Community Pushback on 2 Planned Kentucky Gas-Fired Power Plants

Kentucky has experienced unprecedented economic growth in recent years, similar to other southern states. Data centers are looking to Kentucky for future expansion. Last fall, Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Company (KU), both part of PPL Corporation, forecasted in their Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) the need for additional power generation due to the expected influx of data centers and economic development across their service territories (see Kentucky Utilities Want to Build 2 New NatGas Power Plants). The companies floated a plan to build two new natural gas combined-cycle generation units—one in 2030 and another in 2031. Those plans got real in March when the companies filed applications to build the two plants (see Kentucky Utilities File to Build Two 645-MW Gas-Fired Power Plants). It's not going to be an easy path for LG&E/KU. At a public hearing held last night, residents pushed back against the plan.

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