Otter Tail OTTR Utilities Operating Expense, Purchased Power
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Reported directly by Otter Tail in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:UtilitiesOperatingExpensePurchasedPower.
The official record: Otter Tail’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is Otter Tail's utilities operating expense, purchased power?
- Otter Tail (OTTR) reported utilities operating expense, purchased power of $27.01M in Q1 2026.
- How has Otter Tail's utilities operating expense, purchased power changed year-over-year?
- Otter Tail's utilities operating expense, purchased power decreased by 12.5% year-over-year, from $30.87M to $27.01M.
- What is the long-term trend for Otter Tail's utilities operating expense, purchased power?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Otter Tail's utilities operating expense, purchased power has grown at a 4.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $65.41M to $78.66M.
- What does utilities operating expense, purchased power mean?
- This metric reflects the costs incurred by the utility segment to purchase electricity from third-party providers or wholesale markets to meet customer demand. It serves as a critical component of the total cost of energy supply, particularly when internal generation capacity is insufficient or uneconomical. Investors track this to assess the company's reliance on external power markets and its ability to manage supply chain costs.