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Jointly-Owned Facilities and Projects
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Jointly-Owned Facilities and Projects [Abstract]  
Jointly-Owned Facilities and Projects [Text Block]
JOINTLY-OWNED FACILITIES AND PROJECTS

Boswell Unit 4. Minnesota Power owns 80 percent of the 585 MW Boswell Unit 4. While Minnesota Power operates the plant, certain decisions about the operations of Boswell Unit 4 are subject to the oversight of a committee on which it and WPPI Energy, the owner of the remaining 20 percent, have equal representation and voting rights. Each owner must provide its own financing and is obligated to its ownership share of operating costs. Minnesota Power’s share of operating expenses for Boswell Unit 4 is included in Operating Expenses on the Consolidated Statement of Income.

CapX2020. Minnesota Power is a participant in the CapX2020 initiative which represents an effort to ensure electric transmission and distribution reliability in Minnesota and the surrounding region for the future. CapX2020, which consists of electric cooperatives and municipal and investor-owned utilities, including Minnesota’s largest transmission owners, assessed the transmission system and projected growth in customer demand for electricity through 2020. Minnesota Power participated in three CapX2020 projects which were completed and placed in service in 2011, 2012 and 2015.
NOTE 3. JOINTLY-OWNED FACILITIES AND PROJECTS (Continued)

Minnesota Power’s investments in jointly-owned facilities and projects and the related ownership percentages are as follows:
Regulated Utility Plant
Plant in Service
Accumulated Depreciation
Construction Work in Progress
% Ownership
Millions
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
Boswell Unit 4

$668.1


$211.2


$8.1

80
CapX2020 Projects
101.2

5.9


9.3 - 14.7
Total

$769.3


$217.1


$8.1

 
As of December 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
Boswell Unit 4

$668.2


$195.0


$6.9

80
CapX2020 Projects
101.1

3.4


9.3 - 14.7
Total

$769.3


$198.4


$6.9