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REGULATED OPERATING EXPENSE (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Regulated Operating Expenses  
Schedule of regulated operating expenses

The following table sets forth the major components comprising “regulated operating expenses” under “Operating revenue deductions” on our consolidated statements of income (in thousands) for all periods presented ended March 31:

 

 

 

Three Months
Ended

 

Three Months
Ended

 

Twelve Months
Ended

 

Twelve Months
Ended

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

Electric transmission and distribution expense

 

$

7,100 

 

$

6,798 

 

$

28,221 

 

$

23,633 

 

Natural gas transmission and distribution expense

 

677 

 

675 

 

2,365 

 

2,627 

 

Power operation expense (other than fuel)

 

5,317 

 

3,991 

 

17,415 

 

15,989 

 

Customer accounts and assistance expense

 

2,704 

 

2,836 

 

11,106 

 

11,436 

 

Employee pension expense (1)

 

2,684 

 

2,626 

 

10,648 

 

10,720 

 

Employee healthcare expense (1)

 

2,234 

 

1,725 

 

9,656 

 

9,128 

 

General office supplies and expense

 

2,834 

 

4,191 

 

13,666 

 

13,613 

 

Administrative and general expense

 

4,556 

 

4,225 

 

14,716 

 

14,710 

 

Allowance for uncollectible accounts

 

327 

 

773 

 

2,975 

 

3,692 

 

Miscellaneous expense

 

118 

 

117 

 

517 

 

605 

 

Total

 

$

28,551 

 

$

27,957 

 

$

111,285 

 

$

106,153 

 

 

(1)

Does not include capitalized portion of costs, but reflects the GAAP expensed cost plus or minus costs deferred to and amortized from, a regulatory asset and/or a regulatory liability for Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma jurisdictions.