Kentucky Public Service Commission Orders Local Public Hearing for 250MW Solar Facility

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The Kentucky Public Service Commission has ordered a local public hearing for a 250MW merchant electric solar generating facility in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. The hearing is scheduled for March 27, 2025, at 5 p.m. Central Daylight Time, at the Muhlenberg County Fiscal Court Room. The commission made this decision in response to four timely requests for a local public hearing from residents of Muhlenberg County.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Kentucky Public Service Commission has ordered a local public hearing for a 250MW merchant electric solar generating facility in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
  • The hearing is scheduled for March 27, 2025, at 5 p.m. Central Daylight Time, at the Muhlenberg County Fiscal Court Room.
  • The commission received four timely requests for a local public hearing from residents of Muhlenberg County, which triggered the requirement for a public hearing.
  • Lost City Renewables, the developer of the solar facility, will be responsible for giving public notice of the hearing as required by Siting Board regulation 807 KAR 5:110, Section 9(2).
  • The commission will provide a copy of this Order to Muhlenberg County Judge Executive Mack McGehee.
  • A total of 4 residents of Muhlenberg County submitted requests for a local public hearing, as required by KRS 278.712(1).

Statistics:

  • The solar facility will have an approximate capacity of 250 MW.
  • The public hearing is scheduled for March 27, 2025, at 5 p.m. Central Daylight Time.
  • 4 residents of Muhlenberg County submitted requests for a local public hearing.
  • Lost City Renewables will provide public notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in Muhlenberg County, as required by 807 KAR 5:110, Section 9(2).

Sources:

  • Order issued by the Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting (Case No. 2024-00406)
  • Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) 278.710 and 807 KAR 5:110
  • Commonwealth of Kentucky Before the Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting (Case No. 2024-00406)