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A bill to add new restrictions on Kentucky electric utilities seeking to retire coal-fired power plants was supported by a collection of rural electric cooperatives, but opposed by two for-profit utility companies that serve most of the state.
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The Tennessee Valley Authority announced last Tuesday that it intends to build a methane gas plant in Kingston, requiring a 122-mile pipeline in six counties between Nashville and Knoxville.
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The Tennessee Valley Authority announced last week that it plans to build a methane gas plant in central Mississippi. This is the eighth proposed fossil fuel plant in just three years.
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Kentucky’s state government and some of the state’s largest cities are both applying for hundreds of millions of dollars to support the growth of solar for low-income and disadvantaged communities.
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In the next few months, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation will complete two firsts for the state. The agency will create an inventory of the state’s biggest climate offenders — and then draft a plan to cut that pollution statewide.
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This week the state’s largest power companies got approval to build more solar power, a battery storage facility, and a bunch of energy efficiency programs — all of which push Kentucky toward a greener future.
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Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities want to retire seven fossil fuel generating units — four coal and three gas units. State regulators have until Monday to make a decision.
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The office of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced Thursday a rebate that will see many western Kentuckians save money on their winter utility bills.
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Tennessee has the fastest-growing clean energy workforce in the nation — and it is not just because of all of the new electric vehicle manufacturing plants.
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Kentucky’s clean energy workforce was the second fastest-growing in the country last year behind Tennessee, according to a new report.
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The Tennessee Valley Authority is launching a study on how to reduce carbon emissions at its natural gas plant in Muhlenberg County. The federal utility is exploring a partnership with TC Energy to add carbon capture technology at the Paradise Fossil Plant in Drakesboro.
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The Kentucky Public Service Commission approved a special contract allowing a cryptomining facility in Pike County to receive discounted electricity from Kentucky Power, even though the utility won’t have the capacity to meet existing customers’ demand in 2026.