Wisconsin regulators will only consider the proposed plant’s site, not whether it is necessary.
Clean energy advocates will get a second chance to block a proposed natural gas plant in northern Wisconsin, though odds will not be in their favor.
The 550-megawatt, $700 million Nemadji Trail Energy Center is expected to go before Wisconsin regulators next year after winning approval from Minnesota’s utility commission in October. The gas combustion turbine plant would be co-owned by Wisconsin’s Dairyland Power Cooperative and a subsidiary of Allete, the parent company of Minnesota Power.
Ken Notes: I think this plant will get built. It is not perfect but better than coal and will combine well with solar and wind options. We need to stand for the cleanest most environmentally friendly plant rather than a just say no approach.
If oil prices start to rise again, and all indications are that they will, gas will become even more affordable in the US making gas energy production more and more common. I would like to see an earn a plant credit system pairing gas with offsets in coal reductions or wind and solar additions...
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