2010 FERC Form 1 - Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Name of Respondent
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
This Report is:
(1) X An Original
(2) A Resubmission
Date of Report
(Mo, Da, Yr)
04/08/2011
Year/Period of Report
2010/Q4
FOOTNOTE DATA
Schedule Page: 232 Line No.: 25 Column: a
The Utility expects to recover these costs over periods ranging from 1 to 32 years.
Schedule Page: 232 Line No.: 40 Column: a
Amortization period - one year.
Schedule Page: 232.1 Line No.: 15 Column: a
Based on current regulatory ratemaking and income tax laws, the Utility expects to recover
deferred income taxes related to regulatory assets over periods ranging from 1 to 45
years.
Schedule Page: 232.1 Line No.: 16 Column: a
Amortization period - 2003-2014.
Schedule Page: 232.1 Line No.: 27 Column: a
Amortization period is 8 years, the term of the Energy Recovery Bonds.
Schedule Page: 232.1 Line No.: 28 Column: a
Amortization period - 2004-2013.
EEC stands for Environmental Enhancement Corporation.
Schedule Page: 232.1 Line No.: 29 Column: a
The interest rate hedge portion of this regulatory asset is being amortized over periods
of 5, 7, 10, and 30 years.
This regulatory asset is recoverable through the cost of capital mechanism. Costs, net of
premiums or discounts for outstanding debt which are also recoverable through this
mechanism, are shown on pages 256-257 of the annual report on Form 1.
Schedule Page: 232.1 Line No.: 30 Column: a
The individual components of these regulatory assets are amortized over their respective
lives, with a weighted average life of approximately 13 years.
Schedule Page: 232.1 Line No.: 31 Column: a
This regulatory asset is recoverable through the cost of capital mechanism. Costs, net of
premiums or discounts for outstanding debt which are also recoverable through this
mechanism, are shown on pages 256-257 of the annual report on Form 1.
Schedule Page: 232.1 Line No.: 35 Column: f
This is a combination of various accounts as follows:
Electric and Gas Reserve Accounts
Modified Transition Cost Balancing Account
Deferred Divestiture Transaction Cost
The ending balance of these regulatory assets should show ($1,809,776,147), but the FERC
software is unable to show negative numbers of over a billion dollars.
FERC FORM NO. 1 (ED. 12-87) Page 450.1