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New Standards Adopted in 2022

Issuer’s Accounting for Certain Modifications or Exchanges of Freestanding Equity-Classified Written Call Options—Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2021-04

This accounting standard clarifies an issuer’s accounting for certain modifications or exchanges of freestanding equity-classified written call options that remain equity-classified after modification or exchange. It provides guidance on how an issuer would determine whether it should recognize the modification or exchange as an adjustment to equity or an expense.

The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. PSEG adopted this standard prospectively on January 1, 2022. Adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the financial statements of PSEG and PSE&G.

Lessors-Certain Leases with Variable Lease Payments—ASU 2021-05

This accounting standard improves an area of the lease guidance related to a lessor’s accounting for certain leases with variable lease payments. It amends the lessor lease classification requirements and, as a result, a lessor is now required to classify and account for a lease with variable payments as an operating lease if (i) the lease would have been classified as a sales-type lease or a direct financing lease and (ii) the lessor would have otherwise recognized a day-one loss. A day-one loss or profit is not recognized under operating lease accounting.

The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. PSEG adopted this standard prospectively on January 1, 2022. Adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the financial statements of PSEG and PSE&G.

Government Assistance—Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance—ASU 2021-10

This accounting standard increases transparency in financial reporting by requiring business entities to disclose, in notes to financial statements, certain information when they (i) have received government assistance and (ii) use a grant or contribution accounting model by analogy to other accounting guidance.

The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. PSEG adopted this standard prospectively on January 1, 2022. Adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the financial statements of PSEG and PSE&G.

Reference Rate Reform—Deferral of the Sunset Date—ASU 2022-06

This accounting standard defers the sunset date for applying the relief in the reference rate reform guidance to December 31, 2024 from December 31, 2022. It addresses entities’ concerns that without the deferral the relief may not cover the period when a significant number of modifications could take place, given the decision by the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority and the administrator of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to publish overnight USD LIBOR settings through June 30, 2023 rather than December 31, 2021.

The standard is effective upon its issuance in December 2022 and PSEG adopted this standard upon issuance. Adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the financial statements of PSEG and PSE&G.

New Standards Issued But Not Yet Adopted as of December 31, 2022

Business Combinations—Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers—ASU 2021-08

This accounting standard amends the business combination guidance by requiring entities to apply the revenue recognition standard to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities in a business combination.

The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 and early adoption is permitted. Amendments in this standard will be applied prospectively to business combinations occurring on or after the effective date of the amendments. PSEG adopted this standard prospectively on January 1, 2023. Adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the financial statements of PSEG and PSE&G.

Derivative and Hedging: Fair Value Hedging-Portfolio Layer Method—ASU 2022-01

This accounting standard amends the derivative and hedging guidance on fair value hedge accounting of interest rate risk for portfolios of financial assets. The standard allows entities to expand their use of the portfolio layer method (previously known as the last of layer method) for fair value hedges of interest rate risk. Under this guidance, entities can now hedge all financial assets under the portfolio layer method and designate multiple hedged layers within a single closed portfolio. The standard also clarifies the accounting for fair value hedge basis adjustments in portfolio layer hedges and how these adjustments should be disclosed.

The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 and early adoption is permitted. Amendments in this standard will be applied: (i) prospectively to designation of multiple hedged layers of a single closed portfolio, (ii) on a modified retrospective basis for amendments related to hedge basis adjustments under the portfolio layer method, and (iii) on a prospective or retrospective basis for the amendments related to disclosures. PSEG adopted this standard prospectively on January 1, 2023. Adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the financial statements of PSEG and PSE&G.

Financial Instruments—Credit Losses: Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures—ASU 2022-02

This accounting standard eliminates the accounting guidance for troubled debt restructurings by creditors that have adopted the current expected credit losses guidance and enhances the disclosure requirements for certain loan refinancings and restructurings by creditors made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. It also amends the guidance on vintage disclosures to require disclosure of current-period gross write-offs by year of origination for financing receivables and net investment in leases.

The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 and early adoption is permitted. Amendments in this standard will be applied prospectively, except for the transition method related to the recognition and measurement of troubled debt restructurings where there is an option to apply a modified retrospective transition method. PSEG adopted this standard prospectively on January 1, 2023. Adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the financial statements of PSEG and PSE&G.

Fair Value Measurement: Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions—ASU 2022-03

This accounting standard improves financial reporting for investors and other financial statement users by increasing comparability of financial information across reporting entities that have investments in equity securities measured at fair value that are subject to contractual restrictions preventing the sale of those securities. It clarifies that a contractual sale restriction

should not be considered in measuring fair value. It also requires entities with investments in equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions to disclose certain qualitative and quantitative information about such securities.

The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and early adoption is permitted. Amendments in this standard will be applied prospectively. PSEG is currently analyzing the impact of this standard on its financial statements.

Supplier Finance Programs—ASU 2022-04

This accounting standard enhances the transparency about the use of supplier finance programs for investors and other allocators of capital. It requires the buyer in a supplier finance program to disclose information about the key terms of the program, outstanding confirmed amounts as of the end of the period, a rollforward of such amounts during each annual period, and a description of where in the financial statements outstanding amounts are presented.

The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, except for the disclosure of rollforward information, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023. Early adoption is permitted. Amendments in this standard will be applied retrospectively to each period in which a balance sheet is presented, except for the amendment on rollforward information, which will be applied prospectively. PSEG adopted this standard retrospectively on January 1, 2023, except for the disclosure of rollforward information. Adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the financial statements of PSEG and PSE&G.

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Recent Accounting Standards [Text Block]

Recent Accounting Standards

New Standards Adopted in 2022

Issuer’s Accounting for Certain Modifications or Exchanges of Freestanding Equity-Classified Written Call Options—Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2021-04

This accounting standard clarifies an issuer’s accounting for certain modifications or exchanges of freestanding equity-classified written call options that remain equity-classified after modification or exchange. It provides guidance on how an issuer would determine whether it should recognize the modification or exchange as an adjustment to equity or an expense.

The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. PSEG adopted this standard prospectively on January 1, 2022. Adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the financial statements of PSEG and PSE&G.

Lessors-Certain Leases with Variable Lease Payments—ASU 2021-05

This accounting standard improves an area of the lease guidance related to a lessor’s accounting for certain leases with variable lease payments. It amends the lessor lease classification requirements and, as a result, a lessor is now required to classify and account for a lease with variable payments as an operating lease if (i) the lease would have been classified as a sales-type lease or a direct financing lease and (ii) the lessor would have otherwise recognized a day-one loss. A day-one loss or profit is not recognized under operating lease accounting.

The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. PSEG adopted this standard prospectively on January 1, 2022. Adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the financial statements of PSEG and PSE&G.

Government Assistance—Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance—ASU 2021-10

This accounting standard increases transparency in financial reporting by requiring business entities to disclose, in notes to financial statements, certain information when they (i) have received government assistance and (ii) use a grant or contribution accounting model by analogy to other accounting guidance.

The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. PSEG adopted this standard prospectively on January 1, 2022. Adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the financial statements of PSEG and PSE&G.

Reference Rate Reform—Deferral of the Sunset Date—ASU 2022-06

This accounting standard defers the sunset date for applying the relief in the reference rate reform guidance to December 31, 2024 from December 31, 2022. It addresses entities’ concerns that without the deferral the relief may not cover the period when a significant number of modifications could take place, given the decision by the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority and the administrator of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to publish overnight USD LIBOR settings through June 30, 2023 rather than December 31, 2021.

The standard is effective upon its issuance in December 2022 and PSEG adopted this standard upon issuance. Adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the financial statements of PSEG and PSE&G.

New Standards Issued But Not Yet Adopted as of December 31, 2022

Business Combinations—Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers—ASU 2021-08

This accounting standard amends the business combination guidance by requiring entities to apply the revenue recognition standard to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities in a business combination.

The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 and early adoption is permitted. Amendments in this standard will be applied prospectively to business combinations occurring on or after the effective date of the amendments. PSEG adopted this standard prospectively on January 1, 2023. Adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the financial statements of PSEG and PSE&G.

Derivative and Hedging: Fair Value Hedging-Portfolio Layer Method—ASU 2022-01

This accounting standard amends the derivative and hedging guidance on fair value hedge accounting of interest rate risk for portfolios of financial assets. The standard allows entities to expand their use of the portfolio layer method (previously known as the last of layer method) for fair value hedges of interest rate risk. Under this guidance, entities can now hedge all financial assets under the portfolio layer method and designate multiple hedged layers within a single closed portfolio. The standard also clarifies the accounting for fair value hedge basis adjustments in portfolio layer hedges and how these adjustments should be disclosed.

The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 and early adoption is permitted. Amendments in this standard will be applied: (i) prospectively to designation of multiple hedged layers of a single closed portfolio, (ii) on a modified retrospective basis for amendments related to hedge basis adjustments under the portfolio layer method, and (iii) on a prospective or retrospective basis for the amendments related to disclosures. PSEG adopted this standard prospectively on January 1, 2023. Adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the financial statements of PSEG and PSE&G.

Financial Instruments—Credit Losses: Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures—ASU 2022-02

This accounting standard eliminates the accounting guidance for troubled debt restructurings by creditors that have adopted the current expected credit losses guidance and enhances the disclosure requirements for certain loan refinancings and restructurings by creditors made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. It also amends the guidance on vintage disclosures to require disclosure of current-period gross write-offs by year of origination for financing receivables and net investment in leases.

The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 and early adoption is permitted. Amendments in this standard will be applied prospectively, except for the transition method related to the recognition and measurement of troubled debt restructurings where there is an option to apply a modified retrospective transition method. PSEG adopted this standard prospectively on January 1, 2023. Adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the financial statements of PSEG and PSE&G.

Fair Value Measurement: Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions—ASU 2022-03

This accounting standard improves financial reporting for investors and other financial statement users by increasing comparability of financial information across reporting entities that have investments in equity securities measured at fair value that are subject to contractual restrictions preventing the sale of those securities. It clarifies that a contractual sale restriction

should not be considered in measuring fair value. It also requires entities with investments in equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions to disclose certain qualitative and quantitative information about such securities.

The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and early adoption is permitted. Amendments in this standard will be applied prospectively. PSEG is currently analyzing the impact of this standard on its financial statements.

Supplier Finance Programs—ASU 2022-04

This accounting standard enhances the transparency about the use of supplier finance programs for investors and other allocators of capital. It requires the buyer in a supplier finance program to disclose information about the key terms of the program, outstanding confirmed amounts as of the end of the period, a rollforward of such amounts during each annual period, and a description of where in the financial statements outstanding amounts are presented.

The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, except for the disclosure of rollforward information, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023. Early adoption is permitted. Amendments in this standard will be applied retrospectively to each period in which a balance sheet is presented, except for the amendment on rollforward information, which will be applied prospectively. PSEG adopted this standard retrospectively on January 1, 2023, except for the disclosure of rollforward information. Adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the financial statements of PSEG and PSE&G.