With worries mounting in Western Kentucky, Gov. Steve Beshear on Wednesday urged Big Rivers Electric Corp. and Century Aluminum to work between themselves to prevent a jump in electricity prices and prevent job losses. In a letter to the presidents of both companies, Beshear urged Big Rivers and Century “to craft a framework of compromise that will end the crisis of confidence in the security of affordable electricity and of continued employment that has been communicated to me from hundreds of phone calls, letters, emails and faxes from rate payers, employees and families.” The governor’s letter indicated that it’s the responsibility of the two companies — not state government or the state Legislature — to resolve a looming emergency.
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Webster lawmaker wants to force Big Rivers,
East Kentucky Power Co-op merger
With Big Rivers Electric Corp. facing the probable loss of its two biggest customers and a big rate increase for its rural customers in places like Crittenden County, a Webster County legislator has filed a bill in Frankfort that would force Big Rivers to merge with East Kentucky Power Cooperative. House Bill 423 was filed Tuesday by state Rep. Jim Gooch (D-Providence). The bill seemed to find little support at Big Rivers or East Kentucky Power.
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