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Approved Spending Budget

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Year over year cap on Increase in Lost Fixed Cost Recovery rate.

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Distributed Generation Requirement Percent of Target Percentage

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Environmental Compliance Adjustor, As a Percentage of Total Retail Revenue

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Environmental Compliance Adjustor, Return on Environmental Investments

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Months approved rate in effect unless modified in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Months of preceding period for true up component in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Percentage of Cumulative Annual Retail Kilowatt Savings, Actual

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Percentage of Cumulative Annual Retail Kilowatt Savings, Target

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Proposed Spending Budget

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Renewable Energy Actual Percentage

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Renewable Energy Target, Percentage

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The amount of regulated power revenues recognized during the period.

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REGULATORY MATTERS (Cost Recovery Mechanisms) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Feb. 06, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Environmental compliance adjustor, as a percentage of total retail revenue (in percentage)						0.50%
Environmental compliance adjustor, return on environmental investments						$ 3	$ 1	$ 1
Renewable energy budget spending		$ 55
Purchased Power and Fuel Adjustment Clause
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Months approved rate in effect unless modified						12 months
Months of preceding period for true up component						12 months
Renewable Energy Standard
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Renewable energy target percentage (in percentage)						8.00%
Approved spending budget			$ 54
Recovery revenue						$ 1
Renewable energy actual percentage (in percentage)						14.00%
Renewable Energy Standard \| Scenario, Forecast
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Renewable energy target percentage (in percentage)				15.00%
Distributed generation requirement target percentage (in percentage)				30.00%
Energy Efficiency Standards
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Percentage of cumulative annual retail kilowatt savings, actual (in percentage)						16.00%
Energy Efficiency Standards \| Scenario, Forecast
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Percentage of electric energy efficiency standards target retail savings on sales (in percentage)					22.00%
Demand Side Management - Energy Efficiency Standards
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Recovery revenue						$ 2	2	2
Lost Fixed Cost Recovery Mechanism
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Recovery revenue						$ 26	$ 22	$ 18
Cap on increase in lost fixed cost recovery rate (in percentage)						2.00%
Subsequent Event \| Energy Efficiency Standards
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Approved recovery of spending budget	$ 23