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Commitments and Contingencies (Details-2) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)
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Operating expense purchase contracts [Abstract] |  |
Purchase obligation, 2021 | $ 37,044 |
Purchase obligation, 2022 | 58,930 |
Purchase obligation, 2023 | 32,042 |
Purchase obligation, 2024 | 26,426 |
Purchase obligation, 2025 | 24,917 |
Purchase obligation, Thereafter | 26,102 |
Coal [Member] |  |
Operating expense purchase contracts [Abstract] |  |
Purchase obligation, 2021 | 5,050 | [1]
Purchase obligation, 2022 | 12,400 | [1]
Purchase obligation, 2023 | 6,447 | [1]
Purchase obligation, 2024 | 1,617 | [1]
Purchase obligation, 2025 | 894 | [1]
Purchase obligation, Thereafter | 0 | [1]
Natural Gas, Transportation and Storage [Member] |  |
Operating expense purchase contracts [Abstract] |  |
Purchase obligation, 2021 | 6,665 | [2]
Purchase obligation, 2022 | 23,305 | [2]
Purchase obligation, 2023 | 23,919 | [2]
Purchase obligation, 2024 | 23,919 | [2]
Purchase obligation, 2025 | 23,919 | [2]
Purchase obligation, Thereafter | 25,210 | [2]
Natual Gas, Supply [Member] |  |
Operating expense purchase contracts [Abstract] |  |
Purchase obligation, 2021 | 21,432 | [3]
Purchase obligation, 2022 | 20,033 | [3]
Purchase obligation, 2023 | 0 | [3]
Purchase obligation, 2024 | 0 | [3]
Purchase obligation, 2025 | 0 | [3]
Purchase obligation, Thereafter | 0 | [3]
Other [Member] |  |
Operating expense purchase contracts [Abstract] |  |
Purchase obligation, 2021 | 3,897 |
Purchase obligation, 2022 | 3,192 |
Purchase obligation, 2023 | 1,676 |
Purchase obligation, 2024 | 890 |
Purchase obligation, 2025 | 104 |
Purchase obligation, Thereafter | $ 892 |
[1] | Total coal commitments for the Columbia and Elm Road Units, including transportation. Fuel procurement for MGE's jointly owned Columbia and Elm Road Units is handled by WPL and WEPCO, respectively, who are the operators of those facilities.
[2] | MGE's natural gas transportation and storage contracts require fixed monthly payments for firm supply pipeline transportation and storage capacity. The pricing components of the fixed monthly payments for the transportation and storage contracts are established by FERC but may be subject to change.
[3] | These commitments include market-based pricing.

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