Kentucky Public Service Commission

Order Entered: 1. Duke Kentucky shall file its next IRP no later than June 21, 2024. 2. This case is closed and removed from the Commission’s docket.

Order Entered: 1. Duke Kentucky’s petitions for confidential treatment filed on June 21, 2021, October 22, 2021, and June 3, 2022, are granted. 2. The designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for ten years or until further Order of this Commission, except for IRP Appendix A, Part D, which shall not be placed in the public record nor made available for public inspection for an indefinite period or until further Order of this Commission. 3. Use of the designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order in any Commission proceeding shall comply with 807 KAR 5:001E, Section 13(9). 4. Duke Kentucky shall inform the Commission if the designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order becomes publicly available or no longer qualifies for confidential treatment.

20220622_PSC Notice of Filing Hearing Documents.pdf

Sierra Clubs Notice of Departure of Co-Counsel

JOE F CHILDERS Sierra Club

Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. hereby submits its response to Staffs post hearing request for information

Deborah Gates Rocco DAscenzo

Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. hereby submits its responses to AGs post hearing request for information

Deborah Gates Rocco DAscenzo

OAGs Post-Hearing Data Requests

Larry Cook Kentucky Office of the Attorney General

Data Request

Order Entered: 1. Post-hearing data requests, if any, shall be filed on or before May 20, 2022. 2. Responses to post-hearing data requests shall be filed on or before June 3, 2022. 3. Any intervenor desiring to file final written comments regarding Duke Kentucky’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) or Commission Staff’s IRP Report shall do so no later than June 24, 2022. 4. Duke Kentucky shall file any written responses to the comments or Commission Staff’s IRP Report no later than July 15, 2022.

Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.s Publication of Hearing Notice

Minna Sunderman Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.

Order Entered: Commission Staff’s Report attached as an Appendix to this Order shall be entered into the record of this matter.

Order Entered: 1. Sierra Club’s motion that its counsel be permitted to attend the May 17, 2022 hearing remotely is granted. 2. The Attorney General’s motion that his counsel be permitted to attend the May 17, 2022 hearing remotely is granted. 3. Duke Kentucky’s motion to permit virtual examination of certain witnesses is granted. 4. Sierra Club and the Attorney General may participate in the May 17, 2022 hearing in this matter via video conference. 5. Duke Kentucky’s witnesses, other than the seven witnesses identified above that Duke Kentucky indicated would attend in person, may appear at the May 17, 2022 hearing in this matter via video conference. 6. Adam Nygaard, Trish Haemmerle, David Pitts, Chris Hixon, Michael Pahutski, and Daniel Sympson are excused from appearing at the hearing in this matter on the condition that the witnesses adopting their responses to requests for information will be able to respond to questions relating to the responses. 7. Each counsel attending via video conference and each witness, when offering testimony via video conference, shall appear using a separate device with audio and video capabilities. 8. Commission Staff shall provide the parties with details for joining the hearing via video conference.

Order Entered: Matthew Miller is admitted pro hac vice for the purpose of representing Sierra Club in association with Joe Childers in the above-styled proceeding, provided that Joe Childers or another member of the Kentucky Bar Association acts as co-counsel and is present at all proceedings before this Commission.

Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.s Motion to Allow Virtual Examination of Certain Witnesses

Deborah Gates Rocco DAscenzo

Order Entered: 1. Duke Kentucky shall file any motion requesting that witnesses be permitted to attend the hearing via video conference or that any witness be excused no later than May 4, 2022. 2. Any response to Duke Kentucky’s motion requesting that witnesses be permitted to attend the hearing via video conference or that any witness be excused shall be filed no later than May 5, 2022. 3. Any motion that counsel be permitted to appear pro hac vice shall be filed no later than May 3, 2022. 4. Any motion that counsel be permitted to appear at the hearing via video conference shall be filed no later than May 4, 2022. 5. Nothing in this order shall be construed as preventing Duke Kentucky from requesting that a witness made available for examination at the May 17, 2022 hearing be excused.

OAG Motion for Leave to Participate Virtually at Hearing

Larry Cook Kentucky Office of the Attorney General

Sierra Club’s Motion to Admit Matthew Miller PHV

Joe Childers Sierra Club

Sierra Club’s Motion to Participate Virtually in May 17, 2022, Hearing

Joe Childers Sierra Club

Order Entered: 1. Duke Kentucky’s motion for an informal conference is denied. 2. A formal conference in this matter shall be held on Thursday, April 28, 2022, at 3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, via video conference.

Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.s Request for Newspaper Publication of Hearing Notice

Minna Sunderman Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.

Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.s Motion for Informal Conference

Minna Sunderman Rocco DAscenzo

Order Entered: 1. Duke Kentucky’s December 17, 2021 petition for confidential treatment is granted. 2. The designated redactions contained in Attorney General’s Second Request Response No. 10, Attorney General’s Second Request Response No. 13, and Attorney General’s Second Request Response No. 14 that are granted confidential treatment by this Order shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for ten years or until further Order of this Commission. 3. Use of the designated redacted material granted confidential treatment by this Order in any Commission proceeding shall comply with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 13(9). 4. Duke Kentucky shall inform the Commission if the designated material granted confidential treatment becomes publicly available or no longer qualifies for confidential treatment.

Order Entered: 1. A hearing in this matter shall be held on May 17, 2022 at 9 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, in the Richard Raff Hearing Room at the offices of the Public Service Commission at 211 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky. 2. Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. (Duke Kentucky) shall give notice of the hearing in compliance with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 9(2)(b). In addition, the notice of hearing shall include the following statements: “This hearing will be streamed live and may be viewed on the PSC website, psc.ky.gov”; and “Public comments may be made at the beginning of the hearing. Those wishing to make oral public comments may do so by following the instructions listed on the PSC website, psc.ky.gov.” At the time the notice is mailed or publication is requested, Duke Kentucky shall forward a duplicate of the notice and request to the Commission. 3. Pursuant to KRS 278.360 and 807 KAR 5:001, Section 9(9), a digital video transcript shall be made of the hearing.

OAG COMMENTS

Larry Cook KENTUCKY OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Sierra Clubs Prehearing Comments

Joe F. Childers Sierra Club

Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. hereby submits its response to AGs second set request for information

Deborah Gates Rocco DAscenzo

Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. hereby submits is response to SIERRAs second request for information

Deborah Gates Rocco DAscenzo

Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. hereby submits its response to STAFFs second request for information

Deborah Gates Rocco DAscenzo

Sierra Clubs Supplemental Request for Information from Duke Energy

Joe Childers Sierra Club

OAGs Supplemental Data Requests

Larry Cook Kentucky Office of the Attorney General

Data Request

Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. hereby submits its response to Attorney Generals first request for information

Deborah Gates Rocco DAscenzo

Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. hereby submits its response to Sierra Clubs first request for information

Deborah Gates Rocco DAscenzo

Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. hereby submits its response to Commission Staff first request for information

Debbie Gates Rocco DAscenzo

OAGs Initial Data Requests

Larry Cook Kentucky Office of the Attorney General

Sierra Clubs First Request for Information from Duke Power

Joe F. Childers Sierra Club

Post Intervention Statement

Joe F. Childers Sierra Club

Data Request

Order Entered: 1. The motion of Sierra Club to intervene is granted. 2. Sierra Club shall be entitled to the full rights of a party and shall be 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. Sierra Club shall comply with all provisions of the Commission’s regulations, 807 KAR 5:001, Section 8, related to the service and electronic filing of documents. 4. Sierra Club shall adhere to the procedural schedule set forth in the Commission’s September 9, 2021 Order and any amendments thereto. 5. Pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001, Section 8(9), within seven days of entry of this Order, Sierra Club shall file a written statement with the Commission that: a. Certifies that it, or its 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.

Sierra Clubs Motion to Intervene

Joe F. Childers Sierra Club

Order Entered: 1. The procedural schedule set forth in the Appendix to this Order shall be followed. 2. a. Electronic documents filed with the Commission in response to requests for information shall be in portable document format (PDF), shall be searchable, and shall be appropriately indexed and bookmarked. Each response shall include the name of the witness responsible for responding to the questions related to the information provided.

Order Entered: 1. The motion of the Attorney General to intervene is granted. 2. The Attorney General shall be entitled to the full rights of a party and shall be 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 electronic filing of documents. 4. Pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001, Section 8(9), within seven days of entry of this Order, the Attorney General shall file a written statement with the Commission that: a. Certifies that it, or its 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.

Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.s Proof of Publication of its Customer Notice re. its IRP

Minna Sunderman Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.

2021 IRP and Motion for Confidential Treatment

Rocco O. DAscenzo Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.

OAGs Motion to Intervene and Waiver of Service via U.S. Mail

Larry Cook Kentucky Office of the Attorney General

20210616_PSC Acknowledgment Letter.pdf

Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. Notice of Intent to File an Application for Its 2021 Integrated Resource Plan Using Electronic Filings Procedures