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 23, 2017 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) | |||||||||
Commission File Number | Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter; State of Incorporation; Address of Principal Executive Offices; and Telephone Number | IRS Employer Identification Number | |||||||
| 1-16169 | EXELON CORPORATION | 23-2990190 | |||||||
(a Pennsylvania corporation) 10 South Dearborn Street P.O. Box 805379 Chicago, Illinois 60680-5379 (800) 483-3220 | |||||||||
| 333-85496 | EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC | 23-3064219 | |||||||
(a Pennsylvania limited liability company) 300 Exelon Way Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348-2473 (610) 765-5959 | |||||||||
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Section 8 - Other Events
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 23, 2017, Exelon Corporation (Exelon) learned the results of the PJM capacity auction for the 2020-2021 planning year. Exelon Generation Company, LLC’s (Generation’s) Quad Cities and Three Mile Island nuclear plants in the PJM market did not clear in the auction and will not receive capacity revenue for that period. Generation’s other nuclear plants in PJM cleared in the auction, except Oyster Creek, which is scheduled to retire in 2019 and did not participate in the auction. The auction results take effect June 2020.
The table set forth below lists Exelon’s cleared nuclear and fossil capacity volumes for the 2020-2021 capacity auction by zone.
| Cleared Volumes at ownership | Capacity Performance | |||||
| MW | Price | |||||
| COMED | ||||||
| Nuclear | 8,075 | $ | 188 | |||
| Fossil/Others | 0 | $ | 188 | |||
| Sub Total | 8,075 | |||||
| EMAAC | ||||||
| Nuclear | 4,350 | $ | 188 | |||
| Fossil/Others | 2,325 | $ | 188 | |||
| Sub Total | 6,675 | |||||
| SWMAAC | ||||||
| Nuclear | 850 | $ | 86 | |||
| Fossil/Others | 0 | $ | 86 | |||
| Sub Total | 850 | |||||
| MAAC | ||||||
| Nuclear | 0 | $ | 86 | |||
| Fossil/Others | 225 | $ | 86 | |||
| Sub Total | 225 | |||||
| BGE | ||||||
| Nuclear | 0 | $ | 86 | |||
| Fossil/Others | 375 | $ | 86 | |||
| Sub Total | 375 | |||||
| RTO | ||||||
| Nuclear | 0 | $ | 77 | |||
| Fossil/Others | 0 | $ | 77 | |||
| Sub Total | 0 | |||||
| GRAND TOTAL | ||||||
| Nuclear | 13,275 | |||||
| Fossil/Others | 2,925 | |||||
| Grand Total | 16,200 | |||||
A copy of the press release concerning the 2020-2021 PJM capacity auction results is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) Exhibits | |||
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||
| 99.1 | Press Release | ||
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This combined Form 8-K is being filed separately by Exelon Corporation (Exelon) and Generation (collectively, the Registrants). Information contained herein relating to any individual Registrant has been filed by such Registrant on its own behalf. No Registrant makes any representation as to information relating to any other Registrant.
Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This report contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that are subject to risks and uncertainties. The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made by Exelon Corporation and Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Registrants) include those factors discussed herein, as well as the items discussed in (1) Exelon’s 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K in (a) ITEM 1A. Risk Factors, (b) ITEM 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and (c) ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data: Note 24, Commitments and Contingencies; (2) Exelon’s First Quarter 2017 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q in (a) Part II, Other Information, ITEM 1A. Risk Factors; (b) Part 1, Financial Information, ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and (c) Part I, Financial Information, ITEM 1. Financial Statements: Note 17; and (3) other factors discussed in filings with the SEC by the Registrants. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this report. None of the Registrants undertakes any obligation to publicly release any revision to its forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report.
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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.
| EXELON CORPORATION | |
| /s/ Jonathan W. Thayer | |
| Jonathan W. Thayer | |
| Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
| Exelon Corporation | |
| EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC | |
| /s/ Bryan P. Wright | |
| Bryan P. Wright | |
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
| Exelon Generation Company, LLC | |
May 24, 2017
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release | |