Alcoa secures power for Ferndale facility

Aluminium giant Alcoa Ltd has signed a contract with Bonneville Power Administration to supply electricity to the Intalco aluminium smelter at Ferndale, Washington. According to Alcoa, the agreement with the regional power marketing company will help secure 528 jobs at the Ferndale facility. The new contract provides the smelter with up to 320 megawatts (MW) of power and will allow the plant to produce a total of 184,000 metric tons per year.