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Regulatory Matters (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Schedule of Regulatory Assets and Regulatory Liabilities

The components of Pepco Holdings’ regulatory asset and liability balances at December 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

     2015      2014  
     (millions of dollars)  

Regulatory Assets

     

Pension and other postretirement benefit costs

   $  910       $ 946   

Demand-side management costs

     403         329   

Smart Grid costs

     266         261   

Recoverable income taxes

     224         274   

Securitized stranded costs

     202         278   

Incremental storm restoration costs

     43         51   

Deferred debt extinguishment costs

     36         42   

Deferred energy supply costs

     32         73   

Recoverable workers’ compensation and long-term disability costs

     31         30   

MAPP abandonment costs

     7         33   

Deferred losses on gas derivatives

     2         4   

Other

     90         88   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Regulatory Assets

   $ 2,246       $ 2,409   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Regulatory Liabilities

  

Asset removal costs

   $ 211       $ 250   

Reserves for FERC ROE transmission challenges

     32         4   

Federal and state tax benefits, related to securitized stranded costs

     13         8   

Deferred income taxes due to customers

     12         44   

Deferred energy supply costs

     11         3   

Other

     29         34   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Regulatory Liabilities

   $ 308       $ 343   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Atlantic City Electric Co [Member]  
Schedule of Regulatory Assets and Regulatory Liabilities

The components of ACE’s regulatory asset and liability balances at December 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

     2015      2014  
     (millions of dollars)  

Regulatory Assets

     

Securitized stranded costs

   $ 202       $ 278   

Recoverable income taxes

     44         42   

Deferred energy supply costs

     27         58   

Incremental storm restoration costs

     18         15   

Deferred debt extinguishment costs

     7         8   

Other

     24         26   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Regulatory Assets

   $ 322       $ 427   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Regulatory Liabilities

     

Federal and state tax benefits, related to securitized stranded costs

   $ 13       $ 8   

Reserves for FERC ROE transmission challenges

     8         1   

Deferred income taxes due to customers

     3         3   

Other

     3         2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Regulatory Liabilities

   $ 27       $ 14   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Potomac Electric Power Co [Member]  
Schedule of Regulatory Assets and Regulatory Liabilities

The components of Pepco’s regulatory asset and liability balances at December 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

     2015      2014  
     (millions of dollars)  

Regulatory Assets

     

Demand-side management costs

   $ 292       $ 238   

Smart Grid costs

     181         175   

Recoverable income taxes

     142         148   

Recoverable workers’ compensation and long-term disability costs

     31         30   

Incremental storm restoration costs

     19         29   

Deferred debt extinguishment costs

     19         22   

MAPP abandonment costs

     4         19   

Deferred energy supply costs

     3         3   

Other

     29         33   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Regulatory Assets

   $ 720       $ 697   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Regulatory Liabilities

     

Asset removal costs

   $ 58       $ 84   

Reserves for FERC ROE transmission challenges

     13         2   

Deferred income taxes due to customers

     6         4   

Deferred energy supply costs

     5         3   

Other

     10         11   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Regulatory Liabilities

   $ 92       $ 104   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Delmarva Power & Light Co/De [Member]  
Schedule of Regulatory Assets and Regulatory Liabilities

The components of DPL’s regulatory asset and liability balances at December 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

     2015      2014  
     (millions of dollars)  

Regulatory Assets

     

Demand-side management costs

   $ 111       $ 91   

Smart Grid costs

     85         86   

Recoverable income taxes

     38         84   

COPCO acquisition adjustment

     13         18   

Deferred debt extinguishment costs

     10         12   

Incremental storm restoration costs

     6         7   

MAPP abandonment costs

     3         14   

Deferred energy supply costs

     2         12   

Deferred losses on gas derivatives

     2         4   

Other

     38         28   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Regulatory Assets

   $ 308       $ 356   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Regulatory Liabilities

     

Asset removal costs

   $ 153       $ 166   

Reserves for FERC ROE transmission challenges

     11         1   

Deferred energy supply costs

     6         —     

Deferred income taxes due to customers

     3         37   

Other

     16         21   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Regulatory Liabilities

   $ 189       $ 225