Kentucky Power Blames Regulators for Outages | Lexington News

Kentucky Power blames regulators for recent massive power outages in Eastern Kentucky, arguing that a February budget cut slashing $11 million from tree-trimming funds directly caused the chaos. The utility claims proactive maintenance—paid for upfront and spread over decades—would’ve prevented damage during storms, and now seeks to reverse the ruling without raising customer bills, even suggesting tax credits could keep monthly increases under $11. Meanwhile, a federal grant is fueling a new cooling tower project that could also benefit from attracting big data centers, potentially lowering costs for customers. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/b022e22fa807a313