Regulatory Assets And Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Regulatory Assets and Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Regulatory Assets And Liabilities

PSE&G had the following Regulatory Assets and Liabilities:

	As of December 31,
	2013		2012		Recovery/Refund Period
	Millions
Regulatory Assets
Current
Non-Utility Generation Charge (NGC)	$	6	$	—	Annual filing for recovery (1) (2)
Societal Benefits Charges (SBC)	16		74		Annual filing for recovery (1) (2)
Solar and Energy Efficiency Recovery Charges (formerly RRC and currently Green Program Recovery Charges (GPRC))	41		33		Annual filing for recovery (1) (2)
Solar Pilot Recovery Charge (SPRC)	12		14		Annual filing for recovery (1) (2)
Capital Stimulus Undercollection	3		34		Annual filing for recovery (1) (2)
Weather Normalization Clause (WNC)	20		30		Annual filing for recovery (2)
New Jersey Clean Energy Program	142		154		Annual filing for recovery (1) (2)
Other	3		10		Various
Total Current Regulatory Assets	$	243	$	349
Noncurrent
Stranded Costs To Be Recovered	$	701	$	1,112	Through December 2016 (1) (2)
Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP) Remediation Costs	445		588		Various (2)
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Costs	637		1,550		Various
Deferred Income Taxes	444		405		Various
Remediation Adjustment Charge (RAC) (Other SBC)	144		88		Through 2019 (1) (2)
Mark-to-Market (MTM) Contracts	—		107		See MTM Contracts below
Unamortized Loss on Reacquired Debt and Debt Expense	81		89		Over remaining debt life (1)
Conditional Asset Retirement Obligation	123		110		Various
Gas Margin Adjustment Clause	—		7		Through July 2015 (2)
GPRC	151		142		Various (2)
WNC	—		27		Annual filing for recovery (2)
Storm Damage Deferral	245		244		To be determined
Other	117		74		Various
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Assets	$	3,088	$	4,543
Total Regulatory Assets	$	3,331	$	4,892

	As of December 31,
	2013		2012		Recovery/Refund Period
	Millions
Regulatory Liabilities
Current
Deferred Income Taxes	$	31	$	32	Various
Overrecovered Gas and Electric Costs—Basic Gas Supply Service (BGSS) and Basic Generation Service (BGS)	9		21		Annual filing for recovery (1) (2)
FERC Formula Rate True-up	—		5		Annual filing for recovery (1) (2)
NGC	—		9		Annual filing for recovery (1) (2)
Other	3		—		Various
Total Current Regulatory Liabilities	$	43	$	67
Noncurrent
Electric Cost of Removal	$	137	$	166	Reduced as cost is incurred
MTM Contracts	74		40		Various
Other	33		13		Various
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities	$	244	$	219
Total Regulatory Liabilities	$	287	$	286

(1) Recovered/Refunded with interest.

(2) Recoverable/Refundable per specific rate order.