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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM U5A

NOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATION

Filed pursuant to Section 5(a) of the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended

Filed December 30, 2003

LG&E ENERGY LLC
(Registrant)

Principal Office:
220 West Main Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40202

        The Commission is requested to send copies of all notices, orders and communications in connection with this Notification of Registration to:


John R. McCall, Esq.

 

Debra J. Schnebel
Executive Vice President, General Counsel   Jones Day
and Secretary   77 West Wacker Drive
LG&E Energy LLC   Chicago, IL 60601
220 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202
   



        The undersigned holding company hereby notifies the Securities and Exchange Commission that it registers under and pursuant to the provisions of Section 5(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended, and furnishes the following information as to the registrant and subsidiary companies thereof:

 
  Col. A
Name of Company

  Col. B
Organization Form

  Col. C
State of
Organization

  Col. D
Type of Business


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
1.   LG&E Energy LLC   Limited Liability Company   Kentucky   Holding Company

1.1

 

LG&E Capital Corp.

 

Corporation

 

Kentucky

 

Holding company for non-utility investments

1.1.1

 

LG&E Credit Corp.

 

Corporation

 

Kentucky

 

Offers consumer lending programs for energy efficient products

1.1.2

 

LG&E Home Services Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Kentucky

 

Appliance repair and warranty

1.1.3

 

Airborne Pollution Control, Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Alberta, Canada

 

Pollution and waste control technology

1.1.4

 

LG&E Energy Privatization Services Inc. (formerly LG&E Energy Services, Inc.)

 

Corporation

 

Kentucky

 

Formed to submit bid to Ft. Knox and Ft. Campbell system Privatization Projects

1.1.5

 

LG&E International Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Delaware

 

Management and holding Company for international energy project Investments and Operations

1.1.5.1

 

LG&E Power Services LLC

 

Limited Liability Company

 

Delaware

 

Power facilities management and operation

1.1.5.2

 

LG&E Mendoza Services Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Cayman Islands

 

Inactive

1.1.5.3

 

LG&E Power Venezuela I, Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Cayman Islands

 

Inactive

1.1.5.4

 

LG&E Power Spain Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Delaware

 

Management and holding company for energy project in Spain

1.1.5.4.1

 

K.W. Tarifa S.A.

 

Public Limited Company

 

Spain

 

Foreign utility company

1.1.5.5

 

LG&E Power Argentina I, Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Delaware

 

Inactive
                 

2



1.1.5.6

 

LG&E Power Argentina II Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Delaware

 

Owner of minority equity interest in foreign utility company

1.1.5.7

 

LG&E Power Argentina III LLC

 

Limited Liability Company

 

Kentucky

 

Owner of minority equity interest in foreign utility company

1.1.5.8

 

LG&E Australia Pty Limited(1)

 

Private Limited Company

 

Australia

 

Inactive

1.1.5.9

 

LG&E Centro SA

 

Public Limited Company

 

Argentina

 

Receives consulting revenues and pays management expenses related to Distribuidora de Gas del Centro SA; foreign utility holding company

1.1.5.10

 

Inversora de Gas del Centro SA

 

Public Limited Company

 

Argentina

 

Owner of majority equity interest in foreign utility company

1.1.5.11

 

Distribuidora de Gas del Centro SA

 

Public Limited Company

 

Argentina

 

Foreign utility company

1.1.5.12

 

Distribuidora de Gas Cuyana SA

 

Public Limited Company

 

Argentina

 

Foreign utility company

1.1.5.13

 

Inversora de Gas Cuyana SA

 

Public Limited Company

 

Argentina

 

Intermediate holding company

1.1.5.14

 

Invergas SA

 

Public Limited Company

 

Argentina

 

Holds interest in foreign utility company

1.1.5.15

 

Gas Natural SDG Argentina SA

 

Public Limited Company

 

Argentina

 

Holds interest in foreign utility company

1.1.5.15.1

 

Gas Natural BAN SA

 

Public Limited Company

 

Argentina

 

Foreign utility company

1.1.5.16

 

ServiConfort Argentina SA

 

Public Limited Company

 

Argentina

 

Energy-related company

1.1.6

 

WKE Corp

 

Corporation

 

Kentucky

 

Holding Company

1.1.6.1

 

WKE Station Two Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Kentucky

 

Operations generation facility

1.1.6.2

 

Western Kentucky Energy Corp.

 

Corporation

 

Kentucky

 

Leases generation facilities; sells electricity to affiliates and third-parties

1.1.6.2.1

 

WKE Facilities Corp.

 

Corporation

 

Kentucky

 

Inactive

1.1.6.3

 

LCC LLC

 

Limited Liability Company

 

Kentucky

 

Owns options on mineral rights in Western Kentucky as potential future source of coal fuel for WKE

1.1.6.4

 

FCD LLC

 

Limited Liability Company

 

Kentucky

 

Owns options or actual riparian rights relating to transportation of coal fuel for WKE

1.1.6.5

 

Excalibur Development LLC

 

Limited Liability Company

 

Kentucky

 

Inactive

1.1.7

 

LG&E Power Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Delaware

 

Management and holding company
                 

3



1.1.7.1

 

LG&E Power Operations Inc.

 

Corporation

 

California

 

Intermediate holding company for QFs

1.1.7.1.1

 

LG&E Power 5 Incorporated

 

Corporation

 

California

 

Inactive

1.1.7.1.2

 

LG&E Power 16 Incorporated

 

Corporation

 

California

 

Indirect owner of interest in QF

1.1.7.1.3

 

LG&E Power Roanoke Incorporated

 

Corporation

 

California

 

Indirect owner of interest in QF

1.1.7.1.4

 

LG&E Power 21 Incorporated

 

Corporation

 

California

 

Inactive

1.1.7.1.5

 

LG&E Power 21 Wind Incorporated

 

Corporation

 

California

 

Inactive

1.1.7.1.6

 

LG&E Power 31 Incorporated

 

Corporation

 

California

 

Indirect owner of interest in QF

1.1.7.1.7

 

LG&E Power 31 Wind Incorporated

 

Corporation

 

California

 

Indirect owner of interest in QF

1.1.7.1.8

 

Babcock-Ultrapower West Enfield

 

*

 

California

 

Inactive

1.1.7.1.9

 

Babcock-Ultrapower Jonesboro

 

*

 

California

 

Inactive

1.1.7.1.10

 

LG&E Power 14-Buena Vista

 

*

 

California

 

Inactive

1.1.7.1.11

 

Westmoreland-LG&E Partners

 

*

 

Virginia

 

Owner of interest in QFs

1.1.7.1.12

 

Erie Power Partners LP

 

Limited Partnership

 

California

 

Inactive

1.1.7.1.13

 

Windpower Partners 1994, LP

 

Limited Partnership

 

California

 

Owns wind generation facilities

1.1.7.1.14

 

LG&E/Kelso Power Partners, LP

 

Limited Partnership

 

California

 

Inactive

1.1.7.1.15

 

LQC LP, LLC

 

Limited Liability Company

 

Delaware

 

Intermediate holding company

1.1.7.1.16

 

LQ GP, LLC

 

Limited Liability Company

 

Delaware

 

Intermediate holding company

1.1.7.2

 

LG&E Power Development Inc.

 

Corporation

 

California

 

Development of QFs and EWGs

1.1.7.3

 

FSF Minerals, Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Kentucky

 

Owns coal reserves

1.1.7.4

 

LG&E Power Monroe LLC

 

Limited Liability Company

 

Delaware

 

Inactive

1.1.7.5

 

American Power, Incorporated

 

Corporation

 

California

 

Inactive

1.1.7.6

 

LG&E Crown Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Delaware

 

Inactive

1.1.7.7

 

LG&E Minor Facilities Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Delaware

 

Inactive

1.1.7.8

 

Powertex Parent Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Delaware

 

Inactive

1.1.7.9

 

Llano Gathering Inc.

 

Corporation

 

New Mexico

 

Inactive

1.1.7.10

 

Llano Storage Inc.

 

Corporation

 

New Mexico

 

Inactive

1.1.7.11

 

HD Energy Corporation

 

Corporation

 

Delaware

 

Inactive
                 

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1.1.7.12

 

LG&E Power Gregory I, Inc.

 

Corporation

 

New Mexico

 

Holds indirect interest in QF

1.1.7.12.1

 

Gregory Power Partners LP

 

Limited Partnership

 

Texas

 

Owner and developer of power project

1.1.7.13

 

LG&E Power Gregory II, Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Delaware

 

Holds indirect interest in QF

1.17.13.1

 

Gregory Partners LLC

 

Limited Liability Company

 

Delaware

 

Owner and developer of power project

1.1.7.14

 

LG&E Power Gregory III Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Delaware

 

Holds indirect interest in QF

1.1.7.15

 

LG&E Power Gregory IV Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Delaware

 

Holds indirect interest in QF

1.1.8

 

KU Solutions Corporation

 

Corporation

 

Kentucky

 

Energy marketing and services corporation

1.1.9

 

KUCC Grimes Corporation

 

Corporation

 

Delaware

 

Inactive

1.1.10

 

Tenaska Washington Partners, II, LP

 

Limited Partnership

 

Washington

 

Inactive

1.1.11

 

LG&E Westmoreland Rensselaer(1)

 

*

 

California

 

Inactive

1.2

 

LG&E Energy Marketing Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Oklahoma

 

Power marketing

1.2.1

 

Woodlands Technology, LLC

 

Limited Liability Company

 

Texas

 

Development of Software for Energy Marketing Activities

1.3

 

LG&E Energy Foundation Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Kentucky

 

Charitable Contributions

1.4

 

LG&E Energy Services Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Kentucky

 

Service Company

1.5

 

LG&E Energy Settlements Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Kentucky

 

Inactive

1.6

 

Kentucky Utilities Company

 

Corporation

 

Kentucky and Virginia

 

Public Utility

1.6.1

 

Lexington Utilities Company

 

Corporation

 

Kentucky

 

Inactive

1.6.2

 

KU Receivables LLC

 

Limited Liability Company

 

Delaware

 

Financing subsidiary to acquire receivables generated by KU

1.6.3

 

Electric Energy Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Illinois

 

EWG

1.7

 

Louisville Gas and Electric Company

 

Corporation

 

Kentucky

 

Public Utility

1.7.1

 

LG&E Receivables LLC

 

Limited Liability Company

 

Delaware

 

Financing subsidiary to acquire receivables generated by LG&E

(1)
To be dissolved on or before December 31, 2003

5



SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this notification of registration to be duly signed on its behalf in the City of Louisville and the Commonwealth of Kentucky, on the 30th day of December, 2003.


 

 

LG&E ENERGY LLC
[SEAL]        
    By:   /s/  S. BRADFORD RIVES      
    Name:   S. Bradford Rives
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer

Attest:

 

 

 

 

/s/  
DANIEL K. ARBOUGH      
Name Daniel K. Arbough
Title: Treasurer

 

 

 

 


VERIFICATION

        The undersigned being duly sworn deposes and says that he has duly executed the attached notification of registration dated December 30, 2003 for and on behalf of LG&E ENERGY LLC; that he is the Secretary of such company; and that all action by members, directors and other bodies necessary to authorize deponent to execute and file such instrument has been taken. Deponent further says that he is familiar with such instrument and the contents thereof, and that the facts therein set forth are true to the best of his knowledge, information and belief.


 

 

/s/  
JOHN R. MCCALL      
Name: John R. McCall

(OFFICIAL SEAL)
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this
30th day of December, 2003.

/s/  
KATHY L. WILSON      
Name: Kathy L. Wilson

My commission expires January 22, 2005.

 

 



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