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Early Plant Retirements/Asset Dispositions Early Plant Retirements/Asset Dispositions (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018
Early Plant Retirements/Asset Dispositions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss on Asset Dispositions | $ 7,000,000 |  | $ 0 | $ 402,000,000 | $ 0
PSEG Power [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Early Plant Retirements/Asset Dispositions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
ZEC Charge per kwh |  |  |  | 0.004 |
ZEC Charge per MWh |  |  |  | 10 |
Loss on Asset Dispositions | $ 7,000,000 | $ 400,000,000 |  | $ 402,000,000 | $ 0

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