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Related Parties
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Related Parties
RELATED PARTIES
Service Agreements - Pursuant to service agreements, IPL and WPL receive various administrative and general services from an affiliate, Corporate Services. These services are billed to IPL and WPL at cost based on expenses incurred by Corporate Services for the benefit of IPL and WPL, respectively. These costs consisted primarily of employee compensation and benefits, fees associated with various professional services, depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment, and a return on net assets. Corporate Services also acts as agent on behalf of IPL and WPL pursuant to the service agreements. As agent, Corporate Services enters into energy, capacity, ancillary services, and transmission sale and purchase transactions within MISO. Corporate Services assigns such sales and purchases among IPL and WPL based on statements received from MISO. The amounts billed for services provided, sales credited and purchases were as follows (in millions):
 
IPL
 
WPL
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Corporate Services billings

$177

 

$161

 

$150

 

$135

 

$133

 

$121

Sales credited
23

 
8
 
10
 
13

 
7
 
24
Purchases billed
364

 
433
 
366
 
115

 
102
 
66


As of December 31, net intercompany payables to Corporate Services were as follows (in millions):
 
2017
 
2016
IPL

$114

 

$104

WPL
61

 
72



ATC - Pursuant to various agreements, WPL receives a range of transmission services from ATC. WPL provides operation, maintenance, and construction services to ATC. WPL and ATC also bill each other for use of shared facilities owned by each party. The related amounts billed between the parties were as follows (in millions):
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
ATC billings to WPL

$105

 

$110

 

$101

WPL billings to ATC
10

 
13

 
13



As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, WPL owed ATC net amounts of $9 million and $8 million, respectively.

Refer to Note 6(a) for discussion of WPL’s transfer of its investment in ATC to ATI on December 31, 2016.

WPL’s Sheboygan Falls Energy Facility Lease - Refer to Note 10(b) for discussion of WPL’s Sheboygan Falls Energy Facility lease.

Franklin County Wind Farm - Refer to Note 3 for discussion of the transfer of the Franklin County wind farm from AEF to IPL in April 2017.
IPL [Member]  
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Related Parties
RELATED PARTIES
Service Agreements - Pursuant to service agreements, IPL and WPL receive various administrative and general services from an affiliate, Corporate Services. These services are billed to IPL and WPL at cost based on expenses incurred by Corporate Services for the benefit of IPL and WPL, respectively. These costs consisted primarily of employee compensation and benefits, fees associated with various professional services, depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment, and a return on net assets. Corporate Services also acts as agent on behalf of IPL and WPL pursuant to the service agreements. As agent, Corporate Services enters into energy, capacity, ancillary services, and transmission sale and purchase transactions within MISO. Corporate Services assigns such sales and purchases among IPL and WPL based on statements received from MISO. The amounts billed for services provided, sales credited and purchases were as follows (in millions):
 
IPL
 
WPL
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Corporate Services billings

$177

 

$161

 

$150

 

$135

 

$133

 

$121

Sales credited
23

 
8
 
10
 
13

 
7
 
24
Purchases billed
364

 
433
 
366
 
115

 
102
 
66


As of December 31, net intercompany payables to Corporate Services were as follows (in millions):
 
2017
 
2016
IPL

$114

 

$104

WPL
61

 
72



ATC - Pursuant to various agreements, WPL receives a range of transmission services from ATC. WPL provides operation, maintenance, and construction services to ATC. WPL and ATC also bill each other for use of shared facilities owned by each party. The related amounts billed between the parties were as follows (in millions):
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
ATC billings to WPL

$105

 

$110

 

$101

WPL billings to ATC
10

 
13

 
13



As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, WPL owed ATC net amounts of $9 million and $8 million, respectively.

Refer to Note 6(a) for discussion of WPL’s transfer of its investment in ATC to ATI on December 31, 2016.

WPL’s Sheboygan Falls Energy Facility Lease - Refer to Note 10(b) for discussion of WPL’s Sheboygan Falls Energy Facility lease.

Franklin County Wind Farm - Refer to Note 3 for discussion of the transfer of the Franklin County wind farm from AEF to IPL in April 2017.
WPL [Member]  
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Related Parties
RELATED PARTIES
Service Agreements - Pursuant to service agreements, IPL and WPL receive various administrative and general services from an affiliate, Corporate Services. These services are billed to IPL and WPL at cost based on expenses incurred by Corporate Services for the benefit of IPL and WPL, respectively. These costs consisted primarily of employee compensation and benefits, fees associated with various professional services, depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment, and a return on net assets. Corporate Services also acts as agent on behalf of IPL and WPL pursuant to the service agreements. As agent, Corporate Services enters into energy, capacity, ancillary services, and transmission sale and purchase transactions within MISO. Corporate Services assigns such sales and purchases among IPL and WPL based on statements received from MISO. The amounts billed for services provided, sales credited and purchases were as follows (in millions):
 
IPL
 
WPL
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Corporate Services billings

$177

 

$161

 

$150

 

$135

 

$133

 

$121

Sales credited
23

 
8
 
10
 
13

 
7
 
24
Purchases billed
364

 
433
 
366
 
115

 
102
 
66


As of December 31, net intercompany payables to Corporate Services were as follows (in millions):
 
2017
 
2016
IPL

$114

 

$104

WPL
61

 
72



ATC - Pursuant to various agreements, WPL receives a range of transmission services from ATC. WPL provides operation, maintenance, and construction services to ATC. WPL and ATC also bill each other for use of shared facilities owned by each party. The related amounts billed between the parties were as follows (in millions):
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
ATC billings to WPL

$105

 

$110

 

$101

WPL billings to ATC
10

 
13

 
13



As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, WPL owed ATC net amounts of $9 million and $8 million, respectively.

Refer to Note 6(a) for discussion of WPL’s transfer of its investment in ATC to ATI on December 31, 2016.

WPL’s Sheboygan Falls Energy Facility Lease - Refer to Note 10(b) for discussion of WPL’s Sheboygan Falls Energy Facility lease.

Franklin County Wind Farm - Refer to Note 3 for discussion of the transfer of the Franklin County wind farm from AEF to IPL in April 2017.