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Effects of Regulation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Effects of Regulation

5. EFFECTS OF REGULATION

 

Regulated Generating Units to be Retired Before or During 2016

 

The following regulated generating units are probable of abandonment. Accordingly, CWIP and Plant in Service has been reclassified as Other Property, Plant and Equipment on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2013. The following table summarizes the plant investment and cost of removal, currently being recovered, for each generating unit as of December 31, 2013.

Plant Name and Unit Company  Gross Investment  Accumulated Depreciation  Net Investment  Cost of Removal Regulatory Liability Expected Retirement Date Remaining Recovery Period
          
    (in millions)    
Tanners Creek Plant, I&M $ 681 $ 354 $ 327 $ 87 2015 17 years
Units 1-4                  
Big Sandy Plant, Unit 2 KPCo   424   180   244   47 2015 27 years
Northeastern Station, PSO   182   89   93   11 2016 27 years
Unit 4                  
Welsh Plant, Unit 2 SWEPCo   175   93   82   19 2016 27 years
Total   $ 1,462 $ 716 $ 746 $ 164    

In accordance with accounting guidance for “Regulated Operations”, APCo regulated generating units expected to be retired before or during 2016 are not considered probable of abandonment.

Regulatory Assets

 

Regulatory assets are comprised of the following items:

     December 31, Remaining
     2013 2012 Recovery Period
            
Current Regulatory Assets (in millions)  
Under-recovered Fuel Costs - earns a return $ 61 $ 86 1 year
Under-recovered Fuel Costs - does not earn a return   19   2 1 year
Total Current Regulatory Assets $ 80 $ 88  
         
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets        
Regulatory assets not yet being recovered pending future         
 proceedings to determine the recovery method and timing:        
         
 Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return        
  Storm Related Costs $ 22 $ 23  
  Ohio Economic Development Rider   14   13  
  Other Regulatory Assets Not Yet Being Recovered   4   1  
 Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return        
  Storm Related Costs   161   172  
  Ormet Special Rate Recovery Mechanism   36   5  
  Indiana Under-Recovered Capacity Costs   22   -  
  Expanded Net Energy Charge - Coal Inventory   21   -  
  Mountaineer Carbon Capture and Storage Product Validation Facility   13   14  
  Virginia Environmental Rate Adjustment Clause   2   29  
  Litigation Settlement   -   11  
  Other Regulatory Assets Not Yet Being Recovered   35   36  
Total Regulatory Assets Not Yet Being Recovered   330   304  
         
Regulatory assets being recovered:        
         
 Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return        
  Ohio Fuel Adjustment Clause   445   519 5 years
  Ohio Capacity Deferral   288   66 5 years
  Ohio Transmission Cost Recovery Rider   87   49 2 years
  Unamortized Loss on Reacquired Debt   81   82 30 years
  Texas Meter Replacement Costs   77   47 15 years
  Ohio Distribution Decoupling   31   - 2 years
  Storm Related Costs   17   36 5 years
  RTO Formation/Integration Costs   12   15 6 years
  Red Rock Generating Facility   10   10 43 years
  West Virginia Expanded Net Energy Charge   -   273  
  Ohio Deferred Asset Recovery Rider   -   152  
  Other Regulatory Assets Being Recovered   18   15 various
 Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return        
  Income Taxes, Net   1,390   1,353 55 years
  Pension and OPEB Funded Status   1,157   1,896 11 years
  Cook Nuclear Plant Refueling Outage Levelization   58   27 3 years
  Medicare Subsidy   51   - 11 years
  Virginia Transmission Rate Adjustment Clause   47   33 2 years
  Peak Demand Reduction/Energy Efficiency   44   12 2 years
  Postemployment Benefits   40   45 5 years
  United Mine Workers of America Pension Withdrawal   27   - 12 years
  Virginia Environmental Rate Adjustment Clause   27   8 1 year
  Under-Recovery of Transmission Cost Recovery Factor   20   6 1 year
  Storm Related Costs   18   27 5 years
  Vegetation Management   14   13 1 year
  Deferred Restructuring Costs   11   15 5 years
  Litigation Settlement   10   - 12 years
  Under-Recovered Distribution Investment Rider   9   1 1 year
  Asset Retirement Obligation   8   9 33 years
  West Virginia Expanded Net Energy Charge   -   26  
  Ohio Distribution Decoupling   -   16  
  Deferred PJM Fees   -   14  
  Unrealized Loss on Forward Commitments   -   8  
  Other Regulatory Assets Being Recovered   49   29 various
Total Regulatory Assets Being Recovered   4,046   4,802  
         
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Assets $ 4,376 $ 5,106  
            

Regulatory Liabilities

 

Regulatory liabilities are comprised of the following items:

      December 31, Remaining
      2013 2012 Refund Period
 Current Regulatory Liabilities (in millions)  
 Over-recovered Fuel Costs - pays a return $ 9 $ 25 1 year
 Over-recovered Fuel Costs - does not pay a return   110   22 1 year
 Total Current Regulatory Liabilities $ 119 $ 47  
          
 Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities and         
 Deferred Investment Tax Credits        
 Regulatory liabilities not yet being paid:        
             
  Regulatory Liabilities Currently Paying a Return        
   Louisiana Refundable Construction Financing Costs $ - $ 96  
   Other Regulatory Liabilities Not Yet Being Paid    5   4  
  Regulatory Liabilities Currently Not Paying a Return        
   Other Regulatory Liabilities Not Yet Being Paid    3   9  
 Total Regulatory Liabilities Not Yet Being Paid   8   109  
             
 Regulatory liabilities being paid:        
          
  Regulatory Liabilities Currently Paying a Return        
   Asset Removal Costs   2,589   2,511 (a)
   Louisiana Refundable Construction Financing Costs   78   - 5 years
   Advanced Metering Infrastructure Surcharge   68   83 7 years
   Deferred Investment Tax Credits   29   23 47 years
   Excess Earnings   12   12 40 years
   Other Regulatory Liabilities Being Paid    1   1 various
  Regulatory Liabilities Currently Not Paying a Return        
   Excess Asset Retirement Obligations for        
    Nuclear Decommissioning Liability   597   436 (b)
   Deferred Investment Tax Credits   121   136 49 years
   Spent Nuclear Fuel Liability   43   43 (b)
   Over-Recovery of Transition Charges   40   57 14 years
   Unrealized Gain on Forward Commitments   35   46 4 years
   Deferred State Income Tax Coal Credits   28   29 10 years
   Peak Demand Reduction/Energy Efficiency   18   31 1 year
   Over-Recovery of PJM Expense   14   - 2 years
   Other Regulatory Liabilities Being Paid    13   27 various
 Total Regulatory Liabilities Being Paid   3,686   3,435  
          
 Total Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities and        
  Deferred Investment Tax Credits $ 3,694 $ 3,544  
          
 (a)Relieved as removal costs are incurred.
 (b)Relieved when plant is decommissioned.
             
Appalachian Power Co [Member]
 
Effects of Regulation

4. EFFECTS OF REGULATION

 

 

Regulatory Assets

 

Regulatory assets and liabilities are comprised of the following items:

       APCo I&M
         Remaining   Remaining
       December 31, Recovery December 31, Recovery
Regulatory Assets: 2013 2012 Period 2013 2012 Period
  (in thousands)   (in thousands)  
Current Regulatory Assets                
Under-recovered Fuel Costs - earns a return $ 39,811 $ 74,906 1 year $ - $ 3,029  
Under-recovered Fuel Costs - does not earn a return   -   -     3,397   1,647 1 year
Total Current Regulatory Assets $ 39,811 $ 74,906   $ 3,397 $ 4,676  
                 
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets                
Regulatory assets not yet being recovered pending                
 future proceedings to determine the recovery                
 method and timing:                
                 
 Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return                
   Storm Related Costs $ 65,206 $ 94,458   $ 1,836 $ -  
   Expanded Net Energy Charge - Coal Inventory   20,528   -     -   -  
   Mountaineer Carbon Capture and Storage                 
    Product Validation Facility   13,264   14,155     -   -  
   Virginia Demand Response Program Costs   5,012   1,447     -   -  
   Transmission Agreement Phase-In   3,313   2,992     -   -  
   Virginia Environmental Rate Adjustment Clause   2,440   29,320     -   -  
   Mountaineer Carbon Capture and Storage                 
    Commercial Scale Facility   1,287   1,287     -   1,380  
   Indiana Under-Recovered Capacity Costs   -   -     21,945   -  
   Indiana Deferred Cook Plant Life Cycle                
    Management Project Costs   -   -     4,093   -  
   Stranded Costs on Abandoned Plants   -   -     3,896   -  
   Dresden Plant Operating Costs   -   8,758     -   -  
   Deferred Wind Power Costs   -   5,143     -   -  
   Litigation Settlement   -   -     -   11,098  
   Other Regulatory Assets Not Yet Being Recovered   168   -     3,616   786  
Total Regulatory Assets Not Yet Being Recovered   111,218   157,560     35,386   13,264  
                 
Regulatory assets being recovered:                
                 
 Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return                
   Storm Related Costs   17,167   21,371 5 years   -   -  
   Unamortized Loss on Reacquired Debt   11,622   12,969 29 years   21,508   15,871 19 years
   RTO Formation/Integration Costs   3,473   4,370 6 years   2,544   3,229 6 years
   Cook Plant, Unit 2 Baffle Bolts   -   -     7,248   - 25 years
   West Virginia Expanded Net Energy Charge   -   272,783     -   -  
   Customer Choice Implementation Costs   -   -     -   1,493  
   Other Regulatory Assets Being Recovered   665   - various   522   - various
 Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return                
   Income Taxes, Net   531,302   525,549 26 years   250,478   222,252 30 years
   Pension and OPEB Funded Status   192,464   312,645 11 years   100,132   220,797 11 years
   Virginia Transmission Rate Adjustment Clause   47,322   32,992 2 years    -   -  
   Virginia Environmental Rate Adjustment Clause   27,426   8,347 1 year    -   -  
   Postemployment Benefits   19,772   22,663 5 years   9,096   8,897 5 years
   Storm Related Costs   11,100   13,712 5 years   -   -  
   Deferred Restructuring Costs   8,525   10,531 5 years   2,423   3,688 2 years
   Medicare Subsidy   6,477   - 11 years   11,221   - 11 years
   Litigation Settlement   -   -     10,382   - 12 years
   Asset Retirement Obligation   6,453   8,489 4 years   696   808 7 years
   Virginia Generation Rate Adjustment Clause   6,491   3,469 2 years   -   -  
   West Virginia Expanded Net Energy Charge   -   25,932     -   -  
   Virginia Environmental and Reliability Costs   -   560     -   -  
   Cook Nuclear Plant Refueling Outage Levelization   -   -     57,979   26,652 3 years
   Peak Demand Reduction/Energy Efficiency   -   -     4,457   2,608 1 year
   Off-system Sales Margin Sharing   -   -     4,409   - 1 year
   River Transportation Division Expenses   -   -     4,090   4,576 1 year
   Deferred PJM Fees   -   -     -   13,998  
   Other Regulatory Assets Being Recovered   2,413   1,762 various   1,543   1,886 various
Total Regulatory Assets Being Recovered   892,672   1,278,144     488,728   526,755  
                 
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Assets $ 1,003,890 $ 1,435,704   $ 524,114 $ 540,019  
                      
   

       APCo I&M
         Remaining   Remaining
       December 31, Refund December 31, Refund
Regulatory Liabilities: 2013 2012 Period 2013 2012 Period
  (in thousands)   (in thousands)  
Current Regulatory Liabilities                
Over-recovered Fuel Costs - does not pay a return $ 107,048 $ - 1 year $ - $ -  
Over-recovered Fuel Costs - pays a return   -   -     1,976   - 1 year
Total Current Regulatory Liabilities $ 107,048 $ -   $ 1,976 $ -  
                 
Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities and                
Deferred Investment Tax Credits                
Regulatory liabilities not yet being paid:                
                      
 Regulatory Liabilities Currently Not Paying a Return                
   Other Regulatory Liabilities Not Yet Being Paid $ 249 $ 249   $ 113 $ 124  
Total Regulatory Liabilities Not Yet Being Paid   249   249     113   124  
                      
Regulatory liabilities being paid:                
                 
 Regulatory Liabilities Currently Paying a Return                
   Asset Removal Costs   583,723   552,590 (a)   389,025   381,116 (a)
   Deferred Investment Tax Credits   1,863   2,823 47 years   -   -  
 Regulatory Liabilities Currently Not Paying a Return                
   Deferred State Income Tax Coal Credits   28,255   29,296 10 years   -   -  
   Unrealized Gain on Forward Commitments   15,853   21,433 4 years   10,810   19,872 4 years
   Deferred Investment Tax Credits   122   382 2 years   43,200   48,130 23 years
   Peak Demand Reduction/Energy Efficiency   746   907 1 year   15,021   11,080 1 year
   Excess Asset Retirement Obligations for Nuclear                
    Decommissioning Liability   -   -     597,113   435,717 (b)
   Spent Nuclear Fuel Liability   -   -     43,416   42,898 (b)
   Over-Recovery of PJM Expense   -   -     13,924   - 2 years
   Off-system Sales Margin Sharing   -   -     -   7,611  
   Other Regulatory Liabilities Being Paid   414   - various   23   1,744 various
Total Regulatory Liabilities Being Paid   630,976   607,431     1,112,532   948,168  
                 
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities and                
 Deferred Investment Tax Credits $ 631,225 $ 607,680   $ 1,112,645 $ 948,292  
                 
(a) Relieved as removal costs are incurred.
(b) Relieved when plant is decommissioned.
Indiana Michigan Power Co [Member]
 
Effects of Regulation

4. EFFECTS OF REGULATION

 

Regulated Generating Units to be Retired Before or During 2016

 

The following regulated generating units are probable of abandonment. Accordingly, CWIP and Plant in Service has been reclassified as Other Property, Plant and Equipment on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2013. The following table summarizes the plant investment and cost of removal, currently being recovered, for each generating unit as of December 31, 2013.

Plant Name and Unit Company  Gross Investment  Accumulated Depreciation  Net Investment  Cost of Removal Regulatory Liability Expected Retirement Date Remaining Recovery Period
          
    (in thousands)    
Tanners Creek Plant, I&M $ 681,490 $ 353,800 $ 327,690 $ 87,102 2015 17 years
Units 1-4                  
Northeastern Station, PSO   181,652   88,836   92,816   11,142 2016 27 years
Unit 4                  
Welsh Plant, Unit 2 SWEPCo   174,919   92,973   81,946   19,054 2016 27 years
Total   $ 1,038,061 $ 535,609 $ 502,452 $ 117,298    

Regulatory Assets

 

Regulatory assets and liabilities are comprised of the following items:

       APCo I&M
         Remaining   Remaining
       December 31, Recovery December 31, Recovery
Regulatory Assets: 2013 2012 Period 2013 2012 Period
  (in thousands)   (in thousands)  
Current Regulatory Assets                
Under-recovered Fuel Costs - earns a return $ 39,811 $ 74,906 1 year $ - $ 3,029  
Under-recovered Fuel Costs - does not earn a return   -   -     3,397   1,647 1 year
Total Current Regulatory Assets $ 39,811 $ 74,906   $ 3,397 $ 4,676  
                 
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets                
Regulatory assets not yet being recovered pending                
 future proceedings to determine the recovery                
 method and timing:                
                 
 Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return                
   Storm Related Costs $ 65,206 $ 94,458   $ 1,836 $ -  
   Expanded Net Energy Charge - Coal Inventory   20,528   -     -   -  
   Mountaineer Carbon Capture and Storage                 
    Product Validation Facility   13,264   14,155     -   -  
   Virginia Demand Response Program Costs   5,012   1,447     -   -  
   Transmission Agreement Phase-In   3,313   2,992     -   -  
   Virginia Environmental Rate Adjustment Clause   2,440   29,320     -   -  
   Mountaineer Carbon Capture and Storage                 
    Commercial Scale Facility   1,287   1,287     -   1,380  
   Indiana Under-Recovered Capacity Costs   -   -     21,945   -  
   Indiana Deferred Cook Plant Life Cycle                
    Management Project Costs   -   -     4,093   -  
   Stranded Costs on Abandoned Plants   -   -     3,896   -  
   Dresden Plant Operating Costs   -   8,758     -   -  
   Deferred Wind Power Costs   -   5,143     -   -  
   Litigation Settlement   -   -     -   11,098  
   Other Regulatory Assets Not Yet Being Recovered   168   -     3,616   786  
Total Regulatory Assets Not Yet Being Recovered   111,218   157,560     35,386   13,264  
                 
Regulatory assets being recovered:                
                 
 Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return                
   Storm Related Costs   17,167   21,371 5 years   -   -  
   Unamortized Loss on Reacquired Debt   11,622   12,969 29 years   21,508   15,871 19 years
   RTO Formation/Integration Costs   3,473   4,370 6 years   2,544   3,229 6 years
   Cook Plant, Unit 2 Baffle Bolts   -   -     7,248   - 25 years
   West Virginia Expanded Net Energy Charge   -   272,783     -   -  
   Customer Choice Implementation Costs   -   -     -   1,493  
   Other Regulatory Assets Being Recovered   665   - various   522   - various
 Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return                
   Income Taxes, Net   531,302   525,549 26 years   250,478   222,252 30 years
   Pension and OPEB Funded Status   192,464   312,645 11 years   100,132   220,797 11 years
   Virginia Transmission Rate Adjustment Clause   47,322   32,992 2 years    -   -  
   Virginia Environmental Rate Adjustment Clause   27,426   8,347 1 year    -   -  
   Postemployment Benefits   19,772   22,663 5 years   9,096   8,897 5 years
   Storm Related Costs   11,100   13,712 5 years   -   -  
   Deferred Restructuring Costs   8,525   10,531 5 years   2,423   3,688 2 years
   Medicare Subsidy   6,477   - 11 years   11,221   - 11 years
   Litigation Settlement   -   -     10,382   - 12 years
   Asset Retirement Obligation   6,453   8,489 4 years   696   808 7 years
   Virginia Generation Rate Adjustment Clause   6,491   3,469 2 years   -   -  
   West Virginia Expanded Net Energy Charge   -   25,932     -   -  
   Virginia Environmental and Reliability Costs   -   560     -   -  
   Cook Nuclear Plant Refueling Outage Levelization   -   -     57,979   26,652 3 years
   Peak Demand Reduction/Energy Efficiency   -   -     4,457   2,608 1 year
   Off-system Sales Margin Sharing   -   -     4,409   - 1 year
   River Transportation Division Expenses   -   -     4,090   4,576 1 year
   Deferred PJM Fees   -   -     -   13,998  
   Other Regulatory Assets Being Recovered   2,413   1,762 various   1,543   1,886 various
Total Regulatory Assets Being Recovered   892,672   1,278,144     488,728   526,755  
                 
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Assets $ 1,003,890 $ 1,435,704   $ 524,114 $ 540,019  
                      
   

       APCo I&M
         Remaining   Remaining
       December 31, Refund December 31, Refund
Regulatory Liabilities: 2013 2012 Period 2013 2012 Period
  (in thousands)   (in thousands)  
Current Regulatory Liabilities                
Over-recovered Fuel Costs - does not pay a return $ 107,048 $ - 1 year $ - $ -  
Over-recovered Fuel Costs - pays a return   -   -     1,976   - 1 year
Total Current Regulatory Liabilities $ 107,048 $ -   $ 1,976 $ -  
                 
Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities and                
Deferred Investment Tax Credits                
Regulatory liabilities not yet being paid:                
                      
 Regulatory Liabilities Currently Not Paying a Return                
   Other Regulatory Liabilities Not Yet Being Paid $ 249 $ 249   $ 113 $ 124  
Total Regulatory Liabilities Not Yet Being Paid   249   249     113   124  
                      
Regulatory liabilities being paid:                
                 
 Regulatory Liabilities Currently Paying a Return                
   Asset Removal Costs   583,723   552,590 (a)   389,025   381,116 (a)
   Deferred Investment Tax Credits   1,863   2,823 47 years   -   -  
 Regulatory Liabilities Currently Not Paying a Return                
   Deferred State Income Tax Coal Credits   28,255   29,296 10 years   -   -  
   Unrealized Gain on Forward Commitments   15,853   21,433 4 years   10,810   19,872 4 years
   Deferred Investment Tax Credits   122   382 2 years   43,200   48,130 23 years
   Peak Demand Reduction/Energy Efficiency   746   907 1 year   15,021   11,080 1 year
   Excess Asset Retirement Obligations for Nuclear                
    Decommissioning Liability   -   -     597,113   435,717 (b)
   Spent Nuclear Fuel Liability   -   -     43,416   42,898 (b)
   Over-Recovery of PJM Expense   -   -     13,924   - 2 years
   Off-system Sales Margin Sharing   -   -     -   7,611  
   Other Regulatory Liabilities Being Paid   414   - various   23   1,744 various
Total Regulatory Liabilities Being Paid   630,976   607,431     1,112,532   948,168  
                 
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities and                
 Deferred Investment Tax Credits $ 631,225 $ 607,680   $ 1,112,645 $ 948,292  
                 
(a) Relieved as removal costs are incurred.
(b) Relieved when plant is decommissioned.
Ohio Power Co [Member]
 
Effects of Regulation

4. EFFECTS OF REGULATION

 

 

Regulatory Assets

 

Regulatory assets and liabilities are comprised of the following items:

       OPCo
         Remaining
       December 31, Recovery
Regulatory Assets: 2013 2012 Period
  (in thousands)  
Current Regulatory Assets        
Under-recovered Fuel Costs - does not earn a return $ 15,829 $ - 1 year
Total Current Regulatory Assets $ 15,829 $ -  
              
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets        
Regulatory assets not yet being recovered pending future proceedings to        
 determine the recovery method and timing:        
         
 Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return        
   Ohio Economic Development Rider $ 13,854 $ 13,213  
 Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return        
   Storm Related Costs   57,589   61,828  
   Ormet Special Rate Recovery Mechanism   35,631   5,453  
   Other Regulatory Assets Not Yet Being Recovered   -   30  
Total Regulatory Assets Not Yet Being Recovered   107,074   80,524  
         
Regulatory assets being recovered:        
         
 Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return        
   Ohio Fuel Adjustment Clause   444,959   518,595 5 years
   Ohio Capacity Deferral   288,060   65,818 5 years
   Ohio Transmission Cost Recovery Rider   86,621   49,391 2 years
   Ohio Distribution Decoupling   31,329   - 2 years
   Unamortized Loss on Reacquired Debt   13,033   13,215 25 years
   RTO Formation/Integration Costs   5,232   6,594 6 years
   Economic Development Rider   791   5,488 1 year
   Ohio Deferred Asset Recovery Rider   -   152,039  
 Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return        
   Pension and OPEB Funded Status   188,722   309,685 11 years
   Income Taxes, Net   150,183   190,685 29 years
   Peak Demand Reduction/Energy Efficiency   18,529   - 2 years
   Medicare Subsidy   11,354   - 11 years
   Under-Recovered Distribution Investment Rider   8,677   1,304 1 year
   Under-Recovered gridSMART® Costs   8,396   - 2 years
   Enhanced Service Reliability Plan   6,836   557 2 years
   Postemployment Benefits   6,198   7,658 5 years
   Partnership with Ohio Contribution   1,410   2,405 2 years
   Ohio Distribution Decoupling   -   16,198  
   Other Regulatory Assets Being Recovered   1,293   810 various
Total Regulatory Assets Being Recovered   1,271,623   1,340,442  
         
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Assets $ 1,378,697 $ 1,420,966  
              

       OPCo
         Remaining
       December 31, Refund
  2013 2012 Period
Regulatory Liabilities: (in thousands)  
              
Current Regulatory Liabilities        
Over-recovered Fuel Costs - does not pay a return $ - $ 14,848  
Total Current Regulatory Liabilities $ - $ 14,848  
         
Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities and Deferred Investment Tax Credits        
Regulatory liabilities not yet being paid:        
              
 Regulatory Liabilities Currently Paying a Return        
   IGCC Preconstruction Costs $ 4,782 $ 4,411  
 Regulatory Liabilities Currently Not Paying a Return        
   Other Regulatory Liabilities Not Yet Being Paid   216   216  
Total Regulatory Liabilities Not Yet Being Paid   4,998   4,627  
              
Regulatory liabilities being paid:        
         
 Regulatory Liabilities Currently Paying a Return        
   Asset Removal Costs   421,061   416,461 (a)
   Deferred Investment Tax Credits   165   322 8 years
 Regulatory Liabilities Currently Not Paying a Return        
   Deferred Asset Phase-In Rider   4,334   - 7 years
   Unrealized Gain on Forward Commitments   2,920   - 1 year
   Low Income Customers/Economic Recovery   1,724   2,243 2 years
   Deferred Investment Tax Credits   224   11,321 7 years
   Over-Recovery of Costs Related to gridSMART®   73   3,501 2 years
   Peak Demand Reduction/Energy Efficiency   -   12,596  
Total Regulatory Liabilities Being Paid   430,501   446,444  
         
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities and         
 Deferred Investment Tax Credits $ 435,499 $ 451,071  
         
(a) Relieved as removal costs are incurred.
Public Service Co of Oklahoma [Member]
 
Effects of Regulation

4. EFFECTS OF REGULATION

 

Regulated Generating Units to be Retired Before or During 2016

 

The following regulated generating units are probable of abandonment. Accordingly, CWIP and Plant in Service has been reclassified as Other Property, Plant and Equipment on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2013. The following table summarizes the plant investment and cost of removal, currently being recovered, for each generating unit as of December 31, 2013.

Plant Name and Unit Company  Gross Investment  Accumulated Depreciation  Net Investment  Cost of Removal Regulatory Liability Expected Retirement Date Remaining Recovery Period
          
    (in thousands)    
Tanners Creek Plant, I&M $ 681,490 $ 353,800 $ 327,690 $ 87,102 2015 17 years
Units 1-4                  
Northeastern Station, PSO   181,652   88,836   92,816   11,142 2016 27 years
Unit 4                  
Welsh Plant, Unit 2 SWEPCo   174,919   92,973   81,946   19,054 2016 27 years
Total   $ 1,038,061 $ 535,609 $ 502,452 $ 117,298    

Regulatory Assets

 

Regulatory assets and liabilities are comprised of the following items:

       PSO SWEPCo
         Remaining   Remaining
       December 31, Recovery December 31, Recovery
       2013 2012 Period 2013 2012 Period
Regulatory Assets: (in thousands)   (in thousands)  
                 
Current Regulatory Assets                
Under-recovered Fuel Costs - earns a return $ 3,298 $ - 1 year $ 17,949 $ 8,527 1 year
Total Current Regulatory Assets $ 3,298 $ -   $ 17,949 $ 8,527  
                      
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets                
Regulatory assets not yet being recovered pending                
 future proceedings to determine the recovery                 
 method and timing:                
                      
 Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return                
   Storm Related Costs $ 18,743 $ -   $ - $ -  
   Rate Case Expense   -   -     7,934   4,517  
   Mountaineer Carbon Capture and Storage                
    Commercial Scale Facility   -   -     1,143   2,295  
   Other Regulatory Assets Not Yet Being Recovered   845   423     1,951   2,188  
Total Regulatory Assets Not Yet Being Recovered   19,588   423     11,028   9,000  
                      
Regulatory assets being recovered:                
                 
 Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return                
   Red Rock Generating Facility   9,728   9,954 43 years   -   -  
   Unamortized Loss on Reacquired Debt   9,455   10,923 19 years   8,165   9,379 30 years
   Storm Related Costs   -   14,172     -   337  
   Acquisition of Valley Electric Membership                 
    Corporation (VEMCO)   -   -     4,100   6,443 2 years
 Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return                
   Pension and OPEB Funded Status   77,171   133,404 11 years   89,672   143,226 11 years
   Peak Demand Reduction/Energy Efficiency   11,333   6,248 1 year   2,584   1,467 1 year
   Vegetation Management   13,963   13,388 1 year   -   -  
   Base Load Purchase Power Contract   6,400   - 1 year   -   -  
   Medicare Subsidy   5,389   - 11 years   5,866   - 11 years
   Deferral of Major Generation Overhauls   2,933   4,533 4 years   -   -  
   Income Taxes, Net   88   3,785 34 years   247,827   230,220 31 years
   Unrealized Loss on Forward Commitments   2   5,347 1 year   3   427 1 year
   Other Regulatory Assets Being Recovered   640   151 various   660   2,779 various
Total Regulatory Assets Being Recovered   137,102   201,905     358,877   394,278  
                 
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Assets (a) $ 156,690 $ 202,328   $ 369,905 $ 403,278  
                      
(a) Additionally, as of December 31, 2013, SWEPCo has recorded approximately $42 million in Customer Accounts Receivable on the balance sheet to reflect revenues, retroactive to January 2013, resulting from the PUCT decision in the Texas Base Rate Case. These amounts will be collected from customers through a rider currently being billed to customers.

       PSO SWEPCo
         Remaining   Remaining
       December 31, Refund December 31, Refund
       2013 2012 Period 2013 2012 Period
Regulatory Liabilities: (in thousands)   (in thousands)  
                      
Current Regulatory Liabilities                
Over-recovered Fuel Costs - pays a return $ - $ 7,945   $ 7,275 $ 16,761 1 year
Total Current Regulatory Liabilities $ - $ 7,945   $ 7,275 $ 16,761  
                 
Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities and                
Deferred Investment Tax Credits                
Regulatory liabilities not yet being paid:                
                      
 Regulatory Liabilities Currently Paying a Return                
   Louisiana Refundable Construction Financing Costs $ - $ -   $ - $ 96,094  
 Regulatory Liabilities Currently Not Paying a Return                
   Over-recovery of Costs Related to gridSMART®   2,635   3,964     -   -  
   Storm Related Costs   -   3,207     -   -  
   Other Regulatory Liabilities Not Yet Being Paid   248   1,613     -   -  
Total Regulatory Liabilities Not Yet Being Paid   2,883   8,784     -   96,094  
                      
Regulatory liabilities being paid:                
                 
 Regulatory Liabilities Currently Paying a Return                
   Asset Removal Costs   276,418   280,446 (a)   372,381   362,838 (a)
   Louisiana Refundable Construction Financing Costs   -   -     77,664   - 5 years
   Excess Earnings   -   -     2,903   2,975 40 years
   Other Regulatory Liabilities Being Paid   -   -     1,286   838 various
 Regulatory Liabilities Currently Not Paying a Return                
   Deferred Investment Tax Credits   46,753   42,345 51 years   11,207   12,769 17 years
   Vegetation Management   -   -     4,002   130 1 year
   Peak Demand Reduction/Energy Efficiency   -   2,915     901   - 1 year
   Base Load Purchase Power Contract   -   8,484     -   -  
   Other Regulatory Liabilities Being Paid   1,619   1,843 various   1,784   827 various
Total Regulatory Liabilities Being Paid   324,790   336,033     472,128   380,377  
                 
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities and                
 Deferred Investment Tax Credits $ 327,673 $ 344,817   $ 472,128 $ 476,471  
                 
(a) Relieved as removal costs are incurred.
Southwestern Electric Power Co [Member]
 
Effects of Regulation

4. EFFECTS OF REGULATION

 

Regulated Generating Units to be Retired Before or During 2016

 

The following regulated generating units are probable of abandonment. Accordingly, CWIP and Plant in Service has been reclassified as Other Property, Plant and Equipment on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2013. The following table summarizes the plant investment and cost of removal, currently being recovered, for each generating unit as of December 31, 2013.

Plant Name and Unit Company  Gross Investment  Accumulated Depreciation  Net Investment  Cost of Removal Regulatory Liability Expected Retirement Date Remaining Recovery Period
          
    (in thousands)    
Tanners Creek Plant, I&M $ 681,490 $ 353,800 $ 327,690 $ 87,102 2015 17 years
Units 1-4                  
Northeastern Station, PSO   181,652   88,836   92,816   11,142 2016 27 years
Unit 4                  
Welsh Plant, Unit 2 SWEPCo   174,919   92,973   81,946   19,054 2016 27 years
Total   $ 1,038,061 $ 535,609 $ 502,452 $ 117,298    

Regulatory Assets

 

Regulatory assets and liabilities are comprised of the following items:

       PSO SWEPCo
         Remaining   Remaining
       December 31, Recovery December 31, Recovery
       2013 2012 Period 2013 2012 Period
Regulatory Assets: (in thousands)   (in thousands)  
                 
Current Regulatory Assets                
Under-recovered Fuel Costs - earns a return $ 3,298 $ - 1 year $ 17,949 $ 8,527 1 year
Total Current Regulatory Assets $ 3,298 $ -   $ 17,949 $ 8,527  
                      
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets                
Regulatory assets not yet being recovered pending                
 future proceedings to determine the recovery                 
 method and timing:                
                      
 Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return                
   Storm Related Costs $ 18,743 $ -   $ - $ -  
   Rate Case Expense   -   -     7,934   4,517  
   Mountaineer Carbon Capture and Storage                
    Commercial Scale Facility   -   -     1,143   2,295  
   Other Regulatory Assets Not Yet Being Recovered   845   423     1,951   2,188  
Total Regulatory Assets Not Yet Being Recovered   19,588   423     11,028   9,000  
                      
Regulatory assets being recovered:                
                 
 Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return                
   Red Rock Generating Facility   9,728   9,954 43 years   -   -  
   Unamortized Loss on Reacquired Debt   9,455   10,923 19 years   8,165   9,379 30 years
   Storm Related Costs   -   14,172     -   337  
   Acquisition of Valley Electric Membership                 
    Corporation (VEMCO)   -   -     4,100   6,443 2 years
 Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return                
   Pension and OPEB Funded Status   77,171   133,404 11 years   89,672   143,226 11 years
   Peak Demand Reduction/Energy Efficiency   11,333   6,248 1 year   2,584   1,467 1 year
   Vegetation Management   13,963   13,388 1 year   -   -  
   Base Load Purchase Power Contract   6,400   - 1 year   -   -  
   Medicare Subsidy   5,389   - 11 years   5,866   - 11 years
   Deferral of Major Generation Overhauls   2,933   4,533 4 years   -   -  
   Income Taxes, Net   88   3,785 34 years   247,827   230,220 31 years
   Unrealized Loss on Forward Commitments   2   5,347 1 year   3   427 1 year
   Other Regulatory Assets Being Recovered   640   151 various   660   2,779 various
Total Regulatory Assets Being Recovered   137,102   201,905     358,877   394,278  
                 
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Assets (a) $ 156,690 $ 202,328   $ 369,905 $ 403,278  
                      
(a) Additionally, as of December 31, 2013, SWEPCo has recorded approximately $42 million in Customer Accounts Receivable on the balance sheet to reflect revenues, retroactive to January 2013, resulting from the PUCT decision in the Texas Base Rate Case. These amounts will be collected from customers through a rider currently being billed to customers.

       PSO SWEPCo
         Remaining   Remaining
       December 31, Refund December 31, Refund
       2013 2012 Period 2013 2012 Period
Regulatory Liabilities: (in thousands)   (in thousands)  
                      
Current Regulatory Liabilities                
Over-recovered Fuel Costs - pays a return $ - $ 7,945   $ 7,275 $ 16,761 1 year
Total Current Regulatory Liabilities $ - $ 7,945   $ 7,275 $ 16,761  
                 
Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities and                
Deferred Investment Tax Credits                
Regulatory liabilities not yet being paid:                
                      
 Regulatory Liabilities Currently Paying a Return                
   Louisiana Refundable Construction Financing Costs $ - $ -   $ - $ 96,094  
 Regulatory Liabilities Currently Not Paying a Return                
   Over-recovery of Costs Related to gridSMART®   2,635   3,964     -   -  
   Storm Related Costs   -   3,207     -   -  
   Other Regulatory Liabilities Not Yet Being Paid   248   1,613     -   -  
Total Regulatory Liabilities Not Yet Being Paid   2,883   8,784     -   96,094  
                      
Regulatory liabilities being paid:                
                 
 Regulatory Liabilities Currently Paying a Return                
   Asset Removal Costs   276,418   280,446 (a)   372,381   362,838 (a)
   Louisiana Refundable Construction Financing Costs   -   -     77,664   - 5 years
   Excess Earnings   -   -     2,903   2,975 40 years
   Other Regulatory Liabilities Being Paid   -   -     1,286   838 various
 Regulatory Liabilities Currently Not Paying a Return                
   Deferred Investment Tax Credits   46,753   42,345 51 years   11,207   12,769 17 years
   Vegetation Management   -   -     4,002   130 1 year
   Peak Demand Reduction/Energy Efficiency   -   2,915     901   - 1 year
   Base Load Purchase Power Contract   -   8,484     -   -  
   Other Regulatory Liabilities Being Paid   1,619   1,843 various   1,784   827 various
Total Regulatory Liabilities Being Paid   324,790   336,033     472,128   380,377  
                 
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities and                
 Deferred Investment Tax Credits $ 327,673 $ 344,817   $ 472,128 $ 476,471  
                 
(a) Relieved as removal costs are incurred.