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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Estimated Future Payments Under Natural Gas Contracts | At December 31, 2016, the future minimum payments under existing natural gas contracts and natural gas storage and transportation contracts were
FUTURE MINIMUM PAYMENTS – SEMPRA ENERGY CONSOLIDATED
(Dollars in millions) |  |  |  |  |
| Storage and transportation |  | Natural gas(1) |  | Total(1)
2017 | $ | 240 |  |  | $ | 148 |  |  | $ | 388 |
2018 | 213 |  |  | 84 |  |  | 297 |
2019 | 138 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 139 |
2020 | 42 |  |  | — |  |  | 42 |
2021 | 42 |  |  | — |  |  | 42 |
Thereafter | 144 |  |  | — |  |  | 144 |
Total minimum payments | $ | 819 |  |  | $ | 233 |  |  | $ | 1,052 |
(1) | Excludes amounts related to LNG purchase agreements discussed below.
FUTURE MINIMUM PAYMENTS – SOCALGAS
(Dollars in millions) |  |  |  |  |
| Transportation |  | Natural gas |  | Total
2017 | $ | 123 |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | 139 |
2018 | 104 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 105 |
2019 | 52 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 53 |
2020 | 23 |  |  | — |  |  | 23 |
2021 | 23 |  |  | — |  |  | 23 |
Thereafter | 82 |  |  | — |  |  | 82 |
Total minimum payments | $ | 407 |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 425 |
Schedule Of Payments Under Natural Gas Contracts | Total payments under natural gas contracts and natural gas storage and transportation contracts as well as payments to meet additional portfolio needs at Sempra Energy Consolidated and SoCalGas were
PAYMENTS UNDER NATURAL GAS CONTRACTS
(Dollars in millions) |  |  |  |  |
| Years ended December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Sempra Energy Consolidated | $ | 1,169 |  |  | $ | 1,200 |  |  | $ | 1,984 |
SoCalGas | 966 |  |  | 975 |  |  | 1,735 |
Schedule Of L N G Commitment Amounts | At December 31, 2016, the following LNG commitment amounts are based on the assumption that all cargoes, less those already confirmed to be diverted, under the agreement are delivered:
LNG COMMITMENT AMOUNTS
(Dollars in millions)
2017 | $ | 446 |
2018 | 459 |
2019 | 416 |
2020 | 423 |
2021 | 434 |
Thereafter | 4,004 |
Total | $ | 6,182 |
Schedule Of Estimated Future Payments Under Purchased Power Contracts | At December 31, 2016, the fixed and determinable estimated future minimum payments under long-term purchased-power contracts were
FUTURE MINIMUM PAYMENTS – PURCHASED-POWER CONTRACTS
(Dollars in millions)
| Sempra Energy Consolidated |  | SDG&E
2017 | $ | 666 |  |  | $ | 563 |
2018 | 672 |  |  | 556 |
2019 | 664 |  |  | 546 |
2020 | 606 |  |  | 487 |
2021 | 608 |  |  | 487 |
Thereafter | 6,205 |  |  | 5,865 |
Total minimum payments(1) | $ | 9,421 |  |  | $ | 8,504 |
(1) | Excludes purchase agreements accounted for as capital leases and amounts related to Otay Mesa VIE, as it is consolidated by Sempra Energy and SDG&E.
Schedule Of Payments Under Purchased Power Contracts | Total payments under purchased-power contracts were
PAYMENTS UNDER PURCHASED-POWER CONTRACTS
(Dollars in millions)
| Years ended December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Sempra Energy Consolidated | $ | 1,667 |  |  | $ | 1,573 |  |  | $ | 1,574 |
SDG&E | 752 |  |  | 715 |  |  | 710 |
Schedule Of Operating Leases Rent Expense | Rent expense for operating leases is as follows:
RENT EXPENSE – OPERATING LEASES
(Dollars in millions)
| Years ended December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Sempra Energy Consolidated | $ | 77 |  |  | $ | 78 |  |  | $ | 78 |
SDG&E | 28 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 26 |
SoCalGas | 38 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 38 |
Schedule Of Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due | At December 31, 2016, the minimum rental commitments payable in future years under all noncancelable operating leases were
FUTURE MINIMUM PAYMENTS – OPERATING LEASES
(Dollars in millions) |  |  |  |  |
| Sempra Energy Consolidated |  | SDG&E |  | SoCalGas
2017 | $ | 78 |  |  | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | 42 |
2018 | 69 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 38 |
2019 | 61 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 32 |
2020 | 54 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 27 |
2021 | 49 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 25 |
Thereafter | 306 |  |  | 71 |  |  | 134 |
Total future minimum rental commitments | $ | 617 |  |  | $ | 182 |  |  | $ | 298 |
Schedule Of Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Present Value Of Net Minimum Payments | At December 31, 2016, the future minimum lease payments and present value of the net minimum lease payments under these capital leases for both Sempra Energy Consolidated and SDG&E were
FUTURE MINIMUM PAYMENTS – POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS
(Dollars in millions)
2017 | $ | 77 |
2018 | 104 |
2019 | 104 |
2020 | 104 |
2021 | 104 |
Thereafter | 1,806 |
Total minimum lease payments(1) | 2,299 |
Less: estimated executory costs | (517 | )
Less: interest(2) | (1,043 | )
Present value of net minimum lease payments(3) | $ | 739 |
(1) | This amount will be recorded over the lives of the leases as Cost of Electric Fuel and Purchased Power on Sempra Energy’s and SDG&E’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. This expense will receive ratemaking treatment consistent with purchased-power costs, which are recovered in rates.
(2) | Amount necessary to reduce net minimum lease payments to present value at the inception of the leases.
(3) | Includes $8 million in Current Portion of Long-Term Debt and $231 million in Long-Term Debt on Sempra Energy’s and SDG&E’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2016. Of the present value of net minimum lease payments, $500 million will be recorded as a capital lease obligation when construction of the peaker plant facility is completed and delivery of contracted power commences, which is scheduled to occur in June 2017.
Schedule Of Environmental Remediation Costs Capitalized In Period | The following table shows our capital expenditures (including construction work in progress) in order to comply with environmental laws and regulations:
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
(Dollars in millions)
| Years ended December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Sempra Energy Consolidated(1) | $ | 53 |  |  | $ | 64 |  |  | $ | 45 |
SDG&E | 17 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 23 |
SoCalGas | 35 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 21 |
(1) | In cases of non-wholly owned affiliates, includes only our share.
Schedule Of Environmental Remediation Costs, Status Of Remediation Sites | The table below shows the status at December 31, 2016, of the California Utilities’ manufactured-gas sites and the third-party waste-disposal sites for which we have been identified as a PRP:
STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SITES
| # Sites complete(1) |  | # Sites in process
SDG&E: |  |  |
Manufactured-gas sites | 3 |  |  | — |
Third-party waste-disposal sites | 2 |  |  | 1 |
SoCalGas: |  |  |
Manufactured-gas sites | 39 |  |  | 3 |
Third-party waste-disposal sites | 5 |  |  | 2 |
(1) | There may be ongoing compliance obligations for completed sites, such as regular inspections, adherence to land use covenants and water quality monitoring.
Schedule of Environmental Loss Contingencies by Site | The following table shows our accrued liabilities for environmental matters at December 31, 2016:
ACCRUED LIABILITIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
(Dollars in millions)
| Manufactured- gas sites |  | Waste disposal sites (PRP)(1) |  | Former fossil- fueled power plants |  | Total(2)
SDG&E(3) | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 2 |
SoCalGas(4) | 23 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 25 |
Other | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Total Sempra Energy | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 28 |
(1) | Sites for which we have been identified as a Potentially Responsible Party.
(2) | Includes $8 million, $1 million and $7 million classified as current liabilities, and $20 million, $1 million and $18 million classified as noncurrent liabilities on Sempra Energy’s, SDG&E’s and SoCalGas’ Consolidated Balance Sheets, respectively.
(3) | Does not include SDG&E’s liability for SONGS marine mitigation.
(4) | Does not include SoCalGas’ liability for environmental matters for the natural gas leak at the Aliso Canyon facility. We discuss matters related to the leak above in “Legal Proceedings – SoCalGas – Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility Gas Leak.”
Schedule Of Build To Suit Lease Future Minimum Payments Due | At December 31, 2016, the future minimum lease payments on the lease are as follows:
FUTURE MINIMUM PAYMENTS – BUILD-TO-SUIT LEASE
(Dollars in millions)
2017 | $ | 10 |
2018 | 10 |
2019 | 10 |
2020 | 11 |
2021 | 11 |
Thereafter | 245 |
Total minimum lease payments | $ | 297 |

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