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C~ DOCKET N0. 2001 APPLICATIOia OF HOUSTON LIGHTIP;G ~ PU~3LIC UTILITY fOMMISSIOti At;D POWER COt1PANY FOR A RATE ~ INCREASE ~ OF TEXr1S NOTICE OF PP.EHEARIt;G COF~FER~NCE On July 14, 1978 Houston Lighting and Po:rer Company filed a statement of intent to increase its rates within unincorporated areas served by it on August 21, 1978. The application and similar applications filed with each municipality served by HL&~ a~ould result in a system-wide annual revenue increase of 3174,900,000 or approximately 12.6 percent of adjusted revenues. P.11 customers and classes of customers would be affected by thn application. The number of customers affected is as follo~•~s: 721,163 residentials, 103,698 commercials, 1,478 ind~~strials, 78 municipalities, and 6 public utilities. A copy of the application, specifying in detail each proposed chang?, has been filed at the Com- mission offices and with each municipality served by HL&P. The Commission has jurisdiction over this application pursuant to art. 1446c, S 17(e), V.A.C.S. ~•~hich provides that the Commission shall have exclusive original jur•isdi~tion over electric utility rates within unincorporated areas. Pursuant to Commission Rules 052.01.00.024(b) and 052.01.00.052 a prehearing conference shall be held at t~,e Commission ffices located at 7800 Shoal Creek Bivd., Austin, Texas on July 31, 1978 at 9:00 a.m. ~fotions to intervene shall be filed by July 24, 1978 and written pretests shall be filed by August 28, 1978. The scope of the prehearing conference shall include consi+eration of motions to intervene, alignment of parties, determination of a hearings schedule, consider- ation of suspension of the effective date of tine application, and other procedural matters. Pursuant to art. 1446c, S 43(c), V.A.C.S. and Commission Ruie 052.01.00.0^3(a)(2)(B), HL&P is directed to provide a copy of this notice to all affected municipalities and to the Commissioners Court of each county in which the proposed rate change would take effect. EP;TEP.ED AT AUSTIPi, TEXAS, on the ~tday of JULY, 1978 PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSIG"d OF TEXAS PHILIP F. RIC~' TTY DIRECTOR OF ~EARINGS AND SECRETAR'~ OF THE CO'1MISSION