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Long-Term Debt | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Long-term Debt [Abstract] |
LONG-TERM DEBT | 25. L ONG-TERM DEBT Bonds, notes and debentures are at fixed interest rates and are unsecured unless noted below. I ncluded are certain bankers’ acceptances and commercial paper where the Company has the intention and the unencumbered ability to refinance the obligations for a period greater than one year. Long-term debt as at December 31, 2017, consisted of the following:
millions of Canadian dollars | Weighted Average Interest Rate 2017 (1) | Weighted Average Interest Rate 2016 (1) | Maturity | 2017 | 2016
Emera |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bankers acceptances, LIBOR loans | Variable | Variable | 2020 | $ | 133 | $ | 30
Unsecured fixed rate notes | 3.50% | 3.50% | 2019-2023 |  | 725 |  | 725
Fixed to floating subordinated notes (USD) | 6.75% | 6.75% | 2076 |  | 1,505 |  | 1,611
|  |  |  | $ | 2,363 | $ | 2,366
Emera US Finance LP |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured senior notes (USD) | 3.60% | 3.60% | 2019 - 2046 | $ | 4,077 | $ | 4,364
TECO Finance (2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate notes (USD) | Variable | Variable | 2018 | $ | 314 | $ | 336
Fixed rate notes and bonds (USD) | 5.15% | 5.86% | 2020 |  | 376 |  | 805
|  |  |  | $ | 690 | $ | 1,141
Tampa Electric (3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed rate notes and bonds (USD) | 4.75% | 4.90% | 2018 - 2045 | $ | 2,410 | $ | 2,579
PGS |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed rate notes and bonds (USD) | 5.06% | 5.06% | 2018 - 2045 | $ | 328 | $ | 351
NMGC |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed rate notes and bonds (USD) | 4.53% | 4.53% | 2021 - 2026 | $ | 339 | $ | 363
NMGI |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed rate notes and bonds (USD) | 3.41% | 3.41% | 2019 - 2024 | $ | 251 | $ | 269
NSPI |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial paper | Variable | Variable | 2021 | $ | 364 | $ | 264
Medium term fixed rate notes | 5.73% | 5.73% | 2019 - 2097 |  | 1,965 |  | 1,965
Fixed rate debenture | 9.75% | 9.75% | 2019 |  | 95 |  | 95
|  |  |  | $ | 2,424 | $ | 2,324
Emera Maine |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LIBOR loans and demand loans | Variable | Variable | 2019 | $ | 51 | $ | 32
Secured fixed rate mortgage bonds (USD) | 9.74% | 9.74% | 2020-2022 |  | 63 |  | 67
Unsecured senior fixed rate notes (USD) | 4.15% | 4.28% | 2018-2047 |  | 294 |  | 281
|  |  |  | $ | 408 | $ | 380
EBP |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior secured credit facility | 3.08% | 3.08% | 2021 | $ | 248 | $ | 248
GBPC |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortizing fixed rate notes (USD) | 3.77% | 3.62% | 2021-2022 | $ | 78 | $ | 63
Senior notes (USD) | 7.07% | 7.07% | 2020-2023 |  | 88 |  | 67
|  |  |  | $ | 166 | $ | 130
BLPC & ECI |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured senior notes (USD) | Variable | Variable | 2021 |  | 168 |  | 201
Secured fixed rate senior notes (4) | 5.06% | 5.65% | 2020 - 2028 | $ | 76 | $ | 81
|  |  |  | $ | 244 | $ | 282
Adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair market value adjustment - TECO Energy acquisition (5) |  |  | $ | 31 | $ | 58
Debt issuance costs |  |  |  |  | (98) |  | (111)
Amount due within one year |  |  |  |  | (741) |  | (476)
|  |  |  | $ | (808) | $ | (529)
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  | $ | 13,140 | $ | 14,268
(1) Weighted average interest rate of fixed rate long-term debt.
(2) TECO Energy is a full and unconditional guarantor of TECO Finance’s securities, and no subsidiaries of TECO Energy guarantee TECO Finance’s securities.
(3) A substantial part of Tampa Electric’s tangible assets are pledged as collateral to secure its first mortgage bonds. There are currently no bonds outstanding under Tampa Electric’s first mortgage bond indenture.
(4) Notes are issued and payable in either USD, BBD or East Caribbean Dollar (XCD).
(5) On acquisition of TECO Energy, Emera recorded a fair market value adjustment on the unregulated long-term debt acquired. The fair market value adjustment is amortized over the remaining term of the debt.
The Company’s total long-term revolving credit facilities, outstanding borrowings and available capacity as at December 31 were as follows:
millions of Canadian dollars | Maturity |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Emera – revolving credit facility (1) | June 2020 | $ | 900 | $ | 700
NSPI - revolving credit facility (1) | October 2021 |  | 600 |  | 600
Emera Maine – revolving credit facility | September 2019 |  | 100 |  | 107
BLPC – revolving credit facility | 2018-2021 |  | 24 |  | 26
Total |  |  | 1,624 |  | 1,433
Less: |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings under credit facilities |  |  | 598 |  | 326
Letters of credit issued inside credit facilities |  |  | 44 |  | 37
Use of available facilities |  |  | 642 |  | 363
Available capacity under existing agreements |  | $ | 982 | $ | 1,070
(1) Advances on the revolving credit facility can be made by way of overdraft on accounts up to $50 million.
Debt Covenants Emera and its subsidiaries have debt covenants associated with their credit facilities. Covenants are tested regularly and the Company is in complianc e with covenant requirements. Emera’s significa nt covenants are listed below:
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| Financial Covenant | Requirement | December 31, 2017
Emera |  |  |
Syndicated credit facilities | Debt to capital ratio | Less than or equal to 0.70 to 1 | 0.61:1
Recent Financing Activity Recent Financing Activity Emera On December 12, 2017, Emera exercised its accordion option under its revolving credit facility to increase the facility from $7 00 million to $9 00 million with no other change to existing terms. TECO Energy/TECO Finance On November 1, 2017, TECO Energy/Finance repaid a $300 million USD note upon maturity. The note was repaid using funds from existing credit facilities and cash on hand. Emera Maine On September 27, 2017 Emera Maine completed a 30-year $50 million USD seni or unsecured notes issuance. The notes bear interest at a rate of 4.36 per cent and will mature on September 27, 2047. Proceeds were used to repay maturing notes and for general corporate purposes. BLPC On September 1, 2017, BLPC’s interest rate on two $20 million BBD secured fixed rate senior notes maturing in 2020 and 2024 was reduced to 4.25 per cent and 5.875 per cent from 6.65 per cent and 6.875 per cent, respectively. Effective October 11, 2017, interest on their $12 million BBD demand loan facility w as reduced to 4 per cent from 6.5 per cent. Emera Brunswick Pipeline On July 4, 2017, Emera Brunswick Pipeline amended its credit agreement to extend the maturity from February 2019 to February 2021 with no change to commercial terms from the prior agreement. NSPI On June 28, 2017, NSPI amended its operating credit facility to extend the maturity from October 2020 to October 2021 and the debt to capitalization ratio from 0.65:1 to 0.70:1. All other terms of the agreement are the same. GBPC On Marc h 21, 2017, GBPC amended its loan agreement with the addition of two non-revolving term credit facilities. There were no significant changes in commercial terms from the prior agreement. The combined total of these new facilities is for up to $45 million USD. At December 31, 2017 the facilities were drawn in full. U.S. Notes On June 16, 2016, Emera US Finance LP, a limited partnership financing subsidiary, wholly owned directly and indirectly by Emera, completed the issuance of $3.25 billion USD senior unsecured notes (“U.S. Notes”) by way of private placement. The U.S. Notes were sold only to “qualified institutional buyers” under Rule 144A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and to non-U.S. persons under Regulation S of the Securities Act and were not offered for sale in Canada. The U.S. Notes are guaranteed by Emera and Emera US Holdings Inc., a wholly owned Emera subsidiary. The U.S. Notes bear interest semi-annually, in arrears, on June 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing on December 15, 2016. The U.S. No tes will not be listed on a securities exchange. The U.S. Notes issued are as follows: $500 million USD three year, 2.15 per cent Notes due 2019 $750 million USD five year 2.70 per cent Notes due 2021 $750 million USD ten year 3.55 per cent Notes due 20 26 $1.25 billion USD thirty year 4.75 per cent Notes due 2046 In connection with the initial issuance of the U.S. Notes, Emera US Finance LP entered into a registration rights agreement with the initial purchasers of the U.S. Notes in which it undertook t o offer to exchange the U.S. Notes for new notes, in an equal principal amount and under the same terms, registered under the Securities Act. On December 15, 2016, a registration statement on Form F-10/Form S-4 was declared effective by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). On January 17, 2017 the new notes were issued. Hybrid Notes On June 16, 2016, Emera completed the issuance of $1.2 billion USD unsecured, fixed-to-floating subordinated notes (“Hybrid Notes”). The Hybrid Notes were issued pursuant to a prospectus filed with the Nova Scotia Securities Commission (the “NSSC”) and a corresponding registration statement filed with the SEC under the United States / Canada Multijurisdictional Disclosure System. The Hybrid Notes will mature on June 15, 2076. Emera will pay interest on the Hybrid Notes at a fixed rate of 6.75 per cent per year in equal semi-annual instalments on June 15 and December 15 of each year until June 15, 2026. Beginning on June 15, 2026, and on every qua rter thereafter that the Hybrid Notes are outstanding until their maturity on June 15, 2076 (the “Interest Reset Date”), the interest rate on the Hybrid Notes will be reset. The Hybrid Notes are not currently listed and Emera does not intend to list them o n any securities exchange or include them on any automated quotation system. Beginning on June 15, 2026, and on every Interest Reset Date until June 15, 2046, the Hybrid Notes will be reset at an interest rate of the three month LIBOR plus 5.44 per cent, payable in arrears. Beginning on June 15, 2046, and on every Interest Reset Date until June 15, 2076, the Hybrid Notes will be reset at an interest rate of the three-month LIBOR plus 6.19 per cent, payable in arrears. Emera may elect, at its sole opti on, to defer the interest payable on the Hybrid Notes on one or more occasions for up to five consecutive years. Deferred interest will accrue, compounding on each subsequent interest payment date, until paid. Additionally, on or after June 15, 2026, Eme ra may, at its option, redeem the Hybrid Notes, at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest. Canadian Notes On June 16, 2016, Emera completed the issuance of $500 million senior unsecured notes (“Canadian Notes”). The Canadian Notes were issued with a seven-year term to maturity and bear interest at a rate of 2.90 per cent. The notes will bear interest semi-annually in arrears on June 16 and December 16 of each ye ar, commencing on December 16, 2016. The Canadian Notes will not be listed on a securities exchange. The proceeds of the U.S. Notes, Hybrid Notes and Canadian Notes offerings were used to partially finance the purchase price for the Acquisition. Proceed s of the offerings, not otherwise required to complete the Acquisition, have been used for general corporate purposes. NSPI On April 28, 2016, NSPI increased its committed syndicated revolving bank line of credit to $600 million from $500 million. The i ncrease will support ongoing business requirements and general corporate purposes. On May 27, 2016, NSPI increased its commercial paper program to $500 million from $400 million, of which the full amount outstanding is backed by NSPI’s operating credit fa cility referred to above. The amount of commercial paper issued results in an equal amount of its operating credit facility being considered drawn and unavailable. ECI On November 29, 2016, ECI completed a senior, secured floating rate, non-revolving term loan of $150 million USD. The loan is for a five year term and matures on November 29, 2021. Interest is due semi-annually and is b ased on 6 month LIBOR plus 4.08 per cent weighted average. Long-Term Debt Maturities As at December 31, long-term debt maturities, including capital lease obligations, for each of the next five years and in aggregate thereafter are as follow s:
millions of Canadian dollars | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2022 |  | Thereafter |  | Total
Emera | $ | - | $ | 225 | $ | 133 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 2,005 | $ | 2,363
Emera US Finance LP |  | - |  | 627 |  | - |  | 941 |  | - |  | 2,509 |  | 4,077
TECO Finance |  | 314 |  | - |  | 376 |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 690
Tampa Electric |  | 319 |  | - |  | - |  | 291 |  | 282 |  | 1,518 |  | 2,410
PGS |  | 62 |  | - |  | - |  | 59 |  | 31 |  | 176 |  | 328
NMGC |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 251 |  | - |  | 88 |  | 339
NMGI |  | - |  | 63 |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 188 |  | 251
NSPI |  | - |  | 95 |  | - |  | 364 |  | - |  | 1,965 |  | 2,424
Emera Maine |  | 6 |  | 51 |  | 37 |  | - |  | 113 |  | 201 |  | 408
EBP |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 248 |  | - |  | - |  | 248
GBPC |  | 12 |  | 15 |  | 45 |  | 22 |  | 31 |  | 41 |  | 166
BLPC and ECI |  | 28 |  | 29 |  | 55 |  | 28 |  | 11 |  | 93 |  | 244
Total | $ | 741 | $ | 1,105 | $ | 646 | $ | 2,204 | $ | 468 | $ | 8,784 | $ | 13,948

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