Energy Democracy for All
Together, we’re holding utilities and regulators accountable for making good short- and long-term decisions that keep energy affordable and energy systems safe, reliable, clean, and resilient.
Your Voice Matters.
But the only way for you to shape energy decisions is to participate in the public process. We can help!
Every day Kentuckians are making tough decisions about how to pay for the ever increasing cost of electricity. Bills are going up and many of our neighbors are having to choose between groceries and their electric bill. Meanwhile, we stand at an energy crossroads. Aging coal plants are getting more expensive to keep running and utilities are incentivized to replace them with large, expensive, risky natural gas plants. But there are better options.
Options that will lower our bills through investments in energy efficiency and will result in bigger benefits for customers and a more resilient energy grid through programs that prioritize rooftop solar and batteries for our homes and businesses.
Whether your concern is affordability and avoiding shutoffs, pushing back against monopoly utilities, or renewable energy and climate, everyone is impacted by the decisions that our utilities make in planning for the future.
Energy Affordability
We all should be able to afford our power bills. We’re advocating for policies and decisions that help us lower our bills and keep our energy system reliable and resilient.
Energy Efficiency
The cheapest energy is the energy we don’t need to produce. If we can make our homes and businesses safer and more comfortable while lowering our bills, why wouldn’t we?
Renewable Energy
In a changing world, we need a changing energy system. Renewable energy is the cleanest and cheapest option for powering our future.
Utility Accountability
Our utilities need to be accountable to us, not shareholders or industry. We can hold them accountable and shape our energy future.
Our efforts are working.
Over the past several years we’ve seen record numbers of public comments, and we’ve seen our regulators at the Public Service Commission asking utilities hard questions, demanding that utilities use the planning process responsibly, and taking public comments seriously, possibly for the first time ever.
In 2024, the Kentucky Public Service Commission refused to give Kentucky Power its full increase, even after the utility offered a lower rate increase that was negotiated by various stakeholders, and cited public comment as the reason.