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6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
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Revolving Credit Facility

We maintain a revolving credit facility to cover our short-term and medium-term funding needs that are not met by cash from operations or other available funds. Available funding under this facility totals $400 million and commitments under this syndicated credit agreement extend through December 7, 2028. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we had outstanding under this facility $100.0 million and $191.0 million in borrowings, respectively.

Revenue Recognition

Our operating revenues are derived from sales of power and renewable energy credits to our member distribution cooperatives and non-members. We supply power requirements (energy and demand) to our eleven member distribution cooperatives subject to substantially identical wholesale power contracts with each of them. We bill our member distribution cooperatives monthly and each member distribution cooperative is required to pay us monthly for power furnished under its wholesale power contract. We transfer control of the electricity over time and our member distribution cooperatives simultaneously receive and consume the benefits of the electricity. The amount we invoice our member distribution cooperatives on a monthly basis corresponds directly to the value to the member distribution cooperatives of our performance, which is determined by our formula rate included in the wholesale power contract. We sell excess energy and renewable energy credits to non-members at prevailing market prices as control is transferred.

ODEC sells excess purchased and generated energy not needed to meet the actual needs of our member distribution cooperatives to PJM, TEC, or other counterparties. Our financial statements represent the consolidated financial statements of ODEC and TEC and through the consolidation process, all intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated and TEC’s sales are reflected as non-member revenues.

The rates we charge our member distribution cooperatives are regulated by FERC and FERC has granted us authority to charge our member distribution cooperatives utilizing a formula rate and market-based rates.

 

Our operating revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, were as follows:

 

 

Three Months
Ended
June 30,

 

 

Six Months
Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Operating revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Member distribution cooperatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formula rate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy revenues

 

$

122,351

 

 

$

125,321

 

 

$

266,976

 

 

$

282,160

 

Renewable energy credits

 

 

91

 

 

 

90

 

 

 

201

 

 

 

173

 

Demand revenues

 

 

124,297

 

 

 

108,946

 

 

 

239,991

 

 

 

212,644

 

Total Formula rate revenues

 

 

246,739

 

 

 

234,357

 

 

 

507,168

 

 

 

494,977

 

Market-based rates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy revenues

 

 

9,803

 

 

 

4,390

 

 

 

17,255

 

 

 

7,875

 

Demand revenues

 

 

2,689

 

 

 

559

 

 

 

3,974

 

 

 

1,100

 

Total Market-based rates revenues

 

 

12,492

 

 

 

4,949

 

 

 

21,229

 

 

 

8,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Member distribution cooperatives revenues

 

 

259,231

 

 

 

239,306

 

 

 

528,397

 

 

 

503,952

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-members:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy revenues (1)

 

 

2,861

 

 

 

12,185

 

 

 

4,207

 

 

 

23,452

 

Renewable energy credits

 

 

519

 

 

 

2,649

 

 

 

1,491

 

 

 

2,649

 

Total Non-members revenues

 

 

3,380

 

 

 

14,834

 

 

 

5,698

 

 

 

26,101

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Operating revenues

 

$

262,611

 

 

$

254,140

 

 

$

534,095

 

 

$

530,053

 

 

(1)
TEC did not have sales to non-members after first quarter 2023. TEC’s sales to non-members were $8.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

Recent EPA Developments

In May 2023, the EPA proposed performance standards for both new and existing generating units for reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The proposed standards included emissions guidelines that would set limits for new gas-fired combustion turbines, existing coal, oil, and gas-fired steam generating units, and certain existing gas-fired combustion turbines.

On May 9, 2024, the final rule, which contains requirements to either retrofit existing coal units with carbon controls or retire the asset, was published in the Federal Register and became effective July 8, 2024. Also beginning on May 9, 2024, multiple lawsuits were filed against the EPA to seek judicial review of the final regulation and multiple petitions were filed seeking to stay implementation of the rule. On July 19, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied requests to stay the rule. On July 23, 2024, multiple entities filed an emergency stay application with the United States Supreme Court and are currently awaiting a ruling. We are continuing to monitor this standard as it relates to our generating facilities, particularly Clover. We will be able to determine our compliance strategies after state implementation plans have been developed related to the rule. The expenditures to either implement additional emissions control measures or retire an asset could have a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows.