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Related Parties
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Related Party Transactions [Line Items]  
Related Parties
RELATED PARTIES
Service Agreements - IPL and WPL are parties to service agreements with an affiliate, Corporate Services. Pursuant to these service agreements, IPL and WPL receive various administrative and general services. These services are billed to IPL and WPL at cost based on expenses incurred by Corporate Services for the benefit of IPL and WPL, respectively. These costs consisted primarily of employee compensation and benefits, fees associated with various professional services, depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment, and a return on net assets. Corporate Services also acts as agent on behalf of IPL and WPL pursuant to the service agreements. As agent, Corporate Services enters into energy, capacity, ancillary services, and transmission sale and purchase transactions within MISO. Corporate Services assigns such sales and purchases among IPL and WPL based on statements received from MISO. The amounts billed for services provided, sales credited and purchases for the three and nine months ended September 30 were as follows (in millions):
 
IPL
 
WPL
 
Three Months
 
Nine Months
 
Three Months
 
Nine Months
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Corporate Services billings

$41

 

$38

 

$124

 

$114

 

$33

 

$30

 

$103

 

$90

Sales credited
4

 
2

 
7

 
8

 
3

 
9

 
6

 
21

Purchases billed
126

 
110

 
324

 
278

 
23

 
16

 
65

 
49



Net intercompany payables to Corporate Services were as follows (in millions):
 
IPL
 
WPL
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
Net payables to Corporate Services
$114
 
$93
 
$68
 
$54


ATC - Pursuant to various agreements, WPL receives a range of transmission services from ATC. WPL provides operation, maintenance, and construction services to ATC. WPL and ATC also bill each other for use of shared facilities owned by each party. The related amounts billed between the parties for the three and nine months ended September 30 were as follows (in millions):
 
Three Months
 
Nine Months
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
ATC billings to WPL

$28

 

$25

 

$82

 

$75

WPL billings to ATC
4

 
4

 
10

 
9



WPL owed ATC net amounts of $9 million as of September 30, 2016 and $8 million as of December 31, 2015.

Franklin County Wind Farm - Refer to Note 3 for discussion of IPL’s anticipated filing with FERC in the fourth quarter of 2016 requesting approval to transfer the Franklin County wind farm assets from AEF to IPL in 2017.
IPL [Member]  
Related Party Transactions [Line Items]  
Related Parties
RELATED PARTIES
Service Agreements - IPL and WPL are parties to service agreements with an affiliate, Corporate Services. Pursuant to these service agreements, IPL and WPL receive various administrative and general services. These services are billed to IPL and WPL at cost based on expenses incurred by Corporate Services for the benefit of IPL and WPL, respectively. These costs consisted primarily of employee compensation and benefits, fees associated with various professional services, depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment, and a return on net assets. Corporate Services also acts as agent on behalf of IPL and WPL pursuant to the service agreements. As agent, Corporate Services enters into energy, capacity, ancillary services, and transmission sale and purchase transactions within MISO. Corporate Services assigns such sales and purchases among IPL and WPL based on statements received from MISO. The amounts billed for services provided, sales credited and purchases for the three and nine months ended September 30 were as follows (in millions):
 
IPL
 
WPL
 
Three Months
 
Nine Months
 
Three Months
 
Nine Months
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Corporate Services billings

$41

 

$38

 

$124

 

$114

 

$33

 

$30

 

$103

 

$90

Sales credited
4

 
2

 
7

 
8

 
3

 
9

 
6

 
21

Purchases billed
126

 
110

 
324

 
278

 
23

 
16

 
65

 
49



Net intercompany payables to Corporate Services were as follows (in millions):
 
IPL
 
WPL
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
Net payables to Corporate Services
$114
 
$93
 
$68
 
$54


ATC - Pursuant to various agreements, WPL receives a range of transmission services from ATC. WPL provides operation, maintenance, and construction services to ATC. WPL and ATC also bill each other for use of shared facilities owned by each party. The related amounts billed between the parties for the three and nine months ended September 30 were as follows (in millions):
 
Three Months
 
Nine Months
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
ATC billings to WPL

$28

 

$25

 

$82

 

$75

WPL billings to ATC
4

 
4

 
10

 
9



WPL owed ATC net amounts of $9 million as of September 30, 2016 and $8 million as of December 31, 2015.

Franklin County Wind Farm - Refer to Note 3 for discussion of IPL’s anticipated filing with FERC in the fourth quarter of 2016 requesting approval to transfer the Franklin County wind farm assets from AEF to IPL in 2017.
WPL [Member]  
Related Party Transactions [Line Items]  
Related Parties
RELATED PARTIES
Service Agreements - IPL and WPL are parties to service agreements with an affiliate, Corporate Services. Pursuant to these service agreements, IPL and WPL receive various administrative and general services. These services are billed to IPL and WPL at cost based on expenses incurred by Corporate Services for the benefit of IPL and WPL, respectively. These costs consisted primarily of employee compensation and benefits, fees associated with various professional services, depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment, and a return on net assets. Corporate Services also acts as agent on behalf of IPL and WPL pursuant to the service agreements. As agent, Corporate Services enters into energy, capacity, ancillary services, and transmission sale and purchase transactions within MISO. Corporate Services assigns such sales and purchases among IPL and WPL based on statements received from MISO. The amounts billed for services provided, sales credited and purchases for the three and nine months ended September 30 were as follows (in millions):
 
IPL
 
WPL
 
Three Months
 
Nine Months
 
Three Months
 
Nine Months
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Corporate Services billings

$41

 

$38

 

$124

 

$114

 

$33

 

$30

 

$103

 

$90

Sales credited
4

 
2

 
7

 
8

 
3

 
9

 
6

 
21

Purchases billed
126

 
110

 
324

 
278

 
23

 
16

 
65

 
49



Net intercompany payables to Corporate Services were as follows (in millions):
 
IPL
 
WPL
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
Net payables to Corporate Services
$114
 
$93
 
$68
 
$54


ATC - Pursuant to various agreements, WPL receives a range of transmission services from ATC. WPL provides operation, maintenance, and construction services to ATC. WPL and ATC also bill each other for use of shared facilities owned by each party. The related amounts billed between the parties for the three and nine months ended September 30 were as follows (in millions):
 
Three Months
 
Nine Months
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
ATC billings to WPL

$28

 

$25

 

$82

 

$75

WPL billings to ATC
4

 
4

 
10

 
9



WPL owed ATC net amounts of $9 million as of September 30, 2016 and $8 million as of December 31, 2015.