PETITION OF SOUTHERN INDIANA GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY d/b/a CENTERPOINT ENERGY INDIANA SOUTH (“CEI SOUTH”) FOR (1) ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY PURSUANT TO IND. CODE CH. 8-1-8.5 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO NATURAL GAS COMBUSTION TURBINES (“CTs”) PROVIDING APPROXIMATELY 460 MW OF BASELOAD CAPACITY (“CT PROJECT”); (2) APPROVAL OF ASSOCIATED RATEMAKING AND ACCOUNTING TREATMENT FOR THE CT PROJECT; (3) ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY PURSUANT TO IND. CODE CH. 8-1-8.4 FOR COMPLIANCE PROJECTS TO MEET FEDERALLY MANDATED REQUIREMENTS (“COMPLIANCE PROJECTS”); (4) AUTHORITY TO TIMELY RECOVER 80% OF THE FEDERALLY MANDATED COSTS OF THE COMPLIANCE PROJECTS THROUGH CEI SOUTH’S ENVIRONMENTAL COST ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM (“ECA”); (5) AUTHORITY TO CREATE REGULATORY ASSETS TO RECORD (A) 20% OF THE FEDERALLY MANDATED COSTS OF THE COMPLIANCE PROJECTS AND (B) POST-INSERVICE CARRYING CHARGES, BOTH DEBT AND EQUITY, AND DEFERRED DEPRECIATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE CT PROJECT AND COMPLIANCE PROJECTS UNTIL SUCH COSTS ARE REFLECTED IN RETAIL ELECTRIC RATES; (6) IN THE EVENT THE CPCN IS NOT GRANTED OR THE CTS OTHERWISE ARE NOT PLACED IN SERVICE, AUTHORITY TO DEFER, AS A REGULATORY ASSET, COSTS INCURRED IN PLANNING PETITIONER’S 2019/2020 IRP AND PRESENTING THIS CASE FOR CONSIDERATION FOR FUTURE RECOVERY THROUGH RETAIL ELECTRIC RATES; (7) ONGOING REVIEW OF THE CT PROJECT; AND (8) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEPRECIATION RATES FOR THE CT PROJECT AND COMPLIANCE PROJECTS ALL UNDER IND. CODE §§ 8-1-2-6.7, 8-1-2-23, 8-1-8.4-1 ET SEQ., AND 8-1-8.5-1 ET SEQ. |