Energy Legislation - Kentucky

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to require public utility planning for research, development, demonstration, and deployment of strategies and technologies for capturing, reducing, managing, and sequestering carbon dioxide emissions resulting from the combustion of coal and natural gas for generating electricity; direct the Public Service Commission to provide for recovery of prudent and reasonable costs for such activities through periodic rate case proceedings; direct the Public Service Commission to commence a rulemaking proceeding no later than the effective date of this Act to require utilities that operate fossil-fueled generating facilities in the Commonwealth to initiate strategic, long-range planning for management, control, and sequestration of carbon dioxide emissions; provide for Public Service Commission evaluation of all options and strategies that may be cost-effective for reducing carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion, including retrofit installations [...]

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Create new sections of KRS 353 to provide for the creation of Gas Acquisition Authorities for acquiring and financing reliable and economical supplies of natural gas for the use and benefit of municipal utilities; provide that a Gas Acquisition Authority is created by interlocal cooperation agreement between two or more municipal gas systems following the procedures and requirements of the Interlocal Cooperation Act, including approval of the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement by the Department for Local Government; provide that a: Gas Acquisition Authority is a political subdivision of the state; is subject to the Commonwealth's open public meeting and public records laws; has all powers necessary to acquire, own, and manage reliable and economic supplies of gas; may enter into all contracts necessary or related to accomplishment of its purposes; may issue bonds to finance the cost of acquiring gas supplies and may pledge revenues to secure the bonds; may enter into contracts for the sale [...]

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Amend KRS 56.770 to define "cabinet," "high-performance building," "high-performance building standards," and "public building"; amend KRS 56.772, 56.774, 56.775, 56.778, 56.783, and 56.784 to conform; amend KRS 56.775 to require that all construction or renovation of public buildings for which 50% or more of the total capital cost is paid by the Commonwealth be designed and constructed or renovated to meet the high-performance building standards; require that all buildings leased by the Commonwealth or any of its agencies meet the high-performance building standards; require incorporation of ENERGY STAR-qualified products to the extent feasible; create a new section of KRS 56.770 to 56.784 to create a High-performance Buildings Advisory Committee to make recommendations to the Finance and Administration Cabinet; require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations and develop standards and criteria; amend KRS 56.782 to require the Finance and Administration [...]

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Amend KRS 367.4903 to include various forms of excavation in definitions; include inability to restore interrupted utility service in definition of "emergency"; specify multimember protection notification center designated by the Public Service Commission as sole recipient of 811 dialed calls for excavator-operators to obtain information regarding approximate location of underground facilities; exclude penetration of existing grade from definition of "routine road maintenance"; amend KRS 367.4909 to conform; amend KRS 367.4911 to require excavators to cease excavation or demolition activities and immediately report any underground facility damage that results in the escape of any flammable, toxic, or corrosive gas or liquid to appropriate authorities via 911 emergency telephone number; amend KRS 367.4913 to conform; amend KRS 367.4915 to exempt emergency work by utility operators or utility subcontractors from requirements of KRS 367.4905 to 367.4917; amend KRS 367.4917 to provide for the [...]

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