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INDIANA UTILITY REGULATORY COMMISSION 101 WEST WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 1500 EAST

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA46204-3419

VERIFIED PETITION OF DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, INC. SEEKING (1) APPROVAL OF AN ONGOING REVIEW PROGRESS REPORT PURSUANT TO IND. CODE 8-1-8.5 AND 8-1-8.7; AND (2) AUTHORITY 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 RA TES AND AUTHORITY TO RECOVER APPLICABLE RELATED COSTS AND CREDITS, INCLUDING OPERATING EXPENSES, DEPRECIATIONS, AND TAX CREDITS, THROUGH ITS INTEGRATED COAL GASIFICATION COMBINED CYCLE GENERATING FACILITY COST RECOVERY ADJUSTMENT, STANDARD CONTRACT RIDER NO. 61 PURSUANT TO IND. CODE 8-1-8.8-11 AND -12; (3) APPROVAL TO REFLECT A CHANGE DUE TO MIGRATION BETWEEN TWO RATE CLASSES; AND (4) AUTHORITY TO AMORTIZE POST-IN-SERVICE AFUDC AND TO AMORTIZE THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT REGULATORY ASSET AND COMMISSION-ORDERED REGULATORY LIABILITY

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

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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 TO REFLECT A CHANGE ) DUE TO MIGRATION BETWEEN TWO RATE ) CLASSES AND BETWEEN CERTAIN LIGHTING ) RATE CLASSES; AND (3) APPROVAL OF ) AMORTIZATION AMOUNTS INCLUDED FOR ) RECOVERY IN RIDER NO. 61 FOR POST-IN- ) SERVICE AFUDC, THE SETTLEMENT ) AGREEMENT REGULATORY ASSET, AND ) COMMISSION-ORDERED REGULATORY ) LIABILITY )

You are hereby notified that on this date the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission ("Commission") has caused the following entry to be made:

On September 18, 2015, the Duke Energy Indiana, Inc., Nucor Steel-Indiana, the Duke Energy Indiana Industrial Group, and the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (collectively referred to as "Settling Parties"), filed their Verified Joint Petition to Reopen the Record in this Cause for the Purpose of Taking Additional Evidence Relating to a Settlement Agreement Reached by Less than all Parties and Submission of such Settlement Agreement.

On September 18, 2015, the Settling Parties filed their Joint Motion to Consolidate and for Attorneys' Conference to Establish New Procedural Schedule ("Motions") in the above captioned cause.

On October 6, 2015, Citizens Action Coalition oflndiana, Inc., Save the Valley, Inc., Sierra Club, Inc., and Valley Watch, Inc. (collectively referred to as "Joint Intervenors"), filed Joint Intervenors' Response to Settling Parties' (I) Joint Motion to Consolidate and For Attorneys' Conference to Establish New Procedural Schedule and (2) Joint Petition to Reopen the Record ("Response"). Joint Intervenors note that while they "do not necessarily object to the consolidation of the proceedings, the requests to reopen the various records, and the scheduling of an attorneys' conference, the wide-reaching Settlement raises many concerns."

The Presiding Officers having reviewed the Motions, and being duly advised in the premises, hereby GRANT the Motions. These proceedings share common issues of fact and law and consolidation will provide for administrative efficiency. The record in this proceeding is hereby reopened and consolidated with Cause Nos. 43114 IGCC 11, IGCC 14, IGCC 15 and Cause No. 38707 FAC 99 Sl. Further, the consolidated cause is captioned as follows:

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 REFELCT 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 RECOERY 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 8-1-8.5 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 8-1-2-42.3 AND VARIOUS ORDERS OF THE INDIANA UTILITY REGULATORY COMMISSION

In addition, all future filings in the consolidated cause should use the Cause No. 43114 IGCC 15. Furthermore, an attorneys' conference is scheduled for October 29, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. in Room 224 of the PNC Center, 101 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, for the purpose of establishing a new procedural schedule in the consolidated cause.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

David E. Veleta,

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