East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) wants to build a new coal-burning power plant in Kentucky. If you are a member of a rural electric co-op served by EKPC (those in the eastern, northern and central parts of the state) then this may be of particular interest to you. Because although this new plant is not necessary to make sure you have the electricity you need, EKPC will want you to pay for it.

New coal-burning plants, even those with up-to-date pollution controls, still are major polluters. So if you live in central Kentucky and prefer to breathe clean air, then this new plant may be of particular interest to you, too.

And since the new plant would burn coal if it is allowed to be built, that means more mountaintop removal, more buried streams, and continued dependence on fossil fuels when we could have made better choices. That should be of particular concern to you if you live anywhere in Kentucky.

KFTC is part of a growing campaign to stop EKPC’s Smith 1 coal-burning power plant.  We invite you to find out more about the proposed plant, what it would mean for you as a co-op customer or as a Kentucky resident, and how you can be involved in the campaign.

This “Armchair Seminar” will take place at 7:30 p.m. EDT tonight (Tuesday, April 28). To get on the call, a couple of minutes before 7:30 p.m. EDT dial 1-800-868-1837 and enter the Conference Code: 88347983#. You’ll hear a brief, informative presentation about the effort to stop the Smith power plant and ways you can get involved. There will be time for questions at the end of the call. We’ll also share resources you can use to talk with others in your community about this issue.

We’ve also prepared a helpful slide presentation that you can view during the armchair seminar. These slides are available on our web site at www.kftc.org or here. You will be able to access the slide show in several formats that are designed to work well for either high speed or dial-up internet service.

Please contact Sara Pennington at 606-276-9933 or sara@kftc.org with any questions.

Whether or not you plan to join us on this call, please sign-up here to learn more about this campaign and ways you can take action.