APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY
PUTNAM COAL TERMINAL
QUARTERLY REPORT PER REQUIREMENTS
OF HOLDING COMPANY ACT RELEASE NO. 23272
BY MONTH, FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998
CONTENTS
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Statements of Transfer Fees Charged 1
Summary of Costs Incurred 2
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APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY
PUTNAM COAL TERMINAL
STATEMENTS OF TRANSFER FEES CHARGED
BY MONTH, FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998
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October 1998 November 1998 December 1998
Tons Fee Amount Tons Fee Amount Tons Fee Amount
(per ton) (000) (per ton) (000) (per ton) (000)
TRANSFER FEES CHARGED
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Appalachian Power
Company:(a)
-Mountaineer Plant. . . 139,728 $2.95 $412 93,615 $2.95 $276 13,448 $2.95 $40
Ohio Power Company:(b)
-Amos Plant(c). . . . . 114,072 N/A 2(d) 87,645 N/A 2(d) 183,925 N/A 2(d)
TOTAL . . . . . . 253,800 $414 181,260 $278 197,373 $42
(a) Excludes any return on investment since the Company's investment in the terminal is included in its rate base.
(b) Includes return on investment associated with the utilization of the terminal.
(c) Represents monthly settlement with Ohio Power Company in order to equalize the investment in the facilities that
are used in common by the Amos Plant and the Putnam Coal Terminal. The settlement is based on the usage of those
facilities and represents a return on investment and not a transfer fee.
(d) Estimated utilization payment.
N/A Not Applicable
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APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY
PUTNAM COAL TERMINAL
SUMMARY OF COSTS INCURRED
BY MONTH, FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998
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Three
Months
October November December Ended
1998 1998 1998 12/31/98
(in thousands)
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Salaries and Benefits. $ 85 $ 83 $ 56 $224
Depreciation . . . . . - 60 60 120
Taxes Other Than
Income Taxes*. . . . 15 15 15 45
Materials & Supplies . 12 16 25 53
Electricity. . . . . . 6 - 15 21
Other. . . . . . . . . 60 153 187 400
Total**. . . $178 $327 $358 $863
* Excludes FICA, Federal Unemployment and State Unemployment.
These costs are reflected in benefits.
** Excludes cost of capital discussed in the footnotes on page
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