PUC Looks at Fossil Fuel to Transport Wind Energy

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By Associated Press

Story Created: Sep 9, 2008 at 10:49 AM CST

Story Updated: Sep 9, 2008 at 10:49 AM CST

The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission is looking at using a fossil fuel project as a way to help transport wind energy.

Basin Electric Cooperative of Bismarck, N.D., plans to build a $2 billion coal-fired power plant near Selby in north-central South  Dakota.  Public Utilities Commissioner Gary Hanson says if the project goes through, his agency would likely require the power lines that go with it to have extra transmission space for delivering wind power.

He says the commission did that last year with the Big Stone II coal plant proposed for Grant County.

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Wednesday, Sep 10 at 8:37 PM t. Seck wrote ...

This is the dumbest thing I have ever heard. How many wind machines are there near Milbank? The answer none. The electric comapanies in South Dakota do not even own one wind machine in South Dakota.

Tuesday, Sep 9 at 2:24 PM DONALD ARENS wrote ...

I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD DEAL

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