Risk Management And Derivatives (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Contract or notional amounts and terms of marketing activities and derivative commodity instruments

The contract or notional amounts and terms of the electric and natural gas derivative commodity instruments held at our Utilities are composed of both long and short positions. We had the following net long and (short) positions as of:

	June 30, 2024				December 31, 2023
	Notional Amounts (MMBtus)		Maximum Term (months) (a)		Notional Amounts (MMBtus)		Maximum Term (months) (a)
Natural gas futures purchased		-	N/A			650,000		3
Natural gas options purchased, net		1,140,000		9		2,850,000		3
Natural gas basis swaps purchased		-	N/A			1,050,000		3
Natural gas over-the-counter swaps, net (b)		5,890,000		25		3,890,000		21
Natural gas physical contracts, net (c)		6,588,860		38		12,582,415		10

(a)Term reflects the maximum forward period hedged.

(b)As of June 30, 2024, 315,000 MMBtus of natural gas over-the-counter swaps purchases were designated as cash flow hedges.

(c)Volumes exclude derivative contracts that qualify for the normal purchases and normal sales exception permitted by GAAP.

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value

The following table presents the fair value and balance sheet classification of our derivative instruments (in millions) as of:

	Balance Sheet Location	June 30, 2024			December 31, 2023
Derivatives designated as hedges:
Liability derivative instruments:
Current commodity derivatives	Derivative liabilities, current	$	(0.3	)	$	(2.7	)
Noncurrent commodity derivatives	Other assets, non-current		-			(0.2	)
Total derivatives designated as hedges		$	(0.3	)	$	(2.9	)
Derivatives not designated as hedges:
Liability derivative instruments:
Current commodity derivatives	Derivative liabilities, current	$	(1.4	)	$	(3.8	)
Noncurrent commodity derivatives	Other deferred credits and other liabilities		(0.1	)		(0.1	)
Total derivatives not designated as hedges		$	(1.5	)	$	(3.9	)

Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)

The impact of cash flow hedges on our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and Consolidated Statements of Income are presented below for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023. Note that this presentation does not reflect the gains or losses arising from the underlying physical transactions; therefore, it is not indicative of the economic profit or loss we realized when the underlying physical and financial transactions were settled.

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Three Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023			2024			2023
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in OCI				Income Statement Location	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income
	(in millions)					(in millions)
Interest rate swaps	$	0.7	$	0.7	Interest expense	$	(0.7	)	$	(0.7	)
Commodity derivatives		0.6		0.6	Fuel, purchased power and cost of natural gas sold		(0.6	)		(0.5	)
Total	$	1.3	$	1.3		$	(1.3	)	$	(1.2	)

	Six Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023			2024			2023
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in OCI				Income Statement Location	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income
	(in millions)					(in millions)
Interest rate swaps	$	1.4	$	1.4	Interest expense	$	(1.4	)	$	(1.4	)
Commodity derivatives		3.0		1.5	Fuel, purchased power and cost of natural gas sold		(3.2	)		(2.5	)
Total	$	4.4	$	2.9		$	(4.6	)	$	(3.9	)

As of June 30, 2024, $3.1 million of net losses related to our interest rate swaps and commodity derivatives are expected to be reclassified from AOCI into earnings within the next 12 months. As market prices fluctuate, estimated and actual realized gains or losses will change during future periods.

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedge Instruments

The following table summarizes the impacts of derivative instruments not designated as hedge instruments on our Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023. Note that this presentation does not reflect the expected gains or losses arising from the underlying physical transactions; therefore, it is not indicative of the economic profit or loss we realized when the underlying physical and financial transactions were settled.

		Three Months Ended June 30,
		2024		2023
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Location of Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income	Amount of Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
		(in millions)
Commodity derivatives	Fuel, purchased power and cost of natural gas sold	$	0.1	$	0.4
		$	0.1	$	0.4

		Six Months Ended June 30,
		2024		2023
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Location of Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income	Amount of Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
		(in millions)
Commodity derivatives	Fuel, purchased power and cost of natural gas sold	$	0.7	$	(2.7	)
		$	0.7	$	(2.7	)