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FERC (Details 8) $ in Millions | Sep. 04, 2018 USD ($)
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Electric transmission rate proceeding [Member] | MISO [Member] |
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items] |
Public Utilities, Tariff on Capital Project Tracker | $ 12.5

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