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REGULATORY MATTERS (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Regulated Operations [Abstract] |
Schedule of Regulatory Assets | We show the details of regulatory assets and liabilities in the following table.
REGULATORY ASSETS (LIABILITIES)
(Dollars in millions)
| March 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
SDG&E: |  |  |
Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives | $ | (144 | ) |  | $ | (150 | )
Deferred income taxes refundable in rates | (171 | ) |  | (236 | )
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan obligations | 190 |  |  | 186 |
Removal obligations | (1,946 | ) |  | (1,848 | )
Unamortized loss on reacquired debt | 6 |  |  | 7 |
Environmental costs | 27 |  |  | 28 |
Sunrise Powerlink fire mitigation | 121 |  |  | 120 |
Regulatory balancing accounts(1) |  |  |
Commodity – electric | 60 |  |  | (8 | )
Gas transportation | 13 |  |  | 45 |
Safety and reliability | 77 |  |  | 70 |
Public purpose programs | (80 | ) |  | (62 | )
Other balancing accounts | 67 |  |  | 145 |
Other regulatory liabilities, net(2) | (199 | ) |  | (177 | )
Total SDG&E | (1,979 | ) |  | (1,880 | )
SoCalGas: |  |  |  |  |
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan obligations | 479 |  |  | 470 |
Employee benefit costs | 49 |  |  | 49 |
Removal obligations | (804 | ) |  | (833 | )
Deferred income taxes refundable in rates | (248 | ) |  | (336 | )
Unamortized loss on reacquired debt | 6 |  |  | 7 |
Environmental costs | 32 |  |  | 28 |
Workers’ compensation | 9 |  |  | 9 |
Regulatory balancing accounts(1) |  |  |
Commodity – gas, including transportation | 16 |  |  | 196 |
Safety and reliability | 348 |  |  | 332 |
Public purpose programs | (289 | ) |  | (325 | )
Other balancing accounts | (143 | ) |  | (68 | )
Other regulatory liabilities, net(2) | (160 | ) |  | (130 | )
Total SoCalGas | (705 | ) |  | (601 | )
Sempra Mexico: |  |  |
Deferred income taxes recoverable in rates | 81 |  |  | 81 |
Other regulatory assets | 9 |  |  | 6 |
Total Sempra Energy Consolidated | $ | (2,594 | ) |  | $ | (2,394 | )
(1) | At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the noncurrent portion of regulatory balancing accounts – net undercollected for SDG&E was $84 million and $78 million, respectively, and for SoCalGas was $405 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)
| March 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
SDG&E: |  |  |
Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives | $ | (144 | ) |  | $ | (150 | )
Deferred income taxes refundable in rates | (171 | ) |  | (236 | )
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan obligations | 190 |  |  | 186 |
Removal obligations | (1,946 | ) |  | (1,848 | )
Unamortized loss on reacquired debt | 6 |  |  | 7 |
Environmental costs | 27 |  |  | 28 |
Sunrise Powerlink fire mitigation | 121 |  |  | 120 |
Regulatory balancing accounts(1) |  |  |
Commodity – electric | 60 |  |  | (8 | )
Gas transportation | 13 |  |  | 45 |
Safety and reliability | 77 |  |  | 70 |
Public purpose programs | (80 | ) |  | (62 | )
Other balancing accounts | 67 |  |  | 145 |
Other regulatory liabilities, net(2) | (199 | ) |  | (177 | )
Total SDG&E | (1,979 | ) |  | (1,880 | )
SoCalGas: |  |  |  |  |
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan obligations | 479 |  |  | 470 |
Employee benefit costs | 49 |  |  | 49 |
Removal obligations | (804 | ) |  | (833 | )
Deferred income taxes refundable in rates | (248 | ) |  | (336 | )
Unamortized loss on reacquired debt | 6 |  |  | 7 |
Environmental costs | 32 |  |  | 28 |
Workers’ compensation | 9 |  |  | 9 |
Regulatory balancing accounts(1) |  |  |
Commodity – gas, including transportation | 16 |  |  | 196 |
Safety and reliability | 348 |  |  | 332 |
Public purpose programs | (289 | ) |  | (325 | )
Other balancing accounts | (143 | ) |  | (68 | )
Other regulatory liabilities, net(2) | (160 | ) |  | (130 | )
Total SoCalGas | (705 | ) |  | (601 | )
Sempra Mexico: |  |  |
Deferred income taxes recoverable in rates | 81 |  |  | 81 |
Other regulatory assets | 9 |  |  | 6 |
Total Sempra Energy Consolidated | $ | (2,594 | ) |  | $ | (2,394 | )
(1) | At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the noncurrent portion of regulatory balancing accounts – net undercollected for SDG&E was $84 million and $78 million, respectively, and for SoCalGas was $405 million and $185 million, respectively.
(2) Includes regulatory assets earning a rate of return.

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