Substantial rate increases to Kenergy customers, the possible closure or sale of a power plant and increased uncertainty for the future of Rio Tinto Alcan’s Sebree aluminum smelter are facing Henderson and western Kentucky. Big Rivers Electric Corp. on Tuesday sought permission to raise its wholesale electric rates in western Kentucky by $74.5 million per year starting in August, primarily to make up for departure of its biggest customer, Century Aluminum’s smelter in Hancock County this August. That could boost a typical residential customer's bill by more than $21 a month.
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