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Kentucky Public Service Commission Issues Order to Lost City Renewables, LLC

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The Kentucky Public Service Commission has issued an order to Lost City Renewables, LLC, requiring the company to provide additional information related to its proposed 161KV nonregulated electric transmission line in Muhlenberg and Logan Counties, Kentucky. The order was issued on August 20, 2025, and Lost City Renewables is required to file the requested information by August 29, 2025.

Key Takeaways:

  • The proposed transmission line will be approximately 10.5 miles in length and will have a maximum voltage of 161KV.
  • The transmission line will cross or fall within the proposed right-of-way (ROW) of 14 existing transmission lines, which will require Lost City Renewables to provide detailed information about the existing lines, including their owners, voltage, ROW, and setbacks.
  • Lost City Renewables will be required to provide maps showing the proposed transmission line route and all existing transmission lines that cross or fall within the proposed ROW.
  • The company will also need to provide a list of roads that will be used during the construction phase of the project, including information about the number of lanes, road width, weight limit, average daily traffic volume, and a map showing the proposed roads in relation to the transmission line.
  • Lost City Renewables will need to confirm whether the proposed transmission line will comply with American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) standards.
  • The company will be responsible for maintaining vegetative clearing the ROW for the life of the project and will need to provide a vegetation management plan for the proposed transmission line route.
  • Alternative routes B and C have different start points than Alternate route A, and Lost City Renewables will need to explain whether the alternate start points are related to alternate locations for the solar collector substation.

Statistics:

  • The proposed transmission line will be approximately 10.5 miles in length.
  • The maximum voltage of the transmission line will be 161KV.
  • 14 existing transmission lines will cross or fall within the proposed ROW.
  • 5 roads will be used during the construction phase of the project, including information about the number of lanes, road width, weight limit, average daily traffic volume, and a map showing the proposed roads in relation to the transmission line.

Sources:

  • COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY BEFORE THE KENTUCKY STATE BOARD ON ELECTRIC GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION SITING In the Matter of: ELECTRONIC APPLICATION OF LOST CITY RENEWABLES LLC FOR A CERTIFICATE OF CONSTRUCTION FOR A 161KV NONREGULATED ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINE UP TO APPROXIMATELY 10.5 MILES IN LENGTH IN MUHLENBERG AND LOGAN COUNTIES, KENTUCKY PURSUANT TO KRS 278.700 AND 807 KAR 5:110 CASE NO. 2025-00030 SITING BOARD STAFF'S SECOND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO LOST CITY RENEWABLES, LLC
  • Lost City Renewables, LLC (Lost City Renewables), pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001, shall file with the Commission an electronic version of the following information. The information requested is due on August 29, 2025.

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