XML 79 R29.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.8.0.1
Rate Matters (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
 
AEP
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 Noncurrent Regulatory Assets
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
Plant Retirement Costs - Unrecovered Plant
 
$
50.3

 
$
50.3

Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
12.5

 
9.6

Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
 
 

 
 

Storm Related Costs (a)
 
130.3

 
128.0

Plant Retirement Costs - Asset Retirement Obligation Costs
 
39.7

 
39.7

Cook Plant Uprate Project
 
31.1

 
36.3

Cook Plant Turbine
 
11.2

 
15.9

Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
32.6

 
42.2

Total Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval (b)
$
307.7

 
$
322.0



(a)
As of March 31, 2018, AEP Texas has deferred $105 million related to Hurricane Harvey and is currently exploring recovery options, including securitization.
(b)
In 2015, APCo recorded a $91 million reduction to accumulated depreciation related to the remaining net book value of plants retired in 2015, primarily in its Virginia jurisdiction. These plants were normal retirements at the end of their depreciable lives under the group composite method of depreciation. APCo’s recovery of the remaining Virginia net book value for the retired plants will be considered in the Virginia SCC’s 2020 triennial review of APCo’s generation and distribution base rates. The Virginia SCC staff has requested that APCo prepare a depreciation study as of December 31, 2017 and submit that study to the Virginia SCC staff in 2018.


 
 
AEP Texas
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
Storm-Related Costs (a)
 
$
128.7

 
$
123.3

Rate Case Expense
 
0.2

 
0.1

Total Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
$
128.9

 
$
123.4


(a)
As of March 31, 2018, AEP Texas has deferred $105 million related to Hurricane Harvey and is currently exploring recovery options, including securitization.
 
 
APCo
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
Plant Retirement Costs - Materials and Supplies
 
$
9.0

 
$
9.1

Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
Plant Retirement Costs - Asset Retirement Obligation Costs
 
39.7

 
39.7

Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
0.6

 
0.6

Total Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval (a)
 
$
49.3

 
$
49.4



(a)
In 2015, APCo recorded a $91 million reduction to accumulated depreciation related to the remaining net book value of plants retired in 2015, primarily in its Virginia jurisdiction. These plants were normal retirements at the end of their depreciable lives under the group composite method of depreciation. APCo’s recovery of the remaining Virginia net book value for the retired plants will be considered in the Virginia SCC’s 2020 triennial review of APCo’s generation and distribution base rates. The Virginia SCC staff has requested that APCo prepare a depreciation study as of December 31, 2017 and submit that study to the Virginia SCC staff in 2018.
 
 
I&M
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
Cook Plant Uprate Project
 
$
31.1

 
$
36.3

Deferred Cook Plant Life Cycle Management Project Costs - Michigan
 

 
14.7

Cook Plant Turbine
 
11.2

 
15.9

Rockport Dry Sorbent Injection System - Indiana
 
11.3

 
10.4

Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
4.5

 
2.0

Total Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
$
58.1

 
$
79.3


 
 
PSO
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
 
 

 
 

Storm Related Costs
 
$

 
$
3.2

Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
0.1

 
0.1

Total Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
$
0.1

 
$
3.3



 
 
SWEPCo
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
 
 
 
 
Plant Retirement Costs - Unrecovered Plant
 
$
50.3

 
$
50.3

Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
0.5

 
0.5

Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
 
 

 
 

Rate Case Expense - Texas
 
4.4

 
4.3

Asset Retirement Obligation - Arkansas, Louisiana
 
4.3

 
4.0

Shipe Road Transmission Project - FERC
 
3.3

 
3.3

Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
2.8

 
2.5

Total Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval
 
$
65.6

 
$
64.9