Morningstar DBRS Assigns a Credit Rating of BBB With a Stable Trend to Bruce Power L.P.’s $600 Million Senior Unsecured Notes Offering

DBRS Limited (Morningstar DBRS) assigned a rating of BBB with a Stable trend to Bruce Power L.P.’s (BPLP) $600 million offering of Senior Unsecured Notes 4.70% due June 21, 2031. DBRS Morningstar notes that the Senior Unsecured Notes rank equally in right of payment with all other current and future unsecured, unsubordinated, and senior indebtedness of BPLP, including the obligations under the Senior Credit Facilities. Morningstar DBRS understands that the proceeds from this offering will be used for eligible capital expenditures in accordance with the company's Green Financing Framework.

ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE CONSIDERATIONS
There were no Environmental/Social/Governance factor(s) that had a significant or relevant effect on the credit analysis.

A description of how Morningstar DBRS considers ESG factors within the Morningstar DBRS analytical framework can be found in the Morningstar DBRS Criteria: Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance Risk Factors in Credit Ratings at January 23, 2024, https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/427030.

BUSINESS RISK ASSESSMENT (BRA) AND FINANCIAL RISK ASSESSMENT (FRA)
(A) Weighting of BRA Factors
In the analysis of BPLP, the BRA factors were considered in the order of importance contemplated in the methodology.

(B) Weighting of FRA Factors
In the analysis of BPLP, the FRA factors were considered in the order of importance contemplated in the methodology.

(C) Weighting of the BRA and the FRA
In the analysis of BPLP, the BRA carries greater weight than the FRA.

Morningstar DBRS applied the following principal methodology:
-- Global Methodology for Rating Companies in the Regulated Utility and Independent Power Producer Industries (January 30, 2024), https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/427244.

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

The credit rating methodologies used in the analysis of this transaction can be found at: https://dbrs.morningstar.com/about/methodologies.

A description of how Morningstar DBRS analyzes corporate finance transactions and how the methodologies are collectively applied can be found at: https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/397223.

The credit rating was initiated at the request of the rated entity.

The rated entity or its related entities did participate in the credit rating process for this credit rating action.

Morningstar DBRS had access to the accounts, management, and other relevant internal documents of the rated entity or its related entities in connection with this credit rating action.

This is a solicited credit rating.

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