EX-99.2 3 a2020q3holmda.htm EX-99.2 Document
HYDRO ONE LIMITED
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019


The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) of the financial condition and results of operations should be read together with the condensed interim unaudited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes thereto (Consolidated Financial Statements) of Hydro One Limited (Hydro One or the Company) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, as well as the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2019. The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with United States (US) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). All financial information in this MD&A is presented in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise indicated.
The Company has prepared this MD&A in accordance with National Instrument 51-102 - Continuous Disclosure Obligations of the Canadian Securities Administrators. Under the US/Canada Multijurisdictional Disclosure System, the Company is permitted to prepare this MD&A in accordance with the disclosure requirements of Canadian securities laws and regulations, which can vary from those of the US. This MD&A provides information as at and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, based on information available to management as of November 5, 2020.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS AND STATISTICS
Three months ended September 30Nine months ended September 30
(millions of dollars, except as otherwise noted)
20202019Change20202019Change
Revenues1,903 1,593 19.5 %5,423 4,765 13.8 %
Purchased power993 737 34.7 %2,808 2,197 27.8 %
Revenues, net of purchased power1
910 856 6.3 %2,615 2,568 1.8 %
Operation, maintenance and administration (OM&A) costs
262 259 1.2 %797 942 (15.4 %)
Depreciation, amortization and asset removal costs220 219 0.5 %645 652 (1.1 %)
Financing charges114 118 (3.4 %)352 398 (11.6 %)
Income tax expense (recovery)22 14 57.1 %(812)(8)10,050 %
Net income to common shareholders of Hydro One281 241 16.6 %1,609 567 183.8 %
Adjusted net income to common shareholders of Hydro One1
281 241 16.6 %742 707 5.0 %
Basic earnings per common share (EPS)
$0.47 $0.40 17.5 %$2.69 $0.95 183.2 %
Diluted EPS
$0.47 $0.40 17.5 %$2.68 $0.95 182.1 %
Basic adjusted non-GAAP EPS (Adjusted EPS)1
$0.47 $0.40 17.5 %$1.24 $1.19 4.2 %
Diluted Adjusted EPS1
$0.47 $0.40 17.5 %$1.24 $1.18 5.1 %
Net cash from operating activities680 648 4.9 %1,603 1,063 50.8 %
Funds from operations (FFO)1
529 457 15.8 %1,408 1,012 39.1 %
Capital investments500 424 17.9 %1,301 1,105 17.7 %
Assets placed in-service371 433 (14.3 %)761 854 (10.9 %)
Transmission: Average monthly Ontario 60-minute peak demand (MW)
22,831 20,954 9.0 %20,392 19,981 2.1 %
Distribution: Electricity distributed to Hydro One customers (GWh)
7,132 6,627 7.6 %20,829 20,438 1.9 %

As at
September 30,
2020
December 31, 2019
Debt to capitalization ratio2
55.8 %56.3 %
1    See section “Non-GAAP Measures” for description and reconciliation of adjusted net income, basic and diluted Adjusted EPS, FFO and revenues, net of purchased power.
2    Debt to capitalization ratio is a non-GAAP measure and has been calculated as total debt (including total long-term debt, and short-term borrowings, net of cash and cash equivalents) divided by total debt plus total shareholders’ equity, but excluding any amounts related to noncontrolling interest. The ratio in each period reflects the presentation of the preferred shares, as debt or equity, respectively, as at the period end date. Management believes that the debt to capitalization ratio is helpful as a measure of the proportion of debt in the Company's capital structure.
OVERVIEW
The Company's transmission business consists of the transmission system operated by subsidiaries of Hydro One Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company), Hydro One Networks Inc. (Hydro One Networks) and Hydro One Sault Ste. Marie LP (HOSSM), as well as an approximately 66% interest in B2M Limited Partnership (B2M LP), a limited partnership between Hydro One and the Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON), and an approximately 55% interest in Niagara Reinforcement Limited Partnership (NRLP), a limited partnership between Hydro One and Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (collectively, the First Nations Partners). Hydro One’s distribution business consists of the distribution system operated by Hydro One Inc.'s subsidiaries, which include Hydro One Networks, Hydro One Remote Communities Inc. (Hydro One Remote Communities), Orillia Power Distribution Corporation (Orillia Power), as well as the distribution business and assets acquired from Peterborough Distribution Inc. (Peterborough Distribution) this quarter. Please see section "Other Developments" for additional information regarding the acquisition of Orillia Power and the acquisition of the
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business and distribution assets of Peterborough Distribution. The other segment consists principally of Hydro One's telecommunications business, which provides telecommunications support for the Company’s transmission and distribution businesses, as well as certain corporate activities, and is not rate-regulated.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, Hydro One’s segments accounted for the Company’s total revenues, net of purchased power, as follows:
Nine months ended September 3020202019
Transmission51 %49 %
Distribution48 %50 %
Other%%
As at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, Hydro One’s segments accounted for the Company’s total assets as follows:

As at
September 30,
2020
December 31, 2019
Transmission55 %56 %
Distribution36 %37 %
Other%%
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Net Income
Net income attributable to common shareholders for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 of $281 million is an increase of $40 million, or 16.6%, from the prior year. Significant influences on net income included:
higher revenues, net of purchased power, primarily resulting from:
higher transmission revenues primarily due to higher peak demand driven by favourable weather; and
higher distribution revenues resulting from Ontario Energy Board (OEB)-approved rates and stronger energy consumption driven by favourable weather.
slightly higher OM&A costs primarily resulting from:
additional other post-employment benefit (OPEB) costs that are recognized in OM&A following the 2020-2022 OEB transmission decision and recovered in rates, therefore net income neutral; and
costs related to COVID-19, as discussed below; partially offset by
lower vegetation management expenditures.
higher income tax expense primarily attributable to the following:
higher income before taxes; partially offset by
higher net tax deductions primarily related to tax depreciation (CCA) in excess of depreciation.
Net income attributable to common shareholders for nine months ended September 30, 2020 of $1,609 million is an increase of $1,042 million, or 183.8%, from the prior year. Year-to-date results were impacted by similar factors to those noted above, as well as the following:
income tax recovery following the July 2020 decision of the Ontario Divisional Court (ODC Decision);
net costs related to the proposed acquisition of Avista Corporation (Merger) incurred in the first quarter of 2019, including payment of the termination fee; financing charges; and related income tax recovery;
the recognition of Conservation and Demand Management (CDM) revenues in the second quarter of 2020; and
the write-off of the Lake Superior Link project in 2019; partially offset by
the 2018 catch-up income recognized in the first quarter of 2019 following the OEB decision.
Included in the Company's results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2020 are costs incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Total OM&A costs in the quarter of $5 million are primarily attributable to additional facility related expenditures. On a year-to-date basis, COVID-19 related OM&A expenditures of $32 million include costs associated with the temporary stand-down of the Company’s work-force and other sustainment work performed in prior quarters, and have been partially offset by the timing of work program expenditures which have been temporarily deferred.
For additional disclosure related to the impact of COVID-19 on the Company's operations for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2020, please see section "Other Developments - COVID-19".
EPS and Adjusted EPS
EPS was $0.47 and $2.69 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, compared to EPS of $0.40 and $0.95 in the comparable periods last year. The increase in EPS was driven by higher earnings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, as discussed above. Adjusted EPS, which excludes the impacts of the income tax recovery related
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to the ODC Decision received in the current year as well as income and costs related to the Merger in the prior year, was $0.47 and $1.24 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, compared to $0.40 and $1.19 in the comparable periods in 2019. The increase in adjusted EPS was driven by increases in net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, as discussed above. See section "Non-GAAP Measures" for description and reconciliation of Adjusted EPS.
Revenues
Three months ended September 30Nine months ended September 30
(millions of dollars, except as otherwise noted)
20202019Change20202019Change
Transmission483 443 9.0 %1,342 1,245 7.8 %
Distribution1,410 1,140 23.7 %4,050 3,490 16.0 %
Other10 10 — %31 30 3.3 %
Total revenues1,903 1,593 19.5 %5,423 4,765 13.8 %
Transmission483 443 9.0 %1,342 1,245 7.8 %
Distribution, net of purchased power1
417 403 3.5 %1,242 1,293 (3.9 %)
Other10 10 — %31 30 3.3 %
Total revenues, net of purchased power1
910 856 6.3 %2,615 2,568 1.8 %
Transmission: Average monthly Ontario 60-minute peak demand (MW)
22,831 20,954 9.0 %20,392 19,981 2.1 %
Distribution: Electricity distributed to Hydro One customers (GWh)
7,132 6,627 7.6 %20,829 20,438 1.9 %
1 See section “Non-GAAP Measures” for description and reconciliation of distribution revenues, net of purchased power, and revenues, net of purchased power.
Transmission Revenues
Transmission revenues increased by 9.0% during the quarter ended September 30, 2020, primarily due to:
higher average monthly Ontario 60-minute peak demand driven by favourable weather; and
revenue related to NRLP assets placed in-service in the third quarter of 2019; partially offset by
deferred regulatory adjustment related to asset removal costs in 2020.
The 7.8% increase in transmission revenues during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, was the result of similar factors as noted above, as well as the recognition of the 2020 transmission decision received in the second quarter, including approved rates retroactive to January 1, 2020 and the recognition of CDM revenues.
Distribution Revenues, Net of Purchased Power
Distribution revenues, net of purchased power, increased by 3.5% during the quarter ended September 30, 2020 primarily due to:
higher revenues resulting from OEB-approved rates and stronger energy consumption driven by favourable weather; as well as
revenues related to Peterborough Distribution and Orillia Power acquisitions which closed during the third quarter of 2020; partially offset by
lower revenues driven by the suspension of late payment charges following the onset of COVID-19.
The 3.9% decrease in distribution revenues, net of purchased power, during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was primarily due to the 2018 catch-up income recognized in the first quarter of 2019 following the OEB decision, partially offset by similar factors to those noted above.
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OM&A Costs
Three months ended September 30Nine months ended September 30
(millions of dollars)20202019Change20202019Change
Transmission102 96 6.3 %318 296 7.4 %
Distribution145 148 (2.0 %)434 448 (3.1 %)
Other15 15 — %45 198 (77.3 %)
262 259 1.2 %797 942 (15.4 %)
Transmission OM&A Costs
The 6.3% increase in transmission OM&A costs for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 was primarily due to:
additional OPEB costs that are recognized in OM&A following the 2020-2022 OEB transmission decision and recovered in rates, therefore net income neutral; and
costs related to COVID-19, primarily consisting of direct expenses, including purchases of additional facility-related and cleaning supplies; partially offset by
lower work program expenditures related to stations and lines maintenance.
The 7.4% increase in transmission OM&A costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was primarily due to similar factors as noted above.
Distribution OM&A Costs
The 2.0% decrease in distribution OM&A costs for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 was primarily due to:
lower vegetation management expenditures; partially offset by
costs related to COVID-19, primarily consisting of direct expenses, including purchases of additional facility-related and cleaning supplies.
The 3.1% decrease in distribution OM&A costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was primarily due to similar factors as noted above, as well as lower corporate support costs.
Other OM&A Costs
Other OM&A costs for the three months ended September 30, 2020 were in-line year-over-year. The decrease in other OM&A costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was primarily due to the payment of the Merger termination fee and the write-off of the Lake Superior Link project in the prior year.
Financing Charges
The $4 million, or 3.4%, decrease in financing charges for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 was primarily attributable to a lower weighted-average long-term debt balance outstanding in the quarter.
The $46 million, or 11.6%, decrease in financing charges for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was primarily due to:
financing costs related to the Merger incurred in the first quarter of 2019; and
lower interest expense on short-term notes due to lower interest rate in the current year; partially offset by
higher interest expense on long-term debt as a result of increased debt levels largely driven by the debt issuances completed in the second quarter of 2019 and first quarter of 2020.
Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense was $22 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 as compared to an expense of $14 million in the comparable period of the prior year. The Company recognized an income tax recovery of $812 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to an income tax recovery of $8 million in 2019.
As prescribed by the regulators, the Company recovers income taxes and is required to accrue its tax expense based on the tax liability determined excluding temporary differences recoverable from or refundable to customers in the future.
The increase in income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2020 was primarily attributable to:
higher income before taxes; partially offset by
higher net tax deductions primarily related to CCA in excess of depreciation.
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The increase in income tax recovery for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was primarily attributable to:
income tax recovery following the July 2020 ODC Decision; and
higher net tax deductions primarily related to CCA in excess of depreciation; partially offset by
income tax recovery recognized in 2019 following the incurrence of the termination fee and financing charges related to the Merger;
lower incremental tax deductions from deferred tax asset sharing mainly due to a 2018 catch-up adjustment made in the first quarter of 2019; and
higher income before taxes.
The Company realized an effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 of approximately 7.0% and (98.9%), respectively, compared to approximately 5.4% and (1.4)% realized in the same periods last year.
Common Share Dividends
In 2020, the Company declared and paid cash dividends to common shareholders as follows:

Date Declared

Record Date

Payment Date

Amount per Share
Total Amount
(millions of dollars)
February 11, 2020March 11, 2020March 31, 2020$0.2415 144 
May 7, 2020June 10, 2020June 30, 2020$0.2536 152 
August 10, 2020September 9, 2020September 30, 2020$0.2536 151 
447 
Following the conclusion of the third quarter of 2020, the Company declared a cash dividend to common shareholders as follows:

Date Declared

Record Date

Payment Date

Amount per Share
Total Amount
(millions of dollars)
November 5, 2020December 9, 2020December 31, 2020$0.2536 152 
QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Quarter ended (millions of dollars, except EPS and ratio)
Sep 30, 2020Jun 30, 2020Mar 31, 2020Dec 31, 2019Sep 30, 2019Jun 30, 2019Mar 31, 2019Dec 31, 2018
Revenues1,903 1,670 1,850 1,715 1,593 1,413 1,759 1,491 
Purchased power993 808 1,007 914 737 653 807 741 
Revenues, net of purchased power1
910 862 843 801 856 760 952 750 
Net income (loss) to common shareholders281 1,103 225 211 241 155 171 (705)
Adjusted net income to common shareholders1
281 236 225 211 241 155 311 176 
Basic EPS$0.47 $1.84 $0.38 $0.35 $0.40 $0.26 $0.29 ($1.18)
Diluted EPS$0.47 $1.84 $0.38 $0.35 $0.40 $0.26 $0.29 ($1.18)
Basic Adjusted EPS1
$0.47 $0.39 $0.38 $0.35 $0.40 $0.26 $0.52 $0.30 
Diluted Adjusted EPS1
$0.47 $0.39 $0.38 $0.35 $0.40 $0.26 $0.52 $0.29 
Earnings coverage ratio2
2.9 n/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
1    See section “Non-GAAP Measures” for description of revenues, net of purchased power, adjusted net income and Adjusted EPS.
2    Earnings coverage ratio is a non-GAAP measure that has been presented for the twelve months ended September 30, 2020 and has been calculated as net income before financing charges and income taxes attributable to shareholders of Hydro One, divided by the sum of financing charges and capitalized interest.
Variations in revenues and net income over the quarters are primarily due to the impact of seasonal weather conditions on customer demand and market pricing, as well as timing of regulatory decisions.
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
The Company makes capital investments to maintain the safety, reliability and integrity of its transmission and distribution system assets and to provide for the ongoing growth and modernization required to meet the expanding and evolving needs of its customers and the electricity market. This is achieved through a combination of sustaining capital investments, which are required to support the continued operation of Hydro One’s existing assets, and development capital investments, which involve both additions to existing assets and large-scale projects such as new transmission lines and transmission stations.
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Assets Placed In-Service
The following table presents Hydro One’s assets placed in-service during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:
Three months ended September 30Nine months ended September 30
(millions of dollars)
20202019Change20202019Change
Transmission196 294 (33.3 %)383 509 (24.8 %)
Distribution174 129 34.9 %376 331 13.6 %
Other10 (90.0 %)14 (85.7 %)
Total assets placed in-service371 433 (14.3 %)761 854 (10.9 %)
Transmission Assets Placed In-Service
Transmission assets placed in-service decreased by $98 million or 33.3% in the third quarter of 2020 compared to the third quarter of 2019 primarily due to:
substantial completion of the Niagara Reinforcement Project and investments in the Elgin transmission station in the third quarter of 2019;
lower volume of overhead lines and component replacements in 2020; and
higher in-servicing of investments in cyber security assets in 2019; partially offset by
station sustainment assets placed in-service in the third quarter of 2020 (primarily at Cherrywood transmission station, Lennox transmission station, and Detweiler transmission station).
Transmission assets placed in-service decreased by $126 million or 24.8% in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019 primarily due to similar factors as noted above, as well as the following:
assets placed in-service in the first half of 2019, including station sustainment investments at the Enfield transmission station, Hanmer transmission station, Palmerston transmission station, and national research council (NRC) transmission station; and
substantial completion of the Brant transmission station development project; partially offset by
assets placed in-service in the first half of 2020 (High-Voltage Underground Cable replacement in Toronto, Elgin transmission station refurbishment, and Kapuskasing area reinforcement project line upgrade).
The Company continues to manage the capital in-service work program and mitigate the initial impact of COVID-19. Full recovery of the work plan is expected in early 2021.
Distribution Assets Placed In-Service
Distribution assets placed in-service increased by $45 million or 34.9% in the third quarter of 2020 compared to the third quarter of 2019 primarily due to the following:
substantial completion of the Feeder Development Project at Leamington transmission station in the third quarter of 2020; and
increased investments in the information technology projects; partially offset by
lower volume of distribution station refurbishment work.
Distribution assets placed in-service increased by $45 million or 13.6% in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019 primarily due to similar factors as noted above, as well as higher volume of emergency power and storm restoration work, partially offset by lower volume of work on lines sustainment initiatives and PCB transformer replacements.
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Capital Investments
The following table presents Hydro One’s capital investments during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:
Three months ended September 30Nine months ended September 30
(millions of dollars)
20202019Change20202019Change
Transmission
    Sustaining226 220 2.7 %579 602 (3.8 %)
    Development52 47 10.6 %152 96 58.3 %
    Other31 244.4 %65 26 150.0 %
309 276 12.0 %796 724 9.9 %
Distribution
    Sustaining78 63 23.8 %222 173 28.3 %
    Development83 71 16.9 %222 168 32.1 %
    Other29 12 141.7 %58 34 70.6 %
190 146 30.1 %502 375 33.9 %
Other(50.0 %)(50.0 %)
Total capital investments500 424 17.9 %1,301 1,105 17.7 %
Transmission Capital Investments
Transmission capital investments increased by $33 million or 12.0% in the third quarter of 2020 compared to the third quarter of 2019. Principal impacts on the levels of capital investments included:
higher volume of station refurbishments and replacements;
higher investments in multi-year development projects, including investments in the new shunt reactors at the Lennox transmission station, the new Lakeshore switching station, and the Kapuskasing area reinforcement project;
current year investment in the new Ontario grid control centre in the City of Orillia; and
higher sustainment investments in HOSSM and B2M LP; partially offset by
lower volume of work on customer connections; and
lower volume of overhead line refurbishments and replacements.
Transmission capital investments increased by $72 million or 9.9% in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to similar factors as noted above, as well as higher investments in the East-West Tie Station Expansion project.
Distribution Capital Investments
Distribution capital investments increased by $44 million or 30.1% in the third quarter of 2020 compared to the third quarter of 2019. Principal impacts on the levels of capital investments included:
current year investment in the new Ontario grid control centre in the City of Orillia; as well as
higher investment in information technology projects;
the new Woodstock Operation Center;
higher investments in system capability reinforcement projects due to investments in distribution system connections and in distribution modernization initiatives;
higher volume of lines refurbishment work;
higher volume of storm-related asset replacements and emergency power restoration work; and
timing of transportation and work equipment purchases.
Distribution capital investments increased by $127 million or 33.9% in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to similar factors as noted above, as well as higher volume of new customer connections, current year investments in the Customer Contact Centre Technology Modernization project, and higher spend of wood pole replacements.
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Major Transmission Capital Investment Projects
The following table summarizes the status of significant transmission projects as at September 30, 2020:

Project Name

Location

Type
Anticipated
In-Service Date
Estimated
Cost
Capital Cost
To Date
(year)               (millions of dollars)
Development Projects:
   Wataynikaneyap Power LP Line
Connection
Pickle Lake
Northwestern Ontario
New stations and
transmission connection
2021273
   East-West Tie Station ExpansionNorthern OntarioNew transmission connection
and station expansion
20221
160121
   Waasigan Transmission LineThunder Bay-Atikokan-Dryden
Northwestern Ontario
New transmission line
20242
682
6
   Leamington Area Transmission
Reinforcement
3
Leamington
Southwestern Ontario
New transmission line
and stations
20263
5253
23 
Sustainment Projects:
   Richview Transmission Station
Circuit Breaker Replacement
Toronto
Southwestern Ontario
Station sustainment2021116114
   Bruce A Transmission StationTiverton
Southwestern Ontario
Station sustainment2021146142
   Beck #2 Transmission Station
Circuit Breaker Replacement
Niagara area
Southwestern Ontario
Station sustainment202313586
   Bruce B Switching Station
Circuit Breaker Replacement
Tiverton
Southwestern Ontario
Station sustainment202414627
   Lennox Transmission Station
Circuit Breaker Replacement
Napanee
Southeastern Ontario
Station sustainment202615289
   Middleport Transmission Station
Circuit Breaker Replacement
Middleport
Southwestern Ontario
Station sustainment202512367
1 The East-West Tie Station Expansion project is impacted by the construction schedule of the new East-West Tie transmission line being built by Upper Canada Transmission Inc., operating as NextBridge Infrastructure, LP (NextBridge). In September 2020, Nextbridge has advised the OEB of a delay in the in-service date of the East-West Tie transmission line to March 31, 2022. As a result of this delay, the majority of the East-West Tie Station Expansion project, enabling the connection and energization of the new East-West Tie transmission line, is now expected to be placed in-service in 2022.
2 The estimated cost of the Waasigan Transmission Line relates to the development phase of the project and the anticipated in-service date reflects the anticipated completion date of the development phase.
3 The Leamington Area Transmission Reinforcement project consists of the construction of a new double-circuit line between Chatham and Leamington and associated transmission stations and connections. The project is currently in the development stage and as such the estimated cost is subject to change. The anticipated in-service dates for the line and stations are between 2022 and 2026.
Future Capital Investments
The Company estimates future capital investments based on management’s expectations of the amount of capital expenditures that will be required to provide transmission and distribution services that are efficient, reliable, and provide value for customers, consistent with the OEB’s Renewed Regulatory Framework. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company prioritized essential and high priority work and temporarily deferred other projects earlier in the year to ensure the safety of its field staff. See section "Other Developments - COVID-19" for additional information about the impacts of COVID-19 on Hydro One's operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
The 2020 through 2022 transmission capital investment estimates differ from the prior year disclosures, reflecting the OEB's decision on Hydro One Networks' 2020-2022 rate application. See section "Regulation" for further details on the OEB's decision. The 2020 through 2024 distribution capital investments estimates have also been updated to include capital investments for the Peterborough Distribution and Orillia Power acquisitions in the third quarter of 2020. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the delay in the in-service date of the East-West Tie transmission line that is being built by Nextbridge, and expects to file an update with the OEB in December 2020. See section "Other Developments" for information related to the acquisitions. The projections and the timing of the transmission and distribution expenditures in 2023 and 2024 are subject to approval by the OEB.
The following table summarizes Hydro One’s annual projected capital investments for 2020 to 2024, by business segment:
 (millions of dollars)20202021202220232024
Transmission1,112 1,181 1,139 1,382 1,380 
Distribution695 676 639 741 759 
Other34 14 16 14 10 
Total capital investments1
1,841 1,871 1,794 2,137 2,149 
1 Total capital investments for years 2020-2021 include $143 million related to a new Ontario grid control centre with an anticipated in-service date of 2021.
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The following table summarizes Hydro One’s annual projected capital investments for 2020 to 2024, by category:
(millions of dollars)20202021202220232024
Sustainment1,153 1,210 1,268 1,550 1,557 
Development425 461 362 439 459 
Other1
263 200 164 148 133 
Total capital investments2
1,841 1,871 1,794 2,137 2,149 
1 “Other” capital expenditures consist of special projects, such as those relating to IT.
2 Total capital investments for years 2020-2021 include $143 million related to a new Ontario grid control centre with an anticipated in-service date of 2021.
SUMMARY OF SOURCES AND USES OF CASH
Hydro One’s primary sources of cash flows are funds generated from operations, capital market debt issuances and bank credit facilities that are used to satisfy Hydro One’s capital resource requirements, including the Company’s capital expenditures, servicing and repayment of debt, and dividend payments.
Three months ended September 30Nine months ended September 30
(millions of dollars)
2020201920202019
Cash provided by operating activities680 648 1,603 1,063 
Cash used in financing activities(51)(216)(183)(414)
Cash used in investing activities(624)(404)(1,408)(1,069)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents28 12 (420)
Cash provided by operating activities
Cash from operating activities for the third quarter of 2020 increased by $32 million compared to the third quarter of 2019. The increase was impacted by various factors, including the following:
higher earnings in the third quarter of 2020; and
increases in net working capital attributable to payables to the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) as a result of higher rate protection plan settlements, partially offset by
energy receivables resulting from higher energy revenues.
Cash from operating activities increased by $540 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. The increase was impacted by various factors, including the following:
higher earnings in 2020 on a year-to-date basis;
changes in regulatory accounts; and
increases in net working capital attributable to higher payments received from the IESO during 2020 associated with Fair Hydro Plan credits, as well as lower non-energy receivables.
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Sources of cash
The Company issued $1,100 million of long-term debt in the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to $1,500 million long-term debt issued in the third quarter of 2019.
The Company received proceeds of $985 million and $3,130 million from the issuance of short-term notes in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, compared to $520 million and $3,112 million received in the same periods last year.
Uses of cash
The Company repaid $860 million and $3,288 million of short-term notes in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, compared to $599 million and $3,845 million repaid in the same periods last year.
The Company repaid $652 million of long-term debt in the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to $229 million of long-term debt repaid in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.
In the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company redeemed $513 million convertible debentures.
Dividends paid in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 were $155 million and $460 million, respectively, consisting of $151 million and $447 million of common share dividends and $4 million and $13 million of preferred share dividends, respectively. In comparison, dividends of $148 million and $439 million were paid in the same periods last year, consisting of $144 million and $426 million of common share dividends and $4 million and $13 million of preferred share dividends, respectively.
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Cash used in investing activities
Capital expenditures were $82 million and $195 million higher in the third quarter of 2020 and year-to-date 2020, respectively. Please see section "Capital Investments" for comparability of capital investments made by the Company during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to prior year.
LIQUIDITY AND FINANCING STRATEGY
Short-term liquidity is provided through FFO, Hydro One Inc.’s commercial paper program, and the Company’s consolidated bank credit facilities. Under the commercial paper program, Hydro One Inc. is authorized to issue up to $2,300 million in short-term notes with a term to maturity of up to 365 days.
At September 30, 2020, Hydro One Inc. had $985 million in commercial paper borrowings outstanding, compared to $1,143 million outstanding at December 31, 2019. In addition, the Company has revolving bank credit facilities (Operating Credit Facilities) with total availability of $2,550 million. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, no amounts were drawn on the Operating Credit Facilities. The Company may use the Operating Credit Facilities for working capital and general corporate purposes. The short-term liquidity under the commercial paper program, the Operating Credit Facilities, and anticipated levels of FFO are expected to be sufficient to fund the Company’s operating requirements. The Company's currently available liquidity is also expected to be sufficient to address any reasonably foreseeable impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic may have on the Company’s cash requirements. See section "Other Developments - COVID-19" for additional information of the impact of COVID-19 on the Company's operations.
At September 30, 2020, the Company had long-term debt outstanding in the principal amount of $11,934 million, which included $11,795 million of long-term debt issued by Hydro One Inc. and long-term debt in the principal amount of $139 million issued by HOSSM. The majority of long-term debt issued by Hydro One Inc. has been issued under its Medium Term Note (MTN) Program. The long-term debt consists of notes and debentures that mature between 2021 and 2064, and as at September 30, 2020, had a weighted-average term to maturity of approximately 15.6 years and a weighted-average coupon rate of 4.1%.
In April 2020, Hydro One Inc. filed a short form base shelf prospectus for its MTN Program, which has a maximum authorized principal amount of notes issuable of $4,000 million, expiring in May 2022. At September 30, 2020, $4,000 million remained available for issuance under the MTN Program prospectus. On October 9, 2020, Hydro One Inc. issued long-term debt totalling $1,200 million, resulting in $2,800 million remaining available for issuance under the MTN Program prospectus.
On August 20, 2020, Hydro One filed a short form base shelf prospectus (Universal Base Shelf Prospectus) with securities regulatory authorities in Canada to replace a previous prospectus that expired in July 2020. The Universal Base Shelf Prospectus allows Hydro One to offer, from time to time in one or more public offerings, up to $2,000 million of debt, equity or other securities, or any combination thereof, during the 25-month period ending on September 20, 2022. At September 30, 2020, no securities have been issued under the Universal Base Shelf Prospectus. On October 15, 2020, Hydro One issued $425 million of long-term debt resulting in $1,575 million remaining available for issuance under the Universal Base Shelf Prospectus. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of this offering to fund the redemption on November 20, 2020 of all of its outstanding Series 1 preferred shares and for general corporate purposes. See section "Share Capital" for further details of the preferred shares redemption.
On September 21, 2020, in order to secure required funding for the redemption of the Series 1 preferred shares (Preferred Shares), Hydro One secured binding commitments for three bilateral two-year senior unsecured term credit facilities (Bilateral Credit Facilities) totalling $201 million. Subsequent to September 30, 2020, these bilateral commitments were terminated upon receipt of the proceeds of Hydro One’s $425 million long-term debt offering.
On September 21, 2020, DBRS Limited (DBRS) assigned an issuer rating of "A" to the Company. DBRS also assigned a provisional rating of "A" to the Company’s proposed $425 million long-term debt issuance. Both trends are Stable. On September 22, 2020, S&P Global Ratings assigned an issue-level rating of "BBB+" to the Company's proposed $425 million long-term debt issuance.
On November 23, 2018, Hydro One Holdings Limited (HOHL), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Hydro One, filed a short form base shelf prospectus (US Debt Shelf Prospectus) with securities regulatory authorities in Canada and the US for the purpose of, but not limited to, funding a portion of the cash purchase price of the Merger. The US Debt Shelf Prospectus allows HOHL to offer, from time to time in one or more public offerings, up to US$3,000 million of debt securities, unconditionally guaranteed by Hydro One, during the 25-month period ending on December 23, 2020. At September 30, 2020, no securities have been issued under the US Debt Shelf Prospectus.
Compliance
At September 30, 2020, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants and limitations associated with the outstanding borrowings and credit facilities.
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OTHER OBLIGATIONS
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
There are no off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a material current or future effect on the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.
Summary of Contractual Obligations and Other Commercial Commitments
The following table presents a summary of Hydro One’s debt and other major contractual obligations and commercial commitments:

As at September 30, 2020 (millions of dollars)

Total
Less than
1 year

1-3 years
   
3-5 years
More than
5 years
Contractual obligations (due by year)
Long-term debt - principal repayments11,934 803 736 1,450 8,945 
Long-term debt - interest payments8,275 483 910 864 6,018 
Short-term notes payable985 985 — — — 
Preferred shares1
423 423 — — — 
Pension contributions2
286 78 128 80 — 
Environmental and asset retirement obligations151 34 55 33 29 
Outsourcing and other agreements3
144 82 28 19 15 
Lease obligations91 14 26 21 30 
Long-term software/meter agreement20 14 — 
Total contractual obligations22,309 2,916 1,886 2,470 15,037 
Other commercial commitments (by year of expiry)
Operating Credit Facilities2,550 — — 2,550 — 
Bilateral Credit Facilities4
201 201 — — — 
Letters of credit5
188 184 — — 
Guarantees6
341 341 — — — 
Total other commercial commitments3,280 726 2,550 — 
1 On September 21, 2020, Hydro One announced that it will exercise its option to redeem the Preferred Shares held by the Province on November 20, 2020. See section Share Capital.
2 Contributions to the Hydro One Pension Fund are generally made one month in arrears. Company and employee contributions to the pension plan are based on actuarial reports, including valuations performed at least every three years, and actual or projected levels of pensionable earnings, as applicable. The most recent actuarial valuation was performed effective December 31, 2018 and filed on September 30, 2019.
3 In October 2020, the Inergi agreement for pay operations, and for finance and accounting services was extended and now expires on December 31, 2021, resulting in an additional commitment of $12 million.
4 Bilateral Credit Facilities were terminated on October 15, 2020. See section Liquidity and Financing Strategy.
5 Letters of credit consist of $179 million in letters of credit related to retirement compensation arrangements, $4 million in letters of credit to satisfy debt service reserve requirements, a $2 million letter of credit provided to the IESO for prudential support, and $3 million in letters of credit for various operating purposes.
6 Guarantees consist of $334 million prudential support provided to the IESO by Hydro One Inc. on behalf of its subsidiaries, and guarantees totalling $7 million provided by Hydro One to the Minister of Natural Resources relating to Ontario Charging Network LP (OCN LP) (OCN Guarantee). Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG) has provided a $2.5 million guarantee to Hydro One related to the OCN Guarantee.
SHARE CAPITAL
The common shares of Hydro One are publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the trading symbol "H". Hydro One is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares. The amount and timing of any dividends payable by Hydro One is at the discretion of the Hydro One Board of Directors (Board) and is established on the basis of Hydro One’s results of operations, maintenance of its deemed regulatory capital structure, financial condition, cash requirements, the satisfaction of solvency tests imposed by corporate laws for the declaration and payment of dividends and other factors that the Board may consider relevant. At November 5, 2020, Hydro One had 597,557,787 issued and outstanding common shares.
The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of preferred shares, issuable in series. The Company has two series of preferred shares authorized for issuance: the Series 1 preferred shares and Series 2 preferred shares. At November 5, 2020, the Company had 16,720,000 Series 1 preferred shares and no Series 2 preferred shares issued and outstanding.
On September 21, 2020, Hydro One at its sole discretion, announced that it will exercise its option to redeem (Notice of Redemption) all of its 16,720,000 outstanding Preferred Shares on November 20, 2020, in accordance with their terms. The Preferred Shares will be redeemed at a price of $25.00 per share, plus all accrued and unpaid dividends up to, but excluding November 20, 2020, for an aggregate redemption price of $423 million, including $418 million Preferred Shares balance and $5 million for accrued dividends. The Preferred Shares are not exchangeable or convertible into the common shares of the
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Company and the redemption will have no impact on the Province of Ontario's (Province) voting rights or ownership percentage of the outstanding common shares of Hydro One.
Upon issuance of the Notice of Redemption, the Preferred Shares became mandatorily redeemable financial instruments, and together with the accrued dividends, the Preferred Shares represent a legal obligation of the Company at September 30, 2020. The legal obligation to redeem the Preferred Shares required the Preferred Shares to be reclassifed from equity to a current liability. The total amount of $423 million is presented as "Preferred shares to be redeemed" on the Company's consolidated balance sheet.
The number of additional common shares of Hydro One that would be issued if all outstanding awards under the share grant plans and the Long-term Incentive Plan (LTIP) were vested and exercised as at November 5, 2020 was 3,604,225.
REGULATION
The OEB approves both the revenue requirements and the rates charged by Hydro One’s regulated transmission and distribution businesses. The rates are designed to permit the Company’s transmission and distribution businesses to recover the allowed costs and to earn a formula-based annual rate of return on its deemed 40% equity level invested in the regulated businesses. This is done by applying a specified equity risk premium to forecasted interest rates on long-term bonds. In addition, the OEB approves rate riders to allow for the recovery or disposition of specific regulatory deferral and variance accounts over specified time frames.
The following table summarizes the status of Hydro One’s major regulatory proceedings with the OEB:
ApplicationYearsTypeStatus


Electricity Rates
Hydro One Networks2020-2022Transmission – CustomOEB decision received
Hydro One Networks2018-2022Distribution – CustomOEB decision received
B2M LP2020-2024Transmission – Revenue CapOEB decision received
HOSSM2017-2026Transmission – Revenue CapOEB decision received
NRLP2020-2024Transmission – Revenue CapOEB decision received
Mergers Acquisitions Amalgamations and Divestitures (MAAD)
Peterborough Distributionn/aAcquisitionOEB decision received
Orillia Powern/aAcquisitionOEB decision received
Leave to Construct
Power Downtown Toronton/aSection 92
OEB decision pending1
1 On October 27, 2020, Hydro One Networks filed a Leave to Construct application with the OEB seeking approval to upgrade five circuit kilometres of transmission cable facilities in the downtown Toronto area. These facilities are required to ensure that the area continues to receive a safe and reliable supply of electricity.
The following table summarizes the key elements and status of Hydro One’s electricity rate applications:

Application


Year
Return on Equity (ROE)
Allowed (A)
 Rate Base
Allowed (A)


Rate Application Status


Rate Order Status

Transmission
Hydro One Networks2020
 8.52% (A)
$12,360 million (A)
Approved in April 2020
Approved in July 20201

2021
 8.52% (A)
$12,927 million (A)
Approved in April 2020
Filed in September 2020

2022
 8.52% (A)
$13,641 million (A)
Approved in April 2020
To be filed in 2021





B2M LP
2020-2024
 8.52% (A)
$488 million (A)
Approved in January 2020
Approved in February 2020





HOSSM
2017-2026
 9.19% (A)
$218 million (A)
Approved in October 2016
Approved in December 20192





NRLP
2020-2024
 8.52% (A)
$118 million (A)
Approved in April 2020Approved in June 2020





Distribution





Hydro One Networks2020
 9.00% (A)
$8,175 million (A)
Approved in March 2019Approved in December 2019
2021
 9.00% (A)
$8,514 million (A)
Approved in March 2019
Filed in August 2020
2022
 9.00% (A)
$8,804 million (A)
Approved in March 2019
To be filed in 2021
1 On July 16, 2020, the OEB issued its final rate order for the 2020-2022 transmission rates.
2    In October 2016, the OEB approved the 2017-2026 revenue requirements. In December 2019, the OEB issued a decision on HOSSM’s request for transmission revenue requirement for 2020.
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Electricity Rates Applications
Hydro One Networks - Transmission
Deferred Tax Asset
On September 28, 2017, the OEB issued its decision and order on Hydro One Networks' 2017 and 2018 transmission revenue requirements (Original Decision), with 2017 rates effective January 1, 2017.
In its Original Decision, the OEB concluded that the net deferred tax asset resulting from Hydro One's transition from the payments in lieu of tax regime under the Electricity Act, 1998 (Ontario) to tax payments under the federal and provincial tax regime should not accrue entirely to Hydro One shareholders and that a portion should be shared with ratepayers. On November 9, 2017, the OEB issued a decision and order that calculated the portion of the tax savings that should be shared with ratepayers. The OEB's calculation would result in an impairment of a portion of both Hydro One Networks' transmission and distribution deferred income tax regulatory asset. In October 2017, the Company filed a motion to review and vary (Motion) the Original Decision and filed an appeal with the Ontario Divisional Court (Appeal). In both cases, the Company's position was that the OEB made errors of fact and law in its determination of allocation of the tax savings between the shareholders and ratepayers. On December 19, 2017, the OEB granted a hearing of the merits of the Motion which was held on February 12, 2018. On August 31, 2018, the OEB granted the Motion and returned the portion of the Original Decision relating to the deferred tax asset to an OEB panel for reconsideration.
On March 7, 2019, the OEB issued its reconsideration decision (DTA Decision) and concluded that their Original Decision was reasonable and should be upheld. Also, on March 7, 2019, the OEB issued its decision for Hydro One Networks’ 2018-2022 distribution rates, in which it directed the Company to apply the Original Decision to Hydro One Networks’ distribution rates. As a result, as at December 31, 2018, the Company recognized an impairment charge of Hydro One Networks' distribution deferred income tax regulatory asset of $474 million and Hydro One Networks' transmission deferred income tax regulatory asset of $558 million, an increase in deferred income tax regulatory liability of $81 million, and a decrease in the foregone revenue deferral regulatory asset of $68 million. After recognition of the related $314 million deferred tax asset, the Company recorded an $867 million one-time decrease in net income as a reversal of revenues of $68 million, and charge to deferred tax expense of $799 million, which is expected to result in an annual decrease to FFO in the range of $50 million to $60 million in the near term, and this range will decline over time.
Notwithstanding the recognition of the effects of the DTA Decision in the 2018 financial statements, on April 5, 2019, the Company filed an appeal with the Ontario Divisional Court with respect to the OEB's DTA Decision. The appeal was heard on November 21, 2019. On March 31, 2020, an additional submission was filed to make submissions regarding the Supreme Court of Canada’s December 2019 decision in the Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65 case. That decision substantially revises administrative law principles.
On July 16, 2020, the Ontario Divisional Court rendered its decision on the Company's appeal of the OEB's DTA Decision. In its decision, the Ontario Divisional Court set aside the OEB's DTA Decision. The Ontario Divisional Court found that the OEB’s DTA Decision was incorrect in law because the OEB had failed to apply the correct legal test. In its decision, the Ontario Divisional Court agreed with the submissions of Hydro One that the deferred tax asset should be allocated to shareholders in its entirety. However, the Ontario Divisional Court concluded that it does not have jurisdiction to substitute its own decision for that of the OEB and, with clear directions as to what the OEB’s decision must be, ordered that the matter be returned to the OEB.
The OEB did not file a notice for leave to appeal the ODC Decision to the Ontario Court of Appeal by the required deadline of July 31, 2020. As such, Hydro One believes it is probable that a final decision from the OEB will be consistent with the specific guidance in the ODC Decision.
The Company recorded a reversal of the previously recognized impairment charge of Hydro One Networks' distribution and transmission deferred income tax regulatory asset in its financial statements for the period ending June 30, 2020. The reversal of the previously recognized impaired charge included the regulatory asset relating to the cumulative deferred tax asset amounts shared with ratepayers (deferred tax asset sharing) up to and including June 30, 2020 by Hydro One Networks' distribution and transmission segments of $58 million and $118 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2020, Hydro One recognized deferred tax sharing regulatory assets of $504 million and $673 million, respectively, and associated deferred income tax liability of $310 million. The Company also recorded an increase in net income of $867 million as deferred income tax recovery during the three months ended June 30, 2020.
On September 21, 2020, the Ontario Divisional Court issued its final order (ODC Order) with respect to the ODC Decision. Following the ODC Order, on October 2, 2020, the OEB issued a procedural order to implement the direction of the Ontario Divisional Court and required Hydro One to submit its proposal for the recovery of the deferred tax asset amounts allocated to ratepayers for the 2017 to 2022 period. Under the procedural order, submissions will close in January 2021 and a decision is anticipated in the first half of 2021.
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2020-2022 Transmission Rates
On March 21, 2019, Hydro One Networks filed a three-year Custom Incentive Rate application with the OEB for 2020-2022 transmission rates. On June 19, 2019, Hydro One filed updates to the application reflecting recent financial results and other adjustments. The hearing began on October 21, 2019, and concluded on November 4, 2019. On December 10, 2019, the OEB approved Hydro One Networks' 2019 transmission revenue requirement and charges as interim effective January 1, 2020 until the new transmission revenue requirement and charges are approved by the OEB. On April 23, 2020, the OEB rendered its decision on the 2020-2022 transmission rate application (2020-2022 Transmission Decision).
On July 16, 2020, the OEB issued its final rate order reducing the proposed capital expenditures by $400 million and approving a revenue requirement of $1,586 million, $1,657 million and $1,729 million for 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively. On July 30, 2020, the OEB issued its decision for Uniform Transmission Rates (UTRs). The 2020 UTRs that were put in place on an interim basis on January 1, 2020 will continue for the remainder of 2020 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. A future decision by the OEB will set the 2021 UTRs and determine the period over which the foregone revenue will be collected.
Hydro One Networks - Distribution
On March 31, 2017, Hydro One Networks filed a custom application with the OEB for 2018-2022 distribution rates under the OEB’s incentive-based regulatory framework (2018-2022 Distribution Application), which was subsequently updated on June 7 and December 21, 2017. The application reflects the level of capital investments required to minimize degradation in overall system asset condition, to meet regulatory requirements, and to maintain current reliability levels.
On March 7, 2019, the OEB rendered its decision on the 2018-2022 Distribution Application (2018-2022 Distribution Decision). In accordance with the 2018-2022 Distribution Decision, as well as the DTA Decision as noted above in “Hydro One Networks - Transmission”, the Company filed its draft rate order reflecting updated revenue requirements of $1,459 million for 2018, $1,498 million for 2019, $1,532 million for 2020, $1,578 million for 2021, and $1,624 million for 2022. On June 11, 2019, the OEB approved the rate order confirming these updated revenue requirements, which include impacts of both the 2018-2022 Distribution Decision and the DTA Decision.
Hydro One Remote Communities
On November 15, 2019, Hydro One Remote Communities filed an application with the OEB seeking approval for a 2% increase to 2019 base rates. On April 16, 2020, the OEB approved the requested increase for new rates effective May 1, 2020, while the implementation of these rates will be deferred to November 1, 2020 due to COVID-19. On October 8, 2020, the OEB authorized Hydro One Remote Communities to implement its new rates on November 1, 2020, including a rate rider for the recovery of forgone revenues resulting from postponing rate implementation in response to COVID-19. The rider, entitled Rate Rider for Recovery of COVID-19 Forgone Revenue from Postponing Rate Implementation, will be effective until April 30, 2021.
Hydro One Remote Communities is fully financed by debt and is operated as a break-even entity with no ROE.
NRLP
On October 25, 2019, NRLP filed its revenue cap incentive rate application for 2020-2024. On December 19, 2019, the OEB approved NRLP’s proposed 2020 revenue requirement of $9 million on an interim basis effective January 1, 2020.
On February 12, 2020, all parties reached a full settlement agreement on all issues, accepting the 2020 base costs and the 2019 incurred costs as presented. The settlement included a 50% reduction to the inflation component and a 0.6% capital adjustment factor to account for a lowering rate base value. On March 6, 2020, the settlement agreement was filed for the OEB's approval, and on April 9, 2020, the OEB approved the settlement agreement.
HOSSM
HOSSM is under a 10-year deferred rebasing period for years 2017-2026, as approved in the OEB MAAD decision dated October 13, 2016. In July 2018, HOSSM filed a 2019 application to allow for inflationary increase (revenue cap escalator index) to its previously approved revenue requirement. The revenue cap escalator index is designed to add inflationary increases to the revenue requirement on an annual basis. On June 20, 2019, the OEB approved the revenue cap escalator index at 1.1% (net) which was applied to HOSSM's base revenue requirement for 2019, effective February 1, 2019, and also approved the 2019-2026 revenue cap framework.
On December 17, 2019, the OEB issued a decision on HOSSM’s request for transmission revenue requirement for 2020. The OEB approved a 1.5% revenue cap increase effective January 1, 2020.
B2M LP
On July 31, 2019, B2M LP filed a transmission rate application for 2020-2024. A settlement agreement was reached on December 9, 2019. The settlement accepted all of B2M LP’s cost submissions, including additional reliability reporting and a capital adjustment (reduction) factor of 0.6% to account for the decreasing rate base value. On January 16, 2020, the OEB approved the settlement agreement, including a 2020 base revenue requirement of $33 million (updated for lower ROE and interest rates), and a revenue cap escalator index for 2021 to 2024.
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MAAD Applications
Peterborough Distribution MAAD Application
On April 30, 2020, the OEB issued its decision approving Hydro One’s application to acquire the business and distribution assets of Peterborough Distribution, from the City of Peterborough. See section “Other Developments” for additional information.
Orillia Power MAAD Application
On April 30, 2020, the OEB issued its decision approving Hydro One’s application to acquire Orillia Power from the City of Orillia. See section "Other Developments" for additional information.
OTHER DEVELOPMENTS
COVID-19
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company's decisions and actions have been guided by two priorities: to protect Hydro One's employees and to maintain the safe and reliable supply of electricity to Hydro One's customers. To date, Hydro One has been successful in achieving these priorities as the Company has returned to full capacity within its field operations and has experienced only one suspected case of workplace transmission, which occurred following the end of the quarter.
Additionally, the Company actively monitors guidance provided by the Province and public health experts, while continuing to execute a gradual and staged approach to returning its employees to work. After focusing on high priority and essential work at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company returned substantially all of its field crews to work, where it was safe to do so, in the second quarter. More recently, the Company implemented enhanced safety procedures within its office locations across the province and has reopened its offices to a small portion of its office and administrative staff. Hydro One remains focused on ensuring that its teams are equipped to operate safely as the Company continues to advance its work on capital and operating work programs that were deferred earlier in the year.
As part of the Company's continued commitment to customers, Hydro One again extended a number of the customer relief measures implemented at the onset of the pandemic to assist customers impacted by COVID-19 during the third quarter. These measures included (i) the Pandemic Relief Fund, (ii) financial assistance and increased payment flexibility, (iii) extending the Winter Relief program, and (iv) the temporary suspension of late fees.
In addition to the impacts on the Company's operations noted above, the COVID-19 pandemic had the following impact on Hydro One’s financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020:
While electricity consumption and demand can be impacted by numerous variables, it is difficult to determine the exact impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on peak demand and customer consumption over these periods with any level of precision.
The temporary deferral of operating and capital work at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the recognition of costs associated with the stand-down and stranded labour costs of the Company's casual workforce.
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the prolonged temporary closures of businesses across Ontario, which also impacted employment rates locally. While the Province took steps to assist in the re-opening of these businesses over the summer months, the recent onset of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact residents and businesses across the province. As a result, the Company has recorded an incremental allowance for doubtful accounts as at September 30, 2020. While there have been no significant permanent losses incurred to date, management does believe that there remains increased risk associated with the ultimate collection of billed energy consumption. In accordance with OEB accounting guidance noted below, the Company has recorded a regulatory asset for the recovery of these costs in the future.
Lost revenues associated with the ongoing customer relief efforts noted above are immaterial.
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in no significant impacts on the Company's critical accounting estimates and judgments.
The Company continues to track incremental costs and lost revenues related to the COVID-19 pandemic in accordance with OEB guidance. These accounts track (i) Billing and System Changes as a result of the Emergency Order Regarding Time-Of-Use Pricing, (ii) Lost Revenues Arising from the COVID-19 Emergency, (iii) Other Incremental Costs, (iv) Foregone Revenues from Postponing Rate Implementation, and (v) Bad Debt. As at September 30, 2020, the Company is tracking approximately $54 million in these accounts, including $14 million related to incremental bad debts. The Company has held several discussions with the OEB, industry peers and governmental agencies, and while amounts recorded in each of these accounts will be subject to a prudency review by the OEB, the Company believes that costs relating to bad debt expenses will be recovered from ratepayers at some point in the future, and as such, have been recorded as a regulatory asset.
In May 2020, the OEB commenced a consultation on the COVID-19 emergency deferral accounts to assist in its development of new accounting guidance related to the accounts. In September 2020, the OEB confirmed that they have engaged external consultants to commission certain reports that are expected to assist the OEB in the preparation and issuance of an OEB staff proposal. These reports and additional guidance from the OEB on potential next steps are expected in November 2020.
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Looking ahead, it is very difficult to determine or estimate the exact impacts of COVID-19 on Hydro One's operations as they will be largely dependent on the duration of the pandemic and severity of the measures implemented to combat this virus. Electricity consumption and demand can be impacted by numerous variables, including weather, changing economic conditions and conservation efforts making it difficult to estimate the impact of COVID-19 with any level of precision. Hydro One has continued to take the necessary steps to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the Company's operations.
The COVID-19 pandemic subjects the Company to additional risks and uncertainties. Please see section “Risk Management and Risk Factors - Infectious Disease Risk” for a discussion of the potential impacts of a pandemic such as COVID-19 on Hydro One.
Collective Agreements
The collective agreement with the Power Workers' Union (PWU) (for classifications other than Customer Service Operations (CSO)) expired on March 31, 2020. The collective agreement with the PWU for CSO was set to expire on September 30, 2019; however, it was extended to allow for bargaining at the same time as the non-CSO agreement. On July 17, 2020, Hydro One and the PWU reached tentative deals for both collective agreements. The PWU ratified the CSO and non-CSO collective agreements on September 4 and October 6, 2020, respectively. The new CSO agreement expires on September 30, 2022, and the new non-CSO collective agreement expires on March 31, 2023.
The construction building trade unions have collective agreements with the Electrical Power Systems Construction Association (EPSCA). EPSCA is an employers’ association of which Hydro One is a member. A number of the EPSCA construction collective agreements, which bind Hydro One, expired on April 30, 2020. Ratified five-year renewal collective agreements, covering May 1, 2020 to April 30, 2025, have been reached with seventeen out of the nineteen building trades. EPSCA is currently negotiating the last two collective agreements with the Labourers: one for Transmission and the other for Generation.
NRLP
On January 31, 2020, the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation purchased an additional 19.9% equity interest in NRLP. Following this transaction, Hydro One's interest in NRLP was reduced to 55%, with the Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation owning 25% and 20%, respectively, of the equity interest in NRLP.
Building Transit Faster Act
On February 18, 2020, the Ministry of Transportation introduced Bill 171, to enact the Building Transit Faster Act, 2020 (Transit Act), relating to four priority transit projects in the Toronto area. The Transit Act was passed on July 8, 2020. The Transit Act poses commitments on utilities, including Hydro One, to relocate infrastructure to allow the timely construction of the transit projects. Metrolinx, the builder of the transit projects, and Hydro One must work together on a notice that agrees to the timing of when the relocation work must be completed. If Hydro One is non-compliant, Metrolinx can file an application with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, where a judge can either order Hydro One to comply or authorize Metrolinx to carry out the work, or impose a monetary penalty on Hydro One. On July 8, 2020, the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 (OEB Act) was accordingly amended to prohibit a utility from recovering the monetary penalty in rates. On October 22, 2020, Bill 222, An Act to Amend Various Acts in Respect of Transportation-Related Matters passed first reading. Bill 222 includes amendments to the Transit Act so that the Transit Act would also apply to “any other prescribed provincial transit project” in addition to the four priority transit projects in the Toronto area.
Peterborough Distribution Acquisition
On August 1, 2020, Hydro One completed the acquisition of the business and distribution assets of Peterborough Distribution, an electricity distribution company located in east central Ontario, from the City of Peterborough, for a purchase price of approximately $104 million, including the assumption of agreed upon liabilities, subject to final closing adjustments. The final closing adjustments are expected to be finalized within 120 days after completion of the acquisition and have been guaranteed by Hydro One.
Orillia Power Acquisition
On September 1, 2020, Hydro One completed the acquisition of Orillia Power, an electricity distribution company located in Simcoe County, Ontario, from the City of Orillia for a purchase price of approximately $29 million, subject to final closing adjustments. The final closing adjustments are expected to be finalized within 120 days after completion of the acquisition.
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Board of Directors and Executive Officers
On July 28, 2020, Hydro One announced that Stacey Mowbray has been appointed to its Board of Directors.
On September 1, 2020, Saylor Millitz-Lee, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, retired, and effective September 28, 2020, Megan Telford was appointed as the new Chief Human Resources Officer.
Following the end of the third quarter, Darlene Bradley, Chief Safety Officer, retired on November 1, 2020. Lyla Garzouzi was subsequently appointed Chief Safety Officer, effective the same date.
Sustainability Report
The Hydro One 2019 Sustainability Report is available on the Company’s website at www.hydroone.com/sustainability.
NON-GAAP MEASURES
FFO, basic and diluted Adjusted EPS, adjusted net income, revenues, net of purchased power, and distribution revenues, net of purchased power are not recognized measures under US GAAP and do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by US GAAP. They are therefore unlikely to be directly comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. They should not be considered in isolation nor as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s financial information reported under US GAAP.
FFO
FFO is defined as net cash from operating activities, adjusted for (i) changes in non-cash balances related to operations, (ii) dividends paid on preferred shares, and (iii) distributions to noncontrolling interest. Management believes that FFO is helpful as a supplemental measure of the Company’s operating cash flows as it excludes timing-related fluctuations in non-cash operating working capital and cash flows not attributable to common shareholders. As such, FFO provides a consistent measure of the cash generating performance of the Company’s assets.
Three months ended September 30Nine months ended September 30
(millions of dollars)2020201920202019
Net cash from operating activities680 648 1,603 1,063 
Changes in non-cash balances related to operations(146)(186)(179)(31)
Preferred share dividends(4)(4)(13)(13)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest(1)(1)(3)(7)
FFO529 457 1,408 1,012 
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS
The following adjusted net income, and basic and diluted Adjusted EPS have been calculated by management on a supplementary basis which adjusts net income under US GAAP for income and costs related to the Merger and impacts related to the ODC Decision and the OEB's DTA Decision on Hydro One Networks' distribution and transmission businesses. Adjusted net income and Adjusted EPS are used internally by management to assess the Company’s performance and are considered useful because they exclude the impacts of the Merger as well as the ODC Decision and the OEB's DTA Decision as noted above. Adjusted net income and Adjusted EPS provide users with a comparative basis to evaluate the current ongoing operations of the Company compared to prior year.
Quarter ended (millions of dollars, except number of shares and EPS)
Sep 30, 2020Jun 30, 2020Mar 31, 2020Dec 31, 2019
Net income attributable to common shareholders281 1,103 225 211 
Impacts related to the ODC Decision— (867)— — 
Adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders281 236 225 211 
Weighted-average number of shares
    Basic597,557,787 597,551,514 596,983,560 596,670,374 
    Effect of dilutive stock-based compensation plans2,362,569 2,423,441 2,663,999 2,564,789 
    Diluted599,920,356 599,974,955 599,647,559 599,235,163 
Adjusted EPS
    Basic$0.47$0.39$0.38$0.35
    Diluted$0.47$0.39$0.38$0.35
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Quarter ended (millions of dollars, except number of shares and EPS)
Sep 30, 2019Jun 30, 2019Mar 31, 2019Dec 31, 2018
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders241 155 171 (705)
    OM&A - Merger-related costs (before tax)
— — 138 
    Financing charges - Merger-related costs (before tax)
— — 31 14 
    Financing charges - loss on Foreign-Exchange Contract (before tax)
— — 22 — 
    Tax impact— — (51)(6)
    Impacts related to the Merger (after tax)
— — 140 14 
    Reversal of revenues— — — 68 
    Deferred tax expense— — — 799 
    Impacts related to the DTA Decision (after tax)
— — — 867 
Adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders241 155 311 176 
Weighted-average number of shares
    Basic596,605,054 596,503,988 595,961,260 595,882,447 
    Effect of dilutive stock-based compensation plans2,420,792 2,442,181 2,354,970 2,122,782 
    Diluted599,025,846 598,946,169 598,316,230 598,005,229 
Adjusted EPS
    Basic$0.40$0.26$0.52$0.30
    Diluted$0.40$0.26$0.52$0.29
Revenues, Net of Purchased Power
Revenues, net of purchased power is defined as revenues less the cost of purchased power. Management believes that revenue, net of purchased power is helpful as a measure of net revenues for the distribution segment, as purchased power is fully recovered through revenues.
Quarter ended (millions of dollars)
Sep 30, 2020Jun 30, 2020Mar 31, 2020Dec 31, 2019Sep 30, 2019Jun 30, 2019Mar 31, 2019Dec 31, 2018
Revenues1,903 1,670 1,850 1,715 1,593 1,413 1,759 1,491 
Less: Purchased power993 808 1,007 914 737 653 807 741 
Revenues, net of purchased power910 862 843 801 856 760 952 750 
Quarter ended (millions of dollars)
Sep 30, 2020Jun 30, 2020Mar 31, 2020Dec 31, 2019Sep 30, 2019Jun 30, 2019Mar 31, 2019Dec 31, 2018
Distribution revenues1,410 1,201 1,439 1,298 1,140 1,029 1,321 1,138 
Less: Purchased power993 808 1,007 914 737 653 807 741 
Distribution revenues, net of purchased power417 393 432 384 403 376 514 397 
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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Province is a shareholder of Hydro One with approximately 47.3% ownership at September 30, 2020. The IESO, OPG, Ontario Electricity Financial Corporation (OEFC), and the OEB are related parties to Hydro One because they are controlled or significantly influenced by the Ministry of Energy. OCN LP is a joint-venture limited partnership between a subsidiary of Hydro One and OPG. The following is a summary of the Company’s related party transactions during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:
(millions of dollars)
Three months ended September 30Nine months ended September 30
Related PartyTransaction2020201920202019
Province
Dividends paid1
76 73 225 215 
IESOPower purchased560 301 1,700 1,110 
Revenues for transmission services478 439 1,325 1,222 
Amounts related to electricity rebates402 137 1,172 379 
Distribution revenues related to rural rate protection61 60 181 178 
Distribution revenues related to the supply of electricity to remote northern communities26 26 
Funding received related to CDM programs21 28 
OPG2
Power purchased— 
Revenues related to provision of services and supply of electricity
Costs related to the purchase of services— — 
OEFCPower purchased from power contracts administered by the OEFC— — 
OEBOEB fees
OCN LP3
Investment in OCN LP— — 
1 On September 21, 2020, Hydro One announced that it will exercise its option to redeem the Preferred Shares held by the Province on November 20, 2020. See section Share Capital.
2 OPG has provided a $2.5 million guarantee to Hydro One related to the OCN Guarantee. See Other Obligations - Summary of Contractual Obligations and Other Commercial Commitments for details related to the OCN Guarantee.
3    OCN LP owns and operates electric vehicle fast charging stations across Ontario, under the Ivy Charging Network brand.
RISK MANAGEMENT AND RISK FACTORS
Hydro One is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties. Critical to Hydro One’s success is the identification, management, and to the extent possible, mitigation of these risks. Hydro One’s Chief Risk Officer has accountability for the Company’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program, which assists decision-makers throughout the organization with the management of key business risks, including new and emerging risks and opportunities.
A discussion of the material risks relating to Hydro One and its business that the Company believes would be the most likely to influence an investor’s decision to purchase Hydro One’s securities can be found under the heading “Risk Management and Risk Factors” in the 2019 MD&A. In addition to those risks, the Company is subject to the following additional risk:
Infectious Disease Risk
An outbreak of infectious disease, in the form of an epidemic, a pandemic (such as COVID-19), or a similar public health threat, could materially adversely impact the Company. The extent of any such adverse impact on the Company is uncertain, and may depend on the length and severity of any such infectious disease outbreak, any resultant government regulations, guidelines and actions, and any related adverse changes in general economic and market conditions. Such an outbreak, the resultant government regulations, guidelines and actions, and related adverse changes in general economic and market conditions could impact, in particular: the Company’s operations and workforce, including its ability to complete planned operating and capital work programs within scope and budget; certain financial obligations of the Company, including pension contributions and other post-retirement benefits, as a result of changes in prevailing market conditions; the Company’s expected revenues; reductions in overall electricity consumption and load, both short term and long term; overdue accounts and bad debt increases as a result of changes in the ability of the Company’s customers to pay; liquidity and the Company’s ability to raise capital; the Company’s ability to pay or increase dividends; the timing of increased rates; the Company’s ability to recover incremental costs and lost revenues linked to the outbreak; the Company’s ability to file regulatory filings on a timely basis; timing of regulatory decisions and the impacts those decisions may have on the Company or its ability to implement them; and customer and stakeholder needs and expectations.
The Company also faces risks and costs associated with implementation of business continuity plans and modified work conditions, including the risks and costs associated with maintaining or reducing its workforce, making the required resources available to its workforce to enable them to continue essential work, including remotely where possible, and to keep its workforce healthy, as well as risks and costs associated with recovery of normal operations. Furthermore, the Company is dependent on third party providers for certain activities, and relies on a strong international supply chain, which may also be adversely impacted, and which, in turn, could materially adversely impact the Company.
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DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES AND INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting as defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings. Internal control, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives and due to its inherent limitations, may not prevent or detect all misrepresentations.
There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended September 30, 2020, that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting.
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
The following tables present Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) that are applicable to Hydro One:
Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance
GuidanceDate issued
Description
Effective dateImpact on Hydro One
ASU
2017-04
January 2017
The amendment removes the second step of the current two-step goodwill impairment test to simplify the process of testing goodwill.
January 1, 2020No impact upon adoption
ASU
2018-13
August 2018
Disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in Accounting Standard Codification (ASC) 820 are modified to improve the effectiveness of disclosures in financial statement notes.
January 1, 2020No impact upon adoption
ASU
2019-01
March 2019
This amendment carries forward the exemption previously provided under ASC 840 relating to the determination of the fair value of underlying assets by lessors that are not manufacturers or dealers. It also provides for clarification on cash-flow presentation of sales-type and financing leases and clarifies that transition disclosures under Topic 250 are applicable in the adoption of ASC 842.
January 1, 2020No impact upon adoption
HYDRO ONE HOLDINGS LIMITED - CONSOLIDATING SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Hydro One Limited fully and unconditionally guarantees the payment obligations of its wholly-owned subsidiary Hydro One Holdings Limited (HOHL) issuable under the short form base shelf prospectus dated November 23, 2018. Accordingly, the following consolidating summary financial information is provided in compliance with the requirements of section 13.4 of National Instrument 51-102 - Continuous Disclosure Obligations providing for an exemption for certain credit support issuers. The tables below contain consolidating summary financial information as at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019 for: (i) Hydro One Limited; (ii) HOHL; (iii) the subsidiaries of Hydro One Limited, other than HOHL, on a combined basis, (iv) consolidating adjustments, and (v) Hydro One Limited and all of its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, in each case for the periods indicated. Such summary financial information is intended to provide investors with meaningful and comparable financial information about Hydro One Limited and its subsidiaries. This summary financial information should be read in conjunction with Hydro One Limited's most recently issued annual and interim financial statements. This summary financial information has been prepared in accordance with US GAAP, as issued by the FASB.
Three months ended September 30
(millions of dollars)
Hydro One
Limited
HOHLSubsidiaries of
Hydro One Limited,
other than HOHL
Consolidating
Adjustments
Total Consolidated
Amounts of Hydro
One Limited
2020201920202019202020192020201920202019
Revenue— — 2,006 1,718 (105)(127)1,903 1,593 
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders(5)(2)— — 371 359 (85)(116)281 241 
Nine months ended September 30
(millions of dollars)
Hydro One LimitedHOHLSubsidiaries of
Hydro One Limited,
other than HOHL
Consolidating AdjustmentsTotal Consolidated
Amounts of Hydro
One Limited
2020201920202019202020192020201920202019
Revenue15 — — 5,731 4,954 (314)(204)5,423 4,765 
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders(9)(130)— (19)1,886 882 (268)(166)1,609 567 
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As at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019
(millions of dollars)
Hydro One
Limited
HOHLSubsidiaries of
Hydro One Limited,
other than HOHL
Consolidating
Adjustments
Total Consolidated
Amounts of Hydro
One Limited
Sep.2020Dec.2019Sep.2020Dec.2019Sep.2020Dec.2019Sep.2020Dec.2019Sep.2020Dec.2019
Current Assets102 84 — — 2,619 2,440 (1,552)(1,256)1,169 1,268 
Non-Current Assets3,569 3,979 — — 42,508 41,188 (18,631)(19,374)27,446 25,793 
Current Liabilities880 408 — — 4,120 3,925 (1,538)(1,246)3,462 3,087 
Non-Current Liabilities— — — — 25,898 25,201 (11,352)(11,096)14,546 14,105 
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION
The Company’s oral and written public communications, including this document, often contain forward-looking statements that are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the Company’s business and the industry, regulatory and economic environments in which it operates, and include beliefs and assumptions made by the management of the Company. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding: the Company’s transmission and distribution rate applications, including resulting decisions, rates, recovery and expected impacts and timing; expectations about the Company’s liquidity and capital resources and operational requirements, including as result of COVID-19; the Operating Credit Facilities; expectations regarding the Company’s financing activities; the Company’s maturing debt; the Company’s derivative instruments; the Company’s ongoing and planned projects, initiatives and expected capital investments, including expected results, costs and in-service and completion dates; the potential impact of delays on the Company’s transmission in-service additions; the potential impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s business and operations, including its impact on peak demand and electricity consumption, capital programs, supply chains, costs, allowance for doubtful accounts, foregone revenues, deferral accounts and the likelihood of recovery of certain costs in future rates; the Company’s priorities in its response to COVID-19; contractual obligations and other commercial commitments; expected impacts relating to the deferred tax asset and the OEB’s treatment thereof, including expected timing for the OEB’s final decision in respect thereof and the Company’s recognition of deferred tax regulatory assets, deferred tax liabilities and net income results; Bill 222 and its expected impacts; the number of Hydro One common shares issuable in connection with outstanding awards under the share grant plans and the LTIP; collective agreements; the pension plan, future pension contributions, valuations and expected impacts; dividends; non-GAAP measures; risks relating to infectious disease outbreak, such as COVID-19; internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure; the MTN Program; the Universal Base Shelf Prospectus; the US Debt Shelf Prospectus; statements that the Company will redeem its Preferred Shares, the timing for the redemption of such Preferred Shares and the manner in which such redemption price will be funded; and the Company’s acquisitions and mergers, including closing adjustments payable by Hydro One in connection with its acquisitions of Orillia Power and Peterborough Distribution. Words such as “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “attempt”, “may”, “plan”, “will”, “would”, “believe”, “seek”, “estimate”, “goal”, “aim”, “target”, and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve assumptions and risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed, implied or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Hydro One does not intend, and it disclaims any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
These forward-looking statements are based on a variety of factors and assumptions including, but not limited to, the following: the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic and duration thereof as well as the effect and severity of corporate and other mitigation measures on the Company’s operations, supply chain or employees; no unforeseen changes in the legislative and operating framework for Ontario’s electricity market or for Hydro One specifically; favourable decisions from the OEB and other regulatory bodies concerning outstanding and future rate and other applications; no unexpected delays in obtaining the required approvals; no unforeseen changes in rate orders or rate setting methodologies for the Company’s distribution and transmission businesses; continued use of US GAAP; a stable regulatory environment; no unfavourable changes in environmental regulation; no significant changes to the Company's current credit ratings; no unforeseen impacts of new accounting pronouncements; no changes to expectations regarding electricity consumption; no unforeseen changes to economic and market conditions; recoverability of costs and expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the costs of customer defaults resulting from the pandemic; completion of operating and capital projects that have been deferred; and no significant event occurring outside the ordinary course of business. These assumptions are based on information currently available to the Company, including information obtained from third-party sources. Actual results may differ materially from those predicted by such forward-looking statements. While Hydro One does not know what impact any of these differences may have, the Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition and credit stability may be materially adversely affected. Factors that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, among other things:
a significant expansion in length or severity of the COVID-19 pandemic restricting or prohibiting the Company’s operations or significantly impacting the Company’s supply chain or workforce;
severity of mitigation measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic;
delays in completion of and increases in costs of operating and capital projects;
regulatory risks and risks relating to Hydro One’s revenues, including risks relating to rate orders and the rate-setting models for transmission and distribution, actual performance against forecasts and capital expenditures, the regulatory treatment of the deferred tax asset, the recoverability of total compensation costs or denials of applications;
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risks associated with the Province’s share ownership of Hydro One and other relationships with the Province, including potential conflicts of interest that may arise between Hydro One, the Province and related parties, risks associated with the Province’s exercise of further legislative and regulatory powers in the implementation of the Hydro One Accountability Act, risks relating to the ability of the Company to attract and retain qualified executive talent or the risk of a credit rating downgrade for Hydro One Inc. and its impact on the Company’s funding and liquidity;
risks relating to the location of the Company’s assets on Reserve lands and the risk that Hydro One may incur significant costs associated with transferring assets located on Reserves;
the risk that the Company may be unable to comply with regulatory and legislative requirements or that the Company may incur additional costs for compliance that are not recoverable through rates;
the risk of exposure of the Company’s facilities to the effects of severe weather conditions, natural disasters, man-made events or other unexpected occurrences for which the Company is uninsured or for which the Company could be subject to claims for damage;
the risk of non-compliance with environmental regulations and inability to recover environmental expenditures in rate applications and the risk that assumptions that form the basis of the Company’s recorded environmental liabilities and related regulatory assets may change;
risks associated with information system security and maintaining complex information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) system infrastructure, including system failures or risks of cyber-attacks or unauthorized access to corporate IT and OT systems;
the risk of labour disputes and inability to negotiate or renew appropriate collective agreements on acceptable terms consistent with the Company’s rate decisions;
risks related to the Company’s work force demographic and its potential inability to attract and retain qualified personnel;
the risk that the Company is not able to arrange sufficient cost-effective financing to repay maturing debt and to fund capital expenditures;
risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates and failure to manage exposure to credit and financial instrument risk;
risks associated with economic uncertainty and financial market volatility;
the risk that the Company may not be able to execute plans for capital projects necessary to maintain the performance of the Company’s assets or to carry out projects in a timely manner or the risk of increased competition for the development of large transmission projects or legislative changes affecting the selection of transmitters;
risks associated with public opposition to or delays or denials of the requisite approvals and accommodations for the Company’s planned projects;
the risk of failure to mitigate significant health and safety risks;
the risk of not being able to recover the Company’s pension expenditures in future rates and uncertainty regarding the future regulatory treatment of pension, other post-employment benefits and post-retirement benefits costs;
the potential that Hydro One may incur significant expenses to replace functions currently outsourced if agreements are terminated or expire before a new service provider is selected;
the impact of the ownership by the Province of lands underlying the Company’s transmission system;
the risk associated with legal proceedings that could be costly, time-consuming or divert the attention of management and key personnel from the Company’s business operations;
the impact if the Company does not have valid occupational rights on third-party owned or controlled lands and the risks associated with occupational rights of the Company that may be subject to expiry;
risks relating to adverse reputational events or political actions;
risks relating to acquisitions, including the failure to realize anticipated benefits of such transaction at all, or within the time periods anticipated, and unexpected costs incurred in relation thereto;
the inability to prepare financial statements using US GAAP; and
the risk related to the impact of new accounting pronouncements.
Hydro One cautions the reader that the above list of factors is not exhaustive. Some of these and other factors are discussed in more detail in the section entitled “Risk Management and Risk Factors” in this MD&A and in the section entitled “Risk Management and Risk Factors” in the 2019 MD&A.
In addition, Hydro One cautions the reader that information provided in this MD&A regarding the Company’s outlook on certain matters, including potential future investments, is provided in order to give context to the nature of some of the Company’s future plans and may not be appropriate for other purposes.
Additional information about Hydro One, including the Company’s Annual Information Form, is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s EDGAR website at www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml, and the Company’s website at www.HydroOne.com/Investors.
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