Press Release

DBRS Notes the CP Limit Increase of Nova Scotia Power Inc.

Utilities & Independent Power
June 01, 2016

DBRS Limited (DBRS) today notes that Nova Scotia Power Inc. (NSPI; rated A (low), Stable trend) has increased the limit of its commercial paper (CP) program to $500 million from $400 million. NSPI’s current CP rating of R-1 (low), with a Stable trend, remains unchanged. DBRS expects NSPI to maintain adequate liquidity to manage the refinancing risk associated with its CP program.

Notes:
The related regulatory disclosures pursuant to the National Instrument 25-101 Designated Rating Organizations are hereby incorporated by reference and can be found by clicking on the link to the right under Related Research or by contacting us at info@dbrs.com.

The applicable methodologies are Rating Companies in the Regulated Electric, Natural Gas and Water Utilities Industry, DBRS Criteria: Commercial Paper Liquidity Support for Non-Bank Issuers and Preferred Share and Hybrid Criteria for Corporate Issuers, which can be found on our website under Methodologies.

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