Andrea Clifford with the Kentucky Department of Transportation, says road conditions improved as temperatures rose, but sections can refreeze.
Tag Archives: ice storm
City To Get More Than $3.2 Million For Ice Storm Cleanup
FEMA refused the city’s initial claims, noting that Louisville’s debris removal costs were higher than other communities throughout the state that also suffered damage.
Ice Storm Anniversary Marked
(Thanks to Lisa Autry, Kentucky Public Radio/WKYU, Bowling Green) This week marks the one year anniversary of one of Kentucky’s worst weather disasters. An ice storm that moved through the commonwealth January 27 and 28, 2009 left more than 750,000 homes and businesses without electricity. Tens of thousands more were without service in southern Indiana. […]
Kentucky Power Hoping To Recoup From Ice Storm
A third utility in Kentucky is serving notice of its intent to try to recoup clean-up costs associated with last January’s debilitating ice storm.
What Did We Learn from the Ice Storm?
Wind, rain, snow – nope we’re not talking about today’s forecast but the windstorm of September 2008 and the ice storm of January 2009.
Utilities Have Three Months To Respond To PSC Storm Report
Officials with Louisville-based utility E.ON U.S. say they’re eager to evaluate the recommendations included in a report from the Kentucky Public Service Commission on last September’s windstorm and January’s ice storm.
PSC Prepares Disaster Report
The Kentucky Public Service Commission is preparing to release a comprehensive review of utility company responses to two natural disasters that recently struck the state.
E.ON U.S. Looking At Ways To "Harden" System
From Stu Johnson, Kentucky Public Radio/WEKU, Richmond The parent firm of Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities has asked for some guidance from the Kentucky Public Service Commission on ways to lessen the likelihood of future power outages. The request from E.ON U.S. comes after January’s massive ice storm that caused widespread outages. […]
LG and E, KU: Ike And Ice Costs Total $134 Million
From Kentucky Public Radio’s Tony McVeigh Two major power utilities in Kentucky are establishing separate accounts to recoup damage costs associated with last January’s debilitating ice storm. Fifty-one percent of LG&E’s customers, mostly in Jefferson County, lost power during the ice storm. Forty-percent of Kentucky Utilities’ customers were impacted, but damage to KU’s system was more severe, since most […]
PSC Seeking Ice Storm Information
The Kentucky Public Service Commission says it’s looking for ways to improve the commonwealth’s power infrastructure.