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WILDFIRE-RELATED CONTINGENCIES (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Summary of Wildfire-Related Claims
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, 2019.
Loss Accrual (in millions)
Balance at December 31, 2019$— 
Accrued Losses625 
Payments— 
Balance at December 31, 2020625 
Accrued Losses175 
Payments
(31)
Balance at December 31, 2021
$769 
The following table presents changes in the lower end of the range of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s reasonably estimable range of losses for claims arising from the 2020 Zogg fire since December 31, 2019.
Loss Accrual (in millions)
Balance at December 31, 2019$— 
Accrued Losses275 
Payments— 
Balance at December 31, 2020275 
Accrued Losses100 
Payments(164)
Balance at December 31, 2021$211 
Total probable recoveries for the 2021 Dixie fire as of December 31, 2021 are:
Potential Recovery Source (in millions)2021 Dixie fire
Insurance$563 
FERC TO rates101 
WEMA347 
Wildfire Fund150 
Probable recoveries at December 31, 2021$1,161 
The balances for insurance receivables with respect to wildfires are included in Other accounts receivable in PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Insurance Receivable (in millions)2021 Dixie fire2020 Zogg fire2019 Kincade fire2018 Camp fire2017 Northern California wildfires2015 Butte fireTotal
Balance at December 31, 2019
$— $— $— $1,380 $808 $50 $2,238 
Accrued insurance recoveries— 219 430 — — — 649 
Reimbursements— — — (1,380)(783)(50)(2,213)
Balance at December 31, 2020
— 219 430 — 25 — 674 
Accrued insurance recoveries (1)
563 118 — — — — 681 
Reimbursements (2)
— (67)(16)— (25)— (108)
Balance at December 31, 2021
$563 $270 $414 $— $— $— $1,247 
(1) During the fourth quarter of 2021, the accrued insurance recoveries decreased for the 2021 Dixie fire with a corresponding increase for the 2020 Zogg fire for $6.5 million.
(2) On January 26, 2022, the Utility received $43 million of insurance reimbursements related to the 2020 Zogg fire.