Confidential Treatment Granted for Riverport Central Service Shop Transaction

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A recent document from the Kentucky Public Service Commission reveals that the commission has granted confidential treatment to a portion of the records related to the sale of the Riverport Central Service Shop by Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E). The designated materials, which include information related to the real estate transactions for the shop, are not to be made public until the transactions have closed or until further order from the commission. This decision was made on April 28, 2025, in response to LG&E's petition for confidential treatment.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Kentucky Public Service Commission has granted confidential treatment to a portion of the records related to the sale of the Riverport Central Service Shop by LG&E.
  • The designated materials are not to be made public until the real estate transactions for the shop have closed or until further order from the commission.
  • LG&E's petition for confidential treatment was granted on April 28, 2025.
  • The commission has set a 30-day period for LG&E to demonstrate that the material still falls within the exclusions from disclosure requirements established in KRS 61.878.
  • If LG&E is unable to make the demonstration, the requested material shall be made available for inspection.
  • ComEd to LG&E: 30 days to demonstrate that the material still qualifies for confidential treatment.
  • Rick E. Lovekamp, a representative of LG&E, submitted a verified application for an Order authorizing LGE to sell the Riverport Central Service Shop to a prospective third-party on March 31, 2025.
  • The commission's staff submitted a first request for information to LG&E on April 10, 2025.
  • LG&E's responses to the commission's staff's first request for information were submitted on April 28, 2025.

Statistics:

  • Total Number of Cases: 1
  • Case Number: 2025-00104
  • Date Filed: March 31, 2025
  • Date of Order Entered: May 13, 2025

Sources:

  • Kentucky Public Service Commission: Page 1 of 1 DOC11R Case Management System - KY Public Service Commission Regular Cases Before the Commission as of May 14, 2025
  • Louisville Gas and Electric Company's Responses to the Commission Staff's First Request for Information, dated April 28, 2025
  • Louisville Gas and Electric Company's verified application for an Order authorizing LGE to sell the Riverport Central Service Shop to a prospective third-party, dated March 31, 2025
  • Commission Staff's First Request for Information to Louisville Gas and Electric Company, dated April 10, 2025
  • Louisville Gas and Electric Company's Notice of Intent to File an Application for Authority to Transfer the Riverport Distribution Center pursuant to KRS 278.218, dated March 27, 2025