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Electric — Regulatory balancing accounts
PG&E Electric — Regulatory balancing accounts decreased by 61.9% to $606.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 818.2%, from $66.00M to $606.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Electric — Regulatory balancing accounts shows a downward trend with a -25.8% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2018
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
A positive balance indicates an under-collection that the utility is owed, while a negative balance indicates an over-collection that must be returned to customers.
Detailed definition
These accounts track the difference between authorized revenue requirements and actual revenues collected, or between au...
Peer comparison
Standard in regulated utility accounting; peers use similar 'deferred regulatory asset/liability' mechanisms.
Metric ID:
pcg_segment_electric_regulatory_balancing_accountsHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $377.00M | -$449.00M | $539.00M | $921.00M | $477.00M | -$1.39B | $220.00M | $1.12B | $577.00M | -$1.05B | $1.68B | $9.00M | -$418.00M | -$1.31B | $66.00M | -$175.00M | -$1.09B | $1.59B | $606.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -219.1% | +220.0% | +70.9% | -48.2% | -391.4% | +115.8% | +407.3% | -48.3% | -282.1% | +260.0% | -99.5% | <-999% | -214.1% | +105.0% | -365.2% | -524.6% | +245.6% | -61.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +26.5% | -209.6% | -59.2% | +21.2% | +21.0% | +24.4% | +664.5% | -99.2% | -172.4% | -24.9% | +633.3% | +58.1% | +16.8% | — | +818.2% |
Range-$1.39B – $1.68B
CAGR+11.1%
Avg YoY Growth+122.8%
Median YoY Growth+21.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is PG&E's electric — regulatory balancing accounts?
- PG&E (PCG) reported electric — regulatory balancing accounts of $606.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has PG&E's electric — regulatory balancing accounts changed year-over-year?
- PG&E's electric — regulatory balancing accounts increased by 818.2% year-over-year, from $66.00M to $606.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for PG&E's electric — regulatory balancing accounts?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), PG&E's electric — regulatory balancing accounts has grown at a -25.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $953.00M to $389.00M.
- What does electric — regulatory balancing accounts mean?
- A tracking mechanism used to reconcile differences between authorized utility costs/revenues and actual amounts.