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Changes in Capitalization | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Changes in Capitalization | Changes in Capitalization The following capital transactions occurred in the nine months ended September 30, 2015: PSE&G
• | issued $350 million of 3.00% Secured Medium-Term Notes, Series K due May 2025,
• | issued $250 million of 4.05% Secured Medium-Term Notes, Series K due May 2045,
• | paid $300 million of 2.70% Secured Medium-Term Notes at maturity,
• | paid $183 million of Transition Funding's securitization debt, and
• | paid the final $8 million of Transition Funding II's securitization debt.
Power
• | paid cash dividends of $400 million to PSEG.
PSE And G [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Changes in Capitalization | Changes in Capitalization The following capital transactions occurred in the nine months ended September 30, 2015: PSE&G
• | issued $350 million of 3.00% Secured Medium-Term Notes, Series K due May 2025,
• | issued $250 million of 4.05% Secured Medium-Term Notes, Series K due May 2045,
• | paid $300 million of 2.70% Secured Medium-Term Notes at maturity,
• | paid $183 million of Transition Funding's securitization debt, and
• | paid the final $8 million of Transition Funding II's securitization debt.
Power
• | paid cash dividends of $400 million to PSEG.
Power [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Changes in Capitalization | Changes in Capitalization The following capital transactions occurred in the nine months ended September 30, 2015: PSE&G
• | issued $350 million of 3.00% Secured Medium-Term Notes, Series K due May 2025,
• | issued $250 million of 4.05% Secured Medium-Term Notes, Series K due May 2045,
• | paid $300 million of 2.70% Secured Medium-Term Notes at maturity,
• | paid $183 million of Transition Funding's securitization debt, and
• | paid the final $8 million of Transition Funding II's securitization debt.
Power
• | paid cash dividends of $400 million to PSEG.

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