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DEBT
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
DEBT DEBT
Debtor-In-Possession Facilities

In connection with the Chapter 11 Cases, PG&E Corporation and the Utility entered into the DIP Credit Agreement, among the Utility, as borrower, PG&E Corporation, as guarantor, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, Citibank, N.A., as collateral agent, and the lenders and issuing banks party thereto (together with such other financial institutions from time to time party thereto, the “DIP Lenders”). The DIP Credit Agreement provides for $5.5 billion in senior secured superpriority debtor in possession credit facilities in the form of (i) a revolving credit facility in an aggregate amount of $3.5 billion (the “DIP Revolving Facility”), including a $1.5 billion letter of credit subfacility, (ii) a term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $1.5 billion (the “DIP Initial Term Loan Facility”) and (iii) a delayed draw term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $500 million (the “DIP Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility,” together with the DIP Revolving Facility and the DIP Initial Term Loan Facility, the “DIP Facilities”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein. The DIP Credit Agreement also provides for up to $4.0 billion of incremental facilities in the form of (i) one or more additional tranches of term loans or (ii) one or more increases in the aggregate amount of revolving commitments under the DIP Revolving Facility (together, the “Incremental Facilities”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein. The Incremental Facilities are uncommitted and would require approval from the Bankruptcy Court.

On the Petition Date, PG&E Corporation and the Utility filed a motion seeking, among other things, interim and final approval of the DIP Facilities, which motion was granted on an interim basis by the Bankruptcy Court following a hearing on January 31, 2019. As a result of the Bankruptcy Court’s interim approval of the DIP Facilities and the satisfaction of the other conditions thereof, the DIP Credit Agreement became effective on February 1, 2019 and a portion of the DIP Revolving Facility in the amount of $1.5 billion (including $750 million of the letter of credit subfacility) was made available to the Utility. On March 27, 2019, the Bankruptcy Court approved the DIP Facilities on a final basis, authorizing the Utility to borrow up to the remainder of the DIP Revolving Facility (including the remainder of the $1.5 billion letter of credit subfacility), the DIP Initial Term Loan Facility and the DIP Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility, in each case subject to the terms and conditions of the DIP Credit Agreement.

Borrowings under the DIP Facilities are senior secured obligations of the Utility, secured by substantially all of the Utility’s assets and entitled to superpriority administrative expense claim status in the Utility’s Chapter 11 Case. The Utility’s obligations under the DIP Facilities are guaranteed by PG&E Corporation, and such guarantee is a senior secured obligation of PG&E Corporation, secured by substantially all of PG&E Corporation’s assets and entitled to superpriority administrative expense claim status in PG&E Corporation’s Chapter 11 Case.

On February 1, 2019, the Utility borrowed $350 million under the DIP Revolving Facility. On April 3, 2019, following the Bankruptcy Court’s final approval of the DIP Facilities, the Utility borrowed $1.5 billion under the DIP Initial Term Loan Facility and repaid the $350 million outstanding under the DIP Revolving Facility.

The commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases constituted an event of default or termination event with respect to, and caused an automatic and immediate acceleration of the debt outstanding under or in respect of, certain instruments and agreements relating to direct financial obligations of PG&E Corporation and the Utility (the “Accelerated Direct Financial Obligations”). However, any efforts to enforce such payment obligations are automatically stayed as of the Petition Date, and are subject to the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Bankruptcy Court. The material Accelerated Direct Financial Obligations include the Utility’s outstanding senior notes, agreements in respect of certain series of pollution control bonds, and PG&E Corporation’s term loan facility, as well as short-term borrowings under PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s revolving credit facilities and the Utility’s term loan facility. For more information, see Note 15 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 2018 Form 10-K.

Debtor-in-Possession Financing

The following table summarizes the Utility’s outstanding borrowings and availability under the DIP Facilities at September 30, 2019:
(in millions)Termination
Date
Aggregate LimitTerm Loan BorrowingsRevolver
Borrowings
Letters of Credit OutstandingAggregate
Availability
DIP FacilitiesDecember 2020(1) $5,500  $1,500  $—  $599  $3,401  
(1) May be extended to December 2021, subject to satisfaction of certain terms and conditions, including payment of a 25 basis point extension fee.
As of September 30, 2019, PG&E Corporation and the Utility each had no commercial paper borrowings outstanding. PG&E Corporation and the Utility do not expect to be able to access the commercial paper market for the duration of the Chapter 11 Cases.

Debt

The following table summarizes PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s outstanding debt subject to compromise:
 Balance at
(in millions)Contractual Interest RatesSeptember 30, 2019December 31, 2018
Debt Subject to Compromise (1)
PG&E Corporation
Borrowings under Pre-Petition Credit Facility
PG&E Corporation Revolving Credit Facilities - Stated Maturity: 2022
variable rate (2)
$300  $300  
Other borrowings  
Term Loan - Stated Maturity: 2020  
 variable rate (3)
350  350  
Total PG&E Corporation Debt Subject to Compromise650  650  
Utility
Senior Notes - Stated Maturity:
2020  3.50%  800  800  
2021  3.25% to 4.25%550  550  
2022  2.45%  400  400  
2023  3.25% to 4.25%1,175  1,175  
2024 through 20472.95% to 6.35%14,600  14,600  
Unamortized discount, net of premium and debt issuance costs—  (178) 
Total Senior notes, net of premium and debt issuance costs17,525  17,347  
Pollution Control Bonds - Stated Maturity:
Series 2008 F and 2010 E, due 2026 (4)
1.75%  100  100  
Series 2009 A-B, due 2026 (5)
variable rate (6)
149  149  
Series 1996 C, E, F, 1997 B due 2026 (5)
variable rate (7)
614  614  
Total pollution control bonds863  863  
Borrowings under Pre-Petition Credit Facilities
Utility Revolving Credit Facilities - Stated Maturity: 2022 (8)
 variable rate (9)
2,888  2,965  
Other borrowings:
Term Loan - Stated Maturity: 2019
 variable rate (10)
250  250  
Total Borrowings under Pre-Petition Credit Facility Subject to Compromise3,138  3,215  
Total Utility Debt Subject to Compromise21,526  21,425  
Total PG&E Corporation Consolidated Debt Subject to Compromise$22,176  $22,075  
(1) Debt subject to compromise must be reported at the amounts expected to be allowed by the Bankruptcy Court and the carrying values will be adjusted as claims are approved. Total Utility Debt Subject to Compromise does not include $287 million of accrued contractual interest to the Petition Date. At March 31, 2019, PG&E Corporation and the Utility wrote off $178 million of unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discount to present the debt subject to compromise at the outstanding face value. The write-offs are included within long-term regulatory assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Notes 2 and 4 for further details.
(2) At September 30, 2019, the contractual LIBOR-based interest rate on loans was 3.49%.
(3) At September 30, 2019, the contractual LIBOR-based interest rate on the term loan was 3.22%.
(4) Pollution Control Bonds series 2008F and 2010E were reissued in June 2017.  Although the stated maturity date for both series is 2026, these bonds have a mandatory redemption date of May 31, 2022.
(5) Each series of these bonds is supported by a separate direct-pay letter of credit. Following the Utility’s Chapter 11 filing, investors in these bonds drew on the letter of credit facilities. The letter of credit facility supporting the Series 2009 A-B bonds matured on June 5, 2019. In December 2015, the maturity dates of the letter of credit facilities supporting the Series 1996 C, E, F, 1997 B bonds were extended to December 1, 2020. Although the stated maturity date of these bonds is 2026, each series will remain outstanding only if the Utility extends or replaces the letter of credit related to the series or otherwise obtains consent from the issuer to the continuation of the series without a credit facility.
(6) At September 30, 2019, the contractual interest rate on the letter of credit facilities supporting these bonds was 8.20%.
(7) At September 30, 2019, the contractual interest rate on the letter of credit facilities supporting these bonds ranged from 8.20% to 8.33%.
(8) At September 30, 2019, excludes $23 million of undrawn letters of credit.
(9) At September 30, 2019, the contractual LIBOR-based interest rate on the loans was 3.29%.
(10) At September 30, 2019, the contractual LIBOR-based interest rate on the term loan was 2.62%.

Debt Commitments

See “Plan of Reorganization, RSA, Equity Backstop Commitments and Debt Commitments Letters” in Note 2 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements above for discussion of the debt commitments.