It’s open season on KY ratepayers’ pocketbooks, while their voices are being silenced

By: Tom FitzGerald

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: March 3, 2026

Words: 1,646

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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At the heart of utility regulation in Kentucky is the principle that in return for having been granted monopoly service territories, utilities are obligated to provide adequate, efficient and reasonable service while charging rates determined by the Public Service Commission to be fair, just and reasonable.

Rates for utilities whose capital comes in part from private investment include a reasonable return on the shareholders’ equity for financing the ongoing operations and capital investments in …

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