Monday, April 18, 2011

Galloo line path remains in limbo

The route for the transmission line from Galloo Island Wind Farm to the power grid still hangs in limbo.

In a conference call Wednesday, project developer Upstate NY Power Corp. told the Public Service Commission and other interested parties that it has not secured a power purchase agreement, which would allow the developer to pursue a locally supported underwater route.

Such an agreement secures a price for power generated by a plant.

"The message they articulated was that without a PPA, they cannot move forward with a subaquatic path," said Barry M. Ormsby, Jefferson County legislator.

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