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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Power [Member] |
Face Value Of Outstanding Guarantees, Current Exposure And Margin Positions |
|  | As of |  | As of |
|  | March 31, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014 |
|  | Millions |
| Face Value of Outstanding Guarantees | $ | 1,811 |  |  | $ | 1,814 |  |
| Exposure under Current Guarantees | $ | 244 |  |  | $ | 273 |  |
| Letters of Credit Margin Posted | $ | 140 |  |  | $ | 159 |  |
| Letters of Credit Margin Received | $ | 91 |  |  | $ | 40 |  |
| Cash Deposited and Received: |  |  |  |
| Counterparty Cash Margin Deposited | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |
| Counterparty Cash Margin Received | $ | (9 | ) |  | $ | (13 | ) |
| Net Broker Balance Deposited (Received) | $ | 97 |  |  | $ | 115 |  |
| In the Event Power were to Lose its Investment Grade Rating: |  |  |  |
| Additional Collateral that could be Required | $ | 881 |  |  | $ | 945 |  |
| Liquidity Available under PSEG’s and Power’s Credit Facilities to Post Collateral | $ | 3,514 |  |  | $ | 3,495 |  |
| Additional Amounts Posted: |  |  |  |
| Other Letters of Credit | $ | 45 |  |  | $ | 45 |  |
Total Minimum Purchase Commitments | As of March 31, 2015, the total minimum purchase requirements included in these commitments were as follows:
| Fuel Type |  | Power's Share of Commitments through 2019 |
|  |  | Millions |
| Nuclear Fuel |  |  |
| Uranium |  | $ | 432 |  |
| Enrichment |  | $ | 428 |  |
| Fabrication |  | $ | 185 |  |
| Natural Gas |  | $ | 1,060 |  |
| Coal |  | $ | 277 |  |
PSE And G [Member] |
Contract For Anticipated BGS-Fixed Price Eligible Load |
|  | Auction Year |  |
|  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  |
| 36-Month Terms Ending | May 2015 |  |  | May 2016 |  |  | May 2017 |  |  | May 2018 |  | (A) |
| Load (MW) | 2,900 |  |  | 2,800 |  |  | 2,800 |  |  | 2,900 |  |  |
| $ per kWh | $83.88 |  | $92.18 |  | $97.39 |  | $99.54 |  |
(A) | Prices set for the 2015 BGS auction year will become effective on June 1, 2015 when the 2012 BGS auction agreements expire.

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