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Natural Gas, US Regulated — Regulatory balancing accounts
PG&E Natural Gas, US Regulated — Regulatory balancing accounts increased by 73.2% to -$102.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 85.1%, from -$686.00M to -$102.00M.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryRisk
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2018
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
A positive balance indicates an amount owed to the utility by customers, while a negative balance indicates an over-collection that must be refunded or credited to customers.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net balance of deferred revenues or costs that are subject to future recovery from or refund...
Peer comparison
Comparable to 'Regulatory Assets/Liabilities' or 'Deferred Fuel/Gas Costs' found in the financial statements of regulated utilities.
Metric ID:
pcg_segment_natural_gas_us_regulated_regulatory_balancing_accountsHistorical Data
17 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '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 | $498.00M | $548.00M | -$387.00M | $575.00M | $573.00M | -$597.00M | $417.00M | $550.00M | $438.00M | -$492.00M | $842.00M | $376.00M | -$686.00M | $523.00M | $397.00M | -$380.00M | -$102.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +10.0% | -170.6% | +248.6% | -0.3% | -204.2% | +169.8% | +31.9% | -20.4% | -212.3% | +271.1% | -55.3% | -282.4% | +176.2% | -24.1% | -195.7% | +73.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +15.5% | +4.6% | -54.3% | -27.5% | -4.0% | — | +17.6% | +101.9% | -31.6% | -39.4% | -37.9% | +5.6% | — | +85.1% |
Range-$686.00M – $842.00M
CAGR-32.7%
Avg YoY Growth+3.0%
Median YoY Growth+0.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is PG&E's natural gas, us regulated — regulatory balancing accounts?
- PG&E (PCG) reported natural gas, us regulated — regulatory balancing accounts of -$102.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has PG&E's natural gas, us regulated — regulatory balancing accounts changed year-over-year?
- PG&E's natural gas, us regulated — regulatory balancing accounts increased by 85.1% year-over-year, from -$686.00M to -$102.00M.
- What does natural gas, us regulated — regulatory balancing accounts mean?
- A regulatory mechanism used to track and reconcile differences between actual costs and authorized revenue for future customer billing adjustments.