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Pennsylvania Power Co. Mar 10
Standard & Poors, March 2010
Abstract
Parent's fleet of low-cost, baseload power generation plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania; Relatively low-risk transmission and distribution (T&D) operations; Generally constructive regulatory relationships; Good cash flow generation and liquidity; and Stable financial profile. Parent's commitment to credit quality is uncertain; Parent's business strategy that increasingly exposes financial results to greater market risk; Parent's nuclear fleet's uneven historical operating performance; and Future environmental expenditures at parent are not assured recovery. The ratings on Pennsylvania Power Co. (Penn Power) are based on the consolidated credit profile of its ultimate parent, FirstEnergy Corp., a merchant energy and utility holding company. Penn Power is an electric distribution utility wholly owned by FirstEnergy's subsidiary Ohio Edison and fully regulated by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission....
Action: Review
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Research Type: Full Analysis
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