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text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:111px;"> <sup></sup></td></tr><tr style="height: 11px"><td style="width: 140px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:140px;"> </td><td style="width: 20px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:20px;"> </td><td style="width: 323px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:323px;"> </td><td style="width: 20px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:20px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 74px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:74px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Exposure</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 17px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:17px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 111px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:111px;"> <sup></sup></td></tr><tr style="height: 11px"><td style="width: 140px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:140px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Subsidiary</font></td><td style="width: 20px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:20px;"> </td><td style="width: 323px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:323px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Description</font></td><td style="width: 20px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:20px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 74px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:74px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">(in millions)</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 17px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:17px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 121px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:121px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Expiration Dates</font><sup></sup></td></tr><tr style="height: 11px"><td style="width: 140px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:140px;"> </td><td style="width: 20px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:20px;"> </td><td style="width: 323px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:323px;"> </td><td style="width: 20px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:20px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 17px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:17px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 111px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:111px;"> <sup></sup></td></tr><tr style="height: 11px"><td style="width: 140px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:140px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">Various</font></td><td style="width: 20px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:20px;"> </td><td style="width: 323px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:323px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">Surety Bonds </font></td><td style="width: 20px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:20px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">33.0</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 17px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:17px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 121px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:121px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">2013 - 2015</font><sup> (1)</sup></td></tr><tr style="height: 11px"><td style="width: 140px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:140px;"> </td><td style="width: 20px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:20px;"> </td><td style="width: 323px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:323px;"> </td><td style="width: 20px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:20px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 17px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:17px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 111px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:111px;"> <sup></sup></td></tr><tr style="height: 11px"><td style="width: 140px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:140px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">Various</font></td><td style="width: 20px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:20px;"> </td><td style="width: 323px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:323px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">NE Hydro Companies' Long-Term Debt</font></td><td style="width: 20px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:20px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">4.5</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 17px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:17px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 121px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:121px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Unspecified</font><sup></sup></td></tr><tr style="height: 11px"><td style="width: 140px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:140px;"> </td><td style="width: 20px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:20px;"> </td><td style="width: 323px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:323px;"> </td><td style="width: 20px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:20px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 17px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:17px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 121px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:121px;"> <sup></sup></td></tr><tr style="height: 11px"><td style="width: 140px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:140px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">NUSCO and RRR</font></td><td style="width: 20px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:20px;"> </td><td style="width: 323px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:323px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">Lease Payments for Vehicles and Real Estate </font></td><td style="width: 20px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:20px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">19.3</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 17px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:17px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 121px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:121px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">2019 and 2024</font><sup></sup></td></tr><tr style="height: 11px"><td style="width: 140px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:140px;"> </td><td style="width: 20px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:20px;"> </td><td style="width: 323px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:323px;"> </td><td style="width: 20px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:20px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 17px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:17px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 111px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:111px;"> <sup></sup></td></tr><tr style="height: 11px"><td style="width: 140px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:140px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">NU Enterprises</font></td><td style="width: 20px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:20px;"> </td><td style="width: 323px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:323px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">Surety Bonds, Performance Guarantees and Insurance Bond</font></td><td style="width: 20px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:20px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 64px; 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