| **Fair Value Measurements - Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands** | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
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| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Cash equivalents                                                                                                      | $ 15          |          |
| Commodity contracts, assets                                                                                           |          | $ 132,229     |
| Commodity contracts assets, other                                                                                     |          | (21,163)      |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 1,120,463     | 1,073,410     |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust, other                                                                                  | 396,716       | 476,409       |
| Other special use funds                                                                                               | 368,159       | 347,231       |
| Other special use funds, other                                                                                        | 1,282         | 963           |
| Total assets                                                                                                          | 1,503,184     | 1,552,870     |
| Total assets, other                                                                                                   | 384,097       | 456,209       |
| **LIABILITIES**                                                                                                       |          |          |
| Gross derivative liability, other                                                                                     |          | 15,357        |
| Interest rate swaps                                                                                                   |          | (42,446)      |
| Total liabilities                                                                                                     | (55,744)      | (42,446)      |
| Total liabilities, other                                                                                              | 6,835         | 15,357        |
| Commodity Option                                                                                                      |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Commodity contracts, assets                                                                                           | 14,547        | 132,098       |
| Commodity contracts assets, other                                                                                     | (13,901)      | (21,163)      |
| **LIABILITIES**                                                                                                       |          |          |
| Gross derivative liability, other                                                                                     | 6,835         | 15,357        |
| Interest rate swaps                                                                                                   | (55,744)      | (41,537)      |
| Interest Rate Swap                                                                                                    |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Commodity contracts, assets                                                                                           |          | 131           |
| Commodity contracts assets, other                                                                                     |          | 0             |
| **LIABILITIES**                                                                                                       |          |          |
| Gross derivative liability, other                                                                                     |          | 0             |
| Interest rate swaps                                                                                                   |          | (909)         |
| Equity securities                                                                                                     |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 13,127        | 18,485        |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust, other                                                                                  | (17,110)      | 3,827         |
| Other special use funds                                                                                               | 56,535        | 67,937        |
| Other special use funds, other                                                                                        | 1,282         | 963           |
| U.S. commingled equity funds                                                                                          |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 413,826       | 472,582       |
| U.S. Treasury debt                                                                                                    |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 273,702       | 211,923       |
| Other special use funds                                                                                               | 307,710       | 275,267       |
| Corporate debt                                                                                                        |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 173,383       | 149,226       |
| Mortgage-backed securities                                                                                            |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 181,335       | 147,938       |
| Municipal bonds                                                                                                       |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 59,553        | 64,881        |
| Other special use funds                                                                                               | 3,914         | 4,027         |
| Other fixed income                                                                                                    |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 5,537         | 8,375         |
| Level 1                                                                                                          |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Cash equivalents                                                                                                      | 15            |          |
| Commodity contracts, assets                                                                                           |          | 0             |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 303,939       | 226,581       |
| Other special use funds                                                                                               | 362,963       | 342,241       |
| Total assets                                                                                                          | 666,917       | 568,822       |
| **LIABILITIES**                                                                                                       |          |          |
| Gross derivative liability                                                                                            |          | 0             |
| Total liabilities                                                                                                     | 0             | 0             |
| Level 1 | Commodity Option                                                                                       |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Commodity contracts, assets                                                                                           | 0             | 0             |
| **LIABILITIES**                                                                                                       |          |          |
| Gross derivative liability                                                                                            | 0             | 0             |
| Level 1 | Interest Rate Swap                                                                                     |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Commodity contracts, assets                                                                                           |          | 0             |
| **LIABILITIES**                                                                                                       |          |          |
| Gross derivative liability                                                                                            |          | 0             |
| Level 1 | Equity securities                                                                                      |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 30,237        | 14,658        |
| Other special use funds                                                                                               | 55,253        | 66,974        |
| Level 1 | U.S. commingled equity funds                                                                           |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 0             | 0             |
| Level 1 | U.S. Treasury debt                                                                                     |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 273,702       | 211,923       |
| Other special use funds                                                                                               | 307,710       | 275,267       |
| Level 1 | Corporate debt                                                                                         |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 0             | 0             |
| Level 1 | Mortgage-backed securities                                                                             |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 0             | 0             |
| Level 1 | Municipal bonds                                                                                        |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 0             | 0             |
| Other special use funds                                                                                               | 0             | 0             |
| Level 1 | Other fixed income                                                                                     |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 0             | 0             |
| Level 2                                                                                                          |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Cash equivalents                                                                                                      | 0             |          |
| Commodity contracts, assets                                                                                           |          | 127,260       |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 419,808       | 370,420       |
| Other special use funds                                                                                               | 3,914         | 4,027         |
| Total assets                                                                                                          | 445,345       | 501,707       |
| **LIABILITIES**                                                                                                       |          |          |
| Gross derivative liability                                                                                            |          | (26,783)      |
| Total liabilities                                                                                                     | (62,579)      | (26,783)      |
| Level 2 | Commodity Option                                                                                       |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Commodity contracts, assets                                                                                           | 21,623        | 127,129       |
| **LIABILITIES**                                                                                                       |          |          |
| Gross derivative liability                                                                                            | (62,579)      | (25,874)      |
| Level 2 | Interest Rate Swap                                                                                     |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Commodity contracts, assets                                                                                           |          | 131           |
| **LIABILITIES**                                                                                                       |          |          |
| Gross derivative liability                                                                                            |          | (909)         |
| Level 2 | Equity securities                                                                                      |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 0             | 0             |
| Other special use funds                                                                                               | 0             | 0             |
| Level 2 | U.S. commingled equity funds                                                                           |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 0             | 0             |
| Level 2 | U.S. Treasury debt                                                                                     |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 0             | 0             |
| Other special use funds                                                                                               | 0             | 0             |
| Level 2 | Corporate debt                                                                                         |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 173,383       | 149,226       |
| Level 2 | Mortgage-backed securities                                                                             |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 181,335       | 147,938       |
| Level 2 | Municipal bonds                                                                                        |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 59,553        | 64,881        |
| Other special use funds                                                                                               | 3,914         | 4,027         |
| Level 2 | Other fixed income                                                                                     |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 5,537         | 8,375         |
| Level 3                                                                                                          |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Cash equivalents                                                                                                      | 0             |          |
| Commodity contracts, assets                                                                                           |          | 26,132        |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 0             | 0             |
| Other special use funds                                                                                               | 0             | 0             |
| Total assets                                                                                                          | 6,825         | 26,132        |
| **LIABILITIES**                                                                                                       |          |          |
| Gross derivative liability                                                                                            |          | (31,020)      |
| Total liabilities                                                                                                     | 0             | (31,020)      |
| Level 3 | Commodity Option                                                                                       |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Commodity contracts, assets                                                                                           | 6,825         | 26,132        |
| **LIABILITIES**                                                                                                       |          |          |
| Gross derivative liability                                                                                            | 0             | (31,020)      |
| Level 3 | Interest Rate Swap                                                                                     |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Commodity contracts, assets                                                                                           |          | 0             |
| **LIABILITIES**                                                                                                       |          |          |
| Gross derivative liability                                                                                            |          | 0             |
| Level 3 | Equity securities                                                                                      |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 0             | 0             |
| Other special use funds                                                                                               | 0             | 0             |
| Level 3 | U.S. commingled equity funds                                                                           |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 0             | 0             |
| Level 3 | U.S. Treasury debt                                                                                     |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 0             | 0             |
| Other special use funds                                                                                               | 0             | 0             |
| Level 3 | Corporate debt                                                                                         |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 0             | 0             |
| Level 3 | Mortgage-backed securities                                                                             |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 0             | 0             |
| Level 3 | Municipal bonds                                                                                        |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 0             | 0             |
| Other special use funds                                                                                               | 0             | 0             |
| Level 3 | Other fixed income                                                                                     |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | 0             | 0             |
| Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share | U.S. commingled equity funds                                       |          |          |
| **ASSETS**                                                                                                            |          |          |
| Nuclear decommissioning trust:                                                                                        | $ 413,826     | $ 472,582     |

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Fair value portion of probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.
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Fair value portion of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.
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The fair value of investments held in a trust fund to pay for the costs of decontaminating and decommissioning facilities, whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure on the balance sheet. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements.
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Fair value of liability associated with financial asset or other contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset.
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