The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued an order on March 31, 2016 scheduling a hearing to begin on May 10, 2016, at 9:00am, EDT, in Hearing Room 1 of the Commission’s offices located at 211 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky, for the purpose of cross-examining witnesses of Kenergy Corp. and Intervenors in Case No. 2015-00312, which is the application of Kenergy Corp. for an adjustment of its electric rates.  The hearing…

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or…

Requires action on cyber security and customer privacy; utilities allowed to develop opt-out rules for customers who do not want smart meters FRANKFORT, Ky – The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has completed its review of the use of smart grid technology with a decision to allow utilities considerable flexibility in deciding how to deploy the advanced systems. In an order issued today, the PSC decided against adopting uniform federal…

Beginning Monday, April 11 — 2016’s NRECA National Lineman Appreciation Day — Clint French and Blake Cowan will join the co-op as apprentice line techs in the Owensboro District. Clint worked in the coal mining industry for four years before taking a job at Groves Construction, where he has worked since January. He’s a 2009 graduate of Union County High School, and he completed the Southeast Lineman Training Center’s program…

After business hours, Kenergy members have several ways to make payments and enter meter readings — by telephone, phone app or computer. However, on Wed., March 30, those options will go dark for at least three hours, beginning at 11 p.m. This lapse in service is due to a scheduled system upgrade. For more information, call Kenergy at 1.800.844.4382.  

The three incumbent directors whose seats are up for election in 2016 will face no opposition and will retain their board seats for another three years without an election. Glenn Cox of Fredonia in District 1, Chris Mitchell of Clay in District 3, and Bill Denton of Henderson in District 5, are the only candidates who submitted petitions to have their names placed on the ballot. Kenergy’s bylaws stipulate that…

Read the 2016 Capital Credit Retirement Q&A to learn more about Kenergy’s return of capital credits to its membership.

HENDERSON, KY. – Kenergy’s Board of Directors voted on Tuesday, March 8, to return nearly $3 million to its member-owners in the form of a capital credit retirement. The difference between a cooperative such as Kenergy and an investor-owned utility is that a cooperative is a not-for-profit that is owned by those it serves. At the close of each fiscal year, margins are allocated back to the membership in the…