News Releases

2/21/2020 2/21/2020 Kentucky Power delivers AEP Foundation grant to Challenger Learning Center
The Challenger Learning Center of Kentucky is the latest community organization to receive a grant from the American Electric Power (AEP) Foundation. Kentucky Power President Brett Mattison and others have presented The Challenger Center with $62,500.
2/14/2020 2/14/2020 Kentucky Power to trim 16,000 trees in 2020 to improve reliability
Since 2010, Kentucky Power’s aggressive tree trimming efforts have reduced outages inside the right of way by 70 percent. But trees outside of the right of way remain an issue. Trees outside the right of way cause about 51 percent of customer outages. Only 2 percent of outages are caused by trees within the right of way.
1/23/2020 1/23/2020 Kentucky Power named one of Kentucky's Best Places to Work
Kentucky Power on Thursday was named one of the Best Places to Work in Kentucky for 2020. Kentucky Power, based in Ashland, is among 31 businesses in the large category to receive the honor in the 16th annual list.
1/20/2020 Red Cross and Kentucky Power install free smoke alarms on Martin Luther King Day of Service Kentucky Power joined the American Red Cross Eastern Kentucky Chapter and three volunteer fire departments on Martin Luther King Day of Service to provide free smoke detectors to those in need in Letcher County.
1/12/2020 Kentucky Power crews respond to 230 separate outages affecting more than 4,000 Kentucky Power is responding to two waves of heavy rain and strong winds that moved through eastern Kentucky on Saturday. The storms resulted in nearly 230 separate outages affecting 4,240 customers.
12/23/2019 Kentucky Power files amendments to its net metering tariff Kentucky Power filed amendments to its Net Metering Tariff with the Public Service Commission on December 23, 2019.
12/5/2019 12/5/2019 Kentucky Power delivers 100th Act of Appreciation with AEP Foundation grant to Highlands Museum
Kentucky Power on Thursday announced a $100,000 gift to the Highlands Museum & Discovery Center. The grant from the American Electric Power (AEP) Foundation and Kentucky Power will fund sponsorship of a multi-use theater in the new discovery center.
11/21/2019 11/21/2019 Kentucky Power employees read to students in area schools
Kentucky Power employees are celebrating Read to Me Day this week by reading a book aloud with students at 19 schools in seven eastern Kentucky counties.
11/11/2019 Ky Power prepares for low temperatures and winter weather Kentucky Power is preparing and is encouraging its customers to get ready, too, as freezing temperatures and a wintry mix of rain and snow are set to move through the region.
11/4/2019 Kentucky Power awards $300,000 grant to help bring jobs to the region The Perry County Fiscal Court has received a $300,000 economic development grant from Kentucky Power to support bringing Dajcor Aluminum and hundreds of jobs to the region. The grant is being funded through the Kentucky Power Economic Development Growth Grants (K-PEGG) program.