Kentucky Utilities Deliver Credits through Recycling Program

Kentucky utilities – Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company – are set to deliver millions of dollars in revenue back to business and residential customers through a credit in the environmental surcharge on their bills. The credit is the result of the by-products left over from the power generation process. 

The utilities, coal-fired generating stations, create electricity for customers and three by-products are left over – fly ash, bottom ash and gypsum – and are recycled to make new products like concrete, cement, fertilizer, porcelain tile, wallboard and roofing shingles.

Between 2016 and 2019, Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company’s beneficial use program has generated more than $15 million in savings for customers. In 2020, they expect to return $10 million to customers.

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