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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of Revenues Disaggregated by Type of Customer
The following table presents the Utility’s revenues disaggregated by type of customer:
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)20242023
Electric
Revenue from contracts with customers
   Residential$1,799 $1,289 
   Commercial1,505 1,144 
   Industrial413 353 
   Agricultural180 155 
   Public street and highway lighting25 19 
   Other, net (1)
121 43 
      Total revenue from contracts with customers - electric4,043 3,003 
Regulatory balancing accounts (2)
1,116 
Total electric operating revenue$4,052 $4,119 
Natural gas
Revenue from contracts with customers
   Residential$1,517 $1,883 
   Commercial373 513 
   Transportation service only475 444 
   Other, net (1)
(64)(153)
      Total revenue from contracts with customers - gas2,301 2,687 
Regulatory balancing accounts (2)
(492)(597)
Total natural gas operating revenue1,809 2,090 
Total operating revenues$5,861 $6,209 
(1) This activity is primarily related to the change in unbilled revenue and amounts subject to refund, partially offset by other miscellaneous revenue items.
(2) These amounts represent revenues authorized to be billed or refunded to customers.
Schedule Of Government Assistance
The following table provides a summary of where the DWR loan activity is presented in PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively:
(in millions)
20242023
Long-term debt:
DWR Loan Outstanding at January 1
$98 $312 
Proceeds received
232 — 
Operating Expenses:
Operating and maintenance expense - Performance-based disbursements
(22)(33)
Other current liabilities:
Performance-based disbursements deferred
(12)— 
Long-term debt:
DWR Loan Outstanding at March 31
$296 $279 
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs
The net periodic benefit costs reflected in PG&E Corporation’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:
Pension BenefitsOther Benefits
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)2024202320242023
Service cost for benefits earned (1)
$99 $95 $10 $10 
Interest cost229 228 18 18 
Expected return on plan assets(253)(245)(35)(33)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)(1)(1)
Amortization of net actuarial gain— — (6)(5)
Net periodic benefit cost74 77 (12)(9)
Regulatory account transfer (2)
10 — — 
Total$84 $83 $(12)$(9)
(1) A portion of service costs is capitalized pursuant to GAAP.
(2) The Utility recorded these amounts to a regulatory account since they are probable of recovery or refund through rates in future periods.
Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
The changes, net of income tax, in PG&E Corporation’s accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consisted of the following:
Pension
Benefits
Other
Benefits
Customer Credit TrustTotal
(in millions, net of income tax)Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Beginning balance$(28)$18 $$(8)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification
Loss on investments (net of taxes of $0, $0 and $1, respectively)
— — (1)(1)
Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive income: (1)
Amortization of prior service cost (net of taxes of $0, $0 and $0, respectively)
(1)— — (1)
Amortization of net actuarial gain (net of taxes of $0, $1 and $0, respectively)
— (4)— (4)
Regulatory account transfer (net of taxes of $0, $1 and $0, respectively)
— 
Net current period other comprehensive loss  (1)(1)
Ending balance$(28)$18 $1 $(9)
(1) These components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other post-retirement benefit costs.  See the “Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits” table above for additional details.

Pension BenefitsOther
Benefits
Customer Credit TrustTotal
(in millions, net of income tax)Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
Beginning balance$(12)$18 $(6)$— 
Other comprehensive income before reclassification
Gain on investments (net of taxes of $0, $0 and $2, respectively)
— — 
Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive income: (1)
Amortization of prior service cost (net of taxes of $0, $0 and $0, respectively)
(1)— — 
Amortization of net actuarial gain (net of taxes of $0, $1 and $0, respectively)
— (4)— (4)
Regulatory account transfer (net of taxes of $0, $1 and $0, respectively)
— 
Net current period other comprehensive gain  5 5 
Ending balance$(12)$18 $(1)$5 
(1) These components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other post-retirement benefit costs.  See the “Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits” table above for additional details.