Arkansas Public Service Commission Docket Summary Cover Sheet

APSC FILED Time: 5/4/2011 2:41:23 PM: Recvd 5/4/2011 2:10:21 PM: Docket 11-049-U-Doc. 1 Arkansas Public Service Commission Docket Summary Cover Sheet (For all dockets other than Rate Cases, "TD", "C" and "TF" Dockets Must be filed with each new docket filed at the Commission STYLE OF DOCKET: (Style may be changed by Secretary of Commission) Docket Number: IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ENTERGY 11-049- U ARKANSAS, INC. FOR A CERTIFICATE OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE A 115 KV TRANSMISSION LIEN AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES, IN SALINE COUNTY, ARKANSAS DOCKET DESIGNATOR: U A R P Nature of Action: (See second sheet) PETITIONER/INITIATING PARTY* ATTORNEYS' NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE, FAX AND E-MAIL Entergy Arkansas, Inc. Laura Landreaux Senior Counsel Entergy Services, Inc. P.O. Box 551 Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 Telephone: (501) 377-5876 Fax: 501-377-5426 [email protected] *If the initiating party is not a jurisdictional utility in Arkansas, please provide mailing address, phone, fax and e-mail for the company Pursuant to Rule 2.03(b) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, please provide name, address, phone, fax, e-mail of at least one, but not more than two names to appear on the Service List for this docket Laura Landreaux Senior Counsel Entergy Services, Inc. P.O. Box 551 Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 Telephone: (501) 377-5876 Fax: 501-377-5426 [email protected] Steven K. Strickland Vice President, Regulatory Affairs - Arkansas Entergy Arkansas, Inc. P.O. Box 551 Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 Telephone: (501)377-4457 Fax: (501) 377-4415 [email protected] Write a brief statement, limited to the space provided herein describing the case that you are filing. Please provide enough information to assure that the nature of your docket is clear. APSC FILED Time: 5/4/2011 2:41:23 PM: Recvd 5/4/2011 2:10:21 PM: Docket 11-049-U-Doc. 1 Entergy Arkansas, Inc. is seeking a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity to construct and operate a 115 kV transmission line and two new terminal switching stations and related transmission facilties in Saline County, Arkansas. Form completed by: Laura Landreaux Date: May 4, 2011 Representing: Entergy Arkansas, Inc. NATURE OF ACTION: Please choose at least one, but no more than three docket types Accounting Lifeline/link up Acquisition/Sales Market Power Act 31 of 1981 (Surcharge) Merger/Transfer Act 821 of 1987 (Cooperatives Rate Change) Municipal Franchise Tax Administrative Procedures Net Metering Affiliate Rules Nuclear Decommissioning Annual Reports/Assessment One Call Ar Energy Conservation Act (Efficiency Programs) Pipeline Safety Arbitration Pole attachment issues Arkansas High Cost Fund Protective Order Arkansas Intralata Toll Pool Public Utility Holding Company Act Arkansas Universal Service Fund Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act ARSI Arkansas Relay Service, Inc. Purchase Power Auto Adjustment Railroad Avoided Cost Rates CCN Cancellation Refund CCN Facility Reports CCN License Resource Plan CECPN Restructuring Cost of Gas/Energy seasonal/unscheduled Retail Customer release/Abandonment River Crossing Declaratory Judgment Regional Transmission Organization Depreciation Rulemaking Dialing/Numbering Service Quality Disabilities Act of 1990 Shielded Outdoor Lighting APSC FILED Time: 5/4/2011 2:41:23 PM: Recvd 5/4/2011 2:10:21 PM: Docket 11-049-U-Doc. 1 Earnings Review Show Cause Eligible Telecommunications Carrier Designation Stranded Costs Energy Policy Act Sustainable Energy Resources Energy/Fuel Purchasing Practices Terms and Conditions EWG Exempt Wholesale Generator Territory/release/unallocated territory Extended Area Service Transition costs Extension of Telecommunications Facilities Fund Unbundling Extraordinary Property Loss USOA (Uniform System of Accounts) FCC Waiver/Exemption Finance (Bonds/issue & sell; stock; prom note) Weather Grand Gulf Wholesale Integrated Resource Planning Wholesale Rate Adjustment Interconnection Agreements Interest/Customer Deposit Investigation/Inquiry APSC FILED Time: 5/4/2011 2:41:23 PM: Recvd 5/4/2011 2:10:21 PM: Docket 11-049-U-Doc. 1 BEFORE THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION ) OF ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC. FOR A ) CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE ) AND NECESSITY TO CONSTRUCT AND ) DOCKET NO. 11-049-U OPERATE A 115 KV TRANSMISSION ) LINE AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES, IN ) SALINE COUNTY, ARKANSAS ) APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY COMES NOW Entergy Arkansas, Inc. (“EAI” or the “Company”), and for its Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, states: DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY 1. The Company is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Arkansas, and is a public utility, as defined by Ark. Code Ann. § 23-1-101 et seq., subject to the jurisdiction of the Arkansas Public Service Commission (“APSC” or the “Commission”). The Company’s principal place of business is located at the Metropolitan National Bank Building, 425 West Capitol Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201. A copy of the Company’s Agreement of Consolidation of Merger (Articles of Incorporation) is on file with the APSC and is hereby incorporated by reference. APSC FILED Time: 5/4/2011 2:41:23 PM: Recvd 5/4/2011 2:10:21 PM: Docket 11-049-U-Doc. 1 2. The Company’s property consists of facilities for the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric power and energy to retail and wholesale customers. These facilities are located principally in the State of Arkansas. As of December 31, 2010, the Company provided retail electrical service subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission to a total of 694,112 customers. Of these customers, 582,980 were residential; 88,348 were commercial; 22,112 were industrial; and 672 were public agencies, institutions, or others. 3. EAI owns or operates two nuclear generating units, four coal-fueled generating units, two hydroelectric plants, five large oil- and natural gas-fueled steam electric generation stations, one natural gas-fueled combined cycle gas turbine generating facility and one diesel electric unit, for a total generating capacity of approximately 4,853 MW. In addition, EAI purchases 410 MW under a long-term power purchase agreement from the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station in Mississippi. EAI also owns and operates approximately 936 circuit miles of extra high voltage (“EHV”) transmission lines of 345 kV or greater; 258 circuit miles of transmission lines of 230 kV; 3,736 circuit miles of transmission lines of 161 kV and lower; transmission substations, distribution substations, and associated facilities necessary to provide electric service. - 2 - APSC FILED Time: 5/4/2011 2:41:23 PM: Recvd 5/4/2011 2:10:21 PM: Docket 11-049-U-Doc. 1 JURISDICTION AND APPLICABLE LAW 4. This Application is filed pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 23-3-201 et seq. and Sections 4 and 7 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules”). 5. The Utility Facility Environmental and Economic Protection Act, codified at Ark. Code Ann. § 23-19-501 et seq., does not apply to this Application because the facilities for which a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (“CCN”) is sought do not constitute a "major utility facility" as defined by said Act. PROPOSED ELECTRICAL FACILITIES 6. EAI proposes to construct and operate a new 115 kV transmission line (the “Proposed Transmission Line”) and two new terminal switching stations, and related transmission facilities in Saline County, Arkansas (all inclusively referred to as the “Proposed Electrical Facilities”). The Proposed Electrical Facilities are more fully described in EAI Application Exhibits A, B, C, and D. The general location of the Proposed Electrical Facilities proposed herein by EAI, in its service area, the local network area, and the general region, are shown on the maps attached in the EAI application exhibits. EAI Application Exhibit A shows the location of the Proposed Electrical Facilities in relation to the jurisdictional service territory in Saline County, Arkansas. EAI Application Exhibit B indicates the location of the Proposed Electrical Facilities within the local area electrical network system. EAI Application Exhibit C shows the Proposed Electrical - 3 - APSC FILED Time: 5/4/2011 2:41:23 PM: Recvd 5/4/2011 2:10:21 PM: Docket 11-049-U-Doc. 1 Facilities along with EAI’s regional area electrical network system. EAI Application Exhibit D is a detailed description of the Proposed Electrical Facilities. The Direct Testimony of John W. Ellis III, Project Manager for EAI, describes the location, design, construction, and schedule of the Proposed Electrical Facilities in further detail. The Direct Testimony of Murry K. Witcher, Regulatory Project Coordinator for Entergy Services, Inc. (“ESI”),1 will provide an overview of EAI’s routing process, a description of the steps the Company took in selecting the transmission line route (the “Proposed Route”), a description of the public outreach during the project, the identification of landowners, and notifications. Mr. Paul M. Simoneaux, Jr., Senior Engineer in Transmission Planning with ESI, discusses the need for the Proposed Electrical Facilities in his direct testimony. Mr. Christopher J. Wood, Project Manager and Associate Environmental Specialist with Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc., submits testimony concerning the study and evaluation of transmission line alternative routes, and environmental analysis and related impacts of the proposed project. 7. The design of the terminal switching stations that will connect the Proposed Transmission Line with the EAI transmission grid will be of the ring bus configuration and will be located near the beginning and end of the new transmission line, one switching station at a point in the south part of the City of 1 Entergy Services, Inc. is a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation that provides technical and administrative services to all the Entergy Operating Companies. - 4 - APSC FILED Time: 5/4/2011 2:41:23 PM: Recvd 5/4/2011 2:10:21 PM: Docket 11-049-U-Doc.

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