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Curtis was WVPB’s energy & environment reporter from March 2021-October 2025. Prior to WVPB, he spent more than 17 years as a reporter and copy editor for Gannett, Dow Jones and McClatchy. He has written extensively about travel, transportation and Congress for USA TODAY, The Bergen Record, The Lexington Herald-Leader, The Wichita Eagle, The Belleville News-Democrat and The Sacramento Bee.
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Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsKentucky Power customers will pay $3 more each month for a new cooling tower at the Mitchell plant than West Virginia customers will pay.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsKentucky Power has told the Kentucky Public Service Commission what it will cost to build a new cooling tower at its Mitchell plant.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsKentucky Power has formally notified state regulators of its plan to build a new cooling tower at its Mitchell plant in West Virginia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsKentucky Power has offered a settlement to state regulators for its rate increase proposal, according to a series of filings Friday.
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