Curtis Tate

Former state Rep. Charles Booker is making a third run for U.S. Senate in Kentucky.

Kentucky's coal production plummeted in 2024, and the number of mines in the state dropped below 100.

The chair of the Kentucky Public Service Commission asked Kentucky Power executives to explain to electricity customers why they need to pay for a coal plant in West Virginia.

Kentucky Power has reached a settlement agreement with the state's attorney general over a power plant in West Virginia. Not everyone is on board, though.

Kentucky utility regulators could approve a rate increase for Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities customers. They’ve approved new power plants to meet the electricity demands of data centers. Customers may not have known about the hidden cost they’re paying for two coal plants.

Public anger is growing over rising electricity prices nationwide. In West Virginia, Appalachian Power customers have been paying hundreds of millions of dollars in hidden costs.

The cost to generate electricity from coal has increased faster than the rate of inflation, a new report found.

Hundreds of people worked at the mine that had millions of tons of coal.