Centerpoint Energy - Mississippi River

Third Revised Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 01/01/1995, Docket: TM95-4-25-001, Status: Effective

Sub 2 Revised Sheet No. 212 Sub 2 Revised Sheet No. 212 : Effective

Superseding: Second Revised Sheet No. 212

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

(Continued)

17. INTERRUPTIBLE REVENUE CREDITING MECHANISM

MRT shall refund to Rate Schedule FTS, SCT and FSS Customers certain

revenues derived from services provided under Rate Schedules ITS and ISS

and certain revenues derived from Authorized Overrun Service (AOS).

17.1 Filing of Interruptible Revenue Credit Refund

(a) At least thirty (30) days prior to the end of each

calendar year, MRT shall file with the Commission schedules

reflecting the Interruptible Revenue Credit Refund to each FTS, SCT

and FSS Customer. Such refund shall reflect the flowthrough of

certain Excess Revenues, if any, computed as described hereinbelow

that have accumulated during the twelve month period ended each

October 31 that precedes the effective date of refund (Interruptible

Revenue Credit Accumulation Period).

(b) MRT shall mail any refunds, including interest calculated

from the end of the accumulation period to the date the refund is

made, within ten (10) days following a final, nonappealable

Commission order accepting MRT's refund filing. A refund report will

be filed with the Commission thereafter reflecting the total amounts

disbursed including principal and interest.

17.2 Computation of Interruptible Revenue Credit Refund

(a) The Interruptible Revenue Credit Refund applicable to

Rate Schedules FTS and SCT shall be distributed in proportion to the

percentage of total reservation revenues paid by each such Customer

to the total reservation revenues paid by all such Customers during

the Interruptible Revenue Credit Accumulation Period.