Acquisitions - West Riverside (Details) - West Riverside Energy Center - WE $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
May 31, 2024 USD ($) MW	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) MW
Asset Acquisition
Capacity of generation unit \| MW	100	100
Total purchase price \| $	$ 97.9	$ 95.3
Share of capacity (MW) \| MW	200
Joint plant ownership percentage	27.50%
Asset Acquisition, Total Consideration Transferred \| $	$ 193.2

Amount of consideration transferred in asset acquisition. Includes, but is not limited to, cash, liability incurred by acquirer, and equity interest issued by acquirer.

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