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</td> <td class=\"entry\"> <strong class=\"ph b\">Action</strong> </td> <td class=\"entry\"> <strong class=\"ph b\">Accounting Standards Update</strong> </td> <td class=\"entry\"> <strong class=\"ph b\">Date</strong> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class=\"entry\"></td> <td class=\"entry\"></td> <td class=\"entry\"></td> <td class=\"entry\"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class=\"entry\"> <a href=\"/glossary/a/#all-in-one-hedge\" class=\"term\" title=\"In an all-in-one hedge, a derivative instrument that will involve gross settlement is designated as the hedging instrument in a cash flow hedge of the variability of the consideration to be paid or received in the forecasted transaction that will occur upon gross settlement of the derivative instrument itself.\"><span>All-in-One Hedge</span></a> </td> <td class=\"entry\">Added</td> <td class=\"entry\"> <a href=\"/updates/asu-2014-09/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09</a> </td> <td class=\"entry\">05/28/2014</td> </tr> <tr> <td class=\"entry\"> <a href=\"/glossary/c/#contract\" class=\"term\" title=\"An agreement between two or more parties that creates enforceable rights and obligations.\"><span>Contract</span></a> </td> <td class=\"entry\">Added</td> <td class=\"entry\"> <a href=\"/updates/asu-2014-09/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09</a> </td> <td class=\"entry\">05/28/2014</td> </tr> <tr> <td class=\"entry\"> <a href=\"/glossary/n/#nonutility-generators\" class=\"term\" title=\"Entities owning electric generating plants built either for their own energy needs or to sell power, usually to rate-regulated entities, under long-term power sales contracts.\"><span>Nonutility Generators</span></a> </td> <td class=\"entry\">Added</td> <td class=\"entry\"> <a href=\"/updates/asu-2014-09/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09</a> </td> <td class=\"entry\">05/28/2014</td> </tr> <tr> <td class=\"entry\"></td> <td class=\"entry\"></td> <td class=\"entry\"></td> <td class=\"entry\"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class=\"entry\"> <a href=\"/asc/815/980/#815-980-05-1\" class=\"xref\">980-815-05-1</a> </td> <td class=\"entry\">Added</td> <td class=\"entry\"> <a href=\"/updates/asu-2014-09/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09</a> </td> <td class=\"entry\">05/28/2014</td> </tr> <tr> <td class=\"entry\"> <div class=\"xref-range displayInline\"><a href=\"/asc/815/980/#815-980-15-1\" class=\"xref\">980-815-15-1 through 15-3</a></div> </td> <td class=\"entry\">Added</td> <td class=\"entry\"> <a href=\"/updates/asu-2014-09/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09</a> </td> <td class=\"entry\">05/28/2014</td> </tr> <tr> <td class=\"entry\"> <a href=\"/asc/815/980/#815-980-15-3\" class=\"xref\">980-815-15-3</a> </td> <td class=\"entry\">Amended</td> <td class=\"entry\"> <a href=\"/updates/asu-2016-02/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02</a> </td> <td class=\"entry\">02/25/2016</td> </tr> <tr> <td class=\"entry\"> <div class=\"xref-range displayInline\"><a href=\"/asc/815/980/#815-980-25-1\" class=\"xref\">980-815-25-1 through 25-6</a></div> </td> <td class=\"entry\">Added</td> <td class=\"entry\"> <a href=\"/updates/asu-2014-09/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09</a> </td> <td class=\"entry\">05/28/2014</td> </tr> </table> </div> </div>","snippet":"The following table identifies the changes made to this Subtopic.\nParagraph | Action | Accounting Standards Update | Date |\n| | | |\nAll-in-One Hedge | Added | Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09 | 05/28/2014 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id=\"sfr_4942DD7F-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">This Subtopic follows the same Scope and Scope Exceptions as outlined in the Overall Subtopic; see Section <a altsource=\"GUID-DFCF42C6-CE0D-45BC-9846-5A2EFDE587F3.ditamap\" class=\"ditamap\">980-10-15</a>, with specific qualifications and exceptions noted below.</span></span> </div> </div>","snippet":"This Subtopic follows the same Scope and Scope Exceptions as outlined in the Overall Subtopic; see Section 980-10-15, with specific qualifications and exceptions noted below.","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:90e145a4b4a39338c9e6008b61c3fce9aa374a2fd23cb482f754854d0a1658a3","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T01:41:29.350Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T01:41:29.350Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by 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to <a href=\"/glossary/n/#nonutility-generators\" class=\"term\" title=\"Entities owning electric generating plants built either for their own energy needs or to sell power, usually to rate-regulated entities, under long-term power sales contracts.\"><span>nonutility generators</span></a> as they provide many of the services of entities with regulated operations.</span></span> </div> </div>","snippet":"The guidance in this Subtopic applies to nonutility generators as they provide many of the services of entities with regulated operations.","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:9c1a9090dcb85189d7274f3b140533d015677313b0141fab32927d585ffc6994","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T01:41:29.350Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T01:41:29.350Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval 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power supply contracts if they are within the scope of Topic <a altsource=\"GUID-EFFBD456-3862-4F38-9F32-420717B43DE5.ditamap\" class=\"ditamap\">842</a> on leases. 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The core rule is that if such a contract meets the definition of a derivative, it is marked to fair value through earnings unless designated in a qualifying hedging relationship; otherwise Topic 606 applies. Contracts that qualify for the normal purchases and normal sales scope exception in 815-10-15-13(b) are accounted for under this Section rather than as derivatives.","key_points":["This Subtopic provides guidance for long-term power sales contracts (815-980-05-1) and applies to nonutility generators because they provide many of the services of entities with regulated operations (815-980-15-2).","Long-term power supply contracts within the scope of Topic 842 on leases are excluded; see Subtopic 842-10 to determine whether the arrangement contains a lease (815-980-15-3).","Nonutility generators generally are not regulated and do not meet the criteria of an entity with regulated operations in paragraph 980-10-15-2, yet guidance for them is provided in paragraphs 980-815-25-4 through 25-6 (815-980-25-1).","Long-term power sales contracts may provide for stated prices per kilowatt hour that increase, decrease, or remain level, formula-based prices, or a combination of both (815-980-25-3).","A long-term power sales contract meeting the definition of a derivative is marked to fair value through earnings unless designated as a hedging instrument in certain hedging relationships; otherwise Topic 606 applies (815-980-25-4).","Contracts meeting the derivative definition may qualify for the normal purchases and normal sales scope exception in paragraph 815-10-15-13(b), in which case they are accounted for under this Section (815-980-25-4).","Long-term power sales contracts accounted for as derivatives may possibly qualify as hedging instruments in all-in-one hedges, with guidance in Section 815-10-55 potentially relevant (815-980-25-5); for trading and energy risk management activities see paragraph 815-10-45-9 (815-980-25-6)."],"categories":["Derivatives and hedging","Industry-specific","Recognition","Revenue"],"audience_level":"advanced","student_note":"This is a narrow, industry-specific bridge between the derivative rules and the utility/energy sector: the practical question is almost always whether a power contract is a lease (842), a derivative (815), a normal purchase/normal sale, or just a revenue contract (606). 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