Kentucky Public Service Commission

Final Order Entered: 1. Delta’s application for a declaratory order is granted in part and denied in part. 2. The replacement of the 8,000 Itron 40 modules that have reached the end of their service life and the associated meters with the Intelis 250 meters is an ordinary extension in the usual course of business, and a CPCN, pursuant to KRS 278.020(1), is not required for this project. 3. Assuming the replacements will not result in wasteful duplication, the ongoing replacements of about 500 meters and ERT modules a year with the Intelis 250 meters due to maintenance issues is an ordinary extension in the usual course of business, and a CPCN, pursuant to KRS 278.020(1), is not required. 4. Except with respect to the replacements discussed in ordering paragraph 3, the Commission declines to decide whether a CPCN is required for the future replacement of the 32,000 Itron 100s, or their respective meters, once either has reached the end of their service life. 5. This case is closed and removed from the Commission’s docket.

Application for Declaratory Order

Monica Braun Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc.

20240507_PSC Acknowledgment Letter.pdf

Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc. Notice of Intent to File an Application for a Declaratory Order that the Replacement of Encoder Receiver Transmitter Meters with Similar Meters are Ordinary Extensions Using Electronic Filing Procedures