More than 86 linemen from 15 of Kentucky’s electric co-ops traveled to London, Kentucky last week to compete in the 13th annual Kentucky Association of Electric Cooperatives Lineman’s Rodeo. The two-day event gave the lineman the opportunity to show off their skills in hopes of bringing…
Retrain your brain to be careful around electricity By Paul Wesslund FAMOUS LAST WORDS: “IT’LL BE ALL RIGHT.” OR, “I KNOW WHAT I’M DOING.” You know that something bad can follow either of those ominous beginnings. The bad things that could happen are at the…
Kentucky voters aren’t the only ones facing a critical decision. The next governor must decide how to confront controversial EPA regulations. With Kentucky’s future electric rates hanging in the balance, opposing candidates for governor share a common suggestion, that the state’s electricity providers should resist…
To better gain attention for communities located primarily in rural Kentucky, the co-ops have developed ground-breaking tools to showcase Kentucky’s resources to industries looking to expand or relocate. In particular, the IEDC award singled out PowerMap featuring StateBook and PowerVision, a project that combines GPS…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (September 15, 2017) – Kentucky electric cooperative crews providing mutual aid in Georgia can see the light at the end of Irma. Five days after Hurricane Irma knocked out power to more than 550,000 electric cooperative customers in Georgia, co-op crews are working…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (September 12, 2017) – Crews from eight more Kentucky electric cooperatives are headed to Georgia on Tuesday to help with power restoration after Hurricane Irma. In one of the largest mutual aid deployments in Kentucky history, 131 linemen and other crews from 17…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (September 11, 2017) – In one of the largest mutual aid deployments in Kentucky history, more than 100 linemen and other crews from 11 Kentucky electric cooperatives are now deployed to Georgia after hurricane-force winds toppled trees onto power lines, causing numerous power…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (September 8, 2017) – As the southeastern United States braces for Hurricane Irma, Kentucky’s electric cooperatives are preparing to assist in power restoration efforts. Between Saturday and Monday, an estimated 80 linemen from eight of Kentucky’s 24 local distribution electric cooperatives are deploying…
South Dakota FEM Electric Association CEO Scott Moore was rummaging through old boxes in his office and came across several worn film canisters. One, in particular, caught his eye: By the People for the People, a single-reel 16-mm print accompanied by a grainy set of instructions identifying…
Eighty-three of Kentucky’s best and brightest rising high school seniors descended upon the nation’s capital in June, representing electric cooperatives on the annual Washington Youth Tour, an all-expenses-paid, week-long experience sponsored by participating electric cooperatives. Allison Wade of Jackson Energy was selected as the Youth…
