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Effects of Regulation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Regulatory Assets
 
 
AEP
 
 
December 31,
 
Remaining Recovery Period
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Current Regulatory Assets
 
(in millions)
 
 
Under-recovered Fuel Costs - earns a return
 
$
61.4

 
$
38.9

 
1 year
Under-recovered Fuel Costs - does not earn a return
 
95.2

 
76.3

 
1 year
Total Current Regulatory Assets
 
$
156.6

 
$
115.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory assets pending final regulatory approval:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Plant Retirement Costs - Unrecovered Plant
 
$
159.9

 
$

 
 
Ohio Capacity Deferral
 
96.7

 

 
 
Storm Related Costs
 
25.1

 
24.2

 
 
Plant Retirement Costs - Materials and Supplies
 
9.1

 
20.9

 
 
Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
1.3

 

 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cook Plant Uprate Project
 
36.3

 

 
 
Plant Retirement Costs - Asset Retirement Obligation Costs
 
29.6

 
59.8

 
 
Storm Related Costs
 
25.9

 
18.2

 
 
Environmental Control Projects
 
24.1

 

 
 
Cook Plant Turbine
 
12.8

 
9.7

 
 
Peak Demand Reduction/Energy Efficiency
 
0.2

 
13.1

 
 
Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
29.1

 
22.0

 
 
Total Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval (b)
 
450.1

 
167.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory assets approved for recovery:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Plant Retirement Costs - Unrecovered Plant
 
550.6

 
539.3

 
28 years
Ohio Phase-In Recovery Rider
 
218.9

 
304.5

 
2 years
Ohio Capacity Deferral
 
201.9

 
358.7

 
2 years
Meter Replacement Costs
 
99.9

 
90.4

 
11 years
Ohio Distribution Decoupling
 
41.8

 
37.5

 
2 years
Advanced Metering System
 
20.9

 
3.6

 
4 years
Basic Transmission Cost Rider
 
19.9

 

 
2 years
West Virginia Delayed Customer Billing
 
19.5

 

 
2 years
Asset Removal Costs
 
18.7

 
38.1

 
(a)
Mitchell Plant Transfer
 
18.5

 
19.3

 
24 years
Plant Retirement Costs - Asset Retirement Obligation Costs
 
18.3

 
7.6

 
24 years
Storm Related Costs
 
15.3

 
8.8

 
3 years
Red Rock Generating Facility
 
9.1

 
9.3

 
40 years
Ohio Transmission Cost Recovery Rider
 

 
12.3

 

Other Regulatory Assets Approved for Recovery
 
27.6

 
25.5

 
various
Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Taxes, Net (c)
 
1,575.0

 
1,385.3

 
62 years
Pension and OPEB Funded Status
 
1,516.2

 
1,410.5

 
12 years
Unamortized Loss on Reacquired Debt
 
137.8

 
148.7

 
29 years
Unrealized Loss on Forward Commitments
 
119.1

 
10.7

 
16 years
Cook Plant Nuclear Refueling Outage Levelization
 
75.2

 
26.8

 
3 years
Storm Related Costs
 
58.7

 
94.6

 
4 years
Peak Demand Reduction/Energy Efficiency
 
49.9

 
33.3

 
5 years
Plant Retirement Costs - Asset Retirement Obligation Costs
 
48.9

 
58.0

 
24 years
Postemployment Benefits
 
39.1

 
42.6

 
5 years
Virginia Transmission Rate Adjustment Clause
 
38.7

 
74.6

 
2 years
Medicare Subsidy
 
37.2

 
41.8

 
8 years
Vegetation Management
 
31.4

 
36.9

 
5 years
Off-system Sales Margin Sharing - Indiana
 
24.3

 
6.8

 
2 years
OVEC Purchased Power
 
22.1

 

 
2 years
United Mine Workers of America Pension Withdrawal
 
20.2

 
14.4

 
6 years
Deferred System Reliability Rider Expenses
 
12.5

 
9.9

 
1 year
SPP Base Plan Fees
 
10.7

 

 
2 years
Carbon Capture and Storage Product Validation Facility
 
9.1

 
11.7

 
4 years
IGCC Pre-Construction Costs
 
8.6

 
10.9

 
24 years
Transmission Cost Recovery Factor
 
5.3

 
9.9

 
1 year
Distribution Investment Rider
 
2.0

 
12.3

 
2 years
Other Regulatory Assets Approved for Recovery
 
52.5

 
77.8

 
various
Total Regulatory Assets Approved for Recovery
 
5,175.4

 
4,972.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Assets
 
$
5,625.5

 
$
5,140.3

 
 


(a)
As a regulated entity, removal costs accrued are typically recorded as regulatory liabilities when removal costs accrued exceed actual removal costs incurred. The asset removal costs liability is relieved as removal costs are incurred. As of December 31, 2016, KPCo’s accumulated actual removal cost incurred exceeded accumulated removal cost accrued, creating an asset balance. As a result, the balance was reclassified to a regulatory asset. Within the next two years, KPCo’s removal costs accrued are expected to exceed removal costs incurred resulting in a regulatory liability.
(b)
As of December 31, 2016, APCo has deferred a total of $91 million as charges to accumulated depreciation related to certain plant retirements in 2015. APCo intends to address the need for depreciation rate increases in a subsequent base rate cases.
(c)
Includes $320 million and $288 million as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, expected to be recovered in formula rates.
Regulatory Liabilities
 
 
AEP
 
 
December 31,
 
Remaining
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Refund Period
Current Regulatory Liabilities
 
(in millions)
 
 
Over-recovered Fuel Costs - pays a return
 
$
3.8

 
$
84.8

 
1 year
Over-recovered Fuel Costs - does not pay a return
 
4.2

 
29.1

 
1 year
Total Current Regulatory Liabilities
 
$
8.0

 
$
113.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities and
Deferred Investment Tax Credits
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory liabilities pending final regulatory determination:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Liabilities Currently Not Paying a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for Regulatory Loss
 
$

 
$
40.6

 
 
Other Regulatory Liabilities Pending Final Regulatory Determination
 
0.8

 
0.2

 
 
Total Regulatory Liabilities Pending Final Regulatory Determination
 
0.8

 
40.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory liabilities approved for payment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Liabilities Currently Paying a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset Removal Costs (a)
 
2,627.5

 
2,656.5

 
(b)
Advanced Metering Infrastructure Surcharge
 
17.0

 
21.2

 
4 years
Louisiana Refundable Construction Financing Costs
 
16.2

 
37.4

 
2 years
Deferred Investment Tax Credits
 
12.6

 
14.7

 
42 years
Excess Earnings
 
10.0

 
10.6

 
37 years
Other Regulatory Liabilities Approved for Payment
 
1.6

 
20.5

 
various
Regulatory Liabilities Currently Not Paying a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Excess Nuclear Decommissioning Funding
 
731.2

 
636.5

 
(c)
Deferred Investment Tax Credits
 
132.9

 
113.3

 
46 years
Spent Nuclear Fuel
 
44.2

 
43.4

 
(c)
Transition Charges
 
40.5

 
46.5

 
11 years
Peak Demand Reduction/Energy Efficiency
 
34.0

 
5.3

 
2 years
Enhanced Service Reliability Plan
 
21.7

 
8.0

 
2 years
  gridSMART® Costs
 
11.9

 

 
2 years
Advanced Metering Costs
 
11.5

 
11.4

 
1 year
Unrealized Gain on Forward Commitments
 
6.2

 
33.8

 
2 years
Deferred Wind Power Costs
 
2.1

 
11.8

 
1 year
Other Regulatory Liabilities Approved for Payment
 
29.4

 
24.4

 
various
Total Regulatory Liabilities Approved for Payment
 
3,750.5

 
3,695.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities and Deferred Investment Tax Credits
 
$
3,751.3

 
$
3,736.1

 
 

(a)
As of December 31, 2016, I&M also charged $43 million to asset removal costs related to various Tanners Creek Plant related assets, primarily related to the net book value of ARO assets. The Indiana and Michigan retail jurisdictions of I&M have increased depreciation rates on Rockport Plant to recover the net book value of Tanners Creek Plant that was retired in 2015. I&M intends to address the need for increases in depreciation rates to recover the deferral in its next Indiana and Michigan base rate cases.
(b)
Relieved as removal costs are incurred.
(c)
Relieved when plant is decommissioned.

 
 
APCo
 
 
December 31,
 
Remaining
Recovery
Period
Regulatory Assets:
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
 
(in millions)
 
 
Current Regulatory Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Under-recovered Fuel Costs - earns a return
 
$
6.2

 
$
27.3

 
1 year
Under-recovered Fuel Costs - does not earn a return
 
62.2

 
59.6

 
1 year
Total Current Regulatory Assets
 
$
68.4

 
$
86.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory assets pending final regulatory approval:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Plant Retirement Costs - Materials and Supplies
 
$
9.1

 
$
9.3

 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Plant Retirement Costs - Asset Retirement Obligation Costs
 
29.6

 
32.7

 
 
Peak Demand Reduction/Energy Efficiency - Virginia
 

 
12.7

 
 
Amos Plant Transfer Costs - West Virginia
 

 
2.0

 
 
Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
0.6

 
0.6

 
 
Total Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval (a)
 
39.3

 
57.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory assets approved for recovery:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Plant Retirement Costs - Unrecovered Plant - West Virginia
 
85.4

 
86.5

 
27 years
West Virginia Delayed Customer Billing
 
18.1

 

 
2 years
Storm Related Costs - Virginia
 
4.6

 
8.8

 
2 years
RTO Formation/Integration Costs
 
1.6

 
2.1

 
3 years
Other Regulatory Assets Approved for Recovery
 
0.6

 

 
various
Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Taxes, Net (b)
 
463.5

 
441.7

 
26 years
Pension and OPEB Funded Status
 
221.4

 
217.6

 
12 years
Unamortized Loss on Reacquired Debt
 
97.2

 
101.5

 
29 years
Storm Related Costs - West Virginia
 
47.8

 
63.5

 
4 years
Virginia Transmission Rate Adjustment Clause
 
38.7

 
74.6

 
2 years
Vegetation Management Program - West Virginia
 
31.4

 
31.2

 
5 years
Peak Demand Reduction/Energy Efficiency
 
19.2

 
3.5

 
4 years
Postemployment Benefits
 
17.4

 
19.6

 
5 years
Carbon Capture and Storage Product Validation Facility - West Virginia, FERC
 
9.1

 
11.7

 
4 years
IGCC Pre-Construction Costs - West Virginia, FERC
 
7.4

 
9.6

 
4 years
Virginia Generation Rate Adjustment Clause
 
6.5

 
5.2

 
2 years
Medicare Subsidy - West Virginia, FERC
 
4.7

 
5.3

 
8 years
Uncollected Accounts - West Virginia
 
2.7

 
3.5

 
4 years
Deferred Restructuring Costs - West Virginia
 
2.5

 
4.5

 
2 years
Carbon Capture and Storage Commercial Scale Facility - West Virginia, FERC
 
1.0

 
1.2

 
6 years
Asset Retirement Obligation
 
0.6

 
2.4

 
1 year
Transmission Agreement Phase-In - West Virginia
 

 
1.7

 

Other Regulatory Assets Approved for Recovery
 
0.4

 
1.2

 
various
Total Regulatory Assets Approved for Recovery
 
1,081.8

 
1,096.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Assets
 
$
1,121.1

 
$
1,154.2

 
 

Appalachian Power Co [Member]  
Regulatory Assets
a)
As of December 31, 2016, APCo has also deferred $91 million as a charge to accumulated depreciation related to the net book value of certain plants retired in 2015, primarily in its Virginia jurisdiction.  These plants were normal retirements and not abandonments.  APCo intends to address the need for an increase in its Virginia depreciation rates in March 2020, as part of its 2018-2019 Virginia biennial filing.
(b)
Includes $64 million and $59 million as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, expected to be recovered in formula rates.


 
 
APCo
 
 
December 31,
 
Remaining
Refund
Period
Regulatory Liabilities:
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
 
(in millions)
 
 
Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities and
Deferred Investment Tax Credits
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory liabilities approved for payment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Liabilities Currently Paying a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset Removal Costs
 
$
616.9

 
$
612.9

 
(a)
Deferred Investment Tax Credits
 
0.9

 
1.0

 
42 years
Regulatory Liabilities Currently Not Paying a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer Rate Relief - West Virginia
 
5.1

 
2.9

 
1 year
Deferred Wind Power Costs - Virginia
 
2.1

 
11.8

 
1 year
Energy Efficiency Rate Adjustment Clause - Virginia
 
1.5

 

 
2 years
Unrealized Gain on Forward Commitments
 
1.3

 
8.4

 
2 years
Other Regulatory Liabilities Approved for Payment
 

 
0.1

 
various
Total Regulatory Liabilities Approved for Payment
 
627.8

 
637.1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities and Deferred Investment Tax Credits
 
$
627.8

 
$
637.1

 
 

Regulatory Liabilities
a)
Relieved as removal costs are incurred.
 
 
I&M
 
 
December 31,
 
Remaining
Recovery
Period
Regulatory Assets:
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
 
(in millions)
 
 
Current Regulatory Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Under-recovered Fuel Costs - earns a return
 
$
13.0

 
$
7.5

 
1 year
Under-recovered Fuel Costs - does not earn a return
 
13.1

 
4.1

 
1 year
Total Current Regulatory Assets
 
$
26.1

 
$
11.6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory assets pending final regulatory approval:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Plant Retirement Costs - Materials and Supplies
 
$

 
$
11.6

 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cook Uprate Project
 
36.3

 

 
 
Cook Plant Turbine
 
12.8

 
9.7

 
 
Deferred Cook Plant Life Cycle Management Project Costs - Michigan
 
8.1

 
4.2

 
 
Rockport Plant Dry Sorbent Injection System - Indiana
 
6.6

 
2.8

 
 
Plant Retirement Costs - Asset Retirement Obligation Costs - Indiana
 

 
27.1

 
 
Stranded Costs on Abandoned Plants
 

 
3.9

 
 
Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
0.9

 

 
 
Total Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
64.7

 
59.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory assets approved for recovery:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Plant Retirement Costs - Unrecovered Plant
 
252.8

 
260.3

 
28 years
Cook Plant, Unit 2 Baffle Bolts - Indiana
 
6.3

 
6.6

 
22 years
RTO Formation/Integration Costs
 
1.2

 
1.5

 
3 years
Other Regulatory Assets Approved for Recovery
 
1.3

 
1.0

 
various
Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Taxes, Net (a)
 
302.6

 
246.8

 
32 years
Pension and OPEB Funded Status
 
141.9

 
126.4

 
12 years
Cook Plant Nuclear Refueling Outage Levelization
 
75.2

 
26.8

 
3 years
Off-system Sales Margin Sharing - Indiana
 
24.3

 
6.8

 
2 years
Postemployment Benefits
 
11.4

 
10.7

 
5 years
Unamortized Loss on Reacquired Debt
 
10.7

 
12.0

 
16 years
Medicare Subsidy
 
8.2

 
9.2

 
8 years
Litigation Settlement - Indiana
 
7.6

 
8.6

 
9 years
River Transportation Division Expenses
 
3.7

 

 
1 year
Peak Demand Reduction/Energy Efficiency
 
3.6

 
10.6

 
2 years
Capacity Costs - Indiana
 
0.4

 
7.5

 
1 year
Unrealized Loss on Forward Commitments
 
0.1

 
3.2

 
2 years
PJM Expense - Indiana
 

 
4.1

 

Storm Related Costs - Indiana
 

 
1.8

 

Other Regulatory Assets Approved for Recovery
 
0.6

 
1.1

 
various
Total Regulatory Assets Approved for Recovery
 
851.9

 
745.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Assets
 
$
916.6

 
$
804.3

 
 

Indiana Michigan Power Co [Member]  
Regulatory Assets
Relieved as removal costs are incurred.
 
 
I&M
 
 
December 31,
 
Remaining
Recovery
Period
Regulatory Assets:
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
 
(in millions)
 
 
Current Regulatory Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Under-recovered Fuel Costs - earns a return
 
$
13.0

 
$
7.5

 
1 year
Under-recovered Fuel Costs - does not earn a return
 
13.1

 
4.1

 
1 year
Total Current Regulatory Assets
 
$
26.1

 
$
11.6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory assets pending final regulatory approval:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Plant Retirement Costs - Materials and Supplies
 
$

 
$
11.6

 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cook Uprate Project
 
36.3

 

 
 
Cook Plant Turbine
 
12.8

 
9.7

 
 
Deferred Cook Plant Life Cycle Management Project Costs - Michigan
 
8.1

 
4.2

 
 
Rockport Plant Dry Sorbent Injection System - Indiana
 
6.6

 
2.8

 
 
Plant Retirement Costs - Asset Retirement Obligation Costs - Indiana
 

 
27.1

 
 
Stranded Costs on Abandoned Plants
 

 
3.9

 
 
Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
0.9

 

 
 
Total Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
64.7

 
59.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory assets approved for recovery:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Plant Retirement Costs - Unrecovered Plant
 
252.8

 
260.3

 
28 years
Cook Plant, Unit 2 Baffle Bolts - Indiana
 
6.3

 
6.6

 
22 years
RTO Formation/Integration Costs
 
1.2

 
1.5

 
3 years
Other Regulatory Assets Approved for Recovery
 
1.3

 
1.0

 
various
Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Taxes, Net (a)
 
302.6

 
246.8

 
32 years
Pension and OPEB Funded Status
 
141.9

 
126.4

 
12 years
Cook Plant Nuclear Refueling Outage Levelization
 
75.2

 
26.8

 
3 years
Off-system Sales Margin Sharing - Indiana
 
24.3

 
6.8

 
2 years
Postemployment Benefits
 
11.4

 
10.7

 
5 years
Unamortized Loss on Reacquired Debt
 
10.7

 
12.0

 
16 years
Medicare Subsidy
 
8.2

 
9.2

 
8 years
Litigation Settlement - Indiana
 
7.6

 
8.6

 
9 years
River Transportation Division Expenses
 
3.7

 

 
1 year
Peak Demand Reduction/Energy Efficiency
 
3.6

 
10.6

 
2 years
Capacity Costs - Indiana
 
0.4

 
7.5

 
1 year
Unrealized Loss on Forward Commitments
 
0.1

 
3.2

 
2 years
PJM Expense - Indiana
 

 
4.1

 

Storm Related Costs - Indiana
 

 
1.8

 

Other Regulatory Assets Approved for Recovery
 
0.6

 
1.1

 
various
Total Regulatory Assets Approved for Recovery
 
851.9

 
745.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Assets
 
$
916.6

 
$
804.3

 
 

(a)
Includes $74 million and $69 million as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, expected to be recovered in formula rates.
 
 
I&M
 
 
December 31,
 
Remaining
Refund
Period
Regulatory Liabilities:
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
 
(in millions)
 
 
Current Regulatory Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Over-recovered Fuel Costs - pays a return
 
$

 
$
0.3

 

Total Current Regulatory Liabilities
 
$

 
$
0.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities and
Deferred Investment Tax Credits
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory liabilities approved for payment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Liabilities Currently Paying a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset Removal Costs (a)
 
$
236.5

 
$
350.6

 
(b)
Regulatory Liabilities Currently Not Paying a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Excess Nuclear Decommissioning Funding
 
731.2

 
636.5

 
(c)
Spent Nuclear Fuel
 
44.2

 
43.4

 
(c)
Deferred Investment Tax Credits
 
38.8

 
35.0

 
20 years
Deferred Cook Plant Life Cycle Management Project Costs - Indiana
 
4.6

 

 
3 years
PJM Expense - Indiana
 
4.2

 

 
2 years
Unrealized Gain on Forward Commitments
 
2.4

 
7.1

 
2 years
Rockport Plant Dry Sorbent Injection
 
1.7

 
0.4

 
2 years
Storm Related Costs - Indiana
 
1.2

 

 
1 year
River Transportation Division Expenses
 

 
1.9

 

Other Regulatory Liabilities Approved for Payment
 
0.7

 
1.3

 
various
Total Regulatory Liabilities Approved for Payment
 
1,065.5

 
1,076.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities and Deferred Investment Tax Credits
 
$
1,065.5

 
$
1,076.2

 
 

Regulatory Liabilities
a)
As of December 31, 2016, I&M has charged $43 million to asset removal costs related to various Tanners Creek Plant related assets, primarily related to the net book value of ARO assets. The Indiana and Michigan retail jurisdictions of I&M have increased depreciation rates on Rockport Plant to recover the net book value of Tanners Creek Plant that was retired in 2015. I&M intends to address the need for increases in depreciation rates to recover the deferral in its next Indiana and Michigan base rate cases.
(b)
Relieved as removal costs are incurred.
(c)
Relieved when plant is decommissioned.
 
 
OPCo
 
 
December 31,
 
Remaining
Recovery
Period
Regulatory Assets:
 
2016

2015
 
 
 
(in millions)
 
 
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory assets pending final regulatory approval:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capacity Deferral
 
$
96.7

 
$

 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
gridSMART® Costs
 
4.1

 
1.3

 
 
Total Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
100.8

 
1.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory assets approved for recovery:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Phase-In Recovery Rider
 
218.9

 
304.5

 
2 years
Capacity Deferral
 
201.9

 
358.7

 
2 years
Distribution Decoupling
 
41.8

 
37.5

 
2 years
Basic Transmission Cost Rider
 
19.9

 

 
2 years
RTO Formation/Integration Costs
 
2.5

 
3.1

 
3 years
Economic Development Rider
 
1.7

 

 
2 years
Transmission Cost Recovery Rider
 

 
12.3

 

Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pension and OPEB Funded Status
 
225.2

 
219.4

 
12 years
Income Taxes, Net (a)
 
126.4

 
129.0

 
28 years
Unrealized Loss on Forward Commitments
 
118.6

 

 
16 years
OVEC Purchased Power
 
22.1

 

 
2 years
Unamortized Loss on Reacquired Debt
 
9.1

 
10.4

 
22 years
Medicare Subsidy
 
8.3

 
9.3

 
8 years
Postemployment Benefits
 
6.8

 
7.3

 
5 years
Distribution Investment Rider
 
2.0

 
12.3

 
2 years
Partnership with Ohio Contribution
 
1.4

 
2.4

 
2 years
gridSMART® Costs
 

 
4.5

 

Other Regulatory Assets Approved for Recovery
 
0.1

 
1.0

 
various
Total Regulatory Assets Approved for Recovery
 
1,006.7

 
1,111.7

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Assets
 
$
1,107.5

 
$
1,113.0

 
 

Ohio Power Co [Member]  
Regulatory Assets
a)
Includes $76 million and $82 million as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, expected to be recovered in formula rates.

 
 
OPCo
 
 
December 31,
 
Remaining
Refund
Period
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Regulatory Liabilities:
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Regulatory Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Over-recovered Fuel Costs - does not pay a return
 
$
4.2

 
$
27.6

 
1 year
Total Current Regulatory Liabilities
 
$
4.2

 
$
27.6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities and
Deferred Investment Tax Credits
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory liabilities pending final regulatory determination:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Liabilities Currently Not Paying a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for Regulatory Loss
 
$

 
$
40.6

 
 
Other Regulatory Liabilities Pending Final Regulatory Determination
 
0.2

 
0.2

 
 
Total Regulatory Liabilities Pending Final Regulatory Determination
 
0.2

 
40.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory liabilities approved for payment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Liabilities Currently Paying a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset Removal Costs
 
432.4

 
422.3

 
(a)
Basic Transmission Cost Rider
 
0.3

 
4.9

 
2 years
Economic Development Rider
 

 
5.0

 

Regulatory Liabilities Currently Not Paying a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Peak Demand Reduction/Energy Efficiency
 
29.0

 
1.5

 
2 years
Enhanced Service Reliability Plan
 
21.7

 
8.0

 
2 years
gridSMART® Costs
 
11.9

 

 
2 years
Storm Related Costs
 
5.3

 
1.3

 
2 years
Deferred Asset Phase-In Rider
 
4.5

 
5.1

 
4 years
Unrealized Gain on Forward Commitments
 

 
15.3

 

Regulatory Settlement
 

 
9.0

 

Other Regulatory Liabilities Approved for Payment
 
0.9

 
1.0

 
various
Total Regulatory Liabilities Approved for Payment
 
506.0

 
473.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities and Deferred Investment Tax Credits
 
$
506.2

 
$
514.2

 
 

Regulatory Liabilities
a)    Relieved as removal costs are incurred.
 
 
PSO
 
 
December 31,
 
Remaining
Recovery
Period
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Regulatory Assets:
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Regulatory Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Under-recovered Fuel Costs - earns a return
 
$
33.8

 
$

 
1 year
Total Current Regulatory Assets
 
$
33.8

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory assets pending final regulatory approval:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Plant Retirement Costs - Unrecovered Plant
 
$
84.5

 
$

 
 
Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
0.5

 

 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Storm Related Costs
 
20.0

 
12.3

 
 
Environmental Control Projects
 
13.1

 

 
 
Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 

 
1.1

 
 
Total Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
118.1

 
13.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory assets approved for recovery:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Meter Replacement Costs
 
50.1

 
35.8

 
8 years
Storm Related Costs
 
10.8

 

 
3 years
Red Rock Generating Facility
 
9.1

 
9.3

 
40 years
Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pension and OPEB Funded Status
 
98.1

 
95.1

 
12 years
Deferred System Reliability Rider Expenses
 
12.5

 
9.9

 
1 year
Storm Related Costs
 

 
15.4

 
 
SPP Base Plan Fees
 
10.7

 

 
2 years
Peak Demand Reduction/Energy Efficiency
 
10.3

 
11.8

 
2 years
Income Taxes, Net
 
9.3

 
6.1

 
33 years
Unamortized Loss on Reacquired Debt
 
5.8

 
6.8

 
16 years
Medicare Subsidy
 
3.9

 
4.4

 
8 years
Rate Case Expenses
 
1.4

 
1.2

 
1 year
Vegetation Management
 

 
4.5

 

Other Regulatory Assets Approved for Recovery
 
0.1

 
1.1

 
various
Total Regulatory Assets Approved for Recovery
 
222.1

 
201.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Assets
 
$
340.2

 
$
214.8

 
 
 
 
PSO
 
 
December 31,
 
Remaining
Refund
Period
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Regulatory Liabilities:
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Regulatory Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Over-recovered Fuel Costs - pays a return
 
$

 
$
76.1

 

Total Current Regulatory Liabilities
 
$

 
$
76.1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities and
Deferred Investment Tax Credits
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory liabilities approved for payment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Liabilities Currently Paying a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset Removal Costs
 
$
279.3

 
$
275.5

 
(a)
Regulatory Liabilities Currently Not Paying a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred Investment Tax Credits
 
48.0

 
46.3

 
38 years
Advanced Metering Costs
 
11.5

 
11.4

 
1 year
Base Plan Funding Costs
 

 
1.3

 

Other Regulatory Liabilities Approved for Payment
 
0.9

 
0.6

 
various
Total Regulatory Liabilities Approved for Payment
 
339.7

 
335.1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities and Deferred Investment Tax Credits
 
$
339.7

 
$
335.1

 
 
Public Service Co Of Oklahoma [Member]  
Regulatory Assets

Regulatory Liabilities
a)
Relieved as removal costs are incurred.

 
 
SWEPCo
 
 
December 31,
 
Remaining
Recovery
Period
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Regulatory Assets:
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Regulatory Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Under-recovered Fuel Costs - earns a return
 
$
8.4

 
$
4.1

 
1 year
Total Current Regulatory Assets
 
$
8.4

 
$
4.1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory assets pending final regulatory approval:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Plant Retirement Costs - Unrecovered Plant
 
$
75.4

 
$

 
 
Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
0.8

 

 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Environmental Controls Projects
 
11.0

 

 
 
Shipe Road Transmission Project - FERC
 
3.1

 
3.1

 
 
Asset Retirement Obligation - Arkansas, Louisiana
 
2.7

 
1.7

 
 
Rate Case Expense - Texas
 
1.0

 
0.3

 
 
Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
1.9

 
0.8

 
 
Total Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
95.9

 
5.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory assets approved for recovery:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Regulatory Assets Approved for Recovery
 
1.3

 
0.2

 
various
Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Taxes, Net
 
314.2

 
271.9

 
34 years
Pension and OPEB Funded Status
 
119.8

 
108.9

 
12 years
Unamortized Loss on Reacquired Debt
 
5.4

 
6.0

 
27 years
Medicare Subsidy
 
4.3

 
4.8

 
8 years
Rate Case Expense - Texas
 
4.2

 
6.8

 
2 years
Peak Demand Reduction/Energy Efficiency
 
3.0

 
1.0

 
2 years
Deferred Restructuring Costs - Louisiana
 
1.9

 
3.5

 
2 years
Unrealized Loss on Forward Commitments
 
0.3

 
5.5

 
1 year
Other Regulatory Assets Approved for Recovery
 
0.9

 
1.3

 
various
Total Regulatory Assets Approved for Recovery
 
455.3

 
409.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Assets
 
$
551.2

 
$
415.8

 
 

Southwestern Electric Power Co [Member]  
Regulatory Assets


Regulatory Liabilities
a)
Relieved as removal costs are incurred.