Rockcastle Industrial Development Authority
Utilities

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ELECTRICITY

KU Electric provides electrical service for the city of Mt. Vernon and two county municipalities: Livingston and Brodhead. Jackson Energy serves the remainder of Rockcastle County.

TELEPHONE

Windstream is the telephone service provider for Rockcastle County.

NATURAL GAS

At this time, natural gas is not available in Rockcastle County.

WATER

The city of Mt. Vernon serves the community with a 4 million gallon per day capacity. Another 2 million gallons per day capacity is available to go on line to accomodate future growth.

SEWER

The Mt. Vernon Sewer Department has a capacity of 372,000 gallons per day. The sewer system services Mt. Vernon and the Rockcastle County Industrial Parks. Plans are underway to extend lines around Lake Linville to ensure quality water. Livingston and Brodhead have their own sewer lines.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

The Mt. Vernon cable provider is NewWave Communications at (606) 678-9215.