LEGAL NOTICE VERIFIED PETITION OF DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, INC. SEEKING (1) APPROVAL TO REFLECT COSTS INCURRED FOR THE EDWARDSPORT INTEGRATED GASIFICATION COMBINED CYCLE GENERATING FACILITY PROPERTY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE COST OF POST-IN-SERVICE NORMAL CAPITALIZED REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE EXPENDITURES, IN ITS RATES AND TO REFLECT APPLICABLE RELATED COSTS AND CREDITS, INCLUDING OPERATING EXPENSES, DEPRECIATION, AND TAX CREDITS, THROUGH ITS INTEGRATED COAL GASIFICATION COMBINED CYCLE GENERATING FACILITY COST RECOVERY ADJUSTMENT, STANDARD CONTRACT RIDER NO. 61 PURSUANT TO INDIANA §§CODE 8-1-8.8-11 AND -12; (2) APPROVAL OF AMORTIZATION AMOUNTS INCLUDED FOR RECOVERY IN RIDER NO. 61 FOR POST-IN-SERVICE AFUDC, THE 2012 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT REGULATORY ASSET, AND COMMISSION-ORDERED REGULATORY LIABILITY; (3) APPROVAL OF ONGOING REVIEW PROGRESS REPORTS PURSUANT TO IND. CODE §81-8.5 AND §8-1-8.7; (4) APPROVAL TO REFLECT A CHANGE DUE TO MIGRATION BETWEEN TWO RATE CLASSES AND BETWEEN CERTAIN LIGHTING RATE CLASSES; (5) APPROVAL OF A CHANGE IN ITS FUEL COST ADJUSTMENT FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE, (6) FOR APPROVAL OF A CHANGE IN ITS FUEL COST ADJUSTMENT FOR HIGH PRESSURE STEAM SERVICE, AND (7) TO UPDATE MONTHLY BENCHMARKS FOR CALCULATION OF PURCHASED POWER COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH INDIANA CODE §8-1-2-42, INDIANA CODE §8-1-2-42.3 AND VARIOUS ORDERS OF THE INDIANA UTILITY REGULATORY COMMISSION
On January 14, 2016, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counsel, the Duke Energy Indiana Industrial Group, Joint Intervenors (comprised of the Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, Inc., Sierra Club, Save the Valley and Valley Watch), and Nucor Steel-Indiana (collectively, the “Settling Parties”) entered into a Settlement Agreement related to operating costs at the company’s Edwardsport coal gasification power plant. The Settlement Agreement which includes savings for customers, low-income energy assistance, and solar grants for communities was filed for approval with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (“Commission”) on January 15, 2016. The Settlement Agreement resolves between the Settling Parties all disputes, claims, and issues regarding Duke Energy Indiana’s Edwardsport IGCC Generating Facility in the following Commission proceedings: Cause Nos. 43114 IGCC-11 through IGCC-15, the FAC subdocket (Cause No. 38707 FAC 99-S1) and the Duke Energy Indiana FAC cases for which rates were approved on an interim basis pending the outcome of Cause No. 43114 IGCC-12/IGCC-13 (specifically, Cause Nos. 38707 FAC 99, 100 and 101). Duke Energy Indiana, LLC By Melody Birmingham-Byrd, President 1-28 hspaxlp
