Goss Samford ATTORNEYS AT LAW PLLC

VIA HAND DELIVERY

Gwen R. Pinson, Executive Director Kentucky Public Service Commission 211 Sower Boulevard Frankfort, KY 40602

December 6, 2017

Mark David Goss mdgoss@gosssamfordlaw.com

(859) 368-7740

RECEIVED DEC 6 2017

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Re: IN THE MATTER OF: APPLICATION OF BIG SANDY RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERA TNE CORPORATION FOR A GENERAL ADJUSTMENT OF EXISTING RATES- Case No. 2017-00374

Ms. Pinson:

Please find enclosed and accept for filing in the above-referenced matter on behalf of Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation an original and ten ( 1 0) copies of Proof of Notice of the utility's proposed general rate adjustment. Notice was provided by publication in two (2)

newspapers of general circulation in the utility 's service area, as well as mailed to customers known or believed to be outside of the circulation area of those newspapers; thus, the enclosed

Proof of Notice is comprised of two (2) Affidavits of Publication and attached tearsheets (from

The Big Sandy News and Troublesome Creek Times , respectively), as well as an Affidavit of

Mailing from Mr. Billy O'Brian (Brian) Frasure, Big Sandy's Accounting and Finance Manager and authorized representative of the utility.

I appreciate your assistance with this matter, and please do not hesitate to contact me with

any questions or concerns. Finally, I ask that you please return a fi le-stamped copy of this submission to me.

Respectfully submitted,

Mark David Goss

Enclosures

2365 Harrodsburg Road, Suite B-325 I Lexington, Kentucky 40504

RECEIVED

Affidavit of Publication DEC 6 2017

PUBLIC SERVICE i) COMMISSION

I,'\ ~ -t- e. c... ri L), szffi: , hereby certify that I am L -u c., h.>.<· -Qe, , '\';" of the 11-u '\""?)t fa 0~t'd'-\ 1'~11 , :, . I certi lY

thaf the attac ed clipping of the adVertisement is a true copy of said advertisement in the said Newspaper ori GLt d. "5 t n L\l_, &Ac!.fu_.r

In Testimony whereof, witness my signature this Y day 0 f rJ Ul ;t.u L J

The Newspaper Office

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" Subscribed and sworn to before me this b day of ftuy au1( My Commission expires: ,~J,. 1 l b ,j clQ

'· Notary Public

6 • WEDNESDAY, 1\~0VE::'-A'DER 01, 2017 T HE BIG SAN DY NEWS • WWW.BIGS ANDY!'IEWS.COM

-Community AEP awards funds for Eastern Kentucky online learning project

VI RGIL WALLACE (SEATED). Mary Jo Simpkins and Eloise Beck are plcturec at Savage Memorial Uniiec Melhodist Church during the Lawrence County Heritage Harvest Tour.

- They visited severa1 places on the tour during the day.

by Lilly Adk in s Associa te E d ito r

lNEZ Ken tuci<y Power President and CEO Matt Satterwhite t:tnnouoced Oct . ::!5 a $500.000 Am er ican Elec­t ric Power Fouudaliun grant for a virtual l earn~ ing project for Ea s tern Kentucky students.

Satterw hi te, \Vho is a former school board member and whose wife is a teache r. sa i d that when be firs t took the job as Kentucky Power president, l1e em Ailed superin t e nd Pn t s in the 20 counties tha t th f' com·

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:APPALAC HIAN REGIONAL HOSPITALS combined its annual • employee apprec1at1on events with a Wellness Falr traveling :<rom one ARH facility to the next Ihroughout September and · .October. The events featured carnival games and provided : ARH employees with various health screenings. Attendees ·Were entered to win special gifts including iPads, Beats head· : phones, PTO days, and more. ARH team members from each : community were invited to step right up to the carnival midway,

where classic games such as Duck Pond, Ring Toss. and Wheel of Fortune were accompanied by sweei and salty treats

· like popcom, caramel apples, and collon candy to provide a real carnival atmosphere. All attendees received a special Team ARH T-shirt with "Just for Ihe Heallh of II," the theme of thiS year's wellness fair/camival crossover, printed across the back.. With wellness as a major locus of the events, screenings such as blood pressure, blood' glucose, and grip strength were provided on s1te. The events had g reat rumouts and were overall a huge success for ARH and its employees, a press release said.

Satterwhite said be s poke with forme r Law. renee County Superin· tendent and Kentucky School Boards Associa ­tion Executive Direct.or Mik.e Armstmng, w hu put him in contact wjth Kentucky EducaLiona l Development Corpora· tion (KED C) CEO Nancy H utchinson, who ap~ plied for the grant for th e Go Online and Learn (GOALi project.

Th e GOAl. pt·ojecl unites 36 hig h >chools in Eastern Kentucky anrl assiRts Rhou t 22,400 student..c; in th P. r.o u n t i P-~ served by Kentucky Pow­er. KEDC will administer the program, which links high schools wi th virtual field trips to places s uch as the Great Barrier reef in Au•tralia and t he 9 ll 'fr i but~ MuMt! lHn in Nt!w York .

The program also con­nects Eastern J{entucky students with d ist in­guished professors and learning JDstit.utions, s uch as Harva rd a nd MIT. as well AS s t. udents in other countrie8-, aU at no cost, a pr ess re l ease

Appl it'a ctons tu ·r now bein::; il ctCf11 ed fo r :

Director of Strategic Communications Automotive Technology Program Instructor

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• URBAN OEVELOP,.fENT DEFENDANTS

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CLARK HIGH School studcnls were happy to receive the $500,000 ceremon1at check on behalf of Eastern Kentucky students who will now hove the opportun1ty to attend vi rtual schools across the world because of the contribution of Kentucky Power and the Kentucky Educational Development Corporation. P1ctured lett to nght Fallyne Wefenstette, McK­enzie Preston. Austin Hom, Kendrick Cook, Greg Workman, John Fitch, Mallory Davis. Lakyn Porter and sophomore class President Braxton Hardin. BSN photo,VIIy Adkms

f r om K entucky Puwer sa1d.

'We are both honored a mi exciLuJ bJ part uer wiU1 AE I' Hnu Kentucky Power to bring innova· l1ve l~c1111ulogy ins trw.;. t:ion to our h.igb scbooJs,:· Hutch mson said . ,;Pre­pa ring uur :;:t udents for the :n ~t Century 1s the key t o h elp1ng them <'um· peLe.''

The granl was an ~ nouncl"'CC a t Sheldon Clark High School in M R rtin Co11n t.y. \\·here

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son vis ited · 111 196-t to generate support for h 1~ W:ll' on Povcrt.y .

"'!'he lesson of the War on Pove-rty i educanon ts tr a nsibrrnative,- Satter · wh ite •aid . "ShU today We heHr of ba rriers that keep ~ ludtm l s i n Eaot.ern Kent.ucky from movi ng on to higher educa tion a net reaching t h~rr career asp u·at:ions. Tius grant is a major investm ent in our cluldren. our com. mu nit1es and t he futu r~

NOTICE

of eastern Kentucky and it supports our long-term s tra legy to bring econom­ic develop ment and jobs to Past.ern Keut ucky."'

Satterwhite and Hu tchinson cha lle nged sturiPnt.s t o util ize the technology to lea rn a nd to learn more nhout whflt is available to them and help themselves to figu m out what they ultimately want Lo become.

SCHS aophomore dass president Braxton Hctriliu ~poke a t the an­nouucemeul event, te ll· mg ~tudents t hal tl. is exciting to a nticipate tha abilitv to have the enltre world a t their fingertips.

Two teacher s, J a-son Rose and Couxtnev Butcher. have alreadY recetved the necessary tr aining. SCHS Prin­cipAl M• rt hR Wdl iams said the grant will help her srhool reach goals she <et to PXJla nd STI<:M (science, technology. en· ginccring ond ruath) op­portunities.

··The America n Electric Power Foundation grant will provide multiple re­!:lou rct:s t.o assist ua jn adueviu g: this goa l," \Vil ­liam s said. ··vVith Lhe de­clinmg coal wdustry, our comm tmi ty IS redefining how we tram lhe f-uture workforce. Be1ng one of the eastern Kentuckv schools to benefit fr01~1 thts gra nt is a tremen­dou~ honor_··

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spoke with for rnE' r La\\' · recetved the necessary renee County Su pe ri n- trnimng. SCHS Pnn· te ndent and Kent ucky cipnl Ma rth a Williams School Boards Associa- said the grant will help lion Executive Director her school reach goals lvlikc Armstrong, who she ser to expa nd STEM put him in contact with (sr.ience, technology, en-Kentucky Educational from l<~ntw~ky Power Pres ident Lvndon .John- g ineeri ng Rml m:tt.h) op-Developme nt Corpot:a - said. ~on vi s ited· in 1964 to portuni t ies. lion (KEDC) CEO Nancy 'We a re both honored g•nemte support for Ins 'The Ame1-i ra n El ectric Hutchinson, who NfJ· a nd excited to part ner \Var on Poven.y. Power Foundation grAnr. ptied for the grant for with AEP a nd Kentucky ·"J'he lesson of the Wa r will provide mult iple rc­the Go Online a nd Learn Power to bring innovo- on Poverty is cd urMion i ~ sources co a ssist us in (GOAL) project. live technology instruc- trans.formath·c." Satte l'· ~:~.t..: h..it!vi ng this goal." VVil ·

: APPAlACHIAN REGIONAL HOSPITALS combined ns annual ... employee appreciation events with a Wellness Fair traveling : ·from one ARH facility lo !he next throughout September and • October. The events featured carnival games and provided >ARH employees with various health screenings. Attendees ·1vere entered to win special gifts including iPads, Beats head· : phones, PTO days, and more. ARH team members tram each · community were invited to step right up to the carnival midway, : where classic games such as Duck Pond, Ring Toss. and Wheel of Fortune were accompanied by sweet and salty treats

The GOAL project Lion to our high schools:· whi te said. "Still today li.ums said. "With the de­unites 3G b.igh schoo ls Hu tl:hiww n sa id.

1·Pre· we hea r of barriers that dining coal industry. our

in Eastern Kentucky paring our sluUent.s fur heep studt:onts in Eas tern conunum ty is redefining a nd as~ists about. 22.-100 the :llst Cen tury is the Kentucky fro m moving how \\'e train Lhe [utur~ students in t he cou nties key t.o lu~l pin){ th~m com· 0 11 Lo higher eJucabon .. vorkfot·ce. Uemg one of served hy Kentucky Pow~ pete." and readting lhi"HI ~.;uret' f the eastern Kenn1cky er. KEDC will ad minister The grant was an- n~pir~tions . '!'Jus granl schools to benefi t from the progrnm. which linkE nounced a t Sheldon is a major iovestmenr in this grant is a t remen· high schools with vi.rt.unl Clark High School in om· ch ildren, our com· deus honor.'" field trips to places such M:.wtin County. where mu nitlt!s aud the future

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CA. NO. 17·CI·OOOl2

wt.U.S FARGO BAl\K. NA PL\JNTIFF.

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JC\'U B. HAGAMAJ\,AKA KYLE HAG.-'o.,\1AN, KATHERINE HAGAMlo. .. "N, 1'H£ UNll"ED ~'TATES OF AMERICA,

· SECRtTAXY Of HOUSU\G AAU URBAN DI!VHOPMENT OEFENDM'TS

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TERMS QF SAIJ;.

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J. 'The prvr~rty ilbcJl be soid aubtca lo o.ny cll.-ernenb L'ld rntnctwnJ o1 r~torC 111 th~ L.r."·rencc Collllf)' C~rk 1 Offi.:c anJ ~ch risbtofrnlemption .u: m.yaut: m fJ\'Or of the Uruttd St1tcs oi Amcm:a andlor the m:ord owners thereof, pu;su.:.m to~~~ US.C. or KRS 426.530.

4. Th~ ptopcrt)' mall be $Old suhj«t 10 ~ny m.li!Cfl whidt would be dbdo.scd by 11n l.cturato~ 1urv~· or tmprC.t!L.In of t he- prop C:l1)'

6. ThC' purcr.aStr .Jh..U be requirrd tQ U$Umc and p~y aU ru.l propal) 1u~ or auctamo.:nb upon the ?ropcrt)' lor the .:-ait':kiv.r )'t'at 2017 :md aU sub~ml yc~s •Qd fu~th;:ranyd~hnqllt'tll ~2~. County and/or Q ly ruJ ("$fate taxd.tolrl r u"uant 10 the provutom ul KR5 Chilj)ttr J}.\lo any f>t~oolc purthuerdunng th~ pendency of !hil•ctlon.

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LAWRE.'KP. CIRCUIT COURl

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The ~tu conr~m~d ln d'u" nouu &Jc the ru u pr.,pn,ca '"" Bi! "'>.lnJ}' R.u n l FJo:ctnc. r.<»>jlC'raJI~ Corporo~.ur.n ho.i< •h~ Pul>lk ,o:;.."!'\<LCC CommiJ.slon ltlaV onkr u :cJ to be .:h:u~1 tn•l drifrr frcm the f"Op<r.c.l •:~a ,:OC1~111ed TQ lhb FlC'IlU

RECEIVED DEC 6 2017

PUBLIC SERVICE .

NEWSPAPER AFFIDAVIT . COMMISSION

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I, Sfrv v-0-1 K~ I~ II . -~ , . of the TROUBLESOME CREEK TIMES newspa-per, published at ~INDMAN, KENTUCKY, and having the largest ge~eral circulation of any newspaper m KNOTI COUNTY, KENTUCKY, do hereby certify from my · own knowledge and a check of the file~ of this newspaper, that the advertisement of:

f2cde_ A"e.t] l.,-5 ~vt t )JD. )6 I 7- b D J 7'{ . .

was inserted in the TROUBLESOME CREEK TIMES on the following dates:

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Signa~ ;;:AM ~k1 tW/ Subscritkd and sworn before me on this _ ____,_ __ day of

20)_]__,. by th~·above. J /

-mcnm in !hi! newspaper ore RJbjoct to the Fodeml Fair llonJin~ Aa all 968, which llllkes It i1lcgal to ad.....nW "any pn:fm:nce, limitation, or llBIIonal origin. or lillY intemion to make IIII)Itsuch pref.....,., limitttions or dW:rfmjmtinn."

'PUs~~~ ~~~ .. Jn violation of tho law. Our ~ ""' hemby in­fam>cd that all dwollingJ odv!niscrl in thl!r oowspoper

1m avail-

G) o.ble en an equal ~ = ~Dll.l!y To com-

ECIJAI, l9lWl plain of LENDER diocrimi-

natioo. HUDtoll-f=

10

PROPERTY FOR ACQUISITION

bebalf of the Kcotocti TrDlli]Xlltmion Cobinct, the Finance and Adminiltrotioo Cabinet of~ llcJiies tO purcllae • -laud with no I= tbJ.D j 0 = of bWldablo laud with ac= to all ot!1ities, to be iocaled in Hindman, ~- Property cann ocquired for = lhJI1! oppnlicd -..!oe .., ell!bllihed by an appni!c: selocted by the Commonwcaltl+

may be~· ·any pen;on in wrlllng on or befom 1:00PM, TuesdAy, Novmnbe< 14, 2Dl7. Plol!$o ~-the property; tho • , addre5a and phone !I1llilber ol the proporty owner; IIIICi tbo dole ol avollobility, and fuMrtl-..me '

• plAt or dra1<'ing the property to: DivWQn of RaJ Propert!ea, RE:I 111417, Attn: J uon :t.hrtfn. BD.lh Bollding • .(()3 , . Street, Frankfort, ICY 40601-2607. ; • ~ will be publ.lcly opoDed and mod at tho above desigiWed time. If yon plan to oMnd the bid opcming'md b.J.Ve'a· dil

ility which rcqoims odditiim.ollttOilliiiOdatiO<ll, please conmct our office by Nowmller 10, 2017, for fl'ISODJbJe bemade. . • 1-

==will be made to view all propert1eo that mMt tlle general~ of lhl! ~~j A. represomoti;;c Stole Propertiei Branch will contact you for an appointment to i.oJpect the pitJp05<d ilte. For Ill}' · · loformotion,

1111011 Mmtin Ill 502-78Ul360. a:>MMONWEALTH RESERVES THE RJGm'TO REJECT ANY AND AIL RESPONSES TO THIS REQuEsrKJR'

NOTICE On or about October 30,2017, Big Sandy Rural Elcctric0Jopendve Corponrion, with U.. JJriDcipa1 olllces 11504 11th St=t, Pa!niJville Kcuuclcy, 41240, expect~ to tile in ea.. No. 2017-00374 1111 sppllcallon with the KentUcky Publlc Service Commi.!­Bion r<qneSt!ng • 8"Ilonl adjustmcm of tbo utility'! exl!tin& ll!!eo. TbiJi o.djollmont will rorolt in • geoero1 rotc lncreuc to tho mcmbec-<:ODSlliMl'l of Big Smdy Roral Elcctrlc Cooporotive Co!porlllion. The application will rcque<t tim the proposed rate3 become c:ffecti-rc November 29. 2D i 7. The pr-m and proposod rms for each CD5IOJlW cWsltlcot!on to wbloh the propooed nt<10 w:ll.l BJIPiy""' set forth below: j ·; ·

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The l!lllOOilt of tho change reqtlCI2d in both dollar amoontli md pen:eii!BgC change for oacb cmtomcr ciMriticarion to which the proposed rail!! will apply is oct forth below:

ADVERTISEMENT FOR PBQI'QSAI.S The Housing Authonty of Hazard requeltS propooalo from [IU1)ificd Jcpl tirmi to provide servicM in all legal mallen. Tho HOU5ing I!Illbocity of Huon! li looking far a fum wilh expai= in the following.,.. oflepl oervlce!:

• Housing develop=nt and !ll.Bilgcmt:ll.! • Real property ~ OI)d codt3 . • Co!lt=t law and rcantal ~

In~~.:=t:~~~iitth,e' Hou.tint Authority of H~~ ',;ice )Oc.ltd a.t !00 Campbch Street, Hazml' Kontudiy'. 'AJI ~ to the J;eqUC't far pro­!Xl'ili lllllll be sulnnil;lo4in a oealedcn_velopc l!bclo:l LEGAL SHRviCE.S RFP ~.fotmJ complcltd end mbmincd by 3:00p.m. on NovcmP<Ir l>,'21ll7, and rotwncd to the Housit>.J Authority of Haurd; J 00 Campbell Slreot, Room A, Hazml. ICenl:I!cky 4170 I. . ; . . Tho Bowing Authorltf of .Hazard~ the right to reject my and all propooalJ or to Wiive my infonnolily in bidding. For edditionol infOIIDO!loQ cc qnutionJ call (606)436-S741. The ~ Authority of hazard ia arl Equal Opponmrity

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~~~,"'- RN and LPN /.~~1' · Full Time j, Part Tl:!ne . . ' Plwl experience rate

StartrstM ' B.Na-$21.80

- &III!HAIJI.Jtlai ~ LPN.tl6.80

FnDTIQIC!!!Crtllir Shift diffcrcntiol $1.00 for owning & nlgb6 • $1.30 fir ~

• .2.5¢ iDciuJo o1tcr six montru .•Excollont Vaca!loo · • Company pald CEUs • 40 lK • 6 paid Holidays a year • 3

n.y. Bereavem:nt ~' Health, Ufe, Den!ol & Vision ln!ur- A~ may exsmino the application md any rela.tcd docu!nt:nt3 Big Sandy Ruml Flectrlc Cooperative Corporal!oll bu filed , --~ -"'~ '~~after 0110 ~ani $2.00! with the Public Service C<>mminioo· (I) at the utility's ofllcea located a( 504 II th Street, Paiotrnilo Kattncky 41240; (ll) at the

' ~ w=~ nr '""""'""''' ovemogs Y · Public Service Commiuion '• olll= located at 211 SoW!!I' B01!levard, Frankfurt, Kentucky, Mooday through FridAy, 8:00 a.m . • • · to 4:30pm.; or (Iii) t.broogb the Public Service Cammiuion'• website at h!qrJ!psc.ky.gov. ' ·, <~· • -·.A~ may gilimjt a timely written request for inlervcntian to the Poblic Service Cmmnlulan, Post Offiao Box 61S, Pnmk­

fort, K.entocky 40602, establishing tho iJ'(lllDd! for the requeU including tho >=and intc=t of tho party. If the Cantrn,i5sian doeJ not =d've • written ~ for intrr.=tian within thirty (30) claya of lnllial publlcl!loo or mailiiig of tho notlcc, tho Cam­mlislon may Wee final action an the opplicat!an. Comments reprding the app!!co!lon may be lllbmltted to the Public ~ Commiltrian through ill Web site or by mall to Public Service Cammi5sian, fusl Ofllc.e Box 615, Frmlkfm, Kentucky 40602. Themes contcined in thi5 notice ore tho ro.tes proposed by Big Sandy RumJ Eloctric CoaperotiYe Corpomion but tho Pnbl!c Sorvlce Comm:isslan may order rJJcl to be charged tim differ from the propo>ed xmeo ~ In thil notice. 917: 10!26:31:b

COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

In the Matter of:

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RECEIVED DEC 6 2017

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

APPLICATION OF BIG SANDY RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION FOR A GENERAL ADJUSTMENT OF EXISTING RATES

) Case No. 2017-00374 )

AFFIDAVIT OF BILLY O'BRIAN (BRIAN) FRASURE REGARDING MAILING OF CUSTOMER NOTICE

Comes now the Affiant, Billy O'Brian (Brian) Frasure, and after first being duly sworn, states

and deposes as follows:

1. My name is Billy O'Brian (Brian) Frasure and I am employed as Accounting and Finance

Manager for Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation ("Big Sandy'').

2. Pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001 Section 17, Big Sandy provided notice to its customers of the

general rate adjustment that serves as the basis of its Application in the above-styled matter,

Case No. 2017-00374. A copy of the notice (''Notice") is attached to Big Sandy's

Application at Exhibit 5.

3. Big Sandy caused the Notice to be published in newspapers of general circulation in the

utility's service area, as evidenced by the newspaper publishers' affidavits filed

contemporaneously herewith.

4. Big Sandy also caused the Notice to be mailed to certain customers that are known or

believed to be outside ofthe circulation area of local newspapers. The customers that were

mailed the Notice total thirty-five (35) in number and are located in areas of Breathitt

County, Kentucky, and Morgan County, Kentucky. TheN otice was placed into the custody

and care of the U.S. Postal Service on October 23, 2017.

Further the Affiant sayeth naught, this /s-r day of December, 2017.

) ) )

Ackn !edged, subscdbed and sworn to before me by the foregoing Affiant, Billy O'Brian (Brian) Frasure, Accounting and Finance Manager for Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation, to be true and correct to the best of his knowledge and belie£

,tt Witness my hand this the --1-- day ofDecember, 2017.

My Commission Expires: tJ- /9 -cX-0 / f