UNION ELECTRIC CO - Quarter Report: 2008 March (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 March 31, 2008
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, a non-accelerated
filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “accelerated filer,”
“large accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Large
Accelerated Filer
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Accelerated
Filer
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Non-Accelerated
Filer
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Smaller
Reporting
Company
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Ameren
Corporation
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(X)
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(
)
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(
)
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(
)
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Union
Electric Company
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( )
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(
)
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(X)
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(
)
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Central
Illinois Public Service Company
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( )
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(
)
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(X)
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( )
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Ameren
Energy Generating Company
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( )
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(
)
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(X)
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(
)
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CILCORP
Inc.
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( )
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(
)
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(X)
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(
)
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Central
Illinois Light Company
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( )
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(
)
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(X)
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(
)
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Illinois
Power Company
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( )
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(
)
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(X)
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(
)
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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
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Yes
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(
)
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No
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(X)
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Union
Electric Company
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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 Public Service Company
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Yes
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(
)
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No
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(X)
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Ameren
Energy Generating Company
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Yes
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(
)
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No
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(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
April 30, 2008, was as follows:
Ameren
Corporation
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Common
stock, $.01 par value per share – 209,474,844
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Union
Electric Company
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Common
stock, $5 par value per share, held by Ameren
Corporation
(parent company of the registrant) – 102,123,834
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Central
Illinois Public Service Company
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Common
stock, no par value, held by Ameren
Corporation
(parent company of the registrant) – 25,452,373
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Ameren
Energy Generating Company
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Common
stock, no par value, held by Ameren Energy
Resources
Company, LLC (parent company of the
registrant
and subsidiary of Ameren
Corporation)
– 2,000
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CILCORP
Inc.
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Common
stock, no par value, held by Ameren
Corporation
(parent company of the registrant) – 1,000
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Central
Illinois Light Company
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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
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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
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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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7
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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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9
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Consolidated
Balance
Sheet..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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10
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Consolidated
Statement of Cash
Flows.......................................................................................................................................................................................................
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11
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Union
Electric Company
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Consolidated
Statement of
Income...............................................................................................................................................................................................................
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12
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Consolidated
Balance
Sheet..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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13
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Consolidated
Statement of Cash
Flows.......................................................................................................................................................................................................
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14
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Central
Illinois Public Service Company
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Statement
of
Income.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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15
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Balance
Sheet..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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16
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Statement
of Cash
Flows................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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17
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Ameren
Energy Generating Company
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Consolidated
Statement of
Income...............................................................................................................................................................................................................
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18
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Consolidated
Balance
Sheet..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Consolidated
Statement of Cash
Flows.......................................................................................................................................................................................................
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CILCORP
Inc.
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Consolidated
Statement of
Income...............................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Consolidated
Balance
Sheet..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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22
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Consolidated
Statement of Cash
Flows.......................................................................................................................................................................................................
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23
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Central
Illinois Light Company
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Consolidated
Statement of
Income..............................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Consolidated
Balance
Sheet.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Consolidated
Statement of Cash
Flows.......................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Illinois
Power Company
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Consolidated
Statement of
Income..............................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Consolidated
Balance
Sheet..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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28
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Consolidated
Statement of Cash
Flows.......................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Combined
Notes to Financial
Statements....................................................................................................................................................................................................
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30
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of
Operations............................................................................................................
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58
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Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk.................................................................................................................................................................
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78
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Item
4 and
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Item
4T. Controls and
Procedures...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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82
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PART
II Other Information
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Item
1. Legal
Proceedings...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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83
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Item
1A. Risk
Factors......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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83
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Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds.................................................................................................................................................................
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83
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Item
6.
Exhibits..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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84
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Signatures.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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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
should be read with the cautionary statements and important factors included on
page 7 of this Form 10-Q under the heading “Forward-looking Statements.”
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.
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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 Resources 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 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.
CO2
– Carbon dioxide.
CT –
Combustion turbine electric generation equipment used primarily for peaking
capacity.
Development
Company – Ameren Energy Development Company, which was an Ameren Energy
Resources Company subsidiary, and parent of Genco, Marketing Company, AFS, and
Medina Valley. It was eliminated in an internal reorganization in February
2008.
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 that operates
non-rate-regulated electric generation facilities and FERC-regulated
transmission facilities in Illinois. Prior to February 29, 2008, EEI was 40%
owned by UE and 40% owned by Development Company. On February 29, 2008, UE’s 40%
ownership interest and Development Company’s 40% ownership interest were
transferred to Resources Company. The remaining 20% is owned by Kentucky
Utilities Company.
EPA –
Environmental Protection Agency, a U.S. government agency.
Equivalent
availability factor – A measure that indicates the percentage of time an
electric power generating unit was available for service during a
period.
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, 2007, filed
by the Ameren Companies with the SEC.
FSP – FASB
Staff Position, which provides application guidance on FASB
literature.
FTRs –
Financial transmission rights, financial instruments that entitle the holder to
pay or receive compensation for certain congestion-related transmission charges
between two designated points.
GAAP –
Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of
America.
Genco –
Ameren Energy Generating Company, a Resources 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
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provided
for electric utility restructuring and introduced competition into the retail
supply of electric energy in Illinois.
Illinois electric
settlement agreement – A comprehensive settlement of issues in Illinois
arising out of the end of ten years of frozen electric rates, as of January 2,
2007. The Illinois electric settlement agreement, which became effective on
August 28, 2007, was designed to avoid new rate rollback and freeze legislation
and legislation that would impose a tax on electric generation in Illinois. The
settlement addresses the issue of future power procurement, and it includes a
comprehensive rate relief and customer assistance program.
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 gas transmission and distribution business in Illinois as
AmerenIP.
IP LLC –
Illinois Power Securitization Limited Liability Company, which is a
special-purpose Delaware limited-liability company.
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. 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.
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.
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 Resources Company subsidiary that markets power for
Genco, AERG and EEI.
Medina
Valley – AmerenEnergy Medina
Valley Cogen L.L.C., a Resources Company subsidiary, which owns 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 UE’s
rate-regulated businesses.
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
maintained for rate-regulated and non-rate-regulated business 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 – Revenues from nonnative load sales.
PGA –
Purchased Gas Adjustment tariffs, which allow the passing through of the actual
cost of natural gas to utility customers.
PUHCA 2005
– The Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005, enacted as part of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005, effective February 8, 2006.
Regulatory
lag – Adjustments to retail electric and natural gas rates are based on
historic cost levels and rate increase requests can take up to 11 months to be
granted by the MoPSC and the ICC. As a result, revenue increases authorized by
regulators will lag behind changing costs.
Resources Company
– Ameren Energy Resources Company, LLC, an Ameren Corporation subsidiary
that consists of non-rate-regulated operations, including Genco, Marketing
Company, EEI, AFS, and Medina Valley. It is the successor to Ameren Energy
Resources Company, which was eliminated in an internal reorganization in
February 2008.
RTO –
Regional Transmission Organization.
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.
UE – Union
Electric Company, an Ameren Corporation subsidiary that operates a
rate-regulated electric generation, transmission and distribution business, and
a rate-regulated
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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 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 UE, CIPS, CILCO
and IP rate proceedings or future legislative actions that seek to limit
or reverse rate increases;
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·
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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 a new power procurement process in Illinois
that began in 2008;
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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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changes
in laws or regulations that adversely affect the ability of electric
distribution companies and other purchasers of wholesale electricity to
pay their suppliers, including UE and Marketing
Company;
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·
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enactment
of legislation taxing electric generators, in Illinois or
elsewhere;
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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, including forward
prices;
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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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·
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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.
8
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
March
31,
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2008
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2007
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Operating
Revenues:
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Electric
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$ | 1,467 | $ | 1,463 | |||
Gas
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612 | 561 | |||||
Total
operating revenues
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2,079 | 2,024 | |||||
Operating
Expenses:
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Fuel
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302 | 263 | |||||
Purchased
power
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287 | 373 | |||||
Gas
purchased for resale
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459 | 421 | |||||
Other
operations and maintenance
|
423 | 389 | |||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
176 | 183 | |||||
Taxes
other than income taxes
|
113 | 102 | |||||
Total
operating expenses
|
1,760 | 1,731 | |||||
Operating
Income
|
319 | 293 | |||||
Other
Income and Expenses:
|
|||||||
Miscellaneous
income
|
21 | 16 | |||||
Miscellaneous
expense
|
(4 | ) | (5 | ) | |||
Total
other income
|
17 | 11 | |||||
Interest
Charges
|
100 | 100 | |||||
Income
Before Income Taxes, Minority Interest, and
|
|||||||
Preferred
Dividends of Subsidiaries
|
236 | 204 | |||||
Income
Taxes
|
87 | 71 | |||||
Income
Before Minority Interest and Preferred Dividends of
Subsidiaries
|
149 | 133 | |||||
Minority
Interest and Preferred Dividends of Subsidiaries
|
11 | 10 | |||||
Net
Income
|
$ | 138 | $ | 123 | |||
Earnings
per Common Share – Basic and Diluted
|
$ | 0.66 | $ | 0.59 | |||
Dividends
per Common Share
|
$ | 0.635 | $ | 0.635 | |||
Average
Common Shares Outstanding
|
208.7 | 206.6 | |||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
9
AMEREN
CORPORATION
|
|||||||
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share amounts)
|
|||||||
March
31,
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Current
Assets:
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 186 | $ | 355 | |||
Accounts
receivable – trade (less allowance for doubtful
|
|||||||
accounts
of $38 and $22, respectively)
|
656 | 570 | |||||
Unbilled
revenue
|
318 | 359 | |||||
Miscellaneous
accounts and notes receivable
|
315 | 280 | |||||
Materials
and supplies
|
556 | 735 | |||||
Other
current assets
|
272 | 181 | |||||
Total
current assets
|
2,303 | 2,480 | |||||
Property
and Plant, Net
|
15,294 | 15,069 | |||||
Investments
and Other Assets:
|
|||||||
Nuclear
decommissioning trust fund
|
291 | 307 | |||||
Goodwill
|
831 | 831 | |||||
Intangible
assets
|
189 | 198 | |||||
Regulatory
assets
|
1,149 | 1,158 | |||||
Other
assets
|
701 | 685 | |||||
Total
investments and other assets
|
3,161 | 3,179 | |||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$ | 20,758 | $ | 20,728 | |||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current
Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Current
maturities of long-term debt
|
$ | 823 | $ | 221 | |||
Short-term
debt
|
1,617 | 1,472 | |||||
Accounts
and wages payable
|
443 | 687 | |||||
Taxes
accrued
|
88 | 84 | |||||
Other
current liabilities
|
539 | 438 | |||||
Total
current liabilities
|
3,510 | 2,902 | |||||
Long-term
Debt, Net
|
5,066 | 5,691 | |||||
Preferred
Stock of Subsidiary Subject to Mandatory Redemption
|
16 | 16 | |||||
Deferred
Credits and Other Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Accumulated
deferred income taxes, net
|
1,989 | 2,046 | |||||
Accumulated
deferred investment tax credits
|
106 | 109 | |||||
Regulatory
liabilities
|
1,328 | 1,240 | |||||
Asset
retirement obligations
|
569 | 562 | |||||
Accrued
pension and other postretirement benefits
|
856 | 839 | |||||
Other
deferred credits and liabilities
|
346 | 354 | |||||
Total
deferred credits and other liabilities
|
5,194 | 5,150 | |||||
Preferred
Stock of Subsidiaries Not Subject to Mandatory Redemption
|
195 | 195 | |||||
Minority
Interest in Consolidated Subsidiaries
|
23 | 22 | |||||
Commitments
and Contingencies (Notes 2, 8, 9, and 10)
|
|||||||
Stockholders'
Equity:
|
|||||||
Common
stock, $.01 par value, 400.0 shares authorized –
|
|||||||
shares
outstanding of 209.4 and 208.3, respectively
|
2 | 2 | |||||
Other
paid-in capital, principally premium on common stock
|
4,656 | 4,604 | |||||
Retained
earnings
|
2,115 | 2,110 | |||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss)
|
(19 | ) | 36 | ||||
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
6,754 | 6,752 | |||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
$ | 20,758 | $ | 20,728 |
The accompanying notes are
an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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AMEREN
CORPORATION
|
|||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
|||||||
Three
Months Ended
March
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities:
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 138 | $ | 123 | |||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash
|
|||||||
provided
by operating activities:
|
|||||||
Gain
on sales of emission allowances
|
(2 | ) | (4 | ) | |||
Mark-to-market
(gain) loss on derivatives
|
(16 | ) | 4 | ||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
180 | 182 | |||||
Amortization
of nuclear fuel
|
11 | 9 | |||||
Amortization
of debt issuance costs and premium/discounts
|
5 | 5 | |||||
Deferred
income taxes and investment tax credits, net
|
23 | (12 | ) | ||||
Minority
interest
|
8 | 7 | |||||
Other
|
(1 | ) | 6 | ||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
Receivables
|
(78 | ) | (193 | ) | |||
Materials
and supplies
|
179 | 158 | |||||
Accounts
and wages payable
|
(106 | ) | (81 | ) | |||
Taxes
accrued
|
4 | 77 | |||||
Assets,
other
|
(25 | ) | 19 | ||||
Liabilities,
other
|
(16 | ) | 37 | ||||
Pension
and other postretirement benefit obligations
|
22 | 21 | |||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
326 | 358 | |||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities:
|
|||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
(420 | ) | (357 | ) | |||
Nuclear
fuel expenditures
|
(102 | ) | (23 | ) | |||
Purchases
of securities – nuclear decommissioning trust fund
|
(89 | ) | (47 | ) | |||
Sales
of securities – nuclear decommissioning trust fund
|
86 | 43 | |||||
Purchases
of emission allowances
|
(2 | ) | (5 | ) | |||
Sales
of emission allowances
|
- | 2 | |||||
Other
|
- | 1 | |||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(527 | ) | (386 | ) | |||
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities:
|
|||||||
Dividends
on common stock
|
(133 | ) | (131 | ) | |||
Short-term
debt, net
|
145 | 341 | |||||
Dividends
paid to minority interest holder
|
(7 | ) | (5 | ) | |||
Redemptions,
repurchases, and maturities:
|
|||||||
Long-term
debt
|
(19 | ) | (174 | ) | |||
Issuances:
|
|||||||
Common
stock
|
46 | 21 | |||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
32 | 52 | |||||
Net
change in cash and cash equivalents
|
(169 | ) | 24 | ||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
355 | 137 | |||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$ | 186 | $ | 161 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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UNION
ELECTRIC COMPANY
|
|||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF INCOME
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
|||||||
Three
Months Ended
March
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Operating
Revenues:
|
|||||||
Electric
– excluding off-system
|
$ | 490 | $ | 451 | |||
Electric
– off-system
|
151 | 122 | |||||
Gas
|
83 | 76 | |||||
Other
|
- | 1 | |||||
Total
operating revenues
|
724 | 650 | |||||
Operating
Expenses:
|
|||||||
Fuel
|
147 | 125 | |||||
Purchased
power
|
53 | 40 | |||||
Gas
purchased for resale
|
55 | 49 | |||||
Other
operations and maintenance
|
217 | 224 | |||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
81 | 87 | |||||
Taxes
other than income taxes
|
60 | 57 | |||||
Total
operating expenses
|
613 | 582 | |||||
Operating
Income
|
111 | 68 | |||||
Other
Income and Expenses:
|
|||||||
Miscellaneous
income
|
14 | 10 | |||||
Miscellaneous
expense
|
(2 | ) | (2 | ) | |||
Total
other income
|
12 | 8 | |||||
Interest
Charges
|
41 | 48 | |||||
Income
Before Income Taxes and Equity
|
|||||||
in
Income of Unconsolidated Investment
|
82 | 28 | |||||
Income
Taxes
|
29 | 9 | |||||
Income
Before Equity in Income
|
|||||||
of
Unconsolidated Investment
|
53 | 19 | |||||
Equity
in Income of Unconsolidated Investment,
|
|||||||
Net
of Taxes
|
11 | 14 | |||||
Net
Income
|
64 | 33 | |||||
Preferred
Stock Dividends
|
1 | 1 | |||||
Net
Income Available to Common Stockholder
|
$ | 63 | $ | 32 |
The
accompanying notes as they relate to UE are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
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UNION
ELECTRIC COMPANY
|
|||||||
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share amounts)
|
|||||||
March
31,
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Current
Assets:
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | - | $ | 185 | |||
Accounts
receivable – trade (less allowance for doubtful
|
|||||||
accounts
of $8 and $6, respectively)
|
205 | 191 | |||||
Unbilled
revenue
|
102 | 118 | |||||
Miscellaneous
accounts and notes receivable
|
246 | 213 | |||||
Advances
to money pool
|
36 | 15 | |||||
Accounts
receivable – affiliates
|
17 | 90 | |||||
Materials
and supplies
|
302 | 301 | |||||
Other
current assets
|
85 | 50 | |||||
Total
current assets
|
993 | 1,163 | |||||
Property
and Plant, Net
|
8,339 | 8,189 | |||||
Investments
and Other Assets:
|
|||||||
Nuclear
decommissioning trust fund
|
291 | 307 | |||||
Intangible
assets
|
54 | 56 | |||||
Regulatory
assets
|
711 | 697 | |||||
Other
assets
|
374 | 491 | |||||
Total
investments and other assets
|
1,430 | 1,551 | |||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$ | 10,762 | $ | 10,903 | |||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current
Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Current
maturities of long-term debt
|
$ | 381 | $ | 152 | |||
Short-term
debt
|
208 | 82 | |||||
Intercompany
note payable – Ameren
|
122 | - | |||||
Accounts
and wages payable
|
135 | 315 | |||||
Accounts
payable – affiliates
|
75 | 212 | |||||
Taxes
accrued
|
49 | 78 | |||||
Other
current liabilities
|
204 | 209 | |||||
Total
current liabilities
|
1,174 | 1,048 | |||||
Long-term
Debt, Net
|
2,979 | 3,208 | |||||
Deferred
Credits and Other Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Accumulated
deferred income taxes, net
|
1,281 | 1,273 | |||||
Accumulated
deferred investment tax credits
|
84 | 85 | |||||
Regulatory
liabilities
|
883 | 865 | |||||
Asset
retirement obligations
|
482 | 476 | |||||
Accrued
pension and other postretirement benefits
|
303 | 297 | |||||
Other
deferred credits and liabilities
|
41 | 50 | |||||
Total
deferred credits and other liabilities
|
3,074 | 3,046 | |||||
Commitments
and Contingencies (Notes 2, 8, 9 and 10)
|
|||||||
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
|
1,119 | 1,119 | |||||
Retained
earnings
|
1,799 | 1,855 | |||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss)
|
(7 | ) | 3 | ||||
Total
stockholders' equity
|
3,535 | 3,601 | |||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
$ | 10,762 | $ | 10,903 | |||
The accompanying notes as they relate to UE
are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
13
UNION
ELECTRIC COMPANY
|
|||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
|||||||
Three
Months Ended
March
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities:
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 64 | $ | 33 | |||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash
|
|||||||
provided
by operating activities:
|
|||||||
Gain
on sales of emission allowances
|
(1 | ) | (3 | ) | |||
Mark-to-market
(gain) on derivatives
|
(12 | ) | (2 | ) | |||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
81 | 87 | |||||
Amortization
of nuclear fuel
|
11 | 9 | |||||
Amortization
of debt issuance costs and premium/discounts
|
1 | 1 | |||||
Deferred
income taxes and investment tax credits, net
|
15 | 9 | |||||
Other
|
(4 | ) | 2 | ||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
Receivables
|
52 | (50 | ) | ||||
Materials
and supplies
|
(1 | ) | 2 | ||||
Accounts
and wages payable
|
(252 | ) | (188 | ) | |||
Taxes
accrued
|
(29 | ) | 29 | ||||
Assets,
other
|
83 | 55 | |||||
Liabilities,
other
|
(50 | ) | (41 | ) | |||
Pension
and other postretirement benefit obligations
|
11 | 7 | |||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(31 | ) | (50 | ) | |||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities:
|
|||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
(197 | ) | (200 | ) | |||
Nuclear
fuel expenditures
|
(102 | ) | (23 | ) | |||
Changes
in money pool advances
|
(21 | ) | 4 | ||||
Purchases
of securities – nuclear decommissioning trust fund
|
(89 | ) | (47 | ) | |||
Sales
of securities – nuclear decommissioning trust fund
|
85 | 43 | |||||
Sales
of emission allowances
|
- | 2 | |||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(324 | ) | (221 | ) | |||
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities:
|
|||||||
Dividends
on common stock
|
(77 | ) | (80 | ) | |||
Dividends
on preferred stock
|
(1 | ) | (1 | ) | |||
Short-term
debt, net
|
126 | 214 | |||||
Intercompany
note payable – Ameren, net
|
122 | 137 | |||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
170 | 270 | |||||
Net
change in cash and cash equivalents
|
(185 | ) | (1 | ) | |||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
185 | 1 | |||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$ | - | $ | - | |||
The
accompanying notes as they relate to UE are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
14
CENTRAL
ILLINOIS PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
|
|||||||
STATEMENT
OF INCOME
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
|||||||
Three
Months Ended
March
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Operating
Revenues:
|
|||||||
Electric
|
$ | 180 | $ | 211 | |||
Gas
|
110 | 101 | |||||
Other
|
- | 2 | |||||
Total
operating revenues
|
290 | 314 | |||||
Operating
Expenses:
|
|||||||
Purchased
power
|
123 | 148 | |||||
Gas
purchased for resale
|
80 | 74 | |||||
Other
operations and maintenance
|
50 | 43 | |||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
17 | 17 | |||||
Taxes
other than income taxes
|
12 | 9 | |||||
Total
operating expenses
|
282 | 291 | |||||
Operating
Income
|
8 | 23 | |||||
Miscellaneous
Income
|
3 | 3 | |||||
Interest
Charges
|
7 | 8 | |||||
Income
Before Income Taxes
|
4 | 18 | |||||
Income
Taxes
|
1 | 6 | |||||
Net
Income
|
3 | 12 | |||||
Preferred
Stock Dividends
|
1 | 1 | |||||
Net
Income Available to Common Stockholder
|
$ | 2 | $ | 11 | |||
The accompanying notes as they relate to CIPS are an integral part of these financial statements.
15
CENTRAL
ILLINOIS PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
|
|||||||
BALANCE
SHEET
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
|||||||
March
31,
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Current
Assets:
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 18 | $ | 26 | |||
Accounts
receivable – trade (less allowance for doubtful
|
|||||||
accounts
of $9 and $5, respectively)
|
101 | 62 | |||||
Unbilled
revenue
|
48 | 66 | |||||
Accounts
receivable – affiliates
|
24 | 9 | |||||
Current
portion of intercompany note receivable – Genco
|
39 | 39 | |||||
Current
portion of intercompany tax receivable – Genco
|
9 | 9 | |||||
Materials
and supplies
|
20 | 66 | |||||
Other
current assets
|
55 | 35 | |||||
Total
current assets
|
314 | 312 | |||||
Property
and Plant, Net
|
1,179 | 1,174 | |||||
Investments
and Other Assets:
|
|||||||
Intercompany
note receivable – Genco
|
87 | 87 | |||||
Intercompany
tax receivable – Genco
|
103 | 105 | |||||
Regulatory
assets
|
109 | 113 | |||||
Other
assets
|
54 | 69 | |||||
Total
investments and other assets
|
353 | 374 | |||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$ | 1,846 | $ | 1,860 | |||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current
Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Current
maturities of long-term debt
|
$ | 50 | $ | 15 | |||
Short-term
debt
|
85 | 125 | |||||
Accounts
and wages payable
|
36 | 44 | |||||
Accounts
payable – affiliates
|
15 | 19 | |||||
Taxes
accrued
|
14 | 8 | |||||
Other
current liabilities
|
63 | 47 | |||||
Total
current liabilities
|
263 | 258 | |||||
Long-term
Debt, Net
|
421 | 456 | |||||
Deferred
Credits and Other Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Accumulated
deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net
|
266 | 269 | |||||
Regulatory
liabilities
|
280 | 265 | |||||
Accrued
pension and other postretirement benefits
|
67 | 67 | |||||
Other
deferred credits and liabilities
|
30 | 28 | |||||
Total
deferred credits and other liabilities
|
643 | 629 | |||||
Commitments
and Contingencies (Notes 2, 8 and 9)
|
|||||||
Stockholders'
Equity:
|
|||||||
Common
stock, no par value, 45.0 shares authorized – 25.5 shares
outstanding
|
- | - | |||||
Other
paid-in capital
|
191 | 191 | |||||
Preferred
stock not subject to mandatory redemption
|
50 | 50 | |||||
Retained
earnings
|
278 | 276 | |||||
Total
stockholders' equity
|
519 | 517 | |||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
$ | 1,846 | $ | 1,860 |
The accompanying notes as
they relate to CIPS are an integral part of these financial
statements.
16
CENTRAL
ILLINOIS PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
|
|||||||
STATEMENT
OF CASH FLOWS
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
|||||||
Three
Months Ended
March
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities:
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 3 | $ | 12 | |||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash
|
|||||||
provided
by operating activities:
|
|||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
17 | 17 | |||||
Deferred
income taxes and investment tax credits, net
|
(5 | ) | (2 | ) | |||
Other
|
- | (1 | ) | ||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
Receivables
|
(34 | ) | (39 | ) | |||
Materials
and supplies
|
46 | 38 | |||||
Accounts
and wages payable
|
(10 | ) | (31 | ) | |||
Taxes
accrued
|
6 | 4 | |||||
Assets,
other
|
21 | 9 | |||||
Liabilities,
other
|
9 | 3 | |||||
Pension
and other postretirement benefit obligations
|
2 | - | |||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
55 | 10 | |||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities:
|
|||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
(22 | ) | (20 | ) | |||
Changes
in money pool advances
|
- | (14 | ) | ||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(22 | ) | (34 | ) | |||
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities:
|
|||||||
Dividends
on preferred stock
|
(1 | ) | (1 | ) | |||
Short-term
debt, net
|
(40 | ) | 65 | ||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
(41 | ) | 64 | ||||
Net
change in cash and cash equivalents
|
(8 | ) | 40 | ||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
26 | 6 | |||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$ | 18 | $ | 46 | |||
The accompanying notes as
they relate to CIPS are an integral part of these financial
statements.
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AMEREN
ENERGY GENERATING COMPANY
|
||||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF INCOME
|
||||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
||||||||
Three
Months Ended
March
31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Operating
Revenues
|
$ | 231 | $ | 243 | ||||
Operating
Expenses:
|
||||||||
Fuel
|
88 | 81 | ||||||
Purchased
power
|
- | 21 | ||||||
Other
operations and maintenance
|
40 | 34 | ||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
16 | 18 | ||||||
Taxes
other than income taxes
|
6 | 6 | ||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
150 | 160 | ||||||
Operating
Income
|
81 | 83 | ||||||
Miscellaneous
Income
|
2 | - | ||||||
Interest
Charges
|
9 | 14 | ||||||
Income
Before Income Taxes
|
74 | 69 | ||||||
Income
Taxes
|
28 | 26 | ||||||
Net
Income
|
$ | 46 | $ | 43 |
The accompanying notes as they relate to Genco are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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AMEREN
ENERGY GENERATING COMPANY
|
|||||||
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions, except shares)
|
|||||||
March
31,
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Current
Assets:
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 2 | $ | 2 | |||
Accounts
receivable – affiliates
|
107 | 93 | |||||
Accounts
receivable – trade
|
13 | 12 | |||||
Materials
and supplies
|
97 | 93 | |||||
Other
current assets
|
9 | 4 | |||||
Total
current assets
|
228 | 204 | |||||
Property
and Plant, Net
|
1,700 | 1,683 | |||||
Intangible
Assets
|
58 | 63 | |||||
Other
Assets
|
5 | 18 | |||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$ | 1,991 | $ | 1,968 | |||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current
Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Short-term
debt
|
$ | 150 | $ | 100 | |||
Current
portion of intercompany note payable – CIPS
|
39 | 39 | |||||
Borrowings
from money pool
|
9 | 54 | |||||
Accounts
and wages payable
|
39 | 61 | |||||
Accounts
payable – affiliates
|
45 | 57 | |||||
Current
portion of intercompany tax payable – CIPS
|
9 | 9 | |||||
Taxes
accrued
|
29 | 15 | |||||
Other
current liabilities
|
56 | 30 | |||||
Total
current liabilities
|
376 | 365 | |||||
Long-term
Debt, Net
|
474 | 474 | |||||
Intercompany
Note Payable – CIPS
|
87 | 87 | |||||
Deferred
Credits and Other Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Accumulated
deferred income taxes, net
|
163 | 161 | |||||
Accumulated
deferred investment tax credits
|
7 | 7 | |||||
Intercompany
tax payable – CIPS
|
103 | 105 | |||||
Asset
retirement obligations
|
48 | 47 | |||||
Accrued
pension and other postretirement benefits
|
32 | 32 | |||||
Other
deferred credits and liabilities
|
34 | 42 | |||||
Total
deferred credits and other liabilities
|
387 | 394 | |||||
Commitments
and Contingencies (Notes 2, 8 and 9)
|
|||||||
Stockholder's
Equity:
|
|||||||
Common
stock, no par value, 10,000 shares authorized – 2,000 shares
outstanding
|
- | - | |||||
Other
paid-in capital
|
503 | 503 | |||||
Retained
earnings
|
189 | 167 | |||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
(25 | ) | (22 | ) | |||
Total
stockholder's equity
|
667 | 648 | |||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
|
$ | 1,991 | $ | 1,968 | |||
The accompanying notes as they relate to Genco are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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AMEREN
ENERGY GENERATING COMPANY
|
|||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
|||||||
Three
Months Ended
March
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities:
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 46 | $ | 43 | |||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash
|
|||||||
provided
by operating activities:
|
|||||||
Gain
on sales of emission allowances
|
(1 | ) | (1 | ) | |||
Mark-to-market
(gain) loss on derivatives
|
(5 | ) | - | ||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
23 | 26 | |||||
Deferred
income taxes and investment tax credits, net
|
8 | 2 | |||||
Other
|
- | 1 | |||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
Receivables
|
(9 | ) | 18 | ||||
Materials
and supplies
|
(4 | ) | - | ||||
Accounts
and wages payable
|
(8 | ) | (42 | ) | |||
Taxes
accrued, net
|
14 | 16 | |||||
Assets,
other
|
9 | (2 | ) | ||||
Liabilities,
other
|
5 | 7 | |||||
Pension
and other postretirement benefit obligations
|
1 | 1 | |||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
79 | 69 | |||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities:
|
|||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
(58 | ) | (37 | ) | |||
Purchases
of emission allowances
|
(2 | ) | - | ||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(60 | ) | (37 | ) | |||
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities:
|
|||||||
Dividends
on common stock
|
(24 | ) | (39 | ) | |||
Short-term
debt, net
|
50 | - | |||||
Changes
in money pool borrowings
|
(45 | ) | 7 | ||||
Net
cash used in financing activities
|
(19 | ) | (32 | ) | |||
Net
change in cash and cash equivalents
|
- | - | |||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
2 | 1 | |||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$ | 2 | $ | 1 |
The accompanying notes as they relate to Genco are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
20
CILCORP
INC.
|
||||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF INCOME
|
||||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
||||||||
Three
Months Ended
March
31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Operating
Revenues:
|
||||||||
Electric
|
$ | 194 | $ | 180 | ||||
Gas
|
151 | 135 | ||||||
Total
operating revenues
|
345 | 315 | ||||||
Operating
Expenses:
|
||||||||
Fuel
|
28 | 23 | ||||||
Purchased
power
|
78 | 76 | ||||||
Gas
purchased for resale
|
115 | 103 | ||||||
Other
operations and maintenance
|
45 | 40 | ||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
23 | 21 | ||||||
Taxes
other than income taxes
|
9 | 8 | ||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
298 | 271 | ||||||
Operating
Income
|
47 | 44 | ||||||
Other
Income and Expenses:
|
||||||||
Miscellaneous
income
|
- | 2 | ||||||
Miscellaneous
expense
|
- | (1 | ) | |||||
Total
other income
|
- | 1 | ||||||
Interest
Charges
|
15 | 14 | ||||||
Income
Before Income Taxes
|
32 | 31 | ||||||
Income
Taxes
|
12 | 10 | ||||||
Net
Income
|
$ | 20 | $ | 21 |
The
accompanying notes as they relate to CILCORP are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
|
21
CILCORP
INC.
|
|||||||
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions, except shares)
|
|||||||
March
31,
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Current
Assets:
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 42 | $ | 6 | |||
Accounts
receivable – trade (less allowance for doubtful
|
|||||||
accounts
of $6 and $2, respectively)
|
88 | 52 | |||||
Unbilled
revenue
|
50 | 54 | |||||
Accounts
receivable – affiliates
|
58 | 47 | |||||
Advances
to money pool
|
2 | 2 | |||||
Materials
and supplies
|
61 | 110 | |||||
Other
current assets
|
43 | 40 | |||||
Total
current assets
|
344 | 311 | |||||
Property
and Plant, Net
|
1,517 | 1,494 | |||||
Investments
and Other Assets:
|
|||||||
Goodwill
|
542 | 542 | |||||
Intangible
assets
|
40 | 41 | |||||
Regulatory
assets
|
30 | 32 | |||||
Other
assets
|
40 | 39 | |||||
Total
investments and other assets
|
652 | 654 | |||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$ | 2,513 | $ | 2,459 | |||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current
Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Current
maturities of long-term debt
|
$ | 19 | $ | - | |||
Short-term
debt
|
530 | 520 | |||||
Borrowings
from money pool, net
|
3 | 2 | |||||
Accounts
and wages payable
|
57 | 75 | |||||
Accounts
payable – affiliates
|
40 | 34 | |||||
Taxes
accrued
|
11 | 3 | |||||
Other
current liabilities
|
67 | 54 | |||||
Total
current liabilities
|
727 | 688 | |||||
Long-term
Debt, Net
|
517 | 537 | |||||
Preferred
Stock of Subsidiary Subject to Mandatory Redemption
|
16 | 16 | |||||
Deferred
Credits and Other Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Accumulated
deferred income taxes, net
|
185 | 193 | |||||
Accumulated
deferred investment tax credits
|
6 | 6 | |||||
Regulatory
liabilities
|
113 | 92 | |||||
Accrued
pension and other postretirement benefits
|
127 | 127 | |||||
Other
deferred credits and liabilities
|
69 | 66 | |||||
Total
deferred credits and other liabilities
|
500 | 484 | |||||
Preferred
Stock of Subsidiary Not Subject to Mandatory Redemption
|
19 | 19 | |||||
Commitments
and Contingencies (Notes 2, 8 and 9)
|
|||||||
Stockholder's
Equity:
|
|||||||
Common
stock, no par value, 10,000 shares authorized – 1,000 shares
outstanding
|
- | - | |||||
Other
paid-in capital
|
627 | 627 | |||||
Retained
earnings
|
78 | 58 | |||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
29 | 30 | |||||
Total
stockholder's equity
|
734 | 715 | |||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
|
$ | 2,513 | $ | 2,459 | |||
The
accompanying notes as they relate to CILCORP are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
22
CILCORP
INC.
|
|||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
|||||||
Three
Months Ended
March
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities:
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 20 | $ | 21 | |||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash
|
|||||||
provided
by operating activities:
|
|||||||
Mark-to-market
(gain) loss on derivatives
|
(1 | ) | - | ||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
23 | 20 | |||||
Deferred
income taxes and investment tax credits
|
4 | (2 | ) | ||||
Other
|
- | (1 | ) | ||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
Receivables
|
(42 | ) | (39 | ) | |||
Materials
and supplies
|
49 | 48 | |||||
Accounts
and wages payable
|
24 | (30 | ) | ||||
Taxes
accrued
|
8 | 2 | |||||
Assets,
other
|
7 | 11 | |||||
Liabilities,
other
|
13 | 10 | |||||
Pension
and postretirement benefit obligations
|
(2 | ) | 2 | ||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
103 | 42 | |||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities:
|
|||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
(79 | ) | (43 | ) | |||
Changes
in money pool advances
|
- | 42 | |||||
Other
|
1 | - | |||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(78 | ) | (1 | ) | |||
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities:
|
|||||||
Short-term
debt, net
|
10 | 74 | |||||
Changes
in money pool borrowings
|
- | 31 | |||||
Intercompany
note payable – Ameren, net
|
1 | (73 | ) | ||||
Redemptions,
repurchases, and maturities:
|
|||||||
Long-term
debt
|
- | (50 | ) | ||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
11 | (18 | ) | ||||
Net
change in cash and cash equivalents
|
36 | 23 | |||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
6 | 4 | |||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$ | 42 | $ | 27 |
The accompanying notes as they relate to CILCORP are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
23
CENTRAL
ILLINOIS LIGHT COMPANY
|
|||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF INCOME
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
|||||||
Three
Months Ended
March
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Operating
Revenues:
|
|||||||
Electric
|
$ | 194 | $ | 180 | |||
Gas
|
151 | 135 | |||||
Total
operating revenues
|
345 | 315 | |||||
Operating
Expenses:
|
|||||||
Fuel
|
27 | 22 | |||||
Purchased
power
|
78 | 76 | |||||
Gas
purchased for resale
|
115 | 103 | |||||
Other
operations and maintenance
|
48 | 41 | |||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
20 | 18 | |||||
Taxes
other than income taxes
|
9 | 8 | |||||
Total
operating expenses
|
297 | 268 | |||||
Operating
Income
|
48 | 47 | |||||
Other
Income and Expenses:
|
|||||||
Miscellaneous
income
|
- | 1 | |||||
Miscellaneous
expense
|
- | (1 | ) | ||||
Total
other income
|
- | - | |||||
Interest
Charges
|
6 | 6 | |||||
Income
Before Income Taxes
|
42 | 41 | |||||
Income
Taxes
|
16 | 14 | |||||
Net
Income
|
$ | 26 | $ | 27 |
The accompanying notes as they relate to CILCO are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
24
CENTRAL
ILLINOIS LIGHT COMPANY
|
|||||||
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
|||||||
March
31,
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Current
Assets:
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 42 | $ | 6 | |||
Accounts
receivable – trade (less allowance for doubtful
|
|||||||
accounts
of $6 and $2, respectively)
|
88 | 52 | |||||
Unbilled
revenue
|
50 | 54 | |||||
Accounts
receivable – affiliates
|
55 | 45 | |||||
Materials
and supplies
|
61 | 110 | |||||
Other
current assets
|
42 | 27 | |||||
Total
current assets
|
338 | 294 | |||||
Property
and Plant, Net
|
1,516 | 1,492 | |||||
Investments
and Other Assets:
|
|||||||
Intangible
assets
|
1 | 1 | |||||
Regulatory
assets
|
30 | 32 | |||||
Other
assets
|
44 | 43 | |||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$ | 1,929 | $ | 1,862 | |||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current
Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Current
maturities of long-term debt
|
$ | 19 | $ | - | |||
Short-term
debt
|
355 | 345 | |||||
Accounts
and wages payable
|
57 | 75 | |||||
Accounts
payable – affiliates
|
40 | 34 | |||||
Taxes
accrued
|
17 | 3 | |||||
Other
current liabilities
|
50 | 45 | |||||
Total
current liabilities
|
538 | 502 | |||||
Long-term
Debt, Net
|
129 | 148 | |||||
Preferred
Stock Subject to Mandatory Redemption
|
16 | 16 | |||||
Deferred
Credits and Other Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Accumulated
deferred income taxes, net
|
155 | 155 | |||||
Accumulated
deferred investment tax credits
|
6 | 6 | |||||
Regulatory
liabilities
|
241 | 220 | |||||
Accrued
pension and other postretirement benefits
|
127 | 127 | |||||
Other
deferred credits and liabilities
|
69 | 66 | |||||
Total
deferred credits and other liabilities
|
598 | 574 | |||||
Commitments
and Contingencies (Notes 2, 8 and 9)
|
|||||||
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 | 429 | |||||
Retained
earnings
|
198 | 172 | |||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
2 | 2 | |||||
Total
stockholders' equity
|
648 | 622 | |||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
$ | 1,929 | $ | 1,862 |
The accompanying notes as they
relate to CILCO are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
25
CENTRAL
ILLINOIS LIGHT COMPANY
|
|||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
|||||||
Three
Months Ended
March
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities:
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 26 | $ | 27 | |||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash
|
|||||||
provided
by operating activities:
|
|||||||
Mark-to-market
(gain) loss on derivatives
|
(1 | ) | - | ||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
20 | 19 | |||||
Deferred
income taxes and investment tax credits, net
|
3 | (3 | ) | ||||
Other
|
- | (1 | ) | ||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
Receivables
|
(41 | ) | (35 | ) | |||
Materials
and supplies
|
49 | 48 | |||||
Accounts
and wages payable
|
24 | (17 | ) | ||||
Taxes
accrued
|
14 | 11 | |||||
Assets,
other
|
4 | 2 | |||||
Liabilities,
other
|
5 | 5 | |||||
Pension
and postretirement benefit obligations
|
1 | 2 | |||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
104 | 58 | |||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities:
|
|||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
(79 | ) | (43 | ) | |||
Changes
in money pool advances
|
- | 42 | |||||
Other
|
1 | - | |||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(78 | ) | (1 | ) | |||
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities:
|
|||||||
Short-term
debt, net
|
10 | (30 | ) | ||||
Changes
in money pool borrowings
|
- | 31 | |||||
Redemptions,
repurchases, and maturities:
|
|||||||
Long-term
debt
|
- | (50 | ) | ||||
Capital
contribution from parent
|
- | 14 | |||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
10 | (35 | ) | ||||
Net
change in cash and cash equivalents
|
36 | 22 | |||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
6 | 3 | |||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$ | 42 | $ | 25 | |||
The accompanying notes as they relate to CILCO are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
26
ILLINOIS
POWER COMPANY
|
|||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF INCOME
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
|||||||
Three
Months Ended
March
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Operating
Revenues:
|
|||||||
Electric
|
$ | 238 | $ | 272 | |||
Gas
|
264 | 241 | |||||
Other
|
1 | 2 | |||||
Total
operating revenues
|
503 | 515 | |||||
Operating
Expenses:
|
|||||||
Purchased
power
|
153 | 185 | |||||
Gas
purchased for resale
|
205 | 185 | |||||
Other
operations and maintenance
|
66 | 54 | |||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
25 | 26 | |||||
Amortization
of regulatory assets
|
4 | 4 | |||||
Taxes
other than income taxes
|
23 | 21 | |||||
Total
operating expenses
|
476 | 475 | |||||
Operating
Income
|
27 | 40 | |||||
Other
Income and Expenses:
|
|||||||
Miscellaneous
income
|
3 | 2 | |||||
Miscellaneous
expense
|
(1 | ) | (1 | ) | |||
Total
other income
|
2 | 1 | |||||
Interest
Charges
|
24 | 16 | |||||
Income
Before Income Taxes
|
5 | 25 | |||||
Income
Taxes
|
2 | 10 | |||||
Net
Income
|
3 | 15 | |||||
Preferred
Stock Dividends
|
1 | 1 | |||||
Net
Income Available to Common Stockholder
|
$ | 2 | $ | 14 | |||
The
accompanying notes as they relate to IP are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
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ILLINOIS
POWER COMPANY
|
|||||||
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
|||||||
March
31,
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Current
Assets:
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 1 | $ | 6 | |||
Accounts
receivable - trade (less allowance for doubtful
|
|||||||
accounts
of $16 and $9, respectively)
|
208 | 137 | |||||
Unbilled
revenue
|
78 | 118 | |||||
Accounts
receivable – affiliates
|
11 | 17 | |||||
Materials
and supplies
|
47 | 134 | |||||
Other
current assets
|
74 | 38 | |||||
Total
current assets
|
419 | 450 | |||||
Property
and Plant, Net
|
2,230 | 2,220 | |||||
Investments
and Other Assets:
|
|||||||
Investment
in IP SPT
|
11 | 10 | |||||
Goodwill
|
214 | 214 | |||||
Other
assets
|
117 | 109 | |||||
Regulatory
assets
|
298 | 316 | |||||
Total
investments and other assets
|
640 | 649 | |||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$ | 3,289 | $ | 3,319 | |||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current
Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Current
maturities of long-term debt
|
$ | 337 | $ | - | |||
Current
maturities of long-term debt payable to IP SPT
|
36 | 54 | |||||
Short-term
debt
|
150 | 175 | |||||
Accounts
and wages payable
|
74 | 85 | |||||
Accounts
payable – affiliates
|
28 | 36 | |||||
Taxes
accrued
|
10 | 7 | |||||
Other
current liabilities
|
90 | 80 | |||||
Total
current liabilities
|
725 | 437 | |||||
Long-term
Debt, Net
|
675 | 1,014 | |||||
Long-term
Debt Payable to IP SPT
|
- | 2 | |||||
Deferred
Credits and Other Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Regulatory
liabilities
|
166 | 129 | |||||
Accrued
pension and other postretirement benefits
|
192 | 189 | |||||
Accumulated
deferred income taxes
|
141 | 148 | |||||
Other
deferred credits and liabilities
|
96 | 92 | |||||
Total
deferred credits and other liabilities
|
595 | 558 | |||||
Commitments
and Contingencies (Notes 2, 8 and 9)
|
|||||||
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
|
50 | 64 | |||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
4 | 4 | |||||
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
1,294 | 1,308 | |||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
$ | 3,289 | $ | 3,319 | |||
The
accompanying notes as they relate to IP are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
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ILLINOIS
POWER COMPANY
|
|||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
|
|||||||
Three
Months Ended
March
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities:
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 3 | $ | 15 | |||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash
|
|||||||
provided
by operating activities:
|
|||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
26 | 22 | |||||
Amortization
of debt issuance costs and premium/discounts
|
2 | 2 | |||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
2 | 5 | |||||
Other
|
(1 | ) | - | ||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
Receivables
|
(25 | ) | (40 | ) | |||
Materials
and supplies
|
87 | 70 | |||||
Accounts
and wages payable
|
(15 | ) | (38 | ) | |||
Assets,
other
|
(16 | ) | 17 | ||||
Liabilities,
other
|
24 | 3 | |||||
Pension
and other postretirement benefit obligations
|
2 | 2 | |||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
89 | 58 | |||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities:
|
|||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
(33 | ) | (46 | ) | |||
Changes
in money pool advances
|
- | (16 | ) | ||||
Other
|
(1 | ) | - | ||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(34 | ) | (62 | ) | |||
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities:
|
|||||||
Dividends
on common stock
|
(15 | ) | - | ||||
Dividends
on preferred stock
|
(1 | ) | (1 | ) | |||
Short-term
debt, net
|
(25 | ) | 115 | ||||
Changes
in money pool borrowings, net
|
- | (43 | ) | ||||
IP
SPT maturities
|
(21 | ) | (22 | ) | |||
Overfunding
of TFNs
|
2 | (2 | ) | ||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
(60 | ) | 47 | ||||
Net
change in cash and cash equivalents
|
(5 | ) | 43 | ||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
6 | - | |||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$ | 1 | $ | 43 |
The
accompanying notes as they relate to IP are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
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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)
March
31, 2008
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 are separate, independent legal
entities with separate businesses, assets and liabilities. These subsidiaries
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 transmission and distribution business, a non-rate-regulated
electric generation business (through its subsidiary, AERG) and a
rate-regulated natural gas transmission and distribution business, 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- 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,
which until February 29, 2008, was held 40% by UE and 40% by Development
Company. Ameren consolidates EEI for financial reporting purposes, while UE
reported EEI under the equity method until February 29, 2008. Effective February
29, 2008, UE’s and Development Company’s ownership interests in EEI were
transferred to Resources Company through an internal reorganization. UE’s
interest in EEI was transferred at book value indirectly through a dividend to
Ameren. See Note 8 – Related Party Transactions for additional
information.
The
following table presents summarized financial information of EEI for the three
months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007.
Three
Months
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Operating
revenues
|
$ | 110 | $ | 97 | |||
Operating
income
|
64 | 54 | |||||
Net
income
|
39 | 34 |
The
financial statements of Ameren, Genco, CILCORP and CILCO are prepared on a
consolidated basis. CIPS has no subsidiaries and therefore is not consolidated.
UE had a subsidiary in 2007 (Union Electric Development Corporation) but in
January 2008, this subsidiary was transferred to Ameren in the form of a stock
dividend and in March 2008 was merged into an Ameren nonregistrant subsidiary.
Accordingly, UE’s financial statements were prepared on a consolidated basis for
2007 only. IP had a subsidiary in 2007 (Illinois Gas Supply Company) that was
dissolved at December 31, 2007. Accordingly, IP’s financial statements were
prepared on a consolidated basis for 2007 only.
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. These financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the
notes thereto included in the Form 10-K. All UE, CIPS, CILCORP, CILCO and IP
financial information as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2007,
included in this quarterly report reflects the correction of an error. During
the third quarter of 2007, we identified and corrected a misallocation of first
quarter 2007 purchased power expense
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among
Ameren subsidiaries. The error resulted in an understatement of UE purchased
power expense of approximately $7 million and an overstatement of CIPS, CILCORP,
CILCO and IP purchased power expense of approximately $2 million, $1 million, $1
million, and $4 million, respectively, during the three months ended March 31,
2007. The error resulted in an overstatement of UE net income of $5
million, and an understatement of CIPS, CILCORP, CILCO and IP net income of
approximately $1 million, $1 million, $1 million, and $3 million,
respectively, during the three months ended March 31, 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, results of operations or cash
flows.
Earnings
Per Share
There
were no material differences between Ameren’s basic and diluted earnings per
share amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007. The number of
stock options, restricted stock shares, and performance share units outstanding
was immaterial.
Long-term
Incentive Plan of 1998 and 2006 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan
A summary
of nonvested shares as of March 31, 2008, 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,
2008
|
669,403 | $ | 57.88 | 316,768 | $ | 46.23 | ||||||||||
Granted(a)
|
495,847 | 47.57 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Dividends
|
- | - | 2,900 | 43.71 | ||||||||||||
Forfeitures
|
- | - | (3,543 | ) | 47.11 | |||||||||||
Vested(b)
|
(40,575 | ) | 53.48 | (113,640 | ) | 44.05 | ||||||||||
Nonvested
at March 31,
2008
|
1,124,675 | $ | 53.50 | 202,485 | $ | 47.46 |
(a)
|
Includes
performance share units (share units) granted to certain executive and
non-executive officers and other eligible employees in February 2008 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 2008 under the 2006 Plan was
determined to be $47.57 based on Ameren’s closing common share price of $44.30
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 2.264%, dividend yields of
2.3% to 5.4% for the peer group, volatility of 14.43% to 21.51% for the peer
group, and Ameren’s maintenance of its $2.54 annual dividend over the
performance period.
Ameren
recorded compensation expense of $7 million and $5 million for the quarter ended
March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and a related tax benefit of $3 million
and $2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. As
of March 31, 2008, total compensation cost of $35 million related to nonvested
awards not yet recognized is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average
period of 25 months.
Accounting
Changes and Other Matters
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. See Note 7 – Fair Value Measurements
for additional information on our adoption of SFAS No. 157 in the first quarter
of 2008.
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 at fair value many financial instruments and certain assets
and liabilities that are not currently required to be measured at fair value on
an instrument-by-instrument basis. Entities electing the fair value option were
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 was effective as of the beginning of our 2008 fiscal
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year. We
did not 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 did not elect to
adopt FSP FIN 39-1 for any of our eligible financial instruments or other
items.
SFAS No.
161, Disclosures about
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – an amendment of SFAS No.
133
In March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, which requires enhanced disclosures for
derivative instruments and for hedging activities. SFAS No. 161 is intended to
enable investors to better understand the effects of derivative instruments and
hedging activities on an entity’s financial position, financial performance and
cash flows. SFAS No. 161 will be effective in the first quarter of 2009. The
adoption of SFAS No. 161 will not have a material impact on our results of
operations, financial position or liquidity since it only provides enhanced
disclosure requirements.
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, 2008 to March 31, 2008, there were no
changes in the carrying amount of goodwill.
Intangible Assets. Ameren’s,
UE’s, Genco’s, CILCORP’s and CILCO’s intangible assets consisted of the
following:
Ameren(a)
|
UE
|
Genco
|
CILCORP(b)
|
CILCO
|
|
March
31, 2008
|
|||||
Emission
allowances(c)
|
$
189
|
$
54
|
$
58
|
$
40
|
$
1
|
(a)
|
Includes
amounts for Ameren registrant and nonregistrant subsidiaries and
intercompany eliminations.
|
(b)
|
Includes
fair market value adjustments recorded in connection with Ameren’s
acquisition of CILCORP.
|
(c)
|
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 months ended
March 31, 2008 and 2007.
Three
Months
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Ameren(a)
|
$ | 7 | $ | 7 | ||||
UE
|
(1 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||
Genco
|
7 | 7 | ||||||
CILCORP(b)
|
- | 2 | ||||||
CILCO
|
- | 1 |
(a)
|
Includes
amounts for Ameren registrant and nonregistrant subsidiaries and
intercompany eliminations.
|
(b)
|
Includes
allowances consumed that were recorded through purchase
accounting.
|
Excise
Taxes
Excise
taxes imposed on us are reflected on Missouri electric, Missouri gas, and
Illinois gas customer bills. They are recorded gross 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 months ended March 31, 2008 and
2007:
Three
Months
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Ameren
|
$ | 49 | $ | 42 | ||||
UE
|
25 | 23 | ||||||
CIPS
|
6 | 5 | ||||||
CILCORP
|
5 | 4 | ||||||
CILCO
|
5 | 4 | ||||||
IP
|
13 | 11 |
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Uncertain
Tax Positions
In the
first quarter of 2008, Ameren settled the Internal Revenue Service’s examination
of the 2002 through 2004 federal income tax returns. The settlement resulted in
decreases to unrecognized tax benefits of $19 million, $9 million,
less than $1 million, $9 million, $1 million, $1 million and less than $1
million for Ameren, UE, CIPS, Genco, CILCORP, CILCO and IP, respectively. The
settlement did not have a material effect on the results of operations of the
Ameren Companies. The amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2008,
was $102 million, $15 million, less than $1 million, $34 million, $19 million,
$19 million and less than $1 million for Ameren, UE, CIPS, Genco, CILCORP, CILCO
and IP, respectively.
Ameren is
currently under federal income tax return examination for years 2005 and 2006.
State income tax returns are generally subject to examination for a period of
three years after filing of the return. 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.
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, Ameren does not believe such increases or decreases would be material
to its financial condition or results of operations.
Asset
Retirement Obligations
AROs at
Ameren and UE increased compared to December 31, 2007, to reflect the accretion
of obligations to their fair values.
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
UE filed
a request with the MoPSC in April 2008 to increase its annual revenues for
electric service by $251 million. The electric rate increase request
proposes an average increase in electric rates of 12.1% and is based on a 10.9%
return on equity, a capital structure composed of 51% common equity, a rate base
of $5.9 billion and a test year ended March 31, 2008, with updates for known and
measurable changes through June 30, 2008. In the filing, UE has also requested
that the MoPSC approve implementation of a fuel and purchased power cost
recovery mechanism.
The
MoPSC proceeding relating to the proposed electric service rate changes will
take place over a period of up to 11 months, and a decision by the MoPSC in such
proceeding is required by March 2009. UE cannot predict the level of any
electric service rate change the MoPSC may approve, when any rate change may go
into effect, whether the fuel and purchased power cost recovery mechanism will
be approved, or whether any rate increase that may eventually be approved will
be sufficient for UE to recover its costs and earn a reasonable return on its
investments when the increase goes into effect.
January
2007 Ice Storm Cost Recovery
UE submitted a filing to the MoPSC in
November 2007 requesting that operations and maintenance expenses 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 $25 million
of operations and maintenance expenses in the first quarter of 2007 as a result
of the January storm. In January 2008, the MoPSC staff recommended that the
MoPSC grant UE’s request with the amortization to commence on January 15, 2007.
On April 30, 2008, the MoPSC issued an accounting order that will give UE the
ability to seek direct recovery of, and record as a regulatory asset, all or a
portion of these storm costs. The appropriate amount to be amortized and the
start date of the amortization will be decided in UE’s rate case filed in April
2008. We are currently evaluating this order. UE may record a regulatory
asset in the second quarter of 2008 representing the minimum amount of its storm
costs that it expects to recover as a result of this order.
Illinois
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 in 2007 to keep the overall residential electric bill
increase to less than 10% 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 to be capped at the 10% increase level
in the first year of the increase, even if the final
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authorized
rate increase exceeds that amount. 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% 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.
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% 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 that the ICC approve
implementation of mechanisms that would permit the reconciliation and adjustment
of actual bad debt expenses to those established in rates set by the ICC for
electric and gas customers. The filings also seek a more timely recovery of
investments in existing electric distribution plant. Because 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 Illinois 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.
In March
2008, the ICC staff filed direct testimony in response to the Ameren Illinois
Utilities electric and natural gas delivery service rate increase
filings. The ICC staff recommended in their testimony a net increase in
revenues for electric delivery service for the Ameren Illinois Utilities of $38
million in the aggregate (CIPS - $2 million decrease, CILCO - $12 million
decrease, and IP - $52 million increase) and a net increase in revenues for
natural gas delivery service of $9 million in the aggregate (CIPS - $3 million
increase, CILCO - $14 million decrease, and IP - $20 million increase). The ICC
staff in their direct testimony also opposed the Ameren Illinois Utilities’
requests to implement cost recovery mechanisms for bad debt expenses and
electric infrastructure investments that are being proposed to reduce regulatory
lag. In their direct testimony, the ICC staff offered limited support for the
Ameren Illinois Utilities’ request to implement a rate adjustment mechanism for
the decoupling of natural gas revenues from sales volumes. Other parties also
made recommendations through direct testimony in the rate cases.
In April
2008, the Ameren Illinois Utilities revised their revenue requirement requests
in rebuttal testimony filed with the ICC. CIPS, CILCO and IP revised their
requests to an increase in annual revenues for electric delivery service of $163
million in the aggregate (CIPS - $28 million, CILCO - $4 million, and IP -
$131 million) and an increase in annual revenues for natural gas delivery
service of $57 million in the aggregate (CIPS - $11 million increase, CILCO - $4
million decrease, and IP - $50 million increase). The Ameren Illinois Utilities
revised their requested annual revenues for electric and natural gas delivery
service because they accepted some of the positions proposed by the ICC staff
and intervenors. The Ameren Illinois Utilities also withdrew their requests to
implement a cost recovery mechanism for bad debt expense as a part of their
rebuttal testimony.
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 the end of September 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 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.
Illinois Electric
Settlement Agreement
In 2007,
an agreement was reached among key stakeholders in Illinois to avoid rate
rollback and freeze legislation and legislation that would impose a tax on
electric generation and to address the increase in electric rates and the future
power procurement process in Illinois. The terms of the agreement include a
comprehensive rate relief and customer assistance program. The Illinois electric
settlement agreement 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 Illinois
electric 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. See Note 9 – Commitments and Contingencies for information on
the remaining contributions to be made as of March 31, 2008.
The
Ameren Illinois Utilities, Genco and CILCO (AERG) will recognize in their
financial statements the costs of their
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respective
rate relief contributions and program funding in a manner corresponding with the
timing of the funding. Ameren, CIPS, CILCO (Illinois Regulated), IP, Genco, and
CILCO (AERG) incurred charges to earnings, primarily recorded as a reduction to
electric operating revenues, of $11 million, $2 million, $1 million,
$2 million, $4 million, and $2 million, respectively, under the terms of the
Illinois electric settlement agreement during the quarter ended March 31,
2008.
Other
electric generators and utilities in Illinois 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 send a bill, due in 30
days, to the Generators and utilities for their proportionate share of that
month’s rate relief and assistance. If any escrow funds have been provided by
the Generators, these funds will be drawn prior to seeking reimbursement from
the Generators. At March 31, 2008, Ameren, CIPS, CILCO (Illinois Regulated) and
IP had receivable balances from nonaffiliated Illinois generators for
reimbursement of customer rate relief and program funding of $15 million, $5
million, $3 million and $7 million, respectively.
In early
2008, the Ameren Illinois Utilities contracted for most of their remaining power
and energy requirements for the period June 1, 2008 through May 31, 2009 through
request-for-proposal processes, which were approved by the ICC in March and
April 2008. See Note 9 – Commitments and Contingencies for additional
information.
Redesigned
Rates
In late
2007, the ICC issued an order, as amended, authorizing redesigned electric rates
for CIPS, CILCO and IP that was implemented January 1, 2008. These rates were
designed to allow utilities to recover their full costs while reducing seasonal
fluctuations for residential customers who use large amounts of electricity. The
redesigned rates will not change total annual revenue collected by the Ameren
Illinois Utilities in 2008 or in subsequent years.
Federal
Regional
Transmission Organization
UE, CIPS,
CILCO and IP are transmission-owning members of MISO, which is a FERC-regulated
RTO that provides transmission tariff administration services for electric
transmission systems. In early 2004, UE received authorization from the MoPSC to
participate in MISO for a five-year period, with further participation subject
to approvals by the MoPSC. The MoPSC required UE to file a study evaluating the
costs and benefits of its participation in MISO prior to the end of the
five-year period. The MoPSC also directed UE to enter into a service
agreement for MISO to provide transmission service to UE’s bundled retail
customers. The service agreement’s primary function was to ensure that the
MoPSC continued to set the transmission component of UE’s rates to serve its
bundled retail load. In particular, the service agreement provided that UE
would not pay MISO for transmission service to UE’s bundled retail customers.
FERC approved the service agreement in the form that was acceptable to the
MoPSC.
Due to
recent changes to MISO’s allocation of transmission revenues to transmission
owners, UE believed it should receive incremental annual transmission revenues
of $60 million as of February 2008 based on its service agreement with MISO.
Numerous transmission owners in MISO, along with MISO itself as the tariff
administrator, filed with FERC in December 2007 requesting changes to
the MISO tariff to prevent UE from collecting these additional transmission
revenues. In December 2007, UE filed a protest to these proposed MISO tariff
changes as unauthorized and improper in light of the MoPSC’s requirement for the
service agreement between UE and MISO discussed above. In February 2008,
FERC issued an order accepting the MISO tariff changes proposed by MISO and
transmission owners in MISO. In March 2008, UE filed a request with FERC for a
rehearing of its order. UE is unable to predict if or when FERC may issue a
further order in this proceeding.
In a
separate proceeding filed with FERC in March 2008, UE joined the other MISO
transmission owners (including CIPS, CILCO and IP) and the MISO in proposing a
mechanism to implement the tariff changes approved in the February 2008 order.
In joining this proposal, UE preserved its right to continue to pursue its
arguments in the underlying proceeding, including UE’s pending request for
rehearing.
As
required by the MoPSC, UE filed a study in November 2007 with the MoPSC
evaluating the costs and benefits of UE’s participation in MISO. UE’s
filing noted that there were a number of uncertainties associated with the
cost-benefit study, including issues associated with the UE-MISO service
agreement discussed above. If some of these uncertainties are ultimately
resolved in a manner adverse to UE, it could call into question whether it is
cost-effective for UE to remain in MISO. UE has advised MISO of its intent
to withdraw from MISO as of December 31, 2008, in order to preserve the option
to withdraw based on the outcome of the pending MoPSC proceeding. It is
uncertain when or how the MoPSC will rule on UE’s MISO cost-benefit study or, if
UE were to withdraw from MISO, what the effect of such a withdrawal would be on
UE.
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UE
Power Purchase Agreement with Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
In July
2007, as a consequence of a series of orders issued by FERC addressing a
complaint filed by the Louisiana Public Service Commission against Entergy
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. Additional charges are
expected to continue during the remainder of the term of the power
purchase agreement, which expires 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 and filed a complaint
with the FERC against Entergy and Entergy Services, Inc. in April 2008 to
challenge the additional charges. UE is unable to predict whether 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 $2.15 billion of committed bank credit
facilities, and commercial paper issuances.
The
following table summarizes the borrowing activity and relevant interest rates as
of March 31, 2008, under the $1.15 billion credit facility and the 2007 and
2006 $500 million credit facilities:
$1.15
Billion Credit Facility
|
Ameren
(Parent)
|
UE
|
Genco
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
March
31, 2008:
|
||||||||||||||||
Average
daily borrowings outstanding during 2008
|
$ | 530 | $ | 127 | $ | 118 | $ | 775 | ||||||||
Outstanding
short-term debt at period end
|
550 | 208 | (a) | 150 | 908 | (a) | ||||||||||
Weighted-average
interest rate during 2008
|
4.41 | % | 3.79 | % | 4.18 | % | 4.27 | % | ||||||||
Peak
short-term borrowings during 2008
|
$ | 675 | $ | 283 | $ | 150 | $ | 983 | ||||||||
Peak
interest rate during 2008
|
7.25 | % | 5.65 | % | 5.53 | % | 7.25 | % |
(a)
|
Includes
issuances under a commercial paper program of $58 million at UE supported
by this facility as of March 31,
2008.
|
2007
$500 Million Credit Facility
|
CIPS
|
CILCORP
(Parent)
|
CILCO
(Parent)
|
IP
|
AERG
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||
March
31, 2008:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average
daily borrowings outstanding during 2008
|
$ | - | $ | 125 | $ | 58 | $ | 179 | $ | 82 | $ | 444 | ||||||||||||
Outstanding
short-term debt at period end
|
- | 125 | 75 | 150 | 100 | 450 | ||||||||||||||||||
Weighted-average
interest rate during 2008
|
- | 5.35 | % | 5.02 | % | 4.99 | % | 4.82 | % | 5.06 | % | |||||||||||||
Peak
short-term borrowings during 2008
|
$ | - | $ | 125 | $ | 75 | $ | 200 | $ | 100 | $ | 490 | ||||||||||||
Peak
interest rate during 2008
|
- | 6.66 | % | 6.47 | % | 6.15 | % | 6.22 | % | 6.66 | % | |||||||||||||
2006
$500 Million Credit Facility
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
March
31, 2008:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average
daily borrowings outstanding during 2008
|
$ | 106 | $ | 50 | $ | 18 | $ | 6 | $ | 186 | $ | 366 | ||||||||||||
Outstanding
short-term debt at period end
|
85 | 50 | - | - | 180 | 315 | ||||||||||||||||||
Weighted-average
interest rate during 2008
|
4.91 | % | 5.36 | % | 5.29 | % | 6.50 | % | 4.96 | % | 5.03 | % | ||||||||||||
Peak
short-term borrowings during 2008
|
$ | 135 | $ | 50 | $ | 40 | $ | 100 | $ | 190 | $ | 465 | ||||||||||||
Peak
interest rate during 2008
|
6.31 | % | 7.01 | % | 5.98 | % | 6.50 | % | 7.01 | % | 7.01 | % |
At March
31, 2008, 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. Under the $1.15 billion facility,
the termination date for UE and Genco is July 10, 2008, subject to an annual
364-day renewal provision in the facility.
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.
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 4 – 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.
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The $1.15
billion credit facility also contains provisions for default, including cross
defaults, with respect to a borrower. Defaults can result from 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, 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, 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 1.0. CILCORP’s senior
unsecured long-term debt credit rating from Moody’s is below investment-grade,
causing it to be subject to this dividend payment limitation. As of March 31,
2008, AERG was in compliance with the debt-to-operating cash flow ratio test in
the 2007 and 2006 credit facilities. 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 would be 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 debt
secured by the pledge of CILCO common stock is limited (a) under the 2007 $500
million credit facility to $425 million (including the principal amount of
CILCORP’s outstanding senior notes and senior bonds, but excluding amounts drawn
under the 2006 $500 million credit facility) and (b) under the 2006 $500 million
credit facility to $550 million (including the principal amount of CILCORP’s
outstanding senior notes and senior bonds and amounts drawn on the 2007 $500
million credit facility). For AERG, other debt secured on an equal basis with
its obligations under the facilities is limited to $100 million by the 2007 $500
million credit facility (excluding amounts drawn by AERG under the 2006 $500
million credit facility) and $200 million by the 2006 $500 million credit
facility. 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.
Under the
2007 $500 million and 2006 $500 million credit facilities, each of CIPS, CILCO
and IP had been required to reserve future bonding capacity under their
respective mortgage indentures (that is, they agreed to forego the issuance of
additional mortgage bonds otherwise permitted under the terms of each mortgage
indenture). On March 26, 2008, CIPS, CILCO and IP and other parties to the
credit facilities entered into amendments to the credit facilities, which
eliminated this requirement.
As of
March 31, 2008, the ratios 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 53%, 49% and 46%,
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%, 57%, 44%, 48% and 43%,
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 March 31, 2008, the Ameren Companies were in compliance
with their credit facility provisions and covenants.
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
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are
maintained for utility and non-state-regulated entities. Ameren Services is
responsible for the operation and administration of the money pool agreements.
Utility
Through
the utility money pool, the pool participants may access the committed credit
facilities. CIPS, CILCO and IP borrow from each other through the utility money
pool agreement subject to applicable regulatory short-term borrowing
authorizations. Ameren and AERG may participate in the utility money pool only
as lenders. 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 months ended March 31, 2008 was 4.1% (2007 – 6.1%).
Non-state-regulated
Subsidiaries
Ameren
Services, Resources Company, Genco, AERG, Marketing Company, AFS 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. At March 31,
2008, $233 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 months ended March 31, 2008, was 4.4% (2007 –
4.7%).
See Note
8 – Related Party Transactions for the amount of interest income and expense
from the money pool arrangements recorded by the Ameren Companies for the three
months ended March 31, 2008.
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) plan, pursuant to an effective SEC Form S-8 registration statement,
Ameren issued a total of 1.0 million new shares of common stock valued at $46
million in the three months ended March 31, 2008.
UE
In April
2008, UE issued $250 million of 6.00% senior secured notes due April 1, 2018,
with interest payable semiannually on April 1 and October 1 of each year,
beginning in October 2008. UE received net proceeds of $248 million, which were
used to redeem UE’s outstanding auction-rate environmental improvement revenue
refunding bonds discussed below and to repay short-term debt. In connection with
this issuance of $250 million of senior secured notes, UE agreed, for so long as
these senior secured notes are outstanding, that it will not, prior to maturity,
cause a first mortgage bond release date to occur. The mortgage bond 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.
In April
2008, $63 million of UE’s Series 2000B auction-rate environmental improvement
revenue refunding bonds were redeemed at par value plus accrued
interest.
In May 2008, $43 million of UE’s
Series 1991, $64 million of UE’s Series 2000A and $60 million of UE’s Series
2000C auction-rate environmental improvement revenue refunding bonds were
redeemed at par value plus accrued interest.
CIPS
In April 2008, $35 million of CIPS’
Series 2004 auction-rate environmental improvement revenue refunding bonds were
redeemed at par value plus accrued interest.
Genco
In April 2008, Genco issued $300
million of 7.00% senior unsecured notes due April 15, 2018, with interest
payable semiannually on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning in
October 2008. Genco received net proceeds of $298 million, which are being used
to fund future capital expenditures, repay short-term debt and for general
corporate purposes.
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 (2007 -
$1 million) for the three months ended March 31, 2008, and was included as a
reduction to interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income of Ameren
and CILCORP. See Note 4 – Credit Facilities and Liquidity in the Form 10-K
regarding CILCORP’s pledge of the common stock of CILCO as security for its
obligations under the 2007 $500 million credit facility and the 2006 $500
million credit facility.
CILCO
In April 2008, $19 million of CILCO’s
Series 2004 auction-rate environmental improvement revenue refunding bonds were
redeemed at par value plus accrued interest.
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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
(2007 - $3 million) for the three months ended March 31, 2008, and was included
as a reduction to interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of
Income of Ameren and IP.
In April
2008, IP issued and sold, with registration rights in a private placement, $337
million of 6.25% senior secured notes due April 1, 2018, with interest payable
semiannually on April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning in October 2008.
IP received net proceeds of $334 million, which will be used to redeem all of
IP’s outstanding auction-rate-pollution control revenue refunding bonds during
May and June 2008. In connection with IP’s April 2008 issuance of $337 million
of senior secured notes, IP agreed, for so long as these senior secured notes
are outstanding, that it will not, prior to maturity, cause a first mortgage
bond release date to occur. The mortgage bond release date is the date at which
the security provided by the pledge under IP’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.
Indenture
Provisions and Other Covenants
The
information below presents a summary of the Ameren Companies’ compliance with
indenture provisions and other covenants. See Note 5 – Long-term Debt and Equity
Financings in the Form 10-K, for a detailed description of those
provisions.
UE’s, CIPS’, CILCO’s and IP’s
indentures 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 March 31, 2008, at an assumed interest and dividend
rate of 7%.
Required
Interest Coverage Ratio(a)
|
Actual
Interest
Coverage
Ratio
|
Bonds(b)
Issuable
|
Required
Dividend Coverage Ratio(c)
|
Actual
Dividend
Coverage
Ratio
|
Preferred
Stock
Issuable
|
|
UE
|
≥
2.0
|
4.0
|
$ 2,270
|
≥
2.5
|
53.3
|
$
1,725
|
CIPS
|
≥
2.0
|
1.4
|
-
|
≥
1.5
|
1.1
|
-
|
CILCO
|
≥
2.0(d)
|
14.1
|
108
|
≥
2.5
|
40.7
|
404(e)
|
IP
|
≥
2.0
|
2.9
|
339
|
≥
1.5
|
1.1
|
-
|
(a)
|
Coverage
required on the annual interest charges on first mortgage bonds
outstanding and to be issued. Coverage is not required in certain cases
when additional first mortgage bonds are issued on the basis of retired
bonds.
|
(b)
|
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 $15 million, $3 million, $175 million
and $664 million, respectively, for which no earnings coverage test
is required.
|
(c)
|
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.
|
(d)
|
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 months
ended March 31, 2008, CILCO had earnings equivalent to at least 43% of the
principal amount of all mortgage bonds
outstanding.
|
(e)
|
See
Note 3 – Credit Facilities and Liquidity for a discussion regarding a
restriction on the issuance of preferred stock by CILCO under the
2006 $500 million credit facility and the 2007 $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 total 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 March 31, 2008.
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 March 31, 2008:
Required
Interest
Coverage
Ratio
|
Actual
Interest
Coverage
Ratio
|
Required
Debt–to-
Capital
Ratio
|
Actual
Debt–to-
Capital
Ratio
|
|
Genco
(a)
|
≥
1.75(b)
|
7.1
|
≤
60%
|
37%
|
CILCORP(c)
|
≥
2.2
|
3.3
|
≤
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 succeeding four
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.
|
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Genco’s
debt incurrence-related 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 March 31, 2008, CILCORP’s senior long-term debt ratings from
S&P, Moody’s and Fitch were BB, 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 March
31, 2008, 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.
NOTE
5 – OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES
The
following table presents Other Income and Expenses for each of the Ameren
Companies for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007:
Three
Months
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Ameren:(a)
|
||||||||
Miscellaneous
income:
|
||||||||
Interest and dividend
income
|
$ | 12 | $ | 14 | ||||
Allowance for equity funds used
during
construction
|
6 | - | ||||||
Other
|
3 | 2 | ||||||
Total miscellaneous
income
|
$ | 21 | $ | 16 | ||||
Miscellaneous
expense:
|
||||||||
Other
|
$ | (4 | ) | $ | (5 | ) | ||
Total miscellaneous
expense
|
$ | (4 | ) | $ | (5 | ) | ||
UE:
|
||||||||
Miscellaneous
income:
|
||||||||
Interest and dividend
income
|
$ | 8 | $ | 10 | ||||
Allowance for equity funds used
during construction
|
6 | - | ||||||
Total miscellaneous
income
|
$ | 14 | $ | 10 | ||||
Miscellaneous
expense:
|
||||||||
Other
|
$ | (2 | ) | $ | (2 | ) | ||
Total miscellaneous
expense
|
$ | (2 | ) | $ | (2 | ) | ||
CIPS:
|
||||||||
Miscellaneous
income:
|
||||||||
Interest and dividend
income
|
$ | 3 | $ | 3 | ||||
Total miscellaneous
income
|
$ | 3 | $ | 3 | ||||
Genco:
|
||||||||
Miscellaneous
income:
|
||||||||
Other
|
$ | 2 | $ | - | ||||
Total miscellaneous
income
|
$ | 2 | $ | - | ||||
CILCORP:
|
||||||||
Miscellaneous
income:
|
||||||||
Interest income
|
$ | - | $ | 2 | ||||
Total miscellaneous
income
|
$ | - | $ | 2 | ||||
Miscellaneous
expense:
|
||||||||
Other
|
$ | - | $ | (1 | ) | |||
Total miscellaneous
expense
|
$ | - | $ | (1 | ) | |||
CILCO:
|
||||||||
Miscellaneous
income:
|
||||||||
Interest income
|
$ | - | $ | 1 | ||||
Total miscellaneous
income
|
$ | - | $ | 1 | ||||
Miscellaneous
expense:
|
||||||||
Other
|
$ | - | $ | (1 | ) | |||
Total miscellaneous
expense
|
$ | - | $ | (1 | ) |
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Three
Months
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
IP:
|
||||||||
Miscellaneous
income:
|
||||||||
Interest income
|
$ | 2 | $ | 1 | ||||
Other
|
1 | 1 | ||||||
Total miscellaneous
income
|
$ | 3 | $ | 2 | ||||
Miscellaneous
expense:
|
||||||||
Other
|
$ | (1 | ) | $ | (1 | ) | ||
Total miscellaneous
expense
|
$ | (1 | ) | $ | (1 | ) |
(a)
|
Includes
amounts for Ameren registrant and nonregistrant subsidiaries and
intercompany eliminations.
|
NOTE
6 – DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The
following table presents the pretax net gain (loss) for the three months ended
March 31, 2008 and 2007, 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
|
||||||||
Gains
(Losses)
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Ameren
|
$ | (8 | ) | $ | 4 | |||
UE
|
(1 | ) | 2 |
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, regulatory assets, or
regulatory liabilities as of March 31, 2008:
Ameren(a)
|
UE
|
CIPS
|
Genco
|
CILCORP/
CILCO
|
IP
|
||||||||||||||||||
Derivative
instruments carrying value:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Other current
assets
|
$ | 129 | $ | 46 | $ | 18 | $ | 2 | $ | 18 | $ | 35 | |||||||||||
Other assets
|
35 | 3 | 42 | - | 23 | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
Other current
liabilities
|
140 | 50 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Other deferred credits and
liabilities
|
11 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Gains
(losses) deferred in Accumulated OCI:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Power forwards(b)
|
(71 | ) | (16 | ) | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Interest rate swaps(c)(d)
|
(13 | ) | - | - | (13 | ) | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Gas swaps and futures
contracts(e)
|
3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
SO2
futures contracts
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Coal options
|
4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Gains
deferred in regulatory assets or liabilities:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Gas
swaps and futures contracts(e)
|
74 | 8 | 12 | - | 19 | 35 | |||||||||||||||||
Financial
contracts(f)
|
- | - | 46 | - | 23 | 66 |
(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 three years, including losses of $67 million
over the next 12 months.
|
(c)
|
Includes
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. The carrying
value at March 31, 2008, was $2
million.
|
(d)
|
Includes
a loss associated with interest rate swaps at Genco. The swaps were
executed during the fourth quarter of 2007 as a partial hedge of interest
rate risks associated with future debt issuances. The cumulative loss on
the interest rate swaps will be amortized over a 10-year period that began
in April 2008. The carrying value at March 31, 2008 was a loss of $15
million.
|
(e)
|
Represents
gains associated with natural gas swaps and futures contracts. The swaps
and futures contracts are a partial hedge of our natural gas requirements
through October 2011.
|
(f)
|
Current
amounts of $8 million at CIPS, $4 million at CILCO, and $11 million at IP
were recorded in other current assets and other current liabilities at
March 31, 2008.
|
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 under Part II, Item 8
in the
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Form 10-K
for additional information on these financial contracts.
Other
Derivatives
The
following table presents the net change in market value for the three months
ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, of option and swap transactions used to manage
our positions in SO2
allowances, coal, heating oil, FTRs and nonhedge power and gas trading activity.
Certain of these transactions have not been designated as cash flow hedges 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 transactions are recorded in Operating Revenues –
Electric and Operating Revenues – Gas.
Three
Months
|
|||||||
Gains
(Losses)
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||
SO2
options and swaps:
|
|||||||
Ameren
|
$ | (1 | ) | $ | 4 | ||
UE
|
- | 4 | |||||
Coal
options:
|
|||||||
Ameren
|
- | 1 | |||||
UE
|
- | 1 | |||||
Heating
oil options:
|
|||||||
Ameren
|
19 | 3 | |||||
UE
|
10 | - | |||||
Genco
|
5 | - | |||||
CILCORP/CILCO
|
1 | - | |||||
Nonhedge
power swaps and forwards:
|
|||||||
Ameren
|
5 | - | |||||
UE
|
2 | - | |||||
Nonhedge
gas forwards:
|
|||||||
Ameren
|
(5 | ) | - | ||||
UE
|
(1 | ) | - | ||||
FTRs:
|
|||||||
Ameren
|
5 | - | |||||
UE
|
2 | - |
NOTE
7 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
SFAS No.
157 provides a framework for measuring fair value for all assets and liabilities
that are measured and reported at fair value. This standard was effective and
adopted by the Ameren Companies as of January 1, 2008, for financial assets and
liabilities. The impact of this adoption of SFAS No. 157 was not material. SFAS
No. 157 will be effective, in the first quarter of 2009, for all nonfinancial
assets and liabilities that are measured and reported on a fair value basis. The
impact of adoption of SFAS No. 157 for nonfinancial assets and liabilities is
not expected to be material. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value as the exchange
price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an
exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or
liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the
measurement date. We use various methods to determine fair value, including
market, income and cost approaches. Based on these approaches, we use certain
assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or
liability, including assumptions about risk and/or the risks inherent in the
inputs to the valuation. Inputs to valuation can be readily observable, market
corroborated, or unobservable. We use valuation techniques that maximize the use
of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. SFAS No. 157
also establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to
measure fair value. All financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value
are classified and disclosed in one of the following three hierarchy
levels:
Level 1:
Inputs based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities. Level 1 assets and liabilities primarily include exchange-traded
derivatives and assets such as U.S. treasury securities and listed equity
securities, which are held in UE’s Nuclear Decommissioning Trust
Fund.
Level 2:
Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by
market data. Level 2 assets and liabilities include certain assets held in UE’s
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund, including corporate bonds and other fixed
income securities, and certain over-the-counter derivative instruments,
including natural gas swaps. Derivative instruments classified as Level 2 are
valued using corroborated observable inputs including from pricing services or
prices from similar instruments that trade in liquid markets.
Level 3:
Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data. Level 3 assets and
liabilities are valued based on internally developed models and assumptions or
methodologies using significant unobservable inputs. Level 3 assets and
liabilities include derivative instruments that trade in less liquid markets
where pricing is largely unobservable, including the financial contracts entered
into between the Ameren Illinois Utilities and Marketing Company as part of the
Illinois electric settlement agreement. We value Level 3 instruments using
pricing models with inputs, which are often unobservable in the market, and
certain internal assumptions.
We
perform an analysis each quarter to determine the appropriate hierarchy level of
the assets and liabilities that are subject to SFAS No. 157. Financial assets
and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of
input that is significant to the fair value measurement. All assets and
liabilities where the fair value measurement is based on significant
unobservable inputs are classified as Level 3.
We
consider nonperformance risk in our valuation of derivative instruments by
analyzing the credit standing of
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our
counterparties and considering any counterparty credit enhancements (e.g.
collateral). SFAS No. 157 also requires that the fair value measurement of
liabilities should reflect the nonperformance risk of the entity, where
applicable. Therefore, we have factored the impact of our credit standing as
well as any potential credit enhancements into the fair value measurement of
both derivative assets and derivative liabilities.
The
following table sets forth by level within the fair value hierarchy our assets
and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31,
2008:
Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for Identified Assets
(Level
1)
|
Significant
Other Observable Inputs
(Level
2)
|
Significant
Other
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level
3)
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Assets:
|
||||||||||||||||
Ameren(a)
|
Derivative
assets(b)
|
$ | 2 | $ | 45 | $ | 117 | $ | 164 | |||||||
Nuclear
Decommissioning
|
||||||||||||||||
Trust
Fund
|
233 | 56 | 2 | 291 | ||||||||||||
UE
|
Derivative
assets
|
- | 29 | 20 | 49 | |||||||||||
Nuclear
Decommissioning
|
||||||||||||||||
Trust
Fund231
|
233 | 56 | 2 | 291 | ||||||||||||
CIPS
|
Derivative
assets(b)
|
- | - | 60 | 60 | |||||||||||
Genco
|
Derivative
assets(b)
|
- | - | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
CILCORP/CILCO
|
Derivative
assets(b)
|
(c)
|
- | 41 | 41 | |||||||||||
IP
|
Derivative
assets(b)
|
- | - | 104 | 104 | |||||||||||
Liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Ameren(a)
|
Derivative
liabilities(b)
|
$ | 19 | $ | 74 | $ | 58 | $ | 151 | |||||||
UE
|
Derivative
liabilities(b)
|
1 | 44 | 5 | 50 | |||||||||||
CIPS
|
Derivative
liabilities(b)
|
- | - | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
Genco
|
Derivative
liabilities(b)
|
15 | - | 1 | 16 | |||||||||||
CILCORP/CILCO
|
Derivative
liabilities(b)
|
- | - | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
IP
|
Derivative
liabilities(b)
|
- | - | 2 | 2 |
(a)
|
Includes
amounts for Ameren registrant and nonregistrant subsidiaries and
intercompany eliminations.
|
(b)
|
The
derivative asset and liability balances are presented net of counterparty
credit considerations.
|
(c)
|
Less
than $1 million.
|
The
following table summarizes the changes in the fair value of financial assets and
liabilities classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the three
months ended March 31, 2008:
Change
in
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
Unrealized
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Realized and Unrealized Gains
(Losses)
|
Realized
|
Purchases,
|
Gains
(Losses)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning
|
Included
in
|
and
|
Issuances,
|
Net
|
Ending
|
related
to
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at
|
Regulatory
|
Unrealized
|
and
Other
|
Transfers
In
|
Balance
at
|
assets/liabilities
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January
1,
|
Included
in
|
Included
|
Assets/
|
Gains
|
Settlements,
|
and/or
(Out)
|
March
31,
|
still
held at
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
Earnings(a)
|
In
OCI
|
Liabilities
|
(Losses)
|
Net
|
of
Level 3
|
2008
|
March
31, 2008
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
Derivative
|
Ameren
|
$ | 19 | $ | 6 | $ | (34 | ) | $ | 69 | $ | 41 | $ | 10 | $ | (11 | ) | $ | 59 | $ | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
Contracts
|
UE
|
3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | (5 | ) | 1 | 15 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CIPS
|
38 | - | - | 19 | 19 | 1 | - | 58 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genco
|
1 |
(b)
|
(b)
|
- |
(b)
|
(b)
|
- | 1 |
(b)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CILCORP/CILCO
|
21 |
(b)
|
(b)
|
20 | 20 | (1 | ) | - | 40 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IP
|
55 | - | - | 43 | 43 | 4 | - | 102 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nuclear
|
Ameren
|
$ | 5 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (3 | ) | $ | - | $ | 2 | $ | - | |||||||||||||||||
Decommissioning
|
UE
|
5 | - | - | - | - | (3 | ) | - | 2 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trust
Fund
|
(a)
|
Net
gains and losses on power options are recorded in Operating Revenues –
Electric, while net gains and losses on coal, heating oil, and SO2
options and swaps are recorded as Operating Expenses –
Fuel.
|
(b)
|
Less
than $1 million.
|
Transfers
in and/or out of Level 3 represent existing assets or liabilities that were
either previously categorized as a higher level for which the inputs to the
model became unobservable or assets and liabilities that were previously
classified as Level 3 for which the lowest significant input became observable
during the period. Any reclassifications are reported as transfers in/out of
Level 3 at the fair value measurement reported at the beginning of the period in
which the changes occur.
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NOTE
8 – 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 12 – Related Party Transactions
under Part II, Item 8 of the Form 10-K.
Illinois
Electric Settlement Agreement
As part
of the Illinois electric settlement agreement, 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 March 31, 2008, CIPS, CILCO and IP had receivable
balances from Genco for reimbursement of customer rate relief of $1 million,
less than $1 million and $1 million, respectively. Also at March 31, 2008, CIPS,
CILCO and IP had receivable balances from AERG for reimbursement of customer
rate relief of less than $1 million, less than $1 million, and less than $1
million, respectively. In addition, as part of the Illinois 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. See also Note 6 –
Derivative Financial Instruments for additional information on the financial
contracts.
Electric
Power Supply and Resource Sharing Agreements
The following table presents the
amount of gigawatthour sales under related party electric power supply
agreements for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007:
Three
Months
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Genco
sales to Marketing Company
|
4,412 | 4,119 | |||||
AERG
sales to Marketing Company
|
1,702 | 1,488 | |||||
Marketing
Company sales to CIPS
|
623 | 619 | |||||
Marketing
Company sales to CILCO
|
257 | 288 | |||||
Marketing
Company sales to IP
|
804 | 826 |
In
December 2006, Genco and Marketing Company entered into a new power supply
agreement (Genco PSA) whereby Genco agreed to sell and Marketing Company to
purchase all of the capacity available from Genco’s generation fleet and all the
associated energy. On March 28, 2008, Genco and Marketing Company entered into
an amendment, effective immediately, of the Genco PSA. Under the amendment,
Genco will be liable to Marketing Company in the event of an unplanned outage or
derate (reduction in rated capacity) due to sudden, unanticipated failure or
accident within the generating plant site of one or more of its generating
units. Genco’s liability in such case will be for the positive difference,
if any, between the market price of capacity and/or energy Genco does not
deliver and the contract price under the Genco PSA for that capacity and/or
energy. Genco has insurance with an affiliate company that covers many but
not all of these situations, subject to deductibles and policy limits. An
unplanned outage or derate that continues for one year or more is an event of
default under the Genco PSA. In the event of Marketing Company’s unexcused
failure to receive energy under the Genco PSA, Marketing Company would be
required to pay Genco the positive difference, if any, between the contract
price and the price actually received by Genco, acting in a commercially
reasonable manner, to resell the unreceived energy, less any reasonable related
transmission, ancillary service, or brokerage costs.
Also in
December 2006, AERG and Marketing Company entered into a power supply agreement
(AERG PSA) whereby AERG agreed to sell and Marketing Company to purchase all of
the capacity available from AERG’s generation fleet and all the associated
energy. On March 28, 2008, AERG and Marketing Company entered into an amendment,
effective immediately, of the AERG PSA that is substantially identical to the
amendment to the Genco PSA described above. Under the amendment, AERG will
be liable to Marketing Company in the event of an unplanned outage or derate
(reduction in rated capacity) due to sudden, unanticipated failure or
accident within the generating plant site of one or more of its generating
units. AERG’s liability in such case will be for the positive difference,
if any, between the market price of capacity and/or energy AERG does
not deliver and the contract price under the AERG PSA for that capacity
and/or energy. AERG has insurance with an affiliate company that covers
many but not all of these situations, subject to deductibles and policy
limits. An unplanned outage or derate that continues for one year or more
is an event of default under the AERG PSA. In the event of Marketing
Company’s unexcused failure to receive energy under the AERG PSA, Marketing
Company would be required to pay AERG, the positive difference, if any, between
the contract price and the price actually received by AERG, acting in a
commercially reasonable manner, to resell the unreceived energy, less any
reasonable related transmission, ancillary service, or brokerage
costs.
One-third
of the Ameren Illinois Utilities’ supply contracts that serve the load needs of
their fixed-price
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residential
and small commercial customers expire on May 31, 2008. To replace a portion of
these expiring supply contracts, the Ameren Illinois Utilities used
request-for-proposal (RFP) processes in early 2008, pursuant to the Illinois
electric settlement agreement, to contract for the necessary power and energy
requirements for the period from June 1, 2008 through May 31, 2009. Marketing
Company was a winning supplier in the Ameren Illinois Utilities’ energy and
capacity RFPs. Marketing Company entered into financial instruments, which will
fix the price that the Ameren Illinois Utilities will pay for approximately 2
million megawatthours at approximately $60 per megawatthour. Marketing Company
also contracted to supply a portion of the Ameren Illinois Utilities capacity
for approximately $6 million. In addition, UE contracted to supply a
portion of the Ameren Illinois Utilities capacity for approximately $1
million.
In April
2008, the Ameren Illinois Utilities filed with FERC an electric resource sharing
agreement for capacity. The purpose of the agreement is to allocate among the
Ameren Illinois Utilities, in an equitable manner, the costs of acquiring their
joint capacity needs. The Ameren Illinois Utilities requested that FERC accept
the agreement effective June 1, 2008.
Intercompany
Transfers
On
January 1, 2008, UE transferred its interest in Union Electric Development
Corporation at book value to Ameren by means of a $3 million dividend-in-kind.
On March 31, 2008, Union Electric Development Corporation was merged into Ameren
Development Company, with Ameren Development Company surviving the
merger.
On February 29, 2008, UE contributed
its entire 40% ownership interest in EEI at book value to Resources Company
valued at $39 million, in exchange for a 50% interest in Resources Company,
and then immediately transferred its interest in Resources Company to Ameren by
means of a $39 million dividend-in-kind. Also on February 29, 2008, Development
Company, which formerly held a 40% ownership interest in EEI, merged into Ameren
Energy Resources Company, which then merged into Resources Company. As a result,
Resources Company now has an 80% ownership interest in EEI and consolidates it
accordingly.
Money
Pools
See Note 3 - Credit Facilities and
Liquidity for a discussion of affiliate borrowing arrangements.
Intercompany
Borrowings
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 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 (2007
- $3 million).
CILCORP had outstanding borrowings
directly from Ameren of $3 million and zero at March 31, 2008 and March 31,
2007, respectively. The average interest rate on these borrowings was 4.4% for
the three months ended March 31, 2008 (2007 – 6.1%). CILCORP recorded interest
expense of less than $1 million for these borrowings for the three months ended
March 31, 2008 (2007 - $1 million).
UE had outstanding borrowings
directly from Ameren of $122 million and zero at March 31, 2008 and March 31,
2007, respectively. The average interest rate on these borrowings was 3.3% for
the three months ended March 31, 2008. UE recorded interest expense of less
than $1 million for these borrowings for the three months ended March 31,
2008 (2007 - $1 million).
The
following table presents the impact on UE, CIPS, Genco, CILCORP, CILCO, and IP
of related party transactions for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and
2007. It is based primarily on the agreements discussed above and in Note 12 -
Related Party Transactions under Part II, Item 8 of the Form 10-K, and the money
pool arrangements discussed in Note 3 - Credit Facilities and Liquidity of this
report.
Three
Months
|
||||||
Agreement
|
UE
|
CIPS
|
Genco
|
CILCORP(a)
|
IP
|
|
Operating
Revenues:
|
||||||
Genco
and AERG power supply
|
2008
|
$
(b)
|
$
(b)
|
$
226
|
$ 83
|
$ (b)
|
agreements
with Marketing Company
|
2007
|
(b)
|
(b)
|
211
|
72
|
(b)
|
Ancillary
service agreement with CIPS,
|
2008
|
3
|
(b)
|
(b)
|
(b)
|
(b)
|
CILCO
and IP
|
2007
|
4
|
(b)
|
(b)
|
(b)
|
(b)
|
UE
and Genco gas transportation
|
2008
|
(c)
|
(b)
|
(b)
|
(b)
|
(b)
|
agreement
|
2007
|
(c)
|
(b)
|
(b)
|
(b)
|
(b)
|
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Three
Months
|
||||||
Agreement
|
UE
|
CIPS
|
Genco
|
CILCORP(a)
|
IP
|
|
Total Operating
Revenues
|
2008
|
$ 3
|
$ (b)
|
$
226
|
$ 83
|
$ (b)
|
2007
|
4
|
(b)
|
211
|
72
|
(b)
|
|
Fuel
and Purchased Power:
|
||||||
CIPS,
CILCO and IP agreements with
|
2008
|
$ (b)
|
$ 41
|
$ (b)
|
$ 17
|
$
53
|
Marketing
Company (2006 auction)
|
2007
|
(b)
|
42
|
(b)
|
19
|
55
|
Ancillary
service agreement with UE
|
2008
|
(b)
|
1
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
1
|
2007
|
(b)
|
1
|
(b)
|
1
|
2
|
|
Ancillary
service agreement with
|
2008
|
(b)
|
2
|
(b)
|
1
|
3
|
Marketing
Company
|
2007
|
(b)
|
1
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
1
|
Executory
tolling agreement with
|
2008
|
(b)
|
(b)
|
(b)
|
13
|
(b)
|
Medina
Valley
|
2007
|
(b)
|
(b)
|
(b)
|
12
|
(b)
|
UE
and Genco gas transportation
|
2008
|
(b)
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
(b)
|
(b)
|
agreement
|
2007
|
(b)
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
(b)
|
(b)
|
Total Fuel and Purchased
Power
|
2008
|
$ (b)
|
$ 44
|
$ (c)
|
$ 31
|
$ 57
|
2007
|
(b)
|
44
|
(c)
|
32
|
58
|
|
Other
Operating Expense:
|
||||||
Ameren
Services support services
|
2008
|
$ 33
|
$ 12
|
$ 7
|
$
12
|
$ 18
|
agreement
|
2007
|
36
|
12
|
6
|
13
|
19
|
Ameren
Energy, Inc. support services
|
2008
|
(e)
|
(b)
|
(e)
|
(b)
|
(b)
|
agreement
|
2007
|
3
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
(b)
|
(b)
|
AFS
support services agreement
|
2008
|
2
|
(c)
|
1
|
(c)
|
(c)
|
2007
|
2
|
(c)
|
1
|
1
|
(c)
|
|
Insurance
premiums(d)
|
2008
|
9
|
(b)
|
4
|
4
|
(b)
|
2007
|
4
|
(b)
|
1
|
(c)
|
(b)
|
|
Total Other Operating
Expenses
|
2008
|
$ 44
|
$ 12
|
$
12
|
$ 16
|
$ 18
|
2007
|
45
|
12
|
8
|
14
|
19
|
|
Interest
expense (income) from
|
2008
|
$
-
|
$ (c)
|
$
2
|
$ (c)
|
$ (c)
|
money
pool borrowings (advances)
|
2007
|
-
|
(c)
|
2
|
(c)
|
(c)
|
(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. |
(e) | Ameren Energy, Inc. was eliminated December 31, 2007 through an internal reorganization. |
NOTE
9 – 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 2 – Rate
and Regulatory Matters, Note 12 – Related Party Transactions, and Note 13 –
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, Note 8 – Related Party Transactions and Note 10 – Callaway
Nuclear Plant in this report.
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Callaway
Nuclear Plant
The
following table presents insurance coverage at UE’s Callaway nuclear plant at
March 31, 2008. The property coverage and the nuclear liability coverage were
renewed on October 1, 2007 and January 1, 2008, respectively.
Type
and Source of Coverage
|
Maximum
Coverages
|
Maximum
Assessments for Single Incidents
|
Public
liability and nuclear worker liability:
|
||
American Nuclear
Insurers
|
$
300(a)
|
$ -
|
Pool participation
|
10,461
|
101(b)
|
$ 10,761(c)
|
$ 101
|
|
Property
damage:
|
||
Nuclear Electric Insurance
Ltd
|
$
2,750(d)
|
$
24
|
Replacement
power:
|
||
Nuclear Electric Insurance
Ltd
|
$
490(e)
|
$ 9
|
Energy Risk Assurance
Company
|
$
64(f)
|
$ -
|
(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)
|
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.
|
(e)
|
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.
|
(f)
|
Provides
the replacement power cost insurance in the event of a prolonged
accidental outage at a nuclear plant. The coverage commences after the
first 52 weeks of insurance coverage from Nuclear Electric Insurance Ltd.
and 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 8 – Related Party Transactions for more information on
this affiliate transaction.
|
The
Price-Anderson Act is a federal law that 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.
After the
terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, Nuclear Electric Insurance Ltd.
confirmed that losses resulting from terrorist attacks would be covered under
its policies. However, Nuclear Electric Insurance ltd. imposed an industry-wide
aggregate policy limit of $3.24 billion within a 12-month period for coverage
for such terrorist acts.
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 were to occur, 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 13 – Commitments and
Contingencies under Part II, Item 8 of the Form 10-K.
The
Illinois electric settlement agreement provides approximately $1 billion of
funding over a four-year period that commenced in 2007 for rate relief for
certain electric customers in Illinois. Funding for the settlement will come
from electric generators in Illinois and certain Illinois electric utilities.
The Ameren Illinois Utilities, Genco and AERG
agreed to fund an aggregate of $150 million, of which the following
contributions remain to be made at March 31, 2008:
Ameren
|
CIPS
|
CILCO
(Illinois
Regulated)
|
IP
|
Genco
|
CILCO
(AERG)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2008(a)
|
$ | 31.9 | $ | 4.7 | $ | 2.3 | $ | 6.4 | $ | 12.8 | $ | 5.7 | ||||||||||||
2009(a)
|
26.5 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 10.9 | 4.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
2010(a)
|
1.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 60.1 | $ | 8.8 | $ | 4.3 | $ | 11.7 | $ | 24.4 | $ | 10.9 |
(a) Estimated.
One-third
of the Ameren Illinois Utilities’ supply contracts that serve the load needs of
their fixed-price residential and small commercial customers expire on May 31,
2008. To replace a portion of these expiring supply contracts, the Ameren
Illinois Utilities used RFP processes
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in early
2008, pursuant to the Illinois electric settlement agreement. Specifically, the
Ameren Illinois Utilities used RFPs to procure energy swaps, capacity, and
renewable energy credits for the period June 1, 2008 through May 31, 2009. In
March 2008, the ICC approved the results of the Ameren Illinois Utilities’
energy RFP that was used to procure financial energy swap products. The Ameren
Illinois Utilities contracted to purchase approximately two million
megawatthours of energy swaps at an average price of approximately $60 per
megawatthour. In April 2008, the ICC approved the results of the Ameren Illinois
Utilities’ capacity and renewable energy credits RFPs. As a result of the
capacity RFP, the Ameren Illinois Utilities contracted to purchase approximately
1,800 megawatts of capacity at an average price of approximately $50 per MW-day.
The renewable energy credits RFP resulted in the Ameren Illinois Utilities
contracting to purchase 415,000 credits at an average price of approximately $17
per credit.
Environmental
Matters
We are
subject to various environmental laws and regulations enforced 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 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. The more significant matters are discussed
below.
Clean
Air Act
The EPA
issued final SO2, NOx and
mercury emission regulations in May 2005. The Clean Air Interstate Rule and the
Clean Air Mercury Rule require significant reductions in these emissions from
UE, Genco, AERG and EEI power plants in phases, beginning in 2009. States have
finalized 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. Current plans include the installation of scrubbers
for SO2 reduction
and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems for NOx reduction
at certain coal-fired plants in Illinois. Missouri rules, which substantially
follow the federal regulations and became effective in April 2007, and approved
by the EPA in December 2007, are expected to reduce mercury emissions 81% by
2018, and NOx emissions
30% and SO2 emissions
75% by 2015. As a result of the Missouri rules, UE will manage allowances and
install pollution control equipment. Current plans include the installation of
scrubbers for SO2 reduction
and co-benefit reduction of mercury and pollution control equipment designed to
reduce mercury emissions at certain coal-fired plants in Missouri.
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 expect to 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.
In
February 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a
decision that effectively vacated the federal Clean Air Mercury Rule. The court
ruled that the EPA erred in the method used to remove electric generating units
from the list of sources subject to the maximum available control technology
requirements under the Clean Air Act. The court decision impacts the Missouri
plan to implement the federal Clean Air Mercury Rule. The Illinois mercury rule
will continue to be implemented and is not significantly impacted by the court
decision. The EPA and a group representing the electric utility industry have
filed petitions for rehearing. At this time, we are unable to determine the
impact that this action would have on our estimated expenditures for compliance
with environmental rules, our results of operations, financial position, or
liquidity.
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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
and related state implementation plans through 2017. The estimates described
below could change depending upon additional federal or state requirements, the
ultimate outcome of the petition for rehearing at the U.S. Court of Appeals
relative to the Clean Air Mercury Rule decision, 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.
2008
|
2009
– 2012
|
2013
- 2017
|
Total
|
|
UE(a)
|
$
255
|
$
215- $ 295
|
$
1,300- $ 1,700
|
$
1,770- $ 2,250
|
Genco
|
300
|
955-
1,210
|
45-
70
|
1,300- 1,580
|
CILCO
|
170
|
380- 500
|
70-
90
|
620- 760
|
EEI
|
30
|
260- 350
|
20-
30
|
310- 410
|
Ameren
|
$
755
|
$ 1,810- $ 2,355
|
$ 1,435-
$ 1,890
|
$ 4,000-
$ 5,000
|
(a)
|
UE’s
expenditures are expected to be recoverable in rates over
time.
|
Illinois
and Missouri must also develop attainment plans to meet the existing 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. Illinois and Missouri are finalizing
their attainment plans for fine particulate matter for submission to the EPA.
The Illinois and Missouri plans for the Clean Air Visibility rule were submitted
in December 2007. The costs in the table 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 the existing ozone and fine particulate
matter standards. The EPA finalized regulations in March 2008 that will lower
the ambient standard for ozone. It is expected that areas will be designated as
nonattainment in 2009 and that state implementation plans will need to be
submitted in 2013. Additional emission reductions may be required as a result of
the future state implementation plans. At this time, we are unable to determine
the impact such state actions would have on our results of operations, financial
position, or liquidity.
The
impact of future initiatives related to greenhouse gas emissions and global
warming on us are unknown and therefore not included in the estimated
environmental expenditures. Although compliance costs are unlikely in the near
future, our costs of complying with any mandated federal or state greenhouse gas
program could have a material impact on our future 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, under the
Acid Rain Program 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
2004; it was applied to the eastern third of Missouri, where UE’s coal-fired
power plants are located, 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 March
31, 2008.
SO2
(a)
|
NOx
(b)
|
Book
Value
|
|||||||||
Ameren
|
3.191 | 33,240 | $ | 189 | (c) | ||||||
UE
|
1.757 | 15,818 | 54 | ||||||||
Genco
|
0.745 | 11,891 | 58 | ||||||||
CILCORP
|
0.351 | 2,147 | 40 | ||||||||
CILCO
(AERG)
|
0.351 | 2,147 | 1 | ||||||||
EEI
|
0.338 | 3,384 | 9 |
(a)
|
Vintages
are from 2008 to 2018. Each company possesses additional allowances for
use in periods beyond 2018. Units are in millions of SO2
allowances (currently one allowance equals one ton
emitted).
|
(b)
|
Vintages
are from 2008 to 2009. Units are in NOx
allowances (one allowance equals one ton
emitted).
|
(c)
|
Includes
value assigned to EEI allowances as a result of purchase accounting of $27
million.
|
UE,
Genco, CILCO and EEI expect to use a substantial portion of the SO2 and
NOx
allowances for ongoing operations. Environmental regulations, including the
Clean Air Interstate Rule, the timing of the installation
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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
of vintages 2010 through 2014 be surrendered at a ratio of two allowances for
every ton of emission. SO2 allowances
with vintages of 2015 and beyond will be required 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.
The Clean Air Interstate Rule will
have both an annual program and an ozone season program for regulating NOx emissions,
with separate allowances issued for each program. Both sets of allowances for
the years 2009 through 2014 were issued by the Missouri Department of Natural
Resources in December 2007. Allocations for UE’s Missouri generating facilities
were 11,665 tons per ozone season and 26,842 tons annually. Allocations for
Genco’s generating facility in Missouri were one ton for the ozone season and
three tons annually. UE, Genco, AERG and EEI expect to be allocated NOx allowances
for both programs in Illinois in 2008.
Global
Climate
Future
initiatives regarding greenhouse gas emissions and global warming are subject to
active consideration in the U.S. Congress. It is anticipated that this summer
the U.S. Senate will take up legislation proposed by Senators Lieberman and
Warner, and passed out of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
earlier this year, that would set up a “cap and trade” program for greenhouse
gas emissions. In the U.S. House of Representatives, the Energy and
Commerce Committee is also expected to issue proposed greenhouse gas legislation
this year.
In
addition, President Bush has proposed climate legislation that would focus on
technology development to eliminate the growth in greenhouse gas emissions by
2025, a proposal much more moderate than the Lieberman-Warner legislation
currently under consideration in the Senate.
The
outcome of these initiatives cannot be determined at this time. However,
presidential candidates Senators Clinton, McCain, and Obama have all expressed
support for a greenhouse gas cap and trade program. Therefore, the likelihood
that some form of federal greenhouse gas legislation will become law increases
under the next presidential administration.
Ameren
believes that currently proposed legislation can be classified as moderate to
extreme depending upon proposed CO2 emission
limits, the timing of implementation of those limits, and the method of
allocating allowances. The moderate scenarios include provisions for a “safety
valve” that provides a ceiling price for emission allowance purchases. As a
result of our diverse fuel portfolio, our contribution to greenhouse gases
varies among our generating facilities, but coal-fired power plants are
significant sources of CO2, a
principal greenhouse gas. Ameren’s current analysis shows that under some policy
scenarios being considered in Congress, household costs and rates for
electricity could rise significantly. The burden could fall particularly hard on
electricity consumers and the Midwest economy because of the region's reliance
on electricity generated by coal-fired power plants. Natural gas emits about
half the amount of CO2 as coal.
As a result, economy-wide shifts favoring natural gas as a fuel source for
electric generation also could affect nonelectric transportation, heating for
our customers and many industrial processes. Under some policy scenarios being
considered by Congress, Ameren believes that wholesale natural gas costs could
rise significantly as well. Higher costs for energy could contribute to reduced
demand for electricity and natural gas.
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.
With
regard to greenhouse gas regulation under existing law, in April 2007, the U.S.
Supreme Court issued a decision that determined that the EPA has the authority
to regulate CO2 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
process to determine whether greenhouse gas emissions contribute to climate
change “which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or
welfare.” As a result, the EPA could begin to regulate such
emissions.
Ameren
has taken actions to address the global climate issue. These include
implementing efficiency improvements at our power
plants; participating in the
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PowerTree
Carbon Company, LLC, whose purpose is to reforest acreage in the lower
Mississippi valley to sequester carbon; using coal combustion by-products as a
direct replacement for cement, thereby reducing carbon emissions at cement
kilns; participating
in “Missouri Schools Going Solar,” a project that will install photovoltaic
solar arrays on school grounds; and partnering with other utilities, the
Electric Power Research Institute, and the Illinois State Geological Survey in
the DOE Illinois Basin Initiative, which will examine the feasibility and
methods of storing CO2 within
deep unused coal seams, mature oil fields, and saline reservoirs.
The
impact on us of future initiatives related to greenhouse gas emissions and
global warming is unknown. Although compliance costs are unlikely in the near
future, our costs of complying with any mandated federal or state greenhouse gas
program could have a material impact on our future results of operations,
financial position, or liquidity.
Clean
Water Act
In July
2004, the EPA issued rules under the Clean Water Act that require cooling-water
intake structures to have the best technology available for minimizing
adverse environmental impacts on aquatic species. These rules pertain to all
existing generating facilities that currently employ a cooling-water intake
structure whose flow exceeds 50 million gallons per day. The rules may require
us to install additional intake screens or other protective measures and to do
extensive site-specific study and monitoring. There is also the possibility that
the rules may lead to the installation of cooling towers on some of our
facilities. In January 2007, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
remanded many provisions of these rules to the EPA for revision. In April 2008,
the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal of the lower court ruling. The
Supreme Court is expected to hear the case this fall. In the meantime, the EPA
is expected to reissue the rules early in 2009. Until the Supreme Court case,
the new rules and the studies on the power plants are completed, we will be
unable to estimate the costs of complying with these rules. Such costs are not
expected to be incurred prior to 2012.
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
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.
In March
2008, Ameren 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 UE’s Labadie, Meramec, Rush Island, and Sioux facilities.
All of these facilities are coal-fired power plants. The information request
required UE to provide responses to specific EPA questions regarding certain
projects and maintenance activities to determine compliance with state and
federal regulatory requirements. UE is complying with this information request,
but we are unable to predict the outcome of this matter.
Resolution
of these matters could have a material adverse impact on the future results of
operations, financial position or liquidity of Ameren, UE, 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. Some 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.
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As of
March 31, 2008, CIPS, CILCO and IP owned or were otherwise responsible for
several former MGP sites in Illinois. CIPS has 14, CILCO four, and IP 25. 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 its former MGP sites from its 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 March
31, 2008, estimated obligations were: CIPS - $22 million to $42
million, CILCO - $5 million to $8 million, and IP - $77 million to $171
million. CIPS, CILCO and IP also recorded liabilities of $22 million, $5 million
and $77 million, respectively, to represent estimated minimum obligations as no
other amount within the range is a better estimate at this time.
CIPS is
also responsible for the cleanup of a former landfill in Coffeen, Illinois. As
of March 31, 2008, CIPS estimated its obligation at $0.5 million to $6 million.
CIPS recorded $0.5 million to represent its estimated minimum obligation
for this site as no other amount within the range is a better estimate at this
time. IP is also responsible for the cleanup of a landfill, underground storage
tanks, and a water treatment plant in Illinois. As of March 31, 2008, IP
estimated its obligation at $1 million to $4 million. IP recorded $1 million to
represent its estimated minimum obligation for these sites as no other amount
within the range is a better estimate at this time.
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. As
of March 31, 2008, UE estimated its obligation at $5 million
to $13 million. UE recorded $5 million to represent its estimated minimum
obligation for its MGP sites as no other amount within the range is a better
estimate at this time. 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 March 31, 2008, UE estimated its obligation at $4 million
to $17 million. UE recorded $4 million to represent its estimated minimum
obligation for these sites as no other amount within the range is a better
estimate at this time.
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 will be submitted to the EPA by the third quarter of
2008. Following this submission, the EPA will ultimately select a remedy
alternative and begin negotiations with various PRPs to implement it. 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 related to Solutia’s former chemical waste landfill in the Sauget
Area 2, notwithstanding Solutia’s filing for bankruptcy protection.
In March
2008, the EPA issued an administrative order to CIPS requesting that it
participate in a portion of an environmental cleanup of a site within Sauget
Area 2 previously occupied by Clayton Chemical Company. CIPS was formerly a
customer of Clayton Chemical Company that, before its dissolution, was a
recycler of waste solvents and oil. Other former customers of Clayton Chemical
Company were issued similar orders by the EPA.
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 $2 million at March 31, 2008, 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 of 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
Biphenyls Information Request
Polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs) are a blend of chemical compounds that were historically used
in a variety of industrial products because of their chemical and
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thermal
stability. In natural gas systems, PCBs were used as a compressor lubricant and
a valve sealant before their sale 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 their experiences with PCBs in their gas distribution systems. The
Ameren Illinois Utilities responded to these information requests.
The
Ameren Illinois Utilities evaluated their gas distribution systems for the
presence of PCBs. They believe that the presence of PCBs is limited to discrete
areas and is not widespread throughout their service territories. 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 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.
UE has
settled all state and federal issues associated with the December 2005
Taum Sauk incident. In addition, UE received approval from FERC to rebuild the
upper reservoir at its Taum Sauk plant and hired a contractor. The estimated
cost to rebuild the upper reservoir is in the range of $450 million. UE expects
the Taum Sauk plant to be out of service through early 2010.
In
December 2006, 10 business owners filed a lawsuit regarding the Taum Sauk
breach. The suit, which was filed in the Missouri Circuit Court of Reynolds
County and remains pending, contains allegations of negligence, violations of
the Missouri Clean Water Act, and various other statutory and common law claims
and seeks damages relating to business losses, lost profit, and unspecified
punitive damages.
At this
time, UE believes that substantially all damages and liabilities caused by the
breach, including costs related to the settlement agreement with the state of
Missouri, the cost of rebuilding the plant, and the cost of replacement power,
up to $8 million annually, will be covered by insurance. Insurance will not
cover lost electric margins and penalties paid to FERC. UE expects that the
total cost for cleanup, damage and liabilities, excluding costs to rebuild the
reservoir will range from $200 million to $220 million. As of March 31, 2008, UE
had paid $157 million and accrued a $43 million liability, including costs
resulting from the FERC-approved stipulation and consent agreement, while
expensing $32 million and recording a $168 million receivable due from insurance
companies. As of March 31, 2008, UE had received $89 million from insurance
companies, which reduced the insurance receivable balance to $79 million. As of
March 31, 2008, UE had a $144 million receivable due from insurance companies
related to the rebuilding of the facility. Under UE’s insurance policies, all
claims by or against UE are subject to review by its insurance
carriers.
In
September 2007, the Missouri Coalition for the Environment, the Sierra Club, and
American Rivers filed a motion to seek intervention and rehearing and a stay of
FERC authorization granted to UE to rebuild the upper reservoir at its Taum Sauk
plant. In December 2007, FERC granted intervention, denied rehearing, and
dismissed the request for stay. In February 2008, the Missouri Coalition for the
Environment and the Missouri Parks Association filed an appeal of FERC’s
decision with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. We are unable to
predict how or when the Court of Appeals will rule on this appeal.
In
December 2007, the Missouri Parks Association filed a lawsuit in the U.S.
District Court for the District of Columbia against UE and FERC to stop the
reconstruction of the upper reservoir at the Taum Sauk plant. The Missouri Parks
Association claims that FERC failed to adequately study the environmental effect
of reopening the hydroelectric plant or alternatives to rebuilding it. In
January 2008, UE filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing that the U.S.
District Court lacks jurisdiction over the subject matter of the case. In March
2008, the U.S. District Court dismissed the lawsuit filed by the Missouri Parks
Association.
Until
litigation has been resolved and the insurance review is completed, among other
things, we are unable to determine the total impact the breach may have on
Ameren’s and UE’s results of operations, financial position, or liquidity beyond
those amounts already recognized.
Mechanics’
Liens
Approximately
20 mechanics’ liens were filed by various subcontractors who provided labor or
material for a 2007 planned maintenance outage at the Duck Creek facility of
CILCO subsidiary, AERG. The total lien claim amount was $26 million plus
interest at March 31, 2008. In November 2007, the primary subcontractor on the
project filed a complaint for foreclosure of its mechanic’s lien of $19 million
plus interest against AERG in the Circuit Court of Fulton County, Illinois. AERG
believes it has paid the general contractor the amount due in full (less a
contract-allowed holdback of $4 million), and since this arose out of a contract
dispute between the general contractor and the primary subcontractor, AERG is
currently considering its potential remedies against the general contractor. In
February 2008, AERG filed its answer in the lawsuit denying the validity of the
liens. At this time, we are unable
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to
predict the impact of these liens and lawsuit on CILCO’s or AERG’s future
results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.
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 March 31, 2008,
the average number of parties was 65.
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
January 1, 2008, through March 31, 2008, eight additional asbestos-related
lawsuits were filed against UE, CIPS, CILCO and IP, mostly in the Circuit Court
of Madison County, Illinois. Three lawsuits were settled and nine lawsuits were
dismissed. The following table presents the status as of March 31, 2008, 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
|
357
|
32
|
198
|
151
|
2
|
50
|
172
|
Settled
|
126
|
-
|
67
|
56
|
-
|
19
|
64
|
Dismissed
|
160
|
29
|
105
|
58
|
2
|
17
|
78
|
Pending
|
71
|
3
|
26
|
37
|
-
|
14
|
30
|
(a)
|
Totals
do not equal to the sum of the subsidiary unit lawsuits because some of
the lawsuits name multiple Ameren entities as
defendants.
|
As of
March 31, 2008, ten 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. 90% of cash expenditures in excess of the amount
included in base electric rates are recovered by IP from a trust fund
established by IP and financed with contributions of $10 million each by Ameren
and Dynegy. At March 31, 2008, the trust fund balance was $23 million, including
accumulated interest.
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
10 – 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
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2024. UE
intends to submit a license extension application with the NRC to extend its
Callaway nuclear plant’s operating license to 2044. 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 2007,
2006 and 2005. 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 and filed on
September 1, 2008. 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. It 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 or regulatory liability, as
appropriate.
NOTE
11 – 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 months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, is shown below for the
Ameren Companies:
Three
Months
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Ameren:(a)
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 138 | $ | 123 | |||
Unrealized
net (loss) on derivative hedging instruments, net of taxes (benefit) of
$(36) and $(15), respectively
|
(63 | ) | (28 | ) | |||
Reclassification
adjustments for derivative (gain) loss included in net income, net of
taxes (benefit) of $(3) and $7, respectively
|
6 | (13 | ) | ||||
Adjustment
to pension and benefit obligation, net of taxes (benefit) of $(2) and
$(1), respectively
|
2 | 2 | |||||
Total comprehensive income, net
of
taxes
|
$ | 83 | $ | 84 | |||
UE:
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 64 | $ | 33 | |||
Unrealized
net (loss) on derivative hedging instruments, net of taxes (benefit) of
$(7) and $(3), respectively
|
(11 | ) | (5 | ) | |||
Reclassification
adjustments for derivative (gain) loss included in net income, net of
taxes (benefit) of $(1) and $2, respectively
|
1 | (3 | ) | ||||
Total comprehensive income, net
of taxes
|
$ | 54 | $ | 25 | |||
CIPS:
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 3 | $ | 12 | |||
Unrealized
net gain on derivative hedging instruments, net of taxes of $- and $-,
respectively
|
- | 1 | |||||
Total comprehensive income, net
of
taxes
|
$ | 3 | $ | 13 | |||
Genco:
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 46 | $ | 43 | |||
Unrealized
net (loss) on derivative hedging instruments, net of taxes (benefit) of
$(4) and $(1), respectively
|
(6 | ) | (2 | ) | |||
Adjustment
to pension and benefit obligation, net of taxes (benefit) of $(2) and $-,
respectively
|
3 | 1 | |||||
Total
comprehensive income, net of taxes
|
$ | 43 | $ | 42 | |||
CILCORP:
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 20 | $ | 21 | |||
Unrealized
net gain on derivative hedging instruments, net of taxes of $- and $2,
respectively
|
- | 3 | |||||
Reclassification
adjustments for derivative (gain) included in net income, net of taxes of
$1 and $2, respectively
|
(1 | ) | (3 | ) | |||
Adjustment
to pension and benefit obligation, net of taxes (benefit) of $(1) and $-,
respectively
|
- | 1 | |||||
Total comprehensive income, net
of
taxes
|
$ | 19 | $ | 22 | |||
CILCO:
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 26 | $ | 27 | |||
Unrealized
net gain on derivative hedging instruments, net of taxes of $- and $2,
respectively
|
- | 3 | |||||
Reclassification
adjustments for derivative (gain) included in net income, net of taxes of
$- and $2, respectively
|
- | (3 | ) | ||||
Total
comprehensive income, net of taxes
|
$ | 26 | $ | 27 | |||
IP:
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 3 | $ | 15 | |||
Total comprehensive income, net
of
taxes
|
$ | 3 | $ | 15 |
(a)
|
Includes
amounts for Ameren registrant and nonregistrant subsidiaries and
intercompany eliminations.
|
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NOTE
12 – RETIREMENT BENEFITS
Ameren's
pension plans are funded in compliance with income tax regulations and federal
funding requirements. 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. Ameren expects to fund its pension plans at a level equal to the
pension expense. Based on Ameren's assumptions at December 31, 2007, and
reflecting this pension funding policy, Ameren expects annual contributions
of $40 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. Our policy for postretirement benefits is primarily to
fund the Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association trusts to match the annual
postretirement expense.
The
following table presents the components of the net periodic benefit cost for our
pension and postretirement benefit plans for the three months ended March 31,
2008 and 2007:
Pension
Benefits(a)
|
Postretirement
Benefits(a)
|
|||||||||||||||
Three
Months
|
Three
Months
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Service
cost
|
$ | 15 | $ | 16 | $ | 5 | $ | 6 | ||||||||
Interest
cost
|
47 | 45 | 19 | 19 | ||||||||||||
Expected
return on plan assets
|
(53 | ) | (52 | ) | (14 | ) | (13 | ) | ||||||||
Amortization
of:
|
||||||||||||||||
Transition
obligation
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Prior service cost
(benefit)
|
3 | 3 | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | ||||||||||
Actuarial
loss
|
1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||
Net
periodic benefit cost
|
$ | 13 | $ | 18 | $ | 12 | $ | 17 |
(a)
|
Includes
amounts for Ameren registrant and nonregistrant
subsidiaries.
|
UE, CIPS,
Genco, CILCORP, CILCO and IP 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 months ended March 31, 2008 and
2007:
Pension
Costs
|
Postretirement
Costs
|
|||||||||||||||
Three
Months
|
Three
Months
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Ameren(a)
|
$ | 13 | $ | 18 | $ | 12 | $ | 17 | ||||||||
UE
|
9 | 10 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||
CIPS
|
2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Genco
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
CILCORP
|
- | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
IP
|
1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
(a)
|
Includes
amounts for Ameren registrant and nonregistrant
subsidiaries.
|
NOTE
13 – 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. UE’s interest in EEI was transferred to Resources
Company on February 29, 2008. 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 consists
primarily of the operations or activities of Genco, the CILCORP parent company,
AERG, EEI, and Marketing Company. The category called Other primarily includes
Ameren parent company activities and the leasing activities of CILCORP, AERG,
Resources Company, and CIPSCO Investment Company. CIPSCO Investment Company was
eliminated on March 31, 2008, through an internal reorganization.
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
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business of AERG. For CILCORP and
CILCO, Other comprises parent company activity and minor activities not reported
in the Illinois Regulated or Non-rate-regulated Generation segments for
CILCORP.
The
following table presents information about the reported revenues and specified
items included in net income of Ameren for the three months ended March 31, 2008
and 2007, and total assets as of March 31, 2008 and December 31,
2007.
Three
Months
|
Missouri
Regulated
|
Illinois
Regulated
|
Non-rate-regulated
Generation
|
Other
|
Intersegment
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||||||
2008:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
External
revenues
|
$ | 715 | $ | 1,046 | $ | 316 | $ | 2 | $ | - | $ | 2,079 | |||||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
9 | 11 | 132 | 4 | (156 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)(a)
|
52 | 16 | 78 | (8 | ) | - | 138 | ||||||||||||||||
2007:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
External
revenues
|
$ | 638 | $ | 1,059 | $ | 318 | $ | 9 | $ | - | $ | 2,024 | |||||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
12 | 7 | 133 | 10 | (162 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Net
income(a)
|
18 | 33 | 70 | 2 | - | 123 | |||||||||||||||||
As
of March 31, 2008:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 10,762 | $ | 6,333 | $ | 4,184 | $ | 897 | $ | (1,418 | ) | $ | 20,758 | ||||||||||
As
of December 31, 2007:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 10,852 | $ | 6,385 | $ | 4,027 | $ | 965 | $ | (1,501 | ) | $ | 20,728 |
(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 specified
items included in net income of UE for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and
2007, and total assets as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.
Three
Months
|
Missouri
Regulated
|
Other
(a)
|
Consolidated
UE
|
||||||||
2008:
|
|||||||||||
Revenues
|
$ | 724 | $ | - | $ | 724 | |||||
Net
income(b)
|
52 | 11 | 63 | ||||||||
2007:
|
|||||||||||
Revenues
|
$ | 650 | $ | - | $ | 650 | |||||
Net
income(b)
|
18 | 14 | 32 | ||||||||
As
of March 31, 2008:
|
|||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 10,762 | $ | - | $ | 10,762 | |||||
As
of December 31, 2007:
|
|||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 10,852 | $ | 51 | $ | 10,903 |
(a)
|
Included
40% interest in EEI through February 29,
2008.
|
(b) Represents
net income available to the common shareholder (Ameren).
The
following table presents information about the reported revenues and specified
items included in net income of CILCORP for the three months ended March 31,
2008 and 2007, and total assets as of March 31, 2008 and December 31,
2007.
Three
Months
|
Illinois
Regulated
|
Non-rate-regulated
Generation
|
CILCORP
Other
|
Intersegment
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
CILCORP
|
||||||||||||||
2008:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
External
revenues
|
$ | 266 | $ | 79 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 345 | |||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
- | 1 | - | (1 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net
income(a)
|
12 | 8 | - | - | 20 | ||||||||||||||
2007:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
External
revenues
|
$ | 239 | $ | 76 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 315 | |||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
- | 1 | - | (1 | ) | - | |||||||||||||
Net
income(a)
|
8 | 13 | - | - | 21 | ||||||||||||||
As
of March 31, 2008:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Total
assets(b)
|
$ | 1,200 | $ | 1,502 | $ | 2 | $ | (191 | ) | $ | 2,513 | ||||||||
As
of December 31, 2007:
|
- | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
assets(b)
|
$ | 1,202 | $ | 1,455 | $ | 1 | $ | (199 | ) | $ | 2,459 |
(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).
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The
following table presents information about the reported revenues and specified
items included in net income of CILCO for the three months ended March 31, 2008
and 2007, and total assets as of March 31, 2008 and December 31,
2007.
Three
Months
|
Illinois
Regulated
|
Non-rate-regulated
Generation
|
CILCO
Other
|
Intersegment
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
CILCO
|
||||||||||||||
2008:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
External
revenues
|
$ | 266 | $ | 79 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 345 | |||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
- | 1 | - | (1 | ) | – | |||||||||||||
Net
income(a)
|
12 | 14 | - | - | 26 | ||||||||||||||
2007:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
External
revenues
|
$ | 239 | $ | 76 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 315 | |||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
- | 1 | - | (1 | ) | - | |||||||||||||
Net
income(a)
|
8 | 19 | - | - | 27 | ||||||||||||||
As
of March 31, 2008:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 1,011 | $ | 919 | $ | - | $ | (1 | ) | $ | 1,929 | ||||||||
As
of December 31, 2007:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 1,012 | $ | 859 | $ | - | $ | (9 | ) | $ | 1,862 |
(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 first quarter of 2008 exceeded its earnings in the 2007
comparable period principally because of the net impact of the following
items:
·
|
Severe
ice storms reduced Ameren’s first quarter 2007 net income by $18
million.
|
·
|
A
FERC order that resettled costs among market participants, retroactive to
2005, reduced Ameren’s first quarter 2007 net income by $10
million.
|
·
|
The
net costs associated with the Illinois electric settlement agreement
reduced Ameren net income by $6 million in the first quarter of
2008, while the reversal of a 2006 charge related to funding commitments
for the Illinois Customer Elect electric rate increase phase-in plan
benefited first quarter 2007 net income by $10
million.
|
·
|
Net
mark-to-market gains from nonqualifying hedges increased Ameren’s first
quarter 2008 net income by $10 million, as compared to
losses of $4 million in the first quarter of
2007.
|
Excluding
these items, Ameren’s earnings in the first quarter of 2008 were below its
earnings in the same period in 2007 principally because of higher fuel prices,
increased distribution system reliability spending and the impact of electric
rate redesign in Illinois. In late 2007, the ICC authorized redesigned electric
rates to reduce seasonal fluctuations for residential customers who use
electricity to heat their homes. The effect of these redesigned rates will shift
some revenues from winter to summer months with no impact on
full-year earnings. The earnings impact of these unfavorable items was
reduced by, among other things, improved generation levels, higher power sales
prices, the impact of colder weather on natural gas and power demand, and the
benefit of the 2007 Missouri electric and natural gas rate orders.
Rising
costs, coupled with significant levels of investment in Ameren’s Illinois and
Missouri regulated business segments, continued to negatively impact the
earnings of these segments. This is because current utility rate levels are not
sufficient to recover costs and provide reasonable returns. To address this
issue, rate adjustment requests have been filed by all of Ameren’s utilities. In
November 2007, electric and gas delivery service rate adjustment requests were
filed in Illinois for CIPS, CILCO and IP, which, as amended, requested a total
annual increase in revenues of $220 million in the aggregate. In April 2008, a
$251 million electric rate increase request was filed in Missouri by UE. These
cases are progressing, and final decisions are expected by the end of September
2008 for the Illinois rate cases and by March 2009 for the Missouri rate case.
Achieving constructive regulatory outcomes in these cases is critical to UE's,
CIPS', CILCO's and IP’s ability to invest in their energy infrastructure in
order to meet customers’ expectations and deliver safe reliable
service.
Since the
beginning of 2008, UE, Genco, and IP have been very active in the capital
markets as nearly $900 million of debt has been issued to refinance outstanding
insured auction-rate tax-exempt bonds and short-term debt as well as to
fund construction programs. Early this year the insured auction-rate tax-exempt
securities market effectively collapsed. UE and the Ameren Illinois Utilities
moved quickly to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals to refinance $621
million of their $828 million insured auction-rate tax-exempt debt
outstanding at March 31, 2008. The remaining
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$207
million of auction-rate securities currently have reasonable interest rates in
the event of a related auction failure.
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 are separate, independent legal entities
with separate businesses, assets and liabilities. These subsidiaries 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.
|
·
|
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.
The vast majority of Ameren’s revenues are subject to state or federal
regulation. This regulation has a material impact on the price we charge for our
services. Non-rate-regulated Generation sales are also 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 a fuel and
purchased power cost recovery mechanism 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 rate cases and the Illinois electric settlement agreement. 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 increased to $138 million, or 66 cents per share, in the first
quarter of 2008 from $123 million, or 59 cents per share, in the first
quarter of 2007. Net income increased in the Missouri Regulated and
Non-rate-regulated Generation segments by $34 million and $8 million,
respectively, in the first three months of 2008 compared to the prior-year
period, while net income in the Illinois Regulated segment decreased by $17
million from the same period in 2007.
Earnings
were favorably impacted in the first quarter of 2008 as compared with the same
period in 2007 by:
·
|
increased
plant availability and margins on interchange sales in the Missouri
Regulated segment;
|
·
|
increased
plant availability in the Non-rate-regulated Generation
segment;
|
·
|
the
absence of costs in 2008 that were incurred in January 2007 associated
with electric outages caused by a severe ice storm (9 cents per
share);
|
·
|
net
mark-to-market gains on energy and fuel-related transactions (7 cents per
share);
|
·
|
higher
electric rates, lower depreciation expense and decreased income tax
expense in the Missouri Regulated segment pursuant to the MoPSC electric
rate order for UE issued in May 2007 (6 cents per
share);
|
·
|
the
absence of costs in 2008 that were incurred in 2007 as a result of a March
2007 FERC order that resettled costs among market participants retroactive
to 2005 (5 cents per share);
and
|
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·
|
favorable
weather conditions (estimated at 3 cents per
share).
|
Earnings
were negatively impacted in the first quarter of 2008 as compared with the same
period in 2007 by:
·
|
higher
fuel and related transportation prices (9 cents per
share);
|
·
|
increased
distribution system reliability expenditures (6 cents per
share);
|
·
|
the
absence in 2008 of the reversal, recorded in 2007, of the Illinois
Customer Elect electric rate increase phase-in plan accrual (5 cents per
share);
|
·
|
the
implementation of new seasonal delivery service tariffs at the Ameren
Illinois Utilities, which will have no impact on total annual revenues (5
cents per share); and
|
·
|
electric
rate relief and customer assistance programs provided to certain Ameren
Illinois Utilities electric customers under the Illinois electric
settlement agreement (3 cents per
share).
|
The cents
per share information presented above is based on average shares outstanding in
the first quarter of 2007.
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 months ended March 31, 2008 and
2007:
Three
Months
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Net
income:
|
|||||||
UE(a)
|
$ | 63 | $ | 32 | |||
CIPS
|
2 | 11 | |||||
Genco
|
46 | 43 | |||||
CILCORP
|
20 | 21 | |||||
IP
|
2 | 14 | |||||
Other(b)
|
5 | 2 | |||||
Ameren
net income
|
$ | 138 | $ | 123 |
(a)
|
Includes
earnings from a non-rate-regulated 40% interest in EEI through February
29, 2008.
|
(b)
|
Includes
earnings from non-rate-regulated operations and an 80% interest in EEI
held by Resources Company since February 29, 2008, as well as corporate
general and administrative expenses, and intercompany eliminations. Prior
to February 29, 2008, included a 40% interest in EEI held by Development
Company, as well as corporate general and administrative expenses and
intercompany eliminations.
|
Below is
a table of income statement components by segment for the three months ended
March 31, 2008 and 2007:
Missouri
Regulated
|
Illinois
Regulated
|
Non-rate-regulated
Generation
|
Other
/ Intersegment
Eliminations
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
Three
Months 2008:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Electric
margin
|
$ | 441 | $ | 178 | $ | 272 | $ | (13 | ) | $ | 878 | ||||||||
Gas
margin
|
28 | 126 | - | (1 | ) | 153 | |||||||||||||
Other
operations and
maintenance
|
(217 | ) | (143 | ) | (78 | ) | 15 | (423 | ) | ||||||||||
Depreciation
and
amortization
|
(81 | ) | (60 | ) | (28 | ) | (7 | ) | (176 | ) | |||||||||
Taxes
other than income
taxes
|
(60 | ) | (43 | ) | (8 | ) | (2 | ) | (113 | ) | |||||||||
Other
income
|
12 | 4 | 1 | - | 17 | ||||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(41 | ) | (35 | ) | (21 | ) | (3 | ) | (100 | ) | |||||||||
Income
taxes
|
(29 | ) | (9 | ) | (52 | ) | 3 | (87 | ) | ||||||||||
Minority
interest and preferred dividends
|
(1 | ) | (2 | ) | (8 | ) | - | (11 | ) | ||||||||||
Net
income
(loss)
|
$ | 52 | $ | 16 | $ | 78 | $ | (8 | ) | $ | 138 | ||||||||
Three
Months 2007:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Electric
margin
|
$ | 408 | $ | 179 | $ | 250 | $ | (10 | ) | $ | 827 | ||||||||
Gas
margin
|
27 | 115 | - | (2 | ) | 140 | |||||||||||||
Other
revenues
|
1 | 2 | - | (3 | ) | - | |||||||||||||
Other
operations and
maintenance
|
(223 | ) | (121 | ) | (68 | ) | 23 | (389 | ) | ||||||||||
Depreciation
and
amortization
|
(87 | ) | (60 | ) | (27 | ) | (9 | ) | (183 | ) | |||||||||
Taxes
other than income
taxes
|
(57 | ) | (36 | ) | (8 | ) | (1 | ) | (102 | ) | |||||||||
Other
income and
(expenses)
|
9 | 3 | 1 | (2 | ) | 11 | |||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(48 | ) | (29 | ) | (25 | ) | 2 | (100 | ) | ||||||||||
Income
taxes
|
(11 | ) | (18 | ) | (46 | ) | 4 | (71 | ) | ||||||||||
Minority
interest and preferred dividends
|
(1 | ) | (2 | ) | (7 | ) | - | (10 | ) | ||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 18 | $ | 33 | $ | 70 | $ | 2 | $ | 123 |
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Margins
The
following table presents the favorable (unfavorable) variations in the
registrants’ electric and gas margins for the three months ended March 31, 2008,
compared with the same period in 2007. 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 (estimate)
|
$ | 4 | $ | 1 | $ | 1 | $ | - | $ | 1 | $ | 1 | $ | 1 | |||||||||||||
UE
electric rate increase
|
9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interchange
revenues, excluding estimated
weather
impact of $(3) million
|
32 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois
electric settlement agreement - net
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
of
reimbursement
|
(11 | ) | - | (2 | ) | (4 | ) | (3 | ) | (3 | ) | (2 | ) | ||||||||||||||
FERC-ordered
MISO resettlements –
March
2007
|
(13 | ) | - | - | (8 | ) | (4 | ) | (4 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Illinois
rate redesign
|
(38 | ) | - | (14 | ) | - | (6 | ) | (6 | ) | (18 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net
mark-to-market gains on energy
contracts
|
12 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Growth
and other
|
9 | 22 | (16 | ) | - | 26 | 26 | (15 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
electric revenue change
|
$ | 4 | $ | 68 | $ | (31 | ) | $ | (12 | ) | $ | 14 | $ | 14 | $ | (34 | ) | ||||||||||
Fuel
and purchased power change:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fuel:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Generation
and other
|
$ | (19 | ) | $ | (8 | ) | $ | - | $ | (4 | ) | $ | (5 | ) | $ | (5 | ) | $ | - | ||||||||
Emission
allowance sales (costs)
|
- | (2 | ) | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Net
mark-to-market gains on fuel
contracts
|
11 | 6 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Price
|
(31 | ) | (18 | ) | - | (9 | ) | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||
Purchased
power
|
33 | (26 | ) | 13 | 21 | (8 | ) | (8 | ) | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
Illinois
rate redesign
|
21 | - | 8 | - | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
FERC-ordered
MISO resettlements –
March
2007
|
32 | 13 | 4 | - | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total
fuel and purchased power change
|
$ | 47 | $ | (35 | ) | $ | 25 | $ | 14 | $ | (7 | ) | $ | (7 | ) | $ | 32 | ||||||||||
Net
change in electric margins
|
$ | 51 | $ | 33 | $ | (6 | ) | $ | 2 | $ | 7 | $ | 7 | $ | (2 | ) | |||||||||||
Net
change in gas margins
|
$ | 13 | $ | 1 | $ | 3 | $ | - | $ | 4 | $ | 4 | $ | 3 |
(a)
|
Includes
amounts for Ameren registrant and nonregistrant subsidiaries and
intercompany eliminations.
|
Ameren
Ameren’s
electric margin increased by $51 million, or 6%, for the three months ended
March 31, 2008, compared with the same period in 2007. The following items had a
favorable impact on electric margin for the first quarter of 2008 as compared to
the year-ago period:
·
|
Net
mark-to-market gains of $23 million on energy and fuel-related
transactions.
|
·
|
An
increase in margin on interchange sales of $22 million due to a 12%
increase in average sales prices and a 13% increase in sales volume
supported by increased hydroelectric generation due to improved water
levels.
|
·
|
Increased
plant availability, primarily in the Non-rate-regulated Generation
segment. Ameren’s baseload nuclear and coal-fired generating plants’
average capacity and equivalent availability factors were approximately
82% and 88%, respectively, in the first quarter
of 2008 compared with 79% and 86%, respectively, in the first quarter of
2007.
|
·
|
Reduced
net MISO purchased power costs of $19 million due to the absence of the
March 2007 FERC order that resettled costs in 2007 among market
participants retroactive to 2005.
|
·
|
Other
MISO purchased power costs, excluding the effect of the March 2007 FERC
order, declined $16 million.
|
·
|
UE’s
electric rate increase that went into effect June 4, 2007, which increased
electric margin by an estimated $9
million.
|
·
|
Growth
and other, including the effect of the 2008 leap year
day.
|
The
following items had an unfavorable impact on electric margin for the first
quarter of 2008 as compared to the year-ago period:
·
|
A
13% increase in fuel
prices.
|
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·
|
The
implementation of new seasonal delivery service tariffs at the Ameren
Illinois Utilities, effective January 2, 2008, decreased electric margin
by $17 million.
|
·
|
The
Illinois electric settlement agreement, which reduced electric margin by
$11 million.
|
Ameren’s
gas margin increased by $13 million, or 9%, for the three months ended March 31,
2008, compared with the same period in 2007 due primarily to favorable weather
conditions as evidenced by an 11% increase in heating degree-days.
Missouri
Regulated
UE
UE’s
electric margin increased $33 million, or 8%, for the three months ended March
31, 2008, compared with the same period in 2007. The following items had a
favorable impact on electric margin for the first quarter of 2008 as compared to
the year-ago period:
·
|
An
increase in margin on interchange sales of $22 million due to a 12%
increase in average sales prices and a 13% increase in sales volume
supported by increased hydroelectric generation due to improved water
levels.
|
·
|
Reduced
MISO purchased power costs of $13 million due to the absence of the March
2007 FERC order.
|
·
|
Net
mark-to-market gains of $10 million on energy and fuel-related
transactions.
|
·
|
The
electric rate increase that went into effect June 4, 2007, which increased
electric margin by an estimated $9
million.
|
·
|
Growth
and other, including the effect of the 2008 leap year
day.
|
The
following items had an unfavorable impact on electric margin for the three
months ended March 31, 2008, as compared to the year-ago period:
·
|
A
14% increase in fuel prices.
|
·
|
Higher
purchased power prices of $7
million.
|
·
|
Reduced
emission allowance sales of $2
million.
|
UE’s gas
margin increased by $1 million, or 4%, for the three months ended March 31,
2008, compared with the same period in 2007 due to the gas rate increase that
went into effect in April 2007 and favorable weather conditions as evidenced by
a 10% increase in heating-degree days.
Illinois
Regulated
Illinois Regulated’s electric margin
decreased by $1 million, or 1%, for the three months ended March 31, 2008,
compared with the same period in 2007. Illinois Regulated’s gas margin increased
by $11 million, or 10%, in the first quarter of 2008, compared with the same
period in 2007.
CIPS
CIPS’
electric margin decreased by $6 million, or 10%, for the three months ended
March 31, 2008, compared with the same period in 2007. The following items had
an unfavorable impact on electric margin for the first quarter of 2008 as
compared to the year-ago period:
·
|
The
implementation of new seasonal delivery service tariffs decreased electric
margin by $6 million.
|
·
|
The
Illinois electric settlement agreement, which reduced electric margin by
$2 million.
|
These
unfavorable variances were partially offset by reduced MISO purchased power
costs of $4 million due to the absence of the March 2007 FERC
order.
CIPS’ gas
margin increased by $3 million, or 11%, for the three months ended March 31,
2008, compared with the same period in 2007 primarily because of favorable
weather conditions as evidenced by a 10% increase in heating
degree-days.
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 months ended
March 31, 2008, as compared with the same period in 2007:
Three
Months
|
||||
CILCO
(Illinois Regulated)
|
$ | 7 | ||
CILCO
(AERG)
|
-
|
|||
Total
change in electric margin
|
$ | 7 |
CILCO’s
(Illinois Regulated) electric margin increased by $7 million, or 24%, for the
three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to the same period in 2007 primarily
as a result of reduced MISO purchased power costs of $3 million due to the
absence of the March 2007 FERC order.
The
following items had an unfavorable impact on electric margin for the first
quarter of 2008 as compared to the year-ago period:
·
|
The
implementation of new seasonal delivery service tariffs decreased electric
margin by $3 million.
|
·
|
The
Illinois electric settlement agreement, which reduced electric margin by
$1 million.
|
See Non-rate-regulated Generation
below for an explanation of CILCO’s (AERG) change in electric margin for the
three months ended March 31, 2008, as compared with the same period in
2007.
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CILCO’s
(Illinois Regulated) gas margin increased by $5 million, or
15%, for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared with the same period in
2007 because of favorable weather conditions as evidenced by an 8% increase in
heating degree-days and increased growth.
IP
IP’s
electric margin decreased by $2 million, or 2%, for the three months ended March
31, 2008, compared with the same period in 2007. The following items had an
unfavorable impact on electric margin for the first quarter of 2007 as compared
to the year-ago period:
·
|
The
implementation of new seasonal delivery service tariffs decreased electric
margin by $8 million.
|
·
|
The
Illinois electric settlement agreement, which reduced electric margin by
$2 million.
|
These unfavorable variances were
partially offset by reduced MISO purchased power costs of $12 million due to the
absence of the March 2007 FERC order.
IP’s gas
margin increased by $3 million, or 5%, for the three months ended March 31,
2008, compared with the same period in 2007 primarily because of favorable
weather conditions as evidenced by a 13% increase in heating
degree-days.
Non-rate-regulated
Generation
Non-rate-regulated Generation’s
electric margin increased by $22 million, or 9%, for the three months ended
March 31, 2008, compared with the same period in 2007.
Genco
Genco’s electric margin increased by
$2 million, or 1%, for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared with the
same period in 2007. The following items had a favorable impact on electric
margin for the first quarter of 2008 as compared to the year-ago
period:
·
|
Increased
plant availability. Genco’s baseload coal-fired generating plants’ average
capacity and equivalent availability factors were 79% and 86%,
respectively, in the first quarter of 2008 compared with 73% and 81%,
respectively, in the first quarter of
2007.
|
·
|
MISO
purchased power costs decreased $3
million.
|
·
|
Replacement
power cost insurance recoveries of $6
million.
|
·
|
Net
mark-to-market gains of $5 million on fuel-related
transactions.
|
The
following items had an unfavorable impact on electric margin for the first
quarter of 2008 as compared to the year-ago period:
·
|
A
9% increase in fuel
prices.
|
·
|
Reduced
MISO-related revenues of $8 million due to the absence of the March 2007
FERC order.
|
·
|
The
Illinois electric settlement agreement, which reduced electric margin by
$4 million.
|
CILCO (AERG)
For the
three months ended March 31, 2008, AERG’s electric margin was comparable with
the same period in 2007. The following items had an unfavorable impact on
electric margin
for the first quarter of 2008 as compared with the year-ago period:
·
|
A
10% increase in coal prices together with greater oil consumption during
plant startups.
|
·
|
Reduced
MISO-related revenues of $4 million due to the absence of the March 2007
FERC order.
|
·
|
The
Illinois electric settlement agreement, which reduced electric margin by
$2 million.
|
The following items had a favorable
impact on electric margin for the first quarter of 2008 as compared to the
year-ago period:
·
|
Increased
plant availability. AERG’s baseload coal-fired generating plants’ average
capacity and equivalent availability factors were 72% and 77%,
respectively, in the first quarter of 2008 compared with 62% and 70%,
respectively, in the first quarter of
2007.
|
·
|
Emission
allowance expenses decreased $1
million.
|
·
|
Net
mark-to-market gains of $1 million on fuel-related
transactions.
|
EEI
EEI’s electric margin increased by
$11 million, or 16%, for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared with
the same period in 2007 primarily because of a 17% increase in the market price
of power realized by EEI.
The
following items had an unfavorable impact on electric margin for the first
quarter of 2008 as compared with the year-ago period:
·
|
An
8% increase in fuel prices.
|
·
|
Decreased
plant availability. EEI’s baseload coal-fired generating plant’s average
capacity and equivalent availability factors were both 90% in the first
quarter 2008 compared with 93% in the first quarter
2007.
|
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Marketing
Company
An
increase in nonaffiliated net mark-to-market energy-related gains of $8 million
at Marketing Company for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared with
the first quarter of 2007 also contributed to Non-rate-regulated Generation’s
higher electric margin.
Operating
Expenses and Other Statement of Income Items
Other
Operations and Maintenance
Ameren
Other operations and maintenance
expenses increased $34 million in the first quarter of 2008 compared with the
first quarter of 2007, primarily because of higher distribution system
reliability expenditures of $12 million, increased plant maintenance
expenditures of $5 million, due to outages at coal-fired plants, higher labor
costs of $5 million, and increased bad debt expense. Additionally, in the first
quarter of 2007, a $15 million accrual established in 2006 for contributions to
assist customers through the Illinois Customer Elect electric rate increase
phase-in plan was reversed due to the termination of the plan, with no similar
item in the first quarter of 2008. This plan was replaced with the Illinois
electric settlement agreement in August 2007.
The
decreased impact of ice storms in the first quarter of 2008, as compared with
the same period in 2007, reduced the effect of these unfavorable items. In
January 2007, we experienced a severe ice storm in UE’s and CIPS’ service
territories resulting in system repair expenditures of $28 million, as
compared with $10 million in expenditures for minor storms in the first quarter
of 2008, primarily in CIPS’ service territory.
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 months ended March
31, 2008, compared with the same period in 2007 were as follows:
Missouri
Regulated
UE
UE’s other operations and maintenance
expenses decreased $7 million in the first quarter of 2008 compared with the
first quarter of 2007, primarily because of the decreased impact of ice storms
in the first quarter of 2008 as compared with the same period in 2007. Storm
repair expenditures in the first quarter of 2008 were $4 million as compared
with repair expenditures of $25 million in the first quarter of 2007. Reducing
the benefit of decreased storm expenditures were increased distribution system
reliability expenditures of $6 million and higher labor and employee
benefit costs in the first quarter of 2008.
Illinois
Regulated
Other
operations and maintenance expenses increased $22 million in the Illinois
Regulated segment in the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared with the
same period in 2007.
CIPS
Other
operations and maintenance expenses increased $7 million in the first quarter of
2008 compared with the same period in 2007. The increase was primarily because
of the reversal in the first quarter of 2007 of an accrual of $4 million
established in 2006 for contributions to assist customers through the Illinois
Customer Elect electric rate increase phase-in plan, with no similar item in the
first quarter of 2008. Storm repair expenditures in the first quarter of 2008
exceeded
the cost of storm repairs in the prior-year quarter by $2 million.
CILCO
(Illinois Regulated)
Other
operations and maintenance expenses increased $3 million in the first quarter of
2008 compared with the same period in 2007. In the first quarter of 2007, CILCO
(Illinois Regulated) reversed a $3 million accrual established in 2006 for the
Illinois Customer Elect electric rate increase phase-in plan contributions, with
no similar item in the first quarter of 2008. Additionally, bad debt
expense increased in the first quarter of 2008 compared with the same
period in the prior year.
IP
Other
operations and maintenance expenses increased $12 million in the first quarter
of 2008 compared with the same period in 2007. The increase was primarily
because of the reversal in the first quarter of 2007 of an accrual of $8 million
established in 2006 for contributions to assist customers through the Illinois
Customer Elect electric rate increase phase-in plan, with no similar item in the
first quarter of 2008. Additionally, distribution system reliability
expenditures increased $5 million and bad debt expense increased $2 million
over the prior-year quarter.
Non-rate-regulated
Generation
Other
operations and maintenance expenses increased $10 million in the
Non-rate-regulated Generation segment in the three months ended March 31, 2008,
compared with the same period in 2007.
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Genco and
CILCO (AERG)
Other
operations and maintenance expenses increased $6 million at Genco and $4 million
at CILCO (AERG) in the first quarter of 2008 as compared with the first quarter
of 2007, primarily because of higher plant maintenance costs due to scheduled
outages.
CILCORP
(Parent Company Only) and EEI
Other
operations and maintenance expenses were comparable between
periods.
Depreciation
and Amortization
Ameren
Ameren’s
depreciation and amortization expenses decreased $7 million in the three months
ended March 31, 2008, compared with the same period in 2007, primarily because
of changes in the useful lives of UE’s plants as discussed below. Increased
capital additions over the past year reduced the benefit of this
item.
Variations
in depreciation and amortization expenses in Ameren’s, CILCORP’s and CILCO’s
business segments and for the Ameren Companies for the three months ended March
31, 2008, compared with the same period in 2007 were as follows:
Missouri
Regulated
UE
Depreciation and amortization
expenses decreased $6 million between periods primarily because of the
extension of UE’s nuclear and coal-fired plants’ useful lives for purposes of
calculating depreciation expense in connection with a MoPSC electric rate order
effective June 2007. Reducing the benefit of this item was an increase in
capital additions over the past year.
Illinois
Regulated
Depreciation
and amortization expenses were comparable in the three months ended March 31,
2008, with the same period in 2007 in the Illinois Regulated segment and for
CIPS, CILCO (Illinois Regulated) and IP.
Non-rate-regulated
Generation
Depreciation
and amortization expenses were comparable in the first quarter of 2008 with the
same period in 2007 in the Non-rate-regulated Generation segment and for CILCORP
(Parent Company Only) and EEI. Depreciation and amortization expenses decreased
$2 million at Genco in the first quarter of 2008 compared with the same period
in 2007 as a result of modified depreciation rates pursuant to a depreciation
study performed in September 2007. Depreciation and amortization expenses
increased $2 million at CILCO (AERG) between periods primarily because of
capital additions over the past year.
Taxes
Other Than Income Taxes
Ameren
Ameren’s taxes other than income
taxes increased $11 million in the first quarter of 2008 compared with the
first quarter of 2007, primarily because of higher gross receipts and property
taxes.
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 months ended March 31, 2008,
compared with the same period in 2007 were as follows:
Missouri
Regulated
UE
Taxes other than income taxes
increased $3 million at UE in the first quarter of 2008 compared with the first
quarter of 2007, primarily because of higher gross receipts taxes.
Illinois
Regulated
Taxes other than income taxes
increased $7 million in the Illinois Regulated segment for the three months
ended March 31, 2008, compared with the same period in 2007. Higher excise taxes
in the first quarter of 2008 resulted in increased taxes other than income taxes
at CIPS, CILCO (Illinois Regulated) and IP. Additionally, higher property taxes
of $2 million contributed to the increase at CIPS.
Non-rate-regulated
Generation
Taxes
other than income taxes were comparable in the three months ended March 31,
2008, with the same period in 2007 in the Non-rate-regulated Generation segment
and for Genco, CILCORP (Parent Company Only), CILCO (AERG) and EEI.
Other
Income and Expenses
Ameren
Miscellaneous income increased $5
million in the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared with the same period
in 2007, primarily because of an increase in allowance
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for funds
used during construction at UE. Miscellaneous expense was comparable between
periods.
Variations
in other income and expenses in Ameren’s, CILCORP’s and CILCO’s business
segments and for the Ameren Companies for the three months ended March 31, 2008,
compared with the same period in 2007 were as follows:
Missouri
Regulated
UE
Miscellaneous
income increased $4 million in the first quarter of 2008 over the first quarter
of 2007 primarily because of an increase in allowance for funds used during
construction. The increase resulted from higher rates and increased
construction-in-progress balances. Miscellaneous expense was comparable between
periods.
Illinois
Regulated
Other
income and expenses were comparable in the three months ended March 31, 2008,
with the same period in 2007, in the Illinois Regulated segment and for CIPS,
CILCO (Illinois Regulated), and IP.
Non-rate-regulated
Generation
Other
income and expenses were comparable in the three months ended March 31, 2008,
with the same period in 2007, in the Non-rate-regulated Generation segment and
for Genco, CILCORP (Parent Company Only), CILCO (AERG) and EEI.
Interest
Ameren
Interest
expense was comparable in the three months ended March 31, 2008, with the same
period in 2007. Increased short-term borrowings in the first quarter of 2008 and
prior-year debt issuances noted below resulted in higher interest expense in the
current-year period. Additionally, higher interest rates on auction-rate
environmental improvement and pollution control revenue bonds resulted in
increased interest expense in the first quarter of 2008 as compared with the
same period last year. See Insured Auction-Rate Tax-exempt Bonds under Part I,
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk of this
report. These increases were mitigated by the reversal of $11 million of
interest reserves for uncertain tax positions resulting from a federal tax
settlement in the first quarter of 2008.
Variations
in interest expense in Ameren’s, CILCORP’s and CILCO’s business segments and for
the Ameren Companies for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared with
the same period in 2007 were as follows:
Missouri
Regulated
UE
Interest
expense decreased $7 million primarily because of the reversal of $8 million of
interest reserves resulting from the federal tax settlement noted above.
Partially offsetting this decrease was interest expense on increased net
borrowings resulting from the issuance of $425 million senior secured notes in
June 2007, the proceeds of which were used to reduce short-term borrowings
between periods. Additionally, higher interest rates on auction-rate
environmental improvement and pollution control revenue bonds resulted in
increased interest expense.
Illinois
Regulated
Interest
expense increased $6 million in the Illinois Regulated segment and $8 million at
IP primarily because of increased short-term borrowings in the first quarter of
2008 compared with the year-ago period, higher interest rates on auction-rate
environmental improvement and pollution control revenue bonds, and the issuance
of $250 million of senior secured notes at IP in November 2007. Interest expense
at CIPS and CILCO (Illinois Regulated) was comparable between
periods.
Non-rate-regulated
Generation
Interest
expense decreased $4 million in the Non-rate-regulated Generation segment and $5
million at Genco primarily because of the federal tax settlement noted above and
reduced intercompany borrowings in the first quarter of 2008. Interest expense
was comparable in the three months ended March 31, 2008, with the same period in
2007 at CILCORP (Parent Company Only), CILCO (AERG) and EEI.
Income
Taxes
Ameren
Ameren’s effective tax rate increased
in the first quarter of 2008 as compared with the same period in
2007.
Variations
in effective tax rates for Ameren’s, CILCORP’s and CILCO’s business segments and
for the Ameren Companies for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared
with the same period in 2007 were as follows:
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Missouri
Regulated
UE
The
effective tax rate increased in the first quarter of 2008 as compared with the
same period in 2007, primarily because of lower reserves for uncertain tax
positions in 2007 compared with 2008, as well as decreased production activity
deductions in the first quarter of 2008 compared with the year-ago period on
higher pretax book income. Offsetting these unfavorable items was the
implementation of changes ordered by the MoPSC in UE’s 2007 electric rate order,
which reduced the unfavorable effect of the net amortization of property-related
regulatory assets and liabilities in the first three months of 2008 compared to
the first three months of 2007.
Illinois
Regulated
The
effective tax rate was comparable between the first quarter of 2008 and the
first quarter of 2007 in the Illinois Regulated segment. The
effective tax rate variations for the Illinois Regulated entities are detailed
below.
CIPS
The
effective tax rate decreased, primarily because of the increased impact of the
amortization of investment tax credit on lower pretax book income and lower
reserves for uncertain tax positions in the first quarter of 2008 compared with
the same period in 2007, offset by a lower permanent benefit for SFAS No. 106-2,
as it relates to Medicare Part D provisions.
CILCO
(Illinois Regulated)
The
effective tax rate increased, primarily because of a decrease in the permanent
benefit related to company-owned life insurance, a decrease in the favorable
effect of net amortization of property-related regulatory assets and
liabilities, and a decrease in the estimated benefit from state tax credits in
the first three months of 2008 compared to the first three months of
2007.
IP
The
effective tax rate was comparable between periods.
Non-rate-regulated
Generation
The
effective tax rate increased in the first quarter of 2008 in the
Non-rate-regulated Generation segment compared with the first quarter of 2007,
because of items detailed below.
Genco
The
effective tax rate was comparable between periods.
CILCO
(AERG)
The
effective tax rate increased, primarily because of federal return audit
adjustments recorded in the first quarter of 2008.
CILCORP (Parent Company
only)
The
effective tax rate increased in the first quarter of 2008 compared with the
year-ago period primarily because of a change in the permanent benefit for SFAS
No. 106-2, as it relates to Medicare Part D provisions.
EEI
The
effective tax rate increased in the first quarter of 2008 compared with the
year-ago period primarily because of decreased production activity deductions on
higher pretax book income.
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 rely on power sales
to Marketing Company, which sold power through the September 2006 Illinois power
procurement auction, and financial contracts that were part of the Illinois
electric settlement agreement. Marketing Company is also 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, credit facilities, money pool or other short-term borrowings
from affiliates or commercial paper 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 March 31, 2008, for
Ameren, UE, Genco, CILCORP, CILCO, and IP. The Ameren Companies may reduce their
short-term borrowings with cash from operations or discretionarily with
long-term borrowings, or in the case of Ameren subsidiaries, with equity
infusions from Ameren. The Ameren Companies will
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incur
significant capital expenditures over the next five years as they comply with
environmental regulations and make significant investments in their electric and
gas utility infrastructure to improve overall system reliability. Expenditures
not funded with operating cash flows are expected to be funded primarily 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, which among other things, will change the process for
power procurement in Illinois in the future and will affect future cash flows of
the Ameren Companies, except UE. The settlement resulted in customer refunds and
credits during the first quarter of 2008, and it will result in further credits
to customers through 2010. The Ameren Illinois Utilities will receive
reimbursement for most of these refunds and credits from Illinois power
generators, including Genco and AERG.
The
following table presents net cash provided by (used in) operating, investing and
financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and
2007:
Net
Cash Provided By
(Used
In) Operating Activities
|
Net
Cash Used In
Investing
Activities
|
Net
Cash Provided By
(Used
In) Financing Activities
|
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2008
|
2007
|
Variance
|
2008
|
2007
|
Variance
|
2008
|
2007
|
Variance
|
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Ameren(a)
|
$ | 326 | $ | 358 | $ | (32 | ) | $ | (527 | ) | $ | (386 | ) | $ | (141 | ) | $ | 32 | $ | 52 | $ | (20 | ) | |||||||||||||
UE
|
(31 | ) | (50 | ) | 19 | (324 | ) | (221 | ) | (103 | ) | 170 | 270 | (100 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
CIPS
|
55 | 10 | 45 | (22 | ) | (34 | ) | 12 | (41 | ) | 64 | (105 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Genco
|
79 | 69 | 10 | (60 | ) | (37 | ) | (23 | ) | (19 | ) | (32 | ) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
CILCORP
|
103 | 42 | 61 | (78 | ) | (1 | ) | (77 | ) | 11 | (18 | ) | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
CILCO
|
104 | 58 | 46 | (78 | ) | (1 | ) | (77 | ) | 10 | (35 | ) | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
IP
|
89 | 58 | 31 | (34 | ) | (62 | ) | 28 | (60 | ) | 47 | (107 | ) |
(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 three months of 2008, as compared with the
first three months of 2007 because of several factors. Payments, net of
insurance recoveries, related to the December 2005 Taum Sauk incident were $109
million in the first quarter of 2008 compared to $4 million in the first quarter
of 2007. In addition, the first quarter of 2008 was colder than the year-ago
period, which resulted in increased gas purchases and larger customer receivable
balances at March 31, 2008. Other factors that reduced cash flows from
operations included higher past-due accounts receivable, increased
under-recovery of the PGA, increased collateral postings, and increased payments
for income taxes and other taxes. Benefiting cash flows from operations compared
to the prior-year period was a larger reduction of natural gas inventories as a
result of higher natural gas sales. Cash flow from operations was also
positively affected in the first quarter of 2008 by
the Illinois electric settlement agreement, as reimbursements from generators
exceeded credits provided to customers by $21 million.
At UE, negative cash from operating
activities decreased in the first three months of 2008, compared with the first
three months of 2007. Positive effects on operating cash flows included an
increase in electric margins, as discussed in Results of Operations, and a
decrease in other operations and maintenance expenses, including reduced storm
repair expenditures, compared to the year-ago period. Partially offsetting this
benefit were payments, net of insurance recoveries, related to the December 2005
Taum Sauk incident of $109 million in the first quarter of 2008 compared
to $4 million in the first quarter of 2007. In addition, there were higher
past-due accounts receivable and increased income tax payments in the
current-year period.
At CIPS, cash from operating
activities increased in the first three months of 2008, compared with the first
three months of 2007, primarily because of a net $10 million increase in income
tax refunds, a larger reduction of natural gas inventories as a result of higher
natural gas sales and changes in working capital that occurred in the ordinary
course of business. In addition, the Illinois electric settlement agreement had
a positive effect on cash from operations in the first quarter of 2008 as
generator reimbursements exceeded credits provided to customers. Included in the
working capital changes was an increase in receivables due to past-due accounts,
which reduced cash from operations. Additionally, the Illinois rate
redesign reduced cash flows and net income in the first three months of 2008;
however, the cash flows and net income will be recouped in future quarters in
2008.
Genco’s cash from operating
activities increased in the first three months of 2008 compared to the 2007
period, primarily because of a net decrease in income tax payments (net of
refunds) of $12 million.
Cash from operating activities
increased for CILCORP and CILCO in the three months ended March 31, 2008,
compared with the same period in 2007. An increase in electric margins benefited
cash from operations compared to the year-ago period. In addition, the Illinois
electric settlement agreement had a positive effect on cash from operations in
the first quarter of 2008 as generator reimbursements exceeded credits provided
to customers. Other increases in cash flow from operations were primarily due to
fluctuations in
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working
capital in the normal course of business, including a larger reduction in
natural gas inventories as a result of higher natural gas sales. Accounts
receivable increased due to past-due accounts, which reduced cash from
operations. Addtionally, the Illinois rate redesign reduced cash flows and net
income in the first three months of 2008; however, the cash flows and net income
will be recouped in future quarters in 2008.
IP’s cash from operating activities
increased in the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared with the same
period in 2007, primarily due to working capital changes in the ordinary course
of business, including a larger reduction in gas inventories as a result of
higher natural gas sales. In addition, the Illinois electric settlement
agreement had a positive effect on cash from operations in the first quarter of
2008 as generator reimbursements exceeded credits provided to customers. The
following factors partially offset the aforementioned increases in cash from
operations: accounts receivable increased compared to the year-ago
period, as natural gas sales increased due to colder weather in the current year
period compared to the prior-year period and there was an increase in past-due
accounts. Additionally, the Illinois rate redesign reduced cash flows and net
income in the first three months of 2008; however, the cash flows and net income
will be recouped in future quarters in 2008.
Cash
Flows from Investing Activities
Ameren used more cash for investing
activities in the first three months of 2008 than in the first three months
of 2007. Net cash used for capital expenditures increased in 2008 as a result of
power plant scrubber projects and upgrades at various power plants.
Additionally, increased purchases and higher prices resulted in a $79 million
increase in nuclear fuel expenditures.
UE’s cash used in investing activities
increased during the first quarter of 2008, compared to the same period in 2007,
principally because of a $79 million increase in nuclear fuel expenditures
resulting from increased purchases for future refueling outages and higher
prices. In 2008, UE contributed net money pool advances of $21 million compared
with $4 million net receipts in 2007. Capital expenditures decreased $3 million.
This decrease was a result of lower storm costs in the first quarter of 2008
compared with the first quarter of 2007 and was partially offset by increased
spending related to a power plant scrubber project.
CIPS’ cash used in investing activities
decreased during the first quarter of 2008 as compared to the same period in
2007. The net $12 million decrease was primarily due to changes in money pool
advances. In the 2007 year-ago period, CIPS made net advances of $14 million
while there were no net advances in 2008.
Genco’s cash used in investing
activities increased in the first three months of 2008 compared with the 2007
period. Capital expenditures increased $21 million, principally due to a power
plant scrubber project at one of its power plants. In addition, emission
allowance purchases increased by $2 million.
CILCORP’s and CILCO’s cash used in
investing activities increased in the three months ended March 31, 2008,
compared with the same period in 2007. Cash used in investing activities
increased as a result of a $36 million increase in capital expenditures,
primarily due to a power plant scrubber project and plant upgrades at AERG. The
receipt of a $42 million net repayment of prior-year money pool advances reduced
cash flows used in investing activities in the 2007 period compared to
2008.
IP’s cash used in investing activities
decreased in the first three months of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007.
Capital expenditures decreased by $13 million in the first three months of 2008
from the year-ago period primarily because of a reduction in storm-related
capital expenditures. In addition, net money pool advances decreased by $16
million in the first quarter of 2008 compared with the prior-year
period.
See Note 9 – 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 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 decreased for Ameren in the first three months
of 2008 compared with the year-ago period primarily due to a net reduction in
short-term debt borrowings of $196 million. The prior-year period included the
maturity of $100 million of Ameren’s 5.70% notes and the maturity of $50 million
of CILCO’s 7.50% bonds. Current-year maturities of $19 million related to the IP
SPT notes were consistent with the year-ago period. Proceeds from the issuance
of common stock increased by $25 million as a result of increased sales through
Ameren’s 401(k) and DRPlus plans in the first quarter of 2008 compared with the
year-ago period.
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UE’s net cash provided by financing
activities decreased in the first three months of 2008, compared with the same
period of the prior year. UE used existing cash balances to finance the current
period’s investing activities resulting in a net reduction in short-term
borrowings of $88 million in the first quarter of 2008 compared with the
year-ago period and a $15 million net reduction of borrowings under an
intercompany borrowing arrangement with Ameren.
CIPS had a net use of cash from
financing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared with a
net source of cash in the first three months of 2007. This change was a result
of $40 million net repayments of short-tem debt in the first three months of
2008 compared with net borrowings of $65 million in the first three months of
2007.
Genco had a decrease in cash used in
financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared with
the first three months of 2007. The decrease in cash used in financing
activities in the first quarter of 2008 was a result of net repayments to the
money pool of $45 million during the current year period compared
with $7 million of net money pool advances during the first quarter of
2007. Cash benefited in the first quarter of 2008 by a net increase in
short-term debt of $50 million. Additionally, dividends paid in the first three
months of 2008 decreased $15 million compared with the year-ago
period.
CILCORP
and CILCO had a net source of cash from financing activities in the three months
ended March 31, 2008, compared with a net use of cash in the first three months
of 2007 as CILCORP and CILCO used existing cash to finance investing activities.
CILCORP’s net short-term debt decreased by $64 million, while CILCO had net
borrowings of $10 million in the first quarter of 2008 compared with $30 million
of net repayments in the same period in 2007. Cash used for redemptions,
repurchases, and maturities of long-term debt decreased by $123 million at
CILCORP and $50 million at CILCO. This included net repayments of a $73 million
direct loan from Ameren and the maturity of $50 million of CILCO’s 7.50% bonds
during the three months ended March 31, 2007. Net money pool borrowings totaled
$31 million for CILCORP and CILCO in the first three months of 2007 compared
with no net borrowings in the first three months of 2008. A $14 million capital
contribution received by CILCO in the first quarter of 2007 from CILCORP
resulted in a positive impact on cash at CILCO.
IP had a net use of cash from
financing activities in the first three months of 2008, compared with a net
source of cash for the same period in 2007. In the first three months of 2007,
IP had net money pool repayments of $43 million, compared with no money pool
repayments in 2008. In the three months ended March 31, 2007, IP had $115
million of net borrowings under the 2007 credit facility to repay outstanding
money pool borrowings and build liquidity during a period of legislative
uncertainty. During the first quarter of 2008, IP reduced short-term debt by $25
million and funded $15 million of dividends.
Short-term
Borrowings and Liquidity
Short-term borrowings typically consist
of drawings under committed bank credit facilities and commercial paper
issuances. See Note 3 – Credit Facilities and Liquidity to our financial
statements under Part I, Item 1, of this report 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.
The
following table presents the various committed bank credit facilities of the
Ameren Companies and AERG, and their availability as of March 31,
2008:
Credit
Facility
|
Expiration
|
Amount
Committed
|
Amount
Available
|
||||||
Ameren,
UE and Genco:
|
|||||||||
Multiyear revolving(a)
|
July
2010
|
$ |
1,150
|
$ |
233
|
||||
CIPS,
CILCORP, CILCO, IP and AERG:
|
|||||||||
2006 Multiyear revolving(b)(c)
|
January
2010
|
500
|
185
|
||||||
2007 Multiyear revolving(b)(d)
|
January
2010
|
500
|
50
|
(a)
|
Ameren
Companies may access this credit facility through intercompany borrowing
arrangements.
|
(b)
|
See
Note 3 - Credit Facilities and Liquidity to our financial statements under
Part I, Item 1, of this report for discussion of the amendments to these
facilities.
|
(c)
|
The
maximum amount available to each borrower under this facility at March 31,
2008, including for issuance of letters of credit, was limited as follows:
CIPS - $135 million, CILCORP - $50 million, CILCO - $75 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 March 31, 2008, CILCO had a sublimit of $75
million under this facility and a $75 million sublimit under the 2007
credit facility.
|
(d)
|
The
maximum amount available to each borrower under this facility at March 31,
2008, including for the issuance of letters of credit, was limited as
follows: CILCORP - $125 million, CILCO - $75 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.
|
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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. At
March 31, 2008, Ameren, UE, CIPS, Genco, CILCORP, CILCO, and IP had $186
million, $- million, $18 million, $2 million, $42 million, $42
million, and $1 million, respectively, of 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 utility 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, with an expiration date of March 31, 2008. In
March 2008, FERC granted renewal of this authorization through March 31,
2010. IP has unlimited short-term debt authorization from FERC.
Genco was
authorized by FERC in its March 2006 order to have up to $300 million of
short-term debt outstanding at any time. This amount was increased to $500
million by FERC in its March 2008 order. AERG and EEI have unlimited short-term
debt authorization from FERC.
The
issuance of short-term debt securities by Ameren and CILCORP is not 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) for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, 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.
Three
Months
|
|||||||||
Month
Issued, Redeemed,
Repurchased
or Matured
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Issuances
|
|||||||||
Common
stock
|
|||||||||
Ameren:
|
|||||||||
DRPlus and
401(k)
|
Various
|
$ | 46 | $ | 21 | ||||
Total
common stock issuances
|
$ | 46 | $ | 21 | |||||
Redemptions,
Repurchases and Maturities
|
|||||||||
Long-term
debt
|
|||||||||
Ameren:
|
|||||||||
2002
5.70% Notes due 2007
|
February
|
- | 100 |
CILCO:
|
|||||||||
7.50%
First Mortgage bonds due
2007
|
January
|
- | 50 | ||||||
IP:
|
|||||||||
Note
payable to IP SPT:
|
|||||||||
5.65%
Series due 2008
|
Various
|
19 | 24 | ||||||
Total
Ameren long-term debt redemptions, repurchases and
maturities
|
$ | 19 | $ | 174 |
The
following table presents the authorized amounts under Form S-3 shelf
registration statements filed and declared effective for certain Ameren
Companies as of March 31, 2008:
Effective
Date
|
Authorized
Amount
|
Issued
|
Available
|
||||||||||
Ameren
|
June
2004
|
$ | 2,000 | $ | 459 | $ | 1,541 | ||||||
UE(a)
|
October
2005
|
1,000 | 685 | 315 | |||||||||
CIPS
|
May
2001
|
250 | 211 | 39 |
(a)
|
In
April 2008, UE issued $250 million principal amount of senior secured
notes pursuant to its Form S-3 shelf registration statement, which leaves
$65 million of securities currently available for
issuance.
|
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 its 401(k) plan pursuant to an effective
SEC Form S-8 registration statement. Under DRPlus and its 401(k) plan (including
a subsidiary plan that is now merged into the Ameren 401(k) plan), Ameren issued
1.0
71
million
new shares of common stock valued at $46 million in the three months ended March
31, 2008.
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 March 31, 2008, 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 capital and
adversely affect our ability to access the capital markets.
Dividends
Ameren paid to its shareholders
common stock dividends totaling $133 million, or 63.5 cents per share during the
first three months of 2008 (2007 - $131 million or 63.5 cents per share). On
April 22, 2008, Ameren’s board of directors declared a quarterly common stock
dividend of 63.5 cents per share payable on June 30, 2008, to shareholders of
record on June 11, 2008.
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 March 31, 2008,
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.
CILCORP’s senior unsecured long-term debt credit rating from Moody's is below
investment-grade, causing it to be subject to this dividend payment limitation.
As of March 31, 2008, 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 three months ended March 31,
2008 and 2007.
Three
Months
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
UE
|
$ | 77 | $ | 80 | ||||
Genco
|
24 | 39 | ||||||
IP
|
15 | - | ||||||
Nonregistrants
|
17 | 12 | ||||||
Dividends
paid by Ameren
|
$ | 133 | $ | 131 |
Contractual
Obligations
For a complete listing of our
obligations and commitments, see Contractual Obligations under Part II, Item 7
and Note 13 – Commitments and Contingencies under Part II, Item 8 of the Form
10-K, and Other Obligations in Note 9 – Commitments and Contingencies under Part
I, Item 1, of this report. See Note 12 – 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.
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Total other obligations, including
the amount of unrecognized tax benefits, at March 31, 2008, for Ameren, UE,
CIPS, Genco, CILCORP, CILCO and IP were $6,048 million, $2,032 million,
$456 million, $243 million, $1,422 million, $1,422 million and $1,664 million,
respectively.
As a result of
the Illinois electric settlement agreement reached in July 2007 and reflected in
legislation enacted on August 26, 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 from Genco and $28
million from AERG. Ameren, CIPS, CILCO (Illinois Regulated), IP, Genco and
CILCO (AERG) incurred charges to earnings primarily recorded as a reduction to
electric operating revenues of $11 million, $2 million, $1 million, $2 million,
$4 million and $2 million, respectively, under the terms of the settlement
agreement during the quarter ended March 31, 2008. At March 31, 2008,
Ameren, CIPS, CILCO (Illinois Regulated) and IP had receivable balances from
nonaffiliated Illinois generators for reimbursement of customer rate relief and
program funding of $15 million, $5 million, $3 million and $7 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+
|
Senior
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
|
Senior
unsecured debt
|
Ba1
|
BBB-
|
BBB-
|
Genco:
|
|||
Issuer/corporate
credit rating
|
-
|
BBB-
|
BBB+
|
Senior
unsecured debt
|
Baa2
|
BBB-
|
BBB+
|
CILCORP:
|
|||
Issuer/corporate
credit rating
|
-
|
BB
|
BB+
|
Senior
unsecured debt
|
Ba2
|
BB
|
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
|
On
February 12, 2008, Moody’s affirmed the ratings of Ameren and Genco but changed
their rating outlook to negative from stable. Moody’s placed the long-term
credit ratings of UE under review for possible downgrade and affirmed UE’s
commercial paper rating. In addition, Moody’s affirmed the ratings of CIPS,
CILCORP, CILCO and IP and maintained a positive rating outlook on these four
companies. According to Moody’s, the review of UE’s ratings was prompted by
declining cash flow coverage metrics, increased operating costs, higher capital
expenditures for environmental compliance and transmission and distribution
system investment, and significant regulatory lag in the recovery of these
costs. Moody’s stated that the negative outlook on the credit rating of Genco
reflected Genco’s “position as a predominantly coal generating company that is
likely to be seriously affected by more stringent environmental regulations,
including a potential cap or tax on carbon emissions.” The negative outlook
on the ratings of Ameren reflects the factors that impacted its subsidiaries, UE
and Genco, according to Moody’s.
On March 19, 2008, S&P raised its
senior unsecured debt ratings for CIPS to BBB- from B+ and at CILCORP to BB from
B+.
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 first quarter of 2008 were $111 million, $6 million, $2 million,
$2 million, $2 million, and $2 million at Ameren, UE, CIPS,
CILCORP, CILCO and IP, respectively, resulting from our reduced issuer and
senior unsecured debt ratings. Sub-investment-grade issuer or senior unsecured
debt ratings (lower than “BBB-” or “Baa3”) at March 31, 2008, could have
resulted in Ameren, UE, CIPS, Genco, CILCORP, CILCO or IP being required to post
additional collateral or other assurances for certain trade obligations
amounting to $210 million, $40 million, $15 million, $26 million, $35
million, $35 million, and $26 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. See Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk –
Interest Rate Risk under Part I, Item 3, for information on credit rating
changes with respect to insured tax-exempt auction-rate bonds.
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OUTLOOK
Below are
some key events and trends that may affect the Ameren Companies’ financial
condition, results of operations, or liquidity in 2008 and beyond.
Revenues
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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, material,
depreciation and financing 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. Ameren, UE,
CIPS, CILCO and IP expect more frequent rate cases will be necessary in
the future. UE agreed not to file a natural gas delivery rate case before
March 15, 2010.
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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 of less than 5% experienced in 2007 and 4% expected in 2008. In
April 2008, the Ameren Illinois Utilities revised their requests to an
increase in annual revenues for electric delivery service of $163 million
in the aggregate (CIPS - $28 million, CILCO - $4 million, and IP - $131
million). The electric rate increase requests were based on an 11% return
on equity, a capital structure composed of 51% to 53% 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. In
April 2008, the Ameren Illinois Utilities revised their requests to an
increase in annual revenues for natural gas delivery service of $57
million in the aggregate (CIPS - $11 million increase, CILCO - $4 million
decrease, and IP - $50 million increase). The natural gas rate change
requests were based on an 11% return on equity, a capital structure
composed of 51% to 53% 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 the end of
September 2008 to render a decision in these rate
cases.
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UE
filed an electric rate case with the MoPSC in April 2008 in order to
recover rising costs and to earn a reasonable return on its investments.
UE’s return on equity was 9% in 2007 and is expected to decrease to 7% in
2008. UE requested to increase its annual electric revenues by $251
million. The electric rate increase is based on a 10.9% return on equity,
a capital structure composed of 51% common equity, a rate base
of $5.9 billion and a test year ended March 31, 2008, with
updates for known and measurable changes through June 30, 2008. The MoPSC
has until March 2009 to render a decision in this rate
case.
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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 electric infrastructure
investments and the decoupling of natural gas revenues from sales volumes.
The ICC staff in their direct testimony filed in March 2008 opposed the
Ameren Illinois Utilities’ requests to implement a rate adjustment
mechanism for electric infrastructure investments. The ICC staff
offered limited support for the Ameren Illinois Utilities’ request to
implement a rate adjustment mechanism for the decoupling of natural gas
revenues from sales volumes. In April 2008, the Ameren Illinois Utilities
withdrew their requests for bad debt expense rate adjustment mechanisms.
In its electric rate case filed in April 2008, UE requested the MoPSC to
approve implementation of a fuel and purchased power cost recovery
mechanism.
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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, the
Illinois electric settlement agreement reached in 2007 provides
approximately $1 billion over a four-year period that began in 2007 to
fund rate relief for certain electric customers in Illinois, including
approximately
$488 million to customers of the Ameren Illinois Utilities. Funding for
the settlement is coming from electric generators in Illinois and certain
Illinois electric utilities. Pursuant to the Illinois electric settlement
agreement, the Ameren Illinois Utilities, Genco and AERG agreed to fund an
aggregate of $150 million, of which the following contributions remain to
be made as of March 31,
2008:
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Ameren
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CIPS
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CILCO
(Illinois
Regulated)
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IP
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Genco
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CILCO
(AERG)
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2008(a)
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$ | 31.9 | $ | 4.7 | $ | 2.3 | $ | 6.4 | $ | 12.8 | $ | 5.7 | ||||||||||||
2009(a)
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26.5 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 10.9 | 4.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
2010(a)
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1.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
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$ | 60.1 | $ | 8.8 | $ | 4.3 | $ | 11.7 | $ | 24.4 | $ | 10.9 |
(a) Estimated.
To fund
these contributions, the Ameren Illinois Utilities, Genco and AERG may need to
increase their respective borrowings.
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As
part of the Illinois electric settlement agreement, the reverse auction
used for power procurement in Illinois was discontinued. It will be
replaced with a new power procurement process to be led by the IPA,
beginning in 2009. In 2008, Illinois utilities contracted for necessary
power and energy requirements primarily through a request-for-proposal
process that was subject to ICC review and approval. In March and April
2008, the ICC approved the results of the Ameren Illinois Utilities’
energy and capacity requests-for-proposals for power needs during the
period June 1, 2008 through May 31, 2009. Marketing Company was one of the
winning bidders in both of these requests-for-proposals, and UE was one of
the winning bidders in the capacity request-for-proposal. Existing supply
contracts from the September 2006 reverse auction remain in place. The
Ameren Illinois Utilities’ power procurement costs are passed directly to
its customers. The impact of the new procurement process in Illinois is
uncertain.
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As
part of the Illinois electric 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 then relevant market prices.
These financial contracts do not include capacity, are not load-following
products and do not involve the physical delivery of energy.
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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 the cost of property removals. Such provisions are
expected to decrease Ameren’s and UE’s expenses by $58 million
annually.
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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. Genco and AERG are
seeking to raise the equivalent availability and capacity factors of their
power plants over the long-term through greater investments and a process
improvement program. The Non-rate-regulated Generation segment expects to
generate 33 million megawatthours of baseload power in 2008 (Genco – 18
million, AERG – 7 million, EEI – 8 million), 31 million megawatthours
in 2009 (Genco – 15 million, AERG - 8 million, EEI - 8 million)
and 33 million megawatthours in 2010 (Genco - 18 million, AERG - 7
million, EEI - 8 million).
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All
but 5 million megawatthours of Genco’s and AERG’s pre-2006 wholesale and
retail electric power supply agreements expired during 2006. In 2007, 1
million megawatthours of these agreements, which had an average embedded
selling price of $35 per megawatthour, expired. Another 2 million
contracted megawatthours will expire in late 2008, which have an average
embedded selling price of $33 per megawatthour. These agreements are being
replaced with market-based sales.
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The
marketing strategy for the Non-rate-regulated Generation segment is to
optimize generation output in a low risk manner to minimize volatility of
earnings and cash flow, while seeking to capitalize on its low-cost
generation fleet to provide solid, sustainable returns. To accomplish this
strategy, the Non-rate-regulated Generation segment has established hedge
targets for near-term years. Through a mix of physical and financial sales
contracts, Marketing Company targets to hedge Non-rate-regulated
Generation’s expected output by 80% to 90% for the following year, 50% to
70% for two years out, and 30% to 50% for three years
out.
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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 system. In February 2008, FERC conditionally
accepted the ancillary services market tariff proposed by MISO. We expect
Non-rate-regulated Generation’s ancillary services market revenues to
increase to $15 million in 2008 from $5 million realized in 2007.
Ancillary
services market revenues are allocated to Genco and AERG based on their
generation in accordance with their power supply agreements with Marketing
Company.
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We
expect MISO will begin development of a capacity market once its ancillary
services market is in place. 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. We expect capacity and energy prices to strengthen from current
levels because of improving market liquidity and decreasing reserve
margins in MISO. Non-rate-regulated Generation’s capacity revenues are
expected to increase to approximately $40 million in 2008 from $25 million
in 2007. EEI receives payment for 100% of its capacity sales under its
power supply agreement with Marketing Company. Capacity revenues are
allocated to Genco and AERG based on their generation in accordance with
their power supply agreements with Marketing
Company.
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We
expect continued economic growth in our service territory and market area
to benefit energy demand in
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2008 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 and others could also result in reduced demand for our electric generation and our electric and gas transmission and distribution services. |
Fuel
and Purchased Power
· | In 2007, 84% of Ameren’s electric generation (UE - 76%, Genco - 96%, AERG - 99%, EEI - 100%) was supplied by coal-fired power plants. About 94% of the coal used by these plants (UE - 97%, Genco - 88%, AERG - 92%, 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 March 31, 2008, coal inventories for UE, Genco, AERG and EEI were adequate and in excess of historical levels. UE’s coal inventories were at targeted levels, and Genco’s, AERG’s and EEI’s coal inventories were near targeted 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
fuel costs (including transportation) are expected to increase in 2008 and
beyond. Fuel costs for both Missouri Regulated and Non-rate-regulated
Generation are expected to increase approximately 35% from 2007 to 2010,
assuming Genco will be reimbursed for incremental fuel costs it is
incurring to replace coal from an Illinois mine that was closed at the end
of 2007. Genco’s supply contract with the mine owner went through
2009. Under the Uniform Commercial Code, Genco should be entitled to
the incremental increase in its coal costs for replacement coal in 2008
and 2009. Genco is currently in negotiations with the mine owner for
reimbursement of replacement coal and related transportation costs;
however, we cannot predict the outcome of these negotations. Under
the terms of the terminated contract, Genco could have purchased 2.5
million tons of coal annually from this mine. See Item 3 - Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk of this report for
additional information about the percentage of fuel and transportation
requirements that are price-hedged for 2008 through
2012.
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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 January 2008,
the Circuit Court of Reynolds County, Missouri, approved UE’s November
2007 settlement agreement with the state of Missouri resolving the state’s
lawsuit and claims for damages and other relief related to the breach. In
addition, pursuant to the settlement agreement, UE is required to replace
the breached upper reservoir with a new reservoir, subject to FERC
authorization. UE received approval from FERC to rebuild the upper
reservoir in August 2007 and hired a contractor in November 2007. The
estimated cost to rebuild the upper reservoir is in the range of $450
million. UE expects the Taum Sauk pumped-storage hydroelectric facility to
be out of service through early 2010. UE believes that substantially all
of the damages and liabilities caused by the breach, including costs
related to the settlement agreement with the state of Missouri, the cost
of rebuilding the plant, and the cost of replacement power, up to $8
million annually, will be covered by insurance. Insurance will not cover
lost electric margins and penalties paid to FERC. 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. We are unable to predict
the timing or outcomes of this litigation, or its possible effect on UE’s
results of operation, financial position or liquidity. See Note 2 – Rate
and Regulatory Matters and Note 9 – 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
in the fall of 2008 is expected to last 25 to 30 days. During a scheduled
outage, which occurs every 18 months, maintenance and purchased power
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 expense and past-due accounts receivable may increase due to
rising electric and gas rates as well as statutory restrictions on
collection activities.
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As
we refinance our short-term and variable-rate debt into fixed-rate debt,
financing costs may increase.
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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 2008 and 2017, Ameren expects that certain Ameren
Companies will be
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required to invest between $4 billion and $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 45% 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 market conditions reflecting increased environmental costs for generators. | |
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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. Excessive costs to comply with
future legislation or regulations might force Ameren and other
similarly-situated electric power generators to close some coal-fired
facilities. In December 2007, Ameren issued a report on how it is
responding to the rising regulatory, competitive, and public pressure to
significantly reduce CO2 and
other emissions from current and proposed power plant operations. The
report included Ameren’s climate change strategy and activities, current
greenhouse gas emissions, and analysis with respect to plausible future
greenhouse gas scenarios; it is available on Ameren’s Web site.
Investments to control carbon emissions at Ameren’s coal-fired plants
would significantly increase future capital expenditures and operation 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 2018 to 2020. 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 that COLA and entering into
these contracts does not mean a decision has been made to build a nuclear
plant. These 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. We cannot predict whether or when the NRC will
approve the COLA.
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UE
intends to submit a license extension application with the NRC to extend
its Callaway nuclear plant’s operating license by twenty years so that the
operating license will expire in 2044. UE cannot predict whether or when
the NRC will approve the license
extension.
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Over
the next few years, we expect to make significant investments in our
electric and gas infrastructure and to 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 ultimately
recovered in rates.
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Increased
investments for environmental compliance, reliability improvement, and new
baseload capacity will result in higher depreciation and financing
costs.
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The
Ameren Companies will incur significant capital expenditures over the next
five years for compliance with environmental regulations and to make
significant investments in their electric and gas utility infrastructure
to improve overall system reliability. Expenditures are expected to be
funded primarily with debt.
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Other
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As
required by the MoPSC, UE filed a study in November 2007 with the MoPSC
evaluating the costs and benefits of UE’s participation in MISO. This case
is currently pending. UE’s filing noted that there were a number of
uncertainties associated with the cost-benefit study, including issues
associated with the UE-MISO service agreement. If some of these
uncertainties are ultimately resolved in a manner adverse to UE, it could
call into question whether it is cost-effective for UE to remain in MISO.
UE has advised MISO of its intent to withdraw from MISO as of December 31,
2008, in order to preserve the option to withdraw based on the outcome of
the pending MoPSC proceeding. It is uncertain when or how the MoPSC
will rule on UE's MISO cost-benefit study or, if UE were to withdraw from
MISO, what the effect of such a withdrawal would be on
UE.
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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.
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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 March 31,
2008:
Interest
Expense
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Net
Income(a)
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Ameren
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$ | 25 | $ | (15 | ) | |||
UE
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8 | (5 | ) | |||||
CIPS
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1 | (1 | ) | |||||
Genco
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1 | (1 | ) | |||||
CILCORP
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6 | (3 | ) | |||||
CILCO
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4 | (2 | ) | |||||
IP
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5 | (3 | ) |
(a)
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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.
Insured
Auction-Rate Tax-exempt Bonds
Our auction-rate tax-exempt
environmental improvement and pollution control revenue bonds issued for the
benefit of UE, CIPS, CILCO and IP through governmental authorities are insured
by “monoline” bond insurers. See Note 5 – Long-term Debt and Equity Financings
under Part II, Item 8 of the Form 10-K for a description and details of this
indebtedness. As a result of developments in the capital markets with respect to
residential mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations, the
credit rating agencies have placed some of the monoline bond insurers on review
for a possible downgrade and/or have actually downgraded their credit ratings
due to their insuring of such securities. As a result, since December 2007 our
auction-rate bonds that are insured by the monoline bond insurers have similarly
been placed on review for possible downgrade and/or have been downgraded. We
have experienced higher interest expense and/or “failed auctions” with respect
to a portion of our auction-rate bonds. According to press reports, many other
series of auction-rate securities similarly experienced “failed
auctions.”
To
mitigate the effect of these credit ratings downgrades and the resulting impact
on the interest rates of our auction-rate tax-exempt environmental improvement
and pollution control revenue bonds, we have redeemed or provided notices of
redemption with respect to all of UE’s, CIPS’, CILCO’s and IP’s outstanding
auction-rate bonds except for UE’s 1992 Series and 1998 Series A, B and C bonds,
which had an aggregate balance of $207 million at March 31, 2008, and interest
rates ranging from 4.0% to 4.9% at March 31, 2008. In
April 2008, UE and IP issued senior secured notes in the amount of $250 million
and $337 million, respectively, to refinance their auction-rate indebtedness.
See Note 4 – Long-term Debt and Equity Financings under Part I, Item 1 of this
report for a description of these redemptions and refinancings.
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.
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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. The
Ameren Illinois Utilities’ past-due accounts receivable balances have increased
significantly due to the increase in electric rates in Illinois, effective
January 2, 2007, and statutory restrictions on collection activities. The
allowances for doubtful accounts of IP, CIPS, and CILCO have been increased to
provide for the heightened credit risk associated with this increase in past-due
accounts receivables. The Ameren Illinois Utilities will continue to monitor the
impact of increased electric rates on customer collections and make adjustments
to their allowances for doubtful accounts, as deemed necessary, to ensure that
such allowances are adequate to cover estimated uncollectible customer account
balances. At March 31, 2008, 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 interchange or wholesale
purchase and sale activity with nonaffiliated companies. At March 31, 2008,
UE’s, CIPS’, Genco’s, CILCO’s, IP’s, AFS’ and Marketing Company’s combined
credit exposure to nonaffiliated non-investment-grade trading counterparties was
less than $3 million, net of collateral (2007 – $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 lease. We estimate our credit exposure to
MISO associated with the MISO Day Two Energy Market to be $78 million at March
31, 2008 (2007 - $22 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 electric 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
cumulative earnings might decrease if power prices were to decrease by 1% on
unhedged economic generation for the remainder of 2008 through
2010:
Net
Income(a)
|
||||
Ameren
|
$ | (17 | ) | |
UE
|
(8 | ) | ||
Genco
|
(5 | ) | ||
CILCO
(AERG)
|
(2 | ) | ||
EEI
|
(6 | ) |
(a)
|
Calculations
are based on an effective tax rate of
38%
|
Ameren
also uses 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 changing prices of fuel 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
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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 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. Natural gas transportation expenses for
Ameren’s gas distribution utility companies and the gas-fired generation units
of UE, Genco, AERG and EEI are regulated by FERC through approved tariffs
governing the rates, terms and conditions of transportation and storage
services. Certain firm transportation and storage capacity agreements held by
Ameren Companies include rights to extend the contracts prior to the termination
of the primary term. Depending on our competitive position, we are able in some
instances to negotiate discounts to these tariff rates 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 2008 through 2012, as of March 31,
2008:
2008
|
2009
|
2010 – 2012 | ||||||||||
Ameren:
|
||||||||||||
Coal
|
100 | % | 87 | % | 34 | % | ||||||
Coal
transportation
|
100 | 82 | 17 | |||||||||
Nuclear
fuel
|
100 | 100 | 87 | |||||||||
Natural
gas for generation
|
38 | 1 | - | |||||||||
Natural
gas for distribution(a)
|
23 | 14 | 15 | |||||||||
Purchased
power for Illinois Regulated(b)
|
97 | 80 | 51 | |||||||||
UE:
|
||||||||||||
Coal
|
100 | % | 87 | % | 38 | % | ||||||
Coal
transportation
|
100 | 96 | 31 | |||||||||
Nuclear
fuel
|
100 | 100 | 87 | |||||||||
Natural
gas for generation
|
29 | - | - | |||||||||
Natural
gas for distribution(a)
|
22 | 12 | 4 | |||||||||
CIPS:
|
||||||||||||
Natural
gas for distribution(a)
|
24 | % | 16 | % | 5 | % | ||||||
Purchased
power(b)
|
97 | 80 | 51 | |||||||||
Genco:
|
||||||||||||
Coal
|
100 | % | 88 | % | 25 | % | ||||||
Coal
transportation
|
100 | 98 | - | |||||||||
Natural
gas for generation
|
60 | - | - | |||||||||
CILCORP/CILCO:
|
||||||||||||
Coal
(AERG)
|
93 | % | 82 | % | 28 | % | ||||||
Coal
transportation (AERG)
|
100 | 69 | - | |||||||||
Natural
gas for distribution(a)
|
21 | 12 | 21 | |||||||||
Purchased
power(b)
|
97 | 80 | 51 | |||||||||
IP:
|
||||||||||||
Natural
gas for distribution(a)
|
24 | % | 16 | % | 15 | % | ||||||
Purchased
power(b)
|
97 | 80 | 51 | |||||||||
EEI:
|
||||||||||||
Coal
|
100 | % | 88 | % | 39 | % | ||||||
Coal
transportation
|
100 | 100 | - |
(a)
|
Represents
the percentage of natural gas price hedged for peak winter season of
November through March. The year 2008 represents January 2008 through
March 2008. The year 2009 represents November 2008 through March 2009.
This continues each successive year through March
2012.
|
(b)
|
Represents
the percentage of purchased power price-hedged for fixed-price residential
and small commercial customers with less than 1 megawatt of demand.
Includes the financial contracts that the Ameren Illinois Utilities
entered into with Marketing Company, effective August 28, 2007, and
additional financial contracts entered into with Marketing Company and
other suppliers, effective March 20, 2008, as part of the Illinois
electric settlement agreement. Larger customers are purchasing power from
the competitive markets. See Note 2 – Rate and Regulatory Matters and Note
9 – Commitments and Contingencies 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 cumulative fuel expense might increase and how our
cumulative 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 period 2008 through 2012. In addition, coal and coal
transportation costs are sensitive to the price of diesel fuel as a result of
rail freight fuel surcharges. If diesel fuel costs were to increase or decrease
by $0.25 per gallon, Ameren’s fuel expense could increase or decrease by
$13 million annually (UE – $7 million, Genco –
$3 million, AERG – $1 million and EEI – $2 million). As
of March 31, 2008, Ameren had price-hedged approximately 100% of expected fuel
surcharges in 2008.
Coal
|
Transportation
|
|||||||||||||||
Fuel
Expense
|
Net
Income(a)
|
Fuel
Expense
|
Net
Income(a)
|
|||||||||||||
Ameren(b)
|
$ | 31 | $ | (19 | ) | $ | 21 | $ | (13 | ) | ||||||
UE
|
12 | (8 | ) | 9 | (6 | ) | ||||||||||
Genco
|
12 | (7 | ) | 5 | (3 | ) | ||||||||||
CILCORP
|
5 | (3 | ) | 2 | (1 | ) | ||||||||||
CILCO
(AERG)
|
5 | (3 | ) | 2 | (1 | ) | ||||||||||
EEI
|
2 | (1 | ) | 5 | (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 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
9 – 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 months ended March 31, 2008. We use
various methods to determine the fair value of our contracts. In accordance with
SFAS No. 157 hierarchy levels, our sources used to determine the fair value of
these contracts were active quotes (Level 1), inputs corroborated by market data
(Level 2), and other modeling and valuation methods that are not corroborated by
market data (Level 3). All of these contracts have maturities of less than five
years. See Note 7 – Fair Value Measurements to our financial statements under
Part I, Item 1, of this report for further information regarding the methods
used to determine the fair value of these contracts.
Ameren(a)
|
UE
|
CIPS
|
Genco
|
CILCORP/
CILCO
|
IP
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Three
Months
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fair
value of contracts at beginning of period, net
|
$ | 13 | $ | 7 | $ | 38 | $ | (4 | ) | $ | 21 | $ | 55 | |||||||||||
Contracts
realized or otherwise settled during the period
|
(5 | ) | (3 | ) | - | - | (1 | ) | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Changes
in fair values attributable to changes in valuation technique and
assumptions
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Fair
value of new contracts entered into during the period
|
15 | (1 | ) | - | 1 | - | (2 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Other
changes in fair value
|
(10 | ) | (4 | ) | 20 | (11 | ) | 20 | 45 | |||||||||||||||
Fair
value of contracts outstanding at end of period, net
|
$ | 13 | $ | (1 | ) | $ | 58 | $ | (14 | ) | $ | 40 | $ | 102 |
(a)
|
Includes
amounts for Ameren registrant and nonregistrant subsidiaries and
intercompany eliminations.
|
The
following table presents maturities of derivative contracts as of March 31,
2008, based on the hierarchy levels used to determine the fair value of the
contracts:
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:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Level
1
|
$ | (17 | ) | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (17 | ) | ||||||||
Level
2(a)
|
(29 | ) | - | - | - | (29 | ) | |||||||||||||
Level
3(b)
|
35 | 22 | 2 | - | 59 | |||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | (11 | ) | $ | 22 | $ | 2 | $ | - | $ | 13 |
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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
|
|||||||||||||||
UE:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Level
1
|
$ | (2 | ) | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (2 | ) | ||||||||
Level
2(a)
|
(14 | ) | - | - | - | (14 | ) | |||||||||||||
Level
3(b)
|
12 | 3 | - | - | 15 | |||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | (4 | ) | $ | 3 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (1 | ) | ||||||||
CIPS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Level
1
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||
Level
2(a)
|
- | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Level
3(b)
|
17 | 21 | 20 | - | 58 | |||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 17 | $ | 21 | $ | 20 | $ | - | $ | 58 | ||||||||||
Genco:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Level
1
|
$ | (15 | ) | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (15 | ) | ||||||||
Level
2(a)
|
- | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Level
3(b)
|
1 | - | - | - | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | (14 | ) | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (14 | ) | ||||||||
CILCORP/CILCO:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Level
1
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||
Level
2(a)
|
- | - | - | - | – | |||||||||||||||
Level
3(b)
|
17 | 14 | 9 | - | 40 | |||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 17 | $ | 14 | $ | 9 | $ | - | $ | 40 | ||||||||||
IP:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Level
1
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||
Level
2(a)
|
- | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Level
3(b)
|
33 | 41 | 28 | - | 102 | |||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 33 | $ | 41 | $ | 28 | $ | - | $ | 102 |
(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 and Item 4T. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
(a)
|
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and
Procedures
|
As of
March 31, 2008, 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 any of 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, each of their internal control
over financial reporting.
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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.
In April 2008, The Boeing Company, in conjunction with other
industrial customers as a coalition, intervened in the MoPSC proceeding relating
to UE's pending request for an increase in its electric service rates.
James C. Johnson is an officer of The Boeing Company and a member of the board
of directors of Ameren. Mr. Johnson did not participate in Ameren's board
and committee deliberations relating to this matter.
For
additional information on legal and administrative proceedings, see Note 2 –
Rate and Regulatory Matters, Note 8 – Related Party Transactions and Note 9 –
Commitments and Contingencies to our financial statements under Part I, Item 1
of this report.
ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS.
There have been no material changes
to the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Form
10-K.
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
|
||||||||||||
January
1 – January 31, 2008
|
12,000 | $ | 53.29 | - | - | |||||||||||
February
1 – February 29, 2008
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
March
1 – March 31,
2008
|
40,683 | 42.70 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Total
|
52,683 | $ | 45.11 | - | - |
(a)
|
Included
in January were 12,000 shares of Ameren common stock purchased by Ameren
in open-market transactions pursuant to Ameren’s 2006 Omnibus Incentive
Compensation Plan in satisfaction of Ameren’s obligations for director
compensation awards. Included in March were 40,683 shares of Ameren common
stock purchased by Ameren from employee participants to satisfy
participants’ tax obligations incurred by the release of restricted shares
of Ameren common stock under Ameren’s Long-term Incentive Plan of 1998.
Ameren 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 January 1 to March 31, 2008 period.
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ITEM
6. EXHIBITS.
The
documents listed below are being filed or have previously been filed on behalf
of the Ameren Companies and are incorporated herein by reference from the
documents indicated and made a part hereof. Exhibits not identified as
previously filed are filed herewith.
Exhibit
Designation
|
Registrant(s)
|
Nature
of Exhibit
|
Previously
Filed as Exhibit to:
|
Instruments
Defining Rights of Securities Holders, Including
Indentures
|
|||
4.1
|
Ameren
UE
|
UE
Company Order dated April 8, 2008, establishing the 6.00% Senior Secured
Notes due 2018 (including the global note)
|
April
8, 2008 Form 8-K, Exhibits 4.3 and 4.5, File No. 1-2967
|
4.2
|
Ameren
UE
|
Supplemental
Indenture dated as of April 1, 2008 by and between UE and The Bank of New
York, as Trustee under the Indenture of Mortgage and Deed of Trust dated
June 15, 1937, as amended, relating to UE First Mortgage Bonds, Senior
Notes Series LL securing UE 6.00% Senior Secured Notes due
2018
|
April
8, 2008 Form 8-K, Exhibit 4.7, File No.
1-2967
|
4.3
|
Ameren
Genco
|
Fifth
Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 1, 2008, between Genco and The
Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, under the Indenture
dated as of November 1, 2000, relating to Genco 7.00% Senior Notes, Series
G due 2018, (including the form of notes)
|
April
9, 2008 Form 8-K, Exhibit 4.2, File No. 333-56594
|
4.4
|
Ameren
IP
|
IP
Company Order dated April 8, 2008, establishing the 6.25% Senior Secured
Notes due 2018 (including forms of global and definitive
notes)
|
April
8, 2008 Form 8-K, Exhibit 4.4, File No. 1-3004
|
4.5
|
Ameren
IP
|
Supplemental
Indenture dated as of April 1, 2008 by and between IP and The Bank of New
York Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, under the General Mortgage Indenture
and Deed of Trust dated as of November 1, 1992, relating to IP Mortgage
Bonds, Senior Notes Series CC securing IP 6.25% Senior Secured Notes due
2018
|
April
8, 2008 Form 8-K, Exhibit 4.9, File No. 1-3004
|
Material
Contracts
|
|||
10.1
|
Ameren
Genco
CILCORP
|
Ameren
System Amended and Restated Non-Regulated Subsidiary Money Pool Agreement
dated March 1, 2008
|
|
10.2
|
Ameren
CIPS
CILCORP
CILCO
IP
|
Amendment
dated as of March 26, 2008 to Credit Agreement – Illinois Facility, dated
as of July 14, 2006, among CIPS, CILCO, IP, AERG, CILCORP and JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent
|
March
28, 2008 Form 8-K, Exhibit 10.1, File No. 1-14756
|
10.3
|
Ameren
CIPS
CILCORP
CILCO
IP
|
Amendment
dated as of March 26, 2008 to Credit Agreement – Illinois Facility, dated
as of February 9, 2007, among CIPS, CILCO, IP, AERG, CILCORP and JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent
|
March
28, 2008 Form 8-K, Exhibit 10.2, File No. 1-14756
|
10.4
|
Ameren
Genco
|
Amended
and Restated Power Supply Agreement between Genco and Marketing Company,
dated March 28, 2008
|
March
28, 2008 Form 8-K, Exhibit 10.3, File No.
1-14756
|
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Exhibit
Designation
|
Registrant(s)
|
Nature
of Exhibit
|
Previously
Filed as Exhibit to:
|
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
|
|
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
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31.13
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IP
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Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer of
IP
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31.14
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IP
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Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer of
IP
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Exhibit
Designation
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Registrant(s)
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Nature
of Exhibit
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Previously
Filed as Exhibit to:
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Section
1350 Certifications
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32.1
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Ameren
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Section
1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial
Officer of Ameren
|
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32.2
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UE
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Section
1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial
Officer of UE
|
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32.3
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CIPS
|
Section
1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial
Officer of CIPS
|
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32.4
|
Genco
|
Section
1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial
Officer of Genco
|
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32.5
|
CILCORP
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Section
1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial
Officer of CILCORP
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32.6
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CILCO
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Section
1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial
Officer of CILCO
|
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32.7
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IP
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Section
1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial
Officer of IP
|
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Additional
Exhibits
|
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99.1
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Ameren
CILCORP
CILCO
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Amended
and Restated Power Supply Agreement between AERG and Marketing Company,
dated March 28, 2008
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March
28, 2008 Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1, File No.
2-95569
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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
Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
UNION ELECTRIC
COMPANY
(Registrant)
/s/
Martin J.
Lyons
Martin J.
Lyons
Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
(Registrant)
/s/
Martin J.
Lyons
Martin J.
Lyons
Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
AMEREN
ENERGY GENERATING COMPANY
(Registrant)
/s/
Martin J.
Lyons
Martin J.
Lyons
Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
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CILCORP
INC.
(Registrant)
/s/
Martin J.
Lyons
Martin J.
Lyons
Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
CENTRAL
ILLINOIS LIGHT COMPANY
(Registrant)
/s/
Martin J.
Lyons
Martin J.
Lyons
Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
ILLINOIS
POWER COMPANY
(Registrant)
/s/
Martin J.
Lyons
Martin J.
Lyons
Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
Date: May
8, 2008
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