LG&E to Shut Down Coal-Fired Cane Run Plant Eight Months Early

Erica Peterson — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:24:34 +0000

Louisville Gas and Electric announced today that the company's coal-fired Cane Run Power Plant will be shut down eight months earlier than planned.

The company announced plans to convert the power plant to natural gas last year, and construction on the new facility is going faster than expected. The coal-fired plant should be shut down by May 2015.

Here's what LG&E had to say in a news release:

LG&E Withdraws Application for Second Ash Landfill at Cane Run

Colleen Stewart — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:16:46 +0000

Louisville Gas and Electric has withdrawn its permit application for an additional coal ash landfill at its Cane Run plant.

Coal ash, its storage and its tendency to blow onto neighboring properties have all been headaches for LG&E at Cane Run and the company is planning on phasing it out to build a natural gas facility.

The landfill application, which has been pending since January 2010, was dropped due to the slated natural gas facility and to the building of an earthen wall that allows the existing landfill to hold more coal ash.

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LG&E to Shut Down Coal-Fired Cane Run Plant Eight Months Early

LG&E Withdraws Application for Second Ash Landfill at Cane Run