KY Public Service Commission


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Press Releases - 2009

June 2009

PSC Grants Rate Adjustment to Owen Electric Coop
    -     Residential monthly customer charge will increase by $4.86 ( 6/25/2009 )
PSC Accepts Settlement in Farmers RECC Rate Case
    -     Typical monthly residential bill will increase by about $11.70 ( 6/10/2009 )
PSC Asks Utility Customers for Ice Storm Information
    -     Online survey available at psc.ky.gov ( 6/10/2009 )
PSC Accepts Settlement in Grayson RECC Rate Case
    -     Typical monthly residential bill will increase by about $19.75 ( 6/3/2009 )
PSC Accepts Settlement in Big Sandy RECC Rate Case
    -     Typical monthly residential bill will increase by about $8.80 ( 6/3/2009 )
Start Date for Area Code 364 Postponed Until January 2012
    -     Need for new numbers has slowed significantly, PSC says ( 6/2/2009 )
PSC Accepts Settlement in Kentucky-American Water Rate Case
    -     Typical monthly residential bill will increase by about $3.90 ( 6/1/2009 )

May 2009

PSC Denies Interim Rate Increase to Big Rivers Electric Corp.
    -     Utility did not prove need for emergency rate relief ( 5/27/2009 )
PSC Chairman Armstrong Named to NARUC Board of Directors
    -     Will help oversee national organization of utility regulators ( 5/13/2009 )
PSC Reminds Kentuckians to Call 811 Before They Dig
    -     Construction season brings increase in accidents ( 5/8/2009 )
PSC Chairman Armstrong Addresses National Conference on Carbon
    -     Describes Kentucky’s efforts to test carbon sequestration ( 5/7/2009 )
PSC’s Gardner Co-chairs National Conference on Climate Change
    -     December meeting will consider “Utilities of the Future: Implications of a Carbon Constrained World” ( 5/4/2009 )

April 2009

PSC says Cincinnati Bell can reduce printing of White Pages
    -     Directories would go to customers by request only ( 4/20/2009 )
PSC Accepts Settlement in East Kentucky Power Rate Case
    -     Typical monthly residential bill will increase by about $5.60 ( 4/1/2009 )

March 2009

PSC Sets Public Meeting in Kentucky-American Water Case
    -     Comments on proposed rate settlement taken in Lexington ( 3/31/2009 )
PSC Approves Big Rivers-E.ON “Unwind” Agreement
    -     Big Rivers Electric Corp. to regain control of generating facilities ( 3/6/2009 )

February 2009

Natural gas costs decline for Kentucky customers
    -     Average cost drops $1.10 per 1,000 cubic feet ( 2/17/2009 )
PSC Expands Revenue Base for Telecommunication Services for Deaf and Hearing-Impaired
    -     Wireless users will contribute to program funding ( 2/16/2009 )
About 54,100 Without Power Due to Wind Storm
    -     Ice storm restoration slowed by new bout of severe weather ( 2/12/2009 )
Power Restoration More Than 93% Completed
    -     Fewer than 50,000 customers still without power statewide ( 2/9/2009 )
PSC Accepts Settlement in LG&E, KU Rate Cases
    -     Electric rates will change little; LG&E natural gas rate to rise ( 2/5/2009 )
769,353 Kentucky Customers Lost Power at Ice Storm Peak
    -     Nearly Three-fourths Have Service Restored; 208,335 Still Out ( 2/4/2009 )

January 2009

Ice Storm Outages Top 607,000 Customers
    -     Total exceeds Hurricane Ike; storm now worst on record ( 1/29/2009 )
PSC Accepts Settlement in Kenergy Rate Case
    -     Typical monthly residential bill will increase by about $3 ( 1/29/2009 )
PSC Urges Caution During Massive Ice Storm
    -     Residents should expect extended outages, but prepare for power restoration ( 1/28/2009 )
PSC Praises Louisville Energy Conservation Volunteers
    -     King Day weatherization blitz is part of national effort ( 1/15/2009 )
PSC ISSUES NET METERING AND INTERCONNECTION GUIDELINES
    -     Small renewable electric power generators get grid connection rules ( 1/8/2009 )
PSC Allows Separate Accounting of Duke Energy Hurricane Ike Costs
    -     Rate recovery decision will come in future case ( 1/7/2009 )