It almost seems that the PATH companies are looking for a way out of it all now- but while trying to save face.
Or maybe this is just wishful thinking on my part. But they are admitting that the projected numbers from PJM do not currently support PATH. If would be nice if a few gas fired peaker plants were ready to be constructed over along the east coast in the next couple years. That would put the final nail in the PATH coffin!
Gas peaker plants would not be the ideal. Better conservation and renewable energy on a massive scale would be the ideal. But peaker plants could be the bridge from here to there- and without the god-awful commitment to coal that PATH promises.
Frank ----- Original Message ----- From: James Kotcon To: ec@osenergy.org ; Elena.Saxonhouse@sierraclub.org Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 7:27 PM Subject: [EC] PATH drops out in Virginia
You have to read the footnotes, but PATH now says, not only that they want to withdraw their application in VA, but that they won't re-file before the third quarter of 2010, and they pledge not to appeal to FERC for backstop authority before a new application goes through the process.
It would be good for them to do that here in WV as well.
Happy New Year!
JBK
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