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REGULATORY MATTERS (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Regulated Operations [Abstract]  
Schedule of Regulatory Assets
REGULATORY ASSETS (LIABILITIES)
(Dollars in millions)
SempraSDG&ESoCalGas
September 30,
2024
December 31,
2023
September 30,
2024
December 31,
2023
September 30,
2024
December 31,
2023
Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives
$54 $215 $8 $14 $46 $201 
Deferred income taxes recoverable in rates
1,526 1,142 780 626 660 430 
Pension and PBOP plan obligations
(255)(212)51 48 (306)(260)
Employee benefit costs24 24 3 3 21 21 
Removal obligations(3,261)(3,082)(2,650)(2,468)(611)(614)
Environmental costs148 139 115 105 33 34 
Sunrise Powerlink fire mitigation123 124 123 124 — — 
Regulatory balancing accounts(1)(2):
Commodity – electric(223)(233)(223)(233)— — 
Commodity – gas, including transportation(179)(259)46 52 (225)(311)
Safety and reliability1,192 959 276 207 916 752 
Public purpose programs(442)(273)(200)(144)(242)(129)
Wildfire mitigation plan
811 685 811 685 — — 
Liability insurance premium
107 113 79 90 28 23 
Other balancing accounts306 373 (70)(152)376 525 
Other regulatory (liabilities) assets,
net(2)
(188)(10)(5)49 (181)(58)
Total$(257)$(295)$(856)$(994)$515 $614 
(1)    At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the noncurrent portion of regulatory balancing accounts – net undercollected for Sempra was $2,090 and $1,913, respectively, for SDG&E was $979 and $950, respectively, and for SoCalGas was $1,111 and $963, respectively.
(2)    Includes regulatory assets earning a return authorized by applicable regulators, which generally approximates the three-month commercial paper rate.
Schedule of Regulatory Liabilities
REGULATORY ASSETS (LIABILITIES)
(Dollars in millions)
SempraSDG&ESoCalGas
September 30,
2024
December 31,
2023
September 30,
2024
December 31,
2023
September 30,
2024
December 31,
2023
Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives
$54 $215 $8 $14 $46 $201 
Deferred income taxes recoverable in rates
1,526 1,142 780 626 660 430 
Pension and PBOP plan obligations
(255)(212)51 48 (306)(260)
Employee benefit costs24 24 3 3 21 21 
Removal obligations(3,261)(3,082)(2,650)(2,468)(611)(614)
Environmental costs148 139 115 105 33 34 
Sunrise Powerlink fire mitigation123 124 123 124 — — 
Regulatory balancing accounts(1)(2):
Commodity – electric(223)(233)(223)(233)— — 
Commodity – gas, including transportation(179)(259)46 52 (225)(311)
Safety and reliability1,192 959 276 207 916 752 
Public purpose programs(442)(273)(200)(144)(242)(129)
Wildfire mitigation plan
811 685 811 685 — — 
Liability insurance premium
107 113 79 90 28 23 
Other balancing accounts306 373 (70)(152)376 525 
Other regulatory (liabilities) assets,
net(2)
(188)(10)(5)49 (181)(58)
Total$(257)$(295)$(856)$(994)$515 $614 
(1)    At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the noncurrent portion of regulatory balancing accounts – net undercollected for Sempra was $2,090 and $1,913, respectively, for SDG&E was $979 and $950, respectively, and for SoCalGas was $1,111 and $963, respectively.
(2)    Includes regulatory assets earning a return authorized by applicable regulators, which generally approximates the three-month commercial paper rate.
CPUC Authorized Cost of Capital and Rate Structure
AUTHORIZED COST OF CAPITAL FOR 2023
SDG&ESoCalGas
Authorized weightingReturn on
rate base
Weighted
return on
rate base(1)
Authorized weightingReturn on
rate base
Weighted
return on
rate base
45.25 %4.05 %1.83 %Long-Term Debt45.60 %4.07 %1.86 %
2.75 6.22 0.17 Preferred Equity2.40 6.00 0.14 
52.00 9.95 5.17 Common Equity52.00 9.80 5.10 
100.00 %7.18 %100.00 %7.10 %
(1)    Total weighted return on rate base does not sum due to rounding differences.
On September 30, 2023, the CCM was triggered for SDG&E and SoCalGas. In December 2023, the CPUC approved the following authorized rates of return effective January 1, 2024.
AUTHORIZED COST OF CAPITAL FOR 2024
SDG&ESoCalGas
Authorized weightingReturn on
rate base
Weighted
return on
rate base
Authorized weightingReturn on
rate base
Weighted
return on
rate base
45.25 %4.34 %1.96 %Long-Term Debt45.60 %4.54 %2.07 %
2.75 6.22 0.17 Preferred Equity2.40 6.00 0.14 
52.00 10.65 5.54 Common Equity52.00 10.50 5.46 
100.00 %7.67 %100.00 %7.67 %