40-F
Emera Inc (EMA)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
40-F
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
or
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ANNUAL
REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(a) OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2025
Commission File Number
001-42631
EMERA INCORPORATED
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Nova Scotia, Canada
(Province or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
4911
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number (if applicable))
Not applicable
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number (if applicable))
5151 Terminal Road
Halifax
,
Nova Scotia
,
Canada
B3J 1A1
Telephone: (
902
)
428-6096
(Address and telephone number of Registrant’s principal executive offices)
EUSHI Finance, Inc.
37 Route 236
Kittery Properties Suite 101
Kittery
,
ME
03904
Telephone: (
902
)
233-4084
(Name, address (including zip code) and telephone number (including area code)
of agent for service in the United States)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of
the Act:
Title of each class
Trading symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, no par value
EMA
New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of
the Act:
None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of
the Act:
None
For annual reports, indicate by check mark the information filed with this Form:
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Annual information form
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Audited annual financial statements
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of
capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:
301,754,258
Common Shares
6,000,000
Series A First Preferred Shares
10,000,000
Series C First Preferred Shares
5,000,000
Series E First Preferred Shares
8,000,000
Series F First Preferred Shares
12,000,000
Series H First Preferred Shares
8,000,000
Series J First Preferred Shares
9,000,000
Series L First Preferred Shares
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act 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
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No
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically
every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this
chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such
shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files).
Yes
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No
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth
company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act.
Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements
in accordance with U.S. GAAP,
indicate by check
mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial
accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange
Act.
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† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update
issued by the Financial Accounting
Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and
attestation to its management’s assessment of
the
effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under
Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C.
7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared
or issued its audit report.
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If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check
mark whether the financial statements of
the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously
issued financial statements.
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Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements
that required a recovery analysis of
incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s
executive officers during the relevant recovery period
pursuant to § 240.10D-1(b).
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EXPLANATORY
NOTE
Emera Incorporated (the “Registrant”) is a Canadian issuer that is permitted,
under the multijurisdictional disclosure
system adopted in the United States, to prepare its annual report pursuant to
Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), in accordance with disclosure requirements
in effect in Canada that differ from
those of the United States. The Registrant is a “foreign private issuer” as defined
in Rule 3b-4 under the Exchange Act
and in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Equity securities of the
Registrant are accordingly exempt
from Sections 14(a), 14(b), 14(c) and 14(f) of the Exchange Act pursuant
to Rule 3a12-3.
Differences in United States and Canadian Reporting Practices
The Registrant is permitted, under the multijurisdictional disclosure system adopted
by the United States, to prepare
reports it files with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”) in accordance with
Canadian disclosure requirements, which are different from
those of the United States. The Registrant currently prepares
its financial statements, including those which are filed as exhibits to this Form
40-F,
in accordance with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles.
Principal Documents
The following documents, filed as Exhibits 99.1 through 99.3 hereto, are hereby
incorporated by reference into this Form
40-F:
(a)
Annual Information Form dated February 23, 2026 for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2025 (filed as Exhibit
99.1 hereto) (the “Annual Information Form”);
(b)
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
dated February 23, 2026 for the year ended December 31, 2025 (filed
as
Exhibit 99.2 hereto) (the “MD&A”); and
(c)
Audited Consolidated Financial Statements as at and for the years ended
December 31, 2025 and December 31,
2024 (filed as Exhibit 99.3 hereto) (the “Financial Statements”).
Tax Matters
Purchasing, holding, or disposing of securities of the Registrant may
have tax consequences under the laws of the United
States and Canada that are not described in this Form 40-
F.
Certifications and Disclosure Regarding Controls
and Procedures
(a)
Certifications regarding controls and procedures. See Exhibits 99.5
through 99.8.
(b)
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. As of December 31, 2025, an
evaluation of the effectiveness of
the Registrant’s “disclosure controls
and procedures” (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)
of the Exchange Act), was carried out by the Registrant’s
Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial
Officer (“CFO”). Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO have
concluded that as of such date the
Registrant’s disclosure controls and
procedures are effective to provide a reasonable level
of assurance that
information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in reports that it files or submits
under the Exchange Act is
(i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in the Commission’s rules
and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s
management, including its CEO and CFO,
as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
It should be noted that while the CEO and CFO believe that the Registrant’s
disclosure controls and procedures
provide a reasonable level of assurance that they are effective, they
do not expect the disclosure controls and
procedures or internal control over financial reporting to be capable
of preventing all errors and fraud. A control
system, no matter how well conceived or operated, can provide only reasonable, not
absolute, assurance that the
objectives of the control system are met.
(c)
Management’s annual report
on internal control over financial reporting.
The Registrant’s management
is
responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control
over financial reporting. The Registrant’s
internal control framework is based on the criteria published in the Internal Control
– Integrated Framework
(2013), a report issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
(COSO) of the Treadway Commission.
The Registrant’s management,
including the CEO and CFO, evaluated the design and effectiveness
of the
Registrant’s internal control
over financial reporting as at December 31, 2025 and concluded that the Registrant’s
internal control over financial reporting is effective as at December
31, 2025.
(d)
Attestation report of the registered public accounting firm.
This annual report does not include an attestation
report of the Registrant’s registered
public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting
due
to a transition period established by rules of the Commission for
newly public companies.
(e)
Changes in internal control over financial reporting. The information provided
under the heading “Disclosure
and Internal Controls—Change in ICFR” contained in the Registrant’s
MD&A is incorporated by reference
herein.
Notices Pursuant to Regulation BTR
Not applicable.
Identification of the Audit Committee
The Registrant has a separately designated standing audit committee established
in accordance with section 3(a)(58)(A) of
the Exchange Act. The members of the audit committee are: Isabelle Courville,
Paula Y.
Gold-Williams, Kent M. Harvey,
B. Lynn Loewen, Ian E. Robertson
and Carla M. Tully,
each of whom is “independent” as such term is defined in the
rules of the New York
Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”).
Audit Committee Financial Expert
The Registrant’s board of directors
(the “Board”) has determined that six audit committee financial experts serve on
its
audit committee. The audit committee financial experts are Isabelle Courville, Paula
Y.
Gold-Williams, Kent M. Harvey,
B. Lynn Loewen, Ian E. Robertson
and Carla M. Tully.
Information concerning the relevant experience of Isabelle
Courville, Paula Y.
Gold-Williams, Kent M. Harvey,
B. Lynn Loewen, Ian E. Robertson and Carla M.
Tully is included in
their biographical information contained in the Registrant’s
Annual Information Form. The Commission has indicated that
the designation of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not
make such person an “expert” for any purpose,
impose any duties, obligations or liability on such person that are greater
than those imposed on members of the audit
committee and board of directors who do not carry this designation, or affect
the duties, obligations or liability of any
other member of the audit committee or board of directors.
Code of Ethics
The Emera Code of Conduct (the “Code”) was revised and became effective
on January 1, 2026 and applies to all
directors, officers and employees of the Registrant, including
the CEO and CFO. The revisions to the Code included: (i)
the addition of guidance regarding the responsible use of business expenses,
travel and entertainment, including
strengthened expectations for ethical conduct and accountability; (ii) enhanced
guidance on the responsible use of
artificial intelligence tools, including an expectation
to verify the accuracy of AI-generated information used in business
communications and work product; and (iii) an update to the Code’s
waiver provisions to clarify that any waiver for
executive officers or directors may be granted only by
the Company’s Board of Directors (or a
Board committee) and will
be disclosed to the extent required by applicable law,
regulation or stock exchange requirement. Other administrative
updates were made to the Code that were not substantive.
Since the adoption of the Code, there have not been any waivers, including implied
waivers, from any provision of the
Code. A copy of the Code can be found on Emera’s
internet website at the following address:
https://www.emera.com/about
-us/code-of-conduct. Any amendments or waivers to the Code with respect to
any of the
directors, officers and employees covered by it will be posted
promptly on the Registrant’s website. Information
contained
or otherwise accessed through the Registrant’s
website or any other website, other than those documents filed as exhibits
hereto or otherwise specifically referred to herein, does not form part of
this Form 40-F,
and any reference to the
Registrant’s website herein is as an inactive
textual reference only.
The Code was furnished to the Commission on January 12, 2026 as Exhibit 99.1
to a report on Form 6-K and is
incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 99.9.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The information provided under the headings “Audit Committee—Audit
and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Process”
and “Audit Committee—Auditors’ Fees” contained in the Registrant’s
Annual Information Form is incorporated by
reference herein. The Registrant’s
Audit Committee approved all of the Audit-Related and Tax
services provided by Ernst
& Young
LLP in 2025, and none were approved pursuant to the de minimis exception
provided by Section (c)(7)(i)(C) of
Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
The Registrant hereby affirms that Ernst & Young
LLP (PCAOB ID:
1263
) delivered an audit opinion relating to the
Registrant’s Financial Statements
contained in the Annual Information Form, and such audit opinion
was issued in
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The information provided under the headings (a) “Off-Balance Sheet
Arrangements” and (b) “Contractual Obligations”
contained in the Registrant’s MD&A
and with respect to clause (a), the information provided at note 28(“D.
Guarantees
and Letters of Credit”) and note 33 (“Variable
Interest Entities”), and with respect to clause (b), note 28 (“A.
Commitments”) and note 26 (“Long-Term
Debt”), to the Financial Statements, are incorporated by reference herein.
Mine Safety Disclosure
Neither the Registrant nor any of its subsidiaries is the “operator” of any “coal or other
mine”, as those terms are defined
in section 3 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 802), that is subject to
the provisions of such
Act (30 U.S.C. 801 et seq.). Therefore, the provisions of Section 1503(a) of
the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform
and
Consumer Protection Act and Item 16 of General Instruction B to Form
40-F requiring disclosure concerning mine safety
violations and other regulatory matters do not apply to the Registrant or
any of its subsidiaries.
Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that
Prevent Inspections
Not applicable.
Recovery of Erroneously Awarded
Compensation
Not applicable.
NYSE CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
As a foreign private issuer, the Registrant is not required
to comply with most of the NYSE corporate governance
requirements to which the Registrant would be subject if it were a U.S. domestic
issuer. The Registrant’s
governance
practices only significantly differ from those required of
U.S. domestic issuers as described below.
Equity Compensation Plans.
The NYSE rules for U.S. domestic issuers require shareholder approval of
all equity
compensation plans (as defined in the NYSE rules) regardless of whether
new issuances, treasury shares or shares that the
issuer has purchased in the open market are used. The Toronto
Stock Exchange (“TSX”) rules require shareholder
approval of share compensation arrangements involving new issuances of
shares, and of certain amendments to such
arrangements, but do not require such approval if the compensation arrangements
involve only shares purchased in the
open market.
Share Issuances.
The NYSE rules for U.S. domestic issuers also require shareholder approval
of certain transactions or
series of related transactions that result in the issuance of common shares, or securities
convertible into or exercisable for
common shares, that have, or will have upon issuance, voting power equal to or in excess of
20% of the voting power
outstanding prior to the transaction or if the issuance of common shares, or securities
convertible into or exercisable for
common shares, are, or will be upon issuance, equal to or in excess of 20% of the number of
common shares outstanding
prior to the transaction. The TSX rules require shareholder approval of
acquisition transactions resulting in dilution of
listed securities (including upon conversion or exchange of other
securities) in excess of 25%. Shareholder approval is
also required for private placements (i) for an aggregate number
of listed securities (including upon conversion or
exchange of other securities) greater than 25% of the number of securities outstanding
prior to the transaction, at a price
less than the “market price” (as defined in the TSX rules), (ii) that are to insiders and, during
a six month period, exceed
10% of the number of listed securities (including upon conversion or
exchange) outstanding at the beginning of that
period, or (iii) that will result in a new holding by a security holder or group of
securityholders of more than 20% of the
outstanding voting securities of the issuer.
The TSX also has broad general discretion to require shareholder approval
in
connection with any issuances of listed securities.
The Registrant intends to comply with the TSX rules for equity compensation
plans and share issuances as described
above, in lieu of the corresponding NYSE rules.
UNDERTAKING
AND CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS
A.
Undertaking
The Registrant undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives
to respond to inquiries made by
the Commission staff, and to furnish promptly,
when requested to do so by the Commission staff, information relating
to:
the securities registered pursuant to Form 40-F; the securities in relation
to which the obligation to file an annual report on
Form 40-F arises; or transactions in said securities.
B.
Consent to Service of Process
The Registrant has previously filed a Form F-X in connection with the class of
securities in relation to which the
obligation to file this report arises.
Any change to the name or address of a Registrant’s
agent for service shall be communicated promptly to the Commission
by amendment to Form F-X referencing the file number of the Registrant.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
97.1
99.1
2025 Annual Information Form dated February 23, 2026 for the fiscal year
99.2
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
dated February 23, 2026 for the year ended December
99.3
Audited Consolidated Financial Statements as at and for the years ended
99.4
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
99.5
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
99.6
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
99.7
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906
99.8
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906
99.9
Emera Code of Conduct (as revised and effective on January 1,
2026) (incorporated by reference
to Emera Incorporated’s Form 6-K,
furnished to the Commission on January 12, 2026)
101
Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained
in Exhibit 101)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on
Form 40-F and has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
Date: February 23, 2026
EMERA INCORPORATED
By:
/s/ Scott C. Balfour
Name:
Scott C. Balfour
Title:
President & Chief
Executive Officer
EX-97.1
Exhibit 97.1

EMERA
Executive Incentive Compensation Recoupment Policy
Purpose of the Policy
This Executive Incentive Compensation Recoupment Policy (this “Policy”) has been adopted by Emera Incorporated (“Emera”) as of the Effective Date (as defined below) to enhance its alignment with good compensation governance practices and to help Emera manage its compensation-related risk. This Policy applies to any individual who is or was an Executive Officer (as defined below) at the relevant time. Upon the occurrence of a Restatement Recoupment Event or a Misconduct Recoupment Event (each as defined below), certain Incentive Compensation (as defined below) received by an Executive Officer will be clawed back, on and subject to the terms provided for in this Policy.
Definitions
In this Policy the following capitalized terms have the meanings set out below:
“Applicable Rules” means any laws, regulations and rules of any stock exchange applicable to Emera or an Executive Officer, including the U.S. Stock Exchange Rules (as defined below).
“Board” means the board of directors of Emera.
“Effective Date” means May 22, 2025.
“Emera Group” means Emera and all entities in respect of which Emera is the majority shareholder, whether directly or indirectly.
“Erroneously Awarded Compensation” means, in connection with a Restatement, the amount of Incentive Compensation received by an Executive Officer that exceeds the amount of Incentive Compensation that otherwise would have been received by such Executive Officer had such Incentive Compensation been determined based on the restated amounts after giving effect to such Restatement, without regard to any taxes paid by such Executive Officer.
“Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Executive Officer” means Emera’s president, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer (or if there is no such accounting officer, the controller), any vice-president of Emera in charge of a principal business unit, division or function (such as sales, administration or finance), any other officer who performs a significant policy-making function or any other person who performs similar significant policy-making functions for Emera, as identified in Emera’s most recently filed annual report on Form 40-F (or other applicable form), or any vice president or other executive officer of an affiliate of Emera as determined by the Board or the MRC Committee from time to time. For clarity, and without limiting the foregoing, executive officers of Emera’s parent(s) or subsidiaries are deemed “Executive Officers” if they perform such policy making functions for Emera.
“Financial Reporting Measure” means measures that are determined and presented in accordance with the accounting principles used in preparing Emera’s financial statements, and any measures that are derived wholly or in part from such measures.
“Incentive Compensation” means that portion of an Executive Officer’s compensation from the Emera Group that is related to achieving financial or other performance goals under a variable short- or long-
term incentive compensation plan or is otherwise granted, earned, or vested based wholly or in part upon the attainment of a Financial Reporting Measure.
“Misconduct” means (i) fraud, (ii) intentional and material non-compliance with applicable laws or Emera’s Standards of Business Conduct, and (iii) any failure to report or take action to stop the Misconduct of another employee the Executive Officer had actual knowledge of or was willfully blind about.
“Misconduct Recoupment Amount” means the portion of an Executive Officer’s Incentive Compensation relating to the year(s) in which such Executive Officer engaged in Misconduct and that the Board, acting reasonably, determines should be subject to recoupment pursuant to a Misconduct Recoupment Event.
“MRC Committee” means the Management Resources and Compensation Committee of the Board.
“Restatement” means any accounting restatement due to Emera’s material non-compliance with any applicable financial reporting requirement under United States federal securities laws, including any required accounting restatement to correct a material error in Emera’s previously-issued financial statements, or to avoid a material misstatement if the error were corrected in the current period or left uncorrected in the current period. For clarity, a restatement due to a change in applicable accounting rules, standards or interpretations, a change in segment designations or the discontinuance of an operation shall not require the application of this Policy.
“Restatement Date” means the date upon which Emera is required to prepare a Restatement (such date as determined by Rule 10D-1(b)(1)(ii) under the Exchange Act and the applicable U.S. Stock Exchange Rules).
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“U.S. Stock Exchange” means the New York Stock Exchange and/or any other U.S. national securities exchange on which Emera’s securities are listed.
“U.S. Stock Exchange Rules” means Section 303A.14 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual and/or the listing standards of any other U.S. national securities exchange(s) on which Emera’s securities are listed to implement Rule 10D-1 under the Exchange Act.
Application
This Policy applies to all persons who are or become Executive Officers on or after the Effective Date and applies to all Incentive Compensation awarded or granted to, or vested or earned by, an Executive Officer on or after the Effective Date.
In accordance with the procedure set out below, and on the recommendation of the MRC Committee, and in all events, subject to Applicable Rules, the Board may determine and recover a Misconduct Recoupment Amount in the event of a Misconduct Recoupment Event and the Board will determine and recover any Erroneously Awarded Compensation in the event of a Restatement Recoupment Event.
Restatement Recoupment Event
In the event Emera is required to prepare a Restatement, the Board will review all Incentive Compensation received by Executive Officers (a) after beginning service as an Executive Officer, (b) who served as an Executive Officer at any time during the performance period for such Incentive Compensation, (c) during
the three completed fiscal years immediately preceding the applicable Restatement Date (as well as during any transition period specified in Rule 10D-1(b)(1)(i)(D) under the Exchange Act and the applicable U.S. Stock Exchange Rules), (d) while Emera had a class of securities listed on a U.S. Stock Exchange, and (e) after the U.S. Stock Exchange Rules became effective. Incentive Compensation is deemed “received” in the fiscal period during which the Financial Reporting Measure specified in the Incentive Compensation is attained, even if the payment or grant of Incentive Compensation occurs after the end of that period. If the Board determines that one or more Executive Officers have received any Erroneously Awarded Compensation in connection with such Restatement, Emera shall, reasonably promptly after the Restatement Date, seek recoupment from all such Executive Officers of all such Erroneously Awarded Compensation (a “Restatement Recoupment Event”), subject to the exceptions set forth below under “—Restatement Recoupment Exceptions”.
Calculation of Erroneously Awarded Compensation
For Incentive Compensation based on stock price or total shareholder return, where the amount of Erroneously Awarded Compensation is not subject to mathematical recalculation directly from the information in a Restatement: (i) the amount of Erroneously Awarded Compensation must be based on a reasonable estimate of the effect of the Restatement on the stock price or total shareholder return upon which the Incentive Compensation was received; and (ii) Emera must maintain documentation of the determination of that reasonable estimate and provide such documentation to the applicable U.S. Stock Exchange. Reference is further made to Rule 10D-1(b)(1)(iii) under the Exchange Act and the applicable U.S. Stock Exchange Rules for calculation of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.
Restatement **** Recoupment Exceptions ****
Any Erroneously Awarded Compensation must be recovered as provided in this Policy unless the MRC Committee determines that any of the impracticality exceptions set forth in Rule 10D- 1(b)(1)(iv) under the Exchange Act and/or the U.S. Stock Exchange Rules are available, as set forth below:
| (a) | The direct expense paid to a third party to assist in enforcing this Policy would exceed the amount of Erroneously<br>Awarded Compensation to be recovered. Before concluding that it would be impracticable to recover any amount of Erroneously Awarded Compensation pursuant to this clause (a), Emera must make a reasonable attempt to recover such Erroneously Awarded<br>Compensation, document such reasonable attempt(s) to recover and provide that documentation to the U.S. Stock Exchange. |
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| (b) | Recovery would violate home country law where that law was adopted prior to November 28, 2022. Before<br>concluding that it would be impracticable to recover any amount of Erroneously Awarded Compensation pursuant to this clause (b), Emera must obtain an opinion of home country counsel, acceptable to the U.S. Stock Exchange, that recovery would result<br>in such a violation, and must provide such opinion to the U.S. Stock Exchange. |
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| (c) | Recovery would likely cause an otherwise tax-qualified retirement plan,<br>under which benefits are broadly available to employees of Emera, to fail to meet the requirements of 26 U.S.C. 401(a)(13) or 26 U.S.C. 411(a) and regulations thereunder. |
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The obligation to recover Erroneously Awarded Compensation is not dependent on whether or when the restated financial statements in connection with the Restatement have been filed.
Recoupment of Erroneously Awarded Compensation due to a Restatement will be made on a “no fault” basis, without regard to whether any Executive Officer is responsible for the noncompliance that resulted in the Restatement.
Emera shall not indemnify any Executive Officer against the loss of any Erroneously Awarded Compensation.
Misconduct Recoupment Event
A “Misconduct Recoupment Event” occurs if:
| a) | An Executive Officer engages in Misconduct (including intentional and material<br>non-compliance with Emera’s Standards of Business Conduct) or in any act or omission that may entitle an employer to terminate the Executive Officer for cause under applicable law, regardless of whether<br>or not the Executive Officer was terminated for cause; and |
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| b) | The MRC Committee determines and makes a recommendation to the Board that it is appropriate to recoup a Misconduct<br>Recoupment Amount from that Executive Officer. |
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MRC CommitteeDiscretion
In determining whether it is appropriate that an Executive Officer’s Incentive Compensation is subject to recoupment under this Policy and, if so, the Misconduct Recoupment Amount, the MRC Committee may, acting reasonably, take into account any factors it deems relevant, including (i) the individual’s position and degree of responsibility for the Misconduct, (ii) the availability of other remedies to Emera and the Emera Group, (iii) any actual or potential penalties or punishments which regulators or third parties may impose on the Executive Officer or the Emera Group, (iv) the cost and likely outcome of any potential litigation relating to the Misconduct, and whether recoupment may prejudice any other interests of the Emera Group, including any of their respective interests in any related proceeding or investigation, and (v) the extent and seriousness of the Misconduct that resulted in or contributed to a Misconduct Recoupment Event. Following the exercise of its discretion in accordance with this paragraph, the MRC Committee will make recommendations to the Board on actions, if any, to be taken.
Due Process
An Executive Officer whose Incentive Compensation is subject to a Misconduct Recoupment Event under this Policy will be provided with written notice of the intention to recoup amounts under this Policy and the reasons therefor and the opportunity to be heard (which may be in-person, by telephone or in writing, as determined by the Board or a committee thereof). All determinations by the Board or the MRC Committee with respect to a Misconduct Recoupment Event shall be final and binding on all interested parties.
Recoupment Process
The Board has full discretion to determine the method for recovering any Erroneously Awarded Compensation or Misconduct Recoupment Amount (collectively, a “Recoupment Amount”) from an Executive Officer, which may include the following:
| i | to the extent that the Recoupment Amount has not been paid, transferred or otherwise made available to the Executive<br>Officer, cancel, or require the Executive Officer to forfeit, the receipt or payment of all or part of such Recoupment Amount; |
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| ii | to the extent that the Recoupment Amount has been paid, transferred or otherwise made available to the Executive<br>Officer, require, by written demand, the Executive Officer to reimburse Emera for all or part of such Recoupment Amount (which, in the case of options awarded in respect of the year(s) subject to the Restatement which have been exercised by the<br>Executive Officer, means the amount by which the fair market value of a common share of Emera on the date of exercise or settlement exceeded the exercise price for the option); and |
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| iii | to the extent the Recoupment Amount is not immediately recovered upon demand from the Executive Officer, whether by<br>reimbursement, forfeiture and/or cancellation, deduct (to the full extent permitted by Applicable Rules) the Recoupment Amount, or any unrecovered portion thereof, from the wages (including but not limited to base salary and bonus) and/or any other<br>Incentive Compensation whether or not referable to the financial years subject to a Restatement owing, awarded or payable by Emera to the Executive Officer or withhold, forfeit and/or cancel any Incentive Compensation to compensate for the<br>Recoupment Amount or any unrecovered portion thereof, and to bring any other actions against the Executive Officer which they may deem necessary or advisable to recover all or part of the Recoupment Amount. |
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Indemnification of the Board
Any members of the Board who assist in the administration of this Policy will not be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made with respect to this Policy and will be fully indemnified by Emera to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law and Emera policy with respect to any such action, determination or interpretation. The foregoing sentence will not limit any other rights to indemnification of the members of the Board under applicable law or Emera policy.
Further Reference to Applicable SEC and U.S. Stock Exchange Rules
This Policy shall be qualified by reference to, is designed to comply with, and will be interpreted consistent with applicable SEC rules (including, without limitation, Section 10D of the Exchange Act and Rule 10D-1 under the Exchange Act) and the U.S. Stock Exchange Rules.
Applicability
Each document setting forth the terms and conditions of any Incentive Compensation granted or paid to an Executive Officer will, and will be deemed to, include a provision incorporating this Policy or the requirements of this Policy.
Other Recovery Obligations
To the extent that the application of this Policy would provide for recovery of Incentive Compensation that Emera already recovered pursuant to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act or other recovery obligations, the amount already recovered from the relevant Executive Officer will be credited to the required recovery under this Policy.
Filing with the SEC
This Policy and any amendments thereto shall be filed with the SEC as an exhibit to Emera’s annual report on Form 40-F (or other applicable form) beginning with the first report as specified under the U.S. Stock Exchange Rules.
Interpretation; Amendment
The Board shall have full and final authority to make all determinations under this Policy with respect to any Recoupment Amount, including, without limitation, whether this Policy applies and if so, the amount of compensation to be repaid or forfeited by an Executive Officer. All determinations and decisions made by the Board pursuant to the provisions of this Policy shall be final, conclusive and binding on all parties.
The Board may amend or terminate this Policy from time to time in its sole and absolute discretion and shall amend this Policy as it deems necessary to comply with the U.S. Stock Exchange Rules and all other Applicable Rules.
Severability
The provisions in this Policy are intended to be applied to the fullest extent of the law. To the extent that any provision of this Policy is found to be unenforceable or invalid under any applicable law, such provision shall be applied to the maximum extent permitted and shall automatically be deemed amended in a manner consistent with its objectives to the extent necessary to conform to any limitations required under applicable law.
Successors
This Policy is binding and enforceable against all Executive Officers and their beneficiaries, heirs, executors, administrators or other legal representatives.
This Policy supersedes and replaces the Executive Incentive Compensation Recoupment Policy previously adopted by the Board effective as of January 1, 2014.
General Rules
Except as otherwise permitted under Applicable Rules, an action to recover a Recoupment Amount must be brought within three (3) years following the Restatement Date. Recoupment under this Policy will be initiated by Emera at the request of the Board, and all amounts recoverable or payable hereunder shall be paid to Emera or as directed by the Board.
The remedies specified in this Policy shall not be exclusive and shall be in addition to any other right, action or remedy available to Emera Group against the individual under Applicable Rules, including termination of employment for cause.
ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of Emera Incorporated effective April 23, 2025.
EX-99.1
Exhibit 99.1

Emera Incorporated
Annual Information Form
For the year ended December 31, 2025
February 23, 2026
ANNUAL INFORMATION FORM
For the year ended December 31, 2025
Dated: February 23, 2026
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION | 4 |
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| CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION | 4 |
| CORPORATE STRUCTURE | 6 |
| Name and Incorporation | 6 |
| Intercorporate Relationships | 6 |
| INTRODUCTION | 6 |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS | 7 |
| Business Segments | 7 |
| Florida Electric Utility | 7 |
| Canadian Electric Utilities | 11 |
| Gas Utilities and Infrastructure | 13 |
| Other Electric Utilities | 16 |
| Other | 18 |
| GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUSINESS | 19 |
| Florida Electric Utility | 19 |
| Canadian Electric Utilities | 20 |
| Gas Utilities and Infrastructure | 24 |
| Other Electric Utilities | 25 |
| Other | 26 |
| Financing Activity | 27 |
| RISK FACTORS | 30 |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 30 |
| Common Shares | 30 |
| Emera First Preferred Shares | 30 |
| Emera Second Preferred Shares | 31 |
| Share Ownership Restrictions | 31 |
| CREDIT RATINGS | 32 |
| DIVIDENDS | 33 |
| MARKET FOR SECURITIES | 34 |
| Trading Price and Volume | 34 |
| ATM Program | 34 |
| DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS | 35 |
| Directors | 35 |
| Officers | 37 |
| AUDIT COMMITTEE | 38 |
| Audit and Non-Audit ServicesPre-Approval Process | 40 |
| Auditors’ Fees | 41 |
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| CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS | 41 |
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| CONFLICTS OF INTEREST | 42 |
| LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND REGULATORY ACTIONS | 42 |
| NO INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS | 42 |
| MATERIAL CONTRACTS | 42 |
| TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR | 42 |
| EXPERTS | 42 |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | 43 |
| APPENDIX “A” - DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN TERMS | 44 |
| APPENDIX “B” – SUMMARY OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AUTHORIZED SERIES OF FIRST PREFERRED SHARES | 49 |
| APPENDIX “C” - MONTHLY TRADING VOLUME AND HIGH AND LOW PRICE FOR EMERA’S COMMON AND PREFFERED SHARES IN 2025 | 52 |
| APPENDIX “D” - EMERA INCORPORATED AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER | 54 |
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PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION
Unless otherwise noted, the information contained in this AIF is given at or for the year ended December 31, 2025. All financial information is expressed CAD, rounded to the nearest million, and is presented in accordance with USGAAP, unless otherwise stated. Emera uses adjusted net income as a financial performance measure, which is not a defined financial measure under USGAAP and does not have standardized meanings prescribed by USGAAP. For further information on the non-GAAP financial measure, adjusted net income, including a full description of the measure and a reconciliation to the nearest USGAAP measure, please refer to the Company’s MD&A section entitled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Ratios”, which is incorporated herein by reference, a copy of which is available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Certain capitalized terms used herein, and not otherwise defined herein, are defined under “Definitions of Certain Terms”, attached to this AIF as Appendix “A”. References to “including”, “include”, or “includes” means “including (or includes) but is not limited to” and shall not be construed to limit any general statement preceding it to the specific or similar items or matters immediately following it.
This AIF provides material information about the business and operations of Emera. The “Enterprise Risk and Risk Management” section of the Company’s MD&A is incorporated herein by reference and can be found under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
CAUTIONARYNOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This AIF, including the documents incorporated herein by reference, contains “forward-looking information” and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable securities laws (collectively, “forward-looking information”), including the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “anticipates”, “believes”, “budget”, “could”, “estimates”, “expects”, “forecast”, “intends”, “may”, “might”, “plans”, “projects”, “schedule”, “should”, “targets”, “will”, “would” and similar expressions are often intended to identify forward-looking information, although not all forward-looking information contains these identifying words. References to “Emera” in this section include references to the subsidiaries of Emera.
The forward-looking information in this AIF, including the documents incorporated herein by reference, includes statements which reflect the current view with respect to the Company’s expectations regarding future growth, results of operations, performance, earnings, capital investment, sales volumes, recovery of costs, timing of regulatory decisions,, the expected timing and outcome of the pending sale of NMGC, the expected impact of the Cybersecurity Incident (as defined herein) on the Company’s financial position and results of operations, information technology (“IT”) systems restoration, insurance recoveries, and business continuity processes as well as other matters relating to a cybersecurity incident, including business prospects and opportunities. The forward-looking information reflects management’s current beliefs and is based on information currently available to Emera’s management and should not be read as guarantees of future events, performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of whether, or the time(s) at which, such events, performance or results will be achieved. All such forward-looking information in this AIF is provided pursuant to safe harbour provisions contained in applicable securities laws.
The forward-looking information in this AIF, including the documents incorporated herein by reference, includes, but is not limited to, statements regarding: Emera’s revenue, earnings and cash flow; the growth and diversification of Emera’s business and earnings base; future annual net income and dividend growth; expansion of Emera’s business; the expected compliance by Emera with the regulation of its operations; the expected timing of regulatory decisions; forecasted capital investments; the nature, timing and costs associated with certain capital projects; the expected impact on Emera of challenges in the global economy; estimated energy consumption rates; expectations related to annual operating cash flows; the expectation that Emera will continue to have reasonable access to capital in the near to medium term; expected debt maturities, repayments and renewals; expectations about increases in interest expense and/or fees associated with debt securities and credit facilities; no material adverse credit rating actions expected in the near term; the successful development of relationships with various stakeholders, the impact of currency
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fluctuations; expected changes in electricity rates; and the impacts of planned investment by the industry of gas transportation infrastructure within the United States.
The forecasts and projections that make up the forward-looking information are based on reasonable assumptions which include, but are not limited to: the receipt of applicable regulatory approvals and requested rate decisions; no significant operational disruptions or environmental liability due to a catastrophic event or environmental upset caused by severe weather or global climate change, other acts of nature or other major events; seasonal weather patterns remaining stable; no significant cyber or physical attacks or disruptions to Emera’s systems; the continued ability to maintain transmission and distribution systems to ensure their continued performance; continued investment in solar, wind and hydro generation; continued natural gas activity; no severe and/or prolonged downturn in economic conditions; sufficient liquidity and capital resources; the continued ability to hedge exposures to fluctuations in interest rates, foreign exchange rates and commodity prices; no significant variability in interest rates; expectations regarding the nature, timing and costs of capital investments of Emera and its subsidiaries; expectations regarding rate base growth; the continued competitiveness of electricity pricing when compared with other alternative sources of energy; the continued availability of commodity supply; the absence of significant changes in government energy plans and environmental laws and regulations that may materially affect Emera’s operations and cash flows; maintenance of adequate insurance coverage; the ability to obtain and maintain licenses and permits; no material decrease in market energy sales prices; favourable labour relations; and sufficient human resources to deliver service and execute Emera’s capital investment plan.
Forward-looking information is subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or results anticipated by the forward-looking information. Factors that could cause results or events to differ from current expectations include, but are not limited to: regulatory and political risk; change in law risk; system operating and maintenance risks; changes in economic conditions; commodity price and availability risk; liquidity and capital markets risk; changes in credit ratings; future dividend growth, rate base growth, and adjusted earnings per common share (“EPS”) growth; timing and costs associated with certain capital investments; expected impacts on Emera of challenges in the global economy; potential impacts of trade disputes and tariffs; estimated energy consumption rates; maintenance of adequate insurance coverage and receipt of proceeds; changes in customer energy usage patterns; developments in technology that could impact demand for electricity; climate risk; weather risk, including higher frequency and severity of weather events; risk of wildfires; unanticipated maintenance and other expenditures; derivative financial instruments and hedging; interest rate risk; inflation risk; counterparty risk; disruption of fuel supply; country risks; supply chain risk; environmental risks; foreign exchange (“FX”); regulatory and government decisions, including changes to environmental legislation, financial reporting and tax legislation; risks associated with pension plan performance and funding requirements; loss of service area; risks and costs associated with the failure of IT infrastructure and cybersecurity incidents, including IT systems restoration and business continuity processes; uncertainties associated with infectious diseases, pandemics and similar public health threats; risks associated with health and safety; market energy sales prices; labour relations; and availability of labour and management resources.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information as actual results could differ materially from the plans, expectations, estimates or intentions and statements expressed in the forward-looking information. All forward-looking information in this AIF and in the documents incorporated herein by reference is qualified in its entirety by the above cautionary statements and, except as required by law, Emera undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking information as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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CORPORATE STRUCTURE
Name and Incorporation
Emera was incorporated on July 23, 1998 pursuant to the Companies Act (Nova Scotia). The Reorganization Act and the Privatization Act require the Company’s Articles of Association (the “Articles”) to contain provisions specifying that the head office and the principal executive offices of the Company are to be situated in the Province of Nova Scotia. The current address of the Company’s registered office, head office and principal executive offices is Emera Place, 5151 Terminal Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3J 1A1.
Intercorporate Relationships
The following table sets forth the relationships among the Company and its principal subsidiaries, the percentage of votes attaching to all voting securities of its respective subsidiaries beneficially owned, or controlled or directed, directly or indirectly, by the Company, as well as their respective jurisdictions of incorporation, continuance, formation or organization. This table excludes certain subsidiaries, the assets and revenues of which did not individually exceed 10 per cent, or in the aggregate exceed 20 per cent, of the total consolidated assets or total consolidated revenues of the Company as at December 31, 2025.
| Subsidiaries | Percentage Ownership (%) | Jurisdiction |
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| Tampa Electric Company | 100 | Florida |
| Nova Scotia Power | 100 | Nova Scotia |
| Peoples Gas System | 100 | Florida |
INTRODUCTION
Emera (TSX/NYSE: EMA) is a North American provider of energy services owning and operating a portfolio of cost-of-service, rate-regulated electric and gas utilities. Its largest operations are in Florida, with additional operations in Atlantic Canada, New Mexico and the Caribbean. Emera is headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Emera’s business strategy is centred on continued investment in its regulated utilities, combined with a focus on operational excellence and efficiency, to safely and reliably deliver energy to its 2.7 million customers. Effective execution of these priorities supports predictable and growing earnings, cash flow and dividends for shareholders.
Earnings opportunities in regulated utilities are a function of the magnitude of net investment in the utility (known as “rate base”), the amount of equity in the capital structure and the targeted ROE, all as established and approved through regulation. Earnings are also affected by sales volumes and operating expenses. In 2025, Emera’s regulated cost-of-service utilities in Florida accounted for 67 per cent of average consolidated rate base, with Atlantic Canada comprising 25 per cent, the Caribbean and New Mexico at 4 per cent each.
Emera’s capital investment plan is forecasted to be approximately $20 billion from 2026 through 2030 and is focused on delivering value for customers through prudent investments in reliability and system resiliency, infrastructure modernization, expansion to address customer growth, integration of renewables, and technological innovations to deliver better customer experiences. It is anticipated that approximately 80 per cent of this capital investment plan will be made in Emera’s Florida utilities, necessitated by customer growth and system requirements at both TEC and PGS.
Emera’s capital investment plan will be funded primarily through internally generated cash flows, debt raised at the operating company level consistent with regulated capital structures, equity issuances, and proceeds from the anticipated close of the NMGC transaction. Generally, Emera’s equity requirements are expected
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to be funded through the issuance of hybrid securities, and the issuance of common equity through Emera’s DRIP and its ATM Program. Maintaining investment-grade credit ratings is a core strategic priority of the Company.
Emera has increased dividends per common share paid for 19 consecutive years and has provided annual dividend growth guidance of one to two per cent. Emera anticipates adjusted EPS growth of five to seven per cent through 2030, using 2024 as the base year, which will support continued reduction in the ratio of dividend payout to adjusted net income over time. For further information on the non-GAAP ratios “Adjusted EPS” and “Dividend Payout Ratio of Adjusted Net Income”, refer to the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Ratios” section of the MD&A, which is hereby incorporated by reference, a copy of which is available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS
Business Segments
Emera’s reportable segments are:
| • | Florida Electric Utility, which consists of TEC; |
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| • | Canadian Electric Utilities, which includes NSPI, an equity interest in NSPML (100 per cent) and an indirect<br>voting equity interest in Wasoqonatl Transmission Incorporated (50 per cent); |
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| • | Gas Utilities and Infrastructure, which includes PGS, NMGC, Emera Brunswick Pipeline Company, SeaCoast and an<br>equity interest in M&NP (12.9 per cent); |
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| • | Other Electric Utilities, which includes ECI, a holding company with regulated electric utilities which include<br>BLPC, GBPC and an equity interest in Lucelec (19.5 per cent); and |
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| • | Other, **** which includes Emera Energy, corporate holding, financing companies and certain other investments.<br> |
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Emera and its subsidiaries had 7,812 employees as at December 31, 2025, approximately 30 per cent of whom are unionized.
Operations by Segment
Florida Electric Utility
The Florida Electric Utility segment consists of TEC, a vertically integrated regulated electric utility engaged in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, serving customers in West Central Florida. TEC has $14.5 billion USD of assets, approximately 866,000 customers and 2,601 employees as at December 31, 2025.
TEC is regulated by the FPSC and is also subject to regulation by the FERC. The FPSC sets rates at a level that allows utilities such as TEC to collect total revenues or revenue requirements equal to their cost of providing service, plus an appropriate return on invested capital. Base rates are determined in FPSC rate setting hearings which occur at the initiative of TEC, the FPSC or other interested parties.
TEC’s approved regulated ROE range is 9.50 per cent to 11.50 per cent, based on an allowed equity capital structure of 54 per cent. An ROE of 10.50 per cent is used for the calculation of the return on investments for clauses.
For further details on TEC’s regulatory environment, base rates and recovery mechanisms, refer to Note 7, Regulatory Assets and Liabilities, in the Audited Financial Statements, which are hereby incorporated by reference, a copy of which is available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
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Market and Sales
| TEC Revenueand Sales Volumes by Customer Class | ||||
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| For the yearended December 31 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 |
| Residential | 57.3 | 59.7 | 48.3 | 48.8 |
| Commercial | 26.4 | 27.1 | 30.7 | 30.8 |
| Industrial | 6.3 | 6.4 | 9.9 | 9.6 |
| Other ^(1)^ | 10.0 | 6.8 | 11.1 | 10.8 |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| (1) | Other includes regulatory deferrals related to clauses, sales to public authorities, and<br>off-system sales to other utilities. | |||
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Energy Sources and Generation
As at December 31, 2025, TEC owns 6,771 MW of generating capacity, of which 78 per cent is natural gas fired, 21 per cent is solar and 1 per cent is energy storage. TEC also owns approximately 2,200 kilometres of transmission facilities and 21,100 kilometres of distribution facilities. TEC meets the planning criteria for reserve capacity established by the FPSC, which is a 20 per cent reserve margin over firm peak demand.
System Operations
TEC’s Energy Control Center co-ordinates and controls the electric generation, transmission and distribution facilities. The Energy Control Center is linked to the generating stations and other key facilities through the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system, a communication network used by system operators for remote monitoring and control of the power system assets.
Through interconnection agreements with neighboring electric utilities within the Florida Region, TEC’s system has access to other regional power systems and the rest of the interconnected North American electric bulk power system. The interconnection of power systems enhances the cost effectiveness, reserve capacity and reliability of participating power systems. As a member of the Florida Reserve Sharing Group, TEC has immediate access to reserve generating capacity from all other group members.
Contribution to Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated Adjusted Net Income
Florida Electric Utility’s contribution to consolidated net income was $607 million USD in 2025 (2024 – $468 million USD). Florida Electric Utility’s contribution to consolidated adjusted net income was $607 million in 2025 (2024 – $470 million). For a reconciliation of Florida Electric Utility’s adjusted net income to consolidated net income, refer to the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Ratios” and “Financial Highlights – Florida Electric Utility” sections of Emera’s MD&A, which is incorporated herein by reference, a copy of which is available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Seasonal Nature
Electric sales volumes are primarily driven by general economic conditions, population and weather. Residential and commercial electricity sales are seasonal. In Florida, Q3 is the strongest period for electricity sales, reflecting warmer weather and cooling demand.
Capital Investments
In 2025, capital investments, including AFUDC, in the Florida Electric Utility segment were $1.6 billion USD (2024 – $1.4 billion USD). In 2026, capital investment is expected to be approximately $1.8 billion USD, including AFUDC. Capital projects include investment in generation reliability projects and storm hardening, grid modernization, and transmission expansion.
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Environmental Considerations
TEC has significant environmental considerations. TEC operates stationary sources with air emissions regulated by the Clean Air Act. Its operations are also impacted by provisions in the Clean Water Act and federal and state legislative initiatives on environmental matters.
Carbon Reductions and GHG
TEC has historically supported voluntary efforts to reduce carbon emissions and has taken significant steps to reduce overall emissions at TEC’s facilities. Since 2000, TEC has reduced its system-wide emissions of CO2 by more than 50 per cent, bringing emissions to below 1990 levels, where they continue to remain. TEC has substantially reduced CO2 emissions by significantly expanding the use of solar power, repowering Big Bend Unit 1 steam turbine, and retiring Big Bend Unit 2 and Unit 3. The Big Bend Unit 1 modernization project is capable of producing 1,090 megawatts of power and will continue to lead to lower system-wide emissions.
On April 24, 2024, the EPA issued its final power plant rules for electric generating units, including (i) new GHG standards; and (ii) Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (“MATS”). The new MATS will not have a material impact on TEC. The new GHG standard applies only to existing coal-fired and new natural gas electric generating units and will therefore have limited impact on TEC generating units. Big Bend Unit 4 is the only unit affected. As written, the rule would require Big Bend Unit 4 to retire in 2039 without major enhancements to the unit, instead of the current planned retirement date of 2040. On March 12, 2025, the EPA announced that this rule was under reconsideration. On June 11, 2025, the EPA announced a proposal to repeal all “greenhouse gas” emissions standards for the power sector under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and to repeal amendments to the 2024 MATS that directly result in coal-fired power plants having to shut down.
On August 1, 2025, the EPA released a proposal for the Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards. This finding has been the basis for the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles and has been a critical component of the US federal government’s climate regulation efforts. If the Endangerment Finding is repealed, it could have significant implications for the power industry, as it would remove the legal authority for the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and other sources.
CCR Recycling and Regulation
TEC produces ash and other by-products, collectively known as coal combustion residuals (“CCRs”) at Big Bend Power Station. Greater than 90 per cent of all CCRs produced at this facility are marketed to customers for beneficial use in commercial and industrial products. The EPA’s final CCR rule became effective on October 19, 2015 and regulates CCRs as non-hazardous solid waste. In 2016 and 2017, the FPSC approved Environmental Cost Recovery for capital and O&M expenses associated with various projects proposed as part of TEC’s CCR compliance program. The final project required for compliance with the CCR Rule at Big Bend is the North Gypsum Stackout Area Drainage Improvements Project, which was completed in 2025. FDEP has revised the existing state solid waste regulation to incorporate Florida CCR permit requirements for regulated units and these new requirements will operate in lieu of the Federal permitting program. However, TEC is largely exempt from the state permitting requirements because it completed its mandatory closure projects prior to the state rule’s passage.
The legacy rule finalized in May 2024 covers any landfill or impoundment in existence at an inactive power facility but not receiving CCRs as of 2015 (not applicable to Big Bend), or any CCR placed into the environment for beneficial use. TEC is currently evaluating the impact of the rule at the Big Bend Power Station and will be required to perform site evaluations in 2026 to determine the presence of any regulated CCR management units. The report for this first phase of the evaluations will be submitted by February 9, 2027. If determined to be present, additional groundwater monitoring for these units would begin to determine the need for additional corrective actions, possibly including CCR management unit remediation and closure. It is possible that the new EPA Administration may make revisions to the CCR Rules in general
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and the above rule deadlines. However, it is prudent for TEC to proceed with required compliance activities until such revisions occur.
TEC expects that the costs to comply with the new environmental regulations would be eligible for recovery. If approved as prudent, the costs would be reflected in customers’ bills, recovered through either the environmental cost recovery clause or base rates.
Water Supply and Quality
The EPA’s final rule under 316(b) of the Clean Water Act (effective October 2014) addresses perceived impacts to aquatic life by cooling water intakes and is applicable to TEC’s Bayside and Big Bend Power Stations. Polk Power Station is not covered by this rule since it does not operate an intake on “waters of the United States”. TEC has two ongoing projects (one for Bayside and one for Big Bend) that require compliance with the rule. Compliance includes the completion of the biological, technical, and financial study elements required by the rule. These study elements have been completed and submitted for Bayside and were used by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (“FDEP”) to determine the necessity of cooling water system retrofits. FDEP agreed with TEC’s proposed plan for Bayside and TEC completed a multi-year construction project to install new fish-friendly modified traveling screens and a fish return. TEC is negotiating an alternative schedule for Big Bend (as allowed by the rule) but completed a portion of the compliance requirements with the Big Bend modernization project with the installation of fish-friendly modified traveling screens and a fish return on modernized Unit 1. The remainder of the compliance requirements are to be determined and completed at a later date. The full impact of the new regulations on TEC will depend on the study elements performed as part of the rules’ implementation, and the actual requirements established by FDEP.
The final EPA rule for existing steam electric effluent limit guidelines (“ELGs”) became effective January 4, 2016 and establishes limits for certain wastewater discharges. The new ELGs will not have a material impact on TEC. Big Bend completed construction of a deep injection well system in December 2023 for disposal of various types of wastewater. Since Polk Power Station also uses a deep injection well rather than discharging it to surface water, the effluent limitations will no longer apply to either power station. The referenced wastewaters at each power station will be regulated under the Underground Injection Control program rather than the NPDES program. On March 12, 2025, the EPA announced that this rule was under reconsideration but this is not anticipated to have a material impact on TEC operations.
EPA Waters of the US
In 2023, the EPA and Department of the Army issued a final rule amending the definition of “waters of the United States”. On November 20, 2025, the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a proposed rule revising the definition of “waters of the United States” applicable to all Clean Water Act programs. The final rule is expected to have environmental permitting implications for new TEC solar sites, transmission and distribution infrastructure, and permitting renewals for existing facilities requiring approved jurisdictional determinations.
Ozone
On December 31, 2020, the EPA published a final rule to retain the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for photochemical oxidants including ozone, originally adopted in 2012. Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA is required to review the NAAQS every five years and, if appropriate, revise it. The EPA has announced that the NAAQS is currently under review, which could result in revisions to the standard affecting compliance in TEC’s service territory. The impact of this potential new standard on the operations of TEC will depend on the standard that is ultimately adopted and on the outcome of any related litigation or other developments.
TEC expects that the costs to comply with the new environmental regulations would be eligible for recovery. If approved as prudent, the costs would be reflected in customers’ bills, recovered through either the environmental cost recovery clause or base rates.
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Superfund and Former Manufactured Gas Plant Sites
Previously, TEC had been a potentially responsible party (“PRP”) for certain superfund sites through its Tampa Electric and former PGS divisions, as well as for certain former manufactured gas plant sites through its PGS division. As a result of the separation of the PGS division into a separate legal entity, PGS is also now a PRP for those sites (in addition to third party PRPs for certain sites). For further details, refer to Note 28, Commitments and Contingencies – Legal Proceedings – Superfund and Former Manufactured Gas Plant Sites, in the Audited Financial Statements, which are hereby incorporated by reference, a copy of which is available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Canadian Electric Utilities
The Canadian Electric Utilities segment includes NSPI and NSPML. NSPI is a vertically integrated regulated electric utility engaged in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity and the primary electricity supplier to customers in Nova Scotia. NSPML is a 100 per cent equity interest in the Maritime Link Project (“Maritime Link”), a transmission project between the island of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.
NSPI
NSPI is the primary electricity supplier in Nova Scotia, providing electricity generation, transmission and distribution services to approximately 565,000 customers with $8.1 billion in assets and 2,486 employees, as at December 31, 2025.
NSPI is a public utility as defined in the Public Utilities Act and is subject to regulation under the Public Utilities Act by the NSEB. The Public Utilities Act gives the NSEB supervisory powers over NSPI’s operations and expenditures. Electricity rates for NSPI’s customers are subject to NSEB approval. NSPI is not subject to a general annual rate review process, but rather participates in hearings held from time to time at NSPI’s or the NSEB’s request.
NSPI has a FAM, approved by the NSEB, allowing NSPI to recover fluctuating fuel and certain fuel-related costs from customers through regularly scheduled fuel rate adjustments. Differences between prudently incurred fuel costs and amounts recovered from customers through electricity rates in a year are deferred to a FAM regulatory asset or liability and recovered from or returned to customers in subsequent periods.
NSPI’s approved regulated ROE range is 8.75 per cent to 9.25 per cent, based on an actual five-quarter average regulated common equity component of up to 40 per cent of approved rate base.
For further details on NSPI’s regulatory environment and recovery mechanisms, refer to Note 7, Regulatory Assets and Liabilities, in the Audited Financial Statements, which are hereby incorporated by reference, a copy of which is available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Market and Sales
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| For the yearended December 31 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 |
| Residential | 56.2 | 55.0 | 49.4 | 48.2 |
| Commercial | 27.4 | 27.5 | 28.8 | 28.8 |
| Industrial | 14.2 | 15.2 | 19.6 | 21.0 |
| Other | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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Energy Sources and Generation
NSPI owns 2,422 MW of generating capacity, of which 44 per cent is coal and/or oil-fired, 28 per cent is natural gas and/or oil, 19 per cent is hydro, wind, or solar, 7 per cent is petroleum coke (“petcoke”) and 2 per cent is biomass-fueled generation. In 2025, NSPI began operations of two 50 MW grid-scale battery facilities to enhance reliability. In addition, NSPI has contracts to purchase renewable energy from IPPs, and COMFIT participants, which own 573 MW of capacity. NSPI also has rights to 153 MW of Maritime Link capacity, representing NLH’s NS Block delivery obligations, as discussed below.
NLH is obligated to provide NSPI with approximately 900 GWh of energy annually over 35 years. In addition, until March 31, 2026, NLH is obligated to provide approximately 240 GWh of additional energy from the Supplemental Energy Block transmitted through the Maritime Link. NSPI has the option of purchasing additional market-priced energy from NLH through the Energy Access Agreement. The Energy Access Agreement enables NSPI to access a market-priced bid from NLH for up to 1.8 Terawatt hours (“TWh”) of energy in any given year and, on average, 1.2 TWh of energy per year through August 31, 2041.
System Operations
NSPI’s Control Center Operations co-ordinates and controls the electric generation, transmission and distribution facilities with the goal of providing safe, reliable and efficient electricity supply while adhering to applicable environmental requirements and regulations. The Control Center is linked to the generating stations and other key facilities through the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system, a software application used by system operators for remote monitoring and control of the power system assets via the company’s telecommunication network.
Through interconnection agreements with NB Power and with NLH, NSPI’s system has access to other regional power systems and the interconnected North American bulk electric system. The interconnection of power systems enhances the cost effectiveness, reserve capacity and reliability of participating power systems. The interconnection agreements also provide participating utilities with a source of reserve power, subject to availability, transmission line capacity and the requirements of the supplier.
NSPI is a member of the NPCC, a body whose primary role is promoting the reliability of the interconnected power systems throughout the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario) under the regulatory authority of NERC. NERC and NPCC reliability standards and criteria are approved for enforcement in Nova Scotia by the NSEB. NSPI complies with NPCC criteria and NERC standards for the design, planning and operation of NSPI’s portion of the interconnected bulk electric system.
For details on the IESO Nova Scotia and Nova Scotia Energy Reform Act, refer to the “General Development of the Business – Canadian Electric Utilities - NSPI” section below.
Transmission and Distribution
NSPI transmits and distributes electricity from its generating stations to its customers. NSPI’s transmission system consists of approximately 5,400 km of transmission facilities. The distribution system consists of approximately 28,700 km of distribution facilities, which includes distribution supply substations.
NSPML
Equity earnings from the Maritime Link are dependent on the approved ROE and operational performance of NSPML. NSPML’s approved regulated ROE range is 8.75 per cent to 9.25 per cent, based on an actual five-quarter average regulated common equity component of up to 30 per cent.
The Maritime Link assets entered service on January 15, 2018, enabling the transmission of energy between Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, improved reliability and ancillary benefits, supporting the
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efficiency and reliability of energy in both provinces. NLH’s NS Block delivery obligations commenced on August 15, 2021, and will be delivered over the next 35 years pursuant to the project agreements.
Contribution to Consolidated Net Income
Canadian Electric Utilities’ contribution to consolidated net income was $182 million in 2025 (2024 – $232 million).
Seasonal Nature
Electric sales volumes are primarily driven by weather, number of customers, general economic conditions, and demand side management activities. Residential and commercial electricity sales are seasonal in Nova Scotia, with Q1 historically generating the highest sales, reflecting colder weather and fewer daylight hours in the winter season.
Capital Investment
NSPI
NSPI’s capital investments in 2025 were $712 million (2024 – $487 million), including AFUDC. In 2026, NSPI expects to invest $720 million, including AFUDC, NSPI is primarily investing in capital projects to support power system reliability and reliable service for customers.
NSPML
In 2026, the capital investment at NSPML is expected to be approximately $40 million (2025 – $7 million).
Environmental Considerations
NSPI is subject to environmental laws and regulations set by both the Government of Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia (the “Province”). NSPI continues to work with both levels of government to comply with these laws and regulations, to maximize efficiency of emission control measures and minimize customer cost. NSPI anticipates that costs prudently incurred to achieve legislated reductions will be recoverable under NSPI’s regulatory framework.
Other Environmental Legislation and Regulations
There have been several recent environmental developments at both the federal and provincial levels, as described below in the “General Development of the Business – Canadian Electric Utilities – NSPI” section. For additional information on environmental regulations affecting NSPI, see also NSPI’s 2025 Annual Information Form, a copy of which is available electronically under NSPI’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
Gas Utilities and Infrastructure
The Gas Utilities and Infrastructure segment includes PGS, NMGC, SeaCoast, Brunswick Pipeline and Emera’s equity investment in M&NP. PGS is a regulated gas distribution utility engaged in the purchase, distribution and sale of natural gas serving customers in Florida. NMGC is an intrastate regulated gas distribution utility engaged in the purchase, transmission, distribution and sale of natural gas serving customers in New Mexico. SeaCoast is a regulated intrastate natural gas transmission company offering services in Florida. Brunswick Pipeline is a regulated 145-kilometre pipeline delivering re-gasified liquefied natural gas from Saint John, New Brunswick, to markets in the northeastern United States.
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PGS and NMGC purchase gas from various suppliers depending on the needs of their customers. In Florida, gas is delivered to the PGS distribution system through interstate pipelines on which PGS has firm transportation capacity for delivery by PGS to its customers. NMGC’s natural gas is transported on major interstate pipelines and NMGC’s intrastate transmission and distribution system for delivery to customers.
Market and sales
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| For the yearended December 31 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 |
| Residential | 46.1 | 46.7 | 12.5 | 13.1 |
| Commercial | 31.7 | 32.5 | 27.8 | 26.3 |
| Industrial | 6.1 | 6.2 | 49.8 | 51.7 |
| Other | 16.1 | 14.6 | 9.9 | 8.9 |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
PGS
As at December 31, 2025, PGS serves approximately 523,000 customers with $3.3 billion USD in assets and 840 employees. The PGS system includes approximately 25,600 kilometres of natural gas mains and 14,800 kilometres of service lines. Natural gas throughput (the amount of gas delivered to its customers, including transportation-only service) was 2 billion therms in 2025.
PGS is regulated by the FPSC. Rates are set at a level that allows the utilities to collect total revenues or revenue requirements equal to their cost to provide service, plus an appropriate return on invested capital. Base rates are determined in FPSC rate setting hearings which can occur at the initiative of PGS, the FPSC or other interested parties.
Beginning in 2026, the approved ROE range for PGS is 9.30 per cent to 11.30 per cent (2025 – 9.15 per cent to 11.15 per cent), based on an allowed equity capital structure of 54.7 per cent (2025 – 54.7 per cent). An ROE of 10.30 per cent (2025 – 10.15 per cent) is used for the calculation of return on investments recovered through cost recovery clauses.
For further details on PGS’ regulatory environment and recovery mechanisms, refer to Note 7, Regulatory Assets and Liabilities, in the Audited Financial Statements, which are hereby incorporated by reference, a copy of which is available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
NMGC
As at December 31, 2025, NMGC serves approximately 553,000 customers with $1.6 billion USD in assets and 755 employees. NMGC’s system includes approximately 2,300 km of transmission lines and 18,200 km of distribution lines. Annual natural gas throughput was approximately 1 billion therms in 2025.
NMGC is subject to regulation by the NMPRC. Rates are set at a level that allows NMGC to collect total revenues or revenue requirements equal to its cost of providing service, plus an appropriate return on invested capital.
NMGC’s approved ROE is 9.375 per cent on an allowed equity capital structure of 52 per cent.
For further details on NMGC’s regulatory environment and recovery mechanisms, refer to Note 7, Assets and Liabilities, in the Audited Financial Statements, which are hereby incorporated by reference, a copy of which is available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
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On August 5, 2024, Emera announced an agreement to sell NMGC. For more information on the pending transaction, refer to the “General Development of the Business – Gas Utilities and Infrastructure” section below and the “Other Developments” section of Emera’s MD&A, which is incorporated herein by reference, a copy of which is available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
EBPC
EBPC owns Brunswick Pipeline, a regulated 145-km pipeline delivering re-gasified liquefied natural gas from the Saint John LNG import terminal near Saint John, New Brunswick to markets in the Northeastern United States. The pipeline travels through southwest New Brunswick and connects with M&NP at the Canada/U.S. border near Baileyville, Maine.
Since its commissioning in July 2009, the pipeline has been used solely to transport natural gas for RENAC under a 25-year firm service agreement, which expires in 2034. Brunswick Pipeline is regulated by the CER, which has classified it as a Group II pipeline. As a regulated Group II pipeline, the tolls of Brunswick Pipeline are regulated by the CER on a complaint basis, as opposed to a regulatory approval process. In the absence of a complaint, the CER does not normally undertake a detailed examination of Brunswick Pipeline’s tolls, which are subject to a firm service agreement with RENAC, as noted above. The firm service agreement provides for a predetermined toll increase in the fifth and fifteenth year of the contract.
Economic Dependence
Brunswick Pipeline has a 25-year firm service agreement with RENAC, which expires in 2034. The risk of non-payment is mitigated as Repsol, the parent company of RENAC, has provided EBPC with a guarantee for all RENAC’s payment obligations under the firm service agreement.
M&NP
Emera owns a 12.9 per cent interest in M&NP, which is a 1,400 km pipeline that transports natural gas throughout markets in Atlantic Canada and the Northeastern United States.
Contribution to Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated Adjusted Net Income
Gas Utilities and Infrastructure’s contribution to consolidated net income was $196 million USD in 2025 (2024 – $188 million USD). Gas Utilities and Infrastructure’s contribution to consolidated adjusted net income was $196 million USD in 2025 (2024 – $194 million USD). For a reconciliation of Gas Utilities and Infrastructure’s adjusted net income to consolidated net income, refer to the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Ratios” and “Financial Highlights – Gas Utilities and Infrastructure” sections of Emera’s MD&A, which is incorporated herein by reference, a copy of which is available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Seasonal Nature
Gas sales volumes are primarily driven by general economic conditions, population and weather. Residential and commercial gas sales are seasonal. In Florida and New Mexico, Q1 is the strongest period for gas sales due to colder weather and heating demand.
Capital Investment
Capital investment in PGS in 2025 were $323 million USD, including AFUDC, (2024 – $323 million USD in the Gas Utilities and Infrastructure segment). In 2026, capital investment at PGS is expected to be approximately $445 million USD, including AFUDC. PGS will make investments to maintain the reliability of their systems and support customer growth.
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Environmental Considerations
PGS’s operations are subject to federal, state and local statutes, rules and regulations relating to the discharge of materials into the environment and the protection of the environment that generally require monitoring, permitting and ongoing expenditures. Previously, TEC had been a potentially responsible party (“PRP”) for certain superfund sites through its Tampa Electric and former PGS divisions, as well as for certain former manufactured gas plant sites through its PGS division. As a result of the separation of the PGS division into a separate legal entity, Peoples Gas System, Inc. is also now a PRP for those sites (in addition to third party PRPs for certain sites). For further details, refer to Note 28, Commitments and Contingencies – Legal Proceedings – Superfund and Former Manufactured Gas Plant Sites, in the Audited Financial Statements, which are hereby incorporated by reference, a copy of which is available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Brunswick Pipeline is subject to both federal and provincial environmental regulations. Brunswick Pipeline has comprehensive integrity, safety and environmental programs in place, including an integrated management system to ensure compliance and continuous improvement of its integrity, safety and environmental programs. Brunswick Pipeline also conducts regularly scheduled physical inspections of the pipeline and its right-of-way.
Other Electric Utilities
Other Electric Utilities includes ECI, a holding company with regulated electric utilities. ECI’s regulated utilities include vertically integrated regulated electric utilities of BLPC on the island of Barbados, GBPC on Grand Bahama Island and an equity investment in Lucelec on the island of St. Lucia.
Market and Sales
Other Electric Utilities operating revenues for 2025 were $413 million USD (2024 – $413 million USD) and electric sales volumes for 2025 were 1,307 GWh (2024 – 1,307 GWh).
BLPC
As at December 31, 2025, BLPC serves approximately 137,000 customers with $547 million USD of assets and a workforce of 440 employees. BLPC owns 243 MW of generating capacity, of which 96 per cent is oil-fired and 4 per cent is solar. BLPC’s transmission system consists of approximately 200 km of transmission lines, including major substations connected to the transmission and distribution system. The distribution system consists of approximately 4,000 km of distribution lines which includes distribution supply substations.
BLPC currently operates pursuant to a single integrated license to generate, transmit and distribute electricity on the island of Barbados until 2028. In 2019, the Government of Barbados passed legislation requiring multiple licenses for the supply of electricity. In November 2025, the Government of Barbados and BLPC agreed to new Transmission, Distribution, Sales and Dispatch (“T&D”) and Generation and Energy Storage (“G&S”) licenses. The G&S license will be valid until 2047, unless otherwise extended. The T&D License will be valid for 30 years. These new non-exclusive licenses have since been signed and will become effective upon the repeal of the existing license. BLPC continues to operate under its current statutory authority while preparing for the transition to the new licensing framework.
BLPC is regulated by the FTC. Rates are set to recover prudently incurred costs of providing electricity service to customers plus an appropriate return on capital invested. BLPC’s approved regulated return on rate base is 10 per cent.
For further information and developments regarding BLPC, refer to the “General Development of the Business – Other Electric Utilities” section below.
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For further details on BLPC’s regulatory environment and recovery mechanisms, refer to Note 7, Regulatory Assets and Liabilities, in the Audited Financial Statements, which are hereby incorporated by reference, a copy of which is available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
GBPC
As at December 31, 2025, GBPC serves approximately 20,000 customers, with $378 million USD of assets and a workforce of 216 employees. GBPC owns 98 MW of oil-fired generation, approximately 100 kilometres of transmission facilities and 1,000 kilometers of distribution facilities.
GBPC has historically been regulated by the GBPA. Rates are set to recover prudently incurred costs of providing electricity service to customers plus an appropriate return on rate base. GBPC’s approved regulatory return on rate base is 8.52 per cent.
For further information and developments regarding GBPC, refer to the “General Development of the Business – Other Electric Utilities” section below.
For further details on GBPC’s regulatory environment and recovery mechanisms, refer to Note 7, Regulatory Assets and Liabilities, in the Audited Financial Statements, which are hereby incorporated by reference, a copy of which is available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
System Operation
BLPC and GBPC each have system control centres that co-ordinate and control their electric generation and transmission facilities with the goal of providing a reliable and secure electricity supply while maintaining economy of operations. Their generation and transmission system control centres are linked to their generating stations and other key parts of their systems by the “Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition” systems, with fibre optic, voice and data communications networks.
Transmissionand Distribution
BLPC and GBPC transmit and distribute electricity from their generating stations to their customers.
Contribution to Consolidated Net Income and Adjusted Net Income
Other Electric Utilities’ contribution to consolidated net income and consolidated adjusted net income was $31 million USD in 2025 (2024 – $35 million USD). For a reconciliation of Other Electric Utilities adjusted net income to consolidated net income, refer to the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Ratios” and “Financial Highlights – Other Electric Utilities” sections of Emera’s MD&A, which is incorporated herein by reference, a copy of which is available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Seasonal Nature
Electricity sales and related generation varies significantly over the year in the Caribbean; Q3 is typically the strongest period, reflecting warmer weather. Grand Bahama is also particularly prone to tropical storm and hurricane impacts during Q3.
Capital Investment
Other Electric Utilities capital investments for 2025 were $67 million USD (2024 – $59 million USD), including AFUDC. In 2026, capital investment is expected to be approximately $110 million USD, including
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AFUDC, primarily in more efficient and cleaner sources of generation, including renewables and battery storage.
Environmental Considerations
Emera’s Caribbean utilities have implemented formal health & safety and environmental and management systems to assist in safeguarding the health and safety of its employees, contractors and customers while ensuring protection of the environment.
Other
The Other segment includes business operations that in a normal year are below the required threshold for reporting as separate segments; and corporate expense and revenue items that are not directly allocated to Emera’s subsidiaries and investments.
Business operations in the Other segment include Corporate; Emera Energy Services (EES), physical energy marketing and trading business; and a 50 per cent joint venture interest in Bear Swamp, a 660 MW pumped storage hydroelectric facility in northwestern Massachusetts.
Corporate includes certain corporate-wide functions including executive management, strategic planning, treasury services, legal, financial reporting, tax planning, corporate business development, corporate governance, investor relations, risk management, insurance, acquisition and disposition related costs, gains or losses on select assets sales, and corporate human resource activities. It includes interest revenue on intercompany financings and interest expense on corporate debt in both Canada and the U.S.
Emera Energy
EES derives revenue and earnings from wholesale marketing and trading of natural gas and electricity within the Company’s risk tolerances, including those related to value-at-risk and credit exposure. EES purchases and sells physical natural gas and electricity, the related transportation and transmission capacity rights, and provides energy asset management services. The primary market area for the natural gas and power marketing and trading business is northeastern North America, including the Marcellus and Utica shale supply areas. EES also participates in the US Southeast, Gulf Coast and Midwest, and Central Canadian and Alberta natural gas markets. Its counterparties include electric and gas utilities, natural gas producers, electricity generators and other marketing and trading entities. EES operates in a competitive environment, and the business relies on knowledge of the region’s energy markets, understanding of pipeline and transmission infrastructure, a network of counterparty relationships and a focus on customer service. EES manages its commodity risk by limiting open positions, utilizing financial products to hedge purchases and sales, and investing in transportation capacity rights to enable movement across its portfolio.
Earnings from EES are generally dependent on market conditions. In particular, volatility in natural gas and electricity markets, which can be influenced by weather, local supply constraints and other supply and demand factors, can provide higher levels of margin opportunity. The business is seasonal, with Q1 and Q4 usually providing the greatest opportunity for earnings.
Contribution to Consolidated Net Income and Adjusted Net Income
Other’s contribution to consolidated net income was a loss of $332 million in 2025 (2024 – loss of $686 million). Other’s contribution to consolidated adjusted net income was a loss of $301 million in 2025 (2025 – loss of $342 million). For further information on the non-GAAP measure adjusted net income, refer to the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Ratios” and “Financial Highlights – Other” sections of the MD&A, which is hereby incorporated by reference, a copy of which is available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
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Capital Investment
In 2026, capital investment in the Other segment is expected to be approximately $10 million (2025 – $6 million).
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUSINESS
Three Year History and ChangesExpected in 2026
The following discussion summarizes key developments in Emera’s business and operations over the last three completed financial years and changes that are expected to occur during the current financial year.
Florida Electric Utility
Base Rates
On August 16, 2023, TEC filed a petition to implement the 2024 Generation Base Rate Adjustment provisions pursuant to the 2021 rate case settlement agreement. Inclusive of TEC’s ROE adjustment, the increase of $22 million USD was approved by the FPSC on November 17, 2023.
On April 2, 2024, TEC filed a rate case with the FPSC for new base rates. On December 3, 2024, the FPSC rendered a decision which includes annual base rate increases of $185 million USD in 2025 and adjustments of $87 million USD and $9 million USD in 2026 and 2027, respectively. The allowed equity in the capital structure continues to be 54 per cent from investor sources of capital and the allowed regulatory ROE range is 9.50 per cent to 11.50 per cent with a 10.50 per cent midpoint.
On February 3, 2025, the FPSC issued the final order approving the 2024 rate case decision, effective January 1, 2025. In February 2025, a motion for reconsideration on certain aspects of the final order was filed by an intervening party with the FPSC. On May 6, 2025, the FPSC denied the motion for reconsideration, except with respect to immaterial calculation corrections, and the final order was issued on June 11, 2025. In March 2025, two intervening parties each filed a notice of appeal to the Florida Supreme Court regarding the outcome of TEC’s 2024 base rate proceeding. On January 12, 2026, the intervening parties filed their briefs related to the appeal. To date, the FPSC has not responded to the briefs.
On September 4, 2025, TEC petitioned the FPSC to increase base revenue by $88 million USD to reflect the 2026 adjustment in accordance with its 2024 rate case decision. On November 4, 2025, the FPSC approved the adjustment, with new rates becoming effective January 1, 2026.
Fuel Recovery
On January 23, 2023, TEC requested an adjustment to its fuel charges to recover the 2022 fuel under-recovery of $518 million USD over a period of 21 months. The request also included an adjustment to 2023 projected fuel costs to reflect the reduction in natural gas prices since September 2022 for a projected reduction of $170 million USD for the balance of 2023. The changes were approved by the FPSC on March 7, 2023, and were effective beginning on April 1, 2023.
On April 2, 2024, TEC requested a mid-course adjustment to its fuel and capacity charges, reflecting a $138 million USD reduction over 12 months, from June 2024 through May 2025. The requested reduction was due to a decrease in actual and projected 2024 natural gas prices since TEC submitted its projected 2024 costs in the fall of 2023. On May 7, 2024, the FPSC approved the mid-course adjustment.
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Storm Reserve
In September 2022, TEC was impacted by Hurricane Ian with $119 million USD of restoration costs charged against TEC’s FPSC approved storm reserve. On January 23, 2023, TEC petitioned the FPSC for recovery of the storm reserve regulatory asset and the replenishment of the balance in the storm reserve to the approved storm reserve level of $56 million USD, for a total of $131 million USD. The storm cost recovery surcharge was approved by the FPSC on March 7, 2023, and TEC began applying the surcharge in April 2023. Subsequently, on November 9, 2023, the FPSC approved TEC’s petition, filed on August 16, 2023, to update the total storm cost collection to $134 million USD. The remaining balance of $29 million USD as of December 31, 2023, was collected over 12 months in 2024.
In Q3 2023, TEC was impacted by Hurricane Idalia. The related storm restoration costs were approximately $35 million USD, which were charged to the storm reserve regulatory asset, resulting in minimal impact to earnings.
On September 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene passed 100 miles west of Tampa and made landfall approximately 200 miles north of Tampa, in Taylor County, as a Category 4 hurricane. TEC’s service territory was impacted by the tropical storm force winds and storm surge which resulted in a peak number of customers out of 100,000. As of December 31, 2024, TEC deferred $49 million USD to the storm reserve for future recovery.
On October 9, 2024, Hurricane Milton made landfall approximately 50 miles south of Tampa, near Sarasota, and was the worst weather event to impact the area in over 100 years. The Category 3 hurricane had a significant impact on TEC’s service territory which resulted in a peak number of customers out of 600,000. As of December 31, 2024, TEC deferred $340 million USD to the storm reserve for future recovery.
As at December 31, 2024, total restoration costs charged to the storm reserve account exceeded the storm reserve balance and therefore $377 million USD was deferred as a regulatory asset for future recovery. On February 4. 2025, the FPSC approved TEC’s petition for the recovery of $466 million USD of costs associated with Hurricane Idalia, Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton and the associated interest to replenish the storm reserve over an 18-month recovery period, which began in March 2025. The amount of cost-recovery is subject to a true-up mechanism with the FPSC.
For additional details on the storm reserve, refer to Note 7, Regulatory Assets and Liabilities, in the Audited Financial Statements, which are hereby incorporated by reference, a copy of which is available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Canadian Electric Utilities
NSPI
General Rate Application and Settlement Agreement
On February 2, 2023, the NSEB approved the General Rate Application (“GRA”) Settlement Agreement between NSPI, key customer representatives and participating interest groups. This resulted in average customer rate increases of 6.9 per cent effective on February 2, 2023, and further average increase of 6.5 per cent on January 1, 2024, with any under or over-recovery of fuel costs addressed through the NSEB’s established FAM process. On March 27, 2023 the NSEB issued a final order approving the electricity rates, effective on February 2, 2023 (“GRA decision date”).
Effective from the GRA decision date, the Settlement Agreement established a storm rider for each of 2023, 2024 and 2025, which gave NSPI the ability to apply to the NSEB for deferral and recovery of expenses if major storm restoration expense exceeds approximately $10 million in any given year. The application for deferral and recovery of the storm rider is made in the year following the year of the incurred costs, with recovery beginning in the year after the application. On December 2, 2024, the NSEB approved the
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recovery of $24 million of major storm restoration and incremental financing costs deferred to NSPI’s storm rider in 2023 to be recovered over a 12-month period beginning on January 1, 2025 and concluding by December 31, 2025.
The Settlement Agreement also established a DSM rider, allowing NSPI to recover costs associated with DSM programs developed and delivered by EfficiencyOne, a third-party entity that currently holds the franchise for the provision of energy efficiency and conservation in the Province, regulated by the NSEB. The DSM rider was effective as of the GRA decision date. Differences between DSM program costs and amounts recovered from customers through electricity rates are deferred to a DSM regulatory asset or liability and recovered from or returned to customers in subsequent periods.
2025 GRA
On September 18, 2025, NSPI filed a consensus GRA with the NSEB, reflecting a settlement agreement reached with customer representatives. The GRA proposes average annual rate increases of 1.8 per cent in 2026 and 2.4 per cent in 2027. The proposed rates would result in annual revenue (fuel and non-fuel) increases of $62 million in 2026 and $108 million in 2027. The hearing for the matter concluded in January 2026 and a decision by the NSEB is expected by early Q2 2026.
Fuel Recovery
On April 17, 2024, the NSEB approved the sale of $117 million of the FAM regulatory asset to Invest Nova Scotia, a provincial Crown corporation. On April 30, 2024, the transaction closed and the $117 million was remitted to NSPI, which resulted in a corresponding decrease of the FAM regulatory asset. NSPI is collecting the amortization and financing costs related to the $117 million from customers on behalf of Invest Nova Scotia over a 10-year period which began in Q2 2024 and is remitting those amounts to Invest Nova Scotia quarterly.
On September 24, 2024, the Government of Canada finalized an agreement with NSPI, NSPML and the Province on terms and conditions for a federal loan guarantee (“FLG”) of $500 million in debt to be issued by NSPML to help Nova Scotia customers manage unrecovered costs of the replacement energy that was required during the several years of delay in the Muskrat Falls hydroelectricity project. On September 25, 2024, NSPI and NSPML filed applications with the NSEB related to the FLG. On November 29, 2024, the NSEB approved NSPML’s application to issue the debt, transfer the proceeds to NSPI as a refund of a portion of previous NSPML assessment payments, and to increase its annual assessment charge to NSPI to recover the refund and related financing costs over a 28-year period. On December 16, 2024, the net proceeds of the NSPML debt issuance were transferred to NSPI and applied against the FAM regulatory asset balance. On February 18, 2025, the NSEB approved NSPI’s application to increase 2025 fuel rates to service the incremental NSPML debt.
Hurricane Fiona
On June 27, 2024, the NSEB approved the deferred recognition of $25 million in incremental operating costs incurred during the Hurricane Fiona storm restoration efforts in September 2022. Following NSEB approval, the $25 million was reclassified to “Regulatory assets” from “Other long-term assets”. The NSEB also directed NSPI to reclassify $10 million of undepreciated costs related to assets retired because of Hurricane Fiona to “Regulatory assets” from “PP&E” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. NSPI began amortizing both of these regulatory assets over a 10-year period, beginning July 1, 2024.
Regulatory Matters – General
For more information, refer to the “Regulatory Environments and Updates – Canadian Electric Utilities – NSPI” section of Note 7, Regulatory Assets and Liabilities, in the Audited Financial Statements, which are hereby incorporated by reference, a copy of which is available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
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Battery Energy Storage System (“BESS”) Project
On June 13, 2024, the NSEB approved $238 million of capital investment, including AFUDC, for the BESS Project. The project is comprised of three 50 MW, four-hour battery facilities. As of December 31, 2025, two facilities are in-service and the third facility is expected to be in service in 2026.
Wasoqonatl Transmission Line Project
On March 5, 2025, NSPI, the Canada Infrastructure Bank (“CIB”) and the Wskijinu’k Mtmo’taqnuow Agency (“WMA”) announced the Wasoqonatl transmission line project to create a reliability intertie between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. The project is owned by a new regulated utility, WTI, which is wholly-owned by a newly formed limited partnership between NSPI, CIB and WMA. NSPI is responsible for providing construction, operation, maintenance and administrative services to WTI. NSPI has a 50 per cent indirect voting interest in WTI which is recorded as an “Investments subject to significant influence” on Emera’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, which are included in the Audited Financial Statements.
Environmental Legislation and Regulations
Nova ScotiaEnergy Reform Act
On April 5, 2024, the Province enacted Bill 404 - Energy Reform (2024) Act. This legislation implements certain recommendations made by the Clean Electricity Solutions Task Force, which was established by the Province to advise the provincial government on Nova Scotia’s transition away from coal to more renewable sources of energy. The legislation enacted the Energy and Regulatory Board Act, which established the Nova Scotia Energy Board (“NSEB”). The NSEB will regulate energy and utility entities in Nova Scotia, with a mandate of increased focus on meeting energy transition demands. The legislation also enacts the More Access to Energy Act, which provides for the establishment of and phased transition to the Nova Scotia Independent Energy System Operator (“IESO Nova Scotia”).
On October 15, 2025, IESO Nova Scotia announced that the organization will be phased in over two phases during an 18-month period. On December 1, 2025, the first phase was completed following the transfer of system planning and interconnection functions. The second phase is expected to be complete in 2027 as IESO Nova Scotia assumes responsibility for system operations.
Clean Electricity Regulations
On December 17, 2024, Environment and Climate Change Canada released a finalized version of the Clean Electricity Regulations. The Clean Electricity Regulations establish performance standards to further limit GHG emissions from fossil fuel generated electricity starting in 2035 and help facilitate the Government of Canada’s intention of achieving a net-zero electricity grid by 2050. Compliance with the finalized version of the Clean Electricity Regulations is not anticipated to require significant capital investment incremental to NSPI’s planned capital investment driven by the Province’s goals to transition off coal and reach 80 per cent renewable electricity sales by 2030.
Nova Scotia RenewableEnergy Regulations (“RER”)
Under the provincially legislated RER, starting in 2020, 40 per cent of electric sales must be generated from renewable sources. NSPI met this target in 2023 and 2024, and in 2025 met this target with more than 40 per cent of NSPI’s electric sales coming from renewable sources, subject to a compliance filing.
On April 6, 2023, the Province levied a $10 million penalty on NSPI for non-compliance with the RER compliance period ending in 2022. On May 26, 2023, NSPI initiated an appeal, through a proceeding with the NSEB, of the $10 million penalty levied on NSPI by the Province for non-compliance with the RER compliance period ending in 2022. The hearing in 2025 and NSPI is awaiting a decision.
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Carbon Pricing Regulations
NSPI is a mandatory participant in Nova Scotia’s output-based pricing system (“OBPS”) carbon pricing program, which was effective January 1, 2023. Nova Scotia’s OBPS implements GHG emissions performance standards for large industrial GHG emitters that vary by fuel type. GHG emissions in excess of the prescribed intensity standards are subject to a carbon price that starts at $65 per tonne in 2023 and increases by $15 per tonne annually, reaching $170 per tonne by 2030. NSPI’s regulatory framework provides for the recovery of costs prudently incurred to comply with carbon pricing programs pursuant to NSPI’s FAM.
Nova Scotia Cap-and-Trade Program Regulations
NSPI was a participant in the Nova Scotia Cap-and-Trade Program and was subject to the 2019 through 2022 compliance period. NSPI received granted emissions allowances and was permitted to purchase up to five per cent of the credits available at provincial auctions. Any remaining allowance shortfall required the purchase of reserve credits directly from the Province. Lower than forecast Muskrat Falls energy received during the compliance period resulted in the increased deployment of higher carbon-emitting generation sources. On March 16, 2023, the Province provided NSPI with emissions allowances sufficient to achieve compliance for the 2019 through 2022 compliance period. As such, compliance costs accrued of $166 million were reversed in Q1 2023. The credits NSPI purchased from provincial auctions in the amount of $6 million were not refunded and no further costs were incurred to achieve compliance with the Nova Scotia Cap-and-Trade Program.
Other Legislation
Electricity Act Amendments
In April 2023, the Province enacted amendments to the Electricity Act which will allow the Province to issue requests for proposals for energy-storage in Nova Scotia, similar to the existing procurement process for renewable energy. In addition, the amendments to the Electricity Act allow the Governor in Council to approve unique or innovative energy storage projects that provide benefits to the electric system and reduce costs for customers.
In November 2023, the Province enacted amendments in the Electricity Act which permit the Governor in Council to approve energy storage projects proposed by a public utility and owned wholly or in majority by the public utility if the project is in the best interest of ratepayers. Further, the amendments to the Electricity Act expand the ability of the Province to require NSPI to enter into power purchase agreements with renewable generation facilities by further empowering the Province to require NSPI to enter into an agreement for the sale of the electricity to specified customers. This allows specified customers to buy renewable electricity from specified producers, with NSPI managing the transmission and sale of the energy. On December 21, 2023, the Governor in Council enacted regulations which directed NSPI to install three 50 MW four-hour duration grid-scale batteries as part of the regulated assets of NSPI. In 2024, the NSEB approved the BESS project. For further details refer to “Regulatory Matters – General” section above.
Performance Standards Penalty Amendment
On April 12, 2023, the Province enacted amendments to the Public Utilities Act which increased the cumulative total of administrative penalties that could be levied by the NSEB against NSPI for non-compliance with current and future performance standards in a calendar year from $1 million to $25 million. Any administrative penalties levied against NSPI must be credited to customers and NSPI cannot recover administrative penalties imposed through rates.
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NSPML
MaritimeLink Project
On October 4, 2023 and January 31, 2024, the NSEB issued decisions providing clarification on remaining aspects of the Maritime Link holdback mechanism primarily relating to release of past and future holdback amounts and requirements to end the holdback mechanism. In these decisions, the NSEB agreed with the Company’s submission that $12 million ($8 million related to 2022 and $4 million relating to 2023) of the previously recorded holdback remain credited to NSPI’s FAM, with the remainder released to NSPML and recorded in Emera’s “Income from equity investments”. The NSEB also confirmed that the holdback mechanism would cease once 90 per cent of NS Block deliveries were achieved for 12 consecutive months (subject to potential relief for planned outages or exceptional circumstances) and the net outstanding balance of previously underdelivered NS Block energy is less than 10 per cent of the contracted annual
amount. In addition, the NSEB increased the monthly holdback amount from $2 million to $4 million beginning December 1, 2023.
On December 21, 2023, NSPML received NSEB approval to collect up to $164 million from NSPI for the recovery of costs associated with the Maritime Link in 2024, subject to a holdback of $4 million per month.
On September 25, 2024, NSPI and NSPML filed applications with the NSEB related to the FLG. On December 16, 2024, the net proceeds of the NSPML debt issuance were transferred to NSPI and applied against the FAM regulatory asset balance as a refund of a portion of previous NSPML assessment payments. For further details, refer to the “Fuel Recovery” section above.
On November 29, 2024, NSPML received approval from the NSEB to collect up to $197 million in 2025 from NSPI; which includes $158 million for the recovery of costs associated with the Maritime Link, and $39 million associated with the additional FLG debt and financing costs discussed in the “NSPI” section above. Payments from NSPI are subject to a holdback of up to $4 million per month. There was no holdback recorded for the year ended December 31, 2024.
On December 23, 2025, NSPML received an interim order from the NSEB to collect up to $199 million from NSPI for the recovery of costs associated with the Maritime Link in 2026, subject to a monthly holdback of up to $4 million. A final decision from the NSEB is pending. There was no holdback recorded for the year ended December 31, 2025.
On February 4, 2026, NSPML submitted an application with the NSEB requesting the termination of the holdback mechanism. A decision is anticipated in Q3 2026.
LIL
Sale of LIL Equity Interest
On June 4, 2024, Emera completed the sale of its 31.1 per cent LIL equity interest for a total transaction value of $1.2 billion, including cash proceeds of $957 million and $235 million for assuming Emera’s contractual obligation to fund the remaining initial capital investment, which represents additional LIL equity interest for the acquirer. For further details, see Note 4, Dispositions, in the Audited Financial Statements, which are hereby incorporated by reference, a copy of which is available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Gas Utilities and Infrastructure
General – Sale of NMGC
On August 5, 2024, Emera entered into an agreement to sell its indirect wholly owned subsidiary NMGC for a total enterprise value of approximately $1.3 billion USD, consisting of cash proceeds and the transfer
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of debt and customary closing adjustments. As a result of the pending sale, NMGC’s assets and liabilities are classified as held for sale as of Q3 2024. The public hearing was held in November 2025. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2026, subject to certain approvals, including regulatory approval by the NMPRC. For more information on the pending transaction, refer to the “Other Developments” section of the MD&A, which is hereby incorporated by reference, a copy of which is available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
PGS
Base Rates
On April 4, 2023, PGS filed a rate case with the FPSC and a hearing for the matter was held in September 2023. On November 9, 2023, the FPSC approved a $118 million USD increase to base revenues which included $11 million USD transferred from the cast iron and bare steel replacement rider, for a net incremental increase to base revenues of $107 million USD. This reflected a 10.15 per cent midpoint ROE with an allowed equity capital structure of 54.7 per cent. A final order was issued on December 27, 2023, with the rates effective January 2024.
On March 31, 2025, PGS filed a rate case with the FPSC for new rates to become effective January 1, 2026. On August 13, 2025, PGS and the intervening parties filed a settlement agreement with the FPSC for a $67 million USD increase in 2026 annual base rates, which includes $7 million USD from the cast iron and bare steel replacement rider, and additional adjustments of $25 million USD in 2027 and up to $5 million USD in 2028 (subject to FPSC approval). This reflects a 10.30 per cent midpoint ROE and 54.7 per cent equity thickness. On October 31, 2025, the FPSC issued the final order approving the settlement.
NMGC
Base Rates
On September 14, 2023, NMGC filed a rate case with the NMPRC for new base rates to become effective Q4 2024. On March 1, 2024, NMGC filed with the NMPRC a settlement with the support of all parties in the case for an increase of $30 million USD in annual base revenues and maintaining NMGC’s ROE at 9.375 per cent. The rates reflect the recovery of increased operating costs and capital investments in pipeline projects and related infrastructure, as well as a new customer information and billing system. NMGC also agreed to withdraw, and to not reassert in a future rate case application, its request for a regulatory asset for costs associated with its 2022 application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for a liquefied natural gas storage facility in New Mexico. The NMPRC approved the rate case settlement on July 25, 2024. New rates became effective October 1, 2024.
For more information, refer to the “Regulatory Environments and Updates – Gas Utilities and Infrastructure” section of Note 7, Regulatory Assets and Liabilities, in the Audited Financial Statements, which are hereby incorporated by reference, a copy of which is available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Other Electric Utilities
BLPC
General Rate Review
In 2021 BLPC submitted a general rate review application to the FTC. In September 2022, the FTC granted BLPC interim rate relief, allowing an increase in base rates of approximately $1 million USD per month. On February 15, 2023, the FTC issued a decision on the application which included the following significant
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items: an allowed regulatory ROE of 11.75 per cent, an equity capital structure of 55 per cent, a directive to update the major components of rate base to September 16, 2022, and a directive to establish regulatory liabilities totalling approximately $71 million USD. On March 7, 2023, BLPC filed a Motion for Review and Variation (the “Motion”) and applied for a stay of the FTC’s decision, which was subsequently granted. On November 20, 2023, the FTC issued their decision dismissing the Motion. Interim rates continue to be in effect through to a date to be determined in a final decision and order.
On December 1, 2023, BLPC appealed certain aspects of the FTC’s February 15 and November 20, 2023, decisions to the Supreme Court of Barbados in the High Court of Justice (the “Court”) and requested that they be stayed. On December 11, 2023, the Court granted the stay. BLPC’s position is that the FTC made errors of law and jurisdiction in their decisions and believes the success of the appeal is probable, and as a result, the adjustments to BLPC’s final rates and rate base, including any adjustments to regulatory assets and liabilities, have not been recorded at this time. The appeal was heard in December 2025, and will continue in early 2026. A decision is expected in 2026.
GBPC
Base Rates
On August 1, 2024, as required by the GBPA Operating Protocol and Regulatory Framework Agreement, GBPC filed a rate plan proposal. A review of the proposal by the GBPA is expected to commence in the first half of 2026.
Fuel Recovery
GBPC’s fuel costs flow through a fuel pass-through mechanism which provides the opportunity to recover all prudently incurred fuel costs from customers in a timely manner. In 2023, 2024 and 2025 the fuel pass through charge was adjusted monthly, in-line with actual fuel costs.
Electricity Act, 2024
On June 1, 2024, the Electricity Act, 2024 took effect. The legislation purports to remove the jurisdiction of the GBPA over GBPC and to have the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority, another Bahamian regulator, regulate GBPC. In 2024, URCA filed a claim in the Supreme Court of the Bahamas, seeking an order that the GBPA be prohibited and restrained from considering and/or approving any adjustment to rates sought by GBPC. URCA contends that it has regulatory authority over electricity provision on Grand Bahama pursuant to the Electricity Act. Management does not expect that the outcome of the proceedings will have a material impact to Emera.
For more information, refer to the “Regulatory Environments and Updates – Other Electric Utilities” section of Note 7, Regulatory Assets and Liabilities, in the Audited Financial Statements, which is hereby incorporated by reference, a copy of which is available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Other
Canadian TaxLegislation Changes
On June 20, 2024, Bill C-59, an Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 21, 2023, and certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023, was enacted. Bill C-59 includes the EIFEL regime, which is effective January 1, 2024. EIFEL applies to limit a company’s net interest and financing expense deduction to no more than 30 per cent of earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”) for tax purposes. Any denied interest and financing expenses under the EIFEL regime can be carried forward indefinitely.
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During 2024, the Company incurred $185 million of interest and financing expenses in connection with a specific financing structure. The current and future interest and financing expenses were expected to be denied under the EIFEL legislation and, as a result, the financing structure was wound up. It was determined that Emera was more likely than not to realize the benefit of the current denied interest and financing expenses and therefore a $54 million deferred income tax asset and related income tax benefit was recorded during Q4 2024. In addition, Emera recognized a $4 million income tax benefit related to the reversal of a deferred income tax liability on the wind-up of the financing structure.
For further details, refer to Note 11, Income Taxes - Excessive Interest and Financing Expenses Limitation (“EIFEL”) Regime, in the Audited Financial Statements, which is hereby incorporated by reference, a copy of which is available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) Listing
Emera filed a registration statement dated May 1, 2025 on Form 40-F with the SEC to register its common shares under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Emera subsequently completed the listing of its common shares on the NYSE and commenced trading on May 28, 2025. Emera’s common shares continue to be listed and traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
US One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”)
On July 4, 2025, the OBBBA was signed into law. The OBBBA makes permanent many of the expired and expiring tax provisions originally enacted in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. It also includes significant changes in future years to the timing and availability of several clean energy tax credits previously enacted in the Inflation Reduction Act, including the investment tax credit and production tax credit. On August 15, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service released guidance on determining when wind and solar projects have begun construction for purposes of qualifying for these tax credits. Emera’s 2025 financial statements were not materially impacted as a result of the enacted changes. Emera will continue to evaluate the future impact as additional information and guidance becomes available.
Financing Activity
ATM Program
On November 14, 2023, Emera renewed its ATM Program that allows the Company to issue up to $600 million of common shares from treasury to the public from time to time, at the Company’s discretion, at the prevailing market price. The ATM Program was renewed pursuant to a prospectus supplement dated November 14, 2023 to the Company’s short form base shelf prospectus dated October 3, 2023.
During 2023, approximately 8.29 million common shares were issued under the ATM Program at an average price of $48.27 per share for gross proceeds of $400 million ($397 million, net of after-tax issuance costs) and an aggregate gross sales limit of $200 million remained available for issuance under the ATM Program.
On November 18, 2024, Emera increased the size of the ATM Program to allow the Company to issue up to $1 billion of common shares from treasury to the public from time to time, at the Company’s discretion, at the prevailing market price. The ATM Program was increased by an amendment dated November 18, 2024 to its prospectus supplement dated November 14, 2023 and an amendment dated November 13, 2024 to its short form base shelf prospectus dated October 3, 2023.
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During 2024, approximately 5.12 million common shares were issued under the ATM Program at an average price of $51.52 per share for gross proceeds of $264 million ($261 million, net of after-tax issuance costs) and an aggregate gross sales limit of $336 million remained available for issuance under the ATM Program.
During 2025, 187,600 common shares were issued under the ATM Program and an aggregate gross sales limit of $326 million remained available for issuance under the ATM Program until its expiry on November 4, 2025.
On December 5, 2025, Emera renewed its ATM Program by filing a prospectus supplement to the Company’s Canadian short form base shelf prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada. At the same time, Emera filed a US prospectus supplement to the Company’s US base prospectus included in its US registration statement on Form F-10 with the SEC. The ATM Program allows the Company to issue up to $600 million of common shares from treasury to the public from time to time, at the Company’s discretion, at the prevailing market price. The ATM program is expected to remain in effect until January 5, 2029.
During 2026, up to and including February 23, 2026, no common shares were issued under the ATM Program and an aggregate gross sales limit of $600 million remains available for issuance under the ATM Program.
Preferred Share Issuances
On July 6, 2023, Emera announced it would not redeem the 10 million outstanding Series C First Preferred Shares. The holders of the Series C First Preferred Shares had the right, at their option, to convert all or any of their Series C First Preferred Shares, on a one-for-one basis, into Series D First Preferred Shares on August 15, 2023 or to continue to hold their Series C First Preferred Shares. On August 4, 2023, Emera announced after having taken into account all conversion notices received from holders, no Series C First Preferred Shares would be converted into Series D First Preferred Shares on August 15, 2023.
On July 6, 2023, Emera announced it would not redeem the 12 million outstanding Series H First Preferred Shares. The holders of the Series H First Preferred Shares had the right, at their option, to convert all or any of their Series H First Preferred Shares, on a one-for-one basis, into Series I First Preferred Shares on August 15, 2023 or to continue to hold their Series H First Preferred Shares. On August 4, 2023, Emera announced after having taken into account all conversion notices received from holders, no Series H First Preferred Shares would be converted into Series I First Preferred Shares on August 15, 2023.
On January 8, 2025, Emera announced it would not redeem the 8 million outstanding Series F First Preferred Shares. The holders of the Series F First Preferred Shares had the right, at their option, to convert all or any of their Series F First Preferred Shares, on a one-for-one basis, into Series G First Preferred Shares on February 15, 2025 or to continue to hold their Series F First Preferred Shares. On February 6, 2025, Emera announced after having taken into account all conversion notices received from holders, no Series F First Preferred Shares would be converted into Series G First Preferred Shares on February 15, 2025.
On July 9, 2025, Emera announced that it would not redeem the currently outstanding Series A First Preferred Shares or the Series B First Preferred Shares on August 15, 2025. The holders of Series A Shares had the right, at their option, to convert all or any of their Series A Shares, on a one-for-one basis, into Series B First Preferred Shares and the holders of Series B First Preferred Shares had the right, at their option, to convert all or any of their Series B First Preferred Shares, on a one-for-one basis, into Series A First Preferred Shares, on August 15, 2025 (the “Conversion Date”).
On August 7, 2025, Emera announced, after having taken into account all shares tendered for conversion by holders of its Series A First Preferred Shares and Series B First Preferred Shares, as the case may be (collectively, the “Holders”), by the end of the conversion period, the Company has determined that there would be outstanding on the Conversion Date less than 1 million Series B Shares. Therefore, in accordance
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with certain rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to the Series A First Preferred Shares and the Series B First Preferred Shares, the Company advised the Holders that no Series A Shares would be converted into Series B First Preferred Shares and all remaining Series B First Preferred Shares would automatically be converted into Series A First Preferred Shares on a one-for-one basis on the Conversion Date. On the Conversion Date, there were 6 million Series A Shares and no Series B First Preferred Shares outstanding.
Senior Notes
On May 2, 2023, Emera issued $500 million in senior unsecured notes that bear interest at 4.84 per cent with a maturity date of May 2, 2030. The proceeds were used to repay Emera’s $500 million unsecured fixed rate notes, which matured in June 2023.
Subordinated Notes
On June 18, 2024, EUSHI Finance, completed an issuance of $500 million USD fixed-to-fixed reset rate junior subordinated notes. The notes initially bear interest at a rate of 7.625 per cent, and will reset on December 15, 2029, and every five years thereafter, to a rate per annum equal to the five-year U.S. treasury rate plus 3.136 per cent. The notes mature on December 15, 2054. EUSHI Finance, at its option, may redeem the notes, in whole or in part, 90 days prior to the first interest reset date, and any semi-annual interest payment date thereafter, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount.
Proceeds from the $500 million USD note issuance were used to repay an Emera US Finance LP $300 million USD senior note upon maturity in June 2024, and to repay a New Mexico Gas Intermediate, Inc. $150 million USD fixed rate note upon maturity in July 2024. The remaining proceeds were used for general corporate purposes.
On September 25, 2025, EUSHI Finance, Emera US Holdings Inc. (“EUSHI”) and Emera filed a shelf registration statement on Form F-10 and Form F-3 (“Registration Statement”), with the Nova Scotia Securities Commission (“NSSC”) and the SEC under the US/Canada Multijurisdictional Disclosure System. The Registration Statement was filed in connection with the prospective offer and issue by EUSHI Finance of one or more series of senior and/or subordinated unsecured debt securities (“Debt Securities”), in an aggregate principal amount of up to $3 billion USD, during the 25-month period that the short form base shelf prospectus contained in the Registration Statement (“Base Shelf Prospectus”), including any further amendments thereto, remains valid. The Debt Securities may be offered in one or more transactions, at prices, with maturities and on terms to be set forth in one or more prospectus supplements to be filed with the NSSC and the SEC at the time of any such offering.
On October 3, 2025, EUSHI Finance completed an issuance of $750 million USD fixed-to-fixed reset rate junior subordinated notes, pursuant to the prospectus supplement dated September 29, 2025, to a base shelf prospectus. The notes initially bear interest at a rate of 6.25 per cent, and will reset on April 1, 2031, and every five years thereafter, to a rate per annum equal to the five-year US treasury rate plus 2.509 per cent, subject to an interest rate floor of 6.25 per cent. The notes mature on April 1, 2056. EUSHI Finance, at its option, may redeem the notes, in whole or in part, 90 days prior to the first interest reset date, and any semi-annual interest payment date thereafter, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the notes to be redeemed, in accordance with the terms of the prospectus supplement; and otherwise, at the times and the redemption prices described in the prospectus supplement. The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint, several and subordinated basis, by Emera, and EUSHI. Proceeds from this issuance were used for general corporate purposes, including repayment of existing debt.
WKSI Eligibility
The securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada published amendments to National Instrument 44-102 Shelf Distributions (“NI 44-102”) and other securities law instruments implementing a permanent expedited shelf prospectus regime (the “WKSI Rules”) for well
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known seasoned issuers, which came into force as of November 28, 2025. As at December 31, 2025 and as of the date hereof, the Company qualifies as a well-known seasoned issuer (“WKSI”) by virtue of its “qualifying public equity” (as defined under NI 44-102) and is therefore eligible to rely on the WKSI Rules.
For more information on financing activities for Emera and its subsidiaries, please refer to the “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section of Emera’s MD&A, which is hereby incorporated by reference, a copy of which is available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
RISK FACTORS
For Emera’s risk factors, refer to the “Enterprise Risk and Risk Management” section of the MD&A and the “Principal Financial Risks and Uncertainties” section of Note 28, Commitments and Contingencies, to the Audited Financial Statements, which are each incorporated herein by reference, copies of which are available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
CAPITALSTRUCTURE
The authorized capital of Emera consists of an unlimited number of common shares, an unlimited number of first preferred shares and an unlimited number of second preferred shares. Each class of preferred shares is issuable in series.
As at December 31, 2025, 301,754,258 common shares, 6,000,000 Series A First Preferred Shares, 10,000,000 Series C First Preferred Shares, 5,000,000 Series E First Preferred Shares, 8,000,000 Series F First Preferred Shares, 12,000,000 Series H First Preferred Shares, 8,000,000 Series J First Preferred Shares, 9,000,000 Series L First Preferred Shares, 2,200,525 Barbados DRs and 1,814,135 Bahamas DRs were issued and outstanding.
CommonShares
The holders of common shares are entitled to receive notice of and to attend all annual and special meetings of the shareholders of Emera, other than separate meetings of holders of any other class or series of shares, and to one vote in respect of each common share held at such meetings.
The holders of common shares are entitled to dividends on a pro rata basis, as and when declared by the Board. Subject to the rights of the holders of the first preferred shares and second preferred shares, if any, who are entitled to receive dividends in priority to the holders of the common shares, the Board may declare dividends on the common shares to the exclusion of any other class of shares of Emera.
On the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Emera, holders of common shares are entitled to participate rateably in any distribution of assets of Emera, subject to the rights of holders of first preferred shares and second preferred shares, if any, who are entitled to receive the assets of the Company on such a distribution in priority to the holders of the common shares.
There are no pre-emptive, redemption, purchase or conversion rights attaching to the common shares. The foregoing description is subject to the “Share Ownership Restrictions” section below.
EmeraFirst Preferred Shares
The first preferred shares of each series rank on parity with the first preferred shares of every other series and are entitled to a preference over the second preferred shares, the common shares, and any other shares ranking junior to the first preferred shares with respect to the payment of dividends and the
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distribution of the remaining property and assets or return of capital of the Company in the liquidation, dissolution or wind-up, whether voluntary or involuntary.
In the event the Company fails to pay, in aggregate, eight quarterly dividends on any series of the first preferred shares, the holders of the first preferred shares will be entitled, for only as long as the dividends remain in arrears, to attend any meeting of shareholders of the Company at which directors are to be elected and to vote for the election of two directors out of the total number of directors elected at any such meeting.
The first preferred shares of each series are not redeemable at the option of their holders. For a summary of the terms and conditions of the Company’s authorized First Preferred Shares as of December 31, 2025, refer to Appendix “B” of this AIF.
Emera Second Preferred Shares
The second preferred shares have special rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions substantially similar to the first preferred shares, except that the second preferred shares rank junior to the first preferred shares with respect to the payment of dividends, repayment of capital and the distribution of assets of Emera in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Emera. As at December 31, 2025, Emera had not issued any second preferred shares.
Share Ownership Restrictions
As required by the Reorganization Act and pursuant to the Privatization Act, the Articles of Emera provide that no person, together with associates thereof, may subscribe for, have transferred to that person, hold, beneficially own or control, directly or indirectly, otherwise than by way of security only, or vote, in the aggregate, voting shares of Emera to which are attached more than 15 per cent of the votes attached to all outstanding voting shares of Emera.
The common shares, and in certain circumstances the Series A First Preferred Shares, Series C First Preferred Shares, Series E First Preferred Shares, Series F First Preferred Shares, Series H First Preferred Shares, Series J First Preferred Shares and Series L First Preferred Shares are considered to be voting shares for purposes of the constraints on share ownership.
Emera’s Articles contain provisions for the enforcement of these constraints on share ownership including provisions for suspension of voting rights, forfeiture of dividends, prohibitions of share transfer and issuance, compulsory sale of shares and redemption, and suspension of other shareholder rights. The Board may require shareholders to furnish statutory declarations as to matters relevant to enforcement of the restrictions.
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CREDIT RATINGS
Emera has the following credit ratings by the Rating Agencies:
| Moody’s | S&P | Fitch | |
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| Corporate | Baa3 | BBB- | BBB |
| Outlook | Negative | Stable | Stable |
| Senior unsecured debt program | Baa3 | BBB- | BBB |
| Hybrid Notes | Ba1 | BB+ | BB+ |
| Junior Subordinated Notes ^(1)^ | Ba1 | BB+ | BB+ |
| First Preferred Shares | N/A | P-3 (high) | BB+ |
| (1) | The Junior Subordinated Notes were issued by EUSHI Finance and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Emera and<br>its subsidiary, Emera US Holdings Inc. | ||
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Ratings are intended to provide investors with an independent measure of the credit quality of an issue of securities and are indicators of the likelihood of the payment capacity and willingness of an issuer to meet its financial commitment in accordance with the terms of the obligation. The credit ratings assigned by the Rating Agencies are not recommendations to buy, sell, or hold securities in as much as such ratings are not a comment upon the market price of the securities or their stability for a particular investor. The credit ratings assigned to the securities may not reflect the potential impact of all risks on the value of the securities. There is no assurance that any rating will remain in effect for any given period of time or that any rating will not be revised or withdrawn entirely by a Rating Agency in the future if in its judgment circumstances so warrant.
Moody’s
Moody’s credit ratings are on a long-term debt rating scale that ranges from Aaa to C, representing the range from highest to lowest quality of such rated securities. The rating of Baa3 obtained from Moody’s in respect of the senior unsecured debt is the fourth highest of nine available rating categories and indicates that the obligations are subject to moderate credit risk. As such, they are considered medium-grade and may possess speculative characteristics. The rating of Ba2 from Moody’s in respect of the Hybrid Notes is characterized as having speculative elements and being subject to substantial credit risk. It is the fifth highest of nine available rating categories. Moody’s appends numerical modifiers 1, 2 and 3 to each generic rating classification from Aa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category.
S&P
S&P’s credit ratings are on a long-term debt scale that ranges from AAA to D, representing the range from highest to lowest quality of such rated securities. The issuer rating of BBB obtained from S&P in respect of the corporate rating indicates that the issuer has adequate capacity to meet its financial commitments. The issue rating of BBB- from S&P in respect of the senior unsecured debt indicates that the obligations exhibit adequate protection parameters. The issue rating of BB+ from S&P in respect of the Hybrid Notes indicates that the obligations exhibit adequate projection parameters in the near term however the obligor may not have the capacity to meet its obligations in the long term. The issue and issuer ratings of BBB and BB are the fourth and fifth highest, respectively, of ten available ratings categories and the addition of either a “(+)” or a “(-)” designation after a rating indicates the relative standing within a particular category. In each case, however, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.
A P-3 (high) rating with respect to Emera’s issued and outstanding First Preferred Shares is the third highest of the eight standard categories of ratings utilized by S&P for preferred shares.
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Fitch
Fitch’s credit ratings are on a long-term debt scale that ranges from AAA to D, representing the range from highest to lowest quality of such rated securities. The rating of BBB obtained from Fitch in respect of the senior unsecured debt is the fourth highest of nine available rating categories and indicates that the issuer has adequate capacity to meet its financial commitments. The rating of BB from Fitch in respect of the Hybrid Notes is characterized as having elevated default risk however business or financial flexibility exists that support servicing the financial commitments. The BB rating from Fitch is the fifth highest of nine available ratings categories and the addition of either a “(+)” or a “(-)” designation after a rating indicates the relative standing within a particular category. In each case, however, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.
Emera has made, or will make, payments in the ordinary course to the Rating Agencies in connection with the assignment of ratings on both Emera and its securities. In addition, Emera has made customary payments in respect of certain subscription services provided to Emera by the Rating Agencies during the last two years.
For further information on the credit ratings of Emera and its subsidiaries, refer to the “Credit Ratings” section of the MD&A, which is hereby incorporated by reference, a copy of which is available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
DIVIDENDS
Any dividend payments will be at the Board’s discretion based upon earnings and capital requirements and any other factors as the Board may consider relevant. Emera has increased dividends per common share paid for 19 consecutive years and has provided annual dividend growth guidance of one to two per cent.
Emera maintains the Dividend Reinvestment Plan, which provides an opportunity for shareholders to reinvest dividends and to participate in optional cash contributions for the purpose of purchasing common shares. This plan provides for a discount of up to 5 per cent from the average market price of Emera’s common shares for common shares purchased in connection with the reinvestment of cash dividends. The discount was 2 per cent in 2025.
The Board approved the payment of the following dividends during the last three completed fiscal years, as summarized in the following table:
| Class ofShares | **** | 2025 | **** | 2024 | **** | 2023 |
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| Common Shares^(1), (2), (3)^ | $ | 2.9075 | $ | 2.8775 | $ | 2.7875 |
| Series A First<br>Preferred Shares^(4)^ | $ | 0.7186 | $ | 0.5456 | $ | 0.5456 |
| Series B First<br>Preferred Shares^(5)^ | $ | 0.9451 | $ | 1.6966 | $ | 1.5583 |
| Series C First<br>Preferred Shares^(6)^ | $ | 1.6085 | $ | 1.6085 | $ | 1.2873 |
| Series E First<br>Preferred Shares | $ | 1.1250 | $ | 1.1250 | $ | 1.1250 |
| Series F First<br>Preferred Shares^(7)^ | $ | 1.3406 | $ | 1.0505 | $ | 1.0505 |
| Series H First<br>Preferred Shares^(8)^ | $ | 1.5810 | $ | 1.5810 | $ | 1.3140 |
| Series J First<br>Preferred Shares^(9)^ | $ | 1.0625 | $ | 1.0625 | $ | 1.0625 |
| Series L First<br>Preferred Shares^(10)^ | $ | 1.1500 | $ | 1.1500 | $ | 1.1500 |
| (1) On September 20, 2023, Emera approved an increase in the annual<br>common share dividend rate from $2.76 to $2.87. The first payment was effective November 15, 2023. | ||||||
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| (2) On September 18, 2024, Emera approved an increase in the annual<br>common share dividend rate from $2.87 to $2.90. The first payment was effective November 15, 2024. | ||||||
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| (3) On September 25, 2025, Emera approved an increase in the annual<br>common share dividend rate from $2.90 to $2.93. The first payment was effective November 15, 2025.<br><br><br>(4) The Series A First Preferred Shares annual dividend rate was reset from $0.5456 to<br>$1.2376 for the five year period commencing August 15, 2025 and ending on (and inclusive of) August 14, 2030.<br><br><br>(5) The Series B First Preferred Shares were all converted to Series A First Preferred Shares<br>on August 15, 2025.<br> <br>(6) The Series C First Preferred Shares annual dividend rate was<br>reset from $1.18024 to $1.60852 for the five year period commencing August 15, 2023 and ending on (and inclusive of) August 14, 2028.<br><br><br>(7) The Series F First Preferred Shares annual dividend rate was reset from $1.0505 to<br>$1.43724 for the five year period commencing February 15, 2025 and ending on (and inclusive of) February 14, 2030.<br><br><br>(8) The Series H First Preferred Shares annual dividend rate was reset from $1.2250 to<br>$1.5810 for the five year period commencing August 15, 2023 and ending on (and inclusive of) August 14, 2028.<br><br><br>(9) The Series J First Preferred Shares with an annual dividend rate of $1.0625 (per share)<br>were issued April 6, 2021.<br> <br>(10) The Series L First Preferred Shares with an annual dividend<br>rate of $1.150 (per share) were issued September 24, 2021. | ||||||
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Pursuant to the Income Tax Act (Canada) and corresponding provincial legislation, all dividends paid on Emera’s common shares and first preferred shares qualify as eligible dividends.
MARKET FOR SECURITIES
Trading Price and Volume
Emera’s common shares, Series A First Preferred Shares, Series C First Preferred Shares, Series E First Preferred Shares, Series F First Preferred Shares, Series H First Preferred Shares, Series J First Preferred Shares and Series L First Preferred Shares are currently listed and posted for trading on the TSX under the symbols “EMA”, “EMA.PR.A”, “EMA.PR.C”, “EMA.PR.E”, “EMA.PR.F”, “EMA.PR.H”, “EMA.PR.J” and “EMA.PR.L”, respectively. Emera’s common shares are also listed on the NYSE under the symbol “EMA”. The Barbados DRs are listed on the BSE under the symbol EMABDR. The Bahamas DRs are listed on the BISX under the symbol EMAB. The trading volume and high and low price for Emera’s common shares and preferred shares for each month of 2025 are set out In Appendix “C” of this AIF.
ATM Program
On December 5, 2025, Emera renewed its ATM Program by filing a prospectus supplement dated December 5, 2025 to the Company’s Canadian short form base shelf prospectus filed on December 5, 2025 with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada; and a U.S. prospectus supplement dated December 5, 2025 to the Company’s U.S. base prospectus included in its U.S. registration statement on Form F-10, also filed on December 5, 2025 with the SEC. The ATM Program will allow the Company to issue up to $600 million of common shares from treasury to the public from time to time, at the Company’s discretion, at the prevailing market price. The ATM Program is expected to remain in effect until January 5, 2029. For more information on the ATM Program, refer to “General Development of the Business – Financing Activity – ATM Program” section above.
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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Directors
The following information is provided for each Director of Emera as at December 31, 2025:
| Name, Residence, Principal Occupations During the Past FiveYears | Director Since ^(2)^ | Committees^(3)^ |
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| Karen H. Sheriff (Chair), Picton, Ontario,Canada<br> <br>Chair of the Board since February 2025. Ms. Sheriff is past President and CEO of Q9 Networks Inc., and prior to that, President and<br>CEO of Bell Aliant, Inc., from 2008 to 2014. She held senior leadership positions for more than nine years with BCE Inc. and currently serves on the BCE Inc. Board of Directors. She is a former member of the Board of Directors of CPP Investments and<br>WestJet Airlines Ltd. | 2021 | (4) |
| Scott C. Balfour, Halifax, Nova Scotia,Canada<br> <br>A Director and President and Chief Executive Officer of Emera since March 2018. Mr. Balfour is a Director of many Emera subsidiaries,<br>including being Chair of Tampa Electric Company and Nova Scotia Power Inc. He is a former director of Martinrea International Inc. He was Chief Operating Officer from 2016 to 2018 and was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Emera<br>from April 2012 to March 2016. From 1994 to 2011 he was Chief Financial Officer and then President of Aecon Group Inc., a Canadian publicly traded construction and infrastructure development company. He is also past Chair of the Ontario Energy<br>Association. | 2018 | (5) |
| James V, Bertram, Calgary, Alberta,Canada<br> <br>Chair of the Board, Keyera Corporation. Formerly President, and Chief Executive Officer of Keyera from 1998 until 2015, when he became<br>Executive Chair. Director of Methanex Corporation, the world’s largest producer and supplier of methanol to major international markets. | 2018 | Member of<br>MRCC and<br>NCGC |
| Isabelle Courville, Montréal,Québec, Canada<br> <br>Chair of the Board of Canadian Pacific Kansas City and previously served as President of<br>Hydro-Québec Distribution and Hydro Québec TransÉnergie, as well as President of Bell Canada’s Enterprise Group and President and Chief Executive Officer of Bell Nordiq. Currently a<br>member of the Board of Veolia Environment S.A., a French transnational company. Member of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations. | 2025^(1)^ | Member of AC<br>and MRCC |
| Henry E. Demone, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia,Canada<br> <br>Former Chair of High Liner Foods, the leading North American processor and marketer of value-added frozen seafood. Mr. Demone was<br>President of High Liner Foods since 1989 and its President and Chief Executive Officer from 1992 to May 2015. He was interim Chief Executive Officer of High Liner Foods from August 2017 until April 2018. Former Director of Saputo Inc. from June 2012<br>to September 2024. | 2014 | Chair of MRCC<br>and Member<br>of<br> <br>NCGC |
| Paula Y. Gold-Williams, San Antonio, Texas,U.S.<br> <br>Former President and CEO of CPS Energy, a fully integrated electric and natural gas municipal utility based in San Antonio, Texas. Currently<br>serves as the Co-Chair of the Keystone Policy Center. Energy Pillar Co-Chair of Dentons’ Global Smart Cities & Communities Initiatives and Think Tank. A<br>Director of ReNew Energy Global Plc, a renewable energy company based in India. Member of the Nasdaq’s Center for Board Excellence. | 2022 | Member of AC<br>and MRCC |
| Kent M. Harvey, New York, New York,U.S.<br> <br>Former Chief Financial Officer for PG&E Corporation, an energy-based holding company, and the parent of Pacific Gas and Electric Company,<br>one of the largest combined natural gas and electric energy companies in the United States. | 2017 | Chair of AC and Member of<br>SRC |
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| Name, Residence, Principal Occupations During the Past FiveYears | Director Since ^(2)^ | Committees^(3)^ |
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| B. LynnLoewen, FCPA, FCA, Montreal, Quebec, Canada<br> <br>Member of the Board of Directors of National Bank of Canada, a Canadian Chartered Bank, Chair of its<br>Audit Committee and member of its Risk Management and Technology Committees. Member of the Board of Directors of Kinaxis Inc., a Canadian company that has been revolutionizing supply chain management for more than three decades. She is the Chair of<br>Kinaxis’ Audit Committee. Chancellor of Mount Allison University, Chair of its Nominating and Governance Committee and a member of the Executive Committee since 2018. She is the former President of Minogue Medical Inc., a Canadian supplier of<br>innovative medical technologies, supplies and equipment Former member of the Board of Directors of Gildan Activewear Inc. a Canadian apparel manufacture, from April 2024 to May 2024 and former member of the Board of Directors of Xplore Inc., a<br>Canadian broadband service provider, and a member of its Audit Committee from 2021 to 2023. | 2013 | Member of AC<br> <br>and NCGC |
| Brian J. Porter, Toronto, Ontario,Canada<br> <br>Former President and CEO of The Bank of Nova Scotia, operating as Scotiabank, a global bank operating in Canada and the Americas, from<br>November 2013 until his retirement in January 2023. Chair of the Board of Governors of Huron University College at Western University, Chair of the Building Ontario Fund and Chair of the Atlantic Salmon Federation (Canada). Director of Fairfax<br>Financial Holdings Ltd. Previously served as Chair of the University Health Network Board of Trustees. | 2024 | Member of<br><br><br>MRCC and SRC |
| Ian E. Robertson, Oakville, Ontario,Canada<br> <br>A principal of the Northern Genesis Capital Group, an investment group focused on identifying and investing in energy transition<br>businesses. Former CEO of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (Algonquin Power). Former member of the Board of Directors of Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp., Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. II and Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. III.<br>Former Director of Embark Technology, Inc., an autonomous vehicle company, Largo Resources Ltd., Algonquin Power and Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc. | 2022 | Chair of SRC<br><br><br>and Member of AC |
| M. Jacqueline Sheppard, Calgary, Alberta,Canada<br> <br>Formerly Chair of the Board from May 2014 until February 2025.^(6)^ Director of Suncor<br>Energy Inc., a Canadian integrated energy company and of ARC Resources Ltd., a publicly traded Canadian energy company. Former Director of Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), an institutional investment manager.^^Former Executive Vice President, Corporate and Legal of Talisman Energy Inc. Founder and former Lead Director of Black Swan Energy Inc., an Alberta upstream energy company, which was sold in July<br>2021. Former Director of Cairn Energy PLC, a publicly traded UK-based international upstream company, as well as former director of the general partner of Pacific Northwest LNG LP and Chair of the Research and<br>Development Corporation of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, a provincial Crown corporation, until June 2014. | 2009 | — |
| Jochen E. Tilk, Toronto, Ontario,Canada<br> <br>Former Executive Chair of Nutrien Ltd., a Canadian global supplier of agricultural products and services based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.<br>Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan. Mr. Tilk is Chair of the Board of AngloGold Ashanti Limited, a publicly listed international gold mining company, based in London, U.K. He is also Chair of the<br>Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, a not-for-profit organization. | 2018 | Chair of NCGC, Member<br>of<br> <br>MRCC and SRC |
| Carla M. Tully, Arlington, Virginia,U.S.<br> <br>Former Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Earthrise Energy, PBC, an energy transition company.<br>Currently, serves on the boards of the Nikola Corporation, Pattern Energy and the Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Forum. She is also a Senior Advisor for the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and an advisor to several energy<br>transition startups. | 2024 | Member of AC<br><br><br>and SRC |
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| (1) It was announced by the Company on September 17, 2025, that Isabelle<br>Courville had been appointed to Emera’s Board of Directors.<br> <br>(2) Denotes the year the<br>individual became a Director of Emera. Directors are elected for a one year term which expires at the termination of Emera’s annual general meeting.<br><br><br>(3) Board Committees as of December 31, 2025: Audit Committee (AC), Safety and Risk Committee<br>(SRC), Management Resources and Compensation Committee (MRCC), and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (NCGC).<br><br><br>(4) Ms. Sheriff was appointed as Chair of the Board of Emera effective February 21, 2025.<br>As Chair of the Board, she is no longer a member of any committee but attends all committee meetings.<br><br><br>(5) Mr. Balfour is not a member of any committee as he is the President and Chief Executive<br>Officer of the Company but attends all committee meetings.<br> <br>(6) Ms. Sheppard retired from<br>Emera’s Board of Directors, effective January 20, 2026. | ||
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Officers
The Officers of Emera as at December 31, 2025 were as follows:
| Name and Residence | Principal Occupations During the Past Five Years |
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| Scott C. Balfour<br><br><br>President and Chief Executive Officer<br> <br>Halifax, Nova<br>Scotia, Canada | A Director and **** President and Chief<br>Executive Officer of Emera since March 2018.^(1)^ |
| Jared B. Green<br><br><br>Chief Financial Officer ^(2)^<br><br><br>Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | Chief Financial Officer of Emera since<br>December 2025. Before joining Emera, Jared served as President and CEO of TriSummit Utilities, formerly AltaGas Canada, a regulated natural gas utility and renewable power business. He previously held senior roles at AltaGas Ltd., including<br>President, Canadian Utilities; President, ENSTAR Natural Gas Company; and Vice President and Corporate Controller. |
| Archibald Collins ^(3)^<br> <br>President and Chief Executive Officer,<br><br><br>Tampa Electric Company<br> <br>Tampa, Florida, U.S. | President and CEO of Tampa Electric since<br>May 2021. Prior to this, has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Emera Caribbean, President and CEO of Grand Bahama Power, Executive Vice President Commercial Operations with Emera Energy, and Chief Operating Officer of Tampa<br>Electric. |
| Peter Gregg ^(4)^<br> <br>President and Chief Executive Officer,<br><br><br>NSPI ^(5)^<br><br><br>Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | President and Chief Executive Officer of<br>NSPI since October 2020, and Chair of ENL. Prior to that the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Independent Electricity System Operator in Ontario. Previously, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Enersource from 2014 to 2016 and<br>before that Chief Operating Officer at Hydro One Networks. |
| Karen E. Hutt<br><br><br>Chief Strategy and Growth Officer<br> <br>Halifax, Nova Scotia,<br>Canada | Chief Strategy and Growth Officer since<br>2025. Prior to that, Executive Vice-President, Business Development and Strategy of Emera since October 2019. Previously, President and Chief Executive Officer of NSPI since August 2016. |
| Helen Wesley ^(6)^<br> <br>President & Chief Executive Officer,<br><br><br>Peoples Gas System<br> <br>Tampa, Florida, U.S. | President and CEO of Peoples Gas since<br>2020. Prior to this, she was with ENMAX Corporation, where she served as CFO and executive vice president of finance and information technology. |
| R. Michael Roberts<br><br><br>Chief Human Resources Officer<br> <br>Halifax, Nova Scotia,<br>Canada | Chief Human Resources Officer of Emera and<br>NSPI since December 2014. Director of EBPC since March 2024. |
| Michael R. Barrett<br><br><br>Executive Vice-President and General<br> <br>Counsel<br><br><br>Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | Executive Vice-President and General<br>Counsel of Emera since July 2022. Prior to this, General Counsel of Emera since November 2017. Prior to joining Emera, Senior Partner and head of the power and climate change practice groups at Bennett Jones LLP in Toronto. |
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| Brian C. Curry<br><br><br>Corporate Secretary<br> <br>Halifax, Nova Scotia,<br>Canada | Corporate Secretary of Emera since<br>November 2023 and prior to that Associate Corporate Secretary, Emera. Former Senior Director Regulatory and Corporate Secretary, NSPI from February 2021 to February 2023, Senior Regulatory Counsel and Corporate Secretary, NSPI from January 2020 to<br>February 2021 and Regulatory Counsel from January 2015 to January 2020. |
| (1) | Mr. Balfour’s principal occupations during the past five years are described above in the Directors table.<br> |
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| (2) | Effective December 1, 2025, Jared B. Green became Emera’s new Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Greg W.<br>Blunden. |
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| (3) | Mr. Collins is included in Emera’s list of Officers in his capacity as the President and CEO of TEC, which<br>comprises the Florida Electric Utility segment, a principal business unit of Emera. Mr. Collins also has oversight and responsibility for Corporate Safety for Emera. |
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| (4) | Mr. Gregg is included in Emera’s list of Officers in his capacity as the President and CEO of NSPI and Chair<br>of ENL, which together comprises a substantial portion of the Canadian Electric Utilities segment, a principal business unit of Emera. Mr. Gregg also has oversight and responsibility for Corporate Sustainability and Environment for Emera.<br> |
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| (5) | It was announced on February 10, 2026 that Mr. Vivek Sood will succeed Mr. Gregg as President and CEO of<br>NSPI effective March 1, 2026. Mr. Gregg will become Executive Vice President, Strategy and Policy for Emera. |
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| (6) | Ms. Wesley is included in Emera’s list of Officers in her capacity as the President and CEO of PGS, which<br>comprises a substantial portion of the Gas Utilities and Infrastructure segment, a principal business unit of Emera. Ms. Wesley also has oversight and responsibility for Enterprise Risk and Insurance for Emera. |
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As at December 31, 2025, the Directors and Officers, in total, beneficially owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, 269,301 common shares or less than 1 per cent of the issued and outstanding common shares of Emera, before giving effect to the exercise of options to purchase common shares held by such Directors and Officers. The Company collects this information from the Directors and Officers but otherwise Emera has no direct knowledge of individual holdings of Emera’s securities.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Audit Committee of Emera is composed of the following six members, all of whom are independent Directors: Kent M. Harvey (Chair), Isabelle Courville, Paula Gold-Williams, B. Lynn Loewen, Ian E. Robertson and Carla M. Tully. The responsibilities and duties of the Audit Committee are set out in the Audit Committee’s Charter, a copy of which is attached as Appendix “D” to this AIF.
The Board believes that the composition of the Audit Committee reflects a high level of financial literacy and experience. Each member of the Audit Committee has been determined by the Board to be “financially literate” as such term is defined under Canadian securities laws. The Board has made these determinations based on the education and breadth and depth of experience of each member of the Audit Committee. The following is a description of the education and experience of each member of the Audit Committee that is relevant to the performance of his or her responsibilities as a member of the Audit Committee:
Kent M. Harvey, Committee Chair
Former Chief Financial Officer for PG&E Corporation, an energy-based holding company headquartered in San Francisco. PG&E Corporation is the parent company of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, one of the largest combined natural gas and electric energy companies in the United States. In over 33 years with PG&E Corporation, Mr. Harvey held progressively senior roles before he retired in 2016, including Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 2009 to 2015, Senior Vice President, Chief Risk and Audit Officer 2005 to 2009. He was Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer with Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, from 2000 to 2005. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and a Master’s degree in Engineering, both from Stanford University.
Isabelle Courville
Ms. Courville is the former President of Hydro Quebec Distribution and Hydro-Quebec TransEnergie and has held various executive roles at Bell Canada, including President of Bell Canada’s Enterprise Group and
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President and Chief Executive Officer of Bell Nordiq. Ms. Courville is Chair of the Board of Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and has chaired its Audit and Finance Committee as well as its Management Resources and Compensation Committee. Chair of the Board of Laurentian Bank from 2013 until 2019 and served on the Board of Directors of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., Gecina S.A., a France-based real estate investment trust, and Miranda Technologies, a world-leading provider of hardware and software solutions for the television broadcast, cable, satellite and IPTV industry. In addition to CPKC, Ms. Courville is currently a member of the Board of Veolia Environment S.A., a French transnational company with activities in three main service and utility areas traditionally managed by public authorities—water management, waste management and energy services. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations. Ms. Courville holds a degree in Engineering Physics from the École Polytechnique de Montréal and a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Law from McGill University. In 2021, she became Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors, Canada’s preeminent distinction for Directors.
Paula Y.Gold-Williams
She is the former President and CEO of CPS Energy, a fully integrated electric and natural gas municipal utility based in San Antonio, Texas. Ms. Gold-Williams served in positions of increasing responsibility at CPS Energy before becoming CEO in 2015. She held multiple other positions during her 17-year career at CPS Energy, including Group EVP – Financial & Administrative Services, CFO and Treasurer. She was also Co-Chair of the Keystone Policy Center, having been a member of both the Policy Center and its Energy Board since 2016. She serves as an Energy Pillar Co-Chair of Dentons’ Global Smart Cities & Communities Initiatives and Think Tank. She is also a member of the board of directors of ReNew Energy Global Plc, a renewable energy company based in India. She is also a member of the Nasdaq’s Center for Board Excellence, a community of like-minded board members, leaders, and innovators committed to advancing corporate governance best practices and effectiveness. Previously, Ms. Gold-Williams held other board positions, including serving on the United States’ Secretary of Energy’s Advisory Board; being a First Vice Chair of the Electric Power Resource Institute (EPRI); a member and designated Chair Pro Tem of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ San Antonio Branch; and a past-Chair of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. She holds an Associate Degree in Fine Arts from San Antonio College and a BBA in accounting from St. Mary’s University in Texas. She earned a Finance and Accounting MBA from Regis University in Denver, Colorado. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a Chartered Global Management Accountant.
B. Lynn Loewen, FCPA, FCA
Former President of Minogue Medical Inc., a Canadian supplier of innovative medical technologies, supplies and equipment. From 2008 to 2011, President of Expertech Network Installation Inc., a Canadian network infrastructure service provider. Ms. Loewen also held key positions with Bell Canada Enterprises, as Vice President of Finance Operations from 2005 to 2008, and as Vice President of Financial Controls from 2003 to 2005. Earlier in her career, she was with Air Canada Jazz where she held positions of increasing responsibility, including Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Corporate Services. Ms. Loewen is a member of the Board of Directors of National Bank of Canada, serving as Chair of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Risk Management and Technology Committees. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of Kinaxis Inc., a Canadian company that has been revolutionizing supply chain management for more than three decades. She serves as Kinaxis’ Audit Committee Chair. Chancellor of Mount Allison University, Chair of its Nominating and Governance Committee and a member of its Executive Committee from 2018 to 2025 and a member of its Board of Regents from 1998 to 2008, serving as Chair from 2007 to 2008. Ms. Loewen was a member of the Board of Directors of Gildan Activewear Inc., a Canadian apparel manufacturer in 2024. She was a member of the Board of Directors of Xplore Inc., a Canadian broadband service provider, and a member of its Audit Committee from 2021 to 2023. She is also a former member of the Public Sector Pension Investment Board from 2001 to 2007, where she served on the Audit and Conflicts Committee from 2003 to 2007 and as Audit and Conflicts Committee Chair from 2006 to 2007. She was also Chair of its Governance Committee from 2003 to 2006. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Mount Allison University. Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Nova Scotia and has received the Directors Designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.
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Ian E. Robertson
He is a principal of the Northern Genesis Capital Group, an investment group focused on identifying and investing in energy transition businesses. Former CEO of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (Algonquin Power), a publicly traded, diversified international generation, transmission, and distribution utility. Founder and principal of Algonquin Power Corporation Inc., a private independent power developer formed in 1988 and predecessor organization to Algonquin Power. Over 30 years of experience in the development of electric power generating projects and the operation of diversified regulated utilities. Former Member of the Board of Directors of Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp., Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. II and Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. III and a former Director of Embark Technology, Inc., an autonomous vehicle company, Largo Resources Ltd., and Lion Electric Company. Mr. Robertson is an electrical engineer and holds a Professional Engineering designation through his Bachelor of Applied Science degree awarded by the University of Waterloo. He earned a Master of Business Administration degree from York University’s Schulich School of Business. He holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation, as well as a global professional Master of Laws degree from the University of Toronto. He received a Chartered Director designation from the Directors College of McMaster University.
Carla M. Tully
She is the former Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Earthrise Energy, PBC, an energy transition company she developed and grew into a successful independent power producer. Previously served as Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Renewable Energy at MAP Energy, a $2.4 billion energy investment firm where she scaled the company’s renewable energy development business. At The AES Corporation, a global Fortune 500 utility and energy generation company, Ms. Tully held key senior leadership roles, including President of AES UK and Ireland. Ms. Tully serves on the boards of Pattern Energy and the Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Forum. She is a Senior Advisor for the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and an advisor to several energy transition startups. She also served on the Board of Nikola Corporation. She holds a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School, a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University, and a bachelor’s degree in international relations and economics from the University of Southern California. She received the 2016 UK Institute of Directors’ Award – Director of the Year for Corporate Responsibility.
Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Process
The Audit Committee is responsible for the oversight of the work of the external auditors. As part of this responsibility, the Audit Committee is required to pre-approve the audit and non-audit services performed by the external auditors in order to assure that they do not impair the external auditors’ independence from the Company. Accordingly, the Audit Committee has adopted an Audit and Non-Audit Pre-Approval Policy, which sets forth the procedures and the conditions pursuant to which services proposed to be performed by the external auditors may be pre-approved.
Unless a type of service has received the pre-approval of the Audit Committee, it will require specific approval by the Audit Committee if it is to be provided by the external auditors. Any proposed services exceeding the pre-approved cost levels will also require specific approval by the Audit Committee.
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Auditors’ Fees
The aggregate fees billed by Ernst & Young LLP, the Company’s external auditors, during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 respectively, were as follows:
| Service Fee | 2025 ($) | 2024 ($) |
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| Audit Fees ^(1)^ | 7,237,801 | 5,689,398 |
| Audit-RelatedFees ^(2)^ | 1,001,206 | 240,080 |
| Tax Fees ^(3)^ | 292,101 | 323,252 |
| All OtherFees | - | - |
| Total | 8,531,108 | 6,252,730 |
| (1) | The Auditors’ fees for the 2023 through 2025 period were based on a three-year audit fee proposal subject to<br>auditor appointment and audit fee approval each year. The Auditors’ fees are reflective of market rates for professional services. | |
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| (2) | Audit-related fees for Emera relate to fees associated with agreed upon procedures over rate-case filings and the audit<br>of pension plans. Audit-related fees for 2025 also include fees incurred for additional work performed in preparation of Emera’s first integrated audit required under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2026. | |
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| (3) | Tax fees for Emera relate to tax compliance services and general tax consulting advice on various matters.<br> | |
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CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS
To the knowledge of Emera, none of the Directors or Officers of the Company:
| (1) | are, as at the date of this AIF, or have been, within ten years before the date of this AIF, a director, chief<br>executive officer or chief financial officer of any company that: |
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| (a) | was subject to an Order that was issued while the Director or Officer was acting in the capacity as director, chief<br>executive officer or chief financial officer; or |
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| (b) | was subject to an Order that was issued after the Director or Officer ceased to be a director, chief executive officer<br>or chief financial officer and which resulted from an event that occurred while that person was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer of chief financial officer; |
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| (2) | with the exception of Ms. Tully as set forth below, are, as at the date of this AIF, or have been within ten<br>years before the date of this AIF, a director or executive officer of any company that, while that person was acting in that capacity, or within a year of that person ceasing to act in that capacity, became bankrupt, made a proposal under any<br>legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or was subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangements or compromise with creditors or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold its assets; |
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| (3) | have, within the ten years before the date of this AIF, become bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation<br>relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, or become subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors, or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold the assets of the proposed nominee; or<br> |
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| (4) | have been subject to any penalties or sanctions imposed by a court relating to securities legislation or by a<br>securities regulatory body or has entered in a settlement agreement with a securities regulatory body, or is subject to any penalties or sanctions imposed by a court or regulatory body that would likely be considered important to a reasonable<br>investor making an investment decision. |
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Carla M. Tully was a director of Nikola Corporation (“Nikola”) until December 12, 2025. In February, 2025, Nikola announced that it and certain of its subsidiaries had filed voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. In September, 2025, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court entered an order confirming Nikola’s Plan of Liquidation, which contemplated the establishment of a Liquidating Trust to complete the wind-down of Nikola’s operations.
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CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
There are no existing or potential material conflicts of interest between Emera or any of its subsidiaries and any Director or Officer of Emera or any of its subsidiaries.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND REGULATORY ACTIONS
To the knowledge of Emera, there are no legal proceedings that individually or together could potentially involve claims against Emera or its subsidiaries for damages totaling 10 per cent or more of the current assets of Emera, exclusive of interest and costs.
During Emera’s most recently completed financial year, there have been no (a) penalties or sanctions imposed against Emera by a court relating to securities legislation or by a securities regulatory authority, (b) other penalties or sanctions imposed by a court or regulatory body against Emera that would likely be considered important to a reasonable investor in making an investment decision, and (c) settlement agreements entered into by Emera before a court relating to securities legislation or with a securities regulatory authority.
NO INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS
None of the following persons or companies, namely (a) a Director or Officer of Emera, (b) a person or company that is the direct or indirect beneficial owner of, or who exercises control or direction over, more than 10 per cent of any class or series of Emera’s outstanding voting securities, or (c) an associate or affiliate of any person or company named in (a) or (b), had a material interest in any transaction involving Emera within Emera’s last three completed financial years or during the current financial year that has materially affected or is reasonably expected to materially affect Emera.
MATERIAL CONTRACTS
Emera did not enter into any material contracts outside the ordinary course of business during the year ended December 31, 2025, nor has it entered into any material contracts outside the ordinary course of business prior to the year ended December 31, 2025 that are still in effect as at the date of this AIF.
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
TSX Trust Company acts as Emera’s transfer agent and registrar for Emera’s common shares and first preferred shares. Registers for the registration and transfer of these securities of Emera are kept at TSX Trust Company’s principal offices in Halifax, Montreal and Toronto. Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, with its principal office at 28 Liberty Street, Floor 53, New York, New York 10005, USA, acts as Emera’s US transfer agent and registrar for its common shares.
EXPERTS
Ernst & Young LLP are the external auditors of Emera. Ernst & Young LLP report that they are independent in the context of the CPA Code of Professional Conduct of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Nova Scotia and are in compliance with Rule 3520 of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Additional information relating to Emera may be found under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov, or upon request to the Corporate Secretary, Emera Incorporated, P.O. Box 910, Halifax, N.S., B3J 2W5, or telephone (902) 233-4084. Additional information, including Directors’ and Officers’ remuneration and indebtedness, principal holders of Emera’s securities and securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans, is contained in Emera’s information circular for the most recent annual meeting of Emera’s common shareholders. Additional financial information is provided in Emera’s Audited Financial Statements and MD&A.
At any time, Emera will provide to any person upon request to the Corporate Secretary, a copy of the Emera Code of Conduct. Alternatively, a copy of the Emera Code of Conduct is available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca, on EDGAR at www.sec.gov and on its corporate website at www.emera.com.
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APPENDIX “A” - Definitions of Certain Terms
For convenience, certain terms used throughout this AIF shall have the following meanings:
“ adjusted net income ” has the meaning ascribed to it in the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Ratios” section of the MD&A, which is incorporated herein by reference, a copy of which is available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov;
“AFUDC” means allowance for funds used during construction and represents the cost of financing regulated construction projects and is capitalized to the cost of property, plant and equipment, where permitted by the regulator;
“AIF” or “Annual Information Form” means this 2025 Annual Information Form of Emera;
“Atlantic Canada” means the region of Canada consisting of the Provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island;
“ATM Program” means an at-the-market distribution program allowing Emera to issue common shares from treasury at the prevailing market price.
“Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated financial statements of Emera as at and for the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, together with the auditors’ report thereon, a copy of which is available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov;
“Bahamas DRs” means the DRs listed on BISX;
“Barbados DRs” means the DRs listed on the BSE;
“BISX” means The Bahamas International Securities Exchange;
“Bear Swamp” means Bear Swamp Power Company, LLC, a 633 MW pumped storage hydroelectric company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in which Emera indirectly holds a 50 per cent interest;
“Block Energy” means Block Energy LLC, formerly Emera Technologies LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emera existing under the laws of the State of Florida.
“BLPC” means Barbados Light & Power Company Limited, a vertically integrated electric utility company incorporated under the laws of Barbados and a wholly-owned, direct subsidiary of ECI;
“Board” means the Board of Directors of Emera;
“Brooklyn Energy” means Brooklyn Power Corporation, a 30 MW biomass co-generation company incorporated under the laws of the Province of Nova Scotia and a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Emera;
**“Brunswick Pipeline”**means the pipeline delivering re-gasified natural gas from the Saint John LNG gas terminal near Saint John, New Brunswick to markets in the Northeastern United States, which is owned directly by EBPC;
“BSE” means the Barbados Stock Exchange;
“CAD” means Canadian dollars;
“CER” or “Canada Energy Regulator”, means the independent regulator of EBPC.
“CIB”, means the Canada Infrastructure Bank;
“COMFIT” means the Nova Scotia Community Feed in Tariff program which was offered by the Province of Nova Scotia and enables community organizations to be involved in renewable electricity generation;
“Company” means Emera;
“Consolidated Balance Sheets” means the consolidated balance sheets contained within the Audited Financial Statements;
“Cybersecurity Incident” means a cybersecurity incident discovered by Emera and NSPI on April 25, 2025 involving unauthorized access into certain parts of its Canadian IT network and servers supporting portions of its business applications; ****
“Directors” mean the directors of Emera and “Director” means any one of them;
“Dividend Reinvestment Plan” or “DRIP” means the Company’s Common Shareholders’ Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan;
“DR” means a depositary receipt representing common shares of Emera;
“DSM” means demand-side management;
“EBPC” or “Emera Brunswick Pipeline Company” **** means Emera Brunswick Pipeline Company Ltd., a company incorporated under the federal laws of Canada and a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of Emera;
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“ ECI ” means Emera (Caribbean) Incorporated, a company incorporated under the laws of Barbados and an indirect subsidiary of Emera and the parent company of BLPC and GBPC;
“EDGAR” means the SEC’s system for Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval available at www.sec.gov;
“EfficiencyOne” mean a federally incorporated not-for-profit third-party entity that currently holds the franchise for the provision of energy efficiency and conservation in the Province, which is deemed to be a utility under the Public Utilities Act and regulated by the NSEB.
“EIFEL” means excessive interest and financing expenses limitation;
“Electricity Act” means the Electricity Act, 2004, c. 25, s. 1. (Nova Scotia);
“Emera” means Emera Incorporated, a public company incorporated under the laws of the Province of Nova Scotia, whose common shares are listed and traded on the TSX and the NYSE under the symbol “EMA”;
“ Emera Energy ” means the businesses of Emera Energy Services, Brooklyn Energy and Bear Swamp;
“Emera Energy LP” means a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emera formed under the laws of the Province of Nova Scotia;
“Emera Energy Services” or “EES” means Emera Energy LP and Emera Energy Services, Inc., a natural gas and electricity marketing and trading company and a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of Emera incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, which together form a natural gas and electricity marketing and trading business;
“Emera US Finance LP” means a wholly owned indirect financing limited partnership of Emera, formed under the laws of the State of Delaware;
“EPA” means the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;
“EUSHI Finance” means EUSHI Finance, Inc., a wholly owned indirect financing subsidiary of Emera, incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware;
“Fair Trading Commission, Barbados” or “FTC” means the regulator of BLPC;
“FAM” means the fuel adjustment mechanism established by the NSEB;
“FERC” means the United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
“Fitch” means the credit rating agency Fitch Ratings Inc;
“First Preferred Shares” means each series of Emera’s authorized first preferred shares, namely its Series 2016-A Conversion, First Preferred Shares, Series A First Preferred Shares, Series B First Preferred Shares, Series C First Preferred Shares, Series D First Preferred Shares, Series E First Preferred Shares, Series F First Preferred Shares, Series G First Preferred Shares Series H First Preferred Shares, Series I First Preferred Shares Series J First Preferred Shares and Series L First Preferred Shares;
“FPSC” means the Florida Public Service Commission, the regulator of Tampa Electric and PGS;
“GBPA” means The Grand Bahama Port Authority, the regulator of GBPC;
“GBPC” or “Grand Bahama Power Company” means Grand Bahama Power Company Limited, a vertically integrated electric utility company incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and an indirect subsidiary of ECI;
“Government of CanadaBond Yield” on any date means the yield to maturity on such date (assuming semi-annual compounding) of a Canadian dollar denominated non-callable Government of Canada bond with a term to maturity of five years as quoted as of 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on such date and which appears on the Bloomberg Screen GCAN5YR Page on such date; provided that, if such rate does not appear on the Bloomberg Screen GCAN5YR Page on such date, the Government of Canada Bond Yield will mean the average of the yields determined by two registered Canadian investment dealers selected by the Company as being the yield to maturity on such date (assuming semi-annual compounding) which a Canadian dollar denominated non-callable Government of Canada bond would carry if issued in Canadian dollars at 100 per cent of its principal amount on such date with a term to maturity of five years;
“Government of Canada T-Bill Rate” means, for any quarterly floating rate period, the average yield expressed as a percentage per annum on three month Government of Canada treasury bills, as reported by the Bank of Canada, for the most recent treasury bills auction preceding the applicable floating rate calculation date;
“GHG” means greenhouse gas;
“GWh” means the amount of electricity measured in gigawatt hours;
“Hybrid Notes” means the $1.2 billion USD unsecured, fixed-to-floating subordinated notes of Emera due 2076; ****
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“IESO Nova Scotia” means the Nova Scotia Independent Energy System Operator;
“IMP” means integrity management programs;
“IPPs” means independent power producers;
“Junior Subordinated Notes” means the Subordinated Notes (2024) and the Subordinated Notes (2025);
“km” means kilometre(s);
“Labrador-Island Transmission Link Project” or “LIL” means an electricity transmission project in Newfoundland and Labrador developed by NLH (formerly, Nalcor Energy), which enables the transmission of the Muskrat Falls energy between Labrador and the island of Newfoundland;
“LNG” means liquefied natural gas;
“Lucelec” means St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of St. Lucia in which Emera holds an indirect 19.5 per cent interest through ECI;
“M&NP” means the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, a pipeline that transports natural gas between the Maritime Provinces and New England, in which Emera holds an indirect 12.9 per cent interest;
“Maritime Link” means the transmission project which includes two 170-km sub-sea cables between the island of Newfoundland and the Province of Nova Scotia, developed by NSP Maritime Link Inc.;
“Maritime Provinces” means the region of Canada consisting of the Provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island;
“ MD&A ” means Emera’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, a copy of which is available electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov;
“ Moody ’ s” means the credit rating agency Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. a subsidiary of Moody’s Corporation;
“MW” means the amount of power measured in megawatts;
“NB Power” means New Brunswick Power Corporation, a provincial Crown corporation formed under the laws of the Province of New Brunswick, responsible for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in the Province of New Brunswick;
“NERC” means North American Electric Reliability Corporation;
“New England” means the region of the United States consisting of the States of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont;
“NLH” means Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, a company that is incorporated under a special act of the Legislature of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador as a Crown corporation, and formerly Nalcor Energy;
“NMGC” means New Mexico Gas Company, Inc., a regulated gas distribution utility incorporated under the laws of Delaware and serving customers across New Mexico;
“NMPRC” means the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, the regulator of NMGC;
“NPCC” means Northeast Power Coordinating Council, Inc.;
“Northeastern United States” means the region of the United States consisting of New England and the States of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania;
“NS Block” means the electricity transmitted through the Maritime Link from the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project;
“NSEB” (formerly the UARB) means Nova Scotia Energy Board, the independent regulator of NSPI and NSPML;
“NSP Maritime Link Inc.” or “NSPML” means NSP Maritime Link Incorporated, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Emera, incorporated under the laws of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, that developed the Maritime Link;
“NSPI” or “Nova Scotia Power” means Nova Scotia Power Incorporated, a vertically integrated electric utility incorporated under the laws of the Province of Nova Scotia and a wholly-owned direct and indirect subsidiary of Emera;
“NYSE” means the New York Stock Exchange;
“Officers” mean the executive officers of Emera, as defined in Part 1 of National Instrument 51-102, and “Officer” means any one of them;
“O&M expenses” means operations and maintenance expenses;
“OM&G” means operating, maintenance and general;
“OBPS” means output-based pricing system;
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“Order” means a cease trade order, an order similar to a cease trade order or an order that denies a company access to any exemption under securities legislation that is in effect for a period of more than 30 consecutive days;
“PGS” or “Peoples Gas System” means Peoples Gas System, Inc., formerly the Peoples Gas System Division of TEC, operating as a regulated gas distribution utility serving customers across Florida, and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Emera existing under the laws of the State of Florida;
“PP&E” means property, plant and equipment;
“Privatization Act” means the Nova Scotia Power Privatization Act, S.N.S., 1992, c.8 - and all amendments thereto;
“Province” means the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada and includes, when the context requires, the provincial government of Nova Scotia, and “provincial” refers to Nova Scotia;
“Public Utilities Act” means the Public Utilities Act (Nova Scotia);
“Rating Agencies” means collectively Fitch, Moody’s and S&P, and “Rating Agency” means any one of the Rating Agencies;
“RENAC” means Repsol Energy North America Canada Partnership;
“Reorganization Act” means the Nova Scotia Power Reorganization (1998) Act, S.N.S., 1998, c.19—and all amendments thereto;
“Repsol” means Repsol S.A, the parent company of RENAC;
“RER” means the Nova Scotia Renewable Electricity Regulations;
“ROE” means return on equity;
“S&P” means the credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc.;
“SeaCoast” means SeaCoast Gas Transmission, LLC, a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Emera;
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission;
“Securities Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended*;*
“SEDAR+” means the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval+ of the Canadian Securities Administrators, at www.sedarplus.ca;
“ Series 2016-A Conversion, First Preferred Shares ” means the cumulative preferential first preferred shares, Series 2016-A of Emera;
“Series A First PreferredShares” means the cumulative 5-year rate reset first preferred shares, Series A of Emera;
“Series B First Preferred Shares” means the cumulative floating rate first preferred shares, Series B of Emera;
“Series C First Preferred Shares” means the cumulative rate reset first preferred shares, Series C of Emera;
“Series D First Preferred Shares” means the cumulative floating rate first preferred shares, Series D of Emera;
“Series E First Preferred Shares” means the cumulative redeemable first preferred shares, Series E of Emera;
“Series F First Preferred Shares” means the cumulative rate reset first preferred shares, Series F of Emera;
“Series G First Preferred Shares” means the cumulative floating rate first preferred shares, Series G of Emera;
“Series H First Preferred Shares” means the cumulative minimum rate reset first preferred shares, Series H of Emera;
“ Series I First Preferred Shares ” means the cumulative floating rate first preferred shares, Series I of Emera;
“Series J First Preferred Shares” means the cumulative minimum rate reset first preferred shares, Series J of Emera;
“Series K First Preferred Shares” means the cumulative floating rate first preferred shares, Series K of Emera;
“Series L First Preferred Shares” means the cumulative redeemable first preferred shares, Series L of Emera;
“ Subordinated Notes (2024) ” means the $500 million USD aggregate principal amount of 7.625% fixed-to-fixed reset rate junior subordinated notes due 2054, issued by EUSHI Finance and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Emera and its subsidiary, Emera US Holdings Inc.;
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“Subordinated Notes (2025)” means the $750 million USD aggregate principal amount of 6.25% fixed-to-fixed reset rate junior subordinated Notes due 2056, issued by EUSHI Finance and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Emera and its subsidiary, Emera US Holdings Inc.;
“ TEC ” means Tampa Electric Company, an integrated regulated electric utility, serving customers in West Central Florida, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Emera, incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida;
“therm” means a unit of heat energy equivalent to 100,000 British thermal units (BTUs);
“TSX” means The Toronto Stock Exchange;
“UARB” means the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board, which was replaced by the NSEB, the independent regulator of NSPI;
“USD” means U.S. dollars; and
“USGAAP” means the accounting principles which are recognized as being generally accepted and which are in effect from time to time in the U.S. as codified by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or any successor institute.
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APPENDIX “B” – Summary of Terms and Conditions of Authorized Series of FirstPreferred Shares
As of December 31, 2025, the following series of First Preferred Shares have been authorized:
Series A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L First Preferred Shares
Holders of the First Preferred Shares are not entitled to attend any meetings of the shareholders of Emera or to vote at any such meeting, except: (i) where entitled by law; (ii) for meetings of the holders of first preferred shares as a class and holders of First Preferred Shares as a series; and (iii) in situations when Emera fails to pay, in the aggregate, eight quarterly dividends on the First Preferred Shares.
In any instance where the holders of First Preferred Shares are entitled to vote, each holder shall have one vote for each Preferred Share, subject to the restrictions described under “Share Ownership Restrictions” below.
Holders of Series A, C, F, H and J First Preferred Shares are entitled to receive fixed cumulative preferential cash dividends, as and when declared by the Board, to be reset periodically on established dates to an annualized rate equal to the sum of the then five-year Government of Canada Bond Yield, calculated at the start of the applicable five-year period, and a spread as set forth in the table below (subject, (i) in the case of the Series H preferred shares, to a fixed minimum reset of 4.90 per cent and (ii) in the case of the Series J preferred shares, to a fixed minimum reset of 4.25 per cent). Holders of the Series A, C, F, H and J First Preferred Shares have the right to convert their shares into an equal number of Series B, D, G, I and K First Preferred Shares, respectively, subject to certain conditions, on such conversion dates as set forth in the table below.
Holders of Series B, D, G, I and K First Preferred Shares will be entitled to receive floating rate cumulative preferential cash dividends, as and when declared by the Board. The dividends are payable quarterly, in the amount per share determined by multiplying the applicable quarterly floating dividend rate, which is the sum of the three-month Government of Canada T-Bill Rate, recalculated quarterly, on the applicable reset date plus a spread as set forth in the table below.
The Series A, C, F, H and J First Preferred Shares are redeemable by Emera, in whole or in part under certain circumstances by the payment of cash on the dates set forth in the table below at a price of $25.00 per share plus any accrued and unpaid dividends.
The Series B, D, G, I and K First Preferred Shares are redeemable by Emera, in whole or in part under certain circumstances after their respective initial redemption dates by payment in cash as set forth in the table below at a price equal to (i) $25.00 per share together with all accrued and unpaid dividends up to but excluding the date fixed for redemption in the case of redemptions as set out in the table below or (ii) $25.50 per share together with all accrued and unpaid dividends up to but excluding the date fixed for redemption in the case of redemptions on any other date.
Subject to certain conditions including the right of Emera to redeem, holders of the Series A, C, F, H and J First Preferred Shares, have the right to convert any or all of their Series A, C, F, H and J First Preferred Shares into an equal number of Series B, D, G, I and K First Preferred Shares, respectively. In addition, the Series A, C, F, H and J First Preferred Shares may be automatically converted by Emera into Series B, D, G, I and K First Preferred Shares, respectively if Emera determines that, following conversion by the holders, there would be less than 1,000,000 Series A, C, F, H and J First Preferred Shares outstanding, respectively.
Subject to automatic conversion conditions including the right of Emera to redeem the Series B, D, G, I and K First Preferred Shares, the holders of Series B, D, G, I and K First Preferred Shares have the right to convert any or all of their Series B, D, G, I and K First Preferred Shares into an equal number of Series A,
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C, F, H and J First Preferred Shares respectively. In addition, Series B, D, G, I and K First Preferred Shares may be automatically converted by Emera into Series A, C, F, H and J First Preferred Shares, respectively if Emera determines that, following conversion by the holders, there would be less than 1,000,000 Series B, D, G, I and K First Preferred Shares outstanding.
Holders of Series E First Preferred Shares will be entitled to receive fixed cumulative preferential cash dividends as and when declared by the Board in the amount of $1.125 per share per annum in perpetuity, subject to certain redemption rights. The Series E First Preferred Shares were not redeemable by the Company prior to August 18, 2018. The Series E First Preferred Shares are redeemable on or after August 18, 2018 by Emera in whole or in part, at the Company’s option without the consent of the holder, by the payment of: $26.00 per share if redeemed before August 15, 2019; $25.75 per share if redeemed on or after August 15, 2019 but before August 15, 2020; $25.50 per share if redeemed on or after August 15, 2020 but before August 15, 2021; $25.25 per share if redeemed on or after August 15, 2021 but before August 15, 2022; and $25.00 per share if redeemed on or after August 15, 2022; together, in each case, with all accrued and unpaid dividends up to but excluding the date fixed for redemption.
Holders of Series L First Preferred Shares will be entitled to receive fixed cumulative preferential cash dividends as and when declared by the Board in the amount of $1.150 per share per annum in perpetuity, subject to certain redemption rights. The Series L First Preferred Shares are not redeemable by the Company prior to November 15, 2026. The Series L First Preferred Shares are redeemable on or after November 15, 2026 by Emera in whole or in part, at the Company’s option without the consent of the holder, by the payment of: $26.00 per share if redeemed before November 15, 2027; $25.75 per share if redeemed on or after November 15, 2027 but before November 15, 2028; $25.50 per share if redeemed on or after November 15, 2028 but before November 15, 2029; $25.25 per share if redeemed on or after November 15, 2029 but before November 15, 2030; and $25.00 per share if redeemed on or after November 15, 2030; together, in each case, with all accrued and unpaid dividends up to but excluding the date fixed for redemption.
Applicable redemption, conversion, interest and reset dates and spreads are listed in the following table:
| Series of FirstPreferred Shares | Initial Redemption /Interest Reset Date | Subsequent Redemption / Conversion / Interest ResetDates | Spreads |
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| Series A | August 15, 2015 | August 15, 2020 and every fifth year thereafter | 1.84% |
| Series B | August 15, 2020 | August 15, 2025^(1)^ and every fifth year thereafter | 1.84% |
| Series C | August 15, 2018 | August 15, 2023 and every fifth year thereafter | 2.65% |
| Series D | – | August 15, 2023 and every fifth year thereafter | 2.65% |
| Series E | August 15, 2018 | – | – |
| Series F | February 15, 2020 | February 15, 2025 and every fifth year thereafter | 2.63% |
| Series G | – | February 15, 2025 and every fifth year thereafter | 2.63% |
| Series H | August 15, 2023 | August 15, 2028 and every fifth year thereafter | 2.54% |
| Series I | – | August 15, 2028 and every fifth year thereafter | 2.54% |
| Series J | May 15, 2026 | May 15, 2031 and every fifth year thereafter | 3.28% |
| Series K | – | May 15, 2031 and every fifth year thereafter | 3.28% |
| Series L | November 15, 2026 | – | – |
| (1) | The Company announced on August 7, 2025 that, having taken into account all shares tendered for conversion by<br>holders of its Series A Shares and Series B Shares, no Series A Shares would be converted into Series B Shares and all remaining Series B Shares would automatically be converted into Series A Shares on a one-for-one basis, on August 15, 2025. | ||
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Series 2016-A Conversion, First Preferred Shares
The Series 2016-A Conversion, First Preferred Shares were authorized pursuant to the Hybrid Notes offering in June 2016. As at December 31, 2025, there were no Series 2016-A Conversion, First Preferred Shares issued and outstanding.
Holders of Series 2016-A Conversion, First Preferred Shares are not entitled to attend any meetings of the shareholders of Emera or to vote at any such meeting, except: (i) where entitled by law; (ii) for meetings of the holders of first preferred shares as a class and holders of Series 2016-A Conversion, First Preferred Shares as a series; and (iii) in situations when Emera fails to pay, in the aggregate, eight quarterly dividends on the Series 2016-A Conversion, First Preferred Shares.
In any instance where the holders of Series 2016-A Conversion, First Preferred Shares are entitled to vote, each holder shall have one vote for each Series 2016-A Conversion, First Preferred Share, subject to the restrictions described under “Share Ownership Restrictions” below.
Holders of each series of Series 2016-A Conversion, First Preferred Shares will be entitled to receive cumulative preferential cash dividends, if, as and when declared by the Board, at the same rate as would have accrued on the related series of Hybrid Notes (had such Hybrid Notes remained outstanding). The Series 2016-A Conversion, First Preferred Shares do not have a fixed maturity date.
The Series 2016-A Conversion, First Preferred Shares are redeemable by Emera on June 15, 2026. After that date, Emera may redeem at any time all, or from time to time any part, of the outstanding Series 2016-A Conversion, First Preferred Shares, without the consent of the holders, by the payment of an amount in cash for each such share so redeemed of USD$1,000 per share together with an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.
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APPENDIX “C” - Monthly Trading Volume and High and Low Price for
Emera’s Common and Preferred shares in 2025
MARKETFOR SECURITIES
Common Shares
Emera’s common shares are traded on the TSX in Canada and on the NYSE in the U.S. The following table sets forth the reported high and low trading prices and trading volumes, on a monthly basis for the year ended December 31, 2025, for the common shares on the TSX and NYSE in Canadian Dollars and U.S. Dollars, respectively.
| 2025 Trading Prices and Volumes – Common Shares | ||||||
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| TSX | NYSE | |||||
| Month | High*($)* | Low*($)* | Volume | High*($)* | Low*($)* | Volume |
| January | 55.70 | 51.23 | 33,099,278 | – | – | – |
| February | 58.73 | 54.36 | 32,367,046 | – | – | – |
| March | 61.33 | 57.73 | 21,450,064 | – | – | – |
| April | 63.13 | 56.59 | 33,710,829 | – | – | – |
| May | 63.31 | 59.02 | 31,050,919 | 46.00 | 44.55 | 179,896 |
| June | 63.19 | 60.17 | 19,460,734 | 46.14 | 43.90 | 3,332,993 |
| July | 65.35 | 61.33 | 16,635,477 | 47.20 | 44.86 | 1,718,652 |
| August | 67.42 | 64.08 | 20,353,250 | 49.01 | 46.51 | 3,181,463 |
| September | 66.80 | 63.17 | 17,496,272 | 48.01 | 45.77 | 3,134,395 |
| October | 69.62 | 66.18 | 25,160,873 | 49.77 | 47.36 | 3,054,950 |
| November | 69.09 | 66.19 | 26,874,327 | 49.38 | 46.94 | 3,590,135 |
| December | 68.48 | 64.79 | 17,329,037 | 49.51 | 46.87 | 4,736,914 |
Preferred Shares
Emera’s Series A First Preferred Shares; Series C First Preferred Shares; Series E First Preferred Shares; Series F First Preferred Shares; Series H First Preferred Shares; Series J First Preferred Shares; and Series L First Preferred Shares are listed on the TSX. The Series B First Preferred Shares were previously listed on the TSX prior to being converted to Series A first Preferred Shares on August 15, 2025.
The following tables set forth the reported high and low trading prices and volumes for the Series A First Preferred Shares; Series B First Preferred Shares; Series C First Preferred Shares; Series E First Preferred Shares; Series F First Preferred Shares; Series H First Preferred Shares; Series J First Preferred Shares; and Series L First Preferred Shares on a monthly basis for the year ended December 31, 2025.
| 2025 Trading Prices and Volumes – First Preferred Shares | ||||||
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| Series A First Preferred Shares | Series B First Preferred Shares | |||||
| Month | High*($)* | Low ($) | Volume | High ($) | Low ($) | Volume |
| January | 17.93 | 16.51 | 51,309 | 18.50 | 16.92 | 25,175 |
| February | 17.38 | 17.00 | 108,095 | 17.72 | 17.03 | 25,745 |
| March | 17.40 | 16.67 | 123,552 | 18.00 | 16.55 | 16,908 |
| April | 16.81 | 15.79 | 66,444 | 16.98 | 15.36 | 36,439 |
| May | 17.15 | 16.43 | 77,769 | 17.12 | 16.49 | 114,499 |
| June | 18.78 | 17.06 | 126,733 | 18.80 | 17.10 | 120,818 |
| July | 20.69 | 18.79 | 584,305 | 20.65 | 18.90 | 58,986 |
| August | 21.34 | 20.00 | 548,974 | 21.20 | 20.00 | 17,745 |
| September | 20.80 | 20.22 | 174,274 | – | – | – |
| October | 21.36 | 20.54 | 492,104 | – | – | – |
| November | 21.43 | 20.74 | 42,712 | – | – | – |
| December | 22.43 | 21.00 | 137,051 | – | – | – |
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| Series C First Preferred Shares | Series E First Preferred Shares | |||||
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| Month | High ($) | Low ($) | Volume | High ($) | Low ($) | Volume |
| January | 24.07 | 23.50 | 172,231 | 19.36 | 18.58 | 63,057 |
| February | 23.88 | 23.41 | 76,031 | 19.46 | 18.65 | 58,557 |
| March | 23.68 | 22.62 | 201,659 | 19.85 | 19.15 | 123,450 |
| April | 23.80 | 21.47 | 291,045 | 19.64 | 18.12 | 46,539 |
| May | 24.23 | 22.75 | 109,708 | 19.45 | 18.64 | 29,625 |
| June | 24.65 | 24.00 | 59,350 | 19.49 | 18.90 | 36,607 |
| July | 24.84 | 24.30 | 125,517 | 20.22 | 19.25 | 64,057 |
| August | 24.67 | 24.08 | 101,173 | 20.31 | 19.48 | 193,531 |
| September | 25.18 | 24.60 | 156,476 | 20.78 | 20.15 | 176,421 |
| October | 25.49 | 24.86 | 222,708 | 21.20 | 20.30 | 43,256 |
| November | 25.49 | 24.60 | 120,358 | 21.09 | 19.39 | 102,045 |
| December | 25.49 | 25.00 | 80,992 | 20.82 | 19.97 | 51,776 |
| Series F First Preferred Shares | Series H First Preferred Shares | |||||
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| Month | High ($) | Low ($) | Volume | High ($) | Low ($) | Volume |
| January | 22.80 | 21.25 | 136,635 | 25.00 | 23.99 | 173,497 |
| February | 22.60 | 21.87 | 380,040 | 24.73 | 23.98 | 369.491 |
| March | 22.45 | 21.70 | 181,148 | 24.51 | 23.71 | 76,417 |
| April | 22.00 | 20.30 | 144,011 | 24.70 | 21.58 | 119,264 |
| May | 22.41 | 21.20 | 443,862 | 24.97 | 23.65 | 216,571 |
| June | 23.54 | 22.42 | 94,457 | 25.06 | 24.72 | 63,101 |
| July | 24.39 | 23.50 | 70,932 | 25.40 | 24.99 | 98,841 |
| August | 24.45 | 23.99 | 163,419 | 25.25 | 24.71 | 92,174 |
| September | 24.39 | 24.00 | 298,048 | 25.50 | 24.97 | 103,529 |
| October | 24.89 | 24.25 | 65,589 | 25.47 | 25.01 | 96,715 |
| November | 24.99 | 24.16 | 77,840 | 25.47 | 24.61 | 94,624 |
| December | 25.44 | 24.46 | 365,860 | 26.02 | 24.99 | 71,710 |
| Series J First Preferred Shares | Series L First Preferred Shares | |||||
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| Month | High ($) | Low ($) | Volume | High ($) | Low ($) | Volume |
| January | 24.10 | 22.80 | 46,224 | 19.55 | 18.99 | 133,744 |
| February | 24.18 | 23.39 | 188,647 | 19.76 | 19.05 | 72,045 |
| March | 23.95 | 23.25 | 21,725 | 20.21 | 19.59 | 71,469 |
| April | 23.75 | 21.43 | 107,149 | 19.93 | 18.50 | 57,885 |
| May | 24.30 | 22.64 | 41,194 | 19.56 | 19.11 | 22,862 |
| June | 24.60 | 23.86 | 53,983 | 19.65 | 18.99 | 124,829 |
| July | 25.14 | 24.27 | 75,704 | 20.44 | 19.50 | 86,265 |
| August | 25.01 | 24.72 | 162,646 | 20.70 | 19.91 | 162,621 |
| September | 25.10 | 24.74 | 93,421 | 20.95 | 20.40 | 205,918 |
| October | 25.33 | 25.00 | 144,766 | 21.41 | 20.39 | 60,630 |
| November | 25.51 | 25.05 | 580,435 | 21.24 | 19.26 | 157,465 |
| December | 25.44 | 25.02 | 133,082 | 20.66 | 20.22 | 82,893 |
Depository Receipts
The Barbados DRs are traded on the BSE and the Bahamas DRs are traded on the BISX. The monthly trading volumes, if any, for each of the Barbados DRs and the Bahamas DRs are not material.
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APPENDIX “D”
| EMERA INCORPORATED<br><br><br>AUDIT COMMITTEE<br><br><br>CHARTER |
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May 2025
EMERA INCORPORATED
AUDITCOMMITTEE
CHARTER
PART I
MANDATE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Committee Purpose
There shall be a committeeof the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Emera Inc. (“Emera”) which shall be known as the Audit Committee (the “Committee”). The Committee shall assist the Board in discharging its oversight responsibilitiesconcerning:
| - | the quality and integrity of Emera’s financial statements; |
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| - | the effectiveness of Emera’s internal control systems over financial reporting; |
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| - | the internal audit and assurance process; |
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| - | the qualifications, independence and performance of the external auditors; |
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| - | major financial risk exposures; |
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| - | Emera’s compliance with legal requirements and securities regulations in respect of financialstatements and financial reporting; and |
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| - | any other duties set out in this Charter or delegated to the Committee by the Board. |
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| 1. | Financial Reporting |
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| (a) | The Committee shall review and assess the completeness and clarity of, and recommend Board approval of:<br> |
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| (i) | the audited annual financial statements of Emera, and all related Management’s Discussion and<br>Analysis, and earnings; |
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| (ii) | any documents containing Emera’s audited financial statements; and, |
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| (iii) | the quarterly financial statements, and all related Management’s Discussion and Analysis.<br> |
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In doing so, the Committee shall discuss the above with management and Emera’s external auditors.
| (b) | The Committee shall discuss with management any earnings press releases or other press releases containing<br>financial information, as well as any financial information and earnings guidance provided by management to analysts and ratings agencies. Such discussions may be in general terms and may occur after the issuance of such press releases or the<br>disclosure of such financial information or earnings guidance in situations where it is impractical for management to discuss with the Committee beforehand. |
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EMERA INCORPORATED
AUDIT COMMITTEE
CHARTER
| (c) | The Board may delegate the approval of the quarterly financial statements, all related Management’s<br>Discussion and Analysis, and earnings press releases to the Committee. |
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| (d) | The Committee shall oversee and assess that adequate procedures are in place for the review of public<br>disclosure of financial information. |
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| 2. | External Auditors |
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| (a) | The Committee shall evaluate and recommend to the Board the external auditor to be nominated for the purpose<br>of preparing or issuing the auditor’s report or performing other audit, review, or attest services for Emera, and the compensation of such external auditors. |
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| (b) | Once appointed, the external auditor shall report directly to the Committee, and the Committee shall oversee<br>the work of the external auditor concerning the preparation or issuance of the auditor’s report or the performance of other audit, review or attest services for Emera. |
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| (c) | The Committee shall be responsible for resolving disagreements between management and the external auditor<br>concerning financial reporting. |
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| (d) | At least annually, the Committee shall obtain and review a report by the external auditors describing:<br>(i) the firm’s internal quality control procedures; (ii) any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality control review, or peer review, of the firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional<br>authorities, within the preceding five years, with respect to one or more external audits carried out by the firm, and any steps taken to deal with any such issues; and (iii) all relationships between the external auditors and Emera (to assess<br>the auditors’ independence). |
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| (e) | The Committee shall annually evaluate the auditors’, including the lead audit partner’s,<br>qualifications, performance, professional skepticism and independence. |
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| (f) | The Committee shall determine that the external audit firm has a process in place to address the rotation of<br>the lead audit partner and other audit partners serving the account as required under prescribed independence rules. |
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| (g) | Every five (5) years, the Committee shall perform a comprehensive review of the performance of the<br>external auditors over multiple years to provide further insight on the audit firm, its independence and application of professional standards. |
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| (h) | The Committee will review differences that were noted or proposed by the external auditors, but that were<br>considered immaterial or insignificant; and any “management” or “internal control” letter issued, or proposed to be issued. |
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EMERA INCORPORATED
AUDIT COMMITTEE
CHARTER
| 3. | Non-Audit Services |
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| (a) | The Committee shall be responsible for reviewing and pre-approving<br>all non-audit services to be provided to Emera, or any of its subsidiaries, by the external auditor. |
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| (b) | The Committee may establish specific policies and procedures concerning the performance of non-audit services by the external auditor so long as the requirements of applicable legislation and regulation are satisfied. |
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| (c) | In accordance with policies and procedures established by the Committee, and applicable legislation and<br>regulation, the Committee may delegate the pre-approval of non-audit services to a member of the Committee or a sub-committee<br>thereof. |
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| 4. | Oversight and Monitoring of Audits |
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| (a) | The Committee shall meet with the external auditor prior to the audit to discuss the planning and staffing<br>of the audit, including the general approach, scope, areas subject to significant risk of material misstatement, estimated fees and other terms of engagement. |
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| (b) | The Committee shall discuss with the external auditor any issues that arise with Management or the internal<br>auditors during the course of the audit and the adequacy of Management’s responses in addressing audit-related deficiencies. |
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| (c) | The Committee shall regularly review with the external auditors any audit problems or difficulties<br>encountered during the course of the audit work, including any restrictions on the scope of the external auditors’ activities or access to requested information, and Management’s response. |
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| (d) | The Committee shall review with Management the results of internal and external audits.<br> |
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| (e) | The Committee shall take such other reasonable steps as it may deem necessary to oversee that the audit was<br>conducted in a manner consistent with applicable legal requirements and auditing standards of applicable professional or regulatory bodies. |
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| 5. | Oversight and Review of Accounting Principles and Practices |
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The Committee shall oversee, review and discuss with Management, the external auditor and the internal auditors:
| (a) | the quality, appropriateness and acceptability of Emera’s accounting principles and practices used in<br>its financial reporting, changes in Emera’s accounting principles or practices and the application of particular accounting principles and disclosure practices by Management to new transactions or events; |
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| (b) | all significant financial reporting issues and judgments made in connection with the preparation of the<br>financial statements, including the effects of alternative methods within U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) on the financial statements |
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EMERA INCORPORATED
AUDIT COMMITTEE
CHARTER
| and any “other opinions” sought by Management from an independent auditor, other than the<br>Company’s external auditors, with respect to the accounting treatment of a particular item, and other material written communications between the external auditors and management; | |
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| (c) | disagreements between Management and the external auditor or the internal auditors regarding the application<br>of any accounting principles or practices; |
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| (d) | any material change to Emera’s auditing and accounting principles and practices as recommended by<br>Management, the external auditor or the internal auditors or which may result from proposed changes to U.S. GAAP; |
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| (e) | the effect of regulatory and accounting initiatives on Emera’s financial statements and other<br>financial disclosures; |
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| (f) | any reserves, accruals, provisions, estimates or Management programs and policies, including factors that<br>affect asset and liability carrying values and the timing of revenue and expense recognition, that may have a material effect upon the financial statements of Emera; |
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| (g) | the use of special purpose entities and the business purpose and economic effect of off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations, guarantees and other relationships of Emera and their impact on the reported financial results of Emera; |
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| (h) | any legal matter, claim or contingency that could have a significant impact on the financial statements,<br>Emera’s compliance policies and any material reports, inquiries or other correspondence received from regulators or governmental agencies and the manner in which any such legal matter, claim or contingency has been disclosed in Emera’s<br>financial statements; and |
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| (i) | the treatment for financial reporting purposes of any significant transactions which are not a normal part<br>of Emera’s operations. |
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| 6. | Hiring Policies |
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The Committee shall review and approve Emera’s hiring policy concerning partners or employees, as well as former partners and employees, of the present or former external auditors of Emera.
| 7. | Pension Plans |
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The Committee shall exercise oversight of the pension plans in accordance with the Pension Oversight Framework adopted by Emera.
| 8. | Oversight of Finance Matters |
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| (a) | The Committee shall review the appointments of key financial executives involved in the financial reporting<br>process of Emera, including the Chief Financial Officer. |
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EMERA INCORPORATED
AUDIT COMMITTEE
CHARTER
| (b) | The Committee may request for review, and shall receive when requested, material tax policies and tax<br>planning initiatives, tax payments and reporting and any pending tax audits or assessments. The Committee shall review Emera’s compliance with tax and financial reporting laws and regulations. |
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| (c) | The Committee shall meet at least annually with Management to review and discuss Emera’s major<br>financial risk exposures and the policy steps Management has taken to monitor and control such exposures, including the use of financial derivatives, hedging activities, and credit and trading risks. |
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| (d) | The Committee may review any investments or transactions that the Committee wishes to review, or which the<br>internal or external auditor, or any officer of Emera, may bring to the attention of the Committee within the context of this charter. |
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| (e) | The Committee shall review financial information of material subsidiaries of Emera and any auditor<br>recommendations concerning such subsidiaries. |
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| (f) | The Committee shall review and oversee all related party transactions required to be disclosed pursuant to<br>Canadian securities laws for potential conflicts of interest and will prohibit such a transaction if it determines that it creates a conflict that is potentially detrimental to the interests of Emera and its shareholders. In addition, the Committee<br>may also initiate a review of any and all related party transactions required to be disclosed pursuant to any accounting standards that are permitted under applicable securities laws for the purposes of determining whether appropriate disclosures<br>have been made. |
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| 9. | Internal Controls |
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The Committee shall oversee:
| (a) | the adequacy and effectiveness of the Company’s internal accounting and financial controls and the<br>recommendations of Management, the external auditor and the internal auditors for the improvement of accounting practices and internal controls; and |
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| (b) | management’s compliance with the Company’s processes, procedures and internal controls.<br> |
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In exercising such oversight, the Committee shall review and discuss each of the foregoing with Management, the external auditor and the internal auditor.
The Committee will carry out the following specific duties:
| (c) | Review and discuss with the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer the procedures<br>undertaken in connection with the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer certifications for the annual and interim filings with applicable securities regulatory authorities. |
|---|---|
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AUDIT COMMITTEE
CHARTER
| (d) | Review disclosures made by Emera’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer during their<br>certification process for the annual and interim filing with applicable securities regulatory authorities about any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect Emera’s ability to<br>record, process, summarize and report financial data or any material weaknesses in the internal controls, and any fraud involving management or other employees who have a significant role in the Emera’s internal controls.<br> |
|---|---|
| (e) | Discuss with Emera’s Chief Legal Officer at least annually any legal matters that may have a material<br>impact on the financial statements, operations, assets or compliance policies and any material reports or inquiries received by Emera or any of its subsidiaries from regulators or governmental agencies. |
| --- | --- |
| 10. | Internal Auditor |
| --- | --- |
| (a) | The lead internal auditor shall report directly to the Committee. The Committee shall approve the<br>appointment, removal and replacement of the lead internal auditor. The Committee shall approve the remuneration of the lead internal auditor on appointment. |
| --- | --- |
| (b) | The Committee shall review and approve the internal audit plan, including activities, organizational<br>structure, staffing, qualifications and budget, and shall review all major changes to the plan. The Committee shall review and discuss with the internal auditor the scope, progress, and results of executing the internal audit plan. The Committee<br>shall receive reports on the status of significant findings, recommendations, and management’s responses. |
| --- | --- |
| (c) | The Committee shall meet periodically with the internal auditor to discuss the progress of their activities,<br>any significant findings stemming from internal audits, any issues that arise with Management, and the adequacy of Management’s responses in addressing audit-related deficiencies. |
| --- | --- |
| (d) | The Committee shall obtain from the internal auditor and review summaries of the significant reports to<br>Management prepared by the internal auditor, and the actual reports if requested by the Committee, and Management’s responses to such reports. |
| --- | --- |
| (e) | The Committee shall annually receive and review a report on the Chief Executive Officers’ expense<br>accounts. |
| --- | --- |
| (f) | The Committee may communicate with the internal auditor with respect to their reports and recommendations,<br>the extent to which prior recommendations have been implemented and any other matters that the internal auditor brings to the attention of the Committee. |
| --- | --- |
| (g) | The Committee shall, at least annually, approve the internal audit charter. The internal auditor shall<br>confirm to the Committee annually that the function adheres to applicable professional standards. The Committee may provide feedback on the performance of the lead internal auditor as deemed necessary. |
| --- | --- |
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AUDIT COMMITTEE
CHARTER
| (h) | The Committee shall, at least annually, review the independence of the internal audit function and shall<br>make recommendations to the Board on appropriate actions to be taken which the Committee deems necessary to protect and enhance the independence of the internal audit function. |
|---|---|
| (i) | The Committee shall review the results of an external assessment, performed every five years by a qualified<br>independent assessor or assessment team, of the internal audit function in conformance with Global Internal Audit Standards. |
| --- | --- |
| 11. | Complaints |
| --- | --- |
The Committee shall oversee procedures relating to the receipt, retention, and treatment of complaints received concerning accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters. The Committee shall also review procedures concerning the confidential, anonymous submission of concerns by Emera’s employees relating to questionable accounting or auditing matters. Without limiting the foregoing, the Committee shall receive periodic ethics updates under Emera’s Code of Conduct which relate to matters within the scope of responsibility of the Committee as defined in this Charter, and the Committee shall review the related activities within that scope under Emera’s Ethics Program, such as financial reporting, accounting and auditing, business integrity, and corporate assets and infrastructure.
| 12. | Other Responsibilities |
|---|
The Committee shall:
| (a) | Periodically review Management’s process for identifying<br>non-compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; |
|---|---|
| (b) | Annually receive and review a report on executive officers’ compliance with the Company’s Code<br>of Conduct; |
| --- | --- |
| (c) | Annually provide feedback on the performance of the Chief Financial Officer; |
| --- | --- |
| (d) | Review actions taken by the Company to identify and manage risks related to the Audit Committee mandate,<br>including Primary Enterprise Risks, which may have the potential to adversely impact the Company’s operations, strategy or reputation; and |
| --- | --- |
| (e) | Perform such other duties and exercise such powers as may be directed or delegated to the Committee by the<br>Board. |
| --- | --- |
| 13. | Limitation on Authority |
| --- | --- |
Nothing articulated herein is intended to assign to the Committee the Board’s responsibility to oversee Emera’s compliance with applicable laws or regulations or to expand applicable standards of liability under statutory or regulatory requirements for the Directors or the members of the Committee.
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AUDIT COMMITTEE
CHARTER
PART II
COMPOSITION
| 14. | Composition |
|---|---|
| (a) | Emera’s Articles of Association require that the Committee shall be comprised of no less than three<br>directors none of whom may be officers or employees of Emera nor may they be an officer or employee of any affiliate of Emera. In addition, all members of the Committee shall be independent as required by applicable legislation.<br> |
| --- | --- |
| (b) | The Board shall appoint members to the Committee who are financially literate, as required by applicable<br>legislation and stock exchange rules, which at a minimum requires that Committee members have the ability to read and understand a set of financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally<br>comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by Emera’s financial statements. In addition, at least one member of the Committee shall be an Audit Committee Financial Expert (as defined below).<br> |
| --- | --- |
| (c) | Committee members shall be appointed at the Board meeting following the election of Directors at<br>Emera’s annual shareholders’ meeting and membership may be based upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. |
| --- | --- |
| (d) | Pursuant to Emera’s Articles of Association, the Board may appoint, remove, or replace any member of<br>the Committee at any time, and a member of the Committee shall cease to be a member of the Committee upon ceasing to be a Director. Subject to the foregoing, each member of the Committee shall hold office as such until the next annual meeting of<br>shareholders after the member’s appointment to the Committee. |
| --- | --- |
| (e) | The Secretary of the Committee shall advise Emera’s internal and external auditors of the names of the<br>members of the Committee promptly following their election. |
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PART III
COMMITTEE PROCEDURE
| 15. | Meetings |
|---|---|
| (a) | Meetings of the Committee may be called by the Chair or at the request of any member. The Committee shall<br>meet at least quarterly. |
| --- | --- |
| (b) | The timing and location of meetings of the Committee, and the calling of and procedure at any such meeting,<br>shall be determined from time to time by the Committee. |
| --- | --- |
| (c) | Emera’s internal and external auditors shall be notified of all meetings of the Committee and shall<br>have the right to appear before and be heard by the Committee. |
| --- | --- |
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AUDIT COMMITTEE
CHARTER
| (d) | Emera’s internal or external auditors may request the Chair of the Committee to consider any matters<br>which the internal or external auditors believe should be brought to the attention of the Committee or the Board. |
|---|---|
| 16. | Separate Sessions |
| --- | --- |
| (a) | The Committee Chair shall meet periodically with the Chief Financial Officer, the lead internal auditor and<br>the external auditor in separate executive sessions to discuss any matters that the Committee or each of these groups believes should be discussed privately. |
| --- | --- |
| (b) | The Chief Financial Officer, the lead internal auditor and the external auditor shall have access to the<br>Committee to bring forward matters requiring its attention. |
| --- | --- |
| (c) | The Committee shall meet periodically without Management present. |
| --- | --- |
| 17. | Quorum |
| --- | --- |
A majority of the members of the Committee present in person, by teleconferencing, or by videoconferencing, or by a combination thereof, will constitute a quorum.
| 18. | Chair |
|---|
Pursuant to Emera’s Articles of Association, the Committee shall choose one of its members to act as Chair of the Committee, which person shall not be the Chair of Nova Scotia Power Inc.’s Audit Committee. In selecting a Committee Chair, the Committee may consider any recommendation made by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
| 19. | Secretary and Minutes |
|---|
Pursuant to Emera’s Articles of Association, the Corporate Secretary of Emera shall act as the Secretary of the Committee. Emera’s Articles of Association require that the Minutes of the Committee be in writing and duly entered into Emera’s records, and the Minutes shall be circulated to all members of the Committee. The Secretary shall maintain all Committee records.
| 20. | Board Relationships and Reporting |
|---|
The Committee shall:
| (a) | Review annually the Committee’s Charter and complete an annual performance evaluation of the<br>Committee; |
|---|---|
| (b) | Oversee the appropriate disclosure of the Committee’s Charter as well as other information concerning<br>the Committee which is required to be disclosed by applicable legislation in Emera’s Annual Information Form and any other applicable disclosure documents; |
| --- | --- |
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AUDIT COMMITTEE
CHARTER
| (c) | Report to the Board at the next following board meeting on any meeting held by the Committee, and as<br>required, regularly report to the Board on Committee activities, issues, and related recommendations; and |
|---|---|
| (d) | Maintain free and open communication between the Committee, the external auditors, internal auditors, and<br>Management, and determine that all parties are aware of their responsibilities. |
| --- | --- |
| 21. | Powers |
| --- | --- |
The Committee shall:
| (a) | examine and consider such other matters, and meet with such persons, in connection with the internal or<br>external audit of Emera’s accounts, which the Committee in its discretion determines to be advisable; |
|---|---|
| (b) | have the authority to communicate directly with the internal and external auditors; and<br> |
| --- | --- |
| (c) | have the right to inspect all records of Emera or its affiliates and may elect to discuss such records, or<br>any matters relating to the financial affairs of Emera with the officers or auditors of Emera and its affiliates. |
| --- | --- |
| 22. | Experts and Advisors |
| --- | --- |
The Committee may, in consultation with the Chairman of the Board, engage and compensate any outside adviser that it determines necessary in order to carry out its duties.
| 23. | Funding |
|---|
Emera will ensure the Committee has appropriate funding, as determined by the Committee, for payment of (1) compensation to any registered public accounting firm (including its external auditors) engaged to prepare or issue an audit report or perform other audit, review or attest services; (2) compensation to any independent counsel or other advisers, as the Committee determines necessary to carry out its duties; (3) and ordinary administrative expenses of the Committee.
| 24. | Definitions |
|---|
“Audit Committee Financial Expert” means a person who has the following attributes:
| (a) | an understanding of U.S. GAAP and financial statements; |
|---|---|
| (b) | the ability to assess the general application of such principles in connection with the accounting for<br>estimates, accruals and reserves; |
| --- | --- |
| (c) | experience preparing, auditing, analyzing or evaluating financial statements that present a breadth and<br>level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to |
| --- | --- |
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AUDIT COMMITTEE
CHARTER
| the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by Emera’s financial<br>statements, or experience actively supervising one or more persons engaged in such activities; | |
|---|---|
| (d) | an understanding of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting; and |
| --- | --- |
| (e) | an understanding of audit committee functions, acquired through any one or more of the following:<br> |
| --- | --- |
| (i) | education and experience as a principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, public<br>accountant or auditor or experience in one or more positions that involve the performance of similar functions; |
| --- | --- |
| (ii) | experience actively supervising a principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller,<br>public accountant, auditor or person performing similar functions; |
| --- | --- |
| (iii) | experience overseeing or assessing the performance of companies or public accountants with respect to the<br>preparation, auditing or evaluation of financial statements; or |
| --- | --- |
| (iv) | other relevant experience. |
| --- | --- |
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EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2
1
Management’s Discussion &
Analysis
As at February 23, 2026
Management’s Discussion & Analysis (“MD&A”)
provides a review of the results of operations of Emera
Incorporated and its consolidated subsidiaries and investments
(collectively referred to as “Emera” or the
“Company”) during the fourth quarter of, and for the full
year of, 2025 relative to the same periods in 2024
and selected financial information for 2023; and its financial
position as at December 31, 2025 relative to
December 31, 2024. The Company’s activities are carried
out through five reportable segments: Florida
Electric Utility, Canadian
Electric Utilities, Gas Utilities and Infrastructure, Other
Electric Utilities, and
Other.
This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Emera
annual audited consolidated financial
statements and supporting notes as at and for the year
ended December 31, 2025. Emera follows United
States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“USGAAP”
or “GAAP”). Additional information related
to Emera, including the Company’s Annual Information
Form, can be found on SEDAR+ at
www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR
at www.sec.gov.
The accounting policies used by Emera’s rate-regulated
entities may differ from those used by
Emera’s
non-rate-regulated businesses with respect to the timing of
recognition of certain assets, liabilities,
revenues and expenses. At December 31, 2025, Emera’s
rate-regulated subsidiaries and investments
include:
Rate-Regulated Subsidiary or Equity Investment
Accounting Policies Approved/Examined By
Subsidiary
Tampa
Electric Company (“TEC”)
Florida Public Service Commission (“FPSC”) and the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”)
Nova Scotia Power Inc. ("NSPI")
Nova Scotia Energy Board (“NSEB”), formerly Nova Scotia
Utility and Review Board
Peoples Gas System, Inc. (“PGS”)
FPSC
New Mexico Gas Company, Inc. (“NMGC”)
New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (“NMPRC”)
SeaCoast Gas Transmission, LLC ("SeaCoast")
FPSC
Emera Brunswick Pipeline Company Limited (“Brunswick
Pipeline”)
Canadian Energy Regulator ("CER")
Barbados Light & Power Company Limited (“BLPC”)
Fair Trading Commission, Barbados ("FTC")
Grand Bahama Power Company Limited (“GBPC”)
The Grand Bahama Port Authority (“GBPA”)
Equity Investments
NSP Maritime Link Inc. (“NSPML”)
NSEB
Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline Limited Partnership and
Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, LLC (“M&NP”)
CER and FERC
St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (“Lucelec”)
National Utility Regulatory Commission
Wasoqonatl Transmission Incorporated ("WTI")
NSEB
All amounts are in Canadian dollars (“CAD”), except for
the Florida Electric Utility,
Gas Utilities and
Infrastructure,
and Other Electric Utilities sections of the MD&A, which are reported
in United States
dollars (“USD”) unless otherwise stated.
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Forward-looking Information……………………......
2
Introduction and Strategic Overview………….……
3
Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Ratios….…...
4
Consolidated Financial Review……….……………
7
Significant Items Affecting Earnings………........
7
Consolidated Financial Highlights………………
8
Consolidated Income Statement Highlights……
10
Business Overview and Outlook…………….……..
13
Florida Electric Utility ………………...............…
13
Canadian Electric Utilities …..………….……….
13
Gas Utilities and Infrastructure..…….…….…….
16
Other Electric Utilities ……………………………
17
Other……………………………………………….
18
Consolidated Balance Sheet Highlights…………..
19
Other Developments…………………………………
20
Financial Highlights……………………………..…..
21
Florida Electric Utility …………..........................
21
Canadian Electric Utilities ……..…………..……
23
Gas Utilities and Infrastructure……………...…..
25
Other Electric Utilities …………………………....
28
Other…………………………………………….….
29
Liquidity and Capital Resources………..…………..
32
Consolidated Cash Flow Highlights…..…………
32
Working Capital……………………………………
33
Contractual Obligations…………………………..
34
Forecasted Consolidated Capital Investments…
35
Debt Management………………………………..
35
Credit Ratings……………………………………..
37
Guaranteed Debt………………………………….
37
Outstanding Stock Data………………………….
38
Pension Funding……………………………………..
39
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements………………….
40
Dividend Payout Ratio……………………………….
41
Transactions with Related Parties….……………...
41
Enterprise Risk and Risk Management……………
42
Risk Management including Financial
Instruments…………………………………………
52
Disclosure and Internal Controls……………………
54
Critical Accounting Estimates….……………………
54
Changes in Accounting Policies and Practices…...
60
Future Accounting Pronouncements……………
60
Summary of Quarterly Results……........................
61
FORWARD
-LOOKING INFORMATION
This MD&A contains “forward-looking information” and
“forward-looking statements” (collectively,
“FLI”)
within the meaning of applicable Canadian and US securities
laws, including the United States Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which reflect the
current view with respect to the Company’s
expectations regarding future growth, results of operations,
performance, earnings, capital investment,
sales volumes, recovery of costs, timing of regulatory decisions,
the expected timing and outcome of the
pending sale of NMGC, the expected impact of Cybersecurity
Incident (as defined herein) on the
Company’s financial position and results of operations,
information technology (“IT”) systems restoration,
insurance recoveries, and business continuity processes as
well as other matters relating to the
Cybersecurity Incident, business prospects and opportunities,
and may not be appropriate for other
purposes. All such information and statements are made pursuant
to safe harbour provisions contained in
applicable securities legislation. The words “anticipates”,
“believes”, “budget”, “could”, “estimates”,
“expects”, “forecast”, “intends”, “may”, “might”, “plans”,
“projects”, “schedule”, “should”, “targets”, “will”,
“would” and similar expressions are often intended to identify
FLI, although not all FLI contains these
identifying words. The FLI reflects management’s
current beliefs and is based on information currently
available to Emera’s management and should not
be read as guarantees of future events, performance
or
results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications
of whether, or the time at
which, such events,
performance or results will be achieved.
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FLI is based on reasonable assumptions and is subject
to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from historical
results or results anticipated by the FLI. Factors that
could cause results or events to differ from current
expectations include, without limitation: regulatory and
political risk; change in law risk; system operating and
maintenance risks; changes in economic
conditions; commodity price and availability risk; liquidity
and capital markets risk; changes in credit
ratings; future dividend growth, rate base growth, and
adjusted earnings per common share (“EPS”)
growth; timing and costs associated with certain capital
investments; expected impacts on Emera of
challenges in the global economy; potential impacts of trade
disputes and tariffs; estimated energy
consumption rates; maintenance of adequate insurance
coverage and receipt of proceeds; changes in
customer energy usage patterns; developments in technology
that could impact demand for electricity;
climate risk; weather risk, including higher frequency and
severity of weather events; risk of wildfires;
unanticipated maintenance and other expenditures; derivative
financial instruments and hedging; interest
rate risk; inflation risk; counterparty risk; disruption of fuel
supply; supply chain risk; environmental risks;
foreign exchange (“FX”); regulatory and government decisions,
including changes to environmental
legislation, financial reporting and tax legislation; risks
associated with pension plan performance and
funding requirements; loss of service area; risks and
costs associated with failure of IT infrastructure and
cybersecurity incidents including IT systems restoration and
business continuity processes; uncertainties
associated with infectious diseases, pandemics and similar
public health threats; risks associated with
health and safety; market energy sales prices; labour relations;
and availability of labour and
management resources.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
FLI, as actual results could differ materially from
the plans, expectations, estimates or intentions and statements
expressed in the
FLI. All FLI in this MD&A
is qualified in its entirety by the above cautionary statements
and, except as required by law,
Emera
undertakes no obligation to revise or update any FLI as
a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
INTRODUCTION
AND STRATEGIC OVERVIEW
Emera (TSX/NYSE: EMA) is a North American provider
of energy services, owning and operating a
portfolio of cost-of-service, rate-regulated electric and gas utilities.
Its largest operations are in Florida,
with additional operations in Atlantic Canada, New Mexico,
and the Caribbean. Emera is headquartered
in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Emera’s business strategy is centred on continued
investment in its regulated utilities, combined with a
focus on operational excellence and efficiency,
to safely and reliably deliver energy to its 2.7 million
customers. Effective execution of these priorities supports
predictable and growing earnings, cash flow,
and dividends for shareholders.
Earnings opportunities in regulated utilities are a function
of the magnitude of net investment in the utility
(known as “rate base”), the amount of equity in the capital structure,
and the targeted return on that equity
(“ROE”), all as established and approved through regulation. Earnings
are also affected by sales volumes
and operating expenses. In 2025, Emera’s regulated cost
-of-service utilities in Florida accounted for 67
per cent of average consolidated rate base, with Atlantic
Canada comprising 25 per cent, and the
Caribbean and New Mexico at 4 per cent each.
Emera’s capital investment plan is forecasted to be
approximately $20 billion from 2026 through 2030 and
is focused on delivering value for customers through prudent
investments in reliability and system
resiliency, infrastructure
modernization, expansion to address customer growth, integration
of
renewables, and technological innovations to deliver better
customer experiences. It is anticipated that
approximately 80 per cent of this capital investment will be made
in Emera’s Florida utilities, necessitated
by customer growth and system requirements at both TEC and
PGS.
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As at
millions of dollars
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
Total
Capital investment plan
$
4,020
$
3,730
$
4,140
$
4,180
$
4,330
$
20,400
Average consolidated rate base:
US operations
$
23,180
$
25,100
$
27,140
$
29,300
$
31,480
Canadian operations
7,340
7,660
7,990
8,320
8,580
Total
$
30,520
$
32,760
$
35,130
$
37,620
$
40,060
*Capital investment plan and average consolidated
rate base exclude NMGC. For more information
on the pending sale of NMGC,
refer to “Other Developments” section.
Emera’s capital investment plan will be funded
primarily through internally generated cash flows,
debt
raised at the operating company level consistent with regulated
capital structures, equity issuances, and
proceeds from the anticipated close of the NMGC transact
ion. Generally, Emera’s
equity requirements
are expected to be funded through the issuance of hybrid
securities, and the issuance of common equity
through Emera’s dividend reinvestment plan (“DRIP”)
and its at-the-market program (“ATM
program”).
Maintaining investment-grade credit ratings is a core strategic
priority of the Company.
Emera has increased dividends per common share paid for
19 consecutive years and has provided
annual dividend growth guidance of one to two per cent.
Emera anticipates average adjusted EPS growth
of five to seven per cent through 2030, using 2024 as the
base year, which will support
continued
reduction in the ratio of dividend payout to adjusted net
income over time. For further information on the
non-GAAP ratios “Adjusted EPS” and “Dividend Payout
Ratio of Adjusted Net Income”, refer to the “Non-
GAAP Financial Measures and Ratios” section.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL
MEASURES AND
RATIOS
Emera uses financial measures and ratios that do not
have standardized meaning under USGAAP and
are calculated by adjusting certain GAAP measures for specific
items. They may not be comparable to
similar measures presented by other entities. These measures
and ratios are discussed and reconciled
below.
Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EPS – Basic,
and Dividend Payout Ratio of
Adjusted Net Income
Emera calculates an adjusted net income attributable to
common shareholders (“adjusted net income”)
measure by excluding items below from net income attributable
to common shareholders. Management
believes excluding these items better distinguishes ongoing
operations of the business and allows
investors to better understand and evaluate the business.
Emera calculates adjusted net income for the Florida
Electric Utility, Gas
Utilities and Infrastructure, Other
Electric Utilities, and Other segments. Reconciliation to
the nearest GAAP measure is included in each
segment. For more information refer to the Financial Highlights
section for each of Florida Electric Utility,
Gas Utilities and Infrastructure, Other Electric Utilities,
and Other.
Adjusted EPS – basic and dividend payout ratio of adjusted
net income are non-GAAP ratios which are
calculated using adjusted net income, as described above. For
further details on dividend payout ratio of
adjusted net income, refer to the “Dividend Payout Ratio”
section.
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Adjusting Items Impacting All Periods
Mark-to-market (“MTM”) Adjustments:
Management believes excluding from net income the
effect of MTM valuations and changes thereto, until
settlement, better aligns the intent and financial effect
of these contracts with the underlying cash flows,
and therefore excludes MTM adjustments for evaluation of
performance and incentive compensation. The
MTM adjustments are related to the following:
●
held-for-trading (“HFT”) commodity derivative instruments, including
adjustments related to the
price differential between the point where natural
gas is sourced and where it is delivered, and
the related amortization of transportation capacity recognized
as a result of certain Emera Energy
marketing and trading transactions;
●
the business activities of Bear Swamp Power Company
LLC (“Bear Swamp”) included in Emera’s
equity income;
●
equity securities held in BLPC and Emera Energy; and
●
FX hedges entered into to hedge USD denominated operating
unit earnings exposure.
Adjusting Items Impacting 2025 and 2024
Charges Related to the Pending Sale of NMGC:
On August 5, 2024, Emera entered into an agreement
to sell NMGC. In Q2 2025, the Company
recognized a $71 million non-cash impairment charge,
after-tax, and an additional loss of $1 million in
estimated transaction costs, after-tax, related to the pending
sale.
In Q3 2024, the Company recognized
$206 million in non-cash goodwill and other impairment
charges, after-tax, and an additional loss of $19
million in estimated transaction costs, after-tax, related
to the pending sale. For further details, refer to the
“Significant Items Affecting Earnings” and “Other
Developments” sections.
Adjusting Items Impacting 2024
Gain on Sale of Emera’s Indirect Minority Interest
in the Labrador Island Link (“Gain on sale of LIL”):
In Q2 2024, Emera recognized a $107 million gain, after
tax and transaction costs, on the sale of LIL. In
Q4 2024, Emera recognized a $22 million tax benefit related
to the reversal of a prior year valuation
allowance. A portion of the taxable capital gain on sale of LIL was
offset by prior year loss carryforwards,
of which the tax benefit was subject to a valuation allowance
as at December 31, 2023.
For further
details refer to the “Significant Items Affecting
Earnings” section.
Financing Structure Wind-Up:
In Q4 2024, Emera recognized a $58 million tax benefit
related to denied interest and financing expenses
and the wind-up of a specific financing structure. For further
details, refer to the “Significant Items
Affecting Earnings” section.
Charges Related to Wind-Down Costs and Certain
Asset Impairments:
In Q4 2024, the Company recognized $26 million, after-tax,
in wind-down costs and certain asset
impairments, primarily at Block Energy LLC (“Block Energy”).
For further details, refer to the “Significant
Items Affecting Earnings” section.
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Reconciliation of Net Income Attributable to Common
Shareholders to Adjusted Net Income
Three months ended
Year ended
For the
December 31
December 31
millions of dollars (except per share amounts)
2025
2024
2025
2024
2023
Net income attributable to common shareholders
$
68
$
154
$
1,014
$
494
$
978
MTM (loss) gain, after-tax
(1)
(99)
(146)
41
(291)
169
Charges related to the pending sale of NMGC, after-tax
(2)(3)
-
-
(72)
(225)
-
Gain on sale of LIL, after-tax
(4)
-
22
-
129
-
Financing structure wind-up
-
58
-
58
-
Charges related to wind-down costs and certain asset
impairments, after-tax
(5)
-
(26)
-
(26)
-
Adjusted net income
$
167
$
246
$
1,045
$
849
$
809
EPS – basic
$
0.23
$
0.52
$
3.39
$
1.71
$
3.57
Adjusted EPS – basic
$
0.55
$
0.84
$
3.49
$
2.94
$
2.96
(1) Net of income tax recovery of $39 million
for the three months ended December 31,
2025 (2024 – $57 million recovery) and $17
million expense for the year ended December 31,
2025 (2024 – $117 million recovery) (2023 – $68 million expense).
(2) Represents (i) $71 million non-cash impairment
charge, after-tax and $1 million in transaction
costs, after-tax for the year ended
December 31, 2025 and (ii) $206 million in non-cash
goodwill and other impairment charges,
after-tax and $19 million in transaction
costs, after-tax for the year ended December 31,
2024.
(3) Net of income tax recovery of $5 million for
the year ended December 31, 2025 (2024 –
$21 million).
(4) Includes an income tax recovery of $22 million
for the three months ended December 31,
2024 and net of income tax expense of
$53 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.
(5) Net of income tax recovery of $6 million for
the three months and year ended December 31,
2024.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
Earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization
(“EBITDA”) and adjusted EBITDA
are non-GAAP financial measures used by Emera. These
financial measures are used by numerous
investors and lenders to better understand cash flows
and credit quality.
EBITDA is useful to assess
Emera’s operating performance and indicates the
Company’s ability to service or incur debt,
invest in
capital, and finance working capital requirements. Adjusted
EBITDA represents EBITDA absent the
income effect of MTM adjustments, charges related
to the pending sale of NMGC, the 2024 gain on sale
of LIL, and the 2024 charges related to wind-down costs
and certain asset impairments.
Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
Three months ended
Year ended
For the
December 31
December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
2025
2024
2023
Net income
(1)
$
87
$
173
$
1,090
$
568
$
1,045
Interest expense, net
268
248
1,032
973
925
Income tax (recovery) expense
(35)
(199)
81
(159)
128
Depreciation and amortization
335
296
1,294
1,162
1,049
EBITDA
$
655
$
518
$
3,497
$
2,544
$
3,147
MTM (loss) gain, excluding income tax
(138)
(203)
58
(408)
237
Charges related to the pending sale of NMGC,
excluding income tax
-
-
(77)
(246)
-
Gain on sale of LIL, excluding income tax
-
-
-
182
-
Charges related to wind-down costs and certain asset
impairments, excluding income tax
-
(32)
-
(32)
-
Adjusted EBITDA
$
793
$
753
$
3,516
$
3,048
$
2,910
(1) Net income is before Non-controlling interest
in subsidiaries and Preferred stock dividends.
7
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL REVIEW
Significant Items Affecting Earnings
The items detailed below have had a significant impact on
net income attributable to common
shareholders but have been excluded from adjusted net
income as described in the section entitled “Non-
GAAP Financial Measures and Ratios”.
Earnings Impact of MTM (Loss) Gain, After-Tax
For Q4 2025, MTM loss, after-tax, decreased $47 million to
$99 million compared to $146 million in Q4
2024, primarily due to a gain on Corporate FX hedges compared
to a loss in prior year. For
the year
ended 2025, the 2024 MTM loss, after-tax, of $291
million decreased $332 million to a $41 million MTM
gain, after-tax primarily due to changes in existing positions
and lower amortization of gas transportation
assets at Emera Energy Services (“EES”) and a gain on Corporate
FX hedges compared to a loss in prior
year.
Charges Related to the Pending Sale of NMGC
2025:
In Q2 2025, Emera recognized a non-cash impairment
charge of $75 million ($71 million after-tax, or
$0.24 per common share) related to the remeasurement of the
NMGC disposal group to fair value (“FV”)
less costs to sell. This was recorded in “Impairment charges”
on the Consolidated Statements of Income
and included in the Other Segment.
2024:
In Q3 2024, Emera recognized non-cash goodwill and
other impairment charges of $221 million ($206
million after-tax, or $0.72 per common share) related to the
NMGC reporting unit. These charges were
recorded in “Impairment charges” on the Consolidated
Statements of Income and included in
the Other and Gas Utilities and Infrastructure segments.
Additionally, in Q3 2024,
Emera recorded a loss
of $24 million ($19 million after-tax, or $0.06 per common
share) in estimated transaction costs related to
the pending sale. These transaction costs were included
in “Other income, net” on the Consolidated
Statements of Income and included in the Other segment.
For further details on the pending sale of NMGC, refer to the “Other
Developments” section. For further
details on the non-cash impairment and goodwill charges,
refer to note 4 in the consolidated financial
statements.
Gain on Sale of LIL
On June 4, 2024, Emera completed the sale of its LIL equity
interest. A gain on sale of $182 million after
transaction costs ($107 million, after tax and transaction
costs, or $0.37 per common share), was
recognized in “Other Income, net” on the Consolidated
Statements of Income in Q2 2024 and included in
the Other segment. In Q4 2024, Emera recognized a $22
million ($0.08 per common share) tax benefit
related to the reversal of a prior year valuation allowance.
A portion of the taxable capital gain on the sale
of the LIL equity interest was offset by prior year
loss carryforwards, of which the tax benefit had been
subject to a valuation allowance as at December 31, 2023. This
tax benefit was recorded in “Income tax
expense (recovery)” on the Consolidated Statements of
Income in Q4 2024 and included in the Other
segment. For further details on the transaction, refer to
note 4 in the consolidated financial statements.
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Financing Structure Wind-Up
During 2024, the Company incurred $185 million of interest
and financing expenses in connection with a
specific financing structure. The current and future interest
and financing expenses were expected to be
denied under the Excessive Interest and Financing Expenses
Limitation (“EIFEL”) legislation and, as a
result, the financing structure was wound up. It was determined
that Emera was more likely than not to
realize the benefit of the current denied interest and financing
expenses in future periods and therefore a
$54 million deferred income tax asset and related income tax
benefit ($0.19 per common share) was
recorded during Q4 2024. In addition, Emera recognized a
$4 million income tax benefit ($0.01 per
common share) related to the reversal of a deferred income
tax liability on the wind-up of the financing
structure. The total tax benefit of $58 million was recorded
in “Income tax expense (recovery)” on the
Consolidated Statements of Income and included in the
Other segment during 2024.
Charges Related to Wind-Down Costs and Certain
Asset Impairments
In Q4 2024, Emera recognized $32 million ($26 million
after-tax, or $0.09 per common share)
in wind-
down costs and certain asset impairments, primarily at Block
Energy. These were
recorded in “Other
income, net” and “Impairment charges” on the Consolidated
Statements of Income and included mainly in
the Other segment.
Consolidated Financial Highlights
For the
Three months ended
Year ended
millions of dollars
December 31
December 31
Adjusted net income
2025
2024
2025
2024
2023
Florida Electric Utility
$
119
$
120
$
845
$
644
$
627
Canadian Electric Utilities
31
77
182
232
247
Gas Utilities and Infrastructure
76
87
276
267
214
Other Electric Utilities
15
21
43
48
35
Other
(74)
(59)
(301)
(342)
(314)
Adjusted net income
$
167
$
246
$
1,045
$
849
$
809
MTM (loss) gain, after-tax
(99)
(146)
41
(291)
169
Charges related to the pending sale of NMGC, after-tax
-
-
(72)
(225)
-
Gain on sale of LIL, after-tax
-
22
-
129
-
Financing structure wind-up
-
58
-
58
-
Charges related to wind-down costs and
certain asset impairments, after-tax
-
(26)
-
(26)
-
Net income attributable to common shareholders
$
68
$
154
$
1,014
$
494
$
978
9
The following table highlights significant changes in adjusted net
income from 2024 to 2025:
For the
Three months ended
Year ended
millions of dollars
December 31
December 31
Adjusted net income – 2024
$
246
$
849
Operating Unit Performance
Increased earnings at TEC year-over-year due to higher revenue from
new base rates, customer growth, favourable weather, and the impact of
a weaker CAD. These were partially offset by higher operating,
maintenance and general expenses ("OM&G"), depreciation, interest
expense, and income tax expense
(1)
201
Increased earnings at EES due to favourable weather conditions that led
to higher natural gas prices and increased volatility that created
profitable opportunities
17
50
Decreased earnings at NMGC quarter-over-quarter due to higher
OM&G. Increased earnings year-over-year due to higher revenue from
new base rates, partially offset by higher OM&G and depreciation
expense
(12)
10
Decreased income from equity investments due to the sale of LIL in Q2
2024
-
(28)
Decreased earnings at NSPI quarter-over-quarter primarily due to lower
income tax recovery due to the utilization of tax loss carryforwards
recognized as a deferred income tax regulatory liability in 2024. For both
quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year, decreased earnings due to
higher OM&G and higher depreciation expense, partially offset by higher
revenue due to favourable weather
(49)
(19)
Corporate
Increased interest expense due to increased Corporate debt and the
impact of a weaker CAD on USD interest expense, partially offset by
lower interest rates
(4)
(14)
Decreased income tax recovery due to decreased deferred income tax
asset valuation allowance adjustment
(27)
(9)
Other Variances
(3)
5
Adjusted net income – 2025
$
167
$
1,045
For the
Year ended December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
2023
Operating cash flow before changes in working capital
$
2,559
$
2,194
$
2,336
Change in working capital
(757)
452
(95)
Operating cash flow
$
1,802
$
2,646
$
2,241
Investing cash flow
$
(3,482)
$
(2,218)
$
(2,917)
Financing cash flow
$
1,841
$
(818)
$
939
For further discussion of cash flow,
refer to the "Consolidated Cash Flow Highlights"
section.
As at
December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
2023
Total
assets
$
44,817
$
42,951
$
39,480
Total
long-term debt (including current portion)
(1)
$
19,654
$
18,407
$
18,365
(1) Excludes NMGC balances classified as held
for sale at December 31, 2025 and December
31, 2024. For further details, refer to
the "Other Developments" section and note 4 in the
consolidated financial statements.
10
Consolidated Income Statement Highlights
For the
Three months ended
Year ended
Year ended
millions of dollars
December 31
December 31
December 31
(except per share amounts)
2025
2024
Variance
2025
2024
Variance
2023
Operating revenues
$
2,006
$
1,763
$
243
$
8,776
$
7,200
$
1,576
$
7,563
Operating expenses
1,731
1,524
(207)
6,801
6,120
(681)
5,769
Income from operations
$
275
$
239
$
36
$
1,975
$
1,080
$
895
$
1,794
Other income (expense), net
$
30
$
(29)
$
59
$
165
$
203
$
(38)
$
158
Income tax (recovery) expense
$
(35)
$
(199)
$
(164)
$
81
$
(159)
$
(240)
$
128
Net income attributable to
common shareholders
$
68
$
154
$
(86)
$
1,014
$
494
$
520
$
978
Adjusted net income
$
167
$
246
$
(79)
$
1,045
$
849
$
196
$
809
Weighted average shares of
common stock outstanding
(in millions)
301.2
294.1
7.1
299.2
289.1
10.1
273.6
EPS – basic
$
0.23
$
0.52
$
(0.29)
$
3.39
$
1.71
$
1.68
$
3.57
EPS – diluted
$
0.25
$
0.52
$
(0.27)
$
3.38
$
1.71
$
1.67
$
3.57
Adjusted EPS – basic
$
0.55
$
0.84
$
(0.29)
$
3.49
$
2.94
$
0.55
$
2.96
Adjusted EBITDA
$
793
$
753
$
40
$
3,516
$
3,048
$
468
$
2,910
Dividends per common share
declared
$
0.7325
$
0.7250
$
0.0075
$
2.9075
$
2.8775
$
0.0300
$
2.7875
Dividends per first preferred shares declared:
Series A
$
0.7186
$
0.5456
$
0.1730
$
0.5456
Series B
$
0.9451
$
1.6966
$
(0.7515)
$
1.5583
Series C
$
1.6085
$
1.6085
$
-
$
1.2873
Series E
$
1.1250
$
1.1250
$
-
$
1.1250
Series F
$
1.3406
$
1.0505
$
0.2900
$
1.0505
Series H
$
1.5810
$
1.5810
$
-
$
1.3140
Series J
$
1.0625
$
1.0625
$
-
$
1.0625
Series L
$
1.1500
$
1.1500
$
-
$
1.1500
Trade Disputes and Tariffs
The extent of the future impact of trade disputes and tariffs
on the Company’s financial results and
business operations continues to evolve, cannot be predicted
at this time and will depend on future
developments. To
date, there has been no material financial impact on
the Company.
For information on
risks associated with trade disputes and the imposition of tariffs,
refer to the “Enterprise Risk and Risk
Management” section.
Operating Revenues
For Q4 2025, operating revenues increased $243 million
compared to Q4 2024 and, excluding decreased
MTM losses of $19 million, increased $224 million. The
increase was due to higher storm cost recoveries
at TEC and NSPI (offset in OM&G); new base rates
at TEC; and higher marketing and trading margin
at
EES.
For the year ended December 31, 2025, operating revenues
increased $1,576 million compared to 2024
and, excluding increased MTM gains of $369 million, increased
$1,207 million. The increase was due to
higher storm cost recoveries at TEC and NSPI (offset
in OM&G); new base rates at TEC and NMGC;
the
impact of a weaker CAD; higher fuel cost recoveries at
TEC, NSPI and NMGC; higher marketing and
trading margin at EES; and favourable weather at NSPI
and TEC.
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Operating Expenses
For Q4 2025, operating expenses increased $207 million compared
to Q4 2024. Excluding charges
related to wind-down costs and certain asset impairments
of $4 million recognized in 2024, operating
expenses increased $211
million. For the year ended December 31, 2025, operating
expenses increased
$681 million compared to 2024. Excluding the change
in the charges related to the pending sale of
NMGC of $146 million and charges related to wind-down
costs and certain asset impairments of $4
million recognized in 2024, operating expenses increased $831
million. These increases were primarily
due to higher storm cost recognition of $97 million quarter
-over-quarter and $350 million year-over-year at
TEC and NSPI (offset in revenue); higher OM&G
at NMGC and NSPI; and increased depreciation
expense at TEC, PGS and NMGC. The year-over-year
increase was also due to higher natural gas prices
at TEC, PGS and NMGC; higher regulated fuel for generation
and purchase power at NSPI; and the
impact of a weaker CAD.
Other Income, net
For Q4 2025, other income, net increased $59 million compared
to Q4 2024, due to decreased FX losses
and the 2024 charges related to wind-down costs and
certain asset impairments.
For the year ended December 31, 2025, other income, net
decreased $38 million compared to 2024, due
to the gain on sale of LIL in 2024, partially offset
by higher FX gains in 2025, the 2024 charges related
to
wind-down costs and certain asset impairments and the
2024 transaction costs related to the pending
sale of NMGC.
Income Tax Expense
(Recovery)
For Q4 2025, income tax recovery decreased $164 million compared
to Q4 2024, due to the recognition
of tax benefits associated with denied interest and financing
expenses in the prior year,
decreased
deferred income tax asset valuation allowance adjustment
and increased income before provision for
income taxes.
For the year ended December 31, 2025, income tax expense
increased $240 million compared to 2024,
due to increased income before provision for income taxes
(excluding the gain on sale of LIL recognized
in 2024 and the charges related to the pending sale of NMGC),
recognition of tax benefits associated with
denied interest and financing expenses in the prior year,
and decreased deferred income tax asset
valuation allowance adjustment. These were partially offset
by the tax impact on the gain on sale of LIL
recognized in 2024 and increased tax credits recognized at
NSPI and TEC.
Net Income and Adjusted Net Income
Net income attributable to common shareholders for Q4 2025, compared
to Q4 2024, was favourably
impacted by the $47 million decrease in MTM losses, the
$26 million charges related to wind-down costs
and certain asset impairments in 2024, and unfavourably
impacted by the $58 million tax benefit related
to a specific financing structure and its wind-up recognized
in 2024 and the $22 million valuation
allowance reversal related to the gain on sale of LIL recognized
in 2024. Excluding these changes,
adjusted net income decreased $69 million due to decreased
earnings at NSPI and NMGC; and
increased Corporate costs. These were partially offset
by increased earnings at EES.
Net income attributable to common shareholders for the year
ended 2025, as compared to the same
period in 2024, was favourably impacted by the $332
million decrease in MTM losses, the $153 million
change in the charges related to the pending sale of NMGC,
and the $26 million in charges related to
wind-down costs and certain asset impairments and unfavourably
impacted by the $129 million gain on
sale of LIL recognized in 2024 and the $58 million tax benefit related
to a specific financing structure and
its wind-up recognized in 2024. Excluding these changes,
adjusted net income increased $206 million.
The increase was primarily due to increased earnings at TEC,
EES and NMGC. These were partially
offset by lower equity earnings from LIL; higher Corporate
costs; and lower earnings at NSPI.
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EPS and Adjusted EPS – Basic
For Q4 2025, EPS - basic and adjusted EPS were lower
than Q4 2024 due to the impact of lower
earnings as discussed above and the impact of an increase
in weighted average shares outstanding.
For the year ended December 31, 2025, EPS – basic and
adjusted EPS were higher than 2024 due to the
impact of higher earnings as discussed above, partially offset
by the impact of an increase in weighted
average shares outstanding.
Effect of Foreign Currency Translation
Emera operates in the United States (“US”), Canada and various
Caribbean countries and, as such,
generates revenues and incurs expenses denominated in
local currencies which are translated into CAD
for financial reporting. Changes in translation rates, particularly the
value of the USD against the CAD,
can positively or adversely affect results.
Results of foreign operations are translated at the weighted
average rate of exchange, and assets and
liabilities of foreign operations are translated at period end rates.
The relevant CAD/USD exchange rates
on net income attributable to common shareholders for 2025
and 2024 are as follows:
Three months ended
Year ended
December 31
December 31
2025
2024
2025
2024
Weighted average CAD/USD
$
1.36
$
1.37
$
1.41
$
1.36
Period end CAD/USD exchange rate
$
1.37
$
1.44
$
1.37
$
1.44
The table below includes Emera’s significant segments
whose contributions to adjusted net income are
recorded in USD currency:
Three months ended
Year ended
For the
December 31
December 31
millions of USD
2025
2024
2025
2024
Florida Electric Utility
$
85
$
85
$
607
$
470
Gas Utilities and Infrastructure
(1)(2)
50
56
179
178
Other Electric Utilities
11
15
31
35
Other segment
(3)
(26)
(33)
(123)
(131)
Total
(2)(4)
$
120
$
123
$
694
$
552
(1) Includes USD net income from PGS, NMGC, SeaCoast
and M&NP.
(2) Excludes $6 million USD, after-tax, in other impairment
charges associated with the pending sale of
NMGC for the year ended
December 31, 2024.
(3) Includes Emera Energy's USD adjusted net income
from EES, Bear Swamp and interest expense
on Emera Inc.'s USD
denominated debt.
(4) Excludes $73 million USD in MTM losses, after-tax,
for the three months ended December 31, 2025
(2024 – $84 million USD
MTM losses, after-tax) and $5 million in USD
MTM gain, after-tax, for the year ended December
31, 2025 (2024 – $189 million USD
MTM losses, after-tax).
In Q4 2025, the translation impact of a stronger CAD on USD
denominated earnings decreased adjusted
net income by $3 million and decreased net income attributable
to common shareholders by $3 million,
compared to the same period in 2024. For the year ended December
31, 2025, the impact of a weaker
CAD on US denominated earnings increased adjusted net
income by $13 million and increased net
income attributable to common shareholders by $49 million, compared
to 2024. Impacts of the changes in
the translation of the CAD include the impacts of Corporate FX
hedges used to mitigate translation risk of
USD earnings
in the Other segment.
13
BUSINESS OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK
Florida Electric Utility
The Florida Electric Utility segment consists of TEC, a
vertically integrated regulated electric utility
engaged in the generation, transmission and distribution
of electricity, serving
customers in West Central
Florida. With $14.5 billion USD of assets and approximately
866,000 customers at December 31, 2025,
TEC owns 6,771 megawatts (“MW”) of generating capacity,
of which 78 per cent is natural gas fired, 21
per cent is solar and 1 per cent is energy storage. TEC
owns approximately 2,200 kilometres of
transmission facilities and 21,100 kilometres of distribution
facilities. TEC meets the planning criteria for
reserve capacity established by the FPSC, which is a 20 per
cent reserve margin over firm peak demand.
TEC’s approved regulated ROE range is 9.50 per cent
to 11.50 per cent
based on an allowed equity
capital structure of 54 per cent. An ROE of 10.50 per cent
is used for the calculation of the return on
investments for clauses.
TEC anticipates earning within its allowed ROE range in 2026. USD
earnings are expected to be higher in
2026 than 2025 as a result of new base rates effective
January 1, 2026, and continued customer growth.
On September 4, 2025, TEC petitioned the FPSC to increase
base revenue by $88 million USD to reflect
the 2026 adjustment in accordance with its 2024 rate case
decision. On November 4, 2025, the FPSC
approved the adjustment, with new rates effective
January 1, 2026.
On February 3, 2025, the FPSC issued the final order approving
the 2024 rate case decision, effective
January 1, 2025. For additional details on the 2024 rate case, refer
to note 7 in Emera’s consolidated
financial statements. In February 2025, a motion for reconsideration
on certain aspects of the final order
was filed by an intervening party with the FPSC. On May
6, 2025, the FPSC denied the motion for
reconsideration, except with respect to immaterial calculation
corrections, and the final order was issued
on June 11, 2025.
In March 2025, two intervening parties each filed a
notice of appeal to the Florida
Supreme Court regarding the outcome of TEC’s
2024 base rate proceeding. On January 12, 2026, the
intervening parties filed their briefs related to the appeal.
To
date, the FPSC has not responded to the
briefs.
On February 4, 2025, the FPSC approved TEC’s
petition for the recovery of $466 million USD of costs
associated with Hurricane Idalia, Hurricane Debby,
Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, and the
associated interest to replenish the storm reserve over
an 18-month recovery period, which began in
March 2025. The amount of cost-recovery is subject
to a true-up mechanism with the FPSC. For
additional details on the storm reserve, refer to note 7 in
Emera’s consolidated financial statements.
In 2026, capital investment in the Florida Electric Utility
segment is expected to be $1.8 billion USD (2025
– $1.6 billion USD), including allowance for funds used during construction
(“AFUDC”). Capital projects
include investment in generation reliability projects and
storm hardening, grid modernization, and
transmission expansion.
Canadian Electric Utilities
The Canadian Electric Utilities segment includes NSPI
and NSPML.
NSPI is a vertically integrated
regulated electric utility engaged in the generation, transmission
and distribution of electricity and the
primary electricity supplier to customers in Nova Scotia.
NSPML is a 100 per cent equity interest in the
Maritime Link Project (“Maritime Link”), a transmission
project between the island of Newfoundland and
Nova Scotia.
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NSPI
With $8.1 billion of assets and approximately 565,000 customers
at December 31, 2025, NSPI owns
2,422 MW of generating capacity,
of which 44 per cent is coal and/or oil-fired; 28
per cent is natural gas
and/or oil; 19 per cent is hydro,
wind, or solar; 7 per cent is petroleum coke (“petcoke
”) and 2 per cent is
biomass-fueled generation. In 2025, NSPI began operations
of two 50 MW grid-scale battery facilities to
enhance reliability.
In addition, NSPI has contracts to purchase renewable
energy from independent
power producers (“IPPs”) and community feed-in tariff
(“COMFIT") participants, which own 573 MW of
capacity. NSPI also
has rights to 153 MW of Maritime Link capacity,
representing Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro’s (“NLH”) Nova Scotia Block (“NS
Block”) delivery obligations, as discussed below.
NSPI
owns approximately 5,400 kilometres of transmission facilities
and 28,700 kilometres of distribution
facilities.
NLH is obligated to provide NSPI with approximately 900 Gigawatt
hours (“GWh”) of energy annually over
35 years. In addition, until March 31, 2026, NLH is obligated
to provide approximately 240 GWh of
additional energy from the Supplemental Energy Block
transmitted through the Maritime Link. NSPI has
the option of purchasing additional market-priced energy
from NLH through the Energy Access
Agreement. The Energy Access Agreement enables NSPI
to access a market-priced bid from NLH for up
to 1.8 Terawatt
hours (“TWh”) of energy in any given year and, on
average, 1.2 TWh of energy per year
through August 31, 2041.
NSPI’s approved regulated ROE range is 8.75 per cent
to 9.25 per cent, based on an actual five-quarter
average regulated common equity component of up to
40 per cent of approved rate base.
Assuming new base rates are approved by the NSEB
in the general rate application (“GRA”) and are
generally consistent with the settlement agreement,
NSPI anticipates earning at the low end of its allowed
ROE in 2026 and expects earnings in 2026 to be higher
than 2025. Sales volumes are expected to be
higher in 2026 than 2025.
On September 18, 2025, NSPI filed a consensus GRA with
the NSEB, reflecting a settlement agreement
reached with customer representatives. The GRA proposes
average annual rate increases of 1.8 per cent
in 2026 and 2.4 per cent in 2027. The proposed rates
would result in annual revenue (fuel and non-fuel)
increases of $62 million in 2026 and $108 million in 2027. The
hearing for the matter concluded in
January 2026 and a decision by the NSEB is expected
by early Q2 2026.
On March 5, 2025, NSPI, the Canada Infrastructure Bank
(“CIB”) and the Wskijinu’k Mtmo’taqnuow
Agency (“WMA”) announced the Wasoqonatl
transmission line project to create a reliability intertie
between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. The project
is owned by a new regulated utility,
WTI, which is
wholly-owned by a newly formed limited partnership between
NSPI, CIB and WMA. NSPI is responsible
for providing construction, operation, maintenance and administrative
services to WTI. NSPI has a 50 per
cent indirect voting interest in WTI which is recorded as
an “Investments subject to significant influence”
on Emera’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
In 2026, capital investment is expected to be $720 million
(2025
– $712
million), including AFUDC. NSPI
is primarily investing in capital projects required to support power
system reliability and reliable service for
customers.
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Environmental Legislation and Regulations
NSPI is subject to environmental laws and regulations set
by both the Government of Canada and the
Province of Nova Scotia (the “Province”). NSPI continues
to work with both levels of government to
comply with these laws and regulations to maximize efficiency
of emission control measures and
minimize customer cost. NSPI anticipates that costs prudently
incurred to achieve legislated compliance
will be recoverable under NSPI’s regulatory
framework. NSPI faces risks associated with achieving
climate-related and environmental legislative requirements, including
the risk of non-compliance, which
could adversely affect NSPI’s operations
and financial performance. For further discussion on these
risks
and environmental legislation and regulations, refer to
the “Enterprise Risk and Risk Management”
section. Recent developments related to provincial and federal environmental
laws and regulations are
outlined below.
Nova Scotia Energy Reform Act:
On October 15, 2025, the Nova Scotia Independent
Energy System Operator (“IESO Nova Scotia”)
announced that the organization will be phased in over
two phases during an 18-month period. On
December 1, 2025, the first phase was complete following
the transfer of system planning and
interconnection functions. The second phase is expected
to be complete in 2027 as IESO Nova Scotia
assumes responsibility for system operations. The establishment
of IESO Nova Scotia follows Bill 404 -
Energy Reform (2024) Act enacted in April 2024, which established
the NSEB, and phased transition to
IESO Nova Scotia.
Renewable Energy Regulations (“RER”):
On May 26, 2023, NSPI initiated an appeal, through a
proceeding with the NSEB, of the $10 million
penalty levied on NSPI by the Province for non-compliance
with the RER compliance period ending in
- The hearing concluded in 2025 and NSPI is awaiting
a decision.
NSPML
Equity earnings from the Maritime Link are dependent
on the approved ROE and operational
performance of NSPML. NSPML’s
approved regulated ROE range is 8.75 per cent to
9.25 per cent,
based on an actual five-quarter average regulated common
equity component of up to 30 per cent.
Equity earnings from NSPML in 2026 are expected to
be consistent with 2025. The NSPML investment is
recorded as “Investments subject to significant influence”
on Emera’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The Maritime Link assets entered service on January
15, 2018, enabling the transmission of energy
between Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, improved reliability
and ancillary benefits, supporting the
efficiency and reliability of energy in both provinces.
NLH’s NS Block delivery obligations
commenced on
August 15, 2021 and will be delivered over the next 35
years pursuant to the project agreements.
On December 23,
2025, NSPML received an interim order from the
NSEB to collect up to $199 million
from NSPI for the recovery of costs associated with the
Maritime Link in 2026, subject to a monthly
holdback of up to $4 million.
A final decision from the NSEB is pending. There was
no holdback recorded
for the year ended December 31, 2025.
On February 4, 2026, NSPML submitted an application with
the NSEB requesting the termination of the
holdback mechanism. A decision is anticipated in Q3
2026.
In 2026, the capital investment at NSPML is expected to
be approximately $40 million (2025 – $7 million).
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Gas Utilities and Infrastructure
The Gas Utilities and Infrastructure segment includes PGS, NMGC,
SeaCoast, Brunswick Pipeline and
Emera’s equity investment in M&NP.
PGS is a regulated gas distribution utility engaged
in the purchase,
distribution and sale of natural gas serving customers in Florida.
NMGC is an intrastate regulated gas
distribution utility engaged in the purchase, transmission, distribution
and sale of natural gas serving
customers in New Mexico. SeaCoast is a regulated intrastate
natural gas transmission company offering
services in Florida. Brunswick Pipeline is a regulated 145-kilometre
pipeline delivering re-gasified
liquefied natural gas from Saint John, New Brunswick,
to markets in the northeastern US.
On August 5, 2024, Emera announced an agreement to sell
NMGC. As a result of the pending sale,
NMGC’s assets and liabilities were classified as held
for sale as of Q3 2024. The public hearing was held
in November 2025. The transaction is expected to close in
the first half of 2026. For more information on
the pending transaction, refer to the “Other Developments”
section.
PGS
With $3.3 billion USD of assets and approximately 523,000 customers,
the PGS system includes
approximately 25,600 kilometres of natural gas mains and
14,800 kilometres of service lines. Natural gas
throughput (the amount of gas delivered to its customers,
including transportation-only service) was 2
billion therms in 2025.
Beginning in 2026, the approved ROE range for PGS is
9.30 per cent to 11.30
per cent (2025 – 9.15 per
cent to 11.15 per cent)
based on an allowed equity capital structure of 54.7
per cent (2025 – 54.7 per
cent). An ROE of 10.30 per cent (2025 – 10.15 per cent)
is used for the calculation of return on
investments for clauses.
PGS anticipates earning within its allowed ROE range
in 2026. USD earnings are expected to be higher
in 2026 than 2025, as a result of new base rates effective
January 1, 2026, and continued customer
growth.
On March 31, 2025, PGS filed a rate case with the FPSC
for new rates to become effective January
1,
- On August 13, 2025, PGS and the intervening parties
filed a settlement agreement with the FPSC
for a $67 million USD increase in 2026 annual base rates,
which includes $7 million USD from the cast
iron and bare steel replacement rider,
and additional adjustments of $25 million USD in 2027
and up to $5
million USD in 2028 (subject to FPSC approval). This reflects
a 10.30 per cent midpoint ROE and 54.7
per cent equity thickness. On October 31, 2025, the FPSC
issued the final order approving the
settlement.
In 2026, capital investment is expected to be approximately
$445 million USD (2025 – $323 million USD),
including AFUDC. PGS will make investments to maintain the reliability
of their systems and support
customer growth.
NMGC
With $1.6 billion USD of assets and approximately 553,000 customers,
NMGC’s system includes
approximately 2,300 kilometres of transmission pipelines
and 18,200 kilometres of distribution pipelines.
Annual natural gas throughput was approximately 1 billion
therms in 2025.
The approved ROE for NMGC is 9.375 per cent, on an
allowed equity capital structure of 52 per cent.
NMGC’s USD earnings contribution to Emera in 2026
are expected to be lower than in 2025 as a result of
the pending sale of NMGC, which is expected to close in the first
half of 2026.
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Other Electric Utilities
Other Electric Utilities includes Emera (Caribbean) Incorporated
(“ECI”), a holding company with
regulated electric utilities. ECI’s regulated utilities
include vertically integrated regulated electric utilities
of
BLPC on the island of Barbados, GBPC on Grand Bahama Island,
and an equity investment in Lucelec
on the island of St. Lucia.
Other Electric Utilities’ USD earnings in 2026 are expected
to be consistent with the prior year.
In 2026, capital investment in the Other Electric Utilities
segment is expected to be approximately $110
million USD (2025 – $67 million USD), including AFUDC,
primarily in more efficient and cleaner sources
of generation, including renewables and battery storage.
BLPC
With $547 million USD of assets and approximately 137,000
customers, BLPC owns 243 MW of
generating capacity, of
which 96 per cent is oil-fired and 4 per cent is solar.
BLPC owns approximately
200 kilometres of transmission facilities and 4,000 kilometres
of distribution facilities. BLPC’s approved
regulated return on rate base is 10 per cent.
In 2021, BLPC submitted a general rate review application
to the FTC. In September 2022, the FTC
granted BLPC interim rate relief, allowing an increase in base rates
of approximately $1 million USD per
month. On February 15, 2023, the FTC issued a decision
on the application which included the following
significant items: an allowed regulatory ROE of 11.75
per cent, an equity capital structure of 55 per cent,
a directive to update the major components of rate base to September
16, 2022, and a directive to
establish regulatory liabilities totalling approximately $71 million
USD. On March 7, 2023, BLPC filed a
Motion for Review and Variation
(the “Motion”) and applied for a stay of the FTC’s
decision, which was
subsequently granted. On November 20, 2023, the FTC
issued their decision dismissing the Motion.
Interim rates continue to be in effect through to
a date to be determined in a final decision and order.
On December 1, 2023, BLPC appealed certain aspects
of the FTC’s February 15 and November 20,
2023 decisions to the Supreme Court of Barbados in the
High Court of Justice (the “Court”) and
requested that they be stayed. On December 11,
2023, the Court granted the stay.
BLPC’s position is
that the FTC made errors of law and jurisdiction in their
decisions and believes the success of the appeal
is probable, and as a result, the adjustments to BLPC’s
final rates and rate base, including any
adjustments to regulatory assets and liabilities, have not been recorded
at this time. The appeal was
heard in December 2025, and will continue in early 2026.
A decision is expected in 2026.
BLPC currently operates pursuant to a single integrated license
to generate, transmit and distribute
electricity on the island of Barbados until 2028. In 2019, the Government
of Barbados passed legislation
requiring multiple licenses for the supply of electricity.
In November 2025, the Government of Barbados
and BLPC agreed to new Transmission, Distribution,
Sales and Dispatch (“T&D”) and Generation and
Energy Storage (“G&S”) licenses. The G&S
license will be valid until 2047, unless otherwise extended.
The T&D License will be valid for 30 years. These new
non-exclusive licenses have since been signed
and will become effective upon the repeal of the
existing license. BLPC continues to operate under its
current statutory authority while preparing for the transition to
the new licensing framework.
GBPC
With $378 million USD of assets and approximately 20,000
customers, GBPC owns 98 MW of oil-fired
generation, approximately 100 kilometres of transmission
facilities and 1,000 kilometres of distribution
facilities. GBPC’s approved regulatory return on
rate base is 8.52 per cent.
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On August 1, 2024, as required by the GBPA
Operating Protocol and Regulatory Framework Agreement,
GBPC filed a rate plan proposal. A review of the proposal
by the GBPA
is expected to commence in the
first half of 2026.
On June 1, 2024, the Electricity Act, 2024 took effect.
The legislation purports to remove the jurisdiction of
the GBPA over GBPC
and to have the Utilities Regulation and Competition
Authority (“URCA”), another
Bahamian regulator, regulate
GBPC. In 2024, URCA filed a claim in the Supreme
Court of the Bahamas,
seeking an order that the GBPA
be prohibited and restrained from considering and/or
approving any
adjustment to rates sought by GBPC. URCA contends that
it has regulatory authority over electricity
provision on Grand Bahama pursuant to the Electricity Act. Management
does not expect that the
outcome of the proceedings will have a material impact
to Emera.
Other
The Other segment includes business operations that in
a normal year are below the required threshold
for reporting as separate segments; and corporate expense
and revenue items that are not directly
allocated to Emera’s subsidiaries and investments.
Business operations in the Other segment include Corporate;
Emera Energy Services (“EES”), a physical
energy marketing and trading business; and a 50 per cent
joint venture interest in Bear Swamp, a 660
MW pumped storage hydroelectric facility in northwestern
Massachusetts.
Corporate includes
certain corporate-wide functions including executive
management, strategic planning,
treasury services, legal, financial reporting, tax planning,
corporate business development, corporate
governance, investor relations, risk management, insurance,
acquisition and disposition related costs,
gains or losses on select assets sales, and corporate
human resource activities. It includes interest
revenue on intercompany financings and interest expense
on corporate debt in both Canada and the US.
Earnings from EES are generally dependent on market conditions.
In particular, volatility in natural
gas
and electricity markets, which can be influenced by weather,
local supply constraints and other supply
and demand factors, can provide higher levels of margin
opportunity. The
business is seasonal, with Q1
and Q4 usually providing the greatest opportunity for earnings.
EES is generally expected to deliver
annual adjusted net income of $15 million USD to $30 million
USD. In light of strong market conditions in
early 2026, EES expects USD adjusted net income for
2026 to be in line with 2025 results.
The adjusted net loss from the Other segment in 2026
is expected to be consistent with 2025.
In 2026, capital investment is expected to be approximately
$10 million (2025 – $6 million).
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CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET HIGHLIGHTS
Significant changes in the Consolidated Balance Sheets between
December 31, 2024 and December 31,
2025 include:
Total
Increase
millions of dollars
(Decrease)
Explanation of Increase (Decrease)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
153
Increased due to higher cash from operations, increased
proceeds under committed credit facilities at TEC, proceeds from
debt issuances at TEC, and proceeds from common shares
issued. These were partially offset by investment in property,
plant and equipment ("PP&E"), repayment of committed credit
facilities at TECO Finance, Inc. ("TECO Finance") and Emera,
and dividends paid on Emera common stock
Regulatory assets (current and long-
term)
(229)
Decreased due to lower storm cost recovery assets at TEC and
NSPI and the effect of FX translation of Emera's non-Canadian
affiliates. These were partially offset by higher deferrals related to
the fuel adjustment mechanism ("FAM") and the deferred income
tax regulatory asset at NSPI
Receivables and other assets
(current and long-term)
984
Increased trade receivables due to higher commodity prices at
EES, higher trade receivables at NSPI and TEC, higher right of
use assets related to new finance leases at TEC, and increased
pension assets due to higher return on assets in 2025 at TEC
Assets held for sale (current and
long-term), net of liabilities
(1)
(101)
Decreased primarily due to non-cash impairment charge
recognized in 2025, and the effect of FX translation of NMGC
PP&E, net of accumulated
depreciation and amortization
1,240
Increased due to capital additions in excess of depreciation,
partially offset by the effect of FX translation of Emera's non-
Canadian affiliates
Goodwill
(278)
Decreased due to the effect of FX translation of Emera's non-
Canadian affiliates
Liabilities and Equity
Short-term debt and long-term debt
(including current portion)
$
1,654
Increased due to issuance of long-term debt at EUSHI Finance
Inc. ("EUSHI Finance") and TEC, proceeds from the issuance of
a non-revolving term credit facility at NSPI, and higher utilization
of committed credit facilities at TEC. These were partially offset
by the effect of FX translation of Emera's non-Canadian affiliates
and repayment of committed credit facilities at Corporate and
TECO Finance
Deferred income tax liabilities, net of
deferred income tax assets
156
Increased due to tax deductions in excess of accounting
depreciation related to PP&E and changes in pension and post-
retirement assets and liabilities. This was partially offset by
increased tax credits at TEC and the effect of FX translation of
Emera's non-Canadian affiliates
Regulatory liabilities (current and
long-term)
(211)
Decreased due to lower FAM liability at NSPI, lower cost recovery
clause liabilities and lower deferred income tax regulatory
liabilities at TEC, and the effect of FX translation of Emera's non-
Canadian affiliates
Other liabilities (current and long-
term)
96
Increased due to finance leases entered into at TEC and timing of
interest payments at Corporate
Common stock
345
Increased due to shares issued
Accumulated other comprehensive
income
(388)
Decreased due to the effect of FX translation of Emera's non-
Canadian affiliates, partially offset by higher unrecognized
pension and post-retirement benefit costs due to higher
investment returns and favourable changes in actuarial
assumptions and amortization at NSPI
Retained earnings
146
Increased due to net income in excess of dividends paid
(1) On August 5, 2024, Emera announced
the sale of NMGC. As a result, NMGC's
assets and liabilities were classified
as held for sale
beginning in Q3 2024. For further details, refer
to the "Other Developments" section and
note 4 in the consolidated financial statements.
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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS
Increase in Common Dividend
On September 25, 2025, the Emera Board of Directors
approved an increase in the annual common
share dividend rate to $2.93 from $2.90 per common share.
The first payment was effective November
14, 2025.
Cybersecurity Incident
On April 25, 2025, Emera and NSPI discovered a cybersecurity
incident involving unauthorized access
into certain parts of its Canadian IT network and servers
supporting portions of its business applications
(the “Cybersecurity Incident’).
There was no disruption to the Canadian physical operations
or Emera’s
US or Caribbean utilities’ operations.
The Company implemented business continuity processes
for certain impacted business and
administrative functions at its Canadian affiliates. The
systematic restoration of affected IT systems and
corresponding transition away from business continuity processes
continues to progress in a planned,
controlled and phased approach. For more information on the
impact on internal controls over financial
reporting, refer to the “Disclosure and Internal Controls”
section. The Company maintains cyber insurance
coverage and is working with its insurer on the claims
process. At this time, the Cybersecurity Incident is
not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s
financial position or results of operations. For
information on risks associated with cybersecurity incidents
generally, refer
to the “Enterprise Risk and
Risk Management”
section.
Pending Sale of NMGC
On August 5, 2024, Emera entered into an agreement
to sell its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary NMGC
for a total enterprise value of approximately $1.3 billion
USD, consisting of cash proceeds and the
transfer of debt and customary closing adjustments.
As a result of the pending sale, NMGC’s assets
and
liabilities were classified as held for sale in Q3 2024 and
the carrying value of the assets and liabilities
were adjusted to FV less cost to sell. The public hearing was
held in November 2025. The transaction is
expected to close in the first half of 2026.
At each reporting date, the Company performs an assessment of
the FV of the disposal group by
comparing the FV of expected transaction proceeds, less
costs to sell, to the carrying value of net assets,
including goodwill ("carrying amount"). On June 30, 2025, the
Company remeasured the NMGC disposal
group at the lower of its carrying amount and FV less costs
to sell. As a result of the change in the
expected timing of the transaction close, a non-cash impairment
charge of $75 million ($71 million, after-
tax), or $55 million USD ($52 million USD, after-tax), was
recorded in “Impairment charges” on the
Consolidated Statements of Income in Q2 2025. An additional
loss for estimated future transaction costs
of $2 million ($1 million after-tax) was recorded in “Other
income, net” on the Consolidated Statements of
Income in Q2 2025. There were no additional adjustments recorded
in 2025.
The Company will continue to record depreciation on the NMGC
assets through the transaction closing
date, as the depreciation continues to be reflected in
customer rates and will be reflected in the carryover
basis of the assets when sold. Depreciation and amortization
of $97 million ($70 million USD) was
recorded on these assets from August 5, 2024, the date
they were classified as held for sale, through
December 31, 2025. Of the $97 million ($70 million USD)
recorded to date, $71 million ($51 million USD)
was recorded in 2025.
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US One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”)
On July 4, 2025, the OBBBA was signed into law.
The OBBBA makes permanent many of the expired
and expiring tax provisions originally enacted in the Tax
Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. It also includes
significant changes in future years to the timing and availability
of several clean energy tax credits
previously enacted in the Inflation Reduction Act, including
the investment tax credit and production tax
credit. On August 15, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service
released guidance on determining when wind
and solar projects have begun construction for purposes
of qualifying for these tax credits. Emera’s
2025
financial statements were not materially impacted as a
result of the enacted changes.
Emera will continue
to evaluate the future impact as additional information
and guidance becomes available.
New York Stock
Exchange (“NYSE”) Listing
Emera filed a registration statement dated May 1, 2025
on Form 40-F with the US Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to register its common
shares under Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. Emera subsequently completed
the listing of its common shares on the NYSE and
commenced trading on May 28, 2025. Emera’s
common shares continue to be listed and traded on
the
Toronto
Stock Exchange.
Appointments
Executive
Effective March 1, 2026, Vivek
Sood will become President and CEO of NSPI, succeeding
Peter Gregg.
Most recently, Mr.
Sood retired as Executive Vice President, Related
Businesses from Sobeys Inc. in
2024, and has served as a member of the NSPI Board
of Directors since June 2024.
Effective December 1, 2025, Jared Green became
Emera’s new Chief Financial Officer,
succeeding Greg
Blunden. Mr. Green most recently
served as President and Chief Executive Officer
of TriSummit Utilities
(previously AltaGas Canada).
Board of Directors
Effective September 17, 2025, Isabelle Courville joined
the Emera Board of Directors. Ms. Courville is
Chair of the Board of Canadian Pacific Kansas City and
previously served as President of Hydro-Québec
Distribution and Hydro Québec TransÉnergie,
as well as President of Bell Canada’s Enterprise
Group.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Florida Electric Utility
Three months ended
Year ended
For the
December 31
December 31
millions of USD (except as indicated)
2025
2024
2025
2024
Operating revenues – regulated electric
$
706
$
582
$
3,115
$
2,526
Regulated fuel for generation and purchased power
$
150
$
151
$
703
$
622
Contribution to consolidated adjusted net income
$
85
$
85
$
607
$
470
Contribution to consolidated adjusted net income - CAD
$
119
$
120
$
845
$
644
Charges related to wind-down costs and certain asset
impairments, after-tax
(1)
$
-
$
(2)
$
-
$
(2)
Contribution to consolidated net income
$
85
$
83
$
607
$
468
Contribution to consolidated net income – CAD
$
119
$
117
$
845
$
641
Average fuel costs in dollars per MWh
$
31
$
31
$
32
$
28
(1) Net of income tax recovery of $1 million for
the three months and year ended December 31,
2024.
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The impact of the change in FX rates on CAD earnings
was minimal for the three months ended
December 31, 2025, and increased CAD earnings by $16 million
for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Net Income
Highlights of net income changes are summarized in the
following table:
For the
Three months ended
Year ended
millions of USD
December 31
December 31
Contribution to consolidated net income – 2024
$
83
$
468
Increased operating revenues primarily due to storm cost recovery
revenue (offset in OM&G), new base rates, higher regulatory deferral
revenue and customer growth. These were partially offset by
unfavourable weather of $10 million quarter-over-quarter. Year
-over-
year increase was also due to favourable weather of $10 million
124
589
Increased fuel for generation and purchased power year-over-year due
to higher natural gas prices and higher purchased power
1
(81)
Increased OM&G due to higher storm cost recognition (offset in
revenue), higher costs for employee benefits, operations related to
solar investments, and software maintenance. These were partially
offset by the timing of recognition of regulatory deferrals
(88)
(246)
Increased depreciation and amortization due to facilities and capital
projects placed in service
(17)
(51)
Increased interest expense due to higher borrowings
(9)
(25)
Increased state and municipal taxes due to higher revenues and higher
taxable plant in service
(10)
(28)
Increased income tax expense year-over-year primarily due to higher
income before provision for income taxes, partially offset by higher
benefit from production tax credits and increased amortization of
deferred investment tax credits
2
(32)
Other
(1)
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Contribution to consolidated net income – 2025
$
85
$
607
Operating Revenues – Regulated Electric
Annual electric revenues and sales volumes are summarized
in the following table by customer class:
Electric Revenues
Electric Sales Volumes
(millions of USD)
(Gigawatt hours ("GWh"))
2025
2024
2025
2024
Residential
$
1,786
$
1,507
10,309
10,269
Commercial
822
686
6,536
6,481
Industrial
195
162
2,105
2,019
Other
(1)
312
171
2,377
2,276
Total
$
3,115
$
2,526
21,327
21,045
(1) Other includes regulatory deferrals related
to clauses, sales to public authorities, and off-system
sales to other utilities.
23
Regulated Fuel for Generation and Purchased Power
Annual production volumes are summarized in the following
table:
Production Volumes (GWh)
2025
2024
Natural gas
17,470
18,027
Solar
2,419
2,250
Purchased power
2,004
1,569
Coal
46
32
Total
21,939
21,878
TEC’s fuel costs are affected by commodity
prices and generation mix that is largely dependent on
economic dispatch of the generating fleet, bringing the lowest
cost options on first (renewable energy
from solar or battery storage), such that the incrementa
l
cost of production increases as sales volumes
increase. Generation mix may also be affected
by plant outages, plant performance, availability
of lower
priced short-term purchased power,
availability of renewable solar generation, and
compliance with
environmental standards and regulations.
Regulatory Environment
TEC is regulated by the FPSC and is also subject to regulation
by the FERC. The FPSC sets rates at a
level that allows utilities such as TEC to collect total revenues
or revenue requirements equal to their cost
of providing service, plus an appropriate return on
invested capital. Base rates are determined in FPSC
rate setting hearings which can occur at the initiative
of TEC, the FPSC, or other interested parties. For
further details on TEC’s regulatory environment,
base rates and recovery mechanisms, refer to note
7 in
the consolidated financial statements.
Canadian Electric Utilities
Three months ended
Year ended
For the
December 31
December 31
millions of dollars (except as indicated)
2025
2024
2025
2024
Operating revenues – regulated electric
$
504
$
479
$
1,944
$
1,855
Regulated fuel for generation and purchased power
(1)(2)
$
269
$
(216)
$
1,065
$
509
Contribution to consolidated net income
$
31
$
77
$
182
$
232
Average fuel costs in dollars per MWh
(2)
$
89
$
(73)
$
93
$
45
(1) Regulated fuel for generation and purchased power
includes NSPI's FAM deferral on the Consolidated Statements of Income,
however, it is excluded in the segment overview.
(2) Regulated fuel for generation and purchased power
and average fuel costs for 2024 include a
$486 million refund of previous
NSPML assessment payments ("NSPML Refund"),
which decreased average fuel costs by $164
per MWh and $43 per MWh for the
three months and year ended December 31, 2024,
respectively. For more information on the NSPML Refund, refer to note
7 in the
consolidated financial statements.
Canadian Electric Utilities' contribution to consolidated
net income is summarized in the following table:
Three months ended
Year ended
For the
December 31
December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
2025
2024
NSPI
$
22
$
71
$
141
$
160
Equity investment in NSPML
9
6
41
44
Equity investment in LIL
-
-
-
28
Contribution to consolidated net income
$
31
$
77
$
182
$
232
24
Net Income
Highlights of net income changes are summarized in the
following table:
For the
Three months ended
Year ended
millions of dollars
December 31
December 31
Contribution to consolidated net income – 2024
$
77
$
232
Increased operating revenues at NSPI due to higher fuel and storm cost
recoveries, favourable weather, and increased residential and
commercial sales volumes, partially offset by lower industrial sales
volumes
25
89
Increased regulated fuel for generation and purchased power at NSPI
due to the 2024 NSPML Refund
(1)
, changes in generation mix, and
higher sales volumes, partially offset by lower commodity prices
(485)
(556)
Decreased FAM deferral at NSPI primarily due to the 2024 NSPML
Refund
(1)
472
511
Increased OM&G at NSPI quarter-over-quarter due to increased storm
costs and costs related to the Cybersecurity Incident. Year-over-year
increased due to higher costs for transmission and distribution
operations, costs related to the Cybersecurity Incident and power
generation operations, partially offset by higher administrative overhead
allocation to PP&E
(21)
(49)
Increased depreciation and amortization due to increased PP&E in
service
(4)
(16)
Decreased income from equity investments due to the sale of equity
interest in LIL
-
(28)
Decreased income tax recovery quarter-over-quarter at NSPI primarily
due to the utilization of tax loss carryforwards recognized as a deferred
income tax regulatory liability in the prior year and decreased tax
deductions in excess of accounting depreciation related to PP&E
(35)
4
Other
2
(5)
Contribution to consolidated net income – 2025
$
31
$
182
(1) For more information on the $486 million
NSPML Refund in 2024, refer to note 7
in the consolidated financial statements.
NSPI
Operating Revenues – Regulated Electric
Annual electric revenues and sales volumes are summarized
in the following tables by customer class:
Electric Revenues
Electric Sales Volumes
(millions of dollars)
(GWh)
2025
2024
2025
2024
Residential
$
1,073
$
997
5,292
5,096
Commercial
522
499
3,084
3,046
Industrial
270
276
2,098
2,217
Other
43
41
231
222
Total
$
1,908
$
1,813
10,705
10,581
25
Regulated Fuel for Generation and Purchased Power
Annual production volumes are summarized in the following table:
Production Volumes (GWh)
2025
2024
Coal
4,370
3,347
Natural gas
1,403
2,317
Purchased power
391
620
Oil
295
132
Petcoke
279
374
Total
non-renewables
6,738
6,790
Purchased power - IPP,
COMFIT and imports
3,707
3,464
Wind, hydro and solar
855
932
Biomass
174
140
Total
renewables
4,736
4,536
Total
production volumes
11,474
11,326
NSPI’s fuel costs are affected by commodity
prices and generation mix, which is largely dependent
on
economic dispatch of the generating fleet. NSPI brings the
lowest cost options on stream first after
renewable energy from IPPs including COMFIT participants,
for which NSPI has power purchase
agreements in place, and the NS Block of energy,
including the Supplemental Energy Block, which
carries no additional fuel cost outside of the NSEB approved
annual assessments paid to NSPML for the
use of the Maritime Link.
Generation mix may also be affected by plant
outages, carbon pricing programs, including the Nova
Scotia Output-Based Pricing System, availability of renewable
generation, availability of energy from the
NS Block, plant performance,
and compliance with environmental regulations.
Regulatory Environment – NSPI
NSPI is a public utility as defined in the Public Utilities
Act of Nova Scotia (“Public Utilities Act”) and is
subject to regulation by the NSEB. The Public Utilities
Act gives the NSEB supervisory powers over
NSPI’s operations and expenditures. NSPI is regulated
under a cost-of-service model, with rates set to
recover prudently incurred costs of providing electricity service
to customers and provide a reasonable
return to investors. NSPI is not subject to a general annual rate review
process but rather participates in
hearings held from time to time at NSPI’s or the NSEB’s
request. For further details on NSPI’s regulatory
environment and recovery mechanisms, refer to note
7 in the consolidated financial statements.
Gas Utilities and Infrastructure
On August 5, 2024, Emera announced an agreement to
sell NMGC. As a result of the pending sale,
NMGC’s assets and liabilities were classified as held
for sale beginning in Q3 2024. The public hearing
was held in November 2025. The transaction is expected to
close in the first half of 2026, subject to
certain approvals, including regulatory approval by the
NMPRC. For more information on the pending
transaction, refer to the “Other Developments” section.
26
Three months ended
Year ended
For the
December 31
December 31
millions of USD (except as indicated)
2025
2024
2025
2024
Operating revenues – regulated gas
(1)
$
327
$
317
$
1,235
$
1,160
Operating revenues – non-regulated
4
3
17
15
Total
operating revenue
$
331
$
320
$
1,252
$
1,175
Regulated cost of natural gas
$
73
$
81
$
318
$
289
Contribution to consolidated adjusted net income
$
55
$
61
$
196
$
194
Contribution to consolidated adjusted net income – CAD
$
76
$
87
$
276
$
267
Charges related to the pending sale of NMGC, after-tax
(2)
$
-
$
-
$
-
$
(6)
Contribution to consolidated net income
$
55
$
61
$
196
$
188
Contribution to consolidated net income – CAD
$
76
$
87
$
276
$
259
(1) Operating revenues – regulated gas includes $12
million of finance income from Brunswick Pipeline
(2024 – $12 million) for the
three months ended December 31, 2025 and $46
million (2024 – $46 million) for the year ended December
31 2025; however, it is
excluded from the gas revenues and cost
of natural gas analysis below.
(2) Includes an other impairment charge, net of
income tax recovery of $2 million for the
year ended December 31, 2024.
Gas Utilities and Infrastructure's contribution to consolidated adjusted
net income is summarized in the
following table:
Three months ended
Year ended
For the
December 31
December 31
millions of USD
2025
2024
2025
2024
PGS
$
31
$
28
$
117
$
120
NMGC
15
23
45
39
Other
9
10
34
35
Contribution to consolidated adjusted net income
$
55
$
61
$
196
$
194
The impact of the change in FX rates on CAD earnings
was minimal for the three months ended
December 31, 2025, and increased CAD earnings by $7 million
for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Net Income
Highlights of net income changes are summarized in the
following table:
For the
Three months ended
Year ended
millions of USD
December 31
December 31
Contribution to consolidated net income – 2024
$
61
$
188
Increased gas revenues due to higher fuel revenue and higher off-
system sales at PGS and new base rates at NMGC
11
77
Decreased cost of natural gas quarter-over-quarter primarily due to
timing of profit sharing with customers related to asset management
agreements at NMGC. Increased cost of natural gas year-over-year
due to higher natural gas prices at PGS
8
(29)
Increased OM&G primarily due to higher labour costs at NMGC
(16)
(20)
Increased depreciation primarily due to capital projects in service at
PGS and NMGC
(4)
(14)
Other
(5)
(6)
Contribution to consolidated net income – 2025
$
55
$
196
27
Operating Revenues – Regulated Gas
Annual gas revenues and sales volumes are summarized in
the following tables by customer class:
Gas Revenues
Gas Volumes
(millions of USD)
(millions of Therms)
2025
2024
2025
2024
Residential
$
548
$
520
394
410
Commercial
377
362
875
824
Industrial
(1)
73
69
1,568
1,620
Other
(2)
191
163
313
278
Total
(3)
$
1,189
$
1,114
3,150
3,132
(1) Industrial gas revenue includes sales to power
generation customers.
(2) Other gas revenue includes off-system sales to other
utilities and various other items.
(3) Total gas revenue excludes $46 million of finance income from Brunswick Pipeline
(2024 – $46 million).
Regulated Cost of Natural Gas
PGS and NMGC purchase gas from various suppliers
depending on the needs of their customers. In
Florida, gas is delivered to the PGS distribution system
through interstate pipelines on which PGS has
firm transportation capacity for delivery by PGS to its customers.
NMGC’s natural gas is transported on
major interstate pipelines and NMGC’s intrastate
transmission and distribution system for delivery to
customers.
In Florida, natural gas service is unbundled for non-residential
customers and residential customers who
use more than 1,999 therms annually and elect the option.
In New Mexico, NMGC is required, if
requested, to provide transportation-only services for all customer
classes. The commodity portion of
bundled sales is included in operating revenues, at the
cost of the gas on a pass-through basis, therefore
no net earnings effect when a customer shifts
to transportation-only sales.
Annual gas sales by type are summarized in the following
table:
Gas Volumes by Type
(millions of Therms)
2025
2024
Transportation
2,463
2,434
System supply
687
698
Total
3,150
3,132
Regulatory Environments
PGS is regulated by the FPSC. The FPSC sets rates at
a level that allows utilities such as PGS to collect
total revenues or revenue requirements equal to their
cost of providing service, plus an appropriate return
on invested capital.
NMGC is subject to regulation by the NMPRC. The NMPRC
sets rates at a level that allows NMGC to
collect total revenues or revenue requirements equal to
its cost of providing service, plus an appropriate
return on invested capital.
For further information on PGS’s and NMGC’s
regulatory environment and recovery mechanisms, refer
to
note 7 in the consolidated financial statements.
28
Other Electric Utilities
Three months ended
Year ended
For the
December 31
December 31
millions of USD (except as indicated)
2025
2024
2025
2024
Operating revenues – regulated electric
$
102
$
107
$
413
$
413
Regulated fuel for generation and purchased power
$
51
$
55
$
211
$
215
Contribution to consolidated adjusted net income
$
11
$
15
$
31
$
35
Contribution to consolidated adjusted net income – CAD
$
15
$
21
$
43
$
48
Equity securities MTM loss
$
(1)
$
(1)
$
-
$
-
Contribution to consolidated net income
$
10
$
14
$
31
$
35
Contribution to consolidated net income – CAD
$
13
$
19
$
43
$
48
Electric sales volumes (GWh)
330
323
1,307
1,307
Electric production volumes (GWh)
345
347
1,390
1,403
Average fuel cost in dollars per MWh
$
148
$
159
$
152
$
153
The impact of the change in FX rates on CAD earnings
and adjusted net income for the three months and
year ended December 31, 2025 was minimal.
Other Electric Utilities' contribution to consolidated adjusted
net income is summarized in the following
table:
Three months ended
Year ended
For the
December 31
December 31
millions of USD
2025
2024
2025
2024
BLPC
$
7
$
13
$
19
$
27
GBPC
1
3
10
11
Other
3
(1)
2
(3)
Contribution to consolidated adjusted net income
$
11
$
15
$
31
$
35
Net Income
Highlights of net income changes are summarized in the
following table:
For the
Three months ended
Year ended
millions of USD
December 31
December 31
Contribution to consolidated net income – 2024
$
14
$
35
Decreased operating revenues quarter-over-quarter due to lower fuel
revenue and lower miscellaneous revenue at BLPC
(5)
-
Decreased regulated fuel for generation and purchased power due to
lower fuel costs at BLPC and GBPC
4
4
Increased income tax expense year-over-year due to the 2025
remeasurement of deferred income tax liabilities as a result of a
corporate income tax rate change at BLPC
1
(2)
Increased depreciation and amortization expense at GBPC due to
increased generation units in service
(4)
(5)
Other
-
(1)
Contribution to consolidated net income – 2025
$
10
$
31
Regulatory Environments
BLPC is regulated by the FTC. Rates are set to recover
prudently incurred costs of providing electricity
service to customers plus an appropriate return on capital
invested.
GBPC is regulated by the GBPA.
Rates are set to recover prudently incurred costs
of providing electricity
service to customers plus an appropriate return on rate
base.
29
For further details on BLPC and GBPC’s regulatory
environments and recovery mechanisms, refer to note
7 in the consolidated financial statements.
Other
Three months ended
Year ended
For the
December 31
December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
2025
2024
Marketing and trading margin
(1)(2)
$
60
$
35
$
158
$
77
Other non-regulated operating revenue
7
10
32
32
Total
operating revenues – non-regulated
$
67
$
45
$
190
$
109
Contribution to consolidated adjusted net (loss) income
$
(74)
$
(59)
$
(301)
$
(342)
MTM (loss) gain, after-tax
(3)
(97)
(144)
41
(291)
Charges related to the pending sale of NMGC, after-tax
(4)
-
-
(72)
(217)
Gain on sale of LIL, after-tax
(5)(6)
-
22
-
129
Financing structure wind-up
-
58
-
58
Charges related to wind-down costs and certain asset
impairments, after-tax
(7)
-
(23)
-
(23)
Contribution to consolidated net (loss) income
$
(171)
$
(146)
$
(332)
$
(686)
(1) Marketing and trading margin represents EES's
purchases and sales of natural gas and electricity, pipeline and storage
capacity costs and energy asset management services’
revenues.
(2) Marketing and trading margin excludes a MTM
loss, pre-tax of $144 million in Q4 2025 (2024
– $159 million loss) and a MTM
gain, pre-tax of $16 million for the year ended
December 31, 2025 (2024 – $357 million loss).
(3) Net of income tax recovery of $39 million
for the three months ended December 31,
2025 (2024 – $57 million recovery) and $17
million expense for the year ended December 31,
2025 (2024 – $117 million recovery).
(4) Includes an impairment charge of $75 million ($71
million after-tax) and transaction costs of $2 million
($1 million after-tax) for
the year ended December 31, 2025, and impairment
charges of $210 million ($198 million, after-tax)
and transaction costs of $25
million ($19 million after-tax) for the year ended
December 31, 2024.
(5) On June 4, 2024, Emera completed the sale
of its LIL equity interest. For further details
on the transaction, refer to note 4 in the
consolidated financial statements.
(6) Includes an income tax recovery of $22 million
for the three months ended December 31,
2024 and net income tax expense of
$53 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.
(7) Primarily relates to Block Energy, net of income tax recovery of $6
million for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Other's contribution to consolidated adjusted net (loss)
income is summarized in the following table:
Three months ended
Year ended
For the
December 31
December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
2025
2024
Emera Energy:
EES
$
33
$
16
$
80
$
30
Other
(1)
(2)
(6)
2
Corporate – see breakdown below
(106)
(73)
(380)
(360)
Block Energy
-
-
6
(13)
Other
-
-
(1)
(1)
Contribution to consolidated adjusted net (loss) income
$
(74)
$
(59)
$
(301)
$
(342)
30
Net Income (Loss)
Highlights of net income (loss) changes are summarized in the
following table:
For the
Three months ended
Year ended
millions of dollars
December 31
December 31
Contribution to consolidated net (loss) income – 2024
$
(146)
$
(686)
Increased marketing and trading margin at EES due to favourable
weather conditions that led to higher natural gas prices and increased
volatility that created profitable opportunities
25
81
Decreased equity earnings at Bear Swamp due to lower generation as
a result of a prolonged unplanned outage
(3)
(17)
Increased interest expense primarily due to increased Corporate debt
and the impact of a weaker CAD on USD interest expense, partially
offset by lower interest rates
(4)
(14)
Decreased income tax recovery due to decreased loss before
provision for income taxes and decreased deferred income tax asset
valuation allowance adjustment
(31)
(26)
Decreased MTM loss, after-tax, due to a gain on Corporate FX
hedges compared to a loss in prior year. Year
-over-year also
decreased due to changes in existing positions and lower amortization
of gas transportation assets at EES
47
332
Charges related to the pending sale of NMGC, after-tax
-
145
Gain on sale of LIL, after-tax in 2024
(22)
(129)
Financing structure wind-up in 2024
(58)
(58)
Charges related to wind-down costs and certain asset impairments,
after-tax in 2024
23
23
Other
(2)
17
Contribution to consolidated net (loss) income – 2025
$
(171)
$
(332)
Emera Energy
EES derives revenue and earnings from wholesale marketing
and trading of natural gas and electricity
within the Company’s risk tolerances, including those
related to value-at-risk (“VaR”)
and credit exposure.
EES purchases and sells physical natural gas and electricity,
the related transportation and transmission
capacity rights, and provides energy asset management
services. The primary market area for the natural
gas and power marketing and trading business is northeastern
North America, including the Marcellus
and Utica shale supply areas. EES also participates in the US
Southeast, Gulf Coast and Midwest, and
Central Canadian and Alberta natural gas markets. Its
counterparties include electric and gas utilities,
natural gas producers, electricity generators and other marketing
and trading entities. EES operates in a
competitive environment, and the business relies on knowledge
of the region’s energy markets,
understanding of pipeline and transmission infrastructure,
a network of counterparty relationships and a
focus on customer service. EES manages its commodity risk
by limiting open positions, utilizing financial
products to hedge purchases and sales, and investing in transportation
capacity rights to enable
movement across its portfolio.
In 2025, as a result of a strong Q1, EES adjusted its
annual earnings guidance range to $35 million USD
to $45 million USD. EES’ contribution to consolidated
adjusted net income was $33 million in Q4 2025,
compared to $16 million in Q4 2024; and $80 million ($57
million USD) for the year ended December 31,
2025, compared to $30 million ($21 million USD) for the same
period in 2024. Market conditions in 2025
were favourable compared to 2024 due to weather conditions
which led to higher natural gas prices and
volatility.
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MTM Adjustments
Emera Energy’s “Marketing and trading margin”, “Income
from equity investments” and “Income tax
expense (recovery)” are affected by MTM adjustments.
Variance explanations
of the MTM changes for
this quarter and for the year are explained in the table above.
Emera Energy has a number of asset management agreements
(“AMA”) with counterparties, including
local gas distribution utilities, power utilities and natural gas
producers in North America. The AMAs
involve Emera Energy buying or selling gas for a specific
term, and the corresponding release of the
counterparties’ gas transportation/storage capacity to Emera Energy.
MTM adjustments on these AMAs
arise on the price differential between the point where
gas is sourced and where it is delivered. At
inception, the MTM adjustment is offset fully by the value
of the corresponding gas transportation asset,
which is amortized over the term of the AMA contract.
Subsequent changes in gas price differentials, to
the extent they are not offset by the accounting
amortization of the gas transportation asset, will result in
MTM gains or losses recorded in income. MTM
adjustments may be substantial during the term of the contract,
especially in the winter months of a
contract when delivered volumes and market pricing are
usually at peak levels. As a contract is realized,
and volumes reduce, MTM volatility is expected to decrease.
Ultimately, the
gas transportation asset and
the MTM adjustment reduce to zero at the end of the contract
term. As the business grows, and AMA
volumes increase, MTM volatility resulting in gains and
losses may also increase.
Emera Corporate has FX forwards to manage the cash
flow risk of forecasted USD cash inflows.
Fluctuations in the FX rate result in MTM gains or losses
,
which are recorded in “Other income, net” on
the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Corporate
Corporate's adjusted loss is summarized in the following table:
Three months ended
Year ended
For the
December 31
December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
2025
2024
Operating expenses
(1)
$
(35)
$
(23)
$
(78)
$
(74)
Interest expense
(101)
(97)
(381)
(367)
Income tax recovery
48
76
160
170
Preferred dividends
(19)
(19)
(75)
(73)
Other
(2)(3)
1
(10)
(6)
(16)
Corporate adjusted net loss
(4)(5)(6)(7)
$
(106)
$
(73)
$
(380)
$
(360)
(1) Operating expenses include OM&G and depreciation.
(2) Other includes realized gains and losses
on FX hedges entered into to hedge
USD denominated operating unit earnings
exposure.
(3) Includes a realized net loss, pre-tax of $4 million
($2 million after-tax) for the three months ended
December 31, 2025 (2024 – $5
million net loss, pre-tax and $4 million loss, after-tax)
and a $16 million net loss, pre-tax ($11 million after-tax) for the year
ended
December 31, 2025 (2024 – $12 million net loss,
pre-tax and $9 million loss after-tax) on FX hedges,
as discussed above.
(4) Excludes a MTM gain, after-tax of $5 million
for the three months ended December 31, 2025
(2024 – $25 million loss, after-tax)
and a MTM gain, after-tax of $28 million for
the year ended December 31, 2025 (2024 – $31
million loss, after-tax).
(5) Excludes a gain on sale of LIL, after-tax,
of $107 million for the year ended December
31, 2024.
(6) Excludes certain charges related to the pending
sale of NMGC of $77 million ($72 million after-tax)
for the year ended December
31, 2025 (2024 - $235 million, pre-tax and $217
million, after-tax).
(7) Excludes the tax recovery of $58 million
related to a specific financing structure and its wind-up
and $22 million on reversal of a
prior year valuation allowance related to the sale
of LIL for the three months and year ended December
31, 2024.
32
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL
RESOURCES
The Company generates internally sourced cash from its
various regulated and non-regulated energy
investments. Utility customer bases are diversified by both sales
volumes and revenues among customer
classes. Emera’s non-regulated businesses provide
diverse revenue streams and counterparties to the
business. Circumstances that could affect the Company’s
ability to generate cash include changes to
global macro-economic conditions, downturns in markets
served by Emera, impact of fuel commodity
price changes on collateral requirements and timely recoveries
of fuel and storm costs from customers,
the loss of one or more large customers, regulatory decisions
affecting customer rates and the recovery
of regulatory assets, and changes in environmental legislation.
Emera’s subsidiaries are generally in a
financial position to contribute cash dividends to Emera provided
they do not breach their debt covenants,
where applicable, after giving effect to the dividend
payment, and that they maintain their credit metrics.
Emera’s future liquidity and capital needs will be
predominately for working capital requirements, ongoing
rate base investment, business acquisitions, greenfield
development, dividends and debt servicing.
Emera has an approximate $20 billion capital investment
plan over the 2026 through 2030 period and
supports ongoing growth. Capital investments at Emera’s
regulated utilities are subject to regulatory
approval.
Emera has sufficient liquidity to service debt obligations
as they come due and to meet any near-term
capital investment requirements as currently planned. Emera
plans to use cash from operations, debt
raised at the utilities, Corporate equity,
and proceeds from the pending sale of NMGC to support
normal
operations, repayment of existing debt, and capital requirements.
Debt raised at certain of the Company’s
utilities is subject to applicable regulatory approvals. Generally,
Corporate equity requirements in support
of the Company’s capital investment plan are
expected to be funded through issuance of hybrid securities
and issuance of common equity through Emera’s
DRIP and ATM programs.
Emera has total committed credit facilities with varying
maturities that cumulatively provide $2.8 billion
CAD and $2.1 billion USD of credit, with approximately
$999 million CAD and $1,056 million USD
undrawn and available at December 31, 2025. The Company was
holding a cash balance of $355 million,
which includes $6 million classified as assets held for
sale, related to the pending sale of NMGC, at
December 31, 2025. For further discussion, refer to the
“Debt Management” section below.
Consolidated Cash Flow Highlights
Significant changes in the Consolidated Statements of
Cash Flows between the years ended December
31, 2025 and 2024 include:
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Change
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and cash associated with assets held
for sale, beginning of period
$
221
$
588
$
(367)
Provided by (used in):
Operating cash flow before changes in working capital
2,559
2,194
365
Changes in non-cash working capital
(757)
452
(1,209)
Operating activities
$
1,802
$
2,646
$
(844)
Investing activities
(3,482)
(2,218)
(1,264)
Financing activities
1,841
(818)
2,659
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and
cash associated with assets held for sale
(11)
23
(34)
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and cash associated with assets held
for sale, end of period
$
371
$
221
$
150
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Cash Flow from Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities decreased $844 million
to $1,802 million for the year ended
December 31, 2025, compared to $2,646 million in 2024.
Cash from operations before changes in working capital
increased $365 million for the year ended
December 31, 2025. This increase was due to higher
storm cost recoveries at TEC, new base rates at
TEC and NMGC, and higher marketing and trading margin at
EES. These were partially offset by
proceeds from the FAM asset
sale at NSPI in Q2 2024 and higher fuel under-recoveries
at TEC.
Changes in working capital decreased operating cash flows
by $1,209 million for the year ended
December 31, 2025. This decrease was due to unfavourable
changes in accounts payable at TEC
reflecting the timing and payment of storm invoices, unfavourable
changes in accounts receivable at TEC
due to increased base rates and storm cost recoveries,
and unfavourable changes in accounts receivable
and fuel inventory at NSPI. These were partially offset
by favourable changes in accounts receivable at
PGS.
Cash Flow Used in Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities increased $1,264 million to
$3,482 million for the year ended
December 31, 2025, compared to $2,218 million in 2024. The
increase was due to the proceeds of $927
million received in 2024 on the sale of LIL and higher capital
investment, partially offset by proceeds on
the disposal of assets.
Capital expenditures for the year ended December 31,
2025, including AFUDC, were $3,594 million
compared to $3,206 million in 2024. Details of capital spending
by segment are shown below:
●
$2,221 million – Florida Electric Utility (2024 – $1,998
million);
●
$648 million – Canadian Electric Utilities (2024 – $494 million);
●
$624 million – Gas Utilities and Infrastructure (2024 – $626
million);
●
$95 million – Other Electric Utilities (2024 – $81 million);
and
●
$6 million – Other (2024 – $7 million).
Cash Flow from Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities increased $2,659
million to $1,841 million for the year ended
December 31, 2025, compared to net cash used in financing
activities of $818 million in 2024. The
increase was due to higher net borrowings on committed credit
facilities at NSPI and TEC, higher
proceeds from Corporate debt, proceeds from short-term
debt issuances at NSPI and NMGC, retirement
of long-term debt at TEC and NMGC in 2024 and higher
proceeds from long-term debt at TEC. These
were partially offset by lower proceeds from long-term
debt at PGS, lower issuance of common stock, and
retirement of long-term debt at NSPI.
Working Capital
As at December 31, 2025, Emera’s cash and cash
equivalents were $349 million (2024 – $196 million)
and Emera’s investment in non-cash working capital
was $926 million (2024 – $224 million). Of the cash
and cash equivalents held at December 31, 2025, $279 million
was held by Emera’s foreign subsidiaries
(2024 – $185 million). A portion of these funds are invested
in countries that have certain exchange
controls, approvals, and processes for repatriation. Such funds
are available to fund local operating and
capital requirements unless repatriated.
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Contractual Obligations
As at December 31, 2025, contractual commitments for
each of the next five years and in aggregate
thereafter consisted of the following:
millions of dollars
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
Thereafter
Total
Long-term debt principal
(1)(2)
$
1,297
$
321
$
763
$
1,824
$
554
$
15,702
$
20,461
Interest payment obligations
(3)(4)
971
933
925
851
800
14,718
19,198
Purchased power
(5)
413
422
411
459
451
5,941
8,097
Transportation
(6)(7)
780
588
478
413
370
2,954
5,583
Fuel, gas supply and storage
(8)
674
239
159
156
38
59
1,325
Pension and post-retirement
obligations
(9)
27
28
27
27
24
242
375
Asset retirement obligations
7
1
2
1
1
449
461
Capital projects
288
68
32
6
1
-
395
Other
144
69
53
49
42
294
651
$
4,601
$
2,669
$
2,850
$
3,786
$
2,281
$
40,359
$
56,546
As detailed below, contractual obligations at December 31, 2025 includes
those related to NMGC. On completion of
the sale of
NMGC, all remaining future contractual obligations will
be transferred to the buyer. For further details on the pending
transaction,
refer to the "Other Developments" section.
(1) Includes $663 million related to NMGC (2026:
$96 million, and $567 million thereafter).
(2) The Company’s $1.2 billion USD, $750 million USD
and $500 million USD hybrid notes mature
in 2076, 2056 and 2054,
respectively, and these maturity dates have been used in the computation
of the Company’s long-term debt principal and interest
payment obligations at December 31, 2025. The Company
has the option to repay such notes in advance
of maturity upon exercise
of the Company’s redemption rights in accordance
with the terms of the applicable indenture. Emera’s $1.2 billion
USD hybrid notes
are redeemable, at Emera’s option, in June 2026.
(3) Future interest payments are calculated based
on the assumption that all debt is outstanding
until maturity. For debt instruments
with variable rates, interest is calculated for all future
periods using the rates in effect at December
31, 2025, including any expected
required payment under associated swap agreements.
(4) Includes $311 million related to NMGC (2026: $25 million, 2027:
$22 million, 2028: $22 million, 2029: $22 million,
2030: $22
million, and $198 million thereafter).
(5) Annual requirement to purchase electricity from
IPPs or other utilities over varying contract lengths.
(6) Purchasing commitments for transportation of
fuel and transportation capacity on various pipelines.
Includes a commitment of
$121 million related to a gas transportation contract between
PGS and SeaCoast through 2040.
(7) Includes $61 million related to NMGC (2026: $23
million, 2027: $15 million, 2028: $12 million, 2029:
$3 million, 2030: $3 million
and $5 million thereafter).
(8) Includes $101 million related to NMGC (2026:
$86 million, 2027: $12 million and, 2028: $3
million).
(9) Includes the estimated contractual obligation, which
is calculated as the current legislatively required
contributions to the
registered funded pension plans, plus the estimated
costs of further benefit accruals contracted under
NSPI's Collective Bargaining
Agreement and estimated benefit payments related
to other unfunded benefit plans.
NSPI has a contractual obligation to pay NSPML for use of the
Maritime Link over approximately 38 years
from its January 15, 2018 in-service date. On December
23, 2025, NSPML received an interim order from
the NSEB to collect up to $199 million from NSPI for the
recovery of costs associated with the Maritime
Link in 2026, subject to a monthly holdback of up to $4
million. The timing and amounts payable to
NSPML for the remainder of the 38-year commitment period
are subject to NSEB approval.
Emera has committed to obtain certain transmission rights
in New Brunswick during summer periods
(April through October, inclusive)
for NLH’s use, if requested, effective
August 15, 2021 and continuing for
50 years. As transmission rights are contracted, the obligations
are included within “Other” in the above
table.
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Forecasted Consolidated Capital Investments
The 2026 forecasted consolidated capital investments,
including AFUDC, are as follows:
millions of dollars
Florida
Electric
Utility
Canadian
Electric
Utilities
Gas Utilities
and
Infrastructure
Other
Electric
Utilities
Other
Total
Generation
$
1,068
$
183
$
-
$
56
$
-
$
1,307
New renewable generation
-
-
-
7
-
7
Electric transmission
(1)
321
287
-
32
-
640
Electric distribution
767
195
-
35
-
997
Gas transmission and distribution
-
-
665
-
-
665
Facilities, equipment, vehicles, and other
274
95
5
20
10
404
$
2,430
$
760
$
670
$
150
$
10
$
4,020
(1) Electric transmission for the Canadian Electric Utilities
segment includes $40 million related to NSPML,
which is recorded as
"Investments subject to significant influence" on Emera's Consolidated
Balance Sheets.
Debt Management
In addition to funds generated from operations, Emera
and its subsidiaries have, in aggregate, access to
unsecured committed syndicated revolving and non-revolving
bank lines of credit in either CAD or USD
per the table below.
Undrawn
Credit
and
millions of dollars in currency as noted below
Maturity
Facilities
Utilized
Available
In CAD:
Emera – committed revolving credit facility
June 2029
$
1,300
$
523
$
777
NSPI – committed revolving credit facility
June 2029
800
578
222
NSPI – non-revolving facility
May 2026
500
500
-
Emera – non-revolving facility
February 2027
200
200
-
In USD:
TEC – committed revolving credit facility
November 2030
1,200
774
426
TECO Finance – committed revolving credit facility
November 2030
400
5
395
PGS – revolving facility
November 2030
250
145
105
NMGC – revolving credit facility
(1)
December 2027
125
16
109
NMGC – non-revolving facility
(1)
October 2026
70
70
-
Other – committed revolving credit facilities
Various
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(1) On August 5, 2024, Emera announced an
agreement to sell NMGC. As a result,
NMGC's assets and liabilities were classified as
held for sale beginning in Q3 2024. For further details
on the pending transaction, refer to the
"Other Developments" section.
Emera and its subsidiaries have certain financial and
other covenants associated with their debt and
credit facilities. Covenants are tested regularly,
and the Company is in compliance with covenant
requirements as at December 31, 2025.
Emera’s significant covenant is listed below:
As at
Financial Covenant
Requirement
December 31, 2025
Emera
Syndicated credit facilities
Debt to capital ratio
Less than or equal to 0.70 to 1
0.53 : 1
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Recent significant financing activity for Emera and
its subsidiaries are discussed below by segment:
Florida Electric Utility
On November 20, 2025, TEC amended and restated its
$800 million USD committed revolving credit
facility to extend the maturity date from December 1, 2028,
to November 20, 2030 and increased the
amount to $1.2 billion USD. There were no other material
changes in commercial terms from the prior
agreement.
On March 6, 2025, TEC issued $600 million USD of senior
unsecured notes that bear interest at 5.15 per
cent with a maturity date of March 1, 2035. Proceeds from
this issuance were used for the repayment of a
portion of TEC’s outstanding commercial paper.
Canadian Electric Utilities
On May 21,
2025, NSPI entered into a $500 million non-revolving
facility which matures on May 21, 2026.
The credit agreement contains customary representations
and warranties, events of default and financial
and other covenants.
The non-revolving facility’s interest rates are referenced
to the Term
CORRA or
prime rate, plus a margin. Proceeds from this facility
were used for general corporate purposes.
Gas Utilities and Infrastructure
On November 20, 2025, PGS amended and restated its
$250 million USD unsecured committed revolving
credit facility to extend the maturity date from December
1, 2028, to November 20, 2030. There were no
other changes in commercial terms from the prior agreement.
On October 23, 2025, NMGC entered into a $70 million
USD, 364-day term loan agreement which
matures on October 22, 2026. The credit agreement contains
customary representations and warranties,
events of default and financial and other covenants. The non-revolving
facility’s interest rates are
referenced to the Term
SOFR plus a margin. Proceeds from this facility were used
for general corporate
purposes.
On September 19, 2025, NMGC amended its $125 million
USD unsecured committed revolving credit
facility to extend the maturity date from December 17,
2026, to December 17, 2027. There were no other
changes in commercial terms from the prior agreement.
Other
On February 20,
2026, Emera amended its $200 million unsecured
non-revolving facility to extend the
maturity date from February 20, 2026 to February 19,
- There were no other material changes to the
terms from the prior agreement.
On November 20, 2025, TECO Finance amended and
restated its $400 million USD unsecured
committed revolving credit facility to extend the maturity
date from December 1, 2028, to November 20,
2030. There were no other changes in commercial terms
from the prior agreement.
On September 25, 2025, EUSHI Finance, Emera US Holdings
Inc. (“EUSHI”) and Emera filed a shelf
registration statement on Form F-10 and Form F-3 (“Registration
Statement”), with the Nova Scotia
Securities Commission (“NSSC”) and the SEC under the US/Canada
Multijurisdictional Disclosure
System. The Registration Statement was filed in connection with
the prospective offer and issue by
EUSHI Finance of one or more series of senior and/or subordinated
unsecured debt securities (“Debt
Securities”), in an aggregate principal amount of up to
$3 billion USD, during the 25-month period that the
short form base shelf prospectus contained in the Registration
Statement (“Base Shelf Prospectus”),
including any further amendments thereto, remains valid.
The Debt Securities may be offered in one or
more transactions, at prices, with maturities and on terms
to be set forth in one or more prospectus
supplements to be filed with the NSSC and the SEC at the time
of any such offering.
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On October 3, 2025, EUSHI Finance completed an issuance
of $750 million USD fixed-to-fixed reset rate
junior subordinated notes, pursuant to the prospectus
supplement dated September 29, 2025, to the
Base Shelf Prospectus. The notes initially bear interest
at a rate of 6.25 per cent, and will reset on April 1,
2031, and every five years thereafter,
to a rate per annum equal to the five-year US
treasury rate plus
2.509 per cent, subject to an interest rate floor of 6.25
per cent. The notes mature on April 1, 2056.
EUSHI Finance, at its option, may redeem the notes,
in whole or in part, 90 days prior to the first interest
reset date, and any semi-annual interest payment
date thereafter, at a redemption
price equal to the
principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the notes
to be redeemed, in accordance with the
terms of the prospectus supplement; and otherwise, at
the times and the redemption prices described in
the prospectus supplement.
The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on
a joint, several and
subordinated basis, by Emera, and EUSHI. Proceeds from this
issuance were used for general corporate
purposes, including repayment of existing debt.
On February 20, 2025, Emera amended its $200 million
unsecured non-revolving facility to extend the
maturity date from February 20, 2025 to February 20,
2026. There were no other material changes to the
terms from the prior agreement.
Credit Ratings
Emera and its subsidiaries have been assigned the following
senior unsecured debt ratings:
Fitch
S&P
Moody's
DBRS
Emera
(1)
BBB (Stable)
BBB- (Stable)
Baa3 (Negative)
N/A
TEC
(1)
A (Stable)
BBB+ (Stable)
A3 (Negative)
N/A
PGS
(1)
A (Stable)
N/A
N/A
N/A
NMGC
BBB+ (Stable)
N/A
N/A
N/A
NSPI
N/A
BBB- (Stable)
N/A
BBB (high)(stable)
(1) On May 27, 2025, Fitch Ratings ("Fitch") revised
its outlook on Emera, TEC and PGS to
stable from negative with no changes to
existing ratings.
Guaranteed Debt
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had $3.70 billion
USD (2024 – $2.95 billion USD) senior
unsecured notes and junior subordinated notes (collectively referred
to as the "US Notes”) outstanding.
The US Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed,
on a joint and several basis, and in the case of
the fixed-to-fixed reset rate junior subordinated notes due 2054
and 2056, on a joint, several and
subordinated basis, by Emera and EUSHI (in such capacity,
the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”). Emera owns,
directly or indirectly,
all of the limited and general partnership interests in
Emera US Finance LP.
EUSHI
Finance is owned indirectly by Emera through EUSHI.
Other subsidiaries of the Company do not guarantee the US
Notes (such subsidiaries are referred to as
the "Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries"); however,
Emera has unrestricted access to the assets of consolidated
entities.
In compliance with Rule 13-01 of Regulation S-X, the
Company is including summarized financial
information for Emera, EUSHI, Emera US Finance LP
and EUSHI Finance (together,
the "Obligor
Group"), on a combined basis after transactions and balances
between the combined entities have been
eliminated. Investments in and equity earnings of the
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries have been excluded
from the summarized financial information.
The Obligor Group was not determined using geographic, service
line or other similar criteria and, as a
result, the summarized financial information includes portions
of Emera’s domestic and international
operations. Accordingly,
this basis of presentation is not intended to present
Emera’s financial condition
or results of operations for any purpose other than to comply
with the specific requirements for guarantor
reporting.
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Summarized Statement of Income
The Company recognized income related to guaranteed debt
under the following categories:
For the
Year ended December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Loss from operations
$
(145)
$
(279)
Net gains
(1)
$
168
$
442
(1) Includes $1,143 million (2024 – $1,352 million)
in interest and dividend income, net, from non-guarantor
subsidiaries.
Summarized Balance Sheet
The Company has the following categories on the balance
sheet related to guaranteed debt:
As at
December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Current assets
(1)
$
373
$
391
Goodwill
5,580
5,858
Other assets
(2)
5,259
6,474
Total
assets
(3)
$
11,212
$
12,723
Current liabilities
(4)
$
1,587
$
611
Long-term liabilities
(5)
11,293
13,129
Total
liabilities
$
12,880
$
13,740
(1) Includes $275 million (2024 – $217 million) in
amounts due from non-guarantor subsidiaries.
(2) Includes $4,714 million (2024 – $5,937 million)
in amounts due from non-guarantor subsidiaries.
(3) Excludes investments in non-guarantor subsidiaries.
Consolidated Emera total assets are $44,817
million (2024 – $42,951 million).
(4) Includes $206 million (2024 – $184 million) due
to non-guarantor subsidiaries.
(5) Includes $4,609 million (2024 – $5,980 million)
due to non-guarantor subsidiaries.
Outstanding Stock Data
Common Stock
millions of
millions of
Issued and outstanding:
shares
dollars
Balance, December 31, 2024
295.94
$
9,042
Conversion of Convertible Debentures
0.02
1
Issuance of common stock under ATM program
(1)
0.19
9
Issued under the DRIP,
net of discounts
4.83
293
Senior management stock options exercised and Employee Share Purchase Plan
0.78
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Balance, December 31, 2025
301.76
$
9,387
(1) For the year ended December 31, 2025, a
total of 187,600 common shares were issued
under Emera's ATM program at an
average price of $53.58 per share for gross proceeds
of $10 million ($9 million, net of after-tax
issuance costs). As at December 31,
2025, an aggregate gross sales limit of $600
million remained available for issuance under
the ATM program.
As at February 18, 2026, the amount of issued and outstanding
common shares was 303.0 million.
If all outstanding stock options were converted as at February
18, 2026, an additional 4.1 million common
shares would be issued and outstanding.
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ATM Equity Program
On December 5, 2025, Emera renewed its ATM
Program by filing a prospectus supplement to the
Company's Canadian short form base shelf prospectus
with the securities regulatory authorities in each of
the provinces of Canada. At the same time, Emera filed a US
prospectus supplement to the Company’s
US base prospectus included in its US registration statement
on Form F-10 with the SEC. The ATM
Program allows the Company to issue up to $600 million of
common shares from treasury to the public
from time to time, at the Company’s discretion,
at the prevailing market price. The ATM
Program is
expected to remain in effect until January 5, 2029.
Preferred Stock
As at February 18, 2026, Emera had the following preferred
shares issued and outstanding: Series A –
6.0 million; Series C – 10.0 million; Series E – 5.0 million;
Series F – 8.0 million; Series H – 12.0 million;
Series J – 8.0 million, and Series L – 9.0 million. Emera’s
preferred shares do not have voting rights
unless the Company fails to pay,
in aggregate, eight quarterly dividends.
On July 9, 2025, Emera announced it would not redeem the
currently outstanding Cumulative 5-Year
Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series A (“Series A Shares”)
or the Cumulative Floating Rate First
Preferred Shares, Series B (“Series B Shares”) on August 15,
2025 (the “Conversion Date”).
On July 16, 2025, Emera announced a dividend rate of 4.951 per
cent per annum on the Series A Shares
during the five-year period commencing on August 15,
2025 and ending on (and inclusive of) August 14,
2030 ($0.3094 per Series A Share per quarter).
During the conversion period between July 16, 2025 and July
31, 2025, the holders of Series A Shares
had the right, at their option, to convert all or any of their
Series A Shares, on a one-for-one basis, into
Series B Shares and the holders of Series B Shares had the
right, at their option, to convert all or any of
their Series B Shares, on a one-for-one basis, into Series
A Shares. On August 7, 2025, Emera
announced, after having taken into account all shares
tendered for conversion by holders of its Series A
Shares and Series B Shares, as the case may be (collectively,
the “Holders”), by the end of the
conversion period, the Company had
determined that there would be outstanding on the Conversion
Date
less than 1 million Series B Shares. Therefore, in accordance
with certain rights, privileges, restrictions
and conditions attaching to the Series A Shares and the
Series B Shares, the Company advised the
Holders that no Series A Shares would be converted into
Series B Shares and all remaining Series B
Shares would automatically be converted into Series A
Shares on a one-for-one basis on the Conversion
Date. On the Conversion Date, there were 6 million Series
A Shares and no Series B Shares outstanding.
On January 16, 2025, Emera announced that the annual fixed
dividend per share for Series F shares
would be reset from $1.0505 to $1.4372 for the five-year
period from and including February 15, 2025.
PENSION FUNDING
For funding purposes, Emera determines required contributions
to its largest defined benefit (“DB”)
pension plans based on smoothed asset values. This reduces
volatility in the cash funding requirement
as the impact of investment gains and losses are recognized
over a multi-year period. Expected cash flow
for DB pension plans is $34 million in 2026 (2025 – $38
million). All pension plan contributions are tax
deductible and will be funded with cash from operations.
Emera’s DB pension plans employ a long-term strategic
approach with respect to asset allocation, real
return and risk. The underlying objective is to earn an appropriate
return, given the Company’s goal of
preserving capital with an acceptable level of risk for the
pension fund investments.
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To
achieve the overall long-term asset allocation, pension
assets are managed by external investment
managers per each pension plan’s investment
policy and governance framework. The asset allocation
includes investments in the assets of domestic and global
equities, domestic and global bonds and short-
term investments. The Company reviews investment manager
performance on a regular basis and
adjusts the plans’ asset mixes as needed in accordance with
the pension plans’ investment policy.
Emera’s projected contributions to defined contribution
pension plans are $53 million for 2026 (2025 –
$51 million).
Defined Benefit Pension Plan Summary
in millions of dollars
Plans by region
TECO Holdings
NSPI
Caribbean
Total
Assets as at December 31, 2025
$
1,025
$
1,637
$
13
$
2,675
Accounting obligation at December 31, 2025
$
926
$
1,349
$
19
$
2,294
Accounting expense (income) during fiscal 2025
$
10
$
(13)
$
(4)
$
(7)
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Defeasance
Upon privatization in 1992, NSPI became responsible for
managing a portfolio of defeasance securities
that provide principal and interest streams to match the
related defeased debt, which at December 31,
2025 totalled $200 million (2024 – $200 million). The securities
are held in trust for an affiliate of the
Province of Nova Scotia. Approximately 66 per cent of the
defeasance portfolio consists of investments in
the related debt, eliminating all risk associated with this
portion of the portfolio.
Guarantees and Letters of Credit
Emera has guarantees and letters of credit on behalf of third
parties outstanding. The following significant
guarantees and letters of credit were not included within
the Consolidated Balance Sheets as at
December 31, 2025:
Emera, on behalf of Brunswick Pipeline, issued a standby
letter of credit for $22 million to secure
obligations under a non-revolving loan agreement. This
standby letter of credit has a one-year term,
expiring on March 31, 2026, and will be renewed annually,
as required.
TECO Holdings Inc. (“TECO Holdings”), issued a guarantee
in connection with SeaCoast’s performance
of obligations under a gas transportation precedent agreement.
The guarantee is for a maximum potential
amount of $45 million USD if SeaCoast fails to pay or perform
under the contract. The guarantee expires
five years after the gas transportation precedent agreement
termination date, which was terminated on
January 1, 2022. The counterparty has the right to require
TECO Holdings to provide replacement credit
support either in the form of a substitute guarantee from an
affiliate with an investment grade credit rating
or a letter of credit or cash deposit of $27 million USD.
TECO Holdings issued a guarantee in connection with
SeaCoast’s performance obligations under a firm
service agreement, which expires December 31, 2055,
subject to two extension terms at the option of the
counterparty with a final expiration date of December 31, 2071.
The guarantee is for a maximum potential
amount of $13 million USD if SeaCoast fails to pay or perform
under the firm service agreement. The
counterparty has the right to require TECO Holdings to provide
replacement credit support in the form of
either a substitute guarantee from an affiliate
with an investment grade credit rating or a letter of credit
or
cash deposit of $13 million USD.
Emera has a guarantee of $66 million USD relating to
outstanding notes of ECI. This guarantee will
automatically terminate on the date upon which the obligations
have been repaid in full.
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NSPI has guarantees on behalf of its subsidiary,
NS Power Energy Marketing Incorporated, in the amount
of $94 million USD (2024 – $104 million USD) with terms
of varying lengths.
Brunswick Pipeline, jointly and severally with Emera, have an
indemnity agreement in support of a $40
million surety bond issued in Brunswick Pipeline’s
favour to the CER. The purpose of the surety bond
is to
satisfy Brunswick Pipeline’s regulatory obligation
to have funds set aside for the future abandonment of
the pipeline.
The Company has standby letters of credit and surety
bonds in the amount of $271 million USD
(December 31, 2024 – $105 million USD) to third parties
that have extended credit to Emera and its
subsidiaries. These letters of credit and surety bonds typically
have a one-year term and are renewed
annually as required.
Emera, on behalf of NSPI, has a standby letter of credit to secure
obligations under a supplementary
retirement plan. The expiry date of this letter of credit was
extended to June 2026. The amount committed
as at December 31, 2025 was $70 million (December 31, 2024
– $58 million).
Emera has provided an indemnity to a counterparty in relation
to certain future tax amounts that could
arise from specific future changes in Canadian federal
law, subject to certain conditions
and limitations.
No such changes in law have been proposed at this time.
A reasonable estimate of the potential amount
of future payments that could result from future claims
under this indemnity cannot be calculated, but the
risk of having to make any significant payments under
this indemnity is considered to be remote.
DIVIDEND PAYOUT
RATIO
Emera has provided annual dividend growth guidance of one to
two per cent per year.
On September 25,
2025, the Board approved an increase in the annual common
share dividend rate to $2.9300 from
$2.9000 per common share. The first quarterly dividend payment
at the increased rate was paid on
November 15, 2025.
Emera’s common share dividends paid in 2025 were
$2.9075 ($0.7250 in Q1, Q2, and Q3 and $0.7325 in
Q4) per common share and for 2024 were $2.8775 ($0.7175
in Q1, Q2, and Q3 and $0.7250 in Q4) per
common share. This represents a dividend payout ratio of net
income of 86 per cent in 2025 (2024 – 168
per cent) and a dividend payout ratio of adjusted net income
of 83 per cent in 2025 (2024 – 98 per cent).
TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED
PARTIES
In the ordinary course of business, Emera provides energy
and other services and enters into
transactions with its subsidiaries, associates and other
related companies on terms similar to those
offered to non-related parties. Intercompany balances
and intercompany transactions have been
eliminated on consolidation, except for the net profit on
certain transactions between non-regulated and
regulated entities in accordance with accounting standards
for rate-regulated entities. All material
amounts are under normal interest and credit terms.
Significant transactions between Emera and its associated companies
are as follows:
●
Transactions between NSPI and NSPML
related to the Maritime Link assessment are reported
in the
Consolidated Statements of Income. NSPI’s expense
is reported in “Regulated fuel for generation
and purchased power” on the Consolidated Statements of Income,
totalling $185 million for the year
ended December 31, 2025 (2024 – $324 million recovery).
NSPML is accounted for as an equity
investment, and therefore corresponding earnings related
to this revenue are reflected in “Income
from equity investments” on the Consolidated Statements of Income
.
For further details, refer to the
“Contractual Obligations” section.
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●
Natural gas transportation capacity purchases from M&NP,
reported in “Operating revenue – non-
regulated” on the Consolidated Statements of Income,
totalled $16 million for the year ended
December 31, 2025 (2024 – $11
million).
●
On March 5, 2025, NSPI sold development assets associated
with the Wasoqonatl transmission
line
project to WTI for consideration of $15 million. The development
assets were sold at cost with no gain
or loss recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
As at December 31, 2025, Emera and its associated companies
had $32 million due to related parties
(December 31, 2024 – $24 million) recorded in “Other
Current Liabilities” on the Consolidated Balance
Sheets.
ENTERPRISE RISK AND RISK MANAGEMENT
Emera has an enterprise-wide risk management process,
overseen by its Enterprise Risk Management
Committee (“ERMC”) and monitored by the Board, to ensure
risks are appropriately identified, assessed,
monitored and subject to appropriate controls. The Board has a
Safety and Risk Committee (“SRC”) to
assist the Board in carrying out its safety,
risk and sustainability oversight responsibilities. The
SRC’s
mandate includes oversight of the Company’s
Enterprise Risk Management framework, including
the
identification, assessment, monitoring and management of
enterprise risks.
The significant business risks to Emera are described
below, many of which are beyond
the Company’s
control, and could have a material adverse effect
on Emera or its subsidiaries, or their business
operations, liquidity or access to or cost of capital, financial
position, prospects, reputation, and/or results
of operations (herein considered a “Material Adverse Effect”).
The nature of risk is such that no such list is
comprehensive, and the actual effect of any of
the risks discussed could be materially different
from what
is described below. Additionally,
other risks not presently known may arise, risks not
currently considered
material may become material in the future, or two or more risks
which are not themselves material, could
together be material.
Regulatory and Political Risk
The Company’s rate-regulated utilities and certain
investments are subject to complex legislative and
regulatory frameworks that cover material aspects of their
businesses. These frameworks influence key
factors such as rates and cost structures, revenue requirements,
allowed ROEs, capital structures, rate
base and capital investments, and the recovery of purchased
electricity and fuel costs and other costs.
Regulators also review the prudency of costs and make other
decisions that can impact customer rates
and the reliability of service. Emera’s rate-regulated
utilities must obtain regulatory approvals for material
aspects of their businesses, including changing or adding
rates and/or riders. Such approvals often
require public hearing proceedings involving numerous
stakeholders, and there is no assurance in the
outcomes or impact of any regulatory process or decision.
If Emera’s rate-regulated utilities are unable
to recover a material amount of costs in a timely manner,
are
unable to earn a return on invested capital, are disallowed the
recovery of certain costs, are subject to
regulatory penalties, are not permitted to make certain
capital investments, or are not permitted to invest
in or divest certain utility assets, it could result in a Material
Adverse Effect, including valuation
impairments. Regulatory lag, the time between the incurrence
of costs and the granting of the rates to
recover those costs by regulators, may also result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
Aspects of the acquisition, ownership, operations, siting, planning,
construction, and decommissioning of
electric generation, storage, transmission and distribution facilities
and natural gas transportation and
distribution systems are also subject to regulatory processes
and approvals of regulators, government
departments and agencies, and other third parties. The failure
to obtain, maintain, and renew such
approvals or significant changes in the terms and conditions
thereof could have a Material Adverse Effect.
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The regulatory framework, process and regulatory decisions
may also be adversely affected by changes
in government, shifts in government or public policy,
legislative changes, regulatory decisions, geopolitical
changes, changes in the economic environment, or other
factors. Government interference in the
regulatory process or regulatory decisions can undermine regulatory
stability, predictability,
and
independence. Any such changes could have a Material
Adverse Effect.
Change in Law Risk
The Company is also exposed to changes in the political
environment and leadership, changes in law or
regulations, changes to governmental policies, trade disputes,
and the imposition of tariffs, any of which
may impact the Company’s businesses, the markets
for energy and inputs thereto, or general economic
conditions, and which may result in a Material Adverse
Effect. This may include initiatives regarding
deregulation or restructuring of the energy industry,
which may result in increased competition, and
increased or unrecovered costs. State and local policies
in some US jurisdictions have sought to prevent
or limit the ability of utilities to provide customers with the choice
to use natural gas while in other
jurisdictions policies have been adopted to prevent limitations
on the use of natural gas.
Emerging laws
and policies addressing data center development may impact
load growth and the need for additional
utility infrastructure.
Emera cannot predict future legislative, policy,
or regulatory changes, whether caused by economic,
political or other factors, or the resulting operating or compliance
costs or other impacts. It may be difficult
for Emera to respond in an effective and timely
manner to such future legislative, policy or regulatory
changes.
Environmental Legislation
:
Emera is subject to extensive regulation by federal, provincial,
state, regional and local authorities
regarding environmental matters, primarily related to its
utility operations. This includes laws, regulations
and policies relating to GHG emissions, renewable energy
standards, climate, air quality,
water quality
and usage, waste management, wastewater discharges,
soil quality, aquatic
and terrestrial habitats,
hazardous waste, health, endangered species, and wildlife mortality.
In some jurisdictions where Emera operates, government
legislation and policy have mandated timelines
for the shutdown of coal-fired generating facilities, set
renewable energy generation targets, and
introduced carbon pricing, and emissions limits. Over time,
these could potentially lead to a portion of
hydrocarbon infrastructure assets being subject to additional
regulation and limitations in respect of GHG
emissions and operations.
Both the Government of Nova Scotia and the Government
of Canada have enacted or introduced
legislation that includes goals of net-zero GHG emissions
by 2050. The Province of Nova Scotia has
established targets with respect to the percentage of renewable
energy in NSPI’s generation mix and
reductions in GHG emissions, as well as the goal to phase out
coal-fired electricity generation by 2030.
The Government of Canada has also enacted regulations
imposing emissions standards on coal-fired
generation that would effectively require the decommissioning
of such facilities. While Nova Scotia is
exempted from such regulations through 2029, there is
no guarantee that such exemption will continue
into the future. Failure to meet such goals by 2030 or comply
with applicable legislation or regulation
could result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”)
are man-made chemicals that are widely used in consumer
products and can persist and bio-accumulate in the environment.
The Company does not manufacture
PFAS but because these contaminants
are ubiquitous in products and the environment, they could
impact
Emera’s operations. Changes in environmental laws
and regulations related to PFAS
could result in new
costs or obligations for investigation and cleanup and change
the Company’s land acquisition strategy
for
projects such as solar generation, which could result
in a Material Adverse Effect.
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These and new or revised environmental laws, regulations,
policies, or interpretations of those laws,
regulations or policies could result in a Material Adverse
Effect by,
among other things, preventing or
delaying the development of energy infrastructure projects,
restricting the use or output of certain
facilities, requiring the early retirement of certain generation
facilities that could result in stranded costs,
limiting the availability or use of certain fuels required for
the production of electricity,
requiring additional
pollution control equipment, curtailing sales of natural gas
to new customers which could reduce future
customer growth in Emera’s natural gas businesses,
changing the nature and timing of capital
investments, requiring significant capital investments, imposing
operating or other costs associated with
compliance including carbon taxes or emissions allowances,
or by limiting or eliminating certain
operations or rendering such operations uneconomical.
Impacts could be more significant in the future as
the result of new or revised laws or requirements or stricter
or more expansive application of existing
environmental laws, regulations and policies. Failure to recover
environmental costs in a timely manner
through rates may also result in a Material Adverse Effect.
In addition to imposing continuing compliance obligations,
there are permit requirements, laws and
regulations authorizing the imposition of penalties for non-compliance,
exposing Emera to legal or
regulatory proceedings, disputes, civil fines, injunctive
relief, criminal penalties and other sanctions, which
could result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Weather Risk
A Material Adverse Effect may arise from seasonal weather
variations impacting energy consumption, as
well as severe weather events, changing air temperatures,
wildfires and other severe weather conditions
that are expected to become more frequent and intense in
the future. Refer to “Climate Risk”.
The temperature, seasonal variations, and other weather
conditions significantly influence the availability
and demand for electricity and natural gas by customers, the price
of energy commodities, such as fuel
used by the Company’s rate regulated utilities, and
the production of electricity at power generation
facilities. For example, NSPI could see lower sales in
winter months if temperatures are warmer than
expected.
Severe weather events or conditions such as hurricanes,
floods, storm surge, tornadoes, droughts, fires,
extreme temperatures, snow or ice storms, and other
natural disasters create a risk of physical damage to
the Company’s assets and a risk of extended service
outages or fuel supply disruptions.
For example,
high winds can cause widespread damage to transmission and
distribution infrastructure, solar
generation, and wind-powered generation. Substantially
all of the Company’s fossil fueled generation
assets are located at or near coastal sites and, as such, are
exposed to the separate and combined
effects of rising sea levels and increasing storm intensity,
including storm surges and flooding.
Severe weather events or conditions could reduce revenues and
require the Company to incur additional
costs, such as repair and replacement costs, costs of replacement
power and fuel, and increased
insurance costs, impacting cash flows and resulting in
the need to access additional financing sources.
These could result in a Material Adverse Effect
if not resolved or mitigated in a timely and efficient
manner through insurance or regulatory cost recovery.
This risk to transmission and distribution facilities
is typically not insured and, as such,
the restoration cost is generally recovered through regulatory
processes, either in advance through reserves, or after
the fact through the establishment of regulatory
assets. Recovery is not assured, is subject to prudency review,
and may be subject to delay resulting in
increased debt and debt servicing costs.
Severe weather events or other catastrophic natural disasters
could also result in long-term reductions in
demand for electricity or natural gas or the slowing of customer
growth in one or more of the Company’s
service territories, which could have a Material Adverse
Effect. The impact of extreme weather events
would be amplified if the same events affect multiple
utilities in the Company’s portfolio.
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High winds, lack of precipitation, and accumulation of fallen
dead vegetation also increase the risk of
wildfires resulting from the Company’s infrastructure
or for which the Company may otherwise have
responsibility. If found
to be responsible for such a fire, the Company
could suffer material costs, losses
and damages, all or some of which may not be recoverable through
insurance, legal, regulatory cost
recovery or other processes. If not recovered through these means,
or if recovery is delayed, these could
result in a Material Adverse Effect. Resulting costs
could include fire suppression costs, regeneration,
timber value, increased insurance costs and costs arising
from damages and losses incurred by third
parties.
The Company purchases power from third-party owned
hydroelectricity sources and operates
hydroelectric generation in certain of its markets. Such
generation depends on availability of water and
the hydrological profile of water sources. Changes in precipitation
patterns, water temperatures and air
temperatures could adversely affect the availability
of water and consequently the amount of electricity
that may be produced from such facilities.
Climate Risk
Physical Risk:
Changes in climate may negatively impact the Company’s
operations as a result of increased frequency
and intensity of weather events and related physical risks,
any of which could result in a Material Adverse
Effect (for more information refer to “Weather
Risk” and “System Operating and Maintenance Risks”).
An
increase in physical risk associated with climate change can also
adversely impact the cost and
availability of insurance, insurance deductibles and self-retention,
as well as credit ratings, which could
affect credit risk spreads on new long-term debt
and credit facilities, as well as their availability (refer to
“Liquidity and Capital Markets Risk”).
Transition Risk:
As government policy related to the environment, renewable
energy, and
decarbonization continues to
shift in various operating jurisdictions, the Company is exposed
to increased uncertainty and risk arising
from policy, legal,
regulatory,
technology, and market
changes, which could result in a Material Adverse
Effect. The energy transition will require the Company
to address changes to environmental policies, laws
and regulations which vary widely in operating jurisdictions
(refer to “Environmental Legislation”). The
Company’s ability to address transition risk for the
long-term is impacted by this increased policy
uncertainty and the need to balance stakeholder expectations
for reliability and affordability of energy.
The Company will be required to manage the impacts of these
ongoing changes on customer demand
and rates, while maintaining and integrating intermittent
renewable energy and new technologies, making
investments required to meet new resiliency and security standards,
and adapting the Company’s
infrastructure and generating capacity to meet load growth,
changing customer demands, and usage
patterns. The energy transition and the ability of the Company to
achieve government mandated
environmental requirements, will require significant capital
investment, and is dependent upon many
factors which are outside of the Company’s direct control,
including the actions of governments,
regulators, independent system operators, independent power producers,
interconnected utilities,
Indigenous communities, and other stakeholders;
the development and commercialization of new and
emerging technologies;
and the use of offsets. These external factors
and legislative, policy,
or regulatory
changes may cause the pace of the energy transition (including
emissions reductions and the addition of
more renewable energy) to materially differ from some
stakeholder expectations. Depending on the
regulatory response to government legislation and regulations,
the Company may be exposed to the risk
of reduced recovery through rates in respect of the affected
assets.
Given concerns regarding carbon-emitting generation,
assets and businesses may,
over time, become
difficult or uneconomic to insure in commercial
insurance markets. Some insurance companies have
limited their exposure to coal-fired electricity generation
and are evaluating the medium and long-term
impacts of changes in climate which may result in less insurance
capacity, more
restrictive coverage and
increased premiums in the future. The Company could
also face litigation or regulatory action related to
environmental harms from GHG emissions or failure to substantiate
certain environmental claims.
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The failure to effectively respond to risks associated
with changes in climate could adversely affect
the
Company’s ability to deliver safe, reliable, and cost-effective
service, the Company’s reputation with
stakeholders, its ability to operate and grow,
and the Company’s access to, and cost of, capital,
each of
which could result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Cybersecurity Risk
Emera is exposed to potential risks related to cyberattacks,
data breaches, cyber-extortion, and
unauthorized access that could result in a Material Adverse
Effect. The Company increasingly relies on IT
systems, networks and cloud infrastructure, and third-party
service providers to effectively manage and
safely operate its assets. This includes controls for interconnected
systems of generation, distribution and
transmission as well as financial, billing and other enterprise systems.
As the Company operates critical
energy infrastructure, it may be at greater risk of cyberattacks,
which could include those from nation-
state cyber threat actors. Major emerging and ongoing
global conflicts may also elevate this risk, by
increasing the sophistication, magnitude, and frequency
of cyberattacks.
Cyberattacks can reach the Company’s assets and
information via their interfaces with third parties or the
public internet and gain access to critical and non-critical
infrastructures. Cyberattacks can also occur via
personnel with access to critical assets or trusted networks.
Methods used to attack critical assets could
include generic or energy-sector-specific malware delivered
via network transfer, removable
media,
attachments, links in e-mails or other communications, or social
engineering. The methods used by
attackers are continuously evolving and can be difficult
to predict and detect and may become more
sophisticated, frequent, severe, and difficult to stop
to the extent that attackers are able to leverage
evolving artificial intelligence (“AI”) models or tools.
Despite security measures in place, the Company’s
systems, assets and information could experience
security breaches that could cause system failures, disrupt
energy supply and delivery,
business
operations, or adversely affect safety.
Such breaches could compromise customer,
employee-related or
other information systems and could result in loss of service
to customers, unavailability of critical assets,
safety issues, compromise billing and customer-facing information,
such as outage maps, disrupt internal
control and financial and back office processes, or result
in the release, loss, corruption, destruction,
and/or misuse of critical, sensitive, confidential or proprietary
information, intellectual property,
or personal
information of customers or employees. These breaches
could also delay delivery or result in
contamination or degradation of hydrocarbon products
the Company transports, stores or distributes.
Cyberattacks or unauthorized access may cause lost revenues,
costs, losses, regulatory penalties and
third-party damages, all or some of which,
may not be recoverable through insurance, legal, regulatory
cost recovery or other processes. To
the extent that Emera maintains cybersecurity insurance coverage,
such coverage is subject to aggregate limits that, depending on
the scope and scale of impacts to the
Company, are more
likely to be exhausted as a result of a sophisticated single
cyberattack or if multiple
events were to occur within a single policy period. There is
no guarantee that the Company will be able to
renew such coverage on acceptable terms in the future.
Resulting costs could include, amongst others,
response, recovery and remediation costs, increased
protection or insurance costs, and costs arising
from damages and losses incurred by third parties. This
could result in a Material Adverse Effect and
there is no assurance that cyberattacks or other security breaches
can be adequately addressed in a
timely manner.
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The Company seeks to manage these risks by aligning to
a common set of cybersecurity standards and
policies derived, in part, on the National Institute of Standards
and Technology’s
Cyber Security
Framework, by following program maturity objectives, through
periodic security assessments, by
exercising and improving cybersecurity incident readiness
and response programs, by hiring third-party
cybersecurity experts, and through employee communication
and training. With respect to certain of its
assets, the Company is required to comply with rules and
standards relating to cybersecurity and IT
including, but not limited to, those mandated by bodies
such as the North American Electric Reliability
Corporation, Northeast Power Coordinating Council, and the United
States Department of Homeland
Security. The status
of key elements of the Company’s cybersecurity
program is reported to the SRC on a
quarterly basis. The Board also oversees cybersecurity
risk, which is included in a risk dashboard at each
regularly scheduled Board meeting. The recruitment and retention
of qualified cybersecurity talent is a
global issue, and difficulties in securing such
resources may adversely impact the Company’s ability
to
address these risks.
Energy Consumption Risk
Emera’s rate-regulated utilities are affected
by demand for energy based on changing customer
patterns
due to fluctuations in a number of factors including general
economic conditions, weather events,
customers’ focus on energy efficiency,
changes in rates, and advancements in new technologies
such as
rooftop solar, electric vehicles,
data centers, and battery storage. Government policies
promoting energy
efficiency,
distributed generation, and new technology
developments that enable those policies, have the
potential to impact how electricity enters the system and how
it is bought and sold. In addition, increases
in distributed generation may impact demand resulting in
lower load and revenues. These changes could
negatively impact Emera’s operations, rate base,
net earnings, and cash flows and result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
Foreign Exchange Risk
The Company is exposed to foreign currency exchange rate changes.
Emera operates internationally,
with a significant amount of the Company’s net
income earned outside of Canada. As such, Emera is
exposed to movements in exchange rates between the
CAD and, particularly,
the USD, which could
positively or adversely affect results.
Emera manages currency risks through matching US denominated
debt to finance its US operations and
may use foreign currency derivative instruments to hedge specific
transactions and earnings exposure.
The Company may enter FX forward and swap contracts
to limit exposure on certain foreign currency
transactions such as fuel purchases, revenue streams
and capital expenditures, and on net income
earned outside of Canada. The regulatory framework for
the Company’s rate-regulated utilities permits
the recovery of prudently incurred costs, including FX.
The Company does not utilize derivative financial instruments
for foreign currency trading or speculative
purposes or to hedge the value of its investments in foreign subsidiaries.
Exchange gains and losses on
net investments in foreign subsidiaries do not impact net income
as they are reported in Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) ("AOCI”).
Liquidity and Capital Markets Risk
Liquidity risk relates to Emera’s ability to ensure sufficient
funds are available to meet its financial
obligations. Emera’s access to capital and cost of
borrowing is subject to several risk factors, including
financial market conditions, market disruptions and ratings assigned
by various market analysts, including
credit rating agencies. Disruptions in capital markets could
prevent Emera from issuing new securities or
cause the Company to issue securities with less than preferred
terms and conditions. Emera’s growth
plan requires significant capital investments and the risk
associated with changes in interest rates could
have an adverse effect on the cost of financing. The Company’s
future access to capital and cost of
borrowing may be impacted by various market disruptions.
The inability to access cost-effective capital
could have a Material Adverse Effect on Emera’s
ability to fund its growth plan.
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Emera is subject to financial risk associated with changes
in its credit ratings. There are a number of
factors that rating agencies evaluate to determine credit
ratings, including the Company’s business,
its
regulatory framework and legislative environment, political
interference in the regulatory process, the
ability to recover costs and earn returns, diversification,
leverage, liquidity and increased exposure to
impacts related to changes in climate, including increased frequency
and severity of hurricanes and other
severe weather events. A decrease in a credit rating could
result in higher interest rates in future
financings, increased borrowing costs under certain existing
credit facilities, limit access to the
commercial paper market, or limit the availability of adequate
credit support for subsidiary operations. For
certain derivative instruments, if the credit ratings of the Company
were reduced below investment grade,
the full value of the net liability of these positions could
be required to be posted as collateral.
The Company has exposure to its own common share
price through the issuance of various forms of
stock-based compensation, which affect earnings
through revaluation of the outstanding units every
period. The Company uses equity derivatives to reduce
the earnings volatility derived from stock-based
compensation.
General Economic Risk
The Company has exposure to the macro-economic conditions
in North America and in other geographic
regions in which Emera operates. Like most utilities, economic
factors such as consumer income,
employment and housing affect demand for electricity
and natural gas and, in turn, the Company’s
financial results. Adverse changes in general economic
conditions and inflation may impact the ability of
customers to afford rate increases arising from
increases to fuel, operating, capital, environmental
compliance, and other costs, which could result in a Material
Adverse Effect. This may also result in
higher credit and counterparty risk, adverse shifts in government
policy and legislation, and/or increased
risk to full and timely recovery of costs and regulatory
assets.
Interest Rate Risk:
Emera utilizes a combination of fixed and floating rate
debt financing for operations and capital
expenditures, resulting in an exposure to interest rate risk.
For Emera’s rate-regulated utilities, the cost of
debt is a component of rates and prudently incurred debt
costs are recovered from customers. Regulatory ROE
will generally follow the direction of interest rates,
such that regulatory ROEs are likely to fall in times of reducing
interest rates and rise in times of
increasing interest rates, albeit not directly and generally with
a lag period reflecting the regulatory
process. Rising interest rates may also negatively affect
the economic viability of project development
and acquisition initiatives.
Interest rates could also be impacted by changes in credit
ratings. For more information, refer to “Liquidity
and Capital Markets Risk”.
As with most other utilities and other similar yield-returning
investments, Emera’s share price may be
affected by changes in interest rates and could underperform
the market in an environment of rising
interest rates.
Inflation Risk:
The Company may be exposed to changes in inflation that
may result in increased operating and
maintenance costs, capital investment, and fuel costs
compared to the revenues provided by customer
rates.
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Public Health Crisis Risk
An outbreak of infectious disease, a pandemic or other public
health threats, or a fear of any of the
foregoing, could result in a Material Adverse Effect.
This could include causing operating, supply chain
and project development delays and disruptions, labour
shortages and shutdowns (including as a result of
government regulation and prevention measures), which
could have a negative impact on the Company’s
operations.
Any adverse changes in general economic and market conditions
arising as a result of a public health
threat could negatively impact demand for electricity and natural
gas, revenue, operating costs, timing
and extent of capital investments, capital market activities, and
counterparty risk; which could result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
Health and Safety
The Company’s operations inherently involve risk
to the health and safety of employees, contractors and
members of the public. Personal injury or loss of life resulting
from failure to implement or observe
appropriate health and safety procedures or comply with
health and safety laws and regulations could
result in adverse operational, reputational, legal, regulatory,
or financial impacts, any of which could have
a Material Adverse Effect.
Project Development and Land Use Rights Risk
The Company’s capital plan includes significant
investment in generation, infrastructure modernization,
and customer-focused technologies. Any projects planned or
currently in construction, particularly
significant capital projects, may be subject to risks
that could result in a Material Adverse Effect including,
but not limited to, impact on costs from schedule delays,
increased demand for renewable energy inputs,
risk of cost overruns, ensuring compliance with operating
and environmental requirements and other
events within or beyond the Company’s control.
The Company’s projects may also require approvals
and
permits at the federal, provincial, state, regional and local levels.
There is no assurance that Emera will
be able to obtain the necessary project approvals or applicable
permits or receive regulatory approval to
recover the costs in rates.
Some of the Company’s assets are located
on land owned by third parties, including Indigenous Peoples,
and may be subject to land claims. Present or future assets
may be located on lands that have been used
for traditional purposes and therefore subject to specific
consultations, consents, or conditions for
development or operation. If the Company’s
rights to locate and operate its assets on any such lands
are
subject to expiry or become invalid, it may incur material costs
to renew rights or obtain such rights. If
reasonable terms for land-use rights cannot be negotiated, the
Company may incur significant costs to
remove and relocate its assets and restore the land. Additional
costs incurred could cause projects to be
uneconomical to proceed.
Counterparty Risk
Emera is exposed to risk related to its reliance on certain
key partners, suppliers, and customers, any of
which may endure financial challenges resulting from commodity
price and market volatility,
economic
instability or adversity,
adverse political or regulatory changes and other causes
which may cause or
contribute to such parties’ insolvency,
bankruptcy, restructuring
or default on their contractual obligations
to Emera.
Emera is also exposed to potential losses related to amounts
receivable from customers,
energy marketing collateral deposits and derivative assets
due to a counterparty’s non-performance
under an agreement.
There is no assurance that management strategies will
be effective, and significant counterparty defaults
could result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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Supply Chain Risk
Emera’s ability to meet customer energy requirements,
respond to storm-related disruptions and execute
on the capital investment program in a cost-effective
and timely manner are dependent on maintaining an
efficient supply chain. Domestic and global supply
chain issues may delay the delivery,
increase the cost,
or result in shortages of certain materials, fuel, equipment
and other resources that are critical to the
Company’s operations. These disruptions may be
further exacerbated by trade restrictions, inflationary
pressures, labour shortages, more frequent and severe weather
events, government incentives
increasing demand for clean energy projects, changes
in carbon-related costs, policies and regulations,
and the impact of international conflicts. In addition, the imposition
of custom duties or other tariffs, or an
increase in trade restrictions in the future could have
a Material Adverse Effect.
Fuel Supply Disruptions:
Emera’s electric and natural gas utilities are exposed
to the risk of fuel supply chain disruptions, both
within and outside their service territories. Fuel supply disruptions
may be caused by damage to,
operational issues with, terrorist or cyberattacks on, impacts
of severe weather or natural disasters on,
third party fuel production, storage, pipeline, and distribution
facilities. A significant unanticipated fuel
supply disruption could result in increased exposure to
commodity price risk for Emera’s regulated electric
and gas utilities and Emera Energy,
disruption to utility operations, and adverse reputational
impacts, any
of which could have a Material Adverse Effect.
Commodity Price Risk
The Company’s utility fuel supply and purchase
of other commodities is subject to commodity price risk.
In addition, Emera Energy is subject to commodity price risk
through its portfolio of commodity contracts
and arrangements.
Regulated Utilities:
The Company’s utility fuel supply is exposed to
broader global market conditions, which may include
impacts on delivery reliability and price, despite contracted terms.
Supply and demand dynamics in fuel
markets can be affected by a wide range of factors
which are difficult to predict and may change rapidly,
including but not limited to, currency fluctuations, changes
in global economic conditions, natural
disasters, transportation or production disruptions, and
geo-political risks, such as political instability,
conflicts, changes to international trade agreements, tariffs,
trade sanctions or embargos.
Prolonged and substantial increases in fuel prices could result
in decreased rate affordability,
increased
risk of recovery of costs or regulatory assets, and/or negative
impacts on customer consumption patterns
and sales, any of which could result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
Emera Energy Marketing and Trading:
The majority of Emera Energy’s portfolio of electricity
and gas marketing and trading contracts and, in
particular, its natural gas asset
management arrangements, are contracted on a back
-to-back basis,
avoiding any material long or short commodity positions.
However, the portfolio is
subject to commodity
price risk, particularly with respect to basis point differentials
between relevant markets in the event of an
operational issue, imposition of tariffs, or counterparty
default. Changes in commodity prices can also
result in increased collateral requirements associated with
physical contracts and financial hedges,
resulting in higher liquidity requirements and increased costs
to the business.
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Future Employee Benefit Plan Performance and Funding
Risk
Emera subsidiaries have both defined benefit and defined
contribution employee pension plans that cover
employees and retirees. All defined benefit plans are closed to
new entrants, except for the TECO
Holdings Group Retirement Plan and the Grand Bahama
Power Company Limited Union Employees’
Pension Plan. The cost of providing these benefit plans
varies depending on plan provisions, interest
rates, inflation, investment performance and actuarial assumptions
concerning the future. Actuarial
assumptions include earnings on plan assets, discount rates
(interest rates used to determine funding
levels, contributions to the plans and the pension and
post-retirement liabilities) and expectations around
future salary growth, inflation and mortality.
The three largest drivers of cost are investment performance,
interest rates and inflation, which are affected
by global financial and capital markets. Depending on
future interest rates and future inflation and actual versus
expected investment performance, Emera could
be required to make larger contributions in the future to
fund these plans, which could have a Material
Adverse Effect.
Labour Risk
Emera’s ability to deliver service to its customers and
to execute its growth plan depends on attracting,
developing and retaining a skilled workforce. Utilities are
faced with demographic challenges related to
trades, technical staff and engineers with an increasing
number of employees expected to retire over the
next several years. Failure to attract, develop and retain an
appropriately qualified workforce could have a
Material Adverse Effect.
Approximately 30 per cent of Emera’s labour force
is represented by unions and subject to collective
labour agreements. The inability to maintain or negotiate
future agreements on acceptable terms could
result in higher labour costs and work disruptions, which
could adversely affect service to customers and
have a Material Adverse Effect.
Technology Risk
Emera relies on various technology systems to manage
operations, including increasing reliance on
solutions operated by third parties, such as software as
a service and third-party cloud hosting. This
subjects Emera to inherent costs and risks associated with
maintaining, upgrading, replacing and
changing these systems. This includes impairment of its
operations, potential disruption of internal control
systems, substantial capital expenditures, demands on management
time and other risks of delays,
difficulties in upgrading existing systems, transitioning
to new systems or integrating new systems into its
current systems. Technological
reliance may increase vulnerability to cyberattacks
and data breaches
and increase operational reliance on technology systems
and third parties. The rapid evolution of AI has
the potential to disrupt existing business models and markets
and could result in a Material Adverse
Effect. If the Company does not successfully
integrate AI in a timely and cost-effective
manner, it may not
fully realize anticipated efficiencies, cost savings,
or service improvements.
If AI systems or tools do not
operate as expected, it could result in adverse operational, safety,
reputational, financial, legal, privacy,
data security, or other
outcomes. Emera’s digital transformation strategy,
including investment in
infrastructure modernization, emerging technologies such
as Generative AI, and customer focused
technologies, is driving increased investment in technology
solutions, resulting in increased project risks
associated with the implementation of these solutions.
Income Tax Risk
The computation of the Company’s provision for
income taxes is impacted by changes in tax legislation in
Canada, the US and the Caribbean and any such changes
could have a Material Adverse Effect. The
value of Emera’s existing deferred income tax
assets and liabilities are determined by existing tax laws
and could be negatively impacted by changes in laws.
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System Operating and Maintenance Risks
The safe and reliable operation of electric generation and
electric and natural gas transmission and
distribution systems is critical to Emera’s operations.
There are a variety of hazards and operational risks
inherent in operating electric utilities and natural gas transmission
and distribution pipelines. Electric
generation, transmission and distribution operations can be impacted
by risks such as mechanical
failures, supply chain issues impacting timely access
to critical equipment, activities of third parties,
terrorism, cyberattacks, human error,
damage to facilities, and infrastructure caused by hurricanes,
storms, falling trees, lightning strikes, floods, fires and
other natural disasters. Natural gas pipeline
operations can be impacted by risks such as leaks,
explosions, mechanical failures, activities of third
parties, terrorism, cyberattacks, and damage to the pipeline facilities
and equipment caused by
hurricanes, storms, floods, fires and other natural disasters.
Electric utility and natural gas transmission
and distribution pipeline operation interruption could negatively
affect customer and public confidence,
and public safety, cause
damage to Company infrastructure or third-party property,
and have a Material
Adverse Effect.
Insurance, warranties, or recovery through regulatory mechanisms
may not cover any or all these losses,
which could have a Material Adverse Effect.
Uninsured Risk
Emera and its subsidiaries maintain insurance to cover
accidental loss suffered to its facilities and to
provide indemnity in the event of liability to third parties. A significant
portion of Emera’s electric utilities’
transmission and distribution assets and its gas utilities’ distribution
assets are not insured, as is
customary in the industry,
as the cost of coverage is prohibitive. In addition,
Emera accepts deductibles
and self-insured retentions under its various insurance policies.
Insurance is subject to coverage limits as
well as time sensitive claims discovery and reporting provisions
and there can be no assurance that the
types of liabilities or losses that may be incurred will be
covered by insurance.
The occurrence of significant uninsured claims, claims in
excess of the insurance coverage limits, or
claims that fall within a significant self-insured retention
could have a Material Adverse Effect, if regulatory
recovery is not available.
RISK MANAGEMENT INCLUDING FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
The Company uses financial instruments as a method
to manage its exposure to normal operating and
market risks relating to commodity prices, interest rates,
FX on forecast USD earnings and cash flows
and forecast future cash settlements of deferred compensation
obligations. In addition, the Company has
contracts for the physical purchase and sale of commodities. Collectively,
these contracts and financial
instruments are considered derivatives.
The Company recognizes the FV of all its derivatives on
its balance sheet, except for non-financial
derivatives that meet the normal purchases and normal sales (“NPNS”)
exception. Physical contracts that
meet the NPNS exception are not recognized on the balance
sheet; these contracts are recognized in
income when they settle. A physical contract generally qualifies
for the NPNS exception if the transaction
is reasonable in relation to the Company’s business
needs, the counterparty owns or controls resources
within the proximity to allow for physical delivery,
the Company intends to receive physical delivery of the
commodity, and the
Company deems the counterparty creditworthy.
The Company continually assesses
contracts designated under the NPNS exception and will discontinue
the treatment of these contracts
under this exemption if the criteria are no longer met.
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Derivatives qualify for hedge accounting if they meet stringent
documentation requirements and can be
proven to effectively hedge identified risk both at
the inception and over the term of the instrument.
Specifically, for cash
flow hedges, change in the FV of derivatives is deferred
to AOCI and recognized in
income in the same period the related hedged item is realized.
Where documentation or effectiveness
requirements are not met, the derivatives are recognized
at FV with any changes in FV recognized in net
income in the reporting period, unless deferred as a result of
regulatory accounting.
Derivatives entered into by NSPI, NMGC and GBPC that
are documented as economic hedges or for
which the NPNS exception has not been taken, are subject
to regulatory accounting treatment. The
change in FV of the derivatives is deferred to a regulatory
asset or liability. The
gain or loss is recognized
in the hedged item when the hedged item is settled. Any
gains or losses resulting from settlement of
these derivatives related to fuel for generation and purchased
power or cost of natural gas are expected
to be refunded to or collected from customers in future
rates. TEC and PGS have no derivatives related to
hedging.
Derivatives that do not meet any of the above criteria are designated
as HFT,
with changes in FV
normally recorded in net income of the period. The Company
has not elected to designate any derivatives
to be included in the HFT category where another accounting
treatment would apply.
Derivative Assets and Liabilities Recognized on the
Balance Sheet
As at
December 31
December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Regulatory Deferral:
Derivative instrument assets
(1)
$
24
$
45
Derivative instrument liabilities
(2)
(34)
(40)
Regulatory assets
(1)
36
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Regulatory liabilities
(2)
(25)
(44)
Net asset
$
1
$
14
HFT Derivatives:
Derivative instrument assets
(1)
$
158
$
122
Derivatives instruments liabilities
(2)
(614)
(542)
Net liability
$
(456)
$
(420)
Other Derivatives:
Derivative instrument assets
(1)
$
16
$
-
Derivatives instruments liabilities
(2)
(1)
(36)
Net asset (liability)
$
15
$
(36)
(1) Current, other and assets held for sale.
(2) Current, long-term and liabilities associated with
assets held for sale.
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Recognized in
Net Income
For the
Year ended December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Regulatory Deferral:
Regulated fuel for generation and purchased power
(1)
$
(14)
$
(44)
HFT Derivatives:
Non-regulated operating revenues
$
467
$
207
Other Derivatives:
OM&G
$
41
$
14
Other income, net
23
(56)
Net gains (losses)
$
64
$
(42)
Total
net gains
$
517
$
121
(1) Realized gains (losses) on derivative instruments
settled and consumed in the period, hedging relationships
that have been
terminated or the hedged transaction is no longer
probable. Realized gains (losses) recorded in
inventory will be recognized in
“Regulated fuel for generation and purchased power”
when the hedged item is consumed.
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As of December 31, 2025, the unrealized gain in AOCI
was $10 million, after-tax (December 31, 2024 –
$12 million, after-tax). For the year ended December 31,
2025, unrealized gains of $2 million (December
31, 2024 – $2 million) were reclassified into interest expense.
DISCLOSURE AND INTERNAL CONTROLS
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining
adequate disclosure controls and
procedures (“DC&P”) and internal control over financial reporting
(“ICFR”), as defined in National
Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual
and Interim Filings (“NI 52-109”). The
Company’s internal control framework is based
on criteria published in the Internal Control Integrated
Framework (2013), a report issued by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations (“COSO”) of the
Treadway Commission. Management,
including the Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer,
evaluated the design and effectiveness of the Company’s
DC&P and ICFR as at December 31, 2025 to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting in accordance with USGAAP.
Management recognizes the inherent limitations in internal control
systems, no matter how well designed.
Control systems determined to be appropriately designed can
only provide reasonable assurance with
respect to the reliability of financial reporting and may
not prevent or detect all misstatements.
Change in ICFR
In April 2025, the Company experienced a Cybersecurity
Incident that impacted certain financial systems
and processes at its Canadian affiliates. As a result,
the Company transitioned these to business
continuity processes and implemented additional ICFR during
this period. This transition to business
continuity processes resulted in a material change in the
Company’s ICFR at Canadian affiliates
during
the quarter ended June 30, 2025. Since this time, the
Company has restored certain financial systems
and transitioned back from corresponding business continuity
processes, which resulted in a material
change in the Company’s ICFR at its Canadian
affiliates during the second half of 2025. For
more
information on the Cybersecurity Incident, refer to the “Other
Developments” section.
There were no other changes in the Company’s ICFR,
during the year ended December 31, 2025, that
have materially affected, or are reasonably likely
to materially affect, the Company’s
internal control over
financial reporting.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
The preparation of consolidated financial statements
in accordance with USGAAP requires management
to make estimates and assumptions. These may affect
reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the
date of the financial statements and reported amounts
of revenues and expenses during the reporting
periods. Significant areas requiring use of management
estimates relate to rate-regulated assets and
liabilities, accumulated reserve for cost of removal, pension
and post-retirement benefits, unbilled
revenue, useful lives for depreciable assets, goodwill and long-lived
assets impairment assessments,
income taxes, asset retirement obligations (“ARO”), and
valuation of financial instruments. Management
evaluates the Company’s estimates on an ongoing
basis based upon historical experience, current and
expected conditions and assumptions believed to be reasonable
at the time the assumption is made, with
any adjustments recognized in income in the year they arise.
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Rate Regulation
The rate-regulated accounting policies of Emera’s
rate-regulated subsidiaries and regulated equity
investments are subject to examination and approval
by their respective regulators and may differ
from
the accounting policies of non-rate-regulated companies. Differences
occur when regulators render their
decisions on rate applications or other matters, and generally
involve a difference in the timing of revenue
and expense recognition. The accounting for these items
is based on expectations of the future actions of
the regulators. Assumptions and judgments used by regulatory
authorities continue to have an impact on
recovery of costs, rates earned on invested capital, and
the timing and amount of assets to be recovered.
Application of regulatory accounting guidance is a critical accounting
policy as a change in these
assumptions may result in a material impact on reported
assets, liabilities and the results of operations.
As at December 31, 2025, the Company had recorded
$3,198 million (2024 – $3,427 million) of regulatory
assets and $1,669 million (2024 – $1,880 million) of regulatory
liabilities.
Accumulated Reserve – Cost of Removal
TEC, PGS, NMGC and NSPI recognize non-ARO costs
of removal (“COR”) as regulatory liabilities. The
non-ARO COR represents
estimated funds received from customers through depreciation
rates to cover
future COR of PP&E upon retirement that are not legally
required. The companies accrue for COR over
the life of the related assets based on depreciation studies
approved by their respective regulators. Costs
are estimated based on historical experience and future
expectations, including expected timing and
estimated future cash outlays. As at December 31, 2025,
the balance of the accumulated reserve – COR
within regulatory liabilities was $729 million (2024 – $733
million).
Pension and Other Post-Retirement Employee Benefits
The Company provides post-retirement benefits to employees,
including defined benefit pension plans.
The cost of providing these benefits is dependent upon
many factors that result from actual plan
experience and assumptions of future expectations.
The accounting related to employee post-retirement benefits
is a critical accounting estimate. Changes in
the estimated benefit obligation, affected by employee
demographics - including age, compensation
levels, employment periods, contribution levels and earnings
- could have a material impact on reported
assets, liabilities, accumulated other comprehensive income
and results of operations. Changes in key
actuarial assumptions, including anticipated rates of return on
plan assets and discount rates used in
determining the accrued benefit obligation and benefit
costs, could change annual funding requirements.
This could have a significant impact on the Company’s
annual earnings and cash requirements.
Pension plan assets are comprised primarily of equity
and fixed income investments. Fluctuations in
actual equity market returns and changes in interest rates
may result in changes to pension costs in
future periods.
The Company’s accounting policy is to amortize
the net actuarial gain or loss that exceeds 10 per
cent of
the greater of the projected benefit obligation / accumulated
post-retirement benefit obligation (“PBO”)
and the market-related value of assets, over active plan
members’ average remaining service period,
or
over expected average remaining lifetime of inactive
members, depending on the makeup of Plan
memberships.
For the largest plans this is currently 16.4 years (8.0 years
for 2025 benefit cost) for
Canadian plans and a weighted average of 11.5
years for US plans. The Company’s
use of smoothed
asset values reduces volatility related to amortization of
actuarial investment experience. As a result, the
main cause of volatility in reported pension cost is the discount
rate used to determine the PBO.
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The discount rate used to determine benefit costs is based
on the yield of high quality long-term corporate
bonds in each operating entity’s country and is determined
with reference to bonds which have the same
duration as the PBO as at January 1 of the fiscal year.
The following table shows the discount rate for
benefit cost purposes and the expected return on plan
assets for each plan:
2025
2024
Discount rate for
benefit cost
purposes
Expected
return on
plan assets
Discount rate for
benefit cost
purposes
Expected
return on
plan assets
TECO Holdings Group Retirement Plan
5.66%
7.05%
5.27%
7.05%
TECO Holdings Group Supplemental
Executive Retirement Plan
(1)
5.41%
N/A
5.15%
N/A
TECO Holdings Group Benefit
Restoration Plan (1)
5.55%
N/A
5.18%
N/A
TECO Holdings Post-retirement Health
and Welfare Plan
5.69%
N/A
5.28%
N/A
NMGC Retiree Medical Plan
5.67%
4.25%
5.28%
4.25%
NSPI
4.63%, 4.72%
6.00%
4.63%, 4.62%
6.00%
GBPC Salaried
5.75%
6.00%
5.75%
6.00%
GBPC Union
5.75%
5.35%
5.75%
5.35%
(1) The discount rate for benefit cost purposes is
updated throughout the year as special events
occur, such as settlements and
curtailments
Based on management’s estimate, the reported benefit
cost for defined benefit and defined contribution
plans was $51 million in 2025 (2024 – $56 million). The reported
benefit cost is impacted by numerous
assumptions, including the discount rate and asset return
assumptions. A 0.25 per cent change in the
discount rate and asset return assumptions would have
had +/- impact on the 2025 benefit cost of $0.5
million and $2.0 million,
respectively (2024 – $0.5 million and $3.0 million).
Unbilled Revenue
Electric and gas revenues are billed on a systematic basis
over a one or two-month period for NSPI and a
one-month period for other Emera utilities. At the end of
each month, the Company must make an
estimate of energy delivered to customers since the
date their meter was last read and determine related
revenues earned but not yet billed. The unbilled revenue
is estimated based on several factors, including
current month’s generation, estimated customer
usage by class, weather,
line losses, inter-period
changes to customer classes and applicable customer
rates. Based on the extent of estimates included in
determination of unbilled revenue, actual results may differ
from the estimate. At December 31, 2025,
unbilled revenues totalled $400 million (2024 – $342 million)
on total regulated operating revenues of
$8,571 million (2024 – $7,447 million).
PP&E
PP&E represents 61 per cent of total assets on the Company’s
consolidated balance sheet and includes
generation, transmission and distribution, and other assets
of the Company.
Depreciation is determined by the straight-line method, based
on the estimated remaining service lives of
depreciable assets in each category.
The service lives of regulated PP&E are determined
based on
depreciation studies and require appropriate regulatory
approval. Due to the magnitude of the Company’s
PP&E, changes in estimated depreciation rates can have
a material impact on depreciation expense and
accumulated depreciation.
Depreciation expense was $1,259 million for the year
ended December 31, 2025 (2024 – $1,135 million).
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Goodwill Impairment Assessments
Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the purchase price
of an acquired entity over the estimated FV of
identifiable assets acquired, and liabilities assumed at
the acquisition date.
Goodwill is subject to assessment for impairment at the
reporting unit level annually,
or if an event or
change in circumstances indicates that the FV of a reporting
unit may be below its carrying value.
Application of the goodwill impairment test requires management
judgment on significant assumptions
and estimates. When assessing goodwill for impairment, the
Company has the option of first performing a
qualitative assessment to determine whether a quantitative
assessment is necessary.
In performing a
qualitative assessment,
management considers, among other factors, macroeconomic
conditions,
industry and market considerations and overall financial performance.
If the Company performs a qualitative assessment and
determines it is more likely than not that its FV is
less than its carrying amount, or if the Company chooses
to bypass the qualitative assessment, a
quantitative test is performed. The quantitative test compares
the FV of the reporting unit to its carrying
amount, including goodwill. If the carrying amount of the
reporting unit exceeds its FV,
an impairment loss
is recorded. Significant assumptions used in estimating
the FV of a reporting unit include discount and
growth rates, rate case assumptions including future cost
of capital, valuation of the reporting units' net
operating loss (“NOL”), and projected operating and capital
cash flows. Adverse changes in these
assumptions could result in a future material impairment of the
goodwill assigned to Emera’s reporting
units.
As of December 31, 2025, Emera’s goodwill represents
the excess of the acquisition purchase price for
the TEC and PGS reporting units over the FV assigned
to identifiable assets acquired and liabilities
assumed. In Q3 2024, Emera entered into an agreement
to sell NMGC. As a result, a quantitative
goodwill impairment assessment was performed on the NMGC
reporting unit at that time and the
Company recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $210
million ($198 million, after-tax) or $155 million
USD ($146 million USD, after-tax) in Q3 2024. The reduced
NMGC goodwill balance of $289 million is
included in the NMGC disposal unit classified as held for
sale. For further details, refer to note 23 in the
consolidated financial statements.
In Q4 2025, a qualitative assessment was performed for
PGS and TEC, given the significant excess of
FV over carrying amounts calculated during the last quantitative
tests in Q4 2024 and Q4 2023,
respectively. Management
concluded it was more likely than not that the FV of these
reporting units
exceeded their carrying amounts, including goodwill. As
such, no quantitative testing was required.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had goodwill
with a total carrying amount of $5,580 million (2024
– $5,858 million). The change in the carrying value of goodwill from
2024 to 2025 was a result of the
effect of the FX translation of Emera’s
foreign affiliates.
Long-Lived Assets Impairment Assessments
The Company assesses whether there has been an impairment
of long-lived assets and intangibles when
a triggering event occurs, such as a significant market
disruption or the sale of a business. The
assessment involves comparing undiscounted expected future
cash flows, to the carrying value of the
asset. When the undiscounted cash flow analysis indicates
a long-lived asset is not recoverable, the
amount of the impairment loss is determined by measuring
the excess of the carrying amount of the long-
lived asset over its estimated FV.
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The Company believes accounting estimates related to asset
impairments are critical estimates, as they
are highly susceptible to change and the impact of an impairment
on reported assets and earnings could
be material. Management is required to make assumptions
based on expectations regarding results of
operations for significant/indefinite future periods and current
and expected market conditions in such
periods. Markets can experience significant uncertainties.
Estimates based on the Company’s
assumptions relating to future results of operations or other
recoverable amounts are based on a
combination of historical experience, fundamental economic
analysis, observable market activity and
independent market studies. The Company’s expectations
regarding uses and holding periods of assets
are based on internal long-term budgets and projections,
which consider external factors and market
forces, as of the end of each reporting period. Assumptions
made by management are consistent with
generally accepted industry approaches and assumptions
used for valuation and pricing activities.
In 2025, impairment charges of $75 million ($71 million
after-tax) were recognized related to the NMGC
disposal group classified as held for sale and were recorded
in “Impairment charges” on the Consolidated
Income Statement. In 2024, impairment charges of $19
million ($14 million after-tax) were recognized on
certain assets, $8 million of which was included in “Other
income, net” with $11
million included in
“Impairment charges” on the Consolidated Statements
of Income.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are determined based on expected tax treatment
of transactions recorded in the
consolidated financial statements. In determining income taxes,
tax legislation is interpreted in a variety of
jurisdictions, the likelihood that deferred income tax assets
will be recovered from future taxable income is
assessed, and assumptions are made about expected
timing of reversal of deferred income tax assets
and liabilities. Uncertainty associated with application of
tax statutes and regulations and outcomes of tax
audits and appeals, requires that judgments and estimates
be made in the accrual process and in
calculation of effective tax rates. Only income tax
benefits that meet the “more likely than not” threshold
may be recognized or continue to be recognized. Unrecognized
tax benefits are evaluated quarterly and
changes are recorded based on new information, including
issuance of relevant guidance by the courts or
tax authorities and developments occurring in examinations
of the Company’s tax returns.
The Company believes accounting estimates related to income
taxes are critical estimates. Realization of
deferred income tax assets depends on the generation
of sufficient taxable income, both operating and
capital, in future periods. A change in estimated valuation
allowance could have a material impact on
reported assets and results of operations. Administrative
actions of tax authorities, changes in tax law or
regulation, and uncertainty associated with the application of tax
statutes and regulations, could change
the Company’s estimate of income taxes, including
the potential for elimination or reduction of the
Company’s ability to realize tax benefits and to
utilize deferred income tax assets.
Asset Retirement Obligations
Measurement of the FV of AROs requires the Company
to make reasonable estimates concerning the
method and timing of settlement associated with legally
obligated costs. There are uncertainties in
estimating future asset-retirement costs due to potential
events, such as changing legislation or
regulations, and advances in remediation technologies.
Emera has AROs associated with remediation of
generation, transmission, distribution and pipeline assets.
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An ARO represents the FV of estimated cash flows necessary
to discharge the future obligation using the
Company’s credit-adjusted risk-free rate. The amounts
are reduced by actual expenditures incurred.
Estimated future cash flows are based on completed depreciation
studies, remediation reports, prior
experience, estimated useful lives, and governmental regulatory
requirements. The present value of the
liability is recorded and the carrying amount of the related long-lived
asset is correspondingly increased.
The amount capitalized at inception is depreciated in the same
manner as the related long-lived asset.
Over time, the liability is accreted to its estimated future value.
Accretion expense is included as part of
“Depreciation and amortization expense”. Any accretion
expense not yet approved by the regulator is
recorded in “PP&E” and included in the next depreciation
study. Accordingly,
changes to the ARO or cost
recognition attributable to changes in the factors discussed
above, should not impact the results of
operations of the Company.
Some of the Company’s transmission and distribution
assets may have conditional AROs that are not
recognized in the consolidated financial statements as
the FV of these obligations could not be
reasonably estimated given insufficient information
to do so. A conditional ARO refers to a legal obligation
to perform an asset retirement activity in which the timing
and/or method of settlement are conditional on
a future event that may or may not be within the control
of the entity.
Management monitors these
obligations and a liability is recognized at FV when an
amount can be determined.
As at December 31, 2025, AROs recorded on the balance
sheet were $228 million (2024 – $217 million).
The Company estimates the undiscounted amount of cash
flow required to settle the obligations is
approximately $474 million (2024 – $453 million), which will
be incurred between 2026 and 2061. The
majority of these costs will be incurred between 2035
and 2051.
Financial Instruments
The Company is required to determine the FV of all derivatives
except those that qualify for the NPNS
exception. FV is the price that would be received for the sale
of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an
orderly arms-length transaction between market participants
at the measurement date. FV measurements
are required to reflect assumptions that market participants would
use in pricing an asset or liability based
on the best available information, including the risks inherent
in a particular valuation technique, such as
a pricing model, and the risks inherent in the inputs
to the model.
Level Determinations and Classifications
The Company uses Level 1, 2, and 3 classifications in
the FV hierarchy.
The FV measurement of a
financial instrument is included in only one of the three
levels and is based on the lowest level input
significant to the derivation of the FV.
FV is determined, directly or indirectly,
using inputs that are
observable for the asset or liability.
Only in limited circumstances does the Company
enter into
commodity transactions involving non-standard features
where market observable data is not available or
have contract terms that extend beyond five years.
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CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PRACTICES
The new USGAAP accounting policy that is applicable
to, and adopted by the Company in 2025, is
described as follows:
Improvements to Income Tax
Disclosures
The Company adopted Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2023-09,
Income Taxes
(Topic
740),
Improvements to Income Tax
Disclosures, effective December 31, 2025. The standard
enhances the
transparency, decision
usefulness and effectiveness of income tax
disclosures by requiring consistent
categories and greater disaggregation of information in
the reconciliation of income taxes computed using
the enacted statutory income tax rate to the actual income tax
provision and effective income tax rate, as
well as the disaggregation of income taxes paid (refunded) by
jurisdiction. Adoption of the standard
resulted in additional disclosures provided in note 11
and note 31 of Emera’s consolidated financial
statements.
Future Accounting Pronouncements
The Company considers the applicability and impact of
all ASUs issued by the Financial Accounting
Standards Board (“FASB”). The following
updates have been issued by the FASB
but, as allowed, have
not yet been adopted by Emera. Any ASUs not included below
were assessed and determined to be
either not applicable to the Company or to have an insignificant
impact on the consolidated financial
statements.
Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business
Entities
In December 2025, the FASB
issued ASU 2025-10, Government Grants (Topic
832) – Accounting for
Government Grants Received by Business Entities. The
ASU adds guidance to ASC 832 on the
recognition, measurement, and presentation of government
grants. The guidance will be effective for
annual reporting periods beginning after December 15,
2028, and interim reporting periods within those
annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted. The standard
updates are to be applied using either
a modified prospective, modified retrospective, or full retrospective
approach, as detailed in the ASU. The
Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption
of the standard update on its consolidated
financial statements.
Targeted Improvements
to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software
In September 2025, the FASB
issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other
– Internal-Use
Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted
Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use
Software. The
standard update modernizes accounting for internal-use
software by eliminating references to project
stages and clarifying the threshold to begin capitalizing
costs. The standard update also specifies that the
disclosure requirements under ASC 360, Property,
Plant and Equipment
,
apply to
capitalized software
costs accounted under ASC 350-40. The guidance will
be effective for annual reporting periods beginning
after December 15, 2027, and interim reporting periods
within those annual reporting periods. Early
adoption is permitted. The standard updates are to be applied
using either a prospective, retrospective, or
modified transition approach. The Company is currently
evaluating the impact of adoption of the standard
update on its consolidated financial statements.
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Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses
In November 2024, the FASB
issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement Reporting
– Comprehensive
Income – Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic
220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement
Expenses. The standard update improves the disclosures about
a public business entity’s expenses by
requiring more detailed information about the types of
expenses (including purchases of inventory,
employee compensation, depreciation and amortization)
included within income statement expense
captions. The guidance will be effective for annual
reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026,
and interim reporting periods beginning after December
15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The
standard updates are to be applied prospectively with the option
for retrospective application. The
Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption
of the standard update on its consolidated
financial statements disclosures.
SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY
RESULTS
For the quarter ended
millions of dollars
Q4
Q3
Q2
Q1
Q4
Q3
Q2
Q1
(except per share amounts)
2025
2025
2025
2025
2024
2024
2024
2024
Operating revenues
$
2,006
$
2,106
$
1,988
$
2,676
$
1,763
$
1,802
$
1,617
$
2,018
Net income attributable to common
shareholders
$
68
$
228
$
135
$
583
$
154
$
4
$
129
$
207
EPS – basic
$
0.23
$
0.76
$
0.45
$
1.96
$
0.52
$
0.01
$
0.45
$
0.73
EPS – diluted
$
0.25
$
0.76
$
0.45
$
1.96
$
0.52
$
0.01
$
0.45
$
0.73
Quarterly operating revenues and adjusted net income are affected
by seasonality.
The first quarter
provides strong earnings contributions due to a significant portion
of the Company’s operations being in
northeastern North America, where winter is the peak electricity
usage season. The third quarter provides
strong earnings contributions due to summer being the heaviest
electric consumption season in Florida.
Seasonal and other weather patterns, as well as the number
and severity of storms, can affect demand
for energy and the cost of service. Quarterly results could
also be affected by items outlined in the
“Significant Items Affecting Earnings” section. Quarter
-over-quarter variances are discussed further
below.
Q4 2025 compared to Q4 2024
For explanation of variances, refer to the “Consolidated Income
Statement Highlights” section.
Q3 2025 compared to Q3 2024
For Q3 2025, net income attributable to common shareholders,
compared to Q3 2024, increased $224
million primarily due to charges related to the pending sale of
NMGC recognized in Q3 2024; and
increased earnings at TEC. These were partially offset
by increased MTM losses; lower earnings at NSPI
and NMGC; and higher Corporate costs. The change in EPS
was also impacted by an increase in
weighted average shares outstanding.
Q2 2025 compared to Q2 2024
Q2 2025 net income attributable to common shareholders
increased by $6 million primarily due to
decreased MTM losses; increased earnings at TEC, EES, and
NMGC; higher Corporate income tax
recovery; and decreased Corporate OM&G. These were
partially offset by the gain on sale of LIL
recognized in Q2 2024; charges related to the pending
sale of NMGC recognized in Q2 2025; lower
earnings at NSPI; decreased equity earnings from LIL;
and increased Corporate interest expense. Q2
2025 EPS – basic and diluted were consistent with Q2
2024.
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Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024
Q1 2025 net income attributable to common shareholders
increased by $376 million and EPS – basic and
diluted increased by $1.23 compared to Q1 2024. The increases
were primarily due to decreased MTM
losses; increased earnings at TEC, NSPI, EES and NMGC;
the impact of a weaker CAD; and decreased
Corporate OM&G. These changes were partially offset
by decreased income from equity investments due
to the sale of LIL. The change in EPS was also impacted
by an increase in weighted average shares
outstanding.
EX-99.3
Exhibit 99.3
1
EMERA INCORPORATED
Consolidated
Financial Statements
December 31,
2025
and 2024
2
MANAGEMENT REPORT
Management's Responsibility for Financial Reporting
The accompanying consolidated financial statements of Emera
Incorporated and the information in this
annual report are the responsibility of management and have
been approved by the Board of Directors
(“Board”).
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared
by management in accordance with United
States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. When alternative
accounting methods exist,
management has chosen those it considers most appropriate
in the circumstances. In preparation of
these consolidated financial statements, estimates are sometimes
necessary when transactions affecting
the current accounting period cannot be finalized with
certainty until future periods. Management
represents that such estimates, which have been properly reflected
in the accompanying consolidated
financial statements, are based on careful judgments and
are within reasonable limits of materiality.
Management has determined such amounts on a reasonable
basis in order to ensure that the
consolidated financial statements are presented fairly in
all material respects. Management has prepared
the financial information presented elsewhere in the annual report
and has ensured that it is consistent
with that in the consolidated financial statements.
Emera Incorporated maintains effective systems
of internal accounting and administrative controls,
consistent with reasonable cost. Such systems are designed to
provide reasonable assurance that the
financial information is reliable and accurate, and that
Emera Incorporated's assets are appropriately
accounted for and adequately safeguarded.
The Board is responsible for ensuring that management
fulfils its responsibilities for financial reporting
and is ultimately responsible for reviewing and approving
the consolidated financial statements. The
Board carries out this responsibility principally through its
Audit Committee.
The Audit Committee is appointed by the Board, and its
members are directors who are not officers or
employees of Emera Incorporated. The Audit Committee meets
periodically with management, as well as
with the internal auditors and with the external auditors, to discuss
internal controls over the financial
reporting process, auditing matters and financial reporting
issues, to satisfy itself that each party is
properly discharging its responsibilities, and to review the annual
report, the consolidated financial
statements and the external auditors' report. The Audit
Committee reports its findings to the Board for
consideration when approving the consolidated financial statements
for issuance to the shareholders.
The Audit Committee also considers, for review by the Board
and approval by the shareholders, the
appointment of the external auditors.
The consolidated financial statements have been audited
by Ernst & Young
LLP,
the external auditors, in
accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board. Ernst & Young
LLP
has full and free access to the Audit Committee.
February 23, 2026
“Scott Balfour”
“Jared Green”
President and Chief Executive Officer
President and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To
the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Emera
Incorporated
Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying Consolidated
Balance Sheets of Emera Incorporated (the
“Company“) as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the related Consolidated
Statements of Income,
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income,
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity and
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years
then ended, and the related notes (collectively
referred to as the “consolidated financial statements“).
In our opinion, the consolidated financial
statements present fairly,
in all material respects, the consolidated financial position
of the Company as of
December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the consolidated results
of its operations and its consolidated cash
flows for each of the two years in the period ended December
31, 2025, in conformity with United States
generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility
of the Company‘s management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company‘s
consolidated financial statements based on our
audits. We are a public accounting firm registered
with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent
with respect to the Company in
accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the
applicable rules and regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with
the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require
that
we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the consolidated financial
statements are free of material misstatement, whether
due to error or fraud. The Company is not required
to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its
internal control over financial reporting. As part
of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding
of internal control over financial reporting but not
for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness
of the Company's internal control over
financial reporting. Accordingly,
we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess
the risks of material misstatement of the
consolidated financial statements, whether due to error
or fraud, and performing procedures that respond
to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test
basis, evidence regarding the amounts and
disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our
audits also included evaluating the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management,
as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We
believe that our audits provide a reasonable
basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters
arising from the current period audit of the
financial statements that were communicated or required
to be communicated to the audit committee and
that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material
to the financial statements and (2) involved our
especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments.
The communication of critical audit matters
does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial
statements, taken as a whole, and we
are not, by communicating the critical audit matters
below, providing separate opinions
on the critical
audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which
they relate.
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Accounting for the effects of rate regulation
Description
of the Matter
As disclosed in note 7 of the consolidated financial statements,
the Company has $3.2
billion in regulatory assets and $1.7 billion in regulatory
liabilities. The Company’s rate-
regulated subsidiaries are subject to regulation by various
federal, state and provincial
regulatory authorities in the geographic regions in which
they operate. The regulatory
rates are designed to recover the prudently incurred costs
of providing the regulated
products or services and provide a reasonable return on
the equity invested or assets, as
applicable. In addition to regulatory assets and liabilities,
rate regulation impacts multiple
financial statement line items, including, but not limited to,
property, plant
and equipment
(“PP&E”), operating revenues and expenses, income taxes,
and depreciation expense.
Auditing the impact of rate regulation on the Company’s
financial statements is complex
and highly judgmental due to the significant judgments
made by the Company to support
its accounting and disclosure for regulatory matters when
final regulatory decisions or
orders have not yet been obtained or when regulatory
formulas are complex. There is
also subjectivity involved in assessing the potential
impact of future regulatory decisions
on the financial statements. Although the Company
expects to recover costs from
customers through rates, there is a risk that the regulator
will not approve full recovery of
the costs incurred. The Company’s judgments
include making an assessment of the
probability of recovery of and return on costs incurred, of the
potential disallowance of
part of the cost incurred, or of the probable refund of
gains or amounts previously
collected from customers through future rates.
How We
Addressed
the Matter in
Our Audit
We performed audit procedures that included,
amongst others, assessing the Company’s
evaluation of the probability of future recovery for regulatory
assets, PP&E, and refund of
regulatory liabilities by obtaining and reviewing relevant
regulatory orders, filings,
testimony, hearings
and correspondence, and other publicly available
information. For
regulatory matters for which regulatory decisions or orders
have not yet been obtained,
we inspected the rate-regulated subsidiaries’ filings for
any evidence that might contradict
the Company’s assertions, and reviewed other regulatory
orders, filings and
correspondence for other entities within the same or similar
jurisdictions to assess the
likelihood of recovery or refund in future rates based on
the regulator’s treatment of
similar costs under similar circumstances. We obtained
and evaluated an analysis from
the Company and corroborated that analysis with letters
from legal counsel, when
appropriate, regarding cost recoveries, gains or amounts
previously collected from
customers or future changes in rates. We also assessed
the methodology,
accuracy and
completeness of the Company’s calculations of regulatory
asset and liability balances
based on provisions and formulas outlined in rate orders
and other correspondence with
the regulators. We evaluated the Company's
disclosures related to the impacts of rate
regulation.
Fair Value (“FV”) measurement
of derivative financial instruments
Description
of the Matter
Held-for-trading (“HFT”) derivative assets of $289 million
and liabilities of $745 million,
disclosed in note 16 to the consolidated financial statements,
are measured at FV.
The
Company recognized $467 million in realized and unrealized
gains during the year with
respect to HFT derivatives.
Auditing the Company’s valuation of HFT derivatives
is complex and highly judgmental
due to the complexity of the contract terms and valuation models,
and the significant
estimation required in determining the FV of the contracts.
In determining the FV of HFT
derivatives, significant assumptions about future economic
and market assumptions with
uncertain outcomes are used, including third-party sourced
forward commodity pricing
curves based on illiquid markets, internally developed correlation
factors and basis
differentials. These assumptions have a significant
impact on the FV of the HFT
derivatives.
5
How We
Addressed
the Matter in
Our Audit
We performed audit procedures that included,
amongst others, reviewing executed
contracts and agreements for the identification of inputs
and assumptions impacting the
valuation of derivatives. With the support of our valuation
specialists, we assessed the
methodology and mathematical accuracy of the Company’s
valuation models and
compared the commodity pricing curves used by the Company
to current market and
economic data. For the forward commodity pricing curves,
we compared the Company’s
pricing curves to independently sourced pricing curves.
We also assessed the
methodology and mathematical accuracy of the Company’s
calculations to develop
correlation factors and basis differentials. In
addition, we assessed whether the FV
hierarchy disclosures in note 17 to the consolidated financial
statements were consistent
with the source of the significant inputs and assumptions
used in determining the FV of
derivatives.
/s/
Ernst & Young LLP
Chartered Professional Accountants
We have served as the Company‘s auditor since
1998.
Halifax, Canada
February 23, 2026
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Emera Incorporated
Consolidated Statements of Income
For the
Year ended December 31
millions of dollars (except per share amounts)
2025
2024
Operating revenues
Regulated electric
$
6,858
$
5,872
Regulated gas
1,713
1,575
Non-regulated
205
(247)
Total
operating revenues (note 6)
8,776
7,200
Operating expenses
Regulated fuel for generation and purchased power
2,161
1,992
Regulated cost of natural gas
448
396
Operating, maintenance and general expenses ("OM&G")
2,337
1,918
Provincial, state, and municipal taxes
486
427
Depreciation and amortization
1,294
1,162
Impairment charges (note 4)
75
225
Total
operating expenses
6,801
6,120
Income from operations
1,975
1,080
Income from equity investments (note 8)
63
99
Other income, net (note 9)
165
203
Interest expense, net (note 10)
1,032
973
Income before provision for income taxes
1,171
409
Income tax expense (recovery) (note 11)
81
(159)
Net income
1,090
568
Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries ("NCI")
1
1
Preferred stock dividends
75
73
Net income attributable to common shareholders
$
1,014
$
494
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding (in millions) (note 13)
Basic
299
289
Diluted
300
289
Earnings per common share (note 13)
Basic
$
3.39
$
1.71
Diluted
$
3.38
$
1.71
Dividends per common share declared
$
2.9075
$
2.8775
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
7
Emera Incorporated
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
For the
Year ended December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Net income
$
1,090
$
568
Other comprehensive income (loss) ("OCI"), net of tax
Foreign currency translation adjustment
(1)
(623)
1,027
Unrealized gains (losses) on net investment hedges
(2)
82
(139)
Cash flow hedges – reclassification adjustment for gains included in income
(2)
(2)
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale investment
2
2
Net change in unrecognized pension and post-retirement benefit obligation
(3)
153
68
OCI
(4)
(388)
956
Comprehensive income
702
1,524
Comprehensive income attributable to NCI
1
1
Comprehensive Income of Emera Incorporated
$
701
$
1,523
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
1) Net of tax recovery of $
5
million for the year ended December 31, 2025
(2024 – $
10
million expense).
2) The Company has designated $
1.2
billion United States dollar (USD) denominated
Hybrid Notes as a hedge of the foreign
currency exposure of its net investment in USD
denominated operations.
3) Net of tax expense of $
3
million for the year ended December 31,
2025 (2024 –
nil
).
4) Net of tax recovery of $
2
million for the year ended December 31, 2025
(2024 – $
10
million expense).
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Emera Incorporated
Consolidated Balance Sheets
As at
December 31
December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
349
$
196
Restricted cash
16
17
Inventory (note 15)
821
781
Derivative instruments (notes 16 and 17)
156
115
Regulatory assets (note 7)
409
595
Receivables and other current assets (note 19)
2,439
1,811
Assets held for sale (note 4)
199
173
4,389
3,688
Property, plant and equipment ("PP&E"),
net of accumulated depreciation
and amortization of $
10,845
and $
10,442
, respectively (note 21)
27,408
26,168
Other assets
Deferred income taxes (note 11)
421
392
Derivative instruments (notes 16 and 17)
42
51
Regulatory assets (note 7)
2,789
2,832
Net investment in direct finance and sales type leases (note 20)
572
610
Investments subject to significant influence (note 8)
634
654
Goodwill (note 23)
5,580
5,858
Other long-term assets (note 33)
894
538
Assets held for sale (note 4)
2,088
2,160
13,020
13,095
Total assets
$
44,817
$
42,951
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
9
Emera Incorporated
Consolidated Balance Sheets – Continued
As at
December 31
December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities
Short-term debt (note 24)
$
1,807
$
1,400
Current portion of long-term debt (note 26)
1,201
234
Accounts payable
1,948
1,992
Derivative instruments (notes 16 and 17)
534
526
Regulatory liabilities (note 7)
211
262
Other current liabilities (note 25)
535
489
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale (note 4)
391
212
6,627
5,115
Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt (note 26)
18,453
18,173
Deferred income taxes (note 11)
2,516
2,331
Derivative instruments (notes 16 and 17)
115
91
Regulatory liabilities (note 7)
1,458
1,618
Pension and post-retirement liabilities (note 22)
268
274
Other long-term liabilities (note 8 and 27)
960
910
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale (note 4)
1,024
1,148
24,794
24,545
Equity
Common stock (note 12)
9,387
9,042
Cumulative preferred stock (note 29)
1,422
1,422
Contributed surplus
86
84
Accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI') (note 14)
873
1,261
Retained earnings
1,614
1,468
Total
Emera Incorporated equity
13,382
13,277
NCI (note 30)
14
14
Total
equity
13,396
13,291
Total liabilities and equity
$
44,817
$
42,951
Commitments and contingencies
(note 28)
nil
nil
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Approved on behalf of the Board of Directors
“Karen Sheriff”
“Scott Balfour”
Chair of the Board
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Emera Incorporated
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the
Year ended December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Operating activities
Net income
$
1,090
$
568
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
1,298
1,165
Income from equity investments, net of dividends
5
(8)
Allowance for funds used during construction ("AFUDC") – equity
(62)
(53)
Deferred income taxes, net
71
(191)
Net change in pension and post-retirement liabilities
(40)
(46)
Nova Scotia Power ("NSPI") fuel adjustment mechanism ("FAM")
(158)
451
Net change in fair value ("FV") of derivative instruments
13
228
Net change in regulatory assets and liabilities
296
(226)
Net change in capitalized transportation capacity
(65)
175
Impairment charges
75
214
Gain on sale of the Labrador Island Link Partnership (“LIL”), excluding transaction costs
(4)
(191)
Other operating activities, net
40
108
Changes in non-cash working capital (note 31)
(757)
452
Net cash provided by operating activities
1,802
2,646
Investing activities
Additions to PP&E
(3,532)
(3,151)
Proceeds on disposal of assets
48
7
Proceeds from disposal of investment subject to significant influence
-
927
Other investing activities
2
(1)
Net cash used in investing activities
(3,482)
(2,218)
Financing activities
Change in short-term debt, net
(78)
56
Proceeds from short-term debt with maturities greater than 90 days
598
-
Proceeds from long-term debt, net of issuance costs
2,016
1,361
Retirement of long-term debt
(201)
(1,086)
Net proceeds (repayments) under committed credit facilities
119
(825)
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs
47
284
Dividends on common stock
(576)
(538)
Dividends on preferred stock
(75)
(73)
Other financing activities
(9)
3
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
1,841
(818)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash
associated with assets held for sale
(11)
23
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash
associated with assets held for sale
150
(367)
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and cash associated with assets held for sale,
beginning of year
221
588
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and cash associated with assets held for sale,
end of year
$
371
$
221
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash associated with assets held for
sale consists of:
Cash
$
344
$
191
Short-term investments
5
5
Restricted cash
16
17
Cash associated with assets held for sale
6
8
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash associated with assets held for sale
$
371
$
221
Supplementary Information to Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (note 31)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Emera Incorporated
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
Common
Preferred
Contributed
Retained
Total
Stock
Stock
Surplus
AOCI
Earnings
NCI
Equity
millions of dollars
Balance, December 31, 2024
$
9,042
$
1,422
$
84
$
1,261
$
1,468
$
14
$
13,291
Net income of Emera Inc.
-
-
-
-
1,089
1
1,090
Other comprehensive loss, net of
tax recovery of $
2
million
-
-
-
(388)
-
-
(388)
Dividends declared on preferred
stock (note 29)
-
-
-
-
(75)
-
(75)
Dividends declared on common
stock ($
2.9075
/share)
-
-
-
-
(868)
-
(868)
Issued under the at-the-market
program ("ATM"), net of after-tax
issuance costs
9
-
-
-
-
-
9
Issued under the Dividend
Reinvestment Program ("DRIP"),
net of discount
293
-
-
-
-
-
293
Senior management stock
options exercised and Employee
Common Share Purchase Plan
("ECSPP")
42
-
2
-
-
-
44
Other
1
-
-
-
-
(1)
-
Balance, December 31, 2025
$
9,387
$
1,422
$
86
$
873
$
1,614
$
14
$
13,396
Balance, December 31, 2023
$
8,462
$
1,422
$
82
$
305
$
1,803
$
14
$
12,088
Net income of Emera Inc.
-
-
-
-
567
1
568
Other comprehensive income, net
of tax expense of $
10
million
-
-
-
956
-
-
956
Dividends declared on preferred
stock (note 29)
-
-
-
-
(73)
-
(73)
Dividends declared on common
stock ($
2.8775
/share)
-
-
-
-
(829)
-
(829)
Issued under the ATM, net of
after-tax issuance costs
261
-
-
-
-
-
261
Issued under the DRIP,
net of
discount
291
-
-
-
-
-
291
Senior management stock options
exercised and ECSPP
28
-
2
-
-
-
30
Other
-
-
-
-
-
(1)
(1)
Balance, December 31, 2024
$
9,042
$
1,422
$
84
$
1,261
$
1,468
$
14
$
13,291
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Emera Incorporated
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
As at December 31, 2025 and 2024
- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Nature of Operations
Emera Incorporated (“Emera” or the “Company”) is an
energy and services company that invests in
electricity generation, transmission and distribution, and
gas transmission and distribution.
At December 31, 2025, Emera’s reportable segments
include the following:
●
Florida Electric Utility,
which consists of Tampa
Electric (“TEC”), a vertically integrated regulated
electric utility, serving
approximately
866,000
customers in West Central Florida.
●
Canadian Electric Utilities, which includes:
●
NSPI, a vertically integrated regulated electric utility and
the primary electricity supplier in Nova
Scotia, serving approximately
565,000
customers;
●
a
100
per cent equity interest in NSP Maritime Link Inc. (“NSPML”),
which developed the
Maritime Link Project, a $
1.8
billion, including AFUDC, transmission project between the
island of
Newfoundland and Nova Scotia; and
●
a
50
per cent indirect voting equity interest in Wasoqonatl
Transmission Incorporated (“WTI”),
a
transmission line project to create a reliability intertie between
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
For more information, refer to note 8.
●
Gas Utilities and Infrastructure, which includes:
●
Peoples Gas System Inc. (“PGS”), a regulated gas distribution
utility, serving
approximately
523,000
customers across Florida;
●
New Mexico Gas Company,
Inc. (“NMGC”), a regulated gas distribution utility,
serving
approximately
553,000
customers in New Mexico. On August 5, 2024,
Emera announced an
agreement to sell NMGC. The transaction is expected to
close in the first half of 2026, subject to
certain approvals, including approval by the New Mexico
Public Regulation Commission
(“NMPRC”). For more information on the pending transaction,
refer to note 4.
●
Emera Brunswick Pipeline Company Limited (“Brunswick
Pipeline”), a
145
-kilometre pipeline
delivering re-gasified liquefied natural gas from Saint John,
New Brunswick to the United States
(“US”) border under a
25
-year firm service agreement with Repsol Energy North
America Canada
Partnership (“Repsol Energy Canada”), which expires in
2034;
●
SeaCoast Gas Transmission, LLC (“SeaCoast”),
a regulated intrastate natural gas transmission
company offering services in Florida; and
●
a
12.9
per cent equity interest in Maritimes & Northeast
Pipeline (“M&NP”), a
1,400
-kilometre
pipeline that transports natural gas throughout markets
in Atlantic Canada and the northeastern
US.
●
Other Electric Utilities, which includes Emera (Caribbean)
Incorporated (“ECI”), a holding company
with regulated electric utilities that include:
●
The Barbados Light & Power Company Limited (“BLPC”),
a vertically integrated regulated electric
utility on the island of Barbados, serving approximately
137,000
customers;
●
Grand Bahama Power Company Limited (“GBPC”), a vertically
integrated regulated electric utility
on Grand Bahama Island, serving approximately
20,000
customers; and
●
a
19.5
per cent equity interest in St. Lucia Electricity Services
Limited (“Lucelec”), a vertically
integrated regulated electric utility on the island of St.
Lucia.
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●
Emera’s other segment includes investments in
energy-related non-regulated companies that are
below the required threshold for reporting as separate
segments and corporate expense and revenue
items that are not directly allocated to the operations of Emera’s
subsidiaries and investments. This
includes:
●
Emera Energy, which
consists of:
●
Emera Energy Services (“EES”), a physical energy business
that purchases and sells
natural gas and electricity and provides related energy
asset management services;
●
Brooklyn Power Corporation (“Brooklyn Energy”), a
30
MW biomass co-generation electricity
facility in Brooklyn, Nova Scotia; and
●
a
50.0
per cent joint venture interest in Bear Swamp Power
Company LLC (“Bear Swamp”),
a
660
MW pumped storage hydroelectric facility in northwestern
Massachusetts.
●
Emera US Finance LP (“Emera Finance”), EUSHI Finance, Inc.
(“EUSHI Finance”) and TECO
Finance, Inc. (“TECO Finance”), financing subsidiaries
of Emera;
●
Emera US Holdings Inc. (“EUSHI”), a wholly owned holding
company for certain of Emera’s
assets located in the US; and
●
Other investments.
Basis of Presentation
These consolidated financial statements are prepared
and presented in accordance with United States
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“USGAAP”)
and, in the opinion of management, include all
adjustments that are of a recurring nature and necessary
to fairly state the financial position of Emera.
All dollar amounts are presented in Canadian dollars (“CAD”),
unless otherwise indicated.
Principles of Consolidation
These consolidated financial statements include the accounts
of Emera Incorporated, its majority-owned
subsidiaries, and a variable interest entity (“VIE”) in which
Emera is the primary beneficiary.
Emera uses
the equity method of accounting to record investments
in which the Company has the ability to exercise
significant influence, and for VIEs in which Emera is not
the primary beneficiary.
The Company performs ongoing analysis to assess whether
it holds any VIEs or whether any
reconsideration events have arisen with respect to existing
VIEs.
To
identify potential VIEs, management
reviews contractual and ownership arrangements such
as leases, long-term purchase power agreements,
tolling contracts, guarantees, jointly owned facilities and
equity investments. VIEs of which the Company
is deemed the primary beneficiary must be consolidated.
The primary beneficiary of a VIE has both the
power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly
impacts its economic performance and the
obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits
of the VIE that could potentially be significant to
the VIE. In circumstances where Emera has an investment
in a VIE but is not deemed the primary
beneficiary, the VIE
is accounted for using the equity method. For further
details on VIEs, refer to note 33.
Intercompany balances and transactions have been
eliminated on consolidation, except for the net profit
on certain transactions between certain non-regulated and regulated
entities in accordance with
accounting standards for rate-regulated entities. The net profit
on these transactions, which would be
eliminated in the absence of the accounting standards
for rate-regulated entities, is recorded in non-
regulated operating revenues. An offset is recorded
to PP&E, regulatory assets, regulated fuel for
generation and purchased power,
or OM&G, depending on the nature of the transaction.
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Use of Management Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements
in accordance with USGAAP requires management
to make estimates and assumptions. These may affect
reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the
date of the financial statements and reported amounts
of revenues and expenses during the reporting
periods. Significant areas requiring use of management
estimates relate to rate-regulated assets and
liabilities, accumulated reserve for cost of removal, pension
and post-retirement benefits, unbilled
revenue, useful lives for depreciable assets, goodwill and long-lived
assets impairment assessments,
income taxes, asset retirement obligations (“ARO”), and
valuation of financial instruments. Management
evaluates the Company’s estimates on an ongoing
basis based upon historical experience, current and
expected conditions and assumptions believed to be reasonable
at the time the assumption is made, with
any adjustments recognized in income in the year they arise.
Regulatory Matters
Regulatory accounting applies where rates are established
by, or subject to
approval by, an
independent
third-party regulator. Rates
are designed to recover prudently incurred costs of providing
regulated
products or services and provide an opportunity for a reasonable
rate of return on invested capital, as
applicable. For further details, refer to note 7.
Foreign Currency Translation
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign
currencies are converted to CAD at the rates of
exchange prevailing at the balance sheet date. The resulting differences
between the translation at the
original transaction date and the balance sheet date are
included in income.
Assets and liabilities of foreign operations whose functional
currency is not the Canadian dollar are
translated using exchange rates in effect at the balance
sheet date and the results of operations at the
average exchange rate in effect for the period. The
resulting exchange gains and losses on the assets
and liabilities are deferred on the balance sheet in AOCI.
The Company designates certain USD denominated debt
held in CAD functional currency companies as
hedges of net investments in USD denominated foreign
operations. The change in the carrying amount of
these investments, measured at exchange rates in effect
at the balance sheet date, is recorded in OCI.
Revenue Recognition
Regulated Electric and Gas Revenue:
Electric and gas revenues, including energy charges, demand
charges, basic facilities charges and
clauses and riders, are recognized when obligations under the
terms of a contract are satisfied, which is
when electricity and gas are delivered to customers over
time as the customer simultaneously receives
and consumes the benefits. Electric and gas revenues
are recognized on an accrual basis and include
billed and unbilled revenues. Revenues related to the
sale of electricity and gas are recognized at rates
approved by the respective regulators and recorded
based on metered usage, which occurs on a
periodic, systematic basis, generally monthly or bi-monthly.
At the end of each reporting period, electricity
and gas delivered to customers, but not billed, is estimated
and corresponding unbilled revenue is
recognized. The Company’s estimate of unbilled
revenue at the end of the reporting period
is calculated
by estimating the megawatt hours (“MWh”) or therms delivered
to customers at the established rates
expected to prevail in the upcoming billing cycle. This
estimate includes assumptions as to the pattern of
energy demand, weather, line
losses and inter-period changes to customer classes.
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Non-regulated Revenue:
Marketing and trading margins are comprised of Emera
Energy’s corresponding purchases and sales
of
natural gas and electricity,
pipeline capacity costs and energy asset management
revenues. Revenues
are recorded when obligations under terms of the contract
are satisfied and are presented on a net basis
reflecting the nature of contractual relationships with customers
and suppliers.
Energy sales are recognized when obligations under the
terms of the contracts are satisfied, which is
when electricity is delivered to customers over time.
Other non-regulated revenues are recorded when obligations
under the terms of the contract are
satisfied.
Other:
Sales, value add, and other taxes, except for gross receipts
taxes discussed below,
collected by the
Company concurrent with revenue-producing activities
are excluded from revenue.
Franchise Fees and Gross Receipts
TEC and PGS recover from customers certain costs incurred,
on a dollar-for-dollar basis, through prices
approved by the Florida Public Service Commission (“FPSC”).
The amounts included in customers’ bills
for franchise fees and gross receipt taxes are included
as “Regulated electric” and “Regulated gas”
revenues in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Franchise fees and gross receipt taxes payable by
TEC and PGS are included as an expense on the Consolidated
Statements of Income in “Provincial, state
and municipal taxes”.
NMGC is an agent in the collection and payment of franchise
fees and gross receipt taxes and is not
required by a tariff to present the amounts on
a gross basis. Therefore, NMGC’s franchise
fees and gross
receipt taxes are presented net with no line item impact
on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
PP&E
PP&E is recorded at original cost, including AFUDC or
capitalized interest, net of contributions received in
aid of construction.
The cost of additions, including betterments and replacements
of units, are included in “PP&E” on the
Consolidated Balance Sheets. When units of regulated PP&E
are replaced, renewed or retired, their cost,
plus removal or disposal costs, less salvage proceeds,
is charged to accumulated depreciation, with no
gain or loss reflected in income. Where a disposition of
non-regulated PP&E occurs, gains and losses are
included in income as the dispositions occur.
The cost of PP&E represents the original cost of materials,
contracted services, direct labour,
AFUDC for
regulated property or interest for non-regulated property,
ARO, and overhead attributable to the capital
project. Overhead includes corporate costs such as finance,
information technology and labour costs,
along with other costs related to support functions, employee
benefits, insurance, procurement, and fleet
operating and maintenance. Expenditures for project development
are capitalized if they are expected to
have a future economic benefit.
Normal maintenance projects and major maintenance
projects that do not increase overall life of the
related assets are expensed as incurred. When a major
maintenance project increases the life or value of
the underlying asset, the cost is capitalized.
Depreciation is determined by the straight-line method, based
on the estimated remaining service lives of
the depreciable assets in each functional class of depreciable
property. For some
of Emera’s rate-
regulated subsidiaries, depreciation is calculated using
the group remaining life method, which is applied
to the average investment, adjusted for anticipated costs
of removal less salvage, in functional classes of
depreciable property.
The service lives of regulated assets require
regulatory approval.
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Intangible assets, which are included in “PP&E” on the Consolidated
Balance Sheets, consist primarily of
computer software and land rights. Amortization is determined
by the straight-line method, based on the
estimated remaining service lives of the asset in each category.
For some of Emera’s rate-regulated
subsidiaries, amortization is calculated using the amortizable
life method which is applied to the net book
value to date over the remaining life of those assets. The
service lives of regulated intangible assets
require regulatory approval.
Goodwill
Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the purchase price
of an acquired entity over the estimated FV of
identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the
acquisition date. Goodwill is carried at initial
cost less any write-down for impairment and is adjusted
for the impact of foreign exchange (“FX”).
Goodwill is subject to assessment for impairment at the
reporting unit level annually,
or if an event or
change in circumstances indicates that the FV of a reporting
unit may be below its carrying value. When
assessing goodwill for impairment, the Company has the option
of first performing a qualitative
assessment to determine whether a quantitative assessment
is necessary. In
performing a qualitative
assessment management considers, among other factors,
macroeconomic conditions, industry and
market considerations and overall financial performance.
If the Company performs a qualitative assessment and
determines it is more likely than not that its FV is
less than its carrying amount, or if the Company chooses
to bypass the qualitative assessment, a
quantitative test is performed. The quantitative test compares
the FV of the reporting unit to its carrying
value, including goodwill (“carrying amount”). If the carrying
amount of the reporting unit exceeds its FV,
an impairment loss is recorded. Management estimates
the FV of the reporting unit by using the income
approach, or a combination of the income and market
approach. The income approach uses a discounted
cash flow analysis which relies on management’s
best estimate of the reporting unit’s projected
cash
flows. The analysis includes an estimate of terminal values
based on these expected cash flows using a
methodology which derives a valuation using an assumed
perpetual annuity based on the reporting unit’s
residual cash flows. The discount rate used is a market participant
rate based on a peer group of publicly
traded comparable companies and represents the weighted
average cost of capital of comparable
companies. For the market approach, management estimates
FV based on comparable companies and
transactions within comparable industries, or in the case
of the NMGC quantitative assessment in 2024,
transactions involving the reporting unit. Significant assumptions
used in estimating the FV of a reporting
unit using an income approach include discount and growth
rates, rate case assumptions including future
cost of capital, valuation of the reporting unit’s net
operating loss (“NOL”) and projected operating
and
capital cash flows. Adverse changes in these assumptions
could result in a future material impairment of
the goodwill assigned to Emera’s reporting units.
As of December 31, 2025, Emera’s goodwill represent
ed the excess of the acquisition purchase price for
the TEC and PGS reporting units over the FV assigned
to identifiable assets acquired and liabilities
assumed. In Q3 2024, Emera entered into an agreement
to sell NMGC. As a result, a quantitative
goodwill impairment assessment was performed on the NMGC
reporting unit at that time and the
Company recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $
210
million ($
198
million, after-tax) or $
155
million
USD ($
146
million USD, after-tax) in Q3 2024. The reduced NMGC
goodwill balance of $
289
million is
included in the NMGC disposal unit classified as held for
sale. For further details, refer to note 23.
In Q4 2025, qualitative assessments were performed for
PGS and TEC given the significant excess of FV
over carrying amounts calculated during the last quantitative
tests in Q4 2024 and Q4 2023, respectively.
Management concluded it was more likely than not that
the FV of these reporting units exceeded their
carrying amounts, including goodwill. As such, no quantitative
testing was required.
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Income Taxes and
Investment and Production Tax
Credits
Emera recognizes deferred income tax assets and liabilities
for the future tax consequences of events
that have been included in financial statements or income tax
returns. Deferred income tax assets and
liabilities are determined based on the difference
between the carrying value of assets and liabilities on
the Consolidated Balance Sheets and their respective
tax bases using enacted tax rates in effect for
the
year in which the differences are expected to reverse.
The effect of a change in income tax rates on
deferred income tax assets and liabilities is recognized
in earnings in the period when the change is
enacted, unless required to be offset to a regulatory
asset or liability by law or by order of the regulator.
Emera recognizes the effect of income tax positions
only when it is more likely than not that they will be
realized. Management reviews all readily available current and
historical information, including forward-
looking information, and the likelihood that deferred income
tax assets will be recovered from future
taxable income is assessed and assumptions are made
about the expected timing of reversal of deferred
income tax assets and liabilities. If management subsequently
determines it is likely that some or all of a
deferred income tax asset will not be realized, a valuation
allowance is recorded to reflect the amount of
deferred income tax asset expected to be realized.
Generally, investment
and production tax credits are recorded as a reduction
to income tax expense in
the current or future periods to the extent that realization
of such benefit is more likely than not.
Investment tax credits earned on regulated assets by
TEC, PGS and NMGC are deferred and amortized
as required by regulatory practices.
TEC, PGS, NMGC and BLPC collect income taxes from
customers based on current and deferred income
taxes. NSPI, NSPML and Brunswick Pipeline collect income taxes
from customers based on income tax
that is currently payable, except for the deferred income taxes
on certain regulatory balances specifically
prescribed by regulators. For the balance of regulated
deferred income taxes, NSPI, NSPML and
Brunswick Pipeline recognize regulatory assets or liabilities
where the deferred income taxes are
expected to be recovered from or returned to customers
in future years. These regulated assets or
liabilities are grossed up using the respective income tax
rate to reflect the income tax associated with
future revenues that are required to fund these deferred
income tax liabilities, and the income tax benefits
associated with reduced revenues resulting from the realization
of deferred income tax assets. GBPC is
not subject to income taxes.
Emera classifies interest and penalties associated with
unrecognized tax benefits as interest and
operating expense, respectively.
For further details, refer to note 11.
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
The Company uses financial instruments as a method
to manage its exposure to normal operating and
market risks relating to commodity prices, interest rates,
FX on forecast USD earnings and cash flows
and forecast future cash settlements of deferred compensation
obligations. In addition, the Company has
contracts for the physical purchase and sale of commodities. Collectively,
these contracts and financial
instruments are considered derivatives.
The Company recognizes the FV of all its derivatives on
its balance sheet, except for non-financial
derivatives that meet the normal purchases and normal sales
(“NPNS”) exception. Physical contracts that
meet the NPNS exception are not recognized on the balance
sheet; these contracts are recognized in
income when they settle. A physical contract generally
qualifies for the NPNS exception if the transaction
is reasonable in relation to the Company’s business
needs, the counterparty owns or controls resources
within the proximity to allow for physical delivery,
the Company intends to receive physical delivery of the
commodity, and the
Company deems the counterparty creditworthy.
The Company continually assesses
contracts designated under the NPNS exception and will discontinue
the treatment of these contracts
under this exemption if the criteria are no longer met.
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Derivatives qualify for hedge accounting if they meet stringent
documentation requirements and can be
proven to effectively hedge identified risk both at
the inception and over the term of the instrument.
Specifically, for cash
flow hedges, change in the FV of derivatives is deferred
to AOCI and recognized in
income in the same period the related hedged item is realized.
Where documentation or effectiveness
requirements are not met, the derivatives are recognized
at FV with any changes in FV recognized in net
income in the reporting period, unless deferred as a result
of regulatory accounting.
Derivatives entered into by NSPI, NMGC and GBPC that
are documented as economic hedges or for
which the NPNS exception has not been taken, are subject
to regulatory accounting treatment. The
change in FV of the derivatives is deferred to a regulatory
asset or liability. The
gain or loss is recognized
in the hedged item when the hedged item is settled. Any
gains or losses resulting from settlement of
these derivatives related to fuel for generation and purchased
power or cost of natural gas are expected
to be refunded to or collected from customers in future
rates. TEC and PGS have no derivatives related to
hedging.
Derivatives that do not meet any of the above criteria are
designated as HFT,
with changes in FV
normally recorded in net income of the period. The Company
has not elected to designate any derivatives
to be included in the HFT category where another accounting
treatment would apply.
Emera classifies gains and losses on derivatives as a component
of non-regulated operating revenues,
fuel for generation and purchased power,
other expenses, inventory,
and OM&G, depending on the
nature of the item being economically hedged. Transportation
capacity arising as a result of marketing
and trading derivative transactions is recognized as an asset
in “Receivables and other current assets” on
the Consolidated Balance Sheets and amortized over
the period of the transportation contract term. Cash
flows from derivative activities are presented in the same
category as the item being hedged within
operating activities on the Consolidated Statements of
Cash Flows. Non-hedged derivatives are included
in operating cash flows on the Consolidated Statements
of Cash Flows.
Derivatives, as reflected on the Consolidated Balance
Sheets, are not offset by the FV amounts of cash
collateral with the same counterparty.
Rights to reclaim cash collateral are recognized
in “Receivables
and other current assets” and obligations to return cash
collateral are recognized in “Accounts payable”
on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Leases
The Company determines whether a contract contains
a lease at inception by evaluating whether the
contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified
asset for a period of time in exchange for
consideration.
Lease liabilities and right-of-use assets are recognized
on the Consolidated Balance Sheets based on the
present value of the future minimum lease payments over
the lease term at commencement date. As
most of Emera’s leases do not provide an implicit rate,
the incremental borrowing rate at commencement
of the lease is used in determining the present value of
future lease payments. For operating leases,
expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the
lease term and is recorded as “OM&G” on the
Consolidated Statements of Income. For finance leases,
the amortization of the ROU asset is recorded as
"Depreciation and amortization expense" and the interest
on lease liabilities is recorded as "Interest
expense, net" on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Emera has leases with independent power producers (“IPP”)
and other utilities for annual requirements to
purchase wind and hydro energy over varying contract
lengths which are classified as finance leases.
These finance leases are not recorded on the Company’s
Consolidated Balance Sheets as payments
associated with the leases are variable in nature and there
are no minimum fixed lease payments. Lease
expense associated with these leases is recorded as “Regulated
fuel for generation and purchased
power” on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
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Where the Company is the lessor,
a lease is a sales-type lease if certain criteria are met
and the
arrangement transfers control of the underlying asset
to the lessee. For arrangements where the criteria
are met due to the presence of a third-party residual value
guarantee, the lease is a direct financing
lease.
For direct finance leases, a net investment in the lease
is recorded that consists of the sum of the
minimum lease payments and residual value, net of estimated
executory costs and unearned income.
The difference between the gross investment
and the cost of the leased item is recorded as unearned
income at the inception of the lease. Unearned income
is recognized in income over the life of the lease
using a constant rate of interest equal to the internal
rate of return on the lease.
For sales-type leases, the accounting is similar to the accounting
for direct finance leases, however,
the
difference between the FV and the carrying value
of the leased item is recorded at lease commencement
rather than deferred over the term of the lease.
Emera has certain contractual agreements that include lease and non-lease components, which
management has elected to account for as a single lease component.
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid short-term investments
with original maturities of three months or
less at acquisition.
Receivables and Allowance for Credit Losses
Utility customer receivables are recorded at the invoiced
amount and do not bear interest. Standard
payment terms for electricity and gas sales are approximately
30 days. A late payment fee may be
assessed on account balances after the due date. The
Company recognizes allowances for credit losses
to reduce accounts receivable for amounts expected to
be uncollectable. Management estimates credit
losses related to accounts receivable by considering historical
loss experience, customer deposits,
current events, the characteristics of existing accounts
and reasonable and supportable forecasts that
affect the collectability of the reported amount.
Provisions for credit losses on receivables are expensed
to maintain the allowance at a level considered adequate
to cover expected losses. Receivables are
written off against the allowance when they are
deemed uncollectible.
Inventory
Fuel and materials inventories are valued at the lower
of weighted-average cost or net realizable value,
unless evidence indicates the weighted-average cost
will be recovered in future customer rates.
Asset Impairment
Long-Lived Assets:
Emera assesses whether there has been an impairment
of long-lived assets and intangibles when a
triggering event occurs, such as a significant market disruption
or sale of a business.
The assessment involves comparing undiscounted expected
future cash flows to the carrying value of the
asset. When the undiscounted cash flow analysis indicates
a long-lived asset is not recoverable, the
amount of the impairment loss is determined by measuring
the excess of the carrying amount of the long-
lived asset over its estimated FV.
The Company’s assumptions relating to future
results of operations or
other recoverable amounts, are based on a combination
of historical experience, fundamental economic
analysis, observable market activity and independent market
studies. The Company’s expectations
regarding uses and holding periods of assets are based
on internal long-term budgets and projections,
which consider external factors and market forces, as
of the end of each reporting period. The
assumptions made are consistent with generally accepted
industry approaches and assumptions used for
valuation and pricing activities.
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In 2025, impairment charges of $
75
million ($
71
million after-tax) were recognized related to the NMGC
disposal group classified as held for sale and were recorded
in “Impairment charges” on the Consolidated
Statements of Income. In 2024, impairment charges of
$
19
million ($
14
million after-tax) were recognized
on certain assets, $
8
million of which was included in “Other income, net” with
$
11
million included in
“Impairment charges” on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Equity Method Investments:
The carrying value of investments accounted for under
the equity method are assessed for impairment by
comparing the FV of these investments to their carrying values,
if a FV assessment was completed, or by
reviewing for the presence of impairment indicators. If
an impairment exists, and it is determined to be
other-than-temporary,
a charge is recognized in earnings equal to the
amount the carrying value exceeds
the investment’s FV.
No
impairment of equity method investments was required
in either 2025 or 2024.
Financial Assets:
Equity investments, other than those accounted for under
the equity method, are measured at FV,
with
changes in FV recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Equity investments that do not
have readily determinable FV are recorded at cost minus
impairment, if any,
plus or minus changes
resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions
for the identical or similar investments.
No
impairment of financial assets was required in either
2025 or 2024.
Asset Retirement Obligations
An ARO is recognized if a legal obligation exists in connection
with the future disposal or removal costs
resulting from the permanent retirement, abandonment
or sale of a long-lived asset. A legal obligation
may exist under an existing or enacted law or statute,
written or oral contract, or by legal construction
under the doctrine of promissory estoppel.
An ARO represents the FV of estimated cash flows necessary
to discharge the future obligation, using
the Company’s credit adjusted risk-free rate. The
amounts are reduced by actual expenditures incurred.
Estimated future cash flows are based on completed depreciation
studies, remediation reports, prior
experience, estimated useful lives, and governmental regulatory
requirements. The present value of the
liability is recorded and the carrying amount of the related long-lived
asset is correspondingly increased.
The amount capitalized at inception is depreciated in the same
manner as the related long-lived asset.
Over time, the liability is accreted to its estimated future value.
AROs are included in “Other long-term
liabilities” and accretion expense is included as part of
“Depreciation and amortization”. Any regulated
accretion expense not yet approved by the regulator is
recorded in “PP&E” and included in the next
depreciation study.
Some of the Company’s transmission and distribution
assets may have conditional AROs that are not
recognized in the consolidated financial statements, as
the FV of these obligations could not be
reasonably estimated, given insufficient information
to do so. A conditional ARO refers to a legal
obligation to perform an asset retirement activity in which
the timing and/or method of settlement are
conditional on a future event that may or may not be
within the control of the entity.
Management
monitors these obligations and a liability is recognized at FV
in the period in which an amount can be
determined.
Cost of Removal (“COR”)
TEC, PGS, NMGC and NSPI recognize non-ARO COR
as regulatory liabilities or regulatory assets. The
non-ARO COR represent funds received from customers
through depreciation rates to cover estimated
future non-legally required COR of PP&E upon retirement. The
companies accrue for COR over the life of
the related assets based on depreciation studies approved
by their respective regulators. The costs are
estimated based on historical experience and future
expectations, including expected timing and
estimated future cash outlays.
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Stock-Based Compensation
The Company has several stock-based compensation
plans: a common share option plan for senior
management; an employee common share purchase plan;
a deferred share unit (“DSU”) plan; a
performance share unit (“PSU”) plan; and a restricted
share unit (“RSU”) plan. The Company accounts for
its plans in accordance with the FV-based method of
accounting for stock-based compensation. Stock-
based compensation cost is measured at the grant date,
based on the calculated FV of the award, and is
recognized as an expense over the employee’s or
director’s requisite service period using the graded
vesting method. Stock-based compensation plans recognized as
liabilities are initially measured at FV
and re-measured at FV at each reporting date, with the
change in liability recognized in income.
Employee Benefits
The costs of the Company’s pension and other
post-retirement benefit programs for employees are
expensed over the periods during which employees render service.
The Company recognizes the funded
status of its defined-benefit and other post-retirement plans on
the balance sheet and recognizes
changes in funded status in the year the change occurs.
The Company recognizes unamortized gains
and losses and past service costs in “AOCI” or “Regulatory
assets” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The components of net periodic benefit cost other than
the service cost component are included in “Other
income, net” on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
For further details, refer to note 22.
Government Grants
The Company accounts for government grants by applying
a grant accounting model by analogy to
International Accounting Standards (“IAS”) 20, Accounting
for Government Grants and Disclosure of
Government Assistance. A grant relating to an asset is
reflected in the determination of the carrying
amount of the asset. A grant relating to income is presented
as a deduction from the related expense it is
intended to compensate.
In 2025, the Company received an aggregate of $
80
million (2024 – $
47
million) of government grants
from various Canadian and US government agencies towards
capital projects included in
PP&E
. The
capital projects receiving grants primarily relate to the
Company’s decarbonization and environmental
compliance initiatives. Further details on significant grant programs
utilized in 2025 and 2024 are noted
below.
Natural Resources Canada (“NRCan”) Smart Renewables
& Electrification Pathways (“SREP”):
On March 27, 2024, NSPI was approved for a grant under the
NRCan SREPs to fund the construction of
three
50 MW battery storage systems in Nova Scotia.
NSPI can make claims under the grant for
33
per
cent of eligible project costs to a maximum $
109
million. Eligible costs can be incurred until March
31,
- For the year-end December 31, 2025, NSPI received
$
45
million (2024 – $
26
million) in funding
under the grant, which has been recorded as a reduction to
the carrying amount of the project in
PP&E
.
Cybersecurity Incident
On April 25, 2025, Emera and NSPI discovered a cybersecurity
incident (the “Cybersecurity Incident”)
involving unauthorized access into certain parts of its Canadian
IT network and servers supporting
portions of its business applications. There was no disruption
to the Canadian physical operations or to
Emera’s US or Caribbean utilities’ operations.
The Company implemented business continuity processes
for certain impacted business and
administrative functions at its Canadian affiliates. The
systematic restoration of affected IT systems and
corresponding transition away from business continuity processes
continues to progress in a planned,
controlled and phased approach. The Company maintains cyber
insurance coverage and is working with
its insurer on the claims process.
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- CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING POLICY
The new USGAAP accounting policy that is applicable
to, and adopted by the Company in 2025, is
described as follows:
Improvements to Income Tax
Disclosures
The Company adopted Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2023-09,
Income Taxes
(Topic
740),
Improvements to Income Tax
Disclosures, effective December 31, 2025. The standard
enhances the
transparency, decision
usefulness and effectiveness of income tax
disclosures by requiring consistent
categories and greater disaggregation of information in
the reconciliation of income taxes computed using
the enacted statutory income tax rate to the actual income tax
provision and effective income tax rate, as
well as the disaggregation of income taxes paid (refunded) by
jurisdiction. Adoption of the standard
resulted in additional disclosures provided in note 11
and note 31.
- FUTURE ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
The Company considers the applicability and impact of
all ASUs issued by the Financial Accounting
Standards Board (“FASB”). The following
updates have been issued by the FASB
but, as allowed, have
not yet been adopted by Emera. Any ASUs not included below
were assessed and determined to be
either not applicable to the Company or to have an insignificant
impact on the consolidated financial
statements.
Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business
Entities
In December 2025, the FASB
issued ASU 2025-10, Government Grants (Topic
832) – Accounting for
Government Grants Received by Business Entities. The
ASU adds guidance to ASC 832 on the
recognition, measurement, and presentation of government
grants. The guidance will be effective for
annual reporting periods beginning after December 15,
2028, and interim reporting periods within those
annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted. The standard
updates are to be applied using either
a modified prospective, modified retrospective, or full retrospective
approach, as detailed in the ASU. The
Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption
of the standard update on its consolidated
financial statements.
Targeted Improvements
to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software
In September 2025, the FASB
issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other
– Internal-Use
Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted
Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use
Software. The
standard update modernizes accounting for internal-use
software by eliminating references to project
stages and clarifying the threshold to begin capitalizing
costs. The standard update also specifies that the
disclosure requirements under ASC 360, Property,
Plant and Equipment
,
apply to
capitalized software
costs accounted under ASC 350-40. The guidance will
be effective for annual reporting periods beginning
after December 15, 2027, and interim reporting periods
within those annual reporting periods. Early
adoption is permitted. The standard updates are to be applied
using either a prospective, retrospective, or
modified transition approach. The Company is currently
evaluating the impact of adoption of the standard
update on its consolidated financial statements.
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Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses
In November 2024, the FASB
issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement Reporting
– Comprehensive
Income – Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic
220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement
Expenses. The standard update improves the disclosures about
a public business entity’s expenses by
requiring more detailed information about the types of
expenses (including purchases of inventory,
employee compensation, depreciation and amortization)
included within income statement expense
captions. The guidance will be effective for annual
reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026,
and interim reporting periods beginning after December
15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The
standard updates are to be applied prospectively with the option
for retrospective application. The
Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption
of the standard update on its consolidated
financial statements disclosures.
- DISPOSITIONS
Pending Sale of NMGC
On August 5, 2024, Emera entered into an agreement
to sell its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary NMGC
for a total enterprise value of approximately $
1.3
billion USD, consisting of cash proceeds and the
transfer of debt and customary closing adjustments.
As a result of the pending sale,
NMGC’s assets and
liabilities were classified as held for sale in Q3 2024 and
the carrying value of the assets and liabilities
were adjusted to FV less cost to sell.
As the transaction proceeds will be lower than the carrying amount
of the assets and liabilities being sold,
in Q3 2024 Emera assessed the NMGC reporting unit for
goodwill impairment by comparing the FV of
expected transaction proceeds to the carrying value of
net assets, including goodwill of $
366
million USD.
The goodwill of the reporting unit was determined to be impaired
and a non-cash goodwill impairment
charge of $
210
million ($
198
million, after-tax), or $
155
million USD ($
146
million USD, after-tax), was
recorded in “Impairment charges” on the Consolidated
Statements of Income in Q3 2024.
Following the goodwill impairment assessment, the held for
sale assets and liabilities were measured at
the lower of their carrying amount or fair value less costs
to sell. The measurement resulted in an
additional loss for the estimated future transaction costs
of $
16
million ($
12
million after-tax), in addition to
incurred transaction costs of $
9
million ($
7
million after-tax) recorded in “Other Income, net” on the
Consolidated Statements of Income in Q3 2024.
At each reporting date, the Company performs an assessment of
the FV of the disposal group by
comparing the FV of expected transaction proceeds, less
costs to sell, to the carrying value of net assets,
including goodwill ("carrying amount"). On June 30, 2025,
the Company remeasured the NMGC disposal
group at the lower of its carrying amount and FV less costs
to sell. As a result of the change in the
expected timing of the transaction close, a non-cash impairment
charge of $
75
million ($
71
million, after-
tax), or $
55
million USD ($
52
million USD, after-tax), was recorded in “Impairment
charges” on the
Consolidated Statements of Income in Q2 2025. An additional
loss for estimated future transaction costs
of $
2
million ($
1
million after-tax) was recorded in “Other income, net” on
the Consolidated Statements of
Income in Q2 2025. There were no additional adjustments recorded
in 2025.
The Company will continue to record depreciation on the NMGC
assets through the transaction closing
date, as the depreciation continues to be reflected in
customer rates and will be reflected in the carryover
basis of the assets when sold. Depreciation and amortization
of $
97
million ($
70
million USD) was
recorded on these assets from August 5, 2024, the date
they were classified as held for sale, through
December 31, 2025. Of the $
97
million ($
70
million USD) recorded to date, $
71
million ($
51
million USD)
was recorded in 2025.
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Details of the assets and liabilities classified as held for
sale are as follows:
As at
December 31
December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Cash and cash equivalents
$
6
$
8
Inventory
10
9
Derivative instruments
-
1
Regulatory assets
41
28
Receivables and other current assets
142
127
Current assets held for sale
$
199
$
173
PP&E
1,856
1,845
Regulatory assets
4
6
Goodwill
289
303
Other long-term assets
28
23
Less: Adjustment to FV less costs to sell
(1)
(89)
(17)
Long-term assets held for sale
$
2,088
$
2,160
Total assets held for sale
$
2,287
$
2,333
Short-term debt
$
116
$
46
Current portion of long-term debt
96
-
Derivative instruments
-
1
Regulatory liabilities
25
10
Accounts payable and other current liabilities
154
155
Current liabilities associated with assets held for sale
391
212
Long-term debt
567
696
Deferred income taxes
185
167
Regulatory liabilities
261
274
Other long-term liabilities
11
11
Long-term liabilities associated with assets held for sale
$
1,024
$
1,148
Total liabilities associated with assets held for sale
$
1,415
$
1,360
(1) Represents a $
75
million impairment charge related to the remeasurement
of the NMGC disposal group to FV (December
31,
2024 -
nil
) and $
14
million in estimated transaction costs related to
the pending sale (December 31, 2024 – $
17
million).
Sale of LIL Equity Interest
On June 4, 2024, Emera completed the sale of its
31.1
per cent indirect minority equity interest in the LIL
for a total transaction value of $
1.2
billion, including cash proceeds of $
957
million and $
235
million for
assuming Emera’s contractual obligation to fund the
remaining initial capital investment, which represents
additional LIL equity interest for the acquirer.
Cash proceeds from the sale in the amount of $
30
million is
held in escrow pending finalization of certain agreements
with the LIL general partner. The
escrow
proceeds receivable is held at FV and included in the gain
on sale, after transaction costs. As of
December 31, 2025, the estimated FV of the escrow proceeds
receivable was $
29
million. In Q2 2024, a
gain on sale, after transaction costs, of $
182
million ($
107
million, after tax and transaction costs), was
recognized in “
Other income, net
” on the Consolidated Statements of Income and
included in the Other
segment. In Q4 2024, Emera recognized an incremental $
22
million tax benefit related to loss
carryforwards applied against the taxable capital gain on the sale.
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- SEGMENT INFORMATION
Emera manages its reportable
segments
separately due in part to their different operating,
regulatory and
geographical environments. Segments are reported based
on each subsidiary’s contribution of revenues,
net income attributable to common shareholders and total
assets, as reported to the Company’s chief
operating decision maker (“CODM”). Emera’s CODM
is the Chief Executive Officer.
For the Company’s reportable segments, the CODM
uses several measures to allocate capital and
resources for each segment, predominantly in the annual
budget and forecasting processes. The CODM
evaluates segment performance by considering budget-to-actual
variances for these measures monthly.
The measure used by the CODM that is the most consistent with
USGAAP measurement principles is net
income attributable to common shareholders.
Florida
Canadian
Gas Utilities
Other
Inter-
Electric
Electric
and
Electric
Segment
millions of dollars
Utility
Utilities
Infrastructure
Utilities
Other
Eliminations
Total
For the year ended December 31, 2025
Operating revenues from
external customers (1)
$
4,336
$
1,944
$
1,737
$
577
$
182
$
-
$
8,776
Inter-segment revenues
(1)
10
-
19
-
24
(53)
-
Total operating revenues
4,346
1,944
1,756
577
206
(53)
8,776
Regulated fuel for generation
and purchased power
982
904
-
294
-
(19)
2,161
Regulated cost of natural gas
-
-
448
-
-
-
448
OM&G
1,135
457
491
145
140
(31)
2,337
Provincial, state and municipal
taxes
318
49
114
4
1
-
486
Depreciation and amortization
705
298
207
78
6
-
1,294
Impairment charges
-
-
-
-
75
-
75
Income (loss) from equity
investments
-
41
18
5
(1)
-
63
Other income, net
84
32
9
7
30
3
165
Interest expense, net
(2)
305
172
149
21
385
-
1,032
Income tax expense
(recovery)
140
(45)
98
3
(115)
-
81
NCI in subsidiaries
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
Preferred stock dividends
-
-
-
-
75
-
75
Net income (loss) attributable
to common shareholders
$
845
$
182
$
276
$
43
$
(332)
$
-
$
1,014
Capital expenditures
$
2,153
$
630
$
619
$
94
$
6
$
-
$
3,502
As at December 31, 2025
Total assets
$
24,636
$
8,546
$
8,476
$
1,439
$
2,469
$
(749)
$
44,817
Investments subject to
significant influence
$
-
$
471
$
108
$
55
$
-
$
-
$
634
Goodwill
$
4,796
$
-
$
784
$
-
$
-
$
-
$
5,580
(1) All significant inter-company balances and transactions
have been eliminated on consolidation except
for certain transactions
between non-regulated and regulated entities. Management
believes elimination of these transactions would
understate PP&E,
OM&G, or regulated fuel for generation and purchased
power. Inter-company transactions that have not been eliminated
are
measured at the amount of consideration established
and agreed to by the related parties. Eliminated
transactions are included in
determining reportable segments.
(2) Segment net income is reported on a basis
that includes internally allocated financing
costs of $
27
million for the year ended
December 31, 2025, between the Gas Utilities
and Infrastructure and Other segments.
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Florida
Canadian
Gas Utilities
Other
Inter-
Electric
Electric
and
Electric
Segment
millions of dollars
Utility
Utilities
Infrastructure
Utilities
Other
Eliminations
Total
For the year ended December 31, 2024
Operating revenues from
external customers
(1)
$
3,451
$
1,855
$
1,595
$
566
$
(267)
$
-
$
7,200
Inter-segment revenues
(1)
9
-
14
-
19
(42)
-
Total operating revenues
3,460
1,855
1,609
566
(248)
(42)
7,200
Regulated fuel for generation
and purchased power
852
859
-
295
-
(14)
1,992
Regulated cost of natural gas
-
-
396
-
-
-
396
OM&G
779
408
454
143
154
(20)
1,918
Provincial, state and municipal
taxes
273
48
103
3
-
-
427
Depreciation and amortization
622
282
182
69
7
-
1,162
Impairment charge
-
-
11
-
214
-
225
Income from equity investments
-
73
20
4
2
-
99
Other income, net
66
28
16
12
73
8
203
Interest expense, net
(2)
265
168
151
22
367
-
973
Income tax expense (recovery)
94
(41)
89
1
(302)
-
(159)
NCI in subsidiaries
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
Preferred stock dividends
-
-
-
-
73
-
73
Net income (loss) attributable
to common shareholders
$
641
$
232
$
259
$
48
$
(686)
$
-
$
494
Capital expenditures
$
1,942
$
481
$
619
$
81
$
4
$
-
$
3,127
As at December 31, 2024
Total assets
$
24,375
$
7,609
$
8,439
$
1,444
$
1,810
$
(726)
$
42,951
Investments subject to
significant influence
$
-
$
475
$
124
$
55
$
-
$
-
$
654
Goodwill
$
5,035
$
-
$
823
$
-
$
-
$
-
$
5,858
(1) All significant inter-company balances and transactions
have been eliminated on consolidation except
for certain transactions
between non-regulated and regulated entities. Management
believes elimination of these transactions would
understate PP&E,
OM&G, or regulated fuel for generation and purchased
power. Inter-company transactions that have not been eliminated
are
measured at the amount of consideration established
and agreed to by the related parties. Eliminated
transactions are included in
determining reportable segments.
(2) Segment net income is reported on a basis
that includes internally allocated financing
costs of $
29
million for the year ended
December 31, 2024, between the Gas Utilities
and Infrastructure and Other segments.
Geographical Information
Revenues: (based on country of origin of the product or service sold)
For the
Year ended December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
United States
6,185
$
4,712
Canada
2,014
1,922
Barbados
415
427
The Bahamas
162
139
$
8,776
$
7,200
PP&E:
As at
December 31
December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
United States
(1)
$
20,931
$
20,084
Canada
5,476
5,068
Barbados
640
645
The Bahamas
361
371
$
27,408
$
26,168
(1) On August 5, 2024, Emera announced an agreement to sell
NMGC. As a result, NMGC's assets and liabilities were
classified as held for sale and
excluded from the table above beginning in Q3 2024. For further
details on the pending transaction, refer to note 4.
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- REVENUE
The following disaggregates the Company’s revenue
by major source:
Electric
Gas
Other
Florida
Canadian
Other
Gas Utilities
Inter-
Electric
Electric
Electric
and
Segment
millions of dollars
Utility
Utilities
Utilities
Infrastructure
Other
Eliminations
Total
For the year ended December 31, 2025
Regulated Revenue
Residential
$
2,489
$
1,073
$
201
$
770
$
-
$
-
$
4,533
Commercial
1,147
522
308
528
-
-
2,505
Industrial
272
270
28
102
-
(19)
653
Other electric
457
43
7
-
-
-
507
Regulatory deferrals
(41)
-
21
-
-
-
(20)
Other (1)
22
36
12
269
-
(10)
329
Finance income (2)(3)
-
-
-
64
-
64
Regulated revenue
$
4,346
$
1,944
$
577
$
1,733
$
-
$
(29)
$
8,571
Non-Regulated Revenue
Marketing and trading margin (4)
-
-
-
-
158
-
158
Other non-regulated operating
revenue
-
-
-
23
32
(25)
30
Mark-to-market (3)
-
-
-
-
16
1
17
Non-regulated revenue
$
-
$
-
$
-
$
23
$
206
$
(24)
$
205
Total operating revenues
$
4,346
$
1,944
$
577
$
1,756
$
206
$
(53)
$
8,776
For the year ended December 31, 2024
Regulated Revenue
Residential
$
2,063
$
997
$
203
$
712
$
-
$
-
$
3,975
Commercial
939
499
300
496
-
-
2,234
Industrial
223
276
28
94
-
(14)
607
Other electric
372
41
7
-
-
-
420
Regulatory deferrals
(157)
-
15
-
-
-
(142)
Other (1)
20
42
13
224
-
(9)
290
Finance income (2)(3)
-
-
-
63
-
-
63
Regulated revenue
$
3,460
$
1,855
$
566
$
1,589
$
-
$
(23)
7,447
Non-Regulated Revenue
Marketing and trading margin (4)
-
-
-
-
77
-
77
Other non-regulated operating
revenue
-
-
-
20
32
(24)
28
Mark-to-market (3)
-
-
-
-
(357)
5
(352)
Non-regulated revenue
$
-
$
-
$
-
$
20
$
(248)
$
(19)
(247)
Total operating revenues
$
3,460
$
1,855
$
566
$
1,609
$
(248)
$
(42)
$
7,200
(1) Other includes rental revenues, which do
not represent revenue from contracts
with customers.
(2) Revenue related to Brunswick Pipeline's
service agreement with Repsol Energy
Canada.
(3) Revenue which does not represent revenues
from contracts with customers.
(4) Includes gains (losses) on settlement
of energy related derivatives, which do
not represent revenue from contracts
with customers.
Remaining Performance Obligations:
Remaining performance obligations primarily represent
gas transportation contracts, and long-term steam
supply arrangements with fixed contract terms. As of December
31, 2025, the aggregate amount of the
transaction price allocated to remaining performance
obligations was $
344
million (2024 – $
495
million),
including $
11
million related to NMGC. This amount includes $
121
million of future performance
obligations related to a gas transportation contract between
SeaCoast and PGS through
2040
, and $
21
million of future performance obligations related to asset
management agreements between PGS and
EES through 2030. This amount excludes contracts with
an original expected length of one year or less
and variable amounts for which Emera recognizes revenue
at the amount to which it has the right to
invoice for services performed. Emera expects to recognize
revenue for the remaining performance
obligations through
2040
.
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- REGULATORY
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Regulatory assets represent prudently incurred costs that have
been deferred because it is probable they
will be recovered through future rates or tolls collected from customers.
Management believes existing
regulatory assets are probable for recovery either because
the Company received specific approval from
the applicable regulator, or
due to regulatory precedent established for similar circumstances.
If
management no longer considers it probable that an asset
will be recovered, deferred costs are charged
to income.
Regulatory liabilities represent obligations to make refunds
to customers or to reduce future revenues for
previous collections. If management no longer considers
it probable that a liability will be settled, the
related amount is recognized in income.
For regulatory assets and liabilities that are amortized, the amortization
is as approved by the respective
regulator.
As at
December 31
December 31
millions of dollars
2025 (1)
2024 (1)
Regulatory assets
Deferred income tax regulatory assets
$
1,385
$
1,227
TEC capital cost recovery for early retired assets
727
737
Pension and post-retirement medical plan
316
395
Storm cost recovery clauses
206
613
TEC capital cost recovery for retired Polk Unit 1 components
178
205
NSPI FAM
102
-
Cost recovery clauses
55
33
Deferrals related to derivative instruments
36
42
Environmental remediations
27
29
Stranded cost recovery
25
27
Other
(2)
141
119
$
3,198
$
3,427
Current
$
409
$
595
Long-term
2,789
2,832
Total
regulatory assets
$
3,198
$
3,427
Regulatory liabilities
Deferred income tax regulatory liabilities
751
828
Accumulated reserve – COR
729
733
Cost recovery clauses
75
121
BLPC Self-insurance fund ("SIF") (note 33)
30
32
Deferrals related to derivative instruments
25
44
NSPI FAM
-
56
Other
(2)
59
66
$
1,669
$
1,880
Current
$
211
$
262
Long-term
1,458
1,618
Total
regulatory liabilities
$
1,669
$
1,880
(1) On August 5, 2024, Emera announced
an agreement to sell NMGC. As a result,
NMGC's assets and liabilities were classified
as held for
sale beginning in Q3 2024 and excluded
from the table above. For further details
on the pending transaction, refer to note
4.
(2) Comprised of regulatory assets and liabilities
that are not individually significant.
Deferred Income Tax
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities
To
the extent deferred income taxes are expected to be recovered
from or returned to customers in future
years, a regulatory asset or liability is recognized as appropriate
.
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TEC Capital Cost Recovery for Early Retired Assets
Represents the remaining net book value of Big Bend Power
Station Units 1 through 3 and smart meter
assets that were early retired. The balance earns a rate of return
as permitted by the FPSC and is being
recovered as a separate line item on customer bills for
a period of
15
years, beginning in January 2022.
Pension and Post-Retirement Medical Plan
This asset is primarily related to the deferred costs of pension and
post-retirement benefits at TEC and
PGS. Deferred costs of postretirement benefits that are included
in expense are recognized as cost of
service for rate-making purposes as permitted by the FPSC, as
applicable and amortized over the
remaining service life of plan participants.
Storm Cost Recovery Clauses
TEC and PGS Storm Reserve:
The storm reserve is for hurricanes and other named storms
that cause significant damage to TEC and
PGS systems. As allowed by the FPSC, if charges to the
storm reserve exceed the storm reserve liability,
the excess is to be carried as a regulatory asset. TEC
and PGS can petition the FPSC to seek recovery
of restoration costs over a 12-month period or longer,
as determined by the FPSC, as well as replenish
the reserve.
NSPI Storm Rider:
NSPI has a NSEB approved storm rider for each of 2023,
2024 and 2025, which gives NSPI the option to
apply to the NSEB for recovery of costs if major storm
restoration expense exceeds approximately $
10
million in a given year. The
application for deferral and recovery of the storm rider is
made in the year
following the year of the incurred cost, with recovery beginning
in the year after the application.
GBPC Storm Restoration:
This asset includes storm restoration costs incurred by
GBPC related to Hurricane Dorian in 2020 and
Hurricane Matthew in 2016. The Hurricane Matthew asset
was fully amortized at the end of 2024.
TEC Capital Cost Recovery for Retired Polk Unit 1
Components
This regulatory asset relates to the remaining net book value
of certain components of Polk Unit 1 that
were early retired on December 31, 2024. The balance earns a
rate of return as permitted by the FPSC
and are being recovered through base rates over an
11
-year recovery period beginning on January 1,
2025.
NSPI FAM
NSPI has a NSEB approved FAM,
allowing NSPI to recover fluctuating fuel and certain fuel-related
costs
from customers through annual fuel rate adjustments.
Differences between prudently incurred fuel costs
and amounts recovered from customers through electricity
rates in a given year are deferred to a FAM
regulatory asset or liability and recovered from or returned
to customers in subsequent periods.
Cost Recovery Clauses
These assets and liabilities are clauses and riders related to
TEC and PGS. They are recovered or
refunded through cost-recovery mechanisms approved
by the FPSC as applicable, on a dollar-for-dollar
basis in a subsequent period.
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Deferrals Related to Derivative Instruments
This asset is primarily related to NSPI deferring changes in FV
of derivatives that are documented as
economic hedges or that do not qualify for NPNS exemption,
as a regulatory asset or liability as approved
by the NSEB. The realized gain or loss is recognized
when the hedged item settles in regulated fuel for
generation and purchased power,
other income, inventory,
or OM&G, depending on the nature of the item
being economically hedged.
Environmental Remediations
This asset is primarily related to PGS costs associated with environmental
remediation at Manufactured
Gas Plant sites. The balance is included in rate base, partially
offsetting the related liability,
and earns a
rate of return as permitted by the FPSC. The timing of recovery
is based on a settlement agreement
approved by the FPSC.
Stranded Cost Recovery
Due to decommissioning of a GBPC steam turbine in 2012,
the GBPA approved
recovery of a $
21
million
USD stranded cost through electricity rates; it is included in
rate base and expected to be included in
rates in future years.
Accumulated Reserve – COR
This regulatory asset or liability represents the non-ARO
COR reserve in TEC, PGS and NSPI. AROs
represent the FV of estimated cash flows associated with
the Company’s legal obligation to retire its
PP&E. Non-ARO COR represent estimated funds received
from customers through depreciation rates to
cover future COR of PP&E value upon retirement that
are not legally required. This reduces rate base for
ratemaking purposes. This liability is reduced as COR are incurred
and increased as depreciation is
recorded for existing assets and as new assets are put
into service.
Regulatory Environments and Updates
Florida Electric Utility
TEC is regulated by the FPSC and is also subject to regulation
by the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission. The FPSC sets rates at a level that allows
utilities such as TEC to collect total revenues or
revenue requirements equal to their cost of providing service,
plus an appropriate return on invested
capital. Base rates are determined in FPSC rate setting
hearings which can occur at the initiative of TEC,
the FPSC or other interested parties.
TEC’s approved regulated return on equity (“ROE”)
range for 2025 was
9.50
per cent to
11.50
per cent
(2024 –
9.25
per cent to
11.25
per cent) based on an allowed equity capital structure
of
54
per cent. An
ROE of
10.50
per cent (2024 –
10.20
per cent) is used for the calculation of the return on
investments for
clauses.
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Base Rates:
On April 2, 2024, TEC filed a rate case with the FPSC for
new base rates. On December 3, 2024, the
FPSC rendered a decision which included annual base
rate increases of $
185
million USD in 2025 and
adjustments of $
87
million USD and $
9
million USD in 2026 and 2027, respectively.
The allowed equity in
the capital structure will continue to be
54
per cent from investor sources of capital and the allowed
regulatory ROE range is
9.50
per cent to
11.50
per cent with a
10.50
per cent midpoint. On February 3,
2025, the FPSC issued the final order approving the rate case
decision, effective January 1, 2025. In
February 2025, a motion for reconsideration on certain
aspects of the final order was filed by an
intervening party with the FPSC. On May 6, 2025, the
FPSC denied the motion for reconsideration,
except with respect to immaterial calculation corrections,
and the final order was issued on June 11,
- In March 2025, two intervening parties each filed a notice
of appeal to the Florida Supreme Court
regarding the outcome of TEC’s 2024 base rate
proceeding. On January 12, 2026, the intervening parties
filed their briefs related to the appeal. To
date, the FPSC has not responded to the briefs.
On September 4, 2025, TEC petitioned the FPSC to
increase base revenue by $
88
million USD to reflect
the 2026 adjustment in accordance with its 2024 rate case
decision. On November 4, 2025, the FPSC
approved the adjustment, with new rates effective
January 1, 2026.
Fuel Recovery and Other Cost Recovery Clauses:
TEC has a fuel recovery clause approved by the FPSC,
allowing the opportunity to recover fluctuating
fuel expenses from customers through annual fuel rate
adjustments. The FPSC annually approves cost-
recovery rates for purchased power,
capacity, environmental
and conservation costs, including a return
on capital invested. Differences between prudently
incurred fuel costs and the cost-recovery rates
and
amounts recovered from customers through electricity
rates in a year are deferred to a regulatory asset or
liability and recovered from or returned to customers
in subsequent periods.
On April 2, 2024, TEC requested a mid-course adjustment
to its fuel and capacity charges, reflecting a
$
138
million USD reduction over
12 months
, from June 2024 through May 2025. The requested
reduction
was due to a decrease in actual and projected 2024 natural
gas prices since TEC submitted its projected
2024 costs in the fall of 2023. On May 7, 2024, the FPSC
approved the mid-course adjustment.
Storm Reserve:
On February 4, 2025, the FPSC approved TEC’s
petition for the recovery of $
466
million USD for costs
associated with Hurricane Idalia, Hurricane Debby,
Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton and the
associated interest to replenish the storm reserve over
an
18
-month recovery period beginning March
- The amount of cost-recovery is subject to a true-up
mechanism with the FPSC.
Canadian Electric Utilities
NSPI
NSPI is a public utility as defined in the Public Utilities
Act of Nova Scotia (“Public Utilities Act”) and is
subject to regulation by the NSEB. The Public Utilities
Act gives the NSEB supervisory powers over
NSPI’s operations and expenditures. Electricity
rates for NSPI’s customers are also subject
to NSEB
approval. NSPI is regulated under a cost-of-service model,
with rates set to recover prudently incurred
costs of providing electricity service to customers and provide
a reasonable return to investors.
NSPI is not subject to a general annual rate review process,
but rather participates in hearings held from
time to time at NSPI’s or the NSEB’s
request.
NSPI’s approved regulated ROE range for 2025 and
2024 was
8.75
per cent to
9.25
per cent based on
an actual five quarter average regulated common equity
component of up to
40
per cent of approved rate
base.
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General Rate Application (“GRA”):
On September 18, 2025, NSPI filed a consensus General Rate
Application (“GRA”) with the NSEB,
reflecting a settlement agreement reached with customer
representatives. The GRA proposes average
annual rate increases of
1.8
per cent in 2026 and
2.4
per cent in 2027. The proposed rates would result
in
annual revenue (fuel and non-fuel) increases of $
62
million in 2026 and $
108
million in 2027. The hearing
for the matter concluded in January 2026.
Federal Loan Guarantee (“FLG”):
On September 24, 2024, the Government of Canada finalized
an agreement with NSPI, NSPML and the
Province of Nova Scotia (the “Province”) on terms and
conditions for a FLG of $
500
million in debt to be
issued by NSPML to help Nova Scotia customers manage
unrecovered costs of the replacement energy
that was required during the several years of delay in the
Muskrat Falls hydroelectricity project. On
November 29, 2024, the NSEB approved NSPML’s
application to issue the debt, transfer the proceeds
to
NSPI as a refund of a portion of previous NSPML assessment
payments, and increase its annual
assessment charge to NSPI to recover the refund and
related financing costs over a
28
-year period. On
December 16, 2024, the net proceeds of the NSPML debt
issuance were transferred to NSPI and applied
against the FAM regulatory
asset balance.
FAM Asset Sale:
On April 17, 2024, the NSEB approved the sale of $
117
million of the FAM regulatory
asset to Invest
Nova Scotia, a provincial Crown corporation. On April
30, 2024, the transaction closed and the $
117
million was remitted to NSPI, which resulted in a corresponding
decrease of the FAM regulatory
asset.
NSPI is collecting the amortization and financing costs
related to the $
117
million from customers on
behalf of Invest Nova Scotia over a
10
-year period which began in Q2 2024 and is remitting
those
amounts to Invest Nova Scotia quarterly.
Storm Rider:
On December 2, 2024, the NSEB approved the recovery
of $
24
million of major storm restoration and
incremental financing costs deferred to NSPI’s storm
rider in 2023 to be recovered over a
12
-month
period beginning on January 1, 2025.
Hurricane Fiona:
NSPI has NSEB approved regulatory assets for the deferred
recognition of $
25
million in incremental
operating costs incurred during the Hurricane Fiona storm
restoration efforts, and $
10
million of
undepreciated costs related to assets retired, because
of Hurricane Fiona in September 2022. Beginning
on July 1, 2024, these regulatory assets are being amortized
over a
10
-year period.
NSPML
Equity earnings from the Maritime Link are dependent
on the approved ROE and operational
performance of NSPML. NSPML’s
approved regulated ROE range is
8.75
per cent to
9.25
per cent,
based on an actual five-quarter average regulated common
equity component of up to
30
per cent.
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro’s (“NLH”) Nova
Scotia Block (“NS Block”) delivery obligations
commenced in 2021 and delivery will continue over the next
35 years
pursuant to the agreements.
On December 23, 2025, NSPML received an interim order
from the NSEB to collect up to $
199
million
from NSPI for the recovery of costs associated with the
Maritime Link in 2026, subject to a monthly
holdback of up to $
4
million.
On February 4, 2026, NSPML submitted an application with
the NSEB requesting the termination of the
holdback mechanism.
On September 24, 2024, the Government of Canada finalized
an agreement with NSPI, NSPML, and the
Province on terms and conditions for a FLG of $
500
million in debt to be issued by NSPML. For further
information, refer to the NSPI section above.
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On November 29, 2024, NSPML received approval from the
NSEB to collect up to $
197
million in 2025
from NSPI, which included $
158
million for the recovery of costs associated with the Maritime
Link, and
$
39
million associated with the additional FLG debt and financing costs
noted in the NSPI section above.
Payments from NSPI were subject to a holdback of up
to $
4
million per month. There was
no
holdback
recorded for the year ended December 31, 2025 (2024 –
nil
).
Gas Utilities and Infrastructure
PGS
PGS is regulated by the FPSC. The FPSC sets rates at
a level that allows utilities such as PGS to collect
total revenues or revenue requirements equal to their
cost of providing service, plus an appropriate return
on invested capital. Base rates are determined in FPSC rate setting
hearings which can occur at the
initiative of PGS, the FPSC or other interested parties.
PGS’s approved ROE range for 2025 and 2024
was
9.15
per cent to
11.15
per cent with a
10.15
per cent
midpoint, based on an allowed equity capital structure
of
54.7
per cent.
Base Rates:
On March 31, 2025, PGS filed a rate case with the FPSC for
new rates to become effective January 1,
- On August 13, 2025, PGS and the intervening parties
filed a settlement agreement with the FPSC
for a $
67
million USD increase in 2026 annual base rates, which includes
$
7
million USD from the cast
iron and bare steel replacement rider,
and additional adjustments of $
25
million USD in 2027 and up to $
5
million USD in 2028, subject to FPSC approval. This reflects
a
10.30
per cent midpoint ROE and
54.7
per
cent equity thickness. On October 31, 2025, the FPSC
issued the final order approving the settlement.
Fuel Recovery:
PGS recovers the costs it pays for gas supply and
interstate transportation for system supply through its
Purchased Gas Adjustment Clause (“PGAC”). This clause is designed
to recover actual costs incurred by
PGS for purchased gas, gas storage services, interstate pipeline
capacity, and
other related items
associated with the purchase, distribution, and sale of
natural gas to its customers.
These charges may
be adjusted monthly based on a cap approved annually
by the FPSC.
Recovery of Energy Conservation and Pipeline Replacement
Programs:
The FPSC annually approves a conservation charge that
is intended to permit PGS to recover prudently
incurred expenditures in developing and implementing
cost effective energy conservation programs
which
are required by Florida law and approved and monitored
by the FPSC. PGS also has a Cast Iron/Bare
Steel Pipe Replacement clause to recover the cost of accelerating
the replacement of cast iron and bare
steel distribution lines in the PGS system. In February 2017,
the FPSC approved expansion of the Cast
Iron/Bare Steel clause to allow recovery of accelerated
replacement of certain obsolete plastic pipe. The
majority of cast iron and bare steel pipe has been removed
from its system, with replacement of obsolete
plastic pipe continuing until 2028 under the rider.
NMGC
NMGC is subject to regulation by the NMPRC. The NMPRC
sets rates at a level that allows NMGC to
collect total revenues or revenue requirements equal to
its cost of providing service, plus an appropriate
return on invested capital.
NMGC’s approved ROE for 2025 and 2024
was
9.375
per cent on an allowed equity capital structure of
52
per cent.
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Base Rates:
On September 14, 2023, NMGC filed a rate case with
the NMPRC for new base rates.
On March 1, 2024,
NMGC filed with the NMPRC a settlement with the support
of all parties in the case for an increase of $
30
million USD in annual base revenues and maintaining
NMGC’s ROE at
9.375
per cent. The rates reflect
the recovery of increased operating costs and capital investments
in pipeline projects and related
infrastructure, as well as a new customer information and
billing system. NMGC also agreed to withdraw,
and to not reassert in a future rate case application,
its request for a regulatory asset for costs associated
with its 2022 application for a certificate of public convenience
and necessity for a liquefied natural gas
storage facility in New Mexico. The NMPRC approved
the rate case settlement on July 25, 2024. New
rates became effective October 1, 2024.
Fuel Recovery:
NMGC recovers gas supply costs through a PGAC. This
clause recovers actual costs for purchased gas,
gas storage services, interstate pipeline capacity,
and other related items associated with the purchase,
transmission, distribution, and sale of natural gas to its
customers. On a monthly basis, NMGC can adjust
charges based on the next month’s expected cost
of gas and any prior month under-recovery or over-
recovery. The NMPRC
requires that NMGC annually file a reconciliation
of the PGAC period costs and
recoveries. NMGC must file a PGAC Continuation Filing
with the NMPRC every four years to establish
that the continued use of the PGAC is reasonable and
necessary. NMGC
received approval of its PGAC
Continuation in December 2024, for the four-year period
ending December 2028.
Brunswick Pipeline
Brunswick Pipeline is a
145
-kilometre pipeline delivering natural gas from the Saint
John LNG import
terminal near Saint John, New Brunswick to markets in
the northeastern US. Brunswick Pipeline entered
into a
25
-year firm service agreement commencing in July
2009 with Repsol Energy Canada. The
agreement provides for a predetermined toll increase
in the fifth and fifteenth year of the contract. The
pipeline is considered a Group II pipeline regulated by
the Canada Energy Regulator (“CER”). The CER
Gas Transportation Tariff
is filed by Brunswick Pipeline in compliance with the
requirements of the CER
Act and sets forth the terms and conditions of the transportation
rendered by Brunswick Pipeline.
Other Electric Utilities
BLPC
BLPC is regulated by the Fair Trading
Commission (“FTC”), under the Utilities Regulation (Procedural)
Rules 2003. BLPC is regulated under a cost-of-service model,
with rates set to recover prudently incurred
costs of providing electricity service to customers plus
an appropriate return on capital invested. BLPC’s
approved regulated return on rate base was
10
per cent for 2025 and 2024.
Base Rates:
In 2021, BLPC submitted a general rate review application
to the FTC. In September 2022, the FTC
granted BLPC interim rate relief, allowing an increase in base rates
of approximately $
1
million USD per
month. On February 15, 2023, the FTC issued a decision
on the application which included the following
significant items: an allowed regulatory ROE of
11.75
per cent, an equity capital structure of
55
per cent,
a directive to update the major components of rate base
to September 16, 2022, and a directive to
establish regulatory liabilities totalling approximately $
71
million USD. On March 7, 2023, BLPC filed a
Motion for Review and Variation
(the “Motion”) and applied for a stay of the FTC’s
decision, which was
subsequently granted. On November 20, 2023, the FTC
issued their decision dismissing the Motion.
Interim rates continue to be in effect through to
a date to be determined in a final decision and order.
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On December 1, 2023, BLPC appealed certain aspects
of the FTC’s February 15 and November 20,
2023, decisions to the Supreme Court of Barbados in the
High Court of Justice (the “Court”) and
requested that they be stayed. On December 11,
2023, the Court granted the stay.
BLPC’s position is
that the FTC made errors of law and jurisdiction in their
decisions and believes the success of the appeal
is probable, and as a result, the adjustments to BLPC’s
final rates and rate base, including any
adjustments to regulatory assets and liabilities, have not been
recorded at this time. The appeal was
heard in December 2025 and will continue in early 2026.
Licenses:
BLPC currently operates pursuant to a single integrated license
to generate, transmit and distribute
electricity on the island of Barbados until 2028. In 2019, the Government
of Barbados passed legislation
requiring multiple licenses for the supply of electricity.
In November 2025, the Government of Barbados
and BLPC agreed to new Transmission,
Distribution, Sales and Dispatch (“T&D”) and Generation
and
Energy Storage (“G&S”) licenses. The G&S license will be
valid until 2047, unless otherwise extended.
The T&D license will be valid for
30 years
. These new non-exclusive licenses have since been
signed
and will become effective upon the repeal of
the existing license. BLPC continues to operate
under its
current statutory authority while preparing for the transition
to the new licensing framework.
Fuel Recovery:
BLPC’s fuel costs flow through a fuel pass-through
mechanism which provides opportunity to recover
all
prudently incurred fuel costs from customers in a timely
manner. The calculation of the fuel
charge is
adjusted on a monthly basis and reported to the FTC for
approval.
GBPC
GBPC is regulated by the GBPA.
The GBPA
has granted GBPC a licensed, regulated and exclusive
franchise to produce, transmit and distribute electricity
on the island until 2054. Rates are set to recover
prudently incurred costs of providing electricity service
to customers plus an appropriate return on rate
base. GBPC’s approved regulated return on rate base
is
8.52
per cent.
Electricity Act, 2024:
On June 1, 2024, the Electricity Act, 2024 took effect.
The legislation purports to remove the jurisdiction of
the GBPA over GBPC
and to have the Utilities Regulation and Competition
Authority, another
Bahamian
regulator, regulate GBPC.
Base Rates:
There is a fuel pass-through mechanism and tariff review
policy with new rates submitted every three
years. On August 1, 2024, as required by the GBPA
Operating Protocol and Regulatory Framework
Agreement, GBPC filed a rate plan proposal.
Fuel Recovery:
GBPC’s fuel costs flow through a fuel pass-through
mechanism which provides the opportunity to recover
all prudently incurred fuel costs from customers in a timely
manner. In 2025 and 2024,
the fuel pass
through charge was adjusted monthly,
in-line with actual fuel and other associated costs.
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- INVESTMENTS SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE AND EQUITY INCOME
Equity Income
Percentage
Carrying Value
For the year ended
of
As at December 31
December 31
Ownership
millions of dollars
2025
2024
2025
2024
2025
NSPML
$
462
$
475
$
41
$
44
100.0
M&NP
(1)
108
124
18
20
12.9
Lucelec
(1)
55
55
5
4
19.5
WTI
(2)
9
-
-
-
50.0
Bear Swamp
(3)
-
-
(1)
2
50.0
LIL
(4)
-
-
-
29
-
$
634
$
654
$
63
$
99
(1) Emera has significant influence over the operating
and financial decisions of these companies through
Board representation
and therefore, records its investment in these
entities using the equity method.
(2) On March 5, 2025, NSPI, the Canada
Infrastructure Bank ("CIB") and the Wskijinu'k Mtmo'taquow
Agency ("WMA") announced
the Wasoqonatl transmission line project to create a reliable intertie
between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. The project
is
owned by a new regulated utility, WTI, which is wholly-owned by a newly
formed limited partnership between NSPI, CIB and
WMA.
NSPI is responsible for providing construction, operation,
maintenance and administrative services to
WTI. NSPI's ownership
interest is based on a
50
per cent indirect voting interest in WTI.
As of December 31, 2025, NSPI's economic
interest based on the
$
9
million invested is
26
per cent.
(3) The investment balance in Bear Swamp is
in a credit position primarily as a result
of a $
179
million distribution received in 2015.
Bear Swamp's credit investment balance of $
84
million (2024 – $
92
million) is recorded in Other long-term liabilities
on the
Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(4) On June 4, 2024, Emera completed the sale
of its equity interest in the LIL. For further
details, refer to note 4.
Equity investment in Lucelec includes a $
10
million difference between the cost and the
underlying FV of
the investees' assets as at the date of acquisition. The
excess is attributable to goodwill.
Emera accounts for its variable interest investment in
NSPML as an equity investment (note 33).
NSPML's consolidated summarized balance sheets are illustrated
as follows:
As at
December 31
December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Balance Sheets
Current assets
$
40
$
37
PP&E
1,380
1,425
Regulatory assets
782
778
Non-current assets
27
27
Total
assets
$
2,229
$
2,267
Current liabilities
$
87
$
55
Long-term debt
(1)
1,495
1,570
Non-current liabilities
185
167
Equity
462
475
Total
liabilities and equity
$
2,229
$
2,267
(1) The project debt has been guaranteed
by the Government of Canada.
37
- OTHER INCOME, NET
For the
Year ended December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
AFUDC
$
62
$
53
Interest income
37
23
Pension non-current service cost recovery
25
35
FX gains (losses)
25
(58)
Gain on sale of LIL, net of transaction costs
(1)
4
182
Transaction costs related to the pending sale of NMGC
(1)
(2)
(25)
Charges related to wind-down costs and certain asset impairments
(2)
-
(29)
Other
14
22
$
165
$
203
(1) For more information related to the gain
on sale, after transaction costs, of Emera's indirect
minority interest in the LIL and the
pending sale of NMGC, refer to note 4.
(2) Primarily related to the wind-down of Block
Energy LLC.
- INTEREST EXPENSE, NET
For the
Year ended December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Interest on debt
$
1,048
$
1,004
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction
(30)
(23)
Other
14
(8)
$
1,032
$
973
- INCOME TAXES
The income tax provision, for the years ended December
31, differs from that computed using the
enacted Canadian federal statutory income tax rate for the following
reasons:
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Income before provision for income taxes
$
1,171
$
409
Income taxes, at statutory income tax rate
176
15
%
61
15
%
Domestic reconciling items:
Investment tax credits
(36)
(3)
%
-
-
%
Deferred income taxes on regulated income recorded as
regulatory assets and regulatory liabilities
(18)
(2)
%
(44)
(11)
%
Valuation allowance
(14)
(1)
%
(30)
(7)
%
Net Part VI.1 tax
14
1
%
14
3
%
Interest and financing expenses
-
-
%
(30)
(7)
%
Additional impact from the sale of LIL equity interest
-
-
%
11
3
%
Other
(8)
(1)
%
(3)
(1)
%
Provincial income taxes
(1)
(31)
(3)
%
(130)
(32)
%
Foreign reconciling items:
-
United States
-
Federal tax rate variance
58
5
%
32
8
%
Production tax credits
(51)
(4)
%
(41)
(10)
%
State income tax, net of federal income tax benefit
49
4
%
30
7
%
Amortization of deferred income tax regulatory liabilities
(45)
(4)
%
(37)
(9)
%
Investment tax credits
(39)
(3)
%
(8)
(2)
%
Deferral and amortization of Investment tax credits
21
2
%
(4)
(1)
%
Impairment charges
13
1
%
35
9
%
Other
(3)
-
%
(8)
(2)
%
Other foreign jurisdictions
(5)
-
%
(7)
(2)
%
Income tax expense (recovery)
$
81
7
%
$
(159)
(39)
%
(1) The majority of provincial income taxes relate
to Nova Scotia.
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US One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”):
On July 4, 2025, the OBBBA was signed into law.
The OBBBA makes permanent many of the expired
and expiring tax provisions originally enacted in the Tax
Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. It also includes
significant changes in future years to the timing and availability
of several clean energy tax credits
previously enacted in the Inflation Reduction Act, including
the investment tax credit and production tax
credit. On August 15, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service
released guidance on determining when wind
and solar projects have begun construction for purposes
of qualifying for these tax credits. Emera’s 2025
financial statements were not materially impacted as a
result of the enacted changes.
Excessive Interest and Financing Expenses Limitation
(“EIFEL”) Regime:
On June 20, 2024, Bill C-59, an Act to implement certain provisions
of the fall economic statement tabled
in Parliament on November 21, 2023, and certain provisions
of the budget tabled in Parliament on March
28, 2023, was enacted. Bill C-59 includes the EIFEL regime,
which is effective January 1, 2024. EIFEL
applies to limit a company’s net interest and financing
expense deduction to no more than 30 per cent of
earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, and amortization
for tax purposes. Any denied
interest and financing expenses under the EIFEL regime can
be carried forward indefinitely.
During 2024, the Company incurred $
185
million of interest and financing expenses in connection with
a
specific financing structure. The current and future interest
and financing expenses were expected to be
denied under the EIFEL legislation and, as a result, the
financing structure was wound up. It was
determined that Emera was more likely than not to realize
the benefit of the current denied interest and
financing expenses and therefore a $
54
million deferred income tax asset and related income tax
benefit
was recorded during Q4 2024. In addition, Emera recognized
a $
4
million income tax benefit related to
the reversal of a deferred income tax liability on the wind-up of
the financing structure. During 2024, the
total tax benefit of $
58
million was recorded in “Income tax expense (recovery)”
on the Consolidated
Statements of Income and included in the Other segment.
The following table reflects the composition of income
before provision for income taxes presented in the
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended
December 31:
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Canada
$
157
$
(175)
United States
961
534
Other
53
50
Income before provision for income taxes
$
1,171
$
409
39
The following table reflects the composition of taxes on
income from continuing operations presented in
the Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended
December 31:
Canada
Canada
United
millions of dollars
(Federal)
(Provincial)
States
Other
Total
2025
Current income taxes
$
(6)
$
-
$
16
$
-
$
10
Deferred income taxes – exclusive of the
components listed below
23
21
208
5
257
Benefits of operating loss carryforwards
(41)
(39)
(2)
(2)
(84)
Net tax credits
-
-
(72)
-
(72)
Adjustments to beginning of the year valuation
allowance
(14)
(13)
(3)
-
(30)
Income tax expense (recovery)
$
(38)
$
(31)
$
147
$
3
$
81
2024
Current income taxes
$
29
$
-
$
4
$
-
$
33
Deferred income taxes – exclusive of the
components listed below
(104)
(98)
208
-
6
Benefits of operating loss carryforwards
(2)
(2)
(76)
-
(80)
Adjustments to beginning of the year valuation
allowance
(31)
(30)
-
-
(61)
Net tax credits
-
-
(57)
-
(57)
Income tax (recovery) expense
$
(108)
$
(130)
$
79
$
-
$
(159)
The deferred income tax assets and liabilities presented in
the Consolidated Balance Sheets as at
December 31 consisted of the following:
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Deferred income tax assets:
Tax
loss carryforwards
$
1,028
$
1,118
Tax
credit carryforwards
596
534
Regulatory liabilities
295
321
Pension and other post-retirement liabilities
173
197
Derivative instruments
143
144
Other
463
432
Total
deferred income tax assets before valuation allowance
2,698
2,746
Valuation allowance
(317)
(322)
Total
deferred income tax assets after valuation allowance
$
2,381
$
2,424
Deferred income tax liabilities:
PP&E
$
(3,462)
$
(3,307)
Regulatory assets
(358)
(420)
Pension and other post-retirement assets
(335)
(286)
Other
(321)
(350)
Total
deferred income tax liabilities
$
(4,476)
$
(4,363)
Consolidated Balance Sheets presentation:
Long-term deferred income tax assets
$
421
$
392
Long-term deferred income tax liabilities
(2,516)
(2,331)
Net deferred income tax liabilities
$
(2,095)
$
(1,939)
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Considering all evidence regarding the utilization of the Company’s
deferred income tax assets, it has
been determined that Emera is more likely than not to realize
all recorded deferred income tax assets,
except for certain loss carryforwards, denied interest and
financing expenses and unrealized capital
losses on long-term debt and investments. A valuation
allowance of $
317
million has been recorded as at
December 31, 2025 (2024 – $
322
million) related to the loss carryforwards, denied interest
and financing
expenses, long-term debt and investments. During 2025,
the Company recognized a $
28
million (2024 -
$
58
million) net tax benefit primarily due to the utilization
of certain loss carryforwards, which were subject
to a valuation allowance at the beginning of the year.
The Company intends to indefinitely reinvest earnings
from certain foreign operations. It is impractical to
estimate the amount of income and withholding tax that might
be payable if such earnings were
repatriated.
Emera’s net operating loss ("NOL"), capital loss
and tax credit carryforwards and their expiration periods
as at December 31, 2025 consisted of the following:
Subject to
Tax
Valuation
Net Tax
Expiration
millions of dollars
Carryforwards
Allowance
Carryforwards
Period
Canada
NOL
$
2,649
$
(876)
$
1,773
2026 - 2045
Capital loss
55
(55)
-
Indefinite
Tax credit
2
(2)
-
2028 - 2044
United States
Federal NOL
$
909
$
(1)
$
908
2037 - Indefinite
State NOL
937
(30)
907
2026 - Indefinite
Capital loss
1
-
1
2029
Tax credit
595
(1)
594
2026 - 2045
Other
NOL
$
108
$
(20)
$
88
2026 - 2031
The following table provides details of the change in unrecognized
tax benefits for the years ended
December 31 as follows:
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Balance, January 1
$
42
$
37
Increases due to tax positions related to current year
6
6
Increases due to tax positions related to a prior year
1
2
Decreases due to tax positions related to a prior year
(3)
(3)
Balance, December 31
$
46
$
42
Unrecognized tax benefits relate to the timing of certain
tax deductions at NSPI and research and
development tax credits primarily at TEC. The total amount
of unrecognized tax benefits as at December
31, 2025 was $
46
million (2024 – $
42
million), which would decrease the effective
tax rate if recognized.
The total amount of accrued interest with respect to unrecognized
tax benefits was $
12
million (2024 –
$
10
million) with $
2
million interest expense recognized in the Consolidated
Statements of Income (2024
– $
1
million).
No
penalties have been accrued.
NSPI and the CRA are currently in a dispute with respect
to the timing of certain tax deductions for
its 2006 through 2010 and 2013 through 2016 taxation
years. The ultimate permissibility of the tax
deductions is not in dispute; rather,
it is the timing of those deductions. The cumulative net
amount in
dispute to date is $
126
million (2024 – $
126
million), including interest. NSPI has prepaid $
55
million
(2024 – $
55
million) of the amount in dispute, as required by
CRA.
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On November 29, 2019, NSPI filed a Notice of Appeal
with the Tax
Court of Canada with respect to its
dispute of the 2006 through 2010 taxation years. Should
NSPI be successful in defending its position, all
payments including applicable interest will be refunded.
If NSPI is unsuccessful in defending any portion
of its position, the resulting taxes and applicable interest
will be deducted from amounts previously paid,
with the difference, if any,
either owed to, or refunded from, the CRA. The related
tax deductions will be
available in subsequent years.
Should NSPI be similarly reassessed by the CRA for years
not currently in dispute, further payments will
be required; however, the
ultimate permissibility of these deductions would be
similarly not in dispute.
NSPI and its advisors believe that NSPI has reported
its tax position appropriately.
NSPI continues to
assess its options to resolving the dispute; however,
the outcome of the Notice of Appeal process is not
determinable at this time.
Emera files a Canadian federal income tax return, which
includes its Nova Scotia provincial income tax.
Emera’s subsidiaries file Canadian, US, Barbados,
and St. Lucia income tax returns. As at December
31,
2025, the Company’s tax years still open to examination
by taxing authorities include 2006 and
subsequent years.
- COMMON STOCK
Authorized
: Unlimited number of non-par value common shares.
2025
2024
Issued and outstanding:
millions of
shares
millions of
dollars
millions of
shares
millions of
dollars
Balance, December 31, 2024
295.94
$
9,042
284.12
$
8,462
Conversion of Convertible Debentures
0.02
1
-
-
Issuance of common stock under ATM program
(1)(2)
0.19
9
5.12
261
Issued under the DRIP,
net of discounts
4.83
293
6.10
291
Senior management stock options exercised and Employee Share
Purchase Plan
0.78
42
0.60
28
Balance, December 31, 2025
301.76
$
9,387
295.94
$
9,042
(1) For the year ended December 31, 2024, a
total of
5,117,273
common shares were issued under Emera's ATM program at an
average price of $
51.52
per share for gross proceeds of $
264
million ($
261
million net of after-tax issuance costs).
(2) For the year ended December 31, 2025, a
total of
187,600
common shares were issued under Emera's ATM program at an
average price of $
53.58
per share for gross proceeds of $
10
million ($
9
million net of after-tax issuance costs). As at December
31,
2025, an aggregate gross sales limit of $
600
million remained available for issuance under
the ATM program.
As at December 31, 2025, the following common shares
were reserved for issuance:
5
million (2024 –
6
million) under the senior management stock option plan,
1
million (2024 –
2
million) under the employee
common share purchase plan and
20
million (2024 –
12
million) under the DRIP.
The issuance of common shares under the common share compensation
arrangements does not allow
the plans to exceed
10
per cent of Emera's outstanding common shares. As at
December 31, 2025,
Emera was in compliance with this requirement.
ATM Equity Program
On December 5, 2025, Emera renewed its ATM
Program by filing a prospectus supplement to the
Company's Canadian short form base shelf prospectus
with the securities regulatory authorities in each of
the provinces of Canada. At the same time, Emera filed a US
prospectus supplement to the Company’s
US base prospectus included in its US registration statement
on Form F-10 with the US Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The ATM
Program allows the Company to issue up to $
600
million of
common shares from treasury to the public from time to time,
at the Company’s discretion, at the
prevailing market price. The ATM
Program is expected to remain in effect until
January 5, 2029.
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- EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share is determined by dividing net income
attributable to common shareholders by
the weighted average number of common shares outstanding
during the period. Diluted EPS is computed
by dividing net income attributable to common shareholders
by the weighted average number of common
shares outstanding during the period, adjusted for the exercise
and/or conversion of all potentially dilutive
securities. Such dilutive items include Company contributions
to the senior management stock option
plan, convertible debentures and shares issued under the DRIP.
The following table reconciles the computation of basic
and diluted earnings per share:
For the
Year ended December 31
millions of dollars (except per share amounts)
2025
2024
Numerator
Net income attributable to common shareholders
$
1,014.2
$
493.6
Diluted numerator
1,014.2
493.6
Denominator
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding – basic
299.2
289.1
Stock-based compensation
0.5
0.1
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding – diluted
299.7
289.2
Earnings per common share
Basic
$
3.39
$
1.71
Diluted
$
3.38
$
1.71
- ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
The components of AOCI are as follows:
millions of dollars
Unrealized gain
(loss) on
translation of
self-sustaining
foreign
operations
Net change
in net
investment
hedges
Gains (losses)
on derivatives
recognized
as cash flow
hedges
Net change
on available-
for-sale
investments
Net change in
unrecognized
pension and
post-retirement
benefit costs
Total
AOCI
For the year ended December 31, 2025
Balance, January 1, 2025
$
1,396
$
(163)
$
12
$
-
$
16
$
1,261
OCI before
reclassifications
(623)
82
-
2
-
(539)
Amounts reclassified from
AOCI
-
-
(2)
-
153
151
Net current period OCI
(623)
82
(2)
2
153
(388)
Balance, December 31, 2025
$
773
$
(81)
$
10
$
2
$
169
$
873
For the year ended December 31, 2024
Balance, January 1, 2024
$
369
$
(24)
$
14
$
(2)
$
(52)
$
305
OCI before
reclassifications
1,027
(139)
-
2
-
890
Amounts reclassified from
AOCI
-
-
(2)
-
68
66
Net current period OCI
1,027
(139)
(2)
2
68
956
Balance, December 31, 2024
$
1,396
$
(163)
$
12
$
-
$
16
$
1,261
43
The reclassifications out of AOCI are as follows:
For the
Year ended December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Affected line item in the Consolidated Financial Statements
Gains on derivatives recognized as cash flow hedges
Interest rate hedge
Interest expense, net
$
(2)
$
(2)
Net change in unrecognized pension and post-retirement benefit costs
Actuarial (gains) losses
Other income, net
$
(2)
$
2
Past service costs (gains)
Other income, net
2
(2)
Amounts reclassified into obligations
Pension and post-retirement benefits
156
68
Total
before tax
156
68
Income tax expense
(3)
-
Total
net of tax
$
153
$
68
Total reclassifications out of AOCI, net of tax, for the period
$
151
$
66
- INVENTORY
As at
December 31
December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Materials
$
484
$
453
Fuel
337
328
Total
$
821
$
781
- DERIVATIVE
INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets and liabilities relating to the foregoing categories
consisted of the following:
Derivative Assets
Derivative Liabilities
As at
December 31
December 31
December 31
December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
2025
2024
Regulatory deferral:
Commodity swaps and forwards
$
22
$
25
$
33
$
44
FX forwards
3
27
2
3
25
52
35
47
HFT derivatives:
Power swaps and physical contracts
51
34
50
30
Natural gas swaps, futures, forwards, physical
contracts
238
236
695
660
289
270
745
690
Other derivatives:
Equity derivatives
8
-
-
2
FX forwards
8
-
1
34
16
-
1
36
Total
gross derivatives
330
322
781
773
Impact of master netting agreements:
Regulatory deferral
(1)
(7)
(1)
(7)
HFT derivatives
(131)
(148)
(131)
(148)
Total
impact of master netting agreements
(132)
(155)
(132)
(155)
Less: Derivatives classified as held for sale
(1)
-
(1)
-
(1)
Total derivatives
$
198
$
166
$
649
$
617
Current
(2)
156
115
534
526
Long-term
(2)
42
51
115
91
Total derivatives
$
198
$
166
$
649
$
617
(1) On August 5, 2024, Emera announced an
agreement to sell NMGC. As a result,
NMGC's assets and liabilities were classified as
held for sale beginning in Q3 2024.
For further details on the pending transaction, refer
to note 4.
(2)
Derivative assets
and
liabilities
are classified as current or long-term based upon
the maturities of the underlying contracts.
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Cash Flow Hedges
On May 26, 2021, a treasury lock was settled for a
gain of $
19
million that is being amortized through
interest expense over
10 years
as the underlying hedged item settles. As of December 31,
2025, the
unrealized gain in AOCI was $
10
million, after-tax (December 31, 2024 – $
12
million, after-tax). For the
year ended December 31, 2025, unrealized gains of $
2
million (2024 - $
2
million) were reclassified from
AOCI into interest expense, net. The Company expects
$
2
million of unrealized gains currently in AOCI to
be reclassified into net income within the next twelve months.
Regulatory Deferral
The Company has recorded the following changes with
respect to derivatives receiving regulatory
deferral:
Commodity
Commodity
swaps and
FX
swaps and
FX
millions of dollars
forwards
forwards
forwards
forwards
For the year ended December 31
2025
2024
Unrealized (loss) gain in regulatory assets
$
(36)
$
1
$
(27)
$
5
Unrealized gain (loss) in regulatory liabilities
13
(12)
11
33
Realized gain in regulatory assets
(7)
-
(8)
-
Realized loss in regulatory liabilities
5
-
4
-
Realized loss (gain) in inventory
(1)
15
(8)
11
(8)
Realized loss (gain) in regulated fuel for generation and
purchased power
(2)
18
(4)
50
(6)
Total
change in derivative instruments
$
8
$
(23)
$
41
$
24
(1) Realized (gains) losses will be recognized in
fuel for generation and purchased power when
the hedged item is consumed.
(2) Realized (gains) losses on derivative instruments
settled and consumed in the period and hedging relationships
that have been
terminated or the hedged transaction is no longer
probable.
As at December 31, 2025, the Company had the following
notional volumes designated for regulatory
deferral that are expected to settle as outlined below:
millions
2026
2027-2028
Commodity swaps and forwards purchases:
Natural gas (MMBtu)
7
10
Power (MWh)
1
-
FX forwards:
FX contracts (millions of USD)
$
175
$
72
Weighted average rate
1.3569
1.3534
% of USD requirements
64%
16%
HFT Derivatives
The Company has recognized the following realized and
unrealized gains with respect to HFT derivatives:
For the
Year ended December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Power swaps and physical contracts in non-regulated operating revenues
$
4
$
12
Natural gas swaps, forwards, futures and physical contracts in non-regulated
operating revenues
463
195
Total
gains in net income
$
467
$
207
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As at December 31, 2025, the Company had the following
notional volumes of outstanding HFT
derivatives that are expected to settle as outlined below:
2030 and
millions
2026
2027
2028
2029
thereafter
Natural gas purchases (Mmbtu)
473
140
57
28
47
Natural gas sales (Mmbtu)
492
99
18
6
3
Power purchases (MWh)
1
-
-
-
-
Power sales (MWh)
2
1
-
-
-
Other Derivatives
As at December 31, 2025, the Company had equity
derivatives in place to manage cash flow risk
associated with forecasted future cash settlements of deferred
compensation obligations and FX forwards
in place to manage cash flow risk associated with forecasted
USD cash inflows. The equity derivatives
hedge the return on
3.2
million shares and extends until December of 2026.
The FX forwards have a
combined notional amount of $
300
million USD and expire in 2026 through 2028.
For the
Year ended December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
FX
Equity
FX
Equity
Forwards
Derivatives
Forwards
Derivatives
Unrealized gain (loss) in OM&G
$
-
$
8
$
-
$
(2)
Unrealized gain (loss) in other income, net
39
-
(44)
-
Realized gain in OM&G
-
33
-
16
Realized loss in other income, net
(16)
-
(12)
-
Total
gains (losses) in net income
$
23
$
41
$
(56)
$
14
Credit Risk
The Company is exposed to credit risk with respect to
amounts receivable from customers, energy
marketing collateral deposits and derivative assets. Credit risk
is the potential loss from a counterparty’s
non-performance under an agreement. The Company manages
credit risk with policies and procedures
for counterparty analysis, exposure measurement, and
exposure monitoring and mitigation. Credit
assessments are conducted on all new customers and
counterparties, and deposits or collateral are
requested on any high-risk accounts.
The Company assesses the potential for credit losses
on a regular basis and, where appropriate,
maintains provisions. With respect to counterparties, the Company
has implemented procedures to
monitor the creditworthiness and credit exposure of counterparties
and to consider default probability in
valuing the counterparty positions. The Company monitors
counterparties’ credit standing, including those
that are experiencing financial problems, have significant swings
in default probability rates, have credit
rating changes by external rating agencies, or have changes
in ownership. Net liability positions are
adjusted based on the Company’s current default probability.
Net asset positions are adjusted based on
the counterparty’s current default probability.
The Company assesses credit risk internally for
counterparties that are not rated.
As at December 31, 2025, the maximum exposure the
Company had to credit risk was $
2
billion (2024 –
$
1.3
billion), which included accounts receivable net of
collateral/deposits and assets related to
derivatives.
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It is possible that volatility in commodity prices could cause
the Company to have material credit risk
exposures with one or more counterparties. If such counterparties
fail to perform their obligations under
one or more agreements, the Company could suffer
a material financial loss. The Company transacts with
counterparties as part of its risk management strategy for managing
commodity price, FX and interest
rate risk. Counterparties that exceed established credit
limits can provide a cash deposit or letter of credit
to the Company for the value in excess of the credit limit where
contractually required. The total cash
deposits/collateral on hand as at December 31, 2025 was
$
301
million (2024 – $
303
million), which
mitigated the Company’s maximum credit risk
exposure. The Company uses the cash as payment for the
amount receivable or returns the deposit/collateral to the
customer/counterparty where it is no longer
required by the Company.
The Company enters into commodity master arrangements
with its counterparties to manage certain
risks, including credit risk to these counterparties. The
Company generally enters into International Swaps
and Derivatives Association agreements, North American Energy
Standards Board agreements and, or
Edison Electric Institute agreements. The Company believes
entering into such agreements offers
protection by creating contractual rights relating to creditworthiness,
collateral, non-performance and
default.
As at December 31, 2025, the Company had $
207
million (2024 – $
140
million) in financial assets,
considered to be past due, which have been outstanding for
an average 77 days. The FV of these
financial assets was $
192
million (2024 – $
128
million), the difference of which was included
in the
allowance for credit losses. These assets primarily relate
to accounts receivable from electric and gas
revenue.
Concentration Risk
The Company's concentrations of risk consisted of the
following:
As at
December 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
millions of
dollars
% of total
exposure
millions of
dollars
% of total
exposure
Receivables, net
Regulated utilities:
Residential
$
471
20%
$
376
22%
Commercial
211
9%
184
11%
Industrial
94
4%
73
4%
Other
177
8%
105
6%
Cash collateral
3
0%
46
3%
956
41%
784
46%
Trading group:
Credit rating of A- or above
146
6%
88
5%
Credit rating of BBB- to BBB+
78
3%
42
2%
Not rated
416
18%
165
10%
640
27%
295
17%
Other accounts receivable
408
17%
331
20%
Classification as assets held for sale
(1)
134
6%
118
7%
2,138
92%
1,528
90%
Derivative Instruments
(current and long-term)
Credit rating of A- or above
96
4%
91
5%
Credit rating of BBB- to BBB+
3
0%
1
0%
Not rated
99
4%
74
5%
198
8%
166
10%
$
2,336
100%
$
1,694
100%
(1) On August 5, 2024, Emera announced an
agreement to sell NMGC. As a result,
NMGC's assets and liabilities were classified as
held for sale beginning in Q3 2024.
For further details on the pending transaction, refer
to note 4.
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Cash Collateral
The Company’s cash collateral positions consisted
of the following:
As at
December 31
December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Cash collateral provided to others
$
193
$
198
Cash collateral received from others
$
5
$
5
Collateral is posted in the normal course of business based
on the Company’s creditworthiness, including
its senior unsecured credit rating as determined by certain
major credit rating agencies. Certain
derivatives contain financial assurance provisions that require
collateral to be posted if a material adverse
credit-related event occurs. If a material adverse event resulted
in the senior unsecured debt falling below
investment grade, the counterparties to such derivatives
could request ongoing full collateralization.
As at December 31, 2025, the total FV of derivatives
in a liability position was $
649
million (December 31,
2024
–
$
617
million). If the credit ratings of the Company
were reduced below investment grade, the full
value of the net liability position could be required to be
posted as collateral for these derivatives.
- FV MEASUREMENTS
The Company is required to determine the FV of all derivatives
except those which qualify for the NPNS
exemption (see note 1) and uses a market approach
to do so. The three levels of the FV hierarchy are
defined as follows:
Level 1 – Where possible, the Company bases the fair valuation
of its financial assets and liabilities on
quoted prices in active markets (“quoted prices”) for identical
assets and liabilities.
Level 2 – Where quoted prices for identical assets and
liabilities are not available, the valuation of certain
contracts must be based on quoted prices for similar assets
and liabilities with an adjustment related to
location differences. Also, certain derivatives are valued
using quotes from over-the-counter clearing
houses.
Level 3 – Where the information required for a Level 1
or Level 2 valuation is not available, derivatives
must be valued using unobservable or internally developed inputs.
The primary reasons for a Level 3
classification are as follows:
●
While valuations were based on quoted prices, significant assumptions
were necessary to reflect
seasonal or monthly shaping and locational basis differentials.
●
The term of certain transactions extends beyond the period when
quoted prices are available
and, accordingly,
assumptions were made to extrapolate prices from the
last quoted period
through the end of the transaction term.
●
The valuations of certain transactions were based on internal
models, although quoted prices
were utilized in the valuations.
Derivative assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety,
based on the lowest level of input that is
significant to the FV measurement.
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The following tables set out the classification of the methodology
used by the Company to FV its
derivatives:
As at
December 31, 2025
millions of dollars
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Assets
Regulatory deferral:
Commodity swaps and forwards
$
21
$
-
$
-
$
21
FX forwards
-
3
-
3
21
3
-
24
HFT derivatives:
Power swaps and physical contracts
(1)
29
7
35
Natural gas swaps, futures, forwards, physical
contracts and related transportation
1
88
34
123
-
117
41
158
Other derivatives:
FX forwards
-
8
-
8
Equity derivatives
8
-
-
8
8
8
-
16
Total assets
29
128
41
198
Liabilities
Regulatory deferral:
Commodity swaps and forwards
$
11
$
21
$
-
$
32
FX forwards
-
2
-
2
11
23
-
34
HFT derivatives:
Power swaps and physical contracts
(4)
31
7
34
Natural gas swaps, futures, forwards and physical
contracts
1
115
464
580
(3)
146
471
614
Other derivatives:
FX forwards
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
Total liabilities
8
170
471
649
Net assets (liabilities)
$
21
$
(42)
$
(430)
$
(451)
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As at
December 31, 2024
millions of dollars
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Assets
Regulatory deferral:
Commodity swaps and forwards
$
15
$
3
$
-
$
18
FX forwards
-
27
-
27
15
30
-
45
HFT derivatives:
Power swaps and physical contracts
2
23
5
30
Natural gas swaps, futures, forwards, physical
contracts and related transportation
13
52
27
92
15
75
32
122
Less: Derivatives classified as held for sale
(1)
-
(1)
-
(1)
Total assets
30
104
32
166
Liabilities
Regulatory deferral:
Commodity swaps and forwards
18
19
-
37
FX forwards
-
3
-
3
18
22
-
40
HFT derivatives:
Power swaps and physical contracts
2
21
4
27
Natural gas swaps, futures, forwards and physical
contracts
(11)
89
437
515
(9)
110
441
542
Other derivatives:
FX forwards
-
34
-
34
Equity derivatives
2
-
-
2
2
34
-
36
Less: Derivatives classified as held for sale
(1)
-
(1)
-
(1)
Total liabilities
11
165
441
617
Net assets (liabilities)
$
19
$
(61)
$
(409)
$
(451)
(1) On August 5, 2024, Emera announced an
agreement to sell NMGC. As a result,
NMGC's assets and liabilities were classified as
held for sale beginning in Q3 2024. For further details
on the pending transaction, refer to note 4.
The change in the FV of the Level 3 financial assets and liabilities
for the year ended December 31, 2025
was as follows:
HFT Derivatives
millions of dollars
Power
Natural gas
Total
Assets
Balance, beginning of period
$
5
$
27
$
32
Total
realized and unrealized gains (losses) included in non-regulated operating
revenues
2
7
9
Balance, December 31, 2025
$
7
$
34
$
41
Liabilities
Balance, beginning of period
$
4
$
437
$
441
Total
realized and unrealized gains (losses) included in non-regulated operating
revenues
3
27
30
Balance, December 31, 2025
$
7
$
464
$
471
Significant unobservable inputs used in the FV measurement
of Emera’s natural gas and power
derivatives include third-party sourced pricing for instruments based
on illiquid markets. Significant
increases (decreases) in any of these inputs in isolation would result
in a significantly lower (higher) FV
measurement. Other unobservable inputs used include internally
developed correlation factors and basis
differentials; own credit risk; and discount rates.
Internally developed correlations and basis differentials
are reviewed on a quarterly basis based on statistical analysis
of the spot markets in the various illiquid
term markets.
Discount rates may include a risk premium for those
long-term forward contracts with
illiquid future price points to incorporate the inherent uncertainty
of these points. Any risk premiums for
long-term contracts are evaluated by observing similar
industry practices and in discussion with industry
peers.
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The Company uses a modelled pricing valuation technique for
determining the FV of Level 3 derivative
instruments. The following table outlines quantitative information
about the significant unobservable
inputs used in the FV measurements categorized within Level
3 of the FV hierarchy:
Significant
Weighted
millions of dollars
FV
Unobservable Input
Low
High
average
(1)
Assets
Liabilities
As at December 31, 2025
HFT derivatives – Power
$
7
$
7
Third-party pricing
$27.35
$150.55
$88.79
swaps and physical contracts
HFT derivatives – Natural
34
464
Third-party pricing
$0.51
$18.45
$11.85
gas swaps, futures, forwards
and physical contracts
Total
$
41
$
471
Net liability
$
430
As at December 31, 2024
HFT derivatives – Power
5
4
Third-party pricing
$25.60
$139.65
$82.63
swaps and physical contracts
HFT derivatives – Natural
27
437
Third-party pricing
$2.20
$17.54
$8.57
gas swaps, futures, forwards
and physical contracts
Total
$
32
$
441
Net liability
$
409
(1) Unobservable inputs were weighted by the
relative FV of the instruments.
Long-term debt is a financial liability not measured at
FV on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The
balance consisted of the following:
As at
Carrying
millions of dollars
Amount
FV
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
December 31, 2025
$
19,654
$
18,956
$
-
$
18,535
$
421
$
18,956
December 31, 2024
$
18,407
$
17,941
$
-
$
17,688
$
253
$
17,941
The Company has designated $
1.2
billion USD denominated Hybrid Notes as a hedge of the
foreign
currency exposure of its net
investment in USD denominated operations. The Company’s
Hybrid Notes
are contingently convertible into preferred shares in the
event of bankruptcy or other related events. A
redemption option on or after June 15, 2026 is available
and at the control of the Company.
The Hybrid
Notes are classified as Level 2 financial assets. As at
December 31, 2025, the FV of the Hybrid Notes
was $
1.2
billion USD (2024 – $
1.2
billion USD). An after-tax foreign currency gain of $
82
million was
recorded in AOCI for the year ended December 31, 2025 (2024
– $
139
million after-tax loss).
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- RELATED PARTY
TRANSACTIONS
In the ordinary course of business, Emera provides energy
and other services and enters into
transactions with its subsidiaries, associates and other
related companies on terms similar to those
offered to non-related parties. Intercompany balances
and intercompany transactions have been
eliminated on consolidation, except for the net profit on
certain transactions between non-regulated and
regulated entities in accordance with accounting standards
for rate-regulated entities. All material
amounts are under normal interest and credit terms.
Significant transactions between Emera and its associated companies
are as follows:
●
Transactions between NSPI and NSPML
related to the Maritime Link assessment are reported
in the
Consolidated Statements of Income. NSPI’s expense
is reported in Regulated fuel for generation and
purchased power, totalling
$
185
million for the year ended December 31, 2025 (2024
– $
324
million
recovery). NSPML is accounted for as an equity investment,
and therefore corresponding earnings
related to this revenue are reflected in Income from equity
investments.
●
Natural gas transportation capacity purchases from M&NP,
reported in “Operating revenue – non-
regulated” on the Consolidated Statements of Income,
totalled $
16
million for the year ended
December 31, 2025 (2024 – $
11
million).
●
On March 5, 2025, NSPI sold development assets associated
with the Wasoqonatl transmission
line
project to WTI for consideration of $
15
million. The development assets were sold at cost
with no gain
or loss recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
As at December 31, 2025, Emera and its associated companies
had $
32
million due to related parties
(December 31, 2024 – $
24
million) recorded in “Other Current Liabilities” on the Consolidated
Balance
Sheets.
- RECEIVABLES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
As at
December 31
December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Customer accounts receivable – billed
$
1,265
$
834
Customer accounts receivable – unbilled
400
342
Capitalized transportation capacity
(1)
238
216
Cash collateral provided to others
193
198
Prepaid expenses
105
105
Sales tax receivable
84
21
Income tax receivable
19
22
Allowance for credit losses
(15)
(12)
Other
150
85
Total
receivables and other current assets
$
2,439
$
1,811
(1) Capitalized transportation capacity represents the
value of transportation/storage received by EES
on asset management
agreements at the inception of the contracts. The
asset is amortized over the term of each
contract.
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- LEASES
Lessee
The Company has operating leases for buildings, land, telecommunication services, and rail cars and
finance leases for land and buildings. Emera’s leases have remaining lease terms of 2 years to 61 years,
some of which include options to extend the leases for up to 65 years. These options are included as part
of the lease term when it is considered reasonably certain they will be exercised.
As at
December 31
December 31
millions of dollars
Classification
2025
2024
Operating leases:
Right-of-use asset
Other long-term assets
$
48
$
52
Operating lease liabilities
Current
Other current liabilities
1
3
Long-term
Other long-term liabilities
53
54
Total
operating lease liabilities
$
54
$
57
Finance leases:
Right-of-use asset
PP&E
$
66
$
21
Finance lease liabilities
Current
Other current liabilities
3
-
Long-term
Other long-term liabilities
66
21
Total
finance lease liabilities
$
69
$
21
The amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income
consisted of the following:
For the
Year ended December
millions of dollars
Classification
2025
2024
Operating leases:
Operating Lease expense
OM&G
$
15
$
11
Finance leases:
Variable costs for power generation finance
leases
Regulated fuel for generation
and purchased power
$
115
$
112
Amortization of right-of-use asset
Depreciation and
amortization
4
-
Interest on finance lease liability
Interest expense, net
3
-
Total
finance lease liabilities
$
122
$
112
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable
leases for each of the next five years and in
aggregate thereafter are as follows:
millions of dollars
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
Thereafter
Total
Operating leases:
Minimum lease payments
$
3
$
3
$
3
$
3
$
3
$
109
$
124
Less imputed interest
(70)
Total
future minimum lease payments for operating leases
$
54
Finance Leases:
Minimum lease payments
$
4
$
4
$
4
$
4
$
4
$
161
$
181
Less imputed interest
(112)
Total
future minimum payments for finance leases
$
69
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Additional information related to Emera's leases is as follows:
For the
Year ended December 31
Year ended December 31
millions of dollars (except as indicated)
2025
2024
Operating
Leases
Finance
Leases
Operating
Leases
Finance
Leases
Cash paid for amounts included in the
measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows for leases
$
10
$
3
$
10
$
1
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for
lease obligations
$
-
$
-
$
-
$
-
Operating leases
$
22
$
-
$
$
Finance leases
$
-
$
49
$
-
$
16
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)
44
33
44
31
Weighted average discount rate
3.98%
5.54%
3.96%
5.20%
Lessor
The Company’s net investment in direct finance
and sales-type leases primarily relates to Brunswick
Pipeline, Seacoast, compressed natural gas (“CNG”)
stations, a renewable natural gas (“RNG”) facility
and heat pumps.
The Company manages its risk associated with the residual
value of the Brunswick Pipeline lease
through proper routine maintenance of the asset.
Customers have the option to purchase CNG station assets
by paying a make-whole payment at the date
of the purchase based on a targeted internal rate of return
or may take possession of the CNG station
asset at the end of the lease term for no cost. Customers
have the option to purchase heat pumps at the
end of the lease term for a nominal fee.
Direct finance and sales-type lease unearned income is recognized
in income over the life of the lease
using a constant rate of interest equal to the internal
rate of return on the lease and is recorded as
“Operating revenues – regulated gas” and “Other income,
net” on the Consolidated Statements of
Income.
The total net investment in direct finance and sales-type
leases consist of the following:
As at
December 31
December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Total
minimum lease payment to be received
$
1,180
$
1,310
Less: amounts representing estimated executory costs
(166)
(182)
Minimum lease payments receivable
$
1,014
$
1,128
Estimated residual value of leased property (unguaranteed)
183
183
Less: Credit loss reserve
(1)
(2)
Less: unearned finance lease income
(580)
(655)
Net investment in direct finance and sales-type leases
$
616
$
654
Principal due within one year (included in "Receivables and other
current assets")
44
44
Net Investment in direct finance and sales type leases – long-term
$
572
$
610
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As at December 31, 2025, future minimum lease payments
to be received for each of the next five years
and in aggregate thereafter were as follows:
millions of dollars
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
Thereafter
Total
Minimum lease payments to be
received
$
97
$
96
$
96
$
95
$
94
$
702
$
1,180
Less: executory costs
(166)
Total
$
1,014
- PROPERTY,
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
PP&E consisted of the following regulated and non-regulated
assets:
As at
December 31
December 31
millions of dollars
Estimated useful life
2025 (1)
2024(1)
Generation
10
to
131
$
14,673
$
14,297
Transmission
5
to
80
3,379
3,106
Distribution
5
to
65
9,359
8,512
Gas transmission and distribution
20
to
75
4,815
4,658
General plant and other
(2)
2
to
60
3,643
3,078
Total
cost
35,869
33,651
Less: Accumulated depreciation
(2)
(10,845)
(10,442)
25,024
23,209
Construction work in progress
(2)
2,384
2,959
Net book value
$
27,408
$
26,168
(1) On August 5, 2024, Emera announced an
agreement to sell NMGC. As a result,
NMGC's assets and liabilities were classified as
held for sale beginning in Q3 2024 and excluded
from the table above.
For further details on the pending transaction, refer
to note
4.
(2) SeaCoast owns a
50
% undivided ownership interest in a jointly
owned
26
-mile pipeline lateral located in Florida, which went
into
service in 2020. At December 31, 2025, SeaCoast’s
share of plant in service was $
27
million USD (2024 – $
27
million USD), and
accumulated depreciation of $
3
million USD (2024 – $
3
million USD). SeaCoast’s undivided ownership interest
is financed with its
funds and all operations are accounted for as
if such participating interest were a wholly
owned facility. SeaCoast’s share of direct
expenses of the jointly owned pipeline is included
in "OM&G" in the Consolidated Statements
of Income.
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- EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
Emera maintains a number of contributory defined-benefit
(“DB”) and defined-contribution (“DC”) pension
plans, which cover substantially all of its employees. The
Company also provides non-pension benefits
for its retirees.
Emera’s net periodic benefit cost included the following:
Benefit Obligation and Plan Assets
Changes in the benefit obligation and plan assets, and
the funded status for plans were as follows:
For the
Year ended December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
DB pension
plans
Non-pension
benefit plans
DB pension
plans
Non-pension
benefit plans
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation ("PBO") and Accumulated Post-retirement Benefit Obligation
("APBO"):
Balance, January 1
$
2,367
$
241
$
2,273
$
227
Service cost
35
3
35
3
Plan participant contributions
5
5
6
5
Interest cost
114
12
110
12
Plan amendments
-
5
-
-
Benefits paid
(160)
(22)
(153)
(21)
Actuarial losses (gains)
(1)
(18)
(2)
13
(3)
FX translation adjustment
(49)
(10)
83
18
Balance, December 31
$
2,294
$
232
$
2,367
$
241
Change in plan assets:
Balance, January 1
$
2,493
$
54
$
2,298
$
48
Employer contributions
38
15
36
13
Plan participant contributions
5
5
6
5
Benefits paid
(160)
(22)
(153)
(21)
Actual return on assets, net of expenses
345
5
226
4
FX translation adjustment
(46)
(2)
80
5
Balance, December 31
$
2,675
$
55
$
2,493
$
54
Funded status, end of year
$
381
$
(177)
$
126
$
(187)
(1) The actuarial gains recognized in the period
are primarily due to higher than expected
investment returns and changes in
actuarial assumptions.
Plans with PBO/APBO
in Excess of Plan Assets
The aggregate financial position for pension plans where
the PBO or APBO (for post-retirement benefit
plans) exceeded the plan assets for the years ended December
31 were as follows:
millions of dollars
2025
2024
DB pension
plans
Non-pension
benefit plans
DB pension
plans
Non-pension
benefit plans
PBO/APBO
$
96
$
212
$
95
$
219
FV of plan assets
13
-
11
-
Funded status
$
(83)
$
(212)
$
(84)
$
(219)
56
Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligation (“ABO”)
in Excess of Plan Assets
The ABO for the DB pension plans was $
2,114
million as at December 31, 2025 (2024 – $
2,255
million).
The aggregate financial position for those plans with an ABO
in excess of the plan assets for the years
ended December 31 were as follows:
millions of dollars
2025
2024
DB pension
plans
DB pension
plans
ABO
$
92
$
90
FV of plan assets
13
11
Funded status
$
(79)
$
(79)
Balance Sheet
The amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
consisted of the following:
As at
December 31
December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
DB pension
plans
Non-pension
benefit plans
DB pension
plans
Non-pension
benefit plans
Other current liabilities
$
(5)
$
(17)
$
(5)
$
(21)
Liabilities associated with assets held for
sale
(1)
(1)
(4)
-
(1)
Long-term liabilities
(77)
(191)
(78)
(196)
Other long-term assets
473
-
208
-
Assets held for sale
(1)
(9)
46
1
31
AOCI, net of tax and regulatory assets
125
7
354
22
Deferred income tax expense in AOCI
(12)
-
(8)
(1)
Net amount recognized
$
494
$
(159)
$
472
$
(166)
(1) On August 5, 2024, Emera announced an
agreement to sell NMGC. As a result,
NMGC's assets and liabilities were classified as
held for sale beginning in Q3 2024. For further details
on the pending transaction, refer to note 4.
Amounts Recognized in AOCI and Regulatory Assets
Unamortized gains and losses and past service costs
arising on post-retirement benefits are recorded in
AOCI or regulatory assets. The following table summarizes
the change in AOCI and regulatory assets:
Regulatory assets
Actuarial
(gains) losses
Past service
gains
millions of dollars
DB Pension Plans:
Balance, January 1, 2025
$
363
$
(17)
$
-
Amortized in current period
(9)
1
-
Current year changes
(51)
(158)
-
Change in FX rate
(16)
-
-
Balance, December 31, 2025
$
287
$
(174)
$
-
Non-pension benefits plans:
Balance, January 1, 2025
$
29
$
(8)
$
-
Amortized in current period
-
1
(3)
Current year changes
(3)
2
1
Change in FX rate
(1)
-
-
Balance, December 31, 2025
$
25
$
(5)
$
(2)
57
As at
December 31
December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
DB pension
plans
Non-pension
benefit plans
DB pension
plans
Non-pension
benefit plans
Actuarial (gains) losses
$
(174)
(5)
$
(17)
(8)
Past service gains
-
(2)
-
-
Deferred income tax expense
12
-
8
1
AOCI, net of tax
(162)
(7)
(9)
(7)
Regulatory assets
287
14
363
29
Assets held for sale
(1)
-
11
-
-
AOCI, net of tax and regulatory assets
$
125
$
18
$
354
$
22
(1) On August 5, 2024, Emera announced
an agreement to sell NMGC. As a result,
NMGC's assets and liabilities were classified
as held for
sale beginning in Q3 2024. For further details
on the pending transaction, refer to note
4.
Benefit Cost Components
Emera's net periodic benefit cost included the following:
As at
Year ended December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
DB pension
plans
Non-pension
benefit plans
DB pension
plans
Non-pension
benefit plans
Service cost
$
35
$
3
$
35
$
3
Interest cost
114
12
110
12
Expected return on plan assets
(164)
(2)
(160)
(2)
Current year amortization of:
Actuarial losses (gains)
(1)
(1)
3
(2)
Past service gains
-
3
-
(2)
Regulatory assets
9
-
9
(2)
Settlement, curtailments
-
-
-
1
Total
$
(7)
$
15
$
(3)
$
8
The expected return on plan assets is determined based on
the market-related value of plan assets of
$
2,686
million as at January 1, 2025 (2024 – $
2,571
million), adjusted for interest on certain cash flows
during the year.
The market-related value of assets is based on a smoothed asset value. Any investment
gains (or losses) in excess of (or less than) the expected return on plan assets are recognized on a
straight-line basis into the market-related value of assets over a multi-year period.
Pension Plan Asset Allocations
Emera’s investment policy includes discussion
regarding the investment philosophy,
the level of risk
which the Company is prepared to accept with respect
to the investment of the Pension Funds, and the
basis for measuring the performance of the assets. Central to
the policy is the target asset allocation by
major asset categories. The objective of the target asset allocation
is to diversify risk and to achieve asset
returns that meet or exceed the plan’s actuarial
assumptions. The diversification of assets reduces the
inherent risk in financial markets by requiring that assets
be spread out amongst various asset classes.
Further, within each asset class,
a diversification is undertaken through the investment
in a broad range
of investment and non-investment grade securities. Emera’s
target asset allocation is as follows:
Asset Class
Target
Range at Market
Canadian Pension Plans:
Short-term securities
0%
to
10%
Fixed income
34%
to
49%
Equities:
Canadian
5%
to
15%
Non-Canadian
37%
to
61%
Non-Canadian Pension Plans:
Cash and cash equivalents
0%
to
10%
Fixed income
29%
to
49%
Equities
48%
to
68%
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Pension plan assets are overseen by the respective
management pension committees in the sponsoring
companies. All pension investments are in accordance with policies
approved by the respective Board of
Directors of each sponsoring company.
The following tables set out the classification of the methodology
used by the Company to FV its
investments (for more information on the FV hierarchy
and measurement, refer to note 17):
millions of dollars
NAV
Level 1
Level 2
Total
Percentage
As at
December 31, 2025
Cash and cash equivalents
$
-
$
76
$
-
$
76
3
%
Net in-transits
-
(27)
-
(27)
(1)
%
Equity securities:
Canadian
-
117
-
117
4
%
United States
-
262
-
262
10
%
Other
-
146
-
146
5
%
Fixed income securities:
Government
-
-
110
110
4
%
Corporate
-
-
68
68
3
%
Other
-
-
13
13
-
%
Mutual funds
-
5
-
5
-
%
Open-ended investments
measured at NAV
(1)
1,335
-
-
1,335
50
%
Common collective trusts
measured at NAV
(2)
570
-
-
570
22
%
Total
$
1,905
$
579
$
191
$
2,675
100
%
As at
December 31, 2024
Cash and cash equivalents
$
-
$
39
$
-
$
39
2
%
Net in-transits
-
(27)
-
(27)
(1)
%
Equity securities:
Canadian
-
109
-
109
4
%
United States
-
312
-
312
12
%
Other
-
140
-
140
5
%
Fixed income securities:
Government
-
-
132
132
5
%
Corporate
-
-
92
92
4
%
Other
-
-
22
22
1
%
Mutual funds
-
13
-
13
1
%
Open-ended investments
measured at NAV
(1)
1,142
-
-
1,142
46
%
Common collective trusts
measured at NAV
(2)
519
-
-
519
21
%
Total
$
1,661
$
586
$
246
$
2,493
100
%
(1) Net asset value ("NAV") investments are open-ended registered and non-registered
mutual funds, collective investment trusts, or
pooled funds. NAV’s are calculated at least monthly and the funds honour subscription
and redemption activity regularly.
(2) The common collective trusts are private funds
valued at NAV.
The NAVs are calculated based on bid prices of the underlying
securities. Since the prices are not published to external
sources, NAV is used as a practical expedient. Certain funds invest
primarily in equity securities of domestic and
foreign issuers while others invest in long duration
U.S. investment grade fixed income
assets and seeks to increase return through active
management of interest rate and credit risks. The
funds honour subscription and
redemption activity regularly.
Non-Pension Benefit Plans
There are no assets set aside to pay for most of the Company’s
non-pension benefit plans. As is common
practice, post-retirement health benefits are paid from
general accounts as required. The exception to this
is the NMGC Retiree Medical Plan, which is fully funded.
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Investments in Emera
As at December 31, 2025 and 2024, assets related to the
pension funds and post-retirement benefit plans
did not hold any material investments in Emera or its subsidiaries
securities. However,
as a significant
portion of assets for the benefit plan are held in pooled
assets, there may be indirect investments in these
securities.
Cash Flows
The following table shows expected cash flows for DB pension
and other post-retirement benefit plans:
millions of dollars
DB pension
plans
Non-pension
benefit plans
Expected employer contributions
2026
$
34
$
17
Expected benefit payments
2026
170
19
2027
174
19
2028
174
20
2029
176
20
2030
173
20
2031 – 2035
899
109
Assumptions
The following table shows the assumptions that have been
used in accounting for DB pension and other
post-retirement benefit plans:
2025
2024
(weighted average assumptions)
DB pension
plans
Non-pension
benefit plans
DB pension
plans
Non-pension
benefit plans
Benefit obligation – December 31
Discount rate - past service
5.11
%
4.87
%
5.07
%
4.91
%
Discount rate - future service
5.21
%
5.08
%
5.12
%
5.00
%
Rate of compensation increase
3.73
%
3.82
%
3.73
%
3.72
%
Health care trend
initial (next year)
6.73
%
-
6.53
%
ultimate
3.77
%
-
3.77
%
- year ultimate reached
2045
2044
Benefit cost for year ended December 31
Discount rate - past service
5.07
%
4.91
%
4.89
%
4.89
%
Discount rate - future service
5.12
%
5.00
%
4.88
%
4.89
%
Expected long-term return on plan assets
6.42
%
3.65
%
6.43
%
3.69
%
Rate of compensation increase
3.73
%
3.72
%
3.87
%
3.85
%
Health care trend
initial (current year)
6.53
%
-
6.04
%
ultimate
3.77
%
-
3.76
%
- year ultimate reached
2044
2043
Actual assumptions used differ by plan.
The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets is based on historical and projected real rates of
return for the plan’s current asset allocation, and assumed inflation. A real rate of return is determined for
each asset class. Based on the asset allocation, an overall expected real rate of return for all assets is
determined. The asset return assumption is equal to the overall real rate of return assumption added to
the inflation assumption, adjusted for assumed expenses to be paid from the plan.
The discount rate is based on high-quality long-term corporate
bonds, with maturities matching the
estimated cash flows from the pension plan.
DC Pension Plan
Emera also provides a DC pension plan for certain employees.
The Company’s contribution for the year
ended December 31, 2025 was $
53
million (2024 – $
51
million).
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- GOODWILL
The change in goodwill for the year ended December 31
was due to the following:
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Balance, January 1
$
5,858
$
5,871
Change in FX rate
(278)
504
Impairment charges
-
(214)
Classified as assets held for sale
(1)
-
(303)
Balance, December 31
$
5,580
$
5,858
(1) On August 5, 2024, Emera announced an
agreement to sell NMGC. As a result,
NMGC's assets and liabilities were
classified as held for sale beginning in Q3 2024.
For further details on the pending transaction,
refer to note 4.
Goodwill is subject to an annual assessment for impairment
at the reporting unit level. The goodwill on
Emera’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at December
31, 2025, related to the TEC and PGS reporting
units.
In Q4 2025, qualitative assessments were performed for
PGS and TEC given the significant excess of FV
over carrying amounts calculated during the last quantitative
tests in Q4 2024 and Q4 2023, respectively.
Management concluded it was more likely than not that
the FV of these reporting units exceeded their
carrying amounts, including goodwill. As such, no quantitative
testing was required.
In Q3 2024, Emera announced an agreement to sell NMGC.
As a result, a quantitative goodwill
impairment assessment was performed on the NMGC
reporting unit at that time and the Company
recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $
210
million, pre-tax, in Q3 2024. The reduced NMGC goodwill
balance is included in the NMGC disposal unit classified as held
for sale. For further details, refer to note
4.
- SHORT-TERM DEBT
Emera’s short-term borrowings consist of commercial
paper issuances, advances on revolving and non-
revolving credit facilities and short-term notes. Short-term
debt and the related weighted-average interest
rates as at December 31 consisted of the following:
millions of dollars
2025
Weighted
average
interest rate
2024
Weighted
average
interest rate
Florida Electric Utility
Advances on revolving credit facilities
$
1,059
4.01
%
$
915
4.77
%
Canadian Electric Utilities
Advances on non-revolving credit facilities
500
3.35
%
-
-
%
Bank indebtedness
42
-
%
-
-
%
Gas Utilities and Infrastructure
PGS – Advances on revolving credit facilities
199
4.63
%
199
5.36
%
NMGC – Advances on revolving credit facilities
20
4.77
%
46
5.52
%
NMGC – Advances on non-revolving term facilities
96
4.63
%
-
-
%
Other Electric Utilities
GBPC – Advances on revolving credit facilities
-
-
%
19
7.20
%
Other
TECO Finance – Advances on revolving credit and term facilities
7
5.21
%
265
5.53
%
Emera – Bank indebtedness
-
-
%
2
-
%
$
1,923
$
1,446
Adjustment
Classification as liabilities held for sale
(1)
(116)
(46)
Short-term debt
$
1,807
$
1,400
(1) On August 5, 2024, Emera announced
an agreement to sell NMGC. As a result,
NMGC's assets and liabilities were classified
as held for
sale beginning in Q3 2024. For further details
on the pending transaction, refer to note
4.
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The Company’s total short-term unsecured revolving
and non-revolving credit facilities, outstanding
borrowings and available capacity as at December 31 were
as follows:
millions of dollars
Maturity
2025
2024
TEC – committed revolving credit facility
2030
$
1,645
$
1,151
TECO Finance – committed revolving credit facility
2030
548
576
NSPI – non-revolving credit facility
2026
500
-
PGS – revolving credit facility
2030
343
360
NMGC – revolving credit facility
(1)
2027
171
180
NMGC – non-revolving term facility
(1)
2026
96
-
Other – committed revolving credit facilities
Various
29
35
Total
$
3,332
$
2,302
Less:
Advances under revolving credit and term facilities
1,881
1,400
Letters of credit issued within the credit facilities
3
4
Total
advances under available facilities
1,884
1,404
Available capacity under existing agreements
$
1,448
$
898
(1) On August 5, 2024, Emera announced an
agreement to sell NMGC. As a result,
NMGC's assets and liabilities were classified as
held for sale beginning in Q3 2024. For further details
on the pending transaction, refer to note 4.
The weighted average interest rate on outstanding short-term
debt at December 31, 2025 was
4.24
per
cent (2024 –
5.05
per cent).
Recent Significant Financing Activity by Segment
Florida Electric Utilities
On November 20, 2025, TEC amended and restated its
$
800
million USD committed revolving credit
facility to extend the maturity date from
December 1, 2028
, to
November 20, 2030
and increased the
amount to $
1.2
billion USD. There were no other material
changes in commercial terms from the prior
agreement.
Canadian Electric Utilities
On May 21, 2025, NSPI entered into a $
500
million non-revolving facility which matures on
May 21, 2026
.
The credit agreement contains customary representations
and warranties, events of default and financial
and other covenants. The non-revolving facility’s
interest rates are referenced to the Term
CORRA or
prime rate, plus a margin.
Gas Utilities and Infrastructure
On November 20, 2025, PGS amended and restated its
$
250
million USD unsecured committed revolving
credit facility to extend the maturity date from
December 1, 2028
, to
November 20, 2030
. There were no
other changes in commercial terms from the prior agreement.
On October 23, 2025, NMGC entered into a $
70
million USD,
364
-day term loan agreement which
matures on
October 22, 2026
. The credit agreement contains customary representations
and warranties,
events of default and financial and other covenants. The non-revolving
facility’s interest rates are
referenced to the Term
SOFR plus a margin.
On September 19, 2025, NMGC amended its $
125
million USD unsecured committed revolving credit
facility to extend the maturity date from
December 17, 2026
, to
December 17, 2027
. There were no other
changes in commercial terms from the prior agreement.
Other
On November 20, 2025, TECO Finance amended and
restated its $
400
million USD unsecured
committed revolving credit facility to extend the maturity
date from
December 1, 2028
, to
November 20,
2030
. There were no other changes in commercial terms
from the prior agreement.
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- OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
As at
December 31
December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Accrued charges
$
229
$
189
Accrued interest on long-term debt
137
106
Pension and post-retirement liabilities (note 22)
22
26
Sales and other taxes payable
16
11
Income tax payable
3
4
Other
128
153
$
535
$
489
- LONG-TERM DEBT
Bonds, notes and debentures are at fixed interest rates
and are unsecured unless noted below.
Included
are certain bankers’ acceptances and commercial paper
where the Company has the intention and the
unencumbered ability to refinance the obligations for a period
greater than one year.
Long-term debt as at December 31 consisted of the following:
Weighted average interest
rate
(1)
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Maturity
2025
2024
Florida Electric Utility
Senior unsecured notes
4.46%
4.36%
2029 - 2051
$
6,271
$
5,720
Canadian Electric Utilities
NSPI – Commercial paper
(2)
Variable
Variable
2029
$
559
$
177
NSPI – Senior unsecured notes
4.98%
5.12%
2026 - 2097
3,114
3,184
$
3,673
$
3,361
Gas Utilities and Infrastructure
PGS – Senior unsecured notes
5.63%
5.63%
2028 - 2053
$
1,268
$
1,331
NMGC – Senior unsecured notes
3.78%
3.78%
2026 - 2051
665
698
EBP – Secured loan notes
Variable
Variable
2028
219
250
$
2,152
$
2,279
Other Electric Utilities
Unsecured loan notes
4.08%
4.06%
2026 - 2032
$
142
$
143
Unsecured loan notes
Variable
Variable
2027 - 2028
113
104
Secured senior notes and debentures
(3)
2.19%
2.38%
2026 - 2040
171
169
$
426
$
416
Other
Unsecured loan notes
Variable
Variable
2026 - 2029
$
723
$
992
Senior unsecured notes
3.99%
3.99%
2026 - 2046
3,358
3,525
Senior unsecured notes
4.84%
4.84%
2030
500
500
Fixed to floating subordinated notes
(4)
6.75%
6.75%
2076
1,645
1,727
Junior subordinated notes
6.80%
7.63%
2054 - 2056
1,713
720
$
7,939
$
7,464
Adjustments
Debt issuance costs
$
(144)
$
(137)
Classification as liabilities held for sale
(5)
(663)
(696)
Amount due within one year
(6)
(1,201)
(234)
$
(2,008)
$
(1,067)
Long-Term Debt
$
18,453
$
18,173
(1) Weighted average interest rate of fixed rate long-term
debt.
(2) Discount notes are backed by a revolving
credit facility which matures in 2029.
(3) Notes are issued and payable in either
USD or BBD.
(4) In 2025, the Company recognized $
113
million in interest expense (2024 – $
110
million) related to its fixed to floating subordinated
notes.
(5) On August 5, 2024, Emera announced
an agreement to sell NMGC. Since Q3
2024, NMGC's liabilities were classified
as held for sale.
For further details on the pending transaction,
refer to note 4.
(6) Excludes NMGC amounts which are
classified as current liabilities associated
with assets held for sale.
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The Company’s total long-term revolving and non-revolving
credit facilities, outstanding borrowings and
available capacity as at December 31 were as follows:
millions of dollars
Maturity
2025
2024
Emera – committed revolving credit facility
(1)
June 2029
$
1,300
$
1,300
NSPI – revolving credit facility
(1)
June 2029
800
800
Emera – Unsecured non-revolving credit facility
February 2027
200
200
Total
$
2,300
$
2,300
Less:
Borrowings under credit facilities
1,284
1,169
Letters of credit issued inside credit facilities
17
12
Use of available facilities
$
1,301
$
1,181
Available capacity under existing agreements
$
999
$
1,119
(1) Advances on the revolving credit facility can be
made by way of overdraft on accounts up
to $
50
million.
Debt Covenants
Emera and its subsidiaries have debt covenants associated
with their credit facilities. Covenants are
tested regularly and the Company is in compliance with
covenant requirements. Emera’s significant
covenants are listed below:
As at
Financial Covenant
Requirement
December 31, 2025
Emera
Syndicated credit facilities
Debt to capital ratio
Less than or equal to
0.70
to 1
0.53
: 1
Recent Significant Financing Activity by Segment
Florida Electric Utility
On March 6, 2025, TEC issued $
600
million USD of senior unsecured notes that bear
interest at
5.15
per
cent with a maturity date of
March 1, 2035
.
Other
On February 20, 2026, Emera amended its $
200
million unsecured non-revolving facility to extend the
maturity date from
February 20, 2026
to
February 19, 2027
. There were no other material changes to the
terms from the prior agreement.
On September 25, 2025, EUSHI Finance, EUSHI, and Emera
filed a shelf registration statement on Form
F-10 and Form F-3 (“Registration Statement”), with the
Nova Scotia Securities Commission (“NSSC”) and
the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
under the US/Canada Multijurisdictional Disclosure
System. The Registration Statement was filed in connection
with the prospective offer and issue by
EUSHI Finance of one or more series of senior and/or
subordinated unsecured debt securities (“Debt
Securities”), in an aggregate principal amount of up to
$
3
billion USD, during the
25
-month period that the
short form base shelf prospectus contained in the Registration
Statement (“Base Shelf Prospectus”),
including any further amendments thereto, remains valid.
The Debt Securities may be offered in one or
more transactions, at prices, with maturities and on terms
to be set forth in one or more prospectus
supplements to be filed with the NSSC and the SEC at the time
of any such offering.
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On October 3, 2025, EUSHI Finance completed an issuance
of $
750
million USD fixed-to-fixed reset rate
junior subordinated notes, pursuant to the prospectus
supplement dated September 29, 2025, to the
Base Shelf Prospectus. The notes initially bear interest
at a rate of
6.25
per cent, and will reset on
April 1,
2031
, and every
five years
thereafter, to a rate per annum
equal to the five-year US treasury rate plus
2.509
per cent, subject to an interest rate floor of
6.25
per cent. The notes mature on April 1, 2056.
EUSHI Finance, at its option, may redeem the notes,
in whole or in part,
90 days
prior to the first interest
reset date, and any semi-annual interest payment
date thereafter, at a redemption
price equal to the
principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the notes
to be redeemed, in accordance with the
terms of the prospectus supplement; and otherwise, at
the times and the redemption prices described in
the prospectus supplement. The notes are fully and
unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint, several and
subordinated basis, by Emera, and EUSHI.
On February 20, 2025, Emera amended its $
200
million unsecured non-revolving facility to extend the
maturity date from
February 20, 2025
to
February 20, 2026
. There were no other material changes to the
terms from the prior agreement.
Long-Term Debt Maturities
As at December 31, 2025, long-term debt maturities, including
capital lease obligations, for each of the
next five years and in aggregate thereafter are as follows:
millions of dollars
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
Thereafter
Total
Florida Electric Utility
$
-
$
-
$
-
$
685
$
-
$
5,586
$
6,271
Canadian Electric Utilities
40
-
-
599
-
3,034
3,673
Gas Utilities and
Infrastructure
(1)
127
31
637
-
-
1,357
2,152
Other Electric Utilities
102
90
126
18
54
36
426
Other
1,028
200
-
522
500
5,689
7,939
Total
$
1,297
$
321
$
763
$
1,824
$
554
$
15,702
$
20,461
(1) Includes NMGC maturities classified as held
for sale.
- ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS
AROs mostly relate to reclamation of land at the thermal, hydro
and combustion turbine sites; and the
disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls in transmission and distribution
equipment and a pipeline site.
Certain hydro, transmission and distribution assets may have additional
AROs that cannot be measured
as these assets are expected to be used for an indefinite
period and, as a result, a reasonable estimate of
the FV of any related ARO cannot be made.
The change in ARO for the years ended December 31
is as follows:
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Balance, January 1
$
217
$
192
Accretion included in depreciation expense
11
10
Additions
5
11
Revisions in estimated cash flows
-
2
Classified as assets held for sale
(1)
(1)
(1)
Liabilities settled
(2)
(2)
Change in FX rate
(2)
5
Balance, December 31
$
228
$
217
(1) On August 5, 2024, Emera announced an
agreement to sell NMGC. As a result,
NMGC's assets and liabilities were classified as
held for sale beginning in Q3 2024. For further details
on the pending transaction, refer to note 4.
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- COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
A.
Commitments
As at December 31, 2025, contractual commitments (excluding
pensions and other post-retirement
obligations, long-term debt and asset retirement obligations) for
each of the next five years and in
aggregate thereafter consisted of the following:
millions of dollars
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
Thereafter
Total
Purchased power
(1)
$
413
$
422
$
411
$
459
$
451
$
5,941
$
8,097
Transportation
(2) (3)
780
588
478
413
370
2,954
5,583
Fuel, gas supply and storage
(4)
674
239
159
156
38
59
1,325
Capital projects
288
68
32
6
1
-
395
Other
144
69
53
49
42
294
651
$
2,299
$
1,386
$
1,133
$
1,083
$
902
$
9,248
$
16,051
As detailed below, contractual obligations at December 31, 2025 includes
those related to NMGC. On completion of
the sale of
NMGC, all remaining future contractual obligations will
be transferred to the buyer. For further details on the pending
transaction, refer
to note 4.
(1) Annual requirement to purchase electricity production
from IPPs or other utilities over varying contract lengths.
(2) Includes $
61
million related to NMGC (2026: $
23
million, 2027: $
15
million, 2028: $
12
million, 2029: $
3
million, 2030: $
3
million,
thereafter: $
5
million).
(3) Purchasing commitments for transportation of
fuel and transportation capacity on various pipelines.
Includes a commitment of
$
121
million related to a gas transportation contract between
PGS and SeaCoast through 2040.
(4) Includes $
101
million related to NMGC (2026: $
86
million, 2027: $
12
million, 2028: $
3
million).
NSPI has a contractual obligation to pay NSPML for use of the
Maritime Link over approximately
38 years
from its January 15, 2018 in-service date. On December
23, 2025, NSPML received an interim order from
the NSEB to collect up to $
199
million from NSPI for the recovery of costs associated with
the Maritime
Link in 2026, subject to a monthly holdback of up to $
4
million. The timing and amounts payable to
NSPML for the remainder of the
38
-year commitment period are subject to NSEB approval.
Emera has committed to obtain certain transmission rights
in New Brunswick during summer periods
(April through October, inclusive)
for NLH’s use, if requested, effective
August 15, 2021 and continuing for
50
years. As transmission rights are contracted, the obligations
are included within “Other” in the above
table.
B.
Legal Proceedings
Superfund and Former Manufactured Gas Plant Sites
Previously, TEC had
been a potentially responsible party (“PRP”) for certain superfund
sites through its
Tampa
Electric and former PGS divisions, as well as for certain
former manufactured gas plant sites
through its PGS division. As a result of the separation of the PGS
division into a separate legal entity,
Peoples Gas System, Inc. is also now a PRP for those sites (in
addition to third party PRPs for certain
sites).
While the aggregate joint and several liability associated with
these sites has not changed as a
result of the PGS legal separation, the sites continue to present
the potential for significant response
costs. As at December 31, 2025, the aggregate financial
liability of the Florida utilities is estimated to be
$
15
million ($
11
million USD), primarily at PGS. This estimate assumes
that other involved PRPs are
credit-worthy entities. This amount has been accrued and
is primarily reflected in the long-term liability
section under “Other long-term liabilities” on the Consolidated
Balance Sheets. The environmental
remediation costs associated with these sites are expected
to be paid over many years.
The estimated amounts represent only the portion of the cleanup
costs attributable to the Florida utilities.
The estimates to perform the work are based on the Florida
utilities’ experience with similar work,
adjusted for site-specific conditions and agreements with
the respective governmental agencies. The
estimates are made in current dollars, are not discounted
and do not assume any insurance recoveries.
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In instances where other PRPs are involved, most of those
PRPs are believed to be currently credit-
worthy and are likely to continue to be credit-worthy for
the duration of the remediation work. However,
in
those instances that they are not, the Florida utilities could be
liable for more than their actual percentage
of the remediation costs. Other factors that could impact
these estimates include additional testing and
investigation which could expand the scope of the cleanup activities,
additional liability that might arise
from the cleanup activities themselves or changes in
laws or regulations that could require additional
remediation. Under current regulations, these costs are recoverable
through customer rates established
in base rate proceedings.
Other Legal Proceedings
Emera and its subsidiaries may,
from time to time, be involved in other legal proceedings,
claims and
litigation that arise in the ordinary course of business
which the Company believes would not reasonably
be expected to have a material adverse effect on the
financial condition of the Company.
C.
Principal Financial Risks and Uncertainties
Emera believes the following principal financial risks could have
a material adverse effect on Emera or its
subsidiaries, or their business operations, liquidity or access
to or cost of capital, financial position,
prospects, reputation, and/or results of operations (herein considered
a “Material Adverse Effect”). Risks
associated with derivative instruments and FV measurements
are discussed in note 16 and note 17.
Sound risk management is an essential discipline for running
the business efficiently and pursuing the
Company’s strategy successfully.
Emera has an enterprise-wide risk management process,
overseen by
its Enterprise Risk Management Committee (“ERMC”)
and monitored by the Board of Directors, to ensure
risks are appropriately identified, assessed, monitored
and subject to appropriate controls. The Board of
Directors has a Safety and Risk Committee (“SRC”) to
assist in carrying out its risk and sustainability
oversight responsibilities. The SRC’s mandate includes
oversight of the Company’s Enterprise Risk
Management framework, including the identification, assessment,
monitoring and management of
enterprise risks.
Regulatory and Political Risk
The Company’s rate-regulated utilities and certain
investments are subject to complex legislative and
regulatory frameworks that cover material aspects of their
businesses. These frameworks influence key
factors such as rates and cost structures, revenue requirements,
allowed ROEs, capital structures, rate
base and capital investments, and the recovery of purchased
electricity and fuel costs and other costs.
Regulators also review the prudency of costs and make other
decisions that can impact customer rates
and the reliability of service. Emera’s rate-regulated
utilities must obtain regulatory approvals for material
aspects of their businesses, including changing or adding
rates and/or riders. Such approvals often
require public hearing proceedings involving numerous
stakeholders, and there is no assurance in the
outcomes or impact of any regulatory process or decision.
If Emera’s rate-regulated utilities are unable
to recover a material amount of costs in a timely manner,
are
unable to earn a return on invested capital, are disallowed
the recovery of certain costs, are subject to
regulatory penalties, are not permitted to make certain
capital investments, or are not permitted to invest
in or divest certain utility assets, it could result in a Material
Adverse Effect, including valuation
impairments. Regulatory lag, the time between the incurrence
of costs and the granting of the rates to
recover those costs by regulators, may also result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
Aspects of the acquisition, ownership, operations, siting, planning,
construction, and decommissioning of
electric generation, storage, transmission and distribution facilities
and natural gas transportation and
distribution systems are also subject to regulatory processes
and approvals of regulators, government
departments and agencies, and other third parties. The failure
to obtain, maintain, and renew such
approvals or significant changes in the terms and conditions
thereof could have a Material Adverse Effect.
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The regulatory framework, process and regulatory decisions
may also be adversely affected by changes
in government, shifts in government or public policy,
legislative changes, regulatory decisions, geopolitical
changes, changes in the economic environment, or other
factors. Government interference in the
regulatory process or regulatory decisions can undermine regulatory
stability, predictability,
and
independence. Any such changes could have a Material
Adverse Effect.
Foreign Exchange Risk
The Company is exposed to foreign currency exchange rate changes.
Emera operates internationally,
with a significant amount of the Company’s net
income earned outside of Canada. As such, Emera is
exposed to movements in exchange rates between the
CAD and, particularly,
the USD, which could
positively or adversely affect results.
Emera manages currency risks through matching US denominated
debt to finance its US operations and
may use foreign currency derivative instruments to hedge specific
transactions and earnings exposure.
The Company may enter FX forward and swap contracts
to limit exposure on certain foreign currency
transactions such as fuel purchases, revenue streams
and capital expenditures, and on net income
earned outside of Canada. The regulatory framework for
the Company’s rate-regulated utilities permits
the recovery of prudently incurred costs, including FX.
The Company does not utilize derivative financial instruments
for foreign currency trading or speculative
purposes or to hedge the value of its investments in foreign subsidiaries.
Exchange gains and losses on
net investments in foreign subsidiaries do not impact net income
as they are reported in AOCI.
Liquidity and Capital Markets Risk
Liquidity risk relates to Emera’s ability to ensure sufficient
funds are available to meet its financial
obligations. Emera’s access to capital and cost of
borrowing is subject to several risk factors, including
financial market conditions, market disruptions and ratings assigned
by various market analysts, including
credit rating agencies. Disruptions in capital markets could
prevent Emera from issuing new securities or
cause the Company to issue securities with less than preferred
terms and conditions. Emera’s growth
plan requires significant capital investments and the risk
associated with changes in interest rates could
have an adverse effect on the cost of financing. The Company’s
future access to capital and cost of
borrowing may be impacted by various market disruptions.
The inability to access cost-effective capital
could have a Material Adverse Effect on Emera’s
ability to fund its growth plan.
Emera is subject to financial risk associated with changes
in its credit ratings. There are a number of
factors that rating agencies evaluate to determine credit
ratings, including the Company’s business,
its
regulatory framework and legislative environment, political
interference in the regulatory process, the
ability to recover costs and earn returns, diversification,
leverage, liquidity and increased exposure to
impacts related to changes in climate, including increased frequency
and severity of hurricanes and other
severe weather events. A decrease in a credit rating could
result in higher interest rates in future
financings, increased borrowing costs under certain existing
credit facilities, limit access to the
commercial paper market, or limit the availability of adequate
credit support for subsidiary operations. For
certain derivative instruments, if the credit ratings of the Company
were reduced below investment grade,
the full value of the net liability of these positions could
be required to be posted as collateral.
The Company has exposure to its own common share
price through the issuance of various forms of
stock-based compensation, which affect earnings
through revaluation of the outstanding units every
period. The Company uses equity derivatives to reduce
the earnings volatility derived from stock-based
compensation.
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General Economic Risk
The Company has exposure to the macro-economic conditions
in North America and in other geographic
regions in which Emera operates. Like most utilities, economic
factors such as consumer income,
employment and housing affect demand for electricity
and natural gas and, in turn, the Company’s
financial results. Adverse changes in general economic
conditions and inflation may impact the ability of
customers to afford rate increases arising from
increases to fuel, operating, capital, environmental
compliance, and other costs which could result in a Material
Adverse Effect. This may also result in higher
credit and counterparty risk, adverse shifts in government policy
and legislation, and/or increased risk to
full and timely recovery of costs and regulatory assets.
Interest Rate Risk:
Emera utilizes a combination of fixed and floating rate
debt financing for operations and capital
expenditures, resulting in an exposure to interest rate risk.
For Emera’s rate-regulated utilities, the cost of
debt is a component of rates and prudently incurred debt
costs are recovered from customers. Regulatory ROE
will generally follow the direction of interest rates,
such that regulatory ROEs are likely to fall in times of reducing
interest rates and rise in times of
increasing interest rates, albeit not directly and generally with
a lag period reflecting the regulatory
process. Rising interest rates may also negatively affect
the economic viability of project development
and acquisition initiatives.
Interest rates could also be impacted by changes in credit
ratings. For more information, refer to “Liquidity
and Capital Markets Risk”.
As with most other utilities and other similar yield-returning
investments, Emera’s share price may be
affected by changes in interest rates and could underperform
the market in an environment of rising
interest rates.
Inflation Risk:
The Company may be exposed to changes in inflation that
may result in increased operating and
maintenance costs, capital investment, and fuel costs
compared to the revenues provided by customer
rates.
Commodity Price Risk
The Company’s utility fuel supply and purchase
of other commodities is subject to commodity price risk.
In addition, Emera Energy is subject to commodity price risk
through its portfolio of commodity contracts
and arrangements.
Regulated Utilities:
The Company’s utility fuel supply is exposed to
broader global market conditions, which may include
impacts on delivery reliability and price, despite contracted terms.
Supply and demand dynamics in fuel
markets can be affected by a wide range of factors
which are difficult to predict and may change rapidly,
including but not limited to, currency fluctuations, changes
in global economic conditions, natural
disasters, transportation or production disruptions, and
geo-political risks, such as political instability,
conflicts, changes to international trade agreements, tariffs,
trade sanctions or embargos.
Prolonged and substantial increases in fuel prices could result
in decreased rate affordability,
increased
risk of recovery of costs or regulatory assets, and/or negative
impacts on customer consumption patterns
and sales, any of which could result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
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Emera Energy Marketing and Trading:
The majority of Emera Energy’s portfolio of electricity
and gas marketing and trading contracts and, in
particular, its natural gas asset
management arrangements, are contracted on a back
-to-back basis,
avoiding any material long or short commodity positions.
However, the portfolio is
subject to commodity
price risk, particularly with respect to basis point differentials
between relevant markets in the event of an
operational issue, imposition of tariffs or counterparty
default. Changes in commodity prices can also
result in increased collateral requirements associated with
physical contracts and financial hedges,
resulting in higher liquidity requirements and increased costs
to the business.
Income Tax Risk
The computation of the Company’s provision for
income taxes is impacted by changes in tax legislation in
Canada, the US and the Caribbean and any such changes
could have a Material Adverse Effect. The
value of Emera’s existing deferred income tax
assets and liabilities are determined by existing tax laws
and could be negatively impacted by changes in laws.
D.
Guarantees and Letters of Credit
Emera has guarantees and letters of credit on behalf of third
parties outstanding. The following significant
guarantees and letters of credit were not included within
the Consolidated Balance Sheets as at
December 31, 2025:
Emera, on behalf of Brunswick Pipeline, issued a standby
letter of credit for $
22
million to secure
obligations under a non-revolving loan agreement. This
standby letter of credit has a one-year term,
expiring on March 31, 2026, and will be renewed annually,
as required.
TECO Holdings Inc. (“TECO Holdings”), issued a guarantee
in connection with SeaCoast’s performance
of obligations under a gas transportation precedent agreement.
The guarantee is for a maximum potential
amount of $
45
million USD if SeaCoast fails to pay or perform under the
contract. The guarantee expires
five years after the gas transportation precedent agreement
termination date, which was terminated on
January 1, 2022. The counterparty has the right to require
TECO Holdings to provide replacement credit
support either in the form of a substitute guarantee from
an affiliate with an investment grade credit
rating
or a letter of credit or cash deposit of $
27
million USD.
TECO Holdings issued a guarantee in connection with
SeaCoast’s performance obligations under a firm
service agreement, which expires December 31, 2055,
subject to two extension terms at the option of the
counterparty with a final expiration date of December 31, 2071.
The guarantee is for a maximum potential
amount of $
13
million USD if SeaCoast fails to pay or perform under the
firm service agreement. The
counterparty has the right to require TECO Holdings to provide
replacement credit support in the form of
either a substitute guarantee from an affiliate
with an investment grade credit rating or a letter of credit
or
cash deposit of $
13
million USD.
Emera has a guarantee of $
66
million USD relating to outstanding notes of ECI. This
guarantee will
automatically terminate on the date upon which the obligations
have been repaid in full.
Brunswick Pipeline, jointly and severally with Emera, have an
indemnity agreement in support of a $
40
million surety bond issued in Brunswick Pipeline’s
favour to the CER. The purpose of the surety bond
is to
satisfy Brunswick Pipeline’s regulatory obligation
to have funds set aside for the future abandonment of
the pipeline.
NSPI has guarantees on behalf of its subsidiary,
NS Power Energy Marketing Incorporated, in the amount
of $
94
million USD (2024 – $
104
million USD) with terms of varying lengths.
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The Company has standby letters of credit and surety
bonds in the amount of $
271
million USD
(December 31, 2024 – $
105
million USD) to third parties that have extended credit to
Emera and its
subsidiaries. These letters of credit and surety bonds typically
have a one-year term and are renewed
annually, as required.
Emera, on behalf of NSPI, has a standby letter of credit to secure
obligations under a supplementary
retirement plan. The expiry date of this letter of credit was
extended to June 2026. The amount committed
as at December 31, 2025 was $
70
million (December 31, 2024 – $
58
million).
Emera has provided an indemnity to a counterparty in
relation to certain future tax amounts that could
arise from specific future changes in Canadian federal
law, subject to certain conditions
and limitations.
No such changes in law have been proposed at this time.
A reasonable estimate of the potential amount
of future payments that could result from future claims
under this indemnity cannot be calculated, but the
risk of having to make any significant payments under
this indemnity is considered to be remote.
Collaborative Arrangements
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the
Company has identified the following material
collaborative arrangements:
Through NSPI, the Company is a participant in three
wind energy projects in Nova Scotia. The
percentage ownership of the wind project assets is based on
the relative value of each party’s project
assets by the total project assets. NSPI has power
purchase arrangements to purchase the entire net
output of the projects and, therefore, NSPI’s portion
of the revenues are recorded net within regulated fuel
for generation and purchased power.
NSPI’s portion of operating expenses is recorded
in “OM&G” on the
Consolidated Statements of Income. In 2025, NSPI recognized
$
12
million net expense (2024 – $
12
million) in “Regulated fuel for generation and purchased
power” and $
3
million (2024 – $
3
million) in
“OM&G” on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
- CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK
Authorized:
Unlimited number of First Preferred shares, issuable in
series.
Unlimited number of Second Preferred shares, issuable in
series.
December 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Annual Dividend
Redemption
Issued and
Net
Issued and
Net
Per Share
Price per share
Outstanding
Proceeds
Outstanding
Proceeds
Series A
$
1.2378
$
25.00
6,000,000
$
147
4,866,814
$
119
Series B
Floating
$
25.00
-
$
-
1,133,186
$
28
Series C
$
1.6085
$
25.00
10,000,000
$
245
10,000,000
$
245
Series E
$
1.1250
$
25.00
5,000,000
$
122
5,000,000
$
122
Series F
$
1.4372
$
25.00
8,000,000
$
195
8,000,000
$
195
Series H
$
1.5810
$
25.00
12,000,000
$
295
12,000,000
$
295
Series J
$
1.0625
$
25.00
8,000,000
$
196
8,000,000
$
196
Series L
$
1.1500
$
26.00
9,000,000
$
222
9,000,000
$
222
Total
58,000,000
$
1,422
58,000,000
$
1,422
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Characteristics of the First Preferred Shares:
First Preferred Shares
(1)(2)
Annual
Dividend
Rate
(%)
Current
Annual
Dividend
($)
Minimum
Reset
Dividend
Yield (%)
Earliest Redemption
and/or Conversion
Option Date
Redemption
Value
($)
Right to
Convert on
a one for
one basis
Fixed rate reset
(3)(4)
Series A
(5)(6)
4.951
1.2378
1.84
August 15, 2030
25.00
Series B
Series C
6.434
1.6085
2.65
August 15, 2028
25.00
Series D
Series F
(7)
5.749
1.4372
2.63
February 15, 2030
25.00
Series G
Minimum rate reset
(3)(4)
Series H
6.324
1.5810
4.90
August 15, 2028
25.00
Series I
Series J
4.250
1.0625
4.25
May 15, 2026
25.00
Series K
Perpetual fixed rate
Series E
4.500
1.1250
25.00
Series L
(8)
4.600
1.1500
November 15, 2026
26.00
(1) Holders are entitled to receive fixed or
floating cumulative cash dividends when declared
by the Board of Directors of the Company.
(2) On or after the specified redemption dates,
the Company has the option to redeem
for cash the outstanding First Preferred Shares,
in whole or
in part, at the specified per share redemption
value plus all accrued and unpaid dividends
up to but excluding the dates fixed
for redemption.
(3) On the redemption and/or conversion option
date the reset annual dividend per share
will be determined by multiplying $
25.00
per share by
the annual fixed or floating dividend rate, which
for Series A, C, F and H is the sum of the
five-year Government of Canada
Bond Yield on the applicable reset date, plus the applicable
reset dividend yield (Series H annual
reset rate must be a minimum of
4.90
per cent).
(4) On each conversion option date, the holders
have the option, subject to certain conditions,
to convert any or all of their Shares into an
equal
number of Cumulative Redeemable First Preferred
Shares of a specified series. The Company
has the right to redeem
the outstanding Preferred Shares, Series B,
D, G and I shares without the consent of
the holder every five years thereafter
for cash, in whole or in
part at a price of $
25.00
per share plus all accrued and unpaid dividends
up to but excluding the date fixed for redemption
and $
25.50
per share
plus all accrued and unpaid dividends up
to but excluding the date fixed for redemption
in the case
of redemptions on any other date after August
15, 2028, February 15, 2025 and August
15, 2028, respectively. The reset dividend yield for Series
I equals the Government of Treasury Bill Rate on the
applicable reset date, plus
2.54
per cent.
(5) On July 9, 2025, Emera announced that
it would not redeem the outstanding Preferred
Shares, Series A or B shares on August
15, 2025.
During the conversion period between
July 16, 2025 and July 31, 2025, subject to
certain conditions, the holders of Series
A shares had the right,
at their option, to convert all or any of their
Series A shares, on a one-for-one basis
into Series B shares and the holders of
Series B Shares had
the right, at their option, to convert all or any
of their Series B shares, on a one-for-one
basis, into Series A Shares. On August
7, 2025, Emera
announced, after having taken into account
all shares tendered for conversion by holders
of its Series A Shares and Series B Shares,
by the end
of the conversion period, the Company had determined
that there would be outstanding less than 1
million Series B Shares on August 15, 2025.
Therefore, in accordance with certain rights,
privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching
to the Series A Shares and the Series B Shares,
the
Company advised the Holders that no Series
A Shares would be converted into Series
B Shares and all remaining Series B Shares
would
automatically be converted into Series A
Shares on a one-for-one basis on August 15,
2025.
(6) On July 16, 2025, Emera announced that
the annual fixed dividend per share for Series
A shares would reset from $0.5456 to $1.2378
for the
five-year period from and including August
14, 2025.
(7) On January 16, 2025, Emera announced
that the annual fixed dividend per share
for Series F shares would reset from $1.0505
to $
1.4372
for
the five-year period from and including February
15, 2025.
(8) First Preferred Shares, Series L are redeemable
at $
26.00
on or after November 15, 2026 to
November 15, 2027, decreasing $
0.25
each year
until November 15, 2030 and $
25.00
per share thereafter.
First Preferred Shares are neither redeemable at the option of the shareholder nor have a mandatory
redemption date. They are classified as equity and the associated dividends are deducted on the
Consolidated Statements of Income before arriving at “Net income attributable to common shareholders”
and shown on the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity as a deduction from retained earnings.
The First Preferred Shares of each series rank on a parity with the First Preferred Shares of every other
series and are entitled to a preference over the Second Preferred Shares, the Common Shares, and any
other shares ranking junior to the First Preferred Shares with respect to the payment of dividends and the
distribution of the remaining property and assets or return of capital of the Company in the liquidation,
dissolution or wind-up, whether voluntary or involuntary.
In the event the Company fails to pay, in aggregate, eight quarterly dividends on any series of the First
Preferred Shares, the holders of the First Preferred Shares, for only so long as the dividends remain in
arrears, will be entitled to attend any meeting of shareholders of the Company at which directors are to be
elected and to vote for the election of two directors out of the total number of directors elected at any such
meeting.
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- NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARIES
As at
December 31
December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Preferred shares of GBPC
$
14
$
14
Preferred shares of GBPC
Authorized:
10,000
non-voting cumulative redeemable variable perpetual
preferred shares.
2025
2024
Issued and outstanding:
number of
shares
millions of
dollars
number of
shares
millions of
dollars
Outstanding as at December 31
10,000
$
14
10,000
$
14
GBPC Non–Voting
Cumulative Variable
Perpetual Preferred Stock
The preferred shares are redeemable by GBPC after June 17, 2021
, at $
1,000
Bahamian per share plus
accrued and unpaid dividends and are entitled to a
6.0 per cent per annum fixed cumulative preferential
dividend to be paid semi-annually
.
The Preferred Shares rank behind GBPC’s current
and future secured and unsecured debt and ahead of
all of GBPC’s current and future common stock.
- SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION TO CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS
OF
CASH FLOWS
For the
Year ended December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Changes in non-cash working capital
Inventory
$
(63)
$
38
Receivables and other current assets
(703)
(154)
Accounts payable
(40)
536
Other current liabilities
49
32
Total
non-cash working capital
$
(757)
$
452
For the
Year ended December 31
millions of dollars
2025
2024
Supplemental disclosure of cash paid
Interest
$
1,003
$
989
Income taxes
Canada - Federal
$
32
$
27
United States
9
7
Total
Income taxes paid
$
41
$
34
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities
Common share dividends reinvested
$
292
$
291
Accrued proceeds from disposal of investment subject to significant influence
$
4
$
25
Decrease in accrued capital expenditures
$
(54)
$
-
Supplemental disclosure of operating activities
Net change in short-term regulatory assets and liabilities
$
277
$
(118)
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- STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
ECSPP and Common Shareholders DRIP
Eligible employees can participate in the ECSPP. As of December 31, 2025, the plan allows employees
to make cash contributions of a minimum of $25 per month to a maximum of $20,000 CAD or $15,000
USD per year for the purpose of purchasing common shares of Emera. The Company also contributes 20
per cent of the employees’ contributions to the plan.
The plan allows reinvestment of dividends for all participants except for where prohibited by law.
The
maximum aggregate number of Emera common shares
reserved for issuance under this plan is
7
million
common shares. As at December 31, 2025, Emera was
in compliance with this requirement.
Compensation cost for shares issued under the ECSPP for the
year ended December 31, 2025 was $
3
million (2024 – $
4
million) and was included in “OM&G” on the Consolidated
Statements of Income.
The Company also has a Common Shareholders DRIP, which provides an opportunity for shareholders
residing in Canada to reinvest dividends and purchase common shares. This plan provides for a discount
of up to 5 per cent from the average market price of Emera’s common shares for common shares
purchased with the reinvestment of cash dividends. The discount was 2 per cent in 2025.
Stock-Based Compensation Plans
Stock Option Plan:
The Company has a stock option plan that grants options to senior management of the Company for a
maximum term of 10 years. The exercise price of the stock options is the closing price of the Company’s
common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange on the last business day on which such shares were
traded before the date on which the option is granted. The maximum aggregate number of shares
issuable under this plan is 14.7 million shares. As at December 31, 2025, Emera was in compliance with
this requirement.
Stock options vest in 20 per cent increments on the first, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of
the date of the grant. If an option is not exercised within 10 years, it expires and the optionee loses all
rights thereunder. The holder of the option has no rights as a shareholder until the option is exercised and
shares have been issued. The total number of common stocks to be optioned to any optionee shall not
exceed five
per cent of the issued and outstanding common stocks on the date the option is granted.
In accordance with the Stock Option Plan, vested options
may be exercised during the full term of the
option following the option holders date of retirement,
six months following a termination without just
cause or death, and within sixty days following the date of termination
for just cause or resignation. If
stock options are not exercised within such time, they expire.
The Company uses the Black-Scholes valuation model to estimate
the compensation expense related to
its stock-based compensation and recognizes the expense
over the vesting period on a straight-line
basis.
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The following table shows the weighted average FV per
stock option along with the assumptions
incorporated into the valuation models for options granted, for
the year-ended December 31:
2025
2024
Weighted average FV per option
$
6.12
$
4.66
Expected term
(1)
5
years
5
years
Risk-free interest rate
(2)
2.71
%
3.56
%
Expected dividend yield
(3)
5.06
%
6.11
%
Expected volatility
(4)
20.90
%
20.67
%
(1) The expected term of the option awards is
calculated based on historical exercise behaviour
and represents the period of time that
the options are expected to be outstanding.
(2) Based on the Bank of Canada five-year government
bond yields.
(3) Incorporates current dividend rates and historical
dividend increase patterns.
(4) Estimated using the five-year historical volatility.
The following table summarizes stock option information for
2025:
Total
Options
Non-Vested Options
(1)
Number of
Options
Weighted
average exercise
price per share
Number of
Options
Weighted
average grant
date fair-value
Outstanding as at December 31, 2024
3,796,040
$
50.53
1,607,490
$
5.08
Granted
678,000
57.00
678,000
6.25
Exercised
(357,559)
45.57
N/A
N/A
Forfeited
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Vested
N/A
N/A
(496,710)
4.80
Options outstanding December 31, 2025
4,116,481
$
52.03
1,788,780
$
5.60
Options exercisable December 31, 2025
(2)(3)
2,327,701
$
51.13
(1) As at December 31, 2025, there was $
8
million of unrecognized compensation related to
stock options not yet vested which is
expected to be recognized over a weighted
average period of approximately
3
years (2024 – $
6
million,
3
years).
(2) As at December 31, 2025, the weighted
average remaining term of vested options was
5
years with an aggregate intrinsic value of
$
38
million (2024 –
4
years, $
11
million).
(3) As at December 31, 2025, the FV of options
that vested in the year was $
2
million (2024 – $
2
million).
Compensation cost recognized for stock options for the year
ended December 31, 2025 was $
3
million
(2024 – $
2
million), which was included in “OM&G” on the Consolidated
Statements of Income.
As at December 31, 2025, cash received from option exercises
was $
16
million (2024 – $
3
million). The
total intrinsic value of options exercised for the year ended
December 31, 2025 was $
6
million (2024 – $
1
million). The range of exercise prices for the options outstanding
as at December 31, 2025 was $
39.93
to
$
60.03
(2024 – $
39.93
to $
60.03
).
Share Unit Plans:
The Company has DSU, PSU and RSU plans. The plans and the liabilities are marked-to-market at the
end of each period based on the closing common share price of the last trading day before the end of the
period.
Deferred Share Unit Plans
:
Under the Directors’ DSU plan, Directors of the Company may elect to receive all or any portion of their
compensation in DSUs in lieu of cash compensation, subject to requirements to receive a minimum
portion of their annual retainer in DSUs. Directors’ fees are paid on a quarterly basis and, at the time of
each payment of fees, the applicable amount is converted to DSUs. A DSU has a value equal to one
Emera common share. When a dividend is paid on Emera’s common shares, the Director’s DSU account
is credited with additional DSUs. DSUs cannot be redeemed for cash until the Director retires, resigns or
otherwise leaves the Board. The cash redemption value of a DSU equals the market value of a common
share at the time of redemption, pursuant to the plan. Following retirement or resignation from the Board,
the value of the DSUs credited to the participant’s account is calculated by multiplying the number of
DSUs in the participant’s account by Emera’s closing common share price on the date DSUs are
redeemed.
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Under the executive and senior management DSU plan, each participant may elect to defer all or a
percentage of their annual incentive award in the form of DSUs with the understanding, for participants
who are subject to executive share ownership guidelines, a minimum of 50 per cent of the value of their
actual annual incentive award (25 per cent in the first year of the program) will be payable in DSUs until
the applicable guidelines are met.
When short-term incentive awards are determined, the amount elected is converted to DSUs, which have
a value equal to the market price of an Emera common share. When a dividend is paid on Emera’s
common shares, each participant’s DSU account is allocated additional DSUs equal in value to the
dividends paid on an equivalent number of Emera common shares. Unless otherwise determined by the
Management Resources and Compensation Committee (“MRCC”), following termination of employment
or retirement, and by December 15 of the calendar year after termination or retirement, the value of the
DSUs credited to the participant’s account is calculated by multiplying the number of DSUs in the
participant’s account by the average of Emera’s stock closing price for the ten trading days prior to a
given calculation date. Payments are made in cash.
In addition, special DSU awards may be made from time to time by the MRCC to selected executives and
senior management to recognize singular achievements or by achieving certain corporate objectives.
A summary of the activity related to employee and director
DSUs for the year ended December 31, 2025
is presented in the following table:
Employee
DSU
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
FV
Director
DSU
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
FV
Outstanding as at December 31, 2024
789,088
$
42.65
828,856
$
47.12
Granted including DRIP
87,985
50.46
120,684
52.04
Exercised
(138,189)
33.16
(188,438)
42.18
Outstanding and exercisable as at December 31, 2025
738,884
$
45.36
761,102
$
49.12
Compensation cost recognized for employee and director
DSU’s for the year ended December 31, 2025
was $
29
million (2024 – $
13
million). Tax
benefits related to this compensation cost for share units
realized for the year ended December 31, 2025 were $
9
million (2024 – $
4
million tax expense). The
aggregate intrinsic value of the outstanding shares for the year
ended December 31, 2025 for employees
was $
50
million (2024 – $
43
million). The aggregate intrinsic value of the outstanding
shares for the year
ended December 31, 2025 for directors was $
51
million (2024 – $
45
million). Cash payments made
during the year ended December 31, 2025 associated with
the DSU plan were $
20
million (2024 – $
2
million).
Performance Share Unit Plan:
Under the PSU plan, certain executive and senior employees are eligible for long-term incentives payable
through the plan. PSUs are granted annually for three-year overlapping performance cycles, resulting in a
cash payment. Unless otherwise determined by the MRCC, PSUs are granted based on the average of
Emera’s stock closing price for the fifty trading days prior to the effective grant date. Dividend equivalents
are awarded and paid in the form of additional PSUs. The PSU value varies according to the Emera
common share market price and corporate performance.
PSUs vest at the end of the three-year cycle and the payouts will be calculated and approved by the
MRCC early in the following year. The value of the payout considers actual service over the performance
cycle and may be pro-rated in certain departure scenarios. In the case of retirement, as defined in the
PSU plan, grants may continue to vest in full and payout in normal course post-retirement.
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A summary of the activity related to employee PSUs for
the year ended December 31, 2025 is presented
in the following table:
Employee PSU
Weighted Average
Grant Date FV
Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding as at December 31, 2024
832,093
$
52.57
$
50
Granted including DRIP
332,562
52.61
Exercised
(120,434)
59.77
Forfeited
(134,283)
58.40
Outstanding as at December 31, 2025
909,938
$
50.77
$
68
Compensation cost recognized for the PSU plan for the
year ended December 31, 2025 was $
31
million
(2024 – $
18
million). Tax
benefits related to this compensation cost for share
units realized for the year
ended December 31, 2025 were $
8
million (2024 – $
5
million). Cash payments made during the year
ended December 31, 2025 associated with the PSU plan were
$
7
million (2024 – $
14
million).
Restricted Share Unit Plan:
Under the RSU plan, certain executive and senior employees are eligible for long-term incentives payable
through the plan. RSUs are granted annually for three-year overlapping performance cycles, resulting in a
cash payment. Unless otherwise determined by the MRCC, RSUs are granted based on the average of
Emera’s stock closing price for the fifty trading days prior to the effective grant date. Dividend equivalents
are awarded and paid in the form of additional RSUs. The RSU value varies according to the Emera
common share market price.
RSUs vest at the end of the three-year cycle and the payouts will be calculated and approved by the
MRCC early in the following year. The value of the payout considers actual service over the performance
cycle and may be pro-rated in certain departure scenarios. In the case of retirement, as defined in the
RSU plan, grants may continue to vest in full and payout in normal course post-retirement.
A summary of the activity related to employee RSUs for
the year ended December 31, 2025 is presented
in the following table:
Employee RSU
Weighted Average
Grant Date FV
Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding as at December 31, 2024
653,148
$
52.36
$
41
Granted including DRIP
270,800
52.62
Exercised
(171,274)
59.77
Forfeited
(24,463)
50.79
Outstanding as at December 31, 2025
728,211
$
50.77
$
57
Compensation cost recognized for the RSU plan for the
year ended December 31, 2025 was $
23
million
(2024 – $
15
million). Tax
benefits related to this compensation cost for share
units realized for the year
ended December 31, 2025 were $
6
million (2024 – $
4
million). Cash payments made during the year
ended December 31, 2025 associated with the RSU plan were
$
11
million (2024– $
10
million).
- VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
Emera holds a variable interest in NSPML, a VIE for which
it was determined that Emera is not the
primary beneficiary since it does not have the controlling
financial interest of NSPML. When the critical
milestones were achieved, NLH was deemed the primary
beneficiary of the asset for financial reporting
purposes as it has
authority over the majority of the direct activities that
are expected to most significantly
impact the economic performance of the Maritime Link. Thus,
Emera began recording the Maritime Link
as an equity investment.
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BLPC has established a SIF,
primarily for the purpose of building a fund to cover risk
against damage and
consequential loss to certain generating, transmission
and distribution systems. ECI holds a variable
interest in the SIF for which it was determined that ECI
was the primary beneficiary and, accordingly,
the
SIF must be consolidated by ECI. In its determination that
ECI controls the SIF,
management considered
that, in substance, the activities of the SIF are being conducted
on behalf of ECI’s subsidiary BLPC and
BLPC, alone, obtains the benefits from the SIF’s
operations. Additionally,
because ECI, through BLPC,
has rights to all the benefits of the SIF,
it is also exposed to the risks related to the activities
of the SIF.
Any withdrawal of SIF fund assets by the Company would
be subject to existing regulations. Emera’s
consolidated VIE in the SIF is recorded as “Other long-term
assets”, “Restricted cash” and “Regulatory
liabilities” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amounts
included in restricted cash represent the cash
portion of funds required to be set aside for the BLPC
SIF.
The Company has identified certain long-term purchase power
agreements that meet the definition of
variable interests as the Company has to purchase all
or a majority of the electricity generation at a fixed
price. However, it was determined
that the Company was not the primary beneficiary
since it lacked the
power to direct the activities of the entity,
including the ability to operate the generating facilities
and make
management decisions.
The following table provides information about Emera’s
portion of material unconsolidated VIEs:
As at
December 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Maximum
Maximum
millions of dollars
Total
assets
exposure to
loss
Total
assets
exposure to
loss
Unconsolidated VIEs in which Emera has variable interests
NSPML (equity accounted)
$
462
$
6
$
475
$
6
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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
These financial statements and notes reflect the Company’s
evaluation of events occurring subsequent to
the balance sheet date through February 23, 2026, the date
the financial statements were issued.
EX-99.4
Exhibit 99.4
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the reference to our Firm under the caption “Experts” in the Annual Information Form and to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form F-10 (File Nos. 333-291985 and 333-290502), Form F-3 (File No. 333-290501) and Form S-8 (File No. 333-287613) and the use in this Annual Report on Form 40-F of our report dated February 23, 2026, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Emera Incorporated as at December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the consolidated statements of income, consolidated statements of comprehensive income, consolidated statements of changes in equity and consolidated statements of cash flows for the years then ended, included in this Annual Report on Form 40-F.
| /s/ Ernst & Young LLP | |
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| Halifax, Canada | Chartered Professional Accountants |
| February 23, 2026 |
EX-99.5
Exhibit 99.5
CERTIFICATION
I, Scott C. Balfour, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of Emera Incorporated;<br> |
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| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a<br>material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
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| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report,<br>fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
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| 4. | The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining<br>disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act<br>Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the issuer and have: |
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| a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be<br>designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being<br>prepared; |
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| b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial<br>reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting<br>principles; |
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| c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this<br>report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
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| d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that<br>occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
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| 5. | The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of<br>internal control over financial reporting, to the issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of the issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
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| a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over<br>financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
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| b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in<br>the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting. |
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Date: February 23, 2026
/s/ Scott C. Balfour
Scott C. Balfour
President & Chief Executive Officer
EX-99.6
Exhibit 99.6
CERTIFICATION
I, Jared B. Green, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of Emera Incorporated;<br> |
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| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a<br>material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
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| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report,<br>fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
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| 4. | The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining<br>disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act<br>Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the issuer and have: |
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| a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be<br>designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being<br>prepared; |
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| b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial<br>reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting<br>principles; |
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| c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this<br>report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
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| d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that<br>occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
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| 5. | The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of<br>internal control over financial reporting, to the issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of the issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
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| a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over<br>financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
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| b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in<br>the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting. |
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Date: February 23, 2026
/s/ Jared B. Green
Jared B. Green
Chief Financial Officer
EX-99.7
Exhibit 99.7
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ENACTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the annual report of Emera Incorporated (the “Company”) on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the “Report”), as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, I, Scott C. Balfour, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted pursuant to Section 906 of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:
| (i) | the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the U.S. Securities Exchange<br>Act of 1934; and |
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| (ii) | the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and<br>results of operations of the Company. |
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Date: February 23, 2026
/s/ Scott C. Balfour
Scott C. Balfour
President & Chief Executive Officer
EX-99.8
Exhibit 99.8
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ENACTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the annual report of Emera Incorporated (the “Company”) on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the “Report”), as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, I, Jared B. Green, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted pursuant to Section 906 of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:
| (i) | the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the U.S. Securities Exchange<br>Act of 1934; and |
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| (ii) | the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and<br>results of operations of the Company. |
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Date: February 23, 2026
/s/ Jared B. Green
Jared B. Green
Chief Financial Officer