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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Leases Statement of Financial Position
Classification of ROU assets and lease liabilities and the weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate associated with operating and finance leases are summarized in the table below.
LESSEE INFORMATION ON THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in millions)
Sempra Energy ConsolidatedSDG&ESoCalGas
December 31,
202020192020201920202019
Right-of-use assets:
Operating leases:
Right-of-use assets
$543 $591 $102 $130 $74 $94 
Finance leases:
Property, plant and equipment
1,429 1,353 1,356 1,326 73 27 
Accumulated depreciation
(99)(64)(80)(57)(19)(7)
Property, plant and equipment, net
1,330 1,289 1,276 1,269 54 20 
Total right-of-use assets$1,873 $1,880 $1,378 $1,399 $128 $114 
Lease liabilities:
Operating leases:
Other current liabilities
$52 $52 $27 $27 $18 $18 
Deferred credits and other
407 445 73 102 56 75 
459 497 100 129 74 93 
Finance leases:
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases
36 26 26 20 10 6 
Long-term debt and finance leases
1,294 1,263 1,250 1,250 44 13 
1,330 1,289 1,276 1,270 54 19 
Total lease liabilities$1,789 $1,786 $1,376 $1,399 $128 $112 
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years):
Operating leases
13136656
Finance leases
1819192076
Weighted-average discount rate:
Operating leases5.81 %6.01 %3.62 %3.55 %2.03 %3.73 %
Finance leases
14.45 %14.76 %14.65 %14.83 %2.83 %3.23 %
Lease, Cost
The components of lease costs were as follows:
LESSEE INFORMATION ON THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS(1)
(Dollars in millions)
Sempra Energy ConsolidatedSDG&ESoCalGas
Years ended December 31,
202020192020201920202019
Operating lease costs$92 $96 $31 $33 $24 $27 
Finance lease costs:
Amortization of ROU assets(2)
35 24 23 18 12 6 
Interest on lease liabilities
188 173 186 173 2 — 
Total finance lease costs
223 197 209 191 14 6 
Short-term lease costs(3)
7 6 3 2 — — 
Variable lease costs(3)
477 482 467 471 10 10 
Total lease costs
$799 $781 $710 $697 $48 $43 
(1)    Includes costs capitalized in PP&E.
(2)    Included in O&M, except for $18 million in 2020 and $15 million in 2019, which is included in Depreciation and Amortization Expense at Sempra Energy Consolidated and SDG&E.
(3)    Short-term leases with variable lease costs are recorded and presented as variable lease costs.
Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities was as follows:
LESSEE INFORMATION ON THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in millions)
Sempra Energy ConsolidatedSDG&ESoCalGas
Years ended December 31
202020192020201920202019
Operating activities:
Cash paid for operating leases
$79 $101 $31 $33 $24 $27 
Cash paid for finance leases
173 173 171 173 2 — 
Financing activities:
Cash paid for finance leases
35 24 23 18 12 6 
Increase (decrease) in operating lease obligations for right-of-use assets
20 585 (1)158 1 118 
Increase in finance lease obligations for investment in
PP&E
77 38 30 16 47 22 
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity
The table below presents the maturity analysis of our lease liabilities and reconciliation to the present value of lease liabilities:
LESSEE MATURITY ANALYSIS OF LIABILITIES
(Dollars in millions)
December 31, 2020
Sempra Energy ConsolidatedSDG&ESoCalGas
Operating leases
Finance leases(1)
Operating leases
Finance leases(1)
Operating leasesFinance leases
2021$73 $206 $30 $194 $19 $12 
202264 203 22 194 17 9 
202355 203 17 194 13 9 
202451 198 15 189 11 9 
202540 193 5 185 9 8 
Thereafter415 2,465 22 2,453 8 12 
Total undiscounted lease payments
698 3,468 111 3,409 77 59 
Less: imputed interest(239)(2,138)(11)(2,133)(3)(5)
Total lease liabilities
459 1,330 100 1,276 74 54 
Less: current lease liabilities(52)(36)(27)(26)(18)(10)
Long-term lease liabilities
$407 $1,294 $73 $1,250 $56 $44 
(1)    Substantially all amounts are related to purchased-power contracts.
Finance Lease, Liability, Maturity
The table below presents the maturity analysis of our lease liabilities and reconciliation to the present value of lease liabilities:
LESSEE MATURITY ANALYSIS OF LIABILITIES
(Dollars in millions)
December 31, 2020
Sempra Energy ConsolidatedSDG&ESoCalGas
Operating leases
Finance leases(1)
Operating leases
Finance leases(1)
Operating leasesFinance leases
2021$73 $206 $30 $194 $19 $12 
202264 203 22 194 17 9 
202355 203 17 194 13 9 
202451 198 15 189 11 9 
202540 193 5 185 9 8 
Thereafter415 2,465 22 2,453 8 12 
Total undiscounted lease payments
698 3,468 111 3,409 77 59 
Less: imputed interest(239)(2,138)(11)(2,133)(3)(5)
Total lease liabilities
459 1,330 100 1,276 74 54 
Less: current lease liabilities(52)(36)(27)(26)(18)(10)
Long-term lease liabilities
$407 $1,294 $73 $1,250 $56 $44 
(1)    Substantially all amounts are related to purchased-power contracts.
Schedule of Rent Expense
Rent expense for operating leases was as follows:
RENT EXPENSE – OPERATING LEASES
(Dollars in millions)
 Year ended December 31, 2018
Sempra Energy Consolidated$122 
SDG&E27 
SoCalGas41 
Lessor, Operating Lease, Payments to be Received, Maturity
We provide information below for leases for which we are the lessor.
LESSOR INFORMATION – SEMPRA ENERGY
(Dollars in millions)
December 31,
20202019
Assets subject to operating leases:
Property, plant and equipment(1)
$1,092 $1,038 
Accumulated depreciation(228)(179)
Property, plant and equipment, net
$864 $859 
December 31, 2020
Maturity analysis of operating lease payments:
2021$207 
2022202 
2023202 
2024202 
2025202 
Thereafter2,344 
Total undiscounted cash flows
$3,359 
(1)     Included in Machinery and Equipment — Pipelines and Storage within the major functional categories of PP&E.
Operating Lease, Lease Income
LESSOR INFORMATION ON THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS – SEMPRA ENERGY
(Dollars in millions)
Years ended December 31,
202020192018
Fixed lease payments$195 $200 $194 
Variable lease payments1 6 72 
Total revenues from operating leases(1)
$196 $206 $266 
Depreciation expense$39 $38 $72 
(1)     Included in Revenues: Energy-Related Businesses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Schedule Of Estimated Future Payments Under Natural Gas Contracts At December 31, 2020, the future minimum payments under existing natural gas contracts and natural gas storage and transportation contracts are as follows:
FUTURE MINIMUM PAYMENTS – SEMPRA ENERGY CONSOLIDATED
(Dollars in millions)   
 Storage and
transportation
Natural gas(1)
Total(1)
2021$216 $61 $277 
2022203 13 216 
2023189 12 201 
2024166 12 178 
2025131 6 137 
Thereafter1,014 — 1,014 
Total minimum payments$1,919 $104 $2,023 
(1)    Excludes amounts related to the LNG purchase agreement discussed below.

FUTURE MINIMUM PAYMENTS – SOCALGAS
(Dollars in millions)   
 TransportationNatural gasTotal
2021$134 $41 $175 
2022126 — 126 
2023123 — 123 
2024103 — 103 
202568 — 68 
Thereafter359 — 359 
Total minimum payments$913 $41 $954 
Schedule Of Payments Under Natural Gas Contracts
Total payments under natural gas contracts and natural gas storage and transportation contracts as well as payments to meet additional portfolio needs at Sempra Energy Consolidated and SoCalGas were as follows:
PAYMENTS UNDER NATURAL GAS CONTRACTS
(Dollars in millions)   
 Years ended December 31,
 202020192018
Sempra Energy Consolidated$989 $1,326 $1,345 
SoCalGas935 1,181 1,169 
Schedule Of L N G Commitment Amounts
At December 31, 2020, the following LNG commitment amounts are based on the assumption that all cargoes, less those already confirmed to be diverted, under the agreement are delivered:
LNG COMMITMENT AMOUNTS
(Dollars in millions)
2021$320 
2022422 
2023389 
2024386 
2025390 
Thereafter1,452 
Total$3,359 
Schedule Of Estimated Future Payments Under Purchased Power Contracts At December 31, 2020, the future minimum payments under long-term purchased-power contracts for Sempra Energy Consolidated and SDG&E are as follows:
FUTURE MINIMUM PAYMENTS – PURCHASED-POWER CONTRACTS
(Dollars in millions)
2021$222 
2022208 
2023173 
2024145 
202588 
Thereafter794 
Total minimum payments(1)
$1,630 
(1)    Excludes purchase agreements accounted for as finance leases.
Schedule Of Environmental Remediation Costs Capitalized In Period The following table shows our capital expenditures (including construction work in progress) in order to comply with environmental laws and regulations:
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
(Dollars in millions)
 Years ended December 31,
 202020192018
Sempra Energy Consolidated$76 $80 $100 
SDG&E39 39 38 
SoCalGas37 41 62 
Schedule Of Environmental Remediation Costs, Status Of Remediation Sites
The table below shows the status at December 31, 2020 of the California Utilities’ manufactured-gas sites and the third-party waste-disposal sites for which we have been identified as a PRP:
STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SITES
 
# Sites
complete(1)
# Sites
in process
SDG&E:  
Manufactured-gas sites3 — 
Third-party waste-disposal sites2 1 
SoCalGas:
Manufactured-gas sites39 3 
Third-party waste-disposal sites5 2 
(1)    There may be ongoing compliance obligations for completed sites, such as regular inspections, adherence to land use covenants and water quality monitoring.
Schedule of Environmental Loss Contingencies by Site
The following table shows our accrued liabilities for environmental matters at December 31, 2020. Of the total liability, $9 million at SoCalGas is recorded on a discounted basis, with a discount rate of 1.5%.
ACCRUED LIABILITIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
(Dollars in millions)
 Manufactured-
gas sites
Waste
disposal
sites (PRP)(1)
Other
hazardous
waste sites
Total(2)
SDG&E(3)
$— $6 $13 $19 
SoCalGas(4)
36 3 1 40 
Other— 1 — 1 
Total Sempra Energy$36 $10 $14 $60 
(1)    Sites for which we have been identified as a PRP.
(2)    Includes $11 million, $1 million and $10 million classified as current liabilities, and $49 million, $18 million and $30 million classified as noncurrent liabilities on Sempra Energy’s, SDG&E’s and SoCalGas’ Consolidated Balance Sheets, respectively.
(3)    Does not include SDG&E’s liability for SONGS marine environment mitigation.
(4)    Does not include SoCalGas’ liability for environmental matters for the Leak. We discuss matters related to the Leak above in “Legal Proceedings – SoCalGas – Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility Gas Leak.”