DES, on behalf of itself and its parent company, provide the following services to DESC, which are rendered at direct or allocated cost: information systems, telecommunications, customer support, marketing and sales, human resources, corporate compliance, purchasing, financial, risk management, public affairs, legal, investor relations, gas supply and capacity management, strategic planning, general administrative and retirement benefits. In addition, DES processes and pays invoices for DESC and is reimbursed. Costs for these services include amounts capitalized. Amounts expensed are primarily recorded in other operations and maintenance - affiliated suppliers and other income, net in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

DESC transacts with affiliates for certain quantities of electricity in the ordinary course of business. DESC also enters into certain commodity derivative contracts with affiliates. DESC uses these contracts, which are principally comprised of forward commodity purchases, to manage commodity price risks associated with purchases of electricity. See Note 7 for additional information.

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(millions)	2022		2021		2022		2021
Direct and allocated costs from DES⁽¹⁾	$	51	$	57	$	106	$	115
Operating Revenues - Electric from sales to affiliate		1		1		2		2
Operating Expenses - Other taxes from affiliate		2		2		5		4
Purchases of electricity from solar affiliates		5		5		7		7

(millions)	June 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Payable to DES	$	47	$	30
Payable to Public Service Company of North Carolina, Incorporated		42		60
Payable to solar affiliates		2		1
Receivable from nuclear affiliates		1		1
Payable to Dominion Energy		1		1
Derivative assets with affiliates⁽¹⁾		60		28

(1) Includes amounts recorded in other current assets of $15 million and $4 million as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, and amounts recorded in other deferred debits and other assets of $45 million and $24 million as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.