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Regulatory Assets And Liabilities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Regulatory Assets | PSE&G had the following Regulatory Assets and Liabilities:
|  |  | As of December 31, |
|  |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
|  |  | Millions |
| Regulatory Assets |  |  |  |  |
| Current |  |  |  |  |
| New Jersey Clean Energy Program |  | $ | 143 |  |  | $ | 143 |  |
| Electric Energy Costs—Basic Generation Service (BGS) |  | 57 |  |  | 115 |  |
| 2018 Distribution Base Rate Case Regulatory Assets (BRC) |  | 56 |  |  | 56 |  |
| Societal Benefits Charge (SBC) |  | 30 |  |  | 9 |  |
| Green Program Recovery Charges (GPRC) |  | 10 |  |  | 34 |  |
| Other |  | 55 |  |  | 32 |  |
| Total Current Regulatory Assets |  | $ | 351 |  |  | $ | 389 |  |
| Noncurrent |  |  |  |  |
| Pension and OPEB Costs |  | $ | 1,284 |  |  | $ | 1,090 |  |
| Deferred Income Tax Regulatory Assets |  | 966 |  |  | 896 |  |
| Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP) Remediation Costs |  | 357 |  |  | 321 |  |
| Electric Transmission and Gas Cost of Removal |  | 216 |  |  | 223 |  |
| Asset Retirement Obligation |  | 172 |  |  | 166 |  |
| BRC |  | 159 |  |  | 214 |  |
| Remediation Adjustment Charge (RAC) (Other SBC) |  | 158 |  |  | 175 |  |
| GPRC |  | 118 |  |  | 95 |  |
| Unamortized Loss on Reacquired Debt and Debt Expense |  | 42 |  |  | 49 |  |
| Gas Costs—BGSS |  | 27 |  |  | 31 |  |
| Other |  | 178 |  |  | 139 |  |
| Total Noncurrent Regulatory Assets |  | $ | 3,677 |  |  | $ | 3,399 |  |
| Total Regulatory Assets |  | $ | 4,028 |  |  | $ | 3,788 |  |
Schedule of Regulatory Liabilities |
|  |  | As of December 31, |
|  |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
|  |  | Millions |
| Regulatory Liabilities |  |  |  |  |
| Current |  |  |  |  |
| Deferred Income Tax Regulatory Liabilities |  | $ | 193 |  |  | $ | 299 |  |
| Weather Normalization Charge (WNC) |  | 15 |  |  | — |  |
| Tax Adjustment Credit (TAC) |  | 12 |  |  | 4 |  |
| Gas Margin Adjustment Clause |  | 5 |  |  | 8 |  |
| Other |  | 9 |  |  | — |  |
| Total Current Regulatory Liabilities |  | $ | 234 |  |  | $ | 311 |  |
| Noncurrent |  |  |  |  |
| Deferred Income Tax Regulatory Liabilities |  | $ | 2,955 |  |  | $ | 3,170 |  |
| Electric Distribution Cost of Removal |  | 47 |  |  | 51 |  |
| Total Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities |  | $ | 3,002 |  |  | $ | 3,221 |  |
| Total Regulatory Liabilities |  | $ | 3,236 |  |  | $ | 3,532 |  |

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