Capitalization

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

In February 2021, a subsidiary of the Clean Energy Businesses borrowed $250 million at a variable-rate, due 2028, secured by equity interests in four of the company’s solar electric production projects, the interest rate for which was swapped to a fixed rate of 3.39 percent.

In February 2021, a subsidiary of the Clean Energy Businesses entered into an agreement with a tax equity investor for the financing of a portfolio of three of the Clean Energy Businesses’ solar electric production projects (CED Nevada Virginia). Under the financing, the tax equity investor acquired a noncontrolling interest in the portfolio and will receive a percentage of earnings, tax attributes and cash flows. The tax equity investor’s funding obligation is subject to certain conditions precedent and a maximum funding obligation of $270 million. As of March 31, 2021, $39 million has been funded, with remaining amounts to be funded upon the satisfaction of the remaining conditions precedent, including the projects reaching commercial operation, which is expected to occur later this year. The Clean Energy Businesses will continue to consolidate this entity and will report the noncontrolling tax equity investor’s interest in the tax equity arrangement. See Note P.

In March 2021, a subsidiary of the Clean Energy Businesses agreed to issue $229 million aggregate principal amount of 3.77 percent senior notes, due 2046, that will be secured by equity interests in CED Nevada Virginia. The senior notes will be issued when each project reaches commercial operation, the proceeds of which will repay a portion of the borrowings outstanding under a construction loan facility. See Note D.

During the first quarter of 2021, Con Edison optionally prepaid the remaining $675 million outstanding under a February 2019 term loan prior to its maturity in June 2021.

The carrying amounts and fair values of long-term debt at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were:


(Millions of Dollars)	2021		2020
Long-Term Debt (including current portion) (a)	Carrying Amount	Fair Value	Carrying Amount	Fair Value
Con Edison	$21,916	$24,533	$22,349	$26,808
CECONY	$16,791	$19,251	$16,789	$20,974

(a)Amounts shown are net of unamortized debt expense and unamortized debt discount of $204 million and $173 million for Con Edison and CECONY, respectively, as of March 31, 2021 and $215 million and $176 million for Con Edison and CECONY, respectively, as of December 31, 2020.

The fair values of the Companies' long-term debt have been estimated primarily using available market information and at March 31, 2021 are classified as Level 2 (see Note O).