Tue, Feb 25, 2014
Noranda Aluminum alleges Ameren Missouri is overcharging consumers for electricity and gas. But one watchdog group says Noranda is just trying skirt the system to get a better deal than it deserves. Tennessee-based Noranda Aluminum runs a large smelting facility in Southeast Missouri … it’s the state’s largest energy consumer. Missourians for a Balanced Energy […]
Fri, Feb 21, 2014
During the January polar vortex, nuclear energy facilities again proved their mettle in the face of extreme weather. Jan. 4-7, for example, nuclear power plants nationwide operated at an average capacity of 95 percent to 97 percent. That translates to large-scale electricity production at nearly full scale around the clock. Similarly, during a blistering heat […]
Wed, Feb 19, 2014
Jefferson City, MO – Conflicting statements from Noranda Aluminum call last week’s claims into question. In an earnings call today with Wall Street investors to discuss annual and 4th quarter corporate performance, Noranda executives describe a healthy company. While just four days ago, Noranda threatened its demise filing claims with the Missouri Public Commission describing […]
Tue, Feb 18, 2014
Regarding “Company’s rate cut request could raise Ameren bill” (Feb. 14): Large users of electricity, especially those whose use is relatively constant and does not increase during system peak periods, are justified in paying lower rates, and this, in fact, is reflected in the current Ameren rate structure. However, Noranda’s request for substantially lower rates, […]
Mon, Feb 17, 2014
By WILLIAM H. MILLER How will we meet Missouri’s increasing need for electricity to power our economy — and do it at a price people can afford? Not by pretending we can do without coal and nuclear power, which together account for 91 percent of our state’s electricity-generating capacity and virtually all of our base-load, […]
Mon, Feb 17, 2014
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A large consumer of electricity in Southeast Missouri is asking the state’s Public Service Commission to cut its electric rate, saying Ameren Missouri is overcharging customers. Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. filed the request Thursday, seeking about a 25 percent reduction in the electric rate Ameren charges at Noranda’s aluminum smelter in […]
