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United States Department of Defense Seeks Intervention in Kentucky Public Service Commission Proceedings

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The United States Department of Defense and other Federal Executive Agencies (DoD/FEA) have submitted a motion to intervene in the Kentucky Public Service Commission's proceedings regarding an adjustment of Louisville Gas and Electric Company's (LG&E) electric and gas rates. The DoD/FEA alleges that they have a substantial interest in the proceeding due to their ownership and operation of facilities within LG&E's service territory. As a result, they claim that their interests are uniquely affected by the Commission's decisions, and they cannot be adequately represented by another party.

Key Takeaways:

  • The DoD/FEA seeks to intervene in the proceedings as a full party, with all rights attendant to full party status.
  • LG&E filed its Application seeking an upward adjustment of its electric and gas rates on May 30, 2025.
  • The Commission accepted LG&E's Application and set an intervention deadline for June 25, 2025.
  • The DoD/FEA claims that they have a substantial interest in the proceeding due to their ownership and operation of facilities within LG&E's service territory.
  • The DoD/FEA's unique concerns as a federal entity involved in national security operations with privatized on-post distribution systems that interact with LG&E's transmission and distribution systems necessitate their intervention.
  • The DoD/FEA's attorneys, Kyle J. Smith and James Brannon Dupree, will present issues and develop facts that will assist the Commission in fully considering this matter without unduly complicating, delaying, or disrupting the proceedings.

Statistics:

  • The DoD/FEA's facilities within LG&E's service territory are a significant expense for the department.
  • The DoD/FEA has a unique concern as a federal entity involved in national security operations with privatized on-post distribution systems that interact with LG&E's transmission and distribution systems.
  • 807 KAR 5:001, Section 4(11), requires the Commission to grant leave to intervene if it finds that a timely motion for intervention and that the party has a special interest in the case that is not otherwise adequately represented.
  • The Commission has accepted LG&E's Application and set an intervention deadline for June 25, 2025.

Sources:

  • UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND ALL OTHER FEDERAL EXECUTIVE AGENCIES' MOTION TO INTERVENE, Case No. 2025-00114 (KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, June 24, 2025).

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