Kentucky Public Service Commission

Final Order Entered: 1. All claims against Johnson County and Hall for any violation of KRS Chapter 278 raised in this proceeding have been satisfied. 2. This case is closed and removed from the Commission’s docket.

Notice of Transfer of Assets and Closing

Joe F. Childers Johnson County Gas Company, Inc. and Hall Stevens Hall Gas Company

20210329_PSC Notice of Filing Hearing Documents.pdf

Order Entered: 1. The Stipulation and Settlement Agreement attached as an Appendix to this Order is adopted conditioned upon the occurrence of the events set forth in paragraphs 5, 6, and 7 of the Stipulation and Settlement Agreement. 2. Provided that the asset sale and transfer of Johnson County to Navitas closes no later than June 30, 2021, the Stipulation and Settlement Agreement will satisfy and resolve any and all claims against Johnson County and Hall for any violation of KRS Chapter 278 raised in this proceeding. 3. This proceeding is held in abeyance through June 30, 2021. If the asset sale and transfer of Johnson County to Navitas fails to close on or before June 30, 2021, this proceeding will be returned to the Commission’s active docket.

Notice of Hearing

Joe F. Childers Johnson County Gas Company and Hall, Stephens and Hall Gas Company

Responses of Hall, Stephens, and Hall Gas Company to Staffs Second Requests for Information

Joe F. Childers Johnson County Gas Company, Inc. and Hall, Stephens Hall Gas Company

Responses of Johnson County Gas Company to Staffs Second Requests for Information

Joe F. Childers Johnson County Gas Company, Inc. and Hall, Stephens Hall Gas Company

Order Entered: 1. A video hearing in this matter shall be held on Thursday, March 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. Johnson County Gas Company, Inc. (Johnson County) and Hall, Stephens and Hall (Hall) 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, Johnson County and Hall 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. Commission Staff shall contact the parties with instructions for participating in the video hearing.

Order Entered: 1. The abeyance granted on November 12, 2020, is lifted, and this case shall proceed in accordance with the procedural schedule attached as an Appendix to this Order. 2. The amended procedural schedule issued on June 30, 2020, is stricken and replaced with the procedural schedule attached as an Appendix to this Order.

Order Entered: Johnson County and Hall’s motion requesting to hold this matter in abeyance until December 31, 2020, is granted.

Motion To Hold In Abeyance

Joe F. Childers Johnson County Gas Company, Inc. and Hall, Stephens Hall Gas Company

Order Entered: 1. Johnson County and Hall’s motion requesting a 30-day extension to file responses to Staff’s Second Request is granted. 2. Johnson County and Hall shall file their respective responses to Staff’s Second Request no later than November 2, 2020.

Motion for Extension of Time

Joe F. Childers Johnson County Gas Company, Inc. and Hall, Stephens Hall Gas Company

Data Request

Data Request

Responses to Staffs First Data Requests

JOE CHILDERS Johnson County Gas Company

Data Request

Order Entered: The procedural schedule established on June 4, 2020, is stricken and replaced with the amended procedural schedule attached as an Appendix to this Order.

Order Entered: 1. The procedural schedule set forth in the Appendix to this Order shall be followed. 2. a. Responses to requests for information shall be appropriately bound, tabbed and indexed, with the original and an electronic version to the Commission. Electronic documents shall be in portable document format (PDF), shall be searchable, and shall be appropriately bookmarked. Each response shall include the name of the witness responsible for responding to the questions related to the information provided. 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. A 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.

Read First Cover Letter

JOE CHILDERS Joe F. Childers Associates

Response to Order

Joe F Childers Johnson County Gas and Hall, Stephens and Hall Gas Company

Order Entered: 1. This proceeding is established to (1) investigate the reasonableness of the GCR component of Johnson County's rates and rates charged by Hall between April 1, 2013, and September 3, 2019, and (2) to ensure that Johnson County's current and future efforts to procure the lowest cost gas for its customers, irrespective of supplier, are reasonable, and that its gas cost is likewise appropriately market based. 2. Within 20 days of the date of entry of this Order, Johnson County and Hall shall submit to the Commission a written response to the allegations contained in this Order. 3. Johnson County shall collect the GCR component of its rates subject to refund effective for bills rendered after the date of this Order until further Order of the Commission.