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Short-Term Borrowings and Bank Lines of Credit (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Short-term Debt [Line Items]  
Liquidity
FirstEnergy’s available liquidity from external sources as of January 31, 2017 was as follows:
Borrower(s)
 
Type
 
Maturity
 
Commitment
 
Available Liquidity
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In millions)
FirstEnergy(1)
 
Revolving
 
December 2021
 
$
4,000

 
$
1,341

FET(2)
 
Revolving
 
December 2021
 
1,000

 
1,000

 
 
 
 
Subtotal
 
$
5,000

 
$
2,341

 
 
 
 
Cash
 

 
308

 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
5,000

 
$
2,649


(1)
FE and the Utilities.
(2)
Includes FET, ATSI and TrAIL
Borrowing sub-limits for each borrower and limitations on short-term indebtedness
The following table summarizes the borrowing sub-limits for each borrower under the facilities, the limitations on short-term indebtedness applicable to each borrower under current regulatory approvals and applicable statutory and/or charter limitations, as of December 31, 2016:

Borrower
 
Revolving Credit Facility Sub-Limits
 
Regulatory and Other Short-Term Debt Limitations
 
 
 
(In millions)
 
FE
 
 
$
4,000

 
 
$

(1) 
FET
 
 
1,000

 
 

(1) 
OE
 
 
500

 
 
500

(2) 
CEI
 
 
500

 
 
500

(2) 
TE
 
 
500

 
 
500

(2) 
JCP&L
 
 
600

 
 
500

(2) 
ME
 
 
300

 
 
500

(2) 
PN
 
 
300

 
 
300

(2) 
WP
 
 
200

 
 
200

(2) 
MP
 
 
500

 
 
500

(2) 
PE
 
 
150

 
 
150

(2) 
ATSI
 
 
500

 
 
500

(2) 
Penn
 
 
50

 
 
100

(2) 
TrAIL
 
 
400

 
 
400

(2) 
MAIT
 
 
400

 
 
400

(2)(3) 

(1)
No limitations.
(2)
Excluding amounts which may be borrowed under the regulated companies' money pool.
Weighted average interest rates on short-term borrowings outstanding
The weighted average interest rates on short-term borrowings outstanding, including borrowings under the FirstEnergy Money Pools, as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, were as follows:
 
 
2016
 
2015
FirstEnergy
 
2.47
%
 
2.16
%
FES  
Short-term Debt [Line Items]  
Liquidity
FES had $101 million (payable to AE Supply) and $8 million of short-term borrowings as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. FES' available liquidity as of January 31, 2017 was as follows:
Type
 
Commitment
 
Available Liquidity
 
 
(In millions)
Two-year secured credit facility with FE
 
$
500

 
$
500

Cash
 

 
2

 
 
$
500

 
$
502