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Financing: Debt Covenants (Additional Information) (Details)	Jun. 30, 2024
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Consolidated indebtedness to capitalization ratio	0.59
Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Consolidated indebtedness to capitalization ratio	0.65
Wyoming Electric
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Consolidated indebtedness to capitalization ratio	0.51
Wyoming Electric | Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Consolidated indebtedness to capitalization ratio	0.6

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08(f))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480678/235-10-S99-1

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