LONG-TERM DEBT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

	2011			2010

First mortgage bonds (EDE):
7.20% Series due 2016	$	25,000		$	25,000
5.3% Pollution Control Series due 2013⁽¹⁾		8,000			8,000
5.2% Pollution Control Series due 2013⁽¹⁾		5,200			5,200
5.875% Series due 2037⁽²⁾		80,000			80,000
6.375% Series due 2018⁽²⁾		90,000			90,000
4.65% Series due 2020⁽²⁾		100,000			100,000
5.20% Series due 2040⁽²⁾		50,000			50,000
7.0% Series due 2024⁽³⁾		74,829			74,854
First mortgage bonds (EDG):
6.82% Series due 2036⁽²⁾		55,000			55,000

		488,029			488,054
Senior Notes, 4.50% Series due 2013⁽²⁾		98,000			98,000
Senior Notes, 6.70% Series due 2033⁽²⁾		62,000			62,000
Senior Notes, 5.80% Series due 2035⁽²⁾		40,000			40,000
Other		6,087			6,932
Less unamortized net discount		(924	)		(1,033	)

		693,192			693,953
Less current obligations of long-term debt		(641	)		(614	)
Less current obligations under capital lease		(292	)		(267	)

Total long-term debt	$	692,259		$	693,072

(1): We may redeem some or all of the notes at any time at 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.
(2): We may redeem some or all of the notes at any time at 100% of their principal amount, plus a make-whole premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.
(3): We may redeem some or all of the bonds at any time on or after April 1, 2012, at 100% of the principal amount of the bonds plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.

	Payments Due By Period

Long-Term Debt Payout Schedule (Excluding Unamortized Discount (in thousands)	Total		Regulated Entity Debt Obligations		Capital Lease Obligations
2012	$	933	$	641	$	292
2013		111,913		111,615		298
2014		274		—		274
2015		292		—		292
2016		25,307		25,000		307
Thereafter		555,397		551,829		3,568

Total long-term debt obligations		694,116	$	689,085	$	5,031

Less current obligations and unamortized discount		1,857

Total long-term debt	$	692,259