Electric Power in Haines

                                  
As an observer at the LCC Connelly Lake hydro project meeting Thursday evening. It quickly became obvious that it’s simply not cost effective to build that project. It also became obvious that Schubee Lake would be way to expensive.
  Very rough estimate for Connelly Lake is, $34 - 40 million. That’s for some place between 5 and 6MW of power.
  Schubee Lake depending on how it’s done, someplace over $44 million. That is simply outrageous. At best these would be 8 years before they produce electric.
  As I said at the Connelly Lake meeting I fully support hydro but these are to expensive. I have advertisements for (liquid natural gas) LNG power plants; New 14,3MW $5,9 million, used 5.2MW $1.5 million. Cost per MW is much less and can be on line in much less time.
  The Kitimat, BC. LNG plant is due to be on line by the end of 2014 so getting gas will be little over half way to Seattle. Some of that gas will come to Haines anyway to supply mines in Yukon. According to Fred Grey at the last Port Development Committee meeting electric power from LNG power costs about 11 cents per KW.
  A power station located at the tank farm property would be close to the cable from Skagway, close to the cables that used to run to Chilkoot Lumber's power house. Also close to Lutak dock for gas supply. LNG is proven, very low emission, reliable, cost effective power.

Thank you;

Bill Kurz