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Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies  
Excise Taxes Levied by State or Local Governments
    Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
    June 30,   June 30,
$ in millions   2011   2010   2011   2010
State/Local excise taxes $ 11.6 $ 11.4 $ 25.7 $ 25.5
Related Party Transactions
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,       June 30,  
$ in millions   2011     2010     2011     2010  
 
DP&L Revenues:                        
Sales to DPLER (a) $ 81.0   $ 52.8   $ 156.1   $ 90.0  
 
DP&L Operation & Maintenance Expenses:                        
Premiums paid for insurance services provided by MVIC (b) $ (0.8 ) $ (0.8 ) $ (1.6 ) $ (1.7 )
Expense recoveries for services provided to DPLER (c) $ 0.8   $ 1.5   $ 1.7   $ 2.4  

 

(a) DP&L sells power to DPLER in Ohio to satisfy the electric requirements of its retail customers. The revenues associated with sales to DPLER are recorded as wholesale sales in DP&L's Condensed Financial Statements. The increase in DP&L's sales to DPLER in Ohio during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the similar periods in 2010 is primarily due to an increase in customers electing to switch their generation service from DP&L to DPLER. DP&L did not sell any physical power to MC Squared during either of these periods.

(b) MVIC, a wholly-owned captive insurance subsidiary of DPL, provides insurance coverage to DP&L and other DPL subsidiaries for workers' compensation, general liability, property damages and directors' and officers' liability. These amounts represent insurance premiums paid by DP&L to MVIC.

(c) In the normal course of business DP&L incurs and records expenses on behalf of DPLER (including MC Squared). Such expenses include but are not limited to employee-related expenses, accounting, information technology, payroll, legal and other administration expenses. DP&L subsequently charges these expenses to DPLER at DP&L's cost and credits the expense in which they were initially recorded.