Regulatory Assets And Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Regulatory Assets and Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Regulatory Assets

PSE&G had the following Regulatory Assets and Liabilities:

	As of December 31,
	2018		2017
	Millions
Regulatory Assets
Current
New Jersey Clean Energy Program	$	143	$	128
Electric Energy Costs—Basic Generation Service (BGS)	115		23
Storm Damage and Other	56		—
Green Program Recovery Charges (GPRC)	34		8
Weather Normalization Clause (WNC)	2		40
Other	39		12
Total Current Regulatory Assets	$	389	$	211
Noncurrent
Pension and OPEB Costs	$	1,090	$	1,488
Deferred Income Tax Regulatory Assets	896		282
Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP) Remediation Costs	321		358
Electric Transmission and Gas Cost of Removal	223		199
Storm Damage and Other	214		241
Remediation Adjustment Charge (RAC) (Other Societal Benefits Charge (SBC))	175		172
Asset Retirement Obligation	166		162
GPRC	95		98
Unamortized Loss on Reacquired Debt and Debt Expense	49		55
Gas Costs—BGSS	31		30
Other	139		137
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Assets	$	3,399	$	3,222
Total Regulatory Assets	$	3,788	$	3,433

Schedule of Regulatory Liabilities

	As of December 31,
	2018		2017
	Millions
Regulatory Liabilities
Current
Deferred Income Tax Regulatory Liabilities	$	299	$	—
Gas Costs —BGSS	—		30
Gas Margin Adjustment Clause	8		12
Other	4		5
Total Current Regulatory Liabilities	$	311	$	47
Noncurrent
Deferred Income Tax Regulatory Liabilities	$	3,170	$	2,868
Electric Distribution Cost of Removal	51		80
Total Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities	$	3,221	$	2,948
Total Regulatory Liabilities	$	3,532	$	2,995