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Regulatory Assets and Liabilities | 3 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
REGULATORY ASSETS & LIABILITIES | 9. REGULATORY LIABI LI TIES In July 2012, the Brazilian energy regulator (the “Regulator”) approved the periodic review and reset of a component of Eletropaulo's regulated tariff which determines the margin to be earned by Eletropaulo. The review and reset of this tariff component is retroactive to July 2011 and will be applied to customers' invoices from July 2012 to June 2015. From July 2011 through June 2012, Eletropaulo invoiced customers under the then existing tariff rate, as required by the Regulator. As the new tariff rate is lower than the pre-existing tariff rate, Eletropaulo is required to reduce customer tariffs for this difference over the next three years. Accordingly, since the third quarter of 2011, Eletropaulo has been recognizing a regulatory liability for such estimated future refunds and updating this estimate as the periodic review and tariff reset process has progressed with the Regulator. As of June 30, 2012, Eletropaulo had recorded a regulatory liability of $536 million. This includes a cumulative increase of $80 million related to the estimated regulatory liability recognized in the second half of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012 based on the latest information available.

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