Saying Kentucky Power ‘reliably turns a profit,’ AG urges rejecting rate increase

By: Liam Niemeyer

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: February 4, 2026

Words: 443

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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FRANKFORT — Republican Attorney General Russell Coleman is urging Kentucky’s utility regulator to deny Kentucky Power’s rate increase request, citing in part an outpouring of backlash in public meetings in Eastern Kentucky.

Kentucky Power, an investor-owned electric utility serving 162,000 customers across 20 Eastern Kentucky counties, asked the Kentucky Public Service Commission in August for a rate hike that would increase its annual revenues by 14.62%.

Kentucky Power President Cynthia Wiseman in written testimony …

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