Rate Matters (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Effects of Regulation (Tables) [Abstract]

Schedule Of Regulatory Assets Text Block

Regulatory Assets Not Yet Being Recovered
			June 30,		December 31,
			2011		2010
			(in millions)
	Noncurrent Regulatory Assets (excluding fuel)
	Regulatory assets not yet being recovered pending future proceedings
		to determine the recovery method and timing:
	Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
		Line Extension Carrying Costs - CSPCo, OPCo (a)	$	61	$	55
		Customer Choice Deferrals - CSPCo, OPCo (a)		60		59
		Storm Related Costs - CSPCo, OPCo (a)		31		30
		Storm Related Costs - TCC		25		25
		Storm Related Costs - PSO (c)		18		-
		Acquisition of Monongahela Power - CSPCo (a)		9		8
		Other Regulatory Assets Not Yet Being Recovered		7		7
	Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
		Environmental Rate Adjustment Clause - APCo		65		56
		Storm Related Costs - APCo, KGPCo, SWEPCo		28		28
		Deferred Wind Power Costs - APCo		38		29
		Mountaineer Carbon Capture and Storage Product Validation Facility - APCo (b)		19		60
		Special Rate Mechanism for Century Aluminum - APCo		13		13
		Acquisition of Monongahela Power - CSPCo (a)		4		4
		Storm Related Costs - PSO (c)		-		17
		Other Regulatory Assets Not Yet Being Recovered		5		4
	Total Regulatory Assets Not Yet Being Recovered		$	383	$	395

       (a)       Requested to be recovered in a distribution asset recovery rider. See the "2011 Ohio Distribution Base Rate Case" section below.

       (b)       APCo wrote off a portion of the Mountaineer Carbon Capture and Storage Product Validation Facility as denied for recovery by the WVPSC in March 2011. See "Mountaineer Carbon Capture and Storage Project Product Validation Facility" section below.

       (c)       In June 2011, an order was received approving recoveryof PSO storm costs and associated carrying costs with recovery to begin in August 2011. Starting in the second quarter of 2011, and in accordance with the order received from the OCC, PSO recorded a return on its storm related costs.