CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 628,551	$ 514,498
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Gain on sale relating to BCE	(22,988)	(6,423)
Depreciation and amortization including nuclear fuel	711,587	636,224
Deferred fuel and purchased power	(244,109)	(486,382)
Deferred fuel and purchased power amortization	340,030	420,277
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	(28,790)	(40,071)
Deferred income taxes	(13,351)	(35,258)
Deferred investment tax credit	(10,287)	73,003
Change in derivative instruments fair value	0	(778)
Stock compensation	16,940	12,304
Changes in current assets and liabilities:
Customer and other receivables	(330,867)	(214,291)
Accrued unbilled revenues	(94,288)	(62,234)
Materials, supplies and fossil fuel	(34,493)	(43,193)
Income tax receivable	332	14,087
Other current assets	(26,062)	(12,003)
Accounts payable	24,958	(79,603)
Accrued taxes	174,807	101,022
Other current liabilities	74,177	19,751
Change in long-term regulatory assets	32,132	36,025
Change in long-term regulatory liabilities	43,448	(27,304)
Change in other long-term assets	(126,379)	(107,922)
Change in operating lease assets	94,768	89,836
Change in other long-term liabilities	49,694	101,168
Change in operating lease liabilities	(89,479)	(68,834)
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,170,331	833,899
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures	(1,717,571)	(1,314,529)
Contributions in aid of construction	235,861	112,762
Proceeds from sale relating to BCE	64,322	17,500
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(36,078)	(34,131)
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trusts sales and other special use funds	1,140,371	1,165,668
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trusts and other special use funds	(1,150,541)	(1,181,386)
Other	(5,687)	(1,788)
Net cash used for investing activities	(1,469,323)	(1,235,904)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Issuance of long-term debt	1,313,229	689,349
Repayment of long-term debt	(675,000)	(32,740)
Short-term borrowing and (repayments) - net	14,000	56,400
Short-term debt borrowings under term loan facility	350,000	0
Short-term debt repayments under term loan facility	(350,000)	0
Dividends paid on common stock	(294,589)	(288,456)
Common stock equity issuance and (purchases) - net	(3,804)	(1,644)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests for capital activities	(10,628)	(10,628)
Net cash provided by financing activities	343,208	412,281
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	44,216	10,276
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	4,955	4,832
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$ 49,171	$ 15,108