until the bonds are paid in full, and all financing costs have been recovered. The securitized bonds are secured by the Recovery Property and cash collections from the non-bypassable rates and other charges are the sole source of funds to satisfy the debt obligation. The bondholders have no recourse to SCE.
The following table summarizes the impact of SCE Recovery Funding LLC on SCE's and Edison International's consolidated balance sheets.
| | | | | | |
| | September 30, | | December 31, |
(in millions) | | 2024 | | 2023 |
Other current assets | | $ | 80 | | $ | 53 |
Regulatory assets: non-current | | | 1,524 | | | 1,558 |
Regulatory liabilities: current | | | 35 | | | 34 |
Current portion of long-term debt1 | | | 48 | | | 47 |
Other current liabilities | | | 20 | | | 6 |
Long-term debt1 | | | 1,492 | | | 1,515 |
1 | The bondholders have no recourse to SCE. The long-term debt balance is net of unamortized debt issuance costs. |
Variable Interest in VIEs that are not Consolidated
Power Purchase Agreements
SCE has PPAs that are classified as variable interests in VIEs, including agreements through which SCE provides the natural gas to fuel the plants, fixed price contracts for renewable energy, and resource adequacy agreements that, upon the seller's election, include the purchase of energy at fixed prices. SCE has concluded that it is not the primary beneficiary of these VIEs since it does not control the commercial and operating activities of these entities. Since payments for capacity are the primary source of income, the most significant economic activity for these VIEs is the operation and maintenance of the power plants, which SCE does not perform.
As of the balance sheet date, the carrying amount of assets and liabilities included in SCE's consolidated balance sheet that relate to involvement with VIEs that are not consolidated, result from amounts due under the PPAs. Under these contracts, SCE recovers the costs incurred through demonstration of compliance with its CPUC-approved long-term power procurement plans. SCE has no residual interest in the entities and has not provided or guaranteed any debt or equity support, liquidity arrangements, performance guarantees, or other commitments associated with these contracts other than the purchase commitments described in Note 12 of the 2023 Form 10-K. As a result, there is no significant potential exposure to loss to SCE from its variable interest in these VIEs. The aggregate contracted capacity dedicated to SCE from these VIE projects was 5,103 Megawatt(s) ("MW") and 3,443 MW at September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The amounts that SCE paid to these projects were $246 million and $191 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $592 million and $476 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023, respectively. These amounts are recoverable in customer rates, subject to reasonableness review.
Unconsolidated Trusts of SCE
SCE Trust II, Trust III, Trust IV, Trust V, Trust VI, Trust VII and Trust VIII were utilized in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023 and 2024, respectively, for the exclusive purpose of issuing the 5.10%, 5.75%, 5.375%, 5.45%, 5.00%, 7.50% and 6.95% trust preference securities, respectively ("trust securities"). The trusts are VIEs. SCE has concluded that it is not the primary beneficiary of these VIEs as it does not have the obligation to absorb the expected losses or the right to receive the expected residual returns of the trusts. SCE Trust II, Trust III, Trust IV, Trust V, Trust VI, Trust VII and Trust VIII issued to the public trust securities in the face amounts of $400 million, $275 million, $325 million, $300 million, $475 million, $550 million and $350 million (cumulative, liquidation amounts of $25 per share), respectively, and $10,000 of common stock each to SCE. The trusts invested the proceeds of these trust securities in Series G, Series H, Series J, Series K, Series L, Series M and Series N Preference Stock issued by SCE in the principal amounts of $400 million, $275 million, $325 million,