Regulatory Assets And Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Regulatory Assets and Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Regulatory Assets

PSE&G had the following Regulatory Assets and Liabilities:

	As of December 31,
	2017		2016
	Millions
Regulatory Assets
Current
New Jersey Clean Energy Program	$	128	$	142
Weather Normalization Clause (WNC)	40		49
Electric Energy Costs—Basic Generation Service	23		2
FERC Formula Rate True-up	12		—
Other	8		6
Total Current Regulatory Assets	$	211	$	199
Noncurrent
Pension and OPEB Costs	$	1,488	$	1,403
Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP) Remediation Costs	358		403
Deferred Income Taxes	282		507
Storm Damage Deferrals	241		239
Electric Transmission and Gas Cost of Removal	199		189
Remediation Adjustment Charge (RAC) (Other SBC)	172		180
Conditional Asset Retirement Obligation	162		157
Green Program Recovery Charges (GPRC)	98		91
Unamortized Loss on Reacquired Debt and Debt Expense	55		61
Gas Costs—Basic Gas Supply Service (BGSS)	30		—
FERC Formula Rate True-up	16		—
Other	121		89
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Assets	$	3,222	$	3,319
Total Regulatory Assets	$	3,433	$	3,518

Schedule of Regulatory Liabilities

	As of December 31,
	2017		2016
	Millions
Regulatory Liabilities
Current
Gas Costs —BGSS	$	30	$	6
Gas Margin Adjustment Clause	12		11
GPRC	3		28
FERC Formula Rate True-up	—		34
Other	2		9
Total Current Regulatory Liabilities	$	47	$	88
Noncurrent
Excess Deferred Income Tax Regulatory Liability	$	2,868	$	—
Electric Distribution Cost of Removal	80		94
Mark-to-Market (MTM) Contracts	—		20
Other	—		4
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities	$	2,948	$	118
Total Regulatory Liabilities	$	2,995	$	206