Gov. Andy Beshear has filled two seats on a new energy planning commission with utility executives who, like Beshear, opposed the commission’s creation. Kentucky lawmakers earlier this year created the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission (EPIC) to slow the retirement of power plants fueled by coal and natural gas. Investor-owned utilities and environmentalists opposed the legislation which Beshear vetoed, calling […]
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Duke, Chamber oppose bill they say would increase costs to support coal
Duke Energy and the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce are opposing legislation that would make it harder to close aging power plants, resulting in increased energy costs and jeopardizing reliable service.