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Natural gas — Regulatory Asset

WEC Energy Group Natural gas — Regulatory Asset decreased by 82.6% to $553.60M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 83.6%, from $3.37B to $553.60M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Natural gas — Regulatory Asset shows a downward trend with a -2.2% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementSegment
CategoryRisk
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2017
Last reportedQ1 2026
Rolls up toRegulatory Asset

How to read this metric

An increase suggests the utility is deferring costs for future recovery, which may impact near-term cash flow but supports long-term earnings stability.

Detailed definition

Costs incurred by the natural gas segment that are deferred and expected to be recovered from customers through future r...

Peer comparison

Standard accounting practice for regulated utilities under ASC 980.

Metric ID: wec_segment_natural_gas_regulatory_asset

Historical Data

40 periods
 Q2 '21Q2 '21Q3 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q1 '22Q2 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q1 '23Q2 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q1 '24Q2 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q1 '25Q2 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q1 '26
Value$3.62B$609.30M$3.63B$601.90M$3.37B$630.90M$3.26B$618.80M$3.28B$621.60M$3.25B$616.30M$3.31B$610.70M$3.33B$590.60M$3.25B$582.70M$3.21B$577.70M$3.27B$596.80M$3.29B$583.80M$3.44B$575.20M$3.41B$565.80M$3.38B$570.10M$3.37B$540.70M$3.26B$527.30M$3.24B$522.70M$3.17B$566.00M$3.18B$553.60M
QoQ Change-83.2%+495.5%-83.4%+459.4%-81.3%+416.0%-81.0%+429.9%-81.0%+423.0%-81.0%+436.6%-81.5%+444.5%-82.2%+449.9%-82.1%+451.4%-82.0%+466.9%-81.8%+450.8%-82.2%+488.4%-83.3%+492.1%-83.4%+497.2%-83.1%+490.7%-83.9%+502.2%-83.8%+514.6%-83.9%+507.2%-82.2%+462.5%-82.6%
YoY Change-9.5%-82.8%-10.4%-83.0%-1.8%-81.9%+2.1%-81.9%-1.0%-82.2%-1.2%-82.2%-1.0%-82.0%-1.2%-82.4%+5.8%-82.3%+6.0%-82.4%+3.2%-82.6%+2.5%-83.5%-5.2%-84.6%-4.8%-84.7%-6.1%-83.2%-5.5%-83.6%
Range$522.70M$3.63B
CAGR-17.5%
Avg YoY Growth-42.3%
Median YoY Growth-46.1%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is WEC Energy Group's natural gas — regulatory asset?
WEC Energy Group (WEC) reported natural gas — regulatory asset of $553.60M in Q1 2026.
How has WEC Energy Group's natural gas — regulatory asset changed year-over-year?
WEC Energy Group's natural gas — regulatory asset decreased by 83.6% year-over-year, from $3.37B to $553.60M.
What is the long-term trend for WEC Energy Group's natural gas — regulatory asset?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), WEC Energy Group's natural gas — regulatory asset has grown at a -2.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.54B to $3.17B.
What does natural gas — regulatory asset mean?
Costs that the utility is allowed to recover from customers in future rate periods.