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The percentage ownership of the planned NGCC facilities to be owned by KU.

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New ROE by National Grid along with other NETOs who filed a brief supporting FERC's new methodology and confirming the illustrative numbers that FERC arrived at in its order addressing all four complaints

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The expected remaining net book value of a regulated generation unit at its anticipated retirement date.

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The overall multi-year cap on recovery through the ISR process for the RIPUC approved capital investment related to the AMF-based metering system for the electric distribution business of RIE.

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- References

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New Distribution System Improvement Charge Cap requested from the PAPUC, defined as a percentage of billed revenue.

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Total amount approved April 1, 2024, to spend on the FY 2025 Gas ISR Plan by the RIPUC.

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Total Capital Investment Spend on FY 2026 Electric ISR Plan

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Amount of regulatory costs not yet approved by the regulatory authority.

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Percentage of public utility's approved return on equity.

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Amortization period for the recovery of regulatory asset, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Topic 980
-SubTopic 340
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478742/980-340-50-1

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