$XEL
XCEL ENERGY INC Stock $xel

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2014 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000007290316000123 Filed on February 19, 2016

Income Statement

Concept	2014 Q4	2014 Q3	2014 Q2
Revenue	$2.929B	$2.870B	$2.685B
YoY Change	7.24%	1.68%	4.12%
Cost Of Revenue	$448.0M	$107.4M	$218.5M
YoY Change	15.08%	30.34%	11.14%
Gross Profit	$2.481B	$2.762B	$2.467B
YoY Change	5.94%	0.82%	3.54%
Gross Profit Margin	84.7%	96.26%	91.86%
Selling, General & Admin	$78.20M	$75.20M	$70.80M
YoY Change	14.33%	10.91%	17.22%
% of Gross Profit	3.15%	2.72%	2.87%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$289.1M	$291.6M	$291.2M
YoY Change	2.23%	12.15%	-4.24%
% of Gross Profit	11.65%	10.56%	11.81%
Operating Expenses	$2.089B	$2.097B	$2.069B
YoY Change	3.65%	1.06%	4.51%
Operating Profit	$391.3M	$665.7M	$397.2M
YoY Change	20.17%	0.09%	-1.25%
Interest Expense	-$121.7M	$143.2M	$139.4M
YoY Change	2.44%	-0.92%	-5.08%
% of Operating Profit	-31.11%	21.51%	35.09%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$14.60M	$1.404M	$82.00K
YoY Change	-12.57%	-447.52%	-80.15%
Pretax Income	$284.2M	$564.6M	$299.4M
YoY Change	27.16%	1.16%	1.24%
Income Tax	$87.80M	$196.0M	$104.3M
% Of Pretax Income	30.89%	34.71%	34.82%
Net Earnings	$196.3M	$368.6M	$195.2M
YoY Change	30.84%	1.05%	-0.86%
Net Earnings / Revenue	6.7%	12.84%	7.27%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.39	$0.73	$0.39
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.39	$0.73	$0.39
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	505.7M shares	506.1M shares	503.3M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		506.4M shares	503.5M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2014 Q4	2014 Q3	2014 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$80.00M	$138.0M	$100.0M
YoY Change	-25.23%	35.29%	69.49%
Cash & Equivalents	$80.00M	$137.9M	$99.54M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$1.861B	$1.665B	$1.781B
YoY Change	3.97%	2.27%	15.28%
Inventory	$597.2M	$634.3M	$501.3M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$826.5M	$760.2M	$742.7M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.364B	$3.197B	$3.124B
YoY Change	4.55%	2.43%	10.84%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$28.76B	$27.63B	$27.07B
YoY Change	10.09%	9.03%	9.1%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$83.10M	$84.50M	$85.50M
YoY Change	-4.59%	-3.76%	-3.61%
Other Assets	$176.0M	$177.4M	$173.5M
YoY Change	-19.0%	-0.45%	-5.78%
Total Long-Term Assets	$33.59B	$32.17B	$31.59B
YoY Change	9.46%	7.2%	7.29%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.364B	$3.197B	$3.124B
Total Long-Term Assets	$33.59B	$32.17B	$31.59B
Total Assets	$36.96B	$35.36B	$34.72B
YoY Change	9.0%	6.75%	7.6%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$1.173B	$1.061B	$967.3M
YoY Change	-7.0%	9.92%	-3.14%
Accrued Expenses	$159.0M	$132.0M	$159.0M
YoY Change	0.0%	-2.22%	1.27%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$1.020B	$697.0M	$777.8M
YoY Change	34.32%	130.79%	119.72%
Long-Term Debt Due	$0.00	$258.0M	$8.000M
YoY Change	-100.0%	-8.19%	-97.16%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$4.065B	$3.471B	$3.060B
YoY Change	11.22%	22.25%	13.46%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$11.50B	$11.50B	$11.75B
YoY Change	5.4%	5.39%	8.66%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$264.7M	$243.9M	$237.2M
YoY Change	11.57%	1.84%	-3.34%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$264.7M	$243.9M	$237.2M
YoY Change	11.57%	1.84%	-3.34%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$4.065B	$3.471B	$3.060B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$264.7M	$243.9M	$237.2M
Total Liabilities	$4.329B	$3.715B	$3.297B
YoY Change	11.24%	20.67%	12.06%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$3.221B	$3.177B	$2.961B
YoY Change	14.71%	13.58%	15.1%
Common Stock	$7.102B	$7.079B	$7.063B
YoY Change	3.46%	3.2%	3.27%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$10.21B	$10.15B	$9.921B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$36.96B	$35.36B	$34.72B
YoY Change	9.0%	6.75%	7.6%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2014 Q4	2014 Q3	2014 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$196.3M	$368.6M	$195.2M
YoY Change	30.84%	1.05%	-0.86%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$289.1M	$291.6M	$291.2M
YoY Change	2.23%	12.15%	-4.24%
Cash From Operating Activities	$643.9M	$964.8M	$446.9M
YoY Change	10.81%	3.89%	3.47%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$898.5M	-$725.6M	-$753.1M
YoY Change	-4.53%	-15.37%	-10.82%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$15.90M	$22.10M	$22.60M
YoY Change	-58.7%	-62.29%	-50.66%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$882.5M	-$703.6M	-$730.4M
YoY Change	-2.23%	-11.92%	-8.55%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	180.4M	-223.0M	250.8M
YoY Change	-44.8%	156.62%	-19.8%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	643.9M	964.8M	446.9M
Cash From Investing Activities	-882.5M	-703.6M	-730.4M
Cash From Financing Activities	180.4M	-223.0M	250.8M
Net Change In Cash	-58.20M	38.20M	-32.70M
YoY Change	-1198.11%	-11.16%	-39.56%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$643.9M	$964.8M	$446.9M
Capital Expenditures	-$898.5M	-$725.6M	-$753.1M
Free Cash Flow	$1.542B	$1.690B	$1.200B
YoY Change	1.33%	-5.36%	-5.99%

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CY2013	xel	Nuclear Fuel Amortization NuclearFuelAmortization	98089000	USD
CY2014	xel	Nuclear Fuel Amortization NuclearFuelAmortization	114542000	USD
CY2015	xel	Nuclear Fuel Amortization NuclearFuelAmortization	106424000	USD
CY2015	xel	Number Of Employers That Must Be Exceeded During Given Period In Order For Certain Union Workers To Participate In Multiemployer Plans NumberOfEmployersThatMustBeExceededDuringGivenPeriodInOrderForCertainUnionWorkersToParticipateInMultiemployerPlans	1	Employer
CY2015	xel	Number Of Leases Qualifying As Capital Leases NumberOfLeasesQualifyingAsCapitalLeases	3	Lease
CY2015	xel	Number Of Years Approved For Use In Decommissioning Scenario In Years NumberOfYearsApprovedForUseInDecommissioningScenarioInYears	P60Y
CY2015	xel	Operating Lease Purchase Power Agreement Expiration OperatingLeasePurchasePowerAgreementExpiration	2039
CY2014Q4	xel	Operatingand Maintenance Costs Not Includedfor Gaap OperatingandMaintenanceCostsNotIncludedforGAAP	547135000	USD
CY2015	xel	Number Of Years Of Tax Loss Carryback Period NumberOfYearsOfTaxLossCarrybackPeriod	2
CY2015Q4	xel	Operatingand Maintenance Costs Not Includedfor Gaap OperatingandMaintenanceCostsNotIncludedforGAAP	897640000	USD
CY2013Q4	xel	Originaltoptaxratefordividends Originaltoptaxratefordividends	0.15
CY2014Q4	xel	Other Assets Excluding Property Plant And Equipment OtherAssetsExcludingPropertyPlantAndEquipment	4836588000	USD
CY2015Q4	xel	Other Assets Excluding Property Plant And Equipment OtherAssetsExcludingPropertyPlantAndEquipment	4937239000	USD
CY2015Q4	xel	Percent Of Employees Receiving Benefits Who Are Represented By Local Labor Unions Under Collective Bargaining Agreements PercentOfEmployeesReceivingBenefitsWhoAreRepresentedByLocalLaborUnionsUnderCollectiveBargainingAgreements	0.47
CY2015Q4	xel	Percentage Of Total Obligation For Decommissioning Expected To Be Funded By External Funds PercentageOfTotalObligationForDecommissioningExpectedToBeFundedByExternalFunds	1
CY2013	xel	Public Utilities Allowance For Funds Used During Construction Capitalized Cost Of Debt PublicUtilitiesAllowanceForFundsUsedDuringConstructionCapitalizedCostOfDebt	39179000	USD
CY2014	xel	Public Utilities Allowance For Funds Used During Construction Capitalized Cost Of Debt PublicUtilitiesAllowanceForFundsUsedDuringConstructionCapitalizedCostOfDebt	38402000	USD
CY2015	xel	Public Utilities Allowance For Funds Used During Construction Capitalized Cost Of Debt PublicUtilitiesAllowanceForFundsUsedDuringConstructionCapitalizedCostOfDebt	26248000	USD
CY2015	xel	Purchase Power Agreement Duration Maximum PurchasePowerAgreementDurationMaximum	2039
CY2015	xel	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Dividend Equivalent In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsDividendEquivalentInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	30.25
CY2015	xel	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Dividend Equivalents In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsDividendEquivalentsInPeriod	62000	shares
CY2015	xel	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Non Vested In Period Total Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue	36800000	USD
CY2014Q4	xel	Tax Benefits Associated With Nol And Tax Credit Carryforwards TaxBenefitsAssociatedWithNolAndTaxCreditCarryforwards	28500000	USD
CY2015Q4	xel	Tax Benefits Associated With Nol And Tax Credit Carryforwards TaxBenefitsAssociatedWithNolAndTaxCreditCarryforwards	36700000	USD
CY2014Q4	xel	Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Not Impact Effective Tax Rate UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldNotImpactEffectiveTaxRate	50300000	USD
CY2015Q4	xel	Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Not Impact Effective Tax Rate UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldNotImpactEffectiveTaxRate	94900000	USD
CY2015	xel	Vie Purchase Power Agreement Expiration VIEPurchasePowerAgreementExpiration	2033
CY2015	us-gaap	Guarantees Indemnifications And Warranties Policies GuaranteesIndemnificationsAndWarrantiesPolicies	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Guarantees —</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> Xcel Energy recognizes, upon issuance or modification of a guarantee, a liability for the fair market value of the obligation that has been assumed in issuing the guarantee. This liability includes consideration of specific triggering events and other conditions which may modify the ongoing obligation to perform under the guarantee.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The obligation recognized is reduced over the term of the guarantee as Xcel Energy is released from risk under the guarantee. See Note 13 for specific details of issued guarantees.</font></div></div>
CY2015	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Use of Estimates —</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> In recording transactions and balances resulting from business operations, Xcel Energy uses estimates based on the best information available. Estimates are used for such items as plant depreciable lives or potential disallowances, AROs, certain regulatory assets and liabilities, tax provisions, uncollectible amounts, environmental costs, unbilled revenues, jurisdictional fuel and energy cost allocations and actuarially determined benefit costs. The recorded estimates are revised when better information becomes available or when actual amounts can be determined. Those revisions can affect operating results.</font></div></div>
CY2015	xel	Reconciliationof Decommissioning Cost Obligation Regulatoryto Gaap ReconciliationofDecommissioningCostObligationRegulatorytoGAAP	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Calculations and data used by the regulator in approving company rates are useful in assessing future cash flows. The regulatory basis information is a means to reconcile amounts previously provided to the MPUC and utilized for regulatory purposes to amounts used for financial reporting. The following table provides a reconciliation of the discounted decommissioning cost obligation - regulated basis to the ARO recorded in accordance with GAAP:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="9" rowspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td width="76%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">(Thousands of Dollars)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">2015</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">2014</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Discounted decommissioning cost obligation - regulated basis</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">4,314,102</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">3,536,818</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Differences in discount rate and market risk premium</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(1,275,438</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(1,275,101</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Operating and maintenance costs not included for GAAP</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(897,640</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(547,135</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Differences in cost studies (2011 versus 2014, no change in 2015)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">—</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">323,365</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Nuclear production decommissioning ARO - GAAP</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">2,141,024</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">2,037,947</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br 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2014 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000007290316000123 Filed on February 19, 2016

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cashflow Statement

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Files In Submission

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2014 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000007290316000123 Filed on February 19, 2016

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cashflow Statement

Facts In Submission

Files In Submission

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