Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Purchase Contracts, Fiscal Year Maturity Schedule

As of June 30,2017, the future commitments related to these purchase contracts were as follows:

(In thousands)		2017		2018		2019		2020		2021		Thereafter
Coal(a)	$	13,656	$	18,333	$	10,851	$	-	$	-	$	-
Natural gas supply(b)		10,393		11,984		-		-		-		-
	$	24,049	$	30,317	$	10,851	$	-	$	-	$	-

(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)These commitments include market-based pricing.