Please note the following changes under Operating Expenses in the
Summary
Income Statement table:
|
|
Merger expenses
|
|
1,271
|
|
---
|
|
|
8,320
|
|
---
|
|
|
Depreciation & amortization
|
|
77,678
|
|
68,909
|
|
|
229,366
|
|
204,351
|
|
|
Conservation amortization
|
|
13,832
|
|
8,530
|
|
|
42,723
|
|
27,608
|
The corrected
release reads:
PUGET ENERGY REPORTS THIRD-QUARTER 2008 FINANCIAL RESULTS
-
Third-quarter 2008 loss of 6 cents per diluted share from Puget
Energy
-
Third-quarter 2008 loss of 6 cents per diluted share from Puget
Sound Energy, Puget Energy’s core utility
business
-
Year-to-date Sept. 30, 2008, income of 81 cents per diluted share
from Puget Energy
-
Year-to-date Sept. 30, 2008, income of 87 cents per diluted share
from PSE
Puget Energy (NYSE:PSD) today reported a net loss of $8.2 million, or 6
cents per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2008 compared to net
income of $11.4 million, or 10 cents per share, in the third quarter of
2007. For the first nine months of 2008, Puget Energy reported net
income of $105.2 million, or 81 cents per share, as compared to $129.1
million, or $1.10 per share, for the same period of 2007.
"Our third-quarter results reflect the
seasonal nature of utility operations in the Pacific Northwest,”
said Stephen P. Reynolds, Puget Energy and Puget Sound Energy chairman,
president and CEO. "PSE’s
energy sales, and hence revenues, are typically at their lowest levels
during the third quarter while construction and maintenance activities
are at their highest. Our financial results were consistent with our
expectations.
"Economic activity in our region continues to
be better than other parts of the country but even Western Washington is
beginning to see the impact of a weakening economy and declining new
home construction, which we anticipate will continue into 2009. We are
on schedule with all of our business initiatives and are particularly
pleased with the receipt of a new 50-year license for our Baker River
Hydroelectric Project and the announced acquisition of the Mint Farm
natural gas-fired generating facility in Longview, Washington.”
PSE’s financial results in the third quarter
of 2008 reflect higher utility operating and maintenance costs,
increased depreciation expense incurred as a result of new utility
capital investments and the impact of true-ups related to federal income
tax expense. Higher market prices for natural gas used for electric
generation and unfavorable hydroelectric conditions also negatively
impacted PSE’s financial results for the third
quarter of 2008.
Puget Energy Third-Quarter 2008
Summaries:
The following tables provide a summary of Puget Energy’s
financial results for the third quarter of 2008 as compared to the same
quarter a year ago.
|
Table 1: Puget Energy Third-Quarter Earnings Summary
|
|
Net Income (Loss) in millions of dollars
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
PSE
|
$
|
(7.3
|
)
|
|
$
|
12.0
|
|
|
Puget Energy merger transaction expenses and other
|
|
(0.9
|
)
|
|
|
(0.6
|
)
|
|
Puget Energy
|
$
|
(8.2
|
)
|
|
$
|
11.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per Diluted Share (EPS)
|
|
|
|
|
PSE
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.10
|
|
|
Puget Energy merger transaction expenses and other
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
Puget Energy
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted common shares outstanding (millions)
|
|
130.0
|
|
|
|
117.4
|
|
|
Table 2: Puget Energy Third Quarter 2008 vs. Third Quarter 2007
EPS Reconciliation
|
|
Cents per
diluted share
|
|
Puget Energy’s third-quarter 2007
earnings from PSE
|
|
$
|
0.10
|
|
|
Increase in natural gas margin
|
|
|
0.01
|
|
|
Decrease in electric margin
|
|
|
(0.02
|
)
|
|
Increase in utility operations and maintenance expense
|
|
|
(0.06
|
)
|
|
Increase in utility depreciation and amortization expense
|
|
|
(0.04
|
)
|
|
Lower interest expense, net of AFDC
|
|
|
0.01
|
|
|
Federal income tax differences between periods
|
|
|
(0.06
|
)
|
|
Puget Energy’s third-quarter 2008
earnings from PSE
|
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
|
Puget Energy’s third-quarter merger
transaction expenses and other
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
Puget Energy’s earnings for the third
quarter 2008
|
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
Puget Sound Energy (PSE) Third-Quarter
2008 Highlights:
Key components of PSE’s third-quarter 2008
financial performance are highlighted below. All amounts are pre-tax
unless otherwise noted.
|
--
|
|
As of Sept. 30, 2008, PSE provided service to 1,066,200 electric
customers and 739,400 natural gas customers, representing a 1.4
percent and 2 percent increase, respectively, in the last 12 months.
|
|
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Retail electric sales volumes decreased by 1 percent while natural
gas sales volumes increased by 3.2 percent, compared to the third
quarter of 2007. PSE's energy sales volumes, in particular natural
gas, are highly seasonal and dependent on weather conditions; the
company's lowest sales volumes typically occur during summer months.
Average temperatures in the Pacific Northwest during the third
quarter 2008 were slightly cooler, compared to normal and prior-year
levels (third quarter 2007).
|
|
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Electric margin decreased by $4.6 million, reflecting a 1 percent
decline in retail sales volumes, as well as higher power supply
costs resulting from a reduction in hydroelectric energy production
and an increase in natural gas fuel prices, compared to prior-year
levels.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electric margin represents electric sales, net of revenue-based
taxes, to retail and transportation customers less the cost of
generating, purchasing and wheeling electricity.
|
|
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Natural gas margin increased by $2.1 million over prior-year levels
primarily due to the increase in sales volumes.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Natural gas margin represents natural gas sales to retail and
transportation customers, net of revenue-based taxes, less the cost
of purchasing and transporting natural gas.
|
|
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Utility operations and maintenance expense in the third quarter of
2008 increased by $11.6 million, reflecting higher costs related to
operations and maintenance of PSE's electric generating facilities,
infrastructure maintenance (planned and unplanned) and customer
service expenses, including an increase in bad-debt expenses.
Additionally, insurance costs and self-insurance claim reserve
expenses were approximately $3 million higher in the third quarter
2008, compared to prior-year levels.
|
|
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Depreciation and amortization expense in the third quarter of 2008
increased by $8.8 million over prior-year levels, including the $3.9
million benefit from the 2007 deferral of the Goldendale Generating
Station, described below. Excluding the 2007 Goldendale deferral,
depreciation and amortization expense increased $4.9 million in
2008, reflecting additional utility plant placed in service over the
last 12 months.
|
|
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
PSE's third-quarter 2007 results reflect the benefit of deferral of
certain ownership and operating costs totaling $3.9 million related
to Goldendale, purchased in February 2007. A regulatory asset was
established (following regulatory approval) to record the deferral,
and a corresponding credit was reflected in the financial statements
as a reduction to depreciation and amortization expense. Deferral of
such costs ceased, effective Sept. 1, 2007, when PSE began to
recover Goldendale ownership and operating costs in its
electric-customer rates.
|
|
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Interest expenses, net of the debt portion of Allowance for Funds
Used During Construction, declined by $2.7 million in the third
quarter of 2008 as compared to the prior year primarily due to lower
levels of debt outstanding. PSE's average debt outstanding during
the third quarter of 2008 was $3.1 billion as compared to $3.2
billion for the same period of 2007.
|
|
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
PSE's federal income tax expense in the third quarter of 2008 was
impacted by an unfavorable true-up of its estimated 2007 federal
income tax provision in the amount of $1.8 million following the
company filing its consolidated 2007 federal income tax return in
September 2008. In the third quarter of 2007, a similar true-up
resulted in a benefit of $1.9 million for the company's 2006 federal
income tax provision. PSE's third-quarter 2008 federal income tax
expense also includes a true-up to reflect the estimated effective
tax rate for the calendar year 2008.
|
|
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
The average number of Puget Energy diluted common shares outstanding
during the third quarter of 2008 increased by 10.8 percent, to 130
million, from 117.4 million during the third quarter of 2007. The
increase was primarily the result of a sale of 12.5 million shares
of newly issued Puget Energy common stock on Dec. 3, 2007, to a
group of long-term infrastructure investors. The net proceeds of
$293.3 million from this transaction were invested in PSE as
additional equity to fund capital expenditures, debt redemption and
working capital.
|
Year-to-date Sept. 30, 2008, Summary
For the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2008, Puget Energy’s
net income was $105.2 million, or 81 cents per diluted share, compared
to net income of $129.1 million, or $1.10 per diluted share, for the
same period in 2007. During the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2008, Puget
Energy incurred $8.3 million in costs related to the proposed merger
announced on Oct. 26, 2007.
PSE’s net income for the nine months ended
Sept. 30, 2008, was $112.7 million, or 87 cents per share, compared to
net income of $129.2 million, or $1.10 per share, for the same period in
2007. PSE’s net income for the nine months
ended Sept. 30, 2008, was positively impacted by increased electric and
natural gas margins driven by higher energy-sales volumes in the first
and second quarters of 2008, resulting primarily from cooler
temperatures (relative to historic averages). The favorable impact on PSE’s
electric margin was partially offset by increased power costs, largely
due to lower hydroelectric energy production and higher fuel and utility
operations and maintenance (O&M) costs from PSE’s
natural gas-fired electric generating units. Additional utility plant
placed into service increased depreciation and amortization costs for
the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2008, which negatively impacted PSE’s
net income for the period. An increase in utility O&M expense of $43.1
million, including a $10.5 million charge related to the settlement of a
lawsuit, also negatively impacted PSE’s net
income for the nine months ending Sept. 30, 2008.
Merger
The consummation of the merger is subject to certain closing conditions,
including regulatory approval from the Washington Utilities and
Transportation Commission. A joint application was filed with the UTC on
Dec. 17, 2007, by PSE and Puget Holdings LLC –
long-term infrastructure investors, seeking approval of the merger. On
July 21, 2008, PSE and Puget Holdings reached a settlement to resolve
all issues with all but one of the parties involved in the merger
proceeding. With all federal and shareholder approvals obtained, the
merger transaction, if accepted, is expected to close during 2008, once
all closing conditions have been met, including, as discussed above,
approval from the UTC.
Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the
Third Quarter of 2008
Puget Energy will file its Form 10-Q for the third quarter of 2008 with
the Securities and Exchange Commission by Nov. 5, 2008, a copy of which
will be available through the SEC’s Web site
at www.sec.gov
or at www.pugetenergy.com.
Investors are encouraged to read the financial statements and
disclosures that will be contained in the Form 10-Q filing.
About Puget Energy
Puget Energy (NYSE:PSD) is the parent company of Puget Sound Energy,
a regulated utility providing electric and natural gas service primarily
to the growing Puget Sound region of Western Washington.
About Puget Sound Energy
Washington state’s oldest and largest
energy utility, with a 6,000-square-mile service area stretching across
11 counties, Puget Sound Energy serves more than 1 million electric
customers and 739,000 natural gas customers, primarily in Western
Washington. PSE, a subsidiary of Puget Energy (NYSE:PSD), meets the
energy needs of its growing customer base through incremental,
cost-effective energy conservation, low-cost procurement of sustainable
energy resources, and far-sighted investment in the energy-delivery
infrastructure. PSE employees are dedicated to providing great customer
service to deliver energy that is safe, reliable, reasonably priced, and
environmentally responsible. For more information, visit PSE.com.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT:
Certain statements contained in
this news release are "forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, among which include PSE’s
plans relating to utility plant additions and expenses, Puget Energy’s
expectations regarding the merger and factors that could impact Puget
Energy’s earnings.
Forward-looking
statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management at the
time the statements are made and are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those anticipated in the forward-looking statements.
Factors that
could affect actual results include, among others, governmental policies
and regulatory actions, including those of the Washington Utilities and
Transportation Commission, and weather conditions.
More
information about these and other factors that potentially could affect
the company’s financial results is included
in Puget Energy's and PSE's most recent annual report on Form 10-K,
quarterly report on Form 10-Q and in their other public filings filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Except as required
by law, Puget Energy and PSE undertake no obligation to update any
forward-looking statements.
|
PUGET ENERGY -- SUMMARY INCOME STATEMENT
|
|
(In thousands, except per-share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unaudited
|
|
|
Unaudited
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended 09/301
|
|
|
Nine months ended 09/301
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electric
|
|
|
$
|
467,355
|
|
|
$
|
456,100
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,551,528
|
|
|
$
|
1,418,980
|
|
|
|
Gas
|
|
|
|
|
133,249
|
|
|
|
142,120
|
|
|
|
|
810,326
|
|
|
|
834,304
|
|
|
|
Non-utility operating revenue
|
|
|
5,558
|
|
|
|
3,460
|
|
|
|
|
7,646
|
|
|
|
13,439
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating revenues
|
|
|
606,162
|
|
|
|
601,680
|
|
|
|
|
2,369,500
|
|
|
|
2,266,723
|
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchased electricity
|
|
|
173,667
|
|
|
|
185,778
|
|
|
|
|
645,385
|
|
|
|
640,627
|
|
|
|
Electric generation fuel
|
|
|
64,899
|
|
|
|
43,528
|
|
|
|
|
144,599
|
|
|
|
93,312
|
|
|
|
Residential exchange
|
|
|
(170
|
)
|
|
|
(384
|
)
|
|
|
|
(20,475
|
)
|
|
|
(52,424
|
)
|
|
|
Purchased gas
|
|
|
70,125
|
|
|
|
80,914
|
|
|
|
|
484,038
|
|
|
|
530,616
|
|
|
|
Unrealized net (gain) on derivative instruments
|
|
|
3,516
|
|
|
|
5,276
|
|
|
|
|
1,240
|
|
|
|
1,031
|
|
|
|
Utility operations & maintenance
|
|
|
105,995
|
|
|
|
94,433
|
|
|
|
|
334,608
|
|
|
|
291,540
|
|
|
|
Non-utility expense and other
|
|
|
5,002
|
|
|
|
3,301
|
|
|
|
|
7,063
|
|
|
|
8,198
|
|
|
|
Merger expenses
|
|
|
1,271
|
|
|
|
---
|
|
|
|
|
8,320
|
|
|
|
---
|
|
|
|
Depreciation & amortization
|
|
|
77,678
|
|
|
|
68,909
|
|
|
|
|
229,366
|
|
|
|
204,351
|
|
|
|
Conservation amortization
|
|
|
13,832
|
|
|
|
8,530
|
|
|
|
|
42,723
|
|
|
|
27,608
|
|
|
|
Taxes other than income taxes
|
|
|
56,873
|
|
|
|
56,907
|
|
|
|
|
214,820
|
|
|
|
207,269
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
572,688
|
|
|
|
547,192
|
|
|
|
|
2,091,687
|
|
|
|
1,952,128
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
33,474
|
|
|
|
54,488
|
|
|
|
|
277,813
|
|
|
|
314,595
|
|
|
Other income (deductions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income
|
|
|
6,865
|
|
|
|
6,725
|
|
|
|
|
21,782
|
|
|
|
17,710
|
|
|
|
Other expense
|
|
|
(2,281
|
)
|
|
|
(686
|
)
|
|
|
|
(4,098
|
)
|
|
|
(4,546
|
)
|
|
Interest Charges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AFUDC
|
|
|
2,167
|
|
|
|
3,554
|
|
|
|
|
6,378
|
|
|
|
8,915
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(50,730
|
)
|
|
|
(54,681
|
)
|
|
|
|
(150,322
|
)
|
|
|
(158,133
|
)
|
|
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
|
|
|
(10,505
|
)
|
|
|
9,400
|
|
|
|
|
151,553
|
|
|
|
178,541
|
|
|
Income taxes
|
|
|
(2,280
|
)
|
|
|
(2,218
|
)
|
|
|
|
46,310
|
|
|
|
49,262
|
|
|
Net Income from continuing operations
|
|
|
(8,225
|
)
|
|
|
11,618
|
|
|
|
|
105,243
|
|
|
|
129,279
|
|
|
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
|
|
|
---
|
|
|
|
(224
|
)
|
|
|
|
---
|
|
|
|
(212
|
)
|
|
Net Income
|
|
$
|
(8,225
|
)
|
|
$
|
11,394
|
|
|
|
$
|
105,243
|
|
|
$
|
129,067
|
|
|
Common shares outstanding
|
|
|
129,447
|
|
|
|
116,821
|
|
|
|
|
129,433
|
|
|
|
116,650
|
|
|
Diluted shares outstanding
|
|
|
130,045
|
|
|
|
117,365
|
|
|
|
|
129,924
|
|
|
|
117,225
|
|
|
Basic earnings per common share before discontinued operations
|
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.10
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.81
|
|
|
$
|
1.11
|
|
|
Basic earnings from discontinued operations
|
|
|
---
|
|
|
|
---
|
|
|
|
|
---
|
|
|
|
---
|
|
|
Basic earnings per common share
|
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.10
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.81
|
|
|
$
|
1.11
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per common share before discontinued operations
|
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.10
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.81
|
|
|
$
|
1.10
|
|
|
Diluted earnings from discontinued operations
|
|
|
---
|
|
|
|
---
|
|
|
|
|
---
|
|
|
|
---
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per common share2
|
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.10
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.81
|
|
|
$
|
1.10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Partial-year results may not accurately predict full-year
performance, as earnings are significantly affected by weather.
|
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
Diluted earnings per common share include the dilutive effect of
securities related to employee compensation plans.
|
|
PUGET SOUND ENERGY -- UTILITY OPERATING DATA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended 09/30
|
|
|
Nine months ended 09/30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
Energy sales revenues ($ in thousands; unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electricity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential
|
|
$
|
199,678
|
|
|
$
|
184,238
|
|
|
$
|
783,337
|
|
|
$
|
675,685
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial
|
|
|
191,616
|
|
|
|
177,589
|
|
|
|
593,063
|
|
|
|
550,575
|
|
|
|
|
Industrial
|
|
|
25,663
|
|
|
|
25,526
|
|
|
|
79,225
|
|
|
|
77,784
|
|
|
|
|
Other retail sales, including change in unbilled
|
|
|
4,256
|
|
|
|
17,557
|
|
|
|
(28,077
|
)
|
|
|
(14,005
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Subtotal, retail sales
|
|
|
421,213
|
|
|
|
404,910
|
|
|
|
1,427,548
|
|
|
|
1,290,039
|
|
|
|
|
Transportation, including change in unbilled
|
|
|
2,590
|
|
|
|
2,847
|
|
|
|
5,466
|
|
|
|
7,625
|
|
|
|
|
Sales to other utilities & marketers
|
|
|
27,643
|
|
|
|
45,257
|
|
|
|
70,085
|
|
|
|
91,536
|
|
|
|
|
Other1
|
|
|
|
15,909
|
|
|
|
3,086
|
|
|
|
48,429
|
|
|
|
29,780
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total electricity sales
|
|
|
467,355
|
|
|
|
456,100
|
|
|
|
1,551,528
|
|
|
|
1,418,980
|
|
|
|
Gas
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential
|
|
|
71,297
|
|
|
|
74,697
|
|
|
|
509,841
|
|
|
|
510,503
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial
|
|
|
46,289
|
|
|
|
49,310
|
|
|
|
246,238
|
|
|
|
257,245
|
|
|
|
|
Industrial
|
|
|
7,989
|
|
|
|
10,566
|
|
|
|
30,453
|
|
|
|
43,052
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subtotal, retail sales
|
|
|
125,575
|
|
|
|
134,573
|
|
|
|
786,532
|
|
|
|
810,800
|
|
|
|
|
Transportation
|
|
|
3,368
|
|
|
|
3,400
|
|
|
|
10,563
|
|
|
|
10,181
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
4,306
|
|
|
|
4,147
|
|
|
|
13,231
|
|
|
|
13,323
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total gas sales
|
|
|
133,249
|
|
|
|
142,120
|
|
|
|
810,326
|
|
|
|
834,304
|
|
|
|
Total energy sales revenues
|
|
$
|
600,604
|
|
|
$
|
598,220
|
|
|
$
|
2,361,854
|
|
|
$
|
2,253,284
|
|
|
Energy sales volumes (unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electricity (in mWh)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential
|
|
|
2,060,807
|
|
|
|
1,998,293
|
|
|
|
8,346,638
|
|
|
|
7,983,224
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial
|
|
|
2,335,168
|
|
|
|
2,261,412
|
|
|
|
7,106,554
|
|
|
|
6,892,028
|
|
|
|
|
Industrial
|
|
|
331,046
|
|
|
|
346,525
|
|
|
|
992,815
|
|
|
|
1,025,542
|
|
|
|
|
Other, including change in unbilled
|
|
|
(34,617
|
)
|
|
|
132,036
|
|
|
|
(406,562
|
)
|
|
|
(298,327
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Subtotal, retail sales
|
|
|
4,692,404
|
|
|
|
4,738,266
|
|
|
|
16,039,445
|
|
|
|
15,602,467
|
|
|
|
Transportation, including change in unbilled
|
|
|
544,454
|
|
|
|
577,170
|
|
|
|
1,575,397
|
|
|
|
1,626,600
|
|
|
|
Sales to other utilities & marketers
|
|
|
481,672
|
|
|
|
872,539
|
|
|
|
1,361,698
|
|
|
|
1,927,546
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total mWh
|
|
|
5,718,530
|
|
|
|
6,187,975
|
|
|
|
18,976,540
|
|
|
|
19,156,613
|
|
|
|
Gas (in 000's of therms)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential
|
|
|
47,506
|
|
|
|
44,264
|
|
|
|
405,419
|
|
|
|
354,818
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial
|
|
|
41,060
|
|
|
|
37,824
|
|
|
|
227,078
|
|
|
|
204,379
|
|
|
|
|
Industrial
|
|
|
7,730
|
|
|
|
8,875
|
|
|
|
28,947
|
|
|
|
36,051
|
|
|
|
|
Transportation
|
|
|
47,706
|
|
|
|
48,583
|
|
|
|
164,003
|
|
|
|
157,959
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total gas volumes
|
|
|
144,002
|
|
|
|
139,546
|
|
|
|
825,447
|
|
|
|
753,207
|
|
|
Margins2 ($
in thousands; unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electric
|
|
$
|
173,525
|
|
|
$
|
178,088
|
|
|
$
|
601,376
|
|
|
$
|
581,443
|
|
|
|
Gas
|
|
|
47,143
|
|
|
|
44,994
|
|
|
|
239,364
|
|
|
|
216,297
|
|
|
Weather (unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Actual heating degree days
|
|
|
218
|
|
|
|
194
|
|
|
|
3,325
|
|
|
|
2,997
|
|
|
|
Normal heating degree days3
|
|
|
238
|
|
|
|
238
|
|
|
|
3,089
|
|
|
|
3,068
|
|
|
Customers served at September 30 4
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electricity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential
|
|
|
941,027
|
|
|
|
928,832
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial
|
|
|
118,187
|
|
|
|
116,064
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Industrial
|
|
|
|
3,742
|
|
|
|
3,757
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
3,268
|
|
|
|
3,027
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transportation
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total electricity customers
|
|
|
1,066,241
|
|
|
|
1,051,698
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gas
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential
|
|
|
682,668
|
|
|
|
669,244
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial
|
|
|
54,001
|
|
|
|
52,577
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Industrial
|
|
|
|
2,612
|
|
|
|
2,621
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transportation
|
|
|
128
|
|
|
|
125
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total gas customers
|
|
|
739,409
|
|
|
|
724,567
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Includes sales of non-core gas supplies.
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
Electric margin is electric sales to retail and transportation
customers less the cost of generating and purchasing electric
energy sold to customers, including transmission costs, to bring
electric energy to PSE's service territory. Gas margin is gas
sales to retail and transportation customers less the cost of gas
purchased, including gas transportation costs, to bring gas to
PSE's service territory.
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3)
|
Seattle-Tacoma Airport statistics reported by NOAA which are based
on a 30-year average, 1971-2000. Heating degree days measure how
far the daily average temperature falls below 65 degrees. Heating
degree days in 2008 are adjusted for leap year by adding the
heating degree day for February 28th.
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4)
|
Customers represents average served at month end.
|