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Commitments And Contingencies (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]  
Other Purchase Commitments At September 30, 2019, the related minimum future commitments were as follows (in millions):
 
Alliant Energy
 
IPL
 
WPL
Purchased power (a)

$145

 

$144

 

$1

Natural gas
892

 
460

 
432

Coal (b)
117

 
76

 
41

Other (c)
76

 
43

 
24

 

$1,230

 

$723

 

$498


(a)
Includes payments required by PPAs for capacity rights and minimum quantities of MWhs required to be purchased. As a result of an amendment to shorten the term of the DAEC PPA, Alliant Energy’s and IPL’s amounts include minimum future commitments related to IPL’s purchase of capacity and the resulting energy from DAEC through September 2020, and do not include the September 2020 buyout payment of $110 million.
(b)
Corporate Services entered into system-wide coal contracts on behalf of IPL and WPL that include minimum future commitments. These commitments were assigned to IPL and WPL based on information available as of September 30, 2019 regarding expected future usage, which is subject to change.
(c)
Includes individual commitments incurred during the normal course of business that exceeded $1 million at September 30, 2019.
MGP Site Estimated Future Costs And Recorded Liabilities At September 30, 2019, estimated future costs expected to be incurred for the investigation, remediation and monitoring of the MGP sites, as well as environmental liabilities recorded on the balance sheets for these sites, which are not discounted, were as follows (in millions). At September 30, 2019, such amounts for WPL were not material.
 
Alliant Energy
 
IPL
Range of estimated future costs

$14

-
$31
 

$12

-
$25
Current and non-current environmental liabilities
19
 
16

IPL [Member]  
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]  
Other Purchase Commitments At September 30, 2019, the related minimum future commitments were as follows (in millions):
 
Alliant Energy
 
IPL
 
WPL
Purchased power (a)

$145

 

$144

 

$1

Natural gas
892

 
460

 
432

Coal (b)
117

 
76

 
41

Other (c)
76

 
43

 
24

 

$1,230

 

$723

 

$498


(a)
Includes payments required by PPAs for capacity rights and minimum quantities of MWhs required to be purchased. As a result of an amendment to shorten the term of the DAEC PPA, Alliant Energy’s and IPL’s amounts include minimum future commitments related to IPL’s purchase of capacity and the resulting energy from DAEC through September 2020, and do not include the September 2020 buyout payment of $110 million.
(b)
Corporate Services entered into system-wide coal contracts on behalf of IPL and WPL that include minimum future commitments. These commitments were assigned to IPL and WPL based on information available as of September 30, 2019 regarding expected future usage, which is subject to change.
(c)
Includes individual commitments incurred during the normal course of business that exceeded $1 million at September 30, 2019.
MGP Site Estimated Future Costs And Recorded Liabilities At September 30, 2019, estimated future costs expected to be incurred for the investigation, remediation and monitoring of the MGP sites, as well as environmental liabilities recorded on the balance sheets for these sites, which are not discounted, were as follows (in millions). At September 30, 2019, such amounts for WPL were not material.
 
Alliant Energy
 
IPL
Range of estimated future costs

$14

-
$31
 

$12

-
$25
Current and non-current environmental liabilities
19
 
16

WPL [Member]  
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]  
Other Purchase Commitments At September 30, 2019, the related minimum future commitments were as follows (in millions):
 
Alliant Energy
 
IPL
 
WPL
Purchased power (a)

$145

 

$144

 

$1

Natural gas
892

 
460

 
432

Coal (b)
117

 
76

 
41

Other (c)
76

 
43

 
24

 

$1,230

 

$723

 

$498


(a)
Includes payments required by PPAs for capacity rights and minimum quantities of MWhs required to be purchased. As a result of an amendment to shorten the term of the DAEC PPA, Alliant Energy’s and IPL’s amounts include minimum future commitments related to IPL’s purchase of capacity and the resulting energy from DAEC through September 2020, and do not include the September 2020 buyout payment of $110 million.
(b)
Corporate Services entered into system-wide coal contracts on behalf of IPL and WPL that include minimum future commitments. These commitments were assigned to IPL and WPL based on information available as of September 30, 2019 regarding expected future usage, which is subject to change.
(c)
Includes individual commitments incurred during the normal course of business that exceeded $1 million at September 30, 2019.