External Relations

David Spainhoward
VP of External Relations

and Interim Chief Production Officer

• Contract Administration
• Communication
• Economic Development
• Environmental Matters
• Legislative and Regulatory Matters
• Marketing and Member Relations
• Production

Nearly $150 million of equipment has been installed to bring Big Rivers’ units and HMP&L’s Station Two units into compliance under the Kentucky Nitrous Oxide (NOx) State Impementation Plan Call Regulations which became effective May 31, 2004. Selective catalytic reduction units (SCRs) were placed on the two units owned by the City of Henderson (Station Two) and on Big Rivers’ Wilson unit. Other technologies for reducing NOx emissions were installed on Big Rivers’ other units. All NOx projects met the May 2004 compliance date.

Additionally, certain affiliates of the E.ON U.S. Parties entered into contracts in 2004 to add sulfur dioxide (SO2) scrubbers to Big Rivers’ Coleman Station which will significantly reduce the SO2 emitted by Coleman. The scrubber at Coleman was being tested and put in service at the time of this report. With the addition of the Coleman scrubber, all but one (Reid 65 MW unit) of Big Rivers’ coal-fired units have scrubbers installed.

During the year, Big Rivers completed its fifth thorough review of the condition and operation of its owned and leased electric generating units. Big Rivers retained Stanley Consultants, Inc. to begin a Base Line Technical Audit in 2003 in order to “benchmark” the present state of the units considering the age of the units. This work concluded in 2004. Annual reviews of the condition of the units continue.