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• PSC Accepts Settlement in Big Sandy RECC Rate Case - Utility receives requested revenue increase; rate structure changed
  Friday, November 02, 2012
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has accepted a proposed settlement in a rate adjustment case filed by Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative Corp. Under the agreement Big Sandy RECC reached with the Kentucky Office of Attorney General, the utility will receive its requested 3.7 percent increase in annual revenue. Its annual revenue will increase by about $911,000, to about $25.3 million.
• PSC Sets Public Meetings in KU, LG&E Rate Cases - Comments taken in Harlan, Lexington and Louisville
  Thursday, November 01, 2012
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold public meetings in Harlan, Louisville and Lexington to present information and receive comments on the requests for rate increases by the Kentucky Utilities Co. and the Louisville Gas & Electric Co.
• Natural Gas Costs This Winter Lower Than Last Year
  Thursday, November 01, 2012
  Natural gas costs at the start of the 2012-2013 heating season are projected to be lower than at any time in the last 10 years.
• PSC Announces Informational Meetings in Area Code 270 - Will explain options, process for creating new area code in western Kentucky
  Monday, October 08, 2012
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced six meetings to discuss the options and process for the creation of a new area code in all or a portion of the current area code 270, which covers western Kentucky.
• PSC Opens Case to Look at Smart Grid and Smart Meters - Proceeding also will examine dynamic pricing for electricity
  Monday, October 01, 2012
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has initiated an administrative proceeding to consider the implementation of “Smart Grid” technologies, including smart meters, and electric prices that are tied to the time of usage. The proceeding will examine “all aspects” of smart grid technologies, including implementation costs, technical issues and societal impacts.
• PSC Accepts Settlement in Big Rivers Electric Corp. Environmental Compliance Case - Cost drops from $283.5 million to $58.5 million; rate impact lessened
  Monday, October 01, 2012
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has accepted a settlement regarding a proposed environmental compliance plan and associated environmental surcharge request submitted by Big Rivers Electric Corp. Under the settlement, Big Rivers will not construct the most costly emission control projects it proposed in its original plan, thus reducing the total cost by about 80 percent.
• New Area Code Needed in Western Kentucky - PSC opens case to consider whether to overlay or split area code 270
  Thursday, September 27, 2012
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has opened a proceeding that will lead to the creation of a new area code in all or a portion of the current area code 270, which covers western Kentucky.
• PSC OKs Energy Efficiency Plan for Big Rivers Electric - Pilot programs expanded and made ongoing
  Friday, August 31, 2012
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a slate of residential and commercial energy efficiency programs for Big Rivers Electric Corp.
• PSC Sets Public Meetings in Paducah and Henderson in Big Rivers Electric Corp. Environmental Compliance Case
  Monday, July 30, 2012
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold public meetings Aug. 13 in Paducah and Aug. 14 in Henderson to receive public comments on an environmental compliance plan and associated environmental surcharge request submitted by Big Rivers Electric Corp.
• PSC Approves Merger of Black Mountain and Green Hills Water Districts in Harlan County
  Monday, July 16, 2012
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the merger of Green Hills Water District and Black Mountain Utility District.
• PSC Urges Caution During Power Outages - Operate generators safely; check your service entrance
  Monday, July 02, 2012
  With some power outages in Kentucky expected to extend into late this week, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is urging residents without power to exercise caution when using portable generators or clearing storm debris.
• PSC OKs Restructured and Expanded Energy Conservation Plan for Duke Energy Kentucky
  Monday, July 02, 2012
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the renewal of residential and commercial energy conservation and efficiency programs for Duke Energy Kentucky Inc.
• PSC Chairman Armstrong Elected President of MACRUC - Will head Mid-Atlantic Conference of Regulatory Utilities Commissioners for next 12 months
  Friday, June 29, 2012
  Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman David Armstrong is the first Kentuckian elected president of the Mid-Atlantic Conference of Regulatory Utilities Commissioners (MACRUC).
• PSC Cites LG&E for Gas Safety Violations - Problems found during investigation of December 2011 blast in Louisville
  Tuesday, June 26, 2012
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission has concluded its investigation of a Dec. 6, 2011, natural gas explosion in Louisville and identified four probable safety violations by the Louisville Gas & Electric Co.
• PSC Approves LG&E and KU Plan for Gas-fired Power Plants - New plant to be built in Jefferson County; Oldham County plant purchase OK’d
  Thursday, May 03, 2012
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved a proposal by Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) and Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) to construct a 640-megawatt combined cycle generating plant at the Cane Run facility in Jefferson County. The companies also will purchase the 495-megawatt Bluegrass Generation simple cycle power plant in LaGrange in Oldham County.
• PSC Grants Rate Adjustment to South Kentucky RECC - Increase is 60 percent less than amount sought by the utility
  Friday, March 30, 2012
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today granted South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corp. (South Kentucky RECC) an increase of $3.7 million in its annual revenue, less than half the amount requested by the utility.
• Programs for Low-income Telephone Customers to Change - PSC brochure provides updated information; federal policy change
  Monday, March 26, 2012
  Changes being made by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) mean an end to a program that subsidizes the initial cost of telephone service for low-income consumers. The subsidy for minthly service will continue.
• PSC Sets Public Meetings in Kentucky Power Environmental Compliance Case: Comments taken in Louisa, Pikeville, Whitesburg and Hazard
  Thursday, March 15, 2012
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold public meetings next month in Louisa, Pikeville, Whitesburg and Hazard to receive public comments on an environmental compliance plan and associated environmental surcharge request submitted by Kentucky Power Co.
• PSC Approves Rate Redesign for Owen Electric Cooperative - Revenue-neutral changes designed to promote energy efficiency programs
  Wednesday, February 29, 2012
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a request by Owen Electric Cooperative Corp. to alter its rate structure to more accurately reflect the cost of serving its residential and small commercial customers. In approving the rates, the PSC said it agreed with Owen Electric that the restructuring will allow the distribution cooperative to maintain financial stability while stepping up efforts to encourage its customers to reduce energy usage. The PSC also approved a request by Owen Electric to offer optional rates that are designed to promote energy efficiency.
• PSC Sets Public Meeting in LG&E Cane Run Plant Case - Jefferson County generating facility proposed to burn natural gas instead of coal
  Thursday, February 23, 2012
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a public meeting March 8 in Louisville to receive public comments on the application by Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) and Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) to construct a natural gas-fired generating facility at LG&E’s Cane Run plant in Jefferson County.
• PSC Vice Chairman Gardner to Lead National Task Force on Environmental Policies - Will represent state utility commissions’ views to federal agencies
  Monday, February 13, 2012
  Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) Vice Chairman Jim Gardner has been named to lead a new task force of state public service commissioners that will serve as a liaison between state utility regulators and federal environmental rule makers.
• PSC OKs Energy Conservation Plan for Kentucky Power - Urges steps to increase customer participation as energy costs rise
  Monday, January 23, 2012
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the renewal of residential and commercial energy conservation and efficiency programs for Kentucky Power Co. The PSC strongly encouraged Kentucky Power to take steps to increase the number of customers making use of all the programs.
• PSC Approves LG&E-Louisville Metro Land Swap: Acreage at Cane Run plant will be used for hiking and biking trail
  Monday, January 23, 2012
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved a land exchange that will assist in the completion of a 100-mile hiking and biking trail in Louisville.
• PSC Allows Separate Accounting of LG&E August Wind Storm Costs -Decision on future recovery through rates will include review of storm response
  Tuesday, December 27, 2011
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today allowed Louisville Gas and Electric Co. (LG&E) to establish a separate account to track power restoration costs and other expenses associated with recovery from the damage caused by a severe wind storm in August.
• PSC YouTube Video Explains Environmental Surcharge - Presentation explains legal process for recovery of environmental compliance costs by electric utilities
  Monday, December 19, 2011
  The process the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) follows in the review and approval of coal-related environmental compliance costs incurred by electric utilities is explained in a video available online.
• PSC Accepts Settlement in KU and LG&E Environmental Compliance Cases - Agreement reached by diverse group of participants
  Thursday, December 15, 2011
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today accepted broad-based settlements in two cases establishing new environmental compliance plans and associated environmental surcharges for Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) and Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E). The compliance plans are intended to meet the requirements of several U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations affecting coal-burning electric power plants.
• PSC Grants Smaller Rate Adjustment to Water Service Corp.
  Wednesday, November 23, 2011
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today granted Water Service Corp. of Kentucky a rate adjustment that is substantially less than the amount requested by the utility. The PSC cut the requested amount by 85 percent.
• PSC Accepts Settlement in Kenergy Rate Case
  Thursday, November 17, 2011
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a settlement that allows Kenergy Corp. to adjust its base rates in order to increase annual revenue by about $1.8 million, or approximately 0.4 percent. The settlement does not affect rate adjustments Kenergy will make to pass through an increase in the wholesale cost of the electricity it purchases from Big Rivers Electric Corp.
• PSC Adjusts Big Rivers Electric Corp. Wholesale Rates - Smaller-than-requested increase will be passed on by distribution coops
  Thursday, November 17, 2011
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has authorized Big Rivers Electric Corp. to adjust its wholesale rates in order in order to increase annual revenue by approximately $26.75 million, or about 6 percent. In orders issued today, the PSC also approved pass-through rate increases for the three electric distribution cooperatives that purchase power from Big Rivers – Jackson Purchase Energy Cooperative, Kenergy Corp. and Meade County Rural Electric Cooperative Corp.
• PSC Issues Action Plan in LG&E/KU Customer Service Audit - Sets framework and timetable for needed improvements
  Thursday, November 10, 2011
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has released the detailed action plan outlining how Louisville Gas and Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) will make needed improvements in customer service.
• PSC Approves Energy Conservation Plans for KU and LG&E - Expanded programs include incentives for consumers
  Wednesday, November 09, 2011
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved an expansion of residential and commercial energy conservation and efficiency programs for Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) and Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E). In an order issued today, the PSC authorized KU and LG&E to continue 10 existing programs for residential or commercial customers and to initiate three new programs for residential customers. One of the new programs will provide incentives for the purchase of energy-efficient appliances.
• PSC Hearing Upcoming in KU and LG&E Environmental Compliance Cases - Can be viewed live at psc.ky.gov
  Thursday, November 03, 2011
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a public evidentiary hearing next week on the environmental compliance plans and associated environmental surcharge requests submitted by Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) and Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E). The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Nov. 9.
• Natural Gas Costs This Winter About the Same as Last Year - PSC forecasts little change in average bills for same quantity of gas
  Monday, October 31, 2011
  With wholesale natural gas prices changing little over the last year, Kentucky customers will be paying about the same for comparable quantities of gas this winter, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) announced today.
• PSC to Give Annual Preview of Natural Gas Prices on Monday, Oct. 31
  Thursday, October 27, 2011
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission’s (PSC) annual briefing on natural gas prices during the upcoming winter will be on Monday, Oct. 31.
• PSC Adopts Federal Smart Grid Standard for Kentucky - Energy efficiency emphasized in long-range planning
  Thursday, October 06, 2011
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today directed Kentucky’s jurisdictional electric utilities to adopt the federal standard that requires consideration of the use of advanced “Smart Grid” technologies whenever they invest in their transmission and distribution systems. It also set a Kentucky standard requiring the inclusion of energy efficiency on an equal footing with the addition of generating capacity in the long-range plans, known as Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs), submitted to the PSC by electric utilities in Kentucky.
• PSC Audit: LG&E and KU Need to Improve Customer Service - Independent review says utilities are falling short of their own standards
  Wednesday, September 14, 2011
  An independent review ordered by the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has found numerous problems with customer service operations at Louisville Gas and Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU). In a report issued today by the PSC, an outside consultant noted that the two utilities – the largest in Kentucky – are regularly failing to meet their own internal performance standards. The report makes specific recommendations to correct the shortcomings.
• PSC Seeks Reconsideration of Federal Rule on Electric Transmission Improvements - Says Kentucky could bear costs without receiving commensurate benefits
  Friday, September 02, 2011
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reconsider a rule that governs the planning and cost allocation for new or upgraded regional electric transmission lines.
• Environmental Surcharge Video Now on PSC Website - Presentation explains legal process for recovery of environmental compliance costs by electric utilities
  Wednesday, August 31, 2011
  A presentation explaining how the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) reviews coal-related environmental compliance costs incurred by electric utilities is now available on the agency website.
• PSC Sets Public Meetings in KU and LG&E Environmental Compliance Cases - Comments taken in Henderson, Louisville, Lexington and Corbin
  Friday, August 26, 2011
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold public meetings next month in Henderson, Louisville, Lexington and Corbin to receive public comments on environmental compliance plans and associated environmental surcharge requests submitted by Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) and Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E). The public comment meetings will be preceded by an information session during which PSC staff will explain the environmental compliance review process and the legal basis for the surcharge, which applies only to electric rates. The presentation will include an overview of the KU and LG&E applications.
• Governor Beshear Proclaims Kentucky 8-1-1 Underground Facility Protection Day
  Thursday, August 11, 2011
  Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has issued a proclamation designating today as Kentucky 8-1-1 Underground Facility Protection Day. “Kentucky has made a concerted effort to reduce the number of incidents of excavators hitting buried utility lines,” Gov. Beshear said. “But it is clear that we still have work to do in increasing awareness of the call-before-you-dig requirements in state law and in promoting the use of the 811 statewide toll-free telephone number to request marking of buried utility lines.”
• PSC OKs Water Plant Improvements in Northern Kentucky - $28.35 million project needed to comply with federal standards
  Friday, August 05, 2011
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 5, 2011) – The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved plans by the Northern Kentucky Water District for a $28.35 million project that will enable its Taylor Mill treatment plant to comply with stricter federal drinking water standards.
• Kentucky PSC OKs Duke Energy-Progress Energy Merger: Adds conditions to those in proposed settlement
  Tuesday, August 02, 2011
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved the merger of Duke Energy Corp. with Progress Energy Corp.
• PSC Renews Warning Against Copper Theft - Recent fatality shows danger of this illegal activity
  Monday, July 11, 2011
  The electrocution of a man who allegedly was attempting to steal copper wire from an electric substation highlights just how dangerous this illegal activity can be, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) said today.
• PSC Approves Conservation Plan for Duke Energy Kentucky - Residential surcharge declines; home weatherization program added
  Wednesday, June 08, 2011
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved an expansion of residential energy conservation and efficiency programs for Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.
• PSC Describes Legal Basis for Environmental Surcharges - State law authorizes recovery of compliance costs
  Thursday, June 02, 2011
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today told state lawmakers how it reviews the coal-related environmental compliance costs that electric utilities in Kentucky are entitled to pass on to their customers.
• PSC Sets Public Meetings in Water Service Corp. Case - Comments on proposed rate increase taken in Middlesboro, Clinton
  Wednesday, June 01, 2011
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold public meetings this month in Middlesboro and Clinton to receive comments on a request for a rate increase by Water Service Corp. of Kentucky.
• PSC Urges Caution If Storms Brings Power Outages
  Wednesday, May 25, 2011
  With the strongest storm system of the spring expected to hit Kentucky tonight, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is urging residents to exercise caution in the event their electric service is interrupted.
• PSC Approves Energy Savings Plan for Kentucky Power - Residential surcharge declines; some programs expanded
  Wednesday, May 25, 2011
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved an expansion of residential energy conservation and efficiency programs for Kentucky Power Co.
• PSC Chairman Armstrong Honored by Murray State - Receives award for leadership in telecommunications
  Friday, April 15, 2011
  Murray State University has honored Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman David Armstrong with the 2011 Dick Anderson Telecommunications Systems Management Leadership Award.
• PSC to Hold Home Energy Workshop in Perry County - March 10 session will offer information on electric bills, energy savings
  Wednesday, March 02, 2011
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will conduct a Home Energy Workshop on Thursday, March 10 in Hazard. The workshop will begin at 6 p.m. in the old circuit courtroom at the Perry County Courthouse.
• PSC Approves EKPC Request to Cancel Power Plant - East Kentucky Power granted separate accounting of costs already incurred
  Monday, February 28, 2011
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved the cancellation of a power plant that East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (EKPC) had begun constructing in Clark County.
• PSC Grants Rate Adjustment to Meade County RECC - Commission urges more energy conservation; increase is smaller than requested
  Thursday, February 17, 2011
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today granted Meade County Rural Electric Cooperative Corp. (Meade RECC) an increase of $1.15 million in its annual revenue, about one-third less than the amount requested by the utility. In an order issued today, the PSC said Meade RECC should begin offering energy conservation programs to its customers.
• PSC to Hold Home Energy Workshop in Letcher County on February 15
  Thursday, February 10, 2011
  At the invitation of Letcher County Fiscal Court, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will conduct a Home Energy Workshop on Tuesday, Feb. 15 in Whitesburg. The workshop will begin at 6 p.m. in the circuit courtroom at the Letcher County Courthouse.
• PSC Accepts Settlement in East Kentucky Power Rate Case - $43 million increase is $6.4 million less than requested
  Friday, January 14, 2011
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has accepted a proposed settlement granting an annual revenue increase of $43 million to East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc. (EKPC). The PSC, in orders issued today, approved both the settlement and the resulting pass-through rates to be charged by the 16 electric distribution cooperatives that own and purchase power from EKPC. The new rates take effect immediately.
• PSC Grants Rate Increase to Northern Kentucky Water - Questionable spending is disallowed; district warned against repeat
  Friday, January 07, 2011
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today granted a rate increase to the Northern Kentucky Water District, but reduced the requested amount to reflect questionable expenditures by the district.
• PSC Says Retail Competition in Natural Gas Has Uncertain Benefits for Residential Customers -S hould occur only with expanded customer safeguards
  Tuesday, December 28, 2010
  Kentucky’s natural gas markets should be opened to broader retail competition only in conjunction with expanded safeguards both for residential customers and natural gas distribution companies, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) said in a report issued today. Even with appropriate safeguards in place, there is no certainty that residential customers would benefit from being able to choose a natural gas supplier other than their current local distribution company, the PSC said.
• Siting Board Approves Vectren Electric Transmission Line in Henderson and Webster Counties
  Tuesday, December 21, 2010
  The Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting has granted Vectren Corp. a certificate to construct a high-voltage electric transmission line in the Henderson area. In an order issued today, the Siting Board approved Vectren’s revised proposal for the 15-mile line, which will extend mostly through Henderson County, with a small portion in Webster County.
• PSC’s Gardner Named to Natural Gas Research Panel - Vice chairman to advise Gas Technology Institute
  Friday, December 17, 2010
  Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) Vice Chairman Jim Gardner has been named to the Public Interest Advisory Committee of the Gas Technology Institute (GTI), which does research and development for the natural gas industry.
• PSC Urges Caution If Ice Storm Brings Power Outages - Improper use of generators, heaters can be extremely dangerous
  Wednesday, December 15, 2010
  With the first serious winter storm of the season expected to hit Kentucky tonight, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is urging residents to exercise caution in the event their electric service is interrupted. The National Weather Service (NWS) is forecasting that a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain will move into Kentucky later today. Some areas of Kentucky might see ice accumulations of as much as half an inch, forecasters say. That much ice can break weak tree limbs and bring them down on power lines. Some scattered power outages are possible, the PSC said.
• PSC Reduces Kentucky-American Water Rate Increase - Company receives $7 million less than requested
  Tuesday, December 14, 2010
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today granted Kentucky-American Water Co. a rate adjustment that will increase its annual revenue by $18.8 million, or less than three-fourths of the amount requested by the company. As a result, an average residential customer using 5,000 gallons per month will see the monthly bill rise from $27.46 to $35.40, an increase of about 29 percent.
• PSC Cancels New Area Code in Western Kentucky -
  Monday, December 13, 2010
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has vacated its decision to create a new area code in far western Kentucky because there is no longer any immediate need to increase the availability of new telephone numbers in the region.
• Magoffin County Water Ordered to Upgrade Supply Sources - District commissioners have not fulfilled their responsibilities, PSC says
  Wednesday, December 01, 2010
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has ordered the Magoffin County Water District to take steps to prevent a recurrence of the situation that left its customers without an adequate water supply in the fall of 2008.
• Final Public Meeting in East Kentucky Power Rate Case - PSC will take comments in Bardstown on Nov. 22
  Wednesday, November 10, 2010
  The final Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) meeting to receive comments on the request for a rate increase by the East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc. (EKPC) will be held in Bardstown on Monday, Nov. 22.
• NATURAL GAS COST LITTLE CHANGED THIS WINTER - Average bills up by about 7 percent, due mostly to base rate changes
  Friday, October 29, 2010
  With wholesale natural gas prices holding steady over the last year, Kentucky customers will see little change in their heating costs this winter, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) says.
• PSC Sets Public Meetings in East Kentucky Power Rate Case -
  Thursday, October 28, 2010
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold public meetings in Somerset, Morehead, Nicholasville and Bardstown to receive comments on the request for a rate increase by the East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (EKPC) and the resulting pass-through rates to the 16 electric distribution cooperatives which own EKPC and to which it provides electricity.
• PSC to Give Annual Update on Natural Gas Prices - Oct. 29 event will be broadcast live on the Web
  Tuesday, October 26, 2010
  Natural gas prices during the 2010-2011 heating season will be discussed during an Oct. 29, 2010, news briefing at the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC). The briefing will be broadcast live, beginning at 9:30 a.m. EDT, via the Internet on the PSC website, at http://psc.ky.gov/.
• PSC Grants Rate Adjustment to Delta Natural Gas - Revenue increase is $2.1 million less than requested
  Thursday, October 21, 2010
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today granted Delta Natural Gas Co. an annual revenue increase of $3.3 million (6.5 percent), which is about $2.1 million less than the amount sought by the utility.For a typical residential customer using an average of 5,000 cubic feet per month, the average bill will increase by $5.95 per month, or $71.40 per year.
• PSC Closes Case Against Licking Valley RECC - Utility takes steps to prevent future violations of outage reporting requirements
  Wednesday, October 20, 2010
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today closed its enforcement action against Licking Valley Rural Electric Cooperative Corp. for not reporting major power outages during a snow storm late last year. After the PSC cited the utility in July, Licking Valley acknowledged its failure to report the outages in December 2009. The utility quickly submitted a revised emergency response plan that includes steps to make sure that all future outages are reported in a timely manner as required by PSC regulations.
• Vectren Submits Revised Application for Transmission Line in Henderson and Webster Counties - Change triggers new timetable for Siting Board review
  Friday, October 15, 2010
  Vectren Corp. is proposing a new route for an electric transmission line in the Henderson area, thus restarting the schedule for consideration of the plan by the Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting.
• PSC to Hold Hearing on Retail Competition in Natural Gas - Public comments will be taken during Oct. 19 proceeding in Frankfort
  Tuesday, October 12, 2010
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a public hearing as it concludes its examination of whether Kentucky’s natural gas markets should be opened to broader retail competition
• Public Meeting Set in Northern Kentucky Water Rate Case - PSC will take comments at Thomas More College in Crestview Hills
  Thursday, October 07, 2010
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a public meeting in Crestview Hills next week to receive comments on the request for a rate increase by the Northern Kentucky Water District.
• PSC Approves PPL Purchase of E.ON U.S.-Deal transfers control of Louisville Gas & Electric Co and Kentucky Utilities Co.
  Thursday, September 30, 2010
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today conditionally approved the application of PPL Corp. to purchase E.ON U.S. LLC and its two Kentucky utilities, Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU).
• PSC Fines BTU Gas Company for Violating Safety Rules - Magoffin County natural gas distributor to pay $10,000 now; $160,000 more if problems are not corrected
  Thursday, September 23, 2010
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has fined a Magoffin County natural gas utility $170,000 for multiple violations of safety rules.
• Former Elam Utility Owner Penalized for Violating PSC Order
  Wednesday, September 22, 2010
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today fined the former owner of Elam Utility Co. Inc., Wilma Ison-Sorrell, a total of $12,500 for repeated violations of PSC orders and regulations.
• PSC Releases Video About Lifeline Telephone Program
  Tuesday, September 21, 2010
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has released a YouTube video that tells low-income Kentuckians how to receive assistance with their monthly telephone bills.
• Siting Board Local Hearing on Proposed Vectren Transmission Line Still Set For Thursday in Henderson - Legal deadlines do not allow postponement due to death of board member
  Tuesday, August 31, 2010
  A public hearing on a proposed electric transmission line in Henderson and Webster counties will be held as scheduled Thursday despite the death of Henderson County Judge/Executive Sandy Lee Watkins last week. “Unfortunately, deadlines established in Kentucky statutes make it impossible to delay the hearing in response to this tragic event,” Kentucky Public Service Commission Chairman David Armstrong said.
• Siting Board to Hold Local Hearing on Proposed Vectren Transmission Line in Henderson and Webster Counties
  Wednesday, August 25, 2010
  The Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting will hold a local public hearing on the application by Vectren Corp. to construct about 15 miles of 345-kilovolt transmission line in Henderson and Webster counties. The hearing will begin at 5:30 p.m. CDT on Thursday, Sept. 2, at the Henderson Fine Arts Center on the campus of Henderson Community College, 2660 S. Green Street.
• PSC Approves City of West Liberty Purchase of Elam Utility - Transfer averts cutoff of gas service
  Friday, August 13, 2010
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved the purchase of Elam Utility Co. by the city of West Liberty. The purchase by the city averts a threatened cutoff of gas service to Elam’s 410 customers in Morgan County.
• Kentucky-American Water Pays $10,000 Fine to PSC - Company repeatedly violated PSC order on filing requirement
  Wednesday, August 11, 2010
  Kentucky-American Water Co. has agreed to pay a $10,000 penalty to settle charges that it repeatedly violated an order of the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) regarding reporting dividends it pays to its parent company.
• Governor Beshear Proclaims Kentucky 8-1-1 Underground Facility Protection Day
  Wednesday, August 11, 2010
  Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has proclaimed today to be Kentucky 8-1-1 Underground Facility Protection Day.
• PSC Vice Chairman Gardner Tapped for Energy Role - Will help lead national utility regulator panel on energy and environment
  Tuesday, August 10, 2010
  Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) Vice Chairman Jim Gardner has been named to a leadership role on a national board analyzing energy resource issues. Gardner will serve as a co-vice chair of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ (NARUC) Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment (ERE).
• PSC News Updates Now Available on Twitter
  Thursday, August 05, 2010
  News about orders, hearings and other activities of the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) are now available at Twitter.com/KYPSC.
• PSC Grants Revenue Adjustments to LG&E and KU - Orders review of utility’s billing practices
  Friday, July 30, 2010
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today granted revenue adjustments that increase the base electric rates for customers of Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) and the base electric and natural gas rates for customers of Louisville Gas and Electric Co. (LG&E). The PSC also has initiated a focused management audit that will review all aspects of LG&E’s and KU’s customer service functions.
• PSC Grants Rate Adjustment to Shelby Energy - Revenue to increase by 5.2 percent
  Tuesday, July 27, 2010
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today authorized Shelby Energy Cooperative, Inc. to raise its rates in order to increase its annual revenue by $1.9 million, or about 5.2 percent. The increase granted by the PSC is $342,850 less than the amount sought by Shelby Energy.
• Gas service to Elam Utility customers to continue - July 26 cutoff on hold as PSC considers takeover by City of West Liberty
  Thursday, July 22, 2010
  A scheduled July 26 cutoff of gas service to Morgan County customers of Elam Utility Co., Inc. has been postponed in order to give the City of West Liberty an opportunity to acquire the company.
• Siting Board Receives Application for Transmission Line in Henderson and Webster Counties
  Wednesday, July 21, 2010
  The Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting has received an application requesting a construction certificate for an electric transmission line in the Henderson area. The proposal, from Vectren Corp. of Evansville, Ind., proposes construction of about 15 miles of 345 kilovolt transmission line, mostly through Henderson County and with a small portion in Webster County.The deadline to file requests for intervention, a formal evidentiary hearing or a local public hearing in the case is Aug. 16, 2010.
• Public Meeting Set for Lexington in Kentucky-American Water Rate Case
  Monday, July 19, 2010
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a public meeting in Lexington next week to receive comments on the request for a rate increase by the Kentucky-American Water Co.
• PSC expands investigation of Elam Utility - Will examine whether Morgan County natural gas system has been abandoned
  Friday, July 09, 2010
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is investigating Elam Utility Co. Inc. to determine whether the company has effectively abandoned its natural gas facilities in Morgan County. Service to Elam’s Morgan County customers is scheduled to end on July 26 because Elam has not fulfilled its contract with the pipeline company from which it draws its gas supply.
• PSC Reports Lead to Changes in Kentucky Power Vegetation Management Practices - Investigation followed outages during December 2009 snow storm
  Friday, July 09, 2010
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today made public the reports from its investigation into Kentucky Power Co. (American Electric Power) after the outages following the December 2009 snow storm in eastern Kentucky. As a result of the investigation, Kentucky Power has agreed to move to regular vegetation clearing cycle in its 20-county service territory. The company has about 176,000 customers in those counties.
• Elam Utility customers in Morgan County face service cutoff - Elam has not paid supplier; PSC will hold meeting in West Liberty on July 15
  Wednesday, July 07, 2010
  Natural gas service to Morgan County customers of Elam Utility Co., Inc. is scheduled to end on Monday, July 26 because of Elam’s failure to pay its wholesale gas provider. The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a meeting in West Liberty next week to explain the situation to Elam’s customers and to inform them of their options in the event that the gas supply to Elam is disconnected.
• PSC Cites Licking Valley RECC for Not Reporting Outages - Alleged violations occurred during December 2009 snow storm
  Wednesday, July 07, 2010
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today took action against Licking Valley Rural Electric Cooperative Corp. (RECC) for not reporting major power outages during a snow storm late last year.
• PSC Approves Kentucky Power Rate Settlement - Rate increase cut in half; PSC rejects wind energy contract
  Monday, June 28, 2010
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved a settlement granting Kentucky Power Co. (American Electric Power) an annual revenue increase of $63.7 million (12.5 percent), which is about half the amount sought by the utility.
• PSC to Review Planned EKPC Power Plant in Clark County - Investigation will address need and financial implications
  Thursday, June 24, 2010
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has opened a review of the need for and cost of a planned East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (EKPC) power plant in Clark County.
• PSC Examines Retail Competition in Natural Gas
  Tuesday, June 22, 2010
  As it considers whether Kentucky’s natural gas markets should be opened to broader retail competition, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is seeking comment from those who would be affected by such a change, including residential and small-volume commercial customers.
• PSC Denies Request to Dismiss LG&E and KU Rate Cases - Attorney General had sought halt due to proposed sale of utilities
  Tuesday, June 08, 2010
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today denied a request by the Kentucky Office of Attorney General to halt consideration of rate increases being sought by Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU).
• PSC Approves Atmos Energy Gas Rate Settlement: Revenue increase is $3.55 million less than requested
  Friday, May 28, 2010
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved a settlement granting Atmos Energy Corp. an annual revenue increase of $5.95 million (3 percent), which is $3.55 million less than the amount sought by the utility. For a typical residential customer the settlement will increase the average monthly bill by $2.70, or $32.40 per year.
• PSC Fines South Kentucky RECC For Electric Accident: Two contractor employees injured while replacing lines
  Thursday, May 27, 2010
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has fined South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corp. (RECC) $9,250 for safety violations leading to an accident that injured two contractor employees.
• Siting Board Approves ecoPower-Hazard Biomass Project - Proposed Perry County plant plans to burn wood waste, low-grade logs
  Tuesday, May 18, 2010
  The Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting today granted a certificate allowing the construction of an electric generating plant in northern Perry County. The certificate allows ecoPower Generation-Hazard, LLC to build a 50-megawatt (MW) merchant generating plant on a 125-acre site in the Coal Fields Regional Industrial Park, located about 10 miles north of Hazard.
• REMINDER: PSC Public Meetings in KU/LG&E Rate Cases - Comments taken in Harlan, Louisville, Madisonville and Lexington
  Monday, April 26, 2010
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold public meetings in Harlan, Louisville, Madisonville and Lexington to receive comments on the request for a rate increase by the Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) and the Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E).
• PSC Issues Management Audit of East Kentucky Power - Independent review says utility needs major changes to remain viable
  Thursday, April 22, 2010
  East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (EKPC) should make substantial improvements in its governance and financial condition, according to an independent review released today by the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC). The changes will likely have to begin with and be driven by the member-customers of the electric generation and transmission cooperative that own and purchase power from EKPC and that are ultimately responsible for how EKPC is operated, the review said.
• PSC Accepts Settlement in Clark Energy Rate Case - Typical monthly residential bill to increase by $10.36
  Friday, April 16, 2010
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has accepted a settlement that permits Clark Energy Cooperative, Inc. to raise its rates in order to increase its annual revenue by $3.9 million, or about 9.2 percent. Monthly bills for a typical residential customer will increase by about $10.36.
• PSC Sets Public Meetings in KU and LG&E Rate Cases - Comments taken in Harlan, Louisville, Madisonville and Lexington
  Friday, April 16, 2010
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold public meetings in Harlan, Louisville, Madisonville and Lexington to receive comments on the request for a rate increase by the Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) and the Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E).
• PSC Allows AT&T Kentucky to Reduce Distribution of Louisville-area White Pages -Directories would go to customers by request only
  Monday, April 12, 2010
  A plan approved today by the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will allow AT&T Kentucky to end universal distribution of White Pages directories in the Louisville area. Customers in Jefferson and Oldham counties will receive directories only if they request them from AT&T Kentucky.
• PSC Sets Public Meetings in Kentucky Power Co. Rate Case - Comments taken in Ashland, Pikeville and Hazard
  Thursday, March 25, 2010
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold public meetings next month in Ashland, Pikeville and Hazard to receive comments on the request for a rate increase by the Kentucky Power Co. (American Electric Power).
• Siting Board Receives Application for Plant in Perry County - Proposed facility would be fueled with low-grade wood and wood waste
  Monday, February 22, 2010
  The Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting has received an application requesting a construction certificate for a generating plant in northern Perry County. A review has determined that the application is complete as amended on Feb. 18, 2010. The proposal, from ecoPower Generation, LLC, of Lexington proposes construction of a 50-megawatt (MW) plant on about 125 acres in the Coal Fields Regional Industrial Park, located about 10 miles north of Hazard.
• PSC CHAIRMAN ARMSTRONG TO HELP LEAD UTILITY PANEL ON INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
  Monday, January 11, 2010
  Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman David L. Armstrong has been named co-vice chair of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Committee on International Relations.
• PSC Approves Duke Energy Gas Rate Settlement - Revenue increase is $4.5 million less than requested
  Tuesday, December 29, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved a settlement granting Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. an annual revenue increase of $13 million (10.4 percent), which is $4.5 million less than the amount sought by the utility.
• PSC Approves KU and LG&E Environmental Projects - Plans include $534 million for air emission controls, ash disposal
  Wednesday, December 23, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved environmental compliance plans for Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU).
• Outages Continue to Decline in Eastern Kentucky
  Tuesday, December 22, 2009
  46,495 customers still without power
• PSC Allows Separate Accounting of Kentucky Power Storm Costs - No decision made on recovery through future rates; current storm not included
  Tuesday, December 22, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today allowed Kentucky Power Co. to set up a separate account to track power restoration costs and other expenses associated with recovery from the damage caused by the severe ice storm in January, a wind storm in February and severe thunderstorms in May.
• Power Restoration Progressing in Eastern Kentucky - 61,455 customers still without power; PSC urges continued caution
  Monday, December 21, 2009
  Nearly half the customers who lost power during the weekend snow storm have had their electric service restored, according to the latest numbers reported to the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC). As of 4 p.m. today, utilities under the PSC’s jurisdiction were reporting a total of 61,455 customers still without power. That figure, which is down from a peak of about 116,000, does not include municipal utilities.
• PSC Urges Caution Following Snow Storm - More than 93,000 still without power in eastern Kentucky
  Sunday, December 20, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is urging residents affected by the weekend snow storm in eastern Kentucky to exercise caution and to be prepared to go without electric power for several days. As of 10 a.m. today, utilities under the PSC’s jurisdiction were reporting a total of 93,488 customers were without power.
• PSC COMMISSIONER BORDERS NAMED TO NATIONAL CLEAN COAL PANEL - Group represents utility regulators
  Wednesday, December 16, 2009
  Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) Commissioner Charles R. Borders has been named to the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) panel on clean coal technology.
• PSC Accepts Settlement in Licking Valley RECC Rate Case - Commission also orders report on power losses
  Friday, December 11, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has accepted a settlement that permits Licking Valley Rural Electric Cooperative Corp. to raise its rates in order to increase its annual revenue by $1.94 million, or about 7.7 percent. Monthly bills for a typical residential customer will increase by about $9.10.
• PSC to Hear Legal Issues on LG&E/KU Wind Power Proposal - Proceeding will consider basis for earlier denial of surcharge
  Thursday, December 10, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will conduct oral arguments on the question of whether the Commission ruled correctly when it denied a procedural request by Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) to establish a surcharge to recover the cost of purchasing wind energy.
• PSC to Issue Report on 2008 Wind Storm and 2009 Ice Storm - Nov. 19 media briefing will be broadcast live on the Web
  Tuesday, November 17, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission’s (PSC) report on the September 2008 wind storm and January 2009 ice storm will be made public on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
• PSC Grants Smaller Rate Adjustment to Water Service Corp. - Cuts requested increase by nearly half
  Monday, November 09, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today granted Water Service Corp. of Kentucky a rate adjustment that is significantly smaller than the amount requested by the utility.
• NATURAL GAS WILL COST MUCH LESS THIS WINTER
  Friday, October 30, 2009
  Sharply lower wholesale natural gas prices will mean smaller heating bills for Kentucky customers this winter, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) says.
• PSC’s Gardner Named to National “Smart Grid” Panel - Group is collaboration among state and federal regulators
  Wednesday, October 28, 2009
  Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) Vice Chairman Jim Gardner has been named to a national panel examining issues relating to the transition to a smart electrical grid.
• PSC Approves Columbia Gas Rate Settlement - Revenue increase is $5.43 million less than requested
  Monday, October 26, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved a settlement granting Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc. an annual revenue increase of $6.125 million, which is $5.43 million less than the amount sought by the utility. Under the settlement, the only change for residential customers will be a $3.05 increase in the monthly customer charge, from $9.30 to $12.35. The gas delivery charge will remain at $1.87 per 1,000 cubic feet (mcf).
• PSC To Give Annual Update on Natural Gas Prices - Oct. 30 event will be broadcast live on the Web
  Monday, October 26, 2009
  Natural gas prices during the 2009-2010 heating season will be discussed during an Oct. 30, 2009, news briefing at the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC). The briefing will be broadcast live, beginning at 10 a.m. EDT, via the Internet on the PSC Web site, at http://psc.ky.gov/. Click on the link for Hearing Room 1. A high-speed Internet connection is recommended for viewing the briefing.
• PSC Will Examine LG&E/KU Wind Power Proposal - No surcharge now; any cost recovery should be considered in rate case
  Wednesday, October 21, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will review wind energy contracts submitted by Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU). However, if the utilities wish to recover any costs of purchasing wind energy, they should do so by requesting a rate adjustment rather than a separate surcharge, the PSC said in a procedural order issued today.
• PSC Celebrates 75th Anniversary
  Wednesday, October 14, 2009
  Thirteen former commissioners and many former staff members were among the 150 or so guests at today’s 75th anniversary celebration at the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC).
• Commissioner Reunion Highlights PSC Event - 14 former PSC members to gather for 75th anniversary
  Tuesday, October 13, 2009
  Fourteen former members of the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) have indicated they will attend the PSC’s 75th anniversary celebration in Frankfort tomorrow, Oct. 14.
• PSC Receives Grant for Oral History Project - Agency’s 75th anniversary provides impetus to record stories
  Monday, October 12, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC), which this week is marking 75 years of service to the Commonwealth, has received a grant to begin recording an oral history of the agency.
• PSC Unveils Revised Web Site - New design and functions make information easier to find
  Thursday, October 01, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today went live with a redesigned Web site that is simpler and easier to navigate.The site address remains the same: http://psc.ky.gov
• PSC Allows Separate Accounting of LG&E, KU Ice Storm Costs - No decision made on recovery through future rates
  Wednesday, September 30, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today allowed Louisville Gas and Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) to set up separate accounts to track power restoration costs and other expenses associated with recovery from the damage caused by the severe ice storm in January. The accounts, known as regulatory assets, are a tool that allows unusual or one-time costs to be deferred for a period of time for possible future recovery through rates.
• PSC Delays Columbia Gas Rate Hearing - Proposed settlement not ready for consideration
  Wednesday, September 16, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today delayed the hearing on the request for a rate increase by Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc. because a proposed settlement had not been agreed to by all parties to the case.
• LETTER/OP-ED REGARDING THE LIFELINE AND LINK-UP PROGRAMS FOR TELEPHONE CUSTOMERS ON LIMTED INCOMES
  Tuesday, September 15, 2009
  Please consider using the following as a letter to the editor or op-ed piece in conjunction with Kentucky Lifeline Awareness Week. It may be used immediately, with authorship credited as indicated.
• New Before-you-dig Guide Available - PSC teams with Kentucky 811 to prevent damage to buried utilities
  Wednesday, September 09, 2009
  As part of efforts to protect buried utility lines, a compact guide to safe excavating practices is now available in Kentucky.The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is assisting Kentucky 811, the state’s call-before-you-dig center, in making the guide available to contractors, utility companies, equipment rental centers and others.
• PSC Issues Management Audit of Shelby Energy - Finds that electric cooperative has improved safety procedures
  Friday, August 28, 2009
  A management audit conducted by the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has found that Shelby Energy Cooperative has improved worker safety since a string of four fatal accidents from 1998 to 2007.
• PSC Removes Two Mountain Water District Commissioners - Finds that they do not meet legal qualifications
  Thursday, August 20, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today removed two members of the Mountain Water District board of commissioners because they do not reside within the district boundaries and are not customers of the district.In an order issued today, the PSC emphasized that the removal of Toni Akers and Michael Litafik in no way reflects on the quality of their service to the Mountain Water District.
• Armstrong to Advise Center for Public Utilities - Utility research, training organization is at New Mexico State University
  Tuesday, August 18, 2009
  Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman David Armstrong has been named to the advisory council for the Center for Public Utilities at New Mexico State University.
• PSC Sets Public Meetings in Water Service Corp. Case - Comments on proposed rate increase taken in Middlesboro, Clinton
  Tuesday, August 04, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold public meetings next week in Middlesboro and Clinton to receive comments on a request for a rate increase by Water Service Corp. of Kentucky.
• KENTUCKY PSC IS 75 YEARS OLD TODAY - Will mark birthday with commissioner reunion later this year
  Monday, July 06, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today marks its 75th birthday, on the anniversary of the appointment of the first commissioners.
• PSC Grants Rate Adjustment to Owen Electric Coop - Residential monthly customer charge will increase by $4.86
  Thursday, June 25, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today issued an order granting Owen Electric Cooperative Inc. a rate adjustment that will increase its annual revenue by $3.84 million, or about 3.1 percent. With the increase, Owen Electric’s annual revenue will be $129.8 million.
• PSC Accepts Settlement in Farmers RECC Rate Case - Typical monthly residential bill will increase by about $11.70
  Wednesday, June 10, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has accepted a settlement that permits Farmers Rural Electric Cooperative Corp. to raise its rates in order to increase its annual revenue by $3.69 million, or about 9.8 percent. Farmers negotiated the settlement – which gives the rural electric cooperative about $350,000 less in annual revenue than it requested - with the Office of Attorney General.
• PSC Asks Utility Customers for Ice Storm Information
  Wednesday, June 10, 2009
  As part of its review of utility performance during the January 2009 ice storm, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is asking affected customers for information about their experiences during the disaster.An online survey is now available on the PSC Web site at psc.ky.gov/survey.
• PSC Accepts Settlement in Grayson RECC Rate Case - Typical monthly residential bill will increase by about $19.75
  Wednesday, June 03, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has accepted a settlement that permits Grayson Rural Electric Cooperative Corp. to raise its rates in order to increase its annual revenue by $3.16 million, or about 14.4 percent. Grayson negotiated the settlement – which gives the rural electric cooperative the revenue increase it requested, but through a different rate structure - with the Office of Attorney General. Not specifically addressed in the settlement, but reflected in the new rates, is the pass-through of a $1.375 million increase in Grayson’s annual wholesale power costs.
• PSC Accepts Settlement in Big Sandy RECC Rate Case - Typical monthly residential bill will increase by about $8.80
  Wednesday, June 03, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has accepted a settlement that permits Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative Corp. to raise its rates in order to increase its annual revenue by $1.74 million, or about 8 percent.Big Sandy negotiated the settlement – which gives the rural electric cooperative $161,500 less than the amount of additional revenue it requested - with the Office of Attorney General.
• Start Date for Area Code 364 Postponed Until January 2012 - Need for new numbers has slowed significantly, PSC says
  Tuesday, June 02, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today further extended the time for residents of far western Kentucky to continue using area code 270, basing the decision on new data from the agency that distributes telephone numbers. The optional use of area code 364 will now take effect on Jan. 1, 2012, 21 months later than the previous implementation date of April 1 of next year.
• PSC Accepts Settlement in Kentucky-American Water Rate Case - Typical monthly residential bill will increase by about $3.90
  Monday, June 01, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has accepted a settlement that permits Kentucky-American Water Co. (KAWC) to increase annual revenue by $10.3 million, or about 17.3 percent.
• PSC Denies Interim Rate Increase to Big Rivers Electric Corp. - Utility did not prove need for emergency rate relief
  Wednesday, May 27, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today denied a request by Big Rivers Electric Corp. for an immediate increase of 21.6 percent in the price of electricity it provides to three electric cooperatives in western Kentucky.
• PSC Chairman Armstrong Named to NARUC Board of Directors - Will help oversee national organization of utility regulators
  Wednesday, May 13, 2009
  Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman David Armstrong has been named to the board of directors of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, or NARUC.
• PSC Reminds Kentuckians to Call 811 Before They Dig - Construction season brings increase in accidents
  Friday, May 08, 2009
  As construction and excavation activity in Kentucky rises with the temperature, so does the likelihood of damage to underground utility lines. “Hitting a buried utility line is, at best, a costly inconvenience,” Kentucky Public Service Commission Chairman David Armstrong says. “Hitting an electric or gas line can be a life-threatening experience.
• PSC Chairman Armstrong Addresses National Conference on Carbon - Describes Kentucky’s efforts to test carbon sequestration
  Thursday, May 07, 2009
  Kentucky is preparing for the likelihood of federal regulation of carbon dioxide emissions from the coal-burning power plants that produce 95 percent of the state’s electricity, Kentucky Public Service Commission Chairman David Armstrong told a national meeting today.
• PSC’s Gardner Co-chairs National Conference on Climate Change - December meeting will consider “Utilities of the Future: Implications of a Carbon Constrained World”ure:
  Monday, May 04, 2009
  Kentucky Public Service Commission Vice Chairman James W. Gardner has been named as co-chair of a national conference that will examine how policies to deal with climate change will affect utilities. The conference, “Utilities of the Future: Implications of a Carbon Constrained World,” will take place Dec. 2 through Dec. 4 in Dallas. It is jointly sponsored by the National Association of Utility Regulatory Commissioners (NARUC) and the National Council of Electricity Policy, a consortium of state and federal regulatory agencies.
• PSC says Cincinnati Bell can reduce printing of White Pages - Directories would go to customers by request only
  Monday, April 20, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has found that a plan by Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co. to distribute printed White Pages directories only to those customers who make a specific request for the directories complies with state law.
• PSC Accepts Settlement in East Kentucky Power Rate Case - Typical monthly residential bill will increase by about $5.60
  Tuesday, March 31, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has accepted a settlement that permits East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (EKPC) to raise its wholesale rates in order to increase its annual revenue by $59.5 million, or about 7 percent. When the increased wholesale rates are passed through to customers of the distribution cooperatives which purchase power from EKPC, they will increase typical monthly bills for residential customers by about $5.60.
• PSC Sets Public Meeting in Kentucky-American Water Case - Comments on proposed rate settlement taken in Lexington
  Monday, March 30, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a public meeting next week in Lexington to receive comments on a proposed settlement in the request for a rate increase by Kentucky-American Water Co. (KAWC).
• PSC Approves Big Rivers-E.ON “Unwind” Agreement
  Friday, March 06, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved, with conditions, an agreement that would end the lease under which E.ON U.S. has operated electric generating plants owned or controlled by Big Rivers Electric Corp. When the “unwinding” of the lease is completed, Big Rivers will again assume full responsibility for operating and selling power from the three plants it owns, as well as one plant owned by Henderson Municipal Power and Light (HMPL).
• Natural gas costs decline for Kentucky customers - Average cost drops $1.10 per 1,000 cubic feet
  Tuesday, February 17, 2009
  Kentucky residents will see lower natural gas costs in February than they did at the start of the heating season in November, according to the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC). The latest round of natural gas cost adjustments approved for Kentucky’s five largest natural gas distribution utilities show an average decline of $1.10 per 1,000 cubic feet (mcf) of gas. A typical customer using 10,000 cubic feet of gas per month will pay $11 less for that amount of gas than they did three months ago.
• PSC Expands Revenue Base for Telecommunication Services for Deaf and Hearing-Impaired to Include Wireless Phones
  Monday, February 16, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today extended to wireless (cellular) telephones the surcharge that funds telecommunication services for deaf and hearing-impaired Kentuckians.The greatly expanded revenue base will bring a decrease in the per-line surcharge that is currently assessed only on landline telephones. The changes take effect June 1.
• About 54,100 Without Power Due to Wind Storm - Ice storm restoration slowed by new bout of severe weather
  Thursday, February 12, 2009
  About 54,100 Kentucky electric customers remain without power as the result of a severe wind storm that swept across the state yesterday, according to figures compiled by the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC). That number is in addition to the 26,200 customers still without power due to last month’s massive ice storm. Nearly all of those are in western Kentucky.
• Power Restoration More Than 93% Completed - Fewer than 50,000 customers still without power statewide
  Monday, February 09, 2009
  More than 93 percent of the customers who lost power at the peak of last month’s massive ice storm have had their electric service restored, according to new figures compiled by the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC). Information gathered from all electric providers in the state shows that 49,755 customers were without power as of this morning.
• PSC Accepts Settlement in LG&E, KU Rate Cases - Electric rates will change little; LG&E natural gas rate to rise
  Thursday, February 05, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has accepted a settlement that raises natural gas base rates for customers of Louisville Gas and Electric Co. (LG&E), while leaving electric rates for LG&E and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) customers essentially the same.
• 769,353 Kentucky Customers Lost Power at Ice Storm Peak - Nearly Three-fourths Have Service Restored; 208,335 Still Out
  Wednesday, February 04, 2009
  At the peak of last week’s massive ice storm, more than one-third of Kentucky electric customers were without power, according to new figures compiled by the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC).
• Ice Storm Outages Top 607,000 Customers - Total exceeds Hurricane Ike; storm now worst on record
  Thursday, January 29, 2009
  More than 607,000 Kentucky electric customers are now without power as a result of this week’s massive ice storm, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) says.The storm has now caused the largest power outage on record in Kentucky, exceeding the 600,000 customers who lost power on Sept. 14, 2008, as a result of Hurricane Ike.
• PSC Accepts Settlement in Kenergy Rate Case - Typical monthly residential bill will increase by about $3
  Thursday, January 29, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has accepted a settlement that permits Kenergy Corp. to raise its rates in order to increase its annual revenue by $3 million, or about 4 percent. Kenergy negotiated the settlement – which gives the rural electric cooperative $209,000 less than the amount of additional revenue it requested - with the Office of Attorney General and the Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers, Inc. (KIUC)
• PSC Urges Caution During Massive Ice Storm - Residents should expect extended outages, but prepare for power restoration
  Wednesday, January 28, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is urging residents affected by this week’s massive ice storm to exercise caution and to expect to be without power for several days.As of Wednesday morning, utilities under the PSC’s jurisdiction had reported that about 400,000 customers were without power.
• PSC Praises Louisville Energy Conservation Volunteers - King Day weatherization blitz is part of national effort
  Thursday, January 15, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is praising the efforts of volunteers who will spend part of the Dr. Martin Luther King holiday weatherizing the homes of about 50 elderly and disabled Louisville residents. “I can think of no better way to honor Dr. King’s legacy,” said PSC Chairman David Armstrong. “His challenge to all Americans was to improve our society, especially by reaching out to those who might need a helping hand."
• Statement Regarding Proposed LG&E and KU Rate Case Settlement Agreement
  Tuesday, January 13, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has received a proposed settlement agreed to by all parties to cases 2008-00251 and 2008-00252, the applications by Kentucky Utilities Co. and Louisville Gas and Electric Co., respectively, for adjustments to their base rates. As in all such cases, no rate adjustments may be made without PSC approval.
• PSC ISSUES NET METERING AND INTERCONNECTION GUIDELINES - Small renewable electric power generators get grid connection rules
  Thursday, January 08, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today issued Kentucky’s new guidelines for net metering and connecting small sources of renewable power to the electric grid.
• PSC Allows Separate Accounting of Duke Energy Hurricane Ike Costs - Rate recovery decision will come in future case
  Wednesday, January 07, 2009
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today allowed Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. (Duke) to set up a separate account to track power restoration costs and other expenses associated with recovery from the damage caused by Hurricane Ike as it swept through Kentucky on Sept. 14, 2008. In an order issued today, the PSC said a decision on what portion of those costs may be recovered from ratepayers will be made at the time Duke next applies to the PSC for an adjustment of its base electric rates.
• Jeff Derouen Named as Executive Director at Kentucky PSC - Effective January 1, 2009
  Tuesday, December 30, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has named Jeff Derouen as its executive director, effective Thursday.
• PSC Orders Management Audit of East Kentucky Power - Order also helps utility avoid credit default
  Tuesday, December 23, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today directed East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc., (EKPC) to submit to a comprehensive management audit, saying that the utility’s worsening financial problems raise questions about its continued viability. In an order issued today, the PSC also allowed EKPC to create a separate account to track the costs of purchasing replacement power to compensate for unscheduled shutdowns at its generating facilities. EKPC said it needed the accounting adjustment to avoid defaulting on its credit agreements.
• PSC Allows Separate Accounting of LG&E, KU Hurricane Ike Costs - Rate recovery decision will follow restoration effort review
  Monday, December 22, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today allowed Louisville Gas and Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) to set up separate accounts to track power restoration costs and other expenses associated with recovery from the damage caused by Hurricane Ike as it swept through Kentucky on Sept. 14.But, in an order issued today, the PSC said a decision on what portion of those costs may be recovered from ratepayers won’t be made until after the PSC completes its review of the utilities’ disaster preparedness and storm restoration efforts. A report will come next year.
• PSC Sets Public Meetings In LG&E, KU Rate Cases - Comments taken in Louisville, Madisonville, Middlesboro, Lexington
  Monday, December 15, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a series of public meetings to receive comments on the requests for rate increases by Louisville Gas and Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU).
• PSC OPENS CASE ON 2007 FEDERAL ENERGY ACT CHANGES - Kentucky to consider energy efficiency and “smart grid” standards
  Thursday, November 13, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today initiated its consideration of new electric energy and natural gas provisions of the federal Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007). “This proceeding entails a wide-ranging look at how Kentucky’s electric and natural gas utilities plan for the future, set priorities and address the critical issue of energy efficiency,” PSC Chairman David Armstrong said. “We intend to take a comprehensive look at how the implementation of these proposed standards would affect our state’s utilities and their ratepayers.”
• PSC ORDER ADVANCES CARBON STORAGE RESEARCH - Utilities will contribute to development efforts
  Thursday, October 30, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has encouraged Kentucky’s investor-owned electric utilities to contribute to projects to develop technology to capture and store carbon dioxide emissions from coal-burning electric plants.
• NATURAL GAS PRICES TO AGAIN BE HIGHER THIS WINTER - Consumers urged to prepare for heating season
  Wednesday, October 29, 2008
  Kentuckians will pay more for natural gas in the coming months than they did a year ago, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) says. On average, Kentucky customers can expect to pay about 17 percent more this year than last for the same quantity of natural gas. That is in line with national averages.
• PSC TO GIVE ANNUAL UPDATE ON NATURAL GAS PRICES - Oct. 29 event will be broadcast live on the Web
  Friday, October 24, 2008
  Natural gas prices during the 2008-2009 heating season will be discussed during an Oct. 29, 2008, news briefing at the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC).
• PSC APPROVES ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR EAST KENTUCKY POWER COOPERATIVE - Program cuts usage from air conditioners and water heaters
  Thursday, October 02, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved a proposal by East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc. (EKPC) to cut peak power usage from residential air conditioners and water heaters. Under the program, customers would allow the utility to remotely control their central air conditioners and water heaters in order to turn them off for short periods when demand for electricity is at a peak. In return, customers who participate in the voluntary program will receive credits on their bills.
• PSC APPROVES EAST KENTUCKY POWER ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS - Projects needed to comply with federal air quality mandate
  Monday, September 29, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today allowed East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc. (EKPC) to increase the amount it charges its customers to pay for environmental projects required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
• SHELBY ENERGY PAYS $15,000 FINE FOR SAFETY VIOLATIONS - Settlement with PSC covers fatal accident involving contractor
  Monday, September 29, 2008
  Shelby Energy Cooperative Inc., will pay a $15,000 fine to settle charges stemming from a contractor’s repeated violations of safety regulations, several of which contributed to a fatal accident on Nov. 12, 2007.
• PSC APPROVES DUKE ENERGY PLAN TO HELP MORE LOW-INCOME CUSTOMERS - Program will aid those not eligible for other assistance
  Thursday, September 25, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved a proposal by Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. to provide additional assistance to its customers who have trouble paying their winter energy bills.
• PREPARE FOR POWER RESTORATION, PSC SAYS - Check electric connections, meters – be careful with generators
  Monday, September 15, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission is urging residents affected by Sunday’s wind storm to check electric connections and meters for damage. Damaged connections or meters must be repaired before power can be restored to a home or business.
• PSC APPROVES SETTLEMENT IN BLUE GRASS ENERGY RATE CASE - Rates now equal over entire service area
  Thursday, August 28, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has accepted a settlement that permits Blue Grass Energy Cooperative Corp. to raise its rates in order to increase its annual revenue by $7.4 million, or about 8.5 percent. All Blue Grass Energy customers now will be charged the same rates, regardless of where they live
• PSC CHAIRMAN ARMSTRONG SAYS COOPERATION NEEDED ON WATER AND WASTEWATER ISSUES
  Thursday, August 28, 2008
  Water and wastewater utilities must work together to address the challenges posed by increased demand for services and aging infrastructure, Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman David Armstrong said this week.
• PSC APPROVES KENTUCKY POWER’S GREEN ENERGY PROGRAM - Utility will sell renewable energy certificates
  Tuesday, August 26, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a program that will allow Kentucky Power Co. customers to support the use of renewable energy sources by voluntarily paying a little extra on their electric bills.
• PSC WARNS OF RISING HEATING COSTS - Urges customers to prepare for higher natural gas prices
  Tuesday, August 05, 2008
  Heating homes and businesses this winter is likely to cost more as a result of higher energy prices, particularly for natural gas, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) says.
• NEW PROTECTION FOR BURIED UTILITY LINES TAKES EFFECT - PSC sees stronger enforcement of call-before-you-dig requirement
  Monday, July 14, 2008
  A state law that takes effect tomorrow can help reduce accidents or outages caused by someone digging into a buried utility line, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) says.
• PSC ISSUES REPORT ON ELECTRIC REGULATORY POLICY - Study required by Kentucky’s 2007 Energy Act
  Wednesday, July 02, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has completed a legislatively mandated study of how Kentucky’s regulation of electric utilities intersects with state energy policy.
• PSC APPROVES SETTLEMENT IN JACKSON PURCHASE ENERGY RATE CASE - Rural cooperative receives less than requested increase
  Tuesday, June 17, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has accepted a settlement that permits Jackson Purchase Energy Corp. to raise its rates in order to increase its annual revenue by $3.38 million, or about 9 percent.
• PSC APPROVES SETTLEMENT IN JACKSON ENERGY RATE CASE -Rural cooperative receives requested increase
  Thursday, June 05, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has accepted a settlement that permits Jackson Energy Cooperative Corp. to raise its rates in order to increase its annual revenue by $6.23 million, or about 9 percent.
• ELECTRIC SYSTEM RELIABILITY IMPROVING IN KENTUCKY - Most customers see shorter outages
  Tuesday, June 03, 2008
  Kentucky electric customers whose power goes out are seeing the lights come back on more quickly than in the past, according to data collected by the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC).
• PSC OPENS CASE TO EXAMINE NET METERING
  Friday, May 30, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today opened an administrative proceeding that will establish consistent guidelines for net metering and connecting small sources of renewable power to the electric grid. Net metering allows customers who operate such sources to send any excess power back to their electric utilities and receive a credit against their electric bills.
• PSC APPROVES WATER DISTRICT MERGER IN GRAVES COUNTY -Four districts consolidate to form new Graves County Water District
  Wednesday, May 21, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved the merger of four water districts into the new Graves County Water District. The new district will combine the Consumers, South Graves, Fancy Farm and Hardeman water districts into a single utility with about 3,100 water customers and slightly more than 200 sewer customers.
• PSC GIVES KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER APPROVAL TO BUILD TREATMENT PLANT AND PIPELINE - Company ordered to develop conservation plan and report progress
  Friday, April 25, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved the application of Kentucky-American Water Co. to construct a new water treatment plant on the Kentucky River in Owen County and to build a pipeline from the plant to connect to the company’s system in Fayette County.
• PSC TO ISSUE DECISION FRIDAY IN KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND PIPELINE CASE
  Wednesday, April 23, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission’s (PSC) decision in case 2007-00134, the application of Kentucky-American Water Co. to construct a new water treatment plant on the Kentucky River in Owen County and to build a pipeline from the plant to connect to the company’s system in Fayette County, will be issued at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 25.
• CHAIRMAN GOSS ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE FROM PSC - Resignation takes effect May 3
  Tuesday, April 15, 2008
  Chairman Mark David Goss is resigning from the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC).
• PSC SETS PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR MARTIN COUNTY WATER - Order implements findings of management audit
  Wednesday, April 02, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has ordered the Martin County Water District to take specific steps to improve long-standing deficiencies in customer service and financial performance.
• PSC POSTPONES START DATE FOR AREA CODE 364 TO APRIL 2010 - Number reallocation extends lifespan of area code 270
  Friday, March 28, 2008
  Measures taken to extend the lifespan of area code 270 have worked as expected, allowing another postponement in the starting date for area code 364 in far western Kentucky, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) said today. The optional use of area code 364 will now take effect on April 1, 2010, 15 months later than previously announced.
• PSC APPROVES SALE OF AUXIER WATER CO. - City of Prestonsburg is purchasing utility
  Tuesday, March 18, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the city of Prestonsburg’s purchase of the Auxier Water Co., Inc., which serves about 1,100 customers in Floyd and Johnson counties.
• STEPHANIE STUMBO NAMED TO HEAD PSC STAFF - New executive director takes office on March 17
  Thursday, March 13, 2008
  Stephanie L. Stumbo, a Kentucky native with extensive management experience in state and local government, has been named executive director of the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC).
• PSC REMINDS CONSUMERS OF DO-NOT-CALL LIST CHANGES - Issues instructions to telephone companies regarding consumer information
  Tuesday, February 05, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is reminding residents that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has assumed responsibility for maintaining the list of telephone customers who do not want to receive calls from telemarketers.
• WATER CUSTOMERS CAN GET NOTICE OF BOIL ADVISORIES - PSC offers automated e-mail notification
  Friday, January 11, 2008
  Customers of a water distribution utility regulated by the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) now may sign up to be notified by e-mail whenever their water supplier issues a boil-water advisory as the result of a water main break or other problem.
• PSC SEEKS ADDITIONAL DATA IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY WATER SUPPLY CASE - Process extended to explore public-private partnership
  Friday, December 21, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today asked Kentucky-American Water Co. (KAWC) and the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) whether they had considered entering into a public-private partnership that would supply water to the Lexington area.
• PSC GRANTS RATE ADJUSTMENT TO MEADE COUNTY RECC - Rural cooperative receives slightly less than requested
  Thursday, December 20, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted a rate increase to Meade County Rural Electric Cooperative Corp. (Meade RECC) that will increase the cooperative annual revenue by $1.9 million, or about 7 percent.
• PSC APPROVES SETTLEMENT IN NOLIN RECC RATE CASE - Rural cooperative receives slightly less than requested
  Thursday, December 20, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has accepted a settlement that permits Nolin Rural Electric Cooperative Corp. (Nolin RECC) to raise its rates in order to increase its annual revenue by $2.6 million, or about 5.8 percent.
• PSC APPROVES SETTLEMENT IN FLEMING-MASON RATE CASE - Rural cooperative receives less than requested
  Thursday, December 20, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has accepted a settlement that permits Fleming-Mason Energy Cooperative, Inc. to raise its rates in order to increase its annual revenue by $3.25 million, or about 7 percent.
• COMMISSIONER CLARK RECEIVES ETHICS CLEARANCE - Possibility of conflict is ‘far removed and is not substantial’
  Friday, December 14, 2007
  Her husband’s employment with a large law firm that represents utilities before the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) does not create an inherent conflict of interest for PSC member Caroline Pitt Clark, the Executive Branch Ethics Commission said today.
• PSC GRANTS RATE ADJUSTMENT TO EAST KENTUCKY POWER - $19 million interim increase given in April is made permanent
  Wednesday, December 05, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today made permanent a $19 million increase in annual revenue that had been granted to East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc. (EKPC) on an interim basis in April. Because the interim increase in wholesale rates granted in April has been passed through to the customers of EKPC's member distribution cooperatives, they will not see any rate changes as a result of today’s PSC action.
• NFL FANS UPSET OVER TV COVERAGE SHOULD NOT CONTACT PSC - Commission has no authority over cable system content or rates
  Thursday, November 29, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is advising National Football League fans that it cannot help them obtain cable television access to the NFL Network.
• PSC ACCEPTS SETTLEMENT IN KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER RATE CASE - Company receives about three-fourths of original request
  Thursday, November 29, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today accepted a settlement that grants Kentucky-American Water Co. a 15 percent increase in annual revenue. The amount of the increase is about $8 million - $3 million less than the amount the company requested.
• PSC OPENS EXAMINATION OF ENERGY ISSUES - Analysis required by 2007 special session energy legislation
  Tuesday, November 20, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today opened an examination of four issues that will figure prominently in determining the state’s energy future.
• PSC POSTPONES IMPLEMENTATION OF AREA CODE 364 - New code delayed to reflect later date for exhaustion of area code 270 numbers
  Friday, November 09, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today revised the starting date for the optional use of area code 364, delaying it by six months to Jan. 1, 2009.
• NATURAL GAS PRICES INCREASING THIS WINTER - Wholesale costs slightly higher than a year ago
  Tuesday, October 30, 2007
  Kentuckians will be paying somewhat more for natural gas at the start of the 2007-2008 heating season than they paid a year ago, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) says.
• PSC WILL REQUIRE MORE DATA ON ELECTRIC RELIABILITY - Utilities also told to file vegetation management plans
  Friday, October 26, 2007
  Electric utilities in Kentucky are being told to provide the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) with more detailed information about the reliability of their distribution systems. In an order issued today, the PSC also requires electric utilities to submit plans detailing how they manage vegetation along distribution system power lines.
• PSC TO GIVE ANNUAL UPDATE ON NATURAL GAS PRICES - Oct. 30 event will be broadcast live on the Web
  Tuesday, October 23, 2007
  Natural gas prices during the 2007-2008 heating season will be discussed during an Oct. 30, 2007, news briefing at the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC).
• PSC ACCEPTS SETTLEMENT IN DELTA GAS RATE CASE - Increase is one-third less than original request
  Friday, October 19, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today accepted a settlement that grants Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc. a 6.4 percent increase in annual revenue from natural gas base rates. The amount of the increase is $3.92 million - $1.72 million less than the $5.64 million that Delta had requested.
• PSC APPROVES PROPOSED EKPC TRANSMISSION LINE - Project is in Clark, Madison and Garrard counties
  Wednesday, September 19, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved a proposal by East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc. (EKPC) to construct an electric transmission line in Clark, Madison and Garrard counties.
• PSC SETS PUBLIC MEETINGS ON KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER PIPELINE PROPOSAL - Comments to be taken in Owenton, Lexington, Frankfort
  Wednesday, September 05, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a series of public meetings to receive comments on a proposal by Kentucky-American Water Co. to construct a treatment plant on the Kentucky River in Owen County and a pipeline from the plant to Lexington.
• PSC ACCEPTS SETTLEMENT IN COLUMBIA GAS RATE CASE - Company receives about half of original request
  Wednesday, August 29, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today accepted a settlement that grants Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc. a 4.6 percent increase in annual revenue from natural gas base rates. The amount of the increase is $7.25 million - $5.4 million less than the $12.65 million that Columbia had requested.
• PSC GRANTS INCREASE TO HARDIN WATER DISTRICT NO. 1 - District serves Radcliff and nearby areas
  Thursday, August 02, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today granted Hardin County Water District No. 1 a rate adjustment that will increase the typical monthly residential water bill by nearly $3, or 12 percent.
• PSC ACCEPTS SETTLEMENT IN ATMOS ENERGY GAS RATE CASE Company receives half of original request-
  Tuesday, July 31, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today accepted a settlement that grants Atmos Energy Corp. a 2.4 percent increase in annual revenue from natural gas base rates. The amount of the increase is $5.5 million - $4.9 million less than the $10.4 million that Atmos had requested.
• PSC TO HOLD HEARING ON EKPC TRANSMISSION LINE IN CLARK, MADISON AND GARRARD COUNTIES - Hearing will be August 2 in Richmond
  Friday, July 20, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a hearing Thursday, Aug. 2, to receive public comment on a proposal by East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc. (EKPC) to construct an electric transmission line in Clark, Madison and Garrard counties.
• PSC HONORED FOR EFFORTS TO PROTECT UNDERGROUND LINES - Agency receives “Partner in Safety” award from Kentucky 811
  Thursday, July 12, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has been honored for its efforts to reduce accidents involving buried utility lines and to raise public awareness of 811 as the new number to call before beginning any excavation.
• PSC APPROVES “SMART METER” PILOT PROGRAM FOR LG&E - Devices will allow customers to monitor electric prices and adjust usage
  Thursday, July 12, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved a pilot program under which 150 customers of Louisville Gas and Electric Co. (LG&E) will join a voluntary program designed to test the idea that consumers will shift usage patterns in response to varying prices at different times of day.
• PSC DELAYS IMPLEMENTATION OF AREA CODE 364
  Friday, June 15, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today announced that the optional use of area code 364 will not take effect until July 1, 2008, three months later than originally scheduled. The date for mandatory use of area code 364 will be determined after the PSC fully assesses how a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision regarding the assignment of telephone numbers will affect the lifespan of the present area code 270.
• PSC CHAIRMAN GOSS NAMED TO NATIONAL COAL COUNCIL
  Wednesday, June 13, 2007
  Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman Mark David Goss has been named to the National Coal Council (NCC), the chief advisory panel on federal coal policy. U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman named Goss to the NCC as the representative of utility regulators in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
• 364 WILL BE KENTUCKY’S NEWEST AREA CODE - New number will cover western portion of current area code 270
  Wednesday, June 13, 2007
  The number 364 has been selected as Kentucky’s newest area code. It will cover the western portion of the current area code 270, which includes the cities of Henderson, Hopkinsville, Madisonville, Murray and Paducah.
• PSC DECIDES TO SPLIT AREA CODE 270 - Eastern portion to retain current numbers
  Thursday, May 31, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has decided to accommodate the rising demand for new telephone numbers in western Kentucky by splitting area code 270, with the eastern portion retaining the current area code.
• PSC ALLOWS EAST KENTUCKY POWER TO MODIFY GENERATING PLANT ON LAKE CUMBERLAND - Changes needed to keep plant in operation if water level falls further
  Friday, May 11, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is allowing East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) to modify its electric generating plant on Lake Cumberland in order to keep power flowing if the water level in the lake is lowered again.
• PSC ALLOWS EAST KENTUCKY POWER TO INCREASE ELECTRIC GENERATING CAPACITY - Most planned plants still needed despite loss of prospective major customer
  Friday, May 11, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is allowing the East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) to proceed with construction of most of the electric generating facilities the company says are needed to meet rising demand.
• PSC ISSUES REVIEW OF CUMBERLAND VALLEY ELECTRIC - Management audit finds utility is performing well
  Thursday, May 10, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today released the findings of an audit focusing on the management and operations of Cumberland Valley Electric (CVE), a rural electric cooperative in southeast Kentucky. The independent audit found that CVE “does an excellent job of providing reliable service at a reasonable cost,” given the difficulties inherent to providing electricity in a very rural and mountainous area.
• PSC ISSUES REVIEW OF MARTIN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
  Thursday, April 19, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today released the findings of an audit focusing on the management and operations of the Martin County Water District (MCWD). The independent audit found that MCWD has made significant progress in recent years, but still requires substantial improvements in a number of key areas, including operational reliability, financial stability and customer service.
• PSC APPROVES TRANSFER OF KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER CO. - Commission places conditions on public sale of parent company stock
  Monday, April 16, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved the proposed transfer of control of the Kentucky-American Water Co. through a public sale of the stock of its parent company. However, the PSC conditioned its approval on the acceptance of a number of conditions intended to protect the company’s customers from excessive costs or declining service as a result of the sale.
• PSC TO PUBLICIZE 811 AS NEW BEFORE-YOU-DIG NUMBER
  Wednesday, April 11, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) soon will begin informing Kentuckians to dial 811 before beginning any excavation. Public service announcements about the new before-you-dig number will begin airing on radio stations across Kentucky in mid-April and will continue through September.
• PSC GRANTS INTERIM RATE RELIEF TO EAST KENTUCKY POWER - Immediate $19 million increase is justified by EKPC’s deteriorating finances
  Monday, April 02, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted an immediate rate increase to East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc. (EKPC), saying the increase is needed to maintain the utility’s financial and operational viability.
• GOSS NAMED TO U.S. EPA ADVANCED COAL TECHNOLOGY PANEL
  Friday, March 23, 2007
  Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman Mark David Goss has been named to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Advanced Coal Technology Work Group.
• PSC ORDERS KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER TO REDUCE FEE - Utility’s customers to be reimbursed $500,000 for excess Kentucky River withdrawal charges
  Monday, February 12, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today ordered Kentucky-American Water Co. to change the way it passes on to customers the fee it pays for withdrawing water from the Kentucky River.
• PSC APPROVES TRANSFER OF SANDY VALLEY WATER DISTRICT - Commission cites benefits of sewer development
  Monday, January 22, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved the proposed transfer of the Sandy Valley Water District to the city of Pikeville and the Southern Water and Sewer District.
• PSC CHAIRMAN GOSS TO HEAD NATIONAL CLEAN COAL PANEL
  Thursday, January 11, 2007
  Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman Mark David Goss has been named to head the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) subcommittee on clean coal technology.
• PSC TO HEAR FROM PUBLIC ON TRANSFER OF SANDY VALLEY WATER DISTRICT - Meeting set for Jan. 11 in Betsy Layne
  Friday, January 05, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a meeting to receive public comment on the proposed transfer of the Sandy Valley Water District to the city of Pikeville and the Southern Water and Sewer District.
• PSC ACCEPTS SETTLEMENT IN DUKE ENERGY RATE CASE - Electric rate adjustment is first since 1992
  Thursday, December 21, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved a settlement that grants Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. its first increase in electric base rates in 14 years.
• PSC APPROVES ENVIRONMENTAL PLANS FOR LG&E AND KU - Projects are designed to meet pollution control requirements
  Thursday, December 21, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved environmental improvement projects proposed by the Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) and the Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU).
• PSC PROMOTES MORE EFFICIENT USE OF ELECTRIC FACILITIES
  Thursday, December 21, 2006
  Kentucky’s electric utilities should make more efficient use of existing generation and transmission facilities through programs that tie the cost of electricity to the time of day it is used, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) says.
• PSC WILL EXAMINE MEASUREMENT OF ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION RELIABILITY - Investigation includes vegetation management practices
  Tuesday, December 12, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today opened an investigation into how Kentucky’s electric distribution utilities measure reliability and how they manage vegetation in their rights of way.
• NATURAL GAS PRICES TO BE LOWER THIS WINTER Wholesale costs one-third lower than a year ago
  Friday, October 27, 2006
  Kentuckians will be paying significantly less for natural gas at the start of the 2006-2007 heating season than they paid a year ago, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) says.
• PSC ANNOUNCES PUBLIC MEETINGS ON AREA CODE 270
  Friday, October 06, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission will hold meetings across western Kentucky to receive public input on options for addressing the shortage of new numbers in area code 270. The public meetings will be held Oct. 23 in Hopkinsville, Oct. 24 in Paducah and Henderson, Oct. 25 in Bowling Green and Elizabethtown and Nov. 6 in Owensboro.
• PSC APPROVES SALE OF LG&E SITE FOR LOUISVILLE ARENA - Consumers protected in transaction
  Thursday, September 28, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved the sale of property owned by the Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) to the Louisville Arena Authority, Inc. In an order issued today, the PSC said that the agreement between LG&E and the Arena Authority adequately protects LG&E customers.
• PSC EXAMINING OPTIONS FOR AREA CODE 270 - Number shortage projected for late 2007
  Monday, September 11, 2006
  With area code 270 projected to run out of available phone numbers in late 2007, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has opened a proceeding to determine how to create a new area code in the western half of the state.
• PSC APPROVES POWER PLANT EXPANSION IN CLARK COUNTY - EKPC to add units at J.K. Smith facility near Trapp
  Tuesday, August 29, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today granted East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (EKPC) permission to construct a coal-fired unit and five gas-fired units at its J.K. Smith Power Station in Clark County.
• ELECTRIC OUTAGE INFORMATION NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
  Tuesday, August 22, 2006
  Information about major electric power outages is now immediately available to emergency responders, local officials, the news media and the general public on the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) Web site. Outage information may be found at http://psc.ky.gov/ors/OutageReport.aspx.
• PSC APPROVES POLLUTION CONTROL PROJECT FOR EKPC - Utility to build scrubber at plant in Mason County
  Friday, August 11, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved construction of a project that will further reduce air emissions from the East Kentucky Power Cooperative’s (EKPC) H.L. Spurlock Power Station near Maysville.
• PSC TO HOLD HEARING ON TRANSFER OF KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER
  Wednesday, August 09, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will conduct a hearing next week on the proposed transfer of the Kentucky-American Water Co. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Aug. 16, at the PSC offices at 211 Sower Boulevard in Frankfort. It will be broadcast live via the Internet and may be viewed at the PSC Web site, http://psc.ky.gov/sitemap.htm#AV.
• PSC BACKS CALLS FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION - Electric utilities in Kentucky able to meet demand
  Thursday, August 03, 2006
  Although Kentucky’s electric utilities are meeting high demand for power, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is asking customers to conserve energy in order to reduce the strain on regional power transmission facilities.
• PSC APPROVES BELLSOUTH MERGER WITH AT&T - Merger will have no immediate effect on rates
  Tuesday, July 25, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the merger of BellSouth Corp. with AT&T, Inc. In an order issued today, the PSC imposed certain conditions on the transaction, including that the merger have no immediate effect on rates, terms and conditions of services provided in Kentucky and that a state headquarters be maintained in Kentucky.
• BEAT THE HEAT THROUGH ENERGY CONSERVATION, PSC SAYS - Kentucky’s electric utilities are meeting demand for power
  Tuesday, July 18, 2006
  Kentucky’s electric utilities report they are having no trouble meeting the high demand for power created by the hot and humid weather that has settled over the state, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) says. However, to help reduce the demand for power so that it does not exceed the utilities' ability to provide it, the PSC is encouraging consumers to conserve energy and, at the same time, lower their utility bills
• PSC ORDERS AUDIT OF MARTIN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT - Opens new investigation into district’s operations and management
  Tuesday, June 27, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has ordered a comprehensive audit of the operation and management of the Martin County Water District.
• PSC PIPELINE SAFETY PROGRAM GETS PERFECT SCORE - Federal review finds state has strong enforcement of safety rules
  Friday, June 23, 2006
  A federal review of the Kentucky Public Service Commission’s (PSC) pipeline safety program found that the program met or exceeded all requirements in enforcing safety rules for natural gas systems and hazardous liquid pipelines.
• PSC GRANTS RATE CHANGE TO CUMBERLAND VALLEY ELECTRIC - Increase is first since 1980
  Friday, June 02, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today granted a rate increase to Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. The increase – the rural electric cooperative’s first in 26 years – would raise the average monthly residential bill to $76.76, up $5.10 (7.1 percent) from $71.66.
• PSC TO HOLD HEARING ON BELLSOUTH MERGER
  Friday, June 02, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will conduct a hearing next week on the proposed merger of BellSouth Corp. with AT&T, Inc. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, June 7, at the PSC offices at 211 Sower Boulevard in Frankfort.
• PSC APPROVES CHANGES TO IMPROVE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING
  Wednesday, May 31, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved a revised funding formula that will increase the availability of telecommunications equipment for the deaf and hard of hearing while reducing the overall surcharge assessed on all telephone customers in Kentucky.
• PSC ALLOWS LG&E AND KU TO LEAVE MISO - Exiting regional grid operator would be best for Kentucky consumers
  Wednesday, May 31, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today authorized the state’s two largest electric utilities to withdraw from the Midwest Independent System Operator (MISO).
• PSC WARNS AGAINST COPPER THEFT: Activity is both illegal and extremely dangerous
  Wednesday, May 31, 2006
  With the theft of electrical wire on the increase because of the soaring price of copper, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today warned that the activity can have lethal consequences.
• PSC APPROVES LG&E/KU TRANSMISSION LINE IN JEFFERSON, BULLITT, MEADE AND HARDIN COUNTIES
  Friday, May 26, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a revised proposal by Louisville Gas & Electric Co. ( LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) to construct a 345-kilovolt electric transmission line in Jefferson, Bullitt, Meade and Hardin counties.
• PSC APPROVES ALLTEL LOCAL SERVICE SPIN-OFF
  Tuesday, May 23, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved the merger of Alltel Corp.’s Kentucky landline operations with VALOR Communications Group, Inc., as part of a transaction creating Windstream Communications. After the spin-off of its landline operations, Alltel will become a wireless-only carrier.
• PSC CHAIRMAN GOSS TESTIFIES BEFORE TVA BOARD - Backs continued transmission access for customers leaving TVA
  Thursday, May 18, 2006
  Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman Mark David Goss today encouraged the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to provide continued transmission access for customers who leave the TVA system in order to purchase power from another wholesale supplier.
• PSC PREVENTS CUTOFF OF WATER TO CITY OF LIVINGSTON - Supplier had threatened shutdown over unpaid bills
  Thursday, May 04, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today ordered the Wood Creek Water District to continue providing water to the Livingston Water Works, despite the fact that the city allegedly owes the district at least $9,000 in unpaid bills.
• PSC GRANTS RATE HIKE TO NORTHERN KENTUCKY WATER - Utility receives one-third less than requested
  Friday, April 28, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today granted a rate increase to the Northern Kentucky Water District (NKWD).
• PSC APPROVES TRANSFER OF PARK IN LEXINGTON - Kentucky-American Water Co. to hand over Jacobson Park to city
  Friday, April 28, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved the transfer of Jacobson Park from the Kentucky-American Water Co. to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG).
• PSC TO HOLD HEARING ON ALLTEL MERGER
  Wednesday, April 19, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will conduct a hearing on the proposed merger of Alltel Corp.’s Kentucky landline operations with VALOR Communications Group, Inc. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 25, at the PSC offices at 211 Sower Boulevard in Frankfort.
• PSC APPROVES POLLUTION CONTROL PROJECT FOR EKPC - Utility to build scrubber at plant in Mason County
  Tuesday, April 18, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved construction of a project that will reduce air emissions from the East Kentucky Power Cooperative’s (EKPC) H.L. Spurlock Power Station near Maysville.
• PSC GRANTS APPROVAL FOR ROWAN COUNTY POWER LINE: EKPC demonstrated adequate consideration of other routes, Commission says
  Friday, April 07, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has authorized East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (EKPC) to construct an electric transmission line near Morehead. In an order issued today, the PSC said that EKPC had demonstrated the line is the best option for providing reliable service in the rapidly growing area.
• PSC ACCEPTS SETTLEMENT IN KENTUCKY POWER RATE CASE: Utility, attorney general agree on 14.7 % increase in residential base rates
  Tuesday, March 14, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today accepted a settlement that will raise base rates for Kentucky Power Co. (American Electric Power) residential customers by about $11 per month, or 14.7 percent from the current average of $75.11.
• ZEBULON GAS ASSOCIATION TO CEASE OPERATIONS
  Friday, March 10, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is notifying customers of the Zebulon Gas Association that the Pike County utility will begin disconnecting service on April 1. The PSC has been unable to find a qualified operator to take over the small company, which has fewer than 40 remaining customers and a debt of about $300,000.
• PSC OPENS CASE ON 2005 ENERGY POLICY ACT CHANGES
  Friday, February 24, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has opened a proceeding to consider certain provisions of the federal Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005). The administrative case will determine whether Kentucky should implement two new standards that EPAct 2005 requires states to consider: smart metering and interconnection.
• PSC TO HOLD HEARING ON LG&E/KU TRANSMISSION LINE IN JEFFERSON, BULLITT, MEADE AND HARDIN COUNTIES
  Wednesday, February 22, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a hearing Monday, March 6, in Elizabethtown to receive public comment on revised proposals by Louisville Gas & Electric Co. ( LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) to build an electric transmission line in Jefferson, Bullitt, Meade and Hardin counties. The hearing will begin at 6 p.m. EST at the Pritchard Community Center, 404 South Mulberry Street in Elizabethtown.
• OP-ED FROM THE KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REGARDING NATURAL GAS PRICES
  Friday, January 20, 2006
  The following is an op-ed from the Kentucky Public Service Commission. It may be used immediately, with authorship credited as indicated.
• PSC GRANTS GAS RATE INCREASE TO ULH&P - Amount is 40 percent less than company requested
  Thursday, December 22, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today granted a revenue increase to The Union Light, Heat & Power Co. (ULH&P)The amount of the increase is $8.1 million - $5.9 million less than the $14 million that ULH&P had requested.
• NO IMPROPER CONDUCT FOUND IN LG&E/KU ELECTRIC RATE CASE - External investigation concludes; rate decision will not be reconsidered
  Wednesday, December 14, 2005
  An independent investigation conducted at the request of the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has determined that there was no improper conduct involved in the PSC’s approval of electric rate increases for Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) last year. Therefore, in an order issued today, the PSC said it will not reconsider its decision to accept a settlement that increased LG&E’s and KU’s electric rates.
• NATURAL GAS PRICES REMAINING AT RECORD HIGHS - Supply situation improving, but market instability remains
  Monday, December 05, 2005
  Kentucky natural gas consumers will continue to see record high prices as the heating season moves into December, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) says.
• KENTUCKY PSC APPROVES DUKE-CINERGY MERGER
  Tuesday, November 29, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the merger of Cinergy Corp., parent company of The Union Light, Heat & Power Co. (ULH&P), with Duke Energy Corp. As a result of the PSC’s decision, ULH&P’s 145,000 ratepayers in northern Kentucky will receive credits totaling at least $7.6 million over the five years following completion of the merger. Those credits will be used to reduce the base rates ULH&P charges retail electric and natural gas customers in six Kentucky counties.
• SITING BOARD APPROVES PROPOSED PLANT IN TRIMBLE COUNTY - Application covers portion of proposed expansion at LG&E facility
  Wednesday, November 16, 2005
  The Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting today approved an application to construct a generating plant near Bedford in Trimble County. Today’s action affects the 25 percent ownership interest in the facility to be held jointly by the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency (IMEA) and the Indiana Municipal Power Agency (IMPA).
• PSC COMMMISSIONER COKER APPOINTED TO NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION RELAY SERVICE PANEL - Group advises on services for deaf and hearing-impaired
  Friday, November 04, 2005
  Commissioner Greg Coker of the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has been appointed to represent state utility regulators on a panel that advises federal regulators on the funding of telecommunication services for the deaf and hearing-impaired.
• PSC APPROVES EXPANSION OF LG&E TRIMBLE COUNTY PLANT
  Tuesday, November 01, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved the application of Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) to expand the Trimble County electric generating plant near Bedford.LG&E and KU, which are sister companies, plan to construct a 750-megawatt coal-fired generating unit at the plant.
• PSC APPROVES EKPC TRANSMISSION LINE - Line to provide service to Warren RECC
  Monday, October 31, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved East Kentucky Power Cooperative’s (EKPC) proposal to build 97.5 miles of new electric transmission lines in south central Kentucky.
• NATURAL GAS PRICES AT RECORD HIGHS IN COMING MONTHS PSC urges consumers to conserve energy, switch to budget billing plans
  Thursday, October 27, 2005
  Natural gas prices in Kentucky over the next three months are going to be the highest ever, with the consumers paying an average of 44 percent more than they did a year ago, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) says.
• PSC TO GIVE UPDATE ON NATURAL GAS PRICES - Oct. 27 event will be broadcast live on the Web
  Friday, October 21, 2005
  Natural gas prices during the 2005-2006 heating season will be discussed during an Oct. 27, 2005, news briefing at the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC).The briefing will be broadcast live, beginning at 11 a.m. EDT, via the Internet on the PSC Web site.
• PSC ISSUES STUDY OF KENTUCKY’S ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE
  Thursday, September 15, 2005
  Kentucky's electric utilities have adequate infrastructure to serve their current customers but will need to invest in new generation, transmission and distribution facilities to meet projected demand, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) concludes in a new assessment of the industry.
• PSC APPROVES MASON COUNTY POWER PLANT
  Tuesday, September 13, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today granted East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (EKPC) permission to construct a 278-megawatt, coal-fired unit at its H.L. Spurlock Power Station near Maysville.
• KENTUCKIANS HELPING RESTORE POWER AFTER KATRINA
  Monday, September 12, 2005
  More than 600 Kentucky electric utility workers are helping to restore power to areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina, according to a survey conducted by the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC).
• PSC DENIES APPROVAL FOR JEFFERSON-HARDIN POWER LINE
  Thursday, September 08, 2005
  While recognizing that additional transmission capacity is needed, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has declined to authorize Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) to construct an electric transmission line along a proposed route in Jefferson, Bullitt, Meade and Hardin counties.
• PSC DENIES APPROVAL FOR TYRONE-FRANKFORT POWER LINE
  Thursday, September 08, 2005
  While recognizing that additional transmission capacity is needed, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has declined to authorize Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) to construct an electric transmission line along its proposed route in Woodford, Anderson and Franklin counties.
• NATURAL GAS PRICES COULD BE HIGHEST EVER THIS WINTER
  Wednesday, September 07, 2005
  Kentucky consumers should be prepared for the highest natural gas prices ever this winter, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) says.
• PSC POSTPONES HEARING ON EKPC TRANSMISSION LINE Hearing rescheduled to Sept. 6 in Bowling Green
  Monday, August 29, 2005
  Due to the approach of Hurricane Katrina, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has postponed its Tuesday, Aug. 30, hearing in Bowling Green on a proposal by East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) to build new electric transmission lines in south-central Kentucky. The hearing, which is for the purpose of receiving public comment on the EKPC proposal, has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 6 p.m. CDT (7 p.m. EDT) in the auditorium at the Carroll Knicely Conference Center. The conference center is on the South Campus of Western Kentucky University (WKU), at 2355 Nashville Road (US 31W), about a mile from the WKU main campus.
• PSC TO HOLD HEARING ON EKPC TRANSMISSION LINE
  Tuesday, August 23, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a hearing Tuesday, Aug. 30, in Bowling Green to receive public comment on a proposal by East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) to build new electric transmission lines in south-central Kentucky.
• PSC DENIES APPROVAL FOR ROWAN COUNTY POWER LINE
  Friday, August 19, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has declined to authorize East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (EKPC) to construct an electric transmission line near Morehead. In an order issued today, the PSC said that EKPC had demonstrated the line is needed to provide reliable service in the area. But EKPC should have considered routes along existing rights-of-way as alternatives to a proposed route that crosses 4.8 miles of the Daniel Boone National Forest and the Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail, the PSC said.
• SITING BOARD REVISES SCHEDULE FOR REVIEW OF PROPOSED PLANT IN TRIMBLE COUNTY
  Monday, August 01, 2005
  The Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting has revised the schedule for its review of an application requesting a construction certificate for a generating plant near Bedford in Trimble County.
• PSC TO HOLD HEARING ON LG&E/KU TRANSMISSION LINE IN JEFFERSON, BULLITT, MEADE AND HARDIN COUNTIES
  Thursday, June 30, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a hearing Tuesday, July 12, in Elizabethtown to receive public comment on a proposal by Louisville Gas & Electric Co. ( LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) to build an electric transmission line in Jefferson, Bullitt, Meade and Hardin counties.
• SITING BOARD SETS LOCAL HEARING ON PLANT IN TRIMBLE COUNTY
  Friday, June 24, 2005
  The Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting has set a local public hearing on a proposed generating plant near Bedford in Trimble County. The hearing will be held Wednesday, July 6, at 6 p.m. EDT at the Trimble County Cooperative Extension Office. The office is at 43 High Country Lane, just off U.S. Highway 42 about a mile southwest of the center of Bedford.
• PSC TO HOLD HEARING ON KU TRANSMISSION LINE IN FRANKLIN, WOODFORD, ANDERSON COUNTIES
  Thursday, June 23, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a hearing Tuesday, July 5, in Frankfort to receive public comment on a proposal by Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) to build an electric transmission line in Franklin, Woodford and Anderson counties.
• PSC OPENS INQUIRY INTO “UNLIMITED” CALLING PLANS
  Wednesday, June 22, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission today opened an inquiry into telephone calling plans that are advertised as “unlimited,” but in fact carry restrictions on the quantity or type of usage.
• PSC TO HOLD HEARING ON TRIMBLE POWER PLANT EXPANSION
  Tuesday, June 21, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a hearing Tuesday, June 28, on the application of Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) to expand the Trimble County electric generating plant near Bedford.
• PSC APPROVES ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS FOR LG&E AND KU
  Monday, June 20, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved 11 environmental improvement projects proposed by the Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) and the Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU).
• PSC TO HOLD HEARING ON EKPC TRANSMISSION LINE IN ROWAN COUNTY - Hearing will be June 16 in Morehead
  Friday, June 03, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a hearing Thursday, June 16, in Morehead to receive public comment on a proposal by East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) to build an electric transmission line in Rowan County.
• WIDESPREAD ELECTRIC BLACKOUTS UNLIKELY IN KENTUCKY - PSC tells utilities to address vulnerabilities identified by study
  Thursday, April 28, 2005
  Kentucky’s electric infrastructure is relatively resistant to the type of domino-effect outages that created the massive Northeast blackout in 2003, according to a study conducted for the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC). But the study identified a number of potential vulnerabilities. The PSC is asking utilities in the state how they already have corrected or intend to address those situations.
• SITING BOARD RECEIVES APPLICATION FOR PLANT IN BALLARD COUNTY - Facility would be at Mead-Westvaco paper plant near Wickliffe
  Monday, April 25, 2005
  The Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting has received an application requesting a construction certificate for a generating plant about a mile south of Wickliffe, in Ballard County. A review has determined that the application is complete as submitted on Wednesday, April 13, 2005.
• PSC APPROVES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES-ULH&P to offer electric rate discounts to customers creating jobs or redeveloping brownfields
  Friday, April 22, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) this week approved a proposal by The Union Light, Heat & Power Co. (ULH&P) to promote economic development by offering discounted electric rates to customers who create jobs, particularly on old industrial sites (brownfields) or in urban redevelopment areas.
• PSC SETS HEARINGS ON LG&E AND KUENVIRONMENTAL SURCHARGESRevenue would pay for pollution control improvements
  Friday, April 15, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold two hearings to consider requests by Louisville Gas and Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) to increase the environmental surcharges paid by electric customers of the utilities.
• PSC WON’T RECONSIDER KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER RATESRequests for rehearing raised no new issues, Commission says
  Wednesday, March 30, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today declined to reconsider its decision, issued Feb. 28, 2005, regarding new rates for the Kentucky-American Water Co.
• PSC APPROVES EXTENSION OF COLUMBIA CHOICE PROGRAMCustomers will be able to select natural gas supplier
  Tuesday, March 29, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC)  today approved the continuation of the Columbia Choice program, which allows residential and small commercial customers of Columbia Gas of Kentucky to choose the source of the natural gas they use in their homes or businesses.
• PSC TO DRAW BLUEPRINT FOR KENTUCKY ELECTRIC INDUSTRYStudy is part of Gov. Ernie Fletcher’s energy strategy         
  Thursday, March 10, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today announced that it has begun work on a strategic blueprint for Kentucky’s continued use and development of low-cost electric energy.
• PSC RULES ON KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER RATE REQUESTAmount is less than company sought; customers will receive refunds
  Monday, February 28, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted Kentucky-American Water Co. a rate increase that is about half the amount requested by the company. In an order issued today, the PSC also ordered Kentucky-American to refund to customers, with interest, excess revenue the company had collected in the three months since putting its proposed rates into effect on Dec. 1, 2004.
• PSC VICE CHAIRMAN WILLIAMS NAMED TO NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS TASK FORCE Group will present state views on federal legislation
  Wednesday, January 12, 2005
  Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) Vice Chairman Ellen Williams has been chosen to serve on a Telecommunications Legislative Task Force established by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC).
• PSC TO HOLD HEARING IN HARDINSBURG ON BIG RIVERS TRANSMISSION LINE IN BRECKINRIDGE AND MEADE COUNTIES
  Wednesday, January 12, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission will hold a hearing Thursday, January 20, in Hardinsburg to receive public comment on a proposal by Big Rivers Electric Corp. to build an electric transmission line in Breckinridge and Meade counties.
• PSC APPROVES SALE OF BEREA COLLEGE UTILITIES TO CITY Commission says transfer to city of Berea is in the public interest 
  Thursday, December 09, 2004
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission today approved the sale of Berea College Utilities to the city of Berea.
• NATURAL GAS PRICES REMAINING HIGH, PSC SAYSConsumers urged to conserve energy
  Monday, December 06, 2004
  Forecasts of double-digit increases in the price of natural gas this winter are proving accurate, the Kentucky Public Service Commission said today.
• PSC APPROVES LG&E AND KU ENERGY AID PROGRAMSCommission permits differences in programs for each utility
  Wednesday, November 24, 2004
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved financial assistance programs for low-income customers of Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU).
• PSC GRANTS RATE INCREASE TO DELTA GAS Amount is one-third less than company requested
  Wednesday, November 10, 2004
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today granted a rate increase to Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc. The amount of the increase is $2.76 million - $1.52 million less than the $4.28 million that Delta had requested.
• PSC TO MEET IN LEXINGTON ON KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER CO. RATE REQUESTNov. 4 local public hearing set aside for public comments
  Thursday, October 28, 2004
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a public hearing in Lexington on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004, to receive comments on a rate increase requested by the Kentucky-American Water Co.
• PSC DROPS APPROVAL OF EKPC DEAL WITH PIONEER ENERGYCites financial and operational uncertainties with proposed Clark County plant
  Monday, October 18, 2004
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has withdrawn its approval of an agreement by East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (EKPC) to purchase electric power from the proposed Kentucky Pioneer Energy, LLC generating plant in Clark County.
• SITING BOARD APPROVES ESTILL COUNTY POWER PLANTCertificate conditioned on resolution of property dispute
  Tuesday, October 12, 2004
  The Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting (Siting Board) has granted a certificate to Estill County Energy Partners, LLC to build a 110-megawatt plant on a site near Irvine. The certificate will not become effective until a dispute over ownership of portions of the property is resolved.
• PSC ORDERS LG&E AND KU TO EXPLAIN ENERGY AID PROGRAMSCommission questions differences in programs for each utility
  Thursday, September 30, 2004
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has told Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) to justify differences in their financial assistance programs for low-income customers.
• PSC WARNS OF CONTINUED HIGH NATURAL GAS PRICES Urges consumers to conserve energy, switch to budget billing plans
  Tuesday, September 28, 2004
  Natural gas prices will remain high this winter, the Kentucky Public Service Commission is warning consumers.
• CONSUMER INFORMATION COLUMN FROM THE KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REGARDING PHONE SLAMMING
  Wednesday, September 22, 2004
  The following is a consumer information column from the Kentucky Public Service Commission. It may be used immediately, with authorship credited as indicated.
• PSC ESTABLISHES PUBLIC INTEREST PAYPHONE PROGRAMSets process to place phones in underserved areas
  Monday, August 23, 2004
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today established a program that would enable the placement of payphones in locations with a demonstrable need for public telephone service.
• PSC RULES ON REHEARING IN LG&E/KU RATE CASESCases put on hold to allow attorney general to submit report
  Thursday, August 12, 2004
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today issued two orders regarding the rate increases granted to the Louisville Gas & Electric Company (LG&E) and the Kentucky Utilities Company (KU). The PSC granted the Kentucky Office of the Attorney General’s request that the cases be held in abeyance to allow the attorney general time to file a report on his investigation into the PSC’s handling of the rate cases. The PSC also granted in part the attorney general’s motion for a rehearing on certain technical issues.
• STATEMENT FROM THE KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REGARDING THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S INVESTIGATION
  Thursday, July 15, 2004
  Now that the proceeding in the Franklin Circuit Court has run its course, it is appropriate for the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) to respond to the investigation being conducted by the Kentucky Office of Attorney General.
• PSC RULES ON LG&E AND KU RATE REQUESTS
  Wednesday, July 07, 2004
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today granted rate increases to the Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) and the Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU), although the rate increases were substantially smaller than the amounts originally requested by the companies.
• PSC ORDERS BELLSOUTH TO PHASE OUT CERTAIN CHARGES
  Tuesday, June 29, 2004
  The Kentucky Public Service Commmission (PSC) today ordered BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. to phase out monthly charges assessed to customers who live in the farther reaches of their telephone exchanges.
• PSC RESPONDS TO FEDERAL DECISION ON KENTUCKY POWER CO. ENTRY INTO REGIONAL TRANSMISSION ORGANIZATION
  Wednesday, June 23, 2004
  The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved, without modification, an earlier settlement agreement by the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) allowing the Kentucky Power Company to transfer control of its major transmission lines to PJM Interconnection LLC (PJM), a regional transmission organization (RTO).
• PSC CHAIRMAN GOSS BECOMES PRESIDENT OF REGIONAL UTILITY REGULATORS GROUP
  Friday, June 18, 2004
  Kentucky Public Service Commmission (PSC) Chairman Mark David Goss on Wednesday became president of the Southeastern Association of Regulatory Commissioners (SEARUC).
• SITING BOARD RECEIVES APPLICATION FOR PLANT IN ESTILL COUNTY
  Thursday, June 17, 2004
  The Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting has received an application requesting a construction certificate for a generating plant in Estill County that would sell electricity on the open, wholesale market. A review completed today determined that the application is complete as submitted on Monday, June 14, 2004.