Mon, Jun 23, 2014
WASHINGTON – How hard will it be for Missouri to meet the Obama administration’s proposed requirement for reducing carbon emissions, outlined earlier this month by top environmental officials? It depends on who you ask. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., says it would be very difficult for the Show-Me State to comply, with potentially devastating consequences for […]
Mon, Jun 23, 2014
Noranda throws its weight around, threatening to cut employment at its New Madrid smelter or even close down if Ameren and the PSC don’t grant the unprecedented rate cut. Noranda says if it closes, Ameren would come up $55 million short of revenue needed to maintain earnings allowed by the commission. Not true, say PSC […]
Mon, Jun 23, 2014
It’s increasingly doubtful Missouri will be able to shift away from heavy reliance on coal in the production of electricity — not because of any lack of will on the part of Missourians, but a flaw in the state’s renewable energy standard. The downside of the renewable standard — which was adopted in 2008 to […]
Thu, Jun 19, 2014
WHEREAS, clean, reliable, affordable, and abundant energy is critical to the health and welfare of Missouri citizens and to moving Missouri’s economy forward; and WHEREAS, our Strategic Initiative for Economic Growth identified “Energy Solutions” as one of the seven targeted industries with the greatest potential for creating jobs and spurring economic growth in the State […]
Fri, Jun 13, 2014
Staff St. Louis Business Journal June 13, 2014 The battle between Noranda Aluminum and Ameren is nasty and expensive but its resolution could be even more costly for Missouri taxpayers. Holding the workers at its New Madrid smelter as hostages, Noranda is demanding a rate decrease to $30 per megawatt-hour below the bargain basement rates […]
Mon, Jun 9, 2014
PSC Staff Also Oppose Noranda Overearnings Claim MAJOR NORANDA SET BACK OCCURS AS PSC HEARINGS BEGIN TODAY Jefferson City, MO – As the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) starts holding public hearings today on Noranda Aluminum’s request for a rate reduction that will increase Ameren Missouri customer rates by as much as a billion dollars, the […]
