DBRS Morningstar Notes Alectra Inc.’s Commercial Paper Limit Increase

DBRS Limited (DBRS Morningstar) noted that Alectra Inc. (Alectra or the Company; rated “A” with a Stable trend by DBRS Morningstar) has increased the limit on its Commercial Paper (CP) program to $500 million from $300 million. Alectra’s CP program is backstopped by a $700 million committed revolving credit facility maturing in October 2021 (the Credit Facility).

Based on its review, DBRS Morningstar is satisfied that the Company’s revised CP program limit and the Credit Facility continue to meet DBRS Morningstar’s requirements with respect to the “DBRS Morningstar Criteria: Commercial Paper Liquidity Support for Nonbank Issuers.” DBRS Morningstar is of the view that the increase in Alectra’s CP program limit has no impact on the credit profile of the Company. The current DBRS Morningstar rating on Alectra’s CP program is R-1 (low) with a Stable trend.

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Notes:
All figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.

The principal methodologies are Rating Companies in the Regulated Electric, Natural Gas and Water Utilities Industry (September 16, 2019), DBRS Morningstar Criteria: Commercial Paper Liquidity Support for Nonbank Issuers (March 10, 2020), and DBRS Morningstar Criteria: Rating Corporate Holding Companies and Parent/Subsidiary Rating Relationships (November 25, 2019), which can be found on dbrsmorningstar.com under Methodologies & Criteria.

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