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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Leases Statement of Financial Position | Classification of ROU assets and lease liabilities and the weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate associated with operating and finance leases are summarized in the table below.
LESSEE INFORMATION ON THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in millions)
| Sempra |  | SDG&E |  | SoCalGas
| December 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
ROU assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating leases: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ROU assets | $ | 723 |  | $ | 655 |  | $ | 368 |  | $ | 281 |  | $ | 29 |  | $ | 42
Finance leases: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PP&E | 1,585 |  | 1,529 |  | 1,412 |  | 1,395 |  | 173 |  | 133
Accumulated depreciation | (246) |  | (186) |  | (179) |  | (140) |  | (66) |  | (46)
PP&E, net | 1,339 |  | 1,343 |  | 1,233 |  | 1,255 |  | 107 |  | 87
Total ROU assets | $ | 2,062 |  | $ | 1,998 |  | $ | 1,601 |  | $ | 1,536 |  | $ | 136 |  | $ | 129
Lease liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating leases: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other current liabilities(1) | $ | 70 |  | $ | 53 |  | $ | 50 |  | $ | 32 |  | $ | 10 |  | $ | 11
Deferred credits and other(2) | 599 |  | 528 |  | 325 |  | 249 |  | 18 |  | 29
| 669 |  | 581 |  | 375 |  | 281 |  | 28 |  | 40
Finance leases: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases | 64 |  | 57 |  | 41 |  | 39 |  | 23 |  | 18
Long-term debt and finance leases | 1,276 |  | 1,286 |  | 1,192 |  | 1,217 |  | 84 |  | 69
| 1,340 |  | 1,343 |  | 1,233 |  | 1,256 |  | 107 |  | 87
Total lease liabilities | $ | 2,009 |  | $ | 1,924 |  | $ | 1,608 |  | $ | 1,537 |  | $ | 135 |  | $ | 127
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating leases | 13 |  | 14 |  | 10 |  | 11 |  | 3 |  | 4
Finance leases | 15 |  | 16 |  | 16 |  | 17 |  | 6 |  | 6
Weighted-average discount rate: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating leases(3) | 6.64 | % |  | 6.21 | % |  | 4.52 | % |  | 4.06 | % |  | 4.54 | % |  | 1.80 | %
Finance leases | 13.80 | % |  | 14.04 | % |  | 14.18 | % |  | 14.35 | % |  | 4.94 | % |  | 4.14 | %
(1) Includes $18 and $8 related to PPAs at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, at both Sempra and SDG&E. (2) Includes $208 and $118 related to PPAs at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, at both Sempra and SDG&E. (3) Weighted-average discount rate related to PPAs at December 31, 2023 and 2022 is 4.19% and 3.35%, respectively, at both Sempra and SDG&E. Weighted-average discount rate related to all other operating leases at December 31, 2023 and 2022 is 7.57% and 6.81%, respectively, at Sempra and 5.06% and 4.63%, respectively, at SDG&E.
Lease, Cost | The components of lease costs were as follows:
LESSEE INFORMATION ON THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS(1)
(Dollars in millions)
| Sempra |  | SDG&E |  | SoCalGas
| Years ended December 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Operating lease costs(2) | $ | 99 |  |  | $ | 83 |  |  | $ | 89 |  |  | $ | 53 |  |  | $ | 45 |  |  | $ | 32 |  |  | $ | 13 |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 20 |
Finance lease costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of ROU assets(3) | 60 |  |  | 48 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 12 |
Interest on lease liabilities | 182 |  |  | 184 |  |  | 186 |  |  | 177 |  |  | 181 |  |  | 184 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |
Total finance lease costs | 242 |  |  | 232 |  |  | 225 |  |  | 217 |  |  | 214 |  |  | 211 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 14 |
Short-term lease costs(4) | 9 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Variable lease costs(4) | 458 |  |  | 411 |  |  | 432 |  |  | 447 |  |  | 399 |  |  | 422 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 10 |
Total lease costs | $ | 808 |  |  | $ | 729 |  |  | $ | 753 |  |  | $ | 725 |  |  | $ | 660 |  |  | $ | 666 |  |  | $ | 48 |  |  | $ | 46 |  |  | $ | 44 |
(1) Includes costs capitalized in PP&E. (2) Includes $21, $10, and $1 related to PPAs in 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively, at both Sempra and SDG&E. (3) Included in O&M, except for $29, $25 and $22 at Sempra and $28, $24 and $21 at SDG&E in 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $1 at SoCalGas in each of 2023, 2022 and 2021, which is included in Depreciation and Amortization Expense. (4) Short-term leases with variable lease costs are recorded and presented as variable lease costs.
Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures | Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities and supplemental noncash information were as follows:
LESSEE INFORMATION ON THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in millions)
| Sempra |  | SDG&E |  | SoCalGas
| Years ended December 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Operating activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for operating leases | $ | 85 |  |  | $ | 88 |  |  | $ | 78 |  |  | $ | 46 |  |  | $ | 45 |  |  | $ | 32 |  |  | $ | 13 |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 20 |
Cash paid for finance leases | 167 |  |  | 169 |  |  | 171 |  |  | 162 |  |  | 166 |  |  | 169 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |
Financing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for finance leases | 60 |  |  | 48 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 12 |
Increase in operating lease obligations for ROU assets | 143 |  |  | 142 |  |  | 116 |  |  | 134 |  |  | 134 |  |  | 112 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Increase in finance lease obligations for investment in PP&E | 57 |  |  | 57 |  |  | 43 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 41 |  |  | 19 |
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity | The table below presents the maturity analysis of our lease liabilities and reconciliation to the present value of lease liabilities at December 31, 2023:
LESSEE MATURITY ANALYSIS OF LIABILITIES
(Dollars in millions)
| Sempra |  | SDG&E |  | SoCalGas
| Operating leases(1) |  | Finance leases |  | Operating leases(1) |  | Finance leases(2) |  | Operating leases |  | Finance leases
2024 | $ | 97 |  |  | $ | 225 |  |  | $ | 57 |  |  | $ | 198 |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 27 |
2025 | 87 |  |  | 216 |  |  | 48 |  |  | 193 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 23 |
2026 | 85 |  |  | 213 |  |  | 48 |  |  | 193 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 20 |
2027 | 75 |  |  | 211 |  |  | 47 |  |  | 192 |  |  | — |  |  | 19 |
2028 | 69 |  |  | 204 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 190 |  |  | — |  |  | 14 |
Thereafter | 587 |  |  | 1,930 |  |  | 201 |  |  | 1,911 |  |  | — |  |  | 19 |
Total undiscounted lease payments | 1,000 |  |  | 2,999 |  |  | 443 |  |  | 2,877 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 122 |
Less: imputed interest | (331) |  |  | (1,659) |  |  | (68) |  |  | (1,644) |  |  | — |  |  | (15) |
Total lease liabilities | 669 |  |  | 1,340 |  |  | 375 |  |  | 1,233 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 107 |
Less: current lease liabilities | (70) |  |  | (64) |  |  | (50) |  |  | (41) |  |  | (10) |  |  | (23) |
Long-term lease liabilities | $ | 599 |  |  | $ | 1,276 |  |  | $ | 325 |  |  | $ | 1,192 |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 84 |
(1) Includes $27 in each of 2024 through 2028 and $143 thereafter related to PPAs. (2) Substantially all amounts are related to PPAs.
Finance Lease, Liability, Maturity | The table below presents the maturity analysis of our lease liabilities and reconciliation to the present value of lease liabilities at December 31, 2023:
LESSEE MATURITY ANALYSIS OF LIABILITIES
(Dollars in millions)
| Sempra |  | SDG&E |  | SoCalGas
| Operating leases(1) |  | Finance leases |  | Operating leases(1) |  | Finance leases(2) |  | Operating leases |  | Finance leases
2024 | $ | 97 |  |  | $ | 225 |  |  | $ | 57 |  |  | $ | 198 |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 27 |
2025 | 87 |  |  | 216 |  |  | 48 |  |  | 193 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 23 |
2026 | 85 |  |  | 213 |  |  | 48 |  |  | 193 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 20 |
2027 | 75 |  |  | 211 |  |  | 47 |  |  | 192 |  |  | — |  |  | 19 |
2028 | 69 |  |  | 204 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 190 |  |  | — |  |  | 14 |
Thereafter | 587 |  |  | 1,930 |  |  | 201 |  |  | 1,911 |  |  | — |  |  | 19 |
Total undiscounted lease payments | 1,000 |  |  | 2,999 |  |  | 443 |  |  | 2,877 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 122 |
Less: imputed interest | (331) |  |  | (1,659) |  |  | (68) |  |  | (1,644) |  |  | — |  |  | (15) |
Total lease liabilities | 669 |  |  | 1,340 |  |  | 375 |  |  | 1,233 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 107 |
Less: current lease liabilities | (70) |  |  | (64) |  |  | (50) |  |  | (41) |  |  | (10) |  |  | (23) |
Long-term lease liabilities | $ | 599 |  |  | $ | 1,276 |  |  | $ | 325 |  |  | $ | 1,192 |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 84 |
(1) Includes $27 in each of 2024 through 2028 and $143 thereafter related to PPAs. (2) Substantially all amounts are related to PPAs.
Lessor, Operating Lease, Payments to be Received, Maturity |
LESSOR INFORMATION
(Dollars in millions)
| December 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022
Sempra – Assets subject to operating leases: |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment: |  |  |
Pipelines and storage | $ | 1,304 |  |  | $ | 1,026 |
Refined products terminals | 621 |  |  | 611 |
Other | 77 |  |  | 76 |
Total | 2,002 |  |  | 1,713 |
Accumulated depreciation | (539) |  |  | (330) |
Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | 1,463 |  |  | $ | 1,383 |
| December 31, 2023
Sempra – Maturity analysis of lease payments: | Operating leases |  | Sales-type leases
2024 | $ | 363 |  |  | $ | 17 |
2025 | 354 |  |  | 17 |
2026 | 298 |  |  | 9 |
2027 | 295 |  |  | — |
2028 | 293 |  |  | — |
Thereafter | 2,802 |  |  | — |
Total undiscounted cash flows | $ | 4,405 |  |  | 43 |
Less: present value of lease payments (recognized as lease receivable)(1) |  |  | (40) |
Difference between undiscounted cash flows and discounted cash flows |  |  | $ | 3 |
(1) Includes $12 in Other Current Assets and $28 in Other Long-Term Assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Sales-type and Direct Financing Leases, Lease Receivable, Maturity |
LESSOR INFORMATION
(Dollars in millions)
| December 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022
Sempra – Assets subject to operating leases: |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment: |  |  |
Pipelines and storage | $ | 1,304 |  |  | $ | 1,026 |
Refined products terminals | 621 |  |  | 611 |
Other | 77 |  |  | 76 |
Total | 2,002 |  |  | 1,713 |
Accumulated depreciation | (539) |  |  | (330) |
Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | 1,463 |  |  | $ | 1,383 |
| December 31, 2023
Sempra – Maturity analysis of lease payments: | Operating leases |  | Sales-type leases
2024 | $ | 363 |  |  | $ | 17 |
2025 | 354 |  |  | 17 |
2026 | 298 |  |  | 9 |
2027 | 295 |  |  | — |
2028 | 293 |  |  | — |
Thereafter | 2,802 |  |  | — |
Total undiscounted cash flows | $ | 4,405 |  |  | 43 |
Less: present value of lease payments (recognized as lease receivable)(1) |  |  | (40) |
Difference between undiscounted cash flows and discounted cash flows |  |  | $ | 3 |
(1) Includes $12 in Other Current Assets and $28 in Other Long-Term Assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Operating Lease, Lease Income |
LESSOR INFORMATION ON THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in millions)
| Years ended December 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Sempra – Sales-type leases: |  |  |  |  |
Income recognized at lease commencement | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 18 |
Interest income | 6 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 4 |
Total revenues from sales-type leases(1) | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 22 |
Sempra – Operating leases: |  |  |  |  |
Fixed lease payments | $ | 321 |  |  | $ | 290 |  |  | $ | 256 |
Variable lease payments | 34 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 10 |
Total revenues from operating leases(1) | $ | 355 |  |  | $ | 300 |  |  | $ | 266 |
Depreciation expense | $ | 62 |  |  | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | 48 |
(1) Included in Revenues: Energy-Related Businesses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Schedule Of Estimated Future Payments Under Natural Gas Contracts | At December 31, 2023, the future minimum payments under existing natural gas contracts and natural gas storage and transportation contracts are as follows:
FUTURE MINIMUM PAYMENTS |  |  |  |
(Dollars in millions) |  |  |  |
| Sempra |  | SoCalGas |  |  |  |
| Storage and transportation |  | Natural gas(1) |  | Total(1) |  | Transportation |  | Natural gas |  | Total |  |  |  |
2024 | $ | 229 |  |  | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | 283 |  |  | $ | 123 |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 151 |  |  |  |  |
2025 | 205 |  |  | 41 |  |  | 246 |  |  | 101 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 136 |  |  |  |  |
2026 | 196 |  |  | — |  |  | 196 |  |  | 97 |  |  | — |  |  | 97 |  |  |  |  |
2027 | 177 |  |  | — |  |  | 177 |  |  | 81 |  |  | — |  |  | 81 |  |  |  |  |
2028 | 152 |  |  | — |  |  | 152 |  |  | 70 |  |  | — |  |  | 70 |  |  |  |  |
Thereafter | 1,421 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,421 |  |  | 176 |  |  | — |  |  | 176 |  |  |  |  |
Total minimum payments | $ | 2,380 |  |  | $ | 95 |  |  | $ | 2,475 |  |  | $ | 648 |  |  | $ | 63 |  |  | $ | 711 |  |  |  |  |
(1) Excludes amounts related to the LNG purchase agreement that we discuss below.
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 and SoCalGas were as follows:
PAYMENTS UNDER NATURAL GAS CONTRACTS
(Dollars in millions)
| Years ended December 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Sempra | $ | 4,030 |  |  | $ | 2,536 |  |  | $ | 1,691 |
SoCalGas | 3,857 |  |  | 2,492 |  |  | 1,590 |
Schedule Of LNG Commitment Amounts | At December 31, 2023, the following LNG commitment amounts are based on the assumption that all LNG cargoes, less those already confirmed to be diverted as of December 31, 2023, under the agreement are delivered:
LNG COMMITMENT AMOUNTS |
(Dollars in millions) |
Sempra: |
2024 | $ | 370 |
2025 | 670 |
2026 | 699 |
2027 | 704 |
2028 | 693 |
Thereafter | 429 |
Total | $ | 3,565 |
Schedule Of Estimated Future Payments Under Purchased Power Contracts | At December 31, 2023, the future minimum payments under long-term PPAs for Sempra and SDG&E are as follows:
FUTURE MINIMUM PAYMENTS(1)
(Dollars in millions)
2024 | $ | 148 |
2025 | 105 |
2026 | 121 |
2027 | 103 |
2028 | 101 |
Thereafter | 830 |
Total minimum payments | $ | 1,408 |
(1) Excludes PPAs accounted for as operating leases and finance leases.
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,
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Sempra | $ | 107 |  |  | $ | 87 |  |  | $ | 95 |
SDG&E | 29 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 32 |
SoCalGas | 78 |  |  | 56 |  |  | 63 |
Schedule Of Environmental Remediation Costs, Status Of Remediation Sites | The table below shows the status at December 31, 2023 of SDG&E’s and SoCalGas’ 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, 2023. Of the total liability, $10 million at SoCalGas is recorded on a discounted basis, with a weighted-average discount rate of 2.5%.
ACCRUED LIABILITIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
(Dollars in millions)
| Sempra(1)(2) |  | SDG&E(1) |  | SoCalGas(2)
Manufactured-gas sites | $ | 33 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 33 |
Waste disposal sites (PRP)(3) | 8 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 3 |
Other hazardous waste sites | 12 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 1 |
Total(4) | $ | 53 |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | 37 |
(1) Does not include SDG&E’s liability for SONGS marine environment mitigation. (2) Does not include SoCalGas’ liability for environmental matters for the Leak. We discuss matters related to the Leak above in “Legal Proceedings – SoCalGas – Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility Gas Leak.” (3) Sites for which we have been identified as a PRP. (4) Includes $5 classified as current liabilities on both Sempra’s and SoCalGas’ Consolidated Balance Sheets and $48, $16 and $32 classified as noncurrent liabilities on Sempra’s, SDG&E’s and SoCalGas’ Consolidated Balance Sheets, respectively.
Sales-type Lease, Lease Income |
LESSOR INFORMATION ON THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in millions)
| Years ended December 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Sempra – Sales-type leases: |  |  |  |  |
Income recognized at lease commencement | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 18 |
Interest income | 6 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 4 |
Total revenues from sales-type leases(1) | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 22 |
Sempra – Operating leases: |  |  |  |  |
Fixed lease payments | $ | 321 |  |  | $ | 290 |  |  | $ | 256 |
Variable lease payments | 34 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 10 |
Total revenues from operating leases(1) | $ | 355 |  |  | $ | 300 |  |  | $ | 266 |
Depreciation expense | $ | 62 |  |  | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | 48 |
(1) Included in Revenues: Energy-Related Businesses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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