Mon, Jun 8, 2015
Ameren Missouri could be headed toward a breakup with Noranda Aluminum and a long court battle with Missouri after regulators decided to cut rates for the utility’s largest customer. St. Louis-based Ameren filed notice Tuesday it would challenge the Missouri Public Service Commission’s April order that granted the utility a rate increase while allowing Noranda […]
Wed, May 27, 2015
Column by Irl Scissors, Executive Director Missourians for a Balanced Energy Future A Real Crisis Needs To Be Addressed Next Legislative Session As the 2015 Missouri legislative session grinds to a halt, our focus is lost on what moves Missouri forward. Ordinarily there is the typical last-minute rush to push legislation through to the procedural […]
Tue, May 26, 2015
May 22, 2015 Jefferson City, MO Gov. Jay Nixon today signed Executive Order 15-02, giving the Division of Energy additional time to develop a comprehensive State Energy Plan. The Governor’s action today extends the deadline from May 31, 2015 to October 15, 2015. “Since we began the process of developing a comprehensive State Energy Plan last year, […]
Tue, May 5, 2015
An expanded role for the PSC? Monday, May 4, 2015 Last week the state Public Service Commission stepped a bit out of its traditional role. It granted an electric rate increase for Ameren Missouri but carved out special consideration for Noranda Aluminum Inc., by far Ameren’s largest customer. Noranda, located near Cape Girardeau in southeast […]
Fri, May 1, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2015 Contact: Adrianne Marsh (314) 827-6141 PSC Decision Detrimental to Electric Consumers, Benefits Only One Corporation Strict Concessions Included, Further Oversight Needed Jefferson City, MO – Missourians for a Balanced Energy Future (MBEF) expresses sincere reservations regarding this week’s decision by the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC), to grant a rate reduction […]
Fri, May 1, 2015
Four Jefferson City area lawmakers said Wednesday the Public Service Commission made a bad decision in its Ameren Missouri rate case ruling. But two state senators from Southeast Missouri said it was the right call. Their main focus was the same — the PSC’s decision to reduce the costs Noranda Aluminum pays for the electricity […]
