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Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following (in millions):
 
 
 
As of
 
Depreciable
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
Life
 
2019
 
2018
Regulated assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Utility generation, transmission and distribution systems
5-80 years
 
$
78,087

 
$
76,707

Interstate natural gas pipeline assets
3-80 years
 
7,571

 
7,524

 
 
 
85,658

 
84,231

Accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
 
(26,637
)
 
(25,894
)
Regulated assets, net
 
 
59,021

 
58,337

 
 
 
 

 
 

Nonregulated assets:
 
 
 

 
 

Independent power plants
5-30 years
 
6,962

 
6,826

Other assets
3-30 years
 
1,625

 
1,424

 
 
 
8,587

 
8,250

Accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
 
(2,000
)
 
(1,610
)
Nonregulated assets, net
 
 
6,587

 
6,640

 
 
 
 

 
 

Net operating assets
 
 
65,608

 
64,977

Construction work-in-progress
 
 
4,331

 
3,110

Property, plant and equipment, net
 
 
$
69,939

 
$
68,087



Construction work-in-progress includes $4.1 billion as of June 30, 2019 and $2.9 billion as of December 31, 2018, related to the construction of regulated assets.
MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Refer to Note 3 of MidAmerican Energy's Notes to Financial Statements. In addition to MidAmerican Energy's property, plant and equipment, net, MidAmerican Funding had as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, nonregulated property gross of $24 million and related accumulated depreciation and amortization of $13 million and $12 million, respectively, which consisted primarily of a corporate aircraft owned by MHC.
MidAmerican Energy Company [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following (in millions):
 
 
 
As of
 
 
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
Depreciable Life
 
2019
 
2018
Utility plant in service, net:
 
 
 
 
 
Generation
20-70 years
 
$
14,124

 
$
13,727

Transmission
52-75 years
 
1,974

 
1,934

Electric distribution
20-75 years
 
3,786

 
3,672

Natural gas distribution
29-75 years
 
1,750

 
1,724

Utility plant in service
 
 
21,634

 
21,057

Accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
 
(6,201
)
 
(5,941
)
Utility plant in service, net
 
 
15,433

 
15,116

Nonregulated property, net:
 
 
 
 
 
Nonregulated property gross
20-50 years
 
7

 
7

Accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
Nonregulated property, net
 
 
6

 
6

 
 
 
15,439

 
15,122

Construction work-in-progress
 
 
1,513

 
1,035

Property, plant and equipment, net
 
 
$
16,952

 
$
16,157

PacifiCorp [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following (in millions):
 
 
 
As of
 
 
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
Depreciable Life
 
2019
 
2018
Utility Plant:
 
 
 
 
 
Generation
14 - 67 years
 
$
12,588

 
$
12,606

Transmission
58 - 75 years
 
6,451

 
6,357

Distribution
20 - 70 years
 
7,150

 
7,030

Intangible plant(1)
5 - 75 years
 
974

 
970

Other
5 - 60 years
 
1,425

 
1,436

Utility plant in service
 
 
28,588

 
28,399

Accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
 
(10,234
)
 
(10,034
)
Utility plant in-service, net
 
 
18,354

 
18,365

Other non-regulated, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization
47 years
 
10

 
10

Plant, net
 
 
18,364

 
18,375

Construction work-in-progress
 
 
1,792

 
1,195

Property, plant and equipment, net
 
 
$
20,156

 
$
19,570


(1)
Computer software costs included in intangible plant are initially assigned a depreciable life of 5 to 10 years.
Nevada Power Company [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following (in millions):
 
 
 
As of
 
Depreciable Life
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
Utility plant:
 
 
 
 
 
Generation
30 - 55 years
 
$
3,724

 
$
3,720

Distribution
20 - 65 years
 
3,472

 
3,411

Transmission
45 - 70 years
 
1,446

 
1,439

General and intangible plant
5 - 65 years
 
709

 
716

Utility plant
 
 
9,351

 
9,286

Accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
 
(3,027
)
 
(2,966
)
Utility plant, net
 
 
6,324

 
6,320

Other non-regulated, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization
45 years
 
1

 
1

Plant, net
 
 
6,325

 
6,321

Construction work-in-progress
 
 
132

 
97

Property, plant and equipment, net
 
 
$
6,457

 
$
6,418

Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following (in millions):
 
 
 
As of
 
Depreciable Life
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
Utility plant:
 
 
 
 
 
Electric generation
25 - 60 years
 
$
1,134

 
$
1,132

Electric distribution
20 - 100 years
 
1,631

 
1,568

Electric transmission
50 - 100 years
 
828

 
812

Electric general and intangible plant
5 - 70 years
 
177

 
185

Natural gas distribution
35 - 70 years
 
408

 
403

Natural gas general and intangible plant
5 - 70 years
 
14

 
14

Common general
5 - 70 years
 
318

 
321

Utility plant
 
 
4,510

 
4,435

Accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
 
(1,604
)
 
(1,583
)
Utility plant, net
 
 
2,906

 
2,852

Other non-regulated, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization
70 years
 
5

 
5

Plant, net
 
 
2,911

 
2,857

Construction work-in-progress
 
 
81

 
90

Property, plant and equipment, net
 
 
$
2,992

 
$
2,947