Kentucky Public Service Commission

Excellence in efficiency, regionalization and best practices in the construction and operation of a clean or waste water infrastructure project funded by KIA loans may make your system a winner to be announced at the annual Governor’s Local Issues Conference in August in Louisville. Nominations for the H20 award may be made by any source and utilities and government agencies that have used KIA funding may nominate themselves.

Criteria for the award and an electronic nomination form are available online at KYDLGWeb.ky.gov . To be eligible, projects must have been complete and in operation no later than June 30, 2017 and comply with KIA borrower requirements and the federal Clean Water Act and/or the Safe Drinking Water Act. Nominations material can be emailed. Contact Chris Kellogg at 502-892-3451.

KIA presently has 503 active loan projects statewide with an average interest rate of 1.64 percent. The 42nd annual Governor’s Local Issues Conference is on August 23 through 25 in Louisville at the Galt House. Registration information is online at KYDLGWeb.ky.gov .

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The Kentucky Public Service Commission and the Kentucky Gas Association have partnered to develop Gas 101, a one-day training seminar for the mayors, council members, and city managers of the 49 Kentucky cities that operate natural gas distribution systems.

Kentucky's municipally-owned natural gas systems have common challenges, including complying with federal and state safety requirements, maintaining or upgrading aging infrastructure, and establishing and maintaining a sound financial position. Gas 101 will educate municipal officials about the financial, regulatory, and legal prerequisites for operational success.

Speakers include officials from the Kentucky Public Service Commission and the Kentucky Gas Association, as well as Kentucky business leaders. The Kentucky Public Service Commission strongly encourages city officials to attend. If you are directly or indirectly responsible for your city’s natural gas system, it is imperative that you have the knowledge to provide for that system’s safe, reliable, and efficient operation.

Interest on Customer Deposits

Pursuant to KRS 278.460, the Kentucky Public Service Commission has determined that the interest rate on utility deposits for the calendar year 2017, effective January 1, 2017, shall be:

0.66%

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IMPORTANT ADVISORY

WATER DISTRICTS

To all Water Districts

Kentucky law requires a Water District to inform the Public Service Commission when a vacancy occurs on the Water District’s Board of Commissioners. Water Districts are also required to notify the Public Service Commission when an appointment has been made to fill a vacancy on the Water District’s Board of Commissioners.

KRS 74.020 (9) (a) and (b) governs the notifications that a Water District must send to the Public Service Commission and provide that:

(a) Within thirty (30) days of the occurrence of a vacancy on its board of commissioners resulting from the expiration of a term or the death, resignation, or removal of the incumbent, a water district shall notify in writing the Public Service Commission of the existence of the vacancy. The notice shall include the name of the commissioner who last held the position and the date on which the unexpired term will end.

(b) Within thirty (30) days of the appointment of a commissioner and the appropriate fiscal court’s approval of that appointment, a water district shall notify the Public Service Commission of the appointment. The notice shall include the appointed person’s name and the date of the expiration of his or her term.

Please be advised of these statutory requirements and your obligation to provide written notices to the Public Service Commission. All notices should be addressed to Talina Mathews, Executive Director. Please also be advised that, pursuant to KRS 74.020(4) if a vacancy is not filled within 90 days of the vacancy occurring, the responsibility of filling the vacancy falls to the Public Service Commission.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact J.E.B. Pinney, Staff Attorney.

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Concentric Energy Advisors has completed its focused management and operations audit of Big Rivers Electric Corporation (“Big Rivers”). The public version of the report is available below.

Big Rivers is a member-owned not-for-profit generation and transmission rural electric cooperative organized pursuant to KRS Chapter 279. Big Rivers is in transition from having a total system load of roughly 1,500 MW, with 850 MW consumed by two aluminum smelters, to a total system load of 650 MW after the departure of the smelters.

In April 2014, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) ordered that a focused management audit be conducted of the strategic planning, management, and decision-making of Big Rivers relating to its efforts in mitigating the effects of the loss of the smelter load. An RFP was issued and Concentric Energy Advisors was selected to conduct the review.

An action plan addressing the findings and recommendations made by Concentric Energy Advisors was completed in December 2015. The PSC will monitor the implementation of the action plan until all of the recommended actions have been completed.

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Related Public Documents

• Press Release - PSC Issues Management Audit of Big Rivers Electric Corp.
• Press Release - Concentric Energy Advisors Selected
• RFP cover letter
• Full Text of the RFP

Related Links to Orders and 2013 Annual Report

• Case 2007-00455 03/06/2009 Order
• Case 2011-00036 11/17/2011 Order
• Case 2012-00063 10/01/2012 Order
• Case 2012-00535 10/29/2013 Order
• Case 2012-00535 07/24/2014 Order
• Case 2013-00199 04/25/2014 Order
• Case 2013-00199 06/06/2014 Order
• Case 2013-00221 08/14/2013 Order
• Case 2013-00413 10/29/2013 Order
• 2013 Big Rivers Annual Report

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

Beginning July 16, 2014, the Kentucky Public Service Commission will begin delivering ALL ORDERS and case related documents BY E-MAIL unless mail delivery is requested.

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During the 2014 General Session, the Kentucky General Assembly amended KRS 278.380 to allow electronic delivery of all Kentucky Public Service Commission orders. This includes data requests, as well as all other case-related documents. Electronic transmission may include either an electronic version of the order or document or a hyperlink to the order or document on the PSC website. The mailing date of the order or document will be the date of the electronic transmission.

Any applicant or party desiring delivery of orders or documents by postal mail may request such delivery from the PSC and demonstrate good cause for the request.

It is the responsibility of parties to provide the PSC with a valid and current e-mail address for delivery of orders and to configure e-mail systems, including spam blockers and firewalls, to permit electronic delivery of orders, including any attachments.

For more information, contact the PSC Division of Filings.

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