Kentucky Public Service Commission

Order Entered: 1. BREC’s January 24, 2023, and March 6, 2023, motions for confidential treatment are granted. 2. The designated material in BREC’s January 24, 2023 motion granted confidential treatment by this Order shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection indefinitely or until further Order of this Commission for information protected by KRS 61.878(1)(m). 3. BREC’s responses to Staff’s First Request, Items 2, 6, 7, and 14 shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection indefinitely or until further Order of this Commission for information protected by KRS 61.878(1)(m). 4. BREC’s responses to Staff’s First Request, Items 3, 12, 13, and 14 shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for five years or until the property is sold, whichever period is shorter, or until further Order of this Commission, for information protected by KRS 61.878(1)(c)(1). 5. Use of the designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order in any Commission proceeding shall comply with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 13(9).

Final Order Entered: 1. BREC is granted a CPCN to construct its new TOC as proposed in its application. 2. BREC shall immediately notify the Commission upon knowledge of any material changes to the project, including, but not limited to, increase in cost and any significant delays in construction. 3. Any material deviation from the construction approved by this Order shall be undertaken only with the prior approval of the Commission. 4. BREC shall file with the Commission documentation of the total costs of the projects, including the cost of construction and all other capitalized costs, within 60 days of the date that construction authorized under this CPCN is substantially completed. 5. BREC shall file a copy of the “as-built” drawings and a certified statement that the construction has been satisfactorily completed in accordance with the contract plans and specifications within 60 days of the substantial completion of the construction certificated herein. 6. Any documents filed in the future pursuant to ordering paragraphs 4 and 5 herein shall reference this case number and shall be retained in the post-case correspondence file. 7. BREC’s application requesting approval of the transfer of ownership of its existing ET&S facility is granted on conditions that: a. BREC proceeds with construction of the new headquarters as proposed herein; and b. The sale price of the existing ET&S facility is not less than its remaining net book value at time of the transfer.

Big Rivers Electric Corporations Request for Submission on Written Record

Edward T. Depp Big Rivers Electric Corporation

Big Rivers Electric Corporations Response to Commission Staffs First Request for Information.

Edward T. Depp Big Rivers Electric Corporation

Order Entered: 1. The procedural schedule set forth in Appendix A to this Order shall be followed. The schedule will be amended if any intervenors are joined to facilitate intervenor discovery. 2. On or before the date set forth in the procedural schedule, BREC shall file its responses to the Commission Staff’s First Request for Information, attached to this Order as Appendix B. 3. BREC shall respond to additional requests for information propounded by Commission Staff as provided in those requests.4. As set forth in 807 KAR 5:001E, Section 4(11)(a), a person requesting permissive intervention in a Commission proceeding is required to demonstrate either (1) a special interest in the proceeding that is not adequately represented in the case, or (2) that the person requesting permissive intervention is likely to present issues or develop facts that will assist the Commission in fully considering the matter without unduly complicating or disrupting the proceedings.

Notice of Change of Address

Edward T. Depp Big Rivers Electric Corporation

20230126_PSC No Deficiency Letter.pdf

Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

Edward T. Depp Big Rivers Electric Corporation

20221227_PSC Acknowledgment Letter.pdf

Big Rivers Electric Corporation Notice of Intent to File an Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Construct a Transmission Operations Center and for Other Relief Using Electronic Filing Procedures