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 AP&T's Sunnahae Repeater; AP&T photo by Gary Lidholm HAINES — Haines is now a 4 meg/4 gig town! AP & T customers will receive a flyer along with the telephone bill this month announcing a faster internet/e-mail connection for Haines users. This might be a good time to use the PFD check to upgrade that old computer with more RAM and a faster processor. Read more-> Uncategorized
Just a heads up, Friday the 11th of December, the AP&T Upper Lynn Canal Power System required the use of diesel generation to meet the peaking requirements. The official start of the holiday season beginning at sundown on Friday may have played a role in the load on Friday. The system operator will be closely monitoring the loads in the evenings. The typical peak times start as early as 3:00 PM and can last through 7:00 PM, usually on weekdays. With the cool temperatures forecasted, it is possible that additional diesel for peaking will be required this week.  Google map of area During the past few weeks some members of Lynn Canal Conservation (LCC) have announced their unequivocal opposition to Connelly Lake as a hydroelectric site. At a January ESC meeting Tim Shields told the Energy Commissioners that if AP&T decides to pursue the Connelly Lake site, “There’s going to be a fight.” Shields, a director of Takshanuk Watershed Council, and Rob Goldberg, a past member of the LCC board of directors and present member of the Haines Planning Commission, have presented Schubee Lake as an alternative. In his letter to the Haines ESC, Tim Shields says Schubee Lake offers “solutions to almost all of the problems presented by Connelly Lake.” Goldberg presented a paper comparing lake sizes, elevations and other factors to show that the two lakes have similar hydroelectric potential. The folks at AP&T, to their credit, have agreed to consider Schubee Lake and will look at it when weather permits this spring. Wisely, they will continue with the permitting process for Connelly Lake. In the end, it’s AP&T’s decision which lake is best. Read more-> In the interest of full disclosure, I need to let everyone know that I will benefit personally if AP&T completes the Connelly Lake Hydropower project as proposed:  Chilkoot Lake Alaska Power & Telephone is ready to move forward on the Connelly Lake Hydroelectric Project. During a November 25th presentation to the Haines Energy and Sustainability Commission, Regional Manager Stan Selmer and Glenn Martin of AP&T’s Port Townsend office explained that they are just beginning the public hearing and approval process. HistoryDuring the 1990′s Alaska Electric Light and Power was pursuing the Connelly Lake project and completed much of the feasibility study and other preliminary work before they were purchased by AP&T. |
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This just in from AP&T:
