JOINT STIPULATION, SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONJuly 29th, 2021
FiledJuly 29th, 2021On April 1, 2021, East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (“EKPC”) tendered its Application with the Kentucky Public Service Commission (“Commission”), pursuant to KRS 278.180, KRS 278.190 and other applicable law, for an adjustment of its wholesale rates, approval of a depreciation study, amortization of certain regulatory assets and other general relief (“Application”). The Application was accepted for filing on April 6, 2021. Motions for intervention by the Attorney General (“AG”), Nucor Steel Gallatin (“Nucor”) and AppHarvest Morehead Farm, LLC (“AppHarvest”) were granted on March 5, 2021, March 25, 2021 and April 27, 2021, respectively. EKPC, the AG, Nucor and AppHarvest are collectively referred to herein as the “Parties.” The Parties have filed testimony supporting their respective positions relating to EKPC’s Application. The Parties and the Commission Staff have also engaged in substantial discovery of the Parties’ respective positions by issuing numerous information requests to