Press releases

21st annual Project Warm Blitz set for Nov. 5 and 12
November 2, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - More than 650 pairs of helping hands will warm the homes of more than 300 low-income elderly and disab...

LG&E, KU release 160 Kentucky-based contractors to Pennsylvania, Massachusetts after snowstorm
October 31, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - While children in Kentucky prepared for candy-filled nights of ghouls and fright this Halloween weeken...

LG&E, KU offer simple tips to combat energy ‘vampires’
October 20, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Halloween season is not the only time of year when vampires may be lurking in your home, and Louisvill...

LG&E, KU now accepting applications for "Plant for the Planet" matching grant program
October 14, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Although winter in the Commonwealth is nearing, efforts to further beautify the state next spring have...

LG&E, Project Warm partner to offer free energy management workshops
October 10, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - With winter's cold temperatures on the horizon, Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Project Wa...

EPA changes force LG&E, KU to retire three coal-fired power plants, company to build natural gas-fired generation at Cane Run, purchase peaking units
September 15, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company announced today that they wil...

Red Cross, LG&E to launch "Pillowcase Project" at Watson Lane Elementary
September 13, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Red Cross and Louisville Gas and Electric Company will introduce on Wednesday at 2 p.m. the ...

LG&E, KU send additional crews to restore power on the East Coast
August 30, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In the wake of Hurricane Irene's path, millions of people are without power after heavy rain...

Hurricane help: LG&E, KU send crews to restore power in Pennsylvania and Virginia
August 26, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — With Hurricane Irene barreling down the Atlantic Coast, Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky...

LG&E and KU Foundation Inc. program awards $48,000 in college scholarships
August 9, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In continuing its support of higher education across Kentucky, the 14th Annual LG&E and KU F...

KU offers advice to help reduce the impacts of continued extreme heat
August 4, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — June, July and August have been some of the hottest months on record and as temperatures continu...

Habitat for Humanity of Metro Louisville receives $50,000 grant from LG&E to provide ENERGY STAR® housing
July 8, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Habitat for Humanity of Metro Louisville will dedicate its first ENERGY STAR®-qualified home...