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East Kentucky Power Cooperative broke ground Wednesday on a new natural gas power plant in Casey County that will strengthen electric grid reliability and support growing energy demand in...
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The Kentucky Electric Cooperatives are committed to improving the quality of life in Kentucky. Our member electric cooperatives provide a high level of electrical service at the lowest possible price through a local, consumer-owned form of business. Kentucky’s electric cooperatives serve more than 1.8 million people in 117 of Kentucky’s 120 counties. In addition to providing a host of legislative, communications, and training services to Kentucky’s electric cooperatives, Kentucky Electric Cooperatives is affiliated with several organizations that serve Kentucky’s electric co-ops.
Chris Perry
CEO & President
Kentucky Electric Cooperatives Apprenticeship Program first graduating class
2026 Distinguished Rural Kentuckian | Dr. Nancy Cox
9pm ET Tuesday
About 36,000 co-op members are without power (down from 51,400) after severe storms downed trees & power lines.
Restoration will take at least thru Wednesday.
Crews are dispatched & first address outages that affect critical infrastructure & the most people.
Tuesday 7pm
47,600 co-op members without service.
After initial assessments, co-ops are tapping into mutual aid. Damage from fallen trees and downed lines is extensive enough to make this a multiple day restoration. Crews are mobilizing & monitoring more possible severe weather. ...
Stay away from downed lines!
6:30pm 8/11
About 48,000 Ky co-op members without power, with 1,000+ out at 6 co-ops.
Storms advanced into Bluegrass region & eastern Ky.
Restoration underway and some outages have been restored.
About 36,000 co-op members in N Kentucky without power after severe storms Tuesday afternoon.
Four co-ops primarily affected. Still assessing scale of damage and scope of restoration work as storms continue in some areas.
5:45pm ET
The 80th Kentucky Electric Cooperatives Annual Meeting is underway! The morning session delivered great insights from President and CEO Chris Perry. Lunch is currently in progress as attendees network and recharge before an afternoon filled with more learning and collaboration.
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