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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPR 14748: ENTERGY TEXAS - RATE INCREASEP. R. No. 14748 05/28/08 gt RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, JOINING WITH OTHER ENTERGY SERVICE AREA CITIES IN SUPPORT OF A NON- UNANIMOUS STIPULATION REGARDING THE RATES TO BE DETERMINED FOR ENTERGY TEXAS, INC. IN PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION DOCKET NO. 34800 WHEREAS, on or about September 26, 2007 Entergy Texas, Inc. ("ETI") filed a Statement of Intent with the City to increase electric rates in the ETI Service Area by $107.5 million per year in addition to an expected $5 million annual. increase to its miscellaneous service schedules resulting in a $112 million increase to customers; and WHEREAS, the City of Port Arthur suspended the effective date of ETI's rates within its jurisdictional limits until at least September 28, 2008; and WHEREAS, on or about September 26, 2007 ETI also filed an application with the Public Utility Commission of Texas to increase electric rates in the ETI Service Area by $107.5 million per year in addition to an expected $5 million annual increase in its miscellaneous service schedules resulting- in a $112 million increase to WHEREAS, City has intervened at the Public Utility Commission with various other cities to review the rates, operations and services of an electric utility pursuant to their authority under the Public Utility Regulatory Act X33.025; and WHEREAS, Community Associations of the Woodlands, Texas ("CATW"), Entergy Texas, Inc. ("ETI" or "the Company"), the Kroger Co. ("Kroger"), Office of Public Utility Counsel ("OPC"), Texas Legal Service Center ("TLSC"), Texas Ratepayers Organization to Save Energy ("Texas ROSE"), and Wal-Mart Texas Stores, LP ("Wal-Mart") have entered into a settlement with ETI and the Entergy Service Area Cities' Steering Committee has authorized the z.pd4748 approval of the terms of settlement of ETI's rate case and recommends settlement to the Cities; and WHEREAS, the settlement represents a fair compromise between ETI's filed rate request of $112 million and the Cities' recommended rate reduction of $6.7 million; and WHEREAS, under the Company's request, as filed, the rate increase to customers would have been a 7.56% increase and the settled rate increase represents a 0.878 increase to customers during the first year beginning in October of 2008 and a 2.08% increase to customers until the rates resulting from ETI's rate case to be filed by December 31, 2009 become effective; and WHEREAS, the settlement spreads the rate increase equally to all customer classes. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHIIR: Section 1. That the facts and opinions in the preamble are true and correct. Section 2. That the statement and findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved and adopted. Section 3. That the City of Port Arthur hereby reaffirms its support for the settlement terms in the Non- Unanimous Stipulation attached as Exhibit "A". Section 4. That the meeting at which this resolution was approved was in all things conducted in strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. Section 5. That this resolution shall become effective from and after its passage. Section 6. That a copy of the caption of this Resolution. be spread upon the Minutes of the Corporation. READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED on this day of A.D., 2008, at a Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port Arthur, by the following vote: z.pr14748 AYES: Mayor NOES: Mayor ATTEST: TERRI HANKS, ACTING CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION: CITY MANAGER zpr14748 EXHIBIT "A" SOAR DOCKET NO.473-OS-0334 P.U.C. DOCKET N0.34800 No. 1449 r. 4,"2U APPLICATION OF ENTERG'Y GULF § BEFORE THE STATES, LYC. FOR AUT'IIORiTY TO § STATE OFFICE OF CHANGE RATES AND TO RECONCILE § ADNIINTSTRATIVE HEARAVGS - FUEL COSTS § NON-UNANIMOUS S ULATTON This Stipulation is entered into between and amens the Community Associations of the 'Woodlands, Texas ("CATVJ"), Entergy Texas, Inc. ("ETI" or "the. Company', es successor in interest to Entergy Gulf States, Inc., the Entcrgy Texas, Inc. Service Area Cities' Steering Committee ("Cities', the Kroger Co. ("Kroger', Office of Public Utility Counsel ("OPC"), Texas Legal Se-vice Center (`TLSC"), Tcxas Ratepayers Organization to Sava. Energy (`°Texas ROSE', and R'ai•Mart Texas Stores, LP ("Wal-Mart'? (colleckively, "Signatgries'~, and any other patty that chooses to sign the Stipulation. The Signatories stipulate and agree as follows: I. BACKGROUND I, On September 26, 200'7, ETI filed an appIicatlon with the Public Utility Commission of Texas ("Commission") requesting that the Comet*.ssion approve: (I) base. rate tariffs and riders designed to collect a total non-Etta] revenue requirement, for the Texas retail . jurisdiction, of 5605 million; (2) a set of proposed tariff schedules presented in the Company's Electric Utility Rate Filing Package for Generating Utilities ("Rate Filing Package" or "RFP'~ aacompan~rng ETT's Application; (3) pursuant to P.U.C. St1BST. R 25.236 and the Public Utility Regulatory ActZ ("PURA") Section 39.455, a request for final reconciliation of ETPs furl and ptuchased power costs and fuel factor revenues for the Reconciliation Period frost January I, ' fiffecdve December 32, 2007, Entazgy Texas, Inc, succeeds] to EGSI's rights and responsibilities pursuant to Section 39.452(e) of the Public Utility Regulatory Act. Fot continuity end east of reference, the Company has continued to make reference io EGSI for purposes of plesdirtgs is this cast. 3'Ibc UTIL. Cobs ANN. Title 2. l 7 ~May.28. 2008 10:52~M PJo.2~99 ?. ;i20 2006 to March 31, 2007, as well as fuel costs deferred from prior proceedings; and (4) certain waivers to the Rate Filing Package instructions presented in RFF Schedule V accompanying ETI's Application. 2. In addition to the Direct Testimony filed with its Application, ETI Sled Rebuttal Testimony on May 2, 2008. Cities, OPC, CATN, TLSC and Texas ROSE, I{roger, and Wal- Mart filed Direct Testimony on April 11, 2003. OPC also filed Cross-Rebuttal Testimony on Apri118, 2008. 3. The Signatories believe that a resolution of this proceedirtg pursaant to the terms set out below is desirable and in the public interest because the result is reasonable under the circumstances and is based on evidence in the record. Settlement will also conserve the resources of the public and the Signatories and will eliminate controversy. II. AGRl! EMENT 1. Overall Base Rate Increase foi ETI. The Signatories agree to an overall base rate increase for ETI of $42.5 million over the present base rate revenues stated in Attachment A commencing with bills rendered for the first billing cycle of October 2008 and a base rate increase of $11 million commencing with bills Tendered for the E~rst billing cycle of October 2009. Coincident vrith the $42,5 million base rata increase, the Signatories agree ETI shelf implement tariffs designed to retain, on a usage basis, amourrts of Rough Production Cost Equalization {"RPCE") payments to be made to ETI by Eatergy Arkansas, Inc., so that the Company retains such payments and amortizes the regulatory liability, at a rate of $25 million annually until the rates from the rate case identified in Paragraph 7 of this Section are implemented. The Signatories fiuthcr agree that this $25 million amount will serve as a credit 2 $ ~day.2?. 2u0E 10:~3~M P1o.2499 F'. b: `2U (or offset} to the $42.5 million base rate increase. Attachment A to this Stipulation provides Ute method of implementation for the RPCE credit. 2. Rough Production Cast Equalizatfon Payments. In addition to ilte provisions of Paragraph 1 ofthis Section, E'IT will retain RPCE Payments in the fcllowingmanner: beginning with the first billing cycle of January 2009, ETI wiU implement a tariff designed, on a usage basis, for the Company to retain an additional $17 million annually until the October 2009 rate increase goes into effect. This $42 million retention will revert back to the $25 million retention upon the implementation of rates in October 2009. 3. 2008 YLPCE Payments. The 2008 IZPCE payments will be used, if and as necessary, to amortize future retentions described in Pazagraphs 1 and 2. Any 2008 RPCE payments not needed to ensure the proper level of RPCE-related uffsets will be txedited in the manner in which they would have been credited absent this 5tipulaton. 4. 2009 Increase. -The base rate increase of $17 mi.flion commencing with bills rendered for the first billing cycle of October 2009 will be implemented using an abbreviated &ling method on July 1, 2004. The Stipulating Parties agree to work in good faith with each other and with other interested parties, including any non-settling parties, to develop the form of an abbreviated filing io be made by the Company with all regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over retail rates in Texas, that is reasonable and that effectuates the purposes of the settlement to implement the second step bass rate increase commencing with bills rendered for the first billing cycle of October 2009. Those Signatories that can waive rights to challenge the October 2009 increase do so, except as to accuracy of calcnIations and conformance of tariffs with this Stipulation. OP(:.and Cities agree to be bound by the Stipulation, and therefore the 2009 base rate increase, to the extent allowed by law. Regardless of the foregoing, the expectation of the 3 e l~ay.28. 2048 i0:;A1v1 _ _ ~ - Pio.244~ f. 7;'20 Signatories is that OPC and Cities will not challenge the amount of the 2009 increase anti that any oversight by those.entitirs 3s limited to the accuracy of calculations and conformance of tariffs with this Stipulation. 5. Purchased Power: Capacity costs associated with power purchased from third parties will be treated as eligible fuel expense or PCRF expense and such. purchased power, whether treated as eligible fire] or PCRF, will be subject to the standards set out in P.U.C.. St185'r. R. § 25.236 or § 25.238, as applicable, in future fuel reconciliation Cases, until the implementation date of rates contemplated in Paragraph 7 of this Section. Each Signatory shall have the right to contest, in such future reconciliation cases, the reasonableness of such purchase power expenses. The Signatories further reserve the right to assert al] factual and legal arguments they asserted in this docket as the basis for purchase power adjustments in these reconciliarion cases. 6. Transmission and Distribution Operation and bIIainteaaace Project Expense. An annual amount of $5 million of transmission and distribution operation and maintenance expense will be deferred by project to a regulatory asset account begianing with the implementation date of the rates described in Paragraph 1 of this Section and endirtg with the implementation date of rates described in Paragraph 7. Recovery of the. regulatory asset will be included specifically in the rates described in Paragraph 7 immediately upon implementation of those rafts. 7. >~riure Rate Case. The Company will file a rate case by Aecembet 31, 2009 based upon a test year ending June 30, 2009. Beginning with the date of implementation of rates resulting from the 2009 rate case prodded for in this paragraph, all jurisdictional separaflon related MSSfi.purchases will be recovered through a contemporaneous surcharge and will 4 to Plo. 2499 P. °i 20 become reconcilable purchased power expenses under P.U.C. 3UBST. 'R. § 25.23b. The Signatories, however, make na commitment concerning the treatment of jurisdictional separation related MSS-d purchases in any subsequent rate cases. The Signatories agree to: (a) further address a Competitive Generation Services tariff in the 2009 rate case; (b) to work, in a collaborative manner, toward a mutually acceptable solution prior to the 2009 isle case; sad (c) that ETI will be made whole for any costs urRecovered due directly to implementation of the. Competitive Generation tariff. 8. Deprectation. A River Bend life extension adjustment. is adopted consistent with the regulatory treatment of the Louisiana Public Service Coninvssion, subject to FERC approval. Should such approval not be obtained by February 1, 2009, a regulatory asset will be created that represents a 20-year extension of the life of River Bend. The creation of the regulatory asset, if required, is intended to maintain the economic impact to all Signatories. The regulatory asset will be included specifically in the rates described is Paragraph 7 immediately upon implementation of those. rates. Additionally, the Signatories agree that the depreciation adjustment of $2.7 million will be allowed, as identified in the rebuttal testimony of Company Witness Brian Caldwe4 at Exhibit BWC-R-3 on Page 27 of 28. 9. Riders. The Signatories support the following Riders; a. Both the incremental city franchise fees cutrcmtly being recovered through a Rider and any prospective iacraarental city franchise fees will be recovered through a Rider. Existing non-incremental city franchise fees will be rolled into base rates sad will not be stated separately on a bill or charged separately to customers; b. An Energy Efficiency Rider, as proposed in the Company's Rebuttal Testimony; 5 li '±'ay. 23. 2UvG 1G: ii~lvj ilo.2495 r. y: 2j c. A hate Casa Expense Rider of $5 million wiIl be amortized over three {3) years (i.e. $I.67 million per year); and d. All revenue from Riders is in addition to (i) the base rate increases provided for in Paragraph 1 of this Set$on aad (ii) the amount retained by the Company pursuant to Paragraphs 1: ?and 3 of this Sec~on. 10. Low-Iawme i'rograms. a. The Miscellaneous Electric Service Charge frr reconnection will remain at $12.00 for low-income customers; b. ETI's Public Bens&t Pu~d will be funded at an amount riot to exceed $2 million annually and such amount will be rolled into base rates. In order to include a greater portion of the eligible populaeion in the program, the Company will use its best efforts to cantrect for and implement as automatic enrollment program. The Company's automatic enrollment program will be modeled upon the matching procedures used by other Texas utilities to identify eligible customers and will be implemented within 30 days of the Commission's issuance of the iinat order in this case. ETI dill provide quarterly reports to interested parties; and c. With regard to the Company's Energy Effcciency Rider, the Company's low-income energy efficiency programs will be amended so as to erzsure that funding is maintained for the targeted energy efficiency program initiated is 2001 in Docket No. 2F14ti9. The Company will reinstate the Entergy Assist Program at a fimding level of $1.9 million, based upon 0.12% of Texas gross revenues. The Company will use its best efforts to contract with the Texas Association of Cor..munity Action Ageacies by October 1, 2408 for the administration of 6 z2 ~•3v. 2°. 2908 10: ~4AN1~ Mo. 2499 r". 1,~I2:1 the Energy Assist Program with an annual funding level bf $1.9 million effective 7znuary 1, 2009. 11. Storm Cost Accruals. Storm Cost Accruals, will be increased by $2 million annually (to a total annual accrual of $3.65 million) beginning January 1, 2009, This amount .wiz] be subsumed in revenues recovered through base rates. 12. Class AilocaNon. The rate increase described in Pazagraph 1 of this Section will be allocated to all classes on an equal percentage basis. Each lamp type and wattage identified is the _ lighting class will receive the same equal percentage increase. Attachment A to this Stipulation shows the manner in which the rate increase will be allocated to all classes. I3. No P`ael or IYCR Disallowances. The approximately $858 millian in fuel and $25 million in 1PCR requested by the Company, exclusive of interest on any over or under recovery balance, is reconciled through March 31, 2007 and there will be no fuel or IPCR disaIlowances. The over/under recovery balaz~ces at the end of the reconciliation period will be the beginning balances for the next reconciliation period for both fuel and IPCR. 14. Texas Jurisdictloaal Numbers. The Signatories agree that all numbers referenced in this Stipulation are Texas jurisdictional. III. IMPLEMENTATION OF AGREEMENT 1. Obligation to Support this Stipulation. The Signatories will support this Stipula*~on before the Commission and will take reasonable steps to support Commission entry. of an order consistent with tiffs Stipulation. The Signatories contemplate submission of an agreed proposed order for the Commission's consideration. 7 13 "day. 2°. - 2~JC° 10:~a441d 2. Effect of Stipulation. No. 2499 ~. ' ;'2C a. Agreement as to the resolution of any specific issue in this Stipulation does not mean that any Signatory or the Commission approves of any particular treatment of costs or the underlying assutnptions associated with such costs. 'The failure to litigate. any specific issue in this docket does noYwaive any Signatory's rights to contest that issue in any other current or future docket or project. The failure to litigate an issue cannot be asserted as a defense or estoppel, or any similar azgument, by or against any Signatory in any other proceeding. The Signatories arrived at this Stipulation through extensive and heated negoriation and wmpromise. h. The Signatories urge the Corrmiission to adept art appropriate order consistent with the tem,s of this Stipulation, Other than with regard to provisions pertaining to future required actions or future rate treatment, the terms of this Stipulation may not be used tither as an admission or concession of any sozt or as evidence in any proceeding, Otal or written statements made dming the course of the settlement negotiations may not be used for any purposes other than as necessary to support. the entry by the Commission of an order implementing this Stipulation and other than to support the entry of such an order; all oral or written statements made during the course of rbe settlement negotiations are governed by T'EX. R. EVID. 408 and are inadutissibie in this or .any other administrative agency or judicial proceeding. The obligations set forth in this subsection 2.b: shall continue and be enforceable, even if this Stipulation is tertninatecl as provided below. c. This Stipulation ret7ects a compromise, settlement and accommodation among the Signatories, and the Signatories agree that the terms and conditions herein arc interdependent. All actions by the Signatories contemplated or required by this Stipulation are 8 18 ~viay. 2 2ii118 l ll: ydphi Pio.24~9 r. i2.~2U conditioned upon entry by the Commission of a final and appealable order fully consistent with this Stipulation. If the Commission does not accept 4his Stipulation as presented or enters an order inconsistent with any term of this Stipulation, any S3gnatoy shall be released from -all commitments and obligations, and shall have the right to seek hearing on all issues, present evidence, and advance any positions it desires, as ifit had not-been s Signatory. d. This Stipulation is binding on each of the Signatories only for the purpose of settling the issues as set forth herein and for no other purposes. 3. Execution. The Signatories agree that this document may be executed in multiple counterparts and filed with facsimile signatures. 9 >.s May. 2~. 7niio 1~~:4,ih1 Ne. 249 F. l~ri Execated as shown below; Dated this day of May, 2008. ' THE COR A$$OCIATION9 OFTtICE QF F[I~LIC UTEL.ITY OFTf1E DL COUNSEL By: I3y: e~ E. M Sara 7. Feais ~.( ~r ~Yiy ..- .D .. - l I l l $a~y, Suiie 470D Tiflc: Assistant )?ubiio Counsel Houston, TX 77002 Date: May , 2008 Title: Its Counsel T&X.4& I..EGAI. SERVICES CENTER Date: May _, 2008 By. R Y 1'EX , INC. A 3 F.andall ChapmeFt `~ , .~ By. ~ Title: Executive Director . John Williams Date: May ~ 2008 Title: Its Attorney Date: Ma~~ 2008 TLXA3 RATEPAYERS' ORGA.NI2.A,.TION TO BAVEENERGY ENTERGY TEXAS, INC. SERVICT By. AREA CITHES' STEERING Caml Biedrzyeki CORH4IIITEE Title: Executive Dircxtor By. Darnel J. Lawbn Date: May ~ 200$ Title: Its Attamey WAIrMART 'T'EXAS STORES, I.P Date: May_, 2008 sy: Eric 7. I'ftathwvhl THE TCROGER CO. Rich May, al?rofessionai Corparatiou 176 }?edetal Street, 6m Floor By: Boaiaa, MA azl 1x2223 Michael L Ks~tz Title: Its Counsel TStie: Its Attcxney Dau: May J 2008 Date: May ~, 2008 10 i6 ?ay.2;,.~ 2000 i(i:~4,?i~i fixecuted as shown below: Dated this day of May, 2008. THE COMMUIVI'PI' ASSOCIATIONS OP THE WOODLAPII?S i:athleen B. Magntder Browa MtCaztoll, LLY I Z ] 1 Sagby, Suite A700 Hausron, TX 77002 Title: Its Cowz3el Data: May _; 2008 ENTERGY TEXAS, INC. By. _ john Williams Title: Its Attorney Date: May_, 2008 ENTERGY TEXAS, LNC• SERVICE AREA CITIES' STTEERII~iG COMMITT~~EE /~/,~~~~ ,~ BY 1a(~ 6vw~~°°`t 'DameI 7. Lawton 'Iltle: Its Attorney Dace: Mayes zoos TFIE KROGER CO. By: Michael L. Kurtz Title: Its Attorney Date: May J 2008 Ada 2499 F. ?c•'2 OFFICE OF PUBLIC UTILITY CDiJPISEL BY Sala 1 fierris Title: Assistant Prblic Counsel Date: May J 2008 TEXAS LEGAL SERVICES CENTER- By: Randall Chapman Title: F«[eCtrhve Director Date: May ~ 2008 TEXAS RATEPAYERS' ORGAMZ.ATIOft TO SAVE EPIERGY By: Cam1 Biedrzycki Iitle: Bxecutive Director Date: May ~ 2008 YVAL-MART TEXAS STORES, LP By: Eric L Krathwolil Rich May, a Professional Corporation 176FederalStrcet,6"'Floor - Boston, MA 02110-2223 'IStle: Its Counsel Date: May,-, 2008 ]0 17' ?~.r 23. 20Q8 10:~Ah1 F_xecuted as shown below: Dated this dzy of May, 2008. THE COMIHUIVITY ASSOCIATIONS OF THE WOODLANDS By: lCaLhleea E. Magrud.'r Brown N1cCarroll, LLP 1111 Bagby, Suite 4700 Houston, TX 77002 Title: Its Counsel Daze: May,_, 2008 ENTERG7C TEXAS, INC. By: Joltn Williatra Title: Its Attorney Date: May _, 2008 ENTERGY TEXAS, INC. SERVICE AREA CITIES' STEERING COMIvIITTEE Ey: Daniel J. Lawton Title: Its Attomoy Date: May ~, 2008 TIC IQ20(YER CO. By: Michael L. Kurtz Title; lta Attorney Date: May _, 2008 Na. 2499 F'. ! ~ 2,~ OFFICE OF PUBLIC UTII.TTY cauNs Jay: ' Sara J. _ e+±is Title: Assistant Public Coarse! pate: Mayl`1, 2008 TEXAS LEGe1.L SERVICES CEi\'TER By: R3rida1l Chantttaa Title: Executive: Director pate: May _, :!003 TEXAS RATEPAYERS' ORGANIZATION TO SAVE ENERGY ey: _ Canal BiedrzycJa Title: Executive Duector Date: May, 2008 WAL-MART'CEXAS STORES, LP By, Eric J. ICrathwoh] Rich May, a Professional Corporazion 17fi Federal Strset, 6'~' Floor Boston, MA 021 1 0-222 3 Title; Its Counsel Datc: May _, 2008 10' 18 Y o0 o Yn.rc .. .. _.. _ - j ~;,,~ a~~ ~~~ 2dgQ p 1 c i~f, ::3y, Ld 2~.w .Ji Yl inc. i Pxecuted as shown below: Dated this day of May, 2008. TIIE COIviMIJNITY ASSOCIATIONS OF THE WOODLANDS By: Kathleen $, Magruder Brown McGattnll, LLP 1111 Bagby, Suite 4700 Heuston, TX TiD02 Title: Its Couascl Date: May ~ 2008 ENTERGYTEXAS, INC. sy: rohn Wiuiatns Title: Its Attorney Date: May Y, 2008 ENTERGY TEXAS, INC. SERVICE AREA CTI'IES' STEERING COMMITTEE By: Daniell, Lawton Title: Its Attorney Date: May J 20D8 TAE KROGER CO. By: Michael L. Kurtz Title: Tts Attozey I}ate: May ,_, 2008 10 OFFICE pF PUBLIC UTILIT'Y' COUNSEL By: Sava r. Perris Title: Assistant Public Cavasel Date:.May ~ 2708 TEXAS LEGAI. SERVICES CENTER By: Randall Chapman Title: Executive Director Date: May ~ 2008 TEXAS RATEPAYERS' ORGANIZATION TO SAVE ENERGY Iiy: Carol Biedrzycld Title: Executive Director Date: May _,_, 2008 'WAL~~ART TE TO LP 13y: ~-u.~ Eric J. 01 Rich May, a Professienal Corporation I76 Federal Street, 6N Pioor Boston, MA 021102223 Title: Its Counsel Date: May 008 39 ~~1a Y. 2v• 2i~Qv ~~: ii~~. Executed as shown below: Dated this day of May, 2008. TAE COM"11UNITY ASSOCIATIONS OF THE WOODLANDS By: Kathleen E. lvlaguder Brown McCarroll, LLP 111 I Bagby, Suite 4700 Houston, TX 77002 Title: Its Counsel Date: May _, 2008 EIV'TERGY TE7tAS, INC. sy. John Williams Title: Its Attorney Date: May V; 2008 E1rTERGY TEXAS, IIYC. SERVICE AREA CITIES' STEERL~TG COMMITTEE By: Daniel J. Lawton Title: Its Attorney Date: May T, 2008 'THE IQ20GER O. By: urt J. Boehm Title: Its Attorney Date: May 2008 No..2499 F'. ~; 2' OFFICE OF PUBLIC UTILITY COUhISEL By: Sara J. Ferris '15tie: Assistant Public Counsel Date: May ~, 2008 TEXAS LEGAL SERVICES CENTER By: xandan c~ltapntaa Title: Executive Director Dale: May ~ 2008_ TEXA,.S RATEPAYERS' ORGANIZATION TO SAVE ENERGY By: Carol Biedrzycki Title: Executive Director Date: May`, 2008 WAL-MART TEXAS STORES, LP By. Eric J. Kratlrwohl Rich May, a Professional Corporation 176 Federal Street, 6°i Floor Boston, MA 02 1 1 0-2223 Title: Its Caunsel Date: May _, 2008 la 3 MQY-23-2008 ?340 From:512477Eu76 Bxecumd as shown below; hr ,. ~d~a p ~,;:~:, L I i.: (~ Page:2~2 Dated this day of May, 2008. TILE COMMUNITY ASSOClAT10N3 OFfICL OF PUBLiC L3TTLTLY OFTFE WOODLAxDS COUxSHb By: By. icadtlots 3 ~Sa~tadat Sara J. Penis Brown McGarroII, LLP 1 t l 1 BagbY, suite 4700 Titic: Aasistam Public. Coaasel Hauatoa'I7C 77002 pate: May ~, 2003 '1SUe: tis Comet ER . TEX~-S LEGAL SERViCS8 CSN T Aate:MayT 2008 ~ + s . ~"rr"~ -~~ ~a. I rl,Q) ,/tit id¢f t /' 7ta ! !< ExTSRGY TB7tA3, ANC. 5 . SY Kandatt t~apman Ay: Title: Executive lT rector , John witllstns Data: May ~ 2008 Title: Ita Attorney TEXAS RAT>aPAYE ~ Daze:May_.2008 4RGA}~IZATIO?i'1' AVEENERGY / EP1Te1EtGY TEXAS, Iivi^ 3ERVJCE By; I AEt£A CTTISS' STEERYNG ~ Cero BialrzyakJ COhiMFCPEE Title: Executive or sy: D~vel J. 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