v3.26.1
Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Contingency Accruals and Changes
The following table presents settlements paid.
(in millions)
Inception to March 31, 2026
Three months ended March 31, 2026
2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events$9,697 $
Other Wildfire Events966 23 
Eaton Fire
280 43 
Total $10,943 $75 
The following table presents changes in accrued losses since December 31, 2025.
(in millions)2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide EventsOther Wildfire Events
Eaton Fire
Total
Balance at December 31, 2025$192 $217 $897 $1,306 
Increase in accrued losses— 161 162 
Amounts paid(9)(23)(43)(75)
Balance at March 31, 2026
$183 $195 $1,015 $1,393 
Edison International's and SCE's condensed consolidated balance sheets included fixed payments to be made under settlements and accrued estimated losses presented in the tables below.
(in millions)2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide EventsOther Wildfire EventsEaton FireTotal
Current portion of wildfire-related claims liabilities1
$32 $$523 $556 
Long term wildfire-related claims liabilities2
151 194 492 837 
Total balance at March 31, 2026
$183 $195 $1,015 $1,393 
(in millions)2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide EventsOther Wildfire EventsEaton FireTotal
Current portion of wildfire-related claims liabilities1
$31 $$550 $585 
Long term wildfire-related claims liabilities2
161213347 721 
Total balance at December 31, 2025
$192 $217 $897 $1,306 
1At March 31, 2026, current liabilities related to 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events consisted of $6 million of settlements executed and $26 million of short-term payables under the SED Agreement. At December 31, 2025, current liabilities related to 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events consisted of $6 million of settlements executed and $25 million of short-term payables under the SED Agreement.
2At March 31, 2026, long-term wildfire-related claims related to 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events consisted of $14 million of long-term payables under the SED Agreement and $137 million of estimate of expected losses for remaining alleged and potential claims. At December 31, 2025, long-term wildfire-related claims related to 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events consisted of $17 million of long-term payables under the SED Agreement and $144 million of estimate of expected losses for remaining alleged and potential claims.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, SCE recorded wildfire-related claims, net of expected recoveries as follows:
Three months ended March 31, 2026
(in millions)Other Wildfire Events
Eaton Fire
Total
Wildfire-related claims$$161 $162 
Reversal of expected recoveries from insurance and third parties
39 — 39 
Expected recoveries from Wildfire Fund— (161)(161)
Expected recoveries from CPUC customers
(47)— (47)
Expected recoveries from FERC customers
(3)— (3)
Total pre-tax (gain)/charge
(10)— (10)
Income tax expense/(benefit)
— 
Total after-tax (gain)/charge
$(7)$— $(7)
Three months ended March 31, 2025
(in millions)2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide EventsOther Wildfire EventsTotal
Wildfire-related claims$— $21 $21 
Expected recoveries from insurance and third parties1
— (82)(82)
Expected (recoveries from)/refund to CPUC customers
(1,341)44 (1,297)
Expected refund to FERC customers
— 
Total pre-tax gain
(1,341)(14)(1,355)
Income tax expense
375 379 
Total after-tax gain
$(966)$(10)$(976)
1For the three months ended March 31, 2025, EIS incurred $50 million insurance expenses, which consisted of $47 million of wildfire claims and $3 million of related legal costs.
The following tables summarize expected recoveries from insurance and third parties, the Wildfire Fund, and through electric rates for the Other Wildfire Events and the Eaton Fire as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025. For recoveries related to the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events, see below discussion in "—Recoveries through Electric Rates."
March 31, 2026
(in millions)Other Wildfire EventsEaton FireTotal
Expected recoveries from customer-funded wildfire self-insurance$— $682 $682 
Long-term receivables from insurance and third parties
170 — 170 
Long-term receivables from Wildfire Fund recoveries1
— 295 295 
FERC-related balancing accounts13 61 74 
CPUC-regulatory assets146 — 146 
Total$329 $1,038 $1,367 
December 31, 2025
(in millions)Other Wildfire EventsEaton FireTotal
Expected recoveries from customer-funded wildfire self-insurance$— $709 $709 
Long-term receivables from insurance and third parties
237— 237 
Long-term receivables from Wildfire Fund recoveries— 134 134 
FERC-related balancing accounts20 70 90 
CPUC-regulatory assets96 — 96 
Total$353 $913 $1,266 
1As of March 31, 2026, no amounts have been recovered from the Wildfire Fund.