Louisville Gas and Electric

LG&E to Announce Plans to Reuse Coal Byproducts at Mill Creek

Erica Peterson — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:34:26 +0000

Louisville Gas and Electric will hold a press conference Monday morning to announce “a new beneficial reuse manufacturing facility.” The star-studded event will feature Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul, Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer and state house majority leader Rocky Adkins.

So, why the fuss? It seems that Louisville company Charah plans to use the byproducts scrubbed from the emissions at the Mill Creek Power Station in a sulfate-based fertilizer the company manufactures.

Rare Hearing Could Be Imminent if Air District, LG&E Can't Agree on Coal Ash Violations

Erica Peterson — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:22:10 +0000

The Air Pollution Control Board could be close to its first administrative hearing in seven years.

At a meeting today, the board approved a settlement between the Air Pollution Control District and Louisville Gas and Electric. Under the terms of the settlement, LG&E will pay $10,500, as well as implement stricter pollution controls to contain coal ash dust at the company’s Cane Run Power Station.

LG&E, Metro Government Reach Tentative Agreement on Several Coal Ash Violations

Erica Peterson — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:22:08 +0000

Louisville Gas and Electric has reached an agreement with Metro Government over alleged coal ash violations at the company's Cane Run Power Station.

LG&E, Division of Wildlife Launch Live Web Stream of Peregrine Falcons Nesting at Power Plant

Erica Peterson — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:49:38 +0000

Like watching live streamed videos of animals while you're at work? The Kentucky Division of Fish and Wildlife and Louisville Gas and Electric have launched a webcam for the public to view a pair of peregrine falcons which are nesting at LG&E's Mill Creek power plant.

There's not a lot of action in the nesting box right now, but there are five eggs which are expected to hatch sometime this week. Here are some archived videos.

Water Pipe Burst Floods Mayor Greg Fischer's Office

Phillip M. Bailey — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 22:10:51 +0000

The infrastructure woes for downtown Louisville continued Saturday after a major water pipe burst severely flooded Mayor Greg Fischer's office.

Fischer's chief of staff discovered the flooding around 2 p.m and staff rushed to save valuable artwork and historic furniture in Metro Hall.

The pipe burst began on the sixth floor of the building cascading to the fourth and second floors, including Metro TV studios.

According to a mayoral spokesman Chris Poynter, city crews aren’t certain what caused the pipe to burst, but believe it could be connected to the underground electrical explosion that occurred early Saturday morning.

The explosion dislodged manhole covers and shut down a few downtown Louisville blocks. It also caused the evacuation of Metro Police headquarters.

Underground Transformer Fire Dislodges Manhole Covers, Closes Downtown Louisville Streets

Joseph Lord — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 13:40:56 +0000

A fire in an underground electrical transformer vault early Saturday dislodged manhole covers and shut down downtown Louisville blocks.

Kentucky Denies Permit for Coal Ash Landfill At Trimble County Power Plant

Erica Peterson — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 22:04:27 +0000

The Kentucky Division of Waste Management has denied a pending permit for a coal ash landfill in Trimble County.

The proposed landfill would have been 218 acres, near Louisville Gas and Electric’s Trimble County Power Station. It was meant to store the coal ash produced by the plant, but ever since it was first proposed, the project has encountered numerous problems.

LG&E's Plan to Close Ash Pond Could Be Replicated at Other Plants

Erica Peterson — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:18:00 +0000

Louisville Gas and Electric’s plan to put a cap made of coal ash on top of a coal ash pond at the Cane Run Power Plant in southwest Louisville has neighborhood residents concerned. But the head of the state’s solid waste branch says the plan is innovative, and he thinks it can be replicated at other power plants.

LG&E Granted Permit to Use Coal Ash to Fill in Ash Pond

Erica Peterson — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:28:02 +0000

Louisville Gas and Electric has been granted a permit to use coal ash from the company’s Cane Run power plant to begin closing a pond on the site.

LG&E, Kentucky Settle Over Alleged Safety Violations in 2011 House Explosion

Erica Peterson — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:51:45 +0000

Louisville Gas and Electric could pay up to $250,000 to settle alleged safety violations that stemmed from a natural gas explosion in southern Jefferson County a year ago.