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Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]

Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business

DPL is a regional energy company organized in 1985 under the laws of Ohio. DPL has one reportable segment: the Utility segment. See Note 11 – Business Segments for more information relating to this reportable segment. The terms “we,” “us,” “our” and “ours” are used to refer to DPL and its subsidiaries.

DPL is an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of AES.

DP&L, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DPL, is a public utility incorporated in 1911 under the laws of Ohio. Beginning in 2001, Ohio law gave Ohio consumers the right to choose the electric generation supplier from whom they purchase retail generation service; however, retail transmission and distribution services are still regulated. DP&L has the exclusive right to provide such transmission and distribution services to approximately 527,000 customers located in West Central Ohio. Additionally, DP&L provides retail SSO electric service to residential, commercial, industrial and governmental customers in a 6,000-square mile area of West Central Ohio. Principal industries located in DP&L’s service territory include automotive, food processing, paper, plastic, health care, data management, manufacturing and defense. DP&L's sales typically reflect the seasonal weather patterns and the growth of energy efficiency initiatives. However, the impacts of weather, energy efficiency programs and economic changes in customer demand were almost entirely eliminated in 2019 by DP&L’s Decoupling Rider, which was in place from January 1, 2019 until December 18, 2019. See Note 3 – Regulatory Matters for more information. DP&L sells its proportional share of energy and capacity from its investment in OVEC into the wholesale market.

DPL’s other primary subsidiaries include MVIC and AES Ohio Generation. MVIC is our captive insurance company that provides insurance services to DPL and our other subsidiaries. AES Ohio Generation's only operating asset is an undivided interest in Conesville. AES Ohio Generation sells all of its energy and capacity into the wholesale market. DPL's subsidiaries are all wholly-owned.

DPL also has a wholly-owned business trust, DPL Capital Trust II, formed for the purpose of issuing trust capital securities to investors.

DP&L’s electric transmission and distribution businesses are subject to rate regulation by federal and state regulators. Accordingly, DP&L applies the accounting standards for regulated operations to its electric transmission and distribution businesses and records regulatory assets when incurred costs are expected to be recovered in future customer rates, and regulatory liabilities when current cost recoveries in customer rates relate to expected future costs.

DPL and its subsidiaries employed 625 people as of March 31, 2020, of which 622 were employed by DP&L. Approximately 58% of all DPL employees are under a collective bargaining agreement, which expires October 31, 2020.

Financial Statement Presentation

DPL’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of DPL and its wholly-owned subsidiaries except for DPL Capital Trust II, which is not consolidated, consistent with the provisions of GAAP. As of March 31, 2020, AES Ohio Generation has an undivided ownership interest in one coal-fired generating facility, which is included in the financial statements at a carrying value of zero as it has been fully impaired. Operating revenues and expenses of this facility are included on a pro rata basis in the corresponding lines in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Certain immaterial amounts from prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

All material intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. We have evaluated subsequent events through the date this report is issued.

report. Therefore, our interim financial statements in this report should be read along with the annual financial statements included in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

In the opinion of our management, the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements presented in this report contain all adjustments necessary to fairly state our financial position as of March 31, 2020; our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, our cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 and the changes in our equity for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. Unless otherwise noted, all adjustments are normal and recurring in nature. Due to various factors, interim results for the three months ended March 31, 2020 may not be indicative of our results that will be realized for the full year ending December 31, 2020.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the revenues and expenses of the periods reported. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Significant items subject to such estimates and judgments include: recognition of revenue including unbilled revenues, the carrying value of property, plant and equipment; the valuation of derivative instruments; the valuation of insurance and claims liabilities; the valuation of allowances for credit losses and deferred income taxes; regulatory assets and liabilities; liabilities recorded for income tax exposures; litigation; contingencies; the valuation of AROs; and assets and liabilities related to employee benefits.

Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash

The following table provides a summary of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash amounts reported on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet that reconcile to the total of such amounts as shown on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:



$ in millions	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents	$	39.6	$	36.5
Restricted cash	14.6		10.5
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash, End of Period	$	54.2	$	47.0

Accounting for Taxes Collected from Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities

DP&L collects certain excise taxes levied by state or local governments from its customers. These taxes are accounted for on a net basis and not included in revenue. The amounts of such taxes collected for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 were $12.4 million and $13.9 million, respectively.

New accounting pronouncements adopted in 2020 – The following table provides a brief description of recently adopted accounting pronouncements that had an impact on our consolidated financial statements. Accounting pronouncements not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.



ASU Number and Name	Description	Date of Adoption	Effect on the financial statements upon adoption
2016-13, 2018-19, 2019-04, 2019-05, 2019-10, 2019-11, 2020-02, 2020-03 Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments	See discussion of the ASU below.	January 1, 2020	See impact upon adoption of the standard below.

ASU 2016-13 and its subsequent corresponding updates revised the impairment model for financial assets measured at amortized cost, known as the Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) model. For trade and other receivables, held-to-maturity debt securities, loans and other instruments, entities are required to use a new forward-looking "expected loss" model that generally will result in the earlier recognition of allowance for losses. For available-for-sale debt securities with unrealized losses, entities measure credit losses as it is done today, except that unrealized losses due to credit-related factors are recognized as an allowance on the balance sheet with a corresponding adjustment to earnings in the income statement.

The new current expected credit loss model primarily impacts the calculation of expected credit losses on $61.6 million in gross trade accounts receivable. The application of CECL on our trade accounts receivable did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

New Accounting Pronouncements Issued But Not Yet Effective – The following table provides a brief description of recent accounting pronouncements that could have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. Accounting pronouncements not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or are expected to have no material impact on our consolidated financial statements.



ASU Number and Name	Description	Date of Adoption	Effect on the financial statements upon adoption
2020-04, Reference Rate Form (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting	The standard provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions that reference to LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued by reference rate reform.	April 1, 2020 - December 31, 2022	We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting For Income Taxes	The standard removes certain exceptions for recognizing deferred taxes for investments, performing intraperiod allocation and calculating income taxes in interim periods. It also adds guidance to reduce complexity in certain areas, including recognizing deferred taxes for tax goodwill and allocating taxes to members of a consolidated group.	January 1, 2021. Early adoption is permitted.	We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]

Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business

DP&L is a public utility incorporated in 1911 under the laws of Ohio. Beginning in 2001, Ohio law gave Ohio consumers the right to choose the electric generation supplier from whom they purchase retail generation service; however, retail transmission and distribution services are still regulated. DP&L has the exclusive right to provide such transmission and distribution services to approximately 527,000 customers located in West Central Ohio. Additionally, DP&L provides retail SSO electric service to residential, commercial, industrial and governmental customers in a 6,000-square mile area of West Central Ohio. As a result of Generation Separation, DP&L now only has one reportable segment, the Utility segment. In addition to DP&L's electric transmission and distribution businesses, the Utility segment includes revenues and costs associated with DP&L's investment in OVEC and the historical results of DP&L’s Beckjord and Hutchings Coal generating facilities, which have either been sold or closed. Principal industries located in DP&L’s service territory include automotive, food processing, paper, plastic, health care, data management, manufacturing and defense. DP&L's sales typically reflect the seasonal weather patterns and the growth of energy efficiency initiatives. However, the impacts of weather, energy efficiency programs and economic changes in customer demand were almost entirely eliminated in 2019 by DP&L’s Decoupling Rider, which was in place from January 1, 2019 until December 18, 2019. See Note 3 – Regulatory Matters for more information. DP&L sells its proportional share of energy and capacity from its investment in OVEC into the wholesale market. DP&L is a subsidiary of DPL. The terms “we,” “us,” “our” and “ours” are used to refer to DP&L.

DP&L employed 622 people as of March 31, 2020. Approximately 58% of DP&L employees are under a collective bargaining agreement, which expires October 31, 2020.

Financial Statement Presentation

DP&L does not have any subsidiaries.

We have evaluated subsequent events through the date this report is issued.

Certain immaterial amounts from prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial statements, the instructions of Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted from this interim report. Therefore, our interim financial statements in this report should be read along with the annual financial statements included in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

In the opinion of our management, the Condensed Financial Statements presented in this report contain all adjustments necessary to fairly state our financial position as of March 31, 2020; our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, our cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 and the changes in our equity for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. Unless otherwise noted, all adjustments are normal and recurring in nature. Due to various factors, interim results for the three months ended March 31, 2020 may not be indicative of our results that will be realized for the full year ending December 31, 2020.

claims liabilities; the valuation of allowances for credit losses and deferred income taxes; regulatory assets and liabilities; liabilities recorded for income tax exposures; litigation; contingencies; the valuation of AROs; and assets and liabilities related to employee benefits.

Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash

The following table provides a summary of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash amounts reported on the Condensed Balance Sheet that reconcile to the total of such amounts as shown on the Condensed Statements of Cash Flows:



$ in millions	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents	$	7.3	$	10.8
Restricted cash	14.6		10.5
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash, End of Period	$	21.9	$	21.3

Accounting for Taxes Collected from Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities

New accounting pronouncements adopted in 2020 – The following table provides a brief description of recently adopted accounting pronouncements that had an impact on our financial statements. Accounting pronouncements not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or did not have a material impact on our financial statements.



ASU Number and Name	Description	Date of Adoption	Effect on the financial statements upon adoption
2016-13, 2018-19, 2019-04, 2019-05, 2019-10, 2019-11, 2020-02, 2020-03 Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments	See discussion of the ASU below.	January 1, 2020	See impact upon adoption of the standard below.

The new current expected credit loss model primarily impacts the calculation of expected credit losses on $60.4 million in gross trade accounts receivable. The application of CECL on our trade accounts receivable did not have a material impact on our condensed financial statements.

New Accounting Pronouncements Issued But Not Yet Effective – The following table provides a brief description of recent accounting pronouncements that could have a material impact on our financial statements. Accounting pronouncements not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or are expected to have no material impact on our financial statements.



ASU Number and Name	Description	Date of Adoption	Effect on the financial statements upon adoption
2020-04, Reference Rate Form (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting	The standard provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions that reference to LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued by reference rate reform.	April 1, 2020 - December 31, 2022	We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard on our condensed financial statements.
2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting For Income Taxes	The standard removes certain exceptions for recognizing deferred taxes for investments, performing intraperiod allocation and calculating income taxes in interim periods. It also adds guidance to reduce complexity in certain areas, including recognizing deferred taxes for tax goodwill and allocating taxes to members of a consolidated group.	January 1, 2021. Early adoption is permitted.	We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard on our condensed financial statements.