With the incoming snow and cold temperatures, the possibility of power outages is a concern this weekend. “If you get about a quarter inch of ice, that will start to bring down limbs on the wires,” Duke Energy’s Community and Government Relations Rep. Ken Muth told Kenton County mayors Saturday morning. “Half inch – up […]
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Florence approves new electricity franchise agreements
After more than four months of discussions, the Florence City Council approved two new Electricity Franchise agreements at a Wednesday evening special meeting. The city awarded Duke Energy and Owen Electric Cooperative 20-year contracts to do. The Wednesday meeting was the seventh time the council had considered the agreements since August. It was a long […]
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State grants Duke Energy’s request to raise rates
The Kentucky Public Service Commission announced late last week that it had approved a request from Duke Energy to raise rates. The commission is the administrative body responsible for regulating utility service areas and rates throughout the commonwealth. “The energy charge for residential customers will increase from $0.111639 per kWh to $0.122399 per kWh with […]
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Agreement ensures restoration of Florence sidewalks, streets during utility repairs
Florence City Administrator Joshua Hunt briefed the City Council on a proposed electric franchise agreement that would set the rules for how electric utilities operate within city rights-of-way on Tuesday. Florence has two electric utilities, Duke Energy and Owen Electric Cooperative. “It ensures that they restore any kind of sidewalks or streets that they tear […]
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Thousands of power outages in NKY after severe weather
Thousands in Northern Kentucky are without power following severe weather Sunday night. Duke Energy is reporting about 1,000 customers without power in Northern Kentucky as of 8:25 p.m. Sunday night. Owen Electric is also reporting just over 1,000 people without power around the same time. Check out outage maps from the two providers below to […]
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Duke Energy, Covington back in state court amid ongoing lawsuit
A federal judge has ordered a lawsuit between the City of Covington and Duke Energy to be returned to state court this month, ruling that Duke had failed to demonstrate that federal law was at issue in the case. The lawsuit centers on a dispute between the city and the company regarding whether the company […]
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Thousands without power following overnight storms
Thousands in the Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati regions are without power following storms and heavy overnight rain from Tuesday. At least one school district, Campbell County Schools, has closed on April 3 due to the power loss. Duke Energy is reporting at least 10,000 customers are without power as of Thursday morning with the […]
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NKU, Duke Energy launching on-campus innovation lab
Northern Kentucky University and Duke Energy are launching an on-campus innovation lab to boost its growing College of Informatics. The Duke Energy Innovation Lab, housed in Griffin Hall, home to the NKU College of Informatics, will serve as a workshop for student projects and a destination for K-12 students who want hands-on experience with cutting-edge […]
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Most still have power after Sunday night storms
Only about 220 people served by Owen Electric in NKY are without power this morning, and Duke Energy isn’t reporting energy outages. That’s after powerful storms rolled through the area Sunday night, bringing with it thunderstorm and tornado warnings that triggered sirens and forced many into their basements. Now that the storms have moved through, […]
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Nearly 3K people in NKY without power
Roughly 3,000 people in multiple counties are without power, according outage reports from Duke Energy. An outage affecting about 1,300 people in areas of Kenton and Campbell counties was caused by an object coming into contact with power lines, according to Duke’s outage report. Power is expected to be restored to those customers around 2:30 […]