{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-278.212","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 278.212","heading":"Filing of plans for electrical interconnection with merchant electric","body":"generating facility -- Costs of upgrading existing grid.\n(1) No utility shall begin the construction or installation of any property, equipment, or\nfacility to establish an electrical interconnection with a merchant electric generating\nfacility in excess of ten megawatts (10MW) until the plans and specifications for\nthe electrical interconnection have been filed with the commission.\n(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any  costs or expenses associated with\nupgrading the existing electricity transmission grid, as a result of the additional load\ncaused by a merchant electric generating facility, shall be borne solely by the person\nconstructing the merchant electric generating  facility and shall in no way be borne\nby the retail electric customers of the Commonwealth.","path":["KRS Chapter 278"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=14076","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:53:29Z","sha256":"0a8e342fc9ac151448afaeca0807d65b31ece430f14f762cefccc61f39ec730e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-278.210","next":"us-ky/krs-278.214"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}