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Regulatory Matters (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Regulated Operations [Abstract]  
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities
Regulatory assets and liabilities at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were comprised of the following items:
 
  
         Con Edison
 
        CECONY
(Millions of Dollars)
2016

2015
 
2016

2015

Regulatory assets
 
 
 
 
 
Unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs
$3,516
$3,876

$3,361
$3,697
Future income tax
2,379
2,350

2,262
2,232
Environmental remediation costs
837
904

732
800
Revenue taxes
295
253

281
240
Deferred storm costs
122
185

57
110
Unamortized loss on reacquired debt
47
50

44
48
O&R property tax reconciliation
42
46



Deferred derivative losses
38
50

35
46
Pension and other postretirement benefits deferrals
35
45

6
16
Net electric deferrals
34
44

34
44
Surcharge for New York State assessment
32
44

29
40
Preferred stock redemption
26
26

26
26
O&R transition bond charges
18
21



Workers’ compensation
16
11

16
11
Recoverable energy costs

16


15
Other
243
175

226
157
Regulatory assets – noncurrent
7,680
8,096

7,109
7,482
Deferred derivative losses
75
113

70
103
Recoverable energy costs
9
19

7
18
Regulatory assets – current
84
132

77
121
Total Regulatory Assets
$7,764
$8,228

$7,186
$7,603
Regulatory liabilities





Allowance for cost of removal less salvage
$708
$676

$599
$570
Property tax reconciliation
230
303

230
303
Pension and other postretirement benefit deferrals
125
76

96
46
Net unbilled revenue deferrals
117
109

117
109
Prudence proceeding
97
99

97
99
Unrecognized other postretirement costs
93
28

93
28
Base rate change deferrals
77
128

77
128
New York State income tax rate change
69
75

66
72
Variable-rate tax-exempt debt – cost rate reconciliation
64
70

56
60
Carrying charges on repair allowance and bonus depreciation
51
49

50
48
Earnings sharing - electric, gas and steam
34
80

30
80
Net utility plant reconciliations
28
32

28
31
Property tax refunds
22
44

22
44
World Trade Center settlement proceeds
10
21

10
21
Other
207
187

172
150
Regulatory liabilities – noncurrent
1,932
1,977

1,743
1,789
Revenue decoupling mechanism
79
45

78
45
Refundable energy costs
30
64

9
33
Deferred derivative gains
13
6

11
6
Regulatory liabilities – current
122
115

98
84
Total Regulatory Liabilities
$2,054
$2,092

$1,841
$1,873