Property, Plant And Equipment And Jointly-Owned Facilities (Schedule Of Jointly-Owned Facilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Peach Bottom [Member] \| PSEG Power LLC [Member]
Public Utility, Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Ownership Interest	50.00%	50.00%
Plant	$ 1,444	$ 1,452
Accumulated Depreciation	$ 506	$ 481
Salem [Member] \| PSEG Power LLC [Member]
Public Utility, Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Ownership Interest	57.00%	57.00%
Plant	$ 1,455	$ 1,468
Accumulated Depreciation	516	449
Nuclear Support Facilities [Member] \| PSEG Power LLC [Member]
Public Utility, Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Plant	228	226
Accumulated Depreciation	$ 119	$ 107
Merrill Creek Reservoir [Member] \| PSEG Power LLC [Member]
Public Utility, Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Ownership Interest	14.00%	14.00%
Plant	$ 1	$ 1
Accumulated Depreciation	0	0
Transmission Facilities [Member] \| Public Service Electric and Gas Company
Public Utility, Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Plant	164	165
Accumulated Depreciation	$ 67	$ 66

The period end amount owned by the reporting utility of a jointly owned utility plant in service.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 980
-SubTopic 360
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SAB Topic 10.C)
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The period end amount of accumulated depreciation in a jointly owned electricity generation plant.

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The proportionate share of interest (percent) in a jointly owned utility plant.

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