Advocacy Groups Oppose New Power Lines for We Energies Plant
Posted on Jan 23, 2012 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development | Comments Off on Advocacy Groups Oppose New Power Lines for We Energies Plant
As the Sutherland Coop team reported on January 12, Wolverine Power Cooperative and We Energies have raised the possibility of a joint venture, which could help to avoid shutting down the Presque Isle coal-fired power plant in 2017 due to the added costs of the Environmental Protection Agency’s new environmental rules. Two advocacy groups now are opposing the addition of power lines in northern Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that would be a part of the $1 billion project. The Journal Sentinel has the full story here.
