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Related Party Transactions | 12 Months Ended
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PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] |
Related Party Transactions [Line Items] |
Related Party Transactions | 14. Related Party Transactions PLR Contracts/Purchases of Accounts Receivable (PPL Electric) PPL Electric holds competitive solicitations for PLR generation supply. PPL EnergyPlus was awarded a portion of the PLR generation supply through these competitive solicitations. The purchases from PPL EnergyPlus are included in PPL Electric's Statements of Income as "Energy purchases from affiliate" through May 31, 2015, the period through which PPL Electric and PPL EnergyPlus were affiliated entities. As a result of the June 1, 2015 spinoff of PPL Energy Supply and creation of Talen Energy, PPL EnergyPlus (renamed Talen Energy Marketing) is no longer an affiliate of PPL Electric. PPL Electric's purchases from Talen Energy Marketing subsequent to May 31, 2015 are included as purchases from an unaffiliated third party. PPL Electric's customers may choose an alternative supplier for their generation supply. See Note 1 for additional information regarding PPL Electric's purchases of accounts receivable from alternative suppliers, including Talen Energy Marketing. See Note 8 for additional information regarding the spinoff of PPL Energy Supply. Wholesale Sales and Purchases (LG&E and KU) LG&E and KU jointly dispatch their generation units with the lowest cost generation used to serve their retail customers. When LG&E has excess generation capacity after serving its own retail customers and its generation cost is lower than that of KU, KU purchases electricity from LG&E and vice versa. These transactions are reflected in the Statements of Income as "Electric revenue from affiliate" and "Energy purchases from affiliate" and are recorded at a price equal to the seller's fuel cost plus any split savings. Savings realized from such intercompany transactions are shared equally between both companies. The volume of energy each company has to sell to the other is dependent on its retail customers' needs and its available generation. Support Costs (PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E and KU) PPL Services, PPL EU Services and LKS provide PPL, PPL Electric and LKE, their respective subsidiaries, including LG&E and KU, and each other with administrative, management and support services. For all service companies, the costs of these services are charged to the respective recipients as direct support costs. General costs that cannot be directly attributed to a specific entity are allocated and charged to the respective recipients as indirect support costs. PPL Services and PPL EU Services use a three-factor methodology that includes the applicable recipients' invested capital, operation and maintenance expenses and number of employees to allocate indirect costs. PPL Services may also use a ratio of overall direct and indirect costs. LKS bases its indirect allocations on the subsidiaries' number of employees, total assets, revenues, number of customers and/or other statistical information. PPL Services, PPL EU Services and LKS charged the following amounts for the years ended December 31, including amounts applied to accounts that are further distributed between capital and expense on the books of the recipients, based on methods that are believed to be reasonable.
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
PPL Electric from PPL Services | $ | 182 |  |  | $ | 132 |  |  | $ | 125 |
LKE from PPL Services | 20 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 16 |
PPL Electric from PPL EU Services | 64 |  |  | 69 |  |  | 60 |
LG&E from LKS | 169 |  |  | 178 |  |  | 155 |
KU from LKS | 190 |  |  | 194 |  |  | 185 |
In addition to the charges for services noted above, LKS makes payments on behalf of LG&E and KU for fuel purchases and other costs for products or services provided by third parties. LG&E and KU also provide services to each other and to LKS. Billings between LG&E and KU relate to labor and overheads associated with union and hourly employees performing work for the other company, charges related to jointly-owned generating units and other miscellaneous charges. Tax settlements between LKE and LG&E and KU are reimbursed through LKS. Intercompany Borrowings (PPL Electric) PPL Energy Funding maintains a $400 million revolving line of credit with a PPL Electric subsidiary. No balance was outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016. The interest rates on borrowings are equal to one-month LIBOR plus a spread. Interest income on the revolving line of credit was not significant for 2017, 2016 or 2015. (LKE) LKE maintains a revolving line of credit with a PPL Energy Funding subsidiary whereby LKE can borrow funds on a short-term basis at market-based rates. In December 2017, the revolving line of credit was increased by $50 million and the limit as of December 31, 2017 was $275 million. The interest rates on borrowings are equal to one-month LIBOR plus a spread. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, $225 million and $163 million were outstanding and reflected in "Notes payable with affiliates" on the Balance Sheets. The interest rate on the outstanding borrowings at December 31, 2017 and 2016 was 2.87% and 2.12%. Interest expense on the revolving line of credit was not significant for 2017, 2016 or 2015. LKE maintains an agreement with a PPL affiliate that has a $300 million borrowing limit whereby LKE can loan funds on a short-term basis at market-based rates. No balance was outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016. The interest rate on the loan based on the PPL affiliates credit rating is currently equal to one-month LIBOR plus a spread. Interest income on this note was not significant for 2017, 2016 or 2015. LKE maintains a $400 million ten-year-note with a PPL affiliate with an interest rate of 3.5%. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the note was reflected in "Long-term debt to affiliate" on the Balance Sheets. Interest expense on this note was $14 million for 2017 and 2016 and not significant for 2015. (LG&E) LG&E participates in an intercompany money pool agreement whereby LKE and/or KU make available to LG&E funds up to $500 million at an interest rate based on a market index of commercial paper issues. No balances were outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016. Interest expense incurred on the money pool agreement with KU was not significant for 2017 or 2016. There was no money pool activity with KU in 2015. (KU) KU participates in an intercompany money pool agreement whereby LKE and/or LG&E make available to KU funds up to $500 million at an interest rate based on a market index of commercial paper issues. No balances were outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016. Interest income incurred on the money pool agreement with LG&E was not significant for 2017 and 2016. There was no money pool activity with LG&E in 2015. Intercompany Derivatives (LKE, LG&E and KU) Periodically, LG&E and KU enter into forward-starting interest rate swaps with PPL. These hedging instruments have terms identical to forward-starting swaps entered into by PPL with third parties. Other (PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E and KU) See Note 1 for discussions regarding the intercompany tax sharing agreement (for PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E and KU) and intercompany allocations of stock-based compensation expense (for PPL Electric and LKE). For PPL Electric, LG&E and KU, see Note 11 for discussions regarding intercompany allocations associated with defined benefits.
LG And E And KU Energy LLC [Member] |
Related Party Transactions [Line Items] |
Related Party Transactions | 14. Related Party Transactions PLR Contracts/Purchases of Accounts Receivable (PPL Electric) PPL Electric holds competitive solicitations for PLR generation supply. PPL EnergyPlus was awarded a portion of the PLR generation supply through these competitive solicitations. The purchases from PPL EnergyPlus are included in PPL Electric's Statements of Income as "Energy purchases from affiliate" through May 31, 2015, the period through which PPL Electric and PPL EnergyPlus were affiliated entities. As a result of the June 1, 2015 spinoff of PPL Energy Supply and creation of Talen Energy, PPL EnergyPlus (renamed Talen Energy Marketing) is no longer an affiliate of PPL Electric. PPL Electric's purchases from Talen Energy Marketing subsequent to May 31, 2015 are included as purchases from an unaffiliated third party. PPL Electric's customers may choose an alternative supplier for their generation supply. See Note 1 for additional information regarding PPL Electric's purchases of accounts receivable from alternative suppliers, including Talen Energy Marketing. See Note 8 for additional information regarding the spinoff of PPL Energy Supply. Wholesale Sales and Purchases (LG&E and KU) LG&E and KU jointly dispatch their generation units with the lowest cost generation used to serve their retail customers. When LG&E has excess generation capacity after serving its own retail customers and its generation cost is lower than that of KU, KU purchases electricity from LG&E and vice versa. These transactions are reflected in the Statements of Income as "Electric revenue from affiliate" and "Energy purchases from affiliate" and are recorded at a price equal to the seller's fuel cost plus any split savings. Savings realized from such intercompany transactions are shared equally between both companies. The volume of energy each company has to sell to the other is dependent on its retail customers' needs and its available generation. Support Costs (PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E and KU) PPL Services, PPL EU Services and LKS provide PPL, PPL Electric and LKE, their respective subsidiaries, including LG&E and KU, and each other with administrative, management and support services. For all service companies, the costs of these services are charged to the respective recipients as direct support costs. General costs that cannot be directly attributed to a specific entity are allocated and charged to the respective recipients as indirect support costs. PPL Services and PPL EU Services use a three-factor methodology that includes the applicable recipients' invested capital, operation and maintenance expenses and number of employees to allocate indirect costs. PPL Services may also use a ratio of overall direct and indirect costs. LKS bases its indirect allocations on the subsidiaries' number of employees, total assets, revenues, number of customers and/or other statistical information. PPL Services, PPL EU Services and LKS charged the following amounts for the years ended December 31, including amounts applied to accounts that are further distributed between capital and expense on the books of the recipients, based on methods that are believed to be reasonable.
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
PPL Electric from PPL Services | $ | 182 |  |  | $ | 132 |  |  | $ | 125 |
LKE from PPL Services | 20 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 16 |
PPL Electric from PPL EU Services | 64 |  |  | 69 |  |  | 60 |
LG&E from LKS | 169 |  |  | 178 |  |  | 155 |
KU from LKS | 190 |  |  | 194 |  |  | 185 |
In addition to the charges for services noted above, LKS makes payments on behalf of LG&E and KU for fuel purchases and other costs for products or services provided by third parties. LG&E and KU also provide services to each other and to LKS. Billings between LG&E and KU relate to labor and overheads associated with union and hourly employees performing work for the other company, charges related to jointly-owned generating units and other miscellaneous charges. Tax settlements between LKE and LG&E and KU are reimbursed through LKS. Intercompany Borrowings (PPL Electric) PPL Energy Funding maintains a $400 million revolving line of credit with a PPL Electric subsidiary. No balance was outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016. The interest rates on borrowings are equal to one-month LIBOR plus a spread. Interest income on the revolving line of credit was not significant for 2017, 2016 or 2015. (LKE) LKE maintains a revolving line of credit with a PPL Energy Funding subsidiary whereby LKE can borrow funds on a short-term basis at market-based rates. In December 2017, the revolving line of credit was increased by $50 million and the limit as of December 31, 2017 was $275 million. The interest rates on borrowings are equal to one-month LIBOR plus a spread. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, $225 million and $163 million were outstanding and reflected in "Notes payable with affiliates" on the Balance Sheets. The interest rate on the outstanding borrowings at December 31, 2017 and 2016 was 2.87% and 2.12%. Interest expense on the revolving line of credit was not significant for 2017, 2016 or 2015. LKE maintains an agreement with a PPL affiliate that has a $300 million borrowing limit whereby LKE can loan funds on a short-term basis at market-based rates. No balance was outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016. The interest rate on the loan based on the PPL affiliates credit rating is currently equal to one-month LIBOR plus a spread. Interest income on this note was not significant for 2017, 2016 or 2015. LKE maintains a $400 million ten-year-note with a PPL affiliate with an interest rate of 3.5%. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the note was reflected in "Long-term debt to affiliate" on the Balance Sheets. Interest expense on this note was $14 million for 2017 and 2016 and not significant for 2015. (LG&E) LG&E participates in an intercompany money pool agreement whereby LKE and/or KU make available to LG&E funds up to $500 million at an interest rate based on a market index of commercial paper issues. No balances were outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016. Interest expense incurred on the money pool agreement with KU was not significant for 2017 or 2016. There was no money pool activity with KU in 2015. (KU) KU participates in an intercompany money pool agreement whereby LKE and/or LG&E make available to KU funds up to $500 million at an interest rate based on a market index of commercial paper issues. No balances were outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016. Interest income incurred on the money pool agreement with LG&E was not significant for 2017 and 2016. There was no money pool activity with LG&E in 2015. Intercompany Derivatives (LKE, LG&E and KU) Periodically, LG&E and KU enter into forward-starting interest rate swaps with PPL. These hedging instruments have terms identical to forward-starting swaps entered into by PPL with third parties. Other (PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E and KU) See Note 1 for discussions regarding the intercompany tax sharing agreement (for PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E and KU) and intercompany allocations of stock-based compensation expense (for PPL Electric and LKE). For PPL Electric, LG&E and KU, see Note 11 for discussions regarding intercompany allocations associated with defined benefits.
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] |
Related Party Transactions [Line Items] |
Related Party Transactions | 14. Related Party Transactions PLR Contracts/Purchases of Accounts Receivable (PPL Electric) PPL Electric holds competitive solicitations for PLR generation supply. PPL EnergyPlus was awarded a portion of the PLR generation supply through these competitive solicitations. The purchases from PPL EnergyPlus are included in PPL Electric's Statements of Income as "Energy purchases from affiliate" through May 31, 2015, the period through which PPL Electric and PPL EnergyPlus were affiliated entities. As a result of the June 1, 2015 spinoff of PPL Energy Supply and creation of Talen Energy, PPL EnergyPlus (renamed Talen Energy Marketing) is no longer an affiliate of PPL Electric. PPL Electric's purchases from Talen Energy Marketing subsequent to May 31, 2015 are included as purchases from an unaffiliated third party. PPL Electric's customers may choose an alternative supplier for their generation supply. See Note 1 for additional information regarding PPL Electric's purchases of accounts receivable from alternative suppliers, including Talen Energy Marketing. See Note 8 for additional information regarding the spinoff of PPL Energy Supply. Wholesale Sales and Purchases (LG&E and KU) LG&E and KU jointly dispatch their generation units with the lowest cost generation used to serve their retail customers. When LG&E has excess generation capacity after serving its own retail customers and its generation cost is lower than that of KU, KU purchases electricity from LG&E and vice versa. These transactions are reflected in the Statements of Income as "Electric revenue from affiliate" and "Energy purchases from affiliate" and are recorded at a price equal to the seller's fuel cost plus any split savings. Savings realized from such intercompany transactions are shared equally between both companies. The volume of energy each company has to sell to the other is dependent on its retail customers' needs and its available generation. Support Costs (PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E and KU) PPL Services, PPL EU Services and LKS provide PPL, PPL Electric and LKE, their respective subsidiaries, including LG&E and KU, and each other with administrative, management and support services. For all service companies, the costs of these services are charged to the respective recipients as direct support costs. General costs that cannot be directly attributed to a specific entity are allocated and charged to the respective recipients as indirect support costs. PPL Services and PPL EU Services use a three-factor methodology that includes the applicable recipients' invested capital, operation and maintenance expenses and number of employees to allocate indirect costs. PPL Services may also use a ratio of overall direct and indirect costs. LKS bases its indirect allocations on the subsidiaries' number of employees, total assets, revenues, number of customers and/or other statistical information. PPL Services, PPL EU Services and LKS charged the following amounts for the years ended December 31, including amounts applied to accounts that are further distributed between capital and expense on the books of the recipients, based on methods that are believed to be reasonable.
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
PPL Electric from PPL Services | $ | 182 |  |  | $ | 132 |  |  | $ | 125 |
LKE from PPL Services | 20 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 16 |
PPL Electric from PPL EU Services | 64 |  |  | 69 |  |  | 60 |
LG&E from LKS | 169 |  |  | 178 |  |  | 155 |
KU from LKS | 190 |  |  | 194 |  |  | 185 |
In addition to the charges for services noted above, LKS makes payments on behalf of LG&E and KU for fuel purchases and other costs for products or services provided by third parties. LG&E and KU also provide services to each other and to LKS. Billings between LG&E and KU relate to labor and overheads associated with union and hourly employees performing work for the other company, charges related to jointly-owned generating units and other miscellaneous charges. Tax settlements between LKE and LG&E and KU are reimbursed through LKS. Intercompany Borrowings (PPL Electric) PPL Energy Funding maintains a $400 million revolving line of credit with a PPL Electric subsidiary. No balance was outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016. The interest rates on borrowings are equal to one-month LIBOR plus a spread. Interest income on the revolving line of credit was not significant for 2017, 2016 or 2015. (LKE) LKE maintains a revolving line of credit with a PPL Energy Funding subsidiary whereby LKE can borrow funds on a short-term basis at market-based rates. In December 2017, the revolving line of credit was increased by $50 million and the limit as of December 31, 2017 was $275 million. The interest rates on borrowings are equal to one-month LIBOR plus a spread. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, $225 million and $163 million were outstanding and reflected in "Notes payable with affiliates" on the Balance Sheets. The interest rate on the outstanding borrowings at December 31, 2017 and 2016 was 2.87% and 2.12%. Interest expense on the revolving line of credit was not significant for 2017, 2016 or 2015. LKE maintains an agreement with a PPL affiliate that has a $300 million borrowing limit whereby LKE can loan funds on a short-term basis at market-based rates. No balance was outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016. The interest rate on the loan based on the PPL affiliates credit rating is currently equal to one-month LIBOR plus a spread. Interest income on this note was not significant for 2017, 2016 or 2015. LKE maintains a $400 million ten-year-note with a PPL affiliate with an interest rate of 3.5%. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the note was reflected in "Long-term debt to affiliate" on the Balance Sheets. Interest expense on this note was $14 million for 2017 and 2016 and not significant for 2015. (LG&E) LG&E participates in an intercompany money pool agreement whereby LKE and/or KU make available to LG&E funds up to $500 million at an interest rate based on a market index of commercial paper issues. No balances were outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016. Interest expense incurred on the money pool agreement with KU was not significant for 2017 or 2016. There was no money pool activity with KU in 2015. (KU) KU participates in an intercompany money pool agreement whereby LKE and/or LG&E make available to KU funds up to $500 million at an interest rate based on a market index of commercial paper issues. No balances were outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016. Interest income incurred on the money pool agreement with LG&E was not significant for 2017 and 2016. There was no money pool activity with LG&E in 2015. Intercompany Derivatives (LKE, LG&E and KU) Periodically, LG&E and KU enter into forward-starting interest rate swaps with PPL. These hedging instruments have terms identical to forward-starting swaps entered into by PPL with third parties. Other (PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E and KU) See Note 1 for discussions regarding the intercompany tax sharing agreement (for PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E and KU) and intercompany allocations of stock-based compensation expense (for PPL Electric and LKE). For PPL Electric, LG&E and KU, see Note 11 for discussions regarding intercompany allocations associated with defined benefits.
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] |
Related Party Transactions [Line Items] |
Related Party Transactions | 14. Related Party Transactions PLR Contracts/Purchases of Accounts Receivable (PPL Electric) PPL Electric holds competitive solicitations for PLR generation supply. PPL EnergyPlus was awarded a portion of the PLR generation supply through these competitive solicitations. The purchases from PPL EnergyPlus are included in PPL Electric's Statements of Income as "Energy purchases from affiliate" through May 31, 2015, the period through which PPL Electric and PPL EnergyPlus were affiliated entities. As a result of the June 1, 2015 spinoff of PPL Energy Supply and creation of Talen Energy, PPL EnergyPlus (renamed Talen Energy Marketing) is no longer an affiliate of PPL Electric. PPL Electric's purchases from Talen Energy Marketing subsequent to May 31, 2015 are included as purchases from an unaffiliated third party. PPL Electric's customers may choose an alternative supplier for their generation supply. See Note 1 for additional information regarding PPL Electric's purchases of accounts receivable from alternative suppliers, including Talen Energy Marketing. See Note 8 for additional information regarding the spinoff of PPL Energy Supply. Wholesale Sales and Purchases (LG&E and KU) LG&E and KU jointly dispatch their generation units with the lowest cost generation used to serve their retail customers. When LG&E has excess generation capacity after serving its own retail customers and its generation cost is lower than that of KU, KU purchases electricity from LG&E and vice versa. These transactions are reflected in the Statements of Income as "Electric revenue from affiliate" and "Energy purchases from affiliate" and are recorded at a price equal to the seller's fuel cost plus any split savings. Savings realized from such intercompany transactions are shared equally between both companies. The volume of energy each company has to sell to the other is dependent on its retail customers' needs and its available generation. Support Costs (PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E and KU) PPL Services, PPL EU Services and LKS provide PPL, PPL Electric and LKE, their respective subsidiaries, including LG&E and KU, and each other with administrative, management and support services. For all service companies, the costs of these services are charged to the respective recipients as direct support costs. General costs that cannot be directly attributed to a specific entity are allocated and charged to the respective recipients as indirect support costs. PPL Services and PPL EU Services use a three-factor methodology that includes the applicable recipients' invested capital, operation and maintenance expenses and number of employees to allocate indirect costs. PPL Services may also use a ratio of overall direct and indirect costs. LKS bases its indirect allocations on the subsidiaries' number of employees, total assets, revenues, number of customers and/or other statistical information. PPL Services, PPL EU Services and LKS charged the following amounts for the years ended December 31, including amounts applied to accounts that are further distributed between capital and expense on the books of the recipients, based on methods that are believed to be reasonable.
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
PPL Electric from PPL Services | $ | 182 |  |  | $ | 132 |  |  | $ | 125 |
LKE from PPL Services | 20 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 16 |
PPL Electric from PPL EU Services | 64 |  |  | 69 |  |  | 60 |
LG&E from LKS | 169 |  |  | 178 |  |  | 155 |
KU from LKS | 190 |  |  | 194 |  |  | 185 |
In addition to the charges for services noted above, LKS makes payments on behalf of LG&E and KU for fuel purchases and other costs for products or services provided by third parties. LG&E and KU also provide services to each other and to LKS. Billings between LG&E and KU relate to labor and overheads associated with union and hourly employees performing work for the other company, charges related to jointly-owned generating units and other miscellaneous charges. Tax settlements between LKE and LG&E and KU are reimbursed through LKS. Intercompany Borrowings (PPL Electric) PPL Energy Funding maintains a $400 million revolving line of credit with a PPL Electric subsidiary. No balance was outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016. The interest rates on borrowings are equal to one-month LIBOR plus a spread. Interest income on the revolving line of credit was not significant for 2017, 2016 or 2015. (LKE) LKE maintains a revolving line of credit with a PPL Energy Funding subsidiary whereby LKE can borrow funds on a short-term basis at market-based rates. In December 2017, the revolving line of credit was increased by $50 million and the limit as of December 31, 2017 was $275 million. The interest rates on borrowings are equal to one-month LIBOR plus a spread. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, $225 million and $163 million were outstanding and reflected in "Notes payable with affiliates" on the Balance Sheets. The interest rate on the outstanding borrowings at December 31, 2017 and 2016 was 2.87% and 2.12%. Interest expense on the revolving line of credit was not significant for 2017, 2016 or 2015. LKE maintains an agreement with a PPL affiliate that has a $300 million borrowing limit whereby LKE can loan funds on a short-term basis at market-based rates. No balance was outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016. The interest rate on the loan based on the PPL affiliates credit rating is currently equal to one-month LIBOR plus a spread. Interest income on this note was not significant for 2017, 2016 or 2015. LKE maintains a $400 million ten-year-note with a PPL affiliate with an interest rate of 3.5%. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the note was reflected in "Long-term debt to affiliate" on the Balance Sheets. Interest expense on this note was $14 million for 2017 and 2016 and not significant for 2015. (LG&E) LG&E participates in an intercompany money pool agreement whereby LKE and/or KU make available to LG&E funds up to $500 million at an interest rate based on a market index of commercial paper issues. No balances were outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016. Interest expense incurred on the money pool agreement with KU was not significant for 2017 or 2016. There was no money pool activity with KU in 2015. (KU) KU participates in an intercompany money pool agreement whereby LKE and/or LG&E make available to KU funds up to $500 million at an interest rate based on a market index of commercial paper issues. No balances were outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016. Interest income incurred on the money pool agreement with LG&E was not significant for 2017 and 2016. There was no money pool activity with LG&E in 2015. Intercompany Derivatives (LKE, LG&E and KU) Periodically, LG&E and KU enter into forward-starting interest rate swaps with PPL. These hedging instruments have terms identical to forward-starting swaps entered into by PPL with third parties. Other (PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E and KU) See Note 1 for discussions regarding the intercompany tax sharing agreement (for PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E and KU) and intercompany allocations of stock-based compensation expense (for PPL Electric and LKE). For PPL Electric, LG&E and KU, see Note 11 for discussions regarding intercompany allocations associated with defined benefits.

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