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Selected Balance Sheet Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

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Account Receivable Schedule

Following is a summary of Accounts receivable, net included in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as of:

	September 30, 2024			December 31, 2023
	(in millions)
Billed Accounts Receivable	$	136.9		$	198.5
Unbilled Revenue		69.9			154.0
Less: Allowance for Credit Losses		(1.4	)		(2.2	)
Account Receivable, net	$	205.4		$	350.3

Financing Receivable, Current, Allowance for Credit Loss

Changes to allowance for credit losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, were as follows:

	Balance at Beginning of Year			Additions Charged to Costs and Expenses			Recoveries and Other Additions			Write-offs and Other Deductions			Balance at September 30,
	(in millions)
2024	$	2.2		$	4.0		$	2.8		$	(7.6	)	$	1.4
2023	$	3.0		$	7.2		$	2.4		$	(10.8	)	$	1.8

Materials, Supplies and Fuel

The following amounts by major classification are included in Materials, supplies, and fuel on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as of:

	September 30, 2024			December 31, 2023
	(in millions)
Materials and supplies	$	103.9		$	105.9
Fuel - Electric Utilities		7.6			7.7
Natural gas in storage		43.9			47.3
Total materials, supplies, and fuel	$	155.4		$	160.9

Schedule of Accrued Liabilities

The following amounts by major classification are included in Accrued liabilities on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as of:

	September 30, 2024			December 31, 2023
	(in millions)
Accrued employee compensation, benefits, and withholdings	$	78.8		$	74.8
Accrued property taxes		47.7			52.7
Customer deposits and prepayments		59.2			76.0
Accrued interest		60.4			46.3
Other (none of which is individually significant)		45.6			43.5
Total accrued liabilities	$	291.7		$	293.3

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