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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventories

Inventories consist of the following as of December 31, 2024 and 2023:

(in thousands)			2024						2023
Finished Goods			$	43,345					$	47,614
Work in Process			22,637						26,354
Raw Material, Fuel and Supplies			82,903						75,733
Total Inventories			$	148,885					$	149,701

Schedule of Estimated Service Lives for Rate-Regulated Electric and Nonelectric Assets

The estimated service lives for rate-regulated electric assets and nonelectric assets are included below:

			Service Life Range
(years)			Low						High
Electric Assets:
Production Plant			21						114
Transmission Plant			51						80
Distribution Plant			10						72
General Plant			5						56
Nonelectric Assets:
Equipment			2						20
Buildings and Leasehold Improvements			2						40

Schedule of Capitalized Cost and Related Accumulated Amortization

Below are the amounts of capitalized cost and related accumulated amortization as of December 31, 2024 and 2023:

(in thousands)			2024						2023
Cloud Computing Costs			$	15,741					$	12,782
Accumulated Amortization			(3,796)						(1,505)
Cloud Computing Costs, net			$	11,945					$	11,277

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