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| Sept. 18, 2007: Big Stone II Power Plant Suffers SetbackMedia Clip
Posted September 18th, 2007 by elena
The proposed Big Stone II project may be downsized following the withdrawal of Great River Energy Minnesota Public Radio St. Paul, Minn. — Great River Energy is pulling out of the Big Stone II project completely. In addition, a second company, Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency, is re-evaluating its role in the proposed plant. Great River Energy cited cost and environmental concerns, among other things, as reasons for its withdrawal. The decision comes just a few weeks after the Big Stone II project cleared an important hurdle. In August, two Minnesota administrative law judges gave a favorable recommendation to a power line project needed for the plant. |
