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Commitments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Electricity Purchase Contract Commitment | The following table shows the future minimum commitments for continuing operations under these contracts as of December 31, 2022 for 2023 through 2027 and thereafter as well as actual purchases under these contracts for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020 (in millions):
Actual purchases during the year ended December 31, | Electricity Purchase Contracts |  | Fuel Purchase Contracts |  | Other Purchase Contracts
2020 | $ | 756 |  |  | $ | 1,573 |  |  | $ | 1,506 |
2021 | 709 |  |  | 2,070 |  |  | 1,261 |
2022 | 1,156 |  |  | 3,375 |  |  | 3,602 |
Future commitments for the year ending December 31, |  |  |  |  |
2023 | $ | 1,190 |  |  | $ | 3,702 |  |  | $ | 4,642 |
2024 | 873 |  |  | 2,624 |  |  | 477 |
2025 | 639 |  |  | 1,706 |  |  | 303 |
2026 | 588 |  |  | 1,099 |  |  | 215 |
2027 | 586 |  |  | 1,117 |  |  | 189 |
Thereafter | 5,924 |  |  | 3,134 |  |  | 1,515 |
Total | $ | 9,800 |  |  | $ | 13,382 |  |  | $ | 7,341 |

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