CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 16 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release: * * * Kentucky American Water Files Rate Request Driven by More Than $212 Million in Investment LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 16, 2025) - Kentucky American Water filed a request today with the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) for new rates, reflecting more than $212 million in system investments. The request reinforces the company's commitment to replacing aging   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, May 16 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is digging into Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc.'s application for a rate adjustment, issuing a comprehensive list of information requests to the utility. The PSC's order, dated May 15, 2025, initiates a thorough examination of the electric cooperative's financial projections and proposed rate changes. The PSC directs Cumberland Valley Electric to provide detailed responses to 14 specific questions by May 29, 2025. Thes  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, May 16 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has opened an inquiry into Inter-County Energy Cooperative Corporation's proposal to implement an opt-out tariff for residential customers who do not wish to have advanced metering systems (AMS), also known as smart meters. In an order dated May 15, 2025, the PSC issued its first request for information to the energy cooperative, seeking detailed explanations for various aspects of the proposed tariff. The PSC's request  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, May 16 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted Duke Energy Kentucky's request for confidential treatment of certain sensitive information filed in its application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity. The application pertains to Duke Energy's plan to upgrade the wet flue gas desulfurization system at its East Bend Generating Station. In an order issued on April 30, 2025, but recently made public, the PSC determined that specific highligh  more

RICHMOND, Kentucky, May 17 -- Eastern Kentucky University issued the following news: * * * A Legacy of Learning: Five Generations of EKU Colonels Today, when Luke Fletcher, a Madison County native, walks across the stage to receive his diploma, he will continue a more than 100-year family history with Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) as a fifth-generation EKU Colonel. When Luke's mother, Anisha Fletcher, '95, a fourth-generation Colonel, reflects on her time at EKU, she sees more than her o  more