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Risk Management Activities
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Risk Management Activities We are exposed to certain risks relating to our ongoing business operations; namely commodity price risk and interest rate risk. We recognize that the prudent and selective use of derivatives may help to lower our cost of debt capital, manage our interest rate exposure and limit volatility in the price of natural gas.
Risk management assets and liabilities on our derivatives are presented on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) as shown below:
March 31, 2023December 31, 2022
(in millions)Assets LiabilitiesAssetsLiabilities
Current(1)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments$— $— $— $— 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments5.0 5.4 18.8 1.1 
Total$5.0 $5.4 $18.8 $1.1 
Noncurrent(2)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments$— $— $— $— 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments46.5 1.1 66.0 1.9 
Total$46.5 $1.1 $66.0 $1.9 
(1)Current assets and liabilities are presented in "Prepayments and other" and "Other accruals", respectively, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited).
(2)Noncurrent assets and liabilities are presented in "Deferred charges and other" and "Other noncurrent liabilities and deferred credits", respectively, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited).
Our derivative instruments are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements. No collateral was either received or posted related to our outstanding derivative positions at March 31, 2023. If the above gross asset and liability positions were presented net of amounts owed or receivable from counterparties, we would report a net asset position of $45.0 million and $81.8 million at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
All gains and losses on derivative contracts are deferred as regulatory liabilities or assets and are remitted to or collected from customers through NIPSCO’s quarterly GCA mechanism.
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Commodity price risk management. We, along with our utility customers, are exposed to variability in cash flows associated with natural gas purchases and volatility in natural gas prices. We purchase natural gas for sale and delivery to our retail, commercial and industrial customers, and for most customers the variability in the market price of gas is passed through in their rates. Some of our utility subsidiaries offer programs whereby variability in the market price of gas is assumed by the respective utility. The objective of our commodity price risk programs is to mitigate the gas cost variability, for us or on behalf of our customers, associated with natural gas purchases or sales by economically hedging the various gas cost components using a combination of futures, options, forwards or other derivative contracts. At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we had 92.8 MMDth and 99.0 MMDth, respectively, of net energy derivative volumes outstanding related to our natural gas hedges.
NIPSCO has received IURC approval to lock in a fixed price for its natural gas customers using long-term forward purchase instruments and is limited to 20% of NIPSCO's average annual GCA purchase volume. As of March 31, 2023, the remaining terms of these instruments range from one to four years.
The following table summarizes the gains and losses associated with the commodity price risk programs:
(in millions)March 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Regulatory Assets
Losses on commodity price risk programs$21.7 $10.0 
Regulatory Liabilities
Gains on commodity price risk programs52.3 90.0 
Our derivative instruments measured at fair value as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 do not contain any credit-risk-related contingent features.
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments
Interest rate risk management. As of March 31, 2023, we have no active interest rate swap positions.
The net gain related to multiple of our settled interest rate swaps, is recorded in AOCI. We amortize the net gain over the life of the debt associated with these swaps as we recognize interest expense. These amounts are immaterial for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 and are recorded in "Interest expense, net" on the Condensed Statements of Consolidated Income (unaudited). Amounts expected to be reclassified to earnings during the next twelve months are immaterial. Amortization will continue for 350 months. See Note 16, "Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss," for additional information.