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Exhibit 10.3
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF PUBLIC STATE OF NEW JERSEY
SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY FOR A
BONDABLE STRANDED COST RATE ORDER IN BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
ACCORDANCE WITH N.J.S.A. 48:3-49 ET SEQ. TO
RECOVER ITS BASIC GENERATION SERVICE
TRANSITION COSTS (INCLUDING FEDERAL, STATE
AND LOCAL TAX LIABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH DOCKET NO.: E_______________
SUCH RECOVERY) PROVIDING FOR (1) THE
IMPOSITION OF A NON-BYPASSABLE TRANSITION
BOND CHARGE; (2) THE SALE OF THE RIGHT TO
RECEIVE SUCH CHARGE TO A SPECIAL PURPOSE PETITION
FINANCING ENTITY; (3) THE ISSUANCE AND SALE
IN A PUBLIC OFFERING OR PRIVATE PLACEMENT
OF NOT MORE THAN $150 MILLION AGGREGATE
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF TRANSITION BONDS IN ONE
OR MORE SERIES WITH A SCHEDULED
AMORTIZATION UPON ISSUANCE OF UP TO FIFTEEN
(15) YEARS; (4) THE USE OF TRANSITION BOND
PROCEEDS TO REFINANCE OR RETIRE OUTSTANDING
DEBT AND/OR EQUITY AND (5) THE FORMULA FOR
THE CALCULATION AND ADJUSTMENT OF THE
TRANSITION BOND CHARGE AND MARKET
TRANSITION BOND CHARGE -TAX RELATED THERETO.
Public Service Electric and Gas Company (the "Petitioner"), a New
Jersey corporation organized under the provisions of Chapter 185 of the
Laws of 1896, as amended and supplemented, with its principal office at
80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey, respectfully shows that:
1. Petitioner is a public utility engaged in the electric and gas
distribution business, subject to the jurisdiction of your Honorable
Board.
2. This Petition for the issuance of a Bondable Stranded Costs Rate Order
("BSCRO" or "Financing Order") is filed pursuant to the Electric
Discount and Energy Competition Act, Chapter 23 of the Laws of 1999,
N.J.S.A. 48:3-49 et seq. (the "EDECA"), as amended by P.L. 2002, Ch. 84
(the "2002 Amendments", and together with the EDECA,
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the "Act"). Capitalized terms used herein and not specifically defined
shall have the meanings as defined in the Act.
3. RECOVERY OF BASIC GENERATION SERVICE TRANSITION COSTS.
Basic Generation Service ("BGS"), as defined in N.J.S.A. 48:3-51,
is a regulated electric generation service provided, pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 48:3-57, to any electric utility customer of an electric
utility that has not chosen an alternative power supplier. BGS
transition costs ("BGS Transition Costs", as defined in N.J.S.A.
48:3-51) is the amount by which payments by an electric public utility
for the procurement of power for BGS and related ancillary and
administrative costs exceed the net revenues from the BGS charge
established by the Board ("Deferred Balance") pursuant to N.J.S.A
48:3-57, during the Transition Period, together with interest on the
Deferred Balance at the Board-approved rate, that is reflected in a
Deferred Balance account approved by the Board in an Order addressing
the electric public utility's rates, stranded costs, and restructuring
filings pursuant to the Act. BGS Transition Costs include, but are not
limited to payments by an electric public utility pursuant to a
competitive procurement process for BGS supply during the Transition
Period, and the costs of any such payments used to procure the BGS
supply. The Transition Period commenced August 1, 1999 and will end July
31, 2003. The BGS Transition Costs that are the subject matter of this
Petition is the Deferred Balance (the "Year Four Deferred Balance")
incurred by Petitioner for the period August 1, 2002 through July 31,
2003 ("Year Four") pursuant to the rate unbundling stranded cost and
restructuring Orders issued by the Board in Docket Nos. E097070461,
E097070462 and E097070463 dated April 21, 1999 (Summary Order) and
August 24, 1999 (Final Order) (collectively, the "Restructuring Order").
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By Order dated December 11, 2001 in Docket Nos. EO01100654,
EO01100655, EO01100656 and EO001100657, the Board approved an auction
process for BGS supply, including supply for Year Four, and directed
electric public utilities, including Petitioner, to make an auction
process compliance filing ("Compliance Filing") in response thereto. On
December 12, 2001, Petitioner made the Compliance Filing which included,
among other things, a request for approval of Petitioner's accounting
and cost recovery proposal for BGS Transition Costs, including, but not
limited to, a determination (i) that the BGS Deferred Balance will be
determined as the difference between Petitioner's recorded BGS revenue
and total BGS Cost, (ii) interest on the Deferred Balance at a monthly
rate based on the seven (7) year constant maturity treasuries as shown
in the Federal Reserve Statistical Release on or closest to August 1,
2003 plus 60 basis points and (iii) a presumption of prudence with
respect to Petitioner's BGS Transition Costs. At its special public
agenda meeting held on December 14, 2001, the Board approved
Petitioner's Compliance Filing after finding it to be consistent with
its December 11, 2001 Order.
On August 28, 2002, Petitioner filed its electric deferral case
("BGS Deferral Case"), Docket No. ER02080604, with respect to recovery
of its Year Four Deferred Balance pursuant to the Restructuring Orders
and the Board's July 22, 2002 Order Directing Supplemental Testimony
("Testimony Order"). The BGS Deferral Case was transmitted by the Board
to the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law ("OAL"), which case was
later consolidated with Docket No. ER02050303 for separate hearings. The
Board also, pursuant to the Testimony Order, retained an independent
auditor ("Independent Auditor") to perform an audit of Petitioner's Year
Four Deferred Balance. Public hearings in the BGS Deferral Case were
conducted by an OAL, Administrative
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Law Judge ("ALJ"), on December 10, 11 and 16 of 2002, respectively.
Evidentuary Hearings on the BGS Deferral Case were conducted on March 3,
5 and 6, 2003.
On June 6. 2003, the ALJ rendered his written decision ("ALJ
Decision") to the Board, adopting the terms of a settlement among
Petitioner and certain Parties to the BGS Deferral Case, which ALJ
Decision, if adopted, will resolve all matters in the consolidated
dockets, including the BGS Deferral Case. Petitioner is awaiting a final
decision by the Board ("BGS Cost Order" or "Recovery Order"), including
a finding that Petitioner's Year Four BGS Transition Costs, were
reasonably and prudently incurred and that the Year Four Deferred
Balance upon verification by the Independent Auditor is properly
recoverable by Petitioner, with interest, under the Act . As set forth
in the ALJ Decision, Petitioner's Year Four Deferred Balance is
estimated to be approximately $241.5 million pre-tax at July 31, 2003.
Petitioner accordingly seeks authority to securitize its verified Year
Four Deferral Balance.
4. REQUEST FOR BSCRO
The 2002 Amendments, and specifically, N.J.S.A. 48:3-62(c)(3)
authorizes an electric public utility to securitize the full amount of
its reasonably and prudently incurred BGS Transition Costs pursuant to
the provisions of the Act if the recovery of the BGS Transition Costs
through the securitization would provide benefits to ratepayers based
upon the "criteria" consisting of the lowest transition bond charge
consistent with market conditions and the terms of the BSCRO when
certified by the Board's designee.
On September 17, 1999, your Honorable Board issued a BSCRO to
Petitioner in Docket No. EF99060390 (the "Original Financing Order")
authorizing, among other things, the issuance and sale of up to $2.525
billion aggregate principal amount of
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Transition Bonds by a special purpose financing subsidiary of
Petitioner, the sale of Bondable Transition Property and the imposition
of a non-bypassable Transition Bond Charge ("TBC"), the imposition of a
Market Transition Charge-Tax ("MTC-Tax"), a formula for the calculation
and adjustment of the TBC and the MTC-Tax. On January 31, 2001, PSE&G
Transition Funding LLC, a subsidiary of Petitioner, issued and sold
$2.525 billion of its Transition Bonds, Series 2001-1 (the "Original
Transition Bond Transaction"). The terms and conditions approved by your
Honorable Board in the Original Financing Order are substantially the
same to those proposed herein.
For purposes of recovering its BGS Transition Costs incurred in
Year Four ("Year Four BGS Transition Costs") by Petitioner pursuant to
the Restructuring Order and the BGS Cost Order to be issued in the BGS
Deferral Case, and pursuant to N.J.S.A. 48:3-62(a), N.J.S.A. 48:3-62(c)
and N.J.S.A. 48:3-62(g), Petitioner hereby requests the Board to issue a
BSCRO authorizing Petitioner to securitize (the "BGS Transition Bond
Transaction") its Year Four BGS Transition Costs, including its net of
tax Year Four Deferred Balance incurred with respect to Year Four as
verified by the Independent Auditor ); to impose a transition bond
charge ("BGS Transition Bond Charge" or "BGS TBC") related thereto; and
to sell Petitioner's right to receive the BGS TBC, together with related
rights, to a bankruptcy-remote, special purpose financing entity ("SPE")
to be formed as a subsidiary of Petitioner for such purpose
substantially identical to the SPE authorized in the Original Financing
Order. Petitioner also requests approval of a formula ("Formula") for
the calculation and adjustment of the BGS TBC and the MTC-Tax related
thereto substantially identical to the Formula authorized in the
Original Financing Order which Formula is incorporated herein by
reference thereto. A
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proposed form of Financing Order, substantially in the form of the
Original Financing Order will be separately provided to Board Staff by
Petitioner.
The Financing Order will provide, among other things, (i) for the
imposition of a non-bypassable TBC as provided in N.J.S.A. 48:3-64(a);
(ii) the transfer of the BGS Bondable Transition Property (as defined
herein) related to such TBC to an SPE; (iii) the issuance of transition
bonds ("BGS Transition Bonds") by the SPE up to $150 million aggregate
principal amount to recover such BGS Transition Costs, all as further
described below, and (iv) a determination that the structure and pricing
of the BGS Transition Bonds be conclusively deemed, as provided in
N.J.S.A 48:3-62(g), as assuring the lowest TBC consistent with market
conditions and the terms of such BSCRO. In the same manner as authorized
in the Original Financing Order, Petitioner requests authority to impose
an MTC-Tax to recover its Federal Income and State Corporate Business
Tax associated with the collection of the BGS TBC until the related BGS
Transition Bonds and other BGS Transition Costs have been paid in full,
and to adjust the MTC-Tax in the same manner and at the same time as the
BGS TBC is adjusted as described in this Petition.
The entire amount of the net proceeds of the BGS Transition Bonds
received by Petitioner shall be utilized by Petitioner to refinance or
retire its outstanding debt or equity or both.
5. BGS TRANSITION BOND TRANSACTION
a. Proposed Structure
A general description of the BGS Transition Bond Transaction
structure follows. The proposed structure is subject to modification
depending upon the requirements of tax
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authorities, input from underwriters in connection with the marketing of
the BGS Transition Bonds, and negotiations with nationally recognized
statistical rating organizations (the "Rating Agencies") selected by
Petitioner to assign credit ratings to the BGS Transition Bonds. The
proposed structure is intended to minimize debt service costs and
maximize ratepayer savings by obtaining the best possible rating for the
BGS Transition Bonds as asset-backed securities. In the same manner as
the Original Financing Transaction, the final structure of the
transaction, pricing and terms of the BGS Transition Bonds will be
determined by Petitioner at the time BGS Transition Bonds are priced and
approved by a designee (the "Designee") of the Board as provided in the
Act and as described herein.
The Petitioner requests in this current Petition the authority to
recover related BGS Transition Costs, including (1) the net amount of
its tax Year Four Deferred Balance, as verified by the Independent
Auditor; (2) the costs (currently estimated at $2.7 million) incurred to
issue Transition Bonds (the "Upfront Transaction Costs"); (3) principal
and interest on the Transition Bonds, together with the costs of paying,
refinancing, administering and servicing, credit enhancing,
overcollateralizing, the Transition Bonds ("Ongoing Transition Bond
Costs"); and (4) taxes related to securitization, which reflect the
grossed up revenue requirement associated with the net of tax stranded
costs being securitized (the "Tax Component"), as more fully described
herein. Pursuant to the proposed Financing Order, and as authorized in
the Original Financing Order, Petitioner requests authority to recover
from the proceeds of the BGS Transition Bonds, up to $150 million of its
BGS Transition Costs, including its Upfront Transaction Costs. The
remaining BGS Transition Costs, being the Ongoing Transition
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Bond Costs, will be recovered through the assessment and collection of
the BGS Transition Bond Charge. In the same manner as authorized in the
Original Financing Order the BGS Transition Bond Charge will be a
separate, non-bypassable charge assessed and collected from all
customers of Petitioner and/or any successor distribution company within
Petitioner's existing service territory as of the date of this Petition,
except as provided in N.J.S.A 48:3-77.
The principal asset to be used to support Transition Bonds is the
BGS Bondable Transition Property , a property right created under the
Act, which includes the irrevocable right to charge and collect
Transition Bond Charges and to obtain periodic adjustments of such
Transition Bond Charges, and all revenues, collections, payments, money
and proceeds thereof. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 48:3-65 the Financing Order
and the Transition Bond Charges are irrevocable upon the Financing Order
becoming effective under the Act, and the Financing Order cannot be
rescinded, altered, repealed, modified or amended by the Board or any
other governmental entity, nor can it be impaired by the State of New
Jersey, as provided in N.J.S.A. 48:3-66.
In the same manner as provided in the Original Financing Order to
implement the BGS Transition Bond Transaction, Petitioner will form a
new non-utility, special-purpose bankruptcy-remote entity ("SPE") to be
wholly-owned by Petitioner, and will provide the capitalization for such
SPE. Petitioner will sell the Bondable Transition Property to the SPE in
the BGS Transition Bond Transaction which, in accordance with the Act,
will be a legal true sale and absolute transfer to the SPE. The SPE will
constitute a financing entity for purposes of the Act. Board approval of
the SPE and the BGS Transition Bond
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Transaction will constitute a finding that the SPE's activities will not
violate any affiliate relation standards currently in effect or that the
Board may adopt in the future.
In the same manner as provided in the Original Financing Order to
raise the funds to pay to Petitioner the purchase price of the BGS
Bondable Transition Property, the SPE will issue and sell BGS Transition
Bonds. The SPE will issue the BGS Transition Bonds in the form of
asset-backed securities ("ABS") and sell the securities in a negotiated,
fully underwritten public or private offering. All prior securitizations
of utility stranded costs or BGS Transition Costs in New Jersey,
including the Original Transition Bond Transaction approved by your
Honorable Board in the Original Financing Order, have been or are
proposed to be structured as ABS and sold on a negotiated basis. To the
extent that it may be more cost-effective to structure the BGS
Transition Bond Transaction as a private offering under Rule 144A of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, Petitioner will do so. The expertise
of an underwriter is critical to the structuring, pricing and marketing
of securities in the ABS market. For such purpose, Petitioner has
engaged Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. As in the Original Transition
Bond Transaction, Petitioner continues to believe that a negotiated sale
will assure that the Transition Bonds will receive the highest possible
rating and will obtain the lowest possible interest and transaction
costs, ensuring compliance with the requirements of the Act that
Petitioner's customers pay the lowest transition bond charges consistent
with market conditions at time of pricing.
In the same manner as provided in the Original Financing Order,
all of the assets of the SPE, including, without limitation, the BGS
Bondable Transition Property and the other collateral of the SPE (the
"Other SPE Collateral"), will be pledged as collateral to
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secure the BGS Transition Bonds. The Other SPE Collateral will include,
without limitation: (1) the rights of the SPE under the BGS Transition
Bond Transaction documents, including the purchase agreement by which
each SPE acquires the Bondable Transition Property; (2) a servicing
agreement by which Petitioner or any successor Servicer acts as servicer
of the Bondable Transition Property; (3) an administration agreement by
which the SPE will be administered; (4) various trust accounts of the
SPE into which the proceeds of BGS TBC, together with the pledged funds
of the SPE, will be deposited; (5) any investment earnings on amounts
held by the Bond Trustee; and (6) the equity capital of the SPE.
While the Board is requested to approve BGS Transition Bonds with
scheduled amortization upon issuance not exceeding 15 years in
accordance with N.J.S.A.48: 3-62(d)(3), and with a final legal maturity
of up to 17 years in order to minimize overcollateralization
requirements and to enhance the prospects of securing the highest
possible credit rating for the BGS Transition Bonds, Petitioner expects
that the actual amortization schedule upon issuance and final legal
maturity of the BGS Transition Bonds will not exceed that of the
Transition Bonds issued pursuant to the Original Financing Order in the
Original Transition Bond Transaction. These objectives should result in
lower interest costs and thus benefit to ratepayers.
In the same manner as provided in the Original Financing Order,
Petitioner requests that the duration of the MTC-Tax be identical to the
duration of the Transition Bond Charge. The following schematic
illustrates the proposed transaction:
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PARTIES TO TRANSACTION Sale of BGS Transition
Bonds for cash, pursuant to
----------------- ----------------------------- Underwriting Agreement
| | | SPE | -----------------
| PSE&G |<---------------------------->| PSE&G Securitization |<--------------------------->| |
| | Sale of rights to BGS | Limited Liability Company | | UNDERWRITERS |
| | Bondable Transition Property | Sole Member, PSE&G |-----------| |----------| |
----------------- for net proceeds of | | | | -----------------
Transition Bonds ----------------------------- | | ^
| | | | |
| | Parties to Indenture | | |
----------------- Servicing BGS Bondable | | governing issuance of | | | Sale of BGS
| | Transition Property for servicing | | BGS Transition Bonds; | | | Transition Bonds for
| SERVICER | fee, pursuant to Servicing | | BGS Transition Bonds | | | cash
| PSE&G | Agreement | | secured by BGS | | v
| |------------------------------------- | Bondable Transition | | -----------------
----------------- | Property and Other SPE | | | |
| Collateral | | | INVESTORS |
Administration of SPE for | | | | |
Administration Fee, pursuant to | | | -----------------
----------------- Administration Agreement | -----------------
| | | | |
| ADMINISTRATOR |---------------------------------------- | BOND |
| PSE&G | | TRUSTEE |
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b. Recovery of Upfront BGS Transaction Costs
In the same manner as the Original Financing Transaction, in order
to issue BGS Transition Bonds and to produce benefit for its customers,
Petitioner will incur Upfront Transaction Costs related to the issuance
of BGS Transition Bonds. Based on the current estimated initial offering
of $150 million of Transition Bonds, Petitioner currently estimates that
such amount will include Upfront Transaction Costs of approximately $2.5
million which may vary, in part, based on the factors described below.
Upfront Transaction Costs of issuing BGS Transition Bonds will include,
among other items, the underwriting spread, rating agency fees,
accounting fees, any Securities and Exchange Commission registration
fees printing and marketing expenses, trustees' fees, legal fees, the
servicing set-up fee and the administrative cost of forming the SPE.
In the same manner as provided in the Original Financing
Transaction, the Petitioner requests authority to recover the Upfront
Transaction Costs from the proceeds of the sale of the BGS Transition
Bonds and to include such costs as BGS Transition Costs, the right to
recover such amounts to constitute a portion of the Bondable Transition
Property. To the extent prior payment is required, such costs will be
paid by Petitioner and reimbursed from the proceeds of the BGS
Transition Bonds.
c. Ongoing BGS Transition Bond Costs
Petitioner requests recovery of the Ongoing Transition Bond Costs
through the BGS TBC. The primary Ongoing Transition Bond Costs are the
principal and interest on the BGS Transition Bonds. Other Ongoing
Transition
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Bond Costs include principally the servicing fee (the "Servicing Fee")
paid to Petitioner, as the Servicer (as defined below) and the ongoing
cost of credit enhancement and overcollateralization.
In the same manner as provided in the Original Financing Order, it
is anticipated that there will be a small amount of additional Ongoing
Transition Bond Costs associated with the BGS Transition Bond
Transaction, such as an administration fee, legal and accounting fees,
directors or managers' fees, rating agency fees, trustee fees and other
costs of operating the SPE. These Costs are BGS Transition Costs and
will be recovered through the BGS TBC in accordance with the Act, and
the right to recover these costs as BGS Transition Costs will be
included as a portion of the BGS Bondable Transition Property.
d. Approval of Final Terms and Conditions: BGS Transition Bond
Transaction
In the same manner as provided in the Original Financing Order,
upon the pricing of the BGS Transition Bonds, the Board's Designee under
the Act will file with the Board a certificate to the effect that the
structure and pricing of the BGS Transition Bonds assures that
Petitioner's customers pay the lowest BGS TBC consistent with market
conditions and the terms of the Financing Order, and approving the terms
and conditions of the BGS Transition Bonds, including scheduled
amortization up to 15 years and final legal maturities of up to 17
years, as required to obtain the highest possible credit ratings.
Payments on the BGS Transition Bonds will be semi-annual or quarterly,
depending upon input from rating agencies, tax considerations and market
conditions at the time of the
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pricing of BGS Transition Bonds. Debt service on the BGS Transition
Bonds will be scheduled upon issuance so that the sum, for each annual
period, of the Period Payment Requirement (as defined below) and the
associated MTC-Tax collections will be substantially equal. So long as
the structure, pricing, terms and conditions meet such parameters,
Petitioner will be authorized under the Financing Order to undertake the
BGS Transition Bond Transaction.
In the same manner as provided in the Original Financing Order, if
the structure, pricing, terms and conditions meet the requirements
discussed above, the Company will be authorized under the Financing
Order to undertake the BGS Transition Bond Transaction. Prior to the
pricing of the BGS Transition Bonds, the Designee may obtain from the
Board's financial advisors recent secondary market trading levels of
existing utility stranded cost securitization bonds, to the extent such
is available through public sources. To the extent such information is
available, it is anticipated that such information may, in part, be
considered in connection with the pricing of the Transition Bonds. The
Designee may also conduct conference calls and meetings with the Board's
financial advisors to discuss the background of the ABS market, current
market conditions, investor perception of recent utility stranded cost
securitization bond issues, pricing levels of ABS and recent secondary
market trading levels, to the extent available. Finally, the Designee
may elect to be present at pricing, either in person or by telephone.
In the same manner as provided in the Original Financing Order,
not later than five business days after the issuance and sale of the BGS
Transition Bonds,
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Petitioner will be required to confirm to the Board, in an ("Issuance
Advice Letter"), the actual interest rates on the BGS Transition Bonds,
the expected principal amortization schedule (the "Expected Amortization
Schedule") and the initial BGS Transition Bond Charge and MTC-Tax, which
will be calculated in accordance with the Formula. The Issuance Advice
Letter will also include a calculation of the benefit to Petitioner's
Customers from the issuance of the BGS Transition Bonds as provided in
N.J.S.A. 48:3-62 (c) (3) using the methodology employed in Exhibit A
attached hereto applied to the actual structure and terms of the
Transition Bonds. The initial BGS Transition Bond Charge and MTC-Tax
shall become effective immediately when the Issuance Advice Letter is
filed, without further action by the Board.
e. BGS Transition Bond Charge
In the same manner as provided in the Original Financing Order,
when the BGS Transition Bond Transaction is completed upon the issuance
of the BGS Transition Bonds, Petitioner will impose the BGS TBC upon its
ratepayers. While the new BGS TBC will be separate Bondable Transition
Property and for purposes of Petitioner's tariff, separate and distinct
from the Transition Bond Charge ("Original TBC")that the Board
authorized in the Original Financing Order and that has been imposed
upon ratepayers as a result of the Original Transition Bond Transaction,
the Original TBC and the BGS TBC will be combined for customer billing
and administration, provided that such amounts are separately recorded
on the books of Petitioner pending payment to the Trustee.
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In the same manner as provided in the Original Financing Order,
BGS TBC will be set by the Formula, from time to time, at a level
intended to recover the sum of the Ongoing Transition Bond Costs,
including, without limitation: (i) the principal of (in accordance with
the Expected Amortization Schedule approved by the Designee at the time
of pricing of the BGS Transition Bonds), and interest on, BGS Transition
Bonds authorized by the Board in the Financing Order; (ii) the costs of
operating and administering the SPE; (iii) the costs of servicing the
BGS Transition Bonds, including servicing and trustee fees, expenses and
indemnities; (iv) amounts required to fund or replenish the
overcollateralization account in accordance with overcollateralization
schedule approved at pricing of the BGS Transition Bonds, including the
reimbursement of any amounts drawn from the capital account, and (v) the
ongoing expenses of any other credit enhancement ag






