FRANKFORT, Kentucky, March 15 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has issued a second round of detailed information requests to South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation (South Kentucky RECC) regarding its application for a general rate adjustment. The PSC is seeking comprehensive financial data and justifications to assess the necessity and reasonableness of the proposed rate increase. In Case No. 2024-00402, the PSC's staff is demanding granular information on various   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, March 14 -- Kentucky Utilities (KU) and Louisville Gas and Electric (LG&E) have filed an application with the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) seeking approval for significant infrastructure projects, including new natural gas power plants and a large-scale battery storage facility. The joint application, filed on February 28, 2025, requests Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) for the construction of two approximately 645-megawatt natural gas com  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, March 14 -- The Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting has deferred a decision on a motion to intervene filed by 18 landowners in the proposed Lost City Renewables solar project in Muhlenberg County. The board has requested additional information from the landowners to determine if they meet the criteria for intervention. The landowners, who live adjacent to or near the proposed 250-megawatt solar facility, initially filed a motion to intervene   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, March 14 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has amended the procedural schedule for Shelby Energy Cooperative's proposed rate increase, following the Attorney General's decision not to submit testimony in the case. Shelby Energy filed its application for a general rate adjustment on December 10, 2024, seeking to increase rates based on a historical test year. The company had initially proposed an effective date of January 1, 2025, but the PSC suspended the prop  more