007-23 - Northern Indiana Public Service Company

Legal Notice

Cause No. 45797

VERIFIED PETITION OF NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY LLC FOR (1) APPROVAL OF AND A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR A FEDERALLY MANDATED SCHAHFER ASH POND COMPLIANCE PROJECT; (2) AUTHORITY TO RECOVER FEDERALLY MANDATED COSTS INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SCHAHFER ASH POND COMPLIANCE PROJECT; (3) APPROVAL OF THE ESTIMATED FEDERALLY MANDATED COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHAHFER ASH POND COMPLIANCE PROJECT; (4) AUTHORITY FOR THE TIMELY RECOVERY OF 80% OF THE FEDERALLY MANDATED COSTS THROUGH RIDER 887 – ADJUSTMENT OF FEDERALLY MANDATED COSTS AND APPENDIX I – FEDERALLY MANDATED COST ADJUSTMENT FACTOR (“FMCA MECHANISM”); (5) AUTHORITY TO DEFER 20% OF THE FEDERALLY MANDATED COSTS FOR RECOVERY IN NIPSCO’S NEXT GENERAL RATE CASE; (6) APPROVAL OF SPECIFIC RATEMAKING AND ACCOUNTING TREATMENT; (7) APPROVAL TO AMORTIZE THE SCHAHFER ASH POND COMPLIANCE PROJECT COSTS THROUGH 2032; (8) APPROVAL OF ONGOING REVIEW OF THE SCHAHFER ASH POND COMPLIANCE PROJECT; ALL PURSUANT TO IND. CODE § 8-1-8.4-1 ET SEQ., § 8-1-2-19, § 8-1-2-23, AND § 8-1-2-42; AND, TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY, APPROVAL OF AN ALTERNATIVE REGULATORY PLAN PURSUANT TO IND. CODE § 8‐1‐2.5‐6.

Notice is hereby given that on November 2, 2022, Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC filed a Petition with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission in Cause No. 45797 (1) approval of and a certificate of public convenience and necessity (“CPCN”) for a federally mandated project and timely recovery of its federally mandated costs incurred in connection with an ash pond closure project at NIPSCO’s R.M. Schahfer Generation Station (“Schahfer”) (the “Schahfer Ash Pond Compliance Project”); (2) approval of the estimated federally mandated costs associated with the Schahfer Ash Pond Compliance Project; (3) authority for the timely recovery of 80% of the federally mandated costs incurred in connection with the Schahfer Ash Pond Compliance Project, that results in the closure of the Schahfer ash ponds in compliance with applicable federal regulations, through Rider 887 – Adjustment of Federally Mandated Costs and Appendix I – Federally Mandated Cost Adjustment Factor (the “FMCA Mechanism”); (4) authority to defer 20% of the federally mandated costs incurred in connection with the Schahfer Ash Pond Compliance Project for recovery in NIPSCO’s next general rate case; (5) approval of the specific ratemaking and accounting treatment described herein; (6) approval to amortize the Schahfer Ash Pond Compliance Project costs through 2032; and (7) approval of ongoing review of the Schahfer Ash Pond Compliance Project; all pursuant to Ind. Code § 8-1-8.4-1 et seq., § 8-1-2-19, § 8-1-2-23 and § 8-1-2-42; and, to the extent necessary, approval of an alternative regulatory plan pursuant to Ind. Code § 8‐1‐2.5‐6. A copy of the Verified Petition and other submissions in this proceeding are on file with the Commission, PNC Center, 101 West Washington Street, Suite 1500 East, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204. The telephone number of the Commission is (317) 232-2701. Anyone wishing to protest, challenge, or intervene in this action may do so by contacting the Commission.

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