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Organization and Basis of Presentation | Organization, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies Organization Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (PSEG) is a holding company with a diversified business mix within the energy industry. Its operations are primarily in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States and in other select markets. PSEG’s principal direct wholly owned subsidiaries are:
• | Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G)—which is a public utility engaged principally in the transmission of electricity and distribution of electricity and natural gas in certain areas of New Jersey. PSE&G is subject to regulation by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). PSE&G also invests in regulated solar generation projects and energy efficiency and related programs in New Jersey, which are regulated by the BPU.
• | PSEG Power LLC (PSEG Power)—which is a multi-regional energy supply company that integrates the operations of its merchant nuclear and fossil generating assets with its power marketing businesses and fuel supply functions through competitive energy sales in well-developed energy markets primarily in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic United States through its principal direct wholly owned subsidiaries. In addition, PSEG Power owns and operates solar generation in various states. PSEG Power’s subsidiaries are subject to regulation by FERC, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the states in which they operate.
PSEG’s other direct wholly owned subsidiaries are: PSEG Long Island LLC (PSEG LI), which operates the Long Island Power Authority’s (LIPA) electric transmission and distribution (T&D) system under an Operations Services Agreement (OSA); PSEG Energy Holdings L.L.C. (Energy Holdings), which primarily has investments in leveraged leases; and PSEG Services Corporation (Services), which provides certain management, administrative and general services to PSEG and its subsidiaries at cost. Basis of Presentation The respective financial statements included herein have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) applicable to Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting guidance generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Notes) should be read in conjunction with, and update and supplement matters discussed in, the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial information furnished herein reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to fairly state the results for the interim periods presented. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. The year-end Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. Significant Accounting Policies Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash The following provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets that sum to the total of the same such amounts for the beginning (December 31, 2019) and ending periods shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2020. Restricted cash consists primarily of deposits received related to various construction projects at PSE&G.
|  | PSE&G |  | PSEG Power |  | Other (A) |  | Consolidated |
|  | Millions |
| As of December 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 105 |  |  | $ | 147 |  |
| Restricted Cash in Other Current Assets | 11 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11 |  |
| Restricted Cash in Other Noncurrent Assets | 18 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 18 |  |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | $ | 50 |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 105 |  |  | $ | 176 |  |
| As of March 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | $ | 83 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 702 |  |  | $ | 799 |  |
| Restricted Cash in Other Current Assets | 22 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 22 |  |
| Restricted Cash in Other Noncurrent Assets | 21 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 21 |  |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | $ | 126 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 702 |  |  | $ | 842 |  |
(A) | Includes amounts applicable to PSEG (parent company), Energy Holdings and Services.
Fuel Inventory Fuel inventory at PSEG Power is valued at the lower of average cost or market and includes stored natural gas, coal, fuel oil and propane used to generate power and to satisfy obligations under PSEG Power’s gas supply contracts with PSE&G. The costs of fuel, including initial transportation costs, are included in inventory when purchased and charged to Energy Costs when used or sold. In the first quarter of 2020, PSEG Power recorded a $20 million lower of cost or market (LOCOM) adjustment to its fuel oil inventory due to the significant decline in market pricing. Further downward adjustments may be required if the market price of oil continues to decline. However, PSEG Power may reverse the LOCOM adjustment in future quarters, limited to the adjustment recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2020, if the oil market recovers within the 2020 calendar year. Property, Plant and Equipment PSEG Power capitalizes costs, including those related to its jointly-owned facilities that increase the capacity, improve or extend the life of an existing asset; represent a newly acquired or constructed asset; or represent the replacement of a retired asset. The cost of maintenance, repair and replacement of minor items of property is charged to appropriate expense accounts as incurred. Environmental costs are capitalized if the costs mitigate or prevent future environmental contamination or if the costs improve existing assets’ environmental safety or efficiency. All other environmental expenditures are expensed as incurred. PSEG Power also capitalizes spare parts that meet specific criteria. Capitalized spares are depreciated over the remaining lives of their associated assets. In March 2020, the NRC approved Peach Bottom’s second license extension for both units. Concurrent with the license extensions, PSEG Power has extended the useful life of the asset to match the 80-year life expectation and reassessed the related Asset Retirement Cost (ARC) and Asset Retirement Obligation (ARO) assumptions. This resulted in an increase to the ARC asset and ARO liability of $74 million, primarily due to lower discount rates offset by a longer discounting period as a result of the Peach Bottom units’ longer expected useful life.
Public Service Electric and Gas Company [Member] |
Organization and Basis of Presentation | Organization, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies Organization Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (PSEG) is a holding company with a diversified business mix within the energy industry. Its operations are primarily in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States and in other select markets. PSEG’s principal direct wholly owned subsidiaries are:
• | Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G)—which is a public utility engaged principally in the transmission of electricity and distribution of electricity and natural gas in certain areas of New Jersey. PSE&G is subject to regulation by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). PSE&G also invests in regulated solar generation projects and energy efficiency and related programs in New Jersey, which are regulated by the BPU.
• | PSEG Power LLC (PSEG Power)—which is a multi-regional energy supply company that integrates the operations of its merchant nuclear and fossil generating assets with its power marketing businesses and fuel supply functions through competitive energy sales in well-developed energy markets primarily in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic United States through its principal direct wholly owned subsidiaries. In addition, PSEG Power owns and operates solar generation in various states. PSEG Power’s subsidiaries are subject to regulation by FERC, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the states in which they operate.
PSEG’s other direct wholly owned subsidiaries are: PSEG Long Island LLC (PSEG LI), which operates the Long Island Power Authority’s (LIPA) electric transmission and distribution (T&D) system under an Operations Services Agreement (OSA); PSEG Energy Holdings L.L.C. (Energy Holdings), which primarily has investments in leveraged leases; and PSEG Services Corporation (Services), which provides certain management, administrative and general services to PSEG and its subsidiaries at cost. Basis of Presentation The respective financial statements included herein have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) applicable to Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting guidance generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Notes) should be read in conjunction with, and update and supplement matters discussed in, the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial information furnished herein reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to fairly state the results for the interim periods presented. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. The year-end Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. Significant Accounting Policies Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash The following provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets that sum to the total of the same such amounts for the beginning (December 31, 2019) and ending periods shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2020. Restricted cash consists primarily of deposits received related to various construction projects at PSE&G.
|  | PSE&G |  | PSEG Power |  | Other (A) |  | Consolidated |
|  | Millions |
| As of December 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 105 |  |  | $ | 147 |  |
| Restricted Cash in Other Current Assets | 11 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11 |  |
| Restricted Cash in Other Noncurrent Assets | 18 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 18 |  |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | $ | 50 |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 105 |  |  | $ | 176 |  |
| As of March 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | $ | 83 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 702 |  |  | $ | 799 |  |
| Restricted Cash in Other Current Assets | 22 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 22 |  |
| Restricted Cash in Other Noncurrent Assets | 21 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 21 |  |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | $ | 126 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 702 |  |  | $ | 842 |  |
(A) | Includes amounts applicable to PSEG (parent company), Energy Holdings and Services.
Fuel Inventory Fuel inventory at PSEG Power is valued at the lower of average cost or market and includes stored natural gas, coal, fuel oil and propane used to generate power and to satisfy obligations under PSEG Power’s gas supply contracts with PSE&G. The costs of fuel, including initial transportation costs, are included in inventory when purchased and charged to Energy Costs when used or sold. In the first quarter of 2020, PSEG Power recorded a $20 million lower of cost or market (LOCOM) adjustment to its fuel oil inventory due to the significant decline in market pricing. Further downward adjustments may be required if the market price of oil continues to decline. However, PSEG Power may reverse the LOCOM adjustment in future quarters, limited to the adjustment recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2020, if the oil market recovers within the 2020 calendar year. Property, Plant and Equipment PSEG Power capitalizes costs, including those related to its jointly-owned facilities that increase the capacity, improve or extend the life of an existing asset; represent a newly acquired or constructed asset; or represent the replacement of a retired asset. The cost of maintenance, repair and replacement of minor items of property is charged to appropriate expense accounts as incurred. Environmental costs are capitalized if the costs mitigate or prevent future environmental contamination or if the costs improve existing assets’ environmental safety or efficiency. All other environmental expenditures are expensed as incurred. PSEG Power also capitalizes spare parts that meet specific criteria. Capitalized spares are depreciated over the remaining lives of their associated assets. In March 2020, the NRC approved Peach Bottom’s second license extension for both units. Concurrent with the license extensions, PSEG Power has extended the useful life of the asset to match the 80-year life expectation and reassessed the related Asset Retirement Cost (ARC) and Asset Retirement Obligation (ARO) assumptions. This resulted in an increase to the ARC asset and ARO liability of $74 million, primarily due to lower discount rates offset by a longer discounting period as a result of the Peach Bottom units’ longer expected useful life.
PSEG Power [Member] |
Organization and Basis of Presentation | Organization, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies Organization Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (PSEG) is a holding company with a diversified business mix within the energy industry. Its operations are primarily in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States and in other select markets. PSEG’s principal direct wholly owned subsidiaries are:
• | Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G)—which is a public utility engaged principally in the transmission of electricity and distribution of electricity and natural gas in certain areas of New Jersey. PSE&G is subject to regulation by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). PSE&G also invests in regulated solar generation projects and energy efficiency and related programs in New Jersey, which are regulated by the BPU.
• | PSEG Power LLC (PSEG Power)—which is a multi-regional energy supply company that integrates the operations of its merchant nuclear and fossil generating assets with its power marketing businesses and fuel supply functions through competitive energy sales in well-developed energy markets primarily in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic United States through its principal direct wholly owned subsidiaries. In addition, PSEG Power owns and operates solar generation in various states. PSEG Power’s subsidiaries are subject to regulation by FERC, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the states in which they operate.
PSEG’s other direct wholly owned subsidiaries are: PSEG Long Island LLC (PSEG LI), which operates the Long Island Power Authority’s (LIPA) electric transmission and distribution (T&D) system under an Operations Services Agreement (OSA); PSEG Energy Holdings L.L.C. (Energy Holdings), which primarily has investments in leveraged leases; and PSEG Services Corporation (Services), which provides certain management, administrative and general services to PSEG and its subsidiaries at cost. Basis of Presentation The respective financial statements included herein have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) applicable to Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting guidance generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Notes) should be read in conjunction with, and update and supplement matters discussed in, the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial information furnished herein reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to fairly state the results for the interim periods presented. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. The year-end Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. Significant Accounting Policies Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash The following provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets that sum to the total of the same such amounts for the beginning (December 31, 2019) and ending periods shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2020. Restricted cash consists primarily of deposits received related to various construction projects at PSE&G.
|  | PSE&G |  | PSEG Power |  | Other (A) |  | Consolidated |
|  | Millions |
| As of December 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 105 |  |  | $ | 147 |  |
| Restricted Cash in Other Current Assets | 11 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11 |  |
| Restricted Cash in Other Noncurrent Assets | 18 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 18 |  |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | $ | 50 |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 105 |  |  | $ | 176 |  |
| As of March 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | $ | 83 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 702 |  |  | $ | 799 |  |
| Restricted Cash in Other Current Assets | 22 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 22 |  |
| Restricted Cash in Other Noncurrent Assets | 21 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 21 |  |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | $ | 126 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 702 |  |  | $ | 842 |  |
(A) | Includes amounts applicable to PSEG (parent company), Energy Holdings and Services.
Fuel Inventory Fuel inventory at PSEG Power is valued at the lower of average cost or market and includes stored natural gas, coal, fuel oil and propane used to generate power and to satisfy obligations under PSEG Power’s gas supply contracts with PSE&G. The costs of fuel, including initial transportation costs, are included in inventory when purchased and charged to Energy Costs when used or sold. In the first quarter of 2020, PSEG Power recorded a $20 million lower of cost or market (LOCOM) adjustment to its fuel oil inventory due to the significant decline in market pricing. Further downward adjustments may be required if the market price of oil continues to decline. However, PSEG Power may reverse the LOCOM adjustment in future quarters, limited to the adjustment recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2020, if the oil market recovers within the 2020 calendar year. Property, Plant and Equipment PSEG Power capitalizes costs, including those related to its jointly-owned facilities that increase the capacity, improve or extend the life of an existing asset; represent a newly acquired or constructed asset; or represent the replacement of a retired asset. The cost of maintenance, repair and replacement of minor items of property is charged to appropriate expense accounts as incurred. Environmental costs are capitalized if the costs mitigate or prevent future environmental contamination or if the costs improve existing assets’ environmental safety or efficiency. All other environmental expenditures are expensed as incurred. PSEG Power also capitalizes spare parts that meet specific criteria. Capitalized spares are depreciated over the remaining lives of their associated assets. In March 2020, the NRC approved Peach Bottom’s second license extension for both units. Concurrent with the license extensions, PSEG Power has extended the useful life of the asset to match the 80-year life expectation and reassessed the related Asset Retirement Cost (ARC) and Asset Retirement Obligation (ARO) assumptions. This resulted in an increase to the ARC asset and ARO liability of $74 million, primarily due to lower discount rates offset by a longer discounting period as a result of the Peach Bottom units’ longer expected useful life.

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