Paducah Power GM resigns

PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — The general manager of Paducah Power System has resigned amid complaints from customers over high electric rates.

The Paducah Sun (http://bit.ly/1pqghZl) reports David R. Clark said on Tuesday that his resignation is effective immediately.

His departure follows the resignation of longtime board chairman Ray McLennan last week.

The officials are stepping down at a time when rates have skyrocketed due to cost overruns at a new coal-fired power plant that supplies the city with electric.

Paducah Power System has a contract for electricity from the Prairie State Energy Campus, a southwestern Illinois power plant that was funded by municipalities like Paducah and other small Midwestern communities. The 1,600-megawatt plant ended up costing about $4 billion to develop — twice the original estimate.

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Information from: The Paducah Sun, http://www.paducahsun.com

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