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Equity and Financing Arrangements | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Equity and Financing Arrangements Disclosure [Abstract] |
Equity and Financing Arrangements | Equity and Financing Arrangements. a. Common Stock - MGE Energy. MGE Energy sells shares of its common stock through its Stock Plan. Those shares may be newly issued shares or shares that MGE Energy has purchased in the open market for resale to participants in the Stock Plan. All sales under the stock plan are covered by a shelf registration statement that MGE Energy filed with the SEC. For both the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, MGE Energy did not issue any new shares of common stock under the Stock Plan. b. Dilutive Shares Calculation - MGE Energy. MGE Energy does not hold any dilutive securities.

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