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WILDFIRE-RELATED CONTINGENCIES (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Loss Contingencies by Contingency | The following table presents changes in the lower end of the range of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s reasonably estimable range of losses for claims arising from the 2019 Kincade fire since December 31, 2020.
Loss Accrual (in millions) |
Balance at December 31, 2020 | 625 |
Accrued Losses | 175 |
Payments (1) | (31) |
Balance at September 30, 2021 | $ | 769 |
(1) As of September 30, 2021, PG&E Corporation and the Utility entered into settlement agreements in connection with the 2019 Kincade fire of approximately $31 million, which has been paid in full by PG&E Corporation and the Utility. Subsequent to September 30, 2021, PG&E Corporation and the Utility have entered into additional settlements and made additional payments and expect to continue to do so. The following table presents changes in the lower end of the range of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s reasonably estimable range of losses for claims arising from the 2020 Zogg fire since December 31, 2020.
Loss Accrual (in millions) |
Balance at December 31, 2020 | $ | 275 |
Accrued Losses | 100 |
Payments (1) | (127) |
Balance at September 30, 2021 | $ | 248 |
(1) As of September 30, 2021, PG&E Corporation and the Utility entered into settlement agreements in connection with the 2020 Zogg fire of approximately $127 million, which has been paid by PG&E Corporation and the Utility. Subsequent to September 30, 2021, PG&E Corporation and the Utility have entered into additional settlements and made additional payments and expect to continue to do so. Total probable recoveries for the 2021 Dixie fire as of September 30, 2021 are:
Recovery sources (in millions) | 2021 Dixie fire
Insurance | $ | 569 |
FERC TO rates | 98 |
WEMA | 339 |
AB 1054 Wildfire Fund | 150 |
Probable recoveries at September 30, 2021 | $ | 1,156 |
Schedule of Insurance Receivable | The balances for insurance receivables with respect to wildfires are included in Other accounts receivable in PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Insurance Receivable (in millions) | 2021 Dixie fire |  | 2020 Zogg fire |  | 2019 Kincade fire |  | 2017 Northern California wildfires |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2020 | $ | — |  |  | $ | 219 |  |  | $ | 430 |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 674 |
Accrued insurance recoveries | 569 |  |  | 112 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 681 |
Reimbursements | — |  |  | — |  |  | (16) |  |  | (25) |  |  | (41) |
Balance at September 30, 2021 | $ | 569 |  |  | $ | 331 |  |  | $ | 414 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,314 |

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