AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoNuclear Proposal: A company has proposed up to six reactors along the Ohio River in Lewis County, a potential 6.6-gigawatt campus and Kentucky’s first commercial nuclear plant. The project is in early development; environmental assessments and federal licensing work remain ahead. Clean Water: Eastern Kentucky PRIDE opened grants to help qualifying low-income homeowners repair, replace or install septic systems, aiming to keep sewage out of groundwater and streams. Data Center Concerns: Residents in Mercer and Jessamine counties are pushing back against hyperscale data centers over farmland, water and power demands, utility costs and wildlife impacts. Louisville officials are also weighing rules for the facilities, including their effects on utilities and ratepayers. Pipeline Plans: The proposed 50-mile Pennyrile natural gas pipeline has 51 easements in Christian County, but construction has not begun; final design depends on confirming the route and securing access. Power Plant Costs: Regulators approved Kentucky Power’s plan for a new cooling tower at its coal-fired Mitchell plant in West Virginia, subject to conditions including a federal grant to offset costs. Wildlife and Forests: Kentucky preserve managers are treating hemlocks in eastern Kentucky to slow an invasive insect that threatens trees and stream habitat for the threatened blackside dace.
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