Below weekly update on the Clean Collaborative Crew’s actions from April 19, 2021 to April 24, 2021. The crew cleaned approximately 112.8 curb miles and collected 506 bags, 31 Tires, and 160 Other Items with a total of 75,500 pounds! Other items includes everything from vehicle wreckage to illegally dumped bulky items. 

• New Cut Rd from Southside Dr to Ky 841 Overpass- 6 Bags and 2 Other Items
• Manslick Rd from Palatka Rd to Wisertown Rd- 7 Bags and 1 Other Item
• Manslick Rd from Hazelwood Ave to Palatka Rd- 6 Bags
• Palatka Rd from Manslick Rd to Sanders Gate Rd- 5 Bags
• Arnoldtown Rd from St Andrew Church Rd to 3^rd St Rd- 6 Bags, 1 Tire and 2 Other Items
• Greenwood Rd from Dixie Hwy to Greenbelt Hwy- 8 Bags and 1 Other Item
• St Andrews Church Rd from Palatka Rd to Dixie Hwy- 14 Bags and 3 Other Items
• Gagel Ave from Dixie Hwy to Manslick Rd- 8 Bags and 4 Other Items
• Stonestreet Rd from Dixie Hwy to Ky 841 Overpass- 8 Bags, 1 Tire and 2 Other Items
• St Anthony Church Rd from St Andrews Church Rd to Manslick Rd- 30 Bags and 4 Other Items
• Lower Hunters Trace from Greenbelt Hwy to Dixie Hwy- 14 Bags, 2 Tires and 5 Other Items
• Valley Station Rd from Dixie Hwy to Valley Station Rd- 12 Bags, 1 Tire and 6 Other Items
• E Pages Ln from Dixie Hwy to 3^rd St Rd- 2 Bags
• Flowervale Ln from Deering Rd to Dixie Hwy- 3 Bags, 1 Tire and 4 Other Items
• Rockford Ln from Cane Run Rd to Dixie Hwy- 11 Bags and 5 Other Items
• Woodridge Dr from Woodridge Lake Blvd to Deering Heights Dr- 3 Bags and 1 Other Item
• Deering Heights Dr from Deering Rd to Woodridge Dr- 1 Bag and 1 Other Item
• Deering Rd from Flowervale Ln to Deering Heights- 2 Bags and 1 Other Item

Louisville Metro Government has agreed in principle to a settlement that would significantly reduce a proposed utility rate increase by Louisville Gas & Electric (LG&E).  LG&E initially requested a revenue increase of $161.1 million for gas and electric. The stipulation entered into by all the parties to the case lowered that revenue requirement by nearly $60 million to $101.5 million, a decrease of 37%.  Most importantly, LG&E agreed to no increase in the fixed customer charge, the amount customers pay regardless of how much energy they use.  LG&E also agreed to a four-year “stay out” provision, which means that another rate increase cannot be implemented before July 1, 2025. 

The stipulation keeps the residential rate increase for both electric and gas customers nearly identical to the system average.  For LG&E electric customers, this is an average increase of 7% and for gas customers, an increase of 6.4%.  LG&E is proposing an Economic Relief Surcredit Adjustment Clause, which will lower the rate impact during the first year of the increase. Because of this credit, the increase will only be 4.1% for electric and 5.9% for gas for the first year.

LG&E proposed a more than $6.00 per month increase to the basic service charge but has agreed to remove that as part of this agreement.

Other notable pieces of the settlement include:

• Low-income customer support: LG&E’s shareholders contributions for low-income assistance (i.e., contributions to Association of Community Ministries, Inc. (“ACM”), Home Energy Assistance (“HEA”), and Wintercare) will be increased by the same percentages as the overall increases in revenue requirements resulting from these proceedings.  This will mean an approximately 7% increase in shareholder commitments to these programs.
• Advanced Meter Infrastructure (Smart Meters): LG&E will be allowed to begin conversion of their old meter infrastructure to smart meters.  LG&E agrees to amortize the cost and benefits over a 15-year period and use the amortization of the regulatory assets and liabilities associated with the AMI project to address the up-front cost of and long-term benefit from the AMI project such that customers will not sustain an increase in the combined revenue requirements associated with implementing the AMI project.  The cost and benefits credited to the customers will be determined in a future rate case when the five-year project is completed.  There is no rate impact to the AMI project in this rate proceeding.
• Additional lighting benefits:  LG&E agrees to add a new LED offering to Rate LS to replace their current 100W HPS Cobra offering; commits to conduct a competitive bidding process for street lighting fixtures every five years and prior to the next rate case; and commits to have their information technology personnel work with their Louisville Metro counterparts to explore opportunities to allow street light outage notifications from Louisville Metro to flow more directly through to the Utilities.

Parties to the settlement include LG&E, Louisville Metro and Lexington, the office of Attorney General Daniel Cameron, Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers, Walmart, Kroger, Sierra Club, Metropolitan Housing Coalition, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Kentucky Solar Energy Society, United States Department of Defense and all other Federal Executive Agencies, and Kentucky Solar Industries Association, Inc.

A full version of the stipulation can be found at the PSC’s website at the following link: https://psc.ky.gov/pscecf/2020-00350/rick.lovekamp%40lge-ku.com/04192021034951/04-Stipulation_Testimony_Exhibit_KWB-1.pdf

Here's how you can report a pothole:

• On Twitter use the hashtag #502pothole. Just include the address or intersection where the pothole is located along with the hashtag in a tweet
• Report a pothole online, click here, select “pothole” and continue with the required information
• Contact Metro311 in one of these ways:
• Call them at 311 or 574-5000
• Download the “Louisville Metro 311” app on your smartphone and use it to report a pothole

Email them at metro.311@louisvilleky.gov

Thanks to a generous grant from the Louisville Metro Department of Parks & Recreation, TreesLouisville is excited to announce the opening of another round of its Residential Shade Tree Rebate Program!

Did you know? Nearly 70% of available planting space in Jefferson County is privately owned. Planting a tree at home is one of the best and easiest ways you can help expand our community tree canopy and grow a greener, healthier neighborhood.

To participate, purchase and plant an eligible shade tree on your residential property and apply to receive $30 back on up to three trees. This program is open to residents of Jefferson County, KY on a first-come, first-serve basis until all funds have been claimed. For full eligibility requirements or to apply, visit treeslouisville.org/rebate or find a brochure at your local garden center.

JCPS seniors can go to college for free through a new scholarship offered by Evolve502!

The scholarship, which launched Oct. 1, allows eligible students in the Class of 2021 to begin postsecondary studies tuition-free at any Kentucky Community and Technical College school, Including Jefferson Community and Technical College, or Simmons College of Kentucky to pursue an associate degree or career credential, or take 60 hours of credit. The Evolve502 scholarship is a last dollar scholarship, meaning Evolve502 will fund the difference between federal and state financial aid and college tuition.

The application takes about five minutes to complete online at evolve502.org/scholarship. Once applications are submitted and reviewed, applicants will receive a follow-up email with next steps including completing the federal financial aid form and applying to eligible colleges.

In addition to the scholarship, Evolve502 is offering opportunity grants to support students whose families earn less than $40,000 annually. The opportunity grants are $1,000 per semester ($2,000 maximum per year) and can be used to assist in costs outside of tuition including healthcare, transportation, books and more. The grants will automatically be given to Evolve502 Scholarship recipients who meet qualifications. 

Scholarship Application | Evolve502

The deadline to apply is June 30.