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ACQUISITIONS - JAYHAWK (Details) - Jayhawk - WECI $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Feb. 26, 2021 USD ($) MW
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |
Ownership interest of wind generating facility acquired |  | 90.00%
Capacity of generation unit | MW |  | 190
Acquisition purchase price |  | $ 119.4
Additional capital expenditures | $ 37.9 |
Current project investment | 157.3 |
Total expected investment | $ 302.0 |
Duration of offtake agreement for the sale of energy produced | 10 years |
Percentage of tax benefits entitled to | 99.00% |
Duration of receiving tax benefits | 10 years |

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