The condensed consolidated financial statements included in Item 1.-Financial Statements of this Form 10-Q and the discussions contained herein should be read in conjunction with our 2021 Form 10-K.
Forward-Looking Information
The following discussion may contain forward-looking statements regarding us,
our business, prospects and our results of operations, including our
expectations regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, that
are subject to certain risks and uncertainties posed by many factors and events
that could cause our actual business, prospects and results of operations to
differ materially from those that may be anticipated by such forward-looking
statements. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements
regarding management's intents, beliefs, and current expectations and typically
contain, but are not limited to, the terms "anticipate," "potential," "expect,"
"forecast," "target," "will," "would," "intend," "believe," "project,"
"estimate," "plan," and similar words. Forward-looking statements are not
intended to be a guarantee of future results, but instead constitute current
expectations based on reasonable assumptions. Factors that could cause or
contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those described
in Item 1A.-Risk Factors of this Form 10-Q, Item 1A.-Risk Factors and Item
7.-Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations of our 2021 Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements which speak only as of the date of this report. We undertake no
obligation to revise any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events
or circumstances that may subsequently arise. If we do update one or more
forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make
additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.
Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made
by us in this report and in our other reports filed with the
Overview of Our Business
We are a diversified power generation and utility company organized into the
following four market-oriented SBUs: US and Utilities (
We have two lines of business: generation and utilities. Each of our SBUs participates in our first business line, generation, in which we own and/or operate power plants to generate and sell power to customers, such as utilities, industrial users, and other intermediaries. Our US and Utilities SBU participates in our second business line, utilities, in which we own and/or operate utilities to generate or purchase, distribute, transmit and sell electricity to end-user customers in the residential, commercial, industrial, and governmental sectors within a defined service area. In certain circumstances, our utilities also generate and sell electricity on the wholesale market.
Executive Summary
Compared with last year, first quarter diluted earnings per share from
continuing operations increased
Adjusted EPS, a non-GAAP measure, decreased
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(1) See Item 2.-Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-SBU Performance Analysis-Non-GAAP Measures for reconciliation and definition. (2) GWh sold in 2021.
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AES is leading the industry's transition to clean energy by investing in clean power growth and innovative technology businesses. The Company is well-positioned to benefit from very favorable trends in clean power generation, distribution, and supporting technologies.
•In the first quarter of 2022, the Company signed or was awarded 1,087 MW of
renewables and energy storage under long-term PPAs, primarily including 1,019 MW
of solar and energy storage in the
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