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

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.

State regulators are allowing Kentucky’s largest power companies to spend $3 billion on two new gas power plants, which LG&E/KU say are needed for future data centers.

During the Biden administration, the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration created a safety rule long-sought by black lung associations. Days before it could be enforced, a lawsuit froze enforcement and little has changed since.

A new 270-acre solar installation in western Kentucky sits atop an old coal ash containment site. It's a step toward a more diverse portfolio for the country's largest energy provider.

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.

The utility provider operates a coal plant in western Kentucky.

Thirty-four offices responsible for overseeing and enforcing mine safety laws are off the chopping block.

New coal mine safety requirements from the Mine Safety and Health Administration were supposed to take effect this month until a federal court blocked the rollout.