Regulatory Matters (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Regulated Operations [Abstract]

Public Utilities Distribution Rate Cases [Table Text Block]

The following tables show the completed and pending distribution base rate case proceedings in 2021.

Completed Distribution Base Rate Case Proceedings

Registrant/Jurisdiction	Filing Date	Service	Requested Revenue Requirement (Decrease) Increase		Approved Revenue Requirement (Decrease) Increase		Approved ROE		Approval Date	Rate Effective Date
ComEd - Illinois(a)	April 16, 2020	Electric	$	(11)	$	(14)	8.38	%	December 9, 2020	January 1, 2021
PECO - Pennsylvania	September 30, 2020	Natural Gas	69		29		10.24	%	June 22, 2021	July 1, 2021
BGE - Maryland(b)	May 15, 2020 (amended September 11, 2020)	Electric	203		140		9.50	%	December 16, 2020	January 1, 2021
		Natural Gas	108		74		9.65	%
Pepco - District of Columbia(c)	May 30, 2019 (amended June 1, 2020)	Electric	136		109		9.275	%	June 8, 2021	July 1, 2021
Pepco - Maryland(d)	October 26, 2020 (amended March 31, 2021)	Electric	104		52		9.55	%	June 28, 2021	June 28, 2021
DPL - Delaware	March 6, 2020 (amended February 2, 2021)	Electric	23		14		9.60	%	September 15, 2021	October 6, 2020
ACE - New Jersey(e)	December 9, 2020 (amended February 26, 2021)	Electric	67		41		9.60	%	July 14, 2021	January 1, 2022

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(a)ComEd's 2021 approved revenue requirement reflects an increase of $50 million for the initial year revenue requirement for 2021 and a decrease of $64 million related to the annual reconciliation for 2019. The revenue requirement for 2021 and the revenue requirement for 2019 provide for a weighted average debt and equity return on distribution rate base of 6.28%, inclusive of an allowed ROE of 8.38%, reflecting the monthly average yields for 30-year treasury bonds plus 580 basis points.

(b)Reflects a three-year cumulative multi-year plan for 2021 through 2023. The MDPSC awarded BGE electric revenue requirement increases of $59 million, $39 million, and $42 million, before offsets, in 2021, 2022, and 2023, respectively, and natural gas revenue requirement increases of $53 million, $11 million, and $10 million, before offsets, in 2021, 2022, and 2023, respectively. BGE proposed to use certain tax benefits to fully offset the increases in 2021 and 2022 and partially offset the increase in 2023. However, the MDPSC only utilized the tax benefits to fully offset the increases in 2021 such that customer rates will remain unchanged from 2020 to 2021. The MDPSC has deferred a decision on whether to use certain tax benefits to offset the customer rate increases in 2022 and 2023 and BGE cannot predict the outcome.

(c)Reflects a cumulative multi-year plan with 18-months remaining in 2021 through 2022. The DCPSC awarded Pepco electric incremental revenue requirement increases of $42 million and $67 million, before offsets, for the remainder of 2021 and 2022, respectively. However, the DCPSC utilized the acceleration of refunds for certain tax benefits along with other rate relief to partially offset the customer rate increases by $22 million and $40 million for the remainder of 2021 and 2022, respectively.

(d)Reflects a three-year cumulative multi-year plan for April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2024. The MDPSC awarded Pepco electric incremental revenue requirement increases of $21 million, $16 million, and $15 million, before offsets, for the 12-month periods ending March 31, 2022, 2023, and 2024, respectively. Pepco proposed to utilize certain tax benefits to fully offset the increase through 2023 and partially offset customer rate increases in 2024. However, the MDPSC only utilized the acceleration of refunds for certain tax benefits to fully offset the increases such that customer rates remain unchanged through March 31, 2022. The MDPSC has deferred decision on whether to use additional tax benefits to offset customer rate increases for periods after March 31, 2022 and Pepco cannot predict the outcome.

(e)Requested and approved increases are before New Jersey sales and use tax. The order allows ACE to retain approximately $11 million of certain tax benefits which resulted in a decrease to income tax expense in Exelon's, PHI's, and ACE's Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income in the third quarter of 2021.

Pending Distribution Base Rate Case Proceedings

Registrant/Jurisdiction	Filing Date	Service	Requested Revenue Requirement Increase		Requested ROE		Expected Approval Timing
ComEd - Illinois(a)	April 16, 2021	Electric	$	51	7.36	%	Fourth quarter of 2021
PECO - Pennsylvania(b)	March 30, 2021	Electric	246		10.95	%	Fourth quarter of 2021
DPL - Maryland	September 1, 2021	Electric	29		10.10	%	First quarter of 2022

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(a)ComEd's 2022 requested revenue requirement reflects an increase of $40 million for the initial year revenue requirement for 2022 and an increase of $11 million related to the annual reconciliation for 2020. The revenue requirement for 2022 provides for a weighted average debt and equity return on distribution rate base of 5.72%, inclusive of an allowed ROE of 7.36%, reflecting the average monthly yields for 30-year treasury bonds plus 580 basis points. The reconciliation revenue requirement for 2020 provides for a weighted average debt and equity return on distribution rate base of 5.69%, inclusive of an allowed ROE of 7.29%, reflecting the average monthly yields for 30-year treasury bonds plus 580 basis points less a performance metrics penalty of 7 basis points.

(b)The Joint Petition for Settlement was filed on September 15, 2021 and recommended for approval by the administrative law judge on October 6, 2021. PAPUC approval is expected in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Public Utilities Transmission Rate Filings [Table Text Block]

The Utility Registrants' transmission rates are each established based on a FERC-approved formula. ComEd, BGE, Pepco, DPL, and ACE are required to file an annual update to the FERC-approved formula on or before May 15, and PECO is required to file on or before May 31, with the resulting rates effective on June 1 of the same year. The annual update for ComEd is based on prior year actual costs and current year projected capital additions (initial year revenue requirement). The annual update for PECO is based on prior year actual costs and current year projected capital additions, accumulated depreciation, and accumulated deferred income taxes. The annual update for BGE, Pepco, DPL, and ACE is based on prior year actual costs and current year projected capital additions, accumulated depreciation, depreciation and amortization expense, and accumulated deferred income taxes. The update for ComEd also reconciles any differences between the revenue requirement in effect beginning June 1 of the prior year and actual costs incurred for that year (annual reconciliation). The update for PECO, BGE, Pepco, DPL, and ACE also reconciles any differences between the actual costs and actual revenues for the calendar year (annual reconciliation).

For 2021, the following total increases/(decreases) were included in the Utility Registrants’ electric transmission formula rate updates:

Registrant(a)	Initial Revenue Requirement Increase (Decrease)		Annual Reconciliation Increase		Total Revenue Requirement Increase(b)		Allowed Return on Rate Base(c)		Allowed ROE(d)
ComEd	$	33	$	12	$	45	8.20	%	11.50	%
PECO	(2)		26		24		7.37	%	10.35	%
BGE	38		27		65		7.35	%	10.50	%
Pepco	(9)		21		12		7.68	%	10.50	%
DPL	19		33		52		7.20	%	10.50	%
ACE	27		24		51		7.45	%	10.50	%

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(a)All rates are effective June 1, 2021 - May 31, 2022, subject to review by interested parties pursuant to review protocols of each Utility Registrants' tariff.

(b)In 2020, ComEd, BGE, Pepco, DPL, and ACE's transmission revenue requirement included a one-time decrease in accordance with the April 24, 2020 settlement agreement related to excess deferred income taxes which now completed has resulted in an increase to the 2021 transmission revenue requirement. In 2020, PECO's transmission revenue requirement included a one-time decrease in accordance with the December 5, 2019 settlement agreement related to refunds which now completed has resulted in an increase to the 2021 transmission revenue requirement.

(c)Represents the weighted average debt and equity return on transmission rate bases.

(d)As part of the FERC-approved settlements of ComEd’s 2007 and PECO's 2017 rate cases, the rate of return on common equity is 11.50% and 10.35%, respectively, inclusive of a 50-basis-point incentive adder for being a member of a RTO, and the common equity component of the ratio used to calculate the weighted average debt and equity return for the

transmission formula rate is currently capped at 55% and 55.75%, respectively. As part of the FERC-approved settlement of the ROE complaint against BGE, Pepco, DPL, and ACE, the rate of return on common equity is 10.50%, inclusive of a 50-basis-point incentive adder for being a member of a RTO.

Public Utilities Energy Efficiency Revenue [Table Text Block]

Energy Efficiency Formula Rate (Exelon and ComEd). ComEd filed its annual energy efficiency formula rate update with the ICC on June 1, 2021. The filing establishes the revenue requirement used to set the rates that will take effect in January 2022 after the ICC’s review and approval. The requested revenue requirement update is based on a reconciliation of the 2020 actual costs plus projected 2022 expenditures.

Initial Revenue Requirement Increase		Annual Reconciliation Decrease		Total Revenue Requirement Increase		Requested Return on Rate Base(a)		Requested ROE
$	55	$	(1)	$	54	5.72	%	7.36	%

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(a)The requested revenue requirement increase provides for a weighted average debt and equity return on the energy efficiency regulatory asset and rate base of 5.72% inclusive of an allowed ROE of 7.36%, reflecting the monthly average yields for 30-year treasury bonds plus 580 basis points. For the 2020 reconciliation year, the requested revenue requirement provides for a weighted average debt and equity return on the energy efficiency regulatory asset and rate base of 6.26% inclusive of an allowed ROE of 8.46%, which includes an upward performance adjustment that increased the ROE. The performance adjustment can either increase or decrease the ROE based upon the achievement of energy efficiency savings goals.

Public Utilities General Disclosures [Table Text Block]

The following table presents authorized amounts capitalized for ratemaking purposes related to earnings on shareholders’ investment that are not recognized for financial reporting purposes in Exelon's and the Utility Registrant's Consolidated Balance Sheets. These amounts will be recognized as revenues in the related Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income in the periods they are billable to the Utility Registrants' customers.

	Exelon		ComEd(a)		PECO		BGE(b)		PHI		Pepco(c)		DPL(c)		ACE
September 30, 2021	$	44	$	—	$	—	$	39	$	5	$	3	$	2	$	—
December 31, 2020	51		(1)		—		45		7		4		3		—

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(a)Reflects ComEd's unrecognized equity returns/(losses) earned/(incurred) for ratemaking purposes on its electric distribution formula rate regulatory assets.

(b)BGE's authorized amounts capitalized for ratemaking purposes primarily relate to earnings on shareholders' investment on its AMI programs.

(c)Pepco's and DPL's authorized amounts capitalized for ratemaking purposes relate to earnings on shareholders' investment on their respective AMI Programs and Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Programs. The earnings on energy efficiency are on Pepco DC and DPL DE programs only.