Kentucky lawmakers renew push to establish statewide residential utility disconnection protections

By: Liam Niemeyer

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: February 2, 2026

Words: 1,530

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Last month, on a frigid day in front of the state capitol building in Frankfort, advocates called on Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear to halt residential utility disconnections through the winter via executive order.

These groups, including the environmental advocacy nonprofit Kentucky Conservation Committee and Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, which supports policies and action for working-class families, cited the need for a moratorium because of an uncertain future for federal housing, food and heating …

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