EX-99.1 2 ex991for8-k51214.htm EXHIBIT - FET FINANCIALS Ex 99.1 for 8-K 5/12/14























FIRSTENERGY TRANSMISSION, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2014 AND 2013







GLOSSARY OF TERMS

The following abbreviations and acronyms are used in this report to identify FirstEnergy Corp. and its current and former subsidiaries.
AE
Allegheny Energy, Inc., a Maryland utility holding company that merged with a subsidiary of FirstEnergy on February 25, 2011
ATSI
American Transmission Systems, Incorporated, formerly a direct subsidiary of FE that became a subsidiary of FET in April 2012, which owns and operates transmission facilities.
FE
FirstEnergy Corp., a public utility holding company
FES
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp., which provides energy-related products and services
FET
FirstEnergy Transmission, LLC, formerly known as Allegheny Energy Transmission, LLC, a subsidiary of AE, which is the parent of ATSI and TrAILCo and has a joint venture in PATH.
FG
FirstEnergy Generation, LLC, a subsidiary of FES, which owns and operates non-nuclear generating facilities
FirstEnergy
FirstEnergy Corp., together with its consolidated subsidiaries
OE
Ohio Edison Company, an Ohio electric utility operating subsidiary
PATH
Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline, LLC, a joint venture between FET and a subsidiary of AEP
PATH-Allegheny
PATH Allegheny Transmission Company, LLC
PATH-WV
PATH West Virginia Transmission Company, LLC
Penn
Pennsylvania Power Company, a Pennsylvania electric utility operating subsidiary of OE
TrAILCo
Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company, a subsidiary of FET, which owns and operates transmission facilities
WP
West Penn Power Company, a Pennsylvania electric utility operating subsidiary of AE
 
 
The following abbreviations and acronyms are used to identify frequently used terms in this report.
AEP
American Electric Power Company, Inc.
AFUDC
Allowance for Funds Used During Construction
ALJ
Administrative Law Judge
ERO
Electric Reliability Organization
FERC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FPA
Federal Power Act
GAAP
Accounting Principles Generally Accepted in the United States of America
IRS
Internal Revenue Service
kV
Kilovolt
LSE
Load Serving Entity
MISO
Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
MVP
Multi-Value Project
NERC
North American Electric Reliability Corporation
NYISO
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
OPEB
Other Post-Employment Benefits
PJM
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
PPUC
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
RFC
ReliabilityFirst Corporation
RMR
Reliability Must-Run
RTEP
Regional Transmission Expansion Plan
RTO
Regional Transmission Organization
SERTP
Southeastern Regional Transmission Planning
SVC
Static Var Compensator
VSCC
Virginia State Corporation Commission
WVPSC
Public Service Commission of West Virginia



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FIRSTENERGY TRANSMISSION, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)

 
 
Three Months Ended March 31
 
(In thousands)
 
2014
 
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
REVENUES
 
$
106,927

 
 
$
100,579

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING EXPENSES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operation and maintenance expenses
 
15,660
 
 
 
13,753
 
 
 
Provision for depreciation
 
19,585
 
 
 
17,393
 
 
 
Amortization of regulatory assets, net
 
2,998
 
 
 
3,154
 
 
 
General taxes
 
15,741
 
 
 
10,745
 
 
 
Total operating expenses
 
53,984
 
 
 
45,045
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING INCOME
 
52,943
 
 
 
55,534
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AFUDC equity
 
5,485
 
 
 
346
 
 
 
Miscellaneous income
 
1,614
 
 
 
4,654
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
(15,753
)
 
 
(15,816
)
 
 
Capitalized interest
 
1,553
 
 
 
314
 
 
 
Total other expense
 
(7,101
)
 
 
(10,502
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
 
45,842
 
 
 
45,032
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INCOME TAXES
 
15,632
 
 
 
17,377
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCOME
 
30,210
 
 
 
27,655
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
6
 
 
 
10
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EARNINGS AVAILABLE TO FET
 
$
30,204

 
 
$
27,645

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCOME
 
$
30,210

 
 
$
27,655

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pensions and OPEB prior service costs
 
(85
)
 
 
(82
)
 
 
Other comprehensive loss
 
(85
)
 
 
(82
)
 
 
Income tax benefits on other comprehensive loss
 
(31
)
 
 
(29
)
 
 
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
 
(54
)
 
 
(53
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
30,156
 
 
 
27,602
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
6
 
 
 
10
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME AVAILABLE TO FET
 
$
30,150

 
 
$
27,592

 
 

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.


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FIRSTENERGY TRANSMISSION, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
 (In thousands, except share amounts)
 
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
CURRENT ASSETS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
47,527
 
 
$
42,680

 
 
Receivables-
 
 
 
 
 
 
Affiliated companies
 
49,147
 
 
84,277
 
 
 
Other
 
24,998
 
 
25,683
 
 
 
Notes receivable from affiliated companies
 
82,943
 
 
682,276
 
 
 
Deferred tax assets
 
111,851
 
 
103,183
 
 
 
Prepayments and other
 
12,537
 
 
13,067
 
 
 
 
 
329,003
 
 
951,166
 
 
 
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In service
 
3,393,956
 
 
3,405,831
 
 
 
Less - Accumulated provision for depreciation
 
904,870
 
 
890,965
 
 
 
 
 
2,489,086
 
 
2,514,866
 
 
 
Construction work in progress
 
450,913
 
 
198,594
 
 
 
 
 
2,939,999
 
 
2,713,460
 
 
 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment in non-affiliated companies
 
25,149
 
 
25,384
 
 
 
Other
 
6,417
 
 
6,411
 
 
 
 
 
31,566
 
 
31,795
 
 
 
DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory assets
 
122,008
 
 
126,678
 
 
 
Property taxes
 
39,375
 
 
56,650
 
 
 
Other
 
7,980
 
 
7,826
 
 
 
 
 
169,363
 
 
191,154
 
 
 
 
 
$
3,469,931
 
 
$
3,887,575

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Currently payable long-term debt
 
$
452,064
 
 
$

 
 
Short-term borrowings-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Affiliated companies
 
3,746
 
 
193,124
 
 
 
Other
 
750,000
 
 
1,000,000
 
 
 
Accounts payable-
 
 
 
 
 
Affiliated companies
 
55,156
 
 
46,566
 
 
 
Other
 
246
 
 
143
 
 
 
Accrued taxes
 
76,237
 
 
63,017
 
 
 
Accrued interest
 
8,933
 
 
18,991
 
 
 
Other
 
724
 
 
1,157
 
 
 
 
 
1,347,106
 
 
1,322,998
 
 
 
CAPITALIZATION:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Member's equity
 
906,087
 
 
906,066
 
 
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
 
400
 
 
454
 
 
 
Retained earnings
 
170,299
 
 
140,095
 
 
 
Total member's equity
 
1,076,786
 
 
1,046,615
 
 
 
Noncontrolling interest
 
318
 
 
312
 
 
 
Total equity
 
1,077,104
 
 
1,046,927
 
 
 
Long-term debt and other long-term obligations
 
399,778
 
 
852,489
 
 
 
 
 
1,476,882
 
 
1,899,416
 
 
 
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accumulated deferred income taxes
 
508,143
 
 
493,431
 
 
 
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits
 
5,994
 
 
6,158
 
 
 
Property taxes
 
26,250
 
 
56,650
 
 
 
Regulatory liabilities
 
79,320
 
 
81,620
 
 
 
Other
 
26,236
 
 
27,302
 
 
 
 
 
645,943
 
 
665,161
 
 
 
 
 
$
3,469,931
 
 
$
3,887,575

 
 

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.


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FIRSTENERGY TRANSMISSION, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

 
 
Three Months Ended March 31
(In thousands)
 
2014
 
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
30,210

 
 
$
27,655

 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities-
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for depreciation
 
19,585
 
 
 
17,393
 
 
Amortization of regulatory assets, net
 
2,998
 
 
 
3,154
 
 
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net
 
(515
)
 
 
8,211
 
 
Transmission revenue collections, net
 
(1,411
)
 
 
13,831
 
 
Changes in current assets and liabilities-
 
 
 
 
 
 
Receivables
 
35,815
 
 
 
3,882
 
 
Prepayments and other current assets
 
1,693
 
 
 
(4,352
)
 
Accounts payable
 
(9,388
)
 
 
(96,654
)
 
Accrued taxes
 
3,125
 
 
 
3,427
 
 
Accrued interest
 
(10,058
)
 
 
(9,711
)
 
Other
 
(2,916
)
 
 
513
 
 
Net cash provided from (used for) operating activities
 
69,138
 
 
 
(32,651
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-term borrowings-
 
 
 
 
 
 
Affiliated companies
 
(189,378
)
 
 
86,057
 
 
Other
 
(250,000
)
 
 
 
 
Common stock dividend payments
 
 
 
 
(15,000
)
 
Other
 
(709
)
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided from (used for) financing activities
 
(440,087
)
 
 
71,057
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property additions
 
(218,761
)
 
 
(72,654
)
 
Loans to affiliated companies, net
 
599,333
 
 
 
41,203
 
 
Other
 
(4,776
)
 
 
(2,670
)
 
Net cash provided from (used for) investing activities
 
375,796
 
 
 
(34,121
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
 
4,847
 
 
 
4,285
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
42,680
 
 
 
23,020
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
47,527

 
 
$
27,305

 

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.










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FIRSTENERGY TRANSMISSION, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Note
Number
 
Page
Number
1
Organization and Basis of Presentation
8
2
Taxes
8
3
Fair Value Measurements
8
4
Regulatory Matters
9
5
Commitments and Contingencies
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FIRSTENERGY TRANSMISSION, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)

1.    ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
FET was organized as a limited liability company under laws of the State of Delaware in 2006 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of FE as a result of FE's acquisition of, and subsequent merger with AE, FET's original parent company, on February 25, 2011 and January 1, 2014, respectively. FET is a holding company for ATSI and TrAILCo. FET's primary operating subsidiaries, ATSI and TrAILCo, are subject to regulation by FERC and applicable state regulatory authorities.
FET follows GAAP and its operating subsidiaries comply with the regulations, orders, policies and practices prescribed by FERC and applicable state regulatory authorities. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make periodic estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from these estimates. The reported results of operations are not indicative of results of operations for any future period. FET has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through May 13, 2014, the issuance date of the financial statements.
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

New accounting pronouncements not yet effective are not expected to have a material effect on FET's financial statements.
2.    TAXES
FET’s interim effective tax rates reflect the estimated annual effective tax rates for 2014 and 2013, adjusted for tax expense associated with certain discrete items.
FET’s effective tax rate from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was 34.1% and 38.6%, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate is primarily due to an increase in AFUDC equity.
For federal income tax purposes, FET files as a member of the FE consolidated group. In April 2014, the IRS completed its examination of FE's 2011 and 2012 federal income tax returns and issued Revenue Agent Reports for these years.
3.    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The following table provides the approximate fair value and related carrying amounts of long-term debt, excluding capital lease obligations and net unamortized premiums and discounts as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
 
 
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
(In millions)
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair
Value
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair
Value
Long-term debt
 
$
852
 
 
$
891
 
 
$
853
 
 
$
883
 
The fair values of long-term debt reflect the present value of the cash outflows relating to those securities based on the current call price, the yield to maturity or the yield to call, as deemed appropriate at the end of each respective period. The yields assumed were based on securities with similar characteristics offered by corporations with credit ratings similar to those of FET. FET classified long-term debt as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
On March 31, 2014, FET, ATSI and TrAILCo entered into an extension and amendment to the revolving credit facility. The facility was extended until March 31, 2019, unless the lenders agree, at the request of the applicable borrowers, to an additional one-year extension. Under the amendment to the facility, ATSI's individual borrower sublimit was increased to $500 million from $100 million and TrAILCo's individual borrower sublimit was increased to $400 million from $200 million.





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4.    REGULATORY MATTERS
RELIABILITY MATTERS
Federally-enforceable mandatory reliability standards apply to the bulk power system and impose certain operating, record-keeping and reporting requirements on ATSI and TrAILCo. NERC is the ERO designated by FERC to establish and enforce these reliability standards, although NERC has delegated day-to-day implementation and enforcement of these reliability standards to eight regional entities, including RFC. All of FirstEnergy's facilities are located within the RFC region. ATSI and TrAILCo actively participate in the NERC and RFC stakeholder processes, and otherwise monitor and manage their assets in response to the ongoing development, implementation and enforcement of the reliability standards.
ATSI and TrAILCo believe that they are in compliance with all currently-effective and enforceable reliability standards. Nevertheless, in the course of operating their extensive electric utility systems and facilities, ATSI and TrAILCo occasionally learn of isolated facts or circumstances that could be interpreted as excursions from the reliability standards. If and when such items are found, ATSI and TrAILCo develop information about the item and a remedial response to the specific circumstances, including in appropriate cases self-reporting an item to RFC. NERC, RFC and FERC continue to refine existing reliability standards as well as to develop and adopt new reliability standards. Any inability on FirstEnergy's part to comply with the reliability standards for its bulk power system could result in the imposition of financial penalties that could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
ATSI and TrAILCo are required to build transmission lines and transmission facilities if and when PJM makes certain findings about the need for transmission expansion to preserve reliability on the transmission grid. In recent years, PJM has found that certain upgrades to ATSI's transmission system are necessary and, as a consequence, ATSI applied to the Ohio Power Siting Board for authorization to construct these lines and facilities. On March 11, 2013, the Ohio Power Siting Board issued orders approving construction of two separate transmission line projects and related facilities, including substations: the 138 kV "East Springfield-London-Tangy" line, which is approximately 60 miles long, and the 345 kV Bruce Mansfield-Glenwillow line, which is approximately 103.5 miles long. With these authorizations in hand, ATSI initiated construction of these projects in 2013.
FERC MATTERS
PJM Transmission Rates
PJM and its stakeholders have been debating the proper method to allocate costs for new transmission facilities. While FirstEnergy and other parties advocated for a traditional “beneficiary pays” approach, others advocate for “socializing” the costs on a load-ratio share basis - each customer in the zone would pay based on its total usage of energy within PJM. On August 6, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit found that FERC had not supported a prior FERC decision to allocate costs for new 500 kV and higher voltage facilities on a load-ratio share basis and, based on that finding, remanded the rate design issue to FERC. In an order dated January 21, 2010, FERC set this matter for a “paper hearing” and requested parties to submit written comments. FERC identified nine separate issues for comment and directed PJM to file the first round of comments. PJM filed certain studies with FERC on April 13, 2010, which demonstrated that allocation of the cost of high voltage transmission facilities on a beneficiary pays basis results in certain transmission customers in PJM bearing the majority of the costs. FirstEnergy and a number of other utilities, industrial customers and state utility commissions supported the use of the beneficiary pays approach for cost allocation for high voltage transmission facilities. Other utilities and state utility commissions supported continued socialization of these costs on a load-ratio share basis. On March 30, 2012, FERC issued an order on remand reaffirming its prior decision that costs for new transmission facilities that are rated at 500 kV or higher are to be collected from all transmission zones throughout the PJM footprint by means of a postage-stamp (or socialized) rate based on the amount of load served in a transmission zone and concluding that such methodology is just and reasonable and not unduly discriminatory or preferential. On April 30, 2012, FirstEnergy requested rehearing of FERC's March 30, 2012 order and on March 22, 2013, FERC denied rehearing. On March 29, 2013, FirstEnergy filed a petition for review with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and the case subsequently was consolidated with several other cases before that court for briefing and disposition. Briefing is complete, oral argument was held on April 22, 2014, and a decision is expected in 2014.
Order No. 1000, issued by FERC on July 21, 2011, required the submission of a compliance filing by PJM or the PJM transmission owners demonstrating that the cost allocation methodology for new transmission projects directed by the PJM Board of Managers satisfied the principles set forth in the order. To demonstrate compliance with the regional cost allocation principles of the order, the PJM transmission owners, including FirstEnergy, submitted a filing to FERC on October 11, 2012, proposing a hybrid method of 50% beneficiary pays and 50% postage stamp to be effective for RTEP projects approved by the PJM Board of Managers on, and after, the effective date of the compliance filing. On January 31, 2013, FERC conditionally accepted the hybrid method to be effective on February 1, 2013, subject to refund and to a future order on PJM's separate Order No. 1000 compliance filing. On March 22, 2013, FERC granted final acceptance of the hybrid method. Certain parties sought rehearing of parts of FERC's March 22, 2013 order. These requests for rehearing are pending before FERC. On July 10, 2013, the PJM transmission owners, including FirstEnergy, submitted filings to FERC setting forth the cost allocation method for projects that cross the borders between: (1) the PJM region

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and the NYISO region and; (2) the PJM region and the FERC-jurisdictional members of the SERTP region. These filings propose to allocate the cost of these interregional transmission projects based on the costs of projects that otherwise would have been constructed separately in each region. On the same date, also in response to Order No. 1000, the PJM transmission owners, including FirstEnergy, also submitted to FERC a filing stating that the cost allocation provisions for interregional transmission projects provided in the Joint Operating Agreement between PJM and MISO comply with the requirements of Order No. 1000. On December 30, 2013, FERC conditionally accepted the PJM/SERTP cross-border project cost allocation filing, subject to refund and future orders in PJM's and SERTP's related Order No. 1000 interregional compliance proceedings. The PJM/NYISO and PJM/MISO cross-border project cost allocation filings remain pending before FERC. On January 16, 2014, FERC issued an order regarding the effective date of PJM's separate Order No. 1000 regional transmission planning and cost allocation compliance filing, noting that it would address the merits of the comments on and protests to that filing and related compliance filings in a future order.
Numerous parties, including ATSI, TrAILCo and other FirstEnergy affiliates, have sought judicial review of Order No. 1000 before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Briefing is complete and oral argument was held on March 20, 2014.
The outcome of these proceedings and their impact, if any, on FET cannot be predicted at this time.
RTO Realignment
On June 1, 2011, ATSI transferred functional control of its transmission facilities from MISO to PJM. The move was performed as planned with no known operational or reliability issues for ATSI or for the wholesale transmission customers in the ATSI zone. While many of the matters involved with the move have been resolved, FERC denied recovery by means of ATSI's transmission rate for certain charges that collectively can be described as “exit fees” and certain other transmission cost allocation charges totaling approximately $78.8 million until such time as ATSI submits a cost/benefit analysis that demonstrates net benefits to customers from the move. On December 21, 2012, ATSI and other parties filed a proposed settlement agreement with FERC to resolve the exit fee and transmission cost allocation issues. However, FERC subsequently rejected that settlement stating that its action is without prejudice to ATSI submitting a cost/benefit analysis demonstrating that the benefits of the RTO realignment decisions outweigh the exit fee and transmission cost allocation charges. On October 21, 2013, FirstEnergy filed a request for rehearing of FERC's order.
Separately, the question of ATSI's responsibility for certain costs for the “Michigan Thumb” transmission project continues to be disputed. Potential responsibility arises under the MISO MVP tariff, which has been litigated in complex proceedings in front of FERC and certain U.S. appellate courts. The MISO and its allied parties assert that the benefits to the ATSI zone of the Michigan Thumb project are roughly commensurate with the costs that MISO desires to charge to the ATSI zone, estimated to be as much as $16 million per year. ATSI has submitted evidence that the Michigan Thumb project provides no electric benefits to the ATSI zone and, on that basis, opposes the MISO’s efforts to impose these costs on the ATSI zone loads. The MISO and its allied parties also assert that certain language in the MISO Transmission Owners Agreement requires ATSI to pay these charges. In the event of a final non-appealable order that rules that ATSI must pay these charges, ATSI will seek recovery of these charges through its formula rate. While FERC proceedings regarding whether the MISO can charge ATSI for MVP costs remain pending, on February 24, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear appeals filed by FirstEnergy and other parties of the Seventh Circuit's June 2013 decision upholding FERC's acceptance of the MISO's generic MVP cost allocation proposal.
In addition, in a May 31, 2011 order, FERC ruled that the costs for certain "legacy RTEP" transmission projects in PJM could be charged to transmission customers in the ATSI zone. ATSI sought rehearing of the question of whether the ATSI zone should pay these legacy RTEP charges and, on September 20, 2012, FERC denied ATSI's request for rehearing. ATSI subsequently filed a petition for review with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Briefing is complete, oral argument was held on December 11, 2013, and a decision is expected in the second quarter of 2014.
The outcome of those proceedings that address the remaining open issues related to ATSI's move into PJM cannot be predicted at this time.
PATH Transmission Project
The PATH project was proposed to be comprised of a 765 kV transmission line from West Virginia through Virginia and into Maryland, modifications to an existing substation in Putnam County, West Virginia, and the construction of new substations in Hardy County, West Virginia and Frederick County, Maryland. PJM initially authorized construction of the PATH project in June 2007. On August 24, 2012, the PJM Board of Managers canceled the PATH project, which had previously been suspended by PJM in February 2011. As a result, approximately $62 million and approximately $59 million in costs incurred by PATH-Allegheny and PATH-WV, respectively, were reclassified from net property, plant and equipment to a regulatory asset for future recovery. On September 28, 2012, those companies requested authorization from FERC to recover the costs with a proposed return on equity of 10.9% (10.4% base plus 0.5% for RTO membership) from PJM customers over the next five years. Several parties protested the request. On November 30, 2012, FERC issued an order denying the 0.5% return on equity adder for RTO membership and allowing the tariff changes enabling recovery of these costs to become effective on December 1, 2012, subject to refund settlement judge procedures and hearing if the parties do not agree to a settlement. PATH, PATH-Allegheny and PATH-WV have requested rehearing of FERC's denial of the 0.5% return on equity adder for RTO membership; that request for rehearing remains pending before FERC. In addition, FERC

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consolidated for settlement judge procedures and hearing purposes three formal challenges to the PATH formula rate annual updates submitted to FERC in June 2010, June 2011 and June 2012, with the September 28, 2012 filing for recovery of costs associated with the cancellation of the PATH project.
On March 20, 2014, the settlement judge declared an impasse in efforts to achieve settlement. On March 24, 2014, the Chief ALJ terminated settlement judge procedures and appointed an ALJ to preside over the hearing phase of the case. The hearing is scheduled to commence on November 5, 2014. The issues set for hearing include the prudence of the costs, the base return on equity and the period of recovery. Depending on the outcome of the hearing, PATH-Allegheny and PATH-WV may be required to refund certain amounts that have been collected under their formula rate.
Synchronous Condensers
On December 20, 2012, FERC approved the transfer by FG to ATSI of certain deactivated generation assets associated with Eastlake Units 1 through 5 and Lakeshore Unit 18 to facilitate their conversion to synchronous condensers to provide voltage support on the ATSI transmission system. The transfer price of the assets was approximately $17.7 million and the estimated conversion cost was approximately $60 million. The transfer of Eastlake Units 4 and 5 was completed on January 31, 2013 and ATSI completed the conversion of Eastlake Unit 5 in July 2013 and is expected to complete Eastlake Unit 4 by June 1, 2014. The transfer of each of the remaining units and conversion to synchronous condensers will occur when the use of the unit for RMR purposes is no longer required. On January 22, 2013, ATSI requested clarification or, in the alternative, rehearing with respect to a statement in the FERC order authorizing the transfer that ATSI's current formula rate does not include the accounts and components necessary to allow for recovery of the costs associated with acquisition of the transferred assets and that ATSI must make a filing under Section 205 of the FPA in order to recover those costs. ATSI requested clarification from FERC noting its formula rate currently includes the necessary accounts and components to allow for such recovery and that a Section 205 filing is not required. On August 5, 2013, FERC clarified that the issue of whether the cost of the transferred facilities and any conversion costs could be included in ATSI’s formula rates is more appropriately addressed during ATSI’s yearly formula rate update process. On February 26, 2014, FG and ATSI advised FERC that PJM had revised its regional transmission expansion plan to substitute the installation of a SVC at the location of the Lakeshore units in lieu of the conversion of Lakeshore 18 to a synchronous condenser and that PJM has designated ATSI to install the SVC. FG and ATSI further advised FERC that installation of the SVC at the Lakeshore location eliminates the need for ATSI to acquire any of the power islands, associated property or equipment, or any other property rights at Lakeshore 18, as contemplated by the application ATSI and TrAILCo filed with FERC requesting approval of the transfer, that it does not necessitate the acquisition of any other assets by ATSI from FG, and as a result, the ATSI and FG will not be consummating the sale of Lakeshore 18.
STATE REGULATORY MATTERS
Primary jurisdiction for the approval of the location and construction of new transmission lines generally lies with the utility regulatory body in each state where the line will be located. In Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, respectively, the PPUC the VSCC and the WVPSC have such jurisdiction. In Ohio, the Ohio Power Siting Board has jurisdiction over the siting and construction of transmission facilities. Our regulated operating subsidiaries, ATSI and TrAILCo, may also occasionally request approval from relevant state regulators for minor changes in existing transmission routes and facilities.
In response to a June 2013 request by Penn to locate and construct a 200-foot transmission line in western Pennsylvania to tap an ATSI 138 kV line to serve a nearby customer at transmission voltage, the PPUC in September 2013 approved the request, but questioned whether ATSI should be considered a “public utility” under the Pennsylvania Public Utility Code and directed ATSI to file a petition for declaratory order or an application for a certificate of public convenience to create a procedural vehicle for the PPUC to address the issue. On October 15, 2013, ATSI filed a Petition for Declaratory Order with the PPUC outlining why it is not a “public utility” under the Pennsylvania Public Utility Code. The matter is pending before the PPUC.
In response to a December 2013 request by TrAILCo for approval to locate and construct a 345 kV transmission project in western Pennsylvania, the PPUC in February 2014 approved the project, but requested an economic analysis of the costs and benefits to Pennsylvania ratepayers of TrAILCo owning the project as compared with another FirstEnergy affiliate such as WP. On March 7, 2014, TrAILCo filed a petition for reconsideration of the PPUC’s order. The matter is pending before the PPUC.
5.    COMMITMENT AND CONTINGENCIES
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
Various federal, state and local authorities regulate FET and its subsidiaries with regard to air and water quality and other environmental matters. Compliance with environmental regulations could have a material adverse effect on FET's earnings and competitive position to the extent that FET and its subsidiaries compete with companies that are not subject to such regulations and, therefore, do not bear the risk of costs associated with compliance, or failure to comply, with such regulations.


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Other Legal Matters
There are various lawsuits, claims (including claims for asbestos exposure) and proceedings related to FET's normal business operations pending against FET and its subsidiaries. The loss or range of loss in these matters is not expected to be material to FET or its subsidiaries. The other potentially material items not otherwise discussed above are described under Note 4, Regulatory Matters of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
FET accrues legal liabilities only when it concludes that it is probable that it has an obligation for such costs and can reasonably estimate the amount of such costs. In cases where FET determines that it is not probable, but reasonably possible that it has a material obligation, it discloses such obligations and the possible loss or range of loss if such estimate can be made. If it were ultimately determined that FET or its subsidiaries has legal liability or are otherwise made subject to liability, it could have a material adverse effect on FET's or its subsidiaries' financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.


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