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Regulatory Assets and Liabilities (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Regulatory Assets And Liabilities
Regulatory assets and liabilities include the following:
 
June 30, 2014

December 31, 2013

(millions)
 
 
Dominion
 
 
Regulatory assets:
 
 
Deferred cost of fuel used in electric generation(1)
$
131

$

Deferred rate adjustment clause costs(2)
40

89

Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs(3)
33


Unrecovered gas cost(4)
11

50

Derivatives(5)
5

16

Other
47

62

Regulatory assets-current(6)
267

217

Unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefit costs(7)
683

706

Deferred rate adjustment clause costs(2)
296

287

Income taxes recoverable through future rates(8)
136

155

Deferred cost of fuel used in electric generation(1)
123

1

Derivatives(5)
52

16

Other
85

63

Regulatory assets-non-current
1,375

1,228

Total regulatory assets
$
1,642

$
1,445

Regulatory liabilities:
 

 

PIPP(9)
$
75

$
76

Other
42

52

Regulatory liabilities-current(10)
117

128

Provision for future cost of removal and AROs(11)
1,052

1,028

Decommissioning trust(12)
766

693

Deferred cost of fuel used in electric generation(1)
7

90

Other
186

190

Regulatory liabilities-non-current
2,011

2,001

Total regulatory liabilities
$
2,128

$
2,129

Virginia Power
 

 

Regulatory assets:
 

 

Deferred cost of fuel used in electric generation(1)
$
131

$

Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs(3)
33


Deferred rate adjustment clause costs(2)
28

62

Derivatives(5)
5

16

Other
45

50

Regulatory assets-current(6)
242

128

Deferred rate adjustment clause costs(2)
228

227

Deferred cost of fuel used in electric generation(1)
123

1

Income taxes recoverable through future rates(8)
105

124

Derivatives(5)
52

16

Other
53

49

Regulatory assets-non-current
561

417

Total regulatory assets
$
803

$
545

Regulatory liabilities:
 

 

Other
$
28

$
41

Regulatory liabilities-current(10)
28

41

Provision for future cost of removal(11)
828

807

Decommissioning trust(12)
766

693

Deferred cost of fuel used in electric generation(1)
7

90

Other
6

7

Regulatory liabilities-non-current
1,607

1,597

Total regulatory liabilities
$
1,635

$
1,638

Dominion Gas
 
 
Regulatory assets:
 
 
Deferred rate adjustment clause costs(2)
$
12

$
27

Unrecovered gas costs(4)
1

40

Bad debt tracker(13)

11

Other

1

Regulatory assets-current(6)
13

79

Unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefit costs(7)
188

194

Deferred rate adjustment clause costs(2)
68

59

Income taxes recoverable through future rates(8)
24

24

Other postretirement benefit costs(14)

7

Other
24

1

Regulatory assets-non-current
304

285

Total regulatory assets
$
317

$
364

Regulatory liabilities:
 

 

PIPP(9)
$
75

$
76

Other
10

3

Regulatory liabilities-current(10)
85

79

Provision for future cost of removal and AROs(11)
178

177

Unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefit costs(7)
16

18

Other
13

8

Regulatory liabilities-non-current(15)
207

203

Total regulatory liabilities
$
292

$
282

(1)
Primarily reflects deferred fuel expenses for the Virginia jurisdiction of Virginia Power's generation operations.
(2)
Reflects deferrals under the electric transmission FERC formula rate and the deferral of costs associated with certain current and prospective rider projects for Virginia Power. Reflects deferrals of costs associated with certain current and prospective rider projects for Dominion Gas. See Note 12 for more information.
(3)
Legislation enacted in Virginia in April 2014 requires Virginia Power to defer operation and maintenance costs incurred in connection with the refueling of any nuclear-powered generating plant. These deferred costs will be amortized over the refueling cycle, but in no case for more than 18 months.
(4)
Reflects unrecovered gas costs at regulated gas operations, which are recovered through filings with the applicable regulatory authority.
(5)
For jurisdictions subject to cost-based rate regulation, changes in the fair value of derivative instruments result in the recognition of regulatory assets or regulatory liabilities as they are expected to be recovered from or refunded to customers.
(6)
Current regulatory assets are presented in other current assets in the Companies' Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(7)
Represents unrecognized pension and other postretirement employee benefit costs expected to be recovered through future rates generally over the expected remaining service period of plan participants by certain of Dominion's rate-regulated subsidiaries.
(8)
Amounts to be recovered through future rates to pay income taxes that become payable when rate revenue is provided to recover AFUDC-equity and depreciation of property, plant and equipment for which deferred income taxes were not recognized for ratemaking purposes, including amounts attributable to tax rate changes.
(9)
Under PIPP, eligible customers can make reduced payments based on their ability to pay. The difference between the customer's total bill and the PIPP plan amount is deferred and collected or returned annually under the PIPP rider according to East Ohio tariff provisions.
(10)
Current regulatory liabilities are presented in other current liabilities in the Companies' Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(11)
Rates charged to customers by the Companies' regulated businesses include a provision for the cost of future activities to remove assets that are expected to be incurred at the time of retirement.
(12)
Primarily reflects a regulatory liability representing amounts collected from Virginia jurisdictional customers and placed in external trusts (including income, losses and changes in fair value thereon) for the future decommissioning of Virginia Power's utility nuclear generation stations, in excess of the related AROs.
(13)
Represents East Ohio's deferrals for the UEX Rider which are recovered through rates which are filed annually. Most of East Ohio's bad debt expense is recovered either through the UEX Rider or the PIPP Rider.
(14)
Primarily reflects costs recognized in excess of amounts included in regulated rates charged by Dominion Gas' regulated gas operations before rates were updated to reflect a change in accounting method for other postretirement benefit costs.
(15)
Noncurrent regulatory liabilities are presented in other deferred credits and other liabilities in Dominion Gas' Consolidated Balance Sheets.