13. Property, Plant and Equipment
| December 31, | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2002 | ||||
| (in millions) | |||||
| Land(a) | $ | 1,135 |
$ | 908 |
|
| Plant |
|
|
|||
| Electric generation, distribution and transmission(a) | 23,577 |
23,360 |
|||
| Natural gas transmission and distribution | 11,536 |
10,801 |
|||
| Gathering and processing facilities(a) | 5,435 |
5,167 |
|||
| Other buildings and improvements(a) | 448 |
540 |
|||
| Nuclear fuel | 863 |
827 |
|||
| Equipment | 1,166 |
1,057 |
|||
| Vehicles | 135 |
168 |
|||
| Construction in process(b) | 1,336 |
4,083 |
|||
| Other(a) | 1,526 |
1,766 |
|||
| Total property, plant and equipment | 47,157 |
48,677 |
|||
| Total accumulated depreciation(c), (d) | (12,171) |
(11,298) |
|||
| Total net property, plant and equipment | $ | 34,986 |
$ | 37,379 |
|
(a) Includes capitalized leases: $293 million for 2003 and $425 million for 2002.
(b) Includes $49 million as of December 31, 2003 and $1,165 million as of December 31, 2002 related to DENA merchant power plants for which construction has been deferred. The majority of deferred merchant plant costs were written down in 2003 due to impairment. (See Note 11 for additional information on impairment and other related charges.)
(c) Includes accumulated amortization of nuclear fuel: $604 million for 2003 and $566 million for 2002.
(d) Includes accumulated amortization of capitalized leases: $87 million for 2003 and $139 million for 2002.
Capitalized interest impact of $132 million for 2003, $250 million for 2002 and $167 million for 2001 is included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.