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Revenues Revenues (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) $ / mwd MW | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) $ / mwd MW | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Jan. 01, 2020 USD ($)
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | $ 2,759 | $ 2,415 | $ 7,777 |  | $ 6,889 |  |  |
Revenues Unrelated to Contracts with Customers |  | (856) | (45) | (1,111) | [1] | 312 | [1] |  |
Total Operating Revenues |  | 1,903 | 2,370 | 6,666 |  | 7,201 |  |  |
Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | (127) | (179) | (804) |  | (894) |  |  |
Revenues Unrelated to Contracts with Customers |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] |  |
Total Operating Revenues | [2] | (127) | (179) | (804) |  | (894) |  |  |
Electric Distribution Contracts [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 1,181 | 1,157 | 2,653 |  | 2,529 |  |  |
Electric Distribution Contracts [Member] | Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Gas Distribution [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 138 | 112 | 1,285 |  | 1,117 |  |  |
Gas Distribution [Member] | Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | (4) | (4) | (9) |  | (8) |  |  |
Electric Transmission [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 409 | 370 | 1,213 |  | 1,114 |  |  |
Electric Transmission [Member] | Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Electricity and Related Products [Member] | PJM [Member] | Third Party Sales [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 622 | 464 | 1,501 |  | 1,178 |  |  |
Electricity and Related Products [Member] | PJM [Member] | Third Party Sales [Member] | Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Electricity and Related Products [Member] | PJM [Member] | Sales to Affiliates [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Electricity and Related Products [Member] | PJM [Member] | Sales to Affiliates [Member] | Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | (65) | (123) | (215) |  | (355) |  |  |
Electricity and Related Products [Member] | NY ISO [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 69 | 36 | 166 |  | 85 |  |  |
Electricity and Related Products [Member] | NY ISO [Member] | Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Electricity and Related Products [Member] | ISO New England [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 49 | 13 | 118 |  | 86 |  |  |
Electricity and Related Products [Member] | ISO New England [Member] | Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Gas Sales [Member] | Third Party Sales [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 47 | 14 | 135 |  | 58 |  |  |
Gas Sales [Member] | Third Party Sales [Member] | Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Gas Sales [Member] | Sales to Affiliates [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Gas Sales [Member] | Sales to Affiliates [Member] | Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | (58) | (50) | (578) |  | (528) |  |  |
Other Revenues from Contracts with Customers [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 244 | 249 | 706 | [3] | 722 | [3] |  |
Other Revenues from Contracts with Customers [Member] | Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 0 | (2) | (2) | [3] | (3) | [3] |  |
Public Service Electric and Gas Company [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 1,812 | 1,719 | 5,396 |  | 5,009 |  |  |
Revenues Unrelated to Contracts with Customers |  | 8 | (59) | 11 | [1] | (10) | [1] |  |
Total Operating Revenues |  | $ 1,820 | 1,660 | $ 5,407 |  | 4,999 |  |  |
Allowances percentage of accounts receivable |  | 19.00% |  | 19.00% |  |  |  | 14.00% |
Public Service Electric and Gas Company [Member] | Electric Distribution Contracts [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | $ 1,181 | 1,157 | $ 2,653 |  | 2,529 |  |  |
Public Service Electric and Gas Company [Member] | Gas Distribution [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 142 | 116 | 1,294 |  | 1,125 |  |  |
Public Service Electric and Gas Company [Member] | Electric Transmission [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 409 | 370 | 1,213 |  | 1,114 |  |  |
Public Service Electric and Gas Company [Member] | Electricity and Related Products [Member] | PJM [Member] | Third Party Sales [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Public Service Electric and Gas Company [Member] | Electricity and Related Products [Member] | PJM [Member] | Sales to Affiliates [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Public Service Electric and Gas Company [Member] | Electricity and Related Products [Member] | NY ISO [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Public Service Electric and Gas Company [Member] | Electricity and Related Products [Member] | ISO New England [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Public Service Electric and Gas Company [Member] | Gas Sales [Member] | Third Party Sales [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Public Service Electric and Gas Company [Member] | Gas Sales [Member] | Sales to Affiliates [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Public Service Electric and Gas Company [Member] | Other Revenues from Contracts with Customers [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 80 | 76 | 236 | [3] | 241 | [3] |  |
PSEG Power [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 915 | 713 | 2,740 |  | 2,327 |  |  |
Revenues Unrelated to Contracts with Customers |  | (864) | 33 | (1,142) | [1] | 322 | [1] |  |
Total Operating Revenues |  | 51 | 746 | 1,598 |  | 2,649 |  |  |
Anticipated Contract Revenues |  | 123 |  | 123 |  |  |  |  |
PSEG Power [Member] | Expected to be transferred upon sale of Fossil |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Anticipated Contract Revenues |  | $ 44 |  | $ 44 |  |  |  |  |
PSEG Power [Member] | PJM [Member] | June 2021 to May 2022 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dollars Per Megawatt-Day | $ / mwd |  | 166 |  | 166 |  |  |  |  |
Load (MW) | MW | [4] | 7,700 |  | 7,700 |  |  |  |  |
PSEG Power [Member] | PJM [Member] | June 2022 to May 2023 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dollars Per Megawatt-Day | $ / mwd |  | 98 |  | 98 |  |  |  |  |
Load (MW) | MW | [4] | 6,300 |  | 6,300 |  |  |  |  |
PSEG Power [Member] | PJM [Member] | Expected to be transferred upon sale of Fossil |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Load (MW) | MW |  | 3,400 |  | 3,400 |  |  |  |  |
PSEG Power [Member] | ISO New England [Member] | June 2021 to May 2022 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dollars Per Megawatt-Day | $ / mwd | [5] | 192 |  | 192 |  |  |  |  |
Load (MW) | MW | [6] | 950 |  | 950 |  |  |  |  |
PSEG Power [Member] | ISO New England [Member] | June 2022 to May 2023 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dollars Per Megawatt-Day | $ / mwd | [5] | 179 |  | 179 |  |  |  |  |
Load (MW) | MW | [6] | 950 |  | 950 |  |  |  |  |
PSEG Power [Member] | ISO New England [Member] | June 2023 to May 2024 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dollars Per Megawatt-Day | $ / mwd | [5] | 152 |  | 152 |  |  |  |  |
Load (MW) | MW | [6] | 930 |  | 930 |  |  |  |  |
PSEG Power [Member] | ISO New England [Member] | June 2024 to May 2025 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dollars Per Megawatt-Day | $ / mwd | [5] | 158 |  | 158 |  |  |  |  |
Load (MW) | MW | [6] | 950 |  | 950 |  |  |  |  |
PSEG Power [Member] | ISO New England [Member] | June 2025 to May 2026 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dollars Per Megawatt-Day | $ / mwd | [5] | 231 |  | 231 |  |  |  |  |
Load (MW) | MW | [6] | 480 |  | 480 |  |  |  |  |
PSEG Power [Member] | ISO New England [Member] | Seven year rate BH5 lock through 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dollars Per Megawatt-Day | $ / mwd |  | 231 |  | 231 |  |  |  |  |
PSEG Power [Member] | Electric Distribution Contracts [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | $ 0 | 0 | $ 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
PSEG Power [Member] | Gas Distribution [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
PSEG Power [Member] | Electric Transmission [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
PSEG Power [Member] | Electricity and Related Products [Member] | PJM [Member] | Third Party Sales [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 622 | 464 | 1,501 |  | 1,178 |  |  |
PSEG Power [Member] | Electricity and Related Products [Member] | PJM [Member] | Sales to Affiliates [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 65 | 123 | 215 |  | 355 |  |  |
PSEG Power [Member] | Electricity and Related Products [Member] | NY ISO [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 69 | 36 | 166 |  | 85 |  |  |
PSEG Power [Member] | Electricity and Related Products [Member] | ISO New England [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 49 | 13 | 118 |  | 86 |  |  |
PSEG Power [Member] | Gas Sales [Member] | Third Party Sales [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 47 | 14 | 135 |  | 58 |  |  |
PSEG Power [Member] | Gas Sales [Member] | Sales to Affiliates [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 58 | 50 | 578 |  | 528 |  |  |
PSEG Power [Member] | Other Revenues from Contracts with Customers [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 5 | 13 | 27 | [3] | 37 | [3] |  |
Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 159 | 162 | 445 |  | 447 |  |  |
Revenues Unrelated to Contracts with Customers |  | 0 | (19) | 20 | [1] | 0 | [1] |  |
Total Operating Revenues |  | 159 | 143 | 465 |  | 447 |  |  |
Other [Member] | LIPA OSA contract fixed component [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Anticipated Contract Revenues |  | 68 |  | 68 |  |  |  |  |
Other [Member] | Electric Distribution Contracts [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Other [Member] | Gas Distribution [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Other [Member] | Electric Transmission [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Other [Member] | Electricity and Related Products [Member] | PJM [Member] | Third Party Sales [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Other [Member] | Electricity and Related Products [Member] | PJM [Member] | Sales to Affiliates [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Other [Member] | Electricity and Related Products [Member] | NY ISO [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Other [Member] | Electricity and Related Products [Member] | ISO New England [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Other [Member] | Gas Sales [Member] | Third Party Sales [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Other [Member] | Gas Sales [Member] | Sales to Affiliates [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Other [Member] | Other Revenues from Contracts with Customers [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customers |  | 159 | 162 | 445 | [3] | 447 | [3] |  |
Public Service Electric and Gas Company [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Operating Revenues |  | 1,820 | 1,660 | 5,407 |  | 4,999 |  |  |
Accounts Receivable and Unbilled Revenues, Allowance for Credit Losses |  | 260 | 121 | 206 |  | 68 |  |  |
Provision for Other Credit Losses |  | 46 | 43 | 124 |  | 120 |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff |  | (19) | (6) | (43) |  | (30) |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery |  | 4 | 1 | 11 |  | 4 |  |  |
Accounts Receivable and Unbilled Revenues, Allowance for Credit Losses |  | 287 | 158 | 287 |  | 158 |  |  |
Accounts Receivable and Unbilled Revenues, Allowance for Credit Losses |  | 287 | 158 | 287 |  | 158 |  | $ 206 |
Public Service Electric and Gas Company [Member] | Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable and Unbilled Revenues, Allowance for Credit Losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8
PSEG Power [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Operating Revenues |  | $ 51 | $ 746 | $ 1,598 |  | $ 2,649 |  |  |
[1] | Includes primarily alternative revenues at PSE&G, derivative contracts and lease contracts at PSEG Power, and lease contracts in Other.
[2] | Intercompany eliminations primarily relate to intercompany transactions between PSE&G and PSEG Power. For a further discussion of the intercompany transactions between PSE&G and PSEG Power, see Note 20. Related-Party Transactions.
[3] | Includes primarily revenues from appliance repair services and the sale of solar renewable energy certificates (SRECs) at auction at PSE&G, solar power projects and energy management and fuel service contracts with LIPA at PSEG Power, and PSEG LI’s OSA with LIPA in Other.
[4] | Of the existing MWs cleared, an approximate average of 3,400 MWs are expected to be transferred with the sale of PSEG Power’s fossil generation portfolio.
[5] | Capacity cleared prices for BH5 through 2026 will be escalated based upon the Handy-Whitman Index. These adjustments are not included above.
[6] | Of the existing MWs cleared, the majority of these MWs are expected to be transferred with the sale of PSEG Power’s fossil generation portfolio.

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