Commitments And Contingent Liabilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Abstract]

Face Value Of Outstanding Guarantees, Current Exposure And Margin Positions

	As of September 30, 2011			As of December 31, 2010
	Millions
Face Value of Outstanding Guarantees	$	1,758		$	1,936
Exposure under Current Guarantees	$	283		$	330
Letters of Credit Margin Posted	$	135		$	137
Letters of Credit Margin Received	$	53		$	109
Cash Deposited and Received
Counterparty Cash Margin Deposited	$	1		$	0
Counterparty Cash Margin Received		(5	)		(2	)
Net Broker Balance Deposited (Received)		37			(28	)
In the Event Power Were to Lose its Investment Grade Rating
Additional Collateral that could be Required	$	765		$	828
Liquidity Available under PSEG's and Power's Credit Facilities to Post Collateral	$	3,466		$	2,750
Additional Amounts Posted
Other Letters of Credit	$	99		$	98

Contract For Anticipated BGS-Fixed Price Eligible Load

Auction Year
	2008		2009		2010		2011
36-Month Terms Ending		May 2011		May 2012		May 2013		May 2014	(A)
Load (MW)		2,800		2,900		2,800		2,800
$ per kWh		0.11150		0.10372		0.09577		0.09430

(A) Prices set in the 2011 BGS auction became effective on June 1, 2011 when the 2008 BGS auction agreements expired.

Total Minimum Purchase Commitments

Fuel Type	Commitments through 2015 Power's Share
	Millions
Nuclear Fuel
Uranium	$	493
Enrichment	$	383
Fabrication	$	130
Natural Gas	$	903
Coal/Oil	$	896