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REGULATORY ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
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 September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. For more information on our regulatory assets and liabilities, see Note 6, Regulatory Assets and Liabilities, in our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(in millions)September 30, 2025December 31, 2024
Regulatory assets
Plant retirement related items$783.8 $810.5 
Pension and OPEB costs616.5 684.9 
Environmental remediation costs522.7 570.1 
Income tax related items482.5 438.5 
AROs188.7 166.7 
Uncollectible expense117.4 151.5 
Decoupling101.8 110.0 
System support resource95.3 102.9 
Securitization69.6 76.5 
Bluewater43.0 57.7 
Derivatives38.7 38.2 
Finance and operating leases31.2 22.0 
Energy efficiency programs21.7 26.5 
Electric transmission costs20.5 0.4 
Other, net107.6 122.3 
Total regulatory assets$3,241.0 $3,378.7 
Balance sheet presentation
Other current assets$23.6 $39.0 
Regulatory assets3,217.4 3,339.7 
Total regulatory assets$3,241.0 $3,378.7 

(in millions)September 30, 2025December 31, 2024
Regulatory liabilities
Income tax related items$1,808.0 $1,825.4 
Removal costs 1,552.3 1,458.2 
Pension and OPEB benefits292.0 308.5 
Uncollectible expense89.2 47.2 
Energy costs refundable through rate adjustments71.4 160.8 
Derivatives35.5 36.9 
Revenue requirements of renewable generation facilities21.5 44.2 
MERC property tax tracker (1)
21.0 19.3 
Other, net110.4 102.8 
Total regulatory liabilities$4,001.3 $4,003.3 
Balance sheet presentation
Other current liabilities$61.0 $45.3 
Regulatory liabilities3,940.3 3,958.0 
Total regulatory liabilities$4,001.3 $4,003.3 

(1)MERC defers as a regulatory asset or liability the difference between actual property tax expense and the amount included in rates until recovery or refund is authorized in a future rate proceeding.