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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005

 


 

Commission

File Number


  

Name of Registrant

State of Incorporation

Address of Principal Executive

Offices and Telephone Number


  

IRS Employer

Identification Number


1-267   

ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC.

(A Maryland Corporation)

800 Cabin Hill Drive

Greensburg, Pennsylvania 15601

Telephone (724) 837-3000

   13-5531602
1-5164   

MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY

(An Ohio Corporation)

1310 Fairmont Avenue

Fairmont, West Virginia 26554

Telephone (304) 366-3000

   13-5229392
1-3376-2   

THE POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY

(A Maryland and Virginia Corporation)

800 Cabin Hill Drive

Greensburg, Pennsylvania 15601

Telephone (724) 837-3000

   13-5323955
0-14688   

ALLEGHENY

GENERATING COMPANY

(A Virginia Corporation)

800 Cabin Hill Drive

Greensburg, Pennsylvania 15601

Telephone (724) 837-3000

   13-3079675

 


 

This combined Form 10-Q is separately filed by Allegheny Energy, Inc., Monongahela Power Company, The Potomac Edison Company and Allegheny Generating Company. Information contained in the Form 10-Q relating to Monongahela Power Company, The Potomac Edison Company and Allegheny Generating Company is filed by each such registrant on its own behalf. Each of Monongahela Power Company, The Potomac Edison Company and Allegheny Generating Company makes no representation as to information relating to registrants other than itself.

 

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.    Yes  x    No  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are accelerated filers (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

Allegheny Energy, Inc.

  Yes  x    No  ¨

Monongahela Power Company

  Yes  ¨    No  x

The Potomac Edison Company

  Yes  ¨    No  x

Allegheny Generating Company

  Yes  ¨    No  x

 

Number of shares outstanding of each class of common stock as of May 4, 2005:

 

Allegheny Energy, Inc.

   162,538,405    ($1.25 par value )

Monongahela Power Company

   5,891,000    ($50.00 par value )

The Potomac Edison Company

   22,385,000    ($0.01 par value )

Allegheny Generating Company

   1,000    ($1.00 par value )

 



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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

    

Allegheny Energy, Inc.:

    

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004

   6

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004

   7

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004

   8-9

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

   11-32

Monongahela Power Company:

    

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004

   33

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004

   34

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004

   35-36

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

   38-46

The Potomac Edison Company:

    

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004

   47

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004

   48

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004

   49-50

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

   52-55

Allegheny Generating Company:

    

Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004

   56

Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004

   57

Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004

   58-59

Notes to Financial Statements

   61-62

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”)

   63-103

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   103

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

   103
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION     

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

   103

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

   103

 

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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

   103

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   104

Item 5. Other Information

   104

Item 6. Exhibits

   105-108

Signatures

   109

 

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GLOSSARY

 

I. The following abbreviations and terms are used in this report to identify Allegheny Energy, Inc. and its subsidiaries:

 

AE   Allegheny Energy, Inc., a diversified utility holding company.
AE Supply   Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC, an unregulated generation subsidiary of AE.
AGC   Allegheny Generating Company, an unregulated generation subsidiary of AE Supply.
Allegheny   AE together with its consolidated subsidiaries.
Allegheny Ventures   Allegheny Ventures, Inc., an unregulated subsidiary of AE.
Distribution Companies   Collectively, Monongahela, Potomac Edison and West Penn. The Distribution Companies do business as “Allegheny Power.”
Monongahela   Monongahela Power Company, a regulated subsidiary of AE.
Mountaineer   Mountaineer Gas Company, a subsidiary of Monongahela.
Potomac Edison   The Potomac Edison Company, a regulated subsidiary of AE.
West Penn   West Penn Power Company, a regulated subsidiary of AE.
WVP   West Virginia Power, a division of Monongahela.

 

II. The following abbreviations and acronyms are used in this report to identify entities and terms relevant to Allegheny’s business and operations:

 

2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K   Combined Annual Report on Form 10-K of AE, Monongahela, Potomac Edison and AGC for the year ended December 31, 2004.
CDWR   California Department of Water Resources.
Clean Air Act   Clean Air Act of 1970.
Exchange Act   Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
FASB   Financial Accounting Standards Board.
FERC   Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, an independent commission within the Department of Energy.
GAAP   Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
KWh   Kilowatt-hour, which is a unit of electric energy equivalent to one kilowatt operating for one hour.
Maryland PSC   Maryland Public Service Commission.
MW   Megawatt.
MWh   Megawatt-hour.
OVEC   Ohio Valley Electric Corporation.
Pennsylvania PUC   Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
PJM   PJM Interconnection, LLC, a regional transmission organization.
PLR   Provider-of-last-resort.
PUCO   Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
PUHCA   Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.
PURPA   Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978.
SEC   United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
SFAS No. 133   FASB’s Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” as amended by SFAS No. 137, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – Deferral of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 133 – an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133,” SFAS No. 138, “Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities – an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133,” and SFAS No. 149, “Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.”

 

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SFAS No. 144   FASB’s Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets.”
Virginia SCC   Virginia State Corporate Commission.
West Virginia PSC   Public Service Commission of West Virginia.

 

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ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,

(In thousands)


   2005

   2004

Operating revenues

   $ 754,030    $ 735,350

Operating expenses:

             

Fuel consumed in electric generation

     173,887      161,712

Purchased power and transmission

     104,822      81,013

Deferred energy costs, net

     1,186      914

Operations and maintenance

     162,677      200,790

Depreciation and amortization

     76,411      72,987

Taxes other than income taxes

     55,058      49,185
    

  

Total operating expenses

     574,041      566,601
    

  

Operating income

     179,989      168,749

Other income and expenses, net (Note 12)

     5,253      7,854

Interest expense and preferred dividends:

             

Interest expense

     125,794      119,830

Preferred dividend of subsidiary

     1,259      1,259
    

  

Total interest expense and preferred dividends

     127,053      121,089
    

  

Income from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest

     58,189      55,514

Income tax expense from continuing operations

     23,376      23,018

Minority interest in net income of subsidiaries

     415      1,859
    

  

Income from continuing operations

     34,398      30,637

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax (Note 3)

     8,244      2,641
    

  

Net income

   $ 42,642    $ 33,278
    

  

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

     137,417,964      126,969,238

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

     165,674,343      152,941,183

Basic income per common share:

             

Income from continuing operations

   $ 0.25    $ 0.24

Income from discontinued operations, net

     0.06      0.02
    

  

Net income per common share

   $ 0.31    $ 0.26
    

  

Diluted income per common share:

             

Income from continuing operations

   $ 0.24    $ 0.24

Income from discontinued operations, net

     0.05      0.01
    

  

Net income per common share

   $ 0.29    $ 0.25
    

  

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,

 

(In thousands)


   2005

    2004

 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities:

                

Net income

   $ 42,642     $ 33,278  

Adjustments for discontinued operations and non-cash charges and (credits):

                

Income from discontinued operations, net

     (8,244 )     —    

Depreciation and amortization

     76,411       83,291  

Gain on asset sales and disposals

     (1,490 )     (11,600 )

Minority interest in net income of subsidiaries

     415       1,859  

Deferred investment credit and income taxes, net

     24,459       13,491  

Stock-based compensation expense

     3,200       6,761  

Unrealized (gains) losses on commodity contracts, net

     (4,121 )     11,139  

Other, net

     5,599       31,636  

Changes in certain assets and liabilities:

                

Accounts receivable, net

     (34,328 )     (30,634 )

Materials, supplies and fuel

     (5,247 )     48,396  

Taxes receivable/accrued, net

     (19,385 )     (15,781 )

Prepaid taxes

     (29,734 )     (28,561 )

Collateral deposits

     (27,595 )     (58,696 )

Accounts payable

     (21,415 )     (12,620 )

Accrued interest

     61,357       24,252  

Other, net

     34,023       20,186  
    


 


Net cash from operating activities

     96,547       116,397  
    


 


Cash Flows From (Used In) Investing Activities:

                

Capital expenditures

     (52,980 )     (53,773 )

Proceeds from sale of businesses and assets

     2,424       11,589  

Decrease in restricted funds

     208,854       17,357  

Other investments

     (813 )     (3,116 )
    


 


Net cash from (used in) investing activities

     157,485       (27,943 )
    


 


Cash Flows Used In Financing Activities:

                

Issuance of long-term debt

     —         1,481,592  

Retirement of long-term debt

     (267,201 )     (1,709,650 )

Exercise of stock options

     443       —    
    


 


Net cash used in financing activities

     (266,758 )     (228,058 )
    


 


Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (12,726 )     (139,604 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     189,482       528,612  
    


 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 176,756     $ 389,008  
    


 


Supplemental Cash Flow Information:

                

Cash paid for interest (net of amount capitalized)

   $ 60,159     $ 86,337  

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited)

 

(In thousands)


   March 31,
2005


    December 31,
2004


 

ASSETS

                

Current Assets:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 176,756     $ 189,482  

Accounts receivable:

                

Customer

     211,728       164,666  

Unbilled utility revenue

     139,474       145,498  

Wholesale and other

     24,510       32,966  

Allowance for uncollectible accounts

     (18,126 )     (19,854 )

Materials and supplies

     102,557       100,054  

Fuel

     64,556       61,812  

Deferred income taxes

     62,434       44,590  

Prepaid taxes

     76,634       46,900  

Assets held for sale (Note 3)

     114,418       150,031  

Collateral deposits

     116,303       88,708  

Commodity contracts

     14,168       13,523  

Restricted funds

     20,003       228,857  

Regulatory assets

     39,106       37,626  

Other

     14,619       20,273  
    


 


Total current assets

     1,159,140       1,305,132  
    


 


Property, Plant and Equipment, Net:

                

Generation

     5,702,559       5,695,851  

Transmission

     1,017,603       1,015,751  

Distribution

     3,399,220       3,366,217  

Other

     465,311       463,515  

Accumulated depreciation

     (4,400,442 )     (4,341,282 )
    


 


Subtotal

     6,184,251       6,200,052  

Construction work in progress

     103,043       102,966  
    


 


Total property, plant and equipment, net

     6,287,294       6,303,018  
    


 


Investments and Other Assets:

                

Assets held for sale (Note 3)

     340,679       340,457  

Goodwill

     367,287       367,287  

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates

     29,663       29,991  

Intangible assets

     33,199       33,215  

Other

     46,980       46,628  
    


 


Total investments and other assets

     817,808       817,578  
    


 


Deferred Charges:

                

Commodity contracts

     3,379       3,667  

Regulatory assets

     557,849       562,843  

Other

     51,913       52,902  
    


 


Total deferred charges

     613,141       619,412  
    


 


Total Assets

   $ 8,877,383     $ 9,045,140  
    


 


 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (continued)

(unaudited)

 

(In thousands)


   March 31,
2005


    December 31,
2004


 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                

Current Liabilities:

                

Long-term debt due within one year (Note 2)

   $ 385,177     $ 385,142  

Accounts payable

     202,114       223,584  

Accrued taxes

     101,064       112,866  

Commodity contracts

     54,502       40,835  

Accrued interest

     123,083       61,726  

Liabilities associated with assets held for sale (Note 3)

     45,115       37,471  

Other

     137,636       144,082  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     1,048,691       1,005,706  
    


 


Long-term Debt (Note 2)

     4,273,321       4,540,764  

Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:

                

Commodity contracts

     54,994       56,501  

Investment tax credit

     81,722       83,307  

Deferred income taxes

     671,228       635,374  

Obligations under capital leases

     21,653       23,788  

Regulatory liabilities

     460,344       453,913  

Adverse power purchase commitment

     197,089       201,377  

Liabilities associated with assets held for sale (Note 3)

     89,505       89,356  

Other

     490,719       505,620  
    


 


Total deferred credits and other liabilities

     2,067,254       2,049,236  
    


 


Commitments and Contingencies (Note 15)

                

Minority Interest

     22,032       21,618  

Preferred Stock of Subsidiary

     74,000       74,000  

Common Stockholders’ Equity:

                

Common stock

     171,965       171,788  

Other paid-in capital

     1,605,642       1,600,215  

Retained deficit

     (265,047 )     (307,690 )

Treasury stock

     (1,756 )     (1,756 )

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (118,719 )     (108,741 )
    


 


Total common stockholders’ equity

     1,392,085       1,353,816  
    


 


Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

   $ 8,877,383     $ 9,045,140  
    


 


 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

Note No.


        Page No.

1

   Basis of Presentation    11

2

   Debt    13

3

   Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations    16

4

   Goodwill and Intangible Assets    18

5

   Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities    18

6

   Asset Retirement Obligations (“AROs”)    19

7

   Comprehensive Income (Loss)    20

8

   Business Segments    21

9

   Accounting for the Effects of Price Regulation    22

10

   Income Per Share    22

11

   Pension Benefits and Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions    23

12

   Other Income and Expenses, Net    24

13

   Guarantees and Letters of Credit    24

14

   Variable Interest Entities    24

15

   Commitments and Contingencies    25

16

   Interest Expense – Merrill Lynch Litigation    31

17

   Subsequent Events    32

 

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ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

NOTE 1: BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

Allegheny Energy, Inc. (“AE”) is a holding company registered under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended (“PUHCA”). AE operates primarily through directly and indirectly owned subsidiaries (together with AE, “Allegheny”). Allegheny’s two business segments are the Delivery and Services segment and the Generation and Marketing segment.

 

The Delivery and Services segment primarily consists of AE’s regulated utility subsidiaries. These subsidiaries include Monongahela Power Company (“Monongahela”), excluding generation of electricity for its West Virginia customers, The Potomac Edison Company (“Potomac Edison”) and West Penn Power Company (“West Penn”) (collectively, the “Distribution Companies”). These subsidiaries primarily operate electric and natural gas transmission and distribution systems in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia and Ohio. These subsidiaries are subject to federal and state regulation, including PUHCA.

 

The Generation and Marketing segment primarily consists of AE’s subsidiaries, Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC (“AE Supply”) and Allegheny Generating Company (“AGC”). AE Supply owns, operates and controls electric generation capacity and supplies and trades energy and energy-related commodities. AGC is owned approximately 77% by AE Supply and approximately 23% by Monongahela. It owns and sells generation capacity to AE Supply and Monongahela. The Generation and Marketing segment also includes Monongahela’s generation of electricity for its West Virginia customers. The Generation and Marketing segment is subject to federal regulation, including PUHCA, but is not subject to state regulation of rates, except that Monongahela is subject to state regulation in West Virginia.

 

Allegheny Energy Services Corporation (“AESC”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of AE that employs substantially all of the people who work at Allegheny.

 

The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Combined Annual Report on Form 10-K of AE, Monongahela, Potomac Edison and AGC for the year ended December 31, 2004 (the “2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K”).

 

The interim financial statements included herein have been prepared by Allegheny, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles used in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. Management believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.

 

In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim financial statements included herein reflect all normal recurring adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 and financial position at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004. Because of the seasonal nature of Allegheny’s operations, results for the three months ended March 31, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2005.

 

During the third quarter of 2004, AE and certain of its subsidiaries entered into agreements to sell, or made the decision to sell, certain non-core assets. The results of operations relating to these assets have been reclassified to discontinued operations in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations for all periods presented. In accordance with the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (“SFAS No. 144”), the assets and liabilities associated with these discontinued operations have been reclassified as held for sale in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of, and subsequent to, the date that held for sale criteria were met.

 

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ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

Certain amounts in the financial statements have been reclassified for comparative purposes.

 

Federal and State Income Taxes. The provision for income tax expense for earnings from operations, and/or the income tax benefit for losses from operations, results in an effective income tax rate that differs from the federal statutory rate of 35%, principally due to state income taxes, tax credits, the effects of utility rate making and certain non-deductible expenses.

 

Allegheny allocates income tax expense or benefit to its subsidiaries pursuant to its consolidated tax sharing agreement. This corporate allocation may cause significant fluctuations in the effective quarterly and year to date tax rates from the statutory rates for certain of Allegheny’s subsidiaries, depending on the level of pre-tax income.

 

Stock-Based Compensation. AE maintains certain stock-based employee compensation arrangements, which are described in greater detail in Item 8, Note 18, Stock-Based Compensation, in the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K. These arrangements include AE’s Long-Term Incentive Plan, under which stock option awards, restricted share awards and performance awards may be granted. Options to purchase approximately 0.2 million shares of AE’s common stock were granted under the Long-Term Incentive Plan during the three months ended March 31, 2005.

 

Through July 2, 2004, Allegheny recorded compensation expense related to stock units issued to certain of its executive officers using the variable method of accounting. On that date, Allegheny received authorization from the SEC to settle stock units in shares of AE’s common stock as the units vest. As a result, Allegheny began recording compensation expense relating to stock unit awards using the fixed method of accounting effective July 3, 2004.

 

Allegheny accounts for stock options under the recognition and measurement principles of Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” and related interpretations. No stock option based compensation expense has been recognized in consolidated net income, because all options granted under the Long-Term Incentive Plan had an exercise price equal to the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant.

 

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ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

Allegheny follows the disclosure provisions of SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation Transition and Disclosure, an Amendment of SFAS No. 123.” The following table illustrates the effect on consolidated net income and income per share as if Allegheny had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” to all stock-based employee compensation:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


 

(In millions)


   2005

    2004

 

Consolidated net income, as reported

   $ 42.6     $ 33.3  

Add:

                

Stock-based employee compensation expense included in consolidated net income, net of related tax effects

     1.8       4.0  

Deduct:

                

Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects

     (3.2 )     (5.5 )
    


 


Consolidated net income, pro forma

   $ 41.2     $ 31.8  
    


 


Basic income per share:

                

As reported

   $ 0.31     $ 0.26  

Pro forma

   $ 0.30     $ 0.25  

Diluted income per share:

                

As reported

   $ 0.29     $ 0.25  

Pro forma

   $ 0.29     $ 0.24  

 

In April 2005, the SEC adopted a new rule that amended the compliance dates for SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment.” SFAS No. 123R was issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in December 2004 and will require companies to measure compensation cost for all share-based payments (including employee stock options) at fair value. Prior to the new rule, Allegheny had planned to adopt SFAS No. 123R on July 1, 2005. As permitted by the new SEC rule, Allegheny now plans to adopt SFAS No. 123R on January 1, 2006. Allegheny is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 123R.

 

NOTE 2: DEBT

 

There was no debt issued during the three months ended March 31, 2005.

 

Repayments of indebtedness, by entity, during the three months ended March 31, 2005 are listed below:

 

(In Millions)


   AE

   AE Supply

   West Penn

   Total

New AE Facility

   $ 25.0    $ —      $ —      $ 25.0

Refinanced AE Supply Loan

     —        208.4      —        208.4

Medium-Term Notes

     —        14.4      —        14.4

Transition Bonds

     —        —        19.4      19.4
    

  

  

  

Total

   $ 25.0    $ 222.8    $ 19.4    $ 267.2
    

  

  

  

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2005, AE Supply repaid an aggregate $208.4 million outstanding under its secured credit facility that was refinanced in October 2004 (the “Refinanced AE Supply Loan”). As a result of repayments made during the fourth quarter of 2004 and a portion of the repayments made during the first quarter of 2005, the annual interest rate on the Refinanced AE Supply Loan was reduced to the London Interbank Offering Rate plus 2.50%.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

At March 31, 2005, contractual maturities for Allegheny’s long-term debt for the remainder of 2005 and the full years thereafter, excluding $86.7 million of long-term debt included in liabilities associated with assets held for sale, are:

 

(In millions)


   2005

   2006

   2007

    2008

    2009

   Thereafter

    Total

 

Medium-Term Notes

   $ 300.0    $ 100.0    $ 365.6     $ —       $ —      $ 1,240.0     $ 2,005.6  

Refinanced AE Supply Loan

     7.8      10.4      10.4       10.4       10.4      724.3       773.7  

First Mortgage Bonds

     —        300.0      —         —         —        510.0       810.0  

Pollution Control Bonds

     —        —        107.2       —         —        261.6       368.8  

Convertible Preferred Securities

     —        —        —         300.0       —        —         300.0  

Transition Bonds

     53.6      75.8      80.0       44.2       —        —         253.6  

New AE Facility

     —        —        75.0       —         —        —         75.0  

Debentures

     —        —        —         —         —        100.0       100.0  

Unamortized debt discounts, premiums and terminated interest rate swaps

     1.3      —        —         (0.8 )     —        (16.0 )     (15.5 )

Eliminations

     —        —        (2.3 )     —         —        (10.5 )     (12.8 )
    

  

  


 


 

  


 


Total consolidated debt

   $ 362.7    $ 486.2    $ 635.9     $ 353.8     $ 10.4    $ 2,809.4     $ 4,658.4  
    

  

  


 


 

  


 


 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

At March 31, 2005, contractual maturities of long-term debt for the remainder of 2005 and for full years thereafter are as follows:

 

(In millions)


   2005

   2006

   2007

    2008

    2009

   Thereafter

    Total

 

AE:

                                                     

Medium-Term Notes

   $ 300.0    $ —      $ —       $ —       $ —      $ —       $ 300.0  

New AE Facility

     —        —        75.0       —         —        —         75.0  

Convertible Preferred Securities

     —        —        —         300.0       —        —         300.0  
    

  

  


 


 

  


 


Total AE

   $ 300.0    $ —      $ 75.0     $ 300.0     $ —      $ —       $ 675.0  
    

  

  


 


 

  


 


AE Supply:

                                                     

Pollution Control Bonds

   $ —      $ —      $ 91.7     $ —       $ —      $ 191.4     $ 283.1  

Medium-Term Notes

     —        —        365.6       —         —        1,050.0       1,415.6  

Debentures-AGC

     —        —        —         —         —        100.0       100.0  

Refinanced AE Supply Loan

     7.8      10.4      10.4       10.4       10.4      724.3       773.7  
    

  

  


 


 

  


 


Total AE Supply

   $ 7.8    $ 10.4    $ 467.7     $ 10.4     $ 10.4    $ 2,065.7     $ 2,572.4  
    

  

  


 


 

  


 


Monongahela:

                                                     

First Mortgage Bonds

   $ —      $ 300.0    $ —       $ —       $ —      $ 190.0     $ 490.0  

Pollution Control Bonds

     —        —        15.5       —         —        70.2       85.7  

Medium-Term Notes

     —        —        —         —         —        110.0       110.0  
    

  

  


 


 

  


 


Total Monongahela

   $ —      $ 300.0    $ 15.5     $ —       $ —      $ 370.2     $ 685.7  
    

  

  


 


 

  


 


Potomac Edison:

                                                     

First Mortgage Bonds

   $ —      $ —      $ —       $ —       $ —      $ 320.0     $ 320.0  

Medium-Term Notes

     —        100.0      —         —         —        —         100.0  
    

  

  


 


 

  


 


Total Potomac Edison

   $ —      $ 100.0    $ —       $ —       $ —      $ 320.0     $ 420.0  
    

  

  


 


 

  


 


West Penn:

                                                     

Transition Bonds

   $ 53.6    $ 75.8    $ 80.0     $ 44.2     $ —      $ —       $ 253.6  

Medium-Term Notes

     —        —        —         —         —        80.0       80.0  
    

  

  


 


 

  


 


Total West Penn

   $ 53.6    $ 75.8    $ 80.0     $ 44.2     $ —      $ 80.0     $ 333.6  
    

  

  


 


 

  


 


AGC:

                                                     
    

  

  


 


 

  


 


Debentures

   $ —      $ —      $ —       $ —       $ —      $ 100.0     $ 100.0  
    

  

  


 


 

  


 


Sub-total

   $ 361.4    $ 486.2    $ 638.2     $ 354.6     $ 10.4    $ 2,935.7     $ 4,786.7  

Unamortized debt discounts, premiums and terminated
interest rate swaps

   $ 1.3    $ —      $ —       $ (0.8 )   $ —      $ (16.0 )   $ (15.5 )

Eliminations

   $ —      $ —      $ (2.3 )   $ —       $ —      $ (110.5 )   $ (112.8 )
    

  

  


 


 

  


 


Total consolidated debt

   $ 362.7    $ 486.2    $ 635.9     $ 353.8     $ 10.4    $ 2,809.4     $ 4,658.4  
    

  

  


 


 

  


 


Liabilities associated with assets held for sale:

                                                     

Other Notes

   $ 3.3    $ 3.3    $ 3.4     $ 3.3     $ 13.4    $ 60.0     $ 86.7  
    

  

  


 


 

  


 


 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

Certain of Allegheny’s properties are subject to liens of various relative priorities securing debt. For additional information regarding property liens, see Item 2, “Properties” in the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

As discussed in Note 17, “Subsequent Events,” in April 2005, the holders of $295.0 million of the outstanding $300.0 million 11 7/8% Mandatorily Convertible Trust Preferred Securities (the “Trust Preferred Securities”) issued by Allegheny Capital Trust I (“Capital Trust”) accepted AE and Capital Trust’s tender offer and consent solicitation. Under the terms of the offer, for each $1,000 in liquidation amount of Trust Preferred Securities tendered, a holder received 83.33 shares of AE common stock and $160 in cash. On April 22, 2005, AE issued an aggregate of 24.6 million shares of its common stock and $47.2 million in cash to the holders of the tendered Trust Preferred Securities. In accordance with SFAS No. 84, “Induced Conversions of Convertible Debt,” the $47.2 million cash payment will be expensed during the second quarter of 2005. This amount represents the difference between the fair value transferred in the transaction in excess of the fair value of the securities issuable pursuant to the original conversion terms. In addition, AE received the required consents from holders of the Trust Preferred Securities for amendments to the indenture governing AE’s 11 7/8% Notes due 2008. The holder of the remaining $5.0 million in liquidation amount of Trust Preferred Securities converted its Trust Preferred Securities into 416,650 shares of AE common stock on May 3, 2005.

 

NOTE 3: ASSETS HELD FOR SALE AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

During the third quarter of 2004, Allegheny and certain of its subsidiaries entered into agreements to sell, or made the decision to sell, certain non-core assets. The results of operations relating to these assets have been reclassified to discontinued operations in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations for all periods presented. In accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 144, the assets and liabilities associated with these discontinued operations have been reclassified as held for sale in the accompanying balance sheets.

 

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(unaudited)

 

The components of income (loss) from discontinued operations are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


 

(In millions)


   2005

    2004

 

AE Supply:

                

Operating revenues

   $ 0.2     $ 5.6  

Operating expenses

     (1.2 )     (9.7 )

Interest expense

     (3.1 )     (9.0 )
    


 


Loss before income taxes

     (4.1 )     (13.1 )

Income tax benefit

     1.4       4.8  
    


 


Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

   $ (2.7 )   $ (8.3 )
    


 


Monongahela:

                

Operating revenues

   $ 150.2     $ 148.8  

Operating expenses

     (130.1 )     (128.6 )

Other income

     0.2       0.2  

Interest expense

     (2.1 )     (2.0 )
    


 


Income before income taxes

     18.2       18.4  

Income tax expense

     (6.7 )     (7.4 )

Impairment charge, net of tax

     (0.6 )     —    
    


 


Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

   $ 10.9     $ 11.0  
    


 


Allegheny:

                

Operating revenues

   $ 150.4     $ 154.4  

Operating expenses

     (131.3 )     (138.3 )

Other income

     0.2       0.2  

Interest expense

     (5.2 )     (11.0 )
    


 


Income before income taxes

     14.1       5.3  

Income tax expense

     (5.3 )     (2.6 )

Impairment charge, net of tax

     (0.6 )     —    
    


 


Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

   $ 8.2     $ 2.7  
    


 


 

Assets held for sale and liabilities associated with assets held for sale at March 31, 2005 were as follows:

 

(In Millions)


   Monongahela

   Potomac Edison

   AE Supply

   Eliminations

    Allegheny

Assets:

                                   

Current assets

   $ 113.5    $ —      $ 2.2    $ (1.3 )   $ 114.4

Property, plant and equipment

     164.4      10.8      152.5      —         327.7

Investments and other assets

     7.2      —        —        —         7.2

Deferred charges

     6.1      —        —        (0.3 )     5.8
    

  

  

  


 

Total assets

   $ 291.2    $ 10.8    $ 154.7    $ (1.6 )   $ 455.1
    

  

  

  


 

Liabilities:

                                   

Current liabilities

   $ 57.1    $ —      $ —      $ (12.0 )   $ 45.1

Long-term debt

     83.4      —        —        —         83.4

Deferred credits and other liabilities

     16.5      —        —        (10.4 )     6.1
    

  

  

  


 

Total liabilities

   $ 157.0    $ —      $ —      $ (22.4 )   $ 134.6
    

  

  

  


 

 

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(unaudited)

 

Assets held for sale and liabilities associated with assets held for sale at December 31, 2004 were as follows:

 

(In Millions)


   Monongahela

   Potomac Edison

   AE Supply

   Eliminations

    Allegheny

Assets:

                                   

Current assets

   $ 147.8    $ —      $ 2.2    $ —       $ 150.0

Property, plant and equipment

     163.7      10.8      153.3      —         327.8

Investments and other assets

     6.8      —        —        —         6.8

Deferred charges

     6.3      —        —        (0.5 )     5.8
    

  

  

  


 

Total assets

   $ 324.6    $ 10.8    $ 155.5    $ (0.5 )   $ 490.4
    

  

  

  


 

Liabilities:

                                   

Current liabilities

   $ 95.5    $ —      $ —      $ (58.0 )   $ 37.5

Long-term debt

     83.4      —        —        —         83.4

Deferred credits and other liabilities

     17.6      —        —        (11.6 )     6.0
    

  

  

  


 

Total liabilities

   $ 196.5    $ —      $ —      $ (69.6 )   $ 126.9
    

  

  

  


 

 

NOTE 4: GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

There were no changes in goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2005.

 

The intangible assets included in “Investments and Other Assets” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets of $33.2 million at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 relate to an additional minimum pension liability. See Item 8, Note 17, “Pension Benefits and Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions,” in the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information.

 

The components of intangible assets included in “Property, Plant and Equipment, Net” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:

 

     As of March 31, 2005

   As of December 31, 2004

(In Millions)


   Gross Carrying
Amount


   Accumulated
Amortization


   Gross Carrying
Amount


   Accumulated
Amortization


Land easements, amortized

   $ 97.2    $ 26.1    $ 96.5    $ 25.8

Land easements, unamortized

     31.8      —        31.8      —  

Software

     86.6      59.3      82.7      55.8
    

  

  

  

     $ 215.6    $ 85.4    $ 211.0    $ 81.6
    

  

  

  

 

In addition, “Assets held for sale” included intangible assets related to natural gas rights, amortized with a gross carrying amount of $8.6 million at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, and accumulated amortization of $4.9 million at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004.

 

Amortization of intangible assets, excluding Mountaineer, which is included in “Assets held for sale” at March 31, 2005, was $3.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005. Amortization of intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2004 was $4.4 million.

 

Amortization expense is estimated to be $18.7 million annually for 2005 through 2009.

 

NOTE 5: DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

 

Allegheny utilizes derivative instruments to manage its exposure to various market risks, as described in the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The following information supplements, and should be read in conjunction with, Item 8, Note 5, Wholesale Energy Activities, and Note 10, Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, in the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

AE Supply records any commodity contract related to energy trading that is a derivative instrument at its fair value as a component of operating revenues, unless the contract falls within the “normal purchases and normal sales” scope exception of SFAS No. 133 or is designated as a hedge for accounting purposes. The normal purchases and normal sales scope exception requires, among other things, physical delivery in quantities expected to be used or sold over a reasonable period in the normal course of business. Contracts that are designated as normal purchases and normal sales are accounted for under accrual accounting and, therefore, are not recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. For certain transactions that are designed to hedge the cash flows of a forecasted transaction, the effective portion of the gain or loss is initially recorded as a separate component of stockholders’ equity under the caption “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” and subsequently reclassified into earnings when the forecasted transaction is completed or settled. The ineffective portion of the hedge is immediately reflected in earnings.

 

AE Supply has designated certain contracts as cash flow hedges effective July 1, 2004. Changes in the fair value of these contracts are reflected in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).” Existing derivative liabilities associated with each contract at the time of its designation will be realized in earnings over the remaining term of the contract, in accordance with the estimated cash flow of the contract at the time of the designation. These contracts expire at various dates through December 31, 2006 and represent an aggregate liability at March 31, 2005 of $44.2 million. The $13.1 million increase in this liability since December 31, 2004 is a result of the change in the fair value of these contracts and is reflected in accumulated other comprehensive loss. The accumulated other comprehensive loss balance at March 31, 2005 was a loss of $19.2 million. Based on the fair value of AE Supply’s financial instruments as of March 31, 2005, accumulated other comprehensive loss of $8.1 million is expected to be reclassified as a reduction to earnings over the next twelve months. The ineffective portion of the cash flow hedges is reflected in earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and is not material.

 

Net unrealized gains (losses) of $4.1 million and $(11.1) million, before income taxes, were recorded in “Operating revenues” to reflect the change in fair value of the trading contracts for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

 

NOTE 6: ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS (“AROs”)

 

Allegheny recorded AROs primarily related to ash landfills, underground and aboveground storage tanks and natural gas wells. Allegheny also has identified a number of AROs associated with certain of its electric generation and transmission assets that have not been recorded because the fair value of these obligations cannot be reasonably estimated, primarily due to the indeterminate lives of the assets.

 

AROs were identified with respect to property, plant and equipment at Monongahela, and the cost of removal for these assets currently is being recovered through rates. Allegheny believes it is probable that any difference between expenses under SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations,” and expenses recovered currently in rates with respect to these assets will be recoverable in future rates. Therefore, Allegheny is deferring these expenses as a regulatory asset.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2005, Allegheny’s ARO balance increased $0.9 million, from $28.8 million at December 31, 2004 to $29.7 million at March 31, 2005, primarily due to accretion expense.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

Certain estimated removal costs that are not qualified as AROs are being recovered through the ratemaking process. These costs are recorded by Allegheny’s regulated subsidiaries as regulatory liabilities (assets) as follows:

 

(In millions)


   March 31,
2005


    December 31,
2004


 

Monongahela

   $ 244.7     $ 241.8  

Potomac Edison

     165.3       162.3  

West Penn

     (18.3 )     (17.2 )
    


 


Total

   $ 391.7     $ 386.9  
    


 


 

In March 2005, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 47 (“FIN 47”), which is an interpretation of SFAS No. 143. FIN 47 requires entities with an ARO that is conditional on a future event to record an ARO, even if the event has not yet occurred. The obligation to perform the asset retirement is unconditional even though uncertainty exists as to the timing and method of settlement due to the existence of a conditional event. This interpretation is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2005. Retrospective application for interim periods is permitted but is not required. Obligations recorded as a result of the adoption of FIN 47 will be recorded as a cumulative effect due to a change in accounting principle. Allegheny currently is evaluating the impact of FIN 47.

 

NOTE 7: COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 

Allegheny’s consolidated comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes, was as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


(In millions)


   2005

    2004

Allegheny

              

Consolidated net income

   $ 42.6     $ 33.3

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

              

Minimum pension liability adjustment

     (0.1 )     2.3

Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges

     (9.8 )     —  
    


 

Consolidated comprehensive income

   $ 32.7     $ 35.6
    


 

 

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(unaudited)

 

NOTE 8: BUSINESS SEGMENTS

 

Allegheny manages and evaluates its operations in two business segments, the Delivery and Services segment and the Generation and Marketing segment. Monongahela operates in both segments. All other Allegheny subsidiaries operate in only one segment. The Delivery and Services segment includes the operations of Potomac Edison, West Penn, Allegheny Ventures, Inc. (“Allegheny Ventures”) and Monongahela’s electric and gas transmission and distribution businesses. The Generation and Marketing segment includes the operations of AE Supply and AGC and Monongahela’s West Virginia generating assets.

 

Business segment information for Allegheny is summarized below. Significant transactions between reportable segments are shown as eliminations to reconcile the segment information to consolidated amounts.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


 

(In millions)


   2005

    2004

 

Total operating revenues:

                

Delivery and Services

   $ 739.4     $ 721.3  

Generation and Marketing

     416.9       422.3  

Eliminations

     (402.3 )     (408.3 )
    


 


Total

   $ 754.0     $ 735.3  
    


 


Depreciation and amortization:

                

Delivery and Services

   $ 38.1     $ 37.1  

Generation and Marketing

     38.3       35.9  
    


 


Total

   $ 76.4     $ 73.0  
    


 


Operating income:

                

Delivery and Services

   $ 95.9     $ 75.9  

Generation and Marketing

     84.1       92.8  
    


 


Total

   $ 180.0     $ 168.7  
    


 


Interest Expense:

                

Delivery and Services

   $ 28.8     $ 32.4  

Generation and Marketing

     97.0       87.4  
    


 


Total

   $ 125.8     $ 119.8  
    


 


Income (loss) from continuing operations:

                

Delivery and Services

   $ 49.7     $ 28.0  

Generation and Marketing

     (15.2 )     2.6  

Eliminations

     (0.1 )     —    
    


 


Total

   $ 34.4     $ 30.6  
    


 


Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net:

                

Delivery and Services

   $ 10.8     $ 11.0  

Generation and Marketing

     (2.7 )     (8.3 )

Eliminations

     0.1       —    
    


 


Total

   $ 8.2     $ 2.7  
    


 


Net income (loss):

                

Delivery and Services

   $ 60.5     $ 39.0  

Generation and Marketing

     (17.9 )     (5.7 )
    


 


Total

   $ 42.6     $ 33.3  
    


 


 

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NOTE 9: ACCOUNTING FOR THE EFFECTS OF PRICE REGULATION

 

As of March 31, 2005, Allegheny’s reserve for adverse power purchase commitments was $197.1 million. Allegheny’s reserve for adverse power purchase commitments, which is recorded entirely on West Penn’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, decreased as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Decrease in reserve for adverse power purchase commitments

   $ 4.3    $ 4.5

 

Allegheny’s Consolidated Balance Sheets include the amounts listed below for generating assets no longer subject to SFAS No. 71, “Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation.”

 

(In millions)


   March 31,
2005


    December 31,
2004


 

Property, plant and equipment

   $ 4,129.4     $ 4,121.2  

Amounts under construction included above

   $ 38.7     $ 36.1  

Accumulated depreciation

   $ (1,953.7 )   $ (1,925.6 )

 

NOTE 10: INCOME PER SHARE

 

The information used to compute Allegheny’s income per share is as follows:

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,


(In millions, except per share data)


   2005

   2004

Basic Earnings Per Share—Numerator

             

Income from continuing operations

   $ 34.4    $ 30.6

Income from discontinued operations

     8.2      2.7
    

  

Net income

   $ 42.6    $ 33.3
    

  

Diluted Earnings Per Share—Numerator

             

Income from continuing operations

   $ 34.4    $ 30.6

Addback: Interest expense on convertible securities, net of tax

     6.0      5.4

Income from discontinued operations

     8.2      2.7
    

  

Diluted earnings per share- numerator

   $ 48.6    $ 38.7
    

  

Basic Earnings Per Share—Denominator

             

Weighted average common shares outstanding

     137,417,964      126,969,238
    

  

Diluted Earnings Per Share—Denominator

             

Weighted average common shares outstanding

     137,417,964      126,969,238

Stock options

     957,115      —  

Performance shares

     59,366      103,302

Non-employee stock awards

     16,800      —  

Stock units

     2,223,098      868,643

Convertible securities

     25,000,000      25,000,000
    

  

Total

     165,674,343      152,941,183
    

  

 

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NOTE 11: PENSION BENEFITS AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSIONS

 

Substantially all of Allegheny’s employees, including officers, are employed by AESC and are covered by noncontributory, defined benefit pension plans. Benefits are based on each employee’s years of service and compensation. Allegheny makes annual contributions based on the minimum amount required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). Annual contributions are not more than can be deducted for federal income tax purposes.

 

Allegheny also provides partially contributory medical and life insurance plans for eligible retirees and dependents. Medical benefits, which make up the largest component of the plans, are based upon an age and years-of-service vesting schedule and other plan provisions. Subsidized medical coverage is not provided in retirement to employees hired on or after January 1, 1993, with the exception of certain union employees. The postretirement health care plans include a limit on Allegheny’s share of costs for recent and future retirees.

 

The components of the net periodic cost for pension benefits and for postretirement benefits other than pensions (principally health care and life insurance) for employees and covered dependents and the allocation by Allegheny, through AESC, of costs for pension benefits and postretirement benefits other than pensions were as follows:

 

     Pension Benefits

    Postretirement Benefits Other
Than Pensions


 
     Three Months Ended
March 31,


   

Three Months Ended

March 31,


 

(In millions)


   2005

    2004

    2005

    2004

 

Components of net periodic cost:

                                

Service cost

   $ 5.9     $ 5.8     $ 1.0     $ 1.1  

Interest cost

     15.8       15.6       4.2       3.9  

Expected return on plan assets

     (17.3 )     (17.2 )     (1.5 )     (1.6 )

Amortization of unrecognized transition obligation

     0.1       0.1       1.5       1.5  

Amortization of prior service cost

     0.9       1.1       —         0.1  

Recognized actuarial loss

     2.3       1.3       0.5       —    
    


 


 


 


Subtotal

     7.7       6.7       5.7       5.0  

Curtailments, settlements and special termination benefits

     0.2       1.3       —         —    
    


 


 


 


Net periodic cost

   $ 7.9     $ 8.0     $ 5.7     $ 5.0  
    


 


 


 


Allocation of net periodic cost:

                                

Monongahela

   $ 2.5     $ 2.3     $ 1.6     $ 1.5  

AE Supply

     2.3       2.7       1.3       1.2  

West Penn

     1.7       1.7       1.5       1.2  

Potomac Edison

     1.3       1.2       1.2       1.1  

AE

     0.1       0.1       0.1       —    
    


 


 


 


Net periodic cost

   $ 7.9     $ 8.0     $ 5.7     $ 5.0  
    


 


 


 


 

Employer Contributions. Allegheny contributed approximately $20.1 million to its pension plans during the three months ended March 31, 2005, including a voluntary contribution of $0.1 million to the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“SERP”). Allegheny also contributed $6.0 million to its postretirement benefits other than pension plans during the three months ended March 31, 2005. Allegheny currently anticipates contributing a total amount of approximately $58.1 million to its pension plans during 2005, including $0.3 million to the SERP. Allegheny also currently anticipates contributing a total amount ranging from $25.0 to $30.0 million to fund postretirement benefits other than pensions during 2005.

 

Allegheny made matching contributions to the 401(k) Employee Stock Ownership and Savings Plan (the “ESOSP”) by issuing shares of AE’s common stock. AE issued a total of 84,204 shares of its common stock as matching contributions to the ESOSP for the three months ended March 31, 2005. Allegheny recorded expense for these contributions of $1.7 million.

 

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NOTE 12: OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES, NET

 

Other income and expenses, net, represents non-operating income and expenses before income taxes. The following table summarizes Allegheny’s other income and expenses, net.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


 

(In millions)


   2005

   2004

 

Allegheny:

               

Gain on sale of land

   $ 1.6    $ 6.6  

Interest and dividend income

     1.8      1.6  

Premium services

     1.0      0.2  

Impairment charges related to unregulated investments

     —        (2.3 )

Other

     0.9      1.8  
    

  


Total

   $ 5.3    $ 7.9  
    

  


 

NOTE 13: GUARANTEES AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

 

Effective January 1, 2003, Allegheny began recording, as liabilities at their fair value, all guarantees issued or modified after that date. As of March 31, 2005, Allegheny’s Consolidated Balance Sheet reflected liabilities for $9.1 million of the total $26.7 million in outstanding guarantees. The $9.1 million in guarantees recorded as liabilities were issued by AE Supply in connection with the sale of its contract with the California Department of Water Resources (“CDWR”) and related hedge transactions and the performance of a put option issued in connection with an asset sale.

 

Of the remaining $17.6 million in unrecorded guarantees, approximately $3.1 million relates to the purchase, sale, exchange or transportation of wholesale natural gas, electric power and related services, $4.7 million relates to a lease agreement that was signed in 2001 and $9.8 million relates to loans and other financing-related matters.

 

In addition, $11.5 million in letters of credit were outstanding at March 31, 2005 under AE’s revolving credit facility. Of this amount, $9.5 million was issued on behalf of Potomac Edison and expires in July 2005 and $2.0 million was issued on behalf of Allegheny Ventures and expires in September 2005. AE Supply also had a $1.6 million letter of credit outstanding that is collateralized by cash and expires in February 2006. These letters of credit are not recorded on Allegheny’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

NOTE 14: VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

 

Under FASB’s Interpretation No. 46 (Revised December 2003) “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (“FIN 46R”), Allegheny consolidated Hunlock Creek Energy Ventures, LLC as of March 31, 2004. This entity operates two plants that produce and sell electricity to Allegheny and a third party.

 

Potomac Edison and West Penn each have a long-term electricity purchase contract with an unrelated independent power producer (“IPP”) that represents a variable interest under FIN 46R. Allegheny continues to pursue, but has been unable to obtain, certain information from the IPPs necessary to determine if the related variable interest entities (“VIEs”) should be consolidated under FIN 46R.

 

Potomac Edison and West Penn had power purchases from these two IPPs in the amount of $25.6 million and $11.3 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and $25.1 million and $11.8 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2004. Potomac Edison

 

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recovers the full amount and West Penn recovers a portion of the cost of the applicable power contract in their rates charged to consumers. Neither Potomac Edison nor West Penn is subject to any risk of loss associated with the applicable VIE, because neither of them has any obligation to the applicable IPP other than to purchase the power that the IPP produces according to the terms of the applicable electricity purchase contract.

 

NOTE 15: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Reference is made to Item 8, Note 27, “Commitments and Contingencies,” in the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Environmental Matters and Litigation

 

Allegheny is subject to various laws, regulations and uncertainties as to environmental matters. Compliance may require Allegheny to incur substantial additional costs to modify or replace existing and proposed equipment and facilities that may adversely affect the cost of future operations.

 

Clean Air Act Matters: Allegheny currently meets applicable standards for particulate matter emissions at its generation stations through the use of high-efficiency electrostatic precipitators, cleaned coal, flue-gas conditioning, optimization software and fuel combustion modifications and, at times, through reduction of output. From time to time, minor excursions of stack emission opacity that are normal to fossil fuel operations are experienced and accommodated by the regulatory process.

 

Allegheny meets current emission standards for sulfur dioxide (“SO2”) by using scrubbers, burning low-sulfur coal, purchasing cleaned coal (which has lower sulfur content), blending low-sulfur coal with higher sulfur coal and using emission allowances.

 

Allegheny’s compliance with the Clean Air Act of 1970 (the “Clean Air Act”) has required, and may require in the future, that Allegheny install expensive post-combustion control technologies on many of its generation stations. The Clean Air Interstate Rule promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”) on March 10, 2005 may accelerate the need to install this equipment by phasing out a portion of currently available allowances.

 

The Clean Air Act mandates annual reductions of SO2 and created a SO2 emission allowance trading program. AE Supply and Monongahela comply with current SO2 emission standards through a system-wide plan combining the use of emission controls, low sulfur fuel and emission allowances. Allegheny continues to study the use of allowances, additional emission controls and low sulfur fuel to meet future SO2 compliance obligations. Allegheny estimates that it may purchase allowances for up to 25,000 tons for 2005 and an average of approximately 100,000 tons per year for 2006 through 2008. Allegheny’s allowance needs, to a large extent, are affected at any given time by the amount of output produced and the type of fuel used by its generation facilities. Allegheny currently expects that its plan to increase its use of lower sulfur coal and implement other environmental control improvements should reduce allowance purchase requirements over this time period.

 

In 1998, the EPA finalized its Nitrogen Oxide (“NOx”) State Implementation Plan (“SIP”) call rule (known as the “NOx SIP call”), which addressed the regional transport of ground-level ozone and required the equivalent of a uniform 0.15 lb/mmBtu emission rate throughout a 22-state region, including Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia. Compliance with the NOx SIP call was required beginning in May 2004. Pennsylvania and Maryland implemented their respective SIP call rules in May 2003. West Virginia’s SIP call rules were effective as of May 2004.

 

AE Supply and Monongahela have completed installation of substantially all NOx controls to meet the Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia SIP calls. These NOx controls include selective catalytic reduction at the Harrison and Pleasants generation stations and selective noncatalytic reduction at the Hatfield’s Ferry and Fort Martin generation stations, as well as burner modifications at the Mitchell

 

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generation station. The NOx compliance plan functions on a system-wide basis, similar to the SO2 compliance plan. AE Supply and Monongahela also have the option, in some cases, to purchase alternate fuels or NOx allowances, if needed, to supplement their compliance strategies. AE Supply estimates that its emission control activities, in concert with its inventory of banked allowances, will facilitate its compliance with NOx limits established by the SIP through 2008. Allegheny’s allowance needs, to a large extent, are affected at any given time by the amount of output produced and the type of fuel used by its generation facilities. Allegheny’s capital expenditure forecast includes the expenditure of $3.5 million of capital costs during the 2005 through 2007 period for additional NOx emission controls.

 

Clean Air Act Litigation: In August 2000, AE received a letter from the EPA requesting that it provide information and documentation relevant to the operation and maintenance of the following ten electric generation stations, which collectively include 22 generation units: Albright, Armstrong, Fort Martin, Harrison, Hatfield’s Ferry, Mitchell, Pleasants, Rivesville, R. Paul Smith and Willow Island. AE Supply and Monongahela own these generation stations. The letter requested information under Section 114 of the Clean Air Act to determine compliance with the Clean Air Act and related requirements, including potential application of the New Source Review (“NSR”) standards of the Clean Air Act, which can require the installation of additional emission control equipment when the major modification of an existing facility results in an increase in emissions. AE provided responsive information to this and a subsequent request. A meeting between the EPA and AE was held on July 16, 2003. At this time, AE is engaged in discussions with the EPA with respect to environmental matters, including NSR issues.

 

Similar inquiries have been made of other electric utilities and have resulted in enforcement proceedings in most cases. AE believes that its subsidiaries’ generation facilities have been operated in accordance with the Clean Air Act and the rules implementing it. The experience of other energy companies, however, suggests that, in recent years, the EPA has narrowed its view regarding the scope of the definition of “routine maintenance” under its rules, thereby broadening the range of actions subject to compliance with NSR standards. Section 114 information requests concerning facility modifications are often followed by enforcement actions.

 

If NSR standards are applied to Allegheny’s generation stations, in addition to the possible imposition of fines, compliance would entail significant expenditures. There are two federal district court decisions interpreting the application of NSR standards to utilities, the Ohio Edison decision and the Duke Energy decision. The Ohio Edison decision is favorable to the EPA. The Duke Energy decision supports the industry’s understanding of NSR requirements. The Duke Energy decision was appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and oral argument was held on February 3, 2005. A decision from the Fourth Circuit is expected within six months after the oral argument. The final Routine Maintenance, Repair and Replacement Rule (“RMRR”) released by the EPA is more consistent with the energy industry’s historical compliance approach. On December 24, 2003, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an order to stay the RMRR, which was scheduled to go into effect on December 26, 2003. The stay delays implementation of the RMRR. At this time, AE and its subsidiaries are not able to determine the effect that these actions may have on them.

 

On February 2, 2004, the EPA informed AE that it intended to provide the New York Attorney General, pursuant to his request, certain records that AE provided to the EPA pursuant to its request under Section 114 of the Clean Air Act. On April 23, 2004, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“PADEP”) notified AE Supply that PADEP had requested that the EPA provide it with these records.

 

On May 20, 2004, AE, AE Supply, Monongahela and West Penn received a Notice of Intent to Sue Pursuant to Clean Air Act §7604 (the “Notice”) from the Attorneys General of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut and from PADEP. The Notice alleged that Allegheny made major modifications to some of its West Virginia facilities in violation of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (“PSD”) provisions of the Clean Air Act at the following coal-fired facilities: Albright Unit No. 3; Fort Martin Units No. 1 and 2; Harrison Units No. 1, 2 and 3; Pleasants Units No. 1 and 2 and Willow Island Unit No. 2. The Notice also alleged PSD violations at the Armstrong, Hatfield’s Ferry and Mitchell generation stations in Pennsylvania

 

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and identifies PADEP as the lead agency regarding those facilities. On September 8, 2004, AE, AE Supply, Monongahela and West Penn received a separate Notice of Intent to Sue from the Maryland Attorney General that essentially mirrored the previous Notice.

 

AE Supply and Monongahela filed a declaratory judgment action against the Attorneys General of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey in federal district court in West Virginia on January 6, 2005. This action requests that the court declare that AE Supply’s and Monongahela’s coal-fired generation facilities in Pennsylvania and West Virginia are in compliance with the Clean Air Act. The Attorneys General filed a motion to dismiss the declaratory judgment action. If the action is dismissed based upon their motion, the Attorneys General may file an enforcement action against Allegheny in federal court in Pennsylvania. It is also possible that the EPA and other state authorities may join in the current declaratory judgment action or, if it is dismissed, a new action filed by the Attorneys General.

 

On February 16, 2005, Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future, an environmental group, sued Allegheny in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The action alleges violations of opacity limits and particulate matter emission limits at the Hatfield’s Ferry generation facility.

 

Allegheny intends to vigorously pursue and defend against these matters but cannot predict their outcomes.

 

Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”) Claim: On March 4, 1994, Monongahela and certain affiliated companies received notice that the EPA had identified them as potentially responsible parties (“PRPs”) with respect to the Jack’s Creek/Sitkin Smelting Superfund Site in Pennsylvania. Initially, approximately 175 PRPs were involved; however, the current number of active PRPs has been reduced as a result of settlements with de minimis contributors and other contributors to the site. The costs of remediation will be shared by all past and active responsible parties. In 1999, a PRP group that included Monongahela and certain affiliated companies entered into a consent order with the EPA to remediate the site. It is currently estimated that the total remediation costs to be borne by all of the responsible parties will not exceed $30.0 million. Allegheny has an accrued liability representing its estimated share of the remediation costs as of March 31, 2005.

 

Claims Related to Alleged Asbestos Exposure: The Distribution Companies have been named as defendants, along with multiple other defendants, in pending asbestos cases alleging bodily injury involving multiple plaintiffs and multiple sites. These suits have been brought mostly by seasonal contractors’ employees and do not involve allegations of either the manufacture, sale or distribution of asbestos-containing products by Allegheny. These asbestos suits arise out of historical operations and are related to the installation and removal of asbestos-containing materials at Allegheny’s generation facilities. Allegheny’s historical operations were insured by various foreign and domestic insurers, including Lloyd’s of London. Asbestos-related litigation expenses have to date been reimbursed in full by recoveries from these historical insurers, and Allegheny believes that it has sufficient insurance to respond fully to the asbestos suits. Certain insurers, however, have contested their obligations to pay for the future defense and settlement costs relating to the asbestos suits. Allegheny is currently involved in two asbestos insurance-related actions, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London et al. v. Allegheny Energy, Inc. et al., Case No. 21-C-03-16733 (Washington County, Md.), and Monongahela Power Company et al. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London and London Market Companies, et al., Civil Action No. 03-C-281 (Monongalia County, W.Va.). The parties in these actions are seeking an allocation of responsibility for historic and potential future asbestos liability.

 

In connection with a settlement, Allegheny will continue to receive payments from one of its insurance companies in the amount of $625,000, payable on each of July 1, 2005 and 2006. As part of the settlement, Allegheny released this insurance company from potential liabilities associated with claims against Allegheny alleging asbestos exposure. Allegheny does not believe that the existence or pendency of either the asbestos suits or the actions involving its insurance will have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Allegheny believes that it has

 

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established adequate reserves, net of insurance receivables and recoveries, to cover existing and future asbestos claims. As of March 31, 2005, Allegheny had 1,555 open cases remaining. Allegheny intends to vigorously defend against these actions but cannot predict their outcomes.

 

Other Litigation

 

Putative Class Actions Under California Statutes: Eight related putative class action lawsuits were filed against and served on AE Supply and more than two dozen other named defendant power suppliers in various California superior courts during 2002. These class action suits were removed from state court and transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Seven of the suits were commenced by consumers of wholesale electricity in California. The eighth, Millar v. Allegheny Energy Supply Co., et al., was filed on behalf of California consumers and taxpayers. The complaints allege, among other things, that AE Supply and the other defendant power suppliers violated California’s antitrust statute and the California unfair business practices statutes by manipulating the California electricity market. The suits also challenge the validity of various long-term power contracts with the State of California, including the California Department of Water Resources (“CDWR”) contract.

 

On August 25, 2003, the U.S. District Court granted AE Supply’s motion to dismiss the seven consumer class actions with prejudice. On February 25, 2005, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the District Court’s judgment dismissing the seven class actions with prejudice.

 

The District Court separately granted plaintiffs’ motion to remand in the eighth action, Millar, on July 9, 2003. On December 18, 2003, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in California state court, solely on behalf of consumers, naming certain additional defendants, including The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (“Goldman Sachs”). The case was removed to federal court based on the amended complaint. On January 11, 2005, the federal district court remanded the case back to the state court in San Francisco. On May 6, 2005, the defendants in the Millar action filed a series of demurrers seeking to have the action dismissed. The state court has scheduled oral argument on those demurrers on June 24, 2005.

 

Under the terms of the agreement relating to the sale of the CDWR contract, AE Supply and one of its affiliates have agreed to indemnify Goldman Sachs and its affiliate J. Aron & Company, under certain conditions, for any losses arising out of the class action litigation up to the amount of the purchase price. AE Supply issued a guarantee to J. Aron & Company in connection with this indemnification obligation.

 

AE Supply intends to vigorously defend against these actions but cannot predict their outcomes.

 

Nevada Power Contracts: On December 7, 2001, Nevada Power Company (“NPC”) filed a complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) against AE Supply seeking action by FERC to modify prices payable to AE Supply under three trade confirmations between Merrill Lynch and NPC. NPC’s claim was based, in part, on the assertion that dysfunctional California spot markets had an adverse effect on the prices NPC was able to negotiate with Merrill Lynch under the contracts. NPC filed substantially identical complaints against a number of other energy suppliers. On December 19, 2002, the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) issued findings that no contract modification was warranted. The ALJ determined in favor of NPC that AE Supply, rather than Merrill Lynch, was a proper subject of NPC’s complaint.

 

On June 26, 2003, FERC affirmed the ALJ’s decision upholding the long-term contracts negotiated between NPC and Merrill Lynch, among others, and did not render a decision on whether AE Supply, rather than Merrill Lynch, was the real party in interest. On November 10, 2003, FERC issued an order, on rehearing, affirming its conclusion that the long-term contracts should not be modified. Snohomish County and other parties filed petitions for review of FERC’s June 26, 2003 order with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (the “NPC Petitions”). On December 17, 2003, AE Supply filed a motion to intervene in this proceeding in the Ninth Circuit. The Ninth Circuit heard oral argument in these cases on December 8, 2004. The NPC Petitions were consolidated in the Ninth Circuit. AE Supply intends to vigorously defend against these actions but cannot predict their outcomes.

 

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Sierra/Nevada: On April 2, 2003, NPC and Sierra Pacific Resources, Inc. (together, “Sierra/Nevada”) initiated a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Nevada against AE and AE Supply, together with Merrill Lynch & Co. and Merrill Lynch Capital Services, Inc. (together, “Merrill”). The complaint alleged that AE, AE Supply and Merrill engaged in fraudulent conduct in connection with NPC’s application to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (the “Nevada PUC”) for a deferred energy accounting adjustment, which allegedly caused the Nevada PUC to disallow $180 million of NPC’s deferred energy expenses. Sierra/Nevada asserted claims against AE and AE Supply for: (1) tortious interference with Sierra/Nevada’s contractual and prospective economic advantages; (2) conspiracy and (3) violations of the Nevada state Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (“RICO”) Act. Sierra/Nevada filed an amended complaint on May 30, 2003, which asserted a fourth cause of action against AE and AE Supply for wrongful hiring and supervision. Sierra/Nevada seeks $180 million in compensatory damages plus attorneys’ fees and seeks in excess of $850 million under the RICO count. AE and AE Supply filed motions to dismiss the complaints on May 6, 2003 and June 23, 2003. Thereafter, plaintiffs filed a motion to stay the action, pending the outcome of certain state court proceedings in which they are parties. On April 4, 2005, the District Court granted the stay motion, and the action is currently stayed. AE Supply intends to vigorously defend against this action but cannot predict its outcome.

 

Litigation Involving Merrill Lynch: AE and AE Supply entered into an asset purchase agreement with Merrill Lynch and affiliated parties in 2001, under which AE and AE Supply purchased Merrill Lynch’s energy marketing and trading business for approximately $489 million and an equity interest in AE Supply of nearly 2%. The asset purchase agreement provided that Merrill Lynch would have the right to require AE to purchase Merrill Lynch’s equity interest in AE Supply for $115 million plus interest calculated from March 16, 2001 in the event that certain conditions were not met.

 

On September 24, 2002, certain Merrill Lynch entities filed a complaint against AE in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging that AE breached the asset purchase agreement by failing to repurchase the equity interest in AE Supply from Merrill Lynch and seeking damages in excess of $125 million. On September 25, 2002, AE and AE Supply filed an action against Merrill Lynch in New York state court. The complaint in that action alleged that Merrill Lynch fraudulently induced AE to enter into the purchase agreement and that Merrill Lynch breached certain representations and warranties contained in the agreement.

 

On May 29, 2003, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied AE’s motion to stay Merrill Lynch’s action and ordered that AE and AE Supply assert their claims against Merrill Lynch, which were initially brought in New York state court, as counterclaims in Merrill Lynch’s federal court action. As a result, AE and AE Supply dismissed the New York state action and filed an answer and asserted affirmative defenses and counterclaims against Merrill Lynch in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The counterclaims, as amended, allege that Merrill Lynch fraudulently induced AE and AE Supply to enter into the purchase agreement, that Merrill Lynch breached certain representations and warranties contained in the purchase agreement, that Merrill Lynch negligently misrepresented certain facts relating to the purchase agreement and that Merrill Lynch breached fiduciary duties owed to AE and AE Supply. The counterclaims seek damages in excess of $605 million, among other relief.

 

On November 24, 2003, the court dismissed AE and AE Supply’s counterclaim for rescission and struck their demand for a jury trial. On February 2, 2005, following discovery, the parties filed separate motions for summary judgment. On April 12, 2005, the court granted Merrill Lynch’s motion for summary judgment on its breach of contract claim, thereby requiring AE to purchase Merrill Lynch’s equity interest in AE Supply for $115 million plus interest from March 16, 2001, to be offset by whatever judgment AE and AE Supply obtain on their counterclaims, if any. The court denied Merrill Lynch’s summary judgment motion with respect to AE and AE Supply’s counterclaims for fraudulent inducement and breach of contract, and granted Merrill Lynch’s motion with respect to the counterclaims for breach of fiduciary duty and negligent misrepresentations. The court also denied AE and AE Supply’s motion for partial summary judgment on their breach of contract claims. AE and AE Supply’s counterclaims for fraudulent inducement and breach of contract remain pending before the court. The trial has been scheduled to begin on May 9, 2005.

 

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The federal government is holding certain assets of Daniel L. Gordon, the former head of energy trading for AE Supply. Both AE and Merrill Lynch have filed petitions with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York claiming rights to the funds. On August 13, 2004, the U.S. Attorney filed a motion to dismiss the petitions filed by AE and Merrill Lynch on the grounds that neither AE nor Merrill Lynch had an interest in the specific property seized by the government at the time Gordon committed his offense. On September 30, 2004, AE filed an opposition to the government’s motion to dismiss.

 

AE and AE Supply intend to vigorously pursue these matters but cannot predict their outcomes.

 

Putative Shareholder, Benefit Plan Class Actions and Derivative Actions: From October 2002 through December 2002, plaintiffs claiming to represent purchasers of AE’s securities filed 14 putative class action lawsuits against AE and several of its former senior managers in U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of New York and the District of Maryland. The complaints alleged that AE and senior management violated federal securities laws when AE purchased Merrill Lynch’s energy marketing and trading business with the knowledge that the business was built on illegal wash or round-trip trades with Enron, which the complaints alleged artificially inflated trading revenue, volume and growth. The complaints asserted that AE’s fortunes fell when Enron’s collapse exposed what plaintiffs claim were illegal trades in the energy markets. All of the securities cases were transferred to the District of Maryland and consolidated. The plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on May 3, 2004 that alleged that the defendants violated federal securities laws by failing to disclose weaknesses in Merrill Lynch’s energy marketing and trading business, as well as other internal control and accounting deficiencies. The amended complaint seeks unspecified compensatory damages and equitable relief. On July 2, 2004, the defendants moved to dismiss the amended complaint. Plaintiffs have opposed the motion and it remains outstanding.

 

In February and March 2003, two putative class action lawsuits were filed against AE in U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of New York and the District of Maryland. The suits alleged that AE and a senior manager violated ERISA by: (1) failing to provide complete and accurate information to plan beneficiaries regarding the energy trading business, among other things; (2) failing to diversify plan assets; (3) failing to monitor investment alternatives; (4) failing to avoid conflicts of interest and (5) violating fiduciary duties. The ERISA cases were consolidated in the District of Maryland. On April 26, 2004, the plaintiffs in the ERISA cases filed an amended complaint, adding a number of current and former directors of AE as defendants and clarifying the nature of their claims. On June 25, 2004, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint. Plaintiffs have opposed the motion and it remains outstanding.

 

In June 2003, a shareholder derivative action was filed against AE’s Board of Directors and several former senior managers in the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York. The suit alleges that the Board and senior management breached fiduciary duties to AE that have exposed AE to the securities class action lawsuits. The New York state court derivative action has been stayed pending the commencement of discovery in the securities cases. On April 8, 2005, a second shareholder derivative action was filed against AE’s Board of Directors and several former senior managers and former directors. The action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland and consolidated with the securities class actions pending in that court. The Maryland derivative action contains allegations similar to the New York state court derivative action.

 

AE intends to vigorously defend against these actions but cannot predict their outcome.

 

Suits Related to the Gleason Generating Facility: Allegheny Energy Supply Gleason Generating Facility, LLC, a subsidiary of AE Supply, is the defendant in a suit brought in the Circuit Court for Weakley County, Tennessee, by residents living in the vicinity of the generation facility in Gleason, Tennessee. The original suit was filed on September 16, 2002. AE Supply purchased the generation facility in 2001. The plaintiffs are asserting claims based on trespass and/or nuisance, claiming personal injury and property damage as a result of noise from the generation facility. They seek a restraining order

 

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(unaudited)

 

with respect to the operation of the plant and damages of $200 million. A mediation session was held on June 17, 2004, but the parties did not reach settlement. AE has undertaken property purchases and other mitigation measures. AE intends to vigorously defend against this action but cannot predict its outcome.

 

AE Supply has demanded indemnification from Siemens Westinghouse, the manufacturer of the turbines used in the Gleason Generating Facility, pursuant to the terms of the related equipment purchase agreement. On October 17, 2002, Siemens Westinghouse filed a declaratory judgment action in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, against AE Supply and its subsidiary seeking a declaration that the prior owner released Siemens Westinghouse from this liability through a release executed after AE Supply purchased the Gleason facility. On May 6, 2004, AE Supply filed a motion for summary judgment to dismiss the declaratory judgment action. The motion for summary judgment was granted on September 7, 2004. On October 6, 2004, Siemens Westinghouse appealed the dismissal of the declaratory judgment action. Allegheny intends to vigorously defend against this action but cannot predict its outcome.

 

SEC Matters: On October 9, October 25 and November 5, 2002, AE received subpoenas from the SEC. The subpoenas principally concerned: (1) the departure of Daniel L. Gordon; (2) AE’s litigation with Merrill Lynch; (3) AE Supply’s valuation and management of its trading business; (4) AE’s November 4, 2002 press release concerning its financial statements; (5) the departure of AE’s and its subsidiaries’ Controller, Thomas Kloc, in June 2002 and (6) AE’s acquisition of power plants from Enron. AE and AE Supply responded to the subpoenas.

 

On January 16, 2004, the SEC requested that AE voluntarily produce certain documents in connection with an informal investigation of AE, and the SEC has since requested the voluntary production of additional documents. AE has responded to the SEC’s request for documents. The SEC also has taken testimony from several current and former employees and has expressed an intention to take testimony from several additional current and former employees. AE is cooperating fully with the SEC.

 

LTI Arbitration: On April 22, 2004, Leasing Technologies International, Inc. and its shareholders (collectively, “LTI”) filed a demand for arbitration against Allegheny Ventures and AE before the American Arbitration Association. In December 2000, Allegheny Ventures entered into an agreement to acquire LTI, an equipment leasing company. Allegheny Ventures terminated the agreement on May 4, 2003. LTI alleges that the termination of the agreement was unjustified and seeks damages in an unspecified amount for breach of the agreement, as well as other consequential damages. On June 11, 2004, AE and Allegheny Ventures filed an answer to LTI’s demand, denying all claims. The arbitration hearing currently is scheduled to begin in October 2005. Allegheny intends to vigorously defend against this action, but cannot predict its outcome.

 

Ordinary Course of Business: The registrants are from time to time involved in litigation and other legal disputes in the ordinary course of business. Each registrant is of the belief that there are no other legal proceedings that could have a material adverse effect on its business or financial condition.

 

NOTE 16: INTEREST EXPENSE – MERRILL LYNCH LITIGATION

 

AE’s financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2005 reflect a charge of approximately $38.5 million representing interest expense for the period from March 16, 2001 to March 31, 2005 relating to the Merrill Lynch litigation discussed in Note 15, “Commitments and Contingencies.”

 

As a result of the April 12, 2005 court order in this matter, AE was required to record this charge under GAAP without regard to any potential judgment that AE may obtain in its counterclaims against Merrill Lynch.

 

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(unaudited)

 

NOTE 17: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

In April 2005, the holders of $295.0 million of the outstanding $300.0 million 11 7/8% Trust Preferred Securities issued by Capital Trust accepted AE and Capital Trust’s tender offer and consent solicitation. Under the terms of the offer, for each $1,000 in liquidation amount tendered, a holder received 83.33 shares of AE common stock and $160 in cash. On April 22, 2005, AE issued an aggregate of 24.6 million shares of its common stock and $47.2 million in cash to the holders of the tendered Trust Preferred Securities. In accordance with SFAS No. 84, “Induced Conversions of Convertible Debt,” the $47.2 million cash payment will be expensed in the second quarter of 2005. This amount represents the difference between the fair value transferred in the transaction in excess of the fair value of the securities issuable pursuant to the original conversion terms. In addition, AE received the required consents from holders of the Trust Preferred Securities for amendments to the indenture governing AE’s 11 7/8% Notes due 2008. The holder of the remaining $5.0 million in liquidation amount of Trust Preferred Securities converted its Trust Preferred Securities into 416,650 shares of AE common stock on May 3, 2005.

 

On May 6, 2005, AE Supply and its subsidiaries, Allegheny Energy Supply Wheatland Generating Facility, LLC and Lake Acquisition Company, L.L.C., signed an agreement with PSI Energy, Inc. and The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company (collectively, the “Wheatland Buyers”) pursuant to which the Wheatland Buyers agreed to purchase certain of the assets and assume certain of the liabilities relating to AE Supply’s Wheatland generating facility. The purchase price for the transaction is $100 million, subject to certain post-closing adjustments. The transaction is subject to certain closing conditions and federal regulatory approvals. It is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2005. Proceeds from the sale are expected to be used to repay debt.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,

(In thousands)


   2005

    2004

Operating revenues

   $ 186,581     $ 180,157

Operating expenses:

              

Fuel consumed in electric generation

     34,977       32,662

Purchased power and transmission

     58,658       41,344

Operations and maintenance

     43,911       52,466

Depreciation and amortization

     16,770       16,266

Taxes other than income taxes

     12,733       12,381
    


 

Total operating expenses

     167,049       155,119
    


 

Operating income

     19,532       25,038

Other income and expenses, net (Note 8)

     2,232       1,983

Interest expense

     10,743       10,608
    


 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

     11,021       16,413

Income tax (benefit) expense from continuing operations

     (301 )     8,725
    


 

Income from continuing operations

     11,322       7,688

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax (Note 3)

     10,871       10,966
    


 

Net income

   $ 22,193     $ 18,654
    


 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,

 

(In thousands)


   2005

    2004

 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities:

                

Net income

   $ 22,193     $ 18,654  

Adjustments for discontinued operations and non-cash charges and (credits):

                

Income from discontinued operations, net

     (10,871 )     —    

Depreciation and amortization

     16,770       18,782  

Deferred investment credit and income taxes, net

     12,539       4,346  

Deferred energy costs, net

     —         15,817  

Other, net

     (1,100 )     91  

Changes in certain assets and liabilities:

                

Accounts receivable, net

     (18,831 )     (23,573 )

Accounts receivable due from/payable to affiliates, net

     57,438       (32,517 )

Materials, supplies and fuel

     (264 )     41,676  

Collateral deposits

     (16,300 )     —    

Accounts payable

     (4,970 )     (4,547 )

Accrued taxes

     (16,663 )     9,490  

Accrued interest

     5,927       4,431  

Other, net

     16,229       3,149  
    


 


Net cash from operating activities

     62,097       55,799  
    


 


Cash Flows Used In Investing Activities:

                

Capital expenditures

     (12,479 )     (14,174 )

Other investments

     —         2  
    


 


Net cash used in investing activities

     (12,479 )     (14,172 )
    


 


Cash Flows Used In Financing Activities:

                

Note receivable from affiliate

     (38,748 )     —    

Retirement of long-term debt

     —         (4 )

Cash dividends paid on capital stock:

                

Preferred stock

     (1,259 )     (1,259 )

Common stock

     —         (8,188 )
    


 


Net cash used in financing activities

     (40,007 )     (9,451 )
    


 


Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     9,611       32,176  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     45,092       43,971  
    


 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 54,703     $ 76,147  
    


 


Supplemental Cash Flow Information:

                

Cash paid for interest (net of amount capitalized)

   $ 2,900     $ 6,133  

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited)

 

(In thousands)


   March 31,
2005


    December 31,
2004


 

ASSETS

                

Current Assets:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 54,703     $ 45,092  

Accounts receivable:

                

Customer

     50,370       39,736  

Unbilled utility revenue

     45,589       36,332  

Wholesale and other

     3,084       4,399  

Allowance for uncollectible accounts

     (2,379 )     (2,616 )

Note receivable from affiliate

     42,953       4,205  

Materials and supplies

     17,322       17,123  

Fuel

     15,375       15,310  

Prepaid taxes

     17,847       21,579  

Assets held for sale (Note 3)

     113,456       147,862  

Collateral deposits

     16,300       —    

Regulatory assets

     4,702       4,702  

Other

     3,007       4,638  
    


 


Total current assets

     382,329       338,362  
    


 


Property, Plant and Equipment, Net:

                

Generation

     938,885       938,214  

Transmission

     291,888       291,558  

Distribution

     952,795       945,431  

Other

     82,003       82,767  

Accumulated depreciation

     (881,121 )     (869,077 )
    


 


Subtotal

     1,384,450       1,388,893  

Construction work in progress

     17,858       15,533  
    


 


Total property, plant and equipment, net

     1,402,308       1,404,426  
    


 


Investments and Other Assets:

                

Assets held for sale (Note 3)

     177,663       176,742  

Investment in AGC

     47,747       46,055  

Other

     4,014       4,033  
    


 


Total investments and other assets

     229,424       226,830  
    


 


Deferred Charges:

                

Regulatory assets

     100,408       99,502  

Other

     11,312       12,307  
    


 


Total deferred charges

     111,720       111,809  
    


 


Total Assets

   $ 2,125,781     $ 2,081,427  
    


 


 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (continued)

(unaudited)

 

(In thousands)


   March 31,
2005


    December 31,
2004


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY

              

Current Liabilities:

              

Accounts payable

   $ 33,322     $ 38,292

Accounts payable to affiliates, net

     69,234       11,534

Accrued taxes

     31,848       40,833

Deferred income taxes

     1,366       5,344

Accrued interest

     14,721       8,794

Liabilities associated with assets held for sale (Note 3)

     57,104       95,501

Other

     27,719       28,078
    


 

Total current liabilities

     235,314       228,376
    


 

Long-term Debt (Note 2)

     684,052       684,001

Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:

              

Investment tax credit

     2,053       2,590

Non-current income taxes payable

     45,671       45,671

Deferred income taxes

     206,474       190,511

Obligations under capital leases

     8,019       8,747

Regulatory liabilities

     246,501       243,974

Liabilities associated with assets held for sale (Note 3)

     99,915       100,988

Other

     24,503       24,197
    


 

Total deferred credits and other liabilities

     633,136       616,678
    


 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9)

              

Preferred Stock

     74,000       74,000

Common Stockholder’s Equity:

              

Common stock

     294,550       294,550

Other paid-in capital

     111,241       111,182

Retained earnings

     93,490       72,557

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

     (2 )     83
    


 

Total common stockholder’s equity

     499,279       478,372
    


 

Total Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity

   $ 2,125,781     $ 2,081,427
    


 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Note No.


        Page No.

1

   Basis of Presentation    38

2

   Debt    39

3

   Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations    39

4

   Intangible Assets    40

5

   Asset Retirement Obligations (“AROs”)    40

6

   Business Segments    41

7

   Pension Benefits and Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions    43

8

   Other Income and Expenses, Net    43

9

   Commitments and Contingencies    43

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

NOTE 1: BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

Monongahela Power Company, together with its consolidated subsidiaries (“Monongahela”), is a wholly owned subsidiary of Allegheny Energy, Inc. (“AE,” and together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “Allegheny”). Monongahela, along with its wholly owned subsidiary Mountaineer Gas Company (“Mountaineer”) and its regulated utility affiliates, The Potomac Edison Company (“Potomac Edison”) and West Penn Power Company (“West Penn”), collectively doing business as Allegheny Power, operates electric and natural gas transmission and distribution (“T&D”) systems. Monongahela operates electric T&D systems in Ohio and West Virginia and natural gas T&D systems in West Virginia. Monongahela also generates power for its West Virginia customers. Monongahela has two principal business segments. The Generation and Marketing segment includes Monongahela’s power generation operations. The Delivery and Services segment includes Monongahela’s electric T&D operations.

 

Monongahela is subject to regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Public Service Commission of West Virginia, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

 

Allegheny Energy Services Corporation (“AESC”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of AE that employs substantially all of the people who work at Monongahela and its subsidiaries.

 

The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements of Monongahela should be read in conjunction with the Combined Annual Report on Form 10-K of AE, Monongahela, Potomac Edison and Allegheny Generating Company (“AGC”) for the year ended December 31, 2004 (the “2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K”).

 

The interim financial statements included herein have been prepared by Monongahela, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted. Management believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.

 

In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim financial statements included herein reflect all normal recurring adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 and financial position at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004. Because of the seasonal nature of Monongahela’s utility operations, results for the three months ended March 31, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2005. For more information on the seasonal nature of Monongahela’s utility operations, see Part I, Item 1, Risk Factors, “Other Risk Factors Associated with Our Business,” in the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain amounts in the financial statements have been reclassified for comparative purposes.

 

During the third quarter of 2004, Monongahela entered into an agreement to sell its West Virginia natural gas operations. The results of operations relating to these assets have been reclassified to discontinued operations in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations for all periods presented. In accordance with the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (“SFAS No. 144”), the assets and liabilities associated with these discontinued operations have been reclassified as held for sale in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of, and subsequent to, the date that held for sale criteria were met.

 

Federal and State Income Taxes. The provision for income tax expense for earnings from operations, and/or the income tax benefit for losses from operations, results in an effective income tax rate that differs from the federal statutory rate of 35%, principally due to allocation of consolidated tax savings, state income taxes, tax credits, the effects of utility rate making and certain non-deductible expenses.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

Allegheny allocates income tax expense or benefit to its subsidiaries pursuant to its consolidated tax sharing agreement. This corporate allocation may cause significant fluctuations in the effective quarterly and year to date tax rates from the statutory rates for certain of Allegheny’s subsidiaries, depending on the level of pre-tax income.

 

NOTE 2: DEBT

 

Monongahela did not issue or redeem any debt during the three months ended March 31, 2005.

 

At March 31, 2005, contractual maturities for long-term debt for the remainder of 2005 and for full years thereafter, excluding unamortized discounts of $1.7 million, are as follows:

 

(In millions)


   2005

   2006

   2007

   2008

   2009

   Thereafter

   Total

First Mortgage Bonds

   $ —      $ 300.0    $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 190.0    $ 490.0

Medium-Term Notes

     —        —        —        —        —        110.0      110.0

Pollution Control Bonds

     —        —        15.5      —        —        70.2      85.7
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

Total

   $ —      $ 300.0    $ 15.5    $ —      $ —      $ 370.2    $ 685.7
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

Liabilities associated with assets held for sale:

                                                

Other Notes

   $ 3.3    $ 3.3    $ 3.4    $ 3.3    $ 13.4    $ 60.0    $ 86.7
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

At March 31, 2005, substantially all of Monongahela’s properties were held subject to liens of various relative priorities securing debt obligations.

 

NOTE 3: ASSETS HELD FOR SALE AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

During the third quarter of 2004, Monongahela entered into an agreement to sell its West Virginia natural gas operations. The results of operations relating to these assets have been reclassified to discontinued operations in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations for all periods presented. In accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 144, the assets and liabilities associated with these discontinued operations have been reclassified as held for sale in the accompanying balance sheets. The components of income from discontinued operations are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,

 

(In millions)


   2005

    2004

 

Operating revenues

   $ 150.2     $ 148.8  

Operating expenses

     (130.1 )     (128.6 )

Other income

     0.2       0.2  

Interest expense

     (2.1 )     (2.0 )
    


 


Income before income taxes

     18.2       18.4  

Income tax expense

     (6.7 )     (7.4 )

Impairment charge, net of tax

     (0.6 )     —    
    


 


Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

   $ 10.9     $ 11.0  
    


 


 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

Assets held for sale and liabilities associated with assets held for sale were as follows:

 

(In millions)


  

March 31,

2005


  

December 31,

2004


Assets:

             

Current assets

   $ 113.5    $ 147.8

Property, plant and equipment

     164.4      163.7

Investments and other assets

     7.2      6.8

Deferred charges

     6.1      6.3
    

  

Total assets

   $ 291.2    $ 324.6
    

  

Liabilities:

             

Current liabilities

   $ 57.1    $ 95.5

Long-term debt

     83.4      83.4

Deferred credits and other liabilities

     16.5      17.6
    

  

Total liabilities

   $ 157.0    $ 196.5
    

  

 

NOTE 4: INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

Intangible assets included in “Property, Plant and Equipment, Net” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:

 

     March 31, 2005

   December 31, 2004

(In millions)


   Gross
Carrying
Amount


   Accumulated
Amortization


   Gross
Carrying
Amount


   Accumulated
Amortization


Land easements, amortized

   $ 0.5    $ 0.2    $ 0.5    $ 0.2

Land easements, unamortized

     31.8      —        31.8      —  

Software

     8.0      7.6      7.9      7.2
    

  

  

  

Total

   $ 40.3    $ 7.8    $ 40.2    $ 7.4
    

  

  

  

 

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004. Amortization expense is estimated to be $2.3 million annually for 2005 through 2009.

 

In addition, “Assets held for sale” included intangible assets related to natural gas rights, amortized with a gross carrying amount of $6.7 million at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 and accumulated amortization of $4.1 million and $4.0 million at March 31, 2005, and December 31, 2004, respectively.

 

NOTE 5: ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS (“AROs”)

 

Monongahela has AROs primarily related to ash landfills, underground and aboveground storage tanks and natural gas wells. Monongahela also has identified a number of AROs associated with certain of its electric generation and transmission assets that have not been recorded, because the fair value of these obligations cannot be reasonably estimated, primarily due to the indeterminate lives of the assets.

 

AROs were identified with respect to property, plant and equipment, and the cost of removal of these assets currently is being recovered through rates. Monongahela believes it is probable that any difference between expenses under SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations,” and expenses recovered currently in rates with respect to these assets will be recoverable in future rates. Therefore, Monongahela is deferring these expenses as a regulatory asset.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2005, Monongahela’s ARO balance increased $0.1 million, from $6.7 million at December 31, 2004 to $6.8 million at March 31, 2005, primarily due to accretion expense. In accordance with SFAS No. 144, Mountaineer’s $1.9 million ARO liability was recorded in liabilities associated with assets held for sale in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 3, “Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations” to Monongahela’s Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

 

Estimated removal costs of $244.7 million and $241.8 million at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively, that are not qualified as AROs are being recovered through the ratemaking process. These costs are recorded by Monongahela as regulatory liabilities.

 

In March 2005, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 47 (“FIN 47”), which is an interpretation of SFAS No. 143. FIN 47 requires entities with an ARO that is conditional on a future event to record an ARO, even if the event has not yet occurred. The obligation to perform the asset retirement is unconditional even though uncertainty exists as to the timing and method of settlement due to the existence of a conditional event. This interpretation is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2005. Retrospective application for interim periods is permitted but is not required. Obligations recorded as a result of the adoption of FIN 47 will be recorded as a cumulative effect due to a change in accounting principle. Monongahela currently is evaluating the impact of FIN 47.

 

NOTE 6: BUSINESS SEGMENTS

 

Monongahela manages and evaluates its operations in two business segments, the Delivery and Services segment and the Generation and Marketing segment. The Delivery and Services segment includes Monongahela’s electric T&D operations. The Generation and Marketing segment owns, operates and manages electric generation capacity. The Generation and Marketing segment includes intersegment sales to provide energy to Monongahela’s Delivery and Services segment.

 

Monongahela accounts for intersegment sales based on cost or regulatory commission approved tariffs or contracts.

 

Monongahela entered into an agreement to sell its West Virginia natural gas operations during the third quarter of 2004. The results of operations for these assets have previously been reported as a component of the Delivery and Services segment. The results of operations for these assets have been reclassified to discontinued operations for all periods presented.

 

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Business segment information is summarized below. Significant transactions between reportable segments are shown as eliminations to reconcile the segment information to consolidated amounts. The majority of the eliminations relate to power sold by the Generation and Marketing segment to the Delivery and Services segment.

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,

 

(In millions)


   2005

    2004

 

Operating revenues:

                

Delivery and Services

   $ 177.3     $ 173.7  

Generation and Marketing

     91.0       86.3  

Eliminations

     (81.7 )     (79.8 )
    


 


Total

   $ 186.6     $ 180.2  
    


 


Depreciation and amortization:

                

Delivery and Services

   $ 8.1     $ 7.7  

Generation and Marketing

     8.7       8.6  
    


 


Total

   $ 16.8     $ 16.3  
    


 


Operating income (loss):

                

Delivery and Services

   $ 20.9     $ 19.0  

Generation and Marketing

     (1.4 )     6.0  
    


 


Total

   $ 19.5     $ 25.0  
    


 


Interest expense:

                

Delivery and Services

   $ 6.2     $ 5.5  

Generation and Marketing

     4.5       5.1  
    


 


Total

   $ 10.7     $ 10.6  
    


 


Income (loss) from continuing operations, net:

                

Delivery and Services

   $ 11.6     $ 5.6  

Generation and Marketing

     (0.3 )     2.1  
    


 


Total

   $ 11.3     $ 7.7  
    


 


Income from discontinued operations, net:

                

Delivery and Services

   $ 10.9     $ 11.0  
    


 


Total

   $ 10.9     $ 11.0  
    


 


Net income (loss):

                

Delivery and Services

   $ 22.5     $ 16.6  

Generation and Marketing

     (0.3 )     2.1  
    


 


Total

   $ 22.2     $ 18.7  
    


 


 

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NOTE 7: PENSION BENEFITS AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSIONS

 

Monongahela is responsible for its proportionate share of the net periodic cost for pension and postretirement benefits other than pensions (principally health care and life insurance) for employees and covered dependents provided by AESC. Monongahela’s share of the costs was as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,

(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Pension

   $ 2.5    $ 2.3

Medical and life insurance

   $ 1.6    $ 1.5

 

NOTE 8: OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES, NET

 

Other income and expenses, net represents non-operating income and expenses before income taxes. The following table summarizes Monongahela’s other income and expenses, net:

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,

(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Equity in earnings of AGC

   $ 1.7    $ 1.6

Other

     0.5      0.4
    

  

Total

   $ 2.2    $ 2.0
    

  

 

NOTE 9: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Reference is made to Item 8, Note 19, “Commitments and Contingencies,” in the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Environmental Matters and Litigation

 

Monongahela is subject to various laws, regulations, and uncertainties as to environmental matters. Compliance may require Monongahela to incur substantial additional costs to modify or replace existing and proposed equipment and facilities that may adversely affect the cost of future operations.

 

Clean Air Act Matters: Allegheny currently meets applicable standards for particulate matter emissions at its generation stations through the use of high-efficiency electrostatic precipitators, cleaned coal, flue-gas conditioning, optimization software and fuel combustion modifications and, at times, through reduction of output. From time to time, minor excursions of stack emission opacity that are normal to fossil fuel operations are experienced and accommodated by the regulatory process.

 

Allegheny meets current emission standards for sulfur dioxide (“SO2”) by using scrubbers, burning low-sulfur coal, purchasing cleaned coal (which has lower sulfur content), blending low-sulfur coal with higher sulfur coal and using emission allowances.

 

Allegheny’s compliance with the Clean Air Act of 1970 (the “Clean Air Act”) has required, and may require in the future, that Allegheny install expensive post-combustion control technologies on many of its generation stations. The Clean Air Interstate Rule promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”) on March 10, 2005 may accelerate the need to install this equipment by phasing out a portion of currently available allowances.

 

The Clean Air Act mandates annual reductions of SO2 and created a SO2 emission allowance trading program. AE Supply and Monongahela comply with current SO2 emission standards through a system-wide plan combining the use of emission controls, low sulfur fuel and emission allowances. Allegheny continues to study the use of allowances, additional emission controls and low sulfur fuel to

 

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meet future SO2 compliance obligations. Allegheny estimates that it may purchase allowances for up to 25,000 tons for 2005 and an average of approximately 100,000 tons per year for 2006 through 2008. Allegheny’s allowance needs, to a large extent, are affected at any given time by the amount of output produced and the type of fuel used by its generation facilities. Allegheny currently expects that its plan to increase its use of lower sulfur coal and implement other environmental control improvements should reduce allowance purchase requirements over this time period.

 

In 1998, the EPA finalized its Nitrogen Oxide (“NOx”) State Implementation Plan (“SIP”) call rule (known as the “NOx SIP call”), which addressed the regional transport of ground-level ozone and required the equivalent of a uniform 0.15 lb/mmBtu emission rate throughout a 22-state region, including Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia. Compliance with the NOx SIP call was required beginning in May 2004. Pennsylvania and Maryland implemented their respective SIP call rules in May 2003. West Virginia’s SIP call rules were effective as of May 2004.

 

AE Supply and Monongahela have completed installation of substantially all NOx controls to meet the Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia SIP calls. These NOx controls include selective catalytic reduction at the Harrison and Pleasants generation stations and selective noncatalytic reduction at the Hatfield’s Ferry and Fort Martin generation stations, as well as burner modifications at the Mitchell generation station. The NOx compliance plan functions on a system-wide basis, similar to the SO2 compliance plan. AE Supply and Monongahela also have the option, in some cases, to purchase alternate fuels or NOx allowances, if needed, to supplement their compliance strategies. AE Supply estimates that its emission control activities, in concert with its inventory of banked allowances, will facilitate its compliance with NOx limits established by the SIP through 2008. Allegheny’s allowance needs, to a large extent, are affected at any given time by the amount of output produced and the type of fuel used by its generation facilities. Allegheny’s capital expenditure forecast includes the expenditure of $3.5 million of capital costs during the 2005 through 2007 period for additional NOx emission controls.

 

Clean Air Act Litigation: In August 2000, AE received a letter from the EPA requesting that it provide information and documentation relevant to the operation and maintenance of the following ten electric generation stations, which collectively include 22 generation units: Albright, Armstrong, Fort Martin, Harrison, Hatfield’s Ferry, Mitchell, Pleasants, Rivesville, R. Paul Smith and Willow Island. AE Supply and Monongahela own these generation stations. The letter requested information under Section 114 of the Clean Air Act to determine compliance with the Clean Air Act and related requirements, including potential application of the New Source Review (“NSR”) standards of the Clean Air Act, which can require the installation of additional emission control equipment when the major modification of an existing facility results in an increase in emissions. AE provided responsive information to this and a subsequent request. A meeting between the EPA and AE was held on July 16, 2003. At this time, AE is engaged in discussions with the EPA with respect to environmental matters, including NSR issues.

 

Similar inquiries have been made of other electric utilities and have resulted in enforcement proceedings in most cases. AE believes that its subsidiaries’ generation facilities have been operated in accordance with the Clean Air Act and the rules implementing it. The experience of other energy companies, however, suggests that, in recent years, the EPA has narrowed its view regarding the scope of the definition of “routine maintenance” under its rules, thereby broadening the range of actions subject to compliance with NSR standards. Section 114 information requests concerning facility modifications are often followed by enforcement actions.

 

If NSR standards are applied to Allegheny’s generation stations, in addition to the possible imposition of fines, compliance would entail significant expenditures. There are two federal district court decisions interpreting the application of NSR standards to utilities, the Ohio Edison decision and the Duke Energy decision. The Ohio Edison decision is favorable to the EPA. The Duke Energy decision supports the industry’s understanding of NSR requirements. The Duke Energy decision was appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and oral argument was held on February 3, 2005. A decision from the Fourth Circuit is expected within six months after the oral argument. The final Routine

 

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Maintenance, Repair and Replacement Rule (“RMRR”) released by the EPA is more consistent with the energy industry’s historical compliance approach. On December 24, 2003, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an order to stay the RMRR, which was scheduled to go into effect on December 26, 2003. The stay delays implementation of the RMRR. At this time, AE and its subsidiaries are not able to determine the effect that these actions may have on them.

 

On February 2, 2004, the EPA informed AE that it intended to provide the New York Attorney General, pursuant to his request, certain records that AE provided to the EPA pursuant to its request under Section 114 of the Clean Air Act. On April 23, 2004, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“PADEP”) notified AE Supply that PADEP had requested that the EPA provide it with these records.

 

On May 20, 2004, AE, AE Supply, Monongahela and West Penn received a Notice of Intent to Sue Pursuant to Clean Air Act §7604 (the “Notice”) from the Attorneys General of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut and from PADEP. The Notice alleged that Allegheny made major modifications to some of its West Virginia facilities in violation of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (“PSD”) provisions of the Clean Air Act at the following coal-fired facilities: Albright Unit No. 3; Fort Martin Units No. 1 and 2; Harrison Units No. 1, 2 and 3; Pleasants Units No. 1 and 2 and Willow Island Unit No. 2. The Notice also alleged PSD violations at the Armstrong, Hatfield’s Ferry and Mitchell generation stations in Pennsylvania and identifies PADEP as the lead agency regarding those facilities. On September 8, 2004, AE, AE Supply, Monongahela and West Penn received a separate Notice of Intent to Sue from the Maryland Attorney General that essentially mirrored the previous Notice.

 

AE Supply and Monongahela filed a declaratory judgment action against the Attorneys General of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey in federal district court in West Virginia on January 6, 2005. This action requests that the court declare that AE Supply’s and Monongahela’s coal-fired generation facilities in Pennsylvania and West Virginia are in compliance with the Clean Air Act. The Attorneys General filed a motion to dismiss the declaratory judgment action. If the action is dismissed based upon their motion, the Attorneys General may file an enforcement action against Allegheny in federal court in Pennsylvania. It is also possible that the EPA and other state authorities may join in the current declaratory judgment action or, if it is dismissed, a new action filed by the Attorneys General.

 

On February 16, 2005, Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future, an environmental group, sued Allegheny in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The action alleges violations of opacity limits and particulate matter emission limits at the Hatfield’s Ferry generation facility.

 

Allegheny intends to vigorously pursue and defend against these matters but cannot predict their outcomes.

 

Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”) Claim: On March 4, 1994, Monongahela and certain affiliated companies received notice that the EPA had identified them as potentially responsible parties (“PRPs”) with respect to the Jack’s Creek/Sitkin Smelting Superfund Site in Pennsylvania. Initially, approximately 175 PRPs were involved, however, the current number of active PRPs has been reduced as a result of settlements with de minimis contributors and other contributors to the site. The costs of remediation will be shared by all past and active responsible parties. In 1999, a PRP group that included Monongahela and certain affiliated companies entered into a consent order with the EPA to remediate the site. It is currently estimated that the total remediation costs to be borne by all of the responsible parties will not exceed $30.0 million. Monongahela has an accrued liability representing its estimated share of the remediation costs as of March 31, 2005.

 

Claims Related to Alleged Asbestos Exposure: The Distribution Companies have been named as defendants, along with multiple other defendants, in pending asbestos cases alleging bodily injury involving multiple plaintiffs and multiple sites. These suits have been brought mostly by seasonal

 

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contractors’ employees and do not involve allegations of either the manufacture, sale or distribution of asbestos-containing products by Allegheny. These asbestos suits arise out of historical operations and are related to the installation and removal of asbestos-containing materials at Allegheny’s generation facilities. Allegheny’s historical operations were insured by various foreign and domestic insurers, including Lloyd’s of London. Asbestos-related litigation expenses have to date been reimbursed in full by recoveries from these historical insurers, and Allegheny believes that it has sufficient insurance to respond fully to the asbestos suits. Certain insurers, however, have contested their obligations to pay for the future defense and settlement costs relating to the asbestos suits. Allegheny is currently involved in two asbestos insurance-related actions, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London et al. v. Allegheny Energy, Inc. et al., Case No. 21-C-03-16733 (Washington County, Md.), and Monongahela Power Company et al. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London and London Market Companies, et al., Civil Action No. 03-C-281 (Monongalia County, W.Va.). The parties in these actions are seeking an allocation of responsibility for historic and potential future asbestos liability.

 

In connection with a settlement, Allegheny will continue to receive payments from one of its insurance companies in the amount of $625,000, payable on each of July 1, 2005 and 2006. As part of the settlement, Allegheny released this insurance company from potential liabilities associated with claims against Allegheny alleging asbestos exposure. Allegheny does not believe that the existence or pendency of either the asbestos suits or the actions involving its insurance will have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Allegheny believes that it has established adequate reserves, net of insurance receivables and recoveries, to cover existing and future asbestos claims. As of March 31, 2005, Allegheny had 1,555 open cases remaining. Allegheny intends to vigorously defend against these actions but cannot predict their outcomes.

 

Ordinary Course of Business: Monongahela is from time to time involved in litigation and other legal disputes in the ordinary course of business. Monongahela is of the belief that there are no other legal proceedings that could have a material adverse effect on its business or financial condition.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,

(In thousands)


   2005

   2004

Operating revenues

   $ 257,564    $ 247,169

Operating expenses:

             

Purchased power and transmission

     177,800      171,620

Deferred energy costs, net

     1,186      914

Operations and maintenance

     25,510      27,534

Depreciation and amortization

     10,656      9,741

Taxes other than income taxes

     9,293      8,893
    

  

Total operating expenses

     224,445      218,702
    

  

Operating income

     33,119      28,467

Other income and expenses, net (Note 7)

     1,223      780

Interest expense

     7,098      7,787
    

  

Income before income taxes

     27,244      21,460

Income tax expense

     7,149      7,638
    

  

Net income

   $ 20,095    $ 13,822
    

  

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,

 

(In thousands)


   2005

    2004

 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities:

                

Net income

   $ 20,095     $ 13,822  

Adjustments for non-cash charges and (credits):

                

Depreciation and amortization

     10,656       9,741  

Deferred investment credit and income taxes, net

     (1,781 )     2,624  

Deferred energy costs, net

     1,186       914  

Other, net

     418       126  

Changes in certain assets and liabilities:

                

Accounts receivable, net

     (15,522 )     (14,609 )

Materials and supplies

     (1,095 )     (748 )

Taxes receivable/accrued, net

     9,684       6,193  

Accounts payable

     740       7,619  

Accounts payable to affiliates, net

     (1,839 )     (18,153 )

Accrued interest

     6,375       5,763  

Other, net

     (3,806 )     6,463  
    


 


Net cash from operating activities

     25,111       19,755  
    


 


Cash Flows Used In Investing Activities:

                

Capital expenditures

     (14,662 )     (13,936 )

Decrease in restricted funds

     9,217       —    
    


 


Net cash used in investing activities

     (5,445 )     (13,936 )
    


 


Cash Flows Used In Financing Activities:

                

Note receivable from affiliate

     6,389       —    

Cash dividends paid on common stock

     (21,000 )     (8,730 )
    


 


Net cash used in financing activities

     (14,611 )     (8,730 )
    


 


Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     5,055       (2,911 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     16,231       31,790  
    


 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 21,286     $ 28,879  
    


 


Supplemental Cash Flow Information:

                

Cash paid for interest (net of amount capitalized)

   $ 192     $ 1,716  

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited)

 

(In thousands)


   March 31,
2005


    December 31,
2004


 

ASSETS

                

Current Assets:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 21,286     $ 16,231  

Accounts receivable:

                

Customer

     74,442       52,898  

Unbilled utility revenue

     32,423       40,057  

Wholesale and other

     6,251       4,634  

Allowance for uncollectible accounts

     (2,694 )     (2,689 )

Note receivable from affiliate

     8,043       14,432  

Materials and supplies

     15,343       14,248  

Taxes receivable

     —         7,618  

Deferred income taxes

     3,859       2,948  

Prepaid taxes

     6,421       8,759  

Regulatory assets

     1,910       352  

Other

     3,264       13,888  
    


 


Total current assets

     170,548       173,376  
    


 


Property, Plant and Equipment, Net:

                

Transmission

     324,566       323,916  

Distribution

     1,174,998       1,160,307  

Other

     74,253       74,998  

Accumulated depreciation

     (475,798 )     (470,008 )
    


 


Subtotal

     1,098,019       1,089,213  

Construction work in progress

     11,992       14,475  
    


 


Total property, plant and equipment, net

     1,110,011       1,103,688  
    


 


Other Assets:

                

Assets held for sale (Note 3)

     10,758       10,779  

Other

     9,546       9,529  
    


 


Total other assets

     20,304       20,308  
    


 


Deferred Charges:

                

Regulatory assets

     62,363       64,022  

Other

     4,406       4,186  
    


 


Total deferred charges

     66,769       68,208  
    


 


Total Assets

   $ 1,367,632     $ 1,365,580  
    


 


 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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(unaudited)

 

(In thousands)


   March 31,
2005


   December 31,
2004


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY

             

Current Liabilities:

             

Accounts payable

   $ 22,461    $ 21,721

Accounts payable to affiliates, net

     46,867      48,968

Accrued taxes

     11,753      9,687

Accrued interest

     10,027      3,652

Other

     23,605      31,005
    

  

Total current liabilities

     114,713      115,033
    

  

Long-term Debt (Note 2)

     417,947      417,908

Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:

             

Investment tax credit

     6,368      6,614

Non-current income taxes payable

     57,561      57,561

Deferred income taxes

     183,434      183,895

Obligations under capital leases

     5,721      6,210

Regulatory liabilities

     173,145      168,862

Other

     8,548      8,397
    

  

Total deferred credits and other liabilities

     434,777      431,539
    

  

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 10)

             

Stockholder’s Equity:

             

Common stock

     224      224

Other paid-in capital

     221,144      221,144

Retained earnings

     178,826      179,731

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     1      1
    

  

Total stockholder’s equity

     400,195      401,100
    

  

Total Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity

   $ 1,367,632    $ 1,365,580
    

  

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Note No.


       Page No.

1

  Basis of Presentation    52

2

  Debt    53

3

  Assets Held for Sale    53

4

  Intangible Assets    53

5

  Asset Retirement Obligations (“AROs”)    53

6

  Pension Benefits and Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions    54

7

  Other Income and Expenses, Net    54

8

  Letters of Credit    54

9

  Variable Interest Entities    54

10

  Commitments and Contingencies    55

 

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NOTE 1: BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The Potomac Edison Company, together with its consolidated subsidiaries (“Potomac Edison”), is a regulated wholly owned subsidiary of Allegheny Energy, Inc. (“AE,” and together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “Allegheny”). Potomac Edison, along with its regulated utility affiliates, Monongahela Power Company (“Monongahela”) and West Penn Power Company, collectively doing business as Allegheny Power, operates electric and natural gas transmission and distribution (“T&D”) systems. Potomac Edison operates an electric T&D system in Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. Potomac Edison currently operates under a single business segment, Delivery and Services.

 

Potomac Edison is subject to regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Maryland Public Service Commission, the Public Service Commission of West Virginia, the Virginia State Corporation Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

 

Allegheny Energy Services Corporation (“AESC”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of AE that employs substantially all of the people who work at Potomac Edison and its subsidiaries.

 

The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements of Potomac Edison should be read in conjunction with the Combined Annual Report on Form 10-K of AE, Monongahela, Potomac Edison and Allegheny Generating Company (“AGC”) for the year ended December 31, 2004 (the “2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K”).

 

The interim financial statements included herein have been prepared by Potomac Edison, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted. Management believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.

 

In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim financial statements included herein reflect all normal recurring adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 and financial position at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004. Because of the seasonal nature of Potomac Edison’s utility operations, results for the three months ended March 31, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2005. For more information on the seasonal nature of Allegheny’s utility operations, see Part I, Item 1, Risk Factors, “Other Risk Factors Associated with Our Business,” in the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain amounts in the financial statements have been reclassified for comparative purposes.

 

Federal and State Income Taxes. The provision for income tax expense for earnings from operations, and/or the income tax benefit for losses from operations, results in an effective income tax rate that differs from the federal statutory rate of 35%, principally due to allocation of consolidated tax savings, state income taxes, tax credits, the effects of utility rate making and certain non-deductible expenses.

 

Allegheny allocates income tax expense or benefit to its subsidiaries pursuant to its consolidated tax sharing agreement. This corporate allocation may cause significant fluctuations in the effective quarterly and year to date tax rates from the statutory rates for certain of Allegheny’s subsidiaries, depending on the level of pre-tax income.

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

NOTE 2: DEBT

 

Potomac Edison did not issue or redeem any debt during the three months ended March 31, 2005.

 

As of March 31, 2005, contractual maturities of long-term debt for the remainder of 2005 and for full years thereafter, excluding unamortized discounts of $2.1 million, were as follows:

 

(In millions)


   2005

   2006

   2007

   2008

   2009

   Thereafter

   Total

First Mortgage Bonds

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 320.0    $ 320.0

Medium-Term Notes

     —        100.0      —        —        —        —        100.0
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

Total

   $ —      $ 100.0    $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 320.0    $ 420.0
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

Substantially all of the properties of Potomac Edison are held subject to the lien securing its first mortgage bonds.

 

NOTE 3: ASSETS HELD FOR SALE

 

Potomac Edison has entered into an agreement to sell its Hagerstown, Maryland property for $10.8 million in net cash proceeds. Closing of the sale is expected to occur in 2005. This property is reported as an asset held for sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004.

 

NOTE 4: INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

Intangible assets included in “Property, Plant and Equipment, Net” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:

 

     March 31, 2005

   December 31, 2004

(In millions)


   Gross
Carrying
Amount


   Accumulated
Amortization


   Gross
Carrying
Amount


   Accumulated
Amortization


Land easements, amortized

   $ 55.6    $ 15.1    $ 55.2    $ 14.9

Software

     0.3      0.2      0.3      0.2
    

  

  

  

Total

   $ 55.9    $ 15.3    $ 55.5    $ 15.1
    

  

  

  

 

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Amortization expense is estimated to be $0.8 million for 2005 through 2009.

 

NOTE 5: ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS (“AROs”)

 

Potomac Edison recorded AROs related to underground and aboveground storage tanks. Potomac Edison also has identified a number of AROs associated with certain of its transmission assets that have not been recorded, because the fair value of these obligations cannot be reasonably estimated, primarily due to the indeterminate lives of the assets.

 

Potomac Edison’s ARO balances were $0.2 million at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.

 

Estimated removal costs of $165.3 million and $162.3 million at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively, that are not qualified as AROs are being recovered through the ratemaking process. These costs are recorded by Potomac Edison as regulatory liabilities.

 

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THE POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

In March 2005, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 47 (“FIN 47”), which is an interpretation of SFAS No. 143. FIN 47 requires entities with an ARO that is conditional on a future event to record an ARO, even if the event has not yet occurred. The obligation to perform the asset retirement is unconditional even though uncertainty exists as to the timing and method of settlement due to the existence of a conditional event. This interpretation is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2005. Retrospective application for interim periods is permitted but is not required. Obligations recorded as a result of the adoption of FIN 47 will be recorded as a cumulative effect due to a change in accounting principle. Potomac Edison currently is evaluating the impact of FIN 47.

 

NOTE 6: PENSION BENEFITS AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSIONS

 

Potomac Edison is responsible for its proportionate share of the net periodic cost for pension and postretirement benefits other than pensions (principally health care and life insurance) for employees and covered dependents provided by AESC. Potomac Edison’s share of the costs was as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,

(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Pension

   $ 1.3    $ 1.2

Medical and life insurance

   $ 1.2    $ 1.1

 

NOTE 7: OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES, NET

 

Other income and expenses, net, represents non-operating income and expenses before income taxes. The following table summarizes Potomac Edison’s other income and expenses, net:

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,

(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Premium Services

   $ 0.6    $ 0.2

Interest income

     0.2      0.1

Other

     0.4      0.5
    

  

Total

   $ 1.2    $ 0.8
    

  

 

NOTE 8: LETTERS OF CREDIT

 

Potomac Edison had a $9.5 million letter of credit outstanding at March 31, 2005 under AE’s revolving credit facility to support an energy conservation contract. This letter of credit expires in July 2005.

 

NOTE 9: VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

 

Potomac Edison has a long-term electricity purchase contract with an unrelated independent power producer (“IPP”) that represents a variable interest under FASB’s Interpretation No. 46 (Revised December 2003) “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (“FIN 46R”). Potomac Edison continues to pursue, but has been unable to obtain, certain information from the IPP necessary to determine if the variable interest entity (“VIE”) should be consolidated under FIN 46R.

 

Potomac Edison had power purchases from this IPP in the amount of $25.6 million and $25.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Potomac Edison recovers the full amount of the cost of the applicable power contract in its rates charged to consumers. Potomac Edison is not subject to any risk of loss associated with the VIE, because it does not have any obligation to the IPP other than to purchase the power that the IPP produces according to the terms of the applicable electricity purchase contract.

 

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THE POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

NOTE 10: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Reference is made to Item 8, Note 18, “Commitments and Contingencies,” in the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Environmental Matters and Litigation

 

Potomac Edison is subject to various laws, regulations and uncertainties as to environmental matters. Compliance may require Potomac Edison to incur substantial additional costs to modify or replace existing and proposed equipment and facilities that may adversely affect the cost of future operations.

 

Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”) Claim: On March 4, 1994, Potomac Edison and certain affiliated companies received notice that the EPA had identified them as potentially responsible parties (“PRPs”) with respect to the Jack’s Creek/Sitkin Smelting Superfund Site in Pennsylvania. Initially, approximately 175 PRPs were involved, however, the current number of active PRPs has been reduced as a result of settlements with de minimis contributors and other contributors to the site. The costs of remediation will be shared by all past and active responsible parties. In 1999, a PRP group that included Potomac Edison and certain affiliated companies entered into a consent order with the EPA to remediate the site. It is currently estimated that the total remediation costs to be borne by all of the responsible parties will not exceed $30.0 million. Potomac Edison has an accrued liability representing its estimated share of the remediation costs as of March 31, 2005.

 

Claims Related to Alleged Asbestos Exposure: The Distribution Companies have been named as defendants, along with multiple other defendants, in pending asbestos cases alleging bodily injury involving multiple plaintiffs and multiple sites. These suits have been brought mostly by seasonal contractors’ employees and do not involve allegations of either the manufacture, sale or distribution of asbestos-containing products by Allegheny. These asbestos suits arise out of historical operations and are related to the installation and removal of asbestos-containing materials at Allegheny’s generation facilities. Allegheny’s historical operations were insured by various foreign and domestic insurers, including Lloyd’s of London. Asbestos-related litigation expenses have to date been reimbursed in full by recoveries from these historical insurers, and Allegheny believes that it has sufficient insurance to respond fully to the asbestos suits. Certain insurers, however, have contested their obligations to pay for the future defense and settlement costs relating to the asbestos suits. Allegheny is currently involved in two asbestos insurance-related actions, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London et al. v. Allegheny Energy, Inc. et al., Case No. 21-C-03-16733 (Washington County, Md.), and Monongahela Power Company et al. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London and London Market Companies, et al., Civil Action No. 03-C-281 (Monongalia County, W.Va.). The parties in these actions are seeking an allocation of responsibility for historic and potential future asbestos liability.

 

In connection with a settlement, Allegheny will continue to receive payments from one of its insurance companies in the amount of $625,000, payable on each of July 1, 2005 and 2006. As part of the settlement, Allegheny released this insurance company from potential liabilities associated with claims against Allegheny alleging asbestos exposure. Allegheny does not believe that the existence or pendency of either the asbestos suits or the actions involving its insurance will have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Allegheny believes that it has established adequate reserves, net of insurance receivables and recoveries, to cover existing and future asbestos claims. As of March 31, 2005, Allegheny had 1,555 open cases remaining. Allegheny intends to vigorously defend against these actions but cannot predict their outcomes.

 

Ordinary Course of Business: Potomac Edison is, from time to time, involved in litigation and other legal disputes in the ordinary course of business. Potomac Edison is of the belief that there are no other legal proceedings that could have a material adverse effect on its business or financial condition.

 

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ALLEGHENY GENERATING COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,

(In thousands)


   2005

   2004

Operating revenues

   $ 16,859    $ 17,157

Operating expenses:

             

Operations and maintenance

     1,137      1,255

Depreciation

     4,237      4,251

Taxes other than income taxes

     737      812
    

  

Total operating expenses

     6,111      6,318
    

  

Operating income

     10,748      10,839

Other income, net

     53      15

Interest expense

     1,955      2,323
    

  

Income before income taxes

     8,846      8,531

Income tax expense

     1,482      1,562
    

  

Net income

   $ 7,364    $ 6,969
    

  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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ALLEGHENY GENERATING COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,

 

(In thousands)


   2005

    2004

 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities:

                

Net income

   $ 7,364     $ 6,969  

Adjustments for non-cash charges and (credits):

                

Depreciation

     4,237       4,251  

Deferred investment credit and income taxes, net

     (1,776 )     (1,501 )

Other, net

     72       71  

Changes in certain assets and liabilities:

                

Accounts receivable due from/payable to affiliates, net

     1,577       1,652  

Materials and supplies

     (88 )     58  

Taxes receivable/accrued, net

     4,318       909  

Accounts payable

     424       1,050  

Accrued interest

     (1,719 )     (1,719 )

Other, net

     207       214  
    


 


Net cash from operating activities

     14,616       11,954  
    


 


Cash Flows Used In Investing Activities:

                

Capital expenditures

     (2,780 )     (1,948 )
    


 


Cash Flows Used In Financing Activities:

                

Note payable to parent

     (10,000 )     —    

Cash dividends paid on common stock

     —         (5,500 )
    


 


Net cash used in financing activities

     (10,000 )     (5,500 )
    


 


Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     1,836       4,506  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     7,500       2,272  
    


 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 9,336     $ 6,778  
    


 


Supplemental Cash Flow Information:

                

Cash paid for interest

   $ 3,603     $ 3,970  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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ALLEGHENY GENERATING COMPANY

BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited)

 

(In thousands)


   March 31,
2005


    December 31,
2004


 

ASSETS

                

Current Assets:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 9,336     $ 7,500  

Materials and supplies

     1,519       1,431  

Other

     173       260  
    


 


Total current assets

     11,028       9,191  
    


 


Property, Plant and Equipment, Net:

                

Generation

     779,956       782,666  

Transmission

     42,857       43,642  

Other

     3,197       3,219  

Accumulated depreciation

     (303,724 )     (303,745 )
    


 


Subtotal

     522,286       525,782  

Construction work in progress

     15,409       13,370  
    


 


Total property, plant and equipment, net

     537,695       539,152  
    


 


Deferred Charges:

                

Regulatory assets

     8,690       8,752  

Other

     101       102  
    


 


Total deferred charges

     8,791       8,854  
    


 


Total Assets

   $ 557,514     $ 557,197  
    


 


 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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ALLEGHENY GENERATING COMPANY

BALANCE SHEETS (continued)

(unaudited)

 

(In thousands)


   March 31,
2005


   December 31,
2004


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

             

Current Liabilities:

             

Accounts payable

   $ 450    $ 26

Accounts payable to affiliates, net

     2,078      501

Accrued taxes

     7,395      3,077

Accrued interest

     573      2,292

Other

     121      —  
    

  

Total current liabilities

     10,617      5,896
    

  

Long-term Debt :

             

Long-term debt (Note 2)

     99,401      99,393

Long-term note payable to parent

     5,000      15,000
    

  

Total long-term debt

     104,401      114,393
    

  

Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:

             

Investment tax credit

     38,263      38,593

Non-current income taxes payable

     17,544      17,544

Deferred income taxes

     154,476      155,712

Regulatory liabilities

     24,361      24,571
    

  

Total deferred credits and other liabilities

     234,644      236,420
    

  

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 4)

             

Stockholders’ Equity:

             

Common stock

     1      1

Other paid-in capital

     172,669      172,669

Retained earnings

     35,182      27,818
    

  

Total stockholders’ equity

     207,852      200,488
    

  

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

   $ 557,514    $ 557,197
    

  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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ALLEGHENY GENERATING COMPANY

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

Note No.


       Page No.

1

  Basis of Presentation    61

2

  Debt    61

3

  Intangible Assets    62

4

  Commitments and Contingencies    62

 

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ALLEGHENY GENERATING COMPANY

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

NOTE 1: BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC (“AE Supply”) and Monongahela Power Company (“Monongahela” and together with AE Supply, the “Parents”), own 100% of Allegheny Generating Company (“AGC”). AE Supply owns 77.03% and Monongahela owns 22.97% of AGC. AGC owns an undivided 40% interest (985 megawatts (“MW”)) in the 2,463 MW pumped storage, hydroelectric station in Bath County, Virginia, operated by the 60% owner, Virginia Electric and Power Company, a nonaffiliated utility. AGC sells its generation capacity to its Parents. AGC operates under a single business segment, Generation and Marketing.

 

AGC is subject to regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Virginia State Corporation Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

 

Allegheny Energy Services Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of AE that employs substantially all of the people who work at AGC.

 

The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements of AGC should be read in conjunction with the Combined Annual Report on the combined 2004 Form 10-K of AE, Monongahela, Potomac Edison and AGC for the year ended December 31, 2004 (the “2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K”).

 

The interim financial statements included herein have been prepared by Allegheny Generating Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted. Management believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.

 

In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim financial statements included herein reflect all normal recurring adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 and financial position at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004.

 

Federal and State Income Taxes. The provision for income tax expense for earnings from operations, and/or the income tax benefit for losses from operations, results in an effective income tax rate that differs from the federal statutory rate of 35%, principally due to allocation of consolidated tax savings, state income taxes, tax credits, the effects of utility rate making and certain non-deductible expenses.

 

Allegheny allocates income tax expense or benefit to its subsidiaries pursuant to its consolidated tax sharing agreement. This corporate allocation may cause significant fluctuations in the effective quarterly and year to date tax rates from the statutory rates for certain of Allegheny’s subsidiaries, depending on the level of pre-tax profitability.

 

NOTE 2: DEBT

 

AGC did not issue any debt during the three months ended March 31, 2005. AGC repaid $10.0 million of its note payable to AE Supply during the three months ended March 31, 2005.

 

As of March 31, 2005, contractual maturities of long-term debt for the remainder of 2005 and for full years thereafter, excluding unamortized debt discounts of $0.6 million, are as follows:

 

(In millions)


   2005

   2006

   2007

   2008

   2009

   Thereafter

   Total

Debentures

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 100.0    $ 100.0
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

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ALLEGHENY GENERATING COMPANY

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

NOTE 3: INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

Intangible assets included in “Property, Plant and Equipment, Net” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:

 

     March 31, 2005

   December 31, 2004

(In millions)


   Gross
Carrying
Amount


   Accumulated
Amortization


   Gross
Carrying
Amount


   Accumulated
Amortization


Land easements, amortized

   $ 1.4    $ 0.7    $ 1.4    $ 0.7

Software

     0.2      0.1      0.2      0.1
    

  

  

  

Total

   $ 1.6    $ 0.8    $ 1.6    $ 0.8
    

  

  

  

 

Amortization expense for intangible assets was not material for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Annual amortization expense for 2005 through 2009 is not expected to be material.

 

NOTE 4: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Reference is made to Item 8, Note 14, “Commitments and Contingencies,” in the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Ordinary Course of Business

 

AGC is, from time to time, involved in litigation and other legal disputes in the ordinary course of business. AGC is of the belief that there are no other legal proceedings that could have a material effect on its business or financial condition.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements and Notes to Financial Statements included in this report, as well as the Financial Statements and Supplementary Data and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

In addition to historical information, this report contains a number of forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as anticipate, expect, project, intend, plan, believe and words and terms of similar substance used in connection with any discussion of future plans, actions or events identify forward-looking statements. These include statements with respect to:

 

    regulation and the status of retail generation service supply competition in states served by the Distribution Companies;

 

    financing plans;

 

    demand for energy and the cost and availability of raw materials, including coal;

 

    PLR and power supply contracts;

 

    results of litigation;

 

    results of operations;

 

    internal controls and procedures;

 

    capital expenditures;

 

    status and condition of plants and equipment;

 

    regulatory matters; and

 

    accounting issues.

 

Forward-looking statements involve estimates, expectations and projections and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from expectations. Actual results have varied materially and unpredictably from past expectations.

 

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, among others, the following:

 

    changes in the price of power and fuel for electric generation;

 

    general economic and business conditions;

 

    changes in access to capital markets;

 

    complications or other factors that make it difficult or impossible to obtain necessary lender consents or regulatory authorizations on a timely basis;

 

    environmental regulations;

 

    the results of regulatory proceedings, including proceedings related to rates;

 

    changes in industry capacity, development and other activities by Allegheny’s competitors;

 

    changes in the weather and other natural phenomena;

 

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    changes in the underlying inputs and assumptions, including market conditions, used to estimate the fair values of commodity contracts;

 

    changes in laws and regulations applicable to Allegheny, its markets or its activities;

 

    the loss of any significant customers or suppliers;

 

    dependence on other electric transmission and gas transportation systems and their constraints or availability;

 

    changes in PJM, including changes to participant rules and tariffs;

 

    the effect of accounting guidance issued periodically by accounting standard-setting bodies; and

 

    the continuing effects of global instability, terrorism and war.

 

A detailed discussion of certain factors affecting the risk profile of the registrants is provided under the caption Item 1, “Risk Factors,” in the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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ALLEGHENY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Overview

 

Allegheny is an integrated energy business that owns and operates electric generation facilities and delivers electric and natural gas services to customers in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia and Ohio. AE, Allegheny’s parent holding company, was incorporated in Maryland in 1925 and is registered as a holding company under PUHCA. Allegheny operates its business primarily through AE’s various directly and indirectly owned subsidiaries. These operations are aligned in two operating segments, the Delivery and Services segment and the Generation and Marketing segment. Additional information regarding the composition and activities of these segments is included in the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC.—CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Income (Loss) Summary

 

(In millions)

Three months ended March 31, 2005


  

Delivery

and

Services


   

Generation

and

Marketing


    Eliminations

    Total

 

Operating revenues

   $ 739.4     $ 416.9     $ (402.3 )   $ 754.0  

Fuel consumed in electric generation

     —         (173.9 )     —         (173.9 )

Purchased power and transmission

     (485.1 )     (19.8 )     400.1       (104.8 )

Deferred energy costs, net

     (1.2 )     —         —         (1.2 )

Operations and maintenance

     (84.5 )     (80.3 )     2.2       (162.6 )

Depreciation and amortization

     (38.1 )     (38.3 )     —         (76.4 )

Taxes other than income taxes

     (34.6 )     (20.5 )     —         (55.1 )
    


 


 


 


Operating income

     95.9       84.1       —         180.0  

Other income and (expenses), net

     3.7       1.7       (0.1 )     5.3  

Interest expense and preferred dividends

     (29.7 )     (97.4 )     —         (127.1 )
    


 


 


 


Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest

     69.9       (11.6 )     (0.1 )     58.2  

Income tax expense from continuing operations

     (20.2 )     (3.2 )     —         (23.4 )

Minority interest

     —         (0.4 )     —         (0.4 )
    


 


 


 


Income (loss) from continuing operations

     49.7       (15.2 )     (0.1 )     34.4  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

     10.8       (2.7 )     0.1       8.2  
    


 


 


 


Net income (loss)

   $ 60.5     $ (17.9 )   $ —       $ 42.6  
    


 


 


 


Three months ended March 31, 2004


                        

Operating revenues

   $ 721.3     $ 422.3     $ (408.3 )   $ 735.3  

Fuel consumed in electric generation

     —         (161.7 )     —         (161.7 )

Purchased power and transmission

     (468.5 )     (18.1 )     405.6       (81.0 )

Deferred energy costs, net

     (0.9 )     —         —         (0.9 )

Operations and maintenance

     (105.8 )     (97.7 )     2.7       (200.8 )

Depreciation and amortization

     (37.1 )     (35.9 )     —         (73.0 )

Taxes other than income taxes

     (33.1 )     (16.1 )     —         (49.2 )
    


 


 


 


Operating income and expenses

     75.9       92.8       —         168.7  

Other income, net

     7.2       0.7       —         7.9  

Interest expense and preferred dividends

     (33.2 )     (87.9 )     —         (121.1 )
    


 


 


 


Income from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest

     49.9       5.6       —         55.5  

Income tax expense from continuing operations

     (21.9 )     (1.1 )     —         (23.0 )

Minority interest

     —         (1.9 )     —         (1.9 )
    


 


 


 


Income from continuing operations

     28.0       2.6       —         30.6  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

     11.0       (8.3 )     —         2.7  
    


 


 


 


Net income (loss)

   $ 39.0     $ (5.7 )   $ —       $ 33.3  
    


 


 


 


 

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ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC.—CONSOLIDATED RESULTS

 

This section is an overview of AE’s consolidated results of operations, which are discussed in greater detail by segment in “Allegheny Energy, Inc. – Discussion of Segment Results of Operations,” below.

 

Operating Revenues

 

Total operating revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


 

(In millions)


   2005

    2004

 

Total Delivery and Services revenues

   $ 739.4     $ 721.3  

Total Generation and Marketing revenues

     416.9       422.3  

Eliminations

     (402.3 )     (408.3 )
    


 


Total operating revenues

   $ 754.0     $ 735.3  
    


 


 

Operating revenues increased $18.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to March 31, 2004, primarily due to:

 

    increased revenues resulting from residential, commercial and industrial customer sales increases,

 

    increased rates as a result of the expiration of the rate transition period for certain Maryland and Ohio customers and

 

    increased net PJM revenues due to unplanned outages at Hatfield’s Ferry Unit No. 2 and Pleasants Unit No. 1 during the first quarter of 2004,

 

    partially offset by CDWR proceeds recorded during the first quarter of 2004.

 

Operating Income

 

Operating income increased $11.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to:

 

    an $18.7 million increase in operating revenues,

 

    partially offset by a $7.4 million increase in operating expenses.

 

Operating expenses increased as a result of increases in fuel consumed in electric generation, purchased power and transmission expense, depreciation and amortization expense and taxes other than income tax expense. Fuel consumed in electric generation increased due to increased coal and other fuel prices, partially offset by decreased natural gas purchases, and an increase in MWhs generated at Allegheny’s coal-fired plants. Purchased power and transmission expense increased due to increased rates per MWh purchased due to the expiration of the market-based transition period for large commercial and industrial customers in Ohio and all commercial and industrial customers in Maryland and qualifying certain contracts as normal purchase normal sale, for the three months ended March 31, 2005. These amounts were partially offset by the release of certain pipeline contracts during 2004. Depreciation and amortization expense increased due to additions to property, plant and equipment. These increases were partially offset by decreased operation and maintenance expense due to decreased contract work and outside services expense and salaries and wages expense.

 

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Continuing Operations

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest increased $2.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to:

 

    an $11.3 million increase in operating income,

 

    partially offset by a $2.6 million decrease in other income and expenses, net, and a $6.0 million increase in interest expense and preferred dividends.

 

Interest expenses increased primarily due to interest expense recorded in March 2005 related to a court decision in the litigation involving Merrill Lynch, partially offset by lower interest rates, a reduction in average debt outstanding and the write off of debt issuance costs as a result of refinancing during the three months ended March 31, 2004.

 

Income Tax Expense

 

The effective tax rates for Allegheny’s continuing operations were 39.3% and 40.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 were higher than the federal statutory tax rate primarily due to:

 

    state income taxes and

 

    the reversal of book versus tax depreciation differences for which deferred taxes were not provided.

 

Discontinued Operations

 

Allegheny recorded income from discontinued operations of $8.2 million and $2.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, related to agreements to sell, or decisions to sell, certain non-core assets. The $5.5 million increase for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, was primarily due to:

 

    $2.0 million in operating losses in the first quarter of 2004 at AE Supply’s Lincoln generation facility, which was sold in December 2004, and

 

    $7.0 million related to the cessation of depreciation on assets held for sale beginning in the third quarter of 2004 in accordance with SFAS No. 144,

 

    partially offset by a $2.7 million decrease in income tax expense.

 

See Note 3, “Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations,” to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

 

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ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC.—DISCUSSION OF SEGMENT RESULTS OF OPERATIONS:

 

AE’s Delivery and Services Segment Results

 

Net income for the Delivery and Services segment increased $21.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004. This increase was primarily due to an $18.1 million increase in operating revenues.

 

Operating Revenues

 

The following table provides retail electricity sales information related to the Delivery and Services segment:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


      
     2005

   2004

   Change

 

Retail electricity sales (million KWhs):

                

Residential

   4,804    4,762    0.9 %

Commercial

   2,660    2,576    3.3 %

Industrial

   5,013    5,010    0.1 %

Other

   24    24    —    
    
  
      

Total electricity sales

   12,501    12,372    1.0 %
    
  
      

Heating degree days*

   2,716    2,871    (5.4 )%

* The operations of the Distribution Companies are weather sensitive. Weather conditions directly influence the volume of electricity delivered by the Distribution Companies, but represent only one of several factors that impact the volume of electricity. Degree-day data is used to estimate amounts of energy required to maintain comfortable indoor temperature levels based on each day’s average temperature. Heating degree days is the measure of the variation in the weather based on the extent to which the average daily temperature falls below 65° Fahrenheit, and cooling degree days is the measure of the variation in the weather based on the extent to which the average daily temperature rises above 65° Fahrenheit. Each degree of temperature above 65° Fahrenheit is counted as one cooling degree-day, and each degree of temperature below 65° Fahrenheit is counted as one heating degree-day.

 

Operating revenues for the Delivery and Services segment were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Retail electric:

             

Residential

   $ 327.2    $ 324.1

Commercial

     162.6      150.7

Industrial

     205.1      202.5

Other

     3.6      3.6
    

  

Total retail electric

   $ 698.5    $ 680.9

Transmission services and bulk power

     28.4      31.0

Unregulated services

     6.7      4.4

Other affiliated and nonaffiliated energy services

     5.8      5.0
    

  

Total Delivery and Services revenues

   $ 739.4    $ 721.3
    

  

 

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Retail electric revenues increased $17.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to:

 

    a $3.1 million increase in residential sales revenue;

 

    an $11.9 million increase in commercial sales and

 

    a $2.6 million increase in industrial sales.

 

The increase in residential sales was a result of a 0.9% increase in MWh sales due to a 1.1% increase in the average number of customers, partially offset by a 0.2% decrease in usage per customer. The decrease in usage per customer was primarily the result of a 5.4% decrease in heating degree-days. The increase in commercial sales was a result of a 3.3% increase in MWh sales due to a 1.8% increase in the average number of customers and a 1.4% increase in usage per customer. The increase in industrial sales was a result of a 0.1% increase in MWh sales due to a 0.9% increase in the average number of customers, partially offset by a 0.9% decrease in usage per customer.

 

Transmission services and bulk power revenues decreased $2.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to:

 

    a $5.2 million decrease in transmission revenues primarily as a result of the expiration of certain transition credits that were related to Allegheny joining the PJM regional transmission system,

 

    partially offset by a $3.1 million increase in bulk power revenues resulting from increased power sales from the AES Warrior Run cogeneration facility.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Purchased Power and Transmission: Purchased power and transmission represents the Distribution Companies’ power purchases from, and exchanges with, other companies (primarily AE Supply) as well as purchases from qualified facilities under PURPA. Purchased power and transmission consists of the following items:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


(In millions)


   2005

   2004

From PURPA generation *

   $ 52.3    $ 51.1

Other purchased power and transmission

     432.8      417.4
    

  

Total purchased power and transmission

   $ 485.1    $ 468.5
    

  


             

*  PURPA cost (cents per KWh sold)

     5.3      5.2

 

Purchased power and transmission from PURPA generation increased $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to increased rates paid by Monongahela and Potomac Edison for MWhs purchased.

 

Other purchased power primarily consists of the Distribution Companies’ purchases of energy from AE Supply. The Distribution Companies have long-term power sales agreements with AE Supply, under which AE Supply provides the Distribution Companies with the majority of the power necessary to meet their PLR obligations. These agreements have both fixed-price and market-based pricing components. The amount of power purchased under these agreements that is subject to the market-based pricing component increases each year through the applicable transition period. The transition period for large commercial and industrial customers in Ohio and all commercial and industrial customers

 

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in Maryland has ended. Monongahela and Potomac Edison are purchasing power at market prices for these customers from AE Supply and other nonaffiliated companies. Other purchased power increased $15.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to increased purchased power expense at Monongahela and Potomac Edison related to these market purchases.

 

Operations and Maintenance: Operations and maintenance expenses for the Delivery and Services segment were as follows:

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,


(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Operations and maintenance

   $ 84.5    $ 105.8

 

Operations and maintenance expenses primarily include salaries and wages, employee benefits, materials and supplies, contract work, outside services and other expenses. Operations and maintenance expenses decreased $21.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004. The decrease was primarily due to:

 

    a $2.1 million decrease in salaries and wages;

 

    a $3.5 million decrease in contract work and outside services;

 

    $3.5 million of certain inventory write-offs during the three months ended March 31, 2004 and

 

    a $6.9 million decrease in uncollectible and insurance expenses.

 

The decrease in salaries and wages was a result of a decrease in the number of employees and severance costs. The decrease in contract work and outside services was a result of an initiative to reduce these types of services, primarily through the reduction of outside consultants. The decrease in uncollectible expense was a result of improved collections and the decrease in insurance expense resulted from a decrease in the amount of claims.

 

Depreciation and Amortization: Depreciation and amortization expenses for the Delivery and Services segment were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Depreciation and amortization

   $ 38.1    $ 37.1

 

Depreciation and amortization expense increased $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to increased depreciation resulting from capital expenditures during 2004 and $39.5 million in capital expenditures during 2005.

 

Taxes Other Than Income Taxes: Taxes other than income taxes for the Delivery and Services segment were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Taxes other than income taxes

   $ 34.6    $ 33.1

 

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Taxes other than income taxes primarily includes gross receipts taxes, payroll taxes and property taxes. Taxes other than income taxes increased $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily as a result of increased gross receipts taxes due to an increase in regulated utility revenues.

 

Other Income and Expenses, Net

 

Other income and expenses, net for the Delivery and Services segment were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Other income and expenses, net

   $ 3.7    $ 7.2

 

Other income and expenses, net represent non-operating income and expenses before income taxes. Other income and expenses, net, decreased $3.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily as a result of gains recognized on land sales during the three months ended March 31, 2004.

 

Interest Expense and Preferred Dividends

 

Interest expense and preferred dividends for the Delivery and Services segment were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Interest expense and preferred dividends

   $ 29.7    $ 33.2

 

Interest expense and preferred dividends decreased $3.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to:

 

    the refinancing during 2004 of first mortgage bonds issued by Monongahela and Potomac Edison at lower interest rates and

 

    the repayment of notes and bonds by West Penn during 2004.

 

For additional information regarding Allegheny’s short-term and long-term debt, see Note 2, “Debt.” Also, see “Financial Condition, Requirements and Resources—Liquidity and Capital Requirements.”

 

Discontinued Operations

 

The Delivery and Services segment recorded income of $10.8 million and $11.0 million from discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. See Note 3, “Assets Held For Sale and Discontinued Operations,” to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

 

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AE’s Generation and Marketing Segment Results

 

Net loss for the Generation and Marketing segment increased $12.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004. This increase was primarily due to:

 

    a $5.4 million decrease in operating revenues and

 

    a $9.5 million increase in interest expense and preferred dividends.

 

Operating Revenues

 

The following table provides electricity sales information related to the Generation and Marketing segment:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


      
     2005

   2004

   Change

 

Generation (million KWhs)

   12,297    12,231    0.5 %

 

Operating revenues for the Generation and Marketing segment were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Revenue from affiliates

   $ 400.1    $ 393.1

Wholesale and other revenue, net *

     16.8      29.2
    

  

Total Generation and Marketing revenues

   $ 416.9    $ 422.3
    

  


* Amounts are net of energy trading losses as described in Note 5, “Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Energy trading losses include unrealized gains (losses) of $4.1 million and $(11.1) million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

 

Operating revenues decreased by $5.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004. This decrease was primarily due to:

 

    $68.1 million in proceeds associated with the sale of the CDWR contract and related hedge transactions that were recorded in operating revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2004,

 

    partially offset by an increase in PJM revenues of approximately $56.8 million.

 

The increase in PJM revenues is due to better performance of Allegheny’s coal-fired plants as a result of the return to service of Hatfield’s Ferry Unit No. 2 and Pleasants Unit No. 1 in June 2004. In addition, load costs were lower because the Generation and Marketing segment no longer serves certain customer classes, primarily as a result of a portion of Potomac Edison’s customers that have transitioned to market.

 

Revenue from affiliates: Revenue from affiliates results primarily from the sale of power to the Distribution Companies.

 

The Distribution Companies have long-term power sales agreements with AE Supply under which AE Supply provides the Distribution Companies with a majority of the power necessary to meet their PLR

 

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obligations. These agreements have both fixed-price and market-based pricing components. The amount of power purchased under these agreements that is subject to the market-based pricing component increases each year through the applicable transition period. Monongahela’s West Virginia generation facilities also provide power to Monongahela’s Delivery and Services segment to meet its regulated load obligations.

 

The average rate at which the Generation and Marketing segment sold power to the Distribution Companies was $32.91 and $31.76 per MWh for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

 

Revenue from affiliates increased $7.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to:

 

    a $12.4 million increase in affiliated revenues as a result of the expiration in December 2004 of the Warrior Run contract, which reduced revenue in 2004 due to derivative accounting,

 

    partially offset by decreased sales volumes as a result of the provision of a portion of energy sales by nonaffiliated suppliers and certain customers opting to use different suppliers as a result of customer choice, both beginning January 1, 2005. This decrease in sales volumes was partially mitigated by increases in prices associated with a Potomac Edison market-based power supply contract that became effective on January 1, 2005.

 

Wholesale and other revenues, net: The table below describes the significant components of wholesale revenues for the Generation and Marketing segment.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


 

(In millions)


   2005

    2004

 

PJM Revenue:

                

Generation sold to PJM

   $ 528.2     $ 533.1  

Power purchased from PJM

     (520.4 )     (582.1 )
    


 


Net

   $ 7.8     $ (49.0 )

Release of CDWR escrow proceeds

   $ —       $ 68.1  

Trading activities:

                

Realized gains

   $ (2.6 )   $ 20.9  

Unrealized gains (losses)

     4.1       (11.1 )
    


 


Net

   $ 1.5     $ 9.8 *

Other (expenses) revenues

   $ 7.5     $ 0.3  
    


 


Total wholesale and other revenues

   $ 16.8     $ 29.2  
    


 



* Does not include a $12.4 million loss on a contract with an affiliate that was included in affiliated revenues. The net trading loss, including this affiliated transaction, was $2.6 million. This contract expired on December 31, 2004 and was not renewed.

 

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Wholesale and other revenues decreased $12.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to:

 

    $68.1 million in proceeds associated with the sale of the CDWR contract and related hedge transactions that were recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2004,

 

    partially offset by an increase in PJM revenues of approximately $56.8 million.

 

The increase in PJM revenues is due to better performance of Allegheny’s coal-fired plants as a result of the return to service of Hatfield’s Ferry Unit No. 2 and Pleasants Unit No. 1 in June 2004. In addition, load costs were lower because the Generation and Marketing segment no longer serves certain customer classes, primarily as a result of portion of Potomac Edison’s customers that have transitioned to market.

 

Fair Value of Contracts: AE Supply is currently qualifying certain of its new contracts under the “normal purchase and normal sale” scope exception under SFAS No. 133. As a result, AE accounts for these contracts on the accrual method, rather than marking these contracts to market value. AE uses derivative accounting for contracts that do not qualify under the scope exception. These contracts are recorded at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The realized and unrealized revenues from energy trading activities are recorded on a net basis in “Operating revenues” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 02-3, “Recognition and Reporting Gains and Losses on Energy Trading Contracts.” The fair value of the remaining trading portfolio consists primarily of interest rate swap agreements and commodity cash flow hedges as of March 31, 2005.

 

The fair values of trading contracts, which represent the net unrealized gain and loss on open positions, are recorded as assets and liabilities, after applying the appropriate counterparty netting agreements in accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 39, “Offsetting of Amounts Related to Certain Contracts—an Interpretation of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 10 and FASB Statement No. 105.” At March 31, 2005, the fair values of trading contract assets and liabilities were $17.5 million and $109.4 million, respectively. At December 31, 2004, the fair values of trading contract assets and liabilities were $17.2 million and $97.3 million, respectively.

 

The following table disaggregates the net fair values of derivative contract assets and liabilities for the Generation and Marketing segment, based on the underlying market price source and the contract settlement periods. The table excludes non-derivatives such as AE Supply’s generation assets, PLR requirements and SFAS No. 133 scope exceptions under the normal purchase and normal sale election:

 

     Fair value of contracts at March 31, 2005

 
     Settlement by:

    Settlement
In Excess of
Five Years


    Total

 

Classification

of contracts

by source of fair

value (In millions)


   2005

    2006

    2007

    2008

    2009

     

Prices actively quoted

   $ (25.8 )   $ (18.2 )   $ (5.6 )   $ (5.4 )   $ (5.1 )   $ (6.4 )   $ (66.5 )

Prices provided by other external sources

     —         (26.4 )     —         —         —         —         (26.4 )

Prices based on models

     0.3       0.7       —         —         —         —         1.0  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


Total

   $ (25.5 )   $ (43.9 )   $ (5.6 )   $ (5.4 )   $ (5.1 )   $ (6.4 )   $ (91.9 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Approximately $1.0 million of AE Supply’s contracts were classified as “prices based on models,” even though a portion of these contracts is valued based on observable market prices.

 

For settlements through December 31, 2005, the fair value of AE Supply’s contracts was a net liability of $25.5 million, primarily related to interest rate swaps and commodity cash flow hedges. See Note 5, “Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

 

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Roll Forward of Fair Value: Net unrealized gains of $4.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 were recorded on the Consolidated Statements of Operations in “Operating revenues” to reflect the change in fair value of the trading contracts. The following table provides a roll forward of the net fair value, or trading contract assets less trading contract liabilities, of AE Supply’s trading contracts:

 

(In millions)


  

Three Months Ended
March 31,

2005


 

Net fair value of contract (liabilities) and assets at January 1,

   $ (80.1 )

Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges

     (15.9 )

Unrealized gains on contracts, net

     4.1  

Net options received or (paid)

     —    
    


Net fair value of contract liabilities at March 31

   $ (91.9 )
    


 

As shown in the table, the net fair value of AE Supply’s trading contracts decreased by $11.8 million for the three months ended March 31, primarily due to:

 

    changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges,

 

    partially offset by the effect of price movements on contracts and settlements.

 

There has been, and may continue to be, significant volatility in the market prices for electricity and natural gas at the wholesale level, which will affect AE Supply’s operating results and cash flows. Similarly, volatility in interest rates will affect AE Supply’s operating results and cash flows.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Fuel Consumed in Electric Generation: Fuel consumed in electric generation represents the cost of coal, natural gas, oil, lime and other materials consumed in the generation of power and emission allowances. Fuel consumed in electric generation for the Generation and Marketing segment was as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Fuel consumed in electric generation

   $ 173.9    $ 161.7

 

Total fuel expenses increased by $12.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to:

 

    an increase in fuel prices, which increased total fuel expenses by $8.4 million, primarily as a result of increased cost of coal and other fuel and

 

    an increase in generation, which increased total fuel expenses by $2.6 million, due to a 0.5% increase in MWhs generated as a result of increased availability at Allegheny’s supercritical plants.

 

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Purchased Power and Transmission: Purchased power and transmission expenses for the Generation and Marketing segment were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Purchased power and transmission

   $ 19.8    $ 18.1

 

Purchased power and transmission increased $1.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to qualifying certain contracts as normal purchase normal sale for the three months ended March 31, 2005, partially offset by certain pipeline contracts released during 2004.

 

Operations and Maintenance: Operations and maintenance expenses for the Generation and Marketing segment were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Operations and maintenance

   $ 80.3    $ 97.7

 

Operations and maintenance expenses decreased $17.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to:

 

    a decrease of $14.6 million in contract work and outside services expenses,

 

    $2.1 million of insurance proceeds related to the outage at Pleasants Unit No. 2 and

 

    a $1.7 million decrease in salaries and wages expense.

 

The decrease in contract work and outside services expenses was a result of expenditures during the first quarter of 2004 related to repairs and accelerated special maintenance at Hatfield’s Ferry Unit No. 2 and Pleasants Unit No. 1. The decrease in salaries and wages expense was a result of a decrease in the number of employees and lower severance and overtime costs.

 

Depreciation and Amortization: Depreciation and amortization expenses for the Generation and Marketing segment were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Depreciation and amortization

   $ 38.3    $ 35.9

 

Depreciation and amortization expense increased $2.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to capital expenditures during 2004 and $13.5 million in capital expenditures during 2005.

 

Taxes Other Than Income Taxes: Taxes other than income taxes for the Generation and Marketing segment were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Taxes other than income taxes

   $ 20.5    $ 16.1

 

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Taxes other than income taxes increased $4.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to:

 

    increased property taxes as a result of favorable property tax settlements of $3.5 million recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2004 and

 

    increases in business and occupation taxes due to a larger tax credit of $1.5 million recognized in 2004.

 

Interest Expense and Preferred Dividends

 

Interest expense and preferred dividends for the Generation and Marketing segment were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Interest expense and preferred dividends

   $ 97.4    $ 87.9

 

Interest expense and preferred dividends increased $9.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to:

 

    $38.5 million in interest expense recorded during March 2005 related to a court decision in the litigation involving Merrill Lynch,

 

    partially offset by interest expense savings of $14.5 million resulting from lower interest rates due to debt refinancing and lower average debt outstanding and

 

    decreased amortization expense of $14.9 million as a result of write offs of capitalized costs during the three months ended March 31, 2004 in connection with debt refinancing.

 

For additional information regarding the litigation involving Merrill Lynch, see Note 16, “Interest Expense – Merrill Lynch Litigation” to the Consolidated Financial Statements. For additional information regarding Allegheny’s short-term and long-term debt, see Note 2, “Debt” to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Also, see “Financial Condition, Requirements and Resources—Liquidity and Capital Requirements.”

 

Minority Interest in Net Loss

 

Minority interest in net loss was $0.4 million and $1.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, which primarily represents Merrill Lynch’s equity interest in AE Supply.

 

Discontinued Operations

 

The Generation and Marketing segment recorded losses from discontinued operations of $2.7 million and $8.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The losses primarily related to operating losses at AE Supply’s Lincoln, Gleason and Wheatland generation facilities. The $5.6 million decrease in losses from discontinued operations was primarily due to:

 

    operating losses during the first quarter of 2004 at AE Supply’s Lincoln generation facility, which was sold in 2004, and

 

    the cessation of depreciation on assets held for sale beginning in the third quarter of 2004 in accordance with SFAS No. 144.

 

See Note 3, “Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations,” to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

 

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MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES—RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Income (Loss) Summary

 

(In millions)

Three months ended March 31, 2005


  

Delivery

and

Services


   

Generation

and

Marketing


    Eliminations

    Total

 

Operating revenues

   $ 177.3     $ 91.0     $ (81.7 )   $ 186.6  

Fuel consumed in electric generation

     —         (35.0 )     —         (35.0 )

Purchased power and transmission

     (114.5 )     (25.9 )   $ 81.7       (58.7 )

Operations and maintenance

     (27.0 )     (16.9 )     —         (43.9 )

Depreciation and amortization

     (8.1 )     (8.7 )     —         (16.8 )

Taxes other than income taxes

     (6.8 )     (5.9 )     —         (12.7 )
    


 


 


 


Operating income (loss)

     20.9       (1.4 )     —         19.5  

Other income and expenses, net

     0.2       2.0       —         2.2  

Interest expense

     (6.2 )     (4.5 )     —         (10.7 )
    


 


 


 


Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

     14.9       (3.9 )     —         11.0  

Income tax (expense) benefit from continuing operations

     (3.3 )     3.6       —         0.3  
    


 


 


 


Income (loss) from continuing operations

     11.6       (0.3 )     —         11.3  

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

     10.9       —         —         10.9  
    


 


 


 


Net income (loss)

     22.5       (0.3 )     —         22.2  
    


 


 


 


Three months ended March 31, 2004


                        

Operating revenues

   $ 173.7     $ 86.3     $ (79.8 )   $ 180.2  

Fuel consumed in electric generation

     —         (32.7 )     —         (32.7 )

Purchased power and transmission

     (109.5 )     (11.6 )     79.8       (41.3 )

Operations and maintenance

     (30.7 )     (21.8 )     —         (52.5 )

Depreciation and amortization

     (7.7 )     (8.6 )     —         (16.3 )

Taxes other than income taxes

     (6.8 )     (5.6 )     —         (12.4 )
    


 


 


 


Operating income

     19.0       6.0       —         25.0  

Other income and expenses, net

     0.3       1.7       —         2.0  

Interest expense

     (5.5 )     (5.1 )     —         (10.6 )
    


 


 


 


Income from continuing operations before income taxes

     13.8       2.6       —         16.4  

Income tax expense from continuing

operations

     (8.2 )     (0.5 )     —         (8.7 )
    


 


 


 


Income from continuing operations

     5.6       2.1       —         7.7  

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

     11.0       —         —         11.0  
    


 


 


 


Net income

   $ 16.6     $ 2.1     $ —       $ 18.7  
    


 


 


 


 

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MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY—CONSOLIDATED RESULTS

 

This section is an overview of Monongahela’s consolidated results of operations, which are discussed in greater detail for each segment in “Monongahela Power Company—Discussion of Segment Results of Operations” below.

 

Operating Revenues

 

Total operating revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


 

(In millions)


   2005

    2004

 

Total Delivery and Services revenues

   $ 177.3     $ 173.7  

Total Generation and Marketing revenues

     91.0       86.3  

Eliminations

     (81.7 )     (79.8 )
    


 


Total operating revenues

   $ 186.6     $ 180.2  
    


 


 

Operating revenues increased $6.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to March 31, 2004, primarily due to:

 

    a $3.6 million increase in operating revenues at the Delivery and Services segment due to increased MWh sales and prices and

 

    a $4.7 million increase in operating revenues at the Generation and Marketing segment due to increased MWh sales.

 

Operating Income

 

Operating income decreased $5.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to:

 

    an $11.9 million increase in total operating expenses,

 

    partially offset by a $6.4 million increase in operating revenues.

 

The increase in total operating expenses was primarily due to an increase in purchased power and transmission expenses as a result of increased volume and price of purchased power. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in operations and maintenance expenses due to decreased contract work, outside services expense and salaries and wages.

 

Income Tax Expense

 

The effective tax rates for Monongahela’s continuing operations were (2.7)% and 53.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was lower than the federal statutory tax rate, primarily due to:

 

    the allocation of consolidated tax savings and

 

    the amortization of deferred investment tax credits.

 

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The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2004 was higher than the federal tax rate, primarily due to:

 

    the effect of increased allocated state income taxes and

 

    deferred property tax reversals, primarily related to depreciation.

 

Allegheny allocates income tax expense or benefit to its subsidiaries pursuant to its consolidated tax sharing agreement. The 2005 effective rate was significantly lower than 2004, primarily due to an increase in the allocation of consolidated tax savings. This corporate allocation may cause significant fluctuations in the effective income tax rates from the statutory rates for the subsidiaries depending on the level of pre-tax profitability.

 

Discontinued Operations

 

Monongahela recorded income from discontinued operations of $10.9 million and $11.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Comparative information has been reclassified for all prior periods to reflect these results as discontinued operations. See Note 3, “Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations,” to Monongahela’s Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

 

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MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY—DISCUSSION OF SEGMENT RESULTS OF OPERATIONS:

 

Monongahela’s Delivery and Services Segment Results

 

Net income increased $5.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to a $4.9 million decrease in income tax expense.

 

Operating Revenues

 

The following table provides retail electricity sales information related to the Delivery and Services segment:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


      
     2005

   2004

   Change

 

Retail electricity sales (million KWhs):

                

Residential

   1,009    1,032    (2.2 )%

Commercial

   658    631    4.3 %

Industrial

   1,478    1,476    0.1 %

Other

   6    6    —   %
    
  
      

Total retail electricity sales

   3,151    3,145    0.2 %
    
  
      

Heating Degree-Days*

   2,399    2,705    (11.3 )%

* The operations of the Distribution Companies are weather sensitive. Weather conditions directly influence the volume of electricity delivered by the Distribution Companies, but represent only one of several factors that impact the volume of electricity. Degree-day data is used to estimate amounts of energy required to maintain comfortable indoor temperature levels based on each day’s average temperature. Heating degree days is the measure of the variation in the weather based on the extent to which the average daily temperature falls below 65° Fahrenheit, and cooling degree days is the measure of the variation in the weather based on the extent to which the average daily temperature rises above 65° Fahrenheit. Each degree of temperature above 65° Fahrenheit is counted as one cooling degree-day, and each degree of temperature below 65° Fahrenheit is counted as one heating degree-day.

 

Total operating revenues for the Delivery and Services segment were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Retail electric:

             

Residential

   $ 72.1    $ 72.9

Commercial

     39.6      36.8

Industrial

     57.6      54.6

Other

     0.7      0.6
    

  

Total retail electric

   $ 170.0    $ 164.9

Transmission services and bulk power

     5.7      7.2

Other affiliated and non-affiliated energy services

     1.6      1.6
    

  

Total Delivery and Services revenues

   $ 177.3    $ 173.7
    

  

 

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Retail electric revenues increased $5.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to:

 

    a $2.8 million increase in commercial sales as a result of a 4.3% increase in MWh sales due to a 1.8% increase in the average number of customers served, a 2.4% increase in usage per customer and a 3.2% increase in rates and

 

    a $3.0 million increase in industrial sales as a result of a 5.3% increase in prices, due in part to the expiration of a temporary customer choice credit.

 

Transmission services and bulk power decreased $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to the expiration of certain transition credits that were related to Allegheny joining the PJM regional transmission system.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Purchased Power and Transmission: Purchased power and transmission represents power purchases from, and exchanges with, other companies and purchases from qualified facilities under PURPA. Purchased power and transmission consists of the following items:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


(In millions)


   2005

   2004

From PURPA generation*

   $ 14.6    $ 13.8

Other purchased power and transmission

     99.9      95.7
    

  

Total purchased power and transmission

   $ 114.5    $ 109.5
    

  

*PURPA cost (cents per KWh)

     4.4      4.2

 

Other purchased power primarily consists of Monongahela’s Delivery and Services segment’s purchases of energy from Monongahela’s Generation and Marketing segment and purchased power from third party suppliers to meet its obligation. Other purchased power increased $4.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to a price increase of 3.7% related to purchased power from third party suppliers.

 

Operations and Maintenance: Operations and maintenance expenses for the Delivery and Services segment were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Operations and maintenance

   $ 27.0    $ 30.7

 

Operations and maintenance expenses primarily include salaries and wages, employee benefits, materials and supplies, contract work, outside services and other expenses. Operations and maintenance expenses decreased $3.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004 primarily due to:

 

    a $1.6 million decrease in salaries and wages and

 

    a $0.6 million decrease in outside services, primarily as a result of a decrease in the use of independent contractors and consultants.

 

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Discontinued Operations

 

Monongahela recorded income from discontinued operations of $10.9 million and $11.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. See Note 3, “Assets Held For Sale and Discontinued Operations,” to Monongahela’s Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

 

Monongahela’s Generation and Marketing Segment Results

 

Net income decreased $2.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to:

 

    a $12.1 million increase in operating expenses,

 

    partially offset by a $4.7 million increase in operating revenues and a $4.1 million decrease in income tax expense.

 

Operating Revenues

 

Total operating revenues for the Generation and Marketing segment were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


 

(In millions)


   2005

   2004

 

Revenue from affiliates

   $ 84.8    $ 87.4  

Wholesale and other, net

     6.2      (1.1 )
    

  


Total Generation and Marketing revenues

   $ 91.0    $ 86.3  
    

  


 

Revenues represent sales to Monongahela’s Delivery and Services segment to meet PLR obligations and other energy net sales at market prices. Total revenues increased $4.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to increased revenues from PJM congestion credits.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Fuel Consumed in Electric Generation: Fuel consumed in electric generation represents primarily the cost of coal, lime and other materials consumed in the generation of power and emission allowances. Fuel consumed in electric generation for the Generation and Marketing segment was as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Fuel consumed in electric generation

   $ 35.0    $ 32.7

 

Total fuel expenses increased by $2.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to:

 

    a $3.7 million increase in fuel prices, primarily as a result of increased cost of coal and other fuel,

 

    partially offset by a decrease of $0.9 million as a result of decreased MWhs generated.

 

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Purchased Power and Transmission: Purchased power and transmission represents power purchases from, and exchanges with, other companies. Purchased power and transmission for the Generation and Marketing segment was as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Purchased power and transmission

   $ 25.9    $ 11.6

 

Purchased power and transmission increased $14.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to additional purchases to service load requirements of Monongahela’s Delivery and Services segment in West Virginia that were previously obtained from a third party, PJM congestion charges and additional purchases due to reduced dispatch of generation units.

 

Operations and Maintenance: Operations and maintenance expenses for the Generation and Marketing segment were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Operations and maintenance

   $ 16.9    $ 21.8

 

Operations and maintenance expenses decreased $4.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004. This decrease was primarily due to:

 

    a $3.9 million decrease in outside services and contract work expenses and

 

    a $0.8 million decrease in salaries and wages expenses.

 

Outside services and contract work expenses decreased as a result of expenditures during the first quarter of 2004 related to repairs and accelerated special maintenance at Hatfield’s Ferry Unit No. 2 and Pleasants Unit No. 1 and a decreased use of independent consultants for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004.

 

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THE POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES—RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Income Summary

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Operating revenues

   $ 257.6    $ 247.2

Operating income

   $ 33.1    $ 28.5

Income before income taxes

   $ 27.2    $ 21.5

Net income

   $ 20.1    $ 13.8

 

Net income increased $6.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004. This increase was primarily due to:

 

    a $10.4 million increase in operating revenue,

 

    partially offset by a $5.7 million increase in operating expenses.

 

Operating Revenues

 

The following table provides electricity sales information related to Potomac Edison:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


      
     2005

   2004

   Change

 

Electricity sales (million KWhs):

                

Residential

   1,820    1,788    1.8 %

Commercial

   811    779    4.1 %

Industrial

   1,557    1,549    0.5 %

Other

   6    6    —   %
    
  
      

Total electricity sales

   4,194    4,122    1.7 %
    
  
      

Heating Degree-Days*

   2,645    2,851    (7.2 )%

* The operations of the Distribution Companies are weather sensitive. Weather conditions directly influence the volume of electricity delivered by the Distribution Companies, but represent only one of several factors that impact the volume of electricity. Degree-day data is used to estimate amounts of energy required to maintain comfortable indoor temperature levels based on each day’s average temperature. Heating degree days is the measure of the variation in the weather based on the extent to which the average daily temperature falls below 65° Fahrenheit, and cooling degree days is the measure of the variation in the weather based on the extent to which the average daily temperature rises above 65° Fahrenheit. Each degree of temperature above 65° Fahrenheit is counted as one cooling degree-day, and each degree of temperature below 65° Fahrenheit is counted as one heating degree-day.

 

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Total operating revenues were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Retail electric:

             

Residential

   $ 121.8    $ 119.7

Commercial

     54.3      46.6

Industrial

     57.2      57.9

Other

     1.2      1.2
    

  

Total retail electric

   $ 234.5    $ 225.4

Transmission services and bulk power

     21.2      19.4

Other affiliated and nonaffiliated energy services

     1.9      2.4
    

  

Total operating revenues

   $ 257.6    $ 247.2
    

  

 

Retail electric revenues increased $9.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to:

 

    a $2.1 million increase in residential sales and

 

    a $7.7 million increase in commercial sales.

 

Residential sales increased as a result of a 1.8% increase in MWh sales due to a 2.7% increase in the average number of customers served, partially offset by 0.8% decrease in usage per average customer. The decrease in usage per average customer was primarily the result of a 7.2% decrease in heating degree-days. Commercial sales increased as a result of a 4.1% increase in MWh sales and a 12.0% increase in price per MWh. MWh sales increased due to a 2.8% increase in the average number of customers served and a 1.2% increase in usage per average customer. Price per MWh increased as a result of the removal of certain customer generation rate caps.

 

Transmission services and bulk power revenues increased $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to power sales related to the AES Warrior Run cogeneration facility, partially offset by decreased transmission revenues as a result of the expiration of certain transition credits.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Purchased Power and Transmission: Purchased power and transmission represents power purchases primarily from AE Supply and qualified facilities under PURPA. Purchased power and transmission consists of the following:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Other purchased power and transmission

   $ 152.2    $ 146.5

From PURPA generation*

     25.6      25.1
    

  

Total purchased power and transmission

   $ 177.8    $ 171.6
    

  

* PURPA cost (cents per KWh)

     6.6      6.5

 

Purchased power and transmission expense increased $6.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to a $5.7 million increase in other purchased power as a result of a 9.2% increase in cost per MWh due to the expiration of

 

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capped rate service for commercial and industrial customers under the AE Supply agreement in Maryland and the initiation of service under the new market-based supply contracts for Maryland commercial and industrial customers. The increase in purchased power was partially offset by a 3.3% decrease in MWhs purchased primarily due to increased customer shopping in Maryland.

 

Deferred Energy Costs, Net: Deferred energy costs, net, are primarily related to the recovery of net costs associated with purchases from the AES Warrior Run cogeneration facility.

 

To satisfy its obligations under PURPA, Potomac Edison entered into a long-term contract to purchase capacity and energy from the AES Warrior Run cogeneration facility through the beginning of 2030. Effective July 1, 2000, Potomac Edison was authorized by the Maryland PSC to recover all contract costs from the AES Warrior Run cogeneration facility, net of any revenues received from the sale of AES Warrior Run output into the wholesale energy market, by means of a retail revenue surcharge (the “AES Warrior Run Surcharge”). Any under-recovery or over-recovery of net costs is being deferred on Potomac Edison’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as deferred energy costs, pending subsequent recovery from, or return to, customers through adjustments to the AES Warrior Run Surcharge. Because the AES Warrior Run Surcharge represents a dollar-for-dollar recovery of net contract costs, AES Warrior Run Surcharge revenues or revenues from sales of AES Warrior Run output do not impact Potomac Edison’s net income. Through a competitive bidding process approved by the Maryland PSC, AE Supply was awarded the contract to purchase the output of the AES Warrior Run facility for the period from January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2004. This contract expired and Potomac Edison awarded a new contract to a non-affiliated third party.

 

Operations and Maintenance: Operations and maintenance expenses were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Operations and maintenance

   $ 25.5    $ 27.5

 

Operations and maintenance expenses primarily include salaries and wages, employee benefits, materials and supplies, contract work, outside services and other expenses. Operations and maintenance expenses decreased $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to a $1.4 million decrease in contract work and outside services. The decrease in contract work and outside services was a result of a decrease in the use of temporary workers and outside attorneys.

 

Depreciation and Amortization: Depreciation and Amortization expenses were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Depreciation and amortization

   $ 10.7    $ 9.7

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to increased depreciation resulting from capital expenditures during 2004 and $14.7 million of capital expenditures during 2005.

 

Income Tax Expense

 

The effective income tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 were 26.2% and 35.6%, respectively.

 

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The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2005 is lower than the federal statutory tax rate, primarily due to:

 

    the allocation of corporate tax savings,

 

    partially offset by the effect of increased allocated state income taxes and

 

    deferred property tax reversals, primarily related to depreciation.

 

The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2004 is higher than the federal statutory tax rate, primarily due to:

 

    the effect of increased allocated state income taxes and

 

    deferred property tax reversals, primarily depreciation related.

 

Allegheny allocates income tax expense or benefit to its subsidiaries pursuant to its consolidated tax sharing agreement. The 2005 effective rate was significantly lower than 2004, primarily due to an increase in the allocation of consolidated tax savings. This corporate allocation may cause significant fluctuations in the effective income tax rates from the statutory rates for the subsidiaries depending on the level of pre-tax profitability.

 

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ALLEGHENY GENERATING COMPANY—RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Income Summary

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


(In millions)


   2005

   2004

Operating revenues

   $ 16.9    $ 17.2

Operating income

   $ 10.7    $ 10.8

Income before income taxes

   $ 8.8    $ 8.5

Net income

   $ 7.4    $ 7.0

 

Net income increased $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to March 31, 2004. This increase was primarily due to an increase in the allocated state and federal income tax expenses from Allegheny pursuant to its consolidated tax sharing agreement.

 

Operating Revenues and Expenses

 

AGC’s only operating asset is an undivided 40% interest in the Bath County, Virginia pumped-storage hydroelectric station and its connecting transmission facilities.

 

Pursuant to an agreement, AE Supply and Monongahela purchase all of AGC’s capacity at prices based on a “cost-of-service formula” wholesale rate schedule (the “revenue requirements”) approved by FERC. AE Supply and Monongahela purchase power from AGC on a proportional basis, based on their respective equity ownership of AGC. Under this arrangement, AGC recovers in revenues all of its operations and maintenance expense, depreciation, taxes other than income taxes, income tax expense at the statutory rate and a component for debt and equity return on its investment.

 

Income Tax Expense

 

Allegheny allocates income tax expense or benefit to its subsidiaries pursuant to its consolidated tax sharing agreement. This corporate allocation may cause significant fluctuations in the effective income tax rates from the statutory rates for the subsidiaries depending on the level of pre-tax profitability.

 

The effective tax rates were 16.8% and 18.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 are lower than the federal statutory tax rate, primarily due to:

 

    the allocation of consolidated tax savings;

 

    the amortization of deferred investment tax credits and

 

    certain depreciation adjustments recorded in 2004.

 

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FINANCIAL CONDITION, REQUIREMENTS AND RESOURCES

 

Liquidity and Capital Requirements

 

To meet cash needs for operating expenses, the payment of interest, retirement of debt and acquisitions and construction programs, Allegheny has historically used internally generated funds (net cash provided by operations less common and preferred dividends) and external financings, including the sale of common and preferred stock, debt instruments, installment loans and lease arrangements. The timing and amount of external financings depend primarily upon economic and financial market conditions and Allegheny’s cash needs and capital structure objectives. The availability and cost of external financings depend upon the financial condition of the companies seeking those funds and upon market conditions.

 

Allegheny’s consolidated capital structure, including short-term debt and liabilities associated with assets held for sale and excluding minority interest, as of March 31, 2005 and 2004, was as follows:

 

     March 31, 2005

   December 31, 2004

   March 31, 2004

(In millions)


   Amount

   %

   Amount

   %

   Amount

   %

Debt

   $ 4,745.2    76.4    $ 5,012.6    77.8    $ 5,519.4    77.3

Common equity

     1,392.1    22.4      1,353.8    21.0      1,551.4    21.7

Preferred equity

     74.0    1.2      74.0    1.2      74.0    1.0
    

  
  

  
  

  

Total

   $ 6,211.3    100.0    $ 6,440.4    100.0    $ 7,144.8    100.0
    

  
  

  
  

  

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2005, AE Supply repaid an aggregate $208.4 million outstanding under its secured credit facility that was refinanced in October 2004 (the “Refinanced AE Supply Loan”). As a result of repayments made during the fourth quarter of 2004 and a portion of the repayment made during first quarter of 2005, the annual interest rate on the Refinanced AE Supply Loan was reduced to the London Interbank Offering Rate plus 2.50%. See Note 2, “Debt,” to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

 

In April 2005, the holders of $295.0 million of the outstanding $300.0 million 11 7/8% Mandatorily Convertible Trust Preferred Securities (the “Trust Preferred Securities”) issued by Allegheny Capital Trust I (“Capital Trust”) accepted AE and Capital Trust’s tender offer and consent solicitation. Under the terms of the offer, for each $1,000 in liquidation amount of Trust Preferred Securities tendered, a holder received 83.33 shares of AE common stock and $160 in cash. On April 22, 2005, AE issued an aggregate of 24.6 million shares of its common stock and $47.2 million in cash to the holders of the tendered Trust Preferred Securities. The $47.2 million cash payment was principally funded by borrowing under AE’s revolving credit facility and will be expensed during the second quarter of 2005. In addition, AE received the required consents from holders of the Trust Preferred Securities for amendments to the indenture governing AE’s 11 7/8% Notes due 2008. The holder of the remaining $5.0 million in liquidation amount of Trust Preferred Securities converted its Trust Preferred Securities into 416,650 shares of AE common stock on May 3, 2005.

 

Allegheny made various other debt payments during the three months ended March 31, 2005. See Note 2, “Debt” for additional information.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

The registrants do not have off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on their financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues, expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

 

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Long-Term Debt

 

See Note 2, “Debt,” for additional information and details regarding Allegheny’s debt. See also Item 8, Note 3, “Capitalization,” in the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional details and discussion regarding debt covenants, refinancing and other debt issuances and redemptions.

 

Allegheny has various obligations and commitments to make future cash payments under debt instruments, lease arrangements, fuel agreements and other contracts. The table below summarizes the payments due by period for these obligations and commitments, by entity, as of March 31, 2005. The table below does not include expected pension contributions described in Note 11, “Pension Benefits and Post Retirement Benefits other than Pensions,” contingent liabilities, liabilities associated with assets held for sale and contractual commitments that were accounted for under fair value accounting. For more information regarding fair value accounting, see “Allegheny Energy, Inc.—Discussion of Segment Results of Operations—AE’s Generation and Marketing Segment.”

 

Contractual Obligations

and Commitments

(In millions)


  

Payments from

April 1, to
December 31,
2005


   Payments from
January 1, 2006
to December 31,
2007


   Payments from
January 1, 2008
to December 31,
2009


  

Payments from
January 1,

2010 and
beyond


   Total

Long-term debt *

   $ 361.4    $ 1,122.1    $ 365.1    $ 2,825.3    $ 4,673.9

Capital lease obligations **

     9.4      22.8      5.0      0.7      37.9

Operating lease obligations **

     5.6      8.1      6.4      20.7      40.8

PURPA purchased power

     155.1      420.0      432.9      3,935.6      4,943.6

Fuel purchase and transportation commitments **

     447.5      867.3      440.9      1,305.2      3,060.9
    

  

  

  

  

Total

   $ 979.0    $ 2,440.3    $ 1,250.3    $ 8,087.5    $ 12,757.1
    

  

  

  

  


* Does not include debt associated with assets held for sale, unamortized debt expense, discounts and premiums.
** Does not include amounts associated with assets held for sale.

 

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Monongahela has various obligations and commitments to make future cash payments under debt instruments, lease arrangements, fuel agreements and other contracts. The table below summarizes the payments due by period for these obligations and commitments, by entity, as of March 31, 2005. The table below does not include expected pension contributions, contingent liabilities and liabilities associated with assets held for sale.

 

Contractual Obligations and

Commitments

(In millions)


  

Payments from

April 1, to
December 31,
2005


   Payments from
January 1, 2006
to December 31,
2007


   Payments from
January 1, 2008
to December 31,
2009


   Payments from
January 1,
2010 and
beyond


   Total

Long-term debt *

   $ —      $ 315.5    $ —      $ 370.2    $ 685.7

Capital lease obligations **

     3.7      9.1      1.8      0.2      14.8

Operating lease obligations **

     0.5      0.3      —        —        0.8

PURPA purchased power

     57.6      116.4      117.5      1,224.0      1,515.5

Fuel purchase and transportation commitments **

     94.4      169.6      85.3      259.5      608.8
    

  

  

  

  

Total

   $ 156.2    $ 610.9    $ 204.6    $ 1,853.9    $ 2,825.6
    

  

  

  

  


* Does not include debt associated with assets held for sale, unamortized debt expense, discounts and premiums.
** Does not include amounts associated with assets held for sale.

 

AE Supply has various obligations and commitments to make future cash payments under debt instruments, lease arrangements, fuel agreements and other contracts. The table below summarizes the payments due by period for these obligations and commitments as of March 31, 2005. The table below does not include expected pension contributions, contingent liabilities, liabilities associated with assets held for sale and contractual commitments that were accounted for under fair value accounting.

 

Contractual Obligations and

Commitments

(In millions)


  

Payments from

April 1, to

December 31,
2005


   Payments from
January 1, 2006
to December 31,
2007


   Payments from
January 1, 2008
to December 31,
2009


   Payments from
January 1,
2010 and
beyond


   Total

Long-term debt*

   $ 7.8    $ 478.1    $ 20.8    $ 2,065.7    $ 2,572.4

Capital lease obligations **

     0.3      0.2      —        —        0.5

Operating lease obligations**

     4.4      7.1      6.4      20.7      38.6

Fuel purchase and transportation commitments**

     353.1      697.7      355.7      1,045.7      2,452.2
    

  

  

  

  

Total

   $ 365.6    $ 1,183.1    $ 382.9    $ 3,132.1    $ 5,063.7
    

  

  

  

  


* Does not include unamortized debt expense, discounts and premiums.
** Does not include amounts associated with assets held for sale.

 

The obligations and commitments schedules for Potomac Edison, AGC and West Penn did not change materially from the amounts reported in the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Allegheny’s capital expenditures for the last nine months of 2005 and for the full year of 2006 are estimated at $240.0 million and $385.4 million, respectively, and include estimated expenditures of $54.0 million and $136.1 million, respectively, for environmental control technology. See Item 8, Note 27, Commitments and Contingencies, to the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.

 

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Assets Held For Sale

 

Contractual cash obligations and commitments related to assets held for sale at March 31, 2005 have been excluded from the table. The table below provides a summary of the payments due by period for these obligations and commitments.

 

Contractual Obligations

and Commitments

(In millions)


  

Payments from

April 1, to
December 31,
2005


   Payments from
January 1, 2006
to December 31,
2007


   Payments from
January 1, 2008
to December 31,
2009


  

Payments from
January 1,

2010 and
beyond


   Total

Long-term debt

   $ 3.3    $ 6.7    $ 16.7    $ 60.0    $ 86.7

Capital lease obligations

     0.1      0.1      —        —        0.2

Operating lease obligations

     0.4      0.5      0.2      0.4      1.5

Fuel purchase and transportation commitments

     15.8      43.0      42.8      107.5      209.1
    

  

  

  

  

Total

   $ 19.6    $ 50.3    $ 59.7    $ 167.9    $ 297.5
    

  

  

  

  

 

Financing

 

Debt: See Note 2, “Debt,” for a discussion of the issuances and redemptions of debt by the registrants during the three months ended March 31, 2005.

 

Short-term Debt: AE manages short-term obligations with cash on hand and amounts available under revolving credit facilities. AE Supply manages short-term obligations with cash on hand. Monongahela, Potomac Edison, West Penn and AGC manage excess cash and short-term requirements through an internal money pool. The money pool provides funds to approved AE subsidiaries at the lower of the previous day’s Federal Funds Effective Interest Rate, as quoted by the Federal Reserve, or the previous day’s seven day commercial paper rate, as quoted by the same source, less four basis points. AE can only lend money into the money pool. AGC can only borrow money from the money pool. Monongahela, West Penn and Potomac Edison can either lend money into, or borrow money from, the money pool.

 

At March 31, 2005, no registrant had access to any short-term revolving credit facilities or lines of credit with third-party financial institutions beyond those described above. AE had $188.5 million of revolving credit available under its $200 million revolving credit facility. There were $11.5 million of outstanding letters of credit drawn against the revolving credit facility at March 31, 2005. In addition, AE Supply had a $1.6 million letter of credit outstanding at March 31, 2005 which was collateralized by cash. See Item 8, Note 3, Capitalization, of the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.

 

Asset Sales

 

Land Sales: During the three months ended March 31, 2005, AE Supply and West Penn and its subsidiaries completed land sales for aggregate proceeds of $2.4 million.

 

See Note 3, “Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations,” for information relating to asset sales.

 

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Cash Flows

 

Allegheny

 

Allegheny’s cash flows from operating activities primarily result from the sale of electricity and gas. Future cash flows will be affected by, among other things, the impact that the economy, weather, customer choice and future regulatory proceedings have on revenues, future demand and market prices for energy, as well as Allegheny’s ability to produce and supply its customers with power at competitive prices.

 

Operating Activities: Changes in cash flows from operations are generally consistent with changes in results of operations and are further impacted by changes in working capital. Net income before depreciation and amortization expense is a significant component of cash flows from operating activities.

 

Cash flows from operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2005 were $96.5 million. Cash flows from operating activities consisted of net income of $42.6 million and discontinued operations and non-cash charges of $96.2 million, partially offset by changes in certain assets and liabilities of $42.3 million. Cash flows from operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2004 were $116.4 million, consisting of non-cash charges of $136.6 million and net income of $33.3 million, partially offset by changes in certain assets and liabilities of $53.5 million.

 

Significant cash flows related to operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2005 included $26.1 million in payments to Allegheny’s pension and other postretirement benefit plans, primarily as a result of contributions made to satisfy the funding requirements of these benefit plans. Significant cash flows related to operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2004 included $70.8 million in proceeds related to the 2003 sale of the CDWR contract and related hedges to J. Aron & Company as a result of the exit from Western U.S. energy markets and $23.9 million in payments to Allegheny’s pension and other post-retirement benefit plans, primarily as a result of contributions made to satisfy the funding requirements of these benefits plans.

 

The changes in certain assets and liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2005 resulted in a decrease in operating cash flows of $42.3 million. Operating cash flows were used primarily for a $34.3 million increase in accounts receivable, net, primarily due to the timing and volume of unbilled utility revenues, a $27.6 million increase in collateral deposits held as security for certain contracts, a $21.4 million decrease in accounts payable as a result of timing differences associated with the payment of certain obligations and a $19.4 million change in taxes receivable/accrued, net, as a result of timing differences associated with the payment of certain tax obligations. These amounts were partially offset by cash flows generated by operating activities primarily due to a $61.4 million increase in accrued interest, primarily due to $38.5 million of interest expense accrued for the Merrill Lynch litigation summary judgment.

 

The changes in certain assets and liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2004 resulted in a decrease in operating cash flows of $53.5 million. Operating cash flows were used primarily for a $58.7 million increase collateral deposits held as security for certain contracts, a $30.6 million increase in accounts receivable, net, primarily due to the timing and volume of unbilled utility revenues, and a $15.8 million change in taxes receivable/accrued, net, primarily as a result of timing differences associated with the payment of certain tax obligations. These amounts were partially offset by cash flows generated by operating activities primarily due to a $48.4 million decrease in materials, supplies and fuel inventory, primarily as a result of seasonal fuel usage.

 

Investing Activities: Cash flows from investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2005 were $157.5 million. Cash flows used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2004 were $27.9 million.

 

Significant cash flows from investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2005 included a $208.9 million decrease in restricted funds primarily due to the release of the proceeds related

 

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to the 2004 sales of OVEC and the Lincoln generation facility. This amount was partially offset by $53.0 million in capital expenditures ($39.5 million from the Delivery and Services segment and $13.5 million from the Generation and Marketing segment).

 

Significant cash flows used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2004 included $53.8 million in capital expenditures ($29.2 million from the Delivery and Services segment and $24.6 million from the Generation and Marketing segment). This amount was partially offset by a $17.4 million decrease in restricted funds and $11.6 million in proceeds from the sale of various non-core assets.

 

Financing Activities: Cash flows used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 were $266.8 million and $228.1 million, respectively.

 

Significant cash flows used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2005 included $267.2 million in payments for the retirement of long-term debt.

 

Significant cash flows used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2004 included $1,709.7 million in payments for the retirement of long-term debt. This amount was partially offset by $1,481.6 million (net of $21.7 million related to debt issuance costs) in proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt.

 

Monongahela

 

Monongahela’s cash flows from operating activities primarily result from the sale of electricity and gas. Future cash flows will be affected by, among other things, the impact that the economy, weather, customer choice and future regulatory proceedings have on revenues, future demand and market prices for energy, Monongahela’s ability to obtain and provide its customers with power at competitive prices as well as the potential sale of Mountaineer’s business.

 

Internal generation of cash, consisting of cash flows from operating activities reduced by common and preferred dividends, was $60.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 compared with $46.4 million for the same period in 2004.

 

Operating Activities: Changes in cash flows from operations are generally consistent with changes in results of operations and are further impacted by changes in working capital. Net income before depreciation and amortization expense is a significant component of cash flows from operating activities.

 

Cash flows from operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2005 were $62.1 million, consisting of changes in certain assets and liabilities of $22.6 million, net income of $22.2 million and discontinued operations and non-cash charges of $17.3 million. Cash flows from operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2004 were $55.8 million, consisting of non-cash charges of $39.0 million and $18.7 million of net income, partially offset by changes in certain assets and liabilities of $1.9 million.

 

The changes in certain assets and liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2005 resulted in an increase in operating cash flows of $22.6 million. Operating cash flows were primarily generated by a $57.4 million change in accounts receivable due from/payable to affiliates, net, as a result of timing differences associated with the payment of certain obligations. This amount was partially offset by cash flows used for operating activities primarily as a result of an $18.8 million increase in accounts receivable, net, primarily due to the timing and volume of unbilled utility revenues and a $16.7 million decrease in accrued taxes, primarily as a result of timing differences associated with the payment of certain tax obligations.

 

The changes in certain assets and liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2004 resulted in a decrease in operating cash flows of $1.9 million. Operating cash flows were used primarily for a $32.5 million change in accounts receivable due from/payable to affiliates, net, as a result of timing differences associated with the payment of certain obligations, and a $23.6 million increase in accounts

 

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receivable, net, primarily due to the timing and volume of unbilled utility revenues. These amounts were partially offset by cash flows generated by operating activities primarily due to a $41.7 million decrease in materials, supplies and fuel inventory, primarily as a result of seasonal fuel usage, and a $9.5 million increase in accrued taxes, primarily as a result of timing differences associated with the payment of certain tax obligations.

 

Investing Activities: Cash flows used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 were $12.5 million ($10.1 million from the Delivery and Services segment and $2.4 million from the Generation and Marketing segment) and $14.2 million ($9.8 million from the Delivery and Services segment and $4.4 million from the Generation and Marketing segment), respectively, consisting of capital expenditures.

 

Financing Activities: Cash flows used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 were $40.0 million and $9.5 million, respectively. Significant cash flows used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2005 were for cash dividends paid on preferred stock and a note receivable from an affiliate. Significant cash flows used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2004 were for cash dividends paid on preferred and common stock.

 

Potomac Edison

 

Potomac Edison’s cash flows from operating activities primarily result from the sale of electricity. Future cash flows will be affected by, among other things, the impact that the economy, weather and future regulatory proceedings have on revenues, future demand and market prices for energy, as well as Potomac Edison’s ability to obtain and provide its customers with power at competitive prices.

 

Internal generation of cash, consisting of cash flows from operating activities reduced by common dividends, was $4.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 compared with $11.0 million for the same period in 2004.

 

Operating Activities: Changes in cash flows from operations are generally consistent with changes in results of operations and are further impacted by changes in working capital. Net income before depreciation and amortization expense is a significant component of cash flows from operating activities.

 

Cash flows from operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2005 were $25.1 million, consisting of net income of $20.1 million and non-cash charges of $10.5 million, partially offset by changes in certain assets and liabilities of $5.5 million. Cash flows from operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2004 were $19.8 million, consisting of net income of $13.8 million and non-cash charges of $13.4 million, partially offset by changes in certain assets and liabilities of $7.4 million.

 

The changes in certain assets and liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2005 resulted in a decrease in operating cash flows of $5.5 million. Operating cash flows were used primarily for a $15.5 million increase in accounts receivable, net, primarily due to the timing and volume of unbilled utility revenues. This amount was partially offset by cash flows generated by operating activities primarily due to a $9.7 million change in taxes receivable/accrued, net, primarily as a result of timing differences associated with the payment of certain tax obligations.

 

The changes in certain assets and liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2004 resulted in a decrease in operating cash flows of $7.4 million. Operating cash flows were used primarily for an $18.2 million decrease in accounts payable to affiliates, net, as a result of timing differences associated with the payment of certain obligations, and a $14.6 million increase in accounts receivable, net, primarily due to the timing and volume of unbilled utility revenues. These amounts were partially offset by cash flows generated by operating activities primarily due to a $7.6 million increase in accounts payable, a $6.2 million change in taxes receivable/accrued, net, and a $5.8 million increase in accrued interest, each as a result of timing differences associated with the payment of certain obligations.

 

Investing Activities: Cash flows used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 were $5.4 million and $13.9 million, respectively. Significant cash flows used in investing

 

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activities for both periods were for capital expenditures. The three months ended March 31, 2005 amount also included a source of $9.2 million resulting from a decrease in restricted funds due to reduced collateral requirements related to an intercompany power agreement.

 

Financing Activities: Cash flows used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 were $14.6 million and $8.7 million, respectively. Significant cash flows used in financing activities for both periods were for cash dividends paid on common stock. The three months ended March 31, 2005 amount also included a source of $6.4 million for a reduction in a note receivable from an affiliate.

 

AGC

 

AGC’s cash flows from operating activities primarily result from the sale of electricity. Future cash flows will be affected by, among other things, the impact that the economy and weather have on revenues, future demand and market prices for energy.

 

Internal generation of cash, consisting of cash flows from operating activities reduced by common dividends, was $14.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 compared with $6.5 million for the same period in 2004.

 

Operating Activities: Changes in cash flows from operations are generally consistent with changes in results of operations and are further impacted by changes in working capital. Net income before depreciation and amortization expense is a significant component of cash flows from operating activities.

 

Cash flows from operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2005 were $14.6 million, consisting of net income of $7.4 million, changes in certain assets and liabilities of $4.7 million and non-cash charges of $2.5 million. Cash flows from operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2004 were $12.0 million, consisting of net income of $7.0 million, non-cash charges of $2.8 million and changes in certain assets and liabilities of $2.2 million.

 

The changes in certain assets and liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2005 resulted in an increase in operating cash flows of $4.7 million. Operating cash flows were primarily generated by a $4.3 million change in taxes receivable/accrued, net, primarily as a result of timing differences associated with the payment of certain tax obligations.

 

The changes in certain assets and liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2004 resulted in an increase in operating cash flows of $2.2 million. Operating cash flows were primarily generated by a $1.7 million change in accounts receivable due from/payable to affiliates, net, a $1.1 million increase in accounts payable and a $0.9 million change in taxes receivable/accrued, net, each as a result of timing differences associated with the payment of certain obligations. These amounts were partially offset by cash flows used for operating activities primarily as a result of a $1.7 million decrease in accrued interest.

 

Investing Activities: Cash flows used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 were $2.8 million and $2.0 million, respectively, consisting of capital expenditures.

 

Financing Activities: Cash flows used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2005 were $10.0 million consisting of a payment on a note payable to parent. Cash flows used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2004 were $5.5 million consisting of cash dividends paid on common stock.

 

Change in Credit Ratings

 

 

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On February 17, 2005, Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) upgraded its credit rating of AE Supply’s Term B Loan (referred to as the Refinanced AE Supply Loan) and the secured portion of the Amended A-Notes to “BB-” from “B+.” S&P’s outlook for AE and its subsidiaries remains positive.

 

On February 24, 2005, Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) upgraded its credit rating for AE’s senior unsecured debt to “B1” from “B2” and upgraded AE’s Trust Preferred Securities from “B3” to “B2.” Moody’s also upgraded its credit rating for AE Supply’s senior secured debt to “Ba3” from “B1” and upgraded its credit rating for AE Supply’s unsecured debt to “B2” from “B3.” Moody’s also upgraded its credit rating for AGC’s unsecured debt to “B2” from “B3.” Moody’s upgraded its outlook for Monongahela, Potomac Edison and West Penn to positive from stable, making the rating outlook for all of Allegheny’s rated entities positive.

 

On February 25, 2005, Fitch IBCA Ratings Services revised its outlook of AE, AE Supply and AGC to positive from stable.

 

On April 19, 2005 S&P issued a new short-term credit rating for AE of “B2.” S&P reiterated its positive outlook for AE.

 

On May 6, 2005, S&P raised all of its credit ratings for AE and its subsidiaries (except for AE’s short term rating and West Penn’s transition bonds. AE’s corporate rating was raised from “B+” to “BB-.” The ratings for unsecured debt of AE, AE Supply and AGC and for Monongahela’s preferred equity were raised from “B-” to “B.” The ratings from unsecured debt of Monongahela and Potomac Edison were raised from “B” to “B+.” The rating for unsecured debt of West Penn was raised from “B+” to “BB-.” The rating for secured debt of AE Supply was raised from “BB-” to “BB+.” The ratings for first mortgage bonds issued by Monongahela and Potomac Edison were raised from “BB+” to “BBB-.” S&P’s outlook for AE and its subsidiaries remains positive.

 

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The following table lists Allegheny’s credit ratings, as of May 9, 2005:

 

     Moody’s

   S & P

   Fitch

Outlook


   Positive

   Positive

   Positive/Stable (a)

AE:

              

Corporate credit rating

   NR    BB-    NR

Unsecured Debt

   B1    B    BB-

Short term rating

   NR    B2    NR

AE Supply:

              

Unsecured Debt

   B2    B    B-

Term Loan B

   Ba3    BB    BB-

Pollution Control Bonds

   NR    NR    AAA

AE Supply Statutory Trust (secured)

   Ba3    BB    BB-

Monongahela:

              

First Mortgage Bonds

   Ba1    BBB-    BBB

Unsecured Debt

   Ba2    B+    BBB-

Preferred Stock

   B1    B    BB+

Potomac Edison:

              

First Mortgage Bonds

   Ba1    BBB-    BBB

Unsecured Debt

   Ba2    B+    BBB-

West Penn:

              

Transition Bonds

   Aaa    AAA    AAA

Unsecured Debt

   Ba1    BB-    BBB-

AGC:

              

Unsecured Debt

   B2    B    B-

(a) Rating outlook positive for AE, AE Supply and AGC. All other entities are stable.

 

OTHER MATTERS

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

A summary of Allegheny’s critical accounting policies is included under Item 8, Note 2, Basis of Presentation, in the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Allegheny’s critical accounting policies have not changed materially from those reported in the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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REGULATORY MATTERS

 

See, Item 1, “Regulatory Framework Affecting Allegheny” in the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a summary of regulatory matters.

 

Federal Legislation, Regulation and Rate Matters

 

Beginning in November 2003, FERC issued a series of orders related to transmission rate design for the PJM and Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator regions. Specifically, FERC ordered the elimination of multiple and additive (i.e., “pancaked”) rates and called for the implementation of a long-term rate design for the region. In November 2004, FERC rejected long-term regional rate proposals from the Distribution Companies and others and ordered the continuation of the existing rate design and the implementation of a transition charge for this region through March 31, 2006. FERC also authorized three transmission owners to submit filings that would enable them to assess additional transition charges against the Distribution Companies and other utilities in PJM. Allegheny estimates that these additional charges, if accepted by FERC, will result in net transmission charges to the Distribution Companies of approximately $1.3 million for the four-month period ended March 31, 2005 and approximately $7.2 million for the twelve-month period ended March 31, 2006. In February 2005, FERC accepted these transition charges, effective December 1, 2004, subject to an evidentiary hearing regarding the data and methodology used to determine the charges and proposed adjustments. The order expected to be issued by FERC may require the Distribution Companies to refund some portion of the amounts received from these transition charges or entitle the Distribution Companies to receive additional revenue from these charges. In addition, the Distribution Companies may be required to pay additional amounts as a result of surcharges imposed on the transition charges previously billed to the Distribution Companies.

 

Substantially all of Allegheny’s generation assets and power supply obligations are located within the PJM market. Any changes in PJM policies and/or market rules, including changes that are currently under consideration by FERC, could adversely affect Allegheny’s financial results. These matters include proposed revisions to PJM’s tariff concerning the auction of financial transmission rights and the allocation mechanism for the auction revenues; changes in transmission congestion patterns due to the proposed implementation of PJM’s regional transmission expansion planning protocol or other required transmission system upgrades; the effects throughout the system of new members joining PJM and new generation retirement rules and reliability pricing issues.

 

By September 30, 2005, AE Supply, the Distribution Companies and other Allegheny entities that had market-based rate authority granted by FERC are required to file a triennial analysis of market power with FERC. This filing is required as a condition to continuing to sell electric energy at wholesale and market rates.

 

State Legislation, Regulation and Rate Matters

 

Pennsylvania: In November 2003, West Penn requested approval to issue additional transition bonds up to amounts originally authorized to securitize the portion of West Penn’s stranded costs that are not recoverable on a timely basis due to operation of the generation rate cap. In September 2004, West Penn, the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate, the Office of Small Business Advocate and The West Penn Power Industrial Intervenors filed a Joint Petition for Settlement and for Modification of the 1998 Restructuring Settlement (the “Joint Petition”). In March 2005, the parties filed an amendment to the Joint Petition, adding additional parties. On April 21, 2005, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approved the amended Joint Petition, which allows West Penn to securitize up to $115 million of additional transition costs (including the deferred portion of the competitive transition charge (“CTC”) from 1999 through 2004) through the issuance of transition bonds. Distribution rate caps will be extended from 2005 to 2007, and generation rate caps will be extended from 2008 to 2010, with additional generation rate increases occurring in 2007, 2009 and 2010. These increases will gradually move generation rates closer to market-based rates.

 

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West Virginia: On September 27, 2004, Monongahela, Mountaineer and Mountaineer Gas Holding Limited Partnership (“Mountaineer Holdings”) filed a joint petition with the West Virginia PSC for approval to transfer the stock of Mountaineer and certain other natural gas distribution assets owned by Monongahela to Mountaineer Holdings, the prospective buyer of Monongahela’s West Virginia natural gas business. In a separate petition also filed on September 27, 2004, Mountaineer filed to increase its distribution rates by approximately $23 million, or 9.6%, annually. Mountaineer Holdings’ obligation to close this transaction is conditioned on approval of a rate increase that is not materially different from the increase requested. The West Virginia PSC issued an order suspending the rates until September 8, 2005 and directing the administrative law judge to render a decision in this matter no later than July 11, 2005. On April 27, 2005, Mountaineer moved for emergency relief and asked the West Virginia PSC to rescind the referral of these cases to the administrative law judge, delay the evidentiary hearing and further toll the rate suspension period to allow the parties sufficient time for full discussion of these issues. On April 29, 2005, the West Virginia PSC granted Mountaineer’s motion, tolling the suspension period until October 31, 2005.

 

In March 2005, Monongahela and Potomac Edison filed a joint motion to consolidate several cases pending before the West Virginia PSC related to the generation asset transfer requests previously filed with the PSC and partially granted. Monongahela and Potomac Edison filed a Stipulation in July 2003 resolving these issues, but since that filing, Monongahela and Potomac Edison and parties to the Stipulation have been in discussions to identify an alternate resolution on these issues, including gaining the ability to recover the capital costs associated with the installation of pollution control equipment on the Ft. Martin generation station. Monongahela and Potomac Edison have proposed to securitize these costs. Legislation in West Virginia to permit the securitization was enacted on May 4, 2005.

 

Ohio: In July 2003, PUCO authorized Monongahela to issue a request for proposals for wholesale power to supply approximately 130 MW of new standard market-based retail rate service to its large industrial and commercial customers and to its street lighting customers. In October 2003, PUCO denied approval of the wholesale bid and new retail rates and froze the current fixed rates for these customer classes until December 31, 2005. In February 2004, Monongahela appealed PUCO’s decision to the Ohio Supreme Court. On December 30, 2004, the Ohio Supreme Court affirmed PUCO’s October 2003 order extending Monongahela’s rate freeze for large commercial and industrial customers past the end of 2003.

 

In February 2004, Monongahela filed for an injunction in federal court seeking to recover, in retail rates, its costs of purchasing power in the wholesale market. In May 2004, the court partially granted Monongahela’s request, ruling that the Ohio legislation adopted in 1999 to restructure the electric utility industry was unconstitutional to the extent it did not permit Monongahela to make a claim with PUCO that its rates are confiscatory. Monongahela requested reconsideration of the court’s order, which the court partially granted by retaining jurisdiction over this matter. PUCO initiated a proceeding in compliance with the federal court’s directive. In June 2004, Monongahela filed its application for rate relief, which PUCO denied in December 2004 with respect to certain large industrial and commercial customers and street lighting customers. Monongahela requested rehearing of PUCO’s ruling on January 7, 2005, which was denied. Monongahela appealed this ruling on February 25, 2005. On January 12, 2005, Monongahela renewed its request for a preliminary injunction against PUCO in federal court. If these challenges are not successful, Monongahela’s current rates for these customer classes will be fixed through December 31, 2005.

 

Since January 2004, Monongahela has been purchasing power at PJM market prices for these customers and anticipates that the price for that power will continue to be higher than the current retail generation rates it charges customers. Monongahela has expensed $2.7 million of costs in excess of its rates for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and $5.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005, pending the final outcome of Monongahela’s legal challenges.

 

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In July 2004, Monongahela filed a proposal with PUCO for a competitive bidding process, similar to the 2003 request for proposal (“RFP”) process, for the procurement of supply for all customers beginning on January 1, 2006, when Monongahela’s frozen rate standard service offer expires. In April 2005, PUCO issued a ruling directing Monongahela to re-file its RFP with minor modifications within thirty days to permit final review by PUCO in time to allow Monongahela the requested four months to conduct the bidding process and provide adequate advance notice to consumers prior to the implementation of the resulting rates on January 1, 2006. In addition, the ruling established a procedural schedule, including a hearing on June 28, to determine the reasonableness of the Administrative Adder requested by Monongahela.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Allegheny’s primary market risk exposures are associated with interest rates and commodity prices. Allegheny has risk management policies to monitor and assist in controlling these market risks and uses derivative instruments to manage some of the exposures.

 

A summary of Allegheny’s market risks is included under Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, of the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Allegheny’s market risks have not changed materially from those reported in the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

As reported in the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Allegheny uses various methods to measure their exposure to market risk on a daily basis, including a value at risk model (“VaR”). Allegheny calculates VaR using the full term of all remaining positions being marked-to-market. This calculation is based upon management’s best estimates and modeling assumptions, which could materially differ from actual results. As of March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, this calculation yielded a VaR of $0.3 million.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

See, Item 9a, “Controls and Procedures,” in the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information relating to Controls and Procedures.

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Each registrant carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”). Based on that evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of each registrant have concluded that the applicable registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the Evaluation Date were effective to ensure that (a) material information relating to each registrant is accumulated and made known to the registrant’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and (b) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC’s rules and forms.

 

It should be noted that any system of controls, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system will be met. In addition, the design of any control system is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events. Because of these and other inherent limitations of control systems, there is only reasonable assurance that each registrant’s controls will succeed in achieving

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. To increase productivity in the income tax compliance, provision and disclosure processes, during the quarter ended March 31, 2005, Allegheny implemented a new tax provision software system, redesigned supporting processes and, consequently, modified the design of the related internal controls over financial reporting in this area. There have been no other changes in the registrants’ internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

See Note 15, “Commitments and Contingencies,” to the Consolidated Financial Statements for AE for information about legal proceedings. In addition, the registrants from time to time are involved in litigation and other legal disputes in the ordinary course of business.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

None

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

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ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders of any of the registrants during the first quarter of 2005.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Allegheny Energy, Inc.

 

   

Documents


10.1   Amendment No. 3, dated as of March 18, 2005, in respect of the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2004, among AE, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and Citicorp North America, Inc., as Administrative Agent.
31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under Securities Exchange Act of 1934
31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under Securities Exchange Act of 1934
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
32.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Monongahela Power Company

 

   

Documents


31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under Securities Exchange Act of 1934
31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under Securities Exchange Act of 1934
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
32.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

The Potomac Edison Company

 

   

Documents


3.1   Amended Bylaws of The Potomac Edison Company, as amended February 7, 2005.
31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under Securities Exchange Act of 1934
31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under Securities Exchange Act of 1934
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
32.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Allegheny Generating Company

 

   

Documents


3.1   Amended Bylaws of Allegheny Generating Company, as amended February 7, 2005.
31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under Securities Exchange Act of 1934
31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under Securities Exchange Act of 1934
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
32.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

    ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC.
Date: May 10, 2005   By:  

/s/ Jeffrey D. Serkes


       

Jeffrey D. Serkes

Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

    MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY
Date: May 10, 2005   By:  

/s/ Jeffrey D. Serkes


       

Jeffrey D. Serkes

Vice President and

Principal Financial Officer

    THE POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY
Date: May 10, 2005   By:  

/s/ Jeffrey D. Serkes


       

Jeffrey D. Serkes

Vice President and

Principal Financial Officer

    ALLEGHENY GENERATING COMPANY
Date: May 10, 2005   By:  

/s/ Jeffrey D. Serkes


       

Jeffrey D. Serkes

Vice President and

Principal Financial Officer

 

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