Feb 11 Local News High Winds Leave Thousands In The Dark Just days after utility crews restored service to hundreds of thousands of people left in the dark by the ice storm, wind gusts and thunderstorms have struck the region, causing more outages. As of 9:00pm Wednesday, some 37,000 LG and E customers were without electricity and 44,000 Kentucky Utilities customers had no service. Duke Energy reported […] By Rick Howlett Feb 11 Local News High Winds Leave Thousands In The Dark Rick Howlett
Jan 29 Local News Storm Outage Numbers Rise This week’s ice storm has caused the second largest power outage in both Louisville and Kentucky history. Louisville Gas and Electric Company now says about 205,000 customers in the Louisville area are without electrical service. Sister company Kentucky Utilities says more than 176,000 customers across Kentucky lost power. Spokesperson Brian Phillips says crews continue to assess the […] By Rick Howlett Jan 29 Local News Storm Outage Numbers Rise Rick Howlett
Jan 28 Local News Downed Power Line Safety Info From E.ON U.S. Stay away from downed wires. Keep others away, too. Always assume any downed wire is an energized power line and call us immediately. LG&E Customers: (502) 589-3500 (toll-free 1-800-331-7370) KU/ODP Customers: (800) 981-0600 There is no way to tell if a downed wire is an energized power line, or a cable or telephone wire. We […] By Rick Howlett Jan 28 Local News Downed Power Line Safety Info From E.ON U.S. Rick Howlett
Jan 13 Local News Rate Settlement Reached With LG and E, KU A settlement has been reached under which Louisville Gas and Electric Company’s new rates for natural gas and electricity would be less than originally requested. Company spokesperson Chris Whelan (WAY-lon) says under an agreement reached with the state attorney general’s office, the utility’s electric customers would see their monthly bill decrease by one dollar per […] By Rick Howlett Jan 13 Local News Rate Settlement Reached With LG and E, KU Rick Howlett
Sep 18 Local News More Workers Join Power Restoration Effort Louisville Gas and Electric Company says it has nearly 1,900 people working to restore power to homes and businesses left without service in Sunday’s windstorm. It’s the largest power restoration effort in company history. As of late Thursday afternoon, about 121,000 customers in LG and E’s service area were without power, down from more than […] By Rick Howlett Sep 18 Local News More Workers Join Power Restoration Effort Rick Howlett
Sep 16 Local News Storm Debris Drop-Off Sites Now Open Louisville Metro officials say the city is making progress toward restoring electrical service to the numerous homes and businesses left without power during Sunday’s windstorm. As of 10am today (Tuesday), 189,000 Louisville Gas and Electric Company customers were still without service, down from more than 300,000 at the height of the outage. Officials say there […] By Laura Ellis Sep 16 Local News Storm Debris Drop-Off Sites Now Open Laura Ellis
Sep 16 Local News 189,000 In Louisville Still Without Electricity Kentucky National Guard troops are on duty in Louisville as the city recovers from Sunday’s fierce winds produced by the remnants of Hurricane Ike that left widespread power outages. Louisville Gas and Electric Company spokesperson Chip Keeling says crews are making progress in restoring service. As of 10:00am Tuesday, about 189,000 customers still had outages. […] By Rick Howlett Sep 16 Local News 189,000 In Louisville Still Without Electricity Rick Howlett
Sep 14 Local News Windstorm Leaves Widespread Damage, Outages Louisville Gas and Electric Company crews continue working to restore power to the more than 200,000 customers left without service following Sunday’s windstorm. Wind gusts in excess of 70 miles per hour brought down numerous trees and tree limbs across the region, and hundreds of power lines. LG and E Vice-President Chris Herman says it […] By Rick Howlett Sep 14 Local News Windstorm Leaves Widespread Damage, Outages Rick Howlett