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Debt and Credit Agreements (All Registrants)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt and Credit Agreements (All Registrants) Debt and Credit Agreements (All Registrants)
Short-Term Borrowings
Exelon Corporate, ComEd and BGE meet their short-term liquidity requirements primarily through the issuance of commercial paper. Generation and PECO meet their short-term liquidity requirements primarily through the issuance of commercial paper and borrowings from the Exelon intercompany money pool. Pepco, DPL, and ACE meet their short-term liquidity requirements primarily through the issuance of commercial paper and borrowings from the PHI intercompany money pool. PHI Corporate meets its short-term liquidity requirements primarily through the issuance of short-term notes and the Exelon intercompany money pool. The Registrants may use their respective credit facilities for general corporate purposes, including meeting short-term funding requirements and the issuance of letters of credit.
Commercial Paper
The following table reflects the Registrants' commercial paper programs as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. PECO had no commercial paper borrowings as of both March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
 
Outstanding Commercial
Paper as of
 
Average Interest Rate on
Commercial Paper Borrowings as of
Commercial Paper Issuer
March 31, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
 
March 31, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
Exelon(a)
$
979

 
$
870

 
2.91
%
 
2.25
%
Generation
595

 
320

 
2.01
%
 
1.84
%
ComEd

 
130

 
%
 
2.38
%
BGE
141

 
76

 
4.45
%
 
2.46
%
PHI(b)
108

 
208

 
4.25
%
 
N/A

PEPCO

 
82

 
%
 
2.56
%
DPL
54

 
56

 
4.17
%
 
2.02
%
ACE
54

 
70

 
4.32
%
 
2.43
%

__________
(a)
Includes outstanding commercial paper at Exelon Corporate of $135 million and $136 million with average interest rates on commercial paper borrowings of 4.20% and 1.92% at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
(b)
Includes the consolidated amounts of Pepco, DPL, and ACE.
On March 19, 2020, Generation borrowed $1.5 billion on its revolving credit facility due to disruptions in the commercial paper markets as a result of COVID-19, which is recorded in Long-term debt on Exelon’s and Generation’s Consolidated Balance Sheet. The funds were used to refinance commercial paper. Generation repaid the $1.5 billion borrowed on the revolving credit facility on April 3, 2020. As of March 31, 2020, the available capacity on Generation’s revolving credit facility was $2.4 billion. See Note 16Debt and Credit Agreements of the Exelon 2019 Form 10-K for additional information on the Registrants’ credit facilities.
Short-Term Loan Agreements
On March 23, 2017, Exelon Corporate entered into a term loan agreement for $500 million. The loan agreement was renewed on March 19, 2020 and will expire on March 18, 2021. Pursuant to the loan agreement, loans made thereunder bear interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 0.65% and all indebtedness thereunder is unsecured. The loan agreement is reflected in Exelon's Consolidated Balance Sheet within Short-Term borrowings.
On March 19, 2020, Generation entered into a term loan agreement for $200 million. The loan agreement has an expiration of March 18, 2021. Pursuant to the loan agreement, loans made thereunder bear interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 0.50% and all indebtedness thereunder is unsecured. The loan agreement is reflected in Generation's Consolidated Balance Sheet within Short-term borrowings.
On March 31, 2020, Generation entered into a term loan agreement for $300 million. The loan agreement has an expiration of March 30, 2021. Pursuant to the loan agreement, loans made thereunder bear interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 0.75% and all indebtedness thereunder is unsecured. The loan agreement is reflected in Generation's Consolidated Balance Sheet within Short-term borrowings.
Credit Agreements
On April 24, 2020, Exelon Corporate entered into a credit agreement establishing a $550 million 364-day revolving credit facility at a variable interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.75%. This facility will be used by Exelon as an additional source of short-term liquidity over the next 12 months.
Long-Term Debt
Issuance of Long-Term Debt
During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the following long-term debt was issued:
Company
 
Type
 
Interest Rate
 
Maturity
 
Amount
 
Use of Proceeds
Generation
 
Energy Efficiency Project Financing(a) 
 
3.95
%
 
August 31, 2020
 
$
2

 
Funding to install energy conservation measures for the Fort Meade project.
Generation
 
Energy Efficiency Project Financing(a)
 
2.53
%
 
April 30, 2021
 
1

 
Funding to install energy conservation measures for the Fort AP Hill project.
ComEd
 
First Mortgage Bonds, Series 129
 
3.00
%
 
March 1, 2050
 
650

 
Repay a portion of outstanding commercial paper obligations and to fund general corporate purposes.
ComEd
 
First Mortgage Bonds, Series 128
 
2.20
%
 
March 1, 2030
 
350

 
Repay a portion of outstanding commercial paper obligations and fund other general corporate purposes.
Pepco(b)
 
First Mortgage Bonds
 
2.53
%
 
February 25, 2030
 
150

 
Repay existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.

__________
(a)
For Energy Efficiency Project Financing, the maturity dates represent the expected date of project completion, upon which the respective customer assumes the outstanding debt.
(b)
On February 25, 2020, Pepco entered into a purchase agreement of First Mortgage Bonds for $150 million at 3.28% due on September 23, 2050. The closing date of the issuance is expected to occur in September 2020.
On April 1, 2020, Exelon Corporate issued notes for $1.25 billion at 4.05%, which are due in 2030 and notes for $750 million at 4.70%, which are due in 2050. A portion of the net proceeds from the sale of these notes, together with available cash balances, will be used to repay $900 million of Exelon Corporate notes maturing in June of 2020. The remainder of the net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.
Debt Covenants
As of March 31, 2020, the Registrants are in compliance with debt covenants, except for Antelope Valley's ongoing nonrecourse debt event of default as discussed below.
Nonrecourse Debt
Exelon and Generation have issued nonrecourse debt financing. Borrowings under these agreements are secured by the assets and equity of each respective project. The lenders do not have recourse against Exelon or Generation in the event of a default.
Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One.  In December 2011, the DOE Loan Programs Office issued a guarantee for up to $646 million for a nonrecourse loan from the Federal Financing Bank to support the financing of the construction of the Antelope Valley facility. The project became fully operational in 2014. The loan will mature on January 5, 2037. As of March 31, 2020, approximately $479 million was outstanding. In addition, Generation has issued letters of credit to support its equity investment in the project. As of March 31, 2020, Generation had $37 million in letters of
credit outstanding related to the project. In 2017, Generation’s interests in Antelope Valley were also contributed to and are pledged as collateral for the EGR IV financing structure referenced below.
Antelope Valley sells all of its output to PG&E through a PPA. On January 29, 2019, PG&E filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, which created an event of default for Antelope Valley’s nonrecourse debt that provides the lender with a right to accelerate amounts outstanding under the loan such that they would become immediately due and payable. As a result of the ongoing event of default and the absence of a waiver from the lender foregoing their acceleration rights, the debt was reclassified as current in Exelon’s and Generation’s Consolidated Balance Sheets in the first quarter of 2019 and continues to be classified as current as of March 31, 2020. Further, distributions from Antelope Valley to EGR IV are currently suspended.
ExGen Renewables IV.  In November 2017, EGR IV, an indirect subsidiary of Exelon and Generation, entered into an $850 million nonrecourse senior secured term loan credit facility agreement. Generation’s interests in EGRP, Antelope Valley, SolGen, and Albany Green Energy were all contributed to and are pledged as collateral for this financing. The loan is scheduled to mature on November 28, 2024. As of March 31, 2020, $796 million was outstanding.
Although Antelope Valley’s debt is in default, it is nonrecourse to EGR IV. However, if in the future Antelope Valley were to file for bankruptcy protection as a result of events culminating from PG&E’s bankruptcy proceedings this would represent an event of default for EGR IV’s debt that would provide the lender with an opportunity to accelerate EGR IV’s debt.
See Note 16Debt and Credit Agreements  of the Exelon 2019 Form 10-K for additional information on nonrecourse debt.