The projects listed on this page are eligible to receive funds from USDA Rural Development through the Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program. New ERA program funding is available to member-owned rural electric cooperatives, like EKPC, which have been the backbone of America’s rural power delivery for nearly a century.
As a part of the New ERA program, EKPC would like input from communities near the projects on desired benefits and concerns you may have on the projects.
To support the requirements of this federal funding, EKPC is developing a community benefits plan (CBP). CBPs are intended to outline how projects will benefit local residents, address local concerns about negative project impacts, and enhance community support.
Benefits provided through the CBP must go beyond direct project benefits (e.g., increased reliability) and include at least one of the following:
• Investments in the American workforce
• The launch or expansion of systemic or consumer-based energy efficiency and carbon reduction measures
• Land use agricultural integration that demonstrates ways for agricultural producers to benefit from clean energy project
• Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility and environmental justice goals set forth in the Justice40 Initiative
CBPs are intended to outline how projects will benefit local residents, address local concerns about negative project impacts, and enhance community support. Please review the information below and click on the comment button for a project or projects to engage and provide your feedback. Thank you for engaging in development of the CBP.
Community Benefit Plan
Renewables
Cooperative Solar Farm Two – Fayette
• EKPC conducted an informational public meeting regarding this project Thursday, May 16, 2024, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at EKPC’s offices, located at 4775 Lexington Road, Winchester, KY.
• Summary of comments received (updated as needed)
Cooperative Solar Farm Three – Marion
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• Informational packet
• EKPC conducted an informational public meeting regarding this project Thursday, May 23, 2024, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Marion County Cooperative Extension Office, located at 416 Fairgrounds Road, Lebanon, KY.
• Summary of comments received (updated as needed)
Cooperative Solar Farm Four – Star Hill Farms
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• Star Hill Farm serves the Maker’s Mark facility in Loretto, Ky and became commercially available in October of 2024.
Transmission Projects
There are 41 projects at this time.
Coburg - Campbellsville transmission line
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• Informational packet
• EKPC conducted an informational public meeting regarding this project Thursday, August 8, 2024, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Taylor County Cooperative Extension Office, located in Campbellsville, KY.
• Summary of comments received (updated as needed)
Madison County Switching Station
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KY PSC CPCN
• This projected was made available to the public for review in the KY Public Service Commission Case 2024-00263.
• No comments were received
Marion County Industrial Tap
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• Informational packet
• EKPC conducted an informational public meeting regarding this project Tuesday, February 29, 2024, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Marion Co Extension Office in Lebanon, KY.
• Summary of comments received (updated as needed)
Metts Substation and Tap
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• Informational packet
• EKPC conducted an informational public meeting regarding this project Tuesday, February 29, 2024, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Marion Co Extension Office in Lebanon, KY.
• Summary of comments received (updated as needed)
Transmission Projects
EKPC is rebuilding or upgrading the list of existing facilities below. The upgrades and modifications will increase the efficiency or capacity of EKPC’s transmission facilities which would allow more renewables to be sited on the transmission system.
Asahi #1 Substation - Energy Efficiency
Bass 69kV Substation - Energy Efficiency
Bonnieville – Stephensburg 69kV Line - Renewable Support
Bullittsville Substation - Energy Efficiency
Campbellsburg Substation - Energy Efficiency
Coburg Jct 69kV New Breaker Substation - Renewable Support
Columbia Substation - Energy Efficiency
Cumberland Falls 69kV Substation - Energy Efficiency
Dale-Newby 69kV Double Circuit Rebuild as Single 138kV Circuit - Energy Efficiency
Davis-Fayette 69kV Line - Energy Efficiency
Elizabethtown #1 Substation - Energy Efficiency
Elizabethtown-Stephensburg 69kV Line - Renewable Support
Elizabethtown-Vine Grove 69kV Line - Energy Efficiency
Greensburg Substation - Energy Efficiency
Headquarters - Murphysville 69kV Line - Renewable Support
Hydro Power Purchase Agreement
KU Fawkes - West Berea 69kV Line - Renewable Support
KU Wofford-McCreary Co. Jct 69kV Line - Energy Efficiency
Mt Olive 69kV Substation - Energy Efficiency
Mt. Victory 69kV Substation - Energy Efficiency
Murphysville Substation - Energy Efficiency
New Munk Jct Breaker Substation - Renewable Support
Newby Substation Rebuild - Energy Efficiency
North Springfield - Loretto 69kV Line- Renewable Support
North Springfield Substation - Energy Efficiency
Norwood Jct-Shopville 69kV Line - Renewable Support
Oakdale Substation - Energy Efficiency
Phil 69kV Substation - Energy Efficiency
Renaker-Williamstown 69kV Line - Renewable Support
Russell Springs #1 69kV - Energy Efficiency
Russell Springs #2 Substation - Energy Efficiency
Salt Lick Substation - Energy Efficiency
Snow - Albany 69kV Line - Renewable Support
Vertrees Substation - Energy Efficiency
Whitley City Substation - Energy Efficiency
Windsor-Somerset 69kV Line - Renewable Support
Zula 69kV Substation - Energy Efficiency