On Feb. 19, we revised the strategic relationship between Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. (BHE) to strategically important from moderately strategic. As a consequence, we raised our ratings on BHE to 'A' from 'BBB+' on Feb. 19. Given we view AltaLink Investments L.P. (AILP) as core to BHE under our group rating methodology (GRM), we are raising our long-term corporate credit and senior unsecured debt ratings on subsidiary AILP to 'A' from 'BBB+'. We are also raising our long-term corporate credit and senior secured debt ratings on AILP's operating subsidiary AltaLink L.P. (ALP) to 'A' from 'A-'. On Feb. 19, 2016, Standard&Poor's Ratings Services raised its long-term corporate credit and senior unsecured debt ratings on
