Saturday, July 10, 2010
PSC Criticizes Kentucky Power Company
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KENTUCKY....
The Kentucky Public Service Commission has released a report criticizing Kentucky Power Co. for not clearing power line rights of way blamed for a widespread power outage during a snowstorm in December 2009. The agency said untrimmed trees growing near power lines in outlying areas around Pikeville and Hazard led to a major outage in which residents lost power for several days. Kentucky Power, a subsidiary of American Electric Power, received permission last month for a 12.5 percent rate increase in part to cover the cost of clearing all distribution line rights of way regularly, no matter where they're located.
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