SB 901 SECURITIZATION AND CUSTOMER CREDIT TRUST

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

SB 901 SECURITIZATION AND CUSTOMER CREDIT TRUST

DEBT

Credit Facilities

The following table summarizes PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s outstanding borrowings and availability under their credit facilities as of March 31, 2023:

(in millions)	Termination Date	Maximum Facility Limit			Loans Outstanding		Letters of Credit Outstanding		Facility Availability
Utility revolving credit facility	June 2027	$	4,400	(1)	$	(1,170)	$	(902)	$	2,328
Utility Receivables Securitization Program (2)	September 2024	1,230		(3)	(1,230)		—		—		(3)
PG&E Corporation revolving credit facility	June 2025	500			—		—		500
Total credit facilities		$	6,130		$	(2,400)	$	(902)	$	2,828

(1) Includes a $1.5 billion letter of credit sublimit.

(2) For more information on the Receivables Securitization Program, see “Variable Interest Entities” in Note 2 above.

(3) The amount the Utility may borrow under the Receivables Securitization Program is limited to the lesser of the facility limit and the facility availability. The facility limit fluctuates between $1.0 billion and $1.5 billion depending on the periods set forth in the transaction documents. Further, the facility availability may vary based on the amount of accounts receivable that the Utility owns that are eligible for sale to the SPV and the portion of those accounts receivable that are sold to the SPV that are eligible for advances by the lenders under the Receivables Securitization Program.

Utility

On April 18, 2023, the Utility amended its existing term loan agreement to extend the maturity of the $125 million 364-day tranche loan thereunder from April 19, 2023 to April 16, 2024. The 364-day tranche loan bears interest based on the Utility’s election of either (1) Term SOFR (plus a 0.10% credit spread adjustment) plus an applicable margin of 1.375%, or (2) the alternative base rate plus an applicable margin of 0.375%.

Long-Term Debt Issuances and Redemptions

Utility

On January 6, 2023, the Utility completed the sale of (i) $750 million aggregate principal amount of 6.150% First Mortgage Bonds due 2033 and (ii) $750 million aggregate principal amount of 6.750% First Mortgage Bonds due 2053. The proceeds were used for the repayment of borrowings outstanding under the Utility’s revolving credit facility pursuant to the Utility Revolving Credit Agreement.

On March 30, 2023, the Utility completed the sale of $750 million aggregate principal amount of 6.70% First Mortgage Bonds due 2053. The Utility intends to disburse or allocate an amount equal to the net proceeds to finance or refinance, in whole or in part, new or existing eligible green projects and eligible social projects. Pending full disbursement or allocation, the proceeds were used for the repayment of a portion of the loans outstanding under the Utility’s revolving credit facility pursuant to the Utility Revolving Credit Agreement.

SB 901 SECURITIZATION AND CUSTOMER CREDIT TRUST Pursuant to the financing order for the SB 901 securitization transactions, the Utility sold its right to receive revenues from the non-bypassable fixed recovery charges (“SB 901 Recovery Property”) to PG&E Wildfire Recovery Funding LLC, which, in turn, issued the recovery bonds secured by separate fixed recovery charges and separate SB 901 Recovery Property. The fixed recovery charges are designed to recover the full scheduled principal amount of the applicable series of recovery bonds along with any associated interest and financing costs. In the context of the consumer harm threshold decision, which is intended to insulate customers from the fixed recovery charge, there is a customer credit which is designed to equal the recovery bond principal, interest, and financing costs over the life of the recovery bonds. The customer credit is funded by the customer credit trust (see Note 9). The fixed recovery charges and customer credits are presented on a net basis in Operating Revenues in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and had no net impact on Operating Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Upon issuance of the Series 2022-A Recovery Bonds in May 2022 (“inception”), the Utility recorded a $5.5 billion SB 901 securitization regulatory asset reflecting PG&E Wildfire Recovery Funding LLC’s right to recover $7.5 billion in wildfire claims costs associated with the 2017 Northern California wildfires, partially offset by the $2.0 billion in required upfront shareholder contributions to the customer credit trust. Of the $2.0 billion in required upfront shareholder contributions, $1.0 billion was contributed to the customer credit trust in 2022, and $1.0 billion is required to be contributed in 2024. The Utility also recorded a $5.54 billion SB 901 securitization regulatory liability at inception, which represents certain shareholder tax benefits the Utility had previously recognized that will be returned to customers. As the Fire Victim Trust sells the remaining shares it holds of PG&E Corporation common stock, the SB 901 securitization regulatory liability will increase, reflecting the recognition of additional income tax benefits, up to $7.59 billion. As these tax benefits are monetized, they will be contributed to the customer credit trust. The Utility expects to amortize the SB 901 securitization regulatory asset and liability over the life of the recovery bonds, with such amortization reflected in Operating and maintenance expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Utility recorded SB 901 securitization charges, net, of $273 million for tax benefits realized within income tax expense in the current year related to the Fire Victim Trust’s sale of PG&E Corporation common stock (See Note 6 below) and $87 million amortization of the regulatory asset and liability in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. SB 901 securitization charges are expected to increase in future periods, up to $2.09 billion, as the tax benefits described above are recognized and recorded within Deferred income taxes.

The following tables illustrate the changes in the SB 901 securitization’s impact on the Utility’s regulatory assets and liabilities since December 31, 2022:

SB 901 securitization regulatory asset (in millions)
Balance at December 31, 2022	$	5,378
Amortization	(49)
Balance at March 31, 2023	$	5,329

SB 901 securitization regulatory liability (in millions)
Balance at December 31, 2022	$	(5,800)
Amortization	136
Additions	(273)
Balance at March 31, 2023	$	(5,937)