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Amount of residual asset covered by residual value guarantee. Excludes guarantee considered to be lease payments for lessor.

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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - POWER PURCHASE COMMITMENT (Details) - Power purchase commitment $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	May 31, 2022 MW
Variable interest entities
Firm capacity from power purchase commitment (in megawatts) \| MW			236.5
Residual guarantee associated with power purchase commitment		$ 0.0
Maximum exposure to loss from power purchase commitment		$ 0.9
Whitewater cogeneration facility
Variable interest entities
Expected purchase price for facility	$ 72.7