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Regulatory Matters: Regulatory Matters (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
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Regulatory assets | $ 432.2 | $ 480.1
Regulatory assets, current | (156.1) | (175.7)
Regulatory assets, non-current | 276.1 | 304.4
Regulatory liabilities | 557.0 | 566.6
Regulatory liabilities, current | (86.2) | (98.9)
Regulatory liabilities, non-current | 470.8 | 467.7
Deferred energy and gas costs |  |
Regulatory liabilities | 82.6 | 88.9
Employee benefit plan costs and related deferred taxes |  |
Regulatory liabilities | 34.6 | 36.2
Cost of removal |  |
Regulatory liabilities | 193.2 | 181.9
Excess deferred income taxes |  |
Regulatory liabilities | 240.5 | 247.1
Other regulatory liabilities |  |
Regulatory liabilities | 6.1 | 12.5
Storm Costs |  |
Regulatory assets | 123.4 | 199.6
Deferred energy and gas costs |  |
Regulatory assets | 61.1 | 55.1
Deferred gas cost adjustments |  |
Regulatory assets | 17.2 | 4.1
Gas price derivatives |  |
Regulatory assets | 3.2 | 5.1
Deferred taxes on AFUDC |  |
Regulatory assets | 7.7 | 7.1
Employee benefit plans and related deferred taxes |  |
Regulatory assets | 86.1 | 89.3
Environmental |  |
Regulatory assets | 10.6 | 2.9
Loss on reacquired debt |  |
Regulatory assets | 16.1 | 17.4
Deferred taxes on flow through accounting |  |
Regulatory assets | 80.9 | 74.7
Decommissioning costs |  |
Regulatory assets | 2.4 | 2.4
Other regulatory assets |  |
Regulatory assets | $ 23.5 | $ 22.4

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