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REGULATORY ASSETS, LIABILITIES, AND BALANCING ACCOUNTS (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Regulated Operations [Abstract]  
Long-Term Regulatory Assets
Noncurrent regulatory assets are comprised of the following:
 Balance at
(in millions)June 30, 2026December 31, 2025
Pension benefits
$361 $400 
Environmental compliance costs1,132 1,158 
Price risk management85 100 
Catastrophic event memorandum account
500 666 
Wildfire-related accounts
1,417 1,626 
Deferred income taxes6,831 6,157 
Financing costs195 202 
SB 901 securitization
5,013 5,089 
Other591 583 
Total noncurrent regulatory assets$16,125 $15,981 
Long-Term Regulatory Liabilities
Noncurrent regulatory liabilities are comprised of the following:
 Balance at
(in millions)June 30, 2026December 31, 2025
Cost of removal obligations
$9,792 $9,488 
Public purpose programs
1,194 1,169 
Employee benefit plans
1,055 1,043 
Transmission tower wireless licenses
250 257 
SB 901 securitization
5,775 6,010 
Wildfire self-insurance
1,048 1,035 
Other1,271 1,186 
Total noncurrent regulatory liabilities
$20,385 $20,188 
Current Regulatory Balancing Accounts Receivable
Current regulatory balancing accounts receivable and payable are comprised of the following:
Balance at
(in millions)June 30, 2026December 31, 2025
Electric distribution
$2,386 $1,465 
Electric transmission
151 122 
Gas distribution and transmission
321 142 
Energy procurement
1,437 2,711 
Public purpose programs
200 151 
Wildfire-related accounts
79 84 
Residential uncollectibles balancing accounts
123 278 
Catastrophic event memorandum account
27 181 
Other656 1,166 
Total regulatory balancing accounts receivable$5,380 $6,300 
Current Regulatory Balancing Accounts Payable
Balance at
(in millions)June 30, 2026December 31, 2025
Electric transmission
$$37 
Gas distribution and transmission
— 78 
Energy procurement
483 1,502 
Public purpose programs
602 472 
SFGO sale40 83 
Wildfire-related accounts
477 338 
Nuclear decommissioning adjustment mechanism
— 
Other537 608 
Total regulatory balancing accounts payable$2,142 $3,119