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Changes in Capitalization | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Changes in Capitalization | Changes in Capitalization The following capital transactions occurred in the three months ended March 31, 2015: PSE&G
• | paid $58 million of Transition Funding's securitization debt.
Power
• | paid cash dividends of $200 million to PSEG.
PSE And G [Member] |
Changes in Capitalization | Changes in Capitalization The following capital transactions occurred in the three months ended March 31, 2015: PSE&G
• | paid $58 million of Transition Funding's securitization debt.
Power
• | paid cash dividends of $200 million to PSEG.
Power [Member] |
Changes in Capitalization | Changes in Capitalization The following capital transactions occurred in the three months ended March 31, 2015: PSE&G
• | paid $58 million of Transition Funding's securitization debt.
Power
• | paid cash dividends of $200 million to PSEG.

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