FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a six-week series of public meetings across the state beginning in late February to gather input from residents on potential nuclear power operations in Kentucky.
Kentucky lifted its nuclear power moratorium in 2017. In 2024, the General Assembly asked utilities to assess potential challenges for nuclear energy projects. In 2025, lawmakers instructed the PSC to study how to permit nuclear operations.
Case No. 2025-00186 was opened with the PSC to formally investigate opportunities and concerns related to nuclear power in Kentucky, involving all state electric utilities. The commission says public meetings are essential to understand the potential impact on communities and to create a thorough case record. This effort also complies with 2024 Senate Joint Resolution 140, directing the PSC to prepare for regulating nuclear energy facilities in the state.
The public meetings will be held at the following dates and locations:
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Feb. 26, 2026, 5:00 pm EST – Morehead State University, Ronald G. Eaglin Space Science Center, 235 Martindale Drive, Morehead, KY 40351
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March 17, 2026, 5:00 pm EST – University of Louisville, J.B. Speed School of Engineering Student Success & Research Building, 201 Engineering Drive, Louisville, KY 40292
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March 25, 2026, 5:00 pm EST – Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Newtown Campus, 500 Newtown Pike, Lexington, KY 40508
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April 1, 2026, 5:00 pm CST – Western Kentucky Community & Technical College, Emerging Technology Center, 5100 Alben Barkley Drive, Paducah, KY 42001
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April 6, 2026, 5:00 pm EST – Northern Kentucky University, University Center Budig Theatre, 1 Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY 41099
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April 8, 2026, 5:30 pm CST – Western Kentucky University, Amy and David Chandler Hall Houchens Industries Auditorium, 410 Regents Ave, Bowling Green, KY 42101
“As our nation faces rising electricity demand, nuclear energy is increasingly seen as a reliable, clean, and dispatchable source,” said PSC Chair Angie Hatton. “Technological advances make it more attainable, but it remains costly. We want to fully examine all impacts, including costs for ratepayers, grid reliability, environmental effects, economic development, and workforce considerations in Kentucky.”
The PSC is an independent agency attached administratively to the Energy and Environment Cabinet. It regulates more than 1,100 utilities in Kentucky, including gas, water, sewer, electric, and telecommunications providers, and has about 90 employees. Case documents are available on the PSC website under Case No. 2025-00186.
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