REGULATORY MATTERS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Regulated Operations [Abstract]

Schedule Of General Rate Case, Authorized Revenue Increases

The increases include separately authorized components for O&M and capital-related costs, as follows:

AUTHORIZED REVENUE REQUIREMENT INCREASES FOR 2020 AND 2021
(Dollars in millions)
	2020 increase from 2019				2021 increase from 2020
	Revenue increase		Percent increase		Revenue increase		Percent increase
SDG&E:
O&M	$	20	2.64	%	$	19	2.47	%
Capital-related costs	114		9.74		83		6.47
Total increase	$	134	6.74		$	102	4.83
SoCalGas:
O&M	$	36	2.64	%	$	34	2.40	%
Capital-related costs	184		14.36		116		7.93
Total increase	$	220	7.92		$	150	5.00

Schedule of Regulatory Assets

We show the details of regulatory assets and liabilities in the following table.

REGULATORY ASSETS (LIABILITIES)
(Dollars in millions)
	September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
SDG&E:
Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives	$	(136	)	$	(150	)
Deferred income taxes refundable in rates	(118		)	(236		)
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan obligations	186			186
Removal obligations	(1,999		)	(1,848		)
Environmental costs	26			28
Sunrise Powerlink fire mitigation	120			120
Regulatory balancing accounts(1)
Commodity – electric	142			(8		)
Gas transportation	17			45
Safety and reliability	76			70
Public purpose programs	(117		)	(62		)
2019 GRC retroactive impacts	81			—
Other balancing accounts	46			145
Other regulatory liabilities, net(2)	(152		)	(170		)
Total SDG&E	(1,828		)	(1,880		)
SoCalGas:
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan obligations	452			470
Employee benefit costs	49			49
Removal obligations	(754		)	(833		)
Deferred income taxes refundable in rates	(214		)	(336		)
Environmental costs	28			28
Regulatory balancing accounts(1)
Commodity – gas, including transportation	(85		)	196
Safety and reliability	310			332
Public purpose programs	(329		)	(325		)
2019 GRC retroactive impacts	286			—
Other balancing accounts	(30		)	(68		)
Other regulatory liabilities, net(2)	(115		)	(114		)
Total SoCalGas	(402		)	(601		)
Sempra Mexico:
Deferred income taxes recoverable in rates	81			81
Other regulatory assets	6			6
Total Sempra Energy Consolidated	$	(2,143	)	$	(2,394	)

⁽¹⁾  At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the noncurrent portion of regulatory balancing accounts – net undercollected for SDG&E was $117 million and $78 million, respectively, and for SoCalGas was $475 million and $185 million, respectively. 

⁽²⁾  

Includes regulatory assets earning a rate of return.

Schedule of Regulatory Liabilities

We show the details of regulatory assets and liabilities in the following table.

REGULATORY ASSETS (LIABILITIES)
(Dollars in millions)
	September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
SDG&E:
Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives	$	(136	)	$	(150	)
Deferred income taxes refundable in rates	(118		)	(236		)
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan obligations	186			186
Removal obligations	(1,999		)	(1,848		)
Environmental costs	26			28
Sunrise Powerlink fire mitigation	120			120
Regulatory balancing accounts(1)
Commodity – electric	142			(8		)
Gas transportation	17			45
Safety and reliability	76			70
Public purpose programs	(117		)	(62		)
2019 GRC retroactive impacts	81			—
Other balancing accounts	46			145
Other regulatory liabilities, net(2)	(152		)	(170		)
Total SDG&E	(1,828		)	(1,880		)
SoCalGas:
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan obligations	452			470
Employee benefit costs	49			49
Removal obligations	(754		)	(833		)
Deferred income taxes refundable in rates	(214		)	(336		)
Environmental costs	28			28
Regulatory balancing accounts(1)
Commodity – gas, including transportation	(85		)	196
Safety and reliability	310			332
Public purpose programs	(329		)	(325		)
2019 GRC retroactive impacts	286			—
Other balancing accounts	(30		)	(68		)
Other regulatory liabilities, net(2)	(115		)	(114		)
Total SoCalGas	(402		)	(601		)
Sempra Mexico:
Deferred income taxes recoverable in rates	81			81
Other regulatory assets	6			6
Total Sempra Energy Consolidated	$	(2,143	)	$	(2,394	)

⁽¹⁾  At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the noncurrent portion of regulatory balancing accounts – net undercollected for SDG&E was $117 million and $78 million, respectively, and for SoCalGas was $475 million and $185 million, respectively. 

⁽²⁾  

Includes regulatory assets earning a rate of return.