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Regulatory Matters - Maryland and New Jersey (Details) $ in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 02, 2020 USD ($) | Apr. 06, 2020 USD ($) MW | Feb. 18, 2020 | May 08, 2019 USD ($) rate_adjustment | Mar. 22, 2019 USD ($) program | Aug. 24, 2018 USD ($) program | Jan. 19, 2018 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) MW
Regulated Distribution |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plant capacity (in MW's) | MW |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,790
PE | Maryland |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Incremental energy savings goal per year (percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.20%
Incremental energy savings goal thereafter (percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00%
Recovery period for expenditures for cost recovery program |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years
Expenditures for cost recovery program |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 116.0
Amortization period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years
PE | MPSC | Maryland |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of charging equipment rebates |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12.0 |
Charging equipment rebates amortization period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |
Amount of requested rate increase (decrease) |  |  |  |  |  | $ 19.7 |  |
Number of enhanced service reliability programs | program |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Approved amount of annual increase (decrease) |  |  |  |  |  | $ 17.6 |  |
Revised requested rate increase |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7.3 |  |
Amount of approved annual rate increase |  |  |  |  | $ 6.2 |  |  |
Number of enhanced service reliability programs | program |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |
Enhanced service reliability program term |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |  |
Period to file new depreciation study |  |  |  |  | 18 months |  |  |
Enhanced service reliability program renewal period |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |  |
JCP&L | New Jersey |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of requested rate increase (decrease) (percent) |  |  | 7.80% |  |  |  |  |
JCP&L | NJBPU | New Jersey |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of requested rate increase (decrease) | $ 185.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
JCP&L | NJBPU | JCP&L Reliability Plus | New Jersey |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Planned capital expenditures |  |  |  | $ 97.0 |  |  |  |
Processes for rate adjustments | rate_adjustment |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Yard's Creek Energy | Regulated Distribution |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00%
Plant capacity (in MW's) | MW |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 210
Yard's Creek Energy | JCP&L | New Jersey |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plant capacity (in MW's) | MW |  | 210 |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  | $ 155.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Yard's Creek Energy | JCP&L | New Jersey | Regulated Distribution |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Book value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 44.0
Yard's Creek Energy | JCP&L | NJBPU | New Jersey |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest acquired |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |

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