Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (NYSE:AQN) Q1 2024 Earnings Conference Call May 10, 2024 8:30 AM ET

Company Participants

Brian Chin - Vice President of Investor Relations
Christopher Huskilson - Chief Executive Officer
Darren Myers - Chief Financial Officer
Jeffery Norman - President of Renewables

Conference Call Participants

Nelson Ng - RBC Capital Markets
Rupert Merer - National Bank Financial, Inc.
Robert Hope - Scotiabank
Benjamin Pham - BMO Capital Markets
Mark Jarvi - CIBC
Sean Steuart - TD Cowen

Operator

Hello and welcome to the Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. First Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers' 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, and good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us on our first quarter 2024 earnings conference call. Speaking on the call today will be Chris Huskilson, Chief Executive Officer; and Darren Myers, Chief Financial Officer. Also joining us this morning for the question-and-answer portion of the call is 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 would like to remind you that our discussion during the call will include certain forward-looking information and non-GAAP measures. Please note and review the related disclaimers located on Slide 2 of our earnings call presentation at the Investor Relations section of our website at www.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 brief comments on the Company's strategic transition and renewable sale. Then Darren will review key highlights pertaining to our regulated and renewable business groups and our first quarter financial results. We will then open the lines for a 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.

And with that, I'll turn it over to Chris.

Christopher Huskilson

Thank you, Brian, and good morning, everyone. Before we jump into quarterly results, let me address our leadership announcement included in our press release. It's an honor to be appointed as permanent CEO of Algonquin. It's an exciting time to lead the company. After serving as interim CEO for the last nine months, I'm more convinced than ever that we are on the right path. I see opportunity throughout the business to improve our consistency and profitability as we look to successfully execute on the sale of our renewables business and elevate our utility platform. 2024 will no doubt be a year of transition.