Kentucky Public Service Commission

Final Order Entered: 1. Kentucky Power’s September 15, 2023 application is granted. 2. Kentucky Power is granted a deviation from KRS 278.2207 to enter into the Grid Assurance Subscription Agreement and pay its Contract Allocated Share for five years from the date of service of this Order. 3. Kentucky Power is granted a deviation from KRS 278.2207 for purchases of equipment from Grid Assurance upon Qualifying Events at Original Cost for five years from the date of service of this Order. 4. Kentucky Power shall provide final transfer, or if applicable, acquisition details, within 30 days of any Qualifying Event transaction occurring under the terms of the Grid Assurance Agreement and shall supplement such initial reporting with subsequent final documents. 5. Kentucky Power shall notify the Commission should there be any change in the Sparing Service to be provided by Grid Assurance or in the fee to be paid by Kentucky Power for that service. 6. Any documents filed pursuant to ordering paragraphs 4 and 5 of this Order shall reference the number of this case and shall be filed into the post-case correspondence file. 7. This Order in no way affects the Commission’s jurisdiction over rates, services, or any matters whatsoever subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction that may come before it, nor shall anything herein be construed as acquiescence in any estimate of costs, or any valuation of property claimed or asserted.

Kentucky Power Companys Request To Submit Matter For Decision On The Record

Marilyn Michelle Caldwell Kentucky Power Company

Order Entered: 1. The sentence in the first paragraph of the request for information that reads “[t]he information requested is due on October 6, 2023” is stricken and is replaced with the following language: The information requested is due on October 13, 2023. 2. All other portions of the request for information that are not in conflict with the terms of this Order shall remain in effect.

Kentucky Power Company’s Responses to Commission Staff’s October 3, 2023 Data Requests

Marilyn Michelle Caldwell Kentucky Power Company

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the record from Case No. 2018-00287 is incorporated by reference into this proceeding.

Data Request

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. 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. The Commission directs the parties to the Commission’s July 22, 2021 Order in Case No. 2020-00085¹ regarding filings with the Commission. 4. As set forth in 807 KAR 5:001, 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.

20230918_PSC No Deficiency Letter.pdf

Kentucky Power Company’s Verified Application

Marilyn Michelle Caldwell Kentucky Power Company

20230908_PSC Acknowledgment Letter.pdf

Kentucky Power Company Notice of Intent to File an Application For (1) Renewed Authority under KRS 278.2207 (2) and KRS 278.2219 to Enable the Company to Pay the Fees and Costs Imposed by The Grid Assurance LLC Subscription Agreement; And (2) The Grant of