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Louisville Gas and Electric Company Seeks Deviation from Electronic Filing Requirements

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The Kentucky Public Service Commission is considering a motion from Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E) to deviate from the requirement to upload all papers filed in a case to the Commission's website using the Commission's E-Filing System. LG&E has requested permission to submit a large file, Exhibit CRS-7, in a zip format exceeding the 50 MB per-file filing limit of the Commission's E-Filing System. The company proposes to provide the file using a thumb drive, while also making it available on a file sharing workspace for Commission Staff. This request is based on the Commission's previous deviation for similarly structured workpapers and the Commission's guidelines in Case No. 2022-00311.

Key Takeaways:

  • LG&E has filed an application for an adjustment of its electric and gas rates and approval of certain regulatory and accounting treatments.
  • The company has requested permission to deviate from the requirement to upload all papers filed in the case to the Commission's website using the Commission's E-Filing System due to a large file size exceeding the 50 MB per-file filing limit.
  • LG&E proposes to submit the file using a thumb drive and make it available on a file sharing workspace for Commission Staff.
  • The company has previously sought and been granted deviations for similarly structured workpapers and has followed the Commission's guidelines in Case No. 2022-00311.
  • Commission Staff has proposed that the Company provide Exhibit CRS-7 to the Commission using a thumb drive, and the Company will also provide a copy of the public attachment on its counsel's file sharing workspace.
  • The Commission's Rules of Procedure require that all uploaded non-audio or video files must be in either portable document format (PDF) or Excel format.
  • LG&E has stated that Exhibit CRS-7 is a roughly 7 GB zip file that consists of compressed workpapers and is organized in folder structures that are vital to their usefulness and comprehensibility.

Statistics:

  • The Commission's E-Filing System has a 50 MB per-file filing limit.
  • The Exhibit CRS-7 file size is approximately 7 GB, which exceeds the 50 MB per-file filing limit.
  • The Commission has previously granted deviations for similarly structured workpapers in Case No. 2025-00045 and Case No. 2022-00402.

Sources:

  • Public Service Commission of Kentucky (2022), Electronic Review of Electronic Filing Procedures in 807 KAR 5:001, Section 8(2), (4), and (6), Case No. 2022-00311, Order.
  • Public Service Commission of Kentucky (2025), Case No. 2025-00114, LOUISIVLLE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY'S MOTION TO DEVIATE.
  • Public Service Commission of Kentucky (2021), Case No. 2020-00085, Electronic Emergency Docket Related to the Novel Coronavirus COVID-19.

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