Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan February 10, 2021 Bridget M. McCormack, Chief Justice Brian K. Zahra 162397(73) David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Elizabeth T. Clement Megan K. Cavanagh UPPER PENINSULA POWER COMPANY, Elizabeth M. Welch, Plaintiff/Counterdefendant- Justices Appellant, SC: 162397 v COA: 349833 Baraga CC: 2018-006862-CZ VILLAGE OF L’ANSE, Defendant/Counterplaintiff- Appellee, and WPPI ENERGY, INC., and UTILITY SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, INC., Defendants-Appellees. ______________________________________/ On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of defendant-appellee WPPI Energy, Inc., to extend the time for filing its answer to the application for leave to appeal is GRANTED.

The answer submitted on February 5, 2021, is accepted as timely filed.

I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.

February 10, 2021 Clerk