SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM DEBT

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM DEBT

SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM DEBT

Short-Term Debt - Commercial Paper Programs and Credit Agreements: Eversource parent has a $2.00 billion commercial paper program allowing Eversource parent to issue commercial paper as a form of short-term debt. Eversource parent, CL&P, PSNH, NSTAR Gas, Yankee Gas, EGMA and Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut are parties to a five-year $2.00 billion revolving credit facility, which terminates on October 15, 2026. This revolving credit facility serves to backstop Eversource parent's $2.00 billion commercial paper program.  

NSTAR Electric has a $650 million commercial paper program allowing NSTAR Electric to issue commercial paper as a form of short-term debt. NSTAR Electric is also a party to a five-year $650 million revolving credit facility, which terminates on October 15, 2026. The revolving credit facility serves to backstop NSTAR Electric's $650 million commercial paper program.  

The amount of borrowings outstanding and available under the commercial paper programs were as follows:

	Borrowings Outstanding as of				Available Borrowing Capacity as of				Weighted-Average Interest Rate as of
	March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021		March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021		March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
(Millions of Dollars)
Eversource Parent Commercial Paper Program	$	1,393.8	$	1,343.0	$	606.2	$	657.0	0.93	%	0.31	%
NSTAR Electric Commercial Paper Program	275.0		162.5		375.0		487.5		0.43	%	0.14	%

There were no borrowings outstanding on the revolving credit facilities as of March 31, 2022 or December 31, 2021.

CL&P and PSNH have uncommitted line of credit agreements totaling $450 million and $300 million, respectively, which will expire on May 12, 2022. There are no borrowings outstanding on either the CL&P or PSNH uncommitted line of credit agreements as of March 31, 2022.

Amounts outstanding under the commercial paper programs are included in Notes Payable and classified in current liabilities on the Eversource and NSTAR Electric balance sheets, as all borrowings are outstanding for no more than 364 days at one time.

The Company expects the future operating cash flows of Eversource, CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH, along with existing borrowing availability and access to both debt and equity markets, will be sufficient to meet any working capital and future operating requirements, and capital investment forecasted opportunities.

Intercompany Borrowings: Eversource parent uses its available capital resources to provide loans to its subsidiaries to assist in meeting their short-term borrowing needs. Eversource parent records intercompany interest income from its loans to subsidiaries, which is eliminated in consolidation. Intercompany loans from Eversource parent to its subsidiaries are eliminated in consolidation on Eversource's balance sheets. As of March 31, 2022, there were intercompany loans from Eversource parent to PSNH of $196.4 million and to a subsidiary of NSTAR Electric of $4.0 million. As of December 31, 2021, there were intercompany loans from Eversource parent to PSNH of $110.6 million. Intercompany loans from Eversource parent are included in Notes Payable to Eversource Parent and classified in current liabilities on the respective subsidiary's balance sheets.

Long-Term Debt Issuances and Repayments: The following table summarizes long-term debt issuances and repayments:

(Millions of Dollars)	Issuance/(Repayment)		Issue Date or Repayment Date	Maturity Date	Use of Proceeds for Issuance/ Repayment Information
Eversource Parent 2.90% Series V Senior Notes	$	650.0	February 2022	March 2027	Repaid Series K Senior Notes at maturity and short-term debt
Eversource Parent 3.38% Series W Senior Notes	650.0		February 2022	March 2032	Repaid Series K Senior Notes at maturity and short-term debt
Eversource Parent 2.75% Series K Senior Notes	(750.0)		March 2022	March 2022	Paid at maturity
Yankee Gas 8.48% Series B First Mortgage Bonds	(20.0)		March 2022	March 2022	Paid at maturity