{Kentucky}...Friday, Kentucky Utilities and Louisville Gas and Electric made a landmark announcement to retire three coal plants in Kentucky in favor of a natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant to be built in Louisville.
A retirement date of 2016 has been set for the Green River Plant in Central City, the Tyrone Plant in Versailles and the Cane Run Plant in Louisville. Officials say the new plant will be cleaner, but also more expensive. Kentucky Utilities customers could see a roughly 4 percent increase in rates, while Louisville Gas and Electric customers would likely not be affected.
