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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Commitments and Contingencies

Schedule of Undiscounted Future Expected Power Purchase Agreement Payments


(in millions)
2011			$ 1,419
2012			2,499
2013			3,043
2014			3,389
2015			3,545
Thereafter			54,337

Total			$ 68,232

Future Fixed Capacity Payments


(in millions)
2011			$ 29
2012			50
2013			50
2014			42
2015			38
Thereafter			124

Total fixed capacity payments			333
Less: amount representing interest			(64)

Present value of fixed capacity payments			$ 269

Undiscounted Obligations for Natural Gas Purchases, Gas Transportation Services, and Gas Storage


(in millions)
2011			$ 481
2012			606
2013			251
2014			205
2015			194
Thereafter			1,126

Total ⁽¹⁾			$ 2,863

⁽¹⁾ Amounts above include firm transportation contracts for the Ruby Pipeline (a 1.5 billion cubic feet per day
("bcf/d") pipeline which is currently under construction and expected to become operational in the summer of
2011. The Utility has contracted for a capacity of approximately 0.4 bcf/d).

Undiscounted Obligations Under Nuclear Fuel Agreements


(in millions)
2011			$46
2012			83
2013			125
2014			143
2015			200
Thereafter			1,065

Total			$ 1,662

Change in Liabilities Related to Third Party Claims


(in millions)
Balance at September 30, 2010			$ 220
Less: Payments			(6)
Balance at December 31, 2010			214
Additional costs accrued			59
Less: Payments			(62)

Balance at June 30, 2011			$ 211

Environmental Loss Contingency Disclosure


(in millions)
Balance at December 31, 2010			$ 612
Additional remediation costs accrued:
Transfer to regulatory account for recovery			94
Amounts not recoverable from customers			35
Less: Payments			(64)

Balance at June 30, 2011			$ 677

The entire disclosure for environmental loss contingencies, such as presence of hazardous waste, relevant information from reports issued by regulators, and estimated costs to achieve compliance with regulatory requirements. This element may be used for all of an entity's disclosures about environmental loss contingencies.

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Tabular disclosure of the activity in the reserve for settling insured claims and expenses incurred in the claims settlement process for the period. The estimated liability includes the amount of money that will be required for future payments of (a) claims that have been reported to the insurer, (b) claims related to insured events that have occurred but that have not been reported to the insurer as of the date the liability is estimated, and (c) claim adjustment expenses. Claim adjustment expenses include costs incurred in the claim settlement process such as legal fees; outside adjuster fees; and costs to record, process, and adjust claims.

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