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Long-term Debt | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Long-term Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Long-term Debt | LONG-TERM DEBT Long-term debt consists of the following (in millions):
| As of December 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019
First Mortgage Bonds, rates range from 1.84% to 9.31%, with a weighted average rate of 4.14% in 2020 and 4.63% in 2019, due at various dates through 2050 | $ | 2,940 |  |  | $ | 2,510 |
Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, rates at 2.13% and 2.38%, due 2033 | 119 |  |  | 119 |
Pollution Control Revenue Bonds held by PGE | — |  |  | (21) |
Total long-term debt | 3,059 |  |  | 2,608 |
Less: Unamortized debt expense | (13) |  |  | (11) |
Less: Current portion of long-term debt | (160) |  |  | — |
Long-term debt, net of current portion | $ | 2,886 |  |  | $ | 2,597 |
First Mortgage Bonds—On April 27, 2020, PGE issued $200 million of 3.15% Series FMBs due in 2030. On December 10, 2020, PGE issued $230 million aggregate principal amount of the Company's FMBs that consisted of: •a series, due in 2027, in the amount of $160 million that will bear interest from its issuance date at an annual rate of 1.84%; and •a series, due in 2032, in the amount of $70 million that will bear interest from its issuance date at an annual rate of 2.32%. The Indenture securing PGE’s outstanding FMBs constitutes a direct first mortgage lien on substantially all regulated utility property, other than expressly excepted property. Interest is payable semi-annually on FMBs. Pollution Control Revenue Bonds—On March 11, 2020, PGE completed the remarketing of an aggregate principal amount of $119 million of Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds (PCRBs), which consist of $98 million aggregate principal of PCRBs that bear an interest rate of 2.125%, and $21 million aggregate principal of PCRBs that bear an interest rate of 2.375%, both due in 2033. At the time of remarketing, the Company chose a new interest rate period that was fixed term. The new interest rate was based on market conditions at the time of remarketing. The PCRBs could be backed by FMBs or a bank letter of credit depending on market conditions. Interest is payable semi-annually on the PCRBs. As of December 31, 2020, the future minimum principal payments on long-term debt are as follows (in millions):
Years ending December 31: |  |
2021 |  | $ | 160 |
2022 |  | — |
2023 |  | — |
2024 |  | 80 |
2025 |  | — |
Thereafter |  | 2,819 |
|  | $ | 3,059 |

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