Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss

The following table presents the activity in the allowance for credit losses for accounts receivable for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:

Puget Energy and Puget Sound Energy	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in Thousands)	2021		2020
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance	$	20,080	$	8,294
Provision for credit loss expense 1	26,424		14,660
Receivables charged-off	(8,728)		(9,065)
Total ending allowance balance	$	37,776	$	13,889

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1 $8.5 million of current period provision was deferred as a cost specific to COVID-19 in 2021. Refer to Note 8 "Commitments and Contingencies" for more information.