Kentucky Power Under Fire | Lexington News

Lexington News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 2, 2026 · 1m

Kentucky’s Public Service Commission is launching a major investigation into Eastern Kentucky Utility over its controversial plans to keep the Mitchell Power Plant running — a move that sparked backlash after a rate hike was initially approved, then scaled back amid public outcry. Attorney General Russell Coleman is pushing for an independent audit, citing shaky resource planning and alleged overreach by parent company American Electric Power, while Kentucky Power’s legal team calls the AG’s stance biased but agrees to a commission-led audit — as long as it doesn’t revisit already-approved…