LG&E and KU file for approval of three solar energy contracts

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LG&E and KU) filed with the Kentucky Public Service Commission on Jan. 23 for the approval of three solar energy agreements in Kentucky. The filing includes a renewable power agreement with Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc., which operates the largest Toyota manufacturing facility in the world in Georgetown. It also includes a contract with Dow, which operates a silicones manufacturing facility in Carrollton. Additionally, it includes a power purchase agreement with Rhudes Creek Solar, LLC, a wholly owned entity of ibV Energy Partners, for the energy generated by a new 100 MW solar facility to be built in Hardin County.