OTHER CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Expense and Capital Expenditures

The amounts set forth in the table below include actual recorded costs and forecasted cost estimates as of the date of the settlement agreement for expenses and capital expenditures which the Utility has incurred or planned to incur to comply with its legal obligations to provide safe and reliable service. While actual costs incurred for certain cost categories are different than what was assumed in the settlement agreement, the Utility has recorded $1.621 billion of the disallowed costs through September 30, 2020 and plans to incur the remaining $4 million in the fourth quarter of 2020.

(in millions)
Description(1)	Expense		Capital		Total
Distribution Safety Inspections and Repairs Expense (FRMMA/WMPMA)(2)	$	236	$	—	$	236
Transmission Safety Inspections and Repairs Expense (TO)(3)	433		—		433
Vegetation Management Support Costs (FHPMA)	36		—		36
2017 Northern California Wildfires CEMA Expense and Capital (CEMA)	82		66		148
2018 Camp Fire CEMA Expense (CEMA)	435		—		435
2018 Camp Fire CEMA Capital for Restoration (CEMA)	—		253		253
2018 Camp Fire CEMA Capital for Temporary Facilities (CEMA)(4)	—		84		84
Total	$	1,222	$	403	$	1,625

(1) Unless indicated otherwise, all amounts included in the table reflect actual recorded costs for 2019.

(2) Includes $29 million forecasted for 2020.

(3) Transmission amounts are under the FERC’s regulatory authority.

(4) Includes $59 million forecasted for 2020.

Schedule of Environmental Remediation Liability

The Utility’s environmental remediation liability is primarily included in non-current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and is comprised of the following:

	Balance at
(in millions)	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Topock natural gas compressor station	$	323	$	362
Hinkley natural gas compressor station	133		138
Former manufactured gas plant sites owned by the Utility or third parties (1)	670		568
Utility-owned generation facilities (other than fossil fuel-fired),   other facilities, and third-party disposal sites (2)	99		101
Fossil fuel-fired generation facilities and sites (3)	100		106
Total environmental remediation liability	$	1,325	$	1,275

(1) Primarily driven by the following sites: San Francisco Beach Street, Vallejo, and San Francisco East Harbor.

(2) Primarily driven by Geothermal landfill and Shell Pond site.

(3) Primarily driven by the San Francisco Potrero Power Plant.