Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan February 26, 2021 Bridget M. McCormack, Chief Justice Brian K. Zahra 162397(82) 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 Consumers Energy Company to file a brief amicus curiae is GRANTED. The amicus brief submitted on February 23, 2021, is accepted for filing.

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 26, 2021 Clerk