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Dear Ms. Gonzalez:

You requested an Attorney General's opinion regarding characterization of a special storm surcharge that may be collected from the ratepayers of Entergy Louisiana, LLC ("ELL") and Entergy Gulf States, Inc. ("EGSI"), collectively (the "Companies"). You indicate that this surcharge would have to be authorized by the Louisiana Public Service Commission ("Commission"), and its size would be based upon the expenses found by the Commission to have been prudently incurred by the Companies in connection with rebuilding their systems as a result of the damage caused by Hurricanes…