{Louisville, Kentucky}...Kentucky relies on coal for more than 90 percent of its electricity and is the third-largest coal producing state, but that will change if the EPA makes final its carbon dioxide limits on new power plants. At Monday's governor's conference on the environment in Louisville, Len Peters, secretary of the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, said EPA's proposed federal regulations are stifling any new coal-burning power plants. Paul Thompson , senior vice president of energy services for LG&E and KU Energy, said natural gas prices are low now, but that could change. Thompson said the EPA rules would allow for coal-fired plants to capture and inject carbon-dioxide emissions deep into the ground, but that technology isn’t yet practical. Monday, October 8, 2012
Governor’s Conference Focuses On Coal
{Louisville, Kentucky}...Kentucky relies on coal for more than 90 percent of its electricity and is the third-largest coal producing state, but that will change if the EPA makes final its carbon dioxide limits on new power plants. At Monday's governor's conference on the environment in Louisville, Len Peters, secretary of the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, said EPA's proposed federal regulations are stifling any new coal-burning power plants. Paul Thompson , senior vice president of energy services for LG&E and KU Energy, said natural gas prices are low now, but that could change. Thompson said the EPA rules would allow for coal-fired plants to capture and inject carbon-dioxide emissions deep into the ground, but that technology isn’t yet practical. 