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ACQUISITIONS - WEST RIVERSIDE (Details) - West Riverside Energy Center - WPS $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2023 USD ($) MW
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Capacity of generation unit | MW	100
Acquisition purchase price, expected | $	$ 102.0

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 50
-Section 15
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