KY SR69

Senate resolution honors the 85th anniversary of East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC), formed July 7, 1941, by thirteen owner-member cooperatives to provide economical electric generation to rural Kentucky

EKPC currently serves over 1.1 million Kentucky residents across 89 counties through 16 owner-member distribution cooperatives

Power generation includes two coal-fired plants (H.L. Spurlock Station near Maysville, John Sherman Cooper Station near Somerset) and two natural gas/fuel oil plants (Bluegrass Station in Lagrange, J.K. Smith Station near Winchester)

Renewable energy portfolio consists of five renewable generation facilities including landfill methane gas, hydropower from Laurel River and Wolf Creek dams, and 146 megawatts of solar capacity across four farms serving over 16,000 homes

Resolution recognizes 750 EKPC employees and directs the Clerk of the Senate to transmit a copy to Senator Elkins for delivery to the cooperative