AP&T: Studies rule out Schubee Lake hydro

Alaska Power and Telephone officials said this week the company is ruling out pursuing Schubee Lake as an alternative hydroelectric project to Connelly Lake.

Construction and operation of a hydroelectric project at Schubee Lake would be both expensive and “extremely difficult,” according to reports recently released by AP&T.

Several Haines Borough Assembly members and residents asked AP&T to investigate the feasibility of Schubee Lake as an alternative to the controversial Connelly Lake project, as the…