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Utility Rate Regulation (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Utility Rate Regulation [Line Items]  
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities
The following table provides information about the regulatory assets and liabilities of cost-based rate-regulated utility operations.
 
PPL
 
PPL Electric
 
September 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
September 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Current Regulatory Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Environmental cost recovery
$
4

 
$
6

 
$

 
$

      Generation formula rate
8

 
11

 

 

Transmission service charge

 
7

 

 
7

Gas supply clause
6

 
3

 

 

Smart meter rider
12

 
6

 
12

 
6

Storm costs
1

 
5

 
1

 
5

Other
3

 
1

 
1

 
1

Total current regulatory assets (a)
$
34

 
$
39

 
$
14

 
$
19

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Defined benefit plans
$
908

 
$
947

 
$
530

 
$
549

Taxes recoverable through future rates
347

 
340

 
347

 
340

Storm costs
37

 
57

 

 
9

Unamortized loss on debt
55

 
61

 
30

 
36

Interest rate swaps
29

 
31

 

 

Terminated interest rate swaps
93

 
98

 

 

Accumulated cost of removal of utility plant
166

 
159

 
166

 
159

AROs
224

 
211

 

 

Other
10

 
14

 

 
1

Total noncurrent regulatory assets
$
1,869

 
$
1,918

 
$
1,073

 
$
1,094

 
PPL
 
PPL Electric
 
September 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
September 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Current Regulatory Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Generation supply charge
$
29

 
$
23

 
$
29

 
$
23

Transmission service charge
6

 

 
6

 

Universal service rider
19

 
14

 
19

 
14

Transmission formula rate
4

 
15

 
4

 
15

Fuel adjustment clause
11

 
11

 

 

Act 129 compliance rider
7

 
17

 
7

 
17

Storm damage expense
7

 
13

 
7

 
13

Other
4

 
8

 

 
1

Total current regulatory liabilities
$
87

 
$
101

 
$
72

 
$
83

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accumulated cost of removal of utility plant
$
678

 
$
700

 
$

 
$

Power purchase agreement - OVEC (b)
69

 
75

 

 

Net deferred tax assets
21

 
23

 

 

Defined benefit plans
27

 
23

 

 

Terminated interest rate swaps
74

 
78

 

 

Other
4

 

 

 

Total noncurrent regulatory liabilities
$
873

 
$
899

 
$

 
$

 
LKE
 
LG&E
 
KU
 
September 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
September 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
September 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Current Regulatory Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Environmental cost recovery
$
4

 
$
6

 
$
4

 
$
6

 
$

 
$

      Generation formula rate
8

 
11

 

 

 
8

 
11

Gas supply clause
6

 
3

 
6

 
3

 

 

Other
2

 

 
1

 

 
1

 

Total current regulatory assets
$
20

 
$
20

 
$
11

 
$
9

 
$
9

 
$
11

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Defined benefit plans
$
378

 
$
398

 
$
235

 
$
246

 
$
143

 
$
152

Storm costs
37

 
48

 
20

 
26

 
17

 
22

Unamortized loss on debt
25

 
25

 
16

 
16

 
9

 
9

Interest rate swaps
29

 
31

 
29

 
31

 

 

Terminated interest rate swaps
93

 
98

 
54

 
57

 
39

 
41

AROs
224

 
211

 
57

 
70

 
167

 
141

Plant retirement costs
2

 
4

 

 

 
2

 
4

Other
8

 
9

 
2

 
4

 
6

 
5

Total noncurrent regulatory assets
$
796

 
$
824

 
$
413

 
$
450

 
$
383

 
$
374

 
LKE
 
LG&E
 
KU
 
September 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
September 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
September 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Current Regulatory Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Demand side management
$

 
$
3

 
$

 
$
2

 
$

 
$
1

Fuel adjustment clause
11

 
11

 
3

 
2

 
8

 
9

Other
4

 
4

 
2

 
1

 
2

 
3

Total current regulatory liabilities
$
15

 
$
18

 
$
5

 
$
5

 
$
10

 
$
13

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accumulated cost of removal
of utility plant
$
678

 
$
700

 
$
281

 
$
305

 
$
397

 
$
395

Power purchase agreement - OVEC (b)
69

 
75

 
48

 
52

 
21

 
23

Net deferred tax assets
21

 
23

 
21

 
23

 

 

Defined benefit plans
27

 
23

 

 

 
27

 
23

Terminated interest rate swaps
74

 
78

 
37

 
39

 
37

 
39

Other
4

 

 
1

 

 
3

 

Total noncurrent regulatory liabilities
$
873

 
$
899

 
$
388

 
$
419

 
$
485

 
$
480

  
(a)
For PPL, these amounts are included in "Other current assets" on the Balance Sheets.
(b)
This liability was recorded as an offset to an intangible asset that was recorded at fair value upon the acquisition of LKE by PPL.