Kentuckians tell state utility regulator to oppose new gas-fired power for prospective data centers

Kentuckians tell state utility regulator to oppose new gas-fired power for prospective data centers

Kentucky Public Service Commission Chair Angie Hatton listens to public comments from Nick Hart, the water policy director at Kentucky Waterways Alliance, during a hearing Monday in Frankfort. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Liam Niemeyer)FRANKFORT — Kentuckians and local elected officials told Kentucky’s utility regulator a proposal to build several billion dollars of natural gas-fired power generation to meet prospective demand from data centers co…