Ameren Illinois Co - Quarter Report: 2007 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(X) Quarterly
report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of
the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
for the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2007
OR
( ) Transition
report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of
the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
for
the transition period from __ to
__.
Commission
File
Number
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Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter;
State
of Incorporation;
Address
and Telephone Number
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IRS
Employer
Identification
No.
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1-14756
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Ameren
Corporation
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43-1723446
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(Missouri
Corporation)
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1901
Chouteau Avenue
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St.
Louis, Missouri 63103
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(314)
621-3222
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1-2967
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Union
Electric Company
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43-0559760
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(Missouri
Corporation)
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1901
Chouteau Avenue
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St.
Louis, Missouri 63103
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(314)
621-3222
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1-3672
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Central
Illinois Public Service Company
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37-0211380
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(Illinois
Corporation)
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607
East Adams Street
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Springfield,
Illinois 62739
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(888)
789-2477
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333-56594
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Ameren
Energy Generating Company
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37-1395586
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(Illinois
Corporation)
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1901
Chouteau Avenue
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St.
Louis, Missouri 63103
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(314)
621-3222
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2-95569
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CILCORP
Inc.
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37-1169387
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(Illinois
Corporation)
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300
Liberty Street
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Peoria,
Illinois 61602
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(309)
677-5271
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1-2732
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Central
Illinois Light Company
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37-0211050
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(Illinois
Corporation)
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300
Liberty Street
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Peoria,
Illinois 61602
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(309)
677-5271
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1-3004
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Illinois
Power Company
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37-0344645
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(Illinois
Corporation)
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370
South Main Street
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Decatur,
Illinois 62523
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(217)
424-6600
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Indicate
by check mark whether the
registrants: (1) have filed all reports required to be filed by Section
13 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months
(or
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports),
and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90
days. Yes (X)
No ( )
Indicate
by check mark whether each
registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a
non-accelerated filer. See definitions of accelerated filer and large
accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
Large
Accelerated Filer
|
Accelerated
Filer
|
Non-Accelerated
Filer
|
|
Ameren
Corporation
|
(X)
|
( )
|
(
)
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Union
Electric Company
|
( )
|
( )
|
(X)
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Central
Illinois Public Service Company
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( )
|
( )
|
(X)
|
Ameren
Energy Generating Company
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( )
|
( )
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(X)
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CILCORP
Inc.
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( )
|
( )
|
(X)
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Central
Illinois Light Company
|
( )
|
( )
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(X)
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Illinois
Power Company
|
( )
|
( )
|
(X)
|
Indicate
by check mark whether each
registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934).
Ameren
Corporation
|
Yes
|
(
)
|
No
|
(X)
|
Union
Electric Company
|
Yes
|
(
)
|
No
|
(X)
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Central
Illinois Public Service Company
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Yes
|
(
)
|
No
|
(X)
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Ameren
Energy Generating Company
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Yes
|
(
)
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No
|
(X)
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CILCORP
Inc.
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Yes
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(
)
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No
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(X)
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Central
Illinois Light Company
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Yes
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(
)
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No
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(X)
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Illinois
Power Company
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Yes
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(
)
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No
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(X)
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The
number of shares outstanding of
each registrant’s classes of common stock as of November 1, 2007, was as
follows:
Ameren
Corporation
|
Common
stock, $.01 par value per share – 208,009,159
|
Union
Electric Company
|
Common
stock, $5 par value per share, held by Ameren
Corporation
(parent company of the registrant) – 102,123,834
|
Central
Illinois Public Service Company
|
Common
stock, no par value, held by Ameren
Corporation
(parent company of the registrant) – 25,452,373
|
Ameren
Energy Generating Company
|
Common
stock, no par value, held by Ameren Energy
Development
Company (parent company of the
registrant
and indirect subsidiary of Ameren
Corporation)
– 2,000
|
CILCORP
Inc.
|
Common
stock, no par value, held by Ameren
Corporation
(parent company of the registrant) – 1,000
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Central
Illinois Light Company
|
Common
stock, no par value, held by CILCORP Inc.
(parent
company of the registrant and subsidiary of
Ameren
Corporation) – 13,563,871
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Illinois
Power Company
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Common
stock, no par value, held by Ameren
Corporation
(parent company of the registrant) – 23,000,000
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OMISSION
OF CERTAIN INFORMATION
Ameren
Energy Generating Company and CILCORP Inc. meet the conditions set forth
in
General Instruction H(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-Q and are therefore filing
this
form with the reduced disclosure format allowed under that General
Instruction.
This
combined Form 10-Q is separately
filed by Ameren Corporation, Union Electric Company, Central Illinois Public
Service Company, Ameren Energy Generating Company, CILCORP Inc., Central
Illinois Light Company, and Illinois Power Company. Each registrant hereto
is
filing on its own behalf all of the information contained in this quarterly
report that relates to such registrant. Each registrant hereto is not filing
any
information that does not relate to such registrant, and therefore makes
no
representation as to any such information.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
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Glossary
of Terms and Abbreviations
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5
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Forward-looking
Statements
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6
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PART
I Financial Information
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Item
1. Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
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Ameren
Corporation
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Consolidated
Statement of Income
................................................................................................................................................................................................
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8
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Consolidated
Balance Sheet
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................
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9
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Consolidated
Statement of Cash Flows
........................................................................................................................................................................................
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10
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Union
Electric
Company
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Consolidated
Statement of Income
................................................................................................................................................................................................
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11
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Consolidated
Balance Sheet
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................
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12
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Consolidated
Statement of Cash Flows
........................................................................................................................................................................................
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13
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Central
Illinois Public Service
Company
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Statement
of Income
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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14
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Balance
Sheet
...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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15
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Statement
of Cash Flows
................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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16
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Ameren
Energy Generating
Company
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Consolidated
Statement of Income
...............................................................................................................................................................................................
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17
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Consolidated
Balance Sheet
..........................................................................................................................................................................................................
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18
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Consolidated
Statement of Cash Flows
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
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19
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CILCORP
Inc.
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Consolidated
Statement of Income
...............................................................................................................................................................................................
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20
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Consolidated
Balance Sheet
..........................................................................................................................................................................................................
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21
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Consolidated
Statement of Cash Flows
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
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22
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Central
Illinois Light
Company
|
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Consolidated
Statement of Income
...............................................................................................................................................................................................
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23
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Consolidated
Balance Sheet
..........................................................................................................................................................................................................
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24
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Consolidated
Statement of Cash Flows
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
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25
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Illinois
Power
Company
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Consolidated
Statement of Income
..............................................................................................................................................................................................
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26
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Consolidated
Balance Sheet
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27
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Consolidated
Statement of Cash Flows
......................................................................................................................................................................................
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28
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Combined
Notes to Financial Statements
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29
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations
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57
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Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk
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83
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Item
4. Controls and Procedures
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87
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PART
II Other Information
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Item
1. Legal Proceedings
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87
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Item
1A.Risk Factors
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88
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Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
.........................................................................................................................................................
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91
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Item
6. Exhibits
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91
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Signatures
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93
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This
Form 10-Q contains
“forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are all statements
other than statements of historical fact, including those statements that
are
identified by the use of the words “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,”
“intends,” “plans,” “predicts,” “projects,” and similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements should be read with the cautionary statements
and
important factors included on page 6 of this Form 10-Q under the heading
“Forward-looking Statements.”
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GLOSSARY
OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
We
use the words “our,” “we” or “us”
with respect to certain information that relates to all Ameren Companies,
as
defined below. When appropriate, subsidiaries of Ameren are named specifically
as we discuss their various business activities.
AERG
– AmerenEnergy Resources Generating Company, a CILCO subsidiary
that operates a non-rate-regulated electric generation business in
Illinois.
AFS
– Ameren Energy Fuels and Services Company, a Development
Company
subsidiary that procures fuel and natural gas and manages the related
risks for
the Ameren Companies.
Ameren
– Ameren Corporation and its subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis.
In references to financing activities, acquisition activities, or liquidity
arrangements, Ameren is defined as Ameren Corporation, the parent.
Ameren
Companies – The individual registrants within the Ameren
consolidated group.
Ameren
Energy – Ameren Energy, Inc., an Ameren Corporation subsidiary
that is a power marketing and risk management agent for UE.
Ameren
Illinois Utilities– CIPS, IP and the rate-regulated electric and
gas utility operations of CILCO.
Ameren
Services – Ameren Services Company,
an Ameren Corporation subsidiary that provides support services to Ameren
and
its subsidiaries.
ARO–
Asset retirement obligations.
Baseload
– The minimum amount of electric power delivered
or
required over a given period of time at a steady rate.
Capacity
factor– A percentage measure that indicates how much of an
electric power generating unit’s capacity was used during a specific
period.
CILCO
– Central Illinois Light Company, a CILCORP subsidiary that
operates a rate-regulated electric and natural gas transmission and distribution
business and a non-rate-regulated electric generation business through
AERG, all
in Illinois, as AmerenCILCO. CILCO owns all of the common stock of
AERG.
CILCORP
– CILCORP Inc., an Ameren Corporation subsidiary that operates
as
a holding company for CILCO and various non-rate-regulated
subsidiaries.
CIPS
– Central Illinois Public Service Company, an Ameren Corporation
subsidiary that operates a rate-regulated electric and natural gas transmission
and distribution business in Illinois as AmerenCIPS.
CIPSCO
– CIPSCO Inc., the former parent
of
CIPS.
CT
– Combustion turbine electric generation equipment used primarily
for peaking capacity.
CUB
– Citizens Utility Board.
Development
Company – Ameren Energy Development Company, which is a Resources
Company subsidiary, and parent of Genco, Marketing Company and AFS.
DOE
– Department of Energy, a U.S. government agency.
DRPlus
– Ameren Corporation’s dividend reinvestment and direct stock
purchase plan.
Dynegy
– Dynegy Inc.
EEI
– Electric Energy, Inc., an 80%-owned Ameren Corporation
subsidiary (40% owned by UE and 40% owned by Development Company) that
operates
non-rate-regulated electric generation facilities and FERC-regulated
transmission facilities in Illinois. The remaining 20% is owned by Kentucky
Utilities Company.
ELPC
– Environmental Law and Policy Center.
EPA
– Environmental Protection Agency, a U.S. government
agency.
Exchange
Act – Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
FASB
– Financial Accounting Standards Board, a rulemaking organization
that establishes financial accounting and reporting standards in the
United
States.
FERC
– The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, a U.S. government
agency.
FIN
– FASB Interpretation. A FIN statement is an explanation
intended
to clarify accounting pronouncements previously issued by the FASB.
Fitch
– Fitch Ratings, a credit rating agency.
Form
10-K – The combined Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, filed by the Ameren
Companies
with the SEC.
FSP–
FASB Staff Position, which provides application guidance on FASB
literature.
GAAP
– Generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States of
America.
Genco
– Ameren Energy Generating Company, a Development Company
subsidiary that operates a non-rate-regulated electric generation business
in
Illinois and Missouri.
Gigawatthour
– One thousand megawatthours.
Heating
degree-days – The summation of negative differences between the
mean daily temperature and a 65- degree Fahrenheit base. This statistic
is
useful as an indicator of demand for electricity and natural gas for
winter
space heating for residential and commercial customers.
ICC
– Illinois Commerce Commission, a state agency that regulates
the
Illinois utility businesses and the rate-regulated operations of CIPS,
CILCO and
IP.
Illinois
Customer Choice Law – Illinois Electric Service Customer Choice
and Rate Relief Law of 1997, which provided for electric utility restructuring
and introduced competition into the retail supply of electric energy
in
Illinois.
Illinois
EPA– Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, a state government
agency.
Illinois
Regulated – A financial reporting segment consisting of the
regulated electric and gas transmission and distribution businesses of
CIPS,
CILCO and IP.
IP
– Illinois Power Company, an
Ameren
Corporation subsidiary. IP operates a rate-regulated electric and natural
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gas
transmission and distribution business in Illinois as AmerenIP.
IPA–
Illinois Power Agency, a state government agency that has broad authority
to
assist in the procurement of electric power for residential and nonresidential
customers beginning in June 2009.
IP
LLC– Illinois Power Securitization Limited Liability Company,
which is a special-purpose Delaware limited-liability company. Under
FIN 46R,
Consolidation of Variable-interest Entities, IP LLC was no longer consolidated
within IP’s financial statements as of December 31, 2003.
IP
SPT– Illinois Power Special Purpose Trust, which was created
as a
subsidiary of IP LLC to issue TFNs as allowed under the Illinois Customer
Choice
Law. Pursuant to FIN 46R, IP SPT is a variable-interest entity, as the
equity
investment is not sufficient to permit IP SPT to finance its activities
without
additional subordinated debt.
JDA
– The joint dispatch agreement among UE, CIPS, and Genco
under
which UE and Genco jointly dispatched electric generation prior to its
termination on December 31, 2006.
Kilowatthour– A
measure of electricity consumption equivalent to the use of 1,000 watts
of power
over a period of one hour.
Marketing
Company – Ameren Energy Marketing
Company, a Development Company subsidiary that markets power for Genco,
AERG and
EEI.
Medina
Valley– AmerenEnergy Medina Valley
Cogen (No. 4) LLC and its subsidiaries, all Development Company subsidiaries,
which indirectly own a 40-megawatt gas-fired electric generation
plant.
Megawatthour
– One thousand kilowatthours.
MGP
– Manufactured gas
plant.
MISO
– Midwest Independent Transmission
System Operator, Inc.
MISO
Day Two Energy Market – A market
that uses market-based pricing, incorporating transmission congestion
and line
losses, to compensate market participants for power. Missouri
Regulated – A financial reporting segment consisting of all the
operations of UE’s business, except for UE’s 40% interest in EEI and other
non-rate-regulated activities.
Money
pool – Borrowing agreements among
Ameren and its subsidiaries to coordinate and provide for certain short-term
cash and working capital requirements. Separate money pools are maintained
for
rate-regulated and non-rate-regulated businesses. These are referred
to as the
utility money pool and the non-state-regulated subsidiary money pool,
respectively.
Moody’s
– Moody’s Investors Service Inc., a
credit rating agency.
MoPSC
– Missouri Public Service Commission, a state agency that
regulates the Missouri utility business and operations of UE.
Non-rate-regulated
Generation – A financial reporting segment consisting of the
operations or activities of Genco, CILCORP holding company, AERG, EEI
and
Marketing Company.
NOx – Nitrogen
oxide.
NRC
– Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a U.S. government
agency.
NYMEX
– New York Mercantile Exchange.
OCI
– Other comprehensive income
(loss)
as defined by GAAP.
Off-system–
Revenues from non-native load sales.
PGA
– Purchased Gas Adjustment tariffs, which allow the passing
through of the actual cost of natural gas to utility customers.
PUHCA
1935 – The Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, which was
repealed effective February 8, 2006, by the Energy Policy Act of 2005
that was
enacted on August 8, 2005.
PUHCA
2005– The Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005, enacted
as
part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, effective February 8, 2006.
Resources
Company – Ameren Energy Resources Company, an Ameren Corporation
subsidiary that consists of non-rate-regulated operations, including
Development
Company, Genco, Marketing Company, AFS, and Medina Valley.
S&P
– Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a credit rating agency
that is a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
SEC
– Securities and Exchange Commission, a U.S. government
agency.
SFAS
– Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards, the accounting and financial reporting rules issued by the
FASB.
SO2
– Sulfur
dioxide.
TFN–
Transitional Funding Trust Notes issued by IP SPT as allowed under the
Illinois
Customer Choice Law. IP must designate a portion of cash received from
customer
billings to pay the TFNs. The proceeds received by IP are remitted to
IP SPT.
The proceeds are restricted for the sole purpose of making payments of
principal
and interest on, and paying other fees and expenses related to, the TFNs.
Since
the application of FIN 46R, IP does not consolidate IP SPT. Therefore,
the
obligation to IP SPT appears on IP’s balance sheet.
TVA–
Tennessee Valley Authority, a public power authority.
UE
– Union Electric Company, an
Ameren
Corporation subsidiary that operates a rate-regulated electric generation,
transmission and distribution business, and a rate-regulated natural
gas
transmission and distribution business in Missouri as AmerenUE.
_________________________________________________
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
Statements
in this report not based on historical facts are considered “forward-looking”
and, accordingly, involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those discussed. Although such forward-looking
statements have been made in good faith and are
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based
on
reasonable assumptions, there is no assurance that the expected results
will be
achieved. These statements include (without limitation) statements as
to future
expectations, beliefs, plans, strategies, objectives, events, conditions,
and
financial performance. In connection with the “safe harbor” provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, we are providing
this
cautionary statement to identify important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those anticipated. The following factors,
in
addition to those discussed under Risk Factors and elsewhere in this
report and
in our other filings with the SEC, could cause actual results to differ
materially from management expectations suggested in such
forward-looking statements:
·
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regulatory
or legislative actions, including changes in regulatory policies
and
ratemaking determinations, such as the outcome of pending CIPS,
CILCO and
IP rate proceedings or future legislative actions that seek
to limit rate
increases;
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·
|
uncertainty
as to the effect of implementation of the Illinois electric
settlement
agreement on Ameren, the Ameren Illinois Utilities, Genco and
AERG,
including implementation of the new power procurement process
in Illinois
for 2008 and 2009;
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·
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changes
in laws and other governmental actions, including monetary
and fiscal
policies;
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·
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the
effects of increased competition in the future due to, among
other things,
deregulation of certain aspects of our business at both the
state and
federal levels, and the implementation of deregulation, such
as occurred
when the electric rate freeze and power supply contracts expired
in
Illinois at the end of 2006;
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·
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the
effects of participation in the
MISO;
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·
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the
availability of fuel such as coal, natural gas, and enriched
uranium used
to produce electricity; the availability of purchased power
and natural
gas for distribution; and the level and volatility of future
market prices
for such commodities, including the ability to recover the
costs for such
commodities;
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·
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the
effectiveness of our risk management strategies and the use
of financial
and derivative instruments;
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·
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prices
for power in the Midwest;
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·
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business
and economic conditions, including their impact on interest
rates;
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·
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disruptions
of the capital markets or other events that make the Ameren
Companies’
access to necessary capital more difficult or
costly;
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·
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the
impact of the adoption of new accounting standards and the
application of
appropriate technical accounting rules and
guidance;
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·
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actions
of credit rating agencies and the effects of such
actions;
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·
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weather
conditions and other natural
phenomena;
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·
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the
impact of system outages caused by severe weather conditions
or other
events;
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·
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generation
plant construction, installation and performance, including
costs
associated with UE’s Taum Sauk pumped-storage hydroelectric plant incident
and the plant’s future operation;
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·
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recoverability
through insurance of costs associated with UE’s Taum Sauk pumped-storage
hydroelectric plant incident;
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·
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operation
of UE’s nuclear power facility, including planned and unplanned outages,
and decommissioning costs;
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·
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the
effects of strategic initiatives, including acquisitions and
divestitures;
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·
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the
impact of current environmental regulations on utilities and
power
generating companies and the expectation that more stringent
requirements,
including those related to greenhouse gases, will be introduced
over time,
which could have a negative financial
effect;
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·
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labor
disputes, future wage and employee benefits costs, including
changes in
discount rates and returns on benefit plan
assets;
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·
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the
inability of our counterparties and affiliates to meet their
obligations
with respect to contracts and financial
instruments;
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·
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the
cost and availability of transmission capacity for the energy
generated by
the Ameren Companies’ facilities or required to satisfy energy sales made
by the Ameren Companies;
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·
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legal
and administrative proceedings; and
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·
|
acts
of sabotage, war, terrorism or intentionally disruptive
acts.
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Given
these uncertainties, undue reliance should not be placed on these
forward-looking statements. Except to the extent required by the federal
securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly
any
forward-looking statements to reflect new information or future
events.
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PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
AMEREN
CORPORATION
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CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF INCOME
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(Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share amounts)
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Three
Months Ended
September
30,
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Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
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2007
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2006
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2007
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2006
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Operating
Revenues:
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Electric
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$ |
1,872
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$ |
1,767
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$ |
4,844
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$ |
4,356
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Gas
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125
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143
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895
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904
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Total
operating revenues
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1,997
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1,910
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5,739
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5,260
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Operating
Expenses:
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Fuel
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338
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277
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864
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776
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Purchased
power
|
419
|
346
|
1,106
|
896
|
|||||||||||
Gas
purchased for resale
|
68
|
84
|
622
|
641
|
|||||||||||
Other
operations and maintenance
|
427
|
395
|
1,249
|
1,141
|
|||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
169
|
162
|
514
|
485
|
|||||||||||
Taxes
other than income taxes
|
97
|
99
|
295
|
302
|
|||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
1,518
|
1,363
|
4,650
|
4,241
|
|||||||||||
Operating
Income
|
479
|
547
|
1,089
|
1,019
|
|||||||||||
Other
Income and Expenses:
|
|||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous
income
|
20
|
12
|
54
|
29
|
|||||||||||
Miscellaneous
expense
|
(6 | ) | (3 | ) | (10 | ) | (4 | ) | |||||||
Total
other income
|
14
|
9
|
44
|
25
|
|||||||||||
Interest
Charges
|
110
|
89
|
316
|
254
|
|||||||||||
Income
Before Income Taxes, Minority Interest
|
|||||||||||||||
and
Preferred Dividends of Subsidiaries
|
383
|
467
|
817
|
790
|
|||||||||||
Income
Taxes
|
130
|
161
|
279
|
273
|
|||||||||||
Income
Before Minority Interest and Preferred
|
|||||||||||||||
Dividends
of Subsidiaries
|
253
|
306
|
538
|
517
|
|||||||||||
Minority
Interest and Preferred Dividends of Subsidiaries
|
9
|
13
|
28
|
31
|
|||||||||||
Net
Income
|
$ |
244
|
$ |
293
|
$ |
510
|
$ |
486
|
|||||||
Earnings
per Common Share – Basic and Diluted
|
$ |
1.18
|
$ |
1.42
|
$ |
2.46
|
$ |
2.37
|
|||||||
Dividends
per Common Share
|
$ |
0.635
|
$ |
0.635
|
$ |
1.905
|
$ |
1.905
|
|||||||
Average
Common Shares Outstanding
|
207.6
|
205.9
|
207.1
|
205.4
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these
consolidated financial statements.
8
AMEREN
CORPORATION
|
|||||||
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share amounts)
|
|||||||
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Current
Assets:
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ |
170
|
$ |
137
|
|||
Accounts
receivable – trade (less allowance for doubtful
|
|||||||
accounts
of $26 and $11, respectively)
|
691
|
418
|
|||||
Unbilled
revenue
|
263
|
309
|
|||||
Miscellaneous
accounts and notes receivable
|
258
|
160
|
|||||
Materials
and supplies
|
757
|
647
|
|||||
Other
current assets
|
202
|
203
|
|||||
Total
current assets
|
2,341
|
1,874
|
|||||
Property
and Plant, Net
|
14,729
|
14,286
|
|||||
Investments
and Other Assets:
|
|||||||
Nuclear
decommissioning trust fund
|
301
|
285
|
|||||
Goodwill
|
831
|
831
|
|||||
Intangible
assets
|
197
|
217
|
|||||
Other
assets
|
683
|
654
|
|||||
Regulatory
assets
|
1,323
|
1,431
|
|||||
Total
investments and other assets
|
3,335
|
3,418
|
|||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$ |
20,405
|
$ |
19,578
|
|||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current
Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Current
maturities of long-term debt
|
$ |
203
|
$ |
456
|
|||
Short-term
debt
|
1,202
|
612
|
|||||
Accounts
and wages payable
|
415
|
671
|
|||||
Taxes
accrued
|
136
|
58
|
|||||
Other
current liabilities
|
548
|
406
|
|||||
Total
current liabilities
|
2,504
|
2,203
|
|||||
Long-term
Debt, Net
|
5,486
|
5,285
|
|||||
Preferred
Stock of Subsidiary Subject to Mandatory
Redemption
|
16
|
17
|
|||||
Deferred
Credits and Other Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Accumulated
deferred income taxes, net
|
2,055
|
2,144
|
|||||
Accumulated
deferred investment tax credits
|
111
|
118
|
|||||
Regulatory
liabilities
|
1,241
|
1,234
|
|||||
Asset
retirement obligations
|
571
|
549
|
|||||
Accrued
pension and other postretirement benefits
|
1,058
|
1,065
|
|||||
Other
deferred credits and liabilities
|
392
|
169
|
|||||
Total
deferred credits and other liabilities
|
5,428
|
5,279
|
|||||
Preferred
Stock of Subsidiaries Not Subject to Mandatory
Redemption
|
195
|
195
|
|||||
Minority
Interest in Consolidated Subsidiaries
|
20
|
16
|
|||||
Commitments
and Contingencies (Notes 2, 8, and 9)
|
|||||||
Stockholders'
Equity:
|
|||||||
Common
stock, $.01 par value, 400.0 shares authorized –
|
|||||||
shares
outstanding of 208.0 and 206.6, respectively
|
2
|
2
|
|||||
Other
paid-in capital, principally premium on common stock
|
4,579
|
4,495
|
|||||
Retained
earnings
|
2,134
|
2,024
|
|||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
41
|
62
|
|||||
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
6,756
|
6,583
|
|||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
$ |
20,405
|
$ |
19,578
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these
consolidated financial statements.
9
AMEREN
CORPORATION
|
|||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
|||||||
Nine
Months Ended
|
|||||||
September
30,
|
|||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities:
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
510
|
$ |
486
|
|||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash
|
|||||||
provided
by operating activities:
|
|||||||
Gain
on sales of emission allowances
|
(7 | ) | (25 | ) | |||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
537
|
507
|
|||||
Amortization
of nuclear fuel
|
26
|
26
|
|||||
Amortization
of debt issuance costs and premium/discounts
|
14
|
12
|
|||||
Deferred
income taxes and investment tax credits, net
|
18
|
7
|
|||||
Loss
on sale of noncore properties
|
-
|
4
|
|||||
Minority
interest
|
20
|
23
|
|||||
Other
|
10
|
17
|
|||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
Receivables
|
(320 | ) |
157
|
||||
Materials
and supplies
|
(110 | ) | (136 | ) | |||
Accounts
and wages payable
|
(113 | ) | (260 | ) | |||
Taxes
accrued
|
75
|
148
|
|||||
Assets,
other
|
(20 | ) | (87 | ) | |||
Liabilities,
other
|
193
|
101
|
|||||
Pension
and other postretirement benefit obligations
|
87
|
89
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
920
|
1,069
|
|||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities:
|
|||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
(1,035 | ) | (693 | ) | |||
CT
acquisitions
|
-
|
(292 | ) | ||||
Nuclear
fuel expenditures
|
(39 | ) | (37 | ) | |||
Proceeds
from sale of noncore properties
|
-
|
11
|
|||||
Purchases
of securities – nuclear decommissioning trust fund
|
(110 | ) | (78 | ) | |||
Sales
of securities – nuclear decommissioning trust fund
|
98
|
68
|
|||||
Purchases
of emission allowances
|
(12 | ) | (38 | ) | |||
Sales
of emission allowances
|
5
|
12
|
|||||
Other
|
-
|
3
|
|||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(1,093 | ) | (1,044 | ) | |||
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities:
|
|||||||
Dividends
on common stock
|
(395 | ) | (391 | ) | |||
Capital
issuance costs
|
(3 | ) | (4 | ) | |||
Short-term
debt, net
|
590
|
158
|
|||||
Dividends
paid to minority interest
|
(16 | ) | (21 | ) | |||
Redemptions,
repurchases, and maturities:
|
|||||||
Long-term
debt
|
(465 | ) | (138 | ) | |||
Preferred
stock
|
(1 | ) | (1 | ) | |||
Issuances:
|
|||||||
Common
stock
|
71
|
78
|
|||||
Long-term
debt
|
425
|
232
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
206
|
(87 | ) | ||||
Net
change in cash and cash equivalents
|
33
|
(62 | ) | ||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
137
|
96
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$ |
170
|
$ |
34
|
|||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these
consolidated financial statements.
10
UNION
ELECTRIC COMPANY
|
|||||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF INCOME
|
|||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
|||||||||||||||
Three
Months Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
||||||||||||||
September
30,
|
September
30,
|
||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||||
Operating
Revenues:
|
|||||||||||||||
Electric
- excluding off-system
|
$ |
835
|
$ |
746
|
$ |
1,865
|
$ |
1,759
|
|||||||
Electric
- off-system
|
92
|
90
|
303
|
331
|
|||||||||||
Gas
|
18
|
20
|
123
|
111
|
|||||||||||
Other
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|||||||||||
Total
operating revenues
|
945
|
857
|
2,292
|
2,203
|
|||||||||||
Operating
Expenses:
|
|||||||||||||||
Fuel
|
179
|
150
|
447
|
399
|
|||||||||||
Purchased
power
|
71
|
64
|
140
|
199
|
|||||||||||
Gas
purchased for resale
|
9
|
10
|
73
|
66
|
|||||||||||
Other
operations and maintenance
|
218
|
214
|
667
|
581
|
|||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
81
|
82
|
252
|
243
|
|||||||||||
Taxes
other than income taxes
|
70
|
66
|
187
|
184
|
|||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
628
|
586
|
1,766
|
1,672
|
|||||||||||
Operating
Income
|
317
|
271
|
526
|
531
|
|||||||||||
Other
Income and Expenses:
|
|||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous
income
|
9
|
9
|
28
|
22
|
|||||||||||
Miscellaneous
expense
|
(5 | ) | (3 | ) | (9 | ) | (7 | ) | |||||||
Total
other income
|
4
|
6
|
19
|
15
|
|||||||||||
Interest
Charges
|
49
|
42
|
146
|
123
|
|||||||||||
Income
Before Income Taxes and Equity
|
|||||||||||||||
in
Income of Unconsolidated Investment
|
272
|
235
|
399
|
423
|
|||||||||||
Income
Taxes
|
93
|
92
|
132
|
161
|
|||||||||||
Income
Before Equity in Income
|
|||||||||||||||
of
Unconsolidated Investment
|
179
|
143
|
267
|
262
|
|||||||||||
Equity
in Income of Unconsolidated Investment,
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
of Taxes
|
14
|
23
|
40
|
47
|
|||||||||||
Net
Income
|
193
|
166
|
307
|
309
|
|||||||||||
Preferred
Stock Dividends
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
|||||||||||
Net
Income Available to Common Stockholder
|
$ |
192
|
$ |
165
|
$ |
303
|
$ |
305
|
The
accompanying notes as they relate to UE are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
11
UNION
ELECTRIC COMPANY
|
||||||||
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET
|
||||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share amounts)
|
||||||||
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Current
Assets:
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
1
|
||||
Accounts
receivable – trade (less allowance for doubtful
|
||||||||
accounts
of $6 and $6, respectively)
|
242
|
145
|
||||||
Unbilled
revenue
|
127
|
120
|
||||||
Miscellaneous
accounts and notes receivable
|
207
|
128
|
||||||
Advances
to money pool
|
13
|
18
|
||||||
Accounts
receivable – affiliates
|
32
|
33
|
||||||
Materials
and supplies
|
285
|
236
|
||||||
Other
current assets
|
58
|
45
|
||||||
Total
current assets
|
964
|
726
|
||||||
Property
and Plant, Net
|
8,078
|
7,882
|
||||||
Investments
and Other Assets:
|
||||||||
Nuclear
decommissioning trust fund
|
301
|
285
|
||||||
Intangible
assets
|
60
|
58
|
||||||
Other
assets
|
476
|
526
|
||||||
Regulatory
assets
|
784
|
810
|
||||||
Total
investments and other assets
|
1,621
|
1,679
|
||||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$ |
10,663
|
$ |
10,287
|
||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||
Current
Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Current
maturities of long-term debt
|
$ |
152
|
$ |
5
|
||||
Short-term
debt
|
92
|
234
|
||||||
Intercompany
note payable – Ameren
|
57
|
77
|
||||||
Accounts
and wages payable
|
172
|
313
|
||||||
Accounts
payable – affiliates
|
143
|
185
|
||||||
Taxes
accrued
|
206
|
66
|
||||||
Other
current liabilities
|
226
|
191
|
||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
1,048
|
1,071
|
||||||
Long-term
Debt, Net
|
3,212
|
2,934
|
||||||
Deferred
Credits and Other Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accumulated
deferred income taxes, net
|
1,279
|
1,293
|
||||||
Accumulated
deferred investment tax credits
|
86
|
89
|
||||||
Regulatory
liabilities
|
850
|
827
|
||||||
Asset
retirement obligations
|
511
|
491
|
||||||
Accrued
pension and other postretirement benefits
|
375
|
374
|
||||||
Other
deferred credits and liabilities
|
83
|
55
|
||||||
Total
deferred credits and other liabilities
|
3,184
|
3,129
|
||||||
Commitments
and Contingencies (Notes 2, 8 and 9)
|
||||||||
Stockholders'
Equity:
|
||||||||
Common
stock, $5 par value, 150.0 shares authorized – 102.1 shares
outstanding
|
511
|
511
|
||||||
Preferred
stock not subject to mandatory redemption
|
113
|
113
|
||||||
Other
paid-in capital, principally premium on common stock
|
744
|
739
|
||||||
Retained
earnings
|
1,843
|
1,783
|
||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
8
|
7
|
||||||
Total
stockholders' equity
|
3,219
|
3,153
|
||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
$ |
10,663
|
$ |
10,287
|
||||
The
accompanying notes as they relate to UE are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
12
UNION
ELECTRIC COMPANY
|
|||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
|||||||
Nine
Months Ended
|
|||||||
September
30,
|
|||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities:
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
307
|
$ |
309
|
|||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash
|
|||||||
provided
by operating activities:
|
|||||||
Gain
on sales of emission allowances
|
(5 | ) | (2 | ) | |||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
252
|
243
|
|||||
Amortization
of nuclear fuel
|
26
|
26
|
|||||
Amortization
of debt issuance costs and premium/discounts
|
4
|
4
|
|||||
Deferred
income taxes and investment tax credits, net
|
19
|
(10 | ) | ||||
Other
|
1
|
-
|
|||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
Receivables
|
(182 | ) | (34 | ) | |||
Materials
and supplies
|
(49 | ) | (35 | ) | |||
Accounts
and wages payable
|
(97 | ) | (110 | ) | |||
Taxes
accrued
|
140
|
174
|
|||||
Assets,
other
|
60
|
(42 | ) | ||||
Liabilities,
other
|
16
|
62
|
|||||
Pension
and other postretirement obligations
|
27
|
35
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
519
|
620
|
|||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities:
|
|||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
(493 | ) | (341 | ) | |||
CT
acquisitions
|
-
|
(292 | ) | ||||
Nuclear
fuel expenditures
|
(39 | ) | (37 | ) | |||
Changes
in money pool advances
|
5
|
-
|
|||||
Proceeds
from intercompany note receivable – CIPS
|
-
|
67
|
|||||
Purchases
of securities – nuclear decommissioning trust fund
|
(110 | ) | (78 | ) | |||
Sales
of securities – nuclear decommissioning trust fund
|
98
|
68
|
|||||
Sales
of emission allowances
|
4
|
2
|
|||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(535 | ) | (611 | ) | |||
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities:
|
|||||||
Dividends
on common stock
|
(246 | ) | (154 | ) | |||
Dividends
on preferred stock
|
(4 | ) | (4 | ) | |||
Capital
issuance costs
|
(3 | ) |
-
|
||||
Short-term
debt, net
|
(142 | ) |
128
|
||||
Intercompany
note payable – Ameren, net
|
(20 | ) |
-
|
||||
Issuances
of long-term debt
|
425
|
-
|
|||||
Capital
contribution from parent
|
5
|
3
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
15
|
(27 | ) | ||||
Net
change in cash and cash equivalents
|
(1 | ) | (18 | ) | |||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
1
|
20
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
2
|
|||
The
accompanying notes as they relate to UE are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
13
CENTRAL
ILLINOIS PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
|
|||||||||||||||
STATEMENT
OF INCOME
|
|||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
|||||||||||||||
Three
Months Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
||||||||||||||
September
30,
|
September
30,
|
||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||||
Operating
Revenues:
|
|||||||||||||||
Electric
|
$ |
201
|
$ |
228
|
$ |
605
|
$ |
569
|
|||||||
Gas
|
22
|
23
|
159
|
150
|
|||||||||||
Other
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
|||||||||||
Total
operating revenues
|
224
|
254
|
767
|
723
|
|||||||||||
Operating
Expenses:
|
|||||||||||||||
Purchased
power
|
142
|
125
|
416
|
355
|
|||||||||||
Gas
purchased for resale
|
12
|
11
|
107
|
99
|
|||||||||||
Other
operations and maintenance
|
40
|
41
|
124
|
117
|
|||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
16
|
16
|
49
|
47
|
|||||||||||
Taxes
other than income taxes
|
6
|
9
|
24
|
30
|
|||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
216
|
202
|
720
|
648
|
|||||||||||
Operating
Income
|
8
|
52
|
47
|
75
|
|||||||||||
Other
Income and Expenses:
|
|||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous
income
|
5
|
4
|
13
|
13
|
|||||||||||
Miscellaneous
expense
|
(1 | ) |
-
|
(2 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||||||
Total
other income
|
4
|
4
|
11
|
12
|
|||||||||||
Interest
Charges
|
10
|
8
|
28
|
23
|
|||||||||||
Income
Before Income Taxes
|
2
|
48
|
30
|
64
|
|||||||||||
Income
Taxes
|
1
|
19
|
11
|
21
|
|||||||||||
Net
Income
|
1
|
29
|
19
|
43
|
|||||||||||
Preferred
Stock Dividends
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|||||||||||
Net
Income Available to Common Stockholder
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
28
|
$ |
17
|
$ |
41
|
|||||||
The
accompanying notes as they relate to CIPS are an integral part of
these financial statements.
14
CENTRAL
ILLINOIS PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
|
|||||||
BALANCE
SHEET
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
|||||||
|
|||||||
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Current
Assets:
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ |
1
|
$ |
6
|
|||
Accounts
receivable – trade (less allowance for doubtful
|
|||||||
accounts
of $6 and $2, respectively)
|
66
|
55
|
|||||
Unbilled
revenue
|
36
|
43
|
|||||
Accounts
receivable – affiliates
|
50
|
10
|
|||||
Current
portion of intercompany note receivable – Genco
|
39
|
37
|
|||||
Current
portion of intercompany tax receivable – Genco
|
9
|
9
|
|||||
Advances
to money pool
|
95
|
1
|
|||||
Materials
and supplies
|
78
|
71
|
|||||
Other
current assets
|
53
|
46
|
|||||
Total
current assets
|
427
|
278
|
|||||
Property
and Plant, Net
|
1,167
|
1,155
|
|||||
Investments
and Other Assets:
|
|||||||
Intercompany
note receivable – Genco
|
87
|
126
|
|||||
Intercompany
tax receivable – Genco
|
107
|
115
|
|||||
Other
assets
|
32
|
27
|
|||||
Regulatory
assets
|
132
|
146
|
|||||
Total
investments and other assets
|
358
|
414
|
|||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$ |
1,952
|
$ |
1,847
|
|||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current
Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Short-term
debt
|
$ |
135
|
$ |
35
|
|||
Accounts
and wages payable
|
36
|
36
|
|||||
Accounts
payable – affiliates
|
51
|
81
|
|||||
Taxes
accrued
|
4
|
10
|
|||||
Other
current liabilities
|
71
|
36
|
|||||
Total
current liabilities
|
297
|
198
|
|||||
Long-term
Debt, Net
|
471
|
471
|
|||||
Deferred
Credits and Other Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Accumulated
deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net
|
274
|
297
|
|||||
Regulatory
liabilities
|
229
|
224
|
|||||
Accrued
pension and other postretirement benefits
|
83
|
90
|
|||||
Other
deferred credits and liabilities
|
38
|
24
|
|||||
Total
deferred credits and other liabilities
|
624
|
635
|
|||||
Commitments
and Contingencies (Notes 2 and 8)
|
|||||||
Stockholders'
Equity:
|
|||||||
Common
stock, no par value, 45.0 shares authorized – 25.5 shares
outstanding
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Other
paid-in capital
|
191
|
190
|
|||||
Preferred
stock not subject to mandatory redemption
|
50
|
50
|
|||||
Retained
earnings
|
319
|
302
|
|||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
-
|
1
|
|||||
Total
stockholders' equity
|
560
|
543
|
|||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
$ |
1,952
|
$ |
1,847
|
|||
The
accompanying notes as they relate to CIPS are an integral part of
these financial statements.
15
CENTRAL
ILLINOIS PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
|
|||||||
STATEMENT
OF CASH FLOWS
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
|||||||
Nine
Months Ended
|
|||||||
September
30,
|
|||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities:
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
19
|
$ |
43
|
|||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash
|
|||||||
provided
by operating activities:
|
|||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
49
|
47
|
|||||
Amortization
of debt issuance costs and premium/discounts
|
1
|
1
|
|||||
Deferred
income taxes and investment tax credits, net
|
(13 | ) | (27 | ) | |||
Other
|
-
|
1
|
|||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
Receivables
|
(36 | ) |
60
|
||||
Materials
and supplies
|
(7 | ) | (7 | ) | |||
Accounts
and wages payable
|
(27 | ) | (5 | ) | |||
Taxes
accrued
|
(6 | ) |
8
|
||||
Assets,
other
|
(8 | ) |
-
|
||||
Liabilities,
other
|
34
|
-
|
|||||
Pension
and other postretirement obligations
|
5
|
6
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
11
|
127
|
|||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities:
|
|||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
(58 | ) | (63 | ) | |||
Proceeds
from intercompany note receivable – Genco
|
37
|
34
|
|||||
Changes
in money pool advances
|
(94 | ) | (18 | ) | |||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(115 | ) | (47 | ) | |||
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities:
|
|||||||
Dividends
on common stock
|
-
|
(50 | ) | ||||
Dividends
on preferred stock
|
(2 | ) | (2 | ) | |||
Capital
issuance costs
|
-
|
(1 | ) | ||||
Short-term
debt, net
|
100
|
-
|
|||||
Changes
in money pool borrowings
|
-
|
(2 | ) | ||||
Redemptions,
repurchases, and maturities:
|
|||||||
Long-term
debt
|
-
|
(20 | ) | ||||
Intercompany
note payable – UE
|
-
|
(67 | ) | ||||
Issuances
of long-term debt
|
-
|
61
|
|||||
Capital
contribution from parent
|
1
|
1
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
99
|
(80 | ) | ||||
Net
change in cash and cash equivalents
|
(5 | ) |
-
|
||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
6
|
-
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$ |
1
|
$ |
-
|
|||
The
accompanying notes as they relate to CIPS are an integral part of
these financial statements.
16
AMEREN
ENERGY GENERATING COMPANY
|
|||||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF INCOME
|
|||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
|||||||||||||||
Three
Months Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
||||||||||||||
September
30,
|
September
30,
|
||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||||
Operating
Revenues
|
$ |
221
|
$ |
259
|
$ |
649
|
$ |
744
|
|||||||
Operating
Expenses:
|
|||||||||||||||
Fuel
|
102
|
86
|
257
|
216
|
|||||||||||
Purchased
power
|
1
|
84
|
23
|
269
|
|||||||||||
Other
operations and maintenance
|
39
|
34
|
122
|
113
|
|||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
18
|
18
|
54
|
53
|
|||||||||||
Taxes
other than income taxes
|
5
|
3
|
15
|
14
|
|||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
165
|
225
|
471
|
665
|
|||||||||||
Operating
Income
|
56
|
34
|
178
|
79
|
|||||||||||
Miscellaneous
Income
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Interest
Charges
|
15
|
15
|
43
|
45
|
|||||||||||
Income
Before Income Taxes
|
41
|
19
|
136
|
34
|
|||||||||||
Income
Taxes
|
16
|
-
|
52
|
7
|
|||||||||||
Net
Income
|
$ |
25
|
$ |
19
|
$ |
84
|
$ |
27
|
The accompanying notes as they relate to Genco
are an
integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
17
AMEREN
ENERGY GENERATING COMPANY
|
|||||||
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions, except shares)
|
|||||||
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Current
Assets:
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ |
2
|
$ |
1
|
|||
Accounts
receivable – affiliates
|
114
|
96
|
|||||
Accounts
receivable – trade
|
15
|
19
|
|||||
Materials
and supplies
|
97
|
96
|
|||||
Other
current assets
|
17
|
5
|
|||||
Total
current assets
|
245
|
217
|
|||||
Property
and Plant, Net
|
1,594
|
1,539
|
|||||
Intangible
Assets
|
57
|
74
|
|||||
Other
Assets
|
18
|
20
|
|||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$ |
1,914
|
$ |
1,850
|
|||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current
Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Short-term
debt
|
$ |
75
|
$ |
-
|
|||
Current
portion of intercompany note payable – CIPS
|
39
|
37
|
|||||
Borrowings
from money pool
|
108
|
123
|
|||||
Accounts
and wages payable
|
36
|
52
|
|||||
Accounts
payable – affiliates
|
49
|
66
|
|||||
Current
portion of intercompany tax payable – CIPS
|
9
|
9
|
|||||
Taxes
accrued
|
15
|
22
|
|||||
Other
current liabilities
|
31
|
22
|
|||||
Total
current liabilities
|
362
|
331
|
|||||
Long-term
Debt, Net
|
474
|
474
|
|||||
Intercompany
Note Payable – CIPS
|
87
|
126
|
|||||
Deferred
Credits and Other Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Accumulated
deferred income taxes, net
|
153
|
165
|
|||||
Accumulated
deferred investment tax credits
|
8
|
9
|
|||||
Intercompany
tax payable – CIPS
|
107
|
115
|
|||||
Asset
retirement obligations
|
31
|
31
|
|||||
Accrued
pension and other postretirement benefits
|
41
|
34
|
|||||
Other
deferred credits and liabilities
|
45
|
2
|
|||||
Total
deferred credits and other liabilities
|
385
|
356
|
|||||
Commitments
and Contingencies (Notes 2 and 8)
|
|||||||
Stockholder's
Equity:
|
|||||||
Common
stock, no par value, 10,000 shares authorized – 2,000 shares
outstanding
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Other
paid-in capital
|
503
|
428
|
|||||
Retained
earnings
|
127
|
156
|
|||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
(24 | ) | (21 | ) | |||
Total
stockholder's equity
|
606
|
563
|
|||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
|
$ |
1,914
|
$ |
1,850
|
|||
The accompanying notes as they relate to Genco
are an
integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
18
AMEREN
ENERGY GENERATING COMPANY
|
|||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
|||||||
Nine
Months Ended
|
|||||||
September
30,
|
|||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities:
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
84
|
$ |
27
|
|||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash
|
|||||||
provided
by operating activities:
|
|||||||
Gain
on sales of emission allowances
|
(1 | ) | (1 | ) | |||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
79
|
78
|
|||||
Deferred
income taxes and investment tax credits, net
|
28
|
7
|
|||||
Other
|
(1 | ) |
1
|
||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
Receivables
|
(14 | ) | (30 | ) | |||
Materials
and supplies
|
(1 | ) | (30 | ) | |||
Accounts
and wages payable
|
(12 | ) |
16
|
||||
Taxes
accrued, net
|
(7 | ) | (9 | ) | |||
Assets,
other
|
(12 | ) | (16 | ) | |||
Liabilities,
other
|
5
|
2
|
|||||
Pension
and other postretirement obligations
|
5
|
4
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
153
|
49
|
|||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities:
|
|||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
(131 | ) | (58 | ) | |||
Purchases
of emission allowances
|
(7 | ) | (26 | ) | |||
Sales
of emission allowances
|
1
|
1
|
|||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(137 | ) | (83 | ) | |||
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities:
|
|||||||
Dividends
on common stock
|
(113 | ) | (93 | ) | |||
Short-term
debt, net
|
75
|
-
|
|||||
Changes
in money pool borrowings
|
(15 | ) |
13
|
||||
Intercompany
notes payable – CIPS
|
(37 | ) | (34 | ) | |||
Capital
contribution from parent
|
75
|
150
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
(15 | ) |
36
|
||||
Net
change in cash and cash equivalents
|
1
|
2
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
1
|
-
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$ |
2
|
$ |
2
|
|||
The
accompanying notes as they relate to Genco are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
19
CILCORP
INC.
|
|||||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF INCOME
|
|||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
|||||||||||||||
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
|
||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||||
Operating
Revenues:
|
|||||||||||||||
Electric
|
$ |
170
|
$ |
119
|
$ |
507
|
$ |
309
|
|||||||
Gas
|
36
|
38
|
231
|
236
|
|||||||||||
Other
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|||||||||||
Total
operating revenues
|
206
|
158
|
739
|
546
|
|||||||||||
Operating
Expenses:
|
|||||||||||||||
Fuel
|
21
|
26
|
58
|
79
|
|||||||||||
Purchased
power
|
74
|
17
|
206
|
25
|
|||||||||||
Gas
purchased for resale
|
21
|
24
|
166
|
175
|
|||||||||||
Other
operations and maintenance
|
48
|
41
|
135
|
134
|
|||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
20
|
18
|
58
|
55
|
|||||||||||
Taxes
other than income taxes
|
3
|
5
|
17
|
18
|
|||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
187
|
131
|
640
|
486
|
|||||||||||
Operating
Income
|
19
|
27
|
99
|
60
|
|||||||||||
Other
Income and Expenses:
|
|||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous
income
|
2
|
-
|
4
|
1
|
|||||||||||
Miscellaneous
expense
|
(2 | ) | (2 | ) | (5 | ) | (4 | ) | |||||||
Total
other expenses
|
-
|
(2 | ) | (1 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||||||
Interest
Charges
|
17
|
13
|
46
|
38
|
|||||||||||
Income
Before Income Taxes and Preferred
|
|||||||||||||||
Dividends
of Subsidiaries
|
2
|
12
|
52
|
19
|
|||||||||||
Income
Taxes (Benefit)
|
1
|
(1 | ) |
17
|
(4 | ) | |||||||||
Income
Before Preferred Dividends of Subsidiaries
|
1
|
13
|
35
|
23
|
|||||||||||
Preferred
Dividends of Subsidiaries
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
|||||||||||
Net
Income
|
$ |
1
|
$ |
13
|
$ |
34
|
$ |
22
|
|||||||
The
accompanying notes as they relate to CILCORP are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
20
CILCORP
INC.
|
|||||||
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions, except shares)
|
|||||||
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Current
Assets:
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ |
84
|
$ |
4
|
|||
Accounts
receivable – trade (less allowance for doubtful
|
|||||||
accounts
of $3 and $1, respectively)
|
51
|
47
|
|||||
Unbilled
revenue
|
29
|
45
|
|||||
Accounts
receivable – affiliates
|
66
|
10
|
|||||
Advances
to money pool
|
-
|
42
|
|||||
Materials
and supplies
|
111
|
93
|
|||||
Other
current assets
|
50
|
42
|
|||||
Total
current assets
|
391
|
283
|
|||||
Property
and Plant, Net
|
1,401
|
1,277
|
|||||
Investments
and Other Assets:
|
|||||||
Goodwill
|
542
|
542
|
|||||
Intangible
assets
|
42
|
48
|
|||||
Other
assets
|
22
|
16
|
|||||
Regulatory
assets
|
55
|
75
|
|||||
Total
investments and other assets
|
661
|
681
|
|||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$ |
2,453
|
$ |
2,241
|
|||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current
Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Current
maturities of long-term debt
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
50
|
|||
Short-term
debt
|
540
|
215
|
|||||
Intercompany
note payable – Ameren
|
-
|
73
|
|||||
Accounts
and wages payable
|
31
|
54
|
|||||
Accounts
payable – affiliates
|
44
|
60
|
|||||
Taxes
accrued
|
2
|
3
|
|||||
Other
current liabilities
|
80
|
58
|
|||||
Total
current liabilities
|
697
|
513
|
|||||
Long-term
Debt, Net
|
538
|
542
|
|||||
Preferred
Stock of Subsidiary Subject to Mandatory
Redemption
|
16
|
17
|
|||||
Deferred
Credits and Other Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Accumulated
deferred income taxes, net
|
189
|
201
|
|||||
Accumulated
deferred investment tax credits
|
6
|
7
|
|||||
Regulatory
liabilities
|
74
|
73
|
|||||
Accrued
pension and other postretirement benefits
|
154
|
171
|
|||||
Other
deferred credits and liabilities
|
57
|
27
|
|||||
Total
deferred credits and other liabilities
|
480
|
479
|
|||||
Preferred
Stock of Subsidiary Not Subject to Mandatory
Redemption
|
19
|
19
|
|||||
Commitments
and Contingencies (Notes 2 and 8)
|
|||||||
Stockholder's
Equity:
|
|||||||
Common
stock, no par value, 10,000 shares authorized – 1,000 shares
outstanding
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Other
paid-in capital
|
627
|
627
|
|||||
Retained
earnings
|
45
|
11
|
|||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
31
|
33
|
|||||
Total
stockholder's equity
|
703
|
671
|
|||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
|
$ |
2,453
|
$ |
2,241
|
|||
The
accompanying notes as they relate to CILCORP are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
21
CILCORP
INC.
|
||||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
|
||||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
||||||||
Nine
Months Ended
|
||||||||
September
30,
|
||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities:
|
||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
34
|
$ |
22
|
||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash
|
||||||||
provided
by operating activities:
|
||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
60
|
74
|
||||||
Amortization
of debt issuance costs and premium/discounts
|
1
|
-
|
||||||
Deferred
income taxes and investment tax credits
|
2
|
8
|
||||||
Loss
on sale of noncore properties
|
-
|
4
|
||||||
Other
|
-
|
1
|
||||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||
Receivables
|
(38 | ) |
49
|
|||||
Materials
and supplies
|
(18 | ) | (22 | ) | ||||
Accounts
and wages payable
|
(29 | ) | (47 | ) | ||||
Taxes
accrued
|
(3 | ) | (9 | ) | ||||
Assets,
other
|
(16 | ) |
24
|
|||||
Liabilities,
other
|
22
|
(4 | ) | |||||
Pension
and postretirement benefit obligations
|
5
|
4
|
||||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
20
|
104
|
||||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities:
|
||||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
(183 | ) | (75 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from note receivable – Resources Company
|
-
|
42
|
||||||
Proceeds
from sale of noncore properties
|
-
|
11
|
||||||
Changes
in money pool advances
|
42
|
-
|
||||||
Purchases
of emission allowances
|
-
|
(12 | ) | |||||
Sales
of emission allowances
|
-
|
1
|
||||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(141 | ) | (33 | ) | ||||
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities:
|
||||||||
Dividends
on common stock
|
-
|
(50 | ) | |||||
Capital
issuance costs
|
-
|
(2 | ) | |||||
Short-term
debt, net
|
325
|
-
|
||||||
Changes
in money pool borrowings
|
-
|
(92 | ) | |||||
Intercompany
note payable – Ameren, net
|
(73 | ) | (30 | ) | ||||
Borrowings
from credit facility
|
-
|
40
|
||||||
Redemptions,
repurchases, and maturities:
|
||||||||
Long-term
debt
|
(50 | ) | (32 | ) | ||||
Preferred
stock
|
(1 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||
Issuances
of long-term debt
|
-
|
96
|
||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
201
|
(71 | ) | |||||
Net
change in cash and cash equivalents
|
80
|
-
|
||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
4
|
3
|
||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$ |
84
|
$ |
3
|
||||
The
accompanying notes as they relate to CILCORP are an integral part of
these
consolidated financial statements.
22
CENTRAL
ILLINOIS LIGHT COMPANY
|
|||||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF INCOME
|
|||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
|||||||||||||||
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
|
||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||||
Operating
Revenues:
|
|||||||||||||||
Electric
|
$ |
170
|
$ |
119
|
$ |
507
|
$ |
309
|
|||||||
Gas
|
36
|
38
|
231
|
236
|
|||||||||||
Other
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
|||||||||||
Total
operating revenues
|
206
|
157
|
739
|
546
|
|||||||||||
Operating
Expenses:
|
|||||||||||||||
Fuel
|
18
|
22
|
52
|
70
|
|||||||||||
Purchased
power
|
74
|
17
|
206
|
25
|
|||||||||||
Gas
purchased for resale
|
21
|
24
|
166
|
175
|
|||||||||||
Other
operations and maintenance
|
46
|
41
|
133
|
134
|
|||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
18
|
18
|
54
|
52
|
|||||||||||
Taxes
other than income taxes
|
4
|
4
|
17
|
17
|
|||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
181
|
126
|
628
|
473
|
|||||||||||
Operating
Income
|
25
|
31
|
111
|
73
|
|||||||||||
Other
Income and Expenses:
|
|||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous
income
|
2
|
-
|
4
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Miscellaneous
expense
|
(2 | ) | (2 | ) | (5 | ) | (4 | ) | |||||||
Total
other expenses
|
-
|
(2 | ) | (1 | ) | (4 | ) | ||||||||
Interest
Charges
|
8
|
4
|
19
|
13
|
|||||||||||
Income
Before Income Taxes
|
17
|
25
|
91
|
56
|
|||||||||||
Income
Taxes
|
7
|
6
|
33
|
12
|
|||||||||||
Net
Income
|
10
|
19
|
58
|
44
|
|||||||||||
Preferred
Stock Dividends
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
|||||||||||
Net
Income Available to Common Stockholder
|
$ |
10
|
$ |
19
|
$ |
57
|
$ |
43
|
|||||||
The
accompanying notes as they relate to CILCO are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
23
CENTRAL
ILLINOIS LIGHT COMPANY
|
||||||||
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET
|
||||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
||||||||
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Current
Assets:
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ |
72
|
$ |
3
|
||||
Accounts
receivable – trade (less allowance for doubtful
|
||||||||
accounts
of $3 and $1, respectively)
|
51
|
47
|
||||||
Unbilled
revenue
|
29
|
45
|
||||||
Accounts
receivable – affiliates
|
59
|
9
|
||||||
Advances
to money pool
|
-
|
42
|
||||||
Materials
and supplies
|
111
|
93
|
||||||
Other
current assets
|
45
|
32
|
||||||
Total
current assets
|
367
|
271
|
||||||
Property
and Plant, Net
|
1,400
|
1,275
|
||||||
Intangible
Assets
|
1
|
2
|
||||||
Other
Assets
|
25
|
18
|
||||||
Regulatory
Assets
|
55
|
75
|
||||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$ |
1,848
|
$ |
1,641
|
||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||
Current
Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Current
maturities of long-term debt
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
50
|
||||
Short-term
debt
|
365
|
165
|
||||||
Accounts
and wages payable
|
30
|
54
|
||||||
Accounts
payable – affiliates
|
44
|
47
|
||||||
Taxes
accrued
|
2
|
3
|
||||||
Other
current liabilities
|
63
|
47
|
||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
504
|
366
|
||||||
Long-term
Debt, Net
|
148
|
148
|
||||||
Preferred
Stock Subject to Mandatory Redemption
|
16
|
17
|
||||||
Deferred
Credits and Other Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accumulated
deferred income taxes, net
|
156
|
166
|
||||||
Accumulated
deferred investment tax credits
|
6
|
7
|
||||||
Regulatory
liabilities
|
204
|
206
|
||||||
Accrued
pension and other postretirement benefits
|
154
|
171
|
||||||
Other
deferred credits and liabilities
|
57
|
25
|
||||||
Total
deferred credits and other liabilities
|
577
|
575
|
||||||
Commitments
and Contingencies (Notes 2 and 8)
|
||||||||
Stockholders'
Equity:
|
||||||||
Common
stock, no par value, 20.0 shares authorized – 13.6 shares
outstanding
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Preferred
stock not subject to mandatory redemption
|
19
|
19
|
||||||
Other
paid-in capital
|
429
|
415
|
||||||
Retained
earnings
|
155
|
99
|
||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
-
|
2
|
||||||
Total
stockholders' equity
|
603
|
535
|
||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
$ |
1,848
|
$ |
1,641
|
||||
The
accompanying notes as they relate to CILCO are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
24
CENTRAL
ILLINOIS LIGHT COMPANY
|
|||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
|||||||
Nine
Months Ended
|
|||||||
September
30,
|
|||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities:
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
58
|
$ |
44
|
|||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash
|
|||||||
provided
by operating activities:
|
|||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
55
|
61
|
|||||
Amortization
of debt issuance costs and premium/discounts
|
1
|
-
|
|||||
Deferred
income taxes and investment tax credits, net
|
4
|
15
|
|||||
Loss
on sale of noncore properties
|
-
|
6
|
|||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
Receivables
|
(32 | ) |
51
|
||||
Materials
and supplies
|
(18 | ) | (20 | ) | |||
Accounts
and wages payable
|
(17 | ) | (30 | ) | |||
Taxes
accrued
|
(3 | ) | (17 | ) | |||
Assets,
other
|
(21 | ) |
14
|
||||
Liabilities,
other
|
16
|
(6 | ) | ||||
Pension
and postretirement benefit obligations
|
5
|
9
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
48
|
127
|
|||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities:
|
|||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
(183 | ) | (75 | ) | |||
Proceeds
from sale of noncore properties
|
-
|
11
|
|||||
Changes
in money pool advances
|
42
|
-
|
|||||
Purchases
of emission allowances
|
-
|
(12 | ) | ||||
Sales
of emission allowances
|
-
|
1
|
|||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(141 | ) | (75 | ) | |||
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities:
|
|||||||
Dividends
on common stock
|
-
|
(65 | ) | ||||
Dividends
on preferred stock
|
(1 | ) | (1 | ) | |||
Capital
issuance costs
|
-
|
(2 | ) | ||||
Short-term
debt, net
|
200
|
-
|
|||||
Changes
in money pool borrowings
|
-
|
(99 | ) | ||||
Borrowings
from credit facility
|
-
|
40
|
|||||
Redemptions,
repurchases, and maturities:
|
|||||||
Long-term
debt
|
(50 | ) | (20 | ) | |||
Preferred
stock
|
(1 | ) | (1 | ) | |||
Issuances
of long-term debt
|
-
|
96
|
|||||
Capital
contribution from parent
|
14
|
-
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
162
|
(52 | ) | ||||
Net
change in cash and cash equivalents
|
69
|
-
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
3
|
2
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$ |
72
|
$ |
2
|
The
accompanying notes as they relate to CILCO are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
25
ILLINOIS
POWER COMPANY
|
|||||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF INCOME
|
|||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
|||||||||||||||
Three
Months Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
||||||||||||||
September
30,
|
September
30,
|
||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||||
Operating
Revenues:
|
|||||||||||||||
Electric
|
$ |
307
|
$ |
375
|
$ |
859
|
$ |
888
|
|||||||
Gas
|
49
|
59
|
375
|
381
|
|||||||||||
Other
|
-
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|||||||||||
Total
operating revenues
|
356
|
435
|
1,236
|
1,271
|
|||||||||||
Operating
Expenses:
|
|||||||||||||||
Purchased
power
|
211
|
213
|
573
|
561
|
|||||||||||
Gas
purchased for resale
|
26
|
35
|
267
|
272
|
|||||||||||
Other
operations and maintenance
|
74
|
68
|
197
|
188
|
|||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
20
|
20
|
60
|
57
|
|||||||||||
Amortization
of regulatory assets
|
4
|
-
|
12
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Taxes
other than income taxes
|
13
|
14
|
50
|
52
|
|||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
348
|
350
|
1,159
|
1,130
|
|||||||||||
Operating
Income
|
8
|
85
|
77
|
141
|
|||||||||||
Other
Income and Expenses:
|
|||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous
income
|
4
|
2
|
9
|
4
|
|||||||||||
Miscellaneous
expense
|
(2 | ) | (1 | ) | (3 | ) | (3 | ) | |||||||
Total
other income
|
2
|
1
|
6
|
1
|
|||||||||||
Interest
Charges
|
19
|
13
|
55
|
37
|
|||||||||||
Income
(Loss) Before Income Taxes (Benefit)
|
(9 | ) |
73
|
28
|
105
|
||||||||||
Income
Taxes (Benefit)
|
(5 | ) |
30
|
10
|
42
|
||||||||||
Net
Income (Loss)
|
(4 | ) |
43
|
18
|
63
|
||||||||||
Preferred
Stock Dividends
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|||||||||||
Net
Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholder
|
$ | (5 | ) | $ |
42
|
$ |
16
|
$ |
61
|
||||||
The
accompanying notes as they relate to IP are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
26
ILLINOIS
POWER COMPANY
|
|||||||
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
|||||||
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Current
Assets:
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
|||
Accounts
receivable - trade (less allowance for doubtful
|
|||||||
accounts
of $10 and $3, respectively)
|
125
|
105
|
|||||
Unbilled
revenue
|
71
|
101
|
|||||
Accounts
receivable – affiliates
|
61
|
1
|
|||||
Materials
and supplies
|
156
|
122
|
|||||
Other
current assets
|
52
|
27
|
|||||
Total
current assets
|
465
|
356
|
|||||
Property
and Plant, Net
|
2,190
|
2,134
|
|||||
Investments
and Other Assets:
|
|||||||
Investment
in IP SPT
|
9
|
8
|
|||||
Goodwill
|
214
|
214
|
|||||
Other
assets
|
52
|
62
|
|||||
Regulatory
assets
|
353
|
401
|
|||||
Total
investments and other assets
|
628
|
685
|
|||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$ |
3,283
|
$ |
3,175
|
|||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current
Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Current
maturities of long-term debt payable to IP SPT
|
$ |
51
|
$ |
51
|
|||
Short-term
debt
|
200
|
75
|
|||||
Borrowings
from money pool
|
95
|
43
|
|||||
Accounts
and wages payable
|
82
|
119
|
|||||
Accounts
payable – affiliates
|
41
|
67
|
|||||
Taxes
accrued
|
6
|
7
|
|||||
Other
current liabilities
|
117
|
72
|
|||||
Total
current liabilities
|
592
|
434
|
|||||
Long-term
Debt, Net
|
766
|
772
|
|||||
Long-term
Debt Payable to IP SPT
|
24
|
92
|
|||||
Deferred
Credits and Other Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Regulatory
liabilities
|
93
|
110
|
|||||
Accrued
pension and other postretirement benefits
|
217
|
230
|
|||||
Accumulated
deferred income taxes
|
135
|
138
|
|||||
Other
deferred credits and other noncurrent liabilities
|
94
|
53
|
|||||
Total
deferred credits and other liabilities
|
539
|
531
|
|||||
Commitments
and Contingencies (Notes 2 and 8)
|
|||||||
Stockholders’
Equity:
|
|||||||
Common
stock, no par value, 100.0 shares authorized – 23.0 shares
outstanding
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Other
paid-in-capital
|
1,194
|
1,194
|
|||||
Preferred
stock not subject to mandatory redemption
|
46
|
46
|
|||||
Retained
earnings
|
117
|
101
|
|||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
5
|
5
|
|||||
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
1,362
|
1,346
|
|||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
$ |
3,283
|
$ |
3,175
|
|||
The
accompanying notes as they relate to IP are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
27
ILLINOIS
POWER COMPANY
|
|||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
|||||||
Nine
Months Ended
|
|||||||
September
30,
|
|||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities:
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
18
|
$ |
63
|
|||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash
|
|||||||
provided
by operating activities:
|
|||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
63
|
18
|
|||||
Amortization
of debt issuance costs and premium/discounts
|
6
|
3
|
|||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
8
|
58
|
|||||
Other
|
(1 | ) | - | ||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
Receivables
|
(50 | ) |
60
|
||||
Materials
and supplies
|
(34 | ) | (34 | ) | |||
Accounts
and wages payable
|
(45 | ) | (62 | ) | |||
Assets,
other
|
(16 | ) | (1 | ) | |||
Liabilities,
other
|
54
|
(5 | ) | ||||
Pension
and other postretirement benefit obligations
|
20
|
8
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
23
|
108
|
|||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities:
|
|||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
(132 | ) | (128 | ) | |||
Other
|
(1 | ) | (1 | ) | |||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(133 | ) | (129 | ) | |||
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities:
|
|||||||
Dividends
on preferred stock
|
(2 | ) | (2 | ) | |||
Capital
issuance costs
|
-
|
(1 | ) | ||||
Short-term
debt, net
|
125
|
-
|
|||||
Changes
in money pool borrowings, net
|
52
|
35
|
|||||
IP
SPT maturities
|
(65 | ) | (69 | ) | |||
Issuance
of long-term debt
|
-
|
75
|
|||||
Overfunding
of TFNs
|
-
|
(17 | ) | ||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
110
|
21
|
|||||
Net
change in cash and cash equivalents
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
|||
The accompanying notes as they relate to IP are
an
integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
28
AMEREN
CORPORATION
(Consolidated)
UNION
ELECTRIC COMPANY
(Consolidated)
CENTRAL
ILLINOIS PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
AMEREN
ENERGY GENERATING COMPANY
(Consolidated)
CILCORP
INC. (Consolidated)
CENTRAL
ILLINOIS LIGHT COMPANY (Consolidated)
ILLINOIS
POWER COMPANY (Consolidated)
COMBINED
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
September
30, 2007
NOTE
1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
General
Ameren,
headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is a public utility holding company
under
PUHCA 2005, administered by FERC. Ameren’s primary assets are the common stock
of its subsidiaries. Ameren’s subsidiaries, which are separate, independent
legal entities with separate businesses, assets and liabilities, operate
rate-regulated electric generation, transmission and distribution businesses,
rate-regulated natural gas transmission and distribution businesses and
non-rate-regulated electric generation businesses in Missouri and Illinois.
Dividends on Ameren’s common stock depend on distributions made to it by its
subsidiaries. Ameren’s principal subsidiaries are listed below. Also see the
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations at the front of this report.
·
|
UE,
or Union Electric Company, also known as AmerenUE, operates a
rate-regulated electric generation, transmission and distribution
business, and a rate-regulated natural gas transmission and distribution
business in Missouri.
|
·
|
CIPS,
or Central Illinois Public Service Company, also known as AmerenCIPS,
operates a rate-regulated electric and natural gas transmission
and
distribution business in Illinois.
|
·
|
Genco,
or Ameren Energy Generating Company, operates a non-rate-regulated
electric generation business in Illinois and
Missouri.
|
·
|
CILCO,
or Central Illinois Light Company, also known as AmerenCILCO, is
a
subsidiary of CILCORP (a holding company). It operates a rate-regulated
electric and natural gas transmission and distribution business
and a
non-rate-regulated electric generation business (through its subsidiary,
AERG), all in Illinois.
|
·
|
IP,
or Illinois Power Company, also known as AmerenIP, operates a
rate-regulated electric and natural gas transmission and distribution
business in Illinois.
|
Ameren
has various other subsidiaries responsible for the short-term and long-term
marketing of power, procurement of fuel, management of commodity risks, and
provision of other shared services. Ameren has an 80% ownership interest
in EEI
through UE and Development Company, which each own 40% of EEI. Ameren
consolidates EEI for financial reporting purposes, while UE reports its interest
in EEI under the equity method. The following table presents summarized
financial information of EEI for the three and nine months ended September
30,
2007 and 2006.
Three
Months
|
Nine
Months
|
||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||||
Operating
revenues
|
$ |
117
|
$ |
105
|
$ |
324
|
$ |
290
|
|||||||
Operating
income
|
53
|
93
|
158
|
191
|
|||||||||||
Net
income
|
34
|
56
|
99
|
117
|
The
financial statements of the Ameren Companies (except CIPS) are prepared on
a
consolidated basis and therefore include the accounts of their majority-owned
subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated.
All tabular dollar amounts are in millions, unless otherwise
indicated.
Our
accounting policies conform to GAAP. Our financial statements reflect all
adjustments (which include normal, recurring adjustments) necessary, in our
opinion, for a fair presentation of our results. The preparation of financial
statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates
and assumptions. Such estimates and assumptions affect reported amounts of
assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities
at
the dates of financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the reported periods. Actual results could differ from those
estimates. The results of operations of an interim period may not give a
true
indication of results that may be expected for a full year. Certain
reclassifications have been made to the prior year’s financial statements to
conform to our 2007 reporting presentation. These financial statements should
be
read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included
in the Form 10-K.
Earnings
Per Share
There
were no material differences between Ameren’s basic and diluted earnings per
share amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and
2006,
due to an immaterial number of stock options, restricted stock and performance
share units outstanding.
29
Long-term
Incentive Plan of 1998 and 2006 Omnibus Incentive Compensation
Plan
A
summary of nonvested shares as of
September 30, 2007, and changes during the nine-month period
ended September 30, 2007, under the Long-term Incentive Plan of 1998, as
amended, and the 2006 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (2006 Plan) is
presented below:
Performance
Share Units
|
Restricted
Shares
|
||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Weighted-average
Fair
Value Per Unit
|
Shares
|
Weighted-average
Fair
Value Per Share
|
||||||||||||
Nonvested
at January 1,
2007
|
338,516
|
$ |
56.07
|
377,776
|
$ |
45.79
|
|||||||||
Granted(a)
|
357,573
|
59.60
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Dividends
|
-
|
-
|
11,567
|
50.62
|
|||||||||||
Forfeitures
|
(13,711 | ) |
56.64
|
(5,841 | ) |
46.47
|
|||||||||
Vested(b)
|
(12,975 | ) |
59.14
|
(70,391 | ) |
43.84
|
|||||||||
Nonvested
at September 30,
2007
|
669,403
|
$ |
57.88
|
313,111
|
$ |
46.23
|
(a)
|
Includes
performance share units (share units) granted to certain executive
and
non-executive officers and other eligible employees in February
2007 under
the 2006 Plan.
|
(b)
|
Share
units vested due to attainment of retirement eligibility by certain
employees. Actual shares issued for retirement-eligible employees
will
vary depending on actual performance over the three-year measurement
period.
|
The
fair value of each share unit
awarded in February 2007 under the 2006 Plan was determined to be $59.60
based
on Ameren’s closing common share price of $53.99 per share at the grant date and
lattice simulations used to estimate expected share payout based on Ameren’s
attainment of certain financial measures relative to the designated peer
group.
The significant assumptions used to calculate fair value also included a
three-year risk-free rate of 4.735%, dividend yields of 2.3% to 5.2% for
the
peer group, volatility of 12.91% to 18.33% for the peer group, and Ameren’s
maintenance of its $2.54 annual dividend over the performance
period.
Ameren
recorded compensation expense
of $4 million and $3 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2007 and
2006,
respectively, and a related tax benefit of $2 million and $1
million for the quarters ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Ameren
recorded compensation expense of $13 million and $8 million for the
nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and a
related tax benefit of $5 million and $3 million for the nine-month periods
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. As of September 30, 2007,
total
compensation cost of $25 million related to nonvested awards not yet recognized
is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of three
years.
Accounting
Changes and Other Matters
FASB
Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an
Interpretation of SFAS No. 109 (FIN 48)
FIN
48 addresses the determination of
whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should
be
recorded in the financial statements. Under FIN 48, Ameren may recognize
the tax
benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not
that
the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities,
based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized
in
the financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest
benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate
settlement. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition of income tax
assets
and liabilities, classification of current and deferred income tax assets
and
liabilities, accounting for interest and penalties on income taxes, accounting
for income taxes in interim periods, and requires expanded
disclosures.
The
Ameren Companies adopted the provisions of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007. The
amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of January 1, 2007, was $155 million,
$58
million,
$15
million, $36 million, $18 million, $18 million and $12 million for Ameren,
UE, CIPS, Genco, CILCORP, CILCO and IP, respectively. Of these unrecognized
tax
benefits on January 1, 2007, $20 million, $6 million, less than $1 million,
less
than $1 million, and less than $1 million for Ameren, UE, CIPS, Genco, and
CILCORP, respectively, would impact the respective company’s effective tax rate,
if recognized.
As
of
January 1, 2007, the Ameren Companies adopted a policy of recognizing interest
and penalties accrued on tax liabilities on a gross basis as interest expense
or
penalty expense in the statements of income. Prior to January 1, 2007, the
Ameren Companies recognized such items in the provision for taxes on a
net-of-tax basis. As of January 1, 2007, Ameren, UE, CIPS, Genco, CILCORP,
CILCO, and IP had recorded a liability of $12 million, $5 million, less
than $1 million, $4 million, $1 million, less than $1 million, and less
than
$1
million, respectively, for the payment of interest with respect to unrecognized
tax benefits and no amount for penalties with respect to unrecognized tax
benefits.
All
of
the Ameren Companies’ federal income tax returns are closed through 2001. The
Ameren Companies are currently under federal income tax return examination
for
years 2002 through 2005. State income tax returns are generally subject to
examination for a period of three years
30
after
filing of the respective returns. The state impact of any federal changes
remains subject to examination by various states for a period of up to one
year
after formal notification to the states. The Ameren Companies do not have
state
income tax returns in the process of examination. The Ameren Companies also
do
not have material state income tax issues in the process of administrative
appeals or litigation.
It
is reasonably possible that events
will occur during the next 12 months that would cause the total amount of
unrecognized tax benefits to increase or decrease; however, the Ameren Companies
do not believe such increases or decreases would be material to their financial
condition or results of operations.
SFAS
No. 157, Fair Value Measurements
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS
No. 157, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring
fair
value, and expands required disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS
No.
157 clarifies that fair value is a market-based measurement that should be
determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in
pricing an asset or liability. This standard is effective as of the beginning
of
our 2008 fiscal year. We are still determining the impact the adoption of
SFAS
No. 157 will have on our results of operations, financial position, and
liquidity, if any; however, at this time, we do not expect the impact to
be
material.
SFAS
No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities, Including an Amendment of SFAS No. 115
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, which permits companies
to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain assets and
liabilities at fair value that are not currently required to be measured
at fair
value on an instrument-by-instrument basis. Entities electing the fair value
option will be required to recognize changes in fair value in earnings and
to
expense upfront cost and fees associated with the item for which the fair
value
option is elected. SFAS No. 159 is effective as of the beginning of our 2008
fiscal year. At this time, we do not expect to elect the fair value option
for
any of our eligible financial instruments or other items.
FSP
FIN 39-1, Amendment of FASB Interpretation No. 39
In
April 2007, the FASB issued FSP
FIN 39-1, effective for us as of the beginning of our 2008 fiscal year.
FSP FIN 39-1 permits companies to offset fair value amounts recognized for
the right to reclaim cash collateral (a receivable) or the obligation to
return
cash collateral (a liability) against fair value amounts recognized for
derivative instruments that are executed with the same counterparty under
the
same master netting arrangement. We are currently evaluating whether we will
elect to apply the accounting policies permitted under this pronouncement.
The
adoption of FSP FIN 39-1 will have no impact on net income, and we do not
expect
the impact to be material to our financial position.
Goodwill
and Intangible Assets
Goodwill.
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of an acquisition
over
the fair value of the net assets acquired. We evaluate goodwill for impairment
in the fourth quarter of each year, or more frequently if events and
circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. Ameren’s and IP’s
goodwill relates to the acquisitions of IP and an additional 20% ownership
interest in EEI in 2004, and Ameren’s and CILCORP’s goodwill relates to the
acquisitions of CILCORP and Medina Valley in 2003. For the period from January
1, 2007 to September 30, 2007, there were no changes in the carrying amount
of
goodwill.
Intangible
Assets. At September 30, 2007, intangible
assets consisted of emission allowances of $197 million at Ameren, $60
million at UE, $57 million at Genco, $42 million at CILCORP and $1 million
at
CILCO. Emission allowances consist of various individual emission allowance
certificates and do not have expiration dates. Emission allowances are charged
to fuel expense as they are used in operations.
The
following table presents the net book value of emission allowances consumed
or
(sold) for Ameren, UE, Genco, CILCORP and CILCO during the three and nine
months
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006.
Three
Months
|
Nine
Months
|
||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||||
Ameren(a)
|
$ |
7
|
$ | (7 | ) | $ |
27
|
$ |
18
|
||||||
UE
|
(2 | ) |
-
|
(5 | ) | (2 | ) | ||||||||
Genco
|
8
|
9
|
23
|
24
|
|||||||||||
CILCORP(b)
|
3
|
7
|
6
|
18
|
|||||||||||
CILCO
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
8
|
(a)
|
Includes
amounts for Ameren registrant and nonregistrant subsidiaries and
intercompany eliminations.
|
(b)
|
Includes
allowances consumed that were recorded through purchase
accounting.
|
31
Excise
Taxes
Excise
taxes reflected on Missouri electric, Missouri gas, and Illinois gas customer
bills are imposed on us. They are recorded on a gross basis in Operating
Revenues and Taxes Other than Income Taxes on the statement of income. Excise
taxes reflected on Illinois electric customer bills are imposed on the consumer
and are therefore not included in revenues and expenses. They are recorded
as
tax collections payable and included in Taxes Accrued. The following table
presents excise taxes recorded in Operating Revenues and Taxes Other
than Income Taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007
and
2006:
Three
Months
|
Nine
Months
|
||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||||
Ameren
|
$ |
46
|
$ |
43
|
$ |
128
|
$ |
129
|
|||||||
UE
|
38
|
35
|
88
|
87
|
|||||||||||
CIPS
|
2
|
2
|
11
|
11
|
|||||||||||
CILCORP
|
2
|
2
|
8
|
8
|
|||||||||||
CILCO
|
2
|
2
|
8
|
8
|
|||||||||||
IP
|
4
|
4
|
21
|
23
|
Asset
Retirement Obligations
AROs
at Ameren and UE increased
compared to December 31, 2006, to reflect the accretion of obligations to
their
fair values.
Prior
Period Adjustment
During
the third quarter of 2007, we identified a misallocation of first quarter
2007
purchased power expense among Ameren subsidiaries. The error resulted in
an
understatement of UE and Genco purchased power expense of approximately $7
million and $2 million, respectively, and an overstatement of CIPS, CILCORP,
CILCO and IP purchased power expense of approximately $4 million, $1
million, $1 million, and $4 million, respectively, during both the three
months
ended March 31, 2007, and the six months ended June 30, 2007. The error resulted
in an overstatement of UE and Genco net income of $5 million and $1 million,
respectively, and an understatement of CIPS, CILCORP, CILCO and IP net income
of
approximately $3 million, $1 million, $1 million, and $3 million,
respectively, during both the three months ended March 31, 2007, and the
six
months ended June 30, 2007. The error did not have a significant impact on
previously reported subsidiary balance sheets or statements of cash flows,
and
the error had no impact on Ameren’s previously reported consolidated financial
position or results of operations or cash flows.
All
UE, CIPS, Genco, CILCORP, CILCO
and IP financial information as of and for the nine months ended September
30,
2007, included in this quarterly report reflects the correction of the error.
Previously-issued quarterly financial statements have not been restated,
as
management does not believe that the impact of these errors is material to
the
financial statements of UE, CIPS, Genco, CILCORP, CILCO and IP as of
and for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, and as of and for the six months
ended
June 30, 2007.
NOTE
2 – RATE AND REGULATORY MATTERS
Below
is
a summary of significant regulatory proceedings and related lawsuits. We
are
unable to predict the ultimate outcome of these matters, the timing of the
final decisions of the various agencies and courts, or the impact on our
results
of operations, financial position, or liquidity.
Missouri
Electric
With
the
expiration of an electric rate moratorium that provided for no changes in
UE’s
electric rates before July 1, 2006, UE filed in July 2006 a request with
the
MoPSC for a proposed average increase in electric rates of 17.7%, or $361
million, based on a requested return on equity of 12.0%. This rate increase
filing was based on a test year ended June 30, 2006, and was updated for
known
and measurable items through January 1, 2007. In May 2007, the MoPSC issued
an
order, as clarified, granting UE a $43 million increase in base rates for
electric service based on a return on equity of 10.2% and a capital structure
of
52% common equity. New electric rates became effective June 4, 2007. The
MoPSC
order also included the following significant provisions:
·
|
Acceptance
without rate adjustment of the expiration of UE’s cost-based power supply
contract with EEI, which expired in December
2005.
|
·
|
Allowance
of the full cost of certain CTs purchased or built in the past
few years
to be included in UE’s rate base.
|
·
|
Establishment
of a regulatory tracking mechanism, through the use of a regulatory
liability account, for gains on sales of SO2 emission
allowances, net of SO2 premiums incurred under the terms of
coal procurement contracts, plus any SO2discounts received
under such contracts. These deferred amounts will be addressed
as part of
UE’s next rate case. The MoPSC allowed an annual base level of
SO2 emission allowance sales of up to $5 million, which
UE can
recognize in its statement of
income.
|
·
|
Approval
of a regulatory tracking mechanism for pension and postretirement
benefit
costs.
|
·
|
Change
of income tax method associated with the cost of property removal,
net of
salvage, to the normalization method of accounting, which reduced
income
tax expense in the calculation of UE’s electric rates and for financial
reporting purposes.
|
·
|
Establishment
of off-system sales base level of $230 million used in determining
UE’s revenue requirement.
|
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·
|
Extension
of UE’s Callaway nuclear plant and fossil generation plant lives used
in
calculating depreciation expense for electric rates and financial
reporting purposes.
|
·
|
MoPSC
staff directed to review a possible loss in capacity sales as
a result of
the breach of the upper reservoir of the Taum Sauk pumped-storage
hydroelectric facility.
|
·
|
Establishment
of a requirement to fund low-income energy assistance and energy
conservation programs; half of such funding will be recoverable
through
rates to customers.
|
·
|
Denial
of UE’s request to implement a fuel and purchased power cost recovery
mechanism.
|
In
June
2007, the MoPSC denied UE’s and other intervenors’ applications for rehearing
with respect to certain aspects of the MoPSC rate order. In July 2007, UE
appealed certain aspects of the MoPSC decision, principally the 10.2% return
on
equity granted by the MoPSC, to the Circuit Court of Cole County in Jefferson
City, Missouri. The Office of Public Counsel and the Missouri attorney general,
who were both intervenors in the electric rate case, also appealed certain
aspects of the MoPSC decision to the Circuit Court of Cole County.
Taum
Sauk
In
June 2007, the MoPSC opened an
investigation of the breach of the upper reservoir at UE’s Taum Sauk
pumped-storage hydroelectric facility in December 2005. In October 2007,
the
MoPSC staff issued its report on the Taum Sauk incident, and in November
2007 UE
provided its response to the report. The MoPSC is expected to issue an
order on the investigation by the end of 2007. See Note 8 – Commitments
and Contingencies for additional information.
January
2007 Ice Storm Cost Recovery
UE
submitted a filing to the MoPSC in November 2007 requesting operations and
maintenance expenses that UE incurred as a result of a severe ice storm in
January 2007 be deferred as a regulatory asset and, if approved, be amortized
over five years beginning with the effective date of electric rates approved
in
UE's next rate proceeding. UE incurred approximately $25 million of
operations and maintenance expenses in the first quarter of 2007 as a result
of
the January storm.
Illinois
Electric
New
electric rates for CIPS, CILCO
and IP went into effect on January 2, 2007, reflecting delivery service tariffs
approved by the ICC in November 2006 and full cost recovery of power purchased
on behalf of Ameren Illinois Utilities’ customers in the September 2006 auction
in accordance with a January 2006 ICC order. As a result of these new electric
rates going into effect, the estimated average annual residential rate overall
increase in 2007 was expected to be 40% to 55% over 2006 rates. The estimated
average annual residential rate overall increase for electric heat customers
was
expected to be 60% to 80% over 2006 rates.
Due
to the magnitude of these rate
increases, various legislators supported legislation that would have reduced
and
frozen the electric rates of CIPS, CILCO and IP to the rates that were in
effect
prior to January 2, 2007, and would have imposed a tax on electric generation
in
Illinois to help fund customer assistance programs. The Illinois governor
also
supported rate rollback and freeze legislation. In July 2007, an agreement
was
reached among key stakeholders in Illinois designed to avoid such legislation
and address the increase in electric rates and the future power procurement
process in Illinois. The terms of the agreement, which includes a comprehensive
rate relief and customer assistance program, were set forth in a letter dated
July 24, 2007, to the leaders of the Illinois General Assembly and the Illinois
attorney general, in a release and settlement agreement with the Illinois
attorney general, in funding agreements among the parties contributing to
the
rate relief and assistance programs and in legislation, which became effective
on August 28, 2007. The following is a discussion of this agreement, including
its impact on future power procurement for the Ameren Illinois Utilities,
and
outstanding significant regulatory and related legal matters affecting our
Illinois electric operations.
Electric
Settlement
Agreement
The
settlement agreement was the
result of many months of negotiations among leaders of the House of
Representatives and Senate in Illinois, the office of the Illinois attorney
general, Ameren, on behalf of its affiliates, including Marketing Company,
Genco
and AERG, the Ameren Illinois Utilities, Exelon Corporation (Exelon), on
behalf
of Exelon Generation Company LLC, Commonwealth Edison Company, Exelon’s Illinois
electric utility subsidiary, Dynegy Holdings Inc., Midwest Generation, LLC,
and
MidAmerican Energy Company. The comprehensive program provides approximately
$1
billion of funding for rate relief for certain electric customers in Illinois,
including approximately $488 million to customers of the Ameren Illinois
Utilities. Pursuant to the comprehensive program, the Ameren Illinois Utilities,
Genco and AERG, have agreed to make aggregate contributions of $150 million
over
a four-year period, with $60 million coming from the Ameren Illinois
Utilities (CIPS - $21 million; CILCO - $11 million; IP - $28 million), $62
million from Genco and
$28
million from AERG. Below is a summary of the total customer relief and
assistance to be provided to the customers of the Ameren Illinois Utilities,
the
Ameren Illinois Utilities’, Genco’s and AERG’s portion of the funding
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that
is
expected to be disbursed, and the expected charges to earnings as a result
of
the program and agreement.
Total
Relief/Assistance
to
Ameren
Illinois
Customers
|
Ameren
Subsidiaries’
Funding(a)
|
Estimated
Ameren
Earnings
Per
Share
Impact(b)
|
|||||||||
2007
|
$ |
253,000,000
|
$ |
86,000,000
|
$ |
0.26
|
|||||
2008
|
132,000,000
|
37,000,000
|
0.11
|
||||||||
2009
|
97,000,000
|
25,000,000
|
0.07
|
||||||||
2010
|
6,000,000
|
2,000,000
|
0.01
|
||||||||
Total
|
$ |
488,000,000
|
$ |
150,000,000
|
$ |
0.45
|
(a)
|
Includes
a $4.5 million contribution in 2007 towards funding of a newly-created
IPA.
|
(b)
|
Includes
estimated cost of proposed forgiveness of outstanding customer
late
payment fees.
|
The
Ameren Illinois Utilities, Genco and AERG will recognize in their financial
statements the costs of their respective rate relief contributions and program
funding in a manner corresponding with the timing of the funding included
in the
above table. Ameren, CIPS, CILCO (Illinois Regulated), IP, Genco and CILCO
(AERG) incurred charges to earnings, primarily recorded as a reduction to
electric operating revenues, of $59 million, $8 million, $5 million,
$11 million, $24 million and $11 million, respectively, under the terms of
the
settlement agreement during the quarter ended September 30, 2007. At September
30, 2007, Ameren, CIPS, CILCO and IP (Illinois Regulated) had receivable
balances from nonaffiliated Illinois generators for reimbursement of customer
rate relief and program funding of $108 million, $37 million, $21 million
and
$50 million, respectively.
Other
electric generators and
utilities in Illinois have agreed to contribute $851 million to the
comprehensive rate relief and customer assistance program. Contributions
by the
other electric generators (the Generators) and utilities to the comprehensive
program are subject to funding agreements. Under these agreements, at the
end of
each month, the Ameren Illinois Utilities will bill the Generators and utilities
for their proportionate share of that month’s rate relief and assistance, which
will be due in 30 days. If any escrow funds have been provided by the
Generators, these funds will be drawn prior to seeking reimbursement from
the
Generators.
The
settlement agreement preserves
existing rates and rate structures, and the Ameren Illinois Utilities retain
the
right to file new electric delivery service rate cases with the ICC at the
respective utility’s discretion. See Electric Delivery Service Rate Cases below
for information on electric delivery service rate increase requests recently
filed by the Ameren Illinois Utilities. The settlement agreement provides
that
if legislation is enacted in Illinois before August 1, 2011, freezing or
reducing retail electric rates, or imposing or authorizing a new tax, special
assessment or fee on the generation of electricity, then the remaining
commitments under this agreement would expire, and any funds set aside in
support of the commitments would be refunded to the utilities and
Generators.
As
part of the settlement agreement,
the current reverse auction used for power procurement in Illinois was
discontinued and replaced with a new power procurement process. In 2008,
Illinois utilities will contract for their necessary baseload, intermediate
and
peaking power requirements through a request-for-proposal process, subject
to
ICC review and approval. Also as part of the agreement, existing supply
contracts from the September 2006 reverse auction remain in place. In October
2007, CIPS, CILCO and IP filed a proposal with the ICC to formalize the
structure of the power procurement process and related products for the period
June 1, 2008 through May 31, 2009.
As
part of the settlement agreement,
the Ameren Illinois Utilities entered into financial contracts with Marketing
Company (for the benefit of Genco and AERG), to lock-in energy prices for
400 to
1,000 megawatts annually of their around-the-clock power requirements during
the
period June 1, 2008 to December 31, 2012, at relevant market prices. These
financial contracts do not include capacity, are not load-following products
and
do not involve the physical delivery of energy. These financial contracts
became
effective on August 28, 2007, when legislation in connection with the settlement
agreement became law. Below are the contracted volumes and prices per
megawatthour.
Period
|
Volume
|
Price
per
Megawatthour
|
June
1, 2008 – December 31, 2008
|
400
MW
|
$47.45
|
January
1, 2009 – May 31, 2009
|
400
MW
|
49.47
|
June
1, 2009 – December 31, 2009
|
800
MW
|
49.47
|
January
1, 2010 – May 31, 2010
|
800
MW
|
51.09
|
June
1, 2010 – December 31, 2010
|
1,000
MW
|
51.09
|
January
1, 2011 – December 31, 2011
|
1,000
MW
|
52.06
|
January
1, 2012 – December 31, 2012
|
1,000
MW
|
53.08
|
The
financial contracts provide that
if any one of the following events occurs during their term, the Ameren Illinois
Utilities and Marketing Company will meet as soon as practicable, but no
later
than 30 days after the date such event occurs, to identify and discuss its
effect on the terms and conditions of, and prices under the financial contracts:
a) a state tax on electric generation; b) a state or federal tax on and/or
regulation of greenhouse gas emissions (e.g., a carbon tax); or c) if the
state
of Illinois enacts a law that eliminates retail electric supplier choice
for the
residential and small commercial customers of the Ameren Illinois Utilities.
The
financial contracts also provide that if any one of these events occurs,
the
parties to the financial contracts will negotiate to determine in a commercially
reasonable manner whether the affected terms, conditions and prices can be
revised so as to preserve the economic benefits of the financial contracts
for
all parties and to revise the financial contracts accordingly. In the event
the
parties to the financial contracts are not able to agree on such revisions,
Marketing Company may terminate the financial contracts by written notice
no
earlier than 60 days and no later than 90 days after such event occurs, with
the
termination being effective when
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notice
is
given. Under the terms of the settlement agreement and the legislation, these
financial contracts are deemed prudent, and the Ameren Illinois Utilities
are
permitted full recovery of their costs in rates.
Beginning
in June 2009 and
thereafter, power procurement will be accomplished through competitive requests
for proposals to supply the separate baseload, intermediate and peaking power
needs of the utility instead of the full requirements, load-following supply
contracts previously procured through the reverse auction. The power procurement
process that is expected to be implemented would require the IPA to develop
an
annual Procurement Plan (Plan) for the Ameren Illinois Utilities and
Commonwealth Edison. Each Plan would govern a utility’s procurement of power to
meet the expected load requirements that are not met by pre-existing contracts
or generation facilities. Subject to ICC approval, the Ameren Illinois Utilities
would be allowed to lease, or invest in, generation facilities. The objective
of
each Plan would be to ensure adequate, reliable, affordable, efficient, and
environmentally sustainable electric service at the lowest total cost over
time,
taking into account any benefits of price stability for the utilities’ eligible
retail customers. The power procurement process provides that each Plan be
submitted to the ICC for initial approval; if approved, the final design
and
implementation of a Plan would be overseen by an independent procurement
administrator selected by the IPA and a procurement monitor selected by the
ICC.
The IPA has broad authority to assist in the procurement of electric power
for
residential and nonresidential customers beginning in June 2009. Winning
proposals will be selected on the basis of price, compared for reasonableness
to
benchmarks developed by the procurement administrator and procurement monitor,
and approved by the ICC.
The
power
procurement process provides for the subject electric utility in Illinois
to
file proposed tariffs with the ICC, which will be designed to pass-through
to
customers the costs of procuring electric power supply with no mark-up on
the
price paid by the utility, plus any reasonable costs that the utility incurred
in arranging and providing for the supply of electric power. All such
procurement costs will be deemed to have been prudently incurred and recoverable
through rates.
The
settlement agreement and the
legislation provide that the Ameren Illinois Utilities have a right to maintain
membership in a FERC-approved regional transmission organization of their
choice
for a period of at least 15 years.
The
settlement agreement and the
legislation also include a commitment to energy conservation programs designed
to reduce energy consumption through increased energy efficiency and demand
response. In addition, 2% of the Illinois utilities’ electricity is to be
procured from renewable sources beginning June 1, 2008, with that percentage
increasing in subsequent years, subject to limits on customer rate impacts.
The
provision for full and timely recovery of the cost of these commitments is
also
included in the settlement agreement and the legislation.
Pursuant
to the settlement agreement,
all previously pending litigation and regulatory actions by the office of
the
Illinois attorney general relating to the reverse auction procurement process,
which was used to determine market-based rates effective January 1, 2007,
and
the electric space heating marketing practices of the Ameren Illinois Utilities
have been withdrawn with prejudice. The litigation and regulatory actions
included those filed by the office of the attorney general with the FERC,
the
ICC, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
and
the Circuit Court of the First Judicial Circuit Jackson County, Illinois
and the
Appellate Court of Illinois, Second Judicial Circuit.
Finally,
the settlement agreement
establishes the authority to obtain accelerated review by the ICC of a merger
or
combination of the three Ameren Illinois Utilities, if requested in the
future.
Appeals
of 2006 ICC Procurement
Order
The
Illinois attorney general, CUB,
and ELPC, appealed to Illinois district appellate courts the ICC’s denial of
rehearing requests with respect to its January 2006 order, which approved
the
power procurement auction and related tariffs. In August 2006, the Supreme
Court
of Illinois ordered that the appeals be consolidated in the appellate court
for
the Second Judicial Circuit in Illinois. The Illinois attorney general’s appeal
at the Second Judicial Circuit appellate court was withdrawn as part of the
agreement discussed above. CUB’s and ELPC’s appeals at the Second Judicial
Circuit appellate court are still pending. The Ameren Illinois Utilities
filed a
motion to dismiss the appeals in September 2007.
Power
Procurement Auction
Lawsuits
Ameren,
CIPS, CILCO, IP, Commonwealth
Edison Company and its parent company, Exelon, and 15 electricity suppliers,
including Marketing Company, which are selling power to the Illinois utilities
pursuant to contracts entered into as a result of the September 2006 power
procurement auction, were named as defendants in two similar lawsuits seeking
class action status filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois in
March
2007. The classes have yet to be certified. The asserted class seeks to
represent all customers who purchased electric service from Commonwealth
Edison
Company or the Ameren Illinois Utilities. Both lawsuits allege, among other
things, that the Illinois utilities and the power suppliers illegally
manipulated prices in the September 2006 power procurement auction. The relief
sought in both lawsuits is actual damages to be determined at trial and legal
costs,
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including
attorneys’ fees. One of the lawsuits also seeks punitive damages and recovery of
illegal profits and excludes the Ameren Illinois Utilities from the requests
for
relief. In April 2007, the defendants in these lawsuits filed notices removing
these cases to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
The defendants have pending motions to dismiss. These two lawsuits are not
affected by the settlement agreement discussed above.
Redesigned
Rates
In
October 2007, the ICC issued an
order authorizing redesigned electric rates for CIPS, CILCO and IP to be
implemented December 1, 2007. These rates were designed to reduce seasonal
fluctuations for residential customers who use large amounts of electricity
while allowing utilities to fully recover costs. The ICC subsequently issued
a
rehearing order in late October 2007, granting CIPS’, CILCO’s and IP’s rehearing
request to change the implementation date of the rate redesign for certain
customers to January 1, 2008. The ICC granted the change in effective date
to
ensure the implementation of redesigned rates was revenue neutral to the
Ameren
Illinois Utilities in 2007 and subsequent calendar years.
Electric
and Natural Gas Delivery Service Rate Cases
CIPS,
CILCO and IP filed requests with the ICC in November 2007 to increase their
annual revenues for electric delivery service by $180 million in the aggregate
(CIPS - $31 million, CILCO - $10 million and IP - $139 million). The
Ameren Illinois Utilities pledged earlier this year to keep the overall
residential electric bill increases to less than 10% per year for each utility
in their next rate filings. These filings are consistent with that
pledge. Accordingly, the requested rate increase for IP residential
customers is proposed to be capped in the first year of the increase if the
amount of the final authorized rate increase exceeds the first year capped
rate
level. This rate increase limit could result in approximately $30 million
of the requested increase not being phased in until the second year. The
amount of CIPS' and CILCO's requested increases did not require inclusion
of
similar limits as they were within the scope of the pledge. The electric
rate increase requests are based on an 11% return on equity, a capital structure
composed of 51 to 53 percent equity, an aggregate rate base for the Ameren
Illinois Utilities of $2.1 billion, and a test year ended December 31, 2006,
with certain prosective updates.
CIPS,
CILCO and IP filed requests with the ICC in November 2007 to increase their
annual revenues for natural gas delivery service by $67 million in the aggregate
(CIPS -
$15
million increase, CILCO - $4 million decrease and IP - $56 million
increase). The natural gas rate change requests are based on an 11% return
on equity, a capital structure composed of 51 to 53
percent equity, an aggregate rate base for the Ameren Illinois Utilities
of $0.9
billion and a test year ended December 31, 2006, with certain prospective
updates.
In
their
filings, the Ameren Illinois Utilities have also requested ICC approval to
implement mechanisms that would permit the reconciliation and adjustment
of
actual bad debt expenses to those established in rates by the ICC for electric
and gas customers and the more timely recovery of investments in existing
electric distribution plant. Since general rate adjustment proceedings require
up to 11 months in Illinois, these mechanisms would allow current revenues
to
better match current costs. In addition, the Ameren Illlinois Utilities are
seeking approval of a revenue decoupling rate adjustment mechanism as a part
of
their natural gas delivery service rate change requests. This mechanism
would separate each utility's fixed cost recovery from the volume of gas
it
sells by providing a periodic true-up of revenues. The periodic true-up
would result in adjustments to a utility's ICC-approved tariffs based on
increases or decreases in demand for natural gas.
The
ICC
proceedings relating to the proposed electric and natural gas delivery service
rate changes will take place over a period of up to 11 months, and decisions
by
the ICC in such proceedings are required by October 2008. The Ameren
Illinois Utilities cannot predict the level of any delivery service rate
change
the ICC may approve, when any rate change may go into effect, whether any
rate
adjustment mechanism discussed above will be approved or whether any rate
increase that may eventually be approved will be sufficient for the Ameren
Illinois Utilities to recover their costs and earn a reasonable return on
their
investments when the increase goes into effect.
Federal
FERC
Order – MISO Charges
In
May
2007, Ameren Services, on behalf of UE, CIPS, CILCO and IP, filed with
the
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, an
appeal
of the FERC’s March 2007 order involving the reallocation of certain MISO
operational costs among MISO participants, retroactive to 2005. In August
2007,
the court granted the FERC’s motion to hold the appeal in abeyance pending
completion of the underlying proceedings at the FERC. Other MISO participants
also filed appeals. On November 5, 2007, the FERC issued orders relative
to
these allocation matters. We are evaluating the impact of these orders and
cannot determine their ultimate impact at this time.
UE
Power Purchase Agreement with Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
In
July 2007, as a consequence of a
series of orders issued by the FERC addressing a complaint filed by the
Louisiana Public Service Commission against Entergy
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Arkansas,
Inc. (Entergy) and certain of its affiliates, which alleged unjust and
unreasonable cost allocations, Entergy commenced billing UE for additional
charges under a 165-megawatt power purchase agreement. These additional
charges to UE are expected to approximate $13 million for 2007 and additional
amounts during the term of the power purchase agreement, which terminates
effective August 25, 2009. Although UE was not a party to the FERC proceedings
that gave rise to these additional charges, UE intervened in August 2007
in a
related FERC proceeding for the purpose of challenging the additional charges.
UE is unable to predict whether the FERC will grant any relief.
NOTE
3 – CREDIT FACILITIES AND LIQUIDITY
The
liquidity needs of the Ameren Companies are typically supported through the
use
of available cash, drawings under committed bank credit facilities, and
commercial paper issuances.
The
following table summarizes the borrowing activity and relevant interest rates
as
of September 30, 2007, under the $1.15 billion credit facility and the 2007
and 2006
$500
million credit facilities:
$1.15
Billion Credit Facility(a)
|
Ameren
(Parent)
|
UE
|
Genco
|
Ameren
Total
|
|||||||||||
September
30, 2007:
|
|||||||||||||||
Average
daily borrowings outstanding during 2007
|
$ |
164
|
$ |
350
|
$ |
6
|
$ |
520
|
|||||||
Outstanding
short-term debt at period end
|
250
|
92
|
75
|
417
|
|||||||||||
Weighted-average
interest rate during 2007
|
5.90 | % | 5.70 | % | 5.26 | % | 5.76 | % | |||||||
Peak
short-term borrowings during 2007
|
$ |
350
|
$ |
506
|
$ |
75
|
$ |
856
|
|||||||
Peak
interest rate during 2007
|
8.25 | % | 8.25 | % | 5.75 | % | 8.25 | % |
(a)
|
Includes
issuances under commercial paper programs at Ameren and UE supported
by
this credit facility.
|
2007
$500 Million Credit Facility
|
CIPS
|
CILCORP
(Parent)
|
CILCO
(Parent)
|
IP
|
AERG
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||
September
30, 2007:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average
daily borrowings outstanding during 2007
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
98
|
$ |
23
|
$ |
120
|
$ |
73
|
$ |
314
|
||||||||||||
Outstanding
short-term debt at period end
|
-
|
125
|
75
|
200
|
100
|
500
|
||||||||||||||||||
Weighted-average
interest rate during 2007
|
-
|
6.87 | % | 6.31 | % | 6.53 | % | 6.84 | % | 6.69 | % | |||||||||||||
Peak
short-term borrowings during 2007
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
125
|
$ |
75
|
$ |
200
|
$ |
100
|
$ |
500
|
||||||||||||
Peak
interest rate during 2007
|
-
|
8.63 | % | 6.47 | % | 6.64 | % | 7.02 | % | 8.63 | % | |||||||||||||
2006
$500 Million Credit Facility
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
September
30, 2007:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average
daily borrowings outstanding during 2007
|
$ |
92
|
$ |
48
|
$ |
62
|
$ |
79
|
$ |
95
|
$ |
376
|
||||||||||||
Outstanding
short-term debt at period end
|
135
|
50
|
75
|
-
|
115
|
375
|
||||||||||||||||||
Weighted-average
interest rate during 2007
|
6.52 | % | 6.82 | % | 6.28 | % | 6.59 | % | 6.89 | % | 6.62 | % | ||||||||||||
Peak
short-term borrowings during 2007
|
$ |
135
|
$ |
50
|
$ |
75
|
$ |
125
|
$ |
115
|
$ |
500
|
||||||||||||
Peak
interest rate during 2007
|
8.25 | % | 7.04 | % | 6.47 | % | 6.64 | % | 8.25 | % | 8.25 | % |
At
September 30, 2007, Ameren and certain of its subsidiaries had $2.15 billion
of
committed credit facilities, consisting of the three facilities shown above,
in
the amounts of
$1.15
billion, $500 million and $500 million maturing in July 2010, January 2010
and
January 2010, respectively.
Effective
July 12, 2007, the termination date for UE’s and Genco’s direct borrowing
sublimits under the $1.15 billion credit facility was extended to July
10, 2008,
pursuant to the annual 364-day renewal provisions of the facility. The
$1.15
billion credit facility will terminate on July 14, 2010, with respect to
Ameren.
The
$1.15 billion credit facility was
used to support the commercial paper programs that included $92 million
of
outstanding commercial paper of UE as of September 30, 2007.
The
2007
$500 million credit facility was entered into in February 2007, by CIPS,
CILCORP, CILCO, IP and AERG.
The
obligations of IP under the 2007
$500 million credit facility were secured by the issuance of mortgage bonds
in
the amount of $200 million. CIPS and CILCO cannot utilize any amount of
their
borrowing authority under the 2007 $500 million credit facility until they
reduce their borrowing authority by an equal amount under the 2006 $500
million
credit facility. If CIPS or CILCO elect to transfer borrowing authority
from the
2006 $500 million credit facility to the 2007 $500 million credit facility,
that
company must retire an appropriate amount of first mortgage bonds issued
with
respect to the 2006 $500 million credit facility and issue new bonds in
an equal
amount to secure its obligations under the 2007 $500
million credit facility. In July 2007, CILCO permanently reduced its $150
million of borrowing authority under the 2006 $500 million credit facility
by
$75 million and shifted that amount of capacity to the 2007 $500
million credit
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facility.
CILCO is now considered a borrower under both credit facilities and is subject
to the covenants of both.
Access
to the $1.15 billion credit
facility, the 2007 $500 million credit facility and the 2006 $500 million
credit facility for the Ameren Companies and AERG is subject to reduction
as
borrowings are made by affiliates. Ameren and UE are currently limited in
their
access to the commercial paper market as a result of downgrades in their
short-term credit ratings.
Money
Pools
Ameren
has money pool agreements with
and among its subsidiaries to coordinate and provide for certain short-term
cash
and working capital requirements. Separate money pools are maintained for
utility and non-state-regulated entities. Ameren Services is responsible
for the
operation and administration of the money pool agreements.
Utility
CIPS,
CILCO and IP borrow from each other through the utility money pool agreement
subject to applicable regulatory short-term borrowing authorizations. AERG
may
make loans to, but may not borrow from, the utility money pool. Although
UE and
Ameren Services are parties to the utility money pool agreement, they are
not
currently borrowing or lending under the agreement. The average interest
rate
for borrowing under the utility money pool for the three and nine months
ended
September 30, 2007, was 5.4% and 5.7%, respectively (2006 – 5.4% and 5.0%,
respectively).
Non-state-regulated
Subsidiaries
Ameren
Services, Resources Company,
Genco, AERG, Marketing Company, AFS, Ameren Energy and other non-state-regulated
Ameren subsidiaries have the ability, subject to Ameren parent company
authorization and applicable regulatory short-term borrowing authorizations,
to
access funding from Ameren’s $1.15 billion credit facility through a
non-state-regulated subsidiary money pool agreement. At September 30, 2007,
$728
million was available through the non-state-regulated subsidiary money pool,
excluding additional funds available through excess cash balances. The average
interest rate for borrowing under the non-state-regulated subsidiary money
pool
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, was 5.6% and 5.1%,
respectively (2006 – 4.8% and 4.6%, respectively).
See
Note 7 – Related Party Transactions
for the amount of interest income (expense) from the money pool arrangements
recorded by the Ameren Companies for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2007 and 2006.
Indebtedness
Provisions and Other Covenants
The
information below presents a
summary of the Ameren Companies’ and AERG’s compliance with indebtedness
provisions and other covenants. See Note 5 – Credit Facilities and Liquidity in
the Form 10-K, for a detailed description of those provisions.
The
Ameren Companies’ bank credit facilities contain provisions that, among other
things, place restrictions on the ability to incur liens, sell assets, and
merge
with other entities. The $1.15 billion credit facility contains provisions
that
limit total indebtedness of
each
of Ameren, UE and Genco to 65% of total consolidated capitalization pursuant
to
a calculation defined in the facility. Exceeding these debt levels would
result
in a default under the $1.15 billion credit facility.
The
$1.15
billion credit facility also contains default provisions, including cross
defaults, with respect to a borrower under the facility that can result
from the
occurrence of an event of default under any other facility covering indebtedness
of that borrower or certain of its subsidiaries in excess of $50 million in
the aggregate. The obligations of Ameren, UE and Genco under the facility
are
several and not joint, and except under limited circumstances, the obligations
of UE and Genco are not guaranteed by Ameren or any other subsidiary. CIPS,
CILCORP, CILCO, AERG and IP are not considered subsidiaries for purposes
of the
cross-default or other provisions.
Under
the
$1.15 billion credit facility, restrictions apply limiting investments
in and
other transfers to CIPS, CILCORP, CILCO, IP, AERG and their subsidiaries
by
Ameren and certain subsidiaries. Additionally, CIPS, CILCORP, CILCO, IP,
AERG
and their subsidiaries are excluded for purposes of determining compliance
with
the 65% total consolidated indebtedness to total consolidated capitalization
financial covenant in the facility.
Both
the
2007 $500 million credit facility and the 2006 $500 million credit facility
entered into by CIPS, CILCORP, CILCO, IP and AERG, discussed above, limit
the
indebtedness of each borrower to 65% of consolidated total capitalization
pursuant to a calculation set forth in the facilities. Events of default
under
these facilities apply separately to each borrower (and, except in the
case of
CILCORP, to their subsidiaries), and an event of default under these facilities
does not constitute an event of default under the $1.15 billion credit
facility
and vice versa. In addition, if CIPS’, CILCO’s or IP’s senior secured long-term
debt securities or first mortgage bonds, or CILCORP’s senior unsecured long-term
debt securities, have received a below-investment-grade credit rating by
either
Moody’s or S&P, then such borrower will be limited to capital stock dividend
payments of $10 million per year each, while such below-investment-grade
credit
rating is in effect. On July 26, 2006, Moody’s downgraded CILCORP’s
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senior
unsecured long-term debt credit rating to below investment-grade, causing
it to
be subject to this dividend payment limitation. A similar restriction does
not
apply to AERG, which is currently not rated by Moody’s or S&P, if its
debt-to-operating cash flow ratio, as set forth in these facilities, is less
than or equal to a 3.0 to 1.0 ratio. As of September 30, 2007, AERG was in
compliance with this test in the 2007 $500 million credit facility and the
2006 $500 million credit facility. CIPS, CILCO and IP are not currently
limited in their dividend payments by this provision of the 2007 $500 million
or
2006 $500 million credit facilities. Ameren’s access to dividends from CILCO and
AERG is limited by dividend restrictions at CILCORP.
The
2007 $500 million credit facility
and the 2006 $500 million credit facility also limit the amount of other
secured indebtedness issuable by each borrower thereunder. For CIPS, CILCO
and
IP, other secured debt is limited to that permitted under their respective
mortgage indentures. For CILCORP, other secured debt is limited to $425 million
(including the principal amount of CILCORP’s outstanding senior notes and senior
bonds) under the 2007 $500 million credit facility and $550 million (including
the principal amount of CILCORP’s outstanding senior notes and senior bonds as
well as amounts drawn under the 2007 $500 million credit facility) under
the
2006 $500 million credit facility, secured in each case by the pledge of
CILCO
common stock. For AERG, other secured debt is limited to $100 million under
the
2007 $500 million credit facility and $200 million under the 2006 $500 million
credit facility secured on an equal basis with its obligations under the
facilities. The limitations on other secured debt at CILCORP and AERG in
the
2007 $500 million credit facility are subject to adjustment based on the
borrowing sublimits of these entities under this facility or under the 2006
$500
million credit facility. In addition, the 2007 $500 million credit facility
and the 2006 $500 million credit facility prohibit CILCO from issuing any
preferred stock if, after giving effect to such issuance, the aggregate
liquidation value of all CILCO preferred stock issued after February 9, 2007
and
July 14, 2006, respectively, would exceed $50 million.
The
2007 $500 million credit facility
provides that CIPS, CILCO and IP will agree to reserve future bonding capacity
under their respective mortgage indentures (that is, agree to forego the
issuance of additional mortgage bonds otherwise permitted under the terms
of
each mortgage indenture) in the following amounts (subject to, in the case
of
CIPS and CILCO, their then current borrowing sublimits under the facility
and
similar provisions in the 2006 facility): CIPS, prior to December 31, 2007
- $50
million, on and after December 31, 2007, but prior to December 31, 2008 -
$100
million, on and after December 31, 2008, but prior to December 31, 2009 -
$150
million, on and after December 31, 2009 - $200 million; CILCO, prior to
December
31, 2007 - $25 million, on and after December 31, 2007, but prior to December
31, 2008 - $50 million, on and after December 31, 2008, but prior to
December 31, 2009 - $75 million, on and after December 31, 2009 - $150 million;
and IP, prior to December 31, 2008 - $100 million, on and after December
31,
2008, but prior to December 31, 2009 - $200 million, on and after December
31,
2009 - $350 million.
The
2006 $500 million credit facility
provides that CIPS, CILCO and IP will agree to reserve future bonding capacity
under their respective mortgage indentures in the following amounts: CIPS,
prior
to December 31, 2007 - $50 million, on and after December 31, 2007, but prior
to
December 31, 2008 - $100 million, on and after December 31, 2008 - $150 million;
CILCO - $25 million; and IP - $100 million.
As
of
September 30, 2007, the ratio of total indebtedness to total consolidated
capitalization, calculated in accordance with the provisions of the $1.15
billion credit facility for Ameren, UE and Genco was 50%, 50% and 48%,
respectively. The ratios for CIPS, CILCORP, CILCO, IP and AERG, calculated
in
accordance with the provisions of the 2007
$500
million credit facility and 2006 $500 million credit facility, were 53%,
59%,
46%, 46% and 39%, respectively.
None
of
Ameren’s credit facilities or financing arrangements contain credit rating
triggers that would cause an event of default or acceleration of repayment
of
outstanding balances. At September 30, 2007, the Ameren Companies were
in
compliance with their credit facility provisions and
covenants.
NOTE
4 – LONG-TERM DEBT AND EQUITY FINANCINGS
Ameren
Under
DRPlus, pursuant to an effective
SEC Form S-3 registration statement, and under our 401(k) plans, pursuant
to
effective SEC Form S-8 registration statements, Ameren issued a total of
0.5
million new shares of common stock valued at $23 million and 1.4 million
new
shares valued at $71 million in the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2007, respectively.
In
February 2007, $100 million of
Ameren’s 2002 5.70% notes matured and were retired.
In
May 2007, $250 million of Ameren’s
senior notes related to its 2002 equity security units matured and were
retired.
UE
In
June
2007, UE issued, pursuant to an effective SEC Form S-3 shelf registration
statement, $425 million of 6.40% senior secured notes due June 15, 2017,
with
interest payable semi-annually on June 15 and December 15 of each
year,
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beginning
in December 2007. UE received net proceeds of $422 million, which were used
to
repay short-term debt.
In
connection with UE’s June 2007 issuance of $425 million of senior secured notes,
UE agreed, for so long as those senior secured notes are outstanding, that
it
would not, prior to June 15, 2012, optionally redeem, purchase or otherwise
retire in full its outstanding first mortgage bonds not subject to release
provisions thus causing a first mortgage bond release date to occur. Such
release date is the date at which the security provided by the pledge under
UE’s
first mortgage indenture would no longer be available to holders of any
outstanding series of its senior secured notes and such indebtedness would
become senior unsecured indebtedness ranking equally with any other outstanding
senior unsecured indebtedness of UE. UE further agreed that the interest
rate for these $425 million of senior secured notes will be subject to an
increase of up to a maximum of 2.00% if such release date occurs between
June
15, 2012 and June 15, 2017 (the maturity date of the $425 million senior
secured
notes) and Moody's or S&P downgrades the rating assigned to these senior
secured notes below investment grade as a result of the occurrence of the
release within 30 days of such release date (subject to extension if and
for so
long as the rating for such senior secured notes is under consideration for
possible downgrade). Any interest rate increase on these senior secured
notes will take effect on the first day of the interest period during which
such
rating downgrade requires an increase in the interest rate.
CIPS
See
Note 5 – Credit Facilities and
Liquidity in the Form 10-K regarding CIPS’ agreement under the 2007 $500 million
credit facility and the 2006 $500 million credit facility to reserve future
bonding capacity under its mortgage indenture.
CILCORP
In
conjunction with Ameren’s
acquisition of CILCORP, CILCORP’s long-term debt was recorded at fair value.
Amortization related to these fair value adjustments was $1 million (2006
-$1 million) and $4 million (2006 - $4 million) for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2007, respectively, and was included as a reduction to
interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income of Ameren and CILCORP.
See Note 5 – Credit Facilities and Liquidity in the Form 10-K regarding
CILCORP’s pledge of the common stock of CILCO as security for CILCORP’s
obligations under the 2007 $500 million credit facility and the 2006 $500
million credit facility.
CILCO
In
January 2007, $50 million of
CILCO’s 7.50% first mortgage bonds matured and were retired.
See
Note 5 – Credit Facilities and
Liquidity in the Form 10-K regarding CILCO’s agreement under the 2007 $500
million credit facility and the 2006 $500 million credit facility to reserve
future bonding capacity under its mortgage indenture.
In
July 2007, CILCO redeemed 11,000
shares of its 5.85% Class A preferred stock at a redemption price of $100
per
share plus accrued and unpaid dividends. The redemption satisfied CILCO’s
mandatory sinking fund redemption requirement for this series of preferred
stock
for 2007.
IP
In
conjunction with Ameren’s
acquisition of IP, IP’s long-term debt was recorded at fair value. Amortization
related to these fair value adjustments was $3 million
(2006
-
$3 million) and $9 million (2006 - $10 million) for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2007, respectively, and was included
as a reduction to interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income
of
Ameren and IP.
See
Note 5 – Credit Facilities and
Liquidity in the Form 10-K regarding IP’s agreement under the 2007 $500 million
credit facility and the 2006 $500 million credit facility to reserve future
bonding capacity under its mortgage indenture.
Indenture
Provisions and Other Covenants
The
information below presents a
summary of the Ameren Companies’ compliance with indenture provisions and other
covenants. See Note 6 – Long-term Debt and Equity Financings in the Form 10-K,
for a detailed description of those provisions.
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UE’s,
CIPS’, CILCO’s and IP’s
indenture provisions and articles of incorporation include covenants and
provisions related to the issuances of first mortgage bonds and preferred
stock.
The following table includes the required and actual earnings coverage ratios
for interest charges and preferred dividends and bonds and preferred stock
issuable based on the 12 months ended September 30, 2007, at an assumed interest
and dividend rate of 7%.
Required
Interest Coverage Ratio(a)(b)
|
Actual
Interest
Coverage
Ratio
|
Bonds
Issuable(c)(d)
|
Required
Dividend Coverage Ratio(e)
|
Actual
Dividend
Coverage
Ratio
|
Preferred
Stock
Issuable
|
|
UE
|
≥2.0
|
4.2
|
$ 2,232
|
≥2.5
|
49.2
|
1,584
|
CIPS
|
≥2.0
|
1.8
|
-
|
≥1.5
|
1.3
|
-
|
CILCO
|
≥2.0(f)
|
11.0
|
84
|
≥2.5
|
32.1
|
319(g)
|
IP
|
≥2.0
|
1.8
|
-
|
≥1.5
|
1.1
|
-
|
(a) | Coverage required on the annual interest charges on mortgage bonds outstanding and to be issued. |
(b) | Coverage is not required in certain cases when additional mortgage bonds are issued on the basis of retired bonds. |
(c)
|
Amount
of bonds issuable based on either meeting required coverage ratios
or
unfunded property additions, whichever is more restrictive. In
addition to
these tests, UE, CIPS, CILCO and IP have the ability to issue bonds
based
upon retired bond capacity of $16 million, $3 million, $175 million,
and $914 million, respectively, for which no earnings coverage test
is required.
|
(d)
|
Amounts
are net of future bonding capacity restrictions agreed to by CIPS,
CILCO
and IP under the 2007 $500 million credit facility and the 2006 $500
million credit facility entered into by these companies. See Note
3 –
Credit Facilities and Liquidity for further
discussion.
|
(e)
|
Coverage
required on the annual interest charges on all long-term debt (CIPS-only)
and the annual dividend on preferred stock outstanding and to be
issued,
as required in the respective company’s articles of incorporation. For
CILCO, this ratio must be met for a period of 12 consecutive calendar
months within the 15 months immediately preceding the
issuance.
|
(f)
|
In
lieu of meeting the interest coverage ratio requirement, CILCO
may attempt
to meet an earnings requirement of at least 12% of the principal
amount of
all mortgage bonds outstanding and to be issued. For the three
and nine
months ended September 30, 2007, CILCO had earnings equivalent
to at least
38% of the principal amount of all mortgage bonds
outstanding.
|
(g)
|
See
Note 3 – Credit Facilities and Liquidity for a discussion regarding a
restriction on the issuance of preferred stock by CILCO under the
2007 $500 million credit facility and the 2006 $500 million credit
facility.
|
UE’s
mortgage indenture contains certain provisions that restrict the amount of
common dividends that can be paid by UE. Under this mortgage indenture, $31
million of retained earnings was restricted against payment of common dividends,
except those dividends payable in common stock, which left $1.8 billion of
free
and unrestricted retained earnings at September 30, 2007.
Genco’s
and CILCORP’s indentures
include provisions that require the companies to maintain certain debt service
coverage and debt-to-capital ratios in order for the companies to pay dividends,
to make certain principal or interest payments, to make certain loans to
affiliates, or to incur additional indebtedness. The following table summarizes
these ratios for the 12 months ended September 30, 2007:
Required
Interest
Coverage
Ratio
|
Actual
Interest
Coverage
Ratio
|
Required
Debt–to-
Capital
Ratio
|
Actual
Debt–to-
Capital
Ratio
|
|
Genco
(a)
|
≥1.75(b)
|
6.3
|
≤60%
|
44%
|
CILCORP(c)
|
≥2.2
|
3.0
|
≤67%
|
27%
|
(a)
|
Interest
coverage ratio relates to covenants regarding certain dividend,
principal
and interest payments on certain subordinated intercompany
borrowings. The
debt-to-capital ratio relates to a debt incurrence covenant,
which
requires an interest coverage ratio of 2.5 for the most recently
ended
four fiscal quarters.
|
(b)
|
Ratio
excludes amounts payable under Genco’s intercompany note to CIPS and must
be met for both the prior four fiscal quarters and for the
four succeeding
six-month periods.
|
(c)
|
CILCORP
must maintain the required interest coverage ratio and debt-to-capital
ratio in order to make any payment of dividends or intercompany
loans to
affiliates other than to its direct or indirect
subsidiaries.
|
Genco’s
ratio restrictions under its indenture may be disregarded if both Moody’s and
S&P reaffirm the ratings of Genco in place at the time of the debt
incurrence after considering the additional indebtedness. In the event
CILCORP
is not in compliance with these restrictions, CILCORP may make payments
of
dividends or intercompany loans if its senior long-term debt rating
is at least
BB+ from S&P, Baa2 from Moody’s, and BBB from Fitch. At September 30, 2007,
CILCORP’s senior long-term debt ratings from S&P, Moody’s and Fitch were B+,
Ba2, and BB+, respectively. The common stock of CILCO is pledged as
security to
the holders of CILCORP’s senior notes and bonds and credit facility
obligations.
In
order
for the Ameren Companies to issue securities in the future, they will
have to
comply with any applicable tests in effect at the time of any such
issuances.
Off-Balance-Sheet
Arrangements
At
September 30, 2007, none of the Ameren Companies had any off-balance-sheet
financing arrangements, other than operating leases entered into in
the ordinary
course of business. None of the Ameren Companies expect to engage in
any
significant off-balance-sheet financing arrangements in the near
future.
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NOTE
5 – OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES
The
following table presents Other Income and Expenses for each of the Ameren
Companies for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and
2006:
Three
Months
|
Nine
Months
|
|||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
Ameren:(a)
|
||||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous
income:
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
and dividend
income
|
$ |
16
|
$ |
9
|
$ |
41
|
$ |
21
|
||||||||
Allowance
for equity funds used
during construction
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
||||||||||||
Other
|
2
|
2
|
11
|
6
|
||||||||||||
Total
miscellaneous
income
|
$ |
20
|
$ |
12
|
$ |
54
|
$ |
29
|
||||||||
Miscellaneous
expense:
|
||||||||||||||||
Other
|
$ | (6 | ) | $ | (3 | ) | $ | (10 | ) | $ | (4 | ) | ||||
Total
miscellaneous
expense
|
$ | (6 | ) | $ | (3 | ) | $ | (10 | ) | $ | (4 | ) | ||||
UE:
|
||||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous
income:
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
and dividend
income
|
$ |
8
|
$ |
7
|
$ |
24
|
$ |
18
|
||||||||
Allowance
for equity funds used
during construction
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
||||||||||||
Other
|
-
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
||||||||||||
Total
miscellaneous
income
|
$ |
9
|
$ |
9
|
$ |
28
|
$ |
22
|
||||||||
Miscellaneous
expense:
|
||||||||||||||||
Other
|
$ | (5 | ) | $ | (3 | ) | $ | (9 | ) | $ | (7 | ) | ||||
Total
miscellaneous
expense
|
$ | (5 | ) | $ | (3 | ) | $ | (9 | ) | $ | (7 | ) | ||||
CIPS:
|
||||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous
income:
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
and dividend
income
|
$ |
4
|
$ |
4
|
$ |
12
|
$ |
12
|
||||||||
Other
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
||||||||||||
Total
miscellaneous
income
|
$ |
5
|
$ |
4
|
$ |
13
|
$ |
13
|
||||||||
Miscellaneous
expense:
|
||||||||||||||||
Other
|
$ | (1 | ) | $ |
-
|
$ | (2 | ) | $ | (1 | ) | |||||
Total
miscellaneous
expense
|
$ | (1 | ) | $ |
-
|
$ | (2 | ) | $ | (1 | ) | |||||
Genco:
|
||||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous
income:
|
||||||||||||||||
Other
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
1
|
$ |
-
|
||||||||
Total
miscellaneous
income
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
1
|
$ |
-
|
||||||||
CILCORP:
|
||||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous
income:
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
and dividend
income
|
$ |
1
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
3
|
$ |
1
|
||||||||
Other
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Total
miscellaneous
income
|
$ |
2
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
4
|
$ |
1
|
||||||||
Miscellaneous
expense:
|
||||||||||||||||
Other
|
$ | (2 | ) | $ | (2 | ) | $ | (5 | ) | $ | (4 | ) | ||||
Total
miscellaneous
expense
|
$ | (2 | ) | $ | (2 | ) | $ | (5 | ) | $ | (4 | ) |
CILCO:
|
||||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous
income:
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
and dividend
income
|
$ |
1
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
3
|
$ |
-
|
||||||||
Other
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Total
miscellaneous
income
|
$ |
2
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
4
|
$ |
-
|
||||||||
Miscellaneous
expense:
|
||||||||||||||||
Other
|
$ | (2 | ) | $ | (2 | ) | $ | (5 | ) | $ | (4 | ) | ||||
Total
miscellaneous
expense
|
$ | (2 | ) | $ | (2 | ) | $ | (5 | ) | $ | (4 | ) | ||||
IP:
|
||||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous
income:
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
and dividend
income
|
$ |
2
|
$ |
1
|
$ |
5
|
$ |
2
|
||||||||
Other
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
||||||||||||
Total
miscellaneous
income
|
$ |
4
|
$ |
2
|
$ |
9
|
$ |
4
|
||||||||
Miscellaneous
expense:
|
||||||||||||||||
Other
|
$ | (2 | ) | $ | (1 | ) | $ | (3 | ) | $ | (3 | ) | ||||
Total
miscellaneous
expense
|
$ | (2 | ) | $ | (1 | ) | $ | (3 | ) | $ | (3 | ) |
(a)
|
Includes
amounts for Ameren registrant and nonregistrant subsidiaries
and
intercompany eliminations.
|
42
NOTE
6 – DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The
following table presents the
pretax net gain (loss) for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2007
and 2006, of power hedges included in Operating Revenues – Electric. This pretax
net gain (loss) represents the impact of discontinued cash flow hedges,
the
ineffective portion of cash flow hedges, and the reversal of amounts
previously
recorded in OCI due to transactions being delivered or settled:
Three
Months
|
Nine
Months
|
|||||||||||||||
Gains
(Losses)
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||||
Ameren
|
$ |
22
|
$ |
2
|
$ |
35
|
$ |
-
|
||||||||
UE
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
5
|
||||||||||||
Genco
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
||||||||||||
IP
|
-
|
(1 | ) |
-
|
(7 | ) |
The
following table presents the
carrying value of all derivative instruments and the amount of pretax
net gains
(losses) on derivative instruments in Accumulated OCI for cash flow hedges
as of
September 30, 2007:
Ameren(a)
|
UE
|
CIPS
|
Genco
|
CILCORP/
CILCO
|
IP
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Derivative
instruments carrying value:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
current
assets
|
$ |
52
|
$ |
11
|
$ |
1
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
3
|
$ |
1
|
||||||||||||
Other
assets
|
24
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
3
|
3
|
||||||||||||||||||
Other
current
liabilities
|
9
|
2
|
1 |
2
|
1
|
1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Regulatory
liabilities
|
25
|
-
|
6
|
-
|
5
|
19
|
||||||||||||||||||
Other
deferred credits and
liabilities
|
4 | - | - |
-
|
- | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Gains
(losses) deferred in Accumulated OCI:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power
forwards(b)
|
54
|
12
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||
Interest
rate swaps(c)
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||
Gas
swaps and futures
contracts(d)
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||
SO2
futures
contracts
|
(1 | ) |
-
|
-
|
(1 | ) |
-
|
-
|
(a)
|
Includes
amounts for Ameren registrant and nonregistrant subsidiaries
and
intercompany eliminations.
|
(b)
|
Represents
the mark-to-market value for the hedged portion of electricity
price
exposure for periods of up to four years, including $43 million
over the
next year.
|
(c)
|
Represents
a gain associated with interest rate swaps at Genco that were
a partial
hedge of the interest rate on debt issued in June 2002. The
swaps cover
the first 10 years of debt that has a 30-year maturity and
the gain in OCI
is amortized over a 10-year period that began in June
2002.
|
(d)
|
Represents
gains associated with natural gas swaps and futures contracts.
The swaps
are a partial hedge of our natural gas requirements through March
2011.
|
As
part
of the Illinois electric settlement agreement, the Ameren Illinois Utilities
entered into financial contracts with Marketing Company. These financial
contracts are derivative instruments being accounted for as cash flow
hedges at
the Ameren Illinois Utilities and Marketing Company. Consequently, the
Ameren Illinois Utilities and Marketing Company record the fair value
of the
contracts on their respective balance sheets and the changes to the fair
value
in regulatory assets or liabilities for the Ameren Illinois Utilities
and OCI at
Marketing Company. In Ameren's consolidated financial statements, all
financial statement effects of the swap are eliminated. See Note 2 - Rate
and Regulatory Matters for additional information on these financial
contracts.
Other
Derivatives
The
following table presents the net
change in market value for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2007
and 2006, of option and swap transactions used to manage our positions
in
SO2 allowances, coal, heating oil, and nonhedge power and gas
trading
activity. Certain of these transactions are treated as nonhedge transactions
under
SFAS
No.
133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” as amended.
The net change in the market value of SO2, coal and heating oil
options and swaps is recorded as Operating Expenses – Fuel. The nonhedge
power
and
gas swaps are recorded in Operating Revenues – Electric and Operating Revenues –
Gas.
Three
Months
|
Nine
Months
|
|||||||||||||||
Gains
(Losses)
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||||
SO2
options and
swaps:
|
||||||||||||||||
Ameren
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
1
|
$ |
6
|
$ | (2 | ) | |||||||
UE
|
-
|
1
|
5
|
3
|
||||||||||||
Genco
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
(4 | ) | |||||||||||
Coal
options:
|
||||||||||||||||
Ameren
|
-
|
(1 | ) |
2
|
(2 | ) | ||||||||||
UE
|
-
|
(1 | ) |
2
|
(2 | ) | ||||||||||
Heating
oil options:
|
||||||||||||||||
Ameren
|
-
|
(2 | ) |
3
|
(2 | ) | ||||||||||
Nonhedge
power swaps and forwards:
|
||||||||||||||||
Ameren
|
3
|
-
|
(2 | ) |
-
|
|||||||||||
UE
|
2
|
1
|
(2 | ) |
1
|
|||||||||||
Nonhedge
gas futures:
|
||||||||||||||||
Ameren
|
(2 | ) |
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
UE
|
(2 | ) |
-
|
-
|
-
|
43
NOTE
7 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The
Ameren Companies have engaged in,
and may in the future engage in, affiliate transactions in the normal
course of
business. These transactions primarily consist of gas and power purchases
and
sales, services received or rendered, and borrowings and lendings. Transactions
between affiliates are reported as intercompany transactions on their
financial
statements, but are eliminated in consolidation for Ameren’s financial
statements. For a discussion of our material related party agreements,
see Note
13 – Related Party Transactions under Part II, Item 8 of the Form 10-K. Below
are updates to several of these related party agreements.
Electric
Rate Settlement
See
Note 2 – Rate and Regulatory
Matters and Note 8 – Commitments and Contingencies for information on an
electric settlement agreement reached in July 2007 among key stakeholders
in
Illinois and reflected in legislation, enacted on August 28, 2007, that
addresses electric rate increases and the future power procurement process
in
Illinois. As part of the electric settlement agreement in Illinois, the
Ameren Illinois Utilities, Genco and AERG agreed to make contributions
of $150
million as part of a comprehensive program providing approximately $1
billion of
funding for rate relief to certain Illinois electric customers, including
customers of the Ameren Illinois Utilities. At September 30, 2007, CIPS,
CILCO
and IP had receivable balances from Genco for reimbursement of customer
rate
relief of $7 million, $4 million and $10 million, respectively. Also
at
September 30, 2007, CIPS and IP had receivable balances from AERG for
reimbursement of customer rate relief of $3 million and $4 million,
respectively. In addition, as part of the electric settlement agreement,
the
Ameren Illinois Utilities entered into financial contracts with Marketing
Company to lock-in energy prices for a portion of their around-the-clock
power
requirements from 2008 to 2012 at relevant market prices. These financial
contracts became effective on August 28, 2007, when the legislation in
connection with the agreement became law.
Electric
Power Supply Agreements
The
following table presents the
amount of gigawatthour sales under related party electric power supply
agreements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and
2006:
Three
Months
|
Nine
Months
|
||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||||
Genco
sales to
Marketing
Company(a)
|
-
|
5,820
|
-
|
16,707
|
|||||||||||
Marketing
Company
sales
to CIPS(a)
|
-
|
3,424
|
-
|
9,500
|
|||||||||||
Genco
sales to
Marketing
Company(b)
|
4,754
|
-
|
12,711
|
-
|
|||||||||||
AERG
sales to
Marketing
Company(b)
|
1,270
|
-
|
3,912
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Marketing
Company
sales
to CIPS(c)
|
671
|
-
|
1,852
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Marketing
Company
sales
to CILCO(c)
|
349
|
-
|
922
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Marketing
Company
sales
to IP(c)
|
1,016
|
-
|
2,716
|
-
|
(a)
|
These
agreements expired or terminated on December 31,
2006.
|
(b)
|
In
December 2006, Genco and Marketing Company, and AERG and Marketing
Company, entered into new power supply agreements whereby Genco
and AERG
sell and Marketing Company purchases all the capacity available
from
Genco’s and AERG’s generation fleets and such amount of associated energy
commencing on January 1, 2007.
|
(c)
|
In
accordance with the January 2006 ICC order, discussed in Note
2 – Rate and
Regulatory Matters, an auction was held in September 2006 to
procure power
for CIPS, CILCO and IP after their previous power supply contracts
expired
on December 31, 2006. Through the auction, Marketing Company
contracted
with CIPS, CILCO and IP to provide power for their customers.
See also
Note 3 – Rate and Regulatory Matters under Part II, Item 8 of the Form
10-K for further details of the power procurement auction in
Illinois. See
Note 2 – Rate and Regulatory Matters for a discussion of future changes
in
the Illinois power procurement process as a result of the electric
settlement agreement reached among key stakeholders in July
2007 and the
related legislation enacted into law in August
2007.
|
Joint
Dispatch Agreement
UE,
CIPS and Genco mutually consented
to waive the one-year termination notice requirement of the JDA and agreed
to
terminate it on December 31, 2006. The termination of the JDA was accepted
by
FERC in September 2006.
The
following table presents the
amount of gigawatthour sales under the JDA for the three and nine months
ended
September 30, 2006:
Three
Months
|
Nine
Months
|
|
UE
sales to Genco
|
2,073
|
7,507
|
Genco
sales to UE
|
898
|
2,615
|
44
The
following table presents the
short-term power sales margins under the JDA for UE and Genco for the
three and
nine months ended September 30, 2006:
Three
Months
|
Nine
Months
|
|||||||
UE
|
$ |
15
|
$ |
73
|
||||
Genco
|
5
|
22
|
||||||
Total
|
$ |
20
|
$ |
95
|
Money
Pools
See
Note 3 - Credit Facilities and
Liquidity for a discussion of affiliate borrowing arrangements.
Intercompany
Promissory Notes
Genco’s
subordinated note payable to
CIPS associated with the transfer in 2000 of CIPS’ electric generating assets
and related liabilities to Genco matures on May 1, 2010. Interest income
and
expense for this note recorded by CIPS and Genco, respectively, was $2
million
(2006 - $3 million) and $7 million (2006 - $10 million) for the three
and nine
months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
CILCORP
had no outstanding borrowings
directly from Ameren at September 30, 2007. CILCORP had $156 million
of
outstanding borrowings from Ameren at September 30, 2006, with average
interest
rates of 4.8% and 4.5% for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2006,
respectively. CILCORP recorded interest expense of less than $1 million
(2006
- $2 million) and less than $1 million (2006 - $6 million) for these
borrowings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007,
respectively.
The
following table presents the impact on UE, CIPS, Genco, CILCORP, CILCO,
and IP
of related party transactions for the three and nine months ended September
30,
2007 and 2006. The table is based primarily on the agreements discussed
above
and in Note 13 – Related Party Transactions under Part II, Item 8 of the Form
10-K, and the money pool arrangements discussed above in Note 3 - Credit
Facilities and Liquidity of this report.
Three
Months
|
Nine
Months
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Agreement
|
UE
|
CIPS
|
Genco
|
CILCORP(a)
|
IP
|
UE
|
CIPS
|
Genco
|
CILCORP(a)
|
IP
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
Revenues:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genco
and AERG power supply
|
2007
|
$ | (b | ) | $ | (b | ) | $ |
222
|
$ |
73
|
$ | (b | ) | $ | (b | ) | $ | (b | ) | $ |
615
|
$ |
207
|
$ | (b | ) | ||||||||||||||
agreements
with Marketing Company
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ancillary
service agreement
|
2007
|
5
|
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
13
|
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
with CIPS, CILCO and IP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power
supply agreement with Marketing Company – expired
|
2006
|
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
216
|
(c
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
605
|
5
|
(b
|
) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UE
and Genco gas
|
2007
|
(c
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(c
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) | ||||||||||||||||||||
transportation
agreement
|
2006
|
(c
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(c
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) | ||||||||||||||||||||
JDA
– terminated December
31, 2006
|
2006
|
35
|
(b
|
) |
23
|
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
156
|
(b
|
) |
69
|
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
Operating Revenues
|
2007
|
$ |
5
|
$ | (b | ) | $ |
222
|
$ |
73
|
$ | (b | ) | $ |
13
|
$ | (b | ) | $ |
615
|
$ |
207
|
$ | (b | ) | ||||||||||||||||
2006
|
35
|
(b
|
) |
239
|
(c
|
) |
(b
|
) |
156
|
(b
|
) |
674
|
5
|
(b
|
) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fuel
and Purchased Power:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CIPS,
CILCO and IP agreements
|
2007
|
$ | (b | ) | $ |
42
|
$ | (b | ) | $ |
22
|
$ |
64
|
$ | (b | ) | $ |
120
|
$ | (b | ) | $ |
60
|
$ |
176
|
||||||||||||||||
with
Marketing Company(auction)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ancillary
service agreement with UE
|
2007
|
(b
|
) |
2
|
(b
|
) |
1
|
2
|
(b
|
) |
5
|
(b
|
) |
2
|
6
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ancillary
service agreement with Marketing Company
|
2007
|
(b
|
) |
1
|
(b
|
) |
-
|
2
|
(b
|
) |
3
|
(b
|
) |
1
|
4
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JDA
– terminated December 31, 2006
|
2006
|
23
|
(b
|
) |
35
|
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
69
|
(b
|
) |
156
|
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power
supply agreement with Marketing Company – expired
|
2006
|
(b
|
) |
118
|
(b
|
) |
1
|
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
337
|
(b
|
) |
1
|
(b
|
) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
December
31, 2006
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Executory
tolling agreement
|
2007
|
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
8
|
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
28
|
(b
|
) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
with
Medina Valley
|
2006
|
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
9
|
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
29
|
(b
|
) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
UE
and Genco gas
|
2007
|
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(c
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(c
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) | ||||||||||||||||||||
transportation
agreement
|
2006
|
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(c
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(c
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total
Fuel and Purchased
|
2007
|
$ | (b | ) | $ |
45
|
$ | (c | ) | $ |
31
|
$ |
68
|
$ | (b | ) | $ |
128
|
$ | (c | ) | $ |
91
|
$ |
186
|
||||||||||||||||
Power |
2006
|
23
|
118
|
35
|
10
|
(b
|
) |
69
|
337
|
156
|
30
|
(b
|
) |
45
Three
Months
|
Nine
Months
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Agreement
|
UE | CIPS | Genco | CILCORP(a) | IP | UE | CIPS | Genco | CILCORP (a) | IP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
Operating Expense:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ameren
Services support
|
2007
|
$ |
34
|
$ |
12
|
$ |
6
|
$ |
12
|
$ |
18
|
$ |
102
|
$ |
35
|
$ |
18
|
$ |
37
|
$ |
54
|
||||||||||||||||||||
services
agreement
|
2006
|
34
|
12
|
7
|
12
|
18
|
103
|
36
|
18
|
37
|
54
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ameren
Energy support
|
2007
|
2
|
(b
|
) |
(c
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
7
|
(b
|
) |
(c
|
) |
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
services
agreement
|
2006
|
2
|
(b
|
) |
1
|
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) |
6
|
(b
|
) |
2
|
(b
|
) |
(b
|
) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
AFS
support services
|
2007
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
agreement |
2006
|
1
|
(c
|
) |
(c
|
) |
(c
|
) |
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Insurance
premiums(d)
|
2007
|
7
|
(b
|
) |
1
|
-
|
(b
|
) |
16
|
(b
|
) |
3
|
1
|
(b
|
) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
Other Operating
|
2007
|
$ |
45
|
$ |
12
|
$ |
8
|
$ |
13
|
$ |
18
|
$ |
130
|
$ |
36
|
$ |
23
|
$ |
40
|
$ |
55
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses |
2006
|
37
|
12
|
8
|
12
|
19
|
112
|
37
|
21
|
38
|
56
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest
expense (income) from
|
2007
|
$ |
-
|
$ | (c | ) | $ |
3
|
$ | (c | ) | $ | (c | ) | $ |
-
|
$ | (c | ) | $ |
7
|
$ | (c | ) | $ | (c | ) | ||||||||||||||
money
pool borrowings(advances)
|
2006
|
(c
|
) | (1 | ) |
3
|
1
|
1
|
(c
|
) | (2 | ) |
8
|
4
|
2
|
(a)
|
Amounts
represent CILCORP and CILCO
activity.
|
(b)
|
Not
applicable.
|
(c) | Amount less than $1 million. |
(d) | Represents insurance premiums paid to an affiliate for replacement power, property damage and terrorism coverage. |
NOTE
8 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
We
are
involved in legal, tax and regulatory proceedings before various courts,
regulatory commissions, and governmental agencies with respect to matters
that
arise in the ordinary course of business, some of which involve substantial
amounts of money. We believe that the final disposition of these proceedings,
except as otherwise disclosed in these notes to our financial statements,
will
not have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial
position, or liquidity.
Reference
is made to Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Note 3 – Rate
and Regulatory Matters, Note 13 – Related Party Transactions, and Note 14 –
Commitments and Contingencies under Part II, Item 8 of the Form 10-K.
See also
Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Note 2 – Rate and
Regulatory Matters and Note 7 – Related Party Transactions in this
report.
Callaway
Nuclear Plant
The
following table presents insurance coverage at UE’s Callaway nuclear plant at
September 30, 2007. The property coverage and the nuclear liability coverage
were renewed on October 1, 2007 and January 1, 2007, respectively.
Type
and Source of Coverage
|
Maximum
Coverages
|
Maximum
Assessments for Single Incidents
|
Public
liability:
|
||
American
Nuclear
Insurers
|
$
300
|
$
-
|
Pool
participation
|
10,461(a)
|
101(b)
|
$
10,761(c)
|
$
101
|
|
Nuclear
worker liability:
|
||
American
Nuclear
Insurers
|
$
300(d)
|
$
4
|
Property
damage:
|
||
Nuclear
Electric Insurance
Ltd.
|
$ 2,750(e)
|
$
24
|
Replacement
power:
|
||
Nuclear
Electric Insurance
Ltd.
|
$
490(f)
|
$
9
|
Energy
Risk Assurance
Company
|
$
64(g)
|
$
-
|
(a) | Provided through mandatory participation in an industry-wide retrospective premium assessment program. |
(b) | Retrospective premium under the Price-Anderson liability provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. This is subject to retrospective assessment with respect to a covered loss in excess of $300 million from an incident at any licensed U.S. commercial reactor, payable at $15 million per year. |
(c)
|
Limit
of liability for each incident under Price-Anderson. This
limit is subject
to change to account for the effects of inflation and changes
in the
number of licensed reactors.
|
(d)
|
Industry
limit for potential liability for worker tort claims filed
for bodily
injury caused by a nuclear energy accident. Effective January
1, 1998,
this program was modified to provide coverage to all workers
whose
nuclear-related employment began on or after the commencement
date of
reactor operations.
|
(e)
|
Provides
for $500 million in property damage and decontamination,
excess property
insurance, and premature decommissioning coverage up to $2.25 billion
for losses in excess of the $500 million primary
coverage.
|
(f)
|
Provides
the replacement power cost insurance in the event of a prolonged
accidental outage at a nuclear plant. Weekly indemnity of
$4.5 million for
52 weeks, which commences after the first eight weeks of
an outage, plus
$3.6 million per week for 71.1 weeks
thereafter.
|
(g)
|
Provides
the replacement power cost insurance in the event of a prolonged
accidental outage at a nuclear plant. The coverage is for
a weekly
indemnity of $900,000 for 71 weeks in excess of the $3.6
million per week
set forth above. Energy Risk Assurance Company is an affiliate
and has
reinsured this coverage with third-party insurance companies.
See Note 7 –
Related Party Transactions for more information on this affiliate
transaction.
|
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Price-Anderson
limits the liability for claims from an incident involving any licensed
United
States commercial nuclear power facility. The limit is based on the number
of
licensed reactors. The limit of liability and the maximum potential annual
payments are adjusted at least every five years for inflation to reflect
changes
in the Consumer Price Index. Owners of a nuclear reactor cover this exposure
through a combination of private insurance and mandatory participation
in a
financial protection pool, as established by Price-Anderson.
Subsequent
to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, both American Nuclear
Insurers
and Nuclear Electric Insurance Ltd. confirmed that losses resulting from
terrorist attacks would be covered under their policies, subject to applicable
policy limits. Both companies, however, revised their policy terms to
include an
industry aggregate for all “non-certified” terrorist acts as defined by the
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, which was renewed in 2005. The
non-certified American Nuclear Insurers nuclear liability cap is a $300
million
shared industry aggregate for all facilities licensed in the United States
during the policy period. The aggregate for all Nuclear Electric Insurance
Ltd.
policies, which apply to non-certified property claims within a 12-month
period,
is $3.2 billion, plus any amounts available through reinsurance or indemnity
from an outside source.
If
losses
from a nuclear incident at the Callaway nuclear plant exceed the limits
of, or
are not subject to, insurance, or if coverage is unavailable, UE is at
risk for
any uninsured losses. If a serious nuclear incident occurred, it could
have a
material adverse effect on Ameren’s and UE’s results of operations, financial
position, or liquidity.
Other
Obligations
To
supply
a portion of the fuel requirements of our generating plants, we have
entered
into various long-term commitments for the procurement of coal, natural
gas and
nuclear fuel. In addition, we have entered into various long-term commitments
for the purchase of electricity and natural gas for distribution. For
a complete
listing of our obligations and commitments, see Note 14 – Commitments and
Contingencies under Part II, Item 8 of the Form 10-K.
As
of
September 30, 2007, our commitments for the procurement of coal and related
transportation have changed from amounts previously disclosed as of December
31,
2006. The following table presents our total estimated coal and related
transportation purchase commitments at September 30, 2007:
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
|||||||||||||||
Ameren(a)
|
$ |
145
|
$ |
552
|
$ |
380
|
$ |
186
|
$ |
121
|
|||||||||
UE
|
78
|
294
|
256
|
142
|
103
|
||||||||||||||
Genco
|
43
|
143
|
66
|
20
|
8
|
||||||||||||||
CILCORP/CILCO
|
9
|
37
|
21
|
8
|
4
|
(a)
|
Includes
amounts for Ameren registrant and nonregistrant subsidiaries
and
intercompany eliminations.
|
As
of
September 30, 2007, our commitments for the procurement of natural gas
have
materially changed from amounts previously disclosed as of December 31,
2006.
The following table presents our total estimated natural gas purchase
commitments at September 30, 2007:
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
Thereafter(a)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Ameren(b)
|
$ |
173
|
$ |
591
|
$ |
369
|
$ |
263
|
$ |
213
|
$ |
1,964
|
|||||||||||
UE
|
20
|
85
|
58
|
37
|
27
|
56
|
|||||||||||||||||
CIPS
|
29
|
111
|
81
|
64
|
42
|
73
|
|||||||||||||||||
Genco
|
9
|
30
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
13
|
|||||||||||||||||
CILCORP/CILCO
|
53
|
162
|
97
|
59
|
58
|
838 | (c) | ||||||||||||||||
IP
|
57
|
192
|
123
|
95
|
77
|
983 | (c) |
(a)
|
Commitments
for natural gas are until 2031.
|
(b)
|
Includes
amounts for Ameren registrant and nonregistrant subsidiaries
and
intercompany eliminations.
|
(c)
|
Commitments
for natural gas purchases for CILCO and IP include projected natural
gas purchases pursuant to a 20-year supply contract beginning
in April
2011. Purchases under this contract will be passed through
to utility
customers under the PGA.
|
As
of
September 30, 2007, the commitments for the procurement of nuclear fuel
have
materially changed from amounts previously disclosed as of December 31,
2006.
The following table presents the total estimated nuclear fuel purchase
commitments at September 30, 2007:
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
Thereafter(a)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Ameren/UE
|
$ |
52
|
$ |
71
|
$ |
63
|
$ |
74
|
$ |
51
|
$ |
292
|
(a)
|
Commitments
for nuclear fuel are until 2020.
|
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At
this
time, UE does not expect to require new baseload generation capacity
until at
least 2018. However, due to the significant time required to plan, acquire
permits for and build a baseload power plant, UE is actively studying
future
plant alternatives, including those that would use coal or nuclear
fuel. During the second quarter of 2007, UE entered into a commitment to
purchase heavy forgings needed to construct a nuclear plant. This commitment
does not mean a decision has been made to build a nuclear plant. The
purpose of
entering into the forgings purchase commitment was to secure access to
heavy
forgings, which are long lead-time materials, in the event that UE decides
to
build a nuclear plant. As of September 30, 2007, UE’s commitments to
purchase heavy forgings totaled $88 million through 2010 ($3.5 million
in 2007,
$6.5 million in 2008, $7.5 million in 2009 and $70.5 million in
2010).
As
part
of the electric settlement agreement in Illinois, the Ameren Illinois
Utilities,
Genco and AERG, committed to make aggregate contributions of $150 million
over a
four-year period, with $60 million coming from the Ameren Illinois Utilities
(CIPS - $21 million; CILCO - $11 million; IP - $28 million), $62 million
from Genco and $28 million from AERG. Also as part of the electric settlement
agreement in Illinois, the Ameren Illinois Utilities entered into financial
contracts with Marketing Company to lock-in energy prices for 400 to
1,000
megawatts annually of their around-the-clock power requirements from
2008 to
2012. See Note 2 – Rate and Regulatory Matters for additional information
regarding the electric settlement agreement in Illinois.
Environmental
Matters
We
are subject to various
environmental laws and regulations by federal, state and local authorities.
From
the beginning phases of siting and development to the ongoing operation
of
existing or new electric generating, transmission and distribution facilities,
natural gas storage plants, and natural gas transmission and distribution
facilities, our activities involve compliance with diverse laws and regulations.
These laws and regulations address noise, emissions, and impacts to air
and
water, protected and cultural resources (such as wetlands, endangered
species,
and archeological and historical resources), and chemical and waste handling.
Our activities often require complex and lengthy processes as we obtain
approvals, permits or licenses for new, existing or modified facilities.
Additionally, the use and handling of various chemicals or hazardous
materials
(including wastes) requires preparation of release prevention plans and
emergency response procedures. As new laws or regulations are promulgated,
we
assess their applicability and implement the necessary modifications
to our
facilities or our operations, as required. The more significant matters
are
discussed below.
Clean
Air Act
In
May 2005, the EPA issued final
regulations with respect to SO2 and NOx emissions (the
Clean Air Interstate Rule) and mercury emissions (the Clean Air Mercury
Rule)
from coal-fired power plants. These rules require significant reductions
in
these emissions from UE, Genco, AERG and EEI power plants in phases,
beginning
in 2009. States are required to finalize rules to implement the federal
Clean
Air Interstate Rule and Clean Air Mercury Rule. Although the federal
rules
mandate a specific cap for SO2, NOx and mercury emissions
by state from utility boilers, the states have considerable flexibility
in
allocating emission allowances to individual utility boilers. In addition,
a
state may choose to hold back certain emission allowances for growth
or other
reasons, and it may implement a more stringent program than the federal
program.
Illinois has finalized rules to implement the federal Clean Air Interstate
Rule
program that will reduce the number of NOx allowances automatically
allocated to Genco’s, AERG’s and EEI’s plants. As a result of the Illinois
rules, Genco, AERG and EEI will need to procure allowances and install
pollution
control equipment in order to continue to operate. We currently plan
to install
scrubbers at our large coal-fired plants in Illinois.
Missouri
rules, which substantially follow the federal regulations and became
effective
in April 2007, are expected to reduce mercury emissions 81% by 2018 and
reduce
NOx emissions
30% and SO2
emissions 75% by 2015.
Illinois
has adopted rules for mercury emissions that are significantly stricter
than the
federal regulations. In 2006, Genco, CILCO, EEI, and the Illinois EPA
entered
into an agreement that was incorporated into Illinois’ mercury emission
regulations. Under the regulations, Illinois generators may defer until
2015 the
requirement to reduce mercury emissions by 90% in exchange for accelerated
installation of NOx and SO2 controls. In 2009, Genco, AERG
and EEI will begin putting into service equipment designed to reduce
mercury
emissions. These rules, when fully implemented, are expected to reduce
mercury emissions 90%, NOx emissions 50% and SO2 emissions
70% by 2015 in Illinois.
The
table
below presents estimated capital costs based on current technology to
comply
with both the federal Clean Air Interstate Rule and Clean Air Mercury Rule
through
2016 and related state implementation plans. The estimates described
below could
change depending upon additional federal or state requirements, new technology,
variations in costs of material or labor, or alternative compliance strategies,
among other reasons. The timing of estimated capital costs may also be
influenced by whether emission allowances are used
to
comply with the proposed rules, thereby deferring capital
investment.
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2007
|
2008 -
2011
|
2012
- 2016
|
Total
|
|
UE(a)
|
$ 110
|
$
630- 830
|
$
910- 1,180
|
$
1,650- 2,120
|
Genco
|
110
|
820- 1,060
|
180- 260
|
1,110- 1,430
|
CILCO
(AERG)
|
100
|
185- 240
|
95- 140
|
380- 480
|
EEI
|
10
|
185-
240
|
165- 220
|
360- 470
|
Ameren
|
$
330
|
$ 1,820-
2,370
|
$ 1,350-
1,800
|
$ 3,500-
4,500
|
(a)
|
UE’s
expenditures are expected to be recoverable in rates over
time.
|
Illinois
and Missouri must also
develop attainment plans to meet the federal eight-hour ozone ambient
standard,
the federal fine particulate ambient standard and the Clean Air Visibility
rule.
Both states have filed ozone attainment plans for the St. Louis area.
The state
attainment plans for fine particulate must be submitted to the EPA by
April
2008, and the plans for the Clean Air Visibility rule must be submitted
to the
EPA by December 2007. The costs in the table above assume that emission
controls
required for the Clean Air Interstate Rule regulations will be sufficient
to
meet these new standards in the St. Louis region. Should Missouri develop
an
alternative plan to comply with these standards, the cost impact could
be
material to UE, but we would expect these costs to be recoverable from
ratepayers. Illinois is planning to impose additional requirements beyond
the
Clean Air Interstate Rule as part of the attainment plans for ozone and
fine
particulate. At this time, we are unable to determine the impact such
state
actions would have on our results of operations, financial position,
or
liquidity.
Emission
Allowances
Both
federal and state laws require
significant reductions in SO2 and NOx emissions that
result from burning fossil fuels. The Clean Air Act and NOx Budget
Trading Program created marketable commodities called allowances. Currently,
each allowance gives the owner the right to emit one ton of SO2 or
NOx. All existing generating facilities have been allocated
allowances based on past production and the statutory emission reduction
goals.
If additional allowances are needed for new generating facilities, they
can be
purchased from facilities that have excess allowances or from allowance
banks.
Our generating facilities comply with the SO2 limits through the use
and purchase of allowances, through the use of low-sulfur fuels, and
through the
application of pollution control technology. The NOx Budget Trading
Program limits emissions of NOx during the ozone season (May through
September). The NOx Budget Trading Program has applied to all
electric generating units in Illinois since the beginning of 2004; it
was
applied to the eastern third of Missouri, where UE’s coal-fired power plants are
located, beginning in 2007. Our generating facilities are expected to
comply
with the NOx limits through the use and purchase of allowances or
through the application of pollution control technology, including
low-NOx burners, over-fire air systems, combustion optimization,
rich-reagent injection, selective noncatalytic reduction, and selective
catalytic reduction systems.
The
following table presents the SO2 and
NOx emission
allowances
held and the related SO2 and
NOx emission
allowance
book values that are carried as intangible assets as of September 30,
2007.
SO2(a)
|
NOx(b)
|
Book
Value
|
|
UE
|
1.591
|
15,948
|
$
60
|
Genco
|
0.624
|
11,841
|
57
|
CILCO
(AERG)
|
0.300
|
2,147
|
1
|
EEI
|
0.293
|
3,397
|
9
|
Ameren
|
2.808
|
33,333
|
197(c)
|
(a)
|
Vintages
are from 2007 to 2016. Each company possesses additional allowances
for
use in periods beyond 2016. Units are in millions of SO2
allowances
(currently one allowance equals one ton
emitted).
|
(b)
|
Vintages
are from 2007 to 2008. Units are in NOx
allowances
(one allowance equals one ton emitted). NOx
allowances
for 2009 and beyond have not yet been allocated by the EPA;
however, UE,
Genco, AERG and EEI expect to be allocated allowances in future
years.
|
(c)
|
Includes
value assigned to AERG and EEI allowances as a result of purchase
accounting of $70 million.
|
UE,
Genco, CILCO and EEI expect to use a substantial portion of the SO2 and
NOx allowances
for
ongoing operations. New environmental regulations, including the Clean
Air
Interstate Rule, the timing of the installation of pollution control
equipment
and the level of operations will have a significant impact on the amount
of
allowances actually required for ongoing operations. The Clean Air Interstate
Rule requires a reduction in SO2 emissions
by
increasing the ratio of Acid Rain Program allowances surrendered. The
current
Acid Rain Program requires the surrender of one SO2 allowance
for every
ton of SO2 that
is emitted. The Clean Air Interstate Rule program will require that SO2 allowances
be
surrendered at a ratio of two allowances for every ton of emission in
2010
through 2014. Beginning in 2015, the Clean Air Interstate Rule program
will
require SO2
allowances to be surrendered at a ratio of 2.86 allowances for every
ton of
emission. In order to accommodate this change in surrender ratio and
to comply
with the federal and state regulations, UE, Genco, AERG and EEI expect
to
install control technology designed to further reduce SO2 emissions,
as
discussed above.
Global
Climate
Future
initiatives regarding greenhouse gas emissions and global warming continue
to be
the subject of much debate. As a result of our diverse fuel portfolio,
our
contribution to greenhouse gases varies among our generating facilities.
Coal-fired power plants, however, are significant sources of carbon dioxide,
a
principal greenhouse gas. Six electric power sector trade associations,
including the Edison Electric Institute, of which Ameren is a member, and
the
TVA, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the DOE in December
2004
calling for a 3% to 5% voluntary decrease in carbon intensity by the utility
sector between 2002 and 2012. Currently, Ameren is considering various
initiatives to comply with the MOU, including increased generation at nuclear
and hydroelectric power plants, increased efficiency
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measures
at our coal-fired units, and investments in renewable energy and carbon
sequestration projects.
In
April
2007, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that determined that the
EPA has
authority to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from automobiles
as “air pollutants” under the Clean Air Act. The Supreme Court sent the case
back to the EPA, which must conduct a rulemaking to determine whether greenhouse
gas emissions contribute to climate change “which may reasonably be anticipated
to endanger public health or welfare.” Unless the U.S. Congress enacts
legislation directing otherwise, the EPA could begin to regulate such
emissions.
The
impact of future initiatives related to greenhouse gas emissions and global
warming on us are unknown. Although compliance costs are unlikely in the
near
future, our costs of complying with any mandated federal or state, including
Illinois, greenhouse gas programs could have a material impact on our future
results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.
Ameren
is
preparing a report to address the environmental planning process and actions
of
Ameren relative to the climate change issue. The report is expected to
be issued
in mid-December 2007.
New
Source Review
The
EPA has been conducting an
enforcement initiative to determine whether modifications at a number of
coal-fired power plants owned by electric utilities in the United States
are
subject to New Source Review (NSR) requirements or New Source Performance
Standards under the Clean Air Act. The EPA’s inquiries focus on whether the best
available emission control technology was or should have been used at such
power
plants when major maintenance or capital improvements were
performed.
In
April 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court
in Environmental Defense v. Duke Energy Corp., issued a decision that
effectively reduced the statutory defenses available to NSR and Prevention
of
Significant Deterioration (PSD) claims. The key issue before the Supreme
Court
was whether EPA requirements to obtain permits under the NSR and PSD programs
are triggered when a “modification” at an industrial facility results in an
increase in an hourly emissions rate, as upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals
for
the Fourth Circuit, or in total annual emissions, as asserted by environmental
groups. The U.S. Supreme Court found that the NSR and PSD regulations can
be
triggered by either an hourly or annual increase in the emissions. The
Supreme
Court decision did not address other potential defenses or potential exceptions
under the NSR and PSD programs.
In
April 2005, Genco received a
request from the EPA for information pursuant to Section 114(a) of the
Clean Air
Act seeking detailed operating and maintenance history data with respect
to its
Meredosia, Hutsonville, Coffeen and Newton facilities, EEI’s Joppa facility, and
AERG’s E.D. Edwards and Duck Creek facilities. In December 2006, the EPA issued
a second Section 114(a) request to Genco regarding projects at the Newton
facility. All of these facilities are coal-fired power plants. We are currently
in discussions with the EPA and the state of Illinois regarding resolution
of
these matters, but we are unable to predict the outcome of these discussions.
Resolution of these matters could have a material adverse impact on the
future
results of operations, financial position or liquidity of Ameren, Genco,
AERG
and EEI. A resolution could result in increased capital expenditures, increased
operations and maintenance expenses, and fines or penalties. We believe
that any
potential resolution would likely require the installation of control
technology, some of which is already planned for compliance with other
regulatory requirements such as the Clean Air Interstate Rule and the Illinois
mercury rules.
Remediation
We
are
involved in a number of remediation actions to clean up hazardous waste
sites as
required by federal and state law. Such statutes require that responsible
parties fund remediation actions regardless of degree of fault, legality
of
original disposal, or ownership of a disposal site. UE, CIPS, CILCO and
IP have
each been identified by the federal or state governments as a potentially
responsible party at several contaminated sites. Several of these sites
involve
facilities that were transferred by CIPS to Genco in May 2000 and facilities
transferred by CILCO to AERG in October 2003. As part of each transfer,
CIPS and
CILCO have contractually agreed to indemnify Genco and AERG for remediation
costs associated with preexisting environmental contamination at the transferred
sites.
As
of
September 30, 2007, CIPS, CILCO and IP owned or were otherwise responsible
for
14, four, and 25 former MGP sites, respectively, in Illinois. All of these
sites
are in various stages of investigation, evaluation and remediation. Under
its
current schedule, Ameren anticipates that remediation at these sites should
be
completed by 2015. The ICC permits each company to recover remediation
and
litigation costs associated with their former MGP sites in Illinois from
their
Illinois electric and natural gas utility customers through environmental
adjustment rate riders. To be recoverable, such costs must be prudently
and
properly incurred, and costs are subject to annual reconciliation review
by the
ICC. As of September 30, 2007, CIPS, CILCO and IP had recorded liabilities
of
$25 million, $5 million and $76 million, respectively, to represent
estimated minimum obligations.
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In
addition, UE owns or is otherwise responsible for 10 MGP sites in Missouri
and
one in Iowa. UE does not currently have in effect in Missouri a rate rider
mechanism that permits remediation costs associated with MGP sites to be
recovered from utility customers. UE does not have any retail utility operations
in Iowa that would provide a source of recovery of these remediation costs.
Because of the unknown and unique characteristics of each site (such as
amount
and type of residues present, physical characteristics of the site, and
the
environmental risk) and uncertain regulatory requirements, we are not able
to
determine the maximum liability for the remediation of these sites. As
of
September 30, 2007, UE had recorded $5 million to represent its estimated
minimum obligation for its MGP sites. UE also is responsible for four electric
sites in Missouri that have corporate cleanup liability, most as a result
of
federal agency mandates. As of September 30, 2007, UE had recorded $4 million
to
represent its estimated minimum obligation for these sites. At this time,
we are
unable to determine what portion of these costs, if any, will be eligible
for
recovery from insurance carriers.
In
June
2000, the EPA notified UE and numerous other companies, including Solutia,
that
former landfills and lagoons in Sauget, Illinois, may contain soil and
groundwater contamination. These sites are known as Sauget Area 2. From
about
1926 until 1976, UE operated a power generating facility adjacent to Sauget
Area
2. UE currently owns a parcel of property that was used as a landfill.
Under the
terms of an Administrative Order and Consent, UE has joined with other
potentially responsible parties (PRPs) to evaluate the extent of potential
contamination with respect to Sauget Area 2.
Sauget
Area 2 investigation activities under the oversight of the EPA are largely
completed, and the results of such activities will be submitted to the
EPA by
the end of 2007. Following this submission, the EPA will ultimately select
a
remedy alternative and begin negotiations with various PRPs to implement
the
selected alternative. Over the last several years, numerous other parties
have
joined the PRP group and presumably will participate in the funding of
any
required remediation. In addition, Pharmacia Corporation and Monsanto Company
have agreed to assume the liabilities of Solutia related to Solutia’s former
chemical waste landfill in the Sauget Area 2, notwithstanding Solutia’s filing
for bankruptcy protection.
In
December 2004, AERG submitted a comprehensive package to the Illinois EPA
to
address groundwater and surface water issues associated with the recycle
pond,
ash ponds, and reservoir at the Duck Creek power plant facility. Information
submitted by AERG is currently under review by the Illinois EPA. CILCORP
and
CILCO both have a liability of $3.9 million at September 30, 2007, included
on
their Consolidated Balance Sheets for the estimated cost of the remediation
effort, which involves treating and discharging recycle-system water in
order to
address these groundwater and surface water issues.
In
addition, our operations, or those of our predecessor companies, involve
the
use, disposal and, in appropriate circumstances, the cleanup of substances
regulated under environmental protection laws. We are unable to determine
the
impact these actions may have on our results of operations, financial position,
or liquidity.
Polychlorinated
Biphernals Information Request
Polychlorinated
biphernals (PCBs) are
a blend of chemical compounds that were historically used in a variety
of
industrial products because of their chemical and thermal stability. In
natural
gas systems, PCBs were used as a compressor lubricant and a valve sealant,
before the sale of PCBs for these applications was banned by the EPA in
1979.
During the third quarter of 2007, the Ameren Illinois Utilities received
requests from the Illinois attorney general and the EPA for information
regarding its experiences with PCBs in its gas distribution system. The
Ameren
Illinois Utilities have responded to these information requests.
We
cannot
predict whether any further actions will be required on the part of the
Ameren
Illinois Utilities regarding this matter or what the ultimate outcome of
this
matter will be.
Pumped-storage
Hydroelectric Facility Breach
In
December 2005, there was a breach of the upper reservoir at UE’s Taum Sauk
pumped-storage hydroelectric facility. This resulted in significant flooding
in
the local area, which damaged a state park. At the FERC’s direction, outside
experts were hired by UE to review the cause of the incident. Their reports
and
reports by FERC staff indicated design, construction, and human error as
causes
of the breach. In their report, UE’s outside experts concluded that restoration
of the upper reservoir, if undertaken, will require a complete rebuild
of the
entire dam with a completely different design concept, not simply a repair
of
the breached area. FERC agreed with this conclusion and rejected repair
as an
option.
The
FERC
investigation of the incident has been completed. In October 2006, the
FERC
approved a stipulation and consent agreement between UE and the FERC’s Office of
Enforcement that resolves all issues arising from an investigation that
the
FERC’s Office of Enforcement conducted into alleged violations of license
conditions and FERC regulations by UE as the licensee of the Taum Sauk
hydroelectric facility that may have contributed to the breach of the upper
reservoir. As part of the stipulation and consent agreement, UE agreed,
among
other things, (1) to pay a civil penalty of $10 million, (2) to pay $5
million
into an interest-bearing escrow account to fund project enhancements at
or near
the Taum Sauk facility, and (3) to implement and comply
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with
a new dam safety program developed in connection
with the settlement.
In
February 2007, UE submitted plans and an environmental report to FERC to
rebuild
the upper reservoir at its Taum Sauk plant, assuming successful resolution
of
outstanding issues with authorities of the state of Missouri. UE received
approval from FERC to rebuild the upper reservoir at its Taum Sauk plant
in
August 2007 and hired a contractor in November 2007. Should the Taum Sauk
plant be rebuilt, UE would expect it to be out of service through at least
the
fall of 2009, if not longer.
UE
has accepted responsibility for
the effects of the incident. At this time, UE believes that substantially
all
damages and liabilities (but not penalties) caused by the breach, the cost
of
rebuilding the plant, and the cost of replacement power, up to $8 million
annually, will be covered by insurance. UE expects the total cost for clean
up,
damage and liabilities, excluding costs to rebuild the facility, resulting
from
the Taum Sauk incident to range from $188 million to $208 million. As of
September 30, 2007, UE had paid $89 million and accrued a $99 million
liability, including costs resulting from the FERC-approved stipulation
and
consent agreement discussed above, while expensing $31 million and recording
a
$157 million receivable due from insurance companies. As of September 30,
2007,
UE has received $35 million from insurance companies, which has reduced the
insurance receivable balance to $122 million as of such date. As of
September 30, 2007, UE had a $57 million receivable due from insurance
companies
related to rebuilding the facility. Under UE’s insurance policies, all claims by
or against UE are subject to review by its insurance carriers.
In
December 2006, the state of
Missouri, through its attorney general, and 10 business owners filed separate
lawsuits regarding the Taum Sauk breach that are currently pending in the
Circuit Court of Reynolds County, Missouri. The attorney general’s suit alleges
negligence, violations of the Missouri Clean Water Act and various other
statutory and common law claims. The business owners’ suit contains similar
allegations and seeks damages relating to business losses and lost profit.
Both
suits seek unspecified punitive damages. In May 2007, the Missouri Department
of
Natural Resources’ petition to intervene as a plaintiff in the attorney
general’s lawsuit was denied. UE is currently in discussions with
authorities of the state of Missouri to resolve outstanding issues associated
with this incident.
See
Note 2 – Rate and Regulatory
Matters for information on the MoPSC’s Taum Sauk investigation.
Until
the reviews conducted by state
authorities have concluded, litigation has been resolved, the insurance
review
is completed, and future regulatory treatment for the facility is determined,
among other things, we are unable to determine the impact the breach may
have on
Ameren’s and UE’s results of operations, financial position, or liquidity beyond
those amounts already recognized.
Asbestos-related
Litigation
Ameren,
UE, CIPS, Genco, CILCO and IP
have been named, along with numerous other parties, in a number of lawsuits
filed by plaintiffs claiming varying degrees of injury from asbestos exposure.
Most have been filed in the Circuit Court of Madison County, Illinois.
The total
number of defendants named in each case is significant; as many as 189
parties
are named in some pending cases and as few as six in others. However, in
the
cases that were pending as of September 30, 2007, the average number of
parties
was 71.
The
claims filed against Ameren, UE,
CIPS, Genco, CILCO and IP allege injury from asbestos exposure during the
plaintiffs’ activities at our present or former electric generating plants.
Former CIPS plants are now owned by Genco, and former CILCO plants are
now owned
by AERG. Most of IP’s plants were transferred to a Dynegy subsidiary prior to
Ameren’s acquisition of IP. As a part of the transfer of ownership of the CIPS
and CILCO generating plants, CIPS and CILCO have contractually agreed to
indemnify Genco and AERG, respectively, for liabilities associated with
asbestos-related claims arising from activities prior to the transfer.
Each
lawsuit seeks unspecified damages, which, if awarded at trial, typically
would be shared among various defendants.
From
July 1, 2007, through September
30, 2007, nine additional asbestos-related lawsuits were filed against
UE, CIPS,
CILCO and IP, mostly in the Circuit Court of Madison County, Illinois.
Four
lawsuits were settled. The following table presents the status as of September
30, 2007, of the asbestos-related lawsuits that have been filed against
the
Ameren Companies:
Specifically
Named as Defendant
|
|||||||
Total(a)
|
Ameren
|
UE
|
CIPS
|
Genco
|
CILCO
|
IP
|
|
Filed
|
343
|
31
|
188
|
145
|
2
|
49
|
164
|
Settled
|
116
|
-
|
59
|
51
|
-
|
18
|
60
|
Dismissed
|
151
|
27
|
99
|
51
|
2
|
10
|
70
|
Pending
|
76
|
4
|
30
|
43
|
-
|
21
|
34
|
(a)
|
Addition
of the numbers in the individual columns does not equal the total
column
because some of the lawsuits name multiple Ameren entities as
defendants.
|
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As
of
September 30, 2007, eight asbestos-related lawsuits were pending against
EEI.
The general liability insurance maintained by EEI provides coverage with
respect
to liabilities arising from asbestos-related claims.
IP
has a tariff rider to recover the
costs of asbestos-related litigation claims, subject to the following terms.
Beginning in 2007, 90% of cash expenditures in excess of the amount included
in
base electric rates will be recovered by IP from a $20 million trust fund
established by IP financed with contributions of $10 million each by Ameren
and
Dynegy.
If
cash expenditures are less than
the amount in base rates, IP will contribute 90% of the difference to the
fund.
Once the trust fund is depleted, 90% of allowed cash expenditures in excess
of
base rates will be recovered through charges assessed to customers under
the
tariff rider.
The
Ameren Companies believe that the final disposition of these proceedings
will
not have a material adverse effect on their results of operations, financial
position, or liquidity.
NOTE
9 – CALLAWAY NUCLEAR PLANT
Under
the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of
1982, the DOE is responsible for the permanent storage and disposal of
spent
nuclear fuel. The DOE currently charges one mill, or 1/10
of one cent, per
nuclear-generated kilowatthour sold for future disposal of spent fuel.
Pursuant
to this act, UE collects one mill from its electric customers for each
kilowatthour of electricity that it generates and sells from its Callaway
nuclear plant. Electric utility rates charged to customers provide for
recovery
of such costs. The DOE is not expected to have its permanent storage facility
for spent fuel available until at least 2017. UE has sufficient installed
storage capacity at its Callaway nuclear plant until 2020. It has the capability
for additional storage capacity through the licensed life of the plant.
The
delayed availability of the DOE’s disposal facility is not expected to adversely
affect the continued operation of the Callaway nuclear plant through its
currently licensed life.
Electric
utility rates charged to customers provide for the recovery of the Callaway
nuclear plant’s decommissioning costs, which include decontamination,
dismantling, and site restoration costs, over an assumed 40-year life of
the
plant, ending with the expiration of the plant’s operating license in 2024. It
is assumed that the Callaway nuclear plant site will be decommissioned
based on
immediate dismantlement method and removal from service. Ameren and UE
have
recorded an ARO
for
the Callaway nuclear plant decommissioning costs at fair value, which represents
the present value of estimated future cash outflows. Decommissioning costs
are
charged to the costs of service used to establish electric rates for UE’s
customers. These costs amounted to $7 million in each of the years 2006,
2005
and 2004. Every three years, the MoPSC requires UE to file an updated cost
study
for decommissioning its Callaway nuclear plant. Electric rates may be adjusted
at such times to reflect changed estimates. The latest study was filed
in 2005.
Minor tritium contamination was discovered on the Callaway nuclear plant
site in
the summer of 2006. Existing facts and regulatory requirements indicate
that
this discovery will not cause any significant increase in a decommissioning
cost
estimate when the next study is conducted. Costs collected from customers
are
deposited in an external trust fund to provide for the Callaway nuclear
plant’s
decommissioning. If the assumed return on trust assets is not earned, we
believe
that it is probable that any such earnings deficiency will be recovered
in
rates. The fair value of the nuclear decommissioning trust fund for UE’s
Callaway nuclear plant is reported in Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund
in
Ameren’s and UE’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. This amount is legally restricted
and may be used only to fund the costs of nuclear decommissioning. Changes
in
the fair value of the trust fund are recorded as an increase or decrease
to the
nuclear decommissioning trust fund and to a regulatory asset.
NOTE
10 – OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Comprehensive
income includes net
income as reported on the statements of income and all other changes in
common
stockholders’ equity, except those resulting from transactions with common
shareholders. A reconciliation of net income to comprehensive income for
the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, is shown below
for the
Ameren Companies:
Three
Months
|
Nine
Months
|
|||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
Ameren:(a)
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
244
|
$ |
293
|
$ |
510
|
$ |
486
|
||||||||
Unrealized
gain on derivative hedging instruments, net of taxes of $8, $6,
$6
and $1, respectively
|
15
|
14
|
10
|
5
|
||||||||||||
Reclassification
adjustments for (gain) included in net income, net of
taxes
of $9, $1, $19 and $3, respectively
|
(17 | ) | (1 | ) | (33 | ) | (4 | ) |
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Three
Months
|
Nine
Months
|
|||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
Adjustment
to pension and benefit obligation, net of taxes (benefit) of
$1,
$-,
$(2) and $-, respectively
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Total
comprehensive income, net of taxes
|
$ |
243
|
$ |
306
|
$ |
489
|
$ |
487
|
UE:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
193
|
$ |
166
|
$ |
307
|
$ |
309
|
||||||||
Unrealized
gain on derivative hedging instruments, net of taxes of $3, $5,
$3
and $2, respectively
|
5
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
||||||||||||
Reclassification
adjustments for (gain) included in net income, net of
taxes
of $1, $3, $2 and $3, respectively
|
(1 | ) | (5 | ) | (3 | ) | (4 | ) | ||||||||
Total
comprehensive income, net of taxes
|
$ |
197
|
$ |
169
|
$ |
308
|
$ |
309
|
||||||||
CIPS:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
1
|
$ |
29
|
$ |
19
|
$ |
43
|
||||||||
Unrealized
(loss) on derivative hedging instruments, net of taxes (benefit)
of
$-, $-, $- and $(3), respectively
|
-
|
(1 | ) |
-
|
(5 | ) | ||||||||||
Reclassification
adjustments for (gain) included in net income, net of
taxes
of $-, $-, $1 and $1, respectively
|
(1 | ) |
-
|
(1 | ) | (1 | ) | |||||||||
Total
comprehensive income, net of taxes
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
28
|
$ |
18
|
$ |
37
|
||||||||
Genco:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
25
|
$ |
19
|
$ |
84
|
$ |
27
|
||||||||
Unrealized
gain (loss) on derivative hedging instruments, net of taxes
(benefit)
of
$-, $2, $(1) and $2, respectively
|
-
|
3
|
(2 | ) |
3
|
|||||||||||
Reclassification
adjustments for (gain) included in net income, net of
taxes
of $-, $2, $- and $1, respectively
|
-
|
(2 | ) |
-
|
(1 | ) | ||||||||||
Adjustment
to pension and benefit obligation, net of taxes (benefit) of
$1,
$-,
$(1) and $-, respectively
|
1
|
-
|
(1 | ) |
-
|
|||||||||||
Total
comprehensive income, net of taxes
|
$ |
26
|
$ |
20
|
$ |
81
|
$ |
29
|
||||||||
CILCORP:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
1
|
$ |
13
|
$ |
34
|
$ |
22
|
||||||||
Unrealized
(loss) on derivative hedging instruments, net of taxes (benefit)
of
$(1), $(3), $- and $(13), respectively
|
(1 | ) | (4 | ) | (1 | ) | (19 | ) | ||||||||
Reclassification
adjustments for (gain) included in net income, net of
taxes
of $-, $-, $1 and $-, respectively
|
-
|
-
|
(2 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||||||||
Adjustment
to pension and benefit obligation, net of taxes of $-, $-, $-
and
$-,
respectively
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Total
comprehensive income, net of taxes
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
9
|
$ |
32
|
$ |
2
|
||||||||
CILCO:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
10
|
$ |
19
|
$ |
58
|
$ |
44
|
||||||||
Unrealized
(loss) on derivative hedging instruments, net of taxes (benefit)
of
$-, $(3), $- and $(13), respectively
|
-
|
(4 | ) |
-
|
(19 | ) | ||||||||||
Reclassification
adjustments for (gain) included in net income, net of
taxes
of $-, $-, $1 and $-, respectively
|
-
|
-
|
(2 | ) |
-
|
|||||||||||
Total
comprehensive income, net of taxes
|
$ |
10
|
$ |
15
|
$ |
56
|
$ |
25
|
||||||||
IP:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$ | (4 | ) | $ |
43
|
$ |
18
|
$ |
63
|
|||||||
Unrealized
(loss) on derivative hedging instruments, net of taxes (benefit)
of
$-, $(4), $- and $(1), respectively
|
-
|
(6 | ) |
-
|
(2 | ) | ||||||||||
Reclassification
adjustments for loss included in net income, net of taxes
(benefit)
of $-, $(4), $- and $(1), respectively
|
-
|
6
|
-
|
2
|
||||||||||||
Total
comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes
|
$ | (4 | ) | $ |
43
|
$ |
18
|
$ |
63
|
(a)
|
Includes
amounts for Ameren registrant and nonregistrant subsidiaries
and
intercompany eliminations.
|
NOTE
11 – RETIREMENT BENEFITS
Ameren’s
pension plans are funded in compliance with income tax regulations and
federal
funding requirements. We previously did not expect future contributions
to be
required until 2009, at which time we had expected a required contribution
of
$75 million to $125 million, to maintain minimum funding levels for Ameren’s
pension plans. In May 2007, the MoPSC issued an electric rate order for
UE that
allows UE to recover through customer rates pension expense incurred under
GAAP.
Consequently, Ameren expects to fund its pension plans at a level equal
to the
pension expense. Based on Ameren's assumptions at December 31, 2006, and
reflecting this pension funding policy, Ameren now expects annual voluntary
contributions of $45 million to $70 million in each of the next five years.
These amounts are estimates and may change with actual stock market performance,
changes in interest rates, any pertinent changes in government regulations,
and
any voluntary contributions.
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Ameren
made a contribution to its
postretirement benefit plan of $26 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 as compared to $37 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 2006.
The
following table presents the
components of the net periodic benefit cost for our pension and postretirement
benefit plans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and
2006:
Pension
Benefits(a)
|
Postretirement
Benefits(a)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three
Months
|
Nine
Months
|
Three
Months
|
Nine
Months
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Service
cost
|
$ |
16
|
$ |
16
|
$ |
47
|
$ |
47
|
$ |
5
|
$ |
5
|
$ |
15
|
$ |
16
|
|||||||||||||||
Interest
cost
|
45
|
43
|
135
|
129
|
18
|
18
|
54
|
51
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Expected
return on plan assets
|
(51 | ) | (49 | ) | (154 | ) | (147 | ) | (13 | ) | (12 | ) | (39 | ) | (35 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Amortization
of:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transition
obligation
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Prior
service cost
(benefit)
|
3
|
3
|
9
|
8
|
(2 | ) | (2 | ) | (6 | ) | (5 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Actuarial
loss
|
5
|
10
|
16
|
31
|
6
|
9
|
18
|
26
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
periodic benefit cost
|
$ |
18
|
$ |
23
|
$ |
53
|
$ |
68
|
$ |
15
|
$ |
18
|
$ |
44
|
$ |
54
|
(a)
|
Includes
amounts for Ameren registrant and nonregistrant
subsidiaries.
|
UE,
CIPS,
Genco, CILCORP, CILCO, IP and EEI are participants in Ameren’s plans and are
responsible for their proportional share of the pension and postretirement
costs. The following table presents the pension costs and the postretirement
benefit costs incurred for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2007
and 2006:
Pension
Costs
|
Postretirement
Costs
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three
Months
|
Nine
Months
|
Three
Months
|
Nine
Months
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ameren
|
$ |
18
|
$ |
23
|
$ |
53
|
$ |
68
|
$ |
15
|
$ |
18
|
$ |
44
|
$ |
54
|
|||||||||||||||
UE
|
10
|
13
|
30
|
39
|
7
|
9
|
22
|
28
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
CIPS
|
2
|
3
|
6
|
9
|
2
|
2
|
5
|
6
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Genco
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
CILCORP
|
2
|
3
|
7
|
8
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
7
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
IP
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
6
|
2
|
3
|
8
|
10
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
EEI
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
(a)
|
Includes
amounts for Ameren registrant and nonregistrant
subsidiaries.
|
As
discussed above and in Note 2 –
Rate and Regulatory Matters, the MoPSC issued an order that included approval
of
a regulatory tracking mechanism for pension and postretirement benefit
costs.
The difference between the level of pension and postretirement benefit
costs
incurred by UE under GAAP and the level of such costs built into rates
effective
June 4, 2007, will be tracked by means of a regulatory asset or liability,
as
applicable. The resulting regulatory asset or liability will be included
in rate
base for purposes of setting new rates in UE’s next electric rate case and
amortized over five years beginning with the effective date of electric
rates
approved in UE’s next rate case. As of September 30, 2007, the regulatory
liability was $6 million.
NOTE
12 – SEGMENT INFORMATION
Ameren
has three reportable segments:
Missouri Regulated, Illinois Regulated and Non-rate-regulated Generation.
The
Missouri Regulated segment for Ameren includes all the operations of UE’s
business as described in Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,
except for
UE’s
40% interest in EEI and other non-rate regulated activities,
which are included in Other. The Illinois Regulated segment for Ameren
consists
of the regulated electric and gas transmission and distribution businesses
of
CIPS, CILCO, and IP, as described in Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies. The Non-rate-regulated Generation segment for Ameren primarily
consists of the operations or activities of Genco, the CILCORP parent company,
AERG, EEI, and Marketing Company. Other primarily includes Ameren parent
company
activities and the leasing activities of CILCORP, AERG, Resources Company,
and
CIPSCO Investment Company.
UE
has
one reportable segment: Missouri Regulated. The Missouri Regulated segment
for
UE includes all the operations of UE’s business as described in Note 1 – Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies, except for UE’s 40%
interest in EEI and other non-rate-regulated activities, which are included
in
Other.
CILCORP
and CILCO have two reportable
segments: Illinois Regulated and Non-rate-regulated Generation. The Illinois
Regulated segment for CILCORP and CILCO consists of the regulated electric
and
gas transmission and distribution businesses of CILCO. The Non-rate-regulated
Generation segment for CILCORP and CILCO consists of the generation business
of
AERG. Other for CILCORP and CILCO comprises leveraged lease investments,
parent
company activity, and minor activities not reported in the Illinois Regulated
or
Non-rate-regulated Generation segments for CILCORP.
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The
following table presents information about the reported revenues and net
income
of Ameren for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006,
and
total assets as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.
Three
Months
|
Missouri
Regulated
|
Illinois
Regulated
|
Non-rate-regulated
Generation
|
Other
|
Intersegment
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||||||
2007:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
External
revenues
|
$ |
934
|
$ |
702
|
$ |
372
|
$ | (11 | ) | $ |
-
|
$ |
1,997
|
|||||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
11
|
21
|
122
|
10
|
(164 | ) |
-
|
|||||||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)(a)
|
179
|
(9 | ) |
73
|
1
|
-
|
244
|
|||||||||||||||||
2006:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
External
revenues
|
$ |
811
|
$ |
836
|
$ |
256
|
$ |
7
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
1,910
|
||||||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
46
|
4
|
212
|
(1 | ) | (261 | ) |
-
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
income(a)
|
142
|
83
|
62
|
6
|
-
|
293
|
||||||||||||||||||
Nine
Months
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
External
revenues
|
$ |
2,258
|
$ |
2,503
|
$ |
980
|
$ | (2 | ) | $ |
-
|
$ |
5,739
|
|||||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
34
|
34
|
379
|
30
|
(477 | ) |
-
|
|||||||||||||||||
Net
income(a)
|
264
|
45
|
197
|
4
|
-
|
510
|
||||||||||||||||||
2006:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
External
revenues
|
$ |
2,021
|
$ |
2,501
|
$ |
703
|
$ |
35
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
5,260
|
||||||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
182
|
12
|
594
|
17
|
(805 | ) |
-
|
|||||||||||||||||
Net
income(a)
|
255
|
125
|
102
|
4
|
-
|
486
|
||||||||||||||||||
As
of September 30, 2007:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$ |
10,611
|
$ |
6,487
|
$ |
3,938
|
$ |
1,131
|
$ | (1,762 | ) | $ |
20,405
|
|||||||||||
As
of December 31, 2006:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$ |
10,251
|
$ |
6,226
|
$ |
3,612
|
$ |
1,161
|
$ | (1,672 | ) | $ |
19,578
|
(a)
|
Represents
net income available to common shareholders; 100% of CILCO’s preferred
stock dividends are included in the Illinois Regulated
segment.
|
The
following table presents information about the reported revenues and net
income
of UE for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006,
and total
assets as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.
Three
Months
|
Missouri Regulated |
Other
(a)
|
Consolidated
UE
|
|||||||||
2007:
|
||||||||||||
Revenues
|
$ |
945
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
945
|
||||||
Net
income(b)
|
179
|
13
|
192
|
|||||||||
2006:
|
||||||||||||
Revenues
|
$ |
857
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
857
|
||||||
Net
income(b)
|
142
|
23
|
165
|
|||||||||
Nine
Months
|
||||||||||||
2007:
|
||||||||||||
Revenues
|
$ |
2,292
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
2,292
|
||||||
Net
income(b)
|
264
|
39
|
303
|
|||||||||
2006:
|
||||||||||||
Revenues
|
$ |
2,203
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
2,203
|
||||||
Net
income(b)
|
255
|
50
|
305
|
|||||||||
As
of September 30, 2007:
|
||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$ |
10,611
|
$ |
52
|
$ |
10,663
|
||||||
As
of December 31, 2006:
|
||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$ |
10,251
|
$ |
36
|
$ |
10,287
|
(a)
|
Includes
40% interest in EEI.
|
(b)
|
Represents
net income available to the common shareholder
(Ameren).
|
The
following table presents information about the reported revenues and net
income
of CILCORP for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006,
and
total assets as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.
Three
Months
|
Illinois
Regulated
|
Non-rate-regulated
Generation
|
CILCORP
Other
|
Intersegment
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
CILCORP
|
|||||||||||||||
2007:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
External
revenues
|
$ |
142
|
$ |
64
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
206
|
||||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
(1 | ) |
-
|
||||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)(a)
|
(4 | ) |
5
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
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Three
Months
|
Illinois
Regulated
|
Non-rate-regulated
Generation
|
CILCORP
Other
|
Intersegment
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
CILCORP
|
|||||||||||||||
2006:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
External
revenues
|
$ |
153
|
$ |
5
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
158
|
||||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
-
|
54
|
-
|
(54 | ) |
-
|
||||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)(a)
|
12
|
2
|
(1 | ) |
-
|
13
|
||||||||||||||
Nine
Months
|
||||||||||||||||||||
2007:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
External
revenues
|
$ |
537
|
$ |
202
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
739
|
||||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
(3 | ) |
-
|
||||||||||||||
Net
income(a)
|
11
|
23
|
-
|
-
|
34
|
|||||||||||||||
2006:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
External
revenues
|
$ |
523
|
$ |
23
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
546
|
||||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
-
|
139
|
-
|
(139 | ) |
-
|
||||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)(a)
|
23
|
3
|
(4 | ) |
-
|
22
|
||||||||||||||
As
of September 30, 2007:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Total
assets(b)
|
$ |
1,253
|
$ |
1,390
|
$ |
4
|
$ | (194 | ) | $ |
2,453
|
|||||||||
As
of December 31, 2006:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Total
assets(b)
|
$ |
1,208
|
$ |
1,246
|
$ |
4
|
$ | (217 | ) | $ |
2,241
|
(a)
|
Represents
net income available to the common shareholder (Ameren); 100%
of CILCO’s
preferred stock dividends are included in the Illinois Regulated
segment.
|
(b)
|
Total
assets for Illinois Regulated include an allocation of goodwill
and other
purchase accounting amounts related to CILCO that are recorded
at CILCORP
(parent company).
|
The
following table presents information about the reported revenues and net
income
of CILCO for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006,
and
total assets as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.
Three
Months
|
Illinois
Regulated
|
Non-rate-regulated
Generation
|
CILCO
Other
|
Intersegment
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
CILCO
|
|||||||||||||||
2007:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
External
revenues
|
$ |
142
|
$ |
64
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
206
|
||||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
(1 | ) |
-
|
||||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)(a)
|
(4 | ) |
14
|
-
|
-
|
10
|
||||||||||||||
2006:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
External
revenues
|
$ |
153
|
$ |
5
|
$ | (1 | ) | $ |
-
|
$ |
157
|
|||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
-
|
54
|
-
|
(54 | ) |
-
|
||||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)(a)
|
12
|
8
|
(1 | ) |
-
|
19
|
||||||||||||||
Nine
Months
|
||||||||||||||||||||
2007:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
External
revenues
|
$ |
537
|
$ |
202
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
739
|
||||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
(3 | ) |
-
|
||||||||||||||
Net
income(a)
|
11
|
46
|
-
|
-
|
57
|
|||||||||||||||
2006:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
External
revenues
|
$ |
523
|
$ |
23
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
546
|
||||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
-
|
139
|
-
|
(139 | ) |
-
|
||||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)(a)
|
23
|
24
|
(4 | ) |
-
|
43
|
||||||||||||||
As
of September 30, 2007:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$ |
1,063
|
$ |
785
|
$ |
1
|
$ | (1 | ) | $ |
1,848
|
|||||||||
As
of December 31, 2006:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$ |
1,020
|
$ |
642
|
$ |
1
|
$ | (22 | ) | $ |
1,641
|
(a)
|
Represents
net income available to the common shareholder (CILCORP); 100%
of CILCO’s
preferred stock dividends are included in the Illinois Regulated
segment.
|
ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS.
OVERVIEW
Ameren
Executive Summary
Ameren’s
earnings in the third quarter
of 2007 and the first nine months of 2007 were reduced by the costs associated
with the Illinois electric settlement agreement, which is discussed below,
changes in the Ameren Illinois Utilities’ electric rate structure and the
rising costs of operating and investing in our Missouri and Illinois
rate-regulated segments, including increased reliability expenditures.
During
the third quarter of 2007, these factors more than offset higher margin
in the
Missouri and Illinois rate-regulated business segments from warmer
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summer
weather, the implementation of the June 2007 Missouri electric rate
order and higher electric margin in Non-rate-regulated Generation due to
the replacement of below-market power sales contracts that expired in
2006.
Ameren’s
earnings in the first nine
months of 2007 were reduced by $19 million (after taxes), or 9 cents per share,
as a result of the cost of restoration efforts associated with a severe
ice
storm January 2007. Storm-related costs in the first nine months of 2006
reduced
net income by an estimated $25 million (after taxes), or 13 cents per
share. In
addition, costs related to participation in the MISO Day Two Energy Market
were
$10 million (after taxes), or 5 cents per share, higher in the first
nine months
of 2007 over the same period in 2006 because of a March 2007 FERC order
that
resettled such costs among market participants retroactive to 2005. Ameren’s net
income in the first quarter of 2007 benefited from the reversal of a
$10 million
charge (after taxes), or 5 cents per share, originally recorded in 2006
related
to funding for low-income energy assistance and energy efficiency programs
in
Illinois. These commitments were terminated in the first quarter of 2007
as a
result of credit rating downgrades resulting from Illinois legislative
actions
during that period.
In
late
August 2007, the Illinois governor signed into law the enabling legislation
for
the Illinois electric settlement agreement that was reached among key
stakeholders in Illinois deigned to address the increase in electric
rates that
occurred after the state’s electric rate freeze ended on January 1, 2007, and to
address the future power procurement process in Illinois. As part of
the
Illinois settlement agreement, the electric customers of the Ameren Illinois
Utilities will receive $488 million in bill credits and refunds and other
relief
through 2010 as part of an approximately $1 billion state-wide relief
package.
The Ameren Illinois Utilities, Genco and AERG will be funding $150 million,
in the aggregate, of this program over a four-year period. The total
impact to
Ameren’s earnings per share is expected to be about 45 cents per share
spread across four years, including 26 cents per share in 2007. The Ameren
Illinois Utilities began sending checks and providing bill credits to
customers
in September 2007. Ameren recorded 18 cents per share of these costs in
the third quarter of 2007. Other key aspects of the settlement agreement
are
currently being implemented including those related to power procurement
in the
future.
Ameren’s
Illinois Regulated business segment experienced a significant earnings
decline
during the third quarter and first nine months of 2007 compared with
2006 due
to, among other things, its current levels of electric and gas delivery
service
rates being insufficient to recover its current costs of providing service
to
its customers. In early November 2007, the Ameren Illinois Utilities
filed
requests with the ICC for a combined $247 million increase in electric
and gas
rates. As the Illinois Regulated business segment’s recent earnings results
indicate, these rate increase requests are clearly needed by the Ameren
Illinois
Utilities and are consistent with the Ameren Illinois Utilities’ need to recover
their costs of providing safe and reliable service to their customers
and
earning a reasonable return on their investments. Earlier this year,
the Ameren
Illinois Utilities pledged to keep the overall annual residential electric
bill
increases in Illinois to less than 10 percent per year for each utility
in their
next rate filings. These Illinois rate filings are consistent with that
pledge.
This self-imposed rate increase limit could result in approximately $30
million
of the increase request not being phased-in until the second year of
implementation if the full request is granted by the ICC. The Ameren
Illinois
Utilities’ also requested rate mechanisms for bad debt expenses, electric
infrastructure investments and the decoupling of natural gas revenues
from
volumes. The ICC has eleven months to make a decision on these filings.
With
rising costs, including fuel and related transportation, purchased power,
labor
and material costs, coupled with increased capital and operations and
maintenance expenditures targeted at enhanced distribution system reliability
and environmental compliance, Ameren, UE, CIPS, CILCO and IP expect to
experience regulatory lag until requests to increase rates to recover
such costs
are granted by state regulators. As a result, Ameren, UE, CIPS, CILCO
and IP
expect to be entering a period where more frequent rate cases will be
necessary.
General
Ameren,
headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is a public utility holding company
under
PUHCA 2005 administered by FERC. Ameren’s primary assets are the common stock of
its subsidiaries. Ameren’s subsidiaries, which are separate, independent legal
entities with separate businesses, assets and liabilities, operate
rate-regulated electric generation, transmission and distribution businesses,
rate-regulated natural gas transmission and distribution businesses and
non-rate-regulated electric generation businesses in Missouri and Illinois,
as
discussed below. Dividends on Ameren’s common stock are dependent on
distributions made to it by its subsidiaries. Ameren’s principal subsidiaries
are listed below.
·
|
UE
operates a rate-regulated electric generation, transmission
and
distribution business, and a rate-regulated natural gas transmission
and
distribution business in Missouri.
|
·
|
CIPS
operates a rate-regulated electric and natural gas transmission
and
distribution business in Illinois.
|
·
|
Genco
operates a non-rate-regulated electric generation
business.
|
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·
|
CILCO,
a subsidiary of CILCORP (a holding company), operates a rate-regulated
electric and natural gas transmission and distribution business
and a
non-rate-regulated electric generation business (through its
subsidiary,
AERG) in Illinois.
|
·
|
IP
operates a rate-regulated electric and natural gas transmission
and
distribution business in Illinois.
|
In
addition to presenting results of
operations and earnings amounts in total, we present certain information
in
cents per share. These amounts reflect factors that directly affect Ameren’s
earnings. We believe this per share information helps readers to understand
the
impact of these factors on Ameren’s earnings per share. All references in this
report to earnings per share are based on average diluted common shares
outstanding during the applicable period. All tabular dollar amounts
are in
millions, unless otherwise indicated.
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
Earnings
Summary
Our
results of operations and financial position are affected by many factors.
Weather, economic conditions, and the actions of key customers or competitors
can significantly affect the demand for our services. Our results are
also
affected by seasonal fluctuations: winter heating and summer cooling
demands.
About 90% of Ameren’s 2006 revenues were directly subject to state or federal
regulation. This regulation can have a material impact on the price we
charge
for our services. Non-rate-regulated sales are subject to market conditions
for
power. We principally use coal, nuclear fuel, natural gas, and oil in
our
operations. The prices for these commodities can fluctuate significantly
due to
the global economic and political environment, weather, supply and demand,
and
many other factors. We do not currently have fuel or purchased power
cost
recovery mechanisms in Missouri for our electric utility business. We
do have
natural gas cost recovery mechanisms for our Illinois and Missouri gas
delivery
businesses and purchased power cost recovery mechanisms for our Illinois
electric delivery businesses. See Note 2 – Rate and Regulatory Matters to our
financial statements under Part I, Item 1, for a discussion of pending
and
recently-decided rate cases and the electric settlement agreement in
Illinois.
Fluctuations in interest rates affect our cost of borrowing and our pension
and
postretirement benefits costs. We employ various risk management strategies
to
reduce our exposure to commodity risk and other risks inherent in our
business.
The reliability of our power plants and transmission and distribution
systems,
the level of purchased power costs, operating and administrative costs,
and
capital investment are key factors that we seek to control to optimize
our
results of operations, financial position, and liquidity.
Ameren’s
net income decreased to $244 million, or $1.18 per share, in the third
quarter
of 2007 from $293 million, or $1.42 per share, in the third quarter of
2006. Net income in the Missouri Regulated and Non-rate-regulated Generation
segments in the three months ended September 30, 2007, increased by $37
million
and $11 million, respectively, from the prior-year period, while net
earnings in the Illinois Regulated segment declined by $92
million.
Ameren’s
net income increased to $510 million, or $2.46 per share, in the first
nine
months of 2007 from $486 million, or $2.37 per share, in the first nine
months of 2006. Net income increased in the Missouri Regulated and
Non-rate-regulated Generation segments by $9 million and $95 million,
respectively, in the first nine months of 2007 compared to the prior-year
period, while net income in the Illinois Regulated segment decreased
by $80
million.
Earnings
were favorably impacted in the third quarter and first nine months of
2007 as
compared with the same periods in 2006 by:
·
|
higher
margins in the Non-rate-regulated Generation segment due to
the
replacement of below-market power sales contracts, which expired
in 2006,
with higher-priced contracts;
|
·
|
favorable
weather conditions;
|
·
|
the
absence of costs in the current-year periods that were incurred
in the
prior-year periods related to the reservoir breach at UE’s Taum Sauk plant
(4 cents per share and
9
cents per share, respectively);
|
·
|
higher
electric rates, lower depreciation expense and decreased income tax
expense in the Missouri Regulated segment pursuant to the MoPSC
rate order
for UE issued in
May
2007 (9 cents per share and 11 cents per share, respectively);
and
|
·
|
the
absence of costs associated with outages caused by severe storms
in the
current year periods that were incurred in the prior-year periods
(10
cents per share and 13 cents per share,
respectively).
|
Earnings
were negatively impacted in the third quarter and first nine months of
2007 as
compared with the same periods in 2006 by:
·
|
electric
rate relief and customer assistance programs provided to certain
Ameren
Illinois Utilities’ electric customers under the Illinois settlement
agreement (18 cents per share) described in Note 2 – Rate and
Regulatory Matters to our financial statements under Part I,
Item 1, of
this report;
|
·
|
the
elimination of bundled tariffs and the rate redesign in
Illinois;
|
59
·
|
higher
fuel and related transportation prices (9 cents per share and 23
cents per share, respectively);
|
·
|
higher
labor and employee benefit costs (4 cents per share and 12
cents per
share, respectively);
|
·
|
increased
depreciation and amortization expense (4 cents per share and 11
cents per share, respectively);
|
·
|
higher
financing costs (5 cents per share and 13 cents per share,
respectively);
and
|
·
|
lower emission
allowance sales (4 cents per share and 5 cents per share,
respectively).
|
In
addition to the above items affecting both periods, earnings were impacted
in
the first nine months of 2007 as compared with the first nine months
of 2006 by
the following items:
Earnings
were favorably impacted by:
·
|
the
reversal of an accrual originally recorded in 2006 in the Illinois
Regulated segment for contributions to assist customers through
the
Illinois Customer Elect electric rate increase phase-in plan
(5 cents per
share). The commitment to make these contributions was terminated
in 2007
as a result of credit rating agency downgrades resulting from
Illinois
legislative actions; and
|
·
|
the
lack of FERC fees related to UE’s Osage hydroelectric plant in the
current-year period that were incurred in the prior-year period
and the
capitalization of fees, pursuant to a May 2007 MoPSC order,
in the
current-year period (2 cents per
share).
|
Earnings
were negatively impacted by:
·
|
costs
associated with electric outages caused by a severe ice storm
in January
2007 (9 cents per share);
|
·
|
a
FERC order in March 2007 that reallocated costs related to
participation
in the MISO Day Two Energy Market among market participants
retroactive to
2005 (5 cents per share); and
|
·
|
the
cost of UE’s Callaway nuclear plant refueling and maintenance outage in
the second quarter of 2007 exceeding the cost of the unplanned outage at
the Callaway plant in the second quarter of 2006 (9 cents per
share).
|
An
increase in the number of common shares outstanding reduced Ameren’s earnings
per share in the 2007 periods compared with the 2006 periods. Per share
information presented above is based on average shares outstanding in
2006.
Because
it is a holding company, Ameren’s net income and cash flows are primarily
generated by its principal subsidiaries: UE, CIPS, Genco, CILCORP and
IP. The
following table presents the contribution by Ameren’s principal subsidiaries to
Ameren’s consolidated net income for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2007 and 2006:
Three
Months
|
Nine
Months
|
|||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
Net
income (loss):
|
||||||||||||||||
UE(a)
|
$ |
192
|
$ |
165
|
$ |
303
|
$ |
305
|
||||||||
CIPS
|
-
|
28
|
17
|
41
|
||||||||||||
Genco
|
25
|
19
|
84
|
27
|
||||||||||||
CILCORP
|
1
|
13
|
34
|
22
|
||||||||||||
IP
|
(5 | ) |
42
|
16
|
61
|
|||||||||||
Other(b)
|
31
|
26
|
56
|
30
|
||||||||||||
Ameren
net income
|
$ |
244
|
$ |
293
|
$ |
510
|
$ |
486
|
(a)
|
Includes
earnings from a non-rate-regulated 40% interest in
EEI.
|
(b)
|
Includes
earnings from non-rate-regulated operations and a 40% interest
in EEI held
by Development Company, corporate general and administrative
expenses, and
intercompany eliminations.
|
Below
is a table of income statement
components by segment for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2007 and
2006:
Missouri
Regulated
|
Illinois
Regulated
|
Non-rate-
regulated
Generation
|
Other
/ Intersegment
Eliminations
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||
Three
Months 2007:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Electric
margin
|
$ |
677
|
$ |
185
|
$ |
267
|
$ | (14 | ) | $ |
1,115
|
|||||||||
Gas
margin
|
9
|
48
|
-
|
-
|
57
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
revenues
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
(4 | ) |
-
|
||||||||||||||
Other
operations and
maintenance
|
(222 | ) | (142 | ) | (79 | ) |
16
|
(427 | ) | |||||||||||
60
Missouri
Regulated
|
Illinois
Regulated
|
Non-rate-regulated
Generation
|
Other
/ Intersegment
Eliminations
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||
Three
Months 2007:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and
amortization
|
(82 | ) | (54 | ) | (26 | ) | (7 | ) | (169 | ) | ||||||||||
Taxes
other than income
taxes
|
(69 | ) | (23 | ) | (6 | ) |
1
|
(97 | ) | |||||||||||
Other
income and
(expenses)
|
8
|
5
|
1
|
-
|
14
|
|||||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(49 | ) | (36 | ) | (28 | ) |
3
|
(110 | ) | |||||||||||
Income
taxes
|
(94 | ) |
8
|
(49 | ) |
5
|
(130 | ) | ||||||||||||
Minority
interest and preferred dividends
|
(1 | ) | (2 | ) | (7 | ) |
1
|
(9 | ) | |||||||||||
Net
income
(loss)
|
$ |
179
|
$ | (9 | ) | $ |
73
|
$ |
1
|
$ |
244
|
|||||||||
Three
Months 2006:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Electric
margin
|
$ |
622
|
$ |
319
|
$ |
221
|
$ | (18 | ) | $ |
1,144
|
|||||||||
Gas
margin
|
10
|
52
|
-
|
(3 | ) |
59
|
||||||||||||||
Other
revenues
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
(4 | ) |
-
|
||||||||||||||
Other
operations and
maintenance
|
(214 | ) | (133 | ) | (65 | ) |
17
|
(395 | ) | |||||||||||
Depreciation
and
amortization
|
(82 | ) | (49 | ) | (26 | ) | (5 | ) | (162 | ) | ||||||||||
Taxes
other than income
taxes
|
(66 | ) | (29 | ) | (5 | ) |
1
|
(99 | ) | |||||||||||
Other
income and
(expenses)
|
7
|
3
|
-
|
(1 | ) |
9
|
||||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(43 | ) | (25 | ) | (26 | ) |
5
|
(89 | ) | |||||||||||
Income
taxes
|
(93 | ) | (55 | ) | (27 | ) |
14
|
(161 | ) | |||||||||||
Minority
interest and preferred dividends
|
-
|
(2 | ) | (11 | ) |
-
|
(13 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
142
|
$ |
83
|
$ |
62
|
$ |
6
|
$ |
293
|
||||||||||
Nine
Months 2007:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Electric
margin
|
$ |
1,579
|
$ |
573
|
$ |
766
|
$ | (44 | ) | $ |
2,874
|
|||||||||
Gas
margin
|
50
|
227
|
-
|
(4 | ) |
273
|
||||||||||||||
Other
revenues
|
2
|
3
|
-
|
(5 | ) |
-
|
||||||||||||||
Other
operations and
maintenance
|
(668 | ) | (398 | ) | (239 | ) |
56
|
(1,249 | ) | |||||||||||
Depreciation
and
amortization
|
(253 | ) | (162 | ) | (80 | ) | (19 | ) | (514 | ) | ||||||||||
Taxes
other than income
taxes
|
(186 | ) | (89 | ) | (20 | ) |
-
|
(295 | ) | |||||||||||
Other
income and
(expenses)
|
25
|
15
|
3
|
1
|
44
|
|||||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(146 | ) | (97 | ) | (81 | ) |
8
|
(316 | ) | |||||||||||
Income
taxes
|
(135 | ) | (22 | ) | (132 | ) |
10
|
(279 | ) | |||||||||||
Minority
interest and preferred dividends
|
(4 | ) | (5 | ) | (20 | ) |
1
|
(28 | ) | |||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
264
|
$ |
45
|
$ |
197
|
$ |
4
|
$ |
510
|
||||||||||
Nine
Months 2006:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Electric
margin
|
$ |
1,492
|
$ |
668
|
$ |
570
|
$ | (46 | ) | $ |
2,684
|
|||||||||
Gas
margin
|
45
|
222
|
-
|
(4 | ) |
263
|
||||||||||||||
Other
revenues
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
(4 | ) |
-
|
||||||||||||||
Other
operations and
maintenance
|
(581 | ) | (381 | ) | (216 | ) |
37
|
(1,141 | ) | |||||||||||
Depreciation
and
amortization
|
(243 | ) | (144 | ) | (79 | ) | (19 | ) | (485 | ) | ||||||||||
Taxes
other than income
taxes
|
(184 | ) | (99 | ) | (19 | ) |
-
|
(302 | ) | |||||||||||
Other
income and
(expenses)
|
16
|
9
|
1
|
(1 | ) |
25
|
||||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(123 | ) | (70 | ) | (77 | ) |
16
|
(254 | ) | |||||||||||
Income
taxes
|
(165 | ) | (76 | ) | (56 | ) |
24
|
(273 | ) | |||||||||||
Minority
interest and preferred dividends
|
(4 | ) | (5 | ) | (23 | ) |
1
|
(31 | ) | |||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
255
|
$ |
125
|
$ |
102
|
$ |
4
|
$ |
486
|
Margins
The
following table presents the favorable (unfavorable) variations in the
registrants’ electric and gas margins for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2007, compared with the same periods in 2006. Electric
margins are
defined as electric revenues less fuel and purchased power costs. Gas
margins
are defined as gas revenues less gas purchased for resale. We consider
electric,
interchange and gas margins useful measures to analyze the change in
profitability of our electric and gas operations between periods. We
have
included the analysis below as a complement to the financial information
we
provide in accordance with GAAP. However, these margins may not be a
presentation defined under GAAP and may not be comparable to other companies’
presentations or more useful than the GAAP information we provide elsewhere
in
this report.
Three
Months
|
Ameren(a)
|
UE
|
CIPS
|
Genco
|
CILCORP
|
CILCO
|
IP
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Electric
revenue change:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Effect
of weather on native load (estimate)
|
$ |
59
|
$ |
46
|
$ |
3
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
2
|
$ |
2
|
$ |
8
|
||||||||||||||
UE
electric rate increase
|
15
|
15
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Storm-related
outages
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
(2 | ) |
-
|
-
|
1
|
||||||||||||||||||||
JDA-
terminated December 31, 2006
|
-
|
(35 | ) |
-
|
(23 | ) |
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Interchange
revenues
|
36
|
36
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
61
Three
Months
|
Ameren(a)
|
UE
|
CIPS
|
Genco
|
CILCORP
|
CILCO
|
IP
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Elimination
of CILCO/AERG intra-company
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
power
supply agreement
|
30
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
30
|
30
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois
settlement agreement-net of
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
reimbursement
|
(53 | ) |
-
|
(8 | ) | (20 | ) | (14 | ) | (14 | ) | (11 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Illinois rate
redesign, generation repricing,
growth
and other
|
15
|
27
|
(24 | ) |
7
|
33
|
33
|
(66 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ |
105
|
$ |
91
|
$ | (27 | ) | $ | (38 | ) | $ |
51
|
$ |
51
|
$ | (68 | ) | |||||||||||
Fuel
and purchased power change:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fuel:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Generation
and other
|
$ | (21 | ) | $ | (9 | ) | $ |
-
|
$ | (17 | ) | $ |
2
|
$ |
2
|
$ |
-
|
|||||||||||
Emission
allowance sales
(costs)
|
(16 | ) |
5
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
3
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Mark-to-market
gains
(losses)
|
4
|
(1 | ) |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Price
|
(30 | ) | (25 | ) |
-
|
-
|
(1 | ) | (1 | ) |
-
|
|||||||||||||||||
JDA-terminated
December
31, 2006
|
-
|
23
|
-
|
35
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Purchased
power
|
(35 | ) | (22 | ) | (17 | ) |
48
|
(27 | ) | (27 | ) |
2
|
||||||||||||||||
Power
purchase agreement -
Entergy
Arkansas, Inc.
|
(8 | ) | (8 | ) |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Elimination
of CILCO/AERG
intra-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
company
power supply agreement
|
(30 | ) |
-
|
-
|
-
|
(30 | ) | (30 | ) |
-
|
||||||||||||||||||
Storm-related
energy costs
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Total
fuel and purchased power change
|
$ | (134 | ) | $ | (36 | ) | $ | (17 | ) | $ |
67
|
$ | (52 | ) | $ | (53 | ) | $ |
2
|
|||||||||
Net
change in electric margins
|
$ | (29 | ) | $ |
55
|
$ | (44 | ) | $ |
29
|
$ | (1 | ) | $ | (2 | ) | $ | (66 | ) | |||||||||
Net
change in gas margins
|
$ | (2 | ) | $ | (1 | ) | $ | (2 | ) | $ |
-
|
$ |
1
|
$ |
1
|
$ | (1 | ) | ||||||||||
Nine
Months
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electric
revenue change:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Effect
of weather on native load (estimate)
|
$ |
105
|
$ |
67
|
$ |
14
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
8
|
$ |
8
|
$ |
16
|
||||||||||||||
UE
electric rate increase
|
20
|
20
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Storm-related
outages
|
9
|
8
|
2
|
(2 | ) |
-
|
-
|
1
|
||||||||||||||||||||
JDA
- terminated December 31, 2006
|
-
|
(156 | ) |
-
|
(69 | ) |
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Interchange
revenues
|
128
|
128
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Elimination
of CILCO/AERG intra-company
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
power
supply agreement
|
83
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
83
|
83
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois
settlement agreement - net of
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
reimbursement
|
(53 | ) |
-
|
(8 | ) | (20 | ) | (14 | ) | (14 | ) | (11 | ) | |||||||||||||||
FERC-ordered
MISO resettlements -
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March
2007
|
16
|
-
|
-
|
12
|
3
|
3
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois
rate redesign, generation repricing,
growth
and other
|
180
|
11
|
28
|
(16 | ) |
118
|
118
|
(35 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ |
488
|
$ |
78
|
$ |
36
|
$ | (95 | ) | $ |
198
|
$ |
198
|
$ | (29 | ) | ||||||||||||
Fuel
and purchased power change:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fuel:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Generation
and other
|
$ | (16 | ) | $ |
12
|
$ |
-
|
$ | (45 | ) | $ |
15
|
$ |
16
|
$ |
-
|
||||||||||||
Emission
allowance sales (costs)
|
(10 | ) |
3
|
-
|
-
|
12
|
8
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Mark-to-market
gains (losses)
|
11
|
(1 | ) |
-
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Price
|
(72 | ) | (60 | ) |
-
|
(2 | ) | (7 | ) | (7 | ) |
-
|
||||||||||||||||
JDA
- terminated December 31, 2006
|
-
|
69
|
-
|
156
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Purchased
power
|
(77 | ) |
14
|
(53 | ) |
90
|
(94 | ) | (94 | ) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Power
purchase agreement -
Entergy
Arkansas, Inc.
|
(12 | ) | (12 | ) |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Elimination
of CILCO/AERG intra-company
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
power
supply agreement
|
(83 | ) |
-
|
-
|
-
|
(83 | ) | (83 | ) |
-
|
||||||||||||||||||
FERC-ordered
MISO resettlements -
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March
2007
|
(38 | ) | (12 | ) | (8 | ) |
-
|
(4 | ) | (4 | ) | (14 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Storm-related
energy costs
|
(1 | ) | (2 | ) |
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Total
fuel and purchased power change
|
$ | (298 | ) | $ |
11
|
$ | (61 | ) | $ |
205
|
$ | (160 | ) | $ | (163 | ) | $ | (12 | ) | |||||||||
Net
change in electric margins
|
$ |
190
|
$ |
89
|
$ | (25 | ) | $ |
110
|
$ |
38
|
$ |
35
|
$ | (41 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net
change in gas margins
|
$ |
10
|
$ |
5
|
$ |
1
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
4
|
$ |
4
|
$ | (1 | ) |
(a)
|
Includes
amounts for Ameren registrant and nonregistrant subsidiaries
and
intercompany eliminations.
|
62
Ameren
Ameren’s
electric margin decreased by $29 million for the three months and increased
by
$190 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively,
compared with the same periods in 2006. The following items had a favorable
impact on electric margin for the third quarter and first nine months
of 2007 as
compared to the year-ago periods:
·
|
Non-rate-regulated
Generation selling more power at market-based prices in the
third quarter
and first nine months of 2007 compared with sales at below-market
prices
pursuant to cost-based power supply agreements, which expired
on December
31, 2006;
|
·
|
favorable
weather conditions increased native load electric margin
by an estimated
$33 million and $54 million for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2007, respectively;
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·
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UE’s
electric rate increase that went into effect June 4, 2007,
which increased
electric margin by an estimated, $15
million and $20 million for the three and nine months ended
September 30,
2007, respectively;
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·
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an
increase in margin on interchange sales primarily because
of the
termination of the JDA on December 31, 2006. This termination
of the JDA
provided UE with the ability to sell its excess power, originally
obligated to Genco under the JDA at cost, in the spot market
at higher
purchased power prices. This increase was partially offset
by higher
purchased power costs of $8 million and $12
million for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2007,
respectively, associated with Entergy Arkansas, Inc. See
Note 2 – Rate and
Regulatory Matters to our financial statements under Part
I, Item 1, of
this report, for more information on the UE power purchase
agreement with
Entergy Arkansas, Inc. In addition, increased native load
demand, because
of warmer weather, reduced excess power available for
sale;
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·
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increased
revenues as a result of lower than expected line losses at
UE;
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·
|
increased
hydroelectric generation, which favorably impacted purchased
power
cost;
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·
|
severe
storm-related outages that occurred in 2006, which negatively
impacted
electric sales and resulted in an estimated net reduction
in overall
electric margin of $5 million and $8
million for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2006,
respectively;
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·
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unrealized
mark-to-market net gains on fuel and energy contracts not
yet settled
increased electric margin by $4 million and $11 million for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively;
and
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·
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decreased
fuel costs due to the lack of $4 million in fees levied by
the FERC in the
nine months ended September 30, 2006, upon completion of
its cost study
for generation benefits provided to UE’s Osage hydroelectric plant, and
the May 2007 MoPSC rate order, which directed UE to transfer
$4 million of
the total fees to an asset account, which is being amortized
over 25
years.
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The
following items had an unfavorable impact on electric margin for the
third
quarter and first nine months of 2007 as compared to the year-ago
periods:
·
|
the
combined effect of the elimination of the Ameren Illinois
Utilities’
bundled tariffs, implementation of new delivery service tariffs
including
changes in seasonal rates effective January 2, 2007, and
the expiration
of power supply
contracts;
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·
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a
15% and 12% increase in coal and related transportation prices
for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2007,
respectively;
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·
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rate
relief and customer assistance programs under the Illinois
electric
settlement agreement reduced electric margin by $53 million.
Illinois
customer refund payments and credits, including the forgiveness
of late
payment charges, provided to certain Ameren Illinois Utilities’ electric
customers of $159 million for the three and nine months ended
September
30, 2007, decreased electric revenue. As part of the settlement
agreement,
Ameren expects to receive reimbursements from non-affiliated
generators in
Illinois totaling $106 million for the three and nine months
ended
September 30, 2007;
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·
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MISO
purchased power costs were $18 million and $29 million higher
for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively.
Costs
related to participation in the MISO Day Two Energy Market
were higher for
the year because of a March 2007 FERC order that resettled
costs among
market participants retroactive to 2005;
and
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·
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decreased
emission allowance sales of $20 million and $22 million offset
by lower
emission allowance costs of $4 million and $12 million for
the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2007,
respectively.
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Ameren’s
gas margin was comparable in the three months ended September 30, 2007,
with the
same period in 2006. Ameren’s gas margin increased by $10 million, or 4%, for
the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared with the same period
in 2006
primarily because of favorable weather conditions as evidenced by a
14% increase
in heating degree-days for the nine months ended September
30, 2007.
Missouri
Regulated
UE
UE’s
electric margin increased $55
million and $89 million for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2007, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2006. The following
items
had a favorable impact on electric margin
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for
the third quarter and first nine months of 2007 as
compared to the year-ago periods:
·
|
an
increase in margin on interchange sales primarily because
of the
termination of the JDA on December 31, 2006. This termination
of the JDA
provided UE with the ability to sell its excess power, originally
obligated to Genco under the JDA at cost, in the spot market
at higher
market prices. This increase was partially offset by increased
purchased
power costs of $8 million and $12 million for the three and
nine months
ended September 30, 2007, respectively, associated with an
agreement with
Entergy Arkansas, Inc. See Note 2 – Rate and Regulatory Matters to our
financial statements under Part I, Item 1, of this report,
for more
information on the UE power purchase agreement with Entergy
Arkansas, Inc.
In addition, increased native load demand, because of warmer
weather,
reduced excess power available for
sale;
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·
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favorable
weather conditions increased native load electric margin
by an estimated
$31 million and $44 million for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2007, respectively;
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·
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the
electric rate increase that went into effect June 4, 2007,
which increased
electric margin by an estimated $15 million and $20 million
for the three
and nine months ended
September
30, 2007, respectively;
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·
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increased
revenues as a result of lower than expected line
losses;
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·
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increased
hydroelectric generation, which favorably impacted purchased
power
costs;
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·
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severe
storm-related outages in 2006, which reduced electric margin
by $3 million
and $6 million for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2006,
respectively; and
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·
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decreased
fuel costs due to the lack of $4 million in fees levied by
the FERC in the
nine months ended September 30, 2006, upon completion of
its cost study
for generation benefits provided to UE’s Osage hydroelectric plant, and
the May 2007 MoPSC rate order, which directed UE to transfer $4
million of the total fees to an asset account, which is being
amortized
over 25 years.
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Factors
that had an unfavorable impact on electric margin for the three and
nine months
ended September 30, 2007, as compared to the same periods in the prior
year,
were as follows:
·
|
a
24% and 17% increase in coal and related transportation prices
for the
three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007,
respectively;
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·
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MISO
costs were $12 million higher for the nine months ended September
30,
2007, compared to the same period in 2006, due to the March
2007 FERC
order;
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·
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other
MISO purchased power costs, excluding the effect of the March
2007 FERC
order, were $18 million higher for the third quarter of 2007
and $9
million higher for the nine months ended September
30, 2007, compared to the same periods in 2006;
and
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·
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reduced
power plant availability because of planned maintenance
activities.
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UE’s
gas
margin was comparable in the three months ended September 30, 2007,
with the
same period in 2006. UE’s gas margin increased by $5 million, or 11%, for the
nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared with the same period
in 2006
primarily because of favorable weather conditions as evidenced by a
15% increase
in heating degree-days for the nine months ended September 30,
2007.
Illinois
Regulated
Illinois
Regulated’s electric margin
declined by $134 million, or 42%, and $95 million, or 14%, for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, compared with
the same
periods in 2006. Illinois Regulated’s gas margin decreased by $4 million in the
third quarter of 2007 and increased by $5 million, or 2%, for the nine
months
ended September
30, 2007, compared with the same periods in 2006.
CIPS
CIPS’
electric
margin decreased by
$44 million, or 43%, and $25 million, or 12%, for the three and nine
months
ended September 30, 2007, respectively, compared to the same periods
in 2006.
The following items had an unfavorable impact on electric margin for
the third
quarter and first nine months of 2007 as compared to the year-ago
periods:
·
|
the
combined effect of the elimination of bundled tariffs, implementation
of
new delivery service tariffs, including changes in seasonal
rates
effective January 2, 2007, and the expiration of power supply
contracts;
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·
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the
Illinois settlement agreement reduced electric margin by
$8 million.
Customer refund payments and credits, including the forgiveness
of late
payment charges, totaled $54 million for the three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2007, which were reduced by expected reimbursements
of $36
million due from non-affiliated generators and $10 million
due from
affiliated generators in Illinois;
and
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·
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MISO
costs increased $8 million for the nine months ended September
30, 2007,
compared to the same period in 2006, because of a March 2007
FERC order
that resettled costs among market participants retroactive
to
2005.
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The
following items had a favorable impact on electric margin for the third
quarter
and first nine months of 2007 as compared to the year-ago periods:
·
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MISO
purchased power costs, excluding the effect of the March
2007 FERC order
discussed above, were $4 million and $16 million lower for the three
and nine
months
ended September 2007, respectively, compared to the same
periods in
2006;
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·
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severe
storm-related outages in 2006, which reduced electric margin
by $2 million
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006;
and
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·
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favorable
weather conditions, which increased electric margin by
an estimated $5
million for the nine months ended September 30,
2007.
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CIPS’
gas
margin decreased by $2 million for the three months ended September
30, 2007,
compared with the same period in 2006 primarily because of reduced
transportation service revenues. CIPS’ gas margin increased by $1 million, or
2%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, primarily because
of favorable
weather conditions as evidenced by a 15% inrease in heating degree-days
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2007.
CILCO
(Illinois
Regulated)
The
following table provides a reconciliation of CILCO’s change in electric margin
by segment to CILCO’s total change in electric margin for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2007, as compared with the same periods
in
2006:
Three
Months
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Nine
Months
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CILCO
(Illinois Regulated)
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$ | (24 | ) | $ | (29 | ) | ||
CILCO
(AERG)
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22
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Total
change in electric margin
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$ | (2 | ) | $ |
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CILCO’s
(Illinois Regulated) electric margin decreased by $24 million, or 45%,
and $29
million, or 23%, for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2007,
respectively, compared to the same periods in 2006. The following items had an
unfavorable impact on electric margin for the third quarter and first
nine
months of 2007 as compared to the year-ago periods:
·
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the
combined effect of the elimination of bundled tariffs, implementation
of
new delivery service tariffs, including changes in seasonal
rates
effective January 2, 2007, and the expiration of power supply
contracts;
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·
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the
Illinois settlement agreement reduced electric margin by
$5 million.
Customer refund payments and credits, including the forgiveness
of late
payment charges, totaled $32 million for the three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2007, which were reduced by expected reimbursements
of $21
million from non-affiliated generators and by $6 million
from affiliated
generators in Illinois; and
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·
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MISO
costs increased $4 million for the nine months ended September
30, 2007,
because of the March 2007 FERC order noted
above.
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The
decrease in electric margin was reduced by favorable weather conditions,
which
increased electric margin by an estimated $2 million for the nine months
ended
September
30, 2007.
See
Non-rate-regulated Generation
below for an explanation of CILCO’s (AERG) change in electric margin for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared with the
same
periods in 2006.
CILCO’s
(Illinois Regulated) gas margin was comparable for the three months
ended
September 30, 2007, with the same period in 2006. CILCO’s (Illinois Regulated)
gas margin increased by $4 million, or 7%, for the nine months ended
September
30, 2007, compared with the same period in 2006 primarily because of
favorable
weather conditions as evidenced by a 12% increase in heating degree-days
in the
first nine months of 2007 and growth in the industrial sector.
IP
IP’s
electric margin decreased by $66
million, or 41%, and $41 million, or 13%, for the three and nine months
ended
September 30, 2007, respectively, compared with the same periods in
2006. The
following items had an unfavorable impact on electric margin for the
third
quarter and first nine months of 2007 as compared to the year-ago
periods:
·
|
the
combined effect of the elimination of bundled tariffs, implementation
of
new delivery service tariffs, including changes in seasonal
rates
effective January 2, 2007, and the expiration of power supply
contracts;
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the
Illinois settlement agreement reduced electric margin by
$11 million.
Customer refund payments and credits, including the forgiveness
of late
payment charges, totaled $73 million for the three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2007, which were reduced by expected reimbursements
of $49
million from non-affiliated generators and by $13 million
from affiliated
generators in Illinois; and
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·
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the
March 2007 FERC order, referenced above, reduced IP’s electric margin by
$14 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007,
compared to the
same period a year ago.
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The
following items had a favorable
impact on electric margin for the third quarter and first nine months
of 2007 as
compared to the year-ago periods:
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·
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favorable
weather conditions, which increased electric margin by an
estimated $2
million and $4 million for the three and nine months ended
September 30,
2007, respectively; and
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·
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severe
storm-related outages in 2006, which reduced electric margin
by $1 million
for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2006.
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IP’s
gas
margin was comparable for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2007,
compared with the same periods in 2006, primarily because of reduced
transportation service revenues, partially offset by favorable weather
conditions as evidenced by a 13% increase in heating degree-days for
the nine
months ended September 30, 2007.
Non-rate-regulated
Generation
Non-rate-regulated
Generation’s
electric margin increased by $46 million, or 21%, and $196 million,
or 34%, for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, compared
with
the same periods in 2006.
Genco
Genco’s
electric margin increased by
$29 million, or 33%, and $110 million, or 42%, for the three and nine
months
ended September 30, 2007, respectively, compared with the same periods
in 2006.
The following items had a favorable impact on electric margin for the
third
quarter and first nine months of 2007 as compared to the year-ago
periods:
·
|
selling
power at market-based prices for the three and nine months
ended September
30, 2007, compared with selling power at below-market prices
pursuant to a
cost-based power supply agreement, which expired on December
31, 2006.
This was offset, in part, by the loss of margin on sales
supplied with
power acquired through the JDA;
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·
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reduced
purchased power costs due to the expiration of the
JDA;
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·
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increased
power plant availability due to fewer planned outages this
year reduced
purchased power costs;
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·
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a
reduction of mark-to-market losses on fuel contracts in 2007,
which
amounted to $5 million for the nine months ended September
30, 2006;
and
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MISO
costs were $12 million lower for the nine months ended September
30, 2007,
compared with the same period in 2006, as a result of the
March 2007 FERC
order.
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The
following items had an
unfavorable impact on electric margin for the third quarter and first
nine
months of 2007 as compared to the year-ago periods:
·
|
costs
of $20 million for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2007,
pursuant to the Illinois electric settlement agreement discussed
above;
and
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·
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a
3% increase in coal and related transportation prices for
the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2007,
respectively.
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CILCO
(AERG)
For
the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2007, AERG’s electric margin increased by $22 million, or 82%, and
$64 million, or 72%, respectively, compared with the same periods in
2006. The
following items had a favorable impact on electric margin for the third
quarter
and first nine months of 2007 as compared to the year-ago periods:
·
|
increased
revenues due to selling power at market-based prices in the
third quarter
of 2007 compared with sales at below-market prices in 2006
pursuant to a
cost-based power supply agreement, which expired on December
31, 2006;
and
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·
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reduced
emission costs of $3 million and $8 million for the three
and nine months
ended September 30, 2007, respectively, compared with the
same prior-year
periods.
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The
following items had an
unfavorable impact on electric margin for the third quarter and first
nine
months of 2007 as compared with the year-ago periods:
·
|
costs
of $9 million for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2007,
pursuant to the Illinois electric settlement agreement discussed
above;
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·
|
revenues
and fuel costs decreased due to reduced plant availability
because of an
extended plant outage; and
|
·
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a
12% increase in coal and related transportation prices for
the nine months
ended September 30, 2007.
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EEI
EEI’s
electric margin decreased by
$36 million, or 35%, and $28 million, or 12%, for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2007, respectively, compared with the same periods
in 2006.
The following items had an unfavorable impact on electric margin for
the third
quarter and first nine months of 2007 as compared to the year-ago
periods:
·
|
the
lack of emissions allowance sales in 2007, which increased
the electric
margin by $30 million for the three and nine months ended
September 30,
2006;
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·
|
a
5% increase in coal and related transportation prices for
the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2007;
and
|
·
|
revenues
and fuel costs decreased due to reduced plant availability
due to
increased unit outages in the three and nine months ended
September 30,
2007.
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Operating
Expenses and Other Statement of Income Items
Other
Operations and Maintenance
Ameren
Three
months – Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $32 million in
the
third quarter of 2007 compared with the third quarter of 2006 primarily
because
of higher plant maintenance expenditures of $12 million due to outages
at
coal-fired plants, increased distribution system reliability and maintenance
expenditures, higher labor and employee benefits costs, and increased
injuries
and damages expenses. Additionally, as part of the Illinois electric
settlement
agreement, we paid $4 million to the IPA in the third quarter of 2007.
The
amount of the increase in expenses in the third quarter of 2007 over
2006 was
lower than it otherwise would have been because in the third quarter
of 2006, we
experienced severe storms in our service territory resulting in expenses
of $23
million, while there were no major storms in our service territory
during the
third quarter ended September 30, 2007. Additionally, in the third
quarter of
2006, Ameren recorded $7 million of costs related to the December 2005
reservoir
breach at UE’s Taum Sauk plant with no similar costs recorded in the third
quarter of 2007.
Nine
months - Other operations and
maintenance expenses increased $108 million in the first nine months
of 2007
compared with the first nine months of 2006. Maintenance and labor
costs associated with the Callaway refueling and maintenance outage
in the
second quarter of 2007 added $35 million to other operations and maintenance
expenses in the period. Higher non-Callaway labor costs, bad debt reserves,
maintenance at coal-fired plants, the IPA payment described above,
and
distribution system reliability expenditures also increased other operations
and
maintenance expenses in the first nine months of 2007 compared to the
year-ago
period. Reducing the effect of these items was the reversal of an accrual
of $15
million established in 2006 for contributions to assist customers through
the
Illinois Customer Elect electric rate increase phase-in plan. Additionally,
in
the prior-year period, we recognized costs related to the Taum Sauk
reservoir
breach of $17 million and noncore property sale losses of $7 million
at a
subsidiary of AERG, items which did not recur in 2007. Increased other
operations and maintenance expenses resulting from a severe ice storm
in January
2007 in UE’s and CIPS’ service territories were offset by the absence in 2007 of
severe summer storms such as those that occurred in the summer of the
prior
year.
Variations
in other operations and maintenance expenses in Ameren’s, CILCORP’s and CILCO’s
business segments and for the Ameren Companies for the three and nine
months
ended September 30, 2007, compared with the same periods in 2006 were
as
follows:
Missouri
Regulated
UE
Three
months – Other operations and
maintenance expenses were comparable in the third quarter of 2007 with
the third
quarter of 2006. Increased plant maintenance at coal-fired plants from
scheduled
outages, increased distribution system reliability and maintenance
expenditures,
and insurance premiums paid to an affiliate for replacement power coverage
in
the current year third quarter were offset by the absence of costs
related to
the Taum Sauk reservoir breach. In addition, there were no severe summer
storms
in 2007, which resulted in expenses of $16 million in the third quarter
of
2006.
Nine
months - Other operations and
maintenance expenses increased $86 million in the first nine months
of 2007
compared with the first nine months of 2006 primarily because of ice
storm
repair expenditures of approximately $25 million and costs associated
with the
Callaway refueling and maintenance outage of $35 million. Increased
plant
maintenance at coal-fired plants, increased distribution system reliability
and
maintenance expenditures, higher labor costs, and insurance premiums
for
replacement power coverage of $14 million paid to an affiliate also
increased
other operations and maintenance expenses in the first nine months
of 2007
compared with the prior year period. Reducing the effect of these items
was the
absence in the current year period of costs related to the Taum Sauk
reservoir
breach and the absence of severe summer storms in 2007 such as those
that
occurred in the prior year period.
Illinois
Regulated
Other
operations and maintenance expenses increased $9 million and $17 million
in the
Illinois Regulated segment in the three and nine months ended September
30,
2007, respectively, compared with the same periods in 2006.
CIPS
Three
months – Other operations and maintenance expenses were comparable between
periods as the absence of severe summer storms in 2007, such as those
that
occurred in the summer of the prior year, was offset by increased distribution
system reliability and maintenance expenditures and by higher injuries
and
damages expenses.
Nine
months - Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $7 million
in the
first nine months of 2007 compared with the first nine months of 2006
primarily
because of increased bad debt reserves as a result of the transition
to higher
electric rates in Illinois, and increased distribution system reliability
expenditures. The reversal in 2007 of the customer assistance program
accrual of
$4
million,
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CILCO
(Illinois Regulated)
Three
months – Other operations and maintenance expenses were comparable between
periods.
Nine
months – Other operations and maintenance expenses were comparable between
periods as an increase in bad debt reserves was offset by the reversal
of the
customer assistance program accrual of $3 million established in 2006
as noted
above.
IP
Three
months – Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $6 million in the
third quarter of 2007 compared with the third quarter of 2006 primarily
because
of higher employee benefit costs and increased injuries and damages
expenses.
Reducing the unfavorable impact of these items was the absence of severe
summer
storms in 2007 such as those that occurred in the summer of 2006.
Nine
months - Other operations and
maintenance expenses increased $9 million in the first nine months
of 2007
compared with the first nine months of 2006 primarily because of higher
employee
benefit costs and increased bad debt reserves. Reducing the effect
of these
items was the reversal of the customer assistance program accrual of
$8 million,
established in 2006 as noted above, and the absence of severe summer
storms in
2007 such as those that occurred in the summer of the prior year.
Non-rate-regulated
Generation
Other
operations and maintenance expenses increased $14 million and $23 million
in the
Non-rate-regulated Generation segment in the three and nine months
ended
September 30, 2007, respectively, compared with the same periods in 2006.
September 30, 2007, respectively, compared with the same periods in 2006.
Genco
Three
months – Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $5 million in the
third quarter of 2007 compared with the third quarter of 2006 primarily
because
of higher plant maintenance costs due to scheduled outages. Additionally,
as
part of the Illinois electric settlement agreement, Genco paid $3 million
to the
IPA in the third quarter of 2007.
Nine
months - Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $9 million
in the
first nine months of 2007 compared with the first nine months of 2006
primarily
because of higher labor costs, the IPA payment, and insurance premiums
for
replacement power coverage paid to an affiliate.
CILCORP
(Parent Company Only)
Three
months – Other operations and maintenance expenses were comparable between
periods.
Nine
months - Other operations and maintenance expenses were comparable
between
periods as increased employee benefit costs in the current year period
were
offset by the absence of a write-off in 2007, as occurred in the prior
year
period, of an intangible asset established in conjunction with Ameren’s
acquisition of CILCORP.
CILCO
(AERG)
Three
months – Other operations and maintenance expenses were comparable between
periods.
Nine
months - Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $7 million
in the
first nine months of 2007 compared with the first nine months of 2006
primarily
because of higher plant maintenance costs due to an extended plant
outage.
EEI
Three
and
nine months - Other operations and maintenance expenses increased $2
million and
$5 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively,
compared to the prior year periods primarily because of higher plant
maintenance
costs.
Depreciation
and Amortization
Ameren
Three
and nine months – Ameren’s
depreciation and amortization expenses increased $7 million and $29
million in
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, compared
with
the same periods in 2006. The increases were primarily because of capital
additions in 2006 and the start of amortization of a regulatory asset
in 2007
associated with acquisition integration costs at IP, as required by
an ICC
order.
Variations
in depreciation and
amortization expenses in Ameren’s, CILCORP’s and CILCO’s business segments and
for the Ameren Companies for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2007,
compared with the same periods in 2006 were as follows:
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Missouri
Regulated
UE
Three
months - Depreciation and
amortization expenses were comparable between periods as increased
depreciation
expenses from capital additions were offset by decreased expenses resulting
from
the extension of UE’s plants’ useful lives in connection with a MoPSC electric
rate order issued in May 2007. See Note 2 – Rate and Regulatory Matters under
Part I, Item 1, of this report for additional information on UE’s electric rate
order.
Nine
months – Depreciation and
amortization expenses increased $9 million in the nine months ended
September
30, 2007, primarily because of capital additions in 2006 and early
2007,
including CTs purchased in the second quarter of 2006, and storm-related
expenditures in 2006.
Illinois
Regulated
Depreciation
and amortization expenses increased $5 million and $18 million in the
Illinois Regulated segment in the three and nine months ended September
30,
2007, respectively, compared with the same periods in 2006.
CIPS
& CILCO (Illinois Regulated)
Three
and nine months - Depreciation
and amortization expenses were comparable between periods.
IP
Three
and
nine months – Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $4 million and
$15 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007,
respectively,
primarily because of amortization in 2007 of $4 million and $12 million
for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, of a
regulatory
asset associated with acquisition integration costs, as required by
an ICC
order.
Non-rate-regulated
Generation
Three
and
nine months - Depreciation and amortization expenses were comparable
in the
Non-rate-regulated Generation segment and for Genco, CILCORP (Parent
Company
Only), CILCO (AERG) and EEI in the three and nine months ended September
30,
2007, with the same periods in 2006.
Taxes
Other Than Income Taxes
Ameren
Three
months – Ameren’s taxes other
than income taxes were comparable between periods.
Nine
months - Ameren’s taxes other
than income taxes decreased $7 million in the first nine months of
2007 compared
with the first nine months of 2006 primarily because of lower gross
receipts and
lower property tax expenses.
Variations
in taxes other than income
taxes in Ameren’s, CILCORP’s and CILCO’s business segments and for the Ameren
Companies for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared
with
the same periods in 2006 were as follows:
Missouri
Regulated
UE
Three
and nine months – Taxes other
than income taxes increased $4 million and $3 million in the third
quarter and
first nine months of 2007 compared with the same periods in the prior
year
primarily because of increased gross receipts taxes.
Illinois
Regulated
Taxes
other than income taxes in the
Illinois Regulated segment decreased $6 million and $10 million for
the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, compared with
the same
periods in 2006.
CIPS
Three
and nine months – Taxes other
than income taxes decreased $3 million and $6 million for the three
and nine
months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, compared with the same
periods in
2006, primarily because of lower property tax expenses. The nine-month
period
was also impacted by lower gross receipts taxes in 2007.
CILCO
(Illinois Regulated) &
IP
Three
and nine months – Taxes other
than income taxes were comparable between periods.
Non-rate-regulated
Generation
Three
and
nine months - Taxes other than income taxes were comparable in the
Non-rate-regulated Generation segment and for Genco, CILCORP (Parent
Company
Only), CILCO (AERG) and EEI in the three and nine months ended September
30,
2007, with the same periods in 2006.
Other
Income and Expenses
Ameren
Three
and nine months – Miscellaneous
income increased $8 million and $25 million in the three and nine months
ended
September 30, 2007, respectively, compared with the same periods in
2006,
primarily because of increased
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interest
income. Miscellaneous income in each period includes
interest income on industrial development revenue bonds acquired by
UE in
conjunction with its purchase of CTs. These amounts are offset by an
equivalent
amount of interest expense associated with capital leases for the CTs
recorded
in interest charges on Ameren’s and UE’s statements of income. Miscellaneous
expense increased $3 million and $6
million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively,
compared with the same periods in 2006, primarily as a result of contributions
made to our charitable trust.
Variations
in other income and expenses in Ameren’s, CILCORP’s and CILCO’s business
segments and for the Ameren Companies for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2007, compared with the same
periods in 2006 were as follows:
Missouri Regulated
UE
Three
and
nine months – Miscellaneous income was comparable between the third quarter of
2007 and the third quarter of 2006. Miscellaneous income increased
$6 million
for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared with the same
period in
2006, primarily as a result of increased interest income. As discussed
above,
miscellaneous income includes interest income related to industrial
development
revenue bonds that is offset in interest charges on UE’s statement of income.
These interest amounts were $7 million for the third quarter in both
2007 and
2006 and $22 million and $16 million for the nine months ended September
30,
2007 and 2006, respectively. Miscellaneous expense was comparable for
the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2007, with the same periods in
2006.
Illinois
Regulated
Miscellaneous
income increased $3 million and $7 million in the Illinois Regulated
segment in
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, compared
with
the same periods in 2006. Miscellaneous expense was comparable for
the three-
and nine-month periods in 2007 compared with the same periods in
2006.
CILCO
(Illinois Regulated) & IP
Three
months – Miscellaneous income was comparable at CILCO (Illinois Regulated) in
the third quarter of 2007 with the same period in the prior year. Miscellaneous
income increased $2 million at IP in the three months ended September
30, 2007,
compared with the same period in 2006 primarily because of increased
interest
income. Miscellaneous expense was comparable in the third quarter of
2007 with
the same period in 2006.
Nine
months - Miscellaneous income increased $2 million and $5 million at CILCO
(Illinois Regulated) and IP in the nine months ended September 30,
2007,
respectively, compared with the same period in 2006 primarily because
of
increased interest income. Miscellaneous expense was comparable at
CILCO
(Illinois Regulated) and IP between periods.
CIPS
Three
and
nine months - Other income and expenses were comparable between
periods.
Non-rate-regulated
Generation
Other
income and expenses were comparable in the Non-rate-regulated Generation
segment
and at Genco, CILCORP (Parent Company Only), CILCO (AERG) and EEI in
the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2007, with the same periods in
2006.
Interest
Ameren
Three
and
nine months - Interest expense increased $21 million and $62 million in the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, compared
with the
same periods in 2006, primarily because of increased short-term borrowings
and
higher interest rates due to reduced credit ratings and other items
noted below.
Interest expense recognized on UE’s capital leases associated with the purchase
of CTs is offset by an equivalent amount of interest income recorded
in other
income and expenses on Ameren’s and UE’s statement of income. With the adoption
of FIN 48, we also began to record interest associated with uncertain
tax
positions as interest expense rather than income tax expense. These
interest
charges were $2 million and $9 million for the three and nine months
ended
September 30, 2007, respectively.
Variations
in interest expense in Ameren’s, CILCORP’s and CILCO’s business segments and for
the Ameren Companies for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2007,
compared with the same periods in 2006, were as follows:
Missouri
Regulated
UE
Three
and
nine months – Interest expense increased $7 million and $23 million for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, compared
with the
same periods in 2006. The increase in the third quarter was due primarily
to
increased interest expense related to the issuance
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of
$425
million senior secured notes in June 2007. Interest expense increased
in the
nine-month period primarily because of increased short-term borrowings
and
higher interest rates due to reduced credit ratings and because of
increased
interest expense related to the June 2007 debt issuance. As discussed
above,
interest charges include interest expense related to capital leases
that is
offset in other income and expenses on UE’s statement of income. Interest
expense recorded in conjunction with the adoption of FIN 48 was $3 million
for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
Illinois
Regulated
Interest
expense increased $11 million and $27 million in the Illinois Regulated
segment
in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively,
compared
with the same periods in 2006.
CIPS
Three
months – Interest expense was comparable between periods.
Nine
months – Interest expense increased $5 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007, compared with the same period in 2006, primarily
because of
increased short-term borrowings and higher interest rates due to reduced
credit
ratings.
CILCO
(Illinois Regulated)
Three
and
nine months – Interest expense was comparable between periods.
IP
Three
months – Interest expense increased $6 million for the third quarter of 2007,
compared with the same period in 2006, primarily because of increased
short-term
borrowings and higher interest rates resulting from reduced credit
ratings.
Nine
months – Interest expense increased $18 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007, compared with the same period in 2006, primarily
because of
the issuance of $75
million
senior secured notes in June 2006 and because of increased short-term
borrowings
and higher interest rates due to reduced credit ratings.
Non-rate-regulated
Generation
Interest
expense was comparable in the Non-rate-regulated Generation segment
in the third
quarter of 2007 with the same period in 2006. Interest expense increased $4
million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared with
the same
period in 2006.
CILCORP
(Parent Company Only) & CILCO (AERG)
Three
months – Interest expense was comparable between periods.
Nine
months - Interest expense increased $2 million and $4 million at CILCORP
(Parent
Company Only) and CILCO (AERG) for the nine months ended September
30, 2007,
respectively, compared with the same period in 2006, primarily because
of
increased short-term borrowings and higher interest rates due to reduced
credit
ratings.
Genco
&
EEI
Three
and
nine months – Interest expense was comparable between periods.
Income
Taxes
Ameren
Three
and nine months - Ameren’s
effective tax rate decreased between 2007 and 2006.
Variations
in effective tax rates in Ameren’s, CILCORP’s and CILCO’s business segments and
for the Ameren Companies for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2007,
compared with the same periods in 2006 were as follows:
Missouri
Regulated
UE
Three
months – The effective tax rate
decreased in 2007 from 2006 primarily because of an increase in reserves
for
uncertain tax positions in 2006 for tax returns filed in previous years,
along
with an increase in expenses deductible for tax purposes, which were
not
expensed for book purposes in 2007. These decreases were offset by
lower
favorable tax return-to-accrual adjustments in 2007 compared to the
same period
in 2006.
Nine
months – The effective tax rate
decreased in 2007 from 2006, primarily because of the items detailed
above,
along with the implementation of changes ordered by the MoPSC in UE’s 2007
electric rate order. The effective tax rate for the nine-month period
in 2006
was increased by the effect of higher non-deductible expenses than
the same
period in 2007.
Illinois
Regulated
The
effective tax rate increased in the Illinois Regulated segment in the
three
months ended September 30, 2007, and decreased in the nine months ended
September 30, 2007,
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CIPS
Three
and nine months – The effective
tax rate increased primarily because of unfavorable tax return-to-accrual
adjustments in 2007 compared to favorable tax return-to-accrual adjustments
in
2006.
CILCO
(Illinois
Regulated)
Three
months – The effective tax rate
increased primarily because of an increase in expenses deductible for
tax
purposes that were not expensed for book purposes on a pre-tax loss
in 2007,
along with a decrease in reserves for uncertain tax positions in 2006
for
returns filed in previous years as compared to no change in reserves
in
2007.
Nine
months – The effective tax rate
decreased primarily because of an increase in expenses deductible for
tax, which
were not expensed for book purposes, along with favorable tax return-to-accrual
adjustments in 2007 compared with unfavorable tax return-to-accrual
adjustments
in 2006.
IP
Three
months – The effective tax rate
increased primarily because of favorable tax return-to-accrual adjustments
on a
pre-tax book loss in 2007 compared with unfavorable tax
return-to-accrual
adjustments in 2006.
Nine
months – The effective tax rate
decreased primarily because of favorable tax return-to-accrual adjustments
in
2007 compared with unfavorable tax return-to-accrual adjustments in
2006.
Non-rate-regulated
Generation
The
effective tax rate increased in the Non-rate-regulated Generation segment
in the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared with the same
periods
in 2006, due to items detailed below.
Genco
Three
and nine months – The effective
tax rate increased primarily because of lower reserves for uncertain
tax
positions in 2006 for tax returns filed in previous years as compared
to 2007, a
decrease in 2007 of expenses deductible for tax purposes but not expensed
for
book purposes when compared to 2006, and unfavorable tax return-to-accrual
adjustments in 2007 compared with favorable tax return-to-accrual adjustments
in
2006.
CILCO
(AERG)
Three
and nine months – The effective
tax rate increased primarily because of lower reserves for uncertain
tax
positions in 2006 for tax returns filed in prior years, a decrease
in expenses
in 2007 that were deductible for tax purposes but not expensed for
book
purposes, and unfavorable tax return-to-accrual adjustments in 2007
compared to
favorable tax return-to-accrual adjustments in 2006.
CILCORP
(Parent Company Only)
Three
and nine months – The effective
tax rate decreased primarily because of lower favorable tax return-to-accrual
adjustments in 2007 as compared to 2006.
EEI
Three
and nine months – The effective
tax rate decreased primarily because of an increase in expenses deductible
for
tax purposes, which were not expensed for book purposes.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The
tariff-based gross margins of
Ameren’s rate-regulated utility operating companies (UE, CIPS, CILCO (Illinois
Regulated) and IP) continue to be the principal source of cash from
operating
activities for Ameren and its rate-regulated subsidiaries. A diversified
retail
customer mix of primarily rate-regulated residential, commercial and
industrial
classes and a commodity mix of gas and electric service provide a reasonably
predictable source of cash flows for Ameren, UE, CIPS, CILCO (Illinois
Regulated) and IP. For operating cash flows, Genco and AERG principally
rely on
power sales to Marketing Company, which sold power through the Illinois
power
procurement auction in September 2006, and is selling power through
other
primarily market-based contracts with wholesale and retail customers.
In
addition to cash flows from operating activities, the Ameren Companies
use
available cash, money pool or other short-term borrowings from affiliates,
commercial paper, or credit facilities to support normal operations
and other
temporary capital requirements. The use of operating cash flows and
short-term
borrowings to fund capital expenditures and other investments may periodically
result in a working capital deficit, as was the case at September 30,
2007, for
Ameren, UE, Genco, CILCORP, CILCO, and IP. The Ameren Companies will
reduce
their short-term borrowings with cash from operations or discretionarily
with
long-term borrowings and in the case of Ameren subsidiaries, equity
infusions
from
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Ameren.
The Ameren Companies will incur significant capital expenditures over
the next
five years for compliance with environmental regulations or to make
significant
investments in their electric and gas utility infrastructure to improve
overall
system reliability. Expenditures are expected to be funded with debt.
See Note 2
– Rate and Regulatory Matters to our financial statements under Part
I, Item 1,
of this report for a discussion of the Illinois electric settlement
agreement
that among other things,
will change the process for power procurement in Illinois in the future
and will
impact future cash flows of the Ameren Companies, except UE. The settlement
resulted in customer refunds and credits during the third quarter of
2007, and
will result in further monthly credits to customers through 2010. The
Ameren
Illinois Utilities will receive reimbursement for a majority of these
refunds
and credits from Illinois power generators, including Genco and CILCO
(AERG).
The
following table presents net
cash provided
by (used in)
operating, investing and financing activities for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006:
Net
Cash Provided By
Operating
Activities
|
Net
Cash Used In
Investing
Activities
|
Net
Cash Provided By
(Used
In) Financing Activities
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
Variance
|
2007
|
2006
|
Variance
|
2007
|
2006
|
Variance
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ameren(a)
|
$ |
920
|
$ |
1,069
|
$ | (149 | ) | $ | (1,093 | ) | $ | (1,044 | ) | $ | (49 | ) | $ |
206
|
$ | (87 | ) | $ |
293
|
|||||||||||||
UE
|
519
|
620
|
(101 | ) | (535 | ) | (611 | ) |
76
|
15
|
(27 | ) |
42
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
CIPS
|
11
|
127
|
(116 | ) | (115 | ) | (47 | ) | (68 | ) |
99
|
(80 | ) |
179
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Genco
|
153
|
49
|
104
|
(137 | ) | (83 | ) | (54 | ) | (15 | ) |
36
|
(51 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
CILCORP
|
20
|
104
|
(84 | ) | (141 | ) | (33 | ) | (108 | ) |
201
|
(71 | ) |
272
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
CILCO
|
48
|
127
|
(79 | ) | (141 | ) | (75 | ) | (66 | ) |
162
|
(52 | ) |
214
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
IP
|
23
|
108
|
(85 | ) | (133 | ) | (129 | ) | (4 | ) |
110
|
21
|
89
|
(a)
|
Includes
amounts for Ameren registrant and nonregistrant subsidiaries
and
intercompany eliminations.
|
Cash
Flows from Operating Activities
Ameren’s
cash from operating
activities decreased in the first nine months of 2007, as compared
with the
first nine months of 2006. The Illinois electric settlement agreement
resulted
in $45 million of customer refunds and program funding. Under the terms
of the
settlement agreement, the Ameren Illinois Utilities will receive reimbursements
from Illinois electricity generators in future months for a majority
of these
expenditures. See Note 2 – Rate and Regulatory Matters under Part I, Item 1, of
this report for a complete discussion of the Illinois electric settlement
agreement. Working capital investment increased because the collection
of higher
electric rates from Illinois electric customers lagged payments for
power
purchases. A decrease in income taxes paid (net of refunds) of $59
million
benefited cash flows from operations in the first nine months of 2007.
Increases
in electric and gas margins also benefited operating cash flows, but
were
reduced by higher operations and maintenance expenses as discussed
in Results of
Operations, primarily as a result of the Callaway nuclear plant refueling
and
maintenance outage and storm-related outage repairs.
At
UE, cash from operating activities
decreased in the first nine months of 2007, compared with the first
nine months
of 2006. Increased storm repair costs and increased other operations
and
maintenance expenses as a result of the Callaway nuclear plant refueling
and
maintenance outage were only partially offset by increased electric
and gas
margins, as discussed in Results of Operations. In addition, there
was an
increase in accounts receivable, primarily because of higher prices
for
interchange power sales and warmer summer weather. Compared to the
prior-year
period, decreases in cash paid for Taum Sauk-related costs (net of
insurance
recoveries) of $24 million, and a decrease in income tax payments (net
of
refunds) of $97 million benefited cash flows from operations.
At
CIPS,
cash from operating activities decreased in the first nine months of
2007,
compared with the first nine months of 2006. Operating cash flows were
lower,
primarily because of
$15
million of customer refunds and program funding related to the Illinois
electric
settlement agreement, and increased other operations and maintenance
expenses.
Under the terms of the settlement agreement, CIPS will receive reimbursements
from Illinois electricity generators in future months for a portion
of these
expenditures. See Note 2 – Rate and Regulatory Matters for a complete discussion
of the Illinois electric settlement agreement. Working capital investment
increased because the collection of higher electric rates from customers
lagged
payments for power purchases, and past due customer accounts increased
due to
higher rates and uncertainty about future rate relief programs. Income
tax
payments (net of refunds) decreased $26 million, benefiting cash flows
from
operations.
Genco’s
cash from operating
activities increased in the first nine months of 2007 compared to the
2006
period, primarily because of an increase in electric margins, as discussed
in Results of Operations, and a reduction in cash spent for fuel inventory
due
to large cash outlays made in 2006 to replenish coal inventory after
disruptions
in rail deliveries caused by train derailments. Reducing these increases
in cash
from operating activities was an increase in income tax payments (net
of
refunds) of $23 million.
Cash
from operating activities
decreased for CILCORP and CILCO in the nine months ended September
30,
2007,
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compared
with the same period of 2006. The positive cash effect of increased
electric
margins discussed in Results of Operations was more than offset by
$9 million of
customer refunds and program funding related to the Illinois electric
settlement
agreement. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, CILCO will
receive
reimbursements from Illinois electricity generators in future months
for a
portion of these expenditures. See Note 2 – Rate and Regulatory Matters for a
complete discussion of the Illinois electric settlement agreement.
Working
capital investment increased because the collection of higher electric
rates
from customers lagged payments for power purchases, and past due customer
accounts increased due to higher rates and uncertainty about future
rate relief
programs. In addition, Income tax payments (net of refunds) increased
$21
million and $18 million for CILCORP and CILCO, respectively.
IP’s
cash from operating activities
decreased in the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared with
the same
period in 2006. The Illinois electric settlement agreement resulted
in $21
million of customer refunds and program funding. Under the terms of
the
settlement agreement, IP will receive reimbursements from Illinois
electricity
generators in future months for a portion of these expenditures. See
Note 2 –
Rate and Regulatory Matters for a complete discussion of the Illinois
electric
settlement agreement. Working capital investment increased because
the
collection of higher electric rates from customers lagged payments
for power
purchases, and past due customer accounts increased due to higher rates
and
uncertainty about future rate relief programs. Storm repair costs increased
$11
million compared to the prior year, and income tax payments (net of
refunds)
increased by $32 million, further reducing cash flows from
operations.
Cash
Flows from Investing Activities
Ameren
had an increase in cash used
in investing activities in the first nine months of 2007 compared to the
first nine months of 2006. Net cash used for capital expenditures increased
in
2007 as a result of increased storm repair costs, power plant scrubber
projects
and upgrades at various power plants. These expenditures were offset
by the lack
of CT acquisitions in 2007 as occurred in 2006. The absence in 2007
of $11
million of proceeds from sales of non-core properties received in 2006
also
contributed to the increase in cash used in investing activities. A
decrease in
purchases of emission allowances was partially offset by fewer sales
of emission
allowances resulting in a $19 million net benefit to investing cash
flows.
UE’s
cash used in investing activities
decreased in the first nine months of 2007, compared to the same period
in 2006,
principally because of the $292 million expended for CT purchases in
2006,
partially offset by a $152 million increase in capital expenditures
in the first
nine months of 2007 as compared with the first nine months of 2006.
The
increased capital expenditures in 2007 were related to storm repair
costs, a
power plant scrubber project, and other power plant upgrades. In the
2006
period, UE received proceeds of $67 million from an intercompany note
related to the transfer of UE’s Illinois territory to CIPS, which had reduced
cash used in investing activities in the same period in 2006.
CIPS
had an increase in its net use of
cash from investing activities during 2007 as compared to the same
period in
2006. The net $68 million increase was primarily due to an increase
in money
pool advances. In the 2007 period, CIPS made net advances of $94 million
compared to $18 million in the 2006 period. Reducing this increase in net
use of cash from investing activities, capital expenditures decreased
by $5
million compared to the prior year.
Genco’s
cash used in investing
activities increased in the first nine months of 2007 compared with
the 2006
period. Capital expenditures increased $73 million, principally due
to a
scrubber project at one of its power plants and various plant upgrades,
while
emission allowance purchases decreased by $19 million.
CILCORP’s
and CILCO’s cash used in
investing activities increased in the nine months ended September 30,
2007,
compared with the same period in 2006. Cash flow used in investing
activities
increased as a result of a $108 million increase in capital expenditures,
primarily due to a power plant scrubber project and plant upgrades
at AERG. The
absence in 2007 of $11 million of proceeds received in 2006 from the
sale of
leveraged leases, and (for CILCORP only) the absence in 2007 of a 2006
note
receivable payment from Resources Company in the amount of $42 million
related
to the 2005 transfer of leveraged leases from CILCORP to Resources
Company also
resulted in an increase in cash used in investing activities. The receipt
of a
$42 million repayment of prior-year money pool advances and a $12 million
reduction of emission allowance purchases reduced cash flows used in
investing
activities in the 2007 period compared to 2006.
IP’s
cash used in investing activities
increased in the first nine months of 2007 compared to the same period
in 2006
as a result of increased capital expenditures.
See
Note 8 – Commitments and
Contingencies to our financial statements under Part I, Item 1, of
this report
for a discussion of future environmental capital expenditure
estimates.
We
continually review our power
supply needs. As a result, we could modify plans for generation capacity,
which
could include changing the times when certain assets will be added
to or removed
from our portfolio, the type of generation asset technology that will
be
employed, and whether capacity
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may
be
purchased, among other things. Any changes that we may
plan
to make for future generating needs could result in significant capital
expenditures or losses being incurred, which could be material.
Cash
Flows from Financing Activities
Cash
provided by financing activities
increased for Ameren in the first nine months of 2007 from the year-ago
period.
Cash from financing activities increased as a result of a
$425
million debt issuance in June 2007 by UE, which was larger than the
prior year’s
issuances that totaled $232 million. The proceeds of the $425 million
offering
were used to reduce short-tem debt at UE. Overall, short-term debt
increased $432 million year-over-year at Ameren. The increased
short-term debt was used to pay maturing long-term notes and to fund
working
capital requirements at Ameren’s subsidiaries. Cash was reduced by a $7 million
decrease in common stock issuances and a $327 million increase in long-term
debt
redemptions, repurchases and maturities, including the maturity of
$350 million
in notes at Ameren Corporation in the first nine months of 2007.
UE
had a
net source of cash from financing activities in the first nine months
of 2007,
compared to a net use of cash in the same period of the prior year.
Contributing
to the increase was the issuance of $425 million in long-term debt
in June 2007.
The proceeds were used to reduce short-term debt. Overall, short-term
debt
decreased $142 million in 2007 compared to an increase of $128 million
in 2006.
Short-term borrowings were used in 2007 to fund working capital requirements
and
increased capital expenditures, and in 2006 principally to fund the
acquisition
of CTs. A $92 million increase in dividend payments and $20 million
of net
repayments on an intercompany borrowing arrangement with Ameren reduced
cash
provided by financing activities in the first nine months of 2007 compared
to
the same period in 2006.
CIPS
had a net source of cash from
financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2007,
compared to a
net use of cash for the first nine months of 2006. Cash from financing
activities increased as a result of a $100 million net increase in
short-tem
debt, a $50 million decrease in dividends paid, a $20 million reduction
in
long-term debt maturities, and the absence in 2007 of a 2006 intercompany
note
payment to UE in the amount of $67 million. Reducing these positive
effects was
the absence in 2007 of $61 million in proceeds from long-term debt
issuances in
2006.
Genco
had a net use of cash from
financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2007,
compared to a
net source of cash for the first nine months of 2006. The increase
in cash used
in financing activities in 2007 was a result of a $20 million increase
in
dividend payments and a $75 million capital contribution received in
2007
compared to $150 million received in 2006. Reducing the net cash used
in
financing activities was a net increase in short-term debt of $75 million
in the
first nine months of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006.
CILCORP
and CILCO had a net source of
cash from financing activities for the nine months ended September
30, 2007,
compared to a net use of cash for the first nine months of 2006. Short-term
debt
increased year-over-year by $325 million for CILCORP and $200 million for
CILCO. Dividends were not paid by either company in 2007, compared
to $50
million and $65 million paid in 2006 by CILCORP and CILCO, respectively.
Also
benefiting cash in 2007 compared to 2006 was the absence of money pool
repayments in 2007, compared to 2006 repayments of $92 million at CILCORP
and
$99 million at CILCO. In addition, there was a $14 million capital
contribution
received by CILCO in 2007 from CILCORP. Cash flows from financing activities
were reduced by a $43 million increase in CILCORP note repayments,
a $96 million
reduction in long-term debt proceeds at both CILCORP and CILCO, and
increased
redemptions, repurchases, and maturities of long-term debt of $18 million
and
$30 million at CILCORP and CILCO, respectively.
IP
had a net increase in cash from
financing activities in the first nine months of 2007, compared to
the same
period of the prior year. Cash benefited by $125 million of short-term
debt
borrowings in 2007 compared to none in 2006, a $17 million net increase in
money pool borrowings, and by the lack of $17 million in TFN overfunding.
These
benefits to cash were reduced by the lack of long-term debt proceeds
in 2007,
compared to $75 million in 2006.
Short-term
Borrowings and Liquidity
Short-term
borrowings typically consist
of drawings under committed bank credit facilities and commercial paper
issuances. For additional information on credit facilities, short-term
borrowing
activity, relevant interest rates, and borrowings under Ameren’s utility and
non-state-regulated subsidiary money pool arrangements, see Note 3
– Credit
Facilities and Liquidity to our financial statements under Part I,
Item 1, of
this report.
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The
following table presents the various committed bank credit facilities
of the
Ameren Companies and AERG and their availability as of September 30,
2007:
Credit
Facility
|
Expiration
|
Amount
Committed
|
Amount
Available
|
|||||
Ameren,
UE and Genco:
|
||||||||
Multiyear
revolving(a)
|
July
2010
|
$ |
1,150
|
$ |
728
|
|||
CIPS,
CILCORP, CILCO, IP and AERG:
|
||||||||
2007
Multiyear revolving(b)
|
January
2010
|
500
|
-
|
|||||
2006
Multiyear revolving(c)
|
January
2010
|
500
|
125
|
(a)
|
Ameren
Companies may access this credit facility through intercompany
borrowing
arrangements. The maximum amount directly available to Ameren,
UE and
Genco under the facility is $1.15 billion, $500 million and
$150 million,
respectively.
|
(b)
|
The
maximum amount available to each borrower at September 30,
2007, including
for the issuance of letters of credit, was limited as follows:
CILCORP
- $125 million, IP - $200 million and AERG - $100
million. CIPS and CILCO have the option of permanently reducing
their
ability to borrow under the 2006 $500 million credit facility
and shifting
such capacity, up to the same limits, to the 2007 $500 million
credit
facility. In July 2007, CILCO shifted $75 million of its
sublimit under
the 2006 $500 million credit facility to this
facility.
|
(c)
|
The
maximum amount available to each borrower at September 30,
2007, including
for issuance of letters of credit, was limited as follows:
CIPS
- $135 million, CILCORP - $50 million, CILCO - $150
million, IP - $150 million and AERG - $200 million. In July
2007, CILCO
shifted $75 million of its capacity under this facility to
the 2007 $500
million credit facility. Accordingly, as of October 31, 2007,
CILCO had a
sublimit of $75 million under this facility and a $75 million
sublimit
under the 2007 credit facility.
|
In
addition to committed credit facilities, a further source of liquidity
for the
Ameren Companies from time to time is available cash and cash
equivalents.
The
issuance of short-term debt
securities by Ameren’s utility subsidiaries is subject to approval by FERC under
the Federal Power Act. In March 2006, FERC issued an order authorizing
these
subsidiaries to issue short-term debt securities subject to the following
limits
on outstanding balances: UE - $1 billion; CIPS - $250 million; and
CILCO - $250
million. The authorization was effective as of April 1, 2006, and terminates
on
March 31, 2008. IP has unlimited short-term debt authorization from
FERC.
Genco
is
authorized by FERC in its March 2006 order to have up to $300 million
of
short-term debt outstanding at any time. AERG and EEI have unlimited
short-term
debt authorization from FERC.
With
the
repeal of PUHCA 1935, the issuance of short-term unsecured debt securities
by
Ameren and CILCORP, which was previously subject to SEC approval under
PUHCA
1935, is no longer subject to approval by any regulatory body.
The
Ameren Companies continually
evaluate the adequacy and appropriateness of their credit arrangements
given
changing business conditions. When business conditions warrant, changes
may be
made to existing credit agreements or other short-term borrowing
arrangements.
Long-term
Debt and Equity
The
following table presents the
issuances of common stock and the issuances, redemptions, repurchases
and
maturities of long-term debt (net of any issuance discounts and including
any
redemption premiums) and preferred stock for the nine months ended
September 30,
2007 and 2006, for the Ameren Companies. For additional information
related to
the terms and uses of these issuances and the sources of funds and
terms for the
redemptions, see Note 4 – Long-term Debt and Equity Financings to our financial
statements under Part I, Item 1, of this report.
Nine
Months
|
|||||||||
Month
Issued, Redeemed,
Repurchased
or Matured
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||
Issuances
|
|||||||||
Long-term
debt
|
|||||||||
UE:
|
|||||||||
6.40%
Senior secured notes due
2017
|
June
|
$ |
425
|
$ |
-
|
||||
CIPS:
|
|||||||||
6.70%
Senior secured notes due
2036
|
June
|
-
|
61
|
||||||
CILCO:
|
|||||||||
6.20%
Senior secured notes due
2016
|
June
|
-
|
54
|
||||||
6.70%
Senior secured notes due
2036
|
June
|
-
|
42
|
||||||
IP:
|
|||||||||
6.25%
Senior secured notes due
2016
|
June
|
-
|
75
|
||||||
Total
Ameren long-term debt issuances
|
$ |
425
|
$ |
232
|
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Nine
Months
|
|||||||||
Month
Issued, Redeemed,
Repurchased
or Matured
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||
Common
stock
|
|||||||||
Ameren:
|
|||||||||
DRPlus
and
401(k)
|
Various
|
$ |
71
|
$ |
78
|
||||
Total
common stock issuances
|
$ |
71
|
$ |
78
|
|||||
Total
Ameren long-term debt and common stock issuances
|
$ |
496
|
$ |
310
|
|||||
Redemptions,
Repurchases and Maturities
|
|||||||||
Long-term
debt
|
|||||||||
Ameren:
|
|||||||||
2002
5.70% notes due
2007
|
February
|
$ |
100
|
$ |
-
|
||||
Senior
notes due
2007
|
May
|
250
|
-
|
||||||
CIPS:
|
|||||||||
7.05%
First mortgage bonds due
2006
|
June
|
-
|
20
|
||||||
CILCORP:
|
|||||||||
9.375%
Senior notes due
2029
|
March/April
|
-
|
12
|
||||||
CILCO:
|
|||||||||
7.73%
First Mortgage bonds due
2025
|
July
|
-
|
20
|
||||||
7.50%
First mortgage bonds due
2007
|
January
|
50
|
-
|
||||||
IP:
|
|||||||||
Note
payable to IP
SPT:
|
|||||||||
5.65%
Series due
2008
|
Various
|
65
|
-
|
||||||
5.54%
Series due
2007
|
Various
|
-
|
86
|
||||||
Preferred
Stock
|
|||||||||
CILCO:
|
|||||||||
5.85%
Series
|
July
|
1
|
1
|
||||||
Total
Ameren long-term debt and preferred stock redemptions, repurchases
and
maturities
|
$ |
466
|
$ |
139
|
The
following table presents the
authorized amounts under Form S-3 shelf registration statements filed
and
declared effective for certain Ameren Companies as of September
30, 2007:
Effective
Date
|
Authorized
Amount
|
Issued
|
Available
|
||||||||||
Ameren
|
June
2004
|
$ |
2,000
|
$ |
459
|
$ |
1,541
|
||||||
UE
|
October
2005
|
1,000
|
685
|
315
|
|||||||||
CIPS
|
May
2001
|
250
|
211
|
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|
In
March 2004, the SEC declared
effective a Form S-3 registration statement filed by Ameren in February
2004,
authorizing the offering of 6 million additional shares of its common
stock
under DRPlus. Shares of common stock sold under DRPlus are, at Ameren’s option,
newly issued shares, treasury shares, or shares purchased in the open
market or
in privately
negotiated transactions. Ameren is currently selling newly issued shares
of its
common stock under DRPlus.
Ameren
is also currently selling newly
issued shares of its common stock under certain of its 401(k) plans
pursuant to
effective SEC Form S-8 registration statements. Under DRPlus and its
401(k)
plans, Ameren issued a total of 1.4 million new shares of common stock
valued at $71 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
Ameren,
UE and CIPS may sell all or a
portion of the remaining securities registered under their effective
registration statements if market conditions and capital requirements
warrant
such a sale. Any offer and sale will be made only by means of a prospectus
that
meets the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations
thereunder.
Indebtedness
Provisions and Other Covenants
See
Note 3 – Credit Facilities and
Liquidity to our financial statements under Part I, Item 1, of this
report for a
discussion of the covenants and provisions contained in our bank credit
facilities and applicable cross-default provisions. Also
see
Note 4 – Long-term Debt and Equity Financings to our financial statements under
Part I, Item 1, of this report for a discussion of covenants and provisions
contained in certain of the Ameren Companies’ indenture agreements and articles
of incorporation.
At
September 30, 2007, the Ameren
Companies were in compliance with their credit facility, indenture,
and articles
of incorporation provisions and covenants.
We
consider access to short-term and
long-term capital markets a significant source of funding for capital
requirements not satisfied by our operating cash flows. Inability to
raise
capital on favorable terms, particularly during times of uncertainty
in the
capital markets, could negatively affect our ability to maintain and
expand our
businesses. After assessing our current operating performance, liquidity,
and
credit ratings (see Credit Ratings below), we believe that we will
continue to
have access to the capital markets. However, events beyond our control
may
create uncertainty in the capital markets or make our access to the
capital
markets uncertain or limited. Such events would increase our cost
of
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capital
and adversely affect our ability to access the capital markets.
Dividends
The
amount and timing of dividends
payable on Ameren’s common stock are within the sole discretion of Ameren’s
board of directors. The board of directors has not set specific targets
or
payout parameters when declaring common stock dividends. However, the
board
considers various issues, including Ameren’s historical earnings and cash flow,
projected earnings, projected cash flow and potential cash flow requirements,
dividend payout rates at other utilities, return on investments with
similar
risk characteristics, impacts of regulatory orders or legislation and
overall
business considerations.
See
Note 3 – Credit Facilities and
Liquidity and Note 4 – Long-term Debt and Equity Financings to our financial
statements under Part I, Item 1, of this report for a discussion of
covenants
and provisions contained in certain of the Ameren Companies’ financial
agreements and articles of incorporation that would restrict the Ameren
Companies’ payment of dividends in certain circumstances. At September 30, 2007,
except as discussed below with respect to the 2007 $500 million credit
facility
and the 2006 $500 million credit facility, none of these circumstances
existed
at the Ameren Companies and, as a result, they were allowed to pay
dividends.
The
2007 $500 million credit facility
and 2006 $500 million credit facility limit CIPS, CILCORP, CILCO and IP to
common and preferred stock dividend payments of $10 million per year each
if CIPS’, CILCO’s or IP’s senior secured long-term debt securities or first
mortgage bonds, or CILCORP’s senior unsecured long-term debt securities, have
received a below investment-grade credit rating from either Moody’s or S&P.
With respect to AERG, which currently is not rated by Moody’s or S&P, the
common and preferred stock dividend restriction will not apply if its
ratio of
consolidated total debt to consolidated operating cash flow, pursuant
to a
calculation defined in the facilities, is less than or equal to 3.0 to 1.
On July 26, 2006, Moody’s downgraded CILCORP’s senior unsecured credit rating to
below investment-grade, causing it to be subject to this dividend payment
limitation. As of September
30, 2007, AERG was in compliance with the debt-to-operating cash flow
ratio test
in the 2007 and 2006 $500 million credit facilities. The other borrowers
thereunder are not currently limited in their dividend payments by
this
provision of the 2007 or 2006 $500 million credit facilities.
The
following table presents dividends paid by Ameren Corporation and by
Ameren’s
subsidiaries to their respective parents for the nine months ended
September 30,
2007 and 2006.
Nine
Months
|
||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||
UE
|
$ |
246
|
$ |
154
|
||||
CIPS
|
-
|
50
|
||||||
Genco
|
113
|
93
|
||||||
CILCORP(a)
|
-
|
50
|
||||||
Nonregistrants
|
36
|
44
|
||||||
Dividends
paid by Ameren
|
$ |
395
|
$ |
391
|
(a)
|
CILCO
paid to CILCORP dividends of $50 million for the nine months
ended
September 30, 2006.
|
Contractual
Obligations
For
a complete listing of our
obligations and commitments, see Contractual Obligations under Part
II, Item 7
and Note 14 – Commitments and Contingencies under Part II, Item 8 of the Form
10-K, and Other Obligations in Note 8 – Commitments and Contingencies under Part
I, Item 1, of this report. See Note 11 – Retirement Benefits to our financial
statements under Part I, Item 1, of this report for information regarding
expected minimum funding levels for our pension plan. See also Note
1 – Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies to our financial statements under
Part I,
Item 1, of this report for the unrecognized tax benefits under the
provisions of
FIN 48.
Subsequent
to December 31, 2006,
obligations related to the procurement of coal and related transportation,
natural gas and nuclear fuel materially changed at Ameren, UE, CIPS,
Genco,
CILCORP, CILCO and IP to $5,560 million, $1,759 million, $400 million,
$356
million, $1,346 million, $1,346 million and $1,527 million, respectively,
as of
September 30, 2007. The Ameren Companies adopted the provisions of
FIN 48 on
January 1, 2007. The amount of unrecognized tax benefits under the
provisions of
FIN 48 are $155 million, $58 million, $15 million, $36 million, $18
million, $18
million and $12 million for Ameren, UE, CIPS, Genco, CILCORP, CILCO
and IP,
respectively. UE also entered into a commitment to purchase heavy forgings
during 2007. As of September 30, 2007, UE’s commitment to purchase heavy
forgings totaled $88 million. Total obligations at September 30, 2007,
for
Ameren, UE, CIPS, Genco, CILCORP, CILCO and IP were $6,415 million,
$2,301
million, $445 million, $392 million, $1,409 million, $1,409 million and
$1,680 million, respectively.
As
a
result of the Illinois electric settlement agreement reached in July
2007 and
the enactment of related legislation into law, which occurred on August
28,
2007, the Ameren Illinois Utilities, Genco and AERG agreed to make
aggregate
contributions of $150 million over a four-year period, with $60 million
coming from the Ameren Illinois Utilities (CIPS - $21 million; CILCO
- $11
million; IP - $28 million), $62 million
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from
Genco and $28 million from AERG. Ameren, CIPS, CILCO (Illinois Regulated),
IP,
Genco and CILCO (AERG) incurred charges to earnings of $59 million,
$8
million, $5 million,
$11
million, $24 million and $11 million, respectively, under the terms
of the
settlement agreement during the quarter ended September 30, 2007.
At September
30, 2007, Ameren, CIPS, CILCO (Illinois Regulated) and IP had receivable
balances from nonaffiliated Illinois generators for reimbursement
of customer
rate relief and program funding of $108 million, $37 million, $21
million and
$50 million, respectively. See Note 2 – Rate and Regulatory Matters under Part
I, Item 1, of this report for additional information regarding the
Illinois
electric settlement agreement.
Credit
Ratings
The
following table presents the
principal credit ratings of the Ameren Companies by Moody’s, S&P and Fitch
effective on the date of this report:
Moody’s
|
S&P
|
Fitch
|
|
Ameren:
|
|||
Issuer/corporate
credit rating
|
Baa2
|
BBB-
|
BBB+
|
Unsecured
debt
|
Baa2
|
BB+
|
BBB+
|
Commercial
paper
|
P-2
|
A-3
|
F2
|
UE:
|
|||
Issuer/corporate
credit rating
|
Baa1
|
BBB-
|
A-
|
Secured
debt
|
A3
|
BBB
|
A+
|
Commercial
paper
|
P-2
|
A-3
|
F2
|
CIPS:
|
|||
Issuer/corporate
credit rating
|
Ba1
|
BB
|
BB+
|
Secured
debt
|
Baa3
|
BBB
|
BBB
|
Genco:
|
|||
Issuer/corporate
credit rating
|
-
|
BBB-
|
BBB+
|
Unsecured
debt
|
Baa2
|
BBB-
|
BBB+
|
CILCORP:
|
|||
Issuer/corporate
credit rating
|
-
|
BB
|
BB+
|
Unsecured
debt
|
Ba2
|
B+
|
BB+
|
CILCO:
|
|||
Issuer/corporate
credit rating
|
Ba1
|
BB
|
BB+
|
Secured
debt
|
Baa2
|
BBB
|
BBB
|
IP:
|
|||
Issuer/corporate
credit rating
|
Ba1
|
BB
|
BB+
|
Secured
debt
|
Baa3
|
BBB-
|
BBB
|
During
March and April of 2007, Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch downgraded various credit
ratings of certain of the Ameren Companies. Depending on the specific
credit
rating agency action and the specific legal entities affected, the
downgrade of
these credit ratings was a result of the actions of various Illinois
state
legislators, including passage of forms of legislation that would have
rolled
back and frozen the electric rates of CIPS, CILCO and IP, and in the
case of UE
was prompted by higher costs, lower financial metrics and a continued
challenging regulatory environment in Missouri.
On
August 1, 2007, Fitch changed the
rating outlook at Ameren to stable. In addition, Fitch revised the
rating watch
on CIPS, CILCORP, CILCO and IP to positive. The positive watch followed
the
announcement of the Illinois electric settlement agreement. See Note
2 – Rate and Regulatory Matters to our financial statements under Part
I, Item 1
of this report for further discussion of the Illinois settlement
agreement.
On
August
29, 2007, Moody’s changed the rating outlook at Ameren and Genco to stable. The
rating outlook of CIPS, CILCORP, CILCO, and IP was upgraded to positive.
These
actions were prompted by the Illinois electric settlement agreement.
Moody’s
stated that “the settlement significantly reduces the likelihood of a rate
freeze being enacted in Illinois and provides the foundation for a
potentially
improving political and regulatory environment for investor-owned-utilities
in
the state.”
On
August
29, 2007, S&P issued a research update in response to the Illinois
settlement agreement, as discussed above. The outlook on the ratings
of Ameren,
UE and Genco was changed to stable. The outlook on the ratings of CIPS,
CILCORP,
CILCO, and IP was upgraded to positive. On September 6, 2007, S&P upgraded
its senior secured debt ratings of UE, CIPS, and CILCO from “BBB-” to “BBB” as a
result of changes in its first mortgage bond rating methodology.
Any
adverse change in the Ameren
Companies’ credit ratings may reduce access to capital and trigger additional
collateral postings and prepayments. Such changes may also increase
the cost of
borrowing and fuel, power and gas supply, among other things, resulting
in a
negative impact on earnings. Collateral postings and prepayments made
as of the
end of the third quarter of 2007 were $76 million, $4 million, $8
million, $27 million, $27 million, and $33 million at Ameren, UE,
CIPS, CILCORP, CILCO and IP, respectively, resulting from our reduced
corporate and issuer credit ratings. Sub-investment-grade issuer or
senior
unsecured debt ratings (lower than “BBB-” or “Baa3”) at September 30, 2007,
could have resulted in Ameren, UE, CIPS, CILCORP, CILCO or IP being
required to post additional collateral or other assurances for certain
trade
obligations amounting to $160 million, $43 million, $16 million, $20
million,
$22 million, $22 million, and $39 million, respectively. In addition,
the cost
of borrowing under our credit facilities can increase or decrease depending
upon
the credit ratings of the borrower. A credit rating is not a recommendation
to
buy, sell or hold securities. It should be evaluated independently
of any other
rating. Ratings are subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by
the rating
organization.
OUTLOOK
Below
are some key events and trends
that may affect the Ameren Companies’ financial condition, results of
operations, or liquidity in 2007 and beyond.
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Revenues
·
|
The
earnings of UE, CIPS, CILCO and IP are largely determined
by the
regulation of their rates by state agencies. With rising
costs, including
fuel and related transportation, purchased power, labor and
material
costs, coupled with increased capital and operations and
maintenance
expenditures targeted at enhanced distribution system reliability
and
environmental compliance, Ameren, UE, CIPS, CILCO and IP
expect to
experience regulatory lag until requests to increase rates
to recover such
costs are granted by state regulators. As a result, Ameren,
UE, CIPS,
CILCO and IP expect to be entering into a period where more
frequent rate
cases will be necessary. The Ameren Illinois Utilities filed
delivery
service rate cases with the ICC in November 2007 due to inadequate
recovery of costs and low returns on equity being experienced
in 2007.
CIPS, CILCO and IP requested to increase their annual revenues
for
electric delivery service by $180 million in the aggregate
(CIPS - $31
million, CILCO - $10 million and IP - $139 million). The
electric rate
increase requests were based on an 11% return on equity,
a capital
structure composed of 51 to 53 percent equity, an aggregate
rate base for
the Ameren Illinois Utilities of $2.1 billion and a test
year ended
December 31, 2006, with certain prospective updates. In addition,
CIPS, CILCO and IP filed requests with the ICC in November
2007 to
increase their annual revenues for natural gas delivery service
by $67
million in the aggregate (CIPS - $15 million increase, CILCO
- $4 million
decrease and IP - $56 million increase). The natural gas
rate change
requests were based on an 11% return on equity, a capital structure
composed of 51 to 53 percent equity, an aggregate rate base
for the Ameren
Illinois Utilities of $0.9 billion and a test year ended
December 31,
2006, with certain prospective updates. The ICC has until
October 2008 to
render a decision in these rate cases. UE is actively considering
the
timing of its next electric rate case filing in
Missouri.
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In
current and future rate cases, UE, CIPS, CILCO and IP will
also seek cost
recovery mechanisms from their state regulators to reduce
regulatory lag.
In their electric and natural gas delivery service rate cases
filed in
November 2007, the Ameren Illinois Utilities requested ICC
approval to
implement rate adjustment mechanisms for bad debt expenses,
electric
infrastructure investments and the decoupling of natural
gas revenues from
sales volumes. In July 2005, a law was enacted that enables the
MoPSC to put in place fuel, purchased power, and environmental
cost
recovery mechanisms for Missouri’s utilities. Rules for the fuel and
purchased power cost recovery mechanism were approved by
the MoPSC in
September 2006. Detailed rules for the environmental cost
recovery
mechanism are being developed and expected to be effective
in the first
half of 2008.
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Average
residential electric rates for CIPS, CILCO and IP increased
significantly
following the expiration of a rate freeze at the end of 2006.
Electric
rates rose because of the increased cost of power purchased
on behalf of
the Ameren Illinois Utilities’ customers and an increase in electric
delivery service rates. Due to the magnitude of these increases,
a
comprehensive settlement agreement was reached with key stakeholders
in
Illinois that provides approximately $1 billion of funding
for rate relief
for certain electric customers in Illinois, including approximately
$488
million to customers of the Ameren Illinois Utilities. Pursuant
to the
settlement agreement, the Ameren Illinois Utilities, Genco
and AERG agreed
to make aggregate contributions of $150 million over a four-year
period,
with $60 million coming from the Ameren Illinois Utilities
(CIPS - $21
million; CILCO - $11 million; IP
- $28 million), $62 million from Genco and $28 million from
AERG. To fund
these contributions, the Ameren Illinois Utilities, Genco
and AERG will
need to increase their respective
borrowings.
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As
part of the Illinois electric settlement agreement and related
legislation, the reverse auction used for power procurement in
Illinois was discontinued and replaced with a new power procurement
process led by the IPA, beginning in 2009. In 2008, utilities
will
contract for necessary baseload, intermediate and peaking
power
requirements through a request-for-proposal process, subject
to ICC review
and approval. Existing supply contracts from the September
2006 reverse
auction will remain in place. The impact of the new procurement
process in
Illinois is uncertain.
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The
MoPSC issued an order, as clarified, granting UE a $43 million
increase in
base rates for electric service with new electric rates effective
June 4,
2007. This order included provisions to extend UE's Callaway nuclear
plant and fossil generation plant lives and to change the
income tax
method associated with cost of property removal. Such provisions are
expected to decrease Ameren's and UE's expenses by $58 million
annually. The MoPSC also approved a stipulation and agreement
authorizing an increase in UE’s annual natural gas delivery revenues of $6
million, effective April 1, 2007. UE agreed not to file a
natural gas
delivery rate case before March 15,
2010.
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See
Note 2 – Rate and Regulatory Matters to our financial statements under
Part I, Item 1, of this report for a further discussion of
Illinois and
Missouri rate matters.
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Very
volatile power prices in the Midwest affect the amount of
revenues Ameren,
UE, Genco, CILCO (through AERG) and EEI can generate by marketing
power
into the wholesale and spot markets and influence the cost
of power
purchased in the spot markets.
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The
availability and performance of UE’s, Genco’s, AERG’s and EEI’s electric
generation fleet can materially impact their revenues. UE,
Genco and CILCO
are seeking to raise the equivalent availability and capacity
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factors of their power plants through greater investments and a process improvement program. |
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All
but 5 million megawatthours of Genco and AERG’s pre-2006 wholesale and
retail electric power supply agreements expired during 2006.
In 2007, 1
million megawatthours of these agreements will expire and
another 2
million contracted megawatthours will expire in 2008. These
agreements had
an average embedded selling price of $36 per megawatthour.
These
agreements are being replaced with market-based sales. The
Non-rate-regulated Generation segment expects to generate
31 million
megawatthours of power in 2007 (Genco – 17
million, AERG – 6 million, EEI – 8
million).
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The
marketing strategy for Non-rate-regulated Generation is to
optimize
generation output in a low risk manner to minimize earnings
and cash flow
volatility, while capitalizing on its low-cost generation
fleet to provide
for solid, sustainable returns. Through a mix of physical
and financial
sales contracts, including contracts resulting
from the Illinois 2006 power procurement auction and the
Illinois electric
settlement agreement, the Non-rate-regulated Generation segment
has sold
approximately 90% of its expected 2007 generation output
at an average
price of $51 per megawatthour (fiscal year 2008 - 75%, or
24 million
megawatthours; fiscal year 2009 - 55%, or 18 million megawatthours).
Expected sales in 2007 include an estimated 7.6 million megawatthours
of
power sold through the 2006 Illinois power procurement auction
at about
$65 per megawatthour (2008 - 6.8 million, 2009 - 4.3
million).
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The
future development of ancillary services and capacity markets
in MISO
could increase the electric margins of UE, Genco, AERG
and EEI.
Ancillary services are services necessary to support the
transmission of
energy from generation resources to loads while maintaining
reliable
operation of the transmission provider's transmission system. A
capacity market allows participants to purchase or sell
capacity products
that meet reliability requirements. MISO is currently in
the process of
developing a centralized regional wholesale ancillary services
market,
which is expected to begin during 2008. In September 2007,
MISO filed a
new proposed ancillary services market tariff with the
FERC subject to
normal FERC procedural review. We expect MISO will begin
development of a
capacity market once its ancillary services market is in
place.
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We
expect continued economic growth in our service territory
to benefit
energy demand in 2007 and beyond, but higher energy prices
could result in
reduced demand from customers, especially in Illinois.
Future energy
efficiency programs developed by UE, CIPS, CILCO and IP
could also result
in reduced demand for our electric generation and our electric
and gas
transmission and distribution
services.
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Fuel
and Purchased Power
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In
2006, 85% of Ameren’s electric generation (UE - 77%, Genco - 97%, CILCO -
99%, EEI – 100%) was supplied by its coal-fired power plants. About
93% of
the coal used by these plants (UE - 97%, Genco - 87%, CILCO
- 69%, EEI -
100%) was delivered by railroads from the Powder River Basin
in Wyoming.
In the past, deliveries from the Powder River Basin have
been restricted
because of rail maintenance, weather and derailments. As
of September 30,
2007, coal inventories for UE, Genco, AERG and EEI were adequate,
and
consistent with historical levels. Disruptions in coal deliveries
could
cause UE, Genco, AERG and EEI to pursue a strategy that could
include
reducing sales of power during low-margin periods, buying
higher-cost
fuels to generate required electricity, and purchasing power
from other
sources.
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Ameren’s
coal and related transportation costs are expected to increase
15% to 20%
in 2007 over 2006 and 5% to 10% in 2008. Further increases
are expected
beyond 2008. Ameren’s nuclear fuel costs are also expected to
rise over the next few years. In addition, power generation
from
higher-cost, gas-fired plants is expected to increase in
the next few
years. See Item 3 - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
about Market
Risk in Part I of this report for information about the percentage
of fuel
and transportation requirements that are price-hedged for
2007 through
2011.
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Ameren’s
coal and related transportation costs are expected to increase
15% to 20%
in 2007 over 2006 and 5% to 10% in 2008. Further increases
are expected
beyond 2008. Ameren’s nuclear fuel costs are also expected to
rise over the next few years. In addition, power generation
from
higher-cost, gas-fired plants is expected to increase in
the next few
years. See Item 3 - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
about Market
Risk in Part I of this report for information about the percentage
of fuel
and transportation requirements that are price-hedged for
2007 through
2011.
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In
2007, Ameren and IP will experience higher year-over-year
purchased power
expenses as the amortization of certain favorable purchase
accounting
adjustments associated with the IP acquisition was completed
in
2006.
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In
2007, Ameren expects to reduce levels of emission allowance
sales in order
to retain remaining allowances for future environmental compliance
needs.
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Other
Costs
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In
December 2005, there was a breach of the upper reservoir
at UE’s Taum Sauk
pumped-storage hydroelectric facility. This resulted in significant
flooding in the local area, which damaged a state park. In
February 2007,
UE submitted plans and an environmental report to FERC to
rebuild the
upper reservoir at its Taum Sauk plant, assuming successful
resolution of
outstanding issues with authorities of the state of Missouri.
UE received
approval from FERC to rebuild the upper reservoir in August
2007 and hired
a contractor in November 2007. Should the Taum Sauk plant
be rebuilt, UE
would expect it to be out of service through at least the
fall of 2009, if
not longer. UE has accepted responsibility for the effects
of the
incident. At this time, UE believes that substantially all
of the damage
and liabilities (but not penalties or lost electric margins)
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caused by the breach, including rebuilding the plant, will be covered by insurance. Under UE’s insurance policies, all claims by or against UE are subject to review by its insurance carriers. As a result of this breach, UE is engaged in litigation initiated by certain private parties and by authorities in the state of Missouri. UE is currently in discussions with state authorities to resolve outstanding issues associated with this incident. The Taum Sauk incident is also under investigation at the MoPSC. We are unable to determine the impact the breach may have on Ameren’s and UE’s results of operations, financial position, or liquidity beyond those amounts already recognized. See Note 2 – Rate and Regulatory Matters and Note 8 - Commitments and Contingencies to our financial statements under Part I, Item 1, of this report for a further discussion of Taum Sauk matters. |
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UE’s
Callaway nuclear plant’s next scheduled refueling and maintenance outage
is in the fall of 2008 and is expected to last 30 days. During
an outage,
which occurs every 18
months, maintenance and purchased
power
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costs
increase, and the amount of excess power available for
sale decreases,
versus non-outage years.
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Over
the next few years, we expect rising employee benefit costs
as well as
higher insurance and security costs associated with additional
measures we
have taken, or may need to take, at UE’s Callaway nuclear plant and at our
other facilities. Insurance premiums may also increase
as a result of the
Taum Sauk incident, among other
things.
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Bad
debts may increase due to rising electric and gas
rates.
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Genco
expects its annual depreciation expense will decrease by
$12 million
annually based on a depreciation study completed in September
2007.
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We
are currently undertaking cost reduction and control initiatives
associated with the strategic sourcing of purchases and
streamlining of
all aspects of our business.
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Capital
Expenditures
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The
EPA has issued more stringent emission limits on all coal-fired
power
plants. Between 2007 and 2016, Ameren expects that certain
Ameren
Companies will be required to invest between $3.5 billion
and $4.5 billion
to retrofit their power plants with pollution control equipment.
Costs for
these types of projects continue to escalate. These investments
will also
result in decreased plant availability during construction
and
significantly higher ongoing operating expenses. Approximately
50% of this
investment will be in Ameren’s regulated UE operations, and it is
therefore expected to be recoverable from ratepayers. The
recoverability
of amounts expended in non-rate-regulated operations will
depend on
whether market prices for power adjust as a result of this
increased
investment.
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Future
federal and state legislation or regulations that mandate
limits on the
emission of greenhouse gases would result in significant
increases in
capital expenditures and operating costs. The costs to comply
with future
legislation or regulations could be so expensive that Ameren
and other
similarly-situated electric power generators may be forced
to close some
coal-fired facilities. Ameren will provide a report on how
it is
responding to rising regulatory, competitive, and public
pressure to
significantly reduce carbon dioxide and other emissions from
current and
proposed power plant operations. The report will include
Ameren’s climate
change strategy and activities, current greenhouse gas emissions,
and
analysis with respect to plausible future greenhouse gas
scenarios. Ameren
will issue this report in mid-December 2007. Investments
to control carbon
emissions at Ameren’s coal-fired plants would significantly increase
future capital expenditures and operations and maintenance
expenses.
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UE
continues to evaluate its longer-term needs for new baseload
and peaking
electric generation capacity. At this time, UE does not expect
to require
new baseload generation capacity until at least 2018. However,
due to the
significant time required to plan, acquire permits for and
build a
baseload power plant, UE is actively studying future plant
alternatives,
including those that would use coal or nuclear fuel. In 2007,
UE signed an
agreement with UniStar Nuclear to assist UE in the preparation
of a
combined construction and operating license application (COLA)
for filing
with the NRC. A COLA describes how a nuclear plant would
be designed,
constructed and operated. In addition, UE has also signed
contracts for
certain long lead-time equipment. Preparing a COLA and entering
into these
contracts does not mean a decision has been made to build
a nuclear plant.
They are only the first steps in the regulatory licensing
and procurement
process. UE and UniStar Nuclear must submit the COLA to the
NRC in 2008 to
be eligible for incentives available under provisions of
the 2005 Energy
Policy Act.
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Over
the next few years, we expect to make significant investments
in our
electric and gas infrastructure and incur increased operations
and
maintenance expenses to improve overall system reliability.
We are
projecting higher labor and material costs for these capital
expenditures.
UE announced in July 2007 plans to spend $300 million over
three years for
underground cabling and reliability improvement, $135 million
($45 million
per year) for tree-trimming, and $84 million over three years
(approximately $28 million per year) for circuit and device
inspection and
repair. We would expect these costs or investments to be
recovered in
rates.
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Increased
investments for environmental compliance, reliability improvement
and new
baseload capacity will result in higher financing
costs.
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Affiliate
Transactions
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As
a result of the termination of the JDA on December 31, 2006,
UE and Genco
no longer have the obligation to provide power to each other.
UE is able
to sell any excess power it has at market prices, which we
believe will
most likely be higher than the prices paid to it by Genco.
Genco will no
longer receive the margins on sales that it made, which were
fulfilled
with power from UE. The electric rate order issued in May
2007 by the
MoPSC incorporated the net decrease in UE’s revenue requirement from
increased margins expected to result from the termination
of the JDA. See
Note 7 - Related Party Transactions to our financial statements
under Part
I, Item 1, of this report for a discussion of the effects
of terminating
the JDA.
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In
2006, Ameren realized gains on sales of noncore properties,
including
leveraged leases. The net benefit of these sales to Ameren
in 2006 was 16
cents per share. Ameren continues to pursue the sale of its
interests in
its remaining three leveraged lease assets. Ameren does not
expect to
achieve similar sales levels of noncore properties in 2007.
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The
above
items could have a material impact on our results of operations,
financial
position, or liquidity. Additionally,
in the ordinary course of business, we evaluate strategies to enhance
our
results of operations, financial position, or liquidity. These strategies
may
include acquisitions, divestitures, opportunities to reduce costs
or increase
revenues, and other strategic initiatives to increase Ameren’s shareholder
value. We are unable to predict which, if any, of these initiatives
will be
executed. The execution of these initiatives may have a material
impact on our
future results of operations, financial position, or
liquidity.
REGULATORY
MATTERS
See
Note 2 – Rate and Regulatory
Matters to our financial statements under Part I, Item 1, of this
report.
ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK.
Market
risk is the risk of changes in
value of a physical asset or a financial instrument, derivative or
nonderivative, caused by fluctuations in market variables such as interest
rates, commodity prices and equity security prices. A derivative is
a contract
whose value is dependent on, or derived from, the value of some underlying
asset. The following discussion of our risk management activities includes
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual
results
could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking
statements.
We handle market risks in accordance with established policies, which
may
include entering into various derivative transactions. In the normal
course of
business, we also face risks that are either nonfinancial or nonquantifiable.
Such risks, principally business, legal and operational risks, are
not part of
the following discussion.
Our
risk management objective is to
optimize our physical generating assets and pursue market opportunities
within
prudent risk parameters. Our risk management policies are set by a
risk
management steering committee, which is composed of senior-level Ameren
officers.
Except
as discussed below, there have
been no material changes to the quantitative and qualitative disclosures
about
market risk in the Form 10-K. See Item 7A under Part II of the Form
10-K for a
more detailed discussion of our market risks.
Interest
Rate Risk
We
are exposed to market risk through
changes in interest rates. The following table presents the estimated
increase
in our annual interest expense and decrease in net income if interest
rates were
to increase by 1% on variable-rate debt outstanding at September 30,
2007:
Interest
Expense
|
Net
Income(a)
|
|||||||
Ameren
|
$ |
20
|
$ | (13 | ) | |||
UE
|
6
|
(4 | ) | |||||
CIPS
|
2
|
(1 | ) | |||||
Genco
|
1
|
(1 | ) | |||||
CILCORP
|
5
|
(3 | ) | |||||
CILCO
|
4
|
(2 | ) | |||||
IP
|
6
|
(4 | ) |
(a)
|
Calculations
are based on an effective tax rate of
38%.
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The
estimated changes above do not consider potential reduced overall economic
activity that would exist in such an environment. In the event of a
significant
change in interest rates, management would probably act to further
mitigate our
exposure to this market risk. However, due to the uncertainty of the
specific
actions that would be taken and their possible effects, this sensitivity
analysis assumes no change in our financial structure.
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Credit
Risk
Credit
risk represents the loss that would be recognized if counterparties
fail to
perform as contracted. NYMEX-traded futures contracts are supported
by the
financial and credit quality of the clearing members of the NYMEX and
have
nominal credit risk. In all other transactions, we are exposed to credit
risk in
the event of nonperformance by the counterparties to the
transaction.
Our
physical and financial instruments are subject to credit risk consisting
of
trade accounts receivable and executory contracts with market risk
exposures.
The risk associated with trade receivables is mitigated by the large
number of
customers in a broad range of industry groups who make up our customer
base. At
September 30, 2007, no nonaffiliated customer represented more than
10%, in the
aggregate, of our accounts receivable. Our revenues are primarily derived
from
sales or delivery of electricity and natural gas to customers in Missouri
and
Illinois. UE, CIPS, Genco, CILCO, AERG, IP, AFS and Marketing Company
may have
credit exposure associated with power purchase and sale activity with
nonaffiliated companies. These companies also have credit exposure
to
affiliates. At September 30, 2007, UE’s, CIPS’, Genco’s, CILCO’s, AERG’s, IP’s,
AFS’ and Marketing Company’s combined credit exposure to nonaffiliated
non-investment-grade trading purchases and sales was each less than
$1 million,
net of collateral (2006 – less than $1 million). We establish credit limits for
these counterparties and monitor the appropriateness of these limits
on an
ongoing basis through a credit risk management program that involves
daily
exposure reporting to senior management,
master trading and netting agreements, and credit support, such as
letters of
credit and parental guarantees. We also analyze each counterparty’s financial
condition before we enter into sales, forwards, swaps, futures or option
contracts, and we monitor counterparty exposure associated with our
leveraged
leases. We estimate our credit exposure to MISO associated with the
MISO Day Two
Energy Market to be $32 million at September 30, 2007 (2006 - $35
million).
The
Ameren Illinois Utilities will be
exposed to credit risk in the event of nonperformance by the parties
contributing to the Illinois comprehensive rate relief and assistance
programs
under the Illinois settlement agreement, which will provide $488 million
in rate
relief over a four-year period to certain electric customers of the
Ameren
Illinois Utilities. Under funding agreements among the parties contributing
to
the rate relief and assistance programs, at the end of each month,
the Ameren
Illinois Utilities will bill the participating generators for their
proportionate share of that month’s rate relief and assistance, which is due in
30 days, or drawn from the funds provided by the generators’ escrow. See Note 2
– Rate and Regulatory Matters to our financial statements under Part
I, Item 1
of this report for additional information.
Equity
Price Risk
Our
costs
of providing defined benefit retirement and postretirement benefit
plans are
dependent upon a number of factors, including the rate of return on
plan assets.
To the extent the value of plan assets declines, the effect would be
reflected
in net income and OCI, and in the amount of cash required to be contributed
to
the plans.
Commodity
Price Risk
We
are
exposed to changes in market prices for electricity, fuel, and natural
gas.
UE’s, Genco’s, AERG’s and EEI’s risks of changes in prices for power sales are
partially hedged through sales agreements. Genco, AERG and EEI also
seek to sell
power forward to wholesale, municipal and industrial customers to limit
exposure
to changing prices. We also attempt to mitigate financial risks through
structured risk management programs and policies, which include structured
forward-hedging programs, and the use of derivative financial instruments
(primarily forward contracts, futures contracts, option contracts,
and financial
swap contracts). However, a portion of the generation capacity of UE,
Genco,
AERG and EEI is not contracted through physical or financial hedge
arrangements
and is therefore exposed to volatility in market prices.
The
following table shows how our earnings might decrease if power prices
were to
decrease by 1% on unhedged economic generation for the remainder of
2007 through
2010:
Net
Income(a)
|
||||
Ameren
|
$ | (23 | ) | |
UE
|
(9 | ) | ||
Genco
|
(7 | ) | ||
CILCO
(AERG)
|
(2 | ) | ||
EEI
|
(6 | ) |
(a)
|
Calculations
are based on an effective tax rate of
38%
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Ameren
also utilizes its portfolio management and trading capabilities both
to manage
risk and to deploy risk capital to generate additional returns. Due
to our
physical presence in the market, we are able to identify and pursue
opportunities which can generate additional returns through portfolio
management
and trading activities. All of this activity is performed within a
controlled
risk management process. We establish value at risk (VaR) and stop-loss
limits
that are intended to prevent any negative material financial
impact.
Similar
techniques are used to manage
risks associated with fuel exposures for generation. Most UE, Genco,
AERG and
EEI fuel supply contracts are physical forward contracts. UE, Genco,
AERG and
EEI do not have a provision similar to the PGA clause for electric
operations,
so UE, Genco, AERG and EEI have entered into long-term contracts with
various
suppliers to purchase coal and nuclear fuel to manage their
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exposure
to fuel prices. The coal hedging strategy is intended to secure a reliable
coal
supply while reducing exposure to commodity price volatility. Price
and
volumetric risk mitigation is accomplished primarily through periodic
bid
procedures, whereby the amount of coal purchased is determined by the
current
market prices and the minimum and maximum coal purchase guidelines
for the given
year. We generally purchase coal up to five years in advance, but we
may
purchase coal beyond five years to take advantage of favorable deals
or market
conditions. The strategy also allows for the decision not to purchase
coal to
avoid unfavorable market conditions.
Transportation
costs for coal and
natural gas can be a significant portion of fuel costs. We typically
hedge coal
transportation forward to provide supply certainty and to mitigate
transportation price volatility. The natural gas transportation expenses
for the
distribution utility companies and the gas-fired generation units are
controlled
by FERC via published tariffs with rights to extend the contracts from
year to
year. Depending on our competitive position, we are able in some instances
to
negotiate discounts to these tariffs for our requirements.
The
following table presents the
percentages of the projected required supply of coal and coal transportation
for
our coal-fired power plants, nuclear fuel for UE’s Callaway nuclear plant,
natural gas for our CTs and retail distribution, as appropriate, and
purchased
power needs of CIPS, CILCO and IP, which own no generation, that are
price-hedged over the remainder of 2007 through 2011:
2007
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2008
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2009
–
2011
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Ameren:
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Coal
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100 | % | 98 | % | 51 | % | ||||||
Coal
transportation
|
100
|
96
|
44
|
|||||||||
Nuclear
fuel
|
100
|
100
|
73
|
|||||||||
Natural
gas for generation
|
100
|
19
|
-
|
|||||||||
Natural
gas for distribution
|
(a)
|
26
|
12
|
|||||||||
Purchased
power for Illinois Regulated(b)
|
100
|
91
|
60
|
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UE:
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Coal
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100 | % | 99 | % | 54 | % | ||||||
Coal
transportation
|
100
|
97
|
62
|
|||||||||
Nuclear
fuel
|
100
|
100
|
73
|
|||||||||
Natural
gas for generation
|
100
|
14
|
-
|
|||||||||
Natural
gas for distribution
|
(a)
|
58
|
9
|
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CIPS:
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Natural
gas for distribution
|
(a)
|
23 | % | 14 | % | |||||||
Purchased
power(b)
|
100 | % |
91
|
60
|
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Genco:
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Coal
|
100 | % | 100 | % | 47 | % | ||||||
Coal
transportation
|
100
|
98
|
32
|
|||||||||
Natural
gas for generation
|
100
|
17
|
-
|
|||||||||
CILCORP/CILCO:
|
||||||||||||
Coal
(AERG)
|
100 | % | 83 | % | 41 | % | ||||||
Coal
transportation (AERG)
|
100
|
79
|
24
|
|||||||||
Natural
gas for distribution
|
(a)
|
20
|
10
|
|||||||||
Purchased
power(b)
|
100
|
91
|
60
|
|||||||||
IP:
|
||||||||||||
Natural
gas for distribution
|
(a)
|
23 | % | 13 | % | |||||||
Purchased
power(b)
|
100 | % |
91
|
60
|
||||||||
EEI:
|
||||||||||||
Coal
|
100 | % | 100 | % | 55 | % | ||||||
Coal
transportation
|
100
|
100
|
-
|
(a)
|
The
year 2007 is non-applicable for this table. The year 2008
represents
November 2007 through March 2008. This continues each successive
year
through March 2011.
|
(b)
|
Represents
the percentage of purchased power price-hedged for fixed-price
residential
and small commercial customers with less than 1 megawatt
of demand and
includes the financial contracts that the Ameren Illinois
Utilities
entered into with Marketing Company, effective August 28,
2007, as part of
the Illinois electric settlement agreement. Larger customers
are
purchasing power from the competitive markets. See Note 2
– Rate and
Regulatory Matters under Part I, Item 1, of this report for
a discussion
of these financial contracts and the new power procurement
process
pursuant to the Illinois electric settlement
agreement.
|
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The
following table shows how our total
fuel expense might increase and how our net income might decrease if
coal and
coal transportation costs were to increase by 1% on any requirements
not
currently covered by fixed-price contracts for the five-year period
2007 through
2011:
Coal
|
Transportation
|
|||||||||||||||
Fuel
Expense
|
Net
Income(a)
|
Fuel
Expense
|
Net
Income(a)
|
|||||||||||||
Ameren(b)
|
$ |
11
|
$ | (7 | ) | $ |
15
|
$ | (10 | ) | ||||||
UE
|
4
|
(3 | ) |
6
|
(4 | ) | ||||||||||
Genco
|
4
|
(2 | ) |
3
|
(2 | ) | ||||||||||
CILCORP
|
2
|
(1 | ) |
2
|
(1 | ) | ||||||||||
CILCO
(AERG)
|
2
|
(1 | ) |
2
|
(1 | ) | ||||||||||
EEI
|
1
|
(1 | ) |
4
|
(3 | ) |
(a)
|
Calculations
are based on an effective tax rate of
38%.
|
(b)
|
Includes
amounts for Ameren registrant and nonregistrant
subsidiaries.
|
In
the
event of a significant change in coal and coal transportation prices,
UE, Genco,
AERG and EEI would probably take actions to further mitigate their
exposure to
this market risk. However, due to the uncertainty of the specific actions
that
would be taken and their possible effects, this sensitivity analysis
assumes no
change in our financial structure or fuel sources.
See
Note
8 – Commitments and Contingencies to our financial statements under Part
I, Item
1, of this report for further information regarding the long-term commitments
for the procurement of coal, natural gas and nuclear fuel.
Fair
Value of Contracts
Most
of our commodity contracts qualify
for treatment as normal purchases and sales. We use derivatives principally
to
manage the risk of changes in market prices for natural gas, fuel,
electricity
and emission allowances. The following table presents the favorable
(unfavorable) changes in the fair value of all derivative contracts
marked-to-market during the three and nine months ended September 30,
2007. The
sources used to determine the fair value of these contracts were active
quotes,
other external sources, and other modeling and valuation methods. All
of these
contracts have maturities of less than five years.
Ameren(a)
|
UE
|
CIPS
|
Genco(b)
|
CILCORP/
CILCO
|
IP
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Three
Months
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fair
value of contracts at beginning of period, net
|
$ |
52
|
$ |
5
|
$ |
-
|
$ | (2 | ) | $ |
3
|
$ |
(15
|
) | ||||||||||
Contracts
realized or otherwise settled during the period
|
(25 | ) | (1 | ) | 2 |
-
|
4
|
18
|
||||||||||||||||
Changes
in fair values attributable to changes in valuation technique
and
assumptions
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||
Fair
value of new contracts entered into during the period
|
7
|
11
|
-
|
(1 | ) | (1 | ) |
-
|
||||||||||||||||
Other
changes in fair value
|
4
|
(6 | ) |
(6
|
) |
1
|
(6
|
) |
(19
|
) | ||||||||||||||
Fair
value of contracts outstanding at end of period, net
|
$ |
38
|
$ |
9
|
$ |
(4
|
) | $ | (2 | ) | $ |
-
|
$ |
(16
|
) | |||||||||
Nine
Months
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fair
value of contracts at beginning of period, net
|
$ |
41
|
$ |
9
|
$ |
(7
|
) | $ | (1 | ) | $ |
(3
|
) | $ |
(34
|
) | ||||||||
Contracts
realized or otherwise settled during the period
|
(16 | ) | (4 | ) | 5 |
-
|
7 |
36
|
||||||||||||||||
Changes
in fair values attributable to changes in valuation technique
and
assumptions
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||
Fair
value of new contracts entered into during the period
|
15
|
6
|
-
|
(1 | ) | (4 | ) |
(7
|
) | |||||||||||||||
Other
changes in fair value
|
(2
|
) |
(2
|
) |
(2
|
) |
-
|
-
|
(11 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Fair
value of contracts outstanding at end of period, net
|
$ |
38
|
$ |
9
|
$ |
(4
|
) | $ | (2 | ) | $ |
-
|
$ |
(16
|
) |
(a)
|
Includes
amounts for Ameren registrant and nonregistrant subsidiaries
and
intercompany eliminations.
|
(b)
|
In
conjunction with the new power supply agreement between Marketing
Company
and Genco that went into effect January 1, 2007, the mark-to-market
value
of hedges entered into during 2006 for Genco was transferred
from Genco to
Marketing Company.
|
The
following table presents maturities of derivative contracts as of September
30,
2007:
Sources
of Fair Value
|
Maturity
Less
than
1
Year
|
Maturity
1-3
Years
|
Maturity
4-5
Years
|
Maturity
in
Excess
of
5
Years
|
Total
Fair
Value
|
|||||||||||||||
Ameren:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Prices
actively
quoted
|
$ |
8
|
$ | (1 | ) | $ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
7
|
|||||||||
Prices
provided by other external sources(a)
|
(23
|
) |
(1
|
) |
-
|
-
|
(24
|
) | ||||||||||||
Prices
based on models and other valuation methods(b)
|
39
|
16
|
-
|
-
|
55
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ |
24
|
$ |
14
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
38
|
||||||||||
UE:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Prices
actively
quoted
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
||||||||||
Prices
provided by other external sources(a)
|
(1
|
) |
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1
|
) | |||||||||||||
Prices
based on models and other valuation methods(b)
|
8
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
10
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ |
7
|
$ |
2
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
9
|
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Sources
of Fair Value
|
Maturity
Less
than
1
Year
|
Maturity
1-3
Years
|
Maturity
4-5
Years
|
Maturity
in
Excess
of
5
Years
|
Total
Fair
Value
|
CIPS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Prices
actively
quoted
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
||||||||||
Prices
provided by other external sources(a)
|
(2
|
) |
(1
|
) |
(1
|
) |
-
|
(4
|
) | |||||||||||
Prices
based on models and other valuation methods(b)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ |
(2
|
) | $ |
(1
|
) | $ |
(1
|
) | $ |
-
|
$ |
(4
|
) | ||||||
Genco:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Prices
actively
quoted
|
$ | (1 | ) | $ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ | (1 | ) | ||||||||
Prices
provided by other external sources(a)
|
(1 | ) |
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1 | ) | |||||||||||||
Prices
based on models and other valuation methods(b)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | (2 | ) | $ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ | (2 | ) | ||||||||
CILCORP/CILCO:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Prices
actively
quoted
|
$ |
1
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
1
|
||||||||||
Prices
provided by other external sources(a)
|
(1
|
) |
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1
|
) | |||||||||||||
Prices
based on models and other valuation methods(b)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
||||||||||
IP:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Prices
actively
quoted
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
||||||||||
Prices
provided by other external sources(a)
|
(17
|
) |
1
|
-
|
-
|
(16
|
) | |||||||||||||
Prices
based on models and other valuation methods(b)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ |
(17
|
) | $ |
1
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
(16
|
) |
(a)
|
Principally
fixed price for floating over-the-counter power swaps, power
forwards and
fixed price for floating over-the-counter natural gas
swaps.
|
(b)
|
Principally
coal and SO2
option values
based on a Black-Scholes model that includes information
from external
sources and our estimates. Also includes interruptible power
forward and
option contract values based on our
estimates.
|
ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
(a)
|
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and
Procedures
|
As
of
September 30, 2007, evaluations were performed, under the supervision
and with
the participation of management, including the principal executive
officer and
principal financial officer of each of the Ameren Companies, of the
effectiveness of the design and operation of such registrant’s disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)
of the
Exchange Act). Based upon those evaluations, the principal executive
officer and
principal financial officer of each of the Ameren Companies have concluded
that
such disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide assurance
that
information required to be disclosed in such registrant’s reports filed or
submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized
and reported
within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and such
information is accumulated and communicated to its management, including
its
principal executive and principal financial officers, to allow timely
decisions
regarding required disclosure.
(b)
|
Change
in Internal Controls
|
There
has
been no change in the Ameren Companies’ internal control over financial
reporting during their most recent fiscal quarter that has materially
affected,
or is reasonably likely to materially affect, their internal control
over
financial reporting.
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM
1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
We
are
involved in legal and administrative proceedings before various courts
and
agencies with respect to matters that arise in the ordinary course
of business,
some of which involve substantial amounts of money. We believe that the
final disposition of these proceedings, except as otherwise disclosed
in this
report, will not have a material adverse effect on our results of operations,
financial position, or liquidity. Risk of loss is mitigated, in some
cases, by
insurance or contractual or statutory indemnification. We believe that
we have
established appropriate reserves for potential losses.
For
additional information on legal and
administrative proceedings, see Note 2 – Rate and Regulatory Matters, Note 7 –
Related Party Transactions and Note 8 – Commitments and Contingencies to our
financial statements under Part I, Item 1, and Item 1A, Risk Factors,
below of
this report.
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ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS.
The
Form
10-K includes a detailed discussion of our risk factors. The information
presented below updates and should be read in conjunction with the
risk factors
and information disclosed in the Form 10-K.
The
electric and gas rates that UE,
CIPS, CILCO and IP are allowed to charge are determined through regulatory
proceedings and are subject to legislative actions which are largely
outside of
our control. Where these events result in the inability of UE, CIPS,
CILCO
or
IP to recover their respective costs and earn an appropriate return
on
investment, it could have a material adverse effect on our future results
of
operations, financial position or liquidity.
The
rates that certain Ameren
Companies are allowed to charge for their services are the single most
important
item influencing the results of operations, financial position, and
liquidity of
the Ameren Companies. The electric and gas utility industry is highly
regulated.
The regulation of the rates
that we charge our customers is determined, in large part, by governmental
entities outside of our control, including the MoPSC, the ICC, and
FERC.
Decisions made by these entities could have a material adverse effect
on our
results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.
Increased
costs and investments, when
combined with rate reductions and moratoriums, have caused decreased
returns in
Ameren’s utility businesses. With rising costs, including fuel and related
transportation, purchased power, labor and material costs, coupled
with
increased capital and operations and maintenance expenditures targeted
at
enhanced distribution system reliability and environmental compliance,
Ameren,
UE, CIPS, CILCO and IP expect to experience regulatory lag until rate
relief is
granted from state regulators. As a result, Ameren, UE, CIPS, CILCO
and IP
expect to be entering a period where more frequent rate cases will be
necessary. Ameren remains subject to competitive, economic,
political, legislative and regulatory pressures that could have a material
adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position, or
liquidity.
Illinois
A
provision of the Illinois Customer Choice Law related to the restructuring
of
the Illinois electric industry put a rate freeze into effect through
January 1,
2007, for CIPS, CILCO and IP. CIPS, CILCO and IP filed rate cases with
the ICC
in December 2005 requesting a modification of their electric delivery
service
rates effective January 2, 2007. In November 2006, the ICC issued an
order that
approved an aggregate revenue increase of $97 million effective January
2, 2007
(CIPS - an $8 million decrease, CILCO - a $21 million increase and
IP -
an $84
million increase) based on an allowed return on equity of 10%. In May
2007, the
ICC issued an order disallowing the recovery of certain administrative
and
general expenses totaling $50 million. Because of the ICC’s cost disallowances
and regulatory lag, the Ameren Illinois Utilities are not expected
to earn their
allowed return on equity of 10% in 2007. Most customers were taking
service
under a frozen bundled electric rate in 2006, which included the cost
of power,
so these delivery service revenue changes do not directly correspond
to a change
in CIPS’, CILCO’s or IP’s revenues or earnings under the new electric delivery
service rates that became effective January 2, 2007.
Due
to
inadequate recovery of costs and low returns on equity being experienced
in
2007, CIPS, CILCO and IP filed requests with the ICC in November 2007
to
increase their annual revenues for electric delivery service by $180
million in the aggregate (CIPS - $31 million, CILCO - $10 million and
IP - $139
million). The electric rate increase requests were based on an 11%
return on equity, a capital structure composed of 51 to 53 percent
equity, an
aggregate rate base for the Ameren Illinois Utilities of $2.1 billion
and a test
year ended December
31, 2006, with certain prospective updates. In addition, CIPS, CILCO and
IP filed requests with the ICC in November 2007 to increase their annual
revenues for natural gas delivery service by $67 million in the aggregate
(CIPS
- $15 million increase, CILCO - $4 million decrease and IP - $56 million
increase). The natural gas rate change requests were based on an 11% return
on equity, a capital structure composed of 51 to 53 percent equity,
an aggregate
rate base for the Ameren Illinois Utilities of $0.9 billion and a test
year ended December
31, 2006, with certain prospective updates. The ICC has until October
2008 to
render a decision in these rate cases and could materially reduce the
amount of
the increase requested, or even reduce rates.
Electric
Settlement Agreement
Consistent
with the Illinois Customer Choice Law that froze electric rates for
CIPS, CILCO
and IP through January 1, 2007, these companies entered into power
supply
contracts that expired on December 31, 2006. In January 2006, the ICC
approved a
framework for CIPS, CILCO and IP to procure power for use by their
customers
through an auction. It also approved the related tariffs to collect
these costs
from customers for the period commencing January 2, 2007. In accordance
with the
January 2006 ICC order, a power procurement auction was held in September
2006.
New electric rates for CIPS, CILCO and IP went into effect on January
2, 2007,
reflecting delivery service tariffs approved by the ICC in November
2006 and
full cost recovery of power purchased
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on
behalf
of Ameren Illinois Utilities’ customers in the September 2006
auction.
Due
to the magnitude of these rate
increases, various legislators supported legislation that would have
reduced and
frozen the electric rates of CIPS, CILCO and IP at the rates that were
in effect
prior to January 2, 2007, and would have imposed a tax on electric
generation in
Illinois to help fund customer assistance programs. The Illinois governor
also
supported rate rollback and freeze legislation. The rate rollback and
freeze
legislation would have prevented the Ameren Illinois Utilities from
recovering
from retail customers substantial portions of the cost of electric
energy the
Ameren Illinois Utilities are purchasing under wholesale contracts
entered into
as a result of the September 2006 auction, and would have caused the
Ameren
Illinois Utilities to under-recover their delivery service costs until
the ICC
could approve higher delivery service rates.
As
a result of these concerns, in
July 2007, an agreement was reached among key stakeholders in Illinois
that
addresses the increase in electric rates and the future power procurement
process. The settlement agreement was subject to enactment of legislation
into
law, which occurred on August 28, 2007. Ameren, on behalf of Marketing
Company,
Genco and AERG, the Ameren Illinois Utilities, Exelon, on behalf of
Exelon
Generation Company LLC, Commonwealth Edison Company, Exelon’s Illinois
electric
utility subsidiary, Dynegy Holdings, Inc., Midwest Generation, LLC,
and
MidAmerican Energy Company agreed to contribute an aggregate of
approximately $1 billion over four years to fund both rate relief programs
and the IPA. The agreement provides that if legislation is enacted
in Illinois
before August 1, 2011 freezing or reducing retail electric rates or
imposing or
authorizing a new tax, special assessment or fee on generation of electricity,
then the remaining funding commitments will expire and any funds set
aside in
support of those commitments will be refunded to the utilities and
electric
generators. Also pursuant to the agreement, all pending litigation
and
regulatory actions by the Illinois attorney general relating to the
reverse
auction procurement process, which was used to determine market-based
rates
effective January 1, 2007, and the electric space heating marketing
practices of
the Ameren Illinois utilities were withdrawn with prejudice.
Although
we cannot fully predict the
effect of the implementation of the settlement agreement and related
comprehensive rate relief program on Ameren, the Ameren Illinois Utilities,
Genco or AERG, we believe the settlement agreement significantly reduces
the
risk that legislation will be enacted into law that reduces and freezes
electric
rates of CIPS, CILCO and IP to rates that were in effect prior to January
2,
2007, or that imposes a tax on electric generation in Illinois. The
following
factors resulting from implementation of the Illinois electric settlement
agreement could have a material adverse effect on the results of operations,
financial position or liquidity of Ameren, the Ameren Illinois Utilities,
Genco
or AERG:
·
|
uncertainty
as to the implementation of the new power procurement process
in Illinois
for 2008 and 2009, including ICC review and approval requirements,
the
role of the IPA, and the ability of the Ameren Illinois Utilities
to
lease, or invest in, generation
facilities;
|
·
|
the
increase in short-term or long-term borrowings by the Ameren
Illinois
Utilities, Genco and AERG to fund contributions under the
settlement
agreement;
|
·
|
the
failure by the electric generators that are party to the
settlement
agreement to perform in a timely manner under their respective
funding
agreements, which permit the Ameren Illinois Utilities to
seek
reimbursement for a portion of the rate relief that will
be provided to
certain of their electric customers;
and
|
·
|
the
extent to which Genco and AERG will be successful in making
future sales
to supply a portion of Illinois’ total electric demand through the revised
power procurement mechanism.
|
If,
notwithstanding the Illinois settlement agreement, any decision is
made or
action occurs that impairs the ability of CIPS, CILCO and IP to fully
recover
purchased power or distribution costs from their electric customers
in a timely
manner, and such decision or action is not promptly enjoined, it could
result in
material adverse consequences to Ameren, CIPS, CILCORP, CILCO and
IP.
Missouri
With
the expiration of multiyear
electric and gas rate moratoriums, effective July 1, 2006, UE filed
requests
with the MoPSC in July 2006 for an electric rate increase of $361 million
and
for a natural gas delivery rate increase of $11 million. In March 2007,
a
stipulation and agreement was approved by the MoPSC authorizing an
increase in
annual natural gas delivery revenues of $6 million, effective April
1, 2007. As
part of this stipulation and agreement, UE agreed not to file a natural
gas
delivery rate case before March 15, 2010. This agreement does not prevent
UE
from filing to recover infrastructure costs through a statutory infrastructure
system replacement surcharge (ISRS) during this three-year rate moratorium.
The
return on equity to be used by UE for purposes of any future ISRS tariff
filing
is 10.0%.
In
May 2007, the MoPSC issued an
order authorizing a $43 million increase in UE’s base rates for electric service
based on a return on equity of 10.2%. The MoPSC denied UE’s and other
intervenors’ applications for rehearing with respect to certain aspects of the
MoPSC
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rate
order. In July 2007, UE appealed certain aspects of the MoPSC decision,
principally the 10.2% return on equity granted by the MoPSC, to the
Circuit
Court of Cole County in Jefferson City, Missouri. The Office of Public
Counsel
and the Missouri attorney general, who were both intervenors in the
electric
rate case, also appealed certain aspects of the MoPSC decision to the
Circuit
Court of Cole County. We cannot predict the outcome of these appeals
of the
MoPSC rate order. Any change in electric or gas rates may not directly
correspond to a change in UE’s earnings.
Increased
federal and state
environmental regulation will cause UE, Genco, CILCO (through AERG)
and EEI to
incur large capital expenditures and to incur increased operating costs.
Future
limits on greenhouse gas emissions would likely require UE, Genco,
CILCO
(through AERG) and EEI to incur significant additional increases in
capital
expenditures and operating costs and could result in the closures of
coal-fired
generating plants.
About
61%
of Ameren’s generating capacity is coal-fired and about 85% of its electric
generation was produced by its coal-fired plants in 2006. The remaining
electric
generation comes from nuclear, gas-fired, hydroelectric, and oil-fired
power
plants. In May 2005, the EPA issued final regulations with respect
to SO2,
NOx,
and mercury
emissions from coal-fired power plants. These regulations require significant
additional reductions in the emissions from
UE,
Genco, AERG and EEI power plants in phases, beginning in 2009. Preliminary
estimates of aggregate capital compliance expenditures for UE, Genco,
and EEI
range from $3.5
billion to $4.5 billion by 2016.
Missouri
rules, which substantially follow the federal regulations and became
effective
in April 2007, are expected to reduce mercury emissions 81% by 2018
and reduce
NOx
emissions
30% and SO2
emissions 75% by 2015.
Illinois
has adopted rules for mercury emissions that are significantly stricter
than the
federal regulations. In 2006, Genco, CILCO, EEI, and the Illinois EPA
entered
into an agreement that was incorporated into Illinois’ mercury emission
regulations. Under the regulations, Illinois generators may defer until
2015 the
requirement to reduce mercury emissions by 90% in exchange for accelerated
installation of NOx
and SO2
controls. Genco,
AERG and EEI will begin putting into service equipment designed to
reduce
mercury emissions in 2009. When fully implemented, it is estimated
that these
rules will reduce mercury emissions 90%, NOx
emissions 50% and
SO2
emissions
70% by 2015 in Illinois.
Future
initiatives regarding greenhouse gas emissions and global warming continue
to be
the subject of much debate. As a result of our diverse fuel portfolio,
our
contribution to greenhouse gases varies among our generating facilities.
Coal-fired power plants, however, are significant sources of carbon
dioxide, a
principal greenhouse gas. Six electric power sector trade associations,
including the Edison Electric Institute, of which Ameren is a member,
and the
TVA, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the DOE in December
2004
calling for a 3% to 5% voluntary decrease in carbon intensity
by the utility sector between 2002 and 2012.
Currently, Ameren is considering various initiatives to comply with
the MOU,
including increased generation at nuclear and hydroelectric power plants,
increased efficiency measures at our coal-fired units, and investments
in
renewable energy and carbon sequestration projects.
Future
federal and state legislation or regulations that mandate limits on
the emission
of greenhouse gases would result in significant increases in capital
expenditures and operating costs. The costs to comply with future legislation
or
regulations could be so expensive that Ameren and other similarly situated
electric power generators may be forced to close some coal-fired facilities.
Mandatory limits could have a material adverse impact on Ameren’s, UE’s,
Genco’s, AERG’s and EEI’s results of operations, financial position, or
liquidity.
The
EPA has been conducting an
enforcement initiative to determine whether modifications at a number
of
coal-fired power plants owned by electric utilities in the United States
are
subject to New Source Review requirements or New Source Performance
Standards
under the Clean Air Act. The EPA’s inquiries focus on whether the best available
emission control technology was or should have been used at such power
plants
when major maintenance or capital improvements were made.
In
April 2005, Genco received a
request from the EPA for information pursuant to Section 114(a) of
the Clean Air
Act seeking detailed operating and maintenance history data with respect
to its
Meredosia, Hutsonville, Coffeen and Newton facilities, EEI’s Joppa facility, and
AERG’s E.D. Edwards and Duck Creek facilities. In December 2006, the EPA
issued
a second Section 114(a) request to Genco regarding projects at the
Newton
facility. All of these facilities are coal-fired power plants. We are
currently
in discussions with the EPA and the state of Illinois regarding resolution
of
these matters, but we are unable to predict the outcome of these discussions.
Resolution of the matters could have a material adverse impact on the
future
results of operations, financial position, or liquidity of Ameren,
Genco, AERG
and EEI. A resolution could result in increased capital expenditures,
increased
operations and maintenance expenses, and fines or penalties. We believe
that any
potential resolution would likely require the installation of control
technology, some of which is already
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planned
for compliance with other regulatory requirements such as the Clean
Air
Interstate Rule and the Illinois mercury emission rules.
New
environmental regulations, voluntary compliance guidelines, enforcement
initiatives, or legislation could result in a significant increase
in capital
expenditures and operating costs, decreased revenues, increased financing
requirements, penalties and closure of power plants for UE, Genco,
CILCO
(through AERG) and EEI. Although costs incurred by UE would be eligible
for
recovery in rates over time, subject to MoPSC approval in a rate proceeding,
there is no similar mechanism for recovery of costs by Genco, AERG
or EEI in
Illinois. We are unable to predict the ultimate impact of these matters
on our
results of operations, financial position or liquidity.
ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF
PROCEEDS.
The
following table presents Ameren Corporation’s purchases of equity securities
reportable under Item 703 of Regulation S-K:
Period
|
(a)
Total Number
of
Shares
(or
Units)
Purchased(a)
|
(b)
Average Price
Paid
per Share
(or
Unit)
|
(c)
Total Number of Shares
(or
Units) Purchased as Part
of
Publicly Announced Plans
or
Programs
|
(d)
Maximum Number (or
Approximate
Dollar Value) of
Shares
(or Units) that May Yet
Be
Purchased Under the Plans
or
Programs
|
||||||||||||
July
1 – July 31,
2007
|
2,950
|
$ |
49.11
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
August
1 – August 31,
2007
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
September
1 – September 30, 2007
|
4,625
|
53.58
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
7,575
|
$ |
51.84
|
-
|
-
|
(a)
|
These
shares of Ameren common stock were purchased by Ameren in
open-market
transactions in satisfaction of Ameren’s obligation upon the exercise by
employees of options issued under Ameren’s Long-term Incentive Plan of
1998, as amended. Ameren does not have any publicly announced
equity
securities repurchase plans or
programs.
|
The
following table presents CILCO’s purchases of equity securities reportable under
Item 703 of Regulation S-K:
Period
|
(a)
Total Number
of
Shares
(or
Units)
Purchased(a)
|
(b)
Average Price
Paid
per Share
(or
Unit)
|
(c)
Total Number of Shares
(or
Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or
Programs
|
(d)
Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or
Units) that May
Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
|
||||||||||||
July
1 – July 31,
2007
|
11,000
|
$ |
100.00
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
August
1 – August 31,
2007
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
September
1 – September 30, 2007
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
11,000
|
$ |
100.00
|
-
|
-
|
(a)
|
CILCO
redeemed these shares of its 5.85% Class A preferred stock
to satisfy the
mandatory sinking fund redemption requirement for this series
of preferred
stock for 2007. CILCO does not have any publicly announced
equity
securities repurchase plans or
programs.
|
None
of
the other registrants purchased equity securities reportable under
Item 703 of
Regulation S-K during the July 1 to September 30, 2007 period.
ITEM
6. EXHIBITS.
The
documents listed below are being filed on behalf of the Ameren Companies
as
indicated.
Exhibit
Designation
|
Registrant(s)
|
Nature
of Exhibit
|
Statement
re: Computation of Ratios
|
||
12.1
|
Ameren
|
Ameren’s
Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed
Charges
|
12.2
|
UE
|
UE’s
Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
and
Combined
Fixed Charges and
Preferred Stock Dividend Requirements
|
12.3
|
CIPS
|
CIPS’
Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
and
Combined
Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividend Requirements
|
12.4
|
Genco
|
Genco’s
Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed
Charges
|
12.5
|
CILCORP
|
CILCORP’s
Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed
Charges
|
12.6
|
CILCO
|
CILCO’s
Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
and
Combined
Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividend
Requirements
|
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Exhibit
Designation
|
Registrant(s)
|
Nature
of Exhibit
|
12.7
|
IP
|
IP’s
Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
and
Combined
Fixed
Charges and Preferred Stock Dividend Requirements
|
Rule
13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) Certifications
|
||
31.1
|
Ameren
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive
Officer of
Ameren
|
31.2
|
Ameren
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial
Officer of
Ameren
|
31.3
|
UE
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive
Officer of
UE
|
31.4
|
UE
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial
Officer of
UE
|
31.5
|
CIPS
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive
Officer of
CIPS
|
31.6
|
CIPS
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial
Officer of
CIPS
|
31.7
|
Genco
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive
Officer of
Genco
|
31.8
|
Genco
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial
Officer of
Genco
|
31.9
|
CILCORP
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive
Officer of
CILCORP
|
31.10
|
CILCORP
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial
Officer of
CILCORP
|
31.11
|
CILCO
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive
Officer of
CILCO
|
31.12
|
CILCO
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial
Officer of
CILCO
|
31.13
|
IP
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive
Officer of
IP
|
31.14
|
IP
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial
Officer of
IP
|
Section
1350 Certifications
|
||
32.1
|
Ameren
|
Section
1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal
Financial
Officer
of Ameren
|
32.2
|
UE
|
Section
1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal
Financial
Officer
of UE
|
32.3
|
CIPS
|
Section
1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal
Financial
Officer
of CIPS
|
32.4
|
Genco
|
Section
1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal
Financial
Officer
of Genco
|
32.5
|
CILCORP
|
Section
1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal
Financial
Officer
of CILCORP
|
32.6
|
CILCO
|
Section
1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal
Financial
Officer
of CILCO
|
32.7
|
IP
|
Section
1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal
Financial
Officer
of IP
|
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the
Exchange Act, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. The signature
for each
undersigned company shall be deemed to relate only to matters having
reference
to such company or its subsidiaries.
AMEREN
CORPORATION
(Registrant)
/s/
Martin J.
Lyons
Martin
J.
Lyons
Vice President and
Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
UNION
ELECTRIC
COMPANY
(Registrant)
/s/
Martin J.
Lyons
Martin J. Lyons
Vice
President and
Principal
Accounting Officer
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
CENTRAL
ILLINOIS PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
(Registrant)
/s/
Martin J.
Lyons
Martin J. Lyons
Vice
President and
Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
AMEREN
ENERGY GENERATING COMPANY
(Registrant)
/s/
Martin J.
Lyons
Martin J. Lyons
Vice
President and Controller
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
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CILCORP
INC.
(Registrant)
/s/
Martin J.
Lyons
Martin
J. Lyons
Vice President and
Controller
(Principal Accounting
Officer)
CENTRAL
ILLINOIS LIGHT COMPANY
(Registrant)
/s/
Martin J.
Lyons
Martin
J. Lyons
Vice
President and Controller
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
ILLINOIS
POWER COMPANY
(Registrant)
/s/
Martin J.
Lyons
Martin
J. Lyons
Vice
President and Controller
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
Date: November
9, 2007
.