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ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Schedule of Regulatory assets on the Balance Sheets
The following table provides information about the composition of net regulatory assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the changes during the year ended December 31, 2022:
As of December 31,
Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) by Source20222021Change
 (In millions)
Customer payables for future income taxes$(2,463)$(2,345)$(118)
Spent nuclear fuel disposal costs(83)(101)18 
Asset removal costs(675)(646)(29)
Deferred transmission costs50 (3)53 
Deferred generation costs235 118 117 
Deferred distribution costs164 49 115 
Storm-related costs683 660 23 
Uncollectible and pandemic-related costs63 56 
Energy efficiency program costs94 47 47 
New Jersey societal benefit costs94 109 (15)
Vegetation management63 33 30 
Other(39)(30)(9)
Net Regulatory Liabilities included on the Consolidated Balance Sheets$(1,814)$(2,053)$239 

The following table provides information about the composition of net regulatory assets that do not earn a current return as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, of which approximately $511 million and $228 million, respectively, are currently being recovered through rates over varying periods, through 2068, depending on the nature of the deferral and the jurisdiction:
Regulatory Assets by Source Not Earning aAs of December 31,
Current Return20222021Change
(In millions)
Deferred transmission costs$$13 $(5)
Deferred generation costs262 63 199 
Deferred distribution costs27 25 
Storm-related costs568 549 19 
Pandemic-related costs70 65 
Vegetation management52 31 21 
Other10 
Regulatory Assets Not Earning a Current Return$997 $732 $265 
Schedule of Goodwill The following table presents goodwill by reporting unit as of December 31, 2022:
(In millions)Regulated DistributionRegulated TransmissionConsolidated
Goodwill$5,004 $614 $5,618 
Schedule of Property, plant and equipment balances Property, plant and equipment balances by segment as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, were as follows:
December 31, 2022
Property, Plant and Equipment
In Service(1)
Accum. Depr.Net PlantCWIPTotal
(In millions)
Regulated Distribution$32,257 $(9,636)$22,621 $828 $23,449 
Regulated Transmission14,468 (2,978)11,490 818 12,308 
Corporate/Other1,125 (644)481 47 528 
Total$47,850 $(13,258)$34,592 $1,693 $36,285 
December 31, 2021
Property, Plant and Equipment
In Service(1)
Accum. Depr.Net PlantCWIPTotal
(In millions)
Regulated Distribution$31,154 $(9,284)$21,870 $774 $22,644 
Regulated Transmission13,744 (2,789)10,955 580 11,535 
Corporate/Other1,104 (599)505 60 565 
Total$46,002 $(12,672)$33,330 $1,414 $34,744 
(1) Includes finance leases of $105 million and $143 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Schedule of Changes to the asset retirement obligations
The following table summarizes the changes to the ARO balances during 2022 and 2021:
ARO Reconciliation(In millions)
Balance, January 1, 2021$159 
Changes in timing and amount of estimated cash flows
Liabilities settled (1)
Accretion13 
Balance, December 31, 2021$179 
Changes in timing and amount of estimated cash flows(2)
Liabilities settled(6)
Accretion14 
Balance, December 31, 2022$185