FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Faced with trying to save 80 eastern Kentucky power plant jobs or risking a 30 percent spike in electric bills, a Kentucky House panel chose the jobs, but not without a heated debate.

Lawmakers Thursday voted 12-2, with five “pass” votes, to advance a bill that would require the Kentucky Public Service Commission to reconsider its decision to allow the Kentucky Power Company to shutter part of the Big Sandy Power Plant in Louisa.

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