Kentucky Public Service Commission

Order Entered: 1. Kentucky-American’s petition for confidential treatment for is granted in part and denied in part. 2. Kentucky-American’s petition for confidential treatment for specified material in Kentucky American’s Response to Staff’s Second Request, Item 4 is granted. 3. Kentucky-American’s petition for confidential treatment for specified items in Kentucky American’s Response to Staff’s Second Request, Item 4 and Item 2 is denied. 4. The designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for five years or until further order of this Commission. 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). 6. Kentucky-American shall inform the Commission if the designated material granted confidential treatment becomes publicly available or no longer qualifies for confidential treatment.

Final Order Entered: 1. The QIP Rider of 8.27 percent as proposed by Kentucky-American is fair, just and reasonable, and is approved for service rendered on and after October 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. 2. Kentucky-American’s proposed revision to the calculation of its QIP 3 rate to reflect forecasted “end-of-period” construction investment is approved. 3. Kentucky-American, in all future QIP filing applications, shall include detailed, supporting documentation justifying how Kentucky-American develops its scope of work and cost estimates for each project, including an itemized breakdown for material, labor, and paving and reasoning for each variance from the original estimate. 4. Within 20 days of the date of this Order, Kentucky-American shall, using the Commission’s electronic Tariff Filing System, file its revised tariffs setting out the rates authorized in this Order and the revised QIP Rider and reflecting they were approved pursuant to this Order. 5. This case is now closed and removed from the Commission’s docket.

KAW responses to PSC Second Information Request

Lindsey Ingram Kentucky American Water

Data Request

Order Entered: 1. The procedural schedule issued April 6, 2023, is amended to the extent that the Commission has determined that an extension of 90 days for further investigation is necessary. 2. Kentucky-American shall respond to all requests for information issued by Commission Staff, whether identified on a procedural schedule or otherwise, as provided in those requests. 3. Nothing in this Order shall be construed to limit the Commission’s ability to extend the investigation period further or issue further Orders in this matter. 4. All remaining provisions of the April 6, 2023 procedural schedule not in conflict with this Order remain in effect.

KAW Request to Decide on Written Record

Lindsey Ingram Kentucky American Water

Responses to PSC 1

Lindsey Ingram Kentucky American Water

Data Request

KAWs Proof of Customer Notice

Lindsey Ingram Kentucky American Water

Order Entered: Mr. Kemper’s motion to intervene is denied.

Order Entered: 1. The procedural schedule set forth in the Appendix to this Order shall be followed. 2. Kentucky-American 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. 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 5:001E, Section 8. Electronic documents shall be in portable document format (PDF), shall be searchable, and shall be appropriately bookmarked. The Commission directs the parties to the Commission’s July 22, 2021 Order in Case No. 2020-00085³ regarding filings with the Commission. 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. Therefore, any person requesting to intervene in a Commission proceeding must state with specificity the person’s special interest that is not otherwise adequately represented, or the issues and facts that the person will present that will assist the Commission in fully considering the matter.

Response to March 31, 2023 Order

Lindsey Ingram Kentucky American Water

Order Entered: within three days of service of this Order, Kentucky-American shall file written notice stating whether the March 10, 2023 filing amended or supplemented the March 1, 2023 application.

KAWs Response to Kemper Request to Intervene

Lindsey Ingram Kentucky American Water

Gerald Kemper Request for Intervention

Supplemental Testimony

Lindsey Ingram Kentucky American Water

Application and Supporting Materials

Lindsey Ingram Kentucky American Water

20230130_PSC Acknowledgment Letter.pdf

Kentucky-American Water Company Notice of Intent to File an Application to Amend Tariff to Revise Its Qualified Infrastructure Charge Using Electronic Filing Procedures