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Electricity bills going up for Kentucky Power customers
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT FRANKFORT — Electricity bills will go up for Kentucky Power customers under a final order issued Friday by the Kentucky Public Service Commission in Case No. 2025-00257. Under the PSC’s order, the average residential customer using 1,208 kilowatt-hours per month will see a $10.76 monthly increase in the first year. The average
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This can’t keep happening
BY MARY CROMER Kentucky Power is asking the Public Service Commission to approve yet another rate increase—its third since 2020. Bills have already risen nearly 40% in that period. This time, Kentucky Power is asking for an average 14.9% increase in residential bills. But not everyone’s bills would go up by the same amount. Instead,
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Out-of-pocket costs for internet to rise in Martin County
BY TIM MAREMA DAILY YONDER Nearly a third of Martin County households may have to pay more for internet access by the end of April because a federal program that supports affordable broadband for lower-income families is running out of money. Over 1,100 of Martin County’s 3,800 households are currently receiving $30 a month from
