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RATE INCREASE NOTICE
<br />NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR CENTERPOINT ENERGY MINNESOTA CUSTOMERS
<br />CenterPoint Energy has asked the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC}for permission to increase its
<br />natural gas rates for distribution service. The requested increase is for about6.8 percent or$52.0 million per year.
<br />The requested increase would add about$4.79 to a typical residential customer's monthly bill.
<br />The MPUC may either approve or deny the requested changes, in whole or in part, and may approve a lesser or
<br />greater increase than was requested for any class or classes of service.
<br />The MPUC will likely make its decision on our rate request in the first quarterof 2021. If final rates are lower than
<br />interim (temporary) rates, we will refund customers the difference with interest. If final rates are higherthan
<br />interim rates, we will not charge customersthe difference.
<br />If you move before a refund is issued and we cannotfind you, your refund may be treated as abandoned
<br />property and senttothe Minnesota Departmentof Commerce, Unclaimed Property Unit. You can check for
<br />unclaimed property at www,missingmeney.com. To make sure we can send you any refund owed, please
<br />provide a forwarding address when you stop service.
<br />PUBLIC HEARINGS
<br />Administrative LawJudge Eric L. Lipman is holding public hearings anthe ==N�'
<br />company's proposal. Any CenterPoint Energy customer or other person may "
<br />attend or provide comments atthe hearings. You are invited to comment on = Tuesday, July 28 1:00 P.M.
<br />the adequacy and quality of CenterPoint Energy's service, the level of rates Tuesday, July 28 6:00 P.M.
<br />or other related matters. You do not need to be represented by an attorney —
<br />to provide comments during the public hearings. To maintain appropriate Wednesday, July 29 5 00 p.m.
<br />physical distancing and preventthe spread of the COVID-19 virus, public Thursday, July30 6 00 p.m.
<br />hearingswill be held remotely (overthe telephone for audio and overthe
<br />internet for video). The hearings will begin at their scheduled time and adjourn after everyone has had an
<br />opportunity to share comments.
<br />Bad weather? Fnd out if a hearing is canceled —call (toll free) 855-731-6208 or 651.201-2213 or visit mn.gov/puc,
<br />You can participate in the hearing overthe telephone. Or you can watch the hearing (without sound) over the
<br />internet To seethe public hoaxing panelists, and hear what they are saying, you must join the public hearing
<br />using both the telephone connection and the internet link. The video on the internet does not include sound
<br />from the public hearing.
<br />To listen to the hearing and to be able to provide your verbal comments, follow the directions belowtu access
<br />the hearing overthe telephone.
<br />If you are interested in providing verbal comments on the proposed rate increase during the public hearing,
<br />you mustjointhe hearing bytelephone.
<br />JOIN BY TELEPHONE
<br />An operator will assist you.
<br />To watch the hearing over
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<br />the internet on a computer
<br />July 28 2020
<br />1 pm
<br />l ,one: 1866) 609-6127 Conference ID9995165
<br />or smartphone, followthe
<br />July 28 2D20
<br />6 pm
<br />Phone: (866) 609-6127 Conference ID. 1145418
<br />directions below
<br />(video only —no audio).
<br />July 29, 2020
<br />3 pm
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<br />Phone: (866) 609 6127 Conference ID: 8248824
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<br />July 30, 2020
<br />6 pm
<br />Phone: (866) 609-6127 Conference ID 6867206
<br />JOIN BY INTERNET
<br />{video only — no audio)
<br />Navigate on your computer to: https://minnesote.webex.com
<br />If you wish to watch the video stream with audio, you will need to join by both phone and internet. Written
<br />comments may also be submitted during the comment period afterthe hearing. Followthe instructions below
<br />in this notice.
<br />Please contact Charley Bruce at 651-201-2251 or charley.bruce@state.mn.us if you have questions
<br />on howto participate or have trouble accessing the public hearing using telephone or internet.
<br />YOU CAN SUBMITWRITiEN COMMENTS TO THE MINNESOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
<br />Comment Period
<br />Comments accepted through August21, 2020, at4:30 p.m.
<br />• Comments must be received by 4:30 p.m. on the close date.
<br />• Comments received after the comment p eriod closes may not be considered.
<br />Online Comments
<br />Visitmn.gov/puc and select the Comments icon on the top menu to go to the Public Comment page, where you
<br />will find a list of ways to comment.
<br />U.S. Mail Minnesota Pubiic Utilities Commission, 121 7th Place East, Ste.350, St. Paul, MN 55101
<br />For assistance in submitting comments, or if you have questions, contactthe Commission's Consumer Affairs Office
<br />at: Phone:651-296-0406 or800-657-3782 Email: consumer.puc@state.mn.us
<br />Be sure to reference Docket Number 19-524
<br />Important: Comments can be reviewed by the public on the MPUCs website, except in limited circumstances
<br />consistent with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. The MPUC does not edit or delete personally
<br />identifying information or any other information from comments received.
<br />The table below shows the effect of both the interim and
<br />proposed rate changes on monthly hills for residential,
<br />commercial and industrial customers with average
<br />natural gas use.
<br />=NMI
<br />Residential
<br />75 $55 $59 $60
<br />Cammercial/Industrial
<br />up to
<br />1,500/year 69 $57 $61 $63 "
<br />-1,500 to
<br />5,Oo01year 249 $164 $172 $174
<br />5,000 or
<br />morelyeaT 1519 $891 $929 $919
<br />..--.- .- ____ .... .. .......
<br />Small Volume Dual Fuel Sales Service
<br />up to
<br />120,000/yeaT 3,896 $1,709 $1,783 $1,752
<br />120,000 or
<br />more/year 13,9D1 $5,861 $6 092 $6 092
<br />-.. ...._.._._
<br />Large Volume Dual Fuel Sales Service
<br />38,836 $15,298 $15,796 $15,968
<br />w .....- _....._. ... ...-..... ......
<br />Large General Firm Sales Service
<br />.. _.....
<br />53,808 $24,796 $25,644 $25,804
<br />Demand charge (per Peak Day]
<br />3,490
<br />Note: Figures above are rounded Ito the nearest
<br />whole number).
<br />EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS
<br />Formal evidentiary hearings on CenterPoint Energy's
<br />proposal start on September9, 2020, and will be held
<br />online. The purpose of the evidentiary hearings is to allow
<br />CenterPoint Energy, the Minnesota Department of Commerce
<br />— Division of Energy Resources, the Minnesota Office of
<br />Attorney General -- Residential Utilities and Antitrust Division,
<br />and parties who have formally joined the contested case
<br />to present testimony and to cross-examine each other's
<br />witnesses on the proposed rate increase.
<br />If you wish to formally intervene in this case, as a partyto
<br />the litigation, please contact Administrative Law Judge
<br />Eric L. Lipman, P.O. Box 64620, St. Paul, MN 55164-0620.
<br />TO LEARN MORE
<br />CenterPoint Energy's current and proposed rate schedules
<br />are available at
<br />CenterPoint Energy
<br />505 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55402
<br />Phone: 612-372-4727 or800-245-2377
<br />Web: httoJ/www.CenterPointEnernv.com/RateCase
<br />Minnesota Department of Commerce
<br />857th Place East, Suite 500, St. Paul, MN 55101
<br />Phone:651-539-1534
<br />Web: https:/lwww.odockets.state.mn.as/EFiling/search.isp
<br />Select (19) in the year field, type (524) in the number field,
<br />select Search, and the list of documents wilt appear on the
<br />next page.
<br />Questions about the Minnesota Public Utilities
<br />Commission's review process?
<br />Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
<br />121 7th Place East, Suite 350, St. Paul, MN 55101
<br />Phone: 651-296-0406 or800-657-3782
<br />Email: consumer.puc@state.mn.us
<br />Anyone with hearing orspeech disabilities may call through
<br />their preferred Telecommunications Relay Service.
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