Hunton Andrews Kurth Advises Underwriters on $118,814,000 Offering of Environmental Trust Bonds

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP acted as counsel to the structuring agent and underwriters on an SEC-registered offering of $118,814,000 aggregate principal amount of Environmental Trust Bonds, Series 2021 (the Bonds) by WEPCo Environmental Trust Finance I, LLC, as “Issuing Entity”, a special purpose entity, wholly-owned by Wisconsin Electric Power Company (Wisconsin Electric), as sponsor and depositor. The Bonds were sold pursuant to a financing order issued by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. The Bond proceeds will be used to purchase environmental control property from Wisconsin Electric. In accordance with the financing order, Wisconsin Electric will use the proceeds to reimburse itself for previously incurred environmental control costs, relating to the retirement of the Pleasant Prairie Power Plant.

The Hunton Andrews Kurth team included Michael Fitzpatrick, Adam O’Brian, S. Ashley Jaber and Matt Hayes. Jason Harbour assisted with certain bankruptcy advice, Shawn Regan and Matthew Brooker assisted with certain constitutional law matters, Eric Nedell assisted with certain UCC/security interest matters, Cary Tolley, Anna Page and Emily Benedict provided tax advice, and Leslie Okinaka provided ERISA advice.