Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark one)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014

or

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

 

 

 

Commission File

Number

 

Exact name of registrants as specified in their charters, address of

principal executive offices and registrants’ telephone number

 

I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number

001-08489   DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.   54-1229715
001-02255   VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY   54-0418825
333-195066   DOMINION GAS HOLDINGS, LLC   46-3639580

120 Tredegar Street

Richmond, Virginia 23219

(804) 819-2000

State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of the registrants: Virginia

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Dominion Resources, Inc.    Yes  x    No  ¨             Virginia Electric and Power Company    Yes  x    No  ¨

Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Dominion Resources, Inc.    Yes  x    No  ¨             Virginia Electric and Power Company    Yes  x    No  ¨

Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Dominion Resources, Inc.

 

Large accelerated filer   x    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

Virginia Electric and Power Company

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   x  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   x  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Dominion Resources, Inc.    Yes  ¨    No  x             Virginia Electric and Power Company    Yes  ¨    No  x

Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC    Yes  ¨    No  x

At September 30, 2014, the latest practicable date for determination, Dominion Resources, Inc. had 583,910,645 shares of common stock outstanding and Virginia Electric and Power Company had 274,723 shares of common stock outstanding. Dominion Resources, Inc. is the sole holder of Virginia Electric and Power Company’s common stock. Dominion Resources, Inc. holds all of the membership interests of Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC.

This combined Form 10-Q represents separate filings by Dominion Resources, Inc., Virginia Electric and Power Company and Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC. Information contained herein relating to an individual registrant is filed by that registrant on its own behalf. Virginia Electric and Power Company and Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC make no representations as to the information relating to Dominion Resources, Inc.’s other operations.

DOMINION GAS HOLDINGS, LLC MEETS THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN GENERAL INSTRUCTION H(1)(a) AND (b) OF FORM 10-Q AND IS FILING THIS FORM 10-Q UNDER THE REDUCED DISCLOSURE FORMAT.

 

 

 


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COMBINED INDEX

 

          Page
Number
 
  

Glossary of Terms

     1   
   PART I. Financial Information   

Item 1.

  

Financial Statements

     4   

Item 2.

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     76   

Item 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     91   

Item 4.

  

Controls and Procedures

     93   
   PART II. Other Information   

Item 1.

  

Legal Proceedings

     94   

Item 1A.

  

Risk Factors

     94   

Item 2.

  

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

     95   

Item 5.

  

Other Information

     95   

Item 6.

  

Exhibits

     96   


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GLOSSARY OF TERMS

The following abbreviations or acronyms used in this Form 10-Q are defined below:

 

Abbreviation or Acronym

  

Definition

2013 Equity Units

  

Dominion’s 2013 Series A Equity Units and 2013 Series B Equity Units issued in June 2013

2014 Equity Units

  

Dominion’s 2014 Series A Equity Units issued in July 2014

AFUDC

  

Allowance for funds used during construction

Altavista

  

Altavista power station

AMR

  

Automated meter reading program deployed by East Ohio

AOCI

  

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

AROs

  

Asset retirement obligations

ARP

  

Acid Rain Program, a market-based initiative for emissions allowance trading, established pursuant to Title IV of the CAA

ATEX line

  

Appalachia to Texas Express ethane line

Atlantic Coast Pipeline

  

Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC, a limited liability company owned by Dominion, Duke Energy Corporation, Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. and AGL Resources Inc.

BACT

  

Best available control technology

bcf

  

Billion cubic feet

Blue Racer

  

Blue Racer Midstream, LLC, a joint venture with Caiman

BOD

  

Board of Directors

BP

  

BP Wind Energy North America Inc.

Brayton Point

  

Brayton Point power station

BREDL

  

Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League

Brunswick County

  

A 1,358 MW combined cycle, natural gas-fired power station under construction in Brunswick County, Virginia

CAA

  

Clean Air Act

Caiman

  

Caiman Energy II, LLC

CAIR

  

Clean Air Interstate Rule

CCR

  

Coal combustion residual

CEO

  

Chief Executive Officer

CERCLA

  

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, also known as Superfund

CFO

  

Chief Financial Officer

CO2

  

Carbon dioxide

COL

  

Combined Construction Permit and Operating License

Companies

  

Dominion, Virginia Power and Dominion Gas, collectively

Cooling degree days

  

Units measuring the extent to which the average daily temperature is greater than 65 degrees Fahrenheit, calculated as the difference between 65 degrees and the average temperature for that day

Corporate Unit

  

A stock purchase contract and 1/20 interest in a RSN issued by Dominion

Cove Point

  

Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP

CPCN

  

Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

CSAPR

  

Cross State Air Pollution Rule

CWA

  

Clean Water Act

D.C.

  

District of Columbia

DEI

  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

DOE

  

Department of Energy

Dominion

  

The legal entity, Dominion Resources, Inc., one or more of its consolidated subsidiaries (other than Virginia Power and Dominion Gas) or operating segments or the entirety of Dominion Resources, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries

Dominion Gas

  

The legal entity, Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC, one or more of its consolidated subsidiaries or operating segment, or the entirety of Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC and its consolidated subsidiaries

Dominion Gas 2013 Senior Notes

  

The $400 million 2013 Series A 1.05% Senior Notes due 2016, $400 million 2013 Series B 3.55% Senior Notes due 2023 and $400 million 2013 Series C 4.80% Senior Notes due 2043

Dominion Iroquois

  

Dominion Iroquois, Inc., which holds a 24.72% general partnership interest in Iroquois

 

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Abbreviation or Acronym

  

Definition

Dominion NGL Pipelines, LLC

  

The initial owner of the 58-mile G-150 pipeline project, which is designed to transport approximately 27,000 barrels per day of NGLs from Natrium to an interconnect with the ATEX line of Enterprise near Follansbee, West Virginia

DRS

  

Dominion Resources Services, Inc.

DSM

  

Demand-side management

Dth

  

Dekatherm

DTI

  

Dominion Transmission, Inc.

DVP

  

Dominion Virginia Power operating segment

East Ohio

  

The East Ohio Gas Company, doing business as Dominion East Ohio

Elwood

  

Elwood power station

Enterprise

  

Enterprise Product Partners, L.P.

EPA

  

Environmental Protection Agency

EPC

  

Engineering, procurement and construction

EPCRA

  

Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

EPS

  

Earnings per share

Fairless

  

Fairless power station

FERC

  

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Fitch

  

Fitch Ratings Ltd.

Fowler Ridge

  

A wind-turbine facility joint venture between Dominion and BP in Benton County, Indiana

FTRs

  

Financial transmission rights

GAAP

  

U.S. generally accepted accounting principles

Gal

  

Gallon

GHG

  

Greenhouse gas

Heating degree days

  

Units measuring the extent to which the average daily temperature is less than 65 degrees Fahrenheit, calculated as the difference between 65 degrees and the average temperature for that day

Illinois Gas Contracts

  

A Dominion Retail natural gas book of business consisting of residential and commercial customers in Illinois

INPO

  

Institute of Nuclear Power Operations

IRCA

  

Intercompany revolving credit agreement

Iroquois

  

Iroquois Gas Transmission System L.P.

ISO

  

Independent system operator

ISO-NE

  

ISO New England

June 2009 hybrids

  

2009 Series A Enhanced Junior Subordinated Notes due 2064, subject to extensions to no later than 2079

Juniper

  

Juniper Capital L.P.

Kewaunee

  

Kewaunee nuclear power station

Kincaid

  

Kincaid power station

LIBOR

  

London Interbank Offered Rate

Line TPL-2A

  

An approximately 11-mile, 30-inch gathering pipeline extending from Tuscarawas County, Ohio to Harrison County, Ohio

Line TL-388

  

A 37-mile, 24-inch gathering pipeline extending from Texas Eastern, LP in Noble County, Ohio to its terminus at Dominion’s Gilmore Station in Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Line TL-404

  

An approximately 26-mile, 24- and 30- inch gas gathering pipeline that extends from Wetzel County, West Virginia to Monroe County, Ohio

LNG

  

Liquefied natural gas

Maryland Commission

  

Public Service Commission of Maryland

MD&A

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

MGD

  

Million gallons a day

Millstone

  

Millstone nuclear power station

MISO

  

Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.

MLP

  

Master limited partnership

Moody’s

  

Moody’s Investors Service

MW

  

Megawatt

MWh

  

Megawatt hour

 

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Abbreviation or Acronym

  

Definition

Natrium

  

A natural gas and fractionation facility located in Natrium, West Virginia, owned by Blue Racer

NCEMC

  

North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation

NedPower

  

A wind-turbine facility joint venture between Dominion and Shell in Grant County, West Virginia

NGLs

  

Natural gas liquids

North Anna

  

North Anna nuclear power station

North Carolina Commission

  

North Carolina Utilities Commission

Northern System

  

Collection of approximately 131 miles of various diameter natural gas pipelines in Ohio

NOx

  

Nitrogen oxide

NPDES

  

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

NRC

  

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

NSPS

  

New Source Performance Standards

NYSE

  

New York Stock Exchange

October 2014 hybrids

  

2014 Series A Enhanced Junior Subordinated Notes due 2054

ODEC

  

Old Dominion Electric Cooperative

Ohio Commission

  

Public Utilities Commission of Ohio

Order 1000

  

Order issued by FERC adopting new requirements for electric transmission planning, cost allocation and development

PIPP

  

Percentage of Income Payment Plan program deployed by East Ohio

PIR

  

Pipeline Infrastructure Replacement program deployed by East Ohio

PJM

  

PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

ppb

  

Parts-per-billion

PSD

  

Prevention of Significant Deterioration

RCC

  

Replacement Capital Covenant, associated with Dominion’s June 2009 hybrids

Rider BW

  

A rate adjustment clause associated with the recovery of costs related to Brunswick County

Rider U

  

A rate adjustment clause associated with the recovery of costs of new underground distribution facilities

Riders C1A and C2A

  

Rate adjustment clauses associated with the recovery of costs related to certain DSM programs approved in DSM cases

ROE

  

Return on equity

RSN

  

Remarketable subordinated note

RTO

  

Regional transmission organization

SEC

  

Securities and Exchange Commission

Shell

  

Shell WindEnergy, Inc.

SO2

  

Sulfur dioxide

Standard & Poor’s

  

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.

U.S.

  

United States of America

UAO

  

Unilateral Administrative Order

UEX Rider

  

Uncollectible Expense Rider deployed by East Ohio

VDEQ

  

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

VEBA

  

Voluntary Employees’ Beneficiary Association

VIE

  

Variable interest entity

Virginia Commission

  

Virginia State Corporation Commission

Virginia Power

  

The legal entity, Virginia Electric and Power Company, one or more of its consolidated subsidiaries or operating segments or the entirety of Virginia Power and its consolidated subsidiaries

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2014      2013     2014      2013  
(millions, except per share amounts)                           

Operating Revenue

   $ 3,050       $ 3,432      $ 9,493       $ 9,935   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating Expenses

          

Electric fuel and other energy-related purchases

     743         1,107        2,710         2,933   

Purchased electric capacity

     86         91        261         267   

Purchased gas

     209         232        1,073         996   

Other operations and maintenance

     614         525        1,972         1,876   

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     354         309        970         909   

Other taxes

     123         134        424         442   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     2,129         2,398        7,410         7,423   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from operations

     921         1,034        2,083         2,512   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other income

     69         86        166         222   

Interest and related charges

     231         217        695         648   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations including noncontrolling interests before income tax expense

     759         903        1,554         2,086   

Income tax expense

     228         305        477         709   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations including noncontrolling interests

     531         598        1,077         1,377   

Loss from discontinued operations(1)

     —           (23     —           (92
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Income Including Noncontrolling Interests

     531         575        1,077         1,285   

Noncontrolling Interests

     2         6        10         19   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Income Attributable to Dominion

   $ 529       $ 569      $ 1,067       $ 1,266   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Amounts Attributable to Dominion:

          

Income from continuing operations, net of tax

   $ 529       $ 592      $ 1,067       $ 1,358   

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

     —           (23     —           (92
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Dominion

   $ 529       $ 569      $ 1,067       $ 1,266   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Earnings Per Common Share-Basic

          

Income from continuing operations

   $ 0.91       $ 1.02      $ 1.83       $ 2.35   

Loss from discontinued operations

     —           (0.04     —           (0.16
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Dominion

   $ 0.91       $ 0.98      $ 1.83       $ 2.19   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Earnings Per Common Share-Diluted

          

Income from continuing operations

   $ 0.90       $ 1.02      $ 1.83       $ 2.35   

Loss from discontinued operations

     —           (0.04     —           (0.16
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Dominion

   $ 0.90       $ 0.98      $ 1.83       $ 2.19   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividends declared per common share

   $ 0.6000       $ 0.5625      $ 1.8000       $ 1.6875   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes income tax expense of $6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and income tax benefit of $43 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of Dominion’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2014     2013     2014     2013  
(millions)                         

Net income including noncontrolling interests

   $ 531      $ 575      $ 1,077      $ 1,285   

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:

        

Net deferred losses on derivatives-hedging activities(1)

     (58     (77     (267     (45

Changes in unrealized net gains on investment securities(2)

     2        38        80        119   

Changes in unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefit costs(3)

     —          (12     —          216   

Amounts reclassified to net income:

        

Net derivative (gains) losses-hedging activities(4)

     (31     (6     113        53   

Net realized gains on investment securities(5)

     (21     (10     (39     (46

Net pension and other postretirement benefit costs(6)

     8        14        25        44   

Changes in other comprehensive loss from equity method investees(7)

     —          —          (5     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

     (100     (53     (93     341   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income including noncontrolling interests

     431        522        984        1,626   

Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     2        6        10        19   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to Dominion

   $ 429      $ 516      $ 974      $ 1,607   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Net of $36 million and $43 million tax for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and net of $163 million and $21 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(2) Net of $(2) million and $(29) million tax for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and net of $(30) million and $(80) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(3) Net of $— million and $(12) million tax for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and net of $— million and $(160) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(4) Net of $22 million and $4 million tax for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and net of $(72) million and $(35) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(5) Net of $13 million and $5 million tax for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and net of $24 million and $28 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(6) Net of $(6) million and $(9) million tax for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and net of $(18) million and $(29) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(7) Net of $— million and $— million tax for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and net of $3 million and $— million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of Dominion’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

     September 30,
2014
    December 31,
2013(1)
 
(millions)             

ASSETS

    

Current Assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 218      $ 316   

Customer receivables (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $35 and $25)

     1,339        1,695   

Other receivables (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $3 and $4)

     125        141   

Inventories

     1,385        1,176   

Prepayments

     176        192   

Other

     2,203        2,420   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     5,446        5,940   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments

    

Nuclear decommissioning trust funds

     4,125        3,903   

Investment in equity method affiliates

     1,075        916   

Other

     277        283   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments

     5,477        5,102   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property, Plant and Equipment

    

Property, plant and equipment

     49,932        46,969   

Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

     (15,048     (14,341
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total property, plant and equipment, net

     34,884        32,628   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred Charges and Other Assets

    

Goodwill

     3,044        3,086   

Regulatory assets

     1,237        1,228   

Other

     2,191        2,112   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred charges and other assets

     6,472        6,426   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 52,279      $ 50,096   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Dominion’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2013 has been derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements at that date.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of Dominion’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

     September 30,
2014
    December 31,
2013(1)
 
(millions)             

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Current Liabilities

    

Securities due within one year

   $ 1,591      $ 1,519   

Short-term debt

     2,629        1,927   

Accounts payable

     848        1,168   

Derivative liabilities

     996        828   

Other

     1,515        1,552   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     7,579        6,994   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-Term Debt

    

Long-term debt

     17,210        16,877   

Junior subordinated notes

     1,373        1,373   

Remarketable subordinated notes

     2,083        1,080   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

     20,666        19,330   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities

    

Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits

     7,226        7,114   

Asset retirement obligations

     1,535        1,484   

Regulatory liabilities

     2,036        2,001   

Other

     1,530        1,274   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred credits and other liabilities

     12,327        11,873   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     40,572        38,197   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (see Note 15)

    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subsidiary Preferred Stock Not Subject to Mandatory Redemption

     134        257   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Common Shareholders’ Equity

    

Common stock – no par(2)

     5,788        5,783   

Retained earnings

     6,202        6,183   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (417     (324
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total common shareholders’ equity

     11,573        11,642   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 52,279      $ 50,096   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Dominion’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2013 has been derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements at that date.
(2) 1 billion shares authorized; 584 million shares and 581 million shares outstanding at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of Dominion’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

   2014     2013  
(millions)             

Operating Activities

    

Net income including noncontrolling interests

   $ 1,077      $ 1,285   

Adjustments to reconcile net income including noncontrolling interests to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation, depletion and amortization (including nuclear fuel)

     1,171        1,104   

Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits

     444        601   

Impairment of merchant generation assets

     —          48   

Gains on the sale of assets and businesses

     (160     (118

Charge associated with North Anna and offshore wind legislation

     330        —     

Other adjustments

     (104     (84

Changes in:

    

Accounts receivable

     300        98   

Inventories

     (39     (63

Deferred fuel and purchased gas costs, net

     (252     85   

Prepayments

     14        46   

Accounts payable

     (291     (144

Accrued interest, payroll and taxes

     (9     (38

Other operating assets and liabilities

     (71     130   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     2,410        2,950   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investing Activities

    

Plant construction and other property additions (including nuclear fuel)

     (3,742     (2,955

Acquisition of solar development projects

     (66     (23

Proceeds from sales of securities

     1,524        1,260   

Purchases of securities

     (1,562     (1,278

Proceeds from the sale of Brayton Point, Kincaid and equity method investment in Elwood

     —          465   

Proceeds from the sale of assets to Blue Racer

     86        130   

Proceeds from the sale of electric retail energy marketing business

     187        —     

Restricted cash equivalents

     8        23   

Other

     32        30   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (3,533     (2,348
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financing Activities

    

Issuance (repayment) of short-term debt, net

     702        (267

Issuance of long-term debt

     2,150        2,935   

Repayment of long-term debt, including redemption premiums

     (725     (1,214

Repayment of junior subordinated notes

     —          (258

Acquisition of Juniper noncontrolling interest in Fairless

     —          (923

Subsidiary preferred stock redemption

     (125     —     

Issuance of common stock

     138        206   

Common dividend payments

     (1,048     (976

Subsidiary preferred dividend payments

     (9     (12

Other

     (58     (54
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     1,025        (563
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (98     39   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     316        248   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 218      $ 287   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

    

Significant noncash investing activities:

    

Accrued capital expenditures

   $ 309      $ 271   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of Dominion’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2014      2013      2014      2013  
(millions)                            

Operating Revenue(1)

   $ 2,053       $ 2,059       $ 5,765       $ 5,550   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating Expenses

           

Electric fuel and other energy-related purchases(1)

     649         651         1,817         1,749   

Purchased electric capacity

     86         91         261         267   

Other operations and maintenance:

           

Affiliated suppliers

     70         83         211         238   

Other

     331         273         1,164         792   

Depreciation and amortization

     260         218         695         636   

Other taxes

     63         64         205         196   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     1,459         1,380         4,353         3,878   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from operations

     594         679         1,412         1,672   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other income

     24         19         60         71   

Interest and related charges

     101         93         311         270   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income before income tax expense

     517         605         1,161         1,473   

Income tax expense

     203         218         454         534   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Income

     314         387         707         939   

Preferred dividends

     2         4         10         12   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance available for common stock

   $ 312       $ 383       $ 697       $ 927   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) See Note 17 for amounts attributable to affiliates.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of Virginia Power’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2014     2013     2014     2013  
(millions)                         

Net income

   $ 314      $ 387      $ 707      $ 939   

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:

        

Net deferred gains (losses) on derivatives-hedging activities(1)

     (1     1        —          4   

Changes in unrealized net gains on nuclear decommissioning trust funds(2)

     2        4        10        12   

Amounts reclassified to net income:

        

Net derivative (gains) losses-hedging activities(3)

     1        1        (3     —     

Net realized gains on nuclear decommissioning trust funds(4)

     (3     (2     (5     (2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     (1     4        2        14   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

   $ 313      $ 391      $ 709      $ 953   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Net of $— million and $(1) million tax for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and net of $— million and $(3) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(2) Net of $(1) million and $(2) million tax for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and net of $(6) million and $(7) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(3) Net of $— million tax for both the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, and net of $2 million and $— million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(4) Net of $2 million and $— million tax for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and net of $3 million and $1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of Virginia Power’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

     September 30,
2014
    December 31,
2013(1)
 
(millions)             

ASSETS

    

Current Assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 21      $ 16   

Customer receivables (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $25 and $11)

     928        946   

Other receivables (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $2 at both dates)

     77        78   

Inventories (average cost method)

     841        808   

Prepayments

     21        32   

Regulatory assets

     373        128   

Other(2)

     77        155   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     2,338        2,163   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments

    

Nuclear decommissioning trust funds

     1,872        1,765   

Other

     3        12   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments

     1,875        1,777   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property, Plant and Equipment

    

Property, plant and equipment

     34,478        32,848   

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (11,050     (10,580
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total property, plant and equipment, net

     23,428        22,268   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred Charges and Other Assets

    

Intangible assets, net

     203        193   

Regulatory assets

     422        417   

Other(2)

     217        143   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred charges and other assets

     842        753   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 28,483      $ 26,961   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Virginia Power’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2013 has been derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements at that date.
(2) See Note 17 for amounts attributable to affiliates.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of Virginia Power’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

     September 30,
2014
     December 31,
2013(1)
 
(millions)              

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY

     

Current Liabilities

     

Securities due within one year

   $ 14       $ 58   

Short-term debt

     1,403         842   

Accounts payable

     436         479   

Payables to affiliates

     70         69   

Affiliated current borrowings

     17         97   

Accrued interest, payroll and taxes

     278         218   

Other(2)

     463         454   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     2,681         2,217   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Long-Term Debt

     8,714         7,974   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities

     

Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits

     4,199         4,137   

Asset retirement obligations

     727         689   

Regulatory liabilities

     1,646         1,597   

Other(2)

     351         292   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred credits and other liabilities

     6,923         6,715   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     18,318         16,906   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (see Note 15)

     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Preferred Stock Not Subject to Mandatory Redemption

     134         257   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Common Shareholder’s Equity

     

Common stock – no par(3)

     5,738         5,738   

Other paid-in capital

     1,113         1,113   

Retained earnings

     3,130         2,899   

Accumulated other comprehensive income(2)

     50         48   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total common shareholder’s equity

     10,031         9,798   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity

   $ 28,483       $ 26,961   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Virginia Power’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2013 has been derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements at that date.
(2) See Note 17 for amounts attributable to affiliates.
(3) 500,000 shares authorized; 274,723 shares outstanding at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of Virginia Power’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

   2014     2013  
(millions)             

Operating Activities

    

Net income

   $ 707      $ 939   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization (including nuclear fuel)

     824        758   

Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits

     235        243   

Charge associated with North Anna and offshore wind legislation

     330        —     

Other adjustments

     (28     (54

Changes in:

    

Accounts receivable

     20        (65

Inventories

     (33     (15

Deferred fuel expenses

     (284     47   

Prepayments

     11        (4

Accounts payable

     (24     (10

Affiliated accounts payable

     1        20   

Accrued interest, payroll and taxes

     60        150   

Other operating assets and liabilities

     (99     27   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     1,720        2,036   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investing Activities

    

Plant construction and other property additions

     (2,120     (1,794

Purchases of nuclear fuel

     (140     (108

Proceeds from sales of securities

     415        464   

Purchases of securities

     (421     (501

Other

     (18     (9
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (2,284     (1,948
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financing Activities

    

Issuance (repayment) of short-term debt, net

     562        (507

Repayment of affiliated current borrowings, net

     (80     (435

Issuance of long-term debt

     750        1,835   

Repayment of long-term debt

     (52     (462

Preferred stock redemption

     (125     —     

Common dividend payments

     (466     (463

Preferred dividend payments

     (9     (12

Other

     (11     (21
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     569        (65
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

     5        23   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     16        28   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 21      $ 51   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

    

Significant noncash investing activities:

    

Accrued capital expenditures

   $ 176      $ 137   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of Virginia Power’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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DOMINION GAS HOLDINGS, LLC

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2014      2013      2014      2013  
(millions)                            

Operating Revenue(1)

   $ 391       $ 388       $ 1,388       $ 1,404   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating Expenses

           

Purchased gas(1)

     34         46         247         223   

Other energy-related purchases

     8         19         29         59   

Other operations and maintenance:

           

Affiliated suppliers

     12         17         49         56   

Other(2)

     79         12         204         281   

Depreciation and amortization

     50         49         146         148   

Other taxes

     31         28         117         108   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     214         171         792         875   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from operations

     177         217         596         529   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other income

     5         5         18         19   

Interest and related charges(1)

     7         7         19         20   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from operations before income taxes

     175         215         595         528   

Income tax expense

     68         85         231         207   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Income

   $ 107       $ 130       $ 364       $ 321   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) See Note 17 for amounts attributable to related parties.
(2) Includes gains on the sales of assets to related parties. See Note 10 for more information.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of Dominion Gas’ Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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DOMINION GAS HOLDINGS, LLC

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2014     2013     2014     2013  
(millions)                         

Net income

   $ 107      $ 130      $ 364      $ 321   

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:

        

Net deferred gains (losses) on derivatives-hedging activities(1)

     (7     (21     (33     45   

Changes in net unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefit costs(2)

     —          —          —          13   

Amounts reclassified to net income:

        

Net derivative losses-hedging activities(3)

     4        3        11        6   

Net pension and other postretirement benefit costs(4)

     1        1        3        4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     (2     (17     (19     68   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

   $ 105      $ 113      $ 345      $ 389   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Net of $4 million and $13 million tax for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and net of $22 million and $(30) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(2) Net of $— million tax for both the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, and net of $— million and $(9) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(3) Net of $(2) million tax for both the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, and net of $(7) million and $(3) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(4) Net of $(1) million for both the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, and net of $(2) million and $(3) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of Dominion Gas’ Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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DOMINION GAS HOLDINGS, LLC

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

     September 30,
2014
    December 31,
2013(1)
 
(millions)             

ASSETS

    

Current Assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 16      $ 8   

Customer receivables (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $5 at both dates)(2)

     241        311   

Affiliated receivables

     6        41   

Inventories

     91        63   

Prepayments

     38        67   

Other(2)

     191        311   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     583        801   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments

     113        106   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property, Plant and Equipment

    

Property, plant and equipment

     8,700        8,240   

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (2,501     (2,421
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total property, plant and equipment, net

     6,199        5,819   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred Charges and Other Assets

    

Goodwill

     542        545   

Intangible assets, net

     79        82   

Regulatory assets

     313        285   

Pension and other postretirement benefit assets(2)

     1,503        1,436   

Other(2)

     66        68   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred charges and other assets

     2,503        2,416   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 9,398      $ 9,142   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Dominion Gas’ Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2013 has been derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements at that date.
(2) See Note 17 for amounts attributable to related parties.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of Dominion Gas’ Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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DOMINION GAS HOLDINGS, LLC

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

     September 30,
2014
    December 31,
2013(1)
 
(millions)             

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

    

Current Liabilities

    

Accounts payable

   $ 170      $ 277   

Payables to affiliates

     37        45   

Affiliated current borrowings

     1,563        1,342   

Accrued interest, payroll and taxes

     153        209   

Other(2)

     200        197   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     2,123        2,070   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-Term Debt

     1,199        1,198   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities

    

Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits

     2,036        1,977   

Other(2)

     469        470   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred credits and other liabilities

     2,505        2,447   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     5,827        5,715   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (see Note 15)

    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity

    

Membership interests

     3,648        3,485   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss(2)

     (77     (58
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     3,571        3,427   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 9,398      $ 9,142   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Dominion Gas’ Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2013 has been derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements at that date.
(2) See Note 17 for amounts attributable to related parties.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of Dominion Gas’ Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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DOMINION GAS HOLDINGS, LLC

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

   2014     2013  
(millions)             

Operating Activities

    

Net income

   $ 364      $ 321   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Gains on sales of assets

     (64     (100

Depreciation and amortization

     146        148   

Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits

     80        70   

Other adjustments

     (12     (4

Changes in:

    

Accounts receivable

     60        65   

Affiliated receivable

     6        8   

Deferred purchased gas costs, net

     33        40   

Prepayments

     29        43   

Inventories

     (28     (25

Accounts payable

     (113     (61

Payables to affiliates

     (8     (5

Accrued interest, payroll and taxes

     (56     (3

Other operating assets and liabilities

     (89     (6
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     348        491   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investing Activities

    

Plant construction and other property additions

     (467     (457

Proceeds from sale of assets to an affiliate

     47        113   

Proceeds from sale of assets

     5        78   

Advances to affiliate, net

     —          (5

Other

     (6     (6
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (421     (277
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financing Activities

    

Issuance (repayment) of affiliated current borrowings, net

     288        (208

Distribution payments

     (206     —     

Other

     (1     (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     81        (209
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

     8        5   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     8        12   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 16      $ 17   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

    

Significant noncash investing and financing activities:

    

Accrued capital expenditures

   $ 63      $ 47   

Extinguishment of affiliated current borrowings in exchange for assets sold to affiliate

     67        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of Dominion Gas’ Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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COMBINED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Note 1. Nature of Operations

Dominion, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is one of the nation’s largest producers and transporters of energy. Dominion’s operations are conducted through various subsidiaries, including Virginia Power and Dominion Gas. Virginia Power is a regulated public utility that generates, transmits and distributes electricity for sale in Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. Dominion Gas is a holding company that conducts business activities through a regulated interstate natural gas transmission pipeline and underground storage system in the Northeast, mid-Atlantic and Midwest states, regulated gas transportation and distribution operations in Ohio, and gas gathering and processing activities primarily in West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Dominion Gas’ wholly-owned subsidiaries are DTI, East Ohio and Dominion Iroquois.

In October 2014, Dominion Midstream Partners, LP launched its initial public offering of 17,500,000 common units representing limited partner interests at a price of $21 per unit. In addition, the underwriters exercised their option to purchase an additional 2,625,000 common units at the initial offering price. Dominion received an estimated $392 million in net proceeds from the sale of the units, after deducting underwriting discounts, structuring fees and estimated offering expenses. Dominion owns the general partner and 68.5% of the limited partner interests in Dominion Midstream Partners, LP, which owns a $50 million preferred equity interest and the general partner interest in Cove Point.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

As permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Companies’ accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements contain certain condensed financial information and exclude certain footnote disclosures normally included in annual audited consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. These unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, Exhibits 99.11(b) and 99.11(c) to Dominion Gas’ Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 26, 2014, and the Companies’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.

In the Companies’ opinion, the accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly their financial position as of September 30, 2014, their results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, and their cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. Such adjustments are normal and recurring in nature unless otherwise noted.

The Companies make certain estimates and assumptions in preparing their Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the periods presented. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

The Companies’ accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements include, after eliminating intercompany transactions and balances, their accounts and those of their respective majority-owned subsidiaries and those VIEs where Dominion has been determined to be the primary beneficiary.

The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year. Information for quarterly periods is affected by seasonal variations in sales, rate changes, electric fuel and other energy-related purchases, purchased gas expenses and other factors.

Certain amounts in the Companies’ 2013 Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes have been reclassified to conform to the 2014 presentation for comparative purposes. The reclassifications did not affect the Companies’ net income, total assets, liabilities, equity or cash flows.

Amounts disclosed for Dominion are inclusive of Virginia Power and/or Dominion Gas, where applicable.

Note 3. Acquisitions and Dispositions

Dominion

Acquisition of Solar Development Projects

In March 2014, Dominion completed the acquisition of 100% of the equity interests of six solar development projects in California from Recurrent Energy Development Holdings, LLC for approximately $50 million. The projects are expected to cost approximately $450 million once constructed, including the initial acquisition cost. Upon completion, the facilities are expected to generate approximately 139 MW and will provide Dominion with a large utility-scale solar presence in the California market and significantly increase its solar generation portfolio.

 

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In May 2014, Dominion completed the acquisition of 100% of the equity interests of two solar development projects in Tennessee from Strata Solar Development, LLC for $2 million. The projects are expected to cost approximately $70 million once constructed, including the initial acquisition cost. Upon completion, the facilities are expected to generate approximately 32 MW.

The purchase price for each of these acquisitions was allocated to Property, Plant and Equipment.

In May 2014, Dominion entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the equity interests of a solar project in California from EDF Renewable Development, Inc. for approximately $70 million. The acquisition is expected to close later this year prior to the project commencing operations. The project is expected to cost approximately $75 million once constructed, including the initial acquisition cost. Upon completion, the facility is expected to generate approximately 20 MW.

Long-term power purchase, interconnection, EPC and operation and maintenance agreements have been executed for each of the acquired projects. Construction of the projects has commenced and all of the solar facilities are expected to enter commercial operations in 2014. Dominion expects to claim federal investment tax credits on the projects.

In September 2014, Dominion entered into agreements to acquire 100% of the equity interests in two additional solar projects in California from EDF Renewable Development, Inc. for approximately $175 million. The acquisitions are expected to close in the first half of 2015 prior to the projects commencing operations. The projects are expected to cost approximately $185 million once constructed, including the initial acquisition cost. Upon completion, the facilities are expected to generate approximately 42 MW.

Sale of Electric Retail Energy Marketing Business

In March 2014, Dominion completed the sale of its electric retail energy marketing business. The proceeds were approximately $187 million, net of transaction costs. The sale resulted in a gain, subject to post-closing adjustments, of approximately $100 million ($57 million after-tax) net of a $31 million write-off of goodwill, and is included in other operations and maintenance expense in Dominion’s Consolidated Statements of Income. The sale of the electric retail energy marketing business did not qualify for discontinued operations classification.

Sale of Illinois Gas Contracts

In June 2013, Dominion completed the sale of Illinois Gas Contracts. The sales price was approximately $32 million, subject to post-closing adjustments. The sale resulted in a gain of approximately $29 million ($18 million after-tax) net of a $3 million write-off of goodwill, and is included in other operations and maintenance expense in Dominion’s Consolidated Statements of Income. The sale of Illinois Gas Contracts did not qualify for discontinued operations classification.

Sale of Brayton Point, Kincaid and Equity Method Investment in Elwood

In March 2013, Dominion entered into an agreement with Energy Capital Partners to sell Brayton Point, Kincaid, and its equity method investment in Elwood. In August 2013, Dominion completed the sale and received proceeds of approximately $465 million, net of transaction costs.

In the first and second quarters of 2013, Brayton Point’s and Kincaid’s assets and liabilities to be disposed of were classified as held for sale and adjusted to their estimated fair value less cost to sell, resulting in impairment charges totaling $48 million ($28 million after-tax) for the six month period ended June 30, 2013, which are included in discontinued operations in Dominion’s Consolidated Statements of Income. Dominion used the market approach to estimate the fair value of Brayton Point’s and Kincaid’s long-lived assets. These were considered Level 2 fair value measurements given that they were based on the agreed-upon sales price.

Dominion’s 50% interest in Elwood was an equity method investment and therefore, in accordance with applicable accounting guidance, the carrying amount of this investment was not classified as held for sale nor were the equity earnings from this investment reported as discontinued operations.

 

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The following table presents selected information regarding the results of operations of Brayton Point and Kincaid, which are reported as discontinued operations in Dominion’s Consolidated Statements of Income:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2013     2013  
(millions)             

Operating revenue

   $ 87      $ 304   

Income before income taxes

     (17     (135 )(1) 

 

(1) Includes $64 million of charges related to the defeasance of Brayton Point debt and the early redemption of Kincaid debt. See Note 17 in Dominion’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 for more information.

Dominion Gas

Assignments of Marcellus Acreage

In December 2013, DTI closed on agreements with two natural gas producers to convey approximately 100,000 acres of Marcellus Shale development rights underneath several of its natural gas storage fields. The agreements provide for payments to DTI, subject to customary adjustments, of approximately $200 million over a period of nine years, and an overriding royalty interest in gas produced from the acreage. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, DTI received $16 million in additional cash proceeds resulting from post-closing adjustments. At September 30, 2014, deferred revenue totaled approximately $88 million, which is expected to be recognized over a period of approximately nine years.

In September 2014, DTI signed an agreement with a natural gas producer to convey approximately 24,000 acres of Marcellus Shale development rights underneath one of its natural gas storage fields. The agreement provides for payments to DTI, subject to customary adjustments, of approximately $120 million over a period of four years, and an overriding royalty interest in gas produced from the acreage. DTI expects to close on the agreement in November 2014 and receive proceeds of approximately $60 million associated with an initial conveyance of approximately 12,000 acres.

Dominion and Dominion Gas

Blue Racer

See Note 10 for a discussion of transactions related to Blue Racer.

 

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Note 4. Operating Revenue

The Companies’ operating revenue consists of the following:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2014      2013      2014      2013  
(millions)                            

Dominion

           

Electric sales:

           

Regulated

   $ 2,026       $ 2,023       $ 5,674       $ 5,471   

Nonregulated

     353         704         1,527         1,907   

Gas sales:

           

Regulated

     25         32         242         213   

Nonregulated

     187         159         532         712   

Gas transportation and storage

     343         329         1,138         1,156   

Other

     116         185         380         476   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating revenue

   $ 3,050       $ 3,432       $ 9,493       $ 9,935   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Virginia Power

           

Regulated electric sales

   $ 2,026       $ 2,023       $ 5,674       $ 5,471   

Other

     27         36         91         79   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating revenue

   $ 2,053       $ 2,059       $ 5,765       $ 5,550   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dominion Gas

           

Gas sales:

           

Regulated

   $ 15       $ 22       $ 152       $ 130   

Nonregulated

     3         3         16         10   

Gas transportation and storage

     296         280         996         1,011   

NGL revenue

     54         66         155         204   

Other

     23         17         69         49   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating revenue

   $ 391       $ 388       $ 1,388       $ 1,404   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note 5. Income Taxes

For continuing operations, including noncontrolling interests, the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate reconciles to the Companies’ effective income tax rate as follows:

 

     Dominion     Virginia Power     Dominion Gas  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

   2014     2013     2014     2013     2014     2013  

U.S. statutory rate

     35.0     35.0     35.0     35.0     35.0     35.0

Increases (reductions) resulting from:

            

State taxes, net of federal benefit

     2.7        2.4        3.9        2.8        3.7        4.1   

Investment tax credits

     (6.0     (1.3     —          —          —          —     

Production tax credits

     (1.1     (0.5     (0.6     (0.2     —          —     

Valuation allowances

     0.6        —          —          —          —          —     

AFUDC – equity

     0.1        (0.7     0.1        (1.1     —          (0.1

Other, net

     (0.6     (0.9     0.7        (0.3     0.1        0.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effective tax rate

     30.7     34.0     39.1     36.2     38.8     39.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2014, there have been no material changes in the Companies’ unrecognized tax benefits or possible changes that could reasonably be expected to occur during the next twelve months. See Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and Note 5 in Exhibit 99.11(b) to Dominion Gas’ Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 26, 2014 for a discussion of these unrecognized tax benefits.

 

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Note 6. Earnings Per Share

The following table presents the calculation of Dominion’s basic and diluted EPS:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2014      2013      2014      2013  
(millions, except EPS)                            

Net income attributable to Dominion

   $ 529       $ 569       $ 1,067       $ 1,266   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average shares of common stock outstanding – Basic

     583.1         579.4         582.2         578.1   

Net effect of dilutive securities(1)

     1.5         0.7         1.6         0.7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average shares of common stock outstanding – Diluted

     584.6         580.1         583.8         578.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Earnings Per Common Share – Basic

   $ 0.91       $ 0.98       $ 1.83       $ 2.19   

Earnings Per Common Share – Diluted

   $ 0.90       $ 0.98       $ 1.83       $ 2.19   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Dilutive securities consist primarily of contingently convertible senior notes and the 2013 Equity Units for 2014 and contingently convertible senior notes for 2013. See Note 14 in this report and Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 for more information.

The 2014 Equity Units are potentially dilutive securities but were excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, as the dilutive stock price threshold was not met. The 2013 Equity Units are potentially dilutive securities but were excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. See Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 for more information.

 

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Note 7. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Dominion

The following table presents Dominion’s changes in AOCI by component, net of tax:

 

     Deferred gains
and losses on
derivatives-
hedging
activities
    Unrealized gains
and losses on
investment
securities
    Unrecognized
pension and
other
postretirement
benefit costs
    Other
comprehensive
income (loss)
from equity
method investee
    Total  
(millions)                               

Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

          

Beginning balance

   $ (353   $ 534      $ (493   $ (5   $ (317

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications: gains (losses)

     (58     2        —          —          (56

Amounts reclassified from AOCI(1): (gains) losses

     (31     (21     8        —          (44
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)

     (89     (19     8        —          (100
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ (442   $ 515      $ (485   $ (5   $ (417
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013

          

Beginning balance

   $ (31   $ 371      $ (823   $ —        $ (483

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications: gains (losses)

     (77     38        (12     —          (51

Amounts reclassified from AOCI(1): (gains) losses

     (6     (10     14        —          (2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)

     (83     28        2        —          (53
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ (114   $ 399      $ (821   $ —        $ (536
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

          

Beginning balance

   $ (288   $ 474      $ (510   $ —        $ (324

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications: gains (losses)

     (267     80        —          (5     (192

Amounts reclassified from AOCI(1): (gains) losses

     113        (39     25        —          99   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)

     (154     41        25        (5     (93
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ (442   $ 515      $ (485   $ (5   $ (417
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

          

Beginning balance

   $ (122   $ 326      $ (1,081   $ —        $ (877

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications: gains (losses)

     (45     119        216        —          290   

Amounts reclassified from AOCI(1): (gains) losses

     53        (46     44        —          51   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)

     8        73        260        —          341   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ (114   $ 399      $ (821   $ —        $ (536
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) See table below for details about these reclassifications.

 

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The following table presents Dominion’s reclassifications out of AOCI by component:

 

Details about AOCI components

   Amounts reclassified
from AOCI
   

Affected line item in the Consolidated Statements of Income

(millions)           

Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

    

Deferred (gains) and losses on derivatives-hedging activities:

    

Commodity contracts

   $ (66  

Operating revenue

     3     

Purchased gas

     5     

Electric fuel and other energy-related purchases

Interest rate contracts

     5     

Interest and related charges

  

 

 

   
     (53  

Tax

     22     

Income tax expense

  

 

 

   
   $ (31  
  

 

 

   

Unrealized (gains) and losses on investment securities:

    

Realized (gain) loss on sale of securities

   $ (38  

Other income

Impairment

     4     

Other income

  

 

 

   
     (34  

Tax

     13     

Income tax expense

  

 

 

   
   $ (21  
  

 

 

   

Unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefit costs:

    

Prior service (credit) costs

   $ (4  

Other operations and maintenance

Actuarial (gains) losses

     18     

Other operations and maintenance

  

 

 

   
     14     

Tax

     (6  

Income tax expense

  

 

 

   
   $ 8     
  

 

 

   

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013

    

Deferred (gains) and losses on derivatives-hedging activities:

    

Commodity contracts

   $ (24  

Operating revenue

     5     

Purchased gas

     3     

Electric fuel and other energy-related purchases

Interest rate contracts

     6     

Interest and related charges

  

 

 

   
     (10  

Tax

     4     

Income tax expense

  

 

 

   
   $ (6  
  

 

 

   

Unrealized (gains) and losses on investment securities:

    

Realized (gain) loss on sale of securities

   $ (16  

Other income

Impairment

     1     

Other income

  

 

 

   
     (15  

Tax

     5     

Income tax expense

  

 

 

   
   $ (10  
  

 

 

   

Unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefit costs:

    

Actuarial (gains) losses

   $ 23     

Other operations and maintenance

  

 

 

   
     23     

Tax

     (9  

Income tax expense

  

 

 

   
   $ 14     
  

 

 

   

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

    

Deferred (gains) and losses on derivatives-hedging activities:

    

Commodity contracts

   $ 175     

Operating revenue

     7     

Purchased gas

     (8  

Electric fuel and other energy-related purchases

Interest rate contracts

     11     

Interest and related charges

  

 

 

   
     185     

Tax

     (72  

Income tax expense

  

 

 

   
   $ 113     
  

 

 

   

 

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Unrealized (gains) and losses on investment securities:

    

Realized (gain) loss on sale of securities

   $ (71  

Other income

Impairment

     8     

Other income

  

 

 

   
     (63  

Tax

     24     

Income tax expense

  

 

 

   
   $ (39  
  

 

 

   

Unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefit costs:

    

Prior service (credit) costs

   $ (9  

Other operations and maintenance

Actuarial (gains) losses

     52     

Other operations and maintenance

  

 

 

   
     43     

Tax

     (18  

Income tax expense

  

 

 

   
   $ 25     
  

 

 

   

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

    

Deferred (gains) and losses on derivatives-hedging activities:

    

Commodity contracts

   $ 31     

Operating revenue

     39     

Purchased gas

     6     

Electric fuel and other energy-related purchases

Interest rate contracts

     12     

Interest and related charges

  

 

 

   
     88     

Tax

     (35  

Income tax expense

  

 

 

   
   $ 53     
  

 

 

   

Unrealized (gains) and losses on investment securities:

    

Realized (gain) loss on sale of securities

   $ (80  

Other income

Impairment

     6     

Other income

  

 

 

   
     (74  

Tax

     28     

Income tax expense

  

 

 

   
   $ (46  
  

 

 

   

Unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefit costs:

    

Prior service (credit) costs

   $ (6  

Other operations and maintenance

Actuarial (gains) losses

     79     

Other operations and maintenance

  

 

 

   
     73     

Tax

     (29  

Income tax expense

  

 

 

   
   $ 44     
  

 

 

   

 

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Dominion Gas

The following table presents Dominion Gas’ changes in AOCI by component, net of tax:

 

     Deferred gains
and losses on
derivatives-
hedging
activities
    Unrecognized
pension and
other
postretirement
benefit costs
    Total  
(millions)                   

Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

      

Beginning balance

   $ (16   $ (59   $ (75

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications: gains (losses)

     (7     —          (7

Amounts reclassified from AOCI(1): (gains) losses

     4        1        5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)

     (3     1        (2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ (19   $ (58   $ (77
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013

      

Beginning balance

   $ 22      $ (77   $ (55

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications: gains (losses)

     (21     —          (21

Amounts reclassified from AOCI(1): (gains) losses

     3        1        4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)

     (18     1        (17
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ 4      $ (76   $ (72
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

      

Beginning balance

   $ 3      $ (61   $ (58

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications: gains (losses)

     (33     —          (33

Amounts reclassified from AOCI(1): (gains) losses

     11        3        14   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)

     (22     3        (19
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ (19   $ (58   $ (77
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

      

Beginning balance

   $ (47   $ (93   $ (140

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications: gains (losses)

     45        13        58   

Amounts reclassified from AOCI(1): (gains) losses

     6        4        10   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net current-period other comprehensive income

     51        17        68   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ 4      $ (76   $ (72
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) See table below for details about these reclassifications.

 

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The following table presents Dominion Gas’ reclassifications out of AOCI by component:

 

Details about AOCI components

   Amounts reclassified
from AOCI
   

Affected line item in the Consolidated Statements of Income

(millions)           

Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

    

Deferred (gains) and losses on derivatives-hedging activities:

    

Commodity contracts

   $ 1      Operating revenue
     5      Purchased gas
  

 

 

   
     6     

Tax

     (2   Income tax expense
  

 

 

   
   $ 4     
  

 

 

   

Unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefit costs:

    

Actuarial (gains) losses

   $ 2      Other operations and maintenance
  

 

 

   
     2     

Tax

     (1   Income tax expense
  

 

 

   
   $ 1     
  

 

 

   

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013

    

Deferred (gains) and losses on derivatives-hedging activities:

    

Commodity contracts

   $ 1      Operating revenue
     4      Purchased gas
  

 

 

   
     5     

Tax

     (2   Income tax expense
  

 

 

   
   $ 3     
  

 

 

   

Unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefit costs:

    

Actuarial (gains) losses

   $ 2      Other operations and maintenance
  

 

 

   
     2     

Tax

     (1   Income tax expense
  

 

 

   
   $ 1     
  

 

 

   

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

    

Deferred (gains) and losses on derivatives-hedging activities:

    

Commodity contracts

   $ 8      Operating revenue
     10      Purchased gas
  

 

 

   
     18     

Tax

     (7   Income tax expense
  

 

 

   
   $ 11     
  

 

 

   

Unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefit costs:

    

Actuarial (gains) losses

   $ 5      Other operations and maintenance
  

 

 

   
     5     

Tax

     (2   Income tax expense
  

 

 

   
   $ 3     
  

 

 

   

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

    

Deferred (gains) and losses on derivatives-hedging activities:

    

Commodity contracts

   $ (1   Operating revenue
     10      Purchased gas
  

 

 

   
     9     

Tax

     (3   Income tax expense
  

 

 

   
   $ 6     
  

 

 

   

Unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefit costs:

    

Actuarial (gains) losses

   $ 7      Other operations and maintenance
  

 

 

   
     7     

Tax

     (3   Income tax expense
  

 

 

   
   $ 4     
  

 

 

   

Note 8. Fair Value Measurements

The Companies’ fair value measurements are made in accordance with the policies discussed in Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and Note 6 in Exhibit 99.11(b) to Dominion Gas’ Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 26, 2014. See Note 9 in this report for further information about their derivatives and hedge accounting activities.

The Companies enter into certain physical and financial forwards, futures, options and swaps, which are considered Level 3 as they have one or more inputs that are not observable and are significant to the valuation. The discounted cash flow method is used to value Level 3 physical and financial forwards and futures contracts. An option model is used to value Level 3 physical and financial options. The discounted cash flow model for forwards and futures calculates mark-to-market valuations based on

 

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forward market prices, original transaction prices, volumes, risk-free rate of return, and credit spreads. The option model calculates mark-to-market valuations using variations of the Black-Scholes option model. The inputs into the models are the forward market prices, implied price volatilities, risk-free rate of return, the option expiration dates, the option strike prices, the original sales prices, and volumes. For Level 3 fair value measurements, forward market prices, credit spreads and implied price volatilities are considered unobservable. The unobservable inputs are developed and substantiated using historical information, available market data, third-party data, and statistical analysis. Periodically, inputs to valuation models are reviewed and revised as needed, based on historical information, updated market data, market liquidity and relationships, and changes in third-party pricing sources.

The following table presents the Companies’ quantitative information about Level 3 fair value measurements at September 30, 2014. The range and weighted average are presented in dollars for market price inputs and percentages for credit spreads and price volatility.

 

     Fair Value
(millions)
     Valuation Techniques    Unobservable Input     Range    Weighted
Average(1)
 

Assets:

             

Physical and Financial Forwards and Futures:

             

Natural Gas(2)

   $ 27       Discounted Cash Flow      Market Price (per Dth)(4)      (2) - 5      (1
           Credit spread(6)      1% - 3%      2

FTRs

     37       Discounted Cash Flow      Market Price (per MWh)(4)      (1) - 16      2   

NGLs(3)

     3       Discounted Cash Flow      Market Price (per Gal)(4)      1 - 2      1   

Physical and Financial Options:

             

Natural Gas

     3       Option Model      Market Price (per Dth)(4)      3 - 5      4   
           Price Volatility (5)    17% - 51%      33
  

 

 

            

Total assets

   $ 70              
  

 

 

            

Liabilities:

             

Physical and Financial Forwards and Futures:

             

Natural Gas(2)

   $ 15       Discounted Cash Flow      Market Price (per Dth)(4)      (2) - 5      2   

FTRs

     4       Discounted Cash Flow      Market Price (per MWh)(4)      (16) - 16      (1

NGLs(3)

     1       Discounted Cash Flow      Market Price (per Gal)(4)      1 - 2      2   

Physical and Financial Options:

             

Natural Gas

     3       Option Model      Market Price (per Dth)(4)      2 - 5      4   
           Price Volatility(5)      17% - 51%      37
  

 

 

            

Total liabilities

   $ 23              
  

 

 

            

 

(1) Averages weighted by volume.
(2) Includes basis.
(3) Information represents Dominion Gas’ quantitative information about Level 3 fair value measurements.
(4) Represents market prices beyond defined terms for Levels 1 and 2.
(5) Represents volatilities unrepresented in published markets.
(6) Represents credit spreads unrepresented in published markets.

 

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Sensitivity of the fair value measurements to changes in the significant unobservable inputs is as follows:

 

Significant Unobservable Inputs

   Position    Change to Input    Impact on Fair
Value Measurement

Market Price

   Buy    Increase (decrease)    Gain (loss)

Market Price

   Sell    Increase (decrease)    Loss (gain)

Price Volatility

   Buy    Increase (decrease)    Gain (loss)

Price Volatility

   Sell    Increase (decrease)    Loss (gain)

Credit spread

   Asset    Increase (decrease)    Loss (gain)

Credit spread

   Liability    Increase (decrease)    Gain (loss)

Non-recurring Fair Value Measurements

Dominion

See Note 3 for non-recurring fair value measurements related to Brayton Point and Kincaid.

Dominion Gas

In June 2013, Dominion Gas purchased certain natural gas infrastructure facilities that were previously leased from third parties. The purchase price was based on terms in the lease, which exceeded current market pricing. As a result of the purchase price and expected losses, Dominion Gas recorded an impairment charge of $49 million ($29 million after-tax) in other operations and maintenance expense in its Consolidated Statements of Income, to write down the long-lived assets to their estimated fair values of less than $1 million. As management was not aware of any recent market transactions for comparable assets with sufficient transparency to develop a market approach to fair value, Dominion Gas used the income approach (discounted cash flows) to estimate the fair value of the assets in this impairment test. This was considered a Level 3 fair value measurement due to the use of significant unobservable inputs, including estimates of future production and other commodity prices.

Also in June 2013, Dominion Gas recorded an impairment charge of $6 million ($4 million after-tax) in other operations and maintenance expense in its Consolidated Statements of Income, to write off previously capitalized costs following the cancellation of two development projects.

 

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Recurring Fair Value Measurements

Dominion

The following table presents Dominion’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis for each hierarchy level, including both current and noncurrent portions:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
(millions)                            

At September 30, 2014

           

Assets:

           

Derivatives:

           

Commodity

   $ —         $ 612       $ 70       $ 682   

Interest rate

     —           50         —           50   

Investments(1):

           

Equity securities:

           

U.S.:

           

Large cap

     2,570         —           —           2,570   

Other

     6         —           —           6   

Non-U.S.:

           

Large cap

     12         —           —           12   

Fixed income:

           

Corporate debt instruments

     —           419         —           419   

U.S. Treasury securities and agency debentures

     444         181         —           625   

State and municipal

     —           366         —           366   

Other

     —           6         —           6   

Cash equivalents and other

     1         135         —           136   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 3,033       $ 1,769       $ 70       $ 4,872   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

           

Derivatives:

           

Commodity

   $ 1       $ 1,200       $ 23       $ 1,224   

Interest rate

     —           100         —           100   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   $ 1       $ 1,300       $ 23       $ 1,324   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

At December 31, 2013

           

Assets:

           

Derivatives:

           

Commodity

   $ 3       $ 718       $ 32       $ 753   

Interest rate

     —           137         —           137   

Investments(1):

           

Equity securities:

           

U.S.:

           

Large cap

     2,417         —           —           2,417   

Other

     79         —           —           79   

Non-U.S.:

           

Large cap

     13         —           —           13   

Fixed income:

           

Corporate debt instruments

     —           345         —           345   

U.S. Treasury securities and agency debentures

     415         175         —           590   

State and municipal

     —           343         —           343   

Other

     —           3         —           3   

Cash equivalents and other

     —           103         —           103   

Restricted cash equivalents

     —           8         —           8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 2,927       $ 1,832       $ 32       $ 4,791   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

           

Derivatives:

           

Commodity

   $ 3       $ 1,051       $ 48       $ 1,102   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   $ 3       $ 1,051       $ 48       $ 1,102   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes investments held in the nuclear decommissioning and rabbi trusts.

 

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The following table presents the net change in Dominion’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and included in the Level 3 fair value category:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2014     2013     2014     2013  
(millions)                         

Beginning balance

   $ 3      $ 2      $ (16   $ 25   

Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):

        

Included in earnings

     (2     (1     98        1   

Included in other comprehensive income (loss)

     4        (25     7        11   

Included in regulatory assets/liabilities

     39        10        53        (17

Settlements

     5        3        (94     (23

Transfers out of Level 3

     (2     7        (1     (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ 47      $ (4   $ 47      $ (4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The amount of gains (losses) for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets/liabilities still held at the reporting date

   $ 1      $ 2      $ 2      $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table presents Dominion’s classification of gains and losses included in earnings in the Level 3 fair value category:

 

     Operating
revenue
    Purchased
Gas
    Electric fuel
and other
energy-
related
purchases
    Total  
(millions)                         

Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

        

Total gains (losses) included in earnings

   $ 3      $ (3   $ (2   $ (2

The amount of total gains (losses) for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets/liabilities still held at the reporting date

     3        (2     —          1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013

        

Total gains (losses) included in earnings

   $ 5      $ —        $ (6   $ (1

The amount of total gains (losses) for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets/liabilities still held at the reporting date

     2        —          —          2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

        

Total gains (losses) included in earnings

   $ (7   $ (4   $ 109      $ 98   

The amount of total gains (losses) for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets/liabilities still held at the reporting date

     4        (2     —          2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

        

Total gains (losses) included in earnings

   $ 12      $ —        $ (11   $ 1   

The amount of total gains (losses) for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets/liabilities still held at the reporting date

     —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Virginia Power

The following table presents Virginia Power’s quantitative information about Level 3 fair value measurements at September 30, 2014. The range and weighted average are presented in dollars for market price inputs and percentages for credit spreads.

 

     Fair Value
(millions)
     Valuation Techniques    Unobservable Input      Range    Weighted
Average(1)
 

Assets:

              

Physical and Financial Forwards and Futures:

              

FTRs

   $ 37       Discounted Cash Flow      Market Price (per MWh)(3)       (1) - 16      2   

Natural Gas(2)

     13       Discounted Cash Flow      Market Price (per Dth)(3)       (2) - 5      (1
           Credit spread(4)       1% - 3%      2
  

 

 

             

Total assets

   $ 50               
  

 

 

             

Liabilities:

              

Physical and Financial Forwards and Futures:

              

FTRs

   $ 4       Discounted Cash Flow      Market Price (per MWh)(3)       (16) - 16      (1
  

 

 

             

Total liabilities

   $ 4               
  

 

 

             

 

(1) Averages weighted by volume.
(2) Includes basis.
(3) Represents market prices beyond defined terms for Levels 1 and 2.
(4) Represents credit spreads unrepresented in published markets.

Sensitivity of the fair value measurements to changes in the significant unobservable inputs is as follows:

 

Significant Unobservable Inputs

   Position    Change to Input    Impact on Fair
Value Measurement

Market Price

   Buy    Increase (decrease)    Gain (loss)

Market Price

   Sell    Increase (decrease)    Loss (gain)

Credit spread

   Asset    Increase (decrease)    Loss (gain)

Credit spread

   Liability    Increase (decrease)    Gain (loss)

 

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The following table presents Virginia Power’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis for each hierarchy level, including both current and noncurrent portions:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
(millions)                            

At September 30, 2014

           

Assets:

           

Derivatives:

           

Commodity

   $ —         $ 3       $ 50       $ 53   

Investments(1):

           

Equity securities:

           

U.S. Large cap

     1,101         —           —           1,101   

Fixed income:

           

Corporate debt instruments

     —           229         —           229   

U.S. Treasury securities and agency debentures

     166         61         —           227   

State and municipal

     —           185         —           185   

Cash equivalents and other

     —           43         —           43   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,267       $ 521       $ 50       $ 1,838   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

           

Derivatives:

           

Commodity

   $ —         $ 3       $ 4       $ 7   

Interest rate

     —           23         —           23   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   $ —         $ 26       $ 4       $ 30   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

At December 31, 2013

           

Assets:

           

Derivatives:

           

Commodity

   $ —         $ 3       $ 2       $ 5   

Interest rate

     —           48         —           48   

Investments(1):

           

Equity securities:

           

U.S.:

           

Large cap

     1,021         —           —           1,021   

Other

     36         —           —           36   

Fixed income:

           

Corporate debt instruments

     —           191         —           191   

U.S. Treasury securities and agency debentures

     146         66         —           212   

State and municipal

     —           164         —           164   

Cash equivalents and other

     —           31         —           31   

Restricted cash equivalents

     —           8         —           8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,203       $ 511       $ 2       $ 1,716   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

           

Derivatives:

           

Commodity

   $ —         $ 3       $ 9       $ 12   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   $ —         $ 3       $ 9       $ 12   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes investments held in the nuclear decommissioning and rabbi trusts.

 

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The following table presents the net change in Virginia Power’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and included in the Level 3 fair value category:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2014     2013     2014     2013  
(millions)                         

Beginning balance

   $ 7      $ (25   $ (7   $ 2   

Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):

        

Included in earnings

     (2     (4     109        (9

Included in regulatory assets/liabilities

     39        10        53        (17

Settlements

     2        4        (109     9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ 46      $ (15   $ 46      $ (15
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The gains and losses included in earnings in the Level 3 fair value category were classified in electric fuel and other energy-related purchases in Virginia Power’s Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. There were no unrealized gains or losses included in earnings in the Level 3 fair value category relating to assets/liabilities still held at the reporting date for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

Dominion Gas

The following table presents Dominion Gas’ assets and liabilities for derivatives that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis for each hierarchy level, including both current and noncurrent portions:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
(millions)                            

At September 30, 2014

           

Assets:

           

Commodity

   $ —         $ —         $ 2       $ 2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

           

Commodity

   $ —         $ 4       $ 1       $ 5   

Interest rate

     —           3         —           3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   $ —         $ 7       $ 1       $ 8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

At December 31, 2013

           

Assets:

           

Commodity

   $ —         $ —         $ 6       $ 6   

Interest rate

     —           34         —           34   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ —         $ 34       $ 6       $ 40   

Liabilities:

           

Commodity

   $ —         $ 13       $ 12       $ 25   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table presents the net change in Dominion Gas’ assets and liabilities for derivatives measured at fair value on a recurring basis and included in the Level 3 fair value category:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2014     2013     2014     2013  
(millions)                         

Beginning balance

   $ (3   $ 23      $ (6   $ (12

Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):

        

Included in earnings

     (1     —          (8     2   

Included in other comprehensive income (loss)

     5        (23     8        11   

Settlements

     —          —          7        (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ 1      $ —        $ 1      $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The gains and losses included in earnings in the Level 3 fair value category were classified in operating revenue in Dominion Gas’ Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. There were no unrealized gains or losses included in earnings in the Level 3 fair value category relating to assets/liabilities still held at the reporting date for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

 

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Substantially all of the Companies’ financial instruments are recorded at fair value, with the exception of the instruments described below, which are reported at historical cost. Estimated fair values have been determined using available market information and valuation methodologies considered appropriate by management. The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, customer and other receivables, short-term debt, affiliated current borrowings, payables to affiliates and accounts payable are representative of fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments. For the Companies’ financial instruments that are not recorded at fair value, the carrying amounts and estimated fair values are as follows:

 

     September 30, 2014      December 31, 2013  
     Carrying
Amount
     Estimated Fair
Value(1)
     Carrying
Amount
     Estimated Fair
Value(1)
 
(millions)                            

Dominion

           

Long-term debt, including securities due within one year(2)

   $ 18,801       $ 20,853       $ 18,396       $ 19,887   

Junior subordinated notes(3)

     1,373         1,379         1,373         1,394   

Remarketable subordinated notes(3)

     2,083         2,233         1,080         1,192   

Subsidiary preferred stock(4)

     134         140         257         261   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Virginia Power

           

Long-term debt, including securities due within one year(3)

   $ 8,728       $ 9,858       $ 8,032       $ 8,897   

Preferred stock(4)

     134         140         257         261   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dominion Gas

           

Long-term debt(3)

   $ 1,199       $ 1,237       $ 1,198       $ 1,169   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Fair value is estimated using market prices, where available, and interest rates currently available for issuance of debt with similar terms and remaining maturities. All fair value measurements are classified as Level 2. The carrying amount of debt issues with short-term maturities and variable rates refinanced at current market rates is a reasonable estimate of their fair value.
(2) Carrying amount includes amounts which represent the unamortized discount and/or premium. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, includes the valuation of certain fair value hedges associated with fixed rate debt of approximately $34 million and $55 million, respectively.
(3) Carrying amount includes amounts which represent the unamortized discount and/or premium.
(4) Carrying amount includes deferred issuance expenses of $2 million at December 31, 2013.

Note 9. Derivatives and Hedge Accounting Activities

The Companies’ accounting policies and objectives and strategies for using derivative instruments are discussed in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and Note 2 in Exhibit 99.11(b) to Dominion Gas’ Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 26, 2014. See Note 8 in this report for further information about fair value measurements and associated valuation methods for derivatives.

Derivative assets and liabilities are presented gross on the Companies’ Consolidated Balance Sheets. Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s derivative contracts include both over-the-counter transactions and those that are executed on an exchange or other trading platform (exchange contracts) and centrally cleared. Dominion Gas’ derivative contracts consist of over-the-counter transactions. Over-the-counter contracts are bilateral contracts that are transacted directly with a counterparty. Exchange contracts utilize a financial intermediary, exchange, or clearinghouse to enter, execute, or clear the transactions. Certain over-the-counter and exchange contracts contain contractual rights of setoff through master netting arrangements, derivative clearing agreements, and contract default provisions. In addition, the contracts are subject to conditional rights of setoff through counterparty nonperformance, insolvency, or other conditions.

In general, most over-the-counter transactions and all exchange contracts are subject to collateral requirements. Types of collateral for over-the-counter and exchange contracts include cash, letters of credit, and in some cases other forms of security, none of which are subject to restrictions. Cash collateral is used in the table below to offset derivative assets and liabilities. Certain accounts receivable and accounts payable recognized on the Companies’ Consolidated Balance Sheets, as well as letters of credit and other forms of security, all of which are not included in the tables below, are subject to offset under master netting or similar arrangements and would reduce the net exposure.

 

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Dominion

Balance Sheet Presentation

The tables below present Dominion’s derivative asset and liability balances by type of financial instrument, before and after the effects of offsetting:

 

    September 30, 2014     December 31, 2013  
    Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets
    Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
    Net Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
    Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets
    Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
    Net Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
 
(millions)                                    

Interest rate contracts:

           

Over-the-counter

  $ 50      $ —        $ 50      $ 137      $ —        $ 137   

Commodity contracts:

           

Over-the-counter

    195        —          195        240        —          240   

Exchange

    483        —          483        506        —          506   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivatives, subject to a master netting or similar arrangement

    728        —          728        883        —          883   

Total derivatives, not subject to a master netting or similar arrangement

    4        —          4        7        —          7   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 732      $ —        $ 732      $ 890      $ —        $ 890   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

          September 30, 2014                 December 31, 2013        
          Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Consolidated
Balance Sheet
                Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Consolidated
Balance Sheet
       
    Net Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
    Financial
Instruments
    Cash
Collateral
Received
    Net
Amounts
    Net Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
    Financial
Instruments
    Cash
Collateral
Received
    Net
Amounts
 
(millions)                                                

Interest rate contracts:

               

Over-the-counter

  $ 50      $ 28      $ —        $ 22      $ 137      $ —        $ —        $ 137   

Commodity contracts:

               

Over-the-counter

    195        73        —          122        240        63        —          177   

Exchange

    483        483        —          —          506        505        —          1   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 728      $ 584      $ —        $ 144      $ 883      $ 568      $ —        $ 315   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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    September 30, 2014     December 31, 2013  
    Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities
    Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
    Net Amounts of
Liabilities
Presented in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
    Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities
    Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
    Net Amounts of
Liabilities
Presented in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
 
(millions)                                    

Interest rate contracts:

           

Over-the-counter

  $ 100      $ —        $ 100      $ —        $ —        $ —     

Commodity contracts:

           

Over-the-counter

    394        —          394        262        —          262   

Exchange

    825        —          825        838        —          838   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivatives, subject to a master netting or similar arrangement

    1,319        —          1,319        1,100        —          1,100   

Total derivatives, not subject to a master netting or similar arrangement

    5        —          5        2        —          2   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,324      $ —        $ 1,324      $ 1,102      $ —        $ 1,102   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

          September 30, 2014                 December 31, 2013        
          Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Consolidated
Balance Sheet
                Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Consolidated
Balance Sheet
       
    Net Amounts of
Liabilities
Presented in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
    Financial
Instruments
    Cash
Collateral
Paid
    Net
Amounts
    Net Amounts of
Liabilities
Presented in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
    Financial
Instruments
    Cash
Collateral
Paid
    Net
Amounts
 

(millions)

               

Interest rate contracts:

               

Over-the-counter

  $ 100      $ 28      $ —        $ 72      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —     

Commodity contracts:

               

Over-the-counter

    394        73        110        211        262        63        69        130   

Exchange

    825        483        342        —          838        505        333        —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,319      $ 584      $ 452      $ 283      $ 1,100      $ 568      $ 402      $ 130   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Volumes

The following table presents the volume of Dominion’s derivative activity as of September 30, 2014. These volumes are based on open derivative positions and represent the combined absolute value of their long and short positions, except in the case of offsetting transactions, for which they represent the absolute value of the net volume of their long and short positions.

 

     Current      Noncurrent  

Natural Gas (bcf):

     

Fixed price(1)

     57         12   

Basis

     298         606   

Electricity (MWh):

     

Fixed price

     15,326,454         9,127,500   

FTRs

     54,017,119         —     

Capacity (MW)

     6,100         12,200   

Liquids (Gal)(2)

     37,170,000         —     

Interest rate

   $ 1,650,000,000       $ 4,400,000,000   

 

(1) Includes options.
(2) Includes NGLs and oil.

 

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Ineffectiveness and AOCI

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, gains or losses on hedging instruments determined to be ineffective and amounts excluded from the assessment of effectiveness were not material. Amounts excluded from the assessment of effectiveness include gains or losses attributable to changes in the time value of options and changes in the differences between spot prices and forward prices.

The following table presents selected information related to gains (losses) on cash flow hedges included in AOCI in Dominion’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2014:

 

     AOCI
After-Tax
    Amounts Expected to be
Reclassified to Earnings
during the
next 12  Months After-Tax
    Maximum Term  
(millions)                   

Commodities:

      

Gas

   $ (4   $ (4     19 months   

Electricity

     (252     (188     27 months   

Other

     1        1        20 months   

Interest rate

     (187     (6     360 months   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (442   $ (197  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The amounts that will be reclassified from AOCI to earnings will generally be offset by the recognition of the hedged transactions (e.g., anticipated sales) in earnings, thereby achieving the realization of prices contemplated by the underlying risk management strategies and will vary from the expected amounts presented above as a result of changes in market prices and interest rates.

 

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Fair Value and Gains and Losses on Derivative Instruments

The following table presents the fair values of Dominion’s derivatives and where they are presented in its Consolidated Balance Sheets:

 

    Fair Value –
Derivatives under
Hedge Accounting
    Fair Value –
Derivatives not under
Hedge Accounting
    Total Fair Value  
(millions)                  

September 30, 2014

     

ASSETS

     

Current Assets

     

Commodity

  $ 185      $ 366      $ 551   

Interest rate

    49        —          49   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current derivative assets(1)

    234        366        600   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncurrent Assets

     

Commodity

    61        70        131   

Interest rate

    1        —          1   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noncurrent derivative assets(2)

    62        70        132   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative assets

  $ 296      $ 436      $ 732   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

     

Current Liabilities

     

Commodity

  $ 513      $ 455      $ 968   

Interest rate

    28        —          28   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current derivative liabilities

    541        455        996   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncurrent Liabilities

     

Commodity

    171        85        256   

Interest Rate

    72        —          72   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noncurrent derivative liabilities(3)

    243        85        328   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative liabilities

  $ 784      $ 540      $ 1,324   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

December 31, 2013

     

ASSETS

     

Current Assets

     

Commodity

  $ 49      $ 522      $ 571   

Interest rate

    116        —          116   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current derivative assets(1)

    165        522        687   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncurrent Assets

     

Commodity

    28        154        182   

Interest rate

    21        —          21   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noncurrent derivative assets(2)

    49        154        203   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative assets

  $ 214      $ 676      $ 890   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

     

Current Liabilities

     

Commodity

  $ 267      $ 561      $ 828   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current derivative liabilities

    267        561        828   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncurrent Liabilities

     

Commodity

    119        155        274   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noncurrent derivative liabilities(3)

    119        155        274   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative liabilities

  $ 386      $ 716      $ 1,102   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Current derivative assets are presented in other current assets in Dominion’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2) Noncurrent derivative assets are presented in other deferred charges and other assets in Dominion’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(3) Noncurrent derivative liabilities are presented in other deferred credits and other liabilities in Dominion’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

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The following tables present the gains and losses on Dominion’s derivatives, as well as where the associated activity is presented in its Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statements of Income:

 

Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships

   Amount of Gain
(Loss)
Recognized
in AOCI on
Derivatives
(Effective
Portion)(1)
    Amount of Gain
(Loss) Reclassified
from AOCI to
Income
    Increase
(Decrease) in
Derivatives
Subject to
Regulatory
Treatment(2)
 
(millions)                   

Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

      

Derivative Type and Location of Gains (Losses)

      

Commodity:

      

Operating revenue

     $ 66     

Purchased gas

       (3  

Electric fuel and other energy-related purchases

       (5  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commodity

   $ (74   $ 58      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest rate(3)

     (20     (5     (7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (94   $ 53      $ (7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013

      

Derivative Type and Location of Gains (Losses)

      

Commodity:

      

Operating revenue

     $ 24     

Purchased gas

       (5  

Electric fuel and other energy-related purchases

       (3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commodity

   $ (110   $ 16      $ 4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest rate(3)

     (10     (6     14   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (120   $ 10      $ 18   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

      

Derivative Type and Location of Gains (Losses)

      

Commodity:

      

Operating revenue

     $ (175  

Purchased gas

       (7  

Electric fuel and other energy-related purchases

       8     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commodity

   $ (291   $ (174   $ (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest rate(3)

     (139     (11     (38
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (430   $ (185   $ (39
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

      

Derivative Type and Location of Gains (Losses)

      

Commodity:

      

Operating revenue

     $ (31  

Purchased gas

       (39  

Electric fuel and other energy-related purchases

       (6  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commodity

   $ (137   $ (76   $ 3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest rate(3)

     71        (12     66   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (66   $ (88   $ 69   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Amounts deferred into AOCI have no associated effect in Dominion’s Consolidated Statements of Income.
(2) Represents net derivative activity deferred into and amortized out of regulatory assets/liabilities. Amounts deferred into regulatory assets/liabilities have no associated effect in Dominion’s Consolidated Statements of Income.
(3) Amounts recorded in Dominion’s Consolidated Statements of Income are classified in interest and related charges.

 

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     Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in
Income on Derivatives(1)
 
     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

   2014     2013     2014     2013  
(millions)                         

Derivative Type and Location of Gains (Losses)

        

Commodity

        

Operating revenue

   $ 35      $ 3      $ (327   $ —     

Purchased gas

     (39     (3     (33     (11

Electric fuel and other energy-related purchases

     —          (12     125        (20
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (4   $ (12   $ (235   $ (31
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes derivative activity amortized out of regulatory assets/liabilities. Amounts deferred into regulatory assets/liabilities have no associated effect in Dominion’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

Virginia Power

Balance Sheet Presentation

The tables below present Virginia Power’s derivative asset and liability balances by type of financial instrument, before and after the effects of offsetting:

 

            September 30, 2014                    December 31, 2013         
     Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets
     Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
     Net Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
     Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets
     Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
     Net Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
 
(millions)                                          

Interest rate contracts:

                 

Over-the-counter

   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ 48       $ —         $ 48   

Commodity contracts:

                 

Over-the-counter

     50         —           50         4         —           4   

Exchange

     —           —           —           1         —           1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivatives, subject to a master netting or similar arrangement

     50         —           50         53         —           53   

Total derivatives, not subject to a master netting or similar arrangement

     3         —           3         —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 53       $ —         $ 53       $ 53       $ —         $ 53   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

            September 30, 2014                    December 31, 2013         
            Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Consolidated
Balance Sheet
                   Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Consolidated
Balance Sheet
        
     Net Amounts of
Assets
Presented in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
     Financial
Instruments
     Cash
Collateral
Received
     Net
Amounts
     Net Amounts of
Assets
Presented in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
     Financial
Instruments
     Cash
Collateral
Received
     Net
Amounts
 
(millions)                                                        

Interest rate contracts:

                       

Over-the-counter

   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —         $ 48       $ —         $ —         $ 48   

Commodity contracts:

                       

Over-the-counter

     50         4         —           46         4         4         —           —     

Exchange

     —           —           —           —           1         —           —           1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 50       $ 4       $ —         $ 46       $ 53       $ 4       $ —         $ 49   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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          September 30, 2014                 December 31, 2013        
    Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities
    Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
    Net Amounts of
Liabilities
Presented in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
    Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities
    Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
    Net Amounts of
Liabilities
Presented in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
 
(millions)                                    

Interest rate contracts:

           

Over-the-counter

  $ 23      $ —        $ 23      $ —        $ —        $ —     

Commodity contracts:

           

Over-the-counter

    6        —          6        12        —          12   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivatives, subject to a master netting or similar arrangement

    29        —          29        12        —          12   

Total derivatives, not subject to a master netting or similar arrangement

    1        —          1        —          —          —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 30      $ —        $ 30      $ 12      $ —        $ 12   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

          September 30, 2014                 December 31, 2013        
          Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Consolidated
Balance Sheet
                Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Consolidated
Balance Sheet
       
    Net Amounts of
Liabilities
Presented in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
    Financial
Instruments
    Cash
Collateral
Paid
    Net
Amounts
    Net Amounts of
Liabilities
Presented in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
    Financial
Instruments
    Cash
Collateral
Paid
    Net
Amounts
 
(millions)                                                

Interest rate contracts:

               

Over-the-counter

  $ 23      $ —        $ —        $ 23      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —     

Commodity contracts:

               

Over-the-counter

    6        4        —          2        12        4        7        1   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 29      $ 4      $ —        $ 25      $ 12      $ 4      $ 7      $ 1   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Volumes

The following table presents the volume of Virginia Power’s derivative activity as of September 30, 2014. These volumes are based on open derivative positions and represent the combined absolute value of their long and short positions, except in the case of offsetting transactions, for which they represent the absolute value of the net volume of their long and short positions.

 

     Current      Noncurrent  

Natural Gas (bcf):

  

Fixed price(1)

     8         —     

Basis

     23         493   

Electricity (MWh):

  

Fixed price

     50,400         —     

FTRs

     53,863,519         —     

Capacity (MW)

     6,100         12,200   

Interest rate

   $ —         $ 850,000,000   

 

(1) Includes options.

Ineffectiveness

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, gains or losses on hedging instruments determined to be ineffective and amounts excluded from the assessment of effectiveness were not material. Amounts excluded from the assessment of effectiveness include gains or losses attributable to changes in the time value of options and changes in the differences between spot prices and forward prices.

 

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Fair Value and Gains and Losses on Derivative Instruments

The following table presents the fair values of Virginia Power’s derivatives and where they are presented in its Consolidated Balance Sheets:

 

     Fair Value –
Derivatives under
Hedge Accounting
     Fair Value –
Derivatives not under
Hedge Accounting
     Total Fair Value  
(millions)                     

September 30, 2014

        

ASSETS

        

Current Assets

        

Commodity

   $ 1       $ 39       $ 40   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current derivative assets(1)

     1         39         40   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Noncurrent Assets

        

Commodity

     —           13         13   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total noncurrent derivative assets(2)

     —           13         13   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets

   $ 1       $ 52       $ 53   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

        

Current Liabilities

        

Commodity

   $ 2       $ 5       $ 7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current derivative liabilities(3)

     2         5         7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Noncurrent Liabilities

        

Interest rate

     23         —           23   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total noncurrent derivatives liabilities (4)

     23         —           23   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative liabilities

   $ 25       $ 5       $ 30   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

December 31, 2013

        

ASSETS

        

Current Assets

        

Commodity

   $ 2       $ 3       $ 5   

Interest rate

     48         —           48   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current derivative assets(1)

     50         3         53   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets

   $ 50       $ 3       $ 53   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

        

Current Liabilities

        

Commodity

   $ 1       $ 11       $ 12   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current derivative liabilities(3)

     1         11         12   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative liabilities

   $ 1       $ 11       $ 12   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Current derivative assets are presented in other current assets in Virginia Power’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2) Noncurrent derivative assets are presented in other deferred charges and other assets in Virginia Power’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2) Current derivative liabilities are presented in other current liabilities in Virginia Power’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(3) Noncurrent derivative liabilities are presented in other deferred credits and other liabilities in Virginia Power’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

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The following tables present the gains and losses on Virginia Power’s derivatives, as well as where the associated activity is presented in its Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statements of Income:

 

Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships

   Amount of Gain
(Loss) 
Recognized
in AOCI on
Derivatives
(Effective
Portion)(1)
    Amount of Gain
(Loss) Reclassified
from AOCI to
Income
    Increase
(Decrease) in
Derivatives
Subject to
Regulatory
Treatment(2)
 
(millions)                   

Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

      

Derivative Type and Location of Gains (Losses)

      

Commodity:

      

Electric fuel and other energy-related purchases

     $ (1  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commodity

   $ (1   $ (1   $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest rate(3)

     —          —          (7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (1   $ (1   $ (7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013

      

Derivative Type and Location of Gains (Losses)

      

Commodity:

      

Electric fuel and other energy-related purchases

     $ (1  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commodity

   $ 1      $ (1   $ 4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest rate(3)

     1        —          14   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2      $ (1   $ 18   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

      

Derivative Type and Location of Gains (Losses)

      

Commodity:

      

Electric fuel and other energy-related purchases

     $ 5     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commodity

   $ 5      $ 5      $ (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest rate(3)

     (5     —          (38
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ —        $ 5      $ (39
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

      

Derivative Type and Location of Gains (Losses)

      

Commodity:

      

Electric fuel and other energy-related purchases

     $ —       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commodity

   $ —        $ —        $ 3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest rate(3)

     7        —          66   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 7      $ —        $ 69   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Amounts deferred into AOCI have no associated effect in Virginia Power’s Consolidated Statements of Income.
(2) Represents net derivative activity deferred into and amortized out of regulatory assets/liabilities. Amounts deferred into regulatory assets/liabilities have no associated effect in Virginia Power’s Consolidated Statements of Income.
(3) Amounts recorded in Virginia Power’s Consolidated Statements of Income are classified in interest and related charges.

 

     Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in
Income on  Derivatives(1)
 
     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

   2014     2013     2014      2013  
(millions)                          

Derivative Type and Location of Gains (Losses)

         

Commodity(2)

   $ (3   $ (4   $ 108       $ (8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ (3   $ (4   $ 108       $ (8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes derivative activity amortized out of regulatory assets/liabilities. Amounts deferred into regulatory assets/liabilities have no associated effect in Virginia Power’s Consolidated Statements of Income.
(2) Amounts recorded in Virginia Power’s Consolidated Statements of Income are classified in electric fuel and other energy-related purchases.

 

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Dominion Gas

Balance Sheet Presentation

The tables below present Dominion Gas’ derivative asset and liability balances by type of financial instrument, before and after the effects of offsetting.

 

     September 30, 2014      December 31, 2013  
     Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets
     Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
     Net Amounts of
Assets
Presented in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
     Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets
     Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
     Net Amounts of
Assets
Presented in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
 
(millions)                     

Interest rate contracts:

        

Over-the-counter

   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ 34       $ —         $ 34   

Commodity contracts:

           

Over-the-counter

     2         —           2         6         —           6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivatives, subject to a master netting or similar arrangement

   $ 2       $ —         $ 2       $ 40       $ —         $ 40   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

            September 30, 2014             December 31, 2013  
            Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Consolidated
Balance Sheet
            Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Consolidated
Balance Sheet
 
     Net Amounts of
Assets
Presented in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
     Financial
Instruments
     Net
Amounts
     Net Amounts of
Assets
Presented in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
     Financial
Instruments
     Net
Amounts
 
(millions)                     

Interest rate contracts:

        

Over-the-counter

   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ 34       $ —         $ 34   

Commodity contracts:

        

Over-the-counter

     2         2         —           6         6         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2       $ 2       $ —         $ 40       $ 6       $ 34   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     September 30, 2014      December 31, 2013  
     Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities
     Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
     Net Amounts of
Liabilities
Presented in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
     Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities
     Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
     Net Amounts of
Liabilities
Presented in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
 
(millions)                     

Interest rate contracts:

        

Over-the-counter

   $ 3       $ —         $ 3       $ —         $ —         $ —     

Commodity contracts:

        

Over-the-counter

     5         —           5         25         —           25   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivatives, subject to a master netting or similar arrangement

   $ 8       $ —         $ 8       $ 25       $ —         $ 25   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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            September 30, 2014             December 31, 2013  
            Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Consolidated
Balance Sheet
            Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Consolidated
Balance Sheet
 
     Net Amounts of
Liabilities
Presented in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
     Financial
Instruments
     Net
Amounts
     Net Amounts of
Liabilities
Presented in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
     Financial
Instruments
     Net
Amounts
 
(millions)                                          

Interest rate contracts:

                 

Over-the-counter

   $ 3       $ —         $ 3       $ —         $ —         $ —     

Commodity contracts:

                 

Over-the-counter

     5         2         3         25         6         19   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 8       $ 2       $ 6       $ 25       $ 6       $ 19   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Volumes

The following table presents the volume of Dominion Gas’ derivative activity as of September 30, 2014. These volumes are based on open derivative positions and represent the combined absolute value of their long and short positions, except in the case of offsetting transactions, for which they represent the absolute value of the net volume of their long and short positions.

 

     Current      Noncurrent  

Natural Gas (bcf):

     

Fixed price

     1         —     

Basis

     1         —     

NGLs (Gal)

     30,492,000         —     

Interest rate

   $ —         $ 250,000,000   

Ineffectiveness and AOCI

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, gains or losses on hedging instruments determined to be ineffective were not material.

The following table presents selected information related to losses on cash flow hedges included in AOCI in Dominion Gas’ Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2014:

 

     AOCI
After-Tax
    Amounts Expected to be
Reclassified to Earnings
during the
next 12 Months After-Tax
    Maximum Term
(millions)                 

Commodities:

      

Natural Gas

   $ (3   $ (3   6 months

NGLs

     —          —        3 months

Interest rate

     (16     —        360 months
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

Total

   $ (19   $ (3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

The amounts that will be reclassified from AOCI to earnings will generally be offset by the recognition of the hedged transactions (e.g., anticipated sales) in earnings, thereby achieving the realization of prices contemplated by the underlying risk management strategies and will vary from the expected amounts presented above as a result of changes in market prices and interest rates.

 

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Fair Value and Gains and Losses on Derivative Instruments

The following tables present the fair values of Dominion Gas’ commodity and interest rate derivatives and where they are presented in its Consolidated Balance Sheets:

 

     Fair Value -
Derivatives under
Hedge Accounting
     Fair Value -
Derivatives not under
Hedge Accounting
     Total Fair Value  
(millions)              

At September 30, 2014

     

ASSETS

     

Current Assets

     

Commodity

   $ 2       $ —         $ 2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current derivative assets(1)

     2         —           2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets

   $ 2       $ —         $ 2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

     

Current Liabilities

     

Commodity

   $ 5       $ —         $ 5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current derivative liabilities(2)

     5         —           5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Noncurrent Liabilities

     

Interest rate

     3         —           3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total noncurrent derivative liabilities(3)

     3         —           3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative liabilities

   $ 8       $ —         $ 8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

At December 31, 2013

     

ASSETS

     

Current Assets

     

Commodity

   $ 6       $ —         $ 6   

Interest rate

     34         —           34   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current derivative assets(1)

     40         —           40   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets

   $ 40       $ —         $ 40   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

     

Current Liabilities

     

Commodity

   $ 25       $ —         $ 25   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current derivative liabilities(2)

     25         —           25   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative liabilities

   $ 25       $ —         $ 25   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Current derivative assets are presented in other current assets in Dominion Gas’ Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2) Current derivative liabilities are presented in other current liabilities in Dominion Gas’ Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(3) Noncurrent derivative liabilities are presented in other deferred credits and other liabilities in Dominion Gas’ Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

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The following table presents the gains and losses on Dominion Gas’ derivatives, as well as where the associated activity is presented in its Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statements of Income:

 

Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships

   Amount of Gain
(Loss)
Recognized
in AOCI on
Derivatives
(Effective
Portion)(1)
    Amount of Gain
(Loss) Reclassified
from AOCI to
Income
 
(millions)             

Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

    

Derivative Type and Location of Gains (Losses)

    

Commodity

    

Operating revenue

     $ (1

Purchased gas

       (5
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commodity

   $ 3      $ (6
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest rate(2)

     (14     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (11   $ (6
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013

    

Derivative Type and Location of Gains (Losses)

    

Commodity

    

Operating revenue

     $ (1

Purchased gas

       (4
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commodity

   $ (23   $ (5
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest rate(2)

     (11     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (34   $ (5
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

    

Derivative Type and Location of Gains (Losses)

    

Commodity

    

Operating revenue

     $ (8

Purchased gas

       (10
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commodity

   $ 1      $ (18
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest rate(2)

     (56     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (55   $ (18
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

    

Derivative Type and Location of Gains (Losses)

    

Commodity

    

Operating revenue

     $ 1   

Purchased gas

       (10
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commodity

   $ 11      $ (9
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest rate(2)

     64        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 75      $ (9
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Amounts deferred into AOCI have no associated effect in Dominion Gas’ Consolidated Statements of Income.
(2) Amounts recorded in Dominion Gas’ Consolidated Statements of Income are classified in interest and related charges.

Note 10. Investments

Dominion

Equity and Debt Securities

Rabbi Trust Securities

Marketable equity and debt securities and cash equivalents held in Dominion’s rabbi trusts and classified as trading totaled $109 million and $107 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Cost method investments held in Dominion’s rabbi trusts totaled $7 million and $10 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

 

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Decommissioning Trust Securities

Dominion holds marketable equity and debt securities (classified as available-for-sale), cash equivalents and cost method investments in nuclear decommissioning trust funds to fund future decommissioning costs for its nuclear plants. Dominion’s decommissioning trust funds are summarized below:

 

     Amortized
Cost
     Total
Unrealized
Gains(1)
     Total
Unrealized

Losses (1)
    Fair Value  
(millions)                           

September 30, 2014

          

Marketable equity securities:

          

U.S. Large cap

   $ 1,252       $ 1,276       $ —        $ 2,528   

Marketable debt securities:

          

Corporate bonds

     402         18         (1     419   

U.S. Treasury securities and agency debentures

     620         9         (5     624   

State and municipal

     305         22         —          327   

Other

     6         —           —          6   

Cost method investments

     86         —           —          86   

Cash equivalents and other(2)

     135         —           —          135   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,806       $ 1,325       $ (6 )(3)    $ 4,125   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

December 31, 2013

          

Marketable equity securities:

          

U.S.:

          

Large cap

   $ 1,183       $ 1,194       $ —        $ 2,377   

Other

     49         23         —          72   

Marketable debt securities:

          

Corporate bonds

     332         16         (3     345   

U.S. Treasury securities and agency debentures

     589         8         (10     587   

State and municipal

     297         11         (5     303   

Other

     3         —           —          3   

Cost method investments

     106         —           —          106   

Cash equivalents and other(2)

     110         —           —          110   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,669       $ 1,252       $ (18 )(3)    $ 3,903   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Included in AOCI and the decommissioning trust regulatory liability.
(2) Includes pending sales of securities of $8 million and $11 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
(3) The fair value of securities in an unrealized loss position was $463 million and $604 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

 

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The fair value of Dominion’s marketable debt securities held in nuclear decommissioning trust funds at September 30, 2014 by contractual maturity is as follows:

 

     Amount  
(millions)       

Due in one year or less

   $ 108   

Due after one year through five years

     415   

Due after five years through ten years

     402   

Due after ten years

     451   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,376   
  

 

 

 

Presented below is selected information regarding Dominion’s marketable equity and debt securities held in nuclear decommissioning trust funds.

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2014      2013      2014      2013  
(millions)                            

Proceeds from sales

   $ 838       $ 398       $ 1,524       $ 1,260   

Realized gains(1)

     57         29         120         121   

Realized losses(1)

     7         13         20         29   

 

(1) Includes realized gains and losses recorded to the decommissioning trust regulatory liability.

Other-than-temporary impairment losses on investments held in nuclear decommissioning trust funds for Dominion were not material for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

 

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Virginia Power

Virginia Power holds marketable equity and debt securities (classified as available-for-sale), cash equivalents and cost method investments in nuclear decommissioning trust funds to fund future decommissioning costs for its nuclear plants. Virginia Power’s decommissioning trust funds are summarized below:

 

     Amortized
Cost
     Total
Unrealized
Gains(1)
     Total
Unrealized
Losses(1)
    Fair Value  
(millions)                           

September 30, 2014

          

Marketable equity securities:

          

U.S. Large cap

   $ 543       $ 557       $ —        $ 1,100   

Marketable debt securities:

          

Corporate bonds

     221         9         (1     229   

U.S. Treasury securities and agency debentures

     226         2         (1     227   

State and municipal

     173         12         —          185   

Cost method investments

     86         —           —          86   

Cash equivalents and other(2)

     45         —           —          45   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,294       $ 580       $ (2 )(3)    $ 1,872   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

December 31, 2013

          

Marketable equity securities:

          

U.S.:

          

Large cap

   $ 506       $ 514       $ —        $ 1,020   

Other

     25         11         —          36   

Marketable debt securities:

          

Corporate bonds

     185         8         (2     191   

U.S. Treasury securities and agency debentures

     214         1         (3     212   

State and municipal

     163         4         (4     163   

Cost method investments

     106         —           —          106   

Cash equivalents and other(2)

     37         —           —          37   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,236       $ 538       $ (9 )(3)    $ 1,765   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Included in AOCI and the decommissioning trust regulatory liability.
(2) Includes pending sales of securities of $2 million and $6 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
(3) The fair value of securities in an unrealized loss position was $201 million and $299 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

The fair value of Virginia Power’s marketable debt securities at September 30, 2014 by contractual maturity is as follows:

 

     Amount  
(millions)       

Due in one year or less

   $ 19   

Due after one year through five years

     193   

Due after five years through ten years

     231   

Due after ten years

     198   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 641   
  

 

 

 

 

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Presented below is selected information regarding Virginia Power’s marketable equity and debt securities.

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2014      2013      2014      2013  
(millions)                            

Proceeds from sales

   $ 116       $ 140       $ 415       $ 464   

Realized gains(1)

     22         8         51         34   

Realized losses(1)

     2         5         8         13   

 

(1) Includes realized gains and losses recorded to the decommissioning trust regulatory liability.

Other-than-temporary impairment losses on investments held in nuclear decommissioning trust funds for Virginia Power were not material for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

Equity Method Investments

Dominion Gas

Dominion Gas accounts for the following investment under the equity method of accounting:

 

Company

   Ownership%     Investment Balance      Description
           September 30, 2014      December 31, 2013       
(millions)                         

Iroquois

     24.72   $ 112       $ 105       Gas transmission
system
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total

     $ 112       $ 105      
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Dominion Gas’ equity earnings on this investment totaled $17 million and $16 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Dominion Gas received distributions from this investment of $10 million and $12 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the carrying amount of Dominion Gas’ investment exceeded its share of underlying equity in net assets by approximately $9 million and $8 million, respectively. The differences reflect equity method goodwill and are not being amortized.

Dominion

Atlantic Coast Pipeline

In September 2014, Dominion, along with Duke Energy Corporation, Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. and AGL Resources Inc., announced the formation of Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Subsidiaries of the members will hold the following membership interests: Dominion, 45%; Duke Energy Corporation, 40%; Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc., 10%; and AGL Resources Inc., 5%. Atlantic Coast Pipeline is focused on constructing an approximately 550-mile natural gas pipeline running from West Virginia through Virginia to North Carolina, which has an expected cost of $4.5 billion to $5.0 billion, excluding financing costs. Subsidiaries and affiliates of all four members plan to be customers of the pipeline under 20-year contracts, pending regulatory approvals. PSNC Energy also plans to be a customer of the pipeline under a 20-year contract, pending regulatory approvals. Atlantic Coast Pipeline is considered an equity method investment as Dominion has the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over the investee.

In October 2014, Atlantic Coast Pipeline requested approval from FERC to utilize the pre-filing process under which environmental review for the natural gas pipeline project will commence. It expects to file its FERC application in the third quarter of 2015, receive the FERC certificate in the summer of 2016, and begin construction shortly thereafter. The project is subject to FERC, state and other federal approvals.

Dominion and Dominion Gas

Blue Racer

In December 2012, Dominion formed Blue Racer with Caiman to provide midstream services to natural gas producers operating in the Utica Shale region in Ohio and portions of Pennsylvania. Blue Racer is an equal partnership between Dominion and Caiman, with Dominion contributing midstream assets and Caiman contributing private equity capital.

In March 2013, Dominion Gas sold Line TL-404 to an affiliate, that subsequently sold Line TL-404 to Blue Racer for cash proceeds of approximately $47 million. The sale resulted in a gain of approximately $25 million ($14 million after-tax) net of a $2 million write-off of goodwill, and is included in other operations and maintenance expense in both Dominion Gas’ and Dominion’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

 

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Phase 1 of Natrium was completed in the second quarter of 2013 and was contributed to Blue Racer in the third quarter of 2013, resulting in an increased equity method investment in Blue Racer of $473 million. Also in the third quarter of 2013, Dominion Gas sold Line TPL-2A to an affiliate, that subsequently sold Line TPL-2A to Blue Racer, and sold Line TL-388 to Blue Racer and received approximately $83 million in cash proceeds. The sales resulted in an approximately $75 million ($42 million after-tax) gain which is included in other operations and maintenance expense in both Dominion Gas’ and Dominion’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

Dominion NGL Pipelines, LLC was contributed in January 2014 by Dominion to Blue Racer, prior to commencement of service, resulting in an increased equity method investment of $155 million, including $6 million of goodwill allocated from Dominion’s goodwill balance to its equity method investment in Blue Racer.

In March 2014, Dominion Gas sold the Northern System to an affiliate, that subsequently sold the Northern System to Blue Racer for consideration of approximately $84 million. Dominion Gas’ consideration consisted of $17 million in cash proceeds and the extinguishment of affiliated current borrowings of $67 million and Dominion’s consideration consisted of cash proceeds of approximately $84 million. The sale resulted in a gain of approximately $59 million ($35 million after-tax for Dominion Gas and $34 million after-tax for Dominion) net of a $3 million write-off of goodwill, and is included in other operations and maintenance expense in both Dominion Gas’ and Dominion’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

Note 11. Regulatory Assets and Liabilities

Regulatory assets and liabilities include the following:

 

    September 30, 2014     December 31, 2013  
(millions)            

Dominion

   

Regulatory assets:

   

Deferred cost of fuel used in electric generation(1)

  $ 180      $ —     

Deferred rate adjustment clause costs(2)

    105        89   

Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs(3)

    48        —     

Unrecovered gas costs(4)

    17        50   

Derivatives(5)

    5        16   

Other

    47        62   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Regulatory assets-current(6)

    402        217   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefit costs(7)

    675        706   

Deferred rate adjustment clause costs(2)

    246        287   

Income taxes recoverable through future rates(8)

    139        155   

Derivatives(5)

    59        16   

Deferred cost of fuel used in electric generation(1)

    19        1   

Other

    99        63   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Regulatory assets-non-current

    1,237        1,228   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total regulatory assets

  $ 1,639      $ 1,445   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Regulatory liabilities:

   

PIPP(9)

  $ 76      $ 76   

Other

    52        52   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Regulatory liabilities-current(10)

    128        128   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Provision for future cost of removal and AROs(11)

    1,064        1,028   

Decommissioning trust(12)

    772        693   

Deferred cost of fuel used in electric generation(1)

    28        90   

Other

    172        190   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Regulatory liabilities-non-current

    2,036        2,001   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Total regulatory liabilities

   $ 2,164       $ 2,129   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Virginia Power

     

Regulatory assets:

     

Deferred cost of fuel used in electric generation(1)

   $ 180       $ —     

Deferred rate adjustment clause costs(2)

     96         62   

Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs(3)

     48         —     

Derivatives(5)

     5         16   

Other

     44         50   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Regulatory assets-current

     373         128   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred rate adjustment clause costs(2)

     177         227   

Deferred cost of fuel used in electric generation(1)

     19         1   

Income taxes recoverable through future rates(8)

     107         124   

Derivatives(5)

     59         16   

Other

     60         49   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Regulatory assets-non-current

     422         417   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total regulatory assets

   $ 795       $ 545   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Regulatory liabilities:

  

Other

   $ 47       $ 41   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Regulatory liabilities-current(10)

     47         41   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Provision for future cost of removal(11)

     839         807   

Decommissioning trust(12)

     772         693   

Deferred cost of fuel used in electric generation(1)

     28         90   

Other

     7         7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Regulatory liabilities-non-current

     1,646         1,597   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total regulatory liabilities

   $ 1,693       $ 1,638   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dominion Gas

  

Regulatory assets:

  

Deferred rate adjustment clause costs(2)

   $ 9       $ 27   

Unrecovered gas costs(4)

     7         40   

Bad debt tracker(13)

     —           11   

Other

     1         1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Regulatory assets-current(6)

     17         79   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefit costs(7)

     188         194   

Deferred rate adjustment clause costs(2)

     69         59   

Income taxes recoverable through future rates(8)

     24         24   

Other postretirement benefit costs(14)

     —           7   

Other

     32         1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Regulatory assets-non-current

     313         285   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total regulatory assets

   $ 330       $ 364   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Regulatory liabilities:

  

PIPP(9)

   $ 76       $ 76   

Other

     2         3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Regulatory liabilities-current(10)

     78         79   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Provision for future cost of removal and AROs(11)

     178         177   

Unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefit costs(7)

     —           18   

Other

     18         8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Regulatory liabilities-non-current(15)

     196         203   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total regulatory liabilities

   $ 274       $ 282   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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(1) Primarily reflects deferred fuel expenses for the Virginia jurisdiction of Virginia Power’s generation operations.
(2) Reflects deferrals under the electric transmission FERC formula rate and the deferral of costs associated with certain current and prospective rider projects for Virginia Power. Reflects deferrals of costs associated with certain current and prospective rider projects for Dominion Gas. See Note 12 for more information.
(3) Legislation enacted in Virginia in April 2014 requires Virginia Power to defer operation and maintenance costs incurred in connection with the refueling of any nuclear-powered generating plant. These deferred costs will be amortized over the refueling cycle, not to exceed 18 months.
(4) Reflects unrecovered gas costs at regulated gas operations, which are recovered through filings with the applicable regulatory authority.
(5) For jurisdictions subject to cost-based rate regulation, changes in the fair value of derivative instruments result in the recognition of regulatory assets or regulatory liabilities as they are expected to be recovered from or refunded to customers.
(6) Current regulatory assets are presented in other current assets in Dominion’s and Dominion Gas’ Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(7) Represents unrecognized pension and other postretirement employee benefit costs expected to be recovered through future rates generally over the expected remaining service period of plan participants by certain of Dominion’s rate-regulated subsidiaries.
(8) Amounts to be recovered through future rates to pay income taxes that become payable when rate revenue is provided to recover AFUDC-equity and depreciation of property, plant and equipment for which deferred income taxes were not recognized for ratemaking purposes, including amounts attributable to tax rate changes.
(9) Under PIPP, eligible customers can make reduced payments based on their ability to pay. The difference between the customer’s total bill and the PIPP plan amount is deferred and collected or returned annually under the PIPP rider according to East Ohio tariff provisions.
(10) Current regulatory liabilities are presented in other current liabilities in the Companies’ Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(11) Rates charged to customers by the Companies’ regulated businesses include a provision for the cost of future activities to remove assets that are expected to be incurred at the time of retirement.
(12) Primarily reflects a regulatory liability representing amounts collected from Virginia jurisdictional customers and placed in external trusts (including income, losses and changes in fair value thereon) for the future decommissioning of Virginia Power’s utility nuclear generation stations, in excess of the related AROs.
(13) Represents East Ohio’s deferrals for the UEX Rider which are recovered through rates which are filed annually. Most of East Ohio’s bad debt expense is recovered either through the UEX Rider or the PIPP Rider.
(14) Primarily reflects costs recognized in excess of amounts included in regulated rates charged by Dominion Gas’ regulated gas operations before rates were updated to reflect a change in accounting method for other postretirement benefit costs.
(15) Noncurrent regulatory liabilities are presented in other deferred credits and other liabilities in Dominion Gas’ Consolidated Balance Sheets.

At September 30, 2014, approximately $182 million of Dominion’s, $147 million of Virginia Power’s and $24 million of Dominion Gas’ regulatory assets represented past expenditures on which they do not currently earn a return. These expenditures are expected to be recovered within the next two years.

Note 12. Regulatory Matters

Regulatory Matters Involving Potential Loss Contingencies

As a result of issues generated in the ordinary course of business, the Companies are involved in various regulatory matters. Certain regulatory matters may ultimately result in a loss; however, as such matters are in an initial procedural phase, involve uncertainty as to the outcome of pending reviews or orders, and/or involve significant factual issues that need to be resolved, it is not possible for the Companies to estimate a range of possible loss. For matters for which the Companies cannot estimate a range of possible loss, a statement to this effect is made in the description of the matter. Other matters may have progressed sufficiently through the regulatory process such that the Companies are able to estimate a range of possible loss. For regulatory matters for which the Companies are able to reasonably estimate a range of possible losses, an estimated range of possible loss is provided, in excess of the accrued liability (if any) for such matters. Any estimated range is based on currently available information, involves elements of judgment and significant uncertainties and may not represent the Companies’ maximum possible loss exposure. The circumstances of such regulatory matters will change from time to time and actual results may vary significantly from the current estimate. For current matters not specifically reported below, management does not anticipate that the outcome from such matters would have a material effect on the Companies’ financial position, liquidity or results of operations.

FERC - Electric

Under the Federal Power Act, FERC regulates wholesale sales and transmission of electricity in interstate commerce by public utilities. Dominion’s merchant generators sell electricity in the states of Georgia and Tennessee and in the PJM, MISO and ISO-NE regions under Dominion’s market-based sales tariffs authorized by FERC. Virginia Power purchases and, under its FERC market-based rate authority, sells electricity in the wholesale market. In addition, Virginia Power has FERC approval of a tariff to sell wholesale power at capped rates based on its embedded cost of generation. This cost-based sales tariff could be used to sell to loads within or outside Virginia Power’s service territory. Any such sales would be voluntary.

 

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Rates

In April 2008, FERC granted an application for Virginia Power’s electric transmission operations to establish a forward-looking formula rate mechanism that updates transmission rates on an annual basis and approved an ROE of 11.4%, effective as of January 1, 2008. The formula rate is designed to recover the expected revenue requirement for each calendar year and is updated based on actual costs. The FERC-approved formula method, which is based on projected costs, allows Virginia Power to earn a current return on its growing investment in electric transmission infrastructure.

In March 2010, ODEC and NCEMC filed a complaint with FERC against Virginia Power claiming that approximately $223 million in transmission costs related to specific projects were unjust, unreasonable and unduly discriminatory or preferential and should be excluded from Virginia Power’s transmission formula rate. In October 2010, FERC issued an order dismissing the complaint in part and established hearings and settlement procedures on the remaining part of the complaint. In February 2012, Virginia Power submitted to FERC a settlement agreement to resolve all issues set for hearing. The settlement was accepted by FERC in May 2012 and provides for payment by Virginia Power to the transmission customer parties collectively of $250,000 per year for ten years and resolves all matters other than allocation of the incremental cost of certain underground transmission facilities.

In March 2014, FERC issued an order excluding from Virginia Power’s transmission rates for wholesale transmission customers located outside Virginia the incremental costs of undergrounding certain transmission line projects. FERC found it is not just and reasonable for non-Virginia wholesale transmission customers to be allocated the incremental costs of undergrounding the facilities because the projects are a direct result of Virginia legislation and Virginia Commission pilot programs intended to benefit the citizens of Virginia. The order is retroactively effective as of March 2010 and will cause the reallocation of the costs charged to wholesale transmission customers with loads outside Virginia to wholesale transmission customers with loads in Virginia. FERC determined that there was not sufficient evidence on the record to determine the magnitude of the underground increment and ordered a hearing to determine the appropriate amount of undergrounding cost to be allocated to each wholesale transmission customer in Virginia. The hearing has been held in abeyance pending the outcome of an ongoing settlement proceeding, as ordered by FERC. While Virginia Power cannot predict the outcome of the hearing and settlement proceedings, it is not expected to have a material effect on results of operations.

Other Regulatory Matters

Other than the following matters, there have been no significant developments regarding the pending regulatory matters disclosed in Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, Note 12 in Exhibit 99.11(b) to Dominion Gas’ Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 26, 2014, Note 11 in Exhibit 99.11(c) to Dominion Gas’ Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 26, 2014 and Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Companies’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.

Virginia Regulation

Virginia Fuel Expenses

In September 2014, the Virginia Commission approved Virginia Power’s increased fuel rate, which was already in effect on an interim basis since July 1, 2014. The new rate includes approval of Virginia Power’s offer to defer recovery of 50% of its total estimated $268 million jurisdictional deferred fuel balance to the 2015-2016 fuel year. The new rate represents an annual fuel revenue increase of approximately $300 million.

Rate Adjustment Clauses

Below are developments to significant riders associated with various Virginia Power projects:

 

  The Virginia Commission previously approved Riders C1A and C2A in connection with cost recovery for DSM programs. In August 2014, Virginia Power proposed a total revenue requirement of approximately $47 million for the rate year beginning May 1, 2015. Virginia Power further proposed three new energy efficiency programs for Virginia Commission approval with a requested five-year cost cap of approximately $106 million for those programs. This case is pending.

 

  The Virginia Commission previously approved Rider BW in connection with Brunswick County. In October 2014, Virginia Power proposed a total revenue requirement of approximately $111 million for the rate year beginning September 1, 2015. This case is pending.

 

  In July 2014, Virginia legislation became effective providing for recovery of costs, subject to approval by the Virginia Commission, to move certain electric distribution lines underground. In October 2014, Virginia Power filed for approval of Rider U, which proposes a revenue requirement of approximately $28 million during the initial rate year beginning September 1, 2015. This case is pending.

 

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Brunswick County

In August 2013, three motions for reconsideration were filed with the Virginia Commission, asking that it reconsider its August 2013 final order approving a CPCN for construction of Brunswick County. In November 2013, the Virginia Commission denied reconsideration. Three appeals were filed with the Supreme Court of Virginia, but two were withdrawn. In September 2014, the Supreme Court of Virginia issued an opinion affirming the Virginia Commission’s decision in the remaining appeal.

North Anna COL

In June 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated and remanded a 2010 NRC decision and related rulemaking that generically assessed the environmental impacts of spent fuel storage after expiration of a reactor’s license until a repository became available. In August 2012, the NRC partially granted a petition filed by BREDL and other petitioners in a number of ongoing licensing proceedings, including the North Anna COL proceeding, to withhold issuance of licenses until completion of action on the remand, and held proposed contentions accompanying the petition in abeyance. In August 2014, the NRC approved a new final rule codifying the NRC’s further generic assessment of environmental impacts of continued storage of spent fuel and lifted the suspension of final licensing decisions in pending cases and dismissed pending contentions on the subject, including the proposed contention filed by BREDL in the North Anna 3 COL proceeding.

In September 2014, BREDL filed a new petition with the NRC again seeking suspension of final decision making in the COL proceeding, along with motions to reopen and file a new contention. Substantially identical suspension petitions and contentions were filed by various intervenor groups in other licensing proceedings pending before the NRC. The new filings assert that the NRC must make a safety finding on the feasibility and capacity of geologic disposal of spent fuel as a prerequisite to issuance of a license. The filings allege that because these safety findings are no longer made as part of the NRC’s new continued storage rule, such findings must now be made in individual licensing proceedings. Resolution of the matter is not expected to affect the schedule for issuance of the COL.

North Anna and Offshore Wind Legislation

In April 2014, legislation was enacted in Virginia that permits Virginia Power to recover 70% of the costs previously deferred or capitalized related to the development of a third nuclear unit located at North Anna and offshore wind facilities through December 31, 2013 as part of the 2013 and 2014 base rates. Virginia Power has deferred or capitalized costs totaling approximately $577 million for these projects as of December 31, 2013, substantially all of which relate to North Anna. For the 70% portion of these previously deferred or capitalized costs allocable to customers in Virginia, Virginia Power will recognize such amounts that are now recoverable in 2013 and 2014 base rates as charges against net income beginning in the second quarter of 2014 and for the remainder of the year. In the second quarter of 2014, Virginia Power recognized a $287 million ($191 million after-tax) charge against income representing the cumulative recovery of costs from January 2013 through June 2014. In the third quarter of 2014, Virginia Power recognized a $43 million ($28 million after-tax) charge and will recognize a charge of approximately $44 million ($29 million after-tax) in the fourth quarter of 2014. The remaining deferred or capitalized costs, as well as costs incurred after December 31, 2013, continue to be eligible for inclusion in a future rate adjustment clause.

North Carolina Regulation

In August 2014, Virginia Power submitted its annual filing to the North Carolina Commission to adjust the fuel component of its electric rates for the rate year beginning January 1, 2015. The proposed fuel increase is approximately $25 million if Virginia Power fully recovers its total estimated $19 million jurisdictional deferred fuel balance in the 2015 fuel year, or approximately $15 million if Virginia Power’s mitigation proposal to defer recovering 50% of that balance to the 2016 fuel year is approved. This case is pending.

Ohio Regulation

In January 2013, East Ohio filed with the Ohio Supreme Court an appeal of a rate reduction ordered by the Ohio Commission in October 2012 and a motion seeking a stay of the AMR cost recovery rate imposed. The Ohio Supreme Court granted the stay in March 2013 and East Ohio put the higher AMR cost recovery rate filed by East Ohio into effect. In July 2014, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled in East Ohio’s favor by agreeing that the rate reduction imposed by the Ohio Commission was unreasonable.

Note 13. Variable Interest Entities

As discussed in Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and Note 14 in Exhibit 99.11(b) to Dominion Gas’ Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 26, 2014, certain variable pricing terms in some of the Companies’ contracts cause them to be considered variable interests in the counterparties.

Dominion

Dominion leased the Fairless generating facility in Pennsylvania from Juniper, the lessor, which began commercial operations in June 2004. In August 2013, the lease expired and Dominion purchased Fairless for $923 million from Juniper per the terms

 

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of the lease agreement. However, as Dominion had previously consolidated Juniper, the purchase was accounted for as an equity transaction to acquire the noncontrolling interests from Juniper for $923 million, while Dominion retained control of Fairless. The acquisition resulted in the removal of securities due within one year-VIE and noncontrolling interests from Dominion’s Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2013.

Dominion has an initial 45% membership interest in Atlantic Coast Pipeline. See Note 10 for more details regarding the nature and purpose of this entity. Dominion concluded that Atlantic Coast Pipeline is a VIE because it has insufficient equity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support. Dominion has concluded it is not the primary beneficiary of Atlantic Coast Pipeline as it does not have the power to direct the activities of Atlantic Coast Pipeline that most significantly impact its economic performance, as the power to direct is shared among multiple unrelated parties. Dominion is obligated to provide capital contributions based on its ownership percentage. Dominion’s maximum exposure to loss is limited to its current and future investment.

Dominion Gas

DTI has been engaged to oversee the construction of, and to subsequently operate and maintain, the projects undertaken by Atlantic Coast Pipeline based on the overall direction and oversight of Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s members. An affiliate of DTI holds a membership interest in Atlantic Coast Pipeline, therefore DTI is considered to have a variable interest in Atlantic Coast Pipeline. The members of Atlantic Coast Pipeline hold the power to direct the construction, operations and maintenance activities of the entity. DTI has concluded it is not the primary beneficiary of Atlantic Coast Pipeline as it does not have the power to direct the activities of Atlantic Coast Pipeline that most significantly impact its economic performance. DTI has no obligation to absorb any losses of the VIE.

Virginia Power

Virginia Power has long-term power and capacity contracts with four non-utility generators with an aggregate summer generation capacity of approximately 870 MW. These contracts contain certain variable pricing mechanisms in the form of partial fuel reimbursement that Virginia Power considers to be variable interests. After an evaluation of the information provided by these entities, Virginia Power was unable to determine whether they were VIEs. However, the information they provided, as well as Virginia Power’s knowledge of generation facilities in Virginia, enabled Virginia Power to conclude that, if they were VIEs, it would not be the primary beneficiary. This conclusion reflects Virginia Power’s determination that its variable interests do not convey the power to direct the most significant activities that impact the economic performance of the entities during the remaining terms of Virginia Power’s contracts and for the years the entities are expected to operate after its contractual relationships expire. The contracts expire at various dates ranging from 2015 to 2021. Virginia Power is not subject to any risk of loss from these potential VIEs other than its remaining purchase commitments which totaled $752 million as of September 30, 2014. Virginia Power paid $55 million and $53 million for electric capacity and $28 million and $29 million for electric energy to these entities in the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Virginia Power paid $166 million and $161 million for electric capacity and $115 million and $74 million for electric energy to these entities in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Virginia Power and Dominion Gas

Virginia Power and Dominion Gas purchased shared services from DRS, an affiliated VIE, of approximately $82 million and and $27 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, $88 million and $30 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013, $246 million and $78 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, and $248 million and $81 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. Virginia Power and Dominion Gas determined that each is not the most closely associated entity with DRS and therefore neither is the primary beneficiary. DRS provides accounting, legal, finance and certain administrative and technical services to all Dominion subsidiaries, including Virginia Power and Dominion Gas. Virginia Power and Dominion Gas have no obligation to absorb more than their allocated shares of DRS costs.

Note 14. Significant Financing Transactions

Credit Facilities and Short-term Debt

The Companies use short-term debt to fund working capital requirements and as a bridge to long-term debt financings. The levels of borrowing may vary significantly during the course of the year, depending upon the timing and amount of cash requirements not satisfied by cash from operations. In addition, Dominion utilizes cash and letters of credit to fund collateral requirements. Collateral requirements are impacted by commodity prices, hedging levels, Dominion’s credit ratings and the credit quality of its counterparties.

 

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Dominion

At September 30, 2014, Dominion’s commercial paper and letters of credit outstanding, as well as its capacity available under credit facilities, were as follows:

 

     Facility
Limit
     Outstanding
Commercial
Paper
     Outstanding
Letters of
Credit
     Facility
Capacity
Available
 
(millions)                            

Joint revolving credit facility(1)

   $ 4,000       $ 2,476       $ —         $ 1,524   

Joint revolving credit facility(2)

     500         153         31         316   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 4,500       $ 2,629       $ 31       $ 1,840   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) In May 2014, this credit facility was amended and restated. The facility limit was increased from $3 billion to $4 billion and the maturity date was extended from September 2018 to April 2019. This credit facility can be used to support bank borrowings and the issuance of commercial paper, as well as to support up to $1.5 billion of letters of credit.
(2) In May 2014, this credit facility was amended and restated and the maturity date was extended from September 2018 to April 2019. This credit facility can be used to support bank borrowings, commercial paper and letter of credit issuances.

Virginia Power

Virginia Power’s short-term financing is supported by two joint revolving credit facilities with Dominion and Dominion Gas. These credit facilities are being used for working capital, as support for the combined commercial paper programs of Dominion and Virginia Power and for other general corporate purposes.

At September 30, 2014, Virginia Power’s share of commercial paper and letters of credit outstanding, as well as its capacity available under its joint credit facilities with Dominion and Dominion Gas, were as follows:

 

     Facility
Sub-limit
     Outstanding
Commercial
Paper
     Outstanding
Letters of
Credit
     Facility
Sub-limit
Capacity

Available
 
(millions)                            

Joint revolving credit facility(1)

   $ 1,250       $ 1,250       $ —         $ —     

Joint revolving credit facility(2)

     250         153         —           97   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,500       $ 1,403       $ —         $ 97   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) In May 2014, this credit facility was amended and restated and the maturity date was extended from September 2018 to April 2019. This credit facility can be used to support bank borrowings and the issuance of commercial paper, as well as to support up to $1.5 billion (or the sub-limit, whichever is less) of letters of credit. Virginia Power’s current sub-limit under this credit facility can be increased or decreased multiple times per year. In July 2014, Virginia Power increased its sub-limit from $1.0 billion to $1.25 billion.
(2) In May 2014, this credit facility was amended and restated and the maturity date was extended from September 2018 to April 2019. This credit facility can be used to support bank borrowings, commercial paper and letter of credit issuances. Virginia Power’s current sub-limit under this credit facility can be increased or decreased multiple times per year.

In addition to the credit facility commitments mentioned above, Virginia Power also has a $120 million credit facility. In May 2014, this credit facility was amended and restated and the maturity date was extended from September 2018 to April 2019. As of September 30, 2014, this facility supports approximately $119 million of certain variable rate tax-exempt financings of Virginia Power.

Dominion Gas

Dominion Gas’ short-term financing is supported by the two joint revolving credit facilities discussed above with Dominion and Virginia Power, to which Dominion Gas was added as a borrower in May 2014.

Dominion Gas’ current sub-limit under the $4 billion credit facility is $500 million, all of which is currently available, and can be increased or decreased multiple times per year, up to a maximum of $1 billion. Dominion Gas’ current sub-limit under the $500 million credit facility is $0 and can also be increased or decreased multiple times per year. The maturity date for both facilities is April 2019.

Long-term Debt

In February 2014, Virginia Power issued $350 million of 3.45% senior notes, and $400 million of 4.45% senior notes, that mature in 2024, and 2044, respectively. In October 2014, Virginia Power issued an additional $200 million of the 4.45% senior notes that mature in 2044.

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In April 2014, Virginia Power redeemed the $10 million 2.5% and the $30 million 2.5% Industrial Development Authority of the Town of Louisa, Virginia Solid Waste and Sewage Disposal Revenue Bonds, Series 1997A and 2000A, that would otherwise have matured in April 2022 and September 2030, respectively.

In June 2014, Dominion Gas commenced an offer to exchange $1.2 billion principal amount of unsecured senior notes that were issued in a private placement in October 2013. The exchange offer satisfied Dominion Gas’ obligations under a registration rights agreement entered into in connection with the issuance of the Dominion Gas 2013 Senior Notes. The exchange offer did not represent a new financing transaction and there were no proceeds to Dominion Gas when the offer settled in August 2014.

Enhanced Junior Subordinated Notes

In September 2014, Dominion provided notice to redeem all of the $685 million 8.375% June 2009 hybrids that would otherwise have matured in 2064. In October 2014, Dominion issued $685 million of October 2014 hybrids that will bear interest at 5.75% per year until October 1, 2024. Thereafter, they will bear interest at the three-month LIBOR plus 3.057%, reset quarterly. The proceeds were used for general corporate purposes, including the redemption of all of the June 2009 hybrids, at the amount of principal then outstanding plus accrued interest. The redemption was conducted in compliance with the RCC.

From time to time, Dominion may reduce its outstanding debt and level of interest expense through redemption of debt securities prior to maturity and repurchases in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, through additional tender offers or otherwise.

Convertible Securities

At September 30, 2014, Dominion had $22 million of outstanding contingent convertible senior notes that are convertible by holders into a combination of cash and shares of Dominion’s common stock under certain circumstances. The conversion feature requires that the principal amount of each note be repaid in cash, while amounts payable in excess of the principal amount will be paid in common stock. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment upon certain events such as subdivisions, splits, combinations of common stock or the issuance to all common stock holders of certain common stock rights, warrants or options and certain dividend increases. As of September 30, 2014, the conversion rate had been adjusted, primarily due to individual dividend payments above the level paid at issuance, to 30.2397 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of senior notes, which represents a conversion price of $33.07. If the outstanding notes as of September 30, 2014 were all converted, it would result in the issuance of approximately 340,000 additional shares of common stock.

The senior notes are eligible for conversion during any calendar quarter when the closing price of Dominion’s common stock was equal to or higher than 120% of the conversion price for at least 20 out of the last 30 consecutive trading days of the preceding quarter, the notes are called for redemption by Dominion and upon the occurrence of certain other conditions. During the first, second and third quarters of 2014, the senior notes were eligible for conversion and approximately $21 million of the notes were converted by holders into $23 million of common stock. The senior notes are eligible for conversion during the fourth quarter of 2014.

Preferred Stock

During 2014, Virginia Power provided irrevocable notice to redeem all outstanding series of its preferred stock. Upon redemption, each series was no longer outstanding for any purpose and dividends ceased to accumulate. Presented below is a summary of the preferred stock redemptions:

 

Dividend

   Issued and
Outstanding Shares
     Redemption
Price Per
Share
 
     (thousands)         

$5.00

     107       $ 112.50 (1) 

4.04

     13         102.27 (1) 

4.20

     15         102.50 (1) 

4.12

     32         103.73 (1) 

4.80

     73         101.00 (1) 

7.05

     500         100.00 (1) 

6.98

     600         100.00 (1) 

Flex Money Market Preferred 12/02, Series A

     1,250         100.00 (2) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     2,590      
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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(1) In September 2014, Virginia Power provided irrevocable notice to redeem all shares outstanding for each series of preferred stock. On October 20, 2014, the stock was redeemed at the applicable price per share plus accumulated and unpaid dividends. Proceeds from Virginia Power’s senior notes issued in October 2014 were used to pay the redemption price.
(2) In February 2014, Virginia Power provided irrevocable notice to redeem the stock. On March 20, 2014, the stock was redeemed at the applicable price per share plus accumulated and unpaid dividends at a rate reset in March 2011 of 6.12%. Dividends ceased accumulating on the stock upon payment of the redemption price, thus the rate was not reset in March 2014.

Issuance of Common Stock

Dominion maintains Dominion Direct® and a number of employee savings plans through which contributions may be invested in Dominion’s common stock. These shares may either be newly issued or purchased on the open market with proceeds contributed to these plans. In January 2014, Dominion began purchasing its common stock on the open market for these plans. In April 2014, Dominion began issuing new common shares for these direct stock purchase plans.

Remarketable Subordinated Notes

In July 2014, Dominion issued $1 billion of 2014 Series A 6.375% Equity Units, initially in the form of Corporate Units. The Corporate Units are listed on the NYSE under the symbol DCUC.

Each Corporate Unit consists of a stock purchase contract and 1/20 interest in a RSN issued by Dominion. The stock purchase contracts obligate the holders to purchase shares of Dominion common stock at a future settlement date prior to the relevant RSN maturity date. The purchase price to be paid under the stock purchase contracts is $50 per Corporate Unit and the number of shares to be purchased will be determined under a formula based upon the average closing price of Dominion common stock near the settlement date. The RSNs are pledged as collateral to secure the purchase of common stock under the related stock purchase contracts.

Dominion makes quarterly interest payments on the RSNs and quarterly contract adjustment payments on the stock purchase contracts, at the rates described below. Dominion may defer payments on the stock purchase contracts and the RSNs for one or more consecutive periods but generally not beyond the purchase contract settlement date. If payments are deferred, Dominion may not make any cash distributions related to its capital stock, including dividends, redemptions, repurchases, liquidation payments or guarantee payments. Also, during the deferral period, Dominion may not make any payments on or redeem or repurchase any debt securities that are equal in right of payment with, or subordinated to, the RSNs.

Dominion has recorded the present value of the stock purchase contract payments as a liability offset by a charge to common stock in equity. Interest payments on the RSNs are recorded as interest expense and stock purchase contract payments are charged against the liability. Accretion of the stock purchase contract liability is recorded as imputed interest expense. In calculating diluted EPS, Dominion applies the treasury stock method to the 2014 Equity Units. These securities did not have an effect on diluted EPS for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014.

Under the terms of the stock purchase contracts, assuming no anti-dilution or other adjustments, Dominion will issue between 11.5 million and 14.3 million shares of its common stock in July 2017. A total of 17.75 million shares of Dominion’s common stock has been reserved for issuance in connection with the stock purchase contracts.

Selected information about Dominion’s 2014 Equity Units is presented below:

 

Issuance Date

   Units
Issued
     Total Net
Proceeds
     Total Long-
term Debt
     RSN Annual
Interest Rate
    Stock Purchase
Contract
Annual Rate
    Stock Purchase
Contract
Liability
     Stock Purchase
Settlement
Date
     RSN Maturity
Date
 
(millions, except interest rates)                                                      

7/1/2014

     20       $ 982.0       $ 1,000.0         1.500     4.875   $ 142.8         7/1/2017         7/1/2020   

Note 15. Commitments and Contingencies

As a result of issues generated in the ordinary course of business, the Companies are involved in legal proceedings before various courts and are periodically subject to governmental examinations (including by regulatory authorities), inquiries and investigations. Certain legal proceedings and governmental examinations involve demands for unspecified amounts of damages, are in an initial procedural phase, involve uncertainty as to the outcome of pending appeals or motions, and/or involve significant factual issues that need to be resolved, such that it is not possible for the Companies to estimate a range of possible loss. For such matters that the Companies cannot estimate, a statement to this effect is made in the description of the matter. Other matters may have progressed sufficiently through the litigation or investigative processes such that the Companies are able to estimate a range of possible loss. For legal proceedings and governmental examinations for which the Companies are able to reasonably estimate a range of possible losses, an estimated range of possible loss is provided, in excess of the

 

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accrued liability (if any) for such matters. Any accrued liability is recorded on a gross basis with a receivable also recorded for any probable insurance recoveries. Estimated ranges of loss are inclusive of legal fees and net of any anticipated insurance recoveries. Any estimated range is based on currently available information, involves elements of judgment and significant uncertainties and may not represent the Companies’ maximum possible loss exposure. The circumstances of such legal proceedings and governmental examinations will change from time to time and actual results may vary significantly from the current estimate. For current proceedings not specifically reported below, management does not anticipate that the liabilities, if any, arising from such proceedings would have a material effect on the Companies’ financial position, liquidity or results of operations.

Environmental Matters

The Companies are subject to costs resulting from a number of federal, state and local laws and regulations designed to protect human health and the environment. These laws and regulations affect future planning and existing operations. They can result in increased capital, operating and other costs as a result of compliance, remediation, containment and monitoring obligations.

Air

The CAA, as amended, is a comprehensive program utilizing a broad range of regulatory tools to protect and preserve the nation’s air quality. At a minimum, states are required to establish regulatory programs to address all requirements of the CAA. However, states may choose to develop regulatory programs that are more restrictive. Many of the Companies’ facilities are subject to the CAA’s permitting and other requirements.

The EPA established CAIR with the intent to require significant reductions in SO2 and NOX emissions from electric generating facilities. In July 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a ruling vacating CAIR. In December 2008, the Court denied rehearing, but also issued a decision to remand CAIR to the EPA. In July 2011, the EPA issued a replacement rule for CAIR, called CSAPR, that required 28 states to reduce power plant emissions that cross state lines. CSAPR established new SO2 and NOx emissions cap and trade programs that were completely independent of the current ARP. Specifically, CSAPR required reductions in SO2 and NOx emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric generating units of 25 MW or more through annual NOx emissions caps, NOx emissions caps during the ozone season (May 1 through September 30) and annual SO2 emission caps with differing requirements for two groups of affected states.

Following numerous petitions by industry participants for review and motions for stay, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a ruling in December 2011 to stay CSAPR pending judicial review. A mandate vacating CSAPR was issued in February 2013. In March 2013, the EPA and several environmental groups filed petitions with the U.S. Supreme Court requesting review of the decision to vacate and remand CSAPR. In April 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision upholding CSAPR by reversing and remanding the D.C. Circuit’s decision vacating the rule. The decision, however, did not lift the stay of CSAPR, and CAIR continued to remain in effect. In June 2014, the EPA filed a motion asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to lift the stay of CSAPR. In October 2014, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ordered that the EPA’s motion to lift the stay of CSAPR be granted. Further, the Court granted the EPA’s request to shift the CSAPR compliance deadlines by three years, so that Phase 1 emissions budgets (which would have gone into effect in 2012 and 2013) will apply in 2015 and 2016, and Phase 2 emissions budgets will apply in 2017 and beyond. The cost to comply is not expected to be material. Future outcomes of any additional litigation and/or any action to issue a revised rule could affect the assessment regarding cost of compliance.

In May 2012, the EPA issued final designations for the 75-ppb ozone air quality standard. A number of the Companies’ facilities are located within areas impacted by this standard. As part of the standard, states will be required to develop and implement plans to address sources emitting pollutants which contribute to the formation of ozone. Until the states have developed implementation plans, Dominion is unable to predict whether or to what extent the new rules will ultimately require additional controls.

In August 2010, the EPA issued revised National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines. The rule was amended in March 2011 and January 2013. The rule establishes emission standards for control of hazardous air pollutants for engines at smaller facilities, known as area sources. As a result of these regulations, Dominion Gas installed emissions controls on several compressor engines. Dominion Gas has spent approximately $2 million to date and is evaluating further expenditures. Dominion Gas is unable to estimate the additional potential impacts on results of operations, financial condition and/or cash flows related to this matter.

In August 2012, the EPA issued the first NSPS impacting the natural gas production and gathering sectors and made revisions to the NSPS for natural gas processing and transmission facilities. These rules establish equipment performance specifications and emissions standards for control of volatile organic chemical emissions for natural gas production wells, tanks, pneumatic controllers, and compressors in the upstream sector. Compliance with these rules is required for installations and wells

 

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constructed or reconstructed after August 23, 2011. The cost to comply with the NSPS will depend on the number of new wells and new equipment installations subject to the rule; therefore, Dominion Gas is unable to estimate the potential impacts on results of operations, financial condition and/or cash flows related to this matter.

Water

The CWA, as amended, is a comprehensive program utilizing a broad range of regulatory tools including a permit program to authorize and regulate discharges to surface waters with strong enforcement mechanisms. Dominion and Virginia Power must comply with applicable aspects of the CWA program at their operating facilities.

In October 2014, the final regulations under Section 316(b) of the CWA that govern existing facilities and new units at existing facilities that employ a cooling water intake structure and that have flow levels exceeding a minimum threshold became effective. The rule establishes a national standard for impingement based on seven compliance options, but forgoes the creation of a single technology standard for entrainment. Instead, the EPA has delegated entrainment technology decisions to state regulators. State regulators are to make case-by-case entrainment technology determinations after an examination of five mandatory facility-specific factors, including a social cost-benefit test, and six optional facility-specific factors. The rule governs all electric generating stations with water withdrawals above two MGD, with a heightened entrainment analysis for those facilities over 125 MGD. Dominion and Virginia Power have 14 and 11 facilities, respectively, that may be subject to the final regulations. Dominion anticipates that it will have to install impingement control technologies at many of these stations that have once-through cooling systems. Dominion and Virginia Power are currently evaluating the need or potential for entrainment controls under the final rule as these decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis after a thorough review of detailed biological, technology, cost and benefit studies. While the impacts of this rule could be material to Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s results of operations, financial condition and/or cash flows, the existing regulatory framework in Virginia provides rate recovery mechanisms that could substantially mitigate any such impacts for Virginia Power.

In September 2010, Millstone’s NPDES permit was reissued under the CWA. The conditions of the permit require an evaluation of control technologies that could result in additional expenditures in the future. The report summarizing the results of the evaluation was submitted in August 2012 and is under review by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Dominion cannot currently predict the outcome of this review. In October 2010, the permit issuance was appealed to the state court by a private plaintiff. The permit is expected to remain in effect during the appeal. Dominion is currently unable to make an estimate of the potential financial statement impacts related to this matter.

Solid and Hazardous Waste

The CERCLA, as amended, provides for immediate response and removal actions coordinated by the EPA in the event of threatened releases of hazardous substances into the environment and authorizes the U.S. government either to clean up sites at which hazardous substances have created actual or potential environmental hazards or to order persons responsible for the situation to do so. Under the CERCLA, as amended, generators and transporters of hazardous substances, as well as past and present owners and operators of contaminated sites, can be jointly, severally and strictly liable for the cost of cleanup. These potentially responsible parties can be ordered to perform a cleanup, be sued for costs associated with an EPA-directed cleanup, voluntarily settle with the U.S. government concerning their liability for cleanup costs, or voluntarily begin a site investigation and site remediation under state oversight.

From time to time, Dominion, Virginia Power, or Dominion Gas may be identified as a potentially responsible party to a Superfund site. The EPA (or a state) can either allow such a party to conduct and pay for a remedial investigation, feasibility study and remedial action or conduct the remedial investigation and action itself and then seek reimbursement from the potentially responsible parties. Each party can be held jointly, severally and strictly liable for the cleanup costs. These parties can also bring contribution actions against each other and seek reimbursement from their insurance companies. As a result, Dominion, Virginia Power, or Dominion Gas may be responsible for the costs of remedial investigation and actions under the Superfund law or other laws or regulations regarding the remediation of waste. Except as noted below, the Companies do not believe this will have a material effect on results of operations, financial condition and/or cash flows.

In September 2011, the EPA issued a UAO to Virginia Power and 22 other parties, ordering specific remedial action of certain areas at the Ward Transformer Superfund site located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Virginia Power does not believe it is a liable party under CERCLA based on its alleged connection to the site. In November 2011, Virginia Power and a number of other parties notified the EPA that they are declining to undertake the work set forth in the UAO.

The EPA may seek to enforce a UAO in court pursuant to its enforcement authority under CERCLA, and may seek recovery of its costs in undertaking removal or remedial action. If the court determines that a respondent failed to comply with the UAO without sufficient cause, the EPA may also seek civil penalties of up to $37,500 per day for the violation and punitive damages of up to three times the costs incurred by the EPA as a result of the party’s failure to comply with the UAO. Virginia Power is currently unable to make an estimate of the potential financial statement impacts related to the Ward Transformer matter.

 

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Dominion has determined that it is associated with 17 former manufactured gas plant sites, three of which pertain to Virginia Power, and 12 of which pertain to Dominion Gas. Studies conducted by other utilities at their former manufactured gas plant sites have indicated that those sites contain coal tar and other potentially harmful materials. None of the former sites with which the Companies are associated is under investigation by any state or federal environmental agency. At one of the former sites, Dominion is conducting a state-approved post-closure groundwater monitoring program and an environmental land use restriction has been recorded. Another site has been accepted into a state-based voluntary remediation program. Virginia Power is currently evaluating the nature and extent of the contamination from this site as well as potential remedial options. Preliminary costs for options under evaluation for the site range from $1 million to $22 million. Due to the uncertainty surrounding the other sites, the Companies are unable to make an estimate of the potential financial statement impacts.

Climate Change Legislation and Regulation

In October 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court granted petitions filed by several industry groups, states, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce seeking review of the D.C. Circuit Court’s June 2012 decision upholding the EPA’s regulation of GHG emissions from stationary sources under the CAA’s permitting programs. In June 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the EPA lacked the authority under the CAA to require PSD or Title V permits for stationary sources based solely on GHG emissions. However, the Court upheld the EPA’s ability to require BACT for GHG for sources that are otherwise subject to PSD or Title V permitting for conventional pollutants. On July 24, 2014, the EPA issued a memorandum specifying that it will no longer apply or enforce federal regulations or EPA-approved PSD state implementation plan provisions that require new and modified stationary sources to obtain a PSD permit when GHGs are the only pollutant that would be emitted at levels that exceed the permitting thresholds. In addition, the EPA stated that it will continue to use the existing thresholds to apply to sources that are otherwise subject to PSD for conventional pollutants until it completes a new rulemaking either justifying and upholding those thresholds or setting new ones. Some states have issued interim guidance that follows the EPA guidance. Due to uncertainty regarding what additional actions states may take to amend their existing regulations and what action the EPA ultimately takes to address the Court ruling under a new rulemaking, the Companies cannot predict the impact to their financial statements at this time.

In July 2011, the EPA signed a final rule deferring the need for PSD and Title V permitting for CO2 emissions for biomass projects. This rule temporarily deferred for a period of up to three years the consideration of CO2 emissions from biomass projects when determining whether a stationary source meets the PSD and Title V applicability thresholds, including those for the application of BACT. The deferral policy expired in July 2014. In July 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated this rule; however, a mandate making this decision effective has not been issued. Virginia Power converted three coal-fired generating stations, Altavista, Hopewell and Southampton, to biomass during the CO2 deferral period. It is unclear how the court’s decision will affect biomass sources that were permitted during the deferral period; however, the expenditures to comply with any new requirements could be material to the Companies’ financial statements.

Legal Matters

The Companies are defendants in a number of lawsuits and claims involving unrelated incidents of property damage and personal injury. Due to the uncertainty surrounding these matters, the Companies are unable to make an estimate of the potential financial statement impacts; however, they could have a material impact on results of operations, financial condition and/or cash flows.

Appalachian Gateway

Following the completion of the Appalachian Gateway Project in 2012, DTI received multiple change order requests and other claims for additional payments from a pipeline contractor for the project. In July 2013, DTI filed a complaint in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia for breach of contract, accounting and declaratory relief. The contractor filed a motion to dismiss, or in the alternative, a motion to transfer venue to Pennsylvania and/or West Virginia, where the pipelines were constructed. DTI filed an opposition to the contractor’s motion in August 2013. In November 2013, the court granted the contractor’s motion on the basis that DTI must first comply with the dispute resolution process. Pursuant to the ruling, DTI intends to mediate the matter. This case is pending. DTI has accrued a liability of approximately $6 million for this matter. Dominion Gas cannot currently estimate additional financial statement impacts, but there could be a material impact to its financial condition and/or cash flows.

Possum Point

In September 2014, Virginia Power received a 60-day notice of intent to sue from the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of the Potomac Riverkeeper and Sierra Club alleging CWA violations at the Possum Point Power Station. The notice alleges unpermitted discharges to surface water and groundwater from Possum Point’s historical and active ash storage facilities. Virginia Power is currently unable to make an estimate of the potential impacts to its financial statements related to this matter.

 

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Cove Point

Dominion is pursuing a liquefaction project at the Cove Point facility, which would enable the facility to liquefy domestically-produced natural gas and export it as LNG. In April 2013, Cove Point filed with FERC for permission to build liquefaction and other facilities related to the export of natural gas. In September 2014, FERC issued an order granting authorization for Cove Point to construct, modify and operate the liquefaction project. In October 2014, several parties filed a motion with FERC to stay the order and requested rehearing. The order remains in effect pending consideration of the motion by FERC.

Also in April 2013, Cove Point filed an application with the Maryland Commission for a CPCN to authorize the construction of an electric generating station needed to power the proposed liquefaction equipment. In May 2014, the Maryland Commission granted a CPCN authorizing the construction of such generating station. The CPCN requires Cove Point to make payments totaling approximately $48 million to the Maryland Strategic Energy Investments Fund and Maryland low income energy assistance programs. In June 2014, a party filed a notice of petition for judicial review of the CPCN with the Circuit Court for Baltimore City in Maryland. In September 2014, the party filed with the Maryland Commission a motion to stay the CPCN pending judicial review of the CPCN. The CPCN remains in effect pending consideration of the motion by the Maryland Commission.

Nuclear Matters

In March 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami caused significant damage at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station in northeast Japan. These events have resulted in significant nuclear safety reviews required by the NRC and industry groups such as INPO. Like other U.S. nuclear operators, Dominion has been gathering supporting data and participating in industry initiatives focused on the ability to respond to and mitigate the consequences of design-basis and beyond-design-basis events at its stations.

In July 2011, an NRC task force provided initial recommendations based on its review of the Fukushima Daiichi accident and in October 2011, the NRC staff prioritized these recommendations into Tiers 1, 2 and 3, with the Tier 1 recommendations consisting of actions which the staff determined should be started without unnecessary delay. In December 2011, the NRC Commissioners approved the agency staff’s prioritization and recommendations, and that same month an appropriations act directed the NRC to require reevaluation of external hazards (not limited to seismic and flooding hazards) as soon as possible.

Based on the prioritized recommendations, in March 2012, the NRC issued orders and information requests requiring specific reviews and actions to all operating reactors, construction permit holders and combined license holders based on the lessons learned from the Fukushima Daiichi event. The orders applicable to Dominion require implementation of safety enhancements related to mitigation strategies to respond to extreme natural events resulting in the loss of power at plants, and enhancing spent fuel pool instrumentation. The orders require prompt implementation of the safety enhancements and completion of implementation within two refueling outages or by December 31, 2016, whichever comes first. Implementation of these enhancements is currently in progress. The information requests issued by the NRC request each reactor to reevaluate the seismic and flooding hazards at their site using present-day methods and information, conduct walkdowns of their facilities to ensure protection against the hazards in their current design basis, and to reevaluate their emergency communications systems and staffing levels. The updated seismic analyses are complete and Dominion and Virginia Power are discussing with the NRC any further actions that will be required for their plants. Dominion and Virginia Power do not currently expect that compliance with the NRC’s March 2012 orders and information requests will materially impact their financial position, results of operations or cash flows during the approximately four-year implementation period. The NRC staff is evaluating the implementation of the longer-term Tier 2 and Tier 3 recommendations. Dominion and Virginia Power are currently unable to estimate the potential financial impacts related to compliance with Tier 2 and Tier 3 recommendations.

Guarantees

Dominion

At September 30, 2014, Dominion had issued $69 million of guarantees, primarily to support equity method investees. No significant amounts related to these guarantees have been recorded. As of September 30, 2014, Dominion’s exposure under these guarantees was $54 million, primarily related to certain reserve requirements associated with non-recourse financing.

In addition to the above guarantees, Dominion and its partners, Shell and BP, may be required to make additional periodic equity contributions to NedPower and Fowler Ridge in connection with certain funding requirements associated with their respective non-recourse financings. As of September 30, 2014, Dominion’s maximum remaining cumulative exposure under these equity funding agreements was $72 million through 2019 and its maximum annual future contributions could range from approximately $4 million to $19 million.

 

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Dominion also enters into guarantee arrangements on behalf of its consolidated subsidiaries, primarily to facilitate their commercial transactions with third parties. To the extent that a liability subject to a guarantee has been incurred by one of Dominion’s consolidated subsidiaries, that liability is included in the Consolidated Financial Statements. Dominion is not required to recognize liabilities for guarantees issued on behalf of its subsidiaries unless it becomes probable that it will have to perform under the guarantees. Terms of the guarantees typically end once obligations have been paid. Dominion currently believes it is unlikely that it would be required to perform or otherwise incur any losses associated with guarantees of its subsidiaries’ obligations.

At September 30, 2014, Dominion had issued the following subsidiary guarantees:

 

     Stated Limit      Value(1)  
(millions)              

Subsidiary debt(2)

   $ 27       $ 27   

Commodity transactions(3)

     3,065         635   

Nuclear obligations(4)

     243         94   

Cove Point(5)

     335         —     

Solar(6)

     343         562   

Other(7)

     520         85   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 4,533       $ 1,403   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents the estimated portion of the guarantee’s stated limit that is utilized as of September 30, 2014 based upon prevailing economic conditions and fact patterns specific to each guarantee arrangement. For those guarantees related to obligations that are recorded as liabilities by Dominion’s subsidiaries, the value includes the recorded amount.
(2) Guarantee of debt of a DEI subsidiary. In the event of default by the subsidiary, Dominion would be obligated to repay such amounts.
(3) Guarantees related to commodity commitments of certain subsidiaries, including subsidiaries of Virginia Power, Dominion Gas and DEI. These guarantees were provided to counterparties in order to facilitate physical and financial transactions in gas, oil, electricity, pipeline capacity, transportation and related commodities and services. If any of these subsidiaries fail to perform or pay under the contracts and the counterparties seek performance or payment, Dominion would be obligated to satisfy such obligation. Dominion and its subsidiaries receive similar guarantees as collateral for credit extended to others. The value provided includes certain guarantees that do not have stated limits.
(4) Guarantees related to certain DEI subsidiaries’ potential retrospective premiums that could be assessed if there is a nuclear incident under Dominion’s nuclear insurance programs and guarantees for a DEI subsidiary’s and Virginia Power’s commitment to buy nuclear fuel. Excludes Dominion’s agreement to provide up to $150 million and $60 million to two DEI subsidiaries to pay certain expenses of Millstone (in the event of a prolonged outage) and Kewaunee, respectively, as part of satisfying certain NRC requirements concerned with ensuring adequate funding for the operations of nuclear power stations. The agreement for Kewaunee also provides for funds through the completion of decommissioning.
(5) Guarantees related to Cove Point, including agreements to support terminal service and transportation agreements as well as an EPC contract for new liquefaction facilities. Includes certain guarantees that do not have stated limits.
(6) Includes guarantees to facilitate the development of solar projects including guarantees to support the issuance of limited notice to proceed and full notice to proceed under EPC agreements as well as to support payment obligations under module supply agreements. Includes certain guarantees that do not have stated limits. Also includes guarantees entered into by DEI on behalf of a subsidiary to facilitate the acquisition and development of solar projects.
(7) Guarantees related to other miscellaneous contractual obligations such as leases, environmental obligations and construction projects. Also includes guarantees related to certain DEI subsidiaries’ obligations for equity capital contributions and energy generation associated with Fowler Ridge and NedPower.

Surety Bonds and Letters of Credit

At September 30, 2014, Dominion had purchased $134 million of surety bonds, including $63 million at Virginia Power and $31 million at Dominion Gas, and authorized the issuance of letters of credit by financial institutions of $31 million to facilitate commercial transactions by its subsidiaries with third parties. Under the terms of surety bonds, the Companies are obligated to indemnify the respective surety bond company for any amounts paid.

Note 16. Credit Risk

The Companies’ accounting policies for credit risk are discussed in Note 23 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and Note 19 in Exhibit 99.11(b) to Dominion Gas’ Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 26, 2014.

At September 30, 2014, Dominion’s credit exposure totaled $129 million. Of this amount, investment grade counterparties, including those internally rated, represented 60%. No counterparty exposure exceeded 9% of Dominion’s total exposure.

 

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Credit-Related Contingent Provisions

The majority of Dominion’s derivative instruments contain credit-related contingent provisions. These provisions require Dominion to provide collateral upon the occurrence of specific events, primarily a credit rating downgrade. If the credit-related contingent features underlying these instruments that are in a liability position and not fully collateralized with cash were fully triggered as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, Dominion would have been required to post an additional $117 million and $146 million, respectively, of collateral to its counterparties. The collateral that would be required to be posted includes the impacts of any offsetting asset positions and any amounts already posted for derivatives, non-derivative contracts and derivatives elected under the normal purchases and normal sales exception, per contractual terms. Dominion had posted approximately $99 million and $76 million in collateral at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, related to derivatives with credit-related contingent provisions that are in a liability position and not fully collateralized with cash. The collateral posted includes any amounts paid related to non-derivative contracts and derivatives elected under the normal purchases and normal sales exception, per contractual terms. The aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit-related contingent provisions that are in a liability position and not fully collateralized with cash as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was $225 million and $169 million, respectively, which does not include the impact of any offsetting asset positions. Credit-related contingent provisions for Virginia Power and Dominion Gas were not material as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. See Note 9 for further information about derivative instruments.

Dominion Gas

In the third quarter of 2014, DTI provided service to 235 customers with approximately 94% of its storage and transportation revenue being provided through firm services. The ten largest customers provided approximately 44% of the total storage and transportation revenue and the 30 largest provided approximately 77% of the total storage and transportation revenue. Approximately 97% of the transmission capacity under contract on DTI’s pipeline is subscribed with long-term contracts (two years or greater). The remaining 3% is contracted on a year-to-year basis. Less than 1% of firm transportation capacity is currently unsubscribed. All storage services are subscribed under long-term contracts.

East Ohio distributes natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial customers in Ohio using rates established by the Ohio Commission. Approximately 99% of East Ohio revenues are derived from its jurisdictional gas services. East Ohio’s bad debt risk is mitigated by the regulatory framework established by the Ohio Commission.

Note 17. Related Party Transactions

Virginia Power and Dominion Gas engage in related party transactions primarily with other Dominion subsidiaries (affiliates). Virginia Power’s and Dominion Gas’ receivable and payable balances with affiliates are settled based on contractual terms or on a monthly basis, depending on the nature of the underlying transactions. Virginia Power and Dominion Gas are included in Dominion’s consolidated federal income tax return. A discussion of significant related party transactions follows.

Virginia Power

Transactions with Affiliates

Virginia Power transacts with affiliates for certain quantities of natural gas and other commodities in the ordinary course of business. Virginia Power also enters into certain commodity derivative contracts with affiliates. Virginia Power uses these contracts, which are principally comprised of commodity swaps, to manage commodity price risk associated with purchases of natural gas. See Notes 7 and 9 for more information. As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, Virginia Power’s derivative assets and liabilities with affiliates were not material. Virginia Power participates in certain Dominion benefit plans. In Virginia Power’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, amounts due to Dominion associated with these benefit plans included in other deferred credits and other liabilities were $200 million and $147 million, respectively, and amounts due from Dominion at September 30, 2014 included in other deferred charges and other assets were $26 million.

DRS and other affiliates provide accounting, legal, finance and certain administrative and technical services to Virginia Power. In addition, Virginia Power provides certain services to affiliates, including charges for facilities and equipment usage.

 

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Presented below are significant transactions with DRS and other affiliates:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2014      2013      2014      2013  
(millions)                            

Commodity purchases from affiliates

   $ 120       $ 138       $ 435       $ 328   

Services provided by affiliates(1)

     106         109         320         311   

Services provided to affiliates

     5         6         16         16   

 

(1) Amounts are subject to capitalization.

Virginia Power has borrowed funds from Dominion under short-term borrowing arrangements. There were $17 million and $97 million in short-term demand note borrowings from Dominion as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Virginia Power had no outstanding borrowings, net of repayments under the Dominion money pool for its nonregulated subsidiaries as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. Interest charges related to Virginia Power’s borrowings from Dominion were not material for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

Dominion Gas

Transactions with Affiliates

Dominion Gas transacts with affiliates for certain quantities of natural gas and other commodities at market prices in the ordinary course of business. Additionally, Dominion Gas provides transportation and storage services to affiliates. Dominion Gas also enters into certain other contracts with affiliates, which are presented separately from contracts involving commodities or services. As of September 30, 2014 and December 31 2013, all of Dominion Gas’ commodity derivatives were with affiliates. See Notes 7 and 9 for more information. Dominion Gas participates in certain Dominion benefit plans as described in Note 18. See Note 10 for information regarding sales of assets to an affiliate.

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2014      2013      2014      2013  
(millions)                            

Purchases of natural gas and transportation and storage services from affiliates

   $ 6       $ 19       $ 14       $ 28   

Sales of natural gas and transportation and storage services to affiliates

     19         31         65         75   

DRS and affiliates provide certain administrative and technical services to Dominion Gas. Dominion Gas provides certain services to related parties, including technical services. The costs of these services follow:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2014      2013      2014      2013  
(millions)                            

Services provided by affiliates(1)

   $ 27       $ 22       $ 78       $ 81   

Goods and services provided by Dominion Gas to affiliates

     2         2         8         11   

Goods and services provided by Dominion Gas to related parties

     14         3         30         8   

 

(1) Amounts are subject to capitalization.

The following table presents affiliated and related party activity reflected in Dominion Gas’ Consolidated Balance Sheets:

 

     September 30,
2014
     December 31,
2013
 
(millions)              

Receivables from related parties

   $ 12       $ 3   

Imbalances receivable from affiliates(1)

     3         6   

Imbalances payable to affiliates(2)

     —           1   

Affiliated notes receivable(3)

     8         5   

 

(1) Amounts are presented in other current assets in Dominion Gas’ Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2) Amounts are presented in other current liabilities in Dominion Gas’ Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(3) Amounts are presented in other deferred charges and other assets in Dominion Gas’ Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

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Dominion Gas’ borrowings under the IRCA with Dominion totaled $1.6 billion as of September 30, 2014 and $1.3 billion as of December 31, 2013. Interest charges related to Dominion Gas’ total borrowings from Dominion were $1 million and $11 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $3 million and $32 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Dominion Gas capitalized $4 million and $12 million of interest charges related to borrowings from Dominion to property, plant and equipment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

Note 18. Employee Benefit Plans

Dominion

The components of Dominion’s provision for net periodic benefit cost (credit) were as follows:

 

     Pension Benefits     Other Postretirement
Benefits
 
     2014     2013     2014     2013  
(millions)                         

Three Months Ended September 30,

        

Service cost

   $ 29      $ 31      $ 7      $ 10   

Interest cost

     73        69        17        19   

Expected return on plan assets

     (126     (116     (28     (24

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)

     —          —          (7     (3

Amortization of net actuarial loss

     28        37        1        2   

Settlements and curtailments

     1        —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost (credit)

   $ 5      $ 21      $ (10   $ 4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

        

Service cost

   $ 86      $ 100      $ 23      $ 34   

Interest cost

     218        202        50        56   

Expected return on plan assets

     (376     (345     (83     (68

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)

     2        2        (21     (9

Amortization of net actuarial loss

     84        127        2        6   

Settlements and curtailments(1)

     1        (2     —          (15
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost (credit)

   $ 15      $ 84      $ (29   $ 4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 2013 amounts relate primarily to the decommissioning of Kewaunee.

Employer Contributions

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, Dominion made no contributions to its defined benefit pension plans or other postretirement benefit plans. Dominion expects to contribute approximately $12 million to its other postretirement benefit plans through VEBAs during the remainder of 2014.

Dominion Gas

Dominion Gas participates in certain Dominion benefit plans as described in Note 17 in Exhibit 99.11(b) to Dominion Gas’ Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 26, 2014. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, Dominion Gas’ amounts due from Dominion associated with the Dominion Pension Plan and reflected in noncurrent pension and other postretirement benefit assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets were $604 million and $577 million, respectively. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, Dominion Gas’ amounts due to Dominion associated with the Dominion Retiree Health and Welfare Plan and reflected in other deferred credits and other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets were $10 million and $14 million, respectively.

 

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The components of Dominion Gas’ provision for net periodic benefit credit for employees represented by collective bargaining units were as follows:

 

     Pension Benefits     Other Postretirement
Benefits
 
     2014     2013     2014     2013  
(millions)                         

Three Months Ended September 30,

        

Service cost

   $ 3      $ 3      $ 1      $ 1   

Interest cost

     7        7        4        3   

Expected return on plan assets

     (29     (27     (6     (4

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)

     1        1        —          (1

Amortization of net actuarial loss

     5        6        —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit credit

   $ (13   $ (10   $ (1   $ (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

        

Service cost

   $ 9      $ 10      $ 4      $ 5   

Interest cost

     21        20        10        9   

Expected return on plan assets

     (86     (79     (17     (13

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)

     1        1        (1     (3

Amortization of net actuarial loss

     14        20        —          1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit credit

   $ (41   $ (28   $ (4   $ (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Employer Contributions

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, Dominion Gas made no contributions to its defined benefit pension plans or other postretirement benefit plans. Dominion Gas expects to contribute approximately $12 million to its other postretirement benefit plans through VEBAs, for both employees represented by collective bargaining units and employees not represented by collective bargaining units, during the remainder of 2014.

Plan Amendment and Re-measurement

In the third quarter of 2014, East Ohio re-measured its other postretirement benefit plan as a result of an amendment that changed medical coverage upon the attainment of age 65 for certain future retirees effective January 1, 2016. The re-measurement resulted in an increase in the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation of approximately $22 million. The impact of the re-measurement on net periodic benefit credit was recognized prospectively from the re-measurement date. The re-measurement is expected to reduce net periodic benefit credit for 2014 by less than $1 million. The discount rate used for the re-measurement was 4.20%. All other assumptions used for the re-measurement were consistent with the measurement as of December 31, 2013.

Mortality Study

In October 2014, the Society of Actuaries published new mortality tables and mortality improvement scales. Such tables and scales are used to develop mortality assumptions for use in determining pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities and expense. Dominion and Dominion Gas are currently evaluating the new tables and cannot predict the impact they may have on the financial statements, however, the impacts could be material.

 

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Note 19. Operating Segments

The Companies are organized primarily on the basis of products and services sold in the U.S. A description of the operations included in the Companies’ primary operating segments is as follows:

 

Primary Operating Segment

  

Description of Operations

  

Dominion

  

Virginia Power

  

Dominion
Gas

DVP    Regulated electric distribution    X    X   
   Regulated electric transmission    X    X   
Dominion Generation    Regulated electric fleet    X    X   
   Merchant electric fleet    X      
   Nonregulated retail energy marketing    X      
Dominion Energy    Gas transmission and storage(1)    X       X
   Gas distribution and storage    X       X
   Gas gathering and processing    X       X
   LNG import and storage    X      

 

(1) Includes remaining producer services activities.

In addition to the operating segments above, the Companies also report a Corporate and Other segment.

Dominion

The Corporate and Other Segment of Dominion includes its corporate, service company and other functions (including unallocated debt) and the net impact of operations that are discontinued or sold. In addition, Corporate and Other includes specific items attributable to Dominion’s operating segments that are not included in profit measures evaluated by executive management in assessing the segments’ performance or allocating resources among the segments.

In January 2014, Dominion announced it would exit the electric retail energy marketing business. Dominion completed the sale in March 2014. As a result, the earnings impact from the electric retail energy marketing business has been included in the Corporate and Other Segment of Dominion for 2014 first quarter results of operations.

In the second quarter of 2013, Dominion commenced a repositioning of its producer services business, which aggregates natural gas supply, engages in natural gas trading and marketing activities and natural gas supply management and provides price risk management services to Dominion affiliates. The repositioning was completed in the first quarter of 2014 and resulted in the termination of natural gas trading and certain energy marketing activities. As a result, the earnings impact from natural gas trading and certain energy marketing activities has been included in the Corporate and Other Segment of Dominion for 2014.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2014, Dominion reported an after-tax net expense of $446 million for specific items in the Corporate and Other segment, with $435 million of these net expenses attributable to its operating segments. In the nine months ended September 30, 2013, Dominion reported an after-tax net expense of $148 million for specific items in the Corporate and Other segment, with $144 million of these net expenses attributable to its operating segments.

The net expense for specific items in 2014 primarily related to the impact of the following items:

 

  A $330 million ($219 million after-tax) charge associated with Virginia legislation enacted in April 2014 relating to the development of a third nuclear unit located at North Anna and offshore wind facilities, attributable to Dominion Generation;

 

  A $319 million ($193 million after-tax) net loss related to the producer services business discussed above, attributable to Dominion Energy;

 

  A $47 million ($33 million after-tax) net loss related to the electric retail energy marketing business discussed above, including a $147 million ($90 million after-tax) loss from normal operations, partially offset by a $100 million ($57 million after-tax) gain on sale, net of a $31 million write-off of goodwill, attributable to Dominion Generation; and

 

  A $38 million ($23 million after-tax) one-time charge related to the implementation of a depreciation study retroactive to prior periods as ordered by the Virginia Commission, primarily attributable to Dominion Generation; partially offset by

 

  A $53 million ($33 million after-tax) net gain on investments held in nuclear decommissioning trust funds, attributable to Dominion Generation.

The net expense for specific items in 2013 primarily related to the impact of the following items:

 

  A $135 million ($92 million after-tax) net loss from discontinued operations of Brayton Point and Kincaid, including debt extinguishment of $64 million ($38 million after-tax) related to the sale, impairment charges of $48 million ($28 million after-tax), a $17 million ($18 million after-tax) loss on the sale which includes a $16 million write-off of goodwill, and $6 million ($8 million after-tax) loss from operations, attributable to Dominion Generation;

 

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  A $130 million ($74 million after-tax) net loss, including a $55 million ($33 million after-tax) impairment charge related to certain natural gas infrastructure assets and a $75 million ($41 million after-tax) loss related to the producer services business discussed above, attributable to Dominion Energy; and

 

  A $28 million ($17 million after-tax) charge primarily reflecting severance pay and other benefits related to workforce reductions attributable to all segments; partially offset by

 

  A $66 million ($40 million after-tax) net gain on investments held in nuclear decommissioning trust funds, attributable to Dominion Generation; and

 

  A $35 million ($25 million after-tax) gain related to the sale of Dominion’s equity method investment in Elwood, attributable to Dominion Generation.

The following table presents segment information pertaining to Dominion’s operations:

 

     DVP(1)      Dominion
Generation(1)
     Dominion
Energy
     Corporate
and Other
    Adjustments/
Eliminations(1)
    Consolidated
Total
 
(millions)                                        

Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

               

Total revenue from external customers

   $ 480       $ 1,985       $ 380       $ 4      $ 201      $ 3,050   

Intersegment revenue

     4         11         223         140        (378     —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating revenue

     484         1,996         603         144        (177     3,050   

Net income (loss) attributable to Dominion

     119         326         144         (60     —          529   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013

               

Total revenue from external customers

   $ 469       $ 2,337       $ 361       $ (10   $ 275      $ 3,432   

Intersegment revenue

     2         6         281         158        (447     —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating revenue

     471         2,343         642         148        (172     3,432   

Loss from discontinued operations

     —           —           —           (23     —          (23

Net income (loss) attributable to Dominion

     121         340         169         (61     —          569   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

               

Total revenue from external customers

   $ 1,425       $ 5,936       $ 1,171       $ 10      $ 951      $ 9,493   

Intersegment revenue

     13         48         964         422        (1,447     —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating revenue

     1,438         5,984         2,135         432        (496     9,493   

Net income (loss) attributable to Dominion

     366         794         482         (575     —          1,067   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

               

Total revenue from external customers

   $ 1,366       $ 6,365       $ 1,326       $ 54      $ 824      $ 9,935   

Intersegment revenue

     6         50         821         464        (1,341     —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating revenue

     1,372         6,415         2,147         518        (517     9,935   

Loss from discontinued operations

     —           —           —           (92     —          (92

Net income (loss) attributable to Dominion

     349         779         472         (334     —          1,266   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 2013 amounts have been recast to reflect nonregulated retail energy marketing operations in the Dominion Generation segment.

Intersegment sales and transfers for Dominion are based on contractual arrangements and may result in intersegment profit or loss that is eliminated in consolidation.

Virginia Power 

The Corporate and Other Segment of Virginia Power primarily includes specific items attributable to its operating segments that are not included in profit measures evaluated by executive management in assessing the segments’ performance or allocating resources among the segments.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2014, Virginia Power reported an after-tax net expense of $235 million for specific items in the Corporate and Other segment, with $239 million of these net expenses attributable to its operating segments. In the nine months ended September 30, 2013, Virginia Power reported an after-tax net expense of $5 million for specific items in the Corporate and Other segment, all of which was attributable to its operating segments.

 

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The net expense for specific items in 2014 primarily related to the impact of the following items:

 

  A $330 million ($219 million after-tax) charge associated with Virginia legislation enacted in April 2014 relating to the development of a third nuclear unit located at North Anna and offshore wind facilities, attributable to Dominion Generation; and

 

  A $38 million ($23 million after-tax) one-time charge related to the implementation of a depreciation study retroactive to prior periods as ordered by the Virginia Commission, primarily attributable to Dominion Generation.

The following table presents segment information pertaining to Virginia Power’s operations:

 

     DVP      Dominion
Generation
     Corporate
and Other
    Consolidated
Total
 
(millions)                           

Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

          

Operating revenue

   $ 483       $ 1,570       $ —        $ 2,053   

Net income (loss)

     120         248         (54     314   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013

          

Operating revenue

   $ 470       $ 1,589       $ —        $ 2,059   

Net income

     123         262         2        387   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

          

Operating revenue

   $ 1,433       $ 4,332       $ —        $ 5,765   

Net income (loss)

     371         570         (234     707   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

          

Operating revenue

   $ 1,366       $ 4,184       $ —        $ 5,550   

Net income (loss)

     355         587         (3     939   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dominion Gas

The Corporate and Other Segment of Dominion Gas primarily includes specific items attributable to Dominion Gas’ operating segment that are not included in profit measures evaluated by executive management in assessing the segment’s performance and the effect of certain items recorded at Dominion Gas as a result of Dominion’s basis in the net assets contributed.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2014, Dominion Gas reported no amounts for specific items in the Corporate and Other segment. In the nine months ended September 30, 2013, Dominion Gas reported an after-tax net expense of $41 million for specific items in the Corporate and Other segment, all of which was attributable to its operating segment.

The net expenses for specific items in 2013 primarily related to the impact of the following items:

 

  A $55 million ($33 million after-tax) impairment charge related to certain natural gas infrastructure assets; and

 

  A $14 million ($8 million after-tax) charge primarily reflecting severance pay and other benefits related to workforce reductions.

 

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The following table presents segment information pertaining to Dominion Gas’ operations:

 

     Dominion
Energy
     Corporate
and Other
    Consolidated
Total
 
(millions)                    

Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

       

Operating revenue

   $ 391       $ —        $ 391   

Net income (loss)

     108         (1     107   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013

       

Operating revenue

   $ 388       $ —        $ 388   

Net income (loss)

     131         (1     130   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

       

Operating revenue

   $ 1,388       $ —        $ 1,388   

Net income (loss)

     370         (6     364   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

       

Operating revenue

   $ 1,404       $ —        $ 1,404   

Net income (loss)

     368         (47     321   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

MD&A discusses Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s results of operations and general financial condition and Dominion Gas’ results of operations. MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Companies’ Consolidated Financial Statements. Dominion Gas meets the conditions to file under the reduced disclosure format, and therefore has omitted certain sections of MD&A.

Contents of MD&A

MD&A consists of the following information:

 

  Forward-Looking Statements

 

  Accounting Matters - Dominion and Virginia Power

 

  Dominion

 

    Results of Operations

 

    Segment Results of Operations

 

  Virginia Power

 

    Results of Operations

 

    Segment Results of Operations

 

  Dominion Gas

 

    Results of Operations

 

  Liquidity and Capital Resources - Dominion and Virginia Power

 

  Future Issues and Other Matters - Dominion and Virginia Power

Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains statements concerning the Companies’ expectations, plans, objectives, future financial performance and other statements that are not historical facts. These statements are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In most cases, the reader can identify these forward-looking statements by such words as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “expect,” “believe,” “should,” “could,” “plan,” “may,” “continue,” “target” or other similar words.

The Companies make forward-looking statements with full knowledge that risks and uncertainties exist that may cause actual results to differ materially from predicted results. Factors that may cause actual results to differ are often presented with the forward-looking statements themselves. Additionally, other factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in any forward-looking statement. These factors include but are not limited to:

 

  Unusual weather conditions and their effect on energy sales to customers and energy commodity prices;

 

  Extreme weather events and other natural disasters, including hurricanes, high winds, severe storms, earthquakes, flooding and changes in water temperatures and availability that can cause outages and property damage to facilities;

 

  Federal, state and local legislative and regulatory developments, including changes in federal and state tax laws and regulations;

 

  Changes to federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations, including those related to climate change, the tightening of emission or discharge limits for GHGs and other emissions, more extensive permitting requirements and the regulation of additional substances;

 

  Cost of environmental compliance, including those costs related to climate change;

 

  Risks associated with the operation of nuclear facilities, including costs associated with the disposal of spent nuclear fuel, decommissioning, plant maintenance and changes in existing regulations governing such facilities;

 

  Unplanned outages at facilities in which the Companies have an ownership interest;

 

  Fluctuations in energy-related commodity prices and the effect these could have on Dominion’s and Dominion Gas’ earnings and the Companies’ liquidity position and the underlying value of their assets;

 

  Counterparty credit and performance risk;

 

  Capital market conditions, including the availability of credit and the ability to obtain financing on reasonable terms;

 

  Risks associated with Virginia Power’s membership and participation in PJM, including risks related to obligations created by the default of other participants;

 

  Fluctuations in the value of investments held in nuclear decommissioning trusts by Dominion and Virginia Power and in benefit plan trusts by Dominion and Dominion Gas;

 

  Fluctuations in interest rates;

 

  Changes in rating agency requirements or credit ratings and their effect on availability and cost of capital;

 

  Changes in financial or regulatory accounting principles or policies imposed by governing bodies;

 

  Employee workforce factors including collective bargaining agreements and labor negotiations with union employees;

 

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  Risks of operating businesses in regulated industries that are subject to changing regulatory structures;

 

  Impacts of acquisitions, divestitures, transfers of assets to joint ventures or an MLP, and retirements of assets based on asset portfolio reviews;

 

  Receipt of approvals for, and timing of, closing dates for acquisitions and divestitures;

 

  The timing and execution of our MLP strategy;

 

  Changes in rules for RTOs and ISOs in which Dominion and Virginia Power participate, including changes in rate designs, changes in FERC’s interpretation of market rules and new and evolving capacity models;

 

  Political and economic conditions, including inflation and deflation;

 

  Domestic terrorism and other threats to the Companies’ physical and intangible assets, as well as threats to cybersecurity;

 

  Changes in demand for the Companies’ services, including industrial, commercial and residential growth or decline in the Companies’ service areas, changes in supplies of natural gas delivered to Dominion Gas’ pipeline and processing systems, failure to maintain or replace customer contracts on favorable terms, changes in customer growth or usage patterns, including as a result of energy conservation programs, the availability of energy efficient devices and the use of distributed generation methods;

 

  Additional competition in industries in which the Companies operate, including in electric markets in which Dominion’s merchant generation facilities operate, and competition in the planning, construction and ownership of certain electric transmission facilities in Virginia Power’s service territory in connection with FERC Order 1000;

 

  The impact of operational hazards, including adverse developments with respect to pipeline safety or integrity;

 

  Changes in technology, particularly with respect to new, developing or alternative sources of generation and smart grid technologies;

 

  Changes to regulated electric rates collected by Virginia Power and regulated gas distribution, transportation and storage rates, including LNG storage, collected by Dominion and Dominion Gas;

 

  Changes in operating, maintenance and construction costs;

 

  Timing and receipt of regulatory approvals necessary for planned construction or expansion projects and compliance with conditions associated with such regulatory approvals;

 

  The inability to complete planned construction, conversion or expansion projects at all, or with the outcomes or within the terms and time frames initially anticipated;

 

  Adverse outcomes in litigation matters or regulatory proceedings; and

 

  The impact of operational hazards, including adverse developments with respect to pipeline safety or integrity, and other catastrophic events.

Additionally, other risks that could cause actual results to differ from predicted results are set forth in Item 1A. Risk Factors in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, Exhibit 99.2 to Dominion Gas’ Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 26, 2014, and in Part II. Item 1A. Risk Factors in this report.

The Companies’ forward-looking statements are based on beliefs and assumptions using information available at the time the statements are made. The Companies caution the reader not to place undue reliance on their forward-looking statements because the assumptions, beliefs, expectations and projections about future events may, and often do, differ materially from actual results. The Companies undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect developments occurring after the statement is made.

Accounting Matters

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

As of September 30, 2014, there have been no significant changes with regard to the critical accounting policies and estimates disclosed in MD&A in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. The policies disclosed included the accounting for regulated operations, AROs, income taxes, derivative contracts and other instruments at fair value, goodwill and long-lived asset impairment testing, employee benefit plans and unbilled revenue.

 

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Dominion

Results of Operations

Presented below is a summary of Dominion’s consolidated results:

 

     2014      2013      $ Change  
(millions, except EPS)                     

Third Quarter

        

Net income attributable to Dominion

   $ 529       $ 569       $ (40

Diluted EPS

     0.90         0.98         (0.08
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year-To-Date

        

Net income attributable to Dominion

   $ 1,067       $ 1,266       $ (199

Diluted EPS

     1.83         2.19         (0.36
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Overview

Third Quarter 2014 vs. 2013

Net income attributable to Dominion decreased 7% due to a decrease in gains on the sale of assets primarily to Blue Racer, and charges associated with Virginia legislation enacted in April 2014 relating to the development of a third nuclear unit located at North Anna and offshore wind facilities. These decreases were partially offset by a lower effective tax rate.

Year-To-Date 2014 vs. 2013

Net income attributable to Dominion decreased 16% primarily due to charges associated with Virginia legislation enacted in April 2014 relating to the development of a third nuclear unit located at North Anna and offshore wind facilities, and the repositioning of Dominion’s producer services business, which was completed in the first quarter of 2014. These decreases were partially offset by the absence of previously recognized losses from discontinued operations related to Brayton Point and Kincaid, and the impact of higher margins from merchant generation operations.

Analysis of Consolidated Operations

Presented below are selected amounts related to Dominion’s results of operations:

 

     Third Quarter     Year-To-Date  
     2014      2013     $ Change     2014      2013     $ Change  
(millions)                                       

Operating revenue

   $ 3,050       $ 3,432      $ (382   $ 9,493       $ 9,935      $ (442

Electric fuel and other energy-related purchases

     743         1,107        (364     2,710         2,933        (223

Purchased electric capacity

     86         91        (5     261         267        (6

Purchased gas

     209         232        (23     1,073         996        77   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net revenue

     2,012         2,002        10        5,449         5,739        (290
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other operations and maintenance

     614         525        89        1,972         1,876        96   

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     354         309        45        970         909        61   

Other taxes

     123         134        (11     424         442        (18

Other income

     69         86        (17     166         222        (56

Interest and related charges

     231         217        14        695         648        47   

Income tax expense

     228         305        (77     477         709        (232

Loss from discontinued operations

     —           (23     23        —           (92     92   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

An analysis of Dominion’s results of operations follows:

Third Quarter 2014 vs. 2013

Other operations and maintenance increased 17%, primarily reflecting:

 

  Decreased gains on the sale of assets to Blue Racer ($74 million);

 

  A $43 million charge associated with Virginia legislation enacted in April 2014 relating to the development of a third nuclear unit located at North Anna and offshore wind facilities; and

 

  An $18 million increase in planned outage costs at certain non-nuclear utility generation facilities ($12 million) and certain merchant generation facilities ($6 million).

These increases were partially offset by:

 

  A $28 million decrease in salaries, wages and benefits; and

 

  A $17 million decrease in utility nuclear refueling outage costs primarily due to the deferral of such costs beginning in the second quarter of 2014 pursuant to Virginia legislation enacted in April 2014.

 

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Depreciation, depletion and amortization increased 15%, primarily due to a one-time charge related to the implementation of a depreciation study retroactive to prior periods as ordered by the Virginia Commission.

Income tax expense decreased 25%, primarily reflecting lower pre-tax income ($55 million) and a lower effective tax rate ($22 million).

Loss from discontinued operations reflects the sale of Brayton Point and Kincaid in 2013.

Year-To-Date 2014 vs. 2013

Net revenue decreased 5%, primarily reflecting:

 

  A $263 million decrease primarily related to the repositioning of Dominion’s producer services business which was completed in the first quarter of 2014, reflecting the termination of natural gas trading and certain energy marketing activities;

 

  A $201 million decrease from retail energy marketing operations, primarily due to higher purchased power costs; and

 

  A $35 million decrease from regulated natural gas distribution operations, primarily due to a decrease in rider revenue related to low income assistance programs ($65 million), partially offset by an increase in AMR and PIR program revenues ($16 million) and an increase in sales to customers due to an increase in heating degree days ($7 million).

These decreases were partially offset by:

 

  A $153 million increase from electric utility operations, primarily reflecting:

 

    An increase from rate adjustment clauses ($76 million);

 

    An increase in sales to retail customers, primarily due to an increase in heating degree days ($41 million); and

 

    An increase in ancillary revenues received from PJM ($15 million);

 

  A $38 million increase from merchant generation operations, primarily due to higher realized prices ($105 million) and the absence of the nuclear disposal fee at Millstone beginning May 2014 ($6 million), partially offset by lower generation output primarily as a result of the May 2013 closure of Kewaunee ($74 million); and

 

  A $16 million increase from regulated natural gas transmission operations, primarily due to a $44 million increase in gas transportation and storage activities and other revenues, largely due to various expansion projects being placed into service, partially offset by a decrease from NGL activities primarily due to a decrease in extraction and fractionation volumes ($28 million).

Other operations and maintenance increased 5%, primarily reflecting:

 

  A $325 million charge associated with Virginia legislation enacted in April 2014 relating to the development of a third nuclear unit located at North Anna and offshore wind facilities;

 

  A $60 million increase in planned outage costs primarily due to an increase in scheduled outage days at certain non-nuclear utility generation facilities;

 

  Decreased gains on the sale of assets to Blue Racer ($41 million); and

 

  The absence of a $29 million gain recorded in 2013 resulting from the sale of Illinois Gas Contracts following Dominion’s decision to redeploy its capital into other markets.

These increases were partially offset by:

 

  A gain on the sale of Dominion’s electric retail energy marketing business ($100 million) net of a $31 million write-off of goodwill;

 

  The absence of a $65 million charge primarily reflecting impairment charges recorded in 2013 for certain natural gas infrastructure assets;

 

  A $65 million decrease in bad debt expense at regulated natural gas distribution operations primarily related to low income assistance programs. These bad debt expenses are recovered through rates and do not impact net income;

 

  A $64 million decrease related to the May 2013 closure of Kewaunee;

 

  A $43 million decrease in utility nuclear refueling outage costs primarily due to the deferral of such costs beginning in the second quarter of 2014 pursuant to Virginia legislation enacted in April 2014; and

 

  A $27 million decrease related to the sale of Dominion’s electric retail energy marketing business in March 2014.

Other income decreased 25%, primarily due to the absence of the gain on the sale of Dominion’s equity method investment in Elwood in the third quarter of 2013 ($35 million), a decrease in the equity component of AFUDC ($25 million) and lower realized gains (net of investment income) on nuclear decommissioning trust funds ($11 million), partially offset by higher equity earnings primarily from Blue Racer ($14 million).

Income tax expense decreased 33%, primarily reflecting lower pre-tax income.

 

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Loss from discontinued operations reflects the sale of Brayton Point and Kincaid in 2013.

Segment Results of Operations

Segment results include the impact of intersegment revenues and expenses, which may result in intersegment profit and loss. Presented below is a summary of contributions by Dominion’s operating segments to net income attributable to Dominion:

 

     Net Income attributable to Dominion     Diluted EPS  
     2014     2013     $ Change     2014     2013     $ Change  

(millions, except EPS)

                                    

Third Quarter

            

DVP(1)

   $ 119      $ 121      $ (2   $ 0.20      $ 0.21      $ (0.01

Dominion Generation(1)

     326        340        (14     0.56        0.58        (0.02

Dominion Energy

     144        169        (25     0.25        0.29        (0.04
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Primary operating segments

     589        630        (41     1.01        1.08        (0.07

Corporate and Other(1)

     (60     (61     1        (0.11     (0.10     (0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated

   $ 529      $ 569      $ (40   $ 0.90      $ 0.98      $ (0.08
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year-To-Date

            

DVP(1)

   $ 366      $ 349      $ 17      $ 0.63      $ 0.60      $ 0.03   

Dominion Generation(1)

     794        779        15        1.36        1.35        0.01   

Dominion Energy

     482        472        10        0.82        0.81        0.01   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Primary operating segments

     1,642        1,600        42        2.81        2.76        0.05   

Corporate and Other

     (575     (334     (241     (0.98     (0.57     (0.41
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated

   $ 1,067      $ 1,266      $ (199   $ 1.83      $ 2.19      $ (0.36
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 2013 amounts have been recast to reflect nonregulated retail energy marketing operations in the Dominion Generation segment.

DVP

Presented below are selected operating statistics related to DVP’s operations:

 

     Third Quarter     Year-To-Date  
     2014      2013      % Change     2014      2013      % Change  

Electricity delivered (million MWh)

     21.9         22.1         (1 )%      63.6         62.4         2

Degree days (electric distribution service area):

                

Cooling

     1,058         1,029         3        1,587         1,568         1   

Heating

     2         8         (75     2,548         2,372         7   

Average electric distribution customer accounts (thousands)(1)

     2,501         2,477         1        2,496         2,473         1   

 

(1) Period average.

 

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Presented below, on an after-tax basis, are the key factors impacting DVP’s net income contribution:

 

    

Third Quarter

2014 vs. 2013

Increase (Decrease)

   

Year-To-Date

2014 vs. 2013

Increase (Decrease)

 
     Amount     EPS     Amount     EPS  
(millions, except EPS)                         

Regulated electric sales:

        

Weather

   $ (6   $ (0.01   $ 9      $ 0.02   

Other

     2        —          (2     —     

FERC transmission equity return

     7        0.01        16        0.03   

Storm damage and service restoration

     (2     —          10        0.02   

Other

     (3     (0.01     (16     (0.03

Share dilution

     —          —          —          (0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net income contribution

   $ (2   $ (0.01   $ 17      $ 0.03   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dominion Generation

Presented below are selected operating statistics related to Dominion Generation’s operations:

 

     Third Quarter     Year-To-Date  
     2014      2013      % Change     2014     2013      % Change  

Electricity supplied (million MWh):

               

Utility

     22.1         22.3         (1 )%      64.0        62.8         2

Merchant(1)

     7.2         6.9         4        19.4        19.8         (2

Degree days (electric utility service area):

               

Cooling

     1,058         1,029         3        1,587        1,568         1   

Heating

     2         8         (75     2,548        2,372         7   

Average retail energy marketing customer accounts (thousands)(2)

     1,196         2,090         (43     1,298 (3)      2,110         (38

 

(1) Excludes 1.6 million and 7.6 million MWh for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, related to Kewaunee, Brayton Point, Kincaid and Dominion’s 50% interest in Elwood.
(2) Period average.
(3) Excludes 511 thousand average retail electric energy marketing customer accounts due to the sale of this business in March 2014.

Presented below, on an after-tax basis, are the key factors impacting Dominion Generation’s net income contribution:

 

     Third Quarter
2014 vs. 2013
Increase (Decrease)
    Year-To-Date
2014 vs. 2013
Increase (Decrease)
 
     Amount     EPS     Amount     EPS  
(millions, except EPS)                         

Merchant generation margin

   $ 6      $ 0.01      $ 66      $ 0.12   

Regulated electric sales:

        

Weather

     (13     (0.02     16        0.03   

Other

     8        0.01        —          —     

PJM ancillary services

     (5     (0.01     21        0.03   

Rate adjustment clause equity return

     3        0.01        (16     (0.03

Retail energy marketing operations(1)

     (1     —          (19     (0.03

Salaries and benefits

     6        0.01        (11     (0.02

Outage costs

     (2     —          (11     (0.02

AFUDC equity return

     (5     (0.01     (16     (0.03

Other

     (11     (0.02     (15     (0.03

Share dilution

     —          —          —          (0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net income contribution

   $ (14   $ (0.02   $ 15      $ 0.01   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Excludes earnings from Retail electric energy marketing which was sold in March 2014.

 

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Dominion Energy

Presented below are selected operating statistics related to Dominion Energy’s operations:

 

     Third Quarter     Year-To-Date  
     2014      2013      % Change     2014      2013      % Change  

Gas distribution throughput (bcf):

                

Sales

     2         2         —       23         20         15

Transportation

     56         40         40        242         202         20   

Heating degree days (gas distribution service area)

     126         109         16        4,242         3,773         12   

Average gas distribution customer accounts (thousands)(1):

                

Sales

     236         241         (2     241         244         (1

Transportation

     1,044         1,041         —          1,054         1,051         —     

 

(1) Period average.

Presented below, on an after-tax basis, are the key factors impacting Dominion Energy’s net income contribution:

 

     Third Quarter
2014 vs. 2013
Increase (Decrease)
    Year-To-Date
2014 vs. 2013
Increase (Decrease)
 
     Amount     EPS     Amount     EPS  
(millions, except EPS)                         

Blue Racer

   $ (41 )(1)    $ (0.07   $ (9 )(1)    $ (0.02

Gas distribution margin:

        

Weather

     —          —          4        0.01   

Other

     4        0.01        14        0.02   

Other

     12        0.02        1        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net income contribution

   $ (25   $ (0.04   $ 10      $ 0.01   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes decreases of $42 million and $22 million in gains from the sale of assets for the third quarter and year-to-date, respectively.

Corporate and Other

Presented below are the Corporate and Other segment’s after-tax results:

 

     Third Quarter     Year-To-Date  
     2014     2013     $ Change     2014     2013     $ Change  
(millions, except EPS)             

Specific items attributable to operating segments

   $ (33   $ (13   $ (20   $ (435   $ (144   $ (291

Specific items attributable to corporate operations

     17        (1     18        (11     (4     (7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total specific items

     (16     (14     (2     (446     (148     (298

Other corporate operations

     (44     (47     3        (129     (186     57   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net expense

   $ (60   $ (61   $ 1      $ (575   $ (334   $ (241

EPS impact

   $ (0.11   $ (0.10   $ (0.01   $ (0.98   $ (0.57   $ (0.41
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Specific Items

Corporate and Other includes specific items that are not included in profit measures evaluated by management in assessing segment performance or in allocating resources among the segments. See Note 19 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this report for discussion of these items.

Other Corporate Operations

Year-To-Date 2014 vs. 2013

Net expenses decreased primarily reflecting increased investment tax credits in Dominion’s 2014 estimated annual effective rate for income taxes.

 

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Virginia Power

Results of Operations

Presented below is a summary of Virginia Power’s consolidated results:

 

     Third Quarter     Year-To-Date  
     2014      2013      $ Change     2014      2013      $ Change  
(millions)                 

Net income

   $ 314       $ 387       $ (73   $ 707       $ 939       $ (232

Overview

Third Quarter 2014 vs. 2013

Net income decreased by 19% primarily due to charges associated with Virginia legislation enacted in April 2014 relating to the development of a third nuclear unit located at North Anna and offshore wind facilities, and a one-time charge related to implementing a depreciation study retroactive to prior periods as ordered by the Virginia Commission.

Year-To-Date 2014 vs. 2013

Net income decreased by 25% primarily due to charges associated with Virginia legislation enacted in April 2014 relating to the development of a third nuclear unit located at North Anna and offshore wind facilities.

Analysis of Consolidated Operations

Presented below are selected amounts related to Virginia Power’s results of operations:

 

     Third Quarter     Year-To-Date  
     2014      2013      $ Change     2014      2013      $ Change  
(millions)                 

Operating revenue

   $ 2,053       $ 2,059       $ (6   $ 5,765       $ 5,550       $ 215   

Electric fuel and other energy-related purchases

     649         651         (2     1,817         1,749         68   

Purchased electric capacity

     86         91         (5     261         267         (6
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net revenue

     1,318         1,317         1        3,687         3,534         153   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other operations and maintenance

     401         356         45        1,375         1,030         345   

Depreciation and amortization

     260         218         42        695         636         59   

Other taxes

     63         64         (1     205         196         9   

Other income

     24         19         5        60         71         (11

Interest and related charges

     101         93         8        311         270         41   

Income tax expense

     203         218         (15     454         534         (80
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

An analysis of Virginia Power’s results of operations follows:

Third Quarter 2014 vs. 2013

Net revenue increased $1 million, primarily reflecting:

 

  An increase from rate adjustment clauses ($25 million);

 

  An increase in sales to customers due to the effect of favorable economic conditions on customer usage and other factors ($15 million); and

 

  The impact of various other immaterial items ($6 million); partially offset by

 

  A decrease in sales to retail customers due to milder weather ($31 million); and

 

  A decrease in ancillary revenues received from PJM ($14 million).

Other operations and maintenance increased 13%, primarily reflecting a charge associated with Virginia legislation enacted in April 2014 relating to the development of a third nuclear unit located at North Anna and offshore wind facilities.

Depreciation and amortization increased 19%, primarily due to a one-time charge related to the implementation of a depreciation study retroactive to prior periods as ordered by the Virginia Commission.

 

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Year-To-Date 2014 vs. 2013

Net revenue increased 4%, primarily reflecting:

 

  An increase from rate adjustment clauses ($76 million);

 

  An increase in sales to retail customers, primarily due to an increase in heating degree days ($41 million); and

 

  An increase in ancillary revenues received from PJM ($15 million).

Other operations and maintenance increased 33%, primarily reflecting a charge associated with Virginia legislation enacted in April 2014 relating to the development of a third nuclear unit located at North Anna and offshore wind facilities.

Other income decreased 15%, primarily due to a decrease in the equity component of AFUDC ($23 million), partially offset by higher realized gains (including investment income) on nuclear decommissioning trust funds ($5 million) and an increase in amounts collectible from customers for taxes in connection with contributions in aid of construction ($5 million).

Interest and related charges increased 15%, primarily due to higher long-term debt interest expense resulting from debt issuances in August 2013 and February 2014 ($35 million) and a decrease in the debt component of AFUDC ($8 million).

Income tax expense decreased 15%, primarily reflecting lower pre-tax income ($120 million), partially offset by a higher effective tax rate ($40 million).

Segment Results of Operations

Presented below is a summary of contributions by Virginia Power’s operating segments to net income:

 

     Third Quarter     Year-To-Date  
     2014     2013      $ Change     2014     2013     $ Change  
(millions)              

DVP

   $ 120      $ 123       $ (3   $ 371      $ 355      $ 16   

Dominion Generation

     248        262         (14     570        587        (17
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Primary operating segments

     368        385         (17     941        942        (1

Corporate and Other

     (54     2         (56     (234     (3     (231
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated

   $ 314      $ 387       $ (73   $ 707      $ 939      $ (232
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DVP

Presented below are operating statistics related to Virginia Power’s DVP segment:

 

     Third Quarter     Year-To-Date  
     2014      2013      % Change     2014      2013      % Change  
Electricity delivered (million MWh)      21.9         22.1         (1 )%      63.6         62.4         2

Degree days (electric distribution service area):

                

Cooling

     1,058         1,029         3        1,587         1,568         1   

Heating

     2         8         (75     2,548         2,372         7   

Average electric distribution customer accounts (thousands)(1)

     2,501         2,477         1        2,496         2,473         1   

 

(1) Period average.

 

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Presented below, on an after-tax basis, are the key factors impacting Virginia Power’s DVP segment’s net income contribution:

 

     Third Quarter
2014 vs. 2013
Increase
(Decrease)
    Year-To-Date
2014 vs.  2013

Increase
(Decrease)
 
(millions)             

Regulated electric sales:

    

Weather

   $ (6   $ 9   

Other

     2        (2

FERC transmission equity return

     7        16   

Storm damage and service restoration

     (2     10   

Other

     (4     (17
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net income contribution

   $ (3   $ 16   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dominion Generation

Presented below are operating statistics related to Virginia Power’s Dominion Generation segment:

 

     Third Quarter     Year-To-Date  
     2014      2013      % Change     2014      2013      % Change  
Electricity supplied (million MWh):      22.1         22.3         (1 )%      64.0         62.8         2

Degree days (electric utility service area):

                

Cooling

     1,058         1,029         3        1,587         1,568         1   

Heating

     2         8         (75     2,548         2,372         7   

Presented below, on an after-tax basis, are the key factors impacting Virginia Power’s Dominion Generation segment’s net income contribution:

 

     Third Quarter
2014 vs. 2013
Increase
(Decrease)
    Year-To-Date
2014 vs. 2013
Increase
(Decrease)
 
(millions)             

Regulated electric sales:

    

Weather

   $ (13   $ 16   

Other

     8        —     

Rate adjustment clause equity return

     3        (16

PJM ancillary services

     (5     21   

Salaries and benefits

     3        (5

Outage costs

     3        (7

AFUDC equity return

     (5     (16

Other

     (8     (10
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net income contribution

   $ (14   $ (17
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Corporate and Other

Presented below are the Corporate and Other segment’s after-tax results:

 

     Third Quarter     Year-To-Date  
     2014     2013      $ Change     2014     2013     $ Change  
(millions)              

Specific items attributable to operating segments

   $ (49   $ —         $ (49   $ (239   $ (5   $ (234

Specific items attributable to corporate operations

     (5     —           (5     4        —          4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total specific items

     (54     —           (54     (235     (5     (230

Other corporate operations

     —          2         (2     1        2        (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net expense

   $ (54   $ 2       $ (56   $ (234   $ (3   $ (231
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Specific Items

Corporate and Other includes specific items that are not included in profit measures evaluated by management in assessing segment performance or in allocating resources among the segments. See Note 19 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this report for discussion of these items.

Dominion Gas

Results of Operations

Presented below is a summary of Dominion Gas’ consolidated results:

 

     Third Quarter     Year-To-Date  
     2014      2013      $ Change     2014      2013      $ Change  
(millions)                 

Net income

   $ 107       $ 130       $ (23   $ 364       $ 321       $ 43   

Overview

Third Quarter 2014 vs. 2013

Net income decreased by 18% primarily due to decreased gains on sales of assets to related parties.

Year-To-Date 2014 vs. 2013

Net income increased by 13% primarily due to the absence of impairment charges for certain natural gas infrastructure assets.

Analysis of Consolidated Operations

Presented below are selected amounts related to Dominion Gas’ results of operations:

 

     Third Quarter     Year-To-Date  
     2014      2013      $ Change     2014      2013      $ Change  
(millions)                 

Operating revenue

   $ 391       $ 388       $ 3      $ 1,388       $ 1,404       $ (16

Purchased gas

     34         46         (12     247         223         24   

Other energy-related purchases

     8         19         (11     29         59         (30
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net revenue

     349         323         26        1,112         1,122         (10
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other operations and maintenance

     91         29         62        253         337         (84

Depreciation and amortization

     50         49         1        146         148         (2

Other taxes

     31         28         3        117         108         9   

Other income

     5         5         —          18         19         (1

Interest and related charges

     7         7         —          19         20         (1

Income tax expense

     68         85         (17     231         207         24   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

An analysis of Dominion Gas’ results of operations follows:

Third Quarter 2014 vs. 2013

Other operations and maintenance increased $62 million, primarily reflecting decreased gains on the sale of assets to related parties.

 

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Other taxes increased 11%, primarily due to the absence of a favorable property tax adjustment recorded in 2013.

Income tax expense decreased 20%, primarily reflecting lower pre-tax income.

Year-To-Date 2014 vs. 2013

Other operations and maintenance decreased 25%, primarily reflecting:

 

  A $65 million decrease in bad debt expense at regulated natural gas distribution operations primarily related to low income assistance programs. These bad debt expenses are recovered through rates and do not impact net income;

 

  The absence of impairment charges recorded in 2013 related to certain natural gas infrastructure assets ($55 million); partially offset by

 

  Decreased gains on the sale of assets to related parties ($40 million).

Income tax expense increased 12%, primarily reflecting higher pre-tax income.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Dominion and Virginia Power depend on both internal and external sources of liquidity to provide working capital and as a bridge to long-term debt financings. Short-term cash requirements not met by cash provided by operations are generally satisfied with proceeds from short-term borrowings. Long-term cash needs are met through issuances of debt and/or equity securities.

At September 30, 2014, Dominion had $1.8 billion of unused capacity under its credit facilities, including $97 million of unused capacity under joint credit facilities available to Virginia Power. Effective July 10, 2014, Virginia Power increased its sub-limit under the $4 billion credit facility from $1.0 billion to $1.25 billion bringing its total sub-limit to $1.5 billion.

The sale of the electric retail energy marketing business and completion of the producer services repositioning in 2014 are not expected to have a material negative impact on Dominion’s liquidity.

A summary of Dominion’s cash flows is presented below:

 

     2014     2013  
(millions)             

Cash and cash equivalents at January 1

   $ 316      $ 248   

Cash flows provided by (used in):

    

Operating activities

     2,410        2,950   

Investing activities

     (3,533     (2,348

Financing activities

     1,025        (563
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (98     39   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at September 30

   $ 218      $ 287   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

A summary of Virginia Power’s cash flows is presented below:

 

     2014     2013  
(millions)             

Cash and cash equivalents at January 1

   $ 16      $ 28   

Cash flows provided by (used in):

    

Operating activities

     1,720        2,036   

Investing activities

     (2,284     (1,948

Financing activities

     569        (65
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     5        23   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at September 30

   $ 21      $ 51   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating Cash Flows

Net cash provided by Dominion’s operating activities decreased by $540 million, primarily due to lower deferred fuel cost recoveries in its Virginia jurisdiction, the repositioning of Dominion’s producer services business, and lower margins from nonregulated retail energy marketing operations. The decrease was partially offset by higher margins from merchant generation operations and lower net margin collateral requirements.

 

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Net cash provided by Virginia Power’s operating activities decreased by $316 million, primarily due to lower deferred fuel cost recoveries.

Dominion believes that its operations provide a stable source of cash flow to contribute to planned levels of capital expenditures and maintain or grow the dividend on common shares. Virginia Power believes that its operations provide a stable source of cash flow to contribute to planned levels of capital expenditures and provide dividends to Dominion.

Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s operations are subject to risks and uncertainties that may negatively impact the timing or amounts of operating cash flows, which are discussed in Item 1A. Risk Factors in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors in this report.

Credit Risk

Dominion’s exposure to potential concentrations of credit risk results primarily from its energy marketing and price risk management activities. Presented below is a summary of Dominion’s credit exposure as of September 30, 2014 for these activities. Gross credit exposure for each counterparty is calculated prior to the application of collateral and represents outstanding receivables plus any unrealized on- or off-balance sheet exposure, taking into account contractual netting rights.

 

     Gross Credit
Exposure
     Credit
Collateral
     Net Credit
Exposure
 
(millions)                     

Investment grade(1)

   $ 48       $ —         $ 48   

Non-investment grade(2)

     3         —           3   

No external ratings:

        

Internally rated—investment grade(3)

     29         —           29   

Internally rated—non-investment grade(4)

     49         —           49   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 129       $ —         $ 129   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Designations as investment grade are based upon minimum credit ratings assigned by Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s. The five largest counterparty exposures, combined, for this category represented approximately 22% of the total net credit exposure.
(2) The five largest counterparty exposures, combined, for this category represented approximately 1% of the total net credit exposure.
(3) The five largest counterparty exposures, combined, for this category represented approximately 16% of the total net credit exposure.
(4) The five largest counterparty exposures, combined, for this category represented approximately 6% of the total net credit exposure.

Investing Cash Flows

Net cash used in Dominion’s investing activities increased by $1.2 billion, primarily due to higher capital expenditures and lower proceeds from sales of assets and businesses.

Net cash used in Virginia Power’s investing activities increased by $336 million, primarily due to higher capital expenditures.

Financing Cash Flows and Liquidity

Dominion and Virginia Power rely on capital markets as significant sources of funding for capital requirements not satisfied by cash provided by their operations. As discussed further in Credit Ratings and Debt Covenants in MD&A in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, the ability to borrow funds or issue securities and the return demanded by investors are affected by credit ratings. In addition, the raising of external capital is subject to certain regulatory requirements, including registration with the SEC and, in the case of Virginia Power, approval by the Virginia Commission.

Dominion and Virginia Power meet the definition of a well-known seasoned issuer under SEC rules governing the registration, communications and offering processes under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The rules provide for a streamlined shelf registration process to provide registrants with timely access to capital. This allows Dominion and Virginia Power to use automatic shelf registration statements to register any offering of securities, other than those for exchange offers or business combination transactions.

In 2014, net cash provided by Dominion’s financing activities was $1 billion as compared to net cash used in financing activities of $563 million in 2013, primarily due to higher net debt issuances in 2014 as compared to 2013 and the acquisition of the Juniper noncontrolling interest in 2013.

In 2014, net cash provided by Virginia Power’s financing activities was $569 million as compared to net cash used in financing activities of $65 million in 2013, primarily due to higher net debt issuances.

 

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See Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this report for further information regarding Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s credit facilities, liquidity and significant financing transactions.

Credit Ratings

Credit ratings are intended to provide banks and capital market participants with a framework for comparing the credit quality of securities and are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities. In the Credit Ratings section of MD&A in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, there is a discussion on the use of capital markets by Dominion and Virginia Power as well as the impact of credit ratings on the accessibility and costs of using these markets. As of September 30, 2014, there have been no changes in Dominion’s credit ratings. In October 2014, Fitch upgraded Virginia Power’s issuer credit rating to A- from BBB+ and its senior unsecured debt securities rating to A from A-. Fitch also affirmed Dominion’s issuer credit rating and its senior unsecured debt securities rating, both of which are BBB+.

Debt Covenants

In the Debt Covenants section of MD&A in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, there is a discussion on the various covenants present in the enabling agreements underlying Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s debt. As of September 30, 2014, there have been no material changes to debt covenants, nor any events of default under Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s debt covenants.

In July 2014, Dominion amended the RCC of the June 2009 hybrids to expand the measurement period for consideration of proceeds from the sale of common stock or other equity-like issuances from 180 days to 365 days.

Future Cash Payments for Contractual Obligations and Planned Capital Expenditures

As of September 30, 2014, there have been no material changes outside the ordinary course of business to Dominion’s or Virginia Power’s contractual obligations as disclosed in MD&A in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

As of September 30, 2014, Dominion’s planned capital expenditures for 2014, 2015 and 2016 are expected to total approximately $5.6 billion, $4.8 billion and $5.4 billion, respectively. The increase in planned capital expenditures, as compared to the amounts originally forecasted in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, primarily reflects additional solar generation projects, Dominion’s portion of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, the strategic undergrounding program and electric substation security and other planning projects.

As of September 30, 2014, Virginia Power’s planned capital expenditures for 2014, 2015 and 2016 are expected to total approximately $3.0 billion, $2.6 billion and $3.0 billion, respectively. The increase in planned capital expenditures, as compared to the amounts originally forecasted in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, reflects the strategic undergrounding program and electric substation security and other planning projects. See Future Issues and Other Matters in MD&A in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Use of Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of September 30, 2014, there have been no material changes in the off-balance sheet arrangements disclosed in MD&A in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Future Issues and Other Matters

The following discussion of future issues and other information includes current developments of previously disclosed matters and new issues arising during the period covered by, and subsequent to, the dates of Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Consolidated Financial Statements that may impact Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s future results of operations, financial condition and/or cash flows. This section should be read in conjunction with Item 1. Business and Future Issues and Other Matters in MD&A in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and Future Issues and Other Matters in MD&A in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014.

Environmental Matters

Dominion and Virginia Power are subject to costs resulting from a number of federal, state and local laws and regulations designed to protect human health and the environment. These laws and regulations affect future planning and existing operations. They can result in increased capital, operating and other costs as a result of compliance, remediation, containment and monitoring obligations. See Note 22 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this report for additional information on various environmental matters.

 

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Coal Combustion Residuals

In June 2010, the EPA proposed to regulate CCRs as a regulated solid waste material, either as a hazardous waste or a non-hazardous waste. The proposed rule would regulate CCRs, which include fly ash, bottom ash, boiler slag, and flue gas desulfurization solid wastes, when disposed of in surface impoundments or ponds and landfills. Pursuant to a settlement with certain environmental groups and other parties, the EPA has until December 19, 2014 to sign a final rule designating CCRs as a hazardous or non-hazardous waste. The proposed rule requires the closure or retrofit of unlined CCR ponds and includes numerous new location, design, operational, and closure requirements for CCR ponds and landfills. Dominion anticipates that the EPA will complete their final rulemaking on schedule. Dominion currently cannot predict the financial impact on operations from this rulemaking, but believes that the final requirements could be material.

Legal Matters

See Item 3. Legal Proceedings in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, and Notes 12 and 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements and Part II, Item 1. Legal Proceedings in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014 and in this report for additional information on various legal matters.

Regulatory Matters

See Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and Note 12 in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014 and in this report for additional information on various regulatory matters.

Western Access II Project

During the second and third quarters of 2014, East Ohio executed long-term precedent agreements with customers for 450,000 Dths per day of service to new interconnects with interstate pipelines. This second phase of the Western Access Project will expand the number of interstate pipelines to which East Ohio will deliver processed gas to four. The project is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2015 and cost approximately $130 million.

Supply Header Project

In September 2014, DTI announced its intent to construct and operate the Supply Header Project which is expected to cost approximately $500 million and provide 1,500,000 Dths per day of firm transportation service to various customers, including the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. In October 2014, DTI requested authorization to use the FERC’s pre-filing process. The application to request FERC authorization to construct and operate the project facilities is expected to be filed in the third quarter of 2015, with the facilities expected to be in service in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Leidy South Project

In June 2014, DTI executed binding precedent agreements with two power generators for the Leidy South Project. The project is expected to cost approximately $210 million and provide 155,000 Dths per day of firm transportation service from Leidy, Pennsylvania to Loudoun, Virginia. DTI plans to request authorization to utilize the FERC pre-filing process in December 2014. The application to request FERC authorization to construct and operate the project facilities would be filed in the fourth quarter of 2015. Service under the 20-year contracts is expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2017.

 

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ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE

DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The matters discussed in this Item may contain “forward-looking statements” as described in the introductory paragraphs under Part I, Item 2. MD&A in this report. The reader’s attention is directed to those paragraphs for discussion of various risks and uncertainties that may impact the Companies.

Market Risk Sensitive Instruments and Risk Management

The Companies’ financial instruments, commodity contracts and related financial derivative instruments are exposed to potential losses due to adverse changes in commodity prices, interest rates and equity security prices as described below. Commodity price risk is present in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s electric operations and Dominion’s and Dominion Gas’ gas procurement and marketing operations due to the exposure to market shifts in prices received and paid for electricity, natural gas and other commodities. The Companies use commodity derivative contracts to manage price risk exposures for these operations. Interest rate risk is generally related to their outstanding debt and future issuances of debt. In addition, the Companies are exposed to investment price risk through various portfolios of equity and debt securities.

The following sensitivity analysis estimates the potential loss of future earnings or fair value from market risk sensitive instruments over a selected time period due to a 10% unfavorable change in commodity prices or interest rates.

Commodity Price Risk

To manage commodity price risk, Dominion and Virginia Power primarily hold commodity-based financial derivative instruments held for non-trading purposes associated with purchases and sales of electricity, natural gas and other energy-related products and Dominion Gas primarily holds commodity-based financial derivative instruments held for non-trading purposes associated with purchases and sales of natural gas and other energy-related products.

The repositioning of Dominion’s producer services business was completed in the first quarter of 2014. This, combined with Dominion’s sale of its electric retail energy marketing business, has reduced Dominion’s commodity price risk exposure.

The derivatives used to manage commodity price risk are executed within established policies and procedures and may include instruments such as futures, forwards, swaps, options and FTRs that are sensitive to changes in the related commodity prices. For sensitivity analysis purposes, the hypothetical change in market prices of commodity-based financial derivative instruments is determined based on models that consider the market prices of commodities in future periods, the volatility of the market prices in each period, as well as the time value factors of the derivative instruments. Prices and volatility are principally determined based on observable market prices.

A hypothetical 10% unfavorable change in commodity prices of Dominion’s non-trading commodity-based financial derivative instruments would have resulted in a decrease in fair value of approximately $156 million and $171 million as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

A hypothetical 10% unfavorable change in commodity prices would not have resulted in a material change in the fair value of Virginia Power’s non-trading commodity-based financial derivatives as of September 30, 2014 or December 31, 2013.

A hypothetical 10% unfavorable change in commodity prices of Dominion Gas’ non-trading commodity-based financial derivative instruments would have resulted in a decrease in fair value of approximately $3 million and $14 million as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The decline in sensitivity is largely due to decreased commodity derivative activity.

The impact of a change in energy commodity prices on the Companies’ non-trading commodity-based financial derivative instruments at a point in time is not necessarily representative of the results that will be realized when the contracts are ultimately settled. Net losses from commodity derivative instruments used for hedging purposes, to the extent realized, will generally be offset by recognition of the hedged transaction, such as revenue from physical sales of the commodity.

Interest Rate Risk

The Companies manage their interest rate risk exposure predominantly by maintaining a balance of fixed and variable rate debt. They also enter into interest rate sensitive derivatives, including interest rate swaps and interest rate lock agreements. For variable rate debt and interest rate swaps designated under fair value hedging and outstanding for the Companies, a hypothetical 10% increase in market interest rates would not have resulted in a material change in earnings at September 30, 2014 or December 31, 2013.

 

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The Companies may also use forward-starting interest rate swaps and interest rate lock agreements as anticipatory hedges.

As of September 30, 2014, Dominion, Virginia Power and Dominion Gas had $3.5 billion, $850 million and $250 million, respectively, in aggregate notional amounts of these interest rate derivatives outstanding. A hypothetical 10% decrease in market interest rates would have resulted in a decrease of approximately $37 million, $13 million and $2 million, respectively, in the fair value of Dominion’s, Virginia Power’s and Dominion Gas’ interest rate derivatives at September 30, 2014. As of December 31, 2013, Dominion, Virginia Power and Dominion Gas had $1.1 billion, $600 million and $450 million, respectively, in aggregate notional amounts of these interest rate derivatives outstanding. A hypothetical 10% decrease in market interest rates would have resulted in a decrease of approximately $20 million, $13 million and $8 million, respectively, in the fair value of Dominion’s, Virginia Power’s and Dominion Gas’ interest rate derivatives at December 31, 2013.

The impact of a change in interest rates on the Companies’ interest rate-based financial derivative instruments at a point in time is not necessarily representative of the results that will be realized when the contracts are ultimately settled. Net gains and/or losses from interest rate derivative instruments used for hedging purposes, to the extent realized, will generally be offset by recognition of the hedged transaction.

Investment Price Risk

Dominion and Virginia Power are subject to investment price risk due to securities held as investments in nuclear decommissioning and rabbi trust funds that are managed by third-party investment managers. These trust funds primarily hold marketable securities that are reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value.

Dominion recognized net realized gains (including investment income) on nuclear decommissioning and rabbi trust investments of $134 million, $126 million and $163 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 and for the year ended December 31, 2013, respectively. Net realized gains and losses include gains and losses from the sale of investments as well as any other-than-temporary declines in fair value. Dominion recorded, in AOCI and regulatory liabilities, a net increase in unrealized gains on these investments of $86 million, $225 million and $417 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 and for the year ended December 31, 2013, respectively.

Virginia Power recognized net realized gains (including investment income) on nuclear decommissioning trust investments of $58 million, $36 million and $52 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 and for the year ended December 31, 2013, respectively. Net realized gains and losses include gains and losses from the sale of investments as well as any other-than-temporary declines in fair value. Virginia Power recorded, in AOCI and regulatory liabilities, a net increase in unrealized gains on these investments of $47 million, $116 million and $193 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 and for the year ended December 31, 2013, respectively.

Dominion sponsors pension and other postretirement employee benefit plans that hold investments in trusts to fund employee benefit payments. Virginia Power and Dominion Gas employees participate in these plans. Differences between actual and expected returns on plan assets are accumulated and amortized during future periods. As such, any investment-related declines in these trusts will result in future increases in the periodic cost recognized for employee benefit plans and will be included in the determination of the amount of cash to be contributed to the employee benefit plans.

 

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Senior management of each of Dominion, Virginia Power, and Dominion Gas, including Dominion’s, Virginia Power’s, and Dominion Gas’ CEO and CFO, evaluated the effectiveness of each of their respective Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation process, each of Dominion’s, Virginia Power’s, and Dominion Gas’ CEO and CFO have concluded that each of their respective Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

There were no changes in Dominion’s, Virginia Power’s, or Dominion Gas’ internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companies’ internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

From time to time, the Companies are alleged to be in violation or in default under orders, statutes, rules or regulations relating to the environment, compliance plans imposed upon or agreed to by the Companies, or permits issued by various local, state and/or federal agencies for the construction or operation of facilities. Administrative proceedings may also be pending on these matters. In addition, in the ordinary course of business, the Companies and their subsidiaries are involved in various legal proceedings.

In August 2014, Cove Point received a “Request to Show Cause” from the EPA alleging violations of certain release reporting requirements under CERCLA and EPCRA. In February 2013, Cove Point first reported to the EPA a continuous release of ammonia emissions from the NOx control systems attached to its electric generating turbines as a part of normal operations. While these emissions are not subject to permit limits, Cove Point verified and submitted to the EPA that the ammonia emissions periodically exceeded the reporting threshold between December 2012 and February 2013. Cove Point has further submitted to the EPA the required written follow-up reports. Cove Point is working with the EPA to resolve this matter. Cove Point believes that the civil penalty will be in the range of $365,000 to $550,000 which reflects management’s current reasonable estimate of the amount of the penalty.

In October 2014, Virginia Power received a draft consent order from the VDEQ in connection with excess carbon monoxide emissions reported in February 2014 for Altavista. The draft consent order includes a proposed penalty of approximately $135,000. Virginia Power has submitted to VDEQ a request to modify Altavista’s Title V air permit and is working with VDEQ to resolve this matter. The ultimate resolution of the consent order is not expected to have a material effect on Virginia Power.

See the following for discussions on various environmental and other regulatory proceedings to which the Companies are parties:

 

  Notes 13 and 22 to the Consolidated Financial Statements and Future Issues and Other Matters in MD&A in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

  Notes 12 and 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014.

 

  Notes 12 and 18 to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements in Exhibit 99.11(b) to Dominion Gas’ Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 26, 2014.

 

  Notes 11 and 13 to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements in Exhibit 99.11(c) to Dominion Gas’ Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 26, 2014.

 

  Notes 12 and 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Companies’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, and in this report.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

The Companies businesses are influenced by many factors that are difficult to predict, involve uncertainties that may materially affect actual results and are often beyond the Companies’ control. A number of these risk factors have been identified in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and in Exhibit 99.2 to Dominion Gas’ Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 26, 2014, which should be taken into consideration when reviewing the information contained in this report. Other than the risk factor discussed below, there have been no material changes with regard to the risk factors previously disclosed in Dominion’s and Virginia Power’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and in Exhibit 99.2 to Dominion Gas’ Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 26, 2014. For other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in any forward-looking statement or projection contained in this report, see Forward-Looking Statements in MD&A.

The development, construction and operation of the Cove Point liquefaction project will involve significant risks. As described in greater detail in Future Issues and Other Matters in Dominion’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, Dominion intends to invest significant financial resources in the liquefaction project. An inability to obtain financing or otherwise provide liquidity for the project on acceptable terms could negatively affect Dominion’s financial condition, cash flows, the project’s anticipated financial results and/or impair Dominion’s ability to execute the business plan for the project as scheduled.

Dominion must comply with conditions imposed by regulatory approvals. The DOE has authorized Dominion to export LNG to non-free trade agreement countries; however, all DOE export licenses are subject to review and possible withdrawal should the DOE conclude that such export authorization is no longer in the public interest, which could have a material adverse effect on

 

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the construction or operation of the facility. The FERC has issued an order approving the liquefaction project. In October 2014, several parties filed a motion to stay the order and requested rehearing. Additionally, the Maryland Commission’s final order with respect to the CPCN has been appealed to the Circuit Court for Baltimore City and is the subject of a motion of stay with the Maryland Commission. Dominion does not know whether any existing or potential interventions or other actions by third parties will interfere with its ability to maintain such approvals. In addition, the liquefaction project has been the subject of litigation in the past and could be the subject of litigation in the future. Failure to comply with regulatory approval conditions or an adverse ruling in any future litigation could adversely affect Dominion’s ability to execute its business plan.

There is limited recent industry experience in the U.S. regarding the construction or operation of large liquefaction projects. The construction of the facility is expected to take several years, will be confined within a limited geographic area and could be subject to delays, cost overruns, labor disputes and other factors that could cause the total cost of the project to exceed the anticipated amount and adversely affect Dominion’s financial performance and/or impair Dominion’s ability to execute the business plan for the project as scheduled.

There are significant customer risks associated with the project. The terminal service agreements are subject to certain conditions precedent, including receipt of regulatory approvals. Dominion will also be exposed to counterparty credit risk. While the counterparties’ obligations are supported by parental guarantees and letters of credit, there is no assurance that such credit support would be sufficient to satisfy the obligations in the event of a counterparty default. In addition, if a controversy arises under either agreement resulting in a judgment in Dominion’s favor, Dominion may need to seek to enforce a final U.S. court judgment in a foreign tribunal, which could involve a lengthy process.

Assuming current commodity price trends continue, if Dominion is unable to pursue the liquefaction project, Dominion may not be able to offset the prospective revenue reductions associated with the existing import contracts as described in Future Issues and Other Matters in Dominion’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, which could have a negative impact on its results of operations.

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

Dominion

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Period

   Total
Number of
Shares
(or Units)
Purchased(1)
     Average
Price Paid
per Share
(or Unit)(2)
     Total Number
of Shares (or Units)
Purchased as Part
of Publicly
Announced Plans or
Programs
     Maximum Number (or
Approximate Dollar
Value) of Shares (or Units)
that May Yet Be
Purchased under the Plans
or Programs(3)

7/1/14-7/31/14

     2,671       $ 71.16         —         19,629,059 shares/

$1.18 billion

8/1/14-8/31/14

     236         67.59         —         19,629,059 shares/

$1.18 billion

9/1/14-9/30/14

     559         70.21         —         19,629,059 shares/

$1.18 billion

  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

Total

     3,466       $ 70.76         —         19,629,059 shares/

$1.18 billion

  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

(1) In July, August and September 2014, 2,671 shares, 236 shares and 559 shares, respectively, were tendered by employees to satisfy tax withholding obligations on vested restricted stock.
(2) Represents the weighted-average price paid per share.
(3) The remaining repurchase authorization is pursuant to repurchase authority granted by the Dominion BOD in February 2005, as modified in June 2007. The aggregate authorization granted by the Dominion BOD was 86 million shares (as adjusted to reflect a two-for-one stock split distributed in November 2007) not to exceed $4 billion.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

As discussed in Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this report, Virginia Power redeemed all shares of each outstanding series of its preferred stock. Effective October 30, 2014, the Virginia Power BOD approved amendments to Virginia Power’s Articles of Incorporation to delete references to the redeemed series of preferred stock.

The text of the foregoing amendment to Virginia Power’s Articles of Incorporation is included in the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1.b.

 

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  

Dominion

  

Virginia
Power

  

Dominion
Gas

  3.1.a    Dominion Resources, Inc. Articles of Incorporation as amended and restated, effective May 20, 2010 (Exhibit 3.1, Form 8-K filed May 20, 2010, File No. 1-8489).    X      
  3.1.b    Virginia Electric and Power Company Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as in effect on October 30, 2014 (filed herewith).       X   
  3.1.c    Articles of Organization of Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC (Exhibit 3.1, Form S-4 filed April 4, 2014, File No. 333-195066).          X
  3.2.a    Dominion Resources, Inc. Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective May 3, 2013 (Exhibit 3.1, Form 8-K filed May 3, 2013, File No. 1-8489).    X      
  3.2.b    Virginia Electric and Power Company Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective June 1, 2009 (Exhibit 3.1, Form 8-K filed June 3, 2009, File No. 1-2255).       X   
  3.2.c    Operating Agreement of Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC dated as of September 12, 2013 (Exhibit 3.2, Form S-4 filed April 4, 2014, File No. 333-195066).          X
  4    Dominion Resources, Inc., Virginia Electric and Power Company and Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC agree to furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request any other instrument with respect to long-term debt as to which the total amount of securities authorized does not exceed 10% of either of their total consolidated assets.    X    X    X
  4.1    Junior Subordinated Indenture II, dated June 1, 2006, between Dominion Resources, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon (successor to JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.), as Trustee (Exhibit 4.1, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 filed August 3, 2006, File No. 1-8489); First Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 1, 2006 (Exhibit 4.2, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 filed August 3, 2006, File No. 1-8489); Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 1, 2006 (Exhibit 4.2, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 filed November 1, 2006, File No. 1-8489); Form of Third Supplemental and Amending Indenture, dated June 1, 2009 (Exhibit 4.2, Form 8-K filed June 15, 2009, File No. 1-8489); Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2013 (Exhibit 4.3, Form 8-K filed June 7, 2013, File No. 1-8489); Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2013 (Exhibit 4.4, Form 8-K filed June 7, 2013, File No. 1-8489); Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2014 (Exhibit 4.3, Form 8-K filed July 1, 2014, File No. 1-8489); Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 1, 2014 (Exhibit 4.3, Form 8-K filed October 3, 2013, File No. 1-8489).    X      
10.1*    Dominion Resources, Inc. Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan, as amended and restated effective December 17, 2004 (Exhibit 10.5, Form 8-K filed December 23, 2004, File No. 1-8489), as amended September 26, 2014 (filed herewith).    X    X    X
10.2*    Dominion Resources, Inc. Retirement Benefit Restoration Plan, as amended and restated effective December 17, 2004 (Exhibit 10.6, Form 8-K filed December 23, 2004, File No. 1-8489), as amended September 26, 2014 (filed herewith).    X    X    X
10.3*    Dominion Resources, Inc. New Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan, as amended and restated effective July 1, 2013 (Exhibit 10.2, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 filed August 6, 2013 File No. 1-8489), as amended September 26, 2014 (filed herewith).    X    X    X
10.4*    Dominion Resources, Inc. New Retirement Benefit Restoration Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2009 (Exhibit 10.17, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 filed February 26, 2009, File No. 1-8489 and Exhibit 10.20, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 filed February 26, 2009, File No. 1-2255), as amended September 26, 2014 (filed herewith).    X    X    X
12.1    Ratio of earnings to fixed charges for Dominion Resources, Inc. (filed herewith).    X      
12.2.a    Ratio of earnings to fixed charges for Virginia Electric and Power Company (filed herewith).       X   

 

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12.2.b    Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and dividends for Virginia Electric and Power Company (filed herewith).         X      
12.3    Ratio of earnings to fixed charges for Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC (filed herewith).            X   
31.a    Certification by Chief Executive Officer of Dominion Resources, Inc. pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).      X         
31.b    Certification by Chief Financial Officer of Dominion Resources, Inc. pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).      X         
31.c    Certification by Chief Executive Officer of Virginia Electric and Power Company pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).         X      
31.d    Certification by Chief Financial Officer of Virginia Electric and Power Company pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).         X      
31.e    Certification by Chief Executive Officer of Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).            X   
31.f    Certification by Chief Financial Officer of Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).            X   
32.a    Certification to the Securities and Exchange Commission by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Dominion Resources, Inc. as required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).      X         
32.b    Certification to the Securities and Exchange Commission by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Virginia Electric and Power Company as required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).         X      
32.c    Certification to the Securities and Exchange Commission by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC as required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).            X   
99    Condensed consolidated earnings statements (filed herewith).      X         X      
101    The following financial statements from Dominion Resources, Inc.’s, Virginia Electric and Power Company’s and Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, filed on November 3, 2014, formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.      X         X         X   

 

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SIGNATURE

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

 

     

DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

Registrant

November 3, 2014      

/s/    Michele L. Cardiff        

     

Michele L. Cardiff

Vice President, Controller and

Chief Accounting Officer

     

VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY

Registrant

November 3, 2014      

/s/    Michele L. Cardiff        

     

Michele L. Cardiff

Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

November 3, 2014      

DOMINION GAS HOLDINGS, LLC

Registrant

     

/s/    Michele L. Cardiff        

     

Michele L. Cardiff

Vice President, Controller and

Chief Accounting Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  

Dominion

  

Virginia
Power

  

Dominion
Gas

  3.1.a    Dominion Resources, Inc. Articles of Incorporation as amended and restated, effective May 20, 2010 (Exhibit 3.1, Form 8-K filed May 20, 2010, File No. 1-8489).    X      
  3.1.b    Virginia Electric and Power Company Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as in effect on October 30, 2014 (filed herewith).       X   
  3.1.c    Articles of Organization of Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC (Exhibit 3.1, Form S-4 filed April 4, 2014, File No. 333-195066).          X
  3.2.a    Dominion Resources, Inc. Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective May 3, 2013 (Exhibit 3.1, Form 8-K filed May 3, 2013, File No. 1-8489).    X      
  3.2.b    Virginia Electric and Power Company Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective June 1, 2009 (Exhibit 3.1, Form 8-K filed June 3, 2009, File No. 1-2255).       X   
  3.2.c    Operating Agreement of Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC dated as of September 12, 2013 (Exhibit 3.2, Form S-4 filed April 4, 2014, File No. 333-195066).          X
  4    Dominion Resources, Inc., Virginia Electric and Power Company and Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC agree to furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request any other instrument with respect to long-term debt as to which the total amount of securities authorized does not exceed 10% of either of their total consolidated assets.    X    X    X
  4.1    Junior Subordinated Indenture II, dated June 1, 2006, between Dominion Resources, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon (successor to JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.), as Trustee (Exhibit 4.1, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 filed August 3, 2006, File No. 1-8489); First Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 1, 2006 (Exhibit 4.2, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 filed August 3, 2006, File No. 1-8489); Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 1, 2006 (Exhibit 4.2, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 filed November 1, 2006, File No. 1-8489); Form of Third Supplemental and Amending Indenture, dated June 1, 2009 (Exhibit 4.2, Form 8-K filed June 15, 2009, File No. 1-8489); Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2013 (Exhibit 4.3, Form 8-K filed June 7, 2013, File No. 1-8489); Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2013 (Exhibit 4.4, Form 8-K filed June 7, 2013, File No. 1-8489); Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2014 (Exhibit 4.3, Form 8-K filed July 1, 2014, File No. 1-8489); Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 1, 2014 (Exhibit 4.3, Form 8-K filed October 3, 2013, File No. 1-8489).    X      
10.1*    Dominion Resources, Inc. Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan, as amended and restated effective December 17, 2004 (Exhibit 10.5, Form 8-K filed December 23, 2004, File No. 1-8489), as amended September 26, 2014 (filed herewith).    X    X    X
10.2*    Dominion Resources, Inc. Retirement Benefit Restoration Plan, as amended and restated effective December 17, 2004 (Exhibit 10.6, Form 8-K filed December 23, 2004, File No. 1-8489), as amended September 26, 2014 (filed herewith).    X    X    X
10.3*    Dominion Resources, Inc. New Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan, as amended and restated effective July 1, 2013 (Exhibit 10.2, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 filed August 6, 2013 File No. 1-8489), as amended September 26, 2014 (filed herewith).    X    X    X
10.4*    Dominion Resources, Inc. New Retirement Benefit Restoration Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2009 (Exhibit 10.17, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 filed February 26, 2009, File No. 1-8489 and Exhibit 10.20, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 filed February 26, 2009, File No. 1-2255), as amended September 26, 2014 (filed herewith).    X    X    X
12.1    Ratio of earnings to fixed charges for Dominion Resources, Inc. (filed herewith).    X      
12.2.a    Ratio of earnings to fixed charges for Virginia Electric and Power Company (filed herewith).       X   

 

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12.2.b    Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and dividends for Virginia Electric and Power Company (filed herewith).       X   
12.3    Ratio of earnings to fixed charges for Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC (filed herewith).          X
31.a    Certification by Chief Executive Officer of Dominion Resources, Inc. pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).    X      
31.b    Certification by Chief Financial Officer of Dominion Resources, Inc. pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).    X      
31.c    Certification by Chief Executive Officer of Virginia Electric and Power Company pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).       X   
31.d    Certification by Chief Financial Officer of Virginia Electric and Power Company pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).       X   
31.e    Certification by Chief Executive Officer of Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).          X
31.f    Certification by Chief Financial Officer of Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).          X
32.a    Certification to the Securities and Exchange Commission by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Dominion Resources, Inc. as required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).    X      
32.b    Certification to the Securities and Exchange Commission by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Virginia Electric and Power Company as required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).       X   
32.c    Certification to the Securities and Exchange Commission by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC as required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).          X
99    Condensed consolidated earnings statements (filed herewith).    X    X   
101    The following financial statements from Dominion Resources, Inc.’s, Virginia Electric and Power Company’s and Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, filed on November 3, 2014, formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.    X    X    X

 

* Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

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