for failure to meet contractual minimum outputs. In addition, certain subsidiaries of FPL Energy have contracts that require certain projects to meet annual minimum generation amounts. Failure to meet the annual minimum generation amounts would result in the FPL Energy subsidiary incurring specified liquidated damages. Based on past performance of these and similar projects and current forward prices, management believes that the exposure associated with these guarantees is not material.
An FPL Energy subsidiary is committed to purchase oil and gas inventory remaining in certain storage facilities at December 31, 2005 at its weighted-average cost. At June 30, 2005, the subsidiary's commitment is estimated to be from $0 to approximately $73 million based on a potential range of zero to full fuel storage volumes at the current average forward price of oil and gas. FPL Energy expects to either purchase the fuel to operate the related plant or negotiate a new fuel management contract.
Contracts - FPL has entered into long-term purchased power and fuel contracts. FPL is obligated under take-or-pay purchased power contracts with JEA and with subsidiaries of The Southern Company (Southern subsidiaries) to pay for approximately 1,300 mw of power through mid-2015 and 381 mw thereafter through 2021, and one of the Southern subsidiaries' contracts is subject to minimum quantities. FPL also has various firm pay-for-performance contracts to purchase approximately 900 mw from certain cogenerators and small power producers (qualifying facilities) with expiration dates ranging from 2005 through 2026. The purchased power contracts provide for capacity and energy payments. Energy payments are based on the actual power taken under these contracts. Capacity payments for the pay-for-performance contracts are subject to the qualifying facilities meeting certain contract conditions. FPL has various agreements with several electricity s uppliers to purchase an aggregate of up to approximately 1,500 mw (including approximately 575 mw beginning in 2006) of power with expiration dates ranging from 2007 through 2009. In general, the agreements require FPL to make capacity payments and supply the fuel consumed by the plants under the contracts. FPL has contracts with expiration dates through 2028 for the supply of natural gas, coal and oil, transportation of natural gas and coal, and storage of natural gas.
FPL Energy has contracts primarily for the supply, transportation and storage of natural gas and firm transmission service with expiration dates ranging from 2005 through 2033. FPL Energy also has several contracts for the supply, conversion, enrichment and fabrication of Seabrook Station's (Seabrook) nuclear fuel with expiration dates ranging from 2006 to 2014.
The remaining required capacity and minimum payments under these contracts as of June 30, 2005 are estimated to be as follows:
Thereafter
FPL
Capacity payments:
JEA and Southern subsidiaries
200
210
1,280
Qualifying facilities
4,000
Other electricity suppliers
90
Minimum payments, at projected prices:
Southern subsidiaries
60
70
Natural gas, including transportation and storage
1,290
1,030
290
255
2,650
Coal, including transportation
Oil
490
FPL Energy
Capacity payments under these contracts, the majority of which are recoverable through the capacity clause, totaled approximately $156 million and $167 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, and approximately $307 million and $325 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Energy payments under these contracts, which are recoverable through the fuel clause, totaled approximately $90 million and $89 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, and approximately $179 million and $172 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Recoverable through the fuel clause
Insurance - Liability for accidents at nuclear power plants is governed by the Price-Anderson Act, which limits the liability of nuclear reactor owners to the amount of insurance available from both private sources and an industry retrospective payment plan. In accordance with this act, FPL Group maintains $300 million of private liability insurance per site, which is the maximum obtainable, and participates in a secondary financial protection system under which it is subject to retrospective assessments of up to $503 million ($402 million for FPL), plus any applicable taxes, per incident at any nuclear reactor in the United States, payable at a rate not to exceed $50 million ($40 million for FPL) per incident per year. FPL Group and FPL are contractually entitled to recover a proportionate share of such assessments from the owners of minority interests in Seabrook and St. Lucie Unit No. 2, which approximates $12 million and $15 million, plus any applicable taxes, per incident, respectively. The Price-Anderson Act expired on December 31, 2003 but the liability limitations did not change for plants, including FPL's four nuclear units and Seabrook, with operating licenses issued by the NRC prior to December 31, 2003.
FPL Group participates in nuclear insurance mutual companies that provide $2.75 billion of limited insurance coverage per occurrence per site for property damage, decontamination and premature decommissioning risks at its nuclear plants. The proceeds from such insurance, however, must first be used for reactor stabilization and site decontamination before they can be used for plant repair. FPL Group also participates in an insurance program that provides limited coverage for replacement power costs if a nuclear plant is out of service for an extended period of time because of an accident. In the event of an accident at one of FPL Group's or another participating insured's nuclear plants, FPL Group could be assessed up to $112 million ($89 million for FPL) in retrospective premiums. FPL Group and FPL are contractually entitled to recover a proportionate share of such assessments from the owners of minority interests in Seabrook and St. Lucie Unit No. 2, which approx imates $2 million and $3 million, respectively.
Due to the high cost and limited coverage available from third-party insurers, FPL has essentially no insurance coverage on its transmission and distribution property and FPL Group has no insurance coverage for FPL FiberNet's fiber-optic cable located throughout Florida. As approved by the FPSC, FPL maintains a storm reserve for uninsured property storm damage and assessments under the nuclear insurance program. As of June 30, 2005, the storm reserve (approximately $10 million) equals the amount in the storm and property insurance reserve fund (approximately $6 million) plus related deferred income taxes (approximately $4 million). The current annual accrual approved by the FPSC is $20.3 million.
In the event of a loss, the amount of insurance available might not be adequate to cover property damage and other expenses incurred. Uninsured losses, to the extent not recovered through rates in the case of FPL, would be borne by FPL Group and FPL and could have a material adverse effect on FPL Group's and FPL's financial condition and results of operations.
Litigation - In 1999, the Attorney General of the United States, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), brought an action against Georgia Power Company and other subsidiaries of The Southern Company for certain alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. In May 2001, the EPA amended its complaint. The amended complaint alleges, among other things, that Georgia Power Company constructed and is continuing to operate Scherer Unit No. 4, in which FPL owns a 76% interest, without obtaining proper permitting, and without complying with performance and technology standards as required by the Clean Air Act. It also alleges that unspecified major modifications have been made at Scherer Unit No. 4 that require its compliance with the aforementioned Clean Air Act provisions. The EPA seeks injunctive relief requiring the installation of best available control technology and civil penalties of up to $25,000 per day for each violation from an unspecifie d date after June 1, 1975 through January 30, 1997 and $27,500 per day for each violation thereafter. The EPA further revised its civil penalty rule in February 2004, such that the maximum penalty is $32,500 per day for each violation after March 15, 2004. Georgia Power Company has answered the amended complaint, asserting that it has complied with all requirements of the Clean Air Act, denying the plaintiff's allegations of liability, denying that the plaintiff is entitled to any of the relief that it seeks and raising various other defenses. In June 2001, a federal district court stayed discovery and administratively closed the case pending resolution of the EPA's motion for consolidation of discovery in several Clean Air Act cases that was filed with a Multi-District Litigation (MDL) panel. In August 2001, the MDL panel denied the motion for consolidation. In September 2001, the EPA moved that the federal district court reopen this case for purposes o f discovery. Georgia Power Company opposed that motion asking that the case remain closed until the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) appeal of an EPA administrative compliance order relating to legal issues that are also central to this case. In August 2002, the federal district court denied without prejudice the EPA's motion to reopen. In June 2003, the Eleventh Circuit issued its order dismissing the TVA's appeal because it found the provision of the Clean Air Act allowing the EPA to issue binding administrative compliance orders was unconstitutional, and hence found that the TVA order was a non-final order that courts of appeal do not have jurisdiction to review. In September 2003, the Eleventh Circuit denied the EPA's motion for rehearing. In May 2004, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the EPA's petition for review of the Eleventh Circuit order. The EPA has not yet moved to reopen the Georgia Po wer Company case.
In 2001, J. W. and Ernestine M. Thomas, Chester and Marie Jenkins (since substituted for by Hazel and Lamar Jenkins), and Ray Norman and Jack Teague, as Co-Personal Representatives on behalf of the Estate of Robert L. Johns, served FPL Group, FPL, FPL FiberNet, FPL Group Capital and FPL Investments, Inc. (FPL Investments) as defendants in a civil action filed in the Florida circuit court. This action is purportedly on behalf of all property owners in Florida (excluding railroad and public rights of way) whose property is encumbered by easements in favor of FPL, and on whose property defendants have installed or intend to install fiber-optic cable which defendants currently lease, license or convey or intend to lease, license or convey for non-electric transmission or distribution purposes. The lawsuit alleges that FPL's easements do not permit the installation and use of fiber-optic cable for general communication purposes. The plaintiffs have asserted claims for unlawful det ainer, unjust enrichment and constructive trust and seek injunctive relief and compensatory damages. In May 2002, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint, adding allegations regarding the installation of wireless communications equipment on some easements, and adding a claim for declaratory relief. Defendants filed an answer and affirmative defenses to the amended complaint in August 2002. Motions for summary judgment by FPL Group, FPL Group Capital and FPL Investments have been granted, and they have been dismissed from this lawsuit. In February 2004, the plaintiffs filed a motion for leave to file their third amended complaint adding four more plaintiffs and seeking leave to add a claim for punitive damages, and a hearing on this motion was held on April 29, 2005. In July 2005, the parties executed a settlement agreement, subject to court approval, that would resolve all aspects of this case. The settlement does not contain any admission of li ability or wrongdoing by any of the FPL Group companies. The court entered its order preliminarily approving the settlement and set the hearing for final approval for January 9, 2006.
In 2001, Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (DC Circuit) a petition for review asking the DC Circuit to reverse and remand orders of the FERC denying FMPA's request for credits for transmission facilities owned by FMPA members. The transmission credits sought by FMPA would offset the transmission charges that FPL bills FMPA for network transmission service to FMPA's member cities. FMPA member cities have been taking network transmission service under FPL's open access transmission tariff since 1996. In the orders appealed by FMPA, FERC ruled that FMPA would be entitled to credits for any FMPA facilities that were "integrated" with the FPL transmission system. Based on the evidence submitted, FERC concluded that none of the FMPA facilities met the integration test and, therefore, FMPA was not entitled to credits against FPL's charges for transmission service. In January 2003, the DC Circ uit upheld FERC's order denying FMPA credits for its facilities; in March 2003, the DC Circuit denied FMPA's rehearing request of the DC Circuit's decision; and in October 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court denied FMPA's petition for review of the DC Circuit's decision.
FMPA also has requested that FERC decide the same crediting issue in a separate FERC proceeding. That proceeding dates back to a filing by FPL in 1993 of a comprehensive restructuring of its then-existing tariff structure. All issues in that case were settled in September 2000 except for three issues reserved by FMPA: (i) the crediting issue, (ii) treatment of behind-the-meter generation and load ratio pricing for network integration transmission service, and (iii) exclusions from FPL's transmission rates of the costs of FPL's facilities that failed to meet the same integration test that was applied to FMPA's facilities with respect to the crediting issue. In December 2003, FERC issued an order addressing the three reserved issues. With respect to the crediting issue, FERC stated that it had previously determined that FMPA was not entitled to credits for its facilities in the related proceeding discussed above and saw no persuasive reason to revisit that determination in this proceeding. Regarding the issue of behind-the-meter generation, FERC stated that it had addressed the issue of load ratio pricing for network integration transmission service and the related issue of behind-the-meter generation in Order Nos. 888 and 888-A, and saw no persuasive reason to revisit that determination in this proceeding. With respect to the third issue, FERC directed FPL to make a compliance filing of a proposed rate schedule that does not include those facilities of FPL that fail to meet the same integration test applied to the FMPA facilities.
In January 2004, FMPA requested a "conditional rehearing on the Commission's failure to order rate credits solely in the event that Commission does not adequately reduce FPL's rate base to achieve comparability," and challenging FERC's determination not to revisit the issue of behind-the-meter generation and load ratio pricing for network integration transmission service. In March 2004, FERC issued an order denying FMPA's rehearing request. In April 2004, FMPA petitioned the DC Circuit for review of FERC's December 2003 order and March 2004 order. FMPA filed its initial brief in that proceeding on October 1, 2004. FMPA's arguments are limited to the issue of behind-the-meter generation and load ratio pricing for network integration transmission service
In May 2004, FPL made a compliance filing of a proposed rate schedule that does not include those facilities of FPL that fail to meet the same integration test that was applied to the FMPA facilities. Pursuant to this filing, 1.63% of FPL's transmission facilities do not satisfy the integration standard and FPL's current network transmission rate would be reduced by $0.02 per kilowatt (kw) per month. In June 2004, FMPA filed a protest to FPL's compliance filing, which protest would exclude approximately 30% of FPL's transmission facilities and reduce FPL's current network transmission rate by approximately $0.41 per kw per month. On January 25, 2005, FERC issued an order on FPL's compliance filing. In the order FERC accepted FPL's standards for analyzing the transmission system and agreed that FPL's "Georgia Ties" and "Turkey Point Lines" are part of FPL's integrated grid. FERC required FPL to make an additional compliance filing removing the cost of all radial transmission lines from transmission rates, rather than only radial lines that serve one customer, analyzing the FPL transmission system to remove the cost of any transmission facilities that provide only "unneeded redundancy," and calculating rate adjustments using 1993 data rather than 1998 data. On April 25, 2005, FPL made its further compliance filing reflecting a $0.04 per kw per month reduction in FPL's current network transmission rate, resulting in a refund obligation of approximately $3 million to FMPA at June 30, 2005. Any reduction in FPL's network service rate would also apply effective January 1, 2004 to Seminole Electric Cooperative Inc. (Seminole), FPL's other network customer. The refund obligation to Seminole at June 30, 2005 would be approximately $0.7 million. In May 2005, FMPA protested FPL's further compliance filing, claiming that FPL had not followed FERC's mandate and argued that FPL's rates should be reduced by an additional $0.20 p er kw per month, resulting in a refund obligation of approximately $17 million to FMPA and approximately $4 million to Seminole at June 30, 2005. FPL answered FMPA's protest filing in June 2005. FMPA protested FPL's answer on June 30, 2005 and FPL answered that protest on July 15, 2005. The matter is pending.
In 1995 and 1996, FPL Group, through an indirect subsidiary, purchased from Adelphia Communications Corporation (Adelphia) 1,091,524 shares of Adelphia common stock and 20,000 shares of Adelphia preferred stock (convertible into 2,358,490 shares of Adelphia common stock) for an aggregate price of approximately $35,900,000. On January 29, 1999, Adelphia repurchased all of these shares for $149,213,130 in cash. On June 24, 2004, Adelphia, Adelphia Cablevision, L.L.C. and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Adelphia filed a complaint against FPL Group and its indirect subsidiary in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York. The complaint alleges that the repurchase of these shares by Adelphia was a fraudulent transfer, in that at the time of the transaction Adelphia (i) was insolvent or was rendered insolvent, (ii) did not receive reasonably equivalent value in exchange for the cash it paid, and (iii) was engaged or about to engage in a business or tr ansaction for which any property remaining with Adelphia had unreasonably small capital. The complaint seeks the recovery for the benefit of Adelphia's bankruptcy estate of the cash paid for the repurchased shares, plus interest. FPL Group has filed an answer to the complaint and discovery has commenced. FPL Group believes that the complaint is without merit because, among other reasons, Adelphia will be unable to demonstrate that (i) Adelphia's repurchase of shares from FPL Group, which repurchase was at the market value for those shares, was not for reasonably equivalent value, (ii) Adelphia was insolvent at the time of the repurchase, or (iii) the repurchase left Adelphia with unreasonably small capital.
In 2003, Scott and Rebecca Finestone brought an action on behalf of themselves and their son Zachary Finestone in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida alleging that their son has developed cancer (neuroblastoma) as a result of the release and/or dissipation into the air, water, soil and underground areas of radioactive and non-radioactive hazardous materials, including strontium 90, and the release of other toxic materials from FPL's St. Lucie nuclear power plant. The complaint includes counts against FPL for strict liability for allegedly engaging in an ultra-hazardous activity and for alleged negligence in operating the plant in a manner that allowed emissions of the foregoing materials and failing to limit its release of nuclear fission products as prescribed by federal and state laws and regulations. The plaintiffs seek damages in excess of $1 million. After initially denying FPL's motion to dismiss, the court, upon reconsideration, granted it with respect to plaintiffs' count for strict liability. The court has also granted FPL's motion for a ruling that the only duty owed by FPL to the plaintiffs is established exclusively by federal regulations and not general negligence standards. The plaintiffs subsequently filed an amended complaint on the same factual grounds, including a count against FPL for strict liability, which appeared identical in all material elements to the strict liability claim in plaintiffs' initial complaint, and counts against FPL for alleged negligence based on duties allegedly established by federal and state laws and regulations. FPL again moved to dismiss the strict liability claim and moved to dismiss all negligence claims that are not based on the duty that the court has recognized governs this action. The court granted FPL's motion. FPL has answered the one count in the amended complaint that is based on that duty, denying any liability. Plaintiffs had also moved to vacate or modify the court's order establishing the duty owed. The court denied plaintiffs' motion. Plaintiffs moved to amend their amended complaint to add as defendants the alleged manufacturers of the fuel rods and cladding purportedly utilized in the operation of the St. Lucie plant, and the motion was denied. Discovery is proceeding.
In 2003, Tish Blake and John Lowe, as personal representatives of the Estate of Ashton Lowe, on behalf of the estate and themselves, as surviving parents, brought an action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida alleging that their son developed cancer (medulo-blastoma) as a result of the release and/or dissipation into the air, water, soil and underground areas of radioactive and non-radioactive hazardous materials, including strontium 90, and the release of other toxic materials from FPL's St. Lucie nuclear power plant. The allegations, counts and damages demanded in the complaint are virtually identical to those contained in the Finestone lawsuit described above. As in the Finestone case, the court granted FPL's motion to dismiss the plaintiffs' count for strict liability. Similarly, the court also granted FPL's motion for a ruling that the only duty owed by FPL to the plaintiffs is established exclusively by federal regulations and not general neg ligence standards. The plaintiffs subsequently filed an amended complaint on the same factual grounds, including a count against FPL for strict liability, which appeared identical in all material elements to the strict liability claim in plaintiffs' initial complaint, and counts against FPL for alleged negligence based on duties allegedly established by federal and state laws and regulations. FPL again moved to dismiss the strict liability claim and moved to dismiss all negligence claims that are not based on the duty that the court has recognized governs this action. The court granted FPL's motion. FPL has answered the one count in the amended complaint that is based on that duty, denying any liability. Plaintiffs had also moved to vacate or modify the court's order establishing the duty owed. The court denied plaintiffs' motion. Plaintiffs moved to amend their amended complaint to add as defendants the alleged manufacturers of the fuel rods and cladding purportedly utilized in the operation of the St. Lucie plant, and the motion was denied. Discovery is proceeding.
In 2003, Pedro C. and Emilia Roig brought an action on behalf of themselves and their son, Pedro Anthony Roig, in the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida (the state court), which was removed in October 2003 to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, against Aventis Pasteur and a number of other named and unnamed drug manufacturing and distribution companies and FPL, alleging that their son has suffered toxic neurological effects from mercury poisoning. The sources of mercury exposure are alleged to be vaccines containing a preservative called thimerosal that were allegedly manufactured and distributed by the drug companies, mercury amalgam dental fillings, and emissions from FPL power plants in southeast Florida. The complaint includes counts against all defendants for civil battery and against FPL for alleged negligence in operating the plants such that the son was exposed to mercury and other heavy metals em issions. The damages demanded from FPL are for injuries and losses allegedly suffered by the son as a result of his exposure to the plants' mercury emissions and the parents' alleged pain and suffering, medical expenses, loss of wages, and loss of their son's services and companionship. No amount of damages is specified
In 2003, Edward and Janis Shiflett brought an action on behalf of themselves and their son, Phillip Benjamin Shiflett, in the Circuit Court of the 18th Judicial Circuit in and for Brevard County, Florida (the state court), which was removed in January 2004 to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, against Aventis Pasteur and a number of other named and unnamed drug manufacturing and distribution companies, FPL and the Orlando Utilities Commission, alleging that their son has suffered toxic neurological effects from mercury poisoning. The allegations, counts and damages demanded in the complaint with respect to FPL are virtually identical to those contained in the Roig lawsuit described above. FPL's motion to dismiss the complaint was denied. The U.S. District Court subsequently remanded the action back to the state court. All parties anticipate that the drug manufacturing and distribution companies will move to dismiss the action.&nb sp; Plaintiffs and FPL have agreed that FPL will not respond to the complaint until the state court rules on those motions.
FPL determined in 2002 that, based on sample testing of the approximately 3,900 1V thermal demand meters in service, the demand component of its 1V meter population was exceeding allowable tolerance levels established by FPSC rules. In 2002, FPL proposed to replace and test all of the 1V meters in service and to issue refunds, as appropriate, within certain parameters. FPL was given administrative approval from the FPSC staff to proceed with the replacement of the 1V meters. By early 2003, all 1V meters had been replaced. Testing of all 1V meters disclosed that approximately 15% of the 3,900 meters were outside of allowed tolerances, with 10% under-registering and 5% over-registering electricity usage. In November 2003, the FPSC, as proposed agency action, approved a method for testing the meters and calculating refunds. On December 10, 2003, Southeastern Utility Services, Inc., on behalf of several commercial customers, filed a protest to the proposed agency action and requested a hearing. Southeastern Utility Services, Inc. alleges that, among other things, the proposed method for computing the amount of the refund is flawed. A final hearing before the FPSC occurred on November 4, 2004. Final briefs were filed by the parties on December 16, 2004. At its February 1, 2005 agenda meeting, the FPSC concluded that no refunds were due relative to the 11 meters in question for any period in excess of 12 months. Southeastern Utility Services, Inc. had argued for multi-year refunds. Based on the FPSC's decision, FPL expects that aggregate refunds to these complainants will not exceed $50,000. Southeastern Utility Services, Inc. has moved the FPSC for partial reconsideration on the issues of the interest rate to be used in calculating the refunds and how meters are to be tested in the future.
FPLEnergy(a)(b)
Corporate& Other
FPLEnergy(a)
Operating revenues
420
427
Operating expenses
444
348
Net income (loss) (c)
(17
792
796
783
652
57
June 30, 2005
December 31, 2004
FPLEnergy(b)
FPLEnergy
Total assets
9,322
662
8,507
712
FPL Energy's interest charges are based on a deemed capital structure of 50% debt for operating projects and 100% debt for projects under construction. Residual non-utility interest charges are included in Corporate and Other.
Reflects financial results of Gexa since date of acquisition (June 17, 2005).
See Note 7. FPL Group's subsidiaries recognize income tax expense/benefits in accordance with their tax sharing agreement with FPL Group.
FPLGroup
FPLGroupCapital
Other(a)
FPL GroupConsolidated
.
443
447
(466
(1,955
(2,421
(370
(1,815
(2,185
(89
(7
Other income (deductions)
208
68
(199
77
(257
Income (loss) before income taxes
202
(44
99
61
Income tax (benefit) expense
104
(19
Net income (loss)
53
839
4,339
836
(829
(3,796
(4,625
(697
(3,558
(4,255
(88
(14
(154
Other income (deductions) - net
351
125
(335
141
407
66
(404
393
51
74
Income tax expense (benefit)
(40
91
Represents FPL and consolidating adjustments.
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
8,528
24,091
32,619
8,204
23,516
31,720
(1,186
(1,026
(9,468
7,342
14,462
7,178
79
134
Receivables
982
664
1,656
32
423
590
1,045
137
1,127
1,580
285
835
1,257
149
1,377
1,864
195
842
1,490
Investment in subsidiaries
8,403
(8,403
7,674
(7,674
1,539
3,137
1,448
3,011
8,504
(5,266
7,795
(4,663
8,653
10,258
11,060
7,990
9,468
10,875
Common shareholders' equity
2,008
(2,008
1,525
(1,525
5,134
5,214
7,142
966
6,739
1,288
Accounts payable and short-term debt
341
1,203
1,544
156
1,098
1,254
1,157
1,782
3,068
155
1,180
1,659
2,994
1,498
2,985
1,336
2,757
845
1,959
816
1,874
Regulatory liabilities
2,521
2,465
276
570
559
303
385
271
1,618
7,109
6,830
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
709
380
1,138
Capital expenditures and independent power
investments
(440
(845
(1,285
(233
(802
(1,035
Other -
(409
342
(29
(68
(147
(412
(503
(852
505
235
(254
456
(432
(20
337
(198
(195
(259
(221
(24
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
FPL Group's management uses earnings excluding the unrealized mark-to-market effect of non-qualifying hedges (adjusted earnings) internally for financial planning, for analysis of performance, for reporting of results to the board of directors and for FPL Group's employee incentive compensation plan. FPL Group also uses adjusted earnings when communicating its earnings outlook to analysts and investors. FPL Group's management believes adjusted earnings provide a more meaningful representation of the company's fundamental earnings power. Although the excluded amounts are properly included in the determination of net income in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, both the size and nature of such items make period to period comparisons of operations difficult and potentially confusing.
In June 2005, a wholly-owned subsidiary of FPL Group completed the acquisition of Gexa, a retail electric provider in Texas. Gexa's financial results from the date of closing are reflected in the FPL Energy segment. See further discussion of the Gexa transaction below in Liquidity and Capital Resources.
FPL - FPL's net income available to FPL Group for the three months ended June 30, 2005 was $201 million compared to $205 million for the same period in 2004. The effect of milder weather conditions was the primary contributor to the decrease in FPL's net income during the three months ended June 30, 2005, partly offset by strong customer growth. Depreciation expense increased for the three months ended June 30, 2005, partially offset by reduced operations and maintenance (O&M) expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2005, FPL's net income available to FPL Group was $313 million compared to $310 million for the same period in 2004. The effect of strong customer growth during the six months ended June 30, 2005 was partly offset by the effect of milder weather conditions and by increased depreciation and O&M expenses.
FPL's operating revenues consisted of the following:
Retail base operations
944
952
1,746
1,736
Cost recovery clauses and other pass-through costs
1,333
1,202
2,551
2,343
Other, primarily gas and wholesale sales
41
The increase in retail base revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2005 was primarily due to an increase in the number of customer accounts which was partially offset by a decrease in usage per retail customer. A 2.3% increase in the average number of customer accounts during the six months ended June 30, 2005 increased revenues from retail base operations by approximately $38 million. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in usage per retail customer, primarily associated with milder than normal weather conditions. A 1.9% decrease in usage per retail customer, as well as other factors, decreased revenues from retail base operations by approximately $28 million.
Revenues from cost recovery clauses and other pass-through costs, such as franchise fees and revenue taxes, do not significantly affect net income; however, under- or over-recovery of such costs can significantly affect FPL Group's and FPL's operating cash flows. Fluctuations in these revenues, as well as in fuel, purchased power and interchange expense are primarily driven by changes in energy sales, fuel prices and capacity charges. In February 2005, FPL began recovering, subject to refund, storm restoration costs from retail customers. These storm restoration cost revenues, which amounted to $44 million and $63 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, respectively, are included in the cost recovery clauses and other pass-through costs caption above; the corresponding expense for the amortization of the storm reserve deficiency is shown as a separate line on the condensed consolidated statements of income. For further discussion, see Note 6 - Sto rm Reserve Deficiency. In addition to these revenues, revenues from cost recovery clauses and other pass-through costs increased as a result of additional fuel clause revenues due to an increase of approximately 6% in the fuel clause recovery factor effective January 1, 2005 in response to higher fuel prices. The effect of higher fuel prices also resulted in a $59 million increase in deferred clause and franchise expenses on FPL Group's and FPL's condensed consolidated balance sheets at June 30, 2005 and negatively affected FPL Group's and FPL's cash flows from operations for the six months ended June 30, 2005.
FPL's O&M expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2005 decreased primarily related to timing differences associated with planned expenditures. O&M expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2005 increased over the comparable period in 2004 reflecting higher employee benefit expenses primarily associated with the absence of a pension transition credit that was fully amortized by the end of 2004, as well as increases in property and liability insurance premiums and higher employee costs. Management expects to see a continued upward trend in nuclear and fossil maintenance and employee benefit expenses for the remainder of 2005. In conjunction with an NRC order, FPL has performed visual and volumetric inspections of its nuclear units' reactor vessel heads during their scheduled refueling outages since October 2002. The inspections at St. Lucie Unit No. 2 revealed control rod drive mechanism (CRDM) nozzles with cracks, which were repaired during the outages in 2003 and in January 2005. It is anticipated that additional CRDM nozzle repairs will be needed at St. Lucie Unit No. 2's next outage currently scheduled for the spring of 2006. During the fall of 2004 and the spring of 2005, FPL replaced the reactor vessel heads at Turkey Point Unit No. 3 and Turkey Point Unit No. 4, respectively. FPL anticipates replacing the reactor vessel head at St. Lucie Unit No. 1 during its next scheduled refueling outage in the fall of 2005. In January 2005, FPL received permission from the NRC to plug up to 30% of St. Lucie Unit No. 2's steam generator tubes. To date, 18.9% of these tubes have been plugged. Current projections indicate that the 30% tube plugging limit could be exceeded during St. Lucie Unit No. 2's next scheduled refueling outage in the spring of 2006. FPL is planning to repair any tubes exceeding the 30% tube plugging limit by sleeving the degraded tubes and has requested NRC approval to sleeve degraded tubes as an alternative to plugging. Sleeving degraded tubes is a more expensive process than plugging and, depending on the number of tubes that need to be sleeved, could significantly increase the length of the outage. FPL
In conjunction with a 2004 NRC bulletin, FPL must perform inspections of all alloy 600 and weld materials in pressurizer locations and connected steam space piping. To date, no leaks have been identified based on inspections at St. Lucie Units Nos. 1 and 2. Due to the amount of time and cost associated with correcting potential leaks, FPL has decided to replace St. Lucie Unit No. 1's pressurizer during its next scheduled refueling and reactor vessel head replacement outage. The estimated cost for the pressurizer is included in FPL's estimated capital expenditures. See Note 10 - Commitments. Management is currently evaluating its options with regard to St. Lucie Unit No. 2's pressurizer. All pressurizer penetrations and welds at Turkey Point Units Nos. 3 and 4 utilize a different material.
Depreciation and amortization expense increased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 primarily due to FPL's continued investment in transmission and distribution expansion to support customer growth and demand. FPL expects depreciation expense to increase further in the second half of 2005 due to the addition of two new generating units at its existing power plant sites in Martin and Manatee, which became operational on June 30, 2005. FPL expects to place an additional 1,150 mw plant into service at its Turkey Point site by mid-2007.
Interest charges increased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 due to both higher average debt balances and higher average interest rates.
FPL Energy - FPL Energy's net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 was $20 million compared to $69 million for the comparable period in 2004. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2005 was $57 million compared to $123 million for the same period in 2004. During the second quarter of 2005, FPL Energy recorded $52 million of unrealized mark-to-market after-tax losses from non-qualifying hedge activity compared to gains of $6 million in the same period of 2004. During the six months ended June 30, 2005, FPL Energy recorded $83 million of unrealized mark-to-market after-tax losses from non-qualifying hedge activity compared to gains of $5 million in the same period of 2004. For further discussion of derivative instruments, see Note 2.
FPL Energy added 1,079 mw of gas-fired, wind and solar generation during or after the fourth quarter of 2004. These project additions increased the second quarter 2005 net income by approximately $5 million reflecting contributions from wind and solar operations partially offset by after-tax losses from a gas-fired plant in the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) region. The gas-fired plant experienced losses primarily due to lower than expected generation and electricity prices. FPL Energy's operating revenues for the second quarter of 2005 decreased by $7 million primarily due to higher unrealized mark-to-market losses associated with non-qualifying hedges and a scheduled refueling outage at Seabrook partially offset by improved market conditions in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and the New England Power Pool (NEPOOL) regions, project additions and improved hydro resource. FPL Energy's operating expenses increased $96 million primarily driven by higher fuel costs, project additions and unrealized mark-to-market losses from non-qualifying hedge activity.
Equity in earnings of equity method investees for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 increased $3 million from the prior year quarter primarily due to the positive effects on operating results of prior contract restructuring activities partially offset by higher unrealized mark-to-market losses from non-qualifying hedge activity.
FPL Energy's net income for the second quarter of 2005 also reflected higher interest expense of approximately $11 million associated with increased average debt balances due to growth in its asset base as well as an increase in average interest rates compared with the same period in 2004. In addition, other - net in FPL Group's condensed consolidated statements of income includes $8 million of pre-tax gains on the sale of joint venture projects in California and a $12 million pre-tax benefit associated with obtaining an additional partnership interest in a coal plant in California. PTCs from FPL Energy's wind projects are reflected in FPL Energy's earnings. PTCs are recognized as wind energy is generated based on a per kilowatt-hour rate prescribed in applicable federal and state statutes, and amounted to $37 million and $32 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
FPL Energy's net income for the six months ended June 30, 2005 reflects slightly lower results from the project additions discussed above. Losses from a gas-fired plant in the PJM region were essentially offset by income from new wind and solar assets. In the first half of 2005, FPL Energy's operating revenues decreased $4 million primarily due to higher unrealized mark-to-market losses from non-qualifying hedge activity, a scheduled refueling outage at Seabrook and lower wind resource partially offset by improved market conditions in the ERCOT and NEPOOL regions, project additions and improved hydro resource. FPL Energy's operating expenses increased $131 million primarily driven by higher fuel costs, project additions and unrealized mark-to-market losses from non-qualifying hedge activity.
Equity in earnings of equity method investees for the six months ended June 30, 2005 increased $8 million due to a $13 million gain on a contract restructuring that occurred in the first quarter of 2005, as well as ongoing positive effects on operating results of prior contract restructurings. This was partially offset by higher unrealized mark-to-market losses from non-qualifying hedge activity. During the first quarter of 2004, FPL Energy recorded a $52 million gain on the termination of a gas supply contract and a steam agreement which was essentially offset by an impairment loss recorded as a result of agreeing to sell its interest in a combined-cycle power plant in Texas.
FPL Energy's net income for the first six months of 2005 also reflected higher interest expense of approximately $18 million associated with increased average debt balances due to growth in its asset base as well as an increase in average interest rates of 49 basis points compared with the same period in 2004. In addition, other - net in FPL Group's condensed consolidated statements of income includes $16 million of pre-tax gains on the sale of joint venture projects in California and a $12 million pre-tax benefit associated with obtaining an additional partnership interest in a coal plant in California. PTCs amounted to $63 million and $59 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
FPL Energy's earnings are subject to variability due to, among other things, operational performance, commodity price exposure, counterparty performance, weather conditions and project restructuring activities. FPL Energy's exposure to commodity price risk is reduced by the degree of contract coverage obtained for 2005 and 2006. As of July 15, 2005, FPL Energy's capacity under contract for the remainder of 2005 and 2006 is as follows:
Remainder of 2005
Project Portfolio Category
AvailableMW (a)
% MWUnder Contract
2,938
%
3,049
97
Contracted(c)
2,215
2,044
Merchant: (d)
NEPOOL
2,301
(e)
49
ERCOT
2,598
87
2,580
82
All Other
1,245
1,426
Total portfolio(f)
11,297
84
11,397
Weighted to reflect in-service dates, planned maintenance, Seabrook's refueling outage and power uprate in 2006 and expected production from renewable resource assets.
Reflects round-the-clock mw under contract.
Includes all projects with mid- to long-term purchase power contracts for substantially all of their output.
Includes only those facilities that require active hedging.
Represents on-peak mw under contract.
(f)
Totals may not add due to rounding and exclude the pending acquisition of a 70% interest in the Duane Arnold Energy Center.
FPL Group
Weighted-average annual interest rate
5.7
5.0
Weighted-average life (years)
9.5
8.7
15.3
14.3
Annual average of floating rate debt to total debt
Calculations include interest rate swaps.
Long-term debt, including interest:
593
282
4,319
6,032
268
573
514
175
1,332
2,972
Corporate and Other
1,310
1,188
666
932
4,783
Corporate Units
Purchase obligations:
3,165
3,880
2,965
2,440
2,345
7,960
22,755
445
72
778
Asset retirement activities:
7,056
1,627
Other commitments:
4,293
6,187
4,944
3,926
3,592
24,004
46,946
Includes principal, interest and interest rate swaps. Variable rate interest was computed using June 30, 2005 rates.
Represents required capacity and minimum payments under long-term purchased power and fuel contracts, the majority of which is recoverable through various cost recovery clauses (see Note 10 - Contracts), and projected capital expenditures through 2009 to meet increased electricity usage and customer growth, as well as capital improvements to and maintenance of existing facilities (see Note 10 - Commitments).
Represents firm commitments primarily in connection with natural gas transportation, supply and storage, firm transmission service, nuclear fuel and a portion of its capital expenditures. The 2006 amount also includes $387 million associated with the pending acquisition of the Duane Arnold Energy Center. See Note 10 - Commitments and Contracts.
Represents expected cash payments adjusted for inflation for estimated costs to perform asset retirement activities.
At June 30, 2005, FPL had $2,028 million in restricted trust funds for the payment of future expenditures to decommission FPL's nuclear units, which are included in special use funds.
At June 30, 2005, FPL Energy's 88.23% portion of Seabrook's restricted trust fund for the payment of future expenditures to decommission Seabrook was $305 million and is included in FPL Group's special use funds.
FPL Group Capital
Maturity Date
500
1,000
1,500
October 2006
2,000
October 2009
3,500
Excludes a $100 million senior secured revolving credit facility of a consolidated FPL VIE that leases nuclear fuel to FPL. See below.
These facilities provide for the issuance of letters of credit of up to $1.5 billion ($750 million for FPL and $750 million for FPL Group Capital). The issuance of letters of credit is subject to the aggregate commitment under the applicable facility.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Net UnrealizedGains (Losses)On Cash FlowHedges
Balances at December 31 of prior year
(10
14
Commodity hedges - consolidated subsidiaries:
Effective portion of net unrealized losses (net of $56 and $21
tax benefit, respectively)
Reclassification from OCI to net income (net of $10 tax expense
and $1 tax benefit, respectively)
Interest rate hedges - consolidated subsidiaries:
Effective portion of net unrealized gains (losses) (net of $0.4 tax benefit
and $1 tax expense, respectively)
Reclassification from OCI to net income (net of $1 and $3
tax expense, respectively)
Balances at June 30
(131
Hedges on Owned Assets
ProprietaryTrading
Managed
Non-Qualifying
OCI
FPL CostRecoveryClauses
FPLGroupTotal
Three months ended June 30, 2005
Fair value of contracts outstanding at March 31, 2005
(202
Reclassification to realized at settlement of contracts
11
(26
Acquisition of Gexa contracts
Effective portion of changes in fair value recorded in OCI
Ineffective portion of changes in fair value recorded in earnings
Changes in fair value excluding reclassification to realized
(62
(106
Fair value of contracts outstanding at June 30, 2005
(94
218
(95
Net option premium payment (receipts)
Total mark-to-market energy contract net assets (liabilities) at
237
(77
Six months ended June 30, 2005
Fair value of contracts outstanding at December 31, 2004
(109
(9
(136
(85
246
Derivative assets
Other assets
Derivative liabilities
(214
(269
FPL Group's total mark-to-market energy contract net liabilities
Maturity
Proprietary Trading:
Actively quoted (i.e., exchange trade) prices
Prices provided by other external sources
Modeled
Owned Assets - Managed:
Owned Assets - Non-Qualifying:
(43
(87
(31
Owned Assets - OCI:
(28
(205
(15
(34
(64
Owned Assets - FPL Cost Recovery Clauses:
92
56
Total sources of fair value
(100
Three months ended June 30, 2004
Fair value of contracts outstanding at March 31, 2004
108
(57
(73
67
Fair value of contracts outstanding at June 30, 2004
(65
127
78
Total mark-to-market energy contract net assets (liabilities)
at June 30, 2004
143
88
Six months ended June 30, 2004
Fair value of contracts outstanding at December 31, 2003
94
112
(128
152
Market Risk Sensitivity - Financial instruments and positions affecting the financial statements of FPL Group and FPL described below are held primarily for purposes other than trading. Market risk is measured as the potential loss in fair value resulting from hypothetical reasonably possible changes in commodity prices, interest rates or equity prices over the next year. Management has established risk management policies to monitor and manage market risks. FPL Group's Exposure Management Committee (EMC), which is comprised of certain members of senior management, is responsible for the overall approval of market risk management policies and the delegation of approval and authorization levels. The EMC receives periodic updates on market positions and related exposures, credit exposures and overall risk management activities. FPL Group and FPL manage their interest rate exposure by monitoring current interest rates, entering into interest rate swa ps and adjusting their variable rate debt in relation to total capitalization.
FPL Group and its subsidiaries are also exposed to credit risk through their energy marketing and trading operations. Credit risk is the risk that a financial loss will be incurred if a counterparty to a transaction does not fulfill its financial obligation. FPL Group manages counterparty credit risk for its subsidiaries with energy marketing and trading operations through established policies, including counterparty credit limits, and in some cases credit enhancements, such as cash prepayments, letters of credit, cash and other collateral and guarantees. Credit risk is also managed through the use of master netting agreements. FPL Group's credit department monitors current and forward credit exposure to counterparties and their affiliates, both on an individual and an aggregate basis.
Commodity price risk - FPL Group uses a value-at-risk (VaR) model to measure market risk in its trading and mark-to-market portfolios. The VaR is the estimated nominal loss of market value based on a one-day holding period at a 95% confidence level using historical simulation methodology. As of June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the VaR figures are as follows:
Trading and Managed Hedges
Non-Qualifying Hedgesand Hedges in OCI (a)
Average for the period ended
Non-qualifying hedges are employed to reduce the market risk exposure to physical assets which are not marked to market. The VaR figures for the non-qualifying hedges and hedges in OCI category do not represent the economic exposure to commodity price movements.
CarryingAmount
EstimatedFair Value
FPL Group:
Long-term debt, including current maturities
9,380
9,793
9,247
9,611
Fixed income securities:
1,286
1,219
Interest rate swaps - net unrealized loss
3,607
3,808
3,438
1,146
1,081
Based on market prices provided by external sources.
Based on quoted market prices for these or similar issues.
Based on market prices modeled internally.
NotionalAmount
EffectiveDate
MaturityDate
RatePaid
RateReceived
Fair value hedges - FPL:
250
April 2004
December 2005
variable
6.875
May 2004
Fair value hedges - FPL Group Capital:
150
July 2003
September 2006
7.625
October 2004
April 2006
3.250
(g)
(h)
November 2004
February 2007
(i)
4.086
December 2004
(j)
Total fair value hedges
Cash flow hedges - FPL Energy:
July 2002
December 2007
4.410
(k)
August 2003
November 2007
3.557
February 2005
June 2008
4.255
89
December 2003
December 2017
4.245
3.845
Total cash flow hedges
Total interest rate hedges
Six-month LIBOR plus 3.7285%
Six-month LIBOR plus 3.6800%
Six-month LIBOR plus 4.9900%
Six-month LIBOR plus 4.9925%
Six-month LIBOR plus 0.0153%
Six-month LIBOR plus 0.0100%
Six-month LIBOR plus 0.1500%
Six-month LIBOR plus 0.1525%
Three-month LIBOR plus 0.50577%
Three-month LIBOR plus 0.4025%
Three-month LIBOR
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of June 30, 2005, each of FPL Group and FPL had performed an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including FPL Group's and FPL's chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of each company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e)). Based upon that evaluation, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of each of FPL Group and FPL concluded that the company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to the company and its consolidated subsidiaries required to be included in the company's reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act and ensuring that information required to be disclosed in the company's reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers , to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. FPL Group and FPL each have a Disclosure Committee, which is made up of several key management employees and reports directly to the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of each company, to monitor and evaluate these disclosure controls and procedures. Due to the inherent limitations of the effectiveness of any established disclosure controls and procedures, management of FPL Group and FPL cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of their respective disclosure controls and procedures will be met.
(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
FPL Group and FPL are continuously seeking to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their operations and of their internal controls. This results in refinements to processes throughout FPL Group and FPL. However, there has been no change in FPL Group's or FPL's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during FPL Group's and FPL's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, FPL Group's or FPL's internal control over financial reporting.
In June 2005, FPL Group completed the acquisition of Gexa, which was valued at approximately $81 million, payable in shares of FPL Group common stock. Gexa's assets and operating revenues represent less than 1% of FPL Group's consolidated total assets and total operating revenues as of and for the period ended June 30, 2005. FPL Group does not consider the acquisition of Gexa material to its results of operations, financial position and cash flows, and FPL Group is in the process of evaluating the impact of Gexa's business on its internal control over financial reporting.
PART II
Period
Total Number ofShares Purchased
Average PricePaid PerShare
Total Number ofShares Purchased as Part of aPublicly Announced Program
Maximum Number ofShares that May Yet bePurchased Under the Program
(thousands)
1/1/05 - 1/31/05
5,402
2/1/05 - 2/28/05
214,316
39.33
20,000
3/1/05 - 3/31/05
32,682
40.52
4/1/05 - 4/30/05
6,387
40.85
5/1/05 - 5/31/05
9,410
40.29
6/1/05 - 6/30/05
8,366
41.00
271,161
Represents: (1) shares of common stock purchased by FPL Group in the open market in connection with the grants and payouts of stock awards under FPL Group's Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP), FPL Group's Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan, and FPL Group's Deferred Compensation Plan; and (2) shares of common stock purchased from employees to pay taxes related to the vesting of restricted stock granted to such employees under the LTIP. The number of shares purchased prior to the 2005 stock split and related average price paid per share were adjusted to reflect the stock split.
In February 1997, FPL Group's board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to 10 million shares of common stock over an unspecified period as part of a publicly announced program. In February 2005, FPL Group's board of directors terminated the February 1997 common stock repurchase plan and authorized a new common stock repurchase plan of up to 20 million shares of common stock (after giving effect to the 2005 stock split) over an unspecified period.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
For
Against orWithheld
H. Jesse Arnelle
334,396,982
7,898,065
Sherry S. Barrat
335,408,604
6,886,443
Robert M. Beall, II
335,169,945
7,125,102
J. Hyatt Brown
277,242,984
65,052,063
James L. Camaren
336,927,871
5,367,176
Lewis Hay, III
334,993,546
7,301,501
Rudy E. Schupp
336,600,760
5,694,287
Michael H. Thaman
336,904,762
5,390,285
Hansel E. Tookes II
336,676,300
5,618,747
Paul R. Tregurtha
333,677,097
8,617,950
Frank G. Zarb
336,340,736
5,954,311
The vote ratifying the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as FPL Group's independent registered public accounting firm was 334,815,044 for, 4,599,705 against and 2,880,298 abstaining.
Item 5. Other Information
On July 29, 2005, J. Brian Ferguson was elected to FPL Group's board of directors. Mr. Ferguson is chairman and chief executive officer of Eastman Chemical Company. Mr. Ferguson was appointed to the Compensation Committee of the board of directors.
None
Other Events
Reference is made to Item 1. Business - FPL Operations - Environmental and FPL Energy Operations - Environmental in the 2004 Form 10-K for FPL Group and FPL and Part II, Item 5. (c) (i) in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005 for FPL Group and FPL.
In June 2005, the EPA issued the Clean Air Visibility Rule to address regional haze in areas which include certain national park and wilderness areas through the installation of Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) for electric generating units. BART eligible units include those built between 1962 and 1977 that have the potential to emit more than 250 tons of visibility-impairing pollution a year. The rule requires states to identify the facilities required to install BART controls by 2008 and allows for a five-year period to implement pollution controls. While the impact of final BART requirements are uncertain, it is possible that some of FPL's and two of FPL Energy's BART eligible units may be required to add additional controls or switch fuels to meet the BART compliance requirements.
In July 2005, FPL Group filed a petition for reconsideration with the EPA and a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia challenging the sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide provisions in the Clean Air Interstate Rule.
(ii)
Reference is made to Item 1. Business - FPL Operations - Competition and FPL Energy Operations - Regulation in the 2004 Form 10-K for FPL Group and FPL.
In July 2005, the FERC terminated its July 2002 notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the implementation of a standardized design for electric markets in the United States.
(iii)
Reference is made to Item 1. Business - FPL Operations - System Capability and Load in the 2004 Form 10-K for FPL Group and FPL.
During July 2005, FPL set the following all-time system peaks:
21,220 mw
July 5, 2005
21,434 mw
July 6, 2005
21,611 mw
July 21, 2005
Adequate resources were available at the time of the peaks to meet customer demand.
(iv)
Reference is made to Item 1. Business - FPL Operations - Fuel in the 2004 Form 10-K for FPL Group and FPL.
In June 2005, FPL discontinued its request for proposal (RFP) for long-term supplies of regasified liquefied natural gas, which it issued in August 2004, as none of the proposals received presented sufficient reasons for FPL to proceed with the RFP at this time.
(v)
Reference
(vi)
Reference is made to Item 1. Business - FPL Energy Operations - Nuclear Operations in the 2004 Form 10-K for FPL Group.
In May 2005, Seabrook completed its first phase of the power uprate which increased net plant capability to 1,076 mw. FPL Energy is scheduled to complete the second phase of the uprate in the fall of 2006 which is anticipated to increase net plant capability to 1,106 mw.
ExhibitNumber
Description
*3(i)a
Restated Articles of Incorporation of FPL Group dated December 31, 1984,as amended through March 10, 2005 (filed as Exhibit 3(i) to Form S-4,File No. 333-124438)
x
*3(i)b
Restated Articles of Incorporation of FPL dated March 23, 1992 (filed asExhibit 3(i)a to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993, File No.1-3545)
*3(i)c
Amendment to FPL's Restated Articles of Incorporation dated March 23, 1992(filed as Exhibit 3(i)b to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993,File No. 1-3545)
*3(i)d
Amendment to FPL's Restated Articles of Incorporation dated May 11, 1992(filed as Exhibit 3(i)c to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993,File No. 1-3545)
*3(i)e
Amendment to FPL's Restated Articles of Incorporation dated March 12, 1993(filed as Exhibit 3(i)d to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993,File No. 1-3545)
*3(i)f
Amendment to FPL's Restated Articles of Incorporation dated June 16, 1993(filed as Exhibit 3(i)e to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993,File No. 1-3545)
*3(i)g
Amendment to FPL's Restated Articles of Incorporation dated August 31, 1993(filed as Exhibit 3(i)f to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993,File No. 1-3545)
*3(i)h
Amendment to FPL's Restated Articles of Incorporation dated November 30,1993 (filed as Exhibit 3(i)g to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,1993, File No. 1-3545)
*3(i)i
Amendment to FPL's Restated Articles of Incorporation dated January 20, 2004(filed as Exhibit 3(i)j to Form 10-K dated December 31, 2003, File No. 2-27612)
*3(i)j
Amendment to FPL's Restated Articles of Incorporation dated January 20, 2004(filed as Exhibit 3(i)k to Form 10-K dated December 31, 2003, File No. 2-27612)
*3(i)k
Amendment to FPL's Restated Articles of Incorporation dated February 11, 2005(filed as Exhibit 3(i)m to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004,File No. 1-8841)
*3(ii)a
Bylaws of FPL Group as amended February 12, 2001 (filed as Exhibit 3(ii)ato Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, File No. 1-8841)
*3(ii)b
Bylaws of FPL dated May 11, 1992 (filed as Exhibit 3 to Form 8-K datedMay 1, 1992, File No. 1-3545)
*4(a)
Mortgage and Deed of Trust dated as of January 1, 1944, and One hundred and seven Supplements thereto, between FPL and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Trustee (filed as Exhibit B-3, File No. 2-4845; Exhibit 7(a), File No. 2-7126; Exhibit 7(a), File No. 2-7523; Exhibit 7(a), File No. 2-7990; Exhibit 7(a), File No. 2-9217; Exhibit 4(a)-5, File No. 2-10093; Exhibit 4(c), File No. 2-11491; Exhibit 4(b)-1, File No. 2-12900; Exhibit 4(b)-1, File No. 2-13255; Exhibit 4(b)-1, File No. 2-13705; Exhibit 4(b)-1, File No. 2-13925; Exhibit 4(b)-1, File No. 2-15088; Exhibit 4(b)-1, File No. 2-15677; Exhibit 4(b)-1, File No. 2-20501; Exhibit 4(b)-1, File No. 2-22104; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-23142; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-24195; Exhibit 4(b)-1, File No. 2-25677; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-27612; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-29001; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-30542; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-33038; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-37679; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-39006; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-41312; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-4423 4; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-46502; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-48679; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-49726; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-50712; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-52826; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-53272; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-54242; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-56228; Exhibits 2(c) and 2(d), File No. 2-60413; Exhibits 2(c) and 2(d), File No. 2-65701; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-66524; Exhibit 2(c), File No. 2-67239; Exhibit 4(c), File No. 2-69716; Exhibit 4(c), File No. 2-70767; Exhibit 4(b), File No. 2-71542; Exhibit 4(b), File No. 2-73799; Exhibits 4(c), 4(d) and 4(e), File No. 2-75762; Exhibit 4(c), File No. 2-77629; Exhibit 4(c), File No. 2-79557; Exhibit 99(a) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to Form S-8, File No. 33-18669; Exhibit 99(a) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3, File No. 33-46076; Exhibit 4(b) to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993, File No. 1-3545; Exhibit 4(i) to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1994, File No. 1-3545; Exhib it 4(b) to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1995, File No. 1-3545; Exhibit 4(a) to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,1996, File No. 1-3545; Exhibit 4 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998, File No. 1-3545; Exhibit 4 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, File No. 1-3545; Exhibit 4(f) to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, File No. 1-3545; Exhibit 4(g) to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, File No. 1-3545; Exhibit 4(o), File No. 333-102169; Exhibit 4(k) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3, File No. 333-102172; Exhibit 4(l) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-3, File No. 333-102172; Exhibit 4(m) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-3, File No. 333-102172; Exhibit 4(a) to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, File No. 2-27612; and Exhibit 4(f) to Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3, File No. 333-125275)
*4(b)
Warrant Agreement by and between Gexa Corp. and Highbridge/Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P., dated as of July 8, 2004, assumed by FPL Group effective June 17, 2005 (filed by Gexa Corp. as Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K dated July 8, 2004, File No. 1-31435)
*4(c)
Warrant Agreement by and between Gexa Corp. and Cappello Capital Corp., dated as of November 1, 2004, assumed by FPL Group effective June 17, 2005 (filed by Gexa Corp. as Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K dated December 3, 2004, File No. 1-31435)
4(d)
Warrant Agreement by and between Gexa Corp. and Prospect Street Ventures Ltd., dated as of July 19, 2004, assumed by FPL Group effective June 17, 2005
4(e)
Warrant Agreement by and between Gexa Corp. and Prospect Street Ventures I LLC, dated as of September 9, 2004, assumed by FPL Group effective June 17, 2005
4(f)
Form of Warrant Agreement to Purchase Shares of Common Stock of Gexa Corp., dated as of November 23, 2004, assumed by FPL Group effective June 17, 2005
12(a)
Computation of Ratios
12(b)
31(a)
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer of FPL Group
31(b)
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer of FPL Group
31(c)
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer of FPL
31(d)
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer of FPL
32(a)
Section 1350 Certification of FPL Group
32(b)
Section 1350 Certification of FPL
*Incorporated herein by reference
FPL Group and FPL agree to furnish to the SEC upon request any instrument with respect to long-term debt that FPL Group and FPL have not filed as an exhibit pursuant to the exemption provided by Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
(Registrants)
Date: August 3, 2005
K. MICHAEL DAVIS
K. Michael DavisController and Chief Accounting Officer of FPL Group, Inc. Vice President, Accounting, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Florida Power & Light Company(Principal Accounting Officer of the Registrants)