Arbitration Expense

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Authorized Recovery Amount, Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Funding.

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Environmental Exit Costs, Anticipated Cost, Percentage

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Environmental Exit Costs, Anticipated Term

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Litigation Settlement Amount Allocated to Ratepayers and Shareholders

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Litigation Settlement Amount, Net of Arbitration Expense

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Litigation Settlement, Percent of Arbitration Expenses

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Regulatory Asset, Nuclear Plant Closure.

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Regulatory Asset Threshold to Cease Rate Recovery

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Decommission fund to pay for the costs of decontaminating and decommissioning of facilities through collection of revenues derived from utility assessments and government appropriations. Decommission fund investment for the process whereby a power station, at the end of its economic life, is taken permanently out of service and its site made available for other purposes. In the case of a nuclear station this comprises three different states of clearance. Immediately after the final closure, radioactive material such as nuclear fuel and operational waste is removed and the buildings surrounding the reactor shield are dismantled and finally the reactor itself is dismantled.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The proportionate share of interest (percent) in a jointly owned utility plant.

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The amount of expense provided in the period for legal costs incurred on or before the balance sheet date pertaining to resolved, pending or threatened litigation, including arbitration and mediation proceedings.

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Amount awarded from other party in judgment or settlement of litigation.

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Amount awarded to other party in judgment or settlement of litigation.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of capitalized costs of regulated entities that are expected to be recovered through revenue sources within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Such costs are capitalized if they meet both of the following criteria: a. It is probable that future revenue in an amount at least equal to the capitalized cost will result from inclusion of that cost in allowable costs for rate-making purposes. b. Based on available evidence, the future revenue will be provided to permit recovery of the previously incurred cost rather than to provide for expected levels of similar future costs. If the revenue will be provided through an automatic rate-adjustment clause, this criterion requires that the regulator's intent clearly be to permit recovery of the previously incurred cost.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of capitalized costs of regulated entities that are not expected to be recovered through revenue sources within one year or the normal operating cycle if longer.

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