Kentucky Public Service Commission

Final Order Entered: 1. EKPC’s request for authorization to establish regulatory assets for the expenses associated with the RTEP through December 31, 2025, is granted. 2. EKPC’s request for authorization to establish regulatory assets for the Legacy CCR ARO-related depreciation and accretion expenses for 2025 and all subsequent years is granted. 3. The regulatory asset accounts established in this case are for accounting purposes only. 4. EKPC shall, within 14 days of service of this Order, file with the Commission the accounting entries made on its books to effectuate the creation of the regulatory assets. 5. EKPC shall file annually updated ARO calculations reflecting any studies, reports, or change in other assumptions for the Legacy CCR ARO balances as originally recorded on December 31, 2024. The annual update shall be based upon the balances as of December 31 of each year and the updated calculations shall be submitted at the same time EKPC files its annual report with the Commission. 6. Any documents filed in the future pursuant to ordering paragraphs 4-5 herein shall reference this case number and shall be retained in the post-case correspondence file. 7. The amount, if any, of the regulatory assets authorized herein that is to be amortized and included in rates shall be determined in EKPC’s next base rate case. 8. This case is closed and removed from the Commission’s docket.

Motion to Submit

Meredith Cave East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.

EKPCs responses to Staffs first data request.

Greg Cecil

Order Entered: 1. The procedural schedule set forth in Appendix A to this Order shall be followed. 2. EKPC shall respond to the requests for information set forth in Appendix B to this Order on or before July 30, 2025. 3. EKPC 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.

EKPCs Application and Exhibits

Jacob Watson Greg Cecil

20250612_PSC Acknowledgment Letter.pdf

East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. Notice of Intent to File an Application for an Order Establishment of a Regulatory Asset for the Expenses Associated with the Regional Transmission Expansion Process Using Electronic Filing Procedures