TOWN OF READING, MASSACHUSETTS
MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT
BUSINESS-TYPE PROPRIETARY FUND
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS
5/31/08
PREVIOUS YEAR  CURRENT YEAR
ASSETS
CURRENT
   UNRESTRICTED CASH (SCH A  P.9)   12,590,794.65   13,182,998.23
   RESTRICTED CASH (SCH A  P.9)   25,487,601.05   12,254,607.33
   RESTRICTED INVESTMENTS (SCH A  P.9)    4,400,000.00    2,900,000.00
   RECEIVABLES, NET (SCH B  P.10)    6,207,586.38    6,311,362.25
   PREPAID EXPENSES (SCH B  P.10)      526,243.22      415,588.00
   INVENTORY 1,578,690.37    1,914,309.89
     TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 50,790,915.67   36,978,865.70
NONCURRENT
   INVESTMENT IN ASSOCIATED CO (SCH C  P.2)      146,594.04      133,576.92
   CAPITAL ASSETS, NET (SCH C  P.2)   57,070,335.58   60,760,577.17
   OTHER ASSETS (SCH C  P.2)       23,289.74       19,797.20
     TOTAL NONCURRENT ASSETS   57,240,219.36   60,913,951.29
 
TOTAL ASSETS  108,031,135.03   97,892,816.99
LIABILITIES
CURRENT
   ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 5,450,147.70    6,155,245.46
   CUSTOMER DEPOSITS 485,057.71      494,666.59
   CUSTOMER ADVANCES FOR CONSTRUCTION 632,426.17      665,388.97
   ACCRUED LIABILITIES 213,329.76       43,018.44
   CURRENT PORTION OF BONDS PAYABLE 550,000.00      550,000.00
   CALPINE LIABILITY 11,279,633.39 0.00
   
     TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES   18,610,594.73    7,908,319.46
NONCURRENT
   BONDS PAYABLE, NET OF CURRENT PORTION 1,100,000.00      550,000.00
   ACCRUED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATED ABSENCES 2,267,230.58    2,467,163.90
     TOTAL NONCURRENT LIABILITIES    3,367,230.58    3,017,163.90
TOTAL LIABILITIES   21,977,825.31   10,925,483.36
NET ASSETS
INVESTED IN CAPITAL ASSETS, NET OF RELATED DEBT 55,420,335.58   59,660,577.17
RESTRICTED FOR DEPRECIATION FUND (P.9)    2,744,534.51    3,188,872.86
UNRESTRICTED 27,888,439.63   24,117,883.60
TOTAL NET ASSETS (P.3) 86,053,309.72   86,967,333.63
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS  108,031,135.03   97,892,816.99
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