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• ELECTRIC SYSTEM RELIABILITY IMPROVING IN KENTUCKY - Most customers see shorter outages
  Tuesday, June 03, 2008
  Kentucky electric customers whose power goes out are seeing the lights come back on more quickly than in the past, according to data collected by the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC).
• PSC OPENS CASE TO EXAMINE NET METERING
  Friday, May 30, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today opened an administrative proceeding that will establish consistent guidelines for net metering and connecting small sources of renewable power to the electric grid. Net metering allows customers who operate such sources to send any excess power back to their electric utilities and receive a credit against their electric bills.
• PSC APPROVES WATER DISTRICT MERGER IN GRAVES COUNTY -Four districts consolidate to form new Graves County Water District
  Wednesday, May 21, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved the merger of four water districts into the new Graves County Water District. The new district will combine the Consumers, South Graves, Fancy Farm and Hardeman water districts into a single utility with about 3,100 water customers and slightly more than 200 sewer customers.
• PSC GIVES KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER APPROVAL TO BUILD TREATMENT PLANT AND PIPELINE - Company ordered to develop conservation plan and report progress
  Friday, April 25, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved the application of Kentucky-American Water Co. to construct a new water treatment plant on the Kentucky River in Owen County and to build a pipeline from the plant to connect to the company’s system in Fayette County.
• PSC TO ISSUE DECISION FRIDAY IN KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND PIPELINE CASE
  Wednesday, April 23, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission’s (PSC) decision in case 2007-00134, the application of Kentucky-American Water Co. to construct a new water treatment plant on the Kentucky River in Owen County and to build a pipeline from the plant to connect to the company’s system in Fayette County, will be issued at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 25.
• CHAIRMAN GOSS ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE FROM PSC - Resignation takes effect May 3
  Tuesday, April 15, 2008
  Chairman Mark David Goss is resigning from the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC).
• PSC SETS PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR MARTIN COUNTY WATER - Order implements findings of management audit
  Wednesday, April 02, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has ordered the Martin County Water District to take specific steps to improve long-standing deficiencies in customer service and financial performance.
• PSC POSTPONES START DATE FOR AREA CODE 364 TO APRIL 2010 - Number reallocation extends lifespan of area code 270
  Friday, March 28, 2008
  Measures taken to extend the lifespan of area code 270 have worked as expected, allowing another postponement in the starting date for area code 364 in far western Kentucky, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) said today. The optional use of area code 364 will now take effect on April 1, 2010, 15 months later than previously announced.
• PSC APPROVES SALE OF AUXIER WATER CO. - City of Prestonsburg is purchasing utility
  Tuesday, March 18, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the city of Prestonsburg’s purchase of the Auxier Water Co., Inc., which serves about 1,100 customers in Floyd and Johnson counties.
• STEPHANIE STUMBO NAMED TO HEAD PSC STAFF - New executive director takes office on March 17
  Thursday, March 13, 2008
  Stephanie L. Stumbo, a Kentucky native with extensive management experience in state and local government, has been named executive director of the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC).
• PSC REMINDS CONSUMERS OF DO-NOT-CALL LIST CHANGES - Issues instructions to telephone companies regarding consumer information
  Tuesday, February 05, 2008
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is reminding residents that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has assumed responsibility for maintaining the list of telephone customers who do not want to receive calls from telemarketers.
• WATER CUSTOMERS CAN GET NOTICE OF BOIL ADVISORIES - PSC offers automated e-mail notification
  Friday, January 11, 2008
  Customers of a water distribution utility regulated by the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) now may sign up to be notified by e-mail whenever their water supplier issues a boil-water advisory as the result of a water main break or other problem.
• PSC SEEKS ADDITIONAL DATA IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY WATER SUPPLY CASE - Process extended to explore public-private partnership
  Friday, December 21, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today asked Kentucky-American Water Co. (KAWC) and the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) whether they had considered entering into a public-private partnership that would supply water to the Lexington area.
• PSC GRANTS RATE ADJUSTMENT TO MEADE COUNTY RECC - Rural cooperative receives slightly less than requested
  Thursday, December 20, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted a rate increase to Meade County Rural Electric Cooperative Corp. (Meade RECC) that will increase the cooperative annual revenue by $1.9 million, or about 7 percent.
• PSC APPROVES SETTLEMENT IN NOLIN RECC RATE CASE - Rural cooperative receives slightly less than requested
  Thursday, December 20, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has accepted a settlement that permits Nolin Rural Electric Cooperative Corp. (Nolin RECC) to raise its rates in order to increase its annual revenue by $2.6 million, or about 5.8 percent.
• PSC APPROVES SETTLEMENT IN FLEMING-MASON RATE CASE - Rural cooperative receives less than requested
  Thursday, December 20, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has accepted a settlement that permits Fleming-Mason Energy Cooperative, Inc. to raise its rates in order to increase its annual revenue by $3.25 million, or about 7 percent.
• COMMISSIONER CLARK RECEIVES ETHICS CLEARANCE - Possibility of conflict is ‘far removed and is not substantial’
  Friday, December 14, 2007
  Her husband’s employment with a large law firm that represents utilities before the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) does not create an inherent conflict of interest for PSC member Caroline Pitt Clark, the Executive Branch Ethics Commission said today.
• PSC GRANTS RATE ADJUSTMENT TO EAST KENTUCKY POWER - $19 million interim increase given in April is made permanent
  Wednesday, December 05, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today made permanent a $19 million increase in annual revenue that had been granted to East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc. (EKPC) on an interim basis in April. Because the interim increase in wholesale rates granted in April has been passed through to the customers of EKPC's member distribution cooperatives, they will not see any rate changes as a result of today’s PSC action.
• NFL FANS UPSET OVER TV COVERAGE SHOULD NOT CONTACT PSC - Commission has no authority over cable system content or rates
  Thursday, November 29, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is advising National Football League fans that it cannot help them obtain cable television access to the NFL Network.
• PSC ACCEPTS SETTLEMENT IN KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER RATE CASE - Company receives about three-fourths of original request
  Thursday, November 29, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today accepted a settlement that grants Kentucky-American Water Co. a 15 percent increase in annual revenue. The amount of the increase is about $8 million - $3 million less than the amount the company requested.
• PSC OPENS EXAMINATION OF ENERGY ISSUES - Analysis required by 2007 special session energy legislation
  Tuesday, November 20, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today opened an examination of four issues that will figure prominently in determining the state’s energy future.
• PSC POSTPONES IMPLEMENTATION OF AREA CODE 364 - New code delayed to reflect later date for exhaustion of area code 270 numbers
  Friday, November 09, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today revised the starting date for the optional use of area code 364, delaying it by six months to Jan. 1, 2009.
• NATURAL GAS PRICES INCREASING THIS WINTER - Wholesale costs slightly higher than a year ago
  Tuesday, October 30, 2007
  Kentuckians will be paying somewhat more for natural gas at the start of the 2007-2008 heating season than they paid a year ago, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) says.
• PSC WILL REQUIRE MORE DATA ON ELECTRIC RELIABILITY - Utilities also told to file vegetation management plans
  Friday, October 26, 2007
  Electric utilities in Kentucky are being told to provide the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) with more detailed information about the reliability of their distribution systems. In an order issued today, the PSC also requires electric utilities to submit plans detailing how they manage vegetation along distribution system power lines.
• PSC TO GIVE ANNUAL UPDATE ON NATURAL GAS PRICES - Oct. 30 event will be broadcast live on the Web
  Tuesday, October 23, 2007
  Natural gas prices during the 2007-2008 heating season will be discussed during an Oct. 30, 2007, news briefing at the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC).
• PSC ACCEPTS SETTLEMENT IN DELTA GAS RATE CASE - Increase is one-third less than original request
  Friday, October 19, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today accepted a settlement that grants Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc. a 6.4 percent increase in annual revenue from natural gas base rates. The amount of the increase is $3.92 million - $1.72 million less than the $5.64 million that Delta had requested.
• PSC APPROVES PROPOSED EKPC TRANSMISSION LINE - Project is in Clark, Madison and Garrard counties
  Wednesday, September 19, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved a proposal by East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc. (EKPC) to construct an electric transmission line in Clark, Madison and Garrard counties.
• PSC SETS PUBLIC MEETINGS ON KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER PIPELINE PROPOSAL - Comments to be taken in Owenton, Lexington, Frankfort
  Wednesday, September 05, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a series of public meetings to receive comments on a proposal by Kentucky-American Water Co. to construct a treatment plant on the Kentucky River in Owen County and a pipeline from the plant to Lexington.
• PSC ACCEPTS SETTLEMENT IN COLUMBIA GAS RATE CASE - Company receives about half of original request
  Wednesday, August 29, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today accepted a settlement that grants Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc. a 4.6 percent increase in annual revenue from natural gas base rates. The amount of the increase is $7.25 million - $5.4 million less than the $12.65 million that Columbia had requested.
• PSC GRANTS INCREASE TO HARDIN WATER DISTRICT NO. 1 - District serves Radcliff and nearby areas
  Thursday, August 02, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today granted Hardin County Water District No. 1 a rate adjustment that will increase the typical monthly residential water bill by nearly $3, or 12 percent.
• PSC ACCEPTS SETTLEMENT IN ATMOS ENERGY GAS RATE CASE Company receives half of original request-
  Tuesday, July 31, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today accepted a settlement that grants Atmos Energy Corp. a 2.4 percent increase in annual revenue from natural gas base rates. The amount of the increase is $5.5 million - $4.9 million less than the $10.4 million that Atmos had requested.
• PSC TO HOLD HEARING ON EKPC TRANSMISSION LINE IN CLARK, MADISON AND GARRARD COUNTIES - Hearing will be August 2 in Richmond
  Friday, July 20, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a hearing Thursday, Aug. 2, to receive public comment on a proposal by East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc. (EKPC) to construct an electric transmission line in Clark, Madison and Garrard counties.
• PSC HONORED FOR EFFORTS TO PROTECT UNDERGROUND LINES - Agency receives “Partner in Safety” award from Kentucky 811
  Thursday, July 12, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has been honored for its efforts to reduce accidents involving buried utility lines and to raise public awareness of 811 as the new number to call before beginning any excavation.
• PSC APPROVES “SMART METER” PILOT PROGRAM FOR LG&E - Devices will allow customers to monitor electric prices and adjust usage
  Thursday, July 12, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved a pilot program under which 150 customers of Louisville Gas and Electric Co. (LG&E) will join a voluntary program designed to test the idea that consumers will shift usage patterns in response to varying prices at different times of day.
• PSC DELAYS IMPLEMENTATION OF AREA CODE 364
  Friday, June 15, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today announced that the optional use of area code 364 will not take effect until July 1, 2008, three months later than originally scheduled. The date for mandatory use of area code 364 will be determined after the PSC fully assesses how a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision regarding the assignment of telephone numbers will affect the lifespan of the present area code 270.
• PSC CHAIRMAN GOSS NAMED TO NATIONAL COAL COUNCIL
  Wednesday, June 13, 2007
  Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman Mark David Goss has been named to the National Coal Council (NCC), the chief advisory panel on federal coal policy. U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman named Goss to the NCC as the representative of utility regulators in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
• 364 WILL BE KENTUCKY’S NEWEST AREA CODE - New number will cover western portion of current area code 270
  Wednesday, June 13, 2007
  The number 364 has been selected as Kentucky’s newest area code. It will cover the western portion of the current area code 270, which includes the cities of Henderson, Hopkinsville, Madisonville, Murray and Paducah.
• PSC DECIDES TO SPLIT AREA CODE 270 - Eastern portion to retain current numbers
  Thursday, May 31, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has decided to accommodate the rising demand for new telephone numbers in western Kentucky by splitting area code 270, with the eastern portion retaining the current area code.
• PSC ALLOWS EAST KENTUCKY POWER TO MODIFY GENERATING PLANT ON LAKE CUMBERLAND - Changes needed to keep plant in operation if water level falls further
  Friday, May 11, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is allowing East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) to modify its electric generating plant on Lake Cumberland in order to keep power flowing if the water level in the lake is lowered again.
• PSC ALLOWS EAST KENTUCKY POWER TO INCREASE ELECTRIC GENERATING CAPACITY - Most planned plants still needed despite loss of prospective major customer
  Friday, May 11, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is allowing the East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) to proceed with construction of most of the electric generating facilities the company says are needed to meet rising demand.
• PSC ISSUES REVIEW OF CUMBERLAND VALLEY ELECTRIC - Management audit finds utility is performing well
  Thursday, May 10, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today released the findings of an audit focusing on the management and operations of Cumberland Valley Electric (CVE), a rural electric cooperative in southeast Kentucky. The independent audit found that CVE “does an excellent job of providing reliable service at a reasonable cost,” given the difficulties inherent to providing electricity in a very rural and mountainous area.
• PSC ISSUES REVIEW OF MARTIN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
  Thursday, April 19, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today released the findings of an audit focusing on the management and operations of the Martin County Water District (MCWD). The independent audit found that MCWD has made significant progress in recent years, but still requires substantial improvements in a number of key areas, including operational reliability, financial stability and customer service.
• PSC APPROVES TRANSFER OF KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER CO. - Commission places conditions on public sale of parent company stock
  Monday, April 16, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved the proposed transfer of control of the Kentucky-American Water Co. through a public sale of the stock of its parent company. However, the PSC conditioned its approval on the acceptance of a number of conditions intended to protect the company’s customers from excessive costs or declining service as a result of the sale.
• PSC TO PUBLICIZE 811 AS NEW BEFORE-YOU-DIG NUMBER
  Wednesday, April 11, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) soon will begin informing Kentuckians to dial 811 before beginning any excavation. Public service announcements about the new before-you-dig number will begin airing on radio stations across Kentucky in mid-April and will continue through September.
• PSC GRANTS INTERIM RATE RELIEF TO EAST KENTUCKY POWER - Immediate $19 million increase is justified by EKPC’s deteriorating finances
  Monday, April 02, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted an immediate rate increase to East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc. (EKPC), saying the increase is needed to maintain the utility’s financial and operational viability.
• GOSS NAMED TO U.S. EPA ADVANCED COAL TECHNOLOGY PANEL
  Friday, March 23, 2007
  Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman Mark David Goss has been named to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Advanced Coal Technology Work Group.
• PSC ORDERS KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER TO REDUCE FEE - Utility’s customers to be reimbursed $500,000 for excess Kentucky River withdrawal charges
  Monday, February 12, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today ordered Kentucky-American Water Co. to change the way it passes on to customers the fee it pays for withdrawing water from the Kentucky River.
• PSC APPROVES TRANSFER OF SANDY VALLEY WATER DISTRICT - Commission cites benefits of sewer development
  Monday, January 22, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved the proposed transfer of the Sandy Valley Water District to the city of Pikeville and the Southern Water and Sewer District.
• PSC CHAIRMAN GOSS TO HEAD NATIONAL CLEAN COAL PANEL
  Thursday, January 11, 2007
  Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman Mark David Goss has been named to head the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) subcommittee on clean coal technology.
• PSC TO HEAR FROM PUBLIC ON TRANSFER OF SANDY VALLEY WATER DISTRICT - Meeting set for Jan. 11 in Betsy Layne
  Friday, January 05, 2007
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a meeting to receive public comment on the proposed transfer of the Sandy Valley Water District to the city of Pikeville and the Southern Water and Sewer District.
• PSC ACCEPTS SETTLEMENT IN DUKE ENERGY RATE CASE - Electric rate adjustment is first since 1992
  Thursday, December 21, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved a settlement that grants Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. its first increase in electric base rates in 14 years.
• PSC APPROVES ENVIRONMENTAL PLANS FOR LG&E AND KU - Projects are designed to meet pollution control requirements
  Thursday, December 21, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved environmental improvement projects proposed by the Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) and the Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU).
• PSC PROMOTES MORE EFFICIENT USE OF ELECTRIC FACILITIES
  Thursday, December 21, 2006
  Kentucky’s electric utilities should make more efficient use of existing generation and transmission facilities through programs that tie the cost of electricity to the time of day it is used, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) says.
• PSC WILL EXAMINE MEASUREMENT OF ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION RELIABILITY - Investigation includes vegetation management practices
  Tuesday, December 12, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today opened an investigation into how Kentucky’s electric distribution utilities measure reliability and how they manage vegetation in their rights of way.
• NATURAL GAS PRICES TO BE LOWER THIS WINTER Wholesale costs one-third lower than a year ago
  Friday, October 27, 2006
  Kentuckians will be paying significantly less for natural gas at the start of the 2006-2007 heating season than they paid a year ago, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) says.
• PSC ANNOUNCES PUBLIC MEETINGS ON AREA CODE 270
  Friday, October 06, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission will hold meetings across western Kentucky to receive public input on options for addressing the shortage of new numbers in area code 270. The public meetings will be held Oct. 23 in Hopkinsville, Oct. 24 in Paducah and Henderson, Oct. 25 in Bowling Green and Elizabethtown and Nov. 6 in Owensboro.
• PSC APPROVES SALE OF LG&E SITE FOR LOUISVILLE ARENA - Consumers protected in transaction
  Thursday, September 28, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved the sale of property owned by the Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) to the Louisville Arena Authority, Inc. In an order issued today, the PSC said that the agreement between LG&E and the Arena Authority adequately protects LG&E customers.
• PSC EXAMINING OPTIONS FOR AREA CODE 270 - Number shortage projected for late 2007
  Monday, September 11, 2006
  With area code 270 projected to run out of available phone numbers in late 2007, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has opened a proceeding to determine how to create a new area code in the western half of the state.
• PSC APPROVES POWER PLANT EXPANSION IN CLARK COUNTY - EKPC to add units at J.K. Smith facility near Trapp
  Tuesday, August 29, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today granted East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (EKPC) permission to construct a coal-fired unit and five gas-fired units at its J.K. Smith Power Station in Clark County.
• ELECTRIC OUTAGE INFORMATION NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
  Tuesday, August 22, 2006
  Information about major electric power outages is now immediately available to emergency responders, local officials, the news media and the general public on the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) Web site. Outage information may be found at http://psc.ky.gov/ors/OutageReport.aspx.
• PSC APPROVES POLLUTION CONTROL PROJECT FOR EKPC - Utility to build scrubber at plant in Mason County
  Friday, August 11, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved construction of a project that will further reduce air emissions from the East Kentucky Power Cooperative’s (EKPC) H.L. Spurlock Power Station near Maysville.
• PSC TO HOLD HEARING ON TRANSFER OF KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER
  Wednesday, August 09, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will conduct a hearing next week on the proposed transfer of the Kentucky-American Water Co. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Aug. 16, at the PSC offices at 211 Sower Boulevard in Frankfort. It will be broadcast live via the Internet and may be viewed at the PSC Web site, http://psc.ky.gov/sitemap.htm#AV.
• PSC BACKS CALLS FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION - Electric utilities in Kentucky able to meet demand
  Thursday, August 03, 2006
  Although Kentucky’s electric utilities are meeting high demand for power, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is asking customers to conserve energy in order to reduce the strain on regional power transmission facilities.
• PSC APPROVES BELLSOUTH MERGER WITH AT&T - Merger will have no immediate effect on rates
  Tuesday, July 25, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the merger of BellSouth Corp. with AT&T, Inc. In an order issued today, the PSC imposed certain conditions on the transaction, including that the merger have no immediate effect on rates, terms and conditions of services provided in Kentucky and that a state headquarters be maintained in Kentucky.
• BEAT THE HEAT THROUGH ENERGY CONSERVATION, PSC SAYS - Kentucky’s electric utilities are meeting demand for power
  Tuesday, July 18, 2006
  Kentucky’s electric utilities report they are having no trouble meeting the high demand for power created by the hot and humid weather that has settled over the state, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) says. However, to help reduce the demand for power so that it does not exceed the utilities' ability to provide it, the PSC is encouraging consumers to conserve energy and, at the same time, lower their utility bills
• PSC ORDERS AUDIT OF MARTIN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT - Opens new investigation into district’s operations and management
  Tuesday, June 27, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has ordered a comprehensive audit of the operation and management of the Martin County Water District.
• PSC PIPELINE SAFETY PROGRAM GETS PERFECT SCORE - Federal review finds state has strong enforcement of safety rules
  Friday, June 23, 2006
  A federal review of the Kentucky Public Service Commission’s (PSC) pipeline safety program found that the program met or exceeded all requirements in enforcing safety rules for natural gas systems and hazardous liquid pipelines.
• PSC GRANTS RATE CHANGE TO CUMBERLAND VALLEY ELECTRIC - Increase is first since 1980
  Friday, June 02, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today granted a rate increase to Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. The increase – the rural electric cooperative’s first in 26 years – would raise the average monthly residential bill to $76.76, up $5.10 (7.1 percent) from $71.66.
• PSC TO HOLD HEARING ON BELLSOUTH MERGER
  Friday, June 02, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will conduct a hearing next week on the proposed merger of BellSouth Corp. with AT&T, Inc. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, June 7, at the PSC offices at 211 Sower Boulevard in Frankfort.
• PSC APPROVES CHANGES TO IMPROVE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING
  Wednesday, May 31, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved a revised funding formula that will increase the availability of telecommunications equipment for the deaf and hard of hearing while reducing the overall surcharge assessed on all telephone customers in Kentucky.
• PSC ALLOWS LG&E AND KU TO LEAVE MISO - Exiting regional grid operator would be best for Kentucky consumers
  Wednesday, May 31, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today authorized the state’s two largest electric utilities to withdraw from the Midwest Independent System Operator (MISO).
• PSC WARNS AGAINST COPPER THEFT: Activity is both illegal and extremely dangerous
  Wednesday, May 31, 2006
  With the theft of electrical wire on the increase because of the soaring price of copper, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today warned that the activity can have lethal consequences.
• PSC APPROVES LG&E/KU TRANSMISSION LINE IN JEFFERSON, BULLITT, MEADE AND HARDIN COUNTIES
  Friday, May 26, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a revised proposal by Louisville Gas & Electric Co. ( LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) to construct a 345-kilovolt electric transmission line in Jefferson, Bullitt, Meade and Hardin counties.
• PSC APPROVES ALLTEL LOCAL SERVICE SPIN-OFF
  Tuesday, May 23, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved the merger of Alltel Corp.’s Kentucky landline operations with VALOR Communications Group, Inc., as part of a transaction creating Windstream Communications. After the spin-off of its landline operations, Alltel will become a wireless-only carrier.
• PSC CHAIRMAN GOSS TESTIFIES BEFORE TVA BOARD - Backs continued transmission access for customers leaving TVA
  Thursday, May 18, 2006
  Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman Mark David Goss today encouraged the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to provide continued transmission access for customers who leave the TVA system in order to purchase power from another wholesale supplier.
• PSC PREVENTS CUTOFF OF WATER TO CITY OF LIVINGSTON - Supplier had threatened shutdown over unpaid bills
  Thursday, May 04, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today ordered the Wood Creek Water District to continue providing water to the Livingston Water Works, despite the fact that the city allegedly owes the district at least $9,000 in unpaid bills.
• PSC GRANTS RATE HIKE TO NORTHERN KENTUCKY WATER - Utility receives one-third less than requested
  Friday, April 28, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today granted a rate increase to the Northern Kentucky Water District (NKWD).
• PSC APPROVES TRANSFER OF PARK IN LEXINGTON - Kentucky-American Water Co. to hand over Jacobson Park to city
  Friday, April 28, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved the transfer of Jacobson Park from the Kentucky-American Water Co. to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG).
• PSC TO HOLD HEARING ON ALLTEL MERGER
  Wednesday, April 19, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will conduct a hearing on the proposed merger of Alltel Corp.’s Kentucky landline operations with VALOR Communications Group, Inc. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 25, at the PSC offices at 211 Sower Boulevard in Frankfort.
• PSC APPROVES POLLUTION CONTROL PROJECT FOR EKPC - Utility to build scrubber at plant in Mason County
  Tuesday, April 18, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved construction of a project that will reduce air emissions from the East Kentucky Power Cooperative’s (EKPC) H.L. Spurlock Power Station near Maysville.
• PSC GRANTS APPROVAL FOR ROWAN COUNTY POWER LINE: EKPC demonstrated adequate consideration of other routes, Commission says
  Friday, April 07, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has authorized East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (EKPC) to construct an electric transmission line near Morehead. In an order issued today, the PSC said that EKPC had demonstrated the line is the best option for providing reliable service in the rapidly growing area.
• PSC ACCEPTS SETTLEMENT IN KENTUCKY POWER RATE CASE: Utility, attorney general agree on 14.7 % increase in residential base rates
  Tuesday, March 14, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today accepted a settlement that will raise base rates for Kentucky Power Co. (American Electric Power) residential customers by about $11 per month, or 14.7 percent from the current average of $75.11.
• ZEBULON GAS ASSOCIATION TO CEASE OPERATIONS
  Friday, March 10, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is notifying customers of the Zebulon Gas Association that the Pike County utility will begin disconnecting service on April 1. The PSC has been unable to find a qualified operator to take over the small company, which has fewer than 40 remaining customers and a debt of about $300,000.
• PSC OPENS CASE ON 2005 ENERGY POLICY ACT CHANGES
  Friday, February 24, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has opened a proceeding to consider certain provisions of the federal Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005). The administrative case will determine whether Kentucky should implement two new standards that EPAct 2005 requires states to consider: smart metering and interconnection.
• PSC TO HOLD HEARING ON LG&E/KU TRANSMISSION LINE IN JEFFERSON, BULLITT, MEADE AND HARDIN COUNTIES
  Wednesday, February 22, 2006
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a hearing Monday, March 6, in Elizabethtown to receive public comment on revised proposals by Louisville Gas & Electric Co. ( LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) to build an electric transmission line in Jefferson, Bullitt, Meade and Hardin counties. The hearing will begin at 6 p.m. EST at the Pritchard Community Center, 404 South Mulberry Street in Elizabethtown.
• OP-ED FROM THE KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REGARDING NATURAL GAS PRICES
  Friday, January 20, 2006
  The following is an op-ed from the Kentucky Public Service Commission. It may be used immediately, with authorship credited as indicated.
• PSC GRANTS GAS RATE INCREASE TO ULH&P - Amount is 40 percent less than company requested
  Thursday, December 22, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today granted a revenue increase to The Union Light, Heat & Power Co. (ULH&P)The amount of the increase is $8.1 million - $5.9 million less than the $14 million that ULH&P had requested.
• NO IMPROPER CONDUCT FOUND IN LG&E/KU ELECTRIC RATE CASE - External investigation concludes; rate decision will not be reconsidered
  Wednesday, December 14, 2005
  An independent investigation conducted at the request of the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has determined that there was no improper conduct involved in the PSC’s approval of electric rate increases for Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) last year. Therefore, in an order issued today, the PSC said it will not reconsider its decision to accept a settlement that increased LG&E’s and KU’s electric rates.
• NATURAL GAS PRICES REMAINING AT RECORD HIGHS - Supply situation improving, but market instability remains
  Monday, December 05, 2005
  Kentucky natural gas consumers will continue to see record high prices as the heating season moves into December, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) says.
• KENTUCKY PSC APPROVES DUKE-CINERGY MERGER
  Tuesday, November 29, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the merger of Cinergy Corp., parent company of The Union Light, Heat & Power Co. (ULH&P), with Duke Energy Corp. As a result of the PSC’s decision, ULH&P’s 145,000 ratepayers in northern Kentucky will receive credits totaling at least $7.6 million over the five years following completion of the merger. Those credits will be used to reduce the base rates ULH&P charges retail electric and natural gas customers in six Kentucky counties.
• SITING BOARD APPROVES PROPOSED PLANT IN TRIMBLE COUNTY - Application covers portion of proposed expansion at LG&E facility
  Wednesday, November 16, 2005
  The Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting today approved an application to construct a generating plant near Bedford in Trimble County. Today’s action affects the 25 percent ownership interest in the facility to be held jointly by the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency (IMEA) and the Indiana Municipal Power Agency (IMPA).
• PSC COMMMISSIONER COKER APPOINTED TO NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION RELAY SERVICE PANEL - Group advises on services for deaf and hearing-impaired
  Friday, November 04, 2005
  Commissioner Greg Coker of the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has been appointed to represent state utility regulators on a panel that advises federal regulators on the funding of telecommunication services for the deaf and hearing-impaired.
• PSC APPROVES EXPANSION OF LG&E TRIMBLE COUNTY PLANT
  Tuesday, November 01, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved the application of Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) to expand the Trimble County electric generating plant near Bedford.LG&E and KU, which are sister companies, plan to construct a 750-megawatt coal-fired generating unit at the plant.
• PSC APPROVES EKPC TRANSMISSION LINE - Line to provide service to Warren RECC
  Monday, October 31, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved East Kentucky Power Cooperative’s (EKPC) proposal to build 97.5 miles of new electric transmission lines in south central Kentucky.
• NATURAL GAS PRICES AT RECORD HIGHS IN COMING MONTHS PSC urges consumers to conserve energy, switch to budget billing plans
  Thursday, October 27, 2005
  Natural gas prices in Kentucky over the next three months are going to be the highest ever, with the consumers paying an average of 44 percent more than they did a year ago, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) says.
• PSC TO GIVE UPDATE ON NATURAL GAS PRICES - Oct. 27 event will be broadcast live on the Web
  Friday, October 21, 2005
  Natural gas prices during the 2005-2006 heating season will be discussed during an Oct. 27, 2005, news briefing at the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC).The briefing will be broadcast live, beginning at 11 a.m. EDT, via the Internet on the PSC Web site.
• PSC ISSUES STUDY OF KENTUCKY’S ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE
  Thursday, September 15, 2005
  Kentucky's electric utilities have adequate infrastructure to serve their current customers but will need to invest in new generation, transmission and distribution facilities to meet projected demand, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) concludes in a new assessment of the industry.
• PSC APPROVES MASON COUNTY POWER PLANT
  Tuesday, September 13, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today granted East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (EKPC) permission to construct a 278-megawatt, coal-fired unit at its H.L. Spurlock Power Station near Maysville.
• KENTUCKIANS HELPING RESTORE POWER AFTER KATRINA
  Monday, September 12, 2005
  More than 600 Kentucky electric utility workers are helping to restore power to areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina, according to a survey conducted by the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC).
• PSC DENIES APPROVAL FOR JEFFERSON-HARDIN POWER LINE
  Thursday, September 08, 2005
  While recognizing that additional transmission capacity is needed, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has declined to authorize Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) to construct an electric transmission line along a proposed route in Jefferson, Bullitt, Meade and Hardin counties.
• PSC DENIES APPROVAL FOR TYRONE-FRANKFORT POWER LINE
  Thursday, September 08, 2005
  While recognizing that additional transmission capacity is needed, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has declined to authorize Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) to construct an electric transmission line along its proposed route in Woodford, Anderson and Franklin counties.
• NATURAL GAS PRICES COULD BE HIGHEST EVER THIS WINTER
  Wednesday, September 07, 2005
  Kentucky consumers should be prepared for the highest natural gas prices ever this winter, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) says.
• PSC POSTPONES HEARING ON EKPC TRANSMISSION LINE Hearing rescheduled to Sept. 6 in Bowling Green
  Monday, August 29, 2005
  Due to the approach of Hurricane Katrina, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has postponed its Tuesday, Aug. 30, hearing in Bowling Green on a proposal by East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) to build new electric transmission lines in south-central Kentucky. The hearing, which is for the purpose of receiving public comment on the EKPC proposal, has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 6 p.m. CDT (7 p.m. EDT) in the auditorium at the Carroll Knicely Conference Center. The conference center is on the South Campus of Western Kentucky University (WKU), at 2355 Nashville Road (US 31W), about a mile from the WKU main campus.
• PSC TO HOLD HEARING ON EKPC TRANSMISSION LINE
  Tuesday, August 23, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a hearing Tuesday, Aug. 30, in Bowling Green to receive public comment on a proposal by East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) to build new electric transmission lines in south-central Kentucky.
• PSC DENIES APPROVAL FOR ROWAN COUNTY POWER LINE
  Friday, August 19, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has declined to authorize East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (EKPC) to construct an electric transmission line near Morehead. In an order issued today, the PSC said that EKPC had demonstrated the line is needed to provide reliable service in the area. But EKPC should have considered routes along existing rights-of-way as alternatives to a proposed route that crosses 4.8 miles of the Daniel Boone National Forest and the Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail, the PSC said.
• SITING BOARD REVISES SCHEDULE FOR REVIEW OF PROPOSED PLANT IN TRIMBLE COUNTY
  Monday, August 01, 2005
  The Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting has revised the schedule for its review of an application requesting a construction certificate for a generating plant near Bedford in Trimble County.
• PSC TO HOLD HEARING ON LG&E/KU TRANSMISSION LINE IN JEFFERSON, BULLITT, MEADE AND HARDIN COUNTIES
  Thursday, June 30, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a hearing Tuesday, July 12, in Elizabethtown to receive public comment on a proposal by Louisville Gas & Electric Co. ( LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) to build an electric transmission line in Jefferson, Bullitt, Meade and Hardin counties.
• SITING BOARD SETS LOCAL HEARING ON PLANT IN TRIMBLE COUNTY
  Friday, June 24, 2005
  The Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting has set a local public hearing on a proposed generating plant near Bedford in Trimble County. The hearing will be held Wednesday, July 6, at 6 p.m. EDT at the Trimble County Cooperative Extension Office. The office is at 43 High Country Lane, just off U.S. Highway 42 about a mile southwest of the center of Bedford.
• PSC TO HOLD HEARING ON KU TRANSMISSION LINE IN FRANKLIN, WOODFORD, ANDERSON COUNTIES
  Thursday, June 23, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a hearing Tuesday, July 5, in Frankfort to receive public comment on a proposal by Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) to build an electric transmission line in Franklin, Woodford and Anderson counties.
• PSC OPENS INQUIRY INTO “UNLIMITED” CALLING PLANS
  Wednesday, June 22, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission today opened an inquiry into telephone calling plans that are advertised as “unlimited,” but in fact carry restrictions on the quantity or type of usage.
• PSC TO HOLD HEARING ON TRIMBLE POWER PLANT EXPANSION
  Tuesday, June 21, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a hearing Tuesday, June 28, on the application of Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) to expand the Trimble County electric generating plant near Bedford.
• PSC APPROVES ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS FOR LG&E AND KU
  Monday, June 20, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved 11 environmental improvement projects proposed by the Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) and the Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU).
• PSC TO HOLD HEARING ON EKPC TRANSMISSION LINE IN ROWAN COUNTY - Hearing will be June 16 in Morehead
  Friday, June 03, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a hearing Thursday, June 16, in Morehead to receive public comment on a proposal by East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) to build an electric transmission line in Rowan County.
• WIDESPREAD ELECTRIC BLACKOUTS UNLIKELY IN KENTUCKY - PSC tells utilities to address vulnerabilities identified by study
  Thursday, April 28, 2005
  Kentucky’s electric infrastructure is relatively resistant to the type of domino-effect outages that created the massive Northeast blackout in 2003, according to a study conducted for the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC). But the study identified a number of potential vulnerabilities. The PSC is asking utilities in the state how they already have corrected or intend to address those situations.
• SITING BOARD RECEIVES APPLICATION FOR PLANT IN BALLARD COUNTY - Facility would be at Mead-Westvaco paper plant near Wickliffe
  Monday, April 25, 2005
  The Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting has received an application requesting a construction certificate for a generating plant about a mile south of Wickliffe, in Ballard County. A review has determined that the application is complete as submitted on Wednesday, April 13, 2005.
• PSC APPROVES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES-ULH&P to offer electric rate discounts to customers creating jobs or redeveloping brownfields
  Friday, April 22, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) this week approved a proposal by The Union Light, Heat & Power Co. (ULH&P) to promote economic development by offering discounted electric rates to customers who create jobs, particularly on old industrial sites (brownfields) or in urban redevelopment areas.
• PSC SETS HEARINGS ON LG&E AND KUENVIRONMENTAL SURCHARGESRevenue would pay for pollution control improvements
  Friday, April 15, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold two hearings to consider requests by Louisville Gas and Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) to increase the environmental surcharges paid by electric customers of the utilities.
• PSC WON’T RECONSIDER KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER RATESRequests for rehearing raised no new issues, Commission says
  Wednesday, March 30, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today declined to reconsider its decision, issued Feb. 28, 2005, regarding new rates for the Kentucky-American Water Co.
• PSC APPROVES EXTENSION OF COLUMBIA CHOICE PROGRAMCustomers will be able to select natural gas supplier
  Tuesday, March 29, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC)  today approved the continuation of the Columbia Choice program, which allows residential and small commercial customers of Columbia Gas of Kentucky to choose the source of the natural gas they use in their homes or businesses.
• PSC TO DRAW BLUEPRINT FOR KENTUCKY ELECTRIC INDUSTRYStudy is part of Gov. Ernie Fletcher’s energy strategy         
  Thursday, March 10, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today announced that it has begun work on a strategic blueprint for Kentucky’s continued use and development of low-cost electric energy.
• PSC RULES ON KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER RATE REQUESTAmount is less than company sought; customers will receive refunds
  Monday, February 28, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted Kentucky-American Water Co. a rate increase that is about half the amount requested by the company. In an order issued today, the PSC also ordered Kentucky-American to refund to customers, with interest, excess revenue the company had collected in the three months since putting its proposed rates into effect on Dec. 1, 2004.
• PSC VICE CHAIRMAN WILLIAMS NAMED TO NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS TASK FORCE Group will present state views on federal legislation
  Wednesday, January 12, 2005
  Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) Vice Chairman Ellen Williams has been chosen to serve on a Telecommunications Legislative Task Force established by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC).
• PSC TO HOLD HEARING IN HARDINSBURG ON BIG RIVERS TRANSMISSION LINE IN BRECKINRIDGE AND MEADE COUNTIES
  Wednesday, January 12, 2005
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission will hold a hearing Thursday, January 20, in Hardinsburg to receive public comment on a proposal by Big Rivers Electric Corp. to build an electric transmission line in Breckinridge and Meade counties.
• PSC APPROVES SALE OF BEREA COLLEGE UTILITIES TO CITY Commission says transfer to city of Berea is in the public interest 
  Thursday, December 09, 2004
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission today approved the sale of Berea College Utilities to the city of Berea.
• NATURAL GAS PRICES REMAINING HIGH, PSC SAYSConsumers urged to conserve energy
  Monday, December 06, 2004
  Forecasts of double-digit increases in the price of natural gas this winter are proving accurate, the Kentucky Public Service Commission said today.
• PSC APPROVES LG&E AND KU ENERGY AID PROGRAMSCommission permits differences in programs for each utility
  Wednesday, November 24, 2004
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved financial assistance programs for low-income customers of Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU).
• PSC GRANTS RATE INCREASE TO DELTA GAS Amount is one-third less than company requested
  Wednesday, November 10, 2004
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today granted a rate increase to Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc. The amount of the increase is $2.76 million - $1.52 million less than the $4.28 million that Delta had requested.
• PSC TO MEET IN LEXINGTON ON KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER CO. RATE REQUESTNov. 4 local public hearing set aside for public comments
  Thursday, October 28, 2004
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a public hearing in Lexington on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004, to receive comments on a rate increase requested by the Kentucky-American Water Co.
• PSC DROPS APPROVAL OF EKPC DEAL WITH PIONEER ENERGYCites financial and operational uncertainties with proposed Clark County plant
  Monday, October 18, 2004
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has withdrawn its approval of an agreement by East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (EKPC) to purchase electric power from the proposed Kentucky Pioneer Energy, LLC generating plant in Clark County.
• SITING BOARD APPROVES ESTILL COUNTY POWER PLANTCertificate conditioned on resolution of property dispute
  Tuesday, October 12, 2004
  The Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting (Siting Board) has granted a certificate to Estill County Energy Partners, LLC to build a 110-megawatt plant on a site near Irvine. The certificate will not become effective until a dispute over ownership of portions of the property is resolved.
• PSC ORDERS LG&E AND KU TO EXPLAIN ENERGY AID PROGRAMSCommission questions differences in programs for each utility
  Thursday, September 30, 2004
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has told Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) to justify differences in their financial assistance programs for low-income customers.
• PSC WARNS OF CONTINUED HIGH NATURAL GAS PRICES Urges consumers to conserve energy, switch to budget billing plans
  Tuesday, September 28, 2004
  Natural gas prices will remain high this winter, the Kentucky Public Service Commission is warning consumers.
• CONSUMER INFORMATION COLUMN FROM THE KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REGARDING PHONE SLAMMING
  Wednesday, September 22, 2004
  The following is a consumer information column from the Kentucky Public Service Commission. It may be used immediately, with authorship credited as indicated.
• PSC ESTABLISHES PUBLIC INTEREST PAYPHONE PROGRAMSets process to place phones in underserved areas
  Monday, August 23, 2004
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today established a program that would enable the placement of payphones in locations with a demonstrable need for public telephone service.
• PSC RULES ON REHEARING IN LG&E/KU RATE CASESCases put on hold to allow attorney general to submit report
  Thursday, August 12, 2004
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today issued two orders regarding the rate increases granted to the Louisville Gas & Electric Company (LG&E) and the Kentucky Utilities Company (KU). The PSC granted the Kentucky Office of the Attorney General’s request that the cases be held in abeyance to allow the attorney general time to file a report on his investigation into the PSC’s handling of the rate cases. The PSC also granted in part the attorney general’s motion for a rehearing on certain technical issues.
• STATEMENT FROM THE KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REGARDING THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S INVESTIGATION
  Thursday, July 15, 2004
  Now that the proceeding in the Franklin Circuit Court has run its course, it is appropriate for the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) to respond to the investigation being conducted by the Kentucky Office of Attorney General.
• PSC RULES ON LG&E AND KU RATE REQUESTS
  Wednesday, July 07, 2004
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today granted rate increases to the Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) and the Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU), although the rate increases were substantially smaller than the amounts originally requested by the companies.
• PSC ORDERS BELLSOUTH TO PHASE OUT CERTAIN CHARGES
  Tuesday, June 29, 2004
  The Kentucky Public Service Commmission (PSC) today ordered BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. to phase out monthly charges assessed to customers who live in the farther reaches of their telephone exchanges.
• PSC RESPONDS TO FEDERAL DECISION ON KENTUCKY POWER CO. ENTRY INTO REGIONAL TRANSMISSION ORGANIZATION
  Wednesday, June 23, 2004
  The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved, without modification, an earlier settlement agreement by the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) allowing the Kentucky Power Company to transfer control of its major transmission lines to PJM Interconnection LLC (PJM), a regional transmission organization (RTO).
• PSC CHAIRMAN GOSS BECOMES PRESIDENT OF REGIONAL UTILITY REGULATORS GROUP
  Friday, June 18, 2004
  Kentucky Public Service Commmission (PSC) Chairman Mark David Goss on Wednesday became president of the Southeastern Association of Regulatory Commissioners (SEARUC).
• SITING BOARD RECEIVES APPLICATION FOR PLANT IN ESTILL COUNTY
  Thursday, June 17, 2004
  The Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting has received an application requesting a construction certificate for a generating plant in Estill County that would sell electricity on the open, wholesale market. A review completed today determined that the application is complete as submitted on Monday, June 14, 2004.