Kentucky Public Service Commission

Order Entered: The tariff set forth as Appendix Bto the July 21, 2015 Order is deleted and replaced with the tariff set forth in the Appendix to this Order. 2. All other provisions of the April 15, 2015 Order that are not in conflict with the terms of this Order shall remain in full force and effect.

Final Order Entered: 1. The Nebraska PPAs entered into by and among Big Rivers, NeNPPD, and the Cities are approved as of the date of this Order. 2. The Stipulation attached hereto as Appendix A is approved. 3. The revised MRSM Tariff attached hereto as Appendix B is approved. 4. Big Rivers shall notify the Commission within 1 0 days of receipt of any RUS required approvals for the Nebraska PPAs. 5. Within 20 days of receipt of any RUS required approvals for the Nebraska PPAs or a statement from RUS that its approval is not required , Big Rivers, using the Commission 's electronic Tariff Filing System, shall file a new MRSM Tariff as approved herein and reflecting its effective date and that it was authorized by this Order. 6. Any document filed in the future pursuant to ordering paragraph 4 herein shall reference this case number and shall be retained in the utility's general correspondence file.

Big Rivers Electric Corporation Proposed Revisions to MRSM Tariff and Sample Calculation Sheets

Memorandum dated /4/29/2015 for Informal Conference of 4/29/2015; Comments, if any, due within five days of receipt

Commission Staff's Notice of Informal Conference

Big Rivers Electric Corp. Stipulation and Recommendation

Big Rivers Electric Corp Verification Page for Response to Information Request

Notice of Filing Hearing Documents

Big Rivers Electric Response to Post Hearing Request for Information

Big Rivers Electric Corp Petition for Confidentiality

Big Rivers Electric Corp Notice of Agreement to Postpone Two Week Briefing Period in Attempt to Settle Out of Court

Big Rivers request for the PSC to accept filing on Dec 1 in compliance with Order of Dec 17

Order Entered: Order Entered: (1) Movant's petition for rehearing is granted. (2) Movant's request for confidential treatment of information set forth in the findings above is granted. The information shall remain confidential for an indefinite period of time. (3) The materials for which confidential treatment has been granted shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for an indefinite period of time. (4)Within seven days of the date of this Order, Movant shall file a revised attachment to its response to Item 3 of Staffs Initial Request reflecting the redaction of information determined to be confidential herein and in the November 21, 2014 Order. (5) Use of the materials that were granted confidential treatment in any Commission proceeding shall be in compliance with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 13(9). (6) Movant shall inform the Commission if the materials granted confidential protection become publicly available or no longer qualify for confidential treatment. (7) If a non-party to this proceeding requests to inspect materials granted confidential treatment by this Order & period during which materials have been granted confidential treatment has not run, Movant shall have 20 days from receipt of notice of request to demonstrate the materials still fall within exclusions from disclosure requirements established in KRS 61.878. If Movant is unable to make such demonstration, requested materials shall be made available for inspection.

Order Entered: (1) A hearing in this matter shall be held on Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, in Hearing Room 1 of the Commission's offices at 211 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky. (2)The official record of these proceedings shall be by video only. (3) Any request to cancel or postpone this hearing shall be made by motion filed with the Commission at least one week before the hearing is scheduled to commence.

Big Rivers motion for rehearing and reconsideration of Order

Order Entered: (1) Movant's motion for confidential protection is hereby granted in part and denied in part. (2) Movant's request for confidential treatment of the information contained in the ACES study submitted as an attachment to Movant's response to Item 3 of Staff's Initial Request, with the exception of information set forth in the Appendix attached to this Order, is denied. (3)Movant's request for confidential treatment of information set forth in the Appendix to this Order is granted. The information set forth in the Appendix shall remain confidential for an indefinite period of time. (4) The materials for which Movant's request for confidential treatment has been granted for an indefinite time shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for an indefinite period of time. (5)The materials for which Movant's request for confidential treatment has been denied shall not be placed in the public record or made available for inspection for 20 days from the date of this Order in order to allow Movant to seek a remedy afforded by law. (6) Within seven days of the date of this Order, Big Rivers shall file a revised attachment to its response to Item 3 of Staffs Initial Request reflecting the redaction of the information determined herein to be confidential and reflecting as unredacted the information which has been denied confidential treatment.

Information from Nebraska PPD

Order Entered: (1) Movant's motion for confidential protection is hereby granted in part and denied in part. (2) Movant's request for confidential treatment of information set forth in Appendix A to this Order is granted. Movant's responses Items 4 and 7 of KIUC's Second Request shall remain confidential for a period of five years, and the remaining information set forth in Appendix A shall remain confidential for an indefinite period of time. (3) Movant's request for confidential treatment of information set forth in Appendix B to this Order is denied. (4) Movant's motion to deviate from the filing requirements of 807 KAR 5:001 § 13 is granted. (5)The materials for which Movant's request for confidential treatment has been granted for five years shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for five years. The materials for which Movant's request for confidential treatment has been granted for an indefinite time shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for an indefinite period of time. (6)The materials for which Movant's request for confidential treatment has been denied shall not be placed in the public record or made available for inspection for 20 days from the date of this Order in order to allow Movant to seek a remedy afforded by law. 7. Use of the materials that were granted confidential treatment in any Commission proceeding shall be in compliance with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 13(9).

Order Entered: Movant’s motion for confidential protection is hereby granted in part and denied in part. 2. Movant's request for confidential treatment of information set forth in Appendix A to this Order is granted. Movant's responses to Item 12 of the AG's Initial Request and Item 4 of KIUC's Initial Request shall remain confidential for a period of five years, and the remaining information set forth in Appendix A shall remain confidential for an indefinite period of time. 3. Movant's request for confidential treatment of information set forth in Appendix B to this Order is denied. 4. Movant's motion to deviate from the filing requirements of 807 KAR 5:001 § 13 is granted. 5. The materials for which Movant's request for confidential treatment has been granted for five years shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for five years. The materials for which Movant's request for confidential treatment has been granted for an indefinite time shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for an indefinite period of time. 6. The materials for which Movant's request for confidential treatment has been denied shall not be placed in the public record or made available for inspection for 20 days from the date of this Order in order to allow Movant to seek a remedy afforded by law. 7. Use of the materials that were granted confidential treatment in any Commission proceeding shall be in compli

Testimony on behalf of Big Rivers of Lindsay Barron and John Wolfram

Order Entered: (1) Movant's motion for confidential protection is hereby granted. (2)The materials for which Movant's request for confidential treatment has been granted shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for a period of five years. (3) Use of the materials that were granted confidential treatment in any Commission proceeding shall be in compliance with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 13(9). (4) Movant shall inform the Commission if the materials granted confidential protection 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 and the period during which the materials have been granted confidential treatment has not run, the Movant shall have 20 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 Movant is unable to make such demonstration, the requested materials shall be made available for inspection. Otherwise, the Commission shall deny the request for inspection. (6)The Commission shall not make the materials available for inspection for 20 days following an Order finding that the materials no longer qualify for confidential treatment in order to allow Movant to seek a remedy afforded by law.

KIUC Responses to Commission Staff's Initial Request for Information and Big Rivers Electric Corporation's First Request for Information

Attorney General's Response and Objection To Big Rivers Data Request

Big Rivers Electric Corporation's Revised Public Redacted and Confidential Highlighted Versions of the Summary Nebraska PPA's and the Three Contracts

Order Entered: Movant's motion for confidential protection is hereby granted in part and denied in part. 2. Movant's request for confidential treatment of information set forth in Appendices A and B to this order are granted. 3. Movant's request for confidential treatment of information set forth in Appendices C and D to this order are denied. 4. The materials for which Movant's request for confidential treatment has been granted shall neither be placed in the public record nor made available for public inspection for an indefinite period of time. 5. The materials for which Movant's request for confidential treatment has been denied shall neither be placed in the public record nor made available for inspection for 20 days from the date of this Order in order to allow Movant to seek a remedy afforded by law.

Big Rivers first request for info to KIUC and AG

COMMISSION STAFF'S INITIAL REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO KENTUCKY INDUSTRIAL UTILITY CUSTOMERS, INC.

KIUC Direct Testimony and Exhibits of Lane Kollen

OAG Attorney General’s Comments in Lieu of Testimony

Big Rivers Electric Corporation Responses to Supplemental Requests for Information of PSC Staff, OAG, and KIUC; Petition for Confidential Treatment; and Motion for Deviation

Big Rivers Electric verification page of Lindsay Barron to updated response to item 2 of KIUC initial request for info

KIUC Second Set of Data Requests to BREC

COMMISSION STAFF'S SECOND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO BIG RIVERS ELECTRIC CORPORATION

OAG Attorney General's Supplemental Data Requests

Order Entered: the motion for leave to amend Movant's response in opposition to Big Rivers' petition for confidential treatment and the tendered amended public version of KIUC's response in opposition to Big Rivers' petition for confidential treatment is accepted for filing as of this date.

Big Rivers updated response to KIUC's Initial Request for Information

Big Rivers Petition for Confidential Treatment

Big Rivers Response to first information request to PSC, AG and KIA

Big Rivers Response to first information request to PSC, AG and KIA

Big Rivers Response to first information request to PSC, AG and KIA

Big Rivers Motion for Deviation

Big Rivers Petition for Confidential Protection

Order Entered: The motion for leave to file the amendments to the PPAs is granted and the tendered amendments to the PPAs are accepted for filing as of this date.

KIUC first set of data requests to BREC

Commission Staff's Initial Request for Information to Big Rivers Electric Corporation

AG initial data request

Motion of Big Rivers to amend filing of wholesale power contracts

Order Entered: 1. The procedural schedule set forth in the Appendix, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, shall be followed. 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 and ten copies to the Commission. b. Each response shall be under oath or, for representatives of a public or private corporation or a partnership or 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.

Order Entered: that the motion is granted, and the Attorney General is hereby made a party to these proceedings. By

KIUC's Motion and Amended Response in Opposition to Big Rivers Petition for Confidential Treatment

Big Rivers Reply to KIUC's Response in Opposition to Petition for Confidential Treatment

AG motion to intervene

Order Entered: The petition of KIUC to intervene is granted. 2. KIUC 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. Should KIUC file documents of any kind with the Commission in the course of these proceedings, KIUC shall also serve a copy of said documents on all other parties of record.

KIUC Petition to Intervene

KIUC Response in Opposition to Big Rivers Petition for Confidential Treatment

Acknowledge Receipt of Filing

Big Rivers Electric Corporation Filing of Wholesale Contracts Pursuant to KRS 278.180 and KAR 5:011§13 and Petition for Confidential Treatment

Big Rivers Electric Corporation Filing of Wholesale Contracts Pursuant to KRS 278.180 and KAR 5:011§13 and Petition for Confidential Treatment