1.0Mountain Associationhttps://mtassociation.orgAriel Fugaterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3NAmS2YAWl"><a href="https://mtassociation.org/energy/lge-ku-wants-you-to-pay-1-4-billion-for-two-new-fossil-fuel-plants/">LGE-KU Wants You to Pay $1.4 Billion for Two New Fossil Fuel Plants</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://mtassociation.org/energy/lge-ku-wants-you-to-pay-1-4-billion-for-two-new-fossil-fuel-plants/embed/#?secret=3NAmS2YAWl" width="600" height="338" title="“LGE-KU Wants You to Pay $1.4 Billion for Two New Fossil Fuel Plants” — Mountain Association" data-secret="3NAmS2YAWl" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://mtassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/ku-lge-rate-hike-bills-kentucky.png1200628This 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 Utilities ratepayers is currently being considered in Frankfort. LGE and KU have proposed the construction of two new natural gas power plants in West Louisville and Mercer County. Forty years […]