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Kentucky Public Service Commission Issues Order to Lost City Renewables on Solar Generating Facility

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The Kentucky Public Service Commission has directed Lost City Renewables LLC to provide additional information regarding the proposed 250-megawatt merchant electric solar generating facility in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. The order mandates that Lost City Renewables submit the requested information by June 27, 2025, and follow the Commission's guidelines for electronic filings.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Commission's order addresses four specific areas of concern related to the proposed project, including the status of inactive gas wells on the site, the traffic impact of timber removal, the economic analysis of the project, and communication with Pennyrile Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation regarding a 69kV transmission line.
  • Lost City Renewables is required to confirm whether the traffic impact study has accounted for timber removal and provide supplemental estimates if it has not.
  • The economic analysis must account for the loss of timber acreage, and supplemental estimates must be provided if it did not.
  • Lost City Renewables must explain whether it has had any communication with Pennyrile Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation regarding the transmission line.
  • The Commission directs Lost City Renewables to refer to the July 22, 2021, Order in Case No. 2020-000851 regarding filings with the Commission.
  • Each response to the requested information must include the question to which the response is made, the name of the witness responsible for responding, and a certification from the preparer or supervising person stating that the response is true and accurate.

Statistics:

  • The proposed solar generating facility is an approximately 250-megawatt project.
  • The Commission's order requires Lost City Renewables to submit the requested information by June 27, 2025.
  • The Commission's July 22, 2021, Order in Case No. 2020-000851 addresses filings with the Commission using electronic documents in portable document format (PDF).

Sources:

  • Kentucky Public Service Commission, "Order in Case No. 2024-00406" (June 20, 2025)
  • 807 KAR 5:001, "Filings with the Commission"
  • Kentucky Public Service Commission, Order in Case No. 2020-000851 (July 22, 2021)

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