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REGULATORY MATTERS - Pennsylvania and West Virginia (Details) $ in Millions						1 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2020 USD ($) MW	Aug. 28, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 17, 2020	Aug. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2019 proposal MW	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 18, 2020
Pennsylvania \| PPUC \| Penn \| ENEC Phase IV
Regulatory Matters [Line Items]
Approved demand reduction targets							2.00%
Approved energy consumption reduction targets							2.70%
Pennsylvania \| PPUC \| WP \| ENEC Phase IV
Regulatory Matters [Line Items]
Approved demand reduction targets							2.50%
Approved energy consumption reduction targets							2.40%
Pennsylvania \| PPUC \| Pennsylvania Companies \| DSP
Regulatory Matters [Line Items]
Number of RFP's \| proposal					2
Project term					2 years
New hourly priced default service threshold (in MW's) \| MW					0.1
Pennsylvania \| PPUC \| Pennsylvania Companies \| DSP \| 3 Month Period
Regulatory Matters [Line Items]
Energy contract term					3 months
Pennsylvania \| PPUC \| Pennsylvania Companies \| DSP \| 12 Month Period
Regulatory Matters [Line Items]
Energy contract term					12 months
Pennsylvania \| PPUC \| Pennsylvania Companies \| DSP \| 24 Month Period
Regulatory Matters [Line Items]
Energy contract term					24 months
Pennsylvania \| PPUC \| Pennsylvania Companies \| EE&C
Regulatory Matters [Line Items]
Approved amount of rate increase						$ 390.0
Pennsylvania \| PPUC \| Pennsylvania Companies \| New LTIP's
Regulatory Matters [Line Items]
Requested rate increase (decrease)				$ 572.0
Cost recovery period				5 years
Pennsylvania \| PPUC \| Pennsylvania Companies \| Wavier of Distribution System Improvement Charge Cap
Regulatory Matters [Line Items]
Requested rate increase (decrease) (percent)				11.81%
Proposed settled recoverability cap			7.50%
Approved ROE				5.00%
Pennsylvania \| PPUC \| PN \| ENEC Phase IV
Regulatory Matters [Line Items]
Approved demand reduction targets							3.30%
Approved energy consumption reduction targets							3.00%
Pennsylvania \| PPUC \| ME \| ENEC Phase IV
Regulatory Matters [Line Items]
Approved demand reduction targets							2.90%
Approved energy consumption reduction targets							3.10%
West Virginia \| WVPSC \| MP and PE \| ENEC
Regulatory Matters [Line Items]
Requested rate increase (decrease)		$ (55.0)
Requested rate increase (decrease) (percent)		(4.00%)
Recovery of deferred, incremental uncollectible and other related costs		$ 10.5
Requested annual rate reduction	$ 2.6
West Virginia \| WVPSC \| MP and PE \| Modernization and Improvement Program For Coal-Fired Boilers
Regulatory Matters [Line Items]
Requested rate increase (decrease)		$ 5.0
West Virginia \| WVPSC \| MP and PE \| Integrated Resource Plan
Regulatory Matters [Line Items]
Integrated resource plan project period	15 years
Requested solar generation source \| MW	50