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Regulatory Assets and Liabilities (Schedule of Regulatory Assets) (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Regulatory assets-current $ 725 $ 496 [1]
Regulatory assets-noncurrent 7,575 2,676 [1]
Total regulatory assets $ 8,300 3,172
Weighted Average    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Weighted average useful life 30 years  
SCANA    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Electric service customers over period 20 years  
DESC    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Repurchase of first mortgage bonds $ 1,200  
Debt issuance costs $ 187  
Cost of reacquired debt    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Amortization period for deferred costs 30 years  
Virginia Electric and Power Company    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Regulatory assets-current [2] $ 387 424
Regulatory assets-noncurrent 1,719 737 [3]
Total regulatory assets 2,106 1,161
Excess deferred taxes adjusted in charge of operating revenue 29  
Excess deferred taxes adjusted in charge of operating revenue net of tax 22  
Write off of regulatory asset 17  
Write off of regulatory asset, after tax 13  
Dominion Energy Gas Holdings, LLC    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Regulatory assets-current [4] 11 29
Regulatory assets-noncurrent [5] 756 727
Total regulatory assets 767 756
Deferred cost of fuel used in electric generation    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Regulatory assets-current [6] 117 174
Regulatory assets-noncurrent [6] 123 83
Deferred cost of fuel used in electric generation | Virginia Electric and Power Company    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Regulatory assets-current [7] 112 174
Regulatory assets-noncurrent [7] 123 83
Deferred Rate Adjustment Clause Costs For Virginia Electric Utility    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Regulatory assets-current [8],[9] 90 78
Regulatory assets-noncurrent [8],[9],[10] 194 230
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Regulatory assets-current [11] 70 69
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs | Virginia Electric and Power Company    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Regulatory assets-current [11] 70 69
Unrecovered NND Project Costs    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Regulatory assets-current [12] 138  
Regulatory assets-noncurrent [12] 2,607  
Other    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Regulatory assets-current 246 130
Regulatory assets-noncurrent 465 125
Other | Virginia Electric and Power Company    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Regulatory assets-current 51 58
Regulatory assets-noncurrent 58 54
Other | Dominion Energy Gas Holdings, LLC    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Regulatory assets-current 3 2
Regulatory assets-noncurrent 1 1
Unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefit costs    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Regulatory assets-noncurrent [13] 1,521 1,497
Unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefit costs | Dominion Energy Gas Holdings, LLC    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Regulatory assets-noncurrent [14] 389 392
PJM transmission rates    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Regulatory assets-current [15] 64 45
Regulatory assets-noncurrent [15] 174 192
PJM transmission rates | Virginia Electric and Power Company    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Regulatory assets-current [12] 64 45
Regulatory assets-noncurrent [15] 174 192
Deferred project costs for gas utilities    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Regulatory assets-noncurrent [16] 440 335
AROs and related funding    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Regulatory assets-noncurrent [17] $ 350  
Amortization period for deferred costs 106 years  
Interest rate hedges    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Regulatory assets-noncurrent [18] $ 563 184
Interest rate hedges | Virginia Electric and Power Company    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Regulatory assets-noncurrent [19] 235 151
Cost of reacquired debt    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Regulatory assets-noncurrent [20],[21] 203 3
Ash pond and landfill closure costs    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Regulatory assets-noncurrent [22] 935 27
Ash pond and landfill closure costs | Virginia Electric and Power Company    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Regulatory assets-noncurrent [23] $ 935 27
Deferred Project Costs | Maximum [Member]    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Amortization period for deferred costs 18 months  
Deferred Project Costs | Virginia Electric and Power Company | Maximum [Member]    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Amortization period for deferred costs 18 months  
Deferred Project Costs | Dominion Energy Gas Holdings, LLC    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Regulatory assets-current [24] $ 3 18
Regulatory assets-noncurrent [24] $ 366 334
Transmission Rate Design For Allocation Of Costs Of Service | FERC-regulated    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Duration of payment under settlement agreement 10 years  
Transmission Rate Design For Allocation Of Costs Of Service | Virginia Electric and Power Company | FERC-regulated    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Duration of payment under settlement agreement 10 years  
Deferred rate adjustment clause costs | Virginia Electric and Power Company    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Regulatory assets-current [8],[25] $ 90 78
Regulatory assets-noncurrent [8],[10],[25] 194 230
PIPP | Dominion Energy Gas Holdings, LLC    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Regulatory assets-current [26] $ 5  
Unrecovered gas costs | Dominion Energy Gas Holdings, LLC    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Regulatory assets-current [27]   $ 9
[1] Dominion Energy’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2018 has been derived from the audited Consolidated Balance Sheet at that date.
[2] Current regulatory assets are presented in other current assets in Virginia Power’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
[3] Virginia Power’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2018 has been derived from the audited Consolidated Balance Sheet at that date.
[4] Current regulatory assets are presented in other current assets in Dominion Energy Gas’ Consolidated Balance Sheets.
[5] Noncurrent regulatory assets are presented in other deferred charges and other assets in Dominion Energy Gas’ Consolidated Balance Sheets.
[6] Reflects deferred fuel expenses for the Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina jurisdictions of Dominion Energy’s electric generation operations.
[7] Reflects deferred fuel expenses for the Virginia and North Carolina jurisdictions of Virginia Power’s generation operations.
[8] As a result of actions from the Virginia Commission in the first quarter of 2019 regarding the ratemaking treatment of excess deferred taxes from the adoption of the 2017 Tax Reform Act for all existing rate adjustment clauses, Virginia Power recorded a $29 million ($22 million after-tax) charge in operating revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Income for amounts which are probable of being returned to customers.
[9] Reflects deferrals under Virginia Power’s electric transmission FERC formula rate and the deferral of costs associated with certain current and prospective rider projects, net of income taxes refundable from the 2017 Tax Reform Act for Virginia Power. See Note 13 for more information.
[10] During the first quarter of 2019, Virginia Power recorded a charge of $17 million ($13 million after-tax) to write-off the balance of a regulatory asset for which it is no longer seeking recovery.
[11] Legislation enacted in Virginia in April 2014 requires Virginia Power to defer operation and maintenance costs incurred in connection with the refueling of any nuclear-powered generating plant. These deferred costs will be amortized over the refueling cycle, not to exceed 18 months.
[12] Reflects expenditures by DESC associated with the NND Project, which pursuant to the SCANA Merger Approval Order, will be recovered from DESC electric service customers over a 20-year period ending in 2039. See Note 3 for more information.
[13] Represents unrecognized pension and other postretirement employee benefit costs expected to be recovered or refunded through future rates generally over the expected remaining service period of plan participants by certain of Dominion Energy's rate-regulated subsidiaries.
[14] Represents unrecognized pension and other postretirement employee benefit costs expected to be recovered or refunded through future rates generally over the expected remaining service period of plan participants by certain of Dominion Energy Gas' rate-regulated subsidiaries
[15] Reflects amounts to be recovered through retail rates in Virginia for payments Virginia Power will make to PJM over a ten-year period ending 2028 under the terms of a FERC settlement agreement in May 2018 resolving a PJM cost allocation matter.
[16] Primarily reflects amounts expected to be collected from or owed to gas customers in Dominion Energy’s service territories associated with current and prospective rider projects, including CEP, PIR, and pipeline integrity management. See Note 13 for more information.
[17] Represents deferred depreciation and accretion expense related to legal obligations associated with the future retirement of property, plant and equipment, excluding amounts related to CCRs, for DESC and PSNC. The AROs primarily relate to nuclear decommissioning activities and are expected to be recovered over the related property lives and periods of decommissioning which may range up to approximately 106 years.
[18] Reflects interest rate hedges recoverable from or refundable to customers. Certain of these instruments are settled and any related payments are being amortized into interest expense over the life of the related debt, which has a weighted average useful life of approximately 30 years.
[19] Reflects interest rate hedges recoverable from or refundable to customers. Certain of these instruments are settled and any related payments are being amortized into interest expense over the life of the related debt, which has a weighted average useful life of approximately 21 years.
[20] Cost of the reacquisition of debt are deferred and amortized as interest expense over the would-be remaining life of the reacquired debt. The reacquired debt costs had a weighted-average life of approximately 30 years as of March 31, 2019.
[21] In March 2019, DESC purchased certain of its first mortgage bonds having an aggregate purchase price of $1.2 billion, as discussed in Note 16. As a result of this transaction, Dominion Energy incurred costs, including write-off of unamortized discount, premium, and debt issuance costs, of $187 million.
[22] Primarily reflects legislation enacted in Virginia in March 2019 which requires any CCR unit located at certain Virginia Power stations to be closed by removing the CCRs to an approved landfill or through recycling for beneficial reuse. See Note 17 for additional information.
[23] Primarily reflects legislation enacted in Virginia in March 2019 which requires any CCR unit located at certain Virginia Power stations to be closed by removing the CCR to an approved landfill or through recycling for beneficial reuse. See Note 17 for additional information.
[24] Primarily reflects amounts expected to be collected from or owed to gas customers in East Ohio’s service territory associated with current and prospective rider projects, including CEP, PIR and pipeline integrity management. See Note 13 for more information.
[25] Primarily reflects deferrals under Virginia Power’s electric transmission FERC formula rate and the deferral of costs associated with certain current and prospective rider projects, net of income taxes refundable from the 2017 Tax Reform Act for Virginia Power. See Note 13 for more information.
[26] Under PIPP, eligible customers can make reduced payments based on their ability to pay. The difference between the customer’s total bill and the PIPP plan amount is deferred and collected or returned annually under the PIPP rider according to East Ohio tariff provisions. See Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Companies’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 for more information.
[27] Reflects unrecovered or overrecovered gas costs at regulated gas operations, which are recovered or refunded through filings with the applicable regulatory authority.