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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 278.280 (2026)

Orders by commission as to service -- Extension of service

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(1) Whenever the commission, upon its own motion or upon complaint as provided in KRS 278.260, and after a hearing had upon reasonable notice, finds that the rules, regulations, practices, equipment, appliances, facilities or service of any utility subject to its jurisdiction, or the method of manufacture, distribution, transmission, storage or supply employed by such utility, are unjust, unreasonable, unsafe, improper, inadequate or insufficient, the commission shall determine the just, reasonable, safe, proper, adequate or sufficient rules, regulations, practices, equipment, appliances, facilities, service or methods to be observed, furnished, constructed, enforced or employed, and shall fix the same by its order, rule or regulation.

(2) The commission shall prescribe rules for the performance of any service or the furnishing of any commodity of the character furnished or supplied by the utility, and, on proper demand and tender of rates, the utility shall furnish the commodity or render the service within the time and upon the conditions provided in the rules.

(3) Any person or group of persons may come before the commission and by petition ask that any utility subject to its jurisdiction be compelled to make any reasonable extension. The commission shall hear and determine the reasonableness of the extension, and sustain or deny the petition in whole or in part. Effective: July 15, 1982 History: Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 82, sec. 32, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 379, sec. 35, effective April 1, 1979. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 3952-18, 3952-25.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1964–2025 · leading case: Kentucky Pub. Serv. Comm'n v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Conway, 324 S.W.3d 373 (Ky. 2010).
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Kentucky Pub. Serv. Comm'n v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Conway, 324 S.W.3d 373 (Ky. 2010). · cites it 2× “[11] KRS 278.280 (Orders by commission as to service—Extension of service) states: (1) Whenever the commission, upon its own motion or upon complaint as provided in KRS 278.”
North Shelby Water Co. v. Shelbyville Mun. Water & Sewer Comm'n, 803 F. Supp. 15 (E.D. Ky. 1992). “168-169], KRS 278.280(3); City of Bardstown v. Louisville Gas and Electric Co.”
South Cent. Bell Tel. Co. v. Util. Regulatory Comm'n, 637 S.W.2d 649 (Ky. 1982). “On the other hand, KRS 278.280 sets forth the procedure in dealing with service complaints.”
Pub. Serv. Comm'n v. Jackson Cnty. Rural Elec. Coop., Inc., 50 S.W.3d 764 (Ky. Ct. App. 2000). “KRS 278.280 provides in pertinent part: (1) Whenever the commission, .”
City of Bardstown v. Louisville Gas & Elec. Co., 383 S.W.2d 918 (Ky. Ct. App. 1964). “It can be compelled to make any reasonable extension of its service facilities within its certificated scope or area of service, KRS 278.280(3). The statutes clearly contemplate that the scope and area of authorized service by a public utility are to be defined and limited by…”
Croke v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 573 S.W.2d 927 (Ky. Ct. App. 1978). · cites it 2× “260, and after a hearing had upon reasonable notice, finds that the rules, regulations, practices .”
BellSouth Telecomm., Inc. v. Cinergy Commc'ns Co., 297 F. Supp. 2d 946 (E.D. Ky. 2003). · cites it 4× “§ 252 (e) [which preserves state law] and KRS § 278.280.” July, 12, 2002 Order at 2.”
Madison Cnty. Utils. Dist. v. City of Richmond (Ky. Ct. App. 2025). “KRS 278.280(3); City of Bardstown v. Louisville Gas & Electric Co.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 278.280(1) — 1 case
BellSouth Telecomm., Inc. v. Cinergy Commc'ns Co., 297 F. Supp. 2d 946 (E.D. Ky. 2003). “§ 252 (e) [which preserves state law] and KRS § 278.280.” July, 12, 2002 Order at 2.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 278.280(3) — 3 cases
North Shelby Water Co. v. Shelbyville Mun. Water & Sewer Comm'n, 803 F. Supp. 15 (E.D. Ky. 1992). “168-169], KRS 278.280(3); City of Bardstown v. Louisville Gas and Electric Co.”
City of Bardstown v. Louisville Gas & Elec. Co., 383 S.W.2d 918 (Ky. Ct. App. 1964). “It can be compelled to make any reasonable extension of its service facilities within its certificated scope or area of service, KRS 278.280(3). The statutes clearly contemplate that the scope and area of authorized service by a public utility are to be defined and limited by…”
Madison Cnty. Utils. Dist. v. City of Richmond (Ky. Ct. App. 2025). “KRS 278.280(3); City of Bardstown v. Louisville Gas & Electric Co.”
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