Jointly Owned Facilities

The consolidated financial statements include the Company's ownership interests in the assets, liabilities and expenses of the Big Stone Station, Coyote Station and Wygen III. Each owner of the stations is responsible for financing its investment in the jointly owned facilities.

The Company's share of the stations operating expenses was reflected in the appropriate categories of operating expenses (fuel, operation and maintenance and taxes, other than income) in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

At December 31, the Company's share of the cost of utility plant in service and related accumulated depreciation for the stations was as follows:



	2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Big Stone Station:
Utility plant in service	$	63,890	$	63,146
Less accumulated depreciation	41,323		40,859
	$	22,567	$	22,287
Coyote Station:
Utility plant in service	$	138,261	$	135,073
Less accumulated depreciation	89,528		87,524
	$	48,733	$	47,549
Wygen III:
Utility plant in service	$	64,332	$	63,462
Less accumulated depreciation	4,639		3,368
	$	59,693	$	60,094