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Leases
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Leases  
Leases

24. Leases

Real estate leases and equipment leases

We lease our office properties and equipment under operating leases expiring on various dates through 2024. Certain operating lease agreements include provisions for scheduled rent increases over their lease terms. We recognize the effects of these scheduled rent increases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. One of our leased office properties is sub-leased to third parties. The sub-lease is an operating lease and the rental income received is recorded net of rental expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

On January 1, 2019, we implemented FASB ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). To calculate lease liabilities on the implementation date, we utilized an incremental borrowing rate of 3.75%, which was our minimum all-in rate on the Term Loan for the non-swapped portion of the remaining principal amount.

The following table presents the components of lease expense.

Year Ended December 31, 

2020

2019

Lease cost: (1)

    

Operating lease cost

$

2.1

$

1.9

Short-term lease cost

0.1

Sublease income

(1.1)

(1.2)

Total lease cost

$

1.0

$

0.8

(1)Finance lease costs are immaterial to the Company.

The following table presents operating lease maturities and a reconciliation of the undiscounted cash flows to operating lease liabilities.

Lease

Income from

Net lease

    

Payments

    

subleasing

    

payments

2021

$

2.0

$

(1.1)

$

0.9

2022

1.8

(1.1)

0.7

 

2023

1.3

(0.7)

0.6

2024

0.2

0.2

2025

Thereafter

Total operating lease payments

$

5.3

$

(2.9)

$

2.4

Less: present value discount

(0.3)

Total operating lease liabilities

$

5.0

Lease

    

Payments

    

    

2021

$

0.1

2022

0.1

 

2023

Thereafter

Total finance lease payments

$

0.2

Less: amount representing interest

(0.1)

Total finance lease liabilities

$

0.1

Other Information:

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities (1):

Operating cash flows from operating leases

$

1.1

Lease assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities (non-cash):

Operating

$

0.1

Weighted average remaining lease term (in years):

Operating leases

2.7

Finance leases

1.4

Weighted average discount rate - operating leases

3.9

%

Weighted average discount rate - finance leases

4.1

%

(1)Cash flows from finance leases are immaterial to the Company.

We have no lease transactions with related parties.

PPA Leases

We have entered into PPAs to sell power at predetermined rates. PPAs were assessed as to whether they contain leases, which convey to the counterparty the right to control the use of the project’s property, plant and equipment in return for future payments. Such arrangements are classified as either operating or finance leases. We recognize lease income consistent with the recognition of energy sales and capacity revenue. When energy is delivered and capacity is provided, we recognize lease income as a component of energy sales and capacity revenue. Finance income related to leases or arrangements accounted for as finance leases is recognized in a manner that produces a constant rate of return on the net investment in the lease. The net investment is comprised of net minimum lease payments and unearned finance income. Unearned finance income is the difference between the total minimum lease payments and the carrying value of the leased property. Unearned finance income is deferred and recognized in net income (loss) over the lease term. We elected the practical expedient that permits us to retain our existing lease assessment and classification.

As of December 31, 2020, we have ten PPAs accounted for as operating leases among our twenty-one projects in operation. No extension terms exist for our PPAs accounted for as leases and the remaining lease term varies from one year to twenty-three years. The following table provides lease income recorded as energy and capacity sales by segment from PPAs accounted for as operating leases:

Rental Income from operating leases

Year Ended

December 31, 

2020

2019

Solid Fuel

$

65.9

$

79.1

Natural Gas

25.4

24.4

Hydroelectric

58.3

68.8

$

149.6

$

172.3

For certain of our PPAs accounted for as leases, the lessee has the option to purchase the plant. In May 2019, we entered into an agreement to sell Manchief to PSCo following the expiration of the PPA in April 2022 for $45.2 million subject to working capital and other customary adjustments. BC Hydro has an option to purchase Mamquam that is exercisable in November 2021 and every five-year anniversary thereafter.