CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 292	$ 535
Restricted cash	382	516
Inventory	63	55
Derivative instruments	34	41
Prepayments and other current assets	81	68
Total current assets	1,051	1,560
Property, plant and equipment, net	9,895	9,526
Other Assets
Equity investments in affiliates	322	360
Intangible assets for power purchase agreements, net	2,170	2,303
Other intangible assets, net	70	71
Derivative instruments	70	82
Right-of-use assets, net	548	597
Other non-current assets	123	202
Total other assets	3,303	3,615
Total Assets	14,249	14,701
Current Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	412	558
Derivative instruments	51	51
Accrued interest expense	35	57
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	71	79
Total current liabilities	661	906
Other Liabilities
Long-term debt	6,732	7,479
Deferred income taxes	58	127
Derivative instruments	279	281
Long-term lease liabilities	570	627
Other non-current liabilities	316	286
Total other liabilities	7,955	8,800
Total Liabilities	8,616	9,706
Redeemable noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	9	1
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued	0	0
Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D common stock, $0.01 par value; 3,000,000,000 shares authorized (Class A 500,000,000, Class B 500,000,000, Class C 1,000,000,000, Class D 1,000,000,000); 202,143,697 shares issued and outstanding (Class A 34,613,853, Class B 42,738,750, Class C 82,829,344, Class D 41,961,750) at September 30, 2024 and 202,080,794 shares issued and outstanding (Class A 34,613,853, Class B 42,738,750, Class C 82,391,441, Class D 42,336,750) at December 31, 2023	1	1
Additional paid-in capital	1,831	1,732
Retained earnings	301	361
Accumulated other comprehensive income	1	7
Noncontrolling interest	3,490	2,893
Total Stockholders’ Equity	5,624	4,994
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	14,249	14,701
Nonrelated Party
Current Assets
Accounts receivable — trade	199	171
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable — trade	78	130
Affiliated Entity
Current Assets
Note receivable — affiliate	0	174
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable — affiliates	$ 14	$ 31

Intangible Assets, Power Purchase Agreements

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- Definition

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).