Kentucky Public Service Commission


View Case Filings for: 2016-00335


Case Number:2016-00335
Service Type:Electric
Filing Date:10/12/2016
Category:Regular
Utilities:

East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.


Case Nature:

AN EXAMINATION BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL SURCHARGE MECHANISM OF EAST KENTUCKY POWER COOPERATIVE, INC. FOR THE SIX-MONTH BILLING PERIOD ENDING JUNE 30, 2016, AND THE PASS THROUGH MECHANISM FOR ITS SIXTEEN MEMBER DISTRIBUTION COOPERATIVES









Case Filings
FilingDocuments
5/11/2017 9:41:25 AM

Final Order Entered: 1 . The amounts billed by EKPC through its environmental surcharge for the period January 1, 2016, to June 30, 2016, are approved. 2. EKPC's determination that it experienced a net over-recovery of $343,125 for the review period is approved. Beginning in the first full -billing month following the date of this Order, EKPC shall decrease its jurisdictional environmental revenue requirement by $171 ,562 per month for one month and $171 ,563 for one month. 3. EKPC shall use a rate of return of 6.059 percent in all monthly environmental surcharge filings subsequent to the date of this Order. 4. EKPC's Member Cooperatives shall include the applicable monthly retail pass-through adjustments, shown in the Appendix to this Order, in the determination of each Member Cooperative's respective pass-through mechanism in each of the first six months following the date of this Order, as discussed herein. 5. EKPC's proposed treatment of rounding differences in the Member Cooperatives' amortization of their over- or under-recovery amounts is approved. 6. EKPC's proposed change to a flat-rate billing factor to begin with the expense month of March 2017 is denied. 7. EKPC's proposed changes to its rate ES - Environmental Surcharge tariff are denied.


2/20/2017 11:41:10 AM

Order Entered: EKPC's petition for confidential protection for designated materials contained In Its response to Staffs First Request, Item 8.b., Is granted. 2. The designated materials set forth In EKPC's response to Staff's First Request, Item 8.b., shall not be placed In the public record or made available for public Inspection for a period of ten years, or until further Orders of this Commission.


2/3/2017

EKPC Motion to Submit the Case


12/14/2016

Grayson RECC Response to Second Request for Information


12/14/2016

Nolin RECC Response to Second Request for Information


12/14/2016

Licking Valley RECC Response to Second Request for Information


12/14/2016

Cumberland Valley Electric Inc. Response to Second Request for Information


12/14/2016

Jackson Energy Coop. Corp. Response to Second Request for Information


12/14/2016

Shelby Energy Coop. Inc. Response to Second Request for Information


12/14/2016

South Kentucky RECC Response to Second Request for Information


12/14/2016

Owen Electric Coop. Inc. Response to Second Request for Information


12/14/2016

EKPC Response to Second Request for Information


12/14/2016

Clark Energy Coop. Inc. Response to Second Request for Information


12/13/2016

Salt River Electric Coop. Corp. Response to Second Request for Information


12/13/2016

Fleming Mason Energy Coop. Inc. Response to Second Request for Information


12/13/2016

Farmers RECC Response to Second Request for Information


12/13/2016

Taylor County RECC Response to Second Request for Information


12/13/2016

Inter County Energy Coop. Corp. Response to Second Request for Information


12/12/2016

Blue Grass Energy Coop. Corp. Response to Second Request for Information


12/9/2016

Big Sandy RECC Response to Second Request for Information


11/30/2016 10:46:00 AM

Commission Staff's Second Request for Information to East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. and Each of Its 16 Member Cooperatives


11/14/2016 12:22:19 PM

Memorandum dated 11/14/2016 for Informal Conference of 11/09/2016; Comments, if any, due within five days of receipt


11/7/2016

EKPC Response to Appendix B w/CD


11/7/2016

Jackson Energy Cooperative Response to Staff Request for Information


11/7/2016

Cumberland Valley Electric Testimony and Response to Data Request


11/7/2016

Grayson RECC Response to Staff Request for Information


11/7/2016

Nolin RECC Response to Staff Request for Information


11/7/2016

Licking Valley RECC Response to Staff Request for Information


11/7/2016

South Kentucky RECC Response to Staff First Data Request


11/7/2016

Clark Energy Cooperative, Inc. Response to Data Request Including Response #9, Sent Under Separate Cover


11/7/2016

Blue Grass Energy Cooperative Corporation Response to Data Request


11/7/2016

Inter-County response


11/7/2016

Owen Electric prepared testimony to PSC staff first request for into to EKPC


11/7/2016

Clark Energy Cooperative, Inc. Response to Data Request Including Response #9, Sent Under Separate Cover


11/4/2016

Shelby Energy Coop. Inc. Response to Information Request


11/4/2016

Big Sandy RECC Response to Request for Information


11/4/2016

Salt River Electric Coop. Corp. Response to Request for Information


11/4/2016

Salt River Electric Coop. Corp. Response to Request for Testimony


11/4/2016

Farmers RECC Response to Request for Information


11/3/2016

Taylor County RECC Response to Request for Information


11/3/2016

Fleming Mason Energy Coop. Inc. Response to Request for Information


10/21/2016 4:01:20 PM

Order Entered: 1. EKPC's motion for a seven-day extension of time is granted. 2. EKPC shall file its direct testimony and discovery responses no later than November 7, 2016.


10/19/2016

EKPC Motion for Extension of Time


10/12/2016 10:31:46 AM

Order Entered: 1 . EKPC and each of its Member Cooperatives listed in footnote 2 shall be parties to this case. 2. The procedural schedule set forth in Appendix A to this Order shall be followed in this proceeding. 3. Any motion to intervene filed after November 10, 2016, shall show a basis for intervention and good cause for being untimely. If the untimely motion is granted, the movant shall accept and abide by the existing procedural schedule. 4. EKPC shall, by the date set forth in Appendix A, file its prepared direct testimony in support of the reasonableness of the application of its environmental surcharge mechanism and the application of the pass-through mechanism during the period under review. 5. EKPC and the Member Cooperatives shall, by the date set forth in Appendix A, file their prepared direct testimony on their consideration to alternatively direct bill EKPC's environmental costs in lieu of the current billing methodology. 6. Any party filing testimony shall file an original and eight copies. 7. a. EKPC and each of its 16 Member Cooperatives shall file responses to the questions asked of the particular cooperative in Appendix B. The information requested herein is due no later than October 31, 2016. Responses to requests for shall be appropriately bound, tabbed, and indexed and shall include name of witness responsible for responding to the questions related to information provided, with copies to all parties of record and eight copies to the Commission.