Energy and Environment Cabinet Celebrates Earth Day

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Clear sunny skies created the perfect day for the Energy and Environment Cabinet’s 2018 Earth Day celebration on April 27, at the 300 Sower Building in Frankfort, Ky. More than half a dozen divisions representing both the Department for Environmental Protection and the Department for Natural Resources had exhibits that were open to both the public and employees.

Other exhibitors included The Raptor Rehabilitation of Kentucky, Woods and Waters Land Trust, Franklin County Solid Waste, Kentucky State University, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Glean KY, Life Adventure Center, KET and Together Frankfort.

Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet Employees: Smart, Hard Working, and Dedicated to Public Service

By: Charles Snavely

Secretary, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet

As this is Public Service Recognition Week, (April 22-28), I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation to you, the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet employees who come to work each day and do your very best to serve the Commonwealth, often without recognition or appreciation from the public.

Building Operator Certification Comes to Kentucky

You can help your company or organization save money by taking your energy management skills to the next level through the Building Operator Certification® program.  The Kentucky Department for Energy Development and Independence (DEDI), the Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center (KPPC) and the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA) are pleased to announce that the Building Operator Certification® (BOC) program is coming to Kentucky!

Coal Education Grant Applications Now Available

The Energy and Environment Cabinet is now accepting grant proposals for projects that provide public education on coal energy and coal related issues.

Applicants who are Kentucky non-profit organizations or public or private post-secondary educational institutions having qualifications and experience in successfully conducting such programs are eligible to apply.

Governor’s Conference on Energy and the Environment 2018 Dates Announced

Underutilized Wood Symposium to Address Energy Development Opportunities

The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, through the state’s Wood Energy Team, is offering an opportunity to participate in a regional symposium to address energy and economic opportunities available to foresty and wood industries. The event, “Opportunities for Underutilized Wood: Energy and Products” will be held April 30 and May 1, 2018 at the Erickson Alumni Center, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Midwest Energy Conference Registration Now Open

Welcome to Registration!

Thank you for your interest in attending the 2018 Conference
Conference coming March 20 – 21 in Lexington, Ky.

Full Registration for the Conference for one attendee is $325.

12 Days of Energy Savings can Save You Money for the Holidays

12 Days of Energy Savings

(https://energy.gov/articles/12-days-energy-savings)

Kentucky’s Department for Energy Development and Independence is getting in the energy-saving spirit this holiday with “12 Days of Energy Savings.” Here are a few low-cost or no-cost steps you can take to gain energy savings and ensure your family keeps warm this winter. The average cost in Kentucky for household energy is $2,400 and $3,000 a year for transportation energy. The energy savings tips below have the potential to save 11 percent or $597 a year—a nice gift for you and your family.

2017 Governor’s Conference on Energy and the Environment Video Online

If you missed part or all of the 2017 Governor’s Conference on Energy and the Environment, or just want to experience it again, now is your chance to read about it, or to see it all, session by session on video through the Cabinet’s website.

Energy and Environment Cabinet to Offer Workshop on 21st Century Energy Infrastructure Through Partnership with PEER

The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) is addressing energy resilience and security through a partnership with a new program called PEER, or Performance Excellence in Energy Renewal.

Modeled after the LEED rating system for Green Buildings and run by GBCI and USGBC, PEER is a new tool to measure and improve power system performance in cities, commercial and industrial complexes, and developed campuses such as military installations. Kentucky is the first state to formally partner with this program and as part of this partnership is creating exclusive opportunities for Kentucky energy leaders.