News releases Here's the latest news about EKPC. 2026 07/24/2026EKPC supports data center Ratepayer Protection Pledge05/20/2026EKPC breaks ground on natural gas power plant in Casey Co.04/23/2026Kentucky PSC approves portion of EKPC rate settlement04/08/2026EKPC will seek Kentucky Court of Appeals ruling to proceed with power line to maintain reliable electric service03/10/2026McMahan joins economic development team at Kentucky’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives02/19/2026Foster Cronin named Chief Compliance Officer & Sr. Vice President02/19/2026Lindeman named Chief Human Resources Officer & Sr. Vice President 2025 12/12/2025Johnson named EKPC’s chief operating officer12/10/2025Mosier named next president and CEO of East Kentucky Power Cooperative11/07/2025Purvis promoted to Sr. Vice President of Environmental Affairs11/07/2025Lovell promoted to Vice President of Power Production11/07/2025Foster Cronin promoted to Sr. VP of Federal & RTO Regulatory Affairs10/31/2025Kentucky utility regulators approve EKPC’s proposal for Data Center Power tariff09/02/2025Award-winning economic development team receives Site Selection Top Utility honor08/20/2025Kentucky’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Sponsor Veterans for Honor Flight08/04/2025EKPC seeks first base rate increase since 202105/05/2025Cox named Top 50 Economic Developer04/08/2025EKPC CEO Campbell speaks at White House event to protect reliable electricity 2024 11/14/2024Focused on the future, EKPC announces multiple new projects to meet growing demand, protect reliable generators09/03/2024Electric co-ops keep rolling with Site Selection top honor04/29/2024EKPC announces plans for solar farms in Fayette, Marion counties04/01/2024Tucker named VP of Power Supply 2023 09/06/2023Electric co-ops again among top U.S. utilitie03/28/2023Scott named CFO of East Kentucky Power Cooperative 2022 09/14/2022Co-ops recognized for excellence promoting Kentucky/German trade, investment09/14/2022Military veterans to take Honor Flight 202209/06/2022Kentucky’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives in Top 20 utilities in economic development08/16/2022Cox joins Ky. Touchstone Energy Co-ops’ award-winning economic development team06/29/2022Shelby Energy welcomes international copper producer Wieland06/23/2022Samford Joins EKPC as General Counsel06/15/2022At 2022 annual meeting, Co-op leaders pledge to fight to protect reliability, affordability 2021 10/11/2021Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Co-ops Receive Excellence in Economic Development Award09/30/2021PSC Approves EKPC Rate Increase08/23/2021McNeill named EKPC's Director of Legislative and Government Relations06/14/2021Inter-County Energy Cooperative, Ky’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Win Site Selectors Guild Projects with a Purpose Award04/01/2021EKPC Leaders review Successful Year, Look To The Future04/01/2021EKPC Seeks PSC Approval To Raise Base Rates03/15/2021Bridges Named EKPC CFO 2020 12/16/2020EKPC Unveils Sustainability Plan06/30/2020Inter-County Energy Will Supply Diageo With Renewable Energy To Power One of Largest Carbon-Neutral Distilleries in N. America06/01/2020The Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) Improves Lives02/24/2020Foster Joins EKPC as VP, Federal and RTO Regulatory Affairs 2019 09/17/2019Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Sponsor Veterans for Honor Flight09/12/2019East Kentucky Power Cooperative Receives Governor's Safety and Health Award07/24/2019Hitch and Thomas Named Among the Top Economic Developers in North America05/10/2019Qk4, Inc., Wins National Engineering Award For Work With Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives03/25/2019Co-op's Power Plant Uses Waste Tires for Fuel, Disposing of About 2.4 Million Tires a Year02/01/2019EKPC CEO Named "CEO Who Gets It" by National Safety Council01/10/2019Co-ops Thank Leaders For Working To Attract $2.5 Billion in Projects to Rural Kentucky 2018 11/28/2018National Rural Economic Development group lauds Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives10/11/2018EKPC to invest $262 million in projects to keep Spurlock Station running09/25/2018Honor Flight veterans receive heroes' welcome05/16/2018EKPC Plans To Demolish, Remove Powerhouse in Clark County04/26/2018Cooperatives Help Kentucky's Ronald McDonald Houses 2017 12/18/2017Shelby Energy, Norfolk Southern Railway Partner To Promote Shelbyville Site to Employers11/01/2017Electric Co-ops Dedicate 60-Acre Solar Farm10/03/2017EKPC, LG&E and KU Help Boost Power Grid Resilience09/25/2017EKPC Offers Career Fairs for Veterans09/19/2017Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Receive International Award for Economic Development09/13/2017USDA Rural Development Awards REAP Grant for Clark County Solar Farm06/15/2017Companies Dedicate Expansion of Green Energy Power Plant05/08/2017Ground Broken for 60-Acre Solar Farm in Clark County, Ky.03/03/2017Cooperative Solar Offers Co-op Members Fast, Affordable Renewable Solar Energy09/19/2017Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Receive International Award For Economic Development
2026 07/24/2026EKPC supports data center Ratepayer Protection Pledge05/20/2026EKPC breaks ground on natural gas power plant in Casey Co.04/23/2026Kentucky PSC approves portion of EKPC rate settlement04/08/2026EKPC will seek Kentucky Court of Appeals ruling to proceed with power line to maintain reliable electric service03/10/2026McMahan joins economic development team at Kentucky’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives02/19/2026Foster Cronin named Chief Compliance Officer & Sr. Vice President02/19/2026Lindeman named Chief Human Resources Officer & Sr. Vice President
2025 12/12/2025Johnson named EKPC’s chief operating officer12/10/2025Mosier named next president and CEO of East Kentucky Power Cooperative11/07/2025Purvis promoted to Sr. Vice President of Environmental Affairs11/07/2025Lovell promoted to Vice President of Power Production11/07/2025Foster Cronin promoted to Sr. VP of Federal & RTO Regulatory Affairs10/31/2025Kentucky utility regulators approve EKPC’s proposal for Data Center Power tariff09/02/2025Award-winning economic development team receives Site Selection Top Utility honor08/20/2025Kentucky’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Sponsor Veterans for Honor Flight08/04/2025EKPC seeks first base rate increase since 202105/05/2025Cox named Top 50 Economic Developer04/08/2025EKPC CEO Campbell speaks at White House event to protect reliable electricity
2024 11/14/2024Focused on the future, EKPC announces multiple new projects to meet growing demand, protect reliable generators09/03/2024Electric co-ops keep rolling with Site Selection top honor04/29/2024EKPC announces plans for solar farms in Fayette, Marion counties04/01/2024Tucker named VP of Power Supply
2023 09/06/2023Electric co-ops again among top U.S. utilitie03/28/2023Scott named CFO of East Kentucky Power Cooperative
2022 09/14/2022Co-ops recognized for excellence promoting Kentucky/German trade, investment09/14/2022Military veterans to take Honor Flight 202209/06/2022Kentucky’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives in Top 20 utilities in economic development08/16/2022Cox joins Ky. Touchstone Energy Co-ops’ award-winning economic development team06/29/2022Shelby Energy welcomes international copper producer Wieland06/23/2022Samford Joins EKPC as General Counsel06/15/2022At 2022 annual meeting, Co-op leaders pledge to fight to protect reliability, affordability
2021 10/11/2021Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Co-ops Receive Excellence in Economic Development Award09/30/2021PSC Approves EKPC Rate Increase08/23/2021McNeill named EKPC's Director of Legislative and Government Relations06/14/2021Inter-County Energy Cooperative, Ky’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Win Site Selectors Guild Projects with a Purpose Award04/01/2021EKPC Leaders review Successful Year, Look To The Future04/01/2021EKPC Seeks PSC Approval To Raise Base Rates03/15/2021Bridges Named EKPC CFO
2020 12/16/2020EKPC Unveils Sustainability Plan06/30/2020Inter-County Energy Will Supply Diageo With Renewable Energy To Power One of Largest Carbon-Neutral Distilleries in N. America06/01/2020The Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) Improves Lives02/24/2020Foster Joins EKPC as VP, Federal and RTO Regulatory Affairs
2019 09/17/2019Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Sponsor Veterans for Honor Flight09/12/2019East Kentucky Power Cooperative Receives Governor's Safety and Health Award07/24/2019Hitch and Thomas Named Among the Top Economic Developers in North America05/10/2019Qk4, Inc., Wins National Engineering Award For Work With Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives03/25/2019Co-op's Power Plant Uses Waste Tires for Fuel, Disposing of About 2.4 Million Tires a Year02/01/2019EKPC CEO Named "CEO Who Gets It" by National Safety Council01/10/2019Co-ops Thank Leaders For Working To Attract $2.5 Billion in Projects to Rural Kentucky
2018 11/28/2018National Rural Economic Development group lauds Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives10/11/2018EKPC to invest $262 million in projects to keep Spurlock Station running09/25/2018Honor Flight veterans receive heroes' welcome05/16/2018EKPC Plans To Demolish, Remove Powerhouse in Clark County04/26/2018Cooperatives Help Kentucky's Ronald McDonald Houses
2017 12/18/2017Shelby Energy, Norfolk Southern Railway Partner To Promote Shelbyville Site to Employers11/01/2017Electric Co-ops Dedicate 60-Acre Solar Farm10/03/2017EKPC, LG&E and KU Help Boost Power Grid Resilience09/25/2017EKPC Offers Career Fairs for Veterans09/19/2017Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Receive International Award for Economic Development09/13/2017USDA Rural Development Awards REAP Grant for Clark County Solar Farm06/15/2017Companies Dedicate Expansion of Green Energy Power Plant05/08/2017Ground Broken for 60-Acre Solar Farm in Clark County, Ky.03/03/2017Cooperative Solar Offers Co-op Members Fast, Affordable Renewable Solar Energy09/19/2017Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Receive International Award For Economic Development
