UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C., 20549
FORM 10-Q
  
(Mark One)        
[X]
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  
 For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019
OR
  
[  ]
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  
For the transition period from ___________ to __________
Commission
File
Number
 
Exact Name of
Registrant
as Specified
in its Charter
 
State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
 
IRS Employer
Identification
Number
1-12609 PG&E Corporation California 94-3234914
1-2348 Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyCalifornia 94-0742640
        
PG&E Corporation
77 Beale Street
P.O. Box 770000
San Francisco, California 94177
   
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
77 Beale Street
P.O. Box 770000
San Francisco, California 94177
  
  Address of principal executive offices, including zip code   
        
PG&E Corporation
(415) 973-1000
   
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
(415) 973-7000
  
  Registrant'sRegistrant’s telephone number, including area code   
         
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. 
PG&E Corporation:  [X] Yes [  ] No
Pacific Gas and Electric Company:  [X] Yes [  ] No
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
PG&E Corporation:   [X] Yes [  ] No
Pacific Gas and Electric Company:   [X] Yes [  ] No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, oran emerging growth company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
PG&E Corporation:[X] Large accelerated filer[  ] Accelerated filer
  [  ] Non-accelerated filer   
  [  ] Smaller reporting company[  ] Emerging growth company
Pacific Gas and Electric Company:[  ] Large accelerated filer[  ] Accelerated filer
  [X] Non-accelerated filer 
  [  ] Smaller reporting company[  ] Emerging growth company
       
If an emerging growth company,indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
PG&E Corporation: [  ]
PacificGas and Electric Company:
 [  ]
  
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
PG&E Corporation: [  ] Yes [X] No
Pacific Gas and Electric Company: [  ] Yes [X] No


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, no par valuePCGNYSE
First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 5% series A redeemablePCG-PENYSE American
First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 5% redeemablePCG-PDNYSE American
First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 4.80% redeemablePCG-PGNYSE American
First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 4.50% redeemablePCG-PHNYSE American
First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 4.36% series A redeemablePCG-PINYSE American
First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 6% nonredeemablePCG-PANYSE American
First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 5.50% nonredeemablePCG-PBNYSE American
First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 5% nonredeemablePCG-PCNYSE American
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer'sissuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Common stock outstanding as of OctoberApril 25, 2018:2019:  
PG&E Corporation: 518,674,276529,210,278
Pacific Gas and Electric Company:
 264,374,809
         


PG&E CORPORATION AND
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, DEBTORS-IN-POSSESSION
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018MARCH 31, 2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



GLOSSARY

The following terms and abbreviations appearing in the text of this report have the meanings indicated below.
20172018 Form 10-KPG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company'sCompany’s combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20172018
2019 Wildfire Safety Planthe wildfire mitigation plan for 2019 submitted by the Utility to the CPUC pursuant to SB 901
ALJadministrative law judge
AROasset retirement obligation
ASUaccounting standard update issued by the FASB (see below)
Bankruptcy Codethe United States Bankruptcy Code
Bankruptcy Courtthe U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California
CAISOCalifornia Independent System Operator
Cal FireCalifornia Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Cal PAPublic Advocates Office of the California Public Utilities Commission (formerly known as Office of Ratepayer Advocates or ORA)
CCACommunity Choice Aggregator
CECCalifornia Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission
CEMACatastrophic Event Memorandum Account
Chapter 11chapter 11 of title 11 of the U.S. Code
Chapter 11 Casesthe voluntary cases commenced by each of PG&E Corporation and the Utility under Chapter 11 on January 29, 2019
CPUCCalifornia Public Utilities Commission
CRRscongestion revenue rights
CWSPCommunity Wildfire Safety Program
DADirect Access
DERdistributed energy resources
Diablo CanyonDiablo Canyon nuclear power plant
DIP Credit AgreementSenior Secured Superpriority Debtor in Possession Credit, Guaranty and Security Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2019, among the Utility, as borrower, PG&E Corporation, as guarantor, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and Citibank, N.A., as collateral agent
DOGGRDivision of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources of the California Department of Conservation
DRPDistribution Resource Plan
DTSCDepartment of Toxic Substances Control
EPSearnings per common share
EVelectric vehicle
FASBFinancial Accounting Standards Board
FERCFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
FHPMAfire hazard prevention memorandum account
FRMMAfire risk mitigation memorandum account
GAAPU.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GHGgreenhouse gas
GRCgeneral rate case
GT&Sgas transmission and storage
HSMhazardous substance memorandum account
IOU(s)investor-owned utility(ies)
LIBORLondon Interbank Offered Rate
LSTCliabilities subject to compromise


MD&AManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations set forth in Item 2 of this Form 10-Q
MGP(s)manufactured gas plants
the Monitorthird-party monitor retained as part of its compliance with the sentencing terms of the Utility’s January 27, 2017 federal criminal conviction
NAVnet asset value
NDCTPNuclear Decommissioning Cost Triennial Proceedings
NEILNuclear Electric Insurance Limited
NRCNuclear Regulatory Commission
OESState of California Office of Emergency Services
OIIorder instituting investigation
OIRorder instituting rulemaking
PAOPublic Advocates Office of the California Public Utilities Commission (formerly known as Office of Ratepayer Advocates or ORA)
PCIAPower Charge Indifference Adjustment
PDproposed decision
Petition DateJanuary 29, 2019
PFMpetition for modification
RAMPRisk Assessment Mitigation Phase
ROEreturn on equity
ROU assetright-of-use asset
SBSenate Bill


SECU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
SEDSafety and Enforcement Division of the CPUC
Strike Force ReportCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom’s “Strike Force” report in connection with the issues of wildfire, climate change and the state’s energy sector issued on April 12, 2019
Tax ActTax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
TEtransportation electrification
TOtransmission owner
TURNThe Utility Reform Network
USAOUnited States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California
UtilityPacific Gas and Electric Company
VIE(s)variable interest entity(ies)
WEMAWildfire Expense Memorandum Account
Wildfire Assistance Fundprogram to assist those displaced by the 2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfires with the costs of temporary housing and other urgent needs



PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 


PG&E CORPORATION
(DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended
September 30,
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions, except per share amounts)2018 2017 2018 20172019 2018
Operating Revenues          
Electric$3,466
 $3,648
 $9,729
 $10,036
$2,792
 $2,951
Natural gas915
 869
 2,942
 2,999
1,219
 1,105
Total operating revenues4,381
 4,517
 12,671
 13,035
4,011
 4,056
Operating Expenses          
Cost of electricity1,256
 1,466
 3,038
 3,436
599
 819
Cost of natural gas69
 78
 437
 524
339
 289
Operating and maintenance1,611
 1,324
 5,001
 4,453
2,087
 1,604
Wildfire-related claims, net of insurance recoveries(10) 53
 2,108
 

 (7)
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning759
 710
 2,257
 2,134
797
 752
Total operating expenses3,685
 3,631
 12,841
 10,547
3,822
 3,457
Operating Income (Loss)696
 886
 (170) 2,488
Operating Income189
 599
Interest income14
 9
 35
 22
22
 9
Interest expense(232) (220) (678) (663)(103) (220)
Other income, net104
 38
 318
 98
71
 108
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes582
 713
 (495) 1,945
Reorganization items, net(127) 
Income Before Income Taxes52
 496
Income tax provision (benefit)15
 160
 (527) 403
(84) 51
Net Income567
 553
 32
 1,542
136
 445
Preferred stock dividend requirement of subsidiary3
 3
 10
 10

 3
Income Available for Common Shareholders$564
 $550
 $22
 $1,532
$136
 $442
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding, Basic517
 513
 516
 511
526
 515
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding, Diluted517
 516
 517
 514
527
 516
Net Earnings Per Common Share, Basic$1.09
 $1.07
 $0.04
 $3.00
$0.25
 $0.86
Net Earnings Per Common Share, Diluted$1.09
 $1.07
 $0.04
 $2.98
$0.25
 $0.86
          
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



PG&E CORPORATION
(DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended
September 30,
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)2018 2017 2018 20172019 2018
Net Income$567
 $553
 $32
 $1,542
$136
 $445
Other Comprehensive Income          
Pension and other post-retirement benefit plans obligations (net of taxes of $0, $0, $0, and $0, at respective dates)1
 
 1
 1

 
Total other comprehensive income1
 
 1
 1

 
Comprehensive Income568
 553
 33
 1,543
136
 445
Preferred stock dividend requirement of subsidiary3
 3
 10
 10

 3
Comprehensive Income Attributable to
Common Shareholders
$565
 $550
 $23
 $1,533
$136
 $442
          
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



PG&E CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 (Unaudited)
 Balance At
(in millions)September 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
ASSETS 
  
Current Assets 
  
Cash and cash equivalents$430
 $449
Accounts receivable:   
Customers (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $58 and $64
at respective dates)
1,297
 1,243
Accrued unbilled revenue962
 946
Regulatory balancing accounts1,326
 1,222
Other902
 861
Regulatory assets229
 615
Inventories:   
Gas stored underground and fuel oil116
 115
Materials and supplies389
 366
Other698
 464
Total current assets6,349
 6,281
Property, Plant, and Equipment   
Electric56,860
 55,133
Gas20,798
 19,641
Construction work in progress2,855
 2,471
Other2
 3
Total property, plant, and equipment80,515
 77,248
Accumulated depreciation(24,310) (23,459)
Net property, plant, and equipment56,205
 53,789
Other Noncurrent Assets   
Regulatory assets4,429
 3,793
Nuclear decommissioning trusts2,917
 2,863
Income taxes receivable67
 65
Other1,418
 1,221
Total other noncurrent assets8,831
 7,942
TOTAL ASSETS$71,385
 $68,012
    
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


PG&E CORPORATION(DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
 
(Unaudited)
 Balance At
(in millions, except share amounts)September 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 
  
Current Liabilities
 
  
Short-term borrowings$750
 $931
Long-term debt, classified as current193
 445
Accounts payable:   
Trade creditors1,699
 1,646
Regulatory balancing accounts1,230
 1,120
Other556
 517
Disputed claims and customer refunds217
 243
Interest payable151
 217
Wildfire-related claims2,794
 561
Other1,899
 1,449
Total current liabilities9,489
 7,129
Noncurrent Liabilities   
Long-term debt18,407
 17,753
Regulatory liabilities8,607
 8,679
Pension and other post-retirement benefits2,014
 2,128
Asset retirement obligations4,999
 4,899
Deferred income taxes5,822
 5,822
Other2,351
 2,130
Total noncurrent liabilities42,200
 41,411
Contingencies and Commitments (Note 9)

 

Equity   
Shareholders' Equity   
Common stock, no par value, authorized 800,000,000 shares;
517,102,983 and 514,755,845 shares outstanding at respective dates
12,833
 12,632
Reinvested earnings6,623
 6,596
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(12) (8)
Total shareholders' equity
19,444
 19,220
Noncontrolling Interest - Preferred Stock of Subsidiary252
 252
Total equity19,696
 19,472
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY$71,385
 $68,012
    
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 (Unaudited)
 Balance At
(in millions)March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
ASSETS 
  
Current Assets 
  
Cash and cash equivalents$2,964
 $1,668
Accounts receivable:   
Customers (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $56
at respective dates)
1,319
 1,148
Accrued unbilled revenue838
 1,000
Regulatory balancing accounts1,497
 1,435
Other2,695
 2,686
Regulatory assets235
 233
Inventories:   
Gas stored underground and fuel oil72
 111
Materials and supplies464
 443
Income taxes receivable

23
Other609
 448
Total current assets10,693
 9,195
Property, Plant, and Equipment   
Electric59,982
 59,150
Gas21,930
 21,556
Construction work in progress2,525
 2,564
Other20
 2
Total property, plant, and equipment84,457
 83,272
Accumulated depreciation(25,220) (24,715)
Net property, plant, and equipment59,237
 58,557
Other Noncurrent Assets   
Regulatory assets5,151
 4,964
Nuclear decommissioning trusts2,932
 2,730
Operating lease right of use asset2,738
 
Income taxes receivable69
 69
Other1,467
 1,480
Total other noncurrent assets12,357
 9,243
TOTAL ASSETS$82,287
 $76,995
    
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


PG&E CORPORATION
(DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
 
(Unaudited)
 Balance At
(in millions, except share amounts)March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 
  
Current Liabilities
 
  
Short-term borrowings$
 $3,435
Long-term debt, classified as current
 18,559
Accounts payable:   
Trade creditors867
 1,975
Regulatory balancing accounts1,345
 1,076
Other453
 464
Operating lease liabilities539
 
Disputed claims and customer refunds
 220
Interest payable1
 228
Wildfire-related claims
 14,226
Other1,603
 1,512
Total current liabilities4,808
 41,695
Noncurrent Liabilities   
Long-term debt
 
Debtor-in-possession financing350
 
Regulatory liabilities8,872
 8,539
Pension and other post-retirement benefits2,006
 2,119
Asset retirement obligations6,055
 5,994
Deferred income taxes3,273
 3,281
Operating lease liabilities2,199
 
Other2,273
 2,464
Total noncurrent liabilities25,028
 22,397
Liabilities Subject to Compromise39,322
 
Equity   
Shareholders’ Equity   
Common stock, no par value, authorized 800,000,000 shares;
529,210,278 and 520,338,710 shares outstanding at respective dates
13,000
 12,910
Reinvested earnings(114) (250)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(9) (9)
Total shareholders’ equity
12,877
 12,651
Noncontrolling Interest - Preferred Stock of Subsidiary252
 252
Total equity13,129
 12,903
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY$82,287
 $76,995
    
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



PG&E CORPORATION
(DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)2018 20172019 2018
Cash Flows from Operating Activities      
Net income$32
 $1,542
$136
 $445
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning2,257
 2,134
797
 752
Allowance for equity funds used during construction(97) (63)(25) (32)
Deferred income taxes and tax credits, net10
 848
4
 178
Disallowed capital expenditures(38)
47
Reorganization items, net (Note 2)19


Other231
 204
16
 30
Effect of changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
Accounts receivable(201) (58)(31) 120
Wildfire-related insurance receivable64
 (166)25
 197
Inventories(24) (35)18
 28
Accounts payable245
 76
(180) 24
Wildfire-related claims2,233
 12
(14) (118)
Income taxes receivable/payable

135
23


Other current assets and liabilities(154) 23
150
 (145)
Regulatory assets, liabilities, and balancing accounts, net(128) (30)343
 114
Liabilities subject to compromise833


Other noncurrent assets and liabilities(194) 68
130
 (81)
Net cash provided by operating activities4,236
 4,737
2,244
 1,512
Cash Flows from Investing Activities 
  
 
  
Capital expenditures(4,592) (3,938)(1,224) (1,470)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of nuclear decommissioning trust investments1,121
 1,043
346
 494
Purchases of nuclear decommissioning trust investments(1,165) (1,071)(372) (505)
Other19
 16
3
 6
Net cash used in investing activities
(4,617) (3,950)(1,247) (1,475)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities 
  
 
  
Borrowings under revolving credit facilities775
 
Repayments under revolving credit facilities(775) 
Net issuances (repayments) of commercial paper, net of discount of $1 and $4 at respective dates(182) (652)
Proceeds from debtor-in-possession credit facility350


Debtor-in-possession credit facility debt issuance costs(111)

Net issuances (repayments) of commercial paper, net of discount
 36
Short-term debt financing250
 250

 250
Short-term debt matured(250) (250)
 (250)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of discount and issuance costs of $7 and $11 at respective dates1,143
 734
Long-term debt matured or repurchased(750) (345)
 (400)
Common stock issued137
 345
85
 35
Common stock dividends paid
 (754)
Other14
 (101)(24) (13)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities362
 (773)300
 (342)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents(19) 14
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1449
 177
Cash and cash equivalents at September 30$430
 $191
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash1,297
 (305)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at January 11,675
 456
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at March 31$2,972
 $151
Less: Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents included in other current assets(8)
$(7)
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31$2,964

$144


Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information 
  
 
  
Cash received (paid) for: 
  
 
  
Interest, net of amounts capitalized$(650) $(644)$(10) $(268)
Income taxes, net(49) 158
Supplemental disclosures of noncash operating activities   
Operating lease liabilities arising from obtaining ROU assets$2,816

$
Supplemental disclosures of noncash investing and financing activities
      
Common stock dividends declared but not yet paid$
 $272
Capital expenditures financed through accounts payable348
 301
$242
 $255
Noncash common stock issuances
 16
Terminated capital leases161
 
      
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.




PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
(DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended
September 30,
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)2018 2017 2018 20172019 2018
Operating Revenues 
  
     
  
Electric$3,467
 $3,647
 $9,730
 $10,038
$2,792
 $2,951
Natural gas915
 869
 2,942
 2,999
1,219
 1,105
Total operating revenues4,382
 4,516
 12,672
 13,037
4,011
 4,056
Operating Expenses          
Cost of electricity1,256
 1,466
 3,038
 3,436
599
 819
Cost of natural gas69
 78
 437
 524
339
 289
Operating and maintenance1,611
 1,389
 5,002
 4,518
2,104
 1,604
Wildfire-related claims, net of insurance recoveries(10) 53
 2,108
 

 (7)
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning759
 710
 2,257
 2,134
797
 752
Total operating expenses3,685
 3,696
 12,842
 10,612
3,839
 3,457
Operating Income (Loss)697
 820
 (170) 2,425
Operating Income172
 599
Interest income14
 10
 34
 22
21
 9
Interest expense(229) (217) (668) (655)(101) (217)
Other income, net103
 38
 321
 93
66
 109
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes585
 651
 (483) 1,885
Reorganization items, net(111) 
Income Before Income Taxes47
 500
Income tax provision (benefit)14
 138
 (530) 394
(86) 48
Net Income571
 513
 47
 1,491
133
 452
Preferred stock dividend requirement3
 3
 10
 10

 3
Income Available for Common Stock$568
 $510
 $37
 $1,481
$133
 $449
          
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
(DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OFOF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended
September 30,
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)2018 2017 2018 20172019 2018
Net Income$571
 $513
 $47
 $1,491
$133
 $452
Other Comprehensive Income          
Pension and other post-retirement benefit plans obligations (net of taxes of $0, $0, $0, and $0, at respective dates )
 
 1
 1

 
Total other comprehensive income
 
 1
 1

 
Comprehensive Income$571
 $513
 $48
 $1,492
$133
 $452
          
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
(DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
Balance AtBalance At
September 30,
2018
 December 31, 2017March 31,
2019
 December 31, 2018
(in millions)  
ASSETS 
  
 
  
Current Assets 
  
 
  
Cash and cash equivalents$371
 $447
$2,552
 $1,295
Accounts receivable:      
Customers (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $58 and $64
at respective dates)
1,297
 1,243
Customers (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $56
at respective dates)
1,319
 1,148
Accrued unbilled revenue962
 946
838
 1,000
Regulatory balancing accounts1,326
 1,222
1,497
 1,435
Other902
 862
2,716
 2,688
Regulatory assets229
 615
235
 233
Inventories:      
Gas stored underground and fuel oil116
 115
72
 111
Materials and supplies389
 366
464
 443
Income taxes receivable
 5
Other698
 465
609
 448
Total current assets6,290
 6,281
10,302
 8,806
Property, Plant, and Equipment      
Electric56,860
 55,133
59,982
 59,150
Gas20,798
 19,641
21,930
 21,556
Construction work in progress2,855
 2,471
2,525
 2,564
Other18
 
Total property, plant, and equipment80,513
 77,245
84,455
 83,270
Accumulated depreciation(24,308) (23,456)(25,217) (24,713)
Net property, plant, and equipment56,205
 53,789
59,238
 58,557
Other Noncurrent Assets      
Regulatory assets4,429
 3,793
5,151
 4,964
Nuclear decommissioning trusts2,917
 2,863
2,932
 2,730
Operating lease right of use asset2,728
 
Income taxes receivable66
 64
66
 66
Other1,289
 1,094
1,330
 1,348
Total other noncurrent assets8,701
 7,814
12,207
 9,108
TOTAL ASSETS$71,196
 $67,884
$81,747
 $76,471
      
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
(DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
Balance AtBalance At
September 30,
2018
 December 31, 2017March 31,
2019
 December 31, 2018
(in millions. except share amounts)  
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY      
Current Liabilities 
  
 
  
Short-term borrowings$750
 $799
$
 $3,135
Long-term debt, classified as current193
 445

 18,209
Accounts payable:      
Trade creditors1,699
 1,644
863
 1,972
Regulatory balancing accounts1,230
 1,120
1,345
 1,076
Other575
 538
553
 498
Operating lease liabilities536
 
Disputed claims and customer refunds217
 243

 220
Interest payable149
 214
1
 227
Wildfire-related claims2,794
 561

 14,226
Other1,904
 1,457
1,620
 1,497
Total current liabilities9,511
 7,021
4,918
 41,060
Noncurrent Liabilities      
Long-term debt18,057
 17,403

 
Debtor-in-possession financing350
 
Regulatory liabilities8,607
 8,679
8,872
 8,539
Pension and other post-retirement benefits1,910
 2,026
2,006
 2,026
Asset retirement obligations4,999
 4,899
6,055
 5,994
Deferred income taxes5,960
 5,963
3,396
 3,405
Operating lease liabilities2,192
 
Other2,367
 2,146
2,323
 2,492
Total noncurrent liabilities41,900
 41,116
25,194
 22,456
Contingencies and Commitments (Note 9)

 

Shareholders' Equity   
Liabilities Subject to Compromise38,547
 
Shareholders’ Equity   
Preferred stock258
 258
258
 258
Common stock, $5 par value, authorized 800,000,000 shares; 264,374,809 shares outstanding at respective dates1,322
 1,322
1,322
 1,322
Additional paid-in capital8,505
 8,505
8,550
 8,550
Reinvested earnings9,695
 9,656
2,959
 2,826
Accumulated other comprehensive income5
 6
(1) (1)
Total shareholders' equity19,785
 19,747
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY$71,196
 $67,884
Total shareholders’ equity13,088
 12,955
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY$81,747
 $76,471
      
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
(DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)2018 20172019 2018
Cash Flows from Operating Activities 
  
 
  
Net income$47
 $1,491
$133
 $452
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning2,257
 2,134
797
 752
Allowance for equity funds used during construction(97) (63)(25) (32)
Deferred income taxes and tax credits, net5
 848
2
 175
Disallowed capital expenditures(38)
47
Reorganization items, net (Note 2)20


Other170
 196
12
 (1)
Effect of changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
Accounts receivable(200) (58)(51) 112
Wildfire-related insurance receivable64
 (166)25
 197
Inventories(24) (35)18
 28
Accounts payable245
 76
(132) 55
Wildfire-related claims2,233
 12
(14) (118)
Income taxes receivable/payable

135
5


Other current assets and liabilities(156) 36
171
 (131)
Regulatory assets, liabilities, and balancing accounts, net(128) (30)343
 114
Liabilities subject to compromise833


Other noncurrent assets and liabilities(194) 69
137
 (87)
Net cash provided by operating activities4,184
 4,692
2,274
 1,516
Cash Flows from Investing Activities      
Capital expenditures(4,592) (3,938)(1,224) (1,470)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of nuclear decommissioning trust investments1,121
 1,043
346
 494
Purchases of nuclear decommissioning trust investments(1,165) (1,071)(372) (505)
Other19
 16
3
 6
Net cash used in investing activities
(4,617) (3,950)(1,247) (1,475)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities      
Borrowings under revolving credit facilities650


Repayments under revolving credit facilities(650) 
Net issuances (repayments) of commercial paper, net of discount of $0 and $4 at respective dates(50) (652)
Proceeds from debtor-in-possession credit facility350


Debtor-in-possession credit facility debt issuance costs(95)

Net issuances (repayments) of commercial paper, net of discount
 47
Short-term debt financing250
 250

 250
Short-term debt matured(250) (250)
 (250)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of discount and issuance costs of $7 and $11 at respective dates793
 734
Long-term debt matured or repurchased(400) (345)
 (400)
Preferred stock dividends paid
 (10)
Common stock dividends paid
 (784)
Equity contribution from PG&E Corporation
 405
Other14
 (91)(24) (13)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities357
 (743)231
 (366)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents(76) (1)
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1
447
 71
Cash and cash equivalents at September 30$371
 $70
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash1,258
 (325)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at January 11,302
 454
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at March 31$2,560
 $129
Less: Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents included in other current assets(8)
(7)
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31$2,552

$122


Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information      
Cash received (paid) for:      
Interest, net of amounts capitalized$(640) $(636)$(8) $(259)
Income taxes, net(59)
158
Supplemental disclosures of noncash operating activities   
Operating lease liabilities arising from obtaining ROU assets$2,807

$
Supplemental disclosures of noncash investing and financing activities      
Capital expenditures financed through accounts payable$348
 $301
$242
 $255
Terminated capital leases161
 
      
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

NOTE 1: ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

PG&E Corporation is a holding company whose primary operating subsidiary is Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a public utility serving northern and central California.  The Utility generates revenues mainly through the sale and delivery of electricity and natural gas to customers.  The Utility is primarily regulated by the CPUC and the FERC.  In addition, the NRC oversees the licensing, construction, operation, and decommissioning of the Utility’s nuclear generation facilities.

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q is a combined report of PG&E Corporation and the Utility.  PG&E Corporation’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of PG&E Corporation, the Utility, and other wholly owned and controlled subsidiaries.  The Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Utility and its wholly owned and controlled subsidiaries.  All intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.  The Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements apply to both PG&E Corporation and the Utility.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility assess financial performance and allocate resources on a consolidated basis (i.e., the companies operate in one segment).

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP and in accordance with the interim period reporting requirements of Form 10-Q and reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that management believes are necessary for the fair presentation of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented.  The information at December 31, 20172018 in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets included in this quarterly report was derived from the audited Consolidated Balance Sheets in Item 8 of the 20172018 Form 10-K.  This quarterly report should be read in conjunction with the 20172018 Form 10-K. 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Some of the more significant estimates and assumptions relate to the Utility’s regulatory assets and liabilities, legal and regulatory contingencies, insurance recoveries, environmental remediation liabilities, AROs, and pension and other post-retirement benefit plans obligations.obligations, and the valuation of pre-petition liabilities.  Management believes that its estimates and assumptions reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are appropriate and reasonable.  A change in management’s estimates or assumptions could result in an adjustment that would have a material impact on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition and results of operations during the period in which such change occurred.

Beginning

Chapter 11 Filing and Going Concern

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared on October 8, 2017, multiple wildfires spread through Northern California, including Napa, Sonoma, Butte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Lake, Nevada,a going concern basis, which contemplates the continuity of operations, the realization of assets and Yuba Counties, as well asthe satisfaction of liabilities in the area surrounding Yuba City (the “Northern California wildfires”).  According to the Cal Fire California Statewide Fire Summary dated October 30, 2017, at the peaknormal course of business. However, as a result of the challenges that are further described below, such realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities are subject to uncertainty. PG&E Corporation and the Utility are facing extraordinary challenges relating to a series of catastrophic wildfires there were 21 major wildfiresthat occurred in Northern California in 2017 and 2018.  See Note 10 below. Uncertainty regarding these matters raises substantial doubt about PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s abilities to continue as going concerns.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility determined that in total, burned over 245,000 acrescommencing reorganization cases under Chapter 11 is necessary to restore PG&E Corporation’s and destroyed an estimated 8,900 structures. The wildfires resulted in 44 fatalities.the Utility’s financial stability to fund ongoing operations and provide safe service to customers. However, there can be no assurance that such proceedings will restore PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial stability.  

Cal Fire issued its determination onOn the causesPetition Date, PG&E Corporation and the Utility filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 in the Bankruptcy Court. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary should PG&E Corporation and the Utility be unable to continue as going concerns. 

Pursuant to Chapter 11, PG&E Corporation and the Utility retain control of 17their assets and are authorized to operate their business as debtors-in-possession while being subject to the jurisdiction of the Northern California wildfires,Bankruptcy Court. While operating as debtors-in-possession under Chapter 11, PG&E Corporation and alleged that eachthe Utility may sell or otherwise dispose of these fires involvedor liquidate assets or settle liabilities, subject to the Utility's equipment. The remaining wildfires remain under Cal Fire’s investigation, including the possible roleapproval of the Bankruptcy Court or as otherwise permitted in the ordinary course of business and subject to restrictions in PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s power linesDIP Credit Agreement (see Note 5 below) and applicable orders of the Bankruptcy Court, for amounts other facilities. Additionally,than those reflected in the Northern California wildfires are under investigationaccompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.  Any such actions occurring during the Chapter 11 Cases confirmed by the CPUC’s SED. See “Northern California Wildfires”Bankruptcy Court could materially impact the amounts and classifications of assets and liabilities reported in PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. (For more information regarding the Chapter 11 Cases, see Note 92 below.)

NOTE 2: BANKRUPTCY FILING

Chapter 11 Proceedings

On January 29, 2019, PG&E Corporation and the Utility filed the Chapter 11 Cases with the Bankruptcy Court. PG&E Corporation and the Utility continue to operate their business as debtors-in-possession under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Bankruptcy Court.

Under the Bankruptcy Code, third-party actions to collect pre-petition indebtedness owed by PG&E Corporation or the Utility, as well as most litigation pending against PG&E Corporation and the Utility (including the third-party matters described in Note 10 below), are subject to an automatic stay. Absent an order of the Bankruptcy Court providing otherwise, substantially all pre-petition liabilities will be administered under a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization to be voted upon by creditors and other stakeholders, and approved by the Bankruptcy Court. However, under the Bankruptcy Code, regulatory or criminal proceedings are generally not subject to an automatic stay, and PG&E Corporation and the Utility expect these proceedings to continue during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases.

Under the priority scheme established by the Bankruptcy Code, certain post-petition and secured or “priority” pre-petition liabilities need to be satisfied before general unsecured creditors and holders of PG&E Corporation's and the Utility’s equity are entitled to receive any distribution. No assurance can be given as to what values, if any, will be ascribed in the Chapter 11 Cases to the claims and interests of each of these constituencies. Additionally, no assurance can be given as to whether, when or in what form unsecured creditors and holders of PG&E Corporation’s or the Utility’s equity may receive a distribution on such claims or interests.

Under the Bankruptcy Code, PG&E Corporation and the Utility may assume, assume and assign, or reject certain executory contracts and unexpired leases, including, without limitation, leases of real property and equipment, subject to the approval of the Bankruptcy Court and to certain other conditions. Any description of an executory contract or unexpired lease in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, or in the 2018 Form 10-K, including, where applicable, the express termination rights thereunder or a quantification of their obligations, must be read in conjunction with, and is qualified by, any overriding rejection rights PG&E Corporation and the Utility have under the Bankruptcy Code.



Significant Bankruptcy Court Actions

On January 31, 2019, the Bankruptcy Court approved, on an interim basis, certain motions (the “First Day Motions”) authorizing, but not directing, PG&E Corporation and the Utility to, among other things, (a) secure $5.5 billion of debtor-in-possession financing; (b) continue to use PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s cash management system; and (c) pay certain pre-petition claims relating to (i) certain safety, reliability, outage, and nuclear facility suppliers; (ii) shippers, warehousemen, and other lien claimants; (iii) taxes; (iv) employee wages, salaries, and other compensation and benefits; and (v) customer programs, including public purpose programs. The First Day Motions were subsequently approved by the Bankruptcy Court on a final basis at hearings on February 27, 2019, March 12, 2019, March 13, 2019, and March 27, 2019.

Debtor-In-Possession Financing

See Note 5 for further discussion of the DIP Facilities, which provide up to $5.5 billion in financing.

Financial Reporting in Reorganization

Effective on the Petition Date, PG&E Corporation and the Utility began to apply accounting standards applicable to reorganizations, which are applicable to companies under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. They require the financial statements for periods subsequent to the Petition Date to distinguish transactions and events that are directly associated with the reorganization from the ongoing operations of the business. Expenses, realized gains and losses, and provisions for losses that are directly associated with reorganization proceedings must be reported separately as reorganization items, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. In addition, the balance sheet must distinguish pre-petition LSTC of PG&E Corporation and the Utility from pre-petition liabilities that are not subject to compromise, post-petition liabilities, and liabilities of the subsidiaries of PG&E Corporation that are not debtors in the Chapter 11 Cases in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. LSTC are pre-petition obligations that are not fully secured and have at least a possibility of not being repaid at the full claim amount. Where there is uncertainty about whether a secured claim will be paid or impaired pursuant to the Chapter 11 Cases, PG&E Corporation and the Utility have classified the entire amount of the claim as LSTC.

Furthermore, the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities are subject to uncertainty. While operating as debtors-in-possession, certain claims against PG&E Corporation and the Utility in existence before the filing of the petitions for relief under the federal bankruptcy laws are stayed while PG&E Corporation and the Utility continue business operations as debtors in possession. These claims are reflected as LSTC in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2019. Additional claims (which could be LSTC) may arise after the Petition Date resulting from rejection of executory contracts, including leases, and from the determination by the Bankruptcy Court (or agreement by parties in interest) of allowed claims for contingencies and other disputed amounts.

PG&E Corporation’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are presented on a consolidated basis and include the accounts of PG&E Corporation and the Utility and other subsidiaries of PG&E Corporation and the Utility that individually and in aggregate are immaterial. Such other subsidiaries did not file for bankruptcy. 

The Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are presented on a consolidated basis and include the accounts of the Utility and other subsidiaries of the Utility that individually and in aggregate are immaterial. Such other subsidiaries did not file for bankruptcy. 

Liabilities Subject to Compromise

As a result of the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, the payment of pre-petition liabilities is generally subject to compromise pursuant to a plan of reorganization. Generally, actions to enforce or otherwise effect payment of pre-petition liabilities are stayed. Although payment of pre-petition claims generally is not permitted, the Bankruptcy Court granted PG&E Corporation and the Utility authority to pay certain pre-petition claims in designated categories and subject to certain terms and conditions. This relief generally was designed to preserve the value of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s business and assets. Among other things, the Bankruptcy Court authorized, but did not require, PG&E Corporation and the Utility to pay certain pre-petition claims relating to employee wages and benefits, taxes, and certain vendors.



As a result of the Chapter 11 Cases, the payment of pre-petition indebtedness is subject to compromise or other treatment under a plan of reorganization. The determination of how liabilities will ultimately be settled or treated cannot be made until the Bankruptcy Court confirms a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization and such plan becomes effective. Accordingly, the ultimate amount of such liabilities is not determinable at this time. GAAP requires pre-petition liabilities that are subject to compromise to be reported at the amounts expected to be allowed by the Bankruptcy Court, even if they may be settled for different amounts. The amounts currently classified as LSTC are preliminary and may be subject to future adjustments depending on Bankruptcy Court actions, further developments with respect to disputed claims, determinations of the secured status of certain claims, the values of any collateral securing such claims, rejection of executory contracts, continued reconciliation or other events.

The following table presents LSTC as reported in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2019:
(in millions)
PG&E Corporation (1)
 Utility PG&E Corporation Consolidated
Financing debt (2)
$650
 $21,811
 $22,461
Wildfire-related claims (3)

 14,212
 14,212
Trade creditors1
 1,850
 1,851
Non-qualified benefit plan122
 17
 139
2001 bankruptcy disputed claims
 221
 221
Customer deposits & advances
 272
 272
Other2
 164
 166
Total Liabilities Subject to Compromise$775
 $38,547
 $39,322
      
(1) PG&E Corporation amounts reflected under the column “PG&E Corporation” exclude the accounts of the Utility.
(2) At March 31, 2019, PG&E Corporation and the Utility had $650 million and $21,526 million in aggregate principal amount of indebtedness, respectively. Utility financing debt also includes $285 million of accrued contractual interest to the Petition Date. See Note 5 for details of pre-petition debt reported as LSTC.
(3) See Note 10 for details of pre-petition wildfire-related claims reported as LSTC.

Reorganization Items, Net

Reorganization items, net represent amounts incurred after the Petition Date as a direct result of the Chapter 11 Cases and are comprised of professional fees and financing costs, net of interest income. Reorganization items also include adjustments to reflect the carrying value of LSTC at their estimated allowed claim amounts, as such adjustments are determined.  Cash paid for reorganization items, net was $17 million and $91 million for PG&E Corporation and the Utility, respectively, during the three months ended March 31, 2019. Reorganization items, net as of March 31, 2019 include the following:
 Post-Petition Period Through March 31, 2019
(in millions)
PG&E Corporation (1)
 Utility PG&E Corporation Consolidated
Debtor-in-possession financing costs17
 97
 114
Legal and other$1
 $23
 $24
Interest income(2) (9) (11)
Total reorganization items, net$16
 $111
 $127
      
(1) PG&E Corporation amounts reflected under the column “PG&E Corporation” exclude the accounts of the Utility.

Contractual Interest on Debt Subject to Compromise

Effective as of the Petition Date, PG&E Corporation and the Utility ceased recording interest expense on outstanding pre-petition debt. Contractual interest expense represents amounts due under the contractual terms of outstanding pre-petition debt. From the Petition Date through March 31, 2019, contractual interest expense of $166 million related to LSTC has not been recorded in the financial statements. Additionally, the portion of authorized revenues from the Petition Date through March 31, 2019 related to interest expense on pre-petition debt has been deferred as a non-current regulatory liability.



Resolution of Remaining 2001 Chapter 11 Disputed Claims

Various electricity suppliers filed claims in the Utility’s 2001 prior proceeding filed under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code seeking payment for energy supplied to the Utility’s customers between May 2000 and June 2001.  While the FERC and judicial proceedings are pending, the Utility pursued settlements with electricity suppliers and entered into a number of settlement agreements with various electricity suppliers to resolve some of these disputed claims and to resolve the Utility’s refund claims against these electricity suppliers. Under these settlement agreements, amounts payable by the parties, in some instances, would be subject to adjustment based on the outcome of the various refund offset and interest issues being considered by the FERC. Generally, any net refunds, claim offsets, or other credits that the Utility receives from electricity suppliers either through settlement or through the conclusion of the various FERC and judicial proceedings are refunded to customers through rates in future periods.

The Utility’s obligations with respect to such claims (all of which arose prior to the initiation of the Utility’s pending Chapter 11 Case on January 29, 2019), including pursuant to any prior settlements relating thereto, are expected to be determined through the proceedings of the Chapter 11 Cases.

NOTE 2:3: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

For a summary of the significant accounting policies used by PG&E Corporation and the Utility, see Note 2 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements above and Note 2 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 20172018 Form 10-K.

Variable Interest Entities

A VIE is an entity that does not have sufficient equity at risk to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties, or whose equity investors lack any characteristics of a controlling financial interest.  An enterprise that has a controlling financial interest in a VIE is a primary beneficiary and is required to consolidate the VIE. 



Some of the counterparties to the Utility’s power purchase agreements are considered VIEs.  Each of these VIEs was designed to own a power plant that would generate electricity for sale to the Utility.  To determine whether the Utility has a controlling interest or was the primary beneficiary of any of these VIEs at September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, the Utility assessed whether it absorbs any of the VIE’s expected losses or receives any portion of the VIE’s expected residual returns under the terms of the power purchase agreement, analyzed the variability in the VIE’s gross margin, and considered whether it had any decision-making rights associated with the activities that are most significant to the VIE’s performance, such as dispatch rights and operating and maintenance activities.  The Utility’s financial obligation is limited to the amount the Utility pays for delivered electricity and capacity.  The Utility did not have any decision-making rights associated with any of the activities that are most significant to the economic performance of any of these VIEs.  Since the Utility was not the primary beneficiary of any of these VIEs at September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, it did not consolidate any of them.

Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits

PG&E Corporation and the Utility sponsor a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan and cash balance plan.  Both plans are included in “Pension Benefits” below.  Post-retirement medical and life insurance plans are included in “Other Benefits” below.



The net periodic benefit costs reflected in PG&E Corporation’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018 and 2017 were as follows:
 Pension Benefits Other Benefits
 Three Months Ended September 30,
(in millions)2018 2017 2018 2017
Service cost for benefits earned (1)
$128
 $118
 $16
 $14
Interest cost171
 178
 17
 20
Expected return on plan assets(255) (193) (33) (24)
Amortization of prior service cost(1) (1) 4
 4
Amortization of net actuarial loss1
 6
 (1) 1
Net periodic benefit cost44
 108
 3
 15
Regulatory account transfer (2)
41
 (23) 
 
Total$85
 $85
 $3
 $15
        
(1) A portion of service costs are capitalized pursuant to ASU 2017-07.
(2) The Utility recorded these amounts to a regulatory account since they are probable of recovery from, or refund to, customers in future rates
Pension Benefits Other BenefitsPension Benefits Other Benefits
Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)2018 2017 2018 20172019 2018 2019 2018
Service cost for benefits earned (1)
$385
 $354
 $49
 $44
$111
 $128
 $14
 $16
Interest cost515
 535
 52
 58
189
 172
 19
 17
Expected return on plan assets(766) (578) (98) (73)(227) (255) (31) (33)
Amortization of prior service cost(4) (5) 11
 12
(1) (1) 4
 4
Amortization of net actuarial loss4
 17
 (4) 3
1
 1
 (1) (1)
Net periodic benefit cost134
 323
 10
 44
73
 45
 5
 3
Regulatory account transfer (2)
118
 (69) 
 
10
 39
 
 
Total$252
 $254
 $10
 $44
$83
 $84
 $5
 $3
              
(1) A portion of service costs are capitalized pursuant to ASU 2017-07.
(2) The Utility recorded these amounts to a regulatory account since they are probable of recovery from, or refund to, customers in future rates

Non-service costs are reflected in Other income, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Service costs are reflected in Operating and maintenance on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

There was no material difference between PG&E Corporation and the Utility for the information disclosed above.


On February 27, 2019, PG&E Corporation and the Utility received final approval from the Bankruptcy Court to maintain existing pension and other benefit plans during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases.

Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The changes, net of income tax, in PG&E Corporation’s accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are summarized below:
 Pension
Benefits
 Other
Benefits
 Total
(in millions, net of income tax)Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
Beginning balance$(30) $17
 $(13)
Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive income:     
Amortization of prior service cost (net of taxes of $0 and $1, respectively) (1)
(1) 3
 2
Amortization of net actuarial loss (net of taxes of $0 and $0, respectively) (1)
1
 (1) 
Regulatory account transfer (net of taxes of $0 and $1, respectively) (1)
1
 (2) (1)
Net current period other comprehensive gain (loss)1
 
 1
Ending balance$(29) $17
 $(12)
      
(1) These components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other post-retirement benefit costs.  (See the “Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits” table above for additional details.)

 Pension Benefits Other
Benefits
 Total
(in millions, net of income tax)Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
Beginning balance$(25) $17
 $(8)
Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive income: (1)
     
Amortization of prior service cost (net of taxes of $0 and $2, respectively)(1) 2
 1
Amortization of net actuarial loss (net of taxes of $2 and $0, respectively)4
 1
 5
Regulatory account transfer (net of taxes of $2 and $2, respectively)(3) (3) (6)
Net current period other comprehensive gain (loss)
 
 
Ending balance$(25) $17
 $(8)
      
(1) These components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other post-retirement benefit costs.  (See the “Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits” table above for additional details.)

Pension Benefits Other Benefits TotalPension
Benefits
 Other
Benefits
 Total
(in millions, net of income tax)Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
Beginning balance$(25) $17
 $(8)$(21) $17
 $(4)
Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive income:
          
Amortization of prior service cost (net of taxes of $1 and $3, respectively) (1)
(3) 8
 5
Amortization of net actuarial loss (net of taxes of $1 and $1, respectively) (1)
3
 (3) 
Regulatory account transfer (net of taxes of $0 and $2, respectively) (1)
1
 (5) (4)
Reclassification of stranded income tax to retained earnings(5) 
 (5)
Amortization of prior service cost (net of taxes of $0 and $1, respectively) (1)
(1) 3
 2
Amortization of net actuarial loss (net of taxes of $0 and $0, respectively) (1)
1
 (1) 
Regulatory account transfer (net of taxes of $0 and $1, respectively) (1)

 (2) (2)
Net current period other comprehensive gain (loss)$(4) $
 $(4)
 
 
Ending balance(29) 17
 (12)$(21) $17
 $(4)
          
(1) These components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other post-retirement benefit costs.  (See the “Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits” table above for additional details.)



Pension Benefits Other Benefits TotalPension Benefits Other
Benefits
 Total
(in millions, net of income tax)Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
Beginning balance$(25) $16
 $(9)$(25) $17
 $(8)
Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive income: (1)
          
Amortization of prior service cost (net of taxes of $2 and $5, respectively)(3) 7
 4
Amortization of net actuarial loss (net of taxes of $7 and $1, respectively)10
 2
 12
Regulatory account transfer (net of taxes of $5 and $6, respectively)(7) (8) (15)
Amortization of prior service cost (net of taxes of $0 and $1, respectively)(1) 3
 2
Amortization of net actuarial loss (net of taxes of $0 and $0, respectively)1
 (1) 
Regulatory account transfer (net of taxes of $0 and $1, respectively)
 (2) (2)
Reclassification of stranded income tax to retained earnings (net of taxes of $0 and $0, respectively)(5) 
 (5)
Net current period other comprehensive gain (loss)$
 $1
 $1
(5) 
 (5)
Ending balance(25) 17
 (8)$(30) $17
 $(13)
          
(1) These components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other post-retirement benefit costs.  (See the “Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits” table above for additional details.)

There was no material difference between PG&E Corporation and the Utility for the information disclosed above.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

Revenue Recognition Standard

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-9, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which amends the previous revenue recognition guidance.  The objective of the new standard is to provide a single, comprehensive revenue recognition model for all contracts with customers to improve comparability across entities, industries, jurisdictions, and capital markets and to provide more useful information to users of financial statements through improved and expanded disclosure requirements.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility applied the requirements using the modified retrospective method when the ASU became effective on January 1, 2018. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of the adoption date or for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018. A majority of the Utility’s revenue from contracts with customers continues to be recognized on a monthly basis based on applicable tariffs and customers' monthly consumption. Such revenue is recognized using the invoice practical expedient which allows an entity to recognize revenue in the amount that directly corresponds to the value transferred to the customer.

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

The Utility recognizes revenues when electricity and natural gas services are delivered.  The Utility records unbilled revenues for the estimated amount of energy delivered to customers but not yet billed at the end of the period.  Unbilled revenues are included in accounts receivable on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.  Rates charged to customers are based on CPUC and FERC authorized revenue requirements. Revenues can vary significantly from period to period because of seasonality, weather, and customer usage patterns.

The FERC authorizes the Utility’s revenue requirements in periodic TO rate cases.  The Utility’s ability to recover revenue requirements authorized by the FERC is dependent on the volume of the Utility’s electricity sales, and revenue is recognized only for amounts billed and unbilled, net of revenues subject to refund.



Regulatory Balancing Account Revenue

The CPUC authorizes most of the Utility’s revenues in the Utility’s GRC and its GT&S rate cases, which generally occur every three or four years.  The Utility’s ability to recover revenue requirements authorized by the CPUC in these rate cases is independent, or “decoupled,” from the volume of the Utility’s sales of electricity and natural gas services.  The Utility recognizes revenues that have been authorized for rate recovery, are objectively determinable and probable of recovery, and are expected to be collected within 24 months.  Generally, electric and natural gas operating revenue is recognized ratably over the year.  The Utility records a balancing account asset or liability for differences between customer billings and authorized revenue requirements that are probable of recovery or refund. 

The CPUC also has authorized the Utility to collect additional revenue requirements to recover costs that the Utility has been authorized to pass on to customers, including costs to purchase electricity and natural gas, and to fund public purpose, demand response, and customer energy efficiency programs.  In general, the revenue recognition criteria for pass-through costs billed to customers are met at the time the costs are incurred. The Utility records a regulatory balancing account asset or liability for differences between incurred costs and customer billings or authorized revenue meant to recover those costs, to the extent that these differences are probable of recovery or refund. As a result, these differences have no impact on net income.



The following table presents the Utility’s revenues disaggregated by type of customer:
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 Nine Months Ended September 30, 20182019 2018
Electric      
Revenue from contracts with customers      
Residential$1,649
 $4,023
$1,288
 $1,336
Commercial1,430
 3,737
953
 1,073
Industrial448
 1,126
293
 324
Agricultural523
 966
86
 125
Public street and highway lighting18
 55
17
 20
Other (1)
(273) (388)(309) (201)
Total revenue from contracts with customers - electric3,795
 9,519
2,328
 2,677
Regulatory balancing accounts (2)
(328) 211
464
 274
Total electric operating revenue$3,467
 $9,730
$2,792
 $2,951
      
Natural gas      
Revenue from contracts with customers      
Residential$242
 $1,652
$1,171
 $958
Commercial87
 402
240
 196
Transportation service only287
 847
382
 297
Other (1)
30
 (149)(75) (52)
Total revenue from contracts with customers - gas646
 2,752
1,718
 1,399
Regulatory balancing accounts (2)
269
 190
(499) (294)
Total natural gas operating revenue915
 2,942
1,219
 1,105
Total operating revenues$4,382
 $12,672
$4,011
 $4,056
      
(1) This activity is primarily related to the change in unbilled revenue, partially offset by other miscellaneous revenue items.
(2) These amounts represent revenues authorized to be billed or refunded to customers.

Presentation of Net Periodic Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit Costs

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, Compensation – Retirement Benefits (Topic 715), which amends the guidance relating to the presentation of net periodic pension cost and net periodic other post-retirement benefit costs.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility applied the requirements when the ASU became effective on January 1, 2018.



On a retrospective basis, the amendment requires an employer to separate the service cost component from the other components of net benefit cost and provides explicit guidance on how to present the service cost component and other components in the income statement.  As a result, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for PG&E Corporation and the Utility were restated. This change resulted in increases to Operating and maintenance expenses and Other income, net, of $13 million and $14 million for PG&E Corporation and the Utility, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and $39 million and $41 million for PG&E Corporation and the Utility, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

On a prospective basis, the ASU limits the component of net benefit cost eligible to be capitalized to service costs. The FERC has allowed and the Utility has made a one-time election to adopt the new FASB guidance for regulatory filing purposes.  In January 2018, the CPUC approved modifications to the Utility’s calculation for pension-related revenue requirements to allow for capitalization of only the service cost component determined by a plan’s actuary. The capitalization of service costs only results in higher rate base and a reduction in the Utility’s 2018 revenues.  The changes in capitalization of retirement benefits did not have a material impact on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, which amends the guidance relating to the recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments.  The amendments require equity investments (excluding those accounted for under the equity method or those that result in consolidation) to be measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in net income.  The majority of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s investments are held in the nuclear decommissioning trusts and gains or losses are refundable or recoverable, respectively, from customers through rates, therefore gains and losses are deferred and recognized as regulatory assets or liabilities.  The ASU became effective for PG&E Corporation and the Utility on January 1, 2018 and did not have a material impact on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.

Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-02, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. The amendments in this update allow a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Act. When amounts are reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income, PG&E Corporation and the Utility recognize the related income tax expense at the tax rate in effect at that time. The ASU is effective for PG&E Corporation and the Utility on January 1, 2019, and early adoption is permitted. PG&E Corporation and the Utility early adopted this ASU on January 1, 2018, resulting in an immaterial reclassification.

AccountingRecently Adopted Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Adopted

Recognition of Lease Assets and Liabilities

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which amends the guidance relating to the definition of a lease, the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet, and the disclosure of key information about leasing arrangements.  Under the new standard, all lessees must recognize ana ROU asset, reflecting the right to use the underlying asset for the lease term, and a lease liability, reflecting the obligation to make lease payments, on the balance sheet. Operating leases were previously not recognized on the balance sheet.  The ASU will be effective for PG&E Corporation and the Utility adopted the ASU on January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted.2019.

PG&E Corporation and the Utility intend to electelected certain practical expedients and will carry forward historical conclusions related to (1) contracts that contain leases, (2) existing lease and easement classification, and (3) initial direct costs. After adoption of the new standard, the Corporation and Utility elected to not separate lease and non-lease components. Additionally, PG&E Corporation and the Utility dohave elected not intend to restate comparative periods upon adoption.



PG&E Corporation and the Utility plan to adopt this guidance indetermine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. As most of the first quarter of 2019. PG&E Corporation andleases do not provide implicit discount rates, the Utility expect this standarduses an estimate of its incremental secured borrowing rates based on observed market data and other information available at the lease commencement date. The ROU assets and lease liabilities include only fixed lease payments, and leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. Lease terms will only include options to increaseextend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Utility will exercise such options. The Utility recognizes lease expense in conformity with ratemaking.



Operating leases are included in operating lease ROU assets and current and noncurrent operating lease liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance SheetsSheets. Finance leases are included in property, plant, and do not expect the guidance will have a material impactequipment, other current liabilities, and other noncurrent liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, StatementsBalance Sheets. Financing leases were immaterial for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

Cash payments arising from operating leases were $335 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and are presented within operating activities on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash FlowsFlows. Cash payments for the principal portion of the financing lease liability will continue to be presented within financing activities. Variable lease payments, if any, not included in the financing lease liability, if any, are presented within operating activities. On January 1, 2019, PG&E Corporation and the Utility recorded ROU assets and lease liabilities of $2.8 billion, representing the net present value of fixed lease payments and excluding any variable lease payments. This amount is presented within the supplemental disclosures of noncash activities for the three months ended, March 31, 2019.

The majority of the Utility’s ROU assets and lease liabilities relate to various power purchase agreements. These power purchase agreements primarily consist of generation plants leased to meet customer demand plus applicable reserve margins, for terms between 5 years and 20 years. PG&E Corporation and the Utility have also recorded ROU assets and lease liabilities related disclosures.to property and land leases.

At March 31, 2019, the Utility’s operating leases had a weighted average remaining lease term of 6.3 years and a weighted average discount rate of 6.11%.

The following table shows the lease expense recognized for the fixed and variable component of the Utility’s lease obligations:
(in millions)Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
Operating lease fixed cost$122
Operating lease variable cost309
Total operating lease costs$431
The following table shows the Utility’s future expected operating lease payments:
(in millions)March 31, 2019
2019$686
2020669
2021616
2022523
2023195
Thereafter672
  Total lease payments3,361
Less imputed interest(633)
  Total$2,728

The following table shows the Utility’s future expected obligations for power purchase and other lease commitments:
(in millions)December 31, 2018
2019$684
2020677
2021621
2022546
2023252
Thereafter581
  Total lease commitments$3,361



Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Adopted

Fair Value Measurement

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurements, which amends the existing guidance relating to the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The ASU will be effective for PG&E Corporation and the Utility on January 1, 2020 with early adoption permitted. PG&E Corporation and the Utility are currently evaluating the impact the guidance will have on their Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.

Intangibles-Goodwill and Other

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer'sCustomer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract. This ASU will be effective for PG&E Corporation and the Utility on January 1, 2020 with early adoption permitted. PG&E Corporation and the Utility are currently evaluating the impact the guidance will have on their Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.



NOTE 3:4: REGULATORY ASSETS, LIABILITIES, AND BALANCING ACCOUNTS

Regulatory Assets and Liabilities

Long-Term Regulatory Assets

Long-term regulatory assets are comprised of the following:
Asset Balance atAsset Balance at
(in millions)September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
Pension benefits(1)$1,837
 $1,954
$1,938
 $1,947
Environmental compliance costs851
 837
932
 1,013
Utility retained generation(2)285
 319
262
 274
Price risk management67
 65
65
 90
Unamortized loss, net of gain, on reacquired debt(3)80
 79
237
 76
Catastrophic event memorandum account (1)(4)
760
 274
865
 790
Wildfire expense memorandum account (2)(5)
77
 
111
 94
Fire hazard prevention memorandum account (3)(6)
65
 1
329
 263
Other407
 264
412
 417
Total long-term regulatory assets$4,429
 $3,793
$5,151
 $4,964
      
(1) Represents costs related to certain catastrophic events thatPayments into the pension and other benefits plans are based on annual contribution requirements. As these annual requirements continue indefinitely into the future, the Utility believes are probable of recovery. For more information, see Note 9 below.expects to continuously recover pension benefits.
(2) RepresentsIn connection with the settlement agreement entered into among PG&E Corporation, the Utility, and the CPUC in 2003 to resolve the Utility’s 2001 proceeding under Chapter 11, the CPUC authorized the Utility to recover $1.2 billion of costs related to insurance premiums that the Utility believesUtility’s retained generation assets.  The individual components of these regulatory assets are probablebeing amortized over the respective lives of recovery. For more information, see Note 9 below.the underlying generation facilities, consistent with the period over which the related revenues are recognized. 
(3) RepresentsIncludes the accelerated amortization of premiums and debt issuance costs relatedon pre-petition debt.
(4) Includes costs of responding to catastrophic events that have been declared a disaster or state of emergency by competent federal or state authorities. Recovery of CEMA costs are subject to CPUC review and approval.
(5) Includes specific incremental wildfire prevention vegetation management workliability costs the CPUC approved for tracking in June 2018. Recovery of WEMA costs are subject to CPUC review and approval.
(6) Includes costs associated with the implementation of regulations and requirements adopted to protect the public from potential fire hazards associated with overhead power line facilities and nearby aerial communication facilities that have not been previously authorized in another proceeding. Recovery of FHPMA costs are subject to CPUC review and approval.

Current Regulatory Liabilities

Current regulatory liabilities are primarily comprised of the Utility believes are probablecurrent portion of recovery.the tax reform adjustment recorded as a result of the Tax Act.



Long-Term Regulatory Liabilities

Long-term regulatory liabilities are comprised of the following:
Liability Balance atLiability Balance at
(in millions)September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
Cost of removal obligations(1)$5,888
 $5,547
$6,134
 $5,981
Deferred income taxes(2)437
 1,021
142
 283
Recoveries in excess of AROs(3)489
 624
471
 356
Public purpose programs(4)660
 590
758
 674
Retirement Plan (5)
422
 421
Other1,133
 897
945
 824
Total long-term regulatory liabilities$8,607
 $8,679
$8,872
 $8,539
   
(1) Represents the cumulative differences between asset removal costs recorded and amounts collected in rates for expected asset removal costs.
(2) Represents the net of amounts owed to customers for deferred taxes collected at higher rates before the Tax Act and amounts owed to the Utility for reversal of deferred taxes subject to flow-through treatment.
(3) Represents the cumulative differences between ARO expenses and amounts collected in rates.  Decommissioning costs related to the Utility’s nuclear facilities are recovered through rates and are placed in nuclear decommissioning trusts.  This regulatory liability also represents the deferral of realized and unrealized gains and losses on these nuclear decommissioning trust investments.  (See Note 9 below.)
(4) Represents amounts received from customers designated for public purpose program costs expected to be incurred beyond the next 12 months, primarily related to energy efficiency programs.
(5) Represents cumulative differences between incurred costs and amounts collected in rates for Post-Retirement Medical, Post-Retirement Life and Long Term Disability Plans.

For more information, see Note 3 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 20172018 Form 10-K.




Regulatory Balancing Accounts

Current regulatory balancing accounts receivable and payable are comprised of the following:
Receivable Balance atReceivable Balance at
(in millions)September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
Electric distribution$31
 $
$449
 $160
Electric transmission109
 139
128
 128
Utility generation357
 79
Gas distribution and transmission624
 486
70
 462
Energy procurement131
 71
137
 168
Public purpose programs120
 103
76
 111
Other311
 423
280
 327
Total regulatory balancing accounts receivable$1,326
 $1,222
$1,497
 $1,435

Payable Balance atPayable Balance at
(in millions)September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
Electric distribution$
 $72
Electric transmission132
 120
146
 134
Utility generation70
 14
Gas distribution and transmission9
 
51
 9
Energy procurement69
 149
223
 59
Public purpose programs588
 452
600
 587
Other362
 313
325
 287
Total regulatory balancing accounts payable$1,230
 $1,120
$1,345
 $1,076

For more information, see Note 3 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 20172018 Form 10-K.



NOTE 5 4:: DEBT

Debtor-In-Possession Facilities

In connection with the Chapter 11 Cases, PG&E Corporation and the Utility entered into the DIP Credit Agreement, among the Utility, as borrower, PG&E Corporation, as guarantor, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, Citibank, N.A., as collateral agent, and the lenders and issuing banks party thereto (together with such other financial institutions from time to time party thereto, the “DIP Lenders”). The DIP Credit Agreement provides for $5.5 billion in senior secured superpriority debtor in possession credit facilities in the form of (i) a revolving credit facility in an aggregate amount of $3.5 billion (the “DIP Revolving Credit Facility”), including a $1.5 billion letter of credit subfacility, (ii) a term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $1.5 billion (the “DIP Initial Term Loan Facility”) and (iii) a delayed draw term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $500 million (the “DIP Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility”, together with the DIP Revolving Facility and the DIP Initial Term Loan Facility, the “DIP Facilities”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein.

On the Petition Date, PG&E Corporation and the Utility filed a motion seeking, among other things, interim and final approval of the DIP Facilities, which motion was granted on an interim basis by the Bankruptcy Court following a hearing on January 31, 2019. As a result of the Bankruptcy Court’s interim approval of the DIP Facilities and Commercial Paper Programthe satisfaction of the other conditions thereof, the DIP Credit Agreement became effective on February 1, 2019 and a portion of the DIP Revolving Facility in the amount of $1.5 billion (including $750 million of the letter of credit subfacility) was made available to the Utility. On March 27, 2019, the Bankruptcy Court approved the DIP Facilities on a final basis, authorizing the Utility to borrow up to the remainder of the DIP Revolving Facility (including the remainder of the $1.5 billion letter of credit subfacility), the DIP Initial Term Loan Facility and the DIP Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility, in each case subject to the terms and conditions of the DIP Credit Agreement.

Borrowings under the DIP Facilities are senior secured obligations of the Utility, secured by substantially all of the Utility’s assets and entitled to superpriority administrative expense claim status in the Utility’s Chapter 11 Case. The Utility’s obligations under the DIP Facilities are guaranteed by PG&E Corporation, and such guarantee is a senior secured obligation of PG&E Corporation, secured by substantially all of PG&E Corporation’s assets and entitled to superpriority administrative expense claim status in PG&E Corporation’s Chapter 11 Case.

On February 1, 2019, the Utility borrowed $350 million under the DIP Revolving Facility. On April 3, 2019, following the Bankruptcy Court’s final approval of the DIP Facilities, the Utility borrowed $1.5 billion under the DIP Initial Term Loan Facility and repaid the $350 million outstanding under the DIP Revolving Facility.

The commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases constituted an event of default or termination event with respect to, and caused an automatic and immediate acceleration of the debt outstanding under or in respect of, certain instruments and agreements relating to direct financial obligations of PG&E Corporation and the Utility (the “Accelerated Direct Financial Obligations”). However, any efforts to enforce such payment obligations are automatically stayed as of the Petition Date, and are subject to the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Bankruptcy Court. The material Accelerated Direct Financial Obligations include the Utility’s outstanding senior notes, agreements in respect of certain series of pollution control bonds, and PG&E Corporation’s term loan facility, as well as short-term borrowings under PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s revolving credit facilities and the Utility’s term loan facility. For more information, see Note 15 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 2018 Form 10-K.

Debtor-in-Possession Financing

The following table summarizes the Utility’s outstanding borrowings and availability under the DIP Facilities at March 31, 2019:
(in millions)
Termination
Date
 Limit  Letters of Credit Outstanding Borrowings Against DIP Revolving Facility Availability
DIP FacilitiesDecember 2020(1)$1,500
(2) $131
 $350
 $1,019
           
(1) May be extended to December 2021, subject to satisfaction of certain terms and conditions, including payment of a 25 basis point extension fee.
(2) On March 27, 2019, the Bankruptcy Court approved the DIP Facilities in full, but the conditions precedent to the full availability of the DIP Facilities were not satisfied until April 3, 2019. Accordingly, the amounts set forth in this table are based on the interim availability under the DIP Revolving Facility of $1.5 billion.



As of March 31, 2019, PG&E Corporation and the Utility each had no commercial paper borrowings outstanding. PG&E Corporation and the Utility do not expect to be able to access the commercial paper market for the duration of the Chapter 11 Cases.

Debt

The following table summarizes PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s outstanding borrowings under their revolving credit facilities and commercial paper programs at September 30, 2018:
debt subject to compromise:
  Balance at,
(in millions)Termination Date 
Facility
Limit
 
Letters of
Credit
Outstanding
 Borrowings 
Facility
Availability
 Contractual Interest Rates March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
Debt Subject to Compromise (1)
    
PG&E CorporationApril 2022 $300
(1) 
$
 $
 $300
    
Borrowings under Pre-Petition Credit Facilities    
PG&E Corporation Revolving Credit Facilities - Stated Maturity: 2022 
 variable rate(2)
 $300
 $300
Other borrowings:    
Term Loan - Stated Maturity: 2020 
 variable rate(3)
 350
 350
Total PG&E Corporation Debt Subject to Compromise 650
 650
    
UtilityApril 2022 3,000
(2) 
87
 
 2,913
    
Total revolving credit facilities  $3,300
 $87
 $
 $3,213
Senior Notes - Stated Maturity: 
  
2020 3.50% 800
 800
2021 3.25% to 4.25% 550
 550
2022 2.45% 400
 400
2023 3.25% to 4.25% 1,175
 1,175
2024 through 2046 2.95% to 6.35% 14,600
 14,600
Unamortized discount, net or premium and debt issuance costs 
 (178)
Total Senior notes, net of premium and debt issuance costs 17,525
 17,347
Pollution Control Bonds - Stated Maturity:    
Series 2008 F and 2010 E, due 2026 (4)
 1.75% 100
 100
Series 2009 A-B, due 2026 (5)
 
variable rate (6)
 149
 149
Series 1996 C, E, F, 1997 B due 2026 (5)
 
variable rate (7)
 614
 614
Total pollution control bonds 863
 863
Borrowings under Pre-Petition Credit Facilities    
Utility Revolving Credit Facilities - Stated Maturity: 2022 (8)
 
 variable rate(9)
 2,965
 2,965
Other borrowings:    
Term Loan - Stated Maturity: 2019 
 variable rate(10)
 250
 250
Total Borrowings under Pre-Petition Credit Facility Subject to Compromise 3,215
 3,215
Total Utility Debt Subject to Compromise 21,603
 21,425
Total PG&E Corporation Consolidated Debt Subject to Compromise $22,253
 $22,075
            
(1)LSTC must be reported at the amounts expected to be allowed by the Bankruptcy Court. The carrying value of the debt subject to compromise will be adjusted as claims are approved. As of March 31, 2019, PG&E Corporation and the Utility wrote off $178 million of unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discount to present the debt subject to compromise at the outstanding face value. The write-offs are included within long-term regulatory assets in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. See Notes 2 and 4 for further details.
(2) At March 31, 2019, the contractual LIBOR-based interest rate on loans were 3.97%.
(3) IncludesAt March 31, 2019, the contractual LIBOR-based interest rate on the term loan was 3.71%.
(4) Pollution Control Bonds series 2008F and 2010E were reissued in June 2017.  Although the stated maturity date for both series is 2026, these bonds have a $50 million lender commitment tomandatory redemption date of May 31, 2022.


(5) Each series of these bonds is supported by a separate direct-pay letter of credit. Following the Utility’s Chapter 11 filing, investors in these bonds drew on the letter of credit sublimit andfacilities. The letter of credit facility supporting the Series 2009 A-B bonds has a $100 million commitment for swingline loans defined as loans that are made available on a same-day basis and are repayable in full within 7 days.
(2) Includes a $500 million lender commitment tomaturity date of June 5, 2019. In December 2015, the maturity dates of the letter of credit sublimit and a $75 million commitment for swingline loans.

Other Short-term Borrowings

In February 2018,facilities supporting the Utility’s $250 million floating rate unsecured term loan, issued in February 2017, matured and was repaid. Additionally, in February 2018, the Utility entered into a $250 million floating rate unsecured term loan that will mature on February 22, 2019.  The proceeds were used for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of a portion of the Utility’s outstanding commercial paper.



Long-term Debt Issuances and Redemptions

During the first quarter of 2018, the Utility satisfied and discharged its remaining obligation of $400 million aggregate principal amount of the 8.25% Senior Notes due October 15, 2018.

In April 2018, PG&E Corporation entered into a $350 million floating rate unsecured term loan. The term loan will mature on April 16, 2020, unless extended by PG&E Corporation pursuant to the terms of the term loan agreement. The proceeds were used for general corporate purposes, including the early redemption of PG&E Corporation’s outstanding $350 million principal amount of 2.40% Senior Notes due March 1, 2019. On April 26, 2018, PG&E Corporation completed the early redemption of these bonds, which satisfied and discharged its remaining obligation of $350 million.

In August 2018, the Utility issued $500 million principal amount of 4.25% Senior Notes due August 1, 2023 and $300 million principal amount of 4.65% Senior Notes due August 1, 2028. The proceeds will be used to repay $500 million floating rate Senior Notes due November 28, 2018, to repay a $250 million term loan maturing on February 22, 2019 and for general corporate purposes.

Variable Rate Interest

At September 30, 2018, the interest rates on the $614 million principal amount of pollution control bonds Series 1996 C, E, F, and 1997 B andbonds were extended to December 1, 2020. Although the stated maturity date of these bonds is 2026, each series will remain outstanding only if the Utility extends or replaces the letter of credit related loan agreementsto the series or otherwise obtains consent from the issuer to the continuation of the series without a credit facility.
(6) At March 31, 2019, the contractual interest rate on the letter of credit facility supporting these bonds was 4.13%.
(7) At March 31, 2019, the contractual interest rate on the letter of credit facility supporting these bonds ranged from 1.55%4.13% to 1.68%4.47%.
(8) Also includes $80 million in letters of credit.
(9) At September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, the contractual LIBOR-based interest rates onrate was 3.67%.
(10) At March 31, 2019, the $149 million principal amount of pollution control bonds Series 2009 A and B, and the related loan agreements, were 1.60%contractual LIBOR-based interest rate was 3.09%.

NOTE 5:6: EQUITY

PG&E Corporation’s changes in equity for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and the2018 were as follows:
(in millions, except share amounts)
Common
Stock
Shares
 
Common
Stock
Amount
 
Reinvested
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
(Loss)
 
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
 
Non
controlling
Interest -
Preferred
Stock of
Subsidiary
 
Total
Equity
Balance at December 31, 2018520,338,710
 $12,910
 $(250) $(9) $12,651
 $252
 $12,903
Net income (loss)
 
 136
 
 136
 
 136
Other comprehensive loss
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock issued, net8,871,568
 85
 
 
 85
 
 85
Stock-based compensation amortization
 5
 
 
 5
 
 5
Balance at March 31, 2019529,210,278
 $13,000
 $(114) $(9) $12,877
 $252
 $13,129
(in millions, except share amounts)
Common
Stock
Shares
 
Common
Stock
Amount
 
Reinvested
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
(Loss)
 
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
 
Non
controlling
Interest -
Preferred
Stock of
Subsidiary
 
Total
Equity
Balance at December 31, 2017514,775,845
 $12,632
 $6,596
 $(8) $19,220
 $252
 $19,472
Net income
 
 445
 
 445
 
 445
Other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock issued, net1,248,112
 35
 
 
 35
 
 35
Stock-based compensation amortization
 34
 
 
 34
 
 34
Preferred stock dividend requirement of
    subsidiary

 
 (3) 
 (3) 
 (3)
Balance at March 31, 2018516,023,957
 $12,701
 $7,038
 $(8) $19,731
 $252
 $19,983

The Utility’s changes in equity for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
 PG&E Corporation Utility
(in millions)
Total
Equity
 
Total
Shareholders' Equity
Balance at December 31, 2017$19,472
 $19,747
Comprehensive income33
 48
Common stock issued137
 
Share-based compensation64
 
Preferred stock dividend requirement
 (10)
Preferred stock dividend requirement of subsidiary(10) 
Balance at September 30, 2018$19,696
 $19,785
(in millions)
Preferred
Stock
 Common
Stock
Amount
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Reinvested
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
Balance at December 31, 2018$258
 $1,322
 $8,550
 $2,826
 $(1) $12,955
Net income (loss)
 
 
 133
 
 133
Other comprehensive loss
 
 
 
 
 
Equity contribution
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock dividend
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at March 31, 2019$258
 $1,322
 $8,550
 $2,959
 $(1) $13,088


(in millions)
Preferred
Stock
 Common
Stock
Amount
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Reinvested
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
Balance at December 31, 2017258
 1,322
 8,505
 9,656
 6
 $19,747
Net income
 
 
 452
 
 452
Other comprehensive income
 
 
 2
 (2) 
Equity contribution
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock dividend
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock dividend
 
 
 (3) 
 (3)
Balance at March 31, 2018$258
 $1,322
 $8,505
 $10,107
 $4
 $20,196

There were no issuances under the PG&E Corporation February 2017 equity distribution agreement for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018.  As of September 30, 2018, the remaining amount available under this agreement was $246.3 million.March 31, 2019.

PG&E Corporation issued common stock under the PG&E Corporation 401(k) plan and share-based compensation plans.  During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018, 3.6March 31, 2019, 8.9 million shares were issued for cash proceeds of $136.7$85 million under these plans. Beginning January 1, 2019 PG&E Corporation changed its default matching contributions under its 401(k) plan from PG&E Corporation common stock to cash. Beginning in March 2019, at PG&E Corporation’s directive, the 401(k) plan trustee began purchasing new shares in the PG&E Corporation common stock fund on the open market rather than directly from PG&E Corporation.

Dividends

On December 20, 2017, the Boards of Directors of PG&E Corporation and the Utility suspended quarterly cash dividends on both PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s common stock, beginning the fourth quarter of 2017, as well as the Utility’s preferred stock, beginning the three-month period ending January 31, 2018, due to the uncertainty related to the causes of and potential liabilities associated with the Northern California wildfires. See Wildfire-related contingencies in Note 10 below.

The dividends declared per share onDIP Credit Agreement includes usual and customary covenants for debtor-in-possession loan agreements of this type, including covenants limiting PG&E Corporation's common stock were $0Corporation’s and $0.53, for the three months ended September 30, 2018Utility’s ability to, among other things, declare and 2017, respectively,pay any dividend or make any other distributions with respect to any of their capital stock. Also, on April 3, 2019, the court overseeing the Utility’s probation issued an order imposing new conditions of probation, including foregoing issuing “any dividends until [the Utility] is in compliance with all applicable vegetation management requirements under applicable law and $0 and $1.55 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.Utility’s wildfire mitigation plan.” PG&E Corporation does not expect to pay any cash dividends during the Chapter 11 Cases.



NOTE 6:7: EARNINGS PER SHARE

PG&E Corporation’s basic EPS are calculated by dividing the income available for common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.  PG&E Corporation applies the treasury stock method of reflecting the dilutive effect of outstanding share-based compensation in the calculation of diluted EPS.  The following is a reconciliation of PG&E Corporation’s income available for common shareholders and weighted average common shares outstanding for calculating diluted EPS:
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions, except per share amounts)2018 2017 2018 20172019 2018
Income available for common shareholders$564
 $550
 $22
 $1,532
$136
 $445
Preferred stock dividend requirement of subsidiary3
 3
Adjusted income available for common shareholders133
 442
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic517
 513
 516
 511
526
 515
Add incremental shares from assumed conversions:          
Employee share-based compensation
 3
 1
 3
1
 1
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted517
 516
 517
 514
527
 516
Total earnings per common share, diluted$1.09
 $1.07
 $0.04
 $2.98
$0.25
 $0.86

For each of the periods presented above, the calculation of outstanding common shares on a diluted basis excluded an insignificant amount of options and securities that were antidilutive.

NOTE 7:8: DERIVATIVES

Use of Derivative Instruments

The Utility is exposed to commodity price risk as a result of its electricity and natural gas procurement activities.  Procurement costs are recovered through customer rates.  The Utility uses both derivative and non-derivative contracts to manage volatility in customer rates due to fluctuating commodity prices.  Derivatives include contracts, such as power purchase agreements, forwards, futures, swaps, options, and CRRs that are traded either on an exchange or over-the-counter. 

Derivatives are presented in the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets recorded at fair value and on a net basis in accordance with master netting arrangements for each counter-party.  The fair value of derivative instruments is further offset by cash collateral paid or received where the right of offset and the intention to offset exist.  

Price risk management activities that meet the definition of derivatives are recorded at fair value on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These instruments are not held for speculative purposes and are subject to certain regulatory requirements. The Utility expects to fully recover in rates all costs related to derivatives under the applicable ratemaking mechanism in place as long as the Utility’s price risk management activities are carried out in accordance with CPUC directives. Therefore, all unrealized gains and losses associated with the change in fair value of these derivatives are deferred and recorded within the Utility’s regulatory assets and liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Net realized gains or losses on commodity derivatives are recorded in the cost of electricity or the cost of natural gas with corresponding increases or decreases to regulatory balancing accounts for recovery from or refund to customers.

The Utility elects the normal purchase and sale exception for eligible derivatives.  Eligible derivatives are those that require physical delivery in quantities that are expected to be used by the Utility over a reasonable period in the normal course of business, and do not contain pricing provisions unrelated to the commodity delivered.  These items are not reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.



Volume of Derivative Activity

The volumes of the Utility’s outstanding derivatives were as follows:
   Contract Volume at   Contract Volume at
Underlying Product Instruments September 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
 Instruments March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
Natural Gas (1) (MMBtus (2))
 Forwards, Futures and Swaps 250,021,802
 228,768,745
 Forwards, Futures and Swaps 138,016,980
 177,750,349
 Options 29,534,224
 60,736,806
 Options 4,115,000
 13,735,405
Electricity (Megawatt-hours) Forwards, Futures and Swaps 3,939,691
 2,872,013
 Forwards, Futures and Swaps 3,011,826
 3,833,490
 
Congestion Revenue Rights (3)
 316,451,690
 312,272,177
 
Congestion Revenue Rights (3)
 335,556,726
 340,783,089
        
(1) Amounts shown are for the combined positions of the electric fuels and core gas supply portfolios.
(2) Million British Thermal Units.
(3) CRRs are financial instruments that enable the holders to manage variability in electric energy congestion charges due to transmission grid limitations.

Presentation of Derivative Instruments in the Financial Statements

At September 30,March 31, 2019, the Utility’s outstanding derivative balances were as follows:
 Commodity Risk
(in millions)
Gross Derivative
Balance
 Netting Cash Collateral 
Total Derivative
Balance
Current assets – other$45
 $(2) $38
 $81
Other noncurrent assets – other165
 1
 
 166
Current liabilities – other(37) 17
 3
 (17)
Noncurrent liabilities – other(49) (16) 
 (65)
Total commodity risk$124
 $
 $41
 $165

At December 31, 2018, the Utility’s outstanding derivative balances were as follows:
 Commodity Risk
(in millions)
Gross Derivative
Balance
 Netting Cash Collateral 
Total Derivative
Balance
Current assets – other$34
 $(2) $5
 $37
Other noncurrent assets – other88
 
 
 88
Current liabilities – other(39) 2
 12
 (25)
Noncurrent liabilities – other(67) 
 4
 (63)
Total commodity risk$16
 $
 $21
 $37

At December 31, 2017, the Utility’s outstanding derivative balances were as follows:
Commodity RiskCommodity Risk
(in millions)
Gross Derivative
Balance
 Netting Cash Collateral 
Total Derivative
Balance
Gross Derivative
Balance
 Netting Cash Collateral 
Total Derivative
Balance
Current assets – other$30
 $(3) $10
 $37
$44
 $(1) $89
 $132
Other noncurrent assets – other103
 (1) 
 102
165
 
 
 165
Current liabilities – other(47) 3
 13
 (31)(29) 1
 7
 (21)
Noncurrent liabilities – other(66) 1
 8
 (57)(90) 
 2
 (88)
Total commodity risk$20
 $
 $31
 $51
$90
 $
 $98
 $188

Cash inflows and outflows associated with derivatives are included in operating cash flows on the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

The majority of the Utility’s derivatives instruments, including certain power purchase agreements, contain collateral posting provisions tied to the Utility’s credit rating from each of the major credit rating agencies, also known as a credit-risk-related contingent feature. TheDuring the first quarter, multiple credit rating agencies downgraded the Utility’s credit rating remains investment grade. If the Utility credit rating were to fall below investment grade, which resulted in the Utility would be required to post additional cash immediately to fully collateralize some of its net liability derivative positions.

The Utility held derivatives with a net liability fair value of $44posting approximately $7 million and $1 million at September 30, 2018 and Decemberin collateral. At March 31, 2017, respectively, offset by an immaterial amount from related derivatives in an asset position. If the credit-risk-related contingency feature were triggered, at September 30, 2018,2019, the Utility would be requiredfully satisfied its obligations related to post additional collateral immediately in the amount of $12 million.credit-risk related contingency feature.



NOTE 8:9: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

PG&E Corporation and the Utility measure their cash equivalents, trust assets, and price risk management instruments at fair value.  A three-tier fair value hierarchy is established that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methodologies used to measure fair value:

Level 1 – Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

Level 2 – Other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activities.

The fair value hierarchy requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.



Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for PG&E Corporation and the Utility are summarized below. Assets held in rabbi trusts are held by PG&E Corporation and not the Utility.
Fair Value MeasurementsFair Value Measurements
September 30, 2018March 31, 2019
(in millions)Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 
Netting (1)
 TotalLevel 1 Level 2 Level 3 
Netting (1)
 Total
Assets:                  
Short-term investments$377
 
 
 
 $377
$2,898
 $
 $
 $
 $2,898
Nuclear decommissioning trusts                  
Short-term investments14
 
 
 
 14
18
 
 
 
 18
Global equity securities1,970
 
 
 
 1,970
1,882
 
 
 
 1,882
Fixed-income securities738
 631
 
 
 1,369
790
 692
 
 
 1,482
Assets measured at NAV
 
 
 
 19

 
 
 
 18
Total nuclear decommissioning trusts (2)
2,722
 631
 
 
 3,372
2,690
 692
 
 
 3,400
Price risk management instruments (Note 7)         
Price risk management instruments (Note 8)         
Electricity1
 5
 110
 2
 118

 1
 209
 15
 225
Gas
 6
 
 1
 7

 
 
 22
 22
Total price risk management instruments1
 11
 110
 3
 125

 1
 209
 37
 247
Rabbi trusts                  
Fixed-income securities
 75
 
 
 75

 96
 
 
 96
Life insurance contracts
 68
 
 
 68

 69
 
 
 69
Total rabbi trusts
 143
 
 
 143

 165
 
 
 165
Long-term disability trust                  
Short-term investments8
 
 
 
 8
8
 
 
 
 8
Assets measured at NAV
 
 
 
 112

 
 
 
 146
Total long-term disability trust8
 
 
 
 120
8
 
 
 
 154
TOTAL ASSETS$3,108
 $785
 $110
 $3
 $4,137
$5,596
 $858
 $209
 $37
 $6,864
Liabilities:                  
Price risk management instruments (Note 7)         
Price risk management instruments (Note 8)         
Electricity$5
 $12
 $86
 $(17) $86
$1
 $3
 $80
 $(4) $80
Gas
 3
 
 (1) 2

 2
 
 
 2
TOTAL LIABILITIES$5
 $15
 $86
 $(18) $88
$1
 $5
 $80
 $(4) $82
                  
(1) Includes the effect of the contractual ability to settle contracts under master netting agreements and margin cash collateral.
(2) Represents amount before deducting $455$468 million, primarily related to deferred taxes on appreciation of investment value.



Fair Value MeasurementsFair Value Measurements
December 31, 2017December 31, 2018
(in millions)Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 
Netting (1)
 TotalLevel 1 Level 2 Level 3 
Netting (1)
 Total
Assets:                  
Short-term investments$385
 $
 $
 $
 $385
$1,593
 $
 $
 $
 $1,593
Nuclear decommissioning trusts                  
Short-term investments23
 
 
 
 23
29
 
 
 
 29
Global equity securities1,967
 
 
 
 1,967
1,793
 
 
 
 1,793
Fixed-income securities733
 562
 
 
 1,295
661
 639
 
 
 1,300
Assets measured at NAV
 
 
 
 18

 
 
 
 16
Total nuclear decommissioning trusts (2)
2,723
 562
 
 
 3,303
2,483
 639
 
 
 3,138
Price risk management instruments (Note 7)         
Price risk management instruments (Note 8)         
Electricity
 3
 129
 6
 138

 5
 203
 51
 259
Gas
 1
 
 
 1

 1
 
 37
 38
Total price risk management instruments
 4
 129
 6
 139

 6
 203
 88
 297
Rabbi trusts                  
Fixed-income securities
 72
 
 
 72

 93
 
 
 93
Life insurance contracts
 71
 
 
 71

 67
 
 
 67
Total rabbi trusts
 143
 
 
 143

 160
 
 
 160
Long-term disability trust                  
Short-term investments8
 
 
 
 8
7
 
 
 
 7
Assets measured at NAV
 
 
 
 167

 
 
 
 155
Total long-term disability trust8
 
 
 
 175
7
 
 
 
 162
TOTAL ASSETS$3,116
 $709
 $129
 $6
 $4,145
$4,083
 $805
 $203
 $88
 $5,350
Liabilities:                  
Price risk management instruments (Note 7)         
Price risk management instruments (Note 8)         
Electricity$10
 $15
 $87
 $(25) $87
$4
 $5
 $108
 $(10) $107
Gas
 1
 
 
 1

 2
 
 
 2
TOTAL LIABILITIES$10
 $16
 $87
 $(25) $88
$4
 $7
 $108
 $(10) $109
                  
(1) Includes the effect of the contractual ability to settle contracts under master netting agreements and margin cash collateral.
(2) Represents amount before deducting $440$408 million, primarily related to deferred taxes on appreciation of investment value.

Valuation Techniques

The following describes the valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of the assets and liabilities shown in the tables above.  There are no restrictions on the terms and conditions upon which the investments may be redeemed.  Transfers between levels in the fair value hierarchy are recognized as of the end of the reporting period.  There were no material transfers between any levels for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and 2017.2018.

Trust Assets

Assets Measured at Fair Value

In general, investments held in the trusts are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and market volatility risks. Nuclear decommissioning trust assets and other trust assets are composed primarily of equity and fixed-income securities and also include short-term investments that are money market funds valued at Level 1.

Global equity securities primarily include investments in common stock that are valued based on quoted prices in active markets and are classified as Level 1.



Fixed-income securities are primarily composed of U.S. government and agency securities, municipal securities, and other fixed-income securities, including corporate debt securities.  U.S. government and agency securities primarily consist of U.S. Treasury securities that are classified as Level 1 because the fair value is determined by observable market prices in active markets.  A market approach is generally used to estimate the fair value of fixed-income securities classified as Level 2 using evaluated pricing data such as broker quotes, for similar securities adjusted for observable differences.  Significant inputs used in the valuation model generally include benchmark yield curves and issuer spreads.  The external credit ratings, coupon rate, and maturity of each security are considered in the valuation model, as applicable.

Assets Measured at NAV Using Practical Expedient

Investments in the nuclear decommissioning trusts and the long-term disability trust that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy tables above.  The fair value amounts are included in the tables above in order to reconcile to the amounts presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.  These investments include commingled funds that are composed of equity securities traded publicly on exchanges as well as fixed-income securities that are composed primarily of U.S. government securities and asset-backed securities. 

Price Risk Management Instruments

Price risk management instruments include physical and financial derivative contracts, such as power purchase agreements, forwards, futures, swaps, options, and CRRs that are traded either on an exchange or over-the-counter. 

Power purchase agreements, forwards, and swaps are valued using a discounted cash flow model.  Exchange-traded futures that are valued using observable market forward prices for the underlying commodity are classified as Level 1.  Over-the-counter forwards and swaps that are identical to exchange-traded futures, or are valued using forward prices from broker quotes that are corroborated with market data are classified as Level 2.  Exchange-traded options are valued using observable market data and market-corroborated data and are classified as Level 2. 

Long-dated power purchase agreements that are valued using significant unobservable data are classified as Level 3.  These Level 3 contracts are valued using either estimated basis adjustments from liquid trading points or techniques, including extrapolation from observable prices, when a contract term extends beyond a period for which market data is available.  Market and credit risk management utilizes models to derive pricing inputs for the valuation of the Utility’s Level 3 instruments using pricing inputs from brokers and historical data.

The Utility holds CRRs to hedge the financial risk of CAISO-imposed congestion charges in the day-ahead market.  Limited market data is available in the CAISO auction and between auction dates; therefore, the Utility utilizes historical prices to forecast forward prices.  CRRs are classified as Level 3.

Level 3 Measurements and Sensitivity Analysis

The Utility’s market and credit risk management function, which reports to PG&E Corporation’s Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for determining the fair value of the Utility’s price risk management derivatives.  The Utility’s finance and risk management functions collaborate to determine the appropriate fair value methodologies and classification for each derivative.  Inputs used and the fair value of Level 3 instruments are reviewed period-over-period and compared with market conditions to determine reasonableness.

Significant increases or decreases in any of those inputs would result in a significantly higher or lower fair value, respectively.  All reasonable costs related to Level 3 instruments are expected to be recoverable through customer rates; therefore, there is no impact to net income resulting from changes in the fair value of these instruments.  (See Note 78 above.)
 Fair Value at  Fair Value at 
(in millions) September 30, 2018  March 31, 2019 
Fair Value Measurement Assets Liabilities Valuation
Technique
 Unobservable
Input
 
Range (1)
 Assets Liabilities Valuation
Technique
 Unobservable
Input
 
Range (1)
Congestion revenue rights $110
 $44
 Market approach CRR auction prices $ (18.61) - 32.26 $203
 $60
 Market approach CRR auction prices $(36.87) - 23.04
Power purchase agreements $
 $42
 Discounted cash flow Forward prices $ 19.81 - 38.80 $6
 $20
 Discounted cash flow Forward prices $ 19.81 - 38.80
          
 (1) Represents price per megawatt-hour.



 Fair Value at  Fair Value at 
(in millions) December 31, 2017  December 31, 2018 
Fair Value Measurement Assets Liabilities Valuation Technique Unobservable Input 
Range (1)
 Assets Liabilities Valuation Technique Unobservable Input 
Range (1)
Congestion revenue rights $129
 $24
 Market approach CRR auction prices $ (16.03) - 11.99 $203
 $75
 Market approach CRR auction prices $ (18.61) - 32.26
Power purchase agreements $
 $63
 Discounted cash flow Forward prices $ 18.81 - 38.80 $
 $33
 Discounted cash flow Forward prices $ 19.81 - 38.80
          
(1) Represents price per megawatt-hour.

Level 3 Reconciliation

The following tables present the reconciliation for Level 3 price risk management instruments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and 2017:2018:
 Price Risk Management Instruments
(in millions)2018 2017
Asset (liability) balance as of July 1$34
 $48
Net realized and unrealized gains:   
Included in regulatory assets and liabilities or balancing accounts (1)
(10) 
Asset (liability) balance as of September 30$24
 $48
    
(1) The costs related to price risk management activities are fully passed through to customers in rates.  Accordingly, unrealized gains and losses are deferred in regulatory liabilities and assets and net income is not impacted.
Price Risk Management InstrumentsPrice Risk Management Instruments
(in millions)2018 20172019 2018
Asset (liability) balance as of January 1$42
 $55
$95
 $42
Net realized and unrealized gains:      
Included in regulatory assets and liabilities or balancing accounts (1)
(18) (7)34
 (2)
Asset (liability) balance as of September 30$24
 $48
Asset (liability) balance as of March 31$129
 $40
      
(1) The costs related to price risk management activities are fully passed through to customers in rates.  Accordingly, unrealized gains and losses are deferred in regulatory liabilities and assets and net income is not impacted.

Financial Instruments

PG&E Corporation and the Utility use the following methods and assumptions in estimating fair value for financial instruments: the fair values of cash, net accounts receivable, short-term borrowings, accounts payable, customer deposits, and the Utility’s variable rate pollution control bond loan agreements approximate their carrying values at September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, as they are short-term in nature or have interest rates that reset daily. 

The carrying amount and fair value of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s debt instruments were as follows (the table below excludes financial instruments with carrying values that approximate their fair values):
At September 30, 2018 At December 31, 2017At March 31, 2019 At December 31, 2018
(in millions)Carrying Amount Level 2 Fair Value Carrying Amount Level 2 Fair ValueCarrying Amount Level 2 Fair Value Carrying Amount Level 2 Fair Value
PG&E Corporation(1)
$350
 $350
 $350
 $350

 
 $350
 $350
Utility(2)17,491
 16,413
 17,090
 19,128
350
 350
 17,450
 14,747
              
(1) On April 26, 2018,January 29, 2019 PG&E Corporation early redeemed its outstanding $350 million principal amount of 2.40% Senior Note. Also, in April 2018,and the Utility filed for Chapter 11 protection. Debt held by PG&E Corporation entered into a $350 million floating rate unsecured term loan.and the Utility became debt subject to compromise and is valued at the allowed claim amount. For more information, see Note 2 and Note 4.
(2) The Utility drew $350 million from the DIP Revolving Facility on February 1, 2019 which was subsequently repaid on April 3, 2019 using certain of the proceeds of the DIP Initial Term Loan Facility.



Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Investments

The following table provides a summary of equity securities and available-for-sale debt securities:
(in millions)              
As of September 30, 2018Amortized
Cost
 Total
Unrealized
Gains
 Total
Unrealized
Losses
 Total Fair
Value
As of March 31, 2019Amortized
Cost
 Total Unrealized Gains Total Unrealized Losses Total Fair
Value
Nuclear decommissioning trusts              
Short-term investments$14
 $
 $
 $14
$18
 $
 $
 $18
Global equity securities478
 1,513
 (2) 1,989
481
 1,422
 (3) 1,900
Fixed-income securities1,369
 28
 (28) 1,369
1,432
 58
 (8) 1,482
Total (1)
$1,861
 $1,541
 $(30) $3,372
$1,931
 $1,480
 $(11) $3,400
As of December 31, 2017       
As of December 31, 2018       
Nuclear decommissioning trusts              
Short-term investments$23
 $
 $
 $23
$29
 $
 $
 $29
Global equity securities524
 1,463
 (2) 1,985
568
 1,246
 (5) 1,809
Fixed-income securities1,252
 51
 (8) 1,295
1,288
 30
 (18) 1,300
Total (1)
$1,799
 $1,514
 $(10) $3,303
$1,885
 $1,276
 $(23) $3,138
              
(1) Represents amounts before deducting $455$468 million and $440$408 million for the periods ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively, primarily related to deferred taxes on appreciation of investment value.

The fair value of fixed-income securities by contractual maturity is as follows:
As ofAs of
(in millions)September 30, 2018March 31, 2019
Less than 1 year$69
$31
1–5 years401
534
5–10 years386
337
More than 10 years513
580
Total maturities of fixed-income securities$1,369
$1,482

The following table provides a summary of activity for fixed income and equity securities:
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions)2018 2017 2018 2017
Proceeds from sales and maturities of nuclear decommissioning trust investments$319
 $249
 $1,121
 $1,043
Gross realized gains on securities3
 8
 51
 50
Gross realized losses on securities(5) 
 (14) (8)


 Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)2019 2018
Proceeds from sales and maturities of nuclear decommissioning trust investments$346
 $494
Gross realized gains on securities(34) 37
Gross realized losses on securities19
 (4)

NOTE 9:10: WILDFIRE-RELATED CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS

PG&E Corporation and the Utility have significant contingencies arising from their operations, including contingencies related to enforcement and litigation matters and environmental remediation.wildfires. A provision for a loss contingency is recorded when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be reasonably be estimated. PG&E Corporation and the Utility evaluate which potential liabilities are probable and the related range of reasonably estimated losses and record a charge that reflects their best estimate or the lower end of the range, if there is no better estimate. The assessment of whether a loss is probable or reasonably possible, and whether the loss or a range of losses is estimable, often involves a series of complex judgments about future events. Loss contingencies are reviewed quarterly and estimates are adjusted to reflect the impact of all known information, such as negotiations, discovery, settlements and payments, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and other information and events pertaining to a particular matter. PG&E Corporation'sCorporation’s and the Utility'sUtility’s provision for loss and expense excludes anticipated legal costs, which are expensed as incurred.

The Utility also has substantial financial commitments in connection with agreements entered into to support its operating activities. 

PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows may be materially affected by the outcome of the following matters.

Enforcement and Litigation Matters

Wildfire-Related Claims

Wildfire-related claims on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include amounts associated with the 2018 Camp fire, the 2017 Northern California wildfires, and the 2015 Butte fire.

For the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income Statements include estimated losses offset by insurance recoveries as follows:
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions)2018 2017 2018 2017
Butte fire       
  Third-Party Claims$
 $350
 $
 $350
  Insurance recoveries
 (297) (7) (350)
Total Butte fire
 53
 (7) 
Northern California wildfires       
  Third-Party Claims
 
 2,500
 
  Insurance recoveries(10) 
 (385) 
Total Northern California wildfires(10) 
 2,115
 
Total wildfire-related claims, net of insurance recoveries$(10) $53
 $2,108
 $
of $7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018, with no recoveries in the same period in 2019.

In addition, to the amounts shown in the table above, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, the Utility incurred $53$13 million and $120$34 million respectively, of legal and other costs related to the 2018 Camp fire and the 2017 Northern California wildfires. See "Butte Fire" below for legal expenses related to the Butte Fire.wildfires, respectively.

At September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the Utility'sUtility’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets include estimated lossesliabilities in respect of total wildfire-related claims as follows:
 Balance At
(in millions)September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Butte fire$294
 $561
Northern California wildfires2,500
 
Total wildfire-related claims$2,794
 $561
 Balance at
(in millions)March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
2015 Butte fire$212
 $226
2017 Northern California wildfires3,500
 3,500
2018 Camp fire10,500
 10,500
Total wildfire-related claims (1)
$14,212
 $14,226
    
(1) On the Petition Date all wildfire-related claims were classified as subject to compromise and all pending litigation wasstayed. (For more information see Note 2 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.)

2018 Camp Fire Background

On November 8, 2018, a wildfire began near the city of Paradise, Butte County, California (the “2018 Camp fire”), which is located in the Utility’s service territory. Cal Fire’s Camp Fire Incident Information Website as of January 4, 2019 (the “Cal Fire website”) indicated that the 2018 Camp fire consumed 153,336 acres. On the Cal Fire website, Cal Fire reported 86 fatalities and the destruction of 13,972 residences, 528 commercial structures and 4,293 other buildings resulting from the 2018 Camp fire. On February 7, 2019, the Butte County Sheriff’s Office reported that the number of fatalities resulting from the 2018 Camp fire had been reduced from 86 to 85. There have been no subsequent updates of this information on the Cal Fire website or by the Butte County Sheriff’s Office.

Although the cause of the 2018 Camp fire is still under investigation, based on the information currently known to PG&E Corporation and the Utility and reported to the CPUC and other agencies, including the facts described below, PG&E Corporation and the Utility believe it is probable that the Utility’s equipment will be determined to be an ignition point of the 2018 Camp fire.

The Utility submitted two Electric Incident Reports (the “EIRs”) to the CPUC: one on November 8, 2018 and one on November 16, 2018. On December 11, 2018, the Utility publicly released a letter to the CPUC supplementing the EIRs (the “20-Day Electric Incident Report”), which stated:

On the Cal Fire website, Cal Fire has identified coordinates for the 2018 Camp fire near Tower :27/222 on the Utility’s Caribou-Palermo 115 kV Transmission Line and has identified the start time of the 2018 Camp fire as 6:33 a.m. on November 8, 2018.

On November 8, 2018, at approximately 6:15 a.m., the Utility’s Caribou-Palermo 115kV Transmission Line relayed and deenergized. At approximately 6:30 a.m. that day, a Utility employee observed fire in the vicinity of Tower :27/222, and this observation was reported to 911 by Utility employees. That afternoon, the Utility observed damage on the line at Tower :27/222. Specifically, an aerial patrol identified that a suspension insulator supporting a transposition jumper had separated from an arm on Tower :27/222.




On November 14, 2018, the Utility observed a broken C-hook attached to the separated suspension insulator that had connected the suspension insulator to a tower arm, along with wear at the connection point. In addition, the Utility observed a flash mark on Tower :27/222 near where the transposition jumper was suspended and damage to the transposition jumper and suspension insulator.

In addition to the events on the Caribou-Palermo 115kV Transmission Line, on November 8, 2018, at approximately 6:45 a.m., the Utility’s Big Bend 1101 12 kV Circuit experienced an outage. On November 9, 2018, a Utility employee on patrol arrived at the location of the pole with Line Recloser (“LR”) 1704 on the Big Bend 1101 Circuit and observed that the pole and other equipment were on the ground with bullets and bullet holes at the break point of the pole and on the equipment. On November 12, 2018, a Utility employee was patrolling Concow Road north of LR 1704 when he observed wires down and damaged and downed poles at the intersection of Concow Road and Rim Road. At this location, the employee observed several snapped trees, with some on top of the downed wires.

The information contained in the EIRs and the 20-Day Electric Incident Report is factual and preliminary and does not reflect a determination of the causes of the 2018 Camp fire. These incidents remain under investigation by Cal Fire and the CPUC. With respect to the potential ignition point on the Utility’s Big Bend 1101 12 kV Circuit, although Cal Fire has identified this location as a potential ignition point, based on the condition of the site, PG&E Corporation and the Utility have not been able to determine whether the Big Bend 1101 12 kV Circuit may be a probable ignition point for the 2018 Camp fire. Neither Cal Fire nor the CPUC has publicly issued any news releases or other determinations for the 2018 Camp fire. The timing and outcome of the investigations are uncertain. PG&E Corporation and the Utility are cooperating with Cal Fire and the CPUC.

Further, the CPUC’s SED is conducting investigations to assess the compliance of electric and communication companies’ facilities with applicable rules and regulations in fire-impacted areas. According to information made available by the CPUC, investigation topics include, but are not limited to, maintenance of facilities, vegetation management, and emergency preparedness and response. Various other entities, including fire departments, may also be investigating the fire. It is uncertain when the investigations will be complete and whether the SED will release any preliminary findings before its investigations are complete.

2017 Northern California Wildfires Background

Beginning on October 8, 2017, multiple wildfires spread through Northern California, including Napa, Sonoma, Butte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Lake, Nevada, and Yuba Counties, as well as in the area surrounding Yuba City.City (the “2017 Northern California wildfires”). According to the Cal Fire California Statewide Fire Summary dated October 30, 2017, at the peak of the 2017 Northern California wildfires, there were 21 major wildfires in Northern Californiafires that, in total, burned over 245,000 acres and destroyed an estimated 8,900 structures. The 2017 Northern California wildfires resulted in 44 fatalities.



Cal Fire has issued its determination on the causes of 1719 of the 2017 Northern California wildfires, and alleged that eachall of these fires, with the exception of the Tubbs fire, involved the Utility'sUtility’s equipment. TheCal Fire has not publicly announced any determination of cause on the remaining wildfires remain under Cal Fire’s investigation, including the possible role of the Utility’s power lines and other facilities. Additionally, the Northern California wildfires are under investigation by the CPUC’s SED.wildfires.

During the second quarter of 2018, Cal Fire issued news releases announcing its determination on the causes of 16 of the 2017 Northern California wildfires (the La Porte, McCourtney, Lobo, Honey, Redwood, Sulphur, Cherokee, 37, Blue, Norrbom, Adobe, Partrick, Pythian, Nuns, Pocket and Atlas fires, located in Mendocino, Lake, Butte, Sonoma, Humboldt, Nevada and Napa counties). According to the Cal Fire news releases, releases:

the first fourLa Porte, McCourtney, Lobo and Honey fires "were“were caused by trees coming into contact with power lines"lines”, and

the remaining 12Redwood, Sulphur, Cherokee, 37, Blue, Norrbom, Adobe, Partrick, Pythian, Nuns, Pocket and Atlas fires "were“were caused by electric power and distribution lines, conductors and the failure of power poles."

Cal Fire has not yet released its investigation reports related to the McCourtney, Lobo, Honey, Sulphur, Blue, Norrbom, Adobe, Partrick, Pythian, Pocket and Atlas fires and stated in its news releases that these investigations, and the investigation related to the Honey fire, have been referred to the appropriate county District Attorney’s offices for review “due to evidence of alleged violations of state law.” The Butte County(See “District Attorneys’ Offices’ Investigations” below for further information regarding the investigations by the District Attorney's office has entered into a settlement agreement with the Utility, resolving the Honey, Cherokee and LaPorte fire allegations without criminal or civil charges. The timing and outcome for resolution of the remaining referrals are uncertain.Attorneys’ offices related to these fires.)

Also during the second quarter of 2018, Cal Fire released its investigation reports related to the Redwood, Cherokee, 37, Nuns and La Porte fires. Cal Fire did not refer these fires to District Attorney offices for investigation.

On October 9, 2018, Cal Fire issued a news release announcing the results of its investigation into the Cascade fire, located in Yuba County, concluding that the Cascade fire "was“was started by sagging power lines coming into contact during heavy winds"winds” and that "the“the power line in question was owned by Pacific Gas and Electric Company." Also on October 9, 2018, the Office of the District Attorney of Yuba County issued a news release indicating that no criminal charges would be filed in relation to the Cascade fire. The Office of the District Attorney of Yuba County also indicated that it “reserves the right to review any additional information or evidence that may be submitted to it prior to the expiration of the criminal statute of limitations.” On October 10, 2018, Cal Fire released its investigation report related to the Cascade fire. (See “District Attorneys’ Offices’ Investigations” below for further information regarding the investigations of the Cascade fire by the Office of the District Attorney of Yuba County.)

On January 24, 2019, Cal Fire issued a news release and its investigation report into the cause of the Tubbs fire. Cal Fire has determined that the Tubbs fire was caused by a private electrical system adjacent to a residential structure.

Cal Fire has not publicly issued any news releases or other determinations for the Tubbs, Maacama, Pressley and Point wildfires. The timing and outcome of the Cal Fire investigation into the remainingthese fires is uncertain.

Further, the SED is conducting investigations to assess the compliance of electric and communication companies’ facilities with applicable rules and regulations in fire-impacted areas. According to information made available by the CPUC, investigation topics include, but are not limited to, maintenance of facilities, vegetation management, and emergency preparedness and response. Various other entities, including fire departments, may also be investigating certain of the fires. It is uncertain when the investigations will be complete and whether the SED will release any preliminary findings before its investigations are complete.

As of October 30, 2018, the

The Utility hadhas submitted 23 electric incident reports to the CPUC associated with the 2017 Northern California wildfires where Cal Fire or the Utility has identified a site as potentially involving the Utility’s facilities in its investigation and the property damage associated with each incident exceeded $50,000. The information contained in these reports is factual and preliminary and does not reflect a determination of the causes of the fires.



Third-Party Claims, Investigations and Other Proceedings Related to the 2018 Camp Fire and 2017 Northern California Wildfires

If the Utility’s facilities, such as its electric distribution and transmission lines, are determined to be the substantial cause of one or more fires, and the doctrine of inverse condemnation applies, the Utility could be liable for property damage, business interruption, interest and attorneys’ fees without having been found negligent, which liability, in the aggregate, could be substantial and have a material adverse effect on PG&E Corporation and the Utility.negligent. California courts have imposed liability under the doctrine of inverse condemnation in legal actions brought by property holders against utilities on the grounds that losses borne by the person whose property was damaged through a public use undertaking should be spread across the community that benefited from such undertaking, and based on the assumption that utilities have the ability to recover these costs from their customers. Further, California courts could determinehave determined that the doctrine of inverse condemnation applies even inis applicable regardless of whether the absence of an open CPUC proceeding for costultimately allows recovery or before a potential cost recovery decision is issued by the CPUC. There is no guarantee that theutility for any such costs. The CPUC wouldmay decide not to authorize cost recovery even if a court decision were to determine that the Utility is liable as a result of the application of the doctrine of inverse condemnation applies. condemnation. (See “Loss Recoveries-Regulatory Recovery” below for further information regarding potential cost recovery related to the wildfires, including in connection with SB 901.)

In addition to such claims for property damage, business interruption, interest and attorneys’ fees, the Utility could be liable for fire suppression costs, evacuation costs, medical expenses, personal injury damages, punitive damages and other damages under other theories of liability, including if the Utility were found to have been negligent, which liability, in the aggregate, could be substantial and have a material adverse effect on PG&E Corporation and the Utility. negligent.

Further, the Utility could be subject to material fines, penalties, or penaltiesrestitution orders if the CPUC or any law enforcement agency broughtwere to bring an enforcement action, including a criminal proceeding, and it were determined that the Utility had failed to comply with applicable laws and regulations.

As of October 30, 2018,January 28, 2019, PG&E Corporation and the Utility are aware of approximately 500100 complaints on behalf of at least 3,1004,200 plaintiffs related to the 2018 Camp fire, nine of which seek to be certified as class actions. The pending civil litigation against PG&E Corporation and the Utility related to the 2018 Camp fire, which is currently stayed as a result of the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, includes claims under multiple theories of liability, including inverse condemnation, trespass, private nuisance, public nuisance, negligence, negligence per se, negligent interference with prospective economic advantage, negligent infliction of emotional distress, premises liability, violations of the Public Utilities Code, violations of the Health & Safety Code, malice and false advertising in violation of the California Business and Professions Code. The plaintiffs principally assert that PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s alleged failure to maintain and repair their distribution and transmission lines and failure to properly maintain the vegetation surrounding such lines were the causes of the 2018 Camp fire. The plaintiffs seek damages and remedies that include wrongful death, personal injury, property damage, evacuation costs, medical expenses, establishment of a class action medical monitoring fund, punitive damages, attorneys’ fees and other damages. PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s obligations with respect to such claims are expected to be determined through the Chapter 11 process.

As of January 28, 2019, PG&E Corporation and the Utility are aware of approximately 750 complaints on behalf of at least 3,800 plaintiffs related to the 2017 Northern California wildfires, five of which seek to be certified as class actions. These cases have been coordinated in the San Francisco County Superior Court. TheAs of the Petition Date, the coordinated litigation iswas in the early stages of discovery. A trial with respect to the Atlas fire was scheduled to begin on September 23, 2019. The pending civil litigation pending against PG&E Corporation and the Utility related to the 2017 Northern California wildfires, includes claims under multiple theories of liability, including inverse condemnation, trespass, private nuisance and negligence. Plaintiffs also seek punitive damages.

PG&E Corporation andThis litigation, including the Utility also are the subject of investigations or other actions by the county District Attorneys to whom Cal Fire has referred its investigations into the McCourtney, Lobo, Sulphur, Blue, Norrbom, Adobe, Partrick, Pythian, Pocket and Atlas fires. Although the Honey fire was referredtrial date with respect to the Butte County District Attorney's Office, in October 2018,Atlas fire, currently is stayed as a result of the Utility reached an agreement to settle any civil claims or criminal chargescommencement of the Chapter 11 Cases. The plaintiffs principally assert that could have been brought by the Butte County District Attorney in connection with the Honey fire, as well as the La Porte and Cherokee fires (which were not referred). The settlement provides for funding by the Utility for at least four years of an enhanced fire prevention and communication program, in the amount of up to $1.5 million, not recoverable in rates. On October 9, 2018, the District Attorney of Yuba County announced his decision not to pursue criminal charges at this time against PG&E Corporation or the Utility pertaining to the Cascade fire. Also in October 2018, the Utility and the Sonoma, Napa, Lake, Humboldt and Nevada County District Attorneys entered into agreements under which the Utility agreed to waive any applicable statutes of limitation related to the Northern California wildfires that started in these counties for a period of six months, until April 8, 2019. PG&E Corporation and the Utility anticipate further discussions with the District Attorneys in these counties relating to the Northern California wildfires and whether any criminal or civil charges should be brought.

Regardless of any determinations of cause by Cal Fire, ultimately PG&E CorporationCorporation’s and the Utility’s liability will be resolved through litigation, regulatory proceedingsalleged failure to maintain and any potential enforcement proceedings, all of which could take a number of yearsrepair their distribution and transmission lines and failure to resolve. The timing and outcome of these and other potential proceedings are uncertain.

PG&E Corporation andproperly maintain the Utility are continuing to review the evidence concerningvegetation surrounding such lines were the causes of the 2017 Northern California wildfires. The plaintiffs seek damages that include wrongful death, personal injury, property damage, evacuation costs, medical expenses, punitive damages, attorneys’ fees and other damages. PG&E CorporationCorporation’s and the Utility have not yet had accessUtility’s obligations with respect to all ofsuch claims are expected to be determined through the evidence collected by Cal Fire as part of its investigation or to the many investigation reports prepared by Cal Fire. PG&E Corporation and the Utility and plaintiffs are in discussions with Cal Fire about access to the evidence and the remaining reports. No schedule on gaining access has been set.Chapter 11 process.

In addition, insurance

Insurance carriers who have made payments to their insureds for property damage arising out of the fires2017 Northern California wildfires have filed 3652 subrogation complaints in the San Francisco County Superior Court.Court and the Sonoma County Superior Court as of January 28, 2019. These complaints allege, among other things, negligence, inverse condemnation, trespass and nuisance. The allegations are similar to the ones made by individual plaintiffs. Further, variousAs of January 28, 2019, insurance carriers have filed 39 similar subrogation complaints with respect to the 2018 Camp fire in the Sacramento County Superior Court and the Butte County Superior Court. PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s obligations with respect to such claims are expected to be determined through the Chapter 11 process.

Various government entities, including Yuba, Nevada, Lake, Mendocino, Napa and Sonoma Counties and the CityCities of Santa Rosa and Clearlake, also have asserted claims against PG&E Corporation and the Utility based on the damages that these publicgovernment entities allegedly suffered as a result of the fires.2017 Northern California wildfires. Such alleged damages include, among other things, loss of natural resources, loss of public parks, property damages and fire suppression costs. The causes of action and allegations are similar to the ones made by individual plaintiffs and the insurance carriers.


With respect to the 2018 Camp fire, Butte County has filed similar claims against PG&E Corporation and the Utility, and PG&E Corporation and the Utility expect additional similar claims to be made by other government entities. PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s obligations with respect to such claims are expected to be determined through the Chapter 11 process.

On March 16, 2018, PG&E Corporation and the Utility filed a demurrer to the inverse condemnation cause of action in the 2017 Northern California wildfires litigation. On May 21, 2018, the court overruled the motion. On July 20, 2018, PG&E Corporation and the Utility filed a writ in the Court of Appeal requesting appellate review of the trial court'scourt’s decision, which was denied on September 17, 2018. On September 27, 2018, PG&E Corporation and the Utility filed a petition for review to the California Supreme Court. On November 14, 2018, the California Supreme Court denied PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s petition for review.

PG&E Corporation and the Utility expect to be the subject of numerous additional lawsuitsclaims in connection with the 2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfires. The wildfire litigationPG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s obligations with respect to such claims are expected to be determined through the Chapter 11 process.

PG&E Corporation and the Utility are continuing to review the evidence concerning the 2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfires. PG&E Corporation and the Utility have not yet had access to all of the evidence collected by Cal Fire as part of its investigations or to many of the investigation reports prepared by Cal Fire. PG&E Corporation and the Utility and plaintiffs are in discussions with Cal Fire about access to the evidence and the remaining reports. No schedule on gaining access has been set. (See “District Attorneys’ Offices’ Investigations” below for information regarding certain investigations related to the 2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfires.)

Regardless of any determinations of cause by Cal Fire with respect to any pre-petition fire, ultimately PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s liability will be resolved through the Chapter 11 process, regulatory proceedings and any potential enforcement proceedings, all of which could take a number of years to resolve. The timing and outcome of these and other potential proceedings are uncertain.

PG&E Corporation and the Utility, as part of their efforts to emerge from bankruptcy, are engaged in discussions with holders of claims related to the 2017 Northern California wildfires and the 2018 Camp Fire in an attempt to reach a global settlement of such claims.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility cannot predict the outcome or timing of such discussions.  Even if discussions with claimholders were successful, the consummation of such an agreement would likely be resolvedcontingent on numerous uncertain conditions, including Bankruptcy Court approval and governmental action.

Potential Losses in Connection with the 2018 Camp Fire and 2017 Northern California Wildfires

On January 28, 2019, the California Department of Insurance issued a news release announcing an update on property losses in connection with the 2018 wildfires in Southern California (which are not in the Utility’s service territory) and the 2018 Camp fire, stating that, as of such date, “more than $11.4 billion in insured losses have been reported from the November 2018 fires,” of which approximately $8.4 billion relates to statewide claims from the 2018 Camp fire. On September 6, 2018, the California Department of Insurance issued a news release announcing that insurers have received nearly 55,000 insurance claims totaling more than $12.28 billion in losses, of which approximately $10 billion relates to statewide claims from the 2017 Northern California wildfires.



The dollar amounts announced by the California Department of Insurance represent an aggregate amount of approximately $18.4 billion of insurance claims made as of the above dates related to the 2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfires. PG&E Corporation and the Utility expect that additional claims have been submitted and will continue to be submitted to insurers, particularly with respect to the 2018 Camp fire. These claims reflect insured property losses only. The $18.4 billion of insurance claims made as of the above dates does not account for uninsured or underinsured property losses, interest, attorneys’ fees, fire suppression and clean-up costs, evacuation costs, personal injury or wrongful death damages, medical expenses or other costs, such as potential punitive damages, fines or penalties, or losses related to claims that have not manifested yet (“future claims”), each of which could be significant. The scope of all claims related to the 2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfires is not known at this time because of the complexityapplicable statutes of the matters, including the ongoing investigation into the causes of the fires and the growing number of parties and claims involved.

Estimated Losses from Third-Party Claimslimitations under California law.

Potential liabilities related to the 2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfires depend on various factors, including but not limited to the cause of each fire, contributing causes of the fires (including alternative potential origins, weather-weather and climate-relatedclimate related issues), the number, size and type of structures damaged or destroyed, the contents of such structures and other personal property damage, the number and types of trees damaged or destroyed, attorneys’ fees for claimants, the nature and extent of any personal injuries, including the loss of lives, the extent to which future claims arise, the amount of fire suppression and clean-up costs, other damages the Utility may be responsible for if found negligent, and the amount of any penalties or fines that may be imposed by governmental entities.entities, and the amount of any penalties, fines, or restitution orders that might result from any criminal charges brought.

There are a number of unknown facts and legal considerations that may impact the amount of any potential liability. Among other things, it is uncertain at this time as to the number of wildfire-related claims that will be filed in the Chapter 11 Cases, the number of current and future claims that will be allowed by the Bankruptcy Court, how claims for punitive damages and claims by variously situated persons will be treated and whether such claims will be allowed, and the impact that historical settlement values for wildfire claims may have on the estimation of wildfire liability in the Chapter 11 Cases. If PG&E Corporation and the Utility were to be found liable for certain or all of the costs, expenses and other losses described above with respect to the 2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfires, the amount of such liability could exceed $30 billion, which amount does not include potential punitive damages, fines and penalties or damages related to future claims. This estimate is based on a wide variety of data and other information available to PG&E Corporation and the Utility and their advisors, including various precedents involving similar claims, and accounts for property losses (including insured, uninsured and underinsured property losses), interest, attorneys’ fees, fire suppression and clean-up costs, evacuation costs, personal injury or wrongful death damages, medical expenses and certain other costs. This estimate is not intended to provide an upper end of the range of potential liability arising from the 2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfires. In certain circumstances, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s liability could be substantially greater than such amount.

If PG&E Corporation and the Utility were to be found liable for any punitive damages or subject to fines or penalties, the amount of such punitive damages, fines and penalties could be significant. PG&E Corporation and the Utility have received significant fines and penalties in connection with past incidents. For example, in 2015, the CPUC approved a decision that imposed penalties on the Utility totaling $1.6 billion in connection with the natural gas explosion that occurred in the City of San Bruno, California on September 9, 2010 (the “San Bruno explosion”). These penalties represented nearly three times the underlying liability for the San Bruno explosion of approximately $558 million incurred for third-party claims, exclusive of shareholder derivative lawsuits and legal costs incurred. The amount of punitive damages, fines and penalties imposed on PG&E Corporation and the Utility could likewise be a significant amount in relation to the underlying liabilities with respect to the 2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfires. PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s obligations with respect to such claims are expected to be determined through the Chapter 11 process. Such proceedings are not subject to the automatic stay imposed as a result of the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases; however, collection efforts in connection with fines or penalties arising out of such proceedings are stayed.

2018 Camp Fire and 2017 Northern California Wildfires Accounting Charge

Following accounting rules, PG&E Corporation and the Utility record a liability when a loss is probable and reasonably estimable. In accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, PG&E Corporation and the Utility evaluate which potential liabilities are probable and the related range of reasonably estimated losses, and record a charge that is the amount within the range that is a better estimate than any other amount or the lower end of the range, if there is no better estimate. The assessment of whether a loss is probable or reasonably possible, and whether the loss or a range of losses is estimable, often involves a series of complex judgments about future events.



2018 Camp Fire

In light of the current state of the law on inverse condemnation and the information currently available to the Utility, including, among other things, the Cal Fire determinations of cause as statedfacts described in Cal Fire's press releasesthe EIRs and their released reports,the 20-Day Electric Incident Report, PG&E Corporation and the Utility have determined that it is probable they will incur a loss for claims in connection with 14 of the Northern California wildfires referred to as the La Porte, McCourtney, Lobo, Honey, Redwood, Sulphur, Cherokee, Blue, Pocket and Sonoma/Napa merged fires (which include the Nuns, Norrbom, Adobe, Partrick and Pythian fires),2018 Camp fire, and accordingly PG&E Corporation and the Utility recorded a charge in the amount of $2.5$10.5 billion duringfor the quarteryear ended June 30,December 31, 2018. This charge corresponds to the lower end of the range of PG&E CorporationCorporation’s and the Utility’s reasonably estimated losses, and is subject to change based on additional information.

PG&E Corporation and the Utility currently believe that it is reasonably possible that the amount of the loss related to the 2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfires will be greater than the amount accrued, but are unable to reasonably estimate the additional loss and the upper end of the range because there are a number of unknown facts and legal considerations that may impact the amount of any potential liability, including the total scope and nature of claims that may be asserted against PG&E Corporation and the Utility. PG&E Corporation and the Utility intend to continue to review the available information and other information as it becomes available, including evidence in Cal Fire’s possession, evidence from or held by other parties, claims that have not yet been submitted, and additional information about the nature and extent of personal and business property damage and losses, the nature, number and severity of personal injuries, and information made available through the discovery process.

The process for estimating losses associated with claims requires management to exercise significant judgment based on a number of assumptions and subjective factors, including but not limited to factors identified above and estimates based on currently available information and prior experience with wildfires. As more information becomes available, management estimates and assumptions regarding the financial impact of the Northern California wildfires2018 Camp fire may change, which could result in material increases to the loss accrued.

The $2.5$10.5 billion charge does not include any amounts for potential penalties or fines that may be imposed by governmental entities on PG&E Corporation or the Utility, or punitive damages, if any. Itany, or any losses related to future claims for damages that have not manifested yet, each of which could be significant.

2017 Northern California Wildfires

In light of the current state of the law on inverse condemnation and the information currently available to the Utility, including, among other things, the Cal Fire determinations of cause as stated in Cal Fire’s press releases and their released reports, PG&E Corporation and the Utility have determined that it is probable they will incur a loss for claims in connection with 17 of the 2017 Northern California wildfires referred to as the La Porte, McCourtney, Lobo, Honey, Redwood, Sulphur, Cherokee, Blue, Pocket, Atlas, Cascade, Point and Sonoma/Napa merged fires (which include the Nuns, Norrbom, Adobe, Partrick and Pythian fires). Accordingly, PG&E Corporation and the Utility recorded a charge in the amount of $2.5 billion during the quarter ended June 30, 2018 and a charge in the amount of $1.0 billion during the quarter ended December 31, 2018, for a total charge in the amount of $3.5 billion for the year ended December 31, 2018. This charge corresponds to the lower end of the range of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s reasonably estimated losses and is subject to change based on additional information.

PG&E Corporation and the Utility currently believe that it is reasonably possible that the amount of the loss related to the 2017 Northern California wildfires and the 2018 Camp fire will be greater than the amount accrued, but are unable to reasonably estimate the additional loss and the upper end of the range because there are a number of unknown facts and legal considerations that may impact the amount of any potential liability, including the total scope and nature of claims that may be asserted against PG&E Corporation and the Utility. PG&E Corporation and the Utility intend to continue to review the available information and other information as it becomes available, including evidence in Cal Fire’s possession, evidence from or held by other parties, claims that have not yet been submitted, and additional information about the nature and extent of personal and business property damage and losses, the nature, number and severity of personal injuries, and information made available through the discovery process.

The process for estimating losses associated with claims requires management to exercise significant judgment based on a number of assumptions and subjective factors, including but not limited to factors identified above and estimates based on currently available information and prior experience with wildfires. As more information becomes available, management estimates and assumptions regarding the financial impact of the 2017 Northern California wildfires may change, which could result in material increases to the loss accrued.



The $3.5 billion charge does not include any amounts for potential penalties or fines that may be imposed by governmental entities on PG&E Corporation or the Utility, or punitive damages, if any, or any losses related to future claims for damages that have not manifested yet, each of which could be significant.

The $3.5 billion charge also does not include any amounts in connection with the Atlas, 37, Tubbs, Cascade, Maacama Pressley and PointPressley fires because at this time PG&E Corporation and the Utility have not concluded that a loss arising from those fires is probable. However, in the future it is possible that facts could emerge that lead PG&E Corporation and the Utility to believe that a loss is probable, resulting in the accrual of a liability at that time, the amount of which could be significant.



On September 6, 2018, the California Department of Insurance issued a news release announcing an update on property losses in connection with the October and December 2017 wildfires in California. As of that date, insurers have received nearly 55,000 insurance claims totaling more than $12.28 billion in losses, of which approximately $10 billion relates to statewide claims from the Northern California wildfires. The balance relates to claims from the Southern California December 2017 wildfires. That news release reflected insured property losses only. Also, that amount did not account for uninsured losses, interest, attorneys’ fees, fire suppression and clean-up costs, personal injury and wrongful death damages or other costs. If PG&E Corporation and the Utility were to be found liable for certain or all of such other costs and expenses, including the potential liabilities outlined above, the amount of the liability could significantly exceed the approximately $10 billion in estimated insured property losses with respect to the Northern California wildfires.

Loss Recoveries

PG&E Corporation and the Utility have liabilityhad insurance from various insurers, which provides coverage for third-party liability attributableliabilities, including wildfire. Additionally, there are several mechanisms that allow for recovery of costs from customers. Potential for recovery is described below. Failure to obtain a substantial or full recovery of costs related to the 2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfires or any conclusion that such recovery is no longer probable could have a material effect on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows. In addition, the inability to recover costs in an aggregate amountin a timely manner could have a material effect on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of approximately $840operations, liquidity, and cash flows.

Insurance

PG&E Corporation and the Utility had $842 million of insurance coverage for liabilities, including wildfire events, for the period from August 1, 2017 through July 31, 2018, subject to an initial self-insured retention of $10 million per occurrence and further retentions of approximately $40 million per occurrence. In addition,During the third quarter of 2018, PG&E Corporation and the Utility renewed their liability insurance coverage limits within thesefor wildfire events in an aggregate amount of approximately $1.4 billion for the period from August 1, 2018 through July 31, 2019, comprised of $700 million for general liability (subject to an initial self-insured retention of $10 million per occurrence), and $700 million for property damages only, which property damage coverage includes an aggregate amount of approximately $200 million through the reinsurance market where a catastrophe bond was utilized. PG&E Corporation and the Utility expect to face increasing difficulty securing liability insurance policies could result in further material self-insured costs in the event each fire were deemedfuture years due to be a separate occurrence under the terms of theavailability and to face significantly increased insurance policies.costs.

PG&E Corporation and the Utility record a receivable for insurance recoveries when it is deemed probable that recovery of a recorded loss will occur. Through September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, PG&E Corporation and the Utility recorded $385$1.38 billion for probable insurance recoveries in connection with the 2018 Camp fire and $842 million for probable insurance recoveries in connection with the 2017 Northern California wildfires. This amount reflectsThese amounts reflect an assumption that the cause of each fire is deemed to be a separate occurrence under the insurance policies. The amount of the receivable is subject to change based on additional information. PG&E Corporation and the Utility intend to seek full recovery for all insured losses and believe it is reasonably possible that they will record a receivable for the full amount of the insurance limits in the future.

If PG&E Corporation and the Utility are unable to recover the full amount of their insurance, or if insurance is otherwise unavailable, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows could be materially affected. Even if PG&E Corporation and the Utility were to recover the full amount of their insurance, PG&E Corporation and the potentialUtility expect their losses arising out ofin connection with the 2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfires could significantlywill substantially exceed the coverage limits of thetheir available insurance.



The following table presents changes in the insurance receivable for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. The balance for insurance receivable is included in Other accounts receivable in PG&E Corporation'sCorporation’s and the Utility'sUtility’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Insurance Receivable (in millions)
(in millions)Insurance Receivable
2018 Camp fire 
Balance at December 31, 2018$1,380
Accrued insurance recoveries$385
$
Reimbursements(13)
Balance at September 30, 2018$372
Balance at March 31, 2019$1,380
 
2017 Northern California wildfires 
Balance at December 31, 2018$829
Accrued insurance recoveries
Reimbursements
Balance at March 31, 2019$829

In addition, it could take a number of years before the extent of the Utility’s liability is known and the Utility could apply for recovery of costs in excess of insurance. Regulatory Recovery

On June 21, 2018, the CPUC issued a decision granting the Utility'sUtility’s request to establish a WEMA for the purpose of trackingto track specific incremental wildfire liability costs effective as of July 26, 2017. The decision does not grant the Utility rate recovery of any wildfire-related costs. Any such rate recovery would require CPUC authorization in a separate proceeding. The Utility may be unable to fully recover costs in excess of insurance, if at all, and evenall. Rate recovery is uncertain, therefore the Utility has not recorded a regulatory asset related to any wildfire claims costs. Even if such recovery is possible, it could take a number of years to resolve and a number of years to collect.

AsIn addition, SB 901, signed into law on September 21, 2018, requires the CPUC to establish a customer harm threshold, directing the CPUC to limit certain disallowances in the aggregate, so that they do not exceed the maximum amount that the Utility can pay without harming ratepayers or materially impacting its ability to provide adequate and safe service (the “Customer Harm Threshold”). SB 901 also authorizes the CPUC to issue a financing order that permits recovery, through the issuance of September 30,recovery bonds (also referred to as “securitization”), of wildfire-related costs found to be just and reasonable by the CPUC and, only for the 2017 Northern California wildfires, any amounts in excess of the Customer Harm Threshold. SB 901 does not authorize securitization with respect to possible 2018 Camp fire costs.

On January 10, 2019, the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include long-term regulatory assetsCPUC adopted an OIR, which establishes a process to develop criteria and a methodology to inform determinations of $77 million, consistingthe Customer Harm Threshold in future applications under Section 451.2(a) of insurance premiumthe Public Utilities Code for cost recovery of 2017 wildfire costs. In the OIR, the CPUC stated that “consistent with Section 451.2(a), the determination of what costs thatand expenses are probablejust and reasonable must be made in the context of recovery. Shouldan application for the recovery of specific costs related to the 2017 wildfires.” Following the CPUC’s interpretation of Section 451.2 as outlined in the OIR, PG&E Corporation and the Utility conclude in future periodsbelieve that any securitization of costs relating to the 2017 Northern California wildfires would not occur, if at all, until (a) the Utility has paid claims relating to the 2017 Northern California wildfires, (b) the Utility has filed application for recovery of insurance premiumssuch costs and (c) the CPUC makes a determination that such costs are just and reasonable or in excess of amounts included in authorized revenue requirements is no longer probable,the Customer Harm Threshold. PG&E Corporation and the Utility will record a chargetherefore do not expect the CPUC to permit the Utility to securitize costs relating to the 2017 Northern California wildfires on an expedited or emergency basis unless the CPUC alters the position expressed in the period such conclusion is reached.OIR.

On February 11, 2019, the Utility filed opening comments in response to the OIR in which it argued, among other things, the CPUC should (1) promptly set a Customer Harm Threshold, or at least define the methodology for setting the Customer Harm Threshold with sufficient specificity to enable PG&E Corporation and the Utility and potential investors to anticipate that amount; (2) determine the Customer Harm Threshold based on the capital needed to resolve claims arising from both the 2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfires to be provided for in a plan of reorganization; (3) define how the Customer Harm Threshold will be applied to any future wildfires; and (4) establish the Customer Harm Threshold based on the amount of debt the Utility can raise while maintaining investment grade credit ratings, which it estimates to be approximately $3 billion.



On March 29, 2019, the Assigned Commissioner issued a Scoping Memo, which stated that the CPUC in this proceeding will establish a Customer Harm Threshold methodology applicable only to 2017 fires, to be invoked in connection with a future application for cost recovery, and will not determine a specific financial outcome in this proceeding.

On April 5, 2019, the Assigned Commissioner published a Staff Report, describing a proposed stress test to determine the Customer Harm Threshold based on: (1) the maximum additional debt that a utility can take on and maintain a minimum investment-grade credit rating; (2) excess cash available to the utility; and (3) a potential regulatory adjustment upward or downward by a maximum of 20%, to be determined by the CPUC. If a utility is already at or below a minimum investment-grade credit rating, and the calculation of the Customer Harm Threshold based on maximum additional debt that the utility can take on plus the excess cash available to the utility is very low or zero, the Staff Report contemplates a different standard for the potential regulatory adjustment: upward or downward adjustment by a maximum of 5% of the total disallowed wildfire liability. The Staff Report also proposed two “optional concepts” for ratepayer protection: (1) a de-escalation of the utility’s authorized return on equity based on the amount of customer costs in excess of the Customer Harm Threshold, capped at 300 basis points, and (2) equity warrants in favor of customers in the amount of 1% for every $500 million of securitized wildfire liability, capped at 15%. On April 10, 2019, a workshop addressing the Staff Report was held. On April 12, 2019, the Assigned Commissioner extended the time for parties to file comments on the Staff Report, to April 24, 2019 for opening comments and May 1, 2019 for reply comments.

Failure to obtain a substantial or full recovery of costs related to the 2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfires or any conclusion that such recovery is no longer probable could have a material adverse effect on PG&E Corporation's and the Utility's financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows. Recently adopted Senate Bill 901 establishes a customer harm threshold, directing the CPUC to limit disallowances in the aggregate, so that they do not exceed the maximum amount that PG&E Corporation can pay without harming ratepayers or materially impacting its ability to provide adequate and safe service. It is uncertain how the new legislation will affect the Utility's ability to recover costs related to the Northern California wildfires. PG&E Corporation and the Utility have considered actions that might be taken to attempt to address liquidity needs of the business should the Utility be unable to recover costs related to the Northern California wildfires, but the inability to recover costs in excess of insurance through increases in rates or to collect such rates in a timely manner could have a material adverse effect on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows.

Wildfire-Related Derivative Litigation

Two purported derivative lawsuits alleging claims for breach of fiduciary duties and unjust enrichment were filed in the San Francisco County Superior Court on November 16, 2017 and November 20, 2017, respectively, naming as defendants current and certain former members of the Board of Directors and certain current and former officers of PG&E Corporation and the Utility. PG&E Corporation and the Utility are named as nominal defendants. These lawsuits were consolidated by the court on February 14, 2018, and are denominatedIn Re California North Bay Fire Derivative Litigation.Litigation. On April 13, 2018, the plaintiffs filed a consolidated complaint. After the parties reached an agreement regarding a stay of the derivative proceeding pending resolution of the tort actions described above and any regulatory proceeding relating to the 2017 Northern California wildfires, on April 24, 2018, the court entered a stipulation and order to stay. The stay is subject to certain conditions regarding the plaintiffs'plaintiffs’ access to discovery in other actions. The parties submittedOn January 28, 2019, the plaintiffs filed a joint status report on October 24, 2018.request to lift the stay for the purposes of amending their complaint to add allegations regarding the 2018 Camp fire.

On August 3, 2018, a third purported derivative lawsuit, entitled Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System v. Chew, et al., was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, naming as defendants certain current and former members of the Board of Directors and certain current and former officers of PG&E Corporation and the Utility. PG&E Corporation is named as a nominal defendant. The lawsuit alleges claims for breach of fiduciary duties and unjust enrichment as well as a claim under Section 14(a) of the federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934 alleging that PG&E Corporation'sCorporation’s and the Utility'sUtility’s 2017 proxy statement contained misrepresentations regarding the companies'companies’ risk management and safety programs. On October 15, 2018, PG&E Corporation'sCorporation filed a motion to stay the litigation was filed on October 15, 2018. Plaintiffs' oppositionlitigation. Prior to that motion currently is due November 29, 2018, and defendants' reply brief in support of that motion currently is due December 24, 2018. Thethe scheduled hearing on this motion, this matter was automatically stayed by PG&E Corporation's motion to stay currently is set for January 31, 2019.Corporation’s and the Utility’s commencement of bankruptcy proceedings, as discussed below.

On October 23, 2018, a fourth purported derivative lawsuit, entitled City of Warren Police and Fire Retirement System v. Chew, et al., was filed in San Francisco County Superior Court, alleging claims for breach of fiduciary duty, corporate waste and unjust enrichment. It names as defendants certain current and former members of the Board of Directors and certain current and former officers of PG&E Corporation, and names PG&E Corporation as a nominal defendant. Plaintiff filed a request with the court seeking the voluntary dismissal of this matter without prejudice on January 18, 2019.

On November 21, 2018, a fifth purported derivative lawsuit, entitled Williams v. Earley, Jr., et al., was filed in federal court in San Francisco, alleging claims identical to those alleged in the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System v. Chew, et al. lawsuit listed above against certain current and former officers and directors, and naming PG&E Corporation and the Utility are unableas nominal defendants. This lawsuit includes allegations related to predict the timing2017 Northern California wildfires and outcomethe 2018 Camp fire. This action was stayed by stipulation of the parties and order of the court on December 21, 2018, subject to resolution of the pending securities class action.



On December 24, 2018, a sixth purported derivative lawsuit, entitled Bowlinger v. Chew, et al., was filed in San Francisco Superior Court, alleging claims for breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of control, corporate waste, and unjust enrichment in connection with the 2018 Camp fire against certain current and former officers and directors, and naming PG&E Corporation and the Utility as nominal defendants. The court has scheduled a case management conference for December 13, 2019.

On January 25, 2019, a seventh purported derivative lawsuit, entitled Hagberg v. Chew, et al., was filed in San Francisco Superior Court, alleging claims for breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of control, corporate waste, and unjust enrichment in connection with the 2018 Camp fire against certain current and former officers and directors, and naming PG&E Corporation and the Utility as nominal defendants.

On January 28, 2019, an eighth purported derivative lawsuit, entitled Blackburn v. Meserve, et al., was filed in federal court alleging claims for breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, and waste of corporate assets in connection with the 2017 Northern California wildfires and the 2018 Camp fire against certain current and former officers and directors, and naming PG&E Corporation as a nominal defendant.

Due to the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, PG&E Corporation and the Utility filed notices in each of these proceedings.proceedings on February 1, 2019, reflecting that the proceedings are automatically stayed pursuant to Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. On February 5, 2019, the plaintiff in Bowlinger v. Chew, et al. filed a response to the notice asserting that the automatic stay did not apply to his claims. PG&E Corporation and the Utility accordingly filed a Motion to Enforce the Automatic Stay with the Bankruptcy Court as to the Bowlinger action, which was granted.

Wildfire-Related Securities Class Action Litigation

In June 2018, two purported securities class actions were filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, naming PG&E Corporation and certain of its current and former officers as defendants, entitled David C. Weston v. PG&E Corporation, et al.and Jon Paul Moretti v. PG&E Corporation, et al., respectively.  The complaints allegealleged material misrepresentations and omissions related to, among other things, vegetation management and transmission line safety in various PG&E Corporation public disclosures. The complaints assertasserted claims under Section 10(b) and Section 20(a) of the federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, and seeksought unspecified monetary relief, interest, attorneys'attorneys’ fees and other costs. Both complaints identifyidentified a proposed class period of April 29, 2015 to June 8, 2018. On September 10, 2018, the court consolidated both cases and the litigation is now denominated In Rere PG&E Corporation Securities Litigation. The court also appointed the Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico as lead plaintiff. Plaintiffs currently have untilThe plaintiff filed a consolidated amended complaint on November 9, 2018. After the plaintiff requested leave to amend their complaint to add allegations regarding the 2018 to file anCamp fire, the plaintiff filed a second amended consolidated complaint on December 14, 2018.

Due to the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, PG&E Corporation and the Utility filed a notice on February 1, 2019, reflecting that the proceedings are automatically stayed pursuant to Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. On February 15, 2019, PG&E Corporation and the Utility filed a complaint in Bankruptcy Court against the plaintiff seeking preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to extend the stay to the claims alleged against the individual officer defendants.

On February 22, 2019, a purported securities class action was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, entitled York County on behalf of the York County Retirement Fund, et al. v. Rambo, et al (the “York County Action”). The complaint names as defendants currentlycertain current and former officers and directors, as well as the underwriters of four public offerings of notes from 2016 to 2018. Neither PG&E Corporation nor the Utility is named as a defendant. The complaint alleges material misrepresentations and omissions in connection with the note offerings related to, among other things, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s vegetation management and wildfire safety measures. The complaint asserts claims under Section 11 and Section 15 of the federal Securities Act of 1933, and seeks unspecified monetary relief, attorneys’ fees and other costs, and injunctive relief.

District Attorneys’ Offices’ Investigations

During the second quarter of 2018, Cal Fire issued news releases stating that it referred the investigations related to the McCourtney, Lobo, Honey, Sulphur, Blue, Norrbom, Adobe, Partrick, Pythian, Pocket and Atlas fires to the appropriate county District Attorney’s offices for review “due to evidence of alleged violations of state law.” On March 12, 2019, the Sonoma, Napa, Humboldt and Lake County District Attorneys announced that they would not prosecute PG&E Corporation or the Utility for the fires in those counties, which include the Sulphur, Blue, Norrbom, Adobe, Partrick, Pythian, Pocket and Atlas fires.



PG&E Corporation and the Utility are the subject of criminal investigations or other actions by the Nevada County District Attorney’s Office to whom Cal Fire has referred its investigations into the McCourtney and Lobo fires. In October 2018, the Utility and the Nevada County District Attorney entered into an agreement under which the Utility agreed to waive any applicable statutes of limitation related to the two wildfires that started in that county for a period of six months until April 8, 2019. In March 2019, the Utility and the Nevada County District Attorney extended that agreement for an additional six months, to October 8, 2019. PG&E Corporation and the Utility anticipate further discussions with the Nevada County District Attorney relating to the two wildfires that started in that county and whether any criminal charges should be brought.

The Honey fire was referred to the Butte County District Attorney’s Office, and in October 2018, the Utility reached an agreement to settle any civil claims or criminal charges that could have until January 8,been brought by the Butte County District Attorney in connection with the Honey fire, as well as the La Porte and Cherokee fires (which were not referred). The settlement provides for funding by the Utility for at least four years of an enhanced fire prevention and communication program, in the amount of up to $1.5 million, not recoverable in rates.

On October 9, 2018, the Office of the District Attorney of Yuba County announced its decision not to pursue criminal charges at such time against PG&E Corporation or the Utility pertaining to the Cascade fire. The District Attorney’s Office also indicated that it reserved the right “to review any additional information or evidence that may be submitted to it prior to the expiration of the criminal statute of limitations.”

In addition, the Butte County District Attorney’s Office and the California Attorney General’s Office have opened a criminal investigation of the 2018 Camp fire. PG&E Corporation and the Utility have been informed by the Butte County District Attorney’s Office and the California Attorney General’s Office that a grand jury has been empaneled in Butte County, and the Utility was served with subpoenas in the grand jury investigation. The Utility has produced documents and continues to produce documents in connection with the criminal investigation of the 2018 Camp fire, including, but not limited to, documents related to the operation and maintenance of equipment owned or operated by the Utility. The Utility has also cooperated with the Butte County District Attorney’s Office and the California Attorney General’s Office in the collection of physical evidence from equipment owned or operated by the Utility. PG&E Corporation and the Utility are unable to predict the outcome of the criminal investigation into the 2018 Camp fire. The Utility could be subject to material fines, penalties, or restitution order if it is determined that the Utility failed to comply with applicable laws and regulations, as well as non-monetary remedies such as oversight requirements. The criminal investigation is not subject to the automatic stay imposed as a result of the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases.

Additional investigations and other actions may arise out of the other 2017 Northern California wildfires and the 2018 Camp fire. The timing and outcome for resolution of the remaining referrals by Cal Fire to the appropriate county District Attorneys’ offices are uncertain.

SEC Investigation

On March 20, 2019, PG&E Corporation learned that the SEC’s San Francisco Regional Office is conducting an investigation related to move to dismiss, answer or otherwise respond to that complaint.PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s public disclosures and accounting for losses associated with the 2017 and 2018 Northern California wildfires and the 2015 Butte fire. PG&E Corporation and the Utility are unable to predict the timing and outcome of these proceedings.


the investigation.

Clean-up and Repair Costs

The Utility incurred costs of $308$559 million for clean-up and repair of the Utility’s facilities (including $145$204 million in capital expenditures) through September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, in connection with the 2018 Camp fire. The Utility also incurred costs of $330 million for clean-up and repair of the Utility’s facilities (including $157 million in capital expenditures) through March 31, 2019, in connection with the 2017 Northern California wildfires. While theThe Utility believes that suchis authorized to track and seek recovery of clean-up and repair costs are recoverable through CEMA, its CEMACEMA. (CEMA requests are subject to CPUC approval. The Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows could be materially affected if the Utility is unable to recover such costs.

) The Utility capitalizes and records as regulatory assets costs that are probable of recovery in rates.recovery. At September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, the CEMA balance related to the 2017 Northern California wildfires was $101$132 million, and reflects an approximately $40 million reduction tois included in long-term regulatory assets on the regulatory asset that was recordedCondensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Additionally, the capital expenditures for clean-up and repair are included in the three months ended June 30, 2018, for costs that are no longer probable of recovery.property, plant and equipment at March 31, 2019.

Should PG&E Corporation and the Utility conclude that recovery of any clean-up and repair costs included in the CEMA is no longer probable, PG&E Corporation and the Utility will record a charge in the period such conclusion is reached. Failure to obtain a substantial or full recovery of these costs or any conclusion that such recovery is no longer probable, could have a material adverse effect on PG&E Corporation'sCorporation’s and the Utility'sUtility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows.



Proposed Wildfire Assistance Fund

On May 1, 2019, PG&E Corporation and the Utility filed a motion with the Bankruptcy Court seeking authorization to establish and fund a program (the “Wildfire Assistance Fund”) to assist those displaced by the 2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfires with the costs of temporary housing and other urgent needs. The Wildfire Assistance Fund is intended to aid certain wildfire claimants who are either uninsured or still in need of assistance for temporary housing expenses or other urgent needs. The Wildfire Assistance Fund would consist of $105 million deposited into a segregated account to be controlled by an independent third-party administrator, who will disburse and administer the funds. The administrator would be responsible for developing the specific eligibility requirements and application procedures for the distribution of the Wildfire Assistance Fund to eligible claimants. Up to $5 million of the Wildfire Assistance Fund could be used to pay administrative expenses. The filing of this motion is not an acknowledgement or admission by PG&E Corporation or the Utility of liability with respect of the 2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfires. The motion is scheduled to be heard in the Bankruptcy Court on May 22, 2019. At March 31, 2019, the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet reflected liabilities of $14 billion related to third-party claims in connection with the 2018 Camp fire and 17 of the 2017 Northern California wildfires, which included amounts for temporary housing expenses.

2015 Butte Fire

In September 2015, a wildfire (known as the “Butte(the “2015 Butte fire”) ignited and spread in Amador and Calaveras Counties in Northern California. On April 28, 2016, Cal Fire released its report of the investigation of the origin and cause of the wildfire.2015 Butte fire. According to Cal Fire’s report, the 2015 Butte fire burned 70,868 acres, resulted in two fatalities, destroyed 549 homes, 368 outbuildings and four commercial properties, and damaged 44 structures.  Cal Fire’s report concluded that the wildfire2015 Butte fire was caused when a gray pine tree contacted the Utility’s electric line, which ignited portions of the tree and determined that the failure by the Utility and/or its vegetation management contractors, ACRT Inc. and Trees, Inc., to identify certain potential hazards during its vegetation management program ultimately led to the failure of the tree.

Third-Party Claims

On May 23, 2016, individual plaintiffs filed a master complaint against the Utility and its two vegetation management contractors in the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento.  Subrogation insurers also filed a separate master complaint on the same date.  The California Judicial Council previously had authorized the coordination of all cases in Sacramento County.  As of October 30, 2018,January 28, 2019, 95 known complaints have been filed against the Utility and its two vegetation management contractors in the Superior Court of California in the Counties of Calaveras, San Francisco, Sacramento, and Amador.  The complaints involve approximately 4,0003,900 individual plaintiffs representing approximately 2,1002,000 households and their insurance companies.  These complaints are part of, or arewere in the process of being added to, the coordinated proceeding.  Plaintiffs seek to recover damages and other costs, principally based on the doctrine of inverse condemnation and negligence theory of liability.  Plaintiffs also seek punitive damages.  Several plaintiffs have dismissed the Utility'sUtility’s two vegetation management contractors from their complaints. The Utility does not expect the number of individual complaints and plaintiffsclaimants to increase significantly in the future, because the statute of limitations for property damage and personal injury in connection with the 2015 Butte fire has expired. TheFurther, due to the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, these plaintiffs have been stayed from continuing to prosecute pending litigation and from commencing new lawsuits against PG&E Corporation or the Utility continues to mediate and settle cases.on account of pre-petition obligations. On January 30, 2019, the Court in the coordinated proceeding issued an order staying the action.

On April 28, 2017, the Utility moved for summary adjudication on plaintiffs’ claims for punitive damages.  The court denied the Utility’s motion and the Utility filed a writ with the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Third Appellate District. The writ was granted on July 2, 2018, directing the trial court to enter summary adjudication in favor of the Utility and to deny plaintiffs'plaintiffs’ claim for punitive damages under California Civil Code Section 3294. Plaintiffs sought rehearing and asked the California Supreme Court to review the Court of Appeal'sAppeal’s decision. Both requests were denied. Neither the trial nor appellate courts originally addressed whether plaintiffs can seek punitive damages at trial under Public Utilities Code Section 2106. Based onHowever, the July 2,trial court, in November 2018, Court of Appeal's ruling,denied a motion filed by the Utility that would have confirmed that punitive damages under Public Utilities Code Section 2106 are unavailable. The Utility believes a loss related to punitive damages is remote.unlikely, but possible.



On June 22, 2017, the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento ruled on a motion of several plaintiffs and found that the doctrine of inverse condemnation applies to the Utility with respect to the 2015 Butte fire. The court held, among other things, that the Utility had failed to put forth any evidence to support its contention that the CPUC would not allow the Utility to pass on its inverse condemnation liability through rate increases. While the ruling is binding only between the Utility and the plaintiffs in the coordination proceeding at the time of the ruling, others could file lawsuits and make similar claims. On January 4, 2018, the Utility filed with the court a renewed motion for a legal determination of inverse condemnation liability, citing the November 30, 2017 CPUC decision denying the San Diego Gas & Electric Company application to recover wildfire costs in excess of insurance, and the CPUC declaration that it will not automatically allow utilities to spread inverse condemnation losses through rate increases.

On May 1, 2018, the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento issued its ruling on the Utility'sUtility’s renewed motion in which the court affirmed, with minor changes, its tentative ruling dated April 25, 2018. The court determined that it is bound by earlier holdings of two appellate courts decisions, Barhamand and Pacific Bell. Further, the court stated that the Utility'sUtility’s constitutional arguments should be made to the appellate courts and suggested that, to the extent the Utility raises the public policy implications of the November 30, 2017 CPUC decision in the San Diego Gas & Electric Company cost recovery proceeding, these arguments should be addressed to the Legislature or CPUC. The Utility filed a writ with the Court of Appeal seeking immediate review of the court'scourt’s decision. On June 18, 2018, after the writ was summarily denied, the Utility filed a Petition for Review with the California Supreme Court, which also was denied. On September 6, 2018, the court set a trial for some individual plaintiffs to begin on April 1, 2019. The Utility reached agreement with two plaintiffs in the litigation to stipulate to judgment against the Utility on inverse condemnation grounds. IfThe court granted the court grants theUtility’s stipulated judgment motion on November 29, 2018 and the Utility will havefiled its appeal on December 11, 2018. As a result of the right to an appellate court hearing on inverse condemnation.filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, these lawsuits, including the trial and the appeal from the stipulated judgment, are stayed.

In addition to the coordinated plaintiffs, Cal Fire, the California Office of Emergency Services (OES),OES, the County of Calaveras, and five smaller public entities (three fire districts, one water district and the California Department of Veterans Affairs) have brought suit or indicated that they intend to do so. TheseThe five smaller public entities filed their complaints in August 2018 and September 2018. They are beinghave been added to the coordinated proceedings. The Utility has settled the claims of the three fire protection districts.

On April 13, 2017, Cal Fire filed a complaint with the Superior Court of California, County of Calaveras, seeking to recover over $87 million for its costs incurred on the theory that the Utility and its vegetation management contractors were negligent, or violated the law, among other claims.  On July 31, 2017, Cal Fire dismissed its complaint against Trees, Inc., one of the Utility'sUtility’s vegetation contractors. Cal Fire hashad requested that a trial of its claims be set in 2019, following any trial of the claims of the individual plaintiffs. On October 19, 2018, the Utility filed a motion for summary judgment arguing that Cal Fire cannot recover any fire suppression costs under the Third District Court of Appeal'sAppeal’s decision in Dep'tDep’t of Forestry & Fire Prot. v. Howell (2017)(2017) 18 Cal. App. 5th 154. The hearing on that motion iswas set for January 31, 2019. The2019, but the hearing and Cal Fire’s case against the Utility are now stayed. Prior to the stay, the Utility and Cal Fire arewere also engaged in a mediation process.

Also, on February 20, 2018, the County of Calaveras filed suit against the Utility and the Utility’s vegetation management contractors to recover damages and other costs, based on the doctrine of inverse condemnation and negligence theory of liability. The County also seekssought punitive damages. On March 2, 2018, the County served a mediation demand seeking in excess of $167 million, having previously indicated that it intended to bring an approximately $85 million claim against the Utility. This claim included costs that the County of Calaveras allegedly incurred or expected to incur for infrastructure damage, erosion control, and other costs. The Utility and the County of Calaveras currently are engagedsettled the County’s claims in a mediation process. The County has also requested a trial to take place no later than summer 2019. Based on statements by the court, the Utility anticipates that trial would take place, if at all, after a trial of individual plaintiffs' claims and the separate trial of Cal Fire claims.November 2018 for $25.4 million.

Further, in May 2017, the OES indicated that it intendsintended to bring a claim against the Utility that it estimatesestimated to be approximately $190 million.  This claim would include costs incurred by the OES for tree and debris removal, infrastructure damage, erosion control, and other claims related to the 2015 Butte fire. The Utility has not received any information or documentation from OES since its May 2017 statement. In June 2017, the Utility entered into an agreement with the OES that extends theirits deadline to file a claim to December 2020.

PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s obligations with respect to such outstanding claims are expected to be determined through the Chapter 11 process.



Estimated Losses from Third-Party Claims

In connection with this matter,the 2015 Butte fire, the Utility may be liable for property damages, business interruption, interest, and attorneys’ fees without having been found negligent, through the doctrine of inverse condemnation.



In addition, the Utility may be liable for fire suppression costs, personal injury damages, and other damages if the Utility is found to have been negligent.  While the Utility believes it was not negligent, there can be no assurance that a court or jury would agree with the Utility.

The Utility’s assessment of the estimated loss related to the 2015 Butte fire is based on assumptions about the number, size, and type of structures damaged or destroyed, the contents of such structures, the number and types of trees damaged or destroyed, as well as assumptions about personal injury damages, attorneys’ fees, fire suppression costs, and certain other damages.

The Utility has determined that it is probable that it will incur a loss of at least $1.1 billion in connection with the 2015 Butte fire. The Utility estimates it is reasonably possible that it may incur an additional $200 million, for a total loss of $1.3 billion. While these amounts includethis amount includes the Utility'sUtility’s assumptions about fire suppression costs (including its assessment of the Cal Fire loss), and the County of Calaveras claim, they doit does not include any portion of the estimated claim from the OES. The Utility still does not have sufficient information to reasonably estimate any liability it may have for that additional claim.

The process for estimating costs associated with claims relating to the 2015 Butte fire requires management to exercise significant judgment based on a number of assumptions and subjective factors.  As more information becomes known, including additional discovery from the plaintiffs, results from the ongoing mediation and settlement process, review of the potential claim from the OES, outcomes of future court or jury decisions, and information about damages, for which the Utility could be liable, management estimates and assumptions regarding the financial impact of the 2015 Butte fire may result in material increases to the loss accrued.

The following table presents changes in the third-party claims liability since December 31, 2015.  The balance for the third-party claims liability is included in Wildfire-related claims in PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Loss Accrual (in millions)  
Balance at December 31, 2015$
$
Accrued losses750
750
Payments (1)
(60)(60)
Balance at December 31, 2016690
690
Accrued losses350
350
Payments (1)
(479)(479)
Balance at December 31, 2017561
561
Accrued losses

Payments (1)
(267)(335)
Balance at September 30, 2018$294
Balance at December 31, 2018226
Accrued losses
Payments (1)
(14)
Balance as of March 31, 2019$212
  
(1) As of September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, the Utility has paid $806$888 million of the $832$904 million in settlements to date in connection with the 2015 Butte fire.

In addition to the amounts reflected in the table above, the Utility has incurred cumulative legal expenses of $118 million in connection with the Butte fire.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Utility incurred legal expenses in connection with the Butte fire of $9 million and $31 million, respectively.

If the Utility records losses in connection with claims relating to the 2015 Butte fire that materially exceed the amount the Utility accrued for these liabilities, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, orliquidity, and cash flows could be materially affected in the reporting periods during which additional charges are recorded.



Loss Recoveries

The Utility has liability insurance from various insurers, that provides coverage for third-party liability attributable to the 2015 Butte fire in an aggregate amount of $922 million.  The Utility records insurance recoveries when it is deemed probable that a recovery will occur and the Utility can reasonably estimate the amount or its range.  Through September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, the Utility recorded $922 million for probable insurance recoveries in connection with losses related to the 2015 Butte fire.  While the Utility plans to seek recovery of all insured losses, it is unable to predict the ultimate amount and timing of such insurance recoveries.  In addition, the Utility has received $60 million in cumulative reimbursements from the insurance policies of its


vegetation management contractors (excluded from the table below), including $7 million received in the nine months ended September 30, 2018.. Recoveries of additional amounts under the insurance policies of the Utility’s vegetation management contractors, including policies where the Utility is listed as an additional insured, are uncertain.

The following table presents changes in the insurance receivable since December 31, 2015.  The balance for the insurance receivable is included in Other accounts receivable in PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Insurance Receivable (in millions) 
Balance at December 31, 2015$
Accrued insurance recoveries625
Reimbursements(50)
Balance at December 31, 2016575
Accrued insurance recoveries297
Reimbursements(276)
Balance at December 31, 2017596
Accrued insurance recoveries
Reimbursements(436)
Balance at September 30, 2018$160

In October 2018, the Utility received an additional $45 million in insurance reimbursements.

Regulatory Citations

On April 25, 2017, the SED issued two citations to the Utility in connection with the Butte fire, totaling $8.3 million. The SED's investigation found that neither the Utility nor its vegetation management contractors took appropriate steps to prevent a gray pine tree from leaning and contacting the Utility's electric line, which created an unsafe and dangerous condition that resulted in that tree leaning and making contact with the electric line, thus causing a fire. The Utility paid the citations in June 2017, without admitting liability or agreeing with the findings.
Insurance Receivable (in millions) 
Balance at December 31, 2015$
Accrued insurance recoveries625
Reimbursements(50)
Balance at December 31, 2016575
Accrued insurance recoveries297
Reimbursements(276)
Balance at December 31, 2017596
Accrued insurance recoveries
Reimbursements(511)
Balance at December 31, 201885
Accrued insurance recoveries
Reimbursements(25)
Balance as of March 31, 2019$60

NOTE 11: OTHER CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS

PG&E Corporation and the Utility have significant contingencies arising from their operations, including contingencies related to enforcement and litigation matters and environmental remediation.  A provision for a loss contingency is recorded when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the liability can reasonably be estimated.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility evaluate which potential liabilities are probable and the related range of reasonably estimated losses and record a charge that reflects their best estimate or the lower end of the range, if there is no better estimate. The assessment of whether a loss is probable or reasonably possible, and whether the loss or a range of losses is estimable, often involves a series of complex judgments about future events. PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s provision for loss and expense excludes anticipated legal costs, which are expensed as incurred.

The Utility also has substantial financial commitments in connection with agreements entered into to support its operating activities. 

PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows may be materially affected by the outcome of the following matters.

Enforcement and Litigation Matters

In 2014, bothU.S. District Court Matters and Probation

On August 9, 2016, the U.S. Attorney's Officejury in the federal criminal trial against the Utility in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, in San Francisco, found the Utility guilty on one count of obstructing a federal agency proceeding and five counts of violations of pipeline integrity management regulations of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act. On January 26, 2017, the court issued a judgment of conviction against the Utility. The court sentenced the Utility to a five-year corporate probation period, oversight by the Monitor for a period of five years, with the ability to apply for early termination after three years, a fine of $3 million to be paid to the federal government, certain advertising requirements, and community service.

The probation includes a requirement that the Utility not commit any local, state, or federal crimes during the probation period. As part of the probation, the Utility has retained the Monitor at the Utility’s expense. The goal of the Monitor is to help ensure that the Utility takes reasonable and appropriate steps to maintain the safety of its gas and electric operations, and to maintain effective ethics, compliance and safety related incentive programs on a Utility-wide basis.



On November 27, 2018, the court overseeing the Utility’s probation issued an order requiring that the Utility, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California (the “USAO”) and the Monitor provide written answers to a series of questions regarding the Utility’s compliance with the terms of its probation, including what requirements of the Utility’s probation “might be implicated were any wildfire started by reckless operation or maintenance of PG&E power lines” or “might be implicated by any inaccurate, slow, or failed reporting of information about any wildfire by PG&E.” The court also ordered the Utility to provide “an accurate and complete statement of the role, if any, of PG&E in causing and reporting the recent 2018 Camp fire in Butte County and all other wildfires in California” since January 2017 (“Question 4 of the November 27 Order”). On December 5, 2018, the court issued an order requesting that the Office of the California Attorney General's office opened investigationsGeneral advise the court of its view on “the extent to which, if at all, the reckless operation or maintenance of PG&E power lines would constitute a crime under California law.” The responses of the Attorney General were submitted on December 28, 2018, and the responses of the Utility, the USAO and the Monitor were submitted on December 31, 2018.
into matters
On January 3, 2019, the court issued a new order requiring that the Utility provide further information regarding the 2017 Atlas fire.  The court noted that “[t]his order postpones the question of the adequacy of PG&E’s response” to Question 4 of the November 27 Order.  On January 4, 2019, the court issued another order requiring that the Utility provide, “with respect to each of the eighteen October 2017 Northern California wildfires that [Cal Fire] has attributed to [the Utility’s] facilities,” information regarding the wind conditions in the vicinity of each fire’s origin and information about the equipment allegedly involved in each fire’s ignition.  The responses of the Utility were submitted on January 10, 2019.

On January 9, 2019, the court ordered the Utility to appear in court on January 30, 2019, as a result of the court’s finding that “there is probable cause to believe there has been a violation of the conditions of supervision” with respect to reporting requirements related to allegedly improper communication betweenthe 2017 Honey fire.  In addition, on January 9, 2019, the court issued an order (the “January 9 Order”) proposing to add new conditions of probation that would require the Utility, among other things, to:

prior to June 21, 2019, “re-inspect all of its electrical grid and remove or trim all trees that could fall onto its power lines, poles or equipment in high-wind conditions, . . . identify and fix all conductors that might swing together and arc due to slack and/or other circumstances under high-wind conditions[,] identify and fix damaged or weakened poles, transformers, fuses and other connectors [and] identify and fix any other condition anywhere in its grid similar to any condition that contributed to any previous wildfires,”

“document the foregoing inspections and the work done and . . . rate each segment’s safety under various wind conditions” and

at all times from and after June 21, 2019, “supply electricity only through those parts of its electrical grid it has determined to be safe under the wind conditions then prevailing.”

The Utility was ordered to show cause by January 23, 2019 as to why the Utility’s conditions of probation should not be modified as proposed.  The Utility’s response was submitted on January 23, 2019. The court requested that Cal Fire file a public statement, and invited the CPUC to comment, by January 25, 2019.  On January 30, 2019, the court found that the Utility had violated a condition of its probation with respect to reporting requirements related to the 2017 Honey fire. Also, on January 30, 2019, the court ordered the Utility to submit to the court on February 6, 2019 the 2019 Wildfire Safety Plan that the Utility was required to submit to the CPUC by February 6, 2019 in accordance with SB 901, and invited interested parties to comment on such plan by February 20, 2019. In addition, on February 14, 2019, the court ordered the Utility to provide additional information, including on its vegetation clearance requirements. The Utility submitted its response to the court on February 22, 2019. As of April 30, 2019, to the Utility’s knowledge, no parties have submitted comments to the court on the 2019 Wildfire Safety Plan.

On March 5, 2019, the court issued an order proposing to add new conditions of probation that would require the Utility, among other things, to:

“fully comply with all applicable laws concerning vegetation management and clearance requirements;”

“fully comply with the specific targets and metrics set forth in its wildfire mitigation plan, including with respect to enhanced vegetation management;”

submit to “regular, unannounced inspections” by the Monitor “of PG&E’s vegetation management efforts and equipment inspection, enhancement, and repair efforts” in connection with a requirement that the Monitor “assess PG&E’s wildfire mitigation and wildfire safety work;”



“maintain traceable, verifiable, accurate, and complete records of its vegetation management efforts” and report to the Monitor monthly on its vegetation management status and progress; and

“ensure that sufficient resources, financial and personnel, including contractors and employees, are allocated to achieve the foregoing” and to forgo issuing “any dividends until [the Utility] is in compliance with all applicable vegetation management requirements as set forth above.”

The court ordered all parties to show cause by March 22, 2019, as to why the Utility’s conditions of probation should not be modified as proposed. The responses of the Utility, the USAO, Cal Fire, the CPUC, and non-party victims were filed on March 22, 2019. At a hearing on April 2, 2019, the court indicated it would impose the new conditions of probation proposed on March 5, 2019, on the Utility, and on April 3, 2019, the court issued an order imposing the new terms though amended the second condition to clarify that “[f]or purposes of this condition, the operative wildfire mitigation plan will be the plan ultimately approved by the CPUC.” Also, on April 2, 2019, the court directed the parties to submit briefing by April 16, 2019, regarding whether the court can extend the term of probation beyond five years in light of the violation that has been adjudicated and whether the Monitor reports should be made public. The responses of the Utility, the USAO, and the Monitor were filed on April 16, 2019. The Utility’s response contended that the term of probation may not be extended beyond five years and the USAO’s response contended that whether the term of probation could be extended beyond five years was an open legal issue. A sentencing hearing currently is scheduled for May 7, 2019. PG&E Corporation and the Utility are unable to predict the outcome of this proceeding.

CPUC personnel.and FERC Matters

Order Instituting an Investigation and Order to Show Cause into the Utilitys Locate and Mark practices

On December 14, 2018, the CPUC issued an OII and order to show cause (the “OII”) to assess the Utility’s practices and procedures related to the locating and marking of natural gas facilities. The OII directs the Utility to show cause as to why the CPUC should not find violations in this matter, and why the CPUC should not impose penalties, and/or any other forms of relief, if any violations are found. The Utility also is directed in the OII to provide a report on specific matters, including that it is conducting locate and mark programs in a safe manner.

The OII cites a report by the SED dated December 6, 2018, which alleges that the Utility violated the law pertaining to the locating and marking of its gas facilities and falsified records related to its locate and mark activities between 2012 and 2017. As described in the OII, the SED cites reports issued in this matter by two consultants retained by the Utility, that (i) included certain facts and conclusions about the extent of inaccuracies in the Utility’s late tickets and the reasons for the inaccuracies, and (ii) provided an analysis, based on the available data, of tickets that should be properly categorized as late, and identification of associated dig-ins. As a result, the OII will determine whether the Utility violated any provision of the Public Utilities Code, general orders, federal law adopted by California, other rules, or requirements, and/or other state or federal law, by its locate and mark policies, practices, and related issues, and the extent to which the Utility’s practices with regard to locate and mark may have diminished system safety.

The CPUC indicates that it has cooperatednot concluded that the Utility has violated the law in any instance pertaining to late tickets, locating and marking, or any matter related to either, or to any other matter raised in this OII. However, if violations are found, the CPUC will consider what monetary fines and other remedies are appropriate, will review the duration of violations and, if supported by the evidence, it will consider ordering daily fines.
with those investigations.
On March 14, 2019, as directed by the CPUC, the Utility submitted a report that addressed the SED report and responded to the order to show cause. A prehearing conference was held on April 4, 2019, to establish scope and a procedural schedule. The statusAssigned Commissioner and ALJ have not yet issued a Scoping Memo for the proceeding. An initial settlement conference at the CPUC currently is scheduled for May 2, 2019.

Based on the information currently available, PG&E Corporation and the Utility believe it is probable that the CPUC will impose penalties, including fines or other remedies, on the Utility. The Utility is unable to reasonably estimate the amount or range of these investigations is uncertain.future charges that could be incurred given the CPUC’s wide discretion and the number of factors that can be considered in determining penalties. The Utility is unable to predict whether any charges will be brought against the Utilitytiming and outcome of this proceeding.

This proceeding is not subject to the automatic stay imposed as a result of these investigations.the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases; however, collection efforts in connection with fines or penalties arising out of such proceedings are stayed.



Regulatory Proceedings

Order Instituting an Investigation into Compliance with Ex Parte Communication Rules

On April 26, 2018, the CPUC approved the revised proposed decision issued on April 3, 2018, adopting the settlement agreement jointly submitted to the CPUC on March 28, 2017, as modified (the "settlement agreement"“settlement agreement”) by the Utility, the Cities of San Bruno and San Carlos, Cal PA (formerly known as the Office of Ratepayer Advocates or ORA), the SED, and TURN.

The decision results in a total penalty of $97.5 million comprised of: (1) a $12 million payment to the California General Fund, (2) forgoing collection of $63.5 million of GT&S revenue requirements for the years 2018 ($31.75 million) and 2019 ($31.75 million), (3) a $10 million one-time revenue requirement adjustment to be amortized in equivalent annual amounts over the Utility’s next GRC cycle (i.e., the 2020 GRC), and (4) compensation payments to the Cities of San Bruno and San Carlos in a total amount of $12 million ($6 million to each city).  In addition, the settlement agreement provides for certain non-financial remedies, including enhanced noticing obligations between the Utility and CPUC decision-makers, as well as certification of employee training on the CPUC ex parte communication rules.  Under the terms of the settlement agreement, customers will bear no costs associated with the financial remedies set forth above.

As a result of the CPUC’s April 26, 2018 decision, on May 17, 2018, the Utility made a $12 million payment to the California General Fund and $6 million payments to each of the Cities of San Bruno and San Carlos. At March 31, 2019, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets include an $8 million accrual for a portion of the 2019 GT&S revenue requirement reduction. In accordance with accounting rules, adjustments related to revenue requirements are recorded in the periods in which they are incurred.

The CPUC also ordered a second phase in this proceeding to determine if any of the additional communications that the Utility reported to the CPUC on September 21, 2017, violate the CPUC ex parte rules. On May 22, 2018,March 15, 2019, the assigned ALJ held a prehearing conference. On April 18, 2019, the Assigned Commissioner issued a ruling requiringScoping Memo and Ruling setting the schedule for the second phase. In accordance with that schedule, on April 26, 2019, the parties to meet and confer to determine if an agreement can be reached on the issues identified by the ALJ. On September 17, 2018,filed a joint report stating that the parties submittedwere close to reaching agreement on a joint status report indicating a settlementevidentiary record and thus it is unnecessary for the CPUC to schedule evidentiary hearings. The parties expect to submit the joint evidentiary record by May 15, 2019, with briefing to follow in principle could not be reached. The ALJ will hold a prehearing conference with the parties to determine if evidentiary hearings are required.June and July 2019. The Utility is unable to predict the timing and outcome of the second phase in this proceeding.
As a result of the CPUC's April 26, 2018 decision, on May 17, 2018, the Utility made a $12 million payment to the California General Fund and $6 million payments to each of the Cities of San Bruno and San Carlos. At September 30, 2018, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets include a $24 million accrual for a portion of the 2018 GT&S revenue requirement reduction. In accordance with accounting rules, adjustments related to revenue requirements are recorded in the periods in which they are incurred.

For more information about the proceeding, see Note 1314 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 20172018 Form 10-K.

Transmission Owner Rate Case Revenue Subject to Refund

The FERC determines the amount of authorized revenue requirements, including the rate of return on electric transmission assets, that the Utility may collect in rates in the TO rate case. The FERC typically authorizes the Utility to charge new rates based on the requested revenue requirement, subject to refund, before the FERC has issued a final decision. The Utility bills and records revenue based on the amounts requested in its rate case filing and records a reserve for its estimate of the amounts that are probable of refund. Rates subject to refund went into effect on March 1, 2017, and March 1, 2018, for TO18 and TO19, respectively. Rates subject to refund for TO20 will go into effect on May 1, 2019.

On October 1, 2018, the ALJ issued an initial decision in the TO18 rate case and the Utility filed initial briefs on October 31, 2018, in response to the ALJ'sALJ’s recommendations. The Utility expects the FERC to issue a final decision in the TO18 rate case by mid-2019.mid-2019, however, that decision will likely be the subject of requests for rehearing and appeal. The Utility is unable to predict the timing of when a final decision will be issued. On September 21, 2018, the Utility filed an all-party settlement with FERC in connection with TO19. As part of the settlement, the TO19 revenue requirement will be set at 98.85% of the revenue requirement for TO18 that will be determined in the TO18 final decision. The Utility is unable to predict the outcomestiming or outcome of FERC’s decisions in these proceedings.



Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Rights-of-Way

In 2012, the Utility notified the CPUC and the SED that the Utility planned to complete a system-wide survey of its transmission pipelines in an effort to address a self-reported violation whereby the Utility did not properly identify encroachments (such as building structures and vegetation overgrowth) on the Utility’s pipeline rights-of-way.  The Utility also submitted a proposed compliance plan that set forth the scope and timing of remedial work to remove identified encroachments over a multi-year period and to pay penalties if the proposed milestones were not met.  In March 2014, the Utility informed the SED that the survey had been completed and that remediation work, including removal of the encroachments, was expected to continue for several years. The SED has not addressed the Utility’s proposed compliance plan, and it is reasonably possible that the SED will impose fines on the Utility in the future based on the Utility’s failure to continuously survey its system and remove encroachments.  The Utility is unable to reasonably estimate the amount or range of future charges that could be incurred given the SED’s wide discretion and the number of factors that can be considered in determining penalties.

Potential Safety Citations

The SED periodically audits utility operating practices and conducts investigations of potential violations of laws and regulations applicable to the safety of the California utilities’ electric and natural gas facilities and operations. The CPUC has delegated authority to the SED to issue citations and impose penalties for violations identified through audits, investigations, or self-reports. There are a number of audit findings, as well as other potential violations identified through various investigations and the Utility’s self-reported non-compliance with laws and regulations, on which the SED has yet to act, and the outcome of which could result in material fines and other penalties that could be imposed on the Utility. Under both the gas and electric programs, the SED has discretion whether to issue a penalty for each violation.

If the SED assesses a penalty for a violation, it is required to impose the maximum statutory penalty of $50,000, with an administrative limit of $8 million per citation issued. Effective January 1, 2019, the maximum statutory penalty increases to $100,000.  The SED may, at its discretion, impose penalties on a daily basis, or on less than a daily basis, for violations that continued for more than one day. The SED also has wide discretion to determine the amount of penalties based on the totality of the circumstances, including such factors as the gravity of the violations; the type of harm caused by the violations and the number of persons affected; and the good faith of the entity charged in attempting to achieve compliance, after notification of a violation. The SED also is required to consider the appropriateness of the amount of the penalty to the size of the entity charged. Historically, the SED has exercised broad discretion in determining whether violations are continuing and the amount of penalties to be imposed. In the past, the SED has imposed fines on the Utility ranging from $50,000 to $16.8 million for violations of electric and natural gas laws and regulations. The CPUC can also open an OII and levy additional fines even after the SED has issued a citation.

The Utility is unable to reasonably estimate the amount or range of future charges as a result of SED investigations or any proceedings that could be commenced in connection with potential violations of electric and natural gas laws and regulations.

Other Matters

PG&E Corporation and the Utility are subject to various claims, lawsuits, and regulatory proceedings that separately are not considered material.  Accruals for contingencies related to such matters (excluding amounts related to the contingencies discussed above under “Enforcement and Litigation Matters”) totaled $94 million at September 30, 2018, and $86$98 million at December 31, 2017.2018. These amounts arewere included in Other current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. On the Petition Date, these amounts were moved to LSTC. PG&E Corporation and the Utility do not believe it is reasonably possible that the resolution of these matters will have a material impact on their financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.



Disallowance of Plant Costs

2015 GT&S Rate Case Capital Disallowance

On June 23, 2016, the CPUC approved a final phase one decision in the Utility’s 2015 GT&S rate case. The phase one decision excluded from rate base $696 million of capital spending in 2011 through 2014 in excess of the amount adopted in the prior GT&S rate case. The decision permanently disallowed $120 million of that amount and ordered that the remaining $576 million be subject to an audit overseen by the CPUC staff, with the possibility that the Utility may seek recovery in a future proceeding. Additional charges may be required in the future based on the outcome of the CPUC’s audit of 2011 through 2014 capital spending. Capital disallowances are reflected in operating and maintenance expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. For more information, see Note 1314 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 20172018 Form 10-K.

Environmental Remediation Contingencies

The Utility’s environmental remediation liability is primarily included in non-current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and is comprised of the following:
Balance atBalance at
September 30, December 31,March 31, December 31,
(in millions)2018 20172019 2018
Topock natural gas compressor station$362
 $334
$358
 $369
Hinkley natural gas compressor station151
 147
145
 146
Former manufactured gas plant sites owned by the Utility or third parties (1)
375
 320
525
 520
Utility-owned generation facilities (other than fossil fuel-fired),
other facilities, and third-party disposal sites
(2)
116
 115
107
 111
Fossil fuel-fired generation facilities and sites (3)
136
 123
131
 137
Total environmental remediation liability$1,140
 $1,039
$1,266
 $1,283
      
(1) Primarily driven by the following sites: Vallejo, San Francisco East Harbor, Napa, Beach Street, and San Francisco North Beach.
(2) Primarily driven by the Geothermal landfill and Shell Pond site.
(3) Primarily driven by the San Francisco Potrero Power Plant.



The Utility’s gas compressor stations, former manufactured gas plant sites, power plant sites, gas gathering sites, and sites used by the Utility for the storage, recycling, and disposal of potentially hazardous substances are subject to requirements issued by the Environmental Protection Agency under the federalFederal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and/orin addition to other federal and state hazardous waste laws.  The Utility has a comprehensive program in place designed to comply with federal, state, and local laws and regulations related to hazardous materials, waste, remediation activities, and other environmental requirements.  The Utility assesses and monitors the environmental requirements on an ongoing basis, and implements changes to its program as deemed appropriate. The Utility’s remediation activities are overseen by the DTSC, several California regional water quality control boards, and various other federal, state, and local agencies.

The Utility’s environmental remediation liability at September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, reflects its best estimate of probable future costs for remediation based on the current assessment data and regulatory obligations. Future costs will depend on many factors, including the extent of work necessary to implement final remediation plans and the Utility'sUtility’s time frame for remediation.  The Utility may incur actual costs in the future that are materially different than this estimate and such costs could have a material impact on results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows during the period in which they are recorded. At September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, the Utility expected to recover $797$920 million of its environmental remediation liability for certain sites through various ratemaking mechanisms authorized by the CPUC. 



For more information, see remediation site descriptions below and see Note 1314 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 20172018 Form 10-K.

Natural Gas Compressor Station Sites

The Utility is legally responsible for remediating groundwater contamination caused by hexavalent chromium used in the past at the Utility’s natural gas compressor stations. The Utility is also required to take measures to abate the effects of the contamination on the environment.

Topock Site

The Utility’s remediation and abatement efforts at the Topock site are subject to the regulatory authority of the California DTSC and the U.S. Department of the Interior. On April 24, 2018, the DTSC authorized the Utility to build an in-situ groundwater treatment system to convert hexavalent chromium into a non-toxic and non-soluble form of chromium. Construction activities began in October 2018 and will continue for several years. The Utility’s undiscounted future costs associated with the Topock site may increase by as much as $299$303 million if the extent of contamination or necessary remediation is greater than anticipated. The costs associated with environmental remediation at the Topock site are expected to be recovered primarily through the HSM, where 90% of the costs are recovered in rates.

Hinkley Site

The Utility has been implementing remediation measures at the Hinkley site to reduce the mass of the chromium plume in groundwater and to monitor and control movement of the plume. The Utility’s remediation and abatement efforts at the Hinkley site are subject to the regulatory authority of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Region. In November 2015, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Region adopted a clean-up and abatement order directing the Utility to contain and remediate the underground plume of hexavalent chromium and the potential environmental impacts. The final order states that the Utility must continue and improve its remediation efforts, define the boundaries of the chromium plume, and take other action. Additionally, the final order sets plume capture requirements, requires a monitoring and reporting program, and includes deadlines for the Utility to meet interim cleanup targets. The United States Geological Survey team is currently conducting a background study on the site to better define the chromium plume boundaries. The background study is expected to be finalized in 2019. The Utility’s undiscounted future costs associated with the Hinkley site may increase by as much as $138$142 million if the extent of contamination or necessary remediation is greater than anticipated. The costs associated with environmental remediation at the Hinkley site will not be recovered through rates.



Former Manufactured Gas Plants

Former MGPs used coal and oil to produce gas for use by the Utility’s customers before natural gas became available. The by-products and residues of this process were often disposed of at the MGPs themselves. The Utility has undertaken a program to manage the residues left behind as a result of the manufacturing process; many of the sites in the program have been addressed. The Utility’s undiscounted future costs associated with MGP sites may increase by as much as $508$514 million if the extent of contamination or necessary remediation is greater than anticipated. The costs associated with environmental remediation at the MGP sites are recovered through the HSM, where 90% of the costs are recovered in rates.

Utility-Owned Generation Facilities and Third-Party Disposal Sites

Utility-owned generation facilities and third-party disposal sites often involve long-term remediation. The Utility’s undiscounted future costs associated with Utility-owned generation facilities and third-party disposal sites may increase by as much as $136$132 million if the extent of contamination or necessary remediation is greater than anticipated. The environmental remediation costs associated with the Utility-owned generation facilities and third-party disposal sites are recovered through the HSM, where 90% of the costs are recovered in rates.

Fossil Fuel-Fired Generation Sites

In 1998, the Utility divested its generation power plant business as part of generation deregulation. Although the Utility sold its fossil-fueled power plants, the Utility retained the environmental remediation liability associated with each site. The Utility’s undiscounted future costs associated with fossil fuel-fired generation sites may increase by as much as $88$91 million if the extent of contamination or necessary remediation is greater than anticipated. The environmental remediation costs associated with the fossil fuel-fired sites will not be recovered through rates.


Insurance

Wildfire Insurance

During the third quarter ofIn 2018, PG&E Corporation and the Utility renewed their liability insurance coverage for wildfire events in an aggregate amount of approximately $1.4 billion for the period from August 1, 2018 through July 31, 2019, comprised of $700 million for general liability (subject to an initial self-insured retention of $10 million per occurrence), and $700 million for property damages only, which property damage coverage includes an aggregate amount of approximately $200 million through the reinsurance market where a catastrophe bond was utilized. Various coverage limitations applicable to different insurance layers could result in substantial uninsured costs in the future depending on the amount and type of damages.

PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s cost of obtaining wildfire insurance coverage has increased to $360 million, compared to the adopted approximately $50 million that the Utility is currently recovering through rates through December 31, 2019. The Utility intends to seek recovery for the full amount of premium costs paid in excess of the amount the Utility currently is recovering from customers through the end of the current GRC period, which ends on December 31, 2019.

PG&E Corporation and the Utility record a receivable for insurance recoveries when it is deemed probable that recovery of a recorded loss will occur.  Through March 31, 2019, PG&E Corporation and the Utility recorded $1.38 billion for probable insurance recoveries in connection with the 2018 Camp fire and $842 million for probable insurance recoveries in connection with the 2017 Northern California wildfires. These amounts reflect an assumption that the cause of each fire is deemed to be a separate occurrence under the insurance policies. The amount of the receivable is subject to change based on additional information. PG&E Corporation and the Utility intend to seek full recovery for all insured losses and believe it is reasonably possible that they will record a receivable for the full amount of the insurance limits in the future.



Nuclear Insurance

The Utility maintains multiple insurance policies through NEIL and European Mutual Association for Nuclear Insurance, covering nuclear or non-nuclear events at the Utility’s two nuclear generating units at Diablo Canyon and the retired Humboldt Bay Unit 3.  If NEIL losses in any policy year exceed accumulated funds, the Utility could be subject to a retrospective assessment.  If NEIL were to exercise this assessment, as of September 30, 2018, the currentpolicy renewal on April 1, 2019, the maximum aggregate annual retrospective premium obligation for the Utility would be approximately $47$44 million.  If European Mutual Association for Nuclear Insurance losses in any policy year exceed accumulated funds, the Utility could be subject to a retrospective assessment of approximately $3$4 million, as of September 30, 2018.the policy renewal on April 1, 2019. For more information about the Utility’s nuclear insurance coverage, see Note 1314 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 20172018 Form 10-K. 

Resolution of Remaining Chapter 11 Disputed Claims

Various electricity suppliers filed claims in the Utility’s proceeding filed under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code seeking payment for energy supplied to the Utility’s customers between May 2000 and June 2001.  While the FERC and judicial proceedings are pending, the Utility has pursued settlements with electricity suppliers.  The Utility has entered into a number of settlement agreements with various electricity suppliers to resolve some of these disputed claims and to resolve the Utility’s refund claims against these electricity suppliers. Under these settlement agreements, amounts payable by the parties are, in some instances, subject to adjustment based on the outcome of the various refund offset and interest issues being considered by the FERC.  Generally, any net refunds, claim offsets, or other credits that the Utility receives from electricity suppliers either through settlement or through the conclusion of the various FERC and judicial proceedings are refunded to customers through rates in future periods.

At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets reflected $217 million and $243 million in net claims within Disputed claims and customer refunds.  The Utility is uncertain when or how the remaining net disputed claims liability will be resolved.

Tax Matters

PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s unrecognized tax benefits may change significantly within the next 12 months due to the resolution of audits.  As of September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, it is reasonably possible that unrecognized tax benefits will decrease by approximately $10 million within the next 12 months.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility believe that the majority of the decrease will not impact net income. 



Tax Cuts and Jobs ActPG&E Corporation does not believe that the Chapter 11 Cases resulted in loss of 2017

On December 22, 2017,or limitation on the U.S. government enacted expansive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Act. Among other provisions, the Tax Act reduced the federal income tax rate from 35% to 21% beginning on January 1, 2018 and eliminated bonus depreciation for utilities. Passageutilization of any of the Tax Act requiredtax carryforwards. PG&E Corporation andwill continue to monitor the Utility to re-measure all existing deferred incomestatus of tax assets and liabilities to reflectcarryforwards during the reduction in the federal tax rate. PG&E Corporation and the Utility recorded reasonable estimates to reflect the impactspendency of the Tax Act and recorded provisional amounts, in accordance with rules issued by the SEC staff in Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, for the re-measurement of deferred tax balances as of December 31, 2017.  As a result of updated amounts used in PG&E Corporation and the Utility's 2017 tax returns, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Utility recorded a $12 million tax benefit to adjust provisional tax expense recorded at December 31, 2017, for the Tax Act. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Utility recorded an $80 million reduction to the regulatory liability recorded at December 31, 2017 for the Tax Act.Chapter 11 Cases.

Purchase Commitments

In the ordinary course of business, the Utility enters into various agreements to purchase power and electric capacity; natural gas supply, transportation, and storage; nuclear fuel supply and services; and various other commitments.  At December 31, 2017,2018, the Utility had undiscounted future expected obligations of approximately $44$40 billion. (See Note 1314 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 20172018 Form 10-K.) The Utility has not entered into any new material commitments during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

OVERVIEW

PG&E Corporation is a holding company whose primary operating subsidiary is Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a public utility serving northern and central California.  The Utility generates revenues mainly through the sale and delivery of electricity and natural gas to customers.

The Utility is regulated primarily by the CPUC and the FERC.  The CPUC has jurisdiction over the rates, terms, and conditions of service for the Utility’s electricity and natural gas distribution operations, electric generation, and natural gas transportation and storage.  The FERC has jurisdiction over the rates and terms and conditions of service governing the Utility’s electric transmission operations and interstate natural gas transportation contracts.  The NRC oversees the licensing, construction, operation, and decommissioning of the Utility’s nuclear generation facilities.  The Utility is also subject to the jurisdiction of other federal, state, and local governmental agencies.

This is a combined quarterly report of PG&E Corporation and the Utility and should be read in conjunction with each company’s separate Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this quarterly report.  It also should be read in conjunction with the 20172018 Form 10-K.

Northern California WildfiresChapter 11 Proceedings

Beginning on October 8, 2017, multiple wildfires spread through Northern California, including Napa, Sonoma, Butte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Lake, Nevada,On the Petition Date, PG&E Corporation and Yuba Counties, as well asthe Utility filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 in the area surrounding Yuba City (the “Northern California wildfires”)Bankruptcy Court. PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Chapter 11 Cases are being jointly administered under the caption In re: PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Case No. 19-30088 (DM). AccordingFor additional information regarding the Chapter 11 Cases, refer to the Cal Fire California Statewide Fire Summary dated October 30, 2017,website maintained by Prime Clerk, LLC, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s claims and noticing agent, at the peak of the wildfires, there were 21 major wildfires in Northern California that, in total, burned over 245,000 acres and destroyed an estimated 8,900 structures.  The wildfires resulted in 44 fatalities.http://restructuring.primeclerk.com/pge.

Cal Fire issued its determination on the causes of 17 of the Northern California wildfires, and alleged that each of these fires involved the Utility's equipment. The remaining wildfires remain under Cal Fire's investigation, including the possible role of the Utility's power lines and other facilities.  Additionally, the Northern California wildfires are under investigation by the CPUC's SED.

For more information about the Chapter 11 Cases, see Note 9“Item 1A. Risk Factors-Risks Related to Chapter 11 Proceedings and Liquidity” and “Item 7. MD&A-Chapter 11 Proceedings” in the 2018 Form 10-K and Notes 2 and 5 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.1 of this Form 10-Q.

PG&E CorporationGoing Concern

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements to this Form 10-Q have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the continuity of operations, the realization of assets and the Utility’s financial condition, resultssatisfaction of operations, liquidity and cash flows could be materially affected by additional potential losses resulting from the impact of the Northern California wildfires. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors”liabilities in the 2017 Form 10-K and in Part II below under “Item 1A. Risk Factors.”



Community Wildfire Safety Program

The Utility is implementing a comprehensive community wildfire safety program in coordination with first responders, civic and community leaders, and customers to help reduce wildfire threats and improve safety as a resultnormal course of climate-driven wildfires and extreme weather events. The community wildfire safety program focuses on three areas: enhancing the Utility’s situational awareness, monitoring potential fire threats across the Utility’s service area in real time and coordinating prevention and response efforts; hardening the electric system, increasing grid resilience; and updating the Utility’s operational practices to align with changing conditions, including programs for enhanced vegetation management, public safety power shut off, and recloser protocols. (See FHPMA in “Regulatory Matters” and “SB 901” in Legislative and Regulatory Initiatives below.)

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted expansive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Act. Among other provisions, the Tax Act reduced the federal income tax rate from 35% to 21% beginning on January 1, 2018, and eliminated bonus depreciation for utilities. Passage of the Tax Act requiredbusiness. However, PG&E Corporation and the Utility are facing extraordinary challenges relating to re-measure all existing deferred income taxa series of catastrophic wildfires that occurred in Northern California in 2017 and 2018. As a result of these challenges, such realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities are subject to reflectuncertainty. For more information about the reduction2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfires, see Note 10 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the 2018 Form 10-K.

Management has concluded that uncertainty regarding these matters raises substantial doubt about PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s ability to continue as going concerns, and their independent registered public accountants included an explanatory paragraph in their auditors’ reports relating to the federal tax rate.consolidated balance sheets of PG&E Corporation and the Utility recorded reasonable estimates to reflect the impacts of the Tax Act and recorded provisional amounts, in accordance with rules issued by the SEC staff in Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, for the re-measurement of deferred tax balances as of December 31, 2017.  As a result of updated amounts used in PG&E Corporation2018 and 2017, and the Utility's 2017 tax returns, duringrelated consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, equity, and cash flows, for each of the nine monthsthree years in the period ended September 30, 2018, the Utility recorded a $12 million tax benefit to adjust provisional tax expense recorded at December 31, 2017, for2018, included in the Tax Act. For2018 Form 10-K, which stated certain conditions exist which raise substantial doubt about PG&E Corporation’s and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Utility recorded an $80 million reductionUtility’s ability to continue as going concerns in relation to the regulatory liability recorded at December 31, 2017 forforegoing. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the Tax Act.

On March 30, 2018, the Utility submittedoutcome of these uncertainties. For more information about these matters, see Notes 1 and 2 to the CPUC PFMs of the CPUC’s final decisions in the Utility’s 2017 GRCCondensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the 2015 GT&S rate case. The Utility also submitted updated testimony in connection with the 2019 GT&S rate case.  These submittals reflect the effects of the Tax Act on these rate cases. On an aggregate basis from these submittals, the Utility anticipates an annual reduction to revenue requirements of approximately $325 million starting in 2018 and incremental increases to rate base of approximately $271 million for 2018 (including the impact of the private letter ruling advice letter approved by the CPUC on July 18, 2018), and $613 million for 2019.  The incremental increases to rate base are due primarily to the elimination of bonus depreciation. On May 14, 2018, the Utility filed a proposal to reflect the impact of the Tax Act on its TO tariff rates effective March 1, 2018, in the resolution of the TO19 rate case. On September 21, 2018, the Utility filed an all-party settlement with FERC in connection with the TO19 rate case. As a result of the TO19 settlement, the Utility anticipates an annual Tax Act related revenue requirement reduction of approximately $131 million (with a corresponding increase to rate base of $59 million) to impact its TO19 tariff rates effective March 14, 2018. The Utility is unable to predict the timing and outcome of the CPUC and FERC decisions in connection with these submittals.


Form 10-K.

Summary of Changes in Net Income and Earnings per Share

The tables below include a summary reconciliation of PG&E Corporation’s consolidatednet income available for common shareholders and EPS to earnings from operations and EPS based on earnings from operations forwas $136 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 asMarch 31, 2019, compared to net income available for common shareholders of $442 million in the same periodsperiod in 20172018. In the three months ended March 31, 2019, PG&E Corporation recognized increased charges related to enhanced and a summary reconciliationaccelerated inspections of transmission and distribution assets, clean up and repair costs relating to the key drivers of2018 Camp fire, and costs associated with PG&E Corporation’s earnings from operations and EPS based on earnings from operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 asUtility’s Chapter 11 filings, compared to the same period in 2017.  “Earnings from operations” is a non-GAAP financial measure and is calculated as income available for common shareholders less items impacting comparability.  “Items impacting comparability” represent items that management does not consider part of the normal course of operations and affect comparability of financial results between periods.  PG&E Corporation uses earnings from operations to understand and compare operating results across reporting periods for various purposes including internal budgeting and forecasting, short and long-term operating planning, and employee incentive compensation.  PG&E Corporation believes that non-GAAP earnings from operations provide additional insight into the underlying trends of the business allowing for a better comparison against historical results and expectations for future performance.  Non-GAAP earnings from operations are not a substitute or alternative for GAAP measures such as income available for common shareholders and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 Earnings Earnings per Common Share (Diluted) Earnings Earnings per Common Share (Diluted)
(in millions, except per share amounts)2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017
PG&E Corporation’s Earnings on a GAAP basis$564
 $550
 $1.09
 $1.07
 $22
 $1,532
 $0.04
 $2.98
Items Impacting Comparability: (1)
               
Northern California wildfire-related costs, net of insurance (2)
31
 
 0.06
 
 1,639
 
 3.17
 
Pipeline-related expenses (3)
9
 12
 0.02
 0.02
 25
 45
 0.05
 0.09
Butte fire-related costs, net of insurance (4)
6
 42
 0.01
 0.08
 17
 27
 0.03
 0.05
Reduction in gas-related capital disallowances (5)
(27) 
 (0.05) 
 (27) 
 (0.05) 
2017 insurance premiums cost recoveries (6)

 
 
 
 (23) 
 (0.05) 
Fines and penalties (7)

 11
 
 0.02
 
 47
 
 0.09
Diablo Canyon settlement-related disallowance (8)

 
 
 
 
 32
 
 0.06
Legal and regulatory-related expenses (9)

 1
 
 
 
 5
 
 0.01
GT&S revenue timing impact (10)

 
 
 
 
 (88) 
 (0.17)
Net benefit from derivative litigation settlement (11)

 (38) 
 (0.07) 
 (38) 
 (0.07)
PG&E Corporation’s Non- GAAP Earnings from Operations (12)
$582
 $578
 $1.13
 $1.12
 $1,652
 $1,562
 $3.19
 $3.04
                
All amounts presented in the table above are tax adjusted at PG&E Corporation’s statutory tax rate of 27.98 percent for 2018 and 40.75 percent for 2017, except for certain fines and penalties in 2017. Amounts may not sum due to rounding.
(1) “Items impacting comparability” represent items that management does not consider part of the normal course of operations and affect comparability of financial results between periods.
(2) The Utility incurred costs, net of insurance, of $43 million (before the tax impact of $12 million) and $2.3 billion (before the tax impact of $637 million) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, associated with the Northern California wildfires. This includes accrued charges of $2.5 billion (before the tax impact of $700 million) during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, related to estimated third-party claims in connection with 14 of the Northern California wildfires. The Utility also recorded $53 million (before the tax impact of $15 million) and $120 million (before the tax impact of $34 million) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively for legal and other costs. In addition, the Utility incurred costs of $40 million (before the tax impact of $11 million) during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 for Utility clean-up and repair costs. These costs were partially offset by $10 million (before the tax impact of $3 million) and $385 million (before the tax impact of $108 million) recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, for probable insurance recoveries.
(3) The Utility incurred costs of $13 million (before the tax impact of $4 million) and $35 million (before the tax impact of $10 million) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, for pipeline-related expenses incurred in connection with the multi-year effort to identify and remove encroachments from transmission pipeline rights-of-way.
(4) The Utility incurred costs, net of insurance, of $9 million (before the tax impact of $3 million) and $24 million (before the tax impact of $7 million) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, associated with legal costs for the Butte fire. These costs were partially offset by $7 million (before the tax impact of $2 million) recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 for contractor insurance recoveries.


(5) The Utility reduced the estimated disallowance for gas-related capital costs that were expected to exceed authorized amounts by $38 million (before the tax impact of $11 million) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018. The Utility had previously recorded $85 million (before the tax impact of $35 million) in 2016 for probable capital disallowances in the 2015 GT&S rate case. From 2012 through 2014, the Utility had recorded cumulative charges of $665 million (before the tax impact of $271 million) for disallowed Pipeline Safety Enhancement Plan-related capital expenditures.
(6) As a result of the CPUC June 2018 decision authorizing a WEMA, the Utility recorded $32 million (before the tax impact of $9 million) during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 for probable cost recoveries of insurance premiums incurred in 2017 above amounts included in authorized revenue requirements.
(7) The Utility incurred costs of $11 million (not tax deductible) and $71 million (before the tax impact of $24 million) during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, for fines and penalties. This included disallowed expenses of $32 million (before the tax impact of $13 million) during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, associated with safety-related cost disallowances imposed by the CPUC in its April 9, 2015 decision (“San Bruno Penalty Decision”) in the gas transmission pipeline investigations. The Utility also recorded $15 million (before the tax impact of $6 million) during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, for disallowances imposed by the CPUC in its final phase two decision of the 2015 GT&S rate case for prohibited ex parte communications. In addition, the Utility recorded $11 million (not tax deductible) and $24 million (before the tax impact of $5 million) during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, for financial remedies in connection with the settlement filed with the CPUC on March 28, 2017, related to the order instituting investigation into compliance with ex parte communication rules.
(8) The Utility recorded a disallowance of $47 million (before the tax impact of $15 million) during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, comprised of cancelled projects of $24 million (before the tax impact of $6 million) and disallowed license renewal costs of $23 million (before the tax impact of $9 million), as a result of the settlement agreement submitted to the CPUC in connection with the Utility’s joint proposal to retire the Diablo Canyon Power Plant.
(9) The Utility incurred costs of $2 million (before the tax impact of $1 million) and $9 million (before the tax impact of $4 million) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, for legal and regulatory related expenses incurred in connection with various enforcement, regulatory, and litigation activities regarding natural gas matters and regulatory communications.
(10) The Utility recorded revenues of $150 million (before the tax impact of $62 million) during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 in excess of the 2017 authorized revenue requirement, which included the final component of under-collected revenues retroactive to January 1, 2015, as a result of the CPUC’s final phase two decision in the 2015 GT&S rate case.
(11) PG&E Corporation recorded proceeds from insurance, net of plaintiff payments, of $65 million (before the tax impact of $27 million) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, associated with the settlement agreement in connection with the San Bruno shareholder derivative litigation that was approved by the Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo, on July 18, 2017. This included $90 million (before the tax impact of $37 million) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, for proceeds from insurance, partially offset by $25 million (before the tax impact of $10 million) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, for plaintiff legal fees paid in connection with the settlement.
(12) “Non-GAAP earnings from operations” is a non-GAAP financial measure.
Reconciliation of Key Drivers of PG&E Corporation’s EPS from Operations (Non-GAAP):
 Third Quarter 2018 vs. 2017 Year to Date 2018 vs. 2017
(in millions, except per share amounts)Earnings Earnings per Common Share (Diluted) Earnings Earnings per Common Share (Diluted)
2017 Non- GAAP Earnings from Operations (1)
$578
 $1.12
 $1,562
 $3.04
Growth in rate base earnings32
 0.06
 97
 0.18
Timing of taxes (2)
12
 0.02
 13
 0.02
Insurance premium cost recoveries (3)
6
 0.01
 33
 0.06
Resolution of regulatory items (4)

 
 29
 0.06
Timing and duration of nuclear refueling outages
 
 12
 0.02
Timing of 2017 operational spend (5)
(31) (0.06) (31) (0.06)
Decrease in authorized return on equity (6)
(7) (0.01) (21) (0.03)
Tax impact of stock compensation (7)

 
 (44) (0.08)
Increase in shares outstanding
 
 
 (0.02)
Miscellaneous(8) (0.01) 2
 
2018 Non-GAAP Earnings from Operations (1)
$582
 $1.13
 $1,652
 $3.19
        
(1) See first table above for a reconciliation of EPS on a GAAP basis to non-GAAP EPS from Operations. All amounts presented in the table above are tax adjusted at PG&E Corporation’s statutory tax rate of 27.98 percent for 2018 and 40.75 percent for 2017, except for the tax impact of stock compensation.  See Footnote 7 below. Amounts may not sum due to rounding.
(2) Represents the timing of taxes reportable in quarterly statements in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 740, Income Taxes, and results from variances in the percentage of quarterly earnings to annual earnings.
(3) Represents insurance premium costs incurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, above amounts included in authorized revenue requirements, that are probable of recovery as a result of the CPUC’s June 2018 decision authorizing a WEMA.
(4) Represents the impact of various regulatory outcomes during the nine months ended September 30, 2018.
(5) Represents the timing of operational expense spending during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, as compared to the same period in 2017.
(6) Represents the decrease in return on equity from 10.40 percent in 2017 to 10.25 percent in 2018 as a result of the 2017 CPUC final decision approving an additional extension to the original 2013 Cost of Capital decision.
(7) Represents the impact of income taxes related to share-based compensation awards under the Long-Term Incentive Plan that vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, as compared to the same period in 2017.



Key Factors Affecting Financial Results

PG&E Corporation and the Utility believe that their financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows may be materially affected by the following factors:

The ImpactOutcome of the Northern CaliforniaChapter 11 Cases. For the duration of the Chapter 11 Cases, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s business is subject to the risks and uncertainties of bankruptcy. For example, the Chapter 11 Cases could adversely affect the Utility’s relationships with suppliers and employees which, in turn, could adversely affect the value of the business and assets of PG&E Corporation and the Utility. PG&E Corporation and the Utility also expect to incur increased legal and other professional costs associated with the Chapter 11 Cases and the reorganization. At this time, it is not possible to predict with certainty the effect of the Chapter 11 Cases on their business or various creditors, or whether or when PG&E Corporation and the Utility will emerge from bankruptcy. PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s future financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows depend upon confirming, and successfully implementing, on a timely basis, a plan of reorganization.

The Utility’s Ability to Fund Ongoing Operations and Other Capital Needs. In connection with the Chapter 11 Cases, PG&E Corporation and the Utility entered into the DIP Credit Agreement, which was approved on a final basis on March 27, 2019.  For the duration of the Chapter 11 Cases, PG&E Corporation and the Utility expect that the DIP Credit Agreement, together with cash on hand, cash flow from operations and distributions received from subsidiaries, will be the Utility’s primary source of capital to fund ongoing operations and other capital needs and that they will have limited, if any, access to additional financing. In the event that cash on hand, cash flow from operations, distributions received from subsidiaries, and availability under the DIP Credit Agreement are not sufficient to meet these liquidity needs, PG&E Corporation and the Utility may be required to seek additional financing, and can provide no assurance that additional financing would be available or, if available, offered on acceptable terms.  The amount of any such additional financing could be limited by negative covenants in the DIP Credit Agreement, which include restrictions on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s ability to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness and create liens on assets.



The Impact of Wildfires.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility face several uncertainties in connection with the 2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfires, related to: the amount of additional possible loss related to third party claims (the Utility recorded a charge of $2.5 billion, which reflects the low end of the range of loss)

the amount of possible loss related to third-party claims (as of March 31, 2019, the Utility recorded total charges of $14 billion, which reflects the low end of the range of reasonably estimated losses and is subject to change based on additional information), which aggregate possible losses, if the Utility were found liable for certain or all of the costs, expenses and other losses in connection with the 2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfires (other than potential punitive damages, fines and penalties or damages related to future claims), could exceed $30 billion; and punitive damages, which could be material;

the impact of investigations, including criminal and SEC investigations;

fines or penalties, which could be material, if the CPUC or any law enforcement agency were to bring an enforcement action, including a criminal proceeding, and determined that the Utility had failed to comply with applicable laws and regulations;

the amount of damages in respect of future claims, which could be material;

the applicability of the doctrine of inverse condemnation in the 2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfires litigation, which the Utility intends to continue to challenge during the pendency of its Chapter 11 Case; the applicability of other theories of liability, including negligence, related to the 2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfire claims;

the recoverability of the above mentioned costs, even if a court decision imposes liability under the doctrine of inverse condemnation;

the amount of the Customer Harm Threshold under SB 901 and the timing of any recovery by the Utility in excess of the Customer Harm Threshold in a proceeding before the CPUC;

the impact of the Strike Force Report;

the amount and recoverability of enhanced and accelerated inspection costs of the Utility’s electric transmission and distribution assets (the Utility incurred costs of $210 million for enhanced and accelerated inspection and repair costs for the three months ended March 31, 2019); and

the amount and recoverability of clean-up and repair costs (the Utility incurred costs of $889 million for clean-up and repair of the Utility’s facilities through March 31, 2019).

(See Notes 4 and repair costs (the Utility incurred costs of $308 million for clean-up and repair of the Utility’s facilities through September 30, 2018); fines or penalties, which could be material, if the CPUC or any law enforcement agency brought an enforcement action and determined that the Utility failed to comply with applicable laws and regulations; the applicability of the doctrine of inverse condemnation in the Northern California wildfires litigation, which the Utility continues challenging in courts; the recoverability of the above mentioned costs even if a court decision imposes liability under the doctrine of inverse condemnation, and the maximum amount that the CPUC is expected to determine, as a result of SB 901, that the Utility can pay without harming customers or materially impacting its ability to provide adequate and safe service. (See Notes 3 and 910 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 and “ItemItem 1A. Risk Factors” in the 2017 Form 10-K andFactors in Part II below under “Item 1A. Risk Factors.”II.)

The Outcome of Other Enforcement, Litigation, and Regulatory Matters. The Utility’s financial results may continue to be impacted by the outcome of other current and future enforcement, litigation (to the extent not stayed as a result of the Chapter 11 Cases), and regulatory matters, including the outcome of the Locate and Mark OII, phase two of the Safety Culture OII, the outcome of phase two of the ex parte OII, the sentencing terms of the Utility’s January 27, 2017 federal criminal conviction, including the oversight of the Utility’s probation and the potential recommendations by the Monitor, and potential penalties in connection with the Utility’s safety and other self-reports. (See Note 11 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.)

The Timing and Outcome of Ratemaking Proceedings. The Utility’s financial results may be impacted by the timing and outcome of its 2019 GT&S rate case, 2020 GRC, FERC TO18, TO19, and TO20 rate cases, 2020 cost of capital proceeding, and its ability to timely recover costs not currently in rates, including costs already incurred and future costs tracked in its CEMA, WEMA, FHPMA, and Fire Risk Mitigation Memorandum Account (FRMMA) that are incurred in connection with the Utility's 2019 Wildfire Safety Plan, the amount of which is substantial and is expected to increase.  The outcome of regulatory proceedings can be affected by many factors, including intervening parties’ testimonies, potential rate impacts, the Utility’s reputation, the regulatory and political environments, and other factors.  (See Notes 4 and 11 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 and “Regulatory Matters” below.)



The Utility’s Compliance with the CPUC Capital Structure. The CPUC’s capital structure decisions require the Utility to maintain a 52% equity ratio on average over the period that the authorized capital structure is in place, and to file an application for a waiver to the capital structure condition if an adverse financial event reduces its equity ratio below 51%. Theby 1% or more. Due to the net charges recorded in connection with the 2018 Camp fire and the 2017 Northern California wildfires as of December 31, 2018, the Utility submitted to the CPUC an application for a waiver of the capital structure condition on February 28, 2019. The waiver would beis subject to CPUC approval. The net charges the Utility recorded in connection with the Northern California wildfires to date, and described herein, did not result in noncompliance by the Utility with its authorized capital structure. However, in the future, maintaining compliance with the Utility’s authorized capital structure may require PG&E Corporation to issue a significant amount of equity, depending on the timing and amount of any claims payments and whether additional charges are recorded. If the Utility submits an application to the CPUC for a waiver to its capital structure condition,CPUC’s decisions state that the Utility shall not be considered in violation of the conditionthese conditions during the period the waiver application is pending resolution.

The Timing and Outcome of Ratemaking Proceedings. The Utility’s financial results may be impacted byUtility is unable to predict the timing and outcome of its 2019 GT&S rate case, 2020 GRC, FERC TO18, TO19, and TO20 rate cases, future cost of capital proceedings, as well as the remand decision by the Ninth Circuit regarding an ROE incentive adder for transmission facilities, and its ability to timely recover costs not in rates already incurred and to be incurred in the future, including those tracked in its 2018 CEMA filing, WEMA and FHPMA, and insurance premiums in excess of the Utility’s currently authorized revenue requirements. The outcome of regulatory proceedings can be affected by many factors, including intervening parties’ testimonies, potential rate impacts, the Utility’s reputation, the regulatory and political environments, and other factors.waiver application. (See Notes 3 and 9 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 and “Regulatory Matters” below.)

The Amount and Timing of the Utility's Financing Needs.  PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s ability to access the capital markets, ability to borrow under their loan financing arrangements, and the terms and rates of future financings could be materially affected by the outcome of, or market perception of, the matters discussed in Note 9 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. PG&E Corporation contributes equity to the Utility as needed to maintain the Utility’s CPUC-authorized capital structure. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, PG&E Corporation issued $137 million of common stock and made no equity contributions to the Utility. PG&E Corporation may seek to issue additional equity to pay claims, losses, fines, and penalties that may be required by the outcome of litigation and enforcement matters. Additional issuances of equity, if any, could have a material dilutive impact on PG&E Corporation’s EPS.



The Outcome of Enforcement, Litigation, and Regulatory Matters. The Utility’s financial results may continue to be impacted by the outcome of current and future enforcement, litigation, and regulatory matters, including the impact of the Butte fire, the safety culture OII and any related fines, penalties, or other ratemaking tools that could be imposed by the CPUC, including the outcome of phase two of the ex parte OII, the potential recommendations that the third-party monitor (retained by the Utility in the first quarter of 2017 as part of its compliance with the sentencing terms of the Utility’s January 27, 2017 federal criminal conviction) may make, and potential penalties in connection with the Utility’s safety and other self-reports. (See Note 9 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.)

The Changes in the Utility Industry.The Utility is committed to delivering safe, reliable, sustainable, and affordable electric and gas services to its customers. Increasing demands from state laws and policies relating to increased renewable energy resources, the reduction of GHG emissions, the expansion of energy efficiency goals, the development and widespread deployment of distributed generation and self-generation resources, and the development of energy storage technologies have increased pressure on the Utility to achieve efficiencies in its operations while continuing to provide customers with safe, reliable, and affordable service. (See “Other Regulatory Proceedings” below.)

For more information about the factors and risks that could affect PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows, or that could cause future results to differ from historical results, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q and the 20172018 Form 10-K and in Part II below under “Item 1A. Risk Factors.”10-K.  In addition, this quarterly report contains forward-looking statements that are necessarily subject to various risks and uncertainties.  These statements reflect management’s judgment and opinions that are based on current estimates, expectations, and projections about future events and assumptions regarding these events and management’s knowledge of facts as of the date of this report.  See the section entitled “Forward-Looking Statements” below for a list of some of the factors that may cause actual results to differ materially.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility are not able to predict all the factors that may affect future results and do not undertake an obligation to update forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, future events, or otherwise.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

PG&E Corporation

The consolidated results of operations consist primarily of results related to the Utility, which are discussed in the “Utility” section below.  The following table provides a summary of net income (loss) available for common shareholders for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and 2017:2018:
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)2018 2017 2018 20172019 2018
Consolidated Total$564
 $550
 $22
 $1,532
$136
 $442
PG&E Corporation(4) 40
 (15) 51
3
 (7)
Utility$568
 $510
 $37
 $1,481
$133
 $449

PG&E Corporation’s net income (loss) primarily consists of income taxes and interest expense on long-term debt. The decreases in PG&E Corporation’s net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same periods in 2017 are primarily due to the impact of the San Bruno Derivative Litigation in 2017 with no corresponding activity in 2018, partially offset by additional income taxes in 2017.



Utility

The tablestable below showshows certain items from the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and 2017.2018.  The tablestable separately identifyidentifies the revenues and costs that impacted earnings from those that did not impact earnings.  In general, expenses the Utility is authorized to pass through directly to customers (such as costs to purchase electricity and natural gas, as well as costs to fund public purpose programs), and the corresponding amount of revenues collected to recover those pass-through costs, do not impact earnings.  In addition, expenses that have been specifically authorized (such as the payment of pension costs) and the corresponding revenues the Utility is authorized to collect to recover such costs do not impact earnings.



Revenues that impact earnings are primarily those that have been authorized by the CPUC and the FERC to recover the Utility’s costs to own and operate its assets and to provide the Utility an opportunity to earn its authorized rate of return on rate base.  Expenses that impact earnings are primarily those that the Utility incurs to own and operate its assets.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 Three Months Ended September 30, 2017Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
 Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018
Revenues/Costs: Revenues/Costs:Revenues/Costs: Revenues/Costs:
(in millions)That Impacted Earnings That Did Not Impact Earnings Total Utility That Impacted Earnings That Did Not Impact Earnings Total UtilityThat Impacted Earnings That Did Not Impact Earnings Total Utility That Impacted Earnings That Did Not Impact Earnings Total Utility
Electric operating revenues$1,996
 $1,471
 $3,467
 $2,002
 $1,645
 $3,647
$1,913
 $879
 $2,792
 $1,937
 $1,014
 $2,951
Natural gas operating revenues778
 137
 915
 722
 147
 869
794
 425
 1,219
 738
 367
 1,105
Total operating revenues2,774
 1,608
 4,382
 2,724
 1,792
 4,516
2,707
 1,304
 4,011
 2,675
 1,381
 4,056
Cost of electricity
 1,256
 1,256
 
 1,466
 1,466

 599
 599
 
 819
 819
Cost of natural gas
 69
 69
 
 78
 78

 339
 339
 
 289
 289
Operating and maintenance
1,247
 364
 1,611
 1,127
 262
 1,389
1,694
 410
 2,104
 1,251
 353
 1,604
Wildfire-related claims, net of insurance recoveries(10) 
 (10) 53
 
 53

 
 
 (7) 
 (7)
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning759
 
 759
 710
 
 710
797
 
 797
 752
 
 752
Total operating expenses1,996
 1,689
 3,685
 1,890
 1,806
 3,696
2,491
 1,348
 3,839
 1,996
 1,461
 3,457
Operating income (loss)778
 (81) 697
 834
 (14) 820
216
 (44) 172
 679
 (80) 599
Interest income
14
 
 14
 10
 
 10
21
 
 21
 9
 
 9
Interest expense
(229) 
 (229) (217) 
 (217)(101) 
 (101) (217) 
 (217)
Other income, net
22
 81
 103
 24
 14
 38
22
 44
 66
 29
 80
 109
Reorganization items(111) 
 (111) 
 
 
Income before income taxes$585
 $
 $585
 $651
 $
 $651
$47
 $
 $47
 $500
 $
 $500
Income tax provision (1)
    14
     138
    (86)     48
Net income    571
     513
    133
     452
Preferred stock dividend requirement (1)
    3
     3
    
     3
Income Available for Common Stock    $568
     $510
    $133
     $449
                      
(1) These items impacted earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and 2017.



 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
 Revenues/Costs: Revenues/Costs:
(in millions)That Impacted Earnings That Did Not Impact Earnings Total Utility That Impacted Earnings That Did Not Impact Earnings Total Utility
Electric operating revenues$5,911
 $3,819
 $9,730
 $5,933
 $4,105
 $10,038
Natural gas operating revenues2,268
 674
 2,942
 2,261
 738
 2,999
Total operating revenues8,179
 4,493
 12,672
 8,194
 4,843
 13,037
Cost of electricity
 3,038
 3,038
 
 3,436
 3,436
Cost of natural gas
 437
 437
 
 524
 524
Operating and maintenance3,742
 1,260
 5,002
 3,594
 924
 4,518
Wildfire-related claims, net of insurance recoveries2,108
 
 2,108
 
 
 
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning2,257
 
 2,257
 2,134
 
 2,134
Total operating expenses8,107
 4,735
 12,842
 5,728
 4,884
 10,612
Operating income (loss)72
 (242) (170) 2,466
 (41) 2,425
Interest income34
 
 34
 22
 
 22
Interest expense(668) 
 (668) (655) 
 (655)
Other income, net79
 242
 321
 52
 41
 93
Income (loss) before income taxes$(483) $
 $(483) $1,885
 $
 $1,885
Income tax provision (benefit) (1)
    (530)     394
Net income    47
     1,491
Preferred stock dividend requirement (1)
    10
     10
Income Available for Common Stock    $37
     $1,481
            
(1) These items impacted earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.2018.

Utility Revenues and Costs that Impacted Earnings

The following discussion presents the Utility’s operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, focusing on revenues and expenses that impacted earnings for these periods. 

Operating Revenues

The Utility’s electric and natural gas operating revenues that impacted earnings increased by $50$32 million, or 2%1%, in the three months ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, compared to the same period in 2017,2018, primarily due to increased base revenues authorized in the 2017 GRC.

The Utility's electric and natural gas operating revenues that impacted earnings decreased by $15 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the same period in 2017, primarily due to $102 million in retroactive base revenues authorized in the 2015 GT&S rate case recognized in the nine months ended September 30, 2017,GRC, partially offset by an increase in base revenues as authorized intax benefits resulting from the 2017 GRC in the same period in 2018.


Tax Act expected to be returned to customers.

Operating and Maintenance

The Utility’s operating and maintenance expenses that impacted earnings increased by $120$443 million, or 11%35%, in the three months ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, compared to the same period in 2017,2018, primarily due to Northern California wildfire-related legal$210 million related to enhanced and otheraccelerated inspections and repairs of transmission and distribution assets and $179 million for clean-up and repair costs of $53 million inrelating to the three months ended September 30, 2018 Camp fire, with no similar charges in the same period in 2017.2018. Additionally, the Utility incurred approximately $50costs of $26 million in additional legal and other costs related to higher premiums for liability insurance (net of the portion deferred as a regulatory asset for amounts that are probable of recovery), during the three months ended September 30, 2018, as comparedrelating to the same period in 2017. These increases were partially offset by a $382017 Northern California wildfires and the 2018 Camp fire (the Utility recorded $34 million reductionfor legal and other costs relating to the estimated disallowance for gas-related capital costs that were expected2017 Northern California wildfires and $13 million relating to exceed authorized amountsthe 2018 Camp fire in the three months ended September 30, 2018, with no corresponding activity during the same period in 2017.
The Utility’s operating and maintenance expenses that impacted earnings increased by $148 million, or 4%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the same period in 2017, primarily due to Northern California wildfire-related legal and other costs of $120 million and clean-up and repair costs of $40 million, and an increase in environmental remediation expenses at the San Francisco Potrero Power Plant of approximately $40 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2018, with no corresponding charges during the same period in 2017.  Additionally, the Utility incurred approximately $50 million in costs related to higher premiums for liability insurance (net of the portion deferred as a regulatory asset for amounts that are probable of recovery), during the nine months ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, as compared to the same period in 2017. These increases were partially offset by a $38$21 million reductionrelating to the estimated disallowance for gas-related capital costs that were expected to exceed authorized amounts in the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Additionally, the Utility recorded a $47 million disallowance related to the Diablo Canyon settlement in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 with no similar chargesNorthern California wildfires in the same period in 2018.2018).



Wildfire-related claims, net of insurance recoveries

Costs related to wildfires that impacted earnings decreasedincreased by $63$7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, compared to the same period in 2017.2018. In 2017,2018, the Utility recognized a $350$7 million charge, offset by probable insurance recoveries of $297 millionrecovery from a third-party contractor related to the Butte fire, compared to $10 million of probable insurancewith no corresponding recoveries associated with the Northern California wildfires recorded in 2018.2019.

Costs related to wildfires that impacted earnings increased by $2.1 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the same period in 2017 primarily due to a pre-tax charge of $2.5 billion, offset by probable insurance recoveries of $385 million associated with the Northern California wildfires in 2018, compared to a $350 million charge offset by probable insurance recoveries of $350 million related to the Butte fire in the same period in 2017.

The Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows could be materially affected by additional potential losses resulting from the impact of the Northern California wildfires and any additional charges associated with costs related to the Butte fire.  (See(See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the 20172018 Form 10-K and in Part II below under “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” as well as Note 910 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.)

Depreciation, Amortization, and Decommissioning

The Utility’s depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning expenses that impacted earnings increased by $49 million, or 7%, and $123$45 million, or 6%, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively,March 31, 2019, compared to the same periodsperiod in 2017,2018, primarily due to capital additions.

Interest Income and Interest Expense

There werewas no material changeschange to interest income and interest expense that impacted earnings for the periods presented.

Interest Expense

Interest expense that impacted earnings decreased by $116 million, or 53%, in the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to the same period in 2018, primarily due to the cessation of interest accruals on outstanding pre-petition debt beginning January 29, 2019 in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases.

Other Income, Net

There were no material changes to other income, net, that impacted earnings for the periods presented.

Reorganization items, net
Reorganization items, net increased by $111 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to the same period in 2018, due to $120 million of expenses directly associated with the Utility’s Chapter 11 filing in the three months ended March 31, 2019, partially offset by interest income of $9 million, with no similar charges in the same period in 2018.

(See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the 2018 Form 10-K and Note 2 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.)

Income Tax Provision

The income tax provision decreased by $124$134 million in the three months ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, as compared to the same period in 2017. The effective tax rates for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 were 2.5% and 21.2%, respectively.2018. The decrease in the income tax provisionsprovision and in the effective tax rates were primarily the result of a decrease in the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% as a result of the Tax Act.

The income tax provision decreased by $924 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2018, as compared to the same period in 2017.  The effective tax rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 were 109.8% and 20.9%, respectively. The decrease in the income tax provisions and increases in the effective tax rate were primarily the result of pre-tax losses in 2018 versus pre-taxlower pretax income in 2017, partially offset by a decreasethe three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to the same period in the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% as a result of the Tax Act.2018.



The following table reconciles the income tax expense at the federal statutory rate to the income tax provision:
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
2018 2017 2018 20172019 2018
Federal statutory income tax rate21.0 % 35.0 % 21.0% 35.0 %21.0 % 21.0 %
Increase (decrease) in income tax rate resulting from:          
State income tax (net of federal benefit) (1)
2.1 % 2.6 % 22.8% 2.4 %(17.7)% 2.3 %
Effect of regulatory treatment of fixed asset differences (2)
(15.9)% (13.0)% 56.4% (12.9)%(179.2)% (16.5)%
Tax credits(0.5)% (0.5)% 1.9% (1.1)%(5.8)% (0.6)%
Other, net
(4.2)% (2.9)% 7.7% (2.5)%(0.6)% 3.4 %
Effective tax rate2.5 % 21.2 % 109.8% 20.9 %(182.3)% 9.6 %
          
(1) Includes the effect of state flow-through ratemaking treatment.
(2) Includes the effect of federal flow-through ratemaking treatment for certain property-related costs as authorized by the 2014 GRC decision (impacting the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017) and the 2017 GRC decision (impacting the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018), and by the 2015 GT&S decision (impacting the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, and 2018, respectively).various CPUC decisions.  All amounts are impacted by the level of income before income taxes.  The 2014 GRC, 2017 GRC, and 2015 GT&Svarious CPUC rate case decisions authorized revenue requirements that reflect flow-through ratemaking for temporary income tax differences attributable to repair costs and certain other property-related costs for federal tax purposes.  For these temporary tax differences, PG&E Corporation and the Utility recognize the deferred tax impact in the current period and record offsetting regulatory assets and liabilities.  Therefore, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s effective tax rates are impacted as these differences arise and reverse.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility recognize such differences as regulatory assets or liabilities as it is probable that these amounts will be recovered from or returned to customers in future rates.  TheIn 2018 and 2019, the amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 also reflect the impact of the amortization of excess deferred tax benefits to be refunded to customers as a result of the Tax Act passed in December 2017.



Utility Revenues and Costs that did not Impact Earnings

Fluctuations in revenues that did not impact earnings are primarily driven by electricity and natural gas procurement costs.  See below for more information.

Cost of Electricity

The Utility’s cost of electricity includes the cost of power purchased from third parties (including renewable energy resources), transmission, fuel used in its own generation facilities, fuel supplied to other facilities under power purchase agreements, costs to comply with California’s cap-and-trade program, and realized gains and losses on price risk management activities.  The costs also include net sales (Utility owned generation and third parties) in the CAISO electricity markets. (See Note 78 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.)  The Utility’s total purchased power is driven by customer demand, net CAISO electricity market sales, the availability of the Utility’s own generation facilities (including Diablo Canyon and its hydroelectric plants), and the cost-effectiveness of each source of electricity.
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)2018 2017 2018 20172019 2018
Cost of purchased power$1,174
 $1,392
 $2,846
 $3,255
Fuel used in own generation facilities82
 74
 192
 181
Cost of purchased power, net (1)
$499
 $753
Fuel used in generation facilities100
 66
Total cost of electricity$1,256
 $1,466
 $3,038
 $3,436
$599
 $819
Average cost of purchased power per kWh (1)(2)
$0.252
 $0.151
 $0.157
 $0.126
$0.346
 $0.123
Total purchased power (in millions of kWh) (2)
4,658
 9,189
 18,101
 25,905
Total purchased power, net (in millions of kWh)
1,443
 6,110
          
(1) Average costCost of purchased power, was impactednet decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to the same period in 2018, primarily bydue to lower Utility electric customer demand, driven by customer departures to CCAs or direct accessand DA providers, and a larger percentage ofby higher cost renewable energy resources being allocated tonet sales in the fewer remaining Utility electric customers and by increased CAISO market volatility.  See further discussion in “Legislative and Regulatory Initiatives - Power Charge Indifference Adjustment,” below.  electricity markets.
(2) The decrease inAverage cost of purchased power increased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019, compared to the same periodsperiod in 2017 was primarily due to lower Utility electric customer demand and by increased CAISO market volatility2018, reflecting the differences between contracted power purchases, net sales in the three months ended September 30, 2018.CAISO electricity markets, and increased customer departures.



Cost of Natural Gas

The Utility’s cost of natural gas includes the costs of procurement, storage and transportation of natural gas, costs to comply with California’s cap-and-trade program, and realized gains and losses on price risk management activities.  (See Note 78 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.)  The Utility’s cost of natural gas is impacted by the market price of natural gas, changes in the cost of storage and transportation, and changes in customer demand. 
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)2018 2017 2018 20172019 2018
Cost of natural gas sold$45
 $50
 $355
 $436
$309
 $257
Transportation cost of natural gas sold24
 28
 82
 88
30
 32
Total cost of natural gas$69
 $78
 $437
 $524
$339
 $289
Average cost per Mcf (1) of natural gas sold
$1.55
 $1.85
 $2.25
 $2.71
$3.29
 $3.03
Total natural gas sold (in millions of Mcf)29
 27
 158
 161
94
 85
          
(1) One thousand cubic feet

Operating and Maintenance Expenses

The Utility’s operating expenses that did not impact earnings include certain costs that the Utility is authorized to recover as incurred such as pension contributions and public purpose programs costs.  If the Utility were to spend more than authorized amounts, these expenses could have an impact to earnings.

Other Income, Net

The Utility’s other income, net that did not impact earnings includes pension and other post-retirement benefit costs that fluctuate primarily from market and interest rate changes.



LIQUIDITY AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES

Overview

On the Petition Date, PG&E Corporation and the Utility filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 in the Bankruptcy Court. In connection with the Chapter 11 Cases, PG&E Corporation and the Utility entered into the DIP Credit Agreement. The DIP Credit Agreement provides for $5.5 billion in senior secured superpriority debtor in possession credit facilities in the form of (i) a revolving credit facility in an aggregate amount of $3.5 billion (the “DIP Revolving Facility”), including a $1.5 billion letter of credit subfacility, (ii) a term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $1.5 billion (the “DIP Initial Term Loan Facility”) and (iii) a delayed draw term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $500 million (the “DIP Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility”, together with the DIP Revolving Facility and the DIP Initial Term Loan Facility, the “DIP Facilities”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein. On March 27, 2019, the Bankruptcy Court approved the DIP Facilities on a final basis, authorizing the Utility to borrow up to the full amount of the DIP Revolving Facility (including the full amount of the $1.5 billion letter of credit subfacility), the DIP Initial Term Loan Facility and the DIP Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility, in each case subject to the terms and conditions of the DIP Credit Agreement. (For more information on the DIP Credit Agreement, see “DIP Credit Agreement” below and Note 5 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.)

For the duration of the Chapter 11 Cases, the Utility’s ability to fund operations, finance capital expenditures make scheduled principal and interest payments,pay other ongoing expenses and make distributions to PG&E Corporation dependswill primarily depend on the levels of its operating cash flows and access toavailability under the capital and credit markets.DIP Credit Agreement. The CPUC authorizes the Utility’s capital structure, the aggregate amount of long-term and short-term debtUtility expects that the Utility may issue, and the revenue requirements the Utility is able to collect to recover its cost of capital.  The Utility generally utilizes equity contributions from PG&E Corporation and long-term senior unsecured debt issuances to maintain its CPUC-authorized capital structure consisting of 52% equity and 48% debt and preferred stock.  The Utility relies on short-term debt, including commercial paper,DIP Facilities will provide it with sufficient liquidity to fund temporary financing needs. 

its ongoing operations, including its ability to provide safe service to customers, during the Chapter 11 Cases. For the duration of the Chapter 11 Cases, PG&E Corporation’s ability to fund operations make scheduled principal and interest payments, fund equity contributions to the Utility, and declare and pay dividendsother ongoing expenses will primarily dependsdepend on cash on hand and intercompany transfers. In the level of cash distributions received from the Utility and PG&E Corporation’s access to the capital and credit markets.  PG&E Corporation’s equity contributions to the Utility are funded primarily through common stock issuances. PG&E Corporation has material stand-alone cash flows related to the issuance of equity and long-term debt, and issuances and repayments under its revolving credit facility and commercial paper program.  PG&E Corporation relies on short-term debt, including commercial paper, to fund temporary financing needs.   

event that PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s credit ratingscapital needs increase materially due to unexpected events or transactions, additional financing outside of the DIP Facilities may be affectedrequired, which would be subject to approval by the ultimate outcome of pending enforcementBankruptcy Court. Such approval is not assured. For more information on PG&E Corporation’s and litigation matters, including the outcome of the uncertainties and potential liabilities associated with the Northern California wildfires. Credit rating downgrades may increase the cost and availability of short-term borrowing, including commercial paper, the costs associated with credit facilities, and long-term debt costs. In addition, some of the Utility’s commodity contracts contain collateral posting provisions tied tomaterial commitments for capital expenditures, see “Regulatory Matters” below.



During 2018 and January 2019, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s credit rating from each of the major credit rating agencies. During 2018, PG&E Corporation's and the Utility's credit ratings were subject to multiple downgrades by Fitch, Ratings, S&P Global Ratings, and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. At September 30, 2018,including to ratings below investment grade and ultimately to “D” or low “C” ratings. As of March 31, 2019, Moody’s and Fitch have withdrawn each of their credit ratings for PG&E Corporation and the Utility as a result of the Chapter 11 Cases. As a result of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s credit ratings remainedceasing to be rated at investment grade levels. If S&P Global Ratings and Moody's Investors Service, Inc. downgraded the Utility below investment grade, the Utility estimates it wouldhas been required to post additional collateral under its commodity purchase agreements and certain other obligations, and has been exposed to significant constraints on its customary trade credit. In addition, PG&E Corporation and the Utility may be required to fully collateralize up to $800 millionpost additional collateral in net liability positions.respect of certain other obligations, including workers’ compensation and environmental remediation obligations. (See Note 7Notes 8 and Note 911 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.

PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s equity needs could increase materially and its liquidity and cash flows could be materially affected by potential costs and other liabilities in connection with the Northern California wildfires. The Utility’s equity needs will continue to be affected by the timing and amount of disallowed capital expenditures, and by fines, penalties and claims that may be imposed in connection with the matters described in Note 9 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1, “Part II. Other Information, Item 1. Legal Proceedings,” and in the 2017 Form 10-K. In addition, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s ability to access the capital markets in a manner consistent with its past practices, if at all, could be adversely affected by such matters. (See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the 2017 Form 10-K and in Part II below under “Item 1A. Risk Factors”.)

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility maintain separate bank accounts and primarily invest their cash in money market funds. 

Financial Resources

Short-term Borrowing Authorization ApplicationAcceleration of Pre-Petition Debt Obligations

The commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases constituted an event of default or termination event with respect to, and caused an automatic and immediate acceleration of, the Accelerated Direct Financial Obligations. Accordingly, as a result of the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, the principal amount of the Accelerated Direct Financial Obligations, together with accrued interest thereon, and in case of certain indebtedness, premium, if any, thereon, immediately became due and payable. However, any efforts to enforce such payment obligations are automatically stayed as of the Petition Date, and are subject to the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Bankruptcy Court. The material Accelerated Direct Financial Obligations include the Utility’s outstanding senior notes, agreements in respect of certain series of pollution control bonds, and PG&E Corporation’s term loan facility, as well as short-term borrowings under PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s revolving credit facilities and the Utility’s term loan facility disclosed in Note 5 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.

DIP Credit Agreement

On October 9, 2018,February 1, 2019, the Utility filed an applicationborrowed $350 million under the DIP Revolving Facility. On March 29, 2019, the Utility sent a borrowing notice with respect to the CPUC to increase its authority to finance short-term borrowing needs and procurement-related collateral costs.  This application requests that the CPUC increase the authorized amount by $2full $1.5 billion DIP Initial Term Loan Facility. The DIP Initial Term Loan Facility matures on December 31, 2020 (subject to an aggregate amount not to exceed $6 billion.  The Utility's existing $4 billion short-term debt authorization remains in place while the CPUC reviews the new application. The increased authority will provide flexibility forextension option described further below) and bears interest at a spread of 225 basis points over LIBOR. On April 3, 2019, the Utility to meet potentially higher collateral posting requirements associated withreceived the proceeds of such borrowing under the DIP Initial Term Loan Facility, net of original issue discount and repayment of the $350 million in outstanding borrowings under the DIP Revolving Facility.

Borrowings under the DIP Facilities are senior secured obligations of the Utility, secured by substantially all of the Utility’s energy procurement activitiesassets and entitled to provide flexibilitysuperpriority administrative expense claim status in the Utility’s Chapter 11 Case. The Utility’s obligations under the DIP Facilities are guaranteed by PG&E Corporation, and liquiditysuch guarantee is a senior secured obligation of PG&E Corporation, secured by substantially all of PG&E Corporation’s assets and entitled to fund short-term capital requirementssuperpriority administrative expense claim status in PG&E Corporation’s Chapter 11 Case. The DIP Facilities will mature on December 31, 2020, subject to the Utility’s option to extend the maturity to December 31, 2021 if certain terms and general working capital requirements.conditions are satisfied, including the payment of an extension fee. The Utility paid customary fees and expenses in connection with obtaining the DIP Facilities.

As of April 30, 2019, the Utility had outstanding borrowings of $1.5 billion under the DIP Initial Term Loan Facility, no outstanding borrowings under the DIP Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility or the DIP Revolving Facility and $269 in face amount of letters of credit outstanding under the DIP Revolving Facility. As of April 30, 2019, there were undrawn commitments of $500 million and $3.2 billion on the DIP Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility and the DIP Revolving Facility, respectively. Pursuant to the terms of the DIP Credit Agreement, until such time as the DIP Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility has requested thatbeen drawn in full, or the CPUC give this application expedited consideration but is unable to predictcommitments in respect thereof have terminated or expired, further borrowings under the timing and outcome of this proceeding.DIP Revolving Facility are not permitted.



DebtCPUC Authorization of DIP Credit Agreement

On January 28, 2019, the CPUC granted the Utility exemptions from the requirement of prior CPUC approval for issuance of debt instruments for the incurrence of the DIP financing. The CPUC also indicated its position that the exemptions do not extend to the transfer of ownership of any Utility asset that is pledged as part of the DIP financing and that in the event of the Utility’s default under the DIP financing, the Utility would need to seek the CPUC’s approval to execute such a transfer. Further, the CPUC indicated that the Utility’s “expenditure of the initial DIP financing funds for any purposes may not be recovered from ratepayers without Commission approval in a future application for rate recovery” and that the Utility “bears the burden of demonstrating the reasonableness of any expenditure.”
Equity Financings

There were no issuances under the PG&E Corporation February 2017 equity distribution agreement for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018.  As of September 30, 2018, the remaining amount available under this agreement was $246.3 million.March 31, 2019. 

During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, PG&E Corporation issued 3.68.3 million shares for cash proceeds of $136.7$85.2 million under the PG&E Corporation 401(k) plan and share-based compensation plans.plan. The proceeds from these sales were used for general corporate purposes.

During the first quarter of 2018, the Utility satisfied and discharged its remaining obligation of $400 million aggregate principal amount of the 8.25% Senior Notes due October 15, 2018.

In February 2018, the Utility’s $250 million floating rate unsecured term loan, issued in February 2017, matured and was repaid. Additionally, in February 2018, the Utility entered into a $250 million floating rate unsecured term loan that will mature on February 22, 2019.  The proceeds were used for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of a portion of the Utility’s outstanding commercial paper.

In April 2018, PG&E Corporation entered into a $350 million floating rate unsecured term loan. The term loan will mature on April 16, 2020, unless extended by PG&E Corporation pursuant to the terms of the term loan agreement. The proceeds were used for general corporate purposes, including the early redemption of Beginning January 1, 2019, PG&E Corporation’s outstanding $350 million principal amount of 2.40% Senior Notes duematching contributions under its 401(k) plan are deposited in cash.Beginning in March 1, 2019. On April 26, 2018,2019, at PG&E Corporation completedCorporation’s directive, the early redemption of these bonds, which satisfied and discharged its remaining obligation of $350 million.

In August 2018,401(k) plan trustee began purchasing new shares in the Utility issued $500 million principal amount of 4.25% senior notes due August 1, 2023 and $300 million principal amount of 4.65% senior notes due August 1, 2028. The proceeds will be used to repay $500 million floating rate Senior Notes due November 28, 2018, to repay $250 million term loan maturingPCG common stock fund on February 22, 2019 and for general corporate purposes.

Revolving Credit Facilities and Commercial Paper Programs

At September 30, 2018,the open market rather than from PG&E Corporation and the Utility had $300 million and $2.9 billion available under their respective $300 million and $3.0 billion revolving credit facilities.  During the quarter ended September 30, 2018, PG&E Corporation and the Utility repaid in full borrowings under their respective revolving credit facilities of $50 million and $650 million, respectively. At September 30, 2018, PG&E Corporation and the Utility did not have any borrowings outstanding under their respective revolving credit facilities. (See Note 4 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.)Corporation.

PG&E Corporation anddoes not expect to issue equity for the Utility can issue commercial paper up to the maximum amounts of $300 million and $2.5 billion, respectively.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, PG&E Corporation and the Utility had an average outstanding commercial paper balance of $39 million and $11 million, respectively, and a maximum outstanding balance of $137 million and $205 million, respectively.  At September 30, 2018, PG&E Corporation and the Utility did not have any outstanding commercial paper.

The revolving credit facilities require that PG&E Corporation and the Utility maintain a ratio of total consolidated debt to total consolidated capitalization of at most 65% asremaining duration of the end of each fiscal quarter.  At September 30, 2018, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s total consolidated debt to total consolidated capitalization was 49.9% and 49%, respectively.  PG&E Corporation’s revolving credit facility agreement also requires that PG&E Corporation own, directly or indirectly, at least 80% of the common stock and at least 70% of the voting capital stock of the Utility.  In addition, the revolving credit facilities include usual and customary provisions regarding events of default and covenants including covenants limiting liens to those permitted under PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s senior note indentures, mergers, and imposing conditions on the sale of all or substantially all of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s assets and other fundamental changes.  At September 30, 2018, PG&E Corporation and the Utility were in compliance with all covenants under their respective revolving credit facilities.


Chapter 11 Cases.

Dividends

On December 20, 2017, the Boards of Directors of PG&E Corporation and the Utility suspended quarterly cash dividends on both PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s common stock, beginning the fourth quarter of 2017, as well as the Utility’s preferred stock, beginning the three-month period ending January 31, 2018, due to the uncertainty related to the causes of and potential liabilities associated with the 2018 Camp fire and the 2017 Northern California wildfires. PG&E Corporation does not expect to pay any cash dividends during the Chapter 11 Cases. (See Note 910 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.) Also, on April 3, 2019, the court overseeing the Utility’s probation issued an order imposing new conditions of probation, including foregoing issuing “any dividends until [the Utility] is in compliance with all applicable vegetation management requirements” under applicable law and the Utility’s wildfire mitigation plan. (See “U.S. District Court Matters and Probation” in Item 1. Legal Proceedings and Item 7. MD&A.)

Utility Cash Flows

The Utility’s cash flows were as follows:
Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)2018 20172019 2018
Net cash provided by operating activities$4,184
 $4,692
$2,274
 $1,516
Net cash used in investing activities(4,617) (3,950)(1,247) (1,475)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities357
 (743)231
 (366)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents$(76) $(1)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$1,258
 $(325)

Operating Activities

The Utility’s cash flows from operating activities primarily consist of receipts from customers less payments of operating expenses, other than expenses such as depreciation that do not require the use of cash.  During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, net cash provided by operating activities decreasedincreased by $508$758 million compared to the same period in 2017.2018.  This decreaseincrease was due to fluctuationsa reduction in activities withinvendor payments as a result of the normal courseChapter 11 Cases, including a reduction in interest paid of business such as the timing and amount of customer billings and collections and vendor billings and payments.$251 million.



The Utility will continue to operate its business as a debtor in possession under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and the orders of the Bankruptcy Court. Future cash flow from operating activities will be affected by various factors,ongoing activities, including:

the timing and amount of costs in connection with the Northern California wildfires (and the timing and amount of related insurance recoveries), as well as additional potential liabilities in connection with third-party claims and fines or penalties that could be imposed on the Utility if the CPUC or any other law enforcement agency brought an enforcement action and determined that the Utility failed to comply with applicable laws and regulations;

the timing and amounts of costs, including fines and penalties, that may be incurred in connection with current and future enforcement, litigation, and regulatory matters (see "Enforcement and Litigation Matters"“Enforcement Matters” in Note 911 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 and Part II, Item 1. Legal Proceedings for more information);

the timing and amount of premium payments related to wildfire insurance (see “Wildfire Insurance” in Note 911 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 for more information);

the Tax Act, which is expected tomay accelerate the timing of federal tax payments and reduce revenue requirements, resulting in lower operating cash flows (see “Overview” above and “Regulatory Matters” below for more information);depending on the timing of wildfire payments;

the timing and outcomes of the 2019 GT&S rate case, 2020 GRC, FERC TO18, TO19 and TO20 rate cases, 2018 CEMA filing, 2020 Cost of Capital, NDCTP, and other ratemaking and regulatory proceedings; and

the timing and amount of substantially increasing costs in connection with fire hazard prevention workthe 2019 Wildfire Safety Plan (see "Overview" above and "Regulatory Matters"“Regulatory Matters” below for more information); and.

The Utility had material obligations outstanding as of the Petition Date, including claims related to the 2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfires. Any efforts to enforce such payment obligations are automatically stayed as of the Petition Date, and are subject to the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Bankruptcy Court. Future cash flows will be materially impacted by the timing of the resolutionand outcome of the Chapter 11 disputed claims and the amount of principal and interest on these claims that the Utility will be required to pay.


Cases.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities increaseddecreased by $667$228 million during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2017 primarily due to an increase in capital expenditures.2018. The Utility’s investing activities primarily consist of the construction of new and replacement facilities necessary to provide safe and reliable electricity and natural gas services to its customers.  Cash used in investing activities also includes the proceeds from sales of nuclear decommissioning trust investments which are largely offset by the amount of cash used to purchase new nuclear decommissioning trust investments.  The funds in the decommissioning trusts, along with accumulated earnings, are used exclusively for decommissioning and dismantling the Utility’s nuclear generation facilities.

The Utility’s capital expenditures were approximately $5.7$6.5 billion in 2017.2018. Future cash flows used in investing activities are largely dependent on the timing and amount of capital expenditures.  The Utility estimates that it will incur approximately $6.5$7.1 billion in capital expenditures in 2018,2019, and $6.4$7 billion in 2019.2020.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities increased by $1.1 billion$597 million during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2017.2018.  This increase was primarily due to a long-term debt repayment of $400 million in 2018 with no corresponding activity in 2019. Additionally, the suspensionUtility borrowed $350 million in loans under the DIP Revolving Facility and recorded corresponding debt issuance costs of dividend payments (see “Dividends” section above) and a reduction$95 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019, with no corresponding activity in net repayments of commercial paper of approximately $600 million.2018.

Cash provided by or used in financing activities is driven by the Utility’s financing needs, which depend on the level of cash provided by or used in operating activities, the level of cash provided by or used in investing activities, the conditions in the capital markets, and the maturity date of existing debt instruments. The Utility generally utilizes long-term debt issuances and equity contributions from PG&E Corporation to maintain its CPUC-authorized capital structure, and relies on short-term debt to fund temporary financing needs.



ENFORCEMENT AND LITIGATION MATTERS

PG&E Corporation and the Utility have significant contingencies arising from their operations, including contingencies related to the enforcement and litigation matters described in Note 9Notes 10 and 11 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.  The outcome of these matters, individually or in the aggregate, could have a material effect on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. In addition, PG&E Corporation and the Utility are involved in other enforcement and litigation matters described in the 20172018 Form 10-K and “Part II. Other Information, Item 1. Legal Proceedings.”

REGULATORY MATTERS

The Utility is subject to substantial regulation by the CPUC, the FERC, the NRC and other federal and state regulatory agencies.  The resolutions of the proceedings described below and other proceedings may affect PG&E Corporation'sCorporation’s and the Utility'sUtility’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. Discussed below are significant regulatory developments that have occurred since filing the 20172018 Form 10-K.

Application for a Waiver of the Capital Structure Condition

The CPUC’s capital structure decisions require the Utility to maintain a 52% equity ratio on average over the period that the authorized capital structure is in place, and to file an application for a waiver to the capital structure condition if an adverse financial event reduces its equity ratio by 1% or more. The CPUC’s decisions state that the Utility shall not be considered in violation of these conditions during the period the waiver application is pending resolution. Due to the net charges recorded in connection with the 2018 Camp fire and the 2017 Northern California wildfires as of December 31, 2018, the Utility submitted to the CPUC an application for a waiver of the capital structure condition on February 28, 2019. The waiver is subject to CPUC approval. The Utility is unable to predict the timing and outcome of its waiver application.

2020 Cost of Capital Proceeding

On April 22, 2019, the Utility filed an application with the CPUC, requesting that the CPUC authorize the Utility's capital structure and rates of return for its electric generation, electric and natural gas distribution, and natural gas transmission and storage rate base beginning on January 1, 2020.  In its application, the Utility requested that the CPUC approve the Utility’s proposed capital structure (i.e., the relative weightings of common equity, preferred equity, and debt), as well as the proposed return on equity, proposed cost of preferred stock, and proposed cost of debt.  The Utility requested a 16% rate of return on equity for 2020, which would result in a $1.2 billion increase in its revenue requirement.  The estimated revenue increase is based on the current rate base and does not reflect projected infrastructure investments in 2019 and beyond (see below).

The following table compares the currently authorized capital structure and rates of return which will remain in effect through 2019 with those requested in the Utility’s application for 2020:
 2019 Currently Authorized 2020 Requested
 Cost Capital Structure Weighted Cost Cost Capital Structure Weighted Cost
Return on common equity10.25% 52.00% 5.33% 16.00% 52.00% 8.32%
Preferred stock5.60% 1.00% 0.06% 5.52% 0.50% 0.03%
Long-term debt4.89% 47.00% 2.30% 5.16% 47.50% 2.45%
Weighted average cost of capital    7.69%     10.80%

The proposed cost of capital and capital structure will be essential for the Utility to attract new investment capital to upgrade, maintain, and modernize its critical energy infrastructure. The Utility indicated in its application that, over the next four years (2019-2022), the Utility expects to fund up to $28 billion in energy infrastructure investments, including $21 billion in electric and gas safety and reliability and system hardening, $4 billion in new gas pipelines and electric powerlines, $1 billion in power generation, and $2 billion in information technology, equipment and facilities.



The Utility indicated in its application that its requested ROE reflects the wildfire-related challenges that the Utility is facing. The Utility proposed to amend its cost of capital application with an updated cost of capital if the CPUC or the California legislature implemented actions to materially reduce the extent of the wildfire risk-related challenges and structural problems facing customers, the Utility, and its shareholders. The Utility also proposed to file a new cost of capital application with the CPUC on or about the time it emerges from its Chapter 11 proceeding.  The Utility requested in its cost of capital application that the annual cost of capital adjustment mechanism be continued, although its normal operation could be superseded by a new cost of capital application. (The annual cost of capital adjustment mechanism is a tool to modify the cost of long-term debt and cost of equity authorized by the CPUC based on changes in interest rates.)

Revenue Requirements

For 2020, the Utility expects that the proposed cost of capital, if adopted, would result in revenue requirement increases of approximately $844 million for electric generation and distribution and $229 million gas distribution operations, assuming 2017 authorized rate base amounts.  The revenues for the gas transmission and storage operations would increase by approximately $159 million, assuming 2018 authorized rate base amounts.  However, if the CPUC subsequently approves different electric and gas rate base amounts for the Utility in its 2019 GT&S Rate Case and its 2020 GRC, both currently pending before the CPUC, the revenue requirement changes resulting from the Utility’s requested 2020 ROE may differ from the amounts reflected in this cost of capital application.

The following table compares the revenue requirement amounts currently authorized in the Utility’s 2015 GT&S rate case and the 2017 GRC, with those requested in the Utility’s 2020 cost of capital application:
Revenue Requirement
(in millions)

Authorized in 2017 GRC and 2015 GT&S Requested in 2020 Cost of Capital Application
Electric generation and distribution$6,266
 $7,110
Gas distribution1,739
 1,968
Gas transmission and storage$1,269
 $1,428

The Utility is unable to predict the timing and outcome of this proceeding.

As disclosed in “Application for a Waiver of the Capital Structure Condition”above, due to the net charges recorded in connection with the 2018 Camp Fire and the 2017 Northern California wildfires as of December 31, 2018, on February 28, 2019, the Utility submitted to the CPUC an application for a waiver of the capital structure condition.  The 2020 cost of capital application does not modify that request.

2017 General Rate Case

On May 11, 2017, the CPUC issued a final decision in the Utility’s 2017 GRC, which determined the annual amount of base revenues (or “revenue requirements”) that the Utility is authorized to collect from customers from 2017 through 2019 to recover its anticipated costs for electric distribution, natural gas distribution, and electric generation operations and to provide the Utility an opportunity to earn its authorized rate of return. The final decision approved, with certain modifications, the settlement agreement that the Utility, Cal PA,PAO, TURN, and 12 other intervening parties jointly submitted to the CPUC on August 3, 2016. Consistent with the amounts proposed in the settlement agreement, the final decision approved a revenue requirement increase of $88 million for 2017, with additional increases of $444 million in 2018 and $361 million in 2019.

On September 24, 2018, the CPUC approved the Utility'sUtility’s advice letter proposal to make a one-time reduction to revenues by approximately $21 million. This advice letter was directed by an ALJ ruling in response to the Utility'sUtility’s $300 million expense reduction announcement in January 2017.



Also, as a result of the Tax Act, on March 30, 2018, the Utility submitted to the CPUC a PFM of the CPUC’s final decision in the 2017 GRC. The PFM, if adopted, would reduce revenue requirements by $267 million and $296 million for 2018 and 2019 respectively, and increase rate base by $199 million and $425 million for 2018 and 2019, respectively. The Utility cannot predict the timing and outcome of this PFM.



Finally, the CPUC continues its review of the Utility's update of the cost effectiveness study for the SmartMeterTM Upgrade project. The Utility provided an update of the cost effectiveness study for the SmartMeterTM Upgrade project to the CPUC on July 10, 2017. On August 9, 2018,January 31, 2019, the CPUC extended the statutory deadline for the 2017 GRC to FebruaryAugust 9, 2019, in order to allow for comments and CPUC action on any PD on the SmartMeterTM upgrade cost effectiveness study. The Utility cannot predict the timing and outcome of any CPUC action in connection with this study and its impact on the 2017 GRC revenue requirement and rate base.

For more information, see the 20172018 Form 10-K.

Risk Assessment Mitigation Phase Filing

On November 30, 2017, the Utility filed its first RAMP report with the CPUC in advance of its 2020 GRC application. The RAMP is a new CPUC requirement directing each large investor-owned energy utility to submit a report describing how it assesses its risks and how it plans to mitigate and minimize such risks in advance of the utility’s GRC application. The Utility's RAMP report informed the CPUC of the Utility’s top safety-related risks, risk assessment procedures, and proposed mitigations of those risks for 2020-2022.

On April 3, 2018, the SED released a report assessing the Utility's RAMP report. The SED report requested, among other items, an updated risk analysis regarding wildfire risk mitigation strategies in the Utility’s 2020 GRC. A workshop on the report was held on April 17, 2018, and the parties submitted opening and reply comments on May 10, 2018, and May 24, 2018, respectively. The RAMP results will be incorporated in the Utility’s 2020 GRC.

2020 General Rate Case

On June 4,December 13, 2018, the Utility submitted a letter to the CPUC requesting an extension of up to four months, from September 1, 2018, to January 1, 2019, to file its 2020 GRC application. The Utility requested this extension due to extraordinary uncertainties related to the 2017 Northern California wildfires that could significantly impact the content of the rate case application. On June 29, 2018, the CPUC granted the Utility’s extension request to filefiled its 2020 GRC application no later than January 1, 2019. On October 15, 2018,with the CPUC. In the 2020 GRC, the Utility notifiedhas requested that the CPUC determine the annual amount of base revenues (or “revenue requirements”) that the Utility anticipates submittingwill be authorized to collect from customers from 2020 through 2022 to recover its anticipated costs for electric distribution, natural gas distribution, and electric generation operations and to provide the Utility an opportunity to earn its authorized rate of return. The Utility’s request also reflects an updated capital forecast for 2018 and 2019. The 2020 GRC application also includes recorded costs for 2017 and updated forecasts for the proposed mitigations for the period 2018 through 2022 for the Utility’s top safety-related risks as presented in the Utility’s November 2017 RAMP report.

For 2020, the Utility has requested base revenues of $9.6 billion, an increase of $1.1 billion, or 12.4%, as compared to authorized base revenues for 2019. The requested weighted average rate base for 2020 is approximately $30 billion, which corresponds to an increase of $2.7 billion over the 2019 authorized rate base of $27.3 billion. The Utility also requested that the CPUC establish a ratemaking mechanism that would increase the Utility’s authorized revenues in 2021 and 2022 by $454 million and $486 million, respectively. Over the 2020-2022 GRC period, the Utility plans to make average annual capital investments of approximately $4.5 billion in electric distribution, natural gas distribution and electric generation infrastructure, and to improve safety, reliability, and customer service.
Line of Business:
(in millions)
Amounts Requested in the GRC Application 
Amounts Currently Authorized for 2019 (1)
 Increase (Decrease) to 2019 Authorized Amounts
Electric distribution$5,113
 $4,364
 $749
Gas distribution2,097
 1,963
 134
Electric generation2,366
 2,191
 175
Total revenue requirements$9,576
 $8,518
 $1,058
      
(1) These amounts include revenues from the Utility’s 2017 GRC decision adjusted for attrition year increases, cost of capital, and reductions due to the Tax Act.

Cost Category:
(in millions)
Amounts Requested in the GRC Application 
Amounts Currently Authorized for 2019 (1)
 Increase (Decrease) to 2019 Authorized Amounts
Operations and maintenance$2,156
 $1,946
 $210
Customer services319
 338
 (19)
Administrative and general1,315
 953
 361
Less: Revenue credits(196) (152) (44)
Franchise fees, taxes other than income, and other adjustments236
 181
 55
Depreciation, return, and income taxes5,747
 5,252
 495
Total revenue requirements$9,576
 $8,518
 $1,058
      
(1) These amounts include revenues from the Utility’s 2017 GRC decision adjusted for attrition year increases, cost of capital, and reductions due to the Tax Act.
(2) These amounts may appear not to tie due to small rounding differences.



Revenue requirement driversIncrease to 2019 Authorized Amounts
Community Wildfire Safety Program6.8%
Liability insurance (1)
3.2%
Core gas and electric operations2.4%
Total proposed revenue requirement increase12.4%
(1) The Utility’s GRC forecast indicates that future liability insurance premium costs will be approximately $355 million in 2020

Among other things, the Utility proposed to invest a total of approximately $5 billion (including approximately $3 billion for capital expenditures) between 2018 and 2022 on CWSP measures. Through this program, the Utility proposes to bolster wildfire prevention, risk monitoring, emergency response efforts, and add new and enhanced safety measures, increase vegetation management and harden its electric system to help further reduce wildfire risks.

In addition, the Utility requested authorization to establish several new balancing accounts, including:

a two-way electric and gas Risk Transfer Balancing Account to record the difference between the amounts adopted for liability insurance premiums and the Utility’s actual costs; this two-way account would allow the Utility to pass-through actual insurance costs for up to $2 billion in coverage and return to customers any overcollection if forecast costs exceed actuals costs; and

a two-way Wildfire Safety Balancing Account to track and record actual incremental expenses and capital revenue requirements associated with the incremental costs of fire risk mitigation work that are not already addressed and recorded in another account; this would include the costs associated with overhead system hardening, enhanced vegetation management, and other incremental costs of wildfire mitigations that are approved by the CPUC in the Utility’s annual wildfire mitigation plan. In accordance with SB 901, the Utility submitted its first Wildfire Safety Plan to the CPUC between December 10,on February 6, 2019.

This GRC proposal did not request funding for potential lawsuits or claims resulting from the 2018 Camp fire and December 20, 2018.2017 Northern California wildfires. Also, the Utility is not seeking recovery of compensation of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s officers. In addition, the Chapter 11 Cases may require a change to the scope of work that the Utility proposes to accomplish in the 2020 GRC period. The Utility also may seek or may be required to update the scope of work for the 2019 Wildfire Safety Plan after such a plan is approved by the CPUC.

In its application, the Utility requests that the CPUC issue a final decision by March 2020 and that the 2020 GRC rates be effective January 1, 2020. On March 8, 2019, the CPUC issued a ruling addressing the schedule and scope of the 2020 GRC. A proposed decision is expected in the first quarter of 2020.

2015 Gas Transmission and Storage Rate Case

In its final decisions in the Utility'sUtility’s 2015 GT&S rate case, the CPUC excluded from rate base $696 million of capital spending in 2011 through 2014. This was the amount recorded in excess of the amount adopted in the 2011 GT&S rate case. The decision permanently disallowed $120 million of that amount and ordered that the remaining $576 million be subject to an audit overseen by the CPUC staff, with the possibility that the Utility may seek recovery in a future proceeding. The Utility would be required to take a charge in the future if the CPUC’s audit of 2011 through 2014 capital spending resulted in additional permanent disallowance. The audit is still in process. The decision established new one-way balancing accounts to track certain costs, as well as various cost caps that will increaseUtility cannot predict the risktiming and outcome of disallowance over the current rate case cycle.audit.

As a result of the Tax Act, on March 30, 2018, the Utility submitted to the CPUC a PFM of the CPUC'sCPUC’s final decision in the 2015 GT&S rate case proposing to reduce revenue requirements by $58 million and increase rate base by $12 million for 2018 (excluding the impacts of an approximately $7 million increase in revenue requirement and a $60 million increase in rate base associated with the Utility'sUtility’s private letter ruling advice letter approved by the CPUC on July 18, 2018). The Utility cannot predict the timing and outcome of this PFM.

In August 2016 and January 2017, TURN, Cal PA and Indicated Shippers filed applications for rehearing of the CPUC decisions in the Utility's 2015 GT&S rate case. The Utility cannot predict whether the CPUC will grant the applications for rehearing or adopt the parties’ recommendations.

For more information, see the 20172018 Form 10-K.



2019 Gas Transmission and Storage Rate Case

On November 17, 2017, the Utility filed its 2019 GT&S rate case application with the CPUC for the years 2019 through 2021. While theThe Utility has not formally proposed a fourth year for this rate case, italso provided a revenue requirement and rates for 2022, in the event the CPUC adopts an additional year. On October 1, 2018, the Utility entered into a stipulation with Cal PAPAO that, if approved, would extend the rate case cycle through 2022 as recommended by Cal PA.PAO.

In its application, the Utility requested that the CPUC authorize a 2019 revenue requirement of $1.59 billion to recover anticipated costs of providing natural gas transmission and storage services beginning on January 1, 2019. This corresponds to an increase of $289 million over the Utility’s 2018 authorized revenue requirement of $1.30 billion. The Utility’s request also includes proposed revenue requirements of $1.73 billion for 2020, $1.91 billion for 2021, and $1.91 billion for 2022 if the CPUC orders a fourth year for the rate case period.

The Utility subsequently revised its forecast revenue requirement as a result of the Tax Act and other forecast updates, including significant reductions in the areas of gas storage facilities and gas system operations programs. The revised revenue requirements are as follows: $1.48 billion for 2019, $1.59 billion for 2020, $1.69 billion for 2021, and $1.68 billion for 2022. The revised 2019 requested revenue requirement corresponds to an increase of $184 million over the Utility’s 2018 authorized revenue requirement.

The requested rate base for 2019 is $4.66$4.75 billion, which corresponds to an increase of $0.95$1.04 billion over the 2018 authorizedadopted rate base of $3.71 billion. TheseThe Utility’s request is based on capital expenditure forecasts of $829 million for 2019, $872 million for 2020, and $830 million for 2021 (which exclude common capital allocations). The requested rate base amounts exclude approximately $576 million of capital spending subject to audit by the CPUC related to 2011 through 2014 expenditures in excess of amounts adopted in the 2011 GT&S rate case. The Utility is unable to predict whether the $576 million, or a portion thereof, will ultimately be authorizedapproved by the CPUC and included in the Utility’s future rate base. The Utility’s request also excludes rate base adjustments that the Utility requested with the CPUC on November 14, 2017, resulting from the Internal Revenue Service’s October 5, 2017 private letter ruling issued in connection with the CPUC’s final phase two decision in the 2015 GT&S rate case. The Utility’s request is based on capital expenditure forecasts of $971 million for 2019, $963 million for 2020, and $804 million for 2021 (which exclude common capital allocations).

The requested increase in revenue requirement is largely attributable to increased infrastructure investment and costs related to new natural gas storage safety and environmental regulations issued by DOGGR, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, and the CPUC.

As a result of the Tax Act, on March 30, 2018, the Utility submitted updated testimonyIn response to the CPUC. The updated testimony, includingUtility’s application, parties proposed various forecast reductions. For example, the private letter ruling advice letter, reduces the Utility's previously forecasted revenue requirement by $25 million for 2019, $30 million for 2020, $22 million for 2021, and $5 million for 2022, and increases rate base by $188 million for 2019, $254 million for 2020, $378 million for 2021, and $469 million for 2022.

In testimony submitted to the CPUC on June 29, 2018, Cal PAPAO recommended a 2019 revenue requirement of $1.35 billion, an increase of $45 million over 2018 adopted amounts. All other parties filed testimony on July 20, 2018. TURN proposed widespread reductions in forecast costs and recommended capital and expense disallowances of more than $500 million associated with either work completed at a cost greater than adopted in the 2015 GT&S rate case or work that was approved in the 2015 GT&S rate case and is being requested again in the 2019 GT&S rate case. One other party, Indicated Shippers, made proposals for significant capital and expense reductions in the forecast related to transmission pipe and storage.million.

Evidentiary hearings concluded on October 12, 2018. The Utility will file opening briefs on November 14, 2018 and reply briefs on December 14, 2018. A latersecond phase of the proceeding will address the reasonableness of certain recorded capital expenditures associated with Line 407, as required by the 2015 GT&S rate case decision. The later phase will also addressaddressed the removal of officer compensation costs from the revenue requirement, which is required by the passage of SB 901. (See “LegislativeOn March 1, 2019, the Utility, PAO and Regulatory Initiatives” below.)TURN submitted a joint stipulation to the CPUC proposing to reduce the Utility’s requested 2019 GT&S operating expenses by $1.428 million and capital expenditures by $455,000 for total operating expenses and capital expenditures of $617 million and $829 million, respectively. The Utility is unable to predict the timing and outcome of this proceeding.

For more information, see the 20172018 Form 10-K.



Transmission Owner Rate Cases

Transmission Owner Rate Cases for 2015 and 2016 (the “TO16” and “TO17” rate cases, respectively)

On January 8, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion granting an appeal of FERC’s decisions in the TO16 and TO17 rate cases that had granted the Utility a 50 basis point ROE incentive adder for its continued participation in the CAISO. Those rate case decisions have been remanded to FERC for further proceedings consistent with the Court of Appeals’ opinion. If FERC concludes on remand that the Utility should no longer be authorized to receive the 50 basis point ROE incentive adder, the Utility would incur a refund obligation of $1 million and $8.5 million for TO16 and TO17, respectively. Alternatively, if FERC again concludes that the Utility should receive the 50 basis point ROE incentive adder and provides the additional explanation that the Ninth Circuit found the FERC’s prior decisions lacked, then the Utility would not owe any refunds for this issue for TO16 or TO17.

On February 28, 2018, the Utility filed a motion to establish procedures on remand requesting a hearing and additional briefing on the issues identified in the Ninth Circuit Court'sCourt’s opinion. On August 20, 2018, FERC issued an order granting the Utility'sUtility’s motion to allow for additional briefing. The order also consolidated the TO18 rate case with TO16 and TO17 for this issue. The Utility filed briefs on September 19, 2018 and reply briefs on October 10, 2018. The Utility is unable to predict the timing and outcome of FERC’s decision.

Transmission Owner Rate Case for 2017 (the “TO18” rate case)

On July 29, 2016, the Utility filed its TO18 rate case at the FERC requesting a 2017 retail electric transmission revenue requirement of $1.72 billion, a $387 million increase over the 2016 revenue requirement of $1.33 billion.  The forecasted network transmission rate base for 2017 was $6.7 billion.  The Utility is seeking a return on equity of 10.9%, which includes an incentive component of 50 basis points for the Utility’s continuing participation in the CAISO.  In the filing, the Utility forecasted that it would make investments of $1.30 billion in 2017 in various capital projects.

On September 30, 2016, the FERC issued an order accepting the Utility’s July 2016 filing and set it for hearing, but held the hearing procedures in abeyance for settlement procedures.  The order set an effective date for rates of March 1, 2017, and made the rates subject to refund following resolution of the case.  On March 17, 2017, the FERC issued an order terminating the settlement procedures due to an impasse in the settlement negotiations reported by the parties.  During the hearings held in January 2018, the Utility, intervenors, and the FERC trial staff, addressed questions relating to return on equity, capital structure, depreciation rates, capital additions, rate base, operating and maintenance expense, administrative and general expense, and the allocation of common, general and intangible costs.

On October 1, 2018, the ALJ issued an initial decision in the TO18 rate case proposing an ROE of 9.13% compared to the Utility’s request of 10.90%, and an estimated composite depreciation rate of 2.96% compared to the Utility’s request of 3.25%. The ALJ also rejected the Utility's method of allocating common plant between CPUC and FERC jurisdiction. In addition, the ALJ proposed to reduce forecasted capital and expense spending to actual costs incurred for the rate case period. Further, the ALJ proposed to remove certain items from the Utility's rate base and revenue requirement. The Utility and intervenors filed initial briefs on October 31, 2018, in response to the ALJ's recommendations. The Utility expects FERC to issue a final decision in mid-2019.

Additionally, on March 31, 2017, intervenors in the TO18 rate case filed a complaint at the FERC alleging that the Utility failed to justify its proposed rate increase in the TO18 rate case. On November 16, 2017, the FERC dismissed the complaint. On December 18, 2017, the complainants filed a request for a rehearing of that order, which the FERC denied on May 17, 2018.

On October 1, 2018, the ALJ issued an initial decision in the TO18 rate case proposing a ROE of 9.13% compared to the Utility’s request of 10.90%, and an estimated composite depreciation rate of 2.83% compared to the Utility’s request of 3.25%. The ALJ also rejected the Utility’s method of allocating common plant between CPUC and FERC jurisdiction. In addition, the ALJ proposed to reduce forecasted capital and expense spending to actual costs incurred for the rate case period. Further, the ALJ proposed to remove certain items from the Utility’s rate base and revenue requirement. The Utility and intervenors filed initial briefs on October 31, 2018, and reply briefs on November 20, 2018, in response to the ALJ’s recommendations. The Utility expects FERC to issue a decision in mid-2019, but expects one or more parties to seek rehearing of that decision and then appeal it to the courts. The Utility is unable to predict the timing of when a final decision will be issued.



Transmission Owner Rate Case for 2018 (the “TO19” rate case)

On July 27, 2017, the Utility filed its TO19 rate case at the FERC requesting a 2018 retail electric transmission revenue requirement of $1.79 billion, a $74 million increase over the proposed 2017 revenue requirement of $1.72 billion. The forecasted network transmission rate base for 2018 is $6.9 billion.  The Utility is seeking an ROE of 10.75%, which includes an incentive component of 50 basis points for the Utility’s continuing participation in the CAISO.  In the filing, the Utility forecasted capital expenditures of approximately $1.4 billion.  On September 28, 2017, the FERC issued an order accepting the Utility’s July 2017 filing, subject to hearing and refund, and established March 1, 2018, as the effective date for rate changes.  FERC also ordered that the hearings be held in abeyance pending settlement discussion among the parties. On May 14, 2018, the Utility filed a proposal to reflect the impact of the Tax Act on its TO tariff rates effective March 1, 2018, in the resolution of the TO19 rate case. The tax impact reduces the TO19 requested revenue requirement from $1.79 billion to $1.66 billion.



On September 29, 2017, intervenors in the TO19 rate case filed a complaint at the FERC alleging that the Utility failed to justify its proposed rate increase in the TO19 rate case. On October 17, 2017, the Utility requested that the FERC dismiss the complaint. On May 17, 2018, the FERC issued an order setting the complaint for hearing, settlement judge procedures, and consolidation with the TO19 proceeding.

On September 21, 2018, the Utility filed an all-party settlement with FERC in connection with TO19. As part of the settlement,
the TO19 revenue requirement will be set at 98.85% of the revenue requirement for TO18 that will be determined in the TO18 final decision. Additionally, if FERC determines that the Utility is not entitled to the 50 basis point incentive adder for the Utility'sUtility’s continued CAISO participation, than the Utility would be obligated to make a refund to customers of approximately $25 million.

For more information on On December 20, 2018, FERC issued an order approving the TO rate cases, see the 2017 Form 10-K.all-party settlement.

Transmission Owner Rate Case for 2019 (the “TO20” rate case)

On October 1, 2018, the Utility filed its TO20 rate case at FERC requesting approval of a formula rate for the costs associated with the Utility'sUtility’s electric transmission facilities. On November 30, 2018, the FERC issued an order accepting the Utility’s October 2018 filing, subject to hearings and refund, and established May 1, 2019, as the effective date for rate changes. FERC also ordered that the hearings will be held in abeyance pending settlement discussions among the parties. The Utility is unable to predict the timing and outcome of settlement discussions.

The formula rate would replacereplaces the "stated rate"“stated rate” methodology that the Utility used in its previous TO rate case filings. If approved, theThe formula rate methodology would still includeincludes an authorized revenue requirement and rate base for a given year, but it would also provideprovides for an annual update of the following year'syear’s revenue requirement and rates in accordance with the terms of the FERC-approved formula. Under the formula rate mechanism, transmission revenues, including CWIP,Construction Work in Progress, will be updated to the actual cost of service annually. Differences between amounts collected and determined under the formula rate will be either collected from or refunded to customers.

In the filing, the Utility forecasts a 2019 retail electric transmission revenue requirement of $1.96 billion. The proposed amount reflects an approximately 9.5% increase over the as-filed TO19 requested revenue requirement of $1.79 billion (a subsequent reduction to $1.66 billion was identified as a result of the Tax Act). The Utility forecasts that it will make investments of approximately $1.1 billion and $0.7 billion for 2018 and 2019, respectively, for various capital projects to be placed in service before the end of 2019. Including projects to be placed in service beyond 2019, the Utility forecasts total electric transmission capital expenditures of $1.4 billion in 2018 and $1.4 billion in 2019. The Utility'sUtility’s forecasted rate base for 2019 is approximately $8 billion on a weighted average basis, compared to the Utility'sUtility’s forecasted rate base of $6.9 billion in 2018. The Utility has requested that FERC approve a 12.5% return on equity (which includes an incentive component of 50 basis points for the Utility'sUtility’s continuing participation in the CAISO), an increase from the 10.75% (also includinginclusive of a 50 basis point CAISO incentive adder) requested in its TO19 rate case.
The Utility requested that FERC accept its formula rate filing to become effectiveparties conducted a settlement conference on December 1, 2018, and suspend the use of the new rates until January 1, 2019, to facilitate a calendar year true-up period corresponding to the Utility’s FERC Form 1 reporting. As a result, under the Utility’s formula rate, the rates in effect from TO19 would continue to be used until January 1,March 14 - 15, 2019. FERC may decide to suspend the TO20 ratesThe next settlement conference is scheduled for a longer period of time, up to a maximum of five months from the effective date. If FERC adopts the maximum five-month suspension, TO20 rates would go into effect on May 1, 2019. In the event of a delay in the effective date of TO20 rates, the first true-up mechanism would be applied to the period beginning on the effective date through the end ofJune 13 - 14, 2019.

The Utility cannot predict the timing and outcome of FERC’s response. Following FERC’s acceptance of the Utility’s formula rate request, the Utility expects to file an annual update to its TO tariff on or before December 1 of each year beginning in 2019, for rates and charges to become effective January 1 of the following year, consistent with the formula rate.

Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant

Joint Proposal for Plant Retirement

On August 11, 2016,For more information on the Utility submitted an application toTO rate cases, see the CPUC to retire Diablo Canyon at the expiration of its current operating licenses in 2024 and 2025 and replace it with a portfolio of energy efficiency and GHG-free resources. The application implements a joint proposal between the Utility and the Friends of the Earth, Natural Resources Defense Council, Environment California, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1245, Coalition of California Utility Employees, and Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility (together, the “Joint Parties”).2018 Form 10-K.



On January 11, 2018, the CPUC issued a final decision in the Utility’s proposal to retire Diablo Canyon Unit 1 by 2024 and Unit 2 by 2025. The CPUC also:

deferred consideration of replacement resources to the CPUC’s Integrated Resource Planning proceeding;

authorized rate recovery for up to $211.3 million (compared with the $352.1 million requested by the Utility) for an employee retention program;

authorized rate recovery for an employee retraining program of $11.3 million requested by the Utility;
rejected rate recovery of the proposed $85 million for the community impacts mitigation program on the grounds that rate recovery for such a program requires legislative authorization;

authorized rate recovery of $18.6 million of the total Diablo Canyon license renewal cost of $53 million and rate recovery of cancelled project costs equal to 100% of direct costs incurred prior to June 30, 2016, and 25% of direct costs incurred after June 30, 2016, based on a settlement agreement among the Utility, the Joint Parties, and certain other parties that the Utility filed with the CPUC in May 2017; and

approved the amortization of the book value for Diablo Canyon consistent with the Diablo Canyon closure schedule.

On March 7, 2018, the Utility submitted a request to the NRC to withdraw its Diablo Canyon license renewal application. On April 16, 2018, the NRC granted the Utility’s request to withdraw its license renewal application.

On October 16, 2018, in response to SB 1090, the CPUC issued a proposed decision addressing the key remaining goals of the Diablo Canyon joint proposal agreement, including:
approving the community impact mitigation settlement of $85 million, originally proposed in the joint settlement agreement;
deferring implementation to its Integrated Resource Planning to ensure that there is no increase in GHG emissions as a result of the Diablo Canyon retirement; and

approving full funding of the $352.1 million Diablo Canyon employee retention program, originally proposed in the joint settlement agreement.

California State Lands Commission Lands Lease

On June 28, 2016, the California State Lands Commission approved a new lands lease for the intake and discharge structures at Diablo Canyon to run concurrently with Diablo Canyon’s current operating licenses until Diablo Canyon Unit 2 ceases operations in August 2025. The Utility believes that the approval of the new lease will ensure sufficient time for the Utility to identify and bring online a portfolio of GHG-free replacement resources. The Utility intends to submit a future lease extension request to address the period of time required for plant decommissioning, which under NRC regulations can take as long as 60 years. On August 28, 2016, the World Business Academy filed a writ in the Los Angeles Superior Court asserting that the State Lands Commission committed legal error when it determined that the short-term lease extension for an existing facility was exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act, as well as alleging that the State Lands Commission should be required to perform an environmental review of the new lands lease. On July 11, 2017, in Los Angeles Superior Court, the judge dismissed the petition on all grounds, ruling that the State Lands Commission properly determined the short-term lease extension was subject to the existing facilities exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act. The World Business Academy appealed this decision.  On June 13, 2018, the California Court of Appeals affirmed the Superior Court ruling. On August 29, 2018, the California Supreme Court denied a petition for review filed by the World Business Academy, rendering the California State Lands Commission's approval of the new lands lease for Diablo Canyon final and non-appealable.



Asset Retirement ObligationsNuclear Decommissioning Cost Triennial Proceeding

The Utility expects that the decommissioning of Diablo Canyon will take many years after the expiration of its current operating licenses. Detailed studies of the cost to decommission the Utility’s nuclear generation facilities are conducted every three years in conjunction with the NDCTP. Actual decommissioning costs may vary from these estimates as a result of changes in assumptions such as regulatory requirements; technology; and costs of labor, materials, and equipment. The Utility recovers its revenue requirements for decommissioning costs from customers through a non-bypassable charge that the Utility expects will continue until those costs are fully recovered.

WhileOn December 13, 2018, the adopted 2015 NDCTP forecast includes employee severance program estimates, it does not include estimated costs relatedUtility submitted its updated decommissioning cost estimate to employee retention and retraining and development programs, and the San Luis Obispo County community mitigation program, which were approved in the CPUC’s final decision and in SB 1090. The employee retraining program costs will be included in the 2018 NDCTP forecast. The Utility intends to conductCPUC for Diablo Canyon based on a site-specific decommissioning studyanalysis.

On February 14, 2019, the CPUC issued a Scoping Memo authorizing addressing the scope of the NDCTP Proceeding to updateinclude reasonableness reviews of the 2015 NDCTP forecastdecommissioning cost estimates, ratemaking proposals, proposed milestone framework, plans to address host community needs, and reasonableness of preforming planning activities pre-shutdown including the proposed rate of recovery of these pre-planning activities addressed in Application 18-07-013.

On March 7, 2019, the CPUC amended the scoping memo to submitcombine A.18-07-013, which seeks authorization for the study, alongUtility to establish the Diablo Canyon Decommissioning Memorandum Account to track funding for pre-shutdown decommissioning planning activities with the NDCTP application,A.18-12-008. The CPUC approved the Utility to establish an interim mechanism to track decommissioning planning activity expenses in the Diablo Canyon Decommissioning Memorandum Account. Any Memorandum Account recovery of such expenses is subject to the authorization and approval of the CPUC by the end of December 2018.which will be determined in this year’s NDCTP Proceeding.

The Utility expectsseeks to file its 2018 NDCTP application in December 2018. For more information, see "Asset Retirement Obligations" in Note 2collect $383.7 million and $3.9 million for the funding of Diablo Canyon tax qualified trust and Humboldt Bay tax qualified trust, respectively, commencing January 1, 2020. Additionally, the NotesUtility seeks cost recovery of pre-planning activities commencing January 1, 2020, of $30 million for the 3-year period 2020 to 2022 and a $44 million revenue requirements for the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 2017 Form 10-K.2-year period 2023 to 2024; by an annual expense only balancing account.

Wildfire Expense Memorandum Account

On June 21, 2018, the CPUC issued a decision granting the Utility’s request to establish a WEMA for the purpose of trackingto track specific incremental wildfire liability costs effective as of July 26, 2017. In the WEMA, the Utility can record costs related to wildfires, including: (1) payments to satisfy wildfire claims, including any deductibles, co-insurance and other insurance expense paid by the Utility but excluding costs that have already been forecasted and adopted in the Utility’s GRC; (2) outside legal costs incurred in the defense of wildfire claims; (3) insurance premium costs not in rates; and (4) the cost of financing these amounts.  Insurance proceeds, as well as any payments received from third parties, or through FERC authorized rates, will be credited to the WEMA as they are received.  The WEMA will not include the Utility’s costs for fire response and infrastructure costs which are tracked in the CEMA.  The decision does not grant the Utility rate recovery of any wildfire relatedwildfire-related costs. Any such rate recovery would require CPUC authorization in a separate proceeding. (See Notes 34 and 910 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.)

As of March 31, 2019, the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include long-term regulatory assets of $111 million, consisting of insurance premium costs that are probable of recovery. Should PG&E Corporation and the Utility conclude in future periods that recovery of insurance premiums in excess of amounts included in authorized revenue requirements is no longer probable, PG&E Corporation and the Utility will record a charge in the period such conclusion is reached.

Catastrophic Event Memorandum Account Applications

The CPUC allows utilities to recover the reasonable, incremental costs of responding to catastrophic events that have been declared a disaster or state of emergency by competent federal or state authorities through a CEMA. In 2014, the CPUC directed the Utility to perform additional fire prevention and vegetation management work in response to the severe drought in California. The costs associated with this work are tracked in the CEMA. While the Utility believes such costs are recoverable through CEMA, its CEMA applications are subject to CPUC review and approval. For more information see Note 3 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.



2016 CEMA Application

In 2016, the Utility submitted a request to the CPUC to authorize recovery under the CEMA tariff for a revenue requirement increase of approximately $146 million for recorded capital and expense costs related to the 2015 drought mitigations and emergency response activities for declared disasters that occurred from December 2012 through March 2016. On January 4, 2018, Cal PA,PAO, TURN, and the Utility filed an all-party motion with the CPUC seeking approval of an all-party settlement agreement. The settlement agreement proposed that the Utility’s total CEMA revenue requirement request be reduced by $29 million, from $146 million to $117 million. On June 21, 2018, the CPUC approved the settlement agreement authorizing the Utility to recover $117 million in connection with its 2016 CEMA application.

2018 CEMA Application

On March 30, 2018, the Utility submitted to the CPUC its 2018 CEMA application requesting cost recovery of $183 million in connection with seven catastrophic events that included fire and storm declared emergencies from mid-2016 through early 2017, as well as $405 million related to work performed in 2016 and 2017 to cut back or remove dead or dying trees that were exposed to years of drought conditions and bark beetle infestation. Also, theThe 2018 CEMA application originally sought cost recovery of $555 million on a forecast basis, subject to true-up if actual costs were greater or less than the forecast, for additional tree mortality and fire risk mitigation work anticipated in 2018 and 2019. On October 12, 2018, the Utility notified the CPUC and other parties that $180 million of the forecasted 2018 and 2019 fire risk mitigation costs would be removed from


CEMA and instead pursued in the FHPMA. Upon removal of the $180 million, the Utility'sUtility’s forecast of costs for 2018 and 2019 sought in the application would be approximately $375 million.

The 2018 CEMA application does not include costs related to the 2015 Butte fire, or the October 2017 Northern California wildfires.wildfires, or the 2018 Camp fire.

A prehearing conference was held on July 10, 2018, which covered issues related to schedule, scope of costs, interim rate relief, and the engagement of an independent auditor to review tree mortality mitigation costs. On July 25, 2018, the Utility filed a motion for interim rate relief, to authorize collection in rates beginning January 1, 2019, for $441 million of costs incurred in 2016 and 2017 related to storm and wildfire response and mandated tree mortality work. On August 10, 2018, the CPUC issued a scoping memo and procedural schedule. As directed in the scoping memo, opening and reply briefs on the Utility's request related to recovery of costs on a forecast basis were filed on August 31, 2018, and September 14, 2018, respectively. On November 2, 2018, the assigned ALJ denied the Utility'sUtility’s July 25, 2018 motion requesting interim rate relief for $441 million, which represents 75% of the costs incurred in 2016 and 2017 related to storms, wildfires and tree mortality response work. Subsequently, on December 4, 2018, the Utility filed a renewed motion for interim rate relief, due to worsening financial conditions. The renewed motion for interim relief sought approximately $588 million, which represents 100% of the total costs incurred in 2016 and 2017 for the activities referenced above. The Utility requested that cost recovery occur over a one-year period, with the amounts collected to be subject to refund based on the authorized amount in the proceeding.

On April 25, 2019, the CPUC adopted a decision granting the Utility’s request for interim rate relief.relief but allowing for recovery of $373 million of costs (63% of the total costs incurred in 2016 and 2017), and denying cost recovery on a forecast basis. Costs included in the interim rate relief are subject to audit and refund.

PG&E Corporation and the Utility are unable to predict the timing and outcome of thisthe overall proceeding.
 


Fire Hazard Prevention Memorandum Account

The CPUC allows utilities to track and record costs associated with the implementation ofimplementing regulations and requirements adopted toprotect the public from potential fire hazards associated with overhead powerlinepower line facilities and nearby aerial communication facilities that have not been previously authorized in another proceeding. The Utility currently is authorized to track such costs in the FHPMA through the end of 2019. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Utility has recorded $76$262 million of costs to the FHPMA, corresponding to vegetation management work performed to comply with CPUC December 2017 fire safety regulations. While the Utility believes such costs are recoverable, rate recovery requires CPUC reasonableness review and authorization in a separate proceeding or through a GRC. (See Note 3

Fire Risk Mitigation Memorandum Account

On March 12, 2019, the CPUC approved the Utility’s FRMMA to track costs incurred as of January 1, 2019, for fire risk mitigation activities that are not otherwise covered in revenue requirements. The FRMMA was set forth in SB 901 to capture costs incurred in advance of the NotesCPUC’s approval of the Utility’s Wildfire Safety Plan.  The Utility has proposed that the FRMMA continue after the approval of its 2019 Wildfire Safety Plan to record costs of wildfire mitigation activities identified after such approval. As of March 31, 2019, the Condensed Consolidated Financial StatementsUtility incurred $55 million of costs to FRMMA. The Utility will seek recovery of the FRMMA balance in Item 1.)a future application.

Other Regulatory Proceedings

2019 Wildfire Safety Program

On October 25, 2018, the CPUC opened an OIR to implement the provisions of SB 901 related to electric utility wildfire mitigation plans. This OIR provided guidance on the form and content of the initial wildfire mitigation plans, provided a venue for review of the initial plans, and developed and refined the content of and process for review and implementation of wildfire mitigation plans to be filed in future years. In this proceeding the CPUC will consider, among other things, how to interpret and apply SB 901’s list of required plan elements, as well as whether additional elements beyond those required in SB 901 should be included in the wildfire mitigation plans. SB 901 also requires, among other things, that such plans include a description of the preventive strategies and programs to be adopted by an electrical corporation to minimize the risk of its electrical lines and equipment causing catastrophic wildfires, including the consideration of dynamic climate change risks, plans for vegetation management, and plans for inspections of the electrical corporation’s electrical infrastructure. The scope of this proceeding does not include utility recovery of costs related to wildfire mitigation plans, which SB 901 requires to be addressed in separate rate recovery applications.

On February 6, 2019, the Utility filed its wildfire mitigation plan (the “2019 Wildfire Safety Plan”) with the CPUC. The 2019 Wildfire Safety Plan also describes forecasted work and investments in 2019 that are designed to help further reduce the potential for wildfire ignitions associated with the Utility’s electrical equipment in high fire-threat areas. The 2019 Wildfire Safety Plan specifically addresses wildfire risk factors that occur most frequently and have potential to start or spread a fire. The 2019 Wildfire Safety Plan focuses on the measures of the Utility proposes to take in 2019, but includes longer-term plans, while acknowledging that the Utility may modify these plans based upon new information or conditions as the Utility implements these measures. The new and ongoing safety measures being pursued include:

Installing nearly 600 new, high-definition cameras, made available to Cal Fire and local fire officials, in high fire-threat areas by 2022, increasing coverage across high fire-threat areas to more than 90%;

Adding approximately 1,300 additional new weather stations by 2022, at a density of one station roughly every 20 circuit miles in high fire-threat areas;

Conducting enhanced safety inspections of electric infrastructure in high-fire threat areas, including approximately 735,000 electric towers and poles across approximately 5,700 transmission line miles and 25,200 distribution line miles;

Further enhancing vegetation management efforts across high and extreme fire-threat areas to address vegetation that poses higher potential for wildfire risk, such as removing or trimming trees from particular “at-risk” tree species that have exhibited a higher pattern of failing;

Continuing to disable automatic reclosing in high fire-threat areas during wildfire season and periods of high fire-risk and upgrading reclosers and circuit breakers in high fire-threat areas with remote control capabilities;



Expanding the Public Safety Power Shutoff Program (PSPS) to include all transmission and distribution lines in Tier 2 and Tier 3 High Fire Threat District (HFTD) areas;

Installing stronger and more resilient poles and covered power lines, including targeted undergrounding, starting in areas with the highest fire risk, ultimately upgrading and strengthening approximately 7,100 miles over the next 10 years; and

Partnering with additional communities in high fire-threat areas to create new resilience zones that can power central community resources during a Public Safety Power Shutoff.

On February 12, February 14, and April 25, 2019, the Utility filed amendments to the 2019 Wildfire Safety Plan with the CPUC to correct inadvertent errors in the cost table attached to the 2019 Wildfire Safety Plan; refine language in the 2019 Wildfire Safety Plan; and modify certain 2019 Wildfire Safety Plan targets in light of external conditions, enhance other targets based on early learnings, and clarify targets to minimize the potential for misinterpretation, respectively. On April 29, 2019, the ALJs issued two PDs applicable to the Utility: one PD addressing all wildfire mitigation plans filed by California electric utilities and one PD specific to the Utility. These two PDs ordered that, among other things, the Utility submit Advice Letters within 6 and 12 months of the effective date of PD describing concerns with the effectiveness of the Wildfire Safety Plan and submit an Advice Letter on July 30, 2019 proposing “metrics that assess whether the Wildfire Mitigation Plan is having or will have the desired result - a reduction in catastrophic wildfire”. The Utility specific PD refused to consider the Utility’s proposed April 25 amendments. As a condition of probation, the Utility must fully comply with the specific targets and metrics set forth in the wildfire safety plan ultimately approved by the CPUC. (see “U.S. District Court Matters and Probation” in Part II, Item 1. Legal Proceedings for more information).

The CPUC is expected to issue a decision in the second quarter of 2019.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility are unable to predict the timing and outcome of this proceeding. PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows could be materially affected if the Utility is unable to timely recover costs in connection with the 2019 Wildfire Safety Plan recorded in a memorandum account, which the Utility expects will be substantial.  

OIR to Implement Public Utilities Code Section 451.2 Regarding Criteria and Methodology for Wildfire Cost Recovery Pursuant to Senate Bill 901

SB 901, signed into law on September 21, 2018, requires the CPUC to establish a customer harm threshold, directing the CPUC to limit certain disallowances in the aggregate, so that they do not exceed the maximum amount that the Utility can pay without harming ratepayers or materially impacting its ability to provide adequate and safe service (the “Customer Harm Threshold”). SB 901 also authorizes the CPUC to issue a financing order that permits recovery, through the issuance of recovery bonds (also referred to as “securitization”), of wildfire-related costs found to be just and reasonable by the CPUC and, only for the 2017 Northern California wildfires, any amounts in excess of the Customer Harm Threshold. SB 901 does not authorize securitization with respect to possible 2018 Camp fire costs.



On January 10, 2019, the CPUC adopted an OIR, which establishes a process to develop criteria and a methodology to inform determinations of the Customer Harm Threshold in future applications under Section 451.2(a) of the Public Utilities Code. In the OIR, the CPUC stated that “consistent with Section 451.2(a), the determination of what costs and expenses are just and reasonable must be made in the context of an application for the recovery of specific costs related to the 2017 wildfires.” Based on the CPUC’s interpretation of Section 451.2 as outlined in the OIR, PG&E Corporation and the Utility believe that any securitization of costs relating to the 2017 Northern California wildfires would not occur, if at all, until (a) the Utility has paid claims relating to the 2017 Northern California wildfires, (b) the Utility has filed an application for recovery of such costs, and (c) the CPUC makes a determination that such costs are just and reasonable or in excess of the Customer Harm Threshold. PG&E Corporation and the Utility therefore do not expect the CPUC to permit the Utility to securitize costs relating to the 2017 Northern California wildfires on an expedited or emergency basis. Based on the OIR, as well as prior experience and precedent, and unless the CPUC alters the position expressed in the OIR, PG&E Corporation and the Utility believe it likely would take several years to obtain authorization to securitize any amounts relating to the 2017 Northern California wildfires.

On February 11, 2019, the Utility filed opening comments in response to the OIR in which it argued, among other things, the CPUC should (1) promptly set a Customer Harm Threshold, or at least define the methodology for setting the Customer Harm Threshold with sufficient specificity to enable PG&E Corporation and the Utility and potential investors to anticipate that amount; (2) determine the Customer Harm Threshold based on the capital needed to resolve claims arising from both the 2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfires to be provided for in a plan of reorganization; (3) define how the Customer Harm Threshold will be applied to any future wildfires; and (4) establish the Customer Harm Threshold based on the amount of debt the Utility can raise. Based on assumptions set forth in the comments, the Utility indicated that it could borrow up to approximately $3 billion to fund wildfire claims costs as part of a plan of reorganization.

On February 25, 2019, the Utility filed reply comments in response to the OIR and the opening comments of other parties, in which it urged the CPUC to clarify the regulatory construct pertaining to recovery of wildfire costs in order to mitigate the deepening crisis affecting utilities, their customers, their employees, and the State’s economy and clean energy goals.  The Utility again asked the CPUC to adopt a predictable financial methodology applicable to costs arising from wildfires in 2017, 2018, and future years; and also asked the CPUC to refine prospective cost recovery standards to provide that a utility is deemed prudent if it substantially complies with its wildfire mitigation plan.

On March 29, 2019, the Assigned Commissioner issued a Scoping Memo, which stated that the CPUC in this proceeding will establish a Customer Harm Threshold methodology applicable only to 2017 fires, to be invoked in connection with a future application for cost recovery, and will not determine a specific financial outcome in this proceeding.

On April 5, 2019, the Assigned Commissioner published a Staff Report, describing a proposed stress test to determine the Customer Harm Threshold based on: (1) the maximum additional debt that a utility can take on and maintain a minimum investment-grade credit rating; (2) excess cash available to the utility; and (3) a potential regulatory adjustment upward or downward by a maximum of 20%, to be determined by the CPUC. The Staff Report also proposed two “optional concepts” for ratepayer protection: (1) a de-escalation of the utility’s authorized return on equity based on the amount of customer costs in excess of the Customer Harm Threshold, capped at 300 basis points, and (2) equity warrants in favor of customers in the amount of 1% for every $500 million of securitized wildfire liability, capped at 15%. On April 10, 2019, a workshop addressing the Staff Report was held. On April 12, 2019, the Assigned Commissioner extended the time for parties to file comments on the Staff Report, to April 24, 2019 for opening comments and May 1, 2019 for reply comments.



Transportation Electrification

California Law (SB 350)law SB 350 requires the CPUC, in consultation with the California Air Resources Board and the CEC, to direct electrical corporations to file applications for programs and investments to accelerate widespread TE. In September 2016, the CPUC directed the Utility and the other large IOUs to file TE applications that include both short-term projects (of up to $20 million in total) and two- to five-yeartwo-to-five year programs with a requested revenue requirement determined by the Utility.

On January 20, 2017, the Utility filed its TE application with the CPUC requesting program funding over five years (2018-2022) related to make-ready infrastructure for TE in medium to heavy-duty vehicle sectors, fast charging stations, and short-term projects that includes a series of TE demonstration projects and pilot programs.

On January 11, 2018, the CPUC approved, with modifications, four of the five short-term projects proposed by the Utility for a total of approximately $8 million.

On May 31, 2018, the CPUC issued a final decision approving the Utility’s standard reviewtwo-to-five year program proposals for actual expenditures up to approximately $269 million (including $198 million of capital expenditures), to support utility-owned make-ready infrastructure supporting public fast charging and medium to heavy-duty fleets. In the FleetReadyEV Fleet program, the Utility has a goal of providing utility-owned make-ready infrastructure at 700 sites supporting 6,500 vehicles, conducting operation and maintenance of installed infrastructure, and educating customers on the benefits of electric vehicles. The final decision gives customers the option of self-funding, installing, owning, and maintaining the make-ready infrastructure installed beyond the customer meter in lieu of utility ownership, after which they would receive a utility rebate for a portion of those costs. The EV Fast Charge program has a goal to install utility-owned make-ready infrastructure at approximately 52 public charging sites amounting to roughly 234 DC fast chargers.

On December 19, 2018, the CPUC initiated a new Rulemaking for vehicle electrification matters (R.18-12-006). This new proceeding will include issues related to utility rate designs supporting transportation electrification and hydrogen fueling stations, a framework for IOUs’ transportation electrification investments, and vehicle-grid integration. A pre-hearing conference for this rulemaking was held on March 1, 2019, and a scoping memo will be issued following that conference.

Electric Distribution Resources Plan

As required by California law, on July 1, 2015, the Utility filed its proposed electric distribution resources planDRP for approval by the CPUC.  The Utility’s planDRP identifies its approach for identifying optimal locations on its electric distribution system for deployment of DERs.  The Utility’s proposalDRP approach is designed to allow distributed energy technologies to be integrated into the larger grid while continuing to provide customers with safe, reliable, and affordable electric service.



The CPUC issued a decisionAs part of the Utility’s DRP approach, on February 15,June 1, 2018, requiring the California IOUs to use the CEC’s DER forecast for the 2018-2019 distribution planning cycle. The decision also requires the IOUs to develop an alternative planning forecast scenario in 2018 to better inform DER sourcing policies by establishing a method for calculating costs and benefits for DER grid integration. Historically, the Utility has planned using the CEC forecast and will have the opportunity to adjust forecasts for EV, photovoltaic, and energy storage, if needed during the planning cycle.

The CPUC's decision also requires the Utility to develop and submit annually a grid needs assessment and distribution deferral opportunity report to identify proposed electric distribution investments that could be deferred by deploying DERs. The decision also extends the 4% pre-tax regulatory incentive mechanism, being piloted in the Integrated Distributed Energy Resources (IDER) proceeding, to all DER distribution deferral projects. The Utility filed its first annual distribution grid needs assessment report with the CPUC, and on June 1,September 4, 2018, andthe Utility filed its first distribution deferral opportunity report. The distribution deferral report on September 4, 2018.proposes cost effective electric distribution investments that can be deferred through deployment of dispatchable third-party-owned DERs, or non-wire alternative solutions, to operate during specific grid events.  The Utility has convened a distribution planning advisory group comprised of CPUC staff, ratepayer and environmental advocates, and DER market participants, and Utility staff, to review and provide advisory input to the Utility's grid needs assessment,Utility on its distribution deferral opportunity report,identification process and potentialto identify distribution deferral locations where DER solutions or non-wire alternatives can be consideredopportunities.  After incorporating the advisory group’s input, on November 28, 2018, the Utility filed a proposal with the CPUC for competitively procuring distribution services from third-party owned DERs to defer selected distribution projects.  Following the CPUC’s approval of the Utility’s procurement plan on February 5, 2019, the Utility launched a competitive solicitations.solicitation and is currently evaluating offers.

On March 26, 2018, the CPUC issued a final decision requiring the Utility to include a grid modernization plan for integrating DERs in the Utility's GRC to address distribution system upgrades required to deploy DERs.Utility’s GRC.  The grid modernization plan for DERs must include a narrative 10-year vision for investments needed to support DER growth, while ensuring safety and reliability, and a status update of previously funded DER-related grid modernization GRC projects.service reliability.  On June 25, 2018, the Utility hosted a public grid modernization workshop for integrating DERs to provide a high-level overview of its grid integration platformvision and 10-year plan. Theplan and incorporate stakeholder input.  On December 13, 2018, the Utility is required to submit a grid modernization plan with each GRC application starting withfiled its 2020 GRC application.

LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY INITIATIVES

Senate Bill 901

On September 21, 2018, California's governor signed legislation to strengthen California's ability to preventApplication, which includes the Utility’s grid modernization vision and recover from catastrophic wildfires, including SB 901. Some of the significant highlights of SB 901 include:

imposing more restrictive forest management practices and providing support and incentives to facilitate that work;

providing factors that the CPUC should consider when it conducts a review of the reasonableness of costs and expenses arising from a catastrophic wildfire occurring on or after January 1, 2019;

in applications for cost recovery in connection with the 2017 wildfires, directing the CPUC to consider the electric corporation's financial status and determine the maximum amount a utility can pay without harming customers or materially impacting its ability to provide adequate and safe service, and ensuring that the costs or expenses that are disallowed for recovery in rates assessed for the wildfires, in the aggregate, do not exceed that amount;
authorizing the CPUC to issue a financing order that permits recovery, through issuance of recovery bonds (securitization), of wildfire-related costs found to be just and reasonable by the CPUC and, only for the 2017 wildfires, any amounts in excess of the maximum disallowance (see above). Securitization is available, for prudently incurred costs, for the 2017 wildfires and catastrophic wildfires occurring on or after January 1, 2019;

requiring electric corporations to prepare and submit to the CPUC a wildfire mitigation plan. Among other things, the plan will include a description of the preventive strategies and programs of electric corporations that are designed to minimize the risk of their electrical lines and equipment causing catastrophic wildfires and protocols related to plan activities. Failure to substantially comply with such plan will result in penalties. The CPUC will consider whether the cost of implementing the plan is just and reasonable in each electric corporation's GRC;

establishing a Commission on Catastrophic Wildfire Cost and Recovery to evaluate wildfire reforms, including inverse condemnation reform, a potential state wildfire insurance fund, and other wildfire mitigation measures; and

prohibiting an electric or gas corporation from recovering expenses for any annual salary, bonus, benefits, or other consideration of any value, paid to an officer of such utility from customers.



On October 25, 2018, the CPUC opened an OIR to implement the wildfire mitigation plan provisions in SB 901. This OIR will only focus on the wildfire mitigation plan of SB 901 implementation, and will not address utility cost recovery. Cost recovery associated with SB 901 wildfire mitigation plans will be addressed in utilities' GRCs.

Power Charge Indifference Adjustment

On October 11, 2018, the CPUC approved a decision to modify the PCIA methodology, which adjusts how customers that leave PG&E's bundled service for CCA or Direct Access service, pay for their share of the costs associated with long-term power purchase commitments made on their behalf. The decision better enables utilities to recover their above market costs from departing customers as compared to the current methodology, by:

adopting benchmark values used to set the PCIA rate that more closely resemble actual market prices for resource adequacy and renewable energy credits;

allowing legacy utility-owned generation costs to be recovered from CCA customers;

eliminating the 10-year limit on PCIA cost recovery for post-2002 utility owned generation and certain storage costs; and

adding an annual true-up to the PCIA rate based on market sales for brown power, with further discussion in phase 2 of the PCIA proceeding regarding true-up of resource adequacy, and renewable energy credits.

CCA and DA customers will pay a revised PCIA rate starting January 1, 2019. The CPUC also ordered a phase 2 of the PCIA proceeding to develop structures, processes, and rules to govern utility portfolio optimization and management in the future.

OIR to Consider Strategies and Guidance for Climate Change Adaptation

On April 26, 2018, the CPUC opened an OIR to consider strategies for integrating climate change adaptation matters into relevant CPUC proceedings.  Phase one will focus on how to integrate climate change adaptation into the IOUs’ existing planning and operations to ensure utility safety and reliability.

The CPUC OIR will consider:

how to define climate change adaption for the IOUs;

the climate-driven risks facing the IOUs;



data, tools, resources, and guidance to instruct utilities on how to incorporate adaption in their existing planning and operational processes; and

strategies to address climate change in CPUC proceedings, including impacts on disadvantaged communities.

On October 10, 2018, the CPUC issued a scoping memo and established a procedural schedule for IOUs.schedule. A final decision is expected to be issued in late 2019.

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LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY INITIATIVES

Senate Bill 901

SB 901, signed into law on September 21, 2018, requires the CPUC to establish a Customer Harm Threshold (as defined herein), directing the CPUC to limit certain disallowances in the aggregate, so that they do not exceed the Customer Harm Threshold. SB 901 also authorizes the CPUC to issue a financing order that permits recovery, through the issuance of recovery bonds (also referred to as “securitization”), of wildfire-related costs found to be just and reasonable by the CPUC and, only for the 2017 Northern California wildfires, any amounts in excess of the Customer Harm Threshold. SB 901 does not authorize securitization with respect to possible 2018 Camp fire costs.

On January 10, 2019, the CPUC adopted an OIR, which establishes a process to develop criteria and a methodology to inform determinations of the Customer Harm Threshold in future applications under Section 451.2(a) of the Public Utilities Code for cost recovery of 2017 wildfire costs. In the OIR, the CPUC stated that “consistent with Section 451.2(a), the determination of what costs and expenses are just and reasonable must be made in the context of an application for the recovery of specific costs related to the Utility's2017 wildfires.” Based on the CPUC’s interpretation of Section 451.2 as outlined in the OIR, PG&E Corporation and the Utility believe that any securitization of costs relating to the 2017 Northern California wildfires would not occur, if at all, until (a) the Utility has paid claims relating to the 2017 Northern California wildfires, (b) the Utility has filed application for recovery of such costs, and (c) the CPUC makes a determination that such costs are just and reasonable or in excess of the Customer Harm Threshold. PG&E Corporation and the Utility therefore do not expect the CPUC to permit the Utility to securitize costs relating to the 2017 Northern California wildfires on an expedited or emergency basis. Based on the OIR, as well as prior experience and precedent, and unless the CPUC alters the position expressed in the OIR, PG&E Corporation and the Utility believe it likely would take several years to obtain authorization to securitize any amounts relating to the 2017 Northern California wildfires.

On February 11, 2019, and February 25, 2019, the Utility filed opening and reply comments, respectively, in response to the OIR. On March 29, 2019, the Assigned Commissioner issued a Scoping Memo, which stated that the CPUC in this proceeding will establish a Customer Harm Threshold methodology applicable only to 2017 fires, to be invoked in connection with a future application for cost recovery, and will not determine a specific financial outcome at this time. (See “Regulatory Matters - OIR to Implement Public Utilities Code Section 451.2 Regarding Criteria and Methodology for Wildfire Cost Recovery Pursuant to Senate Bill 901” above.)

In addition, SB 901 requires utilities to submit annual wildfire mitigation plans for approval by the CPUC on a schedule to be established by the CPUC.  The wildfire mitigation plan must include the components specified in SB 901, such as identification and prioritization of wildfire risks, and drivers for those risks; plans for vegetation management; actions to harden the system, prepare for, and respond to events; and protocols for disabling reclosers and deenergizing the system.  The CPUC has three months to approve a utility’s plan, with the ability to extend the deadline.  The CPUC will conduct an annual compliance review, which will be supported by an independent evaluator’s report.  The CPUC will complete the compliance review within 18 months.  SB 901 establishes factors to be considered by the CPUC when setting penalties for failure to substantially comply with the plan.  Costs associated with the wildfire mitigation plan are tracked in a memorandum account, and the costs of implementing the plan will be assessed in each utility’s GRC proceeding, or other application proceedings.  The Utility is unable to predict the timing or outcome of the CPUC’s review of the wildfire mitigation plan, the results of the CPUC compliance review of wildfire mitigation plan implementation, or the timing or extent of cost recovery for wildfire mitigation plan activities.



Finally, SB 901 established a Commission on Catastrophic Wildfire Cost and Recovery to evaluate wildfire reforms, including inverse condemnation reform, a potential state wildfire insurance fund, and other wildfire mitigation measures. The commission, which is composed of five members, is holding multiple meetings throughout the state to accept public and expert testimony and develop recommendations. SB 901 directs the commission, in consultation with the CPUC and California Insurance Commissioner, to prepare a report on or before July 1, 2019, that contains an assessment of issues surrounding catastrophic wildfire costs and damages and makes recommendations for changes to the law. The recommendations of the commission and the response by the Governor and legislature to those recommendations could materially affect PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows.

Power Charge Indifference Adjustment OIR

On October 11, 2018, the CPUC approved a decision to modify the PCIA methodology, which was developed after the 2001 California energy crisis, which adjusts how customers that leave the Utility’s bundled service for CCA or DA service, pay for their share of the costs associated with long-term power purchase commitments made on their behalf. The decision better enables utilities to recover their above market costs from departing customers as compared to the previous methodology, by:

adopting benchmark values used to set the PCIA rate that more closely resemble actual market prices for resource adequacy and renewable energy credits;

continuing to allow legacy utility-owned generation costs to be recovered from CCA customers;

eliminating the 10-year limit on PCIA cost recovery for post-2002 utility owned generation and certain storage costs; and

adding an annual true-up to the PCIA rate based on market sales.

The Utility anticipates the revised PCIA rate to go into effect as of July 1, 2019.

On December 19, 2018, a prehearing conference was held to initiate phase two of the PCIA proceeding, to further develop proposals for future consideration by the CPUC. On February 1, 2019, the assigned commissioner issued a phase two scoping memo and ruling, which sets forth the category, issues, need for hearing, schedule, and other matters. As indicated in the scoping memo and ruling, phase two of this proceeding will primarily rely upon a working group process to further develop a number of PCIA-related proposals for consideration by the CPUC, which include benchmark true-up for brown power resource adequacy and renewable energy credits, rate design mechanics, portfolio optimization and cost reduction, allocation and auctions, whether the CPUC should consider new or modified shareholder responsibility for future portfolio mismanagement, if any, and CCA and DA prepayment options. The schedule included in the scoping memo and ruling indicates that the CPUC is expected to issue decisions on several topics covered by this OIR starting in late 2019 and extending through 2020.

Strike Force Report

On February 12, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom created a “Strike Force” to coordinate the state’s efforts relating to the safety, reliability and affordability of energy and directed the Strike Force to develop a roadmap to address the issues of wildfire, climate change resiliency strategies see Item 1and the state’s energy sector. On April 12, 2019, the Strike Force publicly issued a report setting out potential steps the state could take to reduce the incidence and severity of wildfires and outlining “actions to hold the state’s utilities accountable for their behavior and potential changes to stabilize California’s utilities to meet the energy needs of customers and the economy.” The Strike Force Report identified three potential concepts for addressing how to allocate the costs resulting from wildfires among stakeholders:

“A liquidity-only fundthat would provide liquidity for utilities to pay wildfire damage claims pending CPUC determination of cost recovery potentially coupled with modification of cost recovery standards.

“Adopting a fault-based standardthat would modify California’s strict liability standard to one based on fault to balance the need for public improvements with private harm to individuals.

“Creation of a catastrophic wildfire fundcoupled with a revised cost recovery standard to spread the cost of catastrophic wildfires more broadly among stakeholders.”



The Strike Force Report did not include a specific recommendation among the three identified concepts. Later on April 12, 2019, Governor Newsom stated that his goal would be to have legislation passed including at least some of the report’s recommendations before the legislative recess on July 12, 2019. The Strike Force Report also included a number of recommendations regarding PG&E Corporation and the Utility, including among others, that their investors should be required to “contribute to any solution adopted by the state to address wildfire liabilities in a way that benefits customers” and that the 2017 Form 10-K.Utility should be “fully remaking its corporate and safety culture.”

Due to uncertainty regarding the specific policy actions that may be taken as a result of the Strike Force Report, including the three concepts outlined above, the impact and timing of the report and any resulting policy actions on PG&E Corporation and the Utility cannot be determined at this time. However, the impact and timing of such actions on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s future financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows could be significant.

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

The Utility’s operations are subject to extensive federal, state, and local laws and permits relating to the protection of the environment and the safety and health of the Utility’s personnel and the public.  These laws and requirements relate to a broad range of the Utility’s activities, including the remediation of hazardous wastes; the reporting and reduction of carbon dioxide and other GHG emissions; the discharge of pollutants into the air, water, and soil; the reporting of safety and reliability measures for natural gas storage facilities; and the transportation, handling, storage, and disposal of spent nuclear fuel.  (See Note 911 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q, as well as “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and Note 1314 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 20172018 Form 10-K.)



CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENTS

PG&E Corporation and the Utility enter into contractual commitments in connection with future obligations that relate to purchases of electricity and natural gas for customers, purchases of transportation capacity, purchases of renewable energy, and purchases of fuel and transportation to support the Utility’s generation activities.  (See “Purchase Commitments” in Note 911 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1).  Contractual commitments that relate to financing arrangements include long-term debt, preferred stock, and certain forms of regulatory financing.  For more in-depth discussion about PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s contractual commitments, see “Liquidity and Financial Resources” above and MD&A "Contractual Commitments"“Contractual Commitments” in Item 7 of the 20172018 Form 10-K.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

PG&E Corporation and the Utility do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have had, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on their financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, or capital resources, other than those discussed in Note 1314 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 20172018 Form 10-K (the Utility’s commodity purchase agreements).

RISK MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

PG&E Corporation, mainly through its ownership of the Utility, and the Utility are exposed to risks associated with adverse changes in commodity prices, interest rates, and counterparty credit.

The Utility actively manages market risk through risk management programs designed to support business objectives, discourage unauthorized risk-taking, reduce commodity cost volatility, and manage cash flows.  The Utility uses derivative instruments only for risk mitigation purposes and not for speculative purposes.  The Utility’s risk management activities include the use of physical and financial instruments such as forward contracts, futures, swaps, options, and other instruments and agreements, most of which are accounted for as derivative instruments.  Some contracts are accounted for as leases.  The Utility manages credit risk associated with its counterparties by assigning credit limits based on evaluations of their financial conditions, net worth, credit ratings, and other credit criteria as deemed appropriate.  Credit limits and credit quality are monitored periodically.  These activities are discussed in detail in the 20172018 Form 10-K.  There were no significant developments to the Utility’s and PG&E Corporation’s risk management activities during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019.



RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

New Chief Executive Officer and Board Members

On April 3, 2019, PG&E Corporation announced the appointment of 10 new directors to the Board of Directors of PG&E Corporation, with seven of the 10 then-incumbent directors stepping down, to be effective later that month. On April 22, 2019, Richard C. Kelly resigned from the Boards of PG&E Corporation and the Utility. Also, PG&E Corporation entered into a Settlement Agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Blue Mountain Credit Alternatives Master Fund L.P. (together with its affiliates, “BlueMountain”), who had previously nominated candidates for election to PG&E Corporation’s Board of Directors. In connection with the execution and delivery of the Settlement Agreement, among other things, Frederick W. Buckman was appointed to the Boards of Directors of PG&E Corporation and the Utility and BlueMountain withdrew its nominations. The full text of the Settlement Agreement with BlueMountain is attached as an exhibit to PG&E Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 23, 2019. As of May 2, 2019, the Boards of Directors of PG&E Corporation and the Utility were each constituted with the following individuals: Richard R. Barrera, Jeffrey L. Bleich, Nora Mead Brownell, Frederick W. Buckman, Cheryl F. Campbell, Fred J. Fowler, William D. Johnson (Utility Board only), Michael J. Leffell, Kenneth Liang, Dominique Mielle, Meridee A. Moore, Eric D. Mullins, Kristine M. Schmidt and Alejandro D. Wolff.

In addition, William D. Johnson has joined PG&E Corporation as its new Chief Executive Officer and President, effective May 2, 2019. In connection with the Settlement Agreement, PG&E Corporation has agreed to engage Christopher A. Hart, a former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, to provide consulting services to Mr. Johnson regarding matters of safety.  

PG&E Corporation and the Utility expect that these leadership changes will have a significant impact on their operations and financial performance in the future.

Proposed Wildfire Assistance Fund

On May 1, 2019, PG&E Corporation and the Utility filed a motion with the Bankruptcy Court seeking authorization to establish and fund a program (the “Wildfire Assistance Fund”) to assist those displaced by the 2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfires with the costs of temporary housing and other urgent needs. The Wildfire Assistance Fund is intended to aid certain wildfire claimants who are either uninsured or still in need of assistance for temporary housing expenses or other urgent needs. The Wildfire Assistance Fund would consist of $105 million deposited into a segregated account to be controlled by an independent third-party administrator, who will disburse and administer the funds. The administrator would be responsible for developing the specific eligibility requirements and application procedures for the distribution of the Wildfire Assistance Fund to eligible claimants. Up to $5 million of the Wildfire Assistance Fund could be used to pay administrative expenses. The filing of this motion is not an acknowledgment or admission by PG&E Corporation or the Utility of liability with respect of the 2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfires. The motion is scheduled to be heard in the Bankruptcy Court on May 22, 2019.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP involves the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the recorded amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  In addition to those items listed below, PG&E Corporation and the Utility consider their accounting policies for regulatory assets and liabilities, loss contingencies associated with environmental remediation liabilities and legal and regulatory matters, AROs, and pension and other post-retirement benefits plans to be critical accounting policies.  These policies are considered critical accounting policies due, in part, to their complexity and because their application is relevant and material to the financial position and results of operations of PG&E Corporation and the Utility, and because these policies require the use of material judgments and estimates.  Actual results may differ materially from these estimates.  These accounting policies and their key characteristics are discussed in detail in the 20172018 Form 10-K.

Liabilities Subject to Compromise

As a result of the Chapter 11 Cases, the payment of pre-petition indebtedness is subject to compromise or other treatment under a plan of reorganization. The determination of how liabilities will ultimately be settled or treated cannot be made until the Bankruptcy Court confirms a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization and such plan becomes effective. Accordingly, the ultimate amount of such liabilities is not determinable at this time. ASC 852 requires pre-petition liabilities that are subject to compromise to be reported at the amounts expected to be allowed, even if they may be settled for lesser amounts. The amounts currently classified as liabilities subject to compromise are preliminary and may be subject to future adjustments depending on the Bankruptcy Court actions, further developments with respect to disputed claims, determinations of the secured status of certain claims, the values of any collateral securing such claims, rejection of executory contracts, continued reconciliation or other events.

ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ISSUED BUT NOT YET ADOPTED

See the discussion above in Note 23 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.



FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report contains forward-looking statements that are necessarily subject to various risks and uncertainties.  These statements reflect management’s judgment and opinions that are based on current estimates, expectations, and projections about future events and assumptions regarding these events and management'smanagement’s knowledge of facts as of the date of this report.  These forward-looking statements relate to, among other matters, estimated losses, including penalties and fines, associated with various investigations and proceedings; forecasts of pipeline-related expenses that the Utility will not recover through rates; forecasts of capital expenditures; estimates and assumptions used in critical accounting policies, including those relating to regulatory assets and liabilities, environmental remediation, litigation, third-party claims, and other liabilities; and the level of future equity or debt issuances.  These statements are also identified by words such as “assume,” “expect,” “intend,” “forecast,” “plan,” “project,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “anticipate,” “may,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “potential” and similar expressions.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility are not able to predict all the factors that may affect future results.  Some of the factors that could cause future results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, or from historical results, include, but are not limited to:

the risks and uncertainties associated with the Chapter 11 Cases, including, but not limited to, the ability to develop, consummate, and implement a plan of reorganization with respect to PG&E Corporation and the Utility; the ability to develop and obtain applicable Bankruptcy Court, creditor or regulatory approvals; the effect of any alternative proposals, views or objections related to the plan of reorganization; potential complexities that may arise in connection with concurrent proceedings involving the Bankruptcy Court, the U.S. District Court, the CPUC, and the FERC; increased costs related to the Chapter 11 Cases; the ability to obtain sufficient financing sources for ongoing and future operations; disruptions to PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s business and operations and the potential impact on regulatory compliance;

restrictions on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s ability to pursue strategic and operational initiatives for the duration of the Chapter 11 Cases;

increased employee attrition as a result of the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases;

PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s historical financial information not being indicative of future financial performance as a result of the Chapter 11 Cases;

the potential delay in emergence from bankruptcy if PG&E Corporation and the Utility are not able to develop and consummate a consensual plan of reorganization and are forced to engage in a contested proceeding;

the possibility that the DIP Credit Agreement is not sufficient to fund PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s cash requirements through their emergence from bankruptcy;

the possibility that PG&E Corporation and the Utility may not be able to obtain exit financing on favorable terms or at all;

the outcome of the U.S. District Court matters and probation;

the impact of the 2018 Camp fire and the 2017 Northern California wildfires, including whether the Utility will be able to timely recover costs incurred in connection with the Northern California wildfires in excess of the Utility'sUtility’s currently authorized revenue requirements; the timing and outcome of the remaining wildfire investigations and the extent to which the Utility will have liability associated with these fires; the timing and amount of insurance recoveries; and potential liabilities in connection with fines or penalties that could be imposed on the Utility if the CPUC or any other law enforcement agency were to bring an enforcement action and determined that the Utility failed to comply with applicable laws and regulations;

the timing and outcome of claims arising from the 2015 Butte fire, litigation,including claims by the OES; the timing and outcome of any proceeding to recover related costs in excess of insurance through rates; the effect, ifand whether any that the SED’s $8.3 million citations issuedregulatory enforcement proceedings in connection with the Butte fire may have on the Butte fire litigation; and whether additional investigations and proceedings in connection with the2015 Butte fire will be opened and any additional fines or penalties imposed on the Utility;

the timing and outcome of issuance of recovery bonds (“securitization”) of 2017 Northern California wildfires costs that the CPUC finds just and reasonable;



the timing and outcome of any policy actions resulting from Governor Newsom’s Strike Force Report;

whether PG&E Corporation and the Utility are able to successfully challenge the application of the doctrine of inverse condemnation to the 2018 Camp fire, the 2017 Northern California wildfires and the 2015 Butte fire;

the timing and outcome of future regulatory and legislative developments in connection with SB 901, including the customer harm thresholdCustomer Harm Threshold in connection with the 2017 Northern California wildfires, future wildfire reforms, including inverse condemnation reform, a potential state wildfire insurance fund, and other wildfire mitigation measures;measures or other reforms targeted at the Utility;

the outcome of the Utility's community wildfire safety programUtility’s CWSP that the Utility has developed in coordination with first responders, civic and community leaders, and customers, to help reduce wildfire threats and improve safety as a result of climate-driven wildfires and extreme weather;weather, including the Utility’s ability to comply with the targets and metrics set forth in the 2019 Wildfire Safety Plan; and the cost of the program, and the timing and outcome of any proceeding to recover such cost through rates;

whether the amountUtility will be able to obtain full recovery of its significantly increased insurance premiums, and the timing of additional common stock and debt issuances by PG&E Corporation, including the dilutive impact of common stock issuances to fund PG&E Corporation's equity contributions toany such recovery;

whether the Utility ascan obtain wildfire insurance at a reasonable cost in the Utility incurs chargesfuture, or at all, and costs, including fines, that it cannot recover through rates;

the timing and outcome of CPUC decision(s) related to the Utility’s March 2018 submissions to the CPUC and May 2018 submission to the FERC in connection with the impact of the Tax Act on the Utility’s rate cases and its implementation plan;whether insurance coverage is adequate for future losses or claims;

the timing and outcomes of the 2019 GT&S rate case, 2020 GRC, FERC TO18, TO19, and TO20 rate cases, 2018 CEMA, future applications for WEMA, FHPMA and FRMMA, future cost of capital proceeding, and other ratemaking and regulatory proceedings;

the outcome of the probation and the monitorship imposed by the federal court after the Utility’s conviction in the federal criminal trial in 2017, the timing and outcomes of the debarment proceeding, potential reliability penalties or sanctions from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, the SED’s unresolved enforcement matters relating to the Utility’s compliance with natural gas-related laws and regulations, and other investigations that have been or may be commenced relating to the Utility’s compliance with natural gas- and electric- related laws and regulations, ex parte communications, and the ultimate amount of fines, penalties, and remedial costs that the Utility may incur in connection with the outcomes;



the effects on PG&E CorporationCorporation’s and the Utility’s reputations caused by the CPUC'sCPUC’s investigations of natural gas and electric incidents, the 2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfires, locate and mark, improper communications between the CPUC and the Utility, and the Utility’s ongoing work to remove encroachments from transmission pipeline rights-of-way;

the outcomeimplementation of the safety cultureSafety Culture OII includingdecision approved on November 29, 2018, and the outcome of its phase two PD issued on October 25, 2018,proceeding, and future legislative or regulatory actions that may be taken, such as requiring the Utility to separate its electric and natural gas businesses, or restructure into separate entities, or undertake some other corporate restructuring, or implement corporate governance changes;

whether the Utility can control its costs within the authorized levels of spending, and timely recover its costs through rates; whether the Utility can continue implementing a streamlined organizational structure and achieve project savings, the extent to which the Utility incurs unrecoverable costs that are higher than the forecasts of such costs; and changes in cost forecasts or the scope and timing of planned work resulting from changes in customer demand for electricity and natural gas or other reasons;

whether the Utility and its third-party vendors and contractors are able to protect the Utility’s operational networks and information technology systems from cyber- and physical attacks, or other internal or external hazards;

the timing and outcome of the October 1, 2018 request for rehearing of FERC'sFERC’s denial of the complaint filed by the CPUC and certain other parties that the Utility provide an open and transparent planning process for its capital transmission projects that do not go through the CAISO’s Transmission Planning Process to allow for greater participation and input from interested parties; and the timing and ultimate outcome of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision on January 8, 2018, to reverse FERC’s decision granting the Utility a 50 basis point ROE incentive adder for continued participation in the CAISO and remanding the case to FERC for further proceedings;



the outcome of current and future self-reports, investigations, or other enforcement proceedings that could be commenced or notices of violation that could be issued relating to the Utility’s compliance with laws, rules, regulations, or orders applicable to its operations, including the construction, expansion, or replacement of its electric and gas facilities, electric grid reliability, inspection and maintenance practices, customer billing and privacy, physical and cybersecurity, environmental laws and regulations; and the outcome of existing and future SED notices of violations;

the timing and outcome of any CPUC action in connection with the Utility’s SmartMeter™ Upgrade cost-benefit analysis;

the impact of environmental remediation laws, regulations, and orders; the ultimate amount of costs incurred to discharge the Utility’s known and unknown remediation obligations; and the extent to which the Utility is able to recover environmental costs in rates or from other sources;

the impact of SB 100, which was signed into law on September 10, 2018, that increases the percentage from 50 percent50% to 60 percent60% of California’s electricity portfolio that must come from renewables by 2030; and the requirementestablishes state policy that 100 percent100% of all retail electricity sales must come from RPS-eligiblerenewable portfolio standard-eligible or carbon-free resources by 2045;

how the CPUC and the California Air Resources Board implement state environmental laws relating to GHG, renewable energy targets, energy efficiency standards, DERs, EVs, and similar matters, including whether the Utility is able to continue recovering associated compliance costs, such as the cost of emission allowances and offsets under cap-and-trade regulations; and whether the Utility is able to timely recover its associated investment costs;

the impact of the California governor'sgovernor’s executive order issued on January 26, 2018, to implement a new target of five million zero-emission vehicles on the road in California by 2030;

the ultimate amount of unrecoverable environmental costs the Utility incurs associated with the Utility’s natural gas compressor station site located near Hinkley, California and the Utility'sUtility’s fossil fuel-fired generation sites;

the impact of new legislation or NRC regulations, recommendations, policies, decisions, or orders relating to the nuclear industry, including operations, seismic design, security, safety, relicensing, the storage of spent nuclear fuel, decommissioning, cooling water intake, or other issues; the impact of potential actions, such as legislation, taken by state agencies that may affect the Utility’s ability to continue operating Diablo Canyon until its planned retirement;



the impact of wildfires, droughts, floods, or other weather-related conditions or events, climate change, natural disasters, acts of terrorism, war, vandalism (including cyber-attacks), downed power lines, and other events, that can cause unplanned outages, reduce generating output, disrupt the Utility’s service to customers, or damage or disrupt the facilities, operations, or information technology and systems owned by the Utility, its customers, or third parties on which the Utility relies, and the reparation and other costs that the Utility may incur in connection with such conditions or events; the impact of the adequacy of the Utility’s emergency preparedness; whether the Utility incurs liability to third parties for property damage or personal injury caused by such events; whether the Utility is subject to civil, criminal, or regulatory penalties in connection with such events; and whether the Utility’s insurance coverage is available for these types of claims and sufficient to cover the Utility’s liability;

whether the Utility’s climate change adaptation strategies are successful;

the breakdown or failure of equipment that can cause damages, including fires, and unplanned outages; and whether the Utility will be subject to investigations, penalties, and other costs in connection with such events;

the impact that reductions in customer demand for electricity and natural gas have on the Utility’s ability to make and recover its investments through rates and earn its authorized return on equity, and whether the Utility is successful in addressing the impact of growing distributed and renewable generation resources, changing customer demand for natural gas and electric services, and an increasing number of customers departing the Utility’s procurement service for CCAs;services;



the supply and price of electricity, natural gas, and nuclear fuel; the extent to which the Utility can manage and respond to the volatility of energy commodity prices; the ability of the Utility and its counterparties to post or return collateral in connection with price risk management activities; and whether the Utility is able to recover timely its electric generation and energy commodity costs through rates, including its renewable energy procurement costs;

the amount and timing of charges reflecting probable liabilities for third-party claims; the extent to which costs incurred in connection with third-party claims or litigation can be recovered through insurance, rates, or from other third parties; and whether the Utility can continue to obtain adequate insurance coverage for future losses or claims, especially following a major event that causes widespread third-party losses;

the ability of PG&E Corporation and the Utility to access capital markets and other sources of debt and equity financing in a timely manner and on acceptable terms;

changes in credit ratings which could, among other things, result in cash collateral postings, higher borrowing costs and fewer financing options, especially if PG&E Corporation or the Utility were to lose their investment grade credit ratings;

the impact of the regulation of utilities and their holding companies, including how the CPUC interprets and enforces the financial and other conditions imposed on PG&E Corporation when it became the Utility’s holding company, and whether the uncertainty in connection with the 2018 Camp fire and the 2017 Northern California wildfires, the ultimate outcomes of the CPUC’s pending investigations, and other enforcement matters will impact the Utility’s ability to make distributions to PG&E Corporation, and whether they will continue impacting PG&E Corporation's and the Utility's ability to pay dividends;Corporation;

the outcome of federal or state tax audits and the impact of any changes in federal or state tax laws, policies, regulations, or their interpretation;

changes in the regulatory and economic environment, including potential changes affecting renewable energy sources and associated tax credits, as a result of the current federal administration; and

the impact of changes in GAAP, standards, rules, or policies, including those related to regulatory accounting, and the impact of changes in their interpretation or application.

AdditionalFor more information about the significant risks that could affect the outcome of the forward-looking statements and uncertainties, including more detail aboutPG&E Corporation’s and the factors described in this report, is included throughout MD&A, in “ItemUtility’s future financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows, see Item 1A. Risk Factors”Factors below and a detailed discussion of these matters contained elsewhere in the 2017 Form 10-K, including the “Risk Factors” section.  Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made.MD&A. PG&E Corporation and the Utility do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, future events, or otherwise.



Additionally, PG&E Corporation and the Utility routinely provide links to the Utility’s principal regulatory proceedings before the CPUC and the FERC at http://investor.pgecorp.com, under the “Regulatory Filings” tab, so that such filings are available to investors upon filing with the relevant agency. PG&E Corporation and the Utility also routinely post or provide direct links to presentations, documents, and other information that may be of interest to investors at http://investor.pgecorp.com, under the “News & Events: Events & Presentations” tab and links to certain documents and information related to the 2018 Camp fire, the 2017 Northern California wildfires, and the 2015 Butte fire, and other updates which may be of interest to investors, at http://investor.pgecorp.com, under the “Wildfire Updates” tab, in order to publicly disseminate such information. It is possible that any of these filings or information included therein could be deemed to be material information. The information contained on this website is not part of this or any other report that PG&E Corporation or the Utility files with, or furnishes to, the SEC. PG&E Corporation and the Utility are providing the address to this website solely for the information of investors and do not intend the address to be an active link.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s primary market risk results from changes in energy commodity prices.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility engage in price risk management activities for non-trading purposes only.  Both PG&E Corporation and the Utility may engage in these price risk management activities using forward contracts, futures, options, and swaps to hedge the impact of market fluctuations on energy commodity prices and interest rates.  (See the section above entitled “Risk Management Activities” in MD&A and in Note 7: Derivatives8 and Note 8: Fair Value Measurements9 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.)



ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Based on an evaluation of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s respective principal executive officers and principal financial officers have concluded that such controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by PG&E Corporation and the Utility in reports that the companies file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is (i) recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms, and (ii) accumulated and communicated to PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s management, including PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s respective principal executive officers and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

There were no changes in internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, PG&E Corporation’s or the Utility’s internal control over financial reporting.



PART II. OTHER INFORMATION 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In addition to the following proceedings, PG&E Corporation and the Utility are parties to various lawsuits and regulatory proceedings in the ordinary course of their business. For more information regarding PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s contingencies, see Note 9Notes 10 and 11 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 and Part I, MD&A: “Enforcement and Litigation Matters.”

U.S. District Court Matters and Probation

On August 9, 2016, the jury in the federal criminal trial against the Utility in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, in San Francisco, found the Utility guilty on one count of obstructing a federal agency proceeding and five counts of violations of pipeline integrity management regulations of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act. On January 26, 2017, the court issued a judgment of conviction against the Utility. The court sentenced the Utility to a five-year corporate probation period, oversight by the Monitor for a period of five years, with the ability to apply for early termination after three years, a fine of $3 million to be paid to the federal government, certain advertising requirements, and community service.

The probation includes a requirement that the Utility not commit any local, state, or federal crimes during the probation period. As part of the probation, the Utility has retained the Monitor at the Utility’s expense. The goal of the Monitor is to help ensure that the Utility takes reasonable and appropriate steps to maintain the safety of its gas and electric operations, and to maintain effective ethics, compliance and safety related incentive programs on a Utility-wide basis.

On November 27, 2018, the court overseeing the Utility’s probation issued an order requiring that the Utility, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California (the “USAO”) and the Monitor provide written answers to a series of questions regarding the Utility’s compliance with the terms of its probation, including what requirements of the Utility’s probation “might be implicated were any wildfire started by reckless operation or maintenance of PG&E power lines” or “might be implicated by any inaccurate, slow, or failed reporting of information about any wildfire by PG&E.” The court also ordered the Utility to provide “an accurate and complete statement of the role, if any, of PG&E in causing and reporting the recent 2018 Camp fire in Butte County and all other wildfires in California” since January 2017 (“Question 4 of the November 27 Order”). On December 5, 2018, the court issued an order requesting that the Office of the California Attorney General advise the court of its view on “the extent to which, if at all, the reckless operation or maintenance of PG&E power lines would constitute a crime under California law.” The responses of the Attorney General were submitted on December 28, 2018, and the responses of the Utility, the USAO and the Monitor were submitted on December 31, 2018.

On January 3, 2019, the court issued a new order requiring that the Utility provide further information regarding the Atlas fire.  The court noted that “[t]his order postpones the question of the adequacy of PG&E’s response” to Question 4 of the November 27 Order.  On January 4, 2019, the court issued another order requiring that the Utility provide “with respect to each of the eighteen October 2017 Northern California wildfires that [Cal Fire] has attributed to [the Utility’s] facilities,” information regarding the wind conditions in the vicinity of each fire’s origin and information about the equipment allegedly involved in each fire’s ignition.  The responses of the Utility were submitted on January 10, 2019.



On January 9, 2019, the court ordered the Utility to appear in court on January 30, 2019, as a result of the court’s finding that “there is probable cause to believe there has been a violation of the conditions of supervision” with respect to reporting requirements related to the 2017 Honey fire.  In addition, on January 9, 2019, the court issued an order (the “January 9 Order”) proposing to add new conditions of probation that would require the Utility, among other things, to:

prior to June 21, 2019, “re-inspect all of its electrical grid and remove or trim all trees that could fall onto its power lines, poles or equipment in high-wind conditions, . . . identify and fix all conductors that might swing together and arc due to slack and/or other circumstances under high-wind conditions[,] identify and fix damaged or weakened poles, transformers, fuses and other connectors [and] identify and fix any other condition anywhere in its grid similar to any condition that contributed to any previous wildfires;”

“document the foregoing inspections and the work done and . . . rate each segment’s safety under various wind conditions;” and

at all times from and after June 21, 2019, “supply electricity only through those parts of its electrical grid it has determined to be safe under the wind conditions then prevailing.”

The Utility was ordered to show cause by January 23, 2019 as to why the Utility’s conditions of probation should not be modified as proposed.  The Utility’s response was submitted on January 23, 2019. The court requested that Cal Fire file a public statement, and invited the CPUC to comment, by January 25, 2019.  On January 30, 2019, the court found that the Utility had violated a condition of its probation with respect to reporting requirements related to the 2017 Honey fire. The court issued an order stating that a sentencing hearing on the probation violation will be set at a later date. Also, on January 30, 2019, the court ordered the Utility to submit to the court on February 6, 2019 the 2019 Wildfire Safety Plan that the Utility was required to submit to the CPUC by February 6, 2019 in accordance with SB 901, and invited interested parties to comment on such plan by February 20, 2019. In addition, on February 14, 2019, the court ordered the Utility to provide additional information, including on its vegetation clearance requirements. The Utility submitted its response to the court on February 22, 2019. As of April 30, 2019, to the Utility’s knowledge, no parties have submitted comments to the court on the 2019 Wildfire Safety Plan.

On March 5, 2019, the court issued an order proposing to add new conditions of probation that would require the Utility, among other things, to:

“fully comply with all applicable laws concerning vegetation management and clearance requirements;”

“fully comply with the specific targets and metrics set forth in its wildfire mitigation plan, including with respect to enhanced vegetation management;”

submit to “regular, unannounced inspections” by the Monitor “of PG&E’s vegetation management efforts and equipment inspection, enhancement, and repair efforts” in connection with a requirement that the Monitor “assess PG&E’s wildfire mitigation and wildfire safety work;”

“maintain traceable, verifiable, accurate, and complete records of its vegetation management efforts” and report to the Monitor monthly on its vegetation management status and progress; and

“ensure that sufficient resources, financial and personnel, including contractors and employees, are allocated to achieve the foregoing” and to forego issuing “any dividends until [the Utility] is in compliance with all applicable vegetation management requirements as set forth above.”

The court ordered all parties to show cause by March 22, 2019, as to why the Utility’s conditions of probation should not be modified as proposed. The responses of the Utility, the USAO, Cal Fire, the CPUC, and non-party victims were filed on March 22, 2019. At a hearing on April 2, 2019, the court indicated it would impose the new conditions of probation proposed on March 5, 2019, on the Utility, and on April 3, 2019, the Court issued an order imposing the new terms though amended the second condition to clarify that “[f]or purposes of this condition, the operative wildfire mitigation plan will be the plan ultimately approved by the CPUC.” Also, on April 2, 2019, the court directed the parties to submit briefing by April 16, 2019, regarding whether the court can extend the term of probation beyond 5 years in light of the violation that has been adjudicated and whether the third-party Monitor reports should be made public. The responses of the Utility, the USAO, and the Monitor were filed on April 16, 2019. The Utility’s response contended that the term of probation may not be extended beyond five years and the USAO’s response contended that whether the term of probation could be extended beyond five years was an open legal issue.



Order Instituting an Investigation into PG&E Corporation'sCorporations and the Utility’s Safety Culture

On August 27, 2015, the CPUC began a formal investigation into whether the organizational culture and governance of PG&E Corporation and the Utility prioritize safety and adequately direct resources to promote accountability and achieve safety goals and standards. The CPUC directed the SED to evaluate the Utility’s and PG&E Corporation’s organizational culture, governance, policies, practices, and accountability metrics in relation to the Utility’s record of operations, including its record of safety incidents. The CPUC authorized the SED to engageengaged a consultant to assist in the SED’s investigation and the preparation of a report containing the SED’s assessment.assessment, and subsequently, to report on the implementation by the Utility of the consultant’s recommendations.

On May 8, 2017, the CPUC released the consultant’s report, accompanied by a scoping memo and ruling. The scoping memo establishesestablished a second phase in thisthe OII in which the CPUC will evaluateevaluated the safety recommendations of the consultant that may lead to the CPUC’s adoption of the recommendations in the report, in whole or in part. This phaseconsultant. Phase two of the proceeding will also considerconsidered all necessary measures, including, but not limited to, a potential reduction of the Utility’s return on equity until any recommendations adopted by the CPUC are implemented.

equity. On November 17, 2017, the CPUC issued a phase two scoping memo and procedural schedule. The scoping memo directed the Utility to file testimony addressing a number of issues including: adoption of the safety recommendations from the consultant, the Utility’s implementation process for the safety recommendations of the consultant, the Utility’s Board of Director’s actions and initiatives related to safety culture and the consultant’s recommendations, the Utility’s corrective action program, and the Utility’s response to certain specified safety incidents that occurred in 2013 through 2015.

The CPUC retained the same consultant to prepare a second report on the Utility's safety culture and governance with respectUtility’s testimony was submitted to the Utility's implementation plan in response toCPUC on January 8, 2018 and stated that the consultant's recommendations. The consultant's report is expected to be completedUtility agrees with all the recommendations of the consultant and supports their adoption by the end of NovemberCPUC. Other parties’ responsive testimony was submitted on February 16, 2018, followed by the Utility’s rebuttal testimony on February 23, 2018.

On October 25,November 29, 2018, the assigned ALJ issued aCPUC approved the PD in connection with this proceeding. If adopted,The decision directed the Utility would be required to implement the recommendations set forth in the May 2017 consultant report no later than July 1, 2019, and to submit quarterly reports on the Utility’s implementation status of their implementation beginning in the fourth quarter of 2018. The PD, if adopted, would not result

On December 21, 2018, the CPUC issued a Scoping Memo and Ruling (the “Scoping Memo”) setting forth the scope to be addressed in the adoptionnext phase of safety performance metricsits ongoing investigation into whether the organizational culture and targets at this time, but they could be considered in the future. Additionally, the PD directs the assigned CPUC commissioner and the ALJ to develop a process for a remedial phase and to issue a scoping memo.

governance of PG&E Corporation and the Utility areprioritize safety and adequately direct resources to promote accountability and achieve safety goals and standards (the “Safety Culture OII”). The Scoping Memo provides that the CPUC “will examine [PG&E’s] current corporate governance, structure, and operations to determine if the utility is positioned to provide safe electrical and gas service, and will review alternatives to the current management and operational structures of providing electric and gas service in Northern California.”

In the Scoping Memo, the CPUC alleges that the Utility has had “serious safety problems with both its gas and electric operations for many years” and that despite penalties and other remedial measures in connection with these problems, PG&E Corporation and the Utility have failed to develop “a comprehensive enterprise-wide approach to addressing safety.” The Scoping Memo outlines a number of proposals to address the CPUC’s concerns regarding PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s safety culture, including, but not limited to, (i) replacement of all or part of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s existing boards of directors and corporate management, (ii) separating the Utility’s gas and electric distribution and transmission businesses into separate companies, (iii) reorganizing the Utility into regional subsidiaries based on regional distinctions, (iv) reconstituting the Utility as a publicly owned utility or utilities, (v) providing for entities other than the Utility to provide generation services, and (vi) conditioning the Utility’s return on equity on safety performance. The Scoping Memo does not propose penalties and states that this phase “is not a punitive phase.” The Utility submitted its background filing to the CPUC on January 16, 2019 and opening comments were filed on February 13, 2019. The Utility and other parties filed reply comments on February 28, 2019. Subsequently, the CPUC held workshops on some of the topics raised in the Scoping Memo on April 15, 2019 and April 26, 2019.

The Utility is unable to predict whether additional fines, penalties, or other ratemaking tools such as a potential reductionthe timing and outcome of the Utility's return on equity will be adopted by the CPUC.

The earliest the CPUC could vote on this PD is November 29, 2018.proceeding.

Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant

For more information regarding the status of the 2003 settlement agreement between the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, the Utility, and the California Attorney General’s Office, see Part I, Item 3. "Legal“Legal Proceedings” in the 20172018 Form 10-K.



ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

For information about the significant risks that could affect PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows, see the section of the 20172018 Form 10-K entitled “Risk Factors,” as supplemented below, and the section of this quarterly report entitled “Forward-Looking Statements.”



PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows could be materially affected by potential losses resulting from the impact of the Northern California wildfires.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility also expect to be the subject of additional lawsuits and could be the subject of additional investigations, citations, fines or enforcement actions.
PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows could be materially affected by potential losses resulting from the impact of the multiple wildfires that spread through Northern California, including Napa, Sonoma, Butte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Lake, Nevada, and Yuba Counties, as well as in the area surrounding Yuba City, beginning on October 8, 2017 (the “Northern California wildfires”).  According to the Cal Fire California Statewide Fire Summary dated October 30, 2017, at the peak of the wildfires, there were 21 major wildfires in Northern California that, in total, burned over 245,000 acres and destroyed an estimated 8,900 structures. The wildfires resulted in 44 fatalities. 
Cal Fire issued its determination on the causes of 17 of the Northern California wildfires, and alleged that each of these fires involved the Utility's equipment. The remaining wildfires remain under Cal Fire's investigation, including the possible role of the Utility's power lines and other facilities. Additionally, the Northern California wildfires are under investigation by the CPUC's SED.
In connection with the Northern California wildfires, if the doctrine of inverse condemnation applies, the Utility could be liable for property damage, interest, and attorneys’ fees without having been found negligent, which liability, in the aggregate, could be substantial and have a material adverse effect on PG&E Corporation and the Utility.  (See “The doctrine of inverse condemnation, if applied by courts in litigation to which PG&E Corporation or the Utility are subject, could significantly expand the potential liabilities from such litigation and materially negatively affect PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows” in PG&E Corporation and the Utility’s 2017 Form 10-K, Item 1A, Risk Factors.)  In addition to such claims for property damage, interest, and attorneys’ fees, the Utility could be liable for fire suppression costs, evacuation costs, medical expenses, personal injury damages, and other damages under other theories of liability, including if the Utility were found to have been negligent, which liability, in the aggregate, could be substantial and have a material adverse effect on PG&E Corporation and the Utility.  Further, the Utility could be subject to material fines or penalties if the CPUC or any other law enforcement agency brought an enforcement action, including as a result of the referral by Cal Fire of certain investigation reports to the appropriate county District Attorney's offices, and determined that the Utility failed to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
On September 6, 2018, the California Department of Insurance issued a news release announcing an update on property losses in connection with the October and December 2017 wildfires in California. As of that date, insurers have received nearly 55,000 insurance claims totaling more than $12.28 billion in losses, of which approximately $10 billion relates to statewide claims from the Northern California wildfires. The balance relates to claims from the Southern California December 2017 wildfires. That news release reflected insured property losses only. Also, that amount did not account for uninsured losses, interest, attorneys’ fees, fire suppression and clean-up costs, personal injury and wrongful death damages or other costs. If PG&E Corporation and the Utility were to be found liable for certain or all of such other costs and expenses, including the potential liabilities outlined above, the amount of the liability could significantly exceed the approximately $10 billion in estimated insured property losses with respect to the Northern California wildfires. As a result, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows could be materially affected.
PG&E Corporation and the Utility also are the subject of a still increasing number of lawsuits that have been filed against PG&E Corporation and the Utility in Sonoma, Napa and San Francisco Counties’ Superior Courts, several of which seek to be certified as class actions, asserting damages that include wrongful death, personal injury, property damage, evacuation costs, medical expenses, punitive damages, attorneys’ fees, and other damages. In addition, two insurance carriers who have made payments to their insureds for property damage arising out of the fires have filed 36 subrogation complaints in the San Francisco County Superior Court. Further, several derivative lawsuits alleging claims for breach of fiduciary duties and unjust enrichment were filed in the San Francisco County Superior Court and two purported securities class actions were filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. PG&E Corporation and the Utility expect to be the subject of additional lawsuits in connection with the Northern California wildfires.  The wildfire litigation could take a number of years to be resolved because of the complexity of the matters, including the ongoing investigation into the causes of the fires and the growing number of parties and claims involved. 



PG&E Corporation and the Utility have liability insurance from various insurers, which provides coverage for third-party liability attributable to the Northern California wildfires in an aggregate amount of approximately $840 million, subject to an initial self-insured retention of $10 million per occurrence and further retentions of approximately $40 million per occurrence. In addition, coverage limits within these wildfire insurance policies could result in further material self-insured costs in the event each fire were deemed to be a separate occurrence under the terms of the insurance policies. Further, the $2.5 billion charge recorded by PG&E Corporation and the Utility for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 exceeds the amount of their insurance coverage. 
In addition, it could take a number of years before the Utility’s final liability is known and the Utility could apply for recovery of costs in excess of insurance. While the CPUC has authorized the Utility to track certain wildfire costs in its WEMA, the Utility will be required to submit a separate request with the CPUC in the future for recovery of those costs.  The Utility may be unable to fully recover costs in excess of insurance through regulatory mechanisms and, even if such recovery is possible, it could take a number of years to resolve and a number of years to collect. 

PG&E Corporation and the Utility have considered certain actions that might be taken to attempt to address liquidity needs of the business in such circumstances, but the inability to recover costs in excess of insurance through increases in rates and by collecting such rates in a timely manner, or any negative assessment by the Utility of the likelihood or timeliness of such recovery and collection, could have a material adverse effect on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows.  (See “If the Utility is unable to recover all or a significant portion of its excess costs in connection with the Northern California wildfires and the Butte fire through ratemaking mechanisms, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows could be materially affected” below.)
Losses in connection with the wildfires would likely require PG&E Corporation and the Utility to seek financing, which may not be available on terms acceptable to PG&E Corporation or the Utility, or at all, when required.  (See “Risks Related to Liquidity and Capital Requirements” in Item 1A Risk Factors in 2017 Form 10-K.)

Uncertainties relating to and market perception of these matters and the disclosure of findings regarding these matters over time, also could continue or increase volatility in the market for PG&E Corporation’s common stock and other securities, and for the securities of the Utility, and materially affect the price of such securities.

For more information about the Northern California wildfires, see Note 9 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.

If the Utility is unable to recover all or a significant portion of its excess costs in connection with the Northern California wildfires and the Butte fire through ratemaking mechanisms, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows could be materially affected.

As of September 30, 2018, the Utility incurred substantial costs in connection with the Northern California wildfires and the Butte fire in excess of costs currently in rates, some of which currently are or are expected to be recorded in the future in its WEMA, 2018 CEMA and FHPMA accounts.

There can be no assurance that the Utility will be allowed to recover costs recorded in those accounts in the future.  For example, while the CPUC previously approved WEMA tracking accounts for San Diego Gas & Electric Company in 2010, in December 2017, the CPUC denied recovery of costs that San Diego Gas & Electric Company stated it incurred as a result of the doctrine of inverse condemnation, holding that the inverse condemnation principles of strict liability are not relevant to the CPUC’s prudent manager standard.  San Diego Gas & Electric, the Utility, and Southern California Edison filed requests for rehearing of that decision. On July 12, 2018, the CPUC voted out a decision denying the requests for rehearing. 

PG&E Corporation and the Utility have considered certain actions that might be taken to attempt to address liquidity needs of the business in such circumstances, but the inability to recover all or a significant portion of costs in excess of insurance through increases in rates and by collecting such rates in a timely manner, or any negative assessment by the Utility of the likelihood or timeliness of such recovery and collection, could have a material effect on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows.



PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial results will be affected by their ability to continue accessing the capital markets and by the terms of debt and equity financings.

PG&E Corporation and the Utility will continue to seek funds in the capital and credit markets to enable the Utility to make capital investments, and to pay fines that may be imposed in the future, as well as legal and regulatory costs. PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s ability to access the capital and credit markets and the costs and terms of available financing depend primarily on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s credit ratings and outlook. Their credit ratings and outlook can be affected by many factors, including pending or anticipated litigation, the pending Cal Fire and CPUC investigations and CPUC ratemaking proceedings, substantial legislative or judicial changes to the application of inverse condemnation, and by the December 20, 2017 decision of the Boards of Directors of PG&E Corporation and the Utility to suspend dividends, as well as the perceived impact of all such matters on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, whether or not such perception is accurate.

During 2018, PG&E Corporation's and the Utility's credit ratings were subject to multiple downgrades by Fitch Ratings, S&P Global Ratings, and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. If PG&E Corporation’s or the Utility’s credit ratings were to be further downgraded, in particular to below investment grade, their ability to access the capital and credit markets would be negatively affected and could result in higher borrowing costs, fewer financing options, including reduced, or lack of, access to the commercial paper market and additional collateral posting requirements, which in turn could affect liquidity and lead to an increased financing need. Other factors can affect the availability and terms of debt and equity financing, including changes in the federal or state regulatory environment affecting energy companies generally or PG&E Corporation and the Utility in particular, the overall health of the energy industry, an increase in interest rates by the Federal Reserve Bank, and general economic and financial market conditions.

The reputations of PG&E Corporation and the Utility continue to suffer from the negative publicity about matters discussed under “Enforcement and Litigation Matters” in Part II, Item 1. Legal Proceedings and Note 9 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1. The negative publicity and the uncertainty about the outcomes of these matters may undermine confidence in management’s ability to execute its business strategy and restore a constructive regulatory environment, which could adversely impact PG&E Corporation’s stock price. Further, the market price of PG&E Corporation common stock could decline materially depending on the outcome of these matters. The amount and timing of future share issuances also could affect the stock price.

PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial results could be materially affected as a result of legislative and regulatory developments.

The Utility’s financial results could be materially affected as a result of SB 901 recently adopted in 2018 by the California legislature. In December 2018, the CPUC opened an OIR in connection with SB 901 that will adopt criteria and a methodology for use by the CPUC in future applications for cost recovery of wildfire costs. Following SB 901, in applications for cost recovery in connection with the 2017 Northern California wildfires, the CPUC is expected to consider the Utility’s financial status and determine the maximum amount the Utility can pay without harming customers or materially impacting its ability to provide adequate and safe service, and ensure that the costs or expenses that are disallowed for recovery in rates assessed for the wildfires, in the aggregate, do not exceed that amount. The Utility is unable to predict the timing or outcome of such future determination by the CPUC and its impact on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows.

In addition, SB 901 requires utilities to submit annual wildfire mitigation plans for approval by the CPUC on a schedule to be established by the CPUC.  The wildfire mitigation plan must include the components specified in SB 901, such as identification and prioritization of wildfire risks, and drivers for those risks; plans for vegetation management; actions to harden the system, prepare for, and respond to events; and protocols for disabling reclosers and deenergizing the system.  The CPUC has three months to approve a utility’s plan, with the ability to extend the deadline.  The CPUC will conduct an annual compliance review, which will be supported by an independent evaluator’s report.  The CPUC will complete the compliance review within 18 months.  SB 901 establishes factors to be considered by the CPUC when setting penalties for failure to substantially comply with the plan.  Costs associated with the wildlife mitigation plan are tracked in a memorandum account, and the costs of implementing the plan will be assessed in each utility’s General Rate Case proceeding.  The Utility is unable to predict the timing or outcome of the CPUC’s review of the wildfire mitigation plan, the results of the CPUC compliance review of wildfire mitigation plan implementation, or the timing or extent of cost recovery for wildfire mitigation plan activities.


(See “Regulatory Matters - Other Regulatory Proceedings” in Item 2. MD&A.)

Finally, SB 901 established a Commission on Catastrophic Wildfire Cost and Recovery to evaluate wildfire reforms, including inverse condemnation reform, a potential state wildfire insurance fund, and other wildfire mitigation measures. The commission, which will be composed of members with demonstrated expertise in insurance, public and private utilities, or allocation of costs and reduction of damage associated with wildfires, will hold multiple meetings throughout the state to accept public and expert testimony and develop recommendations. The commission, in consultation with the CPUC and California Insurance Commissioner, will prepare a report on or before July 1, 2019, that contains an assessment of issues surrounding catastrophic wildfire costs and damages and makes recommendations for changes to the law. The recommendations of the commissionCPUC and the response by the Governor and legislature to those recommendations could materially affect PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows. (See “Regulatory Matters -Legislative- Legislative and Regulatory Initiatives” in Item 7.2. MD&A.)

Severe weather conditions, extended drought and shifting climate patternsOn April 12, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom’s “Strike Force” issued a report setting out potential steps the state could materially affect PG&E Corporation’s andtake to reduce the Utility’s business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows.
Extreme weather, extended drought and shifting climate patterns have intensified the challenges associated with wildfire management in California. The Utility's service territory encompasses some of the most densely forested areas in California and, as a consequence, is subject to higher risk from vegetation-related ignition events than other California IOUs. Further, environmental extremes, such as drought conditions followed by periods of wet weather, can drive additional vegetation growth (which can then fuel fires) and influence both the likelihoodincidence and severity of extraordinary wildfire events.  In California, overwildfires and outlining “actions to hold the past five years, inconsistentstate’s utilities accountable for their behavior and extreme precipitation, coupled with more hot days, have increasedpotential changes to stabilize California’s utilities to meet the wildfire riskenergy needs of customers and made wildfire outbreaks increasingly difficultthe economy.”  Due to manage.  In particular,uncertainty regarding the risk posed by wildfires has increased in the Utility’s service areaspecific policy actions that may be taken as a result of an extended period of drought, bark beetle infestations in the California forestStrike Force Report, the impact and wildfire fuel increases due to record rainfall following the drought, and strong wind events, among other environmental factors. Contributing factors other than environmental can include local land use policies and historical forestry management practices.  The combined effects of extreme weather and climate change also impact this risk. For example, in 2017, there were nearly double the number of wildfires than the annual average, including fivetiming of the most devastating wildfires in California's history. On January 19, 2018, the CPUC approved a statewide fire-threat map that shows that most of the Utility's service territory is facing "elevated" or "extreme" fire danger. Approximately 25,000 circuit miles of the Utility's nearly 81,000 distribution overhead circuit milesreport and approximately 5,500 miles of the nearly 18,000 transmission overhead circuit miles are in such high-fire threat areas, significantly more in total than other California IOUs.
Severe weather events and other natural disasters, including wildfires and other fires, storms, tornadoes, floods, heat waves, drought, earthquakes, tsunamis, rising sea levels, pandemics, solar events, electromagnetic events, or other natural disasters such as wildfires, could result in severe business disruptions, prolonged power outages, property damage, injuries or loss of life, significant decreases in revenues and earnings, and/or significant additional costs toany resulting policy actions on PG&E Corporation and the Utility.  AnyUtility cannot be determined at this time.  However, the impact and timing of such event could have a material effectactions on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows.  Any of such events also could lead to significant claims against the Utility. Further, these events could result in regulatory penalties and disallowances, particularly if the Utility encounters difficulties in restoring power to its customers on a timely basis or if the related losses are found to be the result of the Utility’s practices and/or the failure of electric and other equipment of the Utility.

Further, the Utility has been studying the potential effects of climate change (increased temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, rising sea levels) on the Utility’s operations and is developing contingency plans to adapt to those events and conditions that the Utility believes are most significant.  Scientists project that climate change will increase electricity demand due to more extreme, persistent and hot weather.  As a result, the Utility’s hydroelectric generation could change and the Utility would need to consider managing or acquiring additional generation.  If the Utility increases its reliance on conventional generation resources to replace hydroelectric generation and to meet increased customer demand, it may become more costly for the Utility to comply with GHG emissions limits. In addition, flooding caused by rising sea levels could damage the Utility’s facilities, including gas, generation, and electric transmission and distribution assets.  The Utility could incur substantial costs to repair or replace facilities, restore service, or compensate customers and other third parties for damages or injuries.  The Utility anticipates that the increased costs would be recovered through rates, but as rate pressures increase, the likelihood of disallowance or non-recovery may increase. 
Events or conditions caused by climate change could have a greater impact on the Utility’s operations than the Utility’s studies suggest and could result in lower revenues or increased expenses, or both.  If the CPUC fails to adjust the Utility’s rates to reflect the impact of events or conditions caused by climate change, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’sfuture financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows could be materially affected.significant. (See “Regulatory Matters - Strike Force Report” in Item 2. MD&A.)



In June 2018, the State of California enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the “CCPA”), which will come into effect on January 1, 2020, with a 12-month look-back period requiring compliance by January 1, 2019. The Utility’s electricityCCPA requires companies that process information on California residents to make new disclosures to consumers about their data collection, use and natural gas operations are inherently hazardoussharing practices, allows consumers to opt out of certain data sharing with third parties and involve significant risks which, if they materialize, can adversely affect PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’sprovides a new cause of action for data breaches. The CCPA provides for financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows. 
The Utility owns and operates extensive electricity and natural gas facilities, including two nuclear generation units and an extensivehydroelectric generating system.  (See “Electric Utility Operations” and “Natural Gas Utility Operations” in Item 1. Business of the Form 10-K.)  The Utility’s ability to earn its authorized ROE depends on its ability to efficiently maintain, operate, and protect its facilities, and provide electricity and natural gas services safely and reliably.  The Utility undertakes substantial capital investment projects to construct, replace, and improve its electricity and natural gas facilities.  In addition, the Utility is obligated to decommission its electricity generation facilities at the end of their useful operating lives, and the CPUC approved retirement of Diablo Canyon by 2024 and 2025. 

The Utility’s ability to safely and reliably operate, maintain, construct and decommission its facilities is subject to numerous risks, many of which are beyond the Utility’s control, including those that arise from: 
the breakdown or failure of equipment, electric transmission or distribution lines, or natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines, that can cause explosions, fires, or other catastrophic events;
an overpressure event occurring on natural gas facilities due to equipment failure, incorrect operating procedures or failure to follow correct operating procedures, or welding or fabrication-related defects, that resultspenalties in the failureevent of downstream transmission pipelines or distribution assetsnon-compliance and uncontained natural gas flow;
statutory damages in the failureevent of a data security breach. However, California legislators have stated that they intend to maintain adequate capacity to meet customer demand on the gas system that results in customer curtailments, controlled/uncontrolled gas outages, gas surges back into homes, serious personal injury or loss of life;
a prolonged statewide electrical black-out that results in damagepropose amendments to the Utility’s equipmentCCPA, and it remains unclear what, if any, modifications will be made to the CCPA or damage to property owned by customers or other third parties;
the failure to fully identify, evaluate, and control workplace hazards that result in serious injury or loss of life for employees or the public, environmental damage, or reputational damage;
the release of radioactive materials caused by a nuclear accident, seismic activity, natural disaster, or terrorist act;
the failure of a large dam or other major hydroelectric facility, or the failure of one or more levees that protect land on which the Utility’s assets are built;
the failure to take expeditious or sufficient action to mitigate operating conditions, facilities, or equipment, that the Utility has identified, or reasonably should have identified, as unsafe, which failure then leads to a catastrophic event (such as a wild land fire or natural gas explosion);
inadequate emergency preparedness plans and the failure to respond effectively to a catastrophic event that can lead to public or employee harm or extended outages;
operator or other human error;
an ineffective records management program that results in the failure to construct, operate and maintain
a utility system safely and prudently;
construction performed by third parties that damages the Utility’s underground or overhead facilities, including, for example, ground excavations or “dig-ins” that damage the Utility’s underground pipelines;
the release of hazardous or toxic substances into the air, water, or soil, including, for example, gas leaks from natural gas storage facilities; releases of greenhouse gases; flaking lead-based paint from the Utility’s facilities, and leaking or spilled insulating fluid from electrical equipment; and
attacks by third parties, including cyber-attacks, acts of terrorism, vandalism, or war.


The occurrence of any of these events could interrupt fuel supplies; affect demand for electricity or natural gas; cause unplanned outages or reduce generating output; damage the Utility’s assets or operations; damage the assets or operations of third parties on which the Utility relies; damage property owned by customers or others; and cause personal injury or death.  As a result, the Utility could incur costs to purchase replacement power, to repair assets and restore service, and to compensate third parties.  Any of such incidents also could lead to significant claims against the Utility.
Further, although the Utility often enters into agreements for third-party contractors to perform work, such as patrolling and inspection of facilities or the construction or demolition or facilities, the Utility may retain liability for the quality and completion of the contractor’s work and canhow it will be subject to penalties or other enforcement action if the contractor violates applicable laws, rules, regulations, or orders.  The Utility may also be subject to liability, penalties or other enforcement action as a result of personal injury or death caused by third-party contractor actions. 
Insurance, equipment warranties, or other contractual indemnification requirements may not be sufficient or effective to provide full or even partial recovery under all circumstances or against all hazards or liabilities to which the Utility may become subject.  An uninsured loss could have a material effect on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows. interpreted.

The Utility’s insurance coverage may not be sufficient to cover losses caused by an operating failure or catastrophic events, including severe weather events, or may not be available at a reasonable cost, or available at all.

The Utility has experienced increased costs and difficulties in obtaining insurance coverage for wildfires and other risks that could arise from the Utility’s ordinary operations.  PG&E Corporation, the Utility or its contractors and customers could continue to experience coverage reductions and/or increased wildfire insurance costs in future years.  No assurance can be given that future losses will not exceed the limits of the Utility’s insurance coverage.  Uninsured losses and increases in the cost of insurance may not be recoverable in customer rates.  A loss whichthat is not fully insured or cannot be recovered in customer rates could materially affect PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows.



As a result of the potential application to investor-owned utilities of a strict liability standard under the doctrine of inverse condemnation, recent losses recorded by insurance companies, the risk of increase ofincreased wildfires including as a result of the ongoing drought, the 2018 Camp fire, the 2017 Northern California wildfires, and the 2015 Butte fire, the Utility may not be able to obtain sufficient insurance coverage in the future at a reasonable cost, or at all.  In addition, the Utility is unable to predict whether it would be allowed to recover in rates the increased costs of insurance or the costs of any uninsured losses.

If the amount of insurance is insufficient or otherwise unavailable, or if the Utility is unable to obtain insurance at a reasonable cost or recover in rates the costs of any uninsured losses, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows could be materially affected.

A cyber incident, cyber security breach, severe natural event or physical attack on the Utility’s operational networks and information technology systems could have a material effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows.

The Utility’s electricity and natural gas systems rely on a complex, interconnected network of generation, transmission, distribution, control, and communication technologies, which can be damaged by natural events-such as severe weather or seismic events-and by malicious events, such as cyber and physical attacks.  Private and public entities, such as the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, and U.S. Government Departments, including the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security and Energy, and the White House, have noted that cyber-attacks targeting utility systems are increasing in sophistication, magnitude, and frequency.  The Utility’s operational networks also may face new cyber security risks due to modernizing and interconnecting the existing infrastructure with new technologies and control systems.  Any failure or decrease in the functionality of the Utility’s operational networks could cause harm to the public or employees, significantly disrupt operations, negatively impact the Utility’s ability to safely generate, transport, deliver and store energy and gas or otherwise operate in the most safe and efficient manner or at all, and damage the Utility’s assets or operations or those of third parties. 


The Utility also relies on complex information technology systems that allow it to create, collect, use, disclose, store and otherwise process sensitive information, including the Utility’s financial information, customer energy usage and billing information, and personal information regarding customers, employees and their dependents, contractors, and other individuals. In addition, the Utility often relies on third-party vendors to host, maintain, modify, and update its systems, and to provide other services to the Utility or the Utility’s customers.  These third-party vendors could cease to exist, fail to establish adequate processes to protect the Utility’s systems and information, or experience security incidents or inadequate security measures.  Any incidents or disruptions in the Utility’s information technology systems could impact the Utility’s ability to track or collect revenues and to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting.
The Utility and its third-party vendors have been subject to, and will likely continue to be subject to breaches and attempts to gain unauthorized access to the Utility’s information technology systems or confidential data (including information about customers and employees), or to disrupt the Utility’s operations.  None of these breaches or attempts has individually or in the aggregate resulted in a security incident with a material impact on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition and results of operations.  Despite implementation of security and control measures, there can be no assurance that the Utility will be able to prevent the unauthorized access to its operational networks, information technology systems or data, or the disruption of its operations.  Such events could subject the Utility to significant expenses, claims by customers or third parties, government inquiries, penalties for violation of applicable privacy laws, investigations, and regulatory actions that could result in material fines and penalties, loss of customers and harm to PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s reputation, any of which could have a material adverse effect on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition and results of operations.
The Utility maintains cyber liability insurance that covers certain damages caused by cyber incidents.  However, there is no guarantee that adequate insurance will continue to be available at rates the Utility believes are reasonable or that the costs of responding to and recovering from a cyber incident will be covered by insurance or recoverable in rates.

The electric power industry is undergoing significant change driven by technological advancements and a decarbonized economy, which could materially impact the Utility’s operations, financial condition, and results of operations.
The electric power industry is undergoing transformative change driven by technological advancements enabling customer choice (for example, customer-owned generation and energy storage) and state climate policy supporting a decarbonized economy.  The electric grid is a critical enabler of the adoption of new energy technologies that support California's climate change and GHG reduction objectives, which continue to be publicly supported by California policymakers.  California's environmental policy objectives are accelerating the pace and scope of the industry change.  For instance, Senate Bill 100, which was signed into law on September 10, 2018, increases from 50 percent to 60 percent, the percentage of California’s electricity portfolio that must come from renewables by 2030. SB 100 establishes a further goal to have an electric grid that is entirely powered by clean energy by 2045. California utilities also are experiencing increasing deployment by customers and third parties of DERs, such as on-site solar generation, energy storage, fuel cells, energy efficiency, and demand response technologies.  These developments will require modernization of the electric distribution grid to, among other things, accommodate two-way flows of electricity, increase the grid's capacity, and interconnect DERs.
In order to enable the California clean energy economy, sustained investments are required in grid modernization, renewable integration projects, energy efficiency programs, energy storage options, EV infrastructure and state infrastructure modernization (e.g.. rail and water projects). 
To this end, the CPUC is conducting proceedings to: evaluate changes to the planning and operation of the electric distribution grid in order to prepare for higher penetration of DERs and, consider future grid modernization and grid reinforcement investments; evaluate if traditional grid investments can be deferred by DERs, and if feasible, what, if any, compensation to utilities would be appropriate for enabling those investments; and clarify the role of the electric distribution grid operator. The CPUC also authorized development of two new, five-year programs aimed at accelerating widespread electric vehicle adoption and combating climate change. The new programs will increase fast charging options for consumers as well as electric charging infrastructure for non-light-duty fleet vehicles. 


In addition, the CPUC has held discussions on potential changes to California’s electricity market.  On May 19, 2017, California energy companies, along with other stakeholders, discussed customer choice and the future of the state’s electricity industry at a CPUC “en banc” meeting.  Specifically, the goal of the “en banc” was to frame a discussion on the trends that are driving change within California’s electricity sector and overall clean-energy economy and to lay out elements of a path forward to ensure that California achieves its reliability, affordability, equity, and carbon reduction imperatives while recognizing the important role that technology and customer preferences will play in shaping this future. After the “en banc,” the CPUC formed the California Customer Choice Project to examine the issues and develop a report evaluating choice in California’s current market. On August 7, 2018, the California Customer Choice Project released its report which includes an expanded discussion of policy implementation, procurement, resource adequacy, and information on a central buyer. The CPUC intends to issue a gap analysis to examine the questions raised by the Choice Paper to identify critical issues requiring solutions. The gap analysis will be accompanied by a draft action plan. The CPUC held an additional "en banc" on October 29, 2018, to discuss gap analysis and the draft action plan. While the CPUC had indicated its intent to open a proceeding related to customer choice, the Utility is unable to predict whether that remains the CPUC’s intent or the timing of any such proceeding.

The industry change, costs associated with complying with new regulatory developments and initiatives and with technological advancements, or the Utility’s inability to successfully adapt to changes in the electric industry, could materially affect the Utility’s operations, financial condition, and results of operations.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDSPROCEEDS

During the quarter ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, PG&E Corporation did not make any equity contributions to the Utility. Also during the quarter ended March 31, 2019, PG&E Corporation did not make any sales of unregistered equity securities in reliance on an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

During the quarter ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, PG&E Corporation did not redeem or repurchase any shares of common stock outstanding. PG&E Corporation does not have any preferred stock outstanding.  During the quarter ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, the Utility did not redeem or repurchase any shares of its various series of preferred stock outstanding.



ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT INDEX
  
3.1
3.2
4.1
4.2
4.3
  
10.1
  
*10.2
  
*10.3
  
*10.4
  
31.1
  
31.2
  
**32.1
  
**32.2
  
101.INSXBRL Instance Document
  
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
  
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
  
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
  
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
  
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
*Management contract or compensatory agreement.
**Pursuant to Item 601(b)(32) of SEC Regulation S-K, these exhibits are furnished rather than filed with this report.



SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

PG&E CORPORATION
 
/s/ JASON P. WELLS
Jason P. Wells
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(duly authorized officer and principal financial officer)

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
 
/s/ DAVID S. THOMASON
David S. Thomason
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller
(duly authorized officer and principal financial officer)

Dated: November 5, 2018May 2, 2019

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