21 NOVEMBER 2013Century Aluminum Sebree LLC
Century, Big Rivers and Kenergy file definitive energy agreements for Sebree smelter
Edited by : AL CIRCLE
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Century Aluminum Sebree LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Century Aluminum Company, Kenergy Corp. and Big Rivers Electric Corporation today announced that they have finalized and filed with the Kentucky Public Service Commission definitive agreements among the parties for a new power arrangement for the Sebree aluminum smelter, located in Henderson County, KY. These agreements and the filing are a first step in finalizing the arrangement. The agreement is subject to approvals from various third parties, including the Kentucky Public Service Commission and the USDA Rural Utilities Service. The parties will continue to move as expeditiously as possible to finalize the agreement in advance of the expiration of the current power contract on January 31, 2014.
The Sebree smelter has an annual production capacity of 205,000 tonnes of primary aluminum and employs approximately 480 men and women.
Century Aluminum Company owns primary aluminum capacity in the United States and Iceland. Century's corporate offices are located in Chicago, Illinois. More information can be found at www.centuryaluminum.com.
Big Rivers Electric Corporation is a member-owned, not-for-profit, wholesale electric generation and transmission cooperative headquartered in Henderson, Kentucky that is owned by three distribution cooperative Members -- Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation, headquartered in Paducah; Kenergy Corp, headquartered in Henderson; and Meade County Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation, headquartered in Brandenburg. These Member cooperatives deliver retail electric power and energy to over 113,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers in portions of 22 western Kentucky counties.
Kenergy Corp. is a nonprofit electric cooperative that serves 55,282 members in 14 counties in western Kentucky, including Breckinridge, Caldwell, Crittenden, Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, McLean, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Union and Webster.
The Sebree smelter has an annual production capacity of 205,000 tonnes of primary aluminum and employs approximately 480 men and women.
Century Aluminum Company owns primary aluminum capacity in the United States and Iceland. Century's corporate offices are located in Chicago, Illinois. More information can be found at www.centuryaluminum.com.
Big Rivers Electric Corporation is a member-owned, not-for-profit, wholesale electric generation and transmission cooperative headquartered in Henderson, Kentucky that is owned by three distribution cooperative Members -- Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation, headquartered in Paducah; Kenergy Corp, headquartered in Henderson; and Meade County Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation, headquartered in Brandenburg. These Member cooperatives deliver retail electric power and energy to over 113,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers in portions of 22 western Kentucky counties.
Kenergy Corp. is a nonprofit electric cooperative that serves 55,282 members in 14 counties in western Kentucky, including Breckinridge, Caldwell, Crittenden, Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, McLean, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Union and Webster.
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