Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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 September 30, 2019:

(In thousands)		2019		2020		2021		2022		2023		Thereafter
Coal(a)	$	7,293		13,120		5,647		2,313		-		-
Natural gas
Transportation and storage(b)		6,258		21,997		21,728		21,728		21,728		55,460
Supply(c)		8,773		10,600		-		-		-		-
Solar farms(d)		509		310		3,024		726		743		32,474
Other		92		928		929		97		99		1,079
	$	22,925	$	46,955	$	31,328	$	24,864	$	22,570	$	89,013

(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)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.

(c)These commitments include market-based pricing.

(d)In 2019, MGE entered into commitments related to operations of the Two Creeks and Badger Hollow Solar Farms. See Footnote 14 for further information on the solar farm construction.