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<p style="margin-top: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b><a name="tx103575_19"> </a>NOTE 7: REGULATORY ASSETS AND LIABILITIES </b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Allegheny's regulated utility operations are subject to industry-specific accounting provisions. Regulatory assets represent probable future revenues associated with incurred costs that are expected to be recovered in the future from customers through the rate-making process. Regulatory liabilities represent probable future reductions in revenues associated with amounts that are to be credited or refunded to customers through the rate-making process or amounts collected for costs not yet incurred. Regulatory assets and regulatory liabilities reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows: </font></p>
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<p style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid; width: 41pt;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>(In millions)</b></font></p></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>September 30,<br />2010</b></font></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>December 31,<br />2009</b></font></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Regulatory assets, including current portion:</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 3em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Income taxes (a)(b)</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">230.4</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">234.9</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 3em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Pension benefits and postretirement benefits other than pensions (a)(c)</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">380.2</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">396.5</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 3em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Deferred ENEC charges (d)</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">71.0</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">109.5</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 3em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Transmission revenue requirement (e)</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">63.9</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">29.8</font></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 3em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Unamortized loss on reacquired debt (a)(f)</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">34.1</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">26.8</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 3em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Unrealized loss on financial transmission rights (a)</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">0</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">1.7</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 3em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Other (g)</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">66.1</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">50.8</font></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 5em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Subtotal</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">845.7</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">850.0</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Regulatory liabilities, including current portion:</font></p></td>
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<td valign="bottom"> </td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 3em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Net asset removal costs (h)</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">381.4</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">374.2</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 3em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Income taxes</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">27.9</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">29.3</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 3em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">SO</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><sub style="position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; top: 0.4ex;">2</sub></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> allowances</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">12.4</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">12.8</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 3em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Fort Martin Scrubber project—environmental control surcharge</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">37.2</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">40.1</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 3em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Maryland rate stabilization and transition plan surcharge</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">2.8</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">30.1</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 3em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Unrealized gain on financial transmission rights</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">9.2</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">0</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 3em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Other</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">15.7</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">12.1</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 5em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Subtotal</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">486.6</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">498.6</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Net regulatory assets</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">359.1</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">351.4</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="4%" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(a)</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Does not earn a return. </font></td></tr></table>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="4%" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(b)</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Amount is being recovered over various periods associated with the remaining useful life of related regulated utility property, plant and equipment. </font></td></tr></table>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="4%" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(c)</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Amount is being recovered over various periods up to 13 years. </font></td></tr></table>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="4%" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(d)</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Includes approximately $48 million at September 30, 2010 that does not earn a return with recovery periods through 2012. </font></td></tr></table>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="4%" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(e)</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Amount earns interest at the approved FERC interest rate and will be recovered through 2012. </font></td></tr></table>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="4%" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(f)</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Amount is being recovered over various periods through 2025, based upon the maturities of reacquired debt. </font></td></tr></table>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="4%" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(g)</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Includes amounts that do not earn a return with various recovery periods through 2027. </font></td></tr></table>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="4%" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(h)</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Net asset removal costs of $51.0 million are included in liabilities associated with assets held for sale at December 31, 2009 in the consolidated balance sheet. </font></td></tr></table></div><a name="tx103575_19"> </a> </div>
NOTE 7: REGULATORY ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Allegheny's regulated utility operations are subject to industry-specific accounting provisions. Regulatory assets
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