Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (NYSE:AQN) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call March 8, 2024 8:30 AM ET

Company Participants

Brian Chin - Vice President, Investor Relations

Chris Huskilson - Interim Chief Executive Officer

Darren Myers - Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Sean Steuart - TD Securities

Nelson Ng - RBC Capital Markets

Rob Hope - Scotiabank

Paul Zimbardo - Bank of America

Mark Jarvi - CIBC

Ben Pham - BMO Capital Markets

Operator

Hello and welcome to the Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Earnings Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speaker's remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]

I will now turn the conference over to Mr. Brian Chin, Vice President of Investor Relations, please go ahead.

Brian Chin

Thanks, operator. Good morning and thank you for joining us for our fourth quarter and full-year 2023 earnings conference call. Speaking on the call today will be Chris Huskilson, Interim Chief Executive Officer; and Darren Myers, Chief Financial Officer. Also joining us this morning for the question-and-answer portion of the call will be Jeff Norman, Chief Development Officer; and Johnny Johnston, Chief Operating Officer.

To accompany today's earnings call, we have a supplemental webcast presentation available on our website, algonquinpower.com. Our financial statements and management discussion and analysis are also available on the website, as well as on SEDAR+ and EDGAR.

We’d like to remind you that our discussion during the call will include certain forward-looking and non-GAAP measures. Please note and review the related disclaimers located on slide two of our earnings call presentation at the investor relations section of our website at algonquinpower.com. Please also refer to our most recent MD&A filed on SEDAR+ and EDGAR and available on our website for additional important information on these items.

On the call this morning, Chris will provide a business update, including key highlights pertaining to our regulated and renewables business groups, as well as brief comments on our strategic plan process and CEO search. Then Darren will review our fourth quarter and full-year financial results. We will then open the lines for the question-and-answer period. We ask that you kindly restrict your questions to two and then re-queue if you have any additional questions to allow others the opportunity to participate.

With that, I'll turn it over to Chris.

Chris Huskilson

Thank you, Brian, and good morning, everyone. 2023 was a decisive year for Algonquin. We made several strategic decisions and are focused on becoming a pure play regulated utility, simplifying the company and achieving greater operational efficiency. We're excited about the opportunities ahead and will shape our regulated business into a leading utility platform.