AN ACT relating to investor-owned electric utilities.

Amend KRS 278.160 to prohibit the collection of charges and fees for other governmental units by an investor-owned electric utility; prohibit the collection of certain surcharges and amounts that are not directly and exclusively related to the provision of electric service; require investor owned utilities to file new tariffs 90 days after December 30, 2025; EFFECTIVE December 30, 2025.

Introduced: February 18, 2025

Last action: February 26, 2025

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This bill would prohibit private electric utility companies from collecting charges, fees, or surcharges on customers' bills that are not directly and exclusively tied to providing electric service, including fees collected on behalf of other government agencies. Utilities would be required to file updated rate schedules within 90 days after the law takes effect on December 30, 2025. This could change what line items appear on electric bills in Kentucky. Who it may affect: Kentuckians who receive electric service from investor-owned utility companies.

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