Electricity keeps lights on. People power keeps utilities honest.
Every month, we pay the bills that keep KU, LG&E, Duke Energy, the co-ops, and TVA in business. These utilities exist to serve us—yet too often put profits over people. But across Kentucky, the Sierra Club is growing our collective power to demand an affordable 21st century energy future.
The Power Struggle: Who really controls our energy future?
Across Kentucky, the energy landscape varies dramatically—and so do the challenges we face as ratepayers and residents. Kentucky's energy system is a patchwork of:
- Corporate monopolies (KU, LG&E, Duke Energy) that regularly push rate hikes through the PSC
- Electric co-ops where member accountability often disappears
- Distant bureaucracies (TVA) making decisions with with little local input
They Profit. We Pay.
This isn't just about electricity bills. Across Kentucky, we're paying for utility profits with:
- Our health - Rising asthma rates near coal-fired plants
- Our water - Toxic coal ash contaminating rivers
- Our wallets - Bills skyrocketing while wages stagnate
- Our future - Delayed transition to affordable clean energy
While utilities bill monthly, we are organizing daily for:
- HEALTH JUSTICE – So Kentucky won't lead the nation in childhood asthma (currently #5 highest rate)
- FAIR RATES – Where energy costs don’t force hard choices for working Kentuckians
- THE ACCOUNTABILITY WE'RE OWED - As the utility funders
- A COMMITMENT TO THE FUTURE WE NEED - Safe, clean, reliable power that keeps Kentucky moving forward
⚡We're not just customers - we are the real shareholders in Kentucky's future.⚡