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Amount of receivables due from a electric entity that is affiliated with the reporting entity by means of direct or indirect ownership, due within 1 year (or 1 business cycle).

No definition available.

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The percent for the expected/target percentage of future generation being hedged at an electric generation company in the next twelve months. The percentage of expected generation hedged is calculated as the amount of equivalent sales divided by the expected generation. Expected generation represents the amount of energy estimated to be generated or purchased through owned or contracted capacity. Equivalent sales represent all hedging products, which include cash-flow hedges, other derivatives and certain non-derivative contracts including sales to affiliates to serve their retail load.

No definition available.

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The percent for the expected/target percentage of future generation being hedged at an electric generation company in year three. The percentage of expected generation hedged is calculated as the amount of equivalent sales divided by the expected generation. Expected generation represents the amount of energy estimated to be generated or purchased through owned or contracted capacity. Equivalent sales represent all hedging products, which include cash-flow hedges, other derivatives and certain non-derivative contracts including sales to affiliates to serve their retail load.

No definition available.

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The percent for the expected/target percentage of future generation being hedged at an electric generation company in year two. The percentage of expected generation hedged is calculated as the amount of equivalent sales divided by the expected generation. Expected generation represents the amount of energy estimated to be generated or purchased through owned or contracted capacity. Equivalent sales represent all hedging products, which include cash-flow hedges, other derivatives and certain non-derivative contracts including sales to affiliates to serve their retail load.

No definition available.

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The aggregate fair value of additional assets that would be required to be posted as collateral for derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features if the credit-risk-related contingent features were triggered at the end of the reporting period.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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Energy volume that must be purchased within the specified time period of the agreement to avoid penalties or unfavorable effects on pricing, among other adverse consequences.

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