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Our 2017 tree seedling giveaway

article | Apr 17, 2017

Kentucky Utilities Company will join other local Earth and Arbor Day activities across the state by giving away free redbud tree seedlings. Mature eastern redbuds have pink/purple blossoms in the early spring and dot landscapes in Kentucky with ...read more

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Celebrate Earth Month with events and discounts throughout April

article | Mar 29, 2017

Earth Day is observed worldwide, but in Louisville one day isn’t enough to celebrate the wonders of our planet and promote its protection. That’s why the Louisville Zoo will host Party for the Planet: A Month-Long Celebration of the Earth powered...read more

Tags Earth Month, Environmental Stewardship, Lexington Arboretum, Louisville Zoo, Party for the Planet

Employee shows compassion for wildlife, concern for customers

article | Feb 2, 2017

"Wow! The only sandhill cranes I've ever seen were flying." These were the first thoughts of Joe Ganote, electrical operator A, when he recently came upon a sandhill crane inside the LG&E Cloverport substation. The Meade County Wildlife Rehab ...read more

Tags Avian Protection, Joe Ganote, substation
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Mill Creek Station wins 2016 Project of the Year award

article | Jan 9, 2017

Recognized as one of the largest air-quality control system installations in the United States, Mill Creek Generation Station's air compliance project was named the 2016 Coal-Fired Project of the Year by Power Engineering and Renewable Energy World ...read more

Tags Environmental Compliance, Mill Creek Station, Phillip Imber

LG&E and KU to Invest in Upgrades to Further Improve Safe, Reliable Service

Press Release | Nov 1, 2016

Modernizing infrastructure and technology will allow for more efficient outage restoration, give customers more timely access to energy use information (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) – Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company ...read more

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Employee Danielle Ballard discusses the latest investments at Ghent Station

article | Sep 13, 2016

Her work is an extension of the company’s environmental, community commitment ...read more

Tags Environmental, Ghent, baghouses, employees, investments

KPSC approves LG&E, KU’s plans for additional environmental improvements

Press Release | Aug 8, 2016

(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) – Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company received approval today from the Kentucky Public Service Commission to cap and close the remaining coal ash ponds at the utilities’ active and now-retired ...read more

LG&E and KU request approval to create a community solar field

Press Release | Aug 2, 2016

Subscription-based Solar Share Program available to residential, business and industrial customers   (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) – Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company requested permission from the Kentucky Public Service ...read more

Employee Chase Mills

Chase Mills talks planned investments, benefits to customers

article | Jul 25, 2016

Planning for intelligent controls on the distribution system.  ...read more

Tags Chase Mills, Distribution System Restoration and Dispatch Operations, investments, restoration
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Employee Jeff Heun discusses LG&E and KU’s new universal solar facility

article | May 10, 2016

He’s worked on many construction projects over the course of his career at LG&E and KU, but for Jeff Heun, manager of Capital Projects for LG&E and KU, the solar power plant at E.W. Brown Generating Station is unlike any other. ...read more

Tags Solar Generation, employees

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