Oct 17 Environment Renewable Energy Resolution Back Before Louisville Metro Council Louisville Metro is again considering a resolution to transition the city to 100 percent renewable energy in the coming decades. By Ryan Van Velzer Oct 17 Environment Renewable Energy Resolution Back Before Louisville Metro Council Ryan Van Velzer
Mar 13 Economy Toyota Plans Major Solar Array In The Ohio Valley The plan includes a massive new solar facility on an old surface coal mine property in Kentucky. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 13 Economy Toyota Plans Major Solar Array In The Ohio Valley Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 5 Environment Louisville Gas & Electric Wants To Add More Renewable Energy The utility is asking companies in Kentucky and surrounding states for proposals to provide between 10 and 200 megawatts of renewable energy. By Ryan Van Velzer Feb 5 Environment Louisville Gas And Electric Wants To Add More Renewable Energy Ryan Van Velzer
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
Jun 5 Environment Louisville Trash Becomes Fuel For Garbage Trucks Twenty years’ worth of Louisville garbage has found a new purpose in the city’s first renewable natural gas facility. By Ryan Van Velzer Jun 5 Environment Louisville Trash Becomes Fuel For Garbage Trucks Ryan Van Velzer
Mar 12 Environment Changing Course: Coal Country Students Working For A Power Switch Many schools across the Ohio Valley are struggling with rising energy costs. But there’s no shortage of students who are trying to create a new energy future. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 12 Environment Changing Course: Coal Country Students Working For A Power Switch Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 1 Environment Kentucky Renewable Gas Will Help Eliminate L’Oréal USA’s Carbon Footprint L’Oreal USA will purchase enough natural gas from a landfill in Ashland, Kentucky, to offset the carbon footprint for all 21 of its U.S. manufacturing and distribution centers. By Ryan Van Velzer Mar 1 Environment Ky. Renewable Gas Will Help Eliminate L’Oréal USA's Carbon Footprint Ryan Van Velzer
Dec 4 Environment R.I.P., CPP? Clean Energy Trend Likely To Continue Despite Trump’s Clean Power Repeal Most energy analysts do not think the Clean Power Plan’s repeal will change trends underway in the electricity industry. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 4 Environment Clean Energy Trend Likely To Continue Despite Trump's CPP Repeal Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jun 6 Environment Considering Solar? Louisville Group Wants To Help Solar Over Louisville begins a series of public workshops this week in an effort to help answer questions about installing solar capacity. By Erica Peterson Jun 6 Environment Considering Solar? Louisville Group Wants To Help Erica Peterson
Apr 19 Environment As Use Grows, Kentucky’s First Utility-Scale Solar Plant Unveiled When the 10-megawatt solar array in Mercer County is fully operational in June, it will provide enough energy for up to 1,500 homes. By Erica Peterson Apr 19 Environment As Use Grows, Kentucky's First Utility-Scale Solar Plant Unveiled Erica Peterson
Feb 25 Environment Former Congressman Ben Chandler On Coal, Climate Change, Cap-and-Trade Chandler has been in the news after publishing an op-ed advocating for a switch away from coal and toward renewable energy. By Erica Peterson Feb 25 Environment Ben Chandler On Coal, Climate Change, Cap-and-Trade Erica Peterson
Feb 16 Environment Paul Introduces Bill To Help Fort Knox Energy Independence A bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Rand Paul would allow Fort Knox to continue producing natural gas to power the Army base. By Erica Peterson Feb 16 Environment Paul Backs Fort Knox Energy Independence Erica Peterson
Jan 31 Environment Kentucky Draws Mixed Scores For Solar Policies Kentucky has gotten mixed grades in a nationwide report card of states’ solar energy policies. The report from nonprofit advocacy group Interstate Renewable Energy Council grades each state on two factors: solar net metering and interconnection policies. Net metering allows customers to get a credit for generating electricity and sending it to the grid, while […] By Erica Peterson Jan 31 Environment State Draws Mixed Scores For Solar Policies Erica Peterson
Dec 13 Environment Four Things Kentucky Could Learn From Germany’s Energy Transition Recently, I spent a week in Germany studying the country’s energy transition. Elected officials and businesses there have committed the country to aggressive renewable energy goals during the past couple decades; meanwhile, they’ve also mandated phase-outs for nuclear and coal-fired power plants. Here’s what I took away from my time there, and what Kentucky could draw […] By Erica Peterson Dec 13 Environment Four Things Kentucky Could Learn From Germany’s Energy Transition Erica Peterson
Dec 11 Environment Key to Germany’s Energy Transition: Personal Choices In Hamburg, a new development offers a model for sustainable growth. But without public buy-in, the country’s move away from fossil fuels can only go so far. (If you aren’t immediately taken to the full story, go here.) By Erica Peterson Dec 11 Environment Key to Germany’s Energy Transition: Personal Choices Erica Peterson