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'What's Watt' with Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives: Co-Op Connections
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (130+ words) 'What's Watt' with Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives: Co-Op Connections'LEX18 "What's Watt" with Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives: Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives has 17 not-for-profit co-ops across the state, serving 89 counties, including 1.1 million members Each co-op is independently governed and owned by the…...
'What's Watt?' with Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives
3+ week, 6+ day ago (93+ words) 'What's Watt?' with Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives'LEX18 WINCHESTER, Ky. (LEX 18) " Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives consist of 17 not-for-profit co-ops across the state, serving 89 counties, including 1.1 million members. Each co-op is independently governed and is owned by the members they serve. What…...
Tesla, Waymo executives defend safety of self-driving technology in Senate hearing
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (279+ words) Executives from Waymo and Tesla faced questions from lawmakers on Capitol Hill Wednesday amid scrutiny over their self-driving car technology. Currently, there is a state-by-state patchwork of safety regulations on autonomous vehicles. But Congress is seeking to move forward with…...
Elon Musk makes largest single senate campaign donation of $10M to Nate Morris' run for KY Senate
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (207+ words) (LEX 18) " Elon Musk has donated $10 million to Nate Morris' run for Kentucky Senate, the publication Axios reported on Monday. Morris, if elected, would take the senate seat currently occupied by Republican Mitch McConnell, who announced last year that he would…...
Toyota invests $912 million in US hybrid production, creating 252 manufacturing jobs
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (455+ words) GEORGETOWN, Ky. (LEX 18) " Toyota announced a $912 million investment across five U.S. manufacturing plants to boost hybrid vehicle production and create 252 new jobs, including significant expansions in Kentucky and other states. A news release detailed that the investment spans facilities in West…...
Toyota opens massive solar farm at Kentucky manufacturing plant
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (272+ words) GEORGETOWN, Ky. (LEX 18) " Toyota has officially opened a 30-acre solar farm at its Georgetown manufacturing facility, marking a significant step toward the company's goal of achieving zero carbon emissions by 2035. The solar installation, which has been operational for about six…...
Fayette Co. Farm Bureau voices opposition to solar development in ag zones
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (468+ words) FAYETTE COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) " Lexington's City Council is moving forward with regulations that would keep industrial-scale solar operations off Fayette County's farmland, as an ongoing debate continues over where renewable energy projects should be located. The proposed solar panel zoning…...
Gov. Beshear announces production beginning at KY's BlueOval SK battery plant
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (206+ words) Governor Andy Beshear announced on Tuesday that the production of electric vehicle batteries has begun at BlueOval SK battery plant in Glendale after four years in the making. Governor Andy Beshear announced on Tuesday that the production of electric vehicle…...
Ford hits the pedal on EV production with $2 billion overhaul of Kentucky plant
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (842+ words) The automaker's top executive unveiled the new EV strategy at Ford's Louisville Assembly Plant which, after producing gas-powered vehicles for 70 years, will be converted to manufacture electric vehicles. "In our careers, as automobile people we're lucky if we get to…...
Lexington company submits proposal for solar facility at former dump
7+ mon, 6+ day ago (381+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) " A decommissioned landfill in Lexington could get new life as a clean energy producer. Edelen Renewables announced a proposal to transform the former dump into a solar farm that could power thousands of homes. "The reality is,…...