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KYTC announces temporary blockages for KY 70, KY 1302 in Hopkins County

A contractor with the Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency is set to temporarily block portions of KY 70 and KY 1302 in Hopkins County from Wednesday to Friday. KY 70 from Pleasant View Road, also known as KY 1302, to the Paducah and Louisville Railroad Depot, and Pleasant View Road from KY 70 to A.C. Slaton Road will be closed to allow crews to transport oversized equipment. The closures will start […]

todayMarch 24, 2026 11

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Madisonville breaks ground on new energy plant

Officials with the City of Madisonville and Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency (KYMEA) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday for the new Energy Center I Power Plant project. The power plant was announced in September and will have a Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine (RICE) with a capacity of 75 megawatts. RICE power plants burn natural gasses which fuel a mechanic system that generates electricity. Before shovels turned the soil, energy and […]

todayApril 16, 2025 8

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KYMEA announces new power plant in Madisonville

The City of Madisonville and the Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency (KYMEA) are partnering to develop the KYMEA Energy Center I Power Plant, a natural gas electric generating facility. According to a news release from KYMEA, the energy center is a part of their journey toward providing more reliable and sustainable energy. The energy center will include four reciprocating internal combustion engine generators and will have a 75 net megawatt capacity. […]

todaySeptember 13, 2024 4

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