Nov 19 Environment Shading Out Solar: State Policies In Ohio Valley Dim Future Of Energy Jobs A recent Consumer Reports survey found more than 75 percent of Americans support increasing renewable energy. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 19 Environment State Policies In Ohio Valley Dim Future Of Energy Jobs Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 19 Environment LG&E, KU To Request Rate Hike For Improvements Louisville Gas & Electric customers could see another rate hike under a request the utility plans to file with state regulators later this month. By Ryan Van Velzer Sep 19 Environment LG&E, KU To Request Rate Hike For Improvements Ryan Van Velzer
May 21 Community Shine A Light: Regional Effort To Aid Puerto Rico Caught In Trump’s Solar Tariffs In rural Puerto Rico, one West Virginia businessman is trying to bring solar panel to families who are still without power since last year's storms. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource and Rebecca Kiger May 21 Community Regional Effort To Aid Puerto Rico Caught In Trump’s Solar Tariffs Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource and Rebecca Kiger
Aug 29 Environment Power Play: Experts Say Killing Clean Power Plan Won’t Revive Coal Coal-producing states are preparing for arguments next month in the federal appeals court case known as West Virginia v. EPA, challenging the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan to limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 29 Environment Experts Say Killing Clean Power Plan Won't Revive Coal Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 17 Environment Federal Government Predicts Decline in Coal-Generated Electricity in 2011, 2012 The federal government is predicting that the country’s appetite for coal will have decreased further by the end of the year. The Energy Information Administration expects coal will generate nearly 2 percent less of the nation’s electricity than it did last year, and the amount of electricity generated from coal could decline an additional four […] By Erica Peterson Oct 17 Environment Federal Government Predicts Decline in Coal-Generated Electricity in 2011, 2012 Erica Peterson
Oct 13 Environment LG&E Will Try to Recoup August Storm Costs As expected, Louisville Gas and Electric is asking the Kentucky Public Service Commission to let it recover costs the incurred during last August’s storm. The wind storm knocked down trees and power lines throughout the county, and 126,000 customers were without power. Restoring power required outside contractors, and cost LG&E more than $7 million. If […] By Erica Peterson Oct 13 Environment LG&E Will Try to Recoup August Storm Costs Erica Peterson
Aug 15 Environment Most Area Residents Should Have Electricity By Wednesday Power should be restored to all but a few Louisville Gas & Electric customers by tomorrow. After the storm hit on Saturday, more than 119,000 in Louisville were without electricity. At 5:00p.m. there are currently more than 20,000 in Jefferson County without power. LG&E spokesman Chip Keeling says residents should have power by Wednesday at […] By Erica Peterson Aug 15 Environment Most Area Residents Should Have Electricity By Wednesday Erica Peterson
Apr 7 Environment What Is the Impact of Coal on America’s Environment, History and Culture? Why do Americans contribute more heat-trapping gases to the atmosphere than Europeans with similar standards of living? One reason is our dependence on cars, but another, less-talked-about reason is coal. Americans rely on coal for nearly half our electricity. Electrical generation pumps out more greenhouse gases than the entire transportation sector — cars, trucks, planes, and ships -- combined. Today at 1pm and 9pm, a new American RadioWorks documentary goes back to the roots of our addiction to coal, and shows how our fuel choices changed American culture and history. By Todd Mundt Apr 7 Environment What Is the Impact of Coal on America’s Environment, History and Culture? Todd Mundt
Jul 12 Local News Summer LIHEAP Assistance Now Available Summer assistance is now available in the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Applications for one-time assistance for paying energy bills will be accepted starting Monday. By Gabe Bullard Jul 12 Local News Summer LIHEAP Assistance Now Available Gabe Bullard
Feb 3 Environment Three New US Energy Plans Worry Governor Today, President Barack Obama announced three major energy and environmental initiatives designed to reduce dependence on foreign oil as well as reduce global warming emissions. But as WFPL’s Kristin Espeland Gourlay reports, Kentucky’s response was less than enthusiastic. By Kristin Espeland Feb 3 Environment Three New US Energy Plans Worry Governor Kristin Espeland
Jun 9 Local News Duke Preparing Smart Grid For Indiana Duke Energy is planning to install so-called smart power meters in 775 thousand homes in Indiana. By Gabe Bullard Jun 9 Local News Duke Preparing Smart Grid For Indiana Gabe Bullard
Jan 4 Local News PSC Hearings Start This Week The Kentucky Public Service Commission has scheduled a series of hearings to allow residents of the Commonwealth to sound off on proposed electricity rate increases. By Gabe Bullard Jan 4 Local News PSC Hearings Start This Week Gabe Bullard
Sep 24 Local News LG&E Says Power Restored to Everyone LG&E says power has been restored to all its customers who lost electricity in September 14th windstorm. The company returned to normal operations today, but spokesperson Chip Keeling says crews continue clean-up work. “This will be work with customers that have their own masthead damage, the pole that’s on the side of their house, that […] By Stephanie Crosby Sep 24 Local News LG&E Says Power Restored to Everyone Stephanie Crosby
Sep 22 Local News Windstorm Has Cost Louisville More Than $2 Million, So Far Last week’s windstorm has cost the city of Louisville more than two-million dollars so far. And LG&E crews are still out in force, trying to restore power to about 15-thousand customers. LG&E vice-president Chris Hermann says power has been restored to 95-percent of those who lost service, and the remainder should be returned by mid-week. […] By Stephanie Crosby Sep 22 Local News Windstorm Has Cost Louisville More Than $2 Million, So Far Stephanie Crosby
Sep 16 Local News Southern Indiana Power Could Return This Weekend Tens of thousands of homes in Southern Indiana remain without power. By Gabe Bullard Sep 16 Local News Southern Indiana Power Could Return This Weekend Gabe Bullard