Kentucky Public Service Commission

Order Entered: 1. Big Sandy RECC's November 16, 2017 petition for confidential protection is granted. 2. The designated materials shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for ten years, or until further Orders of this Commission. 3. Use of the designated materials in any Commission proceeding shall be in compliance with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 13(9). 4. Big Sandy RECC shall inform the Commission if the designated materials become publicly available or no longer qualify for confidential treatment. 5. If a non-party to this proceeding requests to inspect the designated materials granted confidential treatment by this Order and the period during which the materials have been granted confidential treatment has not expired, Big Sandy RECC 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.

Final Order Entered: 1. The rates proposed by Big Sandy are denied. 2. The rates set forth in the Appendix to this Order are approved for services rendered by Big Sandy on and after the date of this Order. 3. Within 20 days of the date of entry of this Order, Big Sandy shall file with this Commission , using the Commission's electronic Tariff Filing System, new tariff sheets setting forth the rates and charges approved herein and reflecting their effective date and that they were authorized by this Order.

Memorandum dated 4/24/18 for Informal Conference of 4/23/18; Comments, if any, due 4/30/18.

Commission Staff's Notice of Informal Conference

Big Sandy R.E.C.C. Fourth and Final Supplemental Response to Commission Staffs First Request for Information, Item 34

Big Sandy R.E.C.C. Response to Commission Staff's Post-Hearing Request for Information

Notice of Filing Hearing Documents

Commission Staff's Post-Hearing Request for Information to Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation

Order Entered: 1.) Post hearing data requests shall be filed in the record on or before Friday, March 30th, 2018. 2.) Responses to post hearing data requests shall be filed in the record on or before Tuesday, April 10th, 2018. This case shall stand submitted for decision by the commission effective 12:01 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on April 11th, 2018.

Big Sandy R.E.C.C. Affidavit of Publication and Mailing

Big Sandy R.E.C.C. Third Supplemental Response to Commission Staff's First Request for Information, Item 34

Big Sandy R.E.C.C. Response to Commission Staff's Fourth Request for Information

Big Sandy R.E.C.C. Response to Commission Staff's Fourth Request for Information

Commission Staff's Fourth Request for Information to Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation

Big Sandy R.E.C.C. Notice of Scheduled Hearing Publication

Order Entered: 1. A hearing in this matter shall be held on March 27, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, at the offices of the Public Service Commission at 211 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky. 2. Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation ("Big Sandy") 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 statement: "This hearing will be streamed live and may be viewed on the PSC website, psc.ky.gov." At the time the notice is mailed or publication is requested, Big Sandy shall forward a duplicate of the notice and request to the Commission. 3. Pursuant to KRS 278.360 and 807 KAR 5:001, Section 9(9), a digital video transcript shall be made of the hearing. 4. Big Sandy's motion to schedule a public hearing, filed on January 22, 2018, is denied as moot.

Big Sandy R.E.C.C. Response to Staff Third Request for Information

Big Sandy R.E.C.C. Second Supplemental Response to Staff First Request for Information, Item 34

Big Sandy R.E.C.C. Motion to Schedule Public Hearing

COMMISSION STAFF'S THIRD REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO BIG SANDY RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION

Big Sandy R.E.C.C. First Supplemental Response to Staff's First Request for Information, Item 34

Big Sandy R.E.C.C. Response to Staff's Second Request for Information

Commission Staff's Second Request for Information to Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation

Big Sandy R.E.C.C. Affidavit of Publication and Mailing

Order Entered: 1 . Big Sandy's motion for leave to file supplemental direct testimony is granted. 2. The supplemental direct testimony of John Wolfram is accepted for filing as of the date of this Order and made a part of the official record of this matter.

Big Sandy R.E.C.C. Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Direct Testimony

Order Entered: 1 . Big Sandy's proposed rates are suspended for five months from November 29, 2017, up to and including April 28, 2018. 2. The procedural schedule set forth in the Appendix to this Order, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, shall be followed. 3. 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 questions related to the information provided, with copies to all parties of record, and the original and ten copies to the Commission. 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.

Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation's Response to Commission Staff's First Request for Information

Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation's Response to Commission Staff's First Request for Information

Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation's Response to Commission Staff's First Request for Information

Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation's Response to Commission Staff's First Request for Information

Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation's Response to Commission Staff's First Request for Information

Order Entered: 1. Big Sandy's motion for an extension of time is granted. 2. Big Sandy shall have until November 20, 2017, in which to file its responses to Staff's First Request.

Big Sandy RECC Motion for Extension of Time

No Deficiency Letter

Acknowledge Receipt of Filing

Big Sandy RECC Application for a General Adjustment of Existing Rates

Commission Staff's Notice of Correction to Commission Staff's First Request for Information to Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation

Commission Staff's First Request for Information to Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation

Acknowledge Receipt of Filing

Big Sandy R.E.C.C. Notice of Intent to file Application of General Adjustment of Existing Rates