Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Purchase Contracts, Fiscal Year Maturity Schedule

The following table shows future commitments related to purchase contracts as of June 30, 2019:

(In thousands)		2019		2020		2021		2022		2023		Thereafter
Natural gas
Transportation and storage(a)		10,102		21,700		21,432		21,432		21,432		54,663
Supply(b)		8,822		10,280		-		-		-		-
Solar farms(c)		74		147		2,572		156		160		10,474
Other		92		928		929		97		99		1,079
	$	19,090	$	33,055	$	24,933	$	21,685	$	21,691	$	66,216

(a) 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.

(b)These commitments include market-based pricing.

(c) In July 2019 MGE entered into additional commitments related to operations of the Badger Hollow Solar Farm. The total of these commitments by year are as follows: $0.5 million in 2019, $0.2 million in 2020, $0.5 million in 2021, $0.6 million in 2022, $0.6 million in 2023, and $22.0 million thereafter.