ACCEPTED 03-14-00709-CV 4650813 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 3/26/2015 10:12:03 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE Office of Public Utility Counsel Tonya Baer CLERK P.O. Box 12397 Public Counsel Austin, Texas 78711-2397 Tel: (512) 936-7500 Fax: (512) 936-7525 FILED IN Toll Free: (877) 839-0363 3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 3/26/2015 10:12:03 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk March 26, 2015

VIA E-FILE The Honorable Jeffrey D. Kyle Clerk, Court of Appeals W. 14th St., Room 101 Austin, Texas 78701

Re: Appeals Docket No. 03-14-00709-CV; Trial Court Case No. D-1-GN-14- 003434; Entergy Texas, Inc. v. Public Utility Commission of Texas, Office of Public Utility Counsel, and Texas Industrial Energy Consumers

Dear Mr. Kyle: This letter responds to your letter of March 24, 2015 concerning the oral argument in this case on May 6, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. I will appear and argue for the Office of Public Utility Counsel.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Sara J. Ferris Sara J. Ferris Senior Assistant Public Counsel State Bar No. 50511915 Office of Public Utility Counsel 1701 N. Congress Avenue, Suite 9-180 Austin, Texas 78701 [email protected]

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE As required by Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.5, I certify that on the 26th day of March, 2015, the Office of Public Utility Counsel’s letter regarding oral argument was electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court using the electronic case filing system of the Court, and that a true and correct copy was served on the following lead counsel for all parties listed below via electronic service:

Counsel for Entergy Texas, Inc. David C. Duggins John F. Williams Marnie A. McCormick Duggins Wren Mann & Romero, LLP Congress Ave., Ste. 1900 Austin, Texas 78701 Counsel for the Public Utility Commission Elizabeth R. B. Sterling of Texas Megan M. Neal Environmental Protection Division Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 12548 Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Counsel for Texas Industrial Energy Consumers Rex. D. VanMiddlesworth Benjamin Hallmark Thompson & Knight, LLP San Jacinto Blvd, Ste. 1900 Austin, Texas 78701

/s/ Sara J. Ferris Sara J. Ferris