The effective income tax rate varies from the U.S. federal statutory rate principally due to the following: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended June 30, | | | | | | 2025 | | 2024 | U.S. federal statutory income tax | | | | | 21.0 | % | | $ | 267 | | | 21.0 | % | | $ | 202 | | (Decrease) increase due to: | | | | | | | | | | | | State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit(a) | | | | | 3.8 | | | 48 | | | 2.5 | | | 24 | | Foreign tax effects | | | | | — | | | — | | | 0.1 | | | 1 | | Tax credits | | | | | | | | | | | | PTC | | | | | (0.9) | | | (11) | | | (8.9) | | | (86) | | Amortization of ITC, including deferred taxes on basis differences | | | | | (0.2) | | | (3) | | | (0.2) | | | (2) | | Other | | | | | (0.2) | | | (3) | | | (0.7) | | | (7) | | Nontaxable or nondeductible items | | | | | | | | | | | | Share-based payment awards | | | | | (0.1) | | | (1) | | | — | | | — | | Excess officers compensation | | | | | 0.7 | | | 9 | | | 0.5 | | | 5 | | Other | | | | | — | | | — | | | 0.4 | | | 4 | | Other adjustments | | | | | | | | | | | | Qualified NDT fund income and losses | | | | | 10.5 | | | 134 | | | 1.3 | | | 13 | | Effective income tax | | | | | 34.6 | % | | $ | 440 | | | 16.0 | % | | $ | 154 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, | | | | | | 2025 | | 2024 | U.S. federal statutory income tax | | | | | 21.0 | % | | $ | 299 | | | 21.0 | % | | $ | 422 | | (Decrease) increase due to: | | | | | | | | | | | | State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit(a) | | | | | 3.3 | | | 47 | | | (2.0) | | | (40) | | Foreign tax effects | | | | | 0.1 | | | 1 | | | 0.1 | | | 2 | | Tax credits | | | | | | | | | | | | PTC | | | | | (0.9) | | | (13) | | | (7.4) | | | (149) | | Amortization of ITC, including deferred taxes on basis differences | | | | | (0.4) | | | (5) | | | (0.2) | | | (4) | | Other | | | | | (0.4) | | | (5) | | | (0.7) | | | (14) | | Nontaxable or nondeductible items | | | | | | | | | | | | Share-based payment awards | | | | | (2.8) | | | (40) | | | (0.8) | | | (16) | | Excess officers compensation | | | | | 1.1 | | | 16 | | | 0.4 | | | 8 | | Other | | | | | — | | | — | | | 0.1 | | | 2 | | Other adjustments | | | | | | | | | | | | Qualified NDT fund income and losses | | | | | 11.4 | | | 162 | | | 5.3 | | | 107 | | Effective income tax | | | | | 32.4 | % | | $ | 462 | | | 15.8 | % | | $ | 318 | |
__________ (a)State taxes in California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, and New Jersey made up the majority (greater than 50%) of the tax effect in this category.
|