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Effective income tax rate reconciliation deductions interest expense percent.

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Income tax reconciliation increase in deferred income tax expense.

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Increase in income tax expense returned to customers.

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Increase in regulatory liabilities returned to customers.

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Percentage of federal net operating loss carryforwards.

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Percentage of domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable to pretax income (loss).

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The increase (decrease) during the period in the carrying value of derivative instruments reported as liabilities that are due to be disposed of within one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer).

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