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SPECIAL PURPOSE ENTITIES (Details) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($) item | Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($) item | Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($) item project
GPS |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |
Number of natural gas-fired power plants | project |  |  | 2
Number of joint ventures | item | 2 | 2 | 2
Final cash distributions to joint ventures | $ 0.3 |  |
VIE |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |
Development costs incurred |  | $ 0.7 | $ 1.4

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