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Short-Term Borrowings and Bank Lines of Credit (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Short-term Borrowings and Bank Lines of Credit [Abstract]  
Liquidity
. FirstEnergy’s available liquidity as of January 31, 2013, was as follows:
Borrower(s)
 
Type
 
Maturity
 
Commitment
 
Available Liquidity
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In millions)
FirstEnergy(1)
 
Revolving
 
May 2017
 
$
2,000

 
$
776

FES / AE Supply
 
Revolving
 
May 2017
 
2,500

 
2,488

FET(2)
 
Revolving
 
May 2017
 
1,000

 

AGC
 
Revolving
 
Dec. 2013
 
50

 
15

 
 
 
 
Subtotal
 
$
5,550

 
$
3,279

 
 
 
 
Cash
 

 
61

 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
5,550

 
$
3,340


(1) 
FE and the Utilities
(2) 
Includes FET, ATSI and TrAIL as subsidiary borrowers
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, as well as 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, 2012:

Borrower
 
Revolving Credit Facility Sub-Limit
 
Regulatory and Other Short-Term Debt Limitations
 
 
 
(In millions)
 
FE
 
 
$
2,000

 
 

(1) 
FES
 
 
$
1,500

 
 

(2) 
AE Supply
 
 
$
1,000

 
 

(2) 
FET
 
 
$
1,000

 
 
$

(1) 
OE
 
 
$
500

 
 
$
500

 
CEI
 
 
$
500

 
 
$
500

 
TE
 
 
$
500

 
 
$
500

 
JCP&L
 
 
$
425

 
 
$
850

(3) 
ME
 
 
$
300

 
 
$
500

(3) 
PN
 
 
$
300

 
 
$
300

(3) 
WP
 
 
$
200

 
 
$
200

(3) 
MP
 
 
$
150

 
 
$
150

(3) 
PE
 
 
$
150

 
 
$
150

(3) 
ATSI
 
 
$
100

 
 
$
100

 
Penn
 
 
$
50

 
 
$
50

(3) 
TrAIL
 
 
$
200

 
 
$
400

 
(1) 
No limitations.
(2) 
No limitation based upon blanket financing authorization from the FERC under existing open market tariffs.
(3) 
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, 2012 and 2011, were as follows:
 
 
2012
 
2011
FirstEnergy
 
1.97
%
 
%
FES
 
%
 
0.53
%
JCP&L
 
0.85
%
 
0.51
%