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        <Description>POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSIONS</Description>
        <Amount>199211</Amount>
      </OtherLiabilities>
      <OtherLiabilities>
        <Description>ROUNDING</Description>
      </OtherLiabilities>
      <TotalOfAmounts>199211</TotalOfAmounts>
      <TotalRevenue>14506455</TotalRevenue>
      <TotalExpenses>14362513</TotalExpenses>
      <ExcessOrDeficitForYear>143942</ExcessOrDeficitForYear>
      <ExcessOrDeficitPerFS>143942</ExcessOrDeficitPerFS>
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    <IRS990ScheduleJ documentId="00000003">
      <CompensationSurvey>X</CompensationSurvey>
      <BoardOrCommitteeApproval>X</BoardOrCommitteeApproval>
      <SeverancePayment>false</SeverancePayment>
      <SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan>false</SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan>
      <EquityBasedCompArrangement>false</EquityBasedCompArrangement>
      <Form990ScheduleJPartII>
        <NamePerson>DAVID STUVA</NamePerson>
        <BaseCompensationFilingOrg>134934</BaseCompensationFilingOrg>
        <DeferredCompFilingOrg>56632</DeferredCompFilingOrg>
        <NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg>8123</NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg>
        <TotalCompensationFilingOrg>199689</TotalCompensationFilingOrg>
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    </IRS990ScheduleJ>
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      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Pt VI, Line 6</Identifier>
        <Explanation>MEMBER OWNED COOPERATIVE</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Pt VI, Line 7a</Identifier>
        <Explanation>ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY THE MEMBERSHIP</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Pt VI, Line 7b</Identifier>
        <Explanation>MEMBERS APPROVE ALL BYLAW CHANGES</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Pt VI, Line 11a</Identifier>
        <Explanation>REVIEWD BY MANAGEMENT AND EMAILED TO BOARD MEMBERS</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Pt VI, Line 12c</Identifier>
        <Explanation>ANNUAL INTERNAL REVIEW</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Pt VI, Line 15</Identifier>
        <Explanation>ANNUAL BOARD REVIEW</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Pt XI</Identifier>
        <Explanation>RETIREMENT OF PATRONS CAPITAL CREDITS = -5,947</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Explanation>CHANGES IN OTHER EQUITY ITEMS = 2,982</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Explanation>ALLOCATION OF CAPITAL CREDITS TO MEMBERS = 6,976</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Explanation>TOTAL TO PART XI, LINE 5 = 4,011</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Form 990, Part IX, Line 24f</Identifier>
        <Explanation>CONSUMER ACCOUNTS 226047. CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE 124240. TRANSMISSION EXPENSE 10517. GENERATION EXPENSE 59910. DISTRIBUTION MAINTENANCE 823127.</Explanation>
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    </IRS990ScheduleO>
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