35-CERT 1 q104707167.htm RULE 24 - I&M RIVER TRANSPORTATION

FILE NO.
070-07167

INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER COMPANY
RIVER TRANSPORTATION DIVISION
QUARTERLY REPORT PER REQUIREMENTS
OF HOLDING COMPANY ACT RELEASE NO. 24039
BY MONTH, FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2004
 
CONTENTS
Exhibit
Summary of Billings   1  
       
Derivation of Billing Rates   2  
       
Calculation of Allowed Cost of Capital - Effective April 1, 2004   3  







Exhibit 1

INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER COMPANY
RIVER TRANSPORTATION DIVISION
SUMMARY OF BILLINGS
BY MONTH, FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2004
 
January 2004
February 2004
March 2004
Tons
Fee
Amount
Tons
Fee
Amount
Tons
Fee
Amount
(per ton) (000) (per ton) (000) (per ton) (000)
BARGING SERVICE BILLINGS TO AFFILIATES                              

  AEP Resources, Inc.:  
    Memco Barge Line   -   $-   $350   -   $-   $339   -   $-   $300  









  Appalachian Power Company and  
  Ohio Power Company:  
    Sporn Plant   161,180   $1.49   $240 227,421 $1.63   $372   268,113   $1.29   $346  









  Appalachian Power Company:  
    Mountaineer Plant   286,538   $2.09   $600   224,900   $1.79   $403   429,206   $2.81   $1,205  
    Kanawha River Plant   -   -   -   -   -   -   836   1.16   1  









      Total   286,538 $2.09   $600 224,900   $1.79 $403 430,042   $2.80   $1,206  









  Indiana Michigan Power Company:  
    Tanners Creek   147,427   $2.61   $385   159,707   $3.15   $503   212,258   $3.19   $677  









  Indiana Michigan Power Company  
  and AEP Generating Company:  
    Rockport Plant   719,912   $1.76   $1,271   785,242   $1.75   $1,375   822,377   $1.84   $1,515  









  Ohio Power Company:  
    Cardinal Plant (Unit 1)   34,811   $2.26   $79   54,836   $3.23   $177   22,990   $3.39   $78  
    Kammer Plant   (5,405 2.00   (11 -   -   -   -   -   -  









      Total   29,406   $2.31   $68 54,836   $3.23   $177 22,990   $3.39   $78  









BARGING SERVICE BILLINGS  
TO UNAFFILIATED COMPANIES:  

  Buckeye Power Company:  
    Cardinal Plant (Unit 2 + 3)   114,582   $2.87   $329   117,658   $2.82   $332   132,247   $2.82   $373  









  Various Companies - Freight and  
    Demurrage   313,773   $1.93   $605   726,310   $1.87   $1,359   718,540   $1.81   $1,297  









  Various Companies - Rock, Sand  
    and Gravel   136,886   $2.25   $308   133,812   $2.64   $353   262,460   $2.38   $625  









Note: The above amounts include demurrage charges  
   

Exhibit 1 (Continued)

INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER COMPANY
RIVER TRANSPORTATION DIVISION
SUMMARY OF BILLINGS
BY MONTH, FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2004
 
January 2004
February 2004
March 2004
Tons
Fee
Amount
Tons
Fee
Amount
Tons
Fee
Amount
(per ton) (000) (per ton) (000) (per ton) (000)
TOWING SERVICE BILLINGS  
TO AFFILIATED COMPANIES:  

  AEP Resources, Inc.:  
    MEMCO Barge Line   -   -   $376   -   -   $298   -   -   $628  









  Appalachian Power Company
  and Ohio Power Company :
 
    Sporn Plant   -   -   $25   -   -   $27   -   -   $33  









  Appalachian Power Company:  
    Mountaineer Plant   -   -   $(3 -   -   $-   -   -   $-  









  Indiana Michigan Power Company:  
    Tanners Creek   -   -   $71   -   -   $75   -   -   $70  









  Ohio Power Company:  
    Gavin Plant   -   -   $101   -   -   $116   -   -   $113  









TOWING SERVICE BILLINGS  
TO UNAFFILIATED COMPANIES:  

   Other   -   -   $6 -   -   $- - -   $2









Exhibit 2

INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER COMPANY
RIVER TRANSPORTATION DIVISION
DERIVATION OF BILLING RATES FOR THE PERIOD
JANUARY 1, 2004 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2004
BASED ON PROJECTED COSTS FOR THE PERIOD
JANUARY 1, 2004 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2004

Projected
Cost

Non-Assigned
Cost

Upper Ohio
& Kanawha

Rockport
Plant

Cardinal
Units 2&3

Tanners
Creek
Plant

Gavin
Plant

DIRECT EXPENSES                
  Rent   $14,947,939   $191,181   $5,414,969   $3,034,859   $1,762,622   $1,749,087   $2,795,221  
  Wages   15,144,621   -   3,130,079   5,713,471   1,989,050   2,247,462   2,064,559  
  Fuel   7,997,732   -   1,193,951   4,185,667   729,250   1,201,058   687,806  
  Fuel Taxes   2,224,221   -   386,609   1,104,664   212,563   335,621   184,764  
  All Other   6,805,556   15,247   1,754,091   2,473,059   746,789   912,273   904,097  







    Total Direct Expenses   47,120,069   206,428   11,879,699   16,511,720   5,440,274   6,445,501   6,636,447  
  Outside Fleeting
   and Towing
  259,168   -   36,364   -   222,804   -   -  







    Total Equipment
      Expenses
  47,379,237   206,428   11,916,063   16,511,720   5,663,078   6,445,501   6,636,447  
Nonassigned Allocation   -   $(206,428 ) 72,596   90,365   -   43,467   -  
 
Allocated Overhead
    Expenses
  8,064,419   -   2,836,078   3,530,233   -   1,698,108   -  
Return on Investment   1,160,000   -   407,946   507,795   -   244,259   -  
Non-Affiliated Contracts   (8,831,760 ) -   (1,677,800 ) (159,080 ) (6,918,360 ) (76,520 ) (8,767,440 )
Re-allocation to
  Affiliated Rates
  -   -   (1,190,878 ) (1,482,356 ) 1,255,282   (713,041 ) 2,130,993  
Less Contract Tow Barge
   & O/H Costs
 
     (3,403,032 ) -   (3,335,267 ) -   -   (67,765 ) -  







    Total Projected Cost  
      (Revenue
       Requirement)
  $44,368,864   $-   $9,028,738   $18,998,677   $-   $7,574,009   -  







Adjusted Ton Miles   6,020,272,300   -   2,064,174,800   2,671,200,500   -   1,284,897,000   -  







Cost Per Adjusted
  Ton Mile
  $0.00437 $0.00711 $0.00589
 


Exhibit 3

INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER COMPANY
RIVER TRANSPORTATION DIVISION
RATE OF RETURN ON INVESTMENT
 
COMPONENT
@12/31/03
(000)

PERCENT
OF TOTAL

EFFECTIVE
COST

AFTER-TAX
WEIGHTED
RATE OF RETURN

Long-term Debt   $1,086,835  a 48.66%   6.17%  c 3.00%  
Preferred Stock   71,546   3.20%   6.13%  c 0.20%  
Common Stock   1,075,283  b 48.14%   12.00%  d 5.78%  
   
 
     
 
Total   2,233,664   100%       8.98%  
   
 
     
 

a) Long-term debt is net of unamortized debt expense and the unamortized loss on reacquired debt and excludes the liability for spent nuclear fuel disposal costs.

b) Common Equity includes the premium on preferred stock and excludes undistributed subsidiary earnings.

c) Cost at 12/31/03.

d) The rate ordered by the IURC in I&M’s 1993 retail rate proceeding.

Rate will be applied for billing purposes to the twelve month period commencing April 1, 2004.