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REGULATORY ASSETS AND LIABILITIES | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract] |
REGULATORY ASSETS AND LIABILITIES | REGULATORY ASSETS AND LIABILITIES The following regulatory assets and liabilities were reflected on our balance sheets at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. For more information on our regulatory assets and liabilities, see Note 6, Regulatory Assets and Liabilities, in our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(in millions) |  | March 31, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
Regulatory assets |  |  |  |
Pension and OPEB costs |  | $ | 1,073.9 |  |  | $ | 1,101.6 |
Plant retirements |  | 733.1 |  |  | 740.8 |
Environmental remediation costs |  | 623.1 |  |  | 638.2 |
Income tax related items |  | 459.3 |  |  | 454.6 |
Energy costs recoverable through rate adjustments (1) |  | 301.6 |  |  | 1.1 |
Asset retirement obligations |  | 186.0 |  |  | 181.3 |
SSR |  | 134.6 |  |  | 135.6 |
Securitization |  | 106.9 |  |  | 105.2 |
Uncollectible expense |  | 73.0 |  |  | 82.0 |
Derivatives |  | 9.6 |  |  | 26.5 |
Other, net |  | 92.7 |  |  | 77.2 |
Total regulatory assets |  | $ | 3,793.8 |  |  | $ | 3,544.1 |
Balance sheet presentation |  |  |  |
Amounts recoverable from customers (1) |  | $ | 306.7 |  |  | $ | 20.0 |
Regulatory assets |  | 3,487.1 |  |  | 3,524.1 |
Total regulatory assets |  | $ | 3,793.8 |  |  | $ | 3,544.1 |
(1)The increase in these regulatory assets primarily relates to the high natural gas costs that were incurred as a result of the extreme winter weather conditions in February 2021. See Note 22, Regulatory Environment, for more information.
(in millions) |  | March 31, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
Regulatory liabilities |  |  |  |
Income tax related items |  | $ | 2,111.0 |  |  | $ | 2,137.7 |
Removal costs |  | 1,234.6 |  |  | 1,221.1 |
Pension and OPEB benefits |  | 373.1 |  |  | 378.1 |
Electric transmission costs |  | 75.9 |  |  | 78.5 |
Earnings sharing mechanisms |  | 30.8 |  |  | 36.9 |
Energy costs refundable through rate adjustments |  | 24.7 |  |  | 59.9 |
Derivatives |  | 17.4 |  |  | 16.4 |
Energy efficiency programs |  | 11.0 |  |  | 9.9 |
Uncollectible expense |  | 3.2 |  |  | 25.5 |
Other, net |  | 21.6 |  |  | 15.1 |
Total regulatory liabilities |  | $ | 3,903.3 |  |  | $ | 3,979.1 |
Balance sheet presentation |  |  |  |
Other current liabilities |  | $ | 12.5 |  |  | $ | 51.0 |
Regulatory liabilities |  | 3,890.8 |  |  | 3,928.1 |
Total regulatory liabilities |  | $ | 3,903.3 |  |  | $ | 3,979.1 |

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