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==Manufacturing== [[Louisville Gas & Electric|LG&E]] and KU's newest power plant, the [[Trimble County Generating Station]], provides power to about 1 million Kentucky residents.<ref name="courier-journal.com">{{Cite news|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2014/08/29/epa-suggests-sending-coal-ash-underground-mine/14807005/|title=LG&E coal ash landfill hits another wall|work=The Courier-Journal|access-date=July 6, 2018|language=en}}</ref> and is located on 2,200 acres situated along the Ohio River, 50 miles northeast of [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Trimble County Generating Station {{!}} LG&E and KU|url = https://lge-ku.com/our-company/community/neighbor-neighbor/trimble-county-generating-station|website = lge-ku.com|access-date = September 24, 2015}}</ref> It has been recognized as one of the most environmentally friendly coal fired plants in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|title = A Tour of LG&E & KU's Trimble County Generating Station|url = http://www.genscape.com/blog/tour-lge-kus-trimble-county-generating-station|access-date = September 24, 2015}}</ref> Controversy with the plant include, the desire of the plant to dump its coal ash on its site.<ref name="courier-journal.com"/> The [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|EPA]] has said the plant should consider shipping the waste to [[Gallatin County, Kentucky]] to be placed in an underground limestone mine that already holds a permit to accept coal combustion waste.<ref name="courier-journal.com"/>
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