Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Purchase Contracts, Fiscal Year Maturity Schedule

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

(In thousands)		2016		2017		2018		2019		2020		Thereafter
Coal(a)	$	23,260	$	16,535	$	12,640	$	3,850	$	-	$	-
Natural gas
Transportation & storage(b)		6,005		20,858		20,644		19,482		15,225		31,767
Supply(c)		11,661		12,580		-		-		-		-
	$	40,926	$	49,973	$	33,284	$	23,332	$	15,225	$	31,767

(a)Total coal commitments for the Columbia and Elm Road Units, including transportation. Fuel procurement for MGE's jointly owned Columbia and Elm Road Units is handled by WPL and WEPCO, respectively, who are the operators of those facilities. If any minimum purchase obligations must be paid under these contracts, management believes these obligations would be considered costs of service and recoverable in rates.

(b)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.

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