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Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on April 25, 2024, as well as a…

Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on April 25, 2024, as well as a forthcoming meeting to be held on May 13,...

The Biden administration is investing $300 million to turn three old Appalachian coal mines into sources of clean energy and help struggling mining communities.

On March 21, Governor Andy Beshear and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that the Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage Project was approved for a federal grant to help construct a $1.3 billion coal-to-pumped storage hydropower facility in Bell County. But is such a project feasible in our local counties?

"With $81M from DOE, Rye Development aims to build the first pumped-hydro project on the site of a former mine to bolster the grid and revitalize the local economy."

Due to $961 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is announcing five planned economic development projects over five days that could bring thousands

Gov. Andy Beshear says it will bring 1,000 permanent jobs to an Appalachian region hard hit by the loss of coal and steel production.

Gov. Andy Beshear announced the approval of five new economic development projects across the state after Kentucky was awarded grants from the U.S. Departme ...

FRANKFORT — An Eastern Kentucky coal mining site set to become a giant hydropower battery is getting a significant boost from the federal government.

FRANKFORT, Ky. — An aluminum company has singled out northeastern Kentucky as its preferred site for a new aluminum smelter that would bring about 1,000 permanent jobs to an Appalachian