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Regulatory Matters (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Regulatory Matters  
Components of regulatory assets and liabilities

The following table sets forth the components of our regulatory assets and liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet (in thousands).

 

Regulatory Assets and Liabilities

 

 

 

March 31, 2013

 

December 31, 2012

 

Regulatory Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

Under recovered purchased gas costs — gas segment(1)

 

$

764

 

$

1,689

 

Under recovered electric fuel and purchased power costs(1)

 

927

 

1,196

 

Other(1)

 

5,994

 

3,492

 

Regulatory assets, current(1)

 

7,685

 

6,377

 

Long-term:

 

 

 

 

 

Pension and other postretirement benefits(2)

 

133,539

 

136,480

 

Income taxes

 

47,297

 

48,759

 

Deferred construction accounting costs(3)

 

16,167

 

16,277

 

Unamortized loss on reacquired debt

 

10,910

 

11,078

 

Unsettled derivative losses — electric segment

 

4,748

 

6,557

 

System reliability — vegetation management

 

7,460

 

8,340

 

Storm costs(4)

 

4,437

 

4,223

 

Asset retirement obligation

 

4,492

 

4,430

 

Customer programs

 

3,756

 

3,916

 

Unamortized loss on interest rate derivative

 

978

 

989

 

Other

 

589

 

584

 

Deferred operating and maintenance expense

 

2,154

 

2,011

 

Under recovered electric fuel and purchased power costs

 

1,415

 

314

 

Regulatory assets, long-term

 

237,942

 

243,958

 

Total Regulatory Assets

 

$

245,627

 

$

250,335

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2013

 

December 31, 2012

 

Regulatory Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

SWPA payment for Ozark Beach lost generation(1)

 

$

2,927

 

$

2,774

 

Other(1)

 

615

 

315

 

Regulatory liabilities, current(1)

 

3,542

 

3,089

 

Long-term:

 

 

 

 

 

Costs of removal

 

85,528

 

83,368

 

SWPA payment for Ozark Beach lost generation

 

18,583

 

19,467

 

Income taxes

 

11,617

 

11,972

 

Deferred construction accounting costs — fuel

 

7,975

 

8,011

 

Unamortized gain on interest rate derivative

 

3,328

 

3,371

 

Pension and other postretirement benefits(5)

 

1,635

 

2,007

 

Over recovered electric fuel and purchased power costs

 

5,954

 

5,826

 

Over recovered purchased gas costs — gas segment

 

1,908

 

247

 

Regulatory liabilities, long-term

 

136,528

 

134,269

 

Total Regulatory Liabilities

 

$

140,070

 

$

137,358

 

 

 

(1)  Reflects over and under recovered costs of the current portion of regulatory assets or liabilities detailed in the long term sections below expected to be returned or recovered, as applicable, within the next 12 months in rates.

(2) Primarily reflects regulatory assets resulting from the unfunded portion of our pension and OPEB liabilities and regulatory accounting for EDG acquisition costs. Approximately $0.1 million in pension and other postretirement benefit costs have been recognized since January 1, 2013 to reflect the amortization of the regulatory assets that were recorded at the time of the EDG acquisition of the Aquila, Inc. gas properties.

 

(3) Balances as of March 31, 2013

 

Deferred Carrying Charges

 

Deferred O&M

 

Depreciation

 

Current

 

Total

 

Iatan 1

 

$

2,657

 

$

1,330

 

$

1,611

 

$

(171

)

$

5,427

 

Iatan 2

 

3,805

 

4,126

 

2,674

 

(224

)

10,381

 

Plum Point

 

64

 

183

 

158

 

(46

)

359

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

16,167

 

 

Balances as of December 31, 2013

 

Deferred Carrying Charges

 

Deferred O&M

 

Depreciation

 

Current

 

Total

 

Iatan 1

 

$

2,678

 

$

1,339

 

$

1,622

 

$

(170

)

$

5,469

 

Iatan 2

 

3,821

 

4,155

 

2,685

 

(224

)

10,437

 

Plum Point

 

64

 

195

 

158

 

(46

)

371

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

16,277

 

 

(4)  Reflects ice storm costs incurred in 2007 and costs incurred as a result of the May 2011 tornado.

(5) Includes the effect of costs incurred that are more or less than those allowed in rates for the Missouri (EDE and EDG) and Kansas (EDE) portion of pension and other postretirement benefit costs. Since January 1, 2013, regulatory liabilities and corresponding expenses have been reduced by approximately $0.2 million as a result of ratemaking treatment.