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Regulatory Matters - Schedule of Regulatory Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
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Detail of regulatory assets |  |
Regulatory asset including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory asset current | $ 1,859,465 | $ 1,822,100
Less: current regulatory assets | 600,802 | 538,879
Total non-current regulatory assets | 1,258,663 | 1,283,221
Pension |  |
Detail of regulatory assets |  |
Regulatory asset including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory asset current | 628,727 | 637,656
Deferred fuel and purchased power |  |
Detail of regulatory assets |  |
Regulatory asset including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory asset current | 469,962 | 460,561
Income taxes — allowance for funds used during construction (“AFUDC”) equity |  |
Detail of regulatory assets |  |
Regulatory asset including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory asset current | 179,818 | 179,631
Ocotillo Deferral |  |
Detail of regulatory assets |  |
Regulatory asset including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory asset current | 135,766 | 138,143
SCR Deferral |  |
Detail of regulatory assets |  |
Regulatory asset including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory asset current | 95,588 | 97,624
Retired power plant costs |  |
Detail of regulatory assets |  |
Regulatory asset including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory asset current | 94,903 | 98,692
Deferred fuel and purchased power — mark-to-market (Note 7) |  |
Detail of regulatory assets |  |
Regulatory asset including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory asset current | 61,858 | 0
Deferred property taxes |  |
Detail of regulatory assets |  |
Regulatory asset including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory asset current | 38,915 | 41,057
Deferred compensation |  |
Detail of regulatory assets |  |
Regulatory asset including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory asset current | 34,492 | 33,660
Income taxes — investment tax credit basis adjustment |  |
Detail of regulatory assets |  |
Regulatory asset including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory asset current | 24,095 | 23,977
Palo Verde VIEs (Note 6) |  |
Detail of regulatory assets |  |
Regulatory asset including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory asset current | 20,893 | 20,933
Active Union Medical Trust |  |
Detail of regulatory assets |  |
Regulatory asset including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory asset current | 15,010 | 18,226
Four Corners cost deferral |  |
Detail of regulatory assets |  |
Regulatory asset including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory asset current | 13,979 | 15,999
Navajo coal reclamation |  |
Detail of regulatory assets |  |
Regulatory asset including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory asset current | 13,117 | 13,862
Loss on reacquired debt |  |
Detail of regulatory assets |  |
Regulatory asset including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory asset current | 9,238 | 9,468
Mead-Phoenix transmission line contributions in aid of construction (“CIAC”) |  |
Detail of regulatory assets |  |
Regulatory asset including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory asset current | 8,965 | 9,048
Tax expense adjustor mechanism (b) (e) |  |
Detail of regulatory assets |  |
Regulatory asset including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory asset current | 5,681 | 5,845
Lost fixed cost recovery |  |
Detail of regulatory assets |  |
Regulatory asset including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory asset current | 0 | 9,547
Other |  |
Detail of regulatory assets |  |
Regulatory asset including deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory asset current | $ 8,458 | $ 8,171

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