KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ― The Tennessee Valley Authority today reported net income of $147 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2014, on almost $8 billion in revenue, and a nearly 7 percent reduction in operating and maintenance expenses year-over-year resulting from cost-saving initiatives.
“We have seen some positive signs both operationally and financially through the first nine months of the year,” TVA President and CEO Bill Johnson said in a written statement. “Revenues are higher, operating expenses are down and income is up. In all, we are on track for a good fiscal year.”
In addition, TVA is investing in generating assets and reducing debt.
“Remaining focused on the right strategic priorities has improved TVA’s overall financial health,” Chief Financial Officer John Thomas said. “We have invested nearly $2 billion in our asset base so far this year, while reducing debt by over $1 billion.”
Sales to 155 local power companies gained 1.1 percent in the third quarter, and 5.4 percent for the first nine months of 2014, compared with the same periods last year. An extremely cold winter contributed to those gains, but sales also reflected an underlying layer of growth in demand.
Total sales were down 3 percent through the first nine months when compared with the same period a year ago, due largely to the closing of U.S. Enrichment Corp.’s facilities in Paducah, Kentucky, later in 2013. USEC was TVA’s largest directly served industrial customer at the time.
Operating and maintenance expenses declined nearly 7 percent for the first nine months of the year, compared with the same period last year. The decline was primarily due to $120 million of reductions from cost-savings initiatives, and a $62 million decrease in project-related expenses.
Through the first nine months of 2014, operating costs have also been driven by lower expenses for fuel, partially offset by higher purchased power and depreciation expense. Total operating expenses for the first nine months of 2014 were 3.4 percent lower than the same period last year.
Total operating revenues increased 1.9 percent in the third quarter and 0.6 percent for the nine months ended June 30, compared with the same periods last year. Higher operating revenues in the third quarter were primarily due to a $94 million increase in fuel cost recovery, partially offset by a $41 million decrease in base revenue, largely due to lower directly-served sales.
TVA had net income of $147 million on $7.97 billion in revenue through the first nine months ended June 30, 2014, with an $81 million loss on $2.65 billion in revenue during the third quarter. Net results for the first nine months reflected an improvement over a loss of $203 million on $7.92 billion in revenue for the same period a year ago, which included a loss of $12 million on $2.60 billion in revenue in the third quarter of 2013.
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