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	May 31, 2020 numberOfRevisions	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) States generating_units	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 MW
Manufactured gas plant remediation
Regulatory assets		$ 3,524.5	$ 3,527.6
Environmental remediation costs
Manufactured gas plant remediation
Regulatory assets		$ 690.4	$ 685.5
Mercury and Air Toxics Standards \| Electric
Air quality
Revisions to Mercury and Air Toxics Standards \| numberOfRevisions	0
Climate Change \| Electric
Air quality
Number of states challenging the ACE rule \| States		22
Company goal percentage met in 2019 for carbon dioxide emissions reduction below 2005 levels			40.00%
Company goal for percentage of carbon dioxide emissions reduction below 2005 levels by 2030		70.00%
Capacity of coal generation retired, in megawatts \| MW				1,800
Climate Change \| Natural gas
Air quality
Percentage of per mile methane emission reduction by 2030 from a 2011 baseline		30.00%
Steam Electric Effluent Limitation Guidelines \| Electric
Water quality
Number of generating units of OCPP and ERGS \| generating_units		6
Expected cost to achieve required discharge limits		$ 60.0
Manufactured Gas Plant Remediation \| Natural gas
Manufactured gas plant remediation
Reserves for future environmental remediation		589.4	$ 589.2
Manufactured Gas Plant Remediation \| Natural gas \| Environmental remediation costs
Manufactured gas plant remediation
Regulatory assets		$ 690.4	$ 685.5