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REVENUE
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
REVENUE REVENUE
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
Our revenues are derived primarily from the sale of wholesale electric service to our Utility Members pursuant to long-term wholesale electric service contracts. Our contracts with our Utility Members extend through 2050.
Member electric sales
Revenues from wholesale electric power sales to our Utility Members are primarily from our Class A wholesale rate schedule filed with FERC. Our Class A rate schedule (A-40) was a stated rate and accepted by FERC on March 20, 2020. Our A-40 rate for electric power sales to our Utility Members remained in effect until July 31, 2024 and consisted of three billing components: an energy rate and two demand rates.
Our Class A rate schedule (A-41) for electric power sales to our Utility Members was accepted by FERC, effective August 1, 2024, subject to refund, and incorporated a new formulary rate, which can be adjusted annually based on the budgets approved by our Board, including an annual true-up mechanism. Our A-41 rate consists of eleven rate components, with three energy based and eight demand based. Our budget used to set our Utility Members' formula rate is set by our Board.
Energy and demand have the same pattern of transfer to our Utility Members and are both measurements of the electric power provided to our Utility Members. Therefore, the provision of electric power to our Utility Members is one performance obligation. Prior to our Utility Members’ requirement for electric power, we do not have a contractual right to consideration as we are not obligated to provide electric power until the Utility Member requires each incremental unit of electric power. We transfer control of the electric power to our Utility Members over time and our Utility Members simultaneously receive and consume the benefits of the electric power. Progress toward completion of our performance obligation is measured using the output method, meter readings are taken at the end of each month for billing purposes, energy and demand are determined after the meter readings and Utility Members are invoiced based on the meter reading. Payments from our Utility Members are received in accordance with the wholesale electric service contracts’ terms, which is less than 30 days from the invoice date. Utility Member electric sales revenue is recorded as Utility Member electric sales on our consolidated statements of operations and Accounts receivable – Utility Members on our consolidated statements of financial position.
In addition to our Utility Member electric sales, we have non-member electric sales and other operating revenue which consist of several revenue streams. The following revenue is reflected on our consolidated statements of operations as follows (dollars in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2024202320242023
Non-member electric sales:
Long-term contracts$35,481 $9,731 $86,669 $31,527 
Short-term contracts38,462 41,563 61,661 80,202 
Rate stabilization108,222 14,041 125,123 36,862 
Provision for rate refunds— (210)— 94 
Coal sales7,856 3,675 11,314 8,069 
Other29,263 11,943 69,453 40,093 
Total non-member electric sales and other operating revenue$219,284 $80,743 $354,220 $196,847 
Non-member electric sales
Revenues from wholesale electric power sales to non-members are primarily from long-term contracts and short-term market sales. Prior to our customers’ demand for energy, we do not have a contractual right to consideration as we are not obligated to provide energy until the customer demands each incremental unit of energy. We transfer control of the energy to our customer over time and our customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits of the electric power. Progress toward completion of our performance obligation is measured using the output method. Payments are received in accordance with the contract terms, which is less than 30 days after the invoice is received by the customer.
Rate Stabilization
Rate stabilization represents revenue recognition from withdrawal of former Utility Members from membership in us that was previously deferred in accordance with accounting requirements related to regulated operations. We recognized $125.1 million of deferred membership withdrawal income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to $36.9 million of deferred membership withdrawal for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Of the total amount of deferred membership withdrawal income recognized during 2024, we recognized $76.4 million in September 2024 related to our rate stabilization measures to offset the expense recognition related to the $68.2 million write off of the J.M. Shafer Generating Station and Colowyo Coal acquisition costs/goodwill and $8.2 million in accelerated expenses related to the transition from mining to full reclamation at the Colowyo Mine in 2025. See Note 1 - Presentation of Financial Information and Note 2 - Accounting for Rate Regulation.
Coal sales
Coal sales revenue results from the sale of coal from the Colowyo Mine to third parties. We have an obligation to deliver coal and progress of completion toward our performance obligation is measured using the output method. Our performance obligation is completed as coal is delivered. We recognize coal sales revenue in other operating revenue on our consolidated statements of operations.
Other operating revenue
Other operating revenue consists primarily of wheeling, transmission and lease revenue. Other operating revenue also includes revenue we receive from our Non-Utility Members. Wheeling revenue is earned when we charge other energy companies for transmitting electricity over our transmission lines (payments are received in accordance with the contract terms which is within 20 days of the date the invoice is received). Transmission revenue is from Southwest Power Pool’s scheduling of transmission across our transmission assets in the Eastern Interconnection because of our membership in it (Southwest Power Pool collects the revenue from the customer and pays us for the scheduling, system control, dispatch transmission service, and the annual transmission revenue requirement). Each of these services or goods are provided over time and progress toward completion of our performance obligations are measured using the output method. Lease revenue is from lease agreements where we are the lessor for certain operational assets with third parties including a tolling agreement with a third party at our Knutson Generating Station. See Note 15 - Leases.