RATE AND OTHER REGULATORY MATTERS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Regulatory Assets

Demand reduction programs [Table Text Block]

Year	Effective	Amount
2012	First billing cycle of May	$19.6 million
2011	First billing cycle of June	$7.0 million

Schedule of Regulatory Assets [Table Text Block]

Millions of dollars	June 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Regulatory Assets:
Accumulated deferred income taxes	$	253	$	254
Under-collections - electric fuel adjustment clause	71		66
Environmental remediation costs	42		44
AROs and related funding	328		319
Franchise agreements	33		36
Deferred employee benefit plan costs	445		460
Planned major maintenance	—		6
Deferred losses on interest rate derivatives	128		151
Deferred pollution control costs	38		38
Unrecovered plant	19		20
Other	82		70
Total Regulatory Assets	$	1,439	$	1,464

Schedule of Regulatory Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Regulatory Liabilities:
Accumulated deferred income taxes	$	20	$	21
Asset removal costs	709		692
Storm damage reserve	27		27
Monetization of bankruptcy claim	30		32
Deferred gains on interest rate derivatives	185		110
Planned major maintenance	4		—
Other	1		—
Total Regulatory Liabilities	$	976	$	882

Schedule of Changes in Electric Rate BLRA [Table Text Block]

Year	Action			Amount
2012	2.3	%	Increase	$52.1 million
2011	2.4	%	Increase	$52.8 million

Schedule of Changes in Gas Rate RSA [Table Text Block]

Year	Action			Amount
2012	2.1	%	Increase	$7.5 million
2011	2.1	%	Increase	$8.6 million

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Regulatory Assets

Demand reduction programs [Table Text Block]

Year	Effective	Amount
2012	First billing cycle of May	$19.6 million
2011	First billing cycle of June	$7.0 million

Schedule of Regulatory Assets [Table Text Block]

Millions of dollars	June 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Regulatory Assets:
Accumulated deferred income taxes	$	248	$	248
Under collections – electric fuel adjustment clause	71		66
Environmental remediation costs	38		39
AROs and related funding	311		304
Franchise agreements	33		36
Deferred employee benefit plan costs	393		405
Planned major maintenance	—		6
Deferred losses on interest rate derivatives	128		151
Deferred pollution control costs	38		38
Unrecovered plant	19		20
Other	73		64
Total Regulatory Assets	$	1,352	$	1,377

Schedule of Regulatory Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Regulatory Liabilities:
Accumulated deferred income taxes	$	20	$	21
Asset removal costs	517		507
Storm damage reserve	27		27
Deferred gains on interest rate derivatives	185		110
Planned major maintenance	4		—
Total Regulatory Liabilities	$	753	$	665

Schedule of Changes in Electric Rate BLRA [Table Text Block]

years indicated:

Year	Action			Amount
2012	2.3	%	Increase	$52.1 million
2011	2.4	%	Increase	$52.8 million

Schedule of Changes in Gas Rate RSA [Table Text Block]

e years indicated:

Year	Action			Amount
2012	2.1	%	Increase	$7.5 million
2011	2.1	%	Increase	$8.6 million