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Income Taxes (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Summary of Significant Factors Impact on Difference Between Effective Tax Rate and Federal Statutory Rate

The following table summarizes the significant factors impacting the difference between our effective tax rate and the federal statutory rate for the three months ended March 31 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Federal income taxes at statutory rates

 

$

16,838

 

 

 

21.0

%

 

$

11,961

 

 

 

21.0

%

Increase (decrease) in tax resulting from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax effect of regulatory treatment of utility

      plant differences

 

 

(3,240

)

 

 

(4.0

)

 

 

(2,402

)

 

 

(4.2

)

State income tax expense

 

 

552

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

1,227

 

 

 

2.1

 

Settlement of equity awards

 

 

930

 

 

 

1.1

 

 

 

165

 

 

 

0.3

 

Other

 

 

(2,916

)

 

 

(3.6

)

 

 

(2,419

)

 

 

(4.2

)

Total income tax expense

 

$

12,164

 

 

 

15.2

%

 

$

8,532

 

 

 

15.0

%