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OPERATING REVENUES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
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For more information about our operating revenues, see Note 1(d), Operating Revenues, in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Disaggregation of Operating Revenues

The following tables present our operating revenues disaggregated by revenue source. We do not have any revenues associated with our electric transmission segment, which includes investments accounted for using the equity method. We disaggregate revenues into categories that depict how the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows are affected by economic factors. For our segments, revenues are further disaggregated by electric and natural gas operations and then by customer class. Each customer class within our electric and natural gas operations have different expectations of service, energy and demand requirements, and can be impacted differently by regulatory activities within their jurisdictions.
(in millions)WisconsinIllinoisOther StatesTotal Utility
Operations
Non-Utility Energy InfrastructureCorporate
and Other
Reconciling
Eliminations
WEC Energy Group Consolidated
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022      
Electric$1,436.9 $ $ $1,436.9 $ $ $ $1,436.9 
Natural gas234.9 224.0 63.9 522.8 12.1  (11.3)523.6 
Total regulated revenues1,671.8 224.0 63.9 1,959.7 12.1  (11.3)1,960.5 
Other non-utility revenues  4.8 4.8 27.3  (1.5)30.6 
Total revenues from contracts with customers1,671.8 224.0 68.7 1,964.5 39.4  (12.8)1,991.1 
Other operating revenues5.0 6.3 0.5 11.8 100.5 0.1 (100.5)
(1)
11.9 
Total operating revenues$1,676.8 $230.3 $69.2 $1,976.3 $139.9 $0.1 $(113.3)$2,003.0 

(in millions)WisconsinIllinoisOther StatesTotal Utility
Operations
Non-Utility Energy InfrastructureCorporate
and Other
Reconciling
Eliminations
WEC Energy Group Consolidated
Three Months Ended September 30, 2021      
Electric$1,284.6 $— $— $1,284.6 $— $— $— $1,284.6 
Natural gas169.0 208.3 48.1 425.4 9.7 — (9.1)426.0 
Total regulated revenues1,453.6 208.3 48.1 1,710.0 9.7 — (9.1)1,710.6 
Other non-utility revenues— — 4.3 4.3 19.7 — (1.6)22.4 
Total revenues from contracts with customers1,453.6 208.3 52.4 1,714.3 29.4 — (10.7)1,733.0 
Other operating revenues5.0 7.9 0.4 13.3 100.1 0.2 (100.1)
(1)
13.5 
Total operating revenues$1,458.6 $216.2 $52.8 $1,727.6 $129.5 $0.2 $(110.8)$1,746.5 

(in millions)WisconsinIllinoisOther StatesTotal Utility
Operations
Non-Utility Energy InfrastructureCorporate
and Other
Reconciling
Eliminations
WEC Energy Group Consolidated
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022      
Electric$3,845.5 $ $ $3,845.5 $ $ $ $3,845.5 
Natural gas1,311.2 1,346.1 397.9 3,055.2 39.4  (37.1)3,057.5 
Total regulated revenues5,156.7 1,346.1 397.9 6,900.7 39.4  (37.1)6,903.0 
Other non-utility revenues  13.9 13.9 102.1  (7.1)108.9 
Total revenues from contracts with customers5,156.7 1,346.1 411.8 6,914.6 141.5  (44.2)7,011.9 
Other operating revenues19.8 8.7 (1.8)26.7 301.5 0.4 (301.5)
(1)
27.1 
Total operating revenues$5,176.5 $1,354.8 $410.0 $6,941.3 $443.0 $0.4 $(345.7)$7,039.0 
(in millions)WisconsinIllinoisOther StatesTotal Utility
Operations
Non-Utility Energy InfrastructureCorporate
and Other
Reconciling
Eliminations
WEC Energy Group Consolidated
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021      
Electric$3,462.8 $— $— $3,462.8 $— $— $— $3,462.8 
Natural gas1,009.0 1,167.9 340.6 2,517.5 33.7 — (31.1)2,520.1 
Total regulated revenues4,471.8 1,167.9 340.6 5,980.3 33.7 — (31.1)5,982.9 
Other non-utility revenues— — 13.4 13.4 67.1 — (7.1)73.4 
Total revenues from contracts with customers4,471.8 1,167.9 354.0 5,993.7 100.8 — (38.2)6,056.3 
Other operating revenues26.0 27.2 4.2 57.4 299.8 0.4 (299.8)
(1)
57.8 
Total operating revenues$4,497.8 $1,195.1 $358.2 $6,051.1 $400.6 $0.4 $(338.0)$6,114.1 

(1)Amounts eliminated represent lease revenues related to certain plants that We Power leases to WE to supply electricity to its customers. Lease payments are billed from We Power to WE and then recovered in WE's rates as authorized by the PSCW and the FERC. WE operates the plants and is authorized by the PSCW and Wisconsin state law to fully recover prudently incurred operating and maintenance costs in electric rates.

Revenues from Contracts with Customers

Electric Utility Operating Revenues

The following table disaggregates electric utility operating revenues into customer class:
Three Months Ended September 30Nine Months Ended September 30
(in millions)2022202120222021
Residential$529.7 $512.2 $1,442.5 $1,354.9 
Small commercial and industrial424.8 396.9 1,173.3 1,074.9 
Large commercial and industrial316.8 271.9 814.1 705.9 
Other7.1 7.0 22.1 21.7 
Total retail revenues1,278.4 1,188.0 3,452.0 3,157.4 
Wholesale39.7 41.1 122.9 119.4 
Resale102.7 45.0 220.2 145.1 
Steam3.0 2.7 19.8 21.7 
Other utility revenues13.1 7.8 30.6 19.2 
Total electric utility operating revenues$1,436.9 $1,284.6 $3,845.5 $3,462.8 

Natural Gas Utility Operating Revenues

The following tables disaggregate natural gas utility operating revenues into customer class:
(in millions)WisconsinIllinoisOther StatesTotal Natural Gas Utility Operating Revenues
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022   
Residential$122.1 $177.0 $31.5 $330.6 
Commercial and industrial75.5 52.6 21.5 149.6 
Total retail revenues197.6 229.6 53.0 480.2 
Transportation15.9 46.1 5.3 67.3 
Other utility revenues (1)
21.4 (51.7)5.6 (24.7)
Total natural gas utility operating revenues$234.9 $224.0 $63.9 $522.8 
(in millions)WisconsinIllinoisOther StatesTotal Natural Gas Utility Operating Revenues
Three Months Ended September 30, 2021   
Residential$89.4 $146.5 $23.7 $259.6 
Commercial and industrial45.4 40.7 14.6 100.7 
Total retail revenues134.8 187.2 38.3 360.3 
Transportation16.1 43.4 6.0 65.5 
Other utility revenues (1)
18.1 (22.3)3.8 (0.4)
Total natural gas utility operating revenues$169.0 $208.3 $48.1 $425.4 

(in millions)WisconsinIllinoisOther StatesTotal Natural Gas Utility Operating Revenues
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022   
Residential$823.1 $911.1 $256.3 $1,990.5 
Commercial and industrial450.1 289.1 144.9 884.1 
Total retail revenues1,273.2 1,200.2 401.2 2,874.6 
Transportation59.4 181.5 25.2 266.1 
Other utility revenues (2)
(21.4)(35.6)(28.5)(85.5)
Total natural gas utility operating revenues$1,311.2 $1,346.1 $397.9 $3,055.2 

(in millions)WisconsinIllinoisOther StatesTotal Natural Gas Utility Operating Revenues
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021   
Residential$625.6 $679.5 $149.5 $1,454.6 
Commercial and industrial312.0 194.9 75.8 582.7 
Total retail revenues937.6 874.4 225.3 2,037.3 
Transportation58.3 166.4 23.6 248.3 
Other utility revenues (3)
13.1 127.1 91.7 231.9 
Total natural gas utility operating revenues$1,009.0 $1,167.9 $340.6 $2,517.5 

(1)Includes the revenues subject to the purchased gas recovery mechanisms of our utilities. For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, we continued to incur higher natural gas costs at all of our utility segments. The negative amount in Illinois reflects the timing of the billing of these high natural gas costs to its customers. As these amounts are billed to its customers, they are reflected in retail revenues with an offsetting decrease in other utility revenues.

(2)Includes the revenues subject to the purchased gas recovery mechanisms of our utilities. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we continued to recover natural gas costs we under-collected from our customers in 2021 related to the extreme weather experienced in February 2021, as well as higher natural gas costs incurred at the majority of our segments during 2022. As these amounts are billed to our customers, they are reflected in retail revenues with an offsetting decrease in other utility revenues.

(3)Includes the revenues subject to the purchased gas recovery mechanisms of our utilities. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, in addition to costs related to the extreme weather event experienced in February 2021, we incurred higher natural gas costs as a result of an increase in the price of natural gas.

See Note 24, Regulatory Environment, for more information.

Other Natural Gas Operating Revenues

We have other natural gas operating revenues from Bluewater, which is in our non-utility energy infrastructure segment. Bluewater has entered into long-term service agreements for natural gas storage services with WE, WPS, and WG, and also provides limited service to unaffiliated customers. All amounts associated with the service agreements with WE, WPS, and WG have been eliminated at the consolidated level.
Other Non-Utility Operating Revenues

Other non-utility operating revenues consist primarily of the following:
Three Months Ended September 30Nine Months Ended September 30
(in millions)2022202120222021
Wind generation revenues$20.0 $12.2 $77.5 $42.5 
We Power revenues (1)
5.8 5.9 17.5 17.5 
Appliance service revenues4.8 4.3 13.9 13.4 
Total other non-utility operating revenues$30.6 $22.4 $108.9 $73.4 

(1)As part of the construction of the We Power EGUs, we capitalized interest during construction, which is included in property, plant, and equipment. As allowed by the PSCW, we collected these carrying costs from WE's utility customers during construction. The equity portion of these carrying costs was recorded as a contract liability, which is presented as deferred revenue, net on our balance sheets. We continually amortize the deferred carrying costs to revenues over the related lease term that We Power has with WE.

Other Operating Revenues

Other operating revenues consist primarily of the following:
Three Months Ended September 30Nine Months Ended September 30
(in millions)2022202120222021
Late payment charges$13.6 $11.9 $43.5 $44.2 
Alternative revenues (1)
(2.4)0.9 (19.7)10.0 
Other0.7 0.7 3.3 3.6 
Total other operating revenues$11.9 $13.5 $27.1 $57.8 

(1)Negative amounts can result from alternative revenues being reversed to revenues from contracts with customers as the customer is billed for these alternative revenues. Negative amounts can also result from revenues to be refunded to customers subject to decoupling mechanisms, wholesale true-ups, conservation improvement rider true-ups, and certain late payment charges.