Aug 30 Environment LG&E Sends Crews To Florida Ahead Of Hurricane Dorian Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared an emergency earlier this week ahead of the hurricane, which is expected to make landfall as a Category 4. By Ryan Van Velzer Aug 30 Environment LG&E Sends Crews To Florida Ahead Of Hurricane Dorian Ryan Van Velzer
Jun 8 Environment VIDEO: LG&E Demolishes Retired Cane Run Coal Fired Power Plant After 61 years in service, Louisville Gas and Electric has demolished the last standing buildings at the retired coal-fired Cane Run Generating Station. By Ryan Van Velzer Jun 8 Environment VIDEO: Retired Cane Run Coal Fired Power Plant Demolished Ryan Van Velzer
May 15 Environment LG&E/KU Customers Stuck Paying For Disbanded Trade Group The Utility Air Regulatory Group says it will eventually dismantle because of membership decline. The group has argued against tighter clean air rules. By Ryan Van Velzer May 15 Environment LG&E/KU Customers Stuck Paying For Disbanded Trade Group Ryan Van Velzer
May 1 Environment Did Louisville Ratepayers Help Fund Anti-Solar Lobbying? With a new rate hike taking effect Wednesday, LGE/KU customers will help pick up the tab for membership dues at trade groups that lobby against environmental protections. By Ryan Van Velzer May 1 Environment Did Louisville Ratepayers Help Fund Anti-Solar Lobbying? Ryan Van Velzer
Apr 30 Environment Rates For LG&E/KU Customers Are Going Up This Week Electric and gas rates for about 1.3 million Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities customers will increase on Wednesday. By Ryan Van Velzer Apr 30 Environment Rates For LGE/KU Customers Are Going Up This Week Ryan Van Velzer
Mar 6 Environment Low-Income Advocates Blocked Again From LG&E Rate Cases After years of allowing low-income advocacy organizations the chance to participate in rate cases, the Public Service Commission last year denied groups advocating for low-income families. By Ryan Van Velzer Mar 6 Environment Low-Income Advocates Blocked Again From Energy Rate Cases Ryan Van Velzer
Feb 12 Environment Net Metering Bill Returns To Kentucky Legislature The measure would likely reduce the rate residential solar customers receive for providing excess power to the grid. By Ryan Van Velzer Feb 12 Environment Net Metering Bill Returns To Kentucky Legislature Ryan Van Velzer
Jan 24 Environment Louisville Gas And Electric Completes Upgrades On Ohio Falls Generating Station Louisville Gas & Electric Spokesman Daniel Lowry said the utility has improved energy output and reliability without diminishing the plant’s historic charm. By Ryan Van Velzer Jan 24 Environment Louisville Gas And Electric Upgrades Ohio Falls Generating Station Ryan Van Velzer
May 25 Environment LG&E Plans Wall to Maximize Capacity of Ash Landfill at Cane Run Louisville Gas and Electric has begun building a wall near its coal ash landfill at Cane Run. The wall will be made substantially out of the same material the landfill is: a mixture of flue gas desulfurization sludge and coal ash that’s concrete-like. Right now the company’s landfill resembles gently-sloping mountains. But after the wall […] By Erica Peterson May 25 Environment LG&E Plans Wall to Maximize Capacity of Ash Landfill at Cane Run Erica Peterson
May 23 Environment EPA Raises Concerns About LG&E Plan For Trimble County Coal Ash Landfill The Environmental Protection Agency has concerns about the environmental impact of a 218-acre coal ash landfill in Trimble County proposed by Louisville Gas and Electric. LG&E is asking for permission to construct the landfill near its Trimble County power plant. If it’s permitted, the site will store coal ash—the waste that’s leftover after coal is […] By Erica Peterson May 23 Environment EPA Raises Concerns About LG&E Plan For Trimble County Coal Ash Landfill Erica Peterson
May 3 Environment Kentucky Approves LG&E Proposal for Gas Plant at Cane Run Louisville Gas and Electric has secured state approval to build natural gas turbines at its Cane Run Power Station. The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued its ruling today. The ruling will allow LG&E to build a 640 megawatt natural gas power plant at the current site of the coal-fired Cane Run Power Station, which is […] By Erica Peterson May 3 Environment Kentucky Approves LG&E Proposal for Gas Plant at Cane Run Erica Peterson
Apr 25 Environment LG&E Plans Dust Screen at Cane Run; Residents Skeptical As complaints over coal ash near the Cane Run power plant continue, Louisville Gas and Electric has begun construction of a 50-foot tall dust screen which the company hopes will resolve neighborhood concerns about dust emissions. The screen will be 223 feet long—or about 2/3 the length of a football field—and will shield nearby houses […] By Erica Peterson Apr 25 Environment LG&E Plans Dust Screen at Cane Run; Residents Skeptical Erica Peterson
Mar 20 Environment PSC Hears Testimony in LG&E Natural Gas Case Kentucky’s Public Service Commissioners are considering a proposal by Louisville Gas and Electric to convert some of the company’s coal-fired facilities into natural gas plants. The PSC held a formal hearing on the issue today. LG&E already has permission to retire three of its coal-fired power plants, including the Cane Run plant in southwest Louisville. […] By Erica Peterson Mar 20 Environment PSC Hears Testimony in LG&E Natural Gas Case Erica Peterson
Mar 19 Environment PSC Will Hold Formal Hearing Tuesday on LG&E Gas Conversion Plan The Public Service Commission will hear testimony for and against a proposed project at Louisville Gas and Electric’s Cane Run power plant tomorrow. The utility company is asking for permission to retire several coal-fired power plants, including the Cane Run Power Station in southwest Louisville. It plans to replace the generation capacity with both new […] By Erica Peterson Mar 19 Environment PSC Will Hold Formal Hearing Tuesday on LG&E Gas Conversion Plan Erica Peterson
Mar 12 Environment Division of Waste Management Still Has Concerns With Proposed Trimble County Coal Ash Landfill A proposed coal ash landfill at Louisville Gas and Electric’s Trimble County plant has hit another roadblock. The state Division of Waste Management is still concerned that a cave on the property could be an issue. LG&E is seeking a permit to build a coal ash landfill near its Trimble County Power Station. But the […] By Erica Peterson Mar 12 Environment Division of Waste Management Still Has Concerns With Proposed Trimble County Coal Ash Landfill Erica Peterson