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PPL 10-Q 2011 Documents found in this filing:
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 registrants were required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrants have submitted electronically and posted on their corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrants were required to submit and post such files).
Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are large accelerated filers, accelerated filers, non-accelerated filers, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are shell companies (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
This document is available free of charge at the Investor Center on PPL's website at www.pplweb.com. However, information on this website does not constitute a part of this Form 10-Q.
PPL CORPORATION
PPL ENERGY SUPPLY, LLC
PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION
LG&E AND KU ENERGY LLC
LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2011
Table of Contents
PPL Corporation and its current and former subsidiaries
Central Networks> - collectively Central Networks East plc, Central Networks Limited and certain other related assets and liabilities. On April 1, 2011, PPL WEM Holdings plc (formerly WPD Investment Holdings Limited) purchased all of the outstanding ordinary share capital of these companies from E.ON AG subsidiaries. Central Networks West plc (subsequently renamed Western Power Distribution (West Midlands) plc), wholly owned by Central Networks Limited (subsequently renamed WPD Midlands Holdings Limited), and Central Networks East plc (subsequently renamed Western Power Distribution (East Midlands) plc) are British regional electricity distribution utility companies.
KU - Kentucky Utilities Company, a public utility subsidiary of LKE engaged in the regulated generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity, primarily in Kentucky. The subsidiary was acquired by PPL through the acquisition of LKE in November 2010.
LG&E> - Louisville Gas and Electric Company, a public utility subsidiary of LKE engaged in the regulated generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity and the distribution and sale of natural gas in Kentucky. The subsidiary was acquired by PPL through the acquisition of LKE in November 2010.
LG&E and KU Services Company> - LG&E and KU Services Company (formerly E.ON U.S. Services Inc.), a subsidiary of LKE that provides services for LKE and its subsidiaries.
LKE> - LG&E and KU Energy LLC (formerly E.ON U.S. LLC), a subsidiary of PPL and the parent of LG&E, KU, and other subsidiaries. PPL acquired E.ON U.S. LLC in November 2010 and changed the name to LG&E and KU Energy LLC. Within the context of this document, references to LKE also relate to the consolidated entity.
PPL Capital Funding - PPL Capital Funding, Inc., a wholly owned financing subsidiary of PPL.
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PPL Susquehanna - PPL Susquehanna, LLC, the nuclear generating subsidiary of PPL Generation.
PPL WEM> - PPL WEM Holdings plc (formerly WPD Investment Holdings Limited), an indirect, wholly owned U.K. subsidiary of PPL Global. PPL WEM directly wholly owns WPD (East Midlands) and indirectly wholly owns WPD (West Midlands).
WPD - refers to PPL WW and PPL WEM and their subsidiaries.
WPD Midlands - refers to Central Networks, which was renamed after the acquisition.
WPD (East Midlands)> - Western Power Distribution (East Midlands) plc, a British regional electricity distribution utility company. The company, formerly Central Networks East plc, was acquired and renamed in April 2011.
WPD (West Midlands)> - Western Power Distribution (West Midlands) plc, a British regional electricity distribution utility company. The company, formerly Central Networks West plc, was acquired and renamed in April 2011.
WKE> - Western Kentucky Energy Corp., a subsidiary of LKE that leased certain non-utility generating stations in western Kentucky until July 2009.
Other terms and abbreviations
£ - British pounds sterling.
2001 Mortgage Indenture> - PPL Electric's Indenture, dated as of August 1, 2001, to The Bank of New York Mellon (as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank), as trustee, as supplemented.
2010 Bridge Facility> - an up to $6.5 billion Senior Bridge Term Loan Credit Agreement between PPL Capital Funding, as borrower, and PPL, as guarantor, and a group of banks syndicated in June 2010, to serve as a funding backstop in the event alternative financing was not available prior to the closing of PPL's acquisition of E.ON U.S.
2010 Equity Unit(s)> - a PPL equity unit, issued in June 2010, consisting of a 2010 Purchase Contract and, initially, a 5.0% undivided beneficial ownership interest in $1,000 principal amount of PPL Capital Funding 4.625% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2018.
2010 Form 10-K - Annual Report to the SEC on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.
2010 Purchase Contract(s)> - a contract that is a component of a 2010 Equity Unit that requires holders to purchase shares of PPL common stock on or prior to July 1, 2013.
2011 Bridge Facility> - the £3.6 billion Senior Bridge Term Loan Credit Agreement between PPL Capital Funding and PPL WEM, as borrowers, and PPL, as guarantor, and lenders party thereto, used to fund the April 1, 2011 acquisition of Central Networks, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto dated April 15, 2011.
2011 Equity Unit(s)> - a PPL equity unit, issued in April 2011, consisting of a 2011 Purchase Contract and, initially, a 5.0% undivided beneficial ownership interest in $1,000 principal amount of PPL Capital Funding 4.32% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2019.
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2011 Purchase Contract(s)> - a contract that is a component of a 2011 Equity Unit that requires holders to purchase shares of PPL common stock on or prior to May 1, 2014.
2011 Registration Statements> - refers to the registration statements on Form S-4 filed with the SEC by each of LKE (Registration No. 333-173665) on April 21, 2011, LG&E (Registration No 333-173676) on April 22, 2011 and KU (Registration No. 333-173675) on April 22, 2011, each as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed with the SEC on May 26, 2011 and effective June 1, 2011.
Acid Rain Program> - allowance trading system established by the Clean Air Act to reduce levels of sulfur dioxide. Under this program, affected power plants are allocated allowances based on their fuel consumption during specified baseline years and a specific emissions rate.
Act 129> - became effective in October 2008. The law amends the Pennsylvania Public Utility Code and creates an energy efficiency and conservation program and smart metering technology requirements, adopts new PLR electricity supply procurement rules, provides remedies for market misconduct and makes changes to the existing Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard.
AOCI - accumulated other comprehensive income or loss.
ARO - asset retirement obligation.
Bcf - billion cubic feet.
CAIR - the EPA's Clean Air Interstate Rule.
CSAPR> - Cross State Air Pollution Rule, the CSAPR implements Clean Air Act requirements concerning the transport of air pollution from power plants across state boundaries. The CSAPR replaces the 2005 Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ordered the EPA to revise in 2008. The court allowed CAIR to remain in place temporarily while the EPA worked to finalize the replacement rule.
Depreciation not normalized> - the flow-through income tax impact related to the state regulatory treatment of depreciation-related timing differences.
Dodd-Frank Act> - the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that was signed into law in July 2010.
DOE - Department of Energy, a U.S. government agency.
DRIP> - Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan.
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DSM >- Demand Side Management. Pursuant to Kentucky Revised Statute 278.285, the Kentucky Public Service Commission may determine the reasonableness of demand-side management plans proposed by any utility under its jurisdiction. Proposed demand-side management mechanisms may seek full recovery of demand-side management programs and revenues lost by implementing those programs and/or incentives designed to provide financial rewards to the utility for implementing cost-effective demand-side management programs. The cost of such programs shall be assigned only to the class or classes of customers which benefit from the programs.
E.ON AG> - a German corporation and the parent of E.ON UK plc, the former parent of Central Networks.
ECR> - Environmental Cost Recovery. Pursuant to Kentucky Revised Statute 278.183, effective January 1993, Kentucky electric utilities are entitled to the current recovery of costs of complying with the Clean Air Act, as amended, and those federal, state or local environmental requirements which apply to coal combustion and by-products from the production of energy from coal.
EMF - electric and magnetic fields.
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency, a U.S. government agency.
EPS - earnings per share.
Equity Units - refers collectively to the 2011 and 2010 Equity Units.
ESOP - Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
Euro - the basic monetary unit among participating members of the European Union.
E. W. Brown> - a generating station in Kentucky with capacity of 1,631 MW. LG&E and KU are participants in a sale-leaseback transaction involving two combustion turbines at the station.
Fitch - Fitch, Inc., a credit rating agency.
Fundamental Change> - as it relates to the terms of the 2011 and 2010 Equity Units, will be deemed to have occurred if any of the following occurs with respect to PPL, subject to certain exceptions: (i) a change of control; (ii) a consolidation with or merger into any other entity; (iii) common stock ceases to be listed or quoted; or (iv) a liquidation, dissolution or termination.
GAAP - generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S.
GBP - British pound sterling.
GHG - greenhouse gas(es).
GWh - gigawatt-hour, one million kilowatt-hours.
Health Care Reform> - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (HR 3590) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HR 4872), signed into law in March 2010.
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IRS - Internal Revenue Service, a U.S. government agency.
ISO - Independent System Operator.
KPSC> - Kentucky Public Service Commission, the state agency that has jurisdiction over the regulation of rates and service of utilities in Kentucky.
LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate.
MACT - maximum achievable control technology.
MISO >- Midwest Independent System Operator, an independent system operator and the regional transmission organization that provides open-access transmission service and monitors the high-voltage transmission system in all or parts of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Manitoba, Canada.
Moody's - Moody's Investors Service, Inc., a credit rating agency.
MW - megawatt, one thousand kilowatts.
NDT - PPL Susquehanna's nuclear plant decommissioning trust.
NERC - North American Electric Reliability Corporation.
NPDES - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.
NPNS> - the normal purchases and normal sales exception as permitted by derivative accounting rules.
OCI - other comprehensive income or loss.
Opacity> - The degree to which emissions reduce the transmission of light and obscure the view of an object in the background. There are emission regulations that limit the opacity in power plant stack gas emissions.
OVEC >- Ohio Valley Electric Corporation, located in Piketon, Ohio, an entity in which LKE indirectly owns an 8.13% interest (consists of LG&E's 5.63% and KU's 2.50% interests), which is accounted for as a cost-method investment. OVEC owns and operates two coal-fired power plants, the Kyger Creek Station in Ohio and the Clifty Creek Station in Indiana, with combined nameplate capacities of 2,390 MW.
PADEP> - the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, a state government agency.
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PP&E - property, plant and equipment.
Purchase Contracts - refers collectively to the 2010 and 2011 Purchase Contracts.
PURTA - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Realty Tax Act.
RAV >- regulatory asset value. This term is also commonly known as RAB or regulatory asset base.
RECs - renewable energy credits.
Regional Transmission Expansion Plan> - PJM conducts a long-range Regional Transmission Expansion Planning process that identifies what changes and additions to the grid are needed to ensure future needs are met for both the reliability and the economic performance of the grid. Under PJM agreements, transmission owners are obligated to build transmission projects that are needed to maintain reliability standards and that are reviewed and approved by the PJM Board.
RMC - Risk Management Committee.
S&P - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a credit rating agency.
SCR> - selective catalytic reduction, a pollution control process for the removal of nitrogen oxide from exhaust gases.
Securities Act of 1933 - the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S. Code, Sections 77a-77aa, as amended.
SIFMA Index> - the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Municipal Swap Index.
Smart meter - an electric meter that utilizes smart metering technology.
SNCR> - selective non-catalytic reduction, a pollution control process for the removal of nitrogen oxide from exhaust gases.
TC2> - Trimble County Unit 2, a coal-fired plant located in Kentucky with a capacity of 760 MW. LKE indirectly owns a 75% interest (consists of LG&E's 14.25% and KU's 60.75% interests) in TC2, or 570 MW of the capacity.
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TRA> - Tennessee Regulatory Authority, the state agency that has jurisdiction over the regulation of rates and service of utilities in Tennessee.
VaR> - value-at-risk, a statistical model that attempts to estimate the value of potential loss over a given holding period under normal market conditions at a given confidence level.
VIE - variable interest entity.
Volumetric risk> - the risk that the actual load volumes provided under full-requirement sales contracts could vary significantly from forecasted volumes.
VSCC> - Virginia State Corporation Commission, the state agency that has jurisdiction over the regulation of Virginia corporations, including utilities.
VWAP> - as it relates to the 2011 and 2010 Equity Units issued by PPL, the per share volume-weighted-average price as displayed under the heading Bloomberg VWAP on Bloomberg page "PPL <EQUITY> AQR" (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading on the relevant trading day until the scheduled close of trading on the relevant trading day (or if such volume-weighted-average price is unavailable, the market price of one share of PPL common stock on such trading day determined, using a volume-weighted-average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained for this purpose by PPL).
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Statements contained in this Form 10-Q concerning expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance and underlying assumptions and other statements which are other than statements of historical fact are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Although PPL, PPL Energy Supply, PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E and KU believe that the expectations and assumptions reflected in these statements are reasonable, there can be no assurance that these expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are subject to many risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in forward-looking statements. In addition to the specific factors discussed in "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in this Form 10-Q and each Registrant's 2010 Form 10-K (in the case of PPL, PPL Energy Supply and PPL Electric) or 2011 Registration Statements (in the case of LKE, LG&E and KU), and in "Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in this Form 10-Q report, the following are among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.
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Any such forward-looking statements should be considered in light of such important factors and in conjunction with other documents of PPL, PPL Energy Supply, PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E and KU on file with the SEC.
New factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for PPL, PPL Energy Supply, PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E or KU to predict all such factors, or the extent to which any such factor or combination of factors may cause actual results to differ from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and PPL, PPL Energy Supply, PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E and KU undertake no obligation to update the information contained in such statement to reflect subsequent developments or information.
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The accompanying Notes to Condensed Financial Statements are an integral part of the financial statements.
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The accompanying Notes to Condensed Financial Statements are an integral part of the financial statements.
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