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Short-Term Debt | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
23. Short-Term Debt |
Short-Term Debt | 23. SHORT-TERM DEBT Emera’s short-term borrowings consist of commercial paper issuances, advances on revolving and non-revolving credit facilities and short-term notes. Short-term debt and the related weighted-average interest rates as at December 31 consisted of the following:
millions of Canadian dollars | 2020 | Weighted average interest rate | 2019 | Weighted average interest rate
Tampa Electric Company ("TEC") |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Advances on accounts receivable and revolving credit facilities | $ | 987 | 0.89 | % | $ | 452 | 2.56 | %
Emera |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-revolving term facility |  | 400 | 0.94 | % |  | 399 | 2.69 | %
Bank indebtedness |  | - | - | % |  | 6 | - | %
TECO Finance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Advances on revolving credit and term facilities |  | 205 | 1.46 | % |  | 656 | 2.39 | %
NMGC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Advances on revolving credit facilities |  | 21 | 1.22 | % |  | 8 | 2.70 | %
GBPC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Advances on revolving credit facilities |  | 11 | 5.25 | % |  | 10 | 5.25 | %
NSPI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank indebtedness |  | 1 | - | % |  | 6 | - | %
Short-term debt | $ | 1,625 |  |  | $ | 1,537 |  |
The Company’s total short-term revolving and non-revolving credit facilities, outstanding borrowings and available capacity as at December 31 were as follows:
millions of Canadian dollars | Maturity |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Tampa Electric Company - revolving credit facility | 2023 | $ | 1,019 | $ | 520
TECO Energy/TECO Finance - revolving credit facility | 2023 |  | 509 |  | 520
Emera - non-revolving term facility | 2021 |  | 400 |  | 400
TEC - term loan | 2021 |  | 382 |  | -
TEC - accounts receivable revolving credit facility | 2021 |  | 191 |  | 195
NMGC - revolving credit facility | 2023 |  | 159 |  | 162
GBPC - revolving credit facility | on demand |  | 17 |  | 17
TECO Energy/TECO Finance - term credit facility |  |  | - |  | 649
Total |  |  | 2,677 |  | 2,463
Less: |  |  |  |  |
Advances under revolving credit and term facilities |  |  | 1,624 |  | 1,525
Letters of credit issued within the credit facilities |  |  | 4 |  | 3
Total advances under available facilities |  |  | 1,628 |  | 1,528
Available capacity under existing agreements |  | $ | 1,049 | $ | 935
The weighted average interest rate on outstanding short-term debt at December 31, 2020 was 1.01 per cent (2019 – 2.54 per cent). Recent Significant Financing Activity by Segment Florida Electric Utilities On February 6, 2020, TEC entered into a $300 million USD non-revolving credit agreement with a maturity date of February 4, 2021. The credit agreement contains customary representations and warranties, events of default, financial and other covenants and bears interest at the London interbank deposit rate (“LIBOR”), prime rate or the federal funds rate, plus a margin. On January 29, 2021, TEC extended the maturity date of the agreement to April 29, 2021 with no other changes in terms. On December 18, 2020, TEC amended and restated its bank credit facility. The amendment extended the maturity date of the credit facility from March 22, 2022 to March 22, 2023 and increased the amount of the commitment by the lenders to $800 million USD fro m $400 million USD. The credit facility bears interest based on either the LIBOR, the Wells Fargo Bank’s prime rate, or the federal funds rate, plus a margin. The amended facility now includes a $80 million USD letter of credit facility. There were no othe r significant changes in commercial terms from the prior agreement. Gas Utilities and Infrastructure On December 18, 2020, NMGC amended and restated its $125 million USD bank credit facility. The amendment extended the maturity date of the credit facility from March 22, 2022 to March 22, 2023. The credit facility bears interest based on either the LIBOR, JP Morgan Chase Bank’s prime rate, or the federal funds rate, plus a margin. The amended facility now includes a $30 million USD letter of credit facility. There were no other significant changes in commercial terms from the prior agreement. Other On February 28, 2020, TECO Finance extended the maturity date of its $500 million USD credit facility from March 5, 2020 to July 3, 2020. There were no other significant changes in commercial terms from the prior agreement. Using funds from the sale of Emera Maine, on April 3, 2020, TECO Finance repaid $200 million U SD of the term loan and the remaining $300 million USD was repaid on June 30, 2020. On December 1, 2020, Emera extended the maturity date of its $400 million non-revolving term loan from December 15, 2020 to December 16, 2021. There were no other significant changes in commercial terms from the prior agreemen t. On December 18, 2020, TECO Finance amended and restated its $400 million USD bank credit facility. The amendment extended the maturity date of the credit facility from March 22, 2022 to Ma rch 22, 2023. The credit facility bears interest based on either the LIBOR, JP Morgan Chase Bank’s prime rate, or the federal funds rate, plus a margin. The facility now includes a $50 million USD letter of credit facility. There were no other significant changes in commercial terms from the prior agreement.

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