St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Letter to the Editor – Glad that St. Louis opposes Noranda’s request for rate change
It isn’t often that you hear about the city of St. Louis taking on the big state government in Jefferson City, but they sure did right by us last week (“Strange bedfellows emerge in Noranda rate fight,” March 31). An aluminum company based in Tennessee with a smelter in New Madrid, Noranda has a case with the Public Service Commission asking for lower Ameren rates (they already have the lowest rates in the state), which will increase rates for every other Ameren consumer.
Keep in mind, we don’t get a say in this because Noranda didn’t go through the Legislature, where our elected officials can speak for us. Companies and cities have been intervening thus far, which has been helpful, but with the city of St. Louis — and all its residents and businesses that stand to be affected — opposing this rate shift, hopefully the folks in Jefferson City will start realizing we mean business.
Nate Dalton • St. Charles
