CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net income	$ 2,512	$ 2,256	$ 1,814
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning	4,189	3,738	3,856
Bad debt expense	341	636	143
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	(184)	(179)	(184)
Deferred income taxes and tax credits, net	1,098	(765)	(452)
Wildfire Fund expense	383	568	477
Disallowed capital expenditures	0	0	15
Other	310	(116)	517
Effect of changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(1,061)	(369)	(757)
Wildfire-related insurance receivable	318	358	453
Inventories	45	(28)	(246)
Accounts payable	30	(90)	627
Wildfire-related claims	(506)	(489)	(810)
Other current assets and liabilities	(231)	397	17
Regulatory assets, liabilities, and balancing accounts, net	1,545	(429)	(1,131)
Contributions to Wildfire Fund	(193)	(193)	(193)
Other noncurrent assets and liabilities	(561)	(548)	(425)
Net cash provided by operating activities	8,035	4,747	3,721
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(10,369)	(9,714)	(9,584)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of nuclear decommissioning trust investments	1,980	2,235	3,316
Purchases of nuclear decommissioning trust investments	(2,002)	(2,252)	(3,208)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of customer credit trust investments	398	556	250
Purchases of customer credit investments	(519)	0	(1,022)
Purchases of self-insurance investments	(898)	0	0
Other	35	13	34
Net cash used in investing activities	(11,375)	(9,162)	(10,214)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Borrowings under credit facilities	6,873	10,675	10,130
Repayments under credit facilities	(10,122)	(10,540)	(9,750)
Borrowings under term loan credit facilities	0	2,100	0
Repayments under term loan credit facilities	(2,600)	(2,181)	0
Short-term borrowings, net of issuance costs of $1, $0, and $0 at respective dates	999	0	0
Short-term debt matured	0	0	(300)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of premium, discount and issuance costs of $5, $67, and $29 at respective dates	4,495	5,483	4,271
Repayments of long-term debt	(800)	(3,075)	(5,968)
Proceeds from DWR loan	980	0	312
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes, net of discount and issuance costs of $0, $27, and $0 at respective dates	0	2,123	0
Mandatory convertible preferred stock issued	1,579	0	0
Common stock issued	1,128	0	0
Common stock dividends paid	(86)	0	0
Other	(59)	(17)	53
Net cash provided by financing activities	3,621	4,400	7,133
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents	281	(15)	640
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents at January 1	932	947	307
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents at December 31	1,213	932	947
Less: Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents	(273)	(297)	(213)
Cash and cash equivalents at December 31	940	635	734
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information Cash paid for:
Interest, net of amounts capitalized	(2,421)	(2,286)	(1,607)
Supplemental disclosures of noncash investing and financing activities
Capital expenditures financed through accounts payable	1,144	1,105	1,174
Operating lease liabilities arising from ROU assets	6	269	529
Financing lease liabilities arising from obtaining ROU assets	43	52	0
Reclassification of operating lease liabilities to financing lease liabilities	0	913	0
DWR loan forgiveness and performance-based disbursements	192	214	0
Changes to PG&E Corporation common stock and treasury stock in connection with share exchanges with the Fire Victim Trust	0	(2,517)	(2,337)
Dividends declared but not yet paid	55	21	0
Mandatory convertible preferred stock
Supplemental disclosures of noncash investing and financing activities
Dividends declared but not yet paid	23	0	0
SB 901 securitization
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Proceeds from issuance of recovery bonds, net of financing fees at respective dates	0	0	7,464
Repayments of recovery bonds	(129)	(130)	(33)
AB 1054 Recovery Bonds
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Proceeds from issuance of recovery bonds, net of financing fees at respective dates	1,409	0	972
Repayments of recovery bonds	$ (46)	$ (38)	$ (18)