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DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
We use derivative instruments primarily to manage exposures arising in the normal course of business. Our principal exposures are commodity market risk, benchmark interest rate risk and foreign exchange rate exposures. Our use of derivatives for these risks is integrated into the economic management of our anticipated revenues, anticipated expenses, assets and liabilities. Derivatives may be effective in mitigating these risks (1) that could lead to declines in anticipated revenues or increases in anticipated expenses, or (2) that could cause our asset values to fall or our liabilities to increase. Accordingly, our derivative activity summarized below generally represents an impact that is intended to offset associated revenues, expenses, assets or liabilities that are not included in the tables below.
In certain cases, we apply the normal purchase or sale exception to contracts that otherwise would have been accounted for as derivative instruments and have other commodity contracts that are not derivatives. These contracts are not recorded at fair value and are therefore excluded from the disclosures below.
In all other cases, we record derivatives at fair value on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. We may have derivatives that are (1) cash flow hedges, (2) fair value hedges, or (3) undesignated. Depending on the applicability of hedge accounting and, for SDG&E and SoCalGas and other operations subject to regulatory accounting, the requirement to pass impacts through to customers, the impact of derivative instruments may be offset in OCI (cash flow hedges), on the balance sheet (regulatory offsets), or recognized in earnings (fair value hedges and undesignated derivatives not subject to rate recovery). We classify cash flows from the (1) principal settlements of cross-currency swaps that hedge exposure related to Mexican peso-denominated debt and amounts related to terminations or early settlements of interest rate swaps as financing activities, (2) principal settlements of interest rate swaps associated with capitalized interest costs incurred to finance capital projects as investing activities, and (3) settlements of other derivative instruments as operating activities on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
HEDGE ACCOUNTING
We may designate a derivative as a cash flow hedging instrument if it effectively converts anticipated cash flows associated with revenues or expenses to a fixed dollar amount. We may utilize cash flow hedge accounting for derivative commodity instruments, foreign currency instruments and interest rate instruments. Designating cash flow hedges is dependent on the business context in which the instrument is being used, the effectiveness of the instrument in offsetting the risk of variability of future cash flows of a given revenue or expense item, and other criteria.
ENERGY DERIVATIVES
Our market risk is primarily related to natural gas and electricity price volatility and the specific physical locations where we transact. We use energy derivatives to manage these risks. The use of energy derivatives in our various businesses depends on the particular energy market, and the operating and regulatory environments applicable to the business, as follows:
▪SDG&E and SoCalGas use natural gas derivatives and SDG&E uses electricity derivatives, for the benefit of customers, with the objective of managing price risk and basis risk, and stabilizing and lowering natural gas and electricity costs. These derivatives include fixed-price natural gas and electricity positions, options, and basis risk instruments, which are either exchange-traded or over-the-counter financial instruments, or bilateral physical transactions. This activity is governed by risk management and transacting activity plans limited by company policy. SDG&E’s risk management and transacting activity plans for electricity derivatives are also required to be filed with, and have been approved by, the CPUC. SoCalGas is also subject to certain regulatory requirements and thresholds related to natural gas procurement under the GCIM. Natural gas and electricity derivative activities are recorded as commodity costs that are offset by regulatory account balances and are recovered in rates. Net commodity cost impacts on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations are reflected in Cost of Natural Gas or in Cost of Electric Fuel and Purchased Power.
▪SDG&E is allocated and may purchase CRRs, which serve to reduce the regional electricity price volatility risk that may result from local transmission capacity constraints. Unrealized gains and losses do not impact earnings, as they are offset by regulatory account balances. Realized gains and losses associated with CRRs, which are recoverable in rates, are recorded in Cost of Electric Fuel and Purchased Power on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
▪Sempra Infrastructure may use natural gas and electricity derivatives, as appropriate, in an effort to optimize the earnings of its assets which support the following businesses: LNG, natural gas pipelines and storage, and power generation. Gains and losses associated with these undesignated derivatives are recognized in Energy-Related Businesses Revenues on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
▪Sempra Infrastructure may use natural gas derivatives when supplying feed gas to its LNG liquefaction facilities to support the production of LNG. Gains and losses from these undesignated derivatives are recognized in Energy-Related Businesses Cost of Sales on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
▪From time to time, our various businesses, including SDG&E and SoCalGas, may use other derivatives to hedge exposures such as GHG allowances.
The following table summarizes net energy derivative volumes.
NET ENERGY DERIVATIVE VOLUMES
(Quantities in millions)
CommodityUnit of measureJune 30, 2025December 31, 2024
Sempra:
Natural gasMMBtu881 637 
Congestion revenue rightsMWh22 27 
SDG&E:
Natural gasMMBtu22 16 
Congestion revenue rightsMWh22 27 
SoCalGas:
Natural gasMMBtu426 347 
INTEREST RATE DERIVATIVES
We are exposed to interest rates primarily as a result of our current and expected use of financing. SDG&E and SoCalGas, as well as Sempra and its other subsidiaries and equity method investees, periodically enter into interest rate derivative agreements intended to moderate our exposure to interest rates and to lower our overall costs of borrowing. In addition, we may utilize interest rate swaps, typically designated as cash flow hedges, to lock in interest rates on outstanding debt or in anticipation of future financings.
The following table presents the notional amounts of our interest rate derivatives, excluding those in our equity method investments.
INTEREST RATE DERIVATIVES
(Dollars in millions)
 June 30, 2025December 31, 2024
 Notional amountMaturitiesNotional amountMaturities
Sempra:    
Cash flow hedges$258 2025-2034$271 2025-2034
Undesignated derivatives(1)
3,189 2025-20483,189 2025-2048
(1)    At June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, undesignated derivatives accrued interest based on a notional amount of $1,488 and $1,598, respectively.
FOREIGN CURRENCY DERIVATIVES
From time to time, Sempra Infrastructure and its equity method investments may use foreign currency derivatives to hedge exposures related to cash flows associated with revenues from contracts denominated in Mexican pesos that are indexed to the U.S. dollar. Oncor uses cross-currency swaps designated as fair value hedges intended to offset foreign currency exchange rate risk related to its Euro denominated debt.
We are also exposed to exchange rate movements at our Mexican subsidiaries and equity method investments, which have U.S. dollar-denominated cash balances, receivables, payables and debt (monetary assets and liabilities) that give rise to Mexican currency exchange rate movements for Mexican income tax purposes. They also have deferred income tax assets and liabilities denominated in the Mexican peso, which must be translated to U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes. In addition, monetary assets and liabilities and certain nonmonetary assets and liabilities are adjusted for Mexican inflation for Mexican income tax purposes. We may utilize foreign currency derivatives as a means to manage the risk of exposure to significant fluctuations in our income tax expense and equity earnings from these impacts; however, we generally do not hedge our deferred income tax assets and liabilities or for inflation.
The following table presents the notional amounts of our foreign currency derivatives, excluding those in our equity method investments.
FOREIGN CURRENCY DERIVATIVES
(Dollars in millions)
 June 30, 2025December 31, 2024
 Notional amountMaturitiesNotional amountMaturities
Sempra:    
Foreign currency derivatives$91 2025-2026$162 2025-2026
FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION
The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets reflect the offsetting of net derivative positions and cash collateral with the same counterparty when a legal right of offset exists. The following tables provide the fair values of derivative instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, including the amount of cash collateral receivables that were not offset because the cash collateral was in excess of liability positions. We discuss the fair value of derivative assets and liabilities in Note 9.
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS ON THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in millions)
 June 30, 2025
 
Current assets: Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives(1)
Other long-term assets
Other current
liabilities
Deferred credits and other
Sempra:    
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:    
Interest rate instruments$7 $21 $— $— 
Foreign exchange instruments— — (7)— 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:    
Interest rate instruments11 185 — — 
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery17 16 (37)(36)
Associated offsetting commodity contracts(12)(16)12 16 
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery25 7 (52)(13)
Associated offsetting commodity contracts(22)(4)22 4 
Associated offsetting cash collateral— — 6 — 
Net amounts presented on the balance sheet26 209 (56)(29)
Additional cash collateral for commodity contracts
not subject to rate recovery
80 — — — 
Additional cash collateral for commodity contracts
subject to rate recovery
36 — — — 
Total
$142 $209 $(56)$(29)
SDG&E:    
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:    
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery$4 $7 $(9)$(4)
Associated offsetting commodity contracts(2)(4)2 4 
Associated offsetting cash collateral— — 6 — 
Net amounts presented on the balance sheet2 3 (1)— 
Additional cash collateral for commodity contracts
subject to rate recovery
34 — — — 
Total
$36 $3 $(1)$— 
SoCalGas:    
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:    
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery$21 $— $(43)$(9)
Associated offsetting commodity contracts(20)— 20 — 
Net amounts presented on the balance sheet1 — (23)(9)
Additional cash collateral for commodity contracts
subject to rate recovery
2 — — — 
Total$3 $— $(23)$(9)
(1)    Included in Other Current Assets for SDG&E and SoCalGas.
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS ON THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED)
(Dollars in millions)
 December 31, 2024
Current assets: Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives(1)
Other long-term assetsOther current liabilitiesDeferred credits and other
Sempra:    
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:    
Interest rate instruments$7 $28 $— $— 
Foreign exchange instruments4 1 — — 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:    
Interest rate instruments12 246 — — 
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery16 23 (21)(43)
Associated offsetting commodity contracts(15)(23)15 23 
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery7 4 (55)(10)
Associated offsetting commodity contracts(5)(2)5 2 
Associated offsetting cash collateral— — 10 4 
Net amounts presented on the balance sheet26 277 (46)(24)
Additional cash collateral for commodity contracts
not subject to rate recovery
40 — — — 
Additional cash collateral for commodity contracts
subject to rate recovery
25 — — — 
Total(2)
$91 $277 $(46)$(24)
SDG&E:    
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:    
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery$4 $4 $(13)$(6)
Associated offsetting commodity contracts(2)(2)2 2 
Associated offsetting cash collateral— — 10 4 
Net amounts presented on the balance sheet2 2 (1)— 
Additional cash collateral for commodity contracts
subject to rate recovery
21 — — — 
Total(2)
$23 $2 $(1)$— 
SoCalGas:    
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:    
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery$3 $— $(42)$(4)
Associated offsetting commodity contracts(3)— 3 — 
Net amounts presented on the balance sheet— — (39)(4)
Additional cash collateral for commodity contracts
subject to rate recovery
4 — — — 
Total$4 $— $(39)$(4)
(1)    Included in Other Current Assets for SDG&E and SoCalGas.
(2)    Normal purchase contracts previously measured at fair value are excluded.
The following table includes the effects of derivative instruments designated as hedges on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and in OCI and AOCI.
HEDGE IMPACTS
(Dollars in millions)
Pretax (loss) gain
recognized in OCI		Pretax (loss) gain reclassified
from AOCI into earnings
Three months ended June 30, Three months ended June 30,
 20252024Location20252024
Sempra:     
Cash flow hedges:
Interest rate instruments$(3)$66 Interest expense$— $3 
Interest rate instruments(13)(3)
Equity earnings(1)
(1)10 
Foreign exchange instruments(5)11 
Revenues: Energy-
related businesses
1 2 
Other income, net(1)1 
Foreign exchange instruments(5)10 
Equity earnings(1)
1 2 
Fair value hedges:
Foreign exchange instruments(16)(7)
Equity earnings(1)
— — 
Total$(42)$77  $— $18 
SoCalGas:
Cash flow hedges:
Interest rate instruments$— $— Interest expense$— $(1)
 Six months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
 20252024Location20252024
Sempra:     
Cash flow hedges:
Interest rate instruments$(6)$208 Interest expense$2 $6 
Interest rate instruments(33)25 
Equity earnings(1)
4 15 
Foreign exchange instruments(10)12 
Revenues: Energy-
related businesses
(1)5 
Other income, net(1)1 
Foreign exchange instruments(9)10 
Equity earnings(1)
(1)4 
Fair value hedges:
Foreign exchange instruments(25)(7)
Equity earnings(1)
— — 
Total$(83)$248  $3 $31 
SoCalGas:
Cash flow hedges:
Interest rate instruments$— $— Interest expense$— $(1)
(1)    Equity earnings at Oncor Holdings and our foreign equity method investees are recognized after tax.
For Sempra, we expect that net gains before NCI of $4 million, which are net of income tax expense, that are currently recorded in AOCI (with net gains of $3 million attributable to NCI) related to cash flow hedges will be reclassified into earnings during the next 12 months as the hedged items affect earnings. SoCalGas expects that $1 million of losses, net of income tax benefit, that are currently recorded in AOCI related to cash flow hedges will be reclassified into earnings during the next 12 months as the hedged items affect earnings. Actual amounts ultimately reclassified into earnings depend on the interest rates and foreign currency rates in effect when derivative contracts mature.
At June 30, 2025, the maximum length of time over which Sempra is hedging its exposure to the variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions, excluding those forecasted transactions related to the payment of variable interest on existing financial instruments, is approximately one year.
The following table summarizes the effects of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
UNDESIGNATED DERIVATIVE IMPACTS
(Dollars in millions)
  Pretax gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in earnings
  Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
 Location2025202420252024
Sempra:     
Commodity contracts not subject
to rate recovery
Revenues: Energy-related
businesses
$33 $41 $39 $120 
Commodity contracts not subject
to rate recovery
Energy-related businesses
cost of sales
(2)— (2)— 
Commodity contracts subject
to rate recovery
Cost of natural gas(4)(21)(20)(27)
Commodity contracts subject
to rate recovery
Cost of electric fuel and purchased power1 4 4 (19)
Interest rate instrumentsInterest expense9 — (56)— 
Total $37 $24 $(35)$74 
SDG&E:     
Commodity contracts subject
to rate recovery
Cost of electric fuel and purchased power$1 $4 $4 $(19)
SoCalGas:     
Commodity contracts subject
to rate recovery
Cost of natural gas$(4)$(21)$(20)$(27)
CREDIT RISK RELATED CONTINGENT FEATURES
For Sempra, SDG&E and SoCalGas, certain of our derivative instruments contain credit limits which vary depending on our credit ratings. Generally, these provisions, if applicable, may reduce our credit limit if a specified credit rating agency reduces our ratings. In certain cases, if our credit ratings were to fall below investment grade, the counterparty to these derivative liability instruments could request immediate payment or demand immediate and ongoing full collateralization.
For Sempra, the total fair value of this group of derivative instruments in a liability position at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $113 million and $122 million, respectively. For SDG&E, the total fair value of this group of derivative instruments in a liability position was negligible at both June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. For SoCalGas, the total fair value of this group of derivative instruments in a liability position at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $32 million and $42 million, respectively. At June 30, 2025, if the credit ratings of Sempra or SoCalGas were reduced below investment grade, $113 million, and $32 million, respectively, of additional assets could be required to be posted as collateral for these derivative contracts.
For Sempra, SDG&E and SoCalGas, some of our derivative contracts contain a provision that would permit the counterparty, in certain circumstances, to request adequate assurance of our performance under the contracts. Such additional assurance, if needed, is not material and is not included in the amounts above.