Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss

The following table presents the activity in the allowance for credit losses for accounts receivable at December 31, 2022, and 2021:

Puget Energy and Puget Sound Energy
(Dollars in Thousands)	Year Ended December 31,
Allowance for credit losses:	2022		2021
Beginning balance	$	34,958	20,080
Provision for credit loss expense1	28,316		27,204
Receivables charged-off	(21,312)		(12,326)
Total ending allowance balance	$	41,962	$	34,958

1 $7.1 million and $2.8 million of provision were deferred as cost specific to COVID-19 in 2022 and 2021, respectively.