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Approved Spending Budget

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Year over year cap on Increase in Lost Fixed Cost Recovery rate.

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Deferred Fuel and Purchased Power Costs

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Months approved rate in effect unless modified in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Purchased Power and Fuel Adjustment, Refunds (Recoveries)

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Renewable Energy Target, Percentage

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The net amount of all regulatory assets less all regulatory liabilities as of the end of the period.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 980
-SubTopic 340
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6499975&loc=d3e44250-110382

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The amount of regulated power revenues recognized during the period.

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REGULATORY MATTERS (Cost Recovery Mechanisms) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2019
Over Recovered Purchased Energy Costs
Regulatory Liabilities [Roll Forward]
Beginning of Period	$ 36	$ (17)		$ (17)
Deferred Fuel and Purchased Power Costs	48	53
PPFAC Refunds (Recoveries)	(48)	(58)
End of Period	$ 36	(22)		36
Over Recovered Purchased Energy Costs
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Months approved rate in effect unless modified	12 months
Renewable Energy Standard
Regulatory Liabilities [Roll Forward]
Renewable energy target percentage	10.00%
Approved spending budget				55
Demand Side Management
Regulatory Liabilities [Roll Forward]
Recovery revenue	$ 2			2
Energy Efficiency Standards
Regulatory Liabilities [Roll Forward]
Approved recovery of spending budget				$ 23
Lost Fixed Cost Recovery
Regulatory Liabilities [Roll Forward]
Recovery revenue	$ 12	$ 10
Cap on increase in lost fixed cost recovery rate (percentage)	2.00%
Scenario, Forecast \| Renewable Energy Standard
Regulatory Liabilities [Roll Forward]
Renewable energy target percentage			15.00%
Distributed generation requirement percent of target percentage (percentage)			30.00%