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It’s being used to research the effectiveness of wind energy in the Commonwealth. The utility finished construction at the end of February, and tested it through March.
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The Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage Project is one of five clean energy projects across the U.S. that were announced to get funding, all on current or former mine land.
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Around 75 volunteers are planting 7,000 trees across a 10-acre piece of land.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced last month that it would consider federal protections for a rare Appalachian reptile called the yellow-spotted woodland salamander. It comes as regional biologists have been advocating for it.
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A proposal from hydropower company Rye Development could see the site of a former coal mine in Bell County repurposed as a pumped energy storage facility.
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The hearing comes after weeks of public comment hearings around eastern Kentucky. Kentucky Power’s request to the Public Service Commission was originally submitted last May.
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A settlement between Kentucky Power and consumer advocate groups has been reached as part of a case in front of the Public Service Commission that looks to increase energy costs for around 163,000 residents in 20 eastern Kentucky counties.
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Another round of federal grant money from the United States Department of Agriculture is going towards energy efficiency and public safety across eastern Kentucky.
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A state of emergency was declared Thursday as wildfires are being reported across the Commonwealth, mainly in eastern Kentucky.
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Three Requests for Proposal from eastern Kentucky-based utility Kentucky Power say the company is looking into buying more wind, solar and thermal energy sources for homes in the region.