Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of Valuation Process And Unobservable Inputs) (Details) - Power $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) $ / MWh	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / MWh $ / MMBTU
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Derivative Assets \| $	$ 7	$ 20
Derivative liabilities \| $	$ (65)	$ (41)
Commodity Forward Price \| Discounted cash flow \| Minimum
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Measurement input	32	38
Commodity Forward Price \| Discounted cash flow \| Maximum
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Measurement input	63	89
Commodity Forward Price \| Discounted cash flow \| Weighted Average
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Measurement input	43	51
Nodal Basis \| Discounted cash flow \| Minimum
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Measurement input	(10)	(10)
Nodal Basis \| Discounted cash flow \| Maximum
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Measurement input	(1)	(1)
Nodal Basis \| Discounted cash flow \| Weighted Average
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Measurement input	(5)	(4)
Commodity Future Price \| Discounted cash flow \| Minimum
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Derivative Asset (Liability) Net, Measurement Input [Extensible Enumeration]		Commodity Future Price
Commodity Future Price \| Discounted cash flow \| Maximum
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Derivative Asset (Liability) Net, Measurement Input [Extensible Enumeration]		Commodity Future Price
Commodity Future Price \| Discounted cash flow \| Weighted Average
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Measurement input \| $ / MMBTU		0

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