Kentucky Public Service Commission

Order Entered: 1. Duke Kentucky’s petitions for confidential treatment are granted. 2. The designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for ten years or until further Order of this Commission. 3. Use of the designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order in any Commission proceeding shall comply with 807 KAR 5:001E, Section 13(9). 4. Duke Kentucky shall inform the Commission if the designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order becomes publicly available or no longer qualifies for confidential treatment.

Final Order Entered: 1. The charges and credits applied by Duke Kentucky through the FAC for the period from November 1, 2018, through October 31, 2020, are approved. 2. Duke Kentucky's proposed base fuel cost of $0.025401 per kWh is approved. 3. Duke Kentucky shall increase its base energy rates by $0.001564 per kWh and the new reflect the reestablishment of base fuel costs. 4. The rates in the Appendix to this Order are approved effective with service rendered on and after August 1, 2021. The rates in the Appendix to this Order are designed to reflect the increase of $0.001564 per kWh to base energy rates, which is the differential between the old base fuel cost of $0.023837 per kWh and the new base fuel cost of $0.025401 per kWh. 5. Beginning with the expense month for August 2021, Duke Kentucky shall use a FAC rate based upon a base fuel cost of $0.025401 per kWh. 6. Duke Kentucky shall file with the Commission, within 20 days of the date of entry of this Order, the original and an electronic version of the information requested in the Appendix to this Order. 7. This case is closed and removed from the Commission’s docket.

20210610_PSC Notice of Filing Hearing Documents.pdf

Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.s Responses to Staffs Post-Hearing Request for Information

Minna Sunderman Rocco DAscenzo

Data Request

Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.s Proof of Publication Affidavit and Newspaper Notices of Public Hearing

Minna Sunderman Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.

Order Entered: 1. A video conference hearing in this matter shall be held on May 18, 2021, at 9 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, in the Richard Raff Hearing Room at the offices of the Public Service Commission at 211 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky. 2. Not less than 7 days and no more than 21 days prior to the scheduled hearing, Duke Kentucky shall publish, in a newspaper of general circulation in each area in which it serves, notice of the purpose, time, place, and date of the scheduled hearing. 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.”

Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. hereby submits its Response to Staffs Second Request for Information

Deborah Gates Rocco DAscenzo

Data Request

Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. hereby submits Responses to Staffs first set of request for information

Deborah Gates Rocco DAscenzo

Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. hereby submits Testimony and Responses to Staffs first request for information

Deborah Gates Rocco DAscenzo

Order Entered: 1. Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. (Duke Kentucky), shall appear in the Richard Raff Hearing Room at the offices of the Public Service Commission at 211 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky, on May 18, 2021, at 9 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, to submit itself to examination on the application of its Fuel Adjustment Clause (FAC) from November 1, 2018, to October 31, 2020.