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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Wayland, KY is Working Together to Rebuild
This is part of our story series, EKY Flood Relief: Neighbors Helping Neighbors. When the flood hit, the town of Wayland in Floyd County was ... Read This Post
A Solar Field Trip with Big Sandy Community & Technical College Students
On a bright November day, a group of electrical technology students from Big Sandy Community & Technical College loaded up in a van to head to ... Read This Post
Scorecards Rate Rural Electric Cooperatives in Kentucky
Today, Mountain Association and Kentuckians For The Commonwealth released scorecards assessing Kentucky’s 24 rural electric cooperatives on their ... Read This Post
