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20091231-0037 FERC PDF (Unofficia1) 12/29/2009<br />

Direct Testimony of Michael J. Vilbert<br />

Docket ER 10- -000<br />

Page 18 of35<br />

EXHIBIT NO. SCE-13<br />

Federal Funds Effective <strong>Rate</strong><br />

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"0 4.0<br />

0;<br />

>=<br />

3.0<br />

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0.0<br />

Figure 4<br />

Source: Federal Reserve Bank<br />

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4<br />

5<br />

6<br />

The lower yields on government debt, however, did not translate into lower yields on<br />

corporate debt (including the yields on investment grade utility bonds). As Figure 5<br />

shows, the spreads over Treasury bonds for long-term A and BBB utility debt have fallen<br />

from their historically high levels but remain higher than the average over the recent past.<br />

Figure 6 displays the yields on A and BBB-rated utility debt relative to government bond<br />

yields.

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