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Financing Activities
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Financing Activities
FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Long-term Debt

The following table details long-term debt outstanding as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:
Type of Debt
 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
(in millions)
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
$
13,801

 
$
12,647

Pollution Control Bonds
 
1,874

 
1,963

Notes Payable (a)
 
374

 
357

Securitization Bonds
 
2,072

 
2,380

Spent Nuclear Fuel Obligation (b)
 
266

 
266

Other Long-term Debt
 
1,151

 
1,101

Fair Value of Interest Rate Hedges
 

 
(6
)
Unamortized Discount, Net
 
(31
)
 
(24
)
Total Long-term Debt Outstanding (a)
 
19,507

 
18,684

Long-term Debt Due Within One Year (a)
 
1,907

 
2,503

Long-term Debt (a)
 
$
17,600

 
$
16,181


(a)
Amounts include debt related to AEPRO that have been classified as Liabilities Held for Sale on the condensed balance sheets. See "AEPRO (AEP River Operations Segment)" section of Note 6 for additional information.
(b)
Pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, I&M, a nuclear licensee, has an obligation to the United States Department of Energy for spent nuclear fuel disposal.  The obligation includes a one-time fee for nuclear fuel consumed prior to April 7, 1983.  Trust fund assets related to this obligation were $309 million and $309 million as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, and are included in Spent Nuclear Fuel and Decommissioning Trusts on the condensed balance sheets.

Long-term debt and other securities issued, retired and principal payments made during the first nine months of 2015 are shown in the tables below:
Company
 
Type of Debt
 
Principal
Amount
 
Interest
Rate
 
Due Date
Issuances:
 
 
 
(in millions)
 
(%)
 
 
APCo
 
Pollution Control Bonds
 
$
86

 
1.90
 
2019
APCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
350

 
4.45
 
2045
APCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
300

 
3.40
 
2025
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
111

 
Variable
 
2019
I&M
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
100

 
Variable
 
2018
PSO
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
125

 
3.17
 
2025
PSO
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
125

 
4.09
 
2045
SWEPCo
 
Pollution Control Bonds
 
54

 
1.60
 
2019
SWEPCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
400

 
3.90
 
2045
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-Registrant:
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
AEPTCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
60

 
4.01
 
2030
AEPTCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
50

 
3.66
 
2025
AEPTCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
40

 
3.76
 
2025
AGR
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
500

 
Variable
 
2017
KPCo
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
25

 
Variable
 
2018
TCC
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
250

 
3.85
 
2025
TNC
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
50

 
3.75
 
2025
TNC
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
25

 
3.27
 
2022
Transource Missouri
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
20

 
Variable
 
2018
WPCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
113

 
3.36
 
2022
WPCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
122

 
3.70
 
2025
WPCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
50

 
4.20
 
2035
Total Issuances
 
 
 
$
2,956

(a)
 
 
 


(a)
Amount indicated on the statement of cash flows is net of issuance costs and premium or discount and will not tie to the issuance amount.
Company
 
Type of Debt
 
Principal
Amount Paid
 
Interest
Rate
 
Due Date
Total Retirements and Principal Payments:
 
 
 
(in millions)
 
(%)
 
 
APCo
 
Securitization Bonds
 
$
23

 
2.008
 
2024
APCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
350

 
7.95
 
2020
APCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
300

 
3.40
 
2015
I&M
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
94

 
Variable
 
2015
I&M
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
1

 
6.00
 
2025
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
18

 
Variable
 
2016
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
21

 
Variable
 
2017
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
26

 
Variable
 
2019
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
16

 
Variable
 
2019
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
1

 
Variable
 
2016
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
1

 
2.12
 
2016
OPCo
 
Pollution Control Bonds
 
86

 
3.125
 
2015
OPCo
 
Securitization Bonds
 
45

 
0.958
 
2018
SWEPCo
 
Notes Payable
 
3

 
4.58
 
2032
SWEPCo
 
Pollution Control Bonds
 
54

 
3.25
 
2015
SWEPCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
100

 
5.375
 
2015
SWEPCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
150

 
4.90
 
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-Registrant:
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
AEGCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
7

 
6.33
 
2037
AEP Subsidiaries
 
Notes Payable
 
5

 
Variable
 
2017
AEP Subsidiaries
 
Notes Payable
 
1

(a)
7.59
 
2026
AEP Subsidiaries
 
Notes Payable
 
1

(a)
8.03
 
2026
AGR
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
500

 
Variable
 
2015
AGR
 
Pollution Control Bonds
 
50

 
Variable
 
2015
AGR
 
Pollution Control Bonds
 
39

 
Variable
 
2015
TCC
 
Securitization Bonds
 
81

 
5.09
 
2015
TCC
 
Securitization Bonds
 
76

 
6.25
 
2016
TCC
 
Securitization Bonds
 
27

 
0.88
 
2017
TCC
 
Securitization Bonds
 
57

 
5.17
 
2018
Total Retirements and Principal Payments
 
 
 
$
2,133

(a)
 
 
 


(a)
Amount includes principal payments of debt related to AEPRO that has been classified as Discontinued Operations on the condensed statement of cash flows.

In October 2015, KPCo drew the remaining $25 million on an existing $75 million variable rate credit facility due in 2018.

In October 2015, Transource Missouri drew $6 million on an existing $300 million variable rate credit facility due in 2018.

As of September 30, 2015, trustees held on our behalf, $475 million of our reacquired Pollution Control Bonds.

Dividend Restrictions

Parent Restrictions

The holders of our common stock are entitled to receive the dividends declared by our Board of Directors provided funds are legally available for such dividends.  Our income primarily derives from our common stock equity in the earnings of our utility subsidiaries.

Pursuant to the leverage restrictions in our credit agreements, we must maintain a percentage of debt to total capitalization at a level that does not exceed 67.5%.  The payment of cash dividends indirectly results in an increase in the percentage of debt to total capitalization of the company distributing the dividend.  The method for calculating outstanding debt and capitalization is contractually defined in the credit agreements.  None of AEP’s retained earnings were restricted for the purpose of the payment of dividends.

Utility Subsidiaries’ Restrictions

Various financing arrangements and regulatory requirements may impose certain restrictions on the ability of our utility subsidiaries to transfer funds to us in the form of dividends.  Specifically, several of our public utility subsidiaries have credit agreements that contain a covenant that limits their debt to capitalization ratio to 67.5%.

The Federal Power Act prohibits the utility subsidiaries from participating “in the making or paying of any dividends of such public utility from any funds properly included in capital account.”  The term “capital account” is not defined in the Federal Power Act or its regulations.  Management understands “capital account” to mean the book value of the common stock.  This restriction does not limit the ability of the utility subsidiaries to pay dividends out of retained earnings.

Short-term Debt

Our outstanding short-term debt was as follows:
 
 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Type of Debt
 
Outstanding
Amount
 
Interest
Rate (a)
 
Outstanding
Amount
 
Interest
Rate (a)
 
 
(in millions)
 
 

 
(in millions)
 
 

Securitized Debt for Receivables (b)
 
$
750

 
0.28
%
 
$
744

 
0.22
%
Commercial Paper
 
32

 
0.44
%
 
602

 
0.59
%
Total Short-term Debt
 
$
782

 
 

 
$
1,346

 
 


(a)
Weighted average rate.
(b)
Amount of securitized debt for receivables as accounted for under the ''Transfers and Servicing'' accounting guidance.

Credit Facilities

For an additional discussion of credit facilities, see “Letters of Credit” section of Note 5.

Securitized Accounts Receivable – AEP Credit

AEP Credit has a receivables securitization agreement with bank conduits.  Under the securitization agreement, AEP Credit receives financing from the bank conduits for the interest in the receivables AEP Credit acquires from affiliated utility subsidiaries.  AEP Credit continues to service the receivables.  These securitized transactions allow AEP Credit to repay its outstanding debt obligations, continue to purchase our operating companies’ receivables and accelerate AEP Credit’s cash collections.

Our receivables securitization agreement provides a commitment of $750 million from bank conduits to purchase receivables. The agreement was increased in June 2014 from $700 million and expires in June 2017.

Accounts receivable information for AEP Credit is as follows:
 
Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(dollars in millions)
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Effective Interest Rates on Securitization of Accounts Receivable
0.30
%
 
0.21
%
 
0.28
%
 
0.22
%
Net Uncollectible Accounts Receivable Written Off
$
13

 
$
16

 
$
27

 
$
32


 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
(in millions)
Accounts Receivable Retained Interest and Pledged as Collateral Less Uncollectible Accounts
$
970

 
$
975

Total Principal Outstanding
750

 
744

Delinquent Securitized Accounts Receivable
50

 
44

Bad Debt Reserves Related to Securitization/Sale of Accounts Receivable
16

 
13

Unbilled Receivables Related to Securitization/Sale of Accounts Receivable
277

 
335



Customer accounts receivable retained and securitized for our operating companies are managed by AEP Credit.  AEP Credit’s delinquent customer accounts receivable represents accounts greater than 30 days past due.
Appalachian Power Co [Member]  
Financing Activities
FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Long-term Debt

Long-term debt and other securities issued, retired and principal payments made during the first nine months of 2015 are shown in the tables below:
Company
 
Type of Debt
 
Principal Amount (a)
 
Interest Rate
 
Due Date
Issuances:
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
(%)
 
 
APCo
 
Pollution Control Bonds
 
$
86,000

 
1.90
 
2019
APCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
350,000

 
4.45
 
2045
APCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
300,000

 
3.40
 
2025
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
111,300

 
Variable
 
2019
I&M
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
100,000

 
Variable
 
2018
PSO
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
125,000

 
3.17
 
2025
PSO
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
125,000

 
4.09
 
2045
SWEPCo
 
Pollution Control Bonds
 
53,500

 
1.60
 
2019
SWEPCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
400,000

 
3.90
 
2045

(a)
Amounts indicated on the statements of cash flows are net of issuance costs and premium or discount and will not tie to the issuance amounts.
Company
 
Type of Debt
 
 Principal Amount Paid
 
Interest Rate
 
Due Date
Retirements and Principal Payments:
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
(%)
 
 
APCo
 
Land Note
 
$
28

 
13.718
 
2026
APCo
 
Notes Payable - Affiliated
 
86,000

 
3.125
 
2015
APCo
 
Securitization Bonds
 
22,524

 
2.008
 
2024
APCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
350,000

 
7.95
 
2020
APCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
300,000

 
3.40
 
2015
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
18,600

 
Variable
 
2016
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
20,601

 
Variable
 
2017
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
26,512

 
Variable
 
2019
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
16,265

 
Variable
 
2019
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
1,273

 
Variable
 
2016
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
882

 
2.12
 
2016
I&M
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
93,500

 
Variable
 
2015
I&M
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
838

 
6.00
 
2025
OPCo
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
58

 
1.149
 
2028
OPCo
 
Pollution Control Bonds
 
86,000

 
3.125
 
2015
OPCo
 
Securitization Bonds
 
45,426

 
0.958
 
2018
PSO
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
319

 
3.00
 
2027
SWEPCo
 
Notes Payable
 
3,250

 
4.58
 
2032
SWEPCo
 
Pollution Control Bonds
 
53,500

 
3.25
 
2015
SWEPCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
100,000

 
5.375
 
2015
SWEPCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
150,000

 
4.90
 
2015


As of September 30, 2015, trustees held on behalf of I&M and OPCo, $40 million and $345 million, respectively, of their reacquired Pollution Control Bonds.

Dividend Restrictions

The Registrant Subsidiaries pay dividends to Parent provided funds are legally available.  Various financing arrangements and regulatory requirements may impose certain restrictions on the ability of the Registrant Subsidiaries to transfer funds to Parent in the form of dividends.

Federal Power Act

The Federal Power Act prohibits each of the Registrant Subsidiaries from participating “in the making or paying of any dividends of such public utility from any funds properly included in capital account.”  The term “capital account” is not defined in the Federal Power Act or its regulations.  Management understands “capital account” to mean the book value of the common stock. This restriction does not limit the ability of the Registrant Subsidiaries to pay dividends out of retained earnings.

Additionally, the Federal Power Act creates a reserve on earnings attributable to hydroelectric generation plants.  Because of their respective ownership of such plants, this reserve applies to APCo and I&M.

Leverage Restrictions

Pursuant to the credit agreement leverage restrictions, APCo, I&M, PSO and SWEPCo must maintain a percentage of debt to total capitalization at a level that does not exceed 67.5%.

Utility Money Pool – AEP System

The AEP System uses a corporate borrowing program to meet the short-term borrowing needs of AEP’s subsidiaries.  The corporate borrowing program includes a Utility Money Pool, which funds AEP’s utility subsidiaries, and a Nonutility Money Pool, which funds a majority of AEP's nonutility subsidiaries.  The AEP System Utility Money Pool operates in accordance with the terms and conditions of the AEP System Utility Money Pool agreement filed with the FERC.  The amounts of outstanding loans to (borrowings from) the Utility Money Pool as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are included in Advances to Affiliates and Advances from Affiliates, respectively, on each of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ condensed balance sheets.  The Utility Money Pool participants’ money pool activity and their corresponding authorized borrowing limits for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 are described in the following table:
 
 
Maximum
 
 
 
Average
 
 
 
Net Loans to
 
 
 
 
Borrowings
 
Maximum
 
Borrowings
 
Average
 
(Borrowings from)
 
Authorized
 
 
from the
 
Loans to the
 
from the
 
Loans to the
 
the Utility Money
 
Short-term
 
 
Utility
 
Utility
 
Utility
 
Utility
 
Pool as of
 
Borrowing
Company
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
September 30, 2015
 
Limit
 
 
(in thousands)
APCo
 
$
82,417

 
$
694,785

 
$
46,664

 
$
97,657

 
$
(11,689
)
 
$
600,000

I&M
 
200,032

 
13,515

 
136,890

 
13,503

 
(137,496
)
 
500,000

OPCo
 

 
367,472

 

 
256,020

 
279,129

 
400,000

PSO
 
165,947

 
152,498

 
113,117

 
74,225

 
116,345

 
300,000

SWEPCo
 
112,481

 
299,932

 
52,596

 
121,845

 
43,073

 
350,000



The activity in the above table does not include short-term lending activity of SWEPCo's wholly-owned subsidiary, Mutual Energy SWEPCo, LLC, which is a participant in the Nonutility Money Pool. The amounts of outstanding loans to the Nonutility Money Pool as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are included in Advances to Affiliates on SWEPCo's condensed balance sheets. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, Mutual Energy SWEPCo, LLC had the following activity in the Nonutility Money Pool:
Maximum
 
Maximum
 
Average
 
Average
 
Loans
Borrowings
 
Loans
 
Borrowings
 
Loans
 
to the Nonutility
from the Nonutility
 
to the Nonutility
 
from the Nonutility
 
to the Nonutility
 
Money Pool as of
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
September 30, 2015
(in thousands)
$

 
$
1,948

 
$

 
$
1,945

 
$
1,946



The maximum and minimum interest rates for funds either borrowed from or loaned to the Utility Money Pool were as follows:
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
Maximum Interest Rate
 
0.59
%
 
0.33
%
Minimum Interest Rate
 
0.39
%
 
0.24
%


The average interest rates for funds borrowed from and loaned to the Utility Money Pool for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are summarized for all Registrant Subsidiaries in the following table:
 
 
Average Interest Rate
 
Average Interest Rate
 
 
for Funds Borrowed
 
for Funds Loaned
 
 
from the Utility Money Pool for
 
to the Utility Money Pool for
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Company
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
APCo
 
0.46
%
 
0.26
%
 
0.46
%
 
0.28
%
I&M
 
0.47
%
 
0.27
%
 
0.46
%
 
0.30
%
OPCo
 
%
 
0.27
%
 
0.47
%
 
0.29
%
PSO
 
0.49
%
 
0.27
%
 
0.46
%
 
%
SWEPCo
 
0.46
%
 
0.28
%
 
0.48
%
 
0.27
%


Maximum, minimum and average interest rates for funds either borrowed from or loaned to the Nonutility Money Pool for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are summarized for Mutual Energy SWEPCo, LLC in the following table:
 
 
Maximum
 
Minimum
 
Maximum
 
Minimum
 
Average
 
Average
 
 
Interest Rate
 
Interest Rate
 
Interest Rate
 
Interest Rate
 
Interest Rate
 
Interest Rate
 
 
for Funds
 
for Funds
 
for Funds
 
for Funds
 
for Funds
 
for Funds
Nine Months
 
Borrowed from
 
Borrowed from
 
Loaned to
 
Loaned to
 
Borrowed from
 
Loaned to
Ended
 
the Nonutility
 
the Nonutility
 
the Nonutility
 
the Nonutility
 
the Nonutility
 
the Nonutility
September 30,
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
2015
 
%
 
%
 
0.59
%
 
0.39
%
 
%
 
0.47
%
2014
 
%
 
%
 
0.33
%
 
%
 
%
 
0.28
%


Credit Facilities

For a discussion of credit facilities, see “Letters of Credit” section of Note 5.

Sale of Receivables – AEP Credit

Under a sale of receivables arrangement, the Registrant Subsidiaries sell, without recourse, certain of their customer accounts receivable and accrued unbilled revenue balances to AEP Credit and are charged a fee based on AEP Credit’s financing costs, administrative costs and uncollectible accounts experience for each Registrant Subsidiary’s receivables.  APCo does not have regulatory authority to sell its West Virginia accounts receivable.  The costs of customer accounts receivable sold are reported in Other Operation expense on the Registrant Subsidiaries’ condensed statements of income.  The Registrant Subsidiaries manage and service their customer accounts receivable sold.

AEP Credit's receivables securitization agreement provides a commitment of $750 million from bank conduits to purchase receivables.  The agreement was increased in June 2014 from $700 million and expires in June 2017.

The amount of accounts receivable and accrued unbilled revenues under the sale of receivables agreement for each Registrant Subsidiary as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 was as follows:
 
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
Company
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(in thousands)
APCo
 
$
125,153

 
$
159,823

I&M
 
139,481

 
137,459

OPCo
 
354,276

 
365,834

PSO
 
146,039

 
112,905

SWEPCo
 
176,113

 
148,668



The fees paid by the Registrant Subsidiaries to AEP Credit for customer accounts receivable sold were:
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Company
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(in thousands)
APCo
 
$
1,952

 
$
2,166

 
$
5,979

 
$
6,626

I&M
 
2,191

 
2,011

 
6,611

 
5,836

OPCo
 
8,545

 
7,213

 
23,228

 
21,358

PSO
 
1,709

 
1,745

 
4,455

 
4,417

SWEPCo
 
1,997

 
1,890

 
5,344

 
5,035



The Registrant Subsidiaries’ proceeds on the sale of receivables to AEP Credit were:
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Company
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(in thousands)
APCo
 
$
355,275

 
$
354,406

 
$
1,115,492

 
$
1,137,564

I&M
 
401,518

 
372,422

 
1,192,137

 
1,132,603

OPCo
 
670,677

 
668,112

 
1,949,042

 
1,980,764

PSO
 
411,523

 
398,567

 
1,025,909

 
1,014,320

SWEPCo
 
468,027

 
466,828

 
1,222,294

 
1,278,325

Indiana Michigan Power Co [Member]  
Financing Activities
FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Long-term Debt

Long-term debt and other securities issued, retired and principal payments made during the first nine months of 2015 are shown in the tables below:
Company
 
Type of Debt
 
Principal Amount (a)
 
Interest Rate
 
Due Date
Issuances:
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
(%)
 
 
APCo
 
Pollution Control Bonds
 
$
86,000

 
1.90
 
2019
APCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
350,000

 
4.45
 
2045
APCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
300,000

 
3.40
 
2025
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
111,300

 
Variable
 
2019
I&M
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
100,000

 
Variable
 
2018
PSO
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
125,000

 
3.17
 
2025
PSO
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
125,000

 
4.09
 
2045
SWEPCo
 
Pollution Control Bonds
 
53,500

 
1.60
 
2019
SWEPCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
400,000

 
3.90
 
2045

(a)
Amounts indicated on the statements of cash flows are net of issuance costs and premium or discount and will not tie to the issuance amounts.
Company
 
Type of Debt
 
 Principal Amount Paid
 
Interest Rate
 
Due Date
Retirements and Principal Payments:
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
(%)
 
 
APCo
 
Land Note
 
$
28

 
13.718
 
2026
APCo
 
Notes Payable - Affiliated
 
86,000

 
3.125
 
2015
APCo
 
Securitization Bonds
 
22,524

 
2.008
 
2024
APCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
350,000

 
7.95
 
2020
APCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
300,000

 
3.40
 
2015
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
18,600

 
Variable
 
2016
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
20,601

 
Variable
 
2017
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
26,512

 
Variable
 
2019
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
16,265

 
Variable
 
2019
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
1,273

 
Variable
 
2016
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
882

 
2.12
 
2016
I&M
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
93,500

 
Variable
 
2015
I&M
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
838

 
6.00
 
2025
OPCo
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
58

 
1.149
 
2028
OPCo
 
Pollution Control Bonds
 
86,000

 
3.125
 
2015
OPCo
 
Securitization Bonds
 
45,426

 
0.958
 
2018
PSO
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
319

 
3.00
 
2027
SWEPCo
 
Notes Payable
 
3,250

 
4.58
 
2032
SWEPCo
 
Pollution Control Bonds
 
53,500

 
3.25
 
2015
SWEPCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
100,000

 
5.375
 
2015
SWEPCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
150,000

 
4.90
 
2015


As of September 30, 2015, trustees held on behalf of I&M and OPCo, $40 million and $345 million, respectively, of their reacquired Pollution Control Bonds.

Dividend Restrictions

The Registrant Subsidiaries pay dividends to Parent provided funds are legally available.  Various financing arrangements and regulatory requirements may impose certain restrictions on the ability of the Registrant Subsidiaries to transfer funds to Parent in the form of dividends.

Federal Power Act

The Federal Power Act prohibits each of the Registrant Subsidiaries from participating “in the making or paying of any dividends of such public utility from any funds properly included in capital account.”  The term “capital account” is not defined in the Federal Power Act or its regulations.  Management understands “capital account” to mean the book value of the common stock. This restriction does not limit the ability of the Registrant Subsidiaries to pay dividends out of retained earnings.

Additionally, the Federal Power Act creates a reserve on earnings attributable to hydroelectric generation plants.  Because of their respective ownership of such plants, this reserve applies to APCo and I&M.

Leverage Restrictions

Pursuant to the credit agreement leverage restrictions, APCo, I&M, PSO and SWEPCo must maintain a percentage of debt to total capitalization at a level that does not exceed 67.5%.

Utility Money Pool – AEP System

The AEP System uses a corporate borrowing program to meet the short-term borrowing needs of AEP’s subsidiaries.  The corporate borrowing program includes a Utility Money Pool, which funds AEP’s utility subsidiaries, and a Nonutility Money Pool, which funds a majority of AEP's nonutility subsidiaries.  The AEP System Utility Money Pool operates in accordance with the terms and conditions of the AEP System Utility Money Pool agreement filed with the FERC.  The amounts of outstanding loans to (borrowings from) the Utility Money Pool as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are included in Advances to Affiliates and Advances from Affiliates, respectively, on each of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ condensed balance sheets.  The Utility Money Pool participants’ money pool activity and their corresponding authorized borrowing limits for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 are described in the following table:
 
 
Maximum
 
 
 
Average
 
 
 
Net Loans to
 
 
 
 
Borrowings
 
Maximum
 
Borrowings
 
Average
 
(Borrowings from)
 
Authorized
 
 
from the
 
Loans to the
 
from the
 
Loans to the
 
the Utility Money
 
Short-term
 
 
Utility
 
Utility
 
Utility
 
Utility
 
Pool as of
 
Borrowing
Company
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
September 30, 2015
 
Limit
 
 
(in thousands)
APCo
 
$
82,417

 
$
694,785

 
$
46,664

 
$
97,657

 
$
(11,689
)
 
$
600,000

I&M
 
200,032

 
13,515

 
136,890

 
13,503

 
(137,496
)
 
500,000

OPCo
 

 
367,472

 

 
256,020

 
279,129

 
400,000

PSO
 
165,947

 
152,498

 
113,117

 
74,225

 
116,345

 
300,000

SWEPCo
 
112,481

 
299,932

 
52,596

 
121,845

 
43,073

 
350,000



The activity in the above table does not include short-term lending activity of SWEPCo's wholly-owned subsidiary, Mutual Energy SWEPCo, LLC, which is a participant in the Nonutility Money Pool. The amounts of outstanding loans to the Nonutility Money Pool as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are included in Advances to Affiliates on SWEPCo's condensed balance sheets. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, Mutual Energy SWEPCo, LLC had the following activity in the Nonutility Money Pool:
Maximum
 
Maximum
 
Average
 
Average
 
Loans
Borrowings
 
Loans
 
Borrowings
 
Loans
 
to the Nonutility
from the Nonutility
 
to the Nonutility
 
from the Nonutility
 
to the Nonutility
 
Money Pool as of
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
September 30, 2015
(in thousands)
$

 
$
1,948

 
$

 
$
1,945

 
$
1,946



The maximum and minimum interest rates for funds either borrowed from or loaned to the Utility Money Pool were as follows:
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
Maximum Interest Rate
 
0.59
%
 
0.33
%
Minimum Interest Rate
 
0.39
%
 
0.24
%


The average interest rates for funds borrowed from and loaned to the Utility Money Pool for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are summarized for all Registrant Subsidiaries in the following table:
 
 
Average Interest Rate
 
Average Interest Rate
 
 
for Funds Borrowed
 
for Funds Loaned
 
 
from the Utility Money Pool for
 
to the Utility Money Pool for
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Company
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
APCo
 
0.46
%
 
0.26
%
 
0.46
%
 
0.28
%
I&M
 
0.47
%
 
0.27
%
 
0.46
%
 
0.30
%
OPCo
 
%
 
0.27
%
 
0.47
%
 
0.29
%
PSO
 
0.49
%
 
0.27
%
 
0.46
%
 
%
SWEPCo
 
0.46
%
 
0.28
%
 
0.48
%
 
0.27
%


Maximum, minimum and average interest rates for funds either borrowed from or loaned to the Nonutility Money Pool for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are summarized for Mutual Energy SWEPCo, LLC in the following table:
 
 
Maximum
 
Minimum
 
Maximum
 
Minimum
 
Average
 
Average
 
 
Interest Rate
 
Interest Rate
 
Interest Rate
 
Interest Rate
 
Interest Rate
 
Interest Rate
 
 
for Funds
 
for Funds
 
for Funds
 
for Funds
 
for Funds
 
for Funds
Nine Months
 
Borrowed from
 
Borrowed from
 
Loaned to
 
Loaned to
 
Borrowed from
 
Loaned to
Ended
 
the Nonutility
 
the Nonutility
 
the Nonutility
 
the Nonutility
 
the Nonutility
 
the Nonutility
September 30,
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
2015
 
%
 
%
 
0.59
%
 
0.39
%
 
%
 
0.47
%
2014
 
%
 
%
 
0.33
%
 
%
 
%
 
0.28
%


Credit Facilities

For a discussion of credit facilities, see “Letters of Credit” section of Note 5.

Sale of Receivables – AEP Credit

Under a sale of receivables arrangement, the Registrant Subsidiaries sell, without recourse, certain of their customer accounts receivable and accrued unbilled revenue balances to AEP Credit and are charged a fee based on AEP Credit’s financing costs, administrative costs and uncollectible accounts experience for each Registrant Subsidiary’s receivables.  APCo does not have regulatory authority to sell its West Virginia accounts receivable.  The costs of customer accounts receivable sold are reported in Other Operation expense on the Registrant Subsidiaries’ condensed statements of income.  The Registrant Subsidiaries manage and service their customer accounts receivable sold.

AEP Credit's receivables securitization agreement provides a commitment of $750 million from bank conduits to purchase receivables.  The agreement was increased in June 2014 from $700 million and expires in June 2017.

The amount of accounts receivable and accrued unbilled revenues under the sale of receivables agreement for each Registrant Subsidiary as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 was as follows:
 
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
Company
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(in thousands)
APCo
 
$
125,153

 
$
159,823

I&M
 
139,481

 
137,459

OPCo
 
354,276

 
365,834

PSO
 
146,039

 
112,905

SWEPCo
 
176,113

 
148,668



The fees paid by the Registrant Subsidiaries to AEP Credit for customer accounts receivable sold were:
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Company
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(in thousands)
APCo
 
$
1,952

 
$
2,166

 
$
5,979

 
$
6,626

I&M
 
2,191

 
2,011

 
6,611

 
5,836

OPCo
 
8,545

 
7,213

 
23,228

 
21,358

PSO
 
1,709

 
1,745

 
4,455

 
4,417

SWEPCo
 
1,997

 
1,890

 
5,344

 
5,035



The Registrant Subsidiaries’ proceeds on the sale of receivables to AEP Credit were:
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Company
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(in thousands)
APCo
 
$
355,275

 
$
354,406

 
$
1,115,492

 
$
1,137,564

I&M
 
401,518

 
372,422

 
1,192,137

 
1,132,603

OPCo
 
670,677

 
668,112

 
1,949,042

 
1,980,764

PSO
 
411,523

 
398,567

 
1,025,909

 
1,014,320

SWEPCo
 
468,027

 
466,828

 
1,222,294

 
1,278,325

Ohio Power Co [Member]  
Financing Activities
FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Long-term Debt

Long-term debt and other securities issued, retired and principal payments made during the first nine months of 2015 are shown in the tables below:
Company
 
Type of Debt
 
Principal Amount (a)
 
Interest Rate
 
Due Date
Issuances:
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
(%)
 
 
APCo
 
Pollution Control Bonds
 
$
86,000

 
1.90
 
2019
APCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
350,000

 
4.45
 
2045
APCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
300,000

 
3.40
 
2025
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
111,300

 
Variable
 
2019
I&M
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
100,000

 
Variable
 
2018
PSO
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
125,000

 
3.17
 
2025
PSO
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
125,000

 
4.09
 
2045
SWEPCo
 
Pollution Control Bonds
 
53,500

 
1.60
 
2019
SWEPCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
400,000

 
3.90
 
2045

(a)
Amounts indicated on the statements of cash flows are net of issuance costs and premium or discount and will not tie to the issuance amounts.
Company
 
Type of Debt
 
 Principal Amount Paid
 
Interest Rate
 
Due Date
Retirements and Principal Payments:
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
(%)
 
 
APCo
 
Land Note
 
$
28

 
13.718
 
2026
APCo
 
Notes Payable - Affiliated
 
86,000

 
3.125
 
2015
APCo
 
Securitization Bonds
 
22,524

 
2.008
 
2024
APCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
350,000

 
7.95
 
2020
APCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
300,000

 
3.40
 
2015
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
18,600

 
Variable
 
2016
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
20,601

 
Variable
 
2017
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
26,512

 
Variable
 
2019
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
16,265

 
Variable
 
2019
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
1,273

 
Variable
 
2016
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
882

 
2.12
 
2016
I&M
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
93,500

 
Variable
 
2015
I&M
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
838

 
6.00
 
2025
OPCo
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
58

 
1.149
 
2028
OPCo
 
Pollution Control Bonds
 
86,000

 
3.125
 
2015
OPCo
 
Securitization Bonds
 
45,426

 
0.958
 
2018
PSO
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
319

 
3.00
 
2027
SWEPCo
 
Notes Payable
 
3,250

 
4.58
 
2032
SWEPCo
 
Pollution Control Bonds
 
53,500

 
3.25
 
2015
SWEPCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
100,000

 
5.375
 
2015
SWEPCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
150,000

 
4.90
 
2015


As of September 30, 2015, trustees held on behalf of I&M and OPCo, $40 million and $345 million, respectively, of their reacquired Pollution Control Bonds.

Dividend Restrictions

The Registrant Subsidiaries pay dividends to Parent provided funds are legally available.  Various financing arrangements and regulatory requirements may impose certain restrictions on the ability of the Registrant Subsidiaries to transfer funds to Parent in the form of dividends.

Federal Power Act

The Federal Power Act prohibits each of the Registrant Subsidiaries from participating “in the making or paying of any dividends of such public utility from any funds properly included in capital account.”  The term “capital account” is not defined in the Federal Power Act or its regulations.  Management understands “capital account” to mean the book value of the common stock. This restriction does not limit the ability of the Registrant Subsidiaries to pay dividends out of retained earnings.

Additionally, the Federal Power Act creates a reserve on earnings attributable to hydroelectric generation plants.  Because of their respective ownership of such plants, this reserve applies to APCo and I&M.

Leverage Restrictions

Pursuant to the credit agreement leverage restrictions, APCo, I&M, PSO and SWEPCo must maintain a percentage of debt to total capitalization at a level that does not exceed 67.5%.

Utility Money Pool – AEP System

The AEP System uses a corporate borrowing program to meet the short-term borrowing needs of AEP’s subsidiaries.  The corporate borrowing program includes a Utility Money Pool, which funds AEP’s utility subsidiaries, and a Nonutility Money Pool, which funds a majority of AEP's nonutility subsidiaries.  The AEP System Utility Money Pool operates in accordance with the terms and conditions of the AEP System Utility Money Pool agreement filed with the FERC.  The amounts of outstanding loans to (borrowings from) the Utility Money Pool as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are included in Advances to Affiliates and Advances from Affiliates, respectively, on each of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ condensed balance sheets.  The Utility Money Pool participants’ money pool activity and their corresponding authorized borrowing limits for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 are described in the following table:
 
 
Maximum
 
 
 
Average
 
 
 
Net Loans to
 
 
 
 
Borrowings
 
Maximum
 
Borrowings
 
Average
 
(Borrowings from)
 
Authorized
 
 
from the
 
Loans to the
 
from the
 
Loans to the
 
the Utility Money
 
Short-term
 
 
Utility
 
Utility
 
Utility
 
Utility
 
Pool as of
 
Borrowing
Company
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
September 30, 2015
 
Limit
 
 
(in thousands)
APCo
 
$
82,417

 
$
694,785

 
$
46,664

 
$
97,657

 
$
(11,689
)
 
$
600,000

I&M
 
200,032

 
13,515

 
136,890

 
13,503

 
(137,496
)
 
500,000

OPCo
 

 
367,472

 

 
256,020

 
279,129

 
400,000

PSO
 
165,947

 
152,498

 
113,117

 
74,225

 
116,345

 
300,000

SWEPCo
 
112,481

 
299,932

 
52,596

 
121,845

 
43,073

 
350,000



The activity in the above table does not include short-term lending activity of SWEPCo's wholly-owned subsidiary, Mutual Energy SWEPCo, LLC, which is a participant in the Nonutility Money Pool. The amounts of outstanding loans to the Nonutility Money Pool as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are included in Advances to Affiliates on SWEPCo's condensed balance sheets. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, Mutual Energy SWEPCo, LLC had the following activity in the Nonutility Money Pool:
Maximum
 
Maximum
 
Average
 
Average
 
Loans
Borrowings
 
Loans
 
Borrowings
 
Loans
 
to the Nonutility
from the Nonutility
 
to the Nonutility
 
from the Nonutility
 
to the Nonutility
 
Money Pool as of
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
September 30, 2015
(in thousands)
$

 
$
1,948

 
$

 
$
1,945

 
$
1,946



The maximum and minimum interest rates for funds either borrowed from or loaned to the Utility Money Pool were as follows:
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
Maximum Interest Rate
 
0.59
%
 
0.33
%
Minimum Interest Rate
 
0.39
%
 
0.24
%


The average interest rates for funds borrowed from and loaned to the Utility Money Pool for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are summarized for all Registrant Subsidiaries in the following table:
 
 
Average Interest Rate
 
Average Interest Rate
 
 
for Funds Borrowed
 
for Funds Loaned
 
 
from the Utility Money Pool for
 
to the Utility Money Pool for
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Company
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
APCo
 
0.46
%
 
0.26
%
 
0.46
%
 
0.28
%
I&M
 
0.47
%
 
0.27
%
 
0.46
%
 
0.30
%
OPCo
 
%
 
0.27
%
 
0.47
%
 
0.29
%
PSO
 
0.49
%
 
0.27
%
 
0.46
%
 
%
SWEPCo
 
0.46
%
 
0.28
%
 
0.48
%
 
0.27
%


Maximum, minimum and average interest rates for funds either borrowed from or loaned to the Nonutility Money Pool for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are summarized for Mutual Energy SWEPCo, LLC in the following table:
 
 
Maximum
 
Minimum
 
Maximum
 
Minimum
 
Average
 
Average
 
 
Interest Rate
 
Interest Rate
 
Interest Rate
 
Interest Rate
 
Interest Rate
 
Interest Rate
 
 
for Funds
 
for Funds
 
for Funds
 
for Funds
 
for Funds
 
for Funds
Nine Months
 
Borrowed from
 
Borrowed from
 
Loaned to
 
Loaned to
 
Borrowed from
 
Loaned to
Ended
 
the Nonutility
 
the Nonutility
 
the Nonutility
 
the Nonutility
 
the Nonutility
 
the Nonutility
September 30,
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
2015
 
%
 
%
 
0.59
%
 
0.39
%
 
%
 
0.47
%
2014
 
%
 
%
 
0.33
%
 
%
 
%
 
0.28
%


Credit Facilities

For a discussion of credit facilities, see “Letters of Credit” section of Note 5.

Sale of Receivables – AEP Credit

Under a sale of receivables arrangement, the Registrant Subsidiaries sell, without recourse, certain of their customer accounts receivable and accrued unbilled revenue balances to AEP Credit and are charged a fee based on AEP Credit’s financing costs, administrative costs and uncollectible accounts experience for each Registrant Subsidiary’s receivables.  APCo does not have regulatory authority to sell its West Virginia accounts receivable.  The costs of customer accounts receivable sold are reported in Other Operation expense on the Registrant Subsidiaries’ condensed statements of income.  The Registrant Subsidiaries manage and service their customer accounts receivable sold.

AEP Credit's receivables securitization agreement provides a commitment of $750 million from bank conduits to purchase receivables.  The agreement was increased in June 2014 from $700 million and expires in June 2017.

The amount of accounts receivable and accrued unbilled revenues under the sale of receivables agreement for each Registrant Subsidiary as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 was as follows:
 
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
Company
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(in thousands)
APCo
 
$
125,153

 
$
159,823

I&M
 
139,481

 
137,459

OPCo
 
354,276

 
365,834

PSO
 
146,039

 
112,905

SWEPCo
 
176,113

 
148,668



The fees paid by the Registrant Subsidiaries to AEP Credit for customer accounts receivable sold were:
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Company
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(in thousands)
APCo
 
$
1,952

 
$
2,166

 
$
5,979

 
$
6,626

I&M
 
2,191

 
2,011

 
6,611

 
5,836

OPCo
 
8,545

 
7,213

 
23,228

 
21,358

PSO
 
1,709

 
1,745

 
4,455

 
4,417

SWEPCo
 
1,997

 
1,890

 
5,344

 
5,035



The Registrant Subsidiaries’ proceeds on the sale of receivables to AEP Credit were:
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Company
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(in thousands)
APCo
 
$
355,275

 
$
354,406

 
$
1,115,492

 
$
1,137,564

I&M
 
401,518

 
372,422

 
1,192,137

 
1,132,603

OPCo
 
670,677

 
668,112

 
1,949,042

 
1,980,764

PSO
 
411,523

 
398,567

 
1,025,909

 
1,014,320

SWEPCo
 
468,027

 
466,828

 
1,222,294

 
1,278,325

Public Service Co Of Oklahoma [Member]  
Financing Activities
FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Long-term Debt

Long-term debt and other securities issued, retired and principal payments made during the first nine months of 2015 are shown in the tables below:
Company
 
Type of Debt
 
Principal Amount (a)
 
Interest Rate
 
Due Date
Issuances:
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
(%)
 
 
APCo
 
Pollution Control Bonds
 
$
86,000

 
1.90
 
2019
APCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
350,000

 
4.45
 
2045
APCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
300,000

 
3.40
 
2025
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
111,300

 
Variable
 
2019
I&M
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
100,000

 
Variable
 
2018
PSO
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
125,000

 
3.17
 
2025
PSO
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
125,000

 
4.09
 
2045
SWEPCo
 
Pollution Control Bonds
 
53,500

 
1.60
 
2019
SWEPCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
400,000

 
3.90
 
2045

(a)
Amounts indicated on the statements of cash flows are net of issuance costs and premium or discount and will not tie to the issuance amounts.
Company
 
Type of Debt
 
 Principal Amount Paid
 
Interest Rate
 
Due Date
Retirements and Principal Payments:
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
(%)
 
 
APCo
 
Land Note
 
$
28

 
13.718
 
2026
APCo
 
Notes Payable - Affiliated
 
86,000

 
3.125
 
2015
APCo
 
Securitization Bonds
 
22,524

 
2.008
 
2024
APCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
350,000

 
7.95
 
2020
APCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
300,000

 
3.40
 
2015
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
18,600

 
Variable
 
2016
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
20,601

 
Variable
 
2017
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
26,512

 
Variable
 
2019
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
16,265

 
Variable
 
2019
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
1,273

 
Variable
 
2016
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
882

 
2.12
 
2016
I&M
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
93,500

 
Variable
 
2015
I&M
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
838

 
6.00
 
2025
OPCo
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
58

 
1.149
 
2028
OPCo
 
Pollution Control Bonds
 
86,000

 
3.125
 
2015
OPCo
 
Securitization Bonds
 
45,426

 
0.958
 
2018
PSO
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
319

 
3.00
 
2027
SWEPCo
 
Notes Payable
 
3,250

 
4.58
 
2032
SWEPCo
 
Pollution Control Bonds
 
53,500

 
3.25
 
2015
SWEPCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
100,000

 
5.375
 
2015
SWEPCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
150,000

 
4.90
 
2015


As of September 30, 2015, trustees held on behalf of I&M and OPCo, $40 million and $345 million, respectively, of their reacquired Pollution Control Bonds.

Dividend Restrictions

The Registrant Subsidiaries pay dividends to Parent provided funds are legally available.  Various financing arrangements and regulatory requirements may impose certain restrictions on the ability of the Registrant Subsidiaries to transfer funds to Parent in the form of dividends.

Federal Power Act

The Federal Power Act prohibits each of the Registrant Subsidiaries from participating “in the making or paying of any dividends of such public utility from any funds properly included in capital account.”  The term “capital account” is not defined in the Federal Power Act or its regulations.  Management understands “capital account” to mean the book value of the common stock. This restriction does not limit the ability of the Registrant Subsidiaries to pay dividends out of retained earnings.

Additionally, the Federal Power Act creates a reserve on earnings attributable to hydroelectric generation plants.  Because of their respective ownership of such plants, this reserve applies to APCo and I&M.

Leverage Restrictions

Pursuant to the credit agreement leverage restrictions, APCo, I&M, PSO and SWEPCo must maintain a percentage of debt to total capitalization at a level that does not exceed 67.5%.

Utility Money Pool – AEP System

The AEP System uses a corporate borrowing program to meet the short-term borrowing needs of AEP’s subsidiaries.  The corporate borrowing program includes a Utility Money Pool, which funds AEP’s utility subsidiaries, and a Nonutility Money Pool, which funds a majority of AEP's nonutility subsidiaries.  The AEP System Utility Money Pool operates in accordance with the terms and conditions of the AEP System Utility Money Pool agreement filed with the FERC.  The amounts of outstanding loans to (borrowings from) the Utility Money Pool as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are included in Advances to Affiliates and Advances from Affiliates, respectively, on each of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ condensed balance sheets.  The Utility Money Pool participants’ money pool activity and their corresponding authorized borrowing limits for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 are described in the following table:
 
 
Maximum
 
 
 
Average
 
 
 
Net Loans to
 
 
 
 
Borrowings
 
Maximum
 
Borrowings
 
Average
 
(Borrowings from)
 
Authorized
 
 
from the
 
Loans to the
 
from the
 
Loans to the
 
the Utility Money
 
Short-term
 
 
Utility
 
Utility
 
Utility
 
Utility
 
Pool as of
 
Borrowing
Company
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
September 30, 2015
 
Limit
 
 
(in thousands)
APCo
 
$
82,417

 
$
694,785

 
$
46,664

 
$
97,657

 
$
(11,689
)
 
$
600,000

I&M
 
200,032

 
13,515

 
136,890

 
13,503

 
(137,496
)
 
500,000

OPCo
 

 
367,472

 

 
256,020

 
279,129

 
400,000

PSO
 
165,947

 
152,498

 
113,117

 
74,225

 
116,345

 
300,000

SWEPCo
 
112,481

 
299,932

 
52,596

 
121,845

 
43,073

 
350,000



The activity in the above table does not include short-term lending activity of SWEPCo's wholly-owned subsidiary, Mutual Energy SWEPCo, LLC, which is a participant in the Nonutility Money Pool. The amounts of outstanding loans to the Nonutility Money Pool as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are included in Advances to Affiliates on SWEPCo's condensed balance sheets. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, Mutual Energy SWEPCo, LLC had the following activity in the Nonutility Money Pool:
Maximum
 
Maximum
 
Average
 
Average
 
Loans
Borrowings
 
Loans
 
Borrowings
 
Loans
 
to the Nonutility
from the Nonutility
 
to the Nonutility
 
from the Nonutility
 
to the Nonutility
 
Money Pool as of
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
September 30, 2015
(in thousands)
$

 
$
1,948

 
$

 
$
1,945

 
$
1,946



The maximum and minimum interest rates for funds either borrowed from or loaned to the Utility Money Pool were as follows:
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
Maximum Interest Rate
 
0.59
%
 
0.33
%
Minimum Interest Rate
 
0.39
%
 
0.24
%


The average interest rates for funds borrowed from and loaned to the Utility Money Pool for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are summarized for all Registrant Subsidiaries in the following table:
 
 
Average Interest Rate
 
Average Interest Rate
 
 
for Funds Borrowed
 
for Funds Loaned
 
 
from the Utility Money Pool for
 
to the Utility Money Pool for
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Company
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
APCo
 
0.46
%
 
0.26
%
 
0.46
%
 
0.28
%
I&M
 
0.47
%
 
0.27
%
 
0.46
%
 
0.30
%
OPCo
 
%
 
0.27
%
 
0.47
%
 
0.29
%
PSO
 
0.49
%
 
0.27
%
 
0.46
%
 
%
SWEPCo
 
0.46
%
 
0.28
%
 
0.48
%
 
0.27
%


Maximum, minimum and average interest rates for funds either borrowed from or loaned to the Nonutility Money Pool for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are summarized for Mutual Energy SWEPCo, LLC in the following table:
 
 
Maximum
 
Minimum
 
Maximum
 
Minimum
 
Average
 
Average
 
 
Interest Rate
 
Interest Rate
 
Interest Rate
 
Interest Rate
 
Interest Rate
 
Interest Rate
 
 
for Funds
 
for Funds
 
for Funds
 
for Funds
 
for Funds
 
for Funds
Nine Months
 
Borrowed from
 
Borrowed from
 
Loaned to
 
Loaned to
 
Borrowed from
 
Loaned to
Ended
 
the Nonutility
 
the Nonutility
 
the Nonutility
 
the Nonutility
 
the Nonutility
 
the Nonutility
September 30,
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
2015
 
%
 
%
 
0.59
%
 
0.39
%
 
%
 
0.47
%
2014
 
%
 
%
 
0.33
%
 
%
 
%
 
0.28
%


Credit Facilities

For a discussion of credit facilities, see “Letters of Credit” section of Note 5.

Sale of Receivables – AEP Credit

Under a sale of receivables arrangement, the Registrant Subsidiaries sell, without recourse, certain of their customer accounts receivable and accrued unbilled revenue balances to AEP Credit and are charged a fee based on AEP Credit’s financing costs, administrative costs and uncollectible accounts experience for each Registrant Subsidiary’s receivables.  APCo does not have regulatory authority to sell its West Virginia accounts receivable.  The costs of customer accounts receivable sold are reported in Other Operation expense on the Registrant Subsidiaries’ condensed statements of income.  The Registrant Subsidiaries manage and service their customer accounts receivable sold.

AEP Credit's receivables securitization agreement provides a commitment of $750 million from bank conduits to purchase receivables.  The agreement was increased in June 2014 from $700 million and expires in June 2017.

The amount of accounts receivable and accrued unbilled revenues under the sale of receivables agreement for each Registrant Subsidiary as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 was as follows:
 
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
Company
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(in thousands)
APCo
 
$
125,153

 
$
159,823

I&M
 
139,481

 
137,459

OPCo
 
354,276

 
365,834

PSO
 
146,039

 
112,905

SWEPCo
 
176,113

 
148,668



The fees paid by the Registrant Subsidiaries to AEP Credit for customer accounts receivable sold were:
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Company
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(in thousands)
APCo
 
$
1,952

 
$
2,166

 
$
5,979

 
$
6,626

I&M
 
2,191

 
2,011

 
6,611

 
5,836

OPCo
 
8,545

 
7,213

 
23,228

 
21,358

PSO
 
1,709

 
1,745

 
4,455

 
4,417

SWEPCo
 
1,997

 
1,890

 
5,344

 
5,035



The Registrant Subsidiaries’ proceeds on the sale of receivables to AEP Credit were:
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Company
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(in thousands)
APCo
 
$
355,275

 
$
354,406

 
$
1,115,492

 
$
1,137,564

I&M
 
401,518

 
372,422

 
1,192,137

 
1,132,603

OPCo
 
670,677

 
668,112

 
1,949,042

 
1,980,764

PSO
 
411,523

 
398,567

 
1,025,909

 
1,014,320

SWEPCo
 
468,027

 
466,828

 
1,222,294

 
1,278,325

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Financing Activities
FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Long-term Debt

Long-term debt and other securities issued, retired and principal payments made during the first nine months of 2015 are shown in the tables below:
Company
 
Type of Debt
 
Principal Amount (a)
 
Interest Rate
 
Due Date
Issuances:
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
(%)
 
 
APCo
 
Pollution Control Bonds
 
$
86,000

 
1.90
 
2019
APCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
350,000

 
4.45
 
2045
APCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
300,000

 
3.40
 
2025
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
111,300

 
Variable
 
2019
I&M
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
100,000

 
Variable
 
2018
PSO
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
125,000

 
3.17
 
2025
PSO
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
125,000

 
4.09
 
2045
SWEPCo
 
Pollution Control Bonds
 
53,500

 
1.60
 
2019
SWEPCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
400,000

 
3.90
 
2045

(a)
Amounts indicated on the statements of cash flows are net of issuance costs and premium or discount and will not tie to the issuance amounts.
Company
 
Type of Debt
 
 Principal Amount Paid
 
Interest Rate
 
Due Date
Retirements and Principal Payments:
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
(%)
 
 
APCo
 
Land Note
 
$
28

 
13.718
 
2026
APCo
 
Notes Payable - Affiliated
 
86,000

 
3.125
 
2015
APCo
 
Securitization Bonds
 
22,524

 
2.008
 
2024
APCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
350,000

 
7.95
 
2020
APCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
300,000

 
3.40
 
2015
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
18,600

 
Variable
 
2016
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
20,601

 
Variable
 
2017
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
26,512

 
Variable
 
2019
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
16,265

 
Variable
 
2019
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
1,273

 
Variable
 
2016
I&M
 
Notes Payable
 
882

 
2.12
 
2016
I&M
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
93,500

 
Variable
 
2015
I&M
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
838

 
6.00
 
2025
OPCo
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
58

 
1.149
 
2028
OPCo
 
Pollution Control Bonds
 
86,000

 
3.125
 
2015
OPCo
 
Securitization Bonds
 
45,426

 
0.958
 
2018
PSO
 
Other Long-term Debt
 
319

 
3.00
 
2027
SWEPCo
 
Notes Payable
 
3,250

 
4.58
 
2032
SWEPCo
 
Pollution Control Bonds
 
53,500

 
3.25
 
2015
SWEPCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
100,000

 
5.375
 
2015
SWEPCo
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
150,000

 
4.90
 
2015


As of September 30, 2015, trustees held on behalf of I&M and OPCo, $40 million and $345 million, respectively, of their reacquired Pollution Control Bonds.

Dividend Restrictions

The Registrant Subsidiaries pay dividends to Parent provided funds are legally available.  Various financing arrangements and regulatory requirements may impose certain restrictions on the ability of the Registrant Subsidiaries to transfer funds to Parent in the form of dividends.

Federal Power Act

The Federal Power Act prohibits each of the Registrant Subsidiaries from participating “in the making or paying of any dividends of such public utility from any funds properly included in capital account.”  The term “capital account” is not defined in the Federal Power Act or its regulations.  Management understands “capital account” to mean the book value of the common stock. This restriction does not limit the ability of the Registrant Subsidiaries to pay dividends out of retained earnings.

Additionally, the Federal Power Act creates a reserve on earnings attributable to hydroelectric generation plants.  Because of their respective ownership of such plants, this reserve applies to APCo and I&M.

Leverage Restrictions

Pursuant to the credit agreement leverage restrictions, APCo, I&M, PSO and SWEPCo must maintain a percentage of debt to total capitalization at a level that does not exceed 67.5%.

Utility Money Pool – AEP System

The AEP System uses a corporate borrowing program to meet the short-term borrowing needs of AEP’s subsidiaries.  The corporate borrowing program includes a Utility Money Pool, which funds AEP’s utility subsidiaries, and a Nonutility Money Pool, which funds a majority of AEP's nonutility subsidiaries.  The AEP System Utility Money Pool operates in accordance with the terms and conditions of the AEP System Utility Money Pool agreement filed with the FERC.  The amounts of outstanding loans to (borrowings from) the Utility Money Pool as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are included in Advances to Affiliates and Advances from Affiliates, respectively, on each of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ condensed balance sheets.  The Utility Money Pool participants’ money pool activity and their corresponding authorized borrowing limits for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 are described in the following table:
 
 
Maximum
 
 
 
Average
 
 
 
Net Loans to
 
 
 
 
Borrowings
 
Maximum
 
Borrowings
 
Average
 
(Borrowings from)
 
Authorized
 
 
from the
 
Loans to the
 
from the
 
Loans to the
 
the Utility Money
 
Short-term
 
 
Utility
 
Utility
 
Utility
 
Utility
 
Pool as of
 
Borrowing
Company
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
September 30, 2015
 
Limit
 
 
(in thousands)
APCo
 
$
82,417

 
$
694,785

 
$
46,664

 
$
97,657

 
$
(11,689
)
 
$
600,000

I&M
 
200,032

 
13,515

 
136,890

 
13,503

 
(137,496
)
 
500,000

OPCo
 

 
367,472

 

 
256,020

 
279,129

 
400,000

PSO
 
165,947

 
152,498

 
113,117

 
74,225

 
116,345

 
300,000

SWEPCo
 
112,481

 
299,932

 
52,596

 
121,845

 
43,073

 
350,000



The activity in the above table does not include short-term lending activity of SWEPCo's wholly-owned subsidiary, Mutual Energy SWEPCo, LLC, which is a participant in the Nonutility Money Pool. The amounts of outstanding loans to the Nonutility Money Pool as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are included in Advances to Affiliates on SWEPCo's condensed balance sheets. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, Mutual Energy SWEPCo, LLC had the following activity in the Nonutility Money Pool:
Maximum
 
Maximum
 
Average
 
Average
 
Loans
Borrowings
 
Loans
 
Borrowings
 
Loans
 
to the Nonutility
from the Nonutility
 
to the Nonutility
 
from the Nonutility
 
to the Nonutility
 
Money Pool as of
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
September 30, 2015
(in thousands)
$

 
$
1,948

 
$

 
$
1,945

 
$
1,946



The maximum and minimum interest rates for funds either borrowed from or loaned to the Utility Money Pool were as follows:
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
Maximum Interest Rate
 
0.59
%
 
0.33
%
Minimum Interest Rate
 
0.39
%
 
0.24
%


The average interest rates for funds borrowed from and loaned to the Utility Money Pool for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are summarized for all Registrant Subsidiaries in the following table:
 
 
Average Interest Rate
 
Average Interest Rate
 
 
for Funds Borrowed
 
for Funds Loaned
 
 
from the Utility Money Pool for
 
to the Utility Money Pool for
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Company
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
APCo
 
0.46
%
 
0.26
%
 
0.46
%
 
0.28
%
I&M
 
0.47
%
 
0.27
%
 
0.46
%
 
0.30
%
OPCo
 
%
 
0.27
%
 
0.47
%
 
0.29
%
PSO
 
0.49
%
 
0.27
%
 
0.46
%
 
%
SWEPCo
 
0.46
%
 
0.28
%
 
0.48
%
 
0.27
%


Maximum, minimum and average interest rates for funds either borrowed from or loaned to the Nonutility Money Pool for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are summarized for Mutual Energy SWEPCo, LLC in the following table:
 
 
Maximum
 
Minimum
 
Maximum
 
Minimum
 
Average
 
Average
 
 
Interest Rate
 
Interest Rate
 
Interest Rate
 
Interest Rate
 
Interest Rate
 
Interest Rate
 
 
for Funds
 
for Funds
 
for Funds
 
for Funds
 
for Funds
 
for Funds
Nine Months
 
Borrowed from
 
Borrowed from
 
Loaned to
 
Loaned to
 
Borrowed from
 
Loaned to
Ended
 
the Nonutility
 
the Nonutility
 
the Nonutility
 
the Nonutility
 
the Nonutility
 
the Nonutility
September 30,
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
 
Money Pool
2015
 
%
 
%
 
0.59
%
 
0.39
%
 
%
 
0.47
%
2014
 
%
 
%
 
0.33
%
 
%
 
%
 
0.28
%


Credit Facilities

For a discussion of credit facilities, see “Letters of Credit” section of Note 5.

Sale of Receivables – AEP Credit

Under a sale of receivables arrangement, the Registrant Subsidiaries sell, without recourse, certain of their customer accounts receivable and accrued unbilled revenue balances to AEP Credit and are charged a fee based on AEP Credit’s financing costs, administrative costs and uncollectible accounts experience for each Registrant Subsidiary’s receivables.  APCo does not have regulatory authority to sell its West Virginia accounts receivable.  The costs of customer accounts receivable sold are reported in Other Operation expense on the Registrant Subsidiaries’ condensed statements of income.  The Registrant Subsidiaries manage and service their customer accounts receivable sold.

AEP Credit's receivables securitization agreement provides a commitment of $750 million from bank conduits to purchase receivables.  The agreement was increased in June 2014 from $700 million and expires in June 2017.

The amount of accounts receivable and accrued unbilled revenues under the sale of receivables agreement for each Registrant Subsidiary as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 was as follows:
 
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
Company
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(in thousands)
APCo
 
$
125,153

 
$
159,823

I&M
 
139,481

 
137,459

OPCo
 
354,276

 
365,834

PSO
 
146,039

 
112,905

SWEPCo
 
176,113

 
148,668



The fees paid by the Registrant Subsidiaries to AEP Credit for customer accounts receivable sold were:
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Company
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(in thousands)
APCo
 
$
1,952

 
$
2,166

 
$
5,979

 
$
6,626

I&M
 
2,191

 
2,011

 
6,611

 
5,836

OPCo
 
8,545

 
7,213

 
23,228

 
21,358

PSO
 
1,709

 
1,745

 
4,455

 
4,417

SWEPCo
 
1,997

 
1,890

 
5,344

 
5,035



The Registrant Subsidiaries’ proceeds on the sale of receivables to AEP Credit were:
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Company
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(in thousands)
APCo
 
$
355,275

 
$
354,406

 
$
1,115,492

 
$
1,137,564

I&M
 
401,518

 
372,422

 
1,192,137

 
1,132,603

OPCo
 
670,677

 
668,112

 
1,949,042

 
1,980,764

PSO
 
411,523

 
398,567

 
1,025,909

 
1,014,320

SWEPCo
 
468,027

 
466,828

 
1,222,294

 
1,278,325