The Kentucky Public Service Commission is holding a series of public information meetings throughout the state to listen to ideas and concerns regarding nuclear generation. The next meeting will be Wednesday, April 1, at 5 p.m. at the Emerging Technology Center located on the West Kentucky Community & Technical College campus, 5100 Alben Barkley Drive. These are open meetings, and everyone is welcome to attend and provide comments.
The original news release issued by the Kentucky Public Service commission on January 28, 2026, is below.
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PSC To Hold Public Information Meetings Regarding Nuclear Generation
Citizens, business, and local officials encouraged to provide opinion
FRANKFORT, Ky. (January 28, 2026) – Today the Kentucky Public Service Commission issued an Order setting public information meetings in Case No. 2025-00186. The PSC will be holding public meetings throughout the state to listen to Kentucky citizens, businesses, academia, and local officials’ ideas and concerns regarding nuclear generation. The PSC determined these meetings would be an essential part of the case record since the potential impact of nuclear generation and storage on any given community could be significant. These public meetings as well as the case in general, are part of the PSC’s compliance with 2024 Senate Joint Resolution 140, in which the Kentucky General Assembly directed the Public Service Commission to make all staffing, organizational, and administrative preparations necessary to be ready to discharge its regulatory duties relating to applications for the siting and construction of nuclear energy facilities in the Commonwealth.
The public information meetings will be held on the following dates and locations:
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February 26, 2026, 5:00 pm EST |
Morehead State University |
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March 17, 2026, 5:00 pm EST |
University of Louisville |
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March 25, 2026, 5:00 pm EST |
Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Newtown Campus |
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April 1, 2026, 5:00 PM CST |
Western Kentucky Community & Technical College |
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April 6, 2026, 5:00 pm EXT |
Northern Kentucky University |
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April 8, 2026, 5:30 pm CST Bowling Green |
Western Kentucky University |
“As our nation struggles to keep up with rising demand for electricity, nuclear energy is increasingly seen as a reliable, dispatchable, clean energy source, and as such, is experiencing a resurgence in the United States,” said Kentucky Public Service Commission Chair Angie Hatton. “Recent technological advances have made nuclear energy potentially more affordable and attainable. However, the technology is still very expensive, and we want to make sure we examine all angles of this potential power source, including its impact on ratepayers, electric grid reliability, our environment, economic development and our workforce in Kentucky as we explore our options.”
Today’s order and other records in the case are available on the PSC website, psc.ky.gov. The case number 2025-00186.
The PSC is an independent agency attached for administrative purposes to the Energy and Environment Cabinet. It regulates more than 1,100 gas, water, sewer, electric and telecommunication utilities operating in Kentucky and has approximately 90 employees.
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