Kentucky Public Service Commission

Final Order Entered: 1. Duke Kentucky's proposed DSM programs and associated costs are approved effective with the first billing cycle of the month following the issuance of this Order. 2. Duke Kentucky's Amended Tariff Sheets for Gas Rider DSMR and Electric Rider DSMR are approved. 3. Duke Kentucky shall comply with the requirements of finding paragraphs 2 and 5. 4. In its next filing for Commission approval of its DSM programs, Duke Kentucky shall provide analyses of the impact of DSM charges on its electric and gas customers' bills, and detailed evaluations of the cost-effectiveness of its existing programs and any proposed programs in light of the attendant cost burdens to the residential and commercial classes. 5. Within 20 days of the date of this Order. Duke Kentucky shall file with this Commission, using the Commission's electronic Tariff Filing System, revised tariff sheets setting out the rates approved herein and reflecting that they were approved pursuant to this Order.

Attorney Generals Statement

Kent A Chandler Kentucky Office of the Attorney General

Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.s request for decision

Adele M. Frisch Rocco DAscenzo

Order Entered: No later than ten days from the date of this Order, Duke Kentucky and the AG shall individually or jointly file a statement of whether there are any material issues of fact that warrant a hearing, or whether this case should be submitted for adjudication based on the existing record.

Order Entered: Duke Kentucky's petition for confidential protection for the designated materials contained in its responses to Staffs First Request, Item 9, is granted. 2. The designated materials set forth in Duke Kentucky's responses to Staffs First Request, Item 9, shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for a period of ten years from the date of this Order, or until further Orders of this Commission. 3. Use of the materials in question in any Commission proceeding shall be in compliance with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 13(9). 4. Duke Kentucky shall inform the Commission if the materials in question become publicly available or no longer qualify for confidential treatment.

Attorney Generals Written Statement

Kent A Chandler Kentucky Office of the Attorney General

Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.s responses to STAFFs 1st set of data requests

Adele M. Frisch Rocco O. DAscenzo

Order Entered: 1. The Attorney General's Motion to Intervene is granted. 2. The Attorney General shall be entitled to the full rights of a party and shall by served with the Commission's Orders and with filed testimony, exhibits, pleadings, correspondence, and all other documents submitted by parties after the date of this Order. 3. The Attorney General shall comply with all provisions of the Commission's regulations, 807 KAR 5:001, Section 8, related to the service and filing of documents. 4. The Attorney General shall adhere to the procedural schedule set forth in the Commission's November 23, 2016 Order and as amended by subsequent Orders. 5. Pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001. Section 8(9), within seven days from the date of this Order, the Attorney General shall file a written statement with the Commission that: a. Certifies that he, or his agent, possesses the facilities to receive electronic transmissions; and b. Sets forth the electronic mail address to which all electronic notices and messages related to this proceeding should be served.

Data Request

Attorney Generals Motion to Intervene Out of Time

Kent A. Chandler Kentucky Office of the Attorney General

2016-00382 - Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.s proof of newspaper publications

Adele M. Frisch Rocco DAscenzo

Order Entered: 1. Duke Kentucky's proposed tariffs are suspended for five months from December 15, 2016, up to and including May 14, 2017. 2. The procedural schedule set forth in the Appendix to this Order shall be followed. 3. a. Responses to requests for information in paper medium shall be appropriately bound, tabbed and indexed and shall include the name of the witness responsible for responding to the questions related to the information provided, with an original and six copies in paper medium, and an electronic version to the Commission. b. Each response shall be answered under oath or, for representatives of a public or private corporation or a partnership or 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 response 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 request to which a party fails or refuses to furnish all or part of the requested information, that party shall provide a written explanation of the specific grounds for its failure to completely and precisely respond.

Case No. 2016-00382 In the Matter of the Electronic Annual Cost Recovery Filing for Demand Side Management by Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.

Deborah Gates Rocco DAscenzo

Order Entered: 1. All future correspondence or filings in connection with this case shall reference the above case number. 2. All documents submitted in this proceeding shall comply with the Commission’s rules of procedure as set forth in 807 KAR 5:001 and any deviation from these rules shall be submitted in writing to the Commission for consideration. 3. Any party filing a paper shall upload an electronic version using the Commission's E-Filing System and shall file an original and six copies in paper medium, except that only two copies in paper medium shall be filed of maps, plans, specifications, and drawings pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001, Section 15(2)(d). 4. Any request for confidential treatment of material submitted shall conform to the requirements in 807 KAR 5:001(13). 5. Materials submitted to the Commission which do not comply with the rules of procedure or that do not have an approved deviation are subject to rejection pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001, Section 3.

Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. Notice of Intent to File Annual Cost Recovery for Demand Side Management Using Electronic Filing Procedures