PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC & GAS CO

We are a public utility holding company that, acting through our wholly owned subsidiaries, is a predominantly regulated electric and gas utility and a nuclear generation business. Our business plan focuses on achieving growth by allocating capital primarily toward regulated investments in an effort to continue to improve the sustainability and predictability of our business and realizing the value of the consistent and reliable carbon-free generation from our nuclear units. We are focused on investing to meet growing energy demand, modernize our energy infrastructure, improve reliability and resilience, increase EE to meet customer expectations and be well aligned with public policy objectives. With these investments and higher working capital recovery approved in the distribution rate case, our regulated rate base increased from approximately $34 billion as of December 31, 2024 to approximately $36 billion as of December 31, 2025. In addition, our nuclear facilities retain the downside price protection of a production tax credit (PTC) from 2024 through 2032.

For the years 2026-2030, our regulated capital investment program is estimated to be in a range of $22.5 billion to $25.5 billion. We expect these capital investments to result in a compound annual growth rate in our regulated rate base in a range of 6.0% to 7.5% from year-end 2025 to year-end 2030. The regulated capital investments represent the majority of PSEG’s total capital investment program of $24 billion to $28 billion. The low end of the range includes an extension of our Gas System

Modernization Program (GSMP) and Clean Energy Future (CEF)-EE program, as these programs are expected to continue beyond their currently approved time frames. The upper end of our capital investment range includes potential incremental investments to address continued demand growth and other investments to meet infrastructure needs and support New Jersey's clean energy goals.

PSE&G

At PSE&G, our focus is on investing capital in T&D infrastructure and clean energy programs to meet growing demand, enhance the reliability and resiliency of our T&D system, meet customer expectations and support public policy objectives.

In 2024, the BPU approved our CEF-EE II filing authorizing approximately $2.9 billion for energy efficiency projects committed between January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027, to be completed over an expected six-year period. The Order approved a program investment budget of approximately $1.9 billion, net of administrative expenses, and approximately $1 billion to continue our customer on-bill repayment program.

In November 2025, the BPU issued an Order approving PSE&G’s GSMP III program, authorizing $1.05 billion of capital investment to replace 525 miles of high pressure cast iron gas mains and unprotected steel mains, with cost recovery through three periodic rate adjustments as portions of the investment are put into service. In that Order, the BPU also authorized $360 million of investment to replace an additional 75 miles of gas main, with cost recovery to be requested in a future base rate case. Investment under the GSMP III program began in 2026 and will continue through December 2028, plus trailing services replacement and paving costs into 2029.

PSEG Power

At PSEG Power, we seek to produce low-cost electricity by efficiently operating our nuclear generation assets, mitigate earnings volatility through hedging and the PTC mechanism, and support public policies that preserve these existing carbon-free base load nuclear generating plants. During the first three months of 2026, our nuclear units generated approximately 8 terawatt hours and operated at a capacity factor of 95.5%. Effective April 2025, PSEG Power revised the estimated useful lives for the Salem 1, Salem 2 and Hope Creek nuclear plants due to our expectation that a 20-year license extension will be approved for these facilities. In 2025, we also completed work to extend the refueling cycle at our Hope Creek facility from 18 months to 24 months. In addition, we are planning power uprates at Salem Units 1 and 2 that will increase generation capacity and reliability and support long-term operation of these units, including through a potential subsequent license renewal.

Our hedging strategy continues to incorporate an estimated range of risk reduction impacts from the PTCs on our nuclear generation portfolio while retaining the ability to benefit when market pricing exceeds the level at which we would receive PTCs. As of December 31, 2025, we expect that our current portfolio position for 2026 will result in the realized value of our nuclear generation output being above the level at which we would receive PTCs. Our strategy will continue to evolve taking into account energy market conditions, PTC guidance uncertainty, and potential incremental changes upon receiving U.S. Treasury guidance. In addition, we continue to explore opportunities for the potential sale of power, capacity and/or emission credits from our nuclear facilities pursuant to long-term agreements.

Climate Strategy and Sustainability Efforts

We remain guided by our vision to power a future where people use energy more efficiently, and it’s safer and delivered more reliably than ever. Our investments remain focused on infrastructure modernization, energy efficiency, and supporting growing customer demand, as well as New Jersey's long-term energy goals.

PSE&G has undertaken a number of initiatives that support the reduction of GHG emissions, including our implementation of New Jersey's EE and related programs that are intended to support New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan (EMP) and Gubernatorial Executive Orders through programs designed to help customers use energy more efficiently, reduce GHG emissions, support the expansion of the EV infrastructure in New Jersey, install energy storage capacity to supplement solar generation and enhance grid resiliency, install smart meters and supporting infrastructure to allow for the integration of other clean energy technologies and to more efficiently respond to weather and other outage events.

We continue to assess physical risks of climate change and adapt our capital investment program to improve the reliability and resiliency of our system in an environment of increasing frequency and severity of weather events. PSE&G is committed to the safe and reliable delivery of natural gas to approximately 1.9 million customers throughout New Jersey and we are equally committed to reducing GHG emissions associated with such operations. The GSMP is designed to improve safety and reliability and significantly reduce natural gas leaks in our distribution system, which would reduce the release of methane, a potent GHG, into the air. From 2018 through 2025 we reduced reported methane emissions by over 34% system wide.

We also continue to focus on working to preserve the economic viability of our nuclear units, which provide over 80% of the carbon-free energy in New Jersey. These efforts include reducing market risk by advocating for state and federal policies, such as the PTC established by the IRA, and capacity market reform and related generator interconnection policies at PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) that recognize the value of our nuclear fleet’s carbon-free generation and its contribution to grid reliability and resource adequacy, and potential long-term contracts that recognize the value of its consistent and reliable carbon-free energy.

Competitively Bid, FERC Regulated Transmission Projects

PSEG continues to evaluate additional investment opportunities in regulated transmission. In December 2023, PJM awarded us an approximately $424 million project to address increasing load and reliability issues in Maryland and northern Virginia as part of its 2022 Window 3 competitive solicitation. PJM has directed that the project be placed in service in 2027. However, based on the procedural timeline established by order of the Maryland Public Service Commission, we do not currently believe a 2027 in-service date for the project is reasonably achievable. We are continuing to take all available steps to obtain approvals for timely project execution. We cannot predict the outcome.

PSEG will continue to evaluate opportunities to participate in transmission solicitation processes and may decide to submit bids for these opportunities, some of which could be material investments.

PSEG LI

PSEG LI has been operating LIPA’s electric T&D system in Long Island, New York since 2014 under a 12-year OSA with LIPA that expired on December 31, 2025. In 2025, a five year extension of the contract was approved. A competitor in the contract bidding process filed litigation against LIPA challenging the process. LIPA filed a motion to dismiss the competitor’s claim as untimely, which was granted by the New York Supreme Court in December 2025. The competitor filed an appeal in January 2026.

Financial Results

The results for PSEG, PSE&G and PSEG Power & Other for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 are presented as follows:

(A)

Other includes after-tax activities at the parent company, PSEG LI, and Energy Holdings as well as intercompany eliminations.

PSEG Power’s results above include the Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund activity and the impacts of non-trading commodity mark-to-market (MTM) activity, which consist of the financial impact from positions with future delivery dates.

The variances in our Net Income attributable to changes related to the NDT Fund and MTM are shown in the following table:

(A)

NDT Fund activity includes gains and losses on NDT securities which are recorded in Net Gains (Losses) on Trust Investments. See Item 1. Note 6. Trust Investments for additional information. NDT Fund activity also includes interest and dividend income and other costs related to the NDT Fund recorded in Net Other Income (Deductions), interest accretion expense on PSEG Power’s nuclear Asset Retirement Obligation (ARO) recorded in Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Expense and the depreciation related to the ARO asset recorded in Depreciation and Amortization (D&A) Expense.

(B)

Net of tax expense of $1 million and $6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

(C)

Net of tax benefit of $11 million and $53 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

Our increase in Net Income for the three months ended March 31, 2026 versus the comparable period in 2025 was driven primarily by continued investment in T&D clause programs at PSE&G and higher gas sales and capacity revenues at PSEG Power, combined with MTM and NDT activity, as shown in the table above.

Regulatory, Legislative and Other Developments

We closely monitor and engage with stakeholders on significant regulatory and legislative developments.

Transmission Rate Proceedings and Return on Equity (ROE)

Under current FERC rules, PSE&G continues to earn a 50 basis point adder to its base ROE for its membership in PJM as a transmission owner. However, certain regulatory or legislative actions could potentially lead to the loss of this adder which, if eliminated, would prospectively reduce PSE&G’s annual Net Income and annual cash inflows by approximately $40 million.

New Jersey Clean Energy Stakeholder Proceedings

In February 2023, the previous governor of New Jersey issued executive orders (EOs) that establish or accelerate previously established 2050 targets for clean-sourced energy, building decarbonization, and EV adoption goals, with new target dates of 2030 or 2035, as applicable. In November 2025 the BPU released the updated Energy Master Plan (EMP) that presents potential pathways toward meeting New Jersey’s clean energy and decarbonization goals. Given the new administration took office in January 2026, it is not clear how the EMP might influence New Jersey’s energy policy and we cannot predict the impact on our business that might result.

Environmental Regulation

We are subject to liability under environmental laws for the costs and penalties of remediating contamination of property now or formerly owned by us and of property contaminated by hazardous substances that we generated. In particular, the historic operations of PSEG companies and the operations of numerous other companies within the Newark Bay Complex are alleged by federal and state agencies to have discharged substantial contamination into the Newark Bay Complex in violation of various statutes. The Newark Bay Complex is a tidal estuary in northern New Jersey that includes Newark Bay, as well as portions of the Passaic River, the Hackensack River and other surrounding waterways. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated various portions of the Newark Bay Complex as federal Superfund sites that must be investigated and remediated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980.

In addition, PSEG Power has retained ownership of certain liabilities excluded from the sale of its fossil generation portfolio, primarily related to obligations under New Jersey and Connecticut state laws to investigate and remediate the sites. We are also currently involved in a number of proceedings relating to sites where other hazardous substances may have been discharged and may be subject to additional proceedings in the future, and the costs and penalties of any such remediation efforts could be material.

For further information regarding the matters described above, as well as other matters that may impact our financial condition and results of operations, see Item 1. Note 8. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities.

Nuclear

In May 2025, PSEG Power’s Salem 1, Salem 2 and Hope Creek nuclear plants zero emission certificate (ZEC) sales concluded. Pursuant to a process established by the BPU, ZECs were purchased from these nuclear plants by the electric distribution companies (EDCs) in New Jersey. As previously noted, the Federal government established a PTC for electricity generated using existing nuclear energy, which began January 2024 and continues through 2032 and impacted PSEG Power's decision not to apply for the ZEC three-year eligibility period which began June 2025. The expected PTC rate is up to $15/MWh subject to adjustment based upon a facility’s gross receipts. The PTC rate and the gross receipts threshold are subject to annual inflation adjustments. ZEC revenue recorded has been reduced by the estimated PTCs generated from these nuclear plants. The PTC amounts recorded to date are subject to change based on several factors, including but not limited to, adjustments to estimated market prices and generation and the issuance of authoritative guidance by the U.S. Treasury/the Internal Revenue Service, including clarification of the definition of “gross receipts” used to determine the phase out. Any adjustments to amounts previously recorded could be material. We continue to analyze the impact of the PTC, including any future guidance from the U.S. Treasury to assess any impact of PTCs on expected ZEC payments and/or any future ZEC application periods. For additional information, see Item 1. Note 2. Revenues.

Demand, Supply and Energy Costs

An increasing demand for power and a lack of sufficient new generation resources in PJM and in New Jersey, has raised resource adequacy concerns and resulted in higher electricity costs for our customers in 2025. Prices from the July 2024 PJM annual capacity market auction, which were approximately 10 times higher than prices from the 2023 auction and which impacted customer bills, provoked concern from state regulators and legislators and have created regulatory uncertainty. Prices from the July 2025 capacity market auction were higher than those produced by the July 2024 auction and PJM indicated that the prices would have been even higher if not for the existence of a FERC-approved ceiling, which remained in effect for the December 2025 auction. In February 2026, PJM filed with FERC a proposal to extend the price cap for another two delivery years (2028/29 and 2029/30) and, in April 2026, FERC issued an order accepting PJM’s proposal. In January 2026, the White House’s National Energy Dominance Council signed an agreement with the governors of all 13 states in the PJM region that memorializes a “statement of principles” intended to prompt PJM to make major changes to its capacity market, including running a “reliability backstop auction” to procure new generation capacity to provide up to 15-year “price certainty”. PJM has committed to run this backstop auction and is targeting a September 2026 date following FERC approval of all needed rule changes. There are outstanding questions associated with this auction, including around the role to be played by electric utilities in both setting the procurement target and purchasing the capacity from PJM during the auction, which could create collection risk for both PSE&G and its customers. In addition, in 2025, FERC both issued an order that will encourage optionality for “large load” customers by facilitating co-location with generation, and initiated a rulemaking to establish definitive rules for future large customer connections intended to ensure reliability and address resource adequacy concerns. We cannot predict the outcome of these proceedings and their impact on our business.

Federal and State Executive Orders and State Legislative and Other Activity

There have been a number of federal executive orders during the past year, including but not limited to orders requiring retiring generating units to stay on-line beyond their retirement date to mitigate system reliability risk and orders imposing widespread and substantial tariffs on imports.

There has been increased New Jersey state legislative activity and executive orders regarding energy affordability, resource adequacy and regulatory topics. In 2025, per direction to EDCs from the BPU, PSE&G took steps to mitigate the impacts of increasing electricity costs resulting from capacity market price increases, including the implementation of extended deferred payment arrangements. Further, the New Jersey legislature enacted a law prohibiting disconnection for non-payment during the period June 15 through August 31, beginning in 2026, and for such period annually thereafter, for certain qualified electric and gas customers. Both of these actions increased our bad debt expense in 2025, with potential additional increases in the future.

In January 2026, the New Jersey Governor issued executive orders directing the BPU within its legal authority to mitigate electric rate increases through state funding during 2026 as well as other actions, and to advance resource adequacy solutions, in New Jersey. It is not clear how these orders might influence New Jersey’s energy policy.

We cannot predict the impacts on our supply chain, business, cash flow, results of operations and financial condition from the federal and state legislative activity and executive orders, certain of which may require regulatory actions to implement.

Interest Rate Matters

PSEG’s long-term financing plan is designed to replace maturities and support funding its capital program. Given our financing needs, the prevailing interest rate environment will be a key factor in determining interest expense on variable-rate debt and long-term rates on future financing plans. In order to increase the predictability of interest expense, we may use interest rate hedges to help limit our exposure to fluctuating interest rates and fix a portion of our interest rate exposure for anticipated long-term financing plans at PSEG and PSEG Power. PSE&G’s interest rate risk is moderated due to annual transmission rate filings and distribution recoveries through periodic rate filings.

Tax Legislation

The enactment, amendment or repeal of federal or state tax legislation and/or the clarification of previously enacted tax laws could have a material impact on our effective tax rate and cash tax position.

In August 2022, the IRA enacted a 15% corporate alternative minimum tax (CAMT), which is based on adjusted financial statement income, and established a PTC for existing qualified nuclear facilities. However, aspects of the IRA provisions for CAMT and PTCs remain unclear; therefore, the issuance of future authoritative guidance could materially impact PSEG’s and PSE&G’s results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

Future Outlook

Our future success will be influenced by our ability to continue to maintain strong operational and financial performance, address regulatory and legislative developments that impact our business and respond to the issues and challenges described below. In order to do this, we will seek to:

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obtain approval of and execute on our utility capital investment program to meet increasing customer demand, modernize our infrastructure, improve the reliability and resilience of the service we provide to our customers, and align our sustainability and climate goals with New Jersey’s energy policy;

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obtain a fair return for our T&D investments through our transmission formula rate, existing rate incentives, distribution infrastructure and clean energy investment programs and periodic distribution base rate case proceedings;

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focus on controlling costs while maintaining safety, reliability and customer satisfaction and complying with applicable standards and requirements;

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manage the risks and opportunities in federal and state policies related to energy;

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advocate for appropriate regulatory guidance on the PTC to ensure long-term support for New Jersey’s largest carbon-free generation resource, and adapt our hedging program accordingly, and realize the value of our consistent and reliable, carbon-free nuclear output;

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engage constructively with our multiple stakeholders, including regulators, government officials, customers, employees, investors, suppliers and the communities in which we do business or are seeking to do business; and

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deliver on our human capital management strategy to attract, develop and retain a high-performing diverse workforce.

In addition to the risks described elsewhere in this Form 10-Q for 2026 and beyond, the key issues and challenges we expect our business to confront include:

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regulatory and political uncertainty with regard to Federal and State energy and related policies, including transmission planning and rates policy, the role of distribution utilities and decarbonization impacts, design of energy and capacity markets, resource adequacy and affordability, tax regulation and environmental regulation, as well as with respect to the outcome of any legal, regulatory or other proceedings;

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performance of the financial markets, including the impact on our pension funding requirements and interest rates on our future financing plans;

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continuing to manage costs and maintain affordable customer rates, which could impact customer collections, investment programs and have other impacts;

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the increasing frequency, sophistication and magnitude of cybersecurity attacks against us and our respective vendors and business partners who may have our sensitive information and/or access to our environment, and the increasing frequency and magnitude of physical attacks on electric and gas infrastructure;

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future changes in federal and state tax laws or any other associated tax guidance; and

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the impact of changes in energy demand, natural gas and electricity prices and PJM’s challenge to ensure resource adequacy to meet demand growth amidst efforts to decarbonize several sectors of the economy.

We continually assess a broad range of strategic options to maximize long-term shareholder value and address the interests of our multiple stakeholders. We consider a wide variety of factors when determining how and when to efficiently deploy capital, including the performance and prospects of our businesses; returns and the sustainability and predictability of future earnings streams; the views of investors, regulators, public policy initiatives, rating agencies, customers and employees; our existing indebtedness and restrictions it imposes; and tax considerations, among other things. Strategic options available to us include:

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investments in PSE&G, including T&D facilities to enhance reliability, resiliency and modernize the system to meet the growing needs and increasingly higher expectations of customers, and clean energy investments, including our EE programs;

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continued operation of our nuclear generation facilities that are expected to be supported by the PTC through 2032, nuclear capacity uprates, such as our planned Salem power uprate supported by a clean energy PTC, as well as obtaining license extensions and energy, capacity and/or emission credit sales with potential customers seeking consistent and reliable carbon-free power;

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opportunities that may arise from our enabling of or involvement in new nuclear projects;

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investments in generation and battery storage through BPU or other similar solicitations;

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investments in competitive, regulated transmission through PJM and other RTO/ISO processes; and

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acquisitions, dispositions, development and other transactions involving our common stock, assets or businesses that could provide value to customers and shareholders.

There can be no assurance, however, that we will successfully develop and execute any of the strategic options noted above, or any additional options we may consider in the future. The execution of any such strategic plan may not have the expected benefits or may have unexpected adverse consequences.