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Rate Matters (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
 
AEP
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 Noncurrent Regulatory Assets
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
Plant Retirement Costs - Unrecovered Plant (a)
 
$
199.6

 
$
159.9

Storm Related Costs
 
24.8

 
25.1

Plant Retirement Costs - Materials and Supplies
 
9.1

 
9.1

Ohio Capacity Deferral
 

 
96.7

Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
1.4

 
1.3

Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
 
 

 
 

Cook Plant Uprate Project
 
36.3

 
36.3

Storm Related Costs
 
35.8

 
25.9

Environmental Control Projects
 
31.2

 
24.1

Plant Retirement Costs - Asset Retirement Obligation Costs
 
29.6

 
29.6

Cook Plant Turbine
 
13.5

 
12.8

Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
29.0

 
29.3

Total Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval (b)
$
410.3

 
$
450.1



(a)
In March 2017, $41 million was reclassified from accumulated depreciation to regulatory assets related to Northeastern Plant, Unit 3.
(b)
As of March 31, 2017, APCo has also recorded a $91 million reduction to accumulated depreciation related to the remaining net book value of certain plants retired in 2015, primarily in its Virginia jurisdiction.  These plants were normal retirements at the end of their depreciable lives under the group composite method of depreciation. The remaining Virginia net book value will be considered in APCo’s next depreciation study and be recovered through an increase in its Virginia depreciation rates beginning in the first quarter of 2021, as part of its 2018-2019 Virginia biennial March 2020 filing.
Appalachian Power Co [Member]  
Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
 
APCo
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
Plant Retirement Costs - Materials and Supplies
 
$
9.1

 
$
9.1

Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
Plant Retirement Costs - Asset Retirement Obligation Costs
 
29.6

 
29.6

Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
0.6

 
0.6

Total Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval (a)
 
$
39.3

 
$
39.3



(a)
As of March 31, 2017, APCo has also recorded a $91 million reduction to accumulated depreciation related to the remaining net book value of certain plants retired in 2015, primarily in its Virginia jurisdiction.  These plants were normal retirements at the end of their depreciable lives under the group composite method of depreciation. The remaining Virginia net book value will be considered in APCo’s next depreciation study and be recovered through an increase in its Virginia depreciation rates beginning in the first quarter of 2021, as part of its 2018-2019 Virginia biennial March 2020 filing.
Indiana Michigan Power Co [Member]  
Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
 
I&M
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
Cook Plant Uprate Project
 
$
36.3

 
$
36.3

Cook Plant Turbine
 
13.5

 
12.8

Deferred Cook Plant Life Cycle Management Project Costs - Michigan
 
10.0

 
8.1

Rockport Dry Sorbent Injection System - Indiana
 
7.5

 
6.6

Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
1.0

 
0.9

Total Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
$
68.3

 
$
64.7

Ohio Power Co [Member]  
Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
 
OPCo
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
Capacity Deferral
 
$

 
$
96.7

Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
 
 

 
 

gridSMART® Costs
 

 
4.1

Total Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
$

 
$
100.8

Public Service Co Of Oklahoma [Member]  
Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
 
PSO
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
Plant Retirement Costs - Unrecovered Plant (a)
 
$
124.2

 
$
84.5

Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
0.5

 
0.5

Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
 
 

 
 

Storm Related Costs
 
29.9

 
20.0

Environmental Control Projects
 
16.5

 
13.1

Total Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
$
171.1

 
$
118.1



(a)
In March 2017, $41 million was reclassified from accumulated depreciation to regulatory assets related to Northeastern Plant, Unit 3.
Southwestern Electric Power Co [Member]  
Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
 
SWEPCo
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
Plant Retirement Costs - Unrecovered Plant
 
$
75.4

 
$
75.4

Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
0.8

 
0.8

Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
 
 

 
 

Environmental Control Projects
 
14.7

 
11.0

Shipe Road Transmission Project - FERC
 
3.3

 
3.1

Asset Retirement Obligation - Arkansas, Louisiana
 
3.0

 
2.7

Rate Case Expense - Texas
 
1.3

 
1.0

Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
2.0

 
1.9

Total Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
$
100.5

 
$
95.9