J

IACKSONQLLY
ATTORNEYS AT LAW

PLLC

500 LEE STREET EAST SUITE I600 EO. BOX 553 CHARLESTON,WEST VIRGINIA25322 TELEPHONE 304-340- 1000 TELECOPIER: 304-340-1 I30 wwwjoc&soiikelty.com

Direct Dial No. (304) 340-1 158 FaxNo. (304) 340-1080 e-mail: jmdavis@jacksonkelly ,corn State Bar ID No. 10820

June 19,2013

Via Hand Delivery Ms. Sandra Squire Executive Secretary Public Service Commission of West Virginia 201 Brooks Street 84:25 P B 4 Charleston, WV 25301
Re:

JUN 29 2013 PSC EXEC 8EC DI\I

Mt. Storm Wind Force, LLC Case No. 01- 1664-E-CN (closed entry) Transfer of Mt. Storm Wind Force, LLC Membership Interests

Dear Ms. Squire: Mt. Storm Wind Force, LLC (Mt. Storm) holds a certificate of convenience and necessity (Certificate) to construct and operate a wind power generating facility in Tucker and Grant Counties, West Virginia (Facility). The Commission entered an order granting the Certificate in Case No. 0 1-1664-E-CN on August 29,2002 (Certification Order). Until recently, ninety-five percent of Mt. Storms membership interests were owned by US Wind Force, LLC (USWF), and the remaining five percent was owned by Edison Mission Mid-Atlantic, Inc. (EMMA). On May 8,2013, those membership interests were transferred as follows: 1. USWF transferred all of its membership interests in Mt. Storm to EHI Development Fund, a California corporation (EHI). 2. Immediately after that conveyance occurred, EHI and EMMA each transferred their membership interests in Mt. Storm to Laurel Renewable Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Laurel Renewable). 3. As a result of those transactions, Laurel Renewable now owns of 100% of the membership interests in Mt. Storm. Under Laurel Renewables ownership, Mt. Storm will continue to be bound by the terms of the Certificate. Because Siting Rule 7.1 requires notice in the event an owner of an EWG
(C2608682.I}
De
rtinsbu

IN Le

Q*: I .q_h v pi ifi 29 3 3 pjt EXEC. 8%C DIV

Sandra Squire, Executive Secretary June 19,2013 Page 2 facility plans to transfer or assign its [sliting certificate, it appears inapplicable to the transfer of Mt. Storms membership interests. Nevertheless, EMMA and USWF wish to notify the Commission of the transfers and provide the information required by Siting Rule 7.1 : 1. EHIs mailing address is 3 MacArthur Place, Suite 100, Santa Ana, CA 92707.

2. EHIs principle officers name and mailing address is: Randolph Mann, 3 MacArthur Place, Suite 100, Santa Ana, CA 92707.
3. Laurel Renewables mailing address is 356 E Pittsburgh Street, #356, Greensburg, PA 15601-2781.

4. Laurel Renewables managers name and mailing address is: David K. Friend, 356 E Pittsburgh Street, #356, Greensburg, PA 15601-2781.
EHI and Laurel Renewable have each completed the affidavit specified in Siting Rule 7.1, but request a waiver of that rules thirty day notice requirement to whatever extent it may be applicable. See Attachments (A) and (B). Please file this letter and its attachments and provide twelve copies to the appropriate parties at the Commission. We also ask that you date stamp the extra copy provided and return it with our messenger. As always, we appreciate your assistance.

(kyhes M. Davis

cc:

Christopher L. Callas, Esq. Darcy Bisset, Esq. Cindy Christian, Esq. Brian R. Chappell, Esq.

{C2608682.1)

Exhibit (A)

PUBLIC SERVCE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA CHARLESTON CASENO. 01-1664-E-CN

MT. STORM WIND FORCE, LLC Application for a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity to Construct and Operate a Wholesale Wind Power Generating Facility and Related Interconnection Transmission Lines in Grant and Tucker Counties, West Virginia.
Affidavit of EHI Development Fund

I, Randolph Mann, after first having been duly sworn, state as follows: 1. I am an authorized representative of EHI Development Fund (EHI), and am authorized to execute this affidavit on behalf of EHI. 2. EHI is a corporation organized and in good standing under the laws of the State of California. EHIs mailing address is as follows: 3 MacArthur Place Suite 100 Santa Ana, CA 92707 3. My mailing contact information is: Randolph Mann Vice President, Development Edison Mission Energy 3 MacArthur Place, Suite 100 Santa Ana, CA 92707 Tel: 714-513-8092 Email: rmann@edisonmission.com On May 8, 2013, EHI acquired ninety-five percent of the membership 4. interests in Mt. Storm Wind Force, LLC (Mt. Storm), and immediately conveyed those interests to Laurel Renewable Partners, LLC. Those transactions did not result in a transfer or assignment of Mt. 5. Storms certificate of convenience and necessity to a third party.

(C2552986.1)

EHI confirms that Mt. Storm has been and will continue to be bound by 6. all of the terms and conditions of the Commission Order dated August 29,2002 in & & . Storm Wind Force, LLC, Case No. 0 1- 1664-E-CN. EHI DEVELOPMENT FUND

By:

(C2552986.1)

Exhibit (B)

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA CHARLESTON CASE NO. 0 1- 1664-E-CN MT. STORM WIND FORCE, LLC Application for a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity to Construct and Operate a Wholesale Wind Power Generating Facility and Related Interconnection Transmission Lines in Grant and Tucker Counties, West Virginia.
Affidavit of Laurel Renewable Partners, LLC

I, David K. Friend, after first having been duly sworn, state as follows: I am an authorized representative of Laurel Renewable Partners, LLC 1. (Laurel Renewable), and am authorized to execute this affidavit on behalf of Laurel Renewable. Laurel Renewable is a limited liability company organized and in good 2. standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Laurel Renewables mailing address is as follows: Laurel Renewable Partners, LLC 645 E. Pittsburgh Street, #356 Greensburg, PA 15601-2781 3. The identity and mailing address of the manager of Laurel Renewable is: David K. Friend Laurel Renewable Partners, LLC 645 E. Pittsburgh Street, #356 Greensburg, PA 15601-2781 4. Laurel Renewable acquired one-hundred percent of the membership interests in Mt. Storm Wind Force, LLC (Mt. Storm) on May 8,2013.
5. That acquisition did not result in a transfer or assignment of Mt. Storms certificate of convenience and necessity to a third party.

6. Laurel Renewable confirms that Laurel Renewable and Mt. Storm will continue to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the Commission Order dated August 29,2002 in Mt. Storm Wind Force. LLC, Case No. 01-1664-E-CN.

{C2552983.1}

Laurel Renewable Partnjys, LLC

By:

Its:

Manager

(C2552983.1j