▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁as ▁Louis ville ▁Gas ▁and ▁Water , ▁but ▁dropped ▁its ▁plans ▁to ▁provide ▁water ▁util ities ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁changing ▁its ▁name ▁simply ▁to ▁Louis ville ▁Gas . ▁L G & E ▁was ▁originally ▁formed ▁by ▁invest ors ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁providing ▁gas - f ired ▁street ▁light ing ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁mand ated ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁help ▁prevent ▁crime . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁L G & E ▁( Louis ville ▁Gas ▁at ▁this ▁point ) ▁am ended ▁its ▁char ter ▁to ▁buy ▁stock ▁in ▁electric ▁companies ▁and ▁acquired ▁Louis ville ▁Electric ▁light . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁Louis ville ▁Gas , ▁Louis ville ▁Light ing , ▁and ▁Kentucky ▁He ating ▁merged ▁to ▁form ▁Louis ville ▁Gas ▁& ▁Electric ▁( L G & E ). ▁▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁L G & E ▁re organ ized ▁itself ▁as ▁a ▁holding ▁company ▁L G & E ▁Energy ▁Corporation . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁L G & E ▁Energy ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁major ▁electric ▁utility ▁in ▁Kentucky , ▁Kentucky ▁Util ities . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁L G & E ▁Energy ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁British ▁utility ▁company ▁Power gen . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Power gen ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁company ▁E . ON . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁L G & E ▁Energy ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁E