Public Service Commission Orders Kentucky Utilities to Provide Additional Information

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The Kentucky Public Service Commission has issued an order (June 20, 2025) directing the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers, Inc. (KIUC) to provide additional information related to the Application of Kentucky Utilities Company and Louisville Gas and Electric Company for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Site Compatibility Certificates. The information is due on July 3, 2025. The Commission has directed the Attorney General/KIUC to the Commission's July 22, 2021 Order in Case No. 2020-000851 regarding filings with the Commission.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Attorney General and KIUC are required to provide an electronic version of the requested information to the Commission by July 3, 2025.
  • The information requested includes explanations of the Attorney General/KIUC's concerns regarding the inclusion of an equity return on rate base for post-in-service deferrals and whether witness Kollen recommends that certain unaddressed costs and revenues be included in Louisville Gas & Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company's present value revenue requirement calculation.
  • The Commission has directed the Attorney General/KIUC to provide workpapers and related information relied on by witnesses in their testimony, including Excel files with formulas intact and cells unlocked.
  • The Attorney General/KIUC is required to provide a written explanation for any failure to completely and precisely respond to the request for information.

Statistics:

  • The requested information is due on July 3, 2025.
  • The Commission has directed the Attorney General/KIUC to the Commission's July 22, 2021 Order in Case No. 2020-000851.
  • The requested information includes 7 specific questions and requests for explanations and supporting documentation.

Sources:

  • Commonwealth of Kentucky BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION In the Matter of: ELECTRONIC APPLICATION OF KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY AND LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY AND SITE COMPATIBILITY CERTIFICATES Case No. 2025-00045 COMMISSION STAFF'S FIRST REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND KENTUCKY INDUSTRIAL UTILITY CUSTOMERS, INC