Strong First Quarter Earnings
Operating earnings of $0.95 per share in Q1 2026 versus GAAP earnings of $0.69 per share, indicating solid adjusted performance and management reaffirmed prior guidance.
Affirmed Growth Guidance and Strategic Outlook
Company reaffirmed full-year guidance (operating earnings, credit, dividend, long-term growth) and continues to guide annual earnings growth in a 5%–7% range with a bias toward the upper half starting in 2028.
Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) Major Milestones
Project is >75% complete with first power delivered in March; all 176 transition pieces installed; all three substations installed; deepwater export cables installed; majority of remaining cabling fabricated and landed in Virginia.
Turbine Fabrication and Installation Progress
Turbine fabrication progress: ~86% of towers, ~69% of nacelles, ~45% of blades fabricated. Nine turbines completed to date and recent installation cadence averaged ~2 days per turbine for the last four turbines, supporting on-schedule in‑service timing (majority in 2026, remainder early 2027).
CVOW Project Budget and Cost Discipline
Updated project budget of $11.4 billion (≈$100 million lower than prior update) with unused contingency of $123 million; management reports cost- and risk-sharing structures that maintain levelized cost and customer bill impacts as expected.
Material Customer Benefit from CVOW
Updated analysis projects approximately $5 billion of fuel savings for customers during the project's first ten years of operations.
Robust Data Center Pipeline
Over 50 gigawatts of data center capacity in various stages of contracting, including ~10.4 GW contracted under electrical service agreements, with demand described as accelerating and durable.
Balance Sheet and Credit Strength
Full-year 2025 and Q1 LTM FFO-to-debt metrics are both above 15%; year-to-date issuance of approximately $1.2 billion of common equity under the ATM with $400–600 million remaining for the year; financing plan designed to maintain credit targets.
State Policy Boost for Energy Storage
Virginia legislation (HB 895 & SB 448) requires petition for 20 GW of short- and long-term storage by 2045 (up from 3 GW by 2035). Five-year capital plan already includes about $2 billion (~3%) for battery storage; management estimates $2.5–$3.0 billion overnight cost per GW (including transmission/network upgrades).
Operational Safety and Digital Initiatives
Employee OSHA recordable rate of 0.42 in Q1 (well below industry average). Company deploying AI and other digital tools (e.g., contact center AI) to improve customer service and operational efficiency.