EKPC is committed to innovation. That means we work hard to find new solutions for energy problems such as how to meet our customers’ growing needs for electric power.

One way we have addressed this need is through an investment in renewable energy sources. Touchstone Energy Cooperatives were the first in Kentucky to offer green power made from the methane gas that is given off by trash at landfills. The plants are located in Boone County, Greenup County, Laurel County, Hardin County and Pendleton County.

Several Touchstone Energy Co-ops are selling the output from these plants to retail customers through a voluntary program called EnviroWatts. Customers pay only $2.75 more per month for each 100-kilowatt block of green power and have the option of enrolling for all or just a portion of their electric bill.

Now Touchstone Energy is looking into another source of renewable energy – the wind. For the past year, EKPC has been measuring the speed and direction of wind generated from two 170-foot high test towers in Eastern Kentucky.

EKPC is proud to be a part of Touchstone Energy and to be on the cutting edge of technological innovation.