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MATL gets green light
The state of Montana has given the green light to a high-voltage transmission line that could trigger millions in green energy production in northcentral Montana.
The 600 megawatts of north-south capacity on the Montana Alberta Tie Line has been sold to NaturEner, Invenergy and Wind Hunter. ...Construction won't begin for six months because it will take that long to manufacture the steel poles, which are 90 feet tall and 3 feet in diameter, van't Hof said. Part of the line will also have wooden H-frame poles.
October 23, 2008
by Karl Puckett
in Great Falls Tribune
The state of Montana has given the green light to a high-voltage transmission line that could trigger millions in green energy production in northcentral Montana.
The 600 megawatts of north-south capacity on the Montana Alberta Tie Line has been sold to NaturEner, Invenergy and Wind Hunter.
"It's clear to us they are desperate for available transmission," said CEO Johan van't Hof of Toronto-based Tonbridge Power Co., the developer.
Markets on the West Coast are "clamoring for clean energy," he added.
Gov. Brian Schweitzer announced Wednesday the state Department of Environmental Quality had approved a certificate of compliance allowing Tonbridge to build the line, which... [continue via Web link]
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