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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Other Commitments [Line Items]  
Future Minimum Rental Payments
The total future minimum payments under various operating leases as of December 31, 2014 are:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PSE&G
 
Power
 
Services
 
Other
 
 
 
 
Millions
 
 
2015
 
$
12

 
$
2

 
$
5

 
$
2

 
 
2016
 
9

 
2

 
12

 
1

 
 
2017
 
7

 
1

 
13

 
1

 
 
2018
 
6

 
2

 
13

 

 
 
2019
 
6

 
2

 
13

 

 
 
Thereafter
 
55

 
23

 
159

 

 
 
Total Minimum Lease Payments
 
$
95

 
$
32

 
$
215

 
$
4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Power [Member]  
Other Commitments [Line Items]  
Face Value Of Outstanding Guarantees, Current Exposure And Margin Positions
The face value of outstanding guarantees, current exposure and margin positions as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 are shown below: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2014
 
As of December 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
Millions
 
 
Face Value of Outstanding Guarantees
 
$
1,814

 
$
1,639

 
 
Exposure under Current Guarantees
 
$
273

 
$
246

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Letters of Credit Margin Posted
 
$
159

 
$
132

 
 
Letters of Credit Margin Received
 
$
40

 
$
25

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash Deposited and Received
 
 
 
 
 
 
Counterparty Cash Margin Deposited
 
$

 
$

 
 
Counterparty Cash Margin Received
 
$
(13
)
 
$

 
 
Net Broker Balance Deposited (Received)
 
$
115

 
$
80

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In the Event Power were to Lose its Investment Grade Rating
 
 
 
 
 
 
Additional Collateral that could be Required
 
$
945

 
$
691

 
 
Liquidity Available under PSEG’s and Power’s Credit Facilities to Post Collateral
 
$
3,495

 
$
3,522

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Additional Amounts Posted
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Letters of Credit
 
$
45

 
$
45

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Minimum Purchase Commitments
As of December 31, 2014, the total minimum purchase requirements included in these commitments were as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel Type
 
Power's Share of Commitments through 2019
 
 
 
 
Millions
 
 
Nuclear Fuel
 
 
 
 
Uranium
 
$
439

 
 
Enrichment
 
$
431

 
 
Fabrication
 
$
208

 
 
Natural Gas
 
$
1,186

 
 
Coal
 
$
306

 
 
 
 
 
 
Insurance coverages and maximum retrospective assessments for its nuclear operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Type and Source of Coverages
 
Total Site
Coverage
 
 
 
Retrospective
Assessments
 
 
 
 
Millions
 
 
Public and Nuclear Worker Liability (Primary Layer):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ANI
 
$
375

 
(A)
 
$

 
 
Nuclear Liability (Excess Layer):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Price-Anderson Act
 
13,241

 
(B)
 
401

 
 
Nuclear Liability Total
 
$
13,616

 
(C)
 
$
401

 
 
Property Damage (Primary Layer):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NEIL Primary (Salem/Hope Creek and Peach Bottom)
 
$
1,500

 
 
 
$
38

 
 
Property Damage (Excess Layers)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NEIL Excess (Salem/Hope Creek and Peach Bottom)
 
600

 
(D)
 
5

 
 
Property Damage Total (Per Site)
 
$
2,100

 
 
 
$
43

 
 
Accidental Outage:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NEIL I (Peach Bottom)
 
$
245

 
(E)
 
$
7

 
 
NEIL I (Salem)
 
281

 
(E)
 
7

 
 
NEIL I (Hope Creek)
 
490

 
(E)
 
6

 
 
Replacement Power Total
 
$
1,016

 
 
 
$
20

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(A)
The primary limit for Public Liability is a per site aggregate limit with no potential for assessment. The Nuclear Worker Liability represents the potential liability from third party workers claiming exposure to the nuclear energy hazard. This coverage is subject to an industry aggregate limit that is subject to reinstatement at ANI discretion.
(B)
Retrospective premium program under the Price-Anderson Act liability provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. Power is subject to retrospective assessment with respect to loss from an incident at any licensed nuclear reactor in the United States that produces greater than 100 MW of electrical power. This retrospective assessment can be adjusted for inflation every five years. The last adjustment was effective as of September 10, 2013. The next adjustment is due on or before September 10, 2018. This retrospective program is in excess of the Public and Nuclear Worker Liability primary layers.
(C)
Limit of liability under the Price-Anderson Act for each nuclear incident.
(D)
For nuclear event property limits in excess of $1.5 billion, Power participates in a $600 million nuclear event Blanket Limit Policy. The blanket limit policy is shared with Exelon Generation and covers the following facilities: Braidwood, Byron, Clinton, Dresden, La Salle, Limerick, Oyster Creek, Quad Cities, TMI-1 Peach Bottom, Salem and Hope Creek. This limit is not subject to reinstatement in the event of a loss. Participation in this program reduces Power’s premium and the associated potential assessment. In addition, for non-nuclear event limits in excess of $1.5 billion, Power maintains a $600 million limit shared by the Salem and Hope Creek facilities. Exelon maintains a $600 million non-nuclear event limit shared by Peach Bottom, Braidwood, Byron, Clinton, Dresden, LaSalle, Limerick, Oyster Creek, Quad Cities, and the TMI-1 facilities.
(E)
Peach Bottom 2 and 3 have an aggregate indemnity limit based on a weekly indemnity of $2.3 million for 52 weeks followed by 80% of the weekly indemnity for 68 weeks. Salem 1 and 2 have an aggregate indemnity limit based on a weekly indemnity of $2.5 million for 52 weeks followed by 80% of the weekly indemnity for 76 weeks. Hope Creek has an aggregate indemnity limit based on a weekly indemnity of $4.5 million for 52 weeks followed by 80% of the weekly indemnity for 71 weeks.
PSE&G [Member]  
Other Commitments [Line Items]  
Contract For Anticipated BGS-Fixed Price Eligible Load
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Auction Year
 
 
 
 
2012
 
2013
 
2014
 
2015
 
 
 
36-Month Terms Ending
May 2015

 
May 2016

 
May 2017

 
May 2018

(A) 
 
 
Load (MW)
2,900

 
2,800

 
2,800

 
2,900

  
 
 
$ per MWh
$83.88
 
$92.18
 
$97.39
 
$99.54