Kentucky poised to be a leader in AI data-center development with firm reinvestments in its struggling coal economy, the congressman says.

Senate GOP candidate Andy Barr has proposed regulatory changes to increase coal production in Kentucky to meet the growing demand for energy from artificial intelligence.

The National Coal Council met at the White House late last week for the first time since the Trump administration revived it.

In October, Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities and other parties came to an agreement in a case before the Kentucky Public Service Commission. Under it, KU customers would pay $9 more a ...

In its 68-page order, though, the commission said Kentucky Power had fumbled its options and gave regulators no choice but to approve the proposal “to prevent a worse outcome.” ...