Page 1 of 15 FORM 10-Q SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549 Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For Quarter ended September 30, 1994 Commission File Number 1-5164 MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Ohio 13-5229392 (State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 1310 Fairmont Avenue, Fairmont, West Virginia 26554 Telephone number 304-366-3000 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 and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. At November 9, 1994, 5,891,000 shares of the common stock ($50 par value) of the registrant were outstanding, all of which is held by Allegheny Power System, Inc., the Company's parent. - 2 - MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY Form 10-Q for Quarter Ended September 30, 1994 ______________________________________________ Index _____ Page No. ____ PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION: ______________________________ Statement of income - Three and nine months ended September 30, 1994 and 1993 3 Balance sheet - September 30, 1994 and December 31, 1993 4 Statement of cash flows - Nine months ended September 30, 1994 and 1993 5 Notes to financial statements 6 - 7 Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations 8 - 13 PART II - OTHER INFORMATION 14 - 15 ___________________________ - 3 - MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY Statement of Income _________________________ Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30 September 30 __________________ _________________ 1994 1993 1994 1993 ____ ____ ____ ____ (Thousands of Dollars) ELECTRIC OPERATING REVENUES: Residential $ 45,800 $ 47,565 $143,954 $137,520 Commercial 30,395 30,392 86,827 82,401 Industrial 49,441 46,562 148,861 139,375 Nonaffiliated utilities 18,164 19,289 63,182 65,358 Other, including affiliates 22,132 21,681 68,957 51,618 ________ ________ ________ ________ Total Operating Revenues 165,932 165,489 511,781 476,272 ________ ________ ________ ________ OPERATING EXPENSES: Operation: Fuel 37,265 36,047 116,151 109,701 Purchased power and exchanges, net 38,650 41,793 122,564 111,605 Deferred power costs, net 1,121 (694) 5,569 (2,139) Other 18,214 16,591 53,196 49,897 Maintenance 17,915 16,673 52,271 50,078 Depreciation 14,709 14,126 44,176 42,273 Taxes other than income taxes 10,098 8,686 30,883 25,089 Federal and state income taxes 7,347 10,229 25,209 26,267 ________ ________ ________ ________ Total Operating Expenses 145,319 143,451 450,019 412,771 ________ ________ ________ ________ Operating Income 20,613 22,038 61,762 63,501 ________ ________ ________ ________ OTHER INCOME AND DEDUCTIONS: Allowance for other than borrowed funds used during construction 348 463 1,431 2,344 Other income, net 1,859 1,943 5,476 5,878 ________ ________ ________ ________ Total Other Income and Deductions 2,207 2,406 6,907 8,222 ________ ________ ________ ________ Income Before Interest Charges 22,820 24,444 68,669 71,723 ________ ________ ________ ________ INTEREST CHARGES: Interest on long-term debt 8,821 8,739 26,298 26,817 Other interest 780 570 2,261 1,335 Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction (304) (652) (1,215) (2,039) ________ ________ ________ ________ Total Interest Charges 9,297 8,657 27,344 26,113 ________ ________ ________ ________ NET INCOME $ 13,523 $ 15,787 $ 41,325 $ 45,610 ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ See accompanying notes to financial statements. - 4 - MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY BALANCE SHEET September 30 December 31 1994 1993 ____________ ___________ ASSETS: (Thousands of Dollars) Property, Plant, and Equipment: At original cost, including $165,744,000 and $144,621,000 under construction $1,742,925 $1,684,322 Accumulated depreciation (695,357) (664,947) __________ __________ 1,047,568 1,019,375 __________ __________ Investments: Allegheny Generating Company - common stock at equity 60,164 61,698 Other 534 595 __________ __________ 60,698 62,293 __________ __________ Current Assets: Cash 162 135 Accounts receivable: Electric service, net of $962,000 and $1,084,000 uncollectible allowance 43,689 48,995 Affiliated and Other 7,905 14,596 Materials and supplies - at average cost: Operating and construction 23,316 22,393 Fuel 22,930 19,904 Property taxes 16,847 15,443 Deferred power costs 5,154 10,823 Other 3,863 8,117 __________ __________ 123,866 140,406 __________ __________ Deferred Charges: Regulatory assets 166,928 162,842 Unamortized loss on reacquired debt 11,682 12,229 Other 18,877 10,308 __________ __________ 197,487 185,379 __________ __________ Total Assets $1,429,619 $1,407,453 __________ __________ __________ __________ CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES: Capitalization: Common stock $ 294,550 $ 294,550 Other paid-in capital 2,629 2,994 Retained earnings 184,342 185,486 __________ __________ 481,521 483,030 Preferred stock - not subject to mandatory redemption 114,000 64,000 Long-term debt 470,060 460,129 __________ __________ 1,065,581 1,007,159 __________ __________ Current Liabilities: Short-term debt 27,798 63,100 Accounts payable 27,209 31,752 Accounts payable to affiliates 7,357 8,184 Taxes accrued: Federal and state income 1,299 - Other 18,061 21,261 Interest accrued 10,656 10,641 Other 20,880 18,994 __________ __________ 113,260 153,932 __________ __________ Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities: Unamortized investment credit 25,272 26,883 Deferred income taxes 194,973 192,466 Regulatory liabilities 18,365 19,179 Other 12,168 7,834 __________ __________ 250,778 246,362 __________ __________ Total Capitalization and Liabilities $1,429,619 $1,407,453 __________ __________ __________ __________ See the accompanying notes to financial statements. - 5 - MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY Statement of Cash Flows _________________________ Nine Months Ended September 30 _______________________ 1994 1993 ____ ____ (Thousands of Dollars) CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATIONS: Net income $ 41,325 $ 45,610 Depreciation 44,176 42,273 Deferred investment credit and income taxes, net (2,369) 4,525 Deferred power costs, net 5,569 (2,139) Unconsolidated subsidiaries' dividends in excess of earnings 1,595 2,562 Allowance for other than borrowed funds used during construction (1,431) (2,344) Changes in certain current assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable, net 11,997 550 Materials and supplies (3,949) 9,045 Accounts payable (5,370) (5,155) Taxes accrued (1,901) (6,706) Interest accrued 15 199 Other, net 2,094 6,786 ________ ________ 91,751 95,206 ________ ________ CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING: Construction expenditures (74,737) (98,699) Allowance for other than borrowed funds used during construction 1,431 2,344 ________ ________ (73,306) (96,355) ________ ________ CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING: Sale of preferred stock 49,635 - Issuance of long-term debt 9,718 78,145 Retirement of long-term debt - (68,471) Short-term debt, net (35,302) 32,043 Dividends on capital stock: Preferred stock (5,179) (3,344) Common stock (37,290) (37,172) ________ ________ (18,418) 1,201 ________ ________ NET CHANGE IN CASH AND TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS 27 52 Cash and Temporary Cash Investments at January 1 135 115 ________ ________ Cash and Temporary Cash Investments at September 30 $ 162 $ 167 ________ ________ ________ ________ Supplemental cash flow information: Cash paid during the period for: Interest (net of amount capitalized) $ 26,497 $ 25,550 Income taxes 23,367 21,910 See accompanying notes to financial statements. - 6 - MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY Notes to Financial Statements _____________________________ 1. The Company's Notes to Financial Statements in the Allegheny Power System companies' combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993, should be read with the accompanying financial statements and the following notes. With the exception of the December 31, 1993 balance sheet in the aforementioned annual report on Form 10-K, the accompanying financial statements appearing on pages 3 through 5 and these notes to financial statements are unaudited. In the opinion of the Company, such financial statements together with these notes thereto contain all adjustments (which consist only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the Company's financial position as of September 30, 1994, the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 1994 and 1993, and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 1994 and 1993. 2. The Statement of Income reflects the results of past operations and is not intended as any representation as to future results. For purposes of the Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows, temporary cash investments with original maturities of three months or less, generally in the form of commercial paper, certificates of deposit, and repurchase agreements, are considered to be the equivalent of cash. 3. On August 10, 1994, the Company issued $8.825 million of 6.75%, 30-year solid waste disposal revenue notes, the proceeds of which are being used on the Harrison Power Station scrubber project. On May 11, 1994, the Company issued $50 million of $100 par value cumulative preferred stock with a dividend of $7.73. Proceeds from the sale were used to repay outstanding short-term debt and for other corporate purposes. 4. The Company owns 27% of the common stock of Allegheny Generating Company (AGC), and affiliates of the Company own the remainder. AGC owns an undivided 40% interest, 840 MW, in the 2,100-MW pumped-storage hydroelectric station in Bath County, Virginia operated by the 60% owner, Virginia Power Company, an unaffiliated utility. Following is a summary of income statement information for AGC: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30 September 30 __________________ _________________ 1994 1993 1994 1993 ____ ____ ____ ____ (Thousands of Dollars) Electric operating revenues $22,337 $23,391 $66,637 $70,544 _______ _______ _______ _______ Operation & maintenance expense 1,653 1,312 4,930 4,953 Depreciation 4,236 4,225 12,708 12,677 Taxes other than income taxes 1,399 1,298 4,267 3,897 Federal income taxes 3,498 4,001 10,419 10,899 Interest charges 4,467 5,199 13,380 16,158 Other income, net (3) (9) (10) (102) _______ _______ _______ _______ Net income $ 7,087 $ 7,365 $20,943 $22,062 _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ - 7 - The Company's share of the equity in earnings above was $1.9 million and $2.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 1994 and 1993, respectively, and $5.7 million and $6.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 1994 and 1993, respectively. These amounts were included in other income, net, on the Statement of Income. 5. Common stock dividends per share declared and paid during the periods for which income statements are included are as follows: 1994 1993 ___________________________ ___________________________ Number of Amount Number of Amount Shares per Share Shares per Share _________ _________ _________ _________ First quarter 5,891,000 $2.29 5,891,000 $2.11 Second quarter 5,891,000 $2.27 5,891,000 $2.09 Third quarter 5,891,000 $1.77 5,891,000 $2.11 Earnings per share are not reported inasmuch as the common stock of the Company is 100% owned by its parent, Allegheny Power System, Inc. - 8 - MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations __________________________________________________________ COMPARISON OF THIRD QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1994 WITH THIRD QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1993 NET INCOME Net income for the third quarter and first nine months of 1994 was $13.5 million and $41.3 million, respectively, compared with $15.8 million and $45.6 million for the corresponding 1993 periods. The decreases in net income for the third quarter and first nine months of 1994 reflect increased depreciation, power station costs, and other expenses, and for the first nine months also include increased taxes, offset in part by greater kilowatthour (kWh) sales to retail customers. SALES AND REVENUES Retail kWh sales to residential and commercial customers decreased 5% and 2%, respectively, and to industrial customers increased 7% for the third quarter. Retail kWh sales to residential, commercial, and industrial customers increased 2%, 2%, and 4%, respectively, for the first nine months. The change in kWh sales to residential and commercial customers was primarily due to variances in weather-related sales and growth in the number of customers. Moderate temperatures this summer resulted in cooling degree days in the third quarter 19% below normal and 35% lower than during the corresponding 1993 quarter. The increases in kWh sales to industrial customers resulted primarily from increased sales to coal mining, chemical, and primary metals customers. Sales to coal customers increased due to reduced usage in the 1993 third quarter caused by selective work stoppages by the United Mine Workers of America at that time. Sales to one of two large industrial customers that suffered fire damages in the second quarter of 1994 will have substantially returned to normal levels by the end of the fourth quarter of 1994. The increases in revenues from retail customers resulted from the following: - 9 - Increase from Prior Periods ___________________________ Quarter Nine Months _______ ___________ (Millions of Dollars) Increase (decrease) in kWh sales (1) $(1.5) $ 2.8 Fuel and energy cost adjustment clauses (2) .8 12.5 Rate increases (3) 1.7 4.4 Other .1 .6 _____ _____ $ 1.1 $20.3 _____ _____ _____ _____ (1) Revenues from sales to retail customers decreased despite an overall increase of 2% in kWh sales due in part to reduced demand charges on industrial customer billings. (2) Changes in revenues from fuel and energy cost adjustment clauses have little effect on net income. (3) Reflects a surcharge in West Virginia for recovery of carrying charges on expenditures to comply with the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA), designed to produce $3.1 million on an annual basis effective July 1, 1992, which was increased to $8.7 million on an annual basis effective on July 1, 1993 and further increased to $15.5 million effective July 1, 1994. KWh sales to and revenues from nonaffiliated utilities are comprised of the following items: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended __________________ ________________ September 30 September 30 1994 1993 1994 1993 ____ ____ ____ ____ KWh sales (in billions): From Company generation .1 - .3 .3 From purchased power .4 .6 1.6 2.0 _____ _____ ______ ______ .5 .6 1.9 2.3 _____ _____ ______ ______ Revenues (in millions): From Company generation $ 1.4 $ .2 $ 6.7 $ 7.9 From sales of purchased power 16.8 19.1 56.5 57.5 _____ _____ ______ ______ $18.2 $19.3 $63.2 $65.4 _____ _____ ______ ______ _____ _____ ______ ______ Sales from Company generation increased in the third quarter because of the decrease in weather-related kWh sales to retail customers and the availability of Company's generating units. Sales from purchased power varies depending on the availability of eastern utilities' generat- ing equipment, demand for energy, and competition. - 10 - The increase in other revenues resulted primarily from an increase in sales of capacity, energy, and spinning reserve to affiliated companies because of additional capacity and energy available from a new qualified facility under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) commencing in July 1993. About 90% of the aggregate benefits from sales to affiliated and nonaffiliated utilities is passed on to retail customers and has little effect on net income. OPERATING EXPENSES Fuel expenses for the third quarter and the first nine months of 1994 increased 3% and 6%, respectively, due primarily to increases of 4% and 5% in kWh's generated. Fuel expenses are primarily subject to deferred power cost accounting procedures with the result that changes in fuel expenses have little effect on net income. "Purchased power and exchanges, net" represents power purchases from and exchanges with nonaffiliated utilities, purchases from qualified facilities under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA), capacity charges paid to Allegheny Generating Company (AGC), and other transactions with affiliates made pursuant to a power supply agree- ment whereby each company uses the most economical generation available in the Allegheny Power System at any given time, and is comprised of the following items: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30 September 30 __________________ _________________ 1994 1993 1994 1993 ____ ____ ____ ____ (Millions of Dollars) Nonaffiliated transactions: Purchased power: For resale to other utilities $14.9 $16.9 $ 50.0 $ 50.7 From PURPA generation 17.0 15.6 49.2 38.4 Other 2.0 4.1 7.4 5.6 Power exchanges, net (.7) (.7) (.5) (1.0) Affiliated transactions: AGC capacity charges 5.4 5.8 16.0 17.5 Energy and spinning reserve charges - .1 .5 .4 _____ _____ ______ ______ $38.6 $41.8 $122.6 $111.6 _____ _____ ______ ______ _____ _____ ______ ______ The amount of power purchased from nonaffiliated utilities for use by the Company and for resale to nonaffiliated utilities depends upon the availability of the Company's generating equipment, transmission capacity, and fuel, and its cost of generation and the cost of operations of nonaffiliated utilities from which such purchases are made. The cost of power purchased for use by the Company, including power from PURPA generation and affiliated companies, is mostly recovered from customers currently through the regular fuel and energy cost recovery procedures followed by the Company's regulatory commissions and is primarily subject to deferred power cost procedures with the result that changes in such costs have little effect on net income. The increase in purchases from PURPA generation reflects additional generation from a new PURPA project commencing in July 1993. As described under SALES AND REVENUES above, the decrease in - 11 - weather-related sales to retail customers, combined with the availability of the Company's generating units and the requirement to purchase higher-priced PURPA generation, resulted in decreased purchases from nonaffiliated utilities in the third quarter. The primary reason for the fluctuation in purchases for resale to nonaffiliated utilities is also described under SALES AND REVENUES above. The increases in other operation expenses resulted primarily from first quarter charges for previously reported asbestos suits and a Superfund site cleanup, and an SEC-directed larger allocation of the Parent's corporate expenses for shareholder-related activities. Maintenance expenses represent costs incurred to maintain the power stations, the transmission and distribution (T&D) system, and general plant, and reflect routine maintenance of equipment and rights-of-way as well as planned major repairs and unplanned expenditures, primarily from forced outages at the power stations and periodic storm damage on the T&D system. In early January 1994, the Company experienced the worst storm in its history with nearly $7 million of damage to its facilities. The expenses were deferred causing the increase in other deferred charges in the first nine months of 1994, and will be amortized over a five-year period beginning in November 1994, concurrent with recovery from customers. The Company is experiencing, and expects to continue to experience, increased expenditures due to the aging of its power stations. Variations in maintenance expense result primarily from unplanned events and planned major projects, which vary in timing and magnitude depending upon the length of time equipment has been in service without a major overhaul, the amount of work found necessary when equip- ment is dismantled, and outage requirements to comply with the CAAA. The increase in depreciation expense for the third quarter and first nine months of 1994 resulted primarily from additions to electric plant. As part of the ratemaking process, the Company filed a "depreciation" rate case in 1994 to establish an appropriate ongoing level of depreciation. The result of that case will be a reduction in deprecia- tion rates in November 1994, concurrent with new revenues from the January 18, 1994 general rate case described above and a further reduction in January 1996. These reductions of about $7 million and $4 million, respectively, will result in depreciation rates for the Company which are comparable to those of other electric utilities, particularly those providing service in West Virginia. Because of the increased levels of capital expenditures as a result of the CAAA and the replacement of aging equipment at the Company's power stations, depreciation expense is expected to increase over the next few years regardless of the deprecia- tion reductions described, including an increase in the fourth quarter of 1994 commensurate with the in-service date of the Harrison Power Station scrubber project. Taxes other than income taxes increased $1.4 million for the quarter and $5.8 million for the first nine months of 1994 due primarily to a prior period adjustment recorded in 1993 for West Virginia Business and Occupation taxes. The net decreases of $2.9 and $1.1 million in federal and state income taxes for the third quarter and first nine-month periods, respectively, resulted from decreases in income before taxes. - 12 - The combined decreases of $.5 million and $1.7 million in allowance for funds used during construction (AFUDC) for the third quarter and first nine-month periods, respectively, reflect increases in the current recovery of carrying charges on CAAA expenditures in lieu of recording AFUDC. Interest on long-term debt decreased $.5 million for the first nine months due primarily to interest savings from debt refinancings in 1993. Fluctuations in other interest expense as well as other income, net, reflect changes in the levels of short-term debt and temporary investments maintained by the companies. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES The Company's discussion on Liquidity and Capital Resources in the Allegheny Power System companies' combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993, should be read with the following information. On November 9, 1994, the Public Service Commission of West Virginia issued an order in the Company's base rate case, summarily affirming the Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) recommended decision of September 30, 1994. The order authorized an increase in annual revenues of $23.5 million effective November 16, 1994. Due to time constraints which precluded the Commission from addressing the exceptions filed on the ALJ's recommendations, the Commission invited the parties to file petitions for reconsideration of issues raised in the exceptions. The Company plans to file a petition for reconsideration and, in the meantime, will place the new rates in effect subject to further revisions when the Commission completes its reconsideration. This increase,along with a Settlement Agreement filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for wholesale customers and an additional rate increase request to be filed in Ohio, includes recovery of the remaining carrying charges on investment, depreciation, and operating costs required to comply with Phase I of the CAAA, and other increasing levels of expenses. New reve- nues in Ohio will not take effect until late 1995, however the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has issued an accounting order allowing the Company to accrue post-in-service carrying charges on the CAAA investment and defer related depreciation and operating costs. In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to various contingencies and uncertainties relating to its operations and construction programs, including cost recovery in the regulatory process, laws, regulations and uncertainties related to environmental matters, and legal actions. As previously reported, the Company is currently named as a defendant along with multiple other affiliated and nonaffiliated defendants in 2,343 pending asbestos cases involving multiple plaintiffs, including 91 new cases filed in the third quarter of 1994. While the cumulative number of claims appears to be significant, previous cases have been settled for an amount substantially less than the anticipated cost of defense, and it is believed that more than half of the cases relate solely to other defendants. The Company believes that the remaining cases involving it are without merit and that provisions for liabilities and insurance recoveries are such that these suits will not have a material effect on their financial position. - 13 - The Company previously reported that the Environmental Protec- tion Agency (EPA) had identified it and its affiliates and approximately 875 others as potentially responsible parties in a Superfund site subject to cleanup. A Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study prepared by the EPA indicates remedial alternatives which range as high as $113 million, to be shared by all responsible parties. The EPA has not yet selected which remedial alternative it will use. The Company believes it has defenses to allegations of liability and intends to vigorously defend this matter. Although it is not possible at this time to determine what costs, if any, the Company may incur, it has recorded provisions for liabilities based on the range of remediation cost estimates and its relative partici- pation, along with its affiliates and the approximately 875 others. The Company believes that provisions for liabilities and insurance recoveries are such that final resolution of this matter will not have a material effect on its financial position. - 14 - MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY Part II-Other Information to Form 10-Q for Quarter Ended September 30, 1994 ______________________________________ ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDER _______ _________________________________________________ 1. (a) Date and Kind of Meeting: None (b) Election of Directors: None (c) Other Matters Voted Upon: (1) The holder of all of the outstanding common stock of the Company consented in writing on September 8, 1994 to an amendment of the Company's Code of Regulations effective September 8, 1994, which increased the number of directors from twelve to fourteen. A. The following persons were elected by the Board of Directors as Directors of the Company to fill the vacancies created by the increase in the number of Directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are duly chosen and qualified: Wendell F. Holland Alan J. Noia ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION On September 8, 1994, the Board of Directors of the Company elected Jay S. Pifer as its President and a member of the Board of Directors effective January 1, 1995, to replace Benjamin H. Hayes who will retire effective December 31, 1994. ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K (a) 1. Vote and Approval of Shareholders dated September 8, 1994. 2. Code of Regulations of Monongahela Power Company, as amended September 8, 1994. (b) No reports on Form 8-K were filed on behalf of the Company for the quarter ended September 30, 1994. - 15 - Signature _________ Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY November 14 , 1994 S/Richard E. Myers _________________________ Richard E. Myers, Comptroller (Chief Accounting Officer)