Three large Western Kentucky industries that use Big Rivers Electric
Corp.’s power will appeal a recent ruling by state regulators that
caused their electric rates to jump. The Kentucky Public Service
Commission last month approved agreements that allowed Big Rivers’
biggest customer, Century Aluminum’s 700-employee smelter at Hawesville,
to leave the Big Rivers’ system and buy cheaper power on the open
market. That has left Big Rivers’ remaining 112,000 customers in Western
Kentucky paying higher electric rates to cover fixed costs that Century
formerly helped pay.
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