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Income tax Income tax (Notes) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block] | INCOME TAXES Income tax expense for interim periods is based on the estimated annual effective tax rate, which includes tax credits, regulatory flow-through adjustments, and other items, applied to the Company’s year-to-date, pre-tax income. The significant differences between the U.S. Federal statutory tax rate and PGE’s effective tax rate are reflected in the following table:
|  |  | Three Months Ended March 31,
|  |  |  |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Federal statutory tax rate |  |  |  |  | 21.0 | % |  | 21.0 | %
Federal tax credits* |  |  |  |  | (8.9) |  |  | (10.9) |
State and local taxes, net of federal tax benefit |  |  |  |  | 8.8 |  |  | 7.4 |
Flow-through depreciation and cost basis differences |  |  |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 1.6 |
Amortization of excess deferred income tax |  |  |  |  | (3.2) |  |  | (1.9) |
Local tax flow-through adjustment |  |  |  |  | (8.2) |  |  | — |
Other |  |  |  |  | (1.2) |  |  | 1.0 |
Effective tax rate |  |  |  |  | 8.6 | % |  | 18.2 | %
* Federal tax credits primarily consist of production tax credits (PTCs) earned from Company-owned wind-powered generating facilities. PTCs are earned based on a per-kilowatt hour rate and, as a result, the annual amount of PTCs earned will vary based on weather conditions and availability of the facilities. PTCs are earned for 10 years from the in-service dates of the corresponding facilities. PGE’s wind-powered generating facilities are eligible to earn PTCs until various dates through 2030. Local tax flow-through adjustment The Company is subject to a local tax that is recovered through a supplemental tariff based on current tax expense, but for which the Company has also recognized deferred income tax expenses over time. Because it is probable that the local deferred taxes will be flowed through future customer prices in accordance with the supplemental tariff, PGE determined a corresponding regulatory asset should have been recorded. PGE recognized a regulatory asset to defer previously recorded deferred income tax expenses in the amount of $9 million with a corresponding credit to Income tax expense in the condensed consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The adjustment is immaterial to prior periods. Carryforwards Federal tax credit carryforwards as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were $79 million and $77 million, respectively. These credits primarily consist of PTCs, which will expire at various dates through 2041. PGE believes that it is more likely than not that its deferred income tax assets as of March 31, 2021 will be realized; accordingly, no valuation allowance has been recorded. As of March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, PGE had no material unrecognized tax benefits.

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