Kentucky Power Rates Among Lowest In The Nation, But Not For Long

Published: Nov. 4, 2011, 4 a.m.

Coal-fired electricity is one of the reasons Kentucky's utility rates are among the lowest in the nation; and as new pollution regulations take effect, coal is the reason Kentucky will be among the hardest hit states. As KPR's Erica Peterson reports, rate increases currently before the Public Service Commission are one sign of the changing tide.