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** E015/GR-16-664; Minnesota Power
E015/D-17-118;
E,G999/CI-17-895
In the Matter of the Application of Minnesota Power for Authority to Increase Rates for Electric Service in Minnesota;
In the Matter of Minnesota Power’s 2017 Remaining Life Depreciation Petition;
In the Matter of a Commission Investigation into the Effects on Electric and Natural Gas Utility Rates and Services of the 2017 Federal Tax Act.
1. Should the Commission reopen, reconsider and/or clarify its March 12, 2018 Findings of Fact, Conclusions, and Order?
2. If the Commission reopens its March 12, 2018 Order in the rate case, should it also reopen its March 21 Depreciation Order (In the Matter of Minnesota Power’s 2017 Remaining Life Depreciation Petition, Docket No. E-015/D-17-118)? (PUC: Bender, Bartusch, Schwieger, Krishnan, O’Grady, Harding)
The Commission has the authority to accept or decline a petition for reconsideration with or without a hearing or oral argument (Minnesota Rules 7829.3000, Subpart 6) In other words, a decision on a petition for reconsideration can be made without taking oral comments at the Commission meeting.