Investment in ATC (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

ATC's Summarized Financial Data

For the nine months endedSeptember 30,2015 and 2014, MGE Transco recorded the following:

		Nine Months Ended
		September 30,
(In thousands)		2015		2014
Equity in earnings from investment in ATC	$	6,568	$	7,306
Dividends received from ATC		4,732		5,762
Capital contributions to ATC		533		1,420

ATC's summarized financial data for the three and nine months endedSeptember 30,2015 and 2014, is as follows:

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,				September 30,
(In thousands)		2015		2014		2015		2014
Operating revenues	$	164,515	$	163,643	$	482,043	$	486,970
Operating expenses		(78,059)		(76,561)		(238,336)		(229,589)
Other income, net		585		693		566		1,403
Interest expense, net		(23,655)		(22,204)		(72,310)		(66,442)
Earnings before members' income taxes	$	63,386	$	65,571	$	171,963	$	192,342