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Rate Matters Rate Matters (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Public Utilities, General Disclosure [Abstract]  
PSCW Staff signficant adjustments to the NSP-Wisconsin 2014 Electric and Gas Rate Case [Table Text Block]
The most significant adjustments proposed by the PSCW Staff are shown in the table below:
(Millions of Dollars)
 
Electric
Staff Testimony
October 2013
 
Natural Gas
Staff Testimony
October 2013
Rate request
 
$
40.0

 
$
4.7

Electric fuel and purchased power
 
(5.1
)
 
—

Sales forecast
 
(4.8
)
 
—

Incentive compensation and merit pay
 
(3.0
)
 
(0.6
)
ROE
 
(1.6
)
 
(0.2
)
Conservation funding transfer
 
0.7

 
(0.7
)
Depreciation expense
 
(0.7
)
 
(1.3
)
Ashland site amortization expense
 
—

 
(2.3
)
Other, net
 
(1.7
)
 
(0.7
)
Recommended rate increase (decrease)
 
$
23.8

 
$
(1.1
)