LG&E and Pike Electric officials are investigating the circumstances of the death.
A $2 billion plan would get rid of nearly one-third of LG&E and KU's old generation systems, and there's a statewide public comment period scheduled before the states moves forward.
The Public Service Commission approved a request by LG&E and its sister company, Kentucky Utilities, to possibly pass through expenses from the early March storm.
Officials said it's still too early to project exactly how much this week's storms will also end up costing.
As of 4 p.m. Thursday, an estimated 5,052 LG&E/KU customers without power in Jefferson County, according to the utility company's online outage map.
LG&E argues it can condemn the property for a 12-mile natural gas pipeline, but Bernheim contends the land is public property that can’t be seized.
The utility company says there were several factors that led to this decision.
The permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers comes as several of LG&E's condemnation lawsuits remain unresolved, including one involving land owned by Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest.
Last week’s filings are the latest in a legal fight over the proposed pipeline that also includes a separate lawsuit involving Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest.
The decision affects 7 of the 8 condemnation cases involving the pipeline plan; a separate lawsuit, against Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, is pending in Bullitt Circuit Court.