Thu, Aug 7, 2014
By MARIA ALTMAN The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Clean Power Plan will be a historic milestone in the vein of the 1970’s Clean Water and Clean Air acts. Credit (Véronique LaCapra, St. Louis Public Radio) That was Karl Brooks’ message to members of the St. Louis Regional Chamber at a breakfast event Wednesday morning. Brooks […]
Thu, Jul 24, 2014
State utility regulators indicated they will deny Noranda Aluminum’s request for a lower electric rate from Ameren Missouri, saying the Southeast Missouri smelter’s issues would be better addressed in the legislature. The Missouri Public Service Commission has yet to adopt a final order on Noranda’s rate request, but all five commissioners said Wednesday they opposed […]
Sat, Jul 19, 2014
A solar farm in Greene County — the largest in the state of Missouri — is now contributing energy to City Utilities’ transmission grid. City Utilities spokesman Joel Alexander said in an email this week that the approximately 40-acre project northeast of Springfield began producing power on June 26. A formal dedication is planned for […]
Fri, Jul 18, 2014
MBEF Members – We hope your summer is going well. Below are some recent happenings in Missouri energy news: Noranda Rate Shift Claim As mentioned previously, Noranda Aluminum’s claim before the Public Service Commission, seeking to shift over half a billion dollars onto the backs of Missouri electric utility users is in the hands of the […]
Mon, Jul 7, 2014
With Noranda Aluminum before the Missouri Public Service Commission requesting a rate reduction citing their financial problems due to the fluid costs of aluminum, their financing has obviously become a focus of the argument against their case made by Ameren Missouri and its supporters. Two things begin noted this week: First, in Jamica, Noranda sponsored […]
Mon, Jun 23, 2014
Is it fair to all concerned? The question is among the guiding principles in the Four Way Test used by members of Rotary, an international service organization. Let’s apply it to a case by filed Noranda Aluminum against Ameren, an electric utility. The Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) on Wednesday will host a public hearing […]
