| Cash Flow | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | 1,019 | 917 | 1,057 | 1,486 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,439 | 1,401 | 1,288 | 1,316 |
| Deferred income taxes | 221 | 31 | 20 | 213 |
| Goodwill impairment and loss from reclassification to held for sale | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Goodwill impairment | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Loss (gain) on divestitures | - | -13 | 303 | 681 |
| Gain on divestitures | 0 | - | - | - |
| Loss (gain) on equity securities | 20 | 31 | -227 | -172 |
| Loss (gain) on indexed debt securities | -14 | -27 | 325 | 50 |
| Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates | - | 0 | 0 | 339 |
| Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates | - | 0 | 0 | 155 |
| Pension contributions | 30 | 32 | 35 | 61 |
| Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues, net | 84 | -423 | 461 | 98 |
| Inventory | -42 | -167 | 259 | 140 |
| Taxes receivable | 27 | 74 | 19 | -81 |
| Accounts payable | 210 | -302 | 203 | 175 |
| Current regulatory assets and liabilities | 86 | - | - | - |
| Net regulatory assets and liabilities | - | -1,043 | -234 | 2,295 |
| Non-current regulatory assets and liabilities | 644 | - | - | - |
| Other current assets and liabilities | -101 | -162 | 5 | -56 |
| Other non-current assets and liabilities | 30 | -72 | -109 | 53 |
| Other operating activities, net | 14 | 60 | 79 | 85 |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 2,139 | 3,877 | 1,810 | 22 |
| Capital expenditures | 4,513 | 4,401 | 4,419 | 3,164 |
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | - | - | - | 0 |
| Transaction costs related to enable merger (note 4) | - | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Cash received related to enable merger | - | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates in excess of cumulative earnings | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Proceeds from sale of equity securities, net of transaction costs | 0 | 0 | 702 | 1,320 |
| Proceeds from divestitures | 0 | 144 | 2,075 | 22 |
| Other investing activities, net | -24 | -24 | -14 | -15 |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | -4,489 | -4,233 | -1,628 | -1,851 |
| Decrease in short-term borrowings, net | - | - | - | 27 |
| Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings, net | -4 | -10 | 452 | - |
| Payment of obligation for finance lease | 0 | 0 | 485 | 179 |
| Borrowings from revolving credit facilities | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Repayments of revolving credit facilities | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Payments of commercial paper, net | -539 | -1,055 | -74 | 1,132 |
| Proceeds from long-term debt and term loans, net | 3,955 | 6,044 | 2,089 | 4,493 |
| Payments of long-term debt and term loans, including make-whole premiums | 1,050 | 3,190 | 1,795 | 2,968 |
| Payment of debt issuance costs | 35 | 55 | 36 | 38 |
| Payment of dividends on common stock | 522 | 485 | 440 | 385 |
| Payment of dividends on preferred stock | 0 | 50 | 49 | 107 |
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net | 494 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Proceeds from issuance of series c preferred stock, net | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Redemption of series a preferred stock | 0 | 800 | - | - |
| Other financing activities, net | -28 | -25 | -7 | -5 |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 2,271 | 374 | -345 | 1,916 |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | -79 | 18 | -163 | 87 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 109 | 91 | 254 | 167 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 30 | 109 | 91 | 254 |
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