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REGULATORY MATTERS (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Regulated Operations [Abstract]  
Schedule of Regulatory Assets
We show the details of regulatory assets and liabilities in the following table.
REGULATORY ASSETS (LIABILITIES)
(Dollars in millions)
 
June 30,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
 
 
SDG&E:
 
 
 
Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives
$
(122
)
 
$
(150
)
Deferred income taxes refundable in rates
(150
)
 
(236
)
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan obligations
188

 
186

Removal obligations
(1,982
)
 
(1,848
)
Unamortized loss on reacquired debt
6

 
7

Environmental costs
27

 
28

Sunrise Powerlink fire mitigation
119

 
120

Regulatory balancing accounts(1)
 
 
 
Commodity – electric
135

 
(8
)
Gas transportation
8

 
45

Safety and reliability
82

 
70

Public purpose programs
(98
)
 
(62
)
Other balancing accounts
122

 
145

Other regulatory liabilities, net(2)
(222
)
 
(177
)
Total SDG&E
(1,887
)
 
(1,880
)
SoCalGas:
 

 
 

Pension and other postretirement benefit plan obligations
466

 
470

Employee benefit costs
49

 
49

Removal obligations
(779
)
 
(833
)
Deferred income taxes refundable in rates
(233
)
 
(336
)
Unamortized loss on reacquired debt
6

 
7

Environmental costs
28

 
28

Workers’ compensation
9

 
9

Regulatory balancing accounts(1)
 
 
 
Commodity – gas, including transportation
(33
)
 
196

Safety and reliability
365

 
332

Public purpose programs
(352
)
 
(325
)
Other balancing accounts
54

 
(68
)
Other regulatory liabilities, net(2)
(182
)
 
(130
)
Total SoCalGas
(602
)
 
(601
)
Sempra Mexico:
 
 
 
Deferred income taxes recoverable in rates
81

 
81

Other regulatory assets
8

 
6

Total Sempra Energy Consolidated
$
(2,400
)
 
$
(2,394
)
(1) 
At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the noncurrent portion of regulatory balancing accounts – net undercollected for SDG&E was $106 million and $78 million, respectively, and for SoCalGas was $337 million and $185 million, respectively. 
(2)  
Includes regulatory assets earning a rate of return.
Schedule of Regulatory Liabilities
We show the details of regulatory assets and liabilities in the following table.
REGULATORY ASSETS (LIABILITIES)
(Dollars in millions)
 
June 30,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
 
 
SDG&E:
 
 
 
Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives
$
(122
)
 
$
(150
)
Deferred income taxes refundable in rates
(150
)
 
(236
)
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan obligations
188

 
186

Removal obligations
(1,982
)
 
(1,848
)
Unamortized loss on reacquired debt
6

 
7

Environmental costs
27

 
28

Sunrise Powerlink fire mitigation
119

 
120

Regulatory balancing accounts(1)
 
 
 
Commodity – electric
135

 
(8
)
Gas transportation
8

 
45

Safety and reliability
82

 
70

Public purpose programs
(98
)
 
(62
)
Other balancing accounts
122

 
145

Other regulatory liabilities, net(2)
(222
)
 
(177
)
Total SDG&E
(1,887
)
 
(1,880
)
SoCalGas:
 

 
 

Pension and other postretirement benefit plan obligations
466

 
470

Employee benefit costs
49

 
49

Removal obligations
(779
)
 
(833
)
Deferred income taxes refundable in rates
(233
)
 
(336
)
Unamortized loss on reacquired debt
6

 
7

Environmental costs
28

 
28

Workers’ compensation
9

 
9

Regulatory balancing accounts(1)
 
 
 
Commodity – gas, including transportation
(33
)
 
196

Safety and reliability
365

 
332

Public purpose programs
(352
)
 
(325
)
Other balancing accounts
54

 
(68
)
Other regulatory liabilities, net(2)
(182
)
 
(130
)
Total SoCalGas
(602
)
 
(601
)
Sempra Mexico:
 
 
 
Deferred income taxes recoverable in rates
81

 
81

Other regulatory assets
8

 
6

Total Sempra Energy Consolidated
$
(2,400
)
 
$
(2,394
)
(1) 
At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the noncurrent portion of regulatory balancing accounts – net undercollected for SDG&E was $106 million and $78 million, respectively, and for SoCalGas was $337 million and $185 million, respectively. 
(2)  
Includes regulatory assets earning a rate of return.