UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1996
Commission file Number 0-24240
RIDGEWOOD ELECTRIC POWER TRUST I
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter.)
Delaware, U.S.A. 22-3105824
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
947 Linwood Avenue, Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450-2939
(Address of principal executive offices (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(201) 447-9000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant(1) has
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
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has
been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90
days.
YES [X] NO [ ]
PART I. - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
RIDGEWOOD ELECTRIC POWER TRUST I
BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
March 31, December 31,
1996 1995
Assets
Cash $ 1,861 $ 5,643
Investments in power
project partnerships 7,207,846 7,207,846
Due from affiliates 473,127 317,817
Other assets 0 0
Total assets $ 7,682,834 $ 7,531,306
Liabilities and Share-
holders' Equity
Accounts payable and
accrued expenses $ 45,312 $ 44,812
Due to affiliates 922,367 570,057
967,679 614,869
Shareholders' equity
(105.5 shares issued
and outstanding) 6,738,162 6,937,431
Managing shareholder's
accumulated deficit (23,007) (20,994)
Total shareholders' equity 6,715,155 6,916,437
Total liabilities and
shareholders' equity $ 7,682,834 $ 7,531,306
<FN>
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
RIDGEWOOD ELECTRIC POWER TRUST I
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996
AND MARCH 31, 1995
(Unaudited)
Three months Three months
ended March 31, ended March 31,
1996 1995
______________ ______________
Revenue:
Income from project
partnerships $ 17,500 $ 111,677
Interest income 0 30,739
Total revenue 17,500 142,416
Expenses:
Trustee fees 2,500 0
Management fee 14,418 21,614
Administrative and
other expenses 8,023 3,550
Total expenses 24,941 25,174
Net income (loss) $ (7,441) $ 117,242
<FN>
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
RIDGEWOOD ELECTRIC POWER TRUST I
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996
AND MARCH 31, 1995
(Unaudited)
Three months ended March 31,
1996 1995
____________ ____________
Cash flows from operating
activities:
Net income (loss) $ (7,441) $ 117,242
Adjustments to
reconcile net income
to cash provided (used)
in operating activities:
Investments in power
projects and partnerships 0 ( 80,965)
Changes in assets &
liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in
due from affiliates (155,310) (30,000)
Increase (decrease) in
accounts payable and
accrued expenses 500 (93,477)
Increase in due
to affiliates 352,310 0
Total adjustments 197,500 ( 123,477)
Net cash provided (used)
by operating activities 190,059 (87,200)
Cash provided by (used in)
financing activities:
Cash distributions to
Shareholders (193,841) ( 94,261)
Net cash used in
financing activities (193,841) ( 94,261)
Net increase (decrease) in
cash and cash equivalents ( 3,782) ( 181,461)
Cash - Beginning of period 5,643 240,190
Cash - End of period $ 1,861 $ 58,729
<FN>
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
RIDGEWOOD ELECTRIC POWER TRUST I
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Organization and Purpose
Nature of business
Ridgewood Energy Electric Power, L.P. (the "Partnership")
was formed as a Delaware limited partnership on March 6,
1991 by Ridgewood Power Corporation acting as the general
partner. On April 30, 1991, Beale Lynch Power Partners Inc.
was admitted as co-general partner of the Partnership.
The partnership began offering limited partnership units in
the Partnership on May 1, 1991. The Partnership commenced
operations on September 16, 1991 and discontinued its
offering of units on March 31, 1992.
On June 15, 1994, with the approval of the partners, the
Partnership merged all of its assets and liabilities into a
newly formed trust, called Ridgewood Electric Power Trust I
(the "Trust"). Effective July 25, 1994, the Trust elected
to be treated as a "Business Development Company" ("BDC")
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and registered its
shares under the Securities Act of 1934. In connection with
this transaction, the Trust issued 105.5 shares in exchange
for outstanding Partnership units. Ridgewood Power
Corporation is the sole managing shareholder.
The Trust has been organized to invest in independent power
generation facilities and in the development of these
facilities. These independent power generation facilities
include small power production facilities which produce
electricity from waste oil, landfill gas and water. The
power plants sell electricity to utilities under long-term
contracts.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Investments in project development and power generation
limited partnerships
The Trust holds partnership interests in power generating
limited partnerships which are stated at fair value. Due to
the illiquidity of the investments, the fair values of the
investments are assumed to equal cost unless current
available information provides a basis for adjusting the
value of the investments.
RIDGEWOOD ELECTRIC POWER TRUST I
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Revenue recognition
Income from investments is recorded when received. Interest
and dividend income are recorded as earned.
Offering costs
Effective January 1, 1995, costs associated with offering
Trust shares (selling commissions, distribution and offering
costs) are reflected as a reduction of the shareholders'
capital contributions. Previously issued financial
statements reflected such offering costs as an expense.
Comparative accounts have been restated to reflect the
change. For the periods presented herein, net income and
total shareholders' equity are unaffected by the
restatement.
Cash and cash equivalents
The Trust considers monies invested in a U.S. Treasury Bills
Fund with daily liquidation privileges to be a cash
equivalent.
Due diligence costs relating to potential power projects
Costs relating to the due diligence performed on potential
power projects are initially deferred, until such time as
the Trust determines whether or not it will make an
investment in the respective project. Those costs relating
to an accepted project are capitalized and those costs
relating to a rejected project are expensed at that time.
Income taxes
No provision is made for income taxes in the accompanying
financial statements as the income or loss of the Trust is
included in the tax returns of the individual shareholders.
Reclassification
Certain items in previously issued financial statements have
been reclassified for comparative purposes.
RIDGEWOOD ELECTRIC POWER TRUST I
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND
ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three months ended March 31, 1996 versus three months ended
March 31, 1995
Results of Operations
The Trust received $17,500 of distributions from the Olinda
and South Boston Projects in the first quarter of 1996, as
compared to $111,677 of distributions in the corresponding
period of 1995. The 84.5% decrease is in part a consequence
of reduced distributions from the South Boston Project,
where cash flow is being reinvested in the construction and
start-up of a waste oil treatment facility and completion of
repairs to a damaged engine. Distributions from the Olinda
Project in California were substantially reduced from the
1995 level because of seasonal factors. The first quarter
1995 distributions from were derived in large part from
third quarter 1994 cash flow. A larger portion of cash flow
earned in 1995 by that Project was distributed to the Trust
in 1995, thus causing a smaller first quarter 1996
distribution. It should be noted that the bulk of this
Project's income is earned during the third quarter because
of summer peak demand for electricity, while fourth and first
quarter income is depressed because of lesser demand and
scheduled maintenance.
Total Trust expenses were almost unchanged from the first
quarter of 1995 to the 1996 period. The management fee of
2.5% of net asset value declined from $22,000 to $14,000.
Audit and tax return preparation costs accounted for most of
the administrative and other expenses in both periods.
The Trust does not consolidate its financial statements
with those of the Projects it owns and does not include the
Projects' revenue, expense and other items in its financial
statements. Revenue from Projects is only recognized as it
is received as distributions by the Trust, and thus revenues
may fluctuate as the result of delays or accelerations of
distributions from Projects.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
During 1995, the Trust had significant requirements for
capital as the result of catastrophic failure of two engines
at the South Boston Project and the concurrent construction
of a waste oil treatment plant for that facility. The
Managing Shareholder provided bridge financing as necessary,
which is reflected in the "due to affiliates" items in the
financial statements. The Managing Shareholder provided
$155,000 for these purposes during the first quarter
of 1996.
The Trust has filed property damage and business
interruption insurance claims against its insurer for the
engine failures and has received an initial payment on the
claim. It anticipates that the claim will be resolved
during 1996 and that amounts advanced by the Managing
Shareholder will be reimbursed from claim proceeds. The
Trust does not anticipate that the Managing Shareholder will
be required to advance material additional funds for the
construction project. Additional capital requirements,
which should be limited to periodic overhauls and repairs,
should be met from operating cash flow of the Projects.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item #1 Legal Proceedings
Please refer to Item 3 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1995, as to legal proceedings.
Item #6 Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
a. Exhibits
Exhibit 27. Financial Data Schedule
B. Reports on Form 8-K
No reports have been filed on Form 8-K during this quarter.
RIDGEWOOD ELECTRIC POWER TRUST I
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly cause this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
RIDGEWOOD ELECTRIC POWER TRUST I
Registrant
May 20, 1996 By /s/ Robert K. Brady
Date Robert K. Brady
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(signing on behalf of the
Registrant and as
principal financial
officer)