ACQUISITIONS - SAMSON I (Details) - Samson I Solar Energy Center - WECI $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2023 USD ($) MW
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership interest of solar generating facility acquired	80.00%
Capacity of generation unit \| MW	250
Acquisition purchase price, expected \| $	$ 249.4
Duration of offtake agreement for the sale of energy produced	15 years

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 50
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 15
-Paragraph 3
-Publisher FASB
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