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Unconsolidated variable interest entities Tables (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary, Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of purchases from independent power producers

Purchases from all IPPs were as follows: 

Years ended December 31		2013				2012			2011
(in millions)
AES Hawaii		$	134			$	146		$	133
Kalaeloa		301				310			310
HEP		51				65			59
HPOWER		61				65			62
Other IPPs		164				138			126
Total IPPs		$	711			$	724		$	690

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