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  <xs:element id="dpl_PublicUtilitiesEquityInterestCostMethodPercentage" abstract="false" name="PublicUtilitiesEquityInterestCostMethodPercentage" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:percentItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="dpl_RevenueFromExternalCustomersMember" abstract="true" name="RevenueFromExternalCustomersMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="dpl_ElectricRevenueIncludingDiscontinuedOperations" abstract="false" name="ElectricRevenueIncludingDiscontinuedOperations" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="dpl_GovernmentalRevenueMember" abstract="true" name="GovernmentalRevenueMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="dpl_FixedassetImpairmentNarrativeAbstract" abstract="true" name="FixedassetImpairmentNarrativeAbstract" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType"/>
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</xs:schema>
