As an observer at last week’s Connelly Lake hydro project meeting, it quickly became obvious that it’s simply not cost effective to build that project. It also became obvious that Schubee Lake would be way too expensive.
A very rough estimate for Connelly Lake is $34 to $40 million. That’s for someplace between five and six megawatts of power. Schubee Lake, depending on how it’s done, would cost over $44 million. That is simply outrageous.…