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Presque Isle Solid Waste Management Plan Fails Scrutiny PDF
There is no need for the negative impacts of the associated landfill that is now before the Board of Commissioners (“BOC”). As a result, allowing the landfill to be built would violate the Michigan Environmental Protection Act, which prohibits harm to the environment where, as here, cleaner alternatives are feasible and prudent.
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Wolverine FAILS Alternative Energy Analysis Consideration by State PDF
Wolverine failed to demonstrate the need for the proposed facility as the sole source to meet their projected capacity. In particular, long-term purchase power options were not fully explored as part of their analysis. It should be noted that the majority of Wolverine’s long-term projected capacity need is based upon the expiration of power purchases (540 MW) on or before December 31, 2011. Wolverine has presented no evidence that the capacity currently supporting this existing contract will be unavailable in the future.
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Do Wolverine’s Economic Numbers Add Up?
On May 3, 2008, Wolverine Power Co-op released a preliminary study by Anderson Economic Group predicting how the proposed Roger City coal plant would affect local tax and employment revenues. But according to an analysis by Tom Sanzillo of T.R. Rose Associates, AEG omitted a number of considerations that it used when it studied a proposed Midland plant, as well as Mr. Sanzillo’s previous analysis that conservatively predicts the new Wolverine plant would double the electric rates of its local affiliate, Presque Isle Electric & Gas. All other data comes from PIE&G annual reports.
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