Kentucky Public Service Commission

Receipt of Payment

Final Order Entered: 1. The Stipulation is adopted and approved in its entirety as a complete resolution of all issues in this case. 2. The formal hearing in this matter scheduled for Tuesday, June 20, 2017, is cancelled. 3. As a result of the August 12, 2016 incident, South Kentucky agrees to pay a civil penalty, pursuant to KRS 278.990, in the amount of $15,000. 4. South Kentucky shall pay the amount of $15,000 within 30 days of the date of this Order by cashier's check or money order to be made payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer and to be mailed or delivered to the Public Service Commission, Office of General Counsel, 211 Sower Boulevard, P.O. Box 615, Frankfort, KY 40602. 5. South Kentucky shall provide on a quarterly basis, for a period of one year, a report detailing the results of crew safety audits performed and, if any safety violations are identified, the corrective action taken to address the violation. 6. South Kentucky shall provide on a quarterly basis, for a period of one year, documentation of five job briefings per month. The briefings shall be for separate crews, and shall include briefings for two contractor crews. 7. The reports required by ordering paragraphs 5 and 6 of this Order shall be submitted within 30 days following the end of the calendar quarter, beginning with the quarter ending on June 30, 2017. The reports shall reference the number of this case and shall be retained in the utility's general correspondence file.

Stipulation of Facts and Settlement Agreement

Memorandum dated 5/19/2017 for Informal Conference of 5/02/2017; Comments, if any, due within five days of receipt

Order Entered: 1. South Kentucky's motion to schedule an informal conference is granted. 2. An informal conference is scheduled in this matter for Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, at the Commission's offices at 211 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky, for the purpose of discussing the issues in this case.

South Kentucky RECC Response to Request for Information and Motion for IC

South Kentucky RECC Response to Request for Information and Motion for IC

Order Entered: 1. South Kentucky shall submit to the Commission a written response to the allegations contained in the Staff Report within 20 days of the date of this Order. 2. South Kentucky shall appear on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at 9 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, in Hearing Room 1 of the Commission's offices at 211 Sower Boulevard in Frankfort, Kentucky, for the purpose of presenting evidence concerning the alleged violations of KRS 278.042, the 2012 edition of the NESC, and the South Kentucky Safety Manual, and showing cause why it should not be subject to the penalties prescribed in KRS 278.990(1) for these alleged violations. 3. The June 20, 2017, hearing shall be recorded by digital video recording only. 4. The Staff Report in the Appendix to this Order is made a part of the record in this case. 5. At the scheduled hearing in this matter, South Kentucky shall also present evidence on the adequacy, safety, and reasonableness of its practices related to the construction, installation, and repair of electric facilities as they relate to the facts of this case and whether such practices require revision as a result of this incident. 6. Any requests for an informal conference with Commission Staff shall be set forth in writing and filed with the Commission within 20 days of the date of this Order.