AP&T seeks ‘alternative’ licensing for Connelly

Alaska Power and Telephone is pursuing the alternative licensing process (ALP) for the Connelly Lake project despite the Haines Borough expressing support for a more rigorous licensing process.

The choice of process must be approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

The Haines Borough Assembly voted last summer to endorse the integrated licensing process (ILP), which has stricter deadlines and demands more FERC involvement than the ALP.

FERC last fall rejected AP&T’s request to…