Technically speaking, it's transmission that's at issue:  the high voltage
lines that move large quantities of power over long distances.  The
proposed facility will be a merchant plant with a target market of
Chicago/Milwaukee.  I suspect that their business plan will be to augment
baseload capacity in the target markets only modestly; on this basis, they
will claim that on average they will not overburden the local or regional 
grids.  However, they will ramp up generation to full capacity at peak
load periods, particularly the summer air conditioning season.  This of
course is the time of maximum strain on the existing grid.

Bill Witt

> One if the significant and major question to ask is...'How are you going
> to
> be able to get capacity in the power distribution (grid) system?¹
>     My understanding is there is not sufficient grid capacity in the area,
> or connecting to significant markets for sale of the power.
>
> Obviously there is a mercury, perhaps other heavy metals, question to be
> asked.
>
> Just a couple of ideas
>
> Lyle
>
>
> On 3/23/06 10:14 a, "Jane Clark" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> A Public Listening Session
>>
>> What questions should we be asking  regarding the
>> Proposed Power Plant in Black Hawk County?
>>
>> Wednesday April 5, 2006
>> 7 - 8:45 PM
>>
>> Cedar Falls Public Library
>> 524 Main Street
>>
>> A 750 Megawatt coal-burning power plant is being considered
>> for construction and operation in Black Hawk County.
>>
>
> Lyle Krewson
> Sierra Club, Iowa Chapter Lobbyist
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