Maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2022, were as follows: (In millions) Operating Leases Finance Leases Total 2023 $ 56 $ 9 $ 65 2024 52 5 57 2025 49 5 54 2026 45 5 50 2027 39 4 43 Thereafter 105 5 110 Total lease payments (1) 346 33 379 Less imputed interest 51 10 61 Total net present value $ 295 $ 23 $ 318 (1) Operating lease payments for certain leases are offset by sublease receipts of $9 million over 10 years. As of December 31, 2022, additional operating leases agreements, primarily for vehicles, that have not yet commenced are $1 million. These leases are expected to commence within the next 18 months with lease terms of 2 to 10 years. 9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS RECURRING FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS Authoritative accounting guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. This hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 measurements and the lowest priority to Level 3 measurements. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy and a description of the valuation techniques are as follows: Level 1 - Quoted prices for identical instruments in active market Level 2 - Quoted prices for similar instruments in active market - Quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active - Model-derived valuations for which all significant inputs are observable market data Models are primarily industry-standard models that consider various assumptions, including quoted forward prices for commodities, time value, volatility factors and current market and contractual prices for the underlying instruments, as well as other relevant economic measures. Level 3 - Valuation inputs are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement FirstEnergy produces a long-term power and capacity price forecast annually with periodic updates as market conditions change. When underlying prices are not observable, prices from the long-term price forecast are used to measure fair value. FTRs are financial instruments that entitle the holder to a stream of revenues (or charges) based on the hourly day-ahead congestion price differences across transmission paths. FTRs are acquired by FirstEnergy in the annual, monthly and long-term PJM auctions and are initially recorded using the auction clearing price less cost. After initial recognition, FTRs' carrying values are periodically adjusted to fair value using a mark-to-model methodology, which approximates market. The primary inputs into the model, which are generally less observable than objective sources, are the most recent PJM auction clearing prices and the FTRs' remaining hours. The model calculates the fair value by multiplying the most recent auction clearing price by the remaining FTR hours less the prorated FTR cost. Significant increases or decreases in inputs in isolation may have resulted in a higher or lower fair value measurement. FirstEnergy primarily applies the market approach for recurring fair value measurements using the best information available. Accordingly, FirstEnergy maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs. There were no changes in valuation methodologies used as of December 31, 2022, from those used as of December 31, 2021. The determination of the fair value measures takes into consideration various factors, including but not limited to, nonperformance risk, counterparty credit risk and the impact of credit enhancements (such as cash deposits, LOCs and priority interests). The impact of these forms of risk was not significant to the fair value measurements. 104
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