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CenterPoint Energy Seeks Intervention in SABIC's Request for Necessity Certificate

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In a document filed on July 9, 2021, CenterPoint Energy Indiana South, a subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy Inc., has petitioned to intervene in SABIC Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon, LLC's (SABIC) request for a necessity certificate to provide natural gas service to a new tenant on SABIC's industrial campus in Posey County, Indiana. As a certified public utility, CenterPoint Energy South asserts a direct and substantial interest in the proceeding, stating that its interests cannot be adequately represented or protected by any other party.

Key Takeaways:

  • CenterPoint Energy Indiana South is a public utility certified to provide natural gas service in the area where SABIC's new tenant is located.
  • SABIC's petition for a necessity certificate requests that the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) issue a certificate for the provision of natural gas to the new tenant and decline to exercise jurisdiction over SABIC.
  • CenterPoint Energy South has a direct and substantial interest in the proceeding, as its interests may be impacted by the outcome.
  • CenterPoint Energy South's intervention seeks to ensure that its interests are represented and protected, as it is uniquely situated to provide natural gas service to the new tenant.
  • SABIC's petition for a necessity certificate was filed on June 23, 2021, and CenterPoint Energy South's intervention was filed seven days later.
  • The IURC will now consider CenterPoint Energy South's petition to intervene and determine whether to grant its request.

Statistics:

  • 113,000: The number of customers in southwestern Indiana served by CenterPoint Energy South.
  • 2: The number of parties to the proceeding, including SABIC and CenterPoint Energy South.
  • 1: The number of necessity certificate requested by SABIC for the industrial campus.
  • 211 NW Riverside Dr.: The address of CenterPoint Energy South's office in Evansville, Indiana.
  • 47708: The zip code of CenterPoint Energy South's office in Evansville, Indiana.

Sources:

  • Petition to Intervene by Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company d/b/a CenterPoint Energy Indiana South (July 9, 2021)
  • SABIC Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon, LLC's Petition for Necessity Certificate (June 23, 2021)

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