Debt

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

NOTE 4: DEBT

Senior Notes

In February 2014, the Utility issued $450 million principal amount of 3.75% Senior Notes due February 15, 2024 and $450 million principal amount of 4.75% Senior Notes due February 15, 2044. The proceeds were used to repay the 4.80% Senior Notes, in the principal outstanding amount of $539 million, to fund capital expenditures, and for general corporate purposes. In addition, in May 2014, the Utility issued $300 million principal amount of Floating Rate Senior Notes due May 11, 2015. The proceeds were used for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of a portion of the Utility's outstanding commercial paper.

In February 2014, PG&E Corporation issued $350 million principal amount of 2.40% Senior Notes due March 1, 2019. The proceeds were used to repay the 5.75% Senior Notes, in the principal outstanding amount of $350 million.

Revolving Credit Facilities and Commercial Paper Program

In April 2014, PG&E Corporation and the Utility each extended the termination dates of their existing revolving credit facilities by one year from April 1, 2018 to April 1, 2019. PG&E Corporation and the Utility can issue commercial paper up to the maximum amounts of $300 million and $1.75 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.

The following table summarizes PG&E Corporation's and the Utility's outstanding borrowings at June 30, 2014 :

					Letters of
	Termination	Facility			Credit				Commercial		Facility
(in millions)	Date	Limit			Outstanding		Borrowings		Paper		Availability
PG&E Corporation	April 2019	$	300	⁽¹⁾	$	-	$	-	$	112	$	188
Utility	April 2019		3,000	⁽²⁾		86	$	-		1,041		1,873
Total revolving
credit facilities		$	3,300		$	86	$	-	$	1,153	$	2,061

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

⁽²⁾ Includes a $1.0 billion sublimit for letters of credit and a $300 million commitment for loans that are made available on a same-day basis and are repayable in full within 7 days.

Pollution Control Bonds

At June 30, 2014, 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 ranged from 0.01% to 0.04%. At June 30, 2014, the interest rates on the $309 million principal amount of pollution control bonds Series 2009 A-D and the related loan agreements ranged from 0.01% to 0.04%.

- Definition

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