1.0.0.3 false NUCLEAR INSURANCE false 1 $ false false 2 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 0 sre_NotesToConsolidatedFinancialStatementsAbstract sre false na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false No definition available. false 3 Nuclear Insurance Disclosure 1 us-gaap_UnusualRisksAndUncertaintiesTextBlock us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false false 0 0 <div style="font-size:12pt"><p>Nuclear Insurance<br />SDG&amp;E and the other owners of SONGS have insurance to cover claims from nuclear liability incidents arising at SONGS. This insurance provides $300 million in coverage limits, the maximum amount available, including coverage for acts of terrorism. In addition, the Price-Anderson Act provides for up to $12.2 billion of secondary financial protection (SFP). If a nuclear liability loss occurring at any U.S. licensed/commercial reactor exceeds the $300 million insurance limit, all nuclear reactor owners could be required to contribute to the SFP. SDG&amp;E's contribution would be up to $47 million. This amount is subject to an annual maximum of $7 million, unless a default occurs by any other SONGS owner. If the SFP is insufficient to cover the liability loss, SDG&amp;E could be subject to an additional assessment.<br />The SONGS owners, including SDG&amp;E, also have $2.75 billion of nuclear property, decontamination, and debris removal insurance. In addition, the SONGS owners have up to $490 million insurance coverage for outage expenses and replacement power costs due to accidental property damage. This coverage is limited to $3.5 million per week for the first 52 weeks, then $2.8 million per week for up to 110 additional weeks. There is a 12-week waiting period deductible. These insurance coverages are provided through a mutual insurance company. Insured members are subject to retrospective premium assessments. SDG&amp;E could be assessed up to $8.5 million.<br />The nuclear property insurance program includes an industry aggregate loss limit for non-certified acts of terrorism (as defined by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act). The industry aggregate loss limit for property claims arising from non-certified acts of terrorism is $3.24 billion. This is the maximum amount that will be paid to insured members who suffer losses or damages from these non-certified terrorist acts.</p></div> Nuclear InsuranceSDG&amp;E and the other owners of SONGS have insurance to cover claims from nuclear liability incidents arising at SONGS. This insurance false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true