In Reply, Please Refer To

STATE OF CONNECTICUT

PUBLI C UTI LI TI ES REGULATORY AUTHORI TY \DATE

July 6, 2016 In reply, please refer to: Docket No. 13-09-19 Motions No. 8 and 9

Joaquina Borges King, Esq. Eversource Energy 107 Selden Street Berlin, CT 06037

Leonard Rodriguez, Esq. The United Illuminating Company P. O. Box 1564 New Haven, CT 06506-2113 Re: Docket No. 13-09-19 - Application for Approval of Class I Renewable Power Purchase Agreements Resulting from Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's July 8, 2013 Requests for Proposals Pursuant to Section 6 of P.A. 13-303 Dear Attorneys King and Rodriguez: On June 30, 2016, The Connecticut Light and Power Company d/b/a Eversource Energy (Eversource) and Number Nine Wind Farm LLC (Number Nine) filed a motion with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (Authority) requesting that the Authority approve a Termination Agreement and Release between Eversource and Number Nine (Motion No. 9). The Termination Agreement and Release will terminate the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between Eversource and Number Nine dated September 19, 2013.

On June 30, 2016, The United Illuminating Company (UI) and Number Nine also filed a motion requesting that the Authority approve a Termination Agreement and Release between UI and Number Nine (Motion No. 8). The Termination Agreement and Release will terminate the PPA between UI and Number Nine dated September 19, 2013.

Eversource, UI and Number Nine indicate that termination of the PPAs between Eversource and Number Nine and UI and Number Nine is appropriate at this time given that Number Nine has represented, in its compliance filing to the Authority dated June 28, 2016, that it will not meet the Critical Milestones of the PPA. Under UI’s proposed Termination Agreement and Release, UI will receive a termination payment from Number Nine of $962,000.00. Under Eversource’s proposed Termination Agreement 10 Franklin Square, New Britain, CT 06051 An Equal Opportunity Employer www.ct.gov/pura and Release, Eversource will receive a termination payment from Number Nine of $4,038,000.00.

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Bureau of Energy and Technology Policy (BETP) filed a June 30, 2016 letter supporting Eversource’s, UI’s and Number Nine’s requests to terminate the September 19, 2013 PPAs.

The Authority reviewed: (1) Number Nine’s compliance filing dated June 28, 2016; (2) the terms and conditions of the two September 19, 2013 PPAs at issue; (3) Motions No. 8 and 9, including each Termination Agreement and Release submitted by Eversource and UI; and (4) BETP’s June 30, 2016 letter. Based on this review, the Authority finds that Number Nine will not meet the Critical Milestones of the PPAs with Eversource and UI. The Authority, therefore, approves the request made in both Motions to terminate the PPAs by way of the proposed Termination Agreement and Release. The Authority directs that Eversource and UI each submit a compliance filing verifying receipt of their respective termination payments from Number Nine along with a copy of their respective signed and executed Termination Agreement and Release.

PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY

Jeffrey R. Gaudiosi, Esq. Executive Secretary cc: Service List