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There is a national crisis around energy affordability. We need winter disconnection protection. Call the governor and ask for a moratorium on utility disconnections through March. (502) 564 - 2611
Fueling Debt: How Rising Utility Costs Are Overwhelming American Families
As temperatures cool and Americans’ dissatisfaction with the economy grows, families across the country are staring down a winter season that will be more
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November 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
There is a national crisis around energy affordability. We need winter disconnection protection. Call the governor and ask for a moratorium on utility disconnections through March. (502) 564 - 2611
KY Power/AEP is asking for a 15% (!!) rate increase. Unbelievable.
Join community members to get your voice heard on this issue THURSDAY NOV 19th in Pikeville. The Public Service Commission will be taking public comment. You can also submit your public comment online. www.k4ed.org/kpc
Join community members to get your voice heard on this issue THURSDAY NOV 19th in Pikeville. The Public Service Commission will be taking public comment. You can also submit your public comment online. www.k4ed.org/kpc
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
KY Power/AEP is asking for a 15% (!!) rate increase. Unbelievable.
Join community members to get your voice heard on this issue THURSDAY NOV 19th in Pikeville. The Public Service Commission will be taking public comment. You can also submit your public comment online. www.k4ed.org/kpc
Join community members to get your voice heard on this issue THURSDAY NOV 19th in Pikeville. The Public Service Commission will be taking public comment. You can also submit your public comment online. www.k4ed.org/kpc
Despite the shutdown deal, 2026 LIHEAP money will still be delayed. We need a stop to utility disconnections through the winter to help people get back on the feet and ensure important protections are in place.
CALL THE GOVERNOR: 502-564-2611
CALL THE GOVERNOR: 502-564-2611
Get the Facts: Despite shutdown deal, LIHEAP funds are still delayed. Here's why
The federal energy assistance program served nearly six million U.S. households in fiscal year 2024.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Despite the shutdown deal, 2026 LIHEAP money will still be delayed. We need a stop to utility disconnections through the winter to help people get back on the feet and ensure important protections are in place.
CALL THE GOVERNOR: 502-564-2611
CALL THE GOVERNOR: 502-564-2611
With the chaos of the government shutdown and the confusion about the future of federally funded programs, we need a moratorium on utility disconnections to ensure that Kentuckians stay safe this winter. Have you called the governor, yet? 502-564-2611
Advocates call on Beshear to stop utility disconnections during the government shutdown • Kentucky Lantern
A number of advocacy groups are urging Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear to halt utility disconnections in the state during the federal government shutdown. Kentuckians for Energy Democracy is organizing…
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November 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
With the chaos of the government shutdown and the confusion about the future of federally funded programs, we need a moratorium on utility disconnections to ensure that Kentuckians stay safe this winter. Have you called the governor, yet? 502-564-2611
No one should have to choose between groceries, medicine, or heat this winter.
Call Gov. Beshear TODAY and tell him to put an immediate moratorium on utility disconnections during the government shutdown. 502-564-2611.
Learn more: buff.ly/vMsTno7
Call Gov. Beshear TODAY and tell him to put an immediate moratorium on utility disconnections during the government shutdown. 502-564-2611.
Learn more: buff.ly/vMsTno7
November 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
No one should have to choose between groceries, medicine, or heat this winter.
Call Gov. Beshear TODAY and tell him to put an immediate moratorium on utility disconnections during the government shutdown. 502-564-2611.
Learn more: buff.ly/vMsTno7
Call Gov. Beshear TODAY and tell him to put an immediate moratorium on utility disconnections during the government shutdown. 502-564-2611.
Learn more: buff.ly/vMsTno7
If you get your electric from a rural cooperative in Central or Eastern KY-- There is an important case at the PSC right now around determining who should pay for new generation to power Data Centers. Learn more and submit a comment, deadline Oct 31st www.k4ed.org/ekpc
October 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
If you get your electric from a rural cooperative in Central or Eastern KY-- There is an important case at the PSC right now around determining who should pay for new generation to power Data Centers. Learn more and submit a comment, deadline Oct 31st www.k4ed.org/ekpc
WOOT! We don't want your stinkin' data centers. Amazing work in Meade Co.
Earlier this year, Oldham Co defeated a proposed data center and community is fighting back against other proposed projects in Mason Co. and Jefferson Co.
Earlier this year, Oldham Co defeated a proposed data center and community is fighting back against other proposed projects in Mason Co. and Jefferson Co.
Meade County court upholds recommendation not to rezone 138-acre site for proposed data center
The Meade County Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously Tuesday not to recommend the proposed zoning change for the site near Brandenburg.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
WOOT! We don't want your stinkin' data centers. Amazing work in Meade Co.
Earlier this year, Oldham Co defeated a proposed data center and community is fighting back against other proposed projects in Mason Co. and Jefferson Co.
Earlier this year, Oldham Co defeated a proposed data center and community is fighting back against other proposed projects in Mason Co. and Jefferson Co.
Want to learn more about MHC's recent report on Housing and Utility Affordability in Louisville? Join them for this webinar next week!
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October 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Want to learn more about MHC's recent report on Housing and Utility Affordability in Louisville? Join them for this webinar next week!
Register to attend
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CORRECTION: New time and date for MADISONVILLE public meeting
Sorry about that, y'all! Learn more www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
Sorry about that, y'all! Learn more www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
October 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
CORRECTION: New time and date for MADISONVILLE public meeting
Sorry about that, y'all! Learn more www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
Sorry about that, y'all! Learn more www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
Public Comment Meetings Tonight-Thur! Get you voice heard. More info on our website. www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
October 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Public Comment Meetings Tonight-Thur! Get you voice heard. More info on our website. www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
MIDDLESBORO: Kentucky Utilities is asking for a rate increase with the Public Service Commission. The PSC is holding a public meeting in Middlesboro on Oct. 16th at 5pm (folks should still attend even if they can't be there right at 5).
Learn more: www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
Learn more: www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
October 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
MIDDLESBORO: Kentucky Utilities is asking for a rate increase with the Public Service Commission. The PSC is holding a public meeting in Middlesboro on Oct. 16th at 5pm (folks should still attend even if they can't be there right at 5).
Learn more: www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
Learn more: www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
MADISONVILLE: Kentucky Utilities is asking for a rate increase with the Public Service Commission. The PSC is holding a public meeting in Madisonville on Oct. 13th at 5pm This will be an opportunity for public comment on the proposed rate increase.
Learn more: www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
Learn more: www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
October 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
MADISONVILLE: Kentucky Utilities is asking for a rate increase with the Public Service Commission. The PSC is holding a public meeting in Madisonville on Oct. 13th at 5pm This will be an opportunity for public comment on the proposed rate increase.
Learn more: www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
Learn more: www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
LEXINGTON:
Kentucky Utilities is asking for a rate increase with the Public Service Commission. The PSC is holding a public meeting in Lexington on Oct. 14th at 5pm (folks should still attend even if they can't be there right at 5).
learn more: www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
Kentucky Utilities is asking for a rate increase with the Public Service Commission. The PSC is holding a public meeting in Lexington on Oct. 14th at 5pm (folks should still attend even if they can't be there right at 5).
learn more: www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
October 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
LEXINGTON:
Kentucky Utilities is asking for a rate increase with the Public Service Commission. The PSC is holding a public meeting in Lexington on Oct. 14th at 5pm (folks should still attend even if they can't be there right at 5).
learn more: www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
Kentucky Utilities is asking for a rate increase with the Public Service Commission. The PSC is holding a public meeting in Lexington on Oct. 14th at 5pm (folks should still attend even if they can't be there right at 5).
learn more: www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
NOTE THE NEW LOCATION FOR LEXINGTON!
Come get your voice heard in the current LG&E-KU rate case. (It's ok if you can't make it right at 5 o'clock, we have let the PSC know that time is inconvenient)
Learn more about the case and submit a written comment on our website www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
Come get your voice heard in the current LG&E-KU rate case. (It's ok if you can't make it right at 5 o'clock, we have let the PSC know that time is inconvenient)
Learn more about the case and submit a written comment on our website www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
September 17, 2025 at 7:53 AM
NOTE THE NEW LOCATION FOR LEXINGTON!
Come get your voice heard in the current LG&E-KU rate case. (It's ok if you can't make it right at 5 o'clock, we have let the PSC know that time is inconvenient)
Learn more about the case and submit a written comment on our website www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
Come get your voice heard in the current LG&E-KU rate case. (It's ok if you can't make it right at 5 o'clock, we have let the PSC know that time is inconvenient)
Learn more about the case and submit a written comment on our website www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
SunDay is a global day of action on September 21st, 2025, celebrating the unstoppable rise of clean energy. We're showing the world that clean energy works and are encouraging the expansion of solar energy across the commonwealth.
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September 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
SunDay is a global day of action on September 21st, 2025, celebrating the unstoppable rise of clean energy. We're showing the world that clean energy works and are encouraging the expansion of solar energy across the commonwealth.
Register to attend buff.ly/b0K1Mfw
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LG&E-KU want to raise our rates by an average of 11.5%. Find out what's in this rate case (hint, nothin good) & submit a public comment to the PSC telling them we can't pay more!
In person public meetings planned. First one is in Louisville on Monday evening.
www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
In person public meetings planned. First one is in Louisville on Monday evening.
www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
September 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
LG&E-KU want to raise our rates by an average of 11.5%. Find out what's in this rate case (hint, nothin good) & submit a public comment to the PSC telling them we can't pay more!
In person public meetings planned. First one is in Louisville on Monday evening.
www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
In person public meetings planned. First one is in Louisville on Monday evening.
www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
Amazing work everyone! At last Monday's PSC hearing we PACKED the room with over 2 hours of public comment! Unbelievable .
And together we submitted over 200 public comments telling the PSC that we don't want40 more years of fossil fuels to support mega data centers and make shareholders profit.
And together we submitted over 200 public comments telling the PSC that we don't want40 more years of fossil fuels to support mega data centers and make shareholders profit.
August 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Amazing work everyone! At last Monday's PSC hearing we PACKED the room with over 2 hours of public comment! Unbelievable .
And together we submitted over 200 public comments telling the PSC that we don't want40 more years of fossil fuels to support mega data centers and make shareholders profit.
And together we submitted over 200 public comments telling the PSC that we don't want40 more years of fossil fuels to support mega data centers and make shareholders profit.
Lexington-Fayette Urban County government is considering making ALL ground-mounted solar installations on land zoned agriculture illegal...
Comments are needed online AND in person.
Written comments: buff.ly/fZPPGqz
Oral comments and in person support: August 19th, 3:00pm at City Hall
Comments are needed online AND in person.
Written comments: buff.ly/fZPPGqz
Oral comments and in person support: August 19th, 3:00pm at City Hall
August 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Lexington-Fayette Urban County government is considering making ALL ground-mounted solar installations on land zoned agriculture illegal...
Comments are needed online AND in person.
Written comments: buff.ly/fZPPGqz
Oral comments and in person support: August 19th, 3:00pm at City Hall
Comments are needed online AND in person.
Written comments: buff.ly/fZPPGqz
Oral comments and in person support: August 19th, 3:00pm at City Hall
We're working to get utility shut-off protections for everyone across the state. Have you had your power cut off during the summer or winter? Would you be willing to share your experience with our legislators? (can be anonymous).
Email your story to kentuckians4energydemocracy@gmail.com
Email your story to kentuckians4energydemocracy@gmail.com
August 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We're working to get utility shut-off protections for everyone across the state. Have you had your power cut off during the summer or winter? Would you be willing to share your experience with our legislators? (can be anonymous).
Email your story to kentuckians4energydemocracy@gmail.com
Email your story to kentuckians4energydemocracy@gmail.com
Our friends at KY Conservation Committee were joined by Nuclear Information Resource Service (NIRS) for a recent webinar on nuclear in KY. Did you miss it? You can watch here:
KCC Nuclear Updates in Kentucky - July 2025
An overview of recent discussions and activities on nuclear energy in Kentucky. The Kentucky Conservation Committee hosted a webinar to review the environmental…
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August 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Our friends at KY Conservation Committee were joined by Nuclear Information Resource Service (NIRS) for a recent webinar on nuclear in KY. Did you miss it? You can watch here:
Nuclear is becoming a hot topic in Kentucky. With legislators pushing nuclear as a "clean" energy option and billionaires investing in nuclear enrichment in Paducah, there is a lot going on.
Peter Thiel backs first privately developed U.S. uranium enrichment facility in Paducah
A California-based company with ties to billionaire investor and Trump ally Peter Thiel announced plans Friday to build America's first U.S.-owned, privately developed facility to enrich uranium in…
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August 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Nuclear is becoming a hot topic in Kentucky. With legislators pushing nuclear as a "clean" energy option and billionaires investing in nuclear enrichment in Paducah, there is a lot going on.
Just a few days left to get our comments in!! Written comments can be submitted directly through our website. www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
LG&E-KU want to invest billions of dollars in 2 new gas plants to power data centers that are "supposedly" coming to Kentucky. But that's a risk that we can't take.
LG&E-KU want to invest billions of dollars in 2 new gas plants to power data centers that are "supposedly" coming to Kentucky. But that's a risk that we can't take.
July 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Just a few days left to get our comments in!! Written comments can be submitted directly through our website. www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
LG&E-KU want to invest billions of dollars in 2 new gas plants to power data centers that are "supposedly" coming to Kentucky. But that's a risk that we can't take.
LG&E-KU want to invest billions of dollars in 2 new gas plants to power data centers that are "supposedly" coming to Kentucky. But that's a risk that we can't take.
Community members in Oldham Co fought and defeated a proposed data center, now community members in Louisville are organizing to do the same thing!
Louisville data center opposition inspired by Oldham County rejection
A new coalition is seeking the Kentucky Public Service Commission to halt progress.
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July 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Community members in Oldham Co fought and defeated a proposed data center, now community members in Louisville are organizing to do the same thing!
Help us pack the hearing room? Oral comments are accepted at the beginning of a Public Service Commission hearing. Can you join us in Frankfort on August 4th at 9am?
Can't make it? You can submit your comment online through our website. Learn more and submit a comment today! www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
Can't make it? You can submit your comment online through our website. Learn more and submit a comment today! www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
July 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Help us pack the hearing room? Oral comments are accepted at the beginning of a Public Service Commission hearing. Can you join us in Frankfort on August 4th at 9am?
Can't make it? You can submit your comment online through our website. Learn more and submit a comment today! www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
Can't make it? You can submit your comment online through our website. Learn more and submit a comment today! www.k4ed.org/lge-ku
Ever heard of the Public Service Commission (PSC)? It might sound boring, but it impacts your energy bills, water access, and even your internet connection.
They make sure services are safe, reliable, and rates are fair, just, and reasonable.
If you woud like to learn more check out k4ed.org
They make sure services are safe, reliable, and rates are fair, just, and reasonable.
If you woud like to learn more check out k4ed.org
July 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Ever heard of the Public Service Commission (PSC)? It might sound boring, but it impacts your energy bills, water access, and even your internet connection.
They make sure services are safe, reliable, and rates are fair, just, and reasonable.
If you woud like to learn more check out k4ed.org
They make sure services are safe, reliable, and rates are fair, just, and reasonable.
If you woud like to learn more check out k4ed.org