Commitments and Contingencies, Purchased Power Agreements (Details) - Independent Power Producing Entities - MW	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Generating capacity under long term purchased power agreements (in MW)	3,540	3,537
Purchase Power Agreement Expiration (Year)	2041

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