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Regulation and Rates Public Utilities, Regulatory Proceeding (Tables) - Subsidiaries [Member]
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Purchased Gas Adjustment [Member] | Natural Gas  
Regulation and Rates [Line Items]  
Schedule of PGA Receivable Payable The following table presents the PGA mechanism balances and activity at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
Puget Energy and
Puget Sound Energy
(Dollars in Thousands)At March 31,At December 31,
PGA (liability)/receivable balance and activity20232022
PGA (liability)/receivable beginning balance$(3,536)$57,935 
Actual natural gas costs138,178 457,950 
Allowed PGA recovery(234,372)(496,879)
Interest(348)1,674 
Refund/interest from counterparty settlement(2,836)(24,216)
PGA (liability)/receivable ending balance$(102,914)$(3,536)
PCA Mechanism [Member] | Electricity  
Regulation and Rates [Line Items]  
Schedule of Graduated Scale of Rate Adjustment Mechanism Effective January 1, 2017, the following graduated scale is used in the PCA mechanism:

Company’s ShareCustomers' Share
Annual Power Cost VariabilityOverUnderOverUnder
Over or under collected by up to $17 million100 %100 %— %— %
Over or under collected by between $17 million - $40 million35 50 

65 50 
Over or under collected beyond $40 + million10 10 

90 90