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Income Taxes (Details)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Sep. 30, 2021

Sep. 30, 2022

Sep. 30, 2021

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Federal statutory rate

21.00%

21.00%

21.00%

21.00%

State tax (net of federal tax effect)

4.90%

5.00%

4.90%

5.00%

Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Credit, Percent

^[1]

(12.30%)

(12.10%)

(25.20%)

(20.00%)

Plant regulatory differences (b)

^[2]

(5.80%)

(5.80%)

(5.50%)

(6.00%)

Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Net Operating Loss Carryback, Percent

(1.20%)

(1.20%)

(1.40%)

(1.10%)

Other (net)

(0.30%)

(0.30%)

(0.10%)

(0.20%)

Effective income tax rate

6.30%

6.60%

(6.30%)

(1.30%)

[1]	Wind PTCs are credited to customers (reduction to revenue) and do not materially impact net income
[2]	Regulatory differences for income tax primarily relate to the credit of excess deferred taxes to customers through the average rate assumption method. Income tax benefits associated with the credit of excess deferred taxes are offset by corresponding revenue reductions.

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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

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