VERIFIED PETITION OF SOUTHERN INDIANA GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY d/b/a CENTERPOINT ENERGY INDIANA SOUTH (“CEI SOUTH”) FOR AN ORDER: (1) GRANTING CEI SOUTH A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY, PURSUANT TO IND. CODE CH. 8-1-8.5, TO PURCHASE AND ACQUIRE, THROUGH A BUILD TRANSFER AGREEMENT (“BTA”), A WIND ENERGY GENERATING FACILITY (THE “WIND PROJECT”); (2) FINDING THE WIND PROJECT CONSTITUTES A CLEAN ENERGY PROJECT UNDER IND. CODE CH. 8‐1‐8.8; (3) APPROVING ASSOCIATED RATEMAKING AND ACCOUNTING TREATMENT FOR THE WIND PROJECT PURSUANT TO IND. CODE CH. 8-1-8.5 AND § 8-1-8.8-11; (4) AUTHORIZING CEI SOUTH TO ACCRUE POST-IN-SERVICE CARRYING COSTS (“PISCC”) AND DEFER DEPRECIATION, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE (“O&M”) AND PROPERTY TAX EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE WIND PROJECT; (5) IN THE EVENT THE CPCN IS NOT GRANTED OR THE WIND PROJECT OTHERWISE IS NOT PLACED IN SERVICE, GRANTING AUTHORITY TO DEFER, AS A REGULATORY ASSET, COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WIND PROJECT FOR FUTURE RECOVERY THROUGH RETAIL ELECTRIC RATES; (6) PROVIDING FOR ONGOING REVIEW OF THE WIND PROJECT; (7) AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPRECIATION RATES FOR THE WIND PROJECT; (8) APPROVING, TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY, AN ALTERNATIVE REGULATORY PLAN (“ARP”) WITH RESPECT TO THE WIND PROJECT UNDER IND. CODE CH. 8-1-2.5; AND (9) APPROVING CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT OF THE BTA PRICING AND OTHER NEGOTIATED COMMERCIAL TERMS AND RELATED CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. |