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Regulatory Matters
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]  
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Regulatory Assets and Liabilities
The following presents our current and long-term regulatory assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and the period we expect to recover or refund such amounts:
Period ofSeptember 30, 2024December 31, 2023
(in thousands)Recovery/RefundCurrentLong-TermCurrentLong-Term
Regulatory Assets
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans1
Various$154 $86,020 $154 $86,134 
Alternative Revenue Program Riders2
Up to 2 years
4,145 145 3,719 158 
Deferred Income TaxesAsset lives 7,217 — 6,940 
Fuel Clause Adjustments1
Up to 1 year
  7,294 — 
Derivative Instruments1
Up to 2 years
2,116 686 4,210 — 
Other1
Various1,445 1,469 750 2,483 
Total Regulatory Assets$7,860 $95,537 $16,127 $95,715 
Regulatory Liabilities
Deferred Income TaxesAsset lives$ $131,584 $— $136,022 
Plant Removal ObligationsAsset lives 125,681 — 117,030 
Fuel Clause Adjustments
Up to 1 year
18,808  11,350 — 
Alternative Revenue Program Riders
Up to 1 year
17,594  6,885 — 
North Dakota PTC RefundsAsset lives 17,115 — 12,011 
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit PlansVarious6,138 7,737 6,138 11,307 
OtherVarious1,145 880 1,035 177 
Total Regulatory Liabilities$43,685 $282,997 $25,408 $276,547 
1Costs subject to recovery without a rate of return.
2Amounts eligible for recovery includes an incentive or rate of return.