Current Report Filing (8-k)
May 04 2021 - 8:57AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
May 4, 2021 (May 1, 2021)
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter
State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization
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Commission
File Number
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Address of principal executive offices
Registrants telephone number, including area code
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IRS Employer
Identification No.
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001-14881
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY
(An Iowa Corporation)
666
Grand Avenue, Suite 500
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2580
515-242-4300
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94-2213782
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001-05152
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PACIFICORP
(An Oregon Corporation)
825 N.E. Multnomah Street
Portland, Oregon 97232
888-221-7070
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93-0246090
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333-90553
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MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC
(An Iowa Limited Liability Company)
666 Grand Avenue, Suite 500
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2580
515-242-4300
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47-0819200
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333-15387
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MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
(An Iowa Corporation)
666
Grand Avenue, Suite 500
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2580
515-242-4300
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42-1425214
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000-52378
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NEVADA POWER COMPANY
(A Nevada Corporation)
6226 West Sahara Avenue
Las Vegas, Nevada 89146
702-402-5000
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88-0420104
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000-00508
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SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY
(A Nevada Corporation)
6100 Neil Road
Reno,
Nevada 89511
775-834-4011
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88-0044418
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N/A
(Former name or
former address, if changed from last report)
Check the appropriate box below
if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrants under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Registrant
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY
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None
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PACIFICORP
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None
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MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC
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None
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MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
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None
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NEVADA
POWER COMPANY
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None
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SIERRA
PACIFIC POWER COMPANY
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None
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of
1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth
company, indicate by check mark if the registrants have elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange
Act. ☐
Item 7.01.
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Regulation FD Disclosure
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Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries PacifiCorp, MidAmerican Funding, LLC, MidAmerican Energy Company, Nevada Power
Company and Sierra Pacific Power Company (all of such entities together, the Registrants) are furnishing as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K the slide entitled Berkshire Hathaway Energy - Coal Unit Retirements which was
presented at the annual Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholder meeting on May 1, 2021.
In accordance with general instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this report is being furnished by the Registrants pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be filed for the purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Furthermore, the information contained herein shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in
any filing made by a Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), or the Exchange Act. This report will not be deemed an admission by any Registrant as to the materiality of any information in the report that
is required to be disclosed by such Registrant solely by Regulation FD.
Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(d) Exhibits
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Forward-Looking Statements
This report (including exhibits) contains statements that do not directly or exclusively relate to historical facts. These statements are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Forward looking statements can typically be identified by the use of forward-looking words, such as will,
may, could, project, believe, anticipate, expect, estimate, continue, intend, potential, plan, forecast
and similar terms. These statements are based upon the relevant Registrants current intentions, assumptions, expectations and beliefs and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other important factors. Many of these factors are outside the
control of each Registrant and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, among others:
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general economic, political and business conditions, as well as changes in, and compliance with, laws and
regulations, including income tax reform, initiatives regarding deregulation and restructuring of the utility industry, and reliability and safety standards, affecting the respective Registrants operations or related industries;
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changes in, and compliance with, environmental laws, regulations, decisions and policies that could, among other
items, increase operating and capital costs, reduce facility output, accelerate facility retirements or delay facility construction or acquisition;
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the outcome of regulatory rate reviews and other proceedings conducted by regulatory agencies or other
governmental and legal bodies and the respective Registrants ability to recover costs through rates in a timely manner;
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changes in economic, industry, competition or weather conditions, as well as demographic trends, new technologies
and various conservation, energy efficiency and private generation measures and programs, that could affect customer growth and usage, electricity and natural gas supply or the respective Registrants ability to obtain long-term contracts with
customers and suppliers;
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performance, availability and ongoing operation of the respective Registrants facilities, including
facilities not operated by the Registrants, due to the impacts of market conditions, outages and repairs, transmission constraints, weather, including wind, solar and hydroelectric conditions, and operating conditions;
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the effects of catastrophic and other unforeseen events, which may be caused by factors beyond the control of
each respective Registrant or by a breakdown or failure of the Registrants operating assets, including severe storms, floods, fires, earthquakes, explosions, landslides, an electromagnetic pulse, mining incidents, litigation, wars, terrorism,
pandemics (including potentially in relation to COVID-19), embargoes, and cyber security attacks, data security breaches, disruptions, or other malicious acts;
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the ability to economically obtain insurance coverage, or any insurance coverage at all, sufficient to cover
losses arising from catastrophic events, such as wildfires where the Registrants may be found liable for property damages regardless of fault;
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a high degree of variance between actual and forecasted load or generation that could impact a Registrants
hedging strategy and the cost of balancing its generation resources with its retail load obligations;
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changes in prices, availability and demand for wholesale electricity, coal, natural gas, other fuel sources and
fuel transportation that could have a significant impact on generating capacity and energy costs;
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the financial condition, creditworthiness and operational stability of the respective Registrants
significant customers and suppliers;
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changes in business strategy or development plans; availability, terms and deployment of capital, including
reductions in demand for investment-grade commercial paper, debt securities and other sources of debt financing and volatility in interest rates;
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changes in the respective Registrants credit ratings;
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risks relating to nuclear generation, including unique operational, closure and decommissioning risks;
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hydroelectric conditions and the cost, feasibility and eventual outcome of hydroelectric relicensing proceedings;
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the impact of certain contracts used to mitigate or manage volume, price and interest rate risk, including
increased collateral requirements, and changes in commodity prices, interest rates and other conditions that affect the fair value of certain contracts
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the impact of inflation on costs and the ability of the respective Registrants to recover such costs in regulated
rates;
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fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, primarily the British pound and the Canadian dollar;
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increases in employee healthcare costs;
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the impact of investment performance, certain participant elections such as lump sum distributions and changes in
interest rates, legislation, healthcare cost trends, mortality, morbidity on pension and other postretirement benefits expense and funding requirements;
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changes in the residential real estate brokerage, mortgage and franchising industries and regulations that could
affect brokerage, mortgage and franchising transactions;
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the ability to successfully integrate the portion of the natural gas transmission and storage business acquired
from Dominion Energy, Inc. (DEI) on November 1, 2020, and future acquired operations into a Registrants business;
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the expected timing and likelihood of completion of the proposed transaction to acquire the remaining portion of
DEIs natural gas transmission and storage business, including the ability to obtain the required clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended;
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unanticipated construction delays, changes in costs, receipt of required permits and authorizations, ability to
fund capital projects and other factors that could affect future facilities and infrastructure additions;
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the availability and price of natural gas in applicable geographic regions and demand for natural gas supply;
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the impact of new accounting guidance or changes in current accounting estimates and assumptions on the financial
results of the respective Registrants;
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the ability to successfully integrate future acquired operations into a Registrants business; and
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other business or investment considerations that may be disclosed from time to time in the Registrants
filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) or in other publicly disseminated written documents.
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Further details of the potential risks and uncertainties affecting the Registrants are described in the Registrants filings with the SEC, including Part
II, Item 1A and other discussions contained in the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, filed by the Registrants on May 3, 2021. Each Registrant undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The foregoing factors should not be construed as exclusive.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY
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Date: May 4, 2021
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/s/ Calvin D. Haack
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Calvin D. Haack
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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PACIFICORP
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Date: May 4, 2021
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/s/ Nikki L. Kobliha
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Nikki L. Kobliha
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Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC
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MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
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Date: May 4, 2021
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/s/ Thomas B. Specketer
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Thomas B. Specketer
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Vice President and Controller of MidAmerican Funding, LLC and
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MidAmerican Energy Company
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NEVADA POWER COMPANY
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Date: May 4, 2021
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/s/ Michael E. Cole
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Michael E. Cole
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Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY
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Date: May 4, 2021
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/s/ Michael E. Cole
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Michael E. Cole
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Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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