Lynn Canal Conservation said the road to Juneau would be an eyesore. But would not a vertical, two-mile-long pipeline, powerhouse, dock complex at Schubee Lake also be an eyesore to passing cruise ships and ferries? Being 20 miles inland from the shipping lanes, would Connelly Lake also be an eyesore? And what would Connelly Lake hydro have in common […]
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Connelly Lake facing obstacles
Funding issues, local opposition, and permitting hurdles are grinding the progress of the proposed Connelly Lake hydroelectric project to a slow crawl. Officials from project developer Alaska Power & Telephone say public perception and opposition to the project have contributed to its under-funding. The Alaska Energy Authority’s Renewable Energy Fund recently ranked Connelly Lake 45th on its list of […]
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Hydro project may require state lease
Siting a hydroelectric powerhouse and transmission lines in the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve would likely fall under a lease by the Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources, according to parks staff. Even then, the question may come down to an attorney general’s opinion, said Clair LeClair, deputy director of field operations for the […]
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Connelly Lake hits eagle preserve hurdle
Developers of the proposed Connelly Lake hydroelectric project must acquire permitting for ground-disturbing activities in the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve before federal agencies will move ahead with licensing of the project. In a letter released last week in which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejected a request by Alaska Power & Telephone to use a traditional […]
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Assembly supports ILP for Connelly project
The Haines Borough Assembly on a 4-2 vote Tuesday endorsed an integrated licensing process for the proposed Connelly Lake hydroelectric project. The assembly also rejected a proposal to charge harbor slip renters an additional $45 per year garbage surcharge to offset increased costs, and sent to committee an ordinance to raise water and sewer rates. Connelly Lake project developer […]
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Will AP&T study climate change effect?
Recent news on the flooding on the Chilkoot River got me thinking, especially after I witnessed so much water running over the top of the weir on the Chilkoot River a few days ago. Having attended the recent public hearing for Alaska Power and Telephone’s proposal to develop Connelly Lake for hydro and hearing about the bridge and […]
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Connelly poor choice for fish, power
Alaska Power and Telephone does not seem to know or care about the valuable salmon runs that feed the people, wildlife and forests of Haines. At the public meeting held June 27 in Haines, AP&T acknowledged it did not know the effect of pouring water with varying water temperatures drawn from the bottom of Connelly Lake, run through […]
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Speak out for, or against, Connelly Lake
To everyone in Haines who eats, catches or sells salmon, including subsistence, sport, charter, and commercial fishermen, and wildlife tour operators: Haines residents who depend on salmon for their physical, financial, and/or spiritual well-being need to become educated about Alaska Power and Telephone’s proposed Connelly Lake hydroelectric project in the upper Chilkoot valley. AP&T is beginning the multi-year […]
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Mayor supports ILP process for Connelly
I’ve given a lot of thought to Goat Lake Hydro’s request to use the Traditional Licensing Process (TLP) instead of the Integrated Licensing Process (ILP) for the Connelly Lake hydro project. I support the ILP and I support pursuing the project. In fact, because I support pursuing the project, I support the ILP. The ILP puts the […]
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Connelly project under fire at meetings
Alaska Power and Telephone officials heard opposition and a battery of questions about the proposed Connelly Lake hydro-electric project at public meetings in Haines Tuesday and Wednesday. About 75 residents turned out. The meetings were to take comments on the utility’s draft study plan and on the type of process the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should use […]