Kentucky Public Service Commission

Order Entered: 1. Movant's motion for confidential protection is hereby granted. 2. The information for which Movant seeks confidential treatment shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection until January 1, 2016, or until further Orders of this Commission. At the end of this period, the materials shall be placed in the public record. The Movant may request that the materials continue to be treated as confidential, but must demonstrate that the materials still fall within the exclusions established in KRS 61.878. 3. If Movant objects to the time limits that the Commission has placed on the confidential treatment for the materials in question, it must seek either rehearing pursuant to KRS 278.400, or judicial review of this Order pursuant to KRS 278.410. Failure to exercise either of these statutory rights will be deemed as agreement with the Commission's determination of the period for which the materials are afforded confidential treatment and will require Movant to demonstrate a change in circumstances in any subsequent motion for continued confidential treatment of the materials in question after the end of the period set forth in ordering paragraph 2. 4. Use of the materials in question in any Commission proceeding shall be in compliance with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 13(9). 5. Movant shall inform the Commission if the information in question becomes publicly available or no longer qualifies for confidential treatment.

Order Entered: Duke Kentucky’s Application is approved as of the date of this Order. Duke Kentucky should continue the practice of not including DSM or EE related costs in base rates. 3, Duke Kentucky shall evaluate its entire portfolio of DSM programs by December 31, 2016. The exception would be in applications that include a new program or an expansion of an existing program. 4. In a year when there are DSM program evaluations, proposed program expansion(s), or new programs filed with the Commission, Duke Kentucky shall file an application by August 15 that includes the following: (1) an Appendix A, in a manner that is currently filed, of the Cost Effectiveness Test Results of all programs; (2) an Appendix B, in a manner that is currently filed, for the recovery of program costs, lost revenues, and shared savings, that are used in determining the true-up of proposed DSM factor(s); (3) a signed and dated proposed Rider DSMR, Demand Side Management Rate, for both electric and natural gas customers; and (4) all program evaluations and/or proposed expanded or new programs. 5. In a year when there are no DSM program evaluations, proposed program expansion(s), or new DSM programs filed with the Commission, Duke Kentucky shall file the following by November 15 using the Commission’s electronic Tariff Filing System: A revised tariff sheet showing the proposed DSM factors that are to be effective for the first billing cycle for the revenue month of January for the next year. 0 All

Duke Energy Kentucky Inc Response to Commission Staff Request

Memorandum dated 3/22 for Informal Conference of 3/21; Comments, if any, due seven days of receipt

COMMISSION STAFF’S NOTICE OF INFORMAL CONFERENCE

Memorandum dated /2/22 for Informal Conference of 2/20; Comments, if any, due within 7 days of receipt of this letter

Duke Energy Kentucky response to PSC staff second set of data requests

COMMISSION STAFF’S SECOND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO DUKE ENERGY KENTUCKY, INC.

Duke's Response to First Set of Data Requests

Duke Energy's newspaper notices

Commission Staff's First Request for Information to Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.

Order Entered: 1. The procedural schedule set forth in Appendix attached hereto and incorporated herein shall be followed. 2. a. Responses to requests for information shall be appropriately bound, tabbed, and indexed and shall include the name of witness responsible for responding to the questions related to the information provided, with copies to all parties of record and six copies to the Commission. b. Each response shall be under oath or, for representatives of a public or private corporation or a partnership or an association or a governmental agency, be accompanied by a signed certification of the preparer or person supervising the preparation of the response on behalf of the entity that the response is true and accurate to the best of that person’s knowledge, information, and belief formed after a reasonable inquiry . c. Any party shall make timely amendment to any prior responses if it obtains information which indicates that the response was incorrect when made or, though correct when made, is now incorrect in any material respect. d. For any requests to which a party fails or refuses to furnish all or part of the requested information that party shall provide a written explanation. 3. Any party filing testimony shall file an original and six copies 4. At any public hearing, neither opening statements nor summarization of direct testimonies shall be permitted. 5. Motions for extensions of time shall be made in writing.

Order Entered; that Duke Kentucky’s proposed rates, which are to be effective on December 15, 2012, are suspended for five months, up to and including May 14,2013.

Acknowledge Receipt of Filing

ANNUAL COST RECOVERY FILING FOR DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT BY DUKE ENERGY KENTUCKY, INC.