FRANKFORT, Ky. — Mountain Water District has filed an application with the Kentucky Public Service Commission, asking to raise rates by more than 20 percent.

The application, filed on Monday, would raise residential rates by more than 22 percent. That would bring the average residential customer bill from nearly $45 to nearly $55, an increase of about $10.

Commercial and other types of customers would also see increases, ranging from about 24 percent to nearly 35 percent. The proposal also calls for a 13.5 percent increase to the wholesale rate charged to Elkhorn City, Jenkins, Martin County and Mingo County.

The utility says the increase is necessary “because its current rates do not produce sufficient revenues to meet its reasonable operating expenses, service its long-term and short-term debt and provide for adequate working capital.”

The new rates would go into effect Dec. 10, unless the PSC suspends them during its review.

You can follow the case on the PSC website at https://psc.ky.gov/Case/ViewCaseFilings/2025-00327.