Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company broke ground on Mill Creek 5, a 640-MW natural gas combined-cycle generating unit at the Mill Creek Generating Station in Louisville, Kentucky. The unit is expected to begin powering customers in 2027.
GE Vernova received an order from LG&E and KU for a 645-MW hydrogen-ready 7HA.03 gas turbine to replace two coal units at Mill Creek Generating Station in Kentucky. The new combined cycle plant will be built by TIC (Kiewit).
PPL TransLink and WindGrid signed an MOU to develop, build and operate transmission solutions to connect offshore wind capacity to the onshore grid in New England.
National Grid plc agreed to sell The Narragansett Electric Company to PPL Corporation for an equity value of US$3.8 billion, as part of a transaction where National Grid also acquires Western Power Distribution from PPL.