Big Stone II, the prequel?
Wednesday, February 06, 2008 at 9:50 am
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In the news again: A controversial transmission line project that will carry electricity into Minnesota from a new coal-burning power plant beyond our border. I’m not talking about Big Stone II, but rather Arrowhead-Weston, a 220-mile, 800-megawatt transmission line connecting Duluth with Wausau, Wis. Project managers flipped the switch on Tuesday, powering up the line seven months ahead of schedule. It’ll serve a new Wisconsin Public Service Corp. coal-fired power plant, which is expected to go online this summer. I wasn’t following energy issues a decade ago when the contentious battle over whether to build the project began. Any of you who were: Am I on to anything with the Big Stone II parallels?
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Comment posted February 6, 2008 @ 10:14 am
Not much, as I recall If I remember correctly, the opposition to the transmission line a decade or so ago was based mainly on the concern that it would raise electricity prices in Minnesota and points west by providing an export path for more power eastward, where costs and prices are generally higher than here. Atmospheric carbon dioxide accumulation was not nearly the concern then that it is now. I wasn’t following the controversy, if any relating to the new WPS coal plant.
Comment posted February 6, 2008 @ 4:14 am
Not much, as I recall If I remember correctly, the opposition to the transmission line a decade or so ago was based mainly on the concern that it would raise electricity prices in Minnesota and points west by providing an export path for more power eastward, where costs and prices are generally higher than here. Atmospheric carbon dioxide accumulation was not nearly the concern then that it is now. I wasn't following the controversy, if any relating to the new WPS coal plant.
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