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Debt
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Debt

NOTE 4: DEBT

 

Revolving Credit Facilities and Commercial Paper Program

 

  The following table summarizes PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s outstanding borrowings under their revolving credit facilities and commercial paper programs at September 30, 2015:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letters of

 

 

 

 

 

Termination

 

Facility

 

Credit

 

Commercial

 

Facility

(in millions)

Date

 

Limit

 

Outstanding

 

Paper

 

Availability

PG&E Corporation

April 2020

 

$

300 

(1)

$

- 

 

$

- 

 

$

300 

Utility

April 2020

 

 

3,000 

(2)

 

34 

 

 

881 

 

 

2,085 

Total revolving

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

credit facilities

 

 

$

3,300 

 

$

34 

 

$

881 

 

$

2,385 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes a $50 million sublimit for letters of credit and a $100 million commitment for “swingline” loans defined as loans that are made available on a same-day basis and are repayable in full within 7 days.

(2) Includes a $500 million sublimit for letters of credit and a $75 million commitment for swingline loans.

 

On April 27, 2015, PG&E Corporation and the Utility amended and restated their respective $300 million and $3.0 billion revolving credit facilities.  The amendments and restatements extended the termination dates of the credit facilities from April 1, 2019 to April 27, 2020, reduced the amount of lender commitments to the letter of credit sublimits from $100 million to $50 million for PG&E Corporation’s credit facility and from $1.0 billion to $500 million for the Utility’s credit facility, and reduced the swingline commitment on the Utility’s credit facility from $300 million to $75 million.

 

In July 2015, the Utility increased the commercial paper program limit from $1.75 billion to $2.5 billion.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility can issue commercial paper up to the maximum amounts of $300 million and $2.5 billion, respectively.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility treat the amount of outstanding commercial paper as a reduction to the amount available under their respective revolving credit facilities.

 

Issuances and Maturities

 

In June 2015, the Utility issued $400 million principal amount of 3.50% Senior Notes due June 15, 2025 and $100 million of 4.30% Senior Notes due March 15, 2045.  The proceeds were used for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of a portion of the Utility’s outstanding commercial paper.  In addition, $300 million principal amount of the Utility’s Floating Rate Senior Notes matured in May 2015.

 

Variable Rate Interest

 

At September 30, 2015, the interest rates on the $614 million principal amount of pollution control bonds Series 1996 C, E, F, and 1997 B and the related loan agreements were 0.01%.  At September 30, 2015, the interest rates on the $309 million principal amount of pollution control bonds Series 2009 A-D and the related loan agreements were 0.01%.