Canary Media’s article covers Century Aluminum’s decision to build the first U.S. smelter since 1980 in Oklahoma rather than Kentucky, linking the global company’s decision to the role that diversified, modern energy infrastructure can play in attracting industrial investment.
Originally leaning toward northeast Kentucky as its preferred location, Century cited a 30- to 50-year investment horizon and highlighted Oklahoma’s abundant wind and solar power potential for the facility, which is expected to generate thousands of jobs.
The article references our latest modeling report, “Kentucky’s Energy Transition,” which similarly found:
- Kentucky is on a high-cost, high-risk trajectory by continuing to rely heavily on fossil fuel assets.
- The least-cost portfolio—offering reliability and mitigated risks amid policy, fuel price, and load growth uncertainties—includes significantly higher levels of renewable energy, energy storage, and demand-side resources than currently planned.