Proposed makeover of utility regulator met with warnings consumers would lose their voice

By: Liam Niemeyer

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: March 3, 2026

Words: 1,190

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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FRANKFORT — A GOP-sponsored bill would remake Kentucky’s utility regulator by expanding its board from three to five members and giving the Republican state auditor two of the appointments.

The governor would continue to appoint the other three members of the Public Service Commission (PSC).

Senate Bill 8 also could make it harder for independent groups to intervene in utility rate cases and ask questions before the commission — a change that a former PSC …

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