Kentucky Public Service Commission

Finaly Order Entered: 1. Kentucky Power’s request for a CPCN is granted. 2. Kentucky Power’s request for a regulatory asset is granted. 3. Kentucky Power’s requests for deviations are denied. 4. Kentucky Power shall use a 20-year depreciable life for the AMI. 5. Beginning on January 31, 2026, and continuing through the deployment of AMI as set forth in the application, Kentucky Power shall file quarterly status reports, including the status of the implementation and deployment of the project, adherence to budgets, and all other items set forth in this Order. 6. Kentucky Power shall file by December 31, 2025, and continuing annually, a detailed plan for customer engagement of its AMI systems before, during and after AMI deployment, and including through the system’s end of useful life. 7. Kentucky Power shall develop and file with its next base rate application, and continue in rate base applications until such time a base rate application requests to address the regulatory asset related to AMI installation is addressed, detailed plans on AMI obsolescence and replacement strategies that identify, at a minimum, risks and solutions to early obsolescence, opportunities for greater cross-system compatibility, and successor technologies, including hardware and software, in order to extend the life of as many portions of the proposed AMI systems as reasonably practical.

20250217_PSC Response E-Mail to ACLC, KRC, KYSES, and MA.pdf

Kentucky Power Company’s Responses to Commission Staff’s Second Set of Data Requests dated December 30, 2024

Marilyn Michelle Caldwell Kentucky Power Company

Data Request

20241220_PSC Letter Filing IC Memo and Sign In Sheet into the Record.pdf

Kentucky Power Company’s Responses to Commission Staff’s First Set of Data Requests dated December 10, 2024

Marilyn Michelle Caldwell Kentucky Power Company

Data Request

Order Entered: 1. Kentucky Power’s motion for an IC is granted. 2. The procedural schedule set forth in the Appendix to this Order shall be followed. 3. 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. 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.

Order Entered: 1. Kentucky Power’s request for deviations from the filing requirements is granted. 2. Kentucky Power’s request is granted with respect to the requirements in 807 KAR 5:001, Section 15(2)(d)(1) and Section 15(2)(d)(2). 3. Kentucky Power’s application for a CPCN and other relief is accepted for filing as of the date this Order is entered.

Kentucky Power Company’s Motion for Informal Conference

Marilyn Michelle Caldwell Kentucky Power Company

Kentucky Power Company’s Application

Marilyn Michelle Caldwell Kentucky Power Company

20241023_PSC Acknowledgment Letter.pdf

Kentucky Power Company Notice of Intent to File an Application for (1) A Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity Authorizing the Deployment of Advanced Metering Infrastructure; (2) Request for Accounting Treatment; And (3) All Other Necessary Waive