Kentucky Public Service Commission

PSC REVISES TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR WATER DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS

New commissioners must attend seminars offered directly by the PSC.

To download the training brochure and registration form, click here

Meter Standards - Extension Granted

All Jurisdictional Electric, Water and Gas Distribution Companies

On May 31, 2017, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) sent a letter reminding you of the PSC’s 2006 change in operating procedures of the Meter Standards Laboratory.

The PSC has been advised that utilities are having difficulty obtaining PSC-certified testing and calibration resources. The PSC is granting an additional six (6) months, or until July 1, 2018, to do so.

If you have any questions, please contact John S. Lyons, Deputy Executive Director at 502-782-2592

Extension Notice 12-27-2017 click here

Original May 2017 Letter regarding Meter Standards click here

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 2018, effective January 1, 2018, shall be:

1.41%

Frequently Asked Questions, click here

For historical information, click here

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.

Click here to view other relevant information

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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