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Property, Plant, and Equipment | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] |
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT | PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT Property, plant, and equipment consisted of the following at December 31:
(in millions) |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Electric – generation |  | $ | 6,981.4 |  |  | $ | 7,015.3 |
Electric – distribution |  | 7,854.7 |  |  | 7,455.5 |
Natural gas – distribution, storage, and transmission |  | 13,526.6 |  |  | 12,730.0 |
Property, plant, and equipment to be retired, net |  | 277.0 |  |  | — |
Other |  | 2,212.6 |  |  | 1,896.1 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation |  | 8,894.9 |  |  | 8,465.0 |
Net |  | 21,957.4 |  |  | 20,631.9 |
CWIP |  | 406.0 |  |  | 683.9 |
Net utility and non-utility property, plant, and equipment |  | 22,363.4 |  |  | 21,315.8 |
We Power generation |  | 3,240.5 |  |  | 3,238.8 |
Renewable generation |  | 1,837.5 |  |  | 1,213.3 |
Natural gas storage |  | 289.9 |  |  | 250.0 |
Net non-utility energy infrastructure |  | 5,367.9 |  |  | 4,702.1 |
Corporate services |  | 188.7 |  |  | 212.3 |
Other |  | 27.0 |  |  | 41.8 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation |  | 994.4 |  |  | 899.7 |
Net |  | 4,589.2 |  |  | 4,056.5 |
CWIP |  | 29.8 |  |  | 335.1 |
Net other property, plant, and equipment |  | 4,619.0 |  |  | 4,391.6 |
Total property, plant, and equipment |  | $ | 26,982.4 |  |  | $ | 25,707.4 |
Severance Liability for Plant Retirements We have severance liabilities related to past and future plant retirements recorded in other current liabilities on our balance sheets. Activity related to these severance liabilities for the years ended December 31 was as follows:
(in millions) |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Severance liability at January 1 |  | $ | 0.7 |  |  | $ | 2.1 |  |  | $ | 15.7 |
Severance expense |  | 4.6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Severance payments |  | (0.4) |  |  | (0.1) |  |  | (7.2) |
Other |  | — |  |  | (1.3) |  |  | (6.4) |
Total severance liability at December 31 |  | $ | 4.9 |  |  | $ | 0.7 |  |  | $ | 2.1 |
Wisconsin Segment Plant to be Retired Columbia Units 1 and 2 As a result of a MISO ruling received in June 2021, retirement of the jointly-owned Columbia generating units 1 and 2 became probable. Columbia generating units 1 and 2 are expected to be retired by the end of 2023 and 2024, respectively. The net book value of WPS's ownership share of unit 1 and unit 2 was $89.1 million and $187.9 million, respectively, at December 31, 2021. These amounts were classified as plant to be retired within property, plant, and equipment on our balance sheet. These units are included in rate base, and WPS continues to depreciate them on a straight-line basis using the composite depreciation rates approved by the PSCW. Public Service Building During a significant rain event in May 2020, an underground steam tunnel in downtown Milwaukee flooded and steam vented into WE’s PSB. The damage to the building from the flooding and steam was extensive and required significant repairs and restorations. As of December 31, 2021, WE had incurred $92.4 million of costs related to these repairs and restorations. In 2020, WE received $20.0 million of insurance proceeds to cover a portion of these costs and wrote off $12.5 million of costs that we do not intend to seek recovery for through other operation and maintenance expense. Of the remaining $59.9 million of costs to be recovered, we will recover $41.0 million through insurance proceeds as a result of a settlement that was reached in February 2022, with the difference expected to be recovered through rates. In June 2021, we received approval from the PSCW to restore the PSB and to defer the project costs, net of insurance proceeds, as a component of rate base. As such, and in light of the agreement with insurers noted above, we do not currently expect a significant impact to our future results of operations.

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