Q2 2025 Brookfield Renewable Corp Earnings Call

August 1, 2025

Operator: Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Brookfield Renewable Q2 2025 Results Conference Call and Webcast. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode. After the speaker's presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. To ask a question during this session, you'll need to press star one one on your telephone. If your question has been answered and you'd like to remove yourself from the queue, simply press star one one again. As a reminder, today's program is being recorded. And now I'd like to introduce your host for today's program, Connor Teskey, CEO. Please go ahead, sir.

Thank you for standing by and welcome to the Brookfield renewable second quarter 2025 results conference call and webcast. At this time all participants are in listen only mode. After the speaker's presentation. There will be a question and answer session to ask a question. During this session you will need to press star one on your telephone.

If your question has been answered and you'd like to remove yourself from the queue simply press star one again.

As a reminder, today's program is being recorded and now I'd like to introduce your host for today's program counter tests Tusky CEO. Please go ahead Sir.

Connor Teskey: Thank you, operator. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us for our Q2 2025 Conference Call. Before we begin, we would like to remind you that a copy of our news release, investor supplement, and letter to unit holders can be found on our website. We also want to remind you that we may make forward-looking statements on this call. These statements are subject to known and unknown risks, and our future results may differ materially. For more information, you're encouraged to review our regulatory filings available on SEDAR, EDGAR, and on our website.

Thank you operator.

Good morning, everyone and thank you for joining us for our second quarter 2025 conference call.

Before we begin we would like to remind you that a copy of our news release Investor supplement and letter to unit holders can be found on our website. We also want to remind you that we may make forward looking statements on this call. These statements are subject to known and unknown risks and our future results may differ materially for more information you're encouraged to review our regulatory filings available on SEDAR.

Our Edgar and on our website.

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Connor Teskey: On today's call, we will provide a review of our Q2 performance, and then Wyatt Hartley, Co-President of Brookfield Renewable and Head of our North American business, will discuss our recently announced Hydro Framework Agreement with Google and how our strategic operating portfolio and deep capabilities across renewable technologies has positioned us as the partner of choice to the largest buyers of power globally. Lastly, Patrick will conclude our remarks by discussing our operating results and the strong financing environment that we are seeing for our business and our assets today. Following our comments, we look forward to taking your questions. We had a successful quarter, delivering strong financial results and executing on our business plans and growth initiatives.

On today's call, we will provide a review of our second quarter performance.

And then Y Hartley co president of Brookfield, renewable and head of our North American business will discuss our recently announced hydro framework agreement with Google and how our strategic operating portfolio and deep capabilities across renewable technologies has positioned us as the partner of choice to the largest buyers of powered globally.

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Lastly, Patrick will conclude our remarks by discussing our operating results and the strong financing environment that we are seeing for our business and our assets today.

Following our comments, we look forward to taking your questions.

We had a successful quarter delivering strong financial results and executing on our business plans and growth initiatives.

Connor Teskey: Our robust operating results were driven by our large hydro fleet, which is increasingly strategic in the current environment, and the benefits of our development activities, where over the past 12 months, we have commissioned 7.7GW of new renewable energy capacity globally. One highlight in the quarter was the strong results from our nuclear services business, Westinghouse, as the momentum for nuclear power continues to build, with Westinghouse well-placed to benefit from continued growth in the sector, given its global leadership position. Looking at the broader market, we recently received additional clarity on policy changes in the United States with the signing of the One Big Beautiful Bill. And while we have been preparing our business for changes in tax credit eligibility for US renewables projects for some time, we are now in a position to execute with a greater level of confidence.

Our robust operating results were driven by our large hydro fleet, which is increasingly strategic in the current environment and the benefits of our development activities, where over the past 12 months, we have commissioned seven seven gigawatts of new renewable energy capacity globally.

One highlight in the quarter was the strong results from our nuclear services business Westinghouse as the momentum for nuclear power continues to build with Westinghouse well placed to benefit from continued growth in the sector given its global leadership position.

Looking at the broader market. We recently received additional clarity on policy changes in the United States with the signing of the one big beautiful Bill.

And while we have been preparing our business for changes in tax credit eligibility for U S. Renewables projects for some time, we are now in a position to execute with a greater level of confidence.

Connor Teskey: With that, we began deploying a Safe Harboring strategy that will secure credit eligibility for nearly all of our projects in the United States through to the end of 2029. While doing so, we are staying true to our approach to development, focusing on ensuring we have strong line of sight on both our costs and revenues for each project, with a particular focus on minimizing the capital at risk while protecting our ability to deliver our target returns. Most importantly, the outlook for global and diversified businesses like ours remain exceptionally strong, driven by the most robust energy demand growth we have seen in decades. We continue to see a significant supply-demand imbalance for energy throughout the regions in which we operate.

With that we began deploying our safe harboring strategy that will secure credit eligibility for nearly all of our projects in the United States through to the end of 2029.

While doing so we are staying true to our approach to development.

Focusing on ensuring we have strong line of sight on both our costs and revenues for each project with a particular focus on minimizing the capital at risk, while protecting our ability to deliver our target returns.

Most importantly, the outlook for global and diversified business that business like ours remain exceptionally strong.

Driven by the most robust energy demand growth, we have seen in decades.

We continue to see a significant supply demand imbalance for energy throughout the regions in which we operate.

Connor Teskey: It is becoming increasingly clear that solving this imbalance will require substantial expansion of many forms of energy generation, but with low-cost, quick-to-market renewables technologies well-positioned to provide much of this needed build-out, in addition to other critical technologies that will support grid reliability. Our business is well-positioned to meet—to help meet this exponential demand and support grid reliability with our over 230-gigawatt pipeline of projects, which include significant battery storage solutions, our global fleet of operating hydro facilities, and through Westinghouse, our leading nuclear service business. Turning back to our performance during the quarter, we delivered strong financial results and executed on our commercial initiatives and growth plans, all while maintaining the strength of our balance sheet.

And it is becoming increasingly clear that solving this imbalance will require substantial expansion of many forms of energy generation.

But with low cost quick to market renewables technology is well positioned to provide much of this needed build out in addition to other critical technologies that will support grid reliability.

Our business is well positioned to meet to help meet this exponential demand and support grid reliability with our over 230 gigawatt pipeline of projects.

Which includes significant battery storage solutions, our global fleet of operating hydro facilities and through Westinghouse are leading nuclear service business.

Turning back to our performance during the quarter, we delivered strong financial results and executed on our commercial initiatives and growth plans.

All while maintaining the strength of our balance sheet.

Connor Teskey: We delivered FFO per unit that was up 10% year-over-year and continue to expect to deliver on our 10%+ FFO per unit growth target for the year. We were successful in advancing our commercial initiatives, securing contracts to deliver an incremental 4,300 GWh per year of generation, in addition to signing the hydro framework agreement. We progressed our development activities and commissioned approximately 2.1 GW of new renewable energy capacity in the quarter, and anticipate bringing on approximately 8 GW in 2025, which will be a record for our business. We have also continued to execute on our asset recycling initiatives, and since the start of Q2, we sold assets for expected proceeds of approximately $1.5 billion or $400 million net to Brookfield Renewable, all at strong returns.

Connor Teskey: We delivered FFO per unit that was up 10% year-over-year and continue to expect to deliver on our 10%+ FFO per unit growth target for the year. We were successful in advancing our commercial initiatives, securing contracts to deliver an incremental 4,300 GWh per year of generation, in addition to signing the hydro framework agreement. We progressed our development activities and commissioned approximately 2.1 GW of new renewable energy capacity in the quarter, and anticipate bringing on approximately eight GW in 2025, which will be a record for our business. We have also continued to execute on our asset recycling initiatives, and since the start of Q2, we sold assets for expected proceeds of approximately $1.5 billion or $400 million net to Brookfield Renewable, all at strong returns.

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We were successful in advancing our commercial initiatives securing contracts to deliver an incremental 4300 gigawatt hours per year of generation. In addition to signing the hydro framework agreement.

We progressed, our development activities and commissioned approximately two one gigawatts of new renewable energy capacity in the quarter.

And anticipate bringing on approximately eight gigawatts in 2025, which will be a record for our business.

We have also continued to execute on our asset recycling initiatives and since the start of the second quarter, we sold assets for expected proceeds of approximately $1 5 billion.

Our $400 million net to Brookfield renewable all at strong returns.

Connor Teskey: Based on our advanced pipeline, we expect total asset sales proceeds in 2025 to exceed last year, with returns at or above our targets. Illustrative of the increasing and recurring nature of asset monetizations as a highly accretive way to fund our future growth. The outlook for our business remains robust, driven by exceptionally strong demand for power that will necessitate the development of all forms of energy. With our globally diversified portfolio across hydro, wind, solar, nuclear, and battery storage, we see strong potential to deepen relationships with the world's largest buyers of power, and this gives us confidence that for our business, the best is yet to come.

Based on our advanced pipeline, we expect total asset sales proceeds in 2025% to exceed last year with returns at or above our targets.

Illustrative of the increasing and recurring nature of asset monetization as a highly accretive way to fund our future growth.

The outlook for our business remains robust driven by exceptionally strong demand for power that will necessitate the development of all forms of energy.

With our globally diversified portfolio across hydro wind solar nuclear and battery storage, we see strong potential to deepen relationships with the world's largest buyers of power and this gives us confidence that for our business. The best is yet to come.

Connor Teskey: With that, we will now turn it over to Wyatt to speak to our recently announced hydro framework agreement with Google, and how our strategic operating portfolio and deep capabilities across renewables technologies has positioned us as the partner of choice to the largest buyers of power globally.

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We will now turn it over to Wyatt to speak to our recently announced hydro framework agreement with Google.

And how our strategic operating portfolio and deep capabilities across renewables technologies has positioned us as the partner of choice to the largest buyers of power globally.

Wyatt Hartley: Thank you, Connor, and good morning, everyone. This past quarter, we reinforced our position as the energy solutions partner of choice to the global technology players, with the signing of a first-of-its-kind agreement with Google to deliver up to 3 gigawatts of hydroelectric capacity across the United States. This framework agreement follows on our landmark framework agreement with Microsoft that we signed last year to deliver over 10.5 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity and is a testament to our unique capabilities, while also demonstrating our credibility with the largest buyers of power in the world. The agreement is also notable as it reflects a trend in how the hyperscalers are procuring power. Historically, they were focused on contracting new build, wind, and solar.

Wyatt Hartley: Thank you, Connor, and good morning, everyone. This past quarter, we reinforced our position as the energy solutions partner of choice to the global technology players, with the signing of a first-of-its-kind agreement with Google to deliver up to three gigawatts of hydroelectric capacity across the United States. This framework agreement follows on our landmark framework agreement with Microsoft that we signed last year to deliver over 10.5 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity and is a testament to our unique capabilities, while also demonstrating our credibility with the largest buyers of power in the world. The agreement is also notable as it reflects a trend in how the hyperscalers are procuring power. Historically, they were focused on contracting new build, wind, and solar.

Thank you Conor and good morning, everyone.

This past quarter, we reinforced our position as the energy solutions partner of choice to the global technology players with the signing of a first of its kind agreement with Google to deliver up to three gigawatts of hydro electric capacity across the United States.

This framework agreement follows on our landmark framework agreement with Microsoft that we signed last year to deliver over 10, five gigawatts of renewable energy capacity and is a testament to our unique capabilities.

I'll also demonstrating our credibility with the largest buyers of power in the world.

The agreement is also notable as it reflects a trend and how the hyperscale are procuring power.

Historically, they were focused on contracting newbuild wind and solar however in the current environment, we have seen them extend their procurement of power.

Wyatt Hartley: However, in the current environment, we have seen them extend their procurement of power to include hydro and nuclear generation at scale as a complement to their continued strong demand for low-cost and quick-to-market wind and solar. We have already signed the first two contracts under the Google framework agreement for 670 megawatts of capacity from our Holtwood and Safe Harbor facilities in Pennsylvania, securing 20-year contracts that deliver strong all-in prices and provide a near-term path to up-financing, which will generate significant proceeds to deploy into further accretive growth. We also have another 300 megawatts of hydro capacity we are presenting to Google this year that we expect to contract at similarly attractive terms that should provide additional up-financing opportunities.

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We have already signed the first two contracts under the Google framework agreement for 670 megawatts of capacity from our Homewood and safe Harbor facilities in Pennsylvania, securing 20 year contracts that delivered strong all in prices and provide a near term path to up financing.

Which will generate significant proceeds to deploy into further accretive growth.

We also have another 300 megawatts of hydro capacity, we are presenting to Google. This year that we expect to contract at similarly attractive terms that should provide additional up financing opportunities.

Wyatt Hartley: For the remaining capacity under the framework agreement, we will explore additional contracting opportunities within our existing hydro fleet, as well as to pursue potential new hydro investments. Stepping back, as Connor spoke to in his remarks, there is an incredible growth in energy demand that will require an any and all solution to deliver the electricity needed in the market. At the same time, there is also an increasing requirement to match the needs of the grid with the right mix of technologies to maintain reliability. In light of this, we continue to expand our capabilities in low-cost wind and solar generation, while also placing emphasis on critical technologies that enable and support broader development of these renewables, namely hydro, nuclear, and batteries.

For the remaining capacity under the framework agreement, we will explore additional contracted and opportunities within our existing hydro fleet as well as to pursue potential new hydro investments.

Stepping back as Congress spoke to in his remarks, there is an incredible growth in energy demand that will require in any and all solution to deliver the electricity needed in the market.

At the same time, there is also an increasing requirement to match the needs of their grid with the right mix of technologies to maintain reliability.

In light of this we continue to expand our capabilities and low cost wind and solar generation.

I'll also placing emphasis on critical technologies that enable and support broader development of these renewables, namely hydro nuclear and batteries.

Wyatt Hartley: By continuing to grow our capabilities in these technologies, we are further positioning ourselves for large-scale partnerships that deliver the needs of our customers, while at the same time earning strong risk-adjusted returns in line with our expectations. Furthering our strategy of growing in critical technologies to provide clean baseload power to support the grid, in July, we reached an agreement to invest up to $1 billion to acquire an approximately 15% incremental stake in our Colombian hydro platform, ISAGEN. This accretive transaction enables us to increase our interest in an irreplaceable fleet of primarily hydro assets that generate 24/7 baseload power and delivers significant, stable, and contracted cash flows.

By continuing to grow our capabilities in these technologies.

Further positioning ourselves for large scale partnerships that deliver on the delivery.

For the needs of our customers while at the same time earnings strong risk adjusted returns in line with our expectation.

Furthering our strategy of growing in critical technologies to provide clean baseload power to support the grid.

In July we reached an agreement to invest up to $1 billion to acquire an approximately 15% incremental stake in our Columbian Hydro platform is ahead.

This accretive transaction enables us to increase our interest in a irreplaceable fleet, primarily hydro assets that generate $24 seven baseload power and deliver significant stable and contracted cash flows.

Wyatt Hartley: The business generates almost 20% of Colombia's electricity, and we continue to identify opportunities to drive performance improvements by leveraging our commercial relationships, marketing expertise, and building out incremental renewable generation in the country. The investment is anticipated to be approximately 2% accretive to our FFO in 2026. In addition to our growing hydro fleet, we own Westinghouse, which services approximately 2/3 of the world's nuclear power fleet and whose technology is the basis for approximately 1/2 the operating nuclear reactors globally, providing us exposure to another critical technology required to meet the needs of today's grid. Beyond Westinghouse's core fuel and reactor services business, Westinghouse provides design and engineering for new build reactors without taking on certain nuclear-specific new build risks.

The business generates almost 20% of Colombia as electricity and we continue to identify opportunities to drive performance improvements by leveraging our commercial relationships marketing expertise and building out incremental renewable generation in the country.

The investment is anticipated to be approximately 2% accretive to <unk> in 2026.

In addition to our growing hydro fleet, we own Westinghouse, which services approximately two thirds of the worlds nuclear power fleet, and whose technology is the basis for approximately half the operating nuclear reactors globally.

Providing us exposure to another critical technology required to meet the needs of todays grid.

Beyond Westinghouse core fuel and reactors services business.

Westinghouse to provide design and engineering for new build reactors without taking on certain nuclear specific newbuild risks.

Wyatt Hartley: The US government recently announced executive orders to significantly grow nuclear capacity in the country, and Westinghouse, as the US nuclear champion with the most advanced utility scale reactor technology that is operating today, is well-positioned to help deliver on these objectives. Lastly, in Q1, we closed our acquisition of Neoen, which significantly expanded our battery capabilities and made us one of the largest operators and developers of battery storage solutions globally. This enhanced the suite of energy solutions we can offer to our customers and is leading to more opportunities across our business, both in terms of M&A opportunities, but also within our existing fleet. Going forward, we will continue to be active, investing in the critical technologies that are required to support growing energy demand and the reliability of the grid.

Wyatt Hartley: The U.S. government recently announced executive orders to significantly grow nuclear capacity in the country, and Westinghouse, as the U.S. nuclear champion with the most advanced utility scale reactor technology that is operating today, is well-positioned to help deliver on these objectives. Lastly, in Q1, we closed our acquisition of Neoen, which significantly expanded our battery capabilities and made us one of the largest operators and developers of battery storage solutions globally. This enhanced the suite of energy solutions we can offer to our customers and is leading to more opportunities across our business, both in terms of M&A opportunities, but also within our existing fleet. Going forward, we will continue to be active, investing in the critical technologies that are required to support growing energy demand and the reliability of the grid.

The U S government recently announced executive orders to significantly grow nuclear capacity in the country and Westinghouse as the U S. Nuclear champion with the most advanced utility scale reactor technology that is operating today is well positioned to help deliver on these objectives.

Lastly in the first quarter, we closed our acquisition of <unk>, which significantly expanded our battery capabilities and made US one of the largest operators and developers of battery storage solutions globally.

This enhanced our suite of energy solutions, we can offer to our customers and is leading to more opportunities across our business. Both in terms of M&A opportunities, but also within our existing fleet.

Going forward, we will continue to be active.

Investing in the critical technologies that are required to support growing energy demand and the reliability of the grid.

Wyatt Hartley: In addition to low-cost wind and solar, and expect to expand our partnerships with the largest buyers of power on large-scale framework agreements like the ones we executed with Google and Microsoft to date, as well as on a project-by-project basis. With that, I will pass it on to Patrick to discuss our operating results and financial position.

In addition to low cost wind and solar and expect to expand our partnerships with the largest buyers of power on large scale framework agreements like the ones, we executed with Google and Microsoft to date as well as on a project by project basis.

With that I will pass it on to Patrick to discuss our operating results and financial position.

Patrick Taylor: Thanks, Wyatt, and good morning to everyone on the call. Our business performed well this quarter, delivering funds from operations of $371 million, or $0.56 per unit. An increase of 10% year-over-year, driven by strong hydro generation and execution of our growth initiatives over the past year, which more than offset the impact of asset sales we completed in the last year. Our hydroelectric segment delivered strong growth, with FFO up over 50% from the prior year on strong performance from our US and Colombian fleets, with hydrology that was above the long-term average. The outperformance reflects a rebound from a challenging prior year for hydrology and is in line with our expectation of a reversion to the mean over the long-term.

Patrick Taylor: Thanks, Wyatt, and good morning to everyone on the call. Our business performed well this quarter, delivering funds from operations of $371 million, or 0.56 per unit. An increase of 10% year-over-year, driven by strong hydro generation and execution of our growth initiatives over the past year, which more than offset the impact of asset sales we completed in the last year. Our hydroelectric segment delivered strong growth, with FFO up over 50% from the prior year on strong performance from our U.S. and Colombian fleets, with hydrology that was above the long-term average. The outperformance reflects a rebound from a challenging prior year for hydrology and is in line with our expectation of a reversion to the mean over the long-term.

Thanks, Wyatt and good morning to everyone on the call.

Our business performed well this quarter delivering funds from operations of $371 million or <unk> 56 per unit.

An increase of 10% year over year, driven by strong hydro generation and execution of our growth initiatives over the past year, which more than offset the impact of asset sales, we completed in the last year.

Our hydro electric segment delivered strong growth with <unk> up over 50% from the prior year on strong performance from our U S and Colombian fleets with hydrology that was above the long term average.

The outperformance reflects a rebound from a challenging prior year for hydrology and is in line with our expectation of a reversion to the mean over the long term.

Patrick Taylor: The strong performance for our hydro, hydros bodes well for our overall results in 2025 and going into 2026, given the typical multiyear cycle we see in the hydrology of our fleet. Our wind and solar segments performed well, with FFO essentially flat compared to the prior year, as newly commissioned capacity and the closing of our investment in National Grid's renewables business in the US during the quarter was offset by lower FFO due to asset dispositions and gains on the sale of development assets in the prior year. Our distributed energy, storage, and sustainable solutions segments delivered strong performance, with FFO up almost 40% year-over-year, driven by strong results from Westinghouse as the business continues to benefit from the growing global demand for nuclear energy. Turning to our financial position...

The strong performance for our hydro hydro's bodes well for our overall results in 2025 and going into 2026, given the typical multi year cycle, we see in the hydrology of our fleet.

Our wind and solar segments performed well with <unk> essentially flat compared to the prior year as newly commissioned capacity and the closing of our investment in National Grid's renewables business in the U S. During the quarter was offset by lower <unk> due to asset dispositions and gains on the sale of development assets.

In the prior year.

Our distributed energy storage and sustainable solutions segments delivered strong performance with <unk> up almost 40% year over year driven by strong results from Westinghouse as the business continues to benefit from the growing global demand for nuclear energy.

Turning to our financial position.

Patrick Taylor: We ended the quarter with $4.7 billion of available liquidity across the business, providing strong financial flexibility for the franchise. Our balance sheet continues to be top-tier in the sector, and we remain committed to a prudent financing approach, enabling us to pursue growth opportunistically. In light of the exceptionally robust demand for our assets and businesses we are seeing today in the capital markets, we continue to proactively pull forward financings across our business, including a number of up-financing opportunities. This should provide additional liquidity earlier than expected to fund accretive growth across the franchise. Year-to-date, we have successfully completed $19 billion of financings across the business, extending maturities and optimizing our capital structure, with a couple of noteworthy financings in the quarter.

We ended the quarter with $4 7 billion of available liquidity across the business, providing strong financial flexibility for the franchise.

Our balance sheet continues to be top tier in the sector and we remain committed to a prudent financing approach, enabling us to pursue growth opportunistically.

In light of the exceptionally robust demand for our assets and businesses. We are seeing today in the capital markets. We continue to proactively pull forward financings across our business, including a number of up financing opportunities.

This should provide additional liquidity earlier than expected to fund accretive growth across the franchise.

Year to date, we have successfully completed $19 billion of financings across the business extending maturities and optimizing our capital structure.

With a couple of noteworthy financings in the quarter.

Patrick Taylor: In June, we were successful issuing CAD 250 million of 30-year hybrid notes at the tightest corporate hybrid new issue spread ever in Canada, in an offering that was several times oversubscribed. The issuance aligns with our strategy of conservatively accessing the market to optimize our capital structure as our cash flows increase. Also, during the quarter, we successfully executed Brookfield Renewable's largest-ever project financing, raising EUR 6.3 billion for our offshore wind development project in Poland. Lastly, we further demonstrated the strong demand for our high-quality assets, raising a $435 million dollar long-term, fixed-rate private placement for a strategic US hydro asset at our lowest spread in five years for this type of financing. This, again, was an offering that was multiple times oversubscribed.

Patrick Taylor: In June, we were successful issuing CAD 250 million of 30-year hybrid notes at the tightest corporate hybrid new issue spread ever in Canada, in an offering that was several times oversubscribed. The issuance aligns with our strategy of conservatively accessing the market to optimize our capital structure as our cash flows increase. Also, during the quarter, we successfully executed Brookfield Renewable's largest-ever project financing, raising EUR 6.3 billion for our offshore wind development project in Poland. Lastly, we further demonstrated the strong demand for our high-quality assets, raising a $435 million dollar long-term, fixed-rate private placement for a strategic U.S. hydro asset at our lowest spread in five years for this type of financing. This, again, was an offering that was multiple times oversubscribed.

In June we were successful issuing $250 million Canadian dollars of 30 year hybrid notes at the tightest corporate hybrid new issue spreads ever in Canada, and an offering that was several times oversubscribed.

The issuance aligns with our strategy of conservatively accessing the market to optimize our capital structure as our cash flows increase.

Also during the quarter, we successfully executed Brookfield renewables largest ever project financing raising $6 3 billion euros for our offshore wind development project in Poland.

Lastly, we further demonstrated the strong demand for our high quality assets, raising a $435 million long term fixed rate private placement for a strategic use hydro asset at our lowest spread in five years for this type of financing.

This again was an offering that was multiple times oversubscribed.

Patrick Taylor: These financings are indicative of the strong support from lenders for our de-risked infrastructure assets and indicates how our significant access to capital continues to be an enduring competitive advantage. In closing, we remain focused on delivering 12% to 15% long-term total returns for our investors, while remaining disciplined allocators of capital and leveraging our strengths to access unique opportunities in the most attractive technologies and regions. On behalf of the board and management, we thank all our unitholders and shareholders for their ongoing support. We are excited about Brookfield Renewable's future and look forward to updating you on our progress throughout the year, including at our upcoming Investor Day in Toronto on 25 September. That concludes our formal remarks for today's call. Thank you for joining us this morning. And with that, I'll pass it back to our operator for questions.

Patrick Taylor: These financings are indicative of the strong support from lenders for our de-risked infrastructure assets and indicates how our significant access to capital continues to be an enduring competitive advantage. In closing, we remain focused on delivering 12%-15% long-term total returns for our investors, while remaining disciplined allocators of capital and leveraging our strengths to access unique opportunities in the most attractive technologies and regions. On behalf of the board and management, we thank all our unitholders and shareholders for their ongoing support. We are excited about Brookfield Renewable's future and look forward to updating you on our progress throughout the year, including at our upcoming Investor Day in Toronto on 25 September. That concludes our formal remarks for today's call. Thank you for joining us this morning. And with that, I'll pass it back to our operator for questions.

These financings are indicative of the strong support from lenders for our de risked infrastructure assets.

And indicates how our significant access to capital continues to be an enduring competitive advantage.

In closing, we remain focused on delivering 12% to 15% long term total returns for our investors, while remaining disciplined allocators of capital and leveraging our strengths to access unique opportunities in the most attractive technologies and regions.

On behalf of the board and management, we thank all of our unit holders and shareholders for their ongoing support.

We are excited about Brookfield renewables future and look forward to updating you on our progress throughout the year.

Including at our upcoming Investor day in Toronto on September 25.

That concludes our formal remarks for today's call. Thank you for joining us this morning.

And with that I'll pass it back to our operator for questions.

Operator: Certainly. Our first question comes from the line of Nelson Ng from RBC Capital Markets. Your question, please.

Certainly and our first question comes from the line of Nelson <unk> from RBC capital markets. Your question. Please.

Nelson Ng: Great, thanks, and congrats on a strong quarter. So the first question is, like, I think it's already well known that there's a big demand for power and a lack of supply. But in light of the results from the recent PJM auction and the high capacity payments, are you able to accelerate the pace of development in that area? Or are you making any changes in the US, and are you able to further kind of leverage your footprints in that region?

Great Thanks, and congrats on a strong quarter.

First question is I think it's already well known that there is big demand for power and the lack of supply.

In light of the results from the recent PJM option than the high capacity payments are.

Are you able to accelerate the pace of development in that area or are you, making any changes in.

In the U S.

Are you able to further kind of leverage your footprint in that region.

Connor Teskey: Good morning, and thanks for the question, Nelson. In terms of what we saw recently in the capacity auction in PJM, we would simply say it's indicative of that supply-demand imbalance that we're seeing in most of the regions we operate around the world. Just with the capacity auction, the results get published, it creates a really formal portrayal of a dynamic we've been seeing on the ground in a number of places that we think is going to continue for years to come. In terms of how we leverage our existing position and look to pull things forward, two comments to be made there.

Good morning, and.

Thanks for the question Nelson.

In terms of what we saw recently in the capacity auction in PJM, we would simply say its indicative of that supply demand imbalance that we're seeing in most of the regions.

We operate around the world.

With the capacity auction that the results get published it creates a really formal portrayal of a dynamic we've been seeing on the ground in a number of places that we think is going to continue for years to come in terms of how we leverage our existing position and.

Look to pull things forward.

Two comments to be made there make no mistake.

Connor Teskey: Make no mistake, in this market, where there is a supply-demand imbalance, the shortage is not capital, the shortage is not demand, the shortage is having available to build projects. And we are tackling this three ways. One, everything we can, we are pulling forward as quickly as possible. That has very much been true for a couple of years now and, and will look to continue to be true for the foreseeable future. Secondly, we will continue to use our M&A capabilities and our access to capital to add more projects and more pipeline in the regions where we are seeing the, the greatest amount of demand. And then thirdly, I would highlight our, our framework agreements and partnerships with the largest, buyers of power around the world.

In this market, where there is a supply demand imbalance.

The shortage is not capital the shortage is not demand the shortage is having available to build projects and we are tackling. This three ways. One everything we can we are pulling forward as quickly as possible that has very much been true for a couple of years now.

We will look to continue to be true for the foreseeable future.

Secondly, we will continue to use our M&A capabilities and our access to capital to add more projects and more pipeline in the regions, where we are seeing the greatest amount of demand.

And then thirdly I would highlight.

Our framework agreements and partnerships with the largest.

Buyers of power around the world because what those partnerships allow us to do is get a very intimate knowledge of where those buyers have power where their future needs are and really what it does is it gives us a hunting license if you will to either develop or.

Connor Teskey: Because what those partnerships allow us to do is get a very intimate knowledge of where those buyers of power, where their future needs are. And really, what it does is it gives us a hunting license, if you will, to either develop or acquire with greater confidence in regions where we essentially know there is a backstop level of demand. And therefore, we're already pulling everything forward as fast as possible, but we're looking to use the growth levers as our franchise to look to do more in those markets where we see that supply-demand imbalance persisting in the longer term.

Or acquire with greater confidence in regions, where we essentially know there is a backstop level of demand.

And therefore, we're already pulling everything forward as fast as possible, but we're looking to use the the growth lever since our franchise to look to do more in those markets, where we see that supply demand imbalance persisting in the longer term.

Nelson Ng: Great. Thanks, Connor. So just to follow up on that, I, I noticed in your development pipeline, that the amount of projects being commissioned in North America in 2025 is, I think, roughly 2.7 gigawatts. That reduces a little bit to 2.4 in 2026, and then it more than doubles to 5.4 gigawatts in 2027. Is that just purely timing, or are there kind of other forces at work, in terms of that, that profile?

Great. Thanks, Cotter, so just to follow up on that I noticed in your development pipeline.

The amount of projects being commissioned in North America. In 2025 is I think roughly two seven gigawatts that reduces a little bit to two four and 2006 and then it more than doubles to five four gigawatts at 2027 is that just purely timing or are there kind of other forces at work in terms of.

That profile.

Connor Teskey: That's purely timing. And our development pipeline is made up of... I'll start, and if Wyatt wants to add anything, he can. But our pipelines that we produce in our supplemental are really backed by lists of specific projects that have, you know, various interconnection and COD dates. Make no mistake, if you were to draw a trend line across our North American region, it is very consistently kind of up and to the right, but the specifics of one year to the next are based on the individual underlying projects and when they're gonna come online.

That's purely timing and our development pipeline is made up of.

I'll start in FY it wants to add anything he can but.

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Our pipelines that we produce in our supplemental are really backed by a list of specific projects that have.

Various interconnection and dates.

Make no mistake, if you were to draw a trend line.

Across our North American region. It is very consistently kind of up into the right, but the specifics of one year to the next or based on the.

Individual underlying projects and when they're going to come online.

Nelson Ng: Okay, got it. Just one last question. Just based on your discussion with big tech companies and the big hyperscalers, like, how do they balance the need for baseload versus intermittent renewable energy?

Got it and then just one last question.

Just based on your discussion with the Big Tech companies and the Big Hyperscale is like how do they.

Balance the need for baseload versus intermittent renewable energy.

Connor Teskey: The large technology companies are undoubtedly the largest buyers of power and are certainly ones who are adding the incremental marginal demand due to the growth of AI and the growth of the data center fleet, around the world, but particularly in the US. And therefore, they, without a doubt, are looking to secure as much generation, as possible. And while we often talk about them as a specific industry, the point we would make is the demand's broad, broad-based. It's driven first and foremost by the tech companies, but we're seeing this across all segments of the economy. The second point we would make is we are seeing a absolutely growing sophistication and a, and increased demand for things beyond what I will say, pay-as-produced generation. And we absolutely encourage this and thinks it puts Brookfield in a fantastic situation.

The.

Connor Teskey: The large technology companies are undoubtedly the largest buyers of power and are certainly ones who are adding the incremental marginal demand due to the growth of AI and the growth of the data center fleet, around the world, but particularly in the U.S. And therefore, they, without a doubt, are looking to secure as much generation, as possible. And while we often talk about them as a specific industry, the point we would make is the demand's broad, broad-based. It's driven first and foremost by the tech companies, but we're seeing this across all segments of the economy. The second point we would make is we are seeing a absolutely growing sophistication and a, and increased demand for things beyond what I will say, pay-as-produced generation. And we absolutely encourage this and thinks it puts Brookfield in a fantastic situation.

The large technology companies are undoubtedly the largest buyers of power and are certainly ones, who are adding the incremental marginal demand due to the growth of AI and the growth of the data center fleet around the world, but particularly in the U S and therefore.

Without a doubt are looking to secure as much generation.

As possible and while we often talk about them as a specific industry. The point, we would make is the demands bought broad based it's driven first and foremost by the tech companies, but we're seeing this across all segments of the economy.

The second point, we would make is we are seeing a absolutely growing sophistication and a.

And increased demand for things beyond what I will say <unk> produced generation and we absolutely encourage this and think that puts brookfield in a fantastic situation, we're seeing more demand for $24 seven power, we're increasingly seeing contracts that used to be pay has produced generation.

Connor Teskey: We're seeing more demand for 24/7 power. We're increasingly seeing contracts that used to be pay-as-produced generation; now the offtakers want the power and the RECs. Increasingly now, we're seeing the contracts include the capacity component that comes with some of these revenues and some of these assets. And all of that plays to our strengths, given our diversity across technologies, and in particular, our large, flexible operating base that can be mixed with, I'll call it, vanilla wind and solar, to meet these evolving demands of the market. So absolutely, it is increasing. We actually encourage it and view it as a very important way that Brookfield Renewable will continue to differentiate itself.

Now the off takers once the power and the Rex.

<unk> now we're seeing the contracts include the capacity component that comes with some of these revenues and some of these assets and all of that plays to our strengths given our diversity across technologies and in particular, our large flexible operating base that can be mixed.

With all.

I will call it vanilla wind and solar to meet these evolving demands of the market. So absolutely. It is increasing we actually encourage it and view it as a.

Very important way that Brookfield renewable will continue to differentiate itself.

Nelson Ng: Great. Thanks, Connor. I'll leave it there.

Great. Thanks, Cotter colleagues there.

Operator: Thank you. And our next question comes from the line of Sean Stewart from TD Cowen. Your question, please.

Thank you and our next question comes from the line of Sean Stewart from TD Cowen Your question. Please.

Sean Steuart: Thank you. Good morning, everyone. First question, Connor, you, you touched on feeling pretty good about your US pipelines tax credit eligibility through 2029. And, and I guess the question is... I, I suppose that's the read relative to the reconciliation bill. Do you have any thoughts on the Trump's executive order and if any potential changes to FIOC criteria might change the parameters of, of tax credit eligibility for your, your pipeline?

Sean Steuart: Thank you. Good morning, everyone. First question, Connor, you, you touched on feeling pretty good about your U..S pipelines tax credit eligibility through 2029. And, and I guess the question is... I, I suppose that's the read relative to the reconciliation bill. Do you have any thoughts on the Trump's executive order and if any potential changes to FIOC criteria might change the parameters of, of tax credit eligibility for your, your pipeline?

Thank you and good morning, everyone.

First question Conor you touched on feeling pretty good about your U S pipelines tax credit eligibility through 2029, and I guess the question is I suppose that's a read relative to the reconciliation Bill does.

Do you have any thoughts on the Trump executive order and if any potential changes to Fiat criteria might change the parameters of a tax credit eligibility for your pipeline.

Connor Teskey: So we continue to monitor the review that's ongoing. We feel very comfortable with our position, and perhaps more importantly, if anything unexpected came out of that review, we are extremely confident that we are as well-positioned as anyone else or best positioned to leverage our global supply chain and our different relationships to evolve as needed. We stand here very confidently that we will be able to secure tax credit eligibility for essentially the entirety of our US pipeline out through the end of the decade. Sean, I don't know if this was part of your question, but after... You mentioned we focus on out to 2029.

Connor Teskey: So we continue to monitor the review that's ongoing. We feel very comfortable with our position, and perhaps more importantly, if anything unexpected came out of that review, we are extremely confident that we are as well-positioned as anyone else or best positioned to leverage our global supply chain and our different relationships to evolve as needed. We stand here very confidently that we will be able to secure tax credit eligibility for essentially the entirety of our U.S. pipeline out through the end of the decade. Sean, I don't know if this was part of your question, but after... You mentioned we focus on out to 2029.

So we continue to monitor the review that's ongoing.

We feel very comfortable with our position and perhaps more importantly, if anything unexpected came out of that review.

We are extremely confident that we are.

As well positioned as anyone else or best positioned to leverage our global supply chain and our different relationships to evolve as needed and we stand here very confidently that we.

We will be able to secure tax credit eligibility.

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For essentially the entirety of our U S pipeline out through the end of the decade.

Sean I don't know if this was part of your question but.

After you mentioned, we focus on out to 2029.

Connor Teskey: The important thing within our business to recognize is, as we have seen in recent years, there is, due to the supply imbalance we are seeing in the market, we are able to pass through any changes in construction costs up or down, whether that be CapEx costs, whether that be the inclusion or removal of tax credits, whether that be funding costs. We've, we've been able to push that through to the end customer by changing the price of the PPA. We've been able to push through cost decrease as well as cost increases, always while preserving our development margin.

The important thing within our business to recognize as we have seen in recent years.

There is due to the supply and balance we are seeing in the market, we are able to pass through any changes.

In construction cost up or down whether that be capex costs, whether that be the inclusion of removal of tax credits, where the dot be funding costs, we've been able to push that through to the end customer by changing the price of the PPA, we have been able to push through cost decrease as well as cost increases always well.

Serving our development margin the one place that we're very very constructive it's because of the visibility out to 2029 that gives the market and ourselves as a developer more than enough time to include any price increases as needed for project out more than five years away now.

Connor Teskey: The one place that we're very, very constructive is because of the visibility out to 2029, that gives the market and ourselves as a developer, more than enough time to include any price increases as needed for projects out more than 5 years away now. And really, what it gives us confidence is, within our US business, we'll be able to preserve our development margin for the foreseeable future.

Connor Teskey: The one place that we're very, very constructive is because of the visibility out to 2029, that gives the market and ourselves as a developer, more than enough time to include any price increases as needed for projects out more than five years away now. And really, what it gives us confidence is, within our U.S. business, we'll be able to preserve our development margin for the foreseeable future.

And really what it gives us confidence is within our U S business will be able to preserve our development margins for the foreseeable future.

Sean Steuart: ... Thank you for that detail. That's useful. Second question for you, Connor, or for Wyatt. To fulfill the full 3 gigawatts under the Google framework agreement, you touched on it. It would require some M&A, and I'm wondering if you can speak to the hydro M&A environment in the US right now and how you expect to navigate that opportunity set going forward?

Sean Steuart: ... Thank you for that detail. That's useful. Second question for you, Connor, or for Wyatt. To fulfill the full three gigawatts under the Google framework agreement, you touched on it. It would require some M&A, and I'm wondering if you can speak to the hydro M&A environment in the U.S. right now and how you expect to navigate that opportunity set going forward?

Thank you for that detail, it's thats useful.

The second question for for you Conor for Wyatt.

To fulfill the full three gigawatts under the the Google Framework agreement you touched on it would require.

Some M&A and I'm wondering if you can speak to the hydro M&A environment in the U S right now.

How you expect to navigate.

But that opportunity set going forward.

Connor Teskey: So we're actually seeing the hydro market after, I would say, an extended period of inactivity, becoming more and more liquid. And obviously, hydro are scarce assets, but it's also hydro operating capabilities are scarce as well. And we've been buyers, owners, operators of hydros for four decades, and really, I'll use the same word again. What our arrangement with Google does is it gives us a hunting license, if you will, to pursue opportunities in hydro when they become available, when they fit the parameters of that framework. We can pursue those opportunities with confidence. And one thing we would highlight is, there is the opportunity, but not the obligation, to deliver those incremental megawatts.

So we were actually seeing the hydro market after.

I would say an extended period of inactivity.

Becoming more and more illiquid and obviously hydro.

Our scarce assets, but it's also hydro operating capabilities are scarce as well and we've been buyers owners operators of hydro's for four decades, and really all use the same word again.

Our arrangement with Google does is it gives us a hunting license if you will to pursue opportunities in hydro when they become available when they fit the parameters of that framework.

We can pursue those opportunities.

With confidence and one thing we would highlight is.

There is the opportunity, but not the obligation to deliver those incremental megawatts. So we will continue to be disciplined but I would say, it's certainly another competitive advantage for us as we look to grow our strategy.

Connor Teskey: So we will continue to be disciplined, but I would say it's certainly another competitive advantage for us as we look to grow our strategy.

Wyatt Hartley: Yeah, and Sean, it's Wyatt here.

And that's why it here is the only thing I would add is.

Connor Teskey: Yeah.

Wyatt Hartley: The only thing I would add is, look, like, with that additional capacity, it could be that it's all fulfilled with our existing fleet. We do have that capacity that is available to contract. Really, it's just a matter of, is it in the right region that Google would want it as an offtake? So it's not to say that it requires us to do M&A to fulfill it, it's just we have the optionality, right? And it's really predicated on meeting the needs of Google and working with them over the next number of years to figure that out. But we have the option of the existing fleet or to use it for M&A.

Look like with that additional capacity it could be that it's all fulfilled with our existing fleet. We do have that capacity that is available to contract really is just a matter of is it in the right region that Google would wanted as an offtake so as not to say that it requires us to do M&A.

To fulfill it it's just we have the optionality right and it's really predicated on meeting the needs of Google and working with them over the next number of years to figure that out, but we have the option of the existing fleet or to use it for M&A.

Sean Steuart: Got it. Okay. Thanks, Wyatt. That's all I have for now, guys.

Got it okay. Thanks, that's all I have for now guys.

Okay.

Operator: Thank you. And as a reminder, ladies and gentlemen, if you do have a question at this time, please press star one one on your telephone. Our next question comes from the line of Mark Jarvi from CIBC. Your question, please.

Thank you.

And as a reminder, ladies and gentlemen, if you do have a question at this time. Please press star one on your telephone. Our next question comes in line of.

Marc Jeremy from CIBC Your question. Please.

Mark Jarvi: Yeah. Good morning, everyone. Just coming back to the conversation around PJM, the pricing signals are very encouraging, but it also represents the fact where it's harder to get assets through the Interconnection Queue improving. So I'm just thinking how you guys are adapting some of the challenges in the US market and talking to your large customers. Are you starting to prioritize other regions where transmission, land procurement, ability to build is easier? Like, are you shifting to places like Texas, where some of the gigawatt-scale data center complexes are trying to push forward?

Good morning, everyone, just coming back to the conversation around PJM the pricing signals are very encouraging but it also represents the software it's harder.

To get assets through the interconnection queue and Permian. So just seeing how you guys are adopting some of the challenges in the U S market and talking to your large customers are you starting to prioritize other regions, where transmission land procurement ability to build is easier like are you shifting to places like Texas, where some of the gigawatt scale datacenter complexes or trying to push forward.

Connor Teskey: Hi, hi Mark. Thanks for the question. If I could perhaps answer back to you, the comment I would say is, we continue. It's not that we're starting. We continue to take into account speed of connection into our development activities and our interactions with our customers. Take a market like PJM. I know it's a little bit dated now, but we bought a platform, Urban Grid, a number of years ago, purely because it had such preferential interconnection queue positions in an increasingly congested market. So, I would say it's not a realization of a problem and a reaction to pursue elsewhere.

Hi, Mark Thanks for the question.

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If I could.

Perhaps answer back to you the comment I would say is.

We continue it's not that we're starting we continue to take into account.

Speed of connection.

Into our development activities and our interactions with our customers.

Take a market like PJM.

I know, it's a little bit dated now, but we bought a platform urban grid, a number of years ago purely because it had such preferential interconnection queue positions in an increasingly congested market. So I would say, it's not a realization of a problem in a rehab.

<unk> to pursue elsewhere.

Connor Teskey: It's a recognition of a dynamic that has been ongoing and will continue to exist, and simply including that in both how we grow inorganically through M&A and how we look to develop as we look to meet the growing needs of our customers. It's something we've been doing for years and that we'll continue to do. Make no mistake about it, you can't start a project in some markets right now and expect it to COD for a customer anytime in the near term.

It's a recognition of a dynamic that has been ongoing and will continue to.

Exists and simply including that in both how we grow inorganically through M&A.

And how we look to develop as we look to meet the growing needs of our customers.

It's something we've been doing for years and that will continue to do.

Make no mistake about it you can't start a project in some markets right now and expect it to for our customer anytime in the near term.

Mark Jarvi: Something like the Urban Grid platform, is that something you can continue to lean on, or have you sort of not exhausted, but largely, you know, taken advantage of their preferential interconnection queue and siting positions? Or is that a business that continues to create more upside and competitive advantage in the PJM market for now?

Something like the urban grid platform or is that something you can continue.

Lean on or have you sort of an exhausted, but largely taking advantage of their preferential interconnection queue and starting positions or is that a business that continues to create more upside and a competitive advantage in the PJM market for now.

Sure.

Connor Teskey: Even less specific to Urban Grid, I think buying businesses and development platforms that take into account and have really good knowledge of how interconnection queues work, how queue positions will be, how queue positions will be turned into pulling assets out of the ground. Those capabilities are recurring. We felt in that example that we were buying an underappreciated asset because of their existing connections. But that and our other platforms continue to add pipeline in the highest value markets across the United States, and that's what gives us that pipeline of being able to pull multiple thousand megawatts out of the ground each year. It's really based on decisions and positions that we took years ago.

Even less specific to urban grid, I think buying businesses.

Development platforms that take into account and have really good knowledge of how interconnection grids work how queue positions will be.

Sure.

Yeah.

How cute positions will be turned into pulling assets out of the ground.

Those.

The abilities are recurring.

We've developed in that example that we were buying an underappreciated asset because of their existing connections that and our other platforms continue to add pipeline in the highest value markets across the United States and that's what gives us that pipeline of being able to pull multiple thousand megawatts out of the ground each year.

It's really based on decisions and positions that we took years ago.

Mark Jarvi: ... Okay, and then maybe turning to Europe, seems like the cost decline on batteries and solars create some tailwinds on the economic case for deployment there. We've heard some other developers ramp up activity. Just with Neoen and other platforms you have in Europe, are you able to, you know, grow faster on the organic side, or is M&A something you'd have to look to more in Europe to take advantage of potential economic tailwinds there?

And then turning to Europe.

It seems like the cost decline on batteries and solar is create some tailwind on the economic case for deployment. There. We've heard some other developers ramp up activities, just with NATO and in other platforms. You have in Europe are you able to.

Grow faster on the organic side or is M&A something you'd have to look to more in Europe to take advantage of potential economic tailwind there.

Okay.

Connor Teskey: The comment about batteries, battery CapEx costs have gone down more than 60% in the last 24 months, while at the same time, increasing renewable penetration has created the need for more grid stabilizing services. You have a dynamic where costs are going down at the same time as revenues are going up in almost every market around the world. And therefore, the commercial case, the economic case for batteries, is pretty incredible today in most markets we look at. And therefore, across every single development platform at Brookfield, we have implemented a battery strategy over the last 12 months. We are, of course, doing things to supplement that, looking at either battery acquisitions or platforms that do focus on energy storage.

The comment about batteries.

Sure.

Battery Capex costs have gone down more than 60% in the last 24 months, while at the same time, increasing renewable penetration has created the need for more grid stabilizing services you have a dynamic where costs are going down at the same time as revenues are going.

In almost every market around the world and therefore, the the commercial case, the economic case for batteries.

It's pretty incredible today in most markets, we look at and therefore across every single development platform at Brookfield, We have implemented a battery strategy over the last 12 months.

We are of course doing things to supplement that looking at either battery acquisitions or platforms that do focus on energy storage and that was undoubtedly a key feature of the acquisition of <unk>, which is the largest utility scale battery developer in the world.

Connor Teskey: That was undoubtedly a key feature of the acquisition of Neoen, which is the largest utility-scale battery developer in the world. The one point we would highlight about Neoen is, while they are a French company, headquartered, and they—we privatized them off the French stock exchange, they are a very global developer in terms of where their operations are, and we're certainly leveraging that to drive organic growth in areas outside of Europe as well.

The one point, we would highlight about now and as well they are a French.

Company headquartered and.

We prioritize them off the French stock exchange. They are a very global developer in terms of where their operations are and we're certainly leveraging that to drive organic growth in areas outside of Europe as well.

Mark Jarvi: So if you had to say today where you think the best rate of change in terms of growth on batteries can really accelerate development activities or capital deployment activities, how would you rank the markets that are really starting to lead your focus right now?

So again today, where you think the best rate of change in terms of <unk>.

Growth on batteries can really accelerate development activities or capital deployment opportunities how would you rank to the markets that are really starting to leisure focus right now.

Connor Teskey: If I could frame it slightly differently, I think this will be helpful. Batteries are the fastest-growing technology within our platform today. In terms of areas where we are seeing batteries deployed at scale, candidly, I think the US would probably still be number one for us, but we continue to see opportunities in other markets, in particular, areas where there's very high irradiation, and very high renewables penetration. So parts of the US obviously fit that bill. Australia obviously fits that bill. Places in Europe, storage is increasingly becoming of interest in Southern Europe. The other place that I would highlight is we're actually seeing growing number of opportunities in the Middle East as well.

Connor Teskey: If I c.ould frame it slightly differently, I think this will be helpful. Batteries are the fastest-growing technology within our platform today. In terms of areas where we are seeing batteries deployed at scale, candidly, I think the U.S. would probably still be number one for us, but we continue to see opportunities in other markets, in particular, areas where there's very high irradiation, and very high renewables penetration. So parts of the U.S. obviously fit that bill. Australia obviously fits that bill. Places in Europe, storage is increasingly becoming of interest in Southern Europe. The other place that I would highlight is we're actually seeing growing number of opportunities in the Middle East as well.

If I can frame it slightly different.

I think this will be helpful.

Batteries are the fastest growing technology within our platform today.

Sure.

In terms of areas, where we are seeing batteries deployed at scale.

Candidly I think the U S would probably still be number one for us.

But we continue to see opportunities in other markets in particular areas, where there's very high irradiation.

And very high renewables penetration.

So.

So the U S. Obviously fit that Bill, Australia, obviously fits that bill.

Places in Europe storage is increasingly becoming of interest and in southern Europe.

The other place that I would highlight is we're actually seeing growing number of opportunities in the middle east as well.

Mark Jarvi: Given that economic case, would batteries be at the top end of your target IRR range for now?

And given that economic case with batteries, we hit the top end of your target IRR range.

Connor Teskey: Yeah, absolutely.

Yes, absolutely.

Mark Jarvi: Thanks, Conor.

Thanks Ross.

Connor Teskey: It probably won't stay there forever, but right now, the returns on batteries are very attractive.

Probably won't stay there forever, but right now the returns on batteries are very attractive.

Mark Jarvi: Okay. Thanks, Connor.

Thanks Marni.

Operator: Thank you. And our next question comes from the line, Mark Strauss from JP Morgan. Your question, please.

Thank you and our next question comes from the line Mark Strouse from Jpmorgan. Your question. Please.

Mark Strouse: Yes, good morning. Thank you very much for taking our questions. Just, I wanted to ask a couple of points on your safe harbor business, Connor. Just given kind of the 7 July executive order and potential changes to safe harbor, we'll find out what Treasury says here in the next couple of weeks, hopefully. I'm curious, you talk about your safe harboring nearly all of your US projects through year-end 2029. Are you able to say how much of that was safe harbored in 2024 and prior? Just our understanding is that the potential rule change is going to be for 2025 and beyond, safe harbors, if there's going to be any change.

Mark Strouse: Yes, good morning. Thank you very much for taking our questions. Just, I wanted to ask a couple of points on your safe harbor business, Connor. Just given kind of the 7 July executive order and potential changes to safe harbor, we'll find out what Treasury says here in the next couple of weeks, hopefully. I'm curious, you talk about your safe harboring nearly all of your U.S. projects through year-end 2029. Are you able to say how much of that was safe harbored in 2024 and prior? Just our understanding is that the potential rule change is going to be for 2025 and beyond, safe harbors, if there's going to be any change.

Yes. Good morning, Thank you very much for taking our questions.

Just I wanted to ask you a couple of points on yours.

Safe Harbor business Conor.

Just given kind of the July 7th executive order and potential changes to.

Just safe Harbor, we'll find out what Treasury says here in the next couple of weeks hopefully.

I am curious you talk about the.

Youre safe harboring nearly all of your U S projects through year end 2009 are you able to say how much of that was safe harbored in 2024 and prior.

Our understanding is that the.

Potential rule change is going to be for 2025 and beyond safe harbors, if theres going to be any change so kind.

Mark Strouse: So, kind of breaking that down, and then secondarily, how are you thinking about that in 2025? Kind of weighing, you know, spending money now to lock in your credits, to the extent that you can maximize that, but on the other hand, not looking to overspend, in the event that rule changes are draconian. Thank you.

Breaking that down and then secondarily.

How are you thinking about that in 2025.

Kind of way.

Yes.

Lending money now to lock in your credits.

To the extent.

You can maximize that but on the other hand, not looking to over spend.

In the event that rule changes or ammonium thank you.

Connor Teskey: So a few things to unpack there. What I would say is, in terms of our safe harbor strategy for our US platform, as mentioned, we have an expectation that we will be able to safe harbor almost all of it. The vast majority of that is done. I can't tell you a specific as of what date, but the vast majority of it is already completed. And some of the components of our pipeline, where it's not completed, are things that maybe don't need safe harboring, i.e., some of our battery projects and things like that, which had more favorable treatment under the latest rules. The...

So a few things to unpack there what I would say is.

Connor Teskey: So a few things to unpack there. What I would say is, in terms of our safe harbor strategy for our U.S. platform, as mentioned, we have an expectation that we will be able to safe harbor almost all of it. The vast majority of that is done. I can't tell you a specific as of what date, but the vast majority of it is already completed. And some of the components of our pipeline, where it's not completed, are things that maybe don't need safe harboring, i.e., some of our battery projects and things like that, which had more favorable treatment under the latest rules. The...

In terms of.

Our safe Harbor strategy for <unk>.

Our U S platform as mentioned, we have an expectation that we will be able to safe harbor almost all of that.

The vast majority of that is done.

I can't tell you a specific as of what date, but the vast majority of it is already completed and some of the components of our pipeline, where it's not completed or things that maybe don't need safe harboring I E. Some of our battery projects and things like that.

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Under the latest rules.

The in terms of your comment just around.

Connor Teskey: In terms of your comment just around the process used to execute our safe harbor strategy, the point we would make there is we obviously want to remain very true to our approach of only putting capital in the ground when we can lock in both revenues and costs at the same time. That has served us very well across cycles, and we want to stay true to that. So when we look to execute this safe harbor strategy, we look to do it first and foremost by using the off-site/on-site physical work test approach, and only secondly by pulling forward CapEx. And therefore, the way we do that, it only requires a modest amount of CapEx than it otherwise would have.

The process used.

To execute our safe harboring strategy the point, we would make there is we.

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Want to remain very true to our approach of.

Only putting capital.

In the ground when.

When we can lock in both both revenues and costs at the same time that has served us very well across cycles, and we want to stay true to that so when we look to execute this safe Harbor strategy.

We look to do it.

First and for my by using the Offsite onsite physical work test approach and only secondly, but by pulling forward Capex and therefore, the way we do that it only requires.

Wires, a modest amount of capex.

Than it otherwise would have.

Connor Teskey: It's in the grand scheme of our total organic development spend, the cost of safe harboring, the incremental cost of pulling forward CapEx to safe harbor these projects is not particularly material.

It's.

In the Grand scheme of our <unk>.

Total.

Organic development spend.

The cost of safe harboring the incremental cost of pulling forward capex to safeguard these projects is not particularly material.

Nelson Ng: Yeah, very helpful. Thank you.

Very helpful. Thank you.

Operator: Thank you. And our next question comes from the line of John Wyndham from UBS. Your question, please.

Thank you.

Our next question comes from the line of John <unk> from UBS. Your question. Please.

Jon Windham: Yeah, thanks so much for taking the question, Seth. I would just be interested in hearing your thoughts on what the key milestones are over the next year for nuclear development, things we should keep an eye on for the Westinghouse business. Thanks.

Thanks, so much for taking the questions.

I would just be interested in hearing your thoughts on what the key milestones.

Or over the next year.

For nuclear development things, we should keep an eye on.

For the Westinghouse business. Thanks.

Okay.

Connor Teskey: So in terms of the Westinghouse business, and perhaps I'll start, and then Wyatt, the developments in the US are certainly the most interesting, so perhaps hand to you. But the way to think about our Westinghouse business is when we made the investment, we really think of it as two components. One, it has an existing product services and technical capabilities to the existing nuclear operating fleet around the world. And that provides incredibly long-term, stable, inflation-linked cash flows, as nuclear reactors simply run, refuel, refurbish, lifetime extensions, things like that. And all of that is, of course, trending in the right direction right now, given the existing nuclear fleet around the world.

So in terms of the Westinghouse business, and perhaps I'll start and then Wyatt.

The developments in the U S are certainly the most interesting so so perhaps hand to you but.

The way to think about our Westinghouse business is when we made the investment we we really think of it as two components one it has an existing.

Products services and technical capabilities to the existing.

Nuclear operating fleet around the world and that provides incredibly long term stable inflation linked cash flows.

As nuclear reactors simply run refuel refurbish lifetime extensions things like that and all of that is of course trending in the right direction right now given the existing nuclear fleet around the world.

Connor Teskey: What is the new dynamic that has accelerated in the last three to four years is new build nuclear. The role for Westinghouse is it plays an absolute leadership role in that activity as well. That's new build of large reactors, SMRs, or even microreactors as well. And what we're seeing around the world is governments and corporates increasingly looking to large-scale nuclear to meet their electricity and their baseload demands. In particular, we're seeing that activity most dramatic, I would say, in Europe and the United States.

What is the new dynamic that has accelerated in the last three to four years.

Newbuild nuclear.

And the Joy for Westinghouse as it plays an absolute leadership role in that activity as well, that's newbuild that large reactors SMA or even micro reactors as well and what we're seeing around the world is governments and corporate increasingly looking to large scale nuclear too.

<unk> their electricity in their base load demands and in particular, we're seeing that activity most dramatic I would say in Europe.

The United States.

Connor Teskey: What you saw in our results this quarter is, while the ongoing business, the core services business of Westinghouse is very, very stable, and growing, as we do more Westinghouse activities related to the growth of new nuclear, that will provide significant upsides, in our financial results as they execute on some of those types of activities. And it was certainly growth of new nuclear, in Europe, that drove the successful outperformance this quarter. In terms of key milestones, Wyatt, I'll hand to you, but I do think, that the one to look for is growth in the United States, as the government has been, very vocal about their intention to start the build of 10 new reactors before the end of the decade.

And what you saw in our results. This quarter is while the ongoing business. The core services business of Westinghouse is very very stable and growing as we do more Westinghouse activities related to the growth of new nuclear that will provide significant upsides.

In our financial results as they execute on some of those types of activities and it was certainly growth of new nuclear.

In Europe that drove the successful outperformance this quarter.

In terms of key milestones.

Why don't I'll hand to you, but I do think that.

The one to look for is growth in the United States as the government has been very vocal about their intention to start the build of 10, new reactors before the end of the decade with Westinghouse as the U S nuclear technology in the global champion It certainly looks to be on the front foot of that.

Connor Teskey: With Westinghouse as the US nuclear technology and the global champion, it certainly looks to be on the front foot of that. And we would expect that demand to come from both governments and from corporates, which is probably the most notable inflection change we're seeing in the industry. Wyatt, anything you'd add to that?

Connor Teskey: With Westinghouse as the U.S. nuclear technology and the global champion, it certainly looks to be on the front foot of that. And we would expect that demand to come from both governments and from corporates, which is probably the most notable inflection change we're seeing in the industry. Wyatt, anything you'd add to that?

And we would expect that demand come from both governments and from corporate.

Is probably the most notable inflection change we're seeing in the industry why it anything you'd add to that.

Yeah.

Wyatt Hartley: Look, Connor, I would just reemphasize that, that last point about, about the US. You know, we, as Connor mentioned, we're seeing very meaningful demand on a global basis. Westinghouse has made very good progress in Europe, as an example, where we're advancing projects in Poland. There's very forward momentum in Bulgaria. Our underlying technology is being used in the Czech Republic. So there is, you know, very good progress on a global basis. But as Connor mentioned, in the US is where we see, you know, a very meaningful focus out of the current administration.

Wyatt Hartley: Look, Connor, I would just reemphasize that, that last point about, about the U.S. You know, we, as Connor mentioned, we're seeing very meaningful demand on a global basis. Westinghouse has made very good progress in Europe, as an example, where we're advancing projects in Poland. There's very forward momentum in Bulgaria. Our underlying technology is being used in the Czech Republic. So there is, you know, very good progress on a global basis. But as Connor mentioned, in the US is where we see, you know, a very meaningful focus out of the current administration.

Conor I would just reemphasize that last point about the U S.

As Conor mentioned, we're seeing very meaningful demand on a global basis. Westinghouse has made very good progress in Europe as an example, where we're advancing projects in it.

Poland. There is very forward momentum in Bulgaria, we have a project or we have our.

Our technology underlying technology is being used in the Czech Republic. So there there is.

Very good progress on a global basis, but as Conor mentioned in the U S is where we see.

A very meaningful focus out of the current.

Administration.

Wyatt Hartley: Recently, there was an executive order that was issued where, with the goal of starting construction, as Connor mentioned, on 10 gigawatt-scale reactors by the end of the decade. Really, where that positions Westinghouse is probably the most credible provider of that underlying technology. It really positions Westinghouse very meaningfully to benefit from that. And as you may have seen in around the Energy Innovation Summit that was recently held in Pennsylvania, where President Trump and the Senator of Pennsylvania attended, you know, the focus around those 10 large-scale gigawatt reactors is critical to the administration's goal of, you know, being a leader in AI.

Recently, there was an executive order that was issued where with the goal of starting construction as Conor mentioned on 10 gigawatt scale reactors by the end of the decade, and really where that positions Westinghouse is probably the most credible provider of that underlying technology is.

Is it really positions that Westinghouse vary.

Meaningfully benefit.

Benefit from that.

As you may have seen in around the energy innovation summit that was recently held in Pennsylvania, where.

President Trump and the Senator of.

Pennsylvania attended.

The focus around those those.

10 large scale gigawatt reactors is critical to the administration's goal of.

Being a leader in AI and so.

Wyatt Hartley: And so, you know, from that perspective, the business as well as the shareholders, being both Brookfield and Cameco, our partner in the investment, are working very closely with the various stakeholders. And you can imagine that's a mix of government, that's a mix of utilities, as well as the offtakes and primarily of the hyperscalers. But we are working very meaningfully to be able to bring forward something in the very near term that should give you a sense of what that could translate to in terms of Westinghouse and then the broader benefit to Brookfield.

From that perspective, the businesses as well as.

The shareholders being both Brookfield and cameco our partner in the investment are working very closely with the various stakeholders and you can imagine that's a mix of government, that's a mix of utilities as well as.

The off takes and primarily of the Hyperscale is but we are working very.

Meaningfully to be able to bring forward something in the very near term.

Give you a sense of.

What that could translate to in terms of western notes and then the broader benefit of Brookfield.

Jon Windham: Really appreciate the color. Be well.

Really appreciate the color.

Okay.

Operator: Thank you. And our next question comes from the line of Jessica Hoyle from Scotiabank. Your question, please.

Thank you.

Next question comes from the line of Jessica <unk> from Scotia Bank. Your question. Please.

Jessica Hoyle: Morning. Thanks so much for taking my question. So just to start, you touched on this a little bit, but just given the CapEx increases that we're seeing from the tech companies, how have discussions regarding new facilities or contractual frameworks changed in recent months?

Good morning, Thanks, so much for taking my questions.

So just to start you touched on this a little bit, but just given the capex increases that we're seeing from the tech companies, how have discussions regarding new facilities or contractual frameworks changed in recent months.

Connor Teskey: Perhaps the thing that is most notable to us, we're gonna sound like a broken record, is the numbers and the quantums and the demand simply continues to go up. But maybe there's two or three things to highlight. One, we're seeing much more increased appetite for new technologies beyond just wind and solar. Our hydro framework is certainly illustrative of that. And no doubt, in relation to the previous question, the conversations around nuclear are certainly accelerating. The other point that is really showing up out of these conversations is the importance that the large tech companies, the hyperscalers, are putting on broader relationships.

Perhaps the thing that is most notable to us.

We're going to sound like a broken record as the numbers in the quantum and the demand.

Simply continues to go up.

But but maybe there is two or three things to highlight.

One we're seeing much more.

Increased appetite for <unk>.

New technologies beyond just wind and solar.

Our hydro framework is certainly.

Illustrative that and no doubt.

In relation to the previous question the conversations around nuclear are certainly accelerating.

The other point that.

Is really showing up out of these conversations is the importance that the.

Large tech companies, the hyper scaler or putting on broader relationships.

Connor Teskey: Make no mistake that the procurement of power is now undoubtedly the bottleneck on the critical path to growth for their cloud and AI businesses. They increasingly want to look to de-risk that growth path by partnering with the largest and most capable counterparties. And therefore, when we talk about something like our hydro framework with Google, while the framework in itself is exciting, it is important to recognize that it is simply one component of an increasingly broad and integrated relationship that spans wind, solar. We have retail power agreements with some of the tech companies. Those relationships are becoming much larger and much more integrated. That's probably the biggest change we've seen in recent months.

Make no mistake that the procurement of power is now undoubtedly the bottleneck on the critical path to growth for their cloud and AI businesses and they don't they increasingly want to look to derisk that growth.

By partnering with the largest and most capable counter parties and therefore, when we talk about something like our hydro framework with Google while the framework in itself is exciting. It is important to recognize that it is simply one component of a increasingly broadened into.

<unk> relationship that spans wind solar.

We have retail power agreements with some of the tech companies.

Those those relationships are becoming much larger and much more integrated that's probably the biggest change we've seen in recent months.

Jessica Hoyle: Thanks for that. And then can you talk a little bit about whether the changes in tax credits have altered the M&A market for renewable developers, specifically in the US?

Jessica Hoyle: Thanks for that. And then can you talk a little bit about whether the changes in tax credits have altered the M&A market for renewable developers, specifically in the U.S.?

Thanks for that and then can you talk a little bit about whether it'd be the changes in tax credits have altered the M&A markets for renewable developers that specifically in the U S.

Yeah.

Connor Teskey: It's an interesting question because we would, we would highlight that. We completed a transaction earlier this year, acquiring a platform off National Grid in the United States that we're absolutely thrilled about. And really reinforces some of the messages we've been making on this call about buying high-quality developers with advanced pipelines in the key regions around the United States. What's interesting is M&A activity in the US has been a little bit subdued year to date. And we would chalk that up mostly just to some of the market noise and uncertainty around the timing of new regulation, tax regimes, executive orders, and reviews.

It's an interesting question because we would we would highlight that.

We completed the transaction earlier this year.

Wiring our platform.

Off national grid in the United States that were absolutely thrilled about and really reinforces some of the messages we've been making on this call about buying high quality developers with advanced pipelines in the key regions.

Around the United States. What's interesting is is M&A activity in the U S has been a little bit subdued.

Yes.

Year to date, and we would chalk that up mostly just to some of the market noise and uncertainty around the timing of of of new.

<unk>.

Regulation and.

Tax regimes and executive orders and reviews.

Connor Teskey: We very much expect there to be a very significant increase in M&A activity within the power space and the renewable power space in the United States over the next 12 months. We see huge demands for power, which means huge demands for CapEx, which many of the existing platforms very simply don't have access to capital to fund. And therefore, we do see a pretty large pipeline of M&A developing that we are certainly excited to review and participate in when it makes sense for our business.

We very much expect there to be a very significant increase in M&A activity within the power space in the renewable power space in the United States over the next 12 months we.

We see huge demand.

For power, which means huge demands for capex, which many of the existing platforms very simply don't have access to capital to fund and therefore, we do see.

A pretty large pipeline of M&A developing that we are certainly excited to review and participate in when it makes sense for our business.

Jessica Hoyle: Appreciate the color.

All the color.

Operator: Thank you. This does conclude the question and answer session of today's program. I'd like to hand the program back to Connor Teskey for any further remarks.

Thank you. This does conclude the question and answer session of today's program I'd like to hand, the program back to counter Tusky for any further remarks.

Connor Teskey: Thank you very much for joining our call and your interest and support of Brookfield Renewable. We look forward to updating you on our Q3 results in three months' time, but hopefully, we'll speak to you at our Investor Day at the end of September. Thank you, and have a great day.

Thank you very much for joining our call and your interest and support of Brookfield renewable we look forward to updating you on our Q3 results in three months time, but hopefully we'll speak to you at our Investor day at the end of September. Thank you and have a great.

Okay.

Operator: Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for your participation in today's conference. This does conclude the program. You may now disconnect. Good day.

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen for your participation in today's conference. This does conclude the program you may now disconnect good day.

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