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Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation - General (Details) counterparty in Millions | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022 counterparty GW
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Generation capacity (in GW) | GW | 16
Home |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Customers | counterparty | 5.5

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