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Big Rivers & IBEW 1701 Donate $25,000 to Two Owensboro Non-Profits

05/06/2021 7:00pm 1 minute read

Daniel Pitino Shelter and Hayden Home for Girls to Receive $12,500 Each OWENSBORO - Big Rivers Electric Corporation and IBEW Local 1701 partnered in May 2021 to donate a total of $25,000 to two Owensboro non-profit agencies. Owensboro Mayor Tom Watson... more »

Learn More about the U.S. Coal Fleet in a Transitioning Electric Grid

02/10/2021 12:00pm 1 minute read

The U.S. coal fleet plays an important role in the midst of a transitioning electric grid.(Video courtesy of America's Power.)

Big Rivers Legislative Director Named to National Coal Council

01/29/2021 7:00pm 3 minute read

Big Rivers Director Legislative Affairs and Government Relations Sharla Wells will join the Federal Advisory Committee, which serves the U.S. Secretary of Energy. Wells was appointed to the National Coal Council in January 2021 and will serve a term... more »

Daughter of Big Rivers IT Architect Works on Team Behind First Lady’s Inauguration Look

01/27/2021 7:00pm 4 minute read

On the chilly morning of January 20, soon-to-be First Lady Jill Biden walked out onto the steps of the US Capitol building with the eyes of the world watching. Every aspect of this Inauguration ceremony had been carefully organized. But even after... more »

28 Policyholders receive the KEMI Destiny Award for Workplace Safety

12/04/2020 7:00pm 1 minute read

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Moody's Assigns Investment Grade Rating of Baa3 to Big Rivers Electric Corporation senior secured term loan

12/04/2020 12:00pm 19 minute read

New York, December 02, 2020 -- Moody's Investors Service, ("Moody's") today assigned a Baa3 rating to BigRivers Electric Corporation's (Big Rivers) $83.3 million senior secured 10-year term loan agreement withNational Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance... more »

Big Rivers Announces Solar Power Purchase Agreements

05/27/2020 7:00pm 2 minute read

HENDERSON, Ky. (May 27, 2020) - Big Rivers Electric Corporation has entered into agreements to purchase power from two solar developers who will build, own and operate their facilities in western Kentucky. Community Energy and Geronimo Energy, a National Grid... more »

Fitch Affirms Big Rivers BBB- Credit Rating

04/23/2020 7:00pm 1 minute read

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Moody's Changes Big Rivers Credit Outlook to Positive

04/23/2020 7:00pm 1 minute read

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A Legendary Landing and Legacy: BREC Board Member Attends 75th D-DAY Ceremonies Honoring Great-Uncle’s Parachute Landing in French Village

11/08/2019 7:00pm 5 minute read

Sainte-Mère-Église’s mayor presents BREC Board Member Erick Harris (center left) and Jorg May (center right) with commemorative medallions marking the meeting of their relatives on D-Day 75 years ago. During the long overnight hou... more »

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