Crown Hydro - Better Alternatives - #NoCrownHydro
Monday, May 2, 2011 at 11:15AMThere are better alternatives. Xcel Energy currently operates a 12-megawatt hydroelectric power plant on the east side of the river. Crown Hydro proposes construction of a 3.4-megawatt hydroelectric power plant across the river on Park Board land that would divert water from the falls. Updating the existing Xcel plant with current technoogy could produce more than 3.5-megawatts of additional power at a cheaper cost and without impacting the water flow.
IMPORTANT ALERT - PLEASE ATTEND THE MINNEAPOLIS PARK BOARD MEETING TO VOICE YOUR OPINION ON THE PROPOSED CROWN HYDRO PROJECT:
Wednesday, May 4
5:00 P.M. REGULAR BOARD MEETING. The meeting will be held in the boardroom at Park Board headquarters, 2117 West River Road, just north of Broadway Pizza.
5:30 P.M. OPEN TIME. Speakers need to sign up before 3:00 p.m. the day of the meeting.
MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW.
“It is simply outrageous that the Legislature would even attempt to override the decisions of local government, in this case the Park Board, and compel both the sale of public land and the planning approvals required for a private developer for their private development”
- City Council Member Lisa Goodman (7th Ward)
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