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Updated Jun 1, 2026Utility Landscape
Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E)
IOULouisville metro area and surrounding Jefferson, Bullitt, and adjacent counties; provides both electric and natural gas service
Subsidiary of PPL Corporation; filed a combined rate case with KU in 2024 seeking significant revenue increases tied to infrastructure investment and coal plant decommissioning costs. KPSC scrutiny has focused on cost allocation between electric and gas operations.
Kentucky Utilities Company (KU)
IOUCentral and eastern Kentucky, serving approximately 550,000 electric customers across 77 counties
Also a PPL subsidiary, jointly litigating rate proceedings with LG&E before KPSC. Recent rate activity has centered on recovery of Big Sandy and E.W. Brown plant retirement costs and capital investments in transmission infrastructure.
Duke Energy Kentucky
IOUNorthern Kentucky counties including Boone, Campbell, Kenton, and adjacent areas along the Ohio River corridor
Actively pursuing Integrated Resource Plan updates reflecting accelerated coal retirement timelines and natural gas transition; KPSC has required additional justification for proposed capacity replacement resources under Kentucky's coal-friendly statutory framework.
Atmos Energy Kentucky
IOUNatural gas distribution across central and western Kentucky, serving residential and commercial customers in over 200 communities
Has pursued periodic rate cases leveraging Kentucky's infrastructure replacement mechanisms; recent focus on pipeline integrity programs and recovery of system modernization expenditures through rider mechanisms approved by KPSC.
Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation
coopEight westernmost Kentucky counties including McCracken, Graves, Marshall, and Calloway; purchased power primarily from TVA
As a TVA-served cooperative, subject to limited KPSC retail rate jurisdiction; rate pressures have tracked TVA wholesale increases, with local board governance managing end-use customer rate design.
Owensboro Municipal Utilities (OMU)
muniOwensboro and Daviess County; provides electric, natural gas, and water service to approximately 60,000 electric customers
Largely exempt from KPSC electric rate jurisdiction as a municipal utility; however, recent interlocal disputes and state legislative attention to municipal utility governance have elevated its profile in Frankfort policy discussions.
Key Issues
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LG&E and KU joint general rate case (Case Nos. 2024-00238 and 2024-00239): KPSC reviewing combined revenue requirement increase exceeding $300 million, with contested issues including appropriate ROE, coal plant securitization eligibility under HB 16 (2022), and prudence of capital additions; order expected in mid-to-late 2026.
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Coal plant retirement and capacity replacement policy: Kentucky's statutory preference for coal-fired generation (KRS 278.020 and related provisions) creates ongoing tension with federally driven MATS/ELG compliance timelines and Duke Energy Kentucky's IRP; KPSC must balance state energy policy mandates against grid reliability requirements under MISO planning standards.
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Renewable energy integration and certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) proceedings: Multiple solar and battery storage project applications pending before KPSC as IOUs seek to diversify generation portfolios; intervenors including industrial customers and environmental groups are contesting cost recovery and siting determinations.
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Broadband-over-powerline and utility pole attachment disputes: KPSC has seen increasing pole attachment complaints and access disputes as rural broadband deployment under state and federal programs (BEAD, ReConnect) accelerates; contested proceedings involve LG&E/KU and rural electric cooperatives over make-ready cost allocation and timeline compliance.
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Natural gas infrastructure cost recovery and pipeline safety rider adequacy: Atmos Energy and LG&E gas operations face KPSC review of whether existing pipeline safety and integrity riders are sized appropriately given accelerated replacement programs; staff has questioned the prudence of certain discretionary upgrade expenditures included in rider filings.
Upcoming
Estimated deadline for KPSC Staff and intervenor rebuttal testimony in LG&E/KU joint rate case (Case Nos. 2024-00238 and 2024-00239); procedural schedule has been subject to extension motions and this date reflects current anticipated filing window.
Estimated evidentiary hearing commencement for LG&E/KU joint rate case before the full KPSC in Frankfort; hearing expected to span multiple weeks given contested ROE, coal retirement cost recovery, and capital investment prudence issues.
Estimated KPSC order deadline for Duke Energy Kentucky IRP compliance filing review; Commission directed Duke to supplement its 2025 IRP with additional coal retirement scenario modeling and capacity replacement analysis by this date, with a staff report to follow.
Estimated final KPSC order in LG&E/KU joint rate case; statutory 10-month review period from filing suggests a fall 2026 decision window, with potential for a partial settlement on non-contested issues prior to final order issuance.
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Staff
57| Name | Title | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Linda C. Bridwell | Executive Director | (502) 782-2560 |
| Justin McNeil | Assistant General Counsel & Executive Advisor | (502) 782-0881 |
| J.E.B. Pinney | Executive Advisor - Attorney | (502) 782-2587 |
| Noah Abner | Public Utilities Financial Analyst | (502) 782-2737 |
| Jeff Abshire | Rates and Tariffs Manager | (765) 277-1714 |
| Taylor Joel Aubrey | Public Utilities Financial Analyst I | (502) 782-5495 |
| Peter Bostrom | Public Utilities Financial Analyst I | (502) 782-2708 |
| Daysia Boyd | Financial Analyst | (502) 782-1673 |
| Brandon S Bruner | Division Director | (502) 871-2592 |
| Nicole Carr | Attorney | (502) 782-3259 |
| Tripp Coston | Director, Financial Analysis | (502) 782-1286 |
| Michael Crum | Staff Attorney | (502) 564-3940 |
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