Kentucky PSC Watch

Gas Service Regulations

• 🔥 807 KAR 5:022 Publication: 807 KAR 5:022 relates to KRS 278.485 and KRS 278.280(2), requiring the commission to...

Rising gas costs are hitting western Kentucky hard:

• $3.97/gallon average fueling surges in rent/food aid
• Healthcare hikes compound budget...

KRS 278.280(2) requires the PSC to prescribe rules for gas utility service performance and furnishing commodities, outlined in 807 KAR 5:022.

Kentucky utilities have shifted away from in-state coal:

• Last surplus in 2019: 13.5M tons local vs. 12.7M out-of-state.
• 2023 peak gap: Nearly...

• Local group sues Franklin Planning Commission over data center project approval on 147 acres with on-site power generation.
• Argue approval was...

Key guardrails protect utility customers from large data center costs:

• NJBPU can require financial guarantees for 85% of requested service over 10...

Kentucky SB8 heads to Gov. Beshear's desk, expanding the PSC from 3 to 5 members with governor appointments for all, capped at 3 from one party—a...

• Session wrap-up: Lawmakers passed the two-year budget and dozens of bills before adjourning until April 14-15.
• PSC governance change: SB8 expands...

Quick grid reliability snapshot:

• 2,069 customers without power statewide (0.08% of 2.4M tracked)
• Hardest hit: Fleming County (1,388), Lewis (357),...

LG&E and KU PSC Filings

• 🔥 Merger into Single Entity: Louisville Gas and Electric Co. and Kentucky Utilities Co. filed with the Kentucky Public...

NorthWestern Energy's Large New Load Tariff for data centers (5-49MW) skips individual PSC approvals via standardized protections like minimum...

National surge in disaster recovery charges: Utilities in 18 states now pass costs to ratepayers, with 36 utilities adding charges since...

Kentucky's top utilities LG&E and KU seek PSC approval to formally merge KU into LG&E by July, building on their 1998 operational integration.

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• Crunch deadline: Legislature has one working day to pass $31B HB500 budget and bills like SB8 before veto-proof cutoff.
• PSC reshape: SB8 expands...

Kentucky's unprecedented economic growth pressures utilities, prompting LG&E/KU's stipulation agreement with PSC parties for generation upgrades:
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Rep. Jason Petrie pushes state law tweak to exempt PREA's unprecedented 53-mile natural gas pipeline from PSC regulation, aiding economic development...

• Kentucky Resources Council joins coalition challenging EPA's reversal to weaker Obama-era coal plant rules on mercury, lead, and monitoring.
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PSC Nuclear Energy Meetings

• 🔥 Public Input Sessions Scheduled: The Kentucky Public Service Commission will hold public information meetings...

Key legislative wins and pending actions with PSC implications for Eastern KY utilities:

• HB 314 now law (veto overridden): Replaces board, ousts...

PSC is holding public meetings across Kentucky for resident feedback on nuclear power impacts—communities, costs, environment, grid—as directed by the...