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In Second Decision, Regulators Protect Kentucky Power Customers from Footing Bill for Cryptomining Company

Thank you to our partners at Earth Justice for putting together this release about the second of two cases regarding power discounts for crypto mining ... Read This Post

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Kentucky Rejects Controversial Subsidies for Cryptomining Company

Thank you to our partners at Earthjustice for putting together this media release regarding this victory! FRANKFORT, KY — The state of Kentucky’s ... Read This Post

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LGE-KU Wants You to Pay $1.4 Billion for Two New Fossil Fuel Plants

This is an op-ed that ran in August 2023. A $1.4 billion infrastructure request to be paid for by Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky ... Read This Post


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Leslie County Animal Shelter Saves on Power Bills to Save More Animals

Through the thick of COVID isolation, many families looked to animals for joy in a time when there wasn’t much enough to go around. Unfortunately, ... Read This Post

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Mary Breckinridge’s Vision for Appalachian Medical Care Turns 100 Years Old

Exactly 100 years ago, Mary Breckinridge began traveling the hills of Eastern Kentucky on horseback to explore what medical services were like in the ... Read This Post

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What to do if you got a bad install by Solar Titan

File a Complaint Against Solar Titan Many Kentuckians are reporting bad solar installations completed by the now defunct Solar Titan. There may be ... Read This Post


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Utility Disconnections are Dangerous, Ineffective, and Unnecessary

This is an op-ed by a Mountain Association staff member that appeared in several Kentucky papers in April 2023. The number of Kentuckians who had ... Read This Post

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Will Cryptomining Companies Coming to Kentucky Raise Your Electric Bills? 

This is an op-ed dated April 3, 2023 that ran in several papers. A Chinese cryptomining company is proposing to build a $250 million plant near the ... Read This Post

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Now is the Time for Kentucky’s Rural Electric Cooperatives to Move on Clean Energy

This is an op-ed that ran in several outlets in January and February 2023. Rural electric cooperatives provide power to nearly a third of ... Read This Post


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Our support of applications to the USDA Rural Energy for America Program

Several Eastern Kentucky businesses recently received money for their renewable energy and energy efficiency projects from the USDA’s Rural Energy for ... Read This Post

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London, KY Farm Saves Big on Energy Bills

In 2005, Ford Waterstrat took a job on a local farm while on summer break from teaching. That’s when he set his heart and mind on having his own ... Read This Post

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Salyersville IGA Adds Solar

Three years ago, Salyersville IGA moved to an expanded storefront double the size of its previous location. Along with the expansion, Magoffin ... Read This Post


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