Governor, House leaders at odds over energy policy

The debate over the state’s comprehensive energy policy could be over for this year’s legislative session, or could be taken up in the session’s final two days next week, depending upon who you ask.
House Majority Floor Leader Rocky Adkins, a Sandy Hook Democrat and the chamber’s point person on energy issues, said earlier this week [...]

Lawmakers hear plans for coal-to-natural gas plan in Muhlenberg County

Representatives from the two companies planning a multi-billion dollar coal-to-natural gas conversion plant in Muhlenberg County received words of praise from lawmakers Wednesday during presentations to legislative committees. 
The plant being planned by Peabody Energy Corp. and ConocoPhillips is expected to provide 500 long-term jobs once it is operational and should pump $100 million into the [...]

Senate panel signs off on lifting nuclear power plant moratorium

The Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee approved a bill that would lift a 25-year moratorium in Kentucky on nuclear energy production. 
Senate Bill 13 sponsored by Sen. Bob Leeper, an Independent from Paducah, would lift a requirement that there be a means of long-term nuclear waste storage before any nuclear power plant can be built in [...]

Lawmakers to hear about coal conversion plant planned for Muhlenberg County

Representatives from Peabody Energy Corp. and ConocoPhillips will present plans for the Kentucky NewGas Energy Center to a House committee on Wednesday. 
The two companies announced in December their plans to build the multi-billion dollar plant in Muhlenberg County on the 80-acre property that had been set aside for the Thoroughbred Energy Campus, a coal-fired power [...]

Coal-to-natural gas plant planned for Muhlenberg County

ConocoPhillips and Peabody Energy announced today that they will be moving forward with plans for a coal-to-natural gas plant in Muhlenberg County near Central City. 
The news came as the partnership filed for an air permit from the state – a first step in the approval process for the facility which the two companies said would [...]

Beshear rolls out “Intelligent Energy Choices” plan for the state

Gov. Steve Beshear rolled out what he is calling the “first-ever comprehensive energy plan” for Kentucky on Thursday that concentrates on alternative energy sources, coal conversion technology and reducing greenhouse gases by 20 percent by 2025. 
“Energy and the production of energy is going to be one of the top priorities in the world over the [...]

Governor to announce new energy policy Thursday

In what is a continuing trend in Kentucky state government of increased attention on energy, Gov. Steve Beshear will roll out a “comprehensive energy plan” Thursday morning during a press conference at the state Capitol in Frankfort. 
No word yet on the details of the plan, which the governor’s office is calling the “first-ever” comprehensive energy [...]

Beshear: state should lead nation with energy plan

At a press conference in Frankfort Wednesday morning, Gov. Steve Beshear outlined plans to boost Kentucky’s profile as a leader in the field of energy.
That goal came with orders for Len Peters, the secretary of the newly created Energy and Environment Cabinet, to produce a new comprehensive energy plan for the state by September.
“If ever [...]

Beshear to hold energy press conference

Gov. Steve Beshear will hold a press conference Wednesday at 2:30 EST in the Capitol to discuss “development of a comprehensive energy policy.”
No word yet on the details of what the governor will be unveiling, but the press conference comes amid a flurry of activity from the first floor of the Capitol since Adam Edelen [...]