Kentucky could land a 1,000-job aluminum plant, but there's a catch: Clean energy

Kentucky could lose a massive, 1,000-job aluminum smelter project to another state if it can’t scrape up enough clean energy to support it. Century Aluminum would like to build its plant in Northeast Kentucky, but is considering other options. The facility is predicted to double the size of the U.S. primary aluminum smelting industry and help curb the industry’s emissions, company and state leaders announced recently. But the “green aluminum” project coming to fruition will hinge on access to huge amounts of clean energy ― a resource Kentucky has been...