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From the Heart of Coal Country, Competing Visions for the Future of Energy
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Date:2025-04-17 04:11:10
Old and inefficient coal-fired power plants have been retiring across Kentucky. And with each retirement, Kentuckians are left making decisions about their energy future. “It’s the next generation that will be fully renewable here in Kentucky,” says one solar researcher. But that vision is up against quite another: the push from powerful corners to double down on coal energy as the endless future for the commonwealth. Read the story.
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