Kentucky Public Service Commission

Order Entered: Kentucky Power’s motion to strike is denied.

Kentucky Power Company’s Reply in Support of Motion to Strike the Direct and Rebuttal Testimony of Lane Kollen

Marilyn Michelle Caldwell Kentucky Power Company

Response to Kentucky Powers Motion to Strike

J. Michael West Office of the Attorney General

Kentucky Power Company’s Motion to Strike the Direct and Rebuttal Testimony of Lane Kollen

Lerah M. Kahn Kentucky Power Company

Rebuttal testimonies.

Lerah M. Kahn Kentucky Power Company

Rebuttal Testimony of Lane Kollen

J. Michael West Office of the Attorney General

Order Entered: 1. Kentucky Power’s motion for an extension of time of two days to file certain responses is granted. 2. Kentucky Power’s motion for a deviation from the requirements of 807 KAR 5:001 Section 8(4)(b) is granted.

Kentucky Power Company’s February 8, 2024 supplemental response to Attorney General and Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers, Inc.’s Second Set of Data Requests Item 4

Marilyn Michelle Caldwell Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Company’s responses to Attorney General and Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers, Inc.’s January 16, 2024 data requests

Marilyn Michelle Caldwell Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Company’s responses to Commission Staff’s January 17, 2024 data requests.

Lerah M. Kahn Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Company’s February 7, 2024 supplemental response to AG-KIUC 1-1.

Lerah M. Kahn Kentucky Power Company

OAG/KIUC Data Request Responses

J. Michael West Office of the Attorney General

Kentucky Power Company’s Data Requests to the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers, Inc.

Marilyn Michelle Caldwell Kentucky Power Company

Data Request

Supplemental Data Requests to Kentucky Power

J. Michael West Office of the Kentucky Attorney General

Direct Testimony of Lane Kollen

J. Michael West Office of the Kentucky Attorney General

Direct testimonies of West, Kerns, Vaughan, Plewes and Clark.

Lerah M. Kahn Kentucky Power Company

Order Entered: 1. Kentucky Power’s motion is granted in part and denied in part. 2. Kentucky Power’s request to amend the procedural schedule is granted. 3. Kentucky Power’s request to be provided with the evidence the Commission will consider is denied. 4. The procedural schedule established on September 14, 2023, for procedural events occurring after November 9, 2023, is stricken and replaced with the amended procedural schedule attached as an Appendix to this Order. 5. The formal hearing scheduled for January 31, 2024, and February 1, 2024, is canceled and will be rescheduled by separate Order. 6. The records of Case Nos. 2019-00443 and 2023-00092 are incorporated by reference into the record of this proceeding.

Notice of Updated Contact Information for Kenneth J Gish, Jr.

Marilyn Michelle Caldwell Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Company’s responses to Attorney General and Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers, Inc.’s October 16, 2023 data requests

Marilyn Michelle Caldwell Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Company’s responses to Commission Staff’s October 12, 2023 data requests

Marilyn Michelle Caldwell Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Company’s Request For Notice And Motion To Amend Procedural Schedule

Marilyn Michelle Caldwell Kentucky Power Company

OAG-KIUC Joint Initial Data Requests

Lawrence Cook Kentucky Office of the Attorney General

Data Request

Order Entered: Kentucky Power’s motion to dismiss the potential remedy for service inadequacy under KRS 278.018(3) is denied.

Order Entered: 1. The procedural schedule set forth in the Appendix to this Order shall be followed. 2. Kentucky Power shall respond to all requests for information propounded by Commission Staff, whether identified on the procedural schedule or otherwise, as provided in those requests. 3. A hearing in this matter shall be held on January 31 2024, at 9 a.m. Eastern Standard Time and February 1, 2024, and continuing until called from the bench by the presiding officer, in the Richard Raff Hearing Room at the offices of the Public Service Commission at 211 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky.

Kentucky Power Company’s Reply To Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers, Inc.’s Response To Motion To Dismiss Procedures Initiated Pursuant To KRS 278.018(3).

Lerah M. Kahn Kentucky Power Company

KENTUCKY INDUSTRIAL UTILITY CUSTOMERS, INC. (KIUC) RESPONSE TO MOTION TO DISMISS

Michael L. Kurtz Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers (KIUC)

Kentucky Power Company’s Motion To Dismiss Procedures Initiated Pursuant To KRS 278.018(3) And Memorandum In Support

Marilyn Michelle Caldwell Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Company filing Response to Show Cause Order.

Scott Edward Bishop Kentucky Power Company

Order Entered: 1. Kentucky Power shall submit to the Commission, within 30 days of service of this Order, a written response to the allegations contained in this Order. 2. The record of Case No. 2023-00145 is incorporated by reference into this proceeding. 3. The record of Case No. 2022-00283 is incorporated by reference into this proceeding.

Order Entered: 1. Kentucky Power’s motion to discontinue the ten-day update is granted. 2. Kentucky Power shall file written notice in this proceeding of any new proceedings initiated before the WV PSC related to the Mitchell Generating Station within 15 days of any such proceeding being initiated. 3. Written notice provided pursuant to ordering paragraph 2 shall include the case style, subject matter of the case, and parties to the case as of the date of the initiating documents.

10-Day Update and Request to Discontinue

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Company filing update of West Virginia Proceedings for the period December 12, 2022 through December 21, 2022.

Scott E. Bishop Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Company filing update of West Virginia proceedings for the period December 2, 2022 through December 11, 2022.

Scott E. Bishop Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Company’s December 2, 2022 ten-day report.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Company’s November 22, 2022 ten-day report.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Company’s November 14, 2022 ten-day report.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Company filing Update of West Virginia Proceedings For the Period October 24, 2022 - November 2, 2022.

Scott E. Bishop Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Company filing an update of the West Virginia Proceedings For The Period October 13, 2022 through October 23, 2022.

Scott E. Bishop Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Company’s October 13, 2022 ten-day report.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Company’s October 3, 2022 ten-day report.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Company’s September 22, 2022 ten-day report.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Company’s September 12, 2022 ten-day report.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Company filing the September 1, 2022 ten-day report.

Scott E. Bishop Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Company’s August 22, 2022 ten-day report.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Companys August 11, 2022 ten-day update.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Company’s notice of filing of unredacted portions of the seller disclosure letter.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power Company

Order Entered: 1. Kentucky Power’s December 14, 2021 motion for confidential treatment for portions of the Seller’s Disclosure Letter is granted in part and denied in part. 2. Kentucky Power’s request for confidential treatment for Sections 2.4(b), 2.7(c), 2.8(a), 2.8(b), 2.15, 4.1(a), 4.8(b), the information in 4.20(e) but not the title, and 9.2(a) of the Seller’s Disclosure Letter is granted. 3. Kentucky Power’s request for confidential treatment for Section 2.13(f) and the title of 4.20(e) is denied. 4. The designated material granted confidential treatment in the portion of 2.8(a) regarding the sale of a subsidiary of the Seller’s Disclosure Letter by this Order shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for one year or until further Order of this Commission. 5. The designated material granted confidential treatment in the portion of 2.4(b) regarding the Big Sandy Firm Transportation Agreement of the Seller’s Disclosure Letter by this Order shall not be placed in the public record of made available for public inspection until September 2022 or until further Order of this Commission. 6. The designated material granted confidential treatment in Section 4.8(b) of the Seller’s Disclosure Letter by this Order shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection until May 2024 or until further Order of this Commission.

Kentucky Power Companys August 1, 2022 ten-day update.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Companys July 21, 2022 ten-day update.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Companys July 11, 2022 ten-day update.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Companys July 5, 2022 ten-day update.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Companys June 27, 2022 ten-day update.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Companys June 17, 2022 ten-day update.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power

Kentucky Power Company’s update of West Virginia proceedings for the period April 25, 2022-June 7, 2022.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power

Kentucky Power Company filing Notice of Filing the May 5, 2022 ten-day status update.

Scott E. Bishop Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Companys notice of filing its April 25, 2022 10-day update in 2021-00004.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power

Kentucky Power Companys notice of filing its April 13, 2022 10-day update in 2021-00004.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power

Kentucky Power Company filing Notice of Filing the April 5, 2022 ten-day status update.

Scott E. Bishop Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Companys notice of filing its March 28, 2022 10-day update in 2021-00004.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power

Kentucky Power Company filing Notice of Filing the March 16, 2022 ten-day status update.

Scott E. Bishop Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Companys notice of filing its March 7, 2022 10-day update in 2021-00004.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power

Kentucky Power Companys notice of filing its February 24, 2022 10-day update in 2021-00004.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power

Kentucky Power Companys notice of filing its February 14, 2022 10-day update in 2021-00004.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power

Kentucky Powers February 11, 2022 supplemental response to Commission Staffs post-hearing data request, item 2.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power

Order Entered: The hearing scheduled for February 25, 2022, is canceled.

Kentucky Power Company filing notice of withdrawal of FERC Application, and response demonstrating good cause.

Scott E. Bishop Kentucky Power Company

Sierra Clubs Motion to Participate Virtually in February 25 Hearing

Joe F. Childers Sierra Club

Kentucky Powers notice of filing its February 3, 2022 10-day update in 2021-00004.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power

Order Entered: 1. A hearing in this matter shall be held on February 25, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time in the Richard Raff Hearing Room at the offices of the Public Service Commission at 211 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky. 2. Nicholas K. Akins, Kentucky Power’s chief executive officer; D. Brett Mattison, Kentucky Power’s president and chief operating officer; and Lisa M. Barton, Kentucky Power’s vice president, shall participate in the February 25, 2022 hearing in person. 3. Parties may file a motion on or before February 14, 2022, requesting to participate virtually in the February 25, 2022 hearing. 4. Pursuant to KRS 278.360 and 807 KAR 5:001, Section 9(9), a digital video transcript shall be made of the hearing.

Kentucky Powers notice of filing its January 24, 2022 10-day update in 2021-00004.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power

Kentucky Power Company filing Notice of Filing the January 13, 2022 ten-day status update.

Scott E. Bishop Kentucky Power Company

OAG and KIUCs Notice re Witness Sharing

J. Michael West Office of the Attorney General

Kentucky Powers notice of filing January 3, 2022 10-day update in 2021-00004

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power

Kentucky Power Company filing the Notice of Filing the December 22, 2021 ten-day status update and attachments.

Scott E. Bishop Kentucky Power Company

20211221_PSC Notice of Filing Hearing Documents.pdf

Kentucky Power Company filing responses to the Commissions December 3, 2021 post-hearing data requests, attachments and Motion for confidential treatment.

Scott E. Bishop Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Company filing Notice of Filing the December 13, 2021 ten-day status update and attachments.

Scott E. Bishop Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Company filing notice of filing the December 3, 2021 ten-day status update and attachments.

Scott E. Bishop Kentucky Power Company

Data Request

Order Entered: 1. Post-hearing data requests, if any, shall be filed on or before December 3, 2021. 2. Responses to post-hearing data requests shall be filed on or before December 14, 2021. 3. Kentucky Power’s motion to cancel the November 30, 2021 hearing is denied. 4. Attorney General/KIUC’s motion to convert the hearing to an informal conference is granted to the extent that the parties discuss a procedural schedule for another matter. 5. Kentucky Power’s objection and supplemental objection to the hearing topics is overruled.

Kentucky Power Companys supplement to notice of objections to hearing topics.

Lerah Scott Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Companys witness list for November 30, hearing and notice of objection to hearing topics.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power

Kentucky Powers notice of filing November 24, 2021 10-day update in 2021-00004.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power

Kentucky Power Company filing of proof of publication of the November 30, 2021 hearing notice.

Scott E. Bishop Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers (KIUC) Notice Regarding Hearing Topics

Michael L Kurtz Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers (KIUC)

Order Entered: 1. The Attorney General’s motion for Mr. Cook to participate virtually in the November 30, 2021 hearing is granted. 2. Commission Staff shall contact participants with instructions for participating remotely.

Notice Regarding Hearing Topics

J. Michael West Office of the Attorney General

OAG and KIUCs Response to Kentucky Powers Motion to Cancel Hearing

J. Michael West Office of the Attorney General

Order Entered: 1. Kentucky Power shall provide a witness or witnesses to discuss the subjects set forth in this Order. 2. Kentucky Power shall file its witness list no later than November 24, 2021, identifying which witness will address each subject. 3. No later than November 24, 2021, parties other than Kentucky Power shall file notice of subjects that they intend to raise through cross-examination of Kentucky Power if the subjects are in addition to those set forth in this Order.

Kentucky Power Companys motion to cancel the November 30, 2021 hearing.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power

OAGs Motion to Participate at Hearing Virtually

Larry Cook Kentucky Office of the Attorney General

Order Entered: 1. Kentucky Power’s motion for Mr. Mattison to participate virtually in the November 30, 2021 hearing is granted. 2. Commission Staff shall contact participants with instructions for participating remotely.

Order Entered: 1. KIUC’s motion for counsel to participate virtually in the November 30, 2021 hearing is granted. 2. Commission Staff shall contact participants with instructions for participating remotely.

Notice of filing November 15, 2021 10-day update in 2021-00004.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power

Kentucky Power Company filing of motion to participate virtually at the November 30, 2021 hearing.

Scott E. Bishop Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Companys request for publication its notice of the November 30, 2021 hearing.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power

Notice of filing

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power

Order Entered: 1. Walmart’s motion for counsel to participate virtually in the November 30, 2021 hearing is granted. 2. Commission Staff shall contact participants with instructions for participating remotely.

Notice of filing November 4, 2021 10-day update in 2021-00004.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power

Order Entered: 1. Sierra Club’s motion for counsel to participate virtually in the November 30, 2021 hearing is granted. 2. Commission Staff shall contact participants with instructions for participating remotely.

Walmart Inc.s Motion to Allow Counsel to Participate Virtually at the November 30, 2021, Hearing

Carrie H. Grundmann Walmart Inc.

KENTUCKY INDUSTRIAL UTILITY CUSTOMERS (KIUC) MOTION TO ALLOW COUNSEL TO PARTICIPATE VIRTUALLY

Michael L, Kurtz Boehm, Kurtz Lowry

Sierra Clubs Motion to Appear Virtually at Nov. 30 Hearing

Joe Childers Sierra Club

Order Entered: 1. Kentucky Power shall request Commission approval prior to any change to the Mitchell Operating Agreement. 2. A hearing in this matter shall be held on November 30, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, in the Richard Raff Hearing Room at the offices of the Public Service Commission at 211 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky. 3. Parties may file a motion requesting to participate virtually in the November 30, 2021 hearing. 4. Kentucky Power 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, Kentucky Power shall forward a duplicate of the notice and request to the Commission. 5. Pursuant to KRS 278.360 and 807 KAR 5:001, Section 9(9), a digital video transcript shall be made of the hearing.

Notice of filing 10-day update in 2021-00004.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power

20211021_PSC Notice of Filing Hearing Documents.pdf

Notice in accordance with September 27, 2021 Order of no confidential material.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power

Kentucky Power Company file of Memorandum Brief Regarding Minimum Notice Required for Future Hearing and an Affidavit of Scott Bishop.

Scott E. Bishop Kentucky Power Company

Notice of filing 10-day update in 2021-00004.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power

Order Entered: 1. Kentucky Power’s application for declaratory order is denied; and 2. All outstanding motions in the application for declaratory order are denied as moot.

Sierra Club Response to Kentucky Power Company Motion for Declaratory Order

Joe Childers Sierra Club

Kentucky Power Companys notice of filing of the October 4, 2021 supplemental response of KPSC_RH_1_1 (Ten-day update) in Case No. 2021-00004.

Scott E. Bishop Kentucky Power Company

Proof of publication.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power

Kentucky Power Companys witness list and notice of in-person or remote attendance for the October 5, 2021 hearing.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power

Sierra Clubs Notice of Participation in October 5, 2021 Hearing

Joe F. Childers Sierra Club

Direct testimony of Brett Mattison.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power

Walmart Inc.s Notice regarding Hearing Attendance

Carrie H. Grundmann Walmart Inc.

KIUC Notice letter re: October 5, 2021 Hearing

Michael L Kurtz Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers (KIUC)

Notice regarding Attendance at Hearing and Witnesses

J. Michael West Office of the Attorney General

Kentucky Power Companys application for declaratory order, request for expedited disposition, and motion for deviation from scheduling requirements.

Scott E. Bishop Kentucky Power Company

Walmart Inc.s Notice of Intent to Participate

Carrie H. Grundmann Walmart Inc.

Order Entered: 1. The parties may file written direct testimony on or before September 30, 2021. 2. The parties shall file a witness list and summary of the anticipated witness testimony no later than October 1, 2021. 3. If rebuttal witness testimony will be offered at the October 5, 2021 hearing, the parties shall file a rebuttal witness list and summary of the anticipated rebuttal witness testimony no later than October 4, 2021. 4. The parties shall file notice identifying who will attend the hearing and whether they will attend in person or by videoconference no later than October 1, 2021. 5. Counsel for Kentucky Power shall file a motion requesting confidential treatment of the September 23, 2021 formal conference video or notice that confidential treatment of the formal conference video is not requested no later than October 22, 2021. 6. The parties shall file a memorandum brief in support of their respective position’s regarding the time period that should be provided for notice of future hearings in this matter on or before October 15, 2021. 7. Immediately subsequent to filing each ten-day status report in Case No. 2021-00004, pursuant to Item 1 in Appendix A of the Commission’s order in that matter, Kentucky Power shall file a notice of filing in this case with the documents included in that most-recent 10-day status report.

Kentucky Power Companys September 23, 2021 supplemental response to KPSC RH 1_1 (ten-day status report) filed in Case No. 2021-00004.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power

Kentucky Power Company filing Notice of Filing of Request For Publication Of Notice of Hearing.

Scott E. Bishop Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Companys entry of appearance and US mail waiver.

Lerah M Scott Kentucky Power

Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers (KIUC) Written Statement

Michael Kurtz Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers (KIUC)

Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers (KIUC) letter re: Notice to Participate

Michael L Kurtzq Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers (KIUC)

Sierra Clubs Notice of Intent to Participate as Party

Joe F. Childers Sierra Club

Notice of Intent to Participate

J. Michael West Office of the Attorney General

Order Entered: 1. This proceeding is initiated to investigate the provision of service, rates, and facilities of Kentucky Power. 2. A formal conference in this matter shall be held on Thursday, September 23, 2021, 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, to discuss the AEP strategic review of Kentucky assets; ownership of Mitchell, including whether Kentucky Power has considered selling its interest to Wheeling Power Company and finding other capacity; the need for a CPCN even if WV PSC approves Wheeling’s petition; transmission planning and operation; and any other related matter. Commission Staff will contact parties to indicate who should be present from each party. 3. Pursuant to KRS 278.360 and 807 KAR 5:001, Section 9(9), a digital video transcript shall be made of the formal conference and filed in the record of this case. 4. An in-person evidentiary hearing in this matter shall be held on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, 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. 5. Kentucky Power shall give notice of the hearing in compliance with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 9(2)(b).