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Short-Term Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Short-Term Debt [Abstract]  
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 dollars
 
2023
Weighted
average
 
interest rate
2022
Weighted
average
 
interest rate
TEC
Advances on revolving credit facilities
$
 
277
5.68
%
$
 
1,380
5.00
%
Emera
Non-revolving term facilities
 
796
6.07
%
 
796
5.19
%
Bank indebtedness
 
 
9
-
%
-
 
-
%
TECO Finance
 
Advances on revolving credit and term facilities
 
245
6.54
%
 
481
5.47
%
PGS
Advances on revolving credit facilities
 
73
6.36
%
-
 
-
%
NMGC
Advances on revolving credit facilities
 
25
6.46
%
 
59
5.15
%
GBPC
Advances on revolving credit facilities
 
8
5.54
%
 
10
5.25
%
Short-term debt
$
 
1,433
$
 
2,726
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 dollars
Maturity
2023
2022
TEC - Unsecured committed revolving credit facility
2026
$
 
401
$
 
1,084
TECO Energy/TECO Finance - revolving credit facility
2026
-
 
 
542
TECO Finance - Unsecured committed revolving credit facility
2026
 
529
-
 
Emera - Unsecured non-revolving term facility
2024
 
400
 
400
Emera - Unsecured non-revolving term facility
2024
 
400
 
400
PGS - Unsecured revolving credit facility
2028
 
331
-
 
TEC - Unsecured revolving facility
2024
 
265
 
542
TEC - Unsecured revolving facility
2024
 
265
-
 
NMGC - Unsecured revolving credit facility
2026
 
165
 
169
Other - Unsecured committed revolving credit facilities
Various
 
17
 
18
Total
$
 
2,773
$
 
3,155
Less:
Advances under revolving credit and term facilities
 
1,433
 
2,731
Letters of credit issued within the credit facilities
 
3
 
4
Total advances under available facilities
 
1,436
 
2,735
Available capacity under existing agreements
$
 
1,337
$
 
420
The weighted average interest rate on outstanding short-term debt at December 31, 2023 was
5.95
 
per
cent (2022 –
5.01
 
per cent).
Recent Significant Financing Activity by Segment
Florida Electric Utilities
 
On November 24, 2023, TEC repaid its $
400
 
million USD unsecured non-revolving facility, which expired
on
December 13, 2023
.
 
On April 3, 2023, TEC entered into a
364
-day, $
200
 
million USD senior unsecured revolving credit facility
which matures on
April 1, 2024
. The credit agreement contains customary representations and
warranties, events of default and financial and other covenants, and bears interest at a variable interest
rate, based on either the term secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”), Wells Fargo’s prime rate, the
federal funds rate or the one-month SOFR, plus a margin.
On March 1, 2023, TEC entered into a
364
-day, $
200
 
million USD senior unsecured revolving credit
facility which matures on
February 28, 2024
. The credit facility contains customary representations and
warranties, events of default and financial and other covenants, and bears interest at a variable interest
rate, based on either the term SOFR, the Bank of Nova Scotia’s prime rate, the federal funds rate or the
one-month SOFR, plus a margin.
Gas Utilities and Infrastructure
On December 1, 2023, PGS entered into a $
250
 
million USD senior unsecured revolving credit facility
with a group of banks, maturing on
December 1, 2028
. PGS has the ability to request the lenders to
increase their commitments under the credit facility by up to $
100
 
million USD in the aggregate subject to
agreement from participating lenders. The credit agreement contains customary representations and
warranties, events of default and financial and other covenants, and bears interest at Bankers’
Acceptances or prime rate advances, plus a margin.
Other
On December 16, 2023, Emera amended its $
400
 
million unsecured non-revolving facility to extend the
maturity date from
December 16, 2023
 
to
December 16, 2024
. There were no other changes in
commercial terms from the prior agreement.
On June 30, 2023, Emera amended its $
400
 
million unsecured non-revolving facility to extend the
maturity date from
August 2, 2023
 
to
August 2, 2024
. There were no other changes in commercial terms
from the prior agreement.