1. ORDER #1 - COMPANY SHALL FILE ITS UNBUNDLED RATES AND TARIFFS IN THIS DOCKET BY 2:00 P.M., 1-1-2000. ANY REQUEST FOR PROTECTIVE ORDERS OR WAIVERS SHALL BE FILED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS PRIOR TO FILING UNBUNDLED TARIFFS. IF THE COMPANY INTENDS TO REQUEST A GENERAL CHANGE IN RATES, IT SHALL FILE IN THIS DOCKET AT LEAST SIXTY (60) DAYS BEFORE SUCH APPLICATION IS FILED. WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS ORDER, THE COMPANY SHALL FILE A PROPOSED PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE INCLUDING TESTIMONY FILING DATES AND A DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

2. MOTION TO MODIFY ORDER OR FOR REHEARING AND REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY STAY OF PARAGRAPH 4 OF ORDER NO. 1, FILED BY ATTORNEY FOR EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC.

3. ENTRY OF APPEARANCE FILED BY ATTORNEY FOR THE EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC.

4. STAFF RESPONSE TO MOTION FILED 10-1-1999.

5. ORDER #2 AMENDS PARAGRAPHS 1-4 OF ORDER #1 AS FOLLOWS. EMPIRE SHALL FILE ITS UNBUNDLED RATES AND TARIFFS IN THIS DOCKET BY 2:00 P.M. 6-30-2000. EMPIRE SHALL FILE, ON 5-15-2000, A PROPOSED PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE INCLUDING TESTIMONY FILING DATES AND A DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

6. NOTICE OF INTENT FILED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.

7. JOINT MOTION FOR PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE FILED BY THE EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY AND GENERAL STAFF.

8. ORDER #3 - EMPIRE SHALL FILE UNBUNDLED RATES & TARIFFS BY 2:00 P.M., 6-30-2000. STAFF AND INTERVENOR DIRECT TESTIMONY SHALL BE FILED BY 2:00 P.M., 2-20-2001. EMPIRE REBUTTAL TESTIMONY SHALL BE FILED BY 2:00 P.M., 3-13-2001. STAFF AND INTERVENOR SURREBUTTAL TESTIMONY SHALL BE FILED BY 2:00 P.M., 3-27-2001. A PUBLIC COMMENT HEARING TO BE HELD IN EMPIRE'S ARKANSAS SERVICE AREA WILL BE SCHEDULED BY SUBSEQUENT ORDER FOR MARCH 29, 2001. AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING CONCERNING EMPIRE'S UNBUNDLED RATES AND TARIFFS IS HEREBY SET TO BEGIN AT 9:30 A.M., 4-5-2001.

9. DIRECT TESTIMONY OF ROBERT B. FANCHER AND LESTER L. ADAMS, EXHIBITS AND MINIMUM FILING REQUIREMENTS, FILED BY COMPANY.

10. ORDER #4 DESIGNATING D. DAVID SLATON AS THE PRESIDING OFFICER IN THE MATTER OF THE UNBUNDLING RATES OF COMPANY.

11. JOINT MOTION TO CANCEL PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE, FILED BY STAFF. (ORDER #5 GRANTED)

12. ORDER #5 GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO CANCEL PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE. FURTHER EMPIRE IS DIRECTED TO FILE UNBUNDLED RATES IN ITS 2001 RATE CASE DOCKET.

13. Motion to Set Procedural Schedule, filed by PSC General Staff. Request 1) Staff/Intervenor filing 6-15-2001; Company rebuttal 7-6-2001; Staff/Intervenor Surrebuttal 7-30-2001; Company Sur-Surrebuttal 8-6-2001; Hearing 8-28-2001. (Order #6)

14. Order #6 (Slaton) setting procedural schedule: 1) Staff & Intervenors initial testimony shall be filed by 2:00 p.m., 6/15/2001; 2) Empire rebuttal testimony shall be filed by 2:00 p.m., 7/6/2001; 3) Staff & Intervenors surrebuttal testimony shall be filed by 2:00 p.m., 7/30/2001; 4) Empire sur-surrebuttal testimony shall be filed by 2:00 p.m., 8/6/2001; 5) A public hearing to consider Empire's proposed unbundled rates will be held at 9:30 a.m., 8/28/2001, Hearing Room 1, APSC.

15. Prepared Testimony of Patti J. Kelly, filed on behalf of Staff.

16. PREPARED TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM B. MARCUS FILED ON BEHALF OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

17. Joint Motion to Approve Joint Stipulation of Settlement and to Revise the Procedural Schedule, filed by APSC General Staff. (Order #8)

18. Testimony supporting joint stipulation of settlement of Patti J. Kelly, on behalf of APSC General Staff.

19. Order #7 (SLATON) - Remaining testimony filing dates established by Order #6 are CANCELLED. The established hearing date of 8/28/2001 shall remain in effect. With the exception of counsel for Staff and Staff witness Patti Kelley, counsel for all other parties as well as their witnesses are hereby excused from the necessity of attending the 8/28/2001 public hearing. All pre-filed testimony as well as stipulation may be entered into the official hearing record on Staff Counsel's oral motion.

20. Testimony of David W. Gibson Supporting Joint Stipulation of Settlement, filed on behalf of Empire District Electric Company.

21. Transcript of Hearing of 8/28/2001. Filed by Bushman.

22. Exhibits from Hearing of August 28, 2001. Filed by Bushman.

23. Order #8 (DDS) -- Approving Joint Stipulation filed on June 28, 2001 in this docket. Further, Empire is directed to file tariffs in compliance with the provisions of the Stipulation within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order. The rates contained in those tariffs shall go into effect, on a bundled basis, upon approval by the Commission. dd

24. Revised tariffs filed by Empire District Electric Company. (Order #9)

25. Compliance testimony of Patty J. Kelly, on behalf of the APSC General Staff.

26. ORDER #9 (DDS) -- Approving compliance tariffs filed by Empire on 9/21/2001. Closes Docket. dd