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Related Party Transactions
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member]
 
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11. Related Party Transactions

 

PLR Contracts/Purchase of Accounts Receivable (PPL Energy Supply and PPL Electric)

 

PPL Electric holds competitive solicitations for PLR generation supply. PPL EnergyPlus has been awarded a portion of the PLR generation supply through these competitive solicitations. The sales and purchases between PPL EnergyPlus and PPL Electric are included in the Statements of Income as "Unregulated wholesale energy to affiliate" by PPL Energy Supply and as "Energy purchases from affiliate" by PPL Electric.

 

Under the standard Default Service Supply Master Agreement for the solicitation process, PPL Electric requires all suppliers to post collateral once credit exposures exceed defined credit limits. PPL EnergyPlus is required to post collateral with PPL Electric when: (a) the market price of electricity to be delivered by PPL EnergyPlus exceeds the contract price for the forecasted quantity of electricity to be delivered; and (b) this market price exposure exceeds a contractual credit limit. During the second quarter of 2014, PPL Energy Supply experienced a downgrade in its corporate credit ratings to below investment grade. As a result of the downgrade of PPL Energy Supply, as guarantor, PPL EnergyPlus no longer has an established credit limit and was required to post an insignificant amount of collateral at June 30, 2014. In no instance is PPL Electric required to post collateral to suppliers under these supply contracts.

 

PPL Electric's customers may choose an alternative supplier for their generation supply. See Note 2 for additional information regarding PPL Electric's purchases of accounts receivable from alternative suppliers, including PPL EnergyPlus.

 

At June 30, 2014, PPL Energy Supply had a net credit exposure of $24 million from PPL Electric from its commitment as a PLR supplier and from the sale of its accounts receivable to PPL Electric.

Support Costs (All Registrants except PPL)

 

Both PPL Services and LKS provide the respective PPL and LKE subsidiaries with administrative, management and support services. Where applicable, the costs of these services are charged to the respective subsidiaries as direct support costs. General costs that cannot be directly attributed to a specific subsidiary are allocated and charged to the respective subsidiaries as indirect support costs. PPL Services uses a three-factor methodology that includes the subsidiaries' invested capital, operation and maintenance expenses and number of employees to allocate indirect costs. LKS bases its indirect allocations on the subsidiaries' number of employees, total assets, revenues, number of customers and/or other statistical information. PPL Services and LKS charged the following amounts for the periods ended June 30, and believe these amounts are reasonable, including amounts applied to accounts that are further distributed between capital and expense.

  Three Months Six Months
  2014 2013 2014 2013
             
PPL Energy Supply from PPL Services $ 54 $ 52 $ 112 $ 109
PPL Electric from PPL Services   38   34   79   72
LKE from PPL Services   4   4   8   8

LG&E from LKS  57  67  105  106
KU from LKS  59  44  112  110

LG&E and KU also provide services to each other and to LKS. Billings between LG&E and KU relate to labor and overheads associated with union and hourly employees performing work for the other company, charges related to jointly-owned generating units and other miscellaneous charges. Tax settlements between LKE and LG&E and LKE and KU are reimbursed through LKS.

Intercompany Borrowings (PPL Electric and LKE)

 

A PPL Electric subsidiary periodically holds revolving demand notes from certain affiliates. At June 30, 2014, there was no balance outstanding. At December 31, 2013, $150 million was outstanding and was reflected in “Notes receivable from affiliate” on the Balance Sheet. The interest rates on borrowings are equal to one-month LIBOR plus a spread. The interest rate on the outstanding borrowing at December 31, 2013, was 1.92%. Interest earned on these revolving facilities was not significant for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.

LKE maintains a $225 million revolving line of credit with a PPL Energy Funding subsidiary whereby LKE can borrow funds on a short-term basis at market-based rates.  The interest rate on borrowings is equal to one-month LIBOR plus a spread.  There were no balances outstanding at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

 

LKE maintains an agreement with a PPL affiliate that has a $300 million borrowing limit whereby LKE can loan funds on a short-term basis at market-based rates.  At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, $16 million and $70 million were outstanding and were reflected in "Notes receivable from affiliates" on the Balance Sheets.  The interest rate on the loan based on the PPL affiliate's credit rating is currently equal to one-month LIBOR plus a spread.  The interest rates on the outstanding borrowing at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were 2.15% and 2.17%.  Interest income on this note was not significant for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.

Other (All Registrants except PPL and LKE)

 

See Note 9 for discussions regarding intercompany allocations associated with defined benefits.

PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member]
 
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11. Related Party Transactions

 

PLR Contracts/Purchase of Accounts Receivable (PPL Energy Supply and PPL Electric)

 

PPL Electric holds competitive solicitations for PLR generation supply. PPL EnergyPlus has been awarded a portion of the PLR generation supply through these competitive solicitations. The sales and purchases between PPL EnergyPlus and PPL Electric are included in the Statements of Income as "Unregulated wholesale energy to affiliate" by PPL Energy Supply and as "Energy purchases from affiliate" by PPL Electric.

 

Under the standard Default Service Supply Master Agreement for the solicitation process, PPL Electric requires all suppliers to post collateral once credit exposures exceed defined credit limits. PPL EnergyPlus is required to post collateral with PPL Electric when: (a) the market price of electricity to be delivered by PPL EnergyPlus exceeds the contract price for the forecasted quantity of electricity to be delivered; and (b) this market price exposure exceeds a contractual credit limit. During the second quarter of 2014, PPL Energy Supply experienced a downgrade in its corporate credit ratings to below investment grade. As a result of the downgrade of PPL Energy Supply, as guarantor, PPL EnergyPlus no longer has an established credit limit and was required to post an insignificant amount of collateral at June 30, 2014. In no instance is PPL Electric required to post collateral to suppliers under these supply contracts.

 

PPL Electric's customers may choose an alternative supplier for their generation supply. See Note 2 for additional information regarding PPL Electric's purchases of accounts receivable from alternative suppliers, including PPL EnergyPlus.

 

At June 30, 2014, PPL Energy Supply had a net credit exposure of $24 million from PPL Electric from its commitment as a PLR supplier and from the sale of its accounts receivable to PPL Electric.

Support Costs (All Registrants except PPL)

 

Both PPL Services and LKS provide the respective PPL and LKE subsidiaries with administrative, management and support services. Where applicable, the costs of these services are charged to the respective subsidiaries as direct support costs. General costs that cannot be directly attributed to a specific subsidiary are allocated and charged to the respective subsidiaries as indirect support costs. PPL Services uses a three-factor methodology that includes the subsidiaries' invested capital, operation and maintenance expenses and number of employees to allocate indirect costs. LKS bases its indirect allocations on the subsidiaries' number of employees, total assets, revenues, number of customers and/or other statistical information. PPL Services and LKS charged the following amounts for the periods ended June 30, and believe these amounts are reasonable, including amounts applied to accounts that are further distributed between capital and expense.

  Three Months Six Months
  2014 2013 2014 2013
             
PPL Energy Supply from PPL Services $ 54 $ 52 $ 112 $ 109
PPL Electric from PPL Services   38   34   79   72
LKE from PPL Services   4   4   8   8

LG&E from LKS  57  67  105  106
KU from LKS  59  44  112  110

LG&E and KU also provide services to each other and to LKS. Billings between LG&E and KU relate to labor and overheads associated with union and hourly employees performing work for the other company, charges related to jointly-owned generating units and other miscellaneous charges. Tax settlements between LKE and LG&E and LKE and KU are reimbursed through LKS.

Intercompany Borrowings (PPL Electric and LKE)

 

A PPL Electric subsidiary periodically holds revolving demand notes from certain affiliates. At June 30, 2014, there was no balance outstanding. At December 31, 2013, $150 million was outstanding and was reflected in “Notes receivable from affiliate” on the Balance Sheet. The interest rates on borrowings are equal to one-month LIBOR plus a spread. The interest rate on the outstanding borrowing at December 31, 2013, was 1.92%. Interest earned on these revolving facilities was not significant for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.

LKE maintains a $225 million revolving line of credit with a PPL Energy Funding subsidiary whereby LKE can borrow funds on a short-term basis at market-based rates.  The interest rate on borrowings is equal to one-month LIBOR plus a spread.  There were no balances outstanding at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

 

LKE maintains an agreement with a PPL affiliate that has a $300 million borrowing limit whereby LKE can loan funds on a short-term basis at market-based rates.  At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, $16 million and $70 million were outstanding and were reflected in "Notes receivable from affiliates" on the Balance Sheets.  The interest rate on the loan based on the PPL affiliate's credit rating is currently equal to one-month LIBOR plus a spread.  The interest rates on the outstanding borrowing at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were 2.15% and 2.17%.  Interest income on this note was not significant for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.

Other (All Registrants except PPL and LKE)

 

See Note 9 for discussions regarding intercompany allocations associated with defined benefits.

LG And E And KU Energy LLC [Member]
 
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11. Related Party Transactions

 

PLR Contracts/Purchase of Accounts Receivable (PPL Energy Supply and PPL Electric)

 

PPL Electric holds competitive solicitations for PLR generation supply. PPL EnergyPlus has been awarded a portion of the PLR generation supply through these competitive solicitations. The sales and purchases between PPL EnergyPlus and PPL Electric are included in the Statements of Income as "Unregulated wholesale energy to affiliate" by PPL Energy Supply and as "Energy purchases from affiliate" by PPL Electric.

 

Under the standard Default Service Supply Master Agreement for the solicitation process, PPL Electric requires all suppliers to post collateral once credit exposures exceed defined credit limits. PPL EnergyPlus is required to post collateral with PPL Electric when: (a) the market price of electricity to be delivered by PPL EnergyPlus exceeds the contract price for the forecasted quantity of electricity to be delivered; and (b) this market price exposure exceeds a contractual credit limit. During the second quarter of 2014, PPL Energy Supply experienced a downgrade in its corporate credit ratings to below investment grade. As a result of the downgrade of PPL Energy Supply, as guarantor, PPL EnergyPlus no longer has an established credit limit and was required to post an insignificant amount of collateral at June 30, 2014. In no instance is PPL Electric required to post collateral to suppliers under these supply contracts.

 

PPL Electric's customers may choose an alternative supplier for their generation supply. See Note 2 for additional information regarding PPL Electric's purchases of accounts receivable from alternative suppliers, including PPL EnergyPlus.

 

At June 30, 2014, PPL Energy Supply had a net credit exposure of $24 million from PPL Electric from its commitment as a PLR supplier and from the sale of its accounts receivable to PPL Electric.

Support Costs (All Registrants except PPL)

 

Both PPL Services and LKS provide the respective PPL and LKE subsidiaries with administrative, management and support services. Where applicable, the costs of these services are charged to the respective subsidiaries as direct support costs. General costs that cannot be directly attributed to a specific subsidiary are allocated and charged to the respective subsidiaries as indirect support costs. PPL Services uses a three-factor methodology that includes the subsidiaries' invested capital, operation and maintenance expenses and number of employees to allocate indirect costs. LKS bases its indirect allocations on the subsidiaries' number of employees, total assets, revenues, number of customers and/or other statistical information. PPL Services and LKS charged the following amounts for the periods ended June 30, and believe these amounts are reasonable, including amounts applied to accounts that are further distributed between capital and expense.

  Three Months Six Months
  2014 2013 2014 2013
             
PPL Energy Supply from PPL Services $ 54 $ 52 $ 112 $ 109
PPL Electric from PPL Services   38   34   79   72
LKE from PPL Services   4   4   8   8

LG&E from LKS  57  67  105  106
KU from LKS  59  44  112  110

LG&E and KU also provide services to each other and to LKS. Billings between LG&E and KU relate to labor and overheads associated with union and hourly employees performing work for the other company, charges related to jointly-owned generating units and other miscellaneous charges. Tax settlements between LKE and LG&E and LKE and KU are reimbursed through LKS.

Intercompany Borrowings (PPL Electric and LKE)

 

A PPL Electric subsidiary periodically holds revolving demand notes from certain affiliates. At June 30, 2014, there was no balance outstanding. At December 31, 2013, $150 million was outstanding and was reflected in “Notes receivable from affiliate” on the Balance Sheet. The interest rates on borrowings are equal to one-month LIBOR plus a spread. The interest rate on the outstanding borrowing at December 31, 2013, was 1.92%. Interest earned on these revolving facilities was not significant for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.

LKE maintains a $225 million revolving line of credit with a PPL Energy Funding subsidiary whereby LKE can borrow funds on a short-term basis at market-based rates.  The interest rate on borrowings is equal to one-month LIBOR plus a spread.  There were no balances outstanding at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

 

LKE maintains an agreement with a PPL affiliate that has a $300 million borrowing limit whereby LKE can loan funds on a short-term basis at market-based rates.  At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, $16 million and $70 million were outstanding and were reflected in "Notes receivable from affiliates" on the Balance Sheets.  The interest rate on the loan based on the PPL affiliate's credit rating is currently equal to one-month LIBOR plus a spread.  The interest rates on the outstanding borrowing at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were 2.15% and 2.17%.  Interest income on this note was not significant for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.

Other (All Registrants except PPL and LKE)

 

See Note 9 for discussions regarding intercompany allocations associated with defined benefits.

Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member]
 
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11. Related Party Transactions

 

PLR Contracts/Purchase of Accounts Receivable (PPL Energy Supply and PPL Electric)

 

PPL Electric holds competitive solicitations for PLR generation supply. PPL EnergyPlus has been awarded a portion of the PLR generation supply through these competitive solicitations. The sales and purchases between PPL EnergyPlus and PPL Electric are included in the Statements of Income as "Unregulated wholesale energy to affiliate" by PPL Energy Supply and as "Energy purchases from affiliate" by PPL Electric.

 

Under the standard Default Service Supply Master Agreement for the solicitation process, PPL Electric requires all suppliers to post collateral once credit exposures exceed defined credit limits. PPL EnergyPlus is required to post collateral with PPL Electric when: (a) the market price of electricity to be delivered by PPL EnergyPlus exceeds the contract price for the forecasted quantity of electricity to be delivered; and (b) this market price exposure exceeds a contractual credit limit. During the second quarter of 2014, PPL Energy Supply experienced a downgrade in its corporate credit ratings to below investment grade. As a result of the downgrade of PPL Energy Supply, as guarantor, PPL EnergyPlus no longer has an established credit limit and was required to post an insignificant amount of collateral at June 30, 2014. In no instance is PPL Electric required to post collateral to suppliers under these supply contracts.

 

PPL Electric's customers may choose an alternative supplier for their generation supply. See Note 2 for additional information regarding PPL Electric's purchases of accounts receivable from alternative suppliers, including PPL EnergyPlus.

 

At June 30, 2014, PPL Energy Supply had a net credit exposure of $24 million from PPL Electric from its commitment as a PLR supplier and from the sale of its accounts receivable to PPL Electric.

Support Costs (All Registrants except PPL)

 

Both PPL Services and LKS provide the respective PPL and LKE subsidiaries with administrative, management and support services. Where applicable, the costs of these services are charged to the respective subsidiaries as direct support costs. General costs that cannot be directly attributed to a specific subsidiary are allocated and charged to the respective subsidiaries as indirect support costs. PPL Services uses a three-factor methodology that includes the subsidiaries' invested capital, operation and maintenance expenses and number of employees to allocate indirect costs. LKS bases its indirect allocations on the subsidiaries' number of employees, total assets, revenues, number of customers and/or other statistical information. PPL Services and LKS charged the following amounts for the periods ended June 30, and believe these amounts are reasonable, including amounts applied to accounts that are further distributed between capital and expense.

  Three Months Six Months
  2014 2013 2014 2013
             
PPL Energy Supply from PPL Services $ 54 $ 52 $ 112 $ 109
PPL Electric from PPL Services   38   34   79   72
LKE from PPL Services   4   4   8   8

LG&E from LKS  57  67  105  106
KU from LKS  59  44  112  110

LG&E and KU also provide services to each other and to LKS. Billings between LG&E and KU relate to labor and overheads associated with union and hourly employees performing work for the other company, charges related to jointly-owned generating units and other miscellaneous charges. Tax settlements between LKE and LG&E and LKE and KU are reimbursed through LKS.

Intercompany Borrowings (PPL Electric and LKE)

 

A PPL Electric subsidiary periodically holds revolving demand notes from certain affiliates. At June 30, 2014, there was no balance outstanding. At December 31, 2013, $150 million was outstanding and was reflected in “Notes receivable from affiliate” on the Balance Sheet. The interest rates on borrowings are equal to one-month LIBOR plus a spread. The interest rate on the outstanding borrowing at December 31, 2013, was 1.92%. Interest earned on these revolving facilities was not significant for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.

LKE maintains a $225 million revolving line of credit with a PPL Energy Funding subsidiary whereby LKE can borrow funds on a short-term basis at market-based rates.  The interest rate on borrowings is equal to one-month LIBOR plus a spread.  There were no balances outstanding at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

 

LKE maintains an agreement with a PPL affiliate that has a $300 million borrowing limit whereby LKE can loan funds on a short-term basis at market-based rates.  At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, $16 million and $70 million were outstanding and were reflected in "Notes receivable from affiliates" on the Balance Sheets.  The interest rate on the loan based on the PPL affiliate's credit rating is currently equal to one-month LIBOR plus a spread.  The interest rates on the outstanding borrowing at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were 2.15% and 2.17%.  Interest income on this note was not significant for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.

Other (All Registrants except PPL and LKE)

 

See Note 9 for discussions regarding intercompany allocations associated with defined benefits.

Kentucky Utilities Co [Member]
 
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11. Related Party Transactions

 

PLR Contracts/Purchase of Accounts Receivable (PPL Energy Supply and PPL Electric)

 

PPL Electric holds competitive solicitations for PLR generation supply. PPL EnergyPlus has been awarded a portion of the PLR generation supply through these competitive solicitations. The sales and purchases between PPL EnergyPlus and PPL Electric are included in the Statements of Income as "Unregulated wholesale energy to affiliate" by PPL Energy Supply and as "Energy purchases from affiliate" by PPL Electric.

 

Under the standard Default Service Supply Master Agreement for the solicitation process, PPL Electric requires all suppliers to post collateral once credit exposures exceed defined credit limits. PPL EnergyPlus is required to post collateral with PPL Electric when: (a) the market price of electricity to be delivered by PPL EnergyPlus exceeds the contract price for the forecasted quantity of electricity to be delivered; and (b) this market price exposure exceeds a contractual credit limit. During the second quarter of 2014, PPL Energy Supply experienced a downgrade in its corporate credit ratings to below investment grade. As a result of the downgrade of PPL Energy Supply, as guarantor, PPL EnergyPlus no longer has an established credit limit and was required to post an insignificant amount of collateral at June 30, 2014. In no instance is PPL Electric required to post collateral to suppliers under these supply contracts.

 

PPL Electric's customers may choose an alternative supplier for their generation supply. See Note 2 for additional information regarding PPL Electric's purchases of accounts receivable from alternative suppliers, including PPL EnergyPlus.

 

At June 30, 2014, PPL Energy Supply had a net credit exposure of $24 million from PPL Electric from its commitment as a PLR supplier and from the sale of its accounts receivable to PPL Electric.

Support Costs (All Registrants except PPL)

 

Both PPL Services and LKS provide the respective PPL and LKE subsidiaries with administrative, management and support services. Where applicable, the costs of these services are charged to the respective subsidiaries as direct support costs. General costs that cannot be directly attributed to a specific subsidiary are allocated and charged to the respective subsidiaries as indirect support costs. PPL Services uses a three-factor methodology that includes the subsidiaries' invested capital, operation and maintenance expenses and number of employees to allocate indirect costs. LKS bases its indirect allocations on the subsidiaries' number of employees, total assets, revenues, number of customers and/or other statistical information. PPL Services and LKS charged the following amounts for the periods ended June 30, and believe these amounts are reasonable, including amounts applied to accounts that are further distributed between capital and expense.

  Three Months Six Months
  2014 2013 2014 2013
             
PPL Energy Supply from PPL Services $ 54 $ 52 $ 112 $ 109
PPL Electric from PPL Services   38   34   79   72
LKE from PPL Services   4   4   8   8

LG&E from LKS  57  67  105  106
KU from LKS  59  44  112  110

LG&E and KU also provide services to each other and to LKS. Billings between LG&E and KU relate to labor and overheads associated with union and hourly employees performing work for the other company, charges related to jointly-owned generating units and other miscellaneous charges. Tax settlements between LKE and LG&E and LKE and KU are reimbursed through LKS.

Intercompany Borrowings (PPL Electric and LKE)

 

A PPL Electric subsidiary periodically holds revolving demand notes from certain affiliates. At June 30, 2014, there was no balance outstanding. At December 31, 2013, $150 million was outstanding and was reflected in “Notes receivable from affiliate” on the Balance Sheet. The interest rates on borrowings are equal to one-month LIBOR plus a spread. The interest rate on the outstanding borrowing at December 31, 2013, was 1.92%. Interest earned on these revolving facilities was not significant for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.

LKE maintains a $225 million revolving line of credit with a PPL Energy Funding subsidiary whereby LKE can borrow funds on a short-term basis at market-based rates.  The interest rate on borrowings is equal to one-month LIBOR plus a spread.  There were no balances outstanding at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

 

LKE maintains an agreement with a PPL affiliate that has a $300 million borrowing limit whereby LKE can loan funds on a short-term basis at market-based rates.  At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, $16 million and $70 million were outstanding and were reflected in "Notes receivable from affiliates" on the Balance Sheets.  The interest rate on the loan based on the PPL affiliate's credit rating is currently equal to one-month LIBOR plus a spread.  The interest rates on the outstanding borrowing at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were 2.15% and 2.17%.  Interest income on this note was not significant for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.

Other (All Registrants except PPL and LKE)

 

See Note 9 for discussions regarding intercompany allocations associated with defined benefits.