Kentucky Public Service Commission

Order Entered: 1. LG&E/KU shall file its next IRP no later than October 19, 2024. 2. This case is closed and removed from the Commission’s docket.

Comments of Joint Intervenors On Commission Staffs Report

Tom FitzGerald Joint Intervenors Metropolitan Housing Coalition, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Mountain Association, and Kentucky Solar Ene

Attorney Generals Response to Commission Staffs Report

J. Michael West Office of the Attorney General

Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers (KIUC) Comments on Staff Report

Michael L Kurtz Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers (KIUC)

Final Written Comments

Randy Strobo Southern Renewable Energy Association

LGE-KU Comments on Commissions Staff Report

Kendrick R. Riggs of Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC Kentucky Utilities Company and Louisville Gas and Electric Company

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

Joint Intervenors’ Response to Supplemental Comment On Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company’s Joint 2021 Integrated Resource Plan

Tom FitzGerald Joint Intervenors Mountain Association, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Metropolitan Housing Coalition, and Kentucky Solar Ene

Response to Supplemental Comments

J. Michael West Office of the Attorney General

LGE-KU Post-Hearing Response Comments 09-06-2022

W. Duncan Crosby III Kentucky Utilities Company and Louisville Gas and Electric Company

Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers (KIUC) letter advising the Commission that will not file a Response to Post-Hearing Comments

Michael L Kurtz Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers (KIUC)

Signed Supplemental Comments of Joint Intervenors (Corrected)

Tom FitzGerald Joint Intervenors Mountain Association, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Metropolitan Housing Coalition, and Kentucky Solar Ene

Supplemental Comment of Joint Intervenors on 2021 Joint IRP

Tom FitzGerald Joint Intervenors Mountain Association, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Metropolitan Housing Coalition, and Kentucky Solar Ene

Louisville Metros Supplemental Comments

Quang D. Nguyen Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government

KU-LGE Supplemental Post-Hearing Comments

Kendrick R. Riggs of Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC Kentucky Utilities Company and Louisville Gas and Electric Company

Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers (KIUC) Post-Hearing Comments

Michael L Kurtz Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers (KIUC)

20220818_PSC Notice of Filing Hearing Documents - July 13, 2022.pdf

20220818_PSC Notice of Filing Hearing Documents - July 12, 2022.pdf

Sierra Clubs Post-Hearing Comments

JOE F CHILDERS Sierra Club

Louisville Gas and Electric Company’s and Kentucky Utilities Company’s Responses to the Southern Renewable Energy Association’s Post-Hearing Data Requests

Rick E. Lovekamp Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company

Louisville Gas and Electric Company’s and Kentucky Utilities Company’s Responses to the Sierra Club’s Post-Hearing Requests for Information

Rick E. Lovekamp Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company

Louisville Gas and Electric Company’s and Kentucky Utilities Company’s Responses to the Joint Intervenors Metropolitan Housing Coalition, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Kentucky Solar Energy Society, and Mountain Association’s Post Hearing Data Requests

Rick E. Lovekamp Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company

Louisville Gas and Electric Company’s and Kentucky Utilities Company’s Responses to the Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers, Inc. Post Hearing Data Requests

Rick E. Lovekamp Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company

Louisville Gas and Electric Company’s and Kentucky Utilities Company’s Responses to the Commission Staff’s Post-Hearing Request for Information

Rick E. Lovekamp Louisville Gas and Electric Company

Sierra Clubs Petition for Confidential Treatment

JOE F CHILDERS Sierra Club

Sierra Clubs Redacted Post-Hearing Requests for Information to the Companies

JOE F CHILDERS Sierra Club

Post Hearing Data Requests of Joint Intervenors Metropolitan Housing Coalition, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Kentucky Solar Energy Society, and Mountain Association Propounded To Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company

Tom FitzGerald Joint Intervenors Metropolitan Housing Coalition, Mountain Association, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, and Kentucky Solar Ene

Sierra Clubs Post-Hearing Requests for Information to the Companies

JOE F CHILDERS Sierra Club

Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers (KIUC) Post-Hearing Data Requests to LGE and KU

Michael L Kurtz Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers (KIUC)

Post Hearing Data Requests

Randy Strobo SREA

Data Request

Order Entered: 1. Post-hearing data requests to LG&E and KU, if any, shall be filed on or before July 18, 2022. 2.Responses to post-hearing data requests shall be filed on or before August8, 2022. 3. Any party shall file supplemental post-hearing comments, if any, on or before August 22, 2022. 4. Any party shall file their response, if any, to other parties’ supplemental post-hearing comments on or before September 5, 2022. 5. Commission Staff’s Report on LG&E and KU’s 2021 Integrated Resource Plan shall be filed into the record no later than September 16, 2022. 6. Any party desiring to file written comments regarding Commission Staff’s Report shall do so no later than October 7, 2022.

Order Entered: 1. LG&E/KU’s motion that certain witnesses be allowed to adopt the responses to requests for information filed by other witnesses and to testify on behalf of those witnesses at the hearing in this matter is granted. 2. Lonnie E. Bellar and Christopher M. Garrett shall be permitted to adopt the responses to request for information sponsored by Christopher D. Balmer, Michael P. Drake, John K. Wolfe, and Daniel K. Arbough and to testify in their place as proposed on the condition that the witnesses adopting the responses to requests for information will be able to respond to questions relating to the responses.

Louisville Gas and Electric Company’s and Kentucky Utilities Company’s submission of the Notarized Affidavit attesting to the publication of Notice of Public Hearing

Rick E. Lovekamp Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company

Order Entered: 1. Sierra Club’s motion that its counsel be permitted to attend the hearing scheduled to begin in this matter on July 12, 2022, remotely is granted. 2. Sierra Club may participate in the hearing in this matter via video conference. 3. Commission Staff shall provide the Sierra Club with details for joining the hearing via video conference.

Order Entered: 1. Kristin A. Henry 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. 2. Kristin A. Henry shall comply with the rules of the Commission and the Kentucky Bar Association.

Order Entered: 1. The Attorney General’s motion that his counsel be permitted to attend the hearing scheduled to begin in this matter on July 12, 2022, remotely is granted. 2. The Attorney General may participate in the hearing in this matter via video conference. 3. Commission Staff shall provide the Attorney General with details for joining the hearing via video conference.

Sierra Clubs Pro Hac Vice KBA Receipt for Kristin Henry

JOE F CHILDERS Sierra Club

SIERRA CLUB’S MOTION TO ADMIT KRISTIN A. HENRY PRO HAC VICE

JOE F CHILDERS Sierra Club

LGE and KU Joint Motion to Adopt Certain Responses to Data Requests

Kendrick R. Riggs of Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC Kentucky Utilities Company and Louisville Gas and Electric Company

Sierra Clubs Motion to Appear Virtually at Hearing

JOE F CHILDERS Sierra Club

OAG Motion for Counsels Virtual Participation

Larry Cook Kentucky Office of the Attorney General

Sierra Clubs Notice of Departure of Co-Counsel

JOE F CHILDERS Sierra Club

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company Hearing Notice Request to KY Press

Rick E. Lovekamp Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company

Order Entered: 1. A hearing in this matter shall be held on Tuesday, July 12, 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. Any witness who responded to a request for information in this matter shall attend the hearing for cross-examination, unless otherwise excused or permitted to attend virtually by a subsequent order. 3. LG&E/KU 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, LG&E/KU shall forward a duplicate of the notice and request to the Commission. 4. Pursuant to KRS 278.360 and 807 KAR 5:001, Section 9(9), a digital video transcript shall be made of the hearing.

LGE-KU Responsive Comments

Kendrick R. Riggs of Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC Kentucky Utilities Company and Louisville Gas and Electric Company

Joint Intervenors’ Initial Comments On Louisville Gas And Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company’s Joint 2021 Integrated Resource Plan

Tom FitzGerald Joint Intervenors Mountain Association, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Kentucky Solar Energy Society and Metropolitan Housing

Sierra Clubs Initial Comments

Joe Childers Sierra Club

Attorney Generals Comments

Larry Cook Kentucky Office of the Attorney General

Southern Renewable Energy Associations Written Comments (Public Version) upon LGE KU IRP

David Spenard Southern Renewable Energy Association

Louisville Metros Comments on 2021 Joint Integrated Resource Plan of LGE and KU

Quang D. Nguyen Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government

Order Entered: 1. The motion of LG&E and KU for leave to file written responses to intervenor comments in the record, in this case, is granted. 2. LG&E and KU shall have up to and including May 20, 2022, to file written comments in response to intervenor comments. 3. The motion of the Attorney General to amend the procedural schedule to allow until April 22, 2022, for intervenors to file their comments is granted. 4. All intervenors shall have up to and including April 22, 2022, to file written comments on the LG&E and KU IRP. 5. The November 12, 2021, Order in this matter shall remain in full force and effect except as modified herein.

Response Of Joint Intervenors Metropolitan Housing Coalition, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Kentucky Solar Energy Society, and Mountain Association To Pending Motions

Tom FitzGerald Joint Intervenors Mountain Association, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Kentucky Solar Energy Society and Metropolitan Housing

OAG MOTION TO ENLARGE PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE

Larry Cook Kentucky Office of the Attorney General

Louisville Gas and Electric Company’s and Kentucky Utilities Company’s Joint Motion to File Written Responses to Comments

Rick E. Lovekamp Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company

Louisville Gas and Electric Company’s and Kentucky Utilities Company’s Responses to the Southern Renewable Energy Association’s Supplemental Requests for Information

Andrea M. Fackler Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company

Louisville Gas and Electric Company’s and Kentucky Utilities Company’s Responses to the Joint Intervenors Metropolitan Housing Coalition, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Kentucky Solar Energy Society, and Mountain Association’s Supplemental Data Requests

Andrea M. Fackler Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company

Louisville Gas and Electric Company’s and Kentucky Utilities Company’s Responses to the Sierra Club’s Supplemental Request for Information

Andrea M. Fackler Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company

Louisville Gas and Electric Company’s and Kentucky Utilities Company’s Responses to the KIUC’s Supplemental Set of Data Request

Andrea M. Fackler Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company

Louisville Gas and Electric Company’s and Kentucky Utilities Company’s Responses to the Attorney General’s Supplemental Data Request

Andrea M. Fackler Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company

Louisville Gas and Electric Company’s and Kentucky Utilities Company’s Responses to the Commission Staff’s Second Request for Information

Andrea M. Fackler Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company

Supplemental Data Requests of Joint Intervenors Metropolitan Housing Coalition, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Kentucky Solar Energy Society, and Mountain Association.

Tom FitzGerald Joint Intervenors Metropolitan Housing Coalition, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Kentucky Solar Energy Society and Mountain A

Sierra Clubs Supplemental Requests for Information

Joe Childers Sierra Club

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA REQUESTS OF KENTUCKY INDUSTRIAL UTILITY CUSTOMERS, INC. (KIUC) TO LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY AND KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY

Michael L Kurtz Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers (KIUC)

OAGs Supplemental Data Requests

Larry Cook Kentucky Office of the Attorney General

Southern Renewable Energy Association Supplemental Requests for Information

David Spenard Southern Renewable Energy Association

Data Request

Louisville Gas and Electric Company’s and Kentucky Utilities Company’s Responses to the Joint Intervenors Metropolitan Housing Coalition, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Kentucky Solar Energy Society, and Mountain Association’s Initial Data Requests

Rick E. Lovekamp Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company

Louisville Gas and Electric Company’s and Kentucky Utilities Company’s Responses to the Sierra Club’s Initial Requests for Information

Rick E. Lovekamp Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company

Louisville Gas and Electric Company’s and Kentucky Utilities Company’s Responses to the Southern Renewable Energy Association’s Initial Requests for Information

Rick E. Lovekamp Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company

Louisville Gas and Electric Company’s and Kentucky Utilities Company’s Responses to Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government’s First Request for Information

Rick E. Lovekamp Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company

Louisville Gas and Electric Company’s and Kentucky Utilities Company’s Responses to the Attorney General’s Initial Data Requests

Rick E. Lovekamp Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company

Louisville Gas and Electric Company’s and Kentucky Utilities Company’s Responses to the Commission Staff’s First Request for Information

Rick E. Lovekamp Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company

Louisville Gas and Electric Companys and Kentucky Utilities Company’s file a Joint Petition for Confidential Protection, Joint Motion for Approval to Deviate from Rule, and Privilege Log regarding certain information pertaining to the initial request for i

Rick E. Lovekamp Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company

First Set of Data Requests of Joint Intervenors To LGE and KU

Tom FitzGerald Joint Intervenors Mountain Association, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Kentucky Solar Energy Society and Metropolitan Housing

OAGs INITIAL DATA REQUESTS

Larry Cook KENTUCKY OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Correspondence of Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers (KIUC) advising the Commission that KIUC has elected not to file Initial Requests for Information.

Michael L Kurtz Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers (KIUC)

Sierra Clubs First Request for Information from Companies

Joe F. Childers Sierra Club

SREAs Initial Requests for Information

Randy Strobo Southern Renewable Energy Association

Data Request

Louisville Metro DR1

Quang D. Nguyen Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government

Sierra Clubs Post-Intervention Statement

Joe F. Childers Sierra Club

STATEMENT OF JOINT INTERVENORS METROPOLITAN HOUSING COALITION, KENTUCKIANS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH, KENTUCKY SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY AND MOUNTAIN ASSOCIATION REGARDING RECEIPT OF ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSIONS

Tom FitzGerald Joint Intervenors Metropolitan Housing Coalition, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Kentucky Solar Energy Society and Mountain A

Written Statement

Quang D. Nguyen Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government

SREAs written statement in response to January 11, 2022 Order

David Spenard Southern Renewable Energy Association

Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers (KIUC) Written Statement

Michael L Kurtz Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers (KIUC)

Order Entered: 1. The motion of SREA to intervene is granted. 2. SREA 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. SREA 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, SREA 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. 5. SREA shall adhere to the procedural schedule set forth in the Commission’s November 12, 2021 Order and any amendments thereto.

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 November 12, 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.

Order Entered: 1. The motion of Louisville Metro to intervene is granted. 2. Louisville Metro 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. Louisville Metro 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. Louisville Metro shall adhere to the procedural schedule set forth in the Commission’s November 12, 2021 Order and any amendments thereto.

Order Entered: 1. The motion of KIUC to intervene is granted. 2. KIUC 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. KIUC 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, KIUC 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. 5. KIUC shall adhere to the procedural schedule set forth in the Commission’s November 12, 2021 Order and any amendments thereto.

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. The Attorney General shall adhere to the procedural schedule set forth in the Commission’s November 12, 2021 Order and as amended by subsequent Orders. 5. 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.

Order Entered: 1. The motion of Joint Intervenors to intervene is granted. 2. Joint Intervenors 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. Joint Intervenors 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, Joint Intervenors 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. 5. Joint Intervenors shall adhere to the procedural schedule set forth in the Commission’s November 12, 2021 Order and any amendments thereto.

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company submit proof of publication

Rick E. Lovekamp Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company

Joint Motion of Metropolitan Housing Coalition, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Kentucky Solar Energy Society, and Mountain Association, for Full Intervention As Joint Intervenors.

Tom FitzGerald Movants For Joint Intervention Metropolitan Housing Coalition, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Kentucky Solar Energy Society,

Louisville Metro Motion to Intervene

Quang D. Nguyen Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government

Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers (KIUC) Motion to Intervene

Michael L Kurtz Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers (KIUC)

Order Entered: 1. The procedural schedule set forth in the Appendix to this Order shall be followed. 2. Any party filing a paper with the Commission shall file an electronic copy in accordance with the electronic filing procedures set forth in 807 KAR 5:001, Section 8. Electronic documents shall be in portable document format (PDF), shall be searchable, and shall be appropriately bookmarked.

SREAs Reply to LGEs and KUs Objection to SREAs Motion to Intervene

David Spenard Southern Renewable Energy Association

LGE-KU Objection to Motion to Intervene of Southern Renewable Energy Association

Kendrick R. Riggs of Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC Kentucky Utilities Company and Louisville Gas and Electric Company

Motion to Intervene

David Spenard Southern Renewable Energy Association

Sierra Clubs Motion to intervene

Joe F. Childers Sierra Club

Pursuant to 807 KAR 5:058 and Ordering Paragraph 1 in the October 2, 2020, Order in Case No. 2018-00348, enclosed please find and accept for filing of the 2021 Joint Integrated Resource Plan of Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Com

Rick E. Lovekamp Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company

Motion to Intervene

J. Michael West Office of the Attorney General

20211012_PSC Acknowledgment Letter.pdf

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company Notice of Intent to File an Application for the 2021 Joint Integrated Resource Plan Using Electronic Filing Procedures