MGE Energy MGEE Utilities Operating Expense, Purchased Power
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Reported directly by MGE Energy in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:UtilitiesOperatingExpensePurchasedPower.
The official record: MGE Energy’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is MGE Energy's utilities operating expense, purchased power?
- MGE Energy (MGEE) reported utilities operating expense, purchased power of $2.47M in Q1 2026.
- How has MGE Energy's utilities operating expense, purchased power changed year-over-year?
- MGE Energy's utilities operating expense, purchased power decreased by 43.7% year-over-year, from $4.38M to $2.47M.
- What is the long-term trend for MGE Energy's utilities operating expense, purchased power?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), MGE Energy's utilities operating expense, purchased power has grown at a -15.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $39.4M to $20M.
- What does utilities operating expense, purchased power mean?
- This metric reflects the costs associated with purchasing electricity from third-party providers to meet customer demand. It is a significant operating expense for utilities that supplement their own generation capacity with external supply. Managing these costs is essential for maintaining margins when internal generation is insufficient or uneconomical.