FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 13, 2015) – The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has authorized the abandonment of the Cedarbrook sewer system, a small utility serving 52 homes in southern Harrison County. In an order issued today, the PSC suggested that the recently formed Harrison County Sanitation District (HCSD) take over the Cedarbrook system prior to […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 6, 2015) – The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a proposal by East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (EKPC) to move 560,000 cubic yards of coal combustion waste to a new storage facility. EKPC is planning to empty and restore three ash ponds at its William C. Dale generating station, which […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 23, 2015) – The Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting has granted a construction certificate for an electric generating plant and associated electric transmission line at a planned coke plant in northern Greenup County. SunCoke Energy South Shore LLC, of Lisle, Illinois, intends to construct a 90-megawatt (MW) plant […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 20, 2015) – The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a revised slate of residential and commercial energy efficiency and demand side management (DSM) programs for Kentucky Power Co. In an order issued Feb. 13, the PSC authorized Kentucky Power to continue 10 existing programs for residential or commercial customers – […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 15, 2015) – With dangerous winter weather bearing down on Kentucky tonight, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is urging residents who lose power to exercise caution when using portable generators or clearing storm debris. The National Weather Service is forecasting heavy snow – a foot or more in places – over […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 9, 2015) – The Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts, in partnership with the Kentucky Farm Bureau, has announced the winners of the 2014 Jim Claypool Art and Conservation Writing Contest entitled: “The Soil Daily Times.” Students in grades 1-5 used the soil theme to create 47,356 art entries; students in grades 6-12 […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb 2, 2015) – The Kentucky Brownfield Redevelopment Program in the Department for Environmental Protection (DEP) announces the availability of cleanup grants through the Cleaner Commonwealth Fund (CCF). The CCF is a grant-and-loan fund established with an $850,000 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund Grant. The program is releasing $182,000 to […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 2, 2015) – The Kentucky Division of Waste Management (DWM) will meet with the public to discuss the status of the on-going environmental investigation at the former Federal Mogul facility located at 2640 Old Gallatin Road., Scottsville. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, at 6 p.m. CST and will […]
HILLSBORO, Ky. – (Jan. 22, 2015) – The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet is moving forward with plans for final capping of the Maxey Flats Disposal Site, which operated as a commercial disposal landfill for low-level radioactive waste from 1962 to 1977. In an effort to give the public the opportunity to hear more information […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 22, 2015) – The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has prohibited Kentucky Power Co. from charging its customers about $54 million in fuel costs deemed to be unreasonable by the PSC. In an order issued today, the PSC directed Kentucky Power to refund, through a credit on future bills, $13 million in […]