ASHLAND, Ky. – Kentucky Power filed amendments to its Net Metering Tariff with the Public Service Commission on December 23, 2019.  The proposed amendments reflect the increase from 30 kW to 45 kW in the maximum rated capacity for net metering systems qualifying for net metering service as a result of the enactment of SB 100 (Net Metering Act).  No other terms of Kentucky Power’s existing net metering tariff are affected by the proposed amendments.

A copy of the amended tariff pages may be found at kentuckypower.com/rates/.

The proposed amended tariff will be applicable to service rendered on or after January 13, 2020, if approved by the Commission.

Net metering is a statutory billing mechanism that credits primarily private solar customers for excess energy they produce.

Kentucky Power, with headquarters in Ashland, provides service to about 165,000 customers in all or part of 20 eastern Kentucky counties, including Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Elliott, Floyd, Greenup, Johnson, Knott, Lawrence, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Magoffin, Martin, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike and Rowan. Kentucky Power is an operating company in the American Electric Power system, one of the largest electric utilities in the U.S., delivering electricity and custom energy solutions to nearly 5.4 million regulated customers in 11 states. AEP, based in Columbus, Ohio, owns the nation’s largest electricity transmission system.