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Mar. 31, 2015
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |
Rate Filings | Rate Filings The following information discusses significant updates regarding orders and pending rate filings. This Note should be read in conjunction with Note 5. Regulatory Assets and Liabilities to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. In addition to items previously reported in the Annual Report on Form 10-K, significant 2015 regulatory orders received and currently pending rate filings with the FERC and the BPU by PSE&G are as follows:
• | Energy Strong Recovery Filing—In March 2015, PSE&G filed an Energy Strong cost recovery petition seeking BPU approval to recover in base rates estimated annual increases in electric revenues of $6 million and gas revenues of $17 million. These increases represent estimated Energy Strong investment costs expected to be in service as of May 31, 2015. The petition requests rates to be effective September 1, 2015, consistent with the BPU Order of approval of the Energy Strong program.
• | Basic Gas Supply Service (BGSS)—On April 15, 2015, the BPU issued an Order approving PSE&G’s provisional BGSS rate of 45 cents per therm which had been implemented on October 1, 2014. In March 2015, PSE&G filed a letter with the BPU to extend the 28 cents per therm bill credit for one additional month through April 30, 2015, w hich is estimated to provide an additional approximate $20 million to customers.
• | Weather Normalization Clause—On April 15, 2015, the BPU approved PSE&G's final filing with respect to excess revenues collected during the colder than normal 2013-2014 Winter Period (October 1, 2013 through May 31, 2014). Effective October 1, 2014, PSEG had commenced returning $45 million in revenues to its customers during the 2014-2015 Winter Period.
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |
Rate Filings | Rate Filings The following information discusses significant updates regarding orders and pending rate filings. This Note should be read in conjunction with Note 5. Regulatory Assets and Liabilities to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. In addition to items previously reported in the Annual Report on Form 10-K, significant 2015 regulatory orders received and currently pending rate filings with the FERC and the BPU by PSE&G are as follows:
• | Energy Strong Recovery Filing—In March 2015, PSE&G filed an Energy Strong cost recovery petition seeking BPU approval to recover in base rates estimated annual increases in electric revenues of $6 million and gas revenues of $17 million. These increases represent estimated Energy Strong investment costs expected to be in service as of May 31, 2015. The petition requests rates to be effective September 1, 2015, consistent with the BPU Order of approval of the Energy Strong program.
• | Basic Gas Supply Service (BGSS)—On April 15, 2015, the BPU issued an Order approving PSE&G’s provisional BGSS rate of 45 cents per therm which had been implemented on October 1, 2014. In March 2015, PSE&G filed a letter with the BPU to extend the 28 cents per therm bill credit for one additional month through April 30, 2015, w hich is estimated to provide an additional approximate $20 million to customers.
• | Weather Normalization Clause—On April 15, 2015, the BPU approved PSE&G's final filing with respect to excess revenues collected during the colder than normal 2013-2014 Winter Period (October 1, 2013 through May 31, 2014). Effective October 1, 2014, PSEG had commenced returning $45 million in revenues to its customers during the 2014-2015 Winter Period.

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