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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2025

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Principles

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – MGE Energy and MGE.

Basis of Presentation.

This report is a combined report of MGE Energy and MGE. References in this report to "MGE Energy" are to MGE Energy, Inc. and its subsidiaries. References in this report to "MGE" are to Madison Gas and Electric Company.

MGE Power Elm Road and MGE Power West Campus own electric generating assets and lease those assets to MGE. Both entities are variable interest entities (VIE) under applicable authoritative accounting guidance. MGE is considered the primary beneficiary of these entities as a result of contractual agreements. As a result, MGE has consolidated MGE Power Elm Road and MGE Power West Campus in its financial reports. See Footnote 3 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, of MGE Energy's and MGE's 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K (the 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K).

The accompanying consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2025, and during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, as applicable, are unaudited but include all adjustments that MGE Energy and MGE management consider necessary for a fair statement of their respective financial statements. All adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature except as otherwise disclosed. The year-end consolidated balance sheet information was derived from the audited balance sheet appearing in the 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These notes should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto located on pages 53 through 99 of the 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Supplemental Cash Flow Information – MGE Energy and MGE.


	MGE Energy				MGE(b)
	September 30,		September 30,		September 30,		September 30,
(In Thousands)	2025		2024		2025		2024
Income taxes paid (receipts), net(a)	$	12,516	$	(4,911)	$	10,770	$	(7,266)
Significant noncash investing activities:
Accrued capital expenditures(c)		14,785		9,194		14,785		9,194

(a)

Cash received for income taxes in September 2024 includes $7.1 million related to PTCs generated in 2023 and 2024 that were sold to a third party.

(b)

MGE Energy files a consolidated federal income tax return with its subsidiaries. While taxes are filed on a consolidated basis, MGE calculates its respective share of tax liability and makes intercompany tax payments to or from its parent company.

(c)

Includes a $2.0 million unsecured promissory note, for an acquisition of land, issued to the seller, with all principal and interest due January 2026.

The following table presents the components of total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash on the consolidated balance sheets.


	MGE Energy				MGE
	September 30,		December 31,		September 30,		December 31,
(In thousands)	2025		2024		2025		2024
Cash and cash equivalents	$	10,141	$	21,302	$	3,249	$	16,865
Restricted cash		665		1,113		665		1,113
Receivable - margin account		3,214		2,081		3,214		2,081
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	$	14,020	$	24,496	$	7,128	$	20,059

Cash Equivalents

All highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less are considered to be cash equivalents.

Restricted Cash

MGE has certain cash accounts that are restricted to uses other than current operations and designated for a specific purpose. MGE's restricted cash accounts include cash held by trustees for certain employee benefits and cash deposits held by third parties. These are included in "Other current assets" on the consolidated balance sheets.

Receivable – Margin Account

Cash amounts held by counterparties as margin collateral for certain financial transactions are recorded as Receivable – margin account in "Other current assets" on the consolidated balance sheets. The costs being hedged are fuel for electric generation, purchased power, and cost of gas sold.

Property, Plant, and Equipment.

Columbia.

An asset that will be retired in the near future and substantially in advance of its previously expected retirement date is subject to abandonment accounting. As of December 31, 2024, coal operations were expected to conclude at Columbia Units 1 and 2 by the end of 2029, and thus at that time Columbia Units 1 and 2 met the criteria to be considered probable of abandonment. As a minority owner, MGE and the other Columbia co-owners currently plan to continue coal operations at least through 2029. Final timing and retirement dates continue to be evaluated, and depend upon operational regulatory considerations, capacity needs, and availability. As of September 30, 2025, early retirement of Columbia Unit 1 and 2 was no longer probable.