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Meeting of Clean Energy Collaborative with Rural Electric Co-ops Set for July 19
KFTC members are encouraged to attend the next meeting of the the clean energy Collaborative, of which KFTC is a member along with several of our allies, the East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC), and their 16 distribution co-ops.
When: Tuesday, July 19, 1pm - 5pm
Where: Marriott Griffin Gate Hotel, Newtown Pike, Lexington
Officially named the Demand Side Management and Renewable Energy Collaborative, the group will meet Tuesday, July 19, starting at 1 p.m. at the Marriott Griffin Gate Hotel on Newtown Pike in
Lexington. The meeting is open to the public.
The Collaborative was established upon the cancellation of the proposed burning Smith plant, and is an important step in our work to bring more energy efficiency measures and renewable energy to the co-ops through KFTC Renew East Kentucky campaign. Click here to learn more about the the Smith plant cancellation and the establishment of the Collaborative.
This will be the group’s second meeting. In March, the Collaborative established working groups to focus on renewables and demand side management. Those groups are expected to report on their activities since March. In addition, a representative of the Kentucky Public Service Commission will make a presentation to the Collaborative.
“Collaborative members expressed a need to better understand statutes and precedents related to demand side management and renewable energy proposals,” said Tona Barkley, vice chair of the group. “We are very appreciative that the PSC has agreed to further the group’s understanding through their presentation.”
Members of the public will have an opportunity to make comments at the end of the meeting.
The Collaborative is a joint project of East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC), its 16 member cooperatives, the Sierra Club, the Kentucky Environmental Foundation (KEF) and Kentuckians For The Commonwealth (KFTC).
The group is meeting quarterly for the next two years to evaluate and recommend actions for EKPC to expand deployment of renewable energy and demand side management, and to promote collaboration among the Collaborative members in the implementation of those ideas. Demand side management (DSM) refers to programs designed to encourage consumers to improve energy efficiency and modify their pattern of electricity usage.