PPL's LG&E And KU Expand Collaboration With U.S. DOE Initiative To Conduct Nuclear Feasibility Study

Research, funded by a DOE grant, will build on initial study to further assess feasibility for new nuclear at company sites should technology become commercially viable

LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of an ongoing effort to evaluate all options for future replacement of aging generation, and to better support energy-intensive customers with zero-carbon objectives, PPL Corporation subsidiaries Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company will build on an earlier assessment of nuclear feasibility at the site of an existing Kentucky coal-fired power plant by exploring additional locations and partnerships that could support nuclear energy in the commonwealth.