CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Change in Accruals Related to Third-Party Claims

The following table presents changes in the third-party claims liability since December 31, 2015. The balance for the third-party claims liability is included in Other current liabilities in PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:



Loss Accrual (in millions)
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	—
Accrued losses	750
Payments ⁽¹⁾	(60)
Balance at December 31, 2016	690
Accrued losses	350
Payments ⁽¹⁾	(479)
Balance at December 31, 2017	561
Accrued losses	—
Payments ⁽¹⁾	(118		)
Balance at March 31, 2018	$	443

⁽¹⁾ As of March 31, 2018 the Utility entered into settlement agreements in connection with the Butte fire corresponding to approximately $734 million of which $657 million has been paid by the Utility.

Changes in Insurance Receivable

The following table presents changes in the insurance receivable since December 31, 2015. The balance for the insurance receivable is included in Other accounts receivable in PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:



Insurance Receivable (in millions)
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	—
Accrued insurance recoveries	625
Reimbursements	(50)
Balance at December 31, 2016	575
Accrued insurance recoveries	297
Reimbursements	(276)
Balance at December 31, 2017	596
Accrued insurance recoveries	—
Reimbursements	(197		)
Balance at March 31, 2018	$	399

Schedule of Environmental Remediation Liability

The Utility’s environmental remediation liability is primarily included in non-current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and is comprised of the following:



	Balance at
	March 31,		December 31,
(in millions)	2018		2017
Topock natural gas compressor station	$	342	$	334
Hinkley natural gas compressor station	144		147
Former manufactured gas plant sites owned by the Utility or third parties ⁽¹⁾	329		320
Utility-owned generation facilities (other than fossil fuel-fired), other facilities, and third-party disposal sites ⁽²⁾	113		115
Fossil fuel-fired generation facilities and sites ⁽³⁾	157		123
Total environmental remediation liability	$	1,085	$	1,039

⁽¹⁾ Primarily driven by the following sites: Vallejo, San Francisco East Harbor, Napa, and San Francisco North Beach.

⁽²⁾Primarily driven by the Shell Pond site.

⁽³⁾Primarily driven by the San Francisco Potrero Power Plant