secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MGE ENERGY INC (MGEE)
CIK:        0001161728
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-12-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950170-24-133114
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

MGE Energy, partners delay Columbia coal suspension to 2029, explore gas conversion
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- Coal operations at Columbia Energy Center now set to end in 2029, shifted from 2026.
- Partners will explore converting at least one unit to natural gas to support reliability and growth.
- MGE holds a 19% ownership interest in the jointly-owned plant in Portage, Wisconsin.
- Shift responds to MISO accreditation changes and expected load growth; carbon goals unchanged.
- Columbia Energy Storage Project (18 MW, 10-hr storage) under regulatory review, operational by end 2027.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1161728/000095017024133114/0000950170-24-133114-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/61339/000095017024133114/mgee-20241204.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-133114

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