Farmers RECC Rehearing Information Request
Summary
The Kentucky Public Service Commission ordered Farmers Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation to file specific information related to its general rate adjustment proceeding by April 10, 2026. The request seeks detailed cost breakdowns for collared meter disconnections/reconnections and explanations of disconnection circumstances.
What changed
The Kentucky PSC issued a second rehearing information request to Farmers RECC in Case No. 2025-00107. The order requires Farmers RECC to provide: (1) a detailed cost breakdown for reconnecting or disconnecting collared meters excluding lost revenues; (2) explanations of circumstances associated with disconnections for all collared meters; (3) information on whether Farmers RECC has investigated the causes of significant disconnections/reconnections; (4) the number of reconnections involving collared meters during the test period; and (5) whether reconnections are performed remotely or by sending an employee. Responses must be filed electronically in PDF format by April 10, 2026.
Farmers RECC must ensure all responses are sworn under oath or certified as accurate, and must amend any response if subsequent information reveals it was incorrect or incomplete. If Farmers RECC cannot or refuses to provide requested information, a written explanation of the specific grounds for failure must be provided. All filings containing personal information must be encrypted or redacted per 807 KAR 5:001 Section 4(10).
What to do next
- File electronic responses to all five questions by April 10, 2026
- Ensure responses include question numbers, witness names, and are sworn under oath or certified
- Encrypt or redact personal information before filing per 807 KAR 5:001 Section 4(10)
Source document (simplified)
COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION In the Matter of:
COMMISSION STAFF’S SECOND REHEARING REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO FARMERS RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION Farmers Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation (Farmers RECC), pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001, shall file with the Commission an electronic version of the following information. The information requested is due no later than April 10, 2026. The Commission directs Farmers RECC to the Commission’s July 22, 2021 Order in Case No. 2020-00085 regarding filings with the Commission. Electronic documents shall be 1 in portable document format (PDF), shall be searchable, and shall be appropriately bookmarked. Each response shall include the question to which the response is made and shall include the name of the witness responsible for responding to the questions related to the information provided. Each response shall be answered under oath or, for representatives of a public or private corporation or a partnership or association or a governmental agency, be accompanied by a signed certification of the preparer or the
Case No. 2020-00085, Electronic Emergency Docket Related to the Novel Coronavirus COVID-1 19 (Ky. PSC July 22, 2021), Order (in which the Commission ordered that for case filings made on and after March 16, 2020, filers are NOT required to file the original physical copies of the filings required by 807 KAR 5:001, Section 8).
ELECTRONIC APPLICATION OF FARMERS ) RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ) CASE NO. CORPORATION FOR GENERAL ADJUSTMENT ) 2025-00107 OF RATES )
person supervising the preparation of the response on behalf of the entity that the response is true and accurate to the best of that person’s knowledge, information, and belief formed after a reasonable inquiry. Farmers RECC shall make timely amendment to any prior response if Farmers RECC obtains information that indicates the response was incorrect or incomplete when made or, though correct or complete when made, is now incorrect or incomplete in any material respect. For any request to which Farmers RECC fails or refuses to furnish all or part of the requested information, Farmers RECC shall provide a written explanation of the specific grounds for its failure to completely and precisely respond. Careful attention shall be given to copied and scanned material to ensure that it is legible. When the requested information has been previously provided in this proceeding in the requested format, reference may be made to the specific location of that information in responding to this request. When applicable, the requested information shall be separately provided for total company operations and jurisdictional operations. When filing a paper containing personal information, Farmers RECC shall, in accordance with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 4(10), encrypt or redact the paper so that personal information cannot be read.
- Refer to Farmers RECC’s response to Commission Staff’s First Rehearing Request for Information (Staff’s First Rehearing Request), Item 5. Provide a detailed breakdown of what it costs Farmers RECC to reconnect or disconnect collared meters. Do not include lost revenues associated with the service.
-2- Case No. 2025-00107
Refer to Farmers RECC’s response to Staff’s First Rehearing Request,
Item 5.Explain the circumstances associated with the disconnections for all
collared meters provided in the first table.Explain whether Farmers RECC has investigated the cause of the
significant amount of disconnects and reconnects associated with the collared meters.Refer to Farmer RECC’s Response to Staff’s First Rehearing Request,
Item 1.Provide the number of reconnections during the test period that
involved collared meters.Explain whether Farmers RECC’s sends an employee to reconnect
service of a customer issued a collared meter or if it can reconnect service remotely.
________________________ Linda C. Bridwell, PE Executive Director Public Service Commission 211 Sower Blvd. Frankfort, KY 40601-8294
APR 01 2026DATED ___________________
cc: Parties of Record
Case No. 2025-00107
Service List for 2025-00107
Allyson Honaker Honaker Law Office, PLLC
1795 Alysheba Way Suite 1203 Lexington, KY 40509Angela M Goad Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General Office of Rate Intervention 700 Capitol Avenue Suite 20 Frankfort, KY 40601-8204
Farmers R.E.C.C. 504 South Broadway P. O. Box 1298 Glasgow, KY 42141-1298
Heather Temple Honaker Law Office, PLLC 1795 Alysheba Way Suite 1203 Lexington, KY 40509
John G Horne, II Office of the Attorney General Office of Rate Intervention 700 Capitol Avenue Suite 20 Frankfort, KY 40601-8204
Jennie G Phelps Farmers R.E.C.C. 504 South Broadway P. O. Box 1298 Glasgow, KY 42141-1298
Lawrence W Cook Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General Office of Rate Intervention 700 Capitol Avenue Suite 20 Frankfort, KY 40601-8204
Denotes served by Email
Meredith L. Cave Honaker Law Office, PLLC 1795 Alysheba Way Suite 1203 Lexington, KY 40509
Michael West Office of the Attorney General Office of Rate Intervention 700 Capitol Avenue Suite 20 Frankfort, KY 40601-8204
Toland Lacy Office of the Attorney General 700 Capital Avenue Frankfort, KY 40601
Tobias Moss President Farmers R.E.C.C. 504 South Broadway P. O. Box 1298 Glasgow, KY 42141-1298
Denotes served by Email Service List for Case 2025-00107
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