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
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
Mar 23 Environment Kentucky’s Solar Industry Working To Rewrite Net Metering Bill Kentucky solar advocates want state regulators to consider the benefits of residential solar, but they say that won’t happen under the latest version of the net metering bill. By Ryan Van Velzer Mar 23 Environment Kentucky’s Solar Industry Working To Rewrite Net Metering Bill Ryan Van Velzer
Mar 12 Environment The Louisville Zoo’s Carousel Will Soon Be Powered By Solar Energy This new project, which should be complete by the end of the week, will be among the most highly visible solar installations in the city. And organizers say that's important. By Ryan Van Velzer Mar 12 Environment The Louisville Zoo's Carousel Will Soon Be Powered By Solar Energy Ryan Van Velzer
Feb 8 Politics Kentucky Committee Passes Controversial Net Metering Bill The measure is supported by utility companies, who say they are losing money by compensating solar households with the retail price of power. By Ryland Barton Feb 8 Politics Kentucky Committee Passes Controversial Net Metering Bill Ryland Barton
Feb 3 Politics Kentucky Politics Distilled: Teachers Run For The Statehouse This week in Frankfort, nearly 300 candidates announced they’re running to be state representatives or state senators, many of them educators. By Ryland Barton Feb 3 Politics Kentucky Politics Distilled: Teachers Run For The Statehouse Ryland Barton
Feb 2 Politics Chairman Adds Members To Panel Considering Controversial Solar Bill The move might help extend the life of the legislation, which has had trouble passing out of the House Natural Resources and Energy Committee. By Ryland Barton Feb 2 Politics Chairman Adds Members To Panel Considering Controversial Solar Bill Ryland Barton
Feb 1 Environment Kentucky Lawmakers Consider Bill That Would Scale Back Solar Incentives Electric utilities are required to give Kentucky households credits that can be used on future power bills for generating excess energy By Ryland Barton Feb 1 Environment Ky. Lawmakers Consider Bill That Would Scale Back Solar Incentives Ryland Barton
Dec 7 Politics State Lawmakers Consider Changes To Small Renewable Energy Reimbursements Currently, electric utilities are required to buy back excess energy produced by customers at the same price sold to customers. By Ryland Barton Dec 7 Politics Lawmakers Consider Changes To Small Renewable Energy Reimbursements Ryland Barton
Sep 9 Environment Facing Legislative Deadline, Volunteers Work To Increase Solar In Southern Indiana Falling cost is one reason property owners might want to consider solar now. But in Indiana, there’s also a legislative impetus. By Erica Peterson Sep 9 Environment Facing Deadline, Volunteers Work To Increase Solar In Southern Indiana Erica Peterson
Aug 9 Environment The Eclipse Won’t Be Great For Solar Power — But Effect In Kentucky Likely Minimal For a lot of people, August 21’s solar eclipse is a once-in-a-lifetime celestial event. But for solar panels, it means a day of reduced energy production. By Erica Peterson Aug 9 Environment The Eclipse Won't Be Great For Solar Power Erica Peterson
Apr 18 Environment A Coal Company Is Planning A Major Solar Project On A Former Kentucky Strip Mine This would be the biggest solar plant in the state — potentially 10 times larger than the solar array at Kentucky Utilities’ Brown Station in Central Ky. By Erica Peterson Apr 18 Environment Major Solar Project Planned On Former Ky. Strip Mine Erica Peterson
Apr 1 Environment In Kentucky, The Solar Industry Is Slowly Growing A report card issued by an advocacy group says solar jobs in Kentucky are still relatively few, but are growing. By Erica Peterson Apr 1 Environment In Kentucky, The Solar Industry Is Slowly Growing Erica Peterson
Mar 1 Politics Bill To Regulate Solar Power Put On Hold By Sponsor The bill has been backed by the state's traditional utilities. Solar advocates have contended the bill would stymie the fledgling solar industry. By Associated Press Mar 1 Politics Bill To Regulate Solar Power Put On Hold By Sponsor Associated Press
Feb 22 Environment Advocates Warn Bill Could Mean End Of Residential Solar In Kentucky Senate Bill 214 would allow utilities to change the rates they pay for electricity from certain renewable energies, like rooftop solar panels. By Erica Peterson Feb 22 Environment Advocates Warn Bill Could Mean End Of Residential Solar In Kentucky Erica Peterson