CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Wildfire-Related Claims

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Income Statements include estimated losses offset by insurance recoveries as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions)	2018			2017			2018			2017
Butte fire
Third-Party Claims	$	—		$	350		$	—		$	350
Insurance recoveries	—			(297		)	(7		)	(350		)
Total Butte fire	—			53			(7		)	—
Northern California wildfires
Third-Party Claims	—			—			2,500			—
Insurance recoveries	(10		)	—			(385		)	—
Total Northern California wildfires	(10		)	—			2,115			—
Total wildfire-related claims, net of insurance recoveries	$	(10	)	$	53		$	2,108		$	—

In addition to the amounts shown in the table above, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Utility incurred $53 million and $120 million, respectively, of legal and other costs related to the Northern California wildfires. See "Butte Fire" below for legal expenses related to the Butte Fire.

At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Utility's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets include estimated losses as follows:

	Balance At
(in millions)	September 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
Butte fire	$	294	$	561
Northern California wildfires	2,500		—
Total wildfire-related claims	$	2,794	$	561

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 Wildfire-related claims 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)	(267		)
Balance at September 30, 2018	$	294

⁽¹⁾ As of September 30, 2018, the Utility has paid $806 million of the $832 million in settlements to date in connection with the Butte fire.

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	(436		)
Balance at September 30, 2018	$	160

The balance for 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)
Accrued insurance recoveries	$	385
Reimbursements	(13		)
Balance at September 30, 2018	$	372

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
	September 30,		December 31,
(in millions)	2018		2017
Topock natural gas compressor station	$	362	$	334
Hinkley natural gas compressor station	151		147
Former manufactured gas plant sites owned by the Utility or third parties (1)	375		320
Utility-owned generation facilities (other than fossil fuel-fired), other facilities, and third-party disposal sites (2)	116		115
Fossil fuel-fired generation facilities and sites (3)	136		123
Total environmental remediation liability	$	1,140	$	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 Geothermal landfill and Shell Pond site.

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