Kentucky Code — 38583
Browse 175 sections in division 38583 of the Kentucky code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 278.010. Definitions for KRS 278.010 to 278.450, 278.541 to 278.544, 278.546 to 278.5462, and 278.990.
- § 278.012. Water association subject to Public Service Commission -- Exceptions.
- § 278.015. Water district; combined water, gas, or sewer district; or water commission a public utility subject to Public Service Commission -- Exceptions.
- § 278.0152. Water utility permitted to charge a tapping fee for installing service to customer.
- § 278.0154. Water district or water association may assess customer a late payment charge of 10% of amount billed -- How charge assessed and applied -- Commission without power to affect late payment charge -- Waiver of late payment charge.
- § 278.016. Commonwealth to be divided into geographical service areas.
- § 278.017. Establishing boundaries of certified areas.
- § 278.018. Right to serve certified territory.
- § 278.019. Deadlines for commission to issue final orders -- Failure to meet deadline deemed approval.
- § 278.020. Certificate of convenience and necessity required for construction provision of utility service or of utility -- Exceptions -- Approval required for acquisition or transfer of ownership -- Public hearing on proposed transmission line -- Limitations upon approval of application to transfer control of utility or to abandon or cease provision of services -- Hearing -- Severability of provisions.
- § 278.021. Receivership for abandoned utility -- Criteria for finding of abandonment -- Consolidation of actions -- Powers and duties of receiver -- Temporary receivership -- Commission's discretion to approve or decline to approve applications.
- § 278.022. Utility to notify commission upon receipt of notice of discontinuance or termination from supplier.
- § 278.023. Approval of federally-funded construction projects -- Commission review of agreement and supporting documents -- Surcharge.
- § 278.025. Repealed, 2002
- § 278.027. Application for certificate -- Publishing notice of hearing.
- § 278.030. Rates, classifications and service of utilities to be just and reasonable -- Service to be adequate -- Utilities prohibited from energizing power to electrical service where seal is not present.
- § 278.035. Prohibition against preferential retail rates for utility services for certain publicly-funded entities -- Exception.
- § 278.038. Public Service Commission -- Appointments -- Membership -- Vacancies -- Limitations.
- § 278.040. Public Service Commission operations -- Hearings -- Compensation -- Contracts -- Jurisdiction -- Regulations.
- § 278.042. Service adequacy and safety standards for electric utilities--National Electrical Safety Code.
- § 278.045. Repealed, 1980.
- § 278.046. Repealed, 1986.
- § 278.047. Renumbered as KRS 96.534.
- § 278.050. Repealed, 2026.
- § 278.060. Qualifications of commissioners -- Oath -- Restrictions on conduct.
- § 278.070. Removal of commissioners.
- § 278.080. Quorum -- Performance of functions by less than a majority of commissioners or by hearing examiners.
- § 278.090. Office and hours -- Meetings.
- § 278.100. Executive director.
- § 278.110. Additional employees -- Documents prepared by certain contracted persons filed in the record -- Testimony.
- § 278.115. Commission to establish internal organization of its offices.
- § 278.120. Compensation and expenses of commissioners, executive director, and employees.
- § 278.130. Assessments against utilities -- Applications for adjustment.
- § 278.140. Report of gross earnings from intrastate business.
- § 278.150. Payment of assessments -- Certification of deduction by commission -- Administration of funds collected.
- § 278.160. Utilities to file and display general schedules of rates and conditions for service -- Adherence to schedules -- Exclusion from disclosure of confidential or proprietary provisions in special contracts.
- § 278.170. Discrimination as to rates or service -- Free or reduced rate services.
- § 278.172. Rate classification for certain entities.
- § 278.180. Changes in rates, how made.
- § 278.183. Surcharge to recover costs of compliance with environmental requirements for coal combustion wastes and by-products -- Environmental compliance plan, review and adjustment.
- § 278.185. Repealed, 2014.
- § 278.190. Procedure when new schedule of rates filed -- Suspension of new rate schedule -- Burden of proof -- Refunds.
- § 278.192. Test period for proposed rate increase.
- § 278.200. Power to regulate rates and service standards fixed by agreement with city.
- § 278.210. Examination and testing of meters and meter-testing devices.
- § 278.212. Filing of plans for electrical interconnection with merchant electric generating facility -- Costs of upgrading existing grid.
- § 278.214. Curtailment of service by utility or generation and transmission cooperative.
- § 278.216. Site compatibility certificate -- Site assessment report -- Commission action on application.
- § 278.218. Approval of commission for change in ownership or control of assets owned by utility.
- § 278.220. Uniform system of accounts for utilities.
- § 278.2201. Prohibition against subsidy of nonregulated activity -- Separate accounting.
- § 278.2203. Cost allocation of regulated and nonregulated activity.
- § 278.2205. Cost allocation manual for nonregulated activity -- Contents -- Maintenance.
- § 278.2207. Transactions between utility and affiliate -- Pricing requirements -- Request for deviation.
- § 278.2209. Documentation regarding cost allocation.
- § 278.2211. Remedies for noncompliance utility and affiliate -- Access to records -- Disallowance of costs -- Audit.
- § 278.2213. Separate recordkeeping for utility and affiliate -- Prohibited business practices -- Confidentiality of information -- Notice of service available from competitor.
- § 278.2215. Exemptions.
- § 278.2219. Waiver or deviation from requirements of KRS 278.2201 to 278.2213.
- § 278.225. Time limitation on billing -- Liability for unbilled service.
- § 278.230. Access to property, books and records of utilities -- Reports and information may be required.
- § 278.240. Certified copies of commission's records -- Use as evidence.
- § 278.250. Investigation of condition of utility.
- § 278.255. Periodic management and operation audits.
- § 278.260. Jurisdiction over complaints as to rates or service -- Investigations -- Hearing.
- § 278.262. Definitions for KRS 278.262 and 278.264.
- § 278.264. Commission approval or denial of retirement of electric generating unit -- Rebuttable presumption against retiring fossil fuel-fired generating unit -- Evidence of costs -- Report -- Definitions for section -- Recovery of costs to utility related to decommissioning, removal and salvage, and depreciation allowed.
- § 278.270. Orders by commission as to rates.
- § 278.271. Allowable recovery of costs not recovered in existing utility rates -- Conditions -- Duration of cost recovery.
- § 278.272. Consideration of natural gas purchasing transactions in determining just and reasonable rates -- Limitation of authorized rate of return for natural gas operations.
- § 278.274. Review of natural gas utility's purchasing practices in determining reasonableness of proposed rates -- Reduction of rates by commission.
- § 278.277. Fuel adjustment cost recovery extension -- Any coal severance taxes imposed a factor in any fuel adjustment clause review.
- § 278.280. Orders by commission as to service -- Extension of service.
- § 278.285. Demand-side management plans -- Review and approval of proposed plans and mechanisms -- Assignment of costs -- Home energy assistance programs.
- § 278.287. Voluntary energy cost assistance fund -- Customer contributions -- Time of and eligibility for disbursements -- Biennial reports -- Administration costs.
- § 278.290. Valuation of utility property in connection with rates, service or issuance of securities -- Unit rate base.
- § 278.295. Determination of value of acquired water and sewer system assets for ratemaking purposes.
- § 278.300. Issuance or assumption of securities by utilities.
- § 278.310. Rules for hearings and investigations.
- § 278.320. Process.
- § 278.330. Witnesses.
- § 278.340. Depositions.
- § 278.350. Incriminating evidence -- Immunity of witnesses.
- § 278.360. Record of contested proceedings on formal hearing.
- § 278.370. Recording of order, finding, authorization or certificate -- How proved to be in effect.
- § 278.380. Delivery of orders by electronic transmission or mail.
- § 278.390. Enforcement of orders.
- § 278.400. Rehearing.
- § 278.410. Action to review order of commission -- Institution -- Answer -- Injunction.
- § 278.420. Designation and filing of record -- Cost.
- § 278.430. Burden of proof.
- § 278.440. Evidence to be heard by court -- Remand.
- § 278.450. Judgment of Circuit Court -- Appeal to Court of Appeals.
- § 278.455. Reduction of operating expenses by G&T or distribution cooperative -- Effect on rates -- Authority for administrative regulations.
- § 278.457. Commission's duty to transmit information concerning abandonment of railroad corridor to Department of Parks and Railtrail Development Office.
- § 278.460. Utilities to pay interest on deposits required of patrons -- Commission to calculate interest rate annually -- Interest rates for water districts and water associations -- Administrative regulations.
- § 278.465. Definitions for KRS 278.465 to 278.468.
- § 278.466. Availability of net metering -- Type, expense, and installation of meter -- Compensation to eligible customer-generators for electricity fed back into grid -- Commission to set compensation rate -- Excess generation credits nonrefundable -- Twenty-five year cap on preexisting net metering tariff provisions -- Safety and power quality standards -- Transferability of installation at same premises.
- § 278.467. Jurisdiction over disputes -- Guidelines -- Forms -- Posting on Web site.
- § 278.468. KRS 278.465 to 278.468 not applicable to certain United States agencies or instrumentalities.
- § 278.470. Companies transporting oil or gas by pipeline are common carriers.
- § 278.480. Pipeline companies may deliver oil or gas on order of person in possession.
- § 278.485. Gas pipeline company to furnish gas -- When -- Rates -- Duty of person applying for gas service and gas pipeline company -- Abandonment of gas wells -- Discontinuance of service -- Right to tap a gathering line.
- § 278.490. Transportation of oil or gas received from connecting lines.
- § 278.495. Authority to regulate safety aspects of natural gas facilities.
- § 278.500. Repealed, 1948.
- § 278.501. Repealed, 1966.
- § 278.502. Condemnation for pipelines and related facilities, including rights of ingress and egress.
- § 278.504. Definitions for KRS 278.505 to 278.507.
- § 278.505. Transportation of natural gas in intrastate commerce by pipelines or local distribution companies with unused excess capacity.
- § 278.506. Gas to meet pipeline quality standards -- Delivery and curtailment provisions.
- § 278.507. Public Service Commission's policy to facilitate greater use of natural gas produced in Kentucky -- Commission's duties and prohibited activities.
- § 278.508. Exemption of sale of natural gas used as a motor vehicle fuel from regulation -- Regulation of transportation, distribution, or delivery of natural gas used as a motor vehicle fuel.
- § 278.5085. Presumption of reasonableness of supply contract for natural gas produced from coal through gasification process.
- § 278.509. Recovery of costs for investment in natural gas pipeline replacement programs.
- § 278.510. Repealed, 2019.
- § 278.512. Legislative findings -- Exemption of telecommunications product or service from regulation.
- § 278.514. Exempted service not to be subsidized by nonexempted, regulated telecommunications services.
- § 278.516. Alternative regulation process for small telephone utilities -- Findings -- Definitions -- Procedures -- Withdrawal.
- § 278.520. Transmission of long distance messages from other telephone lines.
- § 278.530. Procedure to compel connection with telephone exchange or line.
- § 278.535. Switching of telecommunications provider -- Penalty -- Administrative regulations.
- § 278.540. Acquisition of right-of-way by telephone or telegraph company -- Condemnation.
- § 278.541. Definitions for KRS 278.541 to 278.544.
- § 278.542. Effect of KRS 278.541 to 278.544 on commission's jurisdiction -- Filing by telephone utilities required.
- § 278.543. Adoption of price regulation plan -- Rate caps and adjustments -- Jurisdiction of commission -- Exemptions -- Withdrawal from regulation under KRS 278.541 to 278.544.
- § 278.5435. Modification of price regulation plan -- Permitted and prohibited actions -- Jurisdiction of commission -- Exemptions.
- § 278.544. Provisions applicable to all telephone utilities.
- § 278.545. Repealed, 2019.
- § 278.546. Legislative findings and determinations relating to telecommunications.
- § 278.5461. "Local exchange carrier" defined for KRS 278.546 to 278.5462.
- § 278.54611. Commission's jurisdiction over commercial mobile radio service, interconnection agreements, telecommunications carriers, and cellular towers.
- § 278.5462. Broadband services not subject to state regulation -- Application of requirements of federal statutes and regulations -- Consumer complaints -- Telephone utility provision of service to competing local exchange.
- § 278.5464. Provision of broadband service to unserved and underserved households and businesses -- Facilitation by distribution cooperative.
- § 278.547. Definitions for KRS 278.547 to 278.5499.
- § 278.548. Telecommunications relay service program.
- § 278.549. Rates -- Funding mechanism.
- § 278.5499. Funding mechanism for Telecommunications Access Program.
- § 278.550. Repealed, 1986.
- § 278.560. Repealed, 1974.
- § 278.570. Repealed, 1974.
- § 278.580. Repealed, 1974.
- § 278.600. Definitions for KRS 278.600 and 278.610.
- § 278.605. Repealed, 2017.
- § 278.610. Requirements for certification of nuclear power facility.
- § 278.615. Cost recovery for certain nuclear energy generating facility permits and licenses -- Definitions for section.
- § 278.650. Procedures for proposals to construct antenna towers in an area outside the jurisdiction of a planning commission -- Hearing -- Building permit fee.
- § 278.660. Repealed, 2002.
- § 278.665. Administrative regulations governing cellular antenna towers to be constructed outside the jurisdiction of a planning commission.
- § 278.670. Definitions for KRS 278.670 to 278.696 and 65.114.
- § 278.672. Application for financing order for deferred costs -- Requirements -- Deadline.
- § 278.674. Application proceedings -- Commission findings -- Retention of consultants -- Issuance advice letter.
- § 278.676. Financing order -- Prior issuance of bonds -- Conditions on securitized property.
- § 278.678. Utility to file documents with commission -- Parameters for securitized bonds -- Semiannual monthly surcharge update -- Adjustments -- Commission review -- Irrevocability of finance order.
- § 278.680. Issuance of securitized bonds by electric utility -- Subsequent financing order -- Limits on commission -- Discretion of electric utility.
- § 278.682. Securitized surcharges to be line-itemed on customer billing.
- § 278.684. Property right to securitized property -- Right to transfer or assign -- Default and sequestration -- Rights of successor to electric utility.
- § 278.686. Exemption from Uniform Commercial Code -- Security interest binding -- Filing of financing statement with Secretary of State -- Priority of securitized interest -- Exercise of rights and remedies upon default.
- § 278.688. Sale, assignment, or transfer of securitized property -- Application of income tax law to transaction -- Conditions for enforceability.
- § 278.690. Priority of transfer not impaired by modification -- Priority of conflicting interests.
- § 278.692. Financing statement maintained by Secretary of State -- Perfection of a security interest by filing of financing statement.
- § 278.694. Application -- Liability restriction -- No obligation of taxation.
- § 278.696. Assignee or financing party not an electric utility or provider of electric service -- Application of KRS 278.670 to 278.696 and 65.114 -- Severance.
- § 278.700. Definitions for KRS 278.700 to 278.716.
- § 278.702. Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting.
- § 278.704. Merchant electric generating facility -- Construction certificate -- Location of exhaust stack -- Decommissioning and setback requirements -- Public meeting concerning property acquisition -- Exception.
- § 278.706. Application for certificate to construct merchant electric generating facility -- Requirements -- Fees -- Replacement or repair does not constitute construction -- Proceeds from sale of salvaged materials -- Administrative regulations.
- § 278.708. Site assessment report -- Consultant -- Mitigation measures.
- § 278.710. Granting or denial of construction certificate -- Policy of General Assembly -- Duties upon receipt of construction certificate -- Compliance and monitoring.
- § 278.712. Local public hearing -- Procedure -- Parties -- Action to vacate or set aside ruling.
- § 278.714. Application for certificate to construct nonregulated electric transmission line or carbon dioxide transmission pipeline -- Granting or denial -- Public hearing -- Local public information meeting -- Fee.
- § 278.716. Siting fund.
- § 278.718. Construction of KRS 278.700, 278.704, 278.706, 278.708, and 278.710.
- § 278.990. Penalties.
- § 278.992. Penalty for certain pipeline violations.