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Big Rivers Board Names Don Gulley as New President and CEO

11/07/2023 12:00pm 3 minute read

­FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2023 Contact: Jennifer Keach 270-844-6153Jennifer.Keach@bigrivers.comStephanie McCombs 270-844-6116 Stephanie.McCombs@bigrivers.com Big Rivers Electric Names New President & CEO Don Gulley... more »

A Precipitous Dash to a Power Grid Reliability Crisis

10/12/2023 12:00pm 4 minute read

By Michelle BloodworthOctober 06, 2023 America is headed toward an energy crisis, self-inflicted by a series of poor policy decisions aimed at re-engineering the electric grid and how power is generated across the country. In recent years, a... more »

Executive Search for Big Rivers President & CEO

08/01/2023 12:00pm 9 minute read

BIG RIVERS ELECTRIC CORPORATIONPRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICEROWENSBORO, KENTUCKYPROFILEThe President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is governed by a six-member Board of Directors comprised of two Directors from each of Big Rivers Electric... more »

Moody's Upgrades Big Rivers Credit Rating to Baa2

10/03/2022 7:00pm 4 minute read

Moody's upgrades Big Rivers Electric Corporation senior secured rating to Baa2; outlook is stable 03 Oct 2022 SOURCE: Moody's New York, October 03, 2022 -- Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") today upgraded the rating of Big Rivers Electric Corporation... more »

Fitch Upgrades Big Rivers Credit Rating to BBB

08/17/2022 7:00pm 1 minute read

August 15, 2022 Fitch Ratings - New York Fitch Ratings has upgraded the following ratings on Big Rivers Electric Corporation, KY to 'BBB' from 'BBB- The Rating Outlook is Stable. ANALYTICAL CONCLUSION The Issuer Default Rating (IDR) is upgraded to 'BBB'... more »

S&P Raises Big Rivers Credit Rating to BBB

08/02/2022 12:00pm 2 minute read

• S&P Global Ratings raised its issuer credit rating on Big Rivers Electric Corp. (BREC), Ky., to 'BBB' from 'BBB-'.• The outlook is stable.• The higher rating reflects S&P's view of load growth that should contribute to revenue... more »

Big Rivers Electric Collects Four Governor’s Safety and Health Awards

05/19/2022 7:00pm 2 minute read

Employees honored for stellar workplace safety record Big Rivers Electric Corporation earned four of the 25 Governor’s Safety and Health Awards announced this month. The awards recognize an outstanding commitment to workplace safety. Employees working... more »

Big Rivers Implodes Stacks at Coleman Station

03/23/2022 7:00pm 1 minute read

Big Rivers Electric Corporation imploded the stacks that once served Kenneth C. Coleman Station in Hawesville on March 23, 2022. The 443-megawatt power plant on the Ohio River began generation from its first unit in 1969 and later expanded to three... more »

Public Service Commission Approves Big Rivers’ Plans for New Owensboro Headquarters

12/16/2021 7:00pm 2 minute read

Public Service Commission Approves Big Rivers’ Plans for New Headquarters Official Groundbreaking in Owensboro Scheduled for January 2022 OWENSBORO, Ky. (December 16, 2021) - Big Rivers Electric Corporation will soon hold the official groundbreaking... more »

Big Rivers Donates $40,000 to Hancock County Community Organizations

07/02/2021 7:00pm 3 minute read

HANCOCK COUNTY CLARION (June 30, 2021) Earlier this year Big Rivers Electric Corporation started the process to decommission the Coleman power plant outside of Hawesville. The plant contained many valuable items, and the company decided to hold an auction... more »

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