Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

SCHEDULE II

NSP-WISCONSIN AND SUBSIDIARIES

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

YEARS ENDED DEC. 31, 2011, 2010 AND 2009

(amounts in thousands)

			Additions
	Balance at Jan. 1		Charged to Costs and Expenses		Charged to Other Accounts (a)		Deductions from Reserves (b)		Balance at Dec. 31
Allowance for bad debts:
2011	$	4,262	$	3,842	$	1,241	$	4,579	$	4,766
2010		4,709		3,294		1,207		4,948		4,262
2009		4,658		4,505		1,050		5,504		4,709

(a) Recovery of amounts previously written off.

(b) Principally bad debts written off or transferred.