KRS 278.212: Filing of plans for electrical interconnection with merchant electric

generating facility -- Costs of upgrading existing grid.

(1) No utility shall begin the construction or installation of any property, equipment, or

facility to establish an electrical interconnection with a merchant electric generating

facility in excess of ten megawatts (10MW) until the plans and specifications for

the electrical interconnection have been filed with the commission.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any costs or expenses associated with

upgrading the existing electricity transmission grid, as a result of the additional load

caused by a merchant electric generating facility, shall be borne solely by the person

constructing the merchant electric generating facility and shall in no way be borne

by the retail electric customers of the Commonwealth.