AP&T’s recent statement about lack of public support for the Connelly Lake project makes me wonder: Are our electric rates too low? Would eliminating the Power Cost Equalization program boost support for the project? John Carlson
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Connelly a concern for fisherman
I’m a fan of hydro power and the clean energy it provides. But, as a commercial fisherman, I’m against Alaska Power & Telephone’s Connelly Lake dam. No matter how much research is done, there’s no guarantee the dam won’t harm the fisheries. AP&T’s reports estimated the value of the Chilkoot River system fishery at more than $1 […]
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Assembly, AP&T to meet June 25
An Alaska Power and Telephone official is angling to pitch the proposed Connelly Lake project to the Haines Borough Assembly at an upcoming meeting. The presentation is tentatively scheduled for June 25, Mayor Stephanie Scott said. Project manager Glen Martin said he intends to ask the assembly to issue a resolution in support of the Connelly Lake hydro project, with the caveat that the […]
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Connelly hydro a boondoggle
Hydropower is a great resource and one that currently provides most of our energy needs in the upper Lynn Canal. Alaska Power and Telephone’s push to build a mega hydro facility in the Chilkoot valley is a misguided boondoggle. They can’t afford it and neither can we. The pressure is on right now to secure public […]
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AP&T makes push for Connelly Lake
Alaska Power and Telephone officials are pressuring the Haines Borough to formally support the proposed Connelly Lake hydroelectric project, but Mayor Stephanie Scott isn’t budging until she gets more information. AP&T president Bob Grimm, project manager Glen Martin and Skagway AP&T manager Darren Belisle have stated the borough’s failure to formally support the Connelly Lake project is hindering the company’s ability to acquire grant […]
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Salmon can co-exist with hydro plant
Rob Goldberg is concerned that a road, a bridge, a penstock, a dam, a powerhouse and a transmission line to Connelly Lake hydro site will affect the upper Chilkoot River salmon runs. Has all of the above had any effect on the Ten Mile Creek salmon runs? Zero! And those fish have to swim through a small […]
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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 […]
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Apply Schubee test to Connelly Lake
The engineering report on the potential of Schubee Lake as a hydropower site doesn’t tell us much that’s new. A stream gauge wasn’t used to measure the flow coming out of the lake, so all we still have for flow and power potential are estimates. The engineers ruled out the use of an above-ground penstock, […]
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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 […]
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Mine summit helpful, borough officials say
Haines Borough officials recently returned from a Canadian mineral exploration conference. Assistant to the manager Darsie Culbeck and assembly member Steve Vick traveled to Vancouver, B.C., for the Mineral Exploration Roundup conference, a four-day annual trade show. In addition to meeting with mining companies Constantine Metal Resources, Chieftain Metals and Prophecy Platinum, Culbeck and Vick spoke with officials […]