pandemic. Revenue from the increase in residential usage has substantially offset the revenue decline from the commercial and industrial usage decrease for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.
In March, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (“PUCT”) established the COVID-19 Electricity Relief Program (“ERP”) to aid certain residential customers unable to pay their electricity bills due to the impact of COVID-19. Customer enrollment in the ERP closed on August 31, 2020, and financial assistance under the program was available to enrolled residential customers for electricity bills issued on or after March 26, 2020 through September 30, 2020. Through September 30, 2020, the program aided over 70,000 residential premises (approximately 2.2% of Oncor’s active residential premises) in Oncor’s service territory. To date, Oncor has reimbursed market participants approximately $32 million and has billed approximately $22 million. Based on billing activity through September 30, 2020, the last eligible billing day under the ERP, Oncor expects
reimbursements under the ERP to total $38 million (including $18 million of reimbursements to Oncor for electricity delivery charges). Oncor expects to continue to collect amounts under the tariff rider surcharge until it either collects amounts equal to the reimbursements paid pursuant to the ERP or is otherwise ordered to stop by the PUCT.
Ample Liquidity
Oncor’s available liquidity consisting of cash on hand and available credit capacity as of September 30, 2020, totaled $2.136 billion. Oncor expects cash flows from operations, as well as availability under its credit facility and commercial paper program, to provide sufficient liquidity to fund current obligations, projected working capital requirements, maturities of long-term debt and capital spending for at least the next twelve months. On November 2, 2020, Oncor entered into an amendment to its credit facility that extended its maturity to November 17, 2023.
Sempra Energy Internet Broadcast Today
Sempra Energy will broadcast a live discussion of its earnings results over the Internet today at 12 p.m. ET, which will include discussion of third quarter 2020 results and other information relating to Oncor. Oncor Chief Executive Allen Nye will also participate in the broadcast. Access is available by logging onto Sempra Energy’s website, sempra.com. An accompanying slide presentation will also be posted at sempra.com. For those unable to participate in the live webcast, a replay of Sempra Energy’s call will be available a few hours after its conclusion on Sempra Energy’s website or by dialing (888) 203-1112 and entering passcode 8857186.
Oncor’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2020 will be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after Sempra Energy’s conference call and once filed, will also be available on Oncor’s website, oncor.com.
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