2.2.0.7 false LONG-TERM DEBT 006040 - Disclosure - LONG-TERM DEBT true false false false 1 USD false false u000 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 u002 Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 u001 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract] 0 nve_NotesToFinancialStatementsAbstract nve false na duration No definition available. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string No definition available. false 3 Long-Term Debt 1 us-gaap_LongTermDebtTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 <div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">NOTE 4.                      LONG-TERM DEBT</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">As of June 30, 2010, NPC’s, SPPC’s and NVE’s aggregate annual amount of maturities for long-term debt (including obligations related to capital leases) for the next five years and thereafter are shown below (dollars in thousands):</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div align="left"><table style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">NPC</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">SPPC</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">NVE Holding Co. and Other Subs.</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">NVE Consolidated</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="52%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">2010</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">3,430</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">3,430</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="52%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">2011</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">368,454</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">368,454</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="52%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">2012</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">134,822</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">100,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">63,670</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">298,492</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="52%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">2013</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">280,405</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">250,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">530,405</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="52%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">2014</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">128,513</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">230,039</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">358,552</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="52%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">915,624</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">350,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">293,709</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,559,333</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="52%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">Thereafter</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,928,355</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">916,417</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">191,500</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">4,036,272</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="52%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">3,843,979</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,266,417</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">485,209</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">5,595,605</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Unamortized Premium(Discount) Amount</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(11,469</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">15,083</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">386</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">4,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="52%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">Total</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">3,832,510</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,281,500</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">485,595</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">5,599,605</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr></table></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Substantially all utility plant is subject to the liens of NPC’s and SPPC’s Indentures under which their respective General and Refunding Mortgage bonds are issued.</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">      NPC</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">         $600 Million Revolving Credit Facility</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">In April 2010, NPC terminated its $589 million secured revolving credit facility which would have expired in November 2010 and replaced it with a $600 million secured revolving credit facility, maturing in April 2013.  The fees on the $600 million revolving credit facility for the unused portion and on the amounts borrowed have increased from the prior facility reflecting current market conditions.  The Administrative Agent for the facility remains Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.  The rate for outstanding loans under the revolving credit facility will be at either an applicable base rate (defined as the highest of the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate plus ½ of 1.0% and the LIBOR Base Rate plus 1.0%) plus a margin, or a LIBOR rate plus a margin.  The margin varies based upon NPC’s credit rating by S&P and Moody’s.  Currently, NPC’s applicable base rate margin is 1.25% and the LIBOR rate margin is 2.25%.  The rate for outstanding letters of credit will be at the LIBOR rate margin plus a fee for the issuing bank.</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">The $600 million revolving credit facility contains a provision which reduces the availability under the credit facility by the negative mark-to-market exposure for hedging transactions with credit facility lenders or their energy trading affiliates.  The reduction in availability limits the amount that NPC can borrow or use for letters of credit and would require that NPC prepay any amount in excess of that limitation.  The amount of the reduction is calculated by NPC on a monthly basis, and after calculating such reduction, the NPC Credit Agreement provides that the availability under the revolving credit facility to NPC shall in no event be less than 50% of the total commitments there under.  The calculation of NPC’s negative mark-to-market exposure as of May 31, 2010 was approximately $65.8 million, which amount was in effect for borrowings during the month of June 2010.</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">The NPC Credit Agreement contains one financial maintenance covenant that requires NPC to maintain a ratio of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated capital, determined as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, not to exceed 0.68 to 1.  In the event that NPC did not meet the financial maintenance covenant or there is a different event of default, the NPC Credit Agreement would restrict dividends to NVE.  Moreover, so long as NPC’s senior secured debt remains rated investment grade by S&P and Moody’s (in each case, with a stable or better outlook), a representation concerning no material adverse change in NPC’s business, assets, property or financial condition would not be a condition to the availability of credit under the facility.  In the event that NPC’s senior secured debt rating were rated below investment grade by either S&P or Moody’s, or investment grade by either S&P or Moody’s but with a negative outlook, a representation concerning no material adverse change in NPC’s business, assets, property or financial condition would be a condition to borrowing under the revolving credit facility.</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"> </div></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">      SPPC</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">         $250 Million Revolving Credit Facility</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">In April 2010, SPPC terminated its $332 million secured revolving credit facility which would have expired in November 2010 and replaced it with a $250 million secured revolving credit facility, maturing in April 2013.  The fees on the $250 million revolving credit facility for the unused portion and on the amounts borrowed have increased from the prior facility reflecting current market conditions.  The Administrative Agent for the facility is Bank of America, N.A.  The rate for outstanding loans under the revolving credit facility will be at either an applicable base rate (defined as the highest of the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate plus ½ of 1.0% and the LIBOR Base Rate plus 1.0%) plus a margin, or a LIBOR rate plus a margin.  The margin varies based upon SPPC’s credit rating by S&P and Moody’s.  Currently, SPPC’s applicable base rate margin is 1.25% and the LIBOR rate margin is 2.25%.  The rate for outstanding letters of credit will be at the LIBOR rate margin plus a fee for the issuing bank. </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"> <div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">The $250 million revolving credit facility contains a provision which reduces the availability under the credit facility by the negative mark-to-market exposure for hedging transactions with credit facility lenders or their energy trading affiliates.  The reduction in availability limits the amount that SPPC can borrow or use for letters of credit and would require that SPPC prepay any amount in excess of that limitation.  The amount of the reduction is calculated by SPPC on a monthly basis, and after calculating such reduction, the SPPC Credit Agreement provides that the availability under the revolving credit facility to SPPC shall in no event be less than 50% of the total commitments there under.  The calculation of SPPC’s negative mark-to-market exposure as of May 31, 2010 was approximately $21.4 million, which amount was in effect for borrowings during the month of June 2010.</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">The SPPC Credit Agreement contains one financial maintenance covenant that requires SPPC to maintain a ratio of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated capital, determined as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, not to exceed 0.68 to 1.  In the event that SPPC did not meet the financial maintenance covenant or there is a different event of default, the SPPC Credit Agreement would restrict dividends to NVE.  Moreover, so long as SPPC’s senior secured debt remains rated investment grade by S&P and Moody’s (in each case, with a stable or better outlook), a representation concerning no material adverse change in SPPC’s business, assets, property or financial condition would not be a condition to the availability of credit under the facility.  In the event that SPPC’s senior secured debt rating were rated below investment grade by either S&P or Moody’s, or investment grade by either S&P or Moody’s but with a negative outlook, a representation concerning no material adverse change in SPPC’s business, assets, property or financial condition would be a condition to borrowing under the revolving credit facility. </div></div> NOTE 4.                      LONG-TERM DEBTAs of false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock This element may be used as a single block of text to encapsulate the entire disclosure for long-term borrowings including data and tables. 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