Kentucky Public Service Commission

Order Entered: the instant matter is closed and removed from the Commission's docket.

Order Entered: 1. Duke Kentucky’s motion to amend the December 21, 2023 Order is granted. 2. The Appendix attached to the December 21, 2023 Order is stricken and replaced with the Appendix attached to this Order. 3. The rates set forth in the Appendix to this Order are effective as of the first billing cycle of the month following the December 21, 2023 Order. 4. All other provisions of the December 21, 2023 Order shall remain in effect.

Motion to Amend the December 21, 2023 Final Order to Correct the Approved Rate and Request for Expedited Treatment

Emily Olive Larisa Vaysman

Final Order Entered: 1. The DSM rates proposed by Duke Kentucky are denied. 2. The DSM rates set forth in the Appendix to this Order are approved as fair, just and reasonable rates for Duke Kentucky, and these rates are approved for service rendered on and after the date of service of this Order. 3. Duke Kentucky will file its Annual Cost Recovery filing for Demand Side Management on November 1 following the issuance of this Order. 4. Duke Kentucky shall comply with the requirements of the findings found herein. 5. In its next filing for Commission approval of its DSM programs, Duke Kentucky shall provide analyses of the impact of DSM charges on its electric and gas customers’ bills, and detailed evaluations of the cost-effectiveness of its existing programs and any proposed programs in light of the attendant cost burdens to the residential and commercial classes. 6. Within 20 days of the date of service of this Order, Duke Kentucky shall file with this Commission, using the Commission’s electronic Tariff Filing System, revised tariff sheets setting out the rates approved herein and reflecting that they were approved pursuant to this Order. 7. This case is closed and removed from the Commission’s docket.

Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.s Responses to Staff 1st Set Request

Deborah Gates Larisa Vaysman

Order Entered: 1. Duke Kentucky’s proposed tariffs shall be suspended for five months from December 15, 2023, up to and including May 14, 2024. The schedule will be amended if any intervenors are joined to facilitate intervenor discovery. 2. The procedural schedule set forth in the Appendix to this Order shall be followed. 3. Duke Kentucky shall respond to all requests for information propounded by Commission Staff, whether identified on the procedural schedule or otherwise, as provided in those requests. 4. 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. 2020-00085 regarding filings with the Commission. 5. 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.

Data Request

Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.s Annual Cost Recovery Filing for Demand Side Management

Minna Sunderman Larisa Vaysman

20231030_PSC Acknowledgment Letter.pdf

Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. Notice of Intent to File an Application for Annual Cost Recovery for Demand Side Management Using Electronic Filing Procedures