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Income Taxes
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Income Taxes [Line Items]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
PSEG’s, PSE&G’s and PSEG Power’s effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
20212020
PSEG15.3%8.9%
PSE&G14.2%19.9%
PSEG Power24.4%122.8%
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the difference in PSEG’s effective tax rate as compared to the same period in the prior year was due primarily to the impact of the additional trust tax on the NDT qualified fund net gains in 2021 and net losses in 2020 and a decrease in the benefit due to lower purchases of net operating losses (NOLs) under the New Jersey Technology Tax Benefit Transfer Program, offset by an increase in the 2021 flowback of PSE&G’s excess deferred income tax liabilities and Clean Energy Future program investments. The difference in PSEG’s effective tax rate as compared to the statutory tax rate of 28.11% was due primarily to an increase in the 2021 flowback of PSE&G’s excess deferred income tax liabilities and Clean Energy Future program investments and the benefit of purchasing 2020 NOLs under the New Jersey Technology Tax Benefit Transfer Program in 2021.
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the difference in PSE&G’s effective tax rate as compared to the same period in the prior year was due to an increase in the 2021 flowback of PSE&G’s excess deferred income tax liabilities and Clean Energy Future program investments offset by an increase in bad debt flow-through. The difference in PSE&G’s effective tax rate as compared to the statutory tax rate of 28.11% was due primarily to an increase in the 2021 flowback of PSE&G’s excess deferred income tax liabilities and Clean Energy Future program investments.
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the difference in PSEG Power’s effective tax rate as compared to the same period in the prior year was due primarily to the impact the additional trust tax on the NDT qualified fund net gains and the benefit of purchasing NOLs under the New Jersey Technology Tax Benefit Transfer Program had on PSEG Power’s 2021 pre-tax income compared to the impact the additional trust tax benefit on the NDT qualified fund net losses and the benefit of purchasing more NOLs under the New Jersey Technology Tax Benefit Transfer Program in 2020 had on PSEG Power’s 2020 pre-tax loss. The difference in PSEG Power’s effective tax rate as compared to the statutory tax rate of 28.11% was due primarily to the benefit of purchasing 2020 NOLs under the New Jersey Technology Tax Benefit Transfer Program in 2021 offset by the impact of the additional trust tax on NDT qualified fund net gains.
In March 2020, the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was enacted. Among other provisions, the CARES Act allows a five-year carryback of any NOL generated in a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2021.
In April 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a Private Letter Ruling to PSE&G concluding that certain excess deferred taxes previously classified as protected should be classified as unprotected. Unprotected excess deferred income taxes are not subject to the normalization rules allowing them to be refunded to customers sooner as agreed to with FERC and the BPU. In July 2020, FERC and the BPU approved PSE&G’s requests to refund these unprotected excess deferred income taxes to customers. FERC approved the refund of these unprotected excess deferred income taxes within the 2019 true-up filing. The BPU approved the refund of these unprotected excess deferred income taxes within the next five years beginning in July 2020.
In July 2020, the IRS issued final and proposed regulations addressing the limitation on deductible business interest expense contained in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (Tax Act). These regulations retroactively allow depreciation to be added back in computing the 30% adjusted taxable income (ATI) cap, increasing the amount of interest that can be deducted by unregulated businesses in years before 2022. For 2022 and after, the regulations continue to disallow the addback of depreciation in the computation of ATI, effectively lowering the cap on the amount of deductible business interest and contain special rules in allocating interest between regulated and non-regulated businesses. The portion of PSEG’s and PSEG Power’s business interest expense that was disallowed in 2018 and 2019 under the previously issued proposed regulations will now be deductible in those respective years. These regulations remain uncertain in some respects.
In late December 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), 2021 was enacted. PSEG does not believe the CAA will have a material impact on the financial condition and cash flows of PSEG, PSE&G and PSEG Power.
PSEG expects that a prolonged coronavirus pandemic and economic recovery may result in additional federal or state tax legislation that can have a material impact on PSEG’s, PSE&G’s and PSEG Power’s tax expense and cash tax position.
Amounts recorded under the Tax Act, CARES Act and CAA, including depreciation and interest disallowance regulations, are subject to change based on several factors, including, among other things, whether the IRS or state taxing authorities issue additional guidance and/or further clarification. Any further guidance or clarification could impact PSEG’s, PSE&G’s and PSEG Power’s financial statements.
As of March 31, 2021, PSE&G had a $14 million New Jersey Corporate Business Tax NOL that is expected to be fully realized in the future. There are no other material tax carryforwards in other jurisdictions.
New Jersey State Tax Reform
In September 2020, New Jersey enacted its State Fiscal Year 2021 Budget, which amended the temporary surtax originally enacted into law in 2018, from 1.5% to 2.5% for 2020 and 2021 and extended the 2.5% surtax to 2023. PSE&G continues to be exempt and this amendment will not have a material impact on PSEG’s and PSEG Power’s financial statements.
Public Service Electric and Gas Company [Member]  
Income Taxes [Line Items]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
PSEG’s, PSE&G’s and PSEG Power’s effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
20212020
PSEG15.3%8.9%
PSE&G14.2%19.9%
PSEG Power24.4%122.8%
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the difference in PSEG’s effective tax rate as compared to the same period in the prior year was due primarily to the impact of the additional trust tax on the NDT qualified fund net gains in 2021 and net losses in 2020 and a decrease in the benefit due to lower purchases of net operating losses (NOLs) under the New Jersey Technology Tax Benefit Transfer Program, offset by an increase in the 2021 flowback of PSE&G’s excess deferred income tax liabilities and Clean Energy Future program investments. The difference in PSEG’s effective tax rate as compared to the statutory tax rate of 28.11% was due primarily to an increase in the 2021 flowback of PSE&G’s excess deferred income tax liabilities and Clean Energy Future program investments and the benefit of purchasing 2020 NOLs under the New Jersey Technology Tax Benefit Transfer Program in 2021.
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the difference in PSE&G’s effective tax rate as compared to the same period in the prior year was due to an increase in the 2021 flowback of PSE&G’s excess deferred income tax liabilities and Clean Energy Future program investments offset by an increase in bad debt flow-through. The difference in PSE&G’s effective tax rate as compared to the statutory tax rate of 28.11% was due primarily to an increase in the 2021 flowback of PSE&G’s excess deferred income tax liabilities and Clean Energy Future program investments.
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the difference in PSEG Power’s effective tax rate as compared to the same period in the prior year was due primarily to the impact the additional trust tax on the NDT qualified fund net gains and the benefit of purchasing NOLs under the New Jersey Technology Tax Benefit Transfer Program had on PSEG Power’s 2021 pre-tax income compared to the impact the additional trust tax benefit on the NDT qualified fund net losses and the benefit of purchasing more NOLs under the New Jersey Technology Tax Benefit Transfer Program in 2020 had on PSEG Power’s 2020 pre-tax loss. The difference in PSEG Power’s effective tax rate as compared to the statutory tax rate of 28.11% was due primarily to the benefit of purchasing 2020 NOLs under the New Jersey Technology Tax Benefit Transfer Program in 2021 offset by the impact of the additional trust tax on NDT qualified fund net gains.
In March 2020, the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was enacted. Among other provisions, the CARES Act allows a five-year carryback of any NOL generated in a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2021.
In April 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a Private Letter Ruling to PSE&G concluding that certain excess deferred taxes previously classified as protected should be classified as unprotected. Unprotected excess deferred income taxes are not subject to the normalization rules allowing them to be refunded to customers sooner as agreed to with FERC and the BPU. In July 2020, FERC and the BPU approved PSE&G’s requests to refund these unprotected excess deferred income taxes to customers. FERC approved the refund of these unprotected excess deferred income taxes within the 2019 true-up filing. The BPU approved the refund of these unprotected excess deferred income taxes within the next five years beginning in July 2020.
In July 2020, the IRS issued final and proposed regulations addressing the limitation on deductible business interest expense contained in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (Tax Act). These regulations retroactively allow depreciation to be added back in computing the 30% adjusted taxable income (ATI) cap, increasing the amount of interest that can be deducted by unregulated businesses in years before 2022. For 2022 and after, the regulations continue to disallow the addback of depreciation in the computation of ATI, effectively lowering the cap on the amount of deductible business interest and contain special rules in allocating interest between regulated and non-regulated businesses. The portion of PSEG’s and PSEG Power’s business interest expense that was disallowed in 2018 and 2019 under the previously issued proposed regulations will now be deductible in those respective years. These regulations remain uncertain in some respects.
In late December 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), 2021 was enacted. PSEG does not believe the CAA will have a material impact on the financial condition and cash flows of PSEG, PSE&G and PSEG Power.
PSEG expects that a prolonged coronavirus pandemic and economic recovery may result in additional federal or state tax legislation that can have a material impact on PSEG’s, PSE&G’s and PSEG Power’s tax expense and cash tax position.
Amounts recorded under the Tax Act, CARES Act and CAA, including depreciation and interest disallowance regulations, are subject to change based on several factors, including, among other things, whether the IRS or state taxing authorities issue additional guidance and/or further clarification. Any further guidance or clarification could impact PSEG’s, PSE&G’s and PSEG Power’s financial statements.
As of March 31, 2021, PSE&G had a $14 million New Jersey Corporate Business Tax NOL that is expected to be fully realized in the future. There are no other material tax carryforwards in other jurisdictions.
New Jersey State Tax Reform
In September 2020, New Jersey enacted its State Fiscal Year 2021 Budget, which amended the temporary surtax originally enacted into law in 2018, from 1.5% to 2.5% for 2020 and 2021 and extended the 2.5% surtax to 2023. PSE&G continues to be exempt and this amendment will not have a material impact on PSEG’s and PSEG Power’s financial statements.
PSEG Power [Member]  
Income Taxes [Line Items]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
PSEG’s, PSE&G’s and PSEG Power’s effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
20212020
PSEG15.3%8.9%
PSE&G14.2%19.9%
PSEG Power24.4%122.8%
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the difference in PSEG’s effective tax rate as compared to the same period in the prior year was due primarily to the impact of the additional trust tax on the NDT qualified fund net gains in 2021 and net losses in 2020 and a decrease in the benefit due to lower purchases of net operating losses (NOLs) under the New Jersey Technology Tax Benefit Transfer Program, offset by an increase in the 2021 flowback of PSE&G’s excess deferred income tax liabilities and Clean Energy Future program investments. The difference in PSEG’s effective tax rate as compared to the statutory tax rate of 28.11% was due primarily to an increase in the 2021 flowback of PSE&G’s excess deferred income tax liabilities and Clean Energy Future program investments and the benefit of purchasing 2020 NOLs under the New Jersey Technology Tax Benefit Transfer Program in 2021.
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the difference in PSE&G’s effective tax rate as compared to the same period in the prior year was due to an increase in the 2021 flowback of PSE&G’s excess deferred income tax liabilities and Clean Energy Future program investments offset by an increase in bad debt flow-through. The difference in PSE&G’s effective tax rate as compared to the statutory tax rate of 28.11% was due primarily to an increase in the 2021 flowback of PSE&G’s excess deferred income tax liabilities and Clean Energy Future program investments.
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the difference in PSEG Power’s effective tax rate as compared to the same period in the prior year was due primarily to the impact the additional trust tax on the NDT qualified fund net gains and the benefit of purchasing NOLs under the New Jersey Technology Tax Benefit Transfer Program had on PSEG Power’s 2021 pre-tax income compared to the impact the additional trust tax benefit on the NDT qualified fund net losses and the benefit of purchasing more NOLs under the New Jersey Technology Tax Benefit Transfer Program in 2020 had on PSEG Power’s 2020 pre-tax loss. The difference in PSEG Power’s effective tax rate as compared to the statutory tax rate of 28.11% was due primarily to the benefit of purchasing 2020 NOLs under the New Jersey Technology Tax Benefit Transfer Program in 2021 offset by the impact of the additional trust tax on NDT qualified fund net gains.
In March 2020, the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was enacted. Among other provisions, the CARES Act allows a five-year carryback of any NOL generated in a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2021.
In April 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a Private Letter Ruling to PSE&G concluding that certain excess deferred taxes previously classified as protected should be classified as unprotected. Unprotected excess deferred income taxes are not subject to the normalization rules allowing them to be refunded to customers sooner as agreed to with FERC and the BPU. In July 2020, FERC and the BPU approved PSE&G’s requests to refund these unprotected excess deferred income taxes to customers. FERC approved the refund of these unprotected excess deferred income taxes within the 2019 true-up filing. The BPU approved the refund of these unprotected excess deferred income taxes within the next five years beginning in July 2020.
In July 2020, the IRS issued final and proposed regulations addressing the limitation on deductible business interest expense contained in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (Tax Act). These regulations retroactively allow depreciation to be added back in computing the 30% adjusted taxable income (ATI) cap, increasing the amount of interest that can be deducted by unregulated businesses in years before 2022. For 2022 and after, the regulations continue to disallow the addback of depreciation in the computation of ATI, effectively lowering the cap on the amount of deductible business interest and contain special rules in allocating interest between regulated and non-regulated businesses. The portion of PSEG’s and PSEG Power’s business interest expense that was disallowed in 2018 and 2019 under the previously issued proposed regulations will now be deductible in those respective years. These regulations remain uncertain in some respects.
In late December 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), 2021 was enacted. PSEG does not believe the CAA will have a material impact on the financial condition and cash flows of PSEG, PSE&G and PSEG Power.
PSEG expects that a prolonged coronavirus pandemic and economic recovery may result in additional federal or state tax legislation that can have a material impact on PSEG’s, PSE&G’s and PSEG Power’s tax expense and cash tax position.
Amounts recorded under the Tax Act, CARES Act and CAA, including depreciation and interest disallowance regulations, are subject to change based on several factors, including, among other things, whether the IRS or state taxing authorities issue additional guidance and/or further clarification. Any further guidance or clarification could impact PSEG’s, PSE&G’s and PSEG Power’s financial statements.
As of March 31, 2021, PSE&G had a $14 million New Jersey Corporate Business Tax NOL that is expected to be fully realized in the future. There are no other material tax carryforwards in other jurisdictions.
New Jersey State Tax Reform
In September 2020, New Jersey enacted its State Fiscal Year 2021 Budget, which amended the temporary surtax originally enacted into law in 2018, from 1.5% to 2.5% for 2020 and 2021 and extended the 2.5% surtax to 2023. PSE&G continues to be exempt and this amendment will not have a material impact on PSEG’s and PSEG Power’s financial statements.