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Gregg Orrill

UBS · covers Utilities

Period: Reporting periods mapped to calendar 2024 Q4 – 2026 Q2 (7 quarters).

Questions
19on tracked calls
Challenge rate
0%none of 19 questions
Companies
4questioned at least once
Reporting periods
7with questions

These figures cover the whole profile: every tracked question, all reporting periods.

How to read these numbers

Challenge rate is the share of questions that pushed back, pressed for specifics or questioned management’s assumptions. It describes how questions were asked on the calls tracked here; it does not measure whether any view turned out to be right.

Rounding. Rates are rounded to whole percentages, so a small share can show as 0% even when some questions were challenging. The count beside each rate is exact; “none of N questions” means no question was challenging.

No questions recorded. “—” means there is nothing to calculate: no questions were recorded for that period on the calls tracked here. It does not mean there was no activity.

Fewer than 3 questions. A company-level rate is withheld when fewer than 3 questions were recorded for that company; the questions are still counted everywhere else.

Small samples. Profiles with fewer than 10 questions are marked Limited sample.

Reporting periods. Questions are grouped by the calendar quarter each company’s fiscal reporting period maps to, not by the date of the call. Periods without a calendar mapping are listed separately under their fiscal label.

Questions asked

Grouped by company, most questions first. Open a company to read its questions, newest reporting period first.

Showing 19 of 19 questions from 4 companies

EIXEdison International7 questions · 5 reporting periods · 0 of 7 challenging
EIX company page →

Calendar 2026 Q2

I was just wondering if, you know, there was a way to get a sense of how much of the impact was timing

Guidance ReliabilityMarginTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Moss did not split timing from normalized upside, redirecting to the reaffirmed full-year range and noting the strong start creates room to invest and derisk future periods.

Calendar 2026 Q1

What's your anticipation? Or is it too early to know what the scale will be of the Wildfire Recovery Compensation Program?

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CEO provided scale context: 1,500 offers, 3,100+ claims filed, but 30,000 plaintiffs and 18,000 eligible properties. Very early stage but cannot forecast ultimate participation.

Calendar 2025 Q3

Is it -- is there a part within the growth rate range that you feel you're trending toward now, the upper half or the lower half

Guidance ReliabilityRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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CFO reaffirmed 5-7% without specifying positioning within range. Emphasized three key takeaways: reaffirmation, significantly more clarity around forecast, and stronger balance sheet.

Calendar 2025 Q2

where do you stand on the idea of issuing equity to fund contributions to the $18 billion wildfire replenishment?

Capital AllocationRegulation PolicyTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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CFO argued equity issuance would increase cost of capital, and fund doesn't need cash upfront given claims process timeline. Fund already has $22B capacity.

Can you remind us of kind of where that stands and who's involved in running that and when you expect an outcome?

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CEO distinguished two tracks: LA County Fire official investigation (12-18 month typical timeline) and SCE's own collaborative investigation with stakeholders including plaintiff attorneys.

Calendar 2025 Q1

Is it possible to break that up into TKM one time and then ongoing and anything else?

Capital AllocationTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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CFO clearly decomposed: $0.30 one-time TKM prior-period true-up plus $0.14 annualized ongoing benefit starting Q2.

is there anything about the nature of the type of the lawsuit that would make it unrecoverable by the wildfire fund

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CFO was emphatic that no limitations exist on types of claims the fund can pay. Safety certificate provides liability cap benefit.

PCGPG&E Corporation6 questions · 6 reporting periods · 0 of 6 challenging
PCG company page →

Calendar 2026 Q2

What is your case there, and how does that affect the financial plan whether you get it or not?

Regulation PolicyPricingTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Poppe said interim rate relief has no earnings impact but would smooth customer rates and avoid a pancaking effect seen in the last GRC.

Calendar 2026 Q1

settlement discussions in the rate case, if you've had any and just your general thoughts on how that's going

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CEO said open to settlement but CPUC prefers fully adjudicated GRC. Filed strong case with demonstrated affordability track record. Hearings throughout May.

Calendar 2025 Q4

I was wondering if you could talk about what you are expecting from the Kincaid and Dixie cost recovery proceedings

Regulation PolicyCreditTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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CFO detailed recovery request: over $1B wildfire fund claims ($674M), $1.6B WEMA costs (donut hole between insurance and fund threshold), $314M CEMA costs. Valid safety certificate supports presumption of prudency.

Calendar 2025 Q3

How do you think about the direction of the payout ratio beyond 2028

Capital AllocationTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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CFO confirmed 20% payout target by 2028 maintained through 2030. Offers financing flexibility and implies compound EPS growth well in excess of 50% over next 3 years.

Calendar 2025 Q2

would you consider modifying your cost of capital position based on certain legislative outcomes

Regulation PolicyCreditTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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CFO confirmed 11.3% ROE filing assumed AB 1054 resolution. Off-cycle application possible if needed. Evidentiary hearings in September, PD expected November, final decision before year-end.

Calendar 2024 Q4

how do you think about that as a possibility of you know, raising the growth rate

Revenue GrowthCapex InvestmentTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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CEO said current growth rate is the right rate, preference is to extend duration rather than raise rate. Balance customer affordability and regulatory alignment.

AWKAmerican Water Works5 questions · 3 reporting periods · 0 of 5 challenging
AWK company page →

Calendar 2025 Q4

With regard to Nexus, what are the key approvals that are remaining to close there? And also the PFAS settlement monies

M&ARegulation PolicyTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Cheryl Norton confirmed 5 Nexus approvals remaining with normal progress. PFAS settlement proceeds partially received, being passed to customers per regulatory processes, with future payments structured over multiple years.

Calendar 2025 Q1

could you provide an update on the California desalination project and how that's going to help you there

Capex InvestmentRegulation PolicyTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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John Griffith confirmed all major permits are in place and AWK expects to break ground on the desalination project this year, handled as a separate docket from the rate case.

Calendar 2024 Q4

in terms of usage per customer, are you seeing any sort of changes there, strengthening through your customer classes

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Cheryl Norton said declining usage is plateauing but still slightly negative; nothing troubling with plenty of capacity available.

what were the results of the non-utility business for the year and some context on where you're taking that part of the company

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David Bowler declined to share specifics. Cheryl Norton described the military services group as aligned with regulated business with potential for future utility privatization bids.

in terms of the procurement, can you comment on if there's been any disruptions there, how things are going

Supply ChainCapex InvestmentTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Cheryl Norton confirmed no supply disruptions, highlighted Calgon Carbon contract for PFAS vessels and carbon regeneration.

CMSCMS Energy1 question · 1 reporting period · 0 of 1 challenging
CMS company page →

Calendar 2025 Q1

what the, 4¢ impact in the balance of the year related to the storm accounting order was?

Cost PressureMarginTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Rejji walked through the full waterfall: $100M storm = 25 cents impact, $50M pretax net after countermeasures, split between Q1 actuals and year-to-go estimates.

Challenge rate by company

Every company this analyst questioned, most questions first. A company-level rate is shown from 3 questions; below that it is withheld.

CompanyQuestionsChallenge rate
EIX Edison International70%none of 7 questions
PCG PG&E Corporation60%none of 6 questions
AWK American Water Works50%none of 5 questions
CMS CMS Energy1—Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions
  • EIX
    Edison International · 7 questions
    0%none of 7 questions
  • PCG
    PG&E Corporation · 6 questions
    0%none of 6 questions
  • AWK
    American Water Works · 5 questions
    0%none of 5 questions
  • CMS
    CMS Energy · 1 question
    —rate withheld: under 3 questions

Activity by reporting period

Questions recorded for each calendar quarter that companies’ reporting periods map to (not the call date), with the challenge rate for that period. Periods inside the range with no questions are shown as “No questions recorded”.

Questions by calendar reporting period
Calendar periodQuestionsChallenge rateCompanies
2024 Q440%none of 4 questions2
2025 Q140%none of 4 questions3
2025 Q230%none of 3 questions2
2025 Q320%none of 2 questions2
2025 Q420%none of 2 questions2
2026 Q120%none of 2 questions2
2026 Q220%none of 2 questions2
  1. 2024 Q44 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 4 questions) · 2 companies
  2. 2025 Q14 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 4 questions) · 3 companies
  3. 2025 Q23 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 3 questions) · 2 companies
  4. 2025 Q32 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 2 questions) · 2 companies
  5. 2025 Q42 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 2 questions) · 2 companies
  6. 2026 Q12 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 2 questions) · 2 companies
  7. 2026 Q22 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 2 questions) · 2 companies

Topics

Topics tagged on this analyst’s questions.

  • Regulation Policy10
  • Revenue Growth3
  • Capital Allocation3
  • Capex Investment3
  • Guidance Reliability2
  • Margin2
  • Credit2
  • Pricing1
  • M&A1
  • Cost Pressure1
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  • Demand1
  • Supply Chain1