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Filed with the Iowa Utilities Board on September 3, 2019, IAC-2019-3103

2019 Report of MidAmerican Energy Company to the Iowa Utilities Board Pursuant to 199 Iowa Admin. Code § 31.3

Annual Filing of Executive Summary of Contracts, Arrangements and Other Similar Transactions with Affiliates

September 3, 2019

(Submitted in accordance with waiver granted on October 5, 1999 in Docket No. WRU-99-36-156)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section I Scope of Report

Section II Executive Summary of New or Revised Contracts, Arrangements and Other Similar Transactions Between MidAmerican Energy Company and Affiliates [Rule 31.3(1)a]

Section III Report of the Total Amount of Each Contract, Arrangement or Other Similar Transaction with Affiliates [Rule 31.3(2)] Filed with the Iowa Utilities Board on September 3, 2019, IAC-2019-3103

2019 Report of MidAmerican Energy Company to the Iowa Utilities Board Pursuant to 199 Iowa Admin. Code § 31.3

Addressing Contracts, Arrangements and Other Similar Transactions with Affiliates

September 3, 2019

SECTION I

Scope of Report

Pursuant to 199 IAC § 31.3 (addressing contracts, arrangements and other similar transactions with affiliates), this 2019 Report of MidAmerican Energy Company (“MidAmerican”), dated September 3, 2019, contains an executive summary of each new or revised contract, arrangement and other similar transaction entered into by MidAmerican with an affiliate during the period July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019.

Pursuant to the Iowa Utilities Board’s (“Board”) Order Terminating Docket in Docket No. SPU- 98-8,1 this Report also includes a summary of: (i) all royalty agreements, licensing agreements or other agreements and contracts entered into between MidAmerican and any affiliate for the purpose of compensating MidAmerican or the affiliate for the use of intangible assets, including but not limited to, trademarks, trade names and software systems; (ii) all operating and intercompany administrative service agreements entered into between MidAmerican and any affiliate; and (iii) all new, revised, modified or updated agreements and amendments related to the agreements and contracts, to the extent that such contracts, agreements and/or amendments were entered into during the period July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019.

Finally, on October 5, 1999, the Board issued an order in Docket No. WRU-99-36-156 granting MidAmerican waivers to annually file the information required by 199 IAC § 31.3 and the information referred to above on or before August 31 of each year. (Note: This filing is made on September 3, 2019 due to August 31 falling on a Saturday this year, and September 2 falling on a holiday.)

1 In its March 11, 1999 “Order Terminating Docket” in Docket No. SPU-98-8, the Board required this additional information to be filed with the annual report. Filed with the Iowa Utilities Board on September 3, 2019, IAC-2019-3103

2019 Report of MidAmerican Energy Company to the Iowa Utilities Board

Addressing Contracts, Arrangements and Other Similar Transactions with Affiliates

September 3, 2019

(Submitted in accordance with waiver granted On October 5, 1999 in Docket No. WRU-99-36-156)

SECTION II

Executive Summary of New or Revised Contracts, Arrangements and Other Similar Transactions Between MidAmerican Energy Company and Affiliates Pursuant to 199 IAC § 31.3(1)a

1. MidAmerican Energy Company (“MidAmerican”) may enter into agreements from time to time (e.g., railroad licenses, easements and extension agreements for buildings, crossings and track maintenance equipment) with BNSF Railway Company, which is a subsidiary of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC (formerly known as Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation). Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC and BNSF Railway Company are subsidiaries of Inc.

2. Subject to confidentiality provisions, MidAmerican and other subsidiaries or affiliates of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company (“BHEC”) enter into participation agreements from time to time that permit them to use products contracted for by BHEC or affiliates of MidAmerican at market prices. Affiliates or subsidiaries participating in such agreements are solely/ severally responsible and liable for payment to the vendor for the services or products provided.

3. Contract between MidAmerican Energy Company and RACOM Corporation, for upgrade of MidAmerican’s two-way radio system. Executed on November 16, 2018, and effective through December 31, 2023.

Pipeline and related contracts, including amendments, between MidAmerican and Northern Natural Gas Company (not including agreements to release capacity). For information concerning the estimated dollar value and dollar amount for pipeline contracts for the reporting period, see Confidential Exhibit A:

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Filed with the Iowa Utilities Board on September 3, 2019, IAC-2019-3103

4. Contract 21294, Amendment to Throughput Service Agreement, Amendment 55, executed on December 14, 2018, and effective January 1, 2019 through October 31, 2022.

5. Contract 21305, Amendment to Throughput Service Agreement, Amendment 122, executed on December 14, 2018, and effective from January 1, 2019 through October 31, 2022.

6. Contract 116047, Amendment to Throughput Service Agreement, Amendment 9, executed on December 14, 2018, and effective from November 1, 2019 through October 31, 2023.

7. Contract 21305, Amendment to Throughput Service Agreement, Amendment 120, executed on July 27, 2018, and effective from August 1, 2018 through October 31,

8. Contract 21294, Amendment to Throughput Service Agreement, Amendment 56, executed on February 14, 2019, and effective March 1, 2019 through October 31, 2022.

9. Contract 135370, MID Pooling Service Agreement, executed on March 26, 2019, and effective from April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020.

10. Contract 21294, Amendment to TF Throughput Service Agreement, Amendment No. 57, executed on June 21, 2019, and effective June 22, 2019 through July 31, 2019.

11. Contract 21305, Amendment to TF Throughput Service Agreement, Amendment No. 123, executed on June 21, 2019, and effective June 22, 2019 through July 31, 2019.

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Filed with the Iowa Utilities Board on September 3, 2019, IAC-2019-3103

2019 Report of MidAmerican Energy Company to the Iowa Utilities Board

Addressing Contracts, Arrangements and Other Similar Transactions with Affiliates

September 3, 2019

(Submitted in accordance with waiver granted on October 5, 1999 in Docket No. WRU-99-36-156

SECTION III

Report of the Total Amount of Each Contract, Arrangement or Other Similar Transaction with Affiliates Pursuant to 199 IAC § 31.3(2)1

1 For convenience, MidAmerican Energy Company reports the total amount of its contracts, arrangements and other similar transactions with affiliates during the applicable period, including those where the consideration is less than $50,000.

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Filed with the Iowa Utilities Board on September 3, 2019, IAC-2019-3103

MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY PAYMENTS TO AFFILIATES

Affiliate Total Payments

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company 133,943,184.03 BHE Renewables, LLC 7,873.40 BHE U.S. Transmission, LLC 2,505.55 BNSF Railway Company 75,150,777.79 The Daily Nonpareil 337.13 Dakota Dunes Development Company 14,300.00 DaVita Inc. 1,505.09 Denison Bulletin & Review 358.88 Environment One Corporation 29,296.02 FlightSafety International Inc. 131,380.00 Graver Technologies LLC 54,600.49 HomeServices Relocation, LLC 789,994.39 Iowa Realty Co., Inc. 6,223.85 Iowa Title Company 135,397.00 Kern River Gas Transmission Company 67.00 Kraft Co. 6,637.00 MEC Construction Services Company 1,311,786.79 (d/b/a Meriam Process Technologies) 957.95 MidAmerican Energy Machining Services LLC 589,492.21 MidAmerican Energy Services, LLC 2,980,176.15 Moody’s Analytics, Inc. 190,106.00 Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. 770,000.00 Power Company 595,946.59 Northern Natural Gas Company 61,911,759.00 NV Energy, Inc. 820.32 PacifiCorp 1,323,477.40 Phillips 66 Company 304,016.84 Racom Corporation 2,731,882.41 Sierra Pacific Power Company 267.94 Solar Star Funding LLC 4,312.36 TTX Company 197,899.88 Wells Fargo Securties LLC 3,926,989.17

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Filed with the Iowa Utilities Board on September 3, 2019, IAC-2019-3103

AFFILIATE PAYMENTS TO MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY

Affiliate Total Payments

Altalink, L.P. 490,989.21 Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company 10,788,077.85 Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 3,430,171.58 BHE America Transco, LLC 8,419.52 BHE Canada L.P. 39,990.43 BHE Geothermal, LLC 1,290,245.15 BHE Renewables, LLC 5,006,116.87 BHE Texas Transco, LLC 32,786.83 BHE U.S. Transmission, LLC 247,382.59 BHER Subsidiaries 537,671.48 CE Generation Subsidiaries 259,924.76 CE Philippines Ltd. 102,834.97 Central CA Tannsco LLC 10,211.25 Dakota Dunes Development Company 556,687.29 DCCO Inc. 115.46 HomeServices Mortgage 40,191.18 HomeServices of America, Inc. 2,517,446.38 HSF Affiliates LLC 66,915.13 Kern River Gas Transmission Company 1,988,378.28 MCG Financial Services, Ltd. 4,209.38 MHC Investment Company 99.34 MidAmerican Energy Machining Services LLC 50.00 MidAmerican Energy Services, LLC 3,734,313.23 Midwest Capital Group, Inc. 221,443.25 MTL Canyon Holdings, LLC 10,214.16 1,104,208.38 Northern Natural Gas Company 8,280,627.22 Holdings Company 885,396.51 NV Energy, Inc. 859,865.44 PacifiCorp 5,055,851.03 Quad Cities Energy Company 129,899.83 Sierra Pacific Power Company 629,943.77

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