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REGULATORY MATTERS (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Regulated Operations [Abstract]  
Schedule Of General Rate Case, Authorized Revenue Increases The increases include separately authorized components for O&M and capital-related costs, as follows:
AUTHORIZED REVENUE REQUIREMENT INCREASES FOR 2020 AND 2021
(Dollars in millions)
 
 
2020 increase from 2019
 
2021 increase from 2020
 
Revenue increase
 
Percent increase
 
Revenue increase
 
Percent increase
SDG&E:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
O&M
$
20

 
2.64
%
 
$
19

 
2.47
%
Capital-related costs
114

 
9.74

 
83

 
6.47

Total increase
$
134

 
6.74

 
$
102

 
4.83

SoCalGas:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
O&M
$
36

 
2.64
%
 
$
34

 
2.40
%
Capital-related costs
184

 
14.36

 
116

 
7.93

Total increase
$
220

 
7.92

 
$
150

 
5.00
Schedule of Regulatory Assets
We show the details of regulatory assets and liabilities in the following table.
REGULATORY ASSETS (LIABILITIES)
(Dollars in millions)
 
September 30,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
 
 
SDG&E:
 
 
 
Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives
$
(136
)
 
$
(150
)
Deferred income taxes refundable in rates
(118
)
 
(236
)
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan obligations
186

 
186

Removal obligations
(1,999
)
 
(1,848
)
Environmental costs
26

 
28

Sunrise Powerlink fire mitigation
120

 
120

Regulatory balancing accounts(1)
 
 
 
Commodity – electric
142

 
(8
)
Gas transportation
17

 
45

Safety and reliability
76

 
70

Public purpose programs
(117
)
 
(62
)
2019 GRC retroactive impacts
81

 
—

Other balancing accounts
46

 
145

Other regulatory liabilities, net(2)
(152
)
 
(170
)
Total SDG&E
(1,828
)
 
(1,880
)
SoCalGas:
 

 
 

Pension and other postretirement benefit plan obligations
452

 
470

Employee benefit costs
49

 
49

Removal obligations
(754
)
 
(833
)
Deferred income taxes refundable in rates
(214
)
 
(336
)
Environmental costs
28

 
28

Regulatory balancing accounts(1)
 
 
 
Commodity – gas, including transportation
(85
)
 
196

Safety and reliability
310

 
332

Public purpose programs
(329
)
 
(325
)
2019 GRC retroactive impacts
286

 
—

Other balancing accounts
(30
)
 
(68
)
Other regulatory liabilities, net(2)
(115
)
 
(114
)
Total SoCalGas
(402
)
 
(601
)
Sempra Mexico:
 
 
 
Deferred income taxes recoverable in rates
81

 
81

Other regulatory assets
6

 
6

Total Sempra Energy Consolidated
$
(2,143
)
 
$
(2,394
)
(1) 
At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the noncurrent portion of regulatory balancing accounts – net undercollected for SDG&E was $117 million and $78 million, respectively, and for SoCalGas was $475 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)
 
September 30,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
 
 
SDG&E:
 
 
 
Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives
$
(136
)
 
$
(150
)
Deferred income taxes refundable in rates
(118
)
 
(236
)
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan obligations
186

 
186

Removal obligations
(1,999
)
 
(1,848
)
Environmental costs
26

 
28

Sunrise Powerlink fire mitigation
120

 
120

Regulatory balancing accounts(1)
 
 
 
Commodity – electric
142

 
(8
)
Gas transportation
17

 
45

Safety and reliability
76

 
70

Public purpose programs
(117
)
 
(62
)
2019 GRC retroactive impacts
81

 
—

Other balancing accounts
46

 
145

Other regulatory liabilities, net(2)
(152
)
 
(170
)
Total SDG&E
(1,828
)
 
(1,880
)
SoCalGas:
 

 
 

Pension and other postretirement benefit plan obligations
452

 
470

Employee benefit costs
49

 
49

Removal obligations
(754
)
 
(833
)
Deferred income taxes refundable in rates
(214
)
 
(336
)
Environmental costs
28

 
28

Regulatory balancing accounts(1)
 
 
 
Commodity – gas, including transportation
(85
)
 
196

Safety and reliability
310

 
332

Public purpose programs
(329
)
 
(325
)
2019 GRC retroactive impacts
286

 
—

Other balancing accounts
(30
)
 
(68
)
Other regulatory liabilities, net(2)
(115
)
 
(114
)
Total SoCalGas
(402
)
 
(601
)
Sempra Mexico:
 
 
 
Deferred income taxes recoverable in rates
81

 
81

Other regulatory assets
6

 
6

Total Sempra Energy Consolidated
$
(2,143
)
 
$
(2,394
)
(1) 
At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the noncurrent portion of regulatory balancing accounts – net undercollected for SDG&E was $117 million and $78 million, respectively, and for SoCalGas was $475 million and $185 million, respectively. 
(2)  
Includes regulatory assets earning a rate of return.