Two Southeast developers are interested in constructing a hydroelectric operation at Walker Lake, but who gets first priority is in the hands of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Southern Energy, Inc. – owned by John Floreske Jr. of Haines – and the Tlingit and Haida Regional Electric Authority have both applied for preliminary permits for the Walker Lake dam project. Records on FERC’s website indicate Floreske applied for the permit in January 2012, while THREA…