Regulatory Affairs

Overview As a Member-owned generation and transmission cooperative based in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Big Rivers Electric Corporation is a jurisdictional electric utility regulated by the Public Service Commission of Kentucky (“the Commission” - Commission Homepage). In general, the Kentucky Revised Statutes (“KRS”) and the Kentucky Administrative Regulations (“KAR”) define the Commission’s regulatory authority. This regulatory webpage provides access to documents relevant to the Commission’s regulatory authority, to Big River’s present tariff on file with the Commission, and to information regarding Big Rivers’ proceedings currently before the Commission. Should you have any comments or feedback regarding this webpage, please e-mail them to regulatory@bigrivers.com with a subject of Regulatory Webpage Feedback. If you prefer, you may mail those comments to: Big Rivers Electric Corporation ATTN: Rates and Tariffs P. O. Box 24 Henderson, KY 42419-0024 [Please note:  Accessing the information below will require Adobe Acrobat© and sufficient memory capable of opening files approaching 200 +/- MBs.] Commission’s Regulatory Authority The links below provide access to KRS Chapter 278, KRS Chapter 279, and 807 KAR Chapter 5. These sites are maintained by the Legislative Research Commission of the Commonwealth of Kentucky (“LRC”).  The LRC is solely responsible for these sites. Should any conflict arise between the wording of any hardcopy of a statute or regulation, and these electronic versions, the electronic versions will take precedence.

• KRS Chapter 278
• KRS Chapter 279
• 807 KAR Chapter 5

Residential Customers' Bill of Rights Residential customers of regulated public utilities in Kentucky are guaranteed certain rights.  The Customer Bill of Rights is located on the Commission’s internet website. (Customer Bill of Rights). Big Rivers Present Tariff Big Rivers present tariff is on file with the Commission. You may access by clicking the link below.

• Big Rivers Present Tariff on file with Commission

Big Rivers Proceedings before the Commission The lists below provide information about the principal proceedings before the Commission which involve Big Rivers. For more recent cases, these links only provide access to major document within each proceeding. They do not include access to all motions, orders, petitions, and other documents. For older cases, a generic link to the listed case number provides a complete listing of all publicly available documents in the proceeding. One may access additional information using the Commission’s Non-Electronic Case Docket (http://www.psc.ky.gov/Home/Library?type=Cases) and the case numbers below.

• 2013 General Rate Case
• 2012 General Rate Case
• 2011 General Rate Case
• Integrated Resource Plans
• Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) Cases
• Fuel Adjustment Clause (FAC) Reviews
• Environmental Surcharge (ES) Reviews
• Demand-Side Management (DSM) Tariff Filings
• Administrative Cases

   1.  Big Rivers General Rate Case

(Case No. 2013-00199)

• Notice of Intent
• Rate Case Application – Filed June 28, 2013
  • Volume 1 of 5
  • Volume 2 of 5
  • Volume 3 of 5
  • Volume 4 of 5
  • Volume 5 of 5 – Direct Testimony
• Big Rivers Proposed Tariff
• Discovery Responses – Filed July 12, 2013
  • Responses to 1st PSC Staff Requests – Volume 1 of 2
  • Responses to 1st PSC Staff Requests – Volume 2 of 2 – Part I
  • Responses to 1st PSC Staff Requests – Volume 2 of 2 – Part II
• Discovery Responses – Filed September 3, 2013
  • Responses to 2nd PSC Staff Requests
  • Responses to 1st AG Requests – Volume 1 of 3
  • Responses to 1st AG Requests – Volume 2 of 3
  • Responses to 1st AG Requests – Volume 3 of 3
  • Responses to 1st KIUC Requests
  • Responses to 1st Sierra Club Requests
• Discovery Responses – Filed September 30, 2013
  • Responses to 3rd PSC Staff Requests
  • Responses to 2nd AG Requests – Volume 1 of 2
  • Responses to 2nd AG Requests – Volume 2 of 2
  • Responses to 2nd KIUC Requests
  • Responses to 2nd Sierra Club Requests
• Discovery Responses – Filed November 15, 2013
  • Responses to 4th PSC Staff Requests
• Responses to Requests from January 7-9, 2014 Hearing
  • Responses to Requests from January 7-9 Hearing
  • Attachment to Response to Item 8 Request from January 7-9 Hearing
  • Attachment to Response to Item 12 request from January 7-9 Hearing
  • Attachment to Response to Item 13 request from January 7-9 Hearing
• Big Rivers Post-Hearing Brief
• Commission's Order dated April 25, 2014

 

2.  Big Rivers 2012 General Rate Case

(Case No. 2012-00535)

 

3.  Big Rivers 2011 General Rate Case

(Case No. 2011-0003635)

   

4.  Big Rivers Integrated Resource Plans

2017 Integrated Resource Plan (Case No. 2017-00384)

• 2017 Integrated Resource Plan filed September 21, 2017
• 2017 Integrated Resource Plan Procedural Schedule

2014 Integrated Resource Plan (Case No. 2014-00166)

2010 Integrated Resource Plan (Case No. 2010-00443)

   

5. Big Rivers Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) Cases

Duff-Coleman EHV 345 kV Transmission Line Project (Case No. 2018-00004)

• Big Rivers Application
• Commission Procedural Order
• Responses to 1^st PSC Staff Requests
• Responses to 1^st AG Requests

Solar Array Demonstration Project (Case No. 2016-00409)

• Big Rivers Application and Request for Declaratory Order
• Responses to 1st PSC Staff Requests
• Big Rivers' Request for Decision on Record
• Commission's Order dated March 30, 2017

Aleris Transmission Line Project (Case No. 2015-00051)

2012 Environmental Compliance Plan CPCN (Case No. 2012-00063)

 

6.  Big Rivers Fuel Adjustment Clause (FAC) Reviews

For information regarding FAC Reviews prior to December 31, 2012, send an e-mail with subject line ‘Pre-2013 FAC Reviews’ to regulatory@bigrivers.com.

Six-Month FAC Review (Case No. 2018-00023)

• Responses to 1^st PSC Staff Requests
• Responses to 2nd PSC Staff Requests
• Commission Order dated May 18, 2018

Six-Month FAC Review (Case No. 2017-00287)

• Responses to 1^st PSC Staff Requests
• Revised Response to Item 7 of 1^st PSC Staff Requests
• Responses to KIUC Information Requests
• KIUC Intervenor Testimony
• KIUC Intervenor Testimony Workpapers
• Big Rivers Rebuttal Testimony
• Responses to PSC Staff Request from October 16, 2017 Hearing
• KIUC Post-Hearing Brief
• Big Rivers Post-Hearing Brief
• Commission Order dated February 2, 2018

Two-Year FAC Review (Case No. 2017-00006)

Six-Month FAC Review (Case No. 2016-00235)

Six-Month FAC Review (Case No. 2016-00006)

Six-Month FAC Review  (Case No. 2015-00237)

Two-Year FAC Review  (Case No. 2014-00455)

Six-Month FAC Review (Case No. 2014-00230)

Six-Month FAC Review (Case No. 2013-00449)

Six-Month FAC Review (Case No. 2013-00266)

7.  Big Rivers Six-Month Environmental Surcharge (ES) Reviews

For information regarding ES Reviews prior to June 30, 2011, send an e-mail with subject line ‘Pre-2011-06-30 ES Reviews’ to regulatory@bigrivers.com.

Two-Year and Sixth-Month ES Review (Case No. 2017-00345)

• Direct Testimony and Responses to 1^st PSC Requests
• Big Rivers’ Request for Decision on Record
• Commission Order dated February 27, 2018

Sixth-Month ES Review (Case No. 2016-00368)

• Direct Testimony and Responses to 1st PSC Requests
• Responses to 2nd Staff Request
• Big Rivers' Request for Decision on Record
• Commission Order dated July 10, 2017

Sixth-Month ES Review (Case No. 2016-00124)

• Direct Testimony and Responses to 1st PSC Requests
• Response to 2nd PSC Staff Request
• Commission Order dated September 7, 2016

Two-Year ES Review (Case No. 2015-00320)

• Direct Testimony and Responses to 1st PSC Requests
• Responses to 2nd PSC Staff Request
• Response to Supplemental PSC Staff Request
• Commission's Order dated March 31, 2016

 

• Six-Month ES Review (Case No. 2015-00124)
• Six-Month ES Review (Case No. 2014-00323)
• Six-Month ES Review (Case No. 2014-00097)
• Two-Year ES Review (Case No. 2013-00347)
• Six-Month ES Review (Case No. 2013-00139)
• Six-Month ES Reviews (Case No. 2012-00534)

 

8.  Big Rivers DSM Tariff Filings

DSM Tariff Filing (Case No. 2017-00278)

• DSM Tariff Filing dated June 30, 2017
• Commission Informal Conference Memo
• Big Rivers Response to Commission Informal Conference
• Commission’s Order dated December 21, 2017

DSM Tariff Filing (Case No. 2015-00118)

DSM Tariff Filing (Case No. 2013-00099)

 

9. Administrative Case on Smart Grid / Smart Meter Technologies

(Case No. 2012-00428)

• Direct Testimony filed January 28, 2013
• Discovery Response – Filed March 20, 2013
  • Responses to 1st PSC Staff Requests
  • Responses to 1st AG’s Requests
• Joint Comments filed May 20, 2013
• Joint Utilities Final Report filed June 30, 2014
• Responses to 2nd PSC Staff Requests
• Joint Utilities Filing that Evidentiary Hearing Unnecessary
• Joint Utilities Brief of February 2015
• Commission’s Order dated April 13, 2016