WILDFIRE-RELATED CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Environmental Remediation Liability

At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets include estimated liabilities in respect of total wildfire-related claims as follows:

	Balance at
(in millions)	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
2015 Butte fire	$	212	$	226
2017 Northern California wildfires (1)	7,492		3,500
2018 Camp fire (1)	12,856		10,500
Total wildfire-related claims (2)	$	20,560	$	14,226

⁽¹⁾ Wildfire-related claims as of September 30, 2019 are shown net of $100 million of funds deposited into the Wildfire Assistance Fund on August 2, 2019 in connection with potential liabilities related to the 2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfires. This $100 million is allocated to wildfire-related claims as follows: $30 million to the 2017 Northern California wildfires and $70 million to the 2018 Camp fire. For a description of the other components and categories of claims related to this liability accrual, see “Additional Information Related to 2018 Camp Fire and 2017 Northern California Wildfires Liability Accrual.”

⁽²⁾ On the Petition Date, all wildfire-related claims were classified as LSTC and all pending litigation was stayed. On August 16, 2019, the Bankruptcy Court issued the Lift Stay Decision in which it granted the TCC’s and the Ad Hoc Subrogation Group’s motions for relief from the automatic stay to allow a state court jury trial to proceed regarding the Tubbs fire. See “Proceeding in San Francisco County Superior Court for Certain Tubbs Fire-Related Claims” below.