Borrowings and Other Financing Instruments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Borrowings and Other Financing Instruments [Abstract]

Credit Facilities

At March 31, 2017, NSP-Wisconsin had the following committed credit facility available (in millions of dollars):

Credit Facility (a)		Drawn(b)		Available
$	150	$	33	$	117

^(a)  This credit facility matures in June 2021.

^(b)  Includes outstanding commercial paper.

Commercial Paper

Borrowings and Other Financing Instruments [Abstract]

Short-Term Borrowings

Commercial paper outstanding for NSP-Wisconsin was as follows:

(Amounts in Millions, Except Interest Rates)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2017			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2016
Borrowing limit	$	150		$	150
Amount outstanding at period end	33			60
Average amount outstanding	52			15
Maximum amount outstanding	98			64
Weighted average interest rate, computed on a daily basis	0.93		%	0.69		%
Weighted average interest rate at period end	1.10			0.95

Notes Payable To Affiliates

Borrowings and Other Financing Instruments [Abstract]

Short-Term Borrowings

Other Short-Term Borrowings— The following table presents the notes payable of Clearwater Investments, Inc., a NSP-Wisconsin subsidiary, to Xcel Energy Inc.:

(Amounts in Millions, Except Interest Rates)	March 31, 2017			Dec. 31, 2016
Notes payable to affiliates	$	0.5		$	0.5
Weighted average interest rate at period end	1.20		%	0.95		%