Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Purchase Contracts, Fiscal Year Maturity Schedule

As of June 30,2016, the future commitments related to these purchase contracts were as follows:

(In thousands)		2016		2017		2018		2019		2020		Thereafter
Natural gas
Transportation & storage(a)	$	10,621	$	25,044	$	24,833	$	23,048	$	16,274	$	32,595
Supply(b)		11,035		13,092		-		-		-		-
	$	21,656	$	38,136	$	24,833	$	23,048	$	16,274	$	32,595

(a)MGE's natural gas transportation and storage contracts require fixed monthly payments for firm supply pipeline transportation and storage capacity. The pricing components of the fixed monthly payments for the transportation and storage contracts are established by FERC but may be subject to change.Management expects to recover these costs in futurecustomer rates.

(b)These commitments include market-based pricing. Management expects to recover these costs in futurecustomer rates.