Regulatory recovery timing
Revenue and cash flow depend on CPUC decisions, balancing accounts, and authorized rate updates.
- Scope
- Regulated utility earnings and cash flow
- Materiality
- high
Southern California Gas Co
Southern California Gas Co. is a regulated natural gas distribution utility serving customers across most of Southern California and part of central California. It operates within the Sempra California utility platform and delivers gas through a large local transmission and distribution network under California regulatory oversight.
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| % | |
|---|---|
| Regulated gas distribution | 55% Delivery of natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers through local networks. |
| Gas procurement and pass-through costs | 20% Purchasing natural gas for core customers and recovering commodity costs through rates. |
| Transmission and storage services | 15% Pipeline and storage infrastructure that supports system reliability and gas balancing. |
| Regulatory recovery mechanisms | 10% CPUC-authorized revenues tied to balancing accounts, refundable programs, and capital recovery. |
SoCalGas sells primarily to regulated retail end users in its service territory, including households, businesses, and...
- Residential core customersprimary
Households in Southern California that buy gas for heating, cooking, and water heating through regulated service.
- Commercial customersprimary
Retail, office, and service businesses that use natural gas for space heating and daily operations.
- Industrial customerssecondary
Manufacturers and other large users that buy gas for process energy and operational fuel needs.
- Core procurement customersprimary
Customers whose commodity gas costs are purchased and recovered through regulated rates.
SoCalGas operates mainly in Southern California, with service extending across most of the region and into part of...
- •Primary service territory is Southern California
- •Also serves part of central California
- •Operations are concentrated in one regulated utility footprint
- •California regulatory decisions directly affect rates and recovery
- •Weather and local demand patterns influence gas volumes
SoCalGas’ operating model centers on regulated cost recovery, system reliability, and continued investment in utility...
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Regulatory cost recovery and rate designshort-term
The business depends on timely recovery of commodity, operating, and capital costs through CPUC-approved rates.
02
Infrastructure investment and capital recoverymedium-term
Utility capital spending supports reliability and creates future rate base growth when approved for recovery.
03
Gas procurement disciplineshort-term
Core gas purchases are largely pass-through, but procurement performance affects GCIM sharing and customer outcomes.
SoCalGas is exposed to regulatory risk because earnings and cash flow depend on CPUC-approved rates, balancing...
Commodity price and weather variability
Gas procurement costs and customer usage can move sharply with market prices and temperature patterns.
- Scope
- Core gas purchases and throughput
- Materiality
- high
Environmental and legislative change
Policy shifts can affect utility operations, compliance costs, and long-term gas demand.
- Scope
- California utility operations
- Materiality
- high
Customer credit and collections
Delayed customer payments affect operating cash flow even where credit losses are recoverable.
- Scope
- Accounts receivable and cash timing
- Materiality
- medium
Regulatory balancing accounts
Can materially shift quarterly revenue and cash flow
Refundable programs
Affects reported revenue and O&M comparability
GCIM gas procurement mechanism
Can create modest earnings volatility
Regulatory assets and liabilities
Affects balance sheet size and earnings recognition
: 16/06/2026