Debt and Credit Agreements

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Debt and Credit Agreements

Debt and Credit Agreements

Note 5. Debt and Credit Agreements

Long-Term Debt

In May 2011, SCE issued $500 million of 3.875% first and refunding mortgage bonds due in 2021. The proceeds from these bonds were used to repay commercial paper borrowings and to fund SCE's capital program.

In May 2011, SCE purchased $56 million of its tax-exempt bonds that were subject to remarketing and also converted these bonds to a variable rate structure. These bonds are held by SCE and remain outstanding and have not been retired or cancelled.

Project Financings

Walnut Creek

On July 27, 2011, EMG completed, through wholly owned subsidiaries, non-recourse financings to fund construction of the Walnut Creek project, a 479 MW natural gas-fired peaker plant in southern California. The financings included $122 million of letter of credit and working capital facilities, and also included floating rate construction loans totaling $495 million (with initial fundings of $48 million) that will convert to 10-year amortizing term loans by June 30, 2013, subject to meeting specified conditions.

As of July 27, 2011, EME entered into interest rate swap agreements and forward-starting interest rate swap agreements that converted the floating rate London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") construction loans to fixed rates. Under the interest rate swap agreements, EME will pay fixed rates of an average of 0.81% through May 31, 2013. Under the forward-starting swaps agreements, EME will pay an average fixed rate of 3.59% beginning June 30, 2013 through May 31, 2023. Interest under the project-level construction term loan of $442 million initially accrues at LIBOR plus 2.25% and increases by 0.25% after the third, sixth and ninth anniversaries. Interest on the intermediate holding company construction term loan of $53 million accrues at LIBOR plus 4.00% over the term.

Viento Funding II Wind Financing Amendment

In February 2011, EME completed, through its subsidiary, Viento Funding II, Inc., an amendment of its 2009 non-recourse financing of its interests in the Wildorado, San Juan Mesa and Elkhorn Ridge wind projects. The amendment increased the financing amount to $255 million, which included a $227 million ten-year term loan (expiring in December 2020), a $23 million seven-year letter of credit facility and a $5 million seven-year working capital facility. At June 30, 2011, $216 million was outstanding under this loan. The amount of outstanding letters of credit was $23 million. Interest under the term loan accrues at LIBOR plus 2.75% initially with the rate increasing 0.25% on every fourth anniversary.

Credit Agreements and Short-Term Debt

At June 30, 2011, SCE's outstanding short-term debt was $200 million at a weighted-average interest rate of 0.33%. This short-term debt was supported by a $2.4 billion credit facility. At December 31, 2010, there was no outstanding short-term debt. At June 30, 2011, letters of credit issued under SCE's credit facilities aggregated $71 million and are scheduled to expire in twelve months or less.

At June 30, 2011, Edison International (Parent)'s outstanding short-term debt was $79 million at a weighted-average interest rate of 0.55%. At December 31, 2010, the outstanding short-term debt was $19 million at a weighted-average interest rate of 0.63%.

Letters of Credit

At June 30, 2011, standby letters of credit under EME's credit facility aggregated $116 million and were scheduled to expire as follows: $39 million in 2011 and $77 million in 2012. The aggregate amount includes $39 million of letters of credit issued for the benefit of SCE, which is the power purchase agreement counterparty for the Walnut Creek project. In addition, letters of credit under EME's subsidiaries' credit facilities aggregated $51 million, $3 million of which was under the Midwest Generation, LLC (Midwest Generation) credit facility, and were scheduled to expire as follows: $7 million in 2011, $16 million in 2012, $10 million in 2017, and $18 million in 2018. Certain letters of credit are subject to automatic annual renewal provisions.