v3.6.0.2

REGULATORY MATTERS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Regulated Operations [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Regulatory Balancing Accounts | The following table summarizes our regulatory balancing accounts at December 31.
SUMMARY OF REGULATORY BALANCING ACCOUNTS AT DECEMBER 31
(Dollars in millions)
| Sempra Energy Consolidated |  | SDG&E |  | SoCalGas
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Overcollected | $ | (804 | ) |  | $ | (789 | ) |  | $ | (301 | ) |  | $ | (345 | ) |  | $ | (503 | ) |  | $ | (444 | )
Undercollected | 941 |  |  | 1,062 |  |  | 560 |  |  | 652 |  |  | 381 |  |  | 410 |
Net current receivable (payable)(1) | 137 |  |  | 273 |  |  | 259 |  |  | 307 |  |  | (122 | ) |  | (34 | )
Noncurrent: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Undercollected(2) | 85 |  |  | 215 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 85 |  |  | 215 |
Net noncurrent receivable (payable)(1) | 85 |  |  | 215 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 85 |  |  | 215 |
Total net receivable (payable) | $ | 222 |  |  | $ | 488 |  |  | $ | 259 |  |  | $ | 307 |  |  | $ | (37 | ) |  | $ | 181 |
(1) | At both December 31, 2016 and 2015, the net receivable at SDG&E and the net payable at SoCalGas are shown separately on Sempra Energy’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2) | Long-term undercollected balance is included in Regulatory Assets (long-term) on Sempra Energy’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and in Other Regulatory Assets (long-term) on SoCalGas’ Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Schedule of Regulatory Assets [Table Text Block] | We show the details of regulatory assets and liabilities in the following table, and discuss each of them separately below.
REGULATORY ASSETS (LIABILITIES)
(Dollars in millions)
| December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015
SDG&E: |  |  |
Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives | $ | 141 |  |  | $ | 99 |
Costs related to SONGS plant closure(1) | 183 |  |  | 257 |
Costs related to wildfire litigation | 353 |  |  | 362 |
Deferred taxes recoverable in rates | 1,014 |  |  | 914 |
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan obligations | 210 |  |  | 180 |
Removal obligations(2) | (1,725 | ) |  | (1,629 | )
Unamortized loss on reacquired debt | 12 |  |  | 12 |
Environmental costs | 48 |  |  | 16 |
Legacy meters(1) | 16 |  |  | 32 |
Sunrise Powerlink fire mitigation | 118 |  |  | 117 |
Other | (2 | ) |  | 9 |
Total SDG&E | 368 |  |  | 369 |
SoCalGas: |  |  |  |  |
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan obligations | 563 |  |  | 629 |
Employee benefit costs | 45 |  |  | 51 |
Removal obligations(2) | (972 | ) |  | (1,145 | )
Deferred taxes recoverable in rates | 417 |  |  | 330 |
Unamortized loss on reacquired debt | 10 |  |  | 11 |
Environmental costs | 22 |  |  | 22 |
Workers’ compensation | 10 |  |  | 13 |
Other | 8 |  |  | — |
Total SoCalGas | 103 |  |  | (89 | )
Other Sempra Energy: |  |  |  |  |
Sempra LNG & Midstream | — |  |  | (7 | )
Sempra Mexico | 71 |  |  | 33 |
Total Other Sempra Energy | 71 |  |  | 26 |
Total Sempra Energy Consolidated | $ | 542 |  |  | $ | 306 |
(1) | Regulatory assets earning a rate of return.
(2) | Represents cumulative amounts collected in rates for future nonlegal asset removal costs.
NET REGULATORY ASSETS (LIABILITIES) AS PRESENTED ON THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in millions)
| December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015
| Sempra Energy Consolidated |  | SDG&E |  | SoCalGas |  | Sempra Energy Consolidated |  | SDG&E |  | SoCalGas
Current regulatory assets(1) | $ | 89 |  |  | $ | 81 |  |  | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 115 |  |  | $ | 107 |  |  | $ | 7 |
Noncurrent regulatory assets(2) | 3,329 |  |  | 2,012 |  |  | 1,246 |  |  | 3,058 |  |  | 1,891 |  |  | 1,120 |
Current regulatory liabilities(3) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Noncurrent regulatory liabilities(4) | (2,876 | ) |  | (1,725 | ) |  | (1,151 | ) |  | (2,865 | ) |  | (1,629 | ) |  | (1,216 | )
Total | $ | 542 |  |  | $ | 368 |  |  | $ | 103 |  |  | $ | 306 |  |  | $ | 369 |  |  | $ | (89 | )
(1) | At Sempra Energy Consolidated, included in Other Current Assets.
(2) | Excludes long-term undercollected balancing accounts at December 31, 2016 and 2015 of $85 million and $215 million, respectively, recorded at Sempra Energy Consolidated as Regulatory Assets (long-term) and at SoCalGas as Other Regulatory Assets (long-term).
(3) | Included in Other Current Liabilities.
(4) | At December 31, 2016 and 2015, $179 million and $72 million, respectively, at Sempra Energy Consolidated and $179 million and $71 million, respectively, at SoCalGas are included in Deferred Credits and Other.
Schedule of Regulatory Liabilities [Table Text Block] | We show the details of regulatory assets and liabilities in the following table, and discuss each of them separately below.
REGULATORY ASSETS (LIABILITIES)
(Dollars in millions)
| December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015
SDG&E: |  |  |
Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives | $ | 141 |  |  | $ | 99 |
Costs related to SONGS plant closure(1) | 183 |  |  | 257 |
Costs related to wildfire litigation | 353 |  |  | 362 |
Deferred taxes recoverable in rates | 1,014 |  |  | 914 |
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan obligations | 210 |  |  | 180 |
Removal obligations(2) | (1,725 | ) |  | (1,629 | )
Unamortized loss on reacquired debt | 12 |  |  | 12 |
Environmental costs | 48 |  |  | 16 |
Legacy meters(1) | 16 |  |  | 32 |
Sunrise Powerlink fire mitigation | 118 |  |  | 117 |
Other | (2 | ) |  | 9 |
Total SDG&E | 368 |  |  | 369 |
SoCalGas: |  |  |  |  |
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan obligations | 563 |  |  | 629 |
Employee benefit costs | 45 |  |  | 51 |
Removal obligations(2) | (972 | ) |  | (1,145 | )
Deferred taxes recoverable in rates | 417 |  |  | 330 |
Unamortized loss on reacquired debt | 10 |  |  | 11 |
Environmental costs | 22 |  |  | 22 |
Workers’ compensation | 10 |  |  | 13 |
Other | 8 |  |  | — |
Total SoCalGas | 103 |  |  | (89 | )
Other Sempra Energy: |  |  |  |  |
Sempra LNG & Midstream | — |  |  | (7 | )
Sempra Mexico | 71 |  |  | 33 |
Total Other Sempra Energy | 71 |  |  | 26 |
Total Sempra Energy Consolidated | $ | 542 |  |  | $ | 306 |
(1) | Regulatory assets earning a rate of return.
(2) | Represents cumulative amounts collected in rates for future nonlegal asset removal costs.
NET REGULATORY ASSETS (LIABILITIES) AS PRESENTED ON THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in millions)
| December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015
| Sempra Energy Consolidated |  | SDG&E |  | SoCalGas |  | Sempra Energy Consolidated |  | SDG&E |  | SoCalGas
Current regulatory assets(1) | $ | 89 |  |  | $ | 81 |  |  | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 115 |  |  | $ | 107 |  |  | $ | 7 |
Noncurrent regulatory assets(2) | 3,329 |  |  | 2,012 |  |  | 1,246 |  |  | 3,058 |  |  | 1,891 |  |  | 1,120 |
Current regulatory liabilities(3) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Noncurrent regulatory liabilities(4) | (2,876 | ) |  | (1,725 | ) |  | (1,151 | ) |  | (2,865 | ) |  | (1,629 | ) |  | (1,216 | )
Total | $ | 542 |  |  | $ | 368 |  |  | $ | 103 |  |  | $ | 306 |  |  | $ | 369 |  |  | $ | (89 | )
(1) | At Sempra Energy Consolidated, included in Other Current Assets.
(2) | Excludes long-term undercollected balancing accounts at December 31, 2016 and 2015 of $85 million and $215 million, respectively, recorded at Sempra Energy Consolidated as Regulatory Assets (long-term) and at SoCalGas as Other Regulatory Assets (long-term).
(3) | Included in Other Current Liabilities.
(4) | At December 31, 2016 and 2015, $179 million and $72 million, respectively, at Sempra Energy Consolidated and $179 million and $71 million, respectively, at SoCalGas are included in Deferred Credits and Other.
Schedule Of Approved Increase Decrease To Annual Revenue Requirement | Following is a summary of immediate earnings impacts from the 2016 GRC FD:
EARNINGS IMPACTS FROM THE 2016 GRC FD
(Dollars in millions)
| SoCalGas |  | SDG&E
| Pretax earnings (charge) |  | After-tax earnings (charge) |  | Pretax earnings (charge) |  | After-tax earnings (charge)
Adjustments to revenue related to tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |
repairs deductions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2015 memorandum account balance | $ | (72 | ) |  | $ | (43 | ) |  | $ | (37 | ) |  | $ | (22 | )
True-up of 2012-2014 estimates to actuals | (11 | ) |  | (6 | ) |  | (15 | ) |  | (9 | )
Total | $ | (83 | ) |  | $ | (49 | ) |  | $ | (52 | ) |  | $ | (31 | )
Schedule Of CPUC Cost of Capital Authorized | SDG&E’s current CPUC-authorized ROR is 7.79 percent and SoCalGas’ current CPUC-authorized ROR is 8.02 percent based on their authorized capital structures as follows:
COST OF CAPITAL AND AUTHORIZED RATE STRUCTURE – CPUC
SDG&E |  |  |  | SoCalGas
Authorized weighting |  | Authorized rate of recovery |  | Weighted authorized ROR |  |  |  | Authorized weighting |  | Authorized rate of recovery |  | Weighted authorized ROR
45.25 | % |  | 5.00 | % |  | 2.26 | % |  | Long-Term Debt |  | 45.60 | % |  | 5.77 | % |  | 2.63 | %
2.75 | % |  | 6.22 | % |  | 0.17 | % |  | Preferred Stock |  | 2.40 | % |  | 6.00 | % |  | 0.14 | %
52.00 | % |  | 10.30 | % |  | 5.36 | % |  | Common Equity |  | 52.00 | % |  | 10.10 | % |  | 5.25 | %
100.00 | % |  |  |  | 7.79 | % |  |  |  | 100.00 | % |  |  |  | 8.02 | %
Schedule Of FERC Cost Of Capital Table | SDG&E’s current estimated FERC ROR is 7.51 percent based on its capital structure as follows:
SDG&E COST OF CAPITAL AND RATE STRUCTURE – FERC
| Weighting |  | Rate of recovery |  | Weighted ROR |
Long-Term Debt | 43.48 | % |  | 4.21 | % |  | 1.83 | % |
Common Equity | 56.52 | % |  | 10.05 | % |  | 5.68 | % |
| 100.00 | % |  |  |  | 7.51 | % |

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