Related Party Transactions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Virginia Power engages in related party transactions primarily with other Dominion subsidiaries (affiliates). Virginia Power's receivable and payable balances with affiliates are settled based on contractual terms or on a monthly basis, depending on the nature of the underlying transactions. Virginia Power is included in Dominion's consolidated federal income tax return and participates in certain Dominion benefit plans. In Virginia Power's Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, amounts due to Dominion associated with these benefit plans included in other deferred credits and other liabilities were $163 million and $147 million, respectively, and amounts due from Dominion at March 31, 2014 included in other deferred charges and other assets were $8 million. A discussion of significant related party transactions follows.

Transactions with Affiliates

Virginia Power transacts with affiliates for certain quantities of natural gas and other commodities in the ordinary course of business. Virginia Power also enters into certain commodity derivative contracts with affiliates. Virginia Power uses these contracts, which are principally comprised of commodity swaps, to manage commodity price risk associated with purchases of natural gas. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, Virginia Power's derivative assets and liabilities with affiliates were not material.

DRS and other affiliates provide accounting, legal, finance and certain administrative and technical services to Virginia Power. In addition, Virginia Power provides certain services to affiliates, including charges for facilities and equipment usage.

Presented below are significant transactions with DRS and other affiliates:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014		2013
(millions)
Commodity purchases from affiliates	$	202	$	85
Services provided by affiliates⁽¹⁾	108		96
Services provided to affiliates	5		5


(1)	Amounts are subject to capitalization.

Virginia Power has borrowed funds from Dominion under short-term borrowing arrangements. There were $159 million and $97 million in short-term demand note borrowings from Dominion as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Virginia Power had no outstanding borrowings, net of repayments under the Dominion money pool for its nonregulated subsidiaries as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013. Interest charges related to Virginia Power's borrowings from Dominion were not material for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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