PSC Plans Public Comment Meetings for Case No. 2026-00180 Siting Board will hear public comments on the Starfire Phase 2 Project
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Sheri Mahan
502-782-1735 or 502-401-7067
sherik.mahan@ky.gov
PSC Plans Public Comment Meetings for Case No. 2026-00180
Siting Board will hear public comments on the Starfire Phase 2 Project
FRANKFORT, Ky. (October 7, 2026) – The Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting (Siting Board) has scheduled a public comment hearing on a proposed solar generation project proposed for Perry and Knott Counties.
The meeting will provide an opportunity for the public to give comments and receive information regarding the proposed STMO, Bn, LLC (Starfire) solar merchant plant facility.
Starfire filed an application seeking a Construction Certificate, pursuant to KRS 278.706, to construct a 200-megawatt merchant electric solar facility located on a site that includes the line between Knott and Perry Counties, in eastern Kentucky.
The public comment meeting will take place at the following time and location:
• Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, at the Perry County Fiscal Courthouse, 481 Main Street, Hazard, Kentucky 41701.
Comments can also be submitted at any time at https://psc.ky.gov/Case/SearchCasesPublicComments, emailed to PSC.comment@ky.gov , or mailed to 211 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, KY 40601. All comments should include the commenter’s name, address, and the case number.
The complete application, a description of the review process, public comments, and other case filings are available at https://psc.ky.gov/Case/ViewCaseFilings/2026-00180.
STMO Bn, LLC is a renewable energy developer known for the Starfire Solar Project developments in eastern Kentucky, managed via the Kentucky Public Service Commission and the Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission.
The PSC is an independent agency attached for administrative purposes to the Energy and Environment Cabinet. It regulates more than 1,100 gas, water, sewer, electric and telecommunication utilities operating in Kentucky and has approximately 90 employees.
