And if you're getting ready for spring storms, you are not alone.

Louisville Gas and Electric, one of Kentucky's biggest utilities, is working to improve power lines, poles and other infrastructure at the neighborhood level in order to cut down on power outages when storms hit.

LG says similar efforts in the past few years have reduced the frequency of power outages by 40%, and their duration by 30%.

We're increasing our investment efforts, and part of that is adjusting our design criteria for the materials that we use.

We are using poles, wires and equipment that can withstand higher winds and also more freezing rain and ice secretions.

Because it's not just severe weather in the spring and summer that we're seeing, we're seeing more extreme winter storms across the area as well.

And it's not just anecdotal.

We're hearing from scientists at the National Weather Service and NOAA that the destructive tornado alley is showing signs of shifting further east into states like Kentucky.

So we have to be prepared for that.

Our customers expect reliable and safe electricity no matter what nature brings.

So we're taking steps to harden our system for the threats of today and the threats of tomorrow.

LGA says in the next five years it will upgrade hundreds of substations.

Some are now 100 years old.