Jointly Owned Facilities

The consolidated financial statements include the Company's ownership interests in the assets, liabilities and expenses of the Big Stone Station, Coyote Station and Wygen III. Each owner of the stations is responsible for financing its investment in the jointly owned facilities.

The Company's share of the stations operating expenses was reflected in the appropriate categories of operating expenses (fuel, operation and maintenance and taxes, other than income) in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

At December 31, the Company's share of the cost of utility plant in service and related accumulated depreciation for the stations was as follows:



	2014		2013
	(In thousands)
Big Stone Station:
Utility plant in service	$	64,283	$	63,890
Less accumulated depreciation	43,043		41,323
	$	21,240	$	22,567
Coyote Station:
Utility plant in service	$	138,810	$	138,261
Less accumulated depreciation	94,443		89,528
	$	44,367	$	48,733
Wygen III:
Utility plant in service	$	65,597	$	64,332
Less accumulated depreciation	5,928		4,639
	$	59,669	$	59,693