FORM 10-Q
x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number 33-83618
SELKIRK COGEN PARTNERS, L.P.
Delaware | 51-0324332 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (IRS Employer | |
incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) |
SELKIRK COGEN FUNDING CORPORATION
Delaware | 51-0354675 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (IRS Employer | |
incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) |
7600 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(301) 280-6800
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrants (1) have filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrants were required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are accelerated filers (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes o No x
As of November 10, 2004, there were 10 shares of common stock of Selkirk Cogen Funding Corporation, $1 par value, outstanding.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ||||||
Item 1. |
Financial Statements (unaudited) | |||||
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003 | 1 | |||||
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 | 2 | |||||
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 | 3 | |||||
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | 4 | |||||
Item 2. |
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | |||||
Results of Operations | 15 | |||||
Liquidity and Capital Resources | 18 | |||||
Item 3. |
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 22 | ||||
Item 4. |
Controls and Procedures | 22 | ||||
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
Item 5. |
Other Information | 23 | ||||
Item 6. |
Exhibits | 24 | ||||
SIGNATURES |
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SELKIRK COGEN PARTNERS, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In Thousands)
(Unaudited)
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2004 |
2003 |
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ASSETS |
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CURRENT ASSETS: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 2,169 | $ | 3,216 | ||||
Restricted funds |
30,783 | 10,652 | ||||||
Accounts receivable |
21,140 | 22,449 | ||||||
Due from affiliates |
| 58 | ||||||
Inventory |
8,764 | 9,460 | ||||||
Other current assets |
946 | 1,095 | ||||||
Total current assets |
63,802 | 46,930 | ||||||
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT: |
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Plant and equipment, at cost |
377,617 | 375,794 | ||||||
Less: Accumulated depreciation |
134,000 | 124,495 | ||||||
Plant and equipment, net |
243,617 | 251,299 | ||||||
OTHER LONG-TERM ASSETS: |
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Long-Term restricted funds |
32,766 | 30,895 | ||||||
Deferred financing charges, net of accumulated amortization
of $11,755 and $11,014, respectively |
4,536 | 5,277 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS |
$ | 344,721 | $ | 334,401 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS DEFICITS |
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CURRENT LIABILITIES: |
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Accounts payable |
$ | 434 | $ | 2,114 | ||||
Accrued bond interest payable |
7,475 | 327 | ||||||
Accrued fuel expenses |
11,532 | 11,542 | ||||||
Accrued property taxes |
3,644 | 1,750 | ||||||
Accrued operating and maintenance expenses |
1,360 | 4,793 | ||||||
Other accrued expenses |
2,517 | 2,394 | ||||||
Due to affiliates |
745 | 977 | ||||||
Liability for derivative contracts |
40 | 498 | ||||||
Current portion of deferred revenue |
707 | 707 | ||||||
Current portion of long-term bonds |
22,349 | 19,587 | ||||||
Total current liabilities |
50,803 | 44,689 | ||||||
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES: |
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Other long-term liabilities |
6,544 | 6,200 | ||||||
Deferred revenue, net of current portion |
1,945 | 2,476 | ||||||
Long-term bonds, net of current portion |
299,935 | 312,283 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
359,227 | 365,648 | ||||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
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PARTNERS DEFICITS: |
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General partners deficits |
(1,819 | ) | (316 | ) | ||||
Limited partners deficits |
(12,647 | ) | (30,433 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(40 | ) | (498 | ) | ||||
Total partners deficits |
(14,506 | ) | (31,247 | ) | ||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS DEFICITS |
$ | 344,721 | $ | 334,401 | ||||
The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SELKIRK COGEN PARTNERS, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In Thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended |
Nine Months Ended |
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September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||
2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
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OPERATING REVENUES: |
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Electric and steam |
$ | 65,770 | $ | 62,266 | $ | 190,030 | $ | 184,875 | ||||||||
Fuel |
1,353 | 2,310 | 15,263 | 13,884 | ||||||||||||
Total operating revenues |
67,123 | 64,576 | 205,293 | 198,759 | ||||||||||||
COST OF REVENUES: |
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Fuel and transmission |
36,473 | 35,579 | 112,592 | 112,286 | ||||||||||||
Other operating and maintenance |
3,695 | 3,430 | 13,775 | 12,177 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation |
3,196 | 3,148 | 9,521 | 9,427 | ||||||||||||
Total cost of revenues |
43,364 | 42,157 | 135,888 | 133,890 | ||||||||||||
GROSS PROFIT |
23,759 | 22,419 | 69,405 | 64,869 | ||||||||||||
OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES: |
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Administrative services, affiliates |
323 | 309 | 1,077 | 1,122 | ||||||||||||
Other general and administrative |
620 | 913 | 1,980 | 2,227 | ||||||||||||
Total other operating expenses |
943 | 1,222 | 3,057 | 3,349 | ||||||||||||
OPERATING INCOME |
22,816 | 21,197 | 66,348 | 61,520 | ||||||||||||
INTEREST (INCOME) EXPENSE: |
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Interest income |
(168 | ) | (123 | ) | (446 | ) | (455 | ) | ||||||||
Interest expense |
7,399 | 7,812 | 22,616 | 23,806 | ||||||||||||
Total interest expense, net |
7,231 | 7,689 | 22,170 | 23,351 | ||||||||||||
INCOME BEFORE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF
A CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE |
$ | 15,585 | $ | 13,508 | $ | 44,178 | $ | 38,169 | ||||||||
CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF A CHANGE IN
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE |
| | | (53 | ) | |||||||||||
NET INCOME |
$ | 15,585 | $ | 13,508 | $ | 44,178 | $ | 38,116 | ||||||||
NET INCOME ALLOCATION: |
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General partners |
$ | 156 | $ | 136 | $ | 443 | $ | 382 | ||||||||
Limited partners |
15,429 | 13,372 | 43,735 | 37,734 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL |
$ | 15,585 | $ | 13,508 | $ | 44,178 | $ | 38,116 | ||||||||
The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
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SELKIRK COGEN PARTNERS, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In Thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended |
Nine Months Ended |
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September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||
2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
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Net income |
$ | 15,585 | $ | 13,508 | $ | 44,178 | $ | 38,116 | ||||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities: |
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Cumulative effect of a change in accounting
principle |
| | | 53 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation, amortization and accretion |
3,439 | 3,405 | 10,266 | 10,210 | ||||||||||||
Deferred revenue |
(177 | ) | (177 | ) | (531 | ) | (531 | ) | ||||||||
Loss on disposal of plant and equipment |
| | 33 | | ||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in cash resulting from a
change in: |
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Accounts receivable |
1,578 | (1,184 | ) | 1,309 | (2,277 | ) | ||||||||||
Due from affiliates |
5 | | 58 | 1,757 | ||||||||||||
Inventory |
(201 | ) | (115 | ) | 696 | 398 | ||||||||||
Other current assets |
308 | 354 | 149 | (816 | ) | |||||||||||
Accounts payable |
(115 | ) | (429 | ) | (1,680 | ) | 118 | |||||||||
Accrued bond interest payable |
7,157 | 7,556 | 7,148 | 7,548 | ||||||||||||
Accrued fuel expenses |
(1,037 | ) | (1,099 | ) | (10 | ) | 470 | |||||||||
Accrued property taxes |
44 | 42 | 1,894 | 142 | ||||||||||||
Accrued operating and maintenance expenses |
(169 | ) | (207 | ) | (3,433 | ) | (192 | ) | ||||||||
Other accrued expenses |
338 | 336 | 123 | (545 | ) | |||||||||||
Due to affiliates |
(82 | ) | 687 | (232 | ) | 285 | ||||||||||
Other long-term liabilities |
730 | 730 | 340 | 440 | ||||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
27,403 | 23,407 | 60,308 | 55,176 | ||||||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
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Restricted funds |
(26,460 | ) | (26,216 | ) | (22,002 | ) | (26,615 | ) | ||||||||
Plant and equipment additions |
(257 | ) | (128 | ) | (1,872 | ) | (618 | ) | ||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(26,717 | ) | (26,344 | ) | (23,874 | ) | (27,233 | ) | ||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
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Distributions to partners |
(966 | ) | (2,136 | ) | (27,895 | ) | (20,711 | ) | ||||||||
Repayment of long-term debt |
| | (9,586 | ) | (8,498 | ) | ||||||||||
Net cash used in financing activities |
(966 | ) | (2,136 | ) | (37,481 | ) | (29,209 | ) | ||||||||
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND
CASH EQUIVALENTS |
(280 | ) | (5,073 | ) | (1,047 | ) | (1,266 | ) | ||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS,
BEGINNING OF PERIOD |
2,449 | 6,523 | 3,216 | 2,716 | ||||||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS,
END OF PERIOD |
$ | 2,169 | $ | 1,450 | $ | 2,169 | $ | 1,450 | ||||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: |
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Cash paid for interest |
$ | | $ | | $ | 14,728 | $ | 15,479 | ||||||||
The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
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SELKIRK COGEN PARTNERS, L.P.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
Note 1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include Selkirk Cogen Partners, L.P. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Selkirk Cogen Funding Corporation (collectively the Partnership). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
The consolidated financial statements for the interim periods presented are unaudited and have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been omitted pursuant to rules and regulations applicable to interim financial statements. The information furnished in the consolidated financial statements reflects all normal recurring adjustments, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of such financial statements. Certain reclassifications have been made to the consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 to conform to the basis of presentation for the three months ended September 30, 2004. Certain reclassifications have been made to the consolidated statements of cash flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003 to conform to the current periods basis of presentation. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2004.
These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Partnerships December 31, 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of revenue, expenses, assets and liabilities, and the disclosure of contingencies. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Comprehensive Income
The Partnerships comprehensive income consists principally of net income and changes in the market value of certain financial hedges under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended ( SFAS No. 133).
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The schedule below summarizes the activities affecting comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, |
September 30, |
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2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
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Net income |
$ | 15,585 | $ | 13,508 | $ | 44,178 | $ | 38,116 | ||||||||
Net unrealized gain (loss) from
current period hedging transactions
in accordance with SFAS No. 133 |
339 | (56 | ) | (5 | ) | 2,932 | ||||||||||
Net reclassification to earnings |
31 | 231 | 463 | 962 | ||||||||||||
Comprehensive income |
$ | 15,955 | $ | 13,683 | $ | 44,636 | $ | 42,010 | ||||||||
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
Except as disclosed, the Partnership is following the same accounting principles discussed in the Partnerships December 31, 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with the Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity (SFAS No. 150). SFAS No. 150 addresses concerns of how to measure and classify in the statement of financial position certain financial instruments that have characteristics of both liabilities and equity. This statement was adopted on January 1, 2004 and did not have an impact on the Partnerships consolidated financial statements.
On January 1, 2003, the Partnership adopted SFAS No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations (SFAS No. 143). SFAS No. 143 provides accounting requirements for costs associated with legal obligations to retire tangible, long-lived assets. The statement requires that an asset retirement obligation be recorded at fair value in the period in which it is incurred, if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. In the same period, the associated asset retirement costs are capitalized as part of the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. In each subsequent period, the liability is accreted to its present value and the capitalized cost is depreciated over the useful life of the long-lived asset.
Upon implementation of this statement, the Partnership recorded approximately $45,000 to its plant and equipment to reflect the fair value of the asset retirement costs as of the date the obligation was incurred, and recognized approximately $83,000 for asset retirement obligations. The cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle as a result of adopting this statement was a loss of approximately $53,000.
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Note 3. Related Party Transactions
JMCS I Management, Inc., the Partnerships project management firm and affiliate of JMC Selkirk Inc., the Partnerships managing general partner, manages the day-to-day operation of the Partnership and is compensated at agreed-upon billing rates that are adjusted quadrennially in accordance with an administrative services agreement. The cost of services provided by JMCS I Management, Inc. are included in administrative services affiliates in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The total amount due to JMCS I Management, Inc. at September 30, 2004, was approximately $225,000.
The Partnership purchases from and sells gas to affiliates of JMC Selkirk, Inc. As of May 31, 2003, the Partnership ceased transactions with NEGT Energy TradingGas Corporation (NEGT Energy TradingGas). Gas purchases from affiliates are recorded as fuel costs and sales of gas to affiliates are recorded as fuel revenues in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. There were no amounts due to/from affiliates for purchases or sales of gas at September 30, 2004.
Gas purchased from affiliates is as follows (dollars in thousands):
Nine months ended September 30, |
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2004 |
2003 |
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NEGT Energy TradingGas |
$ | | $ | 4,901 | ||||
MASSPOWER |
112 | 1,520 | ||||||
Pittsfield Generating Company, L.P. |
| 39 |
Gas sold to affiliates is as follows (dollars in thousands):
Nine months ended September 30, |
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2004 |
2003 |
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NEGT Energy TradingGas |
$ | | $ | 9,117 | ||||
MASSPOWER |
| 16 |
The Partnership has two agreements with Iroquois Gas Transmission System (IGTS), an indirect affiliate of JMC Selkirk, Inc., to provide firm transportation of natural gas from Canada. Firm fuel transportation services for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 totaled approximately $5,132,000, compared to approximately $5,275,000 for the same period in the prior year. These services are recorded as fuel costs in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The total amount due to IGTS for firm transportation at September 30, 2004, was approximately $520,000.
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Note 4. Accounting For Derivative Contracts
Currency Exchange Contracts
The Partnership has a foreign currency exchange contract to hedge against fluctuations in fuel transportation costs, which are denominated in Canadian dollars. Under the currency exchange agreement, which commenced on May 25, 1995 and terminates on December 25, 2004, the Partnership exchanges approximately $1,044,000 U.S. dollars for $1,300,000 Canadian dollars on a monthly basis. The Partnership accounts for its foreign exchange contract as a cash flow hedge and records on the consolidated balance sheets a liability for derivative contracts with the offset in other comprehensive income (loss).
The schedule below summarizes the activities affecting accumulated other comprehensive loss from derivative contracts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, |
September 30, |
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2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
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Beginning accumulated other
comprehensive loss at July 1
and January 1, respectively |
$ | (410 | ) | $ | (1,406 | ) | $ | (498 | ) | $ | (5,125 | ) | ||||
Net change of current period
hedging transactions gain
(loss) |
339 | (56 | ) | (5 | ) | 2,932 | ||||||||||
Net reclassification to earnings |
31 | 231 | 463 | 962 | ||||||||||||
Ending accumulated other
comprehensive loss |
$ | (40 | ) | $ | (1,231 | ) | $ | (40 | ) | $ | (1,231 | ) | ||||
The Partnership expects that net derivative losses of approximately $40,000, included in accumulated other comprehensive loss as of September 30, 2004, will be reclassified into earnings within the next twelve months.
Note 5. Relationship with National Energy & Gas Transmission, Inc. (NEGT)
NEGT owns an indirect interest in the Partnership and its wholly owned subsidiary, Selkirk Cogen Funding Corporation. NEGT manages the Partnership through its indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries, JMC Selkirk, Inc., the Partnerships managing general partner, and JMCS I Management, Inc., the Partnerships project management firm. Prior to October 29, 2004, NEGT was an indirect subsidiary of PG&E Corporation.
On July 8, 2003, NEGT and certain subsidiaries voluntarily filed petitions for relief under the provisions of Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (collectively, the NEGT Bankruptcy) in the Greenbelt Division of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland (the Bankruptcy Court). The subsidiaries that voluntarily
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filed petitions and were disclosed in previous reports as related parties of the Partnership with which it engaged in transactions are: NEGT Energy Trading-Power, L.P. and NEGT Energy TradingGas. There were no amounts due to or from these subsidiaries at September 30, 2004.
None of the Partnership or its NEGT affiliated partners (JMC Selkirk, Inc. and PentaGen Investors, L.P.) were parties to the NEGT Bankruptcy. The NEGT Bankruptcy did not have a material adverse impact on the Partnerships operations.
On February 26, 2004, NEGT filed with the Bankruptcy Court its Third Amended Plan of Reorganization and the related Disclosure Statement. A Modified Third Amended Plan of Reorganization (the POR) was confirmed by order of the Bankruptcy Court on May 3, 2004. The POR contemplated that NEGT would retain and continue to operate its power generation and pipeline businesses unless they were sold. On October 29, 2004, the POR became effective and NEGT emerged from bankruptcy. Pursuant to the POR, NEGT completed its separation from PG&E Corporation and will issue new debt securities and common stock to its creditors.
NEGT announced on September 15, 2004, that it had entered into a definitive purchase agreement with GS Power Holdings II LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (the GS Power Agreement), to acquire NEGTs equity interests in 12 power plants and a natural gas pipeline, including NEGTs indirect ownership interests in the Partnership. The GS Power Agreement resulted from a multi-round bankruptcy court-sanctioned auction bidding process in which GS Power Holdings II LLC was the winning bidder. As a result, the purchase agreement between NEGT and Denali Power, LLC previously disclosed in a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004 will ultimately be terminated prior to the consummation of the sale under the GS Power Agreement. On September 23, 2004, the Bankruptcy Court issued an order approving the GS Power Agreement. NEGT expects the transaction, which is subject to certain regulatory and third party approvals, to close in the first quarter of 2005. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., through its ownership of Cogentrix Energy, Inc. already owns indirect beneficial interests in the Partnership through the general partner interest of JMC Selkirk, Inc. and limited partner interests of JMC Selkirk, Inc. and PentaGen Investors, L.P.
NEGTs indirect ownership interest in the general partner interest of JMC Selkirk, Inc. and the limited partner interests of JMC Selkirk, Inc. and PentaGen Investors, L.P. in the Partnership are included within the sale as contemplated by the GS Power Agreement (the GS Power Sale). NEGTs indirect ownership interest in JMCS I Management, Inc. is also included in the GS Power Sale. As presently contemplated, the GS Power Sale, if consummated, is not expected to alter the ability of JMC Selkirk, Inc. or JMCS I Management, Inc. to manage the Partnership.
On September 17, 2004, Moodys Investors Service (Moodys) issued a credit opinion confirming Selkirk Cogen Funding Corporations senior secured debt rating at Baa3 with a stable rating outlook. In this credit opinion, Moodys stated that the rating considers the September 15, 2004 announcement by NEGT concerning the GS Power Agreement, which includes NEGTs indirect ownership in the Partnership.
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On September 24, 2004 Standard and Poors (S&P) issued a bulletin stating it does not expect the recent announcement by NEGT concerning the GS Power Agreement to affect the rating on the senior secured debt of Selkirk Cogen Funding Corporation. That rating is currently BBB- with a stable rating outlook. S&P also stated that it was analyzing the possible effects of the proposed ownership change on the Partnership.
Note 6. Title V Permit
On November 6, 2001, the Partnership received from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) the Facilitys Title V operating permit endorsed by the DEC on November 2, 2001 (the Title V Permit). The Title V Permit as received by the Partnership contains conditions that conflict with the Partnerships existing air permits, and the Facilitys compliance with these conditions under certain operating circumstances would be problematic. Further, the Partnership believes that certain of the conditions contained in the Title V Permit are inconsistent with the laws and regulations underlying the Title V program and Title V operating permits issued by the DEC to comparable electric generating facilities in New York. By letter dated November 12, 2001, the Partnership has filed with the DEC a request for an adjudicatory hearing to address and resolve the issues presented by the Title V Permit, and the terms and conditions of the Title V Permit will be stayed pending a final DEC decision on the appeal. At this time, the Partnership cannot assess whether a settlement can be achieved, the likely outcome of the adjudicatory hearing if no settlement is achieved, or the impact on the Facility.
Note 7. Subsequent Event
On November 12, 2004, the Partnership entered into a new agreement (the Additional Agreement) with Canadian Forest Oil Ltd. (formerly Producers Marketing Ltd.), one of its fuel suppliers, to replace the volumes of natural gas currently being provided by such supplier under its existing firm natural gas supply agreement when the agreement expires on October 31, 2009 (the Expiration Date). The initial term of the Additional Agreement commences on November 1, 2004 and ends on the Expiration Date, and the subsequent term extends from November 1, 2009 through October 31, 2014. The Additional Agreement does not include a minimum contract volume purchase obligation and effectively eliminates the Partnerships minimum contract volume purchase obligation under the existing firm natural gas supply agreement; provides for additional volumes of gas supply to be available for purchase at the option of the Partnership; and includes additional pricing provisions for all quantities of gas purchased from the fuel supplier. The Partnership is currently evaluating the accounting treatment for this agreement.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes to the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Selkirk Cogen Partners, L.P. (the Partnership) included herein. Further, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Partnerships December 31, 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements about the future that are necessarily subject to various risks and uncertainties. Use of words like anticipate, estimate, intend, project, plan, expect, will, believe, could, and similar expressions help identify forward-looking statements and constitute forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions, which the Partnership believes are reasonable and on information currently available to the Partnership. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Although the Partnership believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, future results, events, levels of activity, performance or achievements cannot be guaranteed. Although the Partnership is not able to predict all the factors that may affect future results, some of the factors that could cause future results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements or historical results include:
Operational Risks
The Partnerships future results of operations and financial condition may be affected by the performance of equipment; levels of dispatch; the receipt of certain capacity and other fixed payments; electricity prices; natural gas resale prices; fuel deliveries and prices; unanticipated changes in operating expenses or capital expenditures or other maintenance activities; variations in weather and natural disasters; and the potential impacts of threatened or actual terrorism and war.
Accounting and Risk Management
The Partnerships future results of operations and financial condition may be affected by the effect of new accounting pronouncements; changes in critical accounting policies or estimates; the effectiveness of the Partnerships risk management policies and procedures; changes in the number of participants in the energy trading markets; the ability of the Partnerships counterparties to satisfy their financial commitments to the Partnership and the impact of counterparties nonperformance on the Partnerships liquidity position; and heightened rating agency criteria and the impact of changes in the Partnerships credit ratings.
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Legislative and Regulatory Matters
The Partnerships business may be affected by legislative or regulatory changes affecting the electric and natural gas industries in the United States, including the pace and extent of efforts to restructure the electric and natural gas industries; heightened regulatory and enforcement agency focus on the energy business with the potential for changes in industry regulations and in the treatment of the Partnership by state and federal agencies; changes in or application of federal, state, and local laws and regulations to which the Partnership is subject including changes in corporate governance and securities laws requirements; and changes in or application of Canadian laws, regulations, and policies which may impact the Partnership.
Litigation and Environmental Matters
The Partnerships future results of operations and financial condition may be affected by compliance with existing and future environmental and safety laws, regulations, and policies, the cost of which could be significant; the outcome of future litigation and environmental matters; and the outcome of the negotiations with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) regarding the Facilitys Title V operating permit as described in Regulations and Environmental Matters below.
Business Description
The Partnership owns a natural gas-fired, combined-cycle cogeneration facility consisting of two units designed to operate independently for electrical generation, but thermally integrated for steam generation. Revenues are derived primarily from sales of electricity and, to a lesser extent, from sales of steam and natural gas. The Partnership operates as a single business segment.
The Partnership has long-term contracts for the sale of electric capacity and energy produced by the Facility with Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (Niagara Mohawk) and Con Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison). Under the Amended and Restated Niagara Mohawk Power Purchase Agreement, the Partnership has dispatch decisionmaking authority for Unit 1, whereby it has the ability and flexibility to operate the unit based on current market conditions. Under the Con Edison Power Purchase Agreement, Con Edison dispatches Unit 2 on an economic basis, whereby it takes into account the variable cost of electricity to be delivered by the unit compared to the variable cost of electricity available from other sources.
The Partnership directs the supply and transportation of natural gas to Unit 1 and Unit 2 under its long-term natural gas supply and transportation agreements so as to have sufficient quantities of natural gas available at the Facility to meet its scheduled operation. In addition, the Partnership may enter into short-term transactions to resell its long-term, firm natural gas volumes at favorable prices relative to their costs and relative to the cost of substitute fuels. These transactions include gas resales, gas transportation optimizations and peak shaving arrangements. Gas resales are sales of excess natural gas supplies when Unit 1 or Unit 2 is dispatched off-line or at less than full
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capacity. Gas transportation optimizations are transactions whereby the Partnership is able to optimize the long-term gas transportation contracts and lower the cost of natural gas delivered to the Facility by purchasing and/or selling natural gas at favorable prices along the transportation route. Peak shaving arrangements are transactions whereby the Partnership grants to local distribution companies or other purchasers a call on a specified portion of the Partnerships firm natural gas supply, including transportation, for a specified number of days during the winter season.
The Partnership determines when to schedule all or a portion of a unit off-line for planned maintenance activities based upon equipment manufacturer guidelines, the actual condition of the unit based on maintenance experience, operating experience, and operating schedule. Taking into account these factors, coupled with current capacity factors, recent operating experience, and industry practice, planned major maintenance outages may be expected to occur approximately every three years. The inherent differences in the duration and scope of major maintenance activities as compared to non-major maintenance activities can have a significant impact on revenues and the cost of revenues.
Executive Summary
During the third quarter of 2004, the Partnership generated net income of $15.6 million and cash flows from operations of $27.4 million. The increase in earnings of $2.1 million and cash flows from operations of $4.0 million compared to same period in the prior year was primarily due to higher electric revenues from sales of other energy-related products.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2004, the Partnership benefited from calls on the peak shaving arrangement during a period of price spikes in the winter natural gas market. The Partnership generated net income of $44.2 million and cash flows from operations of $60.3 million during the first nine months of 2004. The increase in earnings of $6.1 million and cash flows from operations of $5.1 million compared to same period in the prior year was primarily due to higher electric revenues from sales of other energy-related products and higher fuel revenues under the peak shaving arrangement.
Average electric energy market prices were lower during the third quarter of 2004 as compared to the same period in the prior year. The average price of electricity under the Partnerships power purchase agreements, average natural gas resale prices and the average price of natural gas under the Partnerships firm gas supply agreements were higher during the third quarter of 2004 as compared to the same period in the prior year. The Partnership cannot predict whether these trends will continue for the remainder of 2004.
During the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2004, the Partnership performed a three-week planned major maintenance outage on a portion of Unit 2, as compared to the performance of a one-week planned non-major maintenance outage on a portion of Unit 2 during the fourth quarter of 2003. The Partnership does not expect the lower volumes of electric energy available for delivery and higher volumes of natural gas available for resale resulting from the longer outage duration to negatively impact operating revenues
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during the fourth quarter of 2004. At the same time, due to the expanded scope of the planned maintenance outage the Partnership expects maintenance expenses to be higher in the fourth quarter of 2004, as compared to the same period in the prior year. However, the Partnership does not expect the cost of planned major maintenance during the fourth quarter of 2004 to have a significant impact on cash flows used in operations, as the majority of these expenditures will be funded from the Major Maintenance Reserve Fund established under the Partnerships financing documents.
The Partnership has been engaged in discussions with certain of its fuel suppliers regarding the extension or replacement of the related firm natural gas supply agreements in order to meet the Gas Contract Extension Conditions (defined herein) under the Partnerships financing documents so as to prevent the requirement of deposits into the Gas Contract Extension Fund (defined herein), and thus prevent the resulting restriction on the Partnerships ability to make distributions to its partners after December 26, 2004. In connection with these discussions, on November 12, 2004, the Partnership entered into a new agreement with one of its fuel suppliers. See Part II, Item 5., Other Information, for a description of the Partnerships actions with respect to the extension or replacement of its firm natural gas supply agreements.
Relationship with National Energy & Gas Transmission, Inc. (NEGT)
NEGT owns an indirect interest in the Partnership and its wholly owned subsidiary, Selkirk Cogen Funding Corporation. NEGT manages the Partnership through its indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries, JMC Selkirk, Inc., the Partnerships managing general partner, and JMCS I Management, Inc., the Partnerships project management firm. Prior to October 29, 2004, NEGT was an indirect subsidiary of PG&E Corporation.
On July 8, 2003, NEGT and certain subsidiaries voluntarily filed petitions for relief under the provisions of Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (collectively, the NEGT Bankruptcy) in the Greenbelt Division of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland (the Bankruptcy Court). The subsidiaries that voluntarily filed petitions and were disclosed in previous reports as related parties of the Partnership with which it engaged in transactions are: NEGT Energy Trading-Power, L.P. and NEGT Energy TradingGas Corporation. There were no amounts due to or from these subsidiaries at September 30, 2004.
None of the Partnership or its NEGT affiliated partners (JMC Selkirk, Inc. and PentaGen Investors, L.P.) were parties to the NEGT Bankruptcy. The NEGT Bankruptcy did not have a material adverse impact on the Partnerships operations.
On February 26, 2004, NEGT filed with the Bankruptcy Court its Third Amended Plan of Reorganization and the related Disclosure Statement. A Modified Third Amended Plan of Reorganization (the POR) was confirmed by order of the Bankruptcy Court on May 3, 2004. The POR contemplated that NEGT would retain and continue to operate its power generation and pipeline businesses unless they were sold. On October 29, 2004, the POR became effective and NEGT emerged from bankruptcy. Pursuant to the POR, NEGT completed its separation from PG&E Corporation and will issue new debt securities and common stock to its creditors.
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NEGT announced on September 15, 2004, that it had entered into a definitive purchase agreement with GS Power Holdings II LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (the GS Power Agreement), to acquire NEGTs equity interests in 12 power plants and a natural gas pipeline, including NEGTs indirect ownership interests in the Partnership. The GS Power Agreement resulted from a multi-round bankruptcy court-sanctioned auction bidding process in which GS Power Holdings II LLC was the winning bidder. As a result, the purchase agreement between NEGT and Denali Power, LLC previously disclosed in a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004 will ultimately be terminated prior to the consummation of the sale under the GS Power Agreement. On September 23, 2004, the Bankruptcy Court issued an order approving the GS Power Agreement. NEGT expects the transaction, which is subject to certain regulatory and third party approvals, to close in the first quarter of 2005. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., through its ownership of Cogentrix Energy, Inc. already owns indirect beneficial interests in the Partnership through the general partner interest of JMC Selkirk, Inc. and limited partner interests of JMC Selkirk, Inc. and PentaGen Investors, L.P.
NEGTs indirect ownership interest in the general partner interest of JMC Selkirk, Inc. and the limited partner interests of JMC Selkirk, Inc. and PentaGen Investors, L.P. in the Partnership are included within the sale as contemplated by the GS Power Agreement (the GS Power Sale). NEGTs indirect ownership interest in JMCS I Management, Inc. is also included in the GS Power Sale. As presently contemplated, the GS Power Sale, if consummated, is not expected to alter the ability of JMC Selkirk, Inc. or JMCS I Management, Inc. to manage the Partnership.
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Results of Operations
The following tables sets forth operating revenue and related data for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 (dollars and volumes in millions).
Three Months Ended September 30, |
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2004 |
2003 |
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Volume |
Dollars |
Volume |
Dollars |
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Dispatch factor(1): |
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Unit 1 |
90.5 | % | 96.2 | % | ||||||||||||
Unit 2 |
100.0 | % | 98.2 | % | ||||||||||||
Capacity factor(2): |
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Unit 1 |
80.2 | % | 82.3 | % | ||||||||||||
Unit 2 |
97.3 | % | 97.1 | % | ||||||||||||
Electric and steam revenues: |
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Unit 1 (Kwh) |
141.6 | $ | 19.1 | 145.2 | $ | 19.2 | ||||||||||
Unit 2 (Kwh) |
569.5 | 47.1 | 568.0 | 43.1 | ||||||||||||
Steam (lbs) |
279.7 | (0.5 | ) | 308.6 | | |||||||||||
Total electric and steam revenues |
65.7 | 62.3 | ||||||||||||||
Fuel revenues: |
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Gas resales (mmbtu) |
0.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||
Gas transportation
optimizations (mmbtu) |
| 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||
Peak shaving
arrangements (mmbtu) |
| | | | ||||||||||||
Total fuel revenues |
1.4 | 2.3 | ||||||||||||||
Total operating revenues |
$ | 67.1 | $ | 64.6 | ||||||||||||
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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2004 |
2003 |
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Volume |
Dollars |
Volume |
Dollars |
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Dispatch factor(1): |
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Unit 1 |
86.6 | % | 96.9 | % | ||||||||||||
Unit 2 |
97.9 | % | 90.9 | % | ||||||||||||
Capacity facto(2): |
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Unit 1 |
79.5 | % | 89.5 | % | ||||||||||||
Unit 2 |
93.3 | % | 88.8 | % | ||||||||||||
Electric and steam revenues: |
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Unit 1 (Kwh) |
417.7 | $ | 54.2 | 468.9 | $ | 56.4 | ||||||||||
Unit 2 (Kwh) |
1,625.3 | 135.4 | 1,540.9 | 128.5 | ||||||||||||
Steam (lbs) |
1,085.2 | 0.4 | 996.7 | | ||||||||||||
Total electric and steam revenues |
190.0 | 184.9 | ||||||||||||||
Fuel revenues(3): |
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Gas resales (mmbtu) |
0.9 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 8.3 | ||||||||||||
Gas transportation
optimizations (mmbtu) |
| 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.1 | ||||||||||||
Peak shaving
arrangements (mmbtu) |
0.6 | 9.0 | 0.2 | 2.5 | ||||||||||||
Total fuel revenues |
15.3 | 13.9 | ||||||||||||||
Total operating revenues |
$ | 205.3 | $ | 198.8 | ||||||||||||
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(1) The capacity factor of Unit 1 and Unit 2 is the amount of energy produced by each Unit in a given time period expressed as a percentage of the total contract capability amount of potential energy production in that time period.
(2) The dispatch factor of Unit 1 and Unit 2 is the number of hours scheduled for electric delivery (regardless of output level) in a given time period expressed as a percentage of the total number of hours in that time period.
(3) Certain reclassifications have been made to fuel revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 to conform to the basis of presentation for the three months ended September 30, 2004.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2004 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2003
Overall Results
Net income was $15.6 million for the third quarter of 2004, an increase of $2.1 million from the same period in the prior year. This increase was primarily due to higher electric revenues from sales of other energy-related products.
The following highlights the principal changes in operating revenues and operating expenses.
Operating Revenues
Operating revenues were $67.1 million for the third quarter of 2004, an increase of $2.5 million from the same period in the prior year. This increase was primarily due to higher electric revenues. Electric revenues increased by $3.9 million in the third quarter of 2004 primarily due to escalation in the Con Edison contract capacity payment, higher fuel index pricing in the Con Edison contract price for delivered energy and sales of other energy-related products.
Cost of Revenues
The cost of revenues was $43.4 million for the third quarter of 2004, an increase of $1.2 million from the same period in the prior year. This increase was primarily due to higher fuel costs. Fuel costs increased by $1.2 million in the third quarter of 2004 primarily due to the higher price of natural gas under the firm gas supply agreements.
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2003
Overall Results
Net income was $44.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $6.1 million from the same period in the prior year. This increase was primarily due to higher electric revenues from sales of other energy-related products and higher fuel revenues under the peak shaving arrangement.
The nine months ended September 30, 2003 included a net loss for the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle of $53 thousand. The cumulative effect was based on the Partnerships adoption as of January 1, 2003, of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Costs (see Note 2 to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements).
Certain reclassifications have been made to fuel revenues and fuel costs in the consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 to conform to the basis of presentation for three months ended September 30, 2004.
The following highlights the principal changes in operating revenues and operating expenses.
Operating Revenues
Operating revenues were $205.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $6.5 million from the same period in the prior year. This increase was primarily due to higher electric and fuel revenues. Electric revenues increased by $4.7 million primarily due to escalation in the Con Edison contract capacity payment and sales of other energy-related products. Fuel revenues increased by $1.4 million primarily due to the higher volume and price of natural gas sold under the peak shaving arrangement, partially offset by lower gas transportation optimizations. Beginning in the second quarter of 2004, the net effect of certain gas transportation optimizations are recorded in cost of revenues due to a change in the terms and conditions of these transactions.
Cost of Revenues
The cost of revenues was $135.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $2.0 million from the same period in the prior year. This increase was primarily due to higher maintenance costs. Maintenance costs increased by $1.3 million primarily due to the expanded scope of planned maintenance on the Facility. During the second quarter of 2004, a planned major maintenance outage was performed on a portion of Unit 1, as compared to the performance of a planned non-major maintenance outage on a portion of Unit 2 during the same period in the prior year.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources of Cash
Net cash provided by operating activities was $27.4 million for the third quarter of 2004, an increase of $4.0 million from the same period in the prior year. This increase is primarily due to higher net income resulting from higher electric revenues from sales of other energy-related products. Net cash provided by operating activities was $60.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $5.1 million from the same period in the prior year. This increase is primarily due to higher net income resulting from higher electric revenues from sales of other energy-related products and higher fuel revenues under the peak shaving arrangement.
The Partnership believes, based on current conditions and circumstances, it will have sufficient cash flows from operations to fund existing debt obligations and operating costs during 2004.
Credit Agreement
The Partnership has available for its use a credit agreement, as amended (the Credit Agreement), with a maximum available credit (including both outstanding letters of credit and working capital loans) of $10.0 million. Effective June 30, 2004, the Credit Agreement was amended to extend the expiration date from August 8, 2005 to June 30, 2007. Outstanding balances of working capital loans under the Credit Agreement bear interest at a base rate with principal and interest payable monthly in arrears. The base rate under the Credit Agreement is the greater of (i) a rate equal to the sum of the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, and (ii) the prime rate publicly announced by Citizens Bank of Massachusetts. The Credit Agreement is available to the Partnership for the purposes of meeting letter of credit requirements under various fuelrelated contracts and for meeting working capital requirements. As of September 30, 2004, a letter of credit in the amount of approximately $2.9 million has been issued and there were no amounts drawn under such letter of credit and no balances outstanding under the working capital arrangement.
Credit Ratings
On September 17, 2004, Moodys Investors Service (Moodys) issued a credit opinion confirming Selkirk Cogen Funding Corporations senior secured debt rating at Baa3 with a stable rating outlook. In this credit opinion, Moodys stated that the rating considers the September 15, 2004 announcement by NEGT concerning the GS Power Agreement, which includes NEGTs indirect ownership in the Partnership.
On September 24, 2004 Standard and Poors (S&P) issued a bulletin stating it does not expect the recent announcement by NEGT concerning the GS Power Agreement to affect the rating on the senior secured debt of Selkirk Cogen Funding Corporation. That rating is currently BBB- with a stable rating outlook. S&P also stated that it was analyzing the possible effects of the proposed ownership change on the Partnership.
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Uses of Cash
Net cash used in investing activities of $26.7 million for the third quarter of 2004 was comparable to the same period in the prior year. Net cash used in investing activities was $23.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, a decrease of $3.3 million from the same period in the prior year. This decrease is primarily due to a payment from the Major Maintenance Reserve Fund for the purchase of spare parts.
Net cash used in financing activities was $1.0 million for the third quarter of 2004, a decrease of $1.1 million from the same period in the prior year. This decrease is primarily due to less cash becoming available for distribution to the Partners. Net cash used in financing activities was $37.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $8.3 million from the same period in the prior year. This increase is primarily due to additional cash becoming available for distribution to the Partners and higher principal payments on long-term debt.
Gas Contract Extension Fund
Under the Partnerships financing agreements, deposits will be required into a gas contract extension fund (Gas Contract Extension Fund) if the Partnership has not satisfied certain conditions with respect to the extension or replacement of the Partnerships firm gas supply agreements by December 26, 2004 (the Gas Contract Extension Conditions). If the Gas Contract Extension Fund is required, after December 26, 2004, cash otherwise available for deposit into the Partnership Distribution Fund and subsequent distribution to the Partners will be deposited into the Gas Contract Extension Fund until the balance of the Gas Contract Extension Fund is sufficient to fund all of the scheduled principal payments on the Partnerships bonds from June 26, 2010 through June 26, 2012. The Gas Contract Extension Fund will cease to be required if the Partnership satisfies the Gas Contract Extension Conditions at any time after December 26, 2004. See Part II, Item 5., Other Information, for a description of the Partnerships actions with respect to the extension or replacement of its firm natural gas supply agreements.
Extraordinary Optional Redemption
The Partnerships bonds are subject to extraordinary optional redemption by Selkirk Cogen Funding Corporation (the Funding Corporation), in whole, at a redemption price equal to 103.5% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest to the date of such redemption, if the Partnership, after using commercially reasonable efforts, has not satisfied the Gas Contract Extension Conditions by December 26, 2004 (Extraordinary Optional Redemption). Under such circumstances, the Funding Corporation will be entitled to make this optional redemption at any time during the one-year period from March 26, 2005 through March 25, 2006.
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Significant Contractual Payment Obligations
Since December 31, 2003, the Partnership has not committed to any new significant contractual payment obligations of the types described under the caption Liquidity and Capital Resources, Contractual Payment Obligations contained in Item 7, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of the Partnerships December 31, 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Accounting Matters
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States involves the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the recorded amount of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Certain of these estimates and assumptions are considered to be Critical Accounting Policies, due to their complexity, subjectivity, and uncertainty, along with their relevance to the financial performance of the Partnership. Actual results may differ substantially from these estimates. There have been no changes to the Partnerships critical accounting policies since December 31, 2003. See Item 7, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of the Partnerships December 31, 2003 Annual Report of Form 10-K for further discussion.
Accounting Principles Issued But Not Yet Adopted
In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (FIN 46). FIN 46, as subsequently revised in December 2003 (FIN 46R), is an interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements (ARB 51), and supersedes EITF Issues No. 90-15 and 96-21, which prescribe accounting for lease arrangements with nonsubstantive lessors. This interpretation clarifies the application of ARB 51 to certain entities, defined as variable interest entities (VIEs), in which equity investors do not have a controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support. FIN 46R requires that a VIE is to be consolidated by a company, if that company is subject to a majority of the risk of loss from the VIEs activities or is entitled to receive a majority of the VIEs residual returns, or both.
The consolidation requirements of FIN 46 apply immediately to variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003. There were no new variable interest entities created by the Partnership between February 1, 2003 and September 30, 2004. The Partnership is non-public entity as defined by the interpretation. As a non-public entity, the consolidation requirements related to entities or arrangements existing before February 1, 2003 are effective January 1, 2005. The Partnership has not identified any arrangements with potential VIEs. The Partnership will continue to evaluate its arrangements for potential FIN 46R application effective January 1, 2005. The Partnership does not expect that
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implementation of this interpretation will have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Legal Matters
The Partnership is a party in various legal proceedings and may be subject to potential claims arising in the ordinary course of its business. Management does not believe that the resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Partnerships consolidated financial position or results of operations. See Part I, Item 3 of the Partnerships December 31, 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion of significant pending litigation.
Regulations and Environmental Matters
On November 6, 2001, the Partnership received from the DEC the Facilitys Title V operating permit endorsed by the DEC on November 2, 2001 (the Title V Permit). The Title V Permit as received by the Partnership contains conditions that conflict with the Partnerships existing air permits, and the Facilitys compliance with these conditions under certain operating circumstances would be problematic. Further, the Partnership believes that certain of the conditions contained in the Title V Permit are inconsistent with the laws and regulations underlying the Title V program and Title V operating permits issued by the DEC to comparable electric generating facilities in New York. By letter dated November 12, 2001, the Partnership has filed with the DEC a request for an adjudicatory hearing to address and resolve the issues presented by the Title V Permit, and the terms and conditions of the Title V Permit will be stayed pending a final DEC decision on the appeal. At this time, the Partnership cannot assess whether a settlement can be achieved, the likely outcome of the adjudicatory hearing if no settlement is achieved, or the impact on the Facility.
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
For quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, see Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, of the Partnerships December 31, 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Partnerships exposures to market risk have not changed materially since December 31, 2003.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
An evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures of the Partnership and Funding Corporation as of September 30, 2004 has been conducted under the supervision and with the participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of both JMC Selkirk, Inc. (as Managing General Partner of the Partnership) and the Funding Corporation. Based on that evaluation, such officers have concluded that, as of such date, the disclosure controls and procedures of the Partnership and Funding Corporation are effective, in that they provide reasonable assurance that such officers are alerted on a timely basis to material information that is required to be included in the Partnerships and Funding Corporations periodic filings under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2004, no changes occurred in the Partnerships or Funding Corporations internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Partnerships or Funding Corporations internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
Firm Natural Gas Supply Agreements
The Partnership has been engaged in discussions with certain of its fuel suppliers regarding the extension or replacement of the related firm natural gas supply agreements in order to meet the Gas Contract Extension Conditions under the Partnerships financing documents so as to prevent the requirement of deposits into the Gas Contract Extension Fund, and thus prevent the resulting restriction on the Partnerships ability to make distributions to its partners after December 26, 2004. See Part I, Item 2., Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Liquidity and Capital Resources Gas Contract Extension Fund, for a description of the Gas Contract Extension Fund.
In connection with these discussions, on November 12, 2004 the Partnership entered into a new agreement (the Additional Agreement) with Canadian Forest Oil Ltd. (formerly, Producers Marketing Ltd.), one of its fuel suppliers, to replace the volumes of natural gas currently being provided by such supplier under its existing firm natural gas supply agreement when the agreement expires on October 31, 2009 (the Expiration Date). The initial term of the Additional Agreement commences on November 1, 2004 and ends on the Expiration Date, and the subsequent term extends from November 1, 2009 through October 31, 2014. The Additional Agreement does not include a minimum contract volume purchase obligation and effectively eliminates the Partnerships minimum contract volume purchase obligation under the existing firm natural gas supply agreement; provides for additional volumes of gas supply to be available for purchase at the option of the Partnership; and includes additional pricing provisions for all quantities of gas purchased from the fuel supplier.
The Partnership is continuing its discussions with two other fuel suppliers regarding the extension or replacement of their respective firm natural gas supply agreements with the Partnership. The firm natural gas supply agreement with the Partnerships fourth fuel supplier contains a provision that would allow the Partnership, at its option, to elect to extend the term of the agreement. Management of the Partnership expects to defer exercising this extension option until it has further information about the status of the Partnerships discussions with the other two fuel suppliers and can evaluate the prospects for the Partnerships satisfaction of the Gas Contract Extension Conditions, as well as the availability of the Extraordinary Optional Redemption. See Part I, Item 2., Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Liquidity and Capital Resources Extraordinary Optional Redemption, for a description of this optional redemption provision.
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. |
Description of Exhibit |
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10.1
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Base Contract for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas, dated as of November 1, 2004, between Selkirk Cogen Partners, L.P. and Canadian Forest Oil Ltd. | |
31.1
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer of JMC Selkirk, Inc., as Managing General Partner of Selkirk Cogen Partners, L.P., pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 dated November 12, 2004 | |
31.2
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Certification of Principal Financial Officer of JMC Selkirk, Inc., as Managing General Partner of Selkirk Cogen Partners, L.P., pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 dated November 12, 2004 | |
31.3
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer of Selkirk Cogen Funding Corporation, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 dated November 12, 2004 | |
31.4
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Certification of Principal Financial Officer of Selkirk Cogen Funding Corporation, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 dated November 12, 2004 | |
32.1
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer of JMC Selkirk, Inc., as Managing General Partner of Selkirk Cogen Partners, L.P., pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 dated November 12, 2004 | |
32.2
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Certification of Principal Financial Officer of JMC Selkirk, Inc., as Managing General Partner of Selkirk Cogen Partners, L.P., pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 dated November 12, 2004 | |
32.3
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer of Selkirk Cogen Funding Corporation, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 dated November 12, 2004 | |
32.4
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Certification of Principal Financial Officer of Selkirk Cogen Funding Corporation, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 dated November 12, 2004 |
Omitted from this Part II are items which are not applicable or to which the answer is negative for the periods covered.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
SELKIRK COGEN PARTNERS, L.P. | ||||
By: JMC SELKIRK, INC., | ||||
Managing General Partner | ||||
Date: November 12, 2004
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/s/ J. TRACY MEY
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Name: J. Tracy Mey | ||||
Title: Controller and Chief Accounting Officer | ||||
SELKIRK COGEN FUNDING CORPORATION | ||||
Date: November 12, 2004
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/s/ J. TRACY MEY
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Name: J. Tracy Mey | ||||
Title: Controller and Chief Accounting Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Description of Exhibit |
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10.1
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Base Contract for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas, dated as of November 1, 2004, between Selkirk Cogen Partners, L.P. and Canadian Forest Oil Ltd. | |
31.1
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer of JMC Selkirk, Inc., as Managing General Partner of Selkirk Cogen Partners, L.P., pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 dated November 12, 2004 | |
31.2
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Certification of Principal Financial Officer of JMC Selkirk, Inc., as Managing General Partner of Selkirk Cogen Partners, L.P., pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 dated November 12, 2004 | |
31.3
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer of Selkirk Cogen Funding Corporation, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 dated November 12, 2004 | |
31.4
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Certification of Principal Financial Officer of Selkirk Cogen Funding Corporation, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 dated November 12, 2004 | |
32.1
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer of JMC Selkirk, Inc., as Managing General Partner of Selkirk Cogen Partners, L.P., pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 dated November 12, 2004 | |
32.2
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Certification of Principal Financial Officer of JMC Selkirk, Inc., as Managing General Partner of Selkirk Cogen Partners, L.P., pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 dated November 12, 2004 | |
32.3
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer of Selkirk Cogen Funding Corporation, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 dated November 12, 2004 | |
32.4
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Certification of Principal Financial Officer of Selkirk Cogen Funding Corporation, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 dated November 12, 2004 |