2.2.0.7 false RATES AND REGULATION 10501 - Disclosure - RATES AND REGULATION true false false false 1 USD false false Unit1 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 Unit13 Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Unit12 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 RATES AND REGULATION 0 aye_RatesAndRegulation aye false na duration RATES AND REGULATION false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string RATES AND REGULATION false 3 RATES AND REGULATION 1 aye_RatesAndRegulationDisclosureTextBlock aye false na duration Rates and Regulation Disclosure [Text Block] false false false false false false false false false false false terselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0 <div> <a name="tx103575_17"> </a> <div> <a name="tx103575_17"> </a>NOTE 5: RATES AND REGULATION Rate Case On April 2, 2010, Monongahela and Potomac Edison filed with the Public Service Commission of West Virginia ("West Virginia PSC") a Joint Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement (the "West Virginia Stipulation") reached with the other parties in a rate case filed by Monongahela and Potomac Edison in August 2009. The West Virginia Stipulation provides for:   <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr><td width="4%"> </td> <td valign="top" width="2%" align="left">•</td> <td valign="top" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="top" align="left"> a $40 million annualized base rate increase effective June 29, 2010; </td></tr></table>   <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr><td width="4%"> </td> <td valign="top" width="2%" align="left">•</td> <td valign="top" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="top" align="left"> the deferral of February 2010 storm restoration expenses in West Virginia over a maximum five-year period; </td></tr></table>   <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr><td width="4%"> </td> <td valign="top" width="2%" align="left">•</td> <td valign="top" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="top" align="left"> an additional $20 million annualized base rate increase effective January 2011; </td></tr></table>   <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr><td width="4%"> </td> <td valign="top" width="2%" align="left">•</td> <td valign="top" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="top" align="left"> a decrease of $20 million in the Expanded Net Energy Clause ("ENEC") rates effective January 2011, which amount is deferred for later recovery in 2012; and </td></tr></table>   <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr><td width="4%"> </td> <td valign="top" width="2%" align="left">•</td> <td valign="top" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="top" align="left"> a moratorium on filing for further increases in base rates before December 1, 2011, except under specified circumstances. </td></tr></table> The West Virginia PSC conducted a hearing on the West Virginia Stipulation on April 6, 2010 and approved the stipulation on June 25, 2010. </div> </div> NOTE 5: RATES AND REGULATION Rate Case On April 2, 2010, Monongahela and Potomac Edison filed with the Public Service Commission of West Virginia ("West false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Rates and Regulation Disclosure [Text Block] No authoritative reference available. false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true