SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
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Commission Registrant; State of Incorporation IRS Employer
file number Address; and Telephone Number Identification No.
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1-11337 WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION 39-1775292
(A Wisconsin Corporation)
700 North Adams Street
P. O. Box 19001
Green Bay, WI 54307-9001
414-433-1466
1-3016 WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION 39-0715160
(A Wisconsin Corporation)
700 North Adams Street
P. O. Box 19001
Green Bay, WI 54307-9001
414-433-1466
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of Name of each exchange
each class on which registered
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WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION Common Stock, New York Stock Exchange and
$1 par value Chicago Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
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WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION
Preferred Stock, Cumulative, $100 par value
5.00% Series 6.76% Series
5.04% Series 6.88% Series
5.08% Series
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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. Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to
this Form 10-K. [ ]
State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates of
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the Registrant.
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WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION
$788,599,746 as of March 1, 1996
WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION
None
Number of shares outstanding of each class of common stock, as of December 31,
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1995:
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WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION Common Stock, $1 par value,
23,896,962 shares
WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION Common Stock, $4 par value,
23,896,962 shares
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
(1) Definitive proxy statement for the WPS Resources Corporation Annual
Meeting of Shareholders on May 2, 1996 is incorporated into Parts I
and III.
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WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION
and
WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
For the Year Ended December 31, 1995
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
PART I
1. BUSINESS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
A. GENERAL
WPS Resources Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . 1
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation . . . . . 1
B. ELECTRIC MATTERS
Industry Restructuring . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Electric Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Generating Capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Advance Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant . . . . . . . . . 4
Fuel Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Other Matters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Electric Financial Summary . . . . . . . . . . 10
Electric Operating Statistics. . . . . . . . . 11
C. GAS MATTERS
Industry Restructuring . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Other Matters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gas Financial Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Gas Operating Statistics
WPS Resources Corporation . . . . . . . . 16
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation . . 17
D. UNREGULATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. . . . . . . . . . 18
E. ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Air Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Water Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Gas Plant Cleanup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Other Solid Waste Disposal . . . . . . . . . . 20
F. REGULATORY MATTERS
General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Customer Rate Matters. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Industry Restructuring . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Accounting Developments. . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Dividend Restrictions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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G. CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
H. EMPLOYEES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2. PROPERTIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Sheboygan Gas Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Oshkosh Gas Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY
HOLDERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4A. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT. . . 28
PART II
5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND
RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION
COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
FINANCIAL STATISTICS (1991 TO 1995)
A. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME. . . . . . . . . 32
B. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS. . . . . . . . . . . . 33
C. FINANCIAL STATISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION
COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL DATA AND
FINANCIAL STATISTICS (1991 TO 1995)
D. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION OF
WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION AND
WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION. . . . . . . . . . 36
8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION
A. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
AND RETAINED EARNINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
B. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS. . . . . . . . . . . . 43
C. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CAPITALIZATION. . . . . 45
D. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS. . . . . . . 46
E. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS . . . . 47
F. REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS . . . . . 64
WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION
G. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME. . . . . . . . . 65
H. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS. . . . . . . . . . . . 66
I. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CAPITALIZATION. . . . . 68
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J. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS. . . . . . . 69
K. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF RETAINED EARNINGS . . . 70
L. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS . . . . 71
M. REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS . . . . . 72
9. CHANGE IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE . . . . . . . . . . 73
PART III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
PART IV
14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND
REPORTS ON FORM 8-K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
SIGNATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
A. REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS ON
SCHEDULE III - CONDENSED PARENT
COMPANY ONLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS . . . . . . . . . 93
B. STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND RETAINED EARNINGS. . . . . 94
C. BALANCE SHEETS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
D. STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
E. NOTES TO PARENT COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. . . . 97
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DEFINITIONS
The following abbreviations and acronyms are used in the text of this
Form 10-K:
Act . . . . . . . . . . . . Federal Clean Air Act Amendments of
1990
AFUDC . . . . . . . . . . . Allowance for funds used during
construction
ANR . . . . . . . . . . . . ANR Pipeline Company
APBO. . . . . . . . . . . . Accrued post-retirement benefit
obligation
Columbia* . . . . . . . . . The Columbia Energy Center
Communications. . . . . . . WPS Communications, Inc., a former
subsidiary of the Company
Company . . . . . . . . . . WPS Resources Corporation
CPCN. . . . . . . . . . . . Certificate of Public Convenience and
Necessity
CWIP. . . . . . . . . . . . Construction work in progress
DNR . . . . . . . . . . . . Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources
DOE . . . . . . . . . . . . U. S. Department of Energy
DRP . . . . . . . . . . . . Dividend Reinvestment and Stock
Purchase Plan of the Company
(subsequently replaced by the Stock
Investment Plan)
DSM . . . . . . . . . . . . Demand-side management of energy use
Edgewater*. . . . . . . . . The Edgewater Unit 4 power plant
EPA . . . . . . . . . . . . U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
ESOP. . . . . . . . . . . . Employee Stock Ownership Plan and
Trust of WPSC
ESI . . . . . . . . . . . . WPS Energy Services, Inc., a
subsidiary of the Company
FERC. . . . . . . . . . . . Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
GIC . . . . . . . . . . . . Gas Inventory Charge filed by ANR
Pipeline Company
Kewaunee. . . . . . . . . . Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant
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kWh . . . . . . . . . . . . Kilowatt-hour
Leasing . . . . . . . . . . WPS Leasing, Inc., a subsidiary of
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
MG&E. . . . . . . . . . . . Madison Gas and Electric Company
MPSC. . . . . . . . . . . . Michigan Public Service Commission
NERCO . . . . . . . . . . . NERCO Coal Company
NRC . . . . . . . . . . . . Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Nuclear Policy Act. . . . . Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982
Order . . . . . . . . . . . Order No. 636 issued by FERC in
April, 1992
Packerland. . . . . . . . . Packerland Energy Services, Inc., a
former subsidiary of the Company
PDI . . . . . . . . . . . . WPS Power Development, Inc., a
subsidiary of the Company
Polsky. . . . . . . . . . . Polsky Energy Corporation
PRP . . . . . . . . . . . . Potentially responsible party
PSCW. . . . . . . . . . . . Public Service Commission of
Wisconsin
Pulliam*. . . . . . . . . . The Pulliam generating facility
Railroads . . . . . . . . . Soo Line and Wisconsin Central
railroads
REC . . . . . . . . . . . . The Rhinelander Energy Center, a
canceled cogeneration facility which
would have been built adjacent to the
Rhinelander Paper Company, Inc. mill
in Rhinelander, Wisconsin.
Rhinelander . . . . . . . . Rhinelander Paper Company, Inc.
River Power . . . . . . . . Wisconsin River Power Company
SFAS. . . . . . . . . . . . Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards
Sheboygan II Gas Plant. . . Property adjacent to the Sheboygan
River previously used by Wisconsin
Public Service Corporation for the
gasification of coal
SIP . . . . . . . . . . . . Stock Investment Plan of the Company
Superfund . . . . . . . . . Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
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Union . . . . . . . . . . . Local 310 of the International Union
of Operating Engineers which
represents certain Wisconsin Public
Service Corporation employees
USEC. . . . . . . . . . . . United States Enrichment Corporation
Viking. . . . . . . . . . . Viking Gas Transmission Company
WDG . . . . . . . . . . . . Wisconsin Distributors Group
WEPCO . . . . . . . . . . . Wisconsin Electric Power Company
Weston* . . . . . . . . . . The Weston generating facility
Wisconsin*. . . . . . . . . State of Wisconsin
WP&L. . . . . . . . . . . . Wisconsin Power and Light Company
WPPI. . . . . . . . . . . . Wisconsin Public Power, Inc.
WPSC. . . . . . . . . . . . Wisconsin Public Service Corporation,
the principal subsidiary of the
Company
Yankee Atomic . . . . . . . Yankee Atomic Electric Company
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PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
A. GENERAL
WPS Resources Corporation
WPS Resources Corporation ("Company"), a Wisconsin Corporation,
was incorporated on December 3, 1993 as a subsidiary of Wisconsin
Public Service Corporation ("WPSC"). On September 1, 1994, the
Company, in a share-for-share exchange of common stock, acquired all
of the common stock of WPSC, $4 par value, and issued to the former
shareholders of WPSC shares of the Company's common stock, $1 par
value. The Company operates as a holding company with both regulated
(utility) and non-regulated business units. The Company is the parent
of WPSC, a regulated electric and gas utility, and WPSC's non-
regulated subsidiary, WPS Leasing, Inc. At December 31, 1995, WPSC
represented 92% and 97% of the Company's consolidated revenues and
assets, respectively. At January 1, 1995, there were four
non-regulated subsidiaries of the Company, WPS Energy Services, Inc.
("ESI"), WPS Power Development, Inc. ("PDI"), Packerland Energy
Services, Inc. ("Packerland"), and WPS Communications, Inc.
("Communications"). On January 3, 1995, Packerland was merged into
ESI in an effort to consolidate the marketing of energy and related
services. On December 14, 1995, Communications was merged into WPSC.
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
At December 31, 1995, WPSC served at retail 360,977 electric
customers and 204,726 gas customers in an 11,000 square mile service
territory in Northeastern Wisconsin and an adjacent part of Upper
Michigan. Additionally, WPSC provides wholesale, full or partial
requirements electric service, either directly or indirectly, to 11
municipal utilities, 2 Rural Electrification Administration financed
electric cooperatives, and a privately held utility. About 98% of
operating revenues in the year 1995 were derived from Wisconsin
customers and 2% from Michigan customers. Of total revenues in 1995,
74% were from electric operations and 26% from gas operations. Of
total electric revenues, 92% were from retail sales and 8% were from
wholesale sales.
WPSC's retail service areas are principally protected in
Wisconsin by indeterminate permits secured by statute, and in the
state of Michigan by franchises granted by municipalities.
B. ELECTRIC MATTERS
INDUSTRY RESTRUCTURING. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
("FERC"), in March 1995, issued a notice of proposed rulemaking which
would: (1) require all utilities under the FERC's jurisdiction,
including WPSC, to file non-discriminatory, open access transmission
tariffs which would be available to all wholesale buyers and sellers
of electric energy, (2) require utilities to take service under the
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tariffs for their own wholesale sales and purchases of electric
energy, and (3) provide utilities with an opportunity to recover
stranded costs (i.e., unrecovered investment in facilities that are no
longer economical to operate). When implemented, this regulatory
initiative might force investor-owned utilities to separate their
generation, transmission, and distribution functions in order to
create a level playing field where they can compete with municipal
utilities, cooperatives, independent power producers, energy
marketers, and brokers.
WPSC is developing and implementing strategies to deal with the
FERC's March 29, 1995 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on transmission
access and stranded investment. WPSC will develop a separate internal
transmission group to meet the Proposed Rulemaking's functional
unbundling requirement. WPSC has also filed comparable transmission
access tariffs which have been accepted for use, subject to refund.
Comparable transmission access tariffs, as defined by FERC, provide
transmission access to other parties on the same terms and conditions
that WPSC provides transmission service to itself. Approval of these
tariffs are contingent upon a number of considerations including
FERC's final rulemaking expected later in 1996.
In December 1995, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
("PSCW") outlined its plan for restructuring the electric industry in
Wisconsin. Utilities are required to develop detailed plans
illustrating how they plan to separate generation, transmission,
distribution, and energy services functions into separate business
units and establish transfer prices for use between the business
units.
Under the PSCW plan, the competitive market for new generation
would be enhanced by modifying the present bidding process and
replacing the Advance Plan process with a "strategic evaluation"
process. The PSCW also concluded that the economic benefits and
responsiblities of existing generation belong to present customers.
The PSCW would continue transmission regulation by retaining
control over planning and siting of transmission facilities. To limit
the market power of current transmission owners, the PSCW proposes
moving either to appointment of an independent transmission system
operator or to organization of a single state-wide transmission
system.
As part of its continuing assessment of retail access, the PSCW
would establish broad pricing reforms for customer segments and
quality of service standards. The PSCW would retain jurisdiction over
low income programs, the winter moratorium on disconnection, demand-
side management, renewables, and research and development funding. A
Public Benefits Advisory Board would be formed to advise the PSCW on
conservation and renewable resource issues.
The Wisconsin Legislature is not expected to consider electric
restructuring until 1997. In the meantime, the PSCW, utility
companies, various advocacy groups, and utility customers will
continue to dialogue in an effort to reach a consensus on when and how
to introduce retail competition into the electric marketplace. The
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PSCW timetable would provide all retail electric customers with energy
supply choices by 2001.
Two major mergers were announced in the WPSC region during 1995.
Wisconsin Energy Corporation and Northern States Power Company
announced that they are taking steps to form Primergy; and Wisconsin
Power and Light Company plans to join with IES Industries, Inc. and
Interstate Power Company to form Interstate Energy Corporation. WPSC
is following these developments closely and is taking the actions
necessary to assure WPSC's continued access to the bulk power markets.
ELECTRIC OPERATIONS. The largest communities served at retail
with electricity are the cities of Green Bay, Oshkosh, Wausau, and
Stevens Point.
WPSC owns 33.1% of the outstanding capital stock of Wisconsin
River Power Company ("River Power"). The business of River Power
consists of the ownership and operation of two dams and related
hydroelectric plants on the Wisconsin River having an aggregate
installed capacity of about 35,000 Kw. The output of the
hydroelectric plants is sold, at the sites of the plants, to the three
companies which own the outstanding capital stock substantially in
proportion to their stock ownership interests.
GENERATING CAPACITY. Coordinated planning for generation and
transmission is a function of the Wisconsin Upper Michigan Systems of
which WPSC is a member along with Madison Gas and Electric Company
("MG&E"), Upper Peninsula Power Company, Wisconsin Electric Power
Company ("WEPCO"), Wisconsin Power and Light Company ("WP&L"), and
Wisconsin Public Power, Inc. ("WPPI"). Existing and planned
interconnections with other neighboring utilities provide a further
means of sharing reserve capacities and interchanging energy.
WPSC's maximum net load in 1995 was 1,743,000 Kw which occurred
on July 13. The maximum net load was made up of 1,670,000 Kw of net
native load and 73,000 Kw of firm capacity sales to other utilities
(maximum net load in past 10-K reports included only net native load).
At the time of the maximum net load, owned generating capability was
1,833,100 Kw and, including firm purchases and sales to other
utilities, WPSC's reserve margin was 8.0%. Without the firm sales,
that were committed only for 1995, WPSC's reserve margin would have
been 12.8%. WPSC's future reserves, also adjusted for firm purchases
and sales and planned capacity additions, are estimated to be above
the planning criteria of a 15% minimum reserve in 1996 and 1997. See
Part I, Item 2, PROPERTIES, at page 25 for information concerning
generating facilities.
In November 1995, WPSC signed a 25-year agreement to purchase
power from Polsky Energy Corporation ("Polsky"), an independent power
producer proposing to build a plant adjacent to the Nicolet Paper
Company mill in DePere, Wisconsin. The first phase of the project
calls for completion of a 179-megawatt combustion turbine facility in
1999. The second phase, scheduled to be in service in 2004, converts
the facility to a combined cycle unit and increases the total capacity
to 232 megawatts.
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The Polsky project is in the second stage of a two-stage
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ("CPCN") permitting
process prescribed by the PSCW. In the first stage of the CPCN
process, the Rhinelander Energy Center ("REC") was selected as the
best of 13 project proposals to meet WPSC's future electrical needs.
The Polsky project, which was ranked second, became the primary
project in August of 1995 when the REC project was canceled due to
Rhinelander Paper Company, Inc.'s termination of negotiations to
receive steam from the REC. As a result of this cancellation, in
September 1995 WPSC wrote off its entire investment in the REC
project. The charge, which totaled $2.7 million ($1.6 million after
tax), was recorded as other expense, reducing net income by $.07 per
share.
Construction of the Polsky project is contingent upon PSCW
approval in stage two of the CPCN process. The PSCW has stated that
during stage two of the CPCN proceedings, evidence of the need for the
facility will be considered. A final decision on stage two of the
CPCN for the Polsky project is expected in 1997.
ADVANCE PLAN. In December of 1995, the PSCW approved the Advance
Plan 7 order. The transmission and generation plans submitted by WPSC
in Advance Plan 7 were approved. The Advance Plan order provides that
WPSC provide cost effective demand-side energy management programs.
The order stresses use of renewable resources such as wind and biomass
and the statewide development of design and feasibility of increased
use of solar water heating and the use of natural light in new
building design.
KEWAUNEE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT. The Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant
("Kewaunee") is operated by WPSC. WPSC has a 41.2% ownership interest
in Kewaunee which it owns jointly with two other utilities. The
Kewaunee operating license expires in 2013.
The steam generator tubes at Kewaunee are susceptible to
corrosion characteristics seen throughout the nuclear industry.
During the first quarter of 1995, Kewaunee was shut down for scheduled
maintenance and refueling. Inspection of the steam generators
revealed increased levels of tube degradation. Prior to the shutdown,
the equivalent of approximately 12% of the tubes in the steam
generators were plugged with no loss of capacity. When the plant was
returned to service in May 1995, approximately 21% of the tubes were
plugged, resulting in an initial capacity reduction of approximately
4%. Approximately half of this lost capacity has been recovered
through operating modifications. The ultimate small reduction in
capacity did not affect earnings in 1995 because of operating and
maintenance cost savings and reserve capacity recovery efforts at
Kewaunee.
As a result of the need to keep Kewaunee cost competitive and to
address the repair or replacement of the steam generators, the owners
of Kewaunee have been and are continuing to evaluate various
alternatives to deal with the potential future loss of capacity
resulting from the continuing degradation of the steam generator
tubes. As part of this evaluation, the following actions are being
taken:
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(a) A request has been submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission ("NRC") to redefine the pressure boundary point
of the repaired steam generator tubes (sleeved tubes), which
have been removed from service by plugging, in order to
allow the return of many of the sleeved tubes to service.
If the request is granted, and even if additional degraded
tubes would be discovered during the next planned shutdown
in the fall of 1996, Kewaunee should be able to return to
near full capacity at that time.
(b) A request will be submitted to the NRC to allow the owners
to pursue welded repair technologies to repair existing
sleeved tubes in an effort to return plugged tubes to
service. Although welded tube repair technologies exist,
such technologies have not yet been approved by the NRC.
(c) Continuing evaluations are being performed with respect to
the economics of replacing the steam generators.
Replacement of steam generators is estimated to cost
approximately $100 million, exclusive of additional purchase
power costs associated with an extended shutdown.
(d) WPSC is evaluating the need to accelerate the collection of
funds for decommissioning and the recovery of existing
investment.
WPSC believes Kewaunee can remain cost competitive and generate
economically until the expiration of the operating license in 2013,
but that it is probable that this cannot be achieved without
replacement of the steam generators. There are many uncertainties
which may impact the future operations of Kewaunee such as steam
generator tube damage and degradation rates, development of repair
technologies, regulatory approvals, and changes in power generation
economics which can lead to continued repair strategies, a steam
generator replacement decision, or a decision to retire Kewaunee
earlier than the year 2013.
As operator of Kewaunee and based on our current view of future
energy prices, WPSC believes it is prudent to seek prompt regulatory
approval to replace the steam generators. A consensus in this regard
has not been reached with the other owners of Kewaunee and will be the
subject of further discussion. Steam generator replacement, in the
opinion of WPSC management, would reduce the financial risks that
would be associated with an unplanned shutdown due to continued steam
generator degradation.
Operating and maintenance costs at Kewaunee have been reduced
more than 25% over the last three years. Continued reduction of
costs, while not sacrificing safety, is planned to keep Kewaunee cost
competitive. The NRC continues to rate Kewaunee superior (Category 1)
in all areas: maintenance, operations, engineering, and plant
support.
If Kewaunee remains in operation until expiration of the
operating license, physical decommissioning is expected to occur
during the period 2014 to 2021 with additional expenditures being
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incurred during the period 2022 to 2050 related to the storage of
spent nuclear fuel at the site. In July 1994, the PSCW issued an
order covering all Wisconsin utilities with nuclear generation. The
order standardizes cost escalation assumptions used in determining
decommissioning liabilities. Based on this methodology, and
considering other assumption changes, Kewaunee decommissioning costs
are estimated to be $376 million in current dollars and $1,905 million
in year-of-expenditure dollars. WPSC's share of Kewaunee
decommissioning costs are estimated to be $155 million in current
dollars and $785 million in year-of-expenditure dollars. These costs
are recovered currently in customer rates and deposited in external
trusts. As of December 31, 1995, the external trusts totaled
$82.1 million.
Spent fuel is currently stored at Kewaunee. The existing
capacity of the spent fuel storage facility will enable storage of the
projected quantities of spent fuel through April 2001. WPSC is
evaluating options for the storage of additional quantities beyond
2001. Several technologies are available. An investment of
approximately $2.5 million in the early 2000s could provide additional
storage sufficient to meet spent fuel storage needs until expiration
of the current operating license in 2013.
The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980 specifies that
states may enter into compacts to provide for regional low-level waste
disposal facilities. Wisconsin is a member of the Midwest Low Level
Radioactive Waste Compact. The state of Ohio has been selected as the
host state for the Midwest Compact and is proceeding with the
preliminary phases of site selection. In July 1995, the Barnwell,
South Carolina, disposal facility again began to accept low-level
radioactive waste materials from outside its region.
The Kewaunee capability factor was 83.1% in 1995, compared to a
projected industry average of 84.5%.
FUEL SUPPLY. WPSC's electric generation mix in 1995 compared to
1994 was: steam plants (coal), 63.7%, up from 62.6%; steam plant
(nuclear), 13.5%, down from 14.5%; hydro, 2.6%, unchanged from 2.6%;
combined natural gas and fuel oil, .9%, up from .7%; and purchased
power, 19.3%, down from 19.6%. Purchased power represents short-term
energy purchases.
WPSC has reduced overall fuel costs for the sixth consecutive
year. Fuel costs in 1995 compared with 1994, expressed in dollars per
million Btu, were: nuclear, $.50, up from $.49; coal, $1.18, down from
$1.31; natural gas, $2.29, down from $2.77; and No. 2 fuel oil, $4.35,
up from $4.15.
In 1996, WPSC will purchase all of the coal for its solely-owned
plants from Western sources. Delivery of coal at the Pulliam plant is
via railroad or lake vessel and at the Weston, Columbia, and Edgewater
plants via railroad.
The Pulliam and Weston power plants burn Powder River Basin
sub-bituminous coal. WPSC has a long-term contract with one coal
supplier that is expected to provide approximately two-thirds of the
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projected 1996 coal requirements for Unit 3 at Weston. The coal
contract will provide low sulfur Powder River Basin coal for a term
ending in 2016. The remainder of the coal for solely-owned generating
facilities will be purchased under short-term agreements of two years
or less.
During 1991, WPSC bought out the coal supply agreement with NERCO
Coal Company ("NERCO") and the corresponding rail transportation
contracts with the Soo Line and the Wisconsin Central ("Railroads").
WPSC paid approximately $34 million to NERCO and the Railroads as
compensation for relief of all contractual obligations. The PSCW has
ruled that the railroad and coal contract buyout costs may be
recovered in customer rates subject to a benefits test. In the
Wisconsin jurisdiction, the remaining unamortized buyout costs of
$7.7 million will be recovered during 1996. FERC issued a conditional
order on November 15, 1994 allowing recovery of all but approximately
$3.6 million of NERCO buyout costs through a monthly surcharge rate
over the period January 1993 through December 2005. The portion of
the $3.6 million disallowance allocable to the FERC jurisdiction has
not been determined. Management believes it is likely that the
disallowance allocable to the FERC jurisdiction will not exceed the
$625,000 write-off taken in 1993 in anticipation of the disallowance.
WPSC will accrue and recover carrying charges on the unrecovered
balance.
WPSC also has a 31.8% ownership share in Columbia and a 31.8%
ownership share in the Edgewater Unit 4, both of which are operated by
WP&L which has coal procurement responsibilities for these units.
Columbia, with two 527-megawatt units, uses coal from the Wyoming-
Montana coal fields. The entire low sulfur coal supply for Units 1
and 2 is supplied from the Southern Powder River Basin under
short-term contracts of one to three years. Edgewater uses a blend of
bituminous and sub-bituminous Powder River Basin coal both of which
are acquired under short-term contracts.
The supply of nuclear fuel for Kewaunee requires the purchase of
uranium concentrates, the conversion of uranium concentrates to
uranium hexafluoride, enrichment of the uranium hexafluoride, and
fabrication of the enriched uranium into usable fuel assemblies.
After a region of spent fuel (approximately one-third of the nuclear
fuel assemblies in the reactor) is removed from the reactor, it is
placed in temporary storage in a spent fuel pool at the plant site.
Permanent storage is addressed below. There are presently no
operating facilities in the United States that are reprocessing
commercial nuclear fuel. A discussion of the nuclear fuel supply for
Kewaunee follows:
(a) Requirements for uranium are met through spot or contract
purchases. An inventory policy, which takes advantage of
economical spot market purchases of uranium, results in WPSC
maintaining inventories sufficient for up to two reactor
reloads of fuel, excluding in-process uranium.
(b) Uranium hexafluoride from inventory and from spot market
purchases was used to satisfy converted material
requirements in 1995. WPSC intends to purchase future
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conversion services on the spot market unless it can
negotiate economical long-term contracts with primary
suppliers.
(c) In 1995, enrichment services were not required. However,
future services will be procured from COGEMA, Inc. pursuant
to a contract executed in 1983 and last amended in 1995.
Enrichment services are also purchased from the United
States Enrichment Corporation ("USEC") under the terms of
the utility services contract which is in effect for the
life of Kewaunee. WPSC is committed to take 70% of its
annual enrichment requirements in 1997 and, in alternate
years thereafter, from the Enrichment Corporation.
(d) Fuel fabrication services through March 15, 2001 are covered
by contract with Siemens Power Corporation.
(e) Beyond the stated periods set forth above, additional
contracts for uranium concentrates, conversion to uranium
hexafluoride, enrichment, fabrication, and spent fuel
storage will have to be procured. WPSC anticipates the
prices for the foregoing will modestly increase.
Pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ("Nuclear Policy
Act"), the U. S. Department of Energy ("DOE") entered into a contract
with WPSC to accept, transport, and dispose of spent nuclear fuel
beginning no later than January 31, 1998. It is likely that the DOE
will delay the acceptance of spent nuclear fuel beyond 1998. A fee to
offset the costs of the DOE's disposal for all spent fuel used since
April 7, 1983 has been assessed by the DOE at one mill per net
kilowatt hour of electricity generated and sold by Kewaunee. An
additional one-time fee was paid to the DOE for disposal of spent
nuclear fuel used to generate electricity prior to April 7, 1983.
The Nuclear Policy Act provides that both the federal government
and the nuclear utilities fund the decontamination and decommissioning
of the three gaseous diffusion plants in the United States. Utility
contributions will be collected through a special assessment based on
a utility's percentage of uranium enrichment services purchased
through the date of enactment compared to total enrichment sales by
the DOE. The owners of Kewaunee are required to pay approximately
$19.2 million in current dollars over a period of 15 years. At
December 31, 1995, the remaining liability was $14.4 million of which
WPSC's share was $5.9 million. The payments are subject to adjustment
for inflation.
In 1995, Yankee Atomic Electric Company ("Yankee Atomic")
received a United States Court of Federal Claims decision that Yankee
Atomic was entitled to a refund of $3 million paid to the Uranium
Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund. The court ruled
that by entering into contracts with utilities, the government agreed
to charge certain prices for uranium enrichment services that could
not be legislatively changed after performance and payment were
completed. The Yankee Atomic decision addresses only a refund to
Yankee Atomic. Based on the Yankee Atomic decision, WPSC is
investigating options and actions available.
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Utility customers of the United States Enrichment Corporation
("USEC") have challenged the pricing of enrichment services, by the
USEC, subsequent to the Energy Policy Act of 1992. The position of
the utilities is that the charges by the USEC are higher than the
terms of the contracts originally entered into with the DOE. WPSC is
investigating the situation to determine actions available.
OTHER MATTERS. The Company is seeking FERC "marketer" status.
This status will give WPSC, ESI, and PDI the flexibility to sell
energy and capacity at market rates rather than only at cost-based
rates. ESI and PDI have received PSCW approval of "marketer" status.
WPSC would also have to receive PSCW approval for this status.
WPSC faces increased competition in the wholesale power market.
This may result in the loss of certain wholesale customers and reduced
margins. WPSC intends to compete aggressively to retain wholesale
load and to secure new wholesale load.
In October 1992, Wisconsin Public Power, Inc. ("WPPI") notified
WPSC that it was ending its agreement to purchase power effective in
October 1997. WPPI is a wholesale customer which buys 66 megawatts of
electricity from WPSC for resale to municipal utilities in Algoma,
Eagle River, New Holstein, Sturgeon Bay, and Two Rivers. WPPI entered
into an agreement to buy power from another Wisconsin utility during
the 1997-2009 period.
As a result of a bidding process, WPSC has been selected to serve
the power needs of the Oconto Electric Cooperative for the period of
May 1996 through April of 2005. It is expected that a contract will
be signed in 1996. The peak demand for Oconto Electric Cooperative is
17 megawatts.
Although 11% of electric revenues come from sales to 20 paper
mills, resulting in a relatively high and favorable load factor, there
is no single customer or small group of customers, the loss of which
would have a materially adverse effect on the electric business of
WPSC under the current regulatory environment.
WPSC has begun construction of a jointly owned 138 Kv
transmission line extending from New London to Stevens Point. WPSC's
share of the 60-mile transmission project will cost approximately
$14.9 million. The remaining $9.6 million cost of the project is the
responsibility of WEPCO and WP&L. Completion of the project is
expected by early 1997.
WPSC is awaiting a ruling from the PSCW regarding the Wausau to
Abbotsford transmission project, which is part of a larger
transmission interface project with Northern States Power Company,
consisting of the reconstruction of approximately 23 miles of 115 Kv
transmission line. WPSC's share of the cost of the project is
estimated to be $4.2 million.
Applications for relicensing of WPSC's Caldron Falls, High Falls,
Johnson Falls, Sandstone Rapids, Potato Rapids, Peshtigo, Grand
Rapids, and Jersey Projects were submitted to the FERC in
December 1991. These licenses, representing 30 megawatts of
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hydroelectric generating capacity, expired in December 1993.
Application to the FERC for relicensing of WPSC's Wausau Project was
submitted in June 1993. The license for this project expired in June
of 1995 and represents 5,400 kilowatts of capacity. Since the FERC
had not considered WPSC's applications at the license expiration
dates, the licenses have been extended on an annual basis until FERC
acts on the applications.
Electric research and development expenditures totaled
$2.6 million for 1995, $2.3 million for 1994, and $2.1 million for
1993. These expenditures were made for WPSC sponsored projects and
were primarily charged to electric operations.
ELECTRIC FINANCIAL SUMMARY. The following table sets forth the
revenues, operating income, and identifiable assets attributable to
electric utility operations:
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
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1995 1994 1993
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(Thousands)
Electric Operating Revenues $489,628 $480,816 $493,256
Operating Income, Including
Allowance For Funds Used
During Construction $ 98,556 $ 95,392 $106,160
Identifiable Assets $926,888 $937,481 $938,951
See Note 8 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
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Operating revenues (Thousands)
Residential and farm $168,391 $163,381 $165,568 $156,659 $158,014
Small commercial and industrial 140,280 137,323 140,678 136,164 134,314
Large commercial and industrial 117,978 118,121 123,920 115,147 111,037
Resale and other 62,351 61,991 63,090 69,655 67,912
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Total $489,000 $480,816 $493,256 $477,625 $471,277
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Kilowatt-hour sales (Thousands)
Residential and farm 2,548,373 2,406,479 2,349,307 2,268,685 2,319,972
Small commercial and industrial 2,672,359 2,555,488 2,444,548 2,384,098 2,388,787
Large commercial and industrial 3,644,764 3,468,390 3,296,254 3,016,329 2,854,519
Resale and other 2,112,635 2,121,660 2,060,804 2,078,057 2,004,925
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Total 10,978,131 10,552,017 10,150,913 9,747,169 9,568,203
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Customers served (End of period)
Residential and farm 322,550 316,442 310,336 304,404 298,194
Small commercial and industrial 37,455 36,491 35,683 34,783 33,981
Large commercial and industrial 170 164 137 129 125
Resale and other 802 796 794 825 908
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Total 360,977 353,893 346,950 340,141 333,208
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Annual average use (kWh)
Residential and farm 7,982 7,688 7,649 7,538 7,845
Small commercial and industrial 72,326 70,931 69,532 69,394 70,962
Large commercial and industrial 21,824,937 22,091,659 24,416,697 23,750,625 22,476,532
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Average kWh price (Cents)
Residential and farm 6.61 6.79 7.05 6.91 6.81
Small commercial and industrial 5.25 5.37 5.75 5.71 5.62
Large commercial and industrial 3.24 3.41 3.76 3.82 3.89
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Production capacity (Kw)
Steam 1,269,240 1,269,240 1,269,240 1,269,240 1,269,240
Nuclear 221,000 221,000 221,000 221,000 221,000
Hydraulic 64,786 64,786 64,786 64,786 64,786
Combustion turbine 239,700 239,700 239,700 156,200 156,200
Other 4,040 4,040 4,040 4,040 4,040
Interest in Wis. River Power Co. 11,667 11,667 11,667 11,667 11,667
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Total system capacity 1,810,433 1,810,433 1,810,433 1,726,933 1,726,933
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Generation and purchases
(Thousands of kWh)
Steam 7,428,612 7,047,511 7,004,634 6,796,975 6,731,857
Nuclear 1,564,268 1,631,003 1,572,696 1,622,279 1,512,712
Hydraulic 306,101 292,617 346,386 325,663 326,212
Purchases and other 2,310,399 2,243,021 1,849,047 1,628,326 1,603,161
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Total 11,609,380 11,214,152 10,772,763 10,373,243 10,173,942
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Steam fuel costs
(Cents per million Btu)
Fossil 118.365 132.360 139.038 160.144 169.169
Nuclear 49.539 49.168 44.888 40.528 52.034
Total 106.320 116.782 121.949 136.965 147.532
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System peak - firm (Kw) 1,670,000 1,549,000 1,548,000 1,494,000 1,592,000
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Annual load factor 73.35% 76.66% 74.29% 74.03% 69.44%
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C. GAS MATTERS
INDUSTRY RESTRUCTURING. The re-regulation of the natural gas
business on the federal level prompted the PSCW to begin examining the
future regulation of the natural gas distribution business in
Wisconsin. In mid-September 1995, the PSCW tentatively concluded that
once a class of customers has access to the competitive marketplace,
they will be expected to purchase gas from unregulated suppliers and,
possibly, lose the utility option for gas supply. Utilities would
only transport gas to such customers. The PSCW also tentatively
concluded that utilities could be required to offer unbundled pricing
and service choices to their natural gas customers.
The Michigan Public Service Commission ("MPSC") initiated a
similar process to look at gas industry restructuring by forming a
committee of interested parties which will consider changes in the gas
cost recovery mechanism, service unbundling, curtailment issues, and
storage issues. The MPSC opened a formal docket on this issue and
began prehearings in February 1996.
OTHER MATTERS. At December 31, 1995, WPSC provided natural gas
distribution service to 199,577 customers in 149 cities, villages, and
towns in Northeastern Wisconsin and 5,028 customers in and around
Menominee, Michigan. The principal Wisconsin cities served include
Green Bay, Oshkosh, Sheboygan, Marinette, Two Rivers, Stevens Point,
and Rhinelander. The principal Michigan city is Menominee.
WPSC transported 62,634,059 dekatherms of gas of which 38,042,369
dekatherms were for resale during the year ended December 31, 1995.
At the end of 1995, WPSC had 117 end-user customers who purchased
their gas directly from suppliers and contracted with transporters,
including WPSC, to transport the gas to their points of use. A total
of 24,591,690 dekatherms was transported for these customers. Load
loss due to fuel switching has been minor because customers have been
able to purchase transportation gas from suppliers at competitive
prices.
Because WPSC has a purchased gas adjustment provision as part of
its customer rates, it recovers all of its purchased gas costs from
customers. This allows WPSC to receive the same margin (gas revenues
less cost of gas) on therm sales to similar customers who purchase
natural gas from WPSC as it receives from transportation customers.
The PSCW has opened a docket on the purchased gas adjustment clause.
Hearings are anticipated to begin in March 1996.
WPSC has created a gas supply portfolio to match its gas load
profile at the lowest reasonable cost. The portfolio is based on
20-year gas peak day and annual sales forecasts and is structured to
place WPSC in an optimum gas purchasing position. WPSC has entered
into 16 gas supply contracts with 14 suppliers with terms from
3 months to 5 years with domestic suppliers and 10 years with Canadian
suppliers. There are 8 years remaining on the contracts with Canadian
suppliers. The gas is competitively priced based on a monthly spot
price index. The gas supply contracts contain a gas inventory charge
as well as corporate warranties to assure gas deliverability for the
term of the contract.
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Peak day design requirements of 347,827 dekatherms per day are
based on a 1995-1996 peak day forecast. An additional 4,245
dekatherms per day, or 1.2%, of reserve capacity allows for growth and
any unforeseen need. Peak day requirements will be served by 124,707
dekatherms per day from transportation gas, and 223,120 dekatherms per
day from storage gas. WPSC has access to 11.3 billion cubic feet of
storage capacity in Michigan. Storage gas is purchased and stored
during the summer for redelivery during the heating season. WPSC has
purchased 0.25 billion cubic feet of underground salt dome storage in
the production area to protect against a supply area gas shortage
(e.g., wellhead freeze-offs).
WPSC transports gas from Louisiana, the Gulf of Mexico, the
Texas-Oklahoma Panhandle area, and Canada under contracts with ANR
Pipeline Company ("ANR") for domestic gas and Viking Gas Transmission
Company ("Viking") for Canadian supplies. On November 1, 1993, FERC
Order 636 became effective for ANR. Order 636 prohibits pipeline
companies (such as ANR) from bundling gas merchant services with
transportation services. Thus, Order 636 shifts gas supply
responsibilities to local distribution companies (such as WPSC) while
the pipeline companies continue to transport gas owned by others.
Pipeline transportation rates are governed by tariffs subject to
adjustment by the pipeline companies with the approval of the FERC.
As a result of restructuring under Order 636, effective November 1,
1993, WPSC contracted for its pro rata share of pipeline capacity from
each of ANR's three supply areas: Southeast, Southwest, and Canada.
The initial term of each contract was for ten years with the right to
extend in five-year increments. There are eight years remaining on
these capacity contracts. In addition, WPSC has pre-existing capacity
with Viking for delivery of Canadian gas for a remaining term of two
years with a right to extend.
Order 636 mandates a straight fixed-variable rate design which
loads all fixed costs into the reservation charge and all variable
costs into the commodity charge. Based on rates effective May 1,
1994, pipeline company reservation charges for 1995 totaled
$41.3 million. WPSC also utilizes ANR's no-notice service to
accommodate load swings caused by unexpected system requirements such
as weather changes.
On December 30, 1995, in FERC Docket No. RP96-106-000, ANR filed
its seventh annual reconciliation of the take-or-pay buyout/buydown
costs recovered through monthly charges. These costs, representing
75% of ANR's total take-or-pay buyout/buydown costs paid to their gas
suppliers, are being passed on to ANR's customers, including WPSC.
WPSC's remaining fixed charge obligation for the take-or-pay docket
outstanding is $48,195. Monthly fixed charge payments and volumetric
payments are scheduled to be made through April 1998. All such costs
are expected to be recovered from customers pursuant to established
policies of the PSCW and the MPSC.
ANR, as a result of its FERC Order 636 compliance filing, will
recover various transition costs from its customers, including WPSC.
WPSC expects to recover ANR transition costs in future customer rates.
These costs include purchased gas adjustment costs of which WPSC's
share is approximately $2.7 million. In addition, ANR has upstream
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pipeline capacity costs of between $58 million and $248 million of
which WPSC's share is approximately 10%. The exact amount cannot be
determined at this time.
WPSC is currently being billed for ANR's above-market costs of
gas purchases from the Dakota Gasification Plant. The potential total
amount of these billings is undetermined at this time. The 1995
allocation of these costs was $2.7 million, and the 1996 allocation is
expected to be $2.0 million. WPSC, as part of the Wisconsin
Distributors Group ("WDG"), is contesting the legality of the Dakota
Gasification Plant costs provision and is paying these costs under
protest subject to refund. A FERC hearing took place in 1995 and the
Administrative Law Judge made an initial decision on December 29,
1995. This initial decision was in favor of the WDG on the three
major issues; price for coal gas, purchase volume obligations, and the
transportation of gas rate. While refunds are possible from this
decision, FERC has to approve the decision and any additional legal or
settlement actions. The amount or timing of any refunds cannot be
determined at this time.
On April 29, 1994, ANR filed its Reconciliation Report of
activity under its previously effective Gas Inventory Charge ("GIC").
As a result, WPSC received a GIC refund of $4.7 million of the
$9.0 million WPSC had previously paid. WPSC and WDG intervened and
protested at FERC the results of the formula used to allocate the
refunds. Hearings on Docket RP89-161-030 are scheduled to begin on
May 14, 1996. WPSC expects to recover additional refund dollars which
would be passed on to WPSC customers.
On November 29, 1993, ANR filed for a general rate increase in
RP94-43-000. WPSC, WDG, and other parties intervened and protested
the filing. Extensive discovery has taken place and hearings are
scheduled to begin on January 31, 1996. Intervenors are proposing to
reduce ANR's cost of service by up to $100 million per year, which
could result in a significant rate decrease. Final settlement could
take up to two years.
The Company has established a non-regulated subsidiary,
WPS Energy Services, Inc. ("ESI"), to market natural gas, other fuels,
and related services to transportation customers.
WPSC is a member of the WDG which utilizes a Washington, D.C.
legal counsel to monitor FERC activities and advise the group. The
group files testimony and interventions in cases that impact its
members. WPSC is also advised by the same Washington, D.C. legal
counsel. WPSC files interventions in cases to protect its interests
as they may be different from those of the group.
All of WPSC's Wisconsin retail natural gas rates contain a
purchased gas adjustment clause which provides for tracking changes
for wholesale costs and an annual true-up of such costs. The PSCW
reaffirmed this purchased gas adjustment clause/true-up mechanism in
WPSC's 1994 rate order. WPSC's Michigan retail rates include a gas
cost recovery plan under procedures authorized by the MPSC in 1983.
Both the PSCW and the MPSC have approved mechanisms to allow for full
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recovery of take-or-pay and transition related costs which the FERC
has authorized ANR to pass on to its customers.
WPSC's aggressive program to connect new natural gas customers
resulted in the addition of about 7,300 new residential customers in
1995. Growth in number of natural gas customers comes from the
addition of new customers in existing service areas and from the
acquisition of new natural gas distribution franchises. At
December 31, 1995, two applications for new gas distribution
franchises were pending before the PSCW.
WPSC uses gas for power generation in peaking turbines and for
ignition and flame stabilization at its Weston Unit 3 and Pulliam
generating plants.
A special tariff has been approved by the PSCW to enable WPSC to
encourage customers, who could by pass WPSC's distribution system and
connect directly to a cross-country pipeline company, to continue to
be a WPSC customer. Only one industrial customer is currently using
this tariff. The impact of customers by passing WPSC's distribution
system is considered minimal, at this time.
GAS FINANCIAL SUMMARY. The following table sets forth the
amounts of revenues, operating income, and identifiable assets
attributable to gas utility operations:
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
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1995 1994 1993
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(Thousands)
Gas Operating Revenues $230,220 $192,979 $187,376
Operating Income, Including
Allowance For Funds Used During
Construction $ 9,851 $ 10,419 $ 10,691
Identifiable Assets $240,463 $191,349 $184,880
See Note 8 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
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Operating revenues (Thousands)
Residential $109,998 $104,020 $110,541 $ 93,234 $ 94,274
Small commercial and industrial 19,933 18,586 20,254 15,796 15,557
Large commercial and industrial 47,627 45,115 47,091 33,676 34,396
Other 52,367 25,258 9,490 14,471 7,995
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Total $229,925 $192,979 $187,376 $157,177 $152,222
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Therms delivered (Thousands)
Residential 202,152 187,355 192,053 182,603 184,042
Small commercial and industrial 42,600 38,568 41,385 38,060 36,743
Large commercial and industrial 129,494 115,939 108,068 88,516 87,506
Other 294,372 56,961 6,337 3,718 5,414
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Total therm sales 668,618 398,823 347,843 312,897 313,705
Transportation 241,531 234,149 220,672 232,578 228,991
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Total 910,149 632,972 568,515 545,475 542,696
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Customers served (End of period)
Residential 186,267 178,992 172,902 168,349 164,392
Small commercial and industrial 15,905 14,689 14,571 14,248 13,635
Large commercial and industrial 2,432 2,867 2,508 2,178 2,360
Other 265 30 1 1 1
Transportation customers 121 117 127 161 165
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Total 204,990 196,695 190,109 184,937 180,553
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Average annual use (Therms)
Residential 1,112.3 1,068.8 1,128.4 1,099.4 1,133.0
Small commercial and industrial 2,770.8 2,673.9 2,888.8 2,737.4 2,753.3
Large commercial and industrial 39,707.6 34,651.2 41,354.4 38,680.8 36,369.3
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Average therm price (Cents)
Residential 54.41 55.52 57.56 51.06 51.22
Small commercial and industrial 46.79 48.19 48.94 41.50 42.34
Large commercial and industrial 40.63 41.84 44.97 38.30 39.39
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GAS OPERATING STATISTICS
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1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
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Operating revenues (Thousands)
Residential $109,998 $104,020 $110,541 $ 93,234 $ 94,274
Small commercial and industrial 19,933 18,586 20,254 15,796 15,557
Large commercial and industrial 47,627 45,115 47,091 33,676 34,396
Other (2,865) 14,337 9,490 14,471 7,995
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Total $174,693 $182,058 $187,376 $157,177 $152,222
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Therms delivered (Thousands)
Residential 202,152 187,355 192,053 182,603 184,042
Small commercial and industrial 42,600 38,568 41,385 38,060 36,743
Large commercial and industrial 129,494 115,939 108,068 88,516 87,506
Other 15,415 9,810 6,337 3,718 5,414
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Total therm sales 389,661 351,672 347,843 312,897 313,705
Transportation 241,531 234,149 220,672 232,578 228,991
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Total 631,192 585,821 568,515 545,475 542,696
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Customers served (End of period)
Residential 186,267 178,992 172,902 168,349 164,392
Small commercial and industrial 15,905 14,689 14,571 14,248 13,635
Large commercial and industrial 2,432 2,867 2,508 2,178 2,360
Other 1 1 1 1 1
Transportation customers 121 117 127 161 165
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Total 204,726 196,666 190,109 184,937 180,553
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Average annual use (Therms)
Residential 1,112.3 1,068.8 1,128.4 1,099.4 1,133.0
Small commercial and industrial 2,770.8 2,673.9 2,888.8 2,737.4 2,753.3
Large commercial and industrial 39,707.6 34,651.2 41,354.4 38,680.8 36,369.3
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Average therm price (Cents)
Residential 54.41 55.52 57.56 51.06 51.22
Small commercial and industrial 46.79 48.19 48.94 41.50 42.34
Large commercial and industrial 40.63 41.84 44.97 38.30 39.39
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D. UNREGULATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
The Company's non-regulated subsidiaries include WPS Energy
Services, Inc. ("ESI") and WPS Power Development, Inc. ("PDI"). ESI
is a diversified energy company organized to offer electric and gas
marketing, real-time energy management, project management, and energy
consulting services. Within energy consulting, ESI offers evaluation
of base-line facility energy requirements, preparation of electric and
gas cost studies, analysis of energy rates, and evaluation of power
supply and generation options to wholesale and retail customers in the
unregulated energy marketplace.
ESI made two investments in October 1995. It acquired an
interest in a producing gas reserve operation and acquired Fuel
Services Group, a gas marketing operation. While these are not large
acquisitions, they are initial efforts to enhance growth
opportunities.
PDI is a company organized to participate in the development of
electric generation projects and to provide services to the
unregulated electric power generation industry. Services include
acquisition and investment analyses; project development, engineering,
and management services; and operations and maintenance services with
particular emphasis in cogeneration, distributed generation, and
repowering projects.
The Company's non-regulated subsidiaries did not have a material
impact on the Company's 1995 earnings per share.
E. ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
GENERAL. WPSC is subject to regulation with regard to the impact
of its operations on air and water quality and solid waste disposal,
and may be subject to regulation with regard to other environmental
considerations by various federal, state, and local authorities. The
application of federal and state restrictions to protect the
environment involves or may involve review, certification or issuance
of permits by various federal and state authorities, including the
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") and the Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources ("DNR"). Such restrictions,
particularly in regard to emissions into the air and water and solid
waste disposal, may limit, prevent or substantially increase the cost
of the operation of WPSC's generating facilities and may require
substantial investments in new equipment at existing installations.
They may also require substantial investments for proposed new
projects and may delay or prevent authorization and completion of the
projects. WPSC cannot forecast other effects of all such regulation
upon its generating, transmission, and other facilities, or its
operations, but believes that it is presently meeting existing
requirements.
AIR QUALITY. The plants which WPSC operates are in compliance
with all current sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and particulate
emission standards.
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The Federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 ("Act") were enacted
in 1990. The Act required reductions in sulfur dioxide in 1995
(Phase I) to meet limitations based on an emission rate of 2.5 pounds
per million Btu multiplied by a historical generation baseline for
Pulliam Unit 8 and Edgewater Unit 4 generating units. The Act
requires further reductions beginning in the year 2000 (Phase II).
The year 2000 limits are based on an emission rate of 1.2 pounds per
million Btu multiplied by a historical generation baseline for all
generating units. WPSC's generating facilities met the year 2000
standard in 1995. WPSC achieved compliance with Wisconsin and federal
sulfur dioxide emission limitations by switching to low sulfur coal.
Because of the emission allowance system included in the Act,
operations during Phase I are expected to produce surplus allowances
which are expected to be available to aid in compliance with the
requirements of Phase II. To the extent WPSC determines that it will
have allowances available beyond its own requirements in both Phase I
and Phase II, it will consider the sale of these excess allowances.
The PSCW has ordered that profits from the sale of allowances be used
to benefit utility customers.
The Act also requires the installation of low nitrogen oxide
burners on several units. Low nitrogen oxide burners were installed
at Pulliam Unit 8 early in 1994. Phase I of the Act allows units
smaller than 100 megawatts, such as Pulliam Unit 7, to be designated
Phase I units, thus building up sulfur dioxide credits. Having made
this election, low nitrogen oxide burners were installed on Pulliam
Unit 7 in 1994. Low nitrate oxide emissions from Pulliam Units 7 and
8 and Weston Unit 3 are averaged with Weston Units 1 and 2. This
averaging plan generates additional emission allowances in Phase I and
locks in Phase I nitrogen oxide limits for these units. This should
reduce Phase II compliance costs.
Expenditures of $3 million to $5 million are projected through
1999 to assure continued federal and Wisconsin emission compliance
under all normal operating conditions at Pulliam and Weston. Based on
past experience, it is anticipated that expenditures related to sulfur
dioxide and nitrogen oxide emission compliance will be recoverable in
customer rates.
Air toxic provisions in the Act will not be applied until the EPA
conducts a three-year study to determine if those standards need to be
applied to utilities.
WATER QUALITY. WPSC is subject to regulation by the EPA and the
DNR with respect to thermal and other discharges from WPSC's power
plants into Lake Michigan and other waters of Wisconsin. Permits were
reissued to WPSC for its Pulliam and Weston power plants. Various
portions of those permits were challenged. These challenges have not
been formally resolved, although many of the issues raised in the
challenges have been resolved through informal discussions with the
DNR, additional testing by WPSC, and regulatory changes. Under
Wisconsin law, the challenged portions of the permits are stayed, and
the administrative review process is completed. It is not anticipated
that any of the outstanding issues will have a material cost
associated with them.
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GAS PLANT CLEANUP. WPSC is currently investigating the need for
environmental cleanup of eight manufactured gas plant sites which it
previously operated. WPSC engaged an environmental consultant to
develop cleanup cost estimates for the seven sites at which either a
Phase I or Phase II site investigation has been completed. The
estimated cleanup cost range for each of the seven sites are; Green
Bay from $4.1 to $5.3 million, Two Rivers from $3.9 to $4.0 million,
Oshkosh from $3.3 to $4.5 million, Marinette from $5.6 to $6.8
million, Sheboygan I from $2.7 to $3.9 million, Sheboygan II from
$12.2 to $13.4 million, and Stevens Point from $1.4 to $1.9 million.
The estimates assume excavation of contaminated soils, thermal
treatment of soils, disposal of treatment residuals, on-site
groundwater extraction and treatment, and post-cleanup monitoring for
a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 10 or 25 years, depending on site
conditions. The cost estimate for six of the sites (Green Bay, Two
Rivers, Oshkosh, Marinette, Sheboygan I, and Sheboygan II) assumes, in
addition to those items noted previously, removal and disposal of
contaminated river sediments. The consultant has yet to perform a
detailed investigation of the Menominee site and comparable
information on this site is not available. WPSC used the estimate for
the Stevens Point site as a basis for making a projection of $1.5 to
$1.9 million on cleanup costs at the Menominee site, if cleanup is
required. Both sites are relatively small and are not located
adjacent to rivers.
The range of future investigation and cleanup costs for all eight
sites is estimated to be from $34.7 million to $41.7 million.
Remediation expenditures would be made over the next 33 years. WPSC
has recorded as a liability with an offsetting deferred charge (i.e.,
a regulatory asset) of $41.7 million, which represents WPSC's current
estimate of cleanup costs for all eight sites. The liability, as
presently calculated, represents a $14.8 million increase from the
December 31, 1994 liability of $26.9 million. Based on discussions
with regulators and a recent rate order in Wisconsin, management
believes that these costs, but not the carrying costs associated with
the deferred charges, will be recoverable in future customer rates.
As additional investigations and initial remedial actions are
completed, these estimates may be adjusted and these adjustments could
be significant. Other factors that can affect these estimates are
changes in remedial technology and regulatory requirements. The
estimates presented above do not take into consideration any recovery
from insurance carriers or other third parties which WPSC is pursuing.
See also Part I, Item 3, LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, at page 26, for
discussion of the Sheboygan Gas Plant and Oshkosh Gas Plant sites.
OTHER SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL. On December 1, 1986, WPSC received
notice from EPA-Region V that it was one of 832 potentially
responsible parties ("PRP") for the cleanup of Maxey Flats Waste
Disposal Site. Documents obtained to date indicate that WPSC
contributed 0.0162% of the waste disposed of at the site. A remedial
investigation and feasibility study has been completed. At this time,
the cost of the remedial action and EPA oversight is estimated to be
about $77.5 million. The EPA has offered a buyout agreement to
de minimis PRPs. Although a final agreement with payment has not been
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executed, WPSC's buyout cost is expected to be $28,000. While
liability for cleanup under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act ("Superfund") program is joint and
several, the amounts paid by the PRPs are usually related to their
volumetric contribution of waste to the site.
In November 1986, WPSC was notified by the DNR that it was one of
the several PRPs involved in the Holtz & Krause Landfill located in
Wausau, Wisconsin. WPSC disposed of 12,516 cubic yards of
non-hazardous office waste and construction debris at the site. This
represents 1.02% of the total amount of waste at the site. The
landfill is currently only being addressed by the DNR, and the current
work is not being conducted as part of the EPA's Superfund program.
The DNR selected a remedy which was estimated to cost a total of $11
million to $12 million and has been substantially completed within
that budget. The DNR agreed to contribute approximately $4.5 million
toward the remedy. The amount allocated to WPSC, $37,163, was paid to
the cleanup fund in October 1993. The DNR has indicated that it will
pursue a cost-recovery action against entities that did not settle
with the Holtz & Krause PRP Group. In 1994, WPSC entered into a
Consent Decree that acknowledges the payment of the settlement amount,
requires the settling parties to clean up the site, and requires the
state to pay its agreed upon contribution. In addition, WPSC entered
into a "buyout" agreement with the larger contributors of waste to the
site in which the larger contributors agreed to indemnify WPSC for any
cost overruns up to a total site remedial cost of $20 million. If
site remedial costs exceed $20 million, the cost allocation may be
reopened. Most of the site work was completed in 1994.
In March 1987, WPSC was notified by the EPA that it was a PRP for
the cost of cleaning up the Rose Chemical site in Holden, Missouri.
Based on records that are available, a small amount of polychlorinated
biphenyl material, about 39,000 pounds, was sent to the site. WPSC
has signed a participation agreement for the cleanup and contributed
$60,192 which is based on the volumetric contribution of waste and the
expected total cleanup cost. The cleanup has been substantially
completed and WPSC has received a refund of $40,980.
In November 1988, WPSC received notice from the DNR that the
Sherman Street property located in Wausau, Wisconsin, had levels of
lead contamination present. Based on an investigation conducted by a
neighboring business, Wausau Steel, this contamination originated on
an adjacent Wausau Steel property. The cleanup of the property by
Wausau Steel has been completed and approved by the DNR.
In January 1995, WPSC was notified that the EPA was seeking to
recover $775,442 from several companies (not including WPSC) that sent
waste drums to the J. K. Drum site in New London, Wisconsin. WPSC's
records indicate that it contributed drums to the site which it
believes were empty. WPSC has signed a settlement agreement with the
group of responsible parties, named by the EPA, which required payment
of an allocation of $2,489 to the group of responsible parties.
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F. REGULATORY MATTERS
GENERAL. Utility rates, service, and securities issues of WPSC
are subject to regulation by the PSCW and the MPSC, and WPSC is
subject to regulation of its wholesale electric rates, hydroelectric
projects, and certain other matters by the FERC. It is also subject
to limited regulation by local authorities. WPSC follows Statement of
Financial Accounting Standard No. 71, Accounting for the Effects of
Certain Types of Regulation, and its financial statements reflect the
effects of the different ratemaking principles of the various
jurisdictions. These include the PSCW, 90% of revenues, the MPSC, 2%
of revenues, and the FERC, 8% of revenues. The operation of Kewaunee
is subject to the jurisdiction of the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
In the Wisconsin jurisdiction, the rate process has been changed
effective in 1995 such that retail electric and natural gas rates will
be set every two years, rather than annually as has been the practice
in the past. The earliest that the rates, which took effect on
January 1, 1995, could change would be for the year 1997. Customer
rates are set based on forecasted expenses and capital costs.
Wisconsin retail rates include an electric fuel-adjustment clause
based on a "cost variance range approach". This range is based on a
specific estimated fuel cost for the forecast year. If WPSC's actual
fuel costs fall outside this range, a hearing may be held and an
adjustment to rates may result. Automatic fuel-adjustment clauses are
used for FERC wholesale-electric and Michigan retail-electric portions
of WPSC's business. WPSC has a purchased-gas-adjustment clause which
allows it to pass on to all classes of gas customers changes in the
cost of gas purchased from its suppliers, subject to PSCW and MPSC
review.
CUSTOMER RATE MATTERS. On January 1, 1995, in the Wisconsin
jurisdiction, WPSC retail electric customers received an average rate
reduction of 2.6% which amounted to an annual rate reduction of
$10.6 million. WPSC's largest industrial customers received rate
reductions averaging between 3.7% and 4.1%. With the implementation of
a new two-year rate cycle in Wisconsin, these rates are effective for
years 1995 and 1996. Wisconsin natural gas rates and rates in the
FERC and Michigan jurisdictions remained unchanged.
The Company's return on common equity was 11.7% and 11.4%,
respectively, for 1995 and 1994. The Company's returns on common
equity are determined in large part by the returns authorized for WPSC
by the PSCW. The authorized returns were 11.5% and 11.3%,
respectively, for 1995 and 1994, before giving consideration to
earnings on deferred investment tax credits.
INDUSTRY RESTRUCTURING. See Part I, Item 1B, ELECTRIC MATTERS -
Industry Restructuring, at page 1, and Part I, Item 1C, GAS MATTERS -
Industry Restructuring, at page 12, for discussions of electric and
gas utility restructuring.
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ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS. See Part II, Item 7, MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATION, at page 36, for a discussion of accounting developments.
In addition, the staff of the U. S. Securities and Exchange
Commission has questioned certain of the current accounting practices
of the electric utility industry regarding the recognition,
measurement, and classification of nuclear decommissioning costs for
nuclear generation facilities in the financial statements of electric
utilities. In response to these questions, the Financial Accounting
Standards Board has agreed to review the accounting for nuclear
decommissioning costs. If current electric utility industry
accounting practices for such decommissioning are changed the annual
provisions for decommissioning could increase and the estimated cost
for decommissioning could be recorded as a liability rather than as
accumulated depreciation. WPSC does not believe that such changes, if
required, would have an adverse effect on results of operations due to
its current and future ability to recover decommissioning costs
through customer rates.
The PSCW certified new straight-line depreciation rates which
became effective January 1, 1994 concurrent with the implementation of
new customer rates. The result was a reduction in annual depreciation
expense of approximately $5.8 million.
Regulatory assets represent probable future revenue associated
with certain costs which will be recovered from customers through the
ratemaking process. Regulatory liabilities represent costs previously
collected that are refundable in future rates. At December 31, 1995,
regulatory assets and liabilities amounted to $111.1 million and
$50.0 million, respectively. Based on prior and current rate
treatment of such deferred charges, management believes it is probable
that WPSC will continue to recover these costs from ratepayers.
Pursuant to a PSCW rate order, effective January 1, 1995, WPSC is to
recover approximately $23.6 million of deferred regulatory costs each
year.
DIVIDEND RESTRICTIONS. WPSC is restricted by a PSCW order to
paying normal common stock dividends of no more than 109% of the
previous year's common stock dividend without prior notice to the
PSCW. Also, Wisconsin law prohibits WPSC from making loans to the
Company and its non-regulated subsidiaries and from guaranteeing their
obligations.
Effective January 15, 1996, a special common stock dividend of
$11,000,000 was declared by WPSC to be paid to the Company, the parent
holding company. The special dividend will allow WPSC's equity
capitalization ratio to remain at approximately 54%, as approved by
the PSCW for ratemaking. The dividend was paid in January 1996.
G. CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
The Company's subsidiary, WPSC, requires large investment in
capital assets. Most of the Company's significant capital
requirements relate to WPSC construction expenditures.
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Anticipated construction expenditures for WPSC for 1996 are $78.8
million and construction expenditures for 1997 and 1998 combined are
anticipated to total $135.6 million. The $78.8 million of 1996
construction expenditures includes $46.3 million for electric
construction, $9.2 million for nuclear fuel, $15.4 million for gas
construction, and $7.9 million for other construction expenditures.
WPSC also anticipates $8.8 million of expenditures related to unit
trains to be leased through WPSC's subsidiary WPS Leasing.
The Company has no plans in 1996, 1997, or 1998 for permanent
financing, although project financing may occur in the non-utility
subsidiaries.
H. EMPLOYEES
At December 31, 1995, the Company, including subsidiaries,
employed 2,547 persons. Of this number, 2,517 employees were employed
by WPSC.
Of the employees of WPSC, 1,979 were considered electric and 538
were considered gas utility employees, respectively. Approximately
1,116 WPSC employees are represented by Local 310 of the International
Union of Operating Engineers ("Union"). The current agreement between
the Union and WPSC runs through October 1997. There has never been a
strike against WPSC by its employees.
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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
The following table includes information about electric
generation facilities of WPSC (including those jointly-owned):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
RATED
CAPACITY(a)
TYPE NAME LOCATION FUEL (KILOWATTS)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Steam Pulliam Green Bay, WI Coal 398,300 (b)
Weston Wausau, WI Coal or Gas 491,300 (c)
Kewaunee Kewaunee, WI Nuclear 213,800 (d)
Columbia -
Units No.1 & 2 Portage, WI Coal 324,700 (d)
Edgewater
Unit No. 4 Sheboygan, WI Coal 102,500 (d)
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Total Steam 1,530,600
Hydro Various 68,000
(15 Plants)
Combustion Various Gas or Oil 261,400 (e)
Turbine (6 Plants)
& Diesel
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Total System 1,860,000
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(a) Based on 1995 winter capacity (through February 1996).
(b) This plant contains six units. Pulliam Unit 3 (28.2 MW)
is out of service for maintenance, but would be available
with a seven-month notice.
(c) This plant contains three units. Two units burn only
coal and the other can burn coal or natural gas.
(d) These facilities are jointly-owned. Kewaunee is operated
by WPSC. WP&L is operator of the Columbia and Edgewater
units. The capacity indicated is WPSC's portion of total
plant capacity based on percent of ownership.
(e) WPSC and the Marshfield Electric and Water Department
jointly own 113,300 kilowatts of combustion turbine
peaking capacity which WPSC operates. The capacity
included is WPSC's portion of total plant capacity based
on percent of ownership.
WPSC owns 51 transmission substations with a transformer capacity
of 5,253,000 kva; 107 distribution substations with a transformer
capacity of 3,527,485 kva; and 20,392 route miles of electric
transmission and distribution lines. Gas properties include
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approximately 3,777 miles of main, 63 gate and city regulator
stations, and 189,642 services. All gas facilities are located in
Wisconsin except for distribution facilities in and near the city of
Menominee, Michigan.
Substantially all of WPSC's utility plant is subject to a first
mortgage lien.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
SHEBOYGAN GAS PLANT. In November 1990, WPSC was notified by the
DNR that it may be a PRP for environmental contamination found on
property next to the Sheboygan River previously used by WPSC for the
gasification of coal in the City of Sheboygan, Wisconsin (the
"Sheboygan II Gas Plant"). WPSC last used the property for this
purpose in approximately 1930. In 1966, the property was sold and is
now owned by the City of Sheboygan. The DNR has offered WPSC the
opportunity to investigate and remediate the property under an
agreement with Wisconsin as opposed to having the site handled by the
EPA as part of the larger Sheboygan River and Harbor Superfund site.
WPSC, the City of Sheboygan, and Wisconsin have negotiated an
agreement for performing the work, and therefore, Wisconsin, and not
the EPA, will be handling this matter.
An initial study was completed on the site which confirmed the
presence of contaminants that appear to be related to the Sheboygan II
Gas Plant. A Phase II investigation was recommended by the
environmental consultant to determine more precisely the scope of the
contamination and to determine if any contamination is migrating from
off-site and whether sediments are impacted. This Phase II
investigation has been substantially completed. WPSC and the City of
Sheboygan will negotiate an allocation of the costs associated with
cleanup of the site. Based on the Phase II study, it is believed that
the cost of cleanup for the Sheboygan II Gas Plant site could be as
much as $13.4 million. The estimates presented above do not take into
consideration any recovery from insurance carriers or other third
parties which WPSC is pursuing.
OSHKOSH GAS PLANT. In April 1992, WPSC received an order from
the DNR directing it to complete an investigation and implement
remedial activities on property owned by WPSC in the City of Oshkosh,
Wisconsin. Previously, WPSC had operated a manufactured gas plant on
the property from 1883 until 1946. A challenge to the order was filed
on May 8, 1992, and WPSC and the DNR have negotiated the terms of a
consent order. An environmental consultant conducted an investigation
in late 1993 and a more detailed investigation in 1994, with sediment
sampling conducted in 1995. Based on these investigations, the cost
of remediation is estimated to be as much as $4.5 million. The City
of Oshkosh has claimed that contaminated groundwater from the former
gas plant property has migrated onto city-owned land. WPSC has agreed
to stay the statute of limitations that may be applicable to the City
of Oshkosh's claim in order to avoid the filing of a lawsuit by the
City of Oshkosh. WPSC is continuing to evaluate the validity of the
City of Oshkosh's claim as additional data is received. The estimates
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presented above do not take into consideration any recovery from
insurance carriers or other third parties which WPSC is pursuing.
Incorporated herein by reference are the descriptions of the
various proceedings relating to environmental matters described under
E. ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS, Part I, Item 1E at page 18.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during
the fourth quarter of the fiscal year.
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ITEM 4A. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
Information about outside directors is omitted for the reason
that such information will be included in a proxy statement for the
Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company which is scheduled to be
held on May 2, 1996.
<TABLE>
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION ("Company")
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<CAPTION>
Current Position and Business Effective
Name and Age Experience During Past Five Years Date
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<S> <C> <C>
DANIEL A. BOLLOM 59 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 01-01-96
President and Chief Executive Officer 12-09-93
LARRY L. WEYERS 50 President and Chief Operating Officer 01-01-96
PHILLIP M. MIKUlSKY 47 Vice President-Development 09-01-95
PATRICK D. SCHRICKEL 51 Vice President 12-09-93
RALPH G. BAETEN 52 Treasurer 12-09-93
DIANE L. FORD 42 Controller 12-15-93
FRANCIS J. KICSAR 56 Secretary 01-01-96
</TABLE>
Reflected in the information above are the officer changes,
announced by the Company, effective January 1, 1996: Daniel A. Bollom
(age 59) assumed the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Larry L. Weyers (age 50) assumed the position of President and Chief
Operating Officer, and Francis J. Kicsar (age 56) assumed the position
of Secretary replacing Robert H. Knuth (Assistant Vice President-
Secretary), who retired December 31, 1995.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION ("WPSC")
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Current Position and Business Effective
Name and Age Experience During Past Five Years Date
- ------------------------- ------------------------------------ ---------
DANIEL A. BOLLOM 59 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 01-01-96
President and Chief Executive Officer 03-01-91
President and Chief Operating Officer 06-01-89
LARRY L. WEYERS 50 President and Chief Operating Officer 01-01-96
Senior Vice President-Power Supply
and Engineering 08-01-95
Vice President-Power Supply
and Engineering 05-09-94
Vice President-Energy Supply 01-01-92
Assistant Vice President-Energy Supply 07-01-90
DANIEL P. BITTNER 52 Senior Vice President-Customer
Service 05-09-94
Senior Vice President-Finance 03-01-92
Vice President-Treasurer 02-01-89
RICHARD A. KRUEGER 58 Senior Vice President-Sales
and Marketing 05-09-94
Senior Vice President-Power Supply
and Engineering 07-01-89
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PATRICK D. SCHRICKEL 51 Senior Vice President-Finance
and Corporate Services 05-09-94
Senior Vice President-Operations 06-01-89
CLARK R. STEINHARDT 54 Senior Vice President-Nuclear Power 06-01-91
Vice President-Nuclear Power 06-01-90
J. GUS SWOBODA 60 Senior Vice President-Human and
Corporate Development 05-09-94
Senior Vice President-Marketing and
Corporate Services 10-01-89
RALPH G. BAETEN 52 Vice President-Treasurer 08-01-95
Treasurer 03-01-92
Insurance and Benefits Director 05-01-87
RICHARD E. JAMES 42 Vice President-Corporate Planning 08-01-95
Assistant Vice President-Corporate
Planning 05-09-94
Assistant Vice President-Rates and
Economic Evaluation 03-01-92
Manager-Rates and Economic Evaluation 01-01-89
BERNARD J. TREML 46 Vice President-Human Resources 05-09-94
Assistant Vice President-Human
Resources 07-01-93
Manager-Human Resources 08-01-92
Manager-Marketing Programs and
Services 08-01-91
Manager-Retail Marketing 07-01-90
DAVID W. SCHONKE 62 Assistant Vice President-Electric
Distribution Engineering 06-01-86
GLEN R. SCHWALBACH 50 Assistant Vice President-Gas
Engineering and Supply 06-01-90
DIANE L. FORD 42 Controller 03-01-92
Administrator-Corporate Accounting 05-01-87
FRANCIS J. KICSAR 56 Secretary 01-01-96
Assistant Secretary 03-01-92
Director-Corporate Tax 10-01-76
</TABLE>
Reflected in the information above are the officer changes,
announced by WPSC, effective January 1, 1996: Daniel A. Bollom (age
59) assumed the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Larry L. Weyers (age 50) assumed the position of President and Chief
Operating Officer, and Francis J. Kicsar (age 56) assumed the position
of Secretary replacing Robert H. Knuth (Assistant Vice President-
Secretary), who retired December 31, 1995.
NOTE: All ages for the Company and WPSC are as of December 31, 1995.
None of the executives listed above for the Company or for
WPSC are related by blood, marriage, or adoption to any of the
other officers listed or to any director of the Registrant.
Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor
shall have been duly elected and qualified, or until his or
her death, resignation, disqualification, or removal.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION COMMON STOCK Two-Year Comparison (1)
Dividends
Share Data Per Share Price Range
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1995 High Low
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1st Quarter $ .455 29-3/4 26-3/4
2nd Quarter .455 29-7/8 27-7/8
3rd Quarter .465 30-3/4 28-1/8
4th Quarter .465 34-1/4 30-1/4
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Total $1.84
1994
1st Quarter $ .445 33-5/8 28
2nd Quarter .445 30-3/4 27-3/8
3rd Quarter .455 30-3/8 27
4th Quarter .455 28-3/8 26-1/4
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Total $1.80
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(1) The dividends paid to public shareholders for the first three
quarters of 1994 were paid by WPSC. As a result of the
reorganization described in Part I, Item 1A, WPS RESOURCES
CORPORATION, at page 1, the dividends for the fourth
quarter of 1994 and for all subsequent quarters were paid by
the Company.
WPSC, the Company's principal subsidiary, is restricted by a PSCW
order to paying normal common stock dividends of no more than 109% of
the previous year's common stock dividend without prior notice to the
PSCW.
Effective January 15, 1996 a special common stock dividend of
$11,000,000 was declared by WPSC to be paid to the Company, the parent
holding company. The special dividend will allow WPSC's equity
capitalization ratio to remain at approximately 54% as approved by the
PSCW for ratemaking. The dividend was paid in January 1996.
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Common Stock
Listed on the New York and Chicago Stock Exchanges
Ticker Symbol: WPS
Transfer Agent and Registrar:
Firstar Trust Company
P.O. Box 2077
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201
As of December 31, 1995, there were 24,341 common stock
shareholders of record.
See also Items 6 and 8 below.
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION
COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
FINANCIAL STATISTICS (1991 TO 1995)
A. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Year Ended December 31
(Thousands, except share amounts) 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
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Operating revenues
Electric $489,000 $480,816 $493,256 $477,625 $471,277
Gas 229,925 192,979 187,376 157,177 152,222
Other 923 - - - -
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Total operating revenues 719,848 673,795 680,632 634,802 623,499
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Operating expenses
Electric production fuels 104,858 111,011 114,051 123,866 131,054
Purchased power 39,593 38,631 30,703 29,594 32,886
Gas purchased for resale 170,236 137,014 133,347 109,890 103,189
Other operating expenses 154,445 148,917 148,270 135,614 128,820
Maintenance 50,761 49,983 51,597 46,436 48,223
Depreciation and decommissioning 65,627 56,365 60,609 58,592 55,687
Taxes other than income 25,921 26,063 25,204 24,459 23,034
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Total operating expenses 611,441 567,984 563,781 528,451 522,893
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Operating income 108,407 105,811 116,851 106,351 100,606
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Other income
Allowance for equity funds
used during construction 170 108 287 494 113
Other, net 6,080 4,473 3,356 6,076 4,351
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Total other income 6,250 4,581 3,643 6,570 4,464
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Income before interest expense 114,657 110,392 120,494 112,921 105,070
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Interest on long-term debt 22,859 23,407 24,393 25,662 22,127
Other interest 2,604 1,796 1,562 1,477 2,908
Allowance for borrowed funds
used during construction (68) (139) (200) (542) (193)
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Total interest expense 25,395 25,064 25,755 26,597 24,842
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Income before income taxes 89,262 85,328 94,739 86,324 80,228
Income taxes 30,808 29,526 32,539 28,322 26,056
Preferred stock dividends of subsidiary 3,111 3,111 3,311 3,237 3,237
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Net income $ 55,343 $ 52,691 $ 58,889 $ 54,765 $ 50,935
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Shares of common stock outstanding
At December 31 23,897 23,897 23,897 23,846 22,889
Average 23,897 23,897 23,888 23,350 22,889
Earnings per average share of common stock $2.32 $2.21 $2.47 $2.35 $2.23
Dividend per share of common stock 1.84 1.80 1.76 1.72 1.68
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION
COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
FINANCIAL STATISTICS (1991 TO 1995)
B. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
At December 31 (Thousands) 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
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Assets
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Utility plant
Electric $1,449,201 $1,423,316 $1,386,007 $1,354,579 $1,277,913
Gas 229,992 203,384 184,234 173,012 164,038
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Total 1,679,193 1,626,700 1,570,241 1,527,591 1,441,951
Less - Accumulated depreciation
and decommissioning 905,519 846,505 801,056 748,427 695,586
Total 773,674 780,195 769,185 779,164 746,365
Nuclear decommissioning trusts, at cost 82,109 64,147 56,699 51,023 45,504
Nuclear fuel, net 14,275 19,417 17,981 16,880 18,704
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Net utility plant 870,058 863,759 843,865 847,067 810,573
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Current assets 186,085 170,015 180,140 160,331 165,393
Regulatory and other assets 210,600 183,501 174,836 138,152 97,571
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Total assets $1,266,743 $1,217,275 $1,198,841 $1,145,550 $1,073,537
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Capitalization and Liabilities
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Capitalization
Common stock equity $ 463,441 $ 446,540 $ 433,724 $ 413,226 $ 369,298
Preferred stock of subsidiary
with no mandatory redemption 51,200 51,200 51,200 51,200 51,200
Long-term debt of subsidiary 306,590 309,945 314,225 321,498 332,907
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Total capitalization 821,231 807,685 799,149 785,924 753,405
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Liabilities
Short-term borrowings 26,500 22,500 21,000 20,000 13,000
Bond sinking fund requirements and maturing
first mortgage bonds of subsidiary - - - 8,726 235
Deferred income taxes 135,958 126,639 138,952 169,012 160,703
Other liabilities and credits 283,054 260,451 239,740 161,888 146,194
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Total liabilities 445,512 409,590 399,692 359,626 320,132
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Total capitalization and liabilities $1,266,743 $1,217,275 $1,198,841 $1,145,550 $1,073,537
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION
COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
FINANCIAL STATISTICS (1991 TO 1995)
C. FINANCIAL STATISTICS
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Year Ended December 31 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
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Stock price $34 $26-3/4 $33-5/8 $31-3/4 $28-1/4
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Coverage
Times interest earned before income taxes 4.00 4.19 4.49 3.99 4.00
Times interest earned after income taxes 3.03 3.09 3.29 3.01 3.03
Times interest and preferred dividends
earned after income taxes 2.70 2.77 2.93 2.71 2.70
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Book value per share $19.39 $18.69 $18.18 $17.33 $16.14
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Return on average equity 11.7% 11.4% 13.1% 13.2% 13.1%
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Capitalization ratios
Common equity including ESOP 56.4 55.3 54.3 52.6 49.0
Preferred stock 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.8
Long-term debt 37.4 38.4 39.3 40.9 44.2
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Percent long-term debt to net utility plant 35.2 35.9 37.2 38.0 41.1
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Average rate
Bonds 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.8 8.2
Preferred stock 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.3 6.3
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Number of shareholders
Common stock 24,341 25,395 25,240 25,983 24,943
Preferred stock 3,165 3,372 3,577 4,167 4,332
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Number of employees 2,547 2,578 2,603 2,631 2,619
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Weather information
Cooling degree days 808 519 432 213 686
Cooling degree days as a percent of normal 170.1% 107.0% 86.2% 43.3% 136.9%
Heating degree days 7,813 7,578 7,916 7,670 7,544
Heating degree days as a percent of normal 98.0% 95.5% 100.2% 96.2% 94.6%
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION
COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
FINANCIAL STATISTICS (1991 TO 1995)
D. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
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1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
(Millions)
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Operating Revenues 663.7 662.8 680.6 634.8 623.5
Net Income 59.2 55.8 62.2 58.0 54.2
Total Assets (At December 31) 1,233.4 1,205.2 1,198.8 1,145.6 1,073.5
Long-Term Debt, Net (At December 31) 312.7 316.1 314.2 321.5 332.9
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION OF
WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION AND
WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
WPS Resources Corporation ("the Company") is a holding company.
Approximately 92% and 97% of the Company's 1995 revenues and assets,
respectively, are derived from Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
("WPSC"), an electric and gas utility.
Overview of 1995 Compared to 1994
Earnings per share increased 5.0% from $2.21 in 1994 to $2.32 in 1995.
The most significant reasons for this change were higher electric
margins due to burning less expensive low sulfur coal and increased
sales volume.
1995 Compared to 1994
Electric Operations
Electric margins increased by $13.4 million (see table below), or
4.0%, due primarily to increased sales volumes and decreased coal
costs which were partially offset by a 2.6% Wisconsin retail rate
reduction effective January 1, 1995.
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ELECTRIC MARGINS ($000) 1995 1994 1993
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Revenues $489,000 $480,816 $493,256
Fuel and purchases 144,451 149,642 144,754
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Margins $344,549 $331,174 $348,502
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Sales (kWh 000) 10,978,131 10,552,017 10,150,913
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The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin ("PSCW") allows WPSC to
pass on to its customers, through a fuel adjustment clause, changes in
the cost of fuel and purchased power within a specified range. WPSC
is required to file an application to adjust rates either higher or
lower when costs are plus or minus 2% from forecasted costs.
Electric operating revenues increased $8.2 million, or 1.7%. Electric
revenues were higher due to a 4.0% increase in kilowatt-hour ("kWh")
sales. This was partially offset by a 2.6% decrease in retail
Wisconsin rates that took effect on January 1, 1995. Residential and
commercial and industrial kWh sales increased 5.9% and 4.9%,
respectively, due to warmer summer weather and customer growth.
Wholesale kWh sales decreased .4% due primarily to lower demand by
WPSC's largest wholesale customer.
Electric fuels and purchases decreased $5.2 million, or 3.5%.
Coal-related costs decreased $12.1 million, or 11.4%, due to burning
less expensive low sulfur coal. However, this was partially offset by
increased coal-fired generation of $4.8 million, or 5.4%, and higher
purchased power of $1.0 million, or 2.5%, due to warmer weather and
increased plant outages resulting from maintenance at certain plants.
Gas Operations
Gas margins increased by $3.7 million (see table below), or 6.7%, due
to WPSC customer growth and colder weather and increased sales
attributable to WPS Energy Services, Inc. ("ESI"), an energy marketing
subsidiary which began operations in 1994. ESI's sales reduced
overall margin per therm for the Company, since the margin on
"commodity sales" is lower than the margin on WPSC's gas distribution
sales.
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GAS MARGINS ($000) 1995 1994 1993
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Revenues $229,925 $192,979 $187,376
Purchase costs 170,236 137,014 133,347
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Margins $ 59,689 $ 55,965 $ 54,029
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Volume (Therms 000) 910,149 632,972 568,515
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The PSCW allows WPSC to pass on to customers, through a purchased gas
adjustment clause, changes in the cost of gas.
Gas operating revenues increased $36.9 million, or 19.1%. The $36.9
million increase is comprised of a $44.3 million increase in revenues
attributable to sales by ESI and an offsetting decrease of $7.4
million at WPSC due to lower gas costs.
Gas purchased for resale showed a net increase of $33.2 million, or
24.2%. Gas purchases increased $43.3 million due to ESI's sales and
were offset by lower gas costs at WPSC of $10.1 million.
Other Revenues
Other operating revenues increased $.9 million from 1994. This
represents consulting, construction, and investment revenue from ESI
and WPS Power Development, Inc. ("PDI"), a company organized to
participate in the development of electric generation projects and to
provide services to the unregulated electric power generation
industry.
Other
Other operating expenses increased $5.5 million, or 3.7%. The
majority of this increase is attributable to increased operating
expenses at ESI and PDI.
Depreciation and decommissioning expense increased $9.2 million or
16.4%. There were two primary factors for this increase. The first
factor was an increase in decommissioning funding of $5.0 million that
was reflected in customer rates which became effective January 1,
1995. The second factor was additional decommissioning expense
recorded to offset a $1.1 million gain on the decommissioning
portfolio discussed below and $2.4 million in higher trust earnings.
There were three significant nonrecurring items impacting other income
in 1995. First, a $1.6 million pretax gain was realized on the
decommissioning portfolio from the sale of certain investments.
Second, $1.2 million in insurance proceeds was received as the result
of the death of a retired WPSC executive. Third, these gains were
partially offset by a $2.7 million loss resulting from cancellation of
the Rhinelander Energy Center project.
1994 Compared to 1993
Electric margins declined by $17.3 million, or 5.0%, primarily due to
reduced electric rates.
Electric operating revenues decreased $12.4 million, or 2.5%,
primarily due to a 4.2% reduction in Wisconsin retail rates which took
effect January 1, 1994. Electric revenues also were reduced .5% in
May 1994 as a result of reduced fuel costs. These decreases were
partially offset by a 4.0% increase in kWh sales. Residential and
commercial and industrial kWh sales increased
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2.4% and 4.9%, respectively, due to a warmer summer and customer
growth. Wholesale kWh sales increased 3.0%.
Electric fuels and purchases increased $4.9 million, or 3.4%,
reflecting increased sales, offset in part by reduced production
costs. Electric production fuels decreased $3.0 million, or 2.7%,
even though generation was up 1.3%. This decrease in fuel costs per
kWh of 5.4% was primarily the result of purchasing less expensive coal
on the spot market. Purchased power costs were higher by $7.9
million, or 25.8%. This was the result of a 19.9% increase in kWh
purchases due to the severe cold weather in the first quarter of the
year which forced WPSC to purchase expensive spot market electricity,
and the Soo Line railroad strike during the second half of the year
which impacted WPSC's ability to operate its coal-fired units.
Gas margins increased by $1.9 million, or 3.6%, due to customer
growth.
Maintenance expense decreased $1.6 million, or 3.1%, due to lower
maintenance activity at the Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant ("Kewaunee")
and due to less electric transmission and distribution maintenance.
Depreciation and decommissioning expenses decreased $4.2 million, or
7.0%. The primary cause was a rate order from the PSCW which took
effect January 1, 1994 reducing the annual depreciation provision by
an estimated $5.8 million. This was offset by higher decommissioning
expense of approximately $1.1 million.
Federal and state income taxes decreased $3.0 million, or 9.4%, due to
lower earnings.
BALANCE SHEET
1995 Compared to 1994
Customer receivables and accrued utility revenues increased $28.0
million as a result of colder than normal weather experienced in
December 1995.
Environmental remediation liabilities increased $14.8 million due to
higher estimates for gas plant site cleanup based on additional
studies completed in 1995.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
WPSC requires large investments in capital assets used to deliver
electric and gas services. As a result, most of the Company's capital
requirements relate to WPSC's construction expenditures. WPSC
maintains good liquidity levels and a financial condition considered
to be strong by analysts. Internally-generated funds closely
approximate the utility's cash requirements. No external funding
difficulties are anticipated. Pre-tax interest coverage was 4.0 times
for the year ended December 31, 1995. WPSC's bond ratings are AA+
(Standard & Poor's), Aa2 (Moody's), and AA+ (Duff & Phelps).
WPSC is restricted by a PSCW order from paying normal common stock
dividends of more than 109% of the previous year's common stock
dividends without PSCW approval. Also, Wisconsin law prohibits WPSC
from making loans to the Company and its subsidiaries and from
guaranteeing their obligations. On January 15, 1996, a special common
stock dividend of $11 million was declared by WPSC to be paid to the
Company. The special dividend allows WPSC's equity capitalization
ratio to remain at approximately 54%, the level approved by the PSCW
in a recent rate case. The dividend was paid in January 1996.
For the three-year period 1996 to 1998, internally-generated funds at
WPSC should exceed construction expenditures, estimated at $216
million, by $38 million. These expenditures are comprised of $140
million for electric construction, $20 million for nuclear fuel, $35
million for gas construction, and $21 million for other construction
expenditures.
In early 1996, WPS Leasing, Inc. ("Leasing"), a subsidiary of WPSC,
expects to purchase an additional unit train for approximately $8.8
million. This purchase will be funded with long-term debt. Leasing
expects to refinance the current loan from the Company with funds from
an external source. As of December 31, 1995, the current loan was
$6.1 million and carried an interest rate of 8.76%.
WPSC received a two-year rate order from the PSCW which became
effective January 1, 1995. Previously, rate orders
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were issued annually. This new rate order decreased electric retail
rates by 2.6% while retail gas rates remained at current levels. This
order also increased the authorized rate of return on common equity
from 11.3% to 11.5%.
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 121,
Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of,
became effective in March 1995. This statement imposes a stricter
criterion for regulatory assets by requiring that such assets be
probable of future recovery at each balance sheet date. The Company
will adopt this standard on January 1, 1996 and does not expect that
adoption will have a material impact on the financial position or
results of operations based on the current regulatory structure. This
conclusion may change in the future as competitive factors influence
wholesale and retail pricing in the electric and gas industries and as
regulatory policy regarding recovery of stranded investment is
developed.
SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, becomes
effective in 1996. This statement permits, but does not require,
companies to change their accounting for stock based compensation.
This statement also requires additional disclosures. The Company
expects to adopt only the disclosure provision of the statement.
Plans to construct the Rhinelander Energy Center ("REC") were canceled
in 1995. The REC would have been a 123-megawatt cogeneration facility
and would have provided steam and electricity to the Rhinelander Paper
Company, Inc. ("Rhinelander") in Rhinelander, Wisconsin and
electricity to WPSC's customers. Plans for the REC were originally
announced in August of 1992. Following an in-depth financial analysis
and a lengthy negotiation process, Rhinelander terminated
negotiations. WPSC and Rhinelander had been negotiating since
November of 1994 when the PSCW selected the REC as the best project
from 13 proposals to meet WPSC's future electrical needs.
As a result of this cancellation, WPSC signed a 25-year agreement in
November 1995 to purchase power from Polsky Energy Corporation
("Polsky"), an independent power producer proposing to build a plant
adjacent to the Nicolet Paper Company mill in De Pere, Wisconsin.
This was the second project chosen by the PSCW from the 13 proposals
referred to above. The first phase of the project calls for the
completion of a 179-megawatt combustion turbine facility in 1999. The
second phase, scheduled to be in service in 2004, converts the
facility into a combined cycle unit and increases the total capacity
to 232 megawatts.
The Polsky project is in the second stage of a two-stage Certificate
of Public Convenience and Necessity ("CPCN") permitting process
prescribed by the PSCW. Construction of the Polsky project is
contingent upon a PSCW determination in Stage 2 of the CPCN process
that WPSC will need the electric capacity provided by the proposed
plant. A recent WPSC load forecast suggests that this capacity may
not be needed. A final decision on Stage 2 of the CPCN for the Polsky
project is expected in 1997. If the PSCW approves the Polsky project,
it will be accounted for as a capitalized lease, based on the criteria
set forth in SFAS No. 13, Accounting for Leases. This would result in
the Company recording a plant asset of approximately $110 million,
with an offsetting amount of long-term debt.
TRENDS
WPSC follows SFAS No. 71, Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types
of Regulation, and its financial statements reflect the effects of the
different ratemaking principles followed by the various jurisdictions
regulating the utility. These include the PSCW, 90% of revenues, the
Michigan Public Service Commission ("MPSC"), 2% of revenues, and the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC"), 8% of revenues. In
addition, Kewaunee is regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
("NRC"). Environmental matters are primarily governed by the
Environmental Protection Agency and the Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources.
The single most important development in the electric utility industry
is the trend toward increased competition brought about by a
combination of new legislation, changing regulation, and market
forces.
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Transmission access, mandated by the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and
increased competition in the wholesale power segment of the business
have put pressure on profit margins. Certain segments of the industry
could become deregulated. Low-cost energy producers, such as WPSC,
are in a position to benefit from competitive markets.
In March 1995, the FERC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking which
would: (1) require utilities under the FERC's jurisdiction, including
WPSC, to file non-discriminatory open access transmission tariffs
which would be available to all wholesale buyers and sellers of
electric energy, (2) require utilities to take service under the
tariffs for their own wholesale sales and purchases of electric
energy, and (3) provide utilities with an opportunity to recover
stranded costs (i.e., unrecovered investment in facilities that are no
longer economical to operate). When implemented, this regulatory
initiative might force investor-owned utilities to separate
generation, transmission, and distribution functions in order to
create a level playing field where they can compete with municipal
utilities, cooperatives, independent power producers, energy
marketers, and brokers.
As a result, WPSC is developing and implementing strategies to deal
with transmission access and potential stranded investment. WPSC will
develop a separate internal transmission group to fulfill the
functional unbundling requirement. WPSC has also filed comparable
transmission access tariffs which have been accepted for use, subject
to refund. Comparable transmission access tariffs, as defined by the
FERC, provide transmission access to other parties on the same terms
and conditions that WPSC provides transmission service to itself.
Approval of these tariffs is contingent upon a number of
considerations including the FERC's final rulemaking expected later in
1996.
In December 1995, the PSCW outlined its plan for restructuring the
electric industry in Wisconsin. Utilities are required to develop
detailed plans illustrating how they plan to separate generation,
transmission, distribution, and energy service functions into separate
business units and establish transfer prices for use between the
business units.
Under the PSCW plan, the competitive market for new generation would
be enhanced by modifying the present bidding process and replacing the
Advance Plan process with a "strategic evaluation" process. The PSCW
also concluded that the economic benefits and responsibilities of
existing generation belong to present customers.
The PSCW would continue transmission regulation by retaining control
over planning and siting of transmission facilities. To limit the
market power of current transmission owners, the PSCW proposes moving
either to appointment of an independent transmission system operator
or to organization of a single state-wide transmission system.
As part of its continuing assessment of retail access, the PSCW would
establish broad pricing reforms for customer segments and quality of
service standards. The PSCW would retain jurisdiction over low income
programs, the winter moratorium on disconnection, demand-side
management, renewables, and research and development funding. A
Public Benefits Advisory Board would be formed to advise the PSCW on
conservation and renewable resource issues.
The Wisconsin Legislature is not expected to consider electric
restructuring until 1997. In the meantime, the PSCW, utility
companies, various advocacy groups, and utility customers will
continue to dialogue in an effort to reach a consensus on when and how
to introduce competition into the electric marketplace. The PSCW
timetable would provide all retail electric customers with energy
supply choices by 2001.
FERC Order 636 prompted the PSCW to examine the regulation of the
natural gas distribution business in Wisconsin. In September 1995,
the PSCW tentatively concluded that once a class of
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customers has access to the competitive marketplace, they will be
expected to purchase gas from unregulated suppliers, and that
utilities could be required to offer unbundled pricing and service
choices to their natural gas customers. These PSCW issues will be the
subject of additional hearings in 1996. These issues are of
particular interest to larger customers.
The MPSC initiated a similar process to address gas industry
restructuring by forming a committee of interested parties to consider
changes in the gas cost recovery mechanism, service unbundling,
curtailment issues, and storage issues. In June 1996, the committee
is expected to furnish the MPSC with a report identifying issues and
recommending restructuring alternatives.
As a result of the changes occurring in the electric industry, several
mergers have been announced in the region, and are in the process of
seeking regulatory approval.
WPSC is currently investigating the need for environmental cleanup of
eight manufactured gas plant sites which it previously operated. WPSC
engaged an environmental consultant to develop cleanup cost estimates
for the seven sites at which either a Phase I or Phase II site
investigation had been completed. The estimated cleanup cost ranges
in current dollars for each of the seven sites are: Green Bay from
$4.1 to $5.3 million, Two Rivers from $3.9 to $4.0 million, Oshkosh
from $3.3 to $4.5 million, Marinette from $5.6 to $6.8 million,
Sheboygan I from $2.7 to $3.9 million, Sheboygan II from $12.2 to
$13.4 million, and Stevens Point from $1.4 to $1.9 million. The
estimates assume excavation of contaminated soils, thermal treatment
of soils, disposal of treatment residuals, on-site groundwater
extraction, and treatment and post-cleanup monitoring for 25 years.
The cost estimates for six of the sites (Green Bay, Two Rivers,
Oshkosh, Marinette, Sheboygan I, and Sheboygan II) assume, in addition
to those items previously noted, removal and disposal of contaminated
river sediments. The consultant has yet to perform a detailed
investigation of the Menominee site; therefore, comparable information
on this site is not available. WPSC used the estimate for the Stevens
Point site as a basis for making a projection of $1.5 to $1.9 million
on cleanup costs at the Menominee site. Both sites are relatively
small and are not located adjacent to rivers.
The range of future investigation and cleanup costs for all eight
sites is estimated to be from $34.7 million to $41.7 million.
Remediation expenditures would be made over the next 33 years. WPSC
has recorded a liability with an offsetting regulatory asset, which
represents WPSC's current estimate of cleanup costs for all eight
sites. The liability represents a $14.8 million increase from the
December 31, 1994 estimate of $26.9 million as a result of information
obtained in the new 1995 studies. Based on discussions with
regulators and a recent rate order in Wisconsin, management believes
that these costs (but not the carrying costs associated with the
amounts expended) will be recoverable in future customer rates after
the amounts are expended.
As additional investigations and initial remedial actions are
completed, these estimates may be adjusted and these adjustments could
be significant. Other factors that can affect these estimates are
changes in remedial technology and regulatory requirements. The
estimates presented above do not take into consideration any recovery
from insurance carriers or other third parties which WPSC is pursuing.
Due to the anticipated regulatory treatment, adjustments to the
estimated liability do not have an immediate impact on net income.
In addition, WPSC has been notified that it is a minor participant in
a number of waste disposal site cleanup efforts. However, no
significant costs are anticipated to clean up these sites.
Federal Clean Air Act Amendments ("the Act") were enacted in 1990. The
Act establishes stringent sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emission
limitations. Wisconsin previously had enacted laws to limit sulfur
emissions. Today, WPSC meets the sulfur dioxide emission standards
scheduled to take effect in the year 2000 as a result of switching to
lower-sulfur fuels. However, some additional capital expenditures
will be required to
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upgrade existing equipment and to monitor emission levels. These
expenditures are estimated to be in the range of $3 to $5 million
between 1996 and 1999.
In 1995, WPSC initiated a new demand-side management("DSM") program
which involves loans and shared savings. Prior to 1995, DSM
expenditures were recovered from all customers. The new program
provides that those who benefit from energy-saving programs will
finance them. As of December 31, 1995, WPSC had $44.1 million of
deferred DSM expenditures which will be recovered in future customer
rates.
The Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant ("Kewaunee") is operated by WPSC.
WPSC has a 41.2% ownership interest in Kewaunee which it owns jointly
with two other utilities. Kewaunee is operating with a license which
expires in 2013.
Operating and maintenance costs at Kewaunee have been reduced more
than 25% over the last three years. Continued reduction of costs,
while not sacrificing safety and reliability, is planned to keep
Kewaunee cost competitive. The NRC recently rated Kewaunee superior
(Category 1) in all areas: maintenance, operations, engineering, and
plant support.
The steam generator tubes at Kewaunee are susceptible to corrosion
characteristics seen throughout the nuclear industry. During the
first quarter of 1995, Kewaunee was shutdown for scheduled maintenance
and refueling. Inspection of the steam generators revealed increased
levels of tube degradation. Prior to the shutdown, the equivalent of
approximately 12% of the tubes in the steam generators were plugged
with no loss of capacity. When the plant was returned to service in
May 1995, approximately 21% of the tubes were plugged, resulting in an
initial capacity reduction of approximately 4%. Approximately half of
this lost capacity has been recovered through operating modifications.
The ultimate small reduction in capacity did not affect earnings in
1995 because of operating and maintenance cost savings and capacity
recovery efforts at Kewaunee.
As a result of the need to keep Kewaunee cost competitive and to
address the repair or replacement of the steam generators, the owners
of Kewaunee have been and are continuing to evaluate various
alternatives to deal with the potential future loss of capacity
resulting from the continuing degradation of the steam generator
tubes. As part of this evaluation, the following actions are being
taken:
(a) A request has been submitted to the NRC to redefine the
pressure boundary point of the repaired steam generator
tubes (sleeved tubes), which have been removed from
service by plugging, in order to allow the return of
many of the sleeved tubes to service. If the request
is granted, and even if additional degraded tubes would
be discovered during the next planned shutdown in the
fall of 1996, Kewaunee should be able to return to near
full capacity at that time.
(b) A request will be submitted to the NRC to allow the owners
to pursue welded repair technologies to repair existing
sleeved tubes in an effort to return plugged tubes to
service. Although welded tube repair technologies exist,
such technologies have not yet been approved by the NRC.
(c) Continuing evaluations are being performed with respect
to the economics of replacing the steam generators.
Replacement of steam generators is estimated to cost
approximately $100 million, exclusive of additional
purchase power costs associated with an extended shutdown.
(d) WPSC is evaluating the need to accelerate the collection of
funds for decommissioning and the recovery of existing
investment.
WPSC believes Kewaunee can remain cost competitive and generate
economically until the expiration of the operating license in 2013,
but that it is probable that this cannot be achieved without
replacement of the steam generators. There are many uncertainties
which may impact the future operations of Kewaunee such as steam
generator tube damage and degradation rates, development of repair
technologies, regulatory approvals, and changes in power generation
economics which can lead to continued repair strategies, a steam
generator replacement decision, or a decision to retire Kewaunee
earlier than the year 2013.
As operator of Kewaunee and based on our current view of future energy
prices, WPSC believes it is prudent to seek prompt regulatory approval
to replace the steam generators. A consensus in this regard has not
been reached with the other owners of Kewaunee and will be the subject
of further discussion. Steam generator replacement, in the opinion of
WPSC management, would reduce the financial risks that would be
associated with an unplanned shutdown due to continued steam generator
degradation.
IMPACT OF INFLATION
Current financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles and report operating results in terms
of historic cost. They provide a reasonable, objective, and
quantifiable statement of financial results; but they do not evaluate
the impact of inflation. Under rate treatment prescribed by the
utility's regulatory commissions, projected operating costs are
recoverable in revenues. Because forecasts are prepared assuming
inflation, the majority of inflationary effects on normal operating
costs are recoverable in rates. However, in these forecasts, WPSC is
only allowed to recover the historic cost of plant via depreciation.
Although new rates will not be implemented in 1996 due to the new
two-year rate order policy in the Wisconsin jurisdiction, management
believes inflation will be offset by the impact of customer growth and
increased productivity.
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Description of Graphs Accompanying Management Discussion and Analysis
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Heading
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Return on Common Equity
1991-1995
Percent
Scale
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The scale is shown on right side of the graph running from 0 to
14 percent in increments of two.
Data Values
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There is a bar for each year from 1991 through 1995. The values
are 13.1, 13.2, 13.1, 11.4, and 11.7, respectively, for the years
1991 through 1995.
Explanation of Graph
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The Company's returns on common equity are determined in large
part by the returns authorized for WPSC by the PSCW. The
authorized returns were 13.1%, 12.8%, 12.3%, and 11.5%,
respectively, before giving consideration to earnings on
deferred investment tax credits.
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Electric Steam Fuel Costs
1991-1995
Cents per million Btu
Scale
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The scale is shown on the right side of the graph running from 0
to 160 in increments of 20.
Data Values
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There is a bar for each year from 1991 through 1995. The values
are 147.532, 136.965, 121.949, 116.782, and 106.320,
respectively, for the years 1991 through 1995.
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Heading
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Electric Sales
1991-1995
Megawatt-Hours (Thousands)
Scale
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The scale is shown on the right side of the graph running from 0
to 12 in increments of 2.
Data Values
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There is a bar for each year from 1991 through 1995. The values
are 9,568, 9,747, 10,151, 10,552, and 10,978, respectively, for
the years 1991 through 1995.
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Gas Deliveries
1991-1995
Therms (Millions)
Scale
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The scale is shown on the right side of the graph running from 0
to 700 in increments of 100.
Data Values
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There is a bar for each year 1991 through 1995. Each bar has two
parts, a lower black part that represents gas transported for
others, and an upper part that represents natural gas sold to
customers.
The data values for the lower black portion of the bars are 229,
233, 221, 234, and 242, respectively, for the years 1991 through
1995.
The data values for the entire bar are 314, 313, 348, 399, and
669, respectively, for the years 1991 through 1995.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION
A. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND RETAINED EARNINGS
<CAPTION>
========================================================================================================
Year Ended December 31 (Thousands, except share amounts) 1995 1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Operating revenues
Electric $489,000 $480,816 $493,256
Gas 229,925 192,979 187,376
Other 923 - -
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Total operating revenues 719,848 673,795 680,632
========================================================================================================
Operating expenses
Electric production fuels 104,858 111,011 114,051
Purchased power 39,593 38,631 30,703
Gas purchased for resale 170,236 137,014 133,347
Other operating expenses 154,445 148,917 148,270
Maintenance 50,761 49,983 51,597
Depreciation and decommissioning 65,627 56,365 60,609
Taxes other than income 25,921 26,063 25,204
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Total operating expenses 611,441 567,984 563,781
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Operating income 108,407 105,811 116,851
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Other income
Allowance for equity funds used during construction 170 108 287
Other, net 6,080 4,473 3,356
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Total other income 6,250 4,581 3,643
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Income before interest expense 114,657 110,392 120,494
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Interest on long-term debt 22,859 23,407 24,393
Other interest 2,604 1,796 1,562
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction (68) (139) (200)
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Total interest expense 25,395 25,064 25,755
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Income before income taxes 89,262 85,328 94,739
Income taxes 30,808 29,526 32,539
Preferred stock dividends of subsidiary 3,111 3,111 3,311
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Net income 55,343 52,691 58,889
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Retained earnings at beginning of year 297,592 287,915 271,220
Cash dividend on common stock (43,970) (43,014) (42,045)
Other - - (149)
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Retained earnings at end of year $308,965 $297,592 $287,915
========================================================================================================
Average shares of common stock outstanding 23,897 23,897 23,888
Earnings per average share of common stock $2.32 $2.21 $2.47
Dividend per share of common stock 1.84 1.80 1.76
========================================================================================================
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION
B. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
<CAPTION>
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Assets
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At December 31 (Thousands) 1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C>
Utility plant
Electric $1,441,126 $1,412,666
Gas 229,604 202,903
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Total 1,670,730 1,615,569
Less - Accumulated depreciation and decommissioning 905,519 846,505
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Total 765,211 769,064
Nuclear decommissioning trusts 82,109 64,147
Construction in progress 8,463 11,131
Nuclear fuel, less accumulated amortization 14,275 19,417
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Net utility plant 870,058 863,759
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Current assets
Cash and equivalents 6,533 13,167
Customer and other receivables, net of reserves 79,301 60,029
Accrued utility revenues 37,586 28,820
Fossil fuel, at average cost 8,701 10,505
Gas in storage, at average cost 10,076 15,787
Materials and supplies, at average cost 20,312 20,585
Prepayments and other 23,576 21,122
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Total current assets 186,085 170,015
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Regulatory assets 111,101 109,135
Investments and other assets 99,499 74,366
========================================================================================================
Total $1,266,743 $1,217,275
========================================================================================================
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION
B. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED)
<CAPTION>
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Capitalization and Liabilities
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At December 31 (Thousands) 1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C>
Capitalization
Common stock equity $ 463,441 $ 446,540
Preferred stock of subsidiary
with no mandatory redemption 51,200 51,200
Long-term debt 306,590 309,945
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Total capitalization 821,231 807,685
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Current liabilities
Notes payable 15,000 10,000
Commercial paper 11,500 12,500
Accounts payable 67,483 66,643
Accrued taxes 1,744 1,152
Accrued interest 8,378 8,068
Gas refunds 6,879 1,953
Other 14,668 5,541
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Total current liabilities 125,652 105,857
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Long-term liabilities and deferred credits
Accumulated deferred income taxes 135,958 126,639
Accumulated deferred investment credits 30,447 32,172
Regulatory liabilities 49,924 65,995
Environmental remediation liabilities 41,697 26,864
Long-term liabilities 61,834 52,063
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Total long-term liabilities and deferred credits 319,860 303,733
========================================================================================================
Commitments and contingencies (See note 7)
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Total $1,266,743 $1,217,275
========================================================================================================
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION
C. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CAPITALIZATION
<CAPTION>
========================================================================================================
At December 31 (Thousands, except share amounts) 1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C>
Common stock equity
Common stock, $1 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized;
and 23,896,962 shares outstanding $ 23,897 $ 23,897
Premium on capital stock 145,021 145,021
Retained earnings 308,965 297,592
ESOP loan guarantees (16,346) (19,970)
Net unrealized security gains (net of taxes) 1,904 -
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total common stock equity 463,441 446,540
========================================================================================================
Preferred stock - Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
Cumulative, $100 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized;
with no mandatory redemption
Series Shares Outstanding
------ ------------------
5.00% 132,000 13,200 13,200
5.04% 30,000 3,000 3,000
5.08% 50,000 5,000 5,000
6.76% 150,000 15,000 15,000
6.88% 150,000 15,000 15,000
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Total preferred stock 51,200 51,200
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Long-term debt
First mortgage bonds - Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
Series Year Due
------ --------
5-1/4% 1998 50,000 50,000
7.30% 2002 50,000 50,000
6.80% 2003 50,000 50,000
6-1/8% 2005 9,075 9,075
6.90% 2013 22,000 22,000
8.80% 2021 60,000 60,000
7-1/8% 2023 50,000 50,000
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Total 291,075 291,075
Unamortized discount and premium on bonds, net (1,066) (1,154)
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Total first mortgage bonds 290,009 289,921
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ESOP loan guarantees 16,346 19,970
Other long-term debt 235 54
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Total long-term debt 306,590 309,945
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Total capitalization $821,231 $807,685
========================================================================================================
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION
D. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
<CAPTION>
========================================================================================================
Year Ended December 31 (Thousands) 1995 1994 1993
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income $ 55,343 $ 52,691 $ 58,889
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from
operating activities
Depreciation and decommissioning 65,627 56,365 60,609
Amortization of nuclear fuel and other 33,499 28,811 27,693
Deferred income taxes 319 (4,562) (867)
Investment credit restored (1,725) (2,038) (1,860)
AFUDC equity (170) (108) (287)
Pension income (11,678) (10,808) (9,830)
Post-retirement funding 6,917 7,036 5,915
Deferred demand-side management expenditures (8,595) (9,659) (18,988)
Other, net 7,163 (8,833) 5,983
Changes in
Customer and other receivables (19,272) 6,482 (3,938)
Accrued utility revenues (8,766) 8,494 (3,434)
Fossil fuel inventory 7,515 (297) (5,565)
Accounts payable 840 2,530 8,813
Accrued taxes 592 (2,114) 2,032
Gas refunds 4,926 138 339
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net cash from operating activities 132,535 124,128 125,504
========================================================================================================
Cash flows from (used for) investing activities
Construction and nuclear fuel expenditures (80,158) (68,680) (68,454)
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction (68) (139) (200)
Decommissioning funding (8,181) (7,448) (5,676)
Sale of interest in combustion turbine - - 7,849
Nonutility investments and acquisitions (11,312) - -
Other 520 2,429 3,515
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Net cash from (used for) investing activities (99,199) (73,838) (62,966)
========================================================================================================
Cash flows from (used for) financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of common stock - - 1,693
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock - - 15,000
Redemption of preferred stock - - (15,000)
Sale of first mortgage bonds - - 172,000
Redemption and maturities of first mortgage bonds - (1,000) (189,973)
Change in notes payable 5,000 - -
Change in commercial paper (1,000) 1,500 1,000
Cash dividends on common stock (43,970) (43,014) (42,045)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net cash from (used for) financing activities (39,970) (42,514) (57,325)
========================================================================================================
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents (6,634) 7,776 5,213
========================================================================================================
Cash and equivalents at beginning of year 13,167 5,391 178
========================================================================================================
Cash and equivalents at end of year $ 6,533 $ 13,167 $ 5,391
========================================================================================================
Cash paid during year for
Interest, less amount capitalized $ 21,255 $ 20,693 $ 21,973
Income taxes 34,300 40,333 33,177
Preferred stock dividends of subsidiary 3,111 3,111 3,332
Construction and nuclear fuel expenditures, including
accruals, AFUDC, and customer contributions 73,251 78,286 72,731
========================================================================================================
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION AND
WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION
E. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1--Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(a) Nature of Operations--WPS Resources Corporation ("the
Company") is a holding company. Approximately 92% and 97%
of the Company's 1995 revenues and assets, respectively, are
derived from Wisconsin Public Service Corporation ("WPSC"),
an electric and gas utility. The Company's primary business
is the supply and distribution of electric power and natural
gas in its franchised service territory. The Company also
markets natural gas and energy-related services in
nonregulated markets and has made several energy-related
investments.
The preparation of the Company's financial statements in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the
date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of
revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual
results could differ from those estimates.
(b) Acquisitions--In the fourth quarter of 1995, WPS Energy
Services, Inc. ("ESI") acquired interests in a producing gas
reserves operation and in a gas marketing operation. The
acquisitions have been accounted for under the purchase
method of accounting. The price paid in excess of the fair
value of identifiable assets acquired for the gas marketing
operation is being amortized over a five-year period.
(c) Consolidation--The consolidated financial statements include
the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, ESI,
WPS Power Development, Inc. ("PDI"), WPSC, and WPSC's
wholly-owned subsidiary, WPS Leasing, Inc. All significant
intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated.
(d) Commodity Hedging Agreements--One of the Company's
subsidiaries, ESI, enters into various agreements to hedge
against price fluctuations in the cost of gas to be
purchased for delivery under its fixed price gas sales
contracts. The intent of this program is to lock in margins
on gas sales contracts. Gains and losses on these
agreements are recognized as decreases or increases in the
cost of gas when the related designated gas purchase takes
place.
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The agreements outstanding at December 31, 1995, hedge
anticipated gas purchases through October 1996. The value
of notional volumes of gas under such agreements using
year-end market prices was $8.4 million as of
December 31, 1995.
(e) Utility Plant--Utility plant is stated at the original cost
of construction which includes an allowance for funds used
during construction ("AFUDC"). Approximately 50% of retail
jurisdictional construction work in progress ("CWIP"),
except for major new generating facilities which earn AFUDC
on the full amount, is subject to AFUDC using a rate based
on WPSC s overall cost of capital. For 1995, the retail
AFUDC rate was approximately 10.3%.
AFUDC is recorded on wholesale jurisdictional electric CWIP
at debt and equity percentages specified in the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") Uniform System of
Accounts. For 1995, this rate was approximately 5.9%.
Substantially all of WPSC's utility plant is subject to a
first mortgage lien.
(f) Property Additions, Maintenance, and Retirements of Utility
Plant--The cost of renewals and betterments of units of
property (as distinguished from minor items of property) is
capitalized as an addition to the utility plant accounts.
The cost of units of property retired, sold, or otherwise
disposed of, plus removal costs, less salvage, are charged
to the accumulated provision for depreciation. No profit or
loss is recognized in connection with ordinary retirements
of utility property units. Maintenance and repair costs and
replacement and renewal costs associated with items not
qualifying as units of property are generally charged to
operating expense.
Nonutility property follows a similar policy with the
exception of gains and losses which are recognized in
connection with ordinary retirements.
In October 1993, WPSC sold, at cost, a 32% interest in a
combustion turbine to a municipality for $7.8 million.
(g) Depreciation--Straight-line composite depreciation expense
is recorded over the estimated useful life of utility
property and includes estimated salvage and cost of removal.
These rates have been approved by the Public Service
Commission of Wisconsin ("PSCW"). Effective January 1,
1994, depreciation rates were revised based on new estimates
which decreased annual depreciation expense from the 1993
level by approximately $5.8 million. This decrease was
considered in setting customer rates effective January 1,
1994. These rates remained in effect for 1995.
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<CAPTION>
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1995 1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Annual composite
depreciation rates
Electric 3.43% 3.41% 3.89%
Gas 3.46% 3.37% 3.81%
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</TABLE>
Nonutility property is depreciated using straight-line
depreciation, with depreciation lives ranging from five to
ten years.
(h) Nuclear Decommissioning--Nuclear decommissioning costs are
accrued over the estimated service life of the Kewaunee
Nuclear Power Plant ("Kewaunee"), currently recovered from
customers in rates, and deposited in external trusts. Such
costs totaled $9.0 million, $4.0 million, and $2.4 million
for 1995, 1994, and 1993, respectively. In July 1994, the
PSCW issued a generic order covering utilities with nuclear
generation. This order standardizes the escalation
assumptions used in determining nuclear decommissioning
liabilities. The undiscounted amount of WPSC's
decommissioning costs estimated to be expended between the
years 2014 to 2050 are $785 million. Long-term after-tax
earnings of 5.5% are assumed. As of December 31, 1995, the
accumulated provision for depreciation and decommissioning
included accumulated provisions for decommissioning totaling
$82.1 million.
WPSC's share of Kewaunee decommissioning costs is estimated
to be $155 million in current dollars based on a site-
specific study performed in 1992 using immediate
dismantlement as the method of decommissioning. This
estimate is in accordance with a generic decommissioning
order from the PSCW. As of December 31, 1995, the external
trusts totaled $82.1 million. Unrealized gains in the
qualified trust are reflected, net of tax, in the trust with
the offset to the decommissioning reserve, since
decommissioning expense will be recognized as the gains are
realized. For the nonqualified trust, unrealized gains are
reflected in the trust, net of tax, with the offset an
increase to stockholders' equity.
Depreciation expense includes decommissioning costs
recovered in customer rates and a charge to offset earnings
from the external trusts. Trust earnings totaled
$4.8 million, $2.4 million, and $3.5 million for the years
ended December 31, 1995, 1994, and 1993, respectively.
(i) Nuclear Fuel--The cost of nuclear fuel is amortized to
electric production fuel expense based on the quantity of
heat produced for the generation of electric energy by
Kewaunee. The costs amortized to electric fuel expense
(which assume no salvage values for uranium or plutonium)
include an amount for ultimate disposal and are recovered
through current rates. As required by the Nuclear Waste
Policy Act of 1982, a contract has been signed with the
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Department of Energy ("DOE") for the ultimate storage of the
fuel, and quarterly payments based on generation are being
made to the DOE for fuel storage. Interim storage space for
spent nuclear fuel is provided at Kewaunee, and expenses
associated with this storage are recognized as current
operating costs. Currently, there is on-site storage
capacity for spent fuel through the year 2013. As of
December 31, 1995 and 1994, the accumulated provisions for
nuclear fuel totaled $142.8 million and $136.5 million,
respectively.
(j) Cash and Equivalents--The Company considers short-term
investments with an original maturity of three months or
less to be cash equivalents.
(k) Revenue and Customer Receivables--WPSC accrues revenues
related to electric and gas service, including estimated
amounts for service rendered but not billed.
As of December 31, 1995, energy conservation loans to
customers amounting to $3.2 million are included in customer
receivables and in investments and other assets.
Automatic fuel adjustment clauses are used for FERC
wholesale-electric and Michigan Public Service Commission
("MPSC") retail-electric portions of WPSC's business. The
PSCW retail-electric portion of the business uses a "cost
variance range approach." This range is based on a specific
estimated fuel cost for the forecast year. If WPSC's actual
fuel costs fall outside this range, a hearing may be held
and an adjustment to future rates may result. WPSC has a
purchased-gas-adjustment clause which allows it to pass on
to all classes of gas customers changes in the cost of gas
purchased from its suppliers, subject to PSCW and MPSC
review.
WPSC is required to provide service and grant credit to
customers within its defined service territory and is
precluded from discontinuing service to residential
customers during certain periods of the year. WPSC
continually reviews its customers' credit-worthiness and
obtains deposits or refunds deposits accordingly. WPSC is
permitted to recover bad debts in utility rates.
Approximately 11% of WPSC's total revenues are from
companies in the paper products industry.
(l) Regulatory Assets and Liabilities--WPSC is subject to the
provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard
("SFAS") No. 71, Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types
of Regulation. Regulatory assets represent probable future
revenue, such as demand-side management ("DSM"), associated
with certain incurred costs which will be recovered from
customers through the ratemaking process. Regulatory
liabilities represent costs previously collected that are
refundable in future customer rates. The following
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regulatory assets and liabilities were reflected in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31:
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<CAPTION>
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(Thousands) 1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C>
Regulatory assets
DSM expenditures $ 44,105 $ 46,510
Environmental remediation costs 42,606 27,361
Coal and rail contract buy-out costs 10,208 18,228
Debt refinancing costs 3,414 5,314
Enrichment facility fee 6,353 6,744
Natural gas obligations - 1,856
Other 4,415 3,122
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Total $111,101 $109,135
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Regulatory liabilities
Income tax related $ 30,874 $ 38,599
Pensions 9,770 17,342
Conservation costs 7,033 7,221
Other 2,247 2,833
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Total $ 49,924 $ 65,995
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</TABLE>
As of December 31, 1995, most of WPSC's regulatory assets
are being recovered through rates charged to customers over
periods ranging from two to ten years. WPSC does not begin
recovering environmental remediation costs before cash
payments are made. Pursuant to a PSCW rate order, effective
January 1, 1995, WPSC began recovering approximately
$23.6 million of regulatory assets per year.
Based on prior and current rate treatment of such costs,
management believes it is probable that WPSC will continue
to recover from ratepayers the regulatory assets described
above.
See notes (1)(n) and (1)(o) for specific discussion of
pension and deferred tax regulatory liabilities, and
note (7) for discussion of environmental-remediation
deferred costs.
(m) Investments and Other Assets--Investments in affiliates and
other investments are immaterial and their income is
included in other income and deductions using the equity
method of accounting. Other assets include prepaid pension
assets, operating deposits for jointly-owned plants, the
cash surrender value of life insurance policies, and the
long-term portion of energy conservation loans to customers.
(n) Employee Benefit Plans--WPSC has non-contributory retirement
plans covering substantially all employees under which
annual contributions are made to an irrevocable trust
established to provide retired employees with a monthly
payment if conditions relating to age and length of service
have been met. The plans are fully funded, and no
contributions were made in 1995, 1994, or 1993. Prior to
January 1, 1993, the PSCW required the recognition of the
funded amounts for ratemaking purposes. Concurrent with a
rate order, effective January 1, 1993, WPSC began recovering
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pension costs in customer rates under SFAS No. 87,
Employers' Accounting for Pensions, and began returning to
ratepayers, over five years, the cumulative excess of
amounts recovered from customers over SFAS No. 87 costs.
The following table sets forth the plans' funded status and
expense (income).
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
===============================================================================
As of December 31 1995 1994 1993
(Thousands, except for percentages)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Vested benefit obligation $(177,490) $(162,435)
Non-vested benefit obligation (8,980) (7,868)
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Total actuarial present value of
accumulated benefit obligation $(186,470) $(170,303)
=================================================================
Projected benefit obligation for
service rendered to date $(255,188) $(231,134)
Plan assets at fair value 391,070 329,424
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Plan assets in excess of projected
benefit obligation 135,882 98,290
Unrecognized net gain (84,098) (47,670)
Prior service cost not yet recognized 8,020 6,297
Unrecognized net asset (23,455) (26,920)
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Prepaid retirement plan cost $ 36,349 $ 29,997
=================================================================
The net retirement plan expense
(income) includes the following
components
Service cost $ 5,888 $ 6,333 $ 5,935
Interest cost 18,211 17,308 16,375
Actual return on plan assets (73,242) 2,555 (37,856)
Net amortization and deferral 42,791 (31,678) 11,042
Regulatory adjustment (5,326) (5,326) (5,326)
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Net retirement plan expense
(income) $ (11,678) $ (10,808) $ (9,830)
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The assumed rates for calculations
used in the above tables were
Expected long-term return on
investments 9.00% 9.00% 9.00%
Average rate for future salary increases 6.25% 6.25% 6.25%
Discount rate to compute projected
benefit obligation 7.75% 8.00% 7.50%
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</TABLE>
WPSC also offers medical, dental, and life insurance
benefits to employees, retirees, and their dependents. The
expenses for active employees are expensed as incurred.
Prior to 1993, WPSC expensed amounts related to post-
retirement health and welfare plans to the extent that such
amounts were funded to external trusts.
Effective January 1, 1993, and concurrent with a rate order,
WPSC adopted SFAS No. 106, Employers' Accounting for Post-
Retirement Benefits Other Than Pensions, which requires the
cost of post-retirement benefits for employees to be accrued
as expense over the period in which the employee renders
service and becomes eligible to receive benefits. In
adopting SFAS No. 106, WPSC elected to recognize the
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transition obligation for current and future retirees over
20 years.
Since 1981, WPSC has been funding amounts to irrevocable
trusts as allowed for income tax purposes. These funded
amounts have been expensed and recovered through customer
rates. The non-administrative plan is a collectively
bargained plan and, therefore, is tax exempt. The
investments in the trust covering administrative employees
are subject to federal unrelated business income taxes at a
39.6% tax rate, while the non-administrative trust is tax
exempt.
The tables below set forth the plans' accrued post-
retirement benefit obligation ("APBO") and the expense
provisions.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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(Thousands) 1995 1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
APBO attributable to
Retirees and dependents $ (46,681) $ (53,060) $ (47,095)
Fully eligible active plan
participants (5,983) (5,559) (5,671)
Other active plan participants (58,611) (68,084) (66,681)
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Total APBO (111,275) (126,703) (119,447)
Fair value of plan assets 91,038 70,460 68,408
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APBO in excess of plan assets (20,237) (56,243) (51,039)
Unrecognized net (gain) loss (38,371) 63 (632)
Unrecognized transition
obligation 40,887 43,321 45,756
Prior service cost not yet recognized (2,027) - -
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Accrued post-retirement
benefit obligation $ (19,748) $ (12,859) $ (5,915)
===============================================================================
Service cost $ 4,392 $ 4,853 $ 4,379
Interest cost 9,833 8,830 8,248
Actual return on plan assets (20,918) (946) (3,993)
Net amortization and deferral 17,809 (1,774) 1,394
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Post-retirement benefit cost $ 11,116 $ 10,963 $ 10,028
===============================================================================
</TABLE>
The assumed before tax expected long-term return on
investments and the discount rate used to measure the APBO
under SFAS No. 106 are consistent with rates used to
calculate the pension plans' funded status and expense under
SFAS No. 87. Only the administrative plan is subject to
federal income taxes which are reflected in the expense and
funding status. The assumed health care cost trend rates
for 1996 are 10.0% for medical and 8.5% for dental,
decreasing to 6.0% and 5.0%, respectively, by the year 2006.
Increasing each of the medical and dental cost trend rates
by 1.0% in each year would increase the total APBO as of
December 31, 1995 by $21.1 million and the total net
periodic post-retirement benefit cost for the year then
ended by $4.0 million.
As of December 31, 1995, WPSC had approximately 1,100
retirees eligible to receive health care benefits.
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Concurrent with a rate order which was effective January 1,
1994, WPSC adopted SFAS No. 112, Employers' Accounting for
Post-Employment Benefits, which establishes accounting and
reporting standards for post-employment benefits other than
those covered by SFAS Nos. 87 and 106. In connection
therewith, WPSC expensed in 1994 the transition obligation
of $1.8 million and recovered this cost through its customer
rates.
WPSC has a leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust
("ESOP") that held 2,191,873 shares of Company common stock
(market value of approximately $74.5 million) at
December 31, 1995. At that date, the ESOP also had loans
guaranteed by WPSC and secured by common stock.
Principal and interest on the loans are to be paid through
WPSC contributions and through dividends on Company common
stock held by the ESOP. Shares in the ESOP are allocated to
participants as the loans are repaid. Tax benefits from
dividends paid to the ESOP are recognized as a reduction in
WPSC's cost of providing service to customers. The PSCW has
allowed WPSC to include in cost of service an additional
employer contribution to the plan. The net effect of the
tax benefits and of the employee contribution is an
approximately equal sharing of benefits of the program
between customers and employees.
(o) Income Taxes--Effective January 1, 1993, WPSC adopted the
liability method of accounting for income taxes as
prescribed by SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes.
Under the liability method, deferred income tax liabilities
are established based upon enacted tax laws and rates
applicable to the periods in which the taxes become payable.
The adoption of this accounting standard had an
insignificant impact on the Company's net income. The
excess deferred income taxes, resulting from taxes provided
at rates greater than current rates, and the previously
unrecorded deferred income taxes, have been recorded as a
net regulatory liability to be refunded to customers in
future years. Such net regulatory liability totaled
$30.9 million as of December 31, 1995.
The effective income tax rates are computed by dividing
total income tax expense, including investment tax credit
restored, by the sum of such expense and net income.
Previously deferred investment tax credits are being
restored over the life of the related utility plant. The
components of income tax expense are set forth in the tables
on the following page.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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(Thousands,
except for percentages) 1995 1994 1993
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Rate Amount Rate Amount Rate Amount
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Statutory federal income tax 35.0% $31,242 35.0% $29,865 35.0% $33,159
State income taxes, net 5.4 4,850 6.2 5,232 4.9 4,636
Investment credit restored (1.9) (1,725) (2.4) (2,038) (2.0) (1,860)
Rate difference on reversal
of income tax temporary
differences (1.9) (1,656) (1.6) (1,344) (1.5) (1,441)
Dividends paid to ESOP (1.6) (1,444) (1.7) (1,445) (1.5) (1,434)
Other differences, net (0.5) (459) (0.9) (744) (0.5) (521)
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Effective income tax 34.5% $30,808 34.6% $29,526 34.4% $32,539
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Current provision
Federal $25,628 $28,681 $28,212
State 6,586 7,445 7,054
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Total current provision $32,214 $36,126 $35,266
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deferred provision
(benefit) $ 319 $(4,562) $ (867)
Investment credit
restored, net (1,725) (2,038) (1,860)
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Total income tax expense $30,808 $29,526 $32,539
=========================================================================================
</TABLE>
As of December 31, 1995 and 1994, the Company had the
following significant temporary differences that created
deferred tax assets and liabilities:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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(Thousands) 1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C>
Deferred tax assets
Plant related $ 51,362 $ 50,537
Other 31,276 26,637
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Total 82,638 77,174
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Deferred tax liabilities
Plant related 172,304 161,605
DSM expenditures 17,415 18,359
Coal and rail contract
buy-out costs 3,868 7,043
Other 25,009 16,806
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Total 218,596 203,813
===============================================================================
Net deferred tax liabilities $135,958 $126,639
===============================================================================
</TABLE>
NOTE 2--Short-Term Debt and Lines of Credit
To provide short-term borrowing flexibility and security for
commercial paper outstanding, the Company and its subsidiaries
maintain bank lines of credit. Most of these lines of credit
require a fee.
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The following information relates to short-term debt and lines of
credit for the years indicated:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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(Thousands, except for percentages) 1995 1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
As of end of year
Commercial paper outstanding $11,500 $12,500 $11,000
Discount rate on outstanding
commercial paper 5.65% 5.95% 3.39%
Notes payable outstanding $15,000 $10,000 $10,000
Interest rates on notes payable 5.77%-6.18% 5.97% 3.28%
Unused lines of credit $28,050 $22,870 $22,970
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For the year
Maximum amount of short-term debt $32,500 $26,000 $27,000
Average amount of short-term debt $14,305 $10,844 $12,263
Average interest rate on short-term debt 5.97% 4.30% 3.20%
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</TABLE>
NOTE 3--Jointly-Owned Facilities
Information regarding WPSC's share of major jointly-owned
electric generating facilities in service at December 31, 1995 is
set forth below.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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(Thousands, Columbia Edgewater
except for percentages) Energy Center Unit No. 4 Kewaunee
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Ownership 31.8% 31.8% 41.2%
Plant capacity (Mw) 335.2 104.9 221.0
Utility plant in service $109,915 $22,092 $132,460
Accumulated depreciation $ 58,995 $12,007 $ 78,667
In-service date 1975 and 1978 1969 1974
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</TABLE>
WPSC's share of direct expenses for these plants is included in
the corresponding operating expenses in the consolidated
statements of income, and WPSC has supplied its own financing for
all jointly-owned projects.
NOTE 4--Long-Term Debt
Sinking fund requirements on first mortgage bonds may be
satisfied by the deposit of cash or reacquired bonds with the
trustee and, for certain series, by the application of net
expenditures for bondable property in an amount equal to 166-2/3%
of the annual requirements.
All series requiring the deposit of cash or reacquired bonds for
sinking fund purposes have been satisfied to maturity. For those
series requiring unpledged property to satisfy sinking fund
requirements, the Company has adequate unpledged property to
satisfy the requirement for at least ten years.
In 1998, $50 million of 5-1/4% bonds will mature.
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Historically, gains or losses resulting from the settlement of
long-term debt obligations have been deferred as required by
regulators.
NOTE 5--Common Equity
Effective in September 1994, the Company assumed responsibility
for the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan ("DRP").
On September 18, 1995, the DRP was substantially revised and
renamed the Stock Investment Plan ("SIP"). Prior to September
1994, WPSC issued new shares to meet DRP requirements. During
1993, 50,818 new shares of common stock were issued under the
DRP. In April 1993, WPSC stopped issuing common stock under the
DRP and began purchasing common stock on the open market for
these requirements. The SIP purchases common stock on the open
market for shareholder and employee purchases.
At December 31, 1995, the Company had $308.0 million of retained
earnings available for dividends; however, WPSC is restricted by
a PSCW order to paying normal common stock dividends of no more
than 109% of the previous year's common stock dividend without
PSCW approval. Also, Wisconsin law prohibits WPSC from making
loans to the Company and its subsidiaries and from guaranteeing
their obligations. On January 15, 1996 a special common stock
dividend of $11 million was declared by WPSC to be paid to the
Company. The special dividend allows WPSC's equity
capitalization ratio to remain at approximately 54%, as approved
by the PSCW for ratemaking. The dividend was paid to the Company
in January 1996.
NOTE 6--Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the
fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is
practicable to estimate that value:
Cash, Short-Term Investments, Energy Conservation Loans, Notes
Payable, and Outstanding Commercial Paper: The carrying amount
approximates fair value due to the short maturity of those
investments and obligations.
Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts: The value of WPSC's nuclear
decommissioning trust investments are recorded at market value.
Long-Term Debt, Preferred Stock, and ESOP Loan Guarantees: The
fair value of WPSC's long-term debt, preferred stock, and ESOP
loan guarantees are estimated based on the quoted market price
for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered to
WPSC for debt of the same remaining maturity.
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The estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments
as of December 31 were:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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1995 1994
------------------- -------------------
(Thousands) Carrying Fair Carrying Fair
Amount Value Amount Value
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Cash and cash equivalents $ 6,533 $ 6,533 $ 13,167 $ 13,167
Energy conservation loans 3,241 3,241 1,692 1,692
Nuclear decommissioning trusts 82,109 82,109 64,147 64,147
Notes payable 15,000 15,000 10,000 10,000
Commercial paper 11,500 11,500 12,500 12,500
ESOP loan guarantees 16,346 17,700 19,970 20,500
Long-term debt 291,075 314,297 291,075 273,015
Preferred stock 51,200 44,886 51,200 37,084
Gas commodity hedging agreements - 2,032 - -
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</TABLE>
NOTE 7--Commitments and Contingencies
Coal Contracts
To ensure a reliable, low-cost supply of coal, WPSC entered into
certain long-term contracts that have take-or-pay obligations
totaling $238.9 million from 1996 through 2016. The obligations
are subject to force majeure provisions which provide WPSC other
options if the specified coal does not meet emission limits which
may be mandated in future legislation. In the opinion of
management, any amounts paid under the take-or-pay obligations
described above would be legitimate costs of service subject to
recovery in customer rates.
Purchased Power
WPSC has several take-or-pay contracts related to purchased
power, for either capacity or energy. These contracts total
$29.2 million through April 1997. Management expects to recover
these costs in future customer rates.
Gas Costs
WPSC also has natural gas supply and transportation contracts
that require total demand payments of $358.3 million through
October 2003. Management believes that these costs will be
recoverable in future customer rates.
ANR Pipeline Company ("ANR"), WPSC's primary pipeline supplier,
filed with the FERC for approval to recover a portion of certain
take-or-pay costs it incurred from renegotiating its long-term
gas contracts. As a result of the filing, ANR was allowed to
recover a portion of these costs from its customers. WPSC began
paying its share of these take-or-pay costs to ANR in 1989,
thereby enabling it to recover these costs directly from
customers through its purchased-gas-adjustment clause. In March
1991, the FERC approved a settlement under which WPSC will pay
ANR monthly take-or-pay amounts. Additional take-or-pay claims
by ANR may be filed with FERC. To date, the PSCW has granted WPSC
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recovery of all ANR take-or-pay costs. All current direct bill
take-or-pay liabilities have been satisfied.
In April 1992, the FERC issued Order No. 636 ("Order") which
requires natural gas pipelines to restructure their sales and
transportation services. As a result of this Order, WPSC was
obligated to pay for a portion of ANR's transition costs incurred
to comply with the Order. At December 31, 1995, WPSC has paid in
full the liability for these transition costs. Though there may
be additional costs, which could be significant, the amount and
timing of these costs are unknown at this time. Management
expects to recover these costs in future customer rates.
WPSC will be billed $2.0 million in 1996 for its allocable share
of ANR's above-market costs of gas purchases from the Dakota
Gasification Plant. WPSC is protesting the legality of these
costs which could total $27.2 million through 2009. WPSC
recovers these costs in its purchased gas adjustment clause.
Nuclear Liability
The Price-Anderson Act provides for the payment of funds for
public liability claims arising out of a nuclear incident. In
the event of a nuclear incident involving any of the nation's
licensed reactors, WPSC is subject to a proportional assessment
which is approximately $32.7 million per incident, not to exceed
$4.1 million per incident, per calendar year. These amounts
represent WPSC's 41.2% ownership share in Kewaunee.
Nuclear Plant Operation
Due primarily to tube degradation in the steam generators of the
jointly-owned Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant and the current
economics of the power generation market, it may not be cost
effective to continue operating Kewaunee until the expiration of
the operating license in 2013. The owners of Kewaunee continue
to evaluate whether to invest the approximate $100 million to
replace the steam generators. Should the owners decide to retire
Kewaunee early, management believes that all Kewaunee costs will
be recoverable in customer rates.
Clean Air Regulations
In 1990, the Federal Clean Air Act Amendments ("Act") were signed
into law. The Act requires WPSC to meet new emission limits for
sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide in 1995 (Phase I) and in the
year 2000 (Phase II). Since Wisconsin had already mandated
reduced sulfur dioxide emissions by 1993, which were lower than
the federal levels mandated for 1995, WPSC was already working on
lowering emissions. WPSC has complied cost effectively with both
the Federal and Wisconsin sulfur dioxide laws primarily through
fuel-switching. WPSC has been in compliance with the Wisconsin
sulfur dioxide limits and the Federal Phase II limits since 1994.
The final Federal regulations for nitrogen oxide are not known at
this time; however, based on draft rules, WPSC expects to make
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additional capital expenditures in the range of $3.0 million to
$5.0 million between 1996 and 1999 for Wisconsin and Federal air
quality compliance. Management believes that all costs incurred
to comply with these laws will be recoverable in future customer
rates.
Manufactured Gas Plant Remediation
WPSC is currently investigating the need for environmental
cleanup of eight manufactured gas plant sites which it previously
operated. WPSC engaged an environmental consultant to develop
cleanup cost estimates for the seven sites at which either a
Phase I or Phase II site investigation had been completed. The
estimated cleanup cost ranges in current dollars for each of the
seven sites are: Green Bay from $4.1 to $5.3 million,
Two Rivers from $3.9 to $4.0 million, Oshkosh from $3.3 to $4.5
million, Marinette from $5.6 to $6.8 million, Sheboygan I from
$2.7 to $3.9 million, Sheboygan II from $12.2 to $13.4 million,
and Stevens Point from $1.4 to $1.9 million. The estimates
assume excavation of contaminated soils, thermal treatment of
soils, disposal of treatment residuals, on-site groundwater
extraction, and treatment and post-cleanup monitoring for 25
years. The cost estimate for six of the sites (Green Bay,
Two Rivers, Oshkosh, Marinette, Sheboygan I, and Sheboygan II)
assume, in addition to those items noted previously, removal and
disposal of contaminated river sediments. The consultant has yet
to perform a detailed investigation of the Menominee site, and
comparable information on this site is not available. WPSC used
the estimate for the Stevens Point site as a basis for making a
projection of $1.5 million to $1.9 million on cleanup costs at
the Menominee site. Both sites are relatively small and are not
located adjacent to rivers.
The range of future investigation and cleanup costs for all eight
sites is estimated to be from $34.7 million to $41.7 million.
Remediation expenditures would be made over the next 33 years.
WPSC has recorded a liability with an offsetting regulatory asset
of $41.7 million, which represents WPSC's current estimate of
cleanup costs for all eight sites. The liability represents a
$14.8 million increase from the December 31, 1994 estimate of
$26.9 million, as a result of new information obtained in the
1995 studies. Based on discussions with regulators and a recent
rate order in Wisconsin, management believes that these costs,
but not the carrying costs associated with amounts expended, will
be recoverable in future customer rates after amounts are
expended.
As additional investigations and initial remedial actions are
completed, these estimates may be adjusted, and these adjustments
could be significant. Other factors that can affect these
estimates are changes in remedial technology and regulatory
requirements. The estimates presented above do not take into
consideration any recovery from insurance carriers or other third
parties which WPSC is pursuing. Due to the anticipated
regulatory treatment, adjustments to the estimated liability do
not have an immediate impact on net income.
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Long-Term Power Supply
In November 1995, WPSC signed a 25-year agreement to purchase
power from Polsky Energy Corporation ("Polsky"), an independent
power producer proposing to build a cogeneration facility and
sell the electrical power to WPSC. Polsky is in the second stage
of a two-stage Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
("CPCN") permitting process prescribed by the PSCW. Construction
of the Polsky project is contingent upon PSCW determination in
stage two of the CPCN process that WPSC will need the electric
capacity which would be provided by the proposed plant. A recent
WPSC load forecast suggests the capacity may not be needed. A
final decision is expected in 1997. If the PSCW approves the
Polsky project, it will be accounted for as a capitalized lease.
This would result in the Company recording a plant asset of
approximately $110 million, with an offsetting amount of
long-term debt.
Future Expenditures
Management estimates 1996 utility plant construction expenditures
to be approximately $78.8 million. DSM expenditures are
estimated to be $25.8 million, of which approximately
$15.0 million will be deferred and amortized over the next ten
years consistent with rate recovery.
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NOTE 8--Segments of Business
The table set forth below presents information for the respective
years pertaining to the Company's operations segmented by lines
of business. The gas segment includes the nonutility operations
of ESI which commenced operations in 1994.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
===========================================================================================================================
(Thousands) 1995 1994 1993
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Electric Gas Total Electric Gas Total Electric Gas Total
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Operating revenues $489,628 $230,220 $ 719,848 $480,816 $192,979 $ 673,795 $493,256 $187,376 $ 680,632
Operating expenses
Operation and
maintenance 310,293 209,600 519,893 312,368 173,188 485,556 310,534 167,434 477,968
Depreciation 58,608 7,019 65,627 50,540 5,825 56,365 54,498 6,111 60,609
Other taxes 22,171 3,750 25,921 22,516 3,547 26,063 22,064 3,140 25,204
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
391,072 220,369 611,441 385,424 182,560 567,984 387,096 176,685 563,781
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating income $ 98,556 $ 9,851 $ 108,407 $ 95,392 $ 10,419 $ 105,811 $106,160 $ 10,691 $ 116,851
===========================================================================================================================
Identifiable assets(a) $926,888 $240,463 $1,167,351 $937,481 $191,349 $1,128,830 $938,951 $184,880 $1,123,831
- ------------------------------------------- ------------------ -----------------
Assets not allocated(b) 99,392 88,445 75,010
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets $1,266,743 $1,217,275 $1,198,841
===========================================================================================================================
Construction and
nuclear fuel
expenditures
including AFUDC $ 56,916 $ 16,335 $ 73,251 $ 58,674 $ 19,612 $ 78,286 $ 59,038 $ 13,693 $ 72,731
===========================================================================================================================
(a) At December 31 and net of the respective accumulated depreciation.
(b) Primarily includes cash, investments, pension assets, nonutility property, and other receivables.
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NOTE 9--Quarterly Financial Information
<CAPTION>
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(Thousands, except for share amounts) Three Months Ended
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1995
March June September December Total
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Operating revenues $187,711 $162,153 $166,748 $203,236 $719,848
Operating income $ 34,272 $ 14,158 $ 32,693 $ 27,284 $108,407
Net income $ 20,238 $ 5,866 $ 15,732 $ 13,507 $ 55,343
Average number of shares of common stock outstanding 23,897 23,897 23,897 23,897 23,897
Earnings per average share of common stock $ .85 $ .24 $ .66 $ .57 $ 2.32
======================================================================================================================
1994
March June September December Total
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating revenues $200,730 $147,569 $152,257 $173,239 $673,795
Operating income $ 39,568 $ 17,843 $ 25,255 $ 23,145 $105,811
Net income $ 21,597 $ 7,410 $ 12,950 $ 10,734 $ 52,691
Average number of shares of common stock outstanding 23,897 23,897 23,897 23,897 23,897
Earnings per average share of common stock $ .90 $ .31 $ .54 $ .46 $ 2.21
======================================================================================================================
Because of various factors which affect the utility business, the quarterly results of operations are not necessarily
comparable.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION
F. REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To WPS Resources Corporation:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and
consolidated statements of capitalization of WPS Resources Corporation
(a Wisconsin corporation) and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995 and
1994, and the related consolidated statements of income and retained
earnings and cash flows for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 1995. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well
as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We
believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to
above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position
of WPS Resources Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995
and 1994, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1995 in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
As discussed in notes (1)(n) and (1)(o) to the consolidated financial
statements, effective January 1, 1993, WPS Resources Corporation
changed its method of accounting for post-retirement benefits other
than pensions and income taxes.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
January 25, 1996 ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION
G. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
<CAPTION>
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Year Ended December 31 (Thousands) 1995 1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Operating revenues
Electric $489,000 $480,816 $493,256
Gas 174,693 182,058 187,376
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Total operating revenues 663,693 662,874 680,632
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Operating expenses
Electric production fuels 104,858 111,011 114,051
Purchased power 39,593 38,631 30,703
Gas purchased for resale 116,253 126,351 133,347
Other operating expenses 150,880 148,382 148,270
Maintenance 50,761 49,983 51,597
Depreciation and decommissioning 65,374 56,365 60,609
Taxes
Federal income 25,645 24,082 27,654
Investment credit restored (1,725) (2,038) (1,860)
State income 7,378 7,768 7,313
Gross receipts and other 25,920 26,063 25,204
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Total operating expense 584,937 586,598 596,888
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Operating income 78,756 76,276 83,744
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Other income and (deductions)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction 170 108 287
Other, net 6,019 4,750 3,356
Income taxes 160 (228) 568
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Total other income and (deductions) 6,349 4,630 4,211
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Income Before Interest Expense 85,105 80,906 87,955
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Interest expense
Interest on long-term debt 23,409 23,410 24,393
Other interest 2,526 1,793 1,562
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction (68) (139) (200)
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Total Interest Expense 25,867 25,064 25,755
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Net Income $ 59,238 $ 55,842 $ 62,200
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Preferred Stock Dividend Requirements 3,111 3,111 3,311
Earnings On Common Stock 56,127 52,731 58,889
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The accompanying WPS Resources Corporation notes are an integral part of these statements.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION
H. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
<CAPTION>
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Assets
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At December 31 (Thousands) 1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C>
Utility plant
Electric $1,441,126 $1,412,666
Gas 228,346 202,897
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Total 1,669,472 1,615,563
Less - Accumulated provision and decommissioning 905,427 846,505
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Total 764,045 769,058
Nuclear decommissioning trusts 82,109 64,147
Construction in progress 8,463 11,131
Nuclear fuel, less accumulated amortization 14,275 19,417
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Net utility plant 868,892 863,753
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Current assets
Cash and equivalents 4,471 3,449
Customer and other receivables, net of reserves 62,156 58,036
Accrued utility revenues 37,586 28,820
Fossil fuel, at average cost 8,701 10,505
Gas in storage, at average cost 9,903 15,783
Materials and supplies, at average cost 20,312 20,585
Prepayments and other 23,526 21,091
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Total current assets 166,655 158,269
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Regulatory assets 111,101 109,135
Investments and other assets 86,763 74,069
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Total $1,233,411 $1,205,226
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION
H. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED)
<CAPTION>
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Capitalization and Liabilities
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At December 31 (Thousands) 1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C>
Capitalization
Common stock equity $ 445,375 $ 429,953
Preferred stock with no mandatory redemption 51,200 51,200
Long-term debt to parent 6,101 6,176
Long-term debt 306,590 309,945
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Total capitalization 809,266 797,274
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Current liabilities
Notes payable 10,000 10,002
Commercial paper 11,500 12,500
Accounts payable 52,881 65,336
Accrued taxes 1,744 1,199
Accrued interest 8,378 8,068
Gas refunds 6,879 1,953
Other 12,635 4,674
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Total current liabilities 104,017 103,732
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Other long-term liabilities and deferred credits
Accumulated deferred income taxes 136,226 127,126
Accumulated deferred investment credits 30,447 32,172
Regulatory liabilities 49,924 65,995
Environmental remediation liabilities 41,697 26,864
Long-term liabilities 61,834 52,063
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Total long-term liabilities and deferred credits 320,128 304,220
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Commitments and contingencies (See Note 7)
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Total $1,233,411 $1,205,226
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The accompanying WPS Resources Corporation notes are an integral part of these balance sheets.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION
I. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CAPITALIZATION
<CAPTION>
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At December 31 (Thousands, except share amounts) 1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C>
Common Stock Equity
Common stock $ 95,588 $ 95,588
Premium on capital stock 73,842 73,605
Retained earnings 290,387 280,730
ESOP loan guarantees (16,346) (19,970)
Net unrealized security gains (net of taxes) 1,904 -
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Total common stock equity 445,375 429,953
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Preferred Stock
Cumulative, $100 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized:
With no mandatory redemption -
Series Shares Outstanding
------ ------------------
5.00% 132,000 13,200 13,200
5.04% 30,000 3,000 3,000
5.08% 50,000 5,000 5,000
6.76% 150,000 15,000 15,000
6.88% 150,000 15,000 15,000
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Total preferred stock 51,200 51,200
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Long-term debt to parent
Series Year Due
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8.76% 2014 6,101 6,176
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Long-term debt
First mortgage bonds -
Series Year Due
------ --------
5-1/4% 1998 50,000 50,000
7.30% 2002 50,000 50,000
6.80% 2003 50,000 50,000
6-1/8% 2005 9,075 9,075
6.90% 2013 22,000 22,000
8.80% 2021 60,000 60,000
7-1/8% 2023 50,000 50,000
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Total 291,075 291,075
Unamortized discount and premium on bonds, net (1,066) (1,153)
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Total first mortgage bonds 290,009 289,922
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ESOP loan guarantees 16,346 19,970
Other long-term debt 235 53
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Total long-term debt 306,590 309,945
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Total capitalization $809,266 $797,274
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The accompanying WPS Resources Corporation notes are an integral part of these statements.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION
J. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
<CAPTION>
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Year Ended December 31 (Thousands) 1995 1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income $ 59,238 $ 55,842 $ 62,200
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from
operating activities
Depreciation and decommissioning 65,374 56,365 60,609
Amortization of nuclear fuel and other 33,344 28,811 27,693
Deferred income taxes 103 (4,476) (867)
Investment credit restored (1,725) (2,038) (1,860)
AFUDC equity (170) (108) (287)
Pension (11,678) (10,808) (9,830)
Post retirement 6,917 7,036 5,915
Deferred demand-side management expenditures (8,595) (9,659) (18,988)
Other, net (1,631) (11,175) 14,028
Changes in
Customer and other receivables (4,120) 8,475 (3,938)
Accrued utility revenues (8,766) 8,494 (3,434)
Fossil fuel 1,804 (297) (5,565)
Gas in storage 5,880 4,102 (8,264)
Accounts payable (12,455) 1,223 8,813
Miscellaneous current and accruals 8,271 (5,514) 240
Accrued taxes 545 (2,067) 2,032
Gas refunds 4,926 138 339
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Net cash from operating activities 137,262 124,344 128,836
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Cash flows from (used for) investing activities
Construction and nuclear fuel expenditures (80,226) (68,819) (68,654)
Decommissioning funding (8,181) (7,448) (5,676)
Sale of interest in combustion turbine - - 7,849
Other 248 2,429 3,515
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Net cash from (used for) investing activities (88,159) (73,838) (62,966)
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Cash flows from (used for) financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of common stock - - 1,693
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock - - 15,000
Redemption of preferred stock - - (15,000)
Sale of first mortgage bonds - - 172,000
Proceeds from long term debt from parent - 6,176 -
Redemption and maturities of first mortgage bonds - (1,000) (189,973)
Change in commercial paper (1,000) 1,502 1,000
Preferred stock dividends (3,111) (3,111) (3,332)
Common stock dividends (43,970) (56,015) (42,045)
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Net cash from (used for) financing activities (48,081) (52,448) (60,657)
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents 1,022 (1,942) 5,213
Cash and equivalents at beginning of year 3,449 5,391 178
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Cash and equivalents at end of year $ 4,471 $ 3,449 $ 5,391
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Cash paid during year for
Interest, less amount capitalized $ 21,177 $ 20,693 $ 21,973
Income taxes 34,562 40,333 33,177
Construction and nuclear fuel expenditures, including
accruals, AFUDC and customer contributions 73,251 78,286 72,731
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The accompanying WPS Resources Corporation notes are an integral part of these statements.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION
K. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF RETAINED EARNINGS
<CAPTION>
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Year Ended December 31 (Thousands) 1995 1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Balance at beginning of year $280,730 $288,693 $272,019
Add -
Net income 59,238 55,842 62,200
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339,968 344,535 334,219
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Deduct -
Cash dividends declared on preferred stock-
5.00% Series ($5.00 per share) 660 660 660
5.04% Series ($5.04 per share) 151 151 151
5.08% Series ($5.08 per share) 254 254 254
6.76% Series ($6.76 per share) 1,014 1,014 1,014
6.88% Series ($6.88 per share) 1,032 1,032 384
7.72% Series ($7.72 per share) - - 868
Dividends declared on common stock 46,470 59,915 42,045
Other - 779 150
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49,581 63,805 45,526
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Balance at End of Year $290,387 $280,730 $288,693
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The accompanying WPS Resources Corporation notes are an integral part of these statements.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION
L. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Wisconsin Public
Service Corporation are incorporated in the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements for WPS Resources Corporation at page 47 of this
report.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION
M. REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To Wisconsin Public Service Corporation:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and
consolidated statements of capitalization of Wisconsin Public Service
Corporation (a Wisconsin corporation) and subsidiary as of December
31, 1995 and 1994, and the related consolidated statements of income
and retained earnings and cash flows for each of the three years in
the period ended December 31, 1995. These financial statements are
the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our
audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well
as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We
believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to
above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position
of Wisconsin Public Service Corporation and subsidiary as of December
31, 1995 and 1994, and the results of their operations and their cash
flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31,
1995 in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
As discussed in notes (1)(n) and (1)(o) to the consolidated financial
statements, effective January 1, 1993, Wisconsin Public Service
Corporation changed its method of accounting for post-retirement
benefits other than pensions and income taxes.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
January 25, 1996 ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
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ITEM 9. CHANGE IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING
AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
PART III
All information required by Part III, with the exception of
information concerning executive officers which appears in Item 4A of
Part I hereof, is incorporated by reference to the Company's proxy
statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held
on May 2, 1996.
PART IV
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON
FORM 8-K
(a) Documents filed as part of this report:
(1) The following financial consolidated statements are
included in Part II at Item 8 above:
DESCRIPTION PAGES IN 10-K
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WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION
Consolidated Statements of Income and 42
Retained Earnings for the three years
ended December 31, 1995, 1994, and 1993
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of 43
December 31, 1995 and 1994
Consolidated Statements of Capitalization 45
as of December 31, 1995 and 1994
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 46
for the three years ended
December 31, 1995, 1994, and 1993
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 47
Report of Independent Public Accountants 64
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WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION
Consolidated Statements of Income and 65
Retained Earnings for the three years
ended December 31, 1995, 1994, and 1993
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of 66
December 31, 1995 and 1994
Consolidated Statements of Capitalization 68
as of December 31, 1995 and 1994
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 69
for the three years ended
December 31, 1995, 1994, and 1993
Consolidated Statements of Retained Earnings 70
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 71
Report of Independent Public Accountants 72
(2) Financial statement schedules.
The following financial statement schedules are
included in Part IV of this report. Schedules not
included herein have been omitted because they are not
applicable or the required information is shown in the
financial statements or notes thereto.
DESCRIPTION PAGES IN 10-K
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Schedule III. Condensed Parent Company
Only Financial Statements
Report of Independent Public 93
Accountants
Statements of Income and Retained 94
Earnings
Balance Sheets 95
Statements of Cash Flows 96
Notes 97
(3) All exhibits, including those incorporated by
reference.
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3A Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company.
(Incorporated by reference from Appendix B to Amendment No.1
to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed
February 28, 1994 [Reg. No. 33-52199]).
3B By-Laws of the Company. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3B to the Company's Registration Statement on
Form S-4, filed February 8, 1994 [Reg. No. 33-52199]).
4A Copy of First Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of
January 1, 1941 from Wisconsin Public Service Corporation to
First Wisconsin Trust Company, Trustee (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 7.01 - File No. 2-7229); Supplemental
Indenture, dated as of November 1, 1947 (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 7.02 - File No. 2-7602); Supplemental
Indenture, dated as of November 1, 1950 (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.04 - File No. 2-10174); Supplemental
Indenture, dated as of May 1, 1953 (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.03 - File No. 2-10716); Supplemental
Indenture, dated as of October 1, 1954 (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.03 - File No. 2-13572); Supplemental
Indenture, dated as of December 1, 1957 (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.03 - File No. 2-14527); Supplemental
Indenture, dated as of October 1, 1963 (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 2.02B - File No. 2-65710); Supplemental
Indenture, dated as of June 1, 1964 (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 2.02B - File No. 2-65710); Supplemental
Indenture, dated as of November 1, 1967 (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 2.02B - File No. 2-65710); Supplemental
Indenture, dated as of April 1, 1969 (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 2.02B - File No. 2-65710); Fifteenth
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 1, 1971
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.02B - File
No. 2-65710); Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of
August 1, 1973 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.02B -
File No. 2-65710); Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture, dated
as of September 1, 1973 (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 2.02B - File No. 2-65710); Eighteenth Supplemental
Indenture, dated as of October 1, 1975 (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 2.02B - File No. 2-65710); Nineteenth
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 1, 1977
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.02B - File
No. 2-65710); Twentieth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of
July 15, 1980 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4B to
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1980);
Twenty-First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 1,
1980 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4B to Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1980); Twenty-Second
Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 1, 1981
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4B to Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1981); Twenty-Third Supplemental
Indenture, dated as of February 1, 1984 (Incorporated by
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reference to Exhibit 4B to Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1983); Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture,
dated as of March 15, 1984 (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1984);
Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 1,
1985 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 1985); Twenty-Sixth
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 1, 1987
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4A-1 to Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1987); Twenty-Seventh
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 1, 1991
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to Form 8-K filed
September 18, 1991); Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture,
dated as of July 1, 1992 (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4B - File No. 33-51428); Twenty-Ninth Supplemental
Indenture, dated as of October 1, 1992 (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4 to Form 8-K filed October 22, 1992);
Thirtieth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 1,
1993 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to Form 8-K
filed January 27, 1993); Thirty-First Supplemental
Indenture, dated as of July 1, 1993 (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4 to Form 8-K filed July 7, 1993);
Thirty-Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of
November 1, 1993 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1993). All
references to periodic reports are to those of Wisconsin
Public Service Corporation (File No. 1-3016).
10A Copy of Joint Power Supply Agreement among Wisconsin Public
Service Corporation, Wisconsin Power and Light Company, and
Madison Gas and Electric Company, dated February 2, 1967
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.09 in File
No. 2-27308).
10B Copy of Joint Power Supply Agreement (Exclusive of Exhibits)
among Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, Wisconsin Power
and Light Company, and Madison Gas and Electric Company
dated July 26, 1973 (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 5.04A in File No. 2-48781).
10C Copy of Basic Generating Agreement, Unit 4, Edgewater
Generating Station, dated June 5, 1967, between Wisconsin
Power and Light Company and Wisconsin Public Service
Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 in
File No. 2-27308).
10C-1 Copy of Agreement for Construction and Operation of
Edgewater 5 Generating Unit, dated February 24, 1983,
between Wisconsin Power and Light Company, Wisconsin
Electric Power Company, and Wisconsin Public Service
Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10C-1 to
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Form 10-K of Wisconsin Public Service Corporation for the
year ended December 31, 1983 [File No. 1-3016]).
10C-2 Amendment No. 1 to Agreement for Construction and Operation
of Edgewater 5 Generating Unit, dated December 1, 1988
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10C-2 to Form 10-K of
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation for the year ended
December 31, 1988 [File No. 1-3016]).
10D Copy of revised Agreement for Construction and Operation of
Columbia Generating Plant among Wisconsin Public Service
Corporation, Wisconsin Power and Light Company, and Madison
Gas and Electric Company, dated July 26, 1973 (Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 5.07 in File No. 2-48781).
10E Copy of Guaranty and Agreements and Note Agreements for
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation Employee Stock
Ownership Plan and Trust (ESOP) dated November 1, 1990
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to
Form 8-K of Wisconsin Public Service Corporation filed
November 2, 1990 [File No. 1-3016]).
Executive Compensation Plans and Arrangements
10F-1 Copy of Form of Deferred Compensation Agreement (Plan 008)
with certain executive officers of Wisconsin Public Service
Corporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10F-1 to
Form 8 of Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, amending
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992 [File
No. 1-3016]).
10F-2 Copy of Form of Supplemental Benefits and Deferred
Compensation Agreement (Plan 009) with certain executive
officers of Wisconsin Public Service Corporation including
the named executive officers of the registrant, as defined
by item 402(a)(3) of Regulation S-K. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10F-2 to Form 8 of Wisconsin Public
Service Corporation, amending Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1992 [File No. 1-3016]).
10F-3 Copy of Form of Deferred Compensation Agreement (Plan 010)
with certain executive officers of Wisconsin Public Service
Corporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10F-3 to
Form 8 of Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, amending
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992 [File
No. 1-3016]).
10F-4 Copy of Form of Director Deferred Compensation Agreement
(Plan 011) with certain non-employee directors of
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10F-4 to Form 8 of Wisconsin Public
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Service Corporation, amending Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1992 [File No. 1-3016]).
10F-5 Copy of WPS Resources Corporation Form of Deferred
Compensation Agreement with executives and non-employee
directors effective January 1, 1996. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4 to a WPS Resources Corporation -
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation Registration Statement
on Form S-8 filed December 19, 1995 [Reg No. 33-65167]).
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT PAGES IN 10-K
- ------- ----------------------- -------------
11A Statement regarding computation of per
share earnings (Not applicable).
12 Statement regarding computation of
ratios (Not applicable).
13 Annual report to security holders
(Not applicable).
18 Letter regarding change in accounting
principles (Not applicable).
19 Previously unfiled documents (None).
22 Subsidiaries of the Registrant. 81
24.1 Consent of Independent Public Accountants. 82
25 Powers of Attorney. 83
27 Financial Data Schedule.
WPS Resources Corporation 91
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation 92
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION
AND
WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By /s/ D. A. Bollom
--------------------------------
D. A. Bollom
Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on
behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
Signature Title Date
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A. Dean Arganbright Director March 8, 1996
Michael S. Ariens Director
Richard A. Bemis Director
M. Lois Bush Director
Robert C. Gallagher Director By /s/ D. A. Bollom
Kathryn M. Hasselblad-Pascale Director -------------------------
James L. Kemerling Director D. A. Bollom
Larry L. Weyers Director Attorney-in-Fact
/s/ D. A. Bollom Principal Executive March 8, 1996
- --------------------------------Officer and Director
D. A. Bollom
/s/ P. D. Schrickel Principal Financial March 8, 1996
- --------------------------------Officer
P. D. Schrickel
/s/ D. L. Ford Principal Accounting March 8, 1996
- --------------------------------Officer
D. L. Ford
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A. REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS ON
SCHEDULE III - CONDENSED PARENT
COMPANY ONLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
To WPS Resources Corporation:
We have audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards, the consolidated financial statements of WPS Resources
Corporation included in this Form 10-K, and have issued our report
thereon dated January 25, 1996. Our report on the consolidated
financial statements includes an explanatory paragraph with respect to
the change in the methods of accounting for income taxes and post-
retirement benefits other than pensions in 1993 as discussed in Notes
1(n) and 1(o) to the consolidated financial statements.
Our audit was made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
consolidated financial statements taken as a whole. Supplemental
Schedule III is the responsibility of the Company's management and is
presented for purposes of complying with the Securities and Exchange
Commission's rules and is not part of the basic consolidated financial
statements. This schedule has been subjected to the auditing
procedures applied in the audit of the basic consolidated financial
statements and, in our opinion, fairly states in all material
respects, the financial data required to be set forth therein in
relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a
whole.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
January 25, 1996 ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
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Schedule III - Condensed
Parent Company Financial Statements
WPS Resources Corporation
(Parent Company Only)
Statements of Income and Retained Earnings
Year Ended December 31
<CAPTION>
1995 1994 1993
---- ---- ----
(Thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Income:
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries after dividends $ 11,236 $ (9,353) $ -
Cash dividends from subsidiaries 43,970 23,873 -
------- ------- -------
Income from subsidiaries 55,206 14,520 -
Investment income and other 872 37 -
------- ------- -------
56,078 14,557 -
Operating expenses 589 19 652
------- ------- -------
Income before interest expense 55,489 14,538 652
Interest expense 68 - -
------- ------- -------
Income before income taxes 55,421 14,538 652
Income taxes 78 6 (201)
------- ------- -------
Net Income 55,343 14,532 (451)
======= ======= =======
Retained earnings, beginning of year 297,592 (451) -
Common stock dividend (43,970) (10,873) -
Share exchange with WPSC (see note 1) - 294,384 -
------- ------- -------
Retained earnings at end of year $308,965 $297,592 $(451)
======= ======= =======
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Schedule III - Condensed
Parent Company Financial Statements
WPS Resources Corporation
(Parent Company Only)
Balance Sheets
As of December 31,
<CAPTION>
1995 1994
---- ----
(Thousands)
<S> <C> <C>
Assets
- -----------------------------------------
Current assets:
Cash and equivalents $ 1,760 $ 9,564
Accounts receivable - affiliates 84 5
Other receivables 79 29
Notes receivable - affiliates 1,910 299
------- -------
3,833 9,897
Long-term notes - affiliates (see note 2) 8,001 6,176
Investments in subsidiaries, at equity:
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation 461,721 449,923
WPS Energy Services, Inc. 5,751 757
WPS Power Development, Inc. 3,952 -
WPS Communications, Inc. - 366
------- -------
471,424 451,046
Other investments 2,626 -
Deferred income taxes 98 237
------- -------
Total Assets $485,982 $467,356
======= =======
Liabilities and Capitalization
- -----------------------------------------
Current liabilities:
Notes payable $ 5,000 $ -
Accounts payable - affiliates 71 12
Accounts payable 13 8
Dividends payable 1,111 826
Accrued expenses - -
------- -------
6,195 846
Capitalization:
Common stock, $1 par value, 100,000,000
shares authorized; and 23,896,962 and
1,000 shares outstanding, respectively 23,897 23,897
Premium on capital stock 145,021 145,021
Retained earnings 308,965 297,592
Unrealized security gains of subsidiary 1,904 -
------- -------
479,787 466,510
------- -------
Total Liabilities and Capitalization $485,982 $467,356
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Schedule III - Condensed
Parent Company Financial Statements
WPS Resources Corporation
(Parent Company Only)
Statements of Cash Flows
Year Ended December 31
<CAPTION>
1995 1994 1993
---- ---- ----
(Thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Operating
Net Income $ 55,343 $ 14,532 $ (451)
Add equity in earnings of subsidiaries after dividends (11,236) 9,353 -
Deferred income taxes 139 64 (301)
Other - net (30) 871 -
Changes in other items:
Receivables (1,740) (333) -
Accounts payable 64 (85) 105
Other 285 179 647
------- ------- -------
Net Cash - Operating 42,825 24,581 -
Investing
Long-term notes receivable - affiliates (1,825) (6,176) -
Capital contributions - affiliates (5,400) - -
Investments - other (4,434) - -
------- ------- -------
Net Cash - Investing (11,659) (6,176) -
Financing
Change in notes payable 5,000 - -
Common stock - - 1
Capital contribution from WPSC (see note 3) - 2,031 -
Common stock dividends (43,970) (10,873) -
------- ------- -------
Net Cash - Financing (38,970) (8,842) 1
Net Change in Cash (7,804) 9,563 1
Cash, beginning of period 9,564 1 -
------- ------- -------
Cash, end of period $ 1,760 $ 9,564 $ -
======= ======= =======
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Schedule III - Condensed
Parent Company Financial Statements
WPS Resources Corporation
(Parent Company Only)
Notes to Parent Company Financial Statements
Year Ended December 31, 1995
The following are supplemental notes to the WPS Resources Corporation
(parent company only) financial statements and should be read in
conjunction with the WPS Resources Corporation Consolidated Financial
Statements and Notes thereto included herein:
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTES
Note 1 WPS Resources Corporation (the "Company") was formed in
December 1993, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wisconsin
Public Service Corporation ("WPSC"). Effective September
1994, pursuant to a one-for-one share exchange, the Company
acquired all of the common stock of WPSC. The accompanying
condensed financial statements reflect the equity income,
and cash dividends from subsidiaries subsequent to the
September 1994, share exchange.
Note 2 The Company has a note receivable from WPSC totaling
$6.1 million and bearing interest at 8.76%. The note is to
be repaid in monthly payments of $51,670 through January
2015. The Company also has a note receivable from WPS
Energy Services, Inc. ("ESI") totaling $1.9 million and
bearing interest at 7-7/8%. The note is to be repaid in
quarterly payments of $69,076 through October 2005.
Note 3 Prior to the one-for-one share exchange, WPSC contributed
$2.0 million in cash to WPSR to fund operations.
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EXHIBIT 22
Subsidiaries
Status as of
Name Incorporation December 31, 1995
- ---------------------------- -------------- -----------------
Wisconsin Public Service
Corporation (1) Wisconsin Active
WPS Leasing, Inc. (2) Wisconsin Active
WPS Energy Services, Inc. (1) Wisconsin Active
WPS Power Development, Inc. (1) Wisconsin Active
- ----------------
(1) Subsidiary of WPS Resources Corporation.
(2) WPS Leasing, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wisconsin
Public Service Corporation.
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EXHIBIT 24.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation of our reports included in this Form 10-K into
WPS Resources Corporation's previously filed Registration Statement
Files No. 33-35050, No. 33-47172, No. 33-61991, and No. 33-65167, and
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation's previously filed Registration
Statement File No. 33-59460.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
March 8, 1996 ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
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EXHIBIT 25
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION, a Wisconsin corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company") and WISCONSIN PUBLIC
SERVICE CORPORATION, a Wisconsin corporation (hereinafter referred to
as "WPSC"), will file on or before the due date of March 30, 1996 with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, a combined annual report on Form
10-K, and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Director of the Company and WPSC;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
D. A. Bollom, P. D. Schrickel, and F. J. Kicsar or any one of them, as
attorney, with full power to act for the undersigned and in the name,
place and stead of the undersigned, to sign the name of the
undersigned as Director to said annual report on Form 10-K and any and
all amendments to said annual report, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document
this 1st day of March, 1996.
/s/ A. Dean Arganbright (SEAL)
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Director
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EXHIBIT 25
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION, a Wisconsin corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company") and WISCONSIN PUBLIC
SERVICE CORPORATION, a Wisconsin corporation (hereinafter referred to
as "WPSC"), will file on or before the due date of March 30, 1996 with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, a combined annual report on Form
10-K, and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Director of the Company and WPSC;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
D. A. Bollom, P. D. Schrickel, and F. J. Kicsar or any one of them, as
attorney, with full power to act for the undersigned and in the name,
place and stead of the undersigned, to sign the name of the
undersigned as Director to said annual report on Form 10-K and any and
all amendments to said annual report, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document
this 1st day of March, 1996.
/s/ Michael S. Ariens (SEAL)
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Director
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EXHIBIT 25
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION, a Wisconsin corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company") and WISCONSIN PUBLIC
SERVICE CORPORATION, a Wisconsin corporation (hereinafter referred to
as "WPSC"), will file on or before the due date of March 30, 1996 with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, a combined annual report on Form
10-K, and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Director of the Company and WPSC;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
D. A. Bollom, P. D. Schrickel, and F. J. Kicsar or any one of them, as
attorney, with full power to act for the undersigned and in the name,
place and stead of the undersigned, to sign the name of the
undersigned as Director to said annual report on Form 10-K and any and
all amendments to said annual report, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document
this 1st day of March, 1996.
/s/ Richard A. Bemis (SEAL)
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Director
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EXHIBIT 25
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION, a Wisconsin corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company") and WISCONSIN PUBLIC
SERVICE CORPORATION, a Wisconsin corporation (hereinafter referred to
as "WPSC"), will file on or before the due date of March 30, 1996 with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, a combined annual report on Form
10-K, and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Director of the Company and WPSC;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
D. A. Bollom, P. D. Schrickel, and F. J. Kicsar or any one of them, as
attorney, with full power to act for the undersigned and in the name,
place and stead of the undersigned, to sign the name of the
undersigned as Director to said annual report on Form 10-K and any and
all amendments to said annual report, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document
this 1st day of March, 1996.
/s/ M. Lois Bush (SEAL)
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Director
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EXHIBIT 25
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION, a Wisconsin corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company") and WISCONSIN PUBLIC
SERVICE CORPORATION, a Wisconsin corporation (hereinafter referred to
as "WPSC"), will file on or before the due date of March 30, 1996 with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, a combined annual report on Form
10-K, and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Director of the Company and WPSC;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
D. A. Bollom, P. D. Schrickel, and F. J. Kicsar or any one of them, as
attorney, with full power to act for the undersigned and in the name,
place and stead of the undersigned, to sign the name of the
undersigned as Director to said annual report on Form 10-K and any and
all amendments to said annual report, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document
this 1st day of March, 1996.
/s/ Robert C. Gallagher (SEAL)
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Director
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EXHIBIT 25
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION, a Wisconsin corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company") and WISCONSIN PUBLIC
SERVICE CORPORATION, a Wisconsin corporation (hereinafter referred to
as "WPSC"), will file on or before the due date of March 30, 1996 with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, a combined annual report on Form
10-K, and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Director of the Company and WPSC;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
D. A. Bollom, P. D. Schrickel, and F. J. Kicsar or any one of them, as
attorney, with full power to act for the undersigned and in the name,
place and stead of the undersigned, to sign the name of the
undersigned as Director to said annual report on Form 10-K and any and
all amendments to said annual report, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document
this 1st day of March, 1996.
/s/ Kathryn M. Hasselblad-Pascale(SEAL)
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Director
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EXHIBIT 25
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION, a Wisconsin corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company") and WISCONSIN PUBLIC
SERVICE CORPORATION, a Wisconsin corporation (hereinafter referred to
as "WPSC"), will file on or before the due date of March 30, 1996 with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, a combined annual report on Form
10-K, and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Director of the Company and WPSC;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
D. A. Bollom, P. D. Schrickel, and F. J. Kicsar or any one of them, as
attorney, with full power to act for the undersigned and in the name,
place and stead of the undersigned, to sign the name of the
undersigned as Director to said annual report on Form 10-K and any and
all amendments to said annual report, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document
this 1st day of March, 1996.
/s/ James L. Kemerling (SEAL)
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Director
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EXHIBIT 25
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION, a Wisconsin corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company") and WISCONSIN PUBLIC
SERVICE CORPORATION, a Wisconsin corporation (hereinafter referred to
as "WPSC"), will file on or before the due date of March 30, 1996 with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, a combined annual report on Form
10-K, and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Director of the Company and WPSC;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
D. A. Bollom, P. D. Schrickel, and F. J. Kicsar or any one of them, as
attorney, with full power to act for the undersigned and in the name,
place and stead of the undersigned, to sign the name of the
undersigned as Director to said annual report on Form 10-K and any and
all amendments to said annual report, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this document
this 1st day of March, 1996.
/s/ Larry L. Weyers (SEAL)
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Director
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