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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of income tax expense
Presented in the table below are the components of income tax expense for the years ended December 31:
202520242023
Current income taxes:   
State$25 $16 $16 
Federal151 136 28 
Total current income taxes$176 $152 $44 
Deferred income taxes:   
State$36 $53 $44 
Federal100 104 165 
Amortization of deferred investment tax credits(1)(1)(1)
Total deferred income taxes135 156 208 
Provision for income taxes$311 $308 $252 
Schedule of reconciliation of income tax expense
Presented in the table below is a reconciliation between the statutory federal tax rate and the Company’s effective tax rate for the years ended December 31:
 202520242023
AmountPercentAmountPercentAmountPercent
U.S. federal statutory tax rate$299 21.0 %$285 21.0 %$251 21.0 %
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect (a)48 3.4 %54 4.0 %48 4.0 %
Nontaxable or nondeductible items0.4 %0.3 %0.3 %
Change in unrecognized tax benefits(8)(0.6)%0.2 %0.2 %
Other adjustments:
Excess accumulated deferred income taxes(39)(2.8)%(37)(2.7)%(51)(4.2)%
Other0.5 %(1)(0.1)%(3)(0.2)%
Effective tax rate$311 21.9 %$308 22.7 %$252 21.1 %
(a)The states that made up the majority (greater than 50 percent) of the tax effect in this category were: (i) for 2025, Pennsylvania and Illinois, (ii) for 2024, Pennsylvania and California, and (iii) for 2023, Pennsylvania and Illinois.
Schedule of Disaggregation of Income Taxes Paid, Net of Refunds Received
Presented in the table below is the disaggregation of income taxes paid (refunds received), net of refunds received of $29 million, $5 million and $30 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, for the years ended December 31:
202520242023
Federal$185 $— $12 
State(5)(12)
Total$190 $(5)$— 
Income taxes paid (net of refunds received) exceeded 5% of total income taxes paid (net of refunds received) in the following states for the years ended December 31:
202520242023
State:
Iowa*$(1)*
Kentucky*$(2)*
Massachusetts**$(2)
New Jersey**$(23)
Pennsylvania*$(1)$13 
Tennessee**$
(*)Jurisdiction below the threshold for the period presented.
Schedule of net deferred tax liability
Presented in the table below are the components of the net deferred tax liability as of December 31:
20252024
Deferred tax assets:  
Advances and contributions$519 $493 
Tax losses and credits215 128 
Regulatory income tax assets161 181 
Pension and other postretirement benefits31 64 
Other166 163 
Total deferred tax assets1,092 1,029 
Valuation allowance(9)(8)
Total deferred tax assets, net of allowance$1,083 $1,021 
Deferred tax liabilities:  
Property, plant and equipment$4,021 $3,553 
Deferred pension and other postretirement benefits75 86 
Other157 244 
Total deferred tax liabilities4,253 3,883 
Total deferred tax liabilities, net of deferred tax assets$(3,170)$(2,862)
Schedule of gross liability excluding interest and penalties for unrecognized tax benefits
Presented in the table below are the changes in gross liability, excluding interest and penalties, for unrecognized tax benefits:
Amount
Balance as of January 1, 2023$158 
Increases in current period tax positions27 
Decreases in prior period measurement of tax positions(37)
Balance as of December 31, 2023$148 
Increases in current period tax positions34 
Increases in prior period measurement of tax positions21 
Balance as of December 31, 2024$203 
Increases in current period tax positions31 
Decreases in prior period measurement of tax positions(118)
Balance as of December 31, 2025$116 
Schedule of changes in valuation allowance
Presented in the table below are the changes in the valuation allowance:
Amount
Balance as of January 1, 2023$11 
Increases in valuation allowance— 
Balance as of December 31, 2023$11 
Decreases in valuation allowance(3)
Balance as of December 31, 2024$
Increases in valuation allowance
Balance as of December 31, 2025$