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Potential amount of disallowed costs for rate making purposes for recently completed plants in regulated industries

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The amount requested from regulatory entity for the recovery/collection from customers.

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Amount of public utility's approved rate increase (decrease) by regulatory agency.

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Percentage of public utility's approved return on equity.

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Amount of public utility's interim rate increase (decrease) allowed while waiting final decision of regulatory agency.

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Amount of public utility's amended requested rate increase (decrease) with regulatory agency.

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Amount of public utility's requested rate increase (decrease) with regulatory agency.

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Percentage of public utility's requested return on equity.

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The amount for the individual regulatory current liability as itemized in a table of regulatory current liabilities as of the end of the period.

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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