A $1B Eastern KY coal-to-solar project gets approval to start construction
Photo: Freepik A more than $1 billion three-county solar project on one of Eastern Kentucky’s former coal mines got the stamp of approval Friday to start construction. In an Aug. 1 order, the Kentucky Public Service Commission’s Electric Generation and Transmission Siting Board said BrightNight, a private renewable power company, could build a giant solar array…