American Electric Power Pulls Billion Dollar Big Sandy Request

by Gary Kopycinski on May 31, 2012

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Kentuckians no longer facing 30% bill increase to clean up coal plant

Louisa, KY–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2012. Yesterday, Kentucky Power, a subsidiary of American Electric Power, notified the Public Service Commission that it will withdraw its application to install clean air controls on their Big Sandy coal fired power plant in Louisa, Kentucky. Big Sandy, a major emitter of multiple forms of air pollution, needs to be retrofit in order to meet critical clean air safeguards.…