Organization, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Amounts and Average Rates Used to Calculate IDC or AFUDC (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Public Service Electric and Gas Company [Member]
Organization Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
IDC/AFUDC	$ 62	$ 62	$ 83
Average Rate	6.64%	6.43%	7.13%
Other [Member]
Organization Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
IDC/AFUDC	$ 10	$ 9	$ 9
Average Rate	5.31%	6.08%	5.66%

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Amount of interest capitalized, including amount of allowance for funds used during construction.

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Effective rate, including composite rate, of cost of financing additions to qualifying regulated assets, commonly called allowance for funds used during construction.

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