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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Purchase Contracts, Fiscal Year Maturity Schedule The following table shows future commitments related to purchase contracts as of September 30, 2021:

 

(In thousands)

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

 

Thereafter

 

Coal(a)

 

$

5,050

 

 

$

12,400

 

 

$

6,447

 

 

$

1,617

 

 

$

894

 

 

$

—

 

Natural gas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation and storage(b)

 

 

6,665

 

 

 

23,305

 

 

 

23,919

 

 

 

23,919

 

 

 

23,919

 

 

 

25,210

 

Supply(c)

 

 

21,432

 

 

 

20,033

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Other

 

 

3,897

 

 

 

3,192

 

 

 

1,676

 

 

 

890

 

 

 

104

 

 

 

892

 

 

 

$

37,044

 

 

$

58,930

 

 

$

32,042

 

 

$

26,426

 

 

$

24,917

 

 

$

26,102

 

 

(a)
Total coal commitments for the Columbia and Elm Road Units, including transportation. Fuel procurement for MGE's jointly owned Columbia and Elm Road Units is handled by WPL and WEPCO, respectively, who are the operators of those facilities.
(b)
MGE's natural gas transportation and storage contracts require fixed monthly payments for firm supply pipeline transportation and storage capacity. The pricing components of the fixed monthly payments for the transportation and storage contracts are established by FERC but may be subject to change.
(c)
These commitments include market-based pricing.