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Regulatory Matters - Schedule of Regulatory Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
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Detail of regulatory liabilities |  |
Regulatory liability, including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory liability current | $ 2,262,539 | $ 2,333,351
Less: current regulatory liabilities | 202,266 | 271,575
Total non-current regulatory liabilities | 2,060,273 | 2,061,776
Asset retirement obligations |  |
Detail of regulatory liabilities |  |
Regulatory liability, including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory liability current | 396,107 | 354,002
Other postretirement benefits |  |
Detail of regulatory liabilities |  |
Regulatory liability, including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory liability current | 258,955 | 270,604
Removal costs |  |
Detail of regulatory liabilities |  |
Regulatory liability, including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory liability current | 106,102 | 106,889
Income taxes — change in rates |  |
Detail of regulatory liabilities |  |
Regulatory liability, including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory liability current | 64,739 | 64,806
Four Corners coal reclamation |  |
Detail of regulatory liabilities |  |
Regulatory liability, including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory liability current | 53,348 | 52,592
Income taxes — deferred investment tax credit |  |
Detail of regulatory liabilities |  |
Regulatory liability, including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory liability current | 49,031 | 48,035
Spent nuclear fuel |  |
Detail of regulatory liabilities |  |
Regulatory liability, including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory liability current | 37,313 | 39,217
Renewable energy standard (b) |  |
Detail of regulatory liabilities |  |
Regulatory liability, including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory liability current | 30,188 | 35,720
Sundance maintenance |  |
Detail of regulatory liabilities |  |
Regulatory liability, including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory liability current | 17,667 | 16,893
Property tax deferral (e) |  |
Detail of regulatory liabilities |  |
Regulatory liability, including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory liability current | 14,353 | 15,521
Demand side management (b) |  |
Detail of regulatory liabilities |  |
Regulatory liability, including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory liability current | 14,207 | 8,461
FERC transmission true up (b) |  |
Detail of regulatory liabilities |  |
Regulatory liability, including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory liability current | 12,597 | 22,895
Tax expense adjustor mechanism (b) (e) |  |
Detail of regulatory liabilities |  |
Regulatory liability, including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory liability current | 4,835 | 4,835
Deferred fuel and purchased power — mark-to-market (Note 7) |  |
Detail of regulatory liabilities |  |
Regulatory liability, including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory liability current | 3,396 | 96,367
Other |  |
Detail of regulatory liabilities |  |
Regulatory liability, including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory liability current | 7,415 | 3,092
ACC | Excess deferred income taxes - Tax Act |  |
Detail of regulatory liabilities |  |
Regulatory liability, including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory liability current | 970,578 | 971,545
FERC | Excess deferred income taxes - Tax Act |  |
Detail of regulatory liabilities |  |
Regulatory liability, including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory liability current | $ 221,708 | $ 221,877

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