Does the green power come from KU and LG&E sources?
No. The LG&E and KU Green Energy program purchases Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) from other renewable energy sources in Kentucky and adjacent states. We have determined that our best immediate contribution to renewable energy is to support the newest renewable energy projects of other companies while we continue to evaluate our own opportunities to build new renewable energy plants. LG&E and KU currently have two hydroelectric power sources that provide renewable energy to all customers, but these sources are already funded through existing rates and are not certified low impact, which is a requirement of the program’s Green-e Energy® certfication. We recently invested $75 million to increase our existing hydroelectric energy production by 100 megawatts — enough energy to power 50,000 homes. Since this enhancement involved an existing power source, the extra renewable energy is not funded from the Green Energy program that contributes only to “new” renewable energy. To contact G
