Kentucky Public Service Commission

Final Order Entered: 1. LG&E's proposal to modify the GAIF component of the PBR mechanism by adding NYMEX as a benchmark is denied. 2. LG&E's proposed modification to the gas cost sharing calculation is denied. 3. The current gas cost sharing calculation shall be modified as required herein, so that LG&E receives 30.0 percent of variances from 0 to 4.6 percent, with sharing thereafter allocated 50/50 between LG&E and its customers. 4. The DAI benchmark calculation shall be modified as required herein. 5. The PBR tariff text changes proposed by LG&E that are not related to the addition of the NYMEX or changes to the sharing mechanism are approved. 6. LG&E's current PBR mechanism, with the modifications approved herein, is extended beginning November 1, 2020, through March 31, 2021. 7. No later than January 31, 2021, LG&E shall file an evaluation report on the most current results of the PBR available at the time of filing. This report shall be considered in a proceeding which will be established to continue, modify or terminate the PBR mechanism. LG&E shall also file with that report any testimony and supporting documentation that it would propose to be considered, in addition to the record of this case, to assist the Commission in determining whether gas cost PBR should be continued for Kentucky LDCs, or whether it should be modified or terminated.

20200723_PSC Notice of Filing Hearing Documents.pdf

Louisville Gas and Electric Company’s Post-Hearing Brief

Andrea M. Fackler Louisville Gas and Electric Company

Response of Louisville Gas and Electric Company to Commission Staffs Post-Hearing Request for Information

Andrea M. Fackler Louisville Gas and Electric Company

Data Request

Order Entered: 1. Post-hearing data requests shall be filed on or before June 29, 2020. 2. Responses to post-hearing data requests shall be filed on or before July 9, 2020. 3. Each party may, but is not required to, file a brief regarding their post-hearing position on or before July 15, 2020. 4. This case shall stand submitted for a decision by the Commission effective 12:01 a.m., Eastern Daylight time, on July 16, 2020.

Filing of proof of publication of the Notice of Public Hearing

Andrea M. Fackler Louisville Gas and Electric Company

LGE Petition for Deviation

Lindsey Ingram LGE

Order Entered: 1. LG&E and the Attorney General??s Joint Motion to reschedule the hearing is granted. 2. A hearing in this matter shall be held on Monday, June 22, 2020, at 9 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, in the Richard Raff Hearing Room (Hearing Room 1) at the offices of the Public Service Commission at 211 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky. 3. LG&E shall give notice of the hearing in compliance with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 9(2)(b). In addition, the notice of hearing shall include the following statements: "This hearing will be streamed live and may be viewed on the PSC website, psc.ky.gov;" and "Public comments may be made at the beginning of the hearing. Those wishing to make oral public comments may do so by following the instructions listed on the PSC website, psc.ky.gov." At the time the notice is mailed or publication is requested, LG&E shall forward a duplicate of the notice and request to the Commission. 4. Pursuant to KRS 278.360 and 807 KAR 5:001, Section 9(9), a digital video transcript shall be made of the hearing

Joint Motion by Louisville Gas and Electric Company and the Office of the Attorney General to Modify Hearing Date

Andrea M. Fackler Louisville Gas and Electric Company

Order Entered: 1. LG&E's request for an evidentiary hearing is granted. 2. The Attorney General's recommendation to submit the case for a ruling on the existing record is denied. 3. A hearing in this matter shall be held on Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at 9 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, in the Richard Raff Hearing Room (Hearing Room 1) at the offices of the Public Service Commission at 211 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky. 4. LG&E shall give notice of the hearing in compliance with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 9(2)(b). In addition, the notice of hearing shall include the following statements: "This hearing will be streamed live and may be viewed on the PSC website, psc.ky.gov"; and "Public comments may be made at the beginning of the hearing. Those wishing to make oral public comments may do so by following the instructions listed on the PSC website, psc.ky.gov." At the time the notice is mailed or publication is requested, LG&E shall forward a duplicate of the notice and request to the Commission. 5. Pursuant to KRS 278.360 and 807 KAR 5:001, Section 9(9), a digital video transcript shall be made of the hearing.

Attorney Generals Recommendation to Submit Case on Record

Larry Cook Kentucky Attorney GeneralsOffice

Louisville Gas and Electric Company Letter Requesting Evidentiary Hearing

Andrea M. Fackler Louisville Gas and Electric Company

The Attorney Generals Notice of Withdrawal and Substitution of Counsel

Justin M. McNeil Office of the Attorney General

Response of Louisville Gas and Electric Company to Attorney Generals Supplemental Data Requests

Andrea M. Fackler Louisville Gas and Electric Company

Response of Louisville Gas and Electric Company to Commission Staffs Second Request for Information

Andrea M. Fackler Louisville Gas and Electric Company

Order Entered: 1. LG&E's motion for confidential protection is granted under the exemption of KRS 61.878(1 )(c)(1 ). 2. The materials for which LG&E seeks confidential treatment shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection until further Orders of this Commission. 3. Use of the materials in question in any proceeding shall comply with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 13(9). 4. LG&E shall inform the Commission if the materials in question become publicly available or no longer qualify for confidential treatment. 5. If a non-party to this proceeding requests to inspect materials granted confidential treatment by this Order, LG&E shall have 30 days from receipt of written notice of the request to demonstrate that the materials still fall within the exclusions from disclosure requirements established in KRS 61.878. If LG&E is unable to make such demonstration, the requested materials shall be made available for inspection. 6. The Commission shall not make the requested materials available for inspection for 30 days following an Order finding that the materials no longer qualify for confidential treatment in order to allow LG&E to seek a remedy afforded by law.

Data Request

OAGs Supplemental Data Requests

Larry Cook Kentucky Attorney GeneralsOffice

Response of Louisville Gas and Electric Company to Attorney Generals Initial Data Requests

Andrea M. Fackler Louisville Gas and Electric Company

Response of Louisville Gas and Electric Company to Commission Staffs First Request for Information

Andrea M. Fackler Louisville Gas and Electric Company

OAGs Initial Data Requests

Larry Cook Kentucky Attorney GeneralsOffice

Data Request

OAGs Notice of Waiver of Service by U.S. Mail

Larry Cook Kentucky Attorney GeneralsOffice

Order Entered: LG&E's motion for an informal conference is denied.

Order Entered: 1. The motion of the Attorney General to intervene is granted. 2. The Attorney General shall be entitled to the full rights of a party and shall be served with the Commission's Orders and with filed testimony, exhibits, pleadings, correspondence, and all other documents submitted by parties after the date of this Order. 3. The Attorney General shall comply with all provisions of the Commission's regulations, 807 KAR 5:001, Section 8, related to the service and electronic filing of documents. 4. The Attorney General shall adhere to the procedural schedule set forth in the Commission's January 16, 2020 Order and as amended by subsequent Orders. 5. Pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001, Section 8(9), within seven days of entry of this Order, the Attorney General shall file a written statement with the Commission that: a. Certifies that it, or its agent, possesses the facilities to receive electronic transmissions; and b. Sets forth the electronic mail address to which all electronic notices and messages related to this proceeding should be served.

Order Entered: 1. The procedural schedule set forth in the Appendix to this Order shall be followed in this proceeding. 2. a. Responses to requests for information shall be appropriately bound, tabbed, and indexed and shall include the name of the witness responsible for responding to the questions related to the information provided, with copies to all parties of record, the original and an electronic version to the Commission. Responses that are required to be provided on electronic medium shall be in portable document format (PDF), shall be searchable, and shall be appropriately bookmarked. b. Each response shall be answered under oath, or for representatives of a public or private corporation or a partnership or an association or a governmental agency, be accompanied by a signed certification of the preparer or person supervising the preparation of the response on behalf of the entity that the response is true and accurate to the best of that person's knowledge, information, and belief formed after a reasonable inquiry. c. Any party shall make timely amendment to any prior response if it obtains information which indicates that the response was incorrect when made or, though correct when made, is now incorrect in any material respect. d. For any request to which a party fails or refuses to furnish all or part of the requested information, that party shall provide a written explanation of the specific grounds for its failure to completely and precisely respond.

OAGs Motion to Intervene

Larry Cook Kentucky Attorney GeneralsOffice

Electronic Application of Louisville Gas and Electric Companys Proposed Renewal and Modification of its Performance-Based Ratemaking Mechanism

Andrea M. Fackler Louisville Gas and Electric Company

20191204_PSC Acknowledgment Letter.pdf

Louisville Gas and Electric Company Notice of Intent to File an Application for a Performance Based Rate Mechanism Using Electronic Filing Procedures