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OHIO POWER COMPANY
COOK COAL TERMINAL
QUARTERLY REPORT PER REQUIREMENTS
OF HOLDING COMPANY ACT RELEASE NO. 22977
BY MONTH, FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997
CONTENTS
Page
Statements of Transfer Fee Billings 1
Summary of Costs Incurred 2
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OHIO POWER COMPANY
COOK COAL TERMINAL
STATEMENTS OF TRANSFER FEE BILLINGS
BY MONTH, FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997
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July 1997 August 1997 September 1997
Tons Fee Amount Tons Fee Amount Tons Fee Amount
(per ton) (000) (per ton) (000) (per ton) (000)
SERVICE TO AFFILIATES
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Ohio Power Company
Cardinal Plant . . . . 11,903 $1.53 $ 18 24,014 $1.43 $ 34 37,167 $1.43 $ 53
Indiana Michigan Power
Company
Tanners Creek. . . . . - - - - - - 31,446 $1.43 45
Indiana Michigan Power
Company and AEP Generating
Company:
Rockport Plant . . . . 777,544 $1.53 1,190 738,739 $1.43 1,056 519,432 $1.43 743
SERVICE TO NON-AFFILIATES 214,631 $1.18 254 304,540 $1.12 340 252,799 $1.19 302
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . 1,004,078 $1,462 1,067,293 $1,430 840,844 $1,143
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OHIO POWER COMPANY
COOK COAL TERMINAL
SUMMARY OF COSTS INCURRED
BY MONTH, FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997
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Three
Months
July August September Ended
1997 1997 1997 9/30/97
(in thousands)
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Rents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 586 $ 587 $ 589 $1,762
Labor-UMW* . . . . . . . . . . . 159 179 154 492
Benefits-UMW*. . . . . . . . . . 117 140 96 353
Salaries and Benefits-Nonunion . 48 42 44 134
Material & Supplies. . . . . . . 368 216 150 734
Billed Services. . . . . . . . . 52 78 92 222
Taxes**. . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 60 60 180
Administrative and General . . . 149 151 157 457
Inventory Adjustments*** . . . . (72) 78 (119) (113)
Electricity. . . . . . . . . . . 82 87 82 251
Cost-of-Capital. . . . . . . . . 36 69 65 170
Total. . . . . . . . . $1,585 $1,687 $1,370 $4,642
* United Mine Workers of America.
** Excludes FICA, Federal Unemployment and State Unemployment. These
costs are reflected in employee benefits.
*** Represents the net change in transfer costs assigned to coal inventory
at the terminal.
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