Long Term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

Long-term debt outstanding at December 31 was as follows (in thousands):

	Maturity Date	Interest Rate		2015			2014
First Mortgage Bonds due 2032	August 15, 2032	7.23	%	$	75,000		$	75,000
First Mortgage Bonds due 2039	November 1, 2039	6.125	%	180,000			180,000
First Mortgage Bonds due 2044	October 20, 2044	4.43	%	85,000			85,000
Unamortized discount, First Mortgage Bonds due 2039				(99		)	(103		)
Series 94A Debt (a)	June 1, 2024	0.75	%	2,855			2,855
Long-term debt				$	342,756		$	342,752

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(a) Variable interest rate at December 31, 2015.

On October 1, 2014 we issued $85 million of 4.43% coupon first mortgage bonds due October 20, 2044. Proceeds from our bond sale funded the early redemption of our 5.35%$12 million pollution control revenue bonds, originally due October 1, 2024.

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt

Scheduled maturities of our outstanding long-term debt (excluding unamortized discounts) are as follows (in thousands):

2016	$	—
2017	$	—
2018	$	—
2019	$	—
2020	$	—
Thereafter	$	342,855